Dahan: A 100-year-old veteran, I will build the strongest family

Chapter 37 The Emperor's Farewell and the Strong Expectations of Millions of People
The next morning, when Li Hong woke up, he saw Madam Bian and Xiao Yue hugging him tightly like an octopus.

Thinking of the madness and passion of the two women yesterday.

Li Hong couldn't help but say in his heart that when women go crazy, there is really no place for men.

yesterday.

It seemed that he knew that Li Hong would not be home for a long time.

Madam Bian and Xiao Yue cherish it very much.

They also really want to have another child.

Therefore, it gave Li Hong a different experience.

"My dear husband, it's getting late. You have to go to war today and the emperor will see you off personally. You'd better get up early. Yu'er will help you get dressed!"

Mrs. Bian wanted to stand up, but the numbness all over her body made her stagger.

"Haha, I'll do it myself." Seeing that Madam Bian and Xiao Yue were weaker than the other, Li Hong stroked his gray beard with satisfaction.

After all, Li Cunxiao's physique is really not an ordinary physique.

Extremely powerful on the battlefield.

Li Hong put on his clothes himself, asked Madam Bian and Xiao Yue to take a nap for a while, and then left the room.

We are setting out for the battle today, and the Emperor is seeing us off in person, so there is a lot to do.

In fact, the extent of today's farewell was beyond Li Hong's expectations.

.........

As soon as the sky brightened, countless people in Luoyang got up and rushed out of the city.

They knew yesterday that Li Hong was appointed General Zheng Bei and would lead Han soldiers to attack foreign races.

They all wanted to see off the Han soldiers who were about to go to the battle!

There were few entertainment options in ancient times, and the Han Dynasty was going to attack alien races. This was naturally a big deal, which naturally attracted a lot of people's attention and made them look forward to it.

During the Han Dynasty, the children of the Han family were unprecedentedly enthusiastic about resisting foreign races and appeared to be extremely united.

It is said that whoever offends the mighty Han will be punished, no matter how far away they are!

What man wouldn't want to follow the example of Wei Qing and Huo Qubing in attacking foreign races and making outstanding contributions?
What's more, the current situation is that foreign races are arrogant, repeatedly invading and trampling on the border counties of the Han Dynasty, burning, killing and looting Han people, making all Han people feel particularly humiliated and angry.

Therefore, they placed great hopes on the Han army that was about to go out on the expedition.

The sun rose and the temperature began to rise.

However, the people outside Luoyang city were bustling with noise and people were crowded everywhere.

In front of Luoyang city gate.

Emperor Liu Hong, along with all the officials and an old general with white hair and beard, bid farewell.

Look further out.

They were 10,000 mighty cavalrymen, armed with sharp weapons and leading their war horses.

Tens of thousands of cavalrymen were all over the mountains and plains, forming a dark mass that stretched as far as the eye could see, making people feel their blood boil.

The people of Luoyang who were watching and seeing him off could not help but sigh:
"General Li is really still strong and healthy. He is still walking vigorously at the age of 100. It is hard to believe if I hadn't seen it with my own eyes. However, this makes us look forward to it even more. It is said that having an old man in the family is like having a treasure. General Li has rich battlefield experience and has been through hundreds of battles. Now he is in particularly good health. I am afraid that he will not disappoint us when he leads the troops to the battle this time!"

"Yes, General Li has made great progress in martial arts, breaking through the realm of the peerless generals that have not appeared in the Han Dynasty for hundreds of years. His martial arts realm alone is comparable to Xiang Yu, which can shock and terrify the foreign races. I also heard that although General Li is idle at home, he has never been idle. He has been reading and studying military books, hoping that this battle can be a good one. Our Han Dynasty needs an exciting victory. It hurts every year to hear that the Han people in the border counties are plundered, enslaved, and killed!"

The people who were watching and seeing him off were all talking about it.

However, they all hoped that Li Hong and his soldiers could win a great victory.

"General Li, I have already sent an urgent order of eight hundred miles to gather soldiers from all counties in Bingzhou to guard Yanmen Pass and replace the border troops. All the border troops near Yanmen Pass will be under your command and mobilization. You can attack. Don't let me down in this battle!" Liu Hong said to Li Hong in a deep voice.

Mobilizing county officials to guard important border towns, such a ridiculous thing could probably only be done by Liu Hong.

However, this does indicate that the Han treasury was empty.

They actually used the garrison troops in the border army to fight this battle, and used the county soldiers to temporarily fill the border defense.

This has never happened in all dynasties.

However, Li Hong would not mind. After all, he needed to mobilize the border troops to attack and achieve success!

"Your Majesty, I will do my best. It is getting late, so I will lead the soldiers to set off. The sooner we reach the border, the sooner we will understand the situation there!"

In front of the city gate, amidst the clamor, Li Hong, who was majestically dressed in armor and holding a bloody halberd, bowed to Liu Hong and said.

