A thousand-year-old family that began with the Battle of Makino

Chapter 365: The birds are all good and the bows are hidden, and the war is blurred

July
Just as Lu Zhi pressed forward step by step and pried open Zhangjiao's defense line bit by bit, the angel Zuo Feng from Luoyang arrived at the Han army's camp.

"You all worked hard on the expedition to annihilate the Yellow Turban bandits, so that Zhang Ni could not cross the river, and the bandits were unable to attack the capital. Your achievements are very high, and your power is very great. You are worthy of being the feather forest of the country and my elite.

I think it has been more than four months since the troops came from Luoyang. I think the wives, children, and elders at home all miss you very much. However, if the thieves and bandits are not exterminated, why should we protect our family? When the thieves and bandits approach the capital and plunder the capital, what should you do?

I sympathize with the sufferings of the armies, so I specially sent envoys to send fine wine and delicacies to the armies to alleviate the hardships of the armies during the expedition. When the bandits are pacified and the world is at peace, I will come again to enjoy the joys of the armies. This will be the source of meritorious service and wealth. "

Listening to Zuo Feng's announcement and Liu Hong's promise, all the generals in the tent were so excited that they knelt down and called our emperor ten thousand years.

After all the generals had gone out, only Lu Zhi, a few important generals and a few envoys were left in the tent.

Zuo Feng drank the little tea in the tent, not caring about other people's eyes, and smiled implicitly at Lu Zhi:
"General Zhonglang doesn't know. In addition to working for His Majesty, our family has another purpose this time, which is to see the progress of General Zhonglang's attack on the Yellow Turban Thieves.

To be honest, His Majesty is very dissatisfied with the progress of General Zhonglang. Let’s not talk about it in detail, just say that General Huangfu and General Zhu in the south are really winning consecutive battles at this time.

In comparison, Zhonglang will take you here more than a little slowly. "

Although Lu Zhi was dissatisfied with the attitude and tone of the eunuch in front of him, he was the envoy representing Liu Hong after all, so he explained with a smile:
"The angel may not know something, but this horn is the leader of the Yellow Turban Bandits, the leader of many Yellow Turban Bandits in the world.

Not to mention the elite level of his bandits, but its importance cannot be compared with that of Bo Cai, Zhang Mancheng and other small bandits in the south.

Therefore, you need to be cautious when dealing with him. If you let him go accidentally, or if he finds an opportunity to counterattack, it will have an irreversible impact on the situation in Hebei and even the world.

That's why I use this step-by-step strategy, hoping to eliminate all the Yellow Turban thieves in Guangzong City.

The angel knew that a month ago, there were only over 100,000 people in Guangzong City, but now there were more than 200,000 bandits.

Nearly half of the Yellow Turban thieves in Hebei are surrounded here. Use Zhang Jiao as bait to lure the Yellow Turban thieves into Guangzong's fishing net.

This is not only to support other battlefields in Hebei, but also to consume the anger of the Yellow Turban thieves. If hundreds of thousands of Yellow Turban thieves from the entire Hebei Province enter.

Under the siege of tens of thousands of officers and soldiers, one city cannot supply food for hundreds of thousands of people. At that time, Guangzong can surrender without fighting, and the counties and counties in Hebei can also send a message. This move can save the Han Dynasty an unknown amount of food. .

I ask the angel to tell your majesty all the pros and cons, as well as my strategy, and also let your majesty know Lu Zhi's good intentions. "

Zuo Feng didn't care about Lu Zhi's words. He took the job of announcing the decree in the army just to make a fortune.

"Haha, what Mr. Zhonglang said is true, but these words are only your one-sided words. As for whether Your Majesty believes it or not, we have to tell you what to say.

By the way, General Zhonglang, does he know why Taiwei Duan Juan was able to quell the Qiang rebellion in the northwest and win the post of Taiwei in one fell swoop?

