The rebels set camp on 13 November, and two days later, on the night of 15 November, they entered the border fortress of Dahan from the northwest of Beidi County.

This is one of the two deserts, the Gobi, so it is the only way out of the Northland County.

Beidi County is the westernmost county of the Shuofang Thorn History Department, and further west is Anding County of the Liangzhou Thorn History Department.

The march route of Pham Minh Quang and Tien Quang Minh was at the junction of the two counties.

According to the edict issued by the Son of Heaven, the 70,000 troops should be stationed outside Lingwu County, and then Fan Mingyou and Tian Guangming would go to Chang'an City alone to face the saint to present their feelings.

This edict was sent to all the counties of Beidi County and Anding County, which meant that all counties were wary of these 70,000 troops.

When the army was outside the border fortress, Fan Minh You and the others could be deaf and dumb to the interior, but once they arrived in Lingwu County, they had to show the anti-flag.

The northern counties of Dahan have spacious land, but the population is very sparse, taking the entire northern county as an example, the population is only 200,000.

It is also mainly concentrated in the large counties to the south.

As for the northern part of Beidi County, there are only three county seats, from north to south, which are Lingwu, Lian and Fuping.

Among the three counties, Lingwu County has the largest population, with only more than 20,000 people, while Lian County and Fuping County have only more than 10,000 people.

Although the population of these three counties is small, Lingwu and Lian counties have always been the key points of the Han army, so they hoarded a large amount of grain and grass to be transferred to the front line.

The two armies of Fan Minh You and Tian Quang Minh only had less than ten days of food and grass at this time, but it would take at least twenty days to reach Chang'an City, so they could not bypass these cities.

If you can't get around, you have to fight down, and only after you can you have food and military morale.

……

After the two rebels entered Hanse, they joined forces and attacked Lingwu City all the time.

After two more days, the rebels arrived in two river valleys twenty miles outside Lingwu County.

In order to hide people's eyes, the rebels did not set up a large camp, and all the soldiers stayed overnight in armor.

At the end of the night, a northerly wind was heavily guarded.

A small place, there are hundreds of soldiers guarding inside and out.

Judging from the stamps on their bodies, they are all elite Yulin Lang, who is under the command of Huo Yu.

And in the depths of this mountain pass, Pham Minh You, Tian Quang Soon and others got together again.

It has been five days since they made a bloody alliance, and along the way, they have finally joined forces together, and the morale of the army is quite stable, which makes them feel good.

Several people dressed in armor gathered around a campfire to keep warm.

This col is already sparse with vegetation, and it is winter, so there is not much dry firewood to be burned, so we can only keep adding unburnable fluffy grass to it.

The fluffy grass is fleeting, and the sparks are "crackling" and exploding.

"Little general, I'm going to Lingwu City tomorrow, I'm afraid it's ......"

What Fan Mingyou wanted to say was "I'm afraid I'm going to show the flag", but before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by Huo Yu raising his hand.

"From a private point of view, you are my brother-in-law, and from a public point of view, you are General Duliao. Since the army is under your command, you don't have to ask me about everything, just let me be your vanguard. ”

Fan Mingyou nodded, feeling a little relieved, his brother-in-law has a bit of the demeanor and courage to become a big thing, and he is worth following.

"Ben got it."

Fan Mingyou put his hand on the fire and baked it, and then continued.

"Tomorrow, our army will enter Lingwu County, and the county commander Liang Yannian is not his own person, I am afraid that there will be extraneous branches."

The Huo Party did have intertwined forces in the court, but they were mainly concentrated in Chang'an City and Guanzhong Sanfu.

If there is imperial power as a cover, Huo Guang and the Huo Party can run rampant in any corner of the Han Empire.

But without the imperial power as a cover, the power of the Huo Party will be greatly weakened after leaving Chang'an.

It is almost impossible to draw thousands of magistrates into the Huo Party camp.

Mo said that it was this county official, even the more than 100 county governors, and only one-fifth of them could be regarded as Huo Dang.

It is about to show the banner of the Huo Party's "Qingjun side" openly, and it is unknown how much appeal it has.

And under this Lingwu City, it is the time to test the quality of this banner.

"How many defenders and civilians are there in this Lingwu City?" Huo Yu asked.

"If Ben General remembers correctly, 500 soldiers, more than 10,000 people, and 30,000 grains and grass."

Fan Mingyou has been by Huo Guang's side for more than ten years, and he is naturally very familiar with military affairs.

Moreover, he participated in the planning of the battle to conquer the north from beginning to end, and he knew the layout of the cities in the border fortress very well.

