Great Han Empire

Chapter 630
In February of the third year of Chuping of the Han Dynasty (AD 192).

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In mid-February, Jizhou, Julu County, and Yingtao City.

Hussar General Li Hong led the Black Panther Yicong across the Feihu Fortress, galloped all the way, and finally arrived at Yingtao City.

Seven years ago, on a snowy day, Li Hong and the Yellow Turban Army fought in Yingtao City.At the critical moment, Zhang Niujiao, the general of the Yellow Turban Army, was killed by an arrow suddenly, and the situation took a turn for the worse. Li Hong was therefore very lucky to defend Yingtao City.Today, when he was stationed in Mashan Hill and looked up at the towering and majestic Yingtao City, he couldn't help but feel a lot of emotion in his heart.He seemed to have returned to the magnificent battlefield. He heard the earth-shattering sound of war drums. Familiar faces appeared in front of his eyes. Li Han, Fu Qiang, and many other familiar soldiers fell on this land forever.

Whether it is Zhang Niujiao, the commander of the Yellow Turban Army, Feng Yi, the prefect of Julu County, or the hundreds of thousands of soldiers who participated in the war, everyone hopes to regain their lost dreams, peace and happiness through this bloody killing. The countless dead have long been forgotten by everyone, but the living are still killing incessantly, killing to survive and to regain the lost peace and happiness.When will the war end, the killing end?When will I get back my lost dreams?
The chilly wind blew gently, and the loose long hair fluttered slightly.Li Hong frowned, and the muscles on his face twitched involuntarily.In the past two years, I have made all kinds of efforts, but the situation of the big man has not improved in the slightest, but has become worse and worse.

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Last month, Zhang Yan got an astonishing news from the refugees who kept fleeing northward. Tian Kai and Liu Bei led an army across the Yellow River and launched an attack on the Yellow Turban Army stationed in the northern counties of Qingzhou.The Yellow Turban Army had just been defeated in Dongguang. The soldiers were terrified and did not dare to face the enemy. They abandoned the city and fled to Jibei, Taishan, Dongjun and other places in Yanzhou. soon fell.According to Zhang Yan's estimation, by February at the latest, Tian Kai and Liu Bei will be able to fight Beihai County in the south of Qingzhou.

Soon, Yuan Shao sent the same news to the Northern Xinjiang Army.Due to the powerful offensive of the Youzhou Army, the Qingzhou Yellow Turban Army retreated to Yanzhou and Xuzhou one after another.In order to ensure the survival of the Yellow Turban Army, Sima Ju, the general of the Yellow Turban Army, took Taishan County as the center and commanded the army to launch a counterattack against the various officials and troops, regardless of the severe cold and heavy snow.Yanzhou Mu Liu Dai, Jinbei Minister Bao Xin, Dongjun Governor Cao Cao, Xuzhou Governor Tao Qian and others couldn't resist and retreated repeatedly.The counties and counties in the east of Yanzhou were all lost, and the counties and counties in the north of Xuzhou also changed hands again.The results of the second half of last year were gone in a blink of an eye.

At the same time, Yuan Shao also told the Northern Frontier Army that Yan Gang and Gongsun Fan of the Youzhou Army respectively led the troops to occupy Hejian State and Bohai County.

So far, Gongsun Zan has occupied the three counties in the east of Jizhou. If Tian Kai and Liu Bei can gain a firm foothold in the north of Qingzhou, then by March, Gongsun Zan can control at least seven counties in Jizhou and Qingzhou.With seven counties, Gongsun Zan not only has room for maneuver and expanded depth, but more importantly, has the advantages of money, food and population of seven counties, which will promote the rapid growth of Gongsun Zan's strength.

Gongsun Zan's move greatly exceeded Yuan Shao and Qu Yi's expectations.Although the main force of the Youzhou Army has firmly restrained the Northern Xinjiang Army and the Jizhou Army in the area of ​​Ganling City, they have clearly realized that the long winter will consume their own strength, and the Youzhou Army's many advantages will come with the arrival of spring But the smoke disappeared, so they did not hesitate to go south and north in the harsh winter to expand their living space, trying to maintain and strengthen their advantages, and ensure the occupation of Jizhou.

Considering the increasingly severe situation in Yan, Qing, and Xu prefectures and Gongsun Zan's growing strength, Yuan Shao once again wrote to the eldest princess, begging the imperial court to immediately increase troops to Jizhou.

Zhang Yan was not very concerned about the development of the situation south of the Yellow River. What he cared about was Jizhou, so he urgently wrote to Li Hong, requesting to launch an attack when Tian Kai and Liu Bei could not go north to support before the Yellow River melted and thawed.

