My younger brother Lü Fengxian

Chapter 348: Presenting Prisoners to the Palace
"Ji Ling, Qiao Rui, Li Feng, Liang Gang!"

"Kill this thief quickly to relieve my hatred!"

Yuan Shu was furious and immediately gave orders to the generals around him.

"promise!"

Immediately, four sturdy generals rode out on horseback.

"Humph, you, Yuan Shu, have generals, but don't I, Sun Jian, have any?"

"Cheng Pu, Han Dang, Huang Gai, and Zu Mao, I order you to go and stop these people. As for Yuan Shu, I will defeat him personally!"

Upon seeing this, Sun Jian snorted coldly, and immediately charged out with his four generals Cheng, Huang, Han, and Zu.

Although Yuan Shu was not good enough, his generals such as Ji Ling could still fight against Cheng Huang Han Zu and others under Sun Jian for a while.

However, while the duel between the ministers was still evenly matched, the fight between the lords was one-sided.

After being nearly killed by Sun Jian's sword, Yuan Shu was terrified, his face pale, and he immediately turned his horse around and fled in the same direction.

Sun Jian, the fierce tiger of Jiangdong, was the one who forced Dong Zhuo to move the capital.

This guy has the same personality as Gongsun Zan.

When fighting, they never risk their lives, as if their lives can be refilled for free.

It is no exaggeration to say that except Guan Yu and Zhang Fei.

Among the eighteen princes in history, only Sun Jian was the most capable fighter.

Yuan Shu was just a dandy boy who spent his time eating, drinking, and having fun. Sun Jian, who was the son of a melon farmer, naturally could not catch up with him.

But if it came to fighting alone, in a life-and-death struggle among thousands of troops, Yuan Shu would never be able to catch up with Sun Jian in his eight lifetimes.

Seeing Sun Jian coming to kill him, Yuan Shu naturally fled in panic.

But there are pursuers in front and naturally there is a blockade behind.

"Gonglu, we are old friends again, why don't you get off your horse and get killed!"

When Lu Yi saw Yuan Shu being chased by Sun Jian and running towards him in a panic, he couldn't help but be overjoyed and smiled from afar.

"Lu Yi! I wish I could eat your flesh and sleep on your skin!"

When enemies meet, they are extremely jealous of each other. When Yuan Shu saw his enemy Lu Yi coming, he was so stimulated by the hatred in his heart that he ignored his life and death and rode his horse towards Lu Yi, trying to die together with him.

"I didn't expect you to still have some courage when death is imminent!"

Lu Yi was somewhat surprised that Yuan Shu would resort to such desperate measures, but he could still kill Yuan Shao himself to show his respect.

After all, Yuan Shao was a great ruler who unified Hebei in history.

However, Yuan Shu, a dead body in a grave, was not worthy enough for him to take action personally.

Lu Yi gestured to Lu Bu standing beside him.

After the latter understood, he heard the bowstring sound like thunder.

Yuan Shu, who was still running a second ago, was shot in the left eye by an arrow and fell backwards.

However, Yuan Shu was unlucky even after his death. After he fell down, he was suddenly trampled by a group of frightened war horses and turned into a pile of mud, with no trace of his body left.

This is just great.

Even the dry bones in the grave can't do it.

After Lu Yi dealt with Yuan Shu, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei also came to Lu Yi with a head in their hands, looking happy.

"My lord, we have fulfilled our mission and successfully obtained the heads of the two thieves Yan Liang and Wen Chou!"

"it is good!"

"This achievement will be recorded for now, and we will reward you according to your merits after the battle."

Seeing this, Lu Yi smiled and comforted him.

At this time, Sun Jian finally arrived in front of Lu Yi.

"Sun Jian pays respect to the Marquis of Jin. Now Sun Jian is wearing armor, so I'm sorry I can't perform the full ceremony to the Marquis of Jin!"

He first saluted Lu Yi on his horse.

"Brother Sun, how are you? Why should I bother with such a small token of courtesy?"

However, Lu Yi waved his hand generously. He was delighted by the joining of Sun Jian, the fierce tiger, and would not care about such trivial matters.

However, Sun Jian looked at the puddle of mud where Yuan Shu was lying with some embarrassment, and asked Lu Yi.

"The Marquis of Jin originally agreed with me to exchange Yuan Shu's head for the seal of the governor of Yangzhou, but now Yuan Shu has been turned into dust by the Marquis of Jin. How should this be settled?"

What Sun Jian meant was that he was worried that Lu Yi would not continue to fulfill their agreement.

"I, Lu Yi, have always kept my word. Although Wen Tai was unable to kill Yuan Shu personally as agreed, I would not have been able to kill Yuan Shu so smoothly without Wen Tai's help."

"How about this!"

After thinking for a while, Lu Yi smiled again.

"The position of governor still counts, but we would like to invite Wen Tai to serve as the new governor of Liangzhou."

"Now that Dong Zhuo is dead, the Qiang people have somewhat restrained themselves, but the Liangzhou tyrants are still restless and seem to be unwilling to obey the king. I would like to ask Wen Tai to train them. If you can achieve some achievements, the court will certainly not forget Wen Tai's contribution!"

