"Tied up!"
"Here."
Zhang He didn't even look at Hua Xiong who was knocked to the ground, "How are the casualties?"
"General, 728 wounded, 334 killed."
Zhang He frowned. He lost one-tenth of his combat power in the first battle. The next battle will be more dangerous. The Xiliang army estimated that 2000 people fled. "Set up camp and order medical officers to treat the wounded, including Xiliang's wounded soldiers."
"Here."
Zhang He came to Cao Cao and said, "General Cao."
Cao Cao: "General Zhang."
Zhang He: "Why is General Cao the only one among the coalition forces to pursue him? The general doesn't know the danger?"
Cao Cao sighed: "Alas!"
Doesn't he know? He is just for the ideal.
Cao Cao: "King of the River"
In today's world, the only one who can save the Han Dynasty is the King of Hejian, but Cao Cao doesn't understand why the King of Hejian allows the situation to rot so much. What is his purpose? Zhang He: "The Lord is on his way to Luoyang."
Looking at the few remaining people who had followed him through life and death, Cao Cao's belief began to collapse, and he asked loudly: "Why! Why does the King of Hejian want the world to be in chaos even though he clearly has this ability! Why!"
"Because it's severe and requires strong medication."
A voice came, Cao Cao was startled, and Zhang He quickly dismounted.
"Meet the lord."
"Your Majesty, Cao Cao, pays homage to the King of Hejian."
Liu Han looked at the two of them and said, "Get up."
"Here."
According to the information received so far, Lu Zhi has already led the army outside Luoyang City, and Huang Zhong will not arrive until one day, so Liu Han has not ordered the army to disclose its whereabouts.
When he heard that Cao Cao was in Bianshui, Liu Han knew that this guy was going to take advantage of me, so he immediately led his troops to come. Unexpectedly, Zhang He took the lead.
Liu Han: "What you see is that Dong Zhuo is causing trouble in the imperial court, but Gu wants to uproot the centuries-old malaise of the Han Dynasty."
Cao Cao: "The Disadvantages of the Han Dynasty"
Of course Cao Cao knew the shortcomings of the Han Dynasty, including his relatives, eunuchs, and powerful nobles like them.
Liu Han: "You, Cao Mengde, must have seen clearly the face of the Kwantung gentry coalition. How many of them are bent on serving the Han Dynasty? Everyone has their own little ideas, how can they save the Han Dynasty? They won't lead the Han Dynasty to Thank God for the abyss.”
Cao Cao: "I"
Liu Han: "Cao Mengde, I admire your talent and recognize your loyalty, otherwise I wouldn't have ordered Zhang He to lead the army to rescue you. I will make a bet with you. By now, these Kwantung coalition forces must have entered Luoyang City. Do you believe that they don’t plan to pursue Dong Zhuo and want to go back home to recuperate?”
Cao Cao wanted to say no, but thinking about what they had done so far, he found it difficult to say so.
"Gu will give you Cao Mengde a chance today. If you are willing to accept Gu's rules and serve under Gu, Gu will lead you to realize your dream. Cao Mengde, General of the Han Dynasty to the West!"
"This this!"
Cao Cao was shocked. Even his father and his wife didn't know about this!
In the Eastern Han Dynasty, the main border troubles were the Qiang people in the west and Xianbei and Wuwan in the for the south, although there were frictions with the Yue people, barbarians, etc., the nature was not the threat of Xianbei in the north has lost its threat after the death of Tan Shihuai, his unworthy descendants, and a heavy hammer from Liu Han.
Then came Wuhuan. Zhang Chun and Zhang Ju rebelled. Liu Han hunted rabbits and gave them a pot of stew. He pacified Wuhuan in the north, and Wuhuan also lost its threat.
Not only that, Liu Han opened a forum to win over, divide, and alienate the grassland tribes, which made the originally broken grassland tribes worse, so it was impossible for the general to conquer the north.
During the Western Han Dynasty, in order to "cut off the right arm of the Xiongnu", the Qiang people generally adopted a policy of in the Eastern Han Dynasty, the Huns were no threat, and the Qiang people became increasingly powerful and became a new border threat. The war between the Han and Qiang continued throughout the Eastern Han Dynasty. Even now, local snakes such as Han Sui and Ma Teng are still causing trouble.
The country was defeated by its weakness, and the independent Han was destroyed by its strength. Cao Cao still had the feelings of a strong man deep in his heart.
During the 400 years of the glorious Han Dynasty, the strength and glory of the Han Dynasty were deeply impressed in the hearts of every people, and they still had the pride in their hearts that "anyone who openly offends the powerful Han will be punished no matter how far away".
Cao Cao looked at Liu Han. He was tempted by the conditions offered by the Han King of Hejian, but once he surrendered, it would mean drawing a line with the nobles. Can the Cao family and Xiahou family in Qiao County agree?
Cao Cao said: "Your Highness, can you allow me to go back to Luoyang first and see what they are like?"
Liu Han: "Of course, but Cao Mengde, I remind you that you only have this one chance. If you miss it, I will not give you another chance. I will eliminate all the monsters and ghosts in the chaotic world."
Liu Han admired Cao Cao's ability. If he could take this traitor in troubled times under his command, he would not mind giving Cao and Xiahou a way out, just like Fan Yang and Lu.
But if Cao Cao chooses to leave, then Liu Han will not only feel a little pity, but the only thing left is to kill them all. This is his principle in dealing with the enemy: cut the weeds but not the roots, and the spring breeze will bring new growth.
After Cao Cao left, Liu Han looked at the prisoners on the ground and then at Zhang He, "Jun Yi, you did a good job."
Zhang He was overjoyed: "Thank you, Lord!"
Liu Han: "But this credit is not enough."
Zhang He: "Here."
In order to marry the princess, Zhang He changed his past laziness, "There are only three things that can make people progress: power, money, and women. I am not deceiving you."
"Are you Hua Xiong?"
"Yes."
Hua Xiong was defeated by Zhang He in the first battle. It turned out that the prime minister was right. He was really not worthy of being looked down upon by the King of Hejian. The Xiliang army was no match for the Bingzhou cavalry.
"Not bad, you dare to go head-to-head with my army."
Hua Xiong lowered his head in shame. He had never seen the King of Hejian, so Hua Xiong didn't think anything of it. But after seeing him, he felt the sense of oppression, a sense of oppression that was more terrifying than that of the Prime Minister.
Liu Han: "Hua Xiong, what do you think I should do to you?"
Does Hua Xiong want to die?I definitely don’t want to!He quickly said: "Your Highness, the general is willing to surrender!"
Liu Han looked at Zhang He and said, "Jun Yi, you captured Hua Xiong, so I will hand him over to you."
Zhang He: "General, I obey!" Then he looked at Hua Xiong, "I am just a young lieutenant general now. Be my deputy. General Hua, please don't dislike me."
Hua Xiong quickly replied: "The general will not dare!"
Liu Han accepted Hua Xiong not because of his military prowess. In terms of martial arts, Hua Xiong had to line up in his own army. What Liu Han valued was his familiarity with Liangzhou. He would rely on these to enter Liangzhou in the future. A general familiar with Liangzhou.
Liu Han: "Hua Xiong, you go down to heal your wounds first, and familiarize yourself with the rules of the army. The requirements of Gu's army are completely different from those of Fatty Dong. You must change your previous bad habits, otherwise you will die."
"Here."
After saying that, Liu Han took the people and left towards Luoyang. However, when Guan Yu passed by Hua Xiong, Hua Xiong shivered for no reason, "That red-faced general seems to be even more difficult to mess with." (End of Chapter)