Great Han Empire

Chapter 1026 The Banner of Heroes in Troubled Times Unrolled
In mid-November, Yanzhou, Chenliu.

The Tianzi Xingtai was established in Chenliu, Fu Qian led the Xingtai Shangshuling, Wang Ling and Jiang Ji were the left and right servants of the Xingtai, and many of the former generals' residences were directly transferred to the Tianzi Xingtai Cao Shangshu and Shang Shulang Wait for the big and small officials.

On the twelfth day of the eleventh month, Zhong Yao, the general who conquered the South, arrived in Chenliu.Afterwards, the right general Wang Dang and Zhechong general Liao Lei, who were recruited again by the emperor, arrived at Xingtai one after another.

On the [-]th, the little emperor convened a military meeting with the generals in the army to deploy an attack strategy.

Xingtai Shangshu ordered Fu Gan to analyze the situation in the world in detail, and expounded the main strategy and ultimate goal of the emperor to put down the southern rebellion.

"Through three consecutive years of fighting by Your Majesty, the General, and tens of thousands of soldiers, we have pacified the northwestern borders and the desert. Now our main goal is to put down the rebellion in the south, recover the southern states and counties, completely pacify the world, and complete the great cause of ZTE. The first step." Standing in front of the huge map, Fu Gan pointed to places such as Xuzhou, Yangzhou, Jingzhou and Yizhou on the map, and said slowly and forcefully, "Your Majesty's determination is very great. During the year, drink horses to the Yangtze River and unify the country."

There were cheers in the big tent.

The little emperor stood up, with a shy smile on his face, and waved at the generals in the tent, with a smug and high-spirited look.

Fu Gan looked at him, hoping that he would say a few words to encourage morale.The generals also held their breath, waiting for the little emperor's wonderful speech.Today's son went to the battlefield at the age of five, and in the past three years, he has commanded the army to fight in the two northwestern borders and the desert.

"Today next year, I will stand on the edge of the Yangtze River and point my sword at Jiangdong." The little emperor looked around at the generals and said calmly, "Whoever takes Xiangyang first will be the commander of the army across the river. Let him do it, Dahan will always remember his achievements."

There was applause in the big tent.

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"In order to successfully accomplish the goal of the Southern Expedition, His Majesty established a platform to command all attacking armies in a unified manner, coordinate the relationship between the imperial court and the states, counties, and battlefields, and ensure the victory of the southward campaign." Fu Gan continued, "This time the southward campaign There are a total of 26 troops, and they are attacking on three battlefields at the same time."

"On the Xuzhou battlefield, three generals Gao Shun, Wei Xu, and Guan Hai commanded an army of [-] to contain Cao Cao's rebels in Xuzhou."

"On the Yuzhou battlefield, the two generals Lei Zhong and Meng Si led an army of [-] to stop the rebels of Sun Quan and Zhou Yu in the east of the Yangtze River."

"On the Nanyang battlefield, two generals Zhong Yao and Xiao En led an army of [-] to attack Wancheng from the direction of Luyang. Generals Yan Liang and Yu Du led [-] elite soldiers from the north and south to attack Wancheng from the direction of Wuguan. Wang Dang, The three generals Wu Xiong and Peng Lie commanded an army of [-] to attack Wancheng from the direction of Kunyang."

"Your Majesty led the Central Army General Jia Xu's Huben Yulin Battalion, General He Feng's 5 elite troops, General Yushi's [-] Northern Army, and General Zhang Xiu's and Zhao Hu's [-] troops, a total of [-] horses followed. Enter."

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"In September, we were defeated in Nanyang, more than 3 soldiers were killed, and more than 2 soldiers defected to Xiangyang. This dealt us a heavy blow." Fu Gan looked at the gloomy Wang Dang, said a few words lightly, and then his tone Suddenly, "This revenge must be avenged. This time we will not only bring down Nanyang, but also completely destroy Xiangyang."

"This time we have concentrated an army of 16 to attack Nanyang, and we have an absolute advantage in terms of strength. Moreover, this attack is only two months away from Nanyang's defeat. The rebels never thought that we would gather troops again in such a short period of time Enter Nanyang." Fu Gan punched the map and said angrily, "This battle must be won."

"Hussar General Zhao Yun sent a letter yesterday saying that General Yu Du has led his army to Wuguan. After the food and supplies are ready, General Yan Liang will lead the army to attack southward. The scheduled departure time is the 24th of this month." Looking at the generals in the account, "On the 22nd of this month, General Wang Dang took the lead in attacking from the direction of Kunyang, and the Nanyang War officially began."

The generals clung to their promises.

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The little emperor sent Zhong Yao, Wang Dang, Gao Shun, Zhang Xiu, Lei Chong and other commanders out of the gate in person.

