Chapter 10 Won the Central Plains 68th Festival August, Yingchuan Battlefield. Yan Liang received letters from Wang Dang and Wu Xiong on the front line of the Rushui River, saying that the rebels had withdrawn from Dagu Pass and that the outer defense line of Luoyang had been broken through by the army.

Yan Liang was overjoyed, and immediately ordered Wen Chou to take the 10,000 troops stationed in Yangzhai and Yangcheng to the north of Yuyuan Pass, and ordered Xu Huang to rush to Yique Pass with 10,000 troops to join the main army as soon as possible and attack Luoyang.

Half of the 100,000 troops on the Yingchuan battlefield rushed into Luoyang City under the command of Wen Chou.

In mid-August, Yan Liang received a letter from the general. The time for the main army to attack Luoyang City is set for the end of September, which is still a month away.

In order to ensure the safety of Yingchuan, you had better use this month to take the initiative to attack and push the battle line to the line of Luyang and Kunyang, so that during the attack on Luoyang City, even if Yingchuan is counterattacked by the armies of Jingzhou and Yuzhou, you can also use Luyang, Kunyang, Linying, Xinji and other cities to block the enemy outside Yingchuan.

General Peng Lie will launch an attack on the Suiyang front to contain Yuan Tan, help General Song Xian hold the southern part of Yingchuan, and cooperate with your battle on the western front of Yuzhou.

Please quickly concentrate all your forces and try to complete the attack in the shortest possible time. Yan Liang then gathered an army of 40,000 cavalry to attack the rebels, and the two sides fought fiercely in Yangyinli on the west bank of the Rushui River.

The rebels had a clear advantage in terms of strength, and although Zhang Xiu, Ji Ling, Lu Mian, and Mustafa tried their best, they failed to make any further progress.

However, because Luoyang City was besieged, the rebels were worried that the main force of the Northern Xinjiang Army would take the opportunity to go south to Yingchuan to support, so they focused on defense in their attack strategy, and did not use their own advantages to take the opportunity to cross the Rushui River.

In late August, Kunyang ordered Han Ming to send someone to secretly contact Yan Liang and take the initiative to ask Xiancheng to surrender. Han Ming was born in Yingchuan Han's gate valve, is the nephew of the former servant Han Rong, and is friends with Yan Liang's long history Zhou Shan.

Zhou Shan wrote to Han Ming several times, hoping that he could defect to Hebei. Han Ming's surrender was very timely. Yan Liang immediately ordered Jiang Wu, Zhou Shan, and Liao Lei to lead an army of 10,000 to attack Kunyang.

Lu Jie, the defender of the Kunyang rebel army, was caught off guard and led his army to retreat in a hurry, but was killed by Jiang Wu on the way, and the whole army of 5,000 men and horses was annihilated.

After Jiang Wu and Zhou Shan saw Han Ming, they asked him to do another favor, and led the people of the headquarters to open the gate of Yexian County and help the Northern Xinjiang Army enter the territory of Nanyang.

Han Ming followed his plan and took five hundred soldiers

"Flee to" Ye County. That night, 500 soldiers captured the pass and successfully captured Ye County. Jiang Wu concocted the same method, and then captured the city of Duyang (now Henan City).

The army directly killed Nanyang County Zhiwan City (now Nanyang City). Liu Biao moved the Son of Heaven and the imperial court to Xiangyang in December last year, and Wancheng was immediately turned into a hoarding place for grain and grass, with Wang Wei of Jingzhou and Han Xun of Yuan Xi's subordinate each leading 3,000 men and horses to garrison.

On this day, the two suddenly received news that the Northern Xinjiang Army had captured Duyang City and was rushing along the gallop road.

Wang Wei and Han Xun were shocked, and hurriedly asked for help from Xiangyang Liu Biao and Luyang Kuaiyue, and at the same time sent 5,000 men and horses to Bowangpo to block the attack.

Jiang Wu, Zhou Shan, and Liao Lei led the army to kill. The two sides fought a bloody battle at Bowangpo. Yan Liang asked Jiang Wu to lead the army to attack Wancheng, in order to force Kuai Yue to send troops back to help, so that the army could get the opportunity to capture Luyang.

