(Thanks to Dameng, Head Jiexi, Zhao Wuxian 2014, UFGW, Xifeng Yuechen)

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In the middle of winter, there was a frost and mist floating on the river, and the river wind was strong and blowing, and the sky was gray, and there was no sign of sunrise.

Taiwei Yang Biao got up early in the morning, and before he had time to enjoy his first meal of fresh fish and meat since fleeing for several months, he hurriedly drank two bowls of Liang rice (the finest rice) porridge, so he disembarked and inspected the water along the river and asked the local boatmen. It was not until the beginning of the morning that he returned to the building boat and reported to the Son of Heaven that the inland river (Yellow River) would not freeze in the near future, but it was not suitable to stay here for a long time. From Shaanxi County to Mengjindu in Yin Pingyin, Henan, it is not less than 400 miles, and it takes at least five days to go downstream. Just in case, the Son of Heaven must set off as much as possible.

Liu Xie chewed a leg of roasted lamb refreshingly, and ate it happily - it is no wonder that the dignified son of heaven eats like this, as long as he thinks that this son of heaven has not known the taste of meat for three months, and he has been humiliated by asking Li Dao for a few pairs of beef bones, you can understand a thing or two.

However, even though it was a delicious meal, Liu Xie still suppressed his appetite, wiped his face and hands, sat upright on the seat, listened carefully to Yang Biao's advice, hesitated slightly, and looked behind the screen - behind the imperial couch of the Son of Heaven, through a silk gauze jade screen, a shadow could be seen in the mist, naturally the princess of Wannian.

How could the princess of Wannian not know her brother's intentions, and said in a manly voice: "The gentleman is not yet standing on the dangerous wall, let alone the dignity of His Majesty." ”

Liu Xie nodded, exhaled lightly, and was about to speak, when a small yellow door came from outside: "Qiqi Majesty, the three generals of Xingyi, Fengyi, and Hengjiang and the Xiongnu Youxian Wang have all returned, asking to see Your Majesty." ”

Liu Xie's eyebrows raised, and it was difficult to hide his joy: "Hurry, announce quickly!" ”

For a moment, the footsteps outside were heavy. The armor leaf sounded, one in front and three in the back, and four generals in armor and dusty appeared outside the not wide gate.

Ma Han got the news early, dressed in armor, standing on the right side of the Son of Heaven, squinting at it, the first general, about forty years old, with a long face. Heavy hair, small eyes, always ruthless when looking at people. It seems that this person is Yang Feng.

Yang Feng is the third general behind him, the right virtuous king of the Huns is the best to recognize, he is about thirty years old, wearing a fur hat, wearing a thick jacket, a big cake face, short eyebrows and thin eyes. He has a large nose and a wide mouth, a gold ring on his left earlobe, and a braided beard, tied with a red rope. The whole person is full of ferocity and fierceness.

The two generals on the left side of the humble, one fat and one thin, have a mediocre appearance, but according to the physical characteristics of the two, Ma Han has already distinguished. The fat man is Han Xian, and the thin man is Hu Cai.

As soon as the four generals entered the finch room, they bowed down together and pleaded guilty: "We are waiting for the rejection of Guo and Zhang rebels." Failed to save the driver in time, and fell into danger, please surrender your majesty. ”

Liu Xie enjoyed a rare gourmet breakfast, and under absolute safety, he was in a comfortable mood and waved his hand easily: "All the monarchs work together to investigate the chaos and suppress the rebellion, only merit, how can you come?" Please put aside the matter of sin. Well, how was the battle with Guo and Zhang? ”

Yang Feng said on behalf of the four people: "The ministers and the second rebel fought in Caoyang Pavilion and beheaded more than 500 levels. Because of his heart, he didn't dare to fight, so he led the army back, and didn't send Song Guo and Xu Huang to return first. Unexpectedly, His Majesty was forced by Li Yiling...... Fortunately, Liaodong Taishou Ma Jun has spared thousands of miles, loyal and righteous to protect the king, fortunately. ”

Liu Xie glanced at the "prospective brother-in-law" on the side, nodded with a smile, and smiled humbly.

At the same time, the four generals noticed the young general close to the Son of Heaven, and they were all amazed. Before they came, they had already learned about Ma Han from Li Le, Song Guo, and Xu Huang, and they were prepared, but when they saw the real person, they were still a little incredulous. This is the new right general who took Gongsun Du off his horse overnight, swallowed Liaodong, and destroyed Li Daozhong's army with hundreds of horsemen, and pulled it out in one fell swoop? It's really young......

