Great Han Empire

Chapter 136

Yan Rou and Xian Yuyin led the troops to the foot of Anxi City.

Li Hong sent people to Beixincheng to ask Zhongshan State Minister Zhang Chun to return to Nulu City immediately to preside over the military administration of Zhongshan State.At the same time, he used Kuaiqi to write to Jizhou Mu Guodian, telling him that Lucheng, the slave of Zhongshan Kingdom, had been captured, and whether Youzhou cavalry would continue to go north to recover other counties of Zhongshan Kingdom, or go south to Zhending City to join the war.

Entrusted by Li Hong, Wei Zheng rushed to Anxi City to persuade Fan Li to surrender.The soldiers of the Yellow Turban Army were stationed in the prison camp outside the city.

Li Hong ordered the soldiers to set up a big camp outside the city. Some tents housed refugees, and some tents housed the cavalry of the Leopard Army.Xian Yufu's infantry were all stationed inside the city, guarding the city.

At the end of the month, Zhang Chun, the prime minister of Zhongshan, rushed to Nulu first.He was very grateful to Li Hong for helping him regain the county seat and several small counties of Zhongshan Kingdom in such a short time. time issue.Zhang Chun immediately started his daily work with the former county officials. The first thing he did was to appease the refugees in the camp.

Li Hong has been with Zhang Chun all the time, and he likes to chat with him, listening to him talk about the management methods and management experience of the county government's internal affairs, which has benefited Li Hong a lot.In Li Hong's heart, Zhang Chun is a good official who cares about the country and the people. If all the county prefects in the Han Dynasty were like Zhang Chun, there would probably be no Yellow Turban rebellion.

Zhang Chun is erudite and talented, especially in classics and history.In the dead of night, the two sat in the study by the fire, one talking endlessly, the other listening with gusto, often all night long.

Xian Yufu just doesn't like Zhang Chun.He thought Zhang Chun was cruel and scheming, and advised Li Hong to have less contact with him.Li Hong acted as if he didn't hear it, and he still hang out with Zhang Chun every day, just like Zhang Chun's attendant.

Fan Li surrendered.Under the supervision of Fengyun Iron Cavalry, his troops also walked into the captive camp under Nulu City.

Jizhou Mu Guodian wrote.He first commended Li Hong for his contribution to capturing Nulu City, and praised the Prime Minister Zhang Chun for being able to return to Zhongshan in time to preside over the military administration, and then tactfully rejected Li Hong's request to go south to Zhending City to participate in the war.Now that the Yellow Turban Army was being beaten into a state of embarrassment by the officers and soldiers, Guo Dian certainly didn't want Li Hong to take the troops to steal his credit at this time.He agreed that Li Hong's troops went north to recover the entire territory of Zhongshan.

Li Hong immediately ordered Yan Rou's troops, Yan Liang's Yiqu infantry, a total of 4000 soldiers, to go northward to retake Wangdu, Tang County, Puyin, and Peiping County as soon as possible.Xian Yuyin led his troops to the northwest to recapture Shangquyang.He led the Yushi Department and Heibaoyi to attack Hanchang and Wuji from the south, and gradually approached Changshan Zhending City to cope with the attack of Guo Dian's army.Xian Yu led Li Han, Fu Qiang and more than 2000 guards guarding Nulu City.

When the troops arrived in Hanchang, the Yellow Turban Army had already evacuated here.

Li Hong immediately ordered the troops to set up camp and stop moving in the direction of Wuji.When you arrive at Wuji, cross the Bishui River and Qinshui River, and you will reach Zhending City.If they get too close, Jizhou Mu Guodian may have a problem.

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Li Hong was awakened by the loud shouts outside the tent.

He got up quickly, put on his outer robe in a hurry, and was just about to go out to see what was going on, when Zhao Yun rushed in.

"My lord, Lord Guo's troops are surrounded by the Yellow Turban Army."

Li Hong immediately lowered his head to look at the map on the desk, and asked at the same time, "How did you get the news?"

