Great Han Empire

Chapter 891 Troubled Times Heroic Chapter Wins Central Plains
At the end of April, Sun Ben arrived at Dingtao Xingyuan.

After Sun Ben rushed to Bohai County by boat, Song Wen, the prefect of Bohai County, hurriedly sent someone to send him to Dingtao, Yanzhou.Hearing that Sun Ce was seriously injured and his life was dying, and Jiangdong was in danger, Li Hong was extremely surprised.

"How much hope of survival is there?" Li Hong asked eagerly.Once Sun Ce died, Jiangdong's internal and external troubles broke out at the same time. Both Cao Cao and Liu Biao may take advantage of the situation to occupy Jiangdong, and Cao Cao may be the biggest.Once Cao Cao obtained Jiangdong, the pattern of the world would change again, which was extremely unfavorable for the imperial court to calm the world.As for Yuan Yao, who volunteered to go south to Jianghuai, Li Hong did not dare to expect that he would rise up and occupy Jiangdong.His strength is limited, and he cannot defeat Cao Cao, Liu Biao, Zhou Yu, and the Sun family forces. It is good that he can support the Jianghuai area.

Sun Ben shook his head in despair, and gave a general description of Sun Ce's injury, "It's been more than a month, I guess he is now..." Sun Ben thought that Sun Ce might be dead, his heart was sad, and his eyes turned red.

"Boyang, don't be in a hurry, I will definitely help you." Li Hong thought for a while, and comforted him, "At the end of February, the imperial court ordered Mr. Chen Hao, the governor and censor, to come to Jiangdong to appease him. There are two adults, Sun Fu and Lu Su. If there are no accidents, they are in Jiangdong at this moment."

Sun Ben was both surprised and delighted when he heard this.

"Junli (Zhu Zhi) was seriously injured last year and has been in Dingtao for diagnosis and treatment. You go and see him first, and live with him temporarily." Li Hong got up to see the guests off, "I will rush to the court immediately to see if I can Convince the eldest princess and the imperial court to send troops to threaten Xuzhou first, restrain Cao Cao's troops, and delay his attack on Jiangdong."

Sun Ben stood up after him, looked at Li Hong suspiciously, hesitated for a while, and asked in a low voice: "Can't the general decide this matter?"

"I'm just the Great General Sima of the imperial court, and I'm in charge of the troops. Of course I can't decide on such a big matter." Li Hong smiled indifferently, "You don't think I'm the second Dong Zhuo, do you?"

Sun Ben's face showed suspicion. He obviously didn't believe Li Hong's words. He was worried that Li Hong would delay his time by being perfunctory, so he begged: "General, who in the world doesn't know that Hebei is up to you? Please look at it in the hands of Master Zhu Jun." For the sake of General Polu, no matter what, extend a helping hand."

"You stay here for the time being, and I will do my best." Li Hong accompanied him out of the big tent, and said, "Master Chen Hao will be back soon, I believe he can bring the latest news from Jiangdong. As for Hebei, there are currently The Son of Heaven and the Princess Eldest, there are various courts under the court, I am just a minister of the same three princes in the court, and I must obey the orders of the Son of Heaven, the Princess Eldest and the court in everything, how can I keep my word? Please don’t have any Misunderstanding in this regard."

"General..." Sun Ben felt that he had said something wrong, and was a little anxious. He was about to defend himself, but Li Hong stopped him with a smile, "I promise you, I will definitely persuade the imperial court to send troops to Xuzhou, but you must give me time. .”

Sun Ben couldn't say anything more, so he left Li Hong nervously.

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Li Hong urgently summoned the officials in Xingyuan to discuss matters.

Qu Yi, Xun You and others were caught off guard by the changes in Jiangdong.

"Sun Ce is really going to die?" Qu Yi thought it was unbelievable. "I believe that Cao Cao and Yuan Yao teamed up. After all, Sun Ce beat them into a mess, but it is a bit unbelievable that Sun Ce was able to beat Sun Ce to death. Back then, Sun Ce When fighting Jiangdong, it was very difficult, and the dangerous battles were fought one after another, but he was safe and sound, why did he capsize in the gutter this time?"

"Sun Ben won't make fun of this." Xun You waved his hands again and again, "It can be seen from his haste to Hebei that Jiangdong is very critical. Jiangdong's army also participated in the Central Plains War. We did not take the initiative to appease him, but he Taking the initiative to take the risk to surrender, it can be seen that the situation in Jiangdong has reached a critical moment."

