Chapter 0893 willing to surrender to the Southern Army
"Hezhou Mu Lu Yu has met General Zhang!"
Both have two thousand stones. There is no superior-subordinate relationship between Lu Yu and Zhang Liao. However, Zhang Liao still has a title and was made a marquis due to the war. Therefore, after learning that the Southern Army had arrived, Lu Yu hurriedly brought many local officials there.
Welcome, this is a small county on the border between Hezhou and Bingzhou, called Ming County. For a time, the generals of the Southern Army and the pastor of Yizhou arrived here, which made the officials here worried and did not dare to neglect.
Zhang Liao did not lead his people into the county town. Instead, he stationed outside the county town. The accompanying Army Sikong took on the task of building camps very well. The so-called Army Sikong was different from the Sikong in the temple in the past. He was specifically responsible for building military fortifications.
Although these people did not understand why Zhang Liao did not take his soldiers to rest in the city, they could be considered to have fulfilled their duties.
When Lu Yu arrived here, he was a little surprised and said to his surroundings: "General Zhang is stationed less than three miles away from the county seat and thousands of miles away from the enemy, but he can still build fortifications so carefully and prevent his soldiers from letting go."
People are sparse and vigilant. Those long-famous generals in ancient times were probably like General Zhang."
After entering the camp and seeing Zhang Liao in the main camp, Lu Yu hurriedly bowed to see him.
Zhang Liao was also very polite to him. He stood up and returned the greeting. He smiled and asked him to sit down. Lu Yu sat aside and looked at the many generals under his command. When he saw the young man sitting at the door, he trembled all over. He was even more polite to Zhang Liao.
After talking a lot, he said with a smile: "I, Hezhou, have been harassed by bandits all the time. Everyone in Hezhou is happy to know that the general is coming... How much food, grass and luggage does the general need? Just give me your order and I will definitely get it together!"
Zhang Liao smiled. This son of an aristocratic family was good at talking. He was obviously ordered by the temple to provide supplies for the Confederate Army, but he said it as if he was voluntary. However, Zhang Liao also liked to deal with such smart people. He stood up.
, said: "I want to discuss the baggage matter with the state shepherd. Please go back and have a good rest. In three days, the army will set off!"
The generals left one after another, and only Lu Yu and Zhang Liao were left in the camp.
Zhang Liao looked at Lu Yu on the side and said seriously: "Lu Jun, we don't need Hezhou to bear the burden of this expedition... I won't bother you..." Lu Yu was stunned and thought seriously.
After a moment, he said: "Over at the temple, I need to trouble General Zhang to write a letter to inform him personally... Otherwise, if someone with intentions falsely accuses me of this, then I will no longer be able to help the general in his expedition..."
"It's natural."
"Is there anything else you need my help with?"
"Yes... please go to Yangcheng in person and be prepared to accept prisoners. In addition, provide me with twenty strong guides!"
"Here you go!"
Lu Yu left quickly without asking any questions. However, shortly after he left, Hezhou sent more than two hundred sheep for the soldiers to eat. During this period, the army often brought them with them when they went on expeditions.
Some livestock, but this time, Zhang Liao directly ordered the livestock to be slaughtered and fed for three days before heading out of the fortress.
Everyone was overjoyed, even Hu'er, who sat among the soldiers, holding a leg of lamb, and devoured it without caring about the prince's face. After three days of this, Zhang Liao ordered the expedition, and the southern army quickly set off and marched out.
The county seat was driven towards the outside of the fortress. After stepping out of the border fortress, Hu'er finally saw some unusual scenery.
In the endless prairie, under the leadership of many guides, the Southern Army began their attack. Along the way, they were very covert and bypassed many livestock areas. Sometimes, if they encountered herdsmen grazing, The scouts would also attack quickly and capture them. Hu'er was very confused along the way. He didn't know what Zhang Liao was trying to avoid. Given the strength of the Han army, shouldn't he have pushed them all the way?
After such a long journey, Hu'er felt the pain of marching for the first time.
At this time, Zhang Liao would call him over from time to time to ask about the situation of military rations. On this day, the army was stationed on a high slope. Hu'er had no idea where this place was. As early as after entering the grassland, he He had already lost his sense of direction. After sunset, the weather was extremely cold, and Zhang Liao did not allow everyone to light a fire. Everyone could only eat dried meat, and they could not bear the cold.
Hu'er was wearing thick clothes, but he could still feel the biting cold, and he would shiver from time to time.
"How's the food going?"
"It's enough to feed the army for another twenty days, but it's a pity that we can't light a fire. Just eating meat and fruits consumes a lot of money. We marched for many days in a hurry, and the soldiers couldn't warm themselves with hot water..." Hu'er trembled. Said, Zhang Liao nodded, thought for a moment, and then said: "It seems that we still need help from Hezhou. It is best to let the people of Hezhou send us more grain and grass... build tents and fortresses along the road..."
