The great man will live forever

Chapter 302: More than years in the blink of an eye

"Haha, God helps the man!"

Lu Zhi was very happy to learn that Zhang Jiao was dead and immediately ordered the entire army to attack day and night.

For a time, Guangzong was in danger. According to the situation, it would not be long before it was attacked.

But at this time, someone came to help them.

Not afraid of god-like opponents, but afraid of pig-like teammates.

In the Luoyang Palace, Han Ling Emperor Liu Hong looked at Zhang Rang, "Who are you going to send to Jizhou for inspection this time?"

"Xiao Huangmen Zuo Feng is smart and loyal. He is willing to go and share your Majesty's worries."

In fact, it was this young eunuch who gave Zhang Rang the most money.

Originally, it was very hard to go from the comfortable capital to the front line where the war was raging, but the eunuchs, big and small, rushed to do what outsiders saw as hard work, and even had to give money to big eunuchs like Zhang Rang.

Is it possible that these eunuchs changed their ways overnight and took the initiative to serve the country in the difficult front line?

Of course not. These people never engage in loss-making business. The reason why they compete for the opportunity to travel is because the job is beneficial.

"Okay, then send him."

"promise!"

Naturally, a big eunuch like Zhang Rang is not short of this little money. He has many ways to make money. Going to the front line is risky, and people will not sacrifice their lives for such a small amount of money.

Besides, big fish eat small fish, wouldn’t it be nice for him to take money from these little eunuchs?

The eunuchs of the Eastern Han Dynasty, no matter how big or small, were very popular, especially when they met a fool like Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty. With the emperor's support, the eunuchs were arrogant and arrogant.

Every time he went to the local area, he came back with a full load. He came here on behalf of the emperor. Every time local officials, big and small, met the eunuchs sent down, they would greet them and serve them.

They even gave them red envelopes of local specialties before they left, hoping that these eunuchs would say something nice in front of the emperor when they returned, or at least not say anything bad.

As the saying goes, "The king of hell is easy to meet, but the devil is difficult to deal with!"

If you don't serve them well, they will suddenly say bad things about you in front of the emperor. One or two sentences may be fine, but if you say it from time to time and encourage other eunuchs to say it together, the more people say it, the emperor will naturally believe it.

This time Zuo Feng naturally came with the best wish to make a fortune, but this time he was disappointed.

Lu Zhi is just an upright official with clean sleeves. How can he have money to give gifts?

And according to Lu Zhi's character, even if I have money, I won't give it to him. Giving gifts is impossible!

"General, Zuo Feng has been waiting for a few days and hasn't come back yet. He wants us to give him a gift. Why don't we give him some?"

Lu Zhi's deputy Zong Yuan persuaded.

"It doesn't make sense. He's all doing things for the imperial court. Didn't the imperial court give him a salary? Is he still so greedy? Besides, our army doesn't have enough food and grass. How can we have the money to give him gifts? With that money, wouldn't it be good to reward the soldiers? "

"General, everyone is sending it. If you don't send it, he will definitely hate you. It will be terrible if he speaks ill of you in front of the emperor. Give some away."

"I behave upright and sit upright, so how can I join in with them? If I don't give it away, you guys are not allowed to give it away."

Lu Zhi not only refused to send it himself, but also prohibited his subordinates from sending it.

Here, Zuo Feng waited hard for several days, but did not see any movement from Lu Zhi. Seeing that this man was not upright and did not understand the rules, Zuo Feng was very angry.

In order to inspect, he gave money to Zhang Rang. If Lu Zhi didn't give him money, he would suffer a big loss.

Helpless, he went directly to Lu Zhi and said, "I came here to inspect, under the order of the emperor. It can be regarded as a great achievement for your hard work. Can't General Lu express his gratitude?"

"Don't be offended, father-in-law. Now is the critical moment to attack the Yellow Turbans. The army does not have much money and food, and there is no money left anywhere."

"Okay, okay, General Lu is really loyal. I will report to your majesty truthfully."

