The World of Yellow Sky

Chapter 467 Negotiated
"The third defense area is the Youzhou defense area. The defense area is composed of Dai County and Shanggu County, which is the Youzhou area controlled by our army. The Youzhou defense area is divided into north and south."

"The northern part of our army is the area controlled by the Shanggu Wuhuan tribe. The northern part is bordered by the Xianbei tribes. The situation of the Xianbei tribes is still unclear. Our army does not have any information. However, the Xianbei tribes seem to be split now because of Shan Yu's death. The state is still in the middle of a fierce battle with the nomadic tribes in the north, and the Wuhuan tribe in Shanggu in the north is used as a buffer, so our army does not need to be too defensive."

The Southern Huns and Shanggu Wuhuan tribes also had very limited understanding of the Xianbei tribes.

When the old Shanyu Tanshi was in power, the Xianbei tribe was at its peak.

Resist Dingling in the north, repel Puyu in the east, attack Wusun in the west, and completely occupy all the original territory of the Xiongnu.

It is more than [-] miles long from east to west, and more than [-] miles wide from north to south. The mountains, rivers, waters and salt ponds are all under its jurisdiction, and there are hundreds of thousands of people who control strings.

Compared with the prosperous Xianbei, the situation of the Han Empire went from bad to worse.

Under the leadership of Tan Shihuai many times, Xianbei harassed the borders of the Han Empire, plundered villages, and even occupied cities and refused to leave.

It wasn't until Zhang Huan led the army northward that Xianbei was defeated by the Han army led by Zhang Huan, and then left the frontier fortress.

But later, the frontier counties of Youzhou, Bingzhou, and Liangzhou were attacked by Xianbei every year, and countless people were killed and looted.

The Han Empire sent an envoy with a seal and ribbon, intending to make Tan Shihuai king and make peace with him.

But Tan Shihuai not only refused to accept it, but even more aggressively invaded and plundered the fringe fortresses of the Eastern Han Dynasty.

However, Tan Shihuai still did not stand against the years after all, and died at the age of forty-five.

Due to the limited situation at that time, Xianbei was not a unified nation.

After Tan Shihuai's death, the alliance disintegrated, and Xianbei split into many branches that did not belong to each other.

His son He Lian inherited the position of Shan Yu. Not only was he not as talented and capable as his father, but he was also greedy and lustful. Later, when he attacked the Northland, he was shot to death by the Northland tribe.

As a result, Xianbei fell into a long-term dispute, and Ding Ling and other tribes in the north who were defeated by Xianbei led by Tan Shihuai also found an opportunity to attack Xianbei.

As a result, the disputes in the North have continued until now.

Only the Qiang, Southern Huns, and Wuhuan were not involved in large-scale wars because they were close to the Han Empire. Although they were not completely spared, there were always some small frictions, but they were still within a controllable range.

Xu An stared at the large blank area in the northern part of Bingzhou, his face darkened.

Xianbei...

Xu An had heard the name of this tribe countless times.

After the Eight Kings Rebellion broke out, Xianbei Duanbu followed Wang Jun, the governor of Youzhou in the Western Jin Dynasty, and went south to the Central Plains, conquered Yecheng, and plundered a lot.

Wang Jun ordered those who dared to kidnap women to be beheaded, so the Xianbei Duan tribe drowned the [-] women they had looted in the Yishui River, which was outrageous.

The history books commented: "The poisoning of the common people in Guizhou began from then on", and the disaster of the people began from this time.

But despite this, Xu An also knew that with the current situation of the Yellow Turban Army, a war with Xianbei must never break out.

Once the friction with Xianbei intensifies, Xu An will be dragged into the quagmire of war with the Xianbei tribes. Xianbei has no way to deal with the Yellow Turban Army, but the Yellow Turban Army has no way to deal with Xianbei either.

The tug-of-war begins, and the national strength that has been accumulated with great difficulty will be rapidly consumed.

