The World of Yellow Sky

Chapter 681
In the fourth year of Chuping (193), February [-]th.

Chendu, Miyagi.

Liu Xie sat on the seat in the warm pavilion, his face was a little ugly.

Chariot General Liu Chong was sitting opposite Liu Xie, holding a water glass with his head slightly lowered and his body slightly bowed.

Successive news came from the front line, and the streets and alleys of Chendu were full of joy.

But the joy did not seem to be transmitted to the warm pavilion in the deep palace compound.

In the Warm Pavilion, Liu Xie and Liu Chong sat facing each other, and Wang Yue knelt and sat not far from Liu Xie's side, watching his nose, nose, mouth, and mouth, without saying a word, like a wooden man.

February fourteenth.

Cao Cao, governor of Yanzhou, led [-] troops to attack Jibei Kingdom and Taishan County. After a series of victories, the Qingzhou soldiers could not resist. In less than ten days, most of the cities in Jibei Kingdom had been lost.

On February [-]th, Liu Bei led Youzhou to ride five thousand, and cut off the route of Qingzhou soldiers' northward withdrawal according to the plan.

The tens of thousands of Qingzhou soldiers stationed in the Jibei Kingdom and the Taishan Army are like turtles in a urn, and they are desperate.

If there is no accident, it is only a matter of time before Jibei Kingdom and Taishan County are recovered, Qingzhou is completely eliminated, and the threat to the hinterland of Yanzhou is only a matter of time.

In Xuzhou, Zhu Zhi and Sun Ce also won consecutive battles.

Zang Ba and Yuan Tan were defeated by their coalition forces, so they had to retreat all the way to Qingzhou, and finally retreated all the way to the Jiwu Mountain in the north of Xuzhou, where they set up a defense, which blocked Zhu Zhi and Sun Ce The offensive of the army under his command.

In the whole of Xuzhou, except Langye, Zhuxian, Dongwu, and Gumu, which were close to Qingzhou and Beihai Kingdom, the rest of the cities were all recovered by Zhu Zhihe and Sun Ce.

The battle in Xuzhou was basically over. Zhu Zhi was also promoted to the rank of general of bandits because of his great victory in Xuzhou, and Sun Ce, who was only [-] years old, was also promoted to Sima of another department.

In the Battle of Xuzhou, the Han army won a complete victory.

The Battle of Kaiyang can be called the most important battle on the entire Xuzhou battlefield, and its importance is even more important than Zhu Zhi's defeat of Qingzhou Biejia Wang Xiu and Zang Ba's general Sun Guan. score.

The suppression of the rebellion in Yangzhou made Sun Ce famous all over the world, and his reputation spread far and wide.

And the battle of Kaiyang let the world see the strength of Yangzhou soldiers.

The banditry in Yangzhou made everyone see that Yangzhou's military equipment is weak and the army is weak.

Sun Jing led [-] elite soldiers into Yangzhou, and also found that the Yangzhou soldiers at that time were useless, so they recruited new soldiers.

And among the recruits Sun Jing recruited, a trilogy called "Danyang Soldiers" was conscripted from Danyang County, and it shined brilliantly in successive battles with the Yangzhou rebels.

Danyang is a place with dangerous mountains, a lot of people, strong people, good at martial arts, noble strength, and elite soldiers.

These Danyang soldiers were recruited by Sun Ce himself when he went to Danyang. Although Sun Ce was young, he had long been famous in Yangzhou.

In less than half a month, Sun Ce raised [-] soldiers in Danyang County.

After that, the Danyang soldiers followed Sun Ce all the way to conquer, and made many military exploits.

Earlier, the Chen Du court ordered Sun Ce to go north to assist Zhu Zhi, and Sun Ce brought the Danyang soldiers along with him.

Tao Qian, who was Xuzhou Mu at the time, was also from Danyang County. When he took office, Tao Qian brought a lot of family soldiers. These family soldiers and private soldiers were all from Danyang, and they were also called Danyang soldiers.

