Great Han Empire

Chapter 933 Troubled Times Heroic Chapter Wins Central Plains
In early March, Luoyang.

As time passed day by day, the deadline set by Li Hong was getting closer and closer, and the atmosphere in Luoyang became more and more tense.

There was a flood of people at the twelve city gates of Luoyang City, and the peasants were carrying all kinds of materials into the city. Food, ordnance, wood, and stones were piled up on the spacious avenue like hills.Within five miles around the city, 10,000+ peasants are building the urn, digging moats, and laying Jumalu Village, busy day and night.Under the organization and command of officials at all levels, people in other areas around Luoyang also began to demolish their houses.From Luoyang to Yique Pass, Dagu Pass, and then to Guangcheng Pass and Luyang, on the hundreds of miles long road, the flow of people and vehicles is extremely busy. When night comes, the moving torches on the road will converge into A vast and beautiful galaxy.

Yuan Wei, Feng Ji, Shen Pei and others perform their duties, or lead their subordinates to deal with government affairs all night in the government office, or lead their guards to patrol the city's river passes. Cast Luoyang into a fortress that will never fall.

In March, Han Qiong and Zhao Rui, guards of Mengjin and Xiaopingjin, wrote to Yuan Shao that warships of the Northern Army began to gather in the area of ​​Heyang City on the opposite bank, and the attack might begin soon.

Yuan Shao urgently summoned Yuan Wei, Feng Ji and others to discuss the matter.

At present, the rich and powerful and the family members of officials at all levels in the city have basically been evacuated.The endless tide of retreat once caused panic, and many people also fled with their families, but they were all blocked at the pass.Under the appeasement and lure of government offices at all levels, except for the old, weak, sick and disabled who were concentrated in Shanglinyuan, other men, women, old and young were recruited as civilian husbands to demolish houses and strengthen city defenses everywhere, and build defensive facilities in Luoyang City. The speed and manufacturing speed of city defense equipment are thus greatly accelerated.

Because the evacuees carried a large amount of family wealth, the crowds of vehicles and horses galloped along the road, which brought certain difficulties to Jingzhou and Yuzhou to transport grain, grass and luggage to the north.Feng Ji was in charge of organizing the evacuation of Luoyang, and he had an unshirkable responsibility for this matter. For this reason, he was sharply criticized by Xun Chen, Chen Lin and others.

It's hard to tell every time.These rich and powerful people have land and houses in Luoyang, and they have a lot of food in storage.Because Yuan Shao could not defend Luoyang, their land could not be cultivated, their houses were damaged, and the food in the warehouse could not be transported, so they had to sell it to Yuan Shao cheaply.Yuan Shao picked up a big bargain and secretly laughed.The rich and powerful suffered astonishing losses, and of course they had to do their best to take away what they could take away, and Yuan Shao didn't want to go too far, and more or less opened the door to convenience in transportation.In addition, Yuan Shao, Yuan Wei and other nobles of the Yuan Clan had astonishing property, and there was a long queue of horse-drawn carriages transporting the property. In order to quickly withdraw the property of the Yuan Clan from Luoyang, of course the road had to be given to them for their own use first.

Fengji's mute eats coptis and is very angry.Yuan Shao had a plan in his mind, so he came forward to smooth things over, saying that he immediately wrote to Liu Biao, Yuan Tan, Yuan Xi and others, asking them to stay on the front line of Luyang until July no matter what, then he took out Yuan Tan's letter and changed the subject.

Guo Jia's strategy eased everyone's anxiety a little bit.If Cao Cao and Sun Quan can keep their promises and attack Yanzhou early next year by opening up the East Road battlefield, and Liu Bei launches an attack on Guanzhong on the West Road battlefield, then the coalition forces are very likely to defeat the exhausted Northern Xinjiang that has been dragged under the city of Luoyang army, forming a situation of confrontation between the North and the South.Once the situation of confrontation between the North and the South is formed and the war falls into a stalemate, the unfavorable situation in Luoyang will definitely be reversed.

