Zhao Yun was not polite to Yang Feng and directly ordered: "Prefect Yang will lead three thousand troops and follow me north to attack the Huns. We will set off tomorrow!"
The smile on Yang Feng's face suddenly froze. He was stunned for a while and cried bitterly: "Mr. Zhao, it is the time for spring plowing now. Where can we gather so many soldiers and horses?"
"Are you going to disobey me?"
"...Don't dare."
"Go back and make preparations now. We will gather them in the east of the city tomorrow morning." Zhao Yun said, "If you miss the time, you will be punished by military law!"
No matter how unwilling he was, when there was a great disparity in strength between the enemy and ourselves, Yang Feng could only obey the order obediently and followed Zhao Yun to attack Yu Fuluo and the Huchuquan brothers. The Huns were controlled by Yanmen County and
Xu Rong's tribe in Xihe County and other places blocked the hinterland of Bingzhou. Although there are still 50,000 or 60,000 tribesmen, there are less than 20,000 capable warriors, and there are many old people and children among them. How can they withstand the attack from both sides?
?
Zhao Yun led his tooth soldiers and completely defeated the Huns' resistance in two battles, and brought all nine counties of Bingzhou back under the rule of the imperial court. Seeing that the situation was not good, the Yufuluo brothers wanted to escape back to the grassland, but were captured by the north.
Yan Xing led his troops to block the way. At this time, Xu Rong had already gone to Chang'an with a small number of troops. Yan Xing took over the post of Wuyuan Prefect and took over the troops left by Xu Rong.
Yu Fuluo and Hu Chuquan couldn't win the fight and couldn't escape. In desperation, they had no choice but to surrender. Anyway, for them Hu people, begging for mercy from the strong is a traditional skill that has never been lost.
If the owner fails, these wolf guys will definitely turn around and bite him immediately.
As Bingzhou was pacified, the Ya soldiers who originally accompanied Zhao Yun on the expedition gradually returned to Chang'an. There were still 110,000 households in Bingzhou after the Yellow Turban Rebellion, but at this time, there were only over 10,000 households left. In total, only 110,000 households were left in Bingzhou.
One-tenth of the population fell. This does not mean that more than 400,000 people actually died. A considerable number of them hid in the mountains or became the tribe of powerful people.
If all these hidden people are included, there should be between 20,000 and 30,000 households left in Bingzhou. It sounds better than 10,000 households, but it is also a serious loss of vitality. Therefore, after Zhao Yun became the pastor of Bingzhou, his most important task was to eliminate the people who were entrenched in Taiyuan.
The next step for the Huns in the county is to resume production.
Forget about expanding from Bingzhou, it is lucky to be able to hold on to the Hetao area. Zhang Yan in the Taihang Mountains is not a good enemy, and the Xianbei people in Mobei are an unpredictable enemy. No one knows those who survive in the ice and snow.
No matter how many Hu people there are, they may at any time bring out an army of 100,000 to invade the south.
Before the Battle of Bingzhou started, Xu Rong had already arrived in Chang'an. Chen Cheng personally greeted him in Sanli to show his importance and honor. After staying in Hetao for four years, Xu Rong's skin was tanned a lot, and his face was
He looked a little older, but his waist was still straight.
"Meet the General!"
After Xu Rong jumped off the horse, he immediately bowed down. Chen Cheng stepped forward, grabbed both of his arms, and pulled Xu Rong up forcefully.
"Lord, the etiquette cannot be discarded!"
Chen Cheng smiled and said: "Are the etiquette and laws designed just for our generation?"
He looked Xu Rong up and down carefully and said with emotion: "You have worked hard these past few years."
Xu Rong shook his head and said: "I am in Wuyuan, riding horses and hunting every day. The only people I have to deal with are the Xiongnu, Xianbei, Wuhuan and other barbarians Di Yi. What is the hard work? My lord defeated Lu Bu first, and then Dong Zhuo.
That’s hard work!”
