The World of Yellow Sky

Chapter 691 Confrontation
In the fourth year of Chuping (193), May [-]th.

In the south of Chengdu City, there was a chill.

More than [-] soldiers from Dongzhou and more than [-] soldiers from Guanghan County and Shu County were stationed on the two mountains in the south of Chengdu, forming horns with Chengdu City.

Holding a whip in his hand, Ren Xian drove the horses under his seat, and led several generals up to a rather high earth mountain.

From this earth hill, you can clearly see the layout of the entire Dongzhou army, and this is the best place to set up the Chinese army.

Ren Xian was born in a family and was familiar with military books, but it's a pity that Shu has been peaceful for many years, and turmoil is rare, and his knowledge is basically useless.

When the Yizhou Yellow Turban Army led by Ma Xiang and Zhao Zhi was put down, Ren Xian was no stranger to battle formations as he had been advising the army at that time.

Ren Qi and Jia Long raised troops, and the family was unwilling to take too many risks, so Ren Xian was forbidden to participate in it. This is the reason why Ren Xian was not liquidated.

But this time, the Ren family could no longer stop Ren Xian.

The arrogance of Dongzhou soldiers finally ignited the anger of all the powerful families in Shu.

As the army led by Ren Xian won successive victories, those prudent and powerful families in Shu did not stand by and watch.

This is the last time to make a bet. Whoever stands on the sidelines will undoubtedly exclude himself from the core scope of power in the future.

In the battle of Chengdu, Liu Yan came to the battle in person and sat in Chengdu.

All the important generals and schools under Liu Yan's command, except Pang Xi's [-] Dongzhou soldiers who were on guard near Mianzhu, gathered in Chengdu.

There are eight generals under Liu Yan's command, namely: Pang Xi, Wu Yi, Wu Ban, Liu Gui, Ling Bao, Deng Xian, Lei Tong, and Wu Lan.

Pang Xi is the leader of Dongzhou scholars, Wu Yi and Wu Ban are clan brothers, and the rest are also Liu Yan's subordinate generals.

In this battle, except for Pang Xi, the other seven generals all arrived in Chengdu, which shows how much Liu Yan paid attention to this battle.

In this battle, the Yizhou army had a total of [-] people, stationed in the east and west mountains of Chengdu and in the city of Chengdu.

There are [-] Dongzhou soldiers in Xishan, led by Wu Yi, with Deng Xian as his deputy.

There are [-] Dongzhou soldiers in Dongshan, led by Wu Ban, with Wu Lan as his deputy.

Liu Yan led the remaining [-] soldiers from Dongzhou and [-] soldiers from the two counties, a total of [-] soldiers guarding Chengdu City.

It was already May [-]th, nearly two months had passed.

The three counties of Jianwei County, southern Berkshire, and Zangke County have been firmly controlled by a group of Shu tyrants headed by Ren Xian, and surrounded Guanghan County and Shu County in a siege.

Liu Yan, the soldiers from the southern counties, did not dare to move them. After all, the commotion caused by the local powerful families in Shu is a bit scary. If the few soldiers from the southern counties are transferred away at this time, I am afraid that these are still stable. More counties will be out of control.

Moreover, the military strength of the county soldiers in these counties is also sparse, so asking them to help would do more harm than good.

Opposite to Liu Yan, it was the southern army led by a group of strong men from the Shu region headed by Ren Xian.

The reason why it is called the Southern Army is because the geographical locations of Zangke County and Jianwei County are in the south of Yizhou, and because Ren Xian's request has been affirmed by Nanting.

Now in the South Court, the three princes are Taiwei Huangfusong, Situ Wangyun, and Sikong Zhangxi.

When Ren Xian's petition was submitted to the South Court, it was like a single stone stirring up a thousand waves.

Yizhou has lost contact for many years. When Liu Chong was in power, he sent envoys to Jiaozhou and Yizhou several times, but nothing happened.

But now, after many years, Yizhou took the initiative to send a letter.

Ren Xian confessed Liu Yan's actions in Yizhou, and added fuel to the matter, and Liu Yan's vain attempt to become emperor was also reported by him.

Changing the prefectural herdsmen, seeking Yizhou, attacking Hanzhong, and cutting off roads, all of these prove that what Ren Xian said is true.

