In the early years of the Western Zhou Dynasty, King Cheng of Zhou sealed his younger brother Ji Yu in the Tang Dynasty, and the son of Ji Yu later changed the name of the country to Jin, which is the source of the Jin Kingdom. At the end of the Spring and Autumn Period, the Jin State at that time had a situation of autocratic power of the six kings of the Bank of China, Fan, Zhi, Wei, Han, and Zhao. Zhao Jianzi, one of the six kings, in order to expand his territory and strive for strategic advantages, sent his retainer Dong Anyu to build a city in Jinshui Zhiyang, which is Jinyang City.

In 453 BC, Zhibo, who held the power of the Jin state, united Han and Wei to attack Zhao Xiangzi. Zhao Xiangzi relied on the tallness and sturdiness of Jinyang City and swore to stick to it, making it difficult for Zhibo to succeed. Later, Zhibo found that Jin Shui came from Longshan and went around the city, so he was in a hurry and came up with a plan to attack the water, so he dug a canal to divert Jin water to irrigate Jinyang. Soon, Zhao Xiangzi persuaded Han and Wei with the truth that his lips were dead and his teeth were cold, so the three families should join forces to destroy the Zhi clan and divide their land. So far, the land of the Jin Kingdom is occupied by Zhao, Han and Wei Sanqing, and the history is called the three Jin. By 403 BC, Zhou Tianzi officially recognized the status of the three princely states of Zhao, Han, and Wei, and the Three Kingdoms became the three strongest of the Seven Heroes of the Warring States. At this time, the capital of Zhao was Jinyang. Jinyang was the capital of Zhao for 17 years, until the capital was moved to Handan in 386 BC.

In 221 B.C., Qin Shi Huang unified China and divided the world into 36 counties, of which Taiyuan County was one of them, and the county was located in Jinyang. In 201 BC, in order to resist the Xiongnu, Liu Bang, the ancestor of the Han Dynasty, selected Han Wangxin to sit in the north, changed Taiyuan County to Korea, and the capital was also located in Jinyang. In 196 BC, Han Gaozu divided Yanbei and Taiyuan County together, called Daiguo, and named his son Liu Heng as the acting king. Jinyang became the capital of the country again. In 180 BC, Empress Lu died, and the minister Zhou Bo and others supported Liu Heng to succeed him, which was the famous Emperor Wen of Han in history. After Liu Heng ascended the throne, he never forgot Jinyang City, where he lived with his mother out of the palace for 16 years, so he called Jinyang the place of "dragon diving".

Jinyang City west by the hanging urn mountain, east of the Fen River, the terrain is very dangerous, has always been the place of four battles, the field of attack and defense, for the soldiers must fight.

The Han army arrived at Longshan in Jinyang.

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Under the arrangement of Sima Chen Ming of the other department of the scout battalion, Li Hong secretly rushed to Dalongshan, 20 miles away from Jinyang City, to meet with Zhang Yan, the commander of the Yellow Turban Army.

Since Zhang Yan decided to abandon the east to Changshan and continue to stay in Jinyang, he and the leaders of the various departments discussed many times on how to resist Li Hong's army, but in the end everyone tended to rely on the tall and strong Jinyang City and the natural barrier of Jinshui to resist the danger and defend to the death, because in the plain battle, the Yellow Turban Army was not the opponent of the Han army's iron cavalry at all, and the destruction of the 30,000 army of Zuo Colonel and the defeat of the Battle of Gutao City were all living examples. However, what made them very worried was the small amount of food and weapons in the city, how long could Jinyang City be held under Li Hong's strong attack? If everyone is unwilling to go back to Taihang Mountain, they can only defeat Li Hong, then how can they defeat him?

Just when Zhang Yan was at a loss, Chen Ming came. Chen Ming, who claimed to be a grain merchant, told Zhang Yan's guards outside the palace that he had grain in his hands and asked to talk to Zhang Yan in person. After Zhang Yan saw him, she was overjoyed, and stood in the house excitedly for a long time without speaking. Hope, Li Hong still hasn't forgotten the hope he said, he sent the most precious hope to Zhang Yan when he was in the most difficult time, the hope that the Yellow Turban Army can continue to survive.

Zhang Yan didn't speak until Chen Ming finished speaking, he didn't speak, he was still thinking about the survival strategy that Li Hong said on the nameless hill outside Zhending City. What kind of person is Li Hong? What is his final purpose? He thinks about the Yellow Turban Army and the millions of displaced people in Taihang Mountain, is he really for the Han Kingdom and the common people in the world? Is it possible for the Yellow Turban Army to survive independently under the care of the Han Dynasty like the Huns in Bingzhou and the Karasuma people in Youzhou? It is hard to imagine that when the prince and the imperial court will compromise, they will succumb to the threat of the Yellow Turban Army, and give the Yellow Turban Army a territory, a land for survival.

