People in the Eastern Han Dynasty, Hu and Han respected together

Chapter 160 Arriving in Fanghan
The sky gradually brightened, and Heguan was still Heguan, and there seemed to be no change.

But now the owner has changed here, and as for the defenders in the original city, they have all become prisoners.

Even those officials, big and small, were also arrested. Li Yao didn't kill them, but ransacked their homes, and got a lot of money, food, cloth and silk.

For those ordinary people, Li Yao strictly forbids harming and plundering them, and these ordinary people, with sallow and emaciated faces, dull eyes, and sometimes a trace of expression, are also disgusting and vicious.

It must be the jingle of the poor, and if you hurt them or rob them at this time, it is likely to arouse their resistance.

In the future, Li Yao will rely on them to cultivate the land, so naturally he will not stir up their resistance and then slaughter them.

However, it can also be inferred from this that the lives of these people are very difficult, and those officials and defenders are not friendly to the people.

If this is basically the case under Song Jian's rule, then it is impossible for him to gain the support of the people. As long as he is defeated and gradually appeases the people, he can quickly stabilize the people's hearts.

After Li Yao finished dealing with the matter of Heguan, it was noon, and the army finally arrived.

Forty thousand cavalry, they lined up in eight columns, crossed the river through the ice, and soon assembled again, and came to the river pass in mighty form.

Except for a few people and horses who slipped and fell to the ground, hurting their limbs and four hooves, there were no other accidents.

Heguan city head!

Li Wenhou stood here, looking out of the city, until all the soldiers of the three armies settled down, and each started to boil water, make fried noodles, and make steamed buns. Then he was really free, turned around and said with satisfaction:
"We did a good job this time. We didn't need a single soldier. The big river blocked us, and we took the important place of the river pass!"

Hearing this, Li Yao didn't boast about his achievements, he just said very easily:
"Father's [-] troops want to cross the river and seize this city. It doesn't take much effort. I just save some time. I sent out the scouts and scouts before. They opened the gate of the city at night as internal agents. This time they can easily capture the river pass. In the future, we can cultivate more internal agents. Maybe they will come in handy in the future!"

Li Wenhou waved his hand and said indifferently:

"You can arrange it yourself, but the army is the most important thing in war, don't pick up the small ones and lose the big ones!"

With Li Wenhou's permission, Li Yao will be able to boldly form an internal response in the future. However, after hearing Li Wenhou's warning, he did not open his mouth to refute, but directly responded:
"The child understands!"

But I still attach great importance to it in my heart. If this application is done well, collecting a piece of real news, releasing a piece of fake news, or bewitching the hearts of the people, or exploiting the city at night...may be more useful than tens of thousands of troops.

However, in troubled times, only a strong army and a strong horse can accomplish things. The army is the foundation, and the internal affairs are supplemented...

What Li Wenhou said is not wrong!
At this time, Li Wenhou turned around again, he looked outside the city, he looked to the south, he seemed to be able to cross a hundred miles, saw Fanghan, saw Song Jian, and finally said with a chuckle:
"Without the obstruction of the big river, without the important place of Heguan, there is nothing in this river valley basin that can stop my [-] army and [-] cavalry!"

This war has not yet started, but the result has already been achieved. The gap between the two sides is too huge.

After eating and drinking enough and resting for a while, Li Wenhou assembled the army, leaving 1000 people to guard the Heguan, and sent another 1 people as vanguards, and one cavalry army on the left and right to clear all obstacles in front of him and ensure that the army was unimpeded.

As for Li Wenhou, he led the headquarters. He had to bring not only fried noodles and steamed buns for people to eat, but also fodder for horses, so the speed was slower. After all, they had 4 horses, which was not a small number.

However, Heguan is not far from Fanghan, and the terrain between the two places is relatively flat, so in less than three hours, the vanguard has arrived at the city. If it wasn't for the cold weather at this time, these cavalry could actually run faster.

The whole city of Fanghan immediately panicked, from Song Jian and the officials to the ordinary people, everyone was terrified.

Now there are cavalry outside the city, and there are so many of them in the darkness that you can't see the end at a glance.

At this time, the enemy soldiers were approaching the city, Song Jian couldn't care less about enjoying himself, he ran to the top of the city non-stop, looking at the thousands of cavalry, his face suddenly became ugly, as if his parents died and his offspring were extinct.

He cursed in a low voice:
"Where did these cavalry come from? Those two people are the only ones who can mobilize so many cavalry in Liangzhou..."

Immediately understood, he punched the city wall with a hammer, and then said viciously:
"Li Wenhou, you bastard, you are the eunuch in Jincheng, you are the lonely king in Heshou, there is something you can't talk about, and you even sent troops to surround the lonely royal city!"

But seeing so many cavalry, and now there are only four thousand defenders in the city, Song Jian had no choice but to suppress the anger in his heart, and then tried his best to speak calmly, now that he is the king, he can't show the slightest timidity:
"Prime Minister!"

Just after Song Jian finished speaking, a scribe who was dressed in brocade clothes and looked quite majestic, but was actually pale from being frightened, stood up bravely, and he couldn't help asking:
"Your Majesty, the subject is..."

Song Jian gritted his teeth and continued:

"Immediately send an envoy to confirm whether this is Li Wenhou's army, and at the same time invite him to meet for a while. Gu and he are old friends. Let's see if he will give Gu this face!"

Hearing this, Jin Yi's scribe couldn't help but move in his heart, and then he solemnly replied:

"Your Majesty, don't worry, I'll go now!"

After finishing speaking, he immediately turned around and left, while the other officials also breathed a sigh of relief at this time.

If it can be resolved peacefully, it would be a good thing for them to let these cavalry retreat.

Immediately, their respective eyes flickered. Now Liangzhou is in chaos. They followed Song Jianjian to claim the kingship and separatist regime. In fact, it was all for self-protection, but now that the enemy was approaching the city, they began to have different thoughts in their hearts.

If the enemy refuses to retreat, if the enemy breaks through Fanghan, how can we escape...

As for the [-] cavalry outside the city, after they arrived here, they neither attacked the city nor called formations, but felled trees and built camps.

The envoy sent by Jinyi scribes out of the city soon turned back. He brought back two pieces of news. This was indeed Li Wenhou's army, but Li Wenhou hadn't come yet.

Song Jian and the rest of the officials were puzzled by this. If this is Li Wenhou's army, how come he hasn't come yet?
But it soon became clear, because around the evening, Li Wenhou led [-] cavalry and arrived here with food and supplies!

(End of this chapter)