Great Han Empire
Chapter 953
Chapter 953 Troubled Times Heroic Chapter Wins Central Plains
On the sixth day of April, Xin Ping walked out of the palace to discuss surrender with General Li Hong.
The general Li Hong took into account the safety of the palace, and he was very polite and comforted. He promised that Yuan Shao and the officials in Luoyang would be pardoned by the emperor and could even serve in the court.The soldiers of the army can be disarmed and returned to the fields, or they can become the imperial army after reorganization.
Li Hong's tolerance and promise made Xin Ping very grateful, "I will go back immediately and make arrangements. Tomorrow morning, I will lead my troops to withdraw from the palace and station them in the Northern Army camp outside the city."
As soon as Xin Ping finished speaking, Li Hong's expression changed immediately, "Where is Brother Benchu? Isn't Brother Benchu in the palace?"
Zhang Baiqi, Wang Dang and others searched for a day on the Nancheng battlefield. They found the bodies of dozens of Luoyang officials, including Yuan Shang, Yuan Wei, Yuan Zhong, Wang Gong, Lu Kuang, Sui Zhan, Gao Xiang, etc. Yuan Shao's body was found.After Li Hong received the report, he decided that Yuan Shao was either in Nanyang or still standing firm in the palace, and he felt a little lucky in his heart, but Xin Ping's words completely shattered his luck.
Xin Ping shook his head sadly.
"Where is he? Is he in Nanyang?" Li Hong asked eagerly.
"On the fourth day of the lunar new year, when the city was broken the day before yesterday, he died." Xin Ping recounted how Yuan Shao had a sudden stroke and was paralyzed.
"Yuan Shang brought Brother Benchu's body out of the city?" Li Hong tried his best to control the shock in his heart, and tried to keep his face calm. He hoped that Xin Ping would not say "yes", but Xin Ping still nodded resolutely.
Li Hong sighed bitterly, turned around to look at Jiang Ji standing behind him, and winked at him.Jiang Ji understood, bowed and retreated, and went straight to the Nancheng battlefield.
"General, didn't the entire army that broke out from the encirclement be wiped out? Could it be that Xianfu (Yuan Shang) and Meng Qian (Yuan Wei)..." Xin Ping looked suspicious, and said half of the sentence carefully, and then felt that it was very awkward to ask. No, I took back what I said later.If the breakout army was wiped out, Li Hong should have known the news that Yuan Shao had died from the captured Luoyang officials, but why didn't he know?Could it be that Yuan Shang and Yuan Wei succeeded in breaking through?Regardless of whether they succeeded in breaking through the encirclement or not, I have stood firm in the palace for three days and fulfilled my promise. Even if I meet Yuan Wei in the future, I have nothing to be ashamed of.There are many priceless treasures in the palace, especially the millions of volumes of books and regulations in Dongguan and Yuntai, which must be preserved no matter what. In addition, there are 8000 soldiers in the palace, more than [-] slightly injured soldiers, and [-] to [-] civilian husbands. If you don't surrender, it is very likely that everything will be destroyed. This is a fatal blow to the big man, and he will become a sinner through the ages.I surrendered to Hebei for the sake of the great man, even if Yuan Shao is still alive, he can't hold grudges against me.
"It was too dark that night, and your people temporarily changed the direction of the breakout, which caught us off guard. As a result, some troops successfully escaped from the siege." Li Hong waved his hand and smiled nonchalantly, "We are currently Go west along the Luoshui River to pursue them, and if nothing happens, we will encircle them around Qinglong Mountain and Yiyang."
Li Hong didn't dare to tell the truth. He was still not sure of Xin Ping's sincerity in surrendering. Before Xin Ping and the rebels withdrew from the palace, he wanted to make Xin Ping and the rebel soldiers feel safe as much as possible.
Xin Ping could tell that Li Hong was lying to him, but he didn't care anymore. Even if he was killed by the Northern Army after he withdrew to the Northern Army camp with his army, he would accept his fate.Yuan Shao is dead, and many of his brothers and friends are dead. There is no one in the world who can stop Li Hong's footsteps in pacifying the world. In the future, whether Li Hong will usurp the Han Dynasty or become a powerful minister and bring disaster to the country, it has nothing to do with me .There is not much difference between being alive and being dead.
With my family background and status, surrendering to the enemy immediately when Yuan Shao's bones are still cold is already ruining his reputation. Yingchuan Xin's family will be ashamed and ashamed of it, and he will also be reviled by scholars , life is worse than death.Whether it is the rebel camp or Hebei, they have no place to hide, and no one will trust and reuse themselves.In order to survive, he could only choose to stay in Hebei, lingering on his last breath, suffering from bullying and humiliation.This is the price of surrender and apostasy.
Heartbroken, Xin Ping bid farewell to Li Hong and left.
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Zhang Yan, the general of the right guard, rushed to the Nancheng battlefield in person and urged all the soldiers to search for Yuan Shao's body carefully.
By this time most of the corpses on the battlefield had been buried.The floating corpses on the Luoshui River have almost disappeared after two consecutive days of salvage.It is obviously unrealistic to re-excavate the tomb, Zhang Yan and Jiang Ji have a headache for this.Since Xin Ping said that Yuan Shang took Yuan Shao's body out of the city, Yuan Shao's body must be on the battlefield in Nancheng.
At dusk, there was still no news. Zhang Yan was very helpless, and said to Jiang Ji, go back and tell the general, saying that it has sunk to the bottom of the water and cannot be found.Jiang Ji was overjoyed and agreed repeatedly, he couldn't wait for it.
The two were about to go back to the city when Wang Dang sent someone to report and found Yuan Shao's body.In the chaos, Chen Lin fled into the Lingtai with Yuan Shao's body.The Lingtai is the head of the Three Lama Temples. It is the place where we observe the sky and worship the gods of heaven and earth in this dynasty. The building is magnificent and occupies a large area.That night the battlefield was in the vicinity of Sanyong Palace, and Chen Lin and a team of guards fled to Lingtai protecting Yuan Shao's body.This team of guards was later killed in battle, and because Chen Lin was familiar with the Lingtai, she took Yuan Shao's body and hid in the interlining wall to escape the catastrophe.Today he was dizzy with hunger and had to come out and surrender.
Li Hong was very happy when he heard the news, and ordered people to put Yuan Shao's body in a coffin, and the other bodies such as Yuan Shang and others were buried directly at the foot of Beiman Mountain.
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On the seventh day of April, Xin Ping and Xun Chen led their troops to surrender, and the Northern Xinjiang Army successfully occupied the South and North Palaces, and was protected by the latter general Yushi.
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On the eighth day of the fourth lunar month, the emperor issued an edict to the world to recover Luoyang, and advised all the rebels to put the country first, accept the imperial court's appeasement, and stabilize the world as soon as possible.
On the same day, the emperor issued a decree to reward the soldiers of the army, appease the surrendered rebels, and repatriate civilian husbands from all over the country one after another.
On the same day, the emperor issued an order to order Henan Yin Linghu Shao to repatriate the captured civilian husbands as quickly as possible, let them go home and reunite with their relatives, and start spring plowing as much as possible to reduce the court's relief burden.
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On the ninth day of April, the Son of Heaven and General Li Hong convened a meeting of the generals in Xingyuan.
The Luoyang War has lasted for 34 months since the army began to attack the eight outer passes of Luoyang in March last year. In addition to the Guanzhong and Qingyan prefectures to contain the battlefield, the imperial court invested a total of 500 troops and recruited about [-] million civilians. , Consumed countless food, grass and military equipment, and Hebei's wealth was completely exhausted.
It took about five months for the army to conquer the eight outlying passes of Luoyang, and 28 troops were invested. The four battlefields of Hanoi, Henan, Kansai, and Yingchuan had a total of 7000 casualties, of which [-] were killed.
It took about nine months for the army to conquer Luoyang City, with 23 troops invested and 5000 casualties, of whom [-] were killed.
During the fourteen months of fighting, the army wiped out about 6 enemies, of which about 5000 were captured. Yuan Shao, Yuan Wei, Feng Ji, Shen Pei and other rebels all died in this battle.
After this battle, the imperial court regained Luoyang, basically occupied the Central Plains, and established the advantage of calming the world.
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At present, the army does not have the conditions to take advantage of the victory and go south. In addition to the weak support of the imperial court's wealth, the situation in Guanzhong is also extremely urgent.After Liu Bei, Liu Zhang and other rebels led the army northward to attack Guanzhong, Han Yi and Yang Qiu in Xijiang rebelled again. Together with the Qiang people in Xijiang, they posed a serious threat to the security of Guanzhong. Therefore, it is necessary to pacify Xijiang and defend Guanzhong became a matter of urgency.
Years ago, after the army took back Luoyang, there was a heated debate on how to suppress the rebellion would best promote the development of ZTE. It seems that the imperial court must suspend the suppression of the rebellion, and instead concentrate on stabilizing the two northwestern borders, allowing the people in Hebei to recuperate and restore the vitality of the court. Hebei fell into a desperate situation of collapse.
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Many generals in command of the various ministries could not accept the imperial court's anti-insurgency strategy. They believed that after the capture of Luoyang, the army could immediately go south with the Central Plains as their backing, sweeping the Jianghuai and Jingxiang, and completely pacifying the world.
