Chapter 273 [The name of the dragon and wolf]
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Emperor Liu Xie led all officials to the Mingtang in the south of Luoyang to worship early in the morning.
Mingtang was founded in the first year of Zhongyuan (56 AD) of Emperor Guangwu of the Eastern Han Dynasty. It is the "Taimiao of Emperor Taimiao". It is a place where the emperor worships ancestors and accepts worship of his subordinates. The so-called "The emperor sets up Mingtang, so that he can understand the gods, touch the world, correct the four seasons, educate, respect virtue, value the Tao, show ability, and praise those who practice."
However, the original building of Mingtang has been destroyed by the Dong Zhuo Rebellion. The current Mingtang is a circular building rebuilt at the original site. It was originally planned to be completed until the beginning of next year. However, after Ma Jun's crane was used, the speed has been greatly accelerated. The main construction was completed at the beginning of the month, and the renovation was only short of decoration.
Since this battle was related to the fate of the emperor and Luoyang (the ministers), it was a battle related to the fate of the country. Therefore, Liu Xie could not wait to fully decorate it, so he hurriedly brought his ministers to worship his ancestors in order to seek blessings.
Although Wannian is the eldest princess, she cannot attend such a sacrificial occasion. She can only look at the high building of the newly completed Chongde Hall side hall. Around her, there are a group of women who are more or less related to the horses: Zhen Qin, Zhen Rong, Zhen Luo, Gan Mei, Nian Nu, Yuan... Well, there is also Zhao Yingzi, a female guard standing at the Yuntai below the steps and wearing military uniforms.
Although she could not visit the scene in person, Princess Wannian ordered her maid to set up a table of incense and cauldrons and worship from afar. Behind her, the girls were also wearing flower crowns and crown robes, with a solemn expression, facing the rays of the sunset, and relaxing their sleeves. They bowed in the same way.
When the worship was almost over, Princess Wannian glanced at the girls quietly, but saw that the most serious and standard posture was Zhen Luo, who was the youngest, nodded secretly and added a little more love for this beautiful and gentle little girl.
After removing the incense table and cauldron, the serious atmosphere was finally replaced by joy. They were all young girls in their teens and the oldest princess, but they were only ten years old and experienced ups and downs. They had experienced hardships, so they had no princess' airs and were kind and friendly. Soon, even the new sisters of Zhen eliminated their awe and increased their intimacy.
Zhen Luo glanced at the sky, walked down the steps, and walked towards Zhao Yingzi, who was standing upright at the cloud. When Zhao Yingzi saw her coming, she smiled and nodded slightly.
The two girls traveled south all the way, accompanied by thousands of miles, and had a deep friendship on the banks of the Qingshui River. Especially Zhen Luo, who was able to ride a horse and shoot archery, was extremely admired and envious of Zhao Yingzi, who could ride a horse and shoot archery. He was willing to say anything to her.
"Just just now, the princess asked you to change into a crown suit and attend the worship, why did you politely decline?" Zhen Luo opened her mouth and asked a sensitive topic.
Zhao Yingzi was slightly stunned, silent for a while. He said calmly: "Although I am a daughter, I can still gallop on the battlefield. In my opinion, if you want to win, you should ask for others instead of seeking heaven - well, look at his confidence when he goes to war, you should win."
"Can you really win? Are you so confident in...?" Zhen Luo opened his eyes wide. Since she arrived in Luoyang, the ruins here have all given her strong stimulation. Hearing and witnessing it, it was all the cruelty and ruthlessness of the people of Xiliang. Even the officials and famous scholars were afraid of it like tigers, and naturally they had a strong impact on her young mind, which made her feel inexplicably afraid of the people of Xiliang.
Zhao Yingzi said lightly: "I am not confident in him, but in the White Wolf Army - I have been in the White Wolf City for two years and have watched their training countless times. Moreover, my uncle also said that every soldier who came out of the White Wolf Camp is the best soldier of the Han Dynasty, especially under the leadership of their head coach, his combat effectiveness will increase several times. No matter how strong the Xiliang people are, they cannot be several times stronger than my Liaodong White Wolf Warrior."
