Rebirth of the Southern Barbarian Meng Huo

Seeing the announcement posted by Huangfu Song, Meng Huo suddenly wanted to defect.Xia Mou, who was beside Meng Huo, also saw Meng Huo's intentions and stepped forward: "Huainan, do you want to surrender to the prefect?"

Meng Huo asked: "Is there anything wrong?"

"If you and I go to surrender like this, we will definitely not be given the important task. If a hundred or ten people can accompany us, we will naturally be valued by the eunuch and will not be buried in the army." Xia Mou suggested.

Meng Huo secretly called him lucky. When he first saw Huangfu Song's name, Meng Huo was a little excited, thinking that as long as he surrendered to the general who broke the Yellow Turban, he would be able to achieve military success.If Xia Mou hadn't reminded him, he might have surrendered alone. In that case, he would have served as a sergeant under Huangfu Song, but he would have been an ordinary sergeant and would not be taken seriously.Just imagine that when Xuande first surrendered to Liu Yan, he also gathered 500 people, so that the heroes who later killed the Yellow Turban could achieve their first meritorious service.

Secretly excited, Meng Huo said: "What Brother Xia said is true. Huainan has been taught. I have a lot of money. I should recruit local heroes and then join the prefect."

Xia Mou was originally worried about his wealth. When Meng Huo said this, he was overjoyed and said, "Great Shan. Now we have twenty cavalry, and we have recruited twenty good cavalry warriors from the countryside and eighty foot warriors to form a hundred-man team to join the prefect. Nan, you will definitely become a general with a hundred men!"

So Meng Huo and Xia Mou began to recruit local heroes at the place where the list was posted.It was the autumn of the seventh year of Guanghe, and there was a drought in the fields. In addition, there was an epidemic in the past, and the dictatorship of Shi Changshi was demanding heavy donations. People's livelihood was in dire straits. As soon as the news of Meng Huo and Xia Mou's recruitment came out, there were many people who invested. Because of this, Meng Huo gave a senior military officer, and those who joined the army received an annual salary of 18 taels of silver.

18 taels of silver was a large sum of money, and many people defected to the army.

Xia Mou was also surprised by Meng Huo's generosity and became very motivated.All those who join the army will undergo strict assessment. Those who teach in Taiping will not be admitted, those who are not good at riding will not be admitted, those who are not good at shooting will not be admitted, those who roam the countryside will not be admitted, those who are older will not be admitted, those who are young will not be admitted...

One morning, Meng Huo spent a hundred catties of silver and recruited a hundred local warriors.Meng Huo also brought out hundreds of armors, spears, and crossbows.

A fully equipped and seemingly brave hundred-man team was formed.These hundreds of people are mounted as brave cavalry, and dismounted as charging infantry.

Meng Huo valued his first army very much and was very friendly to these 100 people. He not only paid military salary immediately, but also taught them some simple cultivation techniques.

On the other hand, Xia Mou was much harsher on the sergeant. He kept scolding the sergeant on the way to the prefect's mansion.When they arrived at the Prefect's Mansion, the team of a hundred people had already been trained by Xia Mou and looked like a team that had gone through hundreds of battles.

This made Meng Huo look at Xia Mou with admiration. A weak scholar could actually have such talent, and the hundreds of troops who had gathered in just one day were well trained.

When Meng Huo and his party arrived at the prefect's mansion, Huangfu Jianshou, the son of the prefect, was already waiting outside the door.

After the names of both parties were announced, Huangfu Jianshou invited Meng Huo and Xia Mou into the prefect's mansion, and Huangfu Song, the prefect of the North, gave a banquet to the two men in person.

When Meng Huo met Huangfu Song for the first time, he intuitively felt that this man was somewhat similar to Xia Mou, a weak Confucian general.

"There are also cultivators in Huainan?" Huangfu Song suddenly asked during the banquet.

Meng Huo was slightly surprised, but he still replied: "Yes."

"Zhenqi Xiaocheng, Huainan is really a talented person in cultivation!" Huangfu Song said that he would not stop until he died, revealing Meng Huo's cultivation.

Meng Huo was horrified, and he realized that he couldn't see through the veteran in front of him.

