Shi Zhouhao was killed, and the army was again covered by the soldiers of the Han army, and the front and back were through.

The Donghu army was directly defeated, how can this be fought?!

Either surrender in place or flee in all directions.

In the next moment, the noisy shouts of killing on all sides, at some point, had turned into cheers in a trance!

"Your Majesty, our army has won a great victory!!"

Seeing this scene, many generals came to pay their respects in front of the donkey cart.

Your Majesty is not at a loss, but your Majesty, when the two armies are anxious, a donkey takes the lead, and you win directly!

The Han soldiers and soldiers were also noisy for a while.

While getting up one after another to look at the battle situation, while whispering, the communication kept ......

It's also unbelievable.

Most of the soldiers of the Han army have the consciousness of martyrdom, fighting to the death, and bloodbathing until dawn, just to let the army successfully cross the river.

After all, the Han dynasty has traveled south for twenty-four years, and this is the closest to the north bank of the Yangtze River, if this opportunity is wrong, no one knows when the next Northern Expedition will be.

Unexpectedly, it was about to enter dusk, and the battle to the death had already been won before it had time to start.

Under the afterglow of the setting sun, the entire battlefield was filled with a smell of blood.

At this moment, Liu Ke looked back, the blood and dirt on his body made his whole person look extremely hideous, but extremely powerful.

He squinted slightly, took a deep breath at the civil and military forces on the battlefield.

Half of his face is in the setting sun, and half of his face is still dark.

Then he got off the donkey cart, carried a big flag, walked out step by step, completely bathed in the sun, and walked to the riverside.

The river rippled and sparkled in the breeze, as if cheering for this victory.

At this time, Liu Ke had a hideous face, looked at the river for a long time, inserted the flag on the mud bank, and tried his best to say:

"Zhuqing, cross the river!"

Ben was in the wind, swaying left and right and contracting the big flag, which suddenly shook and fully unfolded, revealing a big character.

Chinese.

It's like the millions of heroic souls of the Han Dynasty who had fought for crossing the river and returning to the north have returned, and they have gathered under its banner.

No one knows better than Liu Ke that the dynasty after crossing the south once again crossed the difficulties of the Yangtze River to the north.

In the past history, if our nation cannot be based on the Central Plains and the Ping'an River, it is called Nandu.

Those who crossed to the south did not return to the north.

The Jin people crossed to the south, and one of them was also; Song people Nandu; Example 2 also; The Ming people crossed to the south, and the three examples were also.

The scenery is not different, and the Jin people are deeply sad; Return my rivers and mountains, the false wish of the Song people.

It can be said that in the history he knew, those who crossed to the south never returned to the north.

If it weren't for the hanging, he would have worked hard to recruit talents and get a bunch of macho men.

This thousand-year-old man has no possibility of returning to the north.

But no matter what, today, the crossing of the river was successful.

The army rested for a while, counted the battlefield, and let all the follow-up soldiers and horses land.

At the same time, there is also the guarantee of logistics and heavy materials.

The ferry had to go back and forth, and it was a lot of trips.

It's not a big problem, though.

In a big victory, the Donghu people did not retreat in an orderly manner, but were beaten away.

There is no possibility of sending scattered troops and horses into the river to harass them.

Moreover, hundreds of thousands of loyal and righteous people near Jiangling County all hold the banner of the Han Dynasty, and wish the king to cross the river as soon as possible.

The father and the common people rushed to pull the cart to feed the king.

There is not much to do for the soldiers of the Han army.

In addition to resting, it is to sweep away the Donghu people who fled into the township, so as not to defeat the Donghu soldiers and eat the people.

"Zhao Ning has to give a first-class medal for crossing the river, this guy is not lost."

"Xiao Lu will also get one, this one is too fierce."

"Newcomer generals such as Sharibel and Jing Daorong can also be properly counted and encouraged."

"I can't be less of my own."

"I also came to the battle in person, and I took the lead!"

"Rounding up, Zhao Ning and Lu Fengfu's merits are half of mine, and it's not too much."

Liu Ke is tinkering with a new medal.

Needless to say, the copper, iron, gold and silver used in the medals are self-explanatory.

Luzon's.

I heard that Fu Xuance was sneaky and had already expanded free trade to the south and stationed in Sulu.

Liu Ke felt that this had nothing to do with him, and it was definitely not Fu Xuance who took advantage of the Sulu tsunami to enter the situation.

It's normal for a small island country like Sulu to have more earthquakes and tsunamis like neighboring Luzon, right?