"In other words, as long as our army takes Lingwu, we can get five days of food and grass?" Huo Yu asked.

"Exactly." Pham Minh Huu replied.

"Lingwu is a small city, the city wall is only four or five zhang, I lead the two thousand five hundred men and horses, and I can take it in an hour." Huo Shan said contemptuously.

"It's not difficult to take Lingwu, but before attacking the city, we have to show the banner and control the whole army." Pham Minh Huu said.

In the past five days, the morale of the 70,000-strong army has been quite stable, and although some people have begun to discuss it in private, there has not been much turmoil in the morale of the army.

But tomorrow, he will attack a county seat of the Han Dynasty, which is equivalent to rebellion.

If you don't find a justifiable reason in advance, most of the soldiers will not rush forward to kill.

"General Fan, you can call the shots in this matter." Huo Yu emphasized again.

"The two envoys of the escort army are also people who can be trusted by the general, and they will not stop them from the side, so the pass is the captains who directly command the troops."

The Han army was organized independently by battalions, led by captains, with numbers ranging from 2,000 to 2,500.

Although the names of the lieutenant, lieutenant general, and lieutenant are slightly different, the number of commanders is one battalion, and they are all called captains in private.

Pham Minh Huu's department has a total of 30,000 people, divided into 12 captains; Tian Guangming's department had 40,000 people, and was led by 16 captains.

"Half of the twelve lieutenants in our department are loyal to the general and the junior general, and the other half, although wavering, should not resist under the general situation."

"What I have to worry about now is General Tian's department, the source of the soldiers is complicated, and there are soldiers from the Dongjun National Army, and there are soldiers from the border Saidu, and there is not much respect for the general."

"General Tian, in your opinion, how many of these sixteen captains will stand up to stop us and other major matters?"

After Fan Mingyou finished speaking, he looked at Tian Guangming, and the eyes of the rest of the people also looked at Tian Guangming.

Tian Guangming was born in an ordinary background, and initially came out of Tianshui County Sima as a Lang official; Later, because of his outstanding political achievements, he was promoted to the Taishou of Henan County, and then transferred to the Taishou of Huaiyang County.

In these two Taishou, Tian Guangming used killing as a means to govern the local area, and exterminated the large and small bandits and bandits in the territory.

Although many innocent people were killed by mistake, it was also a political achievement to bring peace to the territory.

Ten years ago, Tian Guangming attached Huo Guang and was promoted to General Qilian, which can be regarded as a transition from literature to martial arts.

[The previous article is wrong with General Pu, General Pu is Zhao Chongguo]

Don't look at him a few days ago, he seems to be a hesitant mediocrity, but once he has made up his mind, there is no hesitation.

Before Tian Guangming could speak, the twitching muscles on his face exposed the ruthlessness.

"Of these sixteen people, four have been promoted by the generals, eight are mediocre and inactive, and the remaining four may do bad things."

"Huh? Why? Pham Minh Woo asked.

"There is nothing special about these four people, it's just that they always talk about stupid things like 'Jun Enhao' and 'loyal to the Han family' on weekdays......" Tian Guangming said disdainfully.

"This matter is not difficult to do, let General Huo Yun bring five hundred menlang to your army, help you to suppress, and if you resist, kill directly!" Fan Mingyou said coldly.

[In yesterday's update, it was written that Huo Yun had taken someone to go to the camp with Tian Guangming by mistake]

"That's very good."

"Okay, then the matter is settled......"

"At the beginning of tomorrow, the lieutenant of the ministry will be summoned to discuss the matter, and the incident will be started on the grounds of 'Qingjun side, punish Cai Yi'!"

"At the right time, General Huo Shan led 2,000 people to take Lingwu City within an hour!"

"After noon, the army entered the city to search for food!"

"The lives of the three armies must not be slack, and those who disobey military orders will be killed!"

"Yui!"

Pham Minh Woo threw a clump of dry grass into the fire, which immediately made the bonfire burn even brighter.

The flames of the jump were fleeting, but they left shadows on the faces of several people, making them look particularly hideous.

……

Before the next day, Tian Guangshun's camp became lively.

Since the day before, there has been no snow, so the temperature is a little warmer.

Most of the soldiers were scrambling to pack up their belongings that had not been completely dispersed the previous night, and they were all beaming with joy, and even more so when they talked to each other.

After all, it seems to them that they will be able to go home soon.

Tian Guangming's large tent of the Chinese army was set up in the core of the entire camp, and for some reason, it seemed very quiet—a quiet that bordered on eerie.

The lieutenants under his command came here one after another, they may not be the best generals who have won all battles, but they have also fought on the battlefield, so they all have a keen sense of smell.

