Chapter 32: New Friend, Old Friend
When He Bai and Xianyu brothers protected Liu Yu and returned to the logistics and supplies camp dozens of miles away, Su Kuan had already collected most of the defeated soldiers. After inspection, there were less than 12,000 Youzhou troops. Although there were people who might come back one after another, there would never be more than 5,000 people.
The deaths and the disappearances of seven or eight thousand people in one battle were already a huge defeat for the Youzhou army, which had 30,000 people. After this battle, I am afraid that I will no longer have the intention of fighting the rebels. Fortunately, most of the generals are there, and only one Qian Xiaowei who was killed by He Bai to establish his authority is considered the highest general who died.
However, when he returned to Jicheng, he was extremely embarrassed by his rewards and punishments on merit and his pursuit of responsibility.
In the Palace Palace, Liu Yu summoned all the generals from the army to gather together, and first rewarded him. He Bai had the greatest military achievements in this battle. When he fought with the rebels for the first time, he killed more than 2,000 rebels and captured more than 3,000 cavalry alive. Later, he killed thousands of enemies in the rescue battle, and defeated more than 10,000 cavalry in total. In addition to the great achievements of rescuing the main general Liu Yu, He Bai was promoted to three levels in a row and was promoted to the position of a county chief.
It’s just that the commander of the county is to be the commander of the county, and it also needs to see where there are vacancy. If there are no vacancy, go to the two north and south armies in Luoyang City to serve. Moreover, although the commander is a brigade commander and a deputy division-level officer, he is already a senior official who is 2,000 stones. He needs to go to Luoyang City to find the court to report merits before he can be appointed.
Then He Bai was rewarded with 50 kilograms of gold, 200 kilograms of silver, 3 million kilograms of bai silk, and then rewarded the second hero Xianyu brothers.
Then, Liu Yu's face turned solemn and shouted sternly: "Liu Bei, originally Liu Taishou recommended you as the temporary commander of Dai County. I thought you were one of the few good talents among the Han clans. I didn't want this defeat to start with you. Do you have any explanation?"
Liu Bei bowed and said, "Although Bei's troops were drunk during the New Year holiday, they were taken advantage of by the rebels. However, Bei never dared to shirk responsibility, but he was dealt with by the envoy..."
It turned out that because Liu Yu had excellent soldiers and horses in Dai County, the leader was Liu Bei, a relative of the Han Dynasty. Liu Yu was also determined to vigorously promote the generals of the Liu family, so he ordered the troops of the Three Thousand Dai County under Liu Bei to be the front army and faced the rebels and camped directly.
That day was the end of the year, and 40,000 thieves were unable to leave for several days, and the food and grass were coming soon. Liu Yu felt relieved and gave him a lot of wine and food to let the whole army have a good New Year and prepare to launch a general attack early the next morning. The whole army was immediately happy and happy, and began to celebrate.
Liu Bei's army, located in the front camp, was also celebrating. However, Zhang Fei, the general of the night patrol that day, was a good wine person, and he still remembered the night patrol when he saw that there was no one in charge, and all the soldiers had herded sheep. Liu Bei and Guan Yu also did not take into account the night patrol because of insufficient experience, but happened to encounter the rebels who came to rob the camp that night, so they were defeated.
Liu Yu nodded and said, "You are still honest. But this time, I believe that you have no military talent, but I am strongly appointed as a temporary commander of a county. All of them are the reasons why the lieutenant of Liu and I am unclear about the employment of the prefect of Liu. Therefore, I will not punish you this time. I will demote you to the position of military guard. Are you convinced?"
Liu Bei thanked him and said, "Bi, thank you for your kindness."
He Bai suddenly realized that he had already seen Liu Bei as the temporary commander of Dai County at this time, but why did he still be the magistrate of Pingyuan County two years later? He was surprised at first, but he still had the demotion today. Haha, Zhang Fei was drunk and misleading, it was not this time or twice, and he would still have to suffer in the future. He Bai's anger towards Liu Bei could not help but greatly relieve him.
