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

Chapter 52: All the Han people, I will take you back to the Han Dynasty!

The old man knelt down and cried loudly, which startled Li Hong, who had been smiling, and his face immediately turned bad.

Of course, the bad look on his face was not because of anything else, but because the old man knew him and had been abducted to Xianbei for twenty-one years. Judging from his appearance, he had obviously suffered inhuman torture. Now he was crying like a tearful man and kowtowed to him frantically.

Li Hong immediately stepped forward and tried to help the old man up.

However, before Li Hong could help the old man up, the Han slaves nearby knelt down one after another.

"Old General, please save us. My name is Zhang Shan, I am from Yunzhong. I was kidnapped by the Xianbei people and have been in Xianbei for thirteen years. I want to go home. Old General, please save me!"

"Old General, my name is Li Yue. I am from Dai County, Youzhou. I have been taken to Xianbei by the Xianbei people for eight years. Please take me back to the Han Dynasty."

"Old General..."

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Crying and shouting rang out one after another. After Li Hong helped Wang Tiedan up, he looked at the many Han slaves kneeling and begging, took a deep breath, and said loudly:

"Everyone, be quiet. I am Li Hong, the General of the Northern Expedition of the Han Dynasty, and I am here to express my position."

"As long as you are from the Han Dynasty, I will take all of you back to the Han Dynasty!"

As soon as Li Hong's voice resounded, the Han slaves who were originally worried were stunned. The next moment, after they reacted, they were all extremely surprised.

"The old general is going to take us back to the Han Dynasty!"

"My Han army is going to take us back to Han!"

"Woo woo woo, I can go home, I can finally go home."

"After thirteen years, I can finally go home."

Thousands of Han slaves were excited when they heard the news that Li Hong was the General of the Northern Expedition of the Han Dynasty and would lead them back to the Han Dynasty. They danced with joy.

Li Hong looked at the excited and happy Han slaves, and stroked his gray beard with a smile.

"You guys should ask the firemen to prepare some food and clothes for the people of our Han Dynasty. Also, try to collect the war horses that escaped from the Xianbei royal court and give them to these people!"

Li Hong said to Huangfu Song and Zang Min standing beside him.

"Yes!" Huangfu Song and Zang Min immediately agreed.

However, Huangfu Song showed a hint of hesitation on his face and said to Li Hong:

"Old General, we are bringing so many people back. Some of them are very weak and may not be able to withstand the long-distance raid. I am worried that it is not a good idea to bring them back!"

Upon hearing this, Li Hong's eyes immediately glared at Huangfu Song and said:
"What are you talking about? As a member of the Han army, we should protect the Han people and defend the Han territory. It is our fault that these Han people were plundered and taken to the grassland."

"Now, of course, we should do our best to bring them back to the Han Dynasty, and solve any difficulties. Besides, with the Xianbei Chanyu and the Xianbei leaders in our hands, can't we bring back such a small number of Han people?"

Li Hong blew his beard and glared at Huangfu Song, especially the sentence "As a member of the Han army, it is my responsibility to protect the Han people and guard the Han territory", which made Huangfu Song feel very ashamed.

Huangfu Song hurriedly bowed to Li Hong and said:
"Yes! I will do my best to escort the people of the Han Dynasty back to the Han Dynasty!"

"Well, that's right, go ahead!" Li Hong waved his hand.

The Han slaves received Li Hong's promise, and soon a Han general took them to make a fire and cook, and took them to search for horses. They all obeyed the Han army's arrangements and did it happily.

The Han slaves were dispersed, but there were still nearly 100,000 slaves of other races who remained.

This is the Xianbei royal court, located deep in the grassland and surrounded by Xianbei tribes. Even if they run now, they may be caught by other Xianbei tribes.

The result might be even worse then.

Seeing that the Han slaves were about to be taken back to the Han Dynasty by the Han army, slaves of all ethnic groups were very envious.

