Great Han Empire

Chapter 569: Troubled Times Heroic Chapter Dangerous
After Dong Zhuo took the initiative to return to Chang'an, the refugees who fled to Hedong were returning to their hometowns one after another, and the Jizhou government also agreed to Li Hong's request to return the victims, and the victims stranded in northern Xinjiang were rapidly crossing the Taihang Mountains.The imminent crisis in northern Xinjiang is gradually easing with the departure of the victims and refugees. The threat of forcing Li Hong and Dong Dajun to join forces has disappeared in a blink of an eye. The only thing that can be counted on is the princess's supervision.

Yuan Shao was heartbroken, and urgently wrote to Jizhou Mu Hanfu, Dongjun Taishou Qiaomao, and Chenliu Taishou Zhang Miao, asking them to put the great Han society first, and not ruin the chance to save the Han because of the self-interest of a county and a state. Yuan Shao begged them to immediately Suspend the relief to Northern Xinjiang and Henan Yin, cut off the road to the two places, and don't let a single grain flow into Northern Xinjiang and Henan Yin.

Looking at the galloping figure of the fast horse, Yuan Shao's heart felt like a heavy lead.Once the crisis in northern Xinjiang is alleviated, and once Henan Yin returns to normal, the hope of winning Luoyang from Dong Dajun will become even slimmer.The alliance to challenge Dong Dajun is already in jeopardy. If Luoyang cannot be attacked for a long time, the consequences will be disastrous.

Xu You, Guo Tu and others saw the sudden drastic change in the situation and hurriedly discussed countermeasures.

Now that Han Fu has agreed to General Hushi, there is no possibility of going back on his word.Qiao Mao and Zhang Miao have no way to stop the food from entering Henan Yin.

Since the Yellow Turban Army from Montenegro went down to grab food, the situation in Jizhou has become very critical.Hussar generals suppressed the border, and the Black Mountain Yellow Turban Army ravaged the prefectures and counties. Dong Dajun lost the first battle. Yuan Shao and Wang Kuang couldn't even defeat a small Wen County. As for crossing the river to attack Luoyang, it seemed even more out of reach. It's too late, just imagine, under such circumstances, Han Fu would still refuse the small request of the Hussar General?As soon as the threat of the northern Xinjiang army is removed, Han Fu can free up his hands to kill the Yellow Turban Army in Heishan, quickly open up contact with Hanoi, and ensure that Wei County can plow normally in the spring.

Qiao Mao, the prefect of Dongjun, and Zhang Miao, the prefect of Chenliu, dispatched food relief to the refugees who moved back to Kyoto at the request of Henan Yin Zhujun.At this time, Dong Zhuo had already left the capital, and Zhu Jun was in full charge of Henan Yin and Luoyang, and Zhu Jun had been secretly supporting them in raising troops to challenge Dong. Zhu Jun wanted food, so why not give it?If the refugees in Kyoto rioted, the harm to Luoyang would be obvious, and they had no choice but to violate Yuan Shao's orders.

In addition, Luoyang and Henan Yin's noble families are all important families of the Han Dynasty. Not only do they own land and manors in Jizhou, Yanzhou, Yuzhou and other places, but they also have inextricable relationships with the powerful families in various places. Who would dare to refuse to buy grain and seeds from various places?Or they transfer grain back to Beijing from their own manor, who dares to stop them?
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Xu You carefully analyzed the situation for Yuan Shao.The reason why Dong Zhuo took the initiative to return to Chang'an was that apart from the complicated situation in Guanzhong, he mainly wanted to quickly change the unfavorable situation in Gyeonggi.Dong Zhuo took a step back, and the situation in northern Xinjiang changed dramatically. The Hussar General quickly took the initiative, and Dong Zhuo also temporarily got rid of the burden of Luoyang, lightening his own burden. Of course, he will never give up on Luoyang , which can be seen from the garrison in Luoyang.

What about us?We are now very passive.We will definitely not be able to defeat Dong Zhuo by our own strength, we must get the help of the General Hussars.Last month, General Hussars fought us in Xingyang in order to force us to allow him to return the victims, so we don't know what his attitude is now.According to what General Hushi said in the past, if we promise him to return the victims and help him solve the crisis in northern Xinjiang, he will go south with us to attack Dong Zhuo in May.Now that the disaster victims in northern Xinjiang have moved back, and spring plowing is about to start, then in May, should he fulfill his promise?
Since Dong Zhuo is willing to voluntarily withdraw from Luoyang, he must have received the promise from the General Hussars that he will never occupy Luoyang, otherwise Dong Zhuo would not leave. Therefore, we can hardly expect the Generals Hussars to fulfill his promise and obey the princess and the general At the request of Sima Liu Yu, he commanded the army to go south to help us attack Chang'an.

What method can we use to get General Hussars to help us attack Chang'an?Xu You said that to capture Luoyang, we took advantage of the crisis in Guanzhong and the spring plowing in northern Xinjiang, and captured Luoyang quickly and quickly, so that we could take the initiative again.

