"I see, you have a heart." Wang Mang said: "If you return to Liangzhou, you will also have the opportunity to be the king and hegemon in the future, and you will not be bound by outsiders." If you follow me, you will be bound by military regulations in the future, you should think about it carefully. ”

"Reign as king? Hahaha, Lord Wang, you can't help but think too highly of me, right? ”

The Grand Commander laughed and said, "We still know very well how many catties and taels we have." If you want to say that you will be a king and a soil emperor for a while, this may still be possible. But if you want to be permanent, it is absolutely impossible, and in the end, you will definitely have to break up your family, lose your wife, and even be wiped out.

And don't say that you don't agree with us to be the king and hegemon in the future, I guess the other major families won't agree either, right? Now I am waiting to follow you, and I don't want to be rich and rich, I just want to have peace of mind and go down in history. ”

"Well, since you have this heart, then I should welcome it." Wang Mang nodded, and said to Wang Xianzhi: "Uncle, take advantage of this time, you can send an order to let some of the officers and soldiers in the army put down the weapons and armor in their hands, and make every effort to build farm tools, reclaim wasteland, and build a large number of buildings, the more the better." ”

"Why is that a farming implement? What's the use? ”

Wang Mang said: "I'm arranging what happened after defeating Da Danyu." As for the more specific, you don't need to ask, you will know when the time comes. Also, calculate the time, my first strategist Gongsun Ce should also lead some soldiers and horses to Dingxi Pass, right? When they arrive, I'll be able to make better arrangements. ”

"Well, you've always been prescient. It's up to you, that's right. Wang Xianzhi replied with a smile.

Lanzhou Pass!

After discussing the matter, Zhang Gongqiong, the temporary commander of Liaoning, and the other commanders of the major coalition armies, marched rapidly for two or three days and successfully arrived at Baiyin Pass.

At this moment, the city gate was wide open, and the people in the city closed their doors tightly, as if they had encountered something major, and they did not dare to move around at will.

Wang Xian'an felt a little strange, grabbed a few people and asked: "I will be ordered by Your Majesty to lead the army to suppress the Xiongnu and recover the lost territory." Now that the Huns have been defeated and returned, why do you close the door of your house like a thief? Am I a robber in your eyes? ”

"The military master spares his life, the military master spares his life." The few people who were captured were sincerely frightened, trembling, and knelt on the ground begging for mercy.

"Tell the military master that when the Hun army withdrew three days ago, it took away some women and children in the city. I don't know what to do, so I don't dare to go too far with the military masters, for fear that my relatives will be lost. ”

"Oh? And what's going on? I see, go back. At the same time, tell the people of the city that they do not need to panic and worry. Lord Wang personally commanded the army to conquer the barbarians, and the barbarians will be defeated, and as for the people who were captured, Lord Wang will find a way to rescue them. Now you can farm in peace. ”

"Thank you, thank you!" A few people kowtowed a few more times and hurriedly ran home, but they did not send a message, as if they had not heard Wang Xian'an's orders, and they were very worried.

Wang Xian'an said to his subordinates: "Ladies and gentlemen, the people of Guanzhong are all our Han Chinese, and after entering the customs, it is strictly forbidden for soldiers to harass the people and rob the people's property. If there is a violation of the order, it will not be spared. ”

Wei Xianming thought for a moment, and said a little puzzled: "General Wang, what do you say Da Dan is doing to arrest those people?" ”

"Do you still need to think about it? This is not uncommon when slaves are called. Wang Xian'an said indifferently: "The Xiongnu invaded our Han Dynasty in the past dynasties, and they will always arrest more Han people for their drive."

And the population of the barbarian hundred countries is very small, and the background is insufficient. After they arrested these people, they could expand their base. It's nothing, don't take it too seriously. At present, the Xiongnu army is all in Weiwu Pass, and it seems that they want to concentrate their forces and make a desperate bet. They will either break through the pass controlled by Lord Wang behind them and escape, or they will break through our defenses and fight into the hinterland of Kyushu.

