The revival of the Han Dynasty must start with Dong Zhuo

Chapter 163 Volume Lost so completely~~~
"Except for the Qishan Road, there were no traces of Hanzhong soldiers on the Chencang Road, Baoxia Road, Tangluo Road, and Ziwu Road. It can be seen that Zhang Lu's original goal was Longyou, not the other places."

By frequently dispatching soldiers to investigate in the past few days, the movements of Zhang Lu's army have been confirmed.

At the same time, the situation of the group of soldiers in Qishan Road was also found out.

There are only more than 3,000 people, which is less than expected.

After they came out of Longshan Road, they began to preach the "Five Pecks of Rice Sect" to the surrounding people, using threats and inducements to force the people to move to Hanzhong.

In a short period of time, more than 2,000 households were bewitched and began to migrate to Hanzhong.

"Your Majesty, would you like to send someone to destroy it?"

Zhang Liao has followed Lu Bu to Jincheng. The only ones left behind are Gao Shun in Shanggui and Xu Huang in Chencang.

Of course, Liu Xie could not just watch Zhang Lu trick the people into Hanzhong, so he immediately ordered Xu Huang to stop him.

After receiving the imperial edict, Xu Huang led only a thousand soldiers and marched quickly. They arrived at Lucheng in just one day and one night.

After only half a day's rest, a scout reported that they had discovered traces of Zhang Lu's army.

"Where?"

"Li County!"

After the last battle of Meiwu, Xu Huang no longer wore a long scarf on his head, but often showed off the iron helmet that the emperor personally gave him to wear.

"Then light a fire and cook as soon as possible, and then rush to Li County!"

What Xu Huang held in his hand was just a square cake made of Sichuan millet mixed with bean leaves, which tasted sour and hard to swallow.

A soldier behind him who was missing a finger advised: "General, this is only low-grade military rations. The food shipped from Jingzhou is all high-quality rice. How about I give you a bowl of rice now?"

Xu Huang remained unmoved and took another bite of the square cake, but because it was too choking, he took out the kettle and drank a few more gulps.

"I am from the north and am not used to eating rice. The rice should be distributed to the soldiers."

How does this relate to North and South?

The personal soldier knew that Xu Huang was just being considerate of his soldiers and had made up some excuse to fool them, but he did not dare to expose Xu Huang, so he had to go out of the tent himself.

Not long after, the soldier came back with a ceramic bowl in his hand: "General, it's a hare."

The roasted meat in the bowl suddenly gave off a meaty aroma, and its golden skin looked even more tempting, many times more appetizing than the square cake in Xu Huang's hand.

Of course it was impossible for soldiers to fill their stomachs with military rations alone during a march. Whether they went out to dig some wild vegetables or hunt some prey, it was all within the permitted range, so Xu Huang was not surprised at the origin of the rabbit.

"Go and share this rabbit meat with the soldiers."

Xu Huang's expression didn't change at all, even his nose didn't twitch, he just continued to chew the square cake in his hand with his broad cheeks.

"General, if we divide a rabbit, how much meat can we get? I'm afraid it won't even be enough to fill the gaps between our teeth."

The personal soldier stubbornly placed the rabbit meat next to Xu Huang.

"The soldiers heard that the general only ate square cakes made of millet and bean leaves, so they offered the meat voluntarily."

Xu Huang thought that his personal soldiers were trying to fool him, but when he thought about the fact that the other side could not have prepared in advance due to the extremely short time it took to go in and out, he realized that it was really the meat offered by the soldiers.

"I have always been strict in training soldiers, and many soldiers have complaints about me. It's good enough that they don't curse me in secret anymore. How can they still offer meat?"

Xu Huang was quite surprised, but he still tore off two rabbit legs and handed them directly to his personal soldiers.

"General, you can't do that."

"Eat if you are told to eat. Anyone who disobeys orders will be executed!"

The personal soldier took the rabbit leg and said, "The soldiers in the army do have some complaints against the general. But they are all good men, and their families have benefited from the equal distribution of land by the court. They have no worries, and they are all clear-minded. They know that the general is doing this for their own good."

"Therefore, I hope the general will not reject our kindness and think that we are all careless people."

This explanation made Xu Huang slightly stunned.

"I see."

Xu Huang waved his hand and said, "Got it. Go and urge the soldiers to hurry up. They must be ready to go in half an hour. Don't delay!"

"Here!"

The soldier stuffed the two rabbit legs into his mouth, turned around and walked out of the tent again.

After his personal soldiers left, Xu Huang turned into a glutton. Soon he finished all the rabbit meat in the bowl and even chewed and swallowed the bones.

"Let's go!"

More than a thousand soldiers quickly rushed to Li County.

Li County is actually the border between Longxi County and Wudu County.

