Looking at Zhao Yun and the others who came back quickly, Liu Yu nodded and asked, "Tell me, how many Xianbei cavalry we annihilated in this battle, and how many brothers did we lose?" ”

Huang Xu scratched his head with a little shame and said, "I'm sorry, Master! I don't know much about this, so why don't you ask my brother! ”

Liu Yu moved his gaze to his eldest disciple, Zhao Yun looked back at Liu Yu with an admiring look and said: "Back to Master, the number of enemy troops killed by our army in this battle exceeded 10,000, but it lost more than 8,000 itself, and nearly 10,000 war horses were also captured, but the specific data will not be known until detailed statistics!" ”

Liu Yu nodded, and then cheered the whole army: "My warriors, go back with me." This article is written by: Let's go and see another brother on the battlefield, compare with them, and see whose merit is greater? Good no good? ”

"Good!"

On the way back, Liu Yu met Huang Zhong and Fan Lihua, who had led the army to support them.

"Husband, are you alright?" As soon as she found Liu Yu's figure, Fan Lihua patted her horse and galloped up, and asked anxiously while looking Liu Yu up and down with bright eyes full of tears.

Liu Yu smiled and gave her a "I'm fine" look, and then asked Huang Zhong with a relieved expression: "How is the war, has the siege begun?" ”

Huang Zhong replied respectfully with joy: "Report to the lord, our army has now settled down in Liaodong City!" ”

"How so?" Liu Yu was taken aback and asked, "Didn't Xianbei send people to defend the city?" ”

"There are still more than 10,000 Xianbei soldiers left behind in Liaodong...... Huang Zhong explained to Liu Yu: "After our army captured all the enemy troops in the Bamen Golden Lock Array, Guo Junshi planned to use a strategy to lure out the defenders in the city. But I didn't expect that it was not the enemy army that came out. It was a rebel army led by the former Liaodong Taishouyang Yizi who came to meet our army. ”

"Is there any mistake that the rebel army can also break through Liaodong City, which has 10,000 garrison troops, in four hours?" Liu Yu was extremely interested in this rebel army with super combat effectiveness.

The rebel army consisted of nearly 40,000 slaves in the prime of life in the city. But after the total annihilation of the Xianbei defenders, there were less than 20,000 people left! ”

"How can there be slaves in the city. Nearly 40,000 people? Liu Yu asked with some confusion.

Huang Zhong said with some anger: "The slaves in the city are the Han people in the Liaodong area of Youbei. After the Xianbei army occupied Liaodong, they killed all the old people and transported all the children and most of the women to the Xianbei headquarters. The young men who remained in Liaodong City became slaves, and the women became military prostitutes for the lewd pleasures of the Xianbei people! ”

Liu Yu was furious when he heard this, and said sharply: "Is there no one who bullied Liu Yu by a Xianbei thief? ”

Fan Lihua looked at Liu Yu's somewhat hideous face, and persuaded worriedly: "Don't be angry, husband, everything has happened, and no matter how angry you are now, you can't get it back." It's better to think about how to recover this blood debt from the Xianbei thief! ”

Huang Zhong also said in due course: "Yes, please take a break from the wrath of the thunder." The ministers also hope that under the leadership of the lord, they will sweep away the Xianbei thieves and avenge the innocent people of my Han Dynasty! ”

"Not bad." Liu Yu nodded approvingly. He waved his hand and said loudly: "Full speed back to the city." ”

On the way, Liu Yu asked Huang Zhong casually: "You said that the leader of the rebel army is the righteous son of the late Liaodong Taishou Yangzhong?" What's his name? ”

"Yang Aruo!"

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"You're the righteous son of Yang Taishou?" Liu Yu looked at the handsome little brother in front of him who behaved respectfully, politely, humbly, and kindly, making people think he was a woman at first glance, and it was hard to believe that he actually led a team to annihilate a Xianbei 10,000-strong team.

"Yes. The villain Yang Aruo sees Hou Ye! ”

"Your father is a hero! With less than 30,000 men and horses, he resisted the attack of Xianbei's 50,000 iron cavalry. In the end, he would rather die than surrender. I will be on the table for the court, please take credit for your father, and show his loyalty! ”

"Master Xie!" Yang Aruo replied lightly, and seemed to be indifferent to the reward of the imperial court.

