In the fifth chapter, when the first New Year, the officials of various counties and counties in Youzhou sent people to Jicheng to meet Taifu Liu Yu, and Gongsun Zhan blocked the shelves one by one on the grounds that Taifu was unwell.

The counties immediately decided that Gongsun Chan had indeed put Master Taifu under house arrest, so under the secret planning of Liu Yu's son Liu He, an operation to save Liu Yu began.

After Liu He returned to Jinyang with the holy decree, he was shocked to hear that his father had been dragged into the dispute over the imperial system.

In order to avoid suspicion, he took the initiative to ask the eldest princess to resign and asked to return to Youzhou to accompany his father. Although the eldest princess kept it repeatedly, Liu He had made up his mind and returned to Youzhou alone.

This time, the general sent troops to attack Youzhou in the name of Gongsun Zhan's holding Liu Yu hostage and endangering Sheji, Liu Yu was worried that the Karasuma people in western and eastern Liaodong would take the opportunity to rebel, so he hurriedly asked Liu He to personally rush to the eastern border county of Youzhou to appease the three kings of Karasuma.

At this time, Qiu Liju, the king of Bailang, was dead, and his sister-in-law Lou Ban was young and could not command the Karasuma tribes, so Su Muyan, the king of Liaodong's vassal state, and Wuyan, the king of Hanlu in Youbeiping, jointly pushed Qiu Liju's concubine Badun to temporarily replace the king of Bailang, and led the Karasuma tribe in the four places of right Beiping, Liaoxi, Liaodong and Liaodong.

When he heard that Gongsun Chan had been attacked and killed by the great general Li Hong, he was extremely excited, thinking that this was a good opportunity for the Karasuma people to take revenge.

On the one hand, he sent people to Zhuo County secretly to contact the Northern Frontier Army, took the initiative to show goodwill to the general, and expressed his willingness to send troops to help, and on the other hand, he sent people to urgently inform Su Muyan, the king of Qiao, and Wuyan, the king of Hanlu, that after the heavy snow melted, they would send troops to the right Beiping to attack Gongsun Zhan.

After Liu He rushed to Liaoxi, he tried his best to dissuade him. He hesitated again and again, and finally gave up the idea of sending troops.

In recent years, Liu Yu has taken great care of the Karasuma tribe, and this kindness cannot but be repaid. In addition, the strong force of the Northern Xinjiang Army made him feel uneasy.

If Li Hong eliminated Gongsun Chan, and then took advantage of the situation to put the charge of killing Gongsun Chan on the Karasuma people, and took the opportunity to attack the Karasuma people, then the Karasuma Three Kings would suffer.

As soon as Badun promised not to send troops, the shocking news came from Yuyang that Gongsun Zhan had arrested Master Taifu.

After several confirmations, Liu He determined that his father was held hostage by Gongsun Zhan, and he immediately asked for help. He agreed.

If Liu Yu dies, who else in Youzhou will treat the Karasuma people as human beings? Who else would do their best to help the Karasuma people?

Raidon told the Karasuma tribe all over the world, did his best to ride iron, killed into Jicheng, and rescued Lord Taifu. Liu He was very moved when he saw groups of Karasuma people braving heavy winds and snows and trekking hundreds of miles away.

The father only gave these Hu people a little help, but when their father needed them, these Hu people did not hesitate to repay them with their own lives.

Look at Gongsun Zhan's well-read scriptures and pretentious

"Loyal" villains, what have they done? They killed the Hu people all their lives, and in the end, they were not even as good as the Hu people, and completely left behind their loyalty and faithfulness.

Liu He and Bunton were so anxious that they hurried on the road with five thousand iron horsemen without waiting for the Karasuma troops to assemble.

They traveled all the way along the southern foot of Dayan Mountain, and arrived at the city of Qiping in Yuyang County in mid-February.

Here they met Qi Zhou, the commander of Yuyang. Qi Zhou was originally Cao Peng, a soldier of Youzhou Mansion, and was later worshiped by Liu Yu as the captain of Yuyang.

Qi Zhou told Liu He that Gongsun Zhan had removed the Taishou of Yuyang County and sent himself to Qianping City to guard the border, and now he had full control of Yuyang County.

