Lord Yuan

Chapter 153

With the instructions of Kan Ji, the Xianbei leader, although these Xianbei cavalry were indignant, they still chose to follow the orders of this Xianbei master.

After all, whoever is continuing to attack at this time is clearly intending to let the Xianbei master die tragically in the hands of the Han army, although doing so is the most beneficial result for Xianbei.

Kan Ji was captured and brought to the Han army camp.

But now, because Yuan Shao had already reported to the Duwei Mansion when the war first started, he informed Duwei Gong Shamu, so that he could rush to the border fortress to take charge as soon as possible.

When Gong Shamu looked at his old rival, the leader of eastern Xianbei, who was now in a miserable prison state, he felt mixed emotions in his heart.

When he arrived, he could still hear the unstoppable shouts of killing outside the fortress wall. Looking at the corpses of Han soldiers on the wall, Gongshamu's desire for a truce became stronger in his heart.

And when he learned that Yuan Shao actually sent people to surprise the Xianbei camp and captured him among the Xianbei elites surrounded by layers of troops, he was shocked beyond measure. He thought he already knew enough about Yan Liang, Wen Chou and others, but at the same time he didn't I thought that Yuan Shao would choose this strategy of almost hitting an egg against a stone.

Gongshamu first expressed the highest level of courtesy to Yuan Shao, because he had already prepared for this sudden war in advance, which minimized the losses of the entire Han army.

At the same time, because of the construction of ravine tunnels and the skillful use of light cavalry surprise attacks to decide the outcome in one battle, these achievements will make Yuan Shao's reputation spread throughout Youzhou no matter what, and it will be more ferocious than the previous night attack on the Xianbei tribe.

Yuan Shao explained with a smile that all this was due to Xu You's strategy and the gully left by the teacher to prepare for a rainy day before he came up with an idea. The greatest credit for this trip should be these Han people who fought hard and never retreated even half a step. Soldiers, without them resisting for so long, how would Yan Liang, Wen Chou and others have enough opportunities to accomplish this?

Looking at Yuan Shao, who was as humble and respectful as ever, he felt that he really owed him a bit for being such a long history.

At the beginning, he thought that the imperial court appointed a young man to serve as the chief historian. He would be able to accomplish some great feats, and he would be thankful that he would not cause any trouble. But now, one after another surprises appeared on the face of him, the captain of the Liaodong vassal state. Shangdu was so dazzling that when he met his former colleagues, he would pat his horses and inquire about Yuan Shao's news.

Although he no longer had high hopes for an official career, it was already very difficult to be able to serve the full term safely and retire and return to his hometown, but who would resist a sudden surprise? While he happily accepted the compliments from his colleagues, On the other hand, he had high hopes for Yuan Shao.

Looking at the many soldiers in front of him, Gongsha Mu simply regarded Yuan Shao as his next successor directly in front of the Xianbei Lord. When the time is right, he will choose to report to the governor of Youzhou and have him report to the imperial court. Yuan Shao was promoted to captain of the Liaodong vassal state.

When Yuan Shao was modest about his junior qualifications, Gong Shamu waved his hand and said that he killed tens of thousands of enemies in this battle. It can be said that it dealt a heavy blow to Xianbei's spirit and greatly strengthened the resistance when he went south. Now It is even more important to capture Lord Xianbei, a very important figure. Due to emotions and reasons, your achievements can be compared with those of many generals in the past.

As long as this record is reported, as long as those in power are not fools, they will not turn a blind eye to such a talented person. Age has never been a problem. In the past, Huo Qubing was able to serve as a general and captain in his weak years, but now he is just a The captaincy of the country is more than enough. As for the post of chief historian, Xun Chen will take over.

Hearing this, the officers and soldiers present all had surprised expressions on their faces, looking at Yuan Shao, the commander-in-chief who was a bit too young for his age. However, after thinking about it, if he had not come up with a strange strategy and sent his men to attack in this battle, he might not even be able to fight now. The name of this fortress will be changed into Xianbei language, and they are all convinced.

And now, the next person to deal with is Lord Xianbei.

Gongshamu simply handed over all these powers to Yuan Shao in advance, and he hid behind the scenes and quietly watched him make such a decision on the matter.

In the end, with Yuan Shao's unremitting efforts, the Xianbei leader, who didn't seem to be able to stick to his true intentions, agreed to all Yuan Shao's requests.

When Kanji told the Xianbei people who stayed up day and night under the city wall all his demands, they seemed to be listening to a book from heaven.

To compensate the Han army for half of the losses in this war, the specific implementation was [-] kilograms of gold, plus a thousand war horses.

In fact, the Xianbei military merits gained in this battle were almost the same as those in the Wei Qing Mobei battle. The military merits of about 19000 people were gained. The gold awarded to the Han army by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty alone was more than 20 Ten thousand catties, based on the value of gold at that time, this military exploit cost more than 20 billion yuan.

But this time, Yuan Shao asked the Xianbei people for war compensation, or money to redeem themselves, plus thousands of war horses.

