Super Cultivation System of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 296: Another Northern Expedition
"Luoyang, wait! Those noble families, eunuchs, and relatives are all traitors and parasites to the Han Dynasty. Sooner or later, I will return to the Central Plains, root you out one by one, and restore the glory of the Han Dynasty!"

After those Han people left, the Xianbei people carefully walked to the family that had been beaten and comforted them in words that Liu He and others could not understand.

Those people looked at Liu He, and Liu He smiled at them. Unexpectedly, this smile frightened the Xianbei people so much that they retreated again and again.

"Uh... am I that scary when I smile?" Liu He couldn't help feeling extremely depressed.

However, soon after, the Xianbei family ran over one by one, came in front of Liu He, and knelt down with a plop.

They spoke Xianbei language and kowtowed to Liu He, which made Liu He flustered.

Due to the language barrier, Liu He really couldn't understand what they were saying, and they didn't understand what he said either. Finally, after a lot of effort, he finally got away and returned to the city.

"These Xianbei people are as simple as primitive people and know nothing. If they can be properly educated and reformed, they may be able to make great contributions to our Han Dynasty in the future."

Liu He thought so in his heart.

Soon, the three strategies for pacifying the Hu were promulgated under Liu He's rule, which caused a huge uproar. Some people praised them, while others did not understand. According to the news sent back from various places, there were even some people who took the opportunity to spread rumors and specifically took the opportunity to destroy Liu He's reputation.

"Hehe, this is the era of imperial power. I don't care about your freedom of speech. If you dare to play dirty tricks on me, you are still naive!"

As soon as Liu He gave an order, the Flying Eagle Guards attacked secretly, and those who spread the rumors quickly disappeared. Liu He had always enjoyed a very high reputation among the people under his rule. As long as these fanners were gone, the rumors would quickly dissipate.

Qian Li and others quickly recruited a group of Han people who were proficient in Xianbei language and assigned them one by one to various places in Qiangyin County and Dingxiang County.

With the explanation of this group of people, and the fact that another group of people they brought with them really taught them various techniques carefully, several disputes between the Han people and the Xianbei people were also resolved by the soldiers guarding the city.

Therefore, these 100,000 Xianbei people soon felt Liu He's sincerity, which made these Xianbei people, who had always been submissive and accustomed to being oppressed and exploited, suddenly see hope in life.

A few days later, a large number of grain carts entered Pingcheng County, Qiangyin County and Shanwu City respectively.

After receiving this batch of grain, the number of relief porridge shops in various cities doubled, and the porridge became thicker and was served with a little vegetables.

This food alone is already better than the normal life of many people before the Xianbei invasion. If Liu He had not ordered that the relief would only last until the end of October, and everyone would have to rely on their labor for half a year to eat, many people would have actually planned to live on the relief food.

But no matter what, in this very short period of time, Liu He won the respect and recognition of the vast majority of people from both ethnic groups.

If Liu He had not temporarily tightened the number of new soldiers recruited and raised the conditions in order to ensure the number of people engaged in production, I am afraid that the Anmin Army would have ushered in another explosive growth.

Liu He stood outside the window of the newly renovated Shanwu City Governor's Mansion, looking at the autumn wind blowing outside. The leaves of a ginkgo tree in the backyard had begun to show signs of turning golden yellow.

"Autumn is coming. Time flies so fast..."

It has been twenty-two years since I traveled through time, and fourteen years since I awakened and integrated my memories from my past life.

In the past fourteen years, he had developed step by step from a village where people could not even get enough food to the power he has today, with his current status and reputation. The changes were so great that Liu He could not help but feel deeply moved.

At this time, a voice came from behind.

"Big brother!"

"Lord!"

Liu He turned around and saw Guan Yu, Cheng Liang, Zhang Yong, Zhu Ye, Ye Xiang, Gao Shun and Cui Jun coming.

"My lord, relief work has been carried out smoothly in all cities, and the education of the Xianbei people is also underway. Now that the weather is getting cooler, our army's morale is high, and we have sufficient food and grass. I have discussed with the generals and have come to ask you whether we should choose a day to send troops."

"Yes, big brother, the soldiers can't wait to kill the enemy and make achievements!"

Cheng Liang yelled.

Looking at the longing eyes of these people, Liu He's heart was moved and he became eager as well.

"Good! Now our army has nothing to worry about. The weather has been cool these days, so it's a good time to go out. Pass on my order to slaughter cattle and sheep tomorrow to reward the three armies. The army will assemble at the beginning of the morning hour the day after tomorrow and march into Yunzhong!"

As soon as this order was issued, the entire Anmin Army was filled with joy and their morale was greatly boosted.

Two days later, just after dawn, 20,000 Purple Gold Dragon Riders, 8,000 Golden Sword Battalion soldiers, 8,000 Han Wu soldiers, 10,000 Divine Machine Battalion soldiers, 100 Divine Tiger Riders, 500 Thunder God Riders, and 10,000 infantrymen all assembled outside the city.

Since the 40,000 horses that had just returned to Zhao could not be trained into cavalry ready for the battlefield, they were temporarily left in Qiangyin County, under the care of Mo Da and Zhao Kui, so the number of cavalry did not increase. The tens of thousands of other infantry were scattered in various cities to defend the city and did not follow them into battle.

