Great Han Empire

Chapter 979 Chapter [-]
Weiyang Palace, Qilin Palace.

General Li Hong urgently summoned ministers and ministers to discuss matters at Shangshutai.

Shangshu ordered Tian Chou to read the letter from Xiangyang.On the first day of the first lunar month, the Emperor of Xiangyang decreed that Liu Biao be the king of Chu to rule Jingzhou, Liu Zhang be the king of Shu to rule Yizhou, Liu Bei be the king of Qin to rule Liangzhou, Cao Cao be the Duke of Wei to rule Xuzhou, Yuan Tan be the Duke of Liang to rule Yuzhou, and Sun Quan be the Duke of Wu. Yangzhou Jiangdong four counties.Yuan Xi and Zhou Yu were each enshrined as a county marquis, and there were as many as a dozen other county marquises.

"Xiangyang made a wrong judgment on the situation in Chang'an." Li Hong laughed, "They thought I was ready to usurp and were looking for an opportunity to make themselves king, so they couldn't wait to divide up the feudal lords. Take the initiative to give me a chance to become king."

"I'm afraid the general can't solve the problem by being king alone." Zhang Yan shook her head and said contemptuously, "These gangs of rebels have sinister intentions and intend to split Chang'an, so that the meritorious officials in the court will fight in order to divide the princes, thus completely destroying the country. .Yuan Shao used this trick to deal with us in the early years, and Xiangyang still used this trick to deal with us last year, and now they just tore up their skin and divided up their own seals first, so we can show us first.” Zhang Yan became more and more angry when he said that, and re-shot After looking at the case, "This gang of scourges deserves more than death."

The ministers were furious, and all of them were filled with righteous indignation, and they attacked the rebellion in unison.

"Don't mention the word recruiting now, it will seriously affect the prestige of the emperor and the court." Yang Biao said slowly, with a dignified expression, "Xiangyang made this decision after a lot of deliberation. The current balance of the court The strategy of the rebel is to suppress Qiang and regain Liangzhou. Even if the army wants to go south to attack, the scale will not be too large. The Xiangyang side accurately predicted our attack strategy, so they made this amazing decision."

"If the imperial court remains unchanged in accordance with the established counter-insurgency strategy, the southern rebellion will win more recovery and development time. During this period, the enfeoffment of the rebels will have a great impact on us, and none of us can guarantee that No one in the army or the local states and counties switched to Xiangyang out of self-interest. As long as one person betrayed the court and made a start, there would be crowds of people behind. How many people in the court can resist this huge temptation? How many People don't want to be a vassal, to be the overlord of one side?"

"Conversely, if the imperial court changes its established strategy in a fit of anger and instead goes south to attack, then Liu Bei, Han Yi, and the Qiang people in Liangzhou will become the biggest threat to Gyeonggi, and we are bound to fall into the dilemma of fighting on two fronts. It is urgent, and the counter-insurgency in the south will also lose ground, and the counter-insurgency battle may fail."

Yang Biao looked at Li Hong, and asked solemnly: "General, what do you mean? Should we go south to attack, or attack Qiang?"

"At this time, if we don't go south to suppress the rebellion, what is the majesty of the big man?" Li Hong sighed, and looked up at Prime Minister Li Wei, "Can the imperial court's wealth support the army to fight on two fronts?"

"No." Li Wei shook his head resolutely, "It's only been a year and a half since the end of the Luoyang War. How much wealth can the court accumulate? During this time, the Weiyang Palace has been rebuilt, and the Hexi battlefield has been fighting. It consumes a lot. Judging from the current surplus of wealth and the estimated income of wealth this year, the imperial court can only support one battlefield at most, and the number of troops involved in the battlefield must be strictly controlled below 10."

Li Hong frowned, and cast a questioning look at Da Sinonong Zhong Yao.

Zhong Yao smiled wryly, "General, you have only one choice, either suppress Qiang, or go south to suppress the rebellion."

"General, since October last year, various states and counties have successively delivered food, grass and ordnance to Guanzhong. The preparatory work of the imperial court is to subdue the Qiang, so..." Grand Sima Xu Rong said worriedly, "If there is a temporary change I'm afraid nothing will be accomplished this year."

"Qiang Qiang's strategy will not change." Li Hong said calmly, "But before going west to Liangzhou, we must attack Xiangyang to maintain the majesty of the emperor and the court, and to show the mighty force of the Han. It is beneficial to stabilize the prefectures and counties, and it can also severely crack down on rebellion, and it is even more beneficial for the army to subdue the Qiang." Li Hong glanced at the ministers and ministers in the hall, and his tone was unquestionable, "No matter how difficult the imperial court is, it must immediately launch an attack on Xiangyang. "

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In the afternoon, the six prime ministers met with the Eldest Princess, and reported in detail the resolutions of the ministers, and the Eldest Princess complied.

On the 22nd day of the first lunar month, the emperor issued an edict to the world, and spread it to the prefectures and counties to crusade against rebellion.

On the 24th of the first lunar month, General Li Hong, Grand Sima Xu Rong and Taiwei Zhang Yan convened a meeting of the generals in Beijing.

