Standalone Northern and Southern Dynasties

Chapter 331 Hulu Gold

Hulug gold?
Su Ze was a little surprised. He didn't expect that Gao Hui would come back from the grassland and bring him such a surprise.

In the historical timeline before Su Ze traveled through time, Hulu Jin was one of the most important generals under Gao Huan. In the Battle of Mangshan, it was Hulu Jin who risked his life to rescue Gao Huan, otherwise there would be no Northern Qi.

Hulugu Jin was not only brave himself, but his son Hulugu Guang was also a great general of Northern Qi.

Like Gao Huan himself, Hulu Jin also first surrendered to Erzhu Rong in history, and only followed Gao Huan after Erzhu Rong's downfall.

The timeline of this world has changed, and Hulu Jin actually followed Gao Hui to join him?

It seems that the reputation gained in the early stage was not in vain!
Dugu Xin and Hulu Jin both stated that in the eyes of the heroes of the Six Garrisons, they and their sworn brother Erzhu Rong had the same appeal.

The only drawback is that his territory is a bit far from the Six Towns, and it is not convenient to accept the surrender of the heroes of the Six Towns.

But now Su Ze has become wealthy. He did not show his excitement as before, but said calmly:
"Since he is a talent recommended by Lord Gao, this general still wants to meet him."

After saying that, Su Ze had Hulu Jin brought to him.

After seeing talented people like Dugu Xin who are both good-looking and capable, Hulu Jin's appearance can only be considered ordinary.

He was dressed in the clothes of the Chi-Le ethnic group, and his face was frosted from long hours of traveling.

But when Hulu Jin saw him, he did not show any sign of worry or fear, but stood proudly in front of him.

Su Ze asked:

"Mr. Gao said that Hululang is a fierce general. I wonder what is so special about him?"

Gao Hui looked at Su Ze. He didn't expect that he would hit a straight ball right away?
If it were a Han general, he would probably feel humiliated at this moment, but Su Ze's question just matched the temperament of Hulu Jin, a Chilean.

The men of Liuzhen are never reluctant to talk about their abilities!

Hulu Jinchashou said:
"General, I have three talents!"

Su Ze smiled and asked gently:

"Which three talents?"

Hulu Jin said proudly:

"You can tell how many enemies there are by looking at the dust from a distance."

Su Ze nodded and said:
"As the Art of War says, estimating the enemy comes first. This is the ability to estimate the enemy."

When Hulu Jin heard that Su Ze, the world's top military strategist, was affirming him, he raised his head and was a little excited, but he continued:
"By listening to the ground and smelling the soil, one can know the distance."

Su Ze also nodded approvingly. This was considered a racial skill of excellent nomadic generals. By lying on the ground and listening to the vibration of the earth, one could estimate the distance of the enemy.

Genghis Khan had this ability. Combined with the previous item, he could know the number and distance of the enemy in advance, which was a very practical skill in combat.

"Where's three?"

Hulujin continued to raise his head and said:
“I sing beautifully!”

This time even Gao Hui couldn't hold it in anymore, and Su Ze burst out laughing.

Hulu Jin also smiled and said:

"In my Chi-Le tribe, we often express our feelings through songs. My wife married me just because she listened to the songs I sang!"

Su Ze smiled and said:

"Then please sing a song, Hululang."

Hulu Jin did not have any psychological burden, he just started singing:
"Chi Le Chuan, under the Yin Mountains. The sky is like a dome, covering the four fields. The sky is vast, the fields are boundless, the wind blows the grass low and you can see cattle and sheep."

As expected, as soon as Hulu Jin opened his mouth, he felt a sense of vast wildness, as if he was on the grassland of Chi Le Chuan, where he could hear the rustling of grass, the neighing of cattle and sheep, and the melodious tunes that continued.

It was not until Hulu Jin had finished singing for a while that Su Ze and Gao Hui came back to their senses from the mood of the song.

