Chapter 10 Winning the Central Plains Section 18||At the end of April, Sun Ben arrived at Dingtao Xingyuan. After Sun Ben arrived at Bohai County by boat, Song Wen, the Taishou of Bohai County, hurriedly sent someone to send him to Dingtao, Yanzhou.

Hearing that Sun Ce was seriously injured and his life was dying, and Jiangdong was in danger, Li Hong was extremely surprised.

"How much hope is there for survival?" Li Hong asked eagerly. As soon as Sun Ce died, Jiangdong's internal and external troubles broke out at the same time, and Cao Cao and Liu Biao were both likely to take advantage of the situation to occupy Jiangdong, and Cao Cao might be the largest.

Once Cao Cao got Jiangdong, the pattern of the world immediately changed again, which was extremely unfavorable to the imperial court to pacify the world.

As for Yuan Yao, who volunteered to go south to Jianghuai, Li Hong did not dare to hope that he would suddenly occupy Jiangdong.

His strength is limited, and he can't defeat the four forces of Cao Cao, Liu Biao, Zhou Yu and the Sun family, and it would be good if he could support it in the Jianghuai area.

Sun Ben shook his head in despair and gave a general description of Sun Ce's injury,

"It's been more than a month, and it is estimated that he ...... now" Sun Ben thought that Sun Ce might be dead, his heart was sad, and his eyes were red.

"Boyang, don't worry, I will definitely help you." Li Hong thought for a moment and comforted,

"At the end of February, the imperial court had already issued an order to let Lord Chen Hao, the imperial historian of Zhishu, rush to Jiangdong to appease him. He was accompanied by two adults, Sun Fu and Lu Su. If nothing else, they are in Jiangdong at this moment. Sun Ben was surprised and delighted when he heard this.

"Junli (Zhu Zhi) was seriously injured last year and has been in Dingtao for treatment. You go and see him first and stay with him for the time being. Li Hong got up to see off the guests,

"I immediately rushed to the imperial court to see if I could persuade the eldest princess and the imperial court to send troops to threaten Xuzhou first, contain Cao Cao's forces, and delay his attack on Jiangdong." Sun Ben then stood up, looked at Li Hong suspiciously, hesitated for a while, and asked in a low voice: "Isn't the general in charge of this matter?" ”

"I'm just the great general of the imperial court, and I'm in charge of the army, of course I can't call the shots for this kind of big thing." Li Hong smiled indifferently,

"You won't think of me as the second Dong Zhuo, will you?" Sun Ben's face was suspicious, obviously not believing Li Hong's words, he was worried that Li Hong had delayed himself perfunctorily, so he pleaded: "General, who in the world doesn't know that Hebei is up to you?" Please ask the general to look at the face of Lord Zhu Jun and General Poyu, and help no matter what. ”

"You stay for the time being, I'll do my best." Li Hong accompanied him out of the big tent and said,

"Lord Chen Hao will be back soon, and I believe he can bring the latest news from Jiangdong. As for Hebei, now there is the Son of Heaven and the eldest princess, and there are all the palaces of the court, I am just a minister in the court with the three dukes, and everything must obey the decrees of the Son of Heaven, the eldest princess and the imperial court, how can I speak and count? Please don't have misunderstandings in this regard. ”

"General......" Sun Ben felt that he had said the wrong thing, he was a little anxious, and he was about to defend himself, but Li Hong stopped it with a smile,

"I promise you that I will persuade the imperial court to send troops to Xuzhou, but you must give me time." Sun Ben didn't want to say anything more, and left Li Hong nervously.

Li Hong hurriedly summoned the officials in the line to discuss the matter. The changes in Jiangdong caught Liyi, Xun You and others off guard.

