Chapter 1168 Sacrifice
The four Han army attacked, and at first it was like lightning, quickly attacking many important places in the Central Plains. After one quick, it was followed by another slow. After Li Yan's troops seized Hedong, Shangdang and other places, they slowly subdued the five Xiongnu tribes and entered Henoi eastward. Guanping's troops controlled Nanyang County without bloodshed, and approached Xudu along Ye County, Xiangcheng and Kunyang.
When the two forces were deployed, they formed a four-sided siege against Luoyang and Xu, together with Lei Yuan's troops who swept across the counties and states in Yanzhou.
In early June, Luoyang opened the city. In late June, Xudu opened the city.
The main force of the Han army then expanded the ferry and cities in Yanjin, Baima and other places, and prepared to go north. Lei Yuan's troops gathered troops in Cangting, shocking Sun Quan and Zang Ba's army that were lying in eastern Jizhou.
The huge mobilization ability of the Han regime was only released little by little at this time. On the vast lands of Yongzhou, Liangzhou, Yizhou, Jingzhou, Jiaozhou and Jiangzhou, teams of soldiers with distinctive armor and rows of vehicles carrying military supplies continued to north along the long-distance road.
With the support of force, groups of officials wearing official robes, long swords hanging on their waists, and riding strong horses were also drawn from the rear, filling the scattered cities and settlements in an organized manner, restoring local order as quickly as possible and reshaping the Han government.
Many people who wanted to take the opportunity to control grassroots regimes and consolidate the influence of the clans in the local area were squeezed or expelled by these officials who were transferred in. For a time, local riots broke out one after another. However, many of these officials were from warriors. Although they were not necessarily familiar with the law and system, they had the courage to break up. Therefore, many riots began to disappear. Instead, many wealthy families were captured and destroyed.
When the Han army seized the time to consolidate the south of the river, Sun Quan and Zang Ba also wanted to seize the opportunity to divide the interests on the body of Cao Wei.
However, June is the rainy season in Hebei. At this time, heavy rains are frequent and the roads are muddy and difficult to walk. The inconspicuous river on the map actually turns into a roaring dragon, like a natural barrier.
All the officials of Cao Wei in Yecheng were as stupid as a gangster and did nothing, while the two armies of Sun Quan and Zang Ba were unable to advance and retreat. Also, because the Han army was too powerful, the generals and schoolmen were too weak, and they felt that the future was bleak from top to bottom.
In early July, the Han army divided into six groups, crossed the Yellow River at the same time, and went deep into Hebei.
The powerful general Yin Lu of Zang Ba's subordinates attacked Lei Yuan's troops with ten thousand elite troops. General Guo of Pingnan defeated him, and the head of Xiao Yin Lu. Lu followed the Lu Zheng who was operating under Lei Yuan's troops and then rode alone to Zang Ba's camp, explaining the situation and persuading Zang Ba to stop the army.
Zang Ba thought for a few days and led his two sons Zang Ai. Zang Shun visited Lei Yuan. Lei Yuan was very happy and sent many troops to escort Zang Ba into Chang'an. The emperor regarded Zang Ba as the leader of Jinwu and consulted the military's confidentiality.
After Zang Ba's army dispersed, Sun Quan was frightened and then led his troops to leave quickly. He returned to Xiangping in just fifteen days. Lei Yuan brought his troops slowly to Youzhou and arrived in Youzhou. The Huxianbei Captain led the commander to recruit the counties of Youzhou and surrendered.
While Lei Yuan entered Youzhou, Prince Liu Chan and Prime Minister Zhuge Liang led their troops into Yecheng, and they were about to arrange government affairs. An urgent report came from the northern border: Yan Xing and Xue Gui Ni joined hands to attack and kill the Xianbei Shanyu Bu Dugen in the western region, colluded with the powerful Xianbei Shanyu Kebinn in the central region, and used tens of thousands of enemies to destroy Bingzhou, kill the officials and civilians, and the troops reached Xihe, Xinxing, Taiyuan, Yanmen, Zhongshan, Changshan and other counties in Bingzhou.
The inside and outside of Ye City were shocked, and they all said that the country's major affairs were not settled, so the enemy should not be underestimated, or preferential treatment should be the best. Zhuge Liang seemed to be unknown about this and dealt with government affairs as usual.
By September, another war report came, saying that the Xianbei had been repelled.
It turned out that while the Han army in various parts of the Central Plains were launched, an elite army set out in advance. This army was led by Pang De, Ma Dai and Wei Yan. The three were famous generals of the Han army, and there were only tens of thousands of cavalry under their command, all of which were carefully selected Han Qiang warriors in Liangzhou. Each of them carried two additional horses, and they were also sufficient in bows, swords, food and fodder.
They traveled north from Chang'an for more than a thousand miles, passed Shangjun, Shuofang's former land, crossed the desert, turned east, and went straight into the clouds, approaching the Xianbei royal court. Ten thousand cavalry burned pastures along the way, killed the scattered Xianbei herdsmen, and ran wildly between the vast world.