"But we have already negotiated peace with Cao Cao, and the army is about to attack Luoyang. At this time, we suddenly changed course and sent troops to Xuzhou with Cao Cao, which is tantamount to completely overturning the original attack strategy of the Central Plains War." Yang who rushed to Xingyuan overnight Qi frowned, looked around at the contemplative crowd, and said slowly, "If we want to attack Xuzhou, it is tantamount to accepting General Lu Bu's suggestion, but this suggestion was rejected as early as the first meeting in Jinyang. Will it be severely refuted by the eldest princess and the court, saying that we have no determination to attack Luoyang?"

"The general has not made the final decision to attack Luoyang so far." Fu Gan said, "Nowadays, there is a sudden change in Jiangdong, and the court should make timely adjustments to the decision. I think..." He stood up and walked Before going to the map, I roughly speculated about the possible chaos in Jiangdong after Sun Ce's death, and the changes in the world situation after Cao Cao or Liu Biao captured Jiangdong. "Obviously, Cao Cao has the greatest possibility of capturing Jiangdong. Once Cao Cao captures Jiangdong, The strength has doubled, and the prestige of the Central Plains has suddenly increased. We don't care whether Cao Cao can stabilize Jiangdong in the short term, but his survival has been guaranteed. In this case, in order to prevent us from capturing Luoyang, he must fight Yuan Shao and Liu Biao. , Liu Bei once again teamed up to launch a full-scale counterattack against us."

"The imperial court's scheduled attack time is in August or September. After we have completed the population migration of Qingzhou and Yanzhou, that is to say, there are still about four to five months. Cao Cao can fully use this Take Jiangdong for a while, and with the help of Liu Bei, Yuan Tan and others, attack Yanzhou and delay our attacking Luoyang army, so it will be difficult for us to start the Luoyang war as scheduled." Fu Gan saw Yang Qi looked surprised, and hurriedly explained, "Yuan Tan arrived in Peiguo and married Cao Cao. Cao Cao's son Cao Zheng married Yuan Tan's daughter. Cao Cao descended from his seniority and became a brother and brother with Yuan Tan. We have just heard this news." I got it, I haven't had time to tell the boss."

"Cao A is still doing such a shameful thing?" Yang Qi looked at Li Hong and asked, "Is this news reliable?"

"Reliable." Li Hong pointed to Xun You, "After we negotiated peace with Cao Cao, Master Xun sent a cronies to Xuzhou to get in touch with Master Xun Yu. This news was brought back from Xuzhou by his cronies. Master Yu's subordinates have heard about it, and it is very reliable."

"So, Cao Cao is determined to fight Jiangdong?"

"Yes." Xun You nodded, "Without Jiangdong as backup, the possibility of Cao Cao's comeback is too small."

"Since the general has not made a final decision for a long time, and the situation in Jianghuai has undergone major changes, what is the general's latest countermeasure?" Yang Qi asked again.

"I'm also very embarrassed." Li Hong said, "The imperial court wants us to attack Luoyang this year, but if we send troops to attack Xuzhou immediately, the time to attack Luoyang will be postponed. According to the current strength and provisions, we cannot be in two cities at the same time." battle on the battlefield."

"To fight Luoyang is to lose Jiangdong. We can only watch Cao Cao grow stronger, so now we can only temporarily give up attacking Luoyang and go all out to deal with Cao Cao." Qu Yi said.

"The southward migration of the population of Qingzhou and Yanzhou has not yet been completed. If we go to war now, we must recruit troops from Henan and Yuzhou to guard Qingzhou and Yanzhou to prevent accidents. When we defeat Cao Cao, the army will need Time to rest and redeploy, so the possibility of attacking Luoyang this year is very small." Fu Gan said helplessly, "If the army waits until August or September to start the war, it will be too late, Jiangdong may have been lost, and Cao Cao may have already waved The army has moved north, but we still cannot attack Luoyang, so it is very difficult for the general to choose."

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Li Hong, Qu Yi, Xun Yu, Yang Qi and others discussed for a long time.

First of all, Hebei cannot delay the time of the Luoyang War for a small Jiangdong that may change the world pattern. The eldest princess and the court will not agree.Secondly, in order to maintain the current state of the world and ensure that the army can pacify the world in the shortest time after conquering Luoyang, Hebei must send troops to Xuzhou to rescue Jiangdong, so as to prevent Cao Cao, Liu Biao and others from capturing the four counties of Jiangdong.

