In mid-June, Broken Leaf City, this was the second time Hu Guang had arrived at this place, and this was also the place where he first came into Zhang Gao's sight.
I remember that back then, his brother Huwei wanted to take advantage of the cavalry to show his pride, because back then the saints didn't have many cavalry, and the only light cavalry available were the few hundred cavalry from their Hu family.
Later, Huwei was disgraced by the saint, and Huguang, a fifteen-year-old boy, began to be promoted from then on.
But now that I think about it, my father Hu Zaile at that time might not have had the same thoughts as his brother. Even if his brother dared to act so boldly, he might not have been influenced by his father.
Thinking of this, Hu Guang became determined. After Li Jing Na Tu was dedicated, his brother Hu Wei and the remaining dozens of knights of the Hu family could only follow Li Jing Na Tu.
Because of the special circumstances of the Hu family, they would certainly not be pardoned, but in order to take care of Hu Guang's emotions, Zhang Gao still sent Wan Li to ask Hu Guang what he meant.
If Hu Guang agrees, Zhang Yan will send Hu Wei, dozens of horses and Jia Curly to Anxi.
If Hu Guang doesn't want to open up one side, then there is a high probability that they will be used on the battlefield to attack Jing Haijun after Nan Han is defeated.
There is a big difference here. The Hu family is originally from Dadan in Anxi. For others, being exiled to Anxi is just a little lighter than beheading. But when the Hu family is sent to Anxi, it is just a return home.
'The heat and humidity in the south of the Yangtze River is similar to that of Vietnam. People from the north are prone to diseases when they go south to Jinghai, but people from the south of the Yangtze River are more adaptable. Although Huwei and others are rebellious, they are still brave and fine cavalry. Used in Jinghai Navy, they are a hundred times better than Anxi. '
Since his mother committed suicide, Hu Guang no longer thinks that Hu Wei is his brother.
"General Manager, urgent report from Beiting!" Huguang's personal guard general Yuhou Li Jixi ran in with a secret letter sent from Beiting Province.
This man's elder brother, Li Jixun, was the infantry commander Hu Guang relied on most during this western expedition, and his ability in arranging troops was not inferior to Yao Yuanfu's.
Although Li Jihe was not good at arranging troops, he was extremely brave in battle.
In the second year of the Shaoming Dynasty, during the local shooting ceremony, he competed with the imperial general Murong Xinchun. He won with spears, axes and hammers, but was slightly inferior in foot shooting and mounted shooting. The emperor personally gave him armor and ordered him to guard Hu Guangxi.
"Eleven messengers set off, and only two of them ran to Broken Leaf. But they were almost exhausted. The doctor is trying to save them. Such a good Pegasus may not be able to survive."
Li Jixi is a brave person, but he is a bit chatty.
Hu Guang loved his bravery and didn't take it seriously. But after hearing what Li Jixie said, Hu Guang knew that something big must have happened. When he opened it and took a look, he immediately became overjoyed.
"Hurry and find Yaogong, brothers Guo, Pei Shengyuan and your brother are here!"
After a while, several senior generals from Hu Guang's army arrived. Hu Guang showed the secret message in his hand and said excitedly.
"Eight hundred miles of urgent news, Bai Qiuci has led his troops across the Duotan Ridge. His vanguard defeated the Ogus-Geluolu coalition forces in the old place of the Yinshan Governor's Mansion, and captured hundreds of soldiers from Ogus Dayehu's command. The road across the vast moraine of Yibohai has been figured out.
Around the Mid-Autumn Festival on August 15th, we will definitely reach the west of Talas and ask me to jointly attack Guo Guangyi and other rebels. "
"Great! Duke Bai came from Yanran Mountain, and his men are all elite cavalry. With them, the traitor Guo Guangyi will not be able to escape."
Yao Yuanfu was overjoyed. He had now experienced the joy of beating up a weakling. The tooth soldiers under his command also seemed to enjoy this unfettered and unrestrained feeling.
"If this is the case, then we must set off now, otherwise it will be a waste of Bai Gong's and his others' hard work in crossing the wilderness." Li Jixun also nodded immediately and said.
Hu Guang glanced at him thoughtfully, "Li Yuhou means that we should stabilize Guo Guangyi in Talos now to prevent him from escaping further?"
