As Li Lei expected, Liu De is still imprisoning Su Cang, just to cut off Li Yun's arm, because Liu De knows that although he has unified Hebei, he is still facing three major threats, one is the Hu people in the north, the Hu people cannot be eliminated, and with the current means of rule, Liu De is also powerless to rule the grassland.

can only defend first, and support the grassland peoples who are loyal to themselves, but Liu De knows that this is also a way to treat the symptoms rather than the root cause, but there is no other more suitable way, after all, China has been up and down for 5,000 years, and almost every dynasty has suffered from foreign invasions, and even the Yuan and Qing dynasties were completely established by ethnic minorities.

Although the Hu people are now afraid of themselves, in fact, in three or five years, the Hu people may recover their vitality, so Liu De must also prepare early.

The second aspect is Weizhou, where the Zhou and Qiang people stand side by side, and the situation is more complicated than the unification of other states.

This third aspect is Li Wei on the south bank of the river, if you want to unify the world, Li Wei is a roadblock in front of you, only by eliminating Li Wei, can you calmly go south and unify the world, Liu Han and Li Wei absolutely do not have a day of peaceful coexistence.

And now it is just because both sides can only temporarily recuperate and recuperate for various reasons, and stop the war and peace talks.

When the strength is restored, it will really be endless.

In addition to these three aspects, the rebellion of the three counties of Luanzhou, and the attack of bandits on the city are just the trouble of scabies.

Then why not kill Su Cang?

One is that it is not necessary to kill, Liu De is not short of a population, and the other is if he can recruit Su Cang! Although the probability is not high, Liu De still has to give it a try.

......

Southern Luanzhou.

Yu Ban led his troops and horses to a rebellious city closest to Luancheng, and in addition to sending sentry cavalry to investigate the situation, the army set up camp thirty miles away from the county seat to build siege equipment.

The county seat may have discovered Yu Ban's arrival, and the city gate has already been closed, and the family in armor has already occupied the city head tremblingly, and even a lot of rolling stones and sassalwoods have already been piled up on the city.

Now that Fan Zhongyan, the pastor of Luanzhou, has just arrived, it can be said that Fan Zhongyan almost didn't even recognize the officials under him, but he didn't expect such a thing to happen.

However, Fan Zhongyan has the demeanor of a general, on the one hand, he relied on his personality charm to appease the officials, and on the other hand, he mobilized the people of Luanzhou City, integrated the young and strong, defended Luanzhou, posted notices, and stabilized the people's hearts.

It can be said that in just a few days, Luancheng has returned to stability, but Fan Zhongyan, another county in Luanzhou, has not yet had the energy to deal with it.

Almost all the county officials in Luanzhou are local big clans, so Liu De's rule over Luanzhou is very weak, and some big clans are afraid of Liu De's liquidation because of their own uncleanliness, or for other reasons, it is normal for them to rebel.

The current situation and troop deployment in Luanzhou are as follows:

Luancheng has a militia group formed by Fan Zhongyan, with a total of 2,000 people, at most to maintain law and order, basically no combat effectiveness.

It was not enough to recruit grain and grass, after all, there was still a regular field army, so only 2,000 people were recruited.

There are 3,000 cavalry troops and 2,000 infantry troops led by Huo Quzhi himself, which is the elite in Huo Quzhi's hands, which is stationed outside Luanzhou City, and it is also the foundation of defending Luanzhou.

Yu Ban led 6,000 soldiers and horses south to quell the rebellion.

Wei Yan led 5,000 men to garrison the western part of Luanzhou, where the Qiang people often plundered.

"My lord, Huo Dudu is here to pay a visit!"

An official hurried to the hall to report to Fan Zhongyan.

"Please!"

Although Huo Quyan is young, his official position is the same as Fan Zhongyan's, and Huo Quzhi's achievements are impressive, Fan Zhongyan doesn't take any shelf, and gets up to greet him.

"Fan Gong!"

Huo Quzhi arched his hand.

"Hodudu!"

Fan Zhongyan also returned the salute.

After the two of them sat down on the couch, Fan Zhongyan asked, "Governor, what is the situation in the three counties of Luanzhou now?" And how to deal with bandits outside Yang'an County? ”

The purpose of Huo Quzhi's visit this time is also for the Luanzhou rebellion, although he is in charge of the army and Fan Zhongyan is in charge of the government, but Fan Zhongyan is the pastor of Luanzhou after all, whether it is sending troops or logistics, or some other things can be smoother with Fan Zhongyan's cooperation.

Since Fan Zhongyan asked, Huo Qubing did not hide it, and said bluntly: "The bandits outside Yang'an County have been repelled by the family in the city and hidden in the mountains, but the [Longtou Mountain] mountain is steep, and there has just been a heavy snowfall, and there are not enough soldiers and horses, I am afraid that the thieves' lair will not be found at all!" ”

"And according to a certain investigation, there are at least five or six bandits in Longtou Mountain alone, if they can't be eliminated as soon as possible, I am afraid that they will be popular in the coming year!"