In order to allow the generals in the army to accept the imperial court's anti-insurgency strategy and obey the imperial court's orders unconditionally, ministers such as Li Hong, Zhang Yan, Jia Xu, Tian Chou, and Fu Gan all learned from the situation in the world, the crisis in the northwestern borders, and the people of Hebei. The astonishing burdens borne in the past few years, the embarrassment of the imperial court's wealth, and the many difficulties in military affairs have been explained in detail.
Wang Dang finally said, what if we succeed in suppressing the rebellion in the south?Was it successful within a year?
Zhang Yan asked back, what if it fails?The battlefield for going south to suppress the rebellion is three or four thousand miles from east to west. There are two natural dangers along the Huaihe River and the Yangtze River. Jingzhou, Bashu, and Jiangdong also have powerful naval forces.If we attack at one point, the enemy and the whole will resist. If we attack from multiple directions, our strength will be dispersed, and if we lose one route, we will lose the whole line.Secondly, we have exhausted the imperial wealth in the Luoyang War. Even if we take a step back, assuming that the imperial wealth can last for a year, hundreds of thousands of troops will go south to fight. Amazing, once defeated, Hebei will be devastated.Hebei is in a slump, what can we do to stabilize and deter the Northwest and Xinjiang?Again, we rushed south to suppress the rebellion, with unfamiliar terrain, unaccustomed soil and water, insufficient food and grass, exhausted soldiers, weak navy, unstable frontier, etc. There were too many unfavorable factors. Can you defeat all the rebels within a year?
The great cause of ZTE is related to the survival of the great man, the survival of the country, and the survival of the people. There is no tolerance for any mistakes, let alone any "ifs". We are formulating ZTE strategies, and when implementing ZTE strategies, we will never allow any "ifs" and resolutely put an end to flukes. heart.Only by being down-to-earth and step by step can we guarantee the success of ZTE's great cause, the revitalization of the country, and the survival of the people.
Although Wang Dang and some generals were dissatisfied with Zhang Yan's explanation, they could not find a reason to refute it.My own thinking is indeed based on "what if". If the army is in danger, if it is defeated, it is difficult to have a chance to start over. On the contrary, the strategy of the imperial court is very stable. Consolidate and develop on the existing basis. When the strength is restored and the strength is strong, ZTE will be promoted to develop in a higher, deeper and faster direction.
The strategy of the imperial court has been established. This military meeting is just to unify the ideas of the generals in northern Xinjiang. Therefore, after Zhang Yan and others finished speaking, the general asked all the generals in charge of the army to obey the will of the emperor and the imperial court and faithfully implement it. All orders from the imperial court, and then began to issue orders.
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General Qu Yi of the left guard and General Yang Feng of the right commanded the four battalions of the Southern Army and the sixth battalion of the Northern Army of Longxiang General Zhao Yun, the fourth battalion of the Wuwei General Liang Baiwu, and the fourth battalion of the Town Army General Zhang Baiqi, a total of [-]. The army quickly entered the pass by land and water to defend the capital.
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Luoyang stationed [-] troops.General Zhang He of Wu Feng and General Wu Xiong of Wu Meng each led four battalions of their headquarters to defend Luoyang.
Twenty thousand troops were stationed in Kansai.Strong Crossbow General Sun Qin led the four battalions of his headquarters to defend Kansai.
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The later general Yushi led the four battalions of Wu Yi's general Gao Lan and the two battalions of Xu Huang, the general who conquered the captives, and immediately went east to Chenliu to help the former general Lu Bu defeat the rebels.After Cao Cao, Yuan Tan and others rebelled and withdrew their troops, the two generals Lu Bu and Yushi returned to the court with Mustafa's Changshui camp.
Yanzhou stationed [-] troops.Dingtao was garrisoned by Gao Lan, Chenliu was garrisoned by Peng Lie, Shanyang was garrisoned by Xu Huang, Rencheng was garrisoned by Wei Xu, and Lu Guo was garrisoned by Gao Shun.
Qingzhou stationed [-] troops.Linzi was garrisoned by Zang Ba, and Beihai was garrisoned by Guan Hai.
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General Wen Chou of Wuwei and General Wang Dang of Xiaoqi led the Fourth Battalion to quickly support the Yingchuan battlefield and help General Zuo Yanliang defeat the rebels.After Liu Biao and others rebelled and withdrew their troops, the two generals Yan Liang and Wen Chou returned to the court together with Jiang Wu's Ula cavalry.
Yingchuan stationed [-] troops.Yangdi was garrisoned by Wang Dang, Luyang was garrisoned by Zhang Xiu, Kunyang was garrisoned by Ji Ling, and Xuchang was garrisoned by Song Xian.
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If there are insufficient numbers in each department, it will be replenished in autumn.Except for the northern and southern armies, the rest of the battalions, after the battle situation stabilized, half of the soldiers were stationed in the camp, and half of the soldiers were farming at home, and they were rotated regularly.
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On the tenth day of April, all parts of the Northern Xinjiang Army hurriedly left Luoyang and rushed to various battlefields.
On the tenth day of April, the general ordered that all kinds of heavy equipment in the Luoyang battle should be sent back to the frontier passes, some deployed in Luoyang City and Luoyang Eight Passes, some deployed in Chang'an City and the four fortresses in Guanzhong, and some deployed in frontiers of the battlefield. The remaining part of the army was stationed in the Luoyang arsenal, and the ordnance workshops in Hedong and Jizhou were ordered to continue manufacturing, and they were stationed in the four arsenals of Chang'an, Yecheng, Jinyang and Jicheng respectively to prepare for the needs of the battlefields in various places.
On April [-]th, the emperor decreed that Chen Lin was allowed to send Yuan Shao's coffin to Ruyang, Runan, Yuan Shao's hometown, for burial, and ordered to appease Liu Biao, Cao Cao, Liu Bei, Liu Zhang, Yuan Tan, Sun Quan, Zhou Yu and others If you are caressed, you will forget the past, and you can still worship the general and become a marquis, and jointly build the great cause of ZTE.
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In April, Yingchuan battlefield.
The Jingzhou army suffered heavy losses in the first battle of Kunyang. Liu Biao was so enraged that he rushed to the front line of Luyang to command the battle.
Although the Jingzhou army lost the opportunity to enter Yingchuan first, as long as Cao Cao, Yuan Tan and others on the East Road battlefield can capture Chenliu and form an east-west attack on the Northern Xinjiang army on the Yingchuan battlefield, the Jingzhou army will still be able to attack. There is a chance to capture Luyang and open up the Chidao with Luoyang.
However, in April, bad news came from Wuguan. Li Yun and Zirui of the northern border army took the initiative to attack and defeated Xu Qiu and Yuan Jing.Xu Wei led his army to retreat, and the Northern Xinjiang army pursued fiercely. The two sides fought fiercely again at the Sanhu Pavilion in the north of Danshui City.In the battle, Yuan Jing was unfortunately killed, and the Nanyang Army was forced to retreat to Danshui.If Danshui is lost, the Northern Xinjiang Army can threaten Xiangyang if it goes south, and it can attack Wancheng if it goes east, and the situation in Nanyang will become tense.
Liu Biao had no choice but to return to Wancheng. Together with Deng Yi and Han Xun, he led an army to support Xu Qiu.
In mid-April, Wen Chou led 2 horses to the south from Dagu and Guangcheng, and quietly rushed to Niulanleiting at the foot of Huoyang Mountain.When Yan Liang and Zhang Xiu got the news, they urgently dispatched Zheng Bao from Guangcheng, Jiang Wu from Kunyang, Ji Ling, and Lu Mian from Jia County, and assembled an army of about [-] to secretly rush to the vicinity of Luyang City.
On April [-], Wen Chou and Ji Ling each led their armies and launched a surprise attack on the rebels from the south and north of Luyang City.Kuai Yue, Yuan Xi, and Wen Pin were caught off guard and rushed to the battle.At this time, Yan Liang led his army out of Luyang City and attacked from the front.The three armies surrounded the Jingzhou army and attacked violently.
Kuai Yue ordered to retreat and cut off the rear himself.The Jingzhou army has nearly 5 troops, while the Northern Xinjiang army has less than [-] people. It has no advantage in strength and cannot seriously injure the Jingzhou army. But just when the Jingzhou people thought they were safe, the Northern Xinjiang cavalry suddenly rushed out and aimed at Jingzhou The rear of the army was cut down in half.The rear of the Jingzhou Army was in chaos, and the soldiers abandoned all their food and supplies, and ran away with their heads in their arms.
Kuai Yue was in the rear army at the moment, and he knew the strength of the northern Xinjiang iron cavalry, so he turned around with a team of personal guards and ran desperately into the nearby mountains and forests.In a panic, Kuai Yue accidentally shot an arrow and fell off his horse, and passed out on the spot.The guards rescued him back to the camp.Although the doctor tried his best to rescue him, but Kuai Yue was old, and after falling off the horse, his ribs were broken by the trampling of the horse. His injuries continued and he passed away that night.
The Jingzhou Army lost its commander, and the morale of the army was slackened.Wenpin made a prompt decision and withdrew his troops overnight and returned to Wancheng.