What is the best way to achieve the best of both worlds?

"Use the Taiwei's method, take Guanzhong first." Qu Yi suggested, "At this time, the strategy of gathering the main force of the Central Plains to attack Luoyang is too risky. We are very likely to be defeated by Yuan Shao, Liu Biao, and others when Jiangdong is lost. Liu Bei and Cao Cao's frenzied counterattack could not capture Luoyang or had no chance to attack Luoyang at all, so we sent some troops from the Central Plains to attack Xuzhou, and asked the imperial court to immediately gather a large army to take Guanzhong first."

Qu Yi repeated the old tune, and Xun You immediately refuted it.

"First, Cao Cao may not be able to take Jiangdong as he wished. Second, even if Cao Cao takes Jiangdong, he will suffer heavy casualties, and may not have the strength to counterattack the Central Plains. Third, the army will go south to attack Xuzhou. Yuan Shao and Liu Bei are bound to take the opportunity to counterattack. In the dilemma of fighting on two fronts, we may not have enough time to defeat Cao Cao and occupy Xuzhou. Third, the imperial court is actively negotiating peace with Han Sui. Once the peace negotiation is successful, the army can smoothly enter Guanzhong and attack Kanxi. In order to defend Kanxi, Yuan Shao , will inevitably send troops to attack the key points or defend Tongguan and the front lines of Hongnong and Shancheng. The battle between the two sides is fierce, and the grain and grass in Hebei will be sent to Hedong and Guanzhong in a steady stream. However, the Central Plains army lacks grain and grass support. It might fall by the wayside."

Xun You suggested temporarily threatening Xuzhou with a part of the force and dragging Cao Cao's army to Jiangbei. With Cao Cao's current strength, he would not dare to cross the river easily to fight at the risk of losing Xuzhou.When the situation in Jiangdong has stabilized, the army will attack the Central Plains according to the predetermined plan.

"Lord Xun, what if Jiangdong cannot be stabilized for a long time?" Zhao Xing asked suddenly, "Jiangdong is not only Sun Ce, but also Zhou Yu. If Zhou Yu is determined to seize the four counties of Jiangdong, Sun Ce's men will refuse to surrender. When will this battle be fought? Cao Cao is not the only one around Jiangdong, there is also Liu Biao from Jingzhou. Liu Biao's strength is far greater than Cao Cao. If his land and water army goes down the river, all the four counties in Jiangdong will be taken Possibly very large."

Xun You glared at Zhao Xing, but did not speak.

Seeing that Xun You was speechless, Zhao Xing felt complacent, and pointed to the map and said, "At present, we have 17 cavalry troops on the Central Plains battlefield. These troops are deployed in Hanoi, Henan, Jizhou, Yanzhou, and Qingzhou, except for Qingzhou. In addition to part of the troops in Yanzhou, we will finally have about 14 troops to fight in Luoyang. According to your plan, we need more troops to defend Qingzhou and Yanzhou to threaten Cao Cao. So how many troops should we have? 12 Or 5000? Let’s count it as [-]. With [-] people fighting Luoyang from the battlefields of Hanoi and Henan, and getting rid of [-] cavalry, we can finally use [-] infantry troops to fight Luoyang. "

"Lord Xun, that is Luoyang, not Dingtao City, nor Hulao Pass, but Luoyang. Can we defeat Luoyang with [-] infantry?" Zhao Xing bowed slightly and said respectfully, "Because Guanzhong, Guanxi, and Yingchuan are all in the hands of the rebels, and Yuan Shao can get support from troops, food, and ordnance at any time, so it is too difficult for us to take Luoyang."

"The reason why the general is reluctant to make a decision is precisely for this reason, but the eldest princess and many ministers in the court seem to think that Luoyang is vulnerable and easy to fight, so..." Zhao Xing suddenly saw Fu Gan facing him With a wink, he hurriedly took back the words of complaint.

"Lord Xun, if we take Guanzhong and Guanxi first, then when we attack Luoyang, we can increase our troops by at least 10 people." Zhao Xing pointed to Yingchuan on the map, "If we take Yingchuan again Chuan, the army can surround Luoyang from all sides, surround Yuan Shao and his army, and make it difficult for them to fly."

