Cao Cao appointed Han Wu as his commander, which exceeded everyone's expectations.
Although Han Wu had been in the Western Army for many years, he was only a subordinate. Not to mention generals such as Ma Gongzhi and Yang Weizhong, even Wang Yuan and Wang De were far inferior, let alone Yao Pingzhong, who came from a noble family. Count as an old man.
Later, he got the top spot in Liangshan Divine General, but his qualifications were not as good as those of Lin Chong, Qin Ming, Hua Rong, Tang Bin, nor Qifu, or even Jiangzhou Li Jun, Dengzhou Sun Li, so he naturally had a team.
However, in Lao Cao's heart, he always looked highly at Han Wu.
When he helped Shi Xiu rob the Emperor Ji, the two got acquainted by fate. They really hit it off and fell in love with Han Wu's bravery and generosity.
Together they crusaded against Wang Qing, Han Wu repeatedly took the lead, and bravely won the three armies. It was even rarer to be decisive and eclectic in battle. Every time he met with Lao Cao, Lao Cao praised himself for his handsomeness.
When it came to the expedition against Fangla, Han Wu took charge alone and led the army to seize Runzhou. He was even more trusted by Lao Cao. From then on, when Lao Cao and Wu Song were away, everything in the camp was mostly entrusted to Han Wu to make the final decision. This is evident from his trust.
Besides, after all, he was skilled in martial arts and well-liked. When Lao Cao selected him as his handsome man, others might be surprised for a moment, but when they came to their senses, they were not dissatisfied. They all laughed and shouted: "Han Wu, I didn't expect you to become rich today."
Han Wu held his head high and made some gestures. He looked around, said "ha", burst into laughter, and sang loudly. He said modestly: "As for my younger brother's ability, how can I compare with my elder brothers? I'm just an elder brother." We are all very talented, so we have to use steel on our blades to deal with Aguda, so like my little brother, we have no choice but to make do with Wu Qimai."
Everyone laughed when they heard it. Some of them had some thoughts in their hearts, but when they saw him talking like this, they couldn't help but feel dissatisfied.
Han Wu smiled again and said: "The skills of Wu Qibuy are naturally far inferior to Aguda. But my eldest brother ordered me to go on the expedition. Not only did I deal with him, but I also wanted to cut off the back of the Jin Kingdom with one blow and cut off his relationship between the east and the west. Therefore, I don’t dare to belittle myself during this trip, so I would like to ask some of my brothers to help me!”
Chao Gai said with a smile: "Brother, Brother Wu has allowed you to take charge of your role, but you don't have to be too modest. You can only tell who you like. Even if you ask Brother Yu to go to the tent and listen to orders, you will never say anything wrong."
After Chao Gai's words, everyone laughed and said, "Yes, Marshal Han only cares about the generals, and we will all obey."
Han Wu was overjoyed, cupped his fists and said: "In that case, I have thanked the King of Heaven and all the brothers, and invited Qiao Daoqing, Fang Jie, Yuan Lang, Deng Yuanjue, Liu Tang, Pang Wanchun, Suo Chao, Wang Ding, Feng Qi, Ling Zhen, Xie Zhen, Lehe and these twelve brothers took the trouble to go with Han Wu!"
The twelve people stood up one after another and said with a smile: "I am willing to go with Brother Han."
When Lao Cao saw him ordering generals, he nodded secretly in his mind: Han Wu was indeed thoughtful. Among the generals of the Western Army, there was not one he wanted. Even though he was from the army, he only invited Suo Chao, Wang Ding, and Ling Zhen.
Although Suo Chao was an official, his position was not high compared to Han Wu's. He was especially open-minded and willing to obey heroes. With Han Wu's temperament, he naturally looked up to him. The two of them were together. It’s very intimate on the mountain.
As for Wang Ding, he is Suo Chao's deputy, not to mention naturally.
Ling Zhen had no friendship with Han Wu, but Ling Zhen, a "technical stream" officer, was extremely obedient. Han Wu heard from Lao Cao about Ling Zhen's abilities along the way. He wanted to attack Zhongjing or Shangjing, so he could naturally use this person. .
As for the other few, Han Wu’s intentions can also be seen——
First of all, Qiao Daoqing is a mage and has great plans. Please sit in the army and be able to suppress the battle;
Secondly, Fang Jie is one of the few tiger generals in Liangshan. What is rare is that he has a simple mind and is very easy to get along with and control. Pang Wanchun is also average;
As for Yuan Lang, they had known each other since they first conquered Wang Qing, and they were close friends. Especially after losing Teng Si and Teng Kan, Yuan Lang was left alone for a while, which was a good time to "recruit".