Naturally, Lu Yi was prepared to make great use of Sun Jian, the fierce tiger from Jiangdong.

But the usage is different and the effects are also different.

There were only a few weak Shanyue people lingering in Jiangdong, and it was a waste of talent to let Sun Jian be the governor of Yangzhou to deal with the Shanyue.

Moreover, Sun Jian himself is from Jiangdong. If he is allowed to stay in his hometown, a new Lu Yi may appear in the future.

Therefore, transferring Sun Jian to other states to serve as governor was a strategy that Lu Yi had already decided on.

Now is a good opportunity to take advantage of this opportunity to make some arrangements for Sun Jian in advance.

Although Sun Jian was brave, he lacked strategic vision. He was unaware of Lu Yi's thoughts and was delighted to regain his position as governor.

The governor of Liangzhou, that’s the governor of Liangzhou!

At this moment, Yangzhou is not necessarily more prosperous than Liangzhou.

Yangzhou is vast and sparsely populated, and in the eyes of the Central Plains, it is as desolate a state as Liangzhou.

Moreover, in Sun Jian's view, the Qiang rebellion in Liang Province had not been quelled, and there would be more opportunities to make military achievements in the future.

Sun Jian, who had once participated in the war against the Qiang, naturally knew the opportunities in Liangzhou. He felt that Liangzhou was more suitable for him than Yangzhou.

As for being away from home?

After all, the court's structure was still there, and the convention that officials could not serve in their native places of origin was still in effect, so Sun Jian did not find it difficult to accept.

"it is good!"

"With the Wentai in Liangzhou as the western defense of the imperial court, I can be free from worry from now on!"

Seeing this, Lu Yi couldn't help but smile with joy when he saw that Sun Jian was dealt with so easily by him.

"Well, although the two brothers Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu, the leaders of the rebels, have been eliminated, the remnants of the coalition army are still there. These traitors have lost all their morale and courage. When they saw our imperial army coming here, they just ran away in panic."

"These people are all living military heroes. Generals, lead your troops and chase the bandits!"

“Make sure you do your best!”

After making arrangements for Sun Jian, Lu Yi gave orders to his attendants.

Now the Shandong coalition's organized troops had already been defeated by Lu Yi's army.

Faced with small groups of enemy troops fleeing in panic, the best option is to divide your forces and pursue them.

"promise!"

When Lu Bu, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun, Zhang Liao, Zhang He and other generals heard the news, they immediately felt like they had found a treasure and led their troops to chase after the long-legged soldiers.

Even the guest troops like Gongsun Zan and Sun Jian were the same.

Only Gao Shun always led his troops to guard Lu Yi.

"Oh?"

"Gao Shun, why don't you lead your troops to pursue the remaining enemies? Aren't you afraid that your military achievements will be taken away by others?"

Seeing this, Lu Yi couldn't help but be surprised.

Gao Shun said calmly upon hearing this.

"I don't want any military merits, I just want to protect my lord!"

"What a loyal and righteous Gao Shun!"

Lu Yi was overjoyed when he heard this, and patted Gao Shun on the shoulder with great satisfaction. Yuan Shao and the Yuan brothers had already surrendered.

The coalition forces were leaderless.

Moreover, the soldiers have no fighting spirit and the generals have no desire to fight.

It was simply impossible to resist the offensive of the Beidi Army and the Changsha Army led by Sun Jian.

The battle started in the morning and lasted until dusk.

Except for tens of thousands of ordinary soldiers who managed to escape by splitting up into small groups.

More than 200,000 defeated soldiers, including Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu and other princes, were all defeated by Lu Yi.

On the road from Luoyang to Chenliu, the dead were lying on the ground and blood was flowing everywhere.

Most of the defeated coalition soldiers died in the pursuit of the Northern Army.

Only a small half were captured by the pursuers.

At dusk, the army returned to Hulao.

The originally majestic and spacious Hulao Pass could not accommodate so many troops, so they had to use the camp materials of the bandits in Guandong to build a small camp behind Hulao Pass to detain the prisoners.

"Hahahaha, now the bandits in Guandong have surrendered, all thanks to the great blessing of my lord!"

"Looking across the world, my lord has no rivals anymore!"

In the evening, during the celebration banquet.

The generals praised Lu Yi highly.

The expedition took ten years.

Lu Yi, who finally achieved hegemony, is indeed qualified to be praised by everyone.

"This battle is not just my own. If the other generals had not obeyed my orders and Wen Tai had not rebelled, how could I, Lü Yi, have defeated 300,000 bandits in Guandong in one battle?"

After a long period of experience, Lu Yi had already wiped out the little bit of frivolity in his character.

At any time, he was always friendly when facing his ministers.

All the generals were extremely delighted when they heard this.

To them, Lu Yi was not only respectful to the wise and humble, but also clear in rewards and punishments and fair in his dealings. He was simply a perfect ruler.

They were also proud and fortunate to be able to serve under Lu Yi.

