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So far, the Southern Xiongnu tribe has been completely destroyed, and our army's Northern Expedition has won a complete victory.At this time, the Northern Expeditionary Army is still resting in Gaoliu City, and will soon send troops to merge the prefectures and attack all counties except Shuofang, Wuyuan, Yanmen, and Shangjun. "

"Okay, very good!" Li Li looked at the victory report, handed it to Jia Xu, and said with great joy, "Gongjin has lived up to everyone's expectations, and finally won the first battle and regained the lost land in Hetao!"

"Hahaha!" Immediately, the three chief ministers in the tent laughed heartily.Joyful laughter floated out of the tent with the wind and into the ears of thousands of soldiers guarding the camp, which shocked their minds, made them feel happy physically and mentally, full of hope for the upcoming battle, and high-spirited fighting spirit.

Chapter 621

"The victory of the Northern Expedition came at the right time. If this victory news is passed on to the camp, it will definitely boost the morale of the entire army!"

The moment he read the letter in his hand, Jia Xu smiled and said.

Li Zhi nodded in agreement and said: "The words of the military advisor are very true. Such a great victory should be reported to all the soldiers of the army, to ask for credit for General Zhou Yu, and congratulate from afar!"

"Congratulations, please?" Li Li responded in astonishment, and then said with a smile: "There is no need to ask for merit, I am right in front of me, and I am planning how to reward Zhou Yu for my merit! As for congratulations, now that the enemy is overwhelming, I The army lost one after another, lost the city and lost the territory. It is really inappropriate to hold a banquet to celebrate the victory at this time. Let’s write it down for the time being, and reward it together after the war to save trouble. Hehehe!"

Jia Xu nodded happily and said in admiration: "General Zhou Yu is really good. He is both wise and brave. Although he is young and inexperienced, he has repeatedly made outstanding achievements. In my opinion, if General Huanfei is our army's first battle If it is a general, then General Zhou Yu is the number one general in our army who is best at using troops, he can be called handsome!"

"Oh? Wen He doesn't often praise others, so I'm a little surprised that he has such a high opinion of Zhou Yu this time." Li Li was slightly taken aback and smiled knowingly.

After Jia Xu heard the words, she affirmed solemnly, "Your Majesty's words are serious. What I said was not a compliment to General Gongjin, but to tell the truth and seek truth from facts. When General Zhou Yu first joined our army, I also doubted His ability to lead the army and even complained that the lord trusted him too much, so that he entrusted him with a heavy responsibility when he followed the lord for the first time. Admonishing the lord can't pull out the seedlings and encourage them to grow up, which made Zhou Yu have to bear huge pressure when he first arrived, worrying that he would not be able to bear the burden and implicate the soldiers of the Northern Expedition.

It turns out.The lord's decision at the beginning was wise, knowing people well and appointing people on their merits. The promotion of General Zhou Yu was not impulsive, but a careful decision after careful consideration.

In the battle of Chiyang City, our Northern Expedition army was victorious, and the morale of the army was stabilized after the first battle, so that the soldiers firmly believed that our army would definitely defeat the barbarian army and win the final victory.In the next month, Zhou Yu led the army to go out and lose consecutive battles.But every time we are defeated, we are defeated but not defeated, and the casualties are not large. Although the defeat will inevitably affect the morale, it cannot shake the confidence of our army to win.Sure enough, there was a battle in the Blue Wolf Valley.Our army won a complete victory, and the First World War established the victory of the Northern Expedition.after the war.It was not until the whole army realized General Zhou Yu's ability to command troops.It is not an exaggeration to say that the use of soldiers is like a god, so our soldiers can be considered to recognize General Zhou Yu wholeheartedly. "

After a pause, Jia Xu said with deep emotion: "Now that General Zhou Yu has regained the lost land in Hetao and completely wiped out the Southern Huns, this means that the four counties in the northwestern part of Bingzhou have been captured, namely Shuofang County, Shang County, and Wuyuan Army. and Yanmen County. These four counties were originally occupied by barbarians. The three counties of Shuofang, Shangjun and Wuyuan were seized by the Southern Huns, and Yanmen County was harassed by Xianbei in the west. Most of the city fell into the hands of Xianbei, but Qinglang Valley In one battle, the Xiongnu in the south and the Xianbei in the west were completely lost.