"it is good!"

Su Ze cheered loudly, and then said to Hulu Jin:
"The song is really good, and the singer sings it even better."

Although the lyrics of this song are melodious, they make people feel melancholy after listening to it. Su Ze said with emotion:

"When the Japanese general rebuilt Baidao City at the foot of the Chile River, he killed the Rouran people to build the Jingguan. I wonder what has happened to the city now?"

Chi Le Chuan is a grassland near the exit of Baidao. The so-called grassland is a lush grassland with abundant water and grass. This place was named Fengzhou by the Liao Kingdom in the Song Dynasty. Anda Khan, the most famous northern border threat during the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty, started his career here.

Hulujin lowered his head and said:

"Li Huqi once resisted the army of Po Liu Han Baling in Baidao City, which was renovated by the general. However, Baidao City was destroyed after the rebellion, and the Jingguan built by the general was also destroyed in the previous Rouran looting."

Su Ze was not sad for the small Baidao City. He said to Hulu Jin:
"Although Hululang was recommended by Lord Gao, my shogun's office has its own system."

Hulu Jin did not come alone to surrender, he also brought with him 700 herdsmen from the Hulu tribe.

Su Ze said carefully:

"The herdsmen you brought with you must be registered as common people, and the general's office will arrange for their pastures." "Hululang will start as the commander of the Cavalry Battalion."

In fact, the brigade commander's status in Su Ze's army is not low. Many old soldiers who followed Su Ze are now just team leaders, and only orange and purple followers can sit in this position.

But Hulu Jin did not come to Su Ze alone, he came with a tribe.

A tribe of seven hundred people has at least two or three hundred armed grassland cavalry, and the tribe to which Hulu Jin belongs is a relatively combat-capable tribe among the Chile people.

Therefore, it can be said that Hulu Jin came to surrender with three hundred elite cavalrymen, and giving him only a brigade commander seemed stingy to Su Ze.

In the same comparison, in the historical timeline before Su Ze traveled through time, Erzhu Rong treated those generals of the Six Garrisons who surrendered with their troops as lieutenant generals of the shogunate as the starting point.

However, Hulu Jin did not show any dissatisfaction. Although they, the Chile people, were of the same ethnic group as the Gaoche people on the grassland, due to the drought and locust plague this year, all the slightly better pastures on the grassland had been occupied by others.

The Hulu tribe really couldn't survive, so they followed Gao Hui to Xiazhou.

Moreover, among the official forces today, Su Ze is the most famous and the one closest to the people of the Six Towns.

Hulu Jin said to Su Ze with the courtesy of a monarch and his subject:

"Thank you for taking me in, General. I will repay you with my life!"

Su Ze was in a good mood, and he pulled Gao Hui and said:

"Today, Lord Gao has returned, and he has found another brave general. We should host a feast for him!"
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October, the second year of Xiaochang.

The commander-in-chief in charge of suppressing the rebellion in Hedong, Prince Guangyang Yuanshen, finally waited for the court's army. In response to the court envoy who urged him to send troops, Yuanshen could only simply reorganize the troops. Regardless of the fact that it was already autumn and winter and there was not enough food and grass, he directly sent troops out of Lingqiu and entered Dingzhou to join forces with Yang Yu, the governor of Dingzhou who had retreated in Lingqiu.

Upon hearing that the imperial court was going to attack Dingzhou again, Xianyu Xiuli and Ge Rong in Jizhou immediately gathered their troops and returned to Dingzhou to rescue it. The two sides fought a fierce battle, in which Yuan Shen won a small victory. Xianyu Xiuli retreated to Dingzhou City and prepared to gather troops for another battle.

At the same time, there were more impeachments against Prince Guangyang in the court.

Hejian Wang Yuanchen wrote to the court again, saying that Yuan Shen was harboring the enemy and was bullying himself. Empress Dowager Hu became more suspicious of Yuan Shen and sent envoys to the front line to supervise the battle many times.

