Wait, please don't call me Emperor Zhaolie

Chapter 364 Liu Bei: Yang Feng is probably still asleep
"Your Majesty, Anyi was the former capital of the Wei State during the Warring States Period. Not only is the city wall strong, but it also has a favorable terrain. It is protected by Leishou Mountain in the south, controls the Fen River Valley in the north, and is adjacent to the river in the west. It is the throat of Sili."

"It will take several months to conquer Luoyang if we drive the troops to attack. Now the whole country has not yet submitted to us, and the princes in the country are all standing by and watching. If the Han army is defeated, what will happen to Luoyang?"

"Although Hedong is a weak county, the new Xiongnu Chanyu Huchuquan has stationed his tribe in Pingyang, Liangzhou's Zhang Ji is supporting them in Hongnong, and Li Jue, Guo Si and others are watching closely inside the pass. If they see Anyi being besieged, they will surely rush to rescue it."

"If this happens, the Han army will be caught between a rock and a hard place. I hope Your Majesty will think twice!"

Xu Huang bowed anxiously.

They were afraid that the King of Han would send troops to attack Anyi if they disagreed with him. Although Hedong had the advantage of mountainous terrain, it was also suitable for building siege equipment.

It is rumored that the Han army had equipment such as catapults and siege rams. In addition, they had strong armor and sharp weapons. They were not only good at field battles, but also good at sieges.

No one, except those who are stubborn, would want to fight against such a fierce opponent.

Unfortunately, Hedong Prefect Yang Feng was a brainless man. Because Hedong was rich in salt lakes and Anyi was extremely rich because of the salt, he did not want to give up Hedong easily even though the King of Han was about to attack the city.

So he issued an order that anyone who could persuade the King of Han to stop fighting would be rewarded with eight hundred gold coins and five hectares of land.

In the end, no one was willing to come, and finally Yang Feng chose Xu Huang at random.

In order to let the envoy have no worries and to show that the prefect was clear in rewards and punishments, he first brought his family into a house in the city and settled them there. Only after the work was done did he send Xu Huang on the mission.

Liu Bei had no idea that Yang Feng would resort to banditry as a means of intimidation against his own people.

After listening to Xu Huang's repeated comments on several people, he could not help but shake his head and said with a smile: "Could it be that the new Xiongnu Chanyu Huchuquan was the one who escaped from the defeat at Qinshui that year?"

"Even if he leads the Xiongnu cavalry, the Han army has nothing to fear."

"If Zhang Ji from Hongnong is willing to lead his troops here, it would be a blessing for us. We can defeat several bandits at the same time. Why not?"

"As for Li Jue and Guo Si in Guanzhong Chang'an, they built Tongguan to avoid war. How could they easily lead their troops out of the pass and fight with our army in Hedong?"

"Yang Feng's reinforcements may seem numerous, but in reality they are all hangers-on, idlers, and drunkards. Even if they are said to have a hundred thousand men, what can they do? All our army needs to do is beat the drums and advance, and we can crush them with ease and kill their generals."

Liu Bei didn't care at all. The Liangzhou army had been abandoned for so many years, so how could they still muster the courage to fight to the death as they did in the past? Let alone anything else, just ask Li Jue and Guo Si, do they dare to bring Emperor Liu Xie out of Guanzhong to fight him desperately?
They wouldn't dare even if they had ten times the courage.

As long as they dare to come out, the Huben Cavalry will ensure that the Liangzhou villains will have no chance to return to Chang'an.

If we don't kill them until the corpses are scattered all over the ground and the blood flows like a river, we will be doing a disservice to the common people who are suffering in the counties of Sili.

"Gongming, go back and tell Yang Feng that the Han army is marching into Anyi to recover the Han territory. The Baibo bandits can surrender or die. It's up to him. There is no other choice."

Liu Bei issued a final ultimatum, and seeing Xu Huang's hesitant look, he waved his hand and asked the soldiers to send him away.

When Xu Huang's back disappeared in the tent, Liu Bei could not help but laugh and said, "Yang Feng, this captive, actually wants to bluff people. He wants to scare me away with just Zhang Ji, Huochuquan and others."

"Is Bei in a dream, or is he in a dream?"