Looking at Meng Huo's horrified expression, Huangfu Song said: "Huainan, don't be alarmed, I have already achieved great success."

"But..." Meng Huo was a little shocked and speechless.

"But why can't you see my cultivation level?" Huangfu Song said, and then he saw a seal appearing in Huangfu Song's hand, which was the seal of the prefect of Huangfu Song.

Huangfu Song placed the seal on the table in front of him, and a heavy feeling suddenly hit his face, making Meng Huo breathless.

Huangfu Song put away the seal, and the aura disappeared immediately.

"This..." Meng Huo was shocked again.

Looking at Meng Huo's expression, Huangfu Song nodded with great satisfaction and said: "This is the official seal given by the imperial court. This thing is the most magical thing. It can not only hide the cultivation level, but also speed up the cultivation speed. My prefect seal can speed up the cultivation." Four times the speed of cultivation, one day of cultivation is equivalent to four days of cultivation for others!"

Meng Huo had known that officials could use the luck of a dynasty to speed up their spiritual practice, but he never thought that the seal could have such a role.When he was in Nanman, he practiced for the king very quickly, but he could only reach the ninth level at most, not nine times.Although the big man has reached his end, his luck is still deep and can still increase the speed of the practitioner exponentially.

Seeing Meng Huo's dumbfounded look, Huangfu Song smiled and said: "Being an official in the court has many benefits. This seal can also be used as a magic weapon. As long as the official position is maintained, this seal will not be damaged. It can be regarded as the best practitioner of our generation." A magic weapon!”

Huangfu Song's words completely shocked Meng Huo. After a long time, Meng Huo said: "Huai Nan is determined to serve the country and seek an official position!"

Having said so much, Huangfu Song just wanted Meng Huo to turn his heart to the court. Huangfu Song could naturally see that the world was about to be in chaos. In these troubled times, he did not want heroes to bring disaster to the world. Naturally, Meng Huo's series of actions when he first arrived in the north could not be escaped. Through his eyes and ears, he felt that Meng Huo was in danger with Xia Mou's assistance, and he must make Meng Huo's heart turn toward the court, so that he could make good use of Meng Huo.

After receiving Meng Huo's reply, Huangfu Song said: "Huainan, follow me well. As long as you have outstanding military achievements, there is no need to worry about holding an official position. Now I will make you a general of a hundred people and Xia Mou as your deputy general. He will have it in the future." I will definitely report your military exploits to the imperial court and make you a general. Then you will be able to use my fortune to speed up your cultivation." The Hundred-Man General is a general in name, but in fact it is not one of the imperial titles. There are only tooth generals above the Hundred-Man General. Only in the imperial establishment can he be considered a true general.

Meng Huo and Xia Mou thanked him quickly.

From then on, Meng Huo and Xia Mou settled down in Beidi County. Meng Huo was placed in the prefect's mansion, while Xia Mou was training in the army.

Only three days later, Meng Huo was notified and came to Huangfu Song's meeting hall.

I saw more than ten people gathered in the meeting hall. These people, like Meng Huo, were hundreds of generals in the army.However, no one led an army to surrender like Meng Huo. Instead, he accumulated military exploits step by step and became a hundred-man general.

When Meng Huo sat down, Huangfu Songcai said: "I have been guarding the north for several years, and have been invaded by the northern barbarians every year. Seeing that the autumn harvest is coming, the barbarians will definitely go south to plunder. Originally, there was a severe drought, and the people could not withstand their plundering. So I decided to send you and others to the north to guard the border and prevent the barbarians from going south!"

"It's all up to you!" All the generals responded in unison, and Meng Huo probably had the loudest voice among them.In the three days since he came to the north, Meng Huo also knew that there were five nomadic regimes in the north: the Xiongnu, Xianbei, Jie, Qiang, and Di. They often went south to plunder the Central Plains.The reason why he agreed so loudly was because Meng Huo knew that these five ethnic minority regimes had been classified as the Wuhu in history, and that the Central Plains catastrophe occurred when the Wuhu disrupted China.Meng Huo really didn't like these five ethnic minority regimes that might cause harm to the Central Plains.

"Okay!" Huangfu Song cheered, stood up from his chair and said, "Guo Dian, Yan Zhong, Liang Yan, Huangfu Li and Meng Huo listen to your orders!"