At the end of Zhao Yun's reply, a smell of fish suddenly rushed in from the big tent, and Zhang Yun walked in with the help of a big man soaked in blood.

Li Hong looked up and was taken aback.

"The next official, Wen Chou, pays homage to your lord." Wen Chou, who looked miserable and embarrassed, struggled to kneel, but was held back by Zhao Yun and Zhang Xi.

"No. Come on, what's going on?" Li Hongda waved his hand and asked anxiously.

"Five days ago, Master Guo led his troops to Yulongtun, 15 miles away from Zhending City, and Zhang Niujiao led his troops to defend. The night before yesterday, the Yellow Turban Army's Bai Rao Division, Chu Feiyan Division, Wang Dang Division, and Sun Qin The [-] troops of the Wulu Division suddenly appeared in Yulongtun, and caught us off guard. Master Guo led us to retreat urgently, and when we reached Guhongling, the whole army was surrounded. Under the entrustment of Master Guo, the subordinate officer took a hundred cavalry to fight to the death Break out and call for help." Wen Chou said loudly with a hoarse voice.

Li Hong has been lying on the map, following Wen Chou's narration to find the general location.

"My lord, this is Mr. Guo's document." Wen Chou took out a short, blood-stained bamboo slip from his pocket, and handed it to Zhao Yun beside him.Li Hong opened it casually, glanced at it, and put it on the case table, groaning silently.

Zhang Niujiao finally made a move, and he did so immediately after dividing up his troops.The timing was so skillfully grasped that Li Hong had to marvel at Zhang Niujiao's use of troops.

It can now be seen that Bai Rao's stay at the foot of the Taihang Mountains and Wulu's surrender of troops were all deliberately arranged by Zhang Niujiao. Even Chu Feiyan's attack on Liwu and Boling all hinted at Guo Dian that the internal disputes in the Yellow Turban Army were fierce and the morale of the troops was low. , there are not many Yellow Turban troops left in Changshan.

At this time, Zhang Niujiao led the army to launch an attack, which made Guo Dian retreat again and again, forcing Guo Dian to gather all the strength of the Jizhou government army to launch a counterattack against the Yellow Turban Army.Immediately Zhang Niujiao pretended to be invincible and retreated step by step, which caused Guo Dian to mistakenly think that this was the best time to defeat the Yellow Turban Army, and then made great strides in pursuit.Zhang Niujiao lured Guo Dian into the trap he had set.

At this time, Zhang Niujiao was still worried, because there were still powerful Fengyun cavalry in the north who could go south to join the battle at any time.So he further showed weakness, and even retreated to Zhending City at the expense of his troops.At this time, Guo Dian already believed that the Yellow Turban Army was about to be defeated by him, and there was no need for Li Hong's Leopard Army to go south to help.

The Yellow Turban Army's abandonment of Zhongshan Country and the large and small counties of Zhongshan Country is actually implying to Li Hong and Guo Dian that the Yellow Turban Army's strength has been greatly reduced and its defeat is imminent.As a result, Li Hong asked to divide his troops to recover the entire territory of Zhongshan, and Guo Dian actually agreed.As a result, Fengyun Iron Cavalry, which was the greatest threat to the Yellow Turban Army, was divided into three, losing the possibility of concentrating on attacking the Yellow Turban Army, and at the same time losing the possibility of timely rescue after the main force of the official army was besieged.

At this time, it is estimated that the 5000 troops of Feng Yi's troops who stayed in Gaoyi City were also restrained by the Yellow Turban Army.He has fewer men and doesn't work at all.

Li Hong stared blankly at the map, helpless.

Li Hong once reminded Guo Dian that Chu Feiyan was not in Zhongshan, which meant that he might have gone to Changshan.But because Guo Dian is his superior and the official is much older than him, it is difficult to speak directly.In fact, he just wanted to tell him that it is best to transfer his Fengyun Iron Cavalry to attack the Yellow Turban Army on the frontal battlefield.With the joint attack of the two armies, the certainty of annihilating the Yellow Turban Army is greater, and they are not afraid of the Yellow Turban Army's tricks.

