My Chinese ancestors

Chapter 210 Known as a million?The one who fights alone is a million!

The pale electric light is fading from people's sight.

Zhang Bao, whose mouth was filled with black smoke, closed his mouth and swallowed the black smoke back into his stomach with a "burp" sound. He looked at the Wei army's line in front of him, who was crying and howling, and turned his head to look at his brother.

"Brother... they don't seem to be cultivators."

"It's a pity... Brother, I thought I could meet a practitioner of this world and realize the Tao with me, but I didn't expect that I would still be a mortal." Zhang Jiao closed his eyes, feeling lonely, and slowly turned around and walked back. "Take those three people away and let them lead us to the mountains to find the dragon's veins."

He looked towards the lush and majestic mountains.

"I want to cut off the Zhaowei dragon vein!"

In the words, there was a tone that once ruined the big man. From far and near, the Yellow Turban believers rushed towards the groaning Wei soldiers and horses. It would not be long before such a prisoner would become a member of the Taiping Road, or become a rebel soldier and disrupt Ganzhou. Got to be pulpy.

But right now, this place is just a corner of the chaos in the entire Wei Kingdom.

As the three troops of Yan State passed through the state and counties, marching straight forward, their swords pointed at Luyang, the capital of Wei State, which meant that the entire war had broken out in an all-round way.

The entire country, from the emperor down to the common people, focused all their attention on the incoming Yan army.

On June [-], the annexation of Qingye ordered by the imperial court has been implemented in Yangzhou, Ganzhou, Guangjizhou, and Fengzhou in Gyeonggi Province. This strategy is extremely inhumane to the people, and villages that are not affected by the war will be evicted by the government. The food in the fields will be burned, and the weeds in the woods will be uprooted.

The culture of the Central Plains was flourishing and there were many Confucian scholars. In response to the imperial court's behavior, many scholars took to the streets to criticize the inhumane actions. Most of the arguments were, "Winning the enemy country is a matter for the imperial court and the army. Don't affect the people!" "The war is not yet full-scale." If the fighting starts, most of the Wei people will die first, so why fight?!" "Since we are hiding in Luyang, we are afraid of the other party, so we might as well leave a way for the people to survive!"

The ferocious and tiger-like emperor of the Wei Kingdom was not a good-tempered king. On the third day after his remarks appeared, he began to arrest people and put them in the government prison. Those who made even more serious remarks were dragged directly to Caishikou to announce their charges and beheaded. Lower your head.

However, the emperor's fierce punishment aroused the opposition of more Confucian scholars and bachelors. They gathered on their knees outside the government offices and imperial city gates, hoping that the emperor would give up the strategy of strengthening the walls and clearing the country, and release the students in prison.

Even in the court, some officials submitted memorials to intercede for those Confucian scholars.

This provoked Zhao Chuanting to once again fail in cultivating his energy in the Jinluan Palace, and he cursed loudly: "Why don't a group of people who only know how to bark dogs get their weapons and go out of the city to kill the enemy!"

People who have not yet realized that the war is enveloped have no intuitive idea of ​​what the scale of 10 people is like. They only think that the Yan army that went south this time is only about [-]. How can it cross the state and county to fight here? Why are you looking at me all the way?

The total number of soldiers and horses in the various states of the imperial court is more than 20, and there are also [-] soldiers and horses stationed in Gyeonggi. Why do they have to evacuate the people while playing conservatively?

However, the strategy of strengthening the walls and clearing the country did cause a lot of trouble for the Yan army, which advanced in three directions. The supply line was stretched, and it was difficult to find food. Most of the villages encountered on the way were destroyed by fire. The food and vegetables in the fields were either picked or rotten. Geography.

But for the veteran generals on the battlefield, it was just a little trouble. After receiving the order from the King of Xia, the three soldiers and horses drove Wei's troops to the vanguard and marched quickly, much faster than the Wei court expected.