Once the attacking army is blocked at Bowangpo and unable to advance, this plan may fail. In order to gain time, Jiang Wu commanded the army to attack and kill, and the offensive was like a tide.

Han Xun couldn't resist it, and only held out in Bowangpo for a day, and then fled back to Wancheng in embarrassment. The Northern Xinjiang Army besieged Wancheng.

After Liu Biao of Xiangyang received the emergency, his soul flew out of the sky and personally led an army of 10,000 to rush to Wancheng in the starry night.

Luyang's Kuai Yue led the army to quickly withdraw from Yangyinli. If Wancheng is lost, the army will not only lose grain and grass, but will also be surrounded in Luyang by the front and rear of the Northern Xinjiang Army, and in the case of no grain and grass inside and no reinforcements outside, the army will soon be defeated.

The army had just withdrawn to Luyang, Wang Wei reported again urgently, Bowangpo failed to block, and about 40,000 to 50,000 northern Xinjiang troops surrounded Wancheng, please hurry back to help.

Deng Yi and Pang Ji demanded that Kuai Yue immediately abandon Luyang and the whole army retreat to Wancheng. There are 40,000 or 50,000 Northern Xinjiang troops under Wancheng City, which shows that the main force of the Northern Xinjiang Army in the direction of Luoyang has moved south, and its own side is facing the dilemma of being passively beaten on the Yingchuan battlefield.

At present, it is better to retreat to Wancheng and preserve its strength to hold Nanyang. At present, the Northern Xinjiang Army has broken through the eight passes of Luoyang, and it is no longer meaningful for the army to hold on to Luyang.

Yuan Xi strongly opposed, and he demanded to stay in Luyang and cooperate with Yuan Tan in Yuzhou to counterattack Yingchuan. Pang Ji was very excited, he said loudly to Yuan Xi, now that Luoyang is trapped, the grain and grass are cut off, and the Northern Xinjiang Army has been fighting on various battlefields for five or six months in a row, will Li Hong attack Luoyang immediately in this situation?

No. He will seize the time to consolidate Yingchuan, and he will find ways to strike us. As long as we can't pose a threat to the Northern Frontier Army, Li Hong can slowly attack Luoyang, and even besiege it without attacking, so our top priority is to preserve our troops and maintain a continuous threat to the Northern Frontier Army.

Deng Yi also persuaded Yuan Xi. The weight of the grain and grass in Wancheng determines our life and death, as long as Wancheng is kept now, we can attack Yingchuan at any time in the future, so why care about the gains and losses of a city and a place?

Kuai Yue categorically decided to abandon Luyang, and the whole army retreated to Wancheng. Although Yuan Xi was extremely reluctant, his strength was too poor to rely on his own strength to hold Luyang, so he could only retreat south with the Jingzhou army.

At the end of August, Yan Liang's soldiers captured Luyang without blood. Jiang Wu received Yan Liang's urgent order and led the army to retreat, sticking to the line of Duyang, Yecheng and Kunyang.

August, Yizhou, Hanzhong. The mountains between Hanzhong and Bashu are stacked, and the two places are only connected by three plank roads: Jinniu, Micang and Yangba (Lychee Road).

In August, Liu Bei led 5,000 people from the front army to get the Golden Bull and arrived at Yangping Pass. When Yuan Shao, Liu Biao and others gathered in Wancheng, Nanyang in October last year, Zhang Lu did not go to the appointment, which made Yuan Shao very worried, and quickly sent his nephew Yuan Jing to Hanzhong to persuade Zhang Lu.

Later, Zhang Lu refused Hebei's appeasement, but the Hanzhong Wudoumi sect wanted to push Zhang Luwei

The "King of Hanning" incident made Yuan Shao extremely angry. What is Zhang Lu? But a rice thief dares to be the king?

Zhang Lu's father's name was Zhang Ling, and he founded the Five Bucket Rice Road in Heming Mountain, Bashu during the period of Emperor Xiaoshun (12 AD to 144 AD).

Wudou Midao believes in Lao Tzu's "Tao Te Ching", which is different from Zhang Jiao's Taiping Dao's belief in "Taiping Jing".

