Great Han Empire

Chapter 925 Troubled Times Heroic Chapter Wins Central Plains
Prime Minister Cai Yong was extremely angry. He sharply reprimanded Xian Yufu and others, especially hated Li Wei. He believed that he had failed the high expectations of the ministers of the DPRK and China. Supporting the eldest princess to monopolize power has planted a deep worry for ZTE's great cause.

"The rebellion of Wang Mang's relatives 200 years ago and the rebellion of eunuchs 11 years ago pushed the big man into the abyss of defeat. Isn't this lesson profound enough? The power is concentrated in the inner dynasty, and the imperial power is above the power of the prime minister. In a certain period of time, with the efforts of wise rulers and good ministers, it is indeed helpful to the revitalization of the country, but how many wise rulers have there been in the past dynasties? Why did the big man fall into the desperate situation of overthrowing twice?" Cai Yong pointed at Li Wei's nose and scolded angrily, "We have struggled in Hebei for so many years. I hoped, but I was shattered overnight by your kid."

"Do you know how serious this incident is for Zhongxing's great cause? In the future, the eldest princess will gain weight. How can you guarantee that the emperor will be able to rule smoothly? When the emperor will rule in the future, how can you guarantee that your relatives and eunuchs will not cause trouble?" Cai Yong waved a pair of skinny arms, tears welled up in his eyes, "What is the support of the New Deal? Is it by the northern Xinjiang army? Is it by us ministers? No, it is by the balance and constraints of power. The big man Only with reasonable checks and balances can the New Deal be protected, sustained development, and continued from generation to generation.”

Cai Yong sat on the table weakly and shook his head in frustration, "Our generation has laid the foundation stone of ZTE, but we are all old and there are not many left. The great tripod of ZTE will be in the hands of your generation. But..." Cai Yong pointed at Li Wei, hoarse voice, and shouted angrily, "However, you raised the hammer and smashed the foundation of ZTE. The bruised man once again pushed into the abyss of defeat."

Li Wei blushed, lowered his head and listened respectfully, not daring to say a word.Before Li Wei was born, Cai Yong was already famous all over the world. Whether it is prestige, qualifications or knowledge, not to mention Li Wei in the court today, even Yang Biao, Xu Shao and others can hardly hold a candle to him.Those who can stand shoulder to shoulder with Cai Yong, except Zheng Xuan, Zhao Qi and a few other people, are all in the sky.

Cai Yong was furious, Xian Yufu, Zhang Yan, Li Wei and Tian Chou didn't even dare to hum.

"Brother Bojie, don't get too excited. If this matter does not have the full support of the general, His Highness will never dare to issue an edict at will." Yang Biao stroked his white beard lightly, and persuaded in a low voice, "Let's ask them first, see See if the general has a plan to deal with the aftermath?"

"Aftermath? What aftermath can he have? Apart from fighting in these years, how many political affairs has he asked? He only thinks about increasing troops, and he only wants to calm the world and make great achievements. He only has the interests of northern Xinjiang in his eyes, and he has no future for a big man. Great cause." Cai Yong was furious, turned over and stood up again, "What is the purpose of setting up Chang'an as the capital? For the benefit of northern Xinjiang. What is the purpose of increasing troops? Or for the benefit of northern Xinjiang."

"I told him several times in letters that once the capital of Chang'an is established, the center of defense of the Han Dynasty will extend to the western and northern borders, and a large number of troops will be stationed in the borders. The situation in the western borders is now very critical. For the safety of the capital, these few days The imperial court had to use a lot of manpower, material and financial resources to rectify it. At that time, how many troops and wealth did the big Han have to invest in the Jianghuai and Jingyu lines to fight against the rebellion? The longer the rebellion is delayed, the stronger the rebellion will be. The more difficult it is to suppress the rebellion, and it will in turn affect the stability of the western and northern frontiers. At this time, if the big Han suffers from disasters for several years in a row and their wealth drops sharply, we may lose sight of the other. If the rebellion in the south cannot be put down, ZTE’s great cause may fail. What’s more serious is that once we are trapped in the two northwestern borders and allow the rebellion to gain a firm foothold on the north and south banks of the Yangtze River, the world may form a confrontation between the north and the south. The country is divided into two , the big man immediately overturned."