How to capture Luoyang?Henan Yin Zhujun is the key.Most of Zhu Jun's disciples work in northern Xinjiang, and they have an extraordinary relationship with the General Hussars. Dong Zhuo's purpose of keeping Zhu Jun in Luoyang is obviously to gain the trust of the Generals Hussars, but Dong Zhuo probably did not expect that Zhu Jun is ours People, he has sent a letter to help us capture Luoyang.With Zhu Jun's help, it will not be difficult to capture Luoyang.

Now due to the ant riots in Qing, Yan, and Xu prefectures, Liu Dai, Bao Xin, Yuan Yi, Zhang Chao and others have returned to aid prefectures and counties. The surging Yellow River in front and the Black Mountain Ant Thieves in the back are difficult to launch crossing attacks in the short term. Then, only Yuan Shu, Sun Jian, Li Min and Kong Ni in the south can capture Luoyang.

Sun Jian was Zhu Jun's disciple and a seasoned warrior. With the cooperation of Yuan Shu, Li Min and others, he led the army to reach Yique Pass without any problem.As long as he can reach Yique Pass, Zhang Cheng, the captain of Yique Pass who is stationed at Yique Pass, can cooperate with him inside and outside to break through Yique Pass and enter Luoyang.After the soldiers arrived in Luoyang, we had the help of the school lieutenant Wu Qiuyi, as well as the help of Master Zhu Jun, and Luoyang was just around the corner.

With Luoyang in hand, people's hearts, morale, righteousness, and foundation are all on our side. What else does the Hussar General have to say?Could it be that he wants to be with Dong Zhuo and be an enemy of the world?
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"But the problem is that it was Yuan Shu and Yuan Gonglu who entered Luoyang." Xu You looked at Yuan Shao with a stern expression, and said helplessly, "Yuan Shu captured Luoyang, eradicated traitors, and defended the country. All in one, if we enter Chang'an again in the future to kill Dong Zhuo, then he will be..."

Yuan Shao snorted coldly, with contempt and disdain on his face.

"My lord Tai Tuo and my lord General worked hard to revive the country, but in the end they made wedding dresses for others, and everything was healed by Yuan Gonggong, that street ghost. This is true..." Xin Ping said indignantly, " No, this matter needs to be discussed in the long term, and Yuan Shu cannot be taken advantage of in vain."

"Master Kong, the governor of Yuzhou, sent a letter saying that after Yuan Shu returned to Wancheng with his troops, he first arranged for his cronies to serve in the counties of Jingzhou, and secondly, as the head of the family, he urgently wrote to his relatives and friends in Runan, Yingchuan, Nanyang and other places. He asked them to fully support him, saying that he was determined to enter Luoyang. Master Kong said that he not only wrote letters to Li Min, Xu Jue and others, but also asked Yuan Yi, Qiao Mao, Zhang Miao, Liu Dai, Tao Qian and others to come to Luoyang After he took control of Luoyang, he led his troops to help, so that he could join forces to attack Chang'an and defend the country." Xun Chen said worriedly, "Now the news that Master Taifu was killed must have reached Nanyang, and it happened that Dong Zhuo left Luoyang at this time. , so we can predict that Yuan Shu will definitely take advantage of this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to quickly occupy Luoyang with the help of Sun Jian and Zhu Jun..."

"Wen Ruo (Xun Yu) sent a letter saying that he heard rumors that Yuan Shu had contacts with people from Hedong." Guo Tu said dissatisfiedly, "I guess this rumor is true, because the person who spread the news is Yuan Shu. Li Ye. Yuan Shu heard that Xu Jing was in Master Kong’s tent and wanted to invite him to Nanyang, so he sent Li Ye to Yingyin day and night. Xu Jing rejected Yuan Shu’s invitation. Later, when Wen Ruo went to visit Xu Jing, Xu Jing said that he did not believe that Yuan Shu could defeat Dong Zhuo and capture Luoyang, but Li Ye told him that Yuan Shu would surely succeed with the help of the great general of hussars."

Yuan Shao frowned and was very surprised, "Li Hong took the initiative to contact Gonglu? Is this possible? There is a grudge between them, how could Gonglu believe him? This is a divorce plan. In order to prevent us from attacking Luoyang, Li Hong is very likely to use me to prevent us from attacking Luoyang. The contradiction between the highway and the highway divides us. It seems that the highway has been fooled."

Everyone was silent.Regardless of whether it was Li Hong's alienation scheme or not, Yuan Shu would be the first to capture Luoyang. He does not need Li Hong's help now, and once Yuan Shu occupies Luoyang, Yuan Shao will lose everything that should belong to him. It's hard to get started.

Yuan Shao looked at everyone and suddenly laughed, "Why are we fighting today? Is it to avenge my Yuan family? Is it for my reputation and prestige? No, it's for my great Han society and for the common people in the world. If I Yuan Shao is out to avenge his personal revenge, to fight for power and profit, will you fight bloody battles with me and share life and death?"

