Li Hong ordered Wei Zheng to return to Nulu and led his troops to travel day and night to Handan.

Li Hong did not return to Zhending, but rushed directly to Xindu of Anping Kingdom. Jizhou Governor's Mansion is now in Xindu. Originally, the capital of the Governor's Mansion was located in Gaoyi City, but because of the war, Guo Dian moved the capital to Xindu. Li Hong came to ask for troops.

The new governor of Jizhou has not yet taken office. The main officials of the governor's office are engaged in the department and county, and are engaged in the central government, and are engaged in the Gongcao, the chief clerk, the chief clerk, the chief clerk, the military, the literature, the military, the chief military, the chief military, the chief military, the chief military, the chief military, and the chief military chief. Li Hong is now the general of the Central Army of Pinglu, and is a high-ranking official for local prefectures and counties. Among these people, Li Hong knew Shen Pei. Shen Pei's body had basically recovered, and he pulled Li Hong and introduced his colleagues to him one by one.

Li Hongxin had no intention of getting 50,000 troops to join the city to have a meal and rest. After a little greeting with the officials, he went straight to the point. He wanted to recruit the Jizhou army that had already settled in Zhending City.

Shen Pei asked in surprise: "Has Zhending City been defeated?"

Li Hongxiao said: "It's over, and other counties in Changshan Country will be recovered soon."

After hearing the news, people from Jizhou Prefecture were very excited and brimmed with each other to congratulate.

Li Hong waited for them to calm down and continued, saying: "You have already known the imperial court's recruitment of 50,000 troops from Jizhou to Liangzhou. It is very difficult to complete this matter now, so you must ask for your full support no matter what. If we do not move west as scheduled, no one will be able to escape."

The Liang Dynasty was engaged in the military affairs of the Central Committee, but he raised an objection. He said loudly, "After all the troops in Jizhou are recruited to advance westward, there will be no troops in Jizhou. If the Yellow Turban Army is defeated from the Taihang Mountains, how can various parts of Jizhou defend?"

Li Hong replied: "Now the Yellow Turban Army has been broken up, their strength has been greatly reduced, and they have no ability to invade all parts of Jizhou in the short term. After the spring plowing began in April, the refugees scattered around the country were basically settled safely, and by then the Yellow Turban Army may be even more difficult to survive. After we advance westward, you will immediately start recruiting troops in various parts of Jizhou. This is the only way to solve the problem of shortage of troops in Jizhou."

Wu Liang, the donkey, said worriedly: "Changshan has just been pacified, and the government army has not yet established its foothold. The lord is in a hurry to transfer the troops. Are you too hasty?"

Li Hong said: "I think the troops of Liu Bei, the military officer of Qingzhou Pingyuan County, are very combat-effective. You can keep him for a while until Changshan is stable. Isn't it enough to let him return to Pingyuan County?"

Shen Pei immediately said: "If the adults repeatedly insist on recruiting all troops, and the adults are in a false sense, we are not good at opposing it, but you should not recruit the commanders of Julu County and Bohai County. They have many years of leadership and have rich experience in fighting and training soldiers. Keeping them to train new recruits and garrison cities is also a guarantee for Jizhou."

Li Hong only wanted to get all the troops in Jizhou, and it didn't matter whether the senior officer gave him or not. Li Hong immediately agreed. Then he mentioned the military pay and food that the troops urgently needed.

The officials in Jizhou almost complained in unison, which made Li Hong's head loud. Money and food were too short.

Li Hong couldn't say that they were anxious and shouted loudly: "Do you give it or not? Give it, I will go back to Handan and wait; if I don't give it, I will immediately write to the emperor to tell you."

These people were not afraid of Li Hong's threat, and they were even more quarreled. They all blushed and wanted to eat Li Hong.

Yuan Hong, a county-level county resident, hurried out to smooth things over.

He said to Li Hong with a smile: "It's not that Li Zhonglang didn't know the current situation in Jizhou, it's difficult. It's still barely enough to provide the adult with the military supplies of ten thousand cavalry to the public, but it won't work any more. Li Zhonglang recruited a large number of Yellow Turban prisoners in Handan, which led to a huge increase in the army's expenses. We really can't afford it."