"Is Sun Ce really going to die?" Koji Yi thought this thing was incredible,

"Cao Cao and Yuan Yao teamed up, which I believe, after all, Sun Ce beat them to the ground. But to be able to beat Sun Ce to death is a bit unbelievable. When Sun Ce fought Jiangdong back then, it was very difficult, and the sinister battles were fought one after another, but he was all safe, why did the boat capsize in the gutter this time? ”

"Sun Ben won't joke about this." Xun Yu shook his hand again and again,

From his hurried rush to Hebei, it can be seen that Jiangdong is very critical. In the Central Plains War, Jiangdong's army also participated, and we did not take the initiative to appease him, but he took the initiative to risk his life and ran to Shun, which shows that the situation in Jiangdong has reached a critical moment. ”

"But we have already negotiated peace with Cao Cao, and the army is about to attack Luoyang, at this time, we suddenly changed our ways, and Cao Cao tore my face and sent troops to Xuzhou, which is equivalent to completely overturning the original attack strategy of the Central Plains War." Yang Qi, who arrived overnight, frowned, looked around at the pensive crowd, and said slowly,

"If you want to fight Xuzhou, it is equivalent to accepting General Lu Bu's suggestion, but this proposal was rejected as early as the first discussion of Jinyang. If we bring it up again at this moment, will we be severely refuted by the eldest princess and the imperial court, saying that we have no determination to attack Luoyang? ”

"So far, the general has not made the final decision to attack Luoyang." Fu Gan said,

"Now that there is a sudden change in Jiangdong, the imperial court should make timely decision-making adjustments in response to this change. I think ......" He stood up and walked to the map, and roughly speculated about the possible chaos in Jiangdong after Sun Ce's death, and the changes in the situation in the world after Cao Cao or Liu Biao captured Jiangdong.

"Obviously, Cao Cao is most likely to capture Jiangdong, once Cao Cao captures Jiangdong, his strength will multiply, and the threat to the Central Plains will suddenly increase. We don't care whether Cao Cao can stabilize Jiangdong in the short term, but his survival has been guaranteed. In this case, in order to prevent us from capturing Luoyang, he is bound to join forces with Yuan Shao, Liu Biao, and Liu Bei again to launch a full-scale counteroffensive against us. ”

"The planned time for the imperial court to attack is in August or September, after we have completed the population migration of the Qing and Yan prefectures, that is, there are about four to five months left. And Cao Cao was able to use this time to take Jiangdong, and with the help of Liu Bei, Yuan Tan and others, he launched an attack on Yanzhou and dragged our army to attack Luoyang. In this way, it will be difficult for us to start the Luoyang War as scheduled. Fu Gan saw Yang Qi's surprised look and hurriedly explained,

Yuan Tan arrived in Peiguo and married Cao Cao, Cao Cao's son Cao Cheng married Yuan Tan's daughter, and Cao Cao surrendered himself to Yuan Tan as a brother. We've just gotten the news, and we haven't had time to tell the boss yet. ”

"Cao Apu still does such a shameful thing?" Yang Qi looked at Li Hong and asked,

"Is this reliable?"

"Reliable." Li Hong pointed to Xun You,

"After we negotiated peace with Cao Cao, Lord Xun sent a cronie to Xuzhou and got in touch with Lord Xun Yu. This news was brought back from Xuzhou by his cronies, and it is said that it was heard from Lord Xun Yu's subordinates, which is very reliable. ”

"So, Cao Cao is determined to fight Jiangdong?"

"Yes." Xun You nodded,

"Without Jiangdong as a backup, Cao Cao's comeback may be too small."

"Since the general has not made a final decision for a long time, and the situation in Jianghuai has undergone major changes, what is the general's latest response?" Yang Qi asked again.

"I'm also struggling." Li Hong said,

"The imperial court wants us to attack Luoyang this year, but if we immediately send troops to attack Xuzhou, then the time to attack Luoyang will be postponed. With the current strength and food and grass, it is impossible for us to fight in two battlefields at the same time. ”

"If we fight Luoyang, we will lose Jiangdong, and we can only watch Cao Cao grow stronger. So now we can only give up attacking Luoyang for the time being and go all out to deal with Cao Cao. Koji said.

"The southward migration of the population of Qingdao and Yanzhou has not yet been completed, and if we start a war now, it is necessary to requisition troops from Henan and Yuzhou to defend Qinghai and Yanzhou to prevent accidents. By the time we defeat Cao Cao, the army will need time to rest and redeploy, so the possibility of attacking Luoyang this year is very small. Fu Gan said helplessly,

"If the army waits until August or September to start the war, and the time is late, Jiangdong may have been lost, Cao Cao may have already moved his army north, and we still can't attack Luoyang. Therefore, it is difficult for the general to choose. Li Hong, Lu Yi, Xun You, Yang Qi and others discussed for a long time.

