Chapter 273: The Name of the Dragon Wolf

(Thanks to the alliance, the double reward has lasted for many days, and I am flattered, I am really surprised.) Thank you Zhao Wuxian 2014, UFGW, Shui Yingyun)

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Liu Xie, the son of heaven, led hundreds of officials to the Ming Hall in the south of Luoyang City early in the morning to worship.

Mingtang was founded in the first year of Emperor Guangwu of the Eastern Han Dynasty (56 AD), as the "Temple of the Son of Heaven", which is the place where the emperor worships his ancestors and accepts the worship of his subordinates. The so-called "Son of Heaven Liming Hall, so through the gods, sense the heaven and earth, the four o'clock, the teaching, the virtue, the Tao, the ability, the praise of the doers." ”

However, the original building of the Ming Hall has been destroyed in the Dong Zhuo Rebellion, and the current Ming Hall is a circular building rebuilt on the original site. Originally, it was planned to be completed until early next year, but after the application of Ma Jun's crane, the speed was greatly accelerated, and the main construction was completed at the beginning of the month, only the decoration was missing.

Since this battle was related to the fate of the Son of Heaven and Luoyang (the ministers), it could be said to be a battle related to the fortune of the country, so Liu Xie couldn't wait to be completely decorated, so he hurriedly brought the ministers to worship the ancestors in order to bless them.

Although Wannian is the eldest princess, she can't be present on this kind of sacrificial occasion, and can only look at it from the tall building of the just-completed Chongde Palace. Around her, there was a group of women who were more or less related to Ma Han: Zhen Qin, Zhen Rong, Zhen Luo, Ganmei, Nian Nu, Yuan...... Well, there is also Zhao Yingzi, a female guard standing on the cloud platform at the bottom of the stairs and wearing a military uniform.

Although she couldn't come to the scene in person, Princess Wannian still ordered her maid to set up the incense case and worship from afar. Behind her, the ladies also wore flower crowns and tiara robes, with solemn expressions, facing the glow, and their sleeves were relaxed. Worship as it is.

When the worship was almost over, Princess Wannian quietly glanced at the girls, but when she saw that the most serious and the most standard posture among them was actually the youngest Zhen Luo, she couldn't help nodding secretly, adding a little more love to this delicate and gentle little sister.

After the incense case was removed, the atmosphere of Yan sΓΉ was finally replaced by cheerfulness. They are all teenage girls, and the eldest princess of Wannian is only in her teens, and she has experienced ups and downs. tasted all the hardships, so there was no princess shelf, amiable. Soon, even the newcomer Zhen sisters eliminated their awe and added closeness.

Zhen Luo peeked into the air, walked down the steps, and walked towards Zhao Yingzi, who was standing upright at the cloud platform. When Zhao Yingzi saw her coming, she smiled and bowed slightly.

The second daughter traveled all the way south. Accompanied by thousands of miles, there are more frightening tribulations on the banks of the Qingshui River, and a deep friendship has been formed. Especially Zhen Luo, he admires and envy Zhao Yingzi, who can ride a horse and shoot arrows. I'm willing to say anything to her.

"Princess Fangcai asked you to also change into a crown dress to participate in the worship, why do you want to refuse?" As soon as Zhen Luo opened his mouth, he asked a sensitive topic.

Zhao Yingzi was slightly stunned and was silent for a while. said calmly: "Although I am a daughter, I can also gallop on the field." In my opinion, the desire to win. Instead of begging for heaven, it's better to beg for someone - well, judging by the confident way he goes into battle, he should win. ”

"Can you really win? Are you interested in ...... So confident? Zhen Luo's eyes widened, since she arrived in Luoyang, the ruins everywhere here gave her a strong stimulus. Hearing and witnessing, it was all the cruelty and ferocity of the Xiliang people, and even those ministers and celebrities were afraid of them like tigers, which naturally had a strong impact on her young heart, making her have an inexplicable fear of the Xiliang people.