Once caught in a fierce battle and tug-of-war, the Yellow Turban Army will lose the qualification to compete in the world.

"Adjoining the southern defense area of ​​Youzhou is Zhuo County and Guangyang County in Youzhou. The main forces of Liu Yu's troops are here. Except for our army occupying the Taihang Mountains and Juyong Pass, the rest of the checkpoints are in the hands of the Han army in Youzhou. , so the Youzhou defense zone needs to exercise restraint and focus all on defense."

"The former commander of the Southern Defense Area of ​​Youzhou is Liu Shi, and his deputy commanders are Hao Zhao and Zhu Jiu. There are [-] soldiers. The defense is indeed sufficient, so I don't plan to change it."

Xu An put away his command whip, and changed the subject.

"However, Zhang Ju in Youzhou may not be able to hold on for long now, and the Wuhuan tribe has already given birth to a heart of rebellion. I am afraid that Zhang Ju's power will collapse in a short time, and the alliance between Zhang Ju and Wuhuan will collapse. If there is chaos, it will be a great opportunity for our army to send troops, and when Zhang Ju collapses, we can easily collect a large number of pastures and tribes."

"Shanggu Wuhuan has many string-controlling men, but their military equipment is poor, Nanlou lacks vigor, and the generals under his command have mediocre instincts. If Nanlou is the main general, I am afraid the gains will be much smaller."

Xu An looked at Zhang Liao and said.

"Wen Yuan, I will assign you a thousand armored riders to go to Youzhou, and I will ask Nanlou to send troops to assist you at that time."

"The purpose of the eastward battle is to gather our population, and to establish the prestige of our army in the north."

Zhang Liao raised his eyebrows, showing joy, and sang a promise without hesitation.

Xu An asked: "If I remember correctly, you are still the captain now, right?"

Zhang Liao nodded. Although he had made some achievements in the battle of Jizhou, it was not enough for him to be promoted from captain to general.

"In the eastward battle, you will be the main general, and the Wuhuan Department of Shanggu will be the deputy."

After Xu An thought about it, he decided on the rules and said solemnly to Zhang Liao.

"I hope that the Eastward War is over, and I can personally hand over the newly engraved general seal to you, and be promoted to the twelfth general of my Yellow Turban Army."

"Thank you, Mr. Ming, for your love."

Zhang Liao bowed down, his body trembling slightly from excitement.

In fact, using Zhang Liao as the main general in the eastward battle was not Xu An's whim, but after many considerations.

Zhang Liao was brave and good at leading the cavalry to attack. He was young and unstoppable, but he was quite cautious when using troops. He was not a reckless man, he only knew how to fight and charge.

Although he is young and inexperienced, he already has the bearing of a famous general in dispatching troops.

There was almost no suspense in the battle of the eastward advance. Even if the Shanggu Wuhuan tribe gathered elites to attack the scattered Wuhuan tribe, there was no possibility of defeat at all.

Even if Zhang Liao's performance is not good, it will not affect the overall situation, at most it is a matter of how much he gains.

This battle just allowed Zhang Liao to gain experience, and Shanggu Wuhuan dispatched at least [-] cavalry to participate in this eastward march this time.

The intensity of the war was not great, but logistics, dispatching troops, commanding operations, and marching and setting up camp were all challenges that allowed Zhang Liao to quickly accumulate experience as a general.

If Xu An had to do everything by himself, then in the end, the Yellow Turban Army would not have a general who could stand alone, and he would definitely not be able to leave the state of Bingzhou.

Fortunately, Xu Huang, Zhang Yan, Guo Tai, and Yu Du already have the basic qualities to be the main generals of a party.

Cultivating generals is also about choosing candidates. Zhang Liao is brave and cautious, which is why Xu An wants to train Zhang Liao.

On the other hand, Xu An didn't want to train Lu Bu, Gao Shun and others to be the main generals.