Back to the medals.

The effect of the medal, with the blessing of the [Honor] Mandate of Heaven, is really good.

It's more useful than a reward.

This is especially true after the preaching of the prison army.

The soldiers of the Han Army are elites with a sense of honor.

After crossing the river, he just took Jingbei in one go.

That is, Xiangyang is a bit difficult, and the two counties of Jiangling and Jiangxia are within easy reach.

Liu Ke in the tent was still playing with the medals, and the soldiers of the Han army outside the tent were celebrating.

Eighteen years ago, the cry of the old Shunping Marquis crossing the river still lingers in my ears.

Now the time has finally come for the soldiers to celebrate their achievements and comfort the souls of the heroes.

It seems that the tall city walls of Chang'an City, the magnificent Weiyang Palace, and the criss-crossing Vermilion Bird Street are already within reach of the Han Dynasty.

Leshun, an ordinary man, did not drink alcohol and was very rigid, so he came to the big tent of the Chinese army and wanted to ask the emperor about the next battle plan.

"Yo, General Le."

As soon as he entered the big tent, Liu Ke smiled and hung a medal on Leshun's body, and hung an identical one on himself:

"The first-class medal for crossing the river, I can see all your merits, and there is a figure of Le Qing in every formation."

Hiss.

Leshun looked down at the medal, only to feel a burst of enthusiasm, extremely encouraged, and even more eager to win the entire territory of Jingbei.

Suddenly, he saw a medal made of pure gold, and said:

"Which general is this for?"

"I'm not a general at the moment, maybe I won't be a general in my life."

Liu Ke smiled:

"Le Qing can see that among the 3,000 soldiers and horses who raided the Donghu rear army today, there is one person who stands out?"

"Your Majesty said the one who checked the iron block with his bare hands?"

Le Shun immediately thought about it and wiped the cold sweat that inadvertently oozed from his forehead.

That's not your average macho man!

Zhao Ning's bravery at that level was only forced to stop the iron pulley, and he had to pick it with a gun and unload it with a horse.

The macho man lifted the iron block directly with his bare hands.

And the result is not a general?

Folk aspirants? A master of martial arts?

"Exactly."

"The minister also wants to see it."

Liu Ke smiled:

"This person's name, I think Leqing should know."

"When I went to Tanhua for the imperial examination, I appointed him to join the army and attack Wuling County, and the general should have worked with him."

Leshun thought for a while, and a name popped up in his mind, and he was surprised:

"Father Lu?"

He was a bit of a surprise indeed.

Lu Feng's father's tendon meat is indeed not quite like a literati.

But he has never shown any martial arts, and he is never seen holding a knife or gun on weekdays.

But he is indeed a junior in the middle of the army, when he was in the army, he did a good job in logistics, and he was quite praised by Xue Jia.

I thought it was just a good thing, but I didn't expect it to be really a peerless man?

Leshun hurriedly said:

"Your Majesty, it seems like General Lu. Lu Zhubo is such a talent, enough to be a general, and he must not be put in the camp to dance and ink! ”

Liu Ke also said helplessly:

"Everyone has their own ambitions, and I summoned Lu Fengfu to come here just for this matter."

"Although he has a certain talent in literary affairs, if he is a general, he may not be able to make another meritorious achievement."

"If Le Qing feels that he has delayed the talent, he can also persuade him."

After a while, Lu Feng's father entered the account.

is still a pair of civil official robes, trying his best to show an elegant appearance, but the burly body seven feet away is still the appearance of a martial artist.

When Leshun saw Lu Feng's father, he did not regard himself as a general, but felt a little familiar at first sight, and said with admiration:

"Le has seen Lu Zhubo."

But Lu Feng's father was very respectful, although he also had a sense of cordiality to Leshun, but he still politely returned a big gift:

"General Le is very polite."

Liu Ke hung up the special pure gold medal for Lu Feng's father, and hung another one for himself, saying:

"You deserve it."

Lu Fengfu was stunned, as if he didn't have any special feelings, and arched his hand:

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Liu Ke felt a little regretful in his heart.

The blessing of the medal did not make Lu Feng's father change much, and his fighting spirit was excited, and it seemed that he really deserved a "literary heart" in his characteristics.

He also listened to the report of Chen Lian, the military supervisor of Lu Feng's father.

If it weren't for Wei Chengxian's sudden rebellion, and his deliberate choice of widows, and Shi Zhouhao's bewitchment of Wei Chengxian first, Lu Feng's father wouldn't even want to take a gun.