Zhao Yingzi said lightly: "I don't have confidence in him, but I have confidence in the White Wolf Army - I have been in White Wolf City for two whole years, and I have watched their training countless times. Moreover, my uncle also said that every soldier who comes out of the White Wolf Camp is the best soldier of the Han Dynasty, especially under the personal leadership of their commander, the combat effectiveness will explode several times. No matter how strong the Xiliang people are, they can't be several times stronger than my Liaodong White Wolf Warrior. ”

Zhen Luo was curious and incredulous: "He ...... General Wei, is it really so amazing? ”

Zhao Yingzi smiled: "It's not magic, it's a god - he is the invincible god of war in the eyes of the white wolf warriors." ”

Zhen Luo's red lips opened slightly, and he wanted to ask something more, but he heard the sister upstairs cry in surprise: "Look - good news!" ”

Zhen Luo and Zhao Yingzi glanced at each other, one pulled out his legs, the other lifted his skirt, and quickly ran towards the west of the Yuntai.

At the same time, the monarchs and ministers who had just finished worshipping in the Ming Hall also rushed out, raising their arms like a forest, shouting something to the halberd in the distance, and they all looked excited.

A ride came from far from the west, rolling up the rolling yellow dust, and the glow shined through the smoke and dust, shining on the red flag on the knight's arm, the red flag, representing victory!

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On the third day of June in the first year of Jian'an, General Wei and Si Li's lieutenant Ma Han waved his division to fight with Li Dao and Guo Yan of the Xiliang Army under the Hangu Pass, breaking 6,000 with 3,000 and severely damaging the Xiliang Army.

When the fierce battle was in full swing, Longshang Ma Teng led the army to appear in the rear of Li and Guo, and the Xiliang army was in chaos.

Ma Han immediately led the whole army to attack, and Ma Teng attacked the east and west, breaking the Xiliang army.

In the battle, Li Shi, the son of Li Dao, died in the battle, and the general Wang Chang was killed by Xu Huang. Under the protection of his nephew Li Xian, Li Wei only led more than ten horsemen to break through and escape. And Guo Yan is better, his infantry is gone, but there are still four or five hundred cavalry, but after fighting to the death to get out of the encirclement, there are only more than two hundred cavalry left. Even Guo Yan himself was stabbed in the neck by a young general of Ma Jiajun, fell off the horse and broke his leg.

In this battle, the two representative figures of the Xiliang Army, Li Dao and Guo Yan, can be said to have been wiped out by the whole army. In the system of the Xiliang Army, a general without soldiers is like a lone wolf who has lost a pack of wolves, and the end is sad.

In this extremely short-lived, but significant, battle, the appearance of Ma Teng's army was a fatal blow. If there is no Ma Jiajun to cut off Li and Guo's back road, Ma Han can only defeat the two at most, and it is difficult to annihilate them all - in this era, it is not ordinary to use one cavalry to annihilate another cavalry.

Before Ma Han launched the Battle of Hangu Pass, he was full of confidence, and in front of the Son of Heaven and the ministers in the court, he said that he had an eighty percent chance of winning, and the real reason for this was that he united Ma Teng. Ma Han sent Ma Yunluo as early as March to build a bridge between him and Ma Teng by taking advantage of the identity of the daughter of the Ma family.

And Ma Teng has long wanted to send his nephews and nephews, and even personally go to the court to meet the most outstanding contemporary figure of the Fufeng Ma family. However, Ma Hantong GuΓ² Ma Yunlu said that it is not the time yet, and it is better for the two sides to maintain a state of not interacting with each other, in order not to attract the attention of Li Dao and Guo Yan. So. Only then can the suddenness and decisiveness of war be played.

When Li Dao and Guo Yan waved their troops to invade Luoyang, Ma Han did not send troops to meet the battle, which triggered a court discussion, and the main reason was that he was waiting for the exact news of Ma Jiajun. It wasn't until Guan Hai sent an eagle message that the 3,000 Ma Jiabu cavalry had boarded the ship and set off, and Ma Han began to fight.

That's right, Ma Jiajun came by boat. Hundreds of troop carriers and grain ships sent from Liaodong and Donglai were unloaded and docked at Mengjin Ferry. I haven't returned yet, so I can't make good use of it.

At the beginning of May, when Ma Han decided to crusade against Li Dao and Guo Yan, Guan Hai was ordered to lead 300 shipwrecks and nearly 1,000 pawns and boatmen to go up the river to avoid the eyes and ears of the land Xiliang army, and go to Duyang, which is on the right side of the wind, to meet Ma Teng's army.