When Liu Biao heard that Kuaiyue was killed in battle, he was deeply saddened and hurried back to Wancheng to pay his respects.In this battle, Jingzhou lost Pang Ji first, and Kuai Yue later, and his vitality was greatly damaged.
At the end of August, messengers from Hebei rushed to Wancheng.When Liu Biao heard that Yuan Shao had died of illness and that Luoyang had fallen, he was terrified and could not afford to fall ill.
When the news reached Xiangyang, the Xiangyang court was shocked.
Cai Mao, acting as the Taiwei, urgently wrote to Liu Pan and Liu Zhang in Chengdu, asking them to tell Liu Bei to stop attacking Guanzhong, and instead concentrate on attacking Longxi and capturing Western Xinjiang.
When Kuai Liang heard that his brother was killed in battle, he hurried back to Jingzhou to attend the funeral.
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In April, Chen stayed on the battlefield.
After Lu Bu led his army to attack the Jiangdong Army and severely damaged the rebel army, the morale of the rebel army was low. Cao Cao, Sun Ben, and Yuan Tan were in a dilemma and struggled hard on the battlefield of Chenliu.
If they continue to fight, Cao Cao and Yuan Tan are worried that they will lose too much and they will not be able to defend their territory in the future, so they dare not attack with all their strength.If the stalemate with the Northern Army continues, not only will the attack goal not be achieved, but it is even more likely that Lu Bu will be given a chance to suffer another heavy blow.
Sun Ben gradually sobered up from the pain of losing his family and the humiliation of defeat. After he regained his senses, he wanted to retreat and wanted to return to Jiangdong.The Northern Xinjiang Army is too strong, and it is not an opponent after repeated battles and defeats. It is better to withdraw as soon as possible to strengthen its strength, relying on the natural danger of the Yangtze River and the long-term confrontation with the Northern Xinjiang Army.
Cao Cao also wanted to withdraw, but Cheng Yu and Guo Jia advised him to wait.Luoyang is strong, and the longer the Northern Army fights, the greater the losses will be, and the financial crisis in Hebei will become more serious. When the Northern Army is dragged down by Luoyang, our chance to counterattack will come.At that time, the northern border army was on the verge of collapse, and we could hack it to the ground with a single knife.As for Lu Bu, he is just a barbarian. Although he seized the opportunity by relying on his proficiency in riding and fighting, as long as we find an opportunity, we will surely kill him and completely turn the tide of the battle.Cao Cao decided to fight again.
In April, Lu Bu ordered Peng Lie to lead his army out of Yongqiu, considering that Chenliucheng's defense was stronger.Cao Cao and Yuan Tan hesitated for several days in Yongqiu, and after making sure that there was no danger, they led their troops to Chenliucheng.
In mid-April, Yushi, Gao Lan, and Xu Huang led [-] reinforcements to Kaifeng, got in touch with Lu Bu, and prepared to attack the rebels.Lu Bushu told Yushi that the rebels had a large number of troops and tight defenses, and a forced attack would be disadvantageous to one's side. In order to save food and grass and ensure smooth spring plowing in Yanzhou counties, it is better to force the rebels to withdraw from Chenliu as soon as possible.
Yushi agreed with Lu Bu's suggestion and ordered an army of [-] troops to deploy in Langtangqu, making a gesture of flanking the rebels, and wrote to Cao Cao that our army has conquered Luoyang, Yuan Shao is dead, and the main force will soon move east to Yanzhou. Brother De puts the country as the most important thing, and he changed course as soon as possible and returned to the imperial court to benefit the common people all over the world.
The reinforcements from northern Xinjiang suddenly appeared on the west bank of Langtang Canal, which surprised Cao Cao. He immediately withdrew to defend Yongqiu.
Yushi's letter was sent to Yongqiu.Cao Cao was skeptical.Yuan Tan was worried about his father's safety and was in a state of confusion.Sun Ben was anxious and urged Cao Cao to withdraw his troops again and again.Cao Cao said, we all know the strength of Luoyang. Li Hong is powerful, and he is invincible in riding and fighting. When it comes to attacking the city, he may not be as good as us.He was able to conquer Luoyang, and he conquered it by force. Do you believe it?
Sun Ben said, don't count on Liu Bei.If Li Hong did not conquer Luoyang now, but stopped temporarily and turned to consolidate the periphery of Luoyang, then things would be even more troublesome.Since he sent troops to support Chen Liu, of course he would also send troops to support other places.Now even if Liu Bei breaks into Guanzhong, how long can he last?After Li Hong defeated Liu Bei and us, he sat under the city of Luoyang and waited until the people in Luoyang starved to death, and Luoyang was his.
Guo Jia said that Western Xinjiang is now in chaos, Guanzhong is not only threatened by Liu Bei, and Hebei's wealth cannot support Li Hongcheng's siege of Luoyang for many years.According to your method, before the people in Luoyang starved to death, Hebei would have collapsed first.However, he agreed with Sun Ben's suggestion and withdrew his troops immediately.The reinforcements from the Northern Xinjiang Army had already arrived in Chenliu. No matter whether Li Hong conquered Luoyang or not, Chenliu's battle would be impossible. We should withdraw to Suiyang first and see how the situation develops.
Both Cao Cao and Sun Ben wanted to withdraw, Yuan Tan couldn't do anything alone, so he had to return to Suiyang together.
At the end of April, messengers from Hebei arrived in Suiyang.When Yuan Tan received the news of his father's death, he was heartbroken and wept bitterly.He bid farewell to Cao Cao and Sun Ben in a hurry, and rushed to the border of Yingchuan to welcome his father's coffin.
Cao Cao and Sun Ben quickly withdrew their troops.The two discussed on the road, and they unanimously decided to immediately send someone to plead guilty to Emperor Chang'an and the court, and to get over the immediate crisis first.It took more than a year for the Northern Xinjiang army to attack Luoyang, and their vitality was greatly damaged. Now there is chaos in the western Xinjiang.
Cao Cao sent Mao Jie northward.Sun Ben had no choice but to cut first and then play, and asked veteran Cheng Pu and Mao Jie to go north together.At the same time, he wrote to Sun Quan, asking him to send another messenger to Chang'an.
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In April, Babaili Kuaiqi sent the news of Luoyang's great victory to Guanzhong.
The city of Liyang was boiling, the eldest princess and the ministers were elated, smiling and congratulating each other.
After Xu Rong of Chang'an City received the good news, he immediately wrote to Chen Cang Huaxiong, Ma Chao, and Hao Zhao, and to Shanggui (gui) Huangfu Li, Pang De, and Wei Jun, asking them to stick to it, and the Luoyang reinforcements will soon arrive. arrive.
Xu Rong also wrote a letter to Han Yi, Yang Qiu and other Xiliang rebel generals, telling them that the emperor and the general had conquered Luoyang, and the main force of the army was rushing to Guanzhong day and night. Heavy, immediately return to the court.Xu Rong guarantees that as long as you change your course, the emperor and the court will pardon your crimes and still reuse them.
Han Yi, Yang Qiu and other people from Xiliang scoffed and didn't believe it at all.If it is said that Li Hong killed Yuan Shao in the decisive battle, they believe it, but if it is said that Li Hong commanded the army to capture Luoyang City, it is a joke.
But at this moment, Han Yi was eager to return to Jincheng, and behind him was the Northern Xinjiang Army, so the Xiliang Army was pinned down in Yicheng and could not move. In order to reverse the situation, Han Yi sent Ling Ru to Shangyu to meet Huangfu Li discuss.
Ling Ru said to Huangfu Li, you are also aware of the current situation in western Xinjiang, the most urgent thing is to drive out the Qiang people, but now Chang'an has no army to go west, and no food, grass and military equipment for us, while Liu Bei and Liu Zhang have both troops and food and grass , and took the initiative to join forces with us to attack the Qiang people. How do you say we Xiliang people choose?Should we wait for the Qiang people to gain a firm foothold in Jincheng, Longxi, Hanyang and other places, or take advantage of the fact that the Qiang people are not yet firmly established, and then beat them back?
Huangfu Li is from Xiliang, and Pang De is also from Xiliang. They understand the feelings of Han Yi and Xiliang generals very well. Like Han Yi, they also want to kill the Qiang people and regain their territory as soon as possible, but the reality is very ruthless. Luoyang has exhausted everything and urgently needs to recuperate, and the hundreds of thousands of troops have been fighting for more than a year, and they also urgently need to rest. In the short term, it is impossible for the army to defeat Qiang.
Ling Ru's words made it difficult for Huangfu Li to answer. If it were him, he might make the same choice as Han Yi.As for whether the Xiliang people respect the emperor of Chang'an or the emperor of Xiangyang, it doesn't really matter. For them, the most important thing is to keep their home and this beautiful land.
Ling Ru said, General Xu Rong persuaded us in the letter to let us put the Western Xinjiang as the most important thing, and the Great Han Society. Isn’t it because of the Western Xinjiang and the Great Han Society that we are doing this?Today's Western Xinjiang has fallen under the iron heels of the Qiang people. Do we still have the need and time to argue about which emperor and court we should honor?Taking back the western border and defending the territory is the most important thing.
Huangfu Li thought for a long time, and his heart moved.He already understood the meaning of Han Yi and Ling Ru's words, but his strength in Chang'an was too small. If he wanted to help the Xiliang people quickly defeat the Qiang people and regain their territory, he had to get Pang De's support.Behind Pound is the general, and only with the consent of the general can Xijiang have hope.
