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

Chapter 51 Old General, please save me, please save me, I want to go home
In front of the Xianbei royal court that was almost reduced to ashes, Li Hong looked at Tan Shihuai and a group of Xianbei high-ranking officials who were kneeling on the ground and uttering harsh words, but he stroked his gray beard and stood still like a mountain.

Now that you are in Li Hong's hands, you still want to survive?

How ridiculous!

"Li Li, tie them up tightly and keep them under constant watch for 12 hours. There should be at least 10 people watching them at all times. If they run away or die, I will hold you accountable!"

Li Hong instructed Li Li who was standing beside him.

"Yes!" Li Li listened to Li Hong's words and responded loudly. He took Li Hong's personal guards to control Tan Shihuai and a group of Xianbei high-ranking officials.

"Old General, we burned down the Xianbei royal court, which caused quite a stir. I'm afraid that a large number of Xianbei people will soon come chasing us. What should we do next? Should we evacuate this area as soon as possible?"

After the high excitement, Huangfu Song, Zhang Fei, Yan Liang, Ji Ling and other generals gathered around Li Hong and spoke to him with great concern.

The Xianbei royal court was located in the heart of the desert grasslands, where there were many Xianbei tribes. If the Xianbei people in the heartland of the Xianbei region came to surround and kill them, it would be extremely dangerous for them. After all, this place was too far away from the Han Dynasty.

"Retreat? Haha, I have no intention of escaping back to the Han Dynasty!"

Facing Huangfu Song's concerns, Li Hong sneered and then instructed Ji Ling:

"Take your men to classify and separate the Xianbei high-ranking officials and their families that we captured from the core area of ​​the Xianbei royal court. Find out which Xianbei tribe they are from. Kill those who are useless directly, and keep those who are useful and can threaten the major Xianbei tribes ready. I will be of great use to them!"

"If we talk about the biggest gains from this battle, first, the Xianbei royal court was destroyed, and second, many important figures of the Xianbei tribe were captured. As long as I have these important figures in my hands, I will not return to the Han Dynasty in disgrace. I will make the Xianbei tribe pay a heavy price and send us back to the Han Dynasty respectfully."

Li Hong's words stunned everyone.

However, they quickly reacted and vaguely realized what Li Hong was trying to do, and they couldn't help but look at each other.

Considering that almost all the people living in the core area of ​​the Xianbei royal court were important figures of the Xianbei clan, they were kept as hostages and their families.

It is almost equivalent to the ancient princes who were held hostage by the supreme emperor.

The eyes of Huangfu Song, Zhang Fei, Yan Liang, Ji Ling and other generals quickly lit up.

"Yes! I'll go right away!" Ji Ling bowed and left.

"The rest of you, go and have a rest. Although we have hostages in our hands, we can be more relaxed. However, after a night of fighting, the soldiers are all exhausted. You should have a good rest first and keep enough physical strength to deal with unexpected situations. A good iron must be made strong itself. We cannot pin all our hopes on these captives. Who knows if these Xianbei people will take the opportunity to rebel and attack the Han army regardless of the consequences!"

Li Hong waved his hand and gave instructions to the generals.

"promise!"

Upon hearing this, all the generals bowed and retreated to arrange for the tired soldiers to be on guard and rest.

However, not long after Li Hong sat down to rest, a commotion was heard outside.

However, not far from the Han army, there was a large number of slaves of various ethnic groups wearing tattered clothes and with pale faces gathered.

These slaves were all slaves of the Xianbei royal court, and they all lived in the periphery.

When the fire broke out, they were the first to run out of the Xianbei royal court.

However, most of the Xianbei people living there were burned to death as they had no time to escape.

At this time, slaves of all ethnic groups, especially the Han slaves, were quite excited.

Because they all saw it.

It was the Han army that broke into the Xianbei royal court and set it on fire. "This is my Han army, are they here to save us? It's been eighteen years, eighteen years as a slave in Xianbei, and I'm finally saved, so good, woo woo woo." A skinny Han man who had been captured and taken to Xianbei for eighteen years couldn't help but burst into tears when he saw the Han army in the distance.

"It's the Han army, the army of our great Han. I never thought that one day I would see the Han army here again!"

"Do you think they will take us back to the Han Dynasty?"

After a burst of excitement and tears in the eyes of thousands of Han slaves, they became panic-stricken and worried.

Seeing that the Han army had ignored them for such a long time, they became worried that the Han army would no longer care about them.

They were plundered and taken to foreign countries for several years, dozens of years, or even decades. They were enslaved like zombies every day. The only faint hope in their hearts was that one day, the army belonging to their Han Dynasty would appear before them like a god descending from heaven.

In fact, this hope is very slim, but it is their only wish.

But now the Han army is actually right in front of them!!!

Unprecedented excitement, unprecedented brightness.

But they were also very nervous.

"No, this is the heart of Mo Nan. If the Han army ignores us, we will not survive if we are captured again."

As time went on, many Han slaves became more worried.

Many Han slaves bravely walked towards the Han army.

Seeing this, the slaves of other races hesitated slightly and followed the Han slaves to the Han army.

With so many slaves coming, the alert Han army immediately stood up, drew their weapons and strung their bows and arrows.

The movement of the Han army made the Han slaves stop immediately, but they became even more terrified.

Huangfu Song and Zang Min walked over quickly and said to Li Hong:

"Old General, there are many slaves gathered outside and they want to see you!" Zang Min reported to Li Hong.

"Oh, then I'll go over and take a look!" Li Hong heard that the noise was caused by the slaves outside, so he didn't hesitate, but stood up and walked directly to the outside.

"It's General Li, it's really General Li! General Li, I'm from Yanmen County. I saw you outside Yanmen Pass when I was a child!" Li Hong, with gray hair and steady steps, walked over when a surprised voice suddenly rang out.

But an old man standing in the front row of Han slaves was dancing with joy and shouting in surprise.

It seemed like meeting a fellow countryman in a foreign country, or maybe it was the Han army general, that gave the old man a lifeline.

Li Hong's attention was also attracted by the screaming old man.

Li Hong came closer, looked at the Han old man who jumped up in surprise, and said with a smile:
"Do you know me?"

"Old general, I know you, I know you, you are General Li Hong, from Wangjia Village, twelve miles north of Yanmen Pass. I am from Wangjia Village, my name is Wang Tiedan. I remember when I was a child, the old general led his troops to pass by our village to borrow water. Old general, please save me, please save me, I want to go home, I have been plundered by the Xianbei people for twenty-one years, I kowtow to you."

The old man chattered incessantly, then he knelt down in front of Li Hong and started crying.

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