Great Han Empire

Chapter 917 Troubled Times Heroic Chapter Wins Central Plains
Piles of bonfires were lit, and the flames rose into the air, illuminating the battlefield after the great war.

"Woooo..."

The desolate sound of the horn echoed in the dark night sky, and teams of northern Xinjiang cavalry returned to the battlefield that had gradually quieted down.

According to Qu Yi's order, all the iron cavalry formed an airtight encirclement circle with the infantry army, firmly surrounding Yuan Jun.

The soldiers were exhausted and exhausted, but they were excited by the joy of victory, cheering one after another.

Nearly 2000 civilians entered the battlefield with more than [-] baggage vehicles, and cleaned up the battlefield with some soldiers.The weather was too hot, and the remains of both the enemy and our soldiers had to be buried quickly without any delay, lest a plague break out.

Qu Yi urgently summoned the chiefs of the various ministries to discuss the strategy of attacking Yuan Jun.

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Qu Yi was sitting on the grass with his upper body bare and his feet bare, the two wounds on his back were still oozing blood.Pang De, Huangfu Li, Liu Bao, Bu Dugeng, Nie Xiao, Zhang He, Gao Lan, Duan Xuan and others sat around in twos and threes, all of them covered in blood and disheveled.Everyone was arguing fiercely while eating.

"Han Sui was doomed, but because Zhang Baiqi and Yang Ming on the right-wing battlefield failed to hold Han Yi and Yang Qiu back, I fell short." Qu Yi stared at Chen Wei and said sharply, "Go back and tell Mrs. Sir Wei, it is their fault that they failed to kill Han Sui and wiped out the Xiliang army, and they must be punished severely."

"My lord..." Chen Wei couldn't bear it any longer. He had been scolded by Qu Yi for a long time while sitting here. He suspected that if he were Zhang Baiqi, he would have been bruised and swollen by Qu Yi, who had been angry for a long time." My lord, the losses on the left-wing battlefield are staggering, I understand this, but please also understand, my lord, Zhang Baiqi and Yang Ming, they have no advantage on the right-wing battlefield, and their losses are also very staggering. After Yang Qiu withdrew, it was the Taiwei who ordered them to stop pursuing."

Chen Wei's last words stunned the angry Qu Yi for a moment, "What did you say? It was the order of the Taiwei Lord? Doesn't the Taiwei Lord know that I am here to surround and kill Han Sui?"

Chen Wei's face was ugly, he even had an impulse to take out Xu Rong's seal and warrant from his arms, but he held back.Qu Yi is famous for his arrogance and domineering. Qu Yi has a lot of responsibility for fighting the war like this. If he had obeyed Xu Rong's military order, surrounded Gao Gan and defeated the Xiliang Army's rescue, the loss of the Northern Xinjiang Army would not have been so staggering. , but Qu Yi will never admit his mistake now.
Chen Wei lowered his head and stopped talking.He had already spoken clearly enough that Qu Yi should be able to understand what he meant.

"What are you doing here? Did the Taiwei ask you to send an order to let me let Han Sui go? Isn't it?" Qu Yi smashed the water bag in his hand to the ground, stood up abruptly and grabbed Chen Wei by the collar, roared at him.

"Brother Yuntian, Brother Yuntian..." Zhang Yun, Gao Lan, and Pang De rushed over to pull Qu Yi away.Koji was furious.Xu Rong actually asked Zhang Baiqi and Yang Ming to give up their pursuit at the last moment of the battle. This is obviously colluding with the enemy, and he just wanted to encircle and wipe out Han Sui to fail.The lives of thousands of soldiers were lost in vain.Koji opened his mouth and wanted to growl.With sharp eyes and quick hands, Pang covered his mouth.Pang De knew what Qu Yi wanted to scold, and as soon as he said those words, things got out of hand.No matter how deep the friendship between Xu Rong and Qu Yi was in the past, Xu Rong must not be able to bear Qu Yi's accusations.

Qu Yi was so angry that his face was flushed red, and he struggled desperately.Zhang He leaned into Qu Yi's ear and whispered, "Brother Yuntian, calm down, this is a victory, a big victory, don't turn this victory into a defeat because of your anger. "

Qu Yi was startled suddenly, and his mind suddenly calmed down.

Gao Lan dragged Chen Wei back two steps, and said in a low voice, "There are too many casualties, Mr. Qu's emotions are a little out of control, Mr. Chen please understand."

"Of course I understand, otherwise I would have left a long time ago." Chen Wei touched the neck that was hurt by Qu Yika, then looked at the generals standing around at a loss, and shook his head heartbroken.Standing here should have been a group of generals, but now there are only a few people left, "The loss is too great, too great."

