Waves at the end of Han Dynasty

Chapter 116 Meeting the Giants
Bingzhou Xihe County is the prefecture of Lishi County.

The nearby Shangjun was being ravaged by the rebellious Huqi, and the atmosphere in Xihe County was naturally very tense. All the county towns closed their gates tightly and rushed to stockpile defense materials.

Ordinarily, if all the county soldiers and county soldiers in the entire Xihe were gathered together, there would be nearly ten thousand people, but the new county guard, Duan Liang, never thought of deploying troops to support Shangjun.

Although Xia Yi, the new governor of Shangjun, is also a member of the eunuch party, but the eunuch party is also divided into factions. Duan Liang's master, Duan Gui, and Xia Yi's master, Xia Yun, don't have much friendship on weekdays.

Even if there is friendship, Duan Liang must first keep his own jurisdiction without any problems.

In his opinion, if the more than [-] soldiers under his command go out of the city to support Shangjun and encounter Hu cavalry in the wild, wouldn't it be a gift of heads and equipment to the Hu people? They must be slaughtered.

That being the case, it is better to stay in the city and defend honestly, not seeking merit but seeking no fault...

A few days later, the Tanma came to report that Hu Qi had besieged Fushi, the governor of Shangjun, for many days, but he could not make an inch. The governor of Shangjun sent people to ask for help again.

When Duan Liang heard the news, he felt much more at ease. The barbarians are really not good at attacking the city, so he can have more time to rectify the city defense. As for sending troops to rescue...

Ha ha, that is the business of the masters of the imperial court.

He just transferred the person who asked for reinforcements to report to the capital, and he also made up a memorial that he was not well defended and couldn't take care of himself.

The soldiers and civilians in Lishi City were tense for a while, and found that there was no big movement, so they gradually settled down. Except for some young and middle-aged people who had to serve corvee to strengthen the city walls, most of them resumed their daily rhythm of life.

At this moment, two "big men" who came to join overnight broke the tranquility of Lishi City.

These two are the new Bingzhou shepherd Liu Yu who came from the capital, and the new protector Xianbei Zhonglang general Lu Zhi who came from Youzhou Daijun.

Of course, there are nearly ten thousand troops following them!

Liu Yu brought [-] elite Han cavalry, these were elite cavalry from the Western Regions disguised as the southern army, while the remaining [-] real forbidden troops were still marching behind, because these were infantry and naturally moved slower.

Lu Zhi led [-] Han riders and [-] infantry. These were his newly recruited troops, the armaments "advanced" for him by his family, the Fanyang Lu family, and some acquainted gentry...

The two stationed the army outside the city, and they entered the city with their guards.

Upon hearing the news, Duan Liang immediately came to flatter Liu Yu, but he didn't get a good look from Bingzhou Mu.

He immediately opened the edict he brought, announcing that the eunuchs in Bingzhou must return to the capital immediately to report on their duties, and then left behind Duan Liang, who was extremely black-faced, and went straight to the prefect's office.

And Lu Zhi entered the city from the city gate on the north side, and was already waiting in the government office.

After the two met for a few words, they both expressed some appreciation for each other, and the atmosphere in the mansion was very harmonious.

It is said that Lu Zhi's official position is much lower, but Liu Yu does not have the posture of an important court official, as if he wants to make friends with the peers of the great Confucians in the North.

And Lu Zhi has a scholarly temperament to begin with, and even a dusty military uniform can't stop his humble and straightforward style.

After a short greeting, the two introduced the subordinates they had brought to each other. After all, they will need long-term cooperation in the Northland.

There were a large number of people who followed Liu Yu, including Chang Shi Zou Jing, who was about to succeed Xihe County, Wuyuan County, Shuofang County, Yanmen County, Yunzhong County, and Shang County Sheriff Pang Ji, Cai Xing, Xun Ao, Xun Sheng, Liu Qi, Ma Kui and others, as well as middle and high-level officials such as magistrates of various counties and chiefs of Cao in some counties.

Considering that if the disciples placed by the eunuchs in the counties of Bingzhou were transferred back, the middle and low-level official system, which was already stretched because of the crimes or resignations of the officials of the gentry, would be even worse, and there would even be a situation where no one was available in the official office. .

So taking advantage of Liu Yu's appointment this time, the Xun family arranged for many royalists headed by the children of the clan to come to fill the vacancies of officials.

