The flames jumped, the blade slashed, and Hu'er was already bloody and fuzzy.

Hu'er's mother and sister cried and wailed, but she was still dragged away by the vicious Guanxi soldiers.

Such situations occur everywhere in the small town of Liucheng.

When the Central Army ordered the enthronement of swords and the troops were withdrawn, the Liucheng, the royal capital that King Wuhuan had worked hard to manage, no longer existed.

Before the envoys from Liaodong and other places arrived or pursued the fleeing Wuhuan tribes, Yan Xing had already ordered the troops in Guanxi to return to retreat and return to Youzhou.

In the cold winter month, Ji County, Youzhou.

Yan Xing, the general of the cavalry who was at the top of his name in the north, was standing alone in the attic. The fire next to him had just turned off, and there were three or two idle pieces scattered on the chessboard. He was breathing white and looked at the heavy snow falling on the streets and alleys in the city, feeling the bitter and solemn nature of the whistle and northwest wind alone.

The high place is cold.

Although the troops were used quickly this time, they defeated Wuhuan, the western Liaoning, which had caused trouble in the north for decades, were unable to return to their hometowns when the snow was heavy at the end of the year, and could only stay in Youzhou for this cold winter.

Gongsun Kang, who was separating Liaodong, had sent envoys to surrender and sent the heads of the two brothers Yuan Xi and Yuan Shang who escaped from the battlefield in western Liaoning. The Hu tribes inside and outside the Great Wall also submitted their orders to surrender and bowed their heads, and did not dare to openly disobey the powerful army in Guanxi that had just defeated Wuhuan in western Liaoning.

Of course, the Hu people were erratic and capricious. Gongsun Kang took advantage of the power vacuum period when Wuhuan collapsed and suddenly destroyed. Yan Xing knew about these actions, and he also acknowledged this situation.

The soldiers and horses in Guanxi, who are at the end of their power, should not mobilize many troops because of anger.

Moreover, as the prefectures and counties under their control expanded rapidly, reports from all over the country were as anxious as sparks. Yan Xing, who had been fighting abroad for many years, had gradually lost control of the situation.

To the outside world, the troops of Guanxi, known as the army of hundreds of battles, were scattered in Guanluo, Yongliang, Hanzhong, and Hebei. They seemed to be invincible and could defeat them, but the troops were too scattered and expanded rapidly, and soon there would be a risk of a global collapse.

The Hanzhong crisis had just passed, and Yan Gui and Pei Ji's Guanxi army that remained in the local area were almost in the hands of Liu Bei.

Although the Cao army failed to support Yuan Tan in time, it also took advantage of the situation to rob and take away the Qingzhou county south of the river. The Cao family of the Central Plains, who had a father and son, recovered their strength internally, contacted allies externally, and stubbornly maintained a confrontation with the soldiers and horses of Guanxi.

Although Jingzhou is not worth worrying, Liu Biao, the former ally, also clearly favored the anti-Yan camp.

Internally, all aftermath of the battle were carried out after the large-scale conquest and confrontation were promoted in a tortuous manner.

Most of the treasury savings in Jiyou and other places were squandered after several conquests and squandering. People's livelihood was difficult. They also had to resettle refugees after the war, the Hu Han population of various tribes in Heishan, and the Wuhuan tribes. They could only rely on Cui Yan and other surrendered ministers in Hebei to barely maintain the situation.

Although the pacification of the Wuhuan in western Liaoning gave a good start to conquer the people in Hebei, how to win the people's hearts and gather people's strength will be a tortuous process.

The outstanding problems in the army need to be solved, the morale of the army that has been long-term fight, the replacement of newly recruited troops, the old soldiers who are in urgent need of retirement, the arrogant generals and school, the moderate collection and redistribution of military power, the selection of long border guards

The greater internal problems such as the ups and the uneven quality of the faction, such as the struggle of factional hills, gradually surfaced.

Without skillful skills and sufficient patience, Yan Xing may not be able to control the chessboard in front of him in the future.

"grown ups.."

Tian Chou's eldest son knelt in front of his father's bed, looking at Tian Chou who was withered and about to get down, sobbing in a low voice.

In the mansion given by Yan Xing, Tian Chou, the hero who conquered Wuhuan, was about to reach the end of his life.

The Tian clan members and the slaves didn't understand that the head of the family was not seriously injured on the battlefield, so why did he get worse after returning to Youzhou, and even reach a terminal state of illness.

Only Tian Chou's eldest son knew that his father secretly poured out the medicine on his sickbed, and he frowned and said nothing and was worried whenever he heard the policy measures of the General's Mansion of Cavalry.

General Cavalry gathered the bones of fallen soldiers, set up a temple in Jixian to worship. In the army, he subdued Zhang He, and other Yuan Shao surrendered generals and other Yuan Shao to be minions, and promoted the titles of Zhang Liao, Xu Huang and other meritorious generals, and let his generals Cao Yuan be the commander of Youzhou military, Xu Kun be the commander of Bingzhou military, and raising Hu. Han warriors thought it was for personal use. Through the laws of the Ba Mansion, the original system of Youzhidi changed Zhang, and repeatedly indulged the people who were persuaded to advance.

He has repeatedly passed the imperial edicts of the court to do what he is doing, and his ambitions in front of others have become obvious.