"In addition, Chang'an was burned down by Chimei when Wang Mang usurped the rebellion. When Chang'an was in turmoil a few years ago, Li Jue, Guo Si and other rebels lit a fire in Chang'an again, and burned down the only remaining Weiyang Palace. Now, if Chang’an is the capital, it will be a huge rebuilding project first. Rebuilding Chang’an will require an astonishing amount of money and recruiting artisans and civilians for several years. At this critical moment of pacifying the world, how can the imperial court have the strength to rebuild Chang’an? I’m afraid Chang’an will not. Once it is rebuilt, the counter-insurgency will fail, and the two northwestern borders will also be in chaos."

"On the contrary, if we set our capital in Luoyang, there won't be so many dangers, and ZTE's great cause will advance steadily. Although the northwestern Xinjiang, especially the western Xinjiang, may suffer from the raging flames of war for a period of time, compared with the danger of ZTE's failure and the overthrow of the country, , It is undoubtedly very worthwhile for us to pay this price.”

"But the general couldn't listen to it, he couldn't listen to it at all. He couldn't tolerate the war in the northern border, and he couldn't accept the loss of the western border. Seeing the people in the western Xinjiang displaced and starving everywhere. The purpose of his insistence on setting the capital in Chang'an is precisely for the benefit of the people in the northern Xinjiang, and for his own merit and glory."

"Increasing troops is necessary. Whether it is defending the frontier or quelling the rebellion, it is necessary to increase the number of troops. But if Chang'an is the capital, is this increase necessary? Chang'an is the capital, and the current battlefield is in the two northwest borders. We need iron cavalry , There are enough iron cavalry in the desert outside the Great Wall, so there is absolutely no need for us to increase our troops. After taking Luoyang City with the existing troops, due to reasons such as wealth, military strength, and conquest strategies, we can only stick to the Central Plains, unable to continue going south to counter the rebellion. Waiting for the western border It has stabilized, Chang'an City has been rebuilt, and a long time has passed by, when the rebels were all well-fed and strong, and their strength had greatly increased, they were completely capable of confronting us, and the formation of a confrontation between the North and the South was inevitable."

Cai Yong stood in front of Xian Yufu and Zhang Yan, and asked angrily: "My lords, am I wrong in saying this? The big man is about to be overthrown, so what's the point of sticking to the northwestern borders? If we now set the capital Food from Luoyang, Qingyan, and Hebei will be transported to Luoyang soon, and the wealth of the imperial court can support the army to continuously attack the southern rebellion. In this way, although we have given up the western border, we can stabilize the northern border and keep the main Focus on going south to suppress the rebellion, and when the army has wiped out the rebellion, we can immediately turn around and conquer the western borders, and the great cause of ZTE will soon see the light of day, what is wrong with this?"

"However, the general strongly disagrees. He believes that the prerequisite for the pacification of the world is the absolute stability of the two northwestern borders, otherwise the southward counter-insurgency will be abandoned halfway. I can't understand the general. I can only understand the general's thinking as Sticking to the interests of the people in Beijiang, he is unwilling to let the interests of Beijiang suffer any loss in the process of rejuvenation. In his heart, Beijiang is his root and will always be the first, while Dahan and Sheji can only be ranked second."

"It's all right now, the general's goal has been achieved. The northern border is solid as a rock, the western border will soon be pacified, and Chang'an City will regain its former glory. However, the great Han's country will soon be divided into two. The period is getting farther and farther away from us.”

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Cai Yong vented, his anger gradually calmed down a bit, his eyes showed sadness, and he sat behind the table and panted violently.

Both Yang Biao and Liu He were overwhelmed by Cai Yong's "rebuke", they sat on the table and looked at each other, not knowing what to do.After so many years, it is still very rare for a minister like Cai Yong to publicly accuse the general of putting northern Xinjiang and personal interests first. It is estimated that Mr. Cai is the first.Cai Yong had a very good personal relationship with the general, and his life was saved by the general, no matter how much he scolded, the general would at most laugh it off, but the general might vent his anger on other ministers.

Seeing that Cai Yong had stopped talking, Yang Biao and Liu He hurriedly changed the subject and asked Li Wei if there was a way to save him.Although the people in northern Xinjiang took the initiative to decentralize power, the damage to the interests of northern Xinjiang is also obvious, and there must be room for maneuver in this matter.

