However, Duan Xi in Liangzhou, after receiving the emperor's order and agreeing to his military action, delayed sending troops. He claimed to his soldiers that he was waiting for the grain and grass supplies sent by Luoyang to Liangzhou to recharge his batteries. They dealt heavy blows to the Xianbei people and made the soldiers practice endlessly day and night. While waiting like this, Sun Jian and others gradually lost their patience and began to write letters requesting to be the vanguard.
Duan Xi suppressed them. Due to Duan Xi's series of victories over the years, his prestige was enough to convince the public. Many soldiers did not dare to disobey his orders. Only Jia Xu understood why he had not mobilized troops because the group was seriously ill. Not all Xianbei people have returned to the grasslands!
On Dong Zhuo's side, there were successive victories. The Huns fought more and more fiercely, and they had already reached the Khan Court in the east of Xianbei. There was no longer Si Fu in charge, and many Xianbei tribes were fighting independently, and could not even unite. However, Helian's order But they were not accepted by them, so facing the ferocious Dong Zhuo, they had no power to fight back. The Wuhuan people on the side were also a little jealous when they saw the Huns winning consecutive battles.
He proposed to Dong Zhuo that he would accompany him to fight.
The Wuhuan people are different from the Huns. The Huns completely surrendered to the Han Dynasty and are currently staying in the Bingzhou area. Even if they follow Dong Zhuo to occupy pastures and capture livestock, they will not pose any threat. However, the Wuhuan people are different. Although they are nominally Although they submitted to the Han court and accepted the canonization of the Han court, they still had their own power outside the border fortress, but they were much weaker than the Xianbei people.
Dong Zhuo directly drove the Wuhuan envoy out and threatened that if he wanted to take advantage of the situation, he would think about the fate of Tan Shihuai!!
The Wuhuan people immediately dared not speak out anymore.
Duan Xi also personally delivered a military order to Dong Zhuo. It clearly stated that the Xianbei people had suffered from the plague and had been sent back to the grassland by him. They should not easily approach the central Xianbei or the western Xianbei area. They had to wait for his military order before entering the army. Dong Zhuo After reading it, I was shocked in my heart, so I quickly agreed and continued to wreak havoc in the eastern region of Xianbei.
The most distressing thing was Tan Shihuai's son, He Lian. After He Lian heard that Xianbei was defeated, Tan Shihuai was captured, and the leaders of the three tribes died, He Lian had no time to rejoice and fell into the difficult situation of fighting on all sides. The first was Dong Zhuo. , he led the Huns to destroy almost all the foundations of the Xianbei people on the eastern grasslands. People were killed, livestock were robbed, and pastures were burned.
As for Xianbei in the east, he could not command them at all. They would rather obey the orders of Si Fu, the thief's eldest son, than obey his own orders.
The powerful enemies around them did not miss the opportunity to add insult to injury. The Northern Huns invaded the Xianbei region in the west, and the Ding Ling people also began to launch an aggressive war around the royal court. Helian hurriedly summoned the people of the royal court to fight against the Ding Ling people. , It's a pity that he is not Tan Shihuai. The Dingling people who were beaten by Tan Shihuai and fled with their heads covered, beat him and fled in confusion in the first battle!
If they were not afraid of attracting the attention of the Han Dynasty, the Ding Ling people would have already begun to attack the Xianbei Royal Court!
In such a dangerous situation, tens of thousands of Xianbei people who were seriously ill returned to the grasslands. Their tribal people welcomed these warriors who returned from the battlefield and took good care of them. They hoped that they would get well soon and protect their tribes and protect their country. Xianbei, however, they did not expect that the return of these warriors would be the real disaster.
Not only did these warriors, who had high hopes, not recover, but they soon died in extremely painful ways. Not to mention, after their deaths, many people in the tribe gradually became seriously ill, and quickly
Word spread that because most tribes drank and ate the same food, the disease spread extremely quickly. In just half a month, more than 70,000 to 80,000 people died from the disease!!
At this time, many tribal people just woke up. The shaman ordered everyone to burn the bodies of those who were sick. Even those who were sick would be burned to death. No one dared to announce their illness and hid it one after another. Helian, who was very worried, was receiving reports from various places.