Now the royal court of the Huns has been captured by our army.The Xiongnu fell, and the western Xianbei who occupied Wuyuan and Yanmen County must have been frightened and fled.In this way, our army not only regained the lost land in Hetao, but also took advantage of the trend to take over the four counties in the northwest of Bingzhou, which is equivalent to capturing more than half of Bingzhou in one fell swoop.Next, Zhou Yu led a victorious army to attack Taiyuan County in the hinterland of Bingzhou. If the battle goes well, it is very likely that the whole territory of Bingzhou will be captured in one fell swoop.As long as Bingzhou is under the rule of the lord, even if the allied forces of the princes can capture the counties of Sili, there is nothing to fear, because the counties of Sili have already been exposed under the iron hooves of our army, and sooner or later they will be fat on our lips.Therefore, Weichen believes that the great victory of the Northern Expedition is extremely beneficial to our army in this battle of the Central Plains. As long as Bingzhou is in our hands, Sili will not be able to escape. "

After analyzing the current situation in detail, Jia Xu finally expressed his original intention: "So, the victory of the Northern Expedition is very important to our army. General Zhou Yu has made great contributions, and the lord should reward him heavily. The next battle in Bingzhou is completely different from the previous battle against the barbarians. After all, Bingzhou is the territory of our Han Dynasty, and the enemies that General Zhou Yu faced were all Han officials who had been appointed by the emperor.

As the saying goes: if the name is not correct, the words will not be smooth.General Zhou Yu is currently only General Zuo Zhonglang and the chief general of the Northern Expedition Army. His rank is not enough, and the words he speaks are naturally not enough.Therefore, my lord can temporarily record the military achievements of the generals of the Northern Expedition, and reward them together after the war. General Zhou Yu is the exception. Collected within the time and the entire territory of the state.The humble minister dared to speak out, please think twice, my lord. "

In Jia Xu's elaboration, he always regarded himself as a humble minister, as if he regarded Li Li as a king.In fact, it's not just Jia Xu, Li Xuan, Li Ru, Guo Jia and others also regard themselves as courtiers, so as to express their feelings to Li Li.

Ever since Li Li was promoted to the rank of Hushi General, he has been ranked above the Sangong, and then he was ordered to ride a luan and hold the Tianzi Sword to punish crimes on behalf of the heavens. His status and power are no less than that of the emperor. The only thing missing is a crown.Therefore, all the cronies and counselors around Li Li changed their words silently, and often regarded themselves as humble ministers. However, Li Li seemed to have never paid attention to these inconspicuous details and titles, so he did not comment on this.However, the generals under Li Li's command did not change their words, and they still regarded themselves as the last generals. Obviously they were used to it, and they were far less careful and detail-oriented than civil servants and counselors.

Jia Xu's words reminded Li Li that Zhou Yu should indeed be given the official position and authority he deserved, otherwise he would be at a disadvantage in the war.

After thinking about it for a while, Li Li nodded lightly, and said with a smile, "Wen He is right. Zhou Yu was leading the army, and he was facing barbarian troops before. It doesn't matter the size of his official position. Now he is going to fight in Bingzhou, and he really needs a lot of authority. Otherwise, the prefects of the counties in Bingzhou may not believe his promise. Time is not waiting for us, we must make a decision as soon as possible, so as not to delay the war in Bingzhou."

After a pause, Li Li ordered to Li Zhi: "Command Li Xuan, please order Zhou Yu to be named General of Anbei, Marquis of Wuxiang, fully responsible for the war in Bingzhou, Beidi County, Anding County and Hanyang County and other three counties. All of them obeyed Zhou Yu's dispatch. Lu Su was granted the title of Inspector of Bingzhou and Marquis of Duting.

In addition, order Zhou Yu.He ordered Zhang Liao to lead five thousand gold guards from Bingzhou Shangdang to the Anyi camp, and recruited Xu Chu, Chen Dao, He Man and other generals to come to Anyi with the army.Order Qubei to select [-] string-controlling men from the Huns prisoners of war, form the Shuofeng War Cavalry, and return to Anyi with Zhang Liao, and the army will listen to it! "

"Promise, I will obey!" Li Zhi bowed and left immediately.

Watching Li Zhi leave, Jia Xu's expression changed slightly, and he said in surprise, "My lord, it seems inappropriate to confer the title of General Zhou Yu this time! These are the titles of Major General Li Xian. Wouldn't it mean that Zhou Yu was given the title for no reason?" Removal of the major general's military post?"

"Hehehe!" Li Li laughed dumbfounded after hearing the words: "My younger brother is busy with his wedding right now, so he has no time to care about military affairs, not to mention that he is the prefect of the Northland. He just wears the name of General Anbei. He bears a certain responsibility for the invasion of the prefecture by barbarians. He was not punished before. Now it is time to settle accounts after autumn and punish him together."