Li Wei showed dissatisfaction on his face, and sat beside Xian Yufu without saying a word, apparently scolded by Cai Yong.Xian Yufu was helpless, so he had no choice but to take the initiative to speak to Cai Yong: "Master, where is the capital, we can't only care about the great cause of ZTE in front of us, but also the fate of the great man after ZTE. Whether it's the eldest princess, the general, or the boss, we Neither the court nor the ministers can predict what will happen in the future, so whether to make the capital Chang'an or Luoyang is currently under discussion and has not yet been decided."

"Why did the general support the eldest princess to set the capital in Chang'an, the elder already knows, and the general also made it very clear in the letter. The current big man is not the big man ten years ago. After 11 years of war, the national power of the big Han has declined. , This is a fact that must be admitted. The reason why we have been able to persevere in northern Xinjiang and lay the foundation for ZTE in the past 11 years is directly related to the fact that the imperial court's army swept across the two northwestern borders and stabilized the frontiers 11 years ago. If it hadn't been 11 years ago It is impossible for us to gain a foothold in northern Xinjiang, let alone occupy the three states of Hebei."

"Today, 11 years later, the Hu people in the northwestern Xinjiang have basically recovered their vitality. Their new generation has grown up and their strength is getting stronger. On the contrary, our national strength is not only getting weaker and weaker, but also fighting continuously. .”

"The strength of both sides is changing, and the Hu people in the two northwest borders are threatening us more and more. If we set the capital at Luoyang at this moment and put the main force on the counter-insurgency battlefield, then not only the west border may be lost, Northern Xinjiang may also fall into the flames of war. In the Central Plains War last year, almost all the Hu cavalry outside the Great Wall went south. Those Hu tribe leaders knew exactly what the situation was like. If there is a rebellion, the desert will be full of smoke and smoke, and there will be no day of peace. At that time, we will lose sight of the other, how will the great cause of ZTE be accomplished?"

"My lord is most worried about the confrontation between the North and the South, but as long as we stabilize the two borders in the northwest, our strength will increase exponentially. At that time, even if the confrontation between the North and the South is not terrible, we will also have the strength to calm the world. Of course. , the time to pacify the world will definitely be delayed. With the sudden death of Han Sui in Xijiang and the great chaos in Xijiang, we have no choice. We will abandon Xijiang when Luoyang is the capital. Guanzhong is in danger and may even become ruins. ZTE’s great cause will never be as smooth as adults imagined. The capital is Chang’an, and we will firmly control the western border, Guanzhong is stable, and Luoyang is stable. In this way, we can establish the advantage of sweeping the world. Sooner or later, the rebellion in the south will be in our pocket of things."

Cai Yong shook his hand, "Yu Xing, neither of you and I can convince each other, we will not argue about this issue. The problem now is that the Zhongshu Supervisor has too much power, and the eldest princess can do whatever she wants. If the eldest princess is persuaded by us, she suddenly changes course , asked Luoyang to be the capital, what do you do? Are you also changing the course like the eldest princess?"

"That depends on who the general supports?" Li Wei calmed down the resentment in his chest, and said slowly, "The general is still in charge of the Shangshutai and the affairs of the minister. If he supports the foreign court, the eldest princess may have to reunite Consider your own decision."

Cai Yong, Yang Biao, Liu He suddenly thought of something, and their expressions changed slightly.

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When the ministers of the foreign court were unprepared, the eldest princess suddenly issued an edict to take back the decision-making power of the monk Shutai of the foreign court because of the support of the general behind her.If the Wai Dynasty uses the prime minister's power to fight against the Eldest Princess, the Eldest Princess can then use this as an excuse to expand the Shangshutai, let the Shangshutai handle political affairs, and let the other courts, especially the Prime Minister's Mansion, become decorations, and the loss of the Outer Dynasty will be even greater. big.

The general still supervised the Shangshutai and Lishangshu affairs, which happened to block the way for the eldest princess to further reduce the power of the prime minister.

The general controls the military power in his hands, and whoever the general supports can control the government.The general supports the eldest princess, while the imperial power is above the prime minister's power, and the eldest princess can do whatever she wants.If the general supports the foreign court, the power of the prime minister will expand dramatically, which can firmly restrict the imperial power.The eldest princess issued an edict but the foreign monk Shutai refused to implement it, then the imperial power would not have any prestige at all, whether it is or not is the same thing.