"If you want to conquer this area outside the Great Wall, you must continue to encroach and use the city to expand the territory of the Han Dynasty. Otherwise, there is no point in going out to conquer. It will probably involve millions of people. Haha, but ah, those idiots in the temple, and If you let the people without clothes come here to build a city during the busy farming season, it will harm them, and many people will starve to death..." Zhang Liao said disdainfully.
"Well, Your Highness, could you please write a letter and report it to the emperor to shut up those idiots in the temple? Our southern army is suffering here during the expedition. Are the lives of those people more important than ours? If you write a letter, the temple will No one here dares to dissuade you like this anymore..."
Hu'er was stunned and hesitated. He asked: "Will the damage be great? How many people will be needed?"
"If we want to collect corvees, we will probably have to mobilize the people of Hezhou, Xinzhou, and Ningzhou. We will probably use millions of people to build cities outside the fortress and transport grain and grass. Your Highness, don't worry. In the past, Qin's conquests Aren't millions of people used in various places? Now there are so many people in the Han Dynasty. Even if a few million people die, what will happen?" Zhang Liao asked in return.
Hu'er frowned and was silent for a moment, then asked angrily: "How can a general kill millions of people because of his military exploits?"
"A lot of people died. It is said that they ruined Xiaokang's twenty years of work, but who cares about that? As long as we can continue to conquer, the emperor will be happy, and we can also take credit."
Hu'er gritted his teeth, "I won't help you repair the book!" He said angrily, turned around and left. When he left, Zhang Liao smiled bitterly. What the emperor gave to him was indeed not It's a good job. However, from General Duan to now, the soldiers of the Han Dynasty are bleeding outside the wall. The prosperous age they just protected cannot be ruined by a warlike emperor. Thinking about it, this is what I should do.
Angrily, Jiang Wei and Lu Meng returned to the camp. Seeing how angry the prince was, Jiang Wei and Lu Meng hurriedly stepped forward to ask. Hu'er then informed them of Zhang Liao's words. When Lu Meng heard this, he was immediately stunned, and then became furious and shouted : "Good guy, Zhang Liao, this guy with big eyebrows and big eyes, always teaches me how to behave, but he turns out to be such an unbearable person, the shame of the Confederate Army!"
Jiang Wei is not as reckless as him. General Zhang is not like this kind of person. He usually treats his soldiers very gently and is not willing to trample on the people's farmland when marching. Can he be the person who can say such words? As soon as Jiang Wei had an idea, he understood why Zhang Liao said such words. He hurriedly said: "Your Highness, you cannot blame General Zhang for this matter."
Hu'er was stunned, looked at him, and asked, "Does Boyue agree with his idea?"
Jiang Wei hurriedly shook his head and said: "General Zhang didn't think so, he was..." Jiang Wei suddenly stopped and did not continue. Hu'er was still puzzled and asked: "What on earth do you think? "Yeah?" Jiang Wei looked at His Highness in front of him. If he told His Highness General Zhang's true thoughts, would he destroy General Zhang's persuasion?
"Your Highness, since ancient times, most generals have been like this. General Zhang cannot be blamed for this."
"What kind of breaking of rules is this? Zhang Liao's fellow also said that this is what Qin has. Are the Northern and Southern armies of our Han Dynasty the same as Qin Neng? The Northern and Southern armies do not engage in farming. They practice every day and are standing armies. Qin Na was a soldier in wartime and farmed on weekdays, so he had to mobilize millions of people to serve in wartime. We, the Northern and Southern Army of the Han Dynasty, have always been supported by the emperor, and we need the help of the people to fight the war. What a big deal!"
"Qin is the one who destroys the corvee! These generals, huh, are so angry at me!"
Later, Zhang Liao never mentioned these things to Hu'er again. After more than 20 days of marching, the Southern Army became more and more cautious and their marching speed also slowed down. According to reports from the scouts, they finally saw the opponent's tent. , the first battle after the expedition was finally about to break out, Hu'er was extremely excited, holding a spear, and crawling on the grass under the escort of two personal guards, waiting for Zhang Liao's order.
Everyone hid on the grass all day like this. Under Zhang Liao's arrangement, everyone finally completed the siege of the king's tent at night. It was said to be the king's tent, but in fact it was just a tribe with 10,000 or 20,000 people. The leader Claiming to be the great-grandson of Tan Shihuai, he is considered the most powerful in this area. Merchants often trade with them, and the guides also know them well.
At night, with the roar of war drums, the Confederate army fought out.
The remnants of Xianbei hurriedly ran out of the yurt and saw the charging cavalry. They had no time to take out their weapons and were beheaded by the cavalry. Everyone rushed to the king's tent. Here, they finally encountered some decent resistance. The bandit chief who was the great-grandson of Tan Shihuai walked out of the yurt with a strong bow in hand and cursed. He was stunned. He looked at the cavalry in the distance and looked at their flags.
Gradually he opened his mouth.
This damn... Han Dynasty's Southern Army??
The thief chief was very straightforward. He suddenly dropped the long bow in his hand and knelt on the ground.