Speaking of this, Li Li smiled happily: "In the past two years, his political achievements have been fair, but there are also some unsatisfactory places. After this battle, transfer him away from Beidi County and take a good rest. Give him three months Married and married. All these years, he has been following me to fight here and there, almost never stopping to rest, suffering from the hardships of traveling. Now he has finally married and established a business. As the eldest brother, how can I drive my younger brother to serve in the battlefield endlessly? "

Jia Xu whispered thoughtfully: "My lord's words are correct. The major general followed the lord on the battlefield at the age of 15. He has never made a mistake, worked diligently, conscientiously, and never complained. Now that the wedding is coming soon, the major general really needs Rest for a while, after the big wedding, the lord will make his own arrangements. I wonder if what I said is true?"

Li Li nodded slightly, then smiled at Jia Xu without making a positive answer.

"In the military order just now, my lord ordered the Xiongnu to send generals to Beibei to form the Shuofeng camp. I don't know what the purpose is?" Jia Xu asked with a laugh.

Li Li looked at Jia Xu with a smile, and said with a smile: "Wen He doesn't seem to trust the Hun war cavalry very much, is he worried that they may not really surrender to me?"

"My lord Mingjian, I'm really worried that these Hun soldiers may not be really useful to me. There is a saying: People who are not of my race will have different hearts, so I have to guard against it!" Jia Xu said frankly without hesitation.

Li Li was slightly startled when he heard the sound, and after thinking for a while, he pondered: "Wenhe's concerns are not unreasonable. However, the Southern Huns are not a scourge, and they are not aliens in detail. On the contrary, they have very close contacts with our Han people. After escaping to the Western Regions, the Southern Xiongnu attached themselves to our big Han. More than half of their people have my Han blood, and some of them are even Han Chinese. Because of this, I did not completely exterminate them, but intentionally merged them into my big Han. Among the nationalities. Long before the Northern Expedition, I told Zhou Yu and Lu Su to disperse all their tribes and tribes after the Huns were destroyed, and went to the three states under my rule for resettlement. Since then, my big Han There will no longer be Huns in the territory, only Han people.

Therefore, when dealing with the surrender of the Huns, we cannot avoid it or discard it.On the contrary, we have to mix and reorganize them into an army for my use, so that we can integrate them into the Han nation as soon as possible.If we still regard them as barbarian enemies and be on guard everywhere, it is better to kill them all directly, so that we can get rid of them once and for all, and we will never have any future troubles.It should be known that killing cannot solve all problems. If the great Han nation wants to prosper and stand forever, killing alone is not enough, and we must have a broad and tolerant heart.For those ethnic groups that are compatible with our Han people, we don't need to be tolerant, but to conquer them, annex them, and then incorporate them into our ethnic group. "

After a pause, Li Li said with deep emotion: "Only in this way can our great Han nation survive through the ages, shine with the sun and the moon, coexist with the heaven and the earth, and stand forever on the Eastern China!"

Li Li's remarks were indeed made out of feelings. It is reasonable for Jia Xu to reject the barbarians around the big man.However, as a descendant of Li Li, he did not have such a strong sense of repulsion, because in the late Eastern Jin Dynasty, the Wuhu chaos in China and the chaos between the North and the South, this chaotic period that lasted for more than two hundred years was actually a process of national integration. The Southern Xiongnu, Xianbei and Wuhuan, or Wulingman and Yizhou Nanman, will eventually be integrated into the Han people.It's just that this process is very long, and it doesn't happen overnight, and it will go through countless fights and conquests, lasting for thousands of years.

Li Li never thought of integrating all the barbarians into the Han people, but selectively conquered and surrendered. This is not the case for some barbarians entrenched overseas; Kill, kill if you can, eliminate evil and do everything.

Just when Li Li's thoughts were racing, Jia Xu nodded and said, "Since the lord has made a plan, I should follow it. However, I still suggest that the lord should not use a barbarian general as the commander of the Shuofeng camp. Right now, our army has a lot of generals." , many generals are qualified for the post of commander. Please think twice, my lord."

"Well, what Wen He said is exactly what I want." Li Li nodded happily and said with a smile: "At the beginning of the establishment of Shuofeng Battalion, based on the principle of making the best use of talents, Qubei was temporarily appointed as the general. Because he is more familiar with the Hun prisoners than us. Due to the situation, it is undoubtedly the right choice for him to choose the troops to surrender. This time they are dispatched to participate in the battle, just to test their loyalty and fighting power, and after this battle is over, they will be reorganized and the generals will be readjusted accordingly."