He believed that in order to rescue Master Taifu, he must first go to Juyong Pass to ask for help from Jianwei General Yan Rou. Liu He listened to Qi Zhou's suggestion, sent people to Juyongguan for help, and quietly advanced to Jicheng with five thousand Karasuma iron horses and Qi Zhou's one thousand Youzhou iron horses.

At the end of February, they were discovered by Gongsun Zhan's iron cavalry, and a fierce battle ensued near Jicheng. Gongsun Chan was furious when he heard the news, and rode up with 30,000 steps, intending to kill all these Karasuma people.

As soon as Gongsun Zan left the city, Zhao Feng, the governor of Guangyang County, and Zhao Mu, the military commander who defended the city, led 800 people into Youzhou Mansion.

They rescued dozens of officials including Liu Yu and Wei You, and then rushed out of the city and rushed in the direction of Juyong Pass.

On the way, they encountered Liu He's iron cavalry, and the two sides joined forces and quickly retreated. Gongsun Chan was furious, and the Overseers gave chase.

When they arrived in Changping, Xian Yuyin and Li Su led 3,000 iron cavalry to arrive, and the two sides fought a bloody battle under Changping City. On the way to retreat, Liu Yu was accidentally hit by an arrow and was seriously injured.

At the end of the letter, Yan Rou said that Master Taifu was seriously injured and his life was in danger. Please give the general an order quickly, attack and kill Gongsun Zhan, and avenge Lord Taifu.

After reading Yan Rou's letter, Li Hong was extremely sad in his heart. Not long after Lord Lu Zhi died, Lord Liu Yu was about to return to heaven again, and the important ministers of the Han Dynasty fell one by one, and it seemed that the revival of the Han Sheji was becoming more and more difficult.

Li Hong immediately reported the news to the eldest princess, and urgently summoned the officials of the General's Mansion to discuss the matter. Since Lord Taifu was first held hostage and coerced by Gongsun Chan in Jicheng, and later shot and wounded by Gongsun Chan in the process of fleeing, the complicated situation in Youzhou has become clear, and all that is needed now is to gather all forces to eliminate Gongsun Chan.

For this reason, Li Hong planned to send more troops to the Youzhou battlefield and personally go to Youzhou to fight the army.

Zhu Mu and Tian Chou both knew that Li Hong was in a bad mood at the moment, so they didn't give advice. The reason why the problem in Youzhou is difficult to solve is because of the existence of Liu Yu, the Taifu master.

In order to properly solve Liu Yu's problem, Li Hong thought of many ways, but he never expected that there would be such a bad situation today.

Gongsun Zhan almost lost his mind in the pursuit and almost took Liu Yu's life. If Liu Yu dies like this, Li Hong will blame himself for the rest of his life, and he can't forgive everything He Yuan Liang has done.

Even if he kills Gongsun Zan in the future, he can't make up for his guilt to Liu Yu.

"I want to rush to Youzhou immediately, I want to capture Jicheng in the shortest possible time, and join Yan Rou, I want to see Lord Liu......" Li Hong said sadly,

"Even if Lord Liu passes away, I will see him for the last time." Zhu Mu hesitated for a moment and said slowly: "General, Lord Yan said in his letter that according to Lord Wei You's estimates, Gongsun Chan has about 70,000 to 80,000 people in his hands. Among them, 50,000 were Tuntian soldiers in the past, and some of them were soldiers recently recruited by Gongsun Zhan in various counties of Youzhou. Although their combat effectiveness is not high, it is still more than enough to defend the city. With tens of thousands of people guarding a city, it is difficult to conquer Jicheng in a short period of time with our current strength. If our army is dragged under Jicheng or several other big cities, Gongsun Chan will have enough time to flee into Liaodong. Once Gongsun Chan fled into Liaoxi and Liaodong, the war in Youzhou would have to drag on, so this increase in troops must be carefully considered. How many troops are we going to have? From which direction is it increased? Zhu Mu looked up at Li Hong, who was silent, frowned slightly, and continued: "After the main force of the army was transferred to the Youzhou battlefield, the troops stationed on the north bank of the Yellow River were very thin. Will Tian Kai and Liu Bei of Qingzhou take the opportunity to attack Jizhou in order to contain and respond to Gongsun Zhan? In addition, news from Yanzhou said that Cao Cao had led people south to Yuzhou to hunt down Yuan Shu. Are we taking the opportunity to send troops in the name of escorting Lord Jin Shang to Yanzhou to take office? If we want to take the opportunity to capture Yanzhou, we will not be able to send troops north to reinforce us. Zhu Mu's meaning was obvious, he wanted to cross the river to the south to fight Yanzhou, so as to quickly start a counterinsurgency war and strive to stabilize the community as soon as possible.