"General, these slaves of other races don't want to leave, they also want to follow us!"

Zang Min stepped forward to negotiate, and soon came to Li Hong helplessly and said.

"Don't want to leave? Want to follow us?" Li Hong listened to Zang Min's report and looked at the large group of slaves from various ethnic groups, but his eyes narrowed slightly. These slaves were all from various ethnic groups in the north of the Han Dynasty.

There are the Xiongnu, Wuhuan, Dingling, Qiang people, countries in the Western Regions, Wusun Kingdom, the Three Kingdoms of Korea, Goguryeo, etc.

Undoubtedly, compared to the brutal Xianbei people, the Han people are more gentle and kind.

They must have felt that it would be better to go to the Han Dynasty than to stay on this grassland.

After a moment of hesitation, Li Hong showed a strange smile on his face and said:
"Okay, go tell them that I can give them a chance to go to the Han Dynasty. And if they obey, I can also remove their slave status and let them live in the Han border counties like the Han people."

"Oh, really? We want them to live in the border counties of the Han Dynasty like the people of the Han Dynasty?" Li Hong's words surprised Zang Min.

"Well, I have my own ideas. You go and tell them that the first step is that only those who can ride horses and hold weapons are qualified to follow our Han army back to the Han Dynasty. You take people to screen them and take all those who can be taken!"

Li Hong said to Zang Min with a smile.

"This...No!" Zang Min didn't understand what Li Hong was going to do.

However, Zang Min still did it.

Soon, Zang Min conveyed Li Hong's words to slaves of other races, and slaves of all races immediately cheered.

Immediately afterwards, with the Han army maintaining order, nearly 100,000 people from all ethnic groups began to march in a mighty procession on horseback, wielding weapons.

When Li Hong saw the slaves of various races busying themselves, an expectant smile appeared on his face.

He remembered that in history, there was an army that fought without regard for their lives, and it was called the Beggars' Army.

I wonder if these slaves of various races can be turned into a beggar army?
If this is really possible, then the ethnic minorities in the north of the Han Dynasty will really suffer.

Finally, after a day of screening, slaves of various ethnic groups were selected.

There are as many as 60,000 slaves of various ethnic groups who meet the requirements!

This number made Li Hong happy.

At the same time, the number of Han slaves was also counted, more than 34,000.

It has to be said that most people would not have the confidence to carry so many people south. You have to know that these people would probably be scattered with just one attack from the Xianbei cavalry.

After a day, the Han army had a good rest and a hearty meal, and they were able to barely recover some of their fighting power.

However, at this time, urgent reports came from all directions.

"Report~"

"It's bad. Thirty miles to the southwest, we found no less than 30,000 Xianbei cavalrymen charging towards us!"

"Report to the general, a cavalry of 10,000 people is attacking from more than 20 miles northeast!"

"Report! It's bad. Twenty thousand Xianbei cavalry are coming from the south. It's still fifteen miles away!"

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As urgent reports came in from the Han army scouts, the faces of generals including Huangfu Song, Li Li, Xu Huang, Ji Ling, and Yan Liang all changed.

How could they not understand that the Xianbei royal court was burned down and the surrounding Xianbei tribes came out in full force to surround and kill them.

Li Hong had expected this, so he was not panicked. He stroked his hair and shouted loudly:
"Come on, I will meet these foreigners. Li Li, bring all the Xianbei captives to me!"

"The army is deployed outside, the Han people are inside, and the slaves of other ethnic groups are on the side!"

Li Hong's order was given, and soon the Han army protected the Han people inside.

More than a thousand valuable Xianbei high-ranking captives were brought out and had their swords held at their necks by the Han army. In particular, the Xianbei Chanyu Tan Shihuai was hung high up, with swordsmen and archers on his side.

Rumble~
On the boundless grassland, just as the Han army deployed its troops, the earth shook in all directions, and the Xianbei cavalry rode towards them in a black mass like a flood.

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