If you want to use Lu Fengfu's force in the future, you will probably have to rely on those who are disloyal and unjust.

It's the same as his attack on his brothers.

Liu Ke inquired:

"Master Lu, I see that you are quite skilled in martial arts, and I intend to promote you to a general, are you willing?"

Father Lu Feng's eyes widened, and he quickly shook his head, and sternly refused:

"The sword is an enemy of one person, it is not enough to learn, and the minister should learn from ten thousand enemies!"

Fuck your fart.

Your martial arts are ten thousand enemies, what else do you learn?

However, Liu Ke looked at Lu Fengfu's expression and knew that these words came from the bottom of his heart.

In addition, even he could see that in Lu Fengfu's expression, he was a kind of general. Fear?

Bite?

When you get to the battlefield, three or five thousand people may not be able to surround you, who is afraid of whom?

Are you still afraid of court violence?

So actively joining the army, are you afraid that Wei Jishu will give you a few punches?

Liu Ke was puzzled, but Lu Feng's father was so determined, he estimated that he really wanted to take the civil official route and go all the way to the dark.

"It's not impossible"

Everyone has their own ambitions, and there is no need to force them.

Moreover, Lu Feng's father's wisdom and governance are eighty, and after a few years of training, he is enough to serve as the chief official of a state.

It is also a way to convince people with virtue and govern states and counties.

Liu Ke simply stopped mentioning this matter, and talked about Xiangyang City:

"After crossing the river, the two counties of Jiangling and Jiangxia can be easily taken."

"Only this Xiangyang City, the city is high and deep, and the soldiers are full of food."

"You can't besiege it for a long time, and you can't dig tunnels to attack the city."

"If you forcibly attack the city, I am afraid that it will be like the capture of Wuling County that day, and the losses will be unbearable."

"Even if you can forcibly break through Xiangyang City and take the entire territory of Jingbei, you have to rest for three or five years before going on a northern expedition."

But when Liu Ke said it, Le Shun and Lu Fengfu were a little confused.

That's Xiangyang, which has been a strategic location since ancient times.

Surrounded by water on three sides, and mountains on one side, it can be seen that it is easy to defend and difficult to attack.

The west side of Shaanxi, the east of the Jianghuai, the north can enter the Central Plains, from the Han River straight down, you can go until Jiangxia, it is an important passage from the north and south.

With the power of the Central Plains, the Donghu people fought Xiangyang for six years.

In the face of a fortified city like Xiangyang, it is impossible to think of undead people.

However, if the losses are too heavy, the impact on morale and morale cannot be ignored.

It's good that we can forcibly break the city within a year.

As for taking a break for three or five years, it's not a big deal.

After taking Xiangyang City, the Han will have a gateway and be in danger to defend.

Well, although the current Han does not need to defend much, the Donghu people even wish that the Han army would be on the defensive, and never go on a northern expedition.

However, this also means that after Xiangyang, the hinterland is safer, and there is no need to worry about farming.

Moreover, now the emperor is only twenty-four or five, and most of the Chinese martial arts of the dynasty are also in their prime, and there is time.

On the other hand, if the Donghu Babu continues to be in such civil strife, it will only become weaker and weaker, and the more difficult it will be to fight in the future.

Unless there is some outstanding talent, several tribes are pinched together, with the current situation in the world, it is certain that the revival of the Han dynasty will be returned to the old capital.

Why is the emperor still dissatisfied??

The first Northern Expedition, crossed the Yangtze River, took the entire territory of Jingzhou, and the land of the seven counties, isn't it enough? ?

Liu Ke asked again:

"The two of you saw with your own eyes today that the Donghu people and our army fought fiercely for a day, I don't know what the two Qing families think, what is the combat strength of the Donghu people?"

The two of them clasped their fists and bowed, and said:

"The Donghu people are still fierce, strong and tenacious, they are really fierce enemies, and they should not be taken lightly."

"If it weren't for Shi Zhouhao's mediocre talent, our army would have a large number of generals, and with the authority of His Majesty, it would be really difficult to deal with."

Liu Ke asked Xiang Leshun and said:

"If you lead such a large army, and then defend Xiangyang City, in the face of our army, how sure should you be able to hold it?"

"Ninety percent."

Leshun lowered his head and said:

"Xiangyang City is high and thick, and the pool is deep."

"If the Donghu army led by the minister to defend the palace, as long as the food is sufficient, even if there are only 20,000 or 30,000 soldiers, even if there are 100,000 soldiers in the city, they can only look at the city and sigh."

