The great man will live forever

Chapter 304 Jiangdong and Liaodong

"kill!"

"Come on!"

Zhang Bao personally led the attack. Since it was a night attack, Dong Zhuo's army was not prepared at all and fell into chaos from the beginning.

"All armies stay in the camp and must not move rashly. Hua Xiong, Li Jue, Guo Si, Fan Chou, Zhang Ji, Niu Fu, and Li Su, hurry up and stop the army from defending!"

"Light the torch, shine the light, and move closer to this general!"

"promise!"

After experiencing the initial panic, under Dong Zhuo's command, the Han army began to rely on him to build a solid defense for the center.

Of course, there are risks in doing so.

"Charge towards the enemy's banner and capture Dong Zhuo alive!"

Zhang Bao saw his banner shining in the firelight and immediately ordered the Yellow Turban Army to charge there.

"General, how about I protect you and leave?" Hua Xiong looked at Dong Zhuo.

"call out!"

From a distance, Dong Zhuo bent his bow and nocked an arrow. The arrow was like a flying star, and he shot down a charging Yellow Turban soldier.

"Why are you running? What scene have I never seen before? Can a little yellow scarf bandit scare me?"

"Kill me!"

"promise!"

Hua Xiong held a long sword and wore armor, and charged forward, followed closely by Li Jue, Guo Bang, Fan Chou, Zhang Ji, and Niu Fu.

"Pfft!" Li Jue lifted up a small yellow turban leader with his spear, and when he fell, he hit several yellow turban soldiers.

"Ah!" Fan Chou chopped off the heads of half of the Yellow Turban soldiers with his long sword. Blood spurted out and covered his body, making him look like a devil returning from hell.

Dong Zhuo didn't actually play in person, he just bent his bow and set an arrow, but his accuracy was very good, one arrow per shot. If it weren't for the darkness, he would be comparable to the sniper rifles of later generations.

And the generals under him are not bad in terms of military force.

On the other hand, on the Yellow Turban side, there are basically not many people who can do it.

For a time, more and more people gathered around Dong Zhuo. The Yellow Turban Army could not fight at all, and the two sides reached a stalemate.

As time passed, Dong Zhuo's army even began to counterattack.

"General, the imperial army is too strong. When will the reinforcements arrive?" Several Yellow Turban leaders looked at Zhang Bao.

Zhang Bao cursed loudly, "They are all losers. We attacked at night and had the advantage, but we still can't beat them?"

"Keep attacking, reinforcements will come."

……

West of the city,

"Prefect, the Yellow Turban bandits came out of the city to attack General Zhonglang's camp at night. Do we want to go over to support them?" Several captains and Sima looked at Guo Dian, the prefect of Julu.

Guo Dian wanted to laugh so much, Dong Zhuo, Dong Zhuo, I never thought you would be here today, so he held it back. People have been professionally trained not to laugh no matter how funny they are.

"What support? General Dong is brave and good at fighting. Does he need our support?"

"General Dong is in charge of Jizhou's defense after all, and he is also the Zhonglang General."

The Zhonglang general was an official position established in the Qin Dynasty and was still used until the Western Han Dynasty. It was divided into three Zhonglang offices: Wuguan, left and right. Each Zhonglang general was assigned to command the emperor's bodyguards and belonged to Guang Luxun.

During the Eastern Han Dynasty, General Zhonglang was mainly responsible for serving as the emperor's military staff and army commander.

Zhu Jun, Huangfu Song, and Lu Zhi who sent troops this time were all awarded Zhonglang General, which shows how powerful this official position is.

Guo Dian hesitated for a moment and said, "Indeed, let's do this. If the Yellow Turbans go out to attack General Dong, the defenses in the city must be lax, so we should attack the city immediately. Send my order to the whole army to attack the city, and we must capture Quyang."

So Governor Guo began to let the army attack the city.

……

East of the city,

"Kill!"

"The sky is dead, the yellow sky should be established, and the age of Jiazi will be good for the world."

With roars, tens of thousands of Yellow Turban troops came from behind Dong Zhuo.

"General, there are a large number of Yellow Turban troops coming from behind us!"

Dong Zhuo was very angry at this time and shouted, "Where did the Yellow Turban bandits come from? Why are there still Yellow Turban bandits?"

