At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty

So on July [-]th, Qiu Liju led his followers to leave Feiru in a hurry and fled towards Liucheng.

Zhu Jun kept his promise and did not let the troops under his command pursue it. Then he led the Han army to recover Feiru, and gained more than [-] Han Hukou who were disarmed and incapable of fighting.

And Nanlou was very sad and angry at first, because he failed to kill Qiu Liju.

But Guo Peng comforted him, and said that Wuyan's followers would follow him from now on, as compensation from the big man, and hoped that he would consider the overall situation, and now is indeed not the time to turn against Qiu Liju.

When they all have enough strength, they go to destroy Qiu Liju, and now they are just making false claims with him.

Once Qiu Liju betrayed the big man, the big man will no longer trust him, so the big man will definitely find a way to destroy him in the future, and now Nanlou and the big man need to work together to accumulate strength.

Guo Peng also stated that he would submit a petition to ask the imperial court to confer Nanlou as Karasuma Youchanyu, and let Nanlou lead the Karasuma tribe west of Youbeiping, while Qiu Liju command the Karasuma tribe east of Youbeiping, so as to achieve the goal of Wusuma. Pills are something to divide and conquer.

He will be stationed in Shanggu, give Nanlou enough help and confidence, help Nanlou stabilize the situation, and have an equal share with Qiu Liju, and Qiu Liju will not be able to harm or threaten Nanlou.

Nanlou shed tears and said that he would always be grateful for Guo Peng's kindness, as long as Guo Peng needed it again, he would not hesitate to do so.

After Qiu Liju's problem was dealt with, Guo Peng found Guan Yu and Zhang Fei again with guilt on his face, and expressed his apology to them.

"In this situation, I can't do it if I want to kill Qiu Liju to avenge Senior Brother Xuande. Yun Chang, Yide, I haven't fulfilled my promise to you, I'm sorry."

After all, Guo Peng saluted Guan Yu and Zhang Fei.

Guan Yu was shocked, and immediately returned the salute. Zhang Fei was a little at a loss, but when he saw Guan Yu bowing to return the salute, he did the same.

"Don't dare! The general took revenge for the old master. He took the lead in the bloody battle against the rebels and did not retreat. He did his best. How can Guan blame the general? To be more specific, this matter is inseparable from our failure to appease the army in time. The general's subordinates are damaged, according to the military regulations, we should be executed."

Guan Yu wept and said: "General Meng did not give up. Yu and Yide were able to go to the battlefield to avenge the old master. Although they did not do their best, the matter has come to this point. It is no longer possible for human power. The general is doing things. Yu worships and Yu is willing to follow. The general fights on the battlefield, this body is at the mercy of the general, I only hope that the general will not forget the revenge of the old master!"

After finishing speaking, Guan Yu bowed to the ground.

Zhang Fei also cried, and followed Guan Yu to bow to the ground.

"General! Flying is the same! May the general never forget the revenge of the old master!"

Guo Peng sighed deeply, supported Guan and Zhang, stroked their backs, and said sadly: "Senior brother came to vote, but I can't protect my senior brother. I don't know how to face the teacher. You can understand me, I am ashamed." No end, Yun Chang, Yi De, I will live up to you two in this life."

Based on the excellent performance of Guan Yu and Zhang Fei in this battle, Guo Peng appointed Guan Yu as a military marquis with [-] troops, and Zhang Fei as Guan Yu's deputy.

Earlier, Guo Peng sent people to find Liu Bei's body, sent it back to his hometown Zhuo County, and gave some compensation to Liu Bei's clan. This time he sent people to carry ten Karasuma heads to Zhuo County to pay homage to Liu Bei.

Guan Yu and Zhang Fei thanked Guo Peng again.

Chapter 138 Be a soldier by my side

On July [-]th, Zhu Jun sent the victory report to the imperial court. Together with him, Ji Gongce and Zhang Ju, who was packed in a prison cart, asked the imperial court for rewards on behalf of the whole army.

The Han army was stationed in Feiru to clean up the battlefield, restore the law and order of the surrounding cities ravaged by the rebels, and repatriate the civilians who were captured by the rebels back to their original places.

Guo Peng took on a considerable part of the responsibility for repatriating the captives, and led his subordinates to be very busy.