"We can't pin our hope of victory on others." Yuan Shao said, "Now that the country has reached a critical moment of life and death, Liu Biao, Cao Cao, Liu Bei and others must fight to the death for the great man or for their own survival, but they can Whether we succeed or not depends on whether we can hold Luoyang, so..."

Yuan Shao looked at the crowd and said solemnly: "I have decided to stay in Luoyang and personally lead the army to fight Li Hong to the death."

Shenpei, Xin Ping, Xun Chen, Chen Lin, Wang Xiu, Wang Gong (gong) and others were immediately excited.Yuan Wei, Yuan Zhong, Feng Ji and the others were stunned, although they wanted to persuade them, but seeing Yuan Shao's resolute expression and seeing the other people's excited expressions, they couldn't speak if they wanted to.

"My lord, where is Xianfu (Yuan Shang)?" Feng Ji asked in a low voice, "Is Xianfu also staying in Luoyang?"

Yuan Shao pondered for a moment, then nodded slowly, "This battle has been won, and Xianfu has made great achievements and won the support of all the generals in the army. Naturally, it is reasonable to inherit the Yuan family business."

"What if..." Feng Ji hesitated for a moment, and approached Yuan Shao to persuade him, "I'm not afraid of ten thousand, just in case, my lord has to think about it."

"What if?" Yuan Shao asked with a wry smile, "In case Luoyang falls, how long can the Yuan family last? Li Hong has usurped the world, and the Yuan family still has a place to hide? Even if I send Xianfu out , but now Xiansi (Yuan Tan) is in Yuzhou, Xianyi (Yuan Xi) is in Nanyang, each has an army, how can there be a place for Xianfu?" Yuan Shao stretched out his hand to pat Fengji, and sighed softly, "In life, you will be there all the time. Fight hard, me too, you too, and Xianfu too. If he wins, he will get everything, if he loses, he will lose everything. Let’s arrange it like this.”

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In March, Yizhou, Guanghan County, Fucheng (now Mianyang).

Liu Bei and Pang Yi joined forces and rushed northward from Jiangzhou (now Chongqing) to Dianjiang (now Hechuan). The army rested for a while. After the food and supplies were ready, they then went northward along the Fushui River, connecting Deyang and Guanghan, and approached Fucheng. .

Fucheng has always been the throat of the Shu Road. To the north is Jianmen Pass. There are three ancient plank roads, Jinniu, Micang, and Yangba (later called Lichee Road), which cross Bashan and enter Hanzhong.To the west of it is the Yinping Trail leading to Longxi.To the south is Fushui Kelianba County Xiajiangling.Two hundred miles to the south is Chengdu.After taking Fucheng, there is no danger for Shu County to defend. Although there are Lutou Pass and Baima Pass before Chengdu, but because it is located on a plain, it is no longer able to stop the army that is pouring down.

At this time, Deng Xian, the guard of Fucheng, had received the news and was ready to fight, but Liu Bei's army was suffering.

The soldiers of the Western Expeditionary Army were very unaccustomed to the climate in Bashu, coupled with the severe cold, the reduction in personnel was very serious.After the army arrived in Berkshire, the transportation of grain, grass and luggage was carried out by Berkshire civilians. However, because the road was difficult and the number of civilians recruited by Berkshire was small, the transportation of grain, grass and luggage was extremely difficult. The army had to stop several times to wait for the supply camp.

Liu Bei and the soldiers had full confidence in capturing Chengdu, but after two months of trekking, the morale of the army was hit hard, and the morale of the army had begun to slacken, and they felt that Chengdu was getting farther and farther away from them.

After the Western Expeditionary Army staggered to Fucheng, Liu Bei resolutely decided to set up camp to rest and postpone the attack.Although Pang Yi urged again and again, Liu Bei refused to agree.During the rest of the army, Liu Bei took Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and others to carefully inspect the terrain. Facing the dangerous terrain of Fucheng, Liu Bei and the others were very frustrated and helpless.Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, and Jian Yong are from Youzhou, Sun Qian is from Qingzhou, Mi Zhu, and Cao Bao are from Xuzhou. They are very unfamiliar with Bashu. Now they are standing among the mountains of Bashu. up.Fortunately, Kuai Liang had the foresight to ask Gan Ning, Yi Ji, Zhuge Liang, Pang Tong and others to follow Cheqi General's camp and advise Liu Bei.

