Xie Yuan looked at Huo Qubing's retreating figure and fell into silence.
If he had been stronger eight years ago and had not left Lu Zhong at Longgang Academy in Youzhou, the Huo family's uncle might not have died tragically at the hands of a barbarian.
"The past is over." Cui Heng said warmly.
Xie Yuan sighed.
…
Night, light rain.
On the outskirts of Wuling County, soldiers huddled together to rest.
Huo Qubing fiddled with the moist soil with branches, his eyes dim and unclear.
"Do you blame me?"
The young man raised his head and met a pair of familiar eyes.
Huo Qubing lowered his head again and continued to pound the soil with branches.
Xie Yuan pursed his lips and prepared to turn away.
"If my lord hadn't gone to Rouran alone to save my father, my father would have died under the butcher's knife of the Rouran people. Because of my lord, he was able to return to Dajin and reunite with me and all my brothers. It's a pity.
He was destined to live and die, but he still died in the hands of the barbarians."
Xie Yuan turned around.
Huo Qubing stood up at some point and stared at the former, his eyes red——
"When my royal master goes north, please allow me to kill Lu Zhong, my lord, to avenge my father and the soldiers of the Huo family!"
Xie Yuan was stunned for a moment, then nodded: "There will be a day."
"150,000 soldiers and horses have gathered outside Wuling County. Does the Lord want to wipe out the Su family in one fell swoop, or does he have other plans?"
"We cannot let this cancer grow."
Huo Qubing's heart moved, and he bowed to Xie Yuan: "Yes!"
…
According to historical records, on February 24, the second year of Jianyuan of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, the Wuling Su clan, headed by Su Yuefan, launched an army to rebel on the grounds that the Jin Dynasty was tyrannical and did not care about the life and death of the people.
On the day the army was launched, Su Yuefan summoned 280,000 private soldiers to attack Jiankang.
The governor of Wuling County was killed, and the governor of Jingzhou sent a scout to rush the letter 800 miles to the Jiankang court.
Emperor Jianyuan was furious and immediately ordered the princes and families in Jingzhou to send troops to suppress it.
At the same time, Emperor Jianyuan discovered that Xie Yuan was missing and asked about his whereabouts.
Huan Feng smiled and said: "Your Majesty, don't worry, Xie Dazai has anticipated that the Su family will raise troops, and has taken precautions to suppress it."
Emperor Jianyuan was stunned.
Xie Yuan is in Wuling County?
Then I remembered the beef cooking case that caused a lot of fuss not long ago.
The Case of Cooking Cows, Wuling Su Family, Su Yuefan...
The clues were connected, and Emperor Jianyuan couldn't help but darken his face.
"This Wuling Su family is so brave!"
They were actually prepared in advance, how disgusting it is!
I just don’t know if Xie Yuan can suppress the Wuling Su clan with nearly 300,000 soldiers.
Let’s go back to Wuling County.
Su Yuefan sent troops to attack Jingzhou on the day he raised his army, but was stopped by Huo Qubing's troops the moment they left Wuling County.
Looking at the sudden appearance of 150,000 horses, Su Yuefan was stunned for a moment, and suddenly gritted his teeth: "Xie Yuan, it's him again!"
Then he ordered people to fight with him.
At this time, Huo Qubing already knew about the good deeds done by Su Yuefan and Lu Zhong in collusion. The enemy was extremely jealous when they met, and he also had bonus attributes when he killed people.
The two armies sent a thousand men and horses to fight, and Huo Qubing and his men were wiped out.
Su Yuefan first stood in the north, thinking of Huo Qubing's reputation as a god in military use and Xie Yuan's Northern Expedition, he couldn't help but have other thoughts.
At the same time, a letter from the Wei Dynasty was delivered to Su Yuefan.
It was written by Lu Zhong.
The letter said that Xie Yuan is a very cunning person and should not be confronted head-on with him.
If you really can't defeat him, just cross the river and go to Wei Dynasty.
Su Yuefan thought over and over again, and after discussing with the head of the Su family, he decided to lead his troops northward and defect to the Wei Dynasty with his whole family.