Li Jixun nodded and raised his hand, "General Manager, Guo Guangyi has 40,000 troops under his command. After two months of siege, the anti-personnel company only has 300-500 troops. This shows that the military strength is not strong.
At this moment, he fled in a hurry. When he returned to Talos, he didn't know if there were still 20,000 people. The morale of the army was unstable, and it was indeed possible to continue to escape.
And if we only kill these tens of thousands of remnant soldiers, how can we show that the athletes of our Western Expeditionary Army are incomparably braver? Why don't I pursue them westward immediately?
When Guo Guangyi saw that I only had 10,000 or 20,000 troops, few cavalry, and no Huqi guards, he would definitely dream of the old Anxi army defeating the Talas. Not only would he not leave, but he would also think about a comeback.
Moreover, behind Guo Guangyi's rebels are Saktu Khan and Ogus Yehu. We march westward with a small number of troops to show our arrogance and weakness. They don't know that Duke Bai has crossed the Great Wilderness Moraine and will inevitably lead troops. Wait around me.
At that time, just outside Talas City, the humiliation of the defeat of the great commanders of the great dynasty will be wiped out, and the Zhuhu will know again the heroic heroic spirit of our Han and Tang Dynasty athletes, and they will fight with each other when they see it in the future. "
"Okay!" Hu Guang slapped the eucalyptus table with his palm, "Nowadays, the barbarians west of Anxi have long forgotten the glory of the past dynasty. It's time to teach them a lesson!
My intention is to draw 6,000 armored soldiers, 4,000 auxiliary soldiers, and 5,000 righteous soldiers. Immediately march westward and reach the outside of Talas City before July 25th to wipe out the rebels! "
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Lu Duoxun gently opened the door curtain of the White Tiger Festival Hall and saluted Hu Guang, who was counting food and grass.
Hu Guang quickly waved to Lu Duoxun, "Lu Dalang is here, why don't you give me a gift? Come and help a certain family handle these official documents."
Lu Duoxun's father, Lu Yi, served as Hu Guang's secretary-general when he took office as the military commander of Xuzhou Zhongwu Army. He was frugal and devoted to the public affairs and won Hu Guang's trust. This was why he took Lu Duoxun to the Western Regions. s reason.
You must know that Zhang Zhou, the emperor's favorite scribe, must be able to draw a bow to shoot enemies when mounted, and be able to draw a sword to kill people when dismounted.
If you still have the experience of making meritorious service on the frontier, it would be perfect. You can reach the fourth or even second or third grade in a few years.
Even though Lu Duosun is still a few months away from turning sixteen, this kid is full of schemes and tricks, and he has eight hundred tricks in his body.
He naturally knew that Huguang brought him to Anxi to cultivate him, and he followed Huguang all the way. Although he had trained this slightly frail young man to be more open-minded and have a heroic spirit, he suffered a lot. That's more than the combined total of his first fifteen years.
He also knew that Hu Guang only looked at him differently because of his admiration for his father Lu Yi. Of course, he was also highly praised by Hu Guang for handling official documents and dealing with people, but he was still far from being a confidant. .
So the boy rolled his eyes and the bad water came out. He didn't listen to Hu Guang and still raised his hand.
"Hu Gong, Broken Leaf is surrounded by mountains on three sides. It is as beautiful as Anxi. There are thousands of hectares of fertile land in the valley and rich products. It can support 300,000 people. It is simply a smaller Ningyuan.
In the past, during the great dynasty, if there were broken leaves, we could use them as a base. When we went out to the west, we would shock all the barbarians. Without the broken leaves, the four towns would always be in danger of being captured.
Fifteen years ago, when the saint was in Anxi, he stationed troops and immigrated to Ningyuan, and ordered the Guo family to guard Suiye. He wanted to use the appearance and products of Ningyuan and Suiye as a backup for today. How far-sighted it is.
Now the sage wants to conquer the barbarians and conquer the land of Hezhong and Persia. Ningyuan's grain and grass can provide an army of 100,000 to conquer Kang, An, Mi, Dongcao and other places.
Only the broken leaves are broken. Now the supplies for the 15,000 troops have to be transported to Shule. After crossing Tianshan Mountain and Zhenzhu River, only one or two out of ten can be saved, which is a huge consumption.
Therefore, I think that Duke Hu should give priority to conquest and resume the production of broken leaves. "
Hu Guang touched his chin. In fact, he had also considered this issue. The Lu family boy could consider this at the age of fifteen. He was very knowledgeable. It was not in vain that he brought him to Anxi for training.
