Chapter 10 Winning the Central Plains Section 55 The trial did not tell the secret after all. When Li Hong and Feng Xue sent the trial out of the military tent together, the trial was still immersed in pain, and he looked very trance-like.

"Actually, Brother Zhengnan is more sad to live than to die." Li Hongmu's stumbling back disappeared into the darkness, and whispered to Fengxue,

In order to survive, or for the survival of Luoyang, he made compromises and violated his conscience and did a lot of sorry things for his friends. He survived, but his conscience was tormented, and life was worse than death. ”

"He's not wrong." Fengxue snuggled in Li Hong's arms and sighed in a low voice,

"Maybe he's not just for himself or for the survival of his clan."

"For the sake of the community?" Li Hong smiled bitterly,

"In today's world, from the Son of Heaven, the eldest princess to ordinary people, everyone has a community in their hearts, and everyone's understanding of society is different. She Ji can be a lofty ideal, it can be glory and wealth, it can also be two meals a day, and it can even be understood as survival and living. Brother Zhengnan also has a community in his heart, but I am the culprit who destroyed this society, and Yuan Shao and he are the pillars that support this society. For the sake of this society in his mind, he can sacrifice everything, even his conscience and backbone. ”

"It's really hard for people to understand." Feng Xue sighed,

"You and he both think they're right, but neither can convince the other." Then she leaned into Li Hong's ear and asked softly,

"Will you kill him?" Li Hongliang was speechless for a long time.

"In the desert, whoever is the victor is right." Fengxue looked up at the beautiful night sky and said softly,

"In this world, there is only victory and defeat, and there is no right or wrong. Big Brother seems to be tired of killing. Li Hong sighed.

Li Hong accepted the suggestion of the trial, first put aside the most difficult problems to solve, and turned to discuss such difficult problems as the distribution of power in the imperial court, the status of Yuan Shao, Liu Biao and others in the imperial court, and the subordination between the imperial court and local prefectures and counties.

If these problems can be solved first and the requirements of Yuan Shao, Liu Biao and others are satisfied, perhaps the two sides will have the possibility of resolving the issue of imperial unification through negotiation.

The negotiations between Li Hong and Yuan Shao have been secretly carried out in Xingyuan, and when the tripartite peace talks in Dingtao City are over and Cao Ren, Sun Ben and others have left, Li Hong immediately wrote to Yuan Shao, asking the two sides to increase the number of personnel in the peace talks, hoping to come up with a preliminary settlement plan before the end of the year.

Yuan Shao quickly replied, agreeing to Li Hong's suggestion, and in mid-October, the two sides each sent six senior officials to meet with Chenliu.

Li Hong hurriedly played the imperial court and asked the officials to be sent to the Central Plains as soon as possible. At the end of September, the new Yanzhou Assassin Shi Zhong Xuan rushed to Dingtao and brought the imperial decree.

The eldest princess issued an order that Li Hong, the general of the Great Sima, should be fully responsible for appeasing the rebellion, and would no longer supervise the military administration of the two states of Qingyan.

During his absence from Jinyang, the Great Sima was led by the Left Cavalry General Xian Yu Fu, and asked the General to quickly send back all the subordinates of the Great Sima Mansion.

Li Hong's subordinates generally hold two positions and handle the affairs of the two governments at the same time. When he led the army to conquer, these people had all arrived at Xingyuan, and the Da Sima Mansion left in Jinyang was an empty shelf.

During this period, the main affairs were handled by the eldest princess, who was acting as the chief of affairs. Now there has been a major change in the distribution of power in the imperial court, and during Li Hong's expedition abroad, the Great Sima was led by Xian Yufu, the general of the Left Che Cavalry.

Although the general of the left chariot cavalry also opened the mansion, he was the acting leader of the Great Sima Affairs, and all military affairs were handled by him and the subordinates of the Great Sima Mansion.