Gan Ning and Pang Yi had the same opinion. They believed that speed is the most important thing when attacking from the inner water to the north. The enemy must be taken by surprise. The boats were still slowly moving upstream on the Fu River, and Berkshire's civilian husbands were still slowly picking up the supplies on board the boats to the camp with poles. The army's food, grass, and weapons were seriously insufficient, and the immediate attack would cause too much loss, and the Western Expeditionary Army could not afford it. rise.

Liu Bei insisted that the army rest and reorganize. On the one hand, he ordered Sun Qian and Mi Zhu to urge the peasants to speed up the transportation, and on the other hand, he ordered Jian Yong, Zhuge Liang, and Pang Tong to command the craftsmen to rush to make siege equipment and prepare for the siege battle.

At this moment, the armies of Liu Pan and Zhao Wei had successfully advanced along the Outer River, conquered Nan'an City (now Leshan) in Qianwei County, and fought fiercely with Liu Zhang's army in the area of ​​Wuyang City (now Pengshan).They are still more than 100 miles away from Chengdu.

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In mid-March, Hanoi County, Ha Duong Camp.

Huwei Zhonglang General Sima Yi, Huya Zhonglang General Wei Yan, Dangkou Zhonglang General Juhu, Hanoi Prefect Zheng Yan and more than a dozen civil and military officials gathered in the large tent of the Chinese Army for military discussions.

Sima Yi stood in front of the map and explained the attack strategy to the generals.

"Mengjin is the northern gate of Luoyang. It has always been an important military base on the outskirts of Luoyang. After defeating Mengjin, Luoyang City will be fifty miles southward, so..." Sima Yi frowned slightly as he faced the generals, "We are the first to break through For Luoyang's peripheral defense, it is only natural for troops to come to Luoyang City, on the contrary, if we fail to do this, it will be a disgrace to our Huwei and Huya battalions."

"The general believes that Mengjin and Xiaopingjin are very close to Luoyang, and Yuan Shao must have a heavy army here. He asked us to launch a feint attack immediately so as to firmly contain the enemy and help the main force of the army pass from Hangu Pass to the west of Luoyang and to the east. The Hulao Pass is a breakthrough." Wei Yan sat behind the table and looked at the generals in the tent, "Do you understand what I mean? We are a feint attack, a diversion of troops, and an auxiliary battlefield. From the perspective of the general, It is impossible for us to capture Mengjin and enter Luoyang."

"Our troops are seriously short. The harder we attack, the more rebels will be around Mengjin. Therefore, if we want to conquer Mengjin, the difficulty is not only too great..." He Yi looked at Sima Yi and Wei Yan with dissatisfaction on his face.The two young adults are young and successful. Not only are they both tall and mighty, but they are also valued by the general. At this moment, they are both on the battlefield in Hanoi. It is understandable that they are eager to make contributions, but they cannot ignore the reality and take the lives of the soldiers. It's child's play.

He Yi is very old in the Yellow Turban Army. After he surrendered on the Central Plains battlefield, he followed Sima Yi and Wei Yan to the Hanoi battlefield.This time the general ordered Ji Ling, Lu Mian, Liu Pi and others to form a new army. He repeatedly told the general, arguing to go to the Yingchuan battlefield to follow Ji Ling, but the general politely refused.The general said that most of the battlefields in Hanoi were soldiers from Yanzhou, Jingzhou, Xuzhou, and Yangzhou. We need a veteran like you to sit in the command. When the time is right, I will transfer you to General Ji Ling.The general did not agree with him leaving Hanoi, but the two young commanders on the battlefield in Hanoi, no matter how uncomfortable he looked, life was very difficult.

He Yi turned her head and looked around, and saw that the generals of all the ministries showed admiration in their eyes, obviously supporting her statement, and she became more courageous, "The purpose of the general who asked us to attack Luoyang first is to disrupt Yuan Shao's deployment of troops as much as possible, so that Create opportunities for the main force to break through the periphery of Luoyang. This is what our [-]-strong army can do, and there is nothing wrong with the general's order. Does what the two lords said just now count as a violation of the general's order?"
Wei Yanlen snorted, and was about to refute, but Sima Yi waved his hand to stop him, "Master He, if I take down Mengjin at a cost of less than 3000 people, will it be considered a violation of the general's order?"

