Three Kingdoms: I am not Liu Bian

Chapter 229 Bingliang Dading, Jian Shou Chantai!
On August 11th of the seventh year of Guanghe, Huangfu Song's battle report appeared on the front page of the Sanhe Gazette, and the imperial court, the state apparatus, went into full swing to publicize Huangfu Song's victory.

Meanwhile, the Sanhe Gazette also spared no effort in its second edition to promote the Crown Prince's foresight.

Whether it was his keen eye for talent in appointing Huangfu Song as general, his foresight in not abandoning Liangzhou, the deep bond between ruler and subject who regarded Huangfu Song as "water," or his magnanimity in burning impeachment memorials outside Jiade Hall, all of these demonstrated the wisdom of His Highness the Crown Prince of the Great Han Empire.

On the 12th day of the eighth month of the seventh year of Guanghe, the battle report from Bingzhou was also delivered to the Crown Prince's desk.

The war in Bingzhou has come to a complete end!

Unlike the stalemate in the Liangzhou war, the Bingzhou war was almost one-sided, with the enemy being defeated and pursued relentlessly.

After Lü Bu trampled the royal court, he led his more than 6,000 cavalrymen to Wuyuan County overnight. However, the Right Wise King of the Southern Xiongnu had already captured the two cities of Heyin and Linwo, killed the governor of Wuyuan County, and looted the two cities for seven days, slaughtering all the Han people in the cities.

When Lü Bu led his army to the city, the Xiongnu had already breached the city gates of Jiuyuan County. The defending troops inside the city were retreating step by step, but they did not collapse. Instead, they turned into the city and started street fighting, driven by the deep-seated hatred of the people of Wuyuan County for the Xiongnu. However, some civilians who could not escape in time were still killed.

In their later recollections, Wei Xu, Hou Cheng, Song Xian, and others recalled that they had never seen Lü Bu so violent.

Lu Bu took the lead, riding his fiery red horse, the Red Rabbit, which neighed repeatedly, and charged towards the rear of the Xiongnu army with his lance in hand. Behind him, Sima Chenglian and Wei Yue, commanders of the Yue cavalry, each led a thousand Yue cavalrymen to follow closely behind, advancing from the left and right.

Lü Bu charged into battle, Cheng Lian seized the flag, and Wei Yue beheaded a general.

With his heart set on his hometown, Lü Bu led eight hundred Sanhe knights and managed to break through the Xiongnu army's formation and enter Jiuyuan County. Even though the Xiongnu army's formation was already somewhat scattered, it was still astonishing.

Cheng Lian and Wei Yue, who were following closely behind, saw that Lü Bu had already broken into the city, so they chose to charge straight at the Right Wise King, who was standing under the banner.

Cheng Lian seized the Right Wise King's banner, and Wei Yue beheaded the Right Wise King. Zhao Yun, Zhang Liao, Song Xian, Hou Cheng, Wei Xu, and others, who led the remaining four thousand cavalry, took advantage of the situation to launch a surprise attack and defeat the Right Wise King's army.

However, after a long march, even with the top-tier configuration of one man and three horses, the exceptionally agile Chi Tu was showing signs of fatigue, and the soldiers were even more exhausted. Therefore, after defeating the Xiongnu army, Lü Bu's cavalry retreated to Jiuyuan County to rest and regroup.

After resting for five days in Jiuyuan County, with the help of the newly appointed General Jia Cong who had just arrived, they annihilated the fleeing Xiongnu troops.

The governors of each prefecture also led their troops to follow, and in three months they had largely wiped out the defeated Xiongnu troops in Wuyuan, Shuofang, and Yunzhong prefectures.

Dong Zhuo's battle situation was roughly the same. After defeating Xubu Guduhou's 60,000-strong army, he rested for five days and then pursued Xubu Guduhou with the momentum of his great victory.

It is suspected that Xubu Guduhou received news of the destruction of the royal court. Instead of heading west back to the Southern Xiongnu royal court, he turned north and advanced to the Yanmen and Dingxiang areas, intending to escape through the two prefectures into the territory of the Xianbei. At that time, he had less than 30,000 men under his command.

Liu Xuan, the governor of Dingxiang Commandery, and Guo Yun, the governor of Yanmen Commandery, led troops to block their advance. Although they were defeated several times by Xubu Guduhou's troops, they slowed down Xubu Guduhou's advance. In the end, Dong Zhuo caught up with them and besieged them on the banks of the Hun River outside Wucheng County in Dingxiang Commandery.

Seeing the dire situation, his troops scattered and fled, leaving only a remnant army of less than ten thousand men led by his son-in-law, Yiwu, and others. Dong Zhuo's plan was to surround them without attacking.

Even a cornered beast will fight back. Dong Zhuo did not want his soldiers to perish on the eve of victory in the great battle. Therefore, he planned to wait until the remaining troops of less than 10,000 men ran out of food and even resorted to cannibalism before the Han army would bare its fangs.

Unexpectedly, Marquis Xubugudu planned to have his loyal son-in-law Yiwu launch a desperate attack on the Han army to draw their attention, while he himself would lead his personal guards to break out in the chaos.

On the grasslands, a son-in-law is worthless.

Sons-in-law are entitled to a share of their father-in-law's property and even have a certain right of inheritance. Therefore, tribal elders are often very wary of their sons-in-law and may even deliberately cause them to have "accidents." As a result, a daughter may have been betrothed to many men, and Yiwu's wife was already a "four-times" wife.

However, Yiwu was exceptionally loyal and pleased Xubuguduhou, so this fourth son-in-law never encountered any "accidents".

However, Xubuguduhou overestimated Yiwu's loyalty, or rather, he mistook Yiwu for an ordinary, foolish grassland barbarian. Yiwu, who had studied Han culture, chose to kill Xubuguduhou with a single blow, and then led his men to voluntarily drop their weapons, dismount, and surrender.

If nothing unexpected had happened, Yiwu should have at least been able to enjoy the treatment of "Marquis of Guiyi". However, Dong Zhuo ignored Yiwu's request to surrender and said "there is absolutely no such petition". He then launched a large-scale attack and annihilated the remaining soldiers of less than 10,000 men.

To Dong Zhuo's amazement, when the soldiers were cleaning up the battlefield, they found Xubu Gudu Hou lying on the ground, having been cleaved in two and stabbed in the abdomen, yet still alive.

Dong Zhuo immediately summoned the army doctor who was with him to treat the wound. He used a hot iron to burn the flesh of the wound to death. Whether the wound would become infected was up to fate.

Perhaps Emperor Gaozu in heaven pleaded with the Heavenly Emperor to grant him permission to see Marquis Xubugudu dance for His Highness the Crown Prince in the Luoyang Imperial Palace, which is why this barbarian barbarian actually survived by sheer luck.

Then, Dong Zhuo, with the power of the General of the Right and the authority of the General of the Right, ordered the governors of various prefectures to cooperate in suppressing the fleeing Southern Xiongnu army. Finally, a few days ago, the Han army completely wiped out the Southern Xiongnu tribe.

The remaining Xiongnu prisoners were driven to Chen Gui, who was repairing the Baiqu Canal in Zuo Fengyi, to work as laborers. As for how many Xiongnu people starved to death while living on bran and chaff twice a day and having to walk twenty miles a day, and how many prisoners would die from exhaustion during the repair of the Baiqu Canal, who would care?
With the complete end of the Bingzhou war and the pacification of the Liangzhou war, reports of the war were published one after another in the Sanhe Gazette. The entire Sanfu and Sanhe region was plunged into endless jubilation. The Crown Prince announced that the curfew in Sanfu and Sanhe would be temporarily lifted for three days, allowing people to walk on the streets at night and go to taverns and restaurants, and even stay up all night.

However, Guo Hong, the Commandant of the Capital Region, still published an article in the Sanhe Gazette reminding the public that those who cause trouble while drunk will be severely punished during the three days the curfew is lifted.

It wasn't that Guo Hong had to pop up and spoil the mood during this time of universal celebration, but rather that the people of the Han Dynasty were truly a nation that loved to drink. Not to mention a heavy drinker like Lu Zhi who could drink a whole stone of wine without feeling the slightest bit drunk, even ordinary people with a little means would make some low-alcohol rice wine at home to enjoy with relatives and friends during festivals.

However, a fondness for drinking inevitably leads to security problems. Therefore, the Imperial Guards and the Luoyang Foot Soldiers will increase the frequency of patrols near taverns and restaurants. Guo Hong is destined to be busy because of the Crown Prince's order.

But Guo Hong could understand. The people of Sanhe and Sanfu had been living in fear for half a year because of the war in Bing and Liang prefectures. They also needed an opportunity to vent their pent-up emotions. Moreover, the young and strong men who were most capable of drinking and causing the most trouble had not yet returned home. Therefore, the security pressure Guo Hong faced was not too great.

Moreover, the biggest security issue Guo Hong faces now is how to prepare a security plan for the day His Highness the Crown Prince ascends the throne!
Yes, the migrants hired with money and grain in the southern suburbs of Luoyang have already started construction, and the ten-zhang-high Shouchan Platform is gradually being realized on this land from the blueprints!

(End of this chapter)