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Facing the cold wind, Li Hong let out a long sigh.If you want to live up to the great trust of the late emperor, if you want to stabilize the country, if you want the people to live a peaceful life, there is only one last way, and that is to put down the rebellion by force and stop the killing by killing.

Today's northern Xinjiang has passed its most difficult period. The stable northern Xinjiang and the people of northern Xinjiang who have seen good hope will give the army officers and soldiers the greatest support and help.With this strong backing, the northern Xinjiang army can start its difficult and bloody journey, and can shoulder the important task of saving and revitalizing the country.

Li Hong looked up at the blue sky and prayed secretly.

Your Majesty, you once wanted to conquer the desert, expand the frontiers and expand the land, and build a career that lasts forever, and I did it for you.Today, you want the minister to defend the country, revitalize the country, rebuild the glory of the great man, and make the great man powerful all over the world, and the minister must do it for you.Your Majesty, please open your eyes, bless me, bless the great man Wanli Jiangshan.

Li Hong suddenly looked up to the sky and shouted, "Brothers, follow me into the city..."

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General Zhang Yan and the local officials went out of the city to meet them.

Zhang Yan looked at Li Hong's loose long hair in surprise, and didn't speak for a long time.

"Feiyan, what's wrong with you?"

"This is my general." Zhang Yan said a little excitedly. "In Jinyang, it was because of the general that we saw hope. Now, we need the general to lead us to fight bloody battles."

Li Hong's heart sank, and he hurriedly asked: "The battle situation has changed again?"

Zhang Yan said with a wry smile: "I feel that Yingtao City came to welcome the general because the battle situation in Jizhou has changed again and again. The current situation is very unfavorable to us."

At the end of December last year, Zhang Yan led an army of [-] to Julu City in Julu County.

Zhang Yan never gave up on appeasing the Yellow Turban Army in Montenegro. He kept sending people up the mountain to lobby the leaders of the Yellow Turban Army.Last year, the Yellow Turban Army suffered heavy losses. First, Bai Rao died in Puyang, and then Xu He and Wu Ba were defeated in Dongguang. This dealt a heavy blow to the morale of the Yellow Turban Army. He went to Handan to be appeased.

A high-ranking leader of the Yellow Turban Army told Zhang Yan that due to the impending war in Jizhou, Yu Du and Suigu planned to go south to Yanzhou again to join Sima Ju and go north to attack Jizhou for the second time.The situation in Jizhou this year is significantly different from last year.The Beijiang Army, Youzhou Army and Jizhou Army confronted Ganling State, and Li Hong, Gongsun Zan and Yuan Shao fought fiercely for the ownership of Jizhou.After the war, the three sides were scarred and scarred, and the Yellow Turban Army could benefit from it and take the opportunity to go north and occupy the land of Hebei as the foundation of development.

After Zhang Yan heard the news, he hurriedly dispatched scouts to keep a close watch on the movements of the Yellow Turban Army in Montenegro.At the end of the first month, Yudu and Suigu assembled nearly [-] Yellow Turban troops to attack the southeast of Wei County.Since Yuan Shao's army was restrained by Gongsun Zan, he was unable to return to stop the attack, and watched the Yellow Turban army occupy Liyang helplessly.

"From the end of February to the beginning of March, the Yellow River will thaw and open. The Yellow Turban Army will cross the river smoothly and enter the East County of Yanzhou, and join Sima Ju." Zhang Yan said, "If we concentrate all our forces to defeat Gongsun Zan around March, we will immediately face a huge threat. The problem is, should we continue to hunt down Gongsun Zan and let the Yellow Turbans cross Hebei, or should we give up hunting Gongsun Zan and fight the Yellow Turbans instead?"

Regardless of whether the Northern Frontier Army continued to pursue and kill Gongsun Zan or attacked the Yellow Turban Army, they were all faced with the difficult situation of fighting on both sides.At this time, if Yuan Shao took advantage of the fire to loot, the northern army would be attacked on three sides, and the situation would be very critical.

Zhang Yan is not worried about fighting.Fighting is not a difficult task for the northern border army, and all battles that are more difficult than this have been fought.Zhang Yan was worried about the counties and people in Jizhou.Once this battle is fought, the flames of war are raging, Jizhou will be destroyed in all likelihood, and the people of Jizhou will also suffer.Northern Xinjiang urgently needs a stable, wealthy, and complete Jizhou, instead of ruins and millions of homeless refugees.

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Li Hong rejected the invitation of local officials and set up camp outside the city.He discussed with Zhang Yan for a long time, and the two agreed that Yuan Shao deliberately gave way to the Black Mountain Yellow Turban Army to go south, and his purpose was to induce the Yellow Turban Army to go north to attack Jizhou, and then destroy Jizhou.

