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Chapter 16 Zhengzhou Serving

Fan Aineng, who was defeated on the battlefield, led the defeated army to rob supplies and spread rumors. When they met Liu Ci, the general of the rear army, Fan Aineng and He Hui tried to stop Liu Ci from advancing. Liu Ci was Chai Rong's confidant and killed two generals who spread the rumors, led the army to continue advancing, and met Chai Rong at dusk.

At that time, the Northern Han army still had more than 10,000 troops, and they set up formations across the mountain stream to make their final resistance. After the Great Zhou army received reinforcements, they launched another fierce attack. The Northern Han army general Zhang Hui and Deputy Privy Councilor Wang Yansi were killed one after another, and the Northern Han army finally collapsed completely. The Great Zhou army chased after the Northern Han army, with zombies spreading over the valleys, and discarded military equipment were everywhere. After the war, corpses were everywhere, broken limbs and broken arms were all over the mountains, blood flowed into a river, and the air was filled with pungent blood.

Ba Gongyuan won a complete victory in the decisive battle between the Great Zhou army. In this battle, the main force of the Northern Han army was completely wiped out, and thousands of Northern Han soldiers surrendered. Liu Chong only took a few personal soldiers to escape from Jiangzhuling.

On the 19th, the Black Eagle Army shot and killed Zhang Yuanhui, the number one general of the Northern Han Dynasty, in the decisive battle. Everyone fought bravely and made great achievements. Hou Dayong suffered three minor injuries, slashed and killed two generals of the Northern Han Dynasty, killing countless soldiers. After dark, Hou Dayong practiced Tiandun in the tent. Tiandun Gong was only used as the entry-level foundation in the book "Sky Dun Sword Technique". Hou Dayong named the practice of Tiandun Gong according to "Sky Dun Sword Technique". Hou Dayong had become a habit of practicing Qigong. If he didn't practice every day, his body would feel uncomfortable. When he entered the state of Kongming, he heard screams from afar.

Hou Dayong didn't know what happened, but he heard that the sound was not far away, so he quickly called He Wulang, Du Gang, and Chen Meng, and took a team of personal guards and followed the screams. When he arrived at a valley, a group of soldiers of the guard guards surrounded Li Chongjin. Three thousand soldiers of the guard guards were surrounding the unarmed Northern Han surrendered army, shooting arrows and knifes. The Northern Han surrendered army was unable to resist. After the blade, blood flew everywhere.

When Hou Dayong saw that it was Li Chongjin who was commanding the killing of the prisoners, he led his personal guards over. Before he could approach, Li Chongjin rushed out of the two cavalry behind him and blocked Hou Dayong. Hou Dayong was surprised to see that one of the two cavalry blocked him was Zhao Wu. It turned out that after Zhao Wu was beaten by Hou Dayong, he felt that he could not gain a foothold in Cangzhou. After Zhao Wen said that King Chai Rong of Jin was recruiting warriors, he arrived at Kaifeng Prefecture. Because of his high martial arts skills, he was selected by Chai Rong. After Chai Rong became emperor, Zhao Wu was selected into the Guards Office and became Li Chongjin's personal guard.

Zhao Wu shouted and said, "This is a military important place, and no one should get close to you." After saying that, Zhao Wu pulled out his long sword, aimed the tip of the knife at Hou Dayong's face, and his face was full of provocation. Seeing that Zhao Wu was rude, Hou Dayong rebuked him angrily. Du Gang knew about Hou Dayong and Zhao Wu's holiday, and laughed and said, "Zhao Wu, do you want to use urine to take a bath again?" Hou Dayong saw that Zhao Wu was deliberately provoking, but he was not fooled, and knew that he could not persuade Li Chongjin. He brought the horse and took the soldiers to Chai Rong's headquarters.

Most of the emperors of various dynasties came from vassal commanders. They all supported and seized the throne by their own troops (tooth soldiers), so they paid great attention to personally controlling the personal troops and strengthening the control of the central imperial guards. Later Liang followed the old system and used the six guards as the central imperial guards. Later Jin promoted the commander of the guards of the cavalry and infantry to the highest commander, commanding all the imperial guards. The Great Zhou also added the "Dianxiandu Inspection" to command the cavalry and infantry in front of the palace, and led the cavalry and infantry in front of the palace, forming a system of sharing the central imperial guards with the guards of the palace and the guards of the two departments in front of the palace.