Ma Han was sneering, beheading more than 500 levels? Hehe! Before he entered the finch room, Wu Chai sent the news that Yang Fengsi would engage Guo Yan and Zhang Ji's army in the southeast of Caoyang Pavilion, which was fifty miles away, and he was almost defeated at the touch of a button, and was beheaded by a thousand ranks. If it weren't for the Huns on the flank, it would have been said whether the four of them would have come back safely. Of course, there are still beheadings, according to Wu Chai, it is less than a hundred levels, but in the Three Kingdoms era, it was common to exaggerate military exploits, and it was already a common practice.

The number of beheadings and the outcome are obviously not the focus of Liu Xie's attention, what he cares about is whether these armies can save enough people to return as much as possible - in the eyes of this young emperor, quality is not important, quantity is the most important, and the more people and horses, the more peace of mind he has. As for the other side, the more people there are, the more mixed people are, and the easier it is to make trouble, which he ignores.

Liu Xie was satisfied and patted the case: "Okay, all the gentlemen returned safely, it is gratifying to congratulate, and the ministers were summoned to discuss the eastward journey." ”

In fact, there are only two questions in the Imperial Council: one is who will take the water route and who will take the land route; The second is the issue of grain rationing.

The load of the Liaodong military ships is limited, when they set off from Liaodong, they are basically fully loaded, but they go all the way south, people eat horses and chew, when they are close to Luoyang, they have consumed nearly one-third of the grain and grass, and eight or nine cao boats are vacated, which can just carry the Son of Heaven, the harem, the hundred officials, the guards and the palace people. Needless to say, the rest of the army naturally went by land, and on this point, there was no objection. The focus of the controversy lies in Dong Cheng and Li Le's insistence on adding some of their own horses in the Son of Heaven's Protector, and it can't all be covered by you.

Dong Cheng had the support of some officials, while Li Le had the support of the main Bai Bo army. Although Ma Han has ships, food, and people, he is really not able to break it for a while when he first arrives.

In the end, under the mediation of Yang Biao, Liu Ai, Fu Wan and others, Ma Han agreed to allocate 300 places, or cabins, to the two equally. Ma Han left behind 100 light cavalry, 100 infantry troops, and 100 auxiliary soldiers to march by land, and at the same time escort the military supplies captured from Li Dao's camp. The White Wave Army must ensure the safety of the White Wolf Army and its military resources.

The contradiction between the White Wolf Army and the White Wave Army also arose between the grain rationing. The Bai Bo army has always been indiscriminate, taking Kou copying as a capable thing, crossing the Yellow River Qinwang, winning first and then defeating, and defeating again and again, the already small amount of heavy grain and grass has long been lost. Seeing such a big financier descending from the sky, how can he not shout about scraping oil and water.

Liu Xie is also embarrassed, and he understands the truth that the emperor is not hungry soldiers. At the beginning of Bai Bojun's crossing of the river, he sent people and food, which can be described as a charcoal in the snow, and he has always been grateful. It's a pity that he, the son of the Han Dynasty, has no money and food to reward, and the only one who can be rewarded is an empty official. At the moment, although a large amount of money has been rained down out of thin air. But these materials really don't have anything to do with him, the emperor, these years the grain can be used as a hard currency made of gold, how can he open this mouth? Only the eyes of the royal sister who asked for help were cast on the royal sister behind the screen.

Princess Wannian whispered a few words to Zhao Yingzi, who was accompanying her. Zhao Yingzi immediately turned out of the screen and whispered to Ma Han to convey the meaning of the princess, and Ma Han nodded to indicate that he understood. Then he cleared his throat, swept his eyes towards Yang Feng, Li Le, Han Xian, Hu Cai, Qubei and others, and stretched out a finger: "Ten thousand Hu, corn and beans and wheat, no more." ”

The generals looked at each other. All the soldiers and horses under their command add up to only six or seven thousand, and ten thousand tons of corn, beans and wheat are enough to support more than a month. It's not bad to be able to ask for so much for the first time, and once this opening is opened, it will be easy to do in the future......

Ma Han's expression was calm, such a result had long been expected by him, and the reason why he was grinding with Bai Bojun was just to let the other party understand. Food is not so easy to ask for. The White Wave Army is like a vicious dog, it can't be fed, and it can't be hungry, and so. in order to drive it to bite the target it is pointing at.

The distribution was completed, the plan was decided, and at noon that day, the Liaodong Army fleet. Loaded with the last essence of the Han Dynasty, it marched eastward.

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Just as Yang Feng and other Baibo soldiers unloaded the Wanhu millet and transported it back to the camp. When the whole army was closed and preparing to withdraw from Hangu Pass by land, dozens of miles away, south of Caoyangting on the south bank of the Yellow River, Li Dao's battalion, one of the three major battalions of the Xiliang Army, which stretched for several miles, was shrouded in gloom and gloom.