In addition, Liu Biao, the shepherd of Jingzhou, did write a letter before, saying that Liu Yan had the heart of proclaiming himself emperor, and that there was a theory like Zixia suspicious of a saint in Xihe, and he had the intention of plotting something wrong.

Liu Chong followed the advice of Xun Yu and Guo Jia, and seized the opportunity of Ren Xian's letter, thinking that this was the best opportunity to get involved in Yizhou.

Once Yizhou is occupied, most of the pressure on Jingzhou will be lost. With Yizhou joining, they will have a more stable rear and a place that can threaten Guanzhong.

Occupying Hanzhong will allow troops to leave Guanzhong and Liangzhou to harass the hinterland of the Yellow Turban Army. This is the best place to curb the expansion and development of the Yellow Turban Army.

Liu Chong talked eloquently during the court meeting, explaining what Xun Yu and Guo Jia told him in the court one by one, all the officials in the Han court were persuaded by him, and Huang Fusong and Wang Yun also agreed Liu Chong's opinion.

The proposals put forward by Xun Yu and Guo Jia have been carefully considered and deduced many times, so they are naturally seamless.

So the Han court quickly decided on a plan, and defined Liu Yan as a person with ulterior motives and a rebellion, just like the previous treatment of Yizhou governor but frugal.

He appointed Xian as General Jianwei and Governor of Yizhou, and ordered him to arrest Liu Yan, rectify the administration of officials, and regain control of Yizhou.

But at this time, Han Ting was in the middle of a big battle with Wei Ting, and there was really no extra troops to support Yizhou.

A clever woman can't cook without rice. Liu Biao occupied Jingzhou for several years, and his troops were strong and powerful. However, the Yellow Turban Army occupied Wuguan. Nanyang County and Xiangyang had to station a considerable number of soldiers to prevent the Yellow Turban Army from going south.

Fortunately, the Yellow Turban Army didn't have the habit of looting. If the Hu people in the north occupied the important pass, and the south was the heartland basin of Yimapingchuan, they would have to go south to burn, kill and loot every once in a while.

However, the Yellow Turban Army has never burned, killed and looted with so many cavalry troops, which also makes the pressure on Jingzhou a little lighter.

Jingzhou had quite a large number of soldiers, especially after Liu Biao formed a new army, the number of soldiers in Jingzhou had already exceeded [-].

It's just that most of the soldiers were taken northward by Cai Mao and Huang Zhong to support them.

Wei Ting aggressively invaded the south, and Yanzhou, Xuzhou, and Qingzhou were already in chaos.

At this time, Yizhou asked for support again, but Liu Biao's men could not come up with many people to help.

Now in the Han court, the only troops that can be mobilized are the forbidden army in the central government, but the forbidden army cannot be easily mobilized, this is the fundamental problem.

Under Liu Chong's many preparations, he only got [-] old soldiers and [-] new soldiers.

However, the Han court is not short of supplies at present, and the [-] soldiers carry a lot of supplies and equipment, which is enough to arm another [-]-man army.

After Liu Biao got the news, he also recruited local civilian husbands to help transport the luggage, so the army supporting Shu continued to expand, and it was not too shabby to have a scale of [-] people.

Liu Chong handed over the trilogy to Liu Biao, but did not appoint generals.

In fact, Liu Chong was also helpless. Yizhou had high mountains and long roads, and there were many mountains. Most of the generals Liu Chong was familiar with were not used to fighting in the mountains in Yizhou, so Liu Chong asked Liu Biao to select generals by himself.

After all, Jingzhou's terrain is similar to that of Yizhou, except that there are more river networks and the terrain is gentler.

It's just that Liu Chong didn't take into account that the generals under Liu Biao's command now have defense matters, and those who are good at fighting are all defending against Wei Ting's attack on the northern front.

Liu Biao was also very anxious about Liu Chong handing over this [-]-strong team to him.

But he also knew Liu Chong's intentions. Liu Chong secretly sent his servants to meet Liu Biao and expressed some of his worries.

This time, I also hope that Liu Biao can extend his minions to Yizhou and truly take Yizhou into his pocket, so that the emperor can rely on Chendu and someone can restrain Sun Jian.

Although Sun Jian's prestige has been hit to a certain extent by the defeat in the Battle of Dongjun, it still cannot be underestimated.

