The World of Yellow Sky

Chapter 775 Yan pecks the emperor's grandson, knowing that Han Zuozhi will end

In the second year of the Ming Dynasty (195), May [-]th.

Ming Dynasty, Hedong County, Shaoting.

Shaoting is located in the south of Wangwu Mountain and west of Zhiguanxing.

It is the only place to go to Zhiguanxing and Hanoi County.

Thirty-three thousand soldiers of the Ming army wearing yellow scarves were all dressed in military uniform, holding weapons in their hands, standing quietly on the school field.

On the vast school field, apart from the occasional snorting of war horses and the hunting of banners made by the gust of wind, there were no other sounds.

Xu An took a last look at the letter in his hand, and then put it in his arms.

Yu Du did not disappoint him.

In eight days, Yu Po led the troops out of Taihang, and the whole journey was unstoppable. Both the western and central parts of Hanoi County had been controlled by Yu Po.

Yuan Shao had really lost all his strength. The defenders left in the entire Hanoi County totaled less than [-] people, and there were not many soldiers left at all.
Shortly after Yu Du took a detour to capture Xiuwu and Huojia, Zuo Xiao and Li Heng also led the army to capture Huai County and Wude.

The two passes of Mengjin and Xiaopingjin have also been captured, and are now out of the control of the Wei army.

In fact, the Luoyang area has been completely cut off now. If it weren't for the lack of troops, the Ming army could even control the entire Luoyang area in one fell swoop, but there is no need to be so eager for quick success.

Since then, most of Hanoi County has been completely under the control of the Ming army, and the road to Chaoge has also been completely opened up.

In fact, on May [-]th, Yu Du had captured all the cities, and then Yu Du began to send troops to clean up the Quartet, in order to ensure the safety of the main roads.

Gong Du led his guards on a hasty journey and arrived at Shanggu County in Youzhou on May [-]th.

As early as May [-], Liu Shi led the soldiers from the two counties' military regions and the Shanggu Wuhuan cavalry led by Nanlou. Youzhou Zhuojun launched an attack.

The Wei army in Zhuojun County, Youzhou, was already devastated by the re-emergence of the army led by Gongsun Zan. They had been confronting Gongsun Zan's army all the time, and they did not guard against the Yellow Turban army at all.

Yuan Shao's second son, Yuan Xi, served as the shepherd of Youzhou. The Yellow Turban Army's large-scale invasion broke down several cities in a short period of time, and pushed all the way to Zhuo County, the prefecture of Youzhou.

At this time, Yuan Xi also led Fan Yang of Zhuojun to confront Gongsun Zan's army.

Cui Juye's dereliction of duty caused Gongsun Zan to escape from Yi County again. Gongsun Zan forcibly conscripted a large number of people into the army, and with his own generals as the backbone, his army strength had swelled to nearly [-] at this time.

At the same time, after Gongsundu received the edict, he immediately asked Xu Rong to lead the army to attack Liaoxi County.

Compared with governing states and counties and balancing surrounding forces, the ten Xu Rong are not as good as Gongsun Du.

But when it comes to leading troops to fight, ten Gongsundu tied together are not enough for Xu Rong to fight with one hand.

Sun Jian fought on the battlefield all the way, fought [-] times, won [-] out of [-], tied one and lost one.

The only battle that was evenly divided was the Battle of Dongjun, and the only defeat was defeated by Xu Rong's army.

If Dong Zhuo had Xu Rong lead the army instead of personally leading the army after Sun Jian broke through Taigu Pass, history might really have to be rewritten.

During the Battle of Huayin, all Dong Jun's ministries faced the fierce offensive of the Yellow Turban Army. They all retreated steadily, and even collapsed directly, but only Xu Rong stabilized the front, and even had room for counterattack.

At the end of the Battle of Huayin, Dong Zhuo made the last desperate fight. With the victory of the Yellow Turban Army, Xu Rong also successfully led the generals under his command to retreat to a safe area.

The reason why Xu An besieged and did not attack later was that, firstly, he wanted to recruit Xu Rong to persuade Gongsun Du; Small casualties.

