Time flies, and time passes.

Three years passed in a flash, and the grasslands in Saibei are still lush.

The blue sky, green space, and white clouds are lingering.

Herds of cattle and sheep wandered on the grassland, and melodious pastoral songs echoed in the sky.

Suddenly, the cattle and sheep raised their heads. The herder who was grazing also strangled the war horses and showed a look of surprise on his face.

Rumbled, and bursts of thunder came from afar.

But when the sound is approaching, you can hear it's the sound of horse hooves.

The herdsmen immediately took down their bows and arrows, picked up swords and guns, showing nervousness... Since the 13th year of Jian'an, it has been nearly two years since it has not heard such intensive improvements. Two years ago, the prime minister of the Han Dynasty, Liu Chuang, raised an army in Sujiangcheng, commanded a 100,000 army northwards, and defeated the Xianbei Dingling coalition in front of Langjuxu Mountain. After that, the Prime Minister Liu personally led the army to conquer the north.

The last time I heard about Prime Minister Liu was at the beginning of the year.

It is said that he led the great Han army to the northern section of the Beihai, confronting the coalition forces formed by the Dingling people, Jiankun people and Xianbei people...

This is also the ultimate expansion of the Han army to the north since the Han Dynasty.

The herdsmen were very excited because if the Han army won, their pasture would be expanded to the North Sea. I heard that the water plants there were very abundant.

Could it be...

The herdsmen all seemed particularly nervous and looked up.

But a team of cavalry swept across the grassland like lightning.

The knight on the horse ran wildly while shouting: "Baihai, Beihai! The Prime Minister defeated the alien coalition forces in Beihai, captured the Xianbei thief prisoner Bu Dugen alive, and killed Dingling thief prisoner Erchan. We won. We won... Beihai thief victory. Beihai thief victory..."

Hundreds of knights shouted in unison on the horse, and although their voices were hoarse, they showed endless heroism.

The herdsmen were stunned at first, and then they reacted and cheered with thunderous mountains and seas. The herdsmen even rode their horses to join the cavalry team, galloped with the knights, and shouted loudly.

Win?

Really won!

Prime Minister Liu defeated those aliens in Beihai. Wouldn’t it mean that our ranch can be expanded to Beihai?

A bright smile suddenly appeared on the faces of the herdsmen.

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In the 11th year of Jian'an, Guan Yu and Chen Dao led their troops to surrender in Nanxin Market.

The surrender of these two people also indicates that the battle of Jingzhou was completely over... Ma Liang and others led the remnants of Shaxian until November, and finally Xuan Gao surrendered. Jingzhou was then occupied by Liu Chuang, and Liu Chuang did not violate the original promise and fulfilled the policy of Jingzhou affairs and the rule of Jing people. Kuai Yue was able to take over the position of governor of Jingzhou. Pang Shanmin unexpectedly became the prefect of Nanjun.

Wenpin was the prefect of Changsha. Naturally, no one opposed it.

But the most unexpected thing is that the naval governor Gan Ning took over the position of Jiangxia prefect.

Speaking of which, Gan Ning was also from Jingzhou. He led his troops from Ba County to Jingzhou, but he was not appreciated by Liu Biao, and was eventually asked to leave by Liu Chuang.

In a flash, even many people from Jingzhou have forgotten Gan Ning's hometown.

Of course, Liu Chuang appointed Gan Ning as the prefect of Jiangxia, which had a deeper meaning... First of all, Gan Ning was a Jing native, and did not violate the principles of Jingzhou affairs and the rule of Jing people; secondly, Gan Ning was proficient in water warfare. Although he had been the naval commander for many years, he was still as strong as a great river.

The most important point is that the ancestors of Ganning once lived in Ba County and were one of the five major surnames in Linjiang County.

Yan, Gan, Wen, Yang, Du... Among the five major surnames, Yan and Gan had a good relationship. Later, because of offending Liu Zhang, the Gan family had to leave Ba County, but the friendship between generations did not disappear because of this. Yan Yan, the prefect of Ba County, was a member of the Yan clan in Linjiang.

Liu Chuang appointed Gan Ning because he wanted to open up Ba County through Gan Ning Road.

In the future, Ba County was a stumbling block. Yan Yan, the prefect of Ba County, was also an old general who Liu Chuang admired very much. In the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Yan Yan surrendered to Liu Bei and became a general who Liu Bei captured the city and village. In fact, Yan Yan never surrendered from beginning to end, and left behind the bold words of "Our state has a deposed general, but no surrendered general." Later, Liu Bei captured Chengdu and Liu Zhang surrendered. Yan Yan, who had been discharged from the army and returned to the field, heard the news and committed suicide in his own home.

This is a respectable old general.

Of course, Liu Chuang did not want Yan Yan to embark on the same path when he conquered Xichuan in the future.

But it is not easy for such a stubborn old man to persuade him. Letting Gan Ning walk around with him may change Yan Yan's fate.

As for whether Yan Yan is willing to serve?

To be honest, Liu Chuang has a lot of talents and really has no intention of forcing him.

The war in Jingzhou ended and the war in Jiangdong rekindled... In the middle of November of the 11th year of Jian'an, Jurong was defeated and Lu Su was captured by Xiahou Yuan.

Jiang Qin died at the hands of Xu Chu.

At the same time, He Qi and Liu Yong also strengthened their offensive against Yu Zhang.

Under Lu Xun's command, He Qi personally went to Pengze to lobby for Dong Xi to surrender. Lu Xun attacked Shi Yang and defeated Cheng Pu...

Cheng Pu, who was desperate, committed suicide by killing himself in Chaisang.

After the news reached Moling, Sun Quan fainted on the spot and then died of illness.