Xun You and Yang Qi looked at each other without speaking.

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One sentence of Zhao Xing's words is correct, that is, the reason why the general is reluctant to make a decision is because the general is unwilling to attack Luoyang with an army of [-].Since the turmoil in the country and the rise of the general in northern Xinjiang, the general's use of troops has changed from the risky tactics of the past and has become very calm.Every time he fights, he has to make adequate preparations and try to gain the greatest victory at the least cost. Sometimes he would rather give up the opportunity to ensure the strength of the army.

The same is true for the general who attacked Luoyang this time. He wrote to the court more than once, requesting to surround Luoyang first and prepare enough food, grass and military equipment, especially large-scale siege equipment. The general even made a detailed list in person, requesting The imperial court issued a decree for the ordnance workshops in various places to build sufficient quantities and deliver them to the frontline armies on time.I remember that when the eldest princess and the court ministers saw this roster, they were all horrified.There are all kinds of vehicles, rushing vehicles, anger, scull repairing, trench bridges, stone cannons (catapults), bed crossbows, transfer machines, large ballistas, etc., all of which are prepared, many of which are such as bed crossbows, transfer shots Machines are originally tools for defending the city, but the general also needs them, and the number of stone cannons has reached an astonishing [-].The eldest princess joked with the ministers at the time that the general had these weapons, which were enough to wipe out Luoyang City. If Luoyang City became ruins, she would confiscate all the general's salary and food to repair the city.

In order to drive out these ordnance before the army attacked Luoyang, the eldest princess and the imperial court had to issue an order to the local governments to urgently call all kinds of craftsmen and a large number of civilians to enrich the Hebei ordnance workshop.These craftsmen and civilians had to work in the ordnance workshop for two or three years, far exceeding the corvee time stipulated by the imperial court. Therefore, the imperial court not only distributed military salaries to them, but also exempted them from taxes for five years.

The imperial court met the general's request, and of course asked the general to recover Luoyang as soon as possible, but recovering Luoyang as soon as possible cannot be the same as recovering Luoyang at any cost.The general was in a dilemma. He couldn't directly object to the imperial court's suggestion to attack Luoyang immediately, so he took advantage of the opportunity that he controlled the military decision-making power, and kept procrastinating, but refused to give an answer.

Now, he finally gave him an excuse not to fight Luoyang this year.

Although Luoyang will not be fought this year, the rebels such as Yuan Shao cannot be given a chance to breathe, and they cannot be allowed to recover their strength, so this battle is still to be fought, the key is to see where to fight.The Central Plains battlefield is impossible, because something happened in Jiangdong, and some troops in the Central Plains are going to attack Xuzhou, so there is only one place left, which is Guanzhong and Kanxi, which is another attack strategy given by the imperial court.

"What does the general mean?" Yang Qi asked.

"What does your lord mean?" Li Hong asked back.

Yang Qi shook his head, pointed at Li Hong and said with a smile: "The general is getting more and more cunning now. Okay, okay, let's stop fighting. The general's consideration is relatively safer and more sure. If you rush to Luoyang, especially In the current situation, we are really not sure about playing Luoyang, and if we are a little careless, we will lose everything."

Xun You looked at Yang Qi very dissatisfied, hesitant to speak.

"Gongda, to tell you the truth, I am also very afraid of attacking Luoyang this year. Although we can complete the southward migration of the population before September, Qing and Yan prefectures may not be stable, and they may not be able to get food immediately when they are stable. The people may not be able to pay taxes immediately. The Central Plains has a 17 army. Once a war breaks out, the consumption of food and grass is astonishing. Although Qingzhou and Yanzhou only need to provide part of the food and grass, it will be too difficult for the two states this year. , What should we do in the event of an emergency like encroachment and land speculation that can disrupt counties and counties? Risking such and other risks to attack Luoyang as scheduled, it is better to concentrate on fighting Guanzhong and Kansai, and complete the siege of Luoyang first. "

Li Hong, Qu Yi, Fu Gan and others looked happy.After a group of old ministers in the DPRK died of illness and retired from office one after another, there are not many old ministers like Yang Qi who are well-born and highly respected. If you can get his support, I am afraid that even Xun You will not be too persistent.

