Great Han Empire

Chapter 701
At the end of March, Wuguan.

Kuai Yue led [-] Jingzhou soldiers to Wuguan to join Yuan Shao.

Yuan Shao, Kuai Yue, and Duan Yan used to be subordinates of the great general He Jin. The three of them led troops to fight against the rebellion many times in the past, and they had a deep friendship with each other.After Dong Zhuo entered Beijing, the three went their separate ways, and it was five years in a blink of an eye.This time we meet again, with a lot of generosity.Duan Yan hosted a banquet in Guanzhong in honor of Yuan Shao and Kuai Yue. The three of them talked about the past and recalled the ups and downs of the past few years.

"The catastrophe of the great man is about to pass." Yuan Shao sighed, "As long as Li Jue and Guo Si are both injured, we can easily take Chang'an. If this is the case, the king will be successful and the country will be prosperous."

"It's difficult..." Kuai Yue shook his head, "Although Dong Zhuo is dead, and the rebels Li Jue and Guo Si are about to be defeated, the biggest rebellion of the big man is getting stronger and stronger. Now Li Hongxiong occupies the three states of Hebei, and his strength Sudden increase, if you want to defeat him, it will be as difficult as reaching the sky."

Yuan Shao and Duan Yan looked at each other, speechless.

Six years ago, Li Hong openly led his troops southward to threaten the emperor and the court in order to seize the military power in northern Xinjiang.Five years ago, in order to separatize the northern border, he refused to go south to seek Dong, which caused the great man to quickly overthrow.Three years ago, in order to realize his career as king and hegemony, he led his army to capture Jizhou.Two years ago, in order to completely stabilize Hebei, he led his army to capture Youzhou.Today, he sits in the three provinces of Hebei, and his strength is getting stronger and stronger, and he has firmly ranked first among all the forces of the Han Dynasty. If he is allowed to hold the emperor and the court hostage at this time, the overthrow of the Han Dynasty will be irreversible and inevitable.

Kuai Yue talked a lot worriedly, and finally said to Yuan Shao: "In today's world, you are the only one who can stand up to Li Hong. If you can unite the states and counties from all over the world and work together to fight the king first, then put down the rebellion, then the country will be There is still hope for ZTE, otherwise..."

Yuan Shao smiled bitterly, "It was because I saw the critical situation that I had to change course. You must know that it means to me that I have revived the present day again..."

"My lord's fate is actually in the hands of my lord." Kuai Yue said with a smile, "If today's son is the wise king of Zhongxing, if he wants to keep the great Han country, he must rely on the great man. Your lord is the capable minister of the great Han Zhongxing, and he will definitely be famous in the future." Yang Qingshi, if today's people are fatuous and incompetent, unable to undertake the great cause of ZTE, you might not be able to follow the example of Huo and Yi, rebuild the imperial line, and revitalize Hanzuo."

Yuan Shao burst into ecstasy, his eyes suddenly sparkled, he tried his best to suppress the excitement in his heart, and asked calmly, "Is this what Brother Jing Sheng meant, or are you..."

"This is the meaning of Brother Jing Sheng, and it is also the wish of all loyal officials." Kuai Yue said solemnly, "In today's world, who doesn't want Han Zuo to be revived? , Guotai Minan? Your Excellency, as long as you follow the idea of ​​rejuvenating the great man, no matter what you do, you can get the full support of the officials of the states and counties. For example, when you enter the Qin King this time, you have received the great help of the officials of the states and counties. ?”

With a smile on his face, Yuan Shao cupped his hands to express his gratitude, and he became more confident in the various plans after King Qin's success.

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Emergency reports from Guanzhong came one after another.

Li Jue issued an order in the name of the emperor, and asked Duan Yan to lead the army to Chang'an to attack and kill Guo Si. Guo Si, on the grounds that the emperor was held hostage by Li Jue and Li Jue allowed his subordinates to burn, kill and loot the palace, asked Duan Yan to lead the army. The army attacked and killed Li Jue to save the emperor.

Zhang Ji and Wang Fang urgently wrote to Duan Yan one after another, asking him to take the safety of Guanzhong into consideration and not to lead his army north to Chang'an, lest Yuan Shao take the opportunity to enter the pass and everyone will die together.Zhang Ji said in the letter that Wang Fang and I rushed to Chang'an immediately to mediate, and tried our best to make Li Jue and Guo Si shake hands and make peace.The Chang'an Rebellion had a lot to do with the ministers and ministers of the Chang'an court. Li Jue and Guo Si must have fallen for their schemes.

Immediately afterwards, worse news reached Wuguan.

Han Sui and Ma Teng of Xiliang received Guo Si's request for help, and they used their [-] iron cavalry in Xiliang, and [-] belonged to the Qiang cavalry. Under the banner of King Qin, they rushed to Guanzhong. martial arts city.

At the same time, Li Jue also asked for help from the general Li Hong and Xu Rong, the general who conquered the west. The northern army had already sent troops to the Yellow River and was about to cross the river and enter the pass.

