Great Han Empire

Chapter 620 The Heroes of Troubled Times Like the Abyss
In late autumn, all the trees are withered and yellow, and the eyes are bleak, and there is a hint of coolness in the gently blowing breeze.

Li Hong patted the slightly uneasy Feixue, stroked its snow-white mane a few times, and looked up to the sky.The blue sky was broad and deep, and under the flowing white clouds, a group of wild geese were flying southward with fluttering wings.Li Hong's tired heart suddenly trembled.The geese have gone home, where is my home?

For a long time, there was no news from his family, and Li Hong had gradually given up on this hopeless search.If the family members were still alive, they would have found Beijiang long ago. In today's world, who doesn't know Li Hong's reputation?The family members are probably gone, and they probably died in the chaos of war and disaster. Although the facts are cruel, Li Hong still accepts this reality slowly.If I can stabilize the country and make the people of the world live and work in peace and contentment, maybe I can prevent this tragic thing from happening again, but can I do it?

Li Hong sighed deeply.Now the situation in Luoyang is complicated, and Jizhou has no clue. In order to suppress and weaken his own strength, Dong Zhuo chose to attack in October, the season of autumn harvest and autumn planting. What is even more disturbing is that something happened in Beijiang at this time .Li Hong was under tremendous pressure, feeling physically and mentally exhausted, walking on thin ice, exhausted to death.

A group of people walked quietly on the road, and the atmosphere was very heavy.

In the distance, a few farmers in ragged clothes were busy in the fields. They looked up indifferently at the troops on the road, and then continued to do their own things.Li Hong looked at them intently.Zhu Jun next to him said: "Dong Zhuo's damage to the Kanto region is terrible. There are almost no people in Hongnong County. Even if there are people, they hide in the mountains and dare not come out. Henan Yin's situation is slightly better, but compared to the past A population of more than 100 million is far from enough. Now the combined population of the 20 counties in Yin, Henan can reach more than [-], which is very good.”

Li Hong withdrew his gaze, turned his head and asked, "There has been no war in Kanto for half a year, and no one has come back for this half year?"

Zhu Jun shook his head, and said sadly: "There are 30 million people in the Kanto region. In the past two years, several 10 people have died due to war disasters. Some of them were eaten as military rations, and those who survived either fled north to Hedong, or went south to Yangzhou, Xuzhou, Yuzhou, and Jingzhou. The people were devastated. The general said that there was no war in Kanto, but look at Jingzhou, Yuzhou, look at Jizhou and Yanzhou, where is there no war? The people have no way to survive, they can only flee, and they will not come back. Although the hometown is good, but the hometown is full of wars and ruins everywhere, what are they doing when they come back? To die? "

Li Hong was speechless.

"General, go back early and keep the northern border. If you save the northern border and the two 300 million people in the northern border, you will also save the hope of rejuvenating the country and the backbone of the revitalization of the Han Dynasty." Zhu Junyu said earnestly, "Jin Yang can also be regarded as the foundation of my great man, and the ancestors of the great man will definitely bless my great man to rejuvenate again."

Li Hong didn't have the slightest confidence. He forced a wry smile, cupped his hands and said, "My lord, don't send it away, let's go back. I will entrust all the affairs of Luoyang to my lord."

"I'll send you off again." Zhu Jun waved his hand and said, "Please ask the general to present the eldest princess on your behalf. Since Dong Zhuo sent troops to Tongguan, the Kanto is in crisis, so the matter of moving back is temporarily abandoned."

"The matter of the eldest princess and the relocation of the imperial court is definitely not going to work this year. We have to wait for next year." Li Hong sighed, "If the situation in northern Xinjiang improves next year and your lord rebuilds the northern and southern armies, then the safety of the Kanto can basically be guaranteed. gone."

Zhu Jun nodded thoughtfully, but did not speak.

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In October, in Hongnong City, Kansai, General Long Xiang's camp.