However, Hu Guang looked at Lu Duoxun with a half-smile, "Isn't it true that Dalang wants to persuade a certain family to stay behind in Suiye and not go to Talos?"
Lu Duoxun swallowed secretly, complaining in his heart that he really wanted Hu Guang to stay in Suiye, because this was the best choice for Hu Guang.
But obviously Hu Guang won't do it, because this is to wash away the shame of Russia!
Moreover, Guo Guangyi married the beauty Guo Tinger, who was originally intended to be donated to the saint by the Guo family, to the grandson of Li Guoshou, the unlucky guy who broke his neck two years ago.
If this kind of thing happened to an ordinary man, it would be a hatred that would splatter three feet of blood. If it reaches the level of Zhang Yan, it is not just an insult to the emperor, but also an insult to Zhou Dynasty.
This is not a slap in the face of Zhang Zhi, but a slap in the butt of tens of millions of people in Zhou Dynasty!
Therefore, this expedition to Talos also has a great meaning: "Anyone who offends our strong men will be killed no matter how far away!" 'How could Hu Guang, as the commander-in-chief of the army, not go to something like this?
If Lu Duoxun dared to persuade him here, he would have knowledge but not a clear mind. Hu Guang would definitely drive him back to the Central Plains.
So Lu Duoxun raised his hand and said, "This time to capture the bandit leader, Duke Hu will of course lead the troops in person, but I would like to stay behind in Broken Leaf to assist Duke Guo Guangcheng.
If Duke Hu could give him full power, I would be willing to go to Shule to lobby Prince Li Gongde to send all the family members of these 30,000 people to Suiye for cultivation. "
Hu Guang pondered for a moment. Guo Guangyi moved away 100,000 of Broken Leaf's population and killed more than 20,000 by Yao Yuanfu. Now there are only more than 20,000 left.
Indeed, as Lu Duoxun said, not to mention supporting the army's westward march, even the food for these tens of thousands of people had to be transported through Shule with great hardships.
If Broken Leaf is to be restored to its previous level so that it can bear the heavy responsibility of the army's westward march, at least 200,000 people will be needed to colonize it.
However, the 100,000 people who were moved to Talas by Guo Guangyi were able to move back at most 30,000 to 50,000, leaving a gap of hundreds of thousands.
But now there are more than 30,000 Yicong and civilian husbands from Shule. If all their family members are moved here, the population will recover immediately.
Moreover, after more than ten years of great development in the Khotan Kingdom, even if 200,000 people were moved to Ningyuan, there would still be about 700,000 people, and the entire country would not be able to eat all the food in five years.
With so much wealth, it would be no problem to move 80,000 to 100,000 people to Suiye.
In addition, in addition to the people of the Jin Kingdom, Beiting can also bear part of the relocated population.
And Lu Duoxun is also qualified for this job, because this time the army was assisted by Guo Guangsheng, the marching commander, from Shule to Suiye.
However, there is still a problem. Hu Guang looked at Lu Duoxun and asked seriously: "Even the King of Jin would not make such a decision easily when it comes to relocating 100,000 people. How dare you make a hasty decision?"
How dare you make a hasty decision? You have to understand that Cheng Huguang is wrong because he is afraid of taking responsibility.
Back then, that Tiger Erlang dared to do justice and even ignored his father and returned home thousands of miles away. Would he be someone who was afraid of responsibility? How can it be!
The emperor sent him to the Western Expedition because he was interested in Hu Guang's courage to do his job.
What he said was actually asking him, what benefits does Hu Guang have, and is it worth taking such a big risk to complete this matter?
You must know that there were no trains or buses at this time, the roads were difficult to travel, and supplies were difficult. A project as large as the relocation of 100,000 people would take several years to complete.
It's normal for thousands of people to die during the migration. If it's done well, it's indeed meritorious. But if there is a slight mistake, not only the court will be held accountable, but the reputation among the people and history books will be very bad.
Finally reaching this step, Lu Duoxun had been prepared for a long time. He raised his hand and said, "I heard that Duke Hu's eldest daughter is named Jie Niang. She was raised by Concubine Li Shu in the palace since she was a child?"