First of all, Hebei can't delay the time of the Luoyang War for a small Jiangdong that may change the pattern of the world, and the eldest princess and the court will not agree.

Secondly, in order to maintain the current pattern of the world and ensure that the army can pacify the world in the shortest possible time after conquering Luoyang, Hebei must send troops to Xuzhou to rescue Jiangdong to prevent Cao Cao, Liu Biao and others from capturing the four counties of Jiangdong.

What can be done to achieve the best of both worlds?

"Use the method of Lord Taiwei to take Guanzhong first." Koji Yi suggested,

"At this time, the strategy of gathering the main force of the Central Plains to attack Luoyang is too risky, and it is very likely that we will be attacked by Yuan Shao, Liu Biao, Liu Bei and Cao Cao in the case of Jiangdong's loss, and we will not be able to conquer Luoyang or have no chance to attack Luoyang at all. Therefore, at the same time that the Central Plains army sent part of its troops to attack Xuzhou, we asked the imperial court to immediately assemble a large army to take Guanzhong first. Koji Yi played the old tune again, and Xun You immediately refuted it.

"First, Cao Cao may not be able to take Jiangdong as he wished. Second, even if Cao Cao took Jiangdong, he would have suffered heavy casualties and might not have the strength to counterattack the Central Plains. Third, the army will go south to fight Xuzhou, Yuan Shao and Liu Bei will inevitably take the opportunity to counterattack, and the army will fall into the dilemma of fighting on two fronts, and we may not have enough time to defeat Cao Cao and occupy Xuzhou. Third, the imperial court is currently actively negotiating peace with Han Sui, and once the peace negotiation is successful, the army can smoothly enter Guanzhong and attack Guanxi. In order to defend Guanxi, Yuan Shao will inevitably send troops to counterattack the attack or defend Tongguan and the front line of Hongnong and Shaancheng. The battle between the two sides was fierce, and Hebei's grain and grass baggage would be sent to Hedong and Guanzhong in a steady stream, while the Central Plains army lacked grain and grass support, and the battle to attack Xuzhou was very likely to be abandoned halfway. Xun You suggested threatening Xuzhou with a part of his forces for the time being, dragging Cao Cao's army to the north of the river.

With Cao Cao's current strength, he would not dare to cross the river and fight easily at the risk of losing Xuzhou. When the situation in Jiangdong stabilized, the army attacked the Central Plains according to the predetermined plan.

"Lord Xun, what if Jiangdong can't stabilize for a long time?" Zhao Xing suddenly asked,

"Jiangdong is not only Sun Ce, there is also a Zhou Yu. If Zhou Yu was bent on capturing the four counties of Jiangdong, and Sun Ce's men refused to surrender, when would this battle last? Cao Cao is not the only one around Jiangdong, there is also Liu Biao from Jingzhou. Liu Biao's strength far surpassed Cao Cao's, and if his land and water army went down the river, it was very likely that he would take all the four counties of Jiangdong. Xun You glared at Zhao Xing and didn't speak.

Zhao Xing saw that Xun You was speechless, and he was proud in his heart, and pointed to the map and said: "At present, on the battlefield of the Central Plains, we have an army of 170,000 foot cavalry. These large armies were deployed in Hanoi, Henan, Jizhou, Yanzhou, and Qingzhou, and in addition to some of the troops in Qingzhou and Yanzhou, the number of troops we could finally put into the battle of Luoyang was about 140,000. According to the strategy of the adults, we need more troops to defend Qing and Yan to threaten Cao Cao, so how much is this force? Fifty thousand or sixty thousand? Even if we count it as 50,000, we can use 120,000 people to fight Luoyang from the two battlefields of Hanoi and Henan, and get rid of 25,000 iron cavalry, and the final infantry army we can use to fight Luoyang is 95,000 people. ”

"Lord Xun, that's Luoyang, not Dingtao City, not Tiger Prison, it's Luoyang. Can we defeat Luoyang with 95,000 foot soldiers? Zhao Xing bowed slightly and said respectfully,

"Since Guanzhong, Guanxi, and Yingchuan are all in the hands of the rebels, Yuan Shao can be supported by troops, grain, grass and ordnance at any time, so it is too difficult for us to take Luoyang."