His own subordinates have no right to deal with the affairs of the Great Sima Mansion, otherwise they will lose their heads. Now Li Hong only has a set of men and horses in his hands, and he must stay in Xingyuan to handle military affairs, and the subordinates in the Great Sima Mansion can only be recruited separately.

In the Great Sima Mansion, the position of Changshi and Sima is very important. Originally, the long history of the Great Sima Mansion was Chen Hao, but after Chen Hao returned to Jinyang, because Sima Fang, an important minister of the Imperial History Stage, was old and old, he was reinstated and went back.

Shi Fujian, the current governor of the two provinces, is the best candidate, and this time the eldest princess asked him to return to Jinyang to complete the marriage, intending to keep him in Jinyang, but Li Hong himself was unwilling.

Li Hong invited Zhang Liao to the big tent and asked him if he was willing to temporarily take charge of the Great Sima Mansion as a general Yang Wei.

Li Hong had long known the difficulties of Zhang Liao's family from Peng Lie's letters, and had always wanted to find an opportunity for him to return to Jinyang to serve Gaotang.

With Zhang Liao's intelligence and meritorious deeds, it is most suitable to help Xian Yu to take charge of military affairs. However, military generals are generally reluctant to leave the army, and leaving the army means losing the opportunity to make meritorious contributions, which has a great impact on their careers.

Zhang Liao agreed without hesitation. At this moment, for him, being able to return to Jinyang to serve his seriously ill parents and take care of his young children is far more important than making contributions.

"You take this opportunity to stay in Jinyang for a while and take care of things at home." Li Hong saw that Zhang Liao agreed, and he was grateful, and he was a little reluctant to go.

"When I fight Luoyang next year, I'll transfer you back, what do you think?" Zhang Liao bowed and thanked him.

"Since you have made the long history of the Great Sima Mansion, then I will no longer conquer the Sima of the Great Sima, let Lord Xianyu arrange it. Zhao Xing and Wang Chang returned to Jinyang with you and went to the Great Sima Mansion to serve as Zhonglang. Li Hong instructed some more things, and then asked Zhang Liao to set off immediately.

Just when Zhang Liao was about to walk out of the big tent, Li Hong suddenly thought of something and called him to stop,

"This time Qihang (Zhao Xing) is going back to get married, and the bride is Shi Sun Xin, do you know?" Zhang Liao smiled and nodded,

"Don't worry, general, I will definitely bring the bride back to Jinyang intact."

"There's another person, and you're going to bring her back too." Li Hong walked up to Zhang Liao and said with a smile,

"You know who I'm talking about, right?" Zhang Liao was stunned for a moment, and his expression suddenly became a little embarrassed.

"Didn't you and her see each other a lot during this time? She is the niece of Lord Guo Yun, and you are a disciple of Lord Guo Yun, so you are naturally a little close emotionally, which is very understandable. Li Hong reached out and patted Zhang Liao's shoulder,

"I let Madame test it, she respects you very much, and her words are also very ......" Li Hong saw Zhang Liao's face slightly red, and then took back the following words,

"This is a long way to Jinyang, you have to take the initiative to care about her and take care of her."

"General......" Zhang Liaogang wanted to speak, but Li Hong immediately waved his hand to stop him.

"It's not your personal business, it's a Northern Xinjiang business. I will write to Lord Guo Yun to propose marriage on your behalf. After you return to Jinyang, you will get this matter done immediately and marry her home before the end of the year. "September, Kansai.

The Northern Xinjiang Army was able to take Shaancheng because of Yang Feng's foresight. In the Central Plains War last year, he was ordered to lead an army to attack Guanxi to contain Yuan's forces.

During this period, the Northeast Frontier Army once conquered Shaanxi. When he withdrew from Shaancheng, Yang Feng thought that the army would soon return, so he asked his men to secretly destroy the iron fence of the Water Gate.

Shaanxi city is built according to the river, and there is a water gate in the north city, which is the key point of the city defense, and there are heavy soldiers in general.