This place has been a frontier area since ancient times. King Xiao of Zhou once made the son born to Daluo's wife, the daughter of Shenhou, the heir of Daluo. They lived in Xiquanqiu, which is now Li County, and their descendants also multiplied and lived here.

But the environment here is poor and they are often harassed by the Di people. Therefore, the people here are neither settled nor happy with their work. They just live here.

After Zhang Wei led his soldiers to Li County, he immediately began to promote the teachings of the "Five Pecks of Rice Sect".

"Tao is the root of all things in the world!"

"The master is in Hanzhong. He has taught us to build a charity house and put rice and meat in it to stop passers-by! It can be called a fairyland on earth! If you follow the crowd there, you will have no worries about food and clothing, no illness and no disasters!"

As Zhang Lu's younger brother, Zhang Wei was naturally very familiar with the teachings of his grandfather Zhang Daoling.

Not only that, Zhang Wei was also eloquent and eloquent, and he easily tricked some people into going to Hanzhong.

But more people were still unwilling to leave their homeland and looked coldly at Zhang Wei and the soldiers behind him.

Seeing that these people were unwilling to go, Zhang Wei immediately changed his expression, no longer as warm as before -

"Don't you know that the imperial army will soon arrive in Longyou to fight the Qiang people?"

"When the time comes, they will certainly come to destroy your houses, plunder your food, and seize your wives and daughters. Do you really want to see such a scene?"

In Zhang Wei's words, the Han soldiers were no different from the Qiang people.

Brutal! Unreasonable!
But at this time some people stood up.

He is a highly respected elder.

He held a bamboo stick and stomped on the ground a few times.

"How dare you slander the imperial court?"

"It's not like the imperial army didn't come here a few days ago."

"The leader of the army was a young captain named Zhang Liao. He not only urged his soldiers not to trample on the farmland, but also ordered them to help repair everyone's houses and present gifts to the three elders in the village."

"The soldiers of the Han Dynasty have protected us for hundreds of years. How could they be as brutal as you say?"

"On the contrary, your envoy, as I remember, is no different from the Taiping Daoists in Guandong! He is the culprit who started the riot! He is a traitor to the Han Dynasty! Now you are here to deceive people again, what are you thinking? "

This old man is undoubtedly highly respected among the people.

After hearing the old man accusing Zhang Lu of crimes, many people who had originally planned to go to Hanzhong began to hesitate.

"Damn it! There are old guys like this everywhere!"

Zhang Wei frowned——

"You really don't want to go?"

"I am a Han Chinese! I will not go to the place where Han thieves live!"

"Okay!" Zhang Wei picked up the long knife in his hand and chopped off the old man's head without any hesitation.

Blood splattered on Zhang Wei's face, destroying the disguised mercy on his face.

"A bunch of lowly people! Just leave when I tell you to! Why are you talking so much nonsense!"

Zhang Wei picked up the old man's head, pulled out his hair crown, spread out his gray hair, and directly wrapped it around his general's flag.

"Those who dare to resist are like this man!"

A bunch of thugs!
The Master is willing to plan for you and accept you as a convert, which is already a great gift from heaven! How dare you refuse?
court death!

Zhang Wei directly ordered his soldiers to break into the village, trample the crops that the people had worked hard to grow, burn down their houses that protected them from the wind and cold, cut off their retreat, and forced them to pack up their bags and follow him to Hanzhong.

"In this way, we can probably gather 3,000 households!"

When Zhang Wei thought about another 3,000 households heading to Hanzhong, he couldn't help drooling.

How much good land can be reclaimed by three thousand households?

Keeping these people in Hanzhong like livestock and letting them worship the Heavenly Master and the Envoy is their only use!
The imperial court?

Which imperial court? Can the imperial court control me?

Wiping the blood off his face with disgust, Zhang Wei wanted to retreat back to Hanzhong and return with a full load.

"High Priest! The Han army's flag is coming!"

?

Where did the Han army come from?
The reason why Zhang Wei dared to gather the people in Longyou and forcibly relocate them to Hanzhong was that he was certain that the imperial court and the Qiang people would have a fierce battle in Longyou and would have no time to worry about himself.

But when Zhang Wei heard that the imperial court had actually sent troops, he was a little frightened.

"How many people are here?"

"No more than a thousand people."

The scout's words put Zhang Wei at ease.

There are only more than a thousand people.

And we have more than 3,000 elite soldiers on our side!
Three thousand versus one thousand, the advantage is on me!

"It's probably just a small group of Han soldiers. Don't pay any attention to them! I will lead the troops to defeat them myself!"

Zhang Wei also left more than a thousand soldiers to guard the civilians, and led only two thousand soldiers to meet the enemy.

It was not like Zhang Wei had not encountered the imperial army before.