Sure enough, Xun You gave in.After thinking about it for a long time, he said to Qu Yi and Yang Qi: "Let's make a joint statement on this matter. The general will make a decision, and we will analyze and explain to the eldest princess and the court. Regardless of the final outcome of Jiangdong's matter , we must let the eldest princess and the imperial court agree with and support the decision-making of the general, so that when formulating and implementing specific plans, we will work together to avoid unnecessary troubles and hidden dangers of failure."

Qu Yi and Yang Qi nodded repeatedly.

"Did my lord and Mr. Xun write a letter to the prime minister, Mr. Cai, Mr. Liu, the doctor of the censor, and Mr. Zhong Yao and several other nine ministers?" Li Hong said with a smile, "Master Taiwei, Mr. Guanglu I will personally write letters to Lord Xun Zhang, Lord Weiwei Lu, and Lord Li in Shang Shuling, what do you think?"

"The general is very thoughtful." Yang Qi stroked his beard and smiled, "Have you been waiting for this day?"

"It's about the fate of the community. I don't dare to make mistakes, and you don't dare to make mistakes. It's better for everyone to be cautious and cautious."

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In May of the fourth year of Jianxing of the Han Dynasty (AD 200).

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In early May, Jinyang.

The general wrote to play the eldest princess.

The general speculated that Sun Ce was dead and Jiangdong might be in chaos based on Sun Ben's words alone, and then decided to break through Guanzhong first. This was obviously not convincing enough, so he took the trouble to explain more reasons in his letter.

To pacify the world, for the court, the biggest hidden danger is the Hu tribes in northern and western Xinjiang. Once these Hu people rebel, the court will spend a lot of energy to quell it, which will obviously greatly hinder the progress of the Han Dynasty.The purpose of the imperial court's initiative to appease Kirby Bear this time is precisely out of consideration of stabilizing northern Xinjiang.

The issue of Western Xinjiang must be put on the agenda of the imperial court now, because the Qiang people in Western Xinjiang have recovered their vitality after more than ten years of recuperation, and their new generation has grown up, and they are once again eyeing the territory of the Han Dynasty.

Han Sui couldn't wait to take Guanzhong, the main reason was because he could no longer resist the increasingly powerful Qiang people.In the past, it was the entire Han Dynasty who fought against the Qiang people. Now he is a barren Liangzhou County with tens of thousands of troops. How can he guard the vast territory of thousands of miles?The loss of Hexi County is a living example.After Han Sui took Guanzhong, what did he want to do next?Moved the Xiliang people to Guanzhong, cleared the fields in Xiliang, and continued to fight with the Qiang people.He is from Xiliang, he will not give up Xiliang when he really can't stand it like Mr. Cui Lie.He will never give up, so he wants the rich Qinchuan of [-] miles to be his solid backing for defending the western border.

From this we can draw a conclusion that Han Sui will not give up Guanzhong until his death.The reason is very simple, because none of us are from Xiliang, we will all give up Xiliang without hesitation when we are unable to take care of Xiliang just like Mr. Cui Lie.Han Sui and the Xiliang people don't trust us, he and his men will hold on to Guanzhong.At this time, Guanzhong is the life-saving straw to save and protect Xiliang. If it were you and me, we would not give up.

Now we can imagine, if Han Sui is willing to negotiate peace with us and return Guanzhong to the imperial court, what will the imperial court give him?What will you give to Xiliang?
We will not give him anything, we are too busy to take care of ourselves now, and we will not be able to meet Han Sui's request for a long time in the future.What is he asking for?He just asked for a stable and peaceful Xiliang, and asked us to give Xiliang people a home to live and work in peace and contentment, but can we do it?

We couldn't do it, but we forced Han Sui to give up Guanzhong and hand over Xiliang's last straw.It's you instead, would you like to?If I were Han Sui, I would never want to, I would drive out all the enemies who snatched the pass.

For Xiliang, Han Sui needed Guanzhong.For the sake of the big man, we also need Guanzhong.

what to do?Just fight to the death.At this time, there is no mercy, no friendship, no faith, only life-and-death struggle.

If we don't attack Guanzhong first, but choose to attack Luoyang first, it is equivalent to giving Han Sui time to stabilize and consolidate Guanzhong.Guanzhong is stable, and Han Sui will immediately move his population from Xiliang.When Xiliang people leave their homeland, Qiang people will swarm in. Although Han Sui may fight to the death in Xiliang, under the current situation, his strength is more to protect Guanzhong and Xiliang people in Guanzhong than to go Guard the territory.At this time, survival is the top priority for Xiliang people. Only when survival is resolved, Xiliang people will concentrate their efforts to regain their homeland.

