Great Han Empire

Chapter 776
The news of Gongsun Zan's death reached Jizhou ten days ago. The general was worried about affecting the morale of the army, so he never told the generals in front.

Gongsun Zan had a deep-rooted hatred for the Hu people. Although the court and the general had repeatedly warned him to garrison Lulongsai and Feiru before the end of the Jizhou War, it was enough to keep the rebels in the west of Liaoxi, but he was jealous. Gongsun Zan couldn't listen at all.He first sent troops to Lulongsai to attack the Karasuma tribe in Youbeiping, and drove Wuyan, king of Khan and Lu, to the north of Dayan Mountain.

Since the death of Bailang King Qiu Liju, Tadun has been in charge of the three Karasuma tribes of Youbeiping, Liaoxi and Liaodong, and has always had a good relationship with the prefectures of Youzhou.Regarding the rebellion in Liaodong, he sent people to explain it to Gongsun Zan, Wang Ze, and Yu Peng many times, saying that the situation in Liaodong was very complicated. Conquering each other, it is not clear who initiated the war and who wanted to take the opportunity to occupy the border counties. He hopes to gain the trust of the Han people and is willing to help the Han people put down the Liaodong rebellion.

Gongsun Zan thought that Tadun was talking nonsense.Tadun is powerful in Liaoxi and Liaodong. If he doesn't know the situation in Liaodong, who else knows?If the Karasuma people resolutely stand on the side of the Han people, relying on the frontier troops of the Liaodong, Xuantu, and Lelang counties and the cavalry of the Karasuma people, the Xianbei king Kebixiong and the Fuyu king Wei Qiutai will not be able to make waves at all. , Yilou people are even more vulnerable.The chief culprit of the Liaodong rebellion is the Karasuma people, that is, Tadun, if all these Karasuma people are killed, the Liaodong rebellion will subside.

Wang Ze and Yu Peng tried to dissuade him many times, but Gongsun Zan was stubborn and refused to accept it.He is the general who conquers the north, and he has the final say on the military affairs in Youzhou, Wang Ze and Yu Peng have nothing to do.

Gongsun Zan had fought in the frontiers for decades, and lack of food and grass was a common thing for him. Without food and grass, he could run thousands of miles to kill the enemy.Gongsun Zan led three thousand cavalry to burn, kill and loot all the way, leaving no dogs or dogs behind.

The Karasuma people were outraged, and years of hatred were rekindled.Ta Dun teamed up with Kirby Bear to lure Gongsun Zan to White Wolf Mountain.

Gongsun Zan and his three thousand cavalry were wiped out.

Three days later, the people of Karasuma sent Gongsun Zan's head to Feirucheng.

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The death of Gongsun Zan and the deterioration of the situation in Liaodong wiped out the joy of Jizhou's great victory.

"Who is the chief culprit of the Liaodong rebellion? What happened in Liaodong?" Qu Yi handed Yu Peng's letter to Zhang Yan beside him, and looked up at General Li Hong, "Why is Bohan (Yu Peng) still Didn't figure it out? What is he doing in Youzhou?"

"Bohan has also received some news one after another." Li Hong hesitated, and said slowly, "Recently, many people in Liaodong fled to Youbeiping and Yuyang by boat and spread some rumors, but because these news are all It has not been confirmed, so Burnham dare not play it casually."

"General, can you tell me?" Yan Rou put down her hands covering her face, and asked sadly, "What's the news?"

Li Hong pointed to Sima Yi and motioned him to explain in detail.

"According to various rumors, we found that there is something wrong with Liaodong Governor Gongsun Du." Sima Yi said cautiously, "Of course, this is just our guess."

Gongsun Du said in one of his earliest memorials that the Xianbei people, Wuwan people, and Fuyu people jointly attacked the three counties of Xuantu, Liaodong, and Lelang. Because Xuantu County and Lelang County were caught off guard, the prefects of the two counties were killed. So his army was divided into two groups, all the way north to kill Xuantu County, all the way south to attack Lelang County, but the question is, does he have such strength?If he had such strength to fight on three battlefields at the same time, would the barbarians of the border county dare to invade rashly?As far as we know, Gongsundu has managed Liaodong very well in recent years, but it has never been heard that he expanded the army without authorization.Since he does not have so many troops, where did the troops he used to fight Hu come from?