As the commander of the imperial guards, Li Chongjin has always been arrogant and has a bad relationship with Zhang Yongde. Hou Dayong first arrived at the Guards' Office, but was later transferred to the Palace Front Office. Hou Dayong had no idea about the transfer, but Li Chongjin was quite dissatisfied with Hou Dayong's transfer. Therefore, when Li Chongjin saw Hou Dayong coming, he asked his personal guards to go out to block Hou Dayong. Zhao Wu knew that the Palace Front Office and the Guards' Office were in conflict, so he took the opportunity to provoke. Hou Dayong was not deceived and led his personal guards away.

When he arrived at Chai Rong's headquarters, Hou Dayong saw the guards being strict and thought that he had a humble official position. He didn't know if he could see Chai Rong, but he still took the courage to report his name. After waiting for a while, someone came out and led Hou Dayong into the tent. Hou Dayong saw Chai Rong talking to Wang Pu.

After performing the ceremony, Chai Rong turned around and said to Hou Dayong: "What's the urgent matter?"

Hou Dayong said: "Tonight, I have a plan to see the guards kill the Northern Han surrendered army, which should be better than killing prisoners."

"What's the plan?"

"When Your Majesty was in Zezhou, he had a general amnesty for the world, and the world was returned to his heart. Liu Chong's subordinates were all his subjects. The confrontation with the royal army was forced by Liu Chong, which was not his original intention. I believe that it is better to let go than to kill him. There are two benefits: one is to show Your Majesty's kindness. After these soldiers return, they will surely thank Your Majesty for not killing. One is to spread ten to ten to a hundred. Then the people of Taiyuan know that Your Majesty is wise and will win without fighting. Second, it can shake Liu Chong's military spirit, weaken the soldiers' will to resist, and lay the foundation for the conquest of Liu Chong."

After hearing Hou Dayong's words, Chai Rong did not answer, but stared at Hou Dayong with his eyes, and said for a long time: "This statement is reasonable." After saying the four words, Chai Rong did not speak, and looked at Hou Dayong thoughtfully.

Hou Dayong and Chai Rong did not have much contact with Chai Rong, and they could not figure out the temper of Chai Rong, and they did not speak when they saw him. He was excited just now and ran to find Chai Rong. At this time, Chai Rong's attitude made Hou Dayong wonder whether such advice was appropriate. When Hou Dayong was nervous, Chai Rong suddenly said, "Hou Lang has a family." When Hou Dayong first came to Dazhou, he compiled a family background to deal with other people's investigations. Chai Rong asked about family affairs. Hou Dayong sighed relieved. Regardless of whether Chai Rong accepted the opinions or not, he would not be blamed, otherwise he would not have asked about family affairs. Hou Dayong said, "I am from Youzhou, and I have a wife and children. I offended the Khitans, and my whole family was killed, and no one was left behind. Therefore, I returned to Dazhou and waited for the chance to avenge this great revenge."

Chai Rong said earnestly: "There are three unfilial things. If there is no descendant, I will choose a family member for you, and get married as soon as possible." Hou Dayong always felt that he had a wife and never thought of getting married again, but he had just said that he had no family anymore. Chai Rong was determined to fulfill his wish, and Hou Dayong could only thank him. After leaving Chai Rong's tent, Hou Dayong thought of marrying the woman. He didn't know any family, his appearance, or his temper. He thought of his wife and daughter in another world, and was extremely depressed.

The next day, the army arrived at Gaoping. After Hou Dayong learned that Liu Chong had escaped from Jiangzhuling, he could only sigh secretly. Although he knew that Liu Chong was going to escape from Jiangzhuling, he was transferred to the front office of the palace and could not guard Jiangzhuling, so he let Liu Chong run away for nothing. The most uncomfortable thing is that he knew the truth, but no one could tell it. He could only hold it in his heart. Otherwise, Hou Dayong would have to pretend to be a half-immortal in the future. Shi Hu admired Hou Dayong's magic tricks and was so impressed.

