In the sixth year of Guanghe, December 3rd.

The Han army in Henan began to gather troops and stationed them in the eastern suburbs of Tan, eight miles away from Kyoto.

The eastern suburbs were the place where the Han Dynasty welcomed the spring and worshiped the Qing Emperor Jumang. Originally, in two months' time, at the beginning of spring, Liu Hong would come here with the princes and princes of the Manchu Dynasty, dressed in blue and blue, to offer sacrifices to the Eight Beauties.

Dance to pray for the health of the world.

But unfortunately, Liu Hong will probably not be able to come this time.

Since returning south in mid-November, the Han army in Henan has been overwhelming and has encountered almost no resistance. They went south from Chaoge and galloped all the way to Juanjin to cross the river, and then joined the 20,000 powerful Henan allied troops in Xingyang.

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The two armies combined, with a strength of several to 30,000. After taking Aocang millet and resting for three days, the Han army in Henan marched westward to Hulao.

On November 25, He Jin, who had been locked in Hulao, opened the door and joined the rebels.

The powerful people in Henan supported He Jin as the general of Fengtian's crusade against rebellion, and used the banner of clearing the emperor's side and punishing the eunuch temple.

There was a sudden tremor in the pass, and Luoyang was even more frightened every day, and the whole court was in chaos. Because, in the 120-mile section from Hulao to Kyoto, there were only three city passes in Gongxian, Baigu, and Yanshi, and

There are not many troops.

Facing the unexpected rebels, Liu Hong urgently summoned the three princes to the palace to discuss the strategy of attacking He Jin.

Liu Hong was worried that He Jin would use his title as General of the Han Dynasty to appease the armies in the pass. After all, the political banner used by the other party was indeed very confusing, so he urgently asked Sangong what countermeasures he had.

The three princes at this time were Situ Cui Lie, Sikong Xuxiang, and Taiwei Zhang Yan.

Among them, Cui Lie was from Hebei, and Cui Jun, the acting general of Youzhou Tuqi, was his son. At this time, Cui Lie did not know that his son had died in Hebei.

Then Xu Xiang was from Runan, and he was the son of Xu Xun, the second-year-old Situ of Jianning in this dynasty. Now he succeeded his father and became Sikong, which can be said to be a father and son in the same family.

Finally, there is Zhang Yan, a military cultivator in Hanoi. He is the son of the old Situ during the reign of Emperor Huan of the previous dynasty. A few months ago, the old Taiwei Deng Sheng became old and frail. Zhang Yan, who was the servant at the time, succeeded Deng Sheng as the Taiwei.

Among the three, Prime Minister Xu was the youngest and most arrogant. Moreover, he knew that the main force of the rebels this time were from Yuzhou aristocratic families. As a Runan native, he could only take a tough stance.

Therefore, Prime Minister Xu asked the state to issue an edict to send the Southern Army, the Eight Pass School Lieutenants, and the Zhenjun Army in the west of Beijing to guard the Yanshi Division at the east gate of Luoyang.

With Prime Minister Xu setting the tone at the beginning, Lieutenant Zhang Yan directly asked for orders, willing to lead 3,000 Southern troops to advance to Yanshi first.

The Taiwei was already in charge of military matters, so Zhang Yan naturally did his part.

But what is surprising is that Liu Hong did not comment, but said this:

"The soldiers of the Southern Army may not be of sufficient use if they have not practiced fighting for a long time."

At this time, Zhang Rang, who had been waiting beside him, suddenly interrupted:

"It's better to patrol Chang'an. With the strength of Weihan, we can defend ourselves against the enemy."

The three princes all saw the singing and harmony of the monarch and his ministers, and knew that the country must have made an agreement with the eunuch to abandon Luoyang and flee to Chang'an.

So Xu Xiang advised:

"Luoyang is the most important thing for the country. If we give it to the rebels without resisting, we may lose the hearts of the world."

Zhang Yan over there also urged:

"If we go west and the rebels choose a clan to establish, I'm afraid that the world will no longer be able to protect the country."

Just when Liu Hong was about to relax after being persuaded by these two people, Cui Lie, who had been silent until now, said:

"The rebels are strong, and the southern army is too weak to resist them. In addition, the troops in the towns west of Beijing are far away, and it is difficult to save the nearby fire. It is better to move the princess of the clan west to Guanzhong, use the soldiers and