The reason why Zhang Lu was able to control Hanzhong was because he killed Hanzhong Prefect Su Gu and Sima Zhang Xiu of another army. At that time, both Su Gu and Zhang Xiu were nothing but clay chickens and dogs that would be shattered at the slightest touch!
With past experience, Zhang Wei did not think that the arrival of the imperial army would cause him trouble.

When Zhang Wei heard the scouts find out the flag signal and said it was the general's flag with the character "Xu", he completely relaxed.

"If Lu Bu came, I would still avoid him! How dare a nobody like you dare to come and make trouble?"

Instead of forming a defensive formation, Zhang Wei took the initiative to order his soldiers to attack: "The enemy has come a long way, so they must be exhausted! As long as we take advantage of their unpreparedness, we will surely defeat them quickly!"

When Xu Huang noticed Zhang Wei's movements, it also made his scouts curious.

"General Xu! Not only did the enemy refuse to retreat, they even dared to take the initiative to counterattack us!"

Most of the soldiers under Xu Huang's command were from Hedong.

In terms of combat experience, the predecessors of these Hedong soldiers were the Baibo Army! They were the soldiers who had been fighting since the Yellow Turban Rebellion.

They must have experienced hundreds of battles, big and small, and deserve the title of "elite soldiers who have fought in a hundred battles."

In addition, Xu Huang was very strict in military discipline, and these soldiers did not have the banditry of ordinary thieves. Judging from the combat effectiveness of each camp alone, they could be said to be the best in the army, and were not inferior to the Xianzhen Camp under Gao Shun.

But now, they actually heard someone daring to charge towards them?

All the soldiers were eager to try at once, and they wanted to charge forward and teach the other side a lesson.

Only Xu Huang.

He asked the scout, "Did Zhang Wei really take the initiative to attack our army?"

"Absolutely true!"

court death!

However, Xu Huang did not intend to directly order his soldiers to charge out with this young man and fight the enemy head-on.

Although Xu Huang was confident that he could easily defeat the enemy in a frontal battle, a frontal battle would still cause casualties, and the enemy had the advantage in numbers. If the casualties exceeded 20, Xu Huang would not tolerate it.

"Leave 500 men to ambush on the nearby hills, and the rest of the soldiers will follow me... Remember! You can only lose, not win! You must lure the enemy to chase you all the way, and then annihilate them all here!"

Xu Huang's military order undoubtedly poured cold water on the soldiers who were eager to defeat the enemy...

"Here~"

Weak.

"Are you dissatisfied?"

"Here!"

The voice was loud and clear, and every soldier shouted out, fearing that Xu Huang would think that they were disobeying military orders.

Xu Huang nodded in satisfaction and ordered his deputy general to set up an ambush while he went to lure the enemy himself.

After walking a few more miles, the two armies heading in opposite directions finally came together.

When Zhang Wei saw that this Han army was well-equipped and well-organized, he began to feel suspicious for a moment.

However, after the first contact between the soldiers of both sides, Zhang Wei was completely relieved.

After a stalemate of less than half an incense stick, the imperial army could no longer resist and they dropped their weapons and fled.

Even the Han general on the opposite side was extremely frightened and shouted, "Why are Zhang Lu's soldiers so brave? Could it be that they really have the help of ghosts and gods?" Then he reined in his horse and retreated, and his back could not be seen in the distance.

Zhang Wei was overjoyed for a moment, and at the same time he was even more envious of the elite equipment of the Han army on the opposite side. He quickly urged his soldiers to charge, determined to seize the armor and weapons of the Han army.

Xu Huang kept looking back in front, fearing that Zhang Wei would not pursue him.

Only when he saw Zhang Wei chasing after him with his flag in disarray did Xu Huang breathe a sigh of relief: "It was worth my acting, the other party really fell for it!"

The soldiers around him hesitated to speak...

"General, in fact, it might have been more effective if you hadn't acted out that scene just now."

Xu Huang’s acting just now... was so shocking that even his personal soldiers couldn’t bear to watch it.

He had a serious, majestic and fearless face, but he shouted those extremely shameful and emotionless words with an expressionless face... The soldiers could only be thankful that Zhang Wei did not see Xu Huang's expression, otherwise he would have seen through Xu Huang's lies in an instant and realized that he was trying to trick him.

Xu Huang, who was originally feeling secretly happy, suddenly started to feel a chill.

"Did I not act well just now?"

"It's not bad, it's very bad."

Xu Huang was extremely strict in disciplining his soldiers, but precisely because of that, the soldiers knew that Xu Huang would not pursue or blame them if they spoke out about certain things.

Xu Huang said to his personal guards with a stiff face: "Next time this happens, it's your turn!"

Bodyguard:?
The personal soldier regretted his actions so much that he hated himself for talking too much.

I just praised you for a few words against my conscience! Why do you take it so seriously?
bother!
(End of this chapter)