Liu Yu was a little surprised by this kid's expression, so he asked tentatively: "I wonder if Ah Ruo is willing to inherit his father's will and continue to protect Liaodong?" The general can appoint you as a ruined lieutenant and send someone to retrain your rebels, as well as give them the treatment and equipment of a regular army. Of course, I won't take away your command, so how about it, think about it? ”

Yang Aruo was obviously a little unexpected, and he said apologetically: "Aruo thanks Hou Ye for his love, but Ah Ruo is rude and rude, I am afraid that he will live up to Hou Ye's expectations!" Please ...... Master Hou"

Liu Yu waved his hand impatiently to interrupt him. said: "Ah Ruo, don't tell me those nonsense, be honest." Why are you reluctant to join my army? Is it looking down on me? ”

Probably this sentence was a bit heavy, the atmosphere in the conference hall was stagnant, Yang Aruo's face also changed sharply, and he said in a loud voice: "Ah Ruo doesn't dare, Ah Ruo has always admired Hou Ye, how can he look down on Hou Ye!" It's just that Ah Ruo has been messing around in the rivers and lakes for many years, and he is afraid that his wild temperament will bring trouble to Hou Ye, so he refuses Hou Ye's kindness......"

Liu Yu interrupted him again impolitely, and asked with interest: "I didn't expect Ah Ruo, you, who are too guarded and righteous, to run away to mix the rivers and lakes!" Hehe, how's the mix? ”

Yang Aruo replied a little embarrassedly: "Let Master Hou laugh, although Aruo has been on the rivers and lakes for a few years, he has not made any achievements!" Just has a small foundation in Changli, and it was earned with the great help of Ah Ruo's two sworn brothers! ”

Changli? It seems to be the Jinzhou of the later generations! Well, the person who can earn a foundation in the West Liaoning Corridor, a military and transportation town that connects the inside and outside of the Guan, should not be an ordinary character!

"A small foundation? I'm afraid this is your humble words, Arro! Is it inconvenient for you to tell me more about your 'small foundation'? ”

Yang Aruo smiled bitterly and said honestly: "Aruo felt that the people of Liaodong in the northern part of the country were often oppressed by foreign races, so with the strong support of the two righteous brothers, a group of hot-blooded men gathered and established an organization called 'Iron and Blood Banner Gate'. Our door rule is, 'Whoever offends me, is a great man.' Although we will be punished from afar', but under the suppression of the 'Iron Cavalry Gang' of foreign races, our forces will not be able to break out of Changli County at all! Alas......"

I really can't see that the somewhat discouraged female man in front of me is actually a nationalist. smiled. Liu Yu asked a little abruptly: "Ah Ruo, give me a detailed introduction to the composition of your iron-blooded banner sect!" ”

Yang Aruo nodded and replied, "In addition to the most elite iron-blooded hoe traitor group in the sect, which has six hundred main fighting forces, there are more than four thousand three thousand ordinary disciples. ”

Liu Yu showed a kind smile to him and said, "Ah Ruo, now is a good opportunity for your iron-blooded banner to develop!" The 'Iron Cavalry Gang' that has been rampant in Youzhou for many years has been completely wiped out with Zhang Ju and Zhang Chun, and now most of the areas within the sphere of influence of the original 'Iron Cavalry Gang' have become a power vacuum. ”

Yang Aruo's expression perked up, and he said hesitantly: "Master Hou, what do you mean......"

Liu Yu smiled at him. said lightly: "Just like you think, I will secretly support your Iron and Blood Banner Sect to expand its power!" ”

Yang Aruo thought for a while and asked, "I don't know what Lord Hou needs our iron-blooded banner gate to pay?" ”

Liu Yu gave him an appreciative look. said: "Don't worry, I won't interfere in the internal affairs of your iron-blooded bannermen, I just need you to help me manage and monitor the civil forces under my rule!" ”

Yang Aruo pondered for a while, looked directly at Liu Yu and said, "The Iron and Blood Banner Gate is willing to serve the Hou Ye for the work of dogs and horses!" ”

"Haha. Sure enough, it's a smart man." Liu Yu stroked his palms and laughed, and then said to Guo Jia, who had been listening to their conversation beside him: "Fengxiao, inform Li Ru that he will be fully responsible for the cooperation with the Iron and Blood Banner Gate in the future, now you take Ah Ruo down to rest first!" ”

After they retreated, Fan Lihua walked behind Liu Yu and gently rubbed Liu Yu's shoulder and asked, "Is Fujun also interested in things on the rivers and lakes?" ”

Liu Yu patted her little hand, smiled and said, "There is yin and yang in this world, and there is light and darkness. Although our army is so powerful that it is not afraid of any head-on challenge. But some of the intrigues are always unguardable, so we need someone to help us spy on those civil organizations. ”

"Then husband, why don't you just build your own Jianghu organization to manage the civil forces under your rule?" Fan Lihua asked a little puzzled.