Under the watchful eyes of Huangfu Li and Ling Ru, Pang De nodded slowly, "I'll tell the general immediately."
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In mid-April, Han Yi told Liu Bei the news from Chang'an as quickly as possible.
Liu Bei was very surprised. Luoyang fell so early, which was beyond his expectation. Moreover, Yuan Shao died, and the pillar of the Xiangyang court fell, which was undoubtedly a fatal blow to the Xiangyang court.If the news is true, it would be meaningless to call Chen Cang again.
Liu Bei discussed with Zhao Ang, Liu Yan, Li Jun and others.Liu Yan believed that this might be Chang'an's strategy to slow down the troops, and the purpose was to stabilize Han Yi, so as to keep the Shangbei line of defense and ensure the safety of Guanzhong.He suggested ignoring it and continuing to attack.
Zhao Ang believes that whether the news is true or not has nothing to do with the overall situation.At present, the Northern Xinjiang Army has deployed heavy troops on the front lines of Dasanguan and Chencang, and it will definitely not be able to fight hard.The army cannot break through Chencang, so Zhang Fei, who raided Chang'an from Meridian Road, is very likely to be annihilated because he cannot get enough food and supplies. Therefore, under the current situation, your lord should change his strategy in time and occupy the western border instead. , in order to maintain a continuous threat to Guanzhong, ease the tension in the Central Plains, Jianghuai, Jingxiang and other places, and quickly promote the emergence of a confrontation between the North and the South, buying time for the imperial court to restore its strength to the Northern Expedition to the Central Plains.Of course, if this news is true, adults should immediately change their attack strategy.
Li Jun also tried his best to persuade Liu Bei to go north to Longxi with the main force, and stop wasting time at Dasan Pass.
Liu Bei accepted Zhao Ang's suggestion. On the one hand, he sent someone to urgently tell Zhang Fei to lead his army back to Hanzhong, and rushed to Longnan to join the main force of the army. Together they led the army to the battlefield in Longxi.
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In mid-April, Babaili Kuaiqi sent Pound's letter to Luoyang.
Pound suggested implementing a plan to drive away tigers and wolves in western Xinjiang.The Qiang people are like a pack of wolves, while Liu Bei and Han Yi are two tigers. If the imperial court allows the situation in western Xinjiang to get out of control and let the tigers and wolves occupy the western border, even if the army occupies Hexi and forms a strategic position against Longxi, it will be difficult to minimize it. The price is the fastest to pacify the western border.If the tiger devours the wolf, the wolf pack will be devoured by the tiger, and the rest will be a battle between two tigers.
For the people of Xijiang, every inch of land in Xijiang is as precious as their lives. Whoever allows them to keep their land in Xijiang is their friend, and on the contrary, they are their enemies.Liu Bei can help them now, so he is a friend, but Liu Bei is a foreign tiger, Liu Bei needs Xijiang to provide him with everything to survive, so the people of Xijiang cannot tolerate him, once the threat of wolves is lifted, Liu Bei will occupy Once their land is lost, conflicts arise.
Who can help them get rid of Liu Bei?there's only us.Our strength is extremely powerful. Although it is currently difficult to pacify the western border, our strength is enough to destroy the joint efforts of Liu Bei and Han Yi.When the two tigers fight, it will be the day when we send troops to the western border.
Liu Bei was driven away, and the imperial army stationed in Xijiang, the imperial court can help the people of Xijiang to guard the land, the court can help the people of Xijiang to live a stable life, and the imperial court can give them what the people of Xijiang need, so that the people of Xijiang can Stablize.
But in order to realize this policy, the army must be completely withdrawn from the southern part of Xijiang, so that the Xiliang army can do its best to attack the Qiang people hand in hand with Liu Bei.
This is the ultimate goal of Han Yi sending Ling Ru to Shangyu to persuade Huangfu Li and Pang De, but now Chang'an is the capital, and the safety of Guanzhong is very important, so whether it is the imperial court or Xu Rong who is responsible for guarding the security of Guanzhong, We will never allow the army to withdraw from Western Xinjiang and shrink the defense line to Chencang and Dasanguan.
Pound said at the end of the letter that the population of Xijiang is mainly concentrated in Hanyang and Wudu counties, and the population of other counties is no more than 2 or 10,000. Last year, the imperial court withdrew [-]+ people from Hanyang and Jincheng counties in Xijiang. population, so Xijiang is now not only sparsely populated, but also scarce in food and grass.At present, if Han Yi and Liu Bei want to defeat the Qiang people, they can only rely on the support of Hanzhong and Bashu, but it is very difficult to transport the food from Yizhou to the western Xinjiang. The county will take a long time. Not only will the two armies have to pay an astonishing price, but Yizhou will also pay an astonishing amount of wealth. For us, there are only advantages and no disadvantages.
If Yizhou is unwilling to continue to support Liu Bei in the future, Liu Bei and Han Yi will not be able to defeat the Qiang people, and the final outcome can be imagined. After being attacked by them, the Qiang people will suffer a lot of losses and their strength will drop sharply, posing a threat to us also greatly reduced.This is self-evident for the benefits of our future rebellion.
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Li Hong discussed with Zhang Yan, Jia Xu, Tian Chou, Fu Gan and others for a long time, carefully weighed the pros and cons, and finally decided to accept Pound's suggestion.
Li Hong played the eldest princess and the court in his own name, and suggested that the offensive and defensive strategies of Xijiang should be adjusted before the army failed to attack the Qiang.
For the northwestern part of Western Xinjiang, that is, the Hexi region, the strategy of using the Hu to control the Hu was adopted, using the power of the Xianbei and the Huns to defeat and drive away the Qiang people, regain and occupy Hexi, and establish a strategic advantage over the Longxi region of Xiliang.
For the southwestern part of Western Xinjiang, that is, the Hehuang area, the strategy of driving away tigers and wolves was adopted, using rebellious forces such as Liu Bei and Han Yi to defeat and drive away the Qiang people, and then using the contradictions between Liu Bei and Han Yi to provoke The two tigers fought each other, and then dispatched troops at random to pacify the western border at the fastest speed with the least cost.
In order to realize this strategy, Li Hong suggested that the imperial court order Yan Rou, the general of Zhenbei, to command the iron cavalry army to recover Hexi, and to supervise all border counties and desert Hu tribes to provide favorable support to the Hexi expeditionary force.At the same time, Li Hong suggested that the army stationed in Shanggu be withdrawn to Chencang, and heavy troops should be stationed on the front line of Chencang and Dashanguan to ensure the safety of Guanzhong.
Li Hong also wrote a letter to Prime Minister Cai Yong, Taiwei Xun You, Zuo Cheqi General Xian Yufu, Right Cheqi General Xu Rong, Zhongshu Supervisor Chen Qun, etc., explaining in detail the adjustment of offensive and defensive strategies in Western Xinjiang The reason, and please adults to consider carefully, make a decision as soon as possible.
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At the end of April, there were frequent reports of victories in the Yingchuan and Chenliu battlefields.Li Hongshu told the four generals Lu Bu, Yushi, Yan Liang, and Wen Chou to return to the court as soon as the battle situation stabilized.
At the end of April, Xuzhou Maojie and Jiangdong Chengpu hurried to Luoyang to plead guilty to the emperor.
The little emperor got Tian Chou's guidance in advance and memorized everything he said, but Yang Xiu quietly pulled him aside, "Your Majesty, don't show any good looks to such a capricious villain. If your majesty wants to fight Beat them hard like a dog, scold them hard, otherwise these villains will bite you back when you turn your back."
The little emperor sat high on the seat, pouted his mouth, and looked unhappy.Just after Mao Jie said a few words, the little emperor suddenly got up, rushed to his side, and kicked him on the head.The child's kick is of course weak, but the little emperor's words after that are shocking, "How dare you bite my foot? Drag it out and hit..."
Li Hong was dumbfounded, and turned his head to stare at Tian Chou.This is what you taught?Tian Chou looked bewildered, and kept tugging at the mustache on his chin.This method is not bad, although it is a bit rude.Yang Xiu, who was standing on the side, covered his face and laughed hoarsely,
Two guards rushed up, dragged Mao Jie out of the door, and gave him a slap in the face.
With his head held high and his belly sticking out, the little emperor swayed in front of Cheng Pu arrogantly, and slowly raised his feet.
Cheng Pu opened his eyes wide and stared at the little emperor angrily.He has been in the army for more than 20 years. Under this anger, his murderous aura shocked the little emperor. He didn't care about posing, and turned around and ran away.
The little emperor ran to the back of the table and looked at Cheng Pu with lingering fear.Tian Chou coughed without losing the opportunity.The little emperor immediately came to his senses, looked up at the top of the hall, shook his head and scolded.Serious words coming out of the mouth of a six-year-old are indeed hilarious.The civil and military ministers in the hall endured very hard, and all of them looked strange.
Mao Jie was dragged in again, dying.Cheng Pu couldn't bear the humiliation, and trembled with anger.
"Get out..." Seeing Cheng Pu gnashing his teeth, the little emperor became angry, "If Sun Quan dares to repeat himself again, I will kill him in Jiangdong and cut off his head to make him a tiger (urinal)."