He emphasized the word "truthfully" very hard, and his tone was obviously threatening.

"Then thank you father-in-law."

Zuo Feng was so angry that his face turned green, and he cursed in his mind, "What's wrong, Lu Zhi, you are really a tough cock, and you won't pluck out a dime! Okay, I'll be honest with you, we'll see!"

He walked away angrily.

"Father-in-law, go slowly, I won't see you off anymore."

Zuo Feng galloped back to Luoyang and told Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty, "Your Majesty, when I arrived, Guangzong City was already surrounded by a large army, and the attack was imminent.

But General Lu was not in a hurry. He only commanded his soldiers to besiege the city and dig trenches every day. He did not intend to make a quick victory. I also urged him, but General Lu was unmoved. I did not know what General Lu planned. "

Han Ling Emperor Liu Hong became furious when he heard this, "What is he going to do? Does he respect himself as a supporter of bandits? Or does he want me to make him a prince?"

I gave you tens of thousands of elite soldiers, but am I asking you to dig trenches? Do you know how much food and wages an army of tens of thousands of people will consume every day?

That's all money, my money. If you get this money in the harem, how many things can you do? How many beauties can you find?

"Come here, pass the order. Capture this damn Lu Zhi and let Dong Zhuo take his place. Without him, Lu Zhi, I wouldn't have anyone to fight the war with?"

Many people's influence on Dong Zhuo remains in the fat-headed and big-eared image in "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms". He is cruel in addition to being cruel.

In fact, this is not the case. In this era where heroes emerge in large numbers, Dong Zhuo can become a great prince who started troubled times, and even dethroned the emperor. His ability is quite strong.

Today, the most famous general in the imperial court is undoubtedly Huangfu Song, followed by Zhu Jun and Lu Zhi. After the Yellow Turban Uprising, these three were appointed as Zhonglang Generals to put down the rebellion. Among them, Huangfu Song had the most brilliant record, followed by Zhu Jun.

After Lu Zhi was slandered and dismissed, Liu Hong thought of Dong Zhuo as Lu Zhi's replacement. This shows that Dong Zhuo's military was also very powerful.

Dong Zhuo's father, Dong Junya, gave birth to Dong Zhuo and Dong Min when he was the captain of Lunshi County, Yingchuan County, Yuzhou, so he gave them the cousin names Zhongying and Shuying respectively.

Therefore, Dong Zhuo's starting point was not very high, equivalent to the son of a small director in a small county in later generations.

Dong Zhuo returned to his hometown after his father resigned. When he was young, he loved to be a chivalrous and righteous man. He once visited the Qiang tribe and made friends with many Qiang leaders.

Later, Dong Zhuo returned to his hometown to farm, and some Qiang leaders came to visit him. Dong Zhuo went home with them and killed his own cattle to entertain everyone.

The Qiang leaders were very moved. After returning, they collected thousands of various livestock and presented them to Dong Zhuo.

After Dong Zhuo came of age, he served as an official in Longxi County and was responsible for local security.

At that time, the Huns often harassed the border and plundered the people. Liangzhou Governor Cheng Cheng recruited Dong Zhuo to serve as his commander. Dong Zhuo led his troops to defeat the Huns and gained thousands of victories.

Dong Zhuo, who had just shown his talents, was quickly recommended to the imperial court by General Duan Jiong, the governor of Bingzhou.

Duan Jiong is one of the three famous figures in Liangzhou who are powerful among the Western Qiang. His admiration for Dong Zhuo shows that Dong Zhuo is very capable.

The Western Qiang's harassment of the border has always been a serious border trouble for the Eastern Han Dynasty, which lasted for 63 years. The Eastern Han Dynasty court spent 320 billion on military expenditures, and at the same time also trained many famous generals.

Duan Juan, Zhang Huan, and Huangfu Gui (Huangfu Song's uncle) are known as the "Three Brights of Liangzhou".