Liu Yu smiled knowingly. said: "I know what you're worried about, Lihua baby, but don't worry, Li Ru is vicious and deceitful, and there are many people in S.H.I.E.L.D., and it is impossible for him to have a big tail under his supervision!" Besides, it is not an easy task to build a new Jianghu organization, and it will never be able to establish that foundation in five or six years! Therefore, cooperating with the Iron and Blood Banner Gate is the best way at present, and everyone is mutually beneficial! ”

At this time, a Luan Fengwei came in to report that Xun Yu was coming, and Liu Yu immediately summoned him. "How's it going?" Liu Yu didn't see Xun Yu and Xun Yu when he entered Liaodong City, it is said that they went to count the results, and now it seems that they should report to Liu Yu.

Xun Yu said with a little tiredness: "Back to the lord, in the battle outside the city of Liaodong, our army killed more than 21,800 Xianbei thieves, captured 37,669 people, and captured 45,202 horses; In the storehouse in the city, we found more than 88,400 stones of grain and grass, more than 3.7 million taels of gold, silver and jewelry, and we also found nearly 70,000 strong bows and hundreds of thousands of feather arrows in the barracks of the Xianbei thieves. ”

Liu Yu was taken aback at first when he heard this, and then said with great joy: "Fortunately, the Xianbei thieves are using sabers to fight against our army, otherwise their world-class riding and archery skills may bring great losses to our army!" By the way, do you know why they don't use bows and arrows? ”

Xun Yu said with some amusement: "According to the prisoner's confession, today is the 'forbidden string day' set by the 'shamanism' that the Xianbei people believe in. Xun Yu shook his head and smiled when he saw Liu Yu, so he continued to report: "Our army lost 4,635 people, 8,928 people were seriously injured and could no longer fight, and those who were slightly injured did not count!" The slave rebellion lost more than 20,790 dead. At this point he paused, and then continued with admiration: "There are no seriously injured! ”

With a sigh, Liu Yu said: "Wen Ruo, you discuss it with a few military advisors, and compare it with the Wuhuan example." Let's see how many Han people can be exchanged for the Xianbei captives in our hands? ”

"Yes, my lord." Xun Yu took the order and retreated.

"Is the husband ready to make peace with Xianbei?" Fan Lihua asked softly in Liu Yu's ear.

Liu Yu sighed lightly and said a little weakly: "Xianbei itself has a population of more than one million. Coupled with the various small tribes attached to them, according to my estimate, they can muster at least 300,000 warriors, which is no match for them with the current strength of our army! ”

"So what are we going to do? Transferring troops from Yuzhou? Fan Lihua asked worriedly.

Liu Yu smiled, patted her little hand comfortingly, and said, "Do you think Xianbei really dares to fight us with all his might?!" In their north, there is their long-cherished enemy Yu in the eye! I think they'll think they'll make peace with us when they get the battle report here! However, one day I will want them to pay for the crimes they committed in Youzhou! ”

In the next few days, Liu Yu sent all his troops out, and the infantry captured the town. The cavalry was responsible for chasing down the remnants of the Xianbei cavalry and the horse thieves and bandits who took advantage of the fire to rob. After more than half a month like this, with the assistance of the black and white servants of the Gongsun family, Youbei has been basically pacified.