But at that time, he had just captured Nulu City easily, and he had already made great contributions. If he went to Changshan to grab the merits again, it seemed too much.So Guo Dian refused Li Hong and his cavalry's request to go south to join the battle.

The result is now a mess.

Now if Guo Dian's troops are completely wiped out by the Yellow Turban Army, Feng Yi, who guards Gaoyi City, will be the second target to be attacked by the Yellow Turban Army.Feng Yi was wiped out, and the Yellow Turban Army could drive straight into Julu County immediately.Although my cavalry has more than 1 people, it is very difficult to defeat the Yellow Turban Army that relies on the Taihang Mountains in such a large place as Jizhou.At the same time, it is even more impossible for Jizhou to gather more than [-] troops to attack the Yellow Turban Army in a short period of time.

As soon as Zhang Niujiao made a move, the situation in Jizhou immediately reversed.The disastrous defeat of the army is a foregone conclusion.

Li Hong regretted it very much.At this time, what county is still greedy for meritorious service?While the main force of the Yellow Turban Army is still there, there should be no blind division of troops at all, otherwise there is still room for recovery from today's tragedy.

The more Li Hong thought about it, the more furious he became, his anger surged, and he suddenly slapped the table in front of him. "Crack..." With a sound, the table was chopped off by his palm.

Zhao Yun, Zhang He, and Wen Chou's expressions all changed.

"Immediately order the Yan Rou Department, Xian Yu Yin Department, and Xian Yu Fu Department, to rush to Xia Quyang as quickly as possible."

"Blow the horn, immediately assemble the troops and prepare to go."

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Guhong Ridge was shrouded in darkness, and there was no sound, only the stern cold wind was beating the huge handsome flag, making piercing whistles.Under the mountains, the camps of the Yellow Turban Army were densely packed, stretching for several miles.Countless torches sway in the wind, like coquettish gems inlaid on black silk and satin, showing a breathtaking light.

Guo Dian is in his fifties, with white hair and beard.At this time, he was standing on the ridge, looking at the enemy camp, with a smile on his face and a calm expression.

Last year, he was the prefect of Julu County.The Yellow Turban Army broke out first in his jurisdiction, and its momentum was so great that no one could stop it.He barely survived for a few days and fled to Anping State.Later, General Huangfu Song led his troops to arrive, and he led the soldiers from the county to participate in the suppression of bandits.
"I don't know if Zijun has arrived in Nulu?" the examiner standing behind him said worriedly.

"Zhengnan, do you really think that leopards will come here day and night for help?" Guo Dian asked suspiciously.

"It will definitely come, as long as we can stay for another seven days." The judge said firmly.

Guo Dian sighed, obviously not confident.

"You'll know it when you see him, he's definitely a man." The judge said without a doubt.

"Oh, a man?" Guo Dian turned to face him, and asked in surprise, "After you came back from Liwu, you never made any comments on him. I heard Zijun said that you scolded him severely in Liwu. A meal. Why do you suddenly believe him so much today?"

The examiner gave a wry smile, and said: "Although he comes from a lowly family background and looks like a barbarian, he is not a barbarian. His martial arts and talents are very admirable. I was wrong when I pointed at him that day. I thought He is as greedy and cunning as a barbarian, and took the opportunity to blackmail us and enrich his own pockets, who knows that he really gave all the military pay to the soldiers. I will explain to him when I have a chance."

"So you trust him?"

"Yes. He treats the Hu people like he treats his brothers. Although we despise him, from another perspective, he has a big heart. Generally, people with a big heart are loyal people. So I believe Him." The judge said seriously.

Guo Dian laughed, patted him on the shoulder affectionately and said, "Brother Zhengnan is also a loyal and upright person, otherwise he wouldn't offend many people. Look, can we stand guard for another seven days?"

The judge shook his head.

Guo Dian laughed loudly, "Okay. This time, the old man will also taste the blood-stained battlefield."

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(End of this chapter)