In the ninth year of Yanxi (166), Dong Zhuo became Zhang Huan's military commander. In the winter of the first year of Yongkang (167), the rebellious Qiang invaded Sanfu. Zhang Huan sent his military commanders Dong Zhuo and Yin Duan to defeat them and beheaded their leader. More than people were captured.

The next year, Zhang Huan's army returned to the court. Dong Zhuo paid homage to the doctor for his merits and was rewarded with nine thousand pieces of silk. Dong Zhuo gave all of them to his subordinate officials and soldiers.

Later, Dong Zhuo served as the Guangwu Ling of Yanmen County in Bingzhou, the northern captain of Shu County in Yizhou, and the captain of Wuji School in the Western Regions. He was dismissed because of something.

Around the Xiping period, Dong Zhuo was recruited by Situ Yuan Kai as a sergeant, and later served as governor of Bingzhou and prefect of Hedong County.

Now, all Sanming in Liangzhou are dead, so Dong Zhuo has come into the eyes of Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty.

In terms of force value, Dong Zhuo is also very good. "The Chronicle of the Three Kingdoms: Dong Zhuo's Biography" contains: "Zhuo is talented and powerful, with little physical strength. He can carry two spears and shoot left and right."

Secondly, Fan Ye recorded Dong Zhuo's military force in "Book of the Later Han: Biography of Dong Zhuo" as follows: "Excellent physical strength, armed with two spears, galloping left and right."

It is impossible to slowly and step by step step by step from a big soldier to the governor of a state without strong ability.

The consequences of Lu Zhi's failure to give gifts were naturally revealed, and he was escorted back to Luoyang in a prison car.

Lu Zhi left, Dong Zhuo came, and the war continued.

But for Guangzong's Yellow Turban Army, this was great news. Lu Zhi was too difficult to deal with.

Of course, what they don't know now is that message delivery is relatively slow.

At the same time, Zhang Ning woke up in Guangzong City. She was grief-stricken because of Zhang Jiao's death a few days ago and fell into a coma. She woke up a few days ago, but she was silent and her personality changed greatly. Those close to her had no doubts, but she was the only one who was shocked.

"How could it be? Why didn't he leave any traces? Could it be that he was also killed? Was he erased by them?"

She said, touching her neck, "It feels uncomfortable to be forced to commit suicide. Fortunately, that bitch showed mercy and was not burned alive."

"More than two hundred and seventy years have passed. Time really flies by. This reincarnation didn't happen since I was a child."

She is suddenly Shu Yuzhu, the unlucky person who went to the museum to see "Five Stars Leaving the East Benefiting China" and traveled through time.

The person who was regarded as a golden finger by Liu Han, and the person who was taken to the underground palace by Ayi Mei to refine the elixir of life.

"That's all. Come back, will the wild beard not return to the countryside? Since you regard your heart as a slave, you are ridiculed and melancholy and only sad? You understand the past and don't admonish it, and you know that you can pursue those who have come. In fact, you have lost your way, but you are not far away. I feel now Yes and no."

She knows that the past cannot be changed, and all she can do is the present.

"Xiao Bai, hurry up and ask your third uncle to come see me." She ordered a maid who was taking care of her.

"Miss, why are you calling the third general?"

"Go if I tell you to."

"it is good!"

Not long after, Zhang Liang came to Zhang Ning's room.

"I heard that you want to see your uncle, but what's the matter?"

"Uncle, I dreamed of Aweng last night. He taught me the art of peace. He said that God was merciful to the people of the world, so he could see me.

He told me some things that might happen in the future and told me what I needed to do to create the World of Yellow Sky. "

Good guy, she said that as soon as she opened her mouth. Zhang Liang naturally didn't believe it, and his face changed slightly.

He had been following Zhang Jiao, so he naturally understood that those so-called talismans could cure diseases and save lives because they added some medicinal materials to the water transformed into talismans. The talisman itself was not of much use, but was more of a comfort to the heart.

As for ghosts and gods, he believes in them or not, after all, he has never seen them yet.

But this niece has been innocent since she was a child, and she doesn't seem to be able to lie.

