September 185 AD.

The emperor appointed Sikong Zhang Wen as the general of chariots and cavalry, and took Yuan Pang of Jinwu as the deputy. He went west to Chang'an and led his army to wipe out the rebels. At the same time, he was promoted to General Dong Zhuo as General of the Central Army, and was in charge of Zhang Wen with General Zhou Shen.

The imperial court moved Guo Dian, the prefect of Julu, to be the governor of Jizhou, and commanded the military and political affairs of Jizhou, suppressed the remnants of the Yellow Turbans in Zhongshan, Changshan, Zhao and Julu. Liu Yu was relocated to the prime minister of Ganling (later Qinghe County) and led his troops to destroy the Yellow Turbans in Dongwu.

General Zhang Wen of the chariot and cavalry received the imperial edict and immediately visited Huangfu Song, who was idle at home, and asked for ways to conquer the rebels of Xiliang. Although Huangfu Song was framed by treacherous villains, he was open-minded by nature and did not care too much. Zhang Wen was one of the three Dukes of the dynasty and a famous scholar at that time. His position and power were high and he did not dare to neglect, so he warmly treated him and explained the military affairs of Xiliang in detail.

Huangfu Song of course hoped that Zhang Wen would win this battle, stabilize the situation in the northwest, and let the people of the northwest border counties live a stable life, so he said everything in detail. Huangfu Song repeatedly emphasized that in order to defeat the Western Liang troops, which were mainly cavalry, the Han army would not be able to do without 100,000 troops, and no cavalry. After hearing this, Zhang Wen had a lot of experience and understood it. Then he proposed that he hoped to get strong support from Huangfu Song's old subordinates on the Chang'an front line, and asked his son Huangfu Li to serve as the central officer of the General's Office, that is, senior military adviser, to coordinate Huangfu Song's old subordinates and Zhou Shen troops and Dong Zhuo troops who remained in Chang'an, and work together to fight the enemy. Huangfu Song agreed and promised him that the troops who remained on the Chang'an front line would firmly obey Zhang Wen's command under the leadership of his eldest son Huangfu Jianshou and Qu Yi.

Zhang Wen was a civil official. Although he knew nothing about leading the army and fighting, he had many disciples and former officials very well.

The disciples who were personally taught by the Confucian masters were disciples. At that time, a large number of scholars defected to the powerful ministers who started with Confucianism as disciples, in order to be recommended to the official. The disciples had to make money and serve for them, and serve the masters with the rituals of the king, minister, father and son, thus forming a hereditary relationship of subordinates. The officials of the powerful ministers and those who recommended them to be officials were called former officials. The officials were like retainers, called the chief officials the lord, served them, gave gifts, and even lived and died, sharing weal and woe. They had a ministerial relationship. After the lord died, the officials had to serve for three years and continue to serve their descendants or manage their family wealth. At that time, many families used their disciples to form a powerful political force, which influenced the political destiny of the Han Dynasty at that time.

Tao Qian, who was the Confederate Order at the time, was Zhang Wen's favorite disciple. Zhang Wen recruited him to the General's Mansion as Sima and went to the expedition. Tao Qian was born into a family of minor officials in Danyang County, Yangzhou, and his father was just a county magistrate throughout his life. He lost his father at a young age and was always a playboy. He was only fourteen years old when he was a student and was elected as an official for his filial piety and integrity. He served as a county magistrate, governor of Youzhou, and a councillor.

The right chariot general, Qiantang Hou Zhu Jun was Zhang Wen's best friend. Zhu Jun specially recommended Sun Jian, a disciple of Wujun, who was also a fellow villager in Jiangnan.

Sun Jian was from Fuchun, Wujun, and his family served as an official in Wu for generations. When he was young, he was a county official. When he was seventeen, he fought against thieves and became famous. He served as Sima and county magistrate of the county and county, and had a high reputation in the local area. Last year, Zhu Jun was ordered to fight against the Yellow Turbans, and Sun Jian served as his assistant army Sima. He followed him to fight south and north, and made many contributions. He was promoted to a Sima of the other department under the cavalry captain of the Northern Army.

Zhang Wen trusted Zhu Jun very much and knew that he did not specially promote his fellow villagers for some personal affair. The people he recommended must be very capable. So he asked the emperor to recruit Sun Jian as the military officer of the General Cheqi and Cavalry Office, and was also a senior staff officer, similar to being a central officer.

At the same time, according to Huangfu Song's opinion, Zhang Wen planned to draw cavalry from various border counties in Youzhou, northern border to join the battle. His original intention was to recruit Li Hong, a leopard who had become famous recently, but somehow the news was found out by the General Lu Zhi of the Central Army.