"Where are Dian Wei and Xu Huang?"

Lu Yi then asked again at the banquet.

"The general is here!"

Dian Wei, who was bandaged, and Xu Huang, who looked exhausted, were immediately shocked when they heard this, and hurriedly came to Lu Yi and bowed to him.

"In this battle, you two are the main contributors!"

"Especially Dian Wei, who was able to defeat several bandits and generals in front of the two armies amidst the thousands of troops, he must be rewarded!"

Lu Yi chuckled and stepped forward to personally help the two of them up.

"I will appoint you two as lieutenants under my command. When we return to the capital tomorrow and present the captives to the emperor, I will ask the emperor for a reward on your behalf!"

"I will leave it entirely to my lord to decide!"

Dian Wei and Xu Huang were both delighted when they heard this.

They had just joined the army, but within a few days they were promoted from an unknown person to a captain of a battalion.

Moreover, with this war, the two men became famous and were no longer the unknown people they were before.

"It's not just Dian Wei and Xu Huang."

"Every general will be rewarded!"

Lu Yi looked at the civil and military officials who were showing envy below the tent, and announced with a big laugh.

Lu Yi was by no means a miser like Liu Hong, and he was never stingy in rewarding or treating meritorious officials well.

The Battle of Hulao Pass was the last major battle in the Han Dynasty.

No matter how big a war there is in the future, it will never reach this scale.

There is no need for Lu Yi to take action personally, he can just send these civil and military officials to conquer the surrounding areas.

Therefore, Lu Yi also needed to win over and appease his ministers.

"We thank our lord and Marquis Jin!"

All the generals, including Gongsun Zan and Sun Jian, excitedly stepped out and bowed to Lu Yi.

"Oh? Who is the person behind Wen Tairu?"

Lu Yi's eyes suddenly caught sight of a very heroic-looking young man standing behind Sun Jian. He was moved and asked hurriedly.

"Let the Duke of Jin know that this is the dog son Sun Ce!"

"The Marquis of Jin is here in person, why don't you hurry up and pay your respects?"

When Sun Jian saw that Lu Yi actually asked about his son Sun Ce, he hurriedly introduced him to Lu Yi with pride.

"The young general greets the Marquis of Jin!"

When Sun Ce saw that Lu Yi actually asked him alone, he felt honored and bowed down before Lu Yi with excitement.

"Wen Tai actually called such a heroic young man 'dog son'?"

"Hahahaha, this is just a joke!"

"What a heroic young man! In my opinion, he is a child of Qilin!"

Lu Yi stepped forward and personally helped Sun Ce up. He looked up and down with admiration at the actual founder of the Eastern Wu in history, and couldn't help but sigh with emotion.

"If I had a son, I'd want him to be like Sun Bofu!"

Sun Jian and his son had no idea what Lu Yi was thinking. Seeing Lu Yi praising them so highly, they could not help but look excited and felt extremely happy.

As soon as Sun Ce arrived, he had heard of Lu Yi's name, and it was no exaggeration to say that he was well-known.

Now seeing that the real Lu Yi was not only approachable but also treated him with such courtesy, he could not help but burst into tears of gratitude and even felt like dying for Lu Yi.

Lu Yi was unaware of his unintentional words, and he had quietly recruited a great general for himself.

After the banquet.

The next day, Lu Yi led the entire army back to the capital.

Although the heroes of Kanto are now helpless, their territories have become empty.

But for Lu Yi, Guandong and Hebei are already his own dishes.

Now it’s better to send troops to occupy these territories.

It would be better to return to Luoyang first, consolidate your achievements and gain sufficient political status.

Although he is now the Marquis of Jin, the general, and the governor of Bingzhou.

But considering his current achievements, it is still a little small.

Besides, he has held the title of Marquis of Jin for a long time.

It's time to go a step further.

Moreover, cooling down the counties and prefectures in Guandong at this time and making them nervous and terrified for a month or so could also build momentum for Lu Yi's peaceful takeover of Guandong.

Now in Luoyang City, except for the royal family, everyone from ministers to local people are Lu Yi's most loyal supporters.

Now we see that Lu Yi has won a great victory and is returning to the court.

The whole Luoyang seemed to have turned into a sea of ​​cheers in an instant.

Even Emperor Liu Bian, under the coercion and inducement of the Ten Eunuchs, went ten miles out of Luoyang to welcome the returning royal army.

Facing a top meritorious (powerful) official like Lu Yi, Liu Bian, as a sign of courtesy, rode in the same carriage with Lu Yi on the emperor's sedan chair and returned to Luoyang.

After returning to Luoyang, Lu Yi presented the heads of more than ten rebel leaders, as well as flags, weapons, armor, and tens of thousands of prisoners.

After parading through Luoyang, the captives were presented at the palace.

After being captured, Liu Bian offered sacrifices to the Taimiao.

After a series of grand and solemn prisoner presentation ceremonies.

Lu Yi rewarded the three armies in the name of the emperor and issued a general amnesty.

And at the court meeting on this day, meritorious officials will be rewarded and civil and military officials will be praised!
(End of this chapter)