In the second memorial, Gongsun Du said that he was fighting fiercely with the Hu tribe's iron cavalry, and then there was no news. During this period, people who escaped from Liaodong said that Gongsun Du and the Hu people joined forces to rebel. Wantonly hunted and killed Liaodong nobles who opposed him.

From the analysis of the above two situations, we can be sure that Gongsun Du did not have enough troops to fight against the Hu people, but he was able to occupy three or four border counties in a short period of time. There is only one explanation, that is, Gongsun Du and the Hu people joined forces There is a rebellion.

If Gongsundu really rebelled, Tadun must have participated in it. Even if he did not participate, he must have benefited from Gongsundu. Otherwise, Gongsundu would not dare to launch a rebellion so blatantly, and Tadun would not dare to be so blatantly deceive us.As for Lord Gongsun's killing of the Karasuma people, the cause was precisely because the Karasuma people blocked Lord Gongsun's way to enter Liaodong.If the Karasuma people are really willing to help us, and are willing to send troops to fight into Liaodong with Lord Gongsun, Lord Gongsun will never disregard the overall situation at such a critical moment, kill Karasuma people wantonly, and anger the Karasuma people.

Gongsundu rebelled, and the Karasuma people helped him overtly and secretly, so what is the reliance of Gongsundu and Tadun?Aren't they afraid of the general and our cavalry army?We guess this has something to do with the Xianbei King Kirby Bear.

After the Battle of Jizhou, Hebei was unable to fight again in a short period of time, but faced with the situation in Liaodong, it could not be ignored, especially after the death of Lord Gongsun, this battle had to be fought if not fought, but we conquered the army of Liaodong The number will not be too many. Although we have sent troops, because our opponents are not only rebels, but also Xianbei, Wuwan, Fuyu, Gaoguli and Yilou people, so we may not be able to suppress the rebellion.

When we put the limited troops and wealth we can use into the Liaodong battlefield, Kirby's Xianbei cavalry can enter the desert immediately.

The current crisis of the Han Dynasty is well known to the whole world, and everyone knows the difficulties faced by Hebei. This is indeed the best time for the Xianbei people to retake the desert.If all the Xianbei tribes on the desert respond to Kirby Bear, we will lose the desert immediately.

At this moment, Hebei's vitality is greatly weakened, and the limited troops are trapped in the Liaodong battlefield. We can only watch Kirby bear take the desert.Once the desert is lost, Kirby Bear can threaten Hebei from the north. Then, we have to withdraw from Liaodong and hand over Liaodong to Gongsundu and Karasuma people. rely.

Liaodong is just a decoy, a decoy for Kobe Bear's vain attempt to retake the desert.

This bait includes Gongsundu's rebellion, including the survival of the Karasuma, Fuyu, Gaogouli and Yilou people in Liaodong, but this bait did not attract us much at first, but after the death of Lord Gongsun Zan, this For us, bait is a bait that we have to swallow, a bait that we know we will be hooked but we still want to swallow it.

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There was silence in the big tent.

"Master Sima, what you said, is it your guesswork or Kirby..." Qu Yi asked doubtfully, frowning.In his opinion, Kirby Bear's kid couldn't have this talent.

"I also hope this is speculation." Sima Yi smiled wryly, "But you can think about it, when Murong Feng died in the sunset, before he died, he neither handed over the central Xianbei to Mi Jia, nor handed over the central Xianbei to Xiong Ba was handed over to the young Kirby Bear, which shows Murong Feng's trust and appreciation for Kirby Bear. This year, Mijia not only handed over the eastern Xianbei to Kirby Bear, but also honored him as the King of Xianbei , helped him rebuild the Xianbei royal court, which is enough to show Kirby’s ability. I can be sure that Kirby’s ambition is in the desert, not in the small Liaodong.”

"Bang..." Yan Rou glared at Li Hong, and punched Li Hong on the desk, "He should have been killed back then."

Li Hong's expression froze, his expression very complicated.

Zhao Yun gently pulled Yan Rou, and persuaded in a low voice: "Brother Ziyu, it's not like you didn't know the situation back then. At that time, both sides were hurt. How did you kill him? Didn't you embarrass the general by saying that?"

The relationship between Kebi Xiong, the General, and Mrs. Feng Xue is known to all the generals in Northern Xinjiang. Yan Rou's words are really not at the right time, but Gongsun Zan's death greatly stimulated Yan Rou. The key to the bait scheme set by Bichon Frize was to kill Gongsun Zan, which made Yan Rou even more furious, and wished she could leap back to Youzhou now.

