Li Hong saw Xian Yufu again.

Xian Yufu led 400 cavalry to enter Lulongsai quickly. Li Hong hurriedly met him, smiled happily, and shouted from afar: "Sir Xian Yu, why do you have time to arrive at Lulongsai?"

Xian Yufu has lost a lot of weight than before the New Year, probably because he has been too tired recently. He is now the official in charge of military affairs in the Youzhou Governor's Mansion. Now wars in Youzhou are frequent and urgent, so how can he not be worried?

Xian Yufu flew off the horse and gave Li Hong the following identities.

Li Hong is now a military silo, and his rank salary is one thousand stones (the rank salary was calculated in the Eastern Han Dynasty. One thousand stone was about 80 hu of grain. One hu was 120 jin in the Han Dynasty, and one jin was about 250 grams today.) The rank salary was the same as that of a county magistrate in a large county. In the Han Dynasty, the salary amount of "several stones" was used to mark the bureaucratic rank, which was the so-called "luxury rank", with about 18 levels.

The Sima of the Army can lead at least two 800 men in the army, and is a grassroots official in the army. Although his official position is not very large, in terms of his age, it is rare to have such a position in the army under twenty years old. If it were not for the glorious record of the Lulongse defense battle, if it was not the only officer who survived the Lulongse war, the Sima of the Army would not be his turn in any case. As for his commoner, he would have been at the top of his position as a military waiter throughout his life and earned a monthly salary of 600 stones.

In the Han Dynasty, the founding monarch Liu Bang conquered the world by relying on the class promoted by military merits. Therefore, the military meritorious class in the Han Dynasty was always very powerful. Until the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the literati class gradually rose, the clans and clan forces began to expand, and the royal relatives and bureaucrats took turns to take power, which caused the rapid decline of the military meritorious class.

But now Li Hong is different. The position of the military Sima has already separated him from his commoner status and has become a small bureaucrat. In the army, the military Sima can lead troops alone to fight, and has many opportunities to accumulate military achievements. The superiors they come into contact with are all military and political officials. As long as they work hard, promotion will naturally be a natural thing.

The governor of Youzhou was a strange position in the late Eastern Han Dynasty. During the reign of Emperor Xiaowu, the governor was first appointed thirteen people, with a rank of 600 stones. By the time of Emperor Cheng, he was a pastor, with a rank of 2,000 stones. In the 18th year of Jianwu, he was renamed the governor again, with a rank of 600 stones. However, his power has not changed. Every year, the governor of the state had to inspect the various counties and states of the prefectures in July and August, assess the political achievements of local officials, handle some major litigation cases, inspect some local famous scholars and talents, and then go to Kyoto to submit a memorial to the emperor in the early next year. The memorial of the governor played a very important role in the promotion, appointment and removal of local officials, and the selection and recommendation of talents. He had great power, but the rank of rank was very small.

Therefore, the subordinates who followed the governor naturally had even less rank salary. Xiang Xianyufu and Gongcao were the main subordinate officials of the governor's office. When they arrived at the county, the county magistrate had to go out to greet him personally, but the rank salary was only a pitiful 300 stones, which was only equivalent to the rank salary of a county lieutenant or a garrison leader.

Although Li Hong was the commander of the Lu Longsai Army, he did not dare to neglect the officials of the governor's office. When he saw Xian Yufu performing his subordinates' tribute to him, he was shocked and hurried over and reached out to help him up:

"I dare not take it, I dare not take it. Lord Xianyu is making things difficult for me."

Xian Yufu ignored his politeness at all, and the first sentence made Li Hong stunned.

"Sir, you must follow me to Yuyang."

"Why?" Li Hong asked involuntarily.

"When the governor left Lulongsai last year, he made a prediction about the situation in Youzhou this year. Now, as the master said, the Xianbei people and the Wuwan people joined forces again, and both sides attacked the northern border of Youzhou at the same time. Juyong and Yuyang are now in danger and are waiting for the army to rescue."

"How many troops can Mr. Liu draw from each county or state?"

"The troops of Dai County have already supported Juyong City. Now only Guangyang County, Youbeiping County, plus Lucheng and Yongnu City in Yuyang County, can gather up to three or four thousand troops."

Li Hong almost fainted after hearing this. A great Han country with a population of more than 50 million was in Youzhou, a northern border county, which was not even tens of thousands of troops. It was simply unthinkable.