"Okay, I and all the officials will wait in Luoyang City for news of General Li's triumphant return. If there is a great victory, I will certainly not hesitate to reward you and personally hold a celebratory banquet for you in the imperial palace." Liu Hong raised the wine jar and said loudly to Li Hong with full of expectation.

Liu Hong also wanted to have a great victory during his reign as the Emperor of the Han Dynasty. He gave up on governing the country and handling internal affairs.

However, in Liu Hong's view, punishing foreign races and expanding territory are straightforward, without so many twists and turns.

He also wanted to have a victory that would go down in history.

After all, who doesn’t want to be recorded in history?
Of course, after being bullied by foreigners for so long, Liu Hong now just wants to get back at them.

It was still a long way for Liu Hong to punish foreign races, expand territory, and be recorded in history.

He just daydreams occasionally and doesn't dare to think too much about it now.

However, this did not prevent him from looking forward to Li Hong's expedition.

It did not prevent Liu Hong from making big promises to Li Hong.

"Yes! I will try my best to drink the celebratory wine of Your Majesty!" Li Hong took Liu Hong's promise in one gulp, raised the wine bottle, and drank with Liu Hong.

"I'll say goodbye!"

Li Hong bowed his hands, turned around and mounted his horse without hesitation.

Generals Xia Yu, Tian Yan and Zang Min all bowed to Liu Hong and the officials, then mounted their horses and followed behind Li Hong.

Generals Xia Yu, Tian Yan and Zang Min were only in their thirties or forties.

At this age, you are neither young nor too old.

But after four years of setbacks, the three generals are all a little old, which is worrying.

When they heard the news that they had been reinstated and would follow Li Hong into the war, the three were overjoyed, but they gritted their teeth and decided to go all out and put all their efforts into this battle.

Looking at Li Hong’s majestic back.

An unprecedented determination appeared in the cloudy eyes of Generals Xia Yu, Tian Yan and Zang Min. They wanted to prove themselves and they wanted to make a comeback!

Li Hong had no idea what was going on in the minds of the three generals Xia Yu, Tian Yan, and Zang Min. At this moment, his ears were filled with all kinds of words from the people of Luoyang on both sides of the road.

"General Li, you must save the people in the border counties. The foreigners are too rampant. Kill them all. We are waiting for your good news in Luoyang!"

"I hope that General Li will restore the reputation of General Li Xin and General Li Guang of the Longxi Li family and save the people of the border counties."

Words of expectation and hope came to his mind. Li Hong took a deep breath and realized that this was not just the expectation of one person, but the expectation of millions of people in Luoyang. He raised the whip in his hand.

"Drive~"

The war horses galloped quickly, and soon Li Hong, leading the three generals Xia Yu, Tian Yan and Zang Min, arrived in front of 10,000 Southern Army cavalry.

The mighty and boundless force of ten thousand cavalrymen was quite shocking to watch.

However, Li Hong understood that this was already the elite part of the Luoyang garrison troops.

At this moment, in front of the ten thousand cavalrymen, there were young men wearing armor, who looked heroic and excited.

They are Li Li, Dian Wei, Xu Huang, Ji Ling, Yan Liang, Pan Feng, Zhang Fei, Yue Lu, Zhang He, Gao Lan, Wu Anguo, Xing Daorong and others.

Liu Hong was quite willing to release Zhang Fei, Yue Lu, Zhang He, Gao Lan, Wu Anguo, Xing Daorong and others when he went on the expedition against the foreign tribes.

Because of their contributions in saving the queen, these seven people were all appointed as colonels, which was a great achievement.

After all, the rank of a lieutenant in the army was not low. The next level up was a general, who could lead troops on his own.

Generals Xia Yu, Tian Yan and Zang Min had spent half their lives in military service and had made considerable contributions on the frontier for ten or twenty years, so they were only given the rank of Generals of the Central Army.

The five generals, Li Li, Dian Wei, Xu Huang, Ji Ling and Yan Liang, were brought together by Li Hong with the intention of training them.

Among them, Li Li is the worst, not even a third-rate general.

But it's not a big deal.

As the eldest brother among the four generations of the Li family, Li Hong still hopes to have the opportunity to receive treatment and training.

After all, it will take a long time for Li Cunxiao and Li Wenzhong to grow up.

Facing the excited gazes of Li Li, Dian Wei, Xu Huang, Ji Ling, Yan Liang, Pan Feng, Zhang Fei and others, Li Hong did not discourage their enthusiasm. After all, these people were still very young and had no battlefield experience. This battle still needed Xia Yu, Tian Yan and Zang Min to take the lead.

This is also the reason why he recruited three generals.

"It is the duty of a soldier to defend his country. I don't want to say anything more. Think about the tens of thousands of Han people who are being trampled under the hooves of foreign horses, killed by foreigners with scimitars, and countless Han women are being raped. You should understand what you have to do."

"Okay, let's go!"

Li Hong's voice resounded, and the faces of Li Li, Dian Wei, Xu Huang, Ji Ling, Yan Liang, Pan Feng, Zhang Fei and others, who were originally excited, all froze, and then they all became ugly and serious.

(End of this chapter)