Li Hong said helplessly with a bitter face: "If I don't increase my troops, where can I find 50,000 people to go to Xiliang? Also, our Fengyun Iron Cavalry has 15,000 troops. Why did you just say that you only pay us 10,000 troops?"

Yuan Hong immediately replied: "Didn't the adult's troops lose a lot in the Battle of Tao? We have already paid the pensions for the fallen soldiers. What does the adult mean by saying this?"

Li Hong said seriously: "According to the military laws of the Han Dynasty, the military pay of the cavalry during the war was three times that of the usual military pay, but you have never paid us as the military pay for the three-companion. Now I only ask you to increase it a little bit, and you still have a lot of nonsense. Are you bullying us people in the northern border without knowing the number? I already understand your difficulties, but you cannot bully others too much. If you don't want to, I will write a letter to sue you for maliciously deducting the military pay."

A group of people stood in the cold wind, making a big fuss, completely forgetting that they were military and political officials in Jizhou. Li Hong stood among the crowd and kept waving his hands, blushing his face and thick neck, and quarreled with more than a dozen officials from the governor's office, where was the demeanor of the Central Army?

Bo Wang Tai, the head of Jizhou Prefecture, spoke slowly and gracefully. He said to Li Hong: "Li Zhonglang, we have explained the current situation of Jizhou's finances to you many times, but you have repeatedly asked for an increase in military pay, and it seems that you don't believe us."

"Of course I believe it." Li Hong said: "Since the heroic death of the Jizhou Mu Guo, Jizhou, has been hard for you to support him. No matter how difficult and poor Jizhou is, it is the granary of my Han Dynasty and the treasury of my Han Dynasty. If you don't solve it, who will I ask for it? If I assemble 50,000 troops in Handan next month, if you don't give me military pay or food, what will you do if you ask me? Will the troops be disbanded?"

"Why didn't the court pay such a big action?" Yuan Hong said angrily, "Even if you put the knife on my neck now, I can't afford it."

Li Hong said angrily: "There are so many clans in Jizhou, so you can't borrow some from your door? Let's say good things and ask them to donate a little. The wealth of the rich in Jizhou together is probably more than the treasury of the imperial court, right?"

Wu Liang said on the side: "What is the reason? There must be a reason to borrow money. We have already borrowed it many times."

Li Hong said loudly: "Let them open their eyes widen their eyes and see if there are still rich people in Zhao, Zhongshan and Changshan? What are the benefits for them when the country is in chaos? If the world is in chaos, they can't even save their lives, let alone any property?"

Liang Yi, an engaged in Zhizhong, sighed, "We can't afford to borrow money again. If you borrow it, we can't afford to pay it back. Let's discuss it, and see how much more we can raise according to Li Zhonglang's suggestion?"

The officials of Jizhou Prefecture gathered together for a long time, and finally reluctantly agreed to Li Hong's request. Before April, all the money and food of the Western Expedition troops were provided by Jizhou.

Li Hong was overjoyed and bowed to thank him repeatedly. Then he immediately said goodbye to the officials of the governor's office, and he was anxious to return to Handan.

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Shen Pei offered to send him a trip.

On the way, Shen Piao talked to Li Hong about a lot of things on the battlefield in Xiliang.

"General Zhang Wen of the ches and cavalry are knowledgeable, loyal, gentle, and have many disciples and officials. When you arrive in Xiliang, be sure to have a good relationship with this person, which will definitely be of great help to your future future." Shen Pei said slowly: "He has a disciple named Tao Qian, who is now Sima in the General's Mansion. This person used to be the governor of Youzhou and the current congressman. He first followed Huangfu Song to challenge Xiliang, and now he is with Zhang Wen. He is very clear about the situation in Xiliang, so you must not offend him after you arrive in Xiliang, and make more friends with him."