"Last year you told Lord Liu that there will be no war this year. Once the war in other parts of the northern border is in critical condition, you can draw troops from Lu Longse to support him. Lord Liu has not received your emergency documents so far. He is sure that there is no major military situation in Lu Longse, so he sent me to come day and night, first, asking for help from Lord Tai, second, if Lu Longse cannot send troops to support him, he will borrow you away."

Li Hong looked at Xian Yufu with a strange look.

"Mr. Liu believes in your talents. He thinks you can defeat the Xianbei army." Xianyufu smiled bitterly, looked at Li Hong sympathetically and said, "In this situation, who has the confidence to defeat the Xianbei cavalry, except for madmen and idiots."

He took out a small bamboo slip sealed with a lacquer from his arms and handed it to Li Hong, "This is the authorization of the governor. You can command the support troops of Guangyang County and Yuyang County."

Li Hong took it in a confused manner and said foolishly: "I can't leave Lu Longsai privately."

Xian Yufu nodded: "I know. Take me to see the prefect."

Liu Zheng lowered his head and looked at his white hands, silent.

Xian Yufu sat on the mat tiredly, and Li Hong next to him asked him in a low voice why there were so few border troops in Youzhou? Xian Yufu looked at Liu Zheng alertly, then lowered his voice and said:

"Now the government of the Han Dynasty is completely controlled by royal relatives and eunuchs. All the officials and clans of all places depend on them to survive. With their support, these local officials and powerful people have annexed land and exploited the people. Countless wealth of the Han Dynasty has been concentrated in the hands of these people, resulting in strange phenomena such as extremely wealthy ministers and tyrants, extremely poor countries and people. Thousands of people have been busy for a whole year, and they are often not enough to pay rent and taxes. The Yellow Turban riot last year was so large that it was not unrelated to this reason."

"The country is too poor and there are few border wars, so the army was reduced. In order to deduct more military pay, officers at all levels all reported the number of people. As a result, the number of troops was greatly reduced."

"Last year, due to the Yellow Turban riot, the number of troops was small, and the clearance was not good. So His Majesty authorized all prefectures and counties to recruit troops and expand troops appropriately. If it weren't for the expansion of troops last year, there would be even fewer troops in Youzhou this year."

Li Hong wanted to ask something, but Liu Zheng spoke.

"Ministry, are you sure that Wuyan and Miga will not suddenly attack Lulongsai when Lulongsai's troops are empty?"

"Sir, I have explained it in detail many times. They really don't have the strength to attack again. For them, the crushing defeat last year cannot be restored in one or two years. Even if they want to attack, without tens of thousands of people, how can they break through Lulongsai? The Xianbei and Wuyan in the eastern part suffered a great loss last year. If they want to gather a large army and encourage more tribes to send troops to pay, it is simply a behavior of fishing in the terrorists and will not get the response of most tribe leaders. Murong Feng's central Xianbei main force was besieging Yuyang, so he would not be stupid enough to fight at the same time on both lines and divide his troops to attack Lulongsai."

"But if we delay the opportunity and do not support Yuyang, which leads to the fall of Yuyang and let the Xianbei cavalry pour down, it is meaningless to defend a Lulongsai? The territory of the Han Dynasty was trampled on by the Hu people, the people of Youzhou were ravaged and massacred by the enemy, and the war was burning everywhere in the northern border. What problem can be solved by defending a small Lulongsai at this time? Can we drive away the Hu people and recover their homes? Can we save the creatures groaning in the war? Can we show the inviolable majesty of our Han country?"

Li Hong blushed excitedly and said loudly: "Sir, once the Xianbei people defeated Juyong and seized Yuyang, their forces will be connected in the northern part of Youzhou. At this time, Lu Longsai will be in a situation where he is attacked from both sides and is simply a Jedi without any danger. If they surround us for a few months, they will starve us to death."

Liu Zheng's very smooth-maintained face twitched nervously as Li Hong's waved hands. Li Hong's words finally moved him, forcing him to make up his mind to send troops to support Yuyang City.

"Soul, how many people are left to guard Lulongsai?"

"One thousand people are enough." Li Hong saw that Liu Zheng had agreed to send troops to support him, and was surprised to exchange excited eyes with Xian Yufu.

"The reinforcements have just arrived and are very tired and are not suitable for traveling a long distance again. Just take Lu Longsai's two thousand men and set off immediately." Once Liu Zheng made up his mind, he was very resolute. He immediately gave the order to set off. Rescue soldiers are like putting out fires, time is everything, and everyone understands this principle.