Shi Chenwei, the head of the Grand Sima's House, explained in detail the court's attack strategy.

This year, the army will use the main force to attack the western border, and strive to defeat the Qiang people and various rebels within one to two years, and recover the counties of Liangzhou, so as to realize the strategy of controlling Shu and establish an absolute advantage in attacking Yizhou.

At the same time, the army of the Central Plains will divide into two routes to go south, one way to open up the Xuzhou battlefield, and fight Cao Cao on the front line of Pengcheng; the other way to open up the Jingzhou battlefield, and fight Liu Biao on the front line of Nanyang.

The rebels in the south believed that we were eager to move westward in order to ensure the safety of Gyeonggi, and temporarily had no strength to go south. They tried to block us in the Central Plains and gain breathing time for themselves, so as to realize the confrontation between the North and the South.We can't give them breathing time, we want to extend the battlefield to Xuzhou, Yuzhou, Jingzhou and other places, so that we can not only occupy more land to get food, but also continue to fight, continue to consume the enemy, and don't let them have any breathing time .

Grand Sima Xu Rong and Taiwei Zhang Yan then gave a detailed explanation of the attack strategies on the Xuzhou and Jingzhou battlefields.

In the past few years, the imperial court's wealth has been unable to support the two-front battle. Under such difficult circumstances, the imperial court has forcibly opened up two battlefields in the south. Hit the enemy, consume the enemy.When the two battlefields cannot mobilize all forces to launch an attack, in order to successfully achieve the goal, it is very important to choose the timing of the attack and the time of the attack. Therefore, the commanders of the two battlefields need to cooperate with each other, coordinate operations, and strive to achieve the goal at the lowest cost. In exchange for the greatest victory.

General Li Hong called by name and asked General Lu Bu of the Left Guard to go to Yanzhou and command the [-] troops of the six battalions of Qingyan and Yanzhou to go south to open up the Xuzhou battlefield.Zhechong General Gao Shun and Mighty General Wei Xu commanded the Yanzhou army, and Weilu General Zang Ba commanded the Qingzhou army. The three generals were all controlled by Lu Bu.

Lu Bu was implicated in the treason case this time and was dismissed from the post of Weiwei.This time the imperial court sent him to open up the Xuzhou battlefield, obviously wanting to give him a chance to make contributions.Lu Bu was very grateful and vowed to repay the general's trust to the death.

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Li Hong, Xu Rong and Zhang Yan had different opinions on another candidate for the commander-in-chief of the army.

Originally, the general wanted Qu Yi, the chariot general, to go to Yingchuan, but Xu Rong and Zhang Yan thought that it was difficult for Qu Yi and Wang Dang to get along, and it was inappropriate for Qu Yi to go to Yingchuan.

Xu Rong recommended Zhao Yun, the right guard general, but the general wanted Zhao Yun to go to Xijiang with him.Zhang Yan recommended the left general Yan Liang or the right general Wen Chou. The general said that the two of them could not be separated, and he wanted to take them to the Liangzhou battlefield together.

The general said, if Qu Yi is not suitable, let Yang Feng go.

Zhang Yan remained silent, he was somewhat dissatisfied with the general's arrangement.

The general brought all his cronies and generals to the battlefield in Western Xinjiang, and his intention is self-evident.

Almost all the generals in Yanzhou's major battalions are from Lu Bu. Gao Shun, Wei Xu, Li Feng, and Song Xian are all commanding the army in Yanzhou now, and Lu Bu can command them with ease.

The factions of generals in Yingchuan's major battalions are relatively complicated. In addition to Wang Dang and Liao Lei of the Yellow Turban Faction, there are also Zhang Xiu of the former Xiliang Army, and Lu Mian, Zheng Bao, and Liu Pi of the former Jianghuai Faction.During the period when Wang Dang supervised Yingchuan's military administration, there were many frictions among the generals of various factions.After Lu Mian entered Beijing this time, in front of the general and Zhang Yan, he asked to be transferred from Yingchuan. This shows that the internal conflicts in Yingchuan's army are already very deep.

In the past, this large army was commanded by Yan Liang and Wen Chou. In Zhang Yan's view, going to Yingchuan by either of them could effectively alleviate the conflicts among the various armies and help open up the Jingzhou battlefield. , he can't help it either.

Judging from the current situation in Yingchuan, this battle is difficult to fight, because if you fight Jingzhou, Yuan Tan from Yuzhou will go north to fight Yingchuan. If you are not careful, the battle of Jingzhou will fail.If the Yellow Turban generals go to command, nine times out of ten they will bear the responsibility for failure.Zhang Yan did not want to bear the loss.

Zhang Yan thought of a reason for his refusal.Yingchuan is different from other places. It, together with Runan and Nanyang, is the place where the gentry of this dynasty flourished. There have been many talents in the past dynasties. At this moment, whether it is Chang'an or Xiangyang, there are a large number of Yingru gentry. The best way to achieve the greatest results in Jingzhou and Yuzhou is to recruit while fighting.