Western Xinjiang is the territory of the Han Dynasty, we must not lose it, not even an inch.Now who can support Xiliang for the big man?Who can defend the territory for the great Han?Han Sui and Xiliang people.Therefore, we can't give Han Sui time, and we can't let him move the population. We have to beat him back to Xiliang, let him stick to his homeland, and let him have to raise his arms and fight bravely in order to survive.

Xiliang is defended and Guanzhong is safe, so we can attack Luoyang without any scruples.Otherwise, even if we take down Luoyang, we will face attacks from Guanzhong and Kanxi.Luoyang is constantly fighting. It is impossible for us to regain Guanzhong and calm the world in a short time.

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If His Highness agrees to attack Guanzhong, he must consider it carefully. How to solve the problem in Xijiang?

We beat Han Sui back to Xiliang only temporarily.Han Sui's threat to Guanzhong still exists, the Qiang people will invade Xiliang more frequently, and the Han's Xijiang will weep in the ravages and bloody killings of cavalry.Western Xinjiang is full of wars and wars, Guanzhong and Luoyang are always under the threat of Qiang people, how can we calm down the world?
Only when the stability of western Xinjiang and northern Xinjiang is resolved and completely resolved, can the great Han truly move toward unification, and the great Han can truly move towards ZTE. Merit is just a blooming epiphyllum, withered overnight.

There are only two ministers in the court who are very familiar with Xijiang and have ways of governing, Gai Xun and Xu Rong, and one scholar, Wang Jian.

His Highness should carefully discuss with the three adults on the issue of stability in Western Xinjiang, and come up with a feasible solution that can be trusted by Han Sui. Otherwise, the court's peace negotiation will always fail, and there will be no hope of success.

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The general was afraid that this reason would still not convince the eldest princess, so he explained the benefits of Liu Biao in Jingzhou, Sun Ce in Jiangdong, and Cao Cao in Jianghuai's three pillars, and they contained each other.

At this time, whether Jiangdong is willing to be appeased or not, the imperial court doesn't care. Now the imperial court can't let Jiangdong's Sun Quan fall. Delay Cao Cao and Liu Biao, so that the imperial army can win the most favorable situation whether they are attacking Guanzhong or Luoyang.

On the contrary, Sun Quan in Jiangdong was destroyed, and Zhou Yu could no longer support it. Cao Cao, Liu Biao, Liu Bei, and Yuan Shao can now form a very large alliance. They have the benefits of the south and the danger of the Yangtze River. extremely difficult.

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The eldest princess and the important ministers of the court carefully studied the memorials of the general, Xun You and other ministers, and after several days of discussion, they decided to attack Guanzhong.

General You Cheqi, Taiwei Xu Rong was ordered to formulate a specific attack strategy, and began to recruit troops and deploy troops.

The Prime Minister's Mansion, Shang Shutai, and Da Si Nong began to prepare food, grass and supplies for the Jiuqing Mansion, and urgently asked the Hebei mansions to recruit civilian husbands.

The preparations before the war were carried out in an orderly and orderly manner.

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In May, Yanzhou, Dingtao, and General Xingyuan.

The imperial court decreed to order the general to handle Jiangdong affairs with full power.If Jiangdong is in danger, Chen Hao will return quickly, and report after Chen Hao brings back specific information about Jiangdong.

The imperial court decreed that Xun You, Shang Shu Xie Ming, Tang Fang, Chen Gong and other ministers of the imperial court were ordered to return to Jinyang urgently.

The imperial court recruited Qu Yi, the general of the left guard, and ordered him to immediately lead the two armies of Zhang Ying, the camp of Handan, and Gao Lan, the camp of Dongwuyang, to the Guanzhong battlefield day and night.

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After the general Li Hong received the order, he urgently met with Sun Ben and Zhu Zhi and asked them to wait patiently for a while.The imperial court has agreed to send troops to Xuzhou, and only after Chen Hao returns can he formulate an attack strategy. .

The general wrote to Zang Ba, Gao Shun, Xu Huang, and Zhang Liao to gather troops and prepare to go south to Xuzhou.

The general told Zhao Yun, Yushi, Fan Li, Wang Dang, Sima Yi, Zhang Xiu and other generals to be ready to attack Luoyang. Once they receive the order to attack, they will launch an attack immediately to attract Luoyang's troops and respond to the Guanzhong battlefield.