"really?"

"Of course it's true. Can Ning'er still lie to my uncle? Aweng said that Lu Zhi will be framed in the near future for not bribing the eunuchs, and then he will be arrested by the court, and Dong Zhuo will take his place to encircle and suppress us."

Seeing that Zhang Liang still looked dubious, Zhang Ning smiled and said, "Uncle doesn't believe it, so he sent someone to find out. It should be around this time."

"Okay!" Zhang Liang looked at her deeply and said, "You have a good rest."

Sure enough, it didn't take long for him to get the news that Lu Zhi was escorted to the capital, and Dong Zhuo, the governor of Hedong, replaced Lu Zhi to destroy them.

"Seriously, has my eldest brother become an immortal?" Zhang Liang hurriedly found Zhang Ning.

"Of course, people die as ghosts, ghosts die as ghosts, ghosts die as hope, and Xi die as barbarians. Aweng saved the people, worked hard to overthrow the decadent Han Dynasty, and after death, the ghosts arrived in Huang Tian's world... "

Shu Yuzhu, who should be called Zhang Ning now, naturally made some nonsense and matched it with the contents of the Taiping Sutra, which made Zhang Liang stunned. .

"Doesn't that mean that after I die, uncle, I can go to the Huangtian World?"

"This...should be possible. If my uncle overthrows the Han Dynasty and creates Huangtian to protect the people of the world, then he can live forever in Huangtian after death and enjoy wealth and wealth."

"Okay, okay, okay! What are your instructions?"

"After Aweng arrived at Huangtian, he received the teachings from the Huangtian gods and knew that we had made two major mistakes."

Zhang Ning said, stretching out two fingers as white as jade.

"What are the two big mistakes?" Zhang Liang asked quickly. A few months ago, the Yellow Turban Army was arrogant and the world was shocked. The imperial army either surrendered or was killed when facing them.

At that time, he also dreamed of overthrowing the Han Dynasty in three months and establishing the world of Huang Tian.

As a result, within three months, the situation was reversed.

First, Bo Cai of Yingchuan County was beaten to the point of running away by Huangfu Song and Zhu Jun. Then, Runan County, Chen Guo, Yangdi, and Xihua Huangjin were beaten until they were unable to fight back.

The remaining troops of the Yellow Turban Army, who were completely defeated, either surrendered or fled in all directions. The rebellion of the Yellow Turban Army in the three counties was quickly put down.

Huangfu Song led his troops to attack the Yellow Turban Army in Dongjun, and Zhu Jun led his troops to attack the Yellow Turban Army in Nanyang. It seemed that the Yellow Turbans in these two places could not resist.

The main force of the Yellow Turbans faced Lu Zhi's losing streak and had no choice but to retreat to Guangzong.

He couldn't figure out why?

In a daze, the scene of vigorous vitality and all things competing was still before my eyes. How could it be reversed in just a few months, and this Guangzong almost became their burial place?

Zhang Ning said, "The first thing is that we don't have a clear goal. We initially planned to attack Yecheng, and then from Yecheng to Zhending, we agreed to revolt on Jiazi Day. However, we were exposed by traitors and had to revolt in a hurry.

Kyushu responded with great momentum, but the troops were scattered. We should have concentrated our troops at that time to break through Luoyang in one fell swoop and make the Han lose his command.

As a result, we did not do this. The states fought against each other without unified command. The troops were scattered and defeated one by one by the imperial court.

Moreover, the imperial court also sent He Jin to lead the imperial army and set up several checkpoints in Luoyang, so that we had no ability to besiege Luoyang..."

When Zhang Liang heard this, he felt that he was really right. When he heard that he was betrayed by a traitor, he cursed angrily: "It's all because of this beast Tang Zhou. My eldest brother saved his life and trusted him so much, but he actually exposed us. As a result, the Luoyang Uprising failed and we had to revolt hastily. I wish I could eat its flesh alive."

"Crack!" he said, drawing his sword and cutting off a corner of the table next to it.