Li Li, the general of Zhenxi, led only two servants to an inconspicuous camp tent, bowed and saluted, and said respectfully: "Li Li meets Mr. ”

A slightly hoarse voice with a metallic texture came from the tent: "It's Yimin, please enter the account." ”

Li Li, who has always been proud of his achievements and proud of himself as Li Wei's son, and has always been above the top in the Xiliang Army, said unusually humbly: "Li is here to apologize to Mr. on behalf of my uncle, regret not listening to Mr. 's words, and let the Son of Heaven return to the east, so as to this day's disaster." ”

The gentleman was silent for a while, and his unique voice sounded again: "In the past, Huti, now the tiger of Liaodong has descended from the sky, and the return of the Son of Heaven to the east is a foregone conclusion, and there is nothing I can do...... Hmm, could it be that Da Sima wants to plot the Liaodong Army? ”

Li Li sighed sincerely: "Sir, true god man! On the eve of the previous year, hundreds of iron cavalry in Liaodong attacked the camp, the men and horses were heavily armored, and the arrows were impenetrable...... Our army has never suffered such heavy casualties, Xiliang Erlang, ten stops have gone to four stops. Uncle had already broken one of his treasure knives, and the tent of the commander of the Chinese army had almost been dismantled...... Uncle has sworn that he will not take revenge and will never return to Chiyang......"

The gentleman interrupted: "Although there are not many Liaodong troops, they are extremely elite, which is completely different from the Baibo army. If I expected to be correct, the combat strength of the two battalions of the Liaodong Army should be higher than that of the four Baibo Army and the Huns, while the three armies of Xiliang are at odds with each other. If Da Sima raises troops out of anger, I am afraid that there will be something unbearable. ”

"Li also feels the same way, but my uncle is angry and difficult to admonish, so I asked Mr. Yu."

The gentleman was silent.

Li Li pleaded again and again: "Please sir, for the sake of Xiliang Erlang, who has died in thousands, please help me wait." Lee will leave a good word for his husband in front of his uncle, and he will not make it difficult for his uncle to keep him. ”

The gentleman sighed lightly, groaned slightly, and said: "In this case, I will offer another strategy - you can attack the Liaodong Army at night!" ”

Li Li was surprised: "Didn't Mr. Fang just say that raising troops in anger will only lead to defeat?" Why ......"

The gentleman's tone was confident and determined: "Ma Han has escorted the Son of Heaven to the east, and our army has no warships, even if we catch up, we are helpless." But he left half a battalion of men and horses to guard the baggage of our captured army. This half battalion of the Liaodong Army can be annihilated! ”

Li Li was both happy and worried: "If we can annihilate it and take back the baggage, our army's morale will be restored, and my uncle can also explain to his sons." It's just that...... This half battalion of the Liaodong Army and the baggage are all surrounded by the Baibo Legion, and there are Hun patrol posts outside. Even...... I'm afraid it's ......."

Mr. said lightly: "At the beginning, the Baibo Army crossed the river with the Huns and flanked our Xiliang Army, causing our army to be defeated, just like the Liaodong Army the day before yesterday. But have you ever seen Dong Cheng, Song Guo, and the army of Fu Wan grateful to them? ”

Li Li is not stupid, as soon as he was reminded, his eyes lit up: "What does Mr. mean, the Baibo army and the Huns will stand by and watch?" ”

"Whether to stand by or not, look at the attack route - break through between the two Baibo military villages at night, and send a cavalry envoy to go around the camp to claim that it is only to seek revenge for the Liaodong army, and has no intention of being an enemy with Baibo. With the decline of the new defeat of the Baibo army, Yang, Han, Hu and others will not put themselves in danger for the Liaodong army, and they will not dare to go out to help. There was a hint of murder in Mr.'s metallic voice, "The most critical point of this plan is not to use too many men and horses, it is advisable to use five hundred to eight hundred horses, it is difficult to completely annihilate the Liaodong Army if there is less, and it will cause uneasiness and suspicion among the generals of the Baibo Army." Remember, remember. ”

"Sir's Brilliant Idea!" Li Li was overjoyed and bowed deeply, "Uncle Lidai thanked Mr. Xie." ”

After Li Li left, there was silence in the tent for a long time, and a long sigh came out: "The Son of Heaven is in the east, and the West is cool and inactive. Li Zhiran, Li Zhiran (Li Dao), I have done my best, and in the future, it is time to plan for myself and my people......" (to be continued......