At that time, in order to quell the Yellow Turban Rebellion in Xuzhou Prefecture, Tao Qian incorporated Zang Ba as the captain of cavalry, and handed over most of the soldiers to Zang Ba.

Later, Zang Ba collected troops in Xuzhou, and together with Sun Guan, Wu Dun, Yin Li, etc. gathered the army. Zang Ba was the commander-in-chief, stationed in Kaiyang area, became the overlord of his own party, and attacked Tao Qian.

The reason why Tao Qian was able to persist until Zhu Zhi's support was precisely because he still had Danyang soldiers under his command.

Soon after Sun Ce arrived in Xuzhou, Tao Qian handed over his last hole card, Danyang Bing, to Sun Ce.

Sun Ce led [-] soldiers from Danyang and [-] from Xuzhou, a total of [-], and marched northward to attack Kaiyang, the capital of Langya.

Kaiyang is the capital of the Langya Kingdom, and Zang Ba gathered more than [-] soldiers in Kaiyang at that time.

Seeing that Sun Ce's soldiers were few, Zang Ba raised his army and confronted Sun Ce west of Kaiyang.

Zang Ba organized a [-]-strong army into a square formation, and divided [-] elite soldiers into defense of the central army.

Although Sun Ce's army is small, they are not timid.

He did not choose Zang Bajun's relatively weak left and right wings to attack, but chose the most unexpected tactics.

Zang Ba concentrated all his elite soldiers in the central army, and Sun Ce deployed an army formation on the plain. He also guarded the two wings with county soldiers, and personally led [-] Danyang soldiers to attack Zang Ba's central army.

No one thought that Sun Ce would be so bold. Zang Ba's army was caught off guard by Danyang's soldiers in one fell swoop.

Sun Ce rushed into the formation and beheaded Yin Li, the leading general in front of the formation. Zang Ba's army saw the former leading general's flag falling down in the front formation, and there was a sudden chaos.

Zang Ba's army was defeated, and Sun Ce won the first five hundred and seventy ranks.

Zang Ba stopped the defeat, gathered his troops and fought back.

During the fierce battle, Sun Ce led the armored cavalry to seize the opportunity and rushed into the formation. Zang Ba barely resisted, but Sun Ce stabbed him in the left shoulder and fell off his horse.

Sun Ce defeated Zang Ba, attacked Zang Ba's camp all the way, pulled out his teeth, and cut off his banner. Although Zang Ba's army was numerous, they were all invincible when they saw Sun Ce's banner.

After Zang Ba's defeat, he didn't even dare to enter Kaiyang City, and led the remnant soldiers under his command to flee all the way north.

The battle of Dongjun ended hastily, with heavy casualties, but not only did not expand the results of the battle, it also caused the Luoyang area to fall.

But Sun Jian was not punished.

Liu Chong bowed slightly and said in a deep voice.

"If you have meritorious service, you will be rewarded. If you have done something wrong, you will be punished. The rewards and punishments are clear."

"The Battle of Dongjun cost a huge amount of money and food, mobilized more than [-] soldiers, did not gain an inch of merit, did not occupy an inch of land, but lost Luoyang, and the capital was in danger. If Sun Jian is not punished, this matter will probably attract criticism."

Liu Xie's face changed slightly, and Liu Chong's tone was not good.

But it is also understandable, after all, this is Liu Chong's remonstrance several times, and he wants him to punish Sun Jian, but all the previous remonstrances were rejected by Liu Xie one by one.

This time, Liu Chong asked to enter the palace, and when he arrived at the Nuan Pavilion, he faced Sun Jian's fault and asked Liu Xie to punish Sun Jian again.

Liu Xie frowned slightly.

He felt that the defeat in the Battle of Dongjun was not due to Sun Jian's problems.

No one could have imagined that Xu An would be able to capture the entire Guanzhong area in just ten months, and still have enough energy to go east to Hangu Pass to participate in the war in the Central Plains.