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In May, Hedong, Pubanjin.

Shi Chenwei, the head of Taiwei's mansion, rushed to the right general Yang Feng's camp with the imperial decree.

Zhang Baiqi, Hua Xiong, Sun Qin, He Feng, Liang Baiwu, Yu Digen and other generals from Hedong gathered in the tent.

Just as Chen Wei finished reading the imperial decree, there was a burst of cheers in the big tent.

"This time it's our turn." Liang Baiwu waved his big hand and shouted excitedly, "Last year we fought for a year, and this time we finally have to fight all the way to Luoyang with pride."

"Haha... Fortunately, the general hasn't forgotten about us." He Feng grinned and shouted at the smiling generals, "Remember, remember, my lords, we must first break into Hangu Pass and grab it before the Great General passes. The general surrounded Luoyang City before."

When everyone was chattering and spitting, Yang Feng said, "Sit down, sit down. How is the training of recruits from each battalion? You won't embarrass me, will you?"

"Your Excellency looks down on us?" Li Yao said with a smile, "No matter what kind of soldiers, as long as they spend a few laps in the camp of the Northern Border Army, they won't know how to fight, and they will always run away, right?"

"Coax..." More than a dozen generals burst into laughter and beat Li Yao fiercely, "How dare you embarrass your lord? Look for a fight."

In the Hedong army, [-]% of the generals are from the Yellow Turban Army. They usually get together to laugh and scold each other, and their words are relatively extensive.Seeing Chen Wei approaching the map, Zhang Baiqi waited patiently for the crowd to calm down. He felt very rude, and hurriedly yelled at the generals, "When you read and chant, I see you all as dead. When will you be more polite?"

"When you're messing with a woman." Guo Daxian yelled loudly.

The generals hugged their stomachs and laughed wildly.Yang Feng saw that Chen Wei was frowning tightly, and he couldn't hold back his face. He reached out and patted the table, "Shut up, what's the point? Are you a bandit or a Northern Xinjiang army?"

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Standing in front of the map, Chen Wei carefully explained the attack plan drawn up by Master Taiwei Xu Rong.

For this attack, the imperial court assembled all the troops it could call, with a total strength of about 13 troops.

Under the leadership of Yang Feng, Zhang Baiqi, and Hua Xiong, the [-] troops from Hedong will cross the Yellow River first and enter the south bank of the Weishui River.

General Qu Yi, Masters Zhang He and Gao Lan will lead an army of [-] from Jizhou; Lords Xian Yuyin, Guo Hua and Zhao Heng will lead an army of [-] from Youzhou; Lords Duan Xuan, Jie Wu and Yan Jie will lead an army of [-]. The army composed of Huben Yulin and some Jinyang city defense soldiers then rushed to Hedong, and then entered the Guanzhong battlefield.

Zhenbei General Yan Rou, Duliao General Yang Ming, Xiangwu General Wei Jun, Xiongnu Da Shanyu Liu Biao, and Xiongnu Youxian King Liu Ming led [-] cavalry into Xiaoguan. They stationed troops at the southern foot of Liupan Mountain and were ready to enter Guanzhong at any time. Join the main forces.

Pang De, General of Zhengxi, will take Lei Zi and Tie Yue, three Hu kings from Dongqiang Kuangfengsha, Huangzhong Qiang Nie Xiao and Xianbei Budugeng, and about [-] cavalry troops will be stationed in the southern part of Tianqiong Desert in Wuwei County. , They will cross the river to attack the two counties of Jincheng and Hanyang, cutting off the Xiliang army's retreat.

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"When will we start attacking?" Yang Feng asked.

"We have already started." Chen Wei said with a smile, "As long as Han Sui agrees to let our troops station in Guanzhong, you will cross the river and station on the south bank of the Weishui River, while General Pang De will launch an attack in Xiliang."

"Han Sui was attacked back and forth, and this time he will die in Guanzhong." He Feng said excitedly.

"We don't want to encircle and annihilate the Xiliang people in Guanzhong. If General Pang De's progress in Xiliang goes well, Han Sui is forced to surrender to the imperial court, or simply give up Guanzhong and return to Xiliang, we can reduce losses. And can quickly throw all the troops on the Kansai battlefield."