After discussing with Yang Feng, it was decided to fight for a few days to paralyze the enemy, and then feign to withdraw the army. That night, they sent a team of soldiers who knew how to sneak into the water gate and broke through the gate and seized the tower.

The follow-up assault front army roared in the Mengchong boat. The enemy soldiers fought hard for days, exhausted, and fell asleep early, only to suffer heavy casualties and have to abandon the city and flee.

After the Northern Xinjiang Army conquered Shaancheng, it continued to advance towards Mianchi. At this time, the population that migrated to Guanzhong had crossed the Yellow River, and Guanzhong was in urgent need of food, and the supply of grain and grass for the army became more and more tight.

In early September, news of the imperial court's order to recruit soldiers reached the army. Ko Yi and Yang Feng and others applauded and congratulated.

Xu Rongshu, the general of the right chariot cavalry, told Lu Yi that the purpose of increasing troops had been achieved, the advance of the army in the Kansai battlefield had also reached the expected goal, and the Central Plains army had also taken Yingchuan and gained a firm foothold, and the Kansai battlefield could stabilize the battle line in the area of Mianchi and Xin'an and suspend the attack.

Koji Yoshiki immediately reported to the imperial court and ordered the ministries to stop the attack. In mid-September, the imperial court issued a decree and agreed to Koji's request, and the Kansai battlefield was immediately suspended, and all units were ordered to rest and recuperate in the area of Shaancheng and Hongnong, ready to enter the battle at any time.

In September, the holy decree arrived again, and the imperial court ordered General Wu Yi Gao Ran to lead a large army to garrison Guanxi, and ordered ministers such as Liyi, Yang Feng, Zhang Baiqi, Zhang He, Sun Qin, and Liang Baiwu to return to Jinyang as soon as possible.

September, Guanzhong. After receiving the holy decree to increase the troops, Xu Rong immediately summoned Jingzhao Yin Zhao Jian, Hedong Taishou Cui Lin and other three assistants and Hedong officials to discuss the recruitment of soldiers, but he then received the imperial court ordering him to return to Jinyang as soon as possible.

Xu Rong handed over the important task of moving the population westward and stabilizing the three auxiliaries to Zhao Jian, handed over the matter of increasing troops to Chen Wei, and returned to Jinyang with Hua Xiong and He Feng.

September, Xiliang. Jia Xu rushed to Hanyang County as quickly as possible, and quickly visited more than a dozen high-ranking clans that were very influential in Xiliang.

Jia Xu promised that the main force of the Northern Xinjiang Army would enter the western Xinjiang one after another, and that the security of the western Xinjiang would be guaranteed, and that their forces would not be damaged.

Jia Xu asked them to immediately contact the Gaomen clans in Jincheng County and other places to dissuade Han Yi, Yang Qiu and others from killing each other, and cheapened the Qiang people in vain.

Jia Xu warned that if the situation in Jincheng County could not be quickly reversed, General Xu Rong might personally lead his army westward to quell the rebellion.

Jia Xu also asked Pang De and Nie Xiao to rush to the Locusts and Caohan with iron horses to stabilize Longxi. As long as Nie Xiao returns to the Locusts and Caohan area, many Qiang tribes there will re-support Nie Xiao as the lord of Huangzhong, and the grim situation in Longxi will be alleviated immediately.

In the past two years, Han Sui exhausted Liangzhou's wealth in order to fight Guanzhong, and the people of Liangzhou were extremely poor. On the one hand, Jia Xu urgently asked the imperial court for relief, and on the other hand, he wrote to Xu Rong, the general of the right chariot cavalry, asking him to be lenient and temporarily allocate a batch of military rations to Liangzhou for emergency relief.

Xu Rong agreed, and urgently told Koji to stop the Kansai War immediately. Jia Xu had food in his hands, and his heart was a little settled.

He convened the officials of the Hanyang Prefecture to discuss the matter. These officials were all appointed by Han Sui, and everyone was terrified, and a few timid ones simply abandoned their officials and fled.

Jia Xu vigorously appeased, promising that as long as they were loyal to the Han Dynasty and the current son, they would not blame the past and continue to retain.

