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Chapter 426 Guanzhong Bridgehead ([-])
many years ago...

Well, actually it wasn't many years ago, maybe four or five years ago, when Dong Pi's men were still in the Western Regions.

When deducing the sand table with Jia Xu once, Jia Xu mentioned Guanzhong.

At that time, the Western Regions had not yet been pacified, and the three kingdoms of Kucha, Dawan, and Wusun refused to obey the orders of the King of Han, and the Northern Huns threatened them from time to time.

But Jia Xu was sure that Dong Bi would seize Guanzhong.

In the land of Guanzhong, there is the danger of Hangu Pass, the Nanshan Mountain is the screen, and the Yellow River natural moat forms a solid barrier.Qinchuan, which is eight hundred miles away, has fertile land, which is suitable for Dong Pi to station his troops and rest.However, in everything there is always a benefit and a disadvantage.

Although Guanzhong is good, the biggest problem it faces is that there is too much defense but not enough aggressiveness.

Therefore, after occupying Guanzhong, why did Dong Bi not hesitate to put the Xuanfeng Army, one of the five main forces, on Hedong.On the one hand, it is because the east of the river was once the place where Dong Zhuo started his family, and he has a foundation, and he will occupy it both emotionally and rationally;

But even if he occupied Hedong, Dong Bi still faced a problem.

There are barriers such as Taihang Mountain and Wangwu Mountain in the east of the river. If you want to enter Jizhou, it is also not an easy task.

If you win the Central Plains, you must first win Jizhou!
When the Qin Dynasty unified the six countries, it also started with Bingyou, and then annexed Jizhou, so that it can see the Central Plains as a tiger and look down on everything.

Pang Tong believes that the annexation of Youdi is definitely not a one-day achievement.If you don't want to blindly defend, you need to take Hanoi, connect the two rivers, rely on Guanzhong, and use Bingyou as your arm. If you seize the Central Plains in the future, you will be able to get twice the result with half the effort.

For this, Chen Gong and Xu Shu all agreed.

Therefore, when Cao Cao was busy with the Luoyang League, the whole of Chang'an was also in full swing.

In order to seize Hanoi, Dong Pi mobilized 8 people, and with Youyi Army as the main force, he planned to annex Hanoi.When the Qinshui fire was ignited, Pang Tong, Han De and others had secretly ambushed in Yongcheng Zhiye, waiting for the opportunity.

Think about it, a hundred miles of fire, what kind of momentum is that?

The Erlu of Yongcheng was not a fool. Looking at the situation, he knew that there must be something wrong with Yuan Shang.

If Yuan Shang had an accident elsewhere, Erlu might not have taken any action.But if something happened to Yuan Shang in Hanoi, and the two of them did not take any action, I am afraid that after Yuan Shao found out, he would be the first to let them go.

So after the Qinshui fire ignited, Erlu immediately mobilized his troops and horses to attack, ready to meet Yuan Shang.

Unexpectedly, he was ambushed by Han De on the way. Although Er Lu had high martial arts skills, he was surrounded by Han De alone and cut off by his horse.

Cheng Li led the army and defeated Erlu's soldiers and horses; while Pang Tong cheated to open Yongcheng and captured Chen Lin.

This series of actions lasted only an hour.Pang Tong had enough time to clean up the battlefield, and waited in Yongcheng for Yuan Shang to throw himself into the trap.Pang Tong was convinced that even if Yuan Shang survived, he would probably be skinned by Dong Pi and others when he came to Yong City.In fact, Yuan Shang was also very cooperative and acted completely according to Pang Tong's plan.

A big battle lasted for a whole day.

From the ignition to the capture of Yuan Shang, all the actions can be said to have been extremely smooth.

When Cao Cao was notified and was about to send troops to rescue, Han De had already led his troops and occupied Pinggao, across the river from Hulao Pass.Wu Anguo guarded the Mengjin Ferry and made a gesture of crossing the river to attack Luoyang at any time.In Yuexi Duohuai County (now southwest of Wuzhi County, Henan), Chunyu Dao occupied Wude (suspected to be present in Jiaozuo, Henan) and took a defensive posture.

Huang Zhong seized Xiuwu overnight, and stationed troops west of Qingshui to watch Hanoi.

When Cao Cao's army arrived at Dahe Ferry, they were already powerless, and could only look across the river and lament for Yuan Shang.

In the Battle of Hanoi, Dong Pi captured 11 Yuan Shaojun, most of whom were moved to Hedong, and a few prisoners stayed in Hanoi. Then he quickly ordered Xu Shu to be the prefect of Hanoi, and ordered Huang Zhong to build Qingshui Camp in the west of Qingshui.

So far, Dong's soldiers and horses can break into Jingzhao within ten days, and can surprise Jizhou and harass Yanzhou.

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After the new year, Liu Bian officially ascended the throne in Chang'an, and the year name was the first year of Taiping.

If calculated according to the Gregorian calendar of later generations, this year happened to be 200 AD, and Dong Bi was 30 years old this year.

In the city of Chang'an, there was a lot of joy.

After 200 years, this ancient imperial capital has once again become the focus of the world's attention.

Liu Bian was in a very good mood, got up early in the morning, did not go to the Buddhist hall to practice first as in the past, but practiced flower guns, and then washed up, and then happily surrounded by the crowd Next, board the court hall.

This is the first morning court after he ascended the throne.

Dong Bi was not there, so Liu Bian ordered Chen Gong to preside over the court meeting, and he sat on the golden dragon chair excitedly.

This feeling is so familiar and amazing!

