The sky gradually became brighter, and the fire on the forage field had been extinguished, and only a few long black smoke columns were still fluttering in the wind. Liu He sat on a dead war horse, allowing the cold wind to blow on his face. The corpse and corpse on the battlefield was filled with a strong smell of blood.

Guan Yu and several soldiers escorted Wu Yan who was hanging in a breath, Que Ji, and the two Xianbei commanders, and walked up to Liu He and pushed them to the ground and kneeled down.

Wu Yan's face was so painful that his face was almost deformed. There was a layer of sweat on his forehead. He looked up and saw Liu He: "Are you the chief general of the Han army? Why aren't Cheng Pu?"

Liu He looked at him coldly and expressionlessly. It was this man who led the army to attack Lu Longse, killing the lives of more than 2,000 soldiers of Lu Longse, and killing so many of his good brothers whom he had only made friends for a short time.

He stood up and pulled out his sword from his waist. He wanted to kill this man! Kill the man who started the war. He walked to Wuyan's side and held the sword in his hands and prepared to chop off his head with one sword.

"Dare you dare to kill me?" Wu Yan couldn't help but scream in fear when he saw Liu He's murderous expression.

Liu He sneered and raised his knife and chopped it up.

Suddenly, a long arrow flew into the sky and stabbed Liu He.

Liu He's sword was disturbed and he didn't chop it off. He stopped and turned to see that it was Huang Zhong.

"Lord! He is the leader of the Wuhuan tribe of Youbeiping County, and we cannot kill him! Let the governor Liu Gong and the prefect decide."

Liu He's anger was hard to calm down, and his sword raised up again and roared and chopped it on the dead horse.

"You settled and grazed on the land of my great Han, and survived and reproduced on the grasslands of my great Han. When did my great Han treat you badly? You, a villain who is unforgivable, dare to invade my great Han territory, attack my great Han fortress, kill my great Han people, and destroy my great Han home. You should be dismembered by five horses."

Wu Yan didn't seem to hear Liu He's scolding, and his eyes stared at him viciously as if provocatively. Liu Heyu was still angry and kicked Wu Yan in the face, shouting at Guan Yu and a few soldiers surrounding him: "Call! Fight me."

Guan Yu and the others rushed up and punched the four prisoners, and Liu He also slammed the east and punched the west in the middle.

The next day, Cheng Pu and Han Dang received the victory from Liu He, the follow-up troops sent arrived. They took all the war horses, baggage, fodder and prisoners back to Lu Longsai.

Liu He and the soldiers were welcomed like heroes in Lu Longsai.

Lu Longsai's victory was like a thunder thunder that stirred up waves on the land of Yanzhao, injecting a dose of fresh blood into the terminally ill man, allowing the shaking giant to vaguely see the hope of rebuilding the glorious.

At this time, Liu Yu, Ju Su, Tian Feng and others arrived at Guangyang County and prefectures to govern Ji County. Guangyang County was the former place of Yan State in the pre-Qin period, and Ji County was also the old capital of Yan State.

When I returned to Ji County, it was already dawn. I asked to open the city gate. Everyone entered the city and got outside the governor's mansion. Xian Yufu, a sergeant, received an urgent report from the city gate in advance and greeted him in front of the gate: "But the young master Liu Shunzhi?"

"Yes, Your Excellency?" Liu He bowed.

"Yuyang Xianyu Fu, whose courtesy name is Yuxing, was promoted by the governor of Meng Gong, and is now engaged in Gongcao. Please come in quickly!" Xianyu Fu invited him.

"But Shu Zhang's brother?" Liu He suddenly remembered Xian Yuyin.

“That’s right.”

"Haha! With the help of the two brothers, the affairs of Youzhou will be settled. Shuzhang also made great contributions in this offensive and defensive battle." Liu He said with a smile.

"This is all the young master has good command."

When he entered the convention hall of the governor's office, Liu He saw his father Liu Yu sitting seriously in the main seat, Tian Feng and Ju Su sat on the left and right, and the seats on both sides were all Youzhou civil and military officials.

"Sima Liu He, another unit of Youzhou Army, paid a visit to the governor." Liu He knelt down and saluted.

"Thank you for your hard work in the Sima Department! Get up." Liu Yu signaled Liu He to get up.

Liu Yu looked calm and composed. In fact, he stayed up all night and was exhausted, so he forced himself to sit in the hall and wait for news about Liu He.

Then Liu He reported on the battle of Lu Long, beheaded 1,500 enemy troops, captured 300 people, captured Wuyan, the leader of the Wuhuan, Queji, Suli and two thousand commanders, seized more than 5,000 horses, 300 cattle, 200 sheep, and 10,000 stones of grass. The Han army killed 1,800 people, 300 people slightly injured and 500 seriously injured, and had more than 700 people to fight. If the minor and serious wounded were rescued, more than 1,000 combat power could be restored.

"How great! All the generals and the merits are rewarded and punished according to the law." Liu Yu was very excited after hearing this.

Then Liu Yu introduced the civil and military officials of the governor's office to Liu He, and the chief minister Ju Su, and the Gongcao was aware of Xian Yufu. Liu He remembered several of the stories that appeared in the Romance, including Wei You, Dongcao was a clerk, Qi Zhou, and Zhang Ju. [Note 1]

Then everyone began to discuss military and political affairs.