Longtou Mountain does not refer to a single mountain, but a large mountain range covering a wide area from north to south, because the main peak resembles a dragon's head, so it is collectively called Longtou Mountain.

Fan Zhongyan nodded, thought about it in his heart, and said to Huo Quai: "Huo Dudu, most of the bandits in Longtou Mountain are poor people, the land is encroached upon, and there is no way to survive, so they fall into the grass, I think we can issue an edict, as long as they are not extremely vicious, they can be pardoned, and given land, build houses, and reduce taxes, so that the bandits will fall apart immediately!" ”

Huo Qu was sick suddenly, and sighed with his palms, "What Fan Gong said is very true, this method is absolutely effective, and it will definitely cause panic among the bandits, why did they attack the county town in winter, I am afraid it is because there is no food, so they are desperate!" ”

"What Huo Dudu said is reasonable!"

Fan Zhongyan affirmed and continued to add: "We can also issue a reward for those extremely vicious bandits, so that the thieves will inevitably be panicked, and such a big event will be done!" Huo Dudu, although this is the case, we must also make preparations with both hands, and the army must be ready to enter Longtou Mountain at any time! ”

"Don't worry, a certain will let the soldiers and horses gather in Yang'an County to give Longtou Mountain bandits a deterrent, maybe the enemy will be cowardly before the battle is made, and he will break down if he doesn't attack!" Huo Quzhi said.

"Great goodness!"

Fan Zhongyan said: "What is the situation of the rebellion in the three counties in the south of Luanzhou? ”

Huo Quzhi said: "According to the time, General Yu should have arrived in [Linmen County], but there is no information yet, according to General Yu's ability, it should not be a problem to take the three counties." ”

"I'm much more relieved!"

Fan Zhongyan sighed.

Huo Quzhi nodded, and said to Fan Zhongyan: "Then please ask Fan Gong to worry more about logistics, after all, people eat horses and chew, and the consumption is not small!" ”

Fan Zhongyan stroked his beard and smiled, and said to Huo Quzhi: "Please rest assured that Huo Dudu is the duty of the old man!" ”

Huo Qubing then took his leave and returned to the barracks.

.....

The sentinels who went to explore Linmen County soon returned to the Han army camp and gave Yu Ban a detailed report on the investigation.

"General, the defense of Linmen County is quite tight, and the soldiers in the city are not slackening, although the city wall is a little old, it is still strong, and they have strengthened and heightened the city wall..."

Yu Ban listened, bowed slightly, "It seems that for today's plan, we can only storm it, pass on the order, and start attacking the city tomorrow!" ”

"Yes!"

"Boom!"

The war drums sounded, Yu Ban rode a high-headed horse and led the army to the city of Linmen County, looked at the cowering soldiers on the city wall, and immediately snorted coldly, waved the horse whip, and ordered: "Send someone to tell the enemy general at the head of the city that if you surrender, you can still leave a life, otherwise, you will be killed!" ”

"Yes!"

One of the soldiers quickly came to the city, and before he could speak, the head of the city was shot with arrows, shooting the soldiers into a hornet's nest.

"Bold!"

Yu Ban was furious, and immediately ordered: "Give me a siege!" ”

Several trebuchets were launched from the military array, since Liu Ye improved the trebuchet, the range of the trebuchet has increased, and the power has also increased slightly, it can be said that the current trebuchet is definitely a weapon for siege.

"Boom!"

"Boom!"

"Boom!"

Huge stones smashed on the city wall of Linmen County, the already somewhat dilapidated city wall, broken soil pieces splashed, and the soldiers on the city wall were also frightened and screamed, hiding in all directions.

Yu Ban snorted coldly, "Such a soldier dares to rebel?" What a joke! ”

Then he waved his hand, "The whole army is attacking the city!" ”

"Kill!"

Within a few hours, the city gate of Linmen County was broken by the Han army, and the army swarmed in, basically capturing all the rebellious families.

The three counties of Luanzhou rebelled, and the next county went first.

......

The news of the pacification of Linmen County has not yet reached Beiping, but Liu De at this time took a person to the prison in Beiping.

The person he visited was the puppet emperor - Yang Tianlong.

And the one who followed Liu De was Yang Tianhao, who had been detained in Yanzhou for a long time.

Because of his busy schedule, Liu De has not paid attention to Yang Tianlong since he was escorted over, but Liu De is a person who cherishes his talents, Yang Tianhao has not done anything wrong, and the only mistake may be that he is Yang Tianlong's clansman!

Yang Tianhao has never surrendered to Liu De because he is loyal to Yang Tianlong, and now Liu De has brought Yang Tianhao over, which is to make him die, after all, Yang Tianlong will not live long.