The ministers couldn't bear it anymore and laughed wildly.
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On the sixth day of April, Xin Ping walked out of the palace to discuss surrender with General Li Hong.
The general Li Hong took into account the safety of the palace, and he was very polite and comforted. He promised that Yuan Shao and the officials in Luoyang would be pardoned by the emperor and could even serve in the court.The soldiers of the army can be disarmed and returned to the fields, or they can become the imperial army after reorganization.
Li Hong's tolerance and promise made Xin Ping very grateful, "I will go back immediately and make arrangements. Tomorrow morning, I will lead my troops to withdraw from the palace and station them in the Northern Army camp outside the city."
As soon as Xin Ping finished speaking, Li Hong's expression changed immediately, "Where is Brother Benchu? Isn't Brother Benchu in the palace?"
Zhang Baiqi, Wang Dang and others searched for a day on the Nancheng battlefield. They found the bodies of dozens of Luoyang officials, including Yuan Shang, Yuan Wei, Yuan Zhong, Wang Gong, Lu Kuang, Sui Zhan, Gao Xiang, etc. Yuan Shao's body was found.After Li Hong received the report, he decided that Yuan Shao was either in Nanyang or still standing firm in the palace, and he felt a little lucky in his heart, but Xin Ping's words completely shattered his luck.
Xin Ping shook his head sadly.
"Where is he? Is he in Nanyang?" Li Hong asked eagerly.
"On the fourth day of the lunar new year, when the city was broken the day before yesterday, he died." Xin Ping recounted how Yuan Shao had a sudden stroke and was paralyzed.
"Yuan Shang brought Brother Benchu's body out of the city?" Li Hong tried his best to control the shock in his heart, and tried to keep his face calm. He hoped that Xin Ping would not say "yes", but Xin Ping still nodded resolutely.
Li Hong sighed bitterly, turned around to look at Jiang Ji standing behind him, and winked at him.Jiang Ji understood, bowed and retreated, and went straight to the Nancheng battlefield.
"General, didn't the entire army that broke out from the encirclement be wiped out? Could it be that Xianfu (Yuan Shang) and Meng Qian (Yuan Wei)..." Xin Ping looked suspicious, and said half of the sentence carefully, and then felt that it was very awkward to ask. No, I took back what I said later.If the breakout army was wiped out, Li Hong should have known the news that Yuan Shao had died from the captured Luoyang officials, but why didn't he know?Could it be that Yuan Shang and Yuan Wei succeeded in breaking through?Regardless of whether they succeeded in breaking through the encirclement or not, I have stood firm in the palace for three days and fulfilled my promise. Even if I meet Yuan Wei in the future, I have nothing to be ashamed of.There are many priceless treasures in the palace, especially the millions of volumes of books and regulations in Dongguan and Yuntai, which must be preserved no matter what. In addition, there are 8000 soldiers in the palace, more than [-] slightly injured soldiers, and [-] to [-] civilian husbands. If you don't surrender, it is very likely that everything will be destroyed. This is a fatal blow to the big man, and he will become a sinner through the ages.I surrendered to Hebei for the sake of the great man, even if Yuan Shao is still alive, he can't hold grudges against me.
"It was too dark that night, and your people temporarily changed the direction of the breakout, which caught us off guard. As a result, some troops successfully escaped from the siege." Li Hong waved his hand and smiled nonchalantly, "We are currently Go west along the Luoshui River to pursue them, and if nothing happens, we will encircle them around Qinglong Mountain and Yiyang."
Li Hong didn't dare to tell the truth. He was still not sure of Xin Ping's sincerity in surrendering. Before Xin Ping and the rebels withdrew from the palace, he wanted to make Xin Ping and the rebel soldiers feel safe as much as possible.
Xin Ping could tell that Li Hong was lying to him, but he didn't care anymore. Even if he was killed by the Northern Army after he withdrew to the Northern Army camp with his army, he would accept his fate.Yuan Shao is dead, and many of his brothers and friends are dead. There is no one in the world who can stop Li Hong's footsteps in pacifying the world. In the future, whether Li Hong will usurp the Han Dynasty or become a powerful minister and bring disaster to the country, it has nothing to do with me .There is not much difference between being alive and being dead.
With my family background and status, surrendering to the enemy immediately when Yuan Shao's bones are still cold is already ruining his reputation. Yingchuan Xin's family will be ashamed and ashamed of it, and he will also be reviled by scholars , life is worse than death.Whether it is the rebel camp or Hebei, they have no place to hide, and no one will trust and reuse themselves.In order to survive, he could only choose to stay in Hebei, lingering on his last breath, suffering from bullying and humiliation.This is the price of surrender and apostasy.
Heartbroken, Xin Ping bid farewell to Li Hong and left.
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Zhang Yan, the general of the right guard, rushed to the Nancheng battlefield in person and urged all the soldiers to search for Yuan Shao's body carefully.
By this time most of the corpses on the battlefield had been buried.The floating corpses on the Luoshui River have almost disappeared after two consecutive days of salvage.It is obviously unrealistic to re-excavate the tomb, Zhang Yan and Jiang Ji have a headache for this.Since Xin Ping said that Yuan Shang took Yuan Shao's body out of the city, Yuan Shao's body must be on the battlefield in Nancheng.
At dusk, there was still no news. Zhang Yan was very helpless, and said to Jiang Ji, go back and tell the general, saying that it has sunk to the bottom of the water and cannot be found.Jiang Ji was overjoyed and agreed repeatedly, he couldn't wait for it.
The two were about to go back to the city when Wang Dang sent someone to report and found Yuan Shao's body.In the chaos, Chen Lin fled into the Lingtai with Yuan Shao's body.The Lingtai is the head of the Three Lama Temples. It is the place where we observe the sky and worship the gods of heaven and earth in this dynasty. The building is magnificent and occupies a large area.That night the battlefield was in the vicinity of Sanyong Palace, and Chen Lin and a team of guards fled to Lingtai protecting Yuan Shao's body.This team of guards was later killed in battle, and because Chen Lin was familiar with the Lingtai, she took Yuan Shao's body and hid in the interlining wall to escape the catastrophe.Today he was dizzy with hunger and had to come out and surrender.
Li Hong was very happy when he heard the news, and ordered people to put Yuan Shao's body in a coffin, and the other bodies such as Yuan Shang and others were buried directly at the foot of Beiman Mountain.
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On the seventh day of April, Xin Ping and Xun Chen led their troops to surrender, and the Northern Xinjiang Army successfully occupied the South and North Palaces, and was protected by the latter general Yushi.
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On the eighth day of the fourth lunar month, the emperor issued an edict to the world to recover Luoyang, and advised all the rebels to put the country first, accept the imperial court's appeasement, and stabilize the world as soon as possible.
On the same day, the emperor issued a decree to reward the soldiers of the army, appease the surrendered rebels, and repatriate civilian husbands from all over the country one after another.
On the same day, the emperor issued an order to order Henan Yin Linghu Shao to repatriate the captured civilian husbands as quickly as possible, let them go home and reunite with their relatives, and start spring plowing as much as possible to reduce the court's relief burden.
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On the ninth day of April, the Son of Heaven and General Li Hong convened a meeting of the generals in Xingyuan.
The Luoyang War has lasted for 34 months since the army began to attack the eight outer passes of Luoyang in March last year. In addition to the Guanzhong and Qingyan prefectures to contain the battlefield, the imperial court invested a total of 500 troops and recruited about [-] million civilians. , Consumed countless food, grass and military equipment, and Hebei's wealth was completely exhausted.
It took about five months for the army to conquer the eight outlying passes of Luoyang, and 28 troops were invested. The four battlefields of Hanoi, Henan, Kansai, and Yingchuan had a total of 7000 casualties, of which [-] were killed.
It took about nine months for the army to conquer Luoyang City, with 23 troops invested and 5000 casualties, of whom [-] were killed.
During the fourteen months of fighting, the army wiped out about 6 enemies, of which about 5000 were captured. Yuan Shao, Yuan Wei, Feng Ji, Shen Pei and other rebels all died in this battle.
After this battle, the imperial court regained Luoyang, basically occupied the Central Plains, and established the advantage of calming the world.
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At present, the army does not have the conditions to take advantage of the victory and go south. In addition to the weak support of the imperial court's wealth, the situation in Guanzhong is also extremely urgent.After Liu Bei, Liu Zhang and other rebels led the army northward to attack Guanzhong, Han Yi and Yang Qiu in Xijiang rebelled again. Together with the Qiang people in Xijiang, they posed a serious threat to the security of Guanzhong. Therefore, it is necessary to pacify Xijiang and defend Guanzhong became a matter of urgency.
Years ago, after the army took back Luoyang, there was a heated debate on how to suppress the rebellion would best promote the development of ZTE. It seems that the imperial court must suspend the suppression of the rebellion, and instead concentrate on stabilizing the two northwestern borders, allowing the people in Hebei to recuperate and restore the vitality of the court. Hebei fell into a desperate situation of collapse.
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Many generals in command of the various ministries could not accept the imperial court's anti-insurgency strategy. They believed that after the capture of Luoyang, the army could immediately go south with the Central Plains as their backing, sweeping the Jianghuai and Jingxiang, and completely pacifying the world.
