After several days of running around, Gao Fei finally led a large group of people to see Liaodong City not far ahead.
The sun is shining brightly, the spring breeze is blowing, and everyone is immersed in these early spring days because of joy.
In the days of early spring, when everything around is sparkling and gradually falling apart, you can already smell the warm earth through the thick moisture of the melted snow. Where the snow has melted, under the slanting sun
Under the light, the lark sang innocently, and the rapids made a happy noise and roar, rushing from one valley to another.
In the days of early spring, Gao Fei completed the first step of his expansion, perfectly connecting the three northeastern counties of Han Dynasty, which served as his rear area and laid a solid foundation for his future development.
On the official road outside Liaodong City, Xun You, Tian Feng, Lu Heng, Liao Hua, Guan Hai, Guo Yuan, Wang Lie and others lined up at the city gate, waiting for Gao Fei's triumphant return. Everyone's face was raised.
A joy.
Gao Fei was riding the black horse leisurely, admiring the scenery of early spring, and began to look forward to his future. While he was still immersed in this joy, he suddenly heard a horse coming from behind.
Hearing the rapid hooves of a horse, he turned around and took a look. It was a scout.
However, although this scout was wearing the clothes of the Han army, he was a little different from the army he led. In order to distinguish his army from other Han armies, Gao Fei made some changes to the uniforms of his army. The arms of each man
They all wore an armband, and the black armband was embroidered with a golden feather, which represented his army.
Gao Fei's army walked step by step on the official road. All the troops kept advancing in formation, neither fast nor slow, stretching out far away. The army of more than 10,000 people actually seemed to be a long distance away.
The Han army's scouts quickly ran over from the side road next to the official road, but Gao Fei's army did not stop them, but just walked forward step by step, and the army slowly advanced.
The man dressed as a scout had a childish look on his face. He was only fifteen or sixteen years old. When he rode his horse to the front of the team and saw the leader Gao Fei, he immediately reined in his horse and asked hurriedly: "Excuse me, General.
Are you General Anbei, Governor of Liaodong, and Marquis of Xiangping?"
Gao Fei nodded and asked, "I am Gao Fei!"
The scout's face was filled with joy, and he immediately jumped off his horse, fell to his knees with a plop, and at the same time took out a scroll-like document from the bag behind his back, and shouted loudly: "Thank God,
I have finally arrived. General Gao is in Xiatian Yu. He is a subordinate of Xu Wuling and Liu Bei under Gongsun Zan, the governor of Youbeiping. He came to Liaodong this time to pray to the general to send troops to rescue my lord."
Tian Yu is a thin young man. From his long eyelashes, sensitive mouth corners, to his slender hands and feet, every part of his body looks too delicate and has too sharp outlines. If he sat there quietly, he would definitely
One would think that he is a beautiful girl disguised as a man, but when he moves, his soft and agile posture reminds people of a tamed leopard without claws.
When Gao Fei heard Liu Bei's name, he frowned and asked, "Liu Bei? What's wrong with him?"
Tian Yu held the document in his hand and said loudly: "This is a personal letter written by my lord to the general. I must send this letter to the general and ask him to read it."
Gao Fei winked at a soldier on the side. The soldier took the document from Tian Yu's hand and handed it to him. He opened Liu Bei's document and glanced at it hastily, his brows suddenly furrowed even more tightly, and he folded the letter.
He immediately asked: "Has the matter reached this point?"
Tian Yu replied: "I'm afraid it's even more serious than what my lord wrote in his letter. Nowadays, the six places of Daijun, Shanggu, Yuyang, Youbeiping, Liaoxi and Guangyang were violently attacked by the Wuhuan people half a month ago.
The six counties were harmed to varying degrees by the attack. Qiu Liju, Lord Wuhuan in western Liaoning, led his troops to attack Youbeiping. After being defeated by Lord Gongsun, he retreated to western Liaoning. My lord followed Lord Gongsun Zan in pursuing Qiu Liju for two consecutive rounds.
More than a hundred miles away, I was unfortunately surrounded by Qiu Liju in Guanzi City in western Liaoning. Entrusted by my lord, I fought my way out of the siege and came to Liaodong to pray for the general to send troops. For the sake of getting to know my lord, I asked the general to hurry up.
The only way to rescue them is to send troops quickly."
After hearing this, Gao Fei read Liu Bei's letter again. Liu Bei only wrote in the letter that he was surrounded by Wuhuan people in Guanzi City and prayed for reinforcements, but he did not tell what happened, so he asked Tian Yu again.
When he heard Tian Yu's answer, he thought calmly and immediately said to the soldiers beside him: "Send Tian Yu to the city to take a rest!"
Tian Yu hurriedly bowed: "General, I don't need to rest. I just ask the general to send troops quickly to rescue my lord. Qiu Liju led a large number of Wuhuan cavalry to surround my lord and Lord Gongsun Zan in Guanzi City. If it's too late,
If I say that, my lord will threaten me one day, please take the general's into consideration..."
"I understand, but even if you are deploying troops, you still have to give me time, right? You go down and have a rest first, and I will definitely give you a satisfactory answer." Gao Fei interrupted Tian Yu's words and immediately replied
.
