Chapter 10 Winning the Central Plains Section 51 Fu Gan reported to the generals and the generals of the northern Xinjiang commanders the latest battle situation on the Yingchuan battlefield.

In the second half of June, after General Wenchou led his army to attack Yangzhai City successfully, his main force quickly moved south along the Yingshui River and the Weishui River, and attacked Yingyang and Yingyin at the same time, while Song Xian and Zhao Hu led the army to attack Xuchang and contain Liu Bei's army.

At the beginning of July, after learning of the loss of Yangzhai City, the Yuan army supporting Xuchang turned north, and the two sides fought a battle at Jiulian Mountain, twenty miles east of Yingyang City.

Yuan's army was defeated and retreated into Yingyin City, where it was horned against Xuchang City, fifty miles east of the city, to resist the attack of our army.

In early July, General Wen Chou commanded the main force of the army to besiege Xuchang and Yingyin, and ordered General Wu Xiong to lead his army to hold Yangzhai City, and ordered Guo Xun and Yang Yi to lead the army to attack Xiangcheng and Jiaxian, and advance in the direction of Luyang.

During this period, except for the reinforcements from various counties in Yuzhou who rushed to Linying and Xinji in the south of Yingchuan to support Liu Bei, neither Luoyang nor Nanyang sent reinforcements in time.

Wu Xiong therefore took the opportunity to capture Yangcheng, the northernmost part of Yingchuan. Yangcheng is only more than a hundred miles away from Yuyuan Pass, and taking Yangcheng can help us defend Yangzhai City more firmly, and our army can also directly attack the pass.

Nanyang's reinforcements were slow to arrive in Yingchuan, giving Guo Xun and Yang Yi enough time to successfully conquer Xiangcheng and Jiaxian, and cross the Rushui River to attack their father's city.

If Nanyang's reinforcements still haven't arrived, our army is estimated to have entered the Nanyang territory in the next two or three days and will be under the city of Luyang.

Up to now, seven cities in the central and northeastern parts of Yingchuan, including Yangzhai, Yingyang, Xiangcheng, Jiaxian, Yangcheng, Yanling, and Changshe, have been conquered by our army, and nine cities in the entire Yingchuan are controlled by the rebels.

Due to the slow movement of reinforcements in Luoyang and Nanyang, and the failure of Yuzhou's reinforcements to assemble quickly to form a counteroffensive, General Wen Chou quickly adjusted the deployment of troops.

At present, General Wenchou has deployed 10,000 troops on the Yangcheng and Yangzhai lines in the north of Yingzhou, 15,000 troops on the Rushui River in the west of Yingchuan, and the remaining 45,000 troops are launching fierce attacks on the Yingyin and Xuchang lines in the south of Yingchuan.

"Tell Lord Wen Chou and ask him to speed up his attack and quickly take down Yingyin and Xuchang." After Fu Gan finished reporting the battle situation, Li Hong immediately said,

"Recently, the army has been able to advance smoothly in the north and south of Yingchuan, all because Yuan Shao's reinforcements did not arrive in time. Once Yuan Shao held off the attack of Koyi in Guanxi and stabilized the front, and Liu Biao and Jiangdong negotiated peace and retreated to Jiangxia, the enemy forces in Luoyang and Nanyang would swarm in, and the battle would be very fierce. ”

"After the army took Yingyin and Xuchang, please ask Lord Wenchou to put the main forces on the northern and western battlefields of Yingchuan. Luyang and Yangzhai are related to the safety of Luoyang, and these two places will be the main battlefields of the two sides for a long time. ”

"But......" Fu Gan said after a moment's hesitation,

"Although there are 70,000 troops on the Yingchuan battlefield, if we put our main forces on the two battlefields of Luyang and Yangzhai, the troops on the front line of Xuchang and Yingyin will be insufficient. This time, even if we beat Liu Bei out of Yingchuan, there are still a lot of troops in Yuzhou, and Liu Bei's own army is also in Runan, and the battle in the south of Yingchuan may be more fierce than the other two battlefields. Li Hong frowned and asked in a low voice, "Does Yuan Yao have any news?" Haven't been contacted? ”

"Nope. We haven't been able to get in touch with him. Fu Gan shook his head and said,

"However, we have been attacking Yingchuan for more than half a month, but we have not found Guan Yu and Zhang Fei's troops in the area of Yingyin and Xuchang, maybe ......"

