Chapter 616 Sensation in Luoyang, everyone praises it
"Father, please win my heart!"
Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty nodded with satisfaction. With such a servant, everything would be easy to handle. After Liu Hong took the letter, he hurriedly opened it and read it ten lines at a time.
Then, his eyes suddenly lit up with joy, and his face felt as if he had eaten honey. He actually slapped the table and stood up, shouting loudly: "Good! Very good! Great!"
"Your Majesty, I don't know how this is such a good idea." Seeing Liu Hong's attitude, the ministers below asked one after another. In this way, with the expectant eyes of the civil and military officials in the court, Han Ling Emperor Liu Hong finally revealed the truth of the matter.
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"The good news came from Wang Yu, the Marquis of Guannei, and the Bingzhou army divided its troops into three routes, all of which defeated the grassland coalition. So far, they have annihilated nearly 200,000 enemy troops and captured more than 10,000 prisoners. It can be said to be a great victory."
"Now, Wang Yu has sent someone to write a letter of challenge to Tan Shihuai, agreeing to a decisive battle at the foot of Yinshan Mountain next spring to announce who owns the Hetao."
"My dear friends, such a great victory should be celebrated by the whole country. It will definitely enhance the power of our army and inspire the soldiers on the front line."
"hiss…"
Hearing what Liu Hong said, there was a sound of inhalation in the hall. Although the civil and military officials present knew that the Bingzhou Army was powerful, they did not expect that they could be so powerful!
Although the Han army went out this time, the composition of the army was relatively complicated, including Wang Chen's Liaodong Army, Gai Yin's Northern Army, Xu Zheng's Anding Army, and the Southern Huns' troops.
However, the real main force was Wang Yu's Bingzhou Army.
From the beginning of the Battle of Hetao to the present, in just over three months, the Bingzhou Army was able to kill nearly 200,000 grassland people, with less than a quarter of its own losses.
What kind of army is this that can achieve such brilliant results?
Now, Yuan Wei and other representatives of the Guandong family can no longer rely on this incident to target the Bingzhou Army, because they have proven their strength through this battle.
Now, the decisive battle is approaching. As long as the Han army maintains the current battle situation against the Yellow Turban army, and the Bingzhou army defeats the grassland coalition army, the Yellow Turbans will not have anything to worry about.
After seeing the battle report read out by Liu Hong, Wang Yun couldn't help but sigh sincerely: "Jingtian brother, you really gave birth to a good son, and brought a real dragon to my Wang family!"
Just as Wang Yun was sighing in his heart, the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty congratulated Han Emperor Liu Hong together: "I am here to congratulate your majesty and congratulate your majesty..."
"Hahaha..." Liu Hong laughed.
No one cares about how Wang Yu wins. They only care about the outcome. It would be great if they win. As long as the news is spread, it will have the effect of boosting the morale of the army.
"Your Majesty, Wang Yu has made such brilliant military exploits for our great Han Dynasty, which greatly boosted the morale of the soldiers on the front line. Therefore, I proposed that Wang Yu should be rewarded heavily so that the talented people in the world will know that as long as they can serve the country and honor their ancestors,
Right in front of you!" Wang Yun immediately stood up and took credit for his nephew Wang Yu.
Ling Emperor Liu Hong was very happy at this time, so he ignored other factors and directly announced to the palace: "Father, please go to the Hetao land for me, convey my decree, and confer Wang Yu the title of Marquis of Wuyang, former general."
, two thousand households were granted a fief;
Confess Wang Teng as Marquis of Jinyang and restore his position as General of Hussars;
Wang Chen was granted the title of Marquis of Xiangping and concurrently served as General of Anbei;
As for the other generals, General Wang Teng will award the rewards on his own."
Seeing Liu Hong being so generous, Zhang Rang suddenly had a strange look in his eyes. However, it soon dissipated in his eyes, and he was seen bending down deeply and responded servilely: "I obey your order!"
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Inside Luoyang City!
Thanks to the rapid spread of the Jinyiwei, Beggar Gang, and Hong Gang, the news that Wang Yu led the Bingzhou Army to defeat the grassland coalition forces in the Battle of Hetao, wiping out nearly 200,000 enemies, quickly spread throughout Luoyang.
At this moment, the entire city of Luoyang was discussing the deeds of this young hero.
"Have you heard that after the great victory at Yanmen Pass, Mr. Wang Yu started fighting with foreigners again. This time the scale was even bigger. I heard there were nearly a million people." A waiter in the shop said excitedly.
"Haha, waiter, your news is not good." A drinker heard this and said with a smile: "This battle in the Hetao was not only large-scale, but the results were even more brilliant.
"You are dissatisfied with the fact that my second uncle's daughter, a distant relative of my third aunt's cousin, serves in the Bingzhou Army, so after the great victory, he sent a special letter."
When the drinker said this, he suddenly stopped talking, as if he wanted to whet everyone's appetite.
When the owner of the wine shop saw it, he immediately asked the waiter to serve the wine with great discernment. After drinking a full bowl of wine, the bartender said: "The letter says that the prince has wiped out nearly twenty enemy troops in total."
Ten thousand people, more than 10,000 prisoners, and less than one-fifth of our own losses!"
"Furthermore, Prince Wang has agreed with Tan Shihuai that there will be a battle in the spring of next year. When the time comes, he will be beaten to pieces."
"Spring will start next year, is it true?" a spectator asked doubtfully.
"That's right, if I remember correctly, isn't this the time when the livestock raised by the prairie people are reproducing?" One of the onlookers asked in confusion.
After all, in the court ruled by the Han nationality, the main mode of production was farming.
The grassland people are a nomadic people, and their "work and rest patterns" and production methods are very different.
For example, in autumn, the Han Dynasty was a busy time for farming, and a lot of manpower was needed to harvest crops, so there was no extra troops to defend the border.
The Xiongnu were just the opposite. It was the time when autumn was high and their horses were fat. After recharging their energy for a year, their troops and horses were strong. It was the right time to send out troops to plunder.
Some knowledgeable people discovered through these clues that the Xiongnu attacked the Han Dynasty almost always in the autumn, and their purpose was obvious, to rob the people of the food they cultivated.
Therefore, every autumn was the most miserable time for the border soldiers and farmers of the Han Dynasty.
It was not until the period of Emperor Wu that the situation between the two sides reversed. At this time, the Han Dynasty was becoming increasingly powerful, so Emperor Wu invested a large amount of troops to "prevent the autumn", but the effect was not good, because in this battle, only Wei Qing
Capture the enemy's head at level 700.
Gongsun Ao and Li Guangda were defeated, Li Guang was even captured, but Gongsun He found nothing, not even a trace of the Huns.
After this battle, the Han court officials realized that autumn was the time when the Huns were at their strongest and it was not appropriate to send troops to attack at this time.
Therefore, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty and Wei Qing decided to send troops in the spring. Facts have proved that Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty and Wei Qing's decision was correct, because the Han Dynasty won a complete victory in the subsequent two battles and dealt a major blow to the Xiongnu, weakening the Xiongnu's economy and military.
strength.
It is precisely because of previous experience that these onlookers have doubts.