However, both of them cure the sick and save people, and both are determined to create a peaceful world. When Taiping Dao was cured, he asked people to kowtow and think about it, drink Fu Shui, and did not receive any remuneration.

When the five buckets of rice are cured, people are asked to think behind closed doors and pray to heaven and earth, and the reward is five buckets of rice. Five buckets of rice is not a small amount, and the poor cannot afford it, but the rich can afford it.

Zhang Ling asked qualified people to pay five buckets of rice, which was actually robbing the rich and helping the poor. This is also the origin of the Five Bucket Rice Road.

After Zhang Ling's death, his son Zhang Heng followed his path, but Zhang Ling's proud protégé was not his own son, but a man named Zhang Xiu.

Zhang Xiu and Zhang Jiao are equally famous, and they are known all over the world. Zhang Jiao's Yellow Turban believers are called ant thieves, and Zhang Xiu's five buckets of rice believers are called rice thieves.

Zhang Lu is the son of Zhang Heng, and his mother has a way of health preservation, which is famous in Yizhou. After Liu Yan arrived in Yizhou, he admired him and had a close relationship since then.

In the second year of Chuping (191 AD), Zhang Xiu and Zhang Lu attacked Hanzhong on the order of Liu Yan and killed Taishou Sugu, and soon Zhang Lu killed Zhang Xiu and dominated Hanzhong.

Zhang Xiu implemented a series of leniency policies in Hanzhong based on the teachings of the Five Buckets of Rice Dao. After Zhang Lu dominated Hanzhong, he inherited Zhang Xiu's policies.

For example, the people of the church are honest and do not deceive, so that the patient will turn himself in. The offender is lenient three times, and if he repeats the offense, then the punishment is increased; If it is a minor offense, then build a hundred steps of the road to atone for your sins.

According to the "Lunar Order", slaughter is forbidden in spring and summer when all things grow. He also abstained from alcohol. He also founded the righteous house, which included righteous rice and meat for passers-by to eat for free, and claimed that if he obtained too much, he would offend the ghosts and gods and become ill.

Zhang Lu claimed himself

"Shijun", whoever comes to learn the Tao, the first name

"Ghost pawn", the name of those who become believers in the Tao

"Sacrificial wine", all the collar people. Whoever leads the multitude is

"The Great Sacrifice Wine for the Treatment". Zhang Lu's Hanzhong Mansion did not place a chief official, but managed local government affairs with sacrificial wine. Zhang Lu used the teachings and followers of Wudou Midao to quickly stabilize Hanzhong and make Hanzhong a prosperous and peaceful world.

After Dong Zhuo's rebellion, more than 10,000 households in Guanzhong fled into Hanzhong, and together with the people who fled to Hanzhong from Luoyang, Yingchuan, and Nanyang, the population of Hanzhong reached more than 100,000 households and more than 500,000 people.

Hanzhong is bordered by the Qinling Mountains in the north and Pingba Mountain in the south, the land is rich, although the population has swelled dramatically, but with the efforts of Zhang Lu and Wudou Midao believers, the refugees not only survived the difficulties, but also cultivated the wasteland, which not only fed themselves, but also enriched Hanzhong.

In order to protect Hanzhong and the people of Hanzhong, Zhang Lu formed an army of 30,000 men. For Yuan Shao, the army in Hanzhong was like a life-saving straw, and he couldn't give up no matter what.

Yuan Shaoshu told Liu Biao and asked him to play together with him, recommending Zhang Lu as the general of Zhengbei and the Duke of Hanning.

Around April, Liu Biao sent people to take the road to Shangyong, rushed to Guanzhong to announce the decree, and at the same time told Liu Bei in detail about the westward march to Yizhou and the northward expedition against Guanzhong, and asked Zhang Lu to help.

Zhang Lu did not accept Hebei's appeasement, not because he was afraid of Yuan Shao, but because he wanted to divide Hanzhong, so he was also unwilling to accept Xiangyang's appeasement, let alone send troops to the Northern Expedition.

Sending troops to the Northern Expedition not only consumed a lot of manpower and material resources in Hanzhong, but was more likely to bring disaster to Hanzhong.

Gong Cao engaged in Yan Pu to persuade Zhang Lu. Although there are 100,000 households in Hanzhong, fertile land, sufficient wealth, and dangers on all sides, Hanzhong is a part of the Han Dynasty, and in the future, whether it is Li Hong in Hebei, Yuan Shao in Luoyang, or Liu Biao in Xiangyang, as long as they win the world, they will definitely not let Hanzhong go.

How long can Hanzhong hold up the land of projectiles? In my opinion, it is better to respect the Son of Heaven of Xiangyang, and join forces with Yuan Shao and Liu Biao to fight against Hebei.

After careful discussion with his younger brother Zhang Wei, sacrificial wine Yang Song, Sima Li Xiu, generals Yang Ren, Yang Bai and others, Zhang Lu decided to accept the worship of the Xiangyang court, but there was one condition, that is, Liu Zhang must be killed and let himself be in charge of Yizhou.

When Zhang Lu's recital was delivered to Xiangyang, it was already early July. Liu Biao was bittersweet, and urgently told Liu Bei and Liu Pan, asking them to prudently deal with the enmity between Liu Zhang and Zhang Lu, and be sure to enter Hanzhong as soon as possible, and at the latest in the Northern Expedition to Guanzhong early next year.

Liu Bei, Liu Pan, Kuai Liang and others were at a loss. Liu Zhang killed Zhang Lu's mother and relatives, and the grudge was too deep to be resolved.

Liu Zhang's willingness to send troops to the Northern Expedition actually had the idea of capturing Hanzhong, but Zhang Lu did not give Liu Zhang this opportunity at all.

He had to kill Liu Zhang with the help of Liu Bei, otherwise he would not only refuse to send troops to the Northern Expedition, but also refuse to let the Northern Expedition army enter Hanzhong.

Time waits for no one, Liu Bei finally decided categorically to send someone to talk to Zhang Lu first, and if Zhang Lu insisted on not complying, he would send troops to attack and kill Hanzhong.

Liu Bei arrived at Yangping Pass, and Sun Qian and Pang Tong rushed to meet him outside the pass. Liu Bei saw the two of them from a distance, and his heart suddenly burst into murder.

Sun Qian was tall and handsome, but at the moment, his face was gray and dejected. Pang Tong is not tall, with a square face, small eyes, and a beard, and at this moment he is also with his head down, dragging his legs, shaking his head, and looking depressed.

Zhang Lu rejected Liu Bei's peace conditions. He couldn't see Liu Zhang's head, and he would never switch it on. Liu Bei ordered Zhang Fei to lead the army to stay at the pass, and urgently told Kuai Liang, Zhang Ren and others to slow down the march and not rush to Yangping Pass to expose the strength of the army for the time being.

Liu Bei took Guan Yu, Sun Qian, Pang Tong and fifty personal guards into the pass to visit Zhang Lu. Zhang Lu led the crowd out of Nanzheng (now Hanzhong City) ten miles to greet him.

After the two sides entered the city, Liu Bei immediately discussed the Northern Expedition with Zhang Lu, Yang Song and others. Liu Bei described the situation in detail in the world and persuaded Zhang Lu to temporarily put aside his personal grievances for the sake of social safety.

First the Northern Expedition, then Revenge. After all, Liu Bei is a world-shattering figure, who has been on the battlefield for more than ten years, majestic and imposing.

Although Zhang Lu looks so-so, he is also regarded as the earth overlord in Hanzhong, but in the face of Liu Bei, his momentum is obviously shorter, and the earth overlord immediately becomes a turtle, and he has no confidence in speaking.

Liu Bei waved his hand and said loudly: "After the army conquers Guanzhong, the situation in the world is reversed, and the revitalization of Sheji is expected, how about I help you kill Liu Zhang again?" Zhang Lu did not respond, and the look on his face clearly told Liu Bei that he did not believe Liu Bei's promise.

Liu Biao wrote very clearly in the letter that the combined armies of Liu Bei and Liu Pan were only 20,000 people, and they would definitely suffer great losses all the way, and it was impossible for Liu Bei to conquer Guanzhong with his men.