He Yi was stunned for a moment, and looked at each other with sarcasm, "Lord Sima, what's your plan?"

"The time has not come yet." Sima Yi smiled frankly, pointing to the generals and said, "After I take down Mengjin, enter Luoyang, and help your lords make contributions, how can you thank me?"

All the generals were skeptical and didn't speak.He Yi slapped the table with a palm, and shouted loudly: "If the two lords can take the lead in conquering Luoyang, I will follow the two lords and fight to the death, even if I am heartbroken."

"Okay..." Sima Yi clapped his hands and said with a smile, "My lords, wait patiently, I will definitely give you a big surprise. Now you continue to listen to me..."

The section of the Yellow River in Mengjin is about 120 miles away, and the larger crossings include Mengjin, Pingyinjin, Yebanjin, Weisujin, Xiashijin, Shuipingjin and Fupingjin.Among them, during the Yellow Turban Rebellion in Xiaopingjin in the first year of Zhongping, General He Jin set up a pass in Duting. Because the pass was close to the Yellow River, it was impossible to fight.

The current forces of the rebels are mainly concentrated in the areas of Mengjin, Xiaopingjin and Fupingjin, and the defensive forces at the other four crossings are weak. Therefore, in this attack, we will use part of our troops to attack Mengjin, Xiaopingjin and Fupingjin, and use the main force to attack Pingjin. Yinjin, Yebanjin, Weisujin and Xiashijin first crossed the river and set up camp at the foot of Mang Mountain, and tried their best to rebuild the Heyang Bridge.The Ha Duong Bridge was burned down by the rebels as early as when we captured Hanoi.Without the bridge, the transportation speed of grain, grass and luggage will be seriously affected.The reason why we took the lead in attacking Luoyang was to rebuild the Heyang Bridge.

Wei Yan then explained in detail the attack direction of each department, "My lords, return to the camp immediately and prepare for the attack in three days."

"We won't be keeping everyone for dinner today." Sima Yi smiled, "After defeating Mengjin, you invite Master Wei and me to dinner."

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In the middle of March, Meng Jin.

At the beginning of the morning sun, the majestic Yellow River is bathed in the golden sunshine. The torrential and turbid water set off layers of waves in the light mist. middle.

The banners on the city tower danced wildly in the wind, and the colorful battle flags stretched vigorously in the sunshine.The guard on duty held a spear, slightly closed his sleepy eyes, and looked at the distant river in boredom.

Suddenly an open sail burst out of the mist.

The guard on duty blinked his eyes, and a chill suddenly passed all over his body.

More black sails surged out, and a tall boat suddenly appeared on the river, riding the wind and waves.

"Northern Border Army..." The face of the guard on duty suddenly changed, and he exclaimed in a low voice.

"The northern border army is here..." More guards on duty uttered terrified cries.

"Beating the drum...the beating the drum..." The guard on duty suddenly woke up, and ran along the city wall at high speed, waving his hands non-stop, shouting hoarsely, "Being the drum...the Northern Xinjiang army is coming..."

"Boom, boom, boom..." The war drums rang, and the low and frightening sound of the drums spread all over the field, and the entire Mang Mountain was awakened at this moment.

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When the drums sounded, Han Qiong was sitting in the house leisurely enjoying her breakfast, a bottle of wine, and a plate of mutton.

In the later period of the Jizhou War, he was defeated in Huaicheng, and fled back in embarrassment with Guo Tu and others.Guo Tu was driven to Chang'an, while he was demoted and driven to Baguan for retirement.Han Qiong is the backbone of the Jizhou forces. After Yuan Shao deprived him of his military power on the pretext, Jushou, Tian Feng and others also fell successively.The subsequent development of the situation was dizzying and overwhelming. In just one year, the coalition forces were defeated again in the Central Plains. The entire territory of Yanzhou and Hanoi was lost, and the Northern Xinjiang Army was approaching Luoyang City.