Zhen Luo was both curious and unbelievable: "He... General Wei, is it really so magical?"
Zhao Yingzi smiled: "It's not magic, it's a god - he is the invincible god of warriors in the minds of the White Wolf."
Zhen Luo opened his red lips slightly, and wanted to ask something else, but he heard the sister upstairs screaming in surprise: "Look at it - good news!"
Zhen Luo and Zhao Yingzi looked at each other, one pulled his legs and the other lifted his skirt, and quickly ran towards the west of Yuntai.
At the same time, the monarch and ministers who had just finished worship in the Mingtang also rushed out, raised their arms like a forest, shouting something at the distance, each of them excited.
A horse came from far away, rolling up yellow dust, and the rays of sunset shone through the smoke and dust, illuminating the red flag held high on the knight's arm - the red flag, representing victory!
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On the third day of the sixth month of the first year of Jian'an, General Wei and Sili's lieutenant Ma Han led his troops to fight with Li Jue and Guo Si of the Western Liang army at Hangu Pass, and defeated six thousand with 3,000, severely attacking the Western Liang army.
When the fierce battle was in full swing, Ma Teng, Long Shang, led a large army to appear behind Li and Guo, and the Xiliang army was in chaos.
Ma Han immediately led the entire army to attack, and fought with Ma Teng in the east and west, defeating the Xiliang army.
In this battle, Li Shi, the son of Li Jue, died in the battle formation, and his general Wang Chang was killed by Xu Huang. Under the desperate protection of his nephew Li Xian, Li Jue led more than ten cavalry to break through and escape. Guo Si was better. His infantry was gone, but there were still four or five hundred cavalry, but after he was killed and killed, there were only more than two hundred cavalry left. Even Guo Si himself was stabbed into the neck of a young general of the Ma family army, and fell off the horse and broke his leg. If it weren't for the timely rescue of the entourage, he would probably have been lost in the chaos.
In this battle, the two representative figures of the Xiliang Army, Li Jue and Guo Si, were wiped out. In the Xiliang Army, a system where the strong prey on the weak, a general without soldiers was like a lone wolf losing a pack of wolves, and the end was tragic.
In this battle that lasted very short but of great significance, the emergence of Ma Teng's army was a fatal blow. If the Ma family army had not cut off Li and Guo's retreat, Ma Han could only defeat the two of them at most, and it would be difficult to wipe out all of them. In this era, it would be difficult to use one cavalry to annihilate another cavalry.
Before launching the Battle of Hangu Pass, Ma Han was full of confidence. In front of the emperor and ministers, he said that he had an 80% chance of winning. The real reason was that he united Ma Teng. Ma Han sent Ma Yuntu as early as March to use the identity of the Ma family as a daughter to build a bridge between him and Ma Teng.
Ma Teng had long wanted to send his nephews, and even went to Luo in person to visit the most outstanding figure of the Fufeng Ma family. But Ma Han said through Jack Ma that it is not the time now, and it is best for both sides to remain in a state of disagreement, in order not to attract the attention of Li Jue and Guo Si. In this way, the suddenness and decisiveness of the war can be achieved.
When Li Jue and Guo Si led their troops to invade Luoyang, Ma Han was delayed in sending troops to fight, which triggered a controversy. The main reason was that he was waiting for the exact news from the Ma family army. It was not until Guan Hai sent the Eagle news that the three thousand Ma family infantry and cavalry had boarded the ship and set off that Ma Han began to fight.
That's right, the Ma family army came by boat. Hundreds of troop transport ships and grain transport ships sent from Liaodong and Donglai were still docked at the Mengjin Ferry after the people and cargo were unloaded. How could we not make good use of it before returning?
In early May, when Ma Han decided to attack Li Jue and Guo Si, Guan Hai was ordered to lead 300 boatmen and nearly a thousand boatmen and boatmen to go up the river to avoid the eyes and ears of the Xiliang army on the land, and head to Duyang in Fufeng on the right to meet Ma Teng's army.