Liu Bei is talking nonsense. Since Zhang Lu and Liu Zhang turned their faces and the two sides attacked and killed each other, the contact has long been interrupted.

This time, the Northern Expeditionary Army entered Yizhou, and Liu Zhang was worried that Zhang Lu would take advantage of the fire to rob, so he sent people to cut off the three plank roads in advance, so Zhang Lu knew nothing about the situation in Chengdu.

Before Sun Qian and Pang Tong arrived in Hanzhong, Liu Bei said that if they really couldn't do it, they would attack Hanzhong, and the strength of the Northern Expeditionary Army could not be exposed, so the two did not tell the truth to Zhang Lu.

However, how Zhao Wei died, Zhang Lu didn't need to think about it. Liu Bei, Liu Pan, and Liu Zhang are all family, since they can join forces to kill Zhao Wei, of course, they can also join forces to kill me Zhang Lu.

"I want Liu Zhang's head." Zhang Lu finally said a word. Liu Bei sneered and stood up suddenly,

"I killed Liu Zhang, how many men and horses did you send to follow me on the Northern Expedition?"

"I am only responsible for providing money and food, and I will not send troops." Zhang Lu said,

"If Liu Zhang does not die, the safety of Hanzhong will not be guaranteed, and the soldiers and horses of Hanzhong will not be able to accompany the general to the north to conquer. Liu Zhang is dead, and I want to go south to Chengdu to stabilize Bashu, so I still don't have the troops to help the general go north to conquer. Liu Bei's eyes slowly narrowed, and a gentle smile appeared on his face,

"Lord Zhang has decided?"

"It's decided." Although Zhang Lu didn't dare to look directly at Liu Bei's eyes, he still nodded very resolutely,

"I want Liu Zhang's head. Compared with the safety of Dahan Sheji, what is Liu Zhang's head? ”

"Well said." Liu Bei laughed,

"Please be patient, I will personally send Liu Zhang's head to you." Liu Bei quickly returned to the camp outside Yangping Pass.

August, Jinyang. In the middle of August, the eldest princess and the court received two pieces of jubilant news. First, the Northern Xinjiang Army broke through the eight passes of Luoyang and surrounded Luoyang City, and the general trend of the Central Plains battle was decided, and the victory was in hand.

Second, the general's wife Fengxue persuaded the Eastern Xianbei King Kirby Xiong, and 10,000 Xianbei iron horsemen were rushing to the Hexi battlefield day and night, and the situation in the western Xinjiang was expected to be alleviated in late autumn.

These two pieces of good news made the eldest princess and the imperial court finally make up their minds to immediately move the Son of Heaven and the imperial court to Guanzhong.

However, the Eight Hundred Miles Horse sent the general's recital. The general asked the eldest princess and the court to postpone the relocation, and the tone in the recital was extremely harsh.

The eldest princess summoned the important ministers of the court to discuss the matter in the Phoenix Pool. The general's recital caused a fierce controversy, and not only the foreign ministers had different opinions, but even the ministers of northern Xinjiang in the middle secretary were arguing and refused to give in to each other.

At the beginning of the first month, the first day of the first month decreed that the capital was Chang'an, and now it is August, and the Son of Heaven and the court are still in Jinyang, what is this?

It is necessary and necessary to move the Son of Heaven and the imperial court to Guanzhong within this year. It is extremely important to stabilize both Guanzhong and the Central Plains after the Luoyang War, and no reason can hinder this matter.

Ministers who supported the general's proposal, such as Xian Yufu, Zhang Yan, Tian Chou and others, believed that the financial endowment of the imperial court was obviously not supported.

Although the threat of the western Xinjiang may be alleviated with the Xianbei iron cavalry entering Hexi, the Luoyang offensive cannot be stopped, and it is necessary to continue to attack, strive to conquer Luoyang in the shortest possible time, take the Central Plains, stabilize the Central Plains, and then transfer the main force to the Western Xinjiang battlefield, quickly pacify the Western Xinjiang, and pacify the world as soon as possible.

Opponents believe that the city of Luoyang is very strong, and a forcible attack may bring huge losses to the Northern Army, may destroy Luoyang, and is more likely to force the defenders in the city to set fire to the city.