Lu Zhi was Gongsun Zan's teacher, so of course he had to win over this opportunity to become famous for his students. Lu Zhi immediately visited him. Compared with Gongsun Zan, Li Hong, both his qualifications, reputation and military rank were far behind. Zhang Wen naturally had to give Lu Zhi a face. He immediately asked the emperor to ride on Youzhou to recruit him at 800 miles a day, and ordered Gongsun Zan to mobilize 10,000 cavalry to arrive in Chang'an in mid-October, that is, less than a month.

As soon as Gongsun Zan left, the vassal states of Liaodong and Liaodong, as well as the three counties in western Liaoning, lacked a powerful man to stay in the border and intimidate the Wuwan people and Xianbei people. Li Hong was undoubtedly the most suitable candidate, and he would promote him to an official with a salary of 2,000 stones. So another quarrel broke out in the court. General He Jin, relatives of the Han Dynasty, and the Central Secret Service were one side, and famous scholars and ministers such as the Grand Marshal Zhang Yan and Sikong Yang Ci were one side, and they each had their own opinions and quarreled. The emperor watched the performances of the ministers with interest.

Logically, no matter how great the achievements of a military personnel like Li Hong are, no matter how good they are, it is impossible to be promoted to an official position with a salary of 2,000 s in this era.

In the Han Dynasty, the lieutenants and the commanders were all officials with a size of two thousand stones, and they were all high-ranking officials in counties, states and army.

The generals who ruled the army were generally rarely set up in the Han Dynasty. The general's status was related to the lack of general's title and was not often set up, but it was mainly related to the strong martial spirit of society since the Qin and Han Dynasties. The generals were in charge of conquests and betrayals, and were very noble. The powerful ministers such as the Three Dukes were often commended by the emperor. They often used generals such as generals, cavalry, chariots, guards, front, back, left and right generals. In the early stage of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the ranks of Du Liao and other miscellaneous generals were 2,000 shi, which was equal to the status of the county prefect. Except for Du Liao, other miscellaneous generals were withdrawn as soon as they were generals.

. The general of Du Liao was set up by the imperial court on the frontier to deal with the Huns. The position of generals was valued by the world, and whether they were heavy or miscellaneous, they had a high status. Many civil bureaucrats often added the title of generals, not governing the army, but only gave them honors. The same was true for military positions such as the lieutenant, the chief lieutenant and other military positions. During the war, many bureaucrats took the position of prefect of the county. Of course, the chief lieutenant and the chief lieutenant should not be generalized. The five central military officers and chief lieutenants had higher status than the chief lieutenants of the border army, and the central military officers and cavalry chief lieutenants were also higher than the chief lieutenants of the county and state.

General He Jin was born poorly. He was a butcher before his sister entered the palace. So he still had a sympathetic attitude towards people like Li Hong. He publicly recommended him to the emperor in the court, and actually wanted to see everyone's reaction. It turns out that a low birth is a very terrible thing. Common people with this status, untouchables are the lowest class of this country. They do the hardest and most tiring things, enjoy the most unfair treatment, and never have a day to turn over, and even their descendants will never turn over.

The general and the eunuchs got angry and joined forces to fight back against the bureaucrats who came from famous scholars and families.

Finally, I asked the emperor to make a decision. The emperor was very interested in this person. After hearing the two quarrels in the court, I probably knew the origin and the whole story of Li Hong. Since he had military achievements and outstanding military achievements, he should be promoted. However, because he was too short of his military service and was too young, although he had recommended him by a general, he should not make an exception. In this way, just be a Lifeng lieutenant of the border army. Your Majesty was wise and wise. All the ministers shouted and were very happy.

"手" means agent, and the acting lieutenant is naturally temporary and can be revoked at any time. The rank salary is also the original official rank salary. To put it bluntly, there is nothing, just like in the past. But after all, it is also the lieutenant. If you do it well, you can be converted to a formal one at any time, that is an opportunity.

After receiving the imperial edict, Gongsun Zan immediately rectified the army and horses, but he had no 10,000 cavalry, and only about 5,000 were put together. The bureaucrats in Luoyang did not understand the current situation in Youzhou at all, so the lion spoke loudly and issued orders randomly. Gongsun Zan had no choice but to force the Wuhuan cavalry in the vassal state of Liaodong. The Wuhuan people were afraid of him, so hundreds of tribes immediately gathered 5,000 cavalry and followed him to the Central Plains.

