May 187 AD.

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Zhang Yan, the leader of the Yellow Turban Army, led his army to capture Jinyang City.

After receiving the emergency document, the emperor was furious and immediately summoned General He Jin.

"I asked my dear to lead my army north to Bingzhou last month, but I dear to refuse with various excuses and have been slow to cross the river. Now the ant thief Zhang Yan has captured Jinyang, and the situation in Bingzhou is becoming more and more critical. What else do you have to say? When will the Northern Army cross the river?"

General He Jin bowed calmly and said, "Your Majesty, the army can cross the river at any time."

"What are you waiting for?"

"Your Majesty, I am waiting for food, grass and weapons, and there are still 100,000 civilians. If I cross the river now, the army will be hungry before it reaches Taihang Mountain."

"More than half a month has passed, why haven't these things been done yet?" the emperor shouted angrily, "Who is doing these things? I want them all."

He Jin smiled slightly and didn't say anything.

"Why don't you say it? Is your general's mansion supervising this matter?"

"Your Majesty, these things were originally supervised by the Taiwei and the Taiwei Mansion." He Jin replied, "Since His Majesty dismissed Taiwei Lord Zhang, the affairs of the Taiwei Mansion have been under the jurisdiction of the Shangshutai, so..."

The emperor's expression froze, and he was speechless and his face looked very ugly. The Shangshutai obeyed the emperor directly, and to punish him was to punish him. The general beat the emperor without any yin and sunshine, which made the emperor very embarrassed. In the past, the emperor could find the Grand Marshal to punish him, but now there is no Grand Marshal. If the emperor has any faults, he will not find the scapegoat.

The emperor looked at the ministers who were laughing in the court with hatred, and his lungs were irritated.

"Cui Aiqing, from today on, you will be the Grand Marshal." The emperor stood up suddenly and pointed at Cui Lie with a shocked look on his face, "In five days, I will ensure that the Northern Army crosses the Yellow River."

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The emperor walked into Shangshu's room angrily, scolded General He Jin in front of Huangfu Song, Lu Zhi and others. Then he pointed at Huangfu Song and asked: "My dear, why are the food, grass and supplies needed by the Northern Army still not ready yet? What about the money allocated to you by the Grand Secretary's farmers?"

"Your Majesty, it will take a long time to raise food, supplies and recruit 100,000 people." Huangfu Song replied, "It will take at least one month to prepare from the orders of Your Majesty to the Northern Army."

"One month?" said the emperor in surprise. "It's only half a month now, Jinyang will be lost. If it takes another half month, I will see that not only Taiyuan County, but also Shangdang County will be lost."

Lu Zhi advised: "Your Majesty, this is a thousand miles away from Bingzhou, and ant thief Zhang Yan has hundreds of thousands of people. The army must be fully prepared for food, grass and weapons, otherwise..."

"What about Li Zhonglang? Didn't Li Zhonglang go north with a 100,000 army?" The emperor interrupted Lu Zhi and retorted, "Li Zhonglang can go north to fight the enemy, why can't the general?"

"Your Majesty, it is precisely because we are in a hurry to fight and have poor food and weapons that we have suffered three mistakes." Huangfu Song said with heartache, "Your Majesty, you must not be too hasty in this matter."

The emperor was so angry that Huangfu Song was overwhelmed. He angrily took a photo of the desk and said loudly: "You don't have to worry about this matter. Let the Taiwei Mansion handle it. You just need to fight."

Huangfu Song and Lu Zhi looked at each other, and a trace of worry flashed through their eyes. The two of them took the initiative and secretly sent all the food, money and a large number of weapons allocated to the Western Xinjiang battlefield. If the military affairs were handed over to the Taiwei Mansion at this time, the matter would be exposed immediately. The two of them would be punished by a group of ministers from the Shangshutai. If they were to lose their official position and be punished, they might lose their heads.

"Your Majesty plans to let the Shangshutai hand over the military power?" Lu Zhi looked at the emperor whose little face was red and asked tentatively.

"Don't hand in hand." The emperor shouted, "I will never hand in hand."

"Then this matter..." Lu Zhi asked hesitantly, "Your Majesty asked the Grand Marshal's Office to supervise the matter. Isn't it planning to hand over the military power? If both sides want to hand over, it may take another day or two."