Jia Xu read out the imperial decree. The Son of Heaven pardoned the crimes of the officials of Liangzhou, exempted Liangzhou from taxes for three years, and demanded that officials from all over the country obey the orders of the imperial court, prepare for the implementation of the new policy as soon as possible, and strive to stabilize the western Xinjiang in the shortest possible time.

The officials of Xiliang are grateful, and they have pleaded guilty, and they are willing to do their best for the stability of Xiliang. September, Yingchuan.

As the attacks of the Northern Xinjiang Army in the direction of Luyang became more and more fierce, there were more and more Yuan troops in the direction of Yangcheng.

When the Kansai battlefield gradually quieted down, Yuan Shao once again increased his troops in Yangcheng. In early September, Xu Huang received an urgent report from Wu Xiong under Luyang City, and Yangcheng was lost.

Now that the army has retreated to Yangzhai, please increase your troops quickly. Xu Huang was very dissatisfied, and replied to the letter, the troops in your hands are more than enough to hold Yangzhai City, you first drag Yuan's army under Yangzhai City, and then attack back and forth after I take Luyang.

The letter had just been delivered, and Song Xian's letter had arrived. Liu Bei led the army to counterattack, Linying City was lost, and the current army retreated to the front line of Yingyin and Xuchang, please support quickly.

Xu Huang was unmoved, ordered Song Xian to defend to the death, and commanded the main army to attack Luyang. In mid-September, Yuan Xi rushed to Luyang with reinforcements.

A few days later, Li Yan and Lu Jie of Jingzhou also arrived with their troops. The defensive strength of Luyang City increased suddenly, and the Northern Frontier Army lost its best opportunity to attack.

Xu Huang was helpless and ordered the army to retreat to the line of the Rushui River, intending to rest for a few days and reorganize the army before fighting. In late September, the general sent a letter that the imperial court intended to appease Yuan Shao, asking the general to suspend the attack, and urging Yuan Yao to immediately lead the army to withdraw to Chenliu to rest and recuperate.

Many of Yuan Yao's subordinates were the Runan Yellow Turban Army, which was not high in combat effectiveness and urgently needed to be reorganized. After Xu Huang sent Yuan Yao away, he immediately divided his troops into Yangzhai City, and together with Wu Xiong, he recaptured Yangcheng.

Just when he was about to lead the main force south to Yingyin and Xuchang, Song Xian urgently reported that Liu Bei had withdrawn. In late September, Yuan Tan led the forward army to rush to the Yingchuan front day and night.

After Liu Bei explained everything clearly, he led the army to Wancheng in Nanyang to meet the Son of Heaven. Almost at the same time, Yuan Shao of Luoyang ordered Yuan Wei to act as the military administration, and he took Feng Ji and Yuan Shang south to Wancheng to meet the Son of Heaven.

Before leaving, he told Yuan Tan that winter was coming soon, and it was unlikely that the Northern Xinjiang Army would continue to attack Luyang, so he would seize the time to organize the autumn harvest, recruit soldiers, and prepare for a counteroffensive next spring.

October, Yanzhou, Chenliu. At the beginning of this month, Li Hong moved the general's line to Chen Liucheng. At this moment, Xun Chen, Chen Lin, Xin Ping, Wang Qiu and others who participated in the peace talks had already arrived in Xingyang, and after receiving Yuan Zhong's letter, they immediately passed through Zhongmu City and rushed to Chenliu this month.

The two sides immediately began talks. Luoyang attaches great importance to the peace talks, and the six officials who participated in the peace talks are all Yuan Shao's cronies, but compared with Hebei, their weight is still much worse.

On the Hebei side, the general Li Hong personally attended the talks, and many things could be decided on the spot, but there was no one in Luoyang who could take the place of Yuan Shao.