In order to allow the generals in the army to accept the imperial court's anti-insurgency strategy and obey the imperial court's orders unconditionally, ministers such as Li Hong, Zhang Yan, Jia Xu, Tian Chou, and Fu Gan all learned from the situation in the world, the crisis in the northwestern borders, and the people of Hebei. The astonishing burdens borne in the past few years, the embarrassment of the imperial court's wealth, and the many difficulties in military affairs have been explained in detail.
Wang Dang finally said, what if we succeed in suppressing the rebellion in the south?Was it successful within a year?
Zhang Yan asked back, what if it fails?The battlefield for going south to suppress the rebellion is three or four thousand miles from east to west. There are two natural dangers along the Huaihe River and the Yangtze River. Jingzhou, Bashu, and Jiangdong also have powerful naval forces.If we attack at one point, the enemy and the whole will resist. If we attack from multiple directions, our strength will be dispersed, and if we lose one route, we will lose the whole line.Secondly, we have exhausted the imperial wealth in the Luoyang War. Even if we take a step back, assuming that the imperial wealth can last for a year, hundreds of thousands of troops will go south to fight. Amazing, once defeated, Hebei will be devastated.Hebei is in a slump, what can we do to stabilize and deter the Northwest and Xinjiang?Again, we rushed south to suppress the rebellion, with unfamiliar terrain, unaccustomed soil and water, insufficient food and grass, exhausted soldiers, weak navy, unstable frontier, etc. There were too many unfavorable factors. Can you defeat all the rebels within a year?
The great cause of ZTE is related to the survival of the great man, the survival of the country, and the survival of the people. There is no tolerance for any mistakes, let alone any "ifs". We are formulating ZTE strategies, and when implementing ZTE strategies, we will never allow any "ifs" and resolutely put an end to flukes. heart.Only by being down-to-earth and step by step can we guarantee the success of ZTE's great cause, the revitalization of the country, and the survival of the people.
Although Wang Dang and some generals were dissatisfied with Zhang Yan's explanation, they could not find a reason to refute it.My own thinking is indeed based on "what if". If the army is in danger, if it is defeated, it is difficult to have a chance to start over. On the contrary, the strategy of the imperial court is very stable. Consolidate and develop on the existing basis. When the strength is restored and the strength is strong, ZTE will be promoted to develop in a higher, deeper and faster direction.
The strategy of the imperial court has been established. This military meeting is just to unify the ideas of the generals in northern Xinjiang. Therefore, after Zhang Yan and others finished speaking, the general asked all the generals in charge of the army to obey the will of the emperor and the imperial court and faithfully implement it. All orders from the imperial court, and then began to issue orders.
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General Qu Yi of the left guard and General Yang Feng of the right commanded the four battalions of the Southern Army and the sixth battalion of the Northern Army of Longxiang General Zhao Yun, the fourth battalion of the Wuwei General Liang Baiwu, and the fourth battalion of the Town Army General Zhang Baiqi, a total of [-]. The army quickly entered the pass by land and water to defend the capital.
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Luoyang stationed [-] troops.General Zhang He of Wu Feng and General Wu Xiong of Wu Meng each led four battalions of their headquarters to defend Luoyang.
Twenty thousand troops were stationed in Kansai.Strong Crossbow General Sun Qin led the four battalions of his headquarters to defend Kansai.
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The later general Yushi led the four battalions of Wu Yi's general Gao Lan and the two battalions of Xu Huang, the general who conquered the captives, and immediately went east to Chenliu to help the former general Lu Bu defeat the rebels.After Cao Cao, Yuan Tan and others rebelled and withdrew their troops, the two generals Lu Bu and Yushi returned to the court with Mustafa's Changshui camp.
Yanzhou stationed [-] troops.Dingtao was garrisoned by Gao Lan, Chenliu was garrisoned by Peng Lie, Shanyang was garrisoned by Xu Huang, Rencheng was garrisoned by Wei Xu, and Lu Guo was garrisoned by Gao Shun.
Qingzhou stationed [-] troops.Linzi was garrisoned by Zang Ba, and Beihai was garrisoned by Guan Hai.
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General Wen Chou of Wuwei and General Wang Dang of Xiaoqi led the Fourth Battalion to quickly support the Yingchuan battlefield and help General Zuo Yanliang defeat the rebels.After Liu Biao and others rebelled and withdrew their troops, the two generals Yan Liang and Wen Chou returned to the court together with Jiang Wu's Ula cavalry.
Yingchuan stationed [-] troops.Yangdi was garrisoned by Wang Dang, Luyang was garrisoned by Zhang Xiu, Kunyang was garrisoned by Ji Ling, and Xuchang was garrisoned by Song Xian.
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If there are insufficient numbers in each department, it will be replenished in autumn.Except for the northern and southern armies, the rest of the battalions, after the battle situation stabilized, half of the soldiers were stationed in the camp, and half of the soldiers were farming at home, and they were rotated regularly.
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On the tenth day of April, all parts of the Northern Xinjiang Army hurriedly left Luoyang and rushed to various battlefields.
On the tenth day of April, the general ordered that all kinds of heavy equipment in the Luoyang battle should be sent back to the frontier passes, some deployed in Luoyang City and Luoyang Eight Passes, some deployed in Chang'an City and the four fortresses in Guanzhong, and some deployed in frontiers of the battlefield. The remaining part of the army was stationed in the Luoyang arsenal, and the ordnance workshops in Hedong and Jizhou were ordered to continue manufacturing, and they were stationed in the four arsenals of Chang'an, Yecheng, Jinyang and Jicheng respectively to prepare for the needs of the battlefields in various places.
On April [-]th, the emperor decreed that Chen Lin was allowed to send Yuan Shao's coffin to Ruyang, Runan, Yuan Shao's hometown, for burial, and ordered to appease Liu Biao, Cao Cao, Liu Bei, Liu Zhang, Yuan Tan, Sun Quan, Zhou Yu and others If you are caressed, you will forget the past, and you can still worship the general and become a marquis, and jointly build the great cause of ZTE.
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In April, Yingchuan battlefield.
The Jingzhou army suffered heavy losses in the first battle of Kunyang. Liu Biao was so enraged that he rushed to the front line of Luyang to command the battle.
Although the Jingzhou army lost the opportunity to enter Yingchuan first, as long as Cao Cao, Yuan Tan and others on the East Road battlefield can capture Chenliu and form an east-west attack on the Northern Xinjiang army on the Yingchuan battlefield, the Jingzhou army will still be able to attack. There is a chance to capture Luyang and open up the Chidao with Luoyang.
However, in April, bad news came from Wuguan. Li Yun and Zirui of the northern border army took the initiative to attack and defeated Xu Qiu and Yuan Jing.Xu Wei led his army to retreat, and the Northern Xinjiang army pursued fiercely. The two sides fought fiercely again at the Sanhu Pavilion in the north of Danshui City.In the battle, Yuan Jing was unfortunately killed, and the Nanyang Army was forced to retreat to Danshui.If Danshui is lost, the Northern Xinjiang Army can threaten Xiangyang if it goes south, and it can attack Wancheng if it goes east, and the situation in Nanyang will become tense.
Liu Biao had no choice but to return to Wancheng. Together with Deng Yi and Han Xun, he led an army to support Xu Qiu.
In mid-April, Wen Chou led 2 horses to the south from Dagu and Guangcheng, and quietly rushed to Niulanleiting at the foot of Huoyang Mountain.When Yan Liang and Zhang Xiu got the news, they urgently dispatched Zheng Bao from Guangcheng, Jiang Wu from Kunyang, Ji Ling, and Lu Mian from Jia County, and assembled an army of about [-] to secretly rush to the vicinity of Luyang City.
On April [-], Wen Chou and Ji Ling each led their armies and launched a surprise attack on the rebels from the south and north of Luyang City.Kuai Yue, Yuan Xi, and Wen Pin were caught off guard and rushed to the battle.At this time, Yan Liang led his army out of Luyang City and attacked from the front.The three armies surrounded the Jingzhou army and attacked violently.
Kuai Yue ordered to retreat and cut off the rear himself.The Jingzhou army has nearly 5 troops, while the Northern Xinjiang army has less than [-] people. It has no advantage in strength and cannot seriously injure the Jingzhou army. But just when the Jingzhou people thought they were safe, the Northern Xinjiang cavalry suddenly rushed out and aimed at Jingzhou The rear of the army was cut down in half.The rear of the Jingzhou Army was in chaos, and the soldiers abandoned all their food and supplies, and ran away with their heads in their arms.
Kuai Yue was in the rear army at the moment, and he knew the strength of the northern Xinjiang iron cavalry, so he turned around with a team of personal guards and ran desperately into the nearby mountains and forests.In a panic, Kuai Yue accidentally shot an arrow and fell off his horse, and passed out on the spot.The guards rescued him back to the camp.Although the doctor tried his best to rescue him, but Kuai Yue was old, and after falling off the horse, his ribs were broken by the trampling of the horse. His injuries continued and he passed away that night.
The Jingzhou Army lost its commander, and the morale of the army was slackened.Wenpin made a prompt decision and withdrew his troops overnight and returned to Wancheng.
When Liu Biao heard that Kuaiyue was killed in battle, he was deeply saddened and hurried back to Wancheng to pay his respects.In this battle, Jingzhou lost Pang Ji first, and Kuai Yue later, and his vitality was greatly damaged.