The military power in the hands of the general is related to the success or failure of the great Han ZTE, and no one dares to move it.Whoever mobilizes the military power will be wiped out in ashes at the slightest, and will destroy the country at the worst. This is the consensus of the whole court.When General He Jin died, there was Dong Zhuo's rebellion.Dong Zhuo died, and Li Jue and Guo Si rebelled.Li Jue and Guo Si died, and the emperor and the court became lingering ants, almost washed away by the torrential Yellow River.Now, if we want to revive the great Han and ZTE, we cannot do without the General and the Northern Frontier Army under his command. Moreover, since the success of King Qin, the General has rarely been involved in political affairs. This is the most important factor for the steady progress of ZTE. reason.

After the general supported the eldest princess to strengthen the imperial power this time, his military power suddenly increased. Not only did he stand on a par with the imperial power and the ministerial power, but he also firmly checked and balanced the imperial power and the ministerial power, completely controlling the direction of ZTE's great cause in his own hands. superior.In the past, if the generals were involved in political affairs, they basically relied on the Shangshutai, and the military power in their hands was hidden under the imperial power and could not be seen.Now, the general has thrown away Shang Shutai and taken out the military power in his hands, relying on military power to balance the imperial power and the prime minister's power, thus gaining control of the government.Although the general may be farther away from political affairs in this way, he has firmly grasped the direction of ZTE's great cause.

If the imperial power endangers the great cause of ZTE, the military power will join forces with the prime minister, and the general and the ministers of the outer dynasty will fight against the eldest princess.If Xiangquan endangers the great cause of ZTE, military power will support the imperial power, and the general will help the eldest princess to control the ministers of foreign courts.What if the imperial power and the prime minister join forces to fight against the military power?The consequences are self-evident. I believe that the eldest princess and the ministers of the foreign court will not joke about the fate of the country and their own lives, and the military power belongs to the imperial power. With the support of the general, it is impossible to continue to control the power of the prime minister. We can only watch helplessly as the eldest princess takes back all the power of the prime minister, and the imperial power is above the power of the prime minister.Today, the ministers of the three princes met with the officials of northern Xinjiang because they were worried that the prime minister's power would be gradually swallowed up by the imperial power.

Nowadays, regardless of the imperial power or the power of the prime minister, in order to maximize their respective interests, they must find ways to get the support of the military power, and the general is diligent in military affairs and neglects political affairs. Both the princess and the foreign court ministers can accept the general's arrangement.Therefore, the position of the general is more important and stable, and the interests of the people in Beijiang are also protected, and the great cause of ZTE can be gradually advanced in accordance with the wishes of the people in Beijiang.

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Yang Biao sighed suddenly, "If the general can abide by the agreement and keep his promise, it will be a great man's blessing." He looked at Cai Yong, who was frowning in thought, and Liu He, who looked helpless, and said with a smile, "Ten years have passed. In the past, the general was bloody and corrupt in Xiliang, and he led an army of 1 to the south to intimidate the imperial court. Man, with a smile on his face, "He is the No. [-] minister of my big Han Zhongxing, and he will definitely be famous in history in the future."

Yang Biao's admiration did not change the current situation in the court, and the two sides were still arguing fiercely over the division of power.

The general has already reported to the eldest princess that the left chariot general Xian Yufu will be in charge of the chief minister and sit in Jinyang to supervise the military affairs.

The Great Sima is in charge of decision-making power in military affairs, and the Taiwei is in charge of military administration. There is no overlap in terms of power between the two governments, and they are both under the direct leadership of the emperor. Under normal circumstances, the Taiwei always reported to Li Hong.When Li Hong was not in Jinyang, the eldest princess was in charge of the general Da Sima's army, and the Taiwei reported directly to the eldest princess.

Now Li Hongzuo asked the emperor not to let the eldest princess lead the general's military affairs on his behalf, but to turn to Xian Yufu to lead the general's affairs in Jinyang.Xian Yufu was only a general on the left side of the chariot, and his rank was not high enough, so the Taiwei still reported to the eldest princess if he had something to do.So Li Hong asked the emperor again, in order to ensure that the Da Sima Mansion can handle all kinds of military affairs as quickly as possible during the expedition, and then temporarily grant the Da Sima Mansion a certain amount of military administrative power.