The scuffle situation that Yuan Shao was most worried about inevitably appeared.

"My lord, what should we do? Ma Teng's forward iron cavalry is only about three hundred miles away from Chang'an, and we have lost the best chance to capture Chang'an." Xin Ping said helplessly, "Should we wait? Wait until the Xiliang Army and Beijiang When the army started fighting, did we fight in?"

Yuan Shao frowned, hesitating.

"Go in immediately, don't hesitate." Tian Feng said eagerly, "At this moment, the situation in Guanzhong has changed drastically. Even if Li Hong fights on two fronts, he will go in to King Qin. Otherwise, how will he explain to the world? Once the Northern Xinjiang Army enters Guanzhong, Our advantage will be lost, so now we must take advantage of the time when the northern army has not yet crossed the river, and enter Guanzhong as quickly as possible, first take down Jing Zhaoyin, and occupy as many cities as possible. No matter how the situation in Guanzhong changes this time, we cannot withdraw from Guanzhong, otherwise we will not only be unable to become kings, but we will not even be able to occupy Guanzhong."

Tian Feng pointed to the map on the table, and continued: "Please look, my lord, Han Sui and Ma Teng's Xiliang Iron Cavalry, General Li Hong's Northern Frontier Army, and our Kwantung Allied Army, three groups of people rushed in together. After that, Li Jue, Guo Si, Zhang Ji and others must shake hands and make peace, or they will die."

"Once the rebels get rid of their suspicions and shake hands, they will lead the emperor to defend Chang'an City. Guanzhong will immediately reproduce the situation of King Qin last year. In the end, our three groups of people had to return empty-handed, so the top priority now is to use Xiliang. The army has approached Chang'an, and the Northern Xinjiang army is still gathering in Hedong. We urgently tell Li Jue that we are willing to help him kill Guo Si and repel the Xiliang army, so that Li Jue, Guo Si and other rebels can continue to confront each other. After we arrive in Chang'an, we will be able to rescue the emperor first, taking advantage of the right time and place, the situation in Guanzhong will be fully under the control of your lord."

"Save the emperor?" Yuan Shao asked in surprise.

"Rescue the emperor, Guanzhong belongs to the adults, and the world belongs to the adults." Tian Feng said excitedly, "My lord has saved the emperor, even if there is no Guanzhong, no Chang'an city, the lord will be able to revive the great Han society in the near future .”

Yuan Shao panicked in his heart.Although I call King Qin every day, it is true that I am King Qin, and it is true to seize Guanzhong and dominate the world. I have not yet made any preparations for the return of the emperor to Kyoto.Am I really going to save the Son of Heaven?

"What if Li Jue doesn't want to? What if he takes the emperor back to Chang'an City?" Guo Tu looked at Tian Feng and asked suspiciously, "The Xiliang army is coming at a gallop, and the Northern Xinjiang army is still on the other side of the Yellow River. What do you think?" What will Li Jue do? Will he trust us?"

"If he doesn't believe us, he will be trampled to death by iron cavalry from Xiliang." Tian Feng sneered, "Li Jue thinks that with the emperor in his hand, he can run rampant in the world, so he will agree to us without hesitation. .”

"This is just your wishful thinking." Feng Ji snorted, "Li Jue is not an idiot, he can figure it out without using his brain, once he and the emperor fall into our hands, what will happen? He will definitely retreat into Chang'an City, According to the city to defend."

"My lord, please make a decision." Tian Feng was too lazy to argue with Feng Ji, and instead urged Yuan Shao.

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Yuan Shao walked back and forth in the room with his hands behind his back, concentrating on his thoughts.

"Burn Chang'an." Yuan Shao slapped the case table suddenly, and said through gritted teeth, "Burn Chang'an, Li Jue has no other way out except to ask us for help?"

The crowd was stunned.

Burning down the city of Chang'an is something that I can't even imagine.

"My lord, are you crazy?" Tian Feng shouted loudly, "How can you burn Chang'an City?"

"If we don't burn Chang'an, Li Jue may not believe us. If he retreats to Chang'an City, what will we do? As long as the Northern Frontier Army appears under Chang'an City, King Qin will fail this year." Yuan Shao said very firmly, "There are our troops in Chang'an City." People, send people to warn them, and soldiers disguised as Li Jue burned the palace, and then put the blame on Li Jue, driving Li Jue to a dead end."

"My lord, once the imperial palace is burned, it will inevitably affect the common people's houses in Chang'an city. At that time, it will not be the imperial palace, but the entire Chang'an city." Tian Feng was terrified, knelt down on the ground, and loudly dissuaded, "My lord Please think again. Li Jue has the Son of Heaven in his hands, and the Xiliang Army and Guo Si are eyeing him. Of course he is willing to join forces with the adults. As long as he joins forces with the adults, Li Jue can not only save his strength to win time, but also consume the adults. Why would he not do it? Why would he hide in Chang'an City? Would he be willing to watch the adults join hands with Han Sui, Ma Teng, Guo Si, Duan Yan and others to attack Chang'an? Li Jue is also a veteran He is not an idiot for a titan on the battlefield, so he can't see such a simple truth?"