In addition to constantly writing letters to impeach Yuan Shen, Yuan Chen, this troublemaker, also wrote a letter to Yang Yu, the governor of Dingzhou, instilling in him the idea that Yuan Shen wanted to rebel.

This also caused tension between the two generals on the front line. Yang Yu even moved out of Yuan Shen's camp and set up camp alone with his troops.

Yuan Shen was helpless about this. He had no backing or allies in the court, and no one spoke for him.

Yuan Shen could only write letters to defend himself while trying his best to show his achievements in an attempt to reassure the court through his merits.

In this way, Yuan Shen marched towards Dingzhou City without his rear being stabilized.
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The government troops were scheming against each other, and the same was true for the rebels.

After Gao Huan and others rebelled against Du Luozhou's army, they headed south and joined the army of "King Wei" Ge Rong.

Ge Rong had served as an official in Wuchuan and Huaishuo, and had heard of the reputation of Gao Huan and his entourage. He was naturally very happy about Gao Huan's allegiance.

Ge Rong continued to recognize the title of General Yongyi awarded to Gao Huan by Du Luozhou, and also gave him a separate Huaishuo army.

Gao Huan led Sima Ziru, Dou Tai and Wei Jing to pledge allegiance to Ge Rong, and they were given more important positions than when they were under Du Luozhou.

The only thing that made Gao Huan and others unhappy was that Yuwen and his son were also under Ge Rong's command.

Moreover, Yuwen and his son joined Ge Rong earlier, and their current positions are higher than Gao Huan and others.

Back then, the people of Wuchuan pretended to surrender and offered the city without consulting the people of Huaishuo, and a rift had already appeared on both sides. Now, Yuwen and his sons occupy high positions under Ge Rong, and the people of Wuchuan are once again superior to the people of Huaishuo.

When Dugu Xin went alone to Huaishuo to seek help, Huaishuo and Wuchuan were still as close as family. However, just a few years later, the two sides had become hostile to each other.

There was competition among Ge Rong's subordinates, and there was also intrigue between the "True King" Xianyu Xiuli and his "Defending King" Ge Rong.

Since Xianyu Xiuli obtained the surrendered generals Yuan Hongye and Mao Puxian from the Northern Wei Dynasty, he has placed them in great esteem.

Yuan Hongye was a distant relative of the Northern Wei royal family. In order to set an example of surrender, Xianyu Xiuli not only allowed Yuan Hongye to lead his old subordinates alone, but also gave him better treatment than other troops.

For example, in terms of food distribution, Yuan Hongye's troops can get better supplies, and their weapons and equipment are better than others.

The same goes for Mao Puxian. He was originally an old subordinate of Yuan Shen and had fought under Yang Yu. Later, he was captured by Yuwen Gong and his son.

Xianyu Xiuli also let Mao Puxian lead his old subordinates, and because Mao Puxian had read some military books, Xianyu Xiuli often made plans with him, alienating Wei Wang Ge Rong.

Xianyu Xiuli's use of surrendered generals from the Northern Wei Dynasty naturally caused dissatisfaction among his former subordinates.

However, Xianyu Xiuli raised his army too quickly, and the size of his army grew larger and larger, so the old brothers who had followed him were no longer able to cope with their current positions.

Xianyu Xiuli was born in a humble family, and he was unable to defeat Liu Han Baling's banner, and he was unable to gain the support of the scholars in the three states.

There was disunity on both sides, and both sides were scheming against each other, but they were actually evenly matched.

This kind of situation is exactly when conspirators are most successful.

After several days of ideological struggle, Gao Huan finally gritted his teeth and stepped into Ge Rong's tent.

"Your Majesty, Xian Yuxiuli has usurped the title of false king. He is short-sighted and incompetent, and is not worth cooperating with. Only Your Majesty can bring peace to the world!"

(End of this chapter)