Chen Cheng smiled and said: "If you hadn't led troops to guard the Hetao area and covered our flanks, how could I have dared to mobilize all the troops from Xiliang and come east to fight the enemy? I have prepared a mansion for you in Chang'an, General Xu
Let’s rest for a night, and I’ll take care of you tomorrow!”
Before Xu Rong, Fu Qian had just finished reporting his duties and went to Luoyang to take office. Chen Cheng did not deal with political affairs for several days in a row, so he entertained them in the Weiyang Palace. It was Fu Qian before, and now it is Xu Rong. At the banquet, Chen Cheng said to Xu Rong
: "I originally wanted you to take over from Zilong and be in charge of the tooth soldiers, and it would be better to rest in Chang'an for a few years. But after thinking about it, I still feel that only you can deal with Cao Cao."
Xu Rong said with emotion: "A true man hates the failure of his achievements! Now that the world is in chaos, it is time for us to use force. When I go to Henan, I will definitely defeat Cao Cao for my lord!"
Chen Cheng waved his hand and said: "Although most of Cao Cao's troops are trapped in Xuzhou now, we can't send a large army to Yanzhou. Xu Qing went to Henan. He only needs to defend Chenggao and Xingyang, at least he must defend Hu
Laoguan and Luoyang. We will discuss other matters after the autumn harvest."
After Huangfu Song died of illness, his son Huangfu Jianshou sent his body back to his hometown in Liangzhou, where he was robbed of his love by Chen Cheng and became the Huangmen Minister. At this time, Huangfu Jianshou was also at the banquet, but he was in high spirits with the others.
His spirits were different, he looked depressed, and his face looked sad.
Chen Cheng caught a glimpse of Huangfu Jianshou's appearance that was out of tune with the festive atmosphere of the banquet. He pondered for a moment, picked up the wine glass, walked over and said: "I have already submitted to the emperor that I will posthumously confer Duke Huangfu as a hussar general. I will wait for you to live in Chang'an."
Last year, after settling the family affairs, I asked you to take charge of General Huangfu's old army, but I don't know what your opinion is?"
When Huangfu Jianshou saw Chen Cheng coming, he stood up and bowed down, saying: "When my father was still alive, he warned repeatedly that the descendants of the Huangfu family were not allowed to lead troops in war anymore. I can only accept the general's kindness."
"Oh, why is that?"
Huangfu Jianshou said: "My father once said: After three generations of generals, he has no descendants? He also said: He led troops to fight and killed many people. Although he was serving the country and had no choice but to do it, he always felt uneasy.
Therefore, before his death, he repeatedly warned his descendants not to lead troops into battle again."
Chen Cheng was shocked. He had always thought that although Huangfu Song was unparalleled in military skills, he later turned out to be pedantic and stubborn. He was also dissatisfied with Huangfu Song's order to massacre hundreds of thousands of Yellow Turban soldiers.
I think this person is too cold, so I never like him very much.
But he didn't expect that Huangfu Song would actually leave a legacy that "descendants are not allowed to lead troops into battle." Chen Cheng's heart was filled with excitement, and he couldn't help but stay in silence as he recalled Huangfu Song's magnificent life. After a long time, he sighed and said: "Huangfu Gong is so powerful that he shakes the world.
No one in the world can surpass him in his military skills. Even though he has passed away, his life story should be recorded so that future generations will know that our Han family has a hero like Huangfu Gong."
He turned around, looked around the hall, and said to Wang Can: "Zhongxuan, come here!"
Wang Can is now the Minister of Rites. Because the general hates all complicated etiquette, he lives a very leisurely life. After attending the ceremony every day, he is either chatting with his immediate boss Cai Yong, or studying "Chen Xue" in the office. It is simply unnecessary.
So comfortable.
When he heard Chen Cheng calling him, Wang Can apologized to the people next to him and walked over smelling of alcohol. When he arrived in front of Chen Cheng, he bowed to the end, then straightened up and asked: "My lord, do you have any orders?"
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As a rare cultural person in this era, Wang Can admired Chen Cheng very much. The original Chinese culture has developed for thousands of years and formed its own schools and contexts. Later generations are just tinkering with the original path.