First of all, there were 1,000 horses seized in the Battle of Lu Long, and 500 were allocated for Liu He to supplement cavalry use, and another 500 horses were added to the guards of the governor's mansion. The remaining 4,000 horses were sold to enrich the treasury, cattle, sheep, and forage were all put into the treasury for winter.

Horses are the head of the six animals and are the foundation of military armor. The horse raising industry in the Han Dynasty has always been very prosperous. There are many grasslands with lush water and grass in the provinces of You, Liang, Ji and Guanzhong, and many wealthy families specialize in animal husbandry. For example, the heroes of the Zhongxing revival and the famous General Ma Yuan, who ran to the border counties alone when he was young, and "there were tens of thousands of cattle, horses and sheep." Most of the horses used by the imperial court, army, local government, and people came from these places.

According to the market price, the maximum price of a low horse is 10,000 or 20,000 yuan, and an ordinary good horse is only 40,000 or 50,000 yuan. However, the castrated war horses, according to the old examples of the old man who were used to sell these 4,000 war horses to the powerful people in the Central Plains, can be at least five or six times more!

"Guqian" - monopoly mainly refers to the act of powerful and noble people taking over the business of the court. It began in the former Han Dynasty and flourished in the current dynasty. The profits gained by Guiqian were tens of millions of times.

Now he is the head of the governor's office, and it is definitely a seller's market. The main reason is that these war horses are seized, and they will make a profit if they sell them.

Liu He calculated in his mind that the starting price of war horses must be higher than that of ordinary good horses, at least 70,000 to 100,000 yuan. If the sale can be made in the Central Plains, the profit will be about five or six times. If it starts at 70,000 yuan, and sells at 300,000 to 400,000 yuan, a horse can earn 200,000 to 300,000 yuan. Calculated by 4,000 horses, you can earn over 100 million yuan at once.

"Damn! This...this..." Liu He regretted it a little now, and then calmed down: Although expanding the army is important, it is more important to help the people.

Let’s discuss and ask how many people Lu Longsai needs to guard at this time?

They hope that the fewer people, the better, so that the huge expenses of the prefectures and counties can be alleviated. After the war, the reconstruction of the Lulongsai army required money, the supplementary materials and equipment of the border troops required money, and the pensions for the dead soldiers required money for the aftermath and counties, and money was needed everywhere, but it was only a little bit.

Liu He understood what they meant, so he ignored Cheng Pu and Xu Rong's opposition and demanded the reason for the night attack was to plunder a large amount of property of the Hu people, and to replenish the treasury and supply expenses, and to severely hurt the Hu people's vitality and unable to organize troops to harass and loot Lulongsai and other parts of the border again.

Liu He said: "My Lords! I said bluntly that according to Lu Long's design, this pass was a major pass. It requires 3,000 troops and horses, which is not considered a baggage, but I know that Youzhou is now in financial difficulties, and 1,500 people are enough."

Liu Yu frowned and sighed in his heart: My son, you don’t know that Youzhou has no money.

Then there was another discussion: I hope Liu He understood the difficulties of the prefectures and counties, and hoped that he could reduce some more personnel in the short term and reduce unnecessary expenses, because the long winter was about to come.

Liu He said: "There can't be reduced by 800 people! But next spring, it must be restored to 2,000 people, which is the lowest limit for garrisoning the huge fortress."

Seeing Liu He’s concessions, this base is actually Lu Long’s remnants, and everyone is no longer in a dilemma. Given that the enemy has been completely annihilated, the strength of the Wuhuan tribe in Youbeiping County has been severely attacked, and the leaders of two large tribes in the eastern Xianbei were captured, and the Hu people are no longer able to invade again in the short term. Therefore, in the coming severe winter, a large number of troops stationed in Lu Longsai are indeed unnecessary - this can save a lot of expenses for the prefectures and counties.

The original 800 wounded soldiers of Lu Longsai were left in the fortress to recover from their injuries, and all the medicines were raised and sent to the Hu nobles and prisoners such as Wuyan, Queji, and Suli. They will be dealt with after the governor Liu Yu negotiated with the Wuhuan and Xianbei people.

Liu Yu felt a little sorry for his son, and in order to comfort Liu He, he gave him a privilege - he could recruit soldiers in the name of the governor's office to expand the shortcomings of the Lulong border army. As for the military pay and equipment for the newly recruited soldiers, Liu He could report to the county government and the governor's office when spring came. If he could collect himself, it would be best! As for how to collect himself, it was Liu He's own business.

Then Liu He put forward an opinion on Wuyan’s question: “In the past, Chen Zigong said: ‘Those who violated the powerful Han Dynasty in an intellectual way will be punished even if they are far away.’ Barbarians and beasts are afraid of power but do not have virtue. What’s more, Wuyan is different from Zhizhi Shanyu today. He was favored by our great Han Dynasty and attached the land of the Han family, but he did not want to be grateful and started a military rebellion. According to the law, he should be swayed! Not killing is not enough to establish our Han family’s majesty in Youzhou.”

For a moment, the meeting hall immediately became quiet and everyone was silent.

Liu Yu said: "If Youzhou is tired and killed rashly, Youbeiping will start another war, so you should pacify it."

Seeing that his father was angry, Liu He stopped discussing it.
Chapter completed!