"I'm going to Youzhou." Yan Rou cupped her hands and said to Li Hong, "Please give the order immediately, General."

Li Hong smiled bitterly, "Don't be in a hurry. Even if you rush to Youzhou at this moment, you will not be able to reach Liaodong before the heavy snow comes. This military meeting is mainly to agree on countermeasures. After the discussion, if you insist on going to Youzhou Zhou, I can report to the imperial court for you."

Knowing that what Li Hong said was reasonable, Yan Rou sighed helplessly and bowed her head in silence.

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"Master Sima, Kebi Xiongzhi is in the desert, Tadun and Weiqiutai are probably for survival, but what benefits can Gongsundu get from it?" Qu Yi thought for a while, then asked, "What is the purpose of Gongsundu's rebellion? ?”

"I don't know him well, so I can't guess." Sima Yi smiled apologetically, "Back then, Gongsun Du was a long history of Master Xu Rong, and he was from the same town as Master Xu Rong. Gongsun Du was able to serve as the governor of Liaodong because it was Master Xu Rong. It is said that Master Xu Rong asked Dong Zhuo for an imperial decree, and Gongsun Du took the imperial decree and took office."

As soon as Sima Yi said this, the generals in the big tent suddenly looked tense, and even the grief-stricken Yan Rou looked up at the general in surprise.How did this matter get involved in Xu Rong's head?If it is proved that Gongsun Du did betray the court in the future, then Xu Rong will definitely be implicated.

"The matter of Gongsun Du is just a guess at the moment." Tian Chou explained hastily, "Maybe Lord Gongsun Du is fighting fiercely with the Hu people, so this matter stops here, don't discuss it. The most urgent task is not to suppress the rebellion in Liaodong, but to stabilize the desert. , to prevent Kobe Bear from cooperating with the Xianbei tribes on the desert to launch a rebellion."

"Wait..." Qu Yi suddenly stood up.At this time, Sima Yi suddenly said that Gongsun Du was Xu Rong's long history, there must be some kind of hint.How could Qu Yi and Xu Rong have been friends for many years, how could he not ask clearly. "General, did the court believe that Gongsun Du had rebelled and targeted Zilie (Xu Rong)?"

Li Hong sighed and remained silent.Jia Xu, Tian Chou, Fu Gan and others looked worried.

Lv Bu was shocked, and he stood up and looked at Li Hong and said, "General, is this true or not?"

Li Hong closed his eyes in pain, and shook his head again and again, "I can't wait to be divided into four...Jinyang, Jizhou, Damo, Liaodong...Okay, okay, the matter of Jizhou is over, I'll go back to Jinyang right away. "

"General..." Qu Yi was very excited and wanted to speak, but Li Hong interrupted him, "There are too many things involved in the court, you don't need to know. Zilie will be fine."

"General..." Lu Bu called out in panic.

"As long as I'm still a great general, no one can touch Zilie." Li Hong waved his hand forcefully, "Don't talk about this anymore."

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Qu Yi shook his hands angrily, and sat down on his buttocks.There was a murderous look in Lu Bu's eyes, he snorted softly, and slowly sat beside Qu Yi.

Tian Chou continued his topic.He carefully analyzed the situation in northern Xinjiang and the desert, and then said: "Judging from the current situation, it is obvious that Kirby Bear made this move after careful planning for a long time."

"My lords, think about it last year. Budu first took the initiative to provoke the flames of war and killed Qianman. Then Kebixiong came forward to mediate between the Hu tribes. , and the reason why Budugeng persisted until autumn was because of his secret support behind it. This year, because Qianman was dead, Budugeng was also driven to the extreme north of the desert, and there were no descendants of Danhanshan Wangting , so with the support of Mi Jia and Xiong Ba, Kebi Xiong successfully won the support of all tribes in the central and eastern Xianbei, and sat on the seat of King Xianbei without any dispute. With his current strength, if he gets Tuoba With the support of the big Xianbei tribes such as Wuye and Wuye, it is also possible to reoccupy the desert."

Tian Chou looked around at the generals in the tent, "Now when we look back, it is not difficult to find that this is all planned by Kirby Bear. If there is no war in Jizhou this year, it is estimated that when we go south to fight the rebellion in a few years , he still wants to do the same thing. It must be his lifelong dream to dominate the desert.”