After this series of blows, the Xianbei patriarch Budu unsurprisingly sent someone to ask Liu Yu for peace. Liu Yu naturally unceremoniously put forward a bunch of conditions. Of course, these conditions were given by several military advisors after an in-depth analysis of the current situation between the enemy and us, and they were absolutely within the range that the Xianbei people could bear. The specific terms are as follows:

First, Xianbei paid Liu Yufang 8 million taels of silver (considering the actual situation. Liu Yu hinted that the Xianbei representative could be replaced by gold and jade jewelry. However, it can only be converted at 30% of the original value);

second, Xianbei compensated Liu Yufang for 100,000 war horses and forage for these 100,000 war horses for two months;

Third, the Xianbei side must return the grain stolen from the Youbei region, because this specific amount cannot be counted, so Liu Yu generously let the Xianbei people pay 800,000 stones;

Fourth, the Xianbei side must release 100,000 Han slaves in exchange for all the Xianbei captives held by Liu Yujun's army (Originally, Liu Yu really wanted to kill all these Xianbei robbers who burned and looted on the territory of Liu Yu's Han Dynasty, but when he thought of the hundreds of thousands of people who were looted by the Xianbei people, he could only swallow this breath);

Fifth, the two sides signed a ten-year non-aggression pact (of course, it is up to Liu Yu to decide whether to renew the treaty or go to war after ten years);

Sixth. Carry out bilateral trade (the Xingchanglong Trading Company is solely responsible for specific matters, and the Xianbei side is not allowed to trade with other forces in the Han Dynasty.) That is to say, Liu Yu wants to be the general distributor of Xianbei specialties in Dahan).

Liu Yu thought that Xianbei would sit on the ground and repay the money on behalf of Fu Luohan, but who knew that he would sign the peace agreement very neatly, which couldn't help but surprise Liu Yu at Xianbei's wealth. While presenting the good news of the pacification of Youzhou to the imperial court, Liu Yu also recommended several candidates for Taishou and Zhenbian generals. Thinking about it, with Liu Yu's power and the help of Liu Yu, who is still in the capital, the imperial court should not refuse.

Then, in the days of waiting for those indemnities and court appointments, Liu Yu received an invitation from the Gongsun family, saying that Gongsun Chen, the head of the Gongsun family, was going to hold a birthday banquet next month, hoping that Liu Yu would be able to make peace in the future.

"What does the Gongsun family mean by this? You don't really just want me to pay homage to Gongsun Chen, right? Liu Yu summoned Guo Jia, Er Xun and several generals who stayed in Liaodong and asked.

Guo Jia quickly communicated with Er Xun with his eyes, and then said: "Back to the lord, the ministers and others all think that the Gongsun family's move is preparing to show the lord's authority!" ”

"Oh, what do you mean by that?"

"It has been two months since the lord recovered Liaodong, but the Gongsun family, who is close at hand, has never visited the lord. And now that they suddenly invited the lord to the birthday banquet, the ministers secretly thought that the Gongsun family wanted to show the lord their powerful power and connections in Youbei, so as to deter the lord, the new general of Zhenbei! ”

Xun Yu's words, Liu Yu didn't feel anything after hearing this, but he was angry with the generals who regarded Liu Yu as a god. Guan Hai jumped up first, and shouted: "The dog-mother-raised grandson family dares to bully my father-in-law like this!" Lord, please allow the minister to lead the headquarters of 5,000 men and horses to attack Xiangping, and the minister swears to destroy the Gongsun family! ”

5,000 men and horses want to capture Xiangping and exterminate the Gongsun family? Come on, do you think your subordinates are all innate masters? Just when Liu Yu was about to comfort this fierce general who was too loyal to him because of spiritual magic, Yu Banhuo, who was in charge of rectifying and training the rebel army and recruits, added fuel to the forbidden fire: "In order to save Youzhou from fire and water, the lord rushed all the way from Yuzhou to shed blood and sweat. But they were ungrateful to treat their lord like this. As a courtier, we must teach the Gongsun family a lesson! The lord and the minister have already trained 30,000 strong men. Let General Guan Hai take it away this time! ”

Looking at the rest of the generals who were indignantly shouting to go out with the army, Liu Yu couldn't help but glance at Guo Jia with a headache. After Guo Jia looked at the reckless men who were emotional and blushing, he gave Liu Yu a helpless look. Liu Yu angrily set his eyes on Xun Yu and Xun You, who knew that they were more simply looking at the shoes, looking like they were studying the embroidery skills of the toe of the shoes.