"The reason why the general is reluctant to make a decision is precisely for this reason. But the eldest princess and many ministers in the court seemed to think that Luoyang was vulnerable and very easy to fight, so ......" Zhao Xing suddenly saw Fu Gan glaring at him, and hurriedly took back the words of complaining.

"Lord Xun, if we take Guanzhong first and capture Guanxi, then when we attack Luoyang, we can at least increase the number of troops by more than 100,000 people." Zhao Xing pointed to Yingchuan on the map,

"If we take Yingchuan again, the army can surround Luoyang from all sides, surround Yuan Shao and his army, and make it difficult for them to fly." Xun You and Yang Qi looked at each other and did not speak.

One of Zhao Xing's words is correct, that is, the reason why the general is reluctant to make a decision is because the general is unwilling to take 100,000 troops to attack Luoyang.

Since the turmoil in the society and the rise of the general in northern Xinjiang, the general's use of troops has changed from the dangerous military behavior in the past and has become very calm.

Every time he fights, he has to be well prepared, trying to achieve the greatest victory at the lowest cost.

He sometimes preferred to give up an opportunity to ensure the strength of the army. In this attack on Luoyang, the general was the same, he wrote to the imperial court more than once, asking to surround Luoyang first, and prepare enough grain, grass and ordnance first, especially large siege equipment.

The general even personally made a detailed list, asking the imperial court to issue an order to the ordnance workshops in various places, build them in sufficient quantities, and send them to the front-line armies on time.

I remember that when the eldest princess and the ministers of the court and the central government saw this list, they were all shocked. Rushing cars, rushing cars, indignant, repairing oars, trenches, stone cannons (stone throwers), bed crossbows, transfer machines, large ballistas, etc., are all prepared.

Many of these instruments, such as bed crossbows and transfer machines, were originally used to defend the city, but the generals also wanted them, and the number of stone cannons reached an astonishing 3,000.

The eldest princess joked with the ministers at the time that the general had these weapons, which was enough to destroy Luoyang City.

If the city of Luoyang is in ruins, she will confiscate all the general's money and food to repair the city.

In order to drive out these ordnance before the army attacked Luoyang, the eldest princess and the imperial court had to issue orders to the local government offices, urgently summoning all kinds of craftsmen and a large number of people to enrich the Hebei ordnance workshop.

These craftsmen and men had to work in the ordnance workshop for two or three years in a row, far exceeding the time stipulated by the imperial court, so the imperial court not only paid them military salaries, but also issued a special decree exempting them from taxes for five years.

The imperial court met the general's request, and of course asked the general to recover Luoyang as soon as possible, but recovering Luoyang as soon as possible cannot be equated with recovering Luoyang at any cost.

The general was very embarrassed, he could not directly oppose the imperial court's proposal to attack Luoyang immediately, so he took advantage of the opportunity of controlling the decision-making power of military affairs, and delayed again and again, but did not give a reply.

Now, finally give him an excuse to wait until this year not to fight Luoyang. Although Luoyang will not be fought this year, it cannot give Yuan Shao and other rebels a chance to breathe, and they cannot be allowed to recover their strength, so this battle still has to be fought, and the key is to see where to fight.

The Central Plains battlefield is impossible, because something happened in Jiangdong, and part of the Central Plains army was going to fight Xuzhou. Then there is only one place left, which is Guanzhong and Guanxi, which is another attack strategy given by the imperial court.

"What does the general mean?" Yang Qi asked.

"What does the old man mean?" Li Hong asked rhetorically. Yang Qi shook his head, pointed at Li Hong and said with a smile: "The general is becoming more and more cunning now. Okay, let's not fight anymore, the general's consideration is relatively more prudent and more certain. Playing Luoyang in a hurry, especially in the current situation, is indeed uncertain, and if you are not careful, you will lose the whole game. Xun You looked at Yang Qi very dissatisfied, and stopped talking.