(The pass in Guanxi refers to Hangu Pass. The so-called Guanxi refers to the area west of Hangu Pass and east of Tongguan. The Han Dynasty was basically the scope of Hongnong County, and Kanto was the area east of Hangu Pass. As for the area in Guanzhong The pass refers to the four passes of Tongguan, Wuguan, Xiaoguan and Dashanguan that defend Chang'an from four directions. The area in the middle of the four passes is Guanzhong, including Chang'an, Jingzhaoyin, Fufeng County and Fengyi County.)
After receiving the urgent report from General Zhechong Yushi, Xu Rong led his troops out of Hangu Pass to Hongnong City, and set up triple defenses in Taolin and Zhushui to stop the Northern Army.

Niu Fu's attack speed was not fast, but he fought steadily and steadily.After Yushi retreated to Taolin, he launched a counterattack relying on Taolin Sai.

When General Hussars Li Hong arrived at Hongnong City, the front was fighting fiercely.Xu Rong said that Niu Fu repelled Congyi (Yushi)'s counterattack by relying on the advantage of having a large number of people, and now he is attacking Taolinsai.

Li Hong pointed to Hangu Pass on the map and said, "If we can't stop it, we should transfer all Zishan (Yan Liang) who is stationed at Hangu Pass and Zhengqing (Gao Lan) who are stationed in Luoyang City. Before the heavy snow comes, we must Ensure the connection between Beijiang, Luoyang and Jing and Henan prefectures, so as to ensure that the grain we buy from various places can be delivered to Hedong smoothly."

"There is no need to deploy more troops to Kansai for the time being." Xu Rong pointed to the Zhushui River on the map, "Junyi (yi, Zhang He) led Chang Gong and Chen Jian's two battalions of [-] troops to garrison on both sides of the Zhushui River .If we stick to it here, the northern army will suffer heavy losses when crossing the river."

"Judging from Dong Zhuo's intention to send troops to Kansai, his purpose should be to cut off the connection between northern Xinjiang and Kanto, so as to prevent the eldest princess and the imperial court from moving south to Luoyang." Xu Rong looked at Li Hong and smiled slightly: "Luoyang The discussion time dragged on for too long, Dong Zhuo must have known the news that the eldest princess and the court are about to move south. He probably thought that with the majesty of the eldest princess and the court, he would be able to unite soldiers and horses from various states and counties to challenge King Dong Qin together. , he's going to have a hard time next year, that's why he had this attack."

Xu Rong twirled his short beard with his hands, and said slowly: "In my opinion, his goal of this attack has been achieved. Due to the pressure of the northern army, Kansai and Kanto are in crisis, and the time for the eldest princess and the imperial court to move south will inevitably be delayed. At the end of November and the beginning of December, the Yellow River freezes, and the communication between the two places is cut off. The time for the eldest princess and the court to move south will be delayed until the end of February next year, which is when the Yellow River turns into the Lingkai River. Look, Dong Zhuo's next Shouldn't the attack time be in early March next year?"

"Zi Lie, I understand what you mean." Li Hong pushed away the map, frowning, "What's the use of urging me? Time is too tight to take Jizhou before March next year. I don't have that many troops, and we Once the attack is launched, Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan must be dealt with at the same time."

"According to our estimates, Gongsun Zan has 4000 troops. After Yuan Shao takes Jizhou, he will have at least 9000 troops. If Liu Dai, Wang Kuang, Cao Cao, Zhang Yang and other states and counties go north one after another, then we will have to fight with [-] to [-] troops." Wan's army is duel. And what about us? We can only call on the three armies of Yuntian (Qu Yi), Feiyan (Zhang Yan) and Qizhi (Yang Feng) in the direction of Jizhou, which is [-] people. Zilong (Zhao Yun) we can only use half of the iron cavalry at most, and the border county cannot be stationed without iron cavalry, so there are only [-] people. There is a difference of four to five times in the strength of the two sides. There is really no way to fight hard, only to find the right time."

Xu Rong also frowned, and persuaded in a slow voice: "Last year was the most difficult time for Dong Zhuo, but he persevered through it. From October last year, Dong Zhuo began to go south to burn, kill, and loot until this spring. He became fat, and Guanzhong got a respite. Although Guanzhong was hit by an earthquake in June, it was the people who were unlucky. Dong Zhuo would not give a grain of grain to the victims. He would only drive the victims out of Guanzhong and put Leave the burden to others. When Dong Zhuo has money and food, he will send the northern army to attack Luoyang non-stop.”