It only took a moment for him to react, "Could it be that it belongs to Guangzong? If I had known earlier, I should have attacked and destroyed Guangzong first. I thought that once Zhang Jiao died, they would not be able to make a big splash, but I didn't expect it."

"General, what should we do now?"

"Zhang Ji, Niu Fu, Li Su!"

"exist!"

"You guys stay, I'll leave 2000 people for you, and you are responsible for the rear."

"promise!"

Dong Zhuo was very decisive. He originally had a chance of winning against the Yellow Turban Army in the city, but when they came from behind, he was attacked from both sides.

So he immediately prepared to retreat, leaving some people behind.

"The whole army retreats!"

"drive!"

As Dong Zhuo ordered to retreat, Zhang Bao was naturally very happy.

"kill!"

"Capture Dong Zhuo alive!"

It's a pity that most of Dong Zhuo's troops are cavalry. He still has people left behind to cut off the rear, so naturally he can't catch them.

In the first year of Zhongping, AD 184, on July 7, Zhang Bao attacked Dong Zhuo's camp at night. Zhang Liang attacked from behind. Dong Zhuo's army was defeated, with 4 casualties.

Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty was furious and quickly asked Huangfu Song to come to support.

In the original history, Dong Zhuo also lost, but not as badly as this time.

"Book of the Later Han·Biography of Dong Zhuo" writes: "In the first year of Zhongping, I paid homage to General Dong Zhonglang and, with integrity, attacked the Yellow Turban on behalf of Lu Zhi in Xia Quyang, and the army was defeated to pay for his sin."

Moreover, in "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms", there was also an incident involving Liu, Guan, and Zhang regarding Dong Zhuo.

Many people in later generations couldn't help but lament this. If the old thief Dong Zhuo could have reported to the Lord of Hell earlier, wouldn't it have saved Luoyang from the subsequent burning of Luoyang and the suffering of the people's lives.

But there is no such thing as Liu Bei rescuing Dong Zhuo in history, and Mr. Luo Guanzhong had no choice but to fabricate this plot.

"The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" mentioned for the first time that Dong Zhuo was defeated by Zhang Jiao. In the critical moment, the three brothers Liu, Guan, and Zhang arrived with their troops and rescued Dong Zhuo.

The original text is as follows:

Look, Guan and Zhang Zong immediately went to Gaogang to look at it. They saw the Han army was defeated, with mountains and fields behind them, and yellow scarves covering the ground. On the flags was written "General Tiangong".

Xuande said: "This is a great way to open your horns! You can fight quickly!" The three men led the troops out on flying horses.

Zhang Jiaozheng defeated Dong Zhuo and took advantage of the situation to come forward. Suddenly three men rushed to kill him. Jiao's army was in chaos and was defeated for more than fifty miles.

The three rescued Dong Zhuo and returned to the village. Zhuo asked the three of them what their current positions were.

Xuande said: "White body." Zhuo was so disrespectful and disrespectful.

When Xuande came out, Zhang Fei was furious and said: "We went to the bloody battle in person to save this guy, but he was so rude. If I don't kill him, it will be difficult to relieve my anger!"

Xuande and Guan Gong stopped him and said, "He is an official of the imperial court. How can he kill without permission?"

Fei said: "If I don't kill this guy, I will obey his orders instead. I won't accept it! If my second brother wants to live here, I will go somewhere else!" Xuande said: "The three of us share life and death. How can we do that? Separate each other? It would be better if we all go elsewhere."

Fei said: "If this is the case, it will alleviate my hatred a little."

Good guy, Liu, Guan, and Zhang tried their best to save Dong Zhuo, but in the end Dong Zhuo humiliated them, which is incredible.

In fact, Zhang Jiao was seriously ill or dead at that time. It was not Dong Zhuo who he defeated, but Zhang Bao.

"Three Kingdoms·Book of Shu·Biography of the First Lord" writes: "At the end of Emperor Ling's reign, the Yellow Turbans rose up, and all the prefectures and counties raised righteous soldiers. The First Lord led his subordinate captain Zou Jing to fight against the Yellow Turban thieves and got rid of Captain An Xi."

At that time, Dong Zhuo was fighting Zhang Bao in Xiaquyang; Liu Bei was a subordinate of the school captain Zou Jing at the time, and Liu Bei followed him to conquer the Yellow Turban Army.

Since Liu Bei was Zou Jing's subordinate at the time, he must have marched and fought with Zou Jing.