At that time, most of the hundreds of thousands of Xianbei people who stayed behind died of the disease. Of course, through measures such as burning corpses by shamans from various places, the disease was gradually brought under control!
But at this moment, the grassland is full of dead bodies, with few living people.
Luoyang,
All the officials have discussed the titles and rewards for Zhang Huan, Bao Hong and other generals. Zhang Huan has the most outstanding military exploits and is the most respected by everyone. Therefore, the emperor rejected the county marquis title granted by everyone and gave him the title of Yonghou to commemorate his lifelong bravery and martial arts.
, Bao Hong was also given the title of captain, and was granted the title of County Marquis and his successor. The other meritorious soldiers also received different rewards and titles.
Among them, the most special one is Jia Xu.
This person did not receive a title or reward, but the emperor asked him to come to Luoyang to meet him in person and then grant him an official position and reward.
Tan Shihuai was escorted to Luoyang. In order to prevent him from committing suicide, the soldiers tied him tightly and his mouth was gagged. On weekdays, someone would feed him food and water. Tan Shihuai stayed in the prison car like this for more than ten years.
Tian, his whole body was dirty and smelly, his eyes were cloudy, his hair was gray, and he couldn't see the slightest bit of majestic appearance. He looked around in confusion. Ever since he entered Chang'an, he had been treated inhumanely.
Since Chang'an, many knights came to assassinate him to avenge Zhang Gong. The soldiers around him naturally tried their best to protect him, but he was not safe every time. What's more, when he walked into the county, those Han people
The people looked at him with great anger, and some would pick up stones and hit him. After walking like this, Tan Shihuai was fine in the prison car.
It's just that three of his soldiers responsible for transporting it have been knocked unconscious!
This situation was especially serious after arriving in Luoyang. Zhang Huan had been stationed in Luoyang for the longest time, and the people here were also the most angry. Tan Shihuai had already been assassinated more than a dozen times as soon as he entered the county, and it was still Zhang He
He was dispatched, and the messenger in embroidered clothes protected him before taking him to Tingwei's prison. The emperor was not in the mood to see this defeated general, and directly ordered Yang Qiu to be executed!
Yang Qiu took off Tan Shihuai's clothes, and in order to appease the people's anger, decided to publicly execute him in front of the Luoyang North Army camp. When he took the embarrassed Tan Shihuai out of the prison, many people who heard the news were already occupied.
In various streets of Luoyang, the moment they saw Tanshihuai, everyone yelled and cursed, and even smashed the sundries in their hands.
At some point, the people broke through the soldiers' defense line, rushed in front of Tan Shihuai, and started beating and kicking him!
Yang Qiu had no choice but to stand beside Tan Shihuai, constantly blocking the people.
"Don't come near!"
"He will be beheaded soon!"
"You guys, don't do it!!"
"Hey??? Master He?? What are you doing here?!"
"Don't do it! Master He!!"
When Tan Shihuai was brought to the Beijun camp, he had completely fainted, his head drooped, and his body was covered with scars. He might not have thought that he, a lifelong hero, would end up like this.
Yang Qiu dragged him to the execution place with great difficulty. The executioner was already ready, and Yang Qiu was about to order the execution.
"Don't ask for execution! Sprinkle water on him to wake him up!!"
Someone was roaring angrily from below. The man had gray hair and stood out among the crowd like a chicken. He was very conspicuous.
Yang Qiu smiled helplessly, and had no choice but to splash water on Tan Shihuai to wake him up, and explained his evil deeds. Finally, he ordered the execution. Tan Shihuai looked helplessly at the sky, his eyes were extremely calm, without any trace of fear.
In fear, the long knife in the executioner's hand fell hard, and Tan Shihuai's old head flew out, and blood flew out, staining the ground red with blood.
"Sacrifice Zhang Gong's soul!!"
"Who will kill the Xianbei dog with me to avenge Duke Zhang!?"
"Want to go! Go together! Go together!"
"The revenge of nine generations can be avenged especially!!"
Yang Qiu on the stage covered his head and cursed helplessly at the soldiers around him: "What are you doing standing still! Why don't you stop He Gong quickly! I want to accompany him to the grassland to fight!!!"
The soldier looked at the ferocious old man below and said weakly: