Great Han Empire

Chapter 938 Troubled Times Heroic Chapter Wins Central Plains
The fifth year of Jianxing in the Han Dynasty (201 AD), June.

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At the end of June, Yanzhou, Chen Liu, the general Xingyuan.

Shi Fugan, the head of the general's mansion, stood in front of the map and gave the general Li Hong a detailed account of the situation on each battlefield

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On the Henan battlefield, General Longxiang Zhao Yun was commanding the northern and southern armies to attack Hulao Pass.

After the attack started last month, General Zhao Yun commanded the supply battalion to build a large camp with a capacity of 5 people outside the south gate of Xingyang City. This large camp can not only store food and supplies, but also deter the rebels in the city.Sure enough, Xin Ping was fooled, and divided his troops to garrison the Guo Pavilion to ensure a retreat, which to a certain extent reduced the loss of the army's attack.At the end of May, after General Yan Liang captured Guangcheng Pass, Xin Ping abandoned Xingyang and defended Chenggao and Hulao.General Zhao Yun moved his army forward, and the two sides fought fiercely in Chenggao.

In the middle of this month, the two generals Qin Yi and Chen Wei of the Northern Army commanded the soldiers of the Yueqi Battalion to take the lead in breaking through the city and capturing Chenggao.The rebels retreated to the Hulao.

Now the army is fighting fiercely in Hulao. Due to the strongness of Hulao and the narrow combat terrain, it is difficult for heavy siege equipment to play a role, and the progress of the attack is very slow.

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On the Yingchuan battlefield, two generals Yan Liang and Wen Chou led an army of [-] to fight the main force of the enemy in Rushui River, Fucheng, and Luyang.Wang Dang and Wu Xiong led an army of [-] to attack Dagu Pass.Master Song Xian led an army of [-] to block the enemy in Yuzhou on the front lines of Xuchang and Yingyang.General Xiang Cheng led [-] troops to garrison at Yangcheng and Yangzhai.

After the rebels lost Guangcheng Pass, they attacked very violently, breaking through Niulan Leiting several times and rushing to Huoyang Mountain.In the middle of this month, Kuaiyue changed his attack strategy and instead concentrated his main force on the Rushui River line, intending to break through our army's blockade and threaten Yangdi, thus forcing Wang Dang and Wu Xiong on the front line of Guangcheng Pass and Dagu Pass to return to Yingying. Sichuan.

General Yan Liang had no advantage in military strength, and at the same time he had to take care of the south and north lines of Yingchuan, so he had to retreat to the Rushui River and Yingshui River to stop the enemy.He is now very worried that Yuan Tan in Runan will counterattack Xuchang and Yingyang after receiving reinforcements, and he is even more worried that Liu Biao in Jingzhou will increase his troops in Yingchuan again.

"Increase troops in Suiyang." Li Hong interrupted Fu Gan with a wave of his hand, "Let the two generals Lu Bu and Gao Shun tell General Li Feng from Changyi to rush to Suiyang with 5000 troops, and General Sun Luan from Rencheng to lead the army to Suiyang." 5000 troops rushed to Changyi to garrison."

"Let's tell General Jiang Wu and General Mustafa again, and ask them to lead their cavalry to the Yingchuan battlefield."

"The book tells General Peng Lie on the Suiyang front line that the attack momentum must be bigger and the attack rhythm must be well controlled. Be sure to drag Yuan Tan's main force to the east of Yuzhou."

Fu Gan nodded again and again, indicating to Bo Jiangji to draft an order immediately.

"In addition, the book tells the two generals Yan Liang and Wen Chou not to allow the rebels to cross the Rushui River." Li Hong said very seriously, "The food in Yingchuan is extremely important for the army to stick to the Yingchuan battlefield. If you make a mistake, Ying Chuan must not lose it."

"General, something on the battlefield in Yingchuan has been very confusing." Wang Ling continued after Li Hong gave the order, "General Yan Liang reported that so far, no Liu Bei's army has been found on the battlefield. Ying The Sichuan battlefield has been fought for four months, and Liu Biao has also increased his troops twice, if Liu Bei is in Jing and Henan, it is impossible for him not to show up."

Li Hong pondered for a while, "Did he lead the army to Wuguan?"

"We informed General Xu Rong. In his reply, he said that according to reports from the soldiers stationed at Wuguan, the rebels stationed on the Danshui line have always been Xu Jiao's army, and Liu Bei's battle flag has not been found. He suspected that Either Liu Bei was in Luoyang, or he went to Yizhou."

"Luoyang?" Li Hong shook his head, "Luoyang is a dead place, Liu Bei will not go. Yizhou?" He looked at the map and said softly, "Go to Yizhou, go to Hanzhong, and then attack Guanzhong from Hanzhong? Is this a big possibility? ?”

"It may be too small. There are only four plank roads connecting Hanzhong and Guanzhong. As long as we guard the four exits in the direction of Guanzhong, the enemy will not be able to enter Guanzhong." Wang Ling said with a smile, "Even if they reach Guanzhong, they will not be able to fight for a long time, because the plank roads are difficult and dangerous. Therefore, the transportation of grain and grass is extremely difficult, unless they capture Chang'an in a short period of time and control the entire territory of Sanfu, otherwise they will soon retreat in a hurry because of the shortage of grain and grass."

"In Yizhou, there is a three-party melee between Liu Zhang, Zhao Wei, and Zhang Lu. If Liu Bei arrives in Yizhou, it will take time to suppress the rebellion, stabilize it, and raise food and grass. It is impossible for him to threaten Guanzhong before we capture Luoyang." Fu Fu Gan Ye shook his hand and said, "Liu Bei is not from Yizhou, nor are his subordinates from Yizhou. He led the army into Yizhou, and he is very likely to be attacked by Yizhou people. It is very difficult to survive, so I think Liu Bei He will not seek his own death, and it is unlikely that he will enter Yizhou."

"Let all the battlefields pay attention. If you find Liu Bei's trace, report it immediately." Li Hong didn't want to continue discussing this issue. He waved his hand and said indifferently, "No matter where he goes, he will not cause us any harm. Too much of a threat."

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On the battlefield in Hanoi, the armies of Sima Yi and Wei Yan were still attacking Mengjin, but because they had been fighting for almost four months, the soldiers on both sides were very tired, the fighting was not intense, and the rest time was far more than the fighting time.

After the end of spring plowing and spring harvest in May, Jizhou's peasants and food and supplies began to gather in Hanoi.On the banks of the Yellow River in Heyang and Wenxian, there are many tents, and grain, grass and luggage are piled up like mountains.The peasants felled trees and dug stones.Craftsmen rushed to make siege equipment day and night.

Sima Yi now puts all his energy into hoarding supplies, waiting wholeheartedly for the main army to break through the periphery of Luoyang, and then besiege Luoyang City with the army, civilian husbands, food and supplies.

"Don't he swear that he will take down Mengjin and Xiaopingjin, and break through the periphery of Luoyang first?" Li Hong said with a smile, "Why? He gave up?"

"Zhongda only has 2 people in his hands, and even with Master Juhu's navy, there are less than 3 people. With such a small number of people, it is too difficult to break through the heavily defended pass at the lowest cost." Fu Gan said, "He needs timing, and luck." Then he looked at Li Hong and asked, "How much hope does the general think he has to break through the pass?"

Li Hong smiled and said nothing, obviously he had no confidence in Sima Yi.

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On the Kansai battlefield, hundreds of thousands of troops attacked continuously, but Hangu Pass was as solid as a rock and remained motionless.Qu Yi and Yang Feng were so anxious that they exhausted all the siege equipment and tried all the siege methods, even demolished the two-story wooden pavilion on the "Jiming Terrace", but they still failed to obtain the siege. breakthrough.

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The situation in the Western Xinjiang battlefield is getting more and more serious.

At the end of May, the Qiang captured the three cities of Yunwu, Jincheng, and Yuzhong. So far, except for the two counties of Hanyang and Wudu in Xiliang, all the counties and counties in Xiliang have fallen into the hands of the Qiang.

On the battlefield in Western Xinjiang, our number of cavalry was seriously insufficient, and we were unable to fight against the Qiang people. We could only rely on the Xiliang infantry army to hold on to the city.Pang De, the general who conquered the west, and Jia Xu, the governor of Liangzhou, told Master Xu Rong that if Xiliang could not get support, the Qiang people would soon kill Yicheng and Shanggui (gui), and the entire western Xinjiang might be lost.

Li Hong was silent for a long time, and asked in a low voice: "What suggestions do you have for the battle situation in the western borders, Mr. Xun, the Taiwei, and Mr. Xu, the general on the right chariot?"

"At the moment, we can only stand firm and wait for help." Fu Gan said worriedly, "There are still more than 2 people in each department of the Xiliang Army, and the two generals Pang De and Wei Jun have nearly 4 cavalry. There are nearly [-] Huangzhong Qiang cavalry, and more than [-] people can hold on to Yicheng. Some time ago, because our army was fighting in various battlefields such as Longxi and Hehuang, our troops were severely dispersed. As a result, the entire line was defeated. Now the army has retreated to Hanyang On the front line, the troops are concentrated, and the Qiang people will never think about letting go again."

"I think it's worse to concentrate troops." Wang Ling sighed, "The 4 people in Western Xinjiang are scattered except for the Ula cavalry of Generals Pang De and Wei Jun. Han Yi, Ma Chao, Yang Qiu and other Xiliang generals There are many conflicts, and we have deep hatred with us, and they may turn against us at any time. Nie Xiao and Baili Yang have left Xiliang for more than ten years, and they do not have much prestige among the Huangzhong and Huanghan Qiang tribes. The reason why these tribes last year They are willing to promote Nie Xiao as the leader, not because of Nie Xiao's high prestige and strength, but because Tang Xiao and Linghu are attacking and killing them. The situation is critical, and one person must stand up and unite the forces of all tribes to launch a counterattack. Now that the Hehuang area is lost, their homes are gone, and their past leaders Langlang, Mosheng, and Zhudu have died in our hands. These people are in extreme despair and may rebel. The situation in Western Xinjiang is too shit."

"What about the food? Can the food meet the needs of Xijiang?" Li Hong looked at the dejected Wang Ling and asked calmly, "If the food and grass for the troops from all walks of life in Xiliang can be guaranteed, they should be able to support them until the reinforcements arrive. Hexi."

"The general thinks Kirby will definitely go to Hexi?" Wang Ling's tone lacked confidence.

"If Kirby Bear doesn't go, Fu Luohan will definitely go." Li Hong said with certainty, "Three years ago, I asked for [-] households from Kirby Bear to Fu Luohan, and Fu Luohan's strength has thus greatly increased. Whether it is to repay me, or to get my support when annexing the central and eastern Xianbei in the future, Fu Luo Han will send troops to expedition, so the problem of reinforcements is not a big problem, the key is food and grass."

"The problem of food is very troublesome." Fu Qian said, "Although the princess and the court decided to temporarily stop rebuilding Chang'an City and supply the saved food to the battlefields in Western Xinjiang, it is estimated that it will last until around October. This time we invested There are too many troops in the Luoyang battlefield, and the war takes too long, and Hebei Caifu can't afford it."

Li Hong frowned deeply, thought for a while and asked, "What suggestions do General Xianyu, General Zhang Yan and Da Sima Mansion have on this?"

"Master Xianyu and Lord Zhang suggest that the eldest princess should not move the emperor and the court to Guanzhong this year." Fu Gan said, "The two lords believe that the safety of Guanzhong cannot be guaranteed, and the cost of moving the emperor and the court to Guanzhong is very high. , it is better to postpone the migration.”

"What do you mean by the eldest princess, the Tai Tuo, the prime minister, and so on?"

"We must move westward to Guanzhong this year, and we have already started." Fu Gan sighed, "The emperor and the eldest princess will be able to move to Liyang around October."

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

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In July, the general's wife Feng Xue, daughter Li Xiu, Wang Ze, Tian Yu, Ji Feng, Ying Qin and other civil and military officials led three thousand cavalry, crossed Dayan Mountain and entered the central Xianbei prairie.

The leaders of Xianbei, including Kirby Bear, Xiong Ba, Que Kun, Li Kuangfeng, and Li Yuyu, who had already received the news, rushed to White Sandalwood City to meet them.

On the way to Huoyunyuan, Fengxue detours Jutun and takes Li Xiu to worship Murong Feng and Feng Lie.

The old Jutun battlefield was covered with green grass, except for piles of overgrown tombs, there is no trace of any battlefield anymore.The howling mountain wind blows towards the face, the battle flags flutter, and people's thoughts seem to return to the bloody years of the past.

17 years, 17 years in a blink of an eye.Xiong Ba stroked his gray beard, tears of sorrow gradually moistened his eyes.The soldiers who participated in the battle of Jutun back then fell on different battlefields one after another and turned into dust. Now only Li Hong is left fighting bloody battles on the battlefield.

Li Xiu was very excited, her pretty face was covered with beads of sweat, the whip in her hand kept dancing, and the horse she sat on all fours flew into the air, galloping back and forth like the wind and lightning, "Mother, this is where Dad came back from." Is it from a big man?"

"Yes." Feng Xue recalled the past and felt very moved.If there was no Big Brother Leopard back then, would I, Kirby Bear, and Que Kun still be alive now?She turned to look at Kirby and Que Kun beside her.The two silently looked at the distant mountains, their faces showing pain.Under that mountain, their father's bones were buried.

After worshiping his father Feng Lie, Feng Xue took Li Xiu to a hillside.In the middle of the hillside, there is a stone round tomb covered with small white flowers.On the left and right sides of it, there are more than a dozen black earth tombs lined up.

"This is your grandfather Murong Feng." Feng Xue pulled Xiu'er to kneel in front of the stone mound.
Li Xiu suddenly became quiet, and bowed respectfully.When she was very young, her mother told her stories, and the ones she told the most were the stories of her father, Grandpa Murongfeng, and Uncle Tielang.Today I finally saw Grandpa Murongfeng, the most legendary hero in the desert.

"That's your Uncle Iron Wolf." Feng Xue pointed to the grave on the left side of the stone mound and said in a low voice, "If it wasn't for his care back then, your father wouldn't be where he is today."

Li Xiu bowed again, muttering to herself.Uncle, if you hadn't died, I would have been able to learn the magic of archery with one bow and three arrows after you.

"This is your Uncle Gongsunhu." Lie Kuangfeng pointed to the grave on the right, "The little black ax in your father's hand is his."

Ji Feng standing behind Feng Xue's face changed slightly, his right hand involuntarily reached into his bosom, holding the pitch-black small axe.Its owner originally lay here.

When going down the mountain, Li Xiu quietly approached Jifeng, leaned into his ear and asked, "Brother, can you give me the little black axe?"

Ji Feng smiled and said, "What do you want the little black ax for?"

"Uncle Gongsunhu said just now, give me the little black axe."

"Why didn't I hear it?"

"He whispered to me, how did you hear him?"

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The next day, a group of people arrived at Baixi Ranch.

On the pasture, a pair of fierce wild horses are roaming freely.

"Xiu'er, this is a wild horse from the Tianma Plain, a wild horse that hasn't been tamed yet." Lie Kuangfeng said with a smile, "Xiu'er, you pick one, I've got someone to tame it, and I'll let you ride it back."

"Tianma..." Li Xiu was surprised and delighted, and rushed in like flying, "Tianma, the Tianma on Tianmayuan...Uncle, I want two...no, I want three..."

"Okay, three horses, three horses." Lie Kuangfeng was about to say a few words triumphantly, when Li Xiu called out again, "Uncle, I want it all, I want all of them, one horse is necessary..."

Li Kuangfeng's old face darkened, his mouth was open and he was speechless.

Li Xiu cheered, whipped his whip, and rushed into the pasture, "It's all mine, it's all mine..."

Lie Kuangfeng was taken aback, and patted his horse to catch up, "Xiu'er, it's dangerous, come back quickly..."

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Watching Xiu'er galloping on the pasture, Kirby and Que Kun suddenly remembered the past.At that time, Li Hong killed the horse guards of the Tuoba tribe in the Baixi Ranch, burned the forage field, and forced Tuoba to give up hunting. None of them could escape to Dayan Mountain.

"Sister, is Uncle Leopard okay?" Kirby asked lightly.

Feng Xue's smile gradually faded, and there was a lot of worry between her brows.She didn't speak, just sighed lightly.

"Sister, is Uncle Leopard still fighting in the Central Plains?" Seeing Feng Xue's sad face, Que Kun asked worriedly, "Has he not won yet?"

"No." Feng Xue smiled wryly, "He is in some trouble now."

Kirby Bear and Que Kun looked at each other, their eyes suddenly became complicated.Que Kun stared at Kirby Bear, who pretended not to see him and lowered his head.Que Kun's eyes became more and more fierce, as if he was going to eat Kirby bear.

The changes in the eyes of the two, Feng Xue saw everything in her eyes, she sighed again, stretched out her arms to hug Que Kun, stroked his back, and said in a low voice: "Brother Leopard will not be defeated, no one in this world able to beat him."

Que Kun felt guilty and speechless.Fengxue seemed to have made a decision, and suddenly relaxed, she turned around and hugged Kirby again, "When I arrive at Huoyunyuan, after paying homage to my mother, I will go to Xianbei in the south."

Feng Xue let go of Kobe Bear, turned around and walked towards the distant camp.

Kirby Bear and Que Kun stood side by side, silently looking at Feng Xue's tottering back.

"You have no conscience." Que Kun suddenly pushed Kirby Xiong away, "Who saved us from Tuoba Feng 17 years ago? Who led the army to rescue? What did the commander say when he was dying? Before we are strong, we cannot let Uncle Leopard fall. Only Uncle Leopard can keep the desert stable, but what did you do? What have you done in the last year? If you continue like this, no one in the desert will worship you as king, you are nothing but a ruthless, selfish coward."

Kirby Bear lowered his head and said nothing.Que Kun waved his hand angrily, turned and left.

"Sister..." Kirby called out with difficulty.

Fengxue stopped, but did not turn around.

"Sister, what do you want me to do for you?" Kirby Bear suddenly shouted, "Even if it takes my life, I will give it to you without hesitation."

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At the end of July, Kirby Bear assembled [-] iron cavalry at the fastest speed, which were the most elite cavalry in Xianbei in the eastern and central regions, including the famous [-] Black Eagle cavalry in the desert.

The horn blew, and the [-] cavalry army was ready to go.

As the eagle screamed in the sky, the new generation of eagles of the Black Eagle tribe spread their wings and soared.

The leaders of the older generation of Xianbei, Mi Jia, Xiong Ba, and Su Li, all rushed to Huoyunyuan to see them off.Mijia was very happy, and patted Kirby on the shoulder and said: "When you come back victorious, Kirby's name will resound throughout the desert. The commander read it right, after the leopard, you will become the new king of the desert." .”

Kirby Bear and Que Kun bid farewell to Fengxue.

"Sister, wait for my news in Chang'an. I will drive the Qiang people to the distant desert just like King Tanshihuai defeated the Huns."

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

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At the beginning of August, under the leadership of Hongri, the Qiang people on the battlefield in Western Xinjiang broke through Pingxiang City, and the two sides fought fiercely in Lueyang and Xianqin areas.

All the generals of the Xiliang Army turned a blind eye to Pang De's orders, and Han Yi, Ma Chao, Nie Xiao and others fought on their own, losing consecutive defeats.

At the beginning of August, all the ministries in Xiliang retreated to Yicheng and Shangyu (gui), and Guanzhong was in a hurry.

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In August, Xu Rongshu, the general on the right chariot, told Qu Yi that the situation in western Xinjiang was out of control. The Xiliang army was defending the front line of Yicheng. .

Qu Yi was shocked, and the supervisor led the army to attack day and night.After three consecutive months of indiscriminate bombing by the Northern Xinjiang Army, Hangu Pass has partially collapsed the "Chicken" and "Wangqi".

In mid-August, Duan Yan, the chief general of Hangu Pass, was seriously injured and died in battle.Gao Rou urgently told Yuan Shao to ask for help.

Yuan Shao categorically ordered to burn all the houses that had not been demolished within a radius of nearly a hundred miles outside Luoyang City and within the Baguan.Except for the bridges and roads that ensured that the defenders of the Eight Gates could safely withdraw into the city, all others were demolished.All wells are poisoned.All of a sudden, the flames outside the city of Luoyang shot into the sky, thick smoke billowed, and the area of ​​nearly a hundred miles turned into a piece of scorched earth within a few days.

Yuan Shao used this fire to show Hebei his determination to fight to the end, even at the expense of Luoyang City.

In addition to being shocked, the northern army was also furious and attacked more fiercely.

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In mid-August, Han Qiong, the head of Mengjin Pass, received an urgent report from Zhao Rui.We are ready for a night attack on the Ye Banjin camp of the Northern Xinjiang Army.

As early as June, Han Qiong sent someone to find out why Sima Yi demolished the bridge during the day and restored it at night.In order to facilitate the attack, Sima Yi set up camp in Yebanjin, but the opposite of Yebanjin was a mountain peak, and the terrain was very narrow. The camp could not accommodate the troops, civilians and supplies needed for the attack, so Sima Yi asked some of the troops and civilians to retreat to the opposite bank to rest at night.As for the reason why Sima Yi demolished the bridge during the day, it is probably because he was afraid of being attacked, so the rebels occupied the bridge and went to the other side.The other bank is full of food, grass and luggage, and it will be over as soon as the fire is lit.

Beginning in mid-July, the flood season of the Yellow River came, and Sima Yi's attacks continued intermittently.If it rains and the flood peak comes, it will be difficult to restore the bridge, and the troops and civilians on the other side will not be able to rush to the battlefield. Good opportunity to attack.

Han Qiong has been patiently waiting for the opportunity.If the raid is successful, the threat to the north of Luoyang will be greatly reduced, and some of the defenders at Mengjin and Xiaopingjin Pass can be dispatched to support Hangu Pass.

Recently, due to the continuous heavy rain in the north, the flood peaks of the Yellow River have been one after another, and the boat bridge has not recovered. Sima Yi has given up his attack.These two days happened to have good weather and the sun was shining brightly, which was suitable for night fire attacks.

Han Qiong urgently reported to Yuan Shao, asking whether to launch an attack.

In the afternoon of the same day, Yuan Shao wrote back to attack the camp tonight.

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