After chasing the defeated Southern Xiongnu for a hundred miles, the imperial army withdrew its troops and turned back to Jinyang City. The Southern Xiongnu, who had been killed by the Bingzhou Army and had no will to fight, was able to take a breather and take a break to recover after being defeated and return to Zuo Guocheng, the royal court of the Southern Xiongnu.
After this battle, the Southern Xiongnu suffered heavy losses. The Southern Xiongnu leader Yu Qiangqu was seriously injured in the shoulder by Lu Bu's spike arrow. The Xian King Julong Wusi was on the left, Wen Yudu King Wu Juzhan was on the right, Zhuri King was on the right, and Jiehe king,. King Dongpu Lei, former army commander Wanqi Chounu, Yu Fuluo's son Liu Yuan and other important generals of the Southern Huns were killed on the battlefield. More than one hundred of the famous generals of the Southern Huns were killed or wounded. The Southern Huns were completely crippled.
After returning to Zuoguocheng, Yu Qiangqu, the Great Dan of the Southern Huns, fell ill and wrote a letter to apologize. In order to show its magnanimity, the Han Dynasty only reprimanded the Qiang Canal, doubled the tribute, and told the southern Xiongnu to guard the border and not to violate the border again without reason.
The Governor of Bingzhou held a banquet to celebrate the victory, and the whole city of Jinyang took a three-day holiday to celebrate repelling the invasion of the Southern Huns.
In the lobby of Bingzhou Governor's Mansion, the civil and military officers were divided into two groups, and the generals were divided into three groups. One was the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry led by Lu Bu, Cao Xing, Song Xian, Wei Xu, Hou Cheng and other generals. Some of them were newly recruited warriors headed by Yang Xuanmo to guard Jinyang against the southern Xiongnu army. Some of them were members of the Bingzhou Army headed by Zhang Liao and the pro-provincial governor Zhang Yi. The three distinct groups ate and drank independently, and no one was cheating on the other.
Hou Cheng, who was half drunk and full of alcohol, stood up, staggered to the middle of the hall and said loudly: "As soon as I entered Jinyang City, I heard rumors about your bravery, Yang Xuanmo. I think you, Yang Xuanmo, are not that old." Double Ten, you dare to call yourself brave even if you are capable."
As soon as Hou Cheng finished speaking, there was a sound of a wine bottle falling to the ground, and someone shouted: "My third brother is brave and the whole city has seen it. You don't even dare to question me. If you don't accept it, I will kill you." The speaker is none other than the Purple-faced King Xiong Kuo Hai. After saying that, he wanted to take action, but was stopped by Yang Xuanmo.
"Brother, you drank too much. Captain Hou was just joking, so why should you take it seriously?" Yang Xuanmo said with cupped hands. "I, Yang Xuanmo, am a commoner. I traveled to Jinyang just in time for the Southern Huns to invade. The governor Zhang issued a recruitment list, and my brother came here because of his name. Fortunately, the governor Zhang did not despise my poor background and allowed me to join the army alone. It is also fortunate that I It was only with the rescue of General Lu and General Zhang that we were able to defeat the Southern Xiongnu army. Speaking of bravery is simply not worth mentioning in the face of the powerful General Lu who was the leader of Bingzhou."
At this time, Lu Bu also stood up, holding the wine bottle in his hand and said: "Hou Cheng must not be rude. Brother Yang fought fiercely with the Southern Huns for more than ten days, dedicated himself to Jinyang City, and used his last bit of strength. Your courage is commendable. There will be more in the future. I, Lu Bu, am here, so you can have a good rest. Hahahaha." After speaking, he finished the glass of wine.
Lu Bu's obvious meaning is that you should get out, Jinyang is my world. Everyone present could hear the smell of gunpowder in the words. Yang Xuanmo frowned and said to himself: "It seems that it is a blessing or a curse that cannot be avoided." Yang Xuanmo clasped his fists towards Zhang Yi, the governor of Bingzhou who was sitting high in the hall, and said: "Master governor, since the siege of Bingzhou has been closed, we and our brothers I'll take my leave now and thank you for your hospitality." After saying that, he led everyone to get up and leave the Governor's Mansion.
Zhang Yi, the governor of Bingzhou, looked at it and said, "It's not good. It's hard to find a strong general who can match Lu Bu. How can you let him go so easily?" He quickly shouted: "Brother Xuanmo, you are now the commander of the Shanshan Army. How can you leave so easily? Moreover, I I reported the merits of each hero to the court. The rewards from the court will arrive in Jinyang in a few days. So what if you have to leave? Please be patient. Hahaha." Then he turned to Lu Bu and said: "We will all come to the court together in the future. As an official, you must be friendly and cooperative, and you must not criticize each other.
Lu Bu frowned and felt unhappy. The white square face has an upright sword eyebrow, and the eagle eyes look blankly at Zhang Yi, the governor of Bingzhou. Zhang Yi shrank his neck and said no more.
Lu Bu took his leave and led the Bingzhou wolf cavalry generals to leave in large strides, and the banquet broke up unhappy.