Hu Guang nodded. After his wife died of illness a few years ago, Hu Guang was so sad that he never married again. Zhang Gao once wanted to be a matchmaker to marry Hu Guang, the sister of Jing Wang Gao's family, but Hu Guang refused.
After his wife died, she left him a daughter named Hujie.
Since Hu Guang was fighting everywhere and there was no one to take care of her, Zhang Gao specially brought Hu Jie into the palace and raised her in the care of his aunt who could only give birth to a son instead of a daughter.
"I also heard that Guo Zhaoyi's adopted son, Xianxi, the fifth son of the emperor, was Jie Niang's playmate since childhood." Lu Duoxun continued to ask.
Hu Guang's eyes narrowed and he realized that Guo Zhaoyi was the infertile Guo Waner. Since Guo Tinger could not replace her, Zhang Xian gave the fifth son of the emperor, Zhang Xianxi, born to Princess Sefiye of Saman Persia, to Guo Waner to be raised as Guo Waner's adopted son.
This boy is six years old this year, the same age as Hu Guang's daughter Hu Jie. The two grew up together and have a very close relationship.
Lu Duoxun took a step forward and whispered: "The reason why the saint agreed to the Guo family's donation of Guo Ting'er is because Guo Zhaoyi has nothing to do, and Broken Leaf is surrounded by mountains on three sides to form a country of its own. It must be someone with the blood of the Guo family. The prince guards.
Zhang Xianxi, the fifth son of the current emperor, has been nurtured by the Guo family and inherited the blood of the Saman Persian royal family. In the future, he will definitely be the leader of a country guarding Broken Leaf.
Mr. Hu has moved his people to Suiye to enrich his country. It seems that he is making wedding clothes for others, but in fact he is building a family fortune for his grandson! "
Hu Guang grabbed Lu Duoxun's hand and squeezed the boy until he broke into a cold sweat, "This is not what a fifteen-year-old boy like you can think of.
Although you, Lu Duosun, are smart, you are still not exposed to the things in the Forbidden Palace. Tell me, who asked you to talk about this? "
Lu Duoxun bared his teeth and gasped. He suddenly realized that the perfect plan he thought he had was nothing in front of a hero like Hu Guang.
"Uncle, uncle, please relax, it hurts so much!" He stopped pretending, and no longer regarded himself as Zhuge Liang. Lu Duoxun hurriedly lowered himself down and acted like a kid. He stopped calling him Tiger Lord and hurriedly called out. uncle.
Hu Guang let go slightly. Lu Duoxun saw that his wrist was almost purple. After taking a breath of air, he didn't care about his wrist and spoke quickly.
"Uncle Mingjian, my nephew is on good terms with the Privy Councilor Guo Gong's eldest son Jie Ge. He heard that a certain person was going to Anxi with his uncle. Guo Gong once sent a member of his family to accompany him. The day before yesterday, he saw that his nephew was not an arrogant and boastful person, so he told him in words. .”
Hu Guang nodded, that's right. Privy Councilor Guo Tiance was always cautious and never colluded with the generals below, but he still wanted to ask for help from him, so he chose Lu Duoxun in front of him after thousands of choices.
And it was not clear that Lu Duosun was not invited to lobby until he saw that he was indeed capable.
It seems that after what happened to Guo Ting'er, the Guo family knew that Broken Leaf could no longer be controlled by the Guo family, so they gave up on supporting a prince with Guo's blood and instead looked for other powerful factions to cooperate. Hu Guang is the best one. Candidate.
Hu Guang looked at Lu Duoxun, whose wrists were purple and blue, with tears in his eyes, and said coldly: "Boy! For the sake of your father, I will teach you to be a good man and act as a man, and you must be less scheming.
Someone with a higher status than you can see through you at a glance, no matter how big the storm is. If they get annoyed, they might crush you to death with just one finger.
Someone with a lower status than you, after you take advantage of him once, he can't afford to offend him, he can't afford to hide, and he may even stab you directly if he gets offended.
Even if you want to play tricks, you still have to distinguish the right time. For example, in a relationship like yours and mine, if you are asked to choose again, what should you do? "
Lu Duoxun showed a thoughtful look in his eyes, and then said: "My nephew should tell the truth."
"Hahaha!" Hu Guang threw out a small medicine bottle, "He's not bad in nature, and he's not stupid either. He is a teachable child.
Call Privy Envoy Guo’s family generals, and then prepare how to persuade the crown prince of the King of Jin! "