Li Hong nodded and said gratefully: "Thank you Brother Zhengnan for your reminder."

Shen Pei continued: "This person is over fifty years old. Although he is an honest official and has a talented person, he is unruly and arrogant. He has always been very proud of his career. So when he sees you as a general at such a young age, he may be dissatisfied with his words. You must restrain yourself and your subordinates, be patient, and don't take action with a sword like you are like me."

Li Hong smiled at him embarrassedly and said, "I know I'm irritable, I will change it. Brother Zhengnan has anything else to give?"

Shen Pei pondered for a moment and said, "There is the General of Polu Dong Zhuo. He was defeated by Zhang Jiao on the battlefield of Guangzong two years ago, not because he could not fight, but because he led the subordinates of the General General Lu Zhi to fight, so he lost again and again. You should understand the reason, right?"

Li Hong nodded and said, "Mr. Lu was convicted for no reason, and of course his subordinates were not convinced. The troops had no morale. Anyone who led the army would be defeated and fled."

Shen Pei nodded and said, "This is only one reason. Another reason is that Lu Zhi's subordinates did not listen to him at all. He rushed to the battlefield of Guangzong alone, without his familiar subordinates and soldiers, no one supported him, and no one worked hard for him. This is the main reason for his failure. He was from Longxi, Liangzhou, with a generous and cruel temperament and outstanding plan. When he was young, he had close contact with the Qiangzhong Haoshang. He was famous for his heroes in Western Xinjiang. Later, he was summoned to be the Liangzhou Assassin.

The military officer of the Shifu was stationed in the frontier. During the late emperor, Zhang Huan, the general of the Central Army, was appointed as the Sima of the Army, and fought against Qiang and Hu. Later, he was promoted to the Langzhong for his military merits. Then he remained stationed in the frontier, repeatedly fighting with Qiang and Hu and Xianbei people, and had great military merits. Many years later, he was promoted to the Wuji School Captain of the Western Regions. Over the past decade, he also learned to deal with the powerful people in Luoyang, so he had a prosperous official career. He served as the governor of Bingzhou, the prefect of Hedong, the general of the Eastern Central Army, and until now the General of the Polu."

Shen Pei glanced at Li Hong and said slowly: "Does Li Zhonglang know why I want to say this?"

Li Hong smiled and said, "Brother Zhengnan wants to remind me that after arriving in Xiliang, he must humbly ask him for advice on the military affairs of Xiliang and not offend him."

Shen Pei shook his head and said with a serious expression: "Your qualifications and military merits cannot be compared with him at all, but you are the General of the Central Army at the age of twenty. What about him? He is the General of the Central Army at the age of fifty. So he will hate you very much, and he may kill you on the battlefield in Xiliang."

Li Hong's expression changed drastically and asked in surprise: "Why did he kill me? Because I became the General of the Central Army at the age of 20?"

Shen Pei looked at him seriously and said slowly: "I don't understand him. I just analyze this from a normal perspective. I think there are many places between you two. You are both frontiers, both bloody and bloody, brave and good at fighting, but you are young, lucky, gentle and pure, and even a little immature. So if he likes you, you may be friends, but if he wants to kill you, you are not his opponent at all. This is why I remind you. On the battlefield, generals often have intrigue, sinister and vicious in order to compete for military merit, and dare to use any means. There are too many such experiences and lessons in history, so you won't know?"

Li Hong really didn't know. He nodded in fear and was very grateful to the reminder that Shen Feng gave him. Li Hong did not expect that after he arrived on the battlefield in Xiliang, in addition to fighting with the enemy, he also had to be on guard against his friends' swords. All along, there were friends around him who helped him, and he had never experienced such a thing, so Li Hong never even thought about it.

Shen Pei continued: "Maybe I've been worried too much, but there are too many statements about Dong Zhuo. His blood and cruelty are really sensational. You must be careful when you arrive in Xiliang."

Li Hong dismounted and bowed deeply to Shen Pei. He was sincerely grateful to him. Only real friends would care so much about him. The two waved goodbye.
Chapter completed!