"There are many places where Shi Zhou Hao Ah Di dispatched troops, and there are no essential and undisciplined tactics."

"But in the army, every gap in the formation, our army has repeatedly fought with it, and in the end it is still a loss of troops and generals, and it is impossible to get what it wants, which shows the combat strength of the Donghu people."

"The minister has heard that there are large equipment such as stone throwers in Xiangyang City, and it is difficult for our army to attack the city, and it is difficult to go to the sky."

"Hmm"

Liu Ke groaned, hearing Leshun say this, it seems that it is indeed a little difficult to capture Xiangyang City.

As long as there is a general like Leshun in Xiangyang City, whose command ability is around ninety, it will become a wall of sighs.

Also, since the Northern Expedition, he has never faced such a fortified city.

It seems that I can only discuss with Yue Shaoqian and Xue Jia again.

However, these two people, one is drinking with his straw bale lieutenants and cultivating relationships, and the other is trying to numb the serious cells in his body with alcohol, and they can't pull away for the time being.

"Siege engines."

Suddenly, a ghost came to my mind.

The catapults in Xiangyang City are really daunting.

But the Han army is not without sharp weapons! ——

Same night.

It was almost impossible to sleep all night in Xiangyang City.

Da He arranged the defense of the whole city, and sent people to strengthen the fortifications of the city overnight, and did not dare to slack off.

No matter how big or small, he had to ask about everything carefully, and he felt a little relieved.

When he returned to the mansion, he began to sit down, having time to think about the future of Xiangyang City.

Liu Ke lamented the thick walls of Xiangyang City, and thought about how to break the city.

But Da He is even more bitter and can't say it.

50,000 soldiers and horses, 50,000!

Still relying on the Yangtze River natural hazards, prepare for months of strict defense.

It is also equipped with a sharp weapon such as an iron pulley.

But in addition to the defenders from all over the country, the last bit that Shi Zhouhao's troops squeezed out, the soldiers and horses that could be mobilized, were destroyed by the Han army.

Even the son of the Khan died on the battlefield.

Although there were many defeated troops, under the restraint of some of the Donghu generals who escaped death, they shrank into Xiangyang City.

However, morale is extremely low, and there is no combat effectiveness at all in a short period of time.

If the Han army could continue to maintain such an offensive, Da He Lu had no idea at what point Xiangyang City would be lost.

No one could have imagined that in just a few months, the Han army would successfully cross the river, and it would have been able to sit back and relax, and it could become a strong city of Xiangyang in the rear.

It seems to have become a city that could fall at any time.

Maybe it will become a lonely city in the entire Jingzhou.

Even Ohga had some thoughts of surrender rising slightly.

The current Han army is not like the past, there are no prisoners, and there is still a possibility of survival.

It's just a slight thought.

After all, the Dahe tribe is a small tribe under the Shi Zhou Hao tribe, and in addition to him, there are many clansmen in Shuzhong.

He could have voted, but as soon as he cast, with the tyranny of Shi Zhou and Ahu, Dahebu was afraid that it would no longer exist.

"Father!"

Oga had just rearranged the city defenses and wanted to rest for a while.

It didn't take long to close my eyes before someone broke the peace.

He raised his head, but he saw his third son, Dahe Chucai.

Oga Chucai is tall and has a full beard.

Oga is seventy-six this year, and Oga Chucai was born when he was fifty years old.

At that time, the leader of the Oga Department also praised him as "a thousand miles of horses of our tribe, and he will become a great weapon one day."

In fact, Dahe Chucai, who was only eight years old at the time, spoke at a young age when the city was broken six years after the Donghu people attacked Xiangyang City.

Stopped Shi Zhouhao's slaughter of Xiangyang.

The people in the city were all grateful, so that the position of Xiangyang County Guard of Da He was able to sit so firmly later.

"What's the matter with you?"

Oga has always loved these three sons.

Not only is he intellectually outstanding and rarely famous, but he also advocates Confucianism and Taoism, and likes to make friends with Han people.

This is quite rare among the Donghu people.

was almost accepted as a disciple by Liu Bin back then.

"The child knows that his father is troubled at this time, and he wants to give him a gift."

Ohga Chucai held a plate in his hand, which was covered with a silk cloth.

"What is this?"

Da He was taken aback, in the past, in this posture, the head was covered under the silk cloth, and it was all the head.

Could it be Liu Pheasant's head?