Liu He rode a war horse and stood at the forefront of the army of 56,600 people.

Many people inside and outside the city put down their work and looked at this mighty army.

"Lord Liu is going to march north again, that's great!"

"Look, look, how brave the generals are, as if they were gods descending to earth." "It's a pity that I'm already old. If I were ten years younger, I would definitely join Lord Liu's army. It would be worthwhile for a man to come to this world!"

"That's wrong. Although we can't join the army, we can still contribute to Liu's Northern Expedition by working hard here."

"Not bad, not bad. Lord Liu loves the people like his own children. He not only rented us oxen at a low price, but also sent people to teach us better farming techniques and the use of various simple tools. In addition, there are fewer layers of exploitation in the past, and taxes have also been reduced. Our lives will definitely get better and better in the future. We must not forget Lord Liu's kindness."

"well said!"

The people were talking about it, when suddenly someone shouted, "Look, the army is setting off!"

When everyone looked over, they saw that the 50,000-strong army was marching in unison towards the north.

Every step the army took made a neat sound of footsteps.

The heartbeats of all the Han people seemed to beat in unison with the sound of these footsteps, and even many Xianbei people were watching this scene with eager eyes.

At the same time, outside Baitu City in Shangjun, there was a military camp stretching for dozens of miles.

Ding Yuan was in his tent, looking at a map in front of him, his brows furrowed, and he didn't speak for a long time.

A burly man walked in.

"Godfather, I'm back from my investigation."

When Ding Yuan saw this man, he immediately asked, "My son Fengxian is back? How is it? Have you found any trace of the Xiongnu army?"

Lu Bu shook his head.

"Forgive me for my incompetence. I led the army for several days and traveled over a hundred miles. I didn't see a single Hun tent or person, let alone tens of thousands of Hun troops."

When Ding Yuan heard this, his expression suddenly became gloomy again.

"Strange, really strange. Although the Xiongnu said they were going north to fight for Wuyuan, Shuofang and other places, our army has also encountered them several times since it set out from Xihe County, and they were also fooled and injured. In fact, our army did not win, and they did not lose. How come when we arrived at Baitu City, these Xiongnu seemed to have disappeared underground, and there was no trace of them at all? It is really puzzling..."

Lu Bu said: "Could it be that they are in a hurry to go north to fight the Xianbei, so they marched in a hurry and got rid of our army? After all, our cavalry is less than 10,000, and the rest are infantry. If the Xiongnu cavalry of tens of thousands really want to get rid of us, it won't be difficult."

Ding Yuan shook his head, "No. Although King Xiutu is not a military expert, he is also a veteran and is definitely not a reckless man. He has already discovered that our army is chasing him closely. How could he rashly move forward to find the Xianbei without dealing with our pursuers? The Xianbei are powerful, and even if they are in civil strife now, they are definitely not something that the Xiongnu can defeat in a short period of time. If they delay for a long time and are caught up by our army, then they will be attacked from both sides. Isn't that courting death?"

When Lu Bu heard this, he fell silent. After struggling for a long time, he really couldn't figure it out.

"Forget it, godfather, just don't bother with it. I heard that the court has assigned Shangjun and the five northern counties to Liu He, so just let him worry about it. Let that kid deal with the Xianbei and the Xiongnu. Isn't he conceited about his abilities? Now in Bingzhou, the people all praise him. They don't even care about godfather. It's outrageous!"

Lu Bu still remembered the shame of his defeat in the battle with Guan Yu. He became furious when Liu He and others were mentioned.

When Ding Yuan heard this, his eyes flickered and he seemed to be in confusion and struggle.

At this time, a soldier came in, knelt down and said, "Sir, there is someone outside claiming to be the messenger of Grand Tutor Yuan Wei, and he has brought a letter from Grand Tutor, saying that you must open it in person."

Ding Yuan was a little puzzled, but he still took the letter.

He unfolded the letter and looked at it. He was a little angry at first, but the anger gradually dissipated and then turned into surprise. Finally, he just frowned, looking nowhere, and remained silent.

Lu Bu called out to him softly a few times, and Ding Yuan finally woke up from his trance.

"Father, what did Yuan Taifu say?"

Ding Yuan did not answer him, but said: "My son's idea is not right. This expedition is a major event for the court. We cannot sacrifice public affairs for personal reasons. Moreover, Liu He led the army to the north and has now captured Dingxiang County. Although our army has regained half of Shang County's territory, if we delay and he continues to make achievements, won't it be disadvantageous to me in the court in the future?"

Although Lu Bu still had a look of unwillingness on his face, after thinking about it carefully, it seemed to be true.

"Father is right. I am ignorant. But now that we can't find the whereabouts of the Xiongnu, where should our army go?"

Ding Yuan said firmly: "Keep going north until we find the Xiongnu army!"

Lu Bu shook his lips and finally said, "Yes."

As soon as he turned and walked out of the tent, Ding Yuan took out the letter again and read it again.

Then he threw the letter into a brazier next to him and burned it, but he kept muttering a few words.

"Bingzhou Mu...Bingzhou Mu..."

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