Liu He led the army from Baimadu to the west, and the military discipline was very strict along the way, not allowing the soldiers to trample on any piece of farmland that should be harvested at a glance, and not allowing the soldiers to plunder the people's food and property along the road.

The 5,000 Wuhuan cavalry was still a little unruly at first, but under the shock of Zhao Yun and Zhang He, the two generals who commanded the army, they finally knew what it meant to be ruthless in military law, and they became honest one by one.

The story of Zhao Yun's guns picking on lock slaves, guns picking on Zou Dan, and the story of consecutive defeats of Guan Yu and Zhang Fei has now spread all over the north, and the Wuhuan cavalry worships and fears him, and they can't have any intention of resisting at all. Even if they really dare to resist, the other five thousand Han cavalry are not vegetarians, their combat power is now close to the white horse righteous servant, everyone has blood on their hands, and when facing the Xianbei cavalry and Wuhuan cavalry, they have the upper hand in terms of psychology and combat power.

What kind of generals bring out what kind of soldiers, with fierce guys like Zhao Yun and Tai Shici as examples, the Youzhou Han cavalry can now compete with the Xiliang cavalry.

The 5,000 Wuhuan cavalry that Liu He snatched from Yan Rou belonged to the Wuhuan people who attached Shanggu County, in order to make these soldiers die for themselves, Liu He not only restrained them through simple and rough military discipline and military regulations, Liu He promised in public when he left Baishan that as long as the Wuhuan cavalry fought bravely, then their families could enter Shanggu for refuge when they were in danger outside the Saiwai, and the local government would also provide food and shelter.

In order to envelop these Wuhuan cavalry, Liu He even worked with Li Yan to formulate a system of accumulation and exchange of merit points, as long as these Wuhuan cavalry obtained merit points in the future, then they could exchange food, property, weapons and armor, and even land within the Great Wall from Liu He, as well as giving names. Of course, if you want to get the land within the Outer Great Wall and get the Han name and surname given by Liu Yu personally, you must accumulate a lot of merit points.

Once they got the land and Han names in Sene, it meant that they had the same social status as the Han people in Youzhou, which was a very rare political treatment.

In order to let this mixed Han and Wuhuan troops get through the run-in period as soon as possible, Liu He adjusted the establishment of the troops on the way to the march, completely disrupted the Han cavalry and the Wuhuan cavalry, and required the ten soldiers belonging to the same Shi to achieve the "five sames", that is, they trained together, ate together, had the same entertainment, slept together, and walked together.

The Wuhuan cavalry now wears exactly the same clothing as the Han army, is issued with the Han army's standard horse chopping knife and a highly versatile riding bow, eats exactly the same meals as the Han soldiers, and lives in the same marching tent as the Han army. If there is any difference between them and the soldiers of the Han army, it is probably in terms of appearance, but it is not as obvious as the difference between the Xianbei people and the Han people.

In order to mobilize the enthusiasm of the Wuhuan cavalry to the greatest extent, Liu He also asked Zhao Yun, Zhang He, Li Yan and others to carefully select a group of Wuhuan soldiers with outstanding ability, and they served as low-level positions below the team leader, so that the Wuhuan cavalry could see the hope of promotion.

Henan Yin, who was close to the Sili region of Yanzhou, and Liu He, who had already crossed the Yellow River, led the army to pass through Dongjun and Chenliu in only a few days, entered the boundary of Henan Yin, and came to the territory of Yuanwu County.

The rangers sent to the front to reconnoiter returned one after another, bringing with them news that made Liu He feel anxious.

The cavalry in charge of reconnaissance reported to Liu He that there were no troops garrisoning the city within a radius of nearly 100 miles ahead, and that the troops of Guo Yan and Li Dao, who were originally stationed in the area from Xingyang to Jingxian, were no longer visible.

According to Liu He's speculation, since Guo Yan and Li Dao have left the garrison, it is very likely that they have learned the news of Dong Zhuo's killing, and they are now gathering troops and horses all the way to Chang'an.

Last year, the former Henan Yin Zhujun organized a rebel army to crusade against Dong Zhuo in Zhongmu County, although the initial scale was not large, but the development was very rapid. Zhu Jun, together with Lu Zhi and Huangfu Song, was called the "Three Heroes" of the rebellion, and made great contributions to quelling the Yellow Turban Rebellion, both in the court and in the locality, they all had a strong appeal and influence. Xuzhou Mu Taoqian specially sent him 3,000 elite soldiers, and other states and counties also sent some soldiers and horses to support. Zhu Jun then led these patchwork soldiers and horses to capture Luoyang and forced out Yin Yangyi of Henan appointed by Dong Zhuo.

At that time, Dong Zhuo had not yet died, and after learning about this matter, he attached great importance to it, and immediately ordered his generals Li Dao and Guo Yan to lead tens of thousands of troops to attack Zhu Jun, Zhu Jun led the army to meet the attack, but was defeated, and had to flee with the remnants of the army to the area of Zhongmu County, near Yanzhou, Yin, Henan. Although Li Wei and Guo Yan won the battle against Zhu Jun, they did not dare to take it lightly, and they stationed their troops in the area from Xingyang to Jingxian east of Luoyang to prevent Zhu Jun from raising troops to attack Luoyang again.

Liu He was already ready to fight Li Dao and Guo Yan fiercely, but he didn't expect to come with a situation but pounced, so he hurriedly sent a messenger to Zhongmu to contact Zhu Jun, and at the same time led the army to the west to urgently march.

As the army advanced westward, Liu He's face became more and more ugly.

Now it is the autumn harvest season, when Liu He led his army all the way south from Youzhou, all he saw were yellow crops in a row, and even Jizhou, which had just experienced the war, did not deal a devastating blow to the local agriculture, and most of the fields also had crops to be harvested.