Fortunately, Xu Rong finally chose to surrender.

The general situation was gone, the entire Guanzhong had been occupied by the Yellow Turban Army at that time, and Xu Rong could not be said to be loyal to Dong Zhuo.

Gongsun Du also sent a navy to go south along the coast, heading for Bohai County and Qingzhou in Jizhou.

Zhu Jiu also led the infantry from Puyinxing to attack Zhongshan County, Jizhou, and even defeated the three cities in the north of Zhongshan.

The six northern cities of Zhongshan Kingdom had already been captured by the Yellow Turban Army, but in order to make Yuan Shao and Han Ting fight more fiercely and lower their defenses, the Yellow Turban Army voluntarily gave up five of the six cities, leaving only After leaving the northernmost city of Guangchang, the local people were taken back to the territory under the jurisdiction of Taiping Road.

Now under the rule of Wei Ting, those kings surnamed Liu have already been banned, and there are no longer counties, but only exist as counties.

The unprecedented emptiness of Zhongshan County at this time, the soldiers who were originally used to guard against the Yellow Turban Army were also recruited to Fanyang before, and fought a decisive battle with the Han army.

Zhu Jiu discovered the weakness of Zhongshan County after Lianke Puyin, Tangxian, and Beiping in the northern part of Zhongshan, so he continued to march towards other cities in Zhongshan County, with the idea of ​​annexing the entire Zhongshan County.

From Zhuojun to the south to Jizhou, there are two roads.

One is Beiping in Zhongshan County, and the other is Yi County in Hejian County.

Yi County in Hejian County is where Gongsun Zan's base camp is located, so it is naturally impassable.

In order to prevent the Wei army from rushing south to help Yecheng, Gongsun Zan chose to lead his troops westward, surrounded Fan Yang in Zhuojun County, and confronted Yuan Xi.

As time passed, the situation gradually became clearer.

Gongsun Zan had no choice but to hide in Yi County. He really had no way to beat Yuan Shao.

Originally, because of the beheading of Liu Yu, he also thought that the Han court would not forgive him for his mistakes, so he simply gave up on himself, enjoying the prosperity and wealth in Yi County, and dreamed of dying.

At that time, for Gongsun Zan, the best result was that the Yellow Turbans would win in the end, because in Gongsun Zan's prediction, no matter whether Yuan Shao or the Han court won, he would be executed in the end, and he was already doomed.

The Yellow Turban Army won, perhaps by virtue of leading the troops to surrender, they could still enjoy certain preferential treatment, at least there was no fear of their lives.

It's just that he didn't wait for the news of the victory of the Yellow Turban Army in Yi County, but waited for the embroidered clothes messenger.

The visit of the embroidered emissary gave him his last hope. The embroidered emissary held the imperial edict written by Liu Xie, which was also stamped with the seal of the Han court. Gongsun Zan had seen the edict when he was granted the title of the capital. After passing the seal, he can tell the truth from the fake at a glance.

There is even a sentence written in the edict.

It was that sentence that made Gongsun Zan choose to believe what Liu Xie said.

"If a husband builds a major event, he should not avoid petty grievances. If the general surrenders today, the rank can be preserved, but how about punishment? The river is here, and I will not break my promise."

This sentence is exactly the promise that Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiu made to Zhu Yu.

Zhu Tuan was one of the accomplices who killed Liu Xiu's brother Liu Yan, and he firmly opposed Liu Xiu's Northern Expedition sent by Liu Xuan, fearing that Liu Xiu would retaliate after he surrendered.

After Liu Xiu proclaimed himself emperor, he began to unify the world and sent troops to attack Luoyang, which was guarded by Zhu Tuan.

Zhu Tuan held on for several months, and after Liu Xiu promised to ignore his previous revenge, Zhu Tuan chose to surrender. Liu Xiu later worshiped him as General Pingdi and named him Marquis of Fugou.

Liu Xiu swore on the water of the Yellow River that he would not pursue Zhu Tuan's crimes, and he did.