It wasn't that he was sensible, understood world affairs, and had a good relationship with Wang Fu back then. It was just that he was unlucky. After quelling the Qiang rebellion, he was in the wrong team, which led to his body being changed.

But our family knows that Zhonglang will be very smart. If we want to successfully put down the Yellow Turban rebellion, the support of Zhonglang is indispensable. "

Lu Zhi understood clearly that this was a blatant request for bribes, otherwise he would be hindered from putting down the Yellow Turban thieves.

"Pah!" Lu Zhi slapped the cases in front of him and cursed:
"Shut up, little eunuch, you still want to destroy the big man's strategy, who gave you the courage? Could it be that you, like Feng Xu and Xu Feng, colluded with the Yellow Turban rebels?
Your Majesty is wise and powerful, so you naturally understand the importance of the Yellow Turban Thief. You rely on your status as an envoy and your Majesty's guise to openly seek bribes from me. Do you think everyone is a dog with a broken spine like Duan Jiong? "

Several generals in the hall were worried when they saw that Lu Zhi actually cursed Zuo Feng in front of him.

Zuo Feng dropped the tea cup directly, and the violent impact caused the tea to splash on several cases: "Huh, General Zhonglang is really a powerful official. It seems that these tens of thousands of troops have only you to look up to. Even His Majesty can no longer command."

After saying that, he walked out directly with the little eunuch behind him.

"General, Zuo Feng is His Majesty's closest minister. I'm afraid it's not good to speak out now. The war is at a critical moment. If he interferes inside, I'm afraid the thieves will take the opportunity to break out.

According to the last general's opinion, it is better not to grant him some money. All things should be focused on the war. After the bandits are pacified and the troops are in charge, I can then submit a copy to His Majesty. "

Lu Zhi sighed and said, "Why don't I know the importance of this battle? Not to mention how much money Zuo Feng wants, just because of my status as a minister of the Qing Dynasty, I will definitely ask for a lot of money.

Even if I can bring it out, he will definitely speak good words for us in front of His Majesty? I can't see it clearly.

In addition, the most important Yellow Turban bandits in the world have been wiped out. There is a saying: "The flying birds are all good and the bows are hidden." The thieves in Henan have become weak, and they can be dealt with by the local bravery alone.

However, the bandits in Hebei have not declined significantly. None of the three Zhang Jiao brothers has been arrested. It can be expected that His Majesty will be dissatisfied with our progress, and Zuo Feng is right. The most important thing is that Huangfu Song and Zhu Jun only have a total of 40,000 soldiers, and they are still newly recruited sergeants.

But under this general, there are 30,000 of the most elite imperial troops alone, and there are no less than 40,000 village warriors and county soldiers from various counties and counties who have come to join together, for a total of 60,000 to 70,000 people. Probably the most elite troops of the entire Han Dynasty are here. It's in the general's hands.

Since the Yellow Turban thieves are no longer the main trouble, it is inevitable for a minister of the Qing faction to be jealous of his Majesty because he has eunuchs who are constantly telling lies in His Majesty's ears and holds such a heavy army. "

"Here, what should the general do?"

Lu Zhi said dejectedly: "What else can I do? Although Your Majesty is suspicious of me, I am a Han official after all. If you want me to die, how can I live alone?"

On the other side, Zuo Feng, who had been in the army for three days, saw that Lu Zhi still did not come to apologize to him and offer money, and knew that Lu Zhi had made a decision.

After snorting coldly, Zuo Feng led the envoy team back to Luoyang.

July 13

Liu Hong thought that Lu Zhi was afraid of the bandits and stopped advancing. He was suspected of neglecting the army, so he issued an edict to remove Lu Zhi from his post, and escorted him back to Luoyang in a prison car and imprisoned him.

On the recommendation of the generals He Jin and Situ Yuan Wei, Dong Zhuo, the governor of Bingzhou and the governor of Hedong County, was appointed as General Dongzhonglang to take over the affairs of the Jizhou war zone and be responsible for pacifying the Yellow Turbans of Guangzong.