In fact, many years ago, Liu Bian also had such an experience.It's just that he was still young at that time, and there was his uncle He Jin in the court. Although he was the emperor, Liu Bian felt like a puppet most of the time.

Now, I have grown up!
But the feeling of growing up is not very good. It is so uncomfortable that there is no one to shield the front from the wind and rain.

Liu Bian is already used to it, and Dong Bi decides all matters big and small.But Dong Bi is still fighting bloody battles with rebels and traitors in Hanoi, and Liu Bian has to face things that he has never experienced before.The Weiyang Palace needs to be repaired, and needs money and food... The twelve gates of Chang'an need money and food to be reopened; the old city needs to be planned, and the new city needs to be built. Liu Bian has to worry about everything big and small. , there must be a heated debate.

After a court meeting, Liu Bian's head was about to explode!

"The sage, the minister has the original performance!"

Just when the court meeting was about to end, a man walked out from among the civil servants, and said loudly, lying under Majesty Dan.

It's Su Gu...

Su Gu was originally the prefect of Wudu, but later Wenpin and others went over and took him away!
What should this person say?He doesn't have great skills, but he still has a little bit of ability to observe words and demeanor, which is also a piece of grass at the same time.

In Wudu, he was also a prince no matter what.

But when he arrived in Chang'an, although he was said to be one of the nine ministers, what about the actual situation?Su Gu knew it well.

No resentment, that's fake!
But what can I do?To have soldiers but not to have soldiers, to have generals but not to generals... Su Gu didn't say anything, but felt uncomfortable all the time.

Liu Bian was about to fall asleep!
This court meeting is probably too boring...

A little impatiently said: "Su Aiqing has an early play!"

"Your Majesty, His Majesty is now the first to ascend the Great Treasure, and it is time for him to build up his great martial arts, so as to tell the world about His Majesty's heroism."

Su Gu organized some words and sentences, and said loudly: "Where the general governor's troops are going, Xiaoxiao will not escape from the wind. This is all due to your majesty's wisdom. The rebellious officials and thieves dare not touch your majesty's front. Now, the Luoyang group of thieves still occupy the east. Du, Your Majesty should send troops to conquer and take back Luoyang... Your majesty's reputation will surely be known to the world, and the revival of the Han Dynasty is just around the corner."

Rambling, there is actually only one meaning.

Your Majesty, now that you are enthroned and in power, you should make a difference. Don't let people think that you can win the battle only by relying on the governor.You should prove to the world that you are proficient in all aspects of culture and military strategy, and that the commander-in-chief can win battles only because of your majesty.In short, you should prove with your actions that you are a well-deserved emperor.

If these words were in the past, Liu Bian would have ignored them.

But now, with a different status, he felt that Su Gu's words were not unreasonable.

Chen Gong quickly stood up and said: "Your Majesty, absolutely not! Cao Bandit is not an idler, and Jingzhao is no better than Hanoi. Not to mention the large number of bandits, but our army is now concentrated in Lianghe and Bingyou. , it is not beautiful to send troops at this time."

Su Gu said: "Master Chen's words are wrong. Not to mention that there are still soldiers and horses stationed in the Lanchi camp, and there are also many soldiers and horses in the western regions of Liangzhou. Chongquan in Weinan has camps. As far as Gu knows, these There are as many as 20 soldiers and horses in the local area. This does not include the soldiers and horses of the Xin'an camp...how come the general governor has soldiers and horses when he sends troops, but His Majesty has no soldiers and horses when he sends troops?"

Chen Gong is not a person who is good at distinguishing words, so he couldn't help being startled when he heard it.

"This... Su Shaoqing should know that most of the so-called soldiers and horses in the camp are eliminated soldiers, and most of them are field soldiers. Moreover, the Weinan Chongquan camp was first established, and most of the soldiers and horses in the Xin'an camp were rookies. How could they go out to fight? "

"I'm afraid it's not that Mr. Chen can't transfer troops, but that he doesn't want to transfer troops."

"Su Gu, you..."

Chen Gong reacted!
If Jia Xu was present, or Xu Shu and Pang Tong were present, Su Gu would definitely not be allowed to say so many words and beheaded early.

Chen Gong has a good plan for the overall situation and has a strategic vision.

It's just that the machine is not enough, and sometimes it seems slow-witted.The so-called slow wisdom means that this person's reaction is not sharp enough.

Liu Bian's face couldn't help but gloomy.

"Chen Qing, don't say any more... I have already made a decision. How about this, I will order Xia Houlan to be the general of Dongzhong Lang, and lead the army to go out. You send troops from Xin'an to General Xiahoulan to go out in ten days. I don't believe it. Can't win against that group of rabble?"

"But……"

Chen Gong wanted to argue a few more things.

But Liu Bian didn't give him a chance, and said coldly: "Why, Dong Qing's words are useful, but mine's words are useless?"

Before Dong Bi went to the expedition, he had told Chen Gong not to disobey Liu Bian.

Although the hall is full of Dong Bi's people, what Liu Bian said is also right, so it's hard to stand up and refute at this time.

Gritting his teeth, Chen Gong bowed to his orders!
This is going to be a big event... The emperor's nonsense is probably disrupting the plan of the governor.Su Gu has the courage to say these words today, is it definitely not a temporary thing?No, I have to send someone to Hanoi immediately to inform the governor.

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Note 1, Su Gu, Su Gu: Yizhou Mu Liuyan took Lu as the governor and Sima, and Zhang Xiu, the other Sima, attacked Su Gu, the prefect of Hanzhong. (Reference: Three Kingdoms).

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