Qu Yi sat on the ground again, and Chen Wei also sat opposite him.

"Please tell my lord Taiwei, although I killed Gao Gan and surrounded Yuan Jun on the right-wing battlefield, but because of the failure to encircle and wipe out the Xiliang Army, the entire army suffered heavy losses. I am willing to bear all the responsibilities."

"The imperial court's strategy for the Guanzhong War is to decide the outcome in one battle, so as to stabilize Guanzhong as soon as possible and encircle Luoyang quickly, so no matter how much we lose, the imperial court can accept it." Chen Wei laughed, "Now Han Sui has been defeated, and the senior officials have been overthrown. , Guanzhong has been completely controlled by us, and the most urgent task is to quickly take down the remnants of high-ranking cadres in order to replenish troops, let the army capture Huayin and Tongguan as quickly as possible, and at the same time force Han Sui to take Chang'an and take all three assistants."

"The imperial court originally gave us three months to clear the customs, but now it seems that we can solve all the problems within one month. In this way, we can save two months of grain and grass. After these two months of grain and grass are transported to the Central Plains, it can help everyone. The general took Yingchuan." Chen Wei said confidently, "It seems that we should have no problem encircling Luoyang before the end of this year."

Qu Yi nodded, "I will immediately meet with General Yuan Jun and urge them to surrender as soon as possible."

"I promise them anything, as long as they surrender immediately." Chen Wei said, "Tomorrow morning, the army will march towards Chang'an. We need time now, and we need time urgently. If we can get the 30 population before September If we move all of them to Guanzhong, we can carry out autumn planting, so that we can receive grain tomorrow in May, which can greatly ease the tension of the imperial court’s financial resources.”

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Late at night, Wannian City.

Chen Wei hurried back.After seeing Xu Rong, he put Xu Rong's seal and warrant on the case table, knelt down and pleaded guilty.

Xu Rong had already been informed of the situation on the battlefield. He knew that Chen Wei had not conveyed his order, and understood Chen Wei's thoughts. He calmly put away the seal, put the order on the candlestick and burned it.

"Sir, I..."

"You have been with me for ten years, and I still don't understand you?" Xu Rong waved at him, "Sit down. Did Yun Tian guess that you went to the battlefield to pass orders on my behalf?"

"Of course he guessed it." Chen Wei sighed, and sat opposite Xu Rong. "The loss was too great. In the end, Han Sui escaped. He was very painful, very painful."

"His temper..." Xu Rong smiled wryly, "He is getting older, and his temper is getting worse. If it weren't for the general..." Xu Rong paused, and said slowly, "At the beginning, I shouldn't Report to the imperial court and transfer him to the Guanzhong battlefield. The general did not agree to let him command the Guanzhong battle."

"Your Excellency also has difficulties." Chen Wei said, "At the beginning, the eldest princess was unwilling to let you leave Jinyang, worrying that if you lost the Guanzhong War, it would be very bad for you. Come on, the General is right, Lord Koji does not seem to be able to understand and faithfully implement the intention of the court."

"Fortunately, the final result of this battle has achieved our goal before the war." Xu Rong said gratifiedly, "Now we must first seize Huayin and Tongguan, and at the same time march into Chang'an to force Han Sui away, and then we will The strategy of stabilizing Guanzhong can be implemented."

"My lord..." Chen Wei said solemnly, "Sir, should I consider surrounding Chang'an and forcing Han Sui to surrender?"

"We don't have time, so we should make peace with Han Sui and ask him to return to Xiliang as soon as possible." Xu Rong's tone was unquestionable.

"My lord, please carefully weigh the gains and losses." Chen Wei persuaded, "Forcing Han Sui to surrender, we can control the western border, which is good for the imperial court to stabilize the frontier as soon as possible and try to calm the world."

"The imperial court has considered it long ago, but the problem in Xijiang is too complicated for us to solve for the time being. If he is trapped in the unfathomable quagmire of Xijiang, it is better to let Han Sui continue to control Xijiang. When we conquer Luoyang , the world has been pacified, what will Han Sui use to contend with the imperial court? Even if he wants to be an enemy of us, he will not be able to defeat us. After all, Xijiang today is not the same as Xijiang in more than ten years. More than ten years Before, Xijiang still had a little foundation, Guanzhong was still rich, Han Sui also had many Qiang brothers, and he could still deal with us, but now Xijiang and Guanzhong are in ruins, and the new generation of Qiang people continue to challenge him Han Sui no longer has any authority to rely on." Xu Rong waved his hand and said, "Now that Han Sui is old, he must first consider the future of Xijiang, and secondly consider his clan and his descendants. When Han Sui's strength has plummeted and he is no longer able to protect their interests, the rich and powerful families will no longer support and support Han Sui, and they will quickly seek refuge in the imperial court to find a stronger and more reliable guarantee."