Liu Yu said again: "This great defeat, the most serious crime should be with me. I will write to the court to request punishment. But He Bai, what explanation should you explain about killing Qian Ziwei?"
He Bai was shocked and it turned out that there was a disaster. He hurriedly lay on the ground and said, "Report to the envoy Liu, He Bai was originally a escort army to protect food and grass. Seeing the main camp fire at night, he discussed with Captain Su and hurriedly led his troops to rescue him. Many infantrymen gathered together. He wanted to ask Captain Qian, who had fled to lead the army to rescue people, but he didn't expect Captain Qian to respond, but in fact he turned around and retreated first..."
He Bai talked about the situation at that time one by one, and finally concluded: "It was not He Bai who killed him by chance, but not killing Qian Ziwei. The six thousand infantry generals dispersed, and He Bai had no more troops to go south to rescue Liu Envoy."
Liu Yu nodded and said, "Although you did not do anything bad, you can't refuse the matter of killing Qian's Captain Qian. I fined you three million yuan and gave it to Qian's Captain Qian for burial and support of the family. Moreover, the generals were very dissatisfied with your killing Qian's Captain Qian's Captain Qian's Captain Qian's Captain, and thought you could no longer stay in the Youzhou army. I can issue a letter and recommend you to the General's Mansion of Luoyang to see what arrangements General He will make."
He Bai was stunned. Liu Yu's arrangement was the best protection for himself. It seemed that Liu Yu was not bad by nature, he was quite good at thinking about others, and he was also very popular. No wonder the Xianyu brothers after his death insisted on avenging him and never ended. It was indeed worth learning from his own eyes, and he hurriedly thanked him.
After receiving Liu Yu's letter, He Bai hid it and asked his old boss Xian Yuyin to drink and say goodbye to Su Kuan. At the banquet, Su Kuan bought the big house that Liu Yu rewarded for three million yuan. If it were in later generations, the house would be at least 100 million yuan, and the housing prices would be like this at this time.
On this day, He Bai led more than 200 cavalry, drove more than 2,000 war horses, and camels with nearly 10 million yuan in money and nineteen beauties to prepare to go south to Luoyang. Not long after he had just walked far, he saw about a hundred people blocking the road, but there were soldiers from Youzhou led by Yu Hua and Cheng Qi.
Cheng Qi stepped forward and said, "He Sima, no, it should be He Duwei. That night, the villain won more than 200,000 yuan in military achievements, and the boss deducted a lot. He Duwei did not compensate the villain."
He Bai smiled and said, "You didn't know where you went after the war. I can't find you, how can I compensate you. You have more than 200,000 yuan in total, what about the others? Report them together."
Yu Hua stepped forward and kicked Cheng Qi away, saying, "Emperor He Du, don't listen to Cheng Qi's nonsense. The villain is coming to join He Du Wei."
He Bai asked in confusion: "After this battle, some of you will be promoted to at least 100-man generals and have been well in Youzhou's army. Why do you think of resigning from your post and joining me?"
Yu Hua bowed and said, "Emperor He Duke killed Emperor Qian, and the Qian family still has many relatives and officers in the army. They can't do anything to Emperor He Duke, but it's easy to deal with us. In addition, we admire the heroes of Emperor He Duke, and are willing to serve under Emperor He Duke. I believe that one day with a bright future, we can also use our power to shine the lintel."
He Bai was overjoyed. He was finally a little charming and famous now and could attract talents. Cheng Qi was good at running around, had great strength, and had good sword skills. He was very brave and could be used as a pioneer officer.
Yu Hua is good at shooting archery and his shooting skills are also good. Ye He Bai just recorded a little. There were no less than 30 rebels who died at Yu Hua's hands, which was comparable to some powerful generals. They could be regarded as part of the army You Yi.
He Bai asked with a smile: "How many people do you have in total? First of all, I would like to make a division under my hands, but there are not so many sayings of beheading gold."
Cheng Qixi said: "Please remember it first. When you become successful in the future, you will slowly reward me."
