My older brother is Gao Huan.

Chapter 155 should be used by me.

After a very small number of die-hards who continued to resist were executed.

The overall situation has been decided.

Gao Yu immediately spurred his horse to find Erzhu Zhao. He did not let Erzhu Zhao follow behind him in the charge, but instead had Erzhu Zhao lead the remaining soldiers with Li Minzhi and Liu Rong to fight out last.

They quickly found Erzhu Zhao in the vast crowd.

"Erlang is truly a valiant warrior!"

Before Gao Yu could speak, Erzhu Zhao exclaimed in surprise, "I also thought that Erlang's great victory over the Gaoche people was an exaggeration... But after seeing it today, I realized that I underestimated Erlang. I can say with certainty that the story of Lu Hunhai is not a fabrication."

Erzhu Zhao knew that Gao Yu was brave and fierce.

But he had only seen Gao Yu kill more than a dozen soldiers with a bow when he was in Luoyang, which made none of the soldiers in the central army dare to step forward.

After that, his concept of Gao Yu's bravery came entirely from the battle reports that Huai Shuo sent to the imperial court.

There isn't a specific concept.

Today, seeing is believing.

He also understood why Erzhu Rong had repeatedly told him to inquire about Gao Yu and the others as soon as he returned.

On individual bravery.

The Qihu, who had not been tempered by war, were not as brave as Huai Shuo and Wu Chuan.

Gao Yu can be described as "the bravest of the three armies" and "unmatched by ten thousand men".

When two armies clash, if the enemy has someone as fierce as Gao Yu, then one can only pray that one doesn't encounter such a killing god on the battlefield; if one does, one's life is in danger.

Gao Yu smiled and reminded him, "Wan Ren, you should order the battlefield to be cleaned up first, and then go find Tian Guang and Zhong Yuan."

He came to seek refuge with the Erzhu clan, and in this situation, he couldn't make the decision himself; it had to be Erzhu Zhao, the apparent 'power holder,' who gave the order.

Erzhu Zhao then belatedly realized what was happening and ordered the battlefield to be cleaned up. He then went to check on the situation of Erzhu Tianguang and Erzhu Zhongyuan.

He narrowly escaped death; if it weren't for Erzhu Zhao and others coming to his rescue...

Erzhu Tianguang and Erzhu Zhongyuan have probably already gone to heaven to join the Eternal Heaven.

Upon seeing Erzhu Zhao arrive, the two felt deeply ashamed.

"Tianguang, Zhongyuan, if I hadn't come, would you two still be alive?"

Erzhu Zhao had a faint smile on his face.

Erzhu Zhongyuan's face turned pale and then red. Finally, he was so angry that he didn't say anything. Instead, he grabbed the soldier next to him and pulled him off his horse. After taking the horse, he ignored everyone and rode off alone.

Erzhu Tianguang's face was equally pale, but unlike Erzhu Zhongyuan, he did not react as strongly. He bowed his head in shame and said, "I will definitely repay your life-saving grace in the future."

He then seized a horse from the soldiers and rode away.

Watching the two leave in a disheveled state, Erzhu Zhao laughed heartily, "Let's see if you two dare to argue with me again, or disobey my orders."

After inspecting the items, he returned to Gao Yu's side.

“I will write a letter by hand to inform Tianbao of the situation.”

Gao Yu then suggested, "A single handwritten letter is not enough."

"Oh? What brilliant idea does Erlang have?"

"At present, the war situation in the northern frontier and Longxi is in a mess, and the court is having a great headache with the rebels."

"Wanren, you should send someone to deliver the head of the rebel leader to Luoyang as quickly as possible and hand it over to Tianbao. Then Tianbao can report the situation to the court. Although it is just a small group of rebels in Sizhou, it can greatly boost the morale of the court and the people and inspire them. At that time, the court will reward Erzhu clan handsomely, and Tianbao will also be rewarded for it."

The situation in northern and western Gansu has been deadlocked for so long.

Gao Yu could conclude that the imperial court was extremely eager for a 'great victory'!
No matter the scale, as long as it's a 'major victory' against the rebels, that's all that matters!
By using this as a pretext, the message can be widely disseminated to various states, appeasing the people and deterring villains.

"Good! Erlang's words resonate with me."

Erzhu Zhao immediately ordered his men to cut off the heads of Qifu Moyu and Wanyu Qizhen, treat them with lime, seal them in a box, and then wrote a letter in his own hand, ordering his personal guards to rush to Luoyang overnight.

The head and the letter were delivered.

………………The eighth day of the twelfth lunar month.

It started snowing in Luoyang a few days ago.

Erzhu Rong was not on duty in the palace today, but was resting in his residence.

Upon hearing from his servant that Erzhu Zhao's personal guards had come to request an audience, he was greatly alarmed, thinking that something had happened to Xiu Rong.

"Quickly, bring them here!"

After asking some questions, Erzhu Rong got a general understanding of the situation.

After learning that the rebellion in Sizhou had been easily quelled, he felt relieved. With the strength of the Erzhu clan, even if there were rebels, they wouldn't cause too much trouble.

Only then did he slowly and deliberately open Erzhu Zhao's handwritten letter.

I browsed through it carefully.

Halfway through reading, Erzhu Rong frowned deeply and slammed his fist on the table in extreme anger.

"hateful!"

In his letter, Erzhu Zhao explained that because Erzhu Tianguang and Erzhu Zhongyuan underestimated the enemy and acted rashly, they were ambushed and lost most of their 600 elite Qihu cavalry, leaving only a little over 200 men.

The rest were either dead or seriously injured, and had no strength left to fight.

Look at this number.

Erzhu Rong's heart was bleeding!

These are all elite armored cavalrymen he trained with real money and painstaking effort.

"When I get back, I will definitely punish him severely!"

If you patiently continue reading, Erzhu Zhao will naturally reveal in the letter that Gao Yu's plan was somewhat concealed.

He couldn't just tell Erzhu Rong directly.

In order to completely crush the arrogance of Erzhu Tianguang, Erzhu Zhongyuan and others, and make them obey him.

Did he indulge, or even deliberately let these two incompatible fools lead the Qihu elite cavalry to their deaths?
How could you possibly say something like that?

Just be clear in your heart.

"Gao Erlang is indeed a hero. Without his advice, Tianguang and Zhongyuan would probably not have returned, and the reputation of our Erzhu clan would have been severely damaged."

Erzhu Rong nodded to himself, “Such a hero should be used by my Erzhu clan. With the help of such a hero, my Erzhu clan can replace the Yuan clan of Xianbei and rule the world.”

Keep this letter safe.

Erzhu Rong personally went to Yuan Yi's residence with a wooden box containing human heads and briefly explained the suppression of the rebellion to Yuan Yi.

Yuan Yi was overjoyed!

"Very well! I was just looking for a reason to ask His Majesty to appoint you as the governor of Sizhou."

"This is the opportunity!"

Yuan Yi originally intended to submit a memorial directly.

But he recalled that when he had forcibly sent Yuan Fasheng and Yuan Hongye to serve as governors, he had also relinquished a great deal of power as compensation.

He did not want to relinquish power any further, so his memorial requesting Erzhu Rong to be granted an official title had to be reasonable and justifiable.

at the moment.

The reason is clear, isn't it?
Erzhu clan made great contributions in suppressing the rebellion!
Most importantly, the people of Sizhou were beginning to waver and rebels were emerging, so someone had to go and guard the area.

otherwise……

If Sizhou falls into chaos, Bingzhou will also fall into chaos.

Luoyang was truly facing the rebel army head-on.

(End of this chapter)