Did the leopard Li Hong use this method to paralyze and deceive himself, so as to find an opportunity to eliminate the Yellow Turban Army? After thinking about it, Zhang Yan was at a loss, he couldn't see hope, and he didn't know what the future would be. Under Chen Ming's urging, he nodded and agreed, he was eager to meet Li Hong, he wanted to know what hope Li Hong gave him today. He believed that Li Hong would not design to kill him, and if he wanted to kill him, Li Hong could kill him when he was in Zhending City.

Zhang Yan saw Li Hong striding from a distance. Li Hong is still so draped, so tall and burly, and so smiling, but Li Hong is more mature and stable than in the past, and the beard on his face makes him look more powerful, especially those eyes, which are not only confident, but also heroic and fearless. Compared with the past, Zhang Yan found that the sincerity in Li Hong had been covered by the murderous aura that came to his face. Zhang Yan's heartbeat suddenly intensified.

Li Hong laughed and grabbed Zhang Yan's hand, shook it vigorously, and said, "Da Shuai has lost a lot of weight." ”

The enthusiasm and sincerity from Li Hong's hands poured into Zhang Yan's heart like a tide, Zhang Yan's heart trembled, the sincere friendship between friends suddenly filled his body, and the worries in his heart disappeared at this moment. Li Hong is still the arrogant Li Hong after all. Zhang Yan was a little excited, and his other hand gently put it on Li Hong's hands, and at this time, he saw the wound on the back of Li Hong's hand that had just scabbed.

"Your Excellency is hurt."

"Fighting with the Xianbei people is a hard battle, and it is inevitable that you will be injured." Li Hong smiled, "But I will die on the battlefield one day, so I want to make you a friend while I am alive, and help you do something by the way." ”

Zhang Yan smiled movingly and said, "At this time, I am already very grateful that my lord can come to Jinyang to find me." ”

Li Hong shook his head and said, "If you recognize me as a friend and believe me as a friend, I should be the one who should be thanked." Do you remember what we said on that hill outside the city? ”

Zhang Yan nodded. What was said at that meeting was now circling in Zhang Yan's mind every day, and he wanted to know the answer, very eagerly to know.

"What do you think?"

"Yes." Li Hong said, "At that time, I only had this idea, and there was no specific solution, but now I have it." When you arrive in Taiyuan, this step is good, very good. ”

Li Hong immediately did not shy away from telling Zhang Yan his thoughts.

"Recruit first, then reclaim the land, what does the marshal think?"

Zhang Yan wanted to speak and stopped. Li Hong waved his hand and said, "Don't think about anything else, there are too many other things, you and I are not sure." I just want to know now if you are for the sake of the world, and if so, this is the best way. ”

"Fund?" Zhang Yan muttered to herself, with mixed feelings for a while. Do you want to betray the great sage and good teacher, betray the great commander, betray the Yellow Turban Army, and take refuge in the imperial court?

"Marshal, you must think that you and I are at war, and it is only a matter of time before the Yellow Turban Army is defeated in Taihang Mountain without backup and without food and grass to continue to help." Li Hong persuaded, "There are enough dead people, how many people does the commander want to die before he can talk to me?" ”

Zhang Yan looked up at the sky and was silent.

"Dashuai, then what are you doing in Dalong Mountain? Do you want to catch up with me? ”

Zhang Yan smiled bitterly. He knew what Li Hong said. Zhang Yan followed Zhang Jiao to study the scriptures and history, he knew very well these policies for governing the country and the border, to tell the truth, he admired Li Hong very much in his heart, from Li Hong's ideas, it can be seen that Li Hong had spent a lot of effort on this, he sincerely wanted to solve the future of the Yellow Turban Army, and wanted to solve the problem of the survival of millions of displaced people in Taihang Mountain. No matter what Li Hong's purpose is, his loyalty to the country is absolutely wrong. But how the Yellow Turban Army solved Li Hong avoided talking about it, this is the most critical question whether it can be appeased, why didn't Li Hong give the bottom first?

"Although I am the commander of the Yellow Turban Army, I must carefully discuss such a major matter with the leaders of the various departments, because it is related to the future of the Yellow Turban Army." Zhang Yan said slowly, "Can you give me three days?" ”

"Okay." Li Hong smiled happily, "If you agree to be appeased, I can garrison Longshan, and I don't need to fight you against Jinyang City." ”

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After Zhang Yan returned to Jinyang City, she thought about it alone for a day and finally made up her mind. He urgently convened the heads of the various ministries to discuss the proceedings.