The five people who were called immediately left their seats and stood up together.

"The five of you, together with your respective sergeants, will immediately go north to station troops on the border and hold on until the end of autumn!"

"Yes!" Meng Huo and others responded in unison.

"Huangfu Jianshou listens to the order!" Huangfu Song shouted again, "I order you to be a general for this purpose. You have the authority to mobilize five hundred-man generals and are also responsible for their food and military supplies."

"Yes, sir!" Huangfu Jianshou also responded.

After receiving the order, Meng Huo got up and went to the military camp, mobilized hundreds of troops, and headed for a county called Xianyang.There are six county capitals in Beidi County. In addition to Fuping County where the prefect is located, there are also Niyang County, Yiju County, Lian County, Shen County, and Ling County.Among them, Ling County and Niyang County are at the northernmost end, bordering the Qiang ethnic group, one of the Five Hus.Guarding Ling County was Yan Zhong, a veteran general under Huangfu Song, while important places like Niyang County were handed over to Meng Huo, a newly promoted general with hundreds of troops.

Meng Huo is not afraid of fighting, especially against the Qiang people.Because he has deputy general Xia Mou who is very familiar with the entire Wuhu.

In the military camp, Xia Mou said solemnly: "My lord, we can't defend it. I don't know how much territory and population the Beidi County has been seized by Wuhu for so many years. We can't defend it blindly!"

"Then you mean to take the initiative?" Meng Huo looked at Xia Mou in surprise.

Xia Mou nodded repeatedly and said: "Actually, the Qiang tribe we have to guard against is just a small tribe. They rely on the Xiongnu and Xianbei tribes. Now our cavalry and infantry are equipped with Pogang crossbows and are not afraid of practitioners. In addition, you are so powerful Or, we can completely raid the Qiang tribe when they move south. Once we succeed, the Qiang tribe will be finished, and naturally there will be no more plundering!"

Meng Huo was also shocked by Xia Mou's boldness, "Brother Xia! Are you sure this can be done?"

"I am willing to issue a military order. If this matter fails, I am willing to raise my head to see the lord!" Xia Mou said firmly.

Meng Huo was still a little hesitant. This was the first battle he had to fight since he was born to make himself famous. "To attack rashly is against the eunuch's military order!" Meng Huo was still worried.

"We can do this and this..." Xia Mou whispered in Meng Huo's ear.

Meng Huo nodded repeatedly, but then said: "It's feasible. But wouldn't it hurt a lot of soldiers!"

Xia Mou said with a solemn expression: "My lord, the military salary you gave them is more than ten times higher than that of the imperial court. You raise them just to make them work for their lives! This is not the time to pity Ling Yu. This kind of fighter is about to take advantage of him. Come on, this is a great military achievement!"

Xia Mou, a scholar, was ruthless, even more ruthless than Meng Huo.Meng Huo dreamed of making great achievements, but he would never care about human life.

But Meng Huo knew that what Xia Mou said was true, and this was an opportunity.

"Brother Xia, I will do as you say, but we cannot let the sergeants die. Before we take action, it is best that we buy eighty more horses to give our sergeants more protection!" Meng Huo said.

Xia Mou said: "My lord, you may have money, but you may not be able to buy a war horse if you have money!"

Eighty war horses is not a small number. There are not so many horses in the entire Beidi County, let alone war horses that can go on the battlefield.

"Then, let's just defend this place." Meng Huo still couldn't bear to let the sergeant take risks.

Seeing that Meng Huo was unmoved, Xia Mou sighed repeatedly: "My lord, being kind and indecisive is a taboo for a general!"

Meng Huo did not expect that these words used to evaluate Xuande would be used on him.He also wanted to take this opportunity to go to war, but he never dared to risk the life of a sergeant. After thinking hard for a long time, he couldn't find a solution.At this moment, a wolf roar came from outside the military camp, but it was the White Wolf King who had completed the task assigned by Meng Huo and returned.

Hearing the voice of the White Wolf King, Meng Huo was surprised and said: "Brother Xia, do you think this will work?" Meng Huo explained his plan.

After hearing what Meng Huo said, Xia Mou was also surprised and said: "If this can be done, why worry about the Qiang people not being defeated!"