Both the Da Sima Mansion and the Taiwei Mansion have the same military administrative power, so the Taiwei Mansion will naturally be emptied, while the Da Sima Mansion has both military decision-making power and military administrative power. The battlefield command and military power in Li Hong were immediately concentrated in the hands of Da Sima and General Li Hong.

Of course Prime Minister Cai Yong was unwilling.The eldest princess deprived the foreign court of part of the decision-making power, the general took away the military administration power from the foreign court, and Li Wei, the official in northern Xinjiang, controlled the imperial court's wealth and power. The loss of the foreign court was too great.

The censor doctor Liu He was also very angry. In a rage, he said that he would use his supervisory power to impeach some prefects and prime ministers, and persuade the eldest princess to transfer some officials from northern Xinjiang back to Jinyang.

Xian Yufu smiled and said, "Even if Your Highness forcibly passed the proposal to increase the number of troops, if you want to complete the recruitment of military households before the end of October, you still need the strong cooperation of all counties and counties, so the general said that if the prime minister and your lords are willing to To help him with all his strength, he will recommend the prime minister to participate in the affairs of the Li Shangshu, and lead the Shangshutai together with the general."

Although Shangshutai now only has the executive power left, this executive power is still very large. If the prime minister participates in the official affairs and leads the Shangshutai, it is equivalent to combining the prime minister's mansion and Shangshutai when the general basically does not care about political affairs. For one, the relative power will increase suddenly.The eldest princess appointed Cui Yan as the order of ministers, and transferred many officials from northern Xinjiang from Shangshutai to Zhongshujian, so that Shangshutai continued to stay outside the palace to handle political affairs, obviously considering the struggle for power in the foreign dynasty.

So far, both parties have achieved their goals and are happy.

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At the end of August, the eldest princess issued an edict to increase the number of troops by [-].

On the same day, the eldest princess decreed that the prime minister, Cai Yong, would participate in the affairs of Li Shangshu and act as an agent of state affairs.

Riding on a left chariot, the general Xian Yufu took charge of the affairs of the Grand Sima and took charge of military affairs.

Riding on the right chariot, the general Xu Rong supervised the military administration of the Sanfu in Guanzhong and Liangzhou in Western Xinjiang.

He worshiped Xianyu Yin as the general who conquered the north, and replaced Xianyufu in Youzhou to guard the frontier.

Worship Zhu Mu as the secretary of the right middle school.Worship Yu Peng as the right servant of Shangshutai to shoot.

He worshiped Zhao Heng as the prefect of Hanbei County, and Li Su as the governor of Liaodong Dufu.

The eldest princess accepted the suggestion of Xu Rong, the right chariot general, and decreed that Nie Xiao led the army and tribe to move back to the Huangzhong area of ​​western Xinjiang, and ordered Pang De, the general who conquered the west, to send troops to protect.

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August, Yuzhou, Yingchuan.

At the beginning of the month, Zhu Ling and He Ji led an army of [-] to go south to Zhiyuanguan to attack Yangcheng.Wu Xiong led his army to meet the enemy.

At the same time, Wenpin and Liu Hu rushed to Luyang with the Jingzhou Army, and together with the Nanyang Army launched a counterattack against the Northern Xinjiang Army.Yang Yi and Guo Xun were worried about the safety of Yangdi City, so they led their troops to retreat to Fucheng, facing the enemy with their backs against the Rushui River.

When Wen Chou received the news, he was very anxious, and ordered Jiang Wu to lead the iron cavalry to cut off the connection between Yingyin and Xuchang. Together with Song Xian, he commanded the army to storm Xuchang.

Five days later, Liu Bei couldn't hold on and retreated to Xinji City.

Wen Chou then led his army to attack Yingyin.The Yingyin defenders held out for two days before retreating to Linying City.Wen Chou got angry and hit Linying again.

Liu Bei joined the Yuzhou Army near Xinji City, left a part of the troops to contain the Northern Xinjiang Army, and rushed to support Linying with the main force.

At this time, he received a letter from Yuan Shao.Yuan Shao was defeated in Guanzhong, Luoyang was in danger, and the court's latest defense strategy was reported in detail one by one.Around October, no matter what the battle situation in Yingchuan is, please bring your troops to Nanyang to discuss the big plan, and prepare to lead the army westward into Shu and open up the West Road battlefield.