Deng Yuanjue and Liu Tang, two extravagant generals, although they were Mingjiao and Liangshan elders, they both had truly heroic martial arts personalities, and they were very compatible with Han Wu;
When Feng Qi was involved in Duan Sanniang's capture of the traitor, he promptly invited Chao Gai and Lao Cao to serve as reinforcements, so he was regarded as one of Han Wu's "own men";
Finally, Xie Zhen and Le He valued their long stay in the north and their familiarity with geography and culture.
There is another one that has not been mentioned, "Qiao Guan Xing" Liang Hongyu, husband and wife, naturally also wants to fight with Han Wu.
Lao Cao calculated in his mind that his lineup, including horses and steps, far and near, was very balanced, so he nodded and said: "Liangshan soldiers and horses, I will allocate you 20,000, and the Jizhou army also asked Li Jun to choose 10,000 soldiers who can fight." You, these 30,000 people, you can get ready and set off."
Han Wu cupped his fists and accepted the order, then said: "Brother, we usually hit the capital, but I want to fight out of Yuguan. I don't know if it is possible."
Old Cao originally asked him to leave Huangya Pass. After hearing this, he changed his mind slightly and said with a smile: "You want to recruit Ping and Ying troops to defeat them?"
Without waiting for his answer, he nodded and said: "Since you are a commander, you are free to take charge of some affairs! Brother Yu, you only need to go to Beijing or go to Beijing!"
After talking about Han Wu, Lao Cao looked at Li Jun again: "My dear brother, treat a weak force as a strong enemy and hold on for a long time without losing anything. Only then can I defeat the enemy in one fell swoop. Your contribution is not insignificant. But Ji The state is already in ruins, you can move to Youzhou when your injuries are slightly better, and become the general manager of Youzhou, and take charge of the states in front of the mountain for me."
A flash of excitement flashed across Li Jun's face, he struggled to his feet, cupped his fists and said, "I will definitely live up to my brother's trust."
When Lao Cao seemed to have something to say, Li Jun's heart moved and he said first: "Brother, I went to Ji and Tanzhou and went on a killing spree. This was an expedient strategy. Now I let my younger brother take charge of Youzhou and follow up." There will definitely be no Meng Lang, the priority should be to restore people's livelihood and settle the people."
Cao Cao was originally afraid that he would go on a killing spree, but now he saw that he took the initiative to propose a follow-up policy plan, which was exactly what he wanted, and he couldn't help but be very happy.
He nodded repeatedly and said: "With your words, Brother Yu can rest assured. Now that the Liao Kingdom has been destroyed, those Khitan and Xi people have broken backs, but there is no need to treat him too harshly. Just teach him to wear Han clothes and speak Chinese for several generations. After that, there will be no distinction, they are all the people of my Han family."
Li Jun said with a smile: "Brother, don't worry, my younger brother is not born to kill people. He turned around and said that Li Wudi and Zhang Tietang have both died in the battle. The person in charge of Youzhou now is Li Jun, the 'Hunjianglong' of Liangshan." "Langli Baitiao" Zhang Shunye."
Cao Cao laughed.
Subsequently, personnel arrangements were made, and as expected, Zhang Shun was still Li Jun's deputy and held the position of deputy general manager. Sun Xin, Gu Dasao, Zou Yuan, and Abulai were also under Li Jun's command.
In addition, Xiao Rang, the "sage scholar", was specially invited to be the governor of Youzhou to help Li Jun manage the people.
In addition, Pei Xuan, Hou Jian, Zhu Fu, and Zheng Tianshou stayed together to use the Tongque Trading Company, Yingxiong Building and other industries to open up the trade routes between the prefectures in the mountains and Hebei and Shandong, exchange what was needed, and benefit the people's livelihood.
Dong Ping, Zhang Qing and other injured generals were also left behind to take care of them. When their injuries recovered, they all went to Lao Cao to listen to his orders.
After all was said and done, everyone drank wine and left happily.
Three days later, Han Shizhong and others, leading 30,000 troops, looked eastward.
Lao Cao couldn't leave here for a while——
First, after the victory, there were many things to do. Li Jun was injured and it was difficult to take care of everything. It was Lao Cao, Wu Yong, Yue Fei and others who took care of it.