That's all. The "Chen Xue" that Chen Cheng created was a new beginning, throwing aside all the original knowledge system and digging up a new source.
Wang Can has been smart since he was a child, and has already studied the Confucian classics passed down from his family very thoroughly. However, after coming into contact with "Chen Xue", he immediately threw the Confucian classics aside. In the face of the new knowledge system, "Six Classics Notes on Me" and "I"
"Notes on the Six Classics" is simply a child's trick and not worth mentioning at all.
He even accepted the popular saying in Guanzhong that "the general is a living god" and believed that even if Chen Cheng was not a god, he was a far greater being than Kong Sheng.
Chen Cheng said to Wang Can: "I heard that you are writing a book called "The Chronicles of Heroes", but it is too brief. I will send some people to you to make sure that it is more detailed. This is the son of General Huangfu Song. You and I
He liked to talk a lot and wrote down everything about Huangfu Gong so that he could pass it on to future generations."
Wang Can was an unruly man, and although he listened to Chen Cheng's instructions, when he wrote his "Heroes", he still wrote it very briefly. At most, he just added a few more strokes.
After Wang Can sat down and talked quietly with Huangfu Jianshou, Chen Cheng returned to his position at the head and said to Xu Rong beside him: "Where is your son Xu Dan? Why don't you see him coming to the banquet?"
Xu Rong said seriously: "The people who come to Weiyang Palace are all state officials. Xu Dan is still studying and has no official position. How can he attend such an occasion?"
Chen Cheng sighed and said: "Xu Qing, Xu Qing, you are good at everything, but you are too serious and upright!"
Xu Rong said: "My nature is like this, and I can't change it even if I want to."
Chen Cheng shook his head and smiled, and said: "You rest in Chang'an for ten days first, and then lead 10,000 troops and horses east out of Tongguan to farm in Henan. How many troops and horses can be dispatched after the autumn depends on how well you and Fu Qian do in Henan.
That’s it. Xu Dan’s talents and martial arts are very good. He is in the third grade this year, right? During the internship, he will be assigned to the bodyguards."
Xu Rong was a strong man. When he heard that Chen Cheng wanted to keep his son by his side for training, he just nodded slightly.
"You," Chen Cheng reached out and touched Xu Rong and said, "With this kind of temper, no wonder he has never been able to rise up in the Northern Army."
Xu Rong said disapprovingly: "A man does something and doesn't do something. Although he wasted several years in the Northern Army, he met his master because of it. If he is still in the Northern Army, even if he has the ambition to help the world,
I’m afraid it has already turned into a handful of loess.”
Chen Cheng laughed, then sighed again, and Yan Zhong asked beside him: "Why did the prince come to this?"
Jia Xu was also nearby, but he only glanced at it and then looked away, still maintaining a smile on his face. It seemed that as long as Chen Cheng did not let him express his opinion, he would remain silent.
Chen Cheng reached out and patted Xu Rong's shoulder and said: "In terms of military skills, Xu Qing is only above me, and not below any heroes in the world. If there was no manpower at the beginning, how could he do this to you? How many years will the general be left on the sidelines?"
"Chronicle of Heroes - Huangfu Song": "Huangfu Song, whose courtesy name is Zhen, was born in Anding County, Liangzhou. He was a famous general in the former dynasty and the son of Huangfujie, the prefect of Yanmen. He was loyal to his duties, courageous and strategic. He first promoted filial piety and integrity. He moved to Langzhong and became the county magistrate. When the Yellow Turbans broke out, Song became the Left Zhonglang general. Together with Lu Zhi, the North Zhonglang general, and Zhu Jun, the Right Zhonglang general, they defeated the Yellow Turbans and caused heavy killings.
He worshiped Jizhou Mu, Zuo Chaqi General, was falsely accused by Zhang Rang and Zhao Zhong, and was demoted to Duxiang Marquis. When the chaos broke out in Liangzhou, he left the town to Fufeng, and later became Henan Yin. He died in office."