"Perhaps after Yuan Yao received my letter, he was ordered to enter Runan and successfully launched a diversion attack." Li Hong groaned a little, waved his hand and said,

"Send someone south to Runan to see if you can find Yuan Yao's army and get in touch with him."

"Okay." Fu Gan said,

"Did the Hanoi and Henan battlefields immediately go on the defensive? If the Yingchuan battlefield continues to fight, the continuous supply of grain, grass and ordnance will become a prerequisite for holding Yingchuan. Therefore, we should do everything we can to send all the food and ordnance that can be saved to Yingchuan. ”

"Order the other battlefields to stop attacks immediately." Li Hong said decisively,

"Urgently tell the imperial court and try to raise some more food and grass for us. In the past two years, the wind and rain have been smooth, and the wealthy people in Jizhou have surplus grain at home, so they can't force them to buy credit and return them after Luoyang is laid. The Yingchuan battlefield is very critical, and if it is fought well, it can contain the troops in Luoyang, Yuzhou, Jingzhou and Nanyang, and can help the armies of Liyi and Yang Feng to take all the Guanxi. ”

"General, Lord Chen's wedding ceremony has ended, shouldn't we go back too?" Wang Dang asked,

"I'm in a hurry to go back to Yingchuan to fight, I can't stay in this place."

"Don't go back, any of you." Li Hong said with a smile,

"This year's battle is basically over. In the case of insufficient financial endowment, we were very lucky to be able to take Guanzhong in advance and occupy half of Yingchuan. There are two things that are urgent at the moment, one is to increase the troops, and the other is to make preparations for the attack on Luoyang. It is imperative to increase troops, especially after Guanzhong and Yingchuan are taken, and the army has formed an encirclement of Luoyang, which is even more imminent. ”

"At present, the scope of the battlefield is too large, and the forces are seriously scattered, as long as we lose a battle in any battlefield, we will lose when we attack Luoyang. In order to allow the imperial court to increase its troops as soon as possible, we have made great concessions, and even took the initiative to carry the heavy burden of Western Xinjiang. As you all know, the Han Dynasty has come to this point, and we set out to conquer the desert back then, if the affairs of the western Xinjiang are not handled well, we send troops to the west, and the great cause of Zhongxing will definitely be blocked. I believe that the eldest princess and the ministers of the DPRK and China will put the overall situation first and the great cause of Zhongxing as the priority, and agree to our proposal to increase the army. ”

"After the holy decree of increasing the army was issued, some of the adults present here will go to various places to recruit soldiers together with the local government offices, and strive to complete all the matters related to the soldiers in the shortest possible time, and rush to Dingtao with new soldiers to start military training. So, don't go, stay here honestly. The generals were stunned.

Wang Dang stood up and was about to speak, but was stopped by Li Hong shaking his hand.

"Luoyang is difficult to fight, and this battle will be fought for at least half a year or even a year. Therefore, the preparations for the attack on Luoyang were very complicated, and in addition to the preparation and hoarding of grain and grass, the manufacture of ordnance, and the requisition and transfer of people, it also included the stability of the western and northern Xinjiang and the stability of the Jianghuai River. In addition, there is one most important thing, and that is the issue of the capital. If Luoyang is not the capital of the Han Dynasty, we will have no scruples when we attack Luoyang, and we can let go of our hands and feet. At the same time, the military strategy of the imperial court will also be fundamentally changed due to the change of the capital, especially the attack strategy on Jianghuai and Jingyu will be greatly adjusted. ”

"For this reason, many of you will immediately return to Jinyang, and try your best to promote the imperial court to pass the proposal of increasing troops and the proposal of Chang'an, so as to lay a solid foundation for the great cause of the Han Dynasty." There was a lot of discussion in the big tent.