In the afternoon, the emperor sat down with the main ministers of Xingtai and the officials of various states and counties to discuss issues such as food, grass and supplies.

The prefectures and counties of the four prefectures of Hebei, Qing, Yan, and Henan, and the counties of Yin and Hanoi in Henan will be responsible for supplying food, grass, supplies and recruiting civilians to the army of the Southern Expedition for a long time to come. The two counties must absolutely obey the order of the emperor. When the order of the Chang'an court and the order of the emperor conflict, they must resolutely obey the order of the emperor. This is very important, and there is no room for bargaining.

In order to strengthen the support of Wen Chou, Gao Lan, Zang Ba, Yang Ming, Sun Qin and other state and county officials for the little emperor and dispel their concerns, Fu Gan also suggested that the little emperor issue a hand edict to each of them, so that Jinyang or If Chang'an wants to forcefully suppress them, they should have a "shield".

It is now November, just after the autumn harvest, and the states and counties are collecting taxes, but these taxes do not need to be transported to Chang'an, but will be uniformly deployed by the Emperor Xingtai, and transported to the nearest battlefields in the south. "According to the usual practice, every year Jizhou's taxes are transferred to Youzhou to subsidize Youzhou's tax shortage. What should we do this year?" asked Jizhou governor Yang Ming, "If the imperial court orders Jizhou to transfer, will I just obey orders?"

"As long as it is an order that affects the southern battlefield, such as money and grain and corvee collection, you have to obey His Majesty." Fu Gan shook his hand and said, "Although Xingtai and Chang'an's Shangshutai both have decision-making power, they have a clear division of labor and basically do not Don't worry too much about it. It will make the states and counties in a dilemma. The division of labor between the Shangshutai and the prime minister and other government officials in the two places is also very clear. I believe that the prime minister will focus on the overall situation and will not arbitrarily authorize power, intensify conflicts, and affect the great cause of ZTE. process."

"Xingtai only focuses on the Southern Expedition War, and everything must be compromised by the Southern Expedition War, while Chang'an must take into account all aspects, to ensure the stability of the prefectures and counties and the food and clothing of the people, how can there be no conflicts and conflicts between the two sides?" Gao Lan was vague to Fu Gan He was very dissatisfied with his rhetoric and perfunctory attitude, "The conflict between Xingtai and Chang'an has become serious, and the general Hushi can't handle it. He must ask for help from Jinyang. If Jinyang comes forward, we can take this emperor's edict and we can get rid of it." What effect?"

Fu Gan was speechless for a moment.

People like Gao Lan have lived in the prefectures and counties for a long time, and they are familiar with government affairs, and they are even more familiar with court disputes.Taiwei Zhang Yan went north to Jinyang. Although it helped the little emperor to control power, it also made the situation in Chang'an more complicated and confusing.Without Zhang Yan's support, Prime Minister Li Wei's situation is very difficult, and the New Deal is very likely to be hit, and this is something that Gao Lan and other state and county officials do not want to see.The benefits of the New Deal for restoring national strength and for the people to live and work in peace and contentment are obvious. If the New Deal suffers setbacks, the people will be the first to be hit. If the people are uneasy, how can the country be stable?

After Zhao Yun presided over the state affairs, in order to ease the conflict in Chang'an, he deliberately helped the powerful family to suppress the prime minister, trying to find a balance from it, but after all, Zhao Yun was from the Northern Xinjiang faction and was the general's confidant. He could not gain all the trust of the powerful family. Moreover, his relationship with the prime minister was extraordinary. Once the general's condition improved and the prime minister's position was stabilized again, Zhao Yun's situation would be difficult. When he could not ease the conflict in Chang'an, he could only turn to Jinyang for help.If Jinyang stepped forward to intervene in politics, how would Gao Lan, the state and county officials of the northern Xinjiang department, choose?

Therefore, Xingtai must give a clear attitude, and must give the state and county officials a condition to support the little emperor.

Everyone has a plan in mind for the purpose of the general ignoring the government these years and leading the little emperor to conquer the world.The big man will be the big man of the little emperor in the future, and the little emperor who has come out of the conquest can protect the interests of the military class.The support of the little emperor by the military class is not only in line with the requirements of the general, but also in the interests of the military class itself. A serious threat to the interests of the military class.The military class felt this threat, so they needed a new deal, but the new deal harmed the interests of the powerful families, and the contradictions between the two were irreconcilable. For this reason, the contradictions between the two sides became more and more intense, and they had reached the point where they could not tolerate each other.The disastrous defeat in Nanyang was the result of this fierce confrontation of contradictions. In this confrontation, both sides suffered losses, and neither of them achieved their goal, nor could they eliminate the threat posed by the other side.