"If the imperial court sends a minister who is very influential in Yingru to command the battle in Yingchuan, he will definitely achieve unexpected results." Zhang Yan said, "Wang Dang has been in Yingchuan for more than a year. Although he worked very hard, he is a warrior after all, and it is difficult to get the approval of the local scholars. I guess the situation will be even worse after Yang Feng left."

Zhang Yan's suggestion reminded Li Hong and Xu Rong.Jingzhou and Yuzhou are different from Xuzhou. These two prefectures are full of talented people, and most of them support Xiangyang. Even if the army occupies some counties and counties, it may not be able to gain a foothold there.This suggestion is indeed very clever, but there is one worrying thing about it, that is, for the first time in more than ten years, the army in northern Xinjiang is controlled by scholars, and they are not scholars from northern Xinjiang. Somewhat unacceptable.

Zhang Yan disagreed.Except for the troops that Yuan Yao brought out from Jianghuai, all the battalions in Yingchuan came from northern Xinjiang, and they cannot be controlled by just anyone.In the past, when Huangfusong and Zhang Wen led the army to suppress the rebellion in western Xinjiang, how did they really control the army of Dong Zhuo and Li Hong?

Xu Rong thought about it carefully and thought it was a good idea.If the battle is won, the generals in the army will be credited, and the results will definitely not be small; if the battle is lost, other non-northern forces in the DPRK will be further suppressed. cons.In addition, if the general at this moment takes the initiative to invite the court to let the ministers outside the northern Xinjiang department command the army, not only can he gain the trust of the court, it will help the stability of the court, and it will also have a great impact on the rebellion in the south. It will help divide and appease rebellion, shorten the time to calm down the world, and may even make the great cause of ZTE advance faster.

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General Li Hong thought about it all night, carefully weighed the pros and cons, and decided to adopt Zhang Yan's suggestion.

On the 26th day of the first lunar month, General Li Hongzuo asked the eldest princess to appoint the commander-in-chief of Yingchuan's army.The eldest princess was puzzled at first, but after listening to the general's explanation, she suddenly realized, and hurriedly summoned the Taifu Yang Biao and the imperial historian Xun You to discuss the matter.

Yang Biao and Xun You suspected that they had heard it wrong. They were stunned and thought for a long time, but they dared not express their opinions.

The general explained it, and sincerely hoped that the two adults could understand and believe in themselves, and recommend candidates as soon as possible.

Yang Biao and Xun You returned to Taifu's mansion together. The two discussed for a long time, but they couldn't agree.In the afternoon, Ting Weiqing Chen Qun, Da Sinonong Qing Zhong Yao, and Da Honglu Qing Yuan Yao rushed to Taifu's mansion one after another. After hearing this amazing news, the three of them were also very surprised.What does general mean?This unprecedented "good thing" will also appear in today's court?Is the general really determined to hand over the army to the emperor and the court?

"One thing is for sure..." Yang Biao said, "This time to fight Nanyang, Yingchuan's [-] army can only dispatch half of it at most, and the remaining half will block Yuan Tan's counterattack in Yuzhou. Therefore, this battle is sure to lose. If you win, the best result is a tie, and the army retreats to the front line of Luyang to confront the rebels. It's okay to fight a tie, but if you lose, even if you don't lose your head, you have to go home to take care of yourselves. strength is getting weaker and weaker.”

"It seems that the general will drive away a group of non-northern ministers before going to the western border to ensure the stability of the court." Chen Qun sighed, "This time, it won't be another time, right?"

"I don't think the general has any malice. This is an opportunity he took the initiative to give us." Xun You thought for a long time and said, "Once this precedent is set, the army will be a Han army in the true sense. If we seize this opportunity, we will win the battle." Yes, established meritorious service, established prestige in the army, in the future, there will be more ministers commanding the army, and the title of the Northern Frontier Army will gradually fade, and this army will truly become the Han army."

"Some time ago, the general let the warriors enter the court, and now he lets the scholars lead the army. Can we understand that the general hopes that the warriors and the scholars will trust, integrate and recognize each other?" Da Honglu Yuan Yao thoughtfully asked.

"No matter what the general thinks, the key issue now is..." Yang Biao looked at the crowd and said with a wry smile, "Which one of you has the ability to win this battle and take Nanyang down? If you can win the battle, everything will be possible. possible."

"Nanyang is indeed difficult to fight, but if the army can capture Yuzhou, will it be more beneficial to the overall war situation?" Zhong Yao, who had been silent all this time, suddenly asked.

Yang Biao and the others thought for a while, and immediately understood what Zhong Yao meant.

"Are you willing to go to Yingchuan?" Yang Biao asked in surprise.

Zhong Yao nodded and said confidently, "I'm going to Yingchuan."

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On the 27th day of the first lunar month, the emperor ordered Lu Bu, the general of the left guard, to rush to Yanzhou and command the army to attack Xuzhou.He worshiped Zhong Yao as the general who conquered the south, and commanded the army to attack Jingzhou.Departure today.

In the afternoon, General Li Hong led the ministers of civil and military affairs to see him off at the Ten Li Changting Pavilion.

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