Originally, Han Qiong thought that he, like Jushou and Tian Feng, could not escape the fate of tragic death.Think about Chun Yuqiong, how many years have been in relationship with Yuan Shao, and he was killed in the same way.However, fate is sometimes so strange. It is precisely because Chunyu Qiong died that the veterans in the army were almost wiped out. Han Qiong, who was indifferent by nature, saved his life instead, and was entrusted by Yuan Shao with the important task of pacifying the North. As a general, he is responsible for guarding the north gate of Luoyang.

Han Qiong's ambition was gone. He sat on the bank of the Yellow River and said to his subordinates, I fought side by side with Li Hong twice more than ten years ago. Invincible.Ten years later, he is still invincible.In today's world, no one can beat him.After I died, I was buried on Mount Mang.The scenery here is good, I can see both the Yellow River and Luoyang, I am content.

Not long after, Han Qiong learned that the commander-in-chief of the Northern Xinjiang Army on the opposite side was Sima Yi, a young boy, and his ambition was suddenly aroused.He was very angry. He felt that Li Hong looked down on him too much. No matter how incompetent I am, Han Qiong, I can't beat a brat, right?Hit, I don't believe I can't beat him.

After Han Qiong heard the sound of the drum, she was not surprised, but frowned slightly, and then took a sip of wine leisurely.

The school lieutenant, army Sima, Chang Shi and others in the pass hurried in, "My lord, the Northern Xinjiang Army has launched an attack."

"I know." Han Qiong slowly chewed a piece of mutton in his mouth, and waved at them lightly, "What should I do?"

"My lord, why don't you go to the top of the city tower to have a look?"

"After I finish my meal and take a nap, I'll go take a look." Han Qiong shook her head and said helplessly, "I'm getting old and can't sleep at night. There's nothing I can do about it."

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In March, Luoyang.

Han Qiong and Zhao Rui urgently reported to Yuan Shao that under the command of Sima Yi and Wei Yan, the Hanoi Northern Frontier Army crossed the river to attack, and quickly captured the four ferries of Pingyinjin, Yebanjin, Weisujin and Xiashijin, and established camps in Yebanjin. Build a bridge.At present, the Northern Xinjiang Army's attack on Mengjin and Xiaopingjin has gradually slowed down, and the main force has been invested in protecting and erecting ship bridges.Han Qiong said in the letter that there must be a reason for Sima Yi to erect the boat bridge with great fanfare, and the main attack direction of the Northern Xinjiang Army is very likely to be Mengjin and Xiaopingjin.

After a little discussion with Fengji, Shenpei and others, Yuan Shao and Fengji, Shenpei and others believed that it was very likely that the Northern Xinjiang Army would take the north of Luoyang as the main attack direction, because the Hangu Pass and Hulao Pass were too dangerous and it would be difficult to break through by force. And the northern border army on the Yingchuan battlefield could not get rid of the siege from three directions: Luoyang, Jingzhou and Yuzhou.Under such circumstances, Li Hong may use the Yingchuan battlefield to hold back his reinforcements, use Hangu Pass and Hulao Pass to hold back his main force, and then secretly transfer the army to Hanoi to launch a strong attack from the direction of Hanoi.

Yuan Shao decided to let Yuan Tan, Yuan Xi, Kuai Yue, Wenpin, Zhu Ling and others immediately launch an active attack on the Yingchuan battlefield, try their best to recapture Yangdi City, drag the main force of the Northern Xinjiang army on the Yingchuan battlefield, and delay the Northern Xinjiang army. The time when the main force attacked Luoyang.

At the same time, Yuan Shao ordered Xin Ping to rush to the Henan battlefield, Wang Xiu to the Kansai battlefield, and Xun Chen to the Yingchuan battlefield to deal with the upcoming full-scale attack of the northern army.

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The fifth year of Jianxing in the Han Dynasty (201 AD), April.

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At the beginning of April, Yuzhou, Yingchuan.

The coalition attacks started one after another.Zhu Ling and He Ji led their troops out of Shenyuan Pass and stormed Yangcheng.Yuan Xi and Wenpin led their troops out of Luyang to attack the front line of Rushui River.Yuan Tan led his army to attack Linying, and went up the Yingshui River to attack.The destination of the three armies is Yangdi City.