"Luoyang is like a piece of meat in Dong Zhuo's hands. We, Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu, and the officials of various states and counties coveted this piece of meat and wanted to grab it. As a result, we killed each other and lost our strength, while Dong Zhuo was getting more and more. In the end, we were dragged by this fast meat and became Dong Zhuo's delicious food. Dong Zhuo's attack on Tongguan this time has fully exposed his intention. He sent troops to fight once today and again next spring. He will send troops at any trouble, so that Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu, and others will immediately see Dong Zhuo's intentions. If Yuan Shao doesn't grab this piece of meat, we will have no chance to fight Jizhou, and Jizhou will become more and more difficult to fight. We can't fight Jizhou has no choice but to fight with Dong Zhuo, because the northern border is barren and will be dragged down by Dong Zhuo in the future."

"So, we have to change our strategy immediately. We don't have time to wait any longer. Do you know when Yuan Shao will turn against Gongsun Zan? Will he turn against him? Do you know if the Yellow Turban Army in Heishan and Qingzhou will suffer because of Gongsun Zan's going south?" Heavy damage? If the Yellow Turban Army is severely damaged, the situation in Jizhou, Yanzhou, and Qingzhou will immediately undergo new changes. Will this new change be more unfavorable to us?"

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Li Hong nodded again and again, "Zi Lie, I have thought about this issue too. If Dong Zhuo attacks Luoyang again in March next year, the eldest princess and the imperial court must not move south, so Dong Zhuo's intentions will be exposed. Yuan Shao considered his own strength and Various other factors may change our strategy, temporarily abandon the capture of Luoyang, and join hands with Gongsun Zan to settle in Jizhou, forcing us to confront Dong Zhuo in Kanto and Kanxi, and taking the opportunity to cut off our ties with various states and counties, greatly weaken our strength."

Li Hong smiled wryly and said, "I also want to send troops immediately to take Jizhou in the spring of next year, but how to solve the problem of insufficient troops? How to solve the problem of insufficient food and grass?"

Li Hong pointed to Jizhou on the map and said: "Because we are limited by food and grass, we will not be able to launch an attack until November at the earliest. At this time, winter has arrived, and the Yellow Turban Army will retreat. Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan can concentrate their forces to confront us. Secondly, when Jizhou is fighting, we must guard against Dong Zhuo's attack on Hedong and Luoyang. You only have 50 troops here, is that enough? Do you want reinforcements? If we fight on two battlefields at the same time, it will be very difficult and dangerous , as you can imagine. Third, to fight in winter, we need to mobilize more peasants and consume more food and grass. If we transfer the 2 troops from the Tuntian District of Pingcheng to the Jizhou battlefield, the 10,000 troops from Zilong (Zhao Yun) All the iron cavalry were also transferred to the Jizhou battlefield. There are [-] troops in Jizhou, that is, we need to recruit at least [-] civilians. Add your [-] troops and [-]+ civilians here. Do the math, this battle, Can we afford it?"

"We can't compare with people like Yuan Shao, Gongsun Zan, and Liu Dai. They have the support of Jizhou, Yanzhou, Xuzhou, Yangzhou, Yuzhou and other counties behind them, and they can get a steady stream of food and supplies. When the Yellow Turbans attacked, the counties in the east and north of Jizhou, the counties in the west of Yanzhou, Xuzhou, and the counties in the south of Yuzhou were not looted by the Yellow Turbans, especially Yangzhou. If they are determined to defeat us , Up and down, are we absolutely sure to take Jizhou?"

Xu Rong was silent for a while, then sighed, "Yes, we can't afford to fight this battle, we have to wait for the opportunity."