Gongsun Zan's hatred of the Hu people still did not change when he urgently needed their help. When he arrived near Jicheng, the Wuwan people were surprised. What were they going to do when they ran so far? The Xiaoshuan general asked Gongsun Zan where the troops were going to go. It was also the right thing to tell them, not a huge military secret. Gongsun Zan didn't think so. He thought that the Wuwan people had bad intentions and came to spy on military affairs. He didn't say a word and killed people. This disaster was a big deal. The Wuwan cavalry started to make trouble. Gongsun Zan was not afraid. He glared at his eyes and immediately summoned the army to surround the Wuwan people's camp, grabbed dozens of Wuwan people's big and small leaders, and slaughtered all in front of all Wuwan cavalry. This completely angered the Wuwan people. That night, they killed the Han soldiers who were monitoring the military camp and ran away.

Gongsun Zan was stupid. Now he turned around and chased him. There was too little time. Moreover, whether he chased him or not, he had less than 10,000 cavalry. He could not complete the tasks assigned by the imperial edict, and at most he was dismissed from his post or to be repatriated. However, if he did not follow the military orders, he would be the crime of beheading. Therefore, he didn't care about the Wuwan people and led the remaining 5,000 cavalry to continue on his way.

The news reached the ears of the governor of Youzhou Yang Huang. The governor Yang Huang had just arrived in the northern border, and the situation in Youzhou was unstable. In this case, he was unwilling to make a big deal. He immediately wrote a letter to the Prime Minister of Liaodong, and deal with it with ease and punish it. Don’t intensify the conflict and cause chaos.

Before Gongsun Zan crossed the Yellow River, Jizhou was in chaos.

Zhang Niujiao led the Yellow Turban Army to rob grain and plunder everywhere. Seeing that the Han army had no ability to resist at all, he immediately made efforts and began to attack the main cities of various counties and states. In less than half a month, the army successively captured the Changshan County, Zhending, Zhongshan County, Nulu, and Zhao County. The three counties were basically occupied by the Yellow Turban Army.

Guo Dian, the governor of Jizhou, led Jizhou troops and Chu Feiyan and Yang Feng's troops to fight fiercely on Gaoyi and Yingtao. Seeing that the attack was blocked, the Yellow Turban Army immediately withdrew its troops and defended the border of Zhao. Guo Dian's troops were unable to counterattack and could only defend Gaoyi and Yingtao City to the death. At the same time, they quickly rushed to the court and asked for reinforcements.

At the end of September, Zhang Niujiao, the commander of the Yellow Turban Army, suddenly launched an attack on Youzhou. Zhuo County, the largest county in Youzhou, was the first to be hit, and Beixincheng was captured.

When Yang Chun, the governor of Youzhou, heard that Zhang Niujiao, the Yellow Turban Army, led an army of 200,000 to attack Youzhou, he was shocked and recruited rescue troops from various prefectures and counties overnight to rush to Zhuo County.

The night on the grassland is very charming. The bright moon, the twinkling stars, the rich grass fragrance, the faint earthy smell, and the pleasant insects sing unscrupulously in the grass.

Li Hong lay on a piece of shabby cowhide, looking at the crescent moon in the night sky, thinking about his thoughts.

More than 20 days ago, Tian Chong suddenly proposed to return to Xu Wucheng.

Li Hong was surprised and said in surprise: "The army was practicing crossing the river with the cavalry of the Wuye Tribe near Qiushui. The task was heavy and there were many things to do. Why did you suddenly leave? Is there anything urgent?"

"Everyone is so busy that he is dizzy. There is no time to violate discipline. Now I am the most idle in the army. So I want to go back and see a few friends." Tian Chong said with a smile.

Li Hong looked at him and laughed, "Okay. When people get old, they always miss home. By the way, they can bring me something to Xiaoyu."

Tian Chong shook his head, touched the gray goatee and said, "You can accompany me for a trip."

Li Hong was stunned.

He looked at Tian Chong's smiling face, looked at his gray hair, and suddenly a warm current surged in his heart. He was like his grandfather, old and needed care.

Then he remembered a pair of big, sad and beautiful eyes.

Li Hong suddenly felt a longing for her, a strong and uncontrollable longing. At this time, he had never noticed it or felt it before.

Li Hong immediately ordered the troops to stop training, and all soldiers paid a month's military salary in advance, and took turns to go home for vacation in three batches, including the Wuhuan soldiers in Baishan. The military camp suddenly burst into joy.

Li Hong and Tian Chong, Zheng Xin, Yan Wuwei, Lei Zi, Xiaolan, Arc Ding, Qi Chen and more than twenty people rushed to Xu Wucheng day and night.

Guyu was surprised and happy when he saw Li Hong standing at the door, and tears flowed down involuntarily.

"We're back home." Lei Zi shouted loudly.
Chapter completed!