As for Youzhou, because the problem of Taifu Liu Yu has been solved, and Gongsun Zhan's strength is slightly insufficient.

Therefore, in the current situation, if you want to annihilate Gongsun Chan in the middle of Youzhou, you can't fight too quickly.

The fight was too hard and too urgent, and Gongsun Zhan went to Liaoxi and Liaodong, which was not conducive to the rapid stabilization of Youzhou.

If the Northern Xinjiang Army temporarily stopped the fighting in Youzhou and crossed the river south to fight Yanzhou with the main force, so that the Northern Xinjiang Army would fall into the dilemma of fighting on two fronts, then Gongsun Chan would not be in a hurry to retreat.

On the contrary, he may also take the initiative to counterattack. As long as he counterattacks, we will successfully hold him back, and then we will call on the Iron Cavalry to outflank him and wipe him out in Jicheng.

Zhu Mu pointed to the map and said his idea in detail,

"If all goes well, we may be able to occupy both Youzhou and Yanzhou this year." Li Hong lowered his head in contemplation and was silent.

"Brother Gongding, is it planning to recruit Karasuma Iron Cavalry and let them detour to the southern foot of Dayan Mountain to Liaoxi?" Tian Chou asked.

"Yes, at this time, we can recruit Karasuma Iron Rider." Zhu Mu said,

"Gongsun Chan killed Master Taifu, and the people of Youzhou will no longer regard him as a hero. We can recruit Lou Lu, Lu Huanyang, Ran Ran, Bundun, Su Muyan, and Wuyan to besiege and kill him at the same time. ”

"You can indeed do this." Tian Chou nodded and said,

"Even if the general refuses to recruit the Karasuma people, in order to take revenge, Lord Liu He and many of the former officials of the Taifu will find ways to turn to the Karasuma people who have received the favor of the Taifu. The fact that the Karasuma people in western and eastern Liaodong braved the heavy snowstorm and rushed thousands of miles to Jicheng to rescue Master Taifu is a clear proof of this. ”

"But ......," Tian Chou pointed to Youzhou on the map and said worriedly,

"If Tian Kai and Liu Bei of Qingzhou launch an attack on the north bank of the Yellow River, and Zhang Yang launches an attack on Wei County from the direction of Montenegro, it will be difficult for us to succeed in attacking Yanzhou. Now the people on the south bank of the Yellow River are most worried about us killing us, and they will unite to fight back against us at all costs. Zhu Mu was about to argue, but Li Hong shook his hand at him and motioned him not to say anything.

"We sent an army to escort Jin Shang to Yanzhou to test the reaction of the prefectures and counties on the south bank of the Yellow River. If Yuan Shao, Cao Cao, Zhang Yang, and Tian Kai all come to fight us, then the time for us to cross the river to the south to quell the rebellion will be postponed. Li Hong pointed at Zhu Mu and said,

"There are a lot of people who think like you now. You think that if we occupy Jizhou, with money and food, we will be invincible in the world, and we can immediately pacify the world. That's a good idea, but it's not necessarily the case. ”

"Give it a try, when the rebellion on the south bank of the Yellow River has pounced, you will know how difficult it is to pacify the world, lest you always think about this in your hearts, saying that I, Li Hong, have the heart to cut off the throne and claim hegemony." Li Hong smiled bitterly,

"If the prefectures and counties of Hebei are not stable, and if the people of Hebei are not fed, it will be difficult for us to have the strength to cross the Yellow River and calm the world." The next day, the eldest princess and Li Hong presided over the proceedings of the three mansions.

There were two battles this spring, one was to pacify Youzhou, and the other was to escort Yanzhou assassin Shi Jinshang to take office.

In order to pacify Youzhou as soon as possible, Li Hong decided to recruit Youzhou Karasuma Iron Cavalry, and at the same time urgently dispatched Hu Lie's general Yan Liang to lead 20,000 troops north to Youzhou to support.