"Your Excellency is the general of the unified army in each battlefield, and you start from the specific situation of your respective battlefield, write to the imperial court, state your reasons, and ask the imperial court to quickly increase its troops, so that the army can besiege Luoyang in the shortest possible time." Li Hong stood up, walked to Zhang Liao's side and said, "Wen Yuan, you told me a few days ago that there were many reasons for increasing the troops. I think these reasons are very good, and you are playing them as they are. Zhang Liao's face was slightly red, and he bowed down and said: "General, I don't know that the increase in troops involves a wide range of things, and I said some radical things, please forgive the general." ”

"You can't be blamed for that. If you stay in the court for a while, you can understand the difficulty of increasing troops. After the end of the Central Plains War, I tried the imperial court about increasing the number of troops, but I was disappointed. So I thought about it carefully for a while, and planned to use the opportunity of the Battle of Guanzhong to put pressure on the imperial court. Now that this opportunity has come, we must grasp it well and strive to achieve the goal as soon as possible. ”

"The affairs in the court are too complicated, it is extremely difficult to deal with, and the time is also long, if we can't complete the increase of troops before October, the time for the army to attack Luoyang next year will be delayed, so ......" Zhang Liao swallowed, and the words did not come out for a long time.

"What are you afraid of? What don't you dare to say? Yan Liang glared at him dissatisfied, and shouted at Li Hong,

"General, let's increase the troops first, and while increasing the troops, we will force the imperial court to agree. In the case that the increase in troops has become a fait accompli, those bastards in the imperial court dare to say a 'no'? Li Hong smiled slightly, pointed at Yan Liang and said, "Recruiting troops without authorization is a crime of rebellion. What, you think I'm going to live too long? Yan Liang pursed his lips disdainfully.

"Many of you still haven't seen the situation clearly, and the thoughts in your heads are still the same as ten years ago, thinking that you are the best in the world, and you can do whatever you want, and you don't have the slightest appearance of a famous Zhongxing general." Li Hong stood in the middle of the big tent, glanced at the generals, and said slowly,

"I have spoken countless times on various occasions, now it is to revitalize the society, it is the great man of Zhongxing, not to defend the northern frontier, nor to divide Hebei to dominate one side, all many things, many ways of doing things, including the concept of your brain, must be changed, there must be a earth-shaking change, don't ruin the great cause of Zhongxing in a daze."

"I'll give you a simple example. In the past, we only had a dozen counties in northern Xinjiang, and there were enough bureaucrats in northern Xinjiang. Later, we recovered Youzhou and Jizhou and occupied the three prefectures of Hebei, and there were not enough people in northern Xinjiang, but we did our best to survive. What now? Now we have recovered Qingzhou, Yanzhou and Guanzhong, and there are fifteen more counties, and if we add Xiliang, it will be more than twenty counties and more than three hundred counties. How many officers do we need now? There are more than 20 Taishou and state ministers alone, more than 500 officials with more than 1,000 stones, and bureaucrats from hundreds of county and county governments combined, at least about 5,000 people. ”

"May I ask you, how many scholars are still in Northern Xinjiang at present? Even if there are still more than 5,000 scholars in the north who can go out, how many of these more than 5,000 scholars can serve as officials with more than 1,000 stones? Could it be that a scholar who is studying the scriptures in the school can become a county magistrate and a county magistrate immediately after the establishment of the county? Li Hong shook his head,

"In fact, at present, all the scholars in northern Xinjiang who can become officials have become officials. You can go to Jinyang University Hall to have a look, the scholars who are now studying in Jinyang University Hall are all under the age of 16, and the number is less than 1,000, and some of them are still children of the Hu family. ”

Therefore, with the increase in the number of recovered counties and the continuous advancement of the great cause of Zhongxing, scholars from all over the country will enter the court, which is a fact and an inevitability. In the past few years, a large number of scholars from Jizhou and Hedong have entered the court, and now the scholars from Qing and Yanzhou, Guan and Luo will enter the court, and in the future, the scholars from Xu, Yang, Henan, Jing and other places will also enter the court. The great cause of Zhongxing needs to mobilize all the forces of the entire Han Dynasty, and it is far from enough to rely on the strength of northern Xinjiang. Therefore, you must accept them, respect them, and use all means to give full play to their strength under the condition that our people in northern Xinjiang firmly grasp the government and let them work with us to promote the development of the great cause of Zhongxing. ”

"The struggle for power is everywhere, the struggle for interests is everywhere, and we can't treat them as enemies just because they are not from northern Xinjiang. Isn't there a struggle for power and interests among the people of northern Xinjiang? There were, but it's just covered up now. Killing your opponent is easy, but it doesn't necessarily solve the problem. The best way to solve the problem is to submit the opponent and let the opponent use it for himself and become his loyal friend. Since ancient times, this has been the case with those who are good at fighting. Just like us in northern Xinjiang, in order to solve the problem of Hu invasion and stabilize northern Xinjiang, we finally adopted the method of subjugating our opponents and turning them into our friends. The benefits are obvious. The reason why the Central Plains War was able to achieve the final victory was due to the help of the Hu iron cavalry. ”

"Turning opponents into friends, turning a win-loss game into a win-win game, this is what the wise do."