The meaning of Gao Lan's words is very clear. He forced Fu Gan to express his position. He wanted Xingtai to firmly support the prime minister. There would be no conflict between Yang and Xingtai, and the military class would then be able to easily make a choice and resolutely support the little emperor.

But Fu Gan didn't dare to express his opinion, because this matter involved the victory or defeat of Nanzheng.

If Xingtai resolutely supported the prime minister and used the contradiction between the military class represented by the prime minister and the powerful family to severely damage the powerful family, it would inevitably trigger a wild counterattack by the southern rebels.The backbone of the rebellion in the south is the powerful families. In order to survive, the powerful families must fight to the death with the Han army, and the vacillating powerful families who were originally in the middle of the middle may become the opposition because of this, and cooperate with the rebels internally and externally. Then Nanyang will suffer a disastrous defeat. may happen again.

Fu Gan dared not do such a thing by killing a group of powerful families belonging to the opposition and offending all the powerful families in the end.

Fu Gan did not express his opinion, but Wen Chou, Gao Lan, Yang Ming, Sun Qin, and Zang Ba all forced him together.The food, supplies and civilian husbands of the army are all in their hands, so Fu Gan dared not offend, so he had to think about it himself, and discuss the situation carefully with the Prime Minister and the Hussar General.

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The various armies attacking Nanyang advanced towards the assembly point at high speed.

Hundreds of thousands of civilians, loaded with grain, grass, military equipment and various military supplies, marched towards Nanyang along several speeding roads.

The emperor led Xingtai and Huben Yulin camp to Yingchuan.

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November [-], Yingchuan, Yanling.

Jinyang wrote to the emperor that the general's condition was stable and he was out of danger.

The emperor was overjoyed and told all the generals in the army and the ministers of Xingtai and prefectures and counties, and the morale of the Han army was greatly boosted.

On the same day, Guanglu Xunqing Zhang Yun rushed to the Tianzixingtai day and night.After meeting with the emperor and reporting the situation in Chang'an, Zhang He and Fu Gan met alone.

Fu Gan has been listening quietly, without saying a word from the beginning to the end.

"Yancai, if you agree, I will return to Chang'an immediately to report to General Hushi and Prime Minister."

Fu Gan pondered for a long time, but still didn't speak.

"Now you are in charge of the emperor's platform. General Yushi and Jia Xu are both beside the emperor to help him fight. As long as you agree, this matter can be carried out as planned." Zhang He laughed, "Could it be that you don't agree? "

"Brother Junyi, the general's condition has stabilized." Fu Gan said, "Once the news spreads, the matter of Chang'an..."

"Someone will retract their head, isn't it?" Zhang He sneered, "If the head is retracted, can't it be pulled out?"

"But in this way, the southern rebellion will never surrender."

"Do you still expect to win without a fight?" Zhang He glanced at him in surprise, "In today's world, who would believe that the general handed over power? Do you believe it?" He pointed to Fu Gan, and then pointed to his nose, "Do I believe it?" Zhang Yun looked up to the sky and yelled, "Yancai, don't be so bookish, even if the general's daughter enters the palace, even if the general becomes a relative and leaves the court, even if he is old and has no official position No one can regret his strength. He can guard the frontier and defend the capital for the big man by himself in Jinyang. You have been with the general for more than ten years, can't you even see this simple thing? "

"More than 20 years ago, when the general was suppressing the rebellion in western Xinjiang, there were already rumors in the court that the general was the greatest threat to the man and he was going to be killed. More than 20 years later, the general first assisted the eldest princess, and later And to support the little emperor, there are too many rumors in the world, but without exception, they all say that the general holds power and conspires to usurp him. Now that the eldest princess is married to the general, this rumor has been corroborated. Who else would trust the general if he was rebellious?"

Zhang Yun stretched out his hand and patted Fu Gan's arm, "Yancai, as long as the general is alive, there will be no possibility of peace between us and the Nanfang rebellion. Don't say that the general married the eldest princess. With the general's illusory background, the rebellion in the south is also impossible." Will not surrender, who would be willing to hand over a big man to a general who may be a barbarian?"

"What do you mean..." Fu Gan shook his head and sighed bitterly, "People in Chang'an also have the same idea?"

"Of course. The little emperor has grown up, and the great general has not recovered from his illness. It is a great opportunity for earth-shaking. Who would miss it?" Zhang Xi showed a murderous look in his eyes, "Think about Situ Wangyun back then, you know these people How tenacious is the determination, how firm is the belief, how invincible is the courage, where the Tao is, even if there are thousands of people, I will go there."

Fu Gan felt suffocated and sighed helplessly, "Okay, I agree."

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