These civilians are not only Han people, but also Karasuma people, Xianbei people, and miscellaneous Hu people from unknown places. Some are Sinicized Hu people, and some are Hu Hua Chinese. The composition is very complicated.

On the afternoon of July 1th, after Guo Peng finally completed the task of repatriating [-] people, Guan Yu suddenly came to report.

"General, someone killed someone in the POW camp."

"what?"

Guo Peng was writing hard to deal with military affairs. When he heard this, he raised his head in surprise and asked, "Did our people do it? Who can't control their descendants?"

"No, general. Our people obeyed the general's orders and dared not do those things. The murderer was a young man in a prisoner-of-war camp. He looked about thirteen or fourteen years old. He killed three Karasuma people."

"A thirteen or fourteen-year-old boy killed three Karasuma people? Or is he still in a prisoner-of-war camp? Are there parents or other elders around him?"

Guo Peng felt very surprised.

"No, he was the only one. He hid a short knife somewhere, took our search, and then went to kill people. It is said that he suddenly became violent, and no one thought he would kill someone."

"Has anyone caught it?"

Guo Peng asked.

"I caught it, I just came to ask the general how to deal with this young man."

Guan Yu replied.

"Go and see."

Guo Peng put down his pen, took a few guards and went to see the boy with Guan Guan.

Arriving outside the prisoner-of-war camp under the jurisdiction of Guo Peng, Guo Peng saw a young man in ragged and dirty clothes tied up and his hair disheveled.It doesn't look very old.

"Is he the one who killed?"

Guo Peng asked Guan Yu, and Guan Yu nodded.

Guo Peng stepped forward, stood in front of him and asked, "You killed the people? Did you kill three people in one go?"

"I did it."

The boy raised his head and looked at Guo Peng without fear.

"Why kill?"

"revenge!"

The young man had a fierce look on his face: "Avenge my parents!"

"The soldiers around looked at the young man strangely, and Guo Peng wanted the young man to tell the whole story.

It turned out that the young man's name was Yan Rou, he was only 14 years old, he was originally from Guangyang County, and his family was also a moderate landlord with a wealthy family.

After the rebellion broke out, his hometown was swept by the rebels. He was captured together with his parents and imprisoned in Zhang Chunjun.

After Zhang Chun was repeatedly defeated by Guo Peng, the morale of the army was shaken, a large number of deserters appeared, and the rebels guarding their family also ran away, so Yan Rou also fled with her parents.

As a result, not long after escaping from the barracks, the family was captured by a group of Karasuma cavalry who escaped. The father was killed, and the mother was killed after being insulted. The loot was taken away and brought to Feiru, who was involved in the war and survived by luck.

Then he saw three Karasuma people who participated in the killing of his parents in the prisoner-of-war camp, and he deliberately killed them to avenge his parents.

He did it.

Yan Rou, this name sounds familiar.

Guo Peng frowned and thought for a while, feeling as if he had heard the name before, but couldn't think of it.

However, even without mentioning these things, Guo Peng admired Yan Rou's actions very much.

"Avenge your parents, you have courage and insight, you did a good job, let him go, he has no crime."

Guo Peng ordered Yan Rou to be released, which surprised Yan Rou.

"Do you know the way home? I can pay you for the trip and let you go home."

Guo Peng asked Yan Rou.

"My...all my parents and clan are dead, and I have no home anymore."

Yan Rou lowered her head, her eyes were red.

"Ugh……"

Guan Yu, who was beside Guo Peng, let out a long sigh: "General, if there is a war, how can the common people have a home?"

Guo Peng also nodded.

"Yun Chang is right, it is true, then Yan Rou, is there any place you can go?"

"..."

Yan Rou was silent.

Guo Peng knew that he had nowhere to go.

"Then would you like to follow me?"

When Guo Peng asked, Yan Rou raised her head and looked at Guo Peng in surprise: "Who is the general?"

"Captain Hu Karasuma, Guo Peng."

"The general is Guo Peng?"

Yan Rou became visibly excited.

"You've heard of me too?"

Guo Peng smiled.

"Yes! The general has a great reputation. In my hometown, I often heard that the general defeated the Xianbei people and killed the Xianbei leader. Many people in my hometown respect the general."

Yan Rou excitedly said: "I have nowhere to go, I am willing to follow the general, please take him in!"