"Let's talk about the increase in troops." Li Hong walked back and forth in the big tent for a few steps and continued,

"Everyone's concept has not changed, and it is inevitable that the consideration of the increase in troops is too simplistic."

"In the past, we defended northern Xinjiang and Hebei, and more than 100,000 troops were completely enough, but now to pacify the world, the battlefield has suddenly increased several times, and not only are the troops overstretched, but there is also a serious shortage of military officials at all levels. There is a serious shortage of military officers, and it is very difficult to increase the number of troops. The reason why I asked for an increase of 100,000 troops was precisely because I was worried that the lack of military officers at all levels would lead to a sudden decline in the combat effectiveness of the army. Increasing troops would have been a good thing, but if the increase in troops harmed the combat effectiveness of the army, it would be better not to increase the number of troops. ”

"You may think that we have enough veterans to promote and appoint a large number of people, but have you ever thought about it, how many battlefields do we have now? Which battlefields need the toughest troops? The large army defending the northern frontier must maintain combat effectiveness, the army defending the western frontier must maintain combat effectiveness, and the southern and northern armies must maintain strong combat effectiveness. ”

"The limited number of veterans is only one of the difficulties in increasing troops, and the most difficult thing to increase troops is the issue of land allocation. The current dynasty is now implementing the 'soldier household' system, and land must be allocated to the soldier households, but due to the intensive war and the heavy damage, many soldier households have no suitable men in their families for the time being. Therefore, the more troops are increased, the larger the number of soldiers, the more land allocated by the imperial court, and the greater the loss of taxes paid by the imperial court. In addition, the situation is different in various places, and the amount of land actually controlled by the government in each region is also different, and in places with few people and more land, it is possible to increase the number of soldiers, but the source of troops may not be suitable, and the land in places with suitable sources of soldiers may not be large, and this contradiction makes it much more difficult to increase troops. ”

"The increase of troops can make the people of Northern Xinjiang more powerful and their position in the court more stable, and the Zhongxing strategy adhered to by the people of Northern Xinjiang has gradually conflicted with the Zhongxing strategy insisted on by the ministers of the DPRK and China headed by the Prime Minister with the gradual advancement of the great cause of Zhongxing. Now the most intense place of conflict is the capital of Chang'an. This was the main reason why almost all the ministers of the DPRK and China, with the exception of the Northern Xinjiang Department, openly opposed the increase in troops. Therefore, the increase of troops has become a weapon in the battle of ZTE strategy. ”

"Everyone in the court knows that the increase of troops is very important to the great cause of ZTE, so the increase of troops will definitely succeed, but the first condition is that the current ZTE strategy must be in the interests of everyone. Let's take an analogy, the increase of troops can take Luoyang, but the capital of Chang'an has put Sheji in a deep crisis, so what is the point of this increase? What's the point of laying down Luoyang? ”

"The Prime Minister and many ministers resolutely opposed the increase in troops, and in the final analysis, they believed that the capital of Chang'an would not help the Zhongxing Han. What about us? What do we use to convince them? No one knows what the future holds, and we don't know whether it's right or wrong to set the capital of Chang'an. The reason why we support the eldest princess to set the capital of Chang'an is because it is in the interests of the people of northern Xinjiang. Chang'an is very close to the western and northern frontiers, which is conducive to the stability of the frontier, but if the frontier is stable, will the Central Plains be stable? Is Dahan Sheji stable? We don't know, and we're terrified. ”

"Therefore, let us not resent the Prime Minister, nor do we resent the ministers of the DPRK who oppose the increase of troops. State affairs have a bearing on the fate of the society and the life and death of millions of people, and there is no room for any personal feelings. Please have a clear understanding of this. ”

"Increasing troops can allow the people of Northern Xinjiang to control the government more firmly, and the Zhongxing strategy can always be in line with the interests of the Han Dynasty and the people of Northern Xinjiang, and the matter of setting the capital of Chang'an can be solved accordingly. Therefore, in order to solve this series of problems, I have to find another way. ”