Liu Yu reluctantly went out to appease the generals in person, and said: "The Gongsun family has been running Youbei for more than 100 years, and its power is deep-rooted. With the current 30,000 or 40,000 horses, we will never be able to eradicate them, and besides, we can't attack friendly troops and make them a joke. So calm down, don't scream! He glanced at the generals who had gradually quieted down. Liu Yu continued: "This time I went to pay tribute to Gongsun Chen, I only took Fengxiao with me, and you all stayed in Liaodong obediently, and all matters must be subject to Mr. Wen Ruo and Mr. Gongda." Do you understand? ”

The other generals all agreed weakly. Only Xu Rong came out and said: "The lord, the minister is from Xiangping, and he was friendly with the grandson of the Gongsun family when he was young, please bring the lord and the minister!" ”

"Oh, are you familiar with Gongsun Du? Tell me about him! Liu Yu was very interested in this person who was famous in the history he knew, but ranked above Gongsun Chan in this world.

"Gongsun Du's nickname is A Leopard, he is the son of Gongsun Yan, Marquis of Jianyi, who is smart and courageous. He is loved by his people. Later, he succeeded to Gongsun Chen, the head of the Gongsun family, who was the Taishou of Xuansu at the time, as his son, and commanded the most elite private soldiers of the Gongsun family. Later, he was appointed General Wuwei for his military exploits. ”

"General Wuwei?" Liu Yu raised his eyebrows and said in surprise: "The commander of the Gongsun family's private soldiers actually has a formal military position?" ”

Xun You explained to Liu Yu on the side: "In order to appease the six families with strong armed forces, the imperial court gave each family a formal military position. However, these military positions are idle and will not be allocated to official military horses. Therefore, although those generals have the title of the imperial court, they can only command their own private soldiers! ”

"I see, okay, that's it. At that time, Guo Jia and Xu Rong will go to the banquet with me, and the rest of them will stay in Liaodong! ”

"Yes, my lord!"

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Xiangping is less than two hundred miles away from Liaodong City, and the Beiwei army and Luan Fengwei who guard Liu Yu have one manpower, so they really achieved the arrival of the morning and the evening.

"It's a place of residence that has been in business for a hundred years, and this city is really strong!" Looking at the huge city wall standing on the plain from afar, Liu Yu couldn't help but sigh with emotion.

Fan Lihua, who was in the same car with Liu Yu, also sighed: "No wonder Xianbei's tens of thousands of troops have no way to take here, in my opinion, even if the husband personally leads the 100,000 army, I am afraid that he will not be able to conquer Xiangping in a short period of time!" ”

"Haha, that's not likely!" Liu Yu scratched her nose and smiled: "If we use our secret weapon, it will only take a few days to capture this kind of sturdy town!" ”

"Secret weapon? What is it? Fan Lihua asked curiously.

Liu Yu winked at her and said mysteriously: "That's designed by your husband and me, and then supervised by Zheng Hun!" ”

Fan Lihua became more and more interested: "Husband, you are so good!" What does your weapon look like? ”

Liu Yu took her into his arms and whispered softly, "Tell you, that's ...... Secret! After speaking, Liu Yu laughed, and Fan Lihua, who realized that she had been tricked, immediately launched a retaliation against Liu Yu.

Just as they were making a fuss, the face of Yin Damu, the commander of the Weiwei Army, with a pair of bull's eyes, appeared outside the car window, and said honestly: "Lord, the people of the Gongsun family lined up outside Xiangping City to greet you......

"Oh, do you know who's coming to pick us up?"

"It's Gongsun Sheng, the head of foreign affairs of the Gongsun family! Will the lord summon him? ”

Liu Yu pursed his lips disdainfully and said, "Does a mere foreign affairs manager need your father-in-law to meet in person?" Tell Bonghyo to negotiate with him! ”

Leaving the Beiwei army outside the city, the others walked to the elegant guest houses arranged by Gongsun Sheng for Liu Yu and them under the guidance of that Gongsun Sheng. originally thought that there would be important people from the Gongsun family to visit Liu Yu the next day, but what made Liu Yu miscalculate was that not to mention the important people, even Gongsun Sheng, the head of foreign affairs, did not appear. It wasn't until the evening that a family member came to take Liu Yu to the banquet hall.

This contempt for Liu Yu made his women and subordinates very angry, and even Xun Yu's old and wealthy personality persuaded Liu Yu to leave. But Liu Yu wants to stay, he wants to see what kind of power the Gongsun family can show him!