"What? The imperial court still expects Han Sui to surrender?" He Feng snorted, "I really don't know what the court ministers grew up with? Are all of them blind? Who is Han Sui? Will he surrender? If he was willing to surrender, would we still be sitting here discussing the fight against Chang'an?"

Chen Wei hesitated for a moment, and said slowly: "Before I left Jinyang, Lord Taiwei asked me to remind you all again and again that the situation in Xiliang is getting worse and worse, and the reason why Han Sui rushed to Guanzhong was helpless. Xijiang needs someone to defend it, but we don’t have the strength and time, so we can only drive Han Sui back and let him guard Xijiang.”

"Master Chen, you don't know who the general fought against in the battle of Jizhou, right?" Liang Baiwu sneered, "You can ask Mr. Hua. He was the only one who participated in that battle with us. "

Hua Xiong looked at the map with his eyes in a daze, not knowing what he was thinking.

"Yes, Bian Zhang, Han Sui, June Jinglei, Xibeiyu and other Qiang leaders joined forces to rebel, but now the Qiang leaders are all younger generations. In their eyes, Han Sui is old and vulnerable. Xinjiang is their world." Chen Wei smiled lightly, and didn't care about Liang Baiwu's ridicule, "If your lords don't want to let Han Sui go, and want to eat Han Sui in one bite, the consequences will not only be loss of soldiers and generals, but also make the big man Lost the vast territory of Xijiang. Perhaps Xijiang does not have any weight in your hearts, but it is the home of Xiliang, the root of Xiliang people, Xiliang people regard it as life, and they will not abandon it until they die."

"We are the same." Chen Wei pointed to his chest, "Xijiang is the Xijiang of the great Han, and Xiliang people are our brothers and sisters. We must not abandon Xijiang, and we must not let our brothers and sisters suffer."

There was silence in the big tent.

"This battle is not easy to fight." Zhang Baiqi said worriedly, "Although the imperial court transferred Sir Qu Yi to the Guanzhong battlefield, I think it would be better if Lord Taiwei personally commanded it."

"We can invite the eldest princess." Yang Feng obviously felt that the battle in Guanzhong was a bit mysterious.This battle cannot be defeated, nor can it wipe out or even seriously injure the people of Xiliang, so how to fight this battle?Once he didn't grasp it well and beat the people of Xiliang to the brim, he would not only have no merit but also be punished.Of course, it would be even more difficult for him to confess if he let the Xiliang people beat him to shame.It's better to let Lord Taiwei personally take command.

Chen Wei looked at Yang Feng in surprise.Generally, the generals of the army are scrambling to command the battlefield, but this general is good enough to take the credit for it.

Seeing Chen Wei's puzzled look, Yang Feng smiled awkwardly, "Beating Xiliang people requires experience in commanding infantry and cavalry in joint operations, but I lack it. I have always commanded infantry in combat, so... ...The Guanzhong War is of great importance, and I can't be greedy for merit and waste my time." Then he immediately changed the subject, "Master Chen, according to Mr. Taiwei's estimate, when can we cross the river and enter Guanzhong? It's not easy to deceive Han Sui. If we see through it, it will be difficult for us to cross the river again."

"When Master Huangfu Li returns from Chang'an, we will know." Chen Wei pointed to the south bank of the Weishui River, "Han Sui and Yuan Shao both know how many troops we have, and they probably know how many cavalry we can dispatch. , but they don't know that we have dispatched troops from Jizhou and Youzhou, so...whether you can force them to fight us in the Weishui River area depends on your ability."

"When did the general start to divert the attack on the Central Plains battlefield?" Yang Feng asked, "After the general made a full-scale attack on Luoyang on the Central Plains battlefield, Han Sui and Yuan Shao had to do it."

Chen Wei smiled apologetically, "Originally, Lord Taiwei set the attack time in June, but due to the unexpected situation in Jiangdong, the general had to adjust the deployment of troops on the Central Plains battlefield, so the attack time had to be postponed."

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In the middle of May, Yanzhou, Dingtao, and the generals went to the camp.

The Jiangdong people sent Chen Hao to Hebei with the fastest boat and the best sailors.

Chen Hao narrated his trip to Jiangdong in detail. At the end, Chen Hao looked terrified and became more and more uneasy because Li Hong's face became more and more serious.

Suddenly, Li Hong slapped the table with his palm, and roared angrily, "Zhuzi is rampant, kill him."

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(End of this chapter)