Zhang Yan is nominally the commander of the Yellow Turban Army, but because of his identity and prestige, only Zhang Niujiao's cronies Sun Qin, Wang Dang, Yu Yigen, Bai Que, Zhangba, Lei Gong, and Fuyun are the seven little marshals who really follow him, and the others such as Bai Huan, Yang Feng and others all led their troops to gather in the Black Mountain area, and they have no subordinate relationship with him. After Zhang Yan became the marshal, his two subordinates, Shishilang and Gou'er, also became the marshal and commanded the army alone.

Zhang Yan and the other nine leaders gathered together, and immediately ordered the guards to close the gate.

"Yesterday I went to Dalong Mountain to meet with the leopard Li Hong."

The leader of the nine divisions was very surprised, and looked at Zhang Yan with wide eyes.

Zhang Yan stood in the middle of the hall, glanced around at everyone, and said resolutely: "I plan to talk to the imperial court." ”

The atmosphere in the hall suddenly became tense, and Wang Dang jumped up and shouted angrily: "Dashuai, you are crazy, we have a deep enmity with the court, and we swear not to stand on each other, how can we be appeased and surrender?" ”

The lobby suddenly exploded, and the shouts of opposition were deafening. Zhang Yan didn't say a word, sat back on the seat, and let his subordinates vent the hatred and dissatisfaction in their hearts.

Sun Qin, Yu Yigen, Zhangba, and Fuyun were relatively calm and did not speak. Zhangba's real name is Peng Lie, he used to sell smuggled salt, in order to pick a little more, he used a flat pole long Zhangba, so he got this nickname. Fuyun is a disciple of Taiping Dao, and Fuyun is his Dao number. Yu Yigen, Zhangba, and Fuyun are all people in their thirties, and they are much calmer than a few young handsome.

Yu Yigen looks dark and thin, his eyes are deep-set, he is shrewd and capable, and he is the oldest among the leaders of the nine tribes. After a few little handsomes were tired and there was no sound, he asked Zhang Yandao: "Dashuai, is it the leopard that came to you or ......?"

Zhang Yan didn't answer, and said expressionlessly: "If we lose this battle, we will go back to Taihang Mountain, we will continue to starve, and we will continue to die." Do you remember how we survived last year, the winter before that? Did everyone survive by eating tree bark and drinking snow water? Look at Taihang Mountain, how many graves are there? No, the dead are salted into human flesh, and we are eating people to survive. How many more years are you going to eat pickled human meat? ”

"We have an enmity with the court, and we have a grudge against the leopard, yes, it is indeed a feud with the deep world, but look at the displaced people who are following us now, do they have an enmity with the court? Do they have a grudge against the leopard? Those who are eaten by us, with whom do they have enmity? ”

"Whether the leopard comes to me or I go to find the leopard, the Yellow Turban Army will survive, and the displaced people who follow the Yellow Turban Army and hope to live a good life will also survive, but now we also call it survival?"

"We've been fighting for years, we've been dying, and we've gotten something? What did those people who believed in the Taiping Road and the Yellow Turban Army gained? ”

"Plausion is not surrender, you must be clear about that. Surrender is conditional, surrender is unconditional. After the appeasement, we have enough to protect our own army, we have enough land to feed ourselves, we don't have to fight with the official army, we can recuperate and accumulate strength, and most importantly, we can let the displaced people who follow us have land to plant, a house to live in, food to eat, and clothing to wear. ”

"After being appeased, there will be no more dead people, no more eating pickled human flesh, no more running away and no hope."

Zhang Yan slowly stood up and said coldly: "If the imperial court can't meet our requirements, we can continue to fight with the leopards, we can go back to Taihang Mountain, we can continue to eat pickled human flesh, in short, we have nothing to lose." ”

"But whether or not the appeasement succeeds, I want you to give me three months. Because in October, when the grain harvest is abundant, then this winter, we can at least eat a few days less pickled human meat. ”

"You continue to think here, and if you agree, come out to eat. If you don't agree, don't come out, solve it yourself, I don't want to kill my brother with my own hands. ”

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Sun Qin followed Zhang Yan and walked out.

"Dashuai, why do you believe in leopards?"

Zhang Yan glanced at him and said lightly: "When we were in Zhending City last year, we already said it. ”

Sun Qin stood there dumbfounded, speechless for a long time.

"Jingzhi, immediately send a fast horse to Taihang Mountain, and bring Zhang Baiqi Zhang Shuai and Huang Ting Huang Sima to Jinyang, I need them to discuss the matter of appeasement with the leopard." Zhang Yan thought for a while, and then said, "Bring Master Xiangkai too." ”

Sun Qin said in surprise: "Dashuai, Master Xiangkai has just ...... with the leopard in Jizhou."