Regardless of history or romance, Zou Jing was in Youzhou at the time, while Xiaquyang, where Dong Zhuo was located, was in Julu County, Jizhou.

It can be seen that the combat areas between Liu Bei and Dong Zhuo are far away, and it is impossible to save them.

In addition, Dong Zhuo's troops were the elite of the imperial court, while Liu Bei led a small number of ragtag troops. They were local warriors he recruited, and they had no ability to save Dong Zhuo.

Therefore, Liu Bei's rescue of Dong Zhuo is just a fabrication by Mr. Luo Guanzhong.

And the reason why he did this was because both Cao Cao and Sun Jian had great achievements at that time. If Liu Bei was the soy sauce, then this novel would be uninteresting and almost boring.

In the battle to annihilate the Yellow Turbans, Cao Cao appeared as a reinforcement and led his army to rescue Huang Pusong.

Later, together with Huangfu Song and Zhu Jun, they attacked the Yellow Turban Army from three sides and killed tens of thousands of people.

Therefore, Cao Cao was appointed as the Prime Minister of Jinan due to his merit, which was equivalent to a department-level cadre in later generations.

Sun Jian is known as the Tiger of the East of the Yangtze River and made outstanding achievements in the process of wiping out the Yellow Turban Army.

When he attacked Wancheng, the Yellow Turban Army could not get out. Sun Jian took the lead, risked his own arrows, was the first to ascend the city, and then defeated the Yellow Turban Army.

After the war, Sun Jian was named Sima of another department, with independent military command power, which was roughly equivalent to a military division commander and a division-level cadre in later generations.

As for Liu Bei's achievements, there is no record in the history books.

After the war, Liu Bei became the captain of Anxi County, which was later the public security director of Anxi County, and a full-level cadre. Compared with the two big guys above, this performance is a bit inferior.

Therefore, a plot must be arranged to highlight his achievements and save Dong Zhuo, but also write that Dong Zhuo despises him. This highlights the contradictions and the characters' distinct personalities. "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" deserves to be one of the four famous works.

Next to Quyang, inside the city,

Zhang Ning, Zhang Bao, and Zhang Liang were sitting in a pile, and beside them were several important leaders of the Yellow Turbans, including Zhou Cang, Peng Tuo, Han Zhong, Sun Xia, Bu Si, etc.

Some of them were originally in other places in history, but after receiving the news, they rushed here.

Zhang Bao looked a little excited, he hadn't won a battle for a long time, "My good niece, do you really want to give up on Jizhou? This time we have defeated Dong Zhuo, and there are not many people in Jizhou who can stop us."

Peng Tuo said: "Yes, holy lady, General Digong is right. Dong Zhuo has been defeated. There are not many people in Jizhou who can stop us. We should pursue the victory and capture the entire Jizhou."

Ever since Zhang Ning said she could see Zhang Jiao's soul and received his instructions, she was revered as the Saint of Taiping.

Of course, some people still didn't believe it in their hearts, but Zhang Ning planned this night attack many times and defeated Dong Zhuo, so everyone somewhat believed it.

"Although Dong Zhuo was defeated and his vitality was damaged, he is not without the ability to fight back. He led mostly cavalry, all of them elite. If we go head-to-head with him on the plains, we may not have a good chance of winning.

Moreover, once Huangfu Song and Zhu Jun draw their hands, they will besiege us. How can we resist then? "

When she said this, everyone hesitated.

"That's right!"

"But where shall we retreat to?"

Zhang Ning didn't think much and said a place, "Jiangdong!"

Jiangdong, a Jiangzuo. The Yangtze River flows from southwest to northeast between Wuhu and Nanjing. Before the Sui and Tang Dynasties, it was the main ferry crossing between the north and the south.

From then on, it was customary to call the area on the south bank of the Yangtze River Jiangdong. The name Jiangdong began in the early Han Dynasty.

"Historical Records: The Chronicles of Xiang Yu" records: "Eight thousand people from the east of the Yangtze River crossed the river to the west, and now none of them have returned. The elders from the east of the Yangtze River took pity on me and lorded over me. How can I see them with my own eyes?"

In fact, it was Hangzhou, Yangzhou, Nanjing, Suzhou, and Shanghai in later generations, which was almost what later generations called Jiangnan.

"Jiang Dong?" Everyone was also a little surprised.