"Gongda, let's be honest with you, I'm also scared when I hit Luoyang this year. Although we can complete the southward migration before September, the two prefectures of Qingdao and Yanzhou may not be stable, and if they are stable, they may not be able to get food immediately, and the people may not be able to pay taxes immediately. The Central Plains had an army of 170,000 troops, and once a war broke out, the consumption of grain and grass was staggering. Although Qingdao and Yanzhou only need to provide a part of the grain and grass, it is too difficult for the two states this year. Once a disaster occurs, once there is an emergency that is enough to destabilize the county like enclosure and land speculation, what should we do? Instead of risking such and such dangers to fight Luoyang, it is better to concentrate on fighting Guanzhong, Guanxi, and completing the encirclement of Luoyang first. Li Hong, Ko Yi, Fu Gan and others showed joy on their faces.

After a group of old ministers in the DPRK and China died of illness one after another, there are not many old ministers like Yang Qi who are from prominent backgrounds and have high moral standing.

If you can get his support, I'm afraid even Xun You won't be too persistent. Sure enough, Xun You gave in.

After thinking about it for a long time, he said to Lu Yi and Yang Qi: "Let's play this matter jointly." The general makes the decision, and we analyze and explain it to the eldest princess and the imperial court. No matter what the final outcome of the Jiangdong affair is, we must let the eldest princess and the imperial court agree with and support the general's decision. In this way, when formulating and implementing specific plans, we will work together to avoid unnecessary troubles and hidden dangers of failure. Lu Yi and Yang Qi nodded repeatedly.

"Did the old man and Lord Xun write a letter to Prime Minister Cai, Imperial Doctor Liu, and Zhong Xuan and other Jiu Chat adults?" Li Hong said with a smile,

"Lord Taiwei, Lord Guangluxun Zhang, Lord Weiwei Lu, and Master Shang Shuling Li, I personally wrote a letter there. What do you think? ”

"The general is very thoughtful." Yang Qi stroked his beard and smiled,

"Have you been waiting for this day for a long time?"

"It's a matter of the fate of the society, I don't dare to make mistakes, and you don't dare to make mistakes, so it's better for everyone to be cautious and cautious." May of the fourth year of the founding of the Han Dynasty (200 AD).

At the beginning of May, Jinyang. The Great Shogun plays the eldest princess. The general only relied on Sun Ben's words to speculate that Sun Ce was dead, and Jiangdong might be in chaos, and then he made this decision to fight Guanzhong first, which was obviously not convincing enough.

So he took the trouble to give more reasons in his letters. To pacify the world, the biggest hidden danger for the imperial court is the Hu tribes in northern and western Xinjiang.

Once these Hu people rebelled, the imperial court would have to spend a lot of energy to pacify it, which would obviously greatly hinder the progress of the Han Dynasty.

The purpose of the imperial court to take the initiative to appease Kirby Bear this time was precisely for the sake of stabilizing northern Xinjiang. The issue of Western Xinjiang must now be put on the agenda of the imperial court, because after more than ten years of recuperation, the Qiang people in Western Xinjiang have regained their vitality, and their new generation has grown up, and they are once again eyeing the territory of the Han Dynasty.

Han Sui couldn't wait to take Guanzhong, and the main reason was because he was no longer able to resist the increasingly powerful Qiang.

In the past, it was the entire Han Dynasty that fought against the Qiang people, but now he is a barren Liangzhou county with tens of thousands of troops, how can he defend a vast territory of thousands of miles?

The loss of Hexi County is a living example. After Han Sui took Guanzhong, what did he want to do next?

Moved the Xiliang people to Guanzhong, and continued to fight with the Qiang people in the clear field of the Xiliang fortified wall. He is from Xiliang, he will not be like Boss Cui Lie, he really can't stand it and give up Xiliang.

He would never give up, so he wanted the rich 800 li Qinchuan as a solid backing for him to defend the western frontier.

From this, we can conclude that Han Sui will not give up Guanzhong until he dies. The reason is very simple, because we are not from Xiliang, we will all be like Boss Cui Lie, and when we can't take care of Xiliang, we will not hesitate to give up Xiliang.

Han Sui and the people of Xiliang do not trust us, and he and his men will seize Guanzhong to the death. At this time, Guanzhong is the life-saving straw to save Xiliang and protect Xiliang, and if you and I change it, we will not give up.

Now we can imagine that if Han Sui is willing to negotiate peace with us and return Guanzhong to the imperial court, what will the imperial court give him?

What will you give Xiliang? We won't give him anything, we're too busy to take care of ourselves now, and we won't be able to meet Han Sui's demands for a long time to come.