If Sun Jian wanted to usurp the throne, he only needed to stabilize the situation, not a problem.

Yuzhou, Yangzhou, Xuzhou, and Sanzhou are actually in the hands of Sun Jian.

The new governor of Yanzhou, Cao Cao, is interested in the imperial court. His father Cao Song was appointed as the Nine Ministers in the court, but Yanzhou is located in the land of the Four Wars. Sun Jian is now leading a large army in Yanzhou. All affairs in Yanzhou are basically handled by Sun Jian decided.

So Sun Jian now actually controls the four states.

The new governor of Yangzhou has been decided, and Liu Yao will be in charge.

In dealing with Sun Jian's problem, Liu Xie chose to deal with it lightly. It was naturally difficult to refuse Liu Chong's letter to appoint Liu Yao as the governor of Yangzhou, so Liu Yao successfully took the post of governor of Yangzhou.

At this time, Ren Xian happened to make a statement, so Liu Chong discussed with Sikong and Zhang Xi, and Zhang Xi took the lead in appointing Ren Xian as the governor of Yizhou to control Yizhou.

The main general of the reinforcements going to the Shu region soon decided on a candidate, with Li Yan, the general of the army, as the main general.

But this time in the Chengdu battle, they were too late to arrive.

From Yuzhou to Jingzhou and then to Yizhou, even if it is unimpeded, it will take several months.

It is not a lie to say that the road to Shu is difficult, and it is difficult to go to the blue sky.

However, even if reinforcements were not available, the advantage of the Southern Army was still obvious.

Liu Yan has a total of [-] people under his command, while Ren Xian has a total of [-] people under his command.

The [-] people were divided into four armies, the four armies were left, right, front, and center, each with [-] troops.

Each army is divided into three formations, each with three thousand formations. The formations are connected, layered upon layer, airtight, tight and orderly.

Ren Xian led the Chinese army himself, with Lou Fa and Shen Mi as his deputy.

Zhang Ren, the school lieutenant, was the commander of the left army, and Ren Kui, the clan brother, was the school lieutenant of the right army.

The former army is led by Gan Ning, who is known as the Jinfan Ranger, as the former army commander and as the vanguard.

Gan Ning has little strength, is a good ranger, and was born in a powerful family.

He did not study and study like ordinary family members to become an official, but gathered a group of young people and appointed himself as the leader.

When Gan Ning was young, he led his subordinates in groups, carrying bows and arrows, with bird feathers on their heads, and bells on their bodies, wandering around.

At that time, when the people heard the bell, they knew that Gan Ning and his gang had arrived.

People at that time called them "Jinfan Thieves".

Gan Ning was well-known in Berkshire as a Qing Xia who murdered people and ran for his life in Zangshe.

Every time he goes in and out, he is majestic and majestic.

If you walk on foot, you can ride on a train, and if you walk by water, you can connect to a light boat.

The attendants are also dressed in beautiful clothes, wherever they go, they are radiant.

When staying, Jinxiu is often used to maintain the boat, and when leaving, it must be cut off and discarded to show its luxury.

If the local officials in the cities he visited or those who interacted with him received him solemnly, Gan Ning would have a heart-to-heart friendship and would go through fire and water for him.

But if the etiquette is not good and treats him with contempt, Gan Ning will indulge his subordinates to plunder the opponent's property, and even kill people directly to seize treasure.

Later, when Gan Ning got older, he stopped acting recklessly and began to enter the official career.

This time Ren Xian launched a rebellion, and Gan Ning, as a powerful member of the Shu region, naturally joined it.

The crimes committed by Dongzhou people are not a secret in the whole Shu area.

Gan Ning joined the army, and by virtue of his military merits, he was highly respected by Ren Xian, even faintly surpassing Zhang Ren.

This time, Ren Xian handed over the most important former army to Gan Ning to command.

The two sides are evenly matched, and the confrontation has been going on for a day, and the cavalry of both sides have already engaged in battle, causing mutual casualties.

The main force of the Southern Army has also begun to enter the battlefield.

Everyone knows that a bloody battle is coming...

It's just that when Liu Yan and Ren Xian confronted each other, none of the two camps noticed the change in the north...

　A little late, didn't pay attention to the time, sorry! ! ! 1
　　
　
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