Gongsun Zan killed Liu Yu, just like Zhu Tuan killed Liu Yan.

At this time, the oath is still believable, especially the words written by the monarch in black and white.

It's no joke at this time.

After all, at this time, Sima Zhongda hadn't made an oath to Luoshui, but later he broke his oath and slaughtered Cao Shuang's three clans.

Ta Dun had already returned to Wuhuan of the Three Counties at this time, and the current Wuhuan of the Three Counties had not acted yet. After all, what Xu An said was the seventh day they received the order. At that time, it was when Liu Shijun attacked You On the fifth day after the state, the second day when Gongsundu attacked.

The transmission of letters in this era is based on the transmission of people and horses, and there are time intervals. These times have been calculated by Xu An in the plan.

The purpose is to be able to coordinate as much as possible.

The reason for the extension of two days is that after Yuan Xi was threatened by the three parties at the same time, he would definitely summon the cavalry from the Wuhuan tribe of the three counties to participate in the battle. At this time, the Wuhuan tribe of the three counties, as the internal support, only needed to turn against him at the critical moment. With one blow, the victory of the battle can be easily established.

Yizhou is far away, and the road to Shu is difficult to travel. Even if it is an urgent military order of eight hundred miles, it will take a long time to send the general order to Yizhou.

Yizhou had just received the military order at this time, and the messenger for the return was still on the way.

But at this time, the Battle of Jingzhou had actually broken out. Xu Huang led the Xiliang Camp, the two Ruishi Battalions and the trapped camp to the south of Wuguan to enter Nanyang County, Jingzhou.

Zhang Yang also led the Hanzhong soldiers out of Shangyong and launched an attack on Nanyang County to assist in the battle.

According to the latest news from Yingwei in Jingzhou, Liu Biao sent Cai Mao to lead Zhang Yun and Huang Zhong to lead Jingzhou [-] troops north to Nanyang County for defense.

He also ordered Huang Zu to go south, and handed over most of the navy to Huang Zu.

Through this news, although Xu An did not receive a letter from Yizhou, he knew that it must be Gan Ning who led the navy to fight and achieved certain results, which prompted the Jingzhou army to divide its troops and go south.

Everything is developing in an orderly manner according to the plan, and everything is expected.

There is also the best news, a news from Chang'an.

The transaction was completed in the Western Regions, and the caravan loaded with special products from the Western Regions had arrived in Chang'an City.

Most of the caravans going to the Western Regions were official caravans of the Yellow Turban Army.

The Silk Road is worthy of being a road of wealth. Apart from spices, the most brought back are actually gold and silver treasures.

The treasury of the Ming Kingdom, which was already on the verge of bottoming out, became full in an instant.

The caravans returning from the Western Regions made a lot of money, which also caused a lot of rumors about the Western Regions to spread in the Ming Dynasty.

There are even rumors that there is a deep valley in the Western Regions, and the bottom of the valley is full of gold and silver and countless copper coins.

The number of people who want to go to the Western Regions keeps increasing. Originally, there were not many people applying for the relocation plan announced by the Ming Court, but within a few days after the caravan returned to the city, the quota of [-] people was already filled.

Xu An breathed out a foul breath, he was very confident now, and his heart was no longer as solemn as when he just received the news more than ten days ago.

On the school field, more than [-] yellow scarf soldiers stood in formation, with yellow scarves fluttering and flags fluttering, which looked as spectacular as a yellow ocean at first glance.

The sun was shining brightly, but no one complained.

The dense spears and halberds gathered into forests, and the layers of banners almost covered the sky above their heads.

"Minggong."

Xu You drove the horse to Xu An's side and reminded in a low voice.

"It's time."

Xu An looked back from the rolling mountains in the north.

Taihang, Wangwu, this is where he first made his fortune.

In front of him, the army formation was well organized, and countless soldiers were divided into two sides in front of his eyes, leaving a wide road for him.

Banners lined up on both sides of the road.