What did he ask for? He just asks for a stable and peaceful Xiliang, and asks us to give the people of Xiliang a home to live and work in peace and contentment, but can we do it?

We couldn't do it, but we forced Han Sui to get out of Guanzhong and hand over the last life-saving straw in Xiliang, in exchange for you, are you willing?

If I were Han Sui, I would never want to, I would drive out all the enemies in the robbery pass. Han Sui needs to be Guanzhong for the sake of Xiliang.

For the sake of the Han, we also need Guanzhong. What to do? Only to fight to the death. At this time, there is no mercy, no friendship, no faith, only a life-and-death struggle.

If we don't fight Guanzhong first, but choose to hit Luoyang first, it is equivalent to giving Han Sui time to stabilize and consolidate Guanzhong.

When Guanzhong stabilized, Han Sui would immediately move the population from Xiliang. When the Xiliang people leave their homes, the Qiang people will flock in.

Although Han Sui may fight to the death in Xiliang, in the current situation, his strength is more to protect Guanzhong and the Xiliang people in Guanzhong, rather than to defend the territory.

At this time, survival is the first priority for the Xiliang people, and only when survival is solved, the Xiliang people will concentrate on recovering their homeland.

Western Xinjiang is the territory of the Han Dynasty, and we cannot lose it, not an inch. Who can support Xiliang for Dahan now?

Who can hold the territory for the Great Han? Han Sui and Xiliang people. Therefore, we can't give Han Sui time, we can't let him relocate the population, we have to beat him back to Xiliang, let him defend his homeland to the death, and let him have to raise his weapons and fight bravely in order to survive.

Xiliang is defended, Guanzhong is safe, and we can attack Luoyang without any scruples. Otherwise, even if we take Luoyang, we will face attacks from Guanzhong and Kansai.

The war in Luoyang continues, and it is impossible for us to recover Guanzhong and calm the world in a short period of time.

If His Highness agrees to attack Guanzhong, he must consider it thoroughly, how to solve the problem of Western Xinjiang?

Our return to Xiliang is only temporary, and Han Sui's threat to Guanzhong still exists. The Qiang people will invade Xiliang more frequently, and the western frontier of the Han Dynasty will weep bitterly in the ravages and bloody slaughter of the iron cavalry.

The wolf smoke in the western Xinjiang is everywhere, the beacon fire is in the sky, Guanzhong and Luoyang are always under the threat of the Qiang people, how can we pacify the world?

Only when the stability of western Xinjiang and northern Xinjiang is resolved and completely resolved, can the Han Dynasty truly move toward reunification and the Han Dynasty truly move toward Zhongxing.

Otherwise, the victory of the Central Plains, the conquest of Luoyang, and the invincibility of the southbound army are just passing clouds, and the brilliant feats are just blooming epiphany, withering overnight.

There are only two ministers who are very familiar with Western Xinjiang and have governance methods, Gai Xun and Xu Rong, and one Shuoru, that is, Wang Jian.

His Royal Highness should carefully discuss with the three adults on the solution of the stability of Western Xinjiang, and come up with a set of practical methods that can gain Han Sui's trust.

Otherwise, the court's peace negotiations will always fail, and there will be no hope of success. The general was afraid that this reason would not convince the eldest princess, so he talked about the benefits of Liu Biao of Jingzhou, Sun Ce of Jiangdong and Cao Cao of Jianghuai, and the benefits of containing each other.

At this time, whether Jiangdong is willing to be appeased or not, the imperial court does not matter, and now the imperial court just can't let Jiangdong's Sun Quan fall.

Even if the supported Sun Quan is the biggest and most difficult rebellion in the imperial court in the future, we must support him now and let him drag Cao Cao and Liu Biao down.

In this way, whether the imperial army is fighting Guanzhong or Luoyang, it can win the most favorable situation.

On the contrary, Sun Quan of Jiangdong was destroyed, and Zhou Yu could no longer support it, so Cao Cao, Liu Biao, Liu Bei, and Yuan Shao could form an alliance with a very large geographical scope, and they had the advantages of the south and the danger of the Yangtze River, and the future crusade would be extremely difficult.

The eldest princess and the important ministers of the court carefully studied the recitals of the generals and Xun Yu and other ministers, and after several days of discussion, they decided to attack Guanzhong.