"Yuan Shao is not saving the country, but destroying the country." Li Hong said angrily, "Yuan Shao is an ungrateful wolf. The Han Dynasty gave him countless honors and wealth for the Yuan family. To do such a heartless thing."

Zhang Yan sneered and said: "In his eyes, you are the one who ruined the country, and you are the one who brought disaster to the country. You are a bloody and cruel leopard. He can't wait to skin you and cramp you. What is Jizhou? Hundreds of Jizhou people count What? Compared with the Dahan Sheji, compared with the 5000 million souls of the Dahan, the millions of lives in this state are nothing."

"Isn't this what scholars call 'giving up small benefits for big benefits'?" Li Hong sneered, "He said that as early as when Yuan Shao raised his troops to challenge Dong."

"In my opinion, this 'big benefit' is not my big man's benefit, but his Yuan Shao's benefit." Zhang Yan said bitterly, "Kill this man, and the world will be safe."

"Kill Yuan Shao?" Li Hong thought for a while, then looked at Zhang Yan, "You mean..."

"First unite with Gongsun Zan to kill Yuan Shao, and then block the Yellow Turban Army's northward advance." Zhang Yan said loudly, "We would rather divide Jizhou equally with Gongsun Zan than destroy Jizhou with our own hands."

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Li Hong immediately understood what Zhang Yan was thinking.Zhang Yan personally rushed to Yingtao City to meet him, after all, it was for the benefit of the Yellow Turban Army.Zhang Yan did not want to see the Yellow Turbans killing each other.

If the attack is carried out according to the established strategy, around April, the Northern Xinjiang Army is bound to fight on two fronts.Part of the army will have a fierce confrontation with the Yellow Turban Army crossing the north.Although Li Hong had promised Zhang Yan and the generals of the Yellow Turbans that they would never attack the Yellow Turbans, this promise was meaningless if the Yellow Turbans attacked them on their own initiative.If you don't fight, you have to fight, otherwise you will be killed by the Yellow Turban Army.

If Li Hong and Gongsun Zan made peace, and there was no war in Jizhou, the Yellow Turban Army would have no chance to take advantage of it, so naturally they would not go north.At this time, the Black Mountain Yellow Turban Army and the Qingzhou Yellow Turban Army had no choice but to lay down a territory in the center of Mount Tai in order to survive.After the two Yellow Turbans joined forces, their strength increased greatly, and their survival would definitely not be a problem.

This plan was in the interests of the Yellow Turban Army and Gongsun Zan, but it harmed the interests of the imperial court and northern Xinjiang, and it did not help the great cause of saving the country.

The Yellow Turban Army had no hope of going north to capture Jizhou, so they could only concentrate on developing in the Yan, Qing, and Xu areas, and their strength would become stronger and stronger.Gongsun Zan has gained the time and territory to consolidate his strength, and he will never be satisfied with half of Jizhou in the future.Yuan Shao couldn't even kill him.Once Yuan Shao died, the division of the Yuan Clan ceased to exist, and Yuan Shao's strength immediately returned to Yuan Shu.Yuan Shu dominates alone, which is something no one wants to see.

Zhang Yan seemed a little guilty, and didn't give a more detailed explanation of his suggestion.He sat quietly on the side, waiting for Li Hong's answer.

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Li Hong was silent for a long time.He thinks it is better to explain clearly.Zhang Yan's mood is understandable, but things are serious, and personal feelings cannot be brought into such a major event that is related to the revitalization of the country.

Li Hong immediately analyzed the consequences of uniting Gongsun Zan to kill Yuan Shao and resist the Yellow Turban Army's northward march.All forces are strong, only the imperial court and Northern Xinjiang are in trouble. "If Dong Zhuo, Yuan Shu and Gongsun Zan join forces to attack the northern border in the future, what will we do? Who will help us? Will the Yellow Turban Army in Qingzhou help us?"

Li Hong patted Zhang Yan on the shoulder, and said solemnly: "The country is stable, ZTE is prosperous, and the Han is strong, so that the people can live a peaceful and prosperous life. The strength of any party now means more wars and poverty. And death, will bring huge resistance to the revitalization of the imperial court. Brother Feiyan, this is also a matter of 'sacrificing small benefits for big benefits', don't you understand?"
Zhang Yan sighed lightly.

When he saw Li Hong's loose hair, he already expected that his proposal would be rejected.Li Hong's murderous intent has been moved, and his mind has been made up.Whether it's Gongsun Zan, Yuan Shao, or the Yellow Turban Army, he will kill them before they can stop him.