Tian Chou turned his head to look at Li Hong, who was in deep thought, and raised his voice slightly, "We all underestimated this young leader of the Xianbei people. He may become the second Murong Feng in the desert."

Yan Liang snorted, "Zitai, how long has it been since you killed someone? Are you a bit bloody?"

"Zishan..." Li Hong sternly roared, "Stand behind me. If you don't change your bloodthirsty temper, you'll be the Superintendent Cao for the rest of your life, and don't go to the battlefield."

Seeing Li Hong's murderous look, Yan Liang panicked and hurried to stand behind Li Hong, but he still looked disapproving.

Tian Chou gave Yan Liang a hard look, curled his lips gloatingly, and continued talking.

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"Before the war in Jizhou, we had considered recruiting Bu Dugeng, using Bu Dugeng to restrain Kirby Bear, preventing him from becoming king in the desert, and reunifying the various ministries of Xianbei, but because Kirby Bear..." Tian Chou didn't want to praise this The Xianbei people who brought trouble to the Han, so he shook his head, and continued, "Since the crisis in northern Xinjiang has formed, we plan to suppress the Liaodong rebellion while not only making concessions and becoming king, but also helping the Tuoba tribe become king , the Wuye tribe is king."

"Master Yan Wuwei has already got in touch with Budu, but Budu was more worried about being deceived and rejected our offer. Considering that Budu is a descendant of Tan Shihuai and has a certain reputation in the desert, so we still We decided to invite Budugeng back. In this way, the Xianbei people will have four great kings, Budugeng, Kebixiong, Tuobatao, and Shemoci."

"Everyone wants to be a king. After becoming a king, no one is willing to give up the position of king." Tian Chou smiled slightly, "Kebi Xiong wants to rule the desert, first of all, he must unify the tribes of Xianbei, But now he can’t unify the tribes of Xianbei. If he fights forcefully, there will still be Huns, Qiangs and Karasumas in the desert. 'Sandalwood locust tree'."

"Kirby Bear is much stronger than the other three Xianbei tribes, so it is necessary for the General to go to the desert at the end of this year or early next year. With the General personally sitting in the desert, Kirby Bear must not dare to stroke the tiger's beard lightly. At this time, as long as we put down the Liaodong Rebellion, Kirby Bear's dream will be temporarily shattered. If Kirby Bear's dream is shattered, it will be difficult for him to do anything in the short term. This is very important for us to go south to the Central Plains in two or three years. .”

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Tian Chou's strategy of stabilizing the desert was unanimously approved by all the generals.Li Hong asked Tian Chou to present this proposal to the court immediately.

"When will the general go north to the desert?" Zhong Yao asked a little worriedly, "After the battle in Jizhou, the army urgently needs to take advantage of the current favorable situation to quickly expand outward. In addition, it is also very important to suppress the rebellion in Liaodong. Before returning to Jinyang, the general , should we settle these two matters first?"

Li Hong remained silent.

"General, let's fight Qingzhou." Yan Liang suddenly leaned over to Li Hong's ear and said, "It's too easy to fight Qingzhou now."

Li Hong looked up at him, "I want to fight Hanoi, but the court has the same idea as you, and wants to fight Qingzhou."

Yan Liang's expression changed, he raised his body and closed his mouth.

At the request of the general, Fu Gan explained the reasons for attacking Hanoi, and Qu Yi, Zhang Yan and others agreed.

"What reason did the court use to reject the general's proposal?" Zhang Yan asked.

"The imperial court did not veto it." Li Hong said, "Because the Jizhou War is not over yet, no one knows what the world will be like after this battle is over, so the imperial court is only inclined to fight Qingzhou. It is up to me to decide which one to fight. .”

"Then let's fight Hanoi." Qu Yi said hastily, "I'll fight, 2 people are enough." Seeing that Li Hong didn't say anything, he immediately changed his words, "1 people are also fine. The imperial court's finances are tight, I can understand."

Li Hong smiled bitterly, "The problem now is, if I give you the remaining money and food to fight Hanoi, then the fight against Liaodong next year will have to be delayed until May."

"General, don't listen to Li Wei crying poor, that kid must be lying to you." Yan Liang's big head appeared in front of Li Hong again, "Go back and beat him a few times, and the money and food will be there soon."

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(End of this chapter)