"So that's it, my lord is wise!" Jia Xu responded happily, looked at Li Li, smiled knowingly, and was completely relieved at this point.

Chapter 622

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The stars are shining brightly, and the moon is like a hook.

The north wind howled, and the night was cold.

The sycamore tree is lonely, with all the leaves fallen, and a few crows and sparrows perch on the branches, enjoying the cold north wind.

Thirty miles outside Dongyuan City, the Allied Vanguard Camp.

In the big tent, Sun Cegao, who had just changed back to the brocade robe, sat on the seat, drinking from a bottle with a smile on his face, and eating a big piece.

This is the town closest to Dongyuan City, which was captured by Sun Ce's army almost effortlessly an hour ago. Just as it was getting late, the army immediately set up camp outside the west gate of Zhendian.

The reason why Sun Ce chose Ximen to camp was to prevent the Xiliang army from sneaking at night.If it were someone else leading the army, he would definitely choose to camp in Zhendian, but he, Sun Ce, was different from ordinary generals; he did the opposite. After capturing Zhendian, he immediately left and moved to set up a camp outside Zhendian. garrison.

After a while, when Sun Ce was full of wine and food, Cheng Pu, Huang Gai, Han Dang, Zu Mao and other four veterans walked into the big tent hand in hand, and took their seats after bowing and saluting.

In fact, Cheng, Huang, Han, and Zu are not old. The so-called veterans are only relative to Sun Ce who is leading the army at a young age.These four are all generals who have fought with Sun Ce's father for many years. They are brave in battle, experienced in hundreds of battles, and loyal to Sun Ce's father and son.They are all people of the same age as Sun Jian, ranging from more than 30 years old to early [-]s, which is the prime of life.On weekdays, Sun Ce respected them a lot, regarded himself as a junior, and treated them like nephews when they met.The so-called effective conduct, seeing that the chief general Sun Ce respected the four of them so much, naturally the officers and men in the army would respectfully call them "old generals".The word "old" may be very unpleasant to older generals; but it is a respectful title used for Cheng Pu, Huang Gai and others, implying their high morals and prestige.Respected.

After the soldiers served the tea and left, Cheng Pu put down the teacup and asked suspiciously: "The young master is a little strange tonight, why don't you camp on the spot in the town, but set up a camp outside the town? The general is stupid, please be gentlemen. The Lord expresses it."

Sun Ce smiled when he heard the words, his eyes flicked across Huang Gai, Han Dang and Zu Mao, but seeing them were also puzzled.

Immediately, the corners of Sun Ce's eyes slightly raised, revealing an unpredictable and deep smile.He smiled lightly and said: "The reason is very simple, because I don't believe that the people in the town will welcome us to garrison troops, and I don't believe that the guards of Dongyuan City will so easily hand over the frontier positions outside the city to Sun Ce. You know, today The town that I captured in the evening is the last barrier of Dongyuan City against our army's advance road. The fall of this place means that Dongyuan City has been exposed under the iron hooves of our army; after our army breaks through Dongyuan City tomorrow You can go straight to Anyi City, and the soldiers are approaching the city!"

Speaking of which.Sun Ce's tone suddenly changed.He sneered and said, "Where is Anyi City? That's the headquarters of Li Bandit stationed in Sili! Li Bandit has garrisoned [-] troops in Sili, and most of them are gathered in the Anyi Camp. As long as we approach the city, the Xiliang Army will never again As before, they shrink back and do not fight, they have no way to retreat, they have to fight!"

"Ah!" The four generals under the account were shocked when they heard this.Cheng Pu asked anxiously: "Could it be that the young master wants to quickly attack Dongyuan City, and then fight directly with Anyi's army?"

"That's right! It's imperative, why not?" Sun Ce nodded disapprovingly.

Cheng Pu, Huang Gai and other four veterans were very anxious when they heard the words. Cheng Pu, the leader, waved his hands hastily and said: "No, no. Absolutely no!"

Sun Ce's tiger eyes were slightly angry, and he said in a low voice with displeasure: "Don't the four uncles think that I, Sun Ce, cannot conquer Anyi and are afraid of the Xiliang army?"

"No, no, please calm down, young master." Seeing Sun Ce's anger, Cheng Pu's expression suddenly changed, and he hastily explained: "We absolutely did not mean to despise the young master, but we were restless in our hearts, worried that the young master would repeat the same mistakes as the old master Sun Jian, It's a failure!"