Yuan Shao shook his head, "That's it." Then he walked out of the tent, pointed to Yuan Tan and said, "Go and invite the adults Kuai Yue, Duan Yan, and Xu Yu, and I will discuss with them tomorrow. The army went north to Chang'an."

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Tian Feng wanted to persuade him again, but saw that Shen Pei turned his back to Yuan Shao and waved his hands at him repeatedly.

Tian Feng sighed, got up from the ground, looked at Yuan Shao's back and shook his head repeatedly, with an extremely frustrated expression.

"Why is your lord unwilling to respect the current emperor until his death? The situation in the world has developed to the point where it is today. If you want to dominate the world and rejuvenate the country, you must correctly understand the imperial status of the current emperor, and you must absolutely respect the current emperor. Why don't you understand?"

"Does he not understand?" Seeing Guo Tu, Feng Ji and others walking out of the big tent one after another, the examiner leaned into Tian Feng's ear and asked quietly, "Didn't you see what your lord is thinking?"

A look of disappointment flashed across Tian Feng's face, and he raised his head and sighed, "Chang'an is burned, Xijing is defeated, and Li Jue has nowhere to go. He must die and die. In order to survive, Han Sui and Ma Teng must form an alliance with the adults again." , and the general faced the joint attack of the Kwantung Allied Army and the Xiliang Army, so he had to retreat to Hedong. Once the fire is burned, my lord, although he can occupy Guanzhong, he may lose the world, and the gain is not worth the loss."

Tian Feng turned his head to look at the judge, and smiled bitterly, "Will your lord rebuild the imperial line in Luoyang?"

"The situation in Guanzhong will still change, and your lord may not be able to get what you want." The judge said in a low voice, "Li Jue and Guo Si are not idiots, and Han Sui and Ma Teng will not confront the general directly. Successive victories scare the people of Xiliang. Now Han Sui and Ma Teng will never take [-] cavalry to face the general's Northern Xinjiang army head-on. My lord wants to use a knife to kill people, but this knife is too powerful. Willing to take the initiative to die."

"You mean, it's possible for the general to take advantage of the chaos in Guanzhong and succeed as king?"

"Yes, that's exactly what I was worried about, so I didn't dissuade you from burning Chang'an." The judge said in a low voice, "The general is famous in Xiliang and Guanzhong. For Han Sui and Ma Teng, the world basically belongs to the general, so burning Chang'an now is tantamount to declaring that the general Qin Wang's move has failed in half."

The judge patted Tian Feng on the back, and asked with a smile: "If the general hears that Chang'an was burned, what do you think he will do?"

"Rush into Guanzhong to rescue the emperor."

"What if the Son of Heaven is killed by rebellion?"

"The general has no choice but to return to Hedong." Tian Feng sighed, "I hope this fire can burn out the rebellion, severely damage Hebei, and revive the great man."

The examiner looked at Tian Feng and sighed, "Yuan Hao, you really don't see through the adults' mind?"

Tian Feng was startled, his expression changed suddenly, and he waved his hands and said: "One day in Hebei is uncertain, and Zhongxing Dahan will not be able to stop for a day, otherwise, we will all be sinners of Dahan through the ages."

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In April of the second year of Xingping in the Han Dynasty (AD 195).

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At the beginning of April, Anding County, Xiliang.

Xiao Guan.

General Wei Jun of the Xiangwu Army and Liu Ming, the King of the Xiongnu Rizhu, came galloping with an army of iron cavalry. The huge roar of thousands of horses galloping shook the field.

Huwei General Pang De stood on the gate tower, looking at the overwhelming cavalry army in the distance, with excitement in his eyes.

Suddenly, his face changed slightly, and he looked extremely dissatisfied, "Why haven't Kuang Fengsha and Nie Xiao arrived yet? Let the wolf eat them?"

Wei Jun and Liu Ming approached the pass on horseback.Seeing Pang De striding forward, the two hurriedly dismounted from their horses to salute.

"Why haven't Kuang Fengsha and Nie Xiao's cavalry arrived yet? Where are they now?"

"On the way, we can arrive tomorrow." Wei Jun patted the ashes on his body, and said with a smile, "Helan Mountain was under heavy rain, and the Qiang people delayed the trip."

"Is there any news about Zhong?" Liu Ming asked hastily.

"Lord Huangfu sent news that Li Jue and Guo Si have already started fighting." Pang De said, "In addition, Mr. Wen Yue is leading an army of [-] from Xiliang to Chang'an."

Wei Jun and Liu Ming showed shock on their faces.

"Where is Master Huangfu?"

"Master Huangfuhong has already led the army to Chang'an." Pang De took out a letter and handed it to Wei Jun and Liu Ming, "He has urged us several times, asking us to go south to join him. We will be on the road tomorrow."

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(End of this chapter)