"If you can't convince the other side in terms of statecraft, you can only retreat to the next best thing and satisfy the other side in terms of interests, so as to achieve the same goal. The conflict of interests between our two sides is in fact a struggle for power. But in the current situation, no one can gain greater benefits in terms of power, so we simply take the initiative to give up part of our power to make the imperial power stronger, so as to push the other party into a corner. Either lose power completely, or join forces with us against the imperial power, they will certainly make the wisest choice. In this way, the problem of increasing troops was solved, and the problem of Dingdu Chang'an was also solved, and they could not resent us yet. Because we want to increase our troops to fight Luoyang, they do not agree, and they force us to give up power. At that time, they will be in the same dangerous situation as we are. But we have the army in our hands, and the Son of Heaven and the eldest princess still need us to conquer the world, and they are-for-tat with the imperial power, and the end can be imagined. I believe that Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was clear about how he treated foreign dynasties. In order to regain the power, in order to regain the lost power, in order to check and balance the imperial power in order to achieve the success of the great cause of Zhongxing, they have only one way, that is, to unite with us, use the military power in our hands, and compete with the imperial power again. ”

"Now you understand?" Li Hong walked behind the desk, turned to face the more than 30 civil and military officials in the tent, and said with a smile,

"In the court, it will be His Highness who has the final say, His Highness is the common opponent of all the ministers in the court, and all the ministers in the court will be friends immediately. Now, has the anger in your hearts vanished? Most of the generals in the tent looked at Li Hong, their expressions grim, obviously still thinking about what Li Hong had just said.

"I invited you to Xingyuan, first, in order to explain the ZTE strategy clearly, and ask you to support His Highness to set the capital of Chang'an. Second, once the Guanzhong War is over, many major events will happen in Jinyang, and you must rush back immediately, and at the most critical moment of the Han Dynasty, defend the Han Dynasty, protect the Son of Heaven and the eldest princess, and seek the greatest benefits for the people of Northern Xinjiang. ”

"What about the general? Aren't you going back? Tian Chou asked suddenly.

"I'm not going back." Li Hong glanced at the generals and said solemnly,

"Han Sui's death shocked me a lot. In the past few days, I have thought a lot, Yuan Shu's death caused Jiujiang to collapse, Sun Ce's death caused Jiangdong to be in danger, and Han Sui's death may cause chaos in Western Xinjiang and directly affect the great cause of Zhongxing. If I die suddenly, what will happen to Hebei? Will ZTE's great cause continue to advance steadily? The generals were stunned and shocked.

"People, what nonsense are you talking about?" Xian Yufu had a cold face and scolded unhappily,

"How can you say such a thing in such an situation?" Li Hong smiled and continued: "I am dead, you must resolutely respect the Son of Heaven, be loyal to the eldest princess, and bravely take up the important task of revitalizing the community." From now on, you have to get used to life without me, you have to be alone, you have to firmly grasp your own destiny, and you have to live well. I firmly believe that without me, you can also prosper in the Han. ”

"General......" The generals knelt down in unison. The news of Guanzhong's victory shocked the two sides of the negotiations who were not giving in to each other in Dingtao City.

Cao Ren, Mao Jue, Sun Ben, Zhang Chun, and Zhu Zhi all responded as quickly as possible, requesting Cao Cao and Sun Quan to give an immediate reply so that they could make strategic adjustments in time.

At the same time, Li Hong wrote a letter to Yuan Shao of Luoyang and Liu Bei of Xuchang, inviting them to send someone to Dingtao to negotiate peace.

Li Hong gave a minimum peace condition, as long as they respected the Son of Heaven and the court of Jinyang, other matters were easy to discuss.

In July, Luoyang. Yuan Shao received Li Hong's letter and immediately fell into anger. From the beginning of the army led by Liyi and Yang Feng to attack Huayin and Tongguan, Yuan Shao had a premonition that the battle of Guanzhong might not only be a failure, but a big defeat, but he still had a glimmer of hope, he hoped that Han Sui and Gao Gan could retreat to Chang'an, and there were still troops to compete with the Northern Xinjiang Army.