At the end of August, messengers from Hebei rushed to Wancheng.When Liu Biao heard that Yuan Shao had died of illness and that Luoyang had fallen, he was terrified and could not afford to fall ill.
When the news reached Xiangyang, the Xiangyang court was shocked.
Cai Mao, acting as the Taiwei, urgently wrote to Liu Pan and Liu Zhang in Chengdu, asking them to tell Liu Bei to stop attacking Guanzhong, and instead concentrate on attacking Longxi and capturing Western Xinjiang.
When Kuai Liang heard that his brother was killed in battle, he hurried back to Jingzhou to attend the funeral.
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In April, Chen stayed on the battlefield.
After Lu Bu led his army to attack the Jiangdong Army and severely damaged the rebel army, the morale of the rebel army was low. Cao Cao, Sun Ben, and Yuan Tan were in a dilemma and struggled hard on the battlefield of Chenliu.
If they continue to fight, Cao Cao and Yuan Tan are worried that they will lose too much and they will not be able to defend their territory in the future, so they dare not attack with all their strength.If the stalemate with the Northern Army continues, not only will the attack goal not be achieved, but it is even more likely that Lu Bu will be given a chance to suffer another heavy blow.
Sun Ben gradually sobered up from the pain of losing his family and the humiliation of defeat. After he regained his senses, he wanted to retreat and wanted to return to Jiangdong.The Northern Xinjiang Army is too strong, and it is not an opponent after repeated battles and defeats. It is better to withdraw as soon as possible to strengthen its strength, relying on the natural danger of the Yangtze River and the long-term confrontation with the Northern Xinjiang Army.
Cao Cao also wanted to withdraw, but Cheng Yu and Guo Jia advised him to wait.Luoyang is strong, and the longer the Northern Army fights, the greater the losses will be, and the financial crisis in Hebei will become more serious. When the Northern Army is dragged down by Luoyang, our chance to counterattack will come.At that time, the northern border army was on the verge of collapse, and we could hack it to the ground with a single knife.As for Lu Bu, he is just a barbarian. Although he seized the opportunity by relying on his proficiency in riding and fighting, as long as we find an opportunity, we will surely kill him and completely turn the tide of the battle.Cao Cao decided to fight again.
In April, Lu Bu ordered Peng Lie to lead his army out of Yongqiu, considering that Chenliucheng's defense was stronger.Cao Cao and Yuan Tan hesitated for several days in Yongqiu, and after making sure that there was no danger, they led their troops to Chenliucheng.
In mid-April, Yushi, Gao Lan, and Xu Huang led [-] reinforcements to Kaifeng, got in touch with Lu Bu, and prepared to attack the rebels.Lu Bushu told Yushi that the rebels had a large number of troops and tight defenses, and a forced attack would be disadvantageous to one's side. In order to save food and grass and ensure smooth spring plowing in Yanzhou counties, it is better to force the rebels to withdraw from Chenliu as soon as possible.
Yushi agreed with Lu Bu's suggestion and ordered an army of [-] troops to deploy in Langtangqu, making a gesture of flanking the rebels, and wrote to Cao Cao that our army has conquered Luoyang, Yuan Shao is dead, and the main force will soon move east to Yanzhou. Brother De puts the country as the most important thing, and he changed course as soon as possible and returned to the imperial court to benefit the common people all over the world.
The reinforcements from northern Xinjiang suddenly appeared on the west bank of Langtang Canal, which surprised Cao Cao. He immediately withdrew to defend Yongqiu.
Yushi's letter was sent to Yongqiu.Cao Cao was skeptical.Yuan Tan was worried about his father's safety and was in a state of confusion.Sun Ben was anxious and urged Cao Cao to withdraw his troops again and again.Cao Cao said, we all know the strength of Luoyang. Li Hong is powerful, and he is invincible in riding and fighting. When it comes to attacking the city, he may not be as good as us.He was able to conquer Luoyang, and he conquered it by force. Do you believe it?
Sun Ben said, don't count on Liu Bei.If Li Hong did not conquer Luoyang now, but stopped temporarily and turned to consolidate the periphery of Luoyang, then things would be even more troublesome.Since he sent troops to support Chen Liu, of course he would also send troops to support other places.Now even if Liu Bei breaks into Guanzhong, how long can he last?After Li Hong defeated Liu Bei and us, he sat under the city of Luoyang and waited until the people in Luoyang starved to death, and Luoyang was his.
Guo Jia said that Western Xinjiang is now in chaos, Guanzhong is not only threatened by Liu Bei, and Hebei's wealth cannot support Li Hongcheng's siege of Luoyang for many years.According to your method, before the people in Luoyang starved to death, Hebei would have collapsed first.However, he agreed with Sun Ben's suggestion and withdrew his troops immediately.The reinforcements from the Northern Xinjiang Army had already arrived in Chenliu. No matter whether Li Hong conquered Luoyang or not, Chenliu's battle would be impossible. We should withdraw to Suiyang first and see how the situation develops.
Both Cao Cao and Sun Ben wanted to withdraw, Yuan Tan couldn't do anything alone, so he had to return to Suiyang together.
At the end of April, messengers from Hebei arrived in Suiyang.When Yuan Tan received the news of his father's death, he was heartbroken and wept bitterly.He bid farewell to Cao Cao and Sun Ben in a hurry, and rushed to the border of Yingchuan to welcome his father's coffin.
Cao Cao and Sun Ben quickly withdrew their troops.The two discussed on the road, and they unanimously decided to immediately send someone to plead guilty to Emperor Chang'an and the court, and to get over the immediate crisis first.It took more than a year for the Northern Xinjiang army to attack Luoyang, and their vitality was greatly damaged. Now there is chaos in the western Xinjiang.
Cao Cao sent Mao Jie northward.Sun Ben had no choice but to cut first and then play, and asked veteran Cheng Pu and Mao Jie to go north together.At the same time, he wrote to Sun Quan, asking him to send another messenger to Chang'an.
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In April, Babaili Kuaiqi sent the news of Luoyang's great victory to Guanzhong.
The city of Liyang was boiling, the eldest princess and the ministers were elated, smiling and congratulating each other.
After Xu Rong of Chang'an City received the good news, he immediately wrote to Chen Cang Huaxiong, Ma Chao, and Hao Zhao, and to Shanggui (gui) Huangfu Li, Pang De, and Wei Jun, asking them to stick to it, and the Luoyang reinforcements will soon arrive. arrive.
Xu Rong also wrote a letter to Han Yi, Yang Qiu and other Xiliang rebel generals, telling them that the emperor and the general had conquered Luoyang, and the main force of the army was rushing to Guanzhong day and night. Heavy, immediately return to the court.Xu Rong guarantees that as long as you change your course, the emperor and the court will pardon your crimes and still reuse them.
Han Yi, Yang Qiu and other people from Xiliang scoffed and didn't believe it at all.If it is said that Li Hong killed Yuan Shao in the decisive battle, they believe it, but if it is said that Li Hong commanded the army to capture Luoyang City, it is a joke.
But at this moment, Han Yi was eager to return to Jincheng, and behind him was the Northern Xinjiang Army, so the Xiliang Army was pinned down in Yicheng and could not move. In order to reverse the situation, Han Yi sent Ling Ru to Shangyu to meet Huangfu Li discuss.
Ling Ru said to Huangfu Li, you are also aware of the current situation in western Xinjiang, the most urgent thing is to drive out the Qiang people, but now Chang'an has no army to go west, and no food, grass and military equipment for us, while Liu Bei and Liu Zhang have both troops and food and grass , and took the initiative to join forces with us to attack the Qiang people. How do you say we Xiliang people choose?Should we wait for the Qiang people to gain a firm foothold in Jincheng, Longxi, Hanyang and other places, or take advantage of the fact that the Qiang people are not yet firmly established, and then beat them back?
Huangfu Li is from Xiliang, and Pang De is also from Xiliang. They understand the feelings of Han Yi and Xiliang generals very well. Like Han Yi, they also want to kill the Qiang people and regain their territory as soon as possible, but the reality is very ruthless. Luoyang has exhausted everything and urgently needs to recuperate, and the hundreds of thousands of troops have been fighting for more than a year, and they also urgently need to rest. In the short term, it is impossible for the army to defeat Qiang.
Ling Ru's words made it difficult for Huangfu Li to answer. If it were him, he might make the same choice as Han Yi.As for whether the Xiliang people respect the emperor of Chang'an or the emperor of Xiangyang, it doesn't really matter. For them, the most important thing is to keep their home and this beautiful land.
Ling Ru said, General Xu Rong persuaded us in the letter to let us put the Western Xinjiang as the most important thing, and the Great Han Society. Isn’t it because of the Western Xinjiang and the Great Han Society that we are doing this?Today's Western Xinjiang has fallen under the iron heels of the Qiang people. Do we still have the need and time to argue about which emperor and court we should honor?Taking back the western border and defending the territory is the most important thing.
Huangfu Li thought for a long time, and his heart moved.He already understood the meaning of Han Yi and Ling Ru's words, but his strength in Chang'an was too small. If he wanted to help the Xiliang people quickly defeat the Qiang people and regain their territory, he had to get Pang De's support.Behind Pound is the general, and only with the consent of the general can Xijiang have hope.