The Black Eagle Army shot and killed Zhang Yuanhui, and immediately reversed the situation. "Has I influenced history? Why did all the records of the Battle of Gaoping in history show that Zhao Kuangyin and Ma Renyu are not as good as Hou Dayong and the Black Eagle Army?" This question hovered in Hou Dayong's mind and could not be removed.

The Great Zhou army successively took back many prisoners. Chai Rong issued an edict: "Give more than 2,000 descending troops in Hedong to two pieces of silk, and give them clothes, and each village soldier gave one piece of silk, and put it back to the headquarters." Hou Dayong heard this edict and sighed: "No wonder when Taizu Guo Wei chose his adopted son Chai Rong when he chose his successor, he did not choose his nephew Li Chongjin. Chai Rong was broad-minded, how could Li Chongjin get as good as that?"

Shortly after the Gaoping War, Chai Rong rewarded officials who had made meritorious battles. He appointed Li Chongjin, the guards of the Ma Budu Yuhou, Xiang Xun, the envoy of the Southern Court of Xuanhui, and Zhang Yongde, the commander-in-chief of the Palace, as the governor of Wuxin Army, and his post was still the same. He appointed Bai Chongzan, the governor of Fuzhou, as the governor of Zhengzhou, Shi Yanchao, the governor of Huazhou, as the governor of Huazhou, as the governor of Tianxiong Army, as the governor of Zhengzhou, and Zhao Kuangyin, as the governor of Yanzhou, as the reward for his contributions to Gaoping's battle. At the same time, after Chai Rong arrived in Luzhou, he beheaded all of Fan Aineng, He Hui and more than 70 partial subordinates. He Hui had made great contributions to defending Pingyang, and many important officials pleaded with love. Chai Rong was the governor of Zhengzhou, as well as the governor of Zhengzhou. (Note: 1)

When Hou Dayong heard about Chai Rong's position arrangement, he was a little disappointed. He wanted to stay with Chai Rong, but was appointed as the position of defense envoy and governor of Zhengzhou. However, he also thought that Zhengzhou was close to Daliang, which was an important juncture for garrisoning Daliang. Chai Rong's appointment with this should have a deep meaning and he was calm.

After the Battle of Gaoping, the Great Zhou army continued to go north. The troops arrived and were invincible. They successively captured Fenzhou, Liaozhou, Shizhou, Qinzhou, Xinzhou and Daizhou. In June, the Great Zhou army surrounded Liu Chong in Taiyuan City. However, after a long attack on Taiyuan, the Great Zhou army was forced to send troops and was chased by the Northern Han army, causing heavy losses. (Note: 2) At this point, the Great Zhou army finally ended.

The Black Eagle Army has undergone a new reorganization, and the strong bow of the Leopard Camp performed outstandingly on the battlefield, leaving a deep impression on Chai Rong. In order to strengthen the strength of his personal guards, Chai Rong left the Black Eagle Army's Leopard Camp and Bear Camp in the front office of the Palace. Shi Hu was promoted to the commander of the capital and commanded the Black Eagle Army. The new Black Eagle Army includes the Tiger Camp, the Wolf Camp, the Lion Camp and the Jackal Camp, with a total of 1,000 people.

During the four-month continuous battle, Hou Dayong was always very nervous, and he was really tired after the war was over. After returning from Taiyuan, Hou Dayong brought a thousand Black Eagle Army soldiers to Zhengzhou to work.

Note: 1. "Dongdu Shilu": Emperor Shizong said to Zhang Yongde: "Fan Aineng and more than 70 people are in charge. I want to follow the military law. What's the case?" He replied: "I must expand the territory and increase the power of the four seas. How can I do it!" Emperor Shizong was good at his words and killed Aineng and others to show his support. The military voice began to rise.

2. "Old History of the Five Dynasties": On the first day of the June 1st of Guimao, the commander was ordered to leave Taiyuan. At that time, the army was gathered and the army was sent to Shandong, Huai, Meng, Pu, and Shaanxi Dingfu tens of thousands of people rushed to attack the city. During the heavy rain, the soldiers worked hard, and the emperor decided to turn the army. The commanders were quite injured and rushed, and the troops were in a hurry. There was no more strictness and tidy. Those who did not show off were terrified and terrified. Those who did not show off were quite lost. There were hundreds of thousands of food and grass under the thief city. They were burned and abandoned.
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