"I am so angry that I am confused, I am saying something wrong, I am saying something wrong." The emperor waved his hand and said, "You should continue to do it. If you don't have enough staff, please draw from the General's Mansion."

"Your Majesty, if the Taiwei Lord makes great efforts..." Huangfu Song said carefully, "According to the Han Dynasty, the military power is under the jurisdiction of the Taiwei Lord and the Taiwei Mansion. The Shangshutai cannot intervene. Now the situation is special, Your Majesty can make temporary adjustments, but after the war is over, Your Majesty still has to return the military power..."

"I told you last time that I will not hand over military power." The emperor looked at the two of them coldly and threatened, "You'd better not advise me. I feel uncomfortable and upset when I hear it."

"As for Cui Aiqing, I will deal with it, at most I will not be exempted from his official purchase."

The emperor ignored them and went out. When he walked to the door, he suddenly remembered something and turned to the two of them and said, "You bring a message to the general in private. If he doesn't have Bingzhou, I won't be Ding Gong as Sikong."

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Xu Gui had just received the news of the defeat of Qingshianan and Bo Luogu, and he and Lian arrived at Fanting Mountain.

"Master, are you okay?" Xu Gui was surprised and happy, and helped him into the tent.

"How many people do you have?" He asked without even a greeting.

"I still have more than 7,000 people." Xu Gui replied, "What do the king want to do?"

He Lian sneered, "What else do you think I want to do?"

Xu Gui then understood the meaning of Helian. He knew very well about the Xianbei Kingdom. Helian was unpopular in the Xianbei Kingdom, and there were so many people who wanted to kill him, and more people who wanted to seize his throne. Now Helian is defeated and has the power to be lonely. Tuoba Feng and Lu Ri deduced that any of the three Xianbei heroes can eat him in one bite and establish a new king.

Even though these three people did not kill Helian, the news of Helian's defeat would soon be transmitted back to Hanshan Mountain. Now Helian is not in Hanshan Mountain and has no troops in his hands. It is a miracle to not be confused by Hanshan Mountain. Who would miss such a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity?

Xu Gui hesitated and said nothing.

He was from the Eastern Qiang family. Although he had always had a good relationship with Hehelian, Tuoba Feng was the one who took care of him the most. Like the Huns, he was Tuoba Feng's neighbors, and was intimidated by Tuoba Feng both openly and secretly. Just say that this time, they nominally accepted the invitation from Helian, but secretly they were threatened by Tuoba Feng and dared not to send troops. The Hu Wang, the leader of the Tuoba tribe, was determined to become a great Shanyu. He took the opportunity to reach a secret agreement with Tuoba Feng, otherwise he would not have sent his younger brother, the King of Jiuyuan Banner, to take the initiative to take action.

Xu Gui certainly knew what Tuoba Feng was thinking, so he sat opposite He Lian, at a loss.

What did He Lian want to do? Isn’t it just that he wants to quickly return to Danhan Mountain with the help of the Dongqiang people, and rushed back to the royal court before the news of the failure came out, summoning all the tribes loyal to him in Danhan Mountain to defend the royal power.

Xu Gui looked at He Lian's cold eyes, and a chill flashed through his heart. He Lian knew how powerful he was. Speaking of scheming and means, no one on the grassland was his opponent. Is this failure another trick of He Lian? Although Tuoba Feng is a wolf, He Lian is the wolf king. Who knows what he is thinking? After He Lian's defeat, he ran directly to Fanting Mountain and into his big tent, looking like he was devouring others. Was he already prepared?

"Xu Gui, are you careful that Tuoba Feng will take revenge on you?" He Lian suddenly smiled and asked.

Xu Gui saw He Lian smiled and his heart beat even more violently.

"You know what Tuoba Feng is thinking, and I know too." He Lian said calmly, "Since I know, why do I still trust him?"

Xu Gui's heart beat suddenly faster, and a hint of timidity appeared in his eyes.

"You send me to Lingwu Valley, and I will give you everything you want, even Tuoba Feng's head."

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After hearing Zheng Xin's report, Li Hong leaned over and looked at the map carefully, without saying a word.

"The Xianbei people are retreating rapidly. We should chase them and chase them all the way to Fanting Mountain, so as not to let the Xianbei people have any chance to breathe. At the same time, the Xianbei people are illusion that my subsequent reinforcements are coming." Xianyufu said, "The Xianbei people have lost their troops and their morale is low. Seeing that my army is chasing them hard, they may continue to retreat across the Yellow River."