Because the 3,000 Ma family army took the waterway, this made Li and Guo ignorant. I didn't know that my back road had been cut off.

When the 3,000 Ma family army landed from Caoyang Pavilion and killed the backs of Li Dao and Guo Yanjun, Zhang Ji, who was stationed in Yusi, was stunned when he heard the news. A thousand words, and in the end, it only turned into one sentence: "This time, Li Zhiran and Guo Duo are finished!" ”

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"The First World War! Just one war! The Xiliang Army was completely annihilated! Li Dao and Guo Yan are finished! Since receiving the good news, Liu Xie, the son of heaven, has said this sentence over and over again I don't know how many times. So much so that the ministers were worried that the emperor would not be able to stand this huge surprise for a while, and that something was wrong with his brain.

Fortunately, there were seven or eight imperial doctors carrying medical boxes. When he came out of breath, the Son of Heaven finally recovered, that is, the second sentence: "Ma Jinglong, my humerus; The White Wolf Army, the Great Han Gancheng. He said this seven or eight more times.

Just when Yang Biao, Liu Ai, Fu Wan and other ministers urged the imperial doctors to hurry up and start the examination, the emperor suddenly stood up and shouted: "From now on, the White Wolf Army is the Son of Heaven's pro-army, and it is in the same column as Tiger Ben and Yulin, and it is given the name - Dragon Wolf!" ”

When Ma Han returned to Xiguomen, he heard the news of the Son of Heaven. Ma Han's first feeling is that this is such a title, and only the Son of Heaven can bestow it. The army of this era is called tigers and leopards, and wolves are called wolves, which one dares to call himself a "dragon"? Well, the dragon wolf is indeed much more dazzling than the white wolf. And the second feeling is that the Son of Heaven is the Son of Heaven, even if he is a minor teenager, he knows how to play some imperial skills.

Ma Han looked at Jia Xu beside him, this person had already thought of the true meaning of the Son of Heaven's name at the first time, and smiled with his beard: "The Son of Heaven is in the army, and he is in the same column as Huben and Yulin, it seems that the Son of Heaven is against the white wolf...... Oh, the dragon wolf army has an idea, ......"

Ma Han spread his hands: "Although the number sounds quite lofty, but ...... Can you not do it? ”

Jia Xu is worthy of being a good person, and he actually understood the meaning of "tall" for him, and it was rare to make a joke: "What did the lord say?" ”

Ma Hanjian frowned: "Yes!" Why not such a majestic name? wants to fight the idea of my army, hehe, he has never been to the White Wolf Camp and the Hange Department in Liaodong to take a look. ”

At this time, there was a rapid sound of horses' hooves behind him, and Ma Yan sighed softly: "It won't be Ma Teng who caught up so quickly, right?" Li and Guo left so much baggage, I gave it all to him, enough for him to be busy for a while......"

"Report - general, military advisor, Xiliang Military Academy Captain Wu Xi sent a letter of surrender, claiming that he has rebelled against Guo Yan and will be demoted in the near future."

This news was so unexpected. Ma Han was stunned for a long time, but turned his head and saw Jia Xu's face calm, without any waves, and suddenly remembered what Lao Jia said before the battle, "If Guo Duo dares to act rashly, there will be unforeseen disasters"

Ma Han raised his eyebrows: "You did it?" ”

Jia Xu bowed calmly: "When his subordinates served as the captain of Pingjin in the Xiliang Army, Wu Xi was a military marquis. Because it didn't work out, it didn't report ......"

"Okay, I don't ask about the process, as long as the result is ...... The results are good. Ma Han's face was calm, and he asked with a smile, "What conditions have you promised?" ”

"Keep your original position, lead the other subordinates, and all the Xiliang army that follows it will be under its control......" Jia Xu glanced at Ma Han with some uneasiness, "This is the condition given before the war started, and now that the Xiliang army has been defeated, is this condition too high......"

"No, not high, not at all." Ma Han touched his chin and smiled, "Why don't you merge this other department into our Son of Heaven pro-army, and call it 'Dragon Wolf Other Division', how about it?" ”

Jia Xu reacted so quickly that he couldn't help but stroking his palms and laughing: "What a dragon and wolf, the lord is really high!" (To be continued......)