The Qingzhou Yellow Turbans invaded Dongjun, and Liu Hong adjusted the direction of the generals' attack. The Runan Yellow Turbans were defeated, and Zhu Jun was assigned to take over from Huangfu Song to attack Nanyang. Huangfu Song was used to control Fudong County and attack the Dongjun Yellow Turbans.

This Dong Zhuo was an old official of Yuan Wei. He had previously served under Zhang Huan, one of the Three Ming Dynasties in Liangzhou, and fought against the Qiang people. Because of his bravery in battle, he was appointed Army Sima.

After the Qiang rebellion was put down, Zhang Huan returned to the court. Dong Zhuo was recognized as a doctor for his meritorious service and was rewarded with nine thousand pieces of silk. Dong Zhuo gave all of it to his subordinate officials and soldiers.

Later, Dong Zhuo successively 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 later dismissed because of something.

He wanted to give gifts to Zhang Huan, his old master who lived in seclusion in Huayin County, Hongnong County, hoping that Zhang Huan would say good things to him to the court. It turned out that Zhang Huan was a minister of the Qing Dynasty and had always hated bribery, so he directly wrote a letter to scold Dong Zhuo. It was a bloody mess.

In desperation, he accepted the conquest of Situ Yuan Wei and became Yuan Wei's emissary. He was recommended by Yuan Wei as the governor of Bingzhou and the governor of Hedong County.

Liu Hong's appointment was also very clever. As a rare great scholar in Hebei, Lu Zhi had great prestige in the counties of Hebei. He had disciples all over Hebei. He also served as General Beizhonglang and commanded 30,000 imperial troops. If he had other intentions, tens of thousands of troops would follow him.

However, Dong Zhuo had no roots in Hebei and had not been in office for a long time in Hedong. Most of his old troops were in Liangzhou. Therefore, if you cannot get the support of the frontline soldiers very well, you will not be in danger of supporting your own troops.

July 17

Dong Zhuo arrived at Guangzong's Han army camp with dozens of cavalry. He knew why his former general Lu Zhi was dismissed from his post and imprisoned. He had learned from past mistakes and naturally he would not step into the trap.

So as soon as he took office, he ordered the entire army to attack Guangzong day and night. Even though the generals below disagreed, Dong Zhuo forced it forward as General Dong Zhonglang.

Zhang Jiao, who was in Guangzong, saw that the Han army changed its previous strategy and began to attack the city desperately. Knowing that the generals on the opposite side had changed, he sent people to Julu and asked Zhang Bao, who was in Julu, to attack the Han army at the right time. From the rear, I cooperated with him.

Knowing that the Han army would be defeated, Zhang Jiao handed over command to Zhang Liang, who had already arrived, and went to the rear to pray for blessings and take charge of logistics.

Since June, the Yellow Turban Army in Hebei has become increasingly sad. After Cheng Zhiyuan's Youzhou Yellow Turban Army failed, Zhang Bao's attack on Bohai and Zhang Liang's attack on Qinghe failed, and they had to retreat to recuperate.

Since the beginning of this month, Zhang Jiao has felt that something is not right with his body, and a feeling of weakness often comes late at night.

Zhang Jiao has been practicing Taoism for more than 40 years. He understands that this is the end of his life. The yellow sky will not fall after all, and the sky controls the destiny.

So he began to seek a way out for himself. He asked Zhang Bao and Zhang Liang to give up attacking Bohai and Qinghe, and quickly led the troops back to Julu and Guangzong, so that he could fight the final battle with the Han Dynasty.

Then he told the two brothers his true situation and gave them the final decision.

Although Zhang Bao and Zhang Liang felt very sad about the upcoming death of their brother, they still supported all Zhang Jiao's choices as always.

Zhang Jiao asked Zhang Liang to follow him, preparing to take over everything after his death, and asked Zhang Bao to go to Julu to stabilize the turmoil caused by his death.

After doing all this, he was quietly waiting for the final moment to arrive.

(End of this chapter)