Now we just need to firmly guard this silver pass, and Lord Wang guards the back pass. Then we will definitely be able to completely trap the Xiongnu army in the mighty pass, and set the tide in one fell swoop. ”

"It should be good!" Huo Changhai said: "The Xiongnu concentrated their forces at one pass, and there was only one way to gamble. Therefore, we should not be careless, and we must always guard against them from rushing out and killing them.

This time, I was ordered by the head of my family to lead the army to fight with Lord Wang, and at first I thought that this battle would take ten or eight years. Now I can't imagine that in less than half a year, I have reached the end of the game, and I still have the chance to win. Hehe, after that, we will lead the army to return triumphantly, not to mention that it can be passed on through the ages, and there should always be a wealth of eternity, right? ”

"It's all up to Lord Wang's tricks."

Wei Xianming said with a smile: "If it weren't for his plan to cut off the back road of the Hun army, where would we be able to achieve such dazzling achievements so easily?"

At present, we still have more than 400,000 troops in our hands, and we have lost about 200,000 troops in total. And on the Huns' side, there should be more than 100,000. The two-to-one result is enough to last for a hundred years. ”

"Yes, it's enough to last forever." Yongzhou Chen Gong said: "If there is no trick of Lord Wang, even if we can defeat the Xiongnu in the end, the loss will definitely be unacceptable, and it is estimated that five or six hundred thousand people killed in the battle is the least." ”

"Okay guys, there's no need to say more about sighing, let's go and do a good job of the city defense first, and investigate the spies in the city. lest there be any mistakes. As for the rest, let's wait until we have completely wiped out all the main forces of the Huns. Zhang Gongqiong said.

"Well, it's time to do a good job in city defense." The major generals nodded one after another, and each divided the place and jurisdiction where his subordinates would be stationed.

When all their troops entered the pass, a general rushed from the other end of the pass, and this person was Jingsheng who was sent by Wang Mang to give orders.

After Jingsheng arrived at Baiyin Pass, he was about to continue to rush to Lanzhou Pass to pass the order.

However, when he entered the customs through the back door, he found that the Han army had already entered the customs through the front door, and he figured out the situation. Knowing that this is a big order, Yu gave up the Baiyin Pass just like giving up Jiayu Pass, Jiuquan Pass and other passes.

Jingsheng rode to the front of everyone, then took out a letter from his cuff, and shouted to many main generals: "Lord Wang has an order, generals, please dismount and receive orders!" ”

As he spoke, he glanced at the generals of Liaoning who were following Zhang Gongqiong. When he saw Yan Yang, he secretly gave him a look.

Yan Yang has followed Wang Mang for seven or eight years, won Wang Mang's trust, and also knew many of Wang Mang's plans. Now that he saw Jingsheng's eyes, he understood that Jingsheng had other tasks besides heralding.

When the lords heard the words, they hurriedly dismounted, and bowed their hands: "The last general will meet the king, I wonder what military orders the king has?" ”

Jingsheng said: "Lord Wang made the following reply on the internal conflict in Lanzhou Pass a few days ago. Zhang Gongqiong, the deputy commander-in-chief of Liaoning, was ordered to serve as the commander-in-chief of Liaoning and supervise the entire army in Liaoning. ordered the other major generals to immediately hand over the right to lead the troops of the Lingzhou coalition army, and release the imprisoned Liu Zhi, and the official was reinstated, still serving as the chief general of Zhuzhou. The major generals of Kyushu were fined for half a year as a warning.

ordered the Kyushu coalition army to make every effort to arrest Ji Yun, and once discovered, he could be executed on the spot without pardon. Xiang Fei was the commander of the three armies temporarily, but he disregarded the lives of the soldiers, acted recklessly, and abandoned the 40,000 army, which was an unforgivable crime and should be imprisoned for life.

But remembering that he was already dead, he did not pursue his responsibility. As for other related personnel, such as Ji Xue, Ji Yan, Ji Shuang, Ji Xuan and others, there is no need to investigate them for the time being, and they are ordered to cooperate with the coalition forces to fight and strive for meritorious service. ”

"The last general will take the order!"

Many main generals got up, and then Zhang Gongqiong said to one of the generals under him: "Pass the order and release General Liu Zhi quickly." ”

(End of chapter)