"There should be a chance." Li Hong said, "As long as you block the northern army to the north of Hongnong City, northern Xinjiang and Luoyang will not be in danger for the time being, and the states and counties in various places will clearly feel the huge threat Dong Zhuo poses to them. For our own safety, we will continue to sell food to us and support our army to continue to fight against Dong Zhuo. At the same time, Yuan Shao will try his best to pull us to the Jizhou battlefield as soon as possible in order to weaken our strength, so that northern Xinjiang will fall into a two-front battle Dangerous situation. In this way, we not only have food, but also have the opportunity to enter Jizhou. Because we are uniting Yuan Shao to fight Gongsun Zan, we don’t need more troops, and we don’t need to worry about the lack of food and grass in the army. As for when to drive Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan away, Completely win Jizhou, it depends on the development of the situation, step by step. We have said long ago that Jizhou does not mean that it can be won, it needs a process, so as not to be choked to death."

"However, once Dong Zhuo occupied Hangu Pass and Luoyang, Northern Xinjiang lost its connection with various states and counties, lost its continuous food supply, and fell into a desperate situation surrounded by Dong Zhuo and Yuan Shao on both sides. At that time, Jizhou Earth-shaking changes are bound to take place on the battlefield, the Northern Xinjiang Army may face the danger of annihilation, and the situation in Northern Xinjiang will also take a sharp turn and deteriorate rapidly."

Li Hong stretched out his hand to pat Xu Rong, and said solemnly: "Zi Lie, the victory or defeat of the Kansai battlefield directly determines the future fate of northern Xinjiang and the development of the situation in the past two years. No one can support this place except you. Get up. I leave it to you, whether you win or lose, do your best."

Xu Rong looked solemn and bowed to his orders.

"I'll say it again." Li Hong took him by the hand and said, "Whether you win or lose, you do your best. It's up to people to plan things, but it's up to heaven to succeed. If heaven wants to kill me, those of us who are ministers, except Go through fire and water, and be smashed to pieces, there is no good way."

The two said goodbye.

Standing on the embankment, Xu Rong looked at Li Hong who was standing at the bow of the boat and kept waving to him, feeling sore in his heart.The general's back was no longer as straight as it used to be. Countless crises came one after another. The mountain-like pressure made the young general unbearable, and his straight spine gradually bent.

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In October, go to Hedong and Linfen.

Zhang Baiqi, the general of Diannong Zhonglang, was responsible for the accident in the Hedong army station, but Li Hong didn't want Zhang Baiqi to be demoted by the court at this time, so he wrote back to Zhang Baiqi, asking him to try his best to calm the storm, In this way, after returning to the court, I can try my best to defend her in front of the eldest princess, and can make big things small and small things small.As for the deployment of troops back to Hedong, it is of course impossible.At the same time, he urgently wrote to Wang Han, the prefect of Hedong, asking him to help Zhang Baiqi.The matter in the army station has become a big mess, and it will not do any good to Hedong.

In order to give Zhang Baiqi enough time to deal with it, Li Hong didn't go directly to Linfen Xingyuan after crossing the river, but went to Pubanjin to have a look.The Northern Army stationed heavily on the opposite bank of Pubanjin, but the number of Northern Xinjiang Army stationed at the ferry was small, only 2000 people.Li Hong was very worried that Dong Zhuo would take the opportunity to send troops to attack Hedong, so he repeatedly told the garrison soldiers to be careful.Then Li Hong, accompanied by Yantie Captain Xie Ming, went to Yanchi in Anyi City, and to the three officials of Sushui (Zhongguan, Jiji, and Biantong) beside the Sushui River (the three official offices where coins were minted) place.) Checked around.

On this day, Zhang Baiqi urgently wrote to Li Hong that the incident of the soldiers gathering in the field to make trouble had been subsided smoothly. Under the persuasion of officials at all levels in the military station, the soldiers in the field had gone back to their camps to participate in the autumn harvest and planting.

Li Hong was overjoyed when he heard the news, and hurried to Linfen Xingyuan.After Xu Rong left Hedong, Zhang Baiqi took charge of Linfen Xingyuan.He told Li Hong what happened, and then said angrily: "The imperial court is too outrageous. It treats the soldiers in the army as cattle and horses, and exploits them at will. If this continues, northern Xinjiang will be chaotic sooner or later."

Seeing his angry eyes, Li Hong was very excited. He hurriedly smiled and comforted him, and then asked, "Hasn't the military colony been doing well in recent years? The imperial court has revised the policy of the military colony?"