"No matter who it is, as long as it can enter Luoyang and save the country, we will only follow his lead."

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Yuan Shao did not hesitate at all, and immediately wrote to Yuan Shu, saying that he would attack Luoyang from Hanoi to contain the troops stationed in Gyeonggi, so as to cooperate with Yuan Shu's attack in the south and help him capture Luoyang as soon as possible.Yuan Shao said that the capture of Luoyang is not only to eradicate traitors, but also to wash away family feuds. It is the most important thing to save the country.

Yuan Shao wrote another secret letter to Zhu Jun, saying that he was limited by the severe situation in Hanoi and other states and counties, and could not cross the river to attack in a short period of time, so he asked him to pay attention to the southern battlefield.

"Kong Zhang (Chen Lin), you go to Jinyang again, and please ask the princess to order the general of the hussars to march south quickly. Auxiliary, it is enough to support us to capture Luoyang. In addition, after you see the general Hushi, you can properly mention the matter of Huang Tong and see what his attitude is. If he can agree with our suggestion, support the vassal king as the God, then it will be much easier for us to attack Chang'an."

Chen Lin bowed to accept the order.

"It's a long way to Jinyang, and there are a lot of ants and thieves along the way. I'm worried about your safety." Yuan Shao pointed to a young general standing behind him and said, "I asked Wu Zheng to take a group of personal guards to protect you going north. "Wu Zheng is in his twenties, with a strong figure and a handsome appearance. He is the Sima of Yuan Shao's army and leads Yuan Shao's personal guard battalion.Chen Lin was very grateful and thanked repeatedly.

"Gongze (Guo Tu), please write a letter urgently, urging Master Liu Yu and Liu to go south immediately. At this time, we urgently need him to sit in Jizhou and command the overall situation." Yuan Shao thought for a while and then said, "Let's discuss the captives again." General Gongsun Zan wrote a letter, you tell him that if Liu Yu goes south, he will be appointed as Shepherd of Youzhou and lead the army to fight against captives. I hope he can withdraw to Youzhou immediately, and ask Liu Yu to go south immediately to command the fight against Dong. "

Guo Tu agreed, and quickly wrote at his desk.

"Brother Jing Sheng, by the order of the emperor, I beg you to be the governor of Jingzhou, and I will take office immediately."

Liu Biao glanced at Yuan Shao in surprise, "My lord, Gonglu has appointed someone to take up the post, I'll go..."

"What is the order of the highway? Can his order be compared with the order of the emperor?" Yuan Shao sneered, "Don't go to Hanshou, the Jingzhou government, but go directly to Yicheng to find Kuaiyue." (Yicheng) City, which is now Yicheng in Hubei Province, is a hundred miles away from Xiangyang.)
Liu Biao seemed to realize something.

"Nanyang has been occupied by the highway, and he will not let you lead Jingzhou, so you have to sneak all the way to Yicheng to ask Kuai Yue for help." Yuan Shao said, "After the general was killed, Kuai Yue went home disheartened. But as an old friend for many years, when we need him most, he will definitely be obliged to help you."

"There is also Cai Mao, the former captain of Changshui. His family is the number one family in Xiangyang and has great influence. We used to be friends with him. Although we haven't seen each other for many years, he is definitely willing to help with this job. His family lives eight miles away from Xiangyang. On the Hanshui Jiangzhou, there are hundreds of family members, all of whom are masters of martial arts. After you arrive in Xiangyang, as long as you get the help of the two of them, it means you have the support of all the powerful people in Xiangyang. Money, if you need food, if you need food, if you need soldiers, is Jingzhou still in your pocket?"

"After Yuan Shu occupied Luoyang, you immediately take back Nanyang and control the seven counties of Jingzhou." Yuan Shao smiled slightly, "Yuan Gonggong is a mediocre person, and he can barely attack Luoyang, but it is a daydream to expect him to attack Chang'an and eradicate Dong Bandit, so , there are some things we have to do by ourselves, and we must never rely on others.”

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After Chen Lin and Liu Biao left the camp, Yuan Shao ordered the army to stop the attack.

Yuan Shao knew Zhang Yang.When Zhang Yang joined the Xiyuan Army to serve as Sima, it was Yuan Shao who was entrusted by General He Jin and personally recommended him to Jian Shuo.Zhang Yang came to thank him several times for this.To be able to climb the big tree of the Yuan Clan, Zhang Yang certainly wished for it.It's just that none of them expected that two years later, the two would face off on the battlefield and become enemies of life and death.

Yuan Shao personally wrote a letter, urging Zhang Yang to surrender.Dong Zhuo has fled to Chang'an, why are you fighting?Do you trust me or Dong Zhuo?

Fengji volunteered and took this letter to the city to persuade him to surrender.

Zhang Yang's army was running out of food and grass, and the reinforcements had been waiting for a long time, and they were desperate. At this time, when they heard that Yuan Shao wanted to appease him, he surrendered without saying a word.

Yuan Shao immediately rectified the army and horses, Chen Bing Huanghe.

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