"I discussed it with Yuntian and Qizhi (Yang Feng). If we want to minimize the losses caused by the war to Jizhou and avoid the unfavorable situation of the two-front battle of the army, the only way is to deal with Gongsun Zan in one battle. Even if he cannot be killed, We must also beat him to such an extent that he has no power to fight back." Zhang Yan pointed to the boundary bridge on the map and said, "We plan to choose the battlefield here."

Li Hong looked at it, and asked worriedly: "Brother Feiyan, this is a great virtuous teacher... Will the morale of the soldiers be affected?"

"This place is our death place." Zhang Yan said excitedly, "Back then, Huangfusong was unable to attack Guangzong repeatedly, so he attacked the camp at night with an arrogant strategy, led his army to break through the boundary bridge, and entered Guangzong City The great virtuous and good teacher was killed by breaking the coffin, and his head was chopped off and sent to Luoyang. Fifty thousand soldiers of the Yellow Turban Army did not surrender until they died, and threw themselves into the river to die." Zhang Yan punched the map, "I put the battlefield here , It is to tell the soldiers that this battle is not life-or-death. After crossing the boundary bridge, don't look back."
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In mid-February, Jizhou, Julu County, and Guangzong City.

Li Hong led [-] black panther righteous congregations to Guangzong City.

At the military meeting, Yang Feng explained in detail the deployment of the Battle of Jieqiao.

In order to completely defeat Gongsun Zan before the Yellow Turban Army went north to cross the river, the Northern Frontier Army planned to launch an attack in February.At this time, the Yellow River had not yet opened, and Tian Kai and Liu Bei's army could not cross Hebei to return to aid. This was the best time to defeat Gongsun Zan.

Gongsun Zan's army is currently stationed in Ganling City, with a number of about 15 to 20.If Gongsun Zan had recruited all the captives of the Yellow Turban Army during the truce, the number of Youzhou Army would have been at least 10 to 5.Taking into account reasons such as food, grass and armaments, Yang Feng believes that the number of Gongsun Zan's troops that can really be sent to the battlefield will not exceed [-] at most, and the elite force will not exceed [-].

The Northern Xinjiang Army currently has 2 troops stationed on both sides of the Jieqiao, 5 troops stationed in Julu City, 120 miles away from Guangzong City, and [-] cavalry are on the way, and they will reach Yingtao City within five days.The [-] troops will all be thrown into the battlefield.

The grain, grass and military equipment transported from northern Xinjiang have arrived in Handan City one after another, and the grain, grass and luggage sent by Jizhou to the northern Xinjiang army have been hoarded in Guangzong.Tian Wan, Prime Minister of Changshan State, and Kong Xuan, Prime Minister of Zhongshan State, recruited 30 civilian husbands from among the refugees, and they have also resisted Handan and Guangzong City.

Yang Feng looked at the generals for the last time, and said loudly, "After General Zhao Yun's cavalry arrived at Yingtao City, the attack began."

All the generals responded with a bang.

Li Hong stood up, said a few words of encouragement, and then talked about the problem of the Yellow Turban Army in Qingzhou, "Our goal is the stability of the Han Dynasty, not the stability of Hebei, so the Yellow Turban Army in Qingzhou must be resolved. Solved The way is not to kill, but to recruit. You believe in me, I can do it."

"You may still be worried that after the Qingzhou Yellow Turban Army crosses Hebei, we will fall into a two-front battle." Li Hong laughed. Give us a back, then we have to deal with four battlefields at the same time."

All the generals were secretly startled.

"What are you afraid of?" Li Hong suddenly said loudly, "How many battles have the Northern Xinjiang Army fought in the past few years? No, we haven't fought a battle with a chance of winning so far, but we have won all the battles. "

"There is no battle that our Northern Army cannot win, and there is no enemy that our Northern Army cannot win."

The audience was impressed by Li Hong's heroic spirit, and all of them became more confident and cheered in unison.

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In mid-February, Jizhou, Wei County.

Li Hongshu invited Yuan Shao to meet at the bank of Qinghe River.

Yuan Shao's status was very special, it was impossible to visit Li Hong in Guangzong, and Li Hong didn't want to surrender his status to visit Yuan Shao, so Li Hong thought of such a compromise method, and everyone went to Qinghe to meet.

Yuan Shao brought Shen Pei, Guo Tu, and a hundred personal guards, and came to Qinghe early to meet him.

Suddenly, the sound of a passionate horn sounded across the sky, and an army of iron cavalry rushed out from between the sky and the earth, roaring like a hurricane.

Yuan Shao's face changed drastically, "Go, go, that's Fengyun Iron Cavalry..."

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The first, second, and third volumes of "The Wind and Cloud of the Great Han Empire" were released on November 11, and they will be available in various places in early December.Thank you to all book friends for your love and support, thank you.

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