Second, the troops under his command now come from different places, including the Western Army, Hebei Army, Qingzhou Army, Youzhou Army Recruitment, Jizhou Army Recruitment, Liangshan Army...
It can be said that they are all diverse. Before, they fought independently and it was fine. Now they have to use their troops in a unified manner. If they are not carefully rectified, they will lead to serious troubles.
Lao Cao was a man of military knowledge, he knew how to sharpen his sword and cut firewood, so he spent 10% of his energy every day, and 80% of it was used to organize the army.
At the same time, the war in the south of the Yangtze River started again.
But he said that in the previous eight months, when the Song and Jin Dynasties were negotiating for peace, Tong Guan, as a sign of sincerity, transported troops for Guo Pharmacist, broke through Yu Pass, captured Zhang Jue and Li Ying, and wanted to take them to the imperial court to boast of their merits.
He sailed south by sea boat, bypassing Shandong far away, entering the Yangtze River from Haimen, and went upstream along Jinghai County, Jiangyin Army, and Zhenjiang Prefecture. When he arrived at Jinling, it was already September, and the city was filled with the fragrance of osmanthus.
When the ship arrived at the dock, Lao Tongguan, regardless of the fatigue of the boat and carriage, hurriedly brought his credentials, gifts, and prisoners to the palace in Jinling to ask for an audience with Zhao Ji.
Zhao Ji was entertaining a few close ministers at a banquet. Hearing the report, he did not hesitate and summoned them immediately.
Tong Guan flew into the Golden Palace and bowed down with tears in his eyes: "Your Majesty, you want to harm this old minister! Now that this old minister has gone, he has finally fulfilled his mission and signed an alliance with the Kingdom of Jin!"
After saying that, he handed over the letter of credence, which had the seal of the Emperor of the Jin Kingdom, and agreed that the Jin and Song Dynasties would form a good alliance from now on, destroy Liao and Pingwu, and divide the world equally.
After Zhao Ji looked at it, he felt happy and got up to look at the gift again.
The gifts that Wu Qi bought and bought were nothing more than Eastern pearls, deer antlers, and mink fox furs. Zhao Ji had seen all the rare treasures in the world. He should not have paid attention to them at first, but now he was in high spirits and kept shouting: "Emperor of the Kingdom of Jin, your servant How sincere I am!”
Turning around, I saw Zhang Jue and Li Ying again. Both of them were handsome husbands. Although they were in dire straits, it was not difficult to see their true character as heroes.
Zhao Ji was very surprised and asked Tong Guan: "What crime did these two people commit? They were tied up like this?"
Tong Guan listened to the question, cheered up, pointed at the two of them and said: "Your Majesty, if we talk about these two people, it is not trivial! Your Majesty, let's take a look at this person. This person's surname is Li Mingying. He is a famous tycoon in Shandong. Back then, when the Wu Zhi Dog Thief had not gained power, , so I became friends with this person, and got help from him in various businesses. Like Chai Jin, he was a wealthy man who supported Wu Zhi!"
"But this person is even more extravagant than Chai Jin! He is good at martial arts, and there is a powerful gangster in the world called 'Putting Diao' Li Ying!"
When Zhao Ji heard that he was the rich man behind Lao Cao, he was filled with hatred. He looked Li Ying up and down and gritted his teeth and said, "He is indeed a thief! My dear friends, how hateful do you think this guy is? I am the emperor, and he wants to pounce~~~ ~Oh my God! You are so ambitious! Tong Aiqing, please tell me in detail, how did you catch this thief?"
Tong Guan looked scornful and said proudly: "That guy Wu Zhi, the villain is proud of his chickens and dogs ascending to heaven, why don't you want to repay the rich man behind him? He handed over the boss' territory of Pingzhou, Yingzhou, Luanzhou and Jingzhou to this thief. ! It is said that this thief is also capable. He personally guarded Yuguan. The Kingdom of Jin sent General Guo Yaoshi to attack day and night for many days but could not be defeated. Fortunately, the old minister learned about this through passing. The old minister thought, the Great Wall is not broken. How can the Jin soldiers enter the pass? If the Jin soldiers do not enter the pass, how can they kill Wu Zhi? So he used a clever plan to break through the pass and capture this man and present him as a prisoner in front of the emperor."
Zhao Ji couldn't help being surprised and happy when he heard that Tong Guan had broken through the barrier that even the Jin people could not break. He quickly asked what happened, and Tong Guan was unequivocal. He swung it round and blew it, which made Zhao Ji excited and laughed.