In the inner hall of the governor's office of Bingzhou, Zhang Yi, the governor of Bingzhou, and Zhang Liao, the military commander, and Jia Kui, the military commander, gathered in the hall of the inner house to discuss matters. Zhang Yi, the governor of Bingzhou, said worriedly: "Bingzhou now has an army of 70,000 infantry and 20,000 cavalry. As the commander of Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry, Lu Bu leads 10,000 Bingzhou's most elite cavalry, Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry. General Zhang Yang leads 20,000 infantry. Shangdang resisted the invading Yellow Turban Army from Jizhou, and Jinyang had 30,000 troops. After the invasion of the Southern Huns, Jinyang City still had less than 20,000 troops. In order to prevent Lu Bu's family from becoming dominant, Yang Xuanmo must stay. "Zhang Liao and Jia Kui agreed.
Jia Kui lowered his head and thought and said: "Yang Xuanmo is a man who values friendship over wealth. You can't impress him with generous salary and high official position. Ying Xiaozhi should be moved by emotion and reason. Maybe he will become a sharp sword for the governor to deal with Lu Bu. .”
Zhang Liao also said: "This person has a very high and long-term vision. You should not lie and tell the truth about Bingzhou, and then ask him to work for the governor. However, this person does not have a good impression of the imperial court. The governor should use you to influence him personally." Only then can it be effective.”
After listening to everyone's opinions, Zhang Yi, the governor of Bingzhou, nodded and began to think about how to persuade Yang Xuanmo to stay.
Three days later, Luoyang received a side report and the provincial governor Zhang Yi defeated the 300,000-strong Southern Xiongnu army, killing countless people, and captured 50,000 cattle and sheep, 30,000 weapons, and 5,000 war horses. He said three times: "Okay, okay, okay." An imperial edict was issued to reward meritorious soldiers. Zhang Yi, the governor of Bingzhou, was granted the title of Mu of Bingzhou and the Marquis of Weiyuan. The reward is ten thousand taels. Zhang Liao was promoted to the governor of the North and the Marquis of the City. Lu Bu, the Cavalry Commander, was promoted to Bo, the Lord of Bingzhou and the Marquis of the Duting. Yang Xuanmo protected the Southern Xiongnu and the Zhonglang general monitored the Southern Xiongnu and other nomadic peoples. Other generals will be rewarded separately by Bingzhou Mu. Give him fifty jars of royal wine.
Everyone in the Bingzhou army was very happy, and Lu Bu was even more satisfied. The only dissatisfaction was that Yang Xuanmo was not squeezed away. And let him lead his own army.
After receiving the imperial edict, Yang Xuanmo returned to the military camp to convene an emergency military meeting with the generals. The purple-faced king Xiong Kuohai, Xu Huang, Jia Fu, Pei Yuanqing, Yang Xuanba, Gao Aocao, Gao Shun and Hao Zhao gathered in the commander's tent.
When Yang Xuanmo saw everyone gathered, he said: "Brothers, the imperial court has recruited me to serve as a general to protect the Xiongnu. Brothers, don't think that I am greedy for glory and wealth. I wanted to leave, but Bingzhou Shepherd Zhang Yi told me In my heart, Yi Lu Bu is a rebellious person from a mixed background, and he needs someone to help him curb Lu Bu's development. Various nomadic tribes in Er Bing Prefecture are constantly attacking each other, and they will plunder me anytime and anywhere. Zhang Zhoumu on the border of Bing Prefecture hopes that I will guard against border troubles. But Guan Jue The Jinding Dazhai in Jin cannot be lost. I hope someone will protect it and train an elite army for me. Let’s see which brother is willing to garrison the Jinding Dazhai in Guanjuejin.”
Everyone bowed their heads in silence, and finally Xu Huang stood up and said: "Third brother, I don't like what the court is doing. It's more comfortable to occupy the mountain and be the king. I will return to Jinding Dazhai. I want you to promise to train you Here comes an elite force."
Yang Xuanmo laughed loudly because his brother was reliable. Yang Xuanmo told Xu Huang: "Second brother, go back and bring all the people from Qingfeng Village to Jinding Dazhai. We want to recruit more refugees. I hope you can train elite soldiers in the shortest possible time. You must Guard the Guanjuejin important road, I will send Hao Zhao to assist you, what do you think?"
Xu Huang nodded: "Bo Dao has great potential. I want the other Heshuo Shibaqi, these old brothers, Erniu and others to be given to me."
Yang Xuanmo agreed to Xu Huang's request. He continued: "Jun Wen, come to my side. I need someone who can give me advice. I hope you can help me." Jia Fu nodded.
"After this battle, there are only more than a thousand people left in the Shanshan Army. It is far from enough and needs to be expanded. Gao Shun, I know that you are good at training troops. I order you to form the first battalion of the Shanshan Army. You don't need more people, but you must be more refined. The day I lead you into an army, you will surely become famous all over the world. Gao Aocao, Yang Xuanba, and Pei Yuanqing recruit Bingzhou Qiangyong to form a cavalry army of about 5,000 people. You must select the best from the best. The eldest brother and Jia Fu form a cavalry army. My personal guard army of 1,500 cavalry is led by Jia Fu, and the 1,500 infantry is led by you, my eldest brother. All recruitment requirements must be the highest, and at the same time, my army must have meat every day, and every month You can get the money. I will be responsible for raising all the logistics. I hope everyone will remember that this army must not be defeated or delayed. It is an elite division that can fight a hundred battles. When the mountain is shaken, who can compete with it?"