"The officers and men in the army station have suffered a lot in the past, you know that." Zhang Baiqi said, "They plowed the fields when they were busy farming, and plowed wasteland and repaired canals when they were not farming. We have to go to war from time to time, how can there be a rest in a year? Some of the grain harvested in the military area will be handed over, some will be kept for personal use, and the remaining part will be distributed to the soldiers. The soldiers are busy all year round, except to eat Other than that, there is no savings at all.”

"This land has been planted for four years in a row, and the soil is seriously depleted, and the harvest is less than one year. In the past, the general reduced the amount of grain we turned in every year, and asked us to first ensure that the soldiers had enough food and clothing, but what about this year? This year the general didn't care about us, and threw us to some shitty imperial court. These outrageous bastards don't understand anything. Instead of reducing the amount of food handed in, they increased it, and it didn't increase a little bit. If according to The amount they demand is handed over, and this year we can’t get it together even if we don’t eat or drink.”

Li Hong's face suddenly turned ugly, "The imperial court is now in charge of Mr. Zhao Qi. He has been in charge of Mintun for so many years. Doesn't he know?"

"Mintun? Mintun has already turned upside down, doesn't the general know?" Zhang Baiqi stood up excitedly, waving his hands and said, "Zhao Qi is too old and useless. It's empty, talking like farting. Now the princess's mansion is in charge, and the gang of traitors have the final say. They teamed up to deceive the little princess. The child didn't understand anything, and cried when the ministers pushed her , it's of no use."

Li Hong wanted to laugh when he thought of the eldest princess timidly opening her eyes wide and tears streaming down her face.Alas, poor child.

"Bang..." Zhang Baiqi slammed his fist on the table, wanting to tear his eyes apart, "General, you can still laugh. At this time, you can still laugh..."

"Okay, okay, okay..." Li Hong laughed loudly, begging for mercy again and again, "I was wrong, I was wrong, you say, you say..." Suddenly he remembered something, pointed to Zhang Baiqi and asked, "You Did we have a big fight in Longshan?"

Zhang Baiqi blushed, pointed to his nose and said, "If it weren't for the [-] brothers here, I would have chopped them down with a knife." Then he cursed a few words bitterly, and continued, "Of course, I If there were no [-] brothers, they would have cut me off too. At that time, the boss was so angry that he was bearded and staring, and wanted to cut me off. Later Zhong Yuan (Li Wei) came and pulled me out of Longshan. "

"So, you are the one who instigated the gathering of soldiers in the field to make trouble?" Li Hong laughed, "As long as Li Zhongyuan appears, nothing good will happen."

"Great General..." Zhang Baiqi roared loudly, "What do you mean? Is it because someone is dead and things are getting out of hand, so you are showing off your power?"

Li Hong stood up and stroked Zhang Baiqi's back again and again, "Brother Ziyin, calm down, calm down. Do you know who else invited me back this time besides you?"

"I heard that the imperial court has issued an order that the princess personally invites you back to Longshan to preside over the overall situation." Seeing Li Hong's relaxed expression, Zhang Baiqi suddenly realized something, "So, Mr. Xian Yu and Zhong Yuan haven't written to you yet. ? The eldest princess and the court have been forced by them to be unable to support, so I have no choice but to invite you back?"

Li Hong smiled, "We've been together for four or five years, and this is the first time I've seen you get so angry."

"To be honest, if there is only that imperial decree, I will not come back for the time being, because neither Yu Xing (Xian Yufu) nor Zhong Yuan have given me a single word. It is obvious that the affairs of northern Xinjiang are still under their control. Zhongyuan." Li Hong pulled Zhang Baiqi to sit down, and continued, "The matter in Luoyang is more important than the matter in northern Xinjiang. Zhong Yuan obviously knows that I may not come back, so I borrowed your hand to plan a military incident. This can not only expand the gaffe and threaten the court, but also urge me to return quickly."

Zhang Baiqi felt a little guilty, "Zhongyuan is also for Beijiang, for the general. You have been away from Jinyang for a year to preside over the overall situation. Do you know what happened in Beijiang? If you don't come back, Beijiang will It's over, I'm going back to the Taihang Mountains."