Xu Rong, the general of the right chariot cavalry and the chief lieutenant, was instructed to draw up a specific attack strategy and began to recruit troops and deploy troops.

The Prime Minister's Mansion, Shang Shutai, Dasi Nong and others began to prepare grain and grass for the Jiuqing Mansion, and urgently told the Hebei Prefectures to recruit and transfer people.

The preparations before the big war were intense and orderly, and they were carried out in an orderly and gradual manner. On May, Yanzhou, Dingtao, the general Xingyuan.

The imperial court issued an edict ordering the general to have full authority to deal with the affairs of Jiangdong. If Jiangdong is in danger, Chen Hao will return quickly, and wait for Chen Hao to bring back specific news about Jiangdong, and then report it.

The imperial court issued an order and ordered the ministers of the court, such as the secretary Xun You, Shangshu Xie Ming, Tang Fang, and Chen Gong, to return to Jinyang in a hurry.

The imperial court requisitioned the left guard general Lu Yi and ordered him to immediately plan the two armies of Zhang He of the Handan battalion and Gao Ran of the Dongwuyang battalion, and rushed to the Guanzhong battlefield day and night.

After the general Li Hong received the order, he urgently made an appointment with Sun Ben and Zhu Zhi and asked them to wait patiently for a while.

The imperial court has already promised to send troops to Xuzhou, and only when Chen Hao returns, he can formulate an attack strategy. The general wrote to Zang Ba, Gao Shun, Xu Huang, and Zhang Liao, gathered troops, and prepared to go south to Xuzhou.

The general told Zhao Yun, Yushi, Fan Li, Wang Dang, Sima Yi, Zhang Xiu and other generals to prepare for the attack on Luoyang.

Once the order to attack is received, the attack will be launched immediately to attract Luoyang troops and respond to the battlefield in Guanzhong.

On May, Hedong, Kasakatsu. Shi Chenwei, the governor of Taiwei Mansion, rushed to the camp of the right general Yang Feng with the holy decree.

Zhang Baiqi, Hua Xiong, Sun Qin, He Feng, Liang Baiwu, Yu Yigen and other Hedong generals gathered in the big tent. As soon as Chen Wei finished reading the holy decree, a cheer rang out in the big tent.

"It's our turn this time." Liang Baiwu waved his big hand and shouted excitedly,

"Last year, we fought a year-long battle, and this time we finally have to fight all the way to Luoyang."

"Haha...... Fortunately, the general did not forget us. He Feng grinned widely, and the generals with smiling fingers shouted,

"Remember, my lords, remember, we must enter Hangu Pass first and surround Luoyang City before the general." When everyone was spitting and spitting, Yang Feng spoke,

"All sit down, all sit down. How is the training of recruits being replenished to the battalions? It won't embarrass me, will it? ”

"Adults look down on us?" Li Yao said with a smile,

"No matter what kind of soldier, as long as he turns around the camp of the Northern Xinjiang Army a few times, he won't fight, he will always run, right?"

"Coax ......" More than a dozen generals of the unified army suddenly burst into laughter, and beat Li Yao violently,

"How dare you disgrace your lordship? Looking for a fight. "In the Hedong army, ninety percent of the generals are from the Yellow Turban Army, and they usually get together to laugh and scold each other, and they are relatively rough in their words.

Zhang Baiqi saw Chen Wei walking to the map, very patiently waiting for everyone to calm down, felt very rude, and hurriedly yelled at the generals.

"When you read and recite the scriptures, I see you all like dead people. When will you be more elegant? ”

"When you're a woman." Guo Daxian shouted. The generals hugged their stomachs and laughed wildly. Yang Feng saw that Chen Wei's brows were furrowed, and his face was a little unbearable, so he stretched out his hand and patted the case.

"Shut up for me, what's the system? Are you rogues or the Northern Frontier Army? Chen Wei stood in front of the map and carefully explained the attack deployment planned by Lord Xu Rong, the chief lieutenant.

In this attack, the imperial court gathered all the troops it could muster, and the total strength was about 135,000 men.

The 50,000 troops in Hedong will take the lead in crossing the Yellow River under the command of Yang Feng, Zhang Baiqi, and Hua Xiong and enter the south bank of the Weishui River.