"You don't know." Zhang Yan waved his hand to interrupt him and said, "If it weren't for the leopard, the people of Dazhitang would have died in Jizhou long ago." ”

"There are Master Xiangkai and his disciples preaching everywhere in Taiyuan, which can appease the soldiers and homeless. You must know that once the news of the appeasement spreads, the soldiers and the people will definitely be at a loss, they will be disappointed and frightened, and if someone spreads rumors from it, there will be chaos in all parts of Taiyuan, and there may even be rebellion. ”

"I don't want to have an accident in these months, whether the Yellow Turban Army can survive or not depends on these months." Zhang Yan sighed and said, "No matter how you scold me, I have to take this step, and no one can stop me." In the future, if we become stronger, we may be able to realize the dream of the great virtuous and virtuous people, and this is where the hope lies. If you do something like An Dingshuai, you can only kill yourself. ”

"In addition, you send someone to Yang Shuai of Shangdang County to make my meaning clear to him. If he agrees, ask him to come, and if he doesn't, let him go. ”

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After Li Hong's army reached Yongsan, it stopped. The generals of various departments came to inquire, and Li Hong said that he would rest for a few days and let the soldiers recover their strength before attacking the city.

Zhang Yan soon sent someone to deliver the news that he was willing to be cared for. Li Hong was determined in his heart, and immediately sent Zhang Yanzhishu to Luoyang with a fast ride of 800 miles, and at the same time wrote to the Son of Heaven, strongly advocating the pacification of the Yellow Turban Army, and offered the strategy of appeasing the displaced people and reclaiming the land and tuntian.

Li Hong immediately summoned the generals above the rank of military Sima to the military meeting in the big camp.

As soon as they heard that there was no war, everyone was a little discouraged, especially Xian Yufu, Yan Rou and other Youzhou generals, who were very disappointed.

Li Hong said with a smile: "The preparations for the siege of the city still have to be done, if the appeasement fails, this battle will still be fought." In addition, not long after the reorganization of the army, each battalion needs to carry out training, and the commanders of each battalion must also take turns to study the history and art of war in the battalion. ”

Tempest Sand asked, "Shall we learn too?" I can't even read the characters of the Great Han Kingdom, what are I learning? My lord, let me lead the troops to train. ”

"You have to learn." Li Hong said categorically, "Let you listen with your ears, not by hand." Lord Zuo, Lord Li, and Lord Song are responsible for teaching the history of the scriptures, and Lord Xianyu, Lord Xu, and Lord Koji are responsible for teaching the art of war. ”

Wen Chou smiled: "What does the adult teach?" ”

Li Hong's face suddenly turned cold, and he glared and said, "I'll teach you how to abide by military discipline." Then he severely criticized all the officers present on the various incidents of violating military discipline that had recently occurred in the army, and when he was angry, he beat the case several times with a shocking sound and murderous atmosphere.

"I asked you to come to learn the art of war, there is no other meaning, I just hope that you adults will have more contact with each other and make more friends, and in the future, on the battlefield, everyone will be brothers in life and death, there are no Hu people, Han people, and no Xiliang people and Youzhou people."

"Lei Zhong ......," Li Hong shouted.

This is the first time that Lei Chong has participated in a military conference of dozens of people, and he was very nervous when he saw so many officials who had heard of the name for a long time, but for the first time, he ran into Li Hong and was furious, and Li Hong also reprimanded him by name, which made Lei Chong's face turn white with fright. At this time, he suddenly heard Li Hong calling him, Lei Chong's heart was even more frightened, he sat there for a long time without moving, and he was almost out of breath with nervousness. Wen Chou, who was sitting next to him, hurriedly kicked him.

Lei stood up tremblingly, not daring to raise his head.

"This is Lei Chong, how many of you know him?" Li Hong asked.

No one in the tent made a sound. Everyone usually leads their own troops, and there is little contact with each other, and Lei Chong is a military Sima who has just been promoted, and no one knows him.

"The reason why we were able to defeat the Xianbei people in Boluo Valley was that Lei Chong's horse rejection formation played a key role. He will also use people to resist the horses in small battle formations, which require at least ten people to cooperate with each other to defeat the Iron Horse. Li Hong sneered, "All adults have to learn, ten people for a while." Every twenty of you come to me for fifteen days of training, as long as you defeat the black panther servants of a team of 100 people, you can return to the army and continue to lead the troops, otherwise, eat horse food with me. ”

The crowd will be amazed.

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