After the Han army launched a new round of offensive against the Apulian Empire, the progress in the southern and northern provinces of the Apulian Empire was very smooth. It took less than five months to completely capture the two provinces.

However, the Han army encountered stubborn resistance from the Apulian Empire's army in the Jingcheng Province of the Apulian Empire. Five months passed, and the Han army was still blocked by the Apulian Empire's army in the eastern part of the Jingcheng Province.

“Gee—Gee—”

"Urgent news from the capital, eight hundred miles away! Urgent news from the capital, eight hundred miles away!"

A Han cavalryman with three red flags on his back rushed into the camp at full speed.

When Sun Hao saw the urgent report from the capital city that was sent to him eight hundred miles away, his face became so gloomy that it seemed as if it had frozen.

"Immediately call all the generals above the rank of deputy commander-in-chief in the camp." Sun Hao ordered Crown Prince Sun Heng.

As soon as Crown Prince Sun Heng saw Sun Hao's expression, he knew that the urgent report from the capital eight hundred miles away must be bad news.

"Father, what happened?"

"The Donglu tribe rebelled, and millions of Han people were massacred. Millions more were reduced to slavery. The commander-in-chief of the 40th regiment of the imperial guards, Dong Ping, was also assassinated by the Donglu tribe."

After the Donglu tribe surrendered, Sun Hao did not purge the Donglu tribe. Instead, he treated the Donglu tribe, whose population exceeded 30 million, very well over the years.

No one expected that at the critical moment of the Han Dynasty's conquest of the Apulian Empire, the Donglu tribe stabbed the Han Dynasty in the back.

"What? The Donglu tribe rebelled? General Dong Ping was assassinated?" Crown Prince Sun Heng exclaimed when he heard this.

When Sun Hao heard Crown Prince Sun Heng mention Dong Ping, his expression became even uglier.

Dong Ping can be said to be the first fierce general summoned by Sun Hao from the "annual signing system" and one of the Five Tiger Generals of Liangshan.

Over the years, including before Sun Hao was sealed, none of the brave generals summoned from the "Annual Signature System" have ever died in battle, even in the most brutal wars.

As a result, Dong Ping was assassinated by the Donglu tribe. Sun Hao's anger at this time was even enough to burn more than 30 million Donglu people to death.

"Father, what are you going to do?"

"I will personally quell the rebellion, and I will leave the Apulia Empire to you.

I will put the two million Great Snow Dragon Riders, five hundred thousand Modao Soldiers and five hundred thousand White Robe Soldiers under your personal command.

Remember, don't try to get rich overnight. Don't be impatient when dealing with the Apulian Empire. The Han Dynasty can afford to attrition.

Sun Hao planned to return to Anyang City first and mobilize some troops to suppress the rebellion of the Donglu tribe.

Although the "Hero Converter" has a reserve of 8 billion conversion points, Sun Hao also needs other armies to collect food and grass.

"Don't worry, Father. With so many veterans here, our Han Dynasty will surely achieve victory against the Apulian Empire."

When Sun Hao returned to Beijing this time, he only brought six generals, Li Yuanba, Xiang Yu, Li Cunxiao, Ran Min, Xue Rengui, and Yang Zaixing, as well as five hundred Great Snow Dragon Riders, and each of them was equipped with three war horses.

However, just as Sun Hao and his party arrived in Guanxi Province, they received another piece of bad news. Several nomadic peoples in Northern Henan Province and Southern Henan Province rebelled one after another shortly after the Donglu tribe rebelled. The Han army in the two provinces was caught off guard and suffered extremely heavy losses.

After the establishment of provinces in the Han Dynasty, Sun Hao divided the vast grassland in the north into two parts, establishing the Northern Henan Province and the Southern Henan Province.

"It seems that the Han Dynasty needs to cleanse some ethnic groups that do not want to become Han people!" Sun Hao said in a cold tone.

Li Cunxiao immediately agreed, "Your Majesty, what you said makes sense. Now that we are all old, it is a good opportunity for us to help the Crown Prince clean up the Han Dynasty while we are still able to fight in the battlefield."

Ran Min then said, “Your Majesty, you must not be lenient this time.

"My great Han has treated the Donglu people, as well as all the other tribes on the grasslands, very kindly, yet they remain ungrateful. I believe only the butcher's knife can permanently intimidate these foreign tribes."

At this time, in the court of the Xiongnu Khan in Southern Henan Province, Xiongnu Khan Helian Mingzhu asked his eldest son Helian Wenzhong, "Which major clans are involved in this rebellion?"

Helian Wenzhong said in a deep voice: "Father Khan, there are now five major tribes participating in the rebellion, including the Mengjie, Rouran, Uighur, Wuheng, and Western Jie. There are also thirteen minor tribes participating in the rebellion."

Xiongnu Khan Helian Mingzhu curled his lips and said, "I didn't expect so many people to be fooled by the Donglu tribe. Maybe His Majesty will have to come to the grassland in person this time."

Helian Wenzhong hesitated for a moment and asked, "Father Khan, since we Xiongnu are not planning to rebel against the imperial court, can we gather the cavalry from various tribes to help the imperial court suppress the rebellion?"

Xiongnu Khan Helian Mingzhu then said, "It is necessary to help the imperial court suppress the rebellion, but the Khanate cannot proactively summon the cavalry of the Xiongnu tribes. We father and son must wait for the imperial court's order."

Helian Wenzhong immediately reacted, "Father Khan is wise. Our Xiongnu Khanate cannot privately gather the cavalry from various tribes."

Xiongnu Khan Helian Mingzhu suddenly sighed and said, "Since our Xiongnu people submitted to the imperial court, with the support of the imperial court, our Xiongnu population has now exceeded 24 million.

But most Xiongnu people already consider themselves true Han Chinese. Even if you and I were to secretly recruit cavalry from various Xiongnu tribes, I'm afraid not many tribes would accept the call."

Among the nomadic peoples in the northern and southern Henan provinces, the four major tribes, namely the Xiongnu, Xianbei, Khitan, and Turks, were the most thoroughly assimilated into the Han culture. Therefore, in this rebellion, the Xiongnu, Xianbei, Khitan, and Turks not only did not participate, but instead wrote letters to the court hoping to help quell the rebellion.

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