Tian Yu's face was startled for a moment, and he stopped saying anything. He just raised his hands to Gao Feigong and said, "General, please make a decision as soon as possible!"
Gao Fei jumped down from the Wulong colt and shouted to the soldiers beside him: "Call Zhang He, Hua Xiong, Pang De, Zhou Cang, and Bian Xi here, and then go and bring Xun You, Tian Feng, and Lu by the city gate.
Heng, Liao Hua, Guan Hai, Guo Yuan and Wang Lie were also called here."
"promise!"
Gao Fei sat down on the ground by the side of the road and watched the soldiers leading the tired Tian Yu into the city. Looking at Tian Yu's back, he thought in his heart: "I didn't expect that this Tian Yu is so loyal to Liu Da'er. Look at it.
During the period when Liu Daer'er came to follow Gongsun Zan, he also recruited a good talent!"
Not long after, Zhang He, Hua Xiong, Pang De, Zhou Cang, Bian Xi, Xun You, Tian Feng, Lu Heng, Liao Hua, Guan Hai, Guoyuan and Wang Lie all gathered around Gao Fei.
Fei paid homage and said, "I see you, my lord!"
Gao Fei waved his hand and said: "Everyone, please leave. Because the incident happened suddenly, let's just treat this place as the hall of the prefect's mansion for the time being. Sit down!"
When the twelve people heard Gao Fei's order, all the warriors sat down. Literary men such as Xun You, Tian Feng, Guoyuan and Wang Lie also sat down. Together with Gao Fei, thirteen people sat in a circle.
Gao Fei handed the letter written by Liu Bei to Xun You, and then spread it to everyone by beating drums and passing flowers. After all twelve people had read it, he passed the letter to Xun You. He looked at everyone's faces.
They were all a little solemn, so they asked: "The letter was just a euphemism from Liu Bei. Now Wuhuan is openly attacking the Han border counties, Daijun, Shanggu, Yuyang, Youbeiping, Liaoxi, and Guangyang. All six places have suffered from it. From then on,
From the last conversation I had with Su Puyan, the leader of Wuhuan, a tributary state of Liaodong, we learned that this blatant attack by the Wuhuan people had an obvious purpose and should have been planned for a long time. Liaodong is located in a remote area, and is far from the western part of Youzhou.
The six counties are not very close to each other, and there are Wuhuan people from western Liaoning in between, so it is not convenient for news to flow. Now that the Wuhuan rebellion has spread to most of Youzhou, I would like to hear what you think?"
Xun You took the lead and said: "There was a big chaos in Youzhou. The Wuhuan people openly rebelled against the Han, and the scale was huge. This will definitely not be a simple matter. My subordinates thought that the lord should send troops as soon as possible to quell the chaos and take the opportunity to seize Youzhou."
Land in the western part of the state.”
Tian Feng said: "Wuhuan rebelled against the Han and Youzhou fell into chaos. This can be said to be an excellent opportunity for the lord. Our army has just won the battle. The lord can completely send the victorious army to rescue the surrounded Gongsun Zan. At the same time,
By uniting with the Wuhuan people from the vassal state of Liaodong and launching an attack on Qiu Liju, we can not only put down the rebellion, but also occupy western Liaoning, and then expand to the west of Youzhou as Xun Gongcao said."
Hua Xiong said: "My lord, Wuhuan rebelled against the Han, and the victims were the six western counties, and it did not spread to Liaodong. My subordinates thought that my lord could sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight, thereby weakening the military strength of the six western counties. At the same time,
It will also weaken Qiu Liju's strength, and then it won't be too late for the lord to attack again with his troops."
Pang De said: "That said, the Wuhuan people are too strong, and Qiu Liju claimed to be the king of Liao and used force to overwhelm the other Wuhuan tribes. Except for Su Puyan, all other tribes were under his command. In case Qiu Liju
If the six western counties are conquered, Qiu Liju will become an invincible man. At that time, our Liaodong army alone may not be able to resist Qiu Liju's Wuhuan Cavalry. My subordinates believe that we should attack as quickly as possible
Send troops to deal with this chaos according to the words of General Xun and General Tian."
Gao Fei listened to what these people said, thought about it carefully, then locked his eyes on Lu Heng, and asked: "Lu Heng, what do you think?"
Lu Heng thought for a while and said: "Your Majesty, my subordinates agree with General Xun and General Tian. We should take advantage of the chaos and react quickly. If it is too late, I am afraid that not only the western part of Youzhou will be affected."
If the counties are so simple, it will probably affect the situation in Liaodong that has just stabilized."
"My subordinates also agree to send troops immediately!" Liao Hua said, cupping his fists.
After everyone else looked at each other in confusion, they all said in unison: "Please give the order to send out troops, my lord!"
Gao Fei gently closed his eyes and thought carefully: "The Qiu Liju rebellion recorded in history seems to be happening again. If this is the case, then I should stand at the forefront and lead the army.
To deal with this rebellion that may spread to Liaodong."
When he opened his eyes again, Gao Fei's eyes showed incomparable indifference, and he said coldly: "Okay, then let's take advantage of this chaos to do more meaningful things and send troops!"