Swords and guns are like wheat ears, spears and halberds are like hemp forests, and banners cover the sky and connect the sky and the earth.

All are waiting for him.

Xu An took a breath, and gently kicked the horse's belly with his legs.

The mane of the war horse shook, and it stepped forward with four hooves, slowly moving forward.

All the soldiers stood tall with their heads held high, and their figures were even straighter than the spears in their hands.

The horseshoes churned, but the sound of the horseshoes, which was originally not loud, was surprisingly clear in the silent school grounds.

"Call-"

Xu An lightly pulled the reins, the BMW under his seat snorted, and then slowed down.

Xu An fell from his horse to the ground, and the high platform was right in front of him.

Standing on the high platform, everyone in the entire school field can see his figure.

The messengers are all around the high platform, and they will ensure that everyone on the school grounds can understand Xu An's words.

Under the high platform, thirty-three banners stand on both sides.

In front of the high platform, the Ming army's military formation was strict and fierce, and it looked as spectacular as the sea of ​​clouds in the sky at first glance.

Xu An stepped on the steps and walked up the high platform. Every time he took a step, his pace quickened a little, as if it became more determined.

The eyes of all the soldiers on the school field were focused on Xu An.

Standing on the high platform, Xu An looked at the faces of the soldiers below him.

What he saw with his eyes was no longer the faces full of pain and numbness in Guangzong back then, but the faces with incomparable determination and sparkling eyes.

Xu An glanced at the manuscript on the low platform in front of him, then raised his head.

He has already remembered the content of the manuscript clearly, and it is hard to miss a single word.

"Walking on the road, the world is for the public."

Xu An didn't read the manuscript, but looked at the crowd on the school field.

His high-pitched, generous tone spread to all directions of the school grounds through the loudspeaker.

The surrounding yellow turban warriors repeated what Xu An said, and spread it further afield.

"I gave my hometown Yebuyi, who was pushed by the people because of the great chaos in the world, and led his teachers back to the mountains. He lived in a place in the form of Bingzhou and got the danger of the Eighthing Pass. It has been ten or two years now."

Since the first year of Zhongping, a series of past events have surfaced in Xu An's mind.
At first he just wanted to live.

At the beginning, he just wanted to live, just wanted to have a bite to eat...

It's just that in such a world, there is no place for a poor man like him.

This world is the world of those powerful families, not the world of ordinary people.

"It reaches Dawan in the west, connects Taihang in the east, controls Bashu in the south, reaches the desert in the north, and the six lands of Bing, Liang, Zhong, Yi, You, and the Western Regions are all included in the territory. I own half of the world."

One after another, familiar faces passed quickly before Xu An's eyes.

Zhang Liang, Zhang Bao, He Yi, Huang Shao, Sui Gu, Huang San, Zuo Miao Zhang Ba, Zhang Kai...

Xu An's voice gradually became firmer, and gradually became more high-spirited.

"Chang'an red millet, the accumulation of storage is exhausted; Jiangpu yellow flag, how far is the contribution to the tripod?"

"Yan pecked at the emperor's grandson, knowing that Han Zuo was about to end; the empress Longmi knew the decline of Xia Ting."

"The sound of the squad moves and the north wind rises, and the sword qi rushes and the south fights flat. If the sound is silent, the mountains will collapse, and the situation will change if it is loud. If you use this to control the enemy, no enemy will be invincible; if you use this to attack the city, no city will be able to overcome it!"

The scorching fighting intent burned in Xu An's eyes.

"I respectfully accept the destiny of heaven, and dare not to be safe. Fang wants to send troops to the east to conquer the Han and Wei dynasties, save the people from the misery, and restore the peace of China!"

On the school field, all the soldiers were holding their weapons tightly.

Xu An raised his right hand, clenched it into a fist, and slammed it heavily on the low platform in front of him, sighing.

"Worrying that the people don't know, they will be my enemy instead, and the Jie family will go south, sinking deep."

"So let me tell you first: When the soldiers arrive, the people should not avoid them."

"My order is serious, and there will be no crimes!"

(End of this chapter)