Or rather, you killed a chicken and stuffed the chicken head under it, so that the two of us can deceive ourselves and comfort ourselves??

"Father knew it at a glance."

Oga Chucai sent the plate forward and put it on the table in front of Oga Shoes.

Da He lifted the silk cloth and saw that it was a letter, so he opened it and looked at it a few times.

It only took a few glances for him to frown.

"Kwok. How dare you do that? ”

Oga stood up, not angry.

Even if he looked tired, he couldn't hide the anger on his face.

This letter was actually written by the head of the Guo family, a big family in the city, and it was still written in blood.

Ohga Chucai sighed slightly.

The blood book was sent by him, and the content has naturally been read a long time ago.

Guo's meaning is simple and clear, and he is willing to be an internal ghost and help the Han army take Xiangyang City, and even the entire Xiangyang County.

It is similar to the Meng family in Changsha County, except that Guo's attitude is more resolute.

"Hmm"

Da He put away his anger, and it was still a little difficult to calm down in his heart.

But it's not incomprehensible.

Guo was originally a member of the Guo family, who guarded Xiangyang City and resisted the Donghu people for six years after being loyal to the Han Dynasty.

In the end, the city broke and surrendered, also to protect the soldiers and civilians in the city.

And his own children have always had dealings with the Guo family, and they are even more incompatible with the current head of the Guo family.

Looking at it this way, it is very obvious where the blood book came from.

Guo has the identity of Zhongliang, and the Han army is the king's division, which is unstoppable.

Now that the Yangtze River has been crossed, the follow-up attack on Xiangyang is definitely inevitable.

And this also shows that I am afraid that this Xiangyang City is not peaceful now.

Except for a very small number of naïve Donghu people, everyone knew that the Han army was bound to win Xiangyang.

Vaguely, they are all aware of an inevitable reality.

Since the Han army crossed the river, the disaster of Xiangyang City was imminent.

It is to learn from Meng Hui, the head of the Meng family, to be a dog for the Donghu people first, and then lose his head.

Or do you secretly serve the big man first and strive for enough benefits?

Anyway, no one doubts whether the Han army will be able to break through Xiangyang City.

In that case, you still have to plan ahead.

Seeing that his father was thinking, Oha Chucai didn't say much.

He naturally knew the role of this blood book.

Guo's power in the city is not big, but it is not small.

But because of Zhongliang's identity, if this blood book is known to other families, all these hesitant people are afraid that they will stand on the side of the Han army.

Even if they put aside the concept of loyalty to the Han family and think about their own future, they will choose this way.

Unless the Donghu people directly give them to the Tu tribe.

Otherwise, Xiangyang City will be attached to the Han Dynasty sooner or later, and only those who are inclined to the Han family will have vested interests.

Even some Donghu people, I'm afraid that they have to consider the way back.

However, there are exceptions.

Oga Chucai is an exception.

He likes Confucianism, and loyalty and filial piety are inevitably mentioned.

His loyalty and filial piety is his loyalty to the Shizhou tribe and the filial piety to the Dahe tribesmen.

Of course, he knew that the Han family was orthodox in the world.

But he also believes that the current territory of Donghu Babu is also spelled out inch by inch by the ancestors and ancestors.

Then as a descendant, as a courtier, you naturally have to keep it well.

Whew-

Da He often exhaled, and when he was old, he would feel haggard when he saw this blood letter.

He trembled and held the blood book, his hands trembled, and he wanted to get it to the side of the candle and light it.

Speaking of which, this candle is still a kun candle obtained through a trader.

He didn't want to contribute taxes to the big han, so he didn't pay.

It's really easy to use, not only flame-resistant, but also with a fragrance.

Ohga Chucai suddenly said:

"Father, slow down."

"Huh?"

Da He Lu was shocked, the movements in his hand stopped, frowned, stared at Da He Chucai, and said unhappily:

"What do you mean by that?"

"This thing is only a hundred words inside and outside, but if it is spread, it will inevitably make the Han people in the city have a second heart."

"If the people's minds are unstable and there is a riot"

Dahe Chucai raised his head slightly, neither humble nor arrogant, spit out words like beads, and said:

"Does my father think that my Donghu's fate lies in this thin piece of paper?"

"Without the blood book, wouldn't the Han people in the city have a second heart?!"

"Xiangyang City, if you defend it, you will break it, and if you don't defend it, you will break it!"

"Even if the child doesn't know the war strategy, he can see clearly how the Han army will be and how the Han emperor is!"

"How dare you make such a ridiculous statement?!"

(End of chapter)