Priceless treasures abound in Luoyang City. If all of them are burned, it will be a heavy blow to the great cause of Zhongxing, and the Han may collapse.

Therefore, after clearing the periphery of Luoyang and completely trapping Luoyang City, we should try our best to appease the rebels in the city, and we should use a safer and safer way to capture Luoyang.

Even if this move may delay the time to pacify the world, it is worth it for Dahan and for Zhongxing.

If Luoyang City is destroyed by fire, if the city's regulations, books, buildings, and so on are all reduced to ashes, the success of Zhongxing's great cause will not only be delayed for a few years, but more likely for ten, twenty, or even decades.

Compared with the two, it is clear which is more important and which is more important. The eldest princess replied to the general Li Hong, and after careful consideration by the ministers, it was finally decided to move the Son of Heaven and the imperial court to Guanzhong immediately.

Luoyang, Shanglin Yuan, the general Xingyuan. Li Hong walked slowly in the big tent with his hands behind his back, with an extremely cold expression on his face.

The eldest princess's letter was placed on the desk, and he had read it more than a dozen times. Fu Gan held a few soap sacs and hurriedly walked in,

"General, the eight-hundred-mile fast rider has sent the letters of Lord Xianyu, Lord Zhang Yan, and Lord Tian Chou."

"Zhong Yuan, can there be a letter delivered?" Li Hong stopped and asked softly.

"Nope." Fu Gan put the soap sacs on the table, opened them one by one, and took out the bamboo slips inside.

"Master Li may be too busy." Li Hong's thick eyebrows were slightly furrowed, heavy

"Snort",

"Last year, after he left Shangshutai to serve as the chief Sinong, there were fewer and fewer letters to me? Didn't he have anything to say to me? Fu Gan heard Li Hong's words, and his movements slowed down.

He glanced at Li Hong and said cautiously: "General, Lord Li is in charge of the Great Si Nong, and the wealth of the Great Han is pinched in his hands, and he can't make the slightest mistake, he is really too busy." Li Hong's face suddenly turned cold, and his eyes stared at Fu Gan fiercely,

"Yancai, I watched you grow up, what do you think in your heart, think I don't know? You, like Zitai (Tian Chou), like to hide what you say in your heart, this will hurt me a lot, do you know? Fu Gan was suffocated in his heart, and he couldn't help but shiver all over his body, and exclaimed: "General, please understand Lord Li Wei, he has his difficulties?" ”

"You have been with me for so many years, why is your understanding of government still so superficial?" Li Hong shook his head and sighed,

"Back then, when Yuan Shu was in Nanyang, he asked Zitai to bring me a few words. He said that the imperial court is the façade, and the national government is fraud. I've said this to you, but you still don't seem to understand it. ”

"General......" Fu Gan bowed and said,

"Lord Li is my teacher, and I know him very well, so please trust Lord Li very well. He has followed the general for more than ten years, is loyal to the general, and will never do anything unfavorable to the general. ”

"Hmph......" Li Hong smiled bitterly, his face showing disappointment,

"Last year, I wanted him to be the supervisor of the Central Committee, but he disagreed and strongly recommended Zitai. That's when I knew he was going to be bad. ”

"General......" Fu Gan was extremely frightened,

"General, what do you mean by that? Why can't I understand? ”

"I didn't want to split the northern forces in two, but now it seems that it can't be done, he has lost his direction." Li Hong walked up to Fu Gan and said in a low voice,

"The Son of Heaven is five years old this year, and if nothing else, in ten years, he will be in charge. So, what power does the Son of Heaven rely on to rule? By the eldest princess? The eldest princess can't control all the authority alone, and there are a group of people behind her, who will let the eldest princess return the authority to the Son of Heaven? Fu Gan suddenly understood, he looked at Li Hong in surprise,

"General, the Son of Heaven is too small, we ......"

"If the Son of Heaven wants to regain power, he needs great strength and invincible strength, and this power is in my hands." Li Hong waved his hand vigorously,

"Within ten years, I need to forge a strong Son of Heaven, and no one can take away the authority of the Son of Heaven." Li Hong reached out and picked up the letter of the eldest princess,

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