Chen Wei remained silent.The purpose of the imperial court is to calm down the world and rejuvenate the country as soon as possible, so the eldest princess and the ministers in the court are unwilling to carry the heavy burden of Xijiang at this time.When the world is stable and the country begins to move toward rejuvenation, the problems in western Xinjiang will be solved.The eldest princess's determination to make Chang'an the capital expresses the court's determination to solve and control Western Xinjiang.

"Before the war, we don't know how much food Yuan Shao gave Han Sui, but one thing is certain, Han Sui still has at least 3 troops in his hands for a month. Now Han Sui only has [-] to [-] people left. So There is enough food and grass for him to stick to Chang'an for more than three months." Xu Rong stretched out his hand and patted the table, "So, I will never surround Chang'an and cut off the retreat of Xiliang people."

"But..." Chen Wei said after hesitating for a moment, "Since your lord has agreed to encircle and annihilate the Xiliang army on the battlefield, and we have suffered heavy losses, then your lord should continue to make an encirclement and annihilate the Xiliang army safely." The attitude of the Xiliang people. This can not only comfort the soldiers of the army, increase the authority of the adults, but also force Han Sui to leave Chang'an as soon as possible, why not do it?"

"Are you worried that the soldiers will misunderstand me?"

"Master Qu has misunderstood you." Chen Wei said, "If the soldiers think that you would rather let thousands of soldiers lose their lives in vain than let Han Sui lead the Xiliang people to break through, it will definitely be a blow to your prestige. .”

Xu Rong frowned, obviously he didn't consider these details.

"My lord, if I were Han Sui, I would withdraw from Chang'an overnight and return to Xijiang quickly." Chen Wei said with a smile, "Han Sui is not a lunatic, he will not stick to Chang'an until he dies in battle. Xijiang is his home, is The place where he was built, when he was defeated, his first thought was to go home and heal his wounds so that he could make a comeback."

"Okay." Xu Rong waved his hand and said, "Pang De, Nie Xiao, and Wei Jun were ordered to reorganize the army overnight, and to advance to Chang'an tomorrow, and to make a detour to Wugong, Meicheng, and Chencang, threatening the Xiliang army's retreat and forcing Han Sui withdrew his troops as soon as possible."

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Han Sui slowly opened his eyes.

Yang Qiu, Cheng Yi, and Cheng Yin hurriedly surrounded them.

"Ziwei (Han Yi)..." Han Sui shouted with trembling lips, "Ziwei..."

"Sir, he just left and led the army to stop the enemy in the rear." Yang Qiu said in a low voice, "The pursuers are right behind us."

"Meng Qi...Meng Qi..."

"He was injured and lying on the carriage behind." Cheng Yin said, "I will send someone to carry him up immediately."

Han Sui shook his head weakly, "I'm going to die. After I die, Xiliang will be handed over to Meng Qi."

Yang Qiu, Cheng Yi, and Cheng Yin looked at each other in shock.Cheng Yi exclaimed, "Sir, why?"

Yang Qiu patted Cheng Yi lightly, signaling him not to ask.Han Sui was about to die, so there was nothing wrong with what he said at this time.

"After this battle, our vitality was severely injured, and we were unable to keep the western border. We can only rely on the strength of Hebei to resist the invasion of the Qiang people." Han Sui looked at Yang Qiu and the other three, his voice became smaller and smaller, "I will die, and Ziwei must swear to die." Sooner or later, Western Xinjiang will become a pasture for Qiang people. You must help Meng Qi, and you must help him defend Western Xinjiang."

Han Sui glanced at them one last time, with a relaxed smile on his face, "I'm leaving, I can finally leave..."

Han Sui slowly closed his eyes, died of breathlessness.

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Late at night, Zheng Baiqu battlefield.

Qu Yi sent people to shoot at the enemy several times and asked to meet Simpi.

Simpi and Zi led the chiefs of the various ministries to discuss whether to surrender or fight to the death.The chiefs and generals of the various ministries have different opinions, and there are quite a few people who want to fight to the death, because death may still be inevitable after surrender, but now morale is low, food and grass are cut off, and the army will collapse soon, and there is no condition to fight to the death.

Simpi goes out to meet Qu Yi.The conditions proposed by Koji were generous.Surrender before dawn, one will not be killed.Don't surrender before dawn, all will be killed, leaving no one behind.

In the early morning, Simpi and Zi led the generals to discuss matters again and decided to surrender.

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I go to work in the afternoon and will not update at night.

(End of this chapter)