Chapter 170

Jincheng County.

"Wenhou, why are you like this?"

Beigong Boyu looked at Li Wenhou in disbelief, was shot in the shoulder by an arrow, was sweating profusely, and was in a panic.

Li Wenhou smiled wryly: "It's a big loss this time, old man Huangfu was able to put down a million yellow scarves, it really is different."

Beigong Boyu hastily supported Li Wenhou, asked him to take a seat, and asked: "Wenhou, didn't you suffer a defeat?"

Li Wenhou said with a sad smile: "It's not just a defeat, the 30,000 army under a certain command does not survive one out of ten."

"What?"

Beigong Boyu couldn't help but lose his voice. Li Wenhou has a full 30,000 troops under his command. Wouldn't it be the same as annihilating the entire army?

He couldn't help standing up, and walked a few steps to the left and right with his hands behind his back. In just a short moment, sweat oozed from his forehead, and his upper and lower lips kept rubbing against each other.

Beigong Boyu suddenly turned around and stared at Li Wenhou with piercing eyes: "The 30,000 army was wiped out, how many casualties will there be among the officers and soldiers?"

It doesn't matter if the 30,000 army fights for nothing. He still has nearly 80,000 troops in his hand, and he can maintain the situation for a while. The key is what is the exchange ratio between the Qiang people and the Han army. With 10,000 people, he can still maintain the battle situation.

Under Beigong Boyu's gaze, Li Wenhou lowered his head in shame.

"Old man Huangfu is old in battle, so I'm afraid the casualties of his troops are no more than 5,000."

Five thousand? This time Huangfusong, in addition to the 15,000 Northern Army under his command, also commanded 20,000 soldiers from the three counties, a total of 35,000 soldiers, 5,000 casualties, even if 5,000 were killed, there would still be 30,000 soldiers .

5,000 people are worth 30,000 people, isn't 30,000 people equivalent to an army of 180,000?

Beigong Boyu's eyes darkened, and he almost fell to the ground.

After a while, he slowly raised his head and let out a long sigh.

"From today onwards, restrain the troops and do not fight the old thief Huangfu."

After the Battle of Linjing, Beigong Boyu, Li Wenhou and others were afraid and did not dare to fight Huangfusong. During this period, Huangfusong launched several tentative attacks. Hu Qi either stood firm in the city or simply fled.

However, Hu Qi is in groups and there are many people. Although Huangfu Song is good at battle and has elite soldiers, but there are many Hu cavalry, once the two armies engage in battle, it will inevitably turn into a decisive battle. no situation.

Hu Qi is different from Yellow Turban Thieves, Hu Qi has many horses, strong mobility and impact, Qiang people are brave and ruthless, the outcome of the two armies is really uncertain, after all, the dangerous tactics of soldiers are only used occasionally, and they are often used. Walking by the river, how can you not get your shoes wet?

For a while, the Qiang people stood firm and did not dare to attack, but after the cautious Huangfusong won a big victory, he was not in a hurry to attack. Instead, he followed the example of Qin general Wang Jian and refined his soldiers to wait for the opportunity.

Among the 32,000 soldiers under Huangfusong's command (3,000 were killed and 2,000 were wounded and returned to the army), the 15,000 Northern Army soldiers under his command were the most elite, while the remaining troops from the counties and states were average in combat strength. On the one hand, it made Hu Qi feel slack, and on the other hand, he continued to train soldiers.

Time passed quickly, four months passed in a blink of an eye, and ancient wars were commonplace over the years, but in Luoyang, thousands of miles away, Huangfusong never imagined that he would be placed in the whirlpool.

"Your Majesty, Huangfusong defeated 30,000 Qiang people in March, and now it has been four full months, but Huangfusong has been reluctant to attack for so long. What is his intention?"

Zhao Zhong, who was by Emperor Ling's side, suddenly spoke.

Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty was admiring the dance of the slender court lady, dancing gracefully with light gauze, her body was enchanting, and her lower body faintly revealed obscene pants, and she was overjoyed to show him.

The "open crotch trousers" in the palace were created by Emperor Ling, and all the maids walking in the palace had to wear them like this. Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty took away any beautiful ones, and executed them on the spot.

Emperor Ling turned his head and smiled: "You think Huangfu's righteousness is true? Although he has done nothing for several months, he defeated Li Wenhou in three months and broke 30,000 thieves. He has no faults. How can I punish officials who have made meritorious deeds?"

"Your Majesty, how can Huangfusong say he is innocent?"

Zhang Rang on the side came up and said solemnly: "Huangfusong has done nothing for several months. I heard that Huangfusong's garrison is stable. He only feeds his soldiers every day. He recovered less than ten counties in four months. The Qiang people saw it." He retreated."

Emperor Ling couldn't figure it out: "Father, Huangfu Yizheng's soldiers are in full swing, and the Qiang people are afraid and shrink back. Isn't this a good thing?"

Zhang Rang said with a sneer: "Your Majesty, think about it. Huangfusong broke 30,000 thieves in the first battle of Linjing. Now that he has not accomplished an inch of merit in April, the Qiang people retreated as soon as they sent troops, but Huangfusong refused to take back Liangzhou for a long time. Could it be that Colluding secretly with the Qiang people, raising the bandits' self-respect, right?"

Emperor Ling was taken aback when he heard this, and didn't bother to look at the dancing maids. He frowned and said, "Huangfu Yizhen wiped out the Yellow Turban Bandits, Changsha set fire to a group of 100,000 bandits, crossed the Yellow River north to capture and kill Zhang Jiao's three brothers, such a loyal minister , how can you secretly collude with the Qiang people?"

Huangfu Song had made great achievements in several battles, and even killed hundreds of thousands of Yellow Turban bandits. Emperor Ling still trusted him a lot.

Zhao Zhongyin said compassionately: "The Marquis of Huaiyin made great contributions to the establishment of the Han Dynasty. At the beginning, he was very respectful to Gaozu. Later, he threatened Gaozu to become the false king of Qi and joined forces with the traitor Chen Xi. Is Huangfu Song better than Huaiyin? Does Hou still have outstanding achievements?"

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Emperor Ling frowned, Zhang Rang and Zhao Zhong were the most trusted people around him, one was called "Father" and the other was called "Mother".

With just a few words between the two of them, Emperor Han Ling's trust in Huangfusong was destroyed without a trace.

Zhang Rang added without hesitation: "Your Majesty, do you know how much food Huangfusong has allocated from the treasury in the past few months without success in the northwest?"

When Emperor Ling heard the treasury, he immediately became concerned: "How much?"

"One hundred and fifty thousand stones of food and grass! Thirty million yuan!"

"What? So many!"

If Emperor Ling hadn't taken into account the dignity of the emperor, he would have jumped up straight away: How many new palaces can he build with 30 million yuan?

Zhang Rang nodded slowly: "Huangfusong has no intention of attacking so far. According to my view, this battle to calm the chaos in the northwest may take another year, and His Majesty may spend ten million yuan."

"No, absolutely not!" Han Lingdi looked impatient, and turned a blind eye to the maid in front of him.

It has to be said that Zhang Rang and Zhao Zhong grasped the lifeline of Emperor Ling. Emperor Ling regards money as his life and is lustful like a ghost. Otherwise, he would not take the measure of "selling officials to make porridge". Can you buy it? Isn't that the big businessman in the world, everyone is Lu Buwei?