Li Hong laughed, "If you run away, I'll go to the Taihang Mountains and drag you back, haha..."

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October, Jizhou, Yecheng.

Yuan Shao had just returned to Yecheng when he received an urgent letter from Gongsun Zan.Gongsun Zan urged Bohai County to attack.

In August of this year, Yu Du and Sui Gu regrouped their troops and launched an attack on Wei Jun again.Yuan Shao, Han Qiong, and Pan Feng immediately led the army to meet the enemy.

After receiving Yuan Shao's order, Wang Kuang and Zhang Yang, the prefects of Hanoi, immediately led the newly recruited [-] troops to attack Heishan and Luchangshan in order to contain the Black Mountain Yellow Turban Army's fierce offensive in the direction of Jizhou.

At the same time, Liu Dai, the governor of Yanzhou, Cao Cao, the prefect of Dongjun, and Bao Xin, the minister of Jibei, and other state and county officials also assembled their troops, and fought bloody battles with Sima Ju, the commander of the Yellow Turban Army, in the Dongjun and Jibei areas, intending to cut off Sima Ju's peace. The contact between Xu and He was used to help Gongsun Zan kill the Yellow Turban Army in Bohai and Ganling.

At this time, in the area of ​​Beihai State, Taishan County and Langya County, the leaders of the Yellow Turban Army, Guan Cheng and Guan Hai, led the army to fight fiercely with several routes of officials, in order to restrain the troops from Xuzhou to go northward for support.

After Gongsun Zan helped Yuan Shao occupy Jizhou, he immediately asked him for Bohai County.Yuan Shao's answer is very simple, I just took charge of Bohai County, need time to stabilize and appease the counties in Jizhou, please wait for a while.Gongsun Zan didn't doubt anything, and led a large army to fight Xu He in the south of Dongwu City in Ganling Kingdom, and lost.In this battle, he just dealt with Yuan Shao.Since Yuan Shao agreed to give him Bohai County, he must first protect his home.Gongsun Zan then placed his main force in the Nanpi area of ​​Bohai County to resist the Yellow Turban Army.

Xu and the warlord rushed forward, ready to attack Anping, but Qinghe blocked them.The Qinghe River is very wide, and the Yellow Turban Army has no means of crossing the river. In addition, Gongsun Zan and the prefecture soldiers from Ganling and Anping fought desperately to block the river, and the crossing failed repeatedly.In September, Xu He changed the direction of attack. He commanded the army to go east along the Qinghe River and attack Bohai County.

Gongsun Zan urgently wrote to Yuan Shao again.I have blocked the Yellow Turban Army to the south of Qinghe, and the Yellow Turban Army saw that there was no hope of going north, so they went to Bohai County.Didn't you give me Bohai County immediately?What Gongsun Zan meant was that Bohai County still belongs to you, Yuan Shao. If you don't give it to me, I won't guard it for you. Let the Yellow Turbans burn, kill and loot it. Let's see who will lose the most in the end.

Yuan Shao immediately wrote back to Gongsun Zan, I am being beaten badly by Yu Du and Sui Gu, and I am retreating steadily, can you send troops to help me?He didn't even mention anything about Bohai County.Yuan Shao was sure of Gongsun Zan, and he was not afraid that Gongsun Zan would not do his best.Bohai County was occupied by the Yellow Turban Army, and you, Gongsun Zan, will suffer in the end.

Gongsun Zan had no choice but to lead his troops to fight.

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As early as May, Wu Ba, the leader of the Yellow Turban Army, led 10,000+ people across the Hebei from Pingyuan County in Qingzhou, but they were not strong enough to attack Jizhou.The prefect of Pingyuan County led the army to attack, and the two sides fought for several months. As a result, the prefect died in battle, and the rest of the army was led by Gaotang Ling Liu Bei at that time and continued to fight.

After the Yellow Turban Army returned to Mount Tai last winter, Liu Bei was transferred by Yuan Shao to be the county captain of Gaotang County, Pingyuan County because of his meritorious service in suppressing the rebellion.After the resurgence of the Yellow Turban Army this spring, the county magistrate of Gaotang fled, so Liu Bei led more than 1000 people in the capacity of Gaotang Ling to fight against the Yellow Turban Army with the prefect.After the death of Lord Taishou, there were not many troops left, and Liu Bei was repeatedly defeated. Just as he was about to cross the river and return to Gaotang County to stand firm, things suddenly changed.

Wu Ba was overjoyed when he learned that Xu He was coming to Bohai County, and immediately commanded an overwhelming army to enter Bohai County.Xu He and Wu Ba moved forward side by side, killing Gongsun Zan out of breath.

In early October, Gongsun Zan faced off against the Yellow Turban Army in Nanpi.When the fierce battle was in full swing, there was a sudden chaos in the rear of the Yellow Turban Army. Liu Bei led a group of troops and rushed into the center of the formation. Guan Yu cut off the banner of the Yellow Turban Army with a single knife.The Yellow Turban Army's morale was in turmoil, and then they retreated quickly under the command of Xu He and Wu Ba.After Gongsun Zan saw Liu Bei, he was both surprised and delighted. The two sides exchanged pleasantries, and Gongsun Zan left Liu Bei behind, "We brothers will kill the enemy together, and we will make great achievements."

While Gongsun Zan ordered the army to pursue the Yellow Turban Army, he urgently wrote to Yuan Shao for the third time to beg for Bohai County.

At this time, Yuan Shao and Yu Du had just finished fighting and returned to the city to reorganize the army. He said helplessly to the judge: "Gongsun Zan is so urgent, what should I do?"

The judge said with a smile: "My lord wrote back again, saying that because General Gongsun refused to save me, my army was defeated and returned to Yecheng. In order to keep Yecheng, I am asking for help from the general of the town army, Qu Yi. This matter will be discussed later. "

Yuan Shao hesitated, "Isn't it too early to take the initiative to seek help from the Northern Border Army?"

The examiner waved his hand and said, "It's not too early, it's not too early. If your lord doesn't ask for help, it is estimated that Gongsun Zan is going to kill Yecheng."

After Gongsun Zan received the letter, he sneered, "You want to trick me? You want to die." He immediately summoned all the generals, ordered all the troops to slow down their pursuit, and lured the Yellow Turbans to stop. "We will fight the Yellow Turbans to the death."

In mid-October, the Yellow Turban Army stopped in Dongguang (now Cangzhou, Hebei), and the whole army fought again.Gongsun Zan commanded the army to meet the confrontation, and the battle was imminent.

Gongsun Zan urgently wrote to Yuan Shao for the fourth time, I am about to defeat the Yellow Turban Army, can my lord give me Bohai County?

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Chunyu Qiong urgently wrote to Yuan Shao that at the beginning of this month, Dong Zhuo sent a large army out of Tongguan to attack Guanxi.General Longxiang Xu Rong, Zhechong General Yushi, and Hulie General Yan Liang successively led their troops to block the attack. Now the two sides are fighting fiercely in the area of ​​Zhushui River, but General Hussars hastily returned to Jinyang at this critical moment.It is said that something happened to the army and people in northern Xinjiang, and the eldest princess ordered the general Hushi to return to Jinyang immediately to preside over the overall situation.

Yuan Shao was overjoyed, and immediately wrote to Gongsun Zan that Bohai County belongs to the Han Kingdom, not my personal Yuan Shao, so why should I give it to you?The general is proud of his achievements, arrogant and domineering, arrogant and perverting the law, and there will be disasters of extermination in the future.I advise the general, after this battle is over, go back to Youzhou as soon as possible.

In addition, let me tell you one more thing, your younger brother Gongsun Yue was killed by Yan Liang and Tian Chou of the Northern Border Army outside Yangdi City, and your two thousand cavalry were also killed by them.If you want to trouble me, you'd better think about Hushi General Li Hong first, and then think about Qu Yi, the general of the town army stationed in Handan City.If you dare to attack me, I will join forces with the Northern Frontier Army to skin you and cramp you, smash your bones into ashes, and let you die without a place to bury you.

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(End of this chapter)