Yan Rou knelt on the ground and asked Guo Peng to take him in. Guo Peng helped Yan Rou up and nodded, "Okay, then follow me and be a soldier by my side!"

"Thank you General!"

Yan Rou saluted Guo Peng in surprise.

Asking the soldiers around him to take Yan Rou to wash and change clothes, Guo Peng said to Guan Yu: "Yun Chang, go to the prisoner-of-war camp and get some statistics to see how many young people who lost their families are in this camp. Then bring them all to the camp, not only the boys but also the girls."

"General, this is..."

"Young people who lost their families during the war have no way out. They either die or become bandits. The luckiest ones can find the manor to work and have a living. I really don't want them to fall into that situation. In our barracks, food and clothing are given, if it can be arranged, I will try my best to arrange it, at least there is a place to go, and I won’t starve to death.”

Guan Yu admired Guo Peng very much upon hearing this.

"The general is kind, Yu knows what to do."

So Guan Yu acted according to Guo Peng's request.

Guo Peng looked at the back of about leaving, and turned around and walked back.

What a young man who lost his family in the flames of war.

If there are more people like this, it will be of great help to me...

Why didn't I think of it sooner?

Guo Peng complained that he did not think of this key point as soon as possible.

At the end of July, after resolving the matter here, Guo Peng and others followed Zhu Jun and led the army to leave Liaoxi and return to Ji County, waiting for the emperor's reward edict. It was given to the emperor, and now it is waiting for a reward.

Guo Peng didn't know what reward he would get, but Guo Peng trusted Lu Zhi very much. With Lu Zhi around, Guo Peng didn't need to worry too much.

The news of the great victory in Youzhou was soon sent to Luoyang, the capital, and Emperor Ling was overjoyed when he heard about it.

Before Zhang Chun was escorted here, he was very happy. He felt that the Youzhou Rebellion was about to be quelled, and now it was indeed the case. Zhang Ju, whose limbs were broken, was also escorted to the capital.

So Emperor Ling ordered Zhang Ju and Zhang Chun to be ripped apart together, and then the body parts were placed in a more conspicuous place in Luoyang, to show the world that they would be the end of the traitors of the big man.

After that, according to the merit calculation policy, the credit distribution and rewards are carried out.

Chapter 139

Chaos broke out in Youzhou, and the counties and counties fell quickly. The only two officials who stood up to resist were the governor of Youzhou and Guo Peng, the captain of Hukarawan.

The two resisted together, and successively defeated the [-] Karasuma cavalry led by Wu Yan and the [-] rebels led by Zhang Chun, buying precious time for Zhu Jun to lead the reinforcements to arrive, and it became an important battle to turn the tide of the battle.

Among them, Guo Peng was the most outstanding. He defeated [-] Karasuma cavalry alone, and defeated Zhang Chun together with the clan members. His subordinate Zhao Yun captured Zhang Chun, which can be the first achievement.

However, Guo Peng, as the lieutenant of Hu Karasuma, failed to detect and stop Qiu Liju's rebellion in time, and was guilty of dereliction of duty.

However, in view of the fact that Guo Peng made great contributions to this battle, took the lead in fighting bravely, and timely controlled more than [-] Karasuma people from Nanlou's troops to participate in the battle and turned the tide of the battle, so the credit is still great.

To sum up, Emperor Ling asked Lu Zhi's opinion again, and finally decided to appoint Guo Peng as the prefect of Shanggu County, protect General Karasuma Zhonglang, and promote him to a higher rank in the military.

Order Guo Peng to be fully responsible for preventing Xianbei from taking advantage of the chaos to attack. In case of war, he can take charge of the border defense military affairs, and continue to perform the duty of recruiting Karasuma to stabilize northern Xinjiang.

Of course, due to faults, merits and demerits are partially offset, so the title will not be promoted.

Lu Zhi agreed with this.

Emperor Ling liked Guo Peng more and more now. He felt that Guo Peng could win the battle and stabilize the northern border for him, so he wanted to put Guo Peng in the northern border to guard the peace of the northern border, so that he could feel at ease.

He summoned Lu Zhi and praised Lu Zhi for his ability in teaching apprentices. Guo Peng has the demeanor of an ancient famous general and can stabilize the frontier for the country.