Lu Bu is very brave, leading the army with fierce tactics, and in a sense he can even be called a master in the military situation.

And Gao Shun is serious, dedicated to his duties, good at training troops, making decisions before the battle, and commanding in battle.

Forcibly placing them in the position of the main generals of one party is actually not appropriate.

Lu Bu is now really suitable for the position of cavalry commander. As a vanguard general, he can definitely complete the task perfectly, destroy the enemy, and be invincible.

Gao Shun is far better at being the commander of the trapped camp than being the leader of an army.

It is the correct way to teach students according to their aptitude, make the best use of their talents and make the best use of things.

"To make a long story short, the fourth defense zone is the Shuofang defense zone, that is, the Shuofang County area of ​​Bingzhou, which borders Liangzhou. Now Liangzhou Xiliang Army is in civil strife, and it seems that Han Sui is gaining the upper hand."

"Han Sui is an ambitious wolf, Beigong Boyu, Li Wenhou and others were his allies, but they were all beheaded by his rebellion. His temperament is repetitive and cannot be trusted."

Xu An still hadn't forgotten that the Xiliang Army had helped him attack the Southern Huns before, advancing the control zone all the way to the northern part of Shangjun and the southern part of Shuofang County.

There are still more than [-] troops from the Xiliang Army there, and from time to time they enter the area controlled by the Yellow Turban Army to investigate, and there are frequent changes.

Although the Yellow Turban Army and the Xiliang Army are now allies, what Han Sui did made Xu An feel a little worried.

In the original time and space history, the Xiliang Army was defeated in the battle of Chencang, Huangfusong fought and won consecutive battles, pursued all the way, smashed the kingdom's troops, captured more than [-] heads, and killed or injured nothing.

Han Sui, Ma Teng and others jointly abolished the kingdom, and coerced Yan Zhong, the former magistrate of Xindu County and a famous scholar in Liangzhou, to be the leader and lead the ministries.

Yan Zhong was unwilling to submit, but Han Sui and Ma Teng controlled strong soldiers, and finally died of illness in anger.

After Yan Zhong died of illness, Han Sui and others fell into a struggle for power again, and then attacked and killed each other, so their power gradually weakened, and they were no longer able to commit crimes in the south.

Until June of the third year of Chuping (192), Han Sui, Ma Teng and others surrendered and led the crowd to Chang'an.

The imperial court under the control of Li Jue appointed Han Sui as the general of Zhenxi and Ma Teng as the general of Zhengxi, clearing his identity as a traitor.

Han Sui didn't believe it, it was obvious, but now Xu An was not afraid of the Xiliang Army.

Although the Xiliang army seems to be strong and strong, it is actually strong on the outside and capable on the inside.

When a big battle really broke out, Xu An summoned Bingzhou Yicong cavalry and Wuhuan cavalry, together with the armored cavalry of the Yellow Turban Army, they would definitely gain the upper hand in the battle.

But going west now is not a good opportunity.

The current Yellow Turban Army has gone through several battles and is already exhausted.

Moreover, the soldiers and horses have not been moved, and the food and grass have gone first. Now there are not many food reserves in the interior, and they are stretched, but they are barely enough.

The Yellow Turban Army also has no way to recruit a large amount of food to go north to fight this costly battle. It is not worth it and it is not necessary.

"The commander of the Shuofang defense area will be Li De, General Du Liao, with a quota of [-] people. He is currently stationed in Meiji, the former king's court of the Huns, and insists on the surrender of the Huns."

"I'm planning to raise another [-] people to be stationed at the southern city of Shuofang County, 'Dacheng'."

The command whip in Xu An's hand moved to a city at the junction of Liangzhou and Bingzhou.

Dacheng is the southernmost city in Shuofang County, and it is also the location of the border city that Xu An opened up after requesting assistance from Liangzhou.