Surprised and delighted, Liu Bei hurriedly summoned Guan Yu and Zhang Fei to lead their troops to Linying to rendezvous, intending to firmly hold back the main force of the northern Xinjiang army in the Xuchang area and help Zhu Ling and Wenpin retake Yangdi.

In mid-August, Wen Chou led an army of [-] to take the initiative to attack, and the two sides fought fiercely five miles outside Linying City.Liu Bei showed weakness, and led his troops to fight and retreat.Governor Wen Chou pursued him.Just as Wen Chou's army approached the city, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei suddenly led their troops out from the west bank of the Yingshui River and directly hit the flank of the Northern Army.The Northern Xinjiang Army was caught off guard and quickly retreated.Liu Bei joined up with the army in the city and concealed him from behind.

Wen Chou retreated to the Yanshui River, where the pontoon bridge on the river was burned by Liu Bei, cutting off the army's retreat.

Wen Chou was furious and led his army to fight to the death.The two sides fought to the death on the west bank of the Xishui River.From noon to dusk, the northern army fought more and more bravely, and the situation was irresistible.The strength of the Yuzhou Army was not large, and the number of new recruits was too large, and the losses were increasing, and it gradually became unable to resist.Liu Bei was in a dilemma.Continue to fight, the casualties are astonishing, if you don't fight, you can't reverse the situation in Yingchuan.He originally thought that the morale of the northern army would be low after the retreat was cut off, and it would collapse quickly under his fierce pursuit. Unexpectedly, Wen Chou was extremely powerful, not only stabilized the army's morale in a critical situation, but also led the army to launch a tide-like offensive .Looking at the battlefield where the sound of killing was so loud, he even suspected that he had fallen for Wen Chou's trick to lure the enemy.

After dusk, Liu Bei gave the order to retreat.He was very frustrated, a pursuit battle that was inevitable turned into an encounter battle unexpectedly, and his loss was even greater than Wen Chou, but what Liu Bei didn't know was that although the casualties of the soldiers of the Northern Xinjiang Army were not large, Their main general, Wen Chou, was seriously injured and was sent back to Chenliu camp overnight.

The general received the urgent report and immediately ordered General Wu Rui Xu Huang to rush to the Yingchuan battlefield day and night to command the battle.

After Xu Huang arrived in Yingchuan, he immediately revised his combat strategy and ordered Song Xian to take 1 troops to hold on to Yingyin and Xuchang to hold Liu Bei back. Cut off the connection between Luoyang and Jingzhou.

After Yuan Yao received the letter from the general, he sent someone to Yingchuan to get in touch with Xu Huang.Xu Huang wrote back, ordering him to withdraw from Runan immediately and rush to the Yingchuan battlefield.

At the end of August, Xu Huang rushed to the front line of Luyang, assembled an army of [-] cavalry and launched an attack on Luyang.

Wenpin and Liu Hu begged Liu Biao for help, while defending the city with 7000 troops.

At the end of August, Yuan Yao led his army to break through Liu Bei's blockade and arrived in Yingchuan smoothly.Xu Huang was overjoyed and ordered them to rush to the front line of Luyang to join the battle immediately.

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In August, the Kansai battlefield.

Qu Yi, Yang Feng, Zhang Baiqi, Zhang He, Gao Lan, Sun Qin, Yang Hua and others commanded an army to besiege Shancheng.

After beating for three days, Qu Yi stopped beating and wrote a memorial, scolding Prime Minister Cai Yong and a group of ministers one by one, then captured a prisoner and killed him, dipped in blood and wrote his name on the memorial.After thinking about it, he felt that it was not enough, so he forced Yang Feng and others to sign their names in blood, and jointly played it.If I don't send more troops to me, I won't be able to reach Hangu Pass before the end of September, and all the responsibilities will be the court's.

The eldest princess was furious, and issued an order to reprimand and punish her for one year.

Qu Yi was furious and ordered the withdrawal of troops, and really stopped fighting.

Duan Yao and Gao Rou breathed a sigh of relief, drank and celebrated at night, and then fell asleep.Unexpectedly, in the middle of the night, with drums beating loudly and flames soaring into the sky, the Northern Xinjiang Army suddenly rushed into the city.Duan Yao and Gao Rou turned pale with shock, and retreated to Mianchi with the remnants of the defeated army.They never understood how Qu Yi took down the city.

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I recommend Zhulei's alternate history "Wu De", book lovers have time to read it.

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