The Battle of Guanzhong is related to the survival of Luoyang, if the Battle of Guanzhong is defeated, Luoyang will not be guaranteed, and Yuan Shao feels that the danger of death is approaching step by step.

However, he did not have any news of the battle in Guanzhong. In July, Sun Qin and Yang Hua led an army to attack Fenglingdu, Gao Rou and Zhu Ling suffered from the enemy on their backs, abandoned Tongguan, and retreated to Taolin Fortress.

But three days later, the Peach Forest Fortress was lost, and Gao Rou and Zhu Ling fled to Hongnong City to meet Duan Xuan. Koji Yi and Yang Feng took advantage of the victory to pursue.

Sun Qin and Yang Hua's army went down the river and killed Shaancheng directly, intending to cut off Duan Xuan's retreat. Duan Xuan was shocked, abandoned Hongnong, and led the army to defend Shaanxi City.

At this time, Nanyang sent an urgent report that Wuguan was occupied by the Northern Xinjiang Army, and Xu Xuan put the main forces on the Danshui line to prevent the Northern Xinjiang Army from taking advantage of the situation to move south.

Part of the army that was originally going to support Yingchuan returned to Danshui, leaving only 2,000 people to guard Luyang.

Xu Xuan urgently asked Jingzhou for help. Liu Biao had promised to let Wen Ping and Liu Hu lead 5,000 soldiers to Luyang to help.

In mid-July, Koji Yi led his army to attack Shaancheng, and the two sides fought fiercely in Shaancheng. The tension in Kansai made Yuan Shao restless.

Luoyang's reinforcements all rushed to the front line of Xin'an and Hangu Pass, and there was no time to divide troops south to support Yingchuan.

Just when Yuan Shao was exhausted, Li Hong's letter arrived. At this point, he knew the general course of the battle of Guanzhong, Han Sui died, more than half of the Xiliang army surrendered, and the 40,000 troops of Gao Gan and Xinbi were all wiped out.

Yuan Shao's last glimmer of hope was completely shattered, he couldn't withstand such a heavy blow and fell ill again.

Yuan Wei, Yuan Zhong, Feng Ji, Xianpei, Xun Chen and others sat next to Yuan Shao's sickbed and took turns to read Li Hong's letters.

"Obviously, the Northern Xinjiang Army can't move, and General Duan Xuan should have no problem holding the front line of Xin'an and Hangu Pass this year." In addition to Ji Ji's grief, there was a hint of luck in his eyes,

"I think it's better to immediately deploy troops to support Yingchuan, hold Luyang first, and ensure the connection between Luoyang and Jingyu."

"The top priority is not to support Yingchuan, but to formulate a defensive strategy immediately." Yuan Shao hoarsely said in a hoarse voice,

"Next year, the Northern Xinjiang Army will definitely fight Luoyang, as long as we hold Luoyang, let the Northern Xinjiang Army fight for a year and a half, and drag down Hebei, we will be able to turn defeat into victory. Otherwise, Luoyang will be finished, and Sheji will also be overturned. ”

"What do you do?"

"If you want to hold Luoyang, you must open up a containment battlefield." Yuan Shao closed his eyes and said slowly,

"If both Guanzhong and Yanzhou fall into war, the Northern Xinjiang Army will have to fight in three battlefields at the same time, so Luoyang will be safe and sound."

"The Xiliang people are already in chaos, their current opponent is the Qiang people, and it is estimated that they will not have the strength to counterattack the attack for the time being. Liu Zhang of Yizhou is being attacked by Zhang Lu and Zhao Wei from the north and south, and life is difficult, and only Zhang Lu can help us, but Zhang Lu's strength is limited and he cannot pose a deadly threat to Guanzhong. The judge sighed softly,

"Cao Cao and Sun Quan are currently shaking hands and making peace under the mediation of Li Hong, with Cao Cao's current situation, self-protection is still insufficient, how dare he attack Yanzhou? Sun Quan and Zhou Yu, with the support of Hebei, counterattacked Liu Biao. Liu Biao retreated to Jiangxia, but Lu Su, Lu Meng, Sun Fu and others led the army to fight later, and Liu Biao couldn't fight if he didn't want to. Now the main force of the Jingzhou army is being dragged in Jiangxia, unable to stop, miserable, and unable to go north to support. Yuan Shao was worried, and suddenly his eyes turned black, and he opened his mouth and spit out a mouthful of blood.

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