Left General Yan Liang and Wu Wei General Wen Chou are in Yangdi City at the moment.Shi Zhoushan, the head of General Zuo's mansion, sorted out the urgent reports from various ministries, and reported the battle situation in detail to the two adults, "At present, General Wu Xiong leads a force to stop the enemy in Yangcheng on the northern line. General Xu Huang leads a force to Rushui on the west line. Block the enemy in the river area. General Zhang Xiu led a group of troops to block the enemy in the areas of Yingyang, Yingyin, and Xuchang on the southern line. Judging from the battle reports of various ministries, Yuan Tan's attack on the south line was the most violent."

"Where is the direction of Rushui River? How many enemies are there on the opposite side of Xu Huang?" Yan Liang asked in a low voice, looking at the map on the case table.

"About 4 people, twice that of General Xu Huang." Zhou Shan looked worried, "With Yuan Tan appearing, Liu Bei's troops will not be far away. The army stationed in Xuchang cannot move for the time being, so as not to be attacked by Liu Bei. General Zhang Xiu said that because of the lack of troops, he is a bit stretched."

"As long as he defends the three cities of Yingyang, Yingyin, and Xuchang, Yuan Tan and Liu Bei will not be able to break through the southern line." Wen Chou stroked his short beard and said thoughtfully, "Where will Liu Bei's army appear? "

"If both the southern and northern fronts are the diversionary forces of the rebels, then Liu Bei's army may appear on the western front." Yan Liang knocked hard on the table and said in a cold voice, "Tell Gongming (Xu Huang), please He pays attention to the south of the battlefield, especially around Kunyang and Wuyang, and must send more scouts to prevent Liu Bei from hitting the flank."

"If Liu Bei joins the Western Front, the rebel army will have at least 4 troops." Wen Chou was anxious and kept turning his right thumb, "We still have 6 people in our hands, and Xu Huang's army is only [-]." People, the strength of troops is comparable..."

"The general is still worried that we will go north to attack the Luoyang Pass." Yan Liang shook his head helplessly, "I wish he would send me another 2 horses. Although we can lure the rebels across the Rushui River now, we don't have more than double that." The troops were encircled and wiped out. It seems that the difficulty of attacking Luyang exceeded our expectations."

"If Lu Yang doesn't fight, Yuan Shao's backup will not be cut off, and it will be even more difficult for our main force to take down Hangu Pass and Hulao Pass." Zhou Shan pointed to Lu Yang on the map and said, "We must find a way as soon as possible to take the western front Separate the enemies on the battlefield, otherwise we would not be able to attack Keluyang."

"Separate?" Yan Liang murmured to himself while pulling down the map on the case table.The three passes of Dagu, Yique and Guangcheng are marked very conspicuously on the map.Zhou Shan looked at Yan Liang suspiciously, "My lord wants to fight the pass?"

"It seems that we can't do without fighting." Yan Liang sneered, "Send a team of troops along the Rushui River to kill Guangchengguan, and first cut off the road between Luoyang and Nanyang. If the road is cut off, Yuan Xi must go Go to the rescue, so that part of the troops on the western front will be divided."

"But the enemy's strength is still too much." Wen Chou shook his head and said, "We still can't fight. The general has repeatedly warned us that the price of attacking Keluyang should not be too high, [-] to [-] will not work, at least [-] to fight." [-], or [-] to [-]."

Yan Liang was silent for a while, then suddenly asked: "Where is Zifeng's (Jiang Wu) cavalry now? Is it still in Chenliu?"

"The battle in Henan hasn't started yet, so Zifeng's army must still be on the move." Wen Chou smiled, "What? You want to ask the general for help?"

Yan Liang nodded, "I can only ask for help."

"You want to sneak attack Wancheng?" Wen Chou asked in surprise.