No one could have imagined that Yuan Shao would unite with the Yellow Turban Army, which disrupted the balance of troops.

Under such circumstances, Sun Jian was able to make the most correct response quickly and safely withdraw tens of thousands of troops back to Yanzhou.

And it was able to drive the Yellow Turban Army out of the Luoyang area. Although Luoyang did not return to their hands in the end and was stolen by Yuan Shao, it is actually not easy to have a good situation now.
Liu Xie looked at Liu Chong with a serious face, and felt very troubled in his heart. He felt that there must be a lot of dissatisfaction in Liu Chong's heart.

But Liu Xie couldn't think of why Liu Chong had a good relationship with Sun Jian before, but now Liu Chong is trying to ask him to punish Sun Jian.

Liu Xie considered his words and said.

"General Sun has worked hard and made great achievements..."

"Reward according to merit, judge crimes and punish, reward and punishment are clear, and then you can convince the public. If you don't reward for meritorious service, it will definitely make people feel cold and alienated. If you don't punish for faults, you will make everyone feel lazy and your officials will not be satisfied. .”

"Please also ask the country to clearly distinguish rewards and punishments."

Before Liu Xie finished speaking, he was interrupted by Liu Chong.

Wang Yue, who was sitting by the side, slowly raised his head, and glanced at Liu Chong indiscriminately.

Although Liu Chong bowed his body and lowered his head, his tone could not be refuted.

Liu Xie's face changed several times, he stared at Liu Chong with his head bowed and did not speak.

In the Warm Pavilion, there is silence...

……

Outside the palace city, Luo Jun, Xun Yu, Guo Jia, and Xi Zhicai all had serious faces.

Liu Chong had already entered the palace city a long time ago, but seeing that it was past noon and he hadn't left the palace city yet, the four of them couldn't help feeling a little anxious.

"Xiaoyuan, is that man a general?"

Xi Zhicai's eyes moved slightly, he saw the gate of Miyagi opened, and a middle-aged man in deep crimson clothes and an iron crown came out, but he couldn't see it clearly, so he hurriedly pulled him away. Look at Luo Jun standing beside him.

Everyone looked in the direction Xi Zhicai pointed, and they all saw Liu Chong's figure.

Xun Yu frowned slightly, he noticed that Liu Chong was walking much faster than usual.

"Go back to the general's mansion."

Liu Chong strode forward. He didn't have much communication with Luo Jun, Xun Yu and the others, but just said a word briefly.

With just one step, he stepped onto the horse, raised his whip, and shouted in a deep voice.

Luo Jun and Xun Yu looked at each other, and they both saw the worry in each other's eyes.

Luo Jun, Xun Yu, and Guo Jia also rode their horses, and followed Liu Chong towards the Chariot General's Mansion. Xi Zhicai did not ride a horse, he was in poor health, and this time he came in a horse-drawn carriage.

All the way without a word, Luo Jun, Xun Yu, Guo Jia, and Xi Zhicai followed the somewhat embarrassed Liu Chong into the General's Mansion.

"How's the situation?"

Walking into the house, Luo Jun asked first.

He has served as Liu Chong's Prime Minister for many years, and he knows that Liu Chong's face must be suppressing great anger.

"His Majesty promised to punish Sun Jian, demote him to the rank of General Right, and deprive him of eight hundred households, but still let him take charge of the military."

Luo Jun's face was slightly condensed. Sun Jian was previously appointed as a former general, but now he has been relegated to the right general, which has not been reduced much. Moreover, it is a big problem for him to continue to control the military.

Sun Jian is now the only Marquis of Ten Thousand Households, his name has been passed down to the world, and he has accumulated many military exploits. There are already [-] Households in Shiyi, and he has captured [-] Households. He is still Marquis of Ten Thousand Households.

It seems that there is only a few hundred households difference between Wanhuhou and non-Wanhuhou, but they are far apart in name.

This time, Liu Chong's main purpose was to make Sun Jian no longer a Marquis of Ten Thousand Households and cut off his position as the commander of the Northern Expedition Army, but neither of the two requirements were met.