On the first day of the talks, Yanzhou Assassin Shi Zhongxuan, Jiyin Taishou Zhang Chao, Chen Liutai Shou Dong Wan, Wuwei Zhonglang General Sima Yi, and the General's Mansion Sima Wang Ling and others came up with a detailed peace plan.

Li Hong didn't care, and kept talking and laughing with the judges, Xin Ping and others, without the slightest unhappiness. In mid-October, Yuan Yao led his army into Yongqiu.

The general Li Hong warmly entertained Yuan Yao and his party in Xingyuan. At the suggestion of the general, Yuan Yao, Xun Zheng, Liu Fu, and Huang Yi immediately rushed to Jinyang to meet the Son of Heaven and the eldest princess.

Lu Mian, Zheng Bao, Liu Pi and others stayed in Yongqiu to lead the army to rest. The general intended to ask General Ji Ling to rush to the Central Plains to lead the army after the year.

When Yuan Yao heard about it, he was grateful, after all, this was the last bit of people left by Yuan Shu, and he wanted to keep it very much.

Before Yuan Yao left, the general said, the Great Sima Mansion and the Great General's Mansion are now short of people, if your subordinates have outstanding talents, you can recommend one or two, and I can immediately recruit them.

Yuan Yao was overjoyed and thanked him. The general not only allowed himself to keep the army, but also took the initiative to recruit his subordinates to serve in the two provinces, which was obviously helping him cultivate power.

Yuan Yao was moved, the soldier died as a confidant, and he would repay the general no matter what he wanted in the future. Yuan Yao recommended Jiang Ji.

Jiang Ji is a native of Jiujiang County, Yangzhou, with outstanding intelligence, which is highly valued by Yuan Yao. Li Hong saw that he was young and handsome, and he talked extraordinarily, and he liked it very much, and immediately became the master of the general's mansion.

October, Jingzhou, Nanyang. Yuan Shao, Liu Biao, and Liu Bei gathered in Wancheng. The officials of the three parties carefully discussed the current situation and Yuan Shao's offensive and defensive strategies, and unanimously agreed that if they want to reverse the predicament at present, they can only pin their hopes on the battlefield on the western road.

Although Yuan Tan managed to stabilize the situation on the north and south banks of the Yangtze River, Sun Quan and Zhou Yu were inextricably linked with Hebei and were not trustworthy at all, and they could turn against each other at any time, so the role of the Eastern Road battlefield was very limited.

The most worrying thing about opening up the battlefield on the Western Road now is time. Liu Bei's strength is limited, even if Liu Biao is willing to send troops to help, but in the face of the dangerous terrain of Yizhou, it is too difficult for the army to occupy Bashu before the Northern Xinjiang Army attacks Luoyang.

The time for the Northern Xinjiang Army to attack Luoyang should be after the spring ploughing next year, and there is still about half a year before now, and it is impossible to defeat Liu Zhang and occupy the entire Yizhou in such a short period of time.

Taking a step back, even if Liu Bei occupies Yizhou in half a year, he still needs time to stabilize Yizhou.

According to the best estimates, the time for Liu Bei to go north to attack Guanzhong was at least a year later. It is not a problem for Luoyang to hold on for more than a year, but how long can Zhang Lu of Hanzhong hold on under the coercion of the Northern Xinjiang Army?

Will he take refuge in Hebei? The location of Hanzhong is extremely important, and it is the only way to open up the battlefield on the western road.

If the Northern Frontier Army gets Hanzhong first, then everything will be over. This time, Yuan Shao also invited Zhang Lu from Hanzhong, but Zhang Lu refused to come under the pretext of a long distance, which made Yuan Shao very annoyed.

Obviously, the defeat in Guanzhong greatly reduced Yuan Shao's strength, and Zhang Lu no longer took him seriously.

"We must take control of Hanzhong and ensure that the westward army can attack Guanzhong in a year's time." Yuan Shao said helplessly,

"At present, we have no way to kill Zhang Lu, we can only drag him first, and wait until next year after Xuande takes Chengdu, and then we will work together to kill him. All in all, Hanzhong must not be lost. "Jump to