Waves at the end of Han Dynasty

Chapter 117 Confronting the barbarians
Lishi County Government Office of Xihe County.

Everyone sat cross-legged in order of position, discussing the just-delivered military report on the fall of Fu Shi and Lu Bu's dispatch of troops.

Lu Zhi was a little annoyed, he thought that Fushi City would be able to hold on until he led an army to help.

Although there are a lot of Hu people, they are not good at attacking the city after all, and Fushi is a county government, so the city defense should not be weak, so they can't last for a month and ten days, the guards are really incompetent!

Liu Yu sighed for a while. He didn't understand military affairs. He only knew how miserable the people of Fushi would be now. Even if the Hu people were defeated this time, it would take a long time for Shangjun to recover.

In addition to the three counties of Yanmen, Yunzhong, and Dingxiang that were previously looted by the Xianbei, more than half of the counties and counties in Bingzhou were greatly traumatized.

Liu Yu said his conclusion, and the rest were also moved after hearing it.

However, both Liu Yu and Lu Zhi understood that it would be useless to lament blindly, and at this time, they should step forward and take up the heavy responsibility.

Therefore, they quickly calmed down and continued to discuss the situation.

Everyone also attached great importance to the report of the flying cavalry sent by Lu Bu. After all, the flying cavalry is well-equipped, and it is one of the few local elite troops with combat experience in the northern border.

It was only after learning that Lu Sima had arbitrarily advocated leading an army to raid the barbarian camp alone, everyone had different opinions on this.

Ding Yuan and Zou Jing felt that Lu Fengxian was too arrogant and impatient, and the little Sima dared to go deep alone. Even if the flying cavalry was not weak, he would definitely fall into a heavy siege. Wouldn't it be a waste of the strong troops that had gathered so hard to get together? .

Liu Yu didn't understand military affairs, so he still kept silent about it.

After listening to Ding Yuan and Zou Jing's opinions, Lu Zhi didn't say anything, turned to look at Yu Jin and asked:
"Wen Ze thinks what Feng Xian did?"

"Don't think that Lu Sima may be able to do something, but he is only taking advantage of it. His lack of military strength may not be able to completely defeat the barbarian army..."

Yu Jin gave a salute to several people before speaking slowly.

After listening to Lu Zhi's approval, he signaled to Yu Jin that he patrolled the northern border, and had also investigated in detail the record of Lu Bu's flying cavalry. He was very fond of Lu Bu's tactical ability and unparalleled martial arts. Now it seems that this young general sent by His Majesty Also have some knowledge.

"Hahaha, Wen Ze's opinion is very suitable for me. How can the people of Fushi fall into the jaws of tigers and wolves at this time and ignore it? I don't know what Liu Shijun thinks?"

He affirmed Yu Jin's judgment, and then politely asked Liu Yu for his opinion. After all, he was a Shangguan and brought so many reinforcements.

"I really don't know anything about the military. Your Majesty also has something to say. Zigan has the full power to decide the military affairs in the northern border. The army and horses I brought will be under the command of Zigan from now on. Please also give orders to General Lu!"

Liu Yu is also a straightforward person, who has always disdained official routines, so he stood up and said bluntly, and ordered someone to bring the edict to Lu Zhi.

Seeing Liu Yu's straightforwardness, Lu Zhi no longer shirked, and immediately made arrangements.

He handed over the soldiers and horses he had brought along with the 5000 soldiers of the Southern Army who were still on their way to Commander Ding Yuan, and asked Ding Yuan to take the troops to join Zhou Shen's troops who were transporting food, and then the two of them diverted together. Yanmen was garrisoned to deal with the gentry rebellion there.

It's just that Lu Zhi repeatedly emphasized that after Ding Yuan arrived in Yanmen, he only strengthened the defenses of the counties and could not send troops to attack without authorization.

Then Lu Zhi put forward some specific requirements for the rectification of military affairs to Xihe and several other counties where there were no wars, and asked Liu Yu to arrange the implementation step by step.

"Wen Ze, since Feng Xian has such courage, why don't the two of us lead the elite riders from the Western Regions to help him with his skin?"

After explaining other matters, Lu Zhi said to Yu Jin who was eager to try...

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The Hu rebellion in Bingzhou is a microcosm of the frontier of the Han Dynasty.

Not only the relationship with the nomads in the north, but also barbarian rebellions in the south, but the scale will be limited to a smaller range.

The Han Dynasty seems to have a vast territory, but in fact many of the border states and counties are not under the control of the Han people or the imperial court. How to deal with ethnic relations in areas where the Han people and ethnic minorities live together has always been a thorny issue that has plagued the Han court for many years.

Many people arbitrarily attribute the problem to the brutality and capriciousness of the barbarians, but they do not know that the same is true of the Han people.

The ethnic issues in the frontier are very complicated, and it is by no means clear who is right and who is wrong.

This is Zhang Ze's general understanding of the frontier barbarian rebellion.

It has been more than three years since he took office as the governor of Guiyang County in Jingzhou. The barbarian rebellion in Guiyang County has basically subsided, but Zhang knows that this is only temporary. was transferred...

Zhang Ze is soberly aware that his so-called counter-insurgency achievements over the years are only temporary solutions, not the root cause, but he has nothing to do about it.

Near the end of the year, a letter came from home, and he hadn't returned home for many years.

But after reading the family letter, Zhang Ze's homesickness was not relieved at all, but added some troubles.

Most of the letter is devoted to the concerns of the tribesmen about the status quo of Bingzhou. Zhang understands that they are not concerned about the life and death of the Bingzhou gentry, but are worried about whether this kind of thing will spread to Sanfu Hanzhong...

As expected, the eunuch's actions were not interrupted by the strong obstruction of the Qingliu and the royalists. Although the eunuch has ordered the eunuch to recall its subordinates, most of the gentry in Bingzhou, including the side branches, have been suppressed. Execution and distribution, the wealth and land accumulated over the years have also been filled into the treasury, and the gentry in Bingzhou can be said to be gone.

This unexpected result made the rest of the gentry tremble, and Zhang Ze's clansmen were no exception. They asked Zhang Ze what he could do, and even wanted to send some clansmen to Guiyang to start a new stove, so as to leave a way out.

After all, it is located in Guiyang County in Jingnan, which is considered a remote place. The sky is high and the emperor is far away.

Just as Zhang Ze was thinking about how to reply to the family letter, the county official brought a new order from the court.

Before Zhang Ze opened the edict, he had some ominous premonitions. As he expected, the barbarians in Yulin County of Jiaozhou rebelled, and the court appointed him to take over as the governor of Yulin County...

After carefully reading the edict, Zhang Ze smiled helplessly. Is this his job to counter rebellion?
It's okay to be a firefighter all the time, but the key point is that this group of eunuchs only know how to use themselves wantonly, they don't say a word about his previous achievements, and they never get rewards.

Is this because Zhang Ze is willing to swallow his anger and feel like a bully?

Thinking of his hard work for many years, and his efforts to ensure integrity as an official when he went to danger to quell chaos, Zhang Ze suddenly felt very upset.

"Since you don't appreciate my hard work, then I will seek it myself!"

He decided to follow the advice of his family and ask the main family of Hanzhong to send people to Yulin County first, and he himself will finally "receive" in Guiyang, and then go to Yulin County.

(End of this chapter)