Great Han Empire

Chapter 661
Wang Kuang's entire army was wiped out, and Yuan Shao and Cao Cao led their troops back again.

Zhang Yang, who was in charge of containing the Yellow Turban Army on the east side of the battlefield, was furious when he heard that Wang Kuang had died in battle. He wanted to attack the Yellow Turban Army overnight to avenge Wang Kuang. Zhao was arrested by Yuan Shao.Zhang Yang was extremely sad and angry, and rushed to Yuan Shao's camp with his personal guards.

Dong Zhao was a native of Dingtao in Jiyin County, Yanzhou, and a famous scholar in Yanzhou. He once served as the county magistrate of Yingtao in Julu County of Jizhou and the county magistrate of Bairen in Zhao State.After Wang Kuang became the prefect of Hanoi, he was recruited as the long history of Hanoi.After Zhang Yang led his army to surrender, he followed Yuan Shao's order and stationed troops in Hanoi County, and got along well with Wang Kuang and Dong Zhao.

"My lord, what crime did Dong Zhao commit?"

Yuan Shao's face was gloomy and he remained silent.He didn't want to arrest Dong Zhao, but Dong Zhao was ignorant of current affairs. At the military meeting at night, in front of all the generals, he accused Yuan Shao of wanting to kill Wang Kuang and seize Hanoi.

During the bloody battle during the day, Wang Kuang asked Yuan Shao for help several times, but Yuan Shao not only did not send troops to support him, but instead ordered Cao Cao to line up and kill all the Hanoi soldiers who were defeated and fled.Anyone who is not a fool now knows that Wang Kuang died unjustly.

Yuan Shao was furious and immediately arrested Dong Zhao.Dong Zhao's younger brother, Dong Fang, worked as a five-official officer in Chenliu County and was Zhang Miao's confidant.The Dong brothers must have known about the conspiracy between Zhang Miao and Wang Kuang.Originally, Yuan Shao didn't want to pursue this matter due to the relationship between himself and Dong Zhao's brother for many years, but he didn't expect that he didn't want to hurt Dong Zhao, so Dong Zhao jumped out on his own initiative.

Jushou, Shenpei, Xun Yu and others had a deep personal relationship with Dong Zhao, and all pleaded for mercy, but Yuan Shao was annoyed and refused to listen.

Zhang Yang's question made Yuan Shao gradually calm down from his anger.When my hegemony has not been achieved, I must deliberately hide and ease the conflicts between myself and many friends, and get their help, instead of intensifying the conflicts and turning against my friends.The split of the Yuan Clan has already caused great damage to his hegemony, and he should learn from it and try his best to win over some friends who have been with him for many years.

Yuan Shao asked Zhang Yang to sit down and explained Dong Zhao's misunderstanding to him, "Although I have no intention of killing him, I can't let him disturb the morale of the army. At this time, I can only lock him up."

Zhang Yang begged again and again.Yuan Shao said, I plan to let you take over the prefect of Hanoi, what do you think?Zhang Yang knew that Yuan Shao wanted to use him, but he needed his loyalty more.Zhang Yang bowed his thanks and swore allegiance.

Zhang Yang brought Dong Zhao back to Daying.Dong Zhao was leaving, Zhang Yang said, where are you going now?Go back to my hometown in Yanzhou, where there is a war, it is too dangerous.When we arrived at Chenliuyi and Zhang Miao, Yuan Shao sent people to kill you before you crossed the Yellow River.In my opinion, you should stay here for the time being.

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The next day, Yuan Shao received an urgent report that Li Hong, the general of hussars, came galloping along the galloping road with thousands of cavalry.

Yuan Shao and the Yellow Turban Army fought hard for three days, and suffered great losses. Although they failed to wipe out the Yellow Turban Army, they were considered to have severely damaged the Yellow Turban Army. In a short period of time, the Black Mountain Yellow Turban Army had lost the possibility of invading nearby counties.Yuan Shao's goal has been achieved.

Yuan Shao discussed with Cao Cao, and then retreated to Hanoi with the army.Yu Du followed closely behind with the Yellow Turban Army and was defeated back to Montenegro.

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Yu Du left a letter for Li Hong.The Yellow Turban Army will definitely repay the favor of the general for his help.

"He still refuses to be caressed." Li Hong said regretfully, "What method can we use to get the Black Mountain Yellow Turban Army down?"

Wang Dang smiled sadly, "Last year, Bai Rao died in Puyang. This time, Sui Gu died in Neihuang. In one year, two of the three chiefs of Montenegro died. General, you can imagine that Yu Du is now What kind of mood is it. He wants revenge."

Li Hong frowned, "Could it be that they can't take revenge after being caressed?"

"Yes." Wang Dang looked at Li Hong, and suddenly said loudly, "We won't have a chance to take revenge once we've been caressed."

Li Hong's face darkened, and he looked at Wang Dang coldly.