For them, Liu Yu himself is not very familiar with them. He found that there are even some students from Lushan Academy from Jingxiang. The current situation is urgent, so he just read the resume introduction for a while, thinking about waiting for the future to slowly select and adjust.

But Lu Zhi brought only two people, Vice Captain Ding Yuan and Sima Yujin, and Chang Shi Jijiu Zhou Shen was still on his way to Xihe with the luggage team.

"Does the envoy come from the capital with the will of today?"

After everyone's introduction, Liu Yu signaled everyone to go to the post house to rest, leaving only Zou Jing, Ding Yuan, and Yu Jin.After everyone walked away, Lu Zhi clasped his hands and asked Liu Yu.

"Zigan don't need to worry. Your Majesty trusts you very much. You have already agreed to all your requests. Before leaving, Yu also said that all the military affairs in the northern border can be handed over to you. Therefore, Zigan has any countermeasures. Say it all."

Liu Yu replied with a smile, it seems that Lu Zhi still has doubts about His Majesty's decision this time.

How did he know that besides the few people around him, he was one of the first people to know about Liu Hong's plan.

Although Lu Zhi received some hints from Xun Shuang, after all, he was still unclear about many details, and it is normal to have doubts about His Majesty's true thoughts.

"Furthermore, at His Majesty's will, a certain man brought five thousand elite Xiliang iron cavalry pretending to be the southern army, to be driven by General Zigan. His soldiers are equipped with double horses, horse spears, and fine armor. They are extremely powerful. I hope the general will make good use of them. In short, put an end to the chaos in Bingzhou as soon as possible."

Seeing that Lu Zhi was still frowning in thought, Liu Yu continued.

As soon as this remark came out, Lu Zhi's eyes lit up immediately:
"Your Majesty's words are serious!?"

"How can Yu talk nonsense about such a big event, Zigan can just rest assured to defend against the enemy, and Yu Zi should take care of internal affairs, manage logistics well, and fully assist the general!"

After Liu Yu said solemnly, he saluted again.

"In this way, Zhidang can ease the worries in his heart! You don't know that the sandalwood and stone locust tree are very human, and it will definitely become a problem for me in the future! The official patrolled the northern border all the way, and I was able to learn more about Xianbei's invasion of the invaders this year. , so that there is no major mistake in severing..."

Lu Zhi finally felt a little more at ease with the generous conditions given today.

Although the current rebellion in Bingzhou was troublesome, Lu Zhi didn't care much about it. After all, these rebels were either mobs or barbarians without foundation and strategy.

What he was really worried about was the Xianbei people in the grasslands in the north. Now that the army in the north has been abandoned for many years, and there are rebels disturbing them, if they attack in the spring, he has no possibility of fighting with the new army under his command.

And now with these [-] elite Han cavalry, although the number is still inferior, if they make good use of the terrain, they may not be without the power to fight!

Speaking of Xianbei, the powerful enemy in the north, Zou Jing who was beside Liu Yu suddenly stood up and saluted everyone, and then proposed a strategy:
"Since Xianbei is so tyrannical and difficult, the lower officials have a plan. I don't know what the emperor and the general think..."

Zou Jing's strategy is very simple, look for dead men to pretend to be caravans, go to the Mobei Grassland to do business, and look for an opportunity to assassinate Tan Shihuai.

Although this trick seems clumsy, in fact, people in the Han Dynasty often used it, whether it was very useful for their own people or Hu people...

For example, Ke Bineng, the successor of Tan Shihuai in another time and space, was killed by assassins sent by the Han people before he once again unified the Xianbei tribes in the grassland and was about to lead his tribe south.

Even Tan Shihuai himself in another time and space died suddenly. Although there is no clear record, it is not impossible to die by an assassin...

Zou Jing believed that the rise of Xianbei was roughly facilitated by the great talent of Tan Shihuai. If this person died, Xianbei would have no leader and chaos would inevitably arise.

If the assassination strategy is successful, for the soldiers and civilians in the northern border, it will be a precious respite.

Liu Yu and Lu Zhi looked at each other and thought about it. They thought this plan was not honorable, but the situation was pressing at this time. If it succeeds, it would be a strong medicine...

Liu Yu finally agreed with Zou Jing to try to find someone to do it, but he didn't have much hope...

While several people were discussing, a soldier came to report that Fushi City had fallen. Liu Yu and Lu Zhi were shocked when they heard this.

Soon, another flying cavalry messenger came to report Sima Lubu's plan to lead the flying cavalry to take a detour to attack the Huqi camp...

(End of this chapter)