As soon as I got closer, I felt a different atmosphere in the air.

There were many more soldiers around the big tent than usual, and they were all fresh faces.

If you look closely, you will find that the stamps on their armor are still the ones on them.

The two armies are very close to each other at the moment, but they still cannot be transferred at will on a large scale, which is a big taboo.

However, these captains didn't have too many suspicions, maybe it was General Fan Mingyou who came to discuss military affairs with General Tian? It makes sense to come with the Lord.

After everyone walked into the big tent, they saw the figure of General Fan, but Wang De, a big-bellied captain and messenger of the monarch, stood on both sides of Tian Guangming.

Tian Guangming's face was gloomy as usual, sitting on the couch with his hands on his knees, and every lieutenant who came in to salute, he only nodded slightly, without saying a word.

This made the atmosphere a little more solemn.

There are three sources of these sixteen lieutenants.

One is from the Eighth Captain of the Northern Army, the second is from the border counties, and the third is from the Kwantung Prefecture.

Their ability to lead their troops and the combat power of their men and horses vary greatly.

The men and horses of the Eighth Lieutenant of the Northern Army are the soldiers they lead on weekdays, so the establishment is the most neat, and the relationship between the captain and the soldier is the closest.

The border soldiers brought by the commanders of the border counties were often not enough for one battalion, so many county soldiers were temporarily filled, and the gap between the two combat strength was huge.

The commanders of the county are often made up of soldiers from several counties, and their combat effectiveness is the worst, and the military spirit is also the most unstable.

The former are mostly loyal to the Huo Party, the middle one is the most prone to trouble, and the latter is the grass on the wall.

"The last general asks the general!" The captains marched in unison.

"Well, excuse me!" Tian Guangming nodded and said.

Tian Guangming counted the number of people present and made sure that all the captains had come, and then nodded imperceptibly to Huo Yun and Wang De on both sides.

He coughed a few times deliberately and heavily, and the sound was quite unpleasant, so that everyone's morning comfort was gone.

"This is General Huo under General Pham Minh Huou, who served as the captain of Fengche in the Southern Army, and in addition, he is still ......"

Tian Guangming paused deliberately, he noticed that when he said Huo Yun's surname, some people had already shown envy and flattery.

surnamed Huo, and can serve as the captain of Fengche, that illustrious background is about to come out.

"He is also the nephew of the great general Huo Guang, and the grandson of the hussar general Huo Quai!" Tian Guangming deliberately raised his voice and said the last two sentences.

The effect was really good, and it immediately attracted the praise of the captains.

Huo Yun didn't take a shelf, his face full of fat was full of smiles, and he immediately greeted everyone, and the atmosphere in the Chinese army's tent was much more lively.

And this is the prestige and reputation that the Huo family has accumulated in the army.

Just the names of Huo Qubing and Huo Guang can make many captains "three points shorter".

Of course, it doesn't have to be flattery, there is also a layer of respect.

Tian Guangming saw that the time was ripe, and stood up from the couch, and when the lieutenants saw it, they immediately quieted down.

"Your respect for the great general and the hussar general, I am very moved when I see it in my eyes at this moment."

"Like all of you, this general also grew up listening to the stories of the hussar generals, and was even cultivated and promoted by the generals."

"To say something that is not afraid of your ridicule, without the general, there would be no general today."

Tian Guangming's words made the captains' expressions become a little unnatural.

This sentence sounds correct at first glance, but it does not mention the kindness of the two generations of the Son of Heaven, which may be a bit arrogant and disobedient.

"The general is not only kind to the general, but also to many of you, but also to the Han Dynasty and the three generations of the Son of Heaven!"

The more Tian Guangming spoke, the more excited he became, and the saliva that flew out was a foot away.

The lieutenants are a little confused, and today they are not going to go out to fight, so what is the use of mentioning the merits of the general?

"Yesterday, Ben General received a secret letter from the general, and learned that the traitor Cai Yi actually shook his lips in the court for his own selfish interests, and played right and wrong, so that the county officials were unfavorable to the general and the Huo family......"

"The county officials are young and ignorant, and they have just ascended the throne, so they listened to slander, seized the power of the general, and wanted to eliminate the loyal and righteous people in the Han army who had been promoted by the general!"

"The general is the pillar of the court, the pillar of the Han army, and the humerus of the Liu family, Cai Yi and the county officials are tantamount to self-destruction of the Great Wall, self-destruction of the foundation, and self-destruction of the world!"

Tian Guangming's remarks were made in one go, causing an uproar in the big tent of the Chinese army, and the captains suddenly turned pale.