Under the watchful eyes of Huangfu Li and Ling Ru, Pang De nodded slowly, "I'll tell the general immediately."
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In mid-April, Han Yi told Liu Bei the news from Chang'an as quickly as possible.
Liu Bei was very surprised. Luoyang fell so early, which was beyond his expectation. Moreover, Yuan Shao died, and the pillar of the Xiangyang court fell, which was undoubtedly a fatal blow to the Xiangyang court.If the news is true, it would be meaningless to call Chen Cang again.
Liu Bei discussed with Zhao Ang, Liu Yan, Li Jun and others.Liu Yan believed that this might be Chang'an's strategy to slow down the troops, and the purpose was to stabilize Han Yi, so as to keep the Shangbei line of defense and ensure the safety of Guanzhong.He suggested ignoring it and continuing to attack.
Zhao Ang believes that whether the news is true or not has nothing to do with the overall situation.At present, the Northern Xinjiang Army has deployed heavy troops on the front lines of Dasanguan and Chencang, and it will definitely not be able to fight hard.The army cannot break through Chencang, so Zhang Fei, who raided Chang'an from Meridian Road, is very likely to be annihilated because he cannot get enough food and supplies. Therefore, under the current situation, your lord should change his strategy in time and occupy the western border instead. , in order to maintain a continuous threat to Guanzhong, ease the tension in the Central Plains, Jianghuai, Jingxiang and other places, and quickly promote the emergence of a confrontation between the North and the South, buying time for the imperial court to restore its strength to the Northern Expedition to the Central Plains.Of course, if this news is true, adults should immediately change their attack strategy.
Li Jun also tried his best to persuade Liu Bei to go north to Longxi with the main force, and stop wasting time at Dasan Pass.
Liu Bei accepted Zhao Ang's suggestion. On the one hand, he sent someone to urgently tell Zhang Fei to lead his army back to Hanzhong, and rushed to Longnan to join the main force of the army. Together they led the army to the battlefield in Longxi.
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In mid-April, Babaili Kuaiqi sent Pound's letter to Luoyang.
Pound suggested implementing a plan to drive away tigers and wolves in western Xinjiang.The Qiang people are like a pack of wolves, while Liu Bei and Han Yi are two tigers. If the imperial court allows the situation in western Xinjiang to get out of control and let the tigers and wolves occupy the western border, even if the army occupies Hexi and forms a strategic position against Longxi, it will be difficult to minimize it. The price is the fastest to pacify the western border.If the tiger devours the wolf, the wolf pack will be devoured by the tiger, and the rest will be a battle between two tigers.
For the people of Xijiang, every inch of land in Xijiang is as precious as their lives. Whoever allows them to keep their land in Xijiang is their friend, and on the contrary, they are their enemies.Liu Bei can help them now, so he is a friend, but Liu Bei is a foreign tiger, Liu Bei needs Xijiang to provide him with everything to survive, so the people of Xijiang cannot tolerate him, once the threat of wolves is lifted, Liu Bei will occupy Once their land is lost, conflicts arise.
Who can help them get rid of Liu Bei?there's only us.Our strength is extremely powerful. Although it is currently difficult to pacify the western border, our strength is enough to destroy the joint efforts of Liu Bei and Han Yi.When the two tigers fight, it will be the day when we send troops to the western border.
Liu Bei was driven away, and the imperial army stationed in Xijiang, the imperial court can help the people of Xijiang to guard the land, the court can help the people of Xijiang to live a stable life, and the imperial court can give them what the people of Xijiang need, so that the people of Xijiang can Stablize.
But in order to realize this policy, the army must be completely withdrawn from the southern part of Xijiang, so that the Xiliang army can do its best to attack the Qiang people hand in hand with Liu Bei.
This is the ultimate goal of Han Yi sending Ling Ru to Shangyu to persuade Huangfu Li and Pang De, but now Chang'an is the capital, and the safety of Guanzhong is very important, so whether it is the imperial court or Xu Rong who is responsible for guarding the security of Guanzhong, We will never allow the army to withdraw from Western Xinjiang and shrink the defense line to Chencang and Dasanguan.
Pound said at the end of the letter that the population of Xijiang is mainly concentrated in Hanyang and Wudu counties, and the population of other counties is no more than 2 or 10,000. Last year, the imperial court withdrew [-]+ people from Hanyang and Jincheng counties in Xijiang. population, so Xijiang is now not only sparsely populated, but also scarce in food and grass.At present, if Han Yi and Liu Bei want to defeat the Qiang people, they can only rely on the support of Hanzhong and Bashu, but it is very difficult to transport the food from Yizhou to the western Xinjiang. The county will take a long time. Not only will the two armies have to pay an astonishing price, but Yizhou will also pay an astonishing amount of wealth. For us, there are only advantages and no disadvantages.
If Yizhou is unwilling to continue to support Liu Bei in the future, Liu Bei and Han Yi will not be able to defeat the Qiang people, and the final outcome can be imagined. After being attacked by them, the Qiang people will suffer a lot of losses and their strength will drop sharply, posing a threat to us also greatly reduced.This is self-evident for the benefits of our future rebellion.
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Li Hong discussed with Zhang Yan, Jia Xu, Tian Chou, Fu Gan and others for a long time, carefully weighed the pros and cons, and finally decided to accept Pound's suggestion.
Li Hong played the eldest princess and the court in his own name, and suggested that the offensive and defensive strategies of Xijiang should be adjusted before the army failed to attack the Qiang.
For the northwestern part of Western Xinjiang, that is, the Hexi region, the strategy of using the Hu to control the Hu was adopted, using the power of the Xianbei and the Huns to defeat and drive away the Qiang people, regain and occupy Hexi, and establish a strategic advantage over the Longxi region of Xiliang.
For the southwestern part of Western Xinjiang, that is, the Hehuang area, the strategy of driving away tigers and wolves was adopted, using rebellious forces such as Liu Bei and Han Yi to defeat and drive away the Qiang people, and then using the contradictions between Liu Bei and Han Yi to provoke The two tigers fought each other, and then dispatched troops at random to pacify the western border at the fastest speed with the least cost.
In order to realize this strategy, Li Hong suggested that the imperial court order Yan Rou, the general of Zhenbei, to command the iron cavalry army to recover Hexi, and to supervise all border counties and desert Hu tribes to provide favorable support to the Hexi expeditionary force.At the same time, Li Hong suggested that the army stationed in Shanggu be withdrawn to Chencang, and heavy troops should be stationed on the front line of Chencang and Dashanguan to ensure the safety of Guanzhong.
Li Hong also wrote a letter to Prime Minister Cai Yong, Taiwei Xun You, Zuo Cheqi General Xian Yufu, Right Cheqi General Xu Rong, Zhongshu Supervisor Chen Qun, etc., explaining in detail the adjustment of offensive and defensive strategies in Western Xinjiang The reason, and please adults to consider carefully, make a decision as soon as possible.
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At the end of April, there were frequent reports of victories in the Yingchuan and Chenliu battlefields.Li Hongshu told the four generals Lu Bu, Yushi, Yan Liang, and Wen Chou to return to the court as soon as the battle situation stabilized.
At the end of April, Xuzhou Maojie and Jiangdong Chengpu hurried to Luoyang to plead guilty to the emperor.
The little emperor got Tian Chou's guidance in advance and memorized everything he said, but Yang Xiu quietly pulled him aside, "Your Majesty, don't show any good looks to such a capricious villain. If your majesty wants to fight Beat them hard like a dog, scold them hard, otherwise these villains will bite you back when you turn your back."
The little emperor sat high on the seat, pouted his mouth, and looked unhappy.Just after Mao Jie said a few words, the little emperor suddenly got up, rushed to his side, and kicked him on the head.The child's kick is of course weak, but the little emperor's words after that are shocking, "How dare you bite my foot? Drag it out and hit..."
Li Hong was dumbfounded, and turned his head to stare at Tian Chou.This is what you taught?Tian Chou looked bewildered, and kept tugging at the mustache on his chin.This method is not bad, although it is a bit rude.Yang Xiu, who was standing on the side, covered his face and laughed hoarsely,
Two guards rushed up, dragged Mao Jie out of the door, and gave him a slap in the face.
With his head held high and his belly sticking out, the little emperor swayed in front of Cheng Pu arrogantly, and slowly raised his feet.
Cheng Pu opened his eyes wide and stared at the little emperor angrily.He has been in the army for more than 20 years. Under this anger, his murderous aura shocked the little emperor. He didn't care about posing, and turned around and ran away.
The little emperor ran to the back of the table and looked at Cheng Pu with lingering fear.Tian Chou coughed without losing the opportunity.The little emperor immediately came to his senses, looked up at the top of the hall, shook his head and scolded.Serious words coming out of the mouth of a six-year-old are indeed hilarious.The civil and military ministers in the hall endured very hard, and all of them looked strange.
Mao Jie was dragged in again, dying.Cheng Pu couldn't bear the humiliation, and trembled with anger.
"Get out..." Seeing Cheng Pu gnashing his teeth, the little emperor became angry, "If Sun Quan dares to repeat himself again, I will kill him in Jiangdong and cut off his head to make him a tiger (urinal)."
The ministers couldn't bear it anymore and laughed wildly.
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