Because the three thousand Ma family troops were all on the water route, Li and Guo were ignorant. They had no idea that their retreat had been cut off.
When the three thousand Ma family troops landed from Cao Yangting and rushed towards Li Jue and Guo Si's back, Zhang Ji, who was stationed in this army, was stunned when he heard the news. Thousands of words finally turned into one sentence: "This time, Li Zhiran and Guo Duo are finished!"
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"One battle! Just one battle! The entire Xiliang army was wiped out! Li Jue, Guo Si is finished!" Since receiving the good news, Emperor Liu Xie has said this sentence many times. Even the ministers were worried that the emperor would not be able to stand this huge surprise for the moment and had a problem with his mind.
Fortunately, when seven or eight imperial doctors came with medical boxes and panting, the emperor finally recovered, which means he said the second sentence: "Ma Jinglong, my thigh; the White Wolf Army, the Great Han Gancheng." He said this sentence seven or eight times again.
Just as Yang Biao, Liu Ai, Fu Wan and other ministers urged the imperial physicians to start a check-up, the emperor suddenly slapped the table and shouted loudly: "From now on, the White Wolf Army will be the emperor's personal army, along with the Tiger Ben and the Yulin, and will be given the title - Dragon Wolf!"
When Ma Han returned to Xiguo Gate, he heard the news that the emperor gave him the title. The first feeling of Ma Han was that such a title was, and only the emperor could give it to him. The army of this era called Tiger and Leopard and Wolf, who dared to call himself the word "dragon"? Well, the dragon and wolf are indeed much more arrogant than the white wolf. The second feeling is that the emperor is the emperor, and even a minor boy knows how to play the trick of the emperor.
Ma Han looked at Jia Xu beside him. This man was thinking of the true meaning of the emperor's title as soon as possible, and stroked his beard and smiled: "The emperor's personal army is with Hu Ben and Yulin. It seems that the emperor is talking to the white wolf... Oh, the dragon wolf army has an idea..."
Ma Han spread his hands: "Although the gift sounds quite tall, can you... not want it?"
Jia Xu is worthy of being a master, and he actually understood the meaning of "high-end" and made a rare joke: "What is the lord saying?"
Ma Han Jianmei Yixuan: "Yes! Why don't you want such a majestic name? I want to attack our army, haha, he has never been to the White Wolf Camp in Liaodong, Hange's army will take a look."
At this time, a hurried sound of horse hooves came from behind, and Ma Han exclaimed: "It's not that Ma Teng caught up so quickly, right? Li, Guo left so much supplies, I gave him all, enough for him to be busy for a while..."
"Report——General, military advisor, Xiliang military captain Wu Xi sent a letter of surrender, claiming that he had defeated Guo Si and would soon be surrendered."
The news was so surprising. Ma Han was stunned for a long time, but turned his head but saw Jia Xu's face calm and without any turmoil. He suddenly remembered what Lao Jia said before the battle, "If Guo Duo dares to act rashly, there will be an unexpected disaster."
Ma Han raised his eyebrows: "You did it?"
Jia Xu bowed calmly and bowed to the court: "When his subordinates were appointed as the commander of Pingjin in the Xiliang Army, Wu Xi was once a military marquis under his command. Because the matter was not completed, he did not report it..."
"Okay, I won't ask about the process, as long as the result... the result is very good." Ma Han asked with a calm expression and a smile, "What conditions have you promised?"
"Retain the original position and lead the Sima of other departments. All the Xiliang army that followed him to serve will be controlled by him..." Jia Xu looked at Ma Han with some anxiety, "This is the condition given by the war that had not started at that time. Now that the Xiliang army is defeated, is this condition high?"
"No, not high, not high at all." Ma Han smiled while touching his chin, "How about this other unit be merged into our Emperor's personal army, and it is called the 'Dragon Wolf Other Unit'?"
Jia Xu reacted so quickly, and couldn't help but laugh: "What a dragon and wolf family, the lord is really tall!" (To be continued, please search Piaotianwen, the novel is better and faster!
Chapter completed!