In prison, Yang Tianlong lay inside with a smile, waving his arms from time to time, muttering in his mouth and not knowing what he was talking about.

Liu De said to Yang Tianhao: "Yang Tianlong is like this after he was caught from the palace, crazy!" ”

Yang Tianhao grabbed the railing with both hands and shouted at Yang Tianlong: "Lord! Lord! ”

It's a pity that Yang Tianlong just turned his head and glanced at Yang Tianhao, then turned over and twisted over, still not knowing what he was talking about.

"My lord..."

Yang Tianhao lowered his arms, but he was speechless.

Liu De didn't care whether Yang Tianhao was present or not, and directly ordered: "Yang Tianlong usurped the emperor, the crime was extremely heinous, and he was executed three days later, and his head was sent to Chen Liu." ”

"Yes!"

Then Liu De said to Yang Tianhao: "Come with the orphan!" ”

When Yang Tianhao followed Liu De to a side hall, Liu De sat in the first place with a golden knife, and said to Yang Tianhao: "Now that Yang Tianlong is dead, are you willing to surrender?" ”

Yang Tianhao knelt on the ground: "Wish to surrender!" ”

Yang Tianhui and Wu Jun are more than eighty, and it can be said that their abilities are very good, so after Yang Tianhao surrendered, Liu De appointed him as a partial general and served under Chen Qi.

......

Time flies, the New Year is approaching in a blink of an eye, and the military situation in Luanzhou is also coming quickly, Yu Ban even went down to the three cities, and there are many bandits who can't survive on Longtou Mountain to surrender down the mountain, and the bandits are also in turmoil inside, it can be said that it won't take long for the bandits in Longtou Mountain to be basically dealt with.

In the appointment of the county magistrates of Luanzhou, Liu De respected Fan Zhongyan's opinions, mainly to appease Luanzhou, and now the county magistrates of Luanzhou are basically immovable, mainly to maintain stability, but Liu De also decided to sort out all the Luanzhou officialdom within one to two years.

Luanzhou's control of the family is even more serious than Jizhou.

And on the eve of the New Year, the arrival of several more people made Liu De overjoyed.

And these people are Liu Renzhen, Liu Yan and others who have been summoned a long time ago, but have never appeared, these people are all members of their Liu clan.

Among them, the identity of an old man made Liu De have to stand up to greet him, because this old man was the oldest in the Liu clan, and he was the same generation as his grandfather Liu Shangnai, and he was Liu Shang's younger brother.

The same is the same line of Huaizhou, and the name is: Liu Jue.

Liu De called it the fifth grandfather.

Liu Jue is a few years younger than Liu Shang, but now he has reached the age of knowing the destiny of heaven, but his body is still quite tough.

A group of juniors also gathered around Liu Jue.

Chen Shuo learned of Liu Jue's arrival, and although he was ill, he still attended in person.

When Liu Jue saw Liu De, he immediately burst into tears, only knowing that he was holding Liu De's hand, and couldn't stop saying: "It seems that it really looks like my brother when he was young!" ”

Everyone could only comfort Liu Jue, and then because of their old health, Liu Jue and Chen Shuo both left the hall and rested under Liu De's arrangement.

In this way, the atmosphere in the hall was a little better, Liu De looked around, raised the wine cup in his hand, and said to everyone: "Since you are the relatives of the Liu family, if there are frequent wars today, and the Han Kingdom is in ruins, now is a great opportunity for you to show your skills, everyone, cheers!" ”

His Highness and everyone hurriedly raised their wine glasses, and shouted in their mouths: "To Your Highness! ”

Only then did Liu De have time to observe the people in the hall.

Liu Renzhen, Liu Yan, Liu Renliang, and Liu Yuxi, these four people were summoned by themselves through the system, and they came over a long time ago, and Liu Ye and Liu Menglong, who also helped him break Li Wei, were also on the side.

These people are the most capable people in the Liu clan.

... Liu Menglong, forget it...

Character: Liu Yan

Gender: Male

Age: 38/75

Injuries: Healthy

Force: Liu De

Identity: Clan

Official position: None

Title: None

Prestige: 7280

Merit:--

Loyalty: 97

Command: 32

Force: 28

Intelligence: 83

Politics: 90

Charisma: 71

Adaptability: Infantry C Cavalry C Archers C Weapons C Naval Army C

Treasure: None

Stunt: Handling [Increases the movement of transport troops]

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Liu Yan is the oldest among everyone, and it seems that everyone is headed by him, and Liu Yan's ability is also quite outstanding, and his politics has reached 90, but the stunt makes Liu De a little puzzled, what the hell is handling?

Then Liu De guessed that it might be because Liu Yan reformed Caoyun! Increasing the efficiency of the imperial court in transporting grain and grass, this is the reason for this stunt.

But this stunt is really indescribable!

This stunt is not like a stunt that has ever been a prime minister.

......