They first froze in place like clay puppets, and then they "buzzed" and started to talk about it.

Tian Guangming did not stop it immediately, and waited until the news was fully fermented before suppressing the noise with a high-pitched "silence".

"The matter of eating the king and being loyal to the king, we are all Hanchens, and we should consider it as the Jiangshan Society of the Han Dynasty......."

"Therefore, the general, together with the two generals Fan Mingyou and Tian Shun, decided to raise the banner of righteousness, listen to the order of the general, lead the army to attack Chang'an, clear the king's side, and punish Cai Yi!"

Tian Guangming finally shouted out the two most important sentences, and he himself was so nervous that he was sweating finely and densely.

As soon as he finished speaking, Wang De, the messenger of the protector, hurriedly stood up again to express his approval, and said something like "The grace of knowing should be repaid with death".

Immediately afterwards, several captains of the Northern Military Academy immediately followed and walked in front of the people, and they all expressed their determination and loyalty to Tian Guangming.

In the end, they even pulled out the sword at their waists and shouted "Qingjun side, punish Cai Yi".

All of a sudden, the swords and swords in the big tent of the Chinese army were so lively, and one by one the Huo Dang appeared on the stage, as if they were all loyal ministers.

Some of those wavering lieutenants wanted to climb the big tree of Huo Guang, but they didn't know what had happened in Chang'an City in the past two months, and they thought that Huo Guang was still in full swing, and there was naturally a desire to pursue glory and wealth in their hearts.

One by one, they all drew their swords, and the shouts could even be louder than those Northern Army captains.

However, as Tian Guangming thought, there were still a few people in the big tent who were silent, and there was even a trace of anger and suspicion.

"Zhao Pingyuan, Zhang Dingguo, Song Guanghan, He Changle, seeing that you haven't said a word, do you have any doubts about what Ben Jiang just said?"

Tian Guangming bluntly named the names of these four people, and the rest of the people immediately took a step back, which invisibly surrounded these four people in the middle.

Not only that, but it also cast a kind of gloating gaze at these lonely people.

These four people have one thing in common, they are all captains who have been in the border county for a long time, and they may not have made great achievements, but they are all hard-working people.

Unlike the Southern and Northern armies that had a glamorous face in Chang'an City, the border army was the hardest, most dangerous, and had the bleakest future.

Of course, the Huo Party was reluctant to come, and because of this, the hard-working border soldiers had more simple loyalty to the Han Dynasty.

"Why don't you speak?" Tian Guangming asked.

"The general's letter, the last general wants to see it." Zhang Dingguo, the governor of the northern region, said cautiously.

"It's already burning." Tian Guangming replied briefly.

"Then is there a general who asked me to wait for the copper festival back to Chang'an?"

"The government has been controlled by Cai Yi, how can the copper festival be sent?" Tian Guangming said sarcastically.

"If the county official and Cai Yizhen want to be unfavorable to the general, then the general will not be able to send this secret letter, and the last general will dare to say a word, I am afraid that the changes in Chang'an are false, and the changes in the army are true!"

When Zhang Dingguo said these words, he had already quietly put his hand on the sword.

"Do you think that Ben Jiang is going to rebel with General Fan?" Tian Guangming showed a hint of murderous intent in his eyes.

"The last general will not dare, but this matter is very important, there is no evidence, how can I be convinced, if I do something wrong, I will be exterminated!"

"General Huo Yun is here, do you think the Huo family will also rebel?"

"Hmph, sending troops without a talisman, and returning privately without a temperance, isn't it a rebellion?" Zhang Dingguo was not hiding it, and said with a stalk around his neck.

His words seemed to have some effect, and those wavering captains seemed to have some hesitation, after all, their relatives were still in Chang'an City.

Tian Guangming smiled ugly, and actually put away the killing intent.

"Yes, General Zhang is loyal and meticulous, and he is a model for you and me!"

"Actually, it was the county official who issued an edict, asking me to wait for the army to go back to kill Cai Yi, the edict is here, you can come and take a look."

Tian Guangming took out the edict with a red dragon pattern on a black background from his arms, held it in his hand and shook it.

Zhang Dingguo was half convinced, came to Tian Guangming, took the edict and read it.

However, he just read a line, his face immediately changed, and he stretched out his hand to Tian Guangming in a panic.

"You, you ......"

Zhang Dingguo didn't have time to finish this sentence, Huo Yun, who had been smiling from beginning to end, quickly pulled out a dagger, stabbed Zhang Dingguo's neck without hesitation, and bled him.

I won't fight city by city in the back, try to speed it up!

(End of chapter)