In Luyang City, the capital of the Wei State, the emperor, under pressure, released more than 100 Confucian scholars who had been imprisoned. At the same time, he reorganized his troops, began to shrink the military lines, and transported a large amount of looted grain and fodder into the city. The released scholars and scribes, They were still celebrating their victory against the imperial court in restaurants, brothels and teahouses.On June [-], Xia Houyuan and Zhang He's troops marched in a hurry, exceeding the Wei court's expectations and reaching the border of Yangzhou three days earlier. Due to the previous obstruction by Yangzhou gentry and scholars, many villages and towns did not make it. After evacuating, the Qingzhou soldiers who entered Yangzhou territory, under the instruction of Xia Houyuan, showed their cruel side, destroying villages and seizing towns, and there were scenes of burning and killing everywhere.

The common people and powerful people who dared to resist were directly hacked to death by the swarming soldiers, and even their families were wiped out.

In three days, the beacon fire spread out for dozens of miles like a plague. Villages and towns of all sizes were looted. The Confucian scholars who were still celebrating and congratulating their friends suddenly stopped talking. The war was like a summer cloud. It made everyone feel trembling. After that, a large number of people poured into the nearby city with their families.

On June [-], the defense line deployed to the east of Yangzhou was defeated by Guan Yu and Zhang Liao. Zhang Fei and Lu Bu took the lead in tearing open the gap and marching straight in.

The hinterland of the Central Plains, which has not seen war for more than 100 years, has enjoyed peace for too long. When the war came, the people were not only frightened and panicked, but also ran away frantically. Moreover, the army of Yan State came too fast, and there were still people in Yangzhou. Many villages and fields that had not been evacuated fell directly into the hands of the Yan army.

The news reached the Luyang Palace, and Zhao Chuanting smashed his beloved porcelain vase, "A bunch of bitter scholars are harming the country!"

That night, Zhao Chuanting was so angry that he almost fell ill.

At this time, the Youyan Army led by Zhao Yun and the Xiliang Army led by Dong Zhuo in the middle also came from Guangjizhou in the north. This rapid interlude of directly giving up the gains and losses of the city took only one month to go from crossing the Hun River to The boundary of Yangzhou was more than 400 miles away. At this time, it was only [-] miles away from Luyang, the capital of Wei State.

On June 23, the three armies joined forces on the outskirts of a small county named Guangfu. The five armies and horses totaled more than [-] people. The county magistrate and county lieutenant of the city watched for a moment on the city wall and directly chose to surrender.

At the same time, Wei State's Luyang was also ready to defend the city, and the main forces of Ganzhou, Feng, and Guangji, which had been moving slowly, surrounded them with [-] troops. The [-] troops from Sui and Qingzhou in the south also entered Ganzhou. At the boundary of the territory, while clearing out the Yellow Turban cultists, they advanced toward the southeast of Yangzhou.

After receiving the emperor's order, Zhao Guangshi of Huizhou led [-] Tiefeng Yijie troops, entered Yangzhou from the south, and coordinated to defend the city outside the city.

With the lobbying of the empress dowagers of Qi and Liang, the two countries combined 20 troops to enter Meizhou, which borders Wei State, from the northwest. After a 25-day march, they arrived at the border of Yangzhou on June 27.Wu and Yue have had many grievances with Wei for hundreds of years, but at this time they were also persuaded by envoys. Each side sent [-] troops across the Huaijiang River, entered Sui and Qing prefectures, and entered Yangzhou on the [-]th. .

There are 28 soldiers and horses on each side, plus Luyang's 40 troops, and the emperor's Xiong Ben army, the total is [-], known as one million.People inside and outside Luyang were delighted when they heard the huge number of troops gathered.

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The aura of heaven and earth became ominous, and movements from all directions were gathering. In the wilderness outside Guangfu City, scouts carrying messages were running around, and the army commanders who received the contents quickly forwarded them.

The war horses galloped and the atmosphere became solemn.

On the ancestral coffin, which was filled with green smoke, Su Chen was dressed in military uniform and sitting on the tiger chair with a golden sword, listening to the news reported by the waves of scouts who arrived.

There was no expression on his face, his eyes were dull, and he looked extremely quiet.

(End of this chapter)