This cavalry general who defeated the great general Yuan Shao would be a thief who was more terrifying than the two brothers Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu. His decree seemed to be to quit the army and support the people, but in fact he would sharpen his sword at all times, preparing to go south to use troops to destroy the Han Dynasty supported by Cao Pi and the Cao family in the Central Plains.

Tian Chou, who was in the Han Dynasty, was wandering around the sky on his sickbed, as if he had seen something terrible, and he kept vomiting blood after waking up.

Yes, he offered advice to conquer the Wuhuan. In addition to trying to eliminate the great troubles in the north for decades, he also used the power of the Wuhuan in western Liaoning to destroy the strength of the troops in Guanxi and delayed the date of Yan Xing's journey south to use the military force, giving the Han Dynasty and Cao family in the Central Plains a chance to recover and breathe, hoping that the miracle of the Han Dynasty's revival would occur.

However, although his goal was indeed achieved at the beginning, the Kansai army had no intention of going south to use troops within one or two years, the Kansai army that was resting and recuperating allowed Tian Chou to see the arrival of another terrible thing.

A giant beast that swallowed the Han Dynasty was growing, and he was one of the people raised with flesh and blood.

What made Tian Chou even more uncomfortable was that General Yan Xing, the Cavalry, was not angry at his repeated refusal to take office as a official in the General's Office of the Cavalry, but instead attached great importance to it, repeatedly rewarded it, and declared his noble character and his merits of the commander of the Wuhuan to conquer the Wuhuan.

This is to use his invitation to the hearts of the people in Hebei, and to punish his heart.

With the care of the General of the Cavalry, Tian Chou's condition worsened and finally reached an unstoppable point.

"These things must not be known to anyone in the clan. You and you must not serve in the Yan family. After I die, you will take the coffin back to your hometown, attack Shulitian, and pay mercy to the poor and weak in the clan, and teach your younger brothers and sisters well. I see that the war in the north has not yet been settled. Although the countryside in the family is hard, it is a happy place in this chaotic world."

Tian Chou, who woke up, turned around and told the eldest son about things. He originally wanted to say more, but then he thought that his eldest son was mediocre, and giving too much instructions would be too much, so he stopped.

After a while, he suddenly thought of something, struggled to raise his dry arms from the bed, pointed at Nanfang and said:

"If one day the Han soldiers and horses head north to Youyan, remember to go to the grave to inform you."

Chang'an, Guanxi, General Cavalry Mansion.

Pei Shu, who has a beautiful appearance and is wearing a brocade dress and light fur, sat lazily in front of the dressing table. Her skin was as fine as jade, her crimson lips were as beautiful as dripping, and the gentle hair on her cheeks brushed her face with a bit of a noble lady's charm. She saw her eyes circling, holding her own soft black hair with one hand and slowly combing it with the jade comb with the other hand.

In a moment, Pei Shu sighed lightly, put down the jade comb in her hand, and quietly looked at herself in the bronze mirror.

No matter how beautiful the appearance is, it cannot be concealed that she is already a woman over thirty years old.

Since marrying Yan Xing, Pei Shu has made a lot of money. She strictly demanded herself according to the standards of the virtuous and virtuous wife of the ancients, taking care of her husband and children, and taking care of her family. She frugally fed and worked hard in times of difficulty. She even climbed the city tower to appease the morale of the army in times of crisis in Anyi. She also treated many women in her family with etiquette and law, and was unbiased.

However, couples who are separated by two places and are often separated by many people will inevitably feel a sense of distance.

In recent years, although Guanxi's troops were invincible, defeated powerful enemies in Hebei, Central Plains and other places, conquered cities and territories, and were invincible. With a stable operation, Chang'an has been doing much better. Seeing that his husband has become the hero of the northern country, Pei Shu does not have to be as worried as before, but the letters sent by Yan Xing, who has been fighting abroad for many years, have become increasingly rare.

It is reported that Yan Xing won the battle against Wuhuan this time and stayed in Hebei but did not return. It was because he captured Yuan Xi's wife Zhen in Hebei. The Zhen family was a stunning northern country and had a beautiful appearance. Yan Xing felt like he was a treasure at first sight. Although he still distributed all the captured women to meritorious soldiers like before, this time he left Zhen to serve himself in the army, caring for him and living in simplicity. Even if he was a confidant, civil and military officer who often followed him, it would be difficult to see this woman.

Although Pei Shu sneered at these words in front of others, she was secretly worried inside.

As smart as she was, she also clearly felt that as Yan Xing pacified Hebei, the reputation was at its peak, and some things changed silently. Many civil and military officials, including the Pei family, were even more awe-inspiring when facing Yan Xing and no longer spoke out as bluntly as before.

After all, although the Yuan family's foundation was destroyed, the Yuan family's old officials and ministers were still spread all over Hebei. Yan Xing's behavior of destroying other people's families and seizing their wives and daughters would only make his bad comments in Guandong even worse, which was not conducive to conquering the hearts of the people of Hebei that had just been pacified.

But from another perspective, flaws do not hide the merits. Yan Xing destroyed Yuan Shao and defeated Wuhuan in one fell swoop, solving the great troubles that were difficult to eliminate in the north for decades. His reputation was at its peak. What could the act of merely bringing Yuan Xi's wife into the account?

Perhaps it is precisely because of this that Yan Xing is fearless and his civil and military officials know and say nothing.

Of course, this kind of news also invisibly aggravated Pei Shu's sense of crisis.
Chapter completed!