Zhang Ning was noncommittal and continued: "The second point is that we care too much about the gains and losses of one city and one place. We only defend the city and let others attack, and our troops are not concentrated. For example, Bocai of Yingchuan and Zhang of Runan Manchester City were defeated by the imperial court.

At that time, if we gathered them together and occupied a state, such as Jizhou, which was the first in the world, had a large population, and was all plains with abundant products, we might be able to compete with the imperial court. "

After hearing this, Zhang Liang felt that it was very reasonable and quickly asked: "Did the elder brother say what we should do now?"

In fact, there are many reasons for the failure of the Yellow Turban Army.

In addition to the uprising plan being betrayed by traitors, the leadership of the Yellow Turban Army made mistakes and lacked strategic vision.

There are other reasons, such as the Yellow Turban Army's lack of formal military training and equipment, while the Eastern Han Dynasty court had sophisticated weapons and high-quality troops, which to a certain extent determined the outcome of the war.

Of course, there are also few famous generals in the Yellow Turban Army. On the other hand, in the Eastern Han Dynasty, Huangfu Song, Zhu Jun, and Lu Zhi were all famous generals. In addition, there were talents such as Cao Cao, Dong Zhuo, and Sun Jian.

"We should find a way to concentrate our forces with my second uncle now, then defeat Dong Zhuo, and then abandon Jizhou..."

"What? Give up Jizhou?" Zhang Liang's face changed greatly, "Jizhou is the first in the world, so what if we give up like this? This is our base camp, what should we do if we give up Jizhou?"

Zhang Ning said calmly: "With our current strength, we are no longer enough to resist the imperial court.

The Yellow Turbans in Runan County, Chen State, Yangzhai, Xihua, Yingchuan and other places were all wiped out by the imperial court. Huangfu Songzheng led his troops to attack the Yellow Turban Army in Dongjun, and Zhu Junzheng led his troops to attack the Yellow Turban Army in Nanyang.

It is estimated that Dongjun and Nanyang Yellow Turbans will not be able to resist for long. Once Huangfu Song and Zhu Jun eliminate them, they will gather a large army and turn around to attack us.

We may not even be able to defeat the imperial army outside now. If they join forces again, we have no chance of winning.

Moreover, this Jizhou is a plain, which is very suitable for cavalry. Most of them are cavalry. On the other hand, our Yellow Turbans are mostly infantry. With poor equipment and large numbers, it is useless and they cannot win.

Although Jizhou is good, it has Yanshan Mountain and Bashang Plateau in the north, and the majestic Taihang Mountains in the west. The two mountains are connected. The terrain is high in the northwest and low in the southeast, and slopes from northwest to southeast.

The original terrain of widespread mountainous plateaus determined that it could defend itself against dangers in the north and west to prevent threats from the north and west.

But we were not sure at the beginning. When the Han army invaded from the west, it would be a flat river that we could not hold. Moreover, we had to guard against the remaining Xianbei and Xiongnu forces in the north, so we had no choice but to abandon Jizhou. "

Zhang Liang heard her analysis and felt that he could only give up on Jizhou. "Then if we give up on Jizhou, where will we go?"

　In the first year of Zhongping, the Yellow Turban bandits rose up, and the four prefectures raised plants to pay homage to General Zhonglang and maintain integrity to protect Wuhuan General Zhonglang and his deputy, and sent the five colonels of the Northern Army to recruit troops from all the counties in the world. Lien Zhan defeated the bandit commander Zhang Jiao and captured more than 10,000 people. Jiao and others walked to protect Guangzong, built encirclements and dug trenches, made cloud ladders, and lifted them up. The emperor sent Feng Yi's army from the left side of Xiaohuangmen to observe the situation of the thieves, and perhaps persuaded Zhi to send Feng as a bribe, but Zhi refused. Feng also said to the emperor: "Guang Zong's thieves are easy to break. Lu Zhonglang established a strong base and stopped his army, waiting for heaven to punish him." "Three Kingdoms Lu Zhi Biography"

　　

　

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