General Liyi, Zhang He, and Gao Ran will lead 20,000 Jizhou troops, Xian Yuyin, Guo Hua, and Zhao Heng will lead 10,000 Youzhou troops, and Duan Xuan, Xie Wu, and Yan Jie will lead 5,000 troops composed of Huben Yulin and some Jinyang city defense soldiers, and then rush to Hedong, and then enter the Guanzhong battlefield.

Yan Rou, the general of Zhenbei, Yang Ming, the general of Duliao, Wei Jun, the general of Xiangwu, Yu Liu Biao, the Xiongnu Dadan, and Liu Ming, the right sage king of the Xiongnu, led 20,000 iron cavalry to enter Xiaoguan, and the troops were stationed at the southern foot of Liupan Mountain, ready to enter Guanzhong at any time to meet the main force.

Pang De, the general of Zhengxi, will take the two lords of Lei Zi and Tie Yue, and the three Hu kings of Dongqiang Stormy Sand, Huangzhong Qiang Nie Xiao and Xianbei Renbu Dugen, and about 30,000 iron cavalry troops in the southern part of the Tianqiong Desert in Wuwei County.

They will cross the river to attack the two counties of Jincheng and Hanyang, cutting off the retreat of the Western Liang army.

"When are we going to start attacking?" Yang Feng asked.

"We've already started." Chen Wei said with a smile,

"As long as Han Sui agrees to let our troops enter Guanzhong, you will cross the river and enter the south bank of the Weishui River, while General Pang De will attack in Xiliang."

"Han Sui was hit before and after, and this time he is going to die in Guanzhong." He Feng said excitedly.

"We don't want to encircle and annihilate the Xiliang people in Guanzhong. If General Pang De had made good progress in Xiliang, and Han Sui had no choice but to be willing to truly submit to the imperial court, or simply abandon Guanzhong and retreat to Xiliang again, we would be able to reduce our losses and quickly throw all our forces into the Kansai battlefield. ”

"What? The imperial court still expects Han Sui to surrender? He Feng scoffed,

"I really don't know what the ministers of the imperial court ate to grow up on? Are they all blind? Who is Han Sui, and will he surrender? If he is willing to surrender, will we still sit here and discuss the fight against Chang'an? Chen Wei hesitated for a moment and said slowly: "Before I left Jinyang, Lord Taiwei asked me to repeatedly tell you that the situation in Xiliang is getting worse and worse. The reason why Han Sui was in a hurry to kill Guanzhong was also a helpless move. The western frontier needs people to defend it, but we don't have the strength at the moment, and we don't have the time, so we can only drive Han Sui back and let him defend the western frontier. ”

"Lord Chen, you don't know who the general fought with in the Jizhou War back then, right?" Liang Baiwu scoffed,

"You can ask Hua Daren, we are here, he participated in the big war that year." Hua Xiong looked at the map with both eyes, his expression was a little dazed, and he didn't know what he was thinking.

"Yes, back then, Bian Zhang, Han Sui, June Thunder, Northwest Yu and other Qiang leaders joined forces to rebel. But now the leaders of the Qiang people are all of the younger generation, and in their eyes, Han Sui is old and vulnerable, and Western Xinjiang is their world. Chen Wei smiled faintly, unimpressed by Liang Baiwu's ridicule,

"If you don't want to let go of Han Sui and want to eat Han Sui in one bite, the consequences will not only be the loss of troops, but also the loss of the vast territory of Western Xinjiang. Maybe Xijiang has no weight in your hearts, but it is the home of Xiliang, the root of Xiliang people, Xiliang people regard it as life, and they will not abandon it until they die. ”

"So do we." Chen Wei pointed to his chest,

"Xijiang is the western Xinjiang of the Han Dynasty, and the people of Xiliang are our brothers and sisters. We must not abandon the western frontier, and we must not allow our brothers and sisters to suffer. There was silence in the tent.

"It's not a good fight." Zhang Baiqi said worriedly,

"Although the imperial court has transferred Lord Koji to the Guanzhong battlefield, I think it might be better if it was personally commanded by Lord Taiwei."

"We can play the eldest princess." Yang Feng obviously also felt that the battle in Guanzhong was a bit mysterious. This battle can't be defeated, 1/2 | jump to