"Holy girl, that's mostly a barbarian land. How can it compare with Jizhou? Even if you don't stay in Jizhou, which of the other Yuzhous, Xuzhou, Jingzhou, and Qingzhou is not better than it?"

"Yes, and the south is full of miasma, poisonous insects, and there are many Shanyue, barbarians and Yi tribes."

Chinese civilization has been a system of multi-ethnic symbiosis since ancient times. Various ethnic groups communicate with each other and develop together, creating a splendid ancient civilization.

In the pre-Qin period, people used to divide the various ethnic groups living in our country into five groups according to the areas where they lived.

Among them, the Huaxia people live in the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River in the Central Plains region.

With the Huaxia people as the center, all the ethnic groups in the east are collectively called Yi, the south is called Man, the west is called Rong, and the north is called Di.

There are many Yi, Barbarian and Yue people scattered in the Yangtze River Basin and Lingnan area. Among them, those who live in present-day Sichuan, Guizhou, and Yunnan are called Southwest Yi;

Those who live in today's Hunan and Guizhou areas are called Nanman;

Those living in today's Guangdong and Guangxi are called Nanyue;

Those who lived in today's Fujian area were called Minyue;

Those who lived in what is now Zhejiang were called Ouyue.

Among the southwestern barbarians, the larger tribes include Yelang, Dian and Qiongdu.

As Qin Shihuang unified the world, Qin conquered Baiyue and brought this place under its rule.

After the death of Qin Shihuang, Zhao Tuo established the Nanyue Kingdom on his own. It was not destroyed until the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, and Jiangnan developed.

But even so, the economic center of the Han Dynasty was still in the north. In places like Guanzhong and Jizhou, the eight hundred miles of Qinchuan created many stories.

At the end of the Han Dynasty, everyone's impression of the South was still backward.

Before the Three Kingdoms, there were no unification wars centered on Jiangdong that resisted the Central Plains.

Therefore, at the beginning of the Han Dynasty, the ambitious princes did not set their sights on Jiangdong.

Cao Cao, Tao Qian and others all came to Danyang to recruit troops, but they left quickly after recruiting troops to compete in the Central Plains.

Even Yuan Shu, who calls himself Yangzhou Mu (all areas east of the Yangtze River are under the jurisdiction of Yangzhou), although he is close to the water, he has always focused his development on the north and does not pay special attention to Jiangdong...

"Yes, and Jiangdong is crisscrossed by waterways, so it's not suitable for us."

Everyone didn't agree with Zhang Ning's proposal to go to Jiangdong.

She could only explain carefully, "As for the miasma, just get used to it slowly. The population of Jiangdong is not particularly small now? Why can't people live there? As for the Shanyue, barbarians and Yi tribes, just subdue them."

Now the imperial court's attention is mostly on the Central Plains. We, the Yellow Turbans, revolted and the imperial court decentralized military power. In a few years, the princes would fight for hegemony.

We hid in Jiangdong, recuperating, building high walls, hoarding grain, and slowing down the fight for the king.

Waiting for them to fight, waiting for them to fight, we will accumulate strength. When the time comes, we will raise a large army to capture Jingzhou and Yizhou.

When the time comes, if you advance, you can unify the world and establish the world of Huangtian;

If we retreat, we can rely on the natural dangers of the Yangtze River to resist the enemy, and we can control half of the world. Isn't it good? "

When she said this, everyone thought about it carefully and it seemed to make sense.

Zhou Cang nodded, and then said anxiously: "What the saint said makes sense, but Jizhou is too far away from Jiangdong. Can we get there?"

Bu Si was also worried, "Yes, even if we reach Jiangdong, will we be able to capture it? Won't the imperial court send a large army to encircle and suppress it?"

"We have traveled thousands of miles to the east of the Yangtze River. We are afraid that we will be overtaken by the Han army before we arrive."

In fact, after Zhang Ning's analysis, everyone felt that Jiangdong was actually quite good, but it was a bit far away and they were a little reluctant to leave their hometown.

Zhang Ning frowned slightly, thought about it, and seeing that everyone was a little worried, he said: "Indeed, it is a thousand miles away from Jiangdong. If the Han army blocks it and pursues it from front to back, the whole army will be annihilated. I can go to Liaodong."

"Liaodong?" Everyone thought they heard wrongly.

"Holy girl, how about Liaodong?"

"That's right, it's a bitter cold place."

"Absolutely not!"

(End of this chapter)