"There is a rebel emperor in Wancheng." Yan Liang drew a line along the map, "Let Zifeng take two thousand cavalry across the Rushui River, go south from Kunyang, Ye County, and Gayang, and kill Wan directly." The city." Yan Liang's murderous look suddenly appeared on his face, "Huh, if they don't come back to help, let Zifeng burn, kill and loot around Wancheng, and frequently attack the road leading from Wancheng to Luyang, forcing them to divide their troops and return to help."

Wen Chou and Zhou Shan looked at each other and shook their heads.

"Zishan, if you sneak attack on Wancheng, the rebels on the western front will all retreat, and Luyang is impenetrable, how do we fight?"

"The general said that we don't have to take Luyang, we just need to cut off the road leading to Luoyang. When Luoyang loses support and our main force breaks through the eight passes, we can immediately occupy Guangcheng, Dagu, etc. Pass, completely surround Luoyang." Yan Liang swiped his hand back and forth on the map twice, "Our main goal is Yingchuan. If we defend Yingchuan, the army can take advantage of the victory and go south after Luoyang is conquered, so as to calm the world."

"However, we have not achieved the goal of annihilating the enemy. When the main force of the army goes north to attack Luoyang, Yingchuan has insufficient troops, and the battle will be difficult." Zhou Shan persuaded, "Let's think of other ways. Long-distance raids are dangerous. If it is too big, if we fail to succeed, we will miss the time to wipe out the enemy."

Yan Liang lowered his head and thought for a moment, then resolutely said: "That's it. I'm going to call the general urgently, and please tune in and lead the iron cavalry to help."

"Master Zheng Bao, please come to me for a while. Pretend to attack Guangcheng Pass, and leave it to him to cut off the road in Huoyang Mountain. He is an old bandit, and he should be familiar with this kind of thing."

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In April, Guanzhong, Chang'an.

In February, General Xian Yufu, Hua Xiong, He Feng and others returned to Chang'an.Soon Tai Wei Xun You, Tai Servant Kong Rong, general craftsman Dong Zhao and other ministers rushed to Guanzhong with a group of subordinates and craftsmen, and began to plan to rebuild Chang'an City.

In the past, the scale of Chang'an City was very large, with a radius of more than 50 miles, including Changle Palace, Weiyang Palace, Jianzhang Palace, Mingguang Palace, Beigong, Mingtang, Piyong and other palace groups. Heavy prestige".After Wang Mang usurped the throne, he ordered the demolition of more than 10 buildings in Han Shanglin Garden, including Jianzhang, Chengguang, Baoyang, Datai, and Chuyuanguan, and used the materials obtained to build the Nine Temples of the New Dynasty in the south of the city. Put out the fire and ashes.After Emperor Guangwu rejuvenated, he rebuilt the Gaomiao, the eleven mausoleums of the former kings, and the Weiyang Palace. However, because Chang'an was not the capital, the scale of the reconstruction was not very large. However, they still could not escape the curse of fate. Guo Si and other rebels were set on fire.

Xun You, Xu Rong, Kong Rong, Dong Zhao and others carefully inspected the city of Chang'an, and decided to rebuild the Weiyang Palace on the site of Longshouyuan, and first moved the emperor and the court to Chang'an.As for the reconstruction time of other buildings, it is necessary to gradually formulate restoration strategies according to the state of the imperial court's wealth, and take it slowly.

At the beginning of March, the heavy snow gradually melted, and the special envoy who was ordered to appease Hanzhong came back. He brought Xu Rong a very bad news. Zhang Lu refused to be appeased, and deliberately called himself King Hanning.

"King?" Xu Rong was taken aback.Yuan Shao, Cao Cao and the others were quite daring, and they only claimed the title of "Gong". The leader of the Five Dou Rice Sect dared to call himself "King", and he had to be "worshiped".

The appeasement envoy said that Zhang Lu's believers had dug up a piece of jade from somewhere. There was a word on this piece of jade, which meant that Zhang Lu was a god in the sky. .During the New Year, the envoys of the Nanyang court also arrived in Hanzhong, and Zhang Lu and them also mentioned this matter.Due to the situation, Yuan Shao might force the emperor of Nanyang to agree to make Zhang Lu king of Hanning.

While discussing countermeasures with Xun You and others, Xu Rong rushed to the court.At this time, another bad news came from Xijiang.

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