After Yan Liang's army moved north, there were only 30,000 garrisons on the north bank of the Yellow River. Zhang He's 10,000 troops were stationed in Wei County, Gao Lan's 10,000 troops were stationed in the northern part of Yanzhou East County, and Wang Dang's 10,000 troops were stationed in the northern part of Qingzhou Plain County.

After the general left Handan, Zhang Yan, the general of Zhenhu, led the military of the great Sima and the general on his behalf. At the end of March, Zhang Yan, the general of the town guard, hurried back to the general's line from Pingyuan City.

It was hard for Zhang Yan to believe that Li Hong would let him lead the military affairs of the Great Sima and the General on behalf of Hebei Province, and at the same time, it was difficult for him to accept this important task.

"I, Zhang Yan, can't repay the general's trust in me in this life and this life, but I really can't bear this heavy responsibility." Zhang Yan said excitedly,

"Jizhou is the foundation of the great cause of the Han Dynasty, and the safety of Jizhou is directly related to the safety of the community. In today's crisis, the general should personally sit in Jizhou, instead of taking the army to Youzhou to fight. Zhang Yan said that he was willing to go to Youzhou on behalf of the army, and was willing to obey the command of General Liyi, and the family and General Liyi worked together to occupy Youzhou as soon as possible.

Li Hong shook his head,

"Brother Feiyan, at this moment, I have to go to Youzhou, the reason I don't say you know, I have to go."

"General, I used to be the commander of the Yellow Turban Army, and my identity is very special. If I am asked to lead the military and political affairs of Hebei on my behalf, it will be easy to intensify the contradictions between the top and bottom of Hebei, and the general should know this very well. Why did the general insist on doing this? Zhang Yan said sincerely,

"General, please take back this order." Li Hong stared at him for a while, then sat down beside him and whispered: "It is precisely because you were the commander of the Yellow Turban Army in the past that I let you preside over the military administration of Hebei. Otherwise, I can let Brother Yu Xing (Xian Yufu) go to Handan and let you go to Jinyang. Zhang Yan hesitated slightly,

"The general wants me to appease the Yellow Turban Army of Montenegro as soon as possible and open the passage to attack Hanoi?"

"That's not the main purpose."

"The general has no intention of going south to quell the rebellion immediately, but the call of the Hebei officials to go south to quell the rebellion is getting louder and louder, does the general mean to let me ......?"

"It is the order of the Son of Heaven to escort Yanzhou Assassin Shi Jinshang to his post, you can't help but obey, you have to do this matter as soon as possible, and you can't delay." Li Hong said undoubtedly.

Zhang Yan thought for a long time and said with a wry smile: "Please give the general some advice." ”

"Jizhou has just been taken, and people are clamoring to cross the Yellow River, to pacify the world, and to reach the king of Guanzhongqin, as if Jizhou will be in hand, the money and grain will roll in, and the army will be able to sweep the world, and even the eldest princess has repeatedly asked." Li Hong sneered,

"I said that there was not enough money and food, and immediately someone suggested that taxes be increased and that land should be sold. I said that the army was not enough, and immediately someone suggested that the tuntian soldiers be recruited, and if the tuntian soldiers were gone, the land in the military tun could be taken out and sold, and the government treasury would have money. Speaking of which, these people want me to go to war, let them get rich, a bunch of things that bring disaster to the country and the people. Zhang Yan Huoran woke up.

"Okay, I'll go to war and fulfill their wishes." Li Hong patted Zhang Yan's shoulder and smiled,

"You stay, when you have nothing to do, go to inspect the prefecture and county, appease the people of Tuntian, act as low-key as possible, let these people who are hiding behind jump out, and then ......"

"Wait until you come back to deal with it?" Zhang Yan asked.

"No, you can do it at any time." Li Hong said,

"The implementation of the new policy is very difficult, the reason is in these people, if we don't get rid of these people as soon as possible, Hebei will be chaotic sooner or later." Zhang Yan bowed down to receive the order.

"You used to be the commander of the Yellow Turban Army, and your identity will force out many people who hate Northern Xinjiang, and you have dealt with them all for me. Even if you kill the wrong one, it doesn't matter, I'll take it for you. "Jump to