Xian Yufu knelt in front of Liu Zheng, and kowtowed three times in a row to show his gratitude to him.

Liu Zheng waved his hand, signaled him to get up, and said with a smile: "Tell you that the ability of Youbeiping County is limited, and only Li Zimin can be transferred. Most of these two thousand people are horse thieves rescued by Li Zimin from the Xianbei people. Without Li Zimin, there would be no reinforcements from Lu Longsai. If you can defeat the invasion of the Hu people, I hope your elders will not forget to support Li Zimin more."

Li Hong was moved in his heart, and he quickly knelt down and bowed to Liu Zheng, and said loudly:

"Sir, please be relieved. This time, the people will live up to their expectations and fight to the death, fight back to the barbarians, and protect our Han territory. Once the war is over, we will immediately return to Lulongsai and return to the Lord's command to serve."

Liu Zheng reached out to help him up, looked at him deeply, and suddenly reached out to push Li Hong's long hair scattered on his chest to his shoulders. Although the movements were subtle and inadvertent, they were so warm, full of the kind elder's love for the younger generation. Li Hong felt excited and his eyes were involuntarily moist.

The war is dangerous and there will be a period of meeting in the future. Who can know?

Liu Zheng didn't say anything, but just patted Li Hong on the shoulder hard.

Li Hong gave another politeness and walked out.

The bright moon in the sky is in the sky and the stars are dotted, which is a great time to kill the enemy and serve the country.

Li Hong shouted: "Beat the drum and set off."

In an instant, the sound of thunder-like war drums shocked the entire Lu Longsai.

Li Hong stood on the hillside, looking at the 2,400 cavalry soldiers flying on the Xuwu Plain, and his heart was heavy. Xian Yufu stood beside him and asked softly:

"grown ups……"

Li Hong raised his hand to stop him and continued talking.

"We used to be together and fought side by side, and there was no need to be so polite to each other. I don't like you calling me an adult, really. I want to call you Brother Yuxing, but you always call me an adult respectfully, which makes me unable to express it. Are we really not familiar with it?"

Xian Yufu never expected Li Hong to say such words, and was stunned for a moment, looking very embarrassed.

Li Hong laughed: "Brother Yuxing called me Zimin, isn't that great?"

"You can get a presidency..."

"When you interact with others, friends and friends, it is about getting along. If you were in Lulongsai, you would be the Sima of the Army. Can the size of your official position be between you and me not even able to make friends?"

Xian Yufu was very moved. In fact, in his heart, he still wanted to make friends with Li Hong. It was just because of his official position, age, or because he was together for a very short time. In short, Xian Yufu was difficult to speak and call someone he respected very much like a friend. But Li Hong didn't think so. He felt awkward when he heard it. He wanted to make friends with Xian Yufu. He felt that Xian Yufu looked like a very stable, reliable, and talented person.

"The victory or defeat in the Battle of Yuyang is uncertain. Maybe you and I will die there." Li Hong said with a wry smile.

It’s hard to say anything Xianyufu has.

"We will go to Xu Wucheng after dawn. Should we take a break?"

Li Hong suddenly remembered Xiaoyu.

Guyu gently opened the door.

Her heart beat violently. She saw Li Hong with disheveled hair and armor.

Li Hong stood outside the door, smiling and silently looking at her.

"Are you okay?" Li Hong asked softly.

Gu Yu nodded, and his beautiful big eyes were full of surprise and joy.

Li Hong kept looking at her, silent. He thought about how this woman would live if she died in battle? Who will protect her? Ji Ming's scream before his death seemed to ring in his ears again.

Li Hong felt a sharp pain in his heart, and the smile on his face suddenly disappeared, and his eyes were filled with endless sadness and helplessness. He couldn't help but think of the heartbroken wind and snow. She has arrived in Fuyu Kingdom now, how can she be?

Gu Yu seemed to understand the sadness in Li Hong's eyes. She leaned weakly on the door frame, her little mouth stammering, and could no longer say a word.

Lei Zi moved a lot of things into the house. Then he flew onto a horse and waited for Li Hongdi to leave.

"Xiaoyu, I'll see you." Li Hong calmed down for a moment and said slowly: "The troops are going to go on the battle."

The two looked at each other and no longer spoke.

The grief and helplessness on Gu Yu's face became increasingly intense, almost making Li Hong unable to breathe.

"Take care of yourself."

Li Hong no longer looked at Guyu, turned around and came out of nowhere.
Chapter completed!