However, since Liu He entered the territory of Yin, Henan, and marched for several days, he was greeted by artemisia grass taller than a person, wild dogs occasionally jumping out, black crows hovering overhead, as well as collapsed houses and roads in disrepair......

Marching in such a place, the soldiers no longer had to worry about Liu He's military rule that they were not allowed to trample on the crops, because there was not much land for them to trample on!

Just the year before last, when Dong Zhuo hijacked the young emperor Liu Xie to retreat to Chang'an, he forcibly robbed the gold jewelry, cultural relics and books in Luoyang City, and burned the palaces, temples, government offices and houses of ordinary residents, coercing hundreds of thousands of residents in Luoyang to go west together, resulting in a barren and withered area around Luoyang for two hundred miles, and the originally prosperous and lively Henan Yin has changed from densely populated to sparsely populated today.

The last time Liu He left Chang'an, he first went to Nanyang and then went around the Funiu Mountains into Yanzhou, so he didn't see the bleak scene of the Luoyang area with his own eyes. Now, he led the army through the Luoyang area, which was just right to give his soldiers a silent education. As long as the soldiers look at the current Henan Yin, and then think about the thriving scene of Shanggu, Dai County, Guangyang County, and Zhuo County under Liu Yu's management, they will definitely have a deep feeling in their hearts.

The accompanying judges, Li Yan, Zhang Yi, Guo Jia, Zhao Yun, Zhang He and others, their faces were also very ugly, everyone was in a heavy mood, silent, and sighed about the tragic experience in the Luoyang area.

The army marched forward for several more days, and finally reached the eastern capital of Luoyang. Dong Zhuo's old troops and soldiers who stayed in Luoyang had been taken to Hangu Pass by Li Dao and Guo Yan, and it was said that they were going to Chang'an to avenge Dong Taishi, so Liu He was tantamount to picking up an empty city without soldiers in vain.

Liu He let people show the banner of the envoy of the Son of Heaven, and led the army into the ruined Luoyang City majestically, and stayed in the burned palace that night.

Although Luoyang City was destroyed by Dong Zhuo, there were still seventy or eighty thousand people who had become numb to death, either because their relatives were all buried outside the city and did not want to flee, or they felt that although it was dilapidated, it was better than being homeless, so they stayed.

When the people in the city learned that the troops stationed in Luoyang were the troops brought by Liu He, the servant of the Son of Heaven, from Youzhou, a hanging heart finally settled down. As long as it weren't for the wolf-like evil soldiers under Dong Zhuo's command, everyone would still have a way to live, and they wouldn't have to worry about being killed by the murderous Xiliang soldiers.

Liu He, who had strict military discipline, of course, would not let his soldiers cause any harm to these poor and innocent Luoyang people, and he asked Li Yan to take a group of articulate soldiers to walk the streets and alleys, preaching the policy of Youzhou soldiers treating the people well, reassuring everyone not to flee in all directions, and waiting for the imperial court to appoint a new Henan Yin and Luoyang order.

When the people in the city saw that Liu He's soldiers did not burn and kill, and did not plunder, but were stationed in the camp in an orderly manner, they finally believed that a good army had come this time.

That night, Liu He led everyone to the old site of Taixue to pay tribute to this sacred hall that had created a great miracle in the history of education in the world.

In the heyday of Luoyang Taixue, there were more than 30,000 teachers and students, even if it is released to future generations, it is a very terrifying number. At that time, this top university in the world cultivated many famous thinkers, scholars, scientists, and writers such as Wang Chong, Zhang Heng, Ban Gu, and Cai Yong......

Standing on the old site of Taixue, which had been turned into rubble and ruins, everyone felt very heavy.

The judge said in a low tone: "Before Dong Thief entered Luoyang, there were nearly 300,000 households in Yin, Henan, with a population of more than 1.7 million. Dong Thief only stayed in Luoyang for two years, but now it has become ten rooms and nine emptiness, and there is no one in a hundred. ”

Guo Jia, who had been to Luoyang Taixue, also said with a sad and indignant face: "In the first year of the first peace, Dong thieves hijacked the young emperor and withdrew to Chang'an, forcibly robbed the gold jewelry, cultural relics and books in Luoyang City, and burned the palaces, temples, government offices and houses of ordinary residents, and coerced hundreds of thousands of residents in Luoyang to go west together, resulting in a barren and withered two hundred miles around Luoyang, and there was no light of day from then on. ”

Liu He, who had never written poetry in front of others, suddenly remembered the famous poem of the poet saint in his previous life, so he couldn't help but chant:

"The country is broken by mountains and rivers, and the city is deep in autumn and grass.

When I feel the tears, I hate the birds.

The beacon fire burned endlessly, and the people were in tears.

The gray hair is shorter, and the hairpin is overwhelming. ”

After reciting a poem, he expressed his heart directly, and everyone only felt that the new tide was turbulent, and there were no words.

Of course, everyone would not have thought that this was some obscene guy who plagiarized the greatest works of later generations of poets, and also modified some words and phrases that were out of date and season.

Liu He didn't deliberately want to show off his poems in front of others, but involuntarily quoted Du Fu's "Spring Hope", slightly modified some words, and then turned it into "Autumn Hope". Although some places do not stand up to scrutiny, they are enough to shock everyone.

After reciting the poem, Liu He turned to everyone and said: "Today I swear here that in my lifetime, I will restore the original grandeur of Luoyang, and then build Taixue, so that people from all over the world can come here to feel the glory of my great man!" ”

Liu He's promise, weighing as much as a thousand catties, hit everyone's hearts hard.