Cai Jing and the others were all experts at observing words and emotions. Seeing that Zhao Ji was in high spirits, even if they were jealous, they hid their jealousy deep in their hearts and showed admiration on their faces. Following the emperor's words, he praised Tong Guan as "a powerful person in the world, a national scholar". Unparalleled".
Overjoyed, Zhao Ji pointed at Zhang Jue again and asked Tong Guandao: "Old Qing's family, what is the origin of this thief?"
Tong Guan quickly replied: "Your Majesty, if you talk about this person, you are more generous than Li Ying! This person's surname is Zhang Mingjue. He was originally a military envoy of the Liao Kingdom and guarded the two prefectures of Pingying. Previously, Yelu Chun's fellow The Nanjing Taoist soldiers came to invade our country, but they couldn't mobilize the men and horses under his command. The ruthless men like Yelu Dashi and Xiao Qian were also helpless against him, how powerful it is!"
Zhao Ji nodded repeatedly after hearing this: "Looking at it this way, it's really amazing!"
Tong Guan continued: "That guy Wu Zhi took advantage of the decisive battle between the old minister and Yelu Chun to sneak attack on Youzhou. This Zhang Jue should have been loyal to the country and dealt with Wu Zhi. Who knew that he was also an ambitious man and actually surrendered to Wu Zhi? Zhi, who was guarding Jizhou together with Li Ying, was captured by an old minister."
Just as Tong Guan was speaking with enthusiasm, a man rushed out from behind Zhao Ji, kicked Zhang Jue over, and was about to hit him with his fist.
When Zhao Ji saw it, he quickly stopped him: "Brother, you are so good, what are you doing?"
The big man who was grabbed by him was full of anger, and he wanted to kick him, and he screamed: "Brother, do you think this guy is shameful? He is the governor of the Liao Kingdom, but he is willing to work for Wu Zhi. If the thief does not kill this person, how can anyone in the world know the value of loyalty?"
After hearing this, Zhao Ji burst into laughter, patted the big man on the shoulder and said, "Brother Emperor, it seems that you are very loyal to your motherland."
The big man was stunned when he heard this, and then shook his head violently: "Brother, you are wrong! The Liao Kingdom has been completely wiped out, and it has long been a thing of the past. The ministers are full of loyalty, and they all belong to the Song Dynasty and to Brother Huang."
Zhang Jue struggled to get up, glared at the big man, and spat in his face: "Yelu Yanxi! You really have no shame. You have lost all the honor of all the ancestors of your Yelu family."
It turns out that this big man is none other than Yelu Yanxi, Emperor Tianzuo of Liao Dynasty!
Previously, when Lao Cao broke through Bianliang, the two emperor's nephews Yelu Derong and Yelu Dezhong saw Yelu Chun folded in the battle. They were afraid that they would lose their master, so they took advantage of the turmoil in the city, robbed Yelu Yanxi and fled.
The original intention of these two emperor's nephews was to protect Yelu Yanxi's return to his homeland of the Liao Kingdom, gather loyal people, and revive the country. However, Yelu Yanxi had other ideas and led the two of them southward to join Zhao Ji.
Zhao Ji was originally a man who loved success. Others saw Yelu Yanxi as a bereaved dog, but he regarded him as the emperor of Liao. Song and Liao had a century-old alliance. He had always been brother of Liao and brother of Song. Now Yelu Yanxi is willing to be his younger brother. How does it feel? , it’s really refreshing!
Yelu Yanxi was spat on by Zhang Jue and wiped it with her sleeve, but she was not angry. She just looked at Zhang Jue and sneered: "You are such an unfaithful and unjust person. It is naturally difficult for you to understand the loyalty to the Song Dynasty in my heart."
Zhao Ji was very happy and said with a smile: "The emperor is really loyal! This guy is rude to you. I will cut him into pieces to vent my anger for the emperor!"
Immediately send an order to send Zhang Jue and Li Ying to the death row. Tomorrow, they will be quartered at a crossroads to warn the world that they will end up being unfaithful, unjust, and acting as the accomplice of a tiger!
When the news came out, several heroes were immediately alarmed!
This is exactly:
Han Wu sent his army to conquer the north, and Lao Tong returned to Jinling across the sea. Zhao Ji was happy to accept Emperor Tian Zuo, and the streets were filled with blood!
(End of chapter)