Xun Yu glanced at Guo Jia and Xi Zhicai, and his expression became serious.

Xi Zhicai coughed, his tone low.

"It seems that His Majesty values ​​Sun Jian far more than we imagined..."

The atmosphere in the house slowly became dull.

Now what the world sees is that Nanting is determined to forge ahead, with successive battles and victories, Yanzhou, Jibei and Taishan will soon be recovered by him, and Xuzhou's big victory also relieves another worry.

But in fact, the interior of the South Court is already a mess.

Although Hongnong King Liu Bian had abdicated in Nanyang County, the fiefdom was now transferred to Nanyang.

But Huangfusong, Gai Xun, and Wang Yun entered the temple through two defensive battles.

Now the three princes in the Chendu court are Sikong Zhangxi and Situ Wangyun, and the position of Taiwei is temporarily vacant.

The former Situ resigned because of his illness, and Wang Yun took over the position of Situ.

The post of Taiwei in the Chendu court was initially held by Liu Yuyao, but later Liu Yu died, and most of the ministers with sufficient prestige were held hostage by Dong Zhuo in Chang'an.

Now everything has changed, the court of Chendu lacks enough ministers.

The entry of Wang Yun, Huangfusong, Gai Xun and others into the court is almost an unstoppable trend.

Although he didn't say it clearly, everyone knew that Huangfusong might get the vacant post of Taiwei this time.

Among the three lords, Zhang Xi was the only one who could be counted as an old minister of the Chen Du court.

Liu Chong looked embarrassed.

Sun Jian used to be a general under Huangfusong's tent, Huangfusong can be regarded as Sun Jian's former master, in the past Huangfusong personally asked for credit for Sun Jian on the main hall, this is well known and not a secret.

If Huangfusong really became a Taiwei, why wouldn't he favor Sun Jian?
Sun Jian was already a little bit out of control, and now he has a helping hand in the temple, I'm afraid it will be even more difficult to control.

Although Huangfusong has always been loyal to the country, when Dong Zhuo abolished the emperor, Huangfusong did not move. When the Kwantung Allied Forces attacked Dong Zhuo, Huangfusong did not respond, but chose to obey the orders of the Chang'an court.

Sun Jing is Sun Jian's younger brother, and Zhu Zhi used to be a general under Sun Jian's command. Both of them have been promoted to generals now. Sun Ce is now famous all over the world. Sun Jian is the chief general of the Northern Expedition.

Now the prestige of the Sun family has reached its peak.

Now in the temple, Sun Jing's achievements are being discussed. Sun Jing's pacification of Yangzhou cannot be solved by the title of general.

I am afraid that the Sun family will soon have two marquises of one family, and by then the Sun family's reputation will reach the next peak.

Zhu Zhi's military exploits are also enough to be a Marquis. When Xuzhou was in crisis, he rushed to help and turned the tide. If such achievements were not made a Marquis under the current situation, it would be unreasonable.

In Liu Chong's view, Liu Xie's trust in Sun Jian was too much.

Sun Jian now controls the army of the Northern Expedition, Yanzhou is under his army, and Yangzhou and Xuzhou are under Sun Jian's influence, not to mention Yuzhou. Sun Jian is still leading the post of Yuzhou Mu.

Chen Wen, governor of Yangzhou, was ill for a long time. The imperial court had sent an imperial physician there before, and the news he got was not optimistic, and he was already unable to govern.

Xuzhou Mu Taoqian was born in Danyang County, and he was an old acquaintance with the Sun and Zhou families.

Now the court of Chendu controls the five states of Yanzhou, Xuzhou, Yuzhou, Yangzhou, and Jingzhou.

In fact, all four of them can be said to be under the control of Sun Jian, and only Jingzhou is under the control of Liu Biao.

If Sun Jian really objected, Liu Xie would have little chance of resisting.

Although Liu Xie is talented, he is still a child after all...

(End of this chapter)