Ke Bineng was shocked when he heard the news. He ignored the persuasion of Yan Xing and others, and rushed back to the grassland for three days and three nights. Pang De and others intercepted halfway, and the two armies fought in the former land of Dingxiang City during the Han Dynasty. After two hours of fierce battle, Wei Yan led the death-deathed attack on Ke Bineng's original formation and shot Ke Bineng's son-in-law Yu Zhugejian to death with one arrow. Pang De and Ma Dai attacked on both wings again, and in the afternoon it became a destructive force.
Kebineng was originally a small Xianbei. Because of his bravery and strong methods, he was praised as an adult by various tribes. At this time, the battle formation was not good, so the Xianbei emperors placed Huo, Luoluo, Rilu, and Yan Liyou to lead the crowd first. Kebineng's subordinates died in battle and were only exempted from his own life.
Then the Han army continued to move northward and advanced to key passes in the northern border. At the end of this year, Pang De, Ma Dai and Wei Yan, who had been fighting in Bingzhou for a long time, received an imperial edict asking them to enter the border from Dai County and go to Zhuo County in Youzhou.
Because Hebei and the Central Plains were settled, the emperor also set out from Chang'an, passed through Luoyang, Yecheng, and arrived at Zhuojun.
The three of them did not dare to neglect them. They led dozens of cavalrymen and captive Xianbei chiefs, and several commanders, and set off immediately. They arrived west of Zhuo County, and there were two people who came forward to greet them.
One was General Lei Yuan, the Cavalry, and the other was smiling. He was Sima Yi, who was the former general of the Cao Wei Fu Army. He was a minister and now he was with the emperor and had no official position.
Ma Dai was Lei Yuan's old subordinate. The two met again after a long separation, so naturally there was a lot of things to say. Wei Yan was even a former acquaintance when Lei Yuan was in Jingzhou. When they recognized him, Wei Yan was still a young general of the emperor. The two introduced Pang De to Lei Yuan and said they had long admired each other. Sima Yi was also a person with convenient words, and he talked and laughed with the generals and was smooth.
After chatting and laughing, the group continued to go to Zhuo County.
Ma Dai was agile, but found that Lei Yuan's brow was filled with worry. He asked in a low voice: "Xuzhi, is there anything you have to worry about?"
"Bozhan should know that Your Majesty had another edict before, asking the General and General Cheqi to come to Zhuo County."
Ma Dai nodded. General Guan Yu and General Cheqi Zhang Fei were both highly respected generals with great prestige. Previously, the two generals were in Chengdu and Guanzhong respectively in the northern expeditions, and they were not moved easily. Knowing that the overall situation in the world was completely settled, the emperor summoned them.
Thinking of this, Ma Dai suddenly thought that in the Jingxiang battle, Guan Yu broke through the enemy formation and killed countless enemies; but because of the excessive energy loss in the war, his body was always weak for several years. He was shocked in an instant: "Can you say..."
Lei Yuan pulled his horse a little and sighed: "The general set off from Chengdu, passed through Chang'an, went to Hedong, and met his hometown, and died of illness. It is said that he can no longer bear the bumps of the carriages and horses!"
Ma Dai and Lei Yuan walked slowly with each other, and remained silent for a while: "After all, the world has been settled, the Han Dynasty revived, the general's wish is fulfilled, one generation will eventually leave, and another generation will shoulder the responsibility in the future."
Lei Yuan nodded slightly.
Thinking of Guan Yu's illness, he felt a little sad, but he had no regrets. Because Lei Yuan's arrival was not only Guan Yu, but the fate of countless people in this world was completely different from the life that Lei Yuan was familiar with.
When Lei Yuan came to this world, he initially thought of saving his life in troubled times. Later, his strength, vision and self-confidence continued to improve, so he became less and less concerned about personal safety, but focused on the safety of our land and people, and the future of this nation.
But what he regrets is that the experiences of later generations cannot make him a political great man. Along the way, there are "ambitions for sacrifice" and "dare to teach the sun and the moon to change the sky" but dare not say it. He did not have the courage and the confidence to change the world drastically.
Now it seems that the result is
The suffering brought to the people by decades of war has undoubtedly ended. Will the more terrifying era a hundred years later, the era of land in China sinking and fishy smells everywhere? Lei Yuan can only guess: It should not be, right? Mostly it will not.
The rolling Yangtze River flows eastward, and the waves wash away all the heroes. The heroes of the old days are inevitably gone, and in the future, there will naturally be heroes from the new era to bear the responsibility. Lei Yuan is glad that he is still young and has a lot of time. He still remembers many things in another period of history, so he can do a lot of things.
At this time, Sima Yi said something in front of him, which made Pang De and Wei Yan laugh together. I have to admit that Sima Zhongda is really a talented and charming person.
Lei Yuan stared at his figure and took a deep breath. He raised his hand and pressed the long sword around his waist. The long sword did not need to be unsheathed, and Lei Yuan's face gradually became deeper.
"Bozhan. I have a small thing, I want to ask you for help."
Chapter completed!