"The Xianbei people are meaningless to stick to Fanting Mountain at this time. Do they still want to reorganize the army?" Qu Yi smiled disdainfully, "Although our soldiers were exhausted in battles, the Xianbei people are the same. They have penetrated more than a thousand miles deep into our hinterland, and they should be more tired than us."

"What the adults are concerned about is that our food and grass and weapons are difficult to provide." Li Wei said, "After the two battles, we seized a large number of cattle, sheep and weapons from the Xianbei people, which can completely guarantee the needs of the army in the short term."

"Sir, give orders, 30,000 cavalry can set off immediately." Qianfengsha shouted, "When will you wait for?"

Li Hong looked up at everyone and said slowly: "If we want to wipe out all, we cannot rush to send troops now."

"To completely wipe out, we can only expect General Dong Zhuo to occupy Lingzhou and cut off the retreat of the Xianbei people." Xu Rong pointed to Lingzhou on the map and said, "But General Dong Zhuo must have not arrived in Lingzhou yet, and this strategy of attacking front and back can no longer be used. If the Xianbei people retreated quickly, we might lose the opportunity to chase and annihilate the enemy."

"I think Lord Xu is right," said Xie Ming. "We defeated the Xianbei people so early, no one would have thought that General Dong Zhuo might be thinking about when it would be more appropriate to attack Lingzhou? If I were a Xianbei, what I think about now is how to safely withdraw the grassland instead of staying south of the Yellow River and hesitating and watching. Do they have any hope?"

Li Hong looked at Lingzhou on the map for a long time and said regretfully: "If General Dong Zhuo occupied Lingzhou at this time, the Xianbei people would be wiped out, and He Lian would not be able to escape the Yellow River."

"Let's go."

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"Yu Xing, I'll leave everything here to you."

Li Hong looked back at Li Wei who was ready to go and smiled and said, "Zhongyuan, stay, don't set out with the army."

"No, I want to go with you." Li Wei said angrily, "I didn't even kill a Xianbei person by annihilation. It's too cowardly. Please keep Hu Ding and Qi Chen away from me, don't always follow me, everyone will kill them, what will I kill?"

The people around him burst into laughter.

Hu Ding reached out and punched him, and said with a smile: "Okay, okay, this is what you said. Everyone has heard clearly. What happened to Zhongyuan in the future? If Xiaolan fights hard for me, you must testify for me."

Qi Chen patted him gently and advised: "Zhongyuan, you should stay. Xiaolan arrived at Boluogu, if you didn't see you..."

Li Wei's heart trembled and hesitated. Then he shook his head firmly, flew onto a horse, and drove away.

"This bastard..." Li Hong cursed, "I really shouldn't have helped him steal people."

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"What should I do with the captives?" Xian Yufu asked suddenly.

"Of course I took it to Luoyang to offer it to Your Majesty." Qu Yi smiled, "After General Duan Yan and General Duan quelled the rebellion of the Eastern Qiang and Western Qiang, he took 50,000 Qiang captives to Luoyang to offer it to Your Majesty. Later, after General Huangfu Song quelled the Yellow Turban Rebellion, he also offered to the Xiamen of Luoyang. The great merits of the two generals became famous all over the world this time, and everyone in the world should also imitate the two generals..."

"Yes, yes..." Everyone was very excited when they heard this and expressed their consent.

The generals of Hu clan generals were looking at the cheerful Han generals with cold eyes, with a cold expression and resentment in their eyes.

Li Hong's face darkened, pointed to the new tomb in Boluo Valley, and asked with dissatisfaction: "Whose merit is this merit? Whose blood on the ground is?"

When everyone saw that Li Hong looked bad, his smile calmed down and they quickly closed their mouths.

Li Hong wanted to say something, but after thinking for a long time, he couldn't say it out.

Yes, the battle is fought by everyone, and the credit is also for everyone, but why do we bleeding and sweat? Are we really going to live to fill our stomachs? The dead comrades have been buried, and they return to the dust with their own glory and hope, but what about the survivors? Shouldn’t the survivors enjoy greater glory and merit? What right do they have to ask for nothing like the dead? What qualifications do they have to ask for nothing like themselves and have nothing to ask for? They can do not want this merit, but what about them? Why can’t they enjoy their merits?

