Super Cultivation System of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 249: First Victory in the War
"Huh... the people are so enthusiastic. Look, my sleeves are all covered with their tears."

Cheng Liang shook his sleeves and said helplessly.

Huo Qing walked over and said, "Haha, you generals may not understand the feelings of the people. Let alone them, even Qing is very excited at this moment. Our soldiers and civilians in the northern border have been harassed and oppressed by the Xianbei for a long time, and have never been able to resist. Over the years, hundreds of thousands of people have been abducted as slaves by the Xianbei, and countless soldiers have been killed on the border. Now that our army has won such a great victory over the Xianbei, it is of extraordinary significance, and everyone's emotions are naturally out of control for a while."

"Yes, many civilians fled back from the north after the war last year. When they arrived at Yanmen Pass and Yinguan City, they were all in rags, and many were even naked. They were all pale and thin, and many died of exhaustion, starvation, and illness along the way. This great victory is not only a victory in the battle, but also the hope for their future life and the hope for them to return to their hometown."

Cui Jun looked into the distance and kept repeating the word "hope".

Shi Tao looked at Cui Jun and said, "Zhou Ping is right. In life, most people are willing to risk everything for two things. One is for survival. If you don't risk everything, you can't survive, so you have to fight. The second is hope. For hope, people can often give more than they give for survival."

Everyone was sighing when suddenly a man ran in from outside.

"Report... Report to the lord, a great victory in Langtiao County! General Cheng Mian successfully led his troops to defeat the enemy, beheading more than 2,000 people, making more than 1,000 escape, and taking about 7,000 prisoners. He is now on his way back to Yanmen and is expected to arrive in two days!"

"it is good!"

Liu He stood up.

Upon hearing this, Guan Yu and others looked at each other in confusion.

"Brother, what's going on? Why is there a war in Langtiao County?"

"Also, Wu Meng led a group of people to the south of Yanmen Pass before, and when he came back he said it was a great victory. Then, Big Brother seemed to be relieved, and then he led the entire army out of the pass to fight the Xianbei. What on earth is going on?"

Zhu Ye scratched his forehead and asked with a puzzled look.

Liu He looked at them and said with a smile, "Haha, you brothers don't know that in this battle, the enemy our army has to face is not just the Xianbei. South of Yanmen, Zhang Yan led 70,000 Black Mountain troops to attack us. And the dozen or so powerful families that are against us have also put together a mob of more than 10,000 people, trying to capture Langtiao County and capture our families to disrupt our army's morale."

"what!"

Guan Yu and others were horrified.

"To think that such a thing could happen, these thieves are really brave! But why did Big Brother hide it from me and other brothers?"

Cui Jun stood up and said, "It's not that the lord wants to hide this from the generals, but the lord has received news that these families have sent a new group of spies to our Yanmen Pass, so the fewer people who know about this, the less likely it is to alert the enemy."

Everyone was stunned.

"I see. You are really thoughtful, brother. How did you deal with it?"

Liu He smiled and said, "It's not difficult. Do you remember that Cheng Mian brought 15,000 elite soldiers to the south to assist the governor?"

"Of course I will remember this."

Liu He smiled and said, "I ordered Cheng Mian to stop advancing westward after he reached Langdiao County. Instead, he ambushed inside and outside Langdiao City in the name of resting. Langdiao County is our base camp. All the people in the city and the countryside are loyal to me. With their help, it will be easy for 15,000 Anmin troops to deal with 10,000 miscellaneous soldiers."

"I see. This way we can deal with these bandits, and the governor can't blame us. After all, we also encountered the enemy army looting the city, so we naturally have legitimate reasons to intervene."

Ye Xiang sighed, but then he thought of another question.

"It's easy to deal with these 10,000 rabble, but Zhang Yan has a full 70,000 troops. How did you defeat the enemy so quietly?"

Liu He couldn't help but laugh when he heard this.

"Let Jun speak." Cui Jun said.

"My lord, you have already predicted that Zhang Yan values ​​profit over loyalty, but he is also as cowardly as a mouse. He has accepted the food and fodder bribes from those families and is asked to send troops this time, so he will definitely come. However, given that he has repeatedly suffered losses at the hands of our army, especially after he fell into our trap last time, even if he reaches the Yanmen border, he will only linger and it is impossible for him to come directly like before." Zhang Yong seemed to have guessed the result when he heard this.

"Ah, I see. Big Brother deliberately let Wu Meng take away all the flags in the army. He must have ambushed Zhang Yan in the forest outside the pass. He used this strategy to confuse the enemy and make him think that he was tricked by Big Brother again, so he would definitely retreat and escape."

Cui Jun gave a thumbs up and said, "General Zhang is indeed very smart. He guessed the Lord's plan so quickly."

Zhang Yong laughed and said, "Haha, I just guessed it after the fact. It's better for Big Brother and the Military Advisor to plan it in advance."

Guan Yu stroked his long beard and said, "Brother, you are the master strategist. This battle may seem extremely dangerous at first glance, but with your planning, the outcome of the battle has already been determined. It's just that these families are really hateful. They actually used the rebels and foreign tribes to attack the border troops of our Han Dynasty. They deserve to be killed!"

"Yes, these people should be killed!"

"I don't care what crime they committed, if they dare to plot against the lord, they shall all die!"

There was an uproar in the meeting room.

At this time, Ye Xiang suddenly asked: "Hmm? How did the lord know about these plans? Did the lord secretly plant spies in these families?"

Only then did everyone realize this problem.

These families planned to use these three armies to deal with Liu He. If they succeeded, Liu He and the Anmin Army would almost certainly die, and they would have nothing to do with it afterwards. After all, those who did it were the remnants of the Yellow Turbans and the Xianbei Hu people. Even the 10,000 people who attacked Langtiao County were disguised as bandits, so Liu He's death would be in vain.

However, Liu He was able to learn of their conspiracy in advance, take advantage of the situation, and use their tactics against them, resulting in such a great victory today. This really puzzled everyone.

Liu He smiled mysteriously.

"How could I have the ability to plant spies in these big families? This matter should be attributed to one person, oh no, it is a pair of brothers. If we talk about who made the greatest contribution in this battle, in my opinion, it must be these two."

Everyone is even more confused.

"A pair of brothers? Who are they?"

Liu He clapped his hands: "Brother You, please come in and talk!"

Everyone's eyes turned to the door of the meeting room.

Two young men with similar figures and looks appeared at the door, then strode in. When they came in front of Liu He, they suddenly knelt on the ground.

"My two brothers, we believed the words of the traitor and almost harmed Lord Liu and the generals. We almost harmed the stability of the northern border of our Han Dynasty. Our crimes are heinous. Please punish us!"

"Hahaha, you two are too polite. Hurry up and get up!"

Liu He walked over and personally helped the two of them up.

These two people were none other than the brothers You Lang and You Ming, who had previously rescued Zhang Yan from Guan Yu and Zhang Liao.

Guan Yu and his companions had also seen these two people. When they suddenly saw them appear here, and Liu He also said that this great victory was thanks to their reporting of the news, everyone was stunned for a moment.

"Brother, this..."

Liu He smiled and said, "Don't worry, second brother. Let the You brothers explain it themselves."

(End of this chapter)