Although war horses are no longer as precious as they were in the early days of the founding of the Han Dynasty, and even the carriages driven by senior officials were just as miserable as ox carts, the current market value of a war horse is around 20, and This is a horse breed cultivated in the horse breeding fields of the Han Dynasty. If it is the Xianbei Wuhuan and other foreign war horses, the value will be even higher.

These nomadic peoples have their own mature methods for breeding horses, so the demand for foreign horses in the mainland has never been cut off. Folks often smuggle foreign war horses through the border fortress in order to make huge profits.

Although the Xianbei people were extremely indignant about these demands, it was almost equivalent to tearing them down and starting over.But Kan Ji undoubtedly asked his cronies to go and organize this matter. When all the things will be delivered, when will Kan Ji be able to return to Xianbei? When personal safety is involved, Kan Ji will of course try his best to catch it. this opportunity.

What's more, over the years, Xianbei often went south to plunder, and he had accumulated a considerable amount of wealth, which happened to be absorbed by him. Although it had been consumed over the years, it should not be a big deal to deal with this war.

The morale of the Xianbei people was severely damaged. If they wanted to ignore Kanji's life at this time, facing the fortress defense that had been repaired and reinforcements coming from all directions, they could only choose to swallow this painful consequence.

But at this moment, Yuan Shao added something that everyone found incredible.

That is to make the Xianbei people respectfully bring the body of the former chief historian.

As soon as these words came out, the soldiers present became solemn and looked intently at Yuan Shao, the chief minister who was obviously young but extremely experienced. At this time, everyone in the Han army was immersed in the victory of the war. Amidst the joy, no one remembers the many soldiers and officials who sacrificed their lives for peace in the frontier in the past.

When Yuan Shao raised this matter, even Gong Shamu was stunned for a long time. Even he didn't expect that there was such a thing.

Although Kan Ji really wanted to use Chang Shi's corpse as a collection, which could be used to boost the morale of the Xianbei people, but after thinking about it, he was now a prisoner. Now he would return to Xianbei, and it might be difficult for him to go south again for the rest of his life. , that Chang Shi’s corpse is simply a useless thing, it’s better to be a favor.

It was already more than half a month after the Xianbei people finished dealing with this. During this period, the battered Han army soldiers were repairing themselves, and then began the intense task of repairing the border fortress. This time, it was all thanks to the border fortress wall. The Xianbei people had a lot of headaches, so they naturally needed to spend a lot of money and effort to repair it.

Gongshamu, on the other hand, took advantage of the situation and patrolled the army. When he saw Yan Liang, who single-handedly captured the Kanji from his horse, Yan Liang shook his head and said amidst Gongshamu's endless praise. , this time it was all Yuan Jun’s fault, and he was just a warrior under Yuan Jun.

Gongshamu looked at Xun Chen, who was having a warm relationship with Xu You and others, and then looked at the picture of Yan Liang, Wen Chou and others who were taciturn. He felt incomprehensible. Such talents were all created by Yuan Shao. It is no exaggeration. Said that this already has the initial power to form a legion.

After exchanging delicious food and drinks for the Xianbei leader Kan Ji for the body of his predecessor Chang Shi, Kan Ji quickly returned without looking back. He no longer wanted to stay here for one more second. He was full of sins. The feeling lingered in his heart.

The corpses of his compatriots lying on the ground were telling of his failure.

The Han army put on a farewell ceremony of the highest standard, so that Chang Shi, who dared to go alone outside the Great Wall to negotiate with the Xianbei people, was highly respected.

All of this was done by Yuan Shao. Under the shocked eyes of many soldiers, he resolutely summoned Yan Liang, Wen Chou, and Chang Shi's younger brother. The four of them had solemn faces, and each of them stood at a corner and carried his coffin into the room. Planned areas.

After doing all this, Yuan Shao stayed in front of the tombstone again, thought about it, and carved the year of his death on the tombstone himself.

It is clearly written that the year of death is today.

When the body was wrapped in horse leather, the coffin was carried into the tomb.

No one knows why Yuan Shao did this, but they are highly respected for his generous actions towards the past.

Today, Yuan Shao has unknowingly left a profound mark on the entire Northeast Liaoning Battalion, making every soldier, whether veteran or new, have a high respect for Yuan Shao.

Gongshamu reported all the Xianbei compensation to the governor's office for a decision.

Although the final result is nothing more than distributing to frontier soldiers according to their military merits, appeasing the families of the deceased soldiers who died heroically, and spending a large sum of money to replenish the armaments, the supplies consumed in this war are only one-third. [-]. But for Yuan Shao, who always likes to prepare for a rainy day, he must have a sufficient treasury, excellent armor, and strong horses.

Not surprisingly, the document from the governor's office was issued, just as expected.

However, an additional reward was added. The reward from the Youzhou Governor's Mansion was a full [-] kilograms of gold.

As for the rewards issued by the imperial court, the memorials are still on the way at this time, and it will take at least the next year to say this.

(End of this chapter)