I am just an unknown Xianbei slave. Because of opportunity and luck, I have the status of this today. Because of my lowliness in the past, I always think that I am working hard for life. But what about the others? Why do they join the army? Why do they fight? Is it just for the Han Dynasty? To live? No, they are also for glory, to become famous all over the world, and to be like Duan Bing and Huangfu Song, who have been famous for all ages.

Li Hong smiled bitterly and said to Xian Yufu: "You write another memorial to Your Majesty to count the contributions of you. For decades, our army in the Han Kingdom has been fighting against the Hu people, but killing 60,000 enemies in one battle should be considered a brilliant record. Your Majesty should reward everyone with great rewards."

Xian Yufu bowed to accept the order.

Li Hong said slowly in front of everyone: "When I was in the Xianbei Kingdom, I met an old man named Murong You. When he was young, he was captured by the Han Kingdom because of his defeat. Later, he was taken to Luoyang as a spoil and presented to the emperor of the Han Kingdom. He stayed in Luoyang for nearly twenty years and was always a slave. Until he was about to die, he was rescued by Tan Shihuai by replacing prisoners. He told me that he was very lucky. In the end, he was the only one who came home with the 5,000 Xianbei people who went to Luoyang with him. All the others died in Luoyang and died miserably."

"I don't mean anything else when I say that. I just don't want to send them to Luoyang. They are soldiers like us. They should all die on the battlefield, and they should die like a person, not a beast."

Li Hong suddenly shouted: "I just hope they die like a person, even if they are beheaded, they will be alone."

The wind and sand were filled with tears, and they fell to the ground.

Nie Xiao, Hengji, Lou Lu and other groups of Hu generals also knelt down excitedly and bowed to the ground.

Xian Yufu, Xu Rong, Qu Yi and others looked at Li Hong with long hair draped over her shoulders thoughtfully, and silently said.

"She Yingtong, Shihu, you and the brothers of Wuye Tribe are all left behind. These Xianbei people are all prisoners of your Wuye Tribe. You can go and deal with it."

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News of the Boluogu victory reached Luoyang, and the city was celebrated.

The emperor gave three imperial edicts in a row to reward the soldiers on the front line.

Li Hong was promoted from the General of the Qiang Central Committee to the General of the Anti-Suppressing the Captains, and the Marquis of Guannei. Xian Yufu, Xu Rong and Qu Yi were promoted from the General of the Pinglu Central Committee. Yan Rou, Yan Liang, Xian Yuyin, Jade, Hua Xiong, Zheng Xin, Tian Chong, Qian Fengsha, Nie Xiao, Heng Ji, and Lou Lu were promoted to the Captain; the other generals were promoted one level, and the soldiers were rewarded with silk.

The emperor was very excited. Under the praises of the ministers, he was a little fluttering. He immediately appointed Xu Xiang as Situ and Guanglu Xunding Palace as Sikong.

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The emperor drank a lot of wine and sat in Shangshu's room and chatted with Huangfu Song, Lu Zhi and others with a smile.

"My dear friends, look, after this great victory in Boluogu, will the Xianbei people turn around and run away?"

"The Xianbei people lost nearly 80,000 troops, and their lives were broken, and they probably had already escaped from the three passes." Huangfu Song smiled and said, "General Li was both wise and brave, and he used his troops like a god. He was the pillar of the Han Dynasty."

"He is not bad." The emperor smiled, "After he led his army to chase the north, I plan to let him go directly to Bingzhou to pacify the Yellow Turban Ant Thief in Taiyuan County. What do you think?"

"I have planned so too and am preparing to suggest to Your Majesty." Lu Zhi said, "Now the Black Mountain ant thief is ready to harass Hanoi and threaten the capital, so it is better for the Northern Army to stay in Luoyang. The funeral in the Western Xinjiang can be left to General Dong Zhuo to take charge."

"General Li and his army went to Bingzhou to suppress the rebellion, which could save a lot of military resources." Huangfu Song added, "What's more, once the rebels in Xiliang are dependent, we will have to spend some money."

"Ho Yong has news?" the emperor asked.

"There will be news soon." Huangfu Song smiled, "General Li wiped out 60,000 enemies in one battle, which probably scared Wang Guo and Han Sui. At this time, they would agree to any conditions."

"After this battle, my great man will be safe for several years." Lu Zhi bowed happily and said, "I congratulate you first."
Chapter completed!