The only battle in Jiangdong that made the Han army difficult was Danyang City. Although Zhang Liao and Xu Huang took turns to attack fiercely, the general Zhou Tai defended Danyang to the death and refused to surrender. In desperation, Guo Jia ordered Xu Huang to besiege Danyang County, while Zhang Liao passed around the city and met with Xiahou Yuan and Moling City. At the same time, Gan Ning conquered Wu County, led his troops westward, and occupied Yangxian County...

Seeing that the situation was hopeless, Sun Quan had to open the city and offer surrender.

After the Han army entered Moling, they did not violate any crime. However, at Guo Jia's request, Sun Quan was not allowed to stay in Jiangdong and lead his family to Luoyang north. However, no one expected that on the way to Luoyang north, he was pursued by Sun Shao, and Sun Quan was even killed by Sun Shao.

Sun Quan was dead, and Jiangdong completely gave up resistance.

Only Zhou Tai committed suicide in Danyang after learning about Sun Quan's murder.

Danyang County was then broken...

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Jingzhou and Jiangdong. The curtain came to an end one after another.

Liu Chuang returned to Luoyang at the end of the year. He then raised his troops in April of the 12th year of Jian'an and headed north to Bingzhou.

He wanted to fulfill his vow that time, wherever the sun shines, there was a dragon flag flying in the Han Dynasty. For this day, he endured it for two years.

Xianbei and Ding Ling raided northern borders one after another, but Liu Chuang kept the defensive and refused to send troops.

Civil war continued, and he was unable to go north.

Now that Sun Quan and Liu Bei are all destroying, Liu Chuang's intention to fight the Northern Expedition is getting stronger and stronger... But no one expected that this battle would last for three years. Liu Chuang started from the surrender city, went through the Battle of Longcheng, the Battle of Langjuxu Mountain, and the Battle of Beihai.

He captured Bu Dugen and killed Ding Ling'er Chan.

Ke Bi Neng fled north in a hurry with the remnants of Xianbei, and his whereabouts were unknown.

Seeing this, the people of Jiankun dared not continue to resist. Jiankun Shanyu sent people to surrender to Liu Chuang, and followed Liu Chuang to return to the Han Dynasty.

In the distance, the Danshan Mountain can be vaguely visible.

The Han army dragon flag fluttered in the wind and flew.

Familiar scenery, familiar language... Liu Chuang sat on the horse and felt extremely comfortable in his heart.

Finally back... After three years of the Northern Expedition, there were more than a hundred wars in total. When they set out, a hundred armies were in a mighty state. Now when they returned to their hometown, the three pavilions were damaged by ten pavilions. More than 30,000 Han soldiers were sleeping on the grassland and on the North Sea. To this day, those tragic battles still flashed in Liu Chuang's mind, and the shouts of thousands of troops galloping on the grassland still echoed in his ears.

"Prime Minister, General Tian and Governor Yan are here."

Liu Chuang suddenly woke up from a trance, looked up and saw a cavalryman flying from far to near.

Looking at the big flag, Liu Chuang knew the identity of the visitor, which was the Liao general Tian Yu, the governor of Youzhou, and the guardian Wuhuan lieutenant Yan Rou.

Two years ago, Guan Hai left office as the governor of Youzhou two years ago because of his old age and physical weakness, and went to Luoyang for retirement.

Yan Rou then took over Youzhou, and Tian Yu became the general of Du Liao because of his outstanding military achievements... The two of them came very quickly. However, their fast arrival also means that something important must have happened, otherwise the two of them would not have rushed to Danhan Mountain from Youzhou so quickly.

Liu Chuang thought about it and rode his horse to meet him.

Tian Yu and Yan Rou stopped when they were still twenty steps away from Liu Chuang, turned over and dismounted, and bowed to Liu Chuang...

"Congratulations to the Prime Minister for returning in triumphant success."

Tian Yu stepped forward and whispered: "We are waiting at the foot of Danhan Mountain to arrange the camp and ask the Prime Minister to rest in the camp."

Danhan Mountain was originally the Southern Xiongnu Khan Temple.

However, as the Southern Xiongnu were driven out of Shuofang, Danhan Mountain became the territory of the Han Dynasty.

After passing Danhan Mountain, you enter Youzhou. Logically speaking, Yan Rou and Tian Yu came to welcome Liu Chuang, and Liu Chuang should be welcomed into Youzhou. Why did they set up camp in Danhan Mountain? Liu Chuang couldn't help but feel moved and immediately realized that something must have happened in the court.

At that moment, he was not polite, so he followed Tian Yu and Yan Rou to the Danhan Mountain Camp.

"Guo Ren, is something happening in the court?"

Tian Yu and Yan Rou looked at each other, and Yan Rou stood up and said softly: "Report to the Prime Minister, after the Prime Minister's victory in Beihai was passed to Yanjing, His Majesty was very happy to learn that. That night, he held a banquet in the Yanjing Imperial City, but did not want to drink too much, and died suddenly in the palace the next day."

After three years of battle, Liu Chuang had already reached the point where Mount Tai collapsed before his face remained unchanged.

Hearing Yan Rou's words, he couldn't help but feel a little shocked and asked softly: "As for this, isn't Your Majesty's death a human being?"

"It's definitely not artificial!"

Tian Yu said seriously: "But, Yanjing ordered Cao Pi to take on the responsibility of protecting His Majesty, and there was a responsibility that was difficult to turn off.

Now the court has ordered people to escort Cao Pi back to Luoyang and hand it over to the court guard for investigation. If the Prime Minister returns to Luoyang now, it may be a little trouble."

Liu Chuang took a deep breath and said in a deep voice: "Is this Situ's intention?"

Situ is Xun Yu.

Yan Rou nodded and said, "Situ Fang sent someone to inform him, and asked the Prime Minister to stay in Danhan Mountain for a few days.
To be continued...