Originally, the border city was controlled by the Xiliang army and one of the Xiongnu, because Xu An's energy was in Jizhou at that time, and some were beyond his reach, so no troops were sent to govern it.

Now that the Yellow Turban Army has shrunk across the board, and has welcomed back the Yellow Turban Army from the four states, it is natural that they need to control this border market by themselves.

Xu An glanced at the generals in the house. The Shuofang area is sparsely populated and located in a plain area. They are good at cavalry warfare. The newly established [-] people are all cavalry, and they need a cavalry general. Big picture.

Yan Liang and Wen Chou didn't look sideways, they sat upright, Xu An's eyes didn't stay on them for a long time.

Although both of them are first-class cavalry generals, stationing in Dacheng not only requires leading the cavalry, but also dealing with the Qiang people in Liangzhou and the attached Huns. The two of them are not good at it. It is extremely inappropriate to transfer them to such a remote area, I am afraid that they have some opinions in their hearts.

"Gong Ming."

Xu An's eyes fell on Xu Huang who was wearing a plain shirt.

Xu Huang is rigorous in running the army, brave and not lacking in strategy. He joined the Yellow Turban Army very early and has enough experience to deal with various emergencies.

"The end is here."

Xu Huang lowered his head slightly, bowed his hands, and replied respectfully.

Xu An didn't give an order directly, but put on a consulting tone: "You may be willing to go to the big city to garrison."

"The end will be willing to go."

Without hesitation, Xu Huang replied straightforwardly.

Xu An nodded to Xu Huang, Xu Huang understood.

In fact, he didn't feel relegated or sent down when he went to a remote place like Shuofang.

"In addition to these four defense zones, there is actually one more."

After Xu An finished explaining the areas that the Yellow Turban Army needed to defend, Xu An did not sit down, but continued to talk.

"The fifth defense zone should not be called a defense zone, because it is not yet in the hands of our army."

Xu An's command whip moved down and stopped at the southern part of Shangjun in Bingzhou, which is currently controlled by the Han army. The Shangjun controlled by the Yellow Turban Army is just north of the Great Wall.

"There is an undercurrent in Luoyang. Dong Hou and Liu Xie succeeded to the throne, but they are not convinced. According to the report from the Eagle Wolf Guard, most of Dong Zhuo's army has already marched to Luoyang, while the army led by Huangfu Song is still staying in the Chencang area. Now The center of the Han court is in turmoil, which is a good time to fish in troubled waters."

"so!"

The command whip in Xu An's hand slammed on the place painted with red paint in Shangjun, and his tone was sharp.

"Zhang Yan, I will assign you a military pawn, a sharp soldier, and an infantry, a total of three troops, and then deploy [-] heavy catapults with you. Take this opportunity to conquer the southern part of Shangjun in one fell swoop. "

"At worst, you have to advance to the Gaonu area (near today's Yan'an), and the farthest you are allowed to advance is near Diaoyang."

"Wherever you advance the territory, you can use that as the defense zone. That is the fifth defense zone of our army, the Shangjun defense zone, with a rated strength of [-] troops."

"The last general takes orders!"

Zhang Yan's eyes brightened slightly, and he finally reached his current position step by step.

Guard one side, and serve as a big official for one side.

"The last general, it will be Duke Ming who took down Shangjun."

Xu An put down his command whip, and everyone's eyes left Kanyutu and looked at Xu An again.

"Our army is small and big, so we can't act too hastily, otherwise, if we make a mistake, everything will be lost. Please wait for a year or so, and then you will surely make contributions."

"Now our Taiping Dao has millions of people, tens of thousands of armored men, and the tigers are entangled in a secluded place. After recharging our energy and recharging our energy, our power has expanded again. You may not be able to make further progress. It is not difficult to be named a marquis or a general."

Xu An sat down slowly, with a serious expression on his face, and scanned the people in the house, then bowed slightly, bowed his hands, lowered his head, and lowered his voice.

"Everyone, please come with me."

(End of this chapter)