Yu Hua shook his head and pulled Cheng Qi to worship, "We have a total of 137 people, and we will pay homage to the lord. I am willing to go through fire and water for the lord, and I will never refuse." After that, they all knelt on the ground and paid a greeting ceremony.
He Bai quickly jumped off his horse and helped them up, and smiled and said, "Okay, okay, you are all willing to follow me, and I will not let each other down when I become prosperous in the future."
He Bai led everyone into the army, and after seeing Fu Xing, Chengzhang and others, he was about to continue traveling south. Not long after, he heard many fast horses running all the way behind him, and then heard the team of fast horses shouting something.
He Bai ordered a pause, and then he heard the team of fast horses shouting: "Deputy Commander He is walking slowly, wait for us."
He Bai was shocked and looked at Fu Xing and Cheng Zhang. At this time, someone called him Deputy Commander He. Could it be that the dozens of cavalry who escaped from the Baimayi army in Youbeiping? He Bai hurriedly rode his horse backwards, and Cheng Qi and Yu Hua followed closely.
I saw that the visitor was really dressed in white clothes and white armor, and the white horse Yicong was dressed up on a white horse. They were all familiar figures. However, they had not changed their armor for a long time, and they were a little worn and gray.
He Bai murmured: "Where is righteousness, life and death are the same! The heaven can be used to learn, and the white horse is the proof!"
More than thirty white horses, Yi Cong also murmured: "Where is righteousness, life and death are the same! The heaven can see, and the white horse is proof!"
"Brothers... Thank you... for your hard work"
"Deputy Commander He, we won't suffer."
After saying that, tears rolled down involuntarily, and they couldn't stop them. Both sides jumped off the horse, formed a ball, hugged each other tightly, and then they all laughed.
Just after He Bai and others met, they were about to set off, and they heard a fast horse running behind him. He Bai turned his head and looked at him and saw a beautiful and beautiful woman flying in a snow shirt with a shoulder height of more than seven feet high.
He Bai suddenly felt funny. What kind of good day is today? Why did relatives and friends run one after another? This time he ran to him was a person He Bai never thought of, Gongsun Zan's sister, and Yan's former daughter-in-law Gongsun Linglong.
After He Bai stepped forward to meet him, he teased and said, "Ah, Miss Gongsun came from afar to find me, looking impatient, but she was trying to elope with He?"
Unexpectedly, Gongsun Linglong ignored He Bai's teasing and cried to He Bai in tears. He Bai was so uncomfortable that He Bai had to express his serious expression and asked in a deep voice: "Miss Gongsun comes to find me, but what's the point."
Gongsun Linglong cried with sobs: "Brother pursued Zhang Ju with three thousand cavalry, and Qiu Liju's rebels. Because he went too deep, he was defeated by Qiu Liju's place, which was supported by Wuhuan Nanlou and other troops in Shangjun County. He was besieged in Guanzi City in western Liaoning for more than 20 days. The second brother looked for the governor of Youzhou for help, but Liu Envoy said that he had just been defeated and the soldiers had no intention of fighting. Moreover, Zhang Chun, Wuyan and other rebels divided into ten routes and robbed southwards. For several days, he went straight to the hinterland of Qing and Ji prefectures, and even intended to go south to Xuhuai. This bandit army was too powerful, so he could not go to Liaoxi for rescue."
He Bai remembered that Gongsun Zan seemed to have such a disaster, so he asked, "So what?"
Gongsun Linglong cried and said, "Eunuch Liu said that he could not send troops, but you have free time. You once defeated ten thousand rebels with three hundred cavalry. You can come to ask you if you are willing to go to Liaoxi to save my elder brother?"
He Bai frowned and said, "Then Qiu Liju once had a relationship with me, but I was a little unhappy with Gongsun Zan. This..."
Gongsun Linglong no longer had the wildness of the past, and begged with a pitiful look: "Please save my elder brother. Now you may only be able to save him in Youzhou."
He Bai sighed, "I really don't want to save you. Anyway, with Gongsun Zan's ability, I may not die."
Gongsun Linglong begged: "Don't you want to get me? If you are willing to go, from now on, I will be yours."
Chapter completed!