"But it is true. Zhang Ji and the Xiongnu must be uninvited bad guests. Order Yu Wen Ze to lead his troops to station in Mianchi, and then lead the army to capture Hongnong. Give Yu Jin the power to make a quick decision to defeat Zhang Ji." "The rest of the army will immediately march to Anyi, with Wugang chariots on both sides, crossbowmen next, sword and shield soldiers in front, cavalry in the back, food and fodder deployed in the middle of the army, and scouts distributed ten miles away."

"If you find any trace of Xiongnu cavalry, report it immediately."

Liu Bei immediately responded and gave orders.

The Han army resting in Dongyuan County immediately prepared for battle. Upon hearing the order, the soldiers rubbed their hands and were very excited.

After resting for nearly half a year, I finally have another chance to make a contribution. I heard that the king is going to rebuild several official schools in Luoyang, and will recruit young men and children with military merit to attend the schools. Although the study will take several years, after graduation, they can at least become county officials in various places, which is one level higher than agricultural school boys. How can one not be excited?

Because there were so many people competing, the nobles and wealthy families in each state and county all wanted to send their clan children into the competition. Only the King of Han went against the majority and ignored the officials' discussions and directly included the children of the soldiers in the military.

When the news spread, the morale of the Han army increased sharply. The auxiliary soldiers wanted to make merit and become combat soldiers, while the combat soldiers wanted to make more military merits and send their children and grandchildren to Luoyang to study.

Moreover, there are various rumors circulating privately, saying that after the king defeats the Liangzhou bandits, he will pay homage to Changling in Chang'an, Guanzhong, ascend the altar and take the throne to flatter the Han Dynasty.

The battle to recapture Guanzhong is not only for oneself, but also for the benefit of future generations. Seeing the credit right in front of them, anyone would be eager to do so.

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Pingyang County, Hedong. At that time, the Xiongnu Chanyu Yufuluo led his tribe to attack Liu Xuande but was defeated in Henei. Not only did it cause heavy casualties among the herdsmen of the Xiongnu tribe, but he himself also died tragically in Henei County.

Huhuquan, who escaped, was still in shock and hurriedly gathered the remaining Xiongnu troops to retreat to Hedong. With the support of Youda Danghu Qubei and other Xiongnu nobles, Huhuquan succeeded as the new Chengligutu Chanyu in Pingyang, Hedong County, and took charge of the Xiongnu tribe.

Although he was called Chanyu, he actually had no real power to control the Xiongnu in Bingzhou. As early as the time of his father, Qiangqu Chanyu, he sent troops to help suppress the rebellion of Zhang Chun in Youzhou, but was rebelled by the Youbu and Xiutu tribes. He raised an army of 100,000 and killed Qiangqu in a fierce battle, and supported Xubu Guduhou as Chanyu.

After hearing the bad news, Yufuluo also proclaimed himself Chanyu, thus the Xiongnu was divided into two, with two Chanyus in office.

Unfortunately, Xubuguduhou, the Chanyu, died suddenly after only two years in office, so that the Xiongnu nobles could not find a prestigious person to replace Chengligutu Chanyu. So they simply did not appoint a Chanyu and only used the old king of the tribe to run state affairs.

Yufuluo was overjoyed when he saw this, and wanted to return to the Xiongnu to become the Great Khan, but he was never recognized.

He had no choice but to let his soldiers plunder the people of Sili to obtain food and grass, waiting for the Xiongnu nobles to change their minds.

He waited until his death was approaching, but he never returned to the Southern Xiongnu tribe that he missed so much.

When Huochuquan succeeded the throne of Chanyu, he also wanted to lead his tribe back to Chanyu Tingzuoguo City, but was still rejected by the rebellious Xiongnu tribe. With no way to go, he had to return to Pingyang in Hedong to lick his wounds.

Now, we suddenly heard that King Liu Xuande of Han would lead his army to conquer Guanzhong and would pass through Hedong County. He would not only bring a large number of cavalry, but also an endless number of Wugang chariots.

This made the Xiongnu tribal nobles and herdsmen feel their scalps explode instantly and a huge sense of fear filled their hearts.

Oh no, we have to fight the Han cavalry again.

(End of this chapter)