"Back then Lu Zhi led the army to attack Guangzong and killed tens of thousands of soldiers of our Yellow Turban Army. What about today? Today, Mr. Lu Zhi is at the top of the court. Can I kill him for revenge?" Wang Dang gritted his teeth, furious, "Back then Zhu Jun led The army swept Yingchuan, Chen Guo, and Nanyang counties, punished Zhang Mancheng, Zhao Hong and other Yellow Turban commanders, and slaughtered hundreds of thousands of soldiers of our Yellow Turban Army. What about today? Today, adults regard Zhu Jun as a teacher, and gather Zhu Jun's children and disciples under his tent. Can you kill Zhu Jun, Li Wei, Zhu Mu, and Zhu Wei for revenge?"

"Heizi, what nonsense are you talking about?" Li Hong pointed at Wang Dang with a whip in his hand, and stopped him loudly, "Stop talking."

"I have to say." Wang Dang tilted his head, wanting to burst into tears, "If Huangfu Song arrives in the northern border, can the general ask me to kill him?"

"No, it is impossible for the general to let me kill him." Wang Dang waved his hands excitedly, "If Yuan Shao and Cao Cao return to the court one day and worship at the general's feet, will the general be willing to let Yu Du kill them to replace them?" Bai Rao, Sui Gu, and the thousands of Yellow Turban soldiers who died in battle will take revenge?"

Li Hong was furious, and whipped Wang Dang severely, "Did you lose your mind from the war? Shut up."

"Since he can't take revenge, of course he doesn't want to be caressed, and he doesn't want to serve under the general's account." Wang Dang raised his hands to the sky, raised his head and shouted wildly, "I want revenge..."

Li Hong looked at him coldly, and when he finished yelling, was tired of yelling, and sat on the horse panting and silent, Li Hongcai asked softly, "If the Yellow Turban Army only lives for revenge, is it still called the Yellow Turban Army? "

Wang Dang was stunned, and stared blankly at Li Hong.

"Go back to Ganling City and think about it." Li Hong raised his horsewhip and slammed Wang Dang's helmet a few times, "If you can't figure it out, you don't want to be a Zhonglang anymore. Let’s be a personal guard and thief Cao who is willing to be kind and vengeful.”

Li Hong ignored him, turned around and shouted to Zhang Zhen: "Take the army back the same way, catch up with Lord Zhu Mu, and follow him to attack Nanpi."

"Jifeng, take three hundred followers and follow me to Yecheng."

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On the way to rescue the Yellow Turban Army, Li Hong received an urgent report from his relatives.

Li Hong didn't care much about Yuan Shao and his family members being rescued by Tao Sheng.He neither intends to kill these people, nor does he intend to use such people to blackmail Yuan Shao.Save it, save it, it's nothing to do with the overall situation.What he cares about are refugees, more and more refugees.If there are more and more refugees in Jizhou, the past crisis in northern Xinjiang will reappear in Jizhou, then the imperial court's "Hebei strategy" will be affected, especially the pace of saving the country will be greatly slowed down.

On the way to Yecheng, refugees spread all over the fields, and emaciated corpses of starved to death can be seen everywhere, which is horrible.

Li Hong was so worried that he beat horses like flying along the way, wishing he could rush to Yecheng in one step.

Yuan Pang, Chen Ji, Yang Qi and other court ministers, as well as Sun Qin and Jizhou officials such as Ding Li and Zhu Yu who had just arrived in Yecheng came out of the city to greet them.

Li Hong got off his horse early and greeted Yuan Pang and other ministers one by one.

Grandson knelt down and pleaded guilty.Before Li Hong could speak, Yang Qi, Yuan Pang and Chen Ji began to intercede. "Refugees from Montenegro swarmed down, and the situation is very critical. Master Sun is sympathetic to the people's feelings, and took the initiative to open a warehouse to release food for relief. He handled it very well, and the general should reward him."

Li Hong pushed the boat along the river, hurriedly helped Sun Qin up, and said with a smile: "Although you have committed the crime of negligence, but you are able to defend Yecheng and rescue the refugees, it is considered meritorious, and the merits and demerits should be equal."

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On the way back to the city, several ministers including Li Hong and Yuan Pang walked together to discuss the situation in Jizhou, and were very worried about the possible flood of refugees in Jizhou in the next few months.

"Now it's not just the problem of refugees going north from the south of the Yellow River, but also the problem of the population moving south from the northern frontier counties." Li Hong frowned, and detailed the news sent by the court one by one.

Master Xianbei's evil rebellion in the west should be the beginning of the resurgence of the desert.The desert has been silent for more than two years. Because of the climate change in the desert, the domestic wars in the Han Dynasty, and the garrison in the desert going south to the Central Plains and many other reasons, the barbarians in the desert finally couldn't hold back, and started a bloody fight for the hegemony of the desert.

In order to save the country and revitalize the Great Han, the Northern Frontier Army will move south one after another. This is a reality, and no one can change it. Therefore, in the next few years, the Mobei Protectorate and Hanbei County must stabilize the situation in the desert and ensure the control of the Great Han over the desert. , is very difficult.Without a strong enough army, no one will listen to what is said.

Under the current situation, the imperial court is unable to increase troops in the desert, so it can only think of other ways to ease the crisis in the desert first and ensure the stability of northern Xinjiang.

"After repeated discussions, Zhang Wen, Lu Zhi, Ding Gong, Cai Yong, Xian Yufu, Li Wei and other ministers proposed two strategies to alleviate the crisis in the desert. Difficult, they planned to move all the tribes of the Hu tribe to the south, and some of the tribes of the Hu tribe moved directly to the border counties such as Shuofang, Yunzhong, Daijun, Shanggu. The imperial court intends to move 100 million people south to Jizhou within two years."

"The general agrees?" Yang Qi asked hastily.

"I want to seek the opinions of your lords before replying to the court." Li Hong said respectfully, "We will go to Handan tomorrow to discuss with the two lords Ma Rizun and Cui Lie."

"Why doesn't the general make up his own mind?" Chen Ji looked at him and asked with a smile.

Li Hong smiled wryly, cupped his hands and said, "How thick and powerful I am, Li Hong, I believe your lords know better than me. The eldest princess and your lords trust me and let me temporarily act as state affairs. I am very grateful, but I understand How many state affairs? Moreover, even if I understand state affairs, how can I have the final say on this state affairs? I’d better go to war, and govern the state, relying on the wisdom and collective efforts of all of you.”

"The battle in Hebei is estimated to be difficult to end in a short time." Li Hong looked at the crowd and said sincerely, "Jizhou must quickly restore stability, which is directly related to the success of Hebei's strategy and the revitalization of the country. Please come, my lords, It is for the stability of Jizhou. I believe that with the efforts of the imperial court and you adults, the counties of Jizhou will soon regain their former prosperity."

"It's hard." Yang Qi said bluntly, "No matter how rich Jizhou is, it has a limit. Not only are there an immeasurable number of refugees, but also the population of border counties moving south. In addition, it has to bear the huge burden of the imperial court. Military spending is difficult, difficult, difficult..."

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Dong Zhuo is dead.Although this is unconfirmed news, the ministers are still very excited.After being excited, the expressions of the ministers gradually became dignified.Dong Zhuo died suddenly, and the many problems that followed made the ministers fall into deep thought.

If this news is confirmed by the imperial court to be true, then the imperial court's revitalization strategy will be revised immediately, that is to say, the focus of the northern army's attack will quickly shift to Kansai and Guanzhong.

The Northern Xinjiang Army will do everything possible to eliminate the troops controlled by Dong Zhuo's former troops first, in order to protect the emperor and stabilize Guanzhong.After Guanzhong was stabilized, the emperor returned to Luoyang, and the two courts were about to merge into one. The next problems became more and more complicated and unpredictable.

Next, what will happen?Can Sheji be saved?The country has been saved, can we implement the restructuring of the ZTE Dahan?
"What does the General mean?" Yuan Pang asked.

"Take down Jizhou first." Li Hong said, "No matter how the world changes, we must first let the common people have enough food and clothing, and a thatched hut to shelter them from the wind and rain. The common people live and work in peace and contentment, but how can the stability of the country come from?"

"Well said, well said." Chen Ji applauded and praised, "General, with your words, there is hope for the revival of the great man."

Li Hong shook his head and bowed again and again, "My lords, it's useless to say it. I want land, food, wealth, and people to live. Do you have a solution?"

"Land?" Yuan Pang, Chen Ji, and Yang Qi noticed that Li Hong mentioned land for the first time.

"General, the key to success in farming in northern Xinjiang is that there are a lot of abandoned land in northern Xinjiang. People only need to pay a small tax to get the right to use the land, but Jizhou is completely different." Yang Qi used to be Jizhou Mu, who knows the affairs of Jizhou very well, speaks with great weight, "Most of the land in Jizhou is the private property of aristocratic families. The first emperor had many fields and houses in Hejian Kingdom. Although they are abandoned now, no one has dared to move them. "

"Jizhou has experienced war disasters, and many wealthy families died in the flames of war, or fled south with their families, so there should be a lot of unowned land." Li Hong asked doubtfully, "I remember that in the early days of Dong Zhuo's administration, didn't the imperial court ask for farmland in Jizhou? Otherwise, the year before last, I would not have dared to forcibly relocate the refugees to Jizhou to farm fields."

"It is mainly the four counties in the west of Jizhou, near Taihang Mountain." Yang Qi said, "Since the Yellow Turban Army rebelled in the early years of Zhongping (AD 184), the four counties of Zhongshan, Changshan, Zhao, and Julu were under the Yellow Turbans. These four counties do have the conditions to garrison the fields, but the counties and counties in the eastern part of Jizhou have escaped the ravages of war many times, so..."

"So after I drive away Gongsun Zan, I will immediately clear and measure the land." Li Hong said solemnly, "According to the laws of the Han Dynasty, this dynasty strictly prohibits land annexation. There are strict laws on how much land a person of any status can own Regulations. Anyone who owns more land than the law stipulates will be confiscated. Anyone who dares to violate the law will be killed without mercy."

Yang Qi was shocked, "General, this hornet's nest cannot be stabbed."

"I just want to poke this hornet's nest." Li Hong pointed at the densely packed refugees in the field, and said sharply, "If I don't poke this hornet's nest, how will these people survive? How can they have any land to rent?"

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(End of this chapter)