At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty

With Guo Peng's permission, Nanlou was even happier.

Guo Peng went all the way north, so did Cao Chun and others.

After accepting the overall command, Cao Hong, Li Dian and Zhang Fei will be together, and Guan Yu and Cao Chun will be together.

Like two big hands, the two armies attacked the Xianbei people who had no idea what they were about to encounter.

After the main force of Xianbei went south to resist the Northern Expedition of the Wei army, hundreds of thousands of old and weak women and children and a few strong men of Xianbei headed north all the way at a relatively slow speed, so as to know the situation on the front line at any time and see whether they should continue north or turn around and go home.

If you are defeated, you will continue to go north to survive. If you win, you will turn around and go back to enjoy the prosperity and wealth and the big houses of the Han people. It is very simple to choose one of the two.

There are more than 5000 young and strong soldiers here to protect the old and weak and maintain order. It can be said that they are the last force to maintain the existence of the Xianbei regime.

It is said to go north, but in fact, no one is willing to go north. No one is willing to leave their homeland when they live well. They just heard that the people of Wei are too fierce.

The weather gets colder as you go north, and there is a shortage of various supplies, especially food. A large number of cattle and sheep are taken away to become military rations, and there are very few things left for the old and weak, women and children. Each person is rationed every day. .

The strong men eat more, because it can protect everyone and maintain order. Women, children and the elderly who cannot fight must eat less, leaving more food for the strong men.

Of course, some people were hungry and could not eat for a long time, so they felt resentful, and some people tried to make trouble and wanted to go back to the south, but they were all arrested and killed.

In terms of maintaining order, this is the easiest way to do it, so no one dares to make trouble again.

But in the final analysis, food is not enough. If you continue to go north like this, you will not find a place with abundant water and grass.

Therefore, the old people in charge also hope that Suli and Fuluohan can win the battle and defeat the Wei army as soon as possible, so that they can return to the south as soon as possible and continue to live a comfortable life.

The transmission of news was relatively slow, but it can be known that about ten days ago, they had just met the vanguard of the Wei people's Northern Expedition, and they were fighting against the vanguard, and the battle went smoothly.

The new news hasn't arrived yet, but everyone is full of hope for Sori and Borahan, and full of hope for a future where they can return to the south.

"Although the people of Wei are strong, we are not without the strength to resist. Lord Suli and Lord Fu Luohan are warriors like no other in a thousand, and they will definitely defeat the people of Wei."

"Back then we lost because we were not prepared. This time we are prepared and we will not fail."

"When Mr. Tan Shihuai was still here, we were able to suppress the Han people. This time, we can also suppress the Wei people!"

"After we get back, let's go inside the Great Wall together and spend the winter at the Wei people's house!"

A group of people with the hope and courage of not knowing where they came from bravely looked to the south, hoping to see the Xianbei cavalry who came to announce the good news, hoping to hear the news of the complete defeat of the Wei people, just like what Tan Shihuai faced back then. Same situation.

At that time, facing tens of thousands of Han cavalry, Tan Shihuai bravely fought and won a huge victory, which established his reputation as the Lord of Xianbei.

It's a pity that Tan Shihuai died too early and failed to continue to lead Xianbei to the prosperous age, but there was a remarkable figure on the Han side, so that Xianbei had to face today's situation.

But in this battle, maybe there will be a new [Tanshihuai] in Xianbei, who can also lead the Xianbei people to prosperity and dominate the Central Plains.

How nice would that be.

They walked north and looked south.

But the Xianbei cavalry they waited for to announce the good news was a group of dark Wei cavalry.

Wei Jun is here!

chapter 1111 one thousand 120 flying is a real general

On August [-]th of the fifth year of Yande, the Wei army caught up with the hundreds of thousands of Xianbei people who had withdrawn to the north.

Faced with the sudden appearance of Wei Jun, the Xianbei people were shocked.

They soon realized that the presence of Wei Jun here meant the complete failure of Xianbei's war.

Because the entire army was wiped out, the Wei army was able to chase them and chase them all the way north without worrying about being threatened from the rear. Therefore, the conclusion is inevitable and everyone can understand it.

It's all over.

It's all over!

So the people of Xianbei collapsed immediately.

Without even organizing a decent resistance, they collapsed without a doubt.

Those strong men still wanted to resist, and some reserved military forces wanted to resist, and they also reacted, rushing to fight the Wei army, trying to resist,

However, Wei Jun's iron cavalry rushed up and hacked and stabbed a large group of them neatly. The rest of them turned around and ran away when they saw the situation was not good, desperately urging their horses to flee north.

Those who have horses can run away, but most of them don't have horses. They also have large carts, small carts, and bags, driving their own cattle, sheep and horses. It is very difficult to move, let alone race against the horses of the Wei army. .

Once the people were in chaos, the herds of cattle, sheep and horses also began to be in chaos. The whole scene was as chaotic as the end of the world.

Because this was considered before the pursuit, when the Wei army went north to pursue it, it brought many border residents from Youzhou and Bingzhou who had experience in animal husbandry.

They have been raising cattle, sheep and horses for the Wei Empire on the border for a long time, and they have some experience in how to drive livestock and control livestock. At this time, their role is no worse than that of the army.

So while the army was attacking, they also began to perform their duties, trying their best to control the out-of-control cattle, sheep and horses, and control them within the range they could control, trying their best to keep these war victories.

The Wei Army cavalry quickly blocked the Xianbei's escape route to the north, starting from the source.

After all, the most valuable thing is people.

Zhang Feichong blocked the northward escape route of the Xianbei people at the front, led the cavalry down with a shower of arrows, and killed many Xianbei people who were trying to break through the blockade.

Some people found that the way to escape to the north was impassable, so they started to run in other directions, but they soon discovered that no matter what direction they ran, they would always encounter Wei Jun and Jian Yu's blockade.

If someone tried to attack the blockade of the Wei Army cavalry, they would be killed by the Wei Army. The remaining people kept trying to escape, but they kept failing, and they couldn't find a way to escape.

In a short period of time, the generals of the Wei army made a beautiful cooperation.

They each led the soldiers they could command to draw a large encirclement circle, using the high mobility of the cavalry to block the escape route of the Xianbei people, and then began to slowly shrink the encirclement circle.

And the method of dividing and encircling was used to break up the escape circle with too many people gathered, so that the Xianbei people were separated from each other and unable to resist, so they could only collapse on the ground and cry loudly.

Men, women, old people, and children all collapsed on the ground and cried loudly.

Crying for his own sad fate in the future.

In fact, Wei Jun really didn't kill many people, those who resisted were killed, those who tried to break through the blockade were killed, and the rest were really not killed, because Guo Peng didn't allow them to kill, which made Zhang Fei not very satisfied. .

But it's really amazing to catch so many Xianbei people in one raid.

The endless Xianbei people were almost blocked by the Wei army, and very few escaped. All the Wei soldiers who participated thought that the military exploits this time might be really great.

The next thing to consider is how to bring all these captives back.

Because there are too many people, it is really not easy to deal with it.

However, Wei Jun has experience in this kind of thing.

When cleaning up the Southern Huns and the Qianghu in the four counties of Hexi, groups of survivors were waiting for the Wei army to deal with. The Wei army had a lot of experience.

They quickly separated these people according to men, women, old people and children, and cut off their communication with each other to avoid fleeing in groups.

Then they searched for those prominent figures, caught them and killed them, and killed the leaders of the Xianbei people, turning them into a mess, and they couldn't hook up with each other to launch resistance or take the opportunity to escape.

After completely breaking up their organization, they are just a piece of loose sand without any threat. Wei Jun can let them line up into a long dragon and drive them south.

The various supplies and food and belongings they carried also became the trophies of the Wei army. The harvest of the Wei army was extremely huge, which made many people feel hot, because they knew that the rewards they would get when they returned this wave must not be small.

It is inevitable to get promoted and get rich.

With this inevitability, everything can be temporarily put aside.

Except for Zhang Fei who was still upset about not being able to kill the enemy happily, everyone else was very happy.

Including Guan Yu.

Guan Yu and Zhang Fei haven't seen each other for a while, and the relationship between the two brothers from earlier is still very good.

Although Liu Bei, who used to be the bond, is already a few feet high on the grave, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei are almost forgetting what Liu Bei looks like.

"Yide, when we followed His Majesty back then, how could we have thought of today? We have made such a contribution today, and it is no longer out of reach to seal a wife and a child. The former traffickers and pawns can go to this step today. It's really touching."

Guan Yu stroked his beard, looked at the captive team marching south like a long dragon, and expressed his emotion.

Zhang Fei sat on the side and drank water from the leather bag.

"Brother Zhong, what's the point of conferring a wife and son? It's been there for a long time. What I want most now is to kill more enemies and make more contributions. Now that the Xianbei people are finished, the next step should be the Western Regions. I still want to I want to return to the Western Regions to prepare for the battle."

Guan Yu didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

"Why are you so full of wars? Yide, Your Majesty told you to read more books. Have you read them?"

"I have read it. Although I haven't read much, I have read it too. But how can reading be more comfortable than going to the battlefield? A man should be galloping on the battlefield, isn't he?"

Zhang Fei shook his head again and again: "In these years, many old brothers from the past have lost their drive. Those who used to follow me on the battlefield and screamed are not very happy to go to the battlefield now, and I don't know what's going on, alas!"

Guan Yu stroked his beard and sighed.

"They are all rich. To put it bluntly, they fought on the battlefield for their own fame and fortune. Now, those who should be captains are captains, and those who should be generals are generals. Whether it's a wife, a son, a family, or a tribe, The days are getting better, and there is nothing worth pursuing.”

"That kind of person is a coward! He's a softie! He's not my brother, Zhang Yide!"

Zhang Fei cursed fiercely: "I can't wait to go home and enjoy myself just because of a few dollars and a few houses? Bah! No ambition! And those bastards who embezzled state funds, bah! It fell to me, Zhang Yide Hand, you must poke him a few transparent holes!"

Guan Yu couldn't help laughing seeing that Zhang Fei was full of anger and didn't change at all.

"Yide, how many years has it been? You are over 40 years old, should you restrain your temper a little bit?"

"I can't stop it, it's just like this for the rest of my life, don't say I'm only in my 40s, even if I'm 80, it's the same!"

Zhang Fei patted himself on the chest: "Even at the age of 80, I still have to gallop on the battlefield, and then die on the battlefield, with the body shrouded in horse leather. At that time, the words [True General] will be written on my tombstone. Let future generations know that Zhang Yide is a real general!"

Guan Yu patted Zhang Fei on the shoulder.

"Yide, of course you are a real general."

Guan Yu never doubted that Zhang Fei was not a real general, just as he would not doubt his own warrior attributes. However, seeing the world is safe and the enemies that should be wiped out have been wiped out, Guan Yu will also feel a little confused.

The battle is over, what else can they do in the future?

Where is the new enemy?

Besides the Western Regions, are there other enemies?

Is there anything else to do?

Has His Majesty the Emperor found a future goal for them?

Guan Yu didn't know.

Chapter 1112 One thousand 120 two Guan Yu is very envious of Zhang Fei

Not having a goal is a terrible thing.

Guan Yu has clearly realized this point. Once there is no goal, people will slack off.

Just like what Zhang Fei said about those comrades-in-arms in the past, once they made their fortunes through war and their families were stable, they would lose the motivation to fight and fight less bravely than before.

If you don't defend your homeland, you won't have the strong will to fight before.

After such a great victory, looking around there is no enemy that can threaten the Wei Empire, so the army's slack is bound to happen.

So, what method will His Majesty the Emperor adopt to maintain the current state of Wei Jun?

disarmament?

Not long ago, the disarmament in Jingzhou and Yangzhou caused a lot of trouble in the army.

The two large battalions of the Wei army, the Jiangling camp and the Danyang camp, were abolished by two-thirds of the army.

The demobilized soldiers returned to the land and served in various villages, or served as militia instructors and the like, and entered production positions.

Of course, some people in the army raised dissatisfaction, and some people didn't want to be dismissed, but His Majesty's orders cannot be disobeyed.

His Majesty's various preparations were quite complete, so after the disarmament of the two battalions, there were no disturbances.

On the contrary, the public security management and economic conditions in Jingzhou and Yangzhou have become a little better.

Disarmed military families still enjoy military family treatment, which is the main reason why disarmament has not met with large-scale protests.

Everyone can still enjoy the treatment of military family members, and they can still live a good life. The imperial court has not crossed the river and demolished the bridge. This is the main factor for everyone's peace of mind.

Once this model is successful, Guo Peng will definitely continue to implement it.

At that time, the Chengdu Camp in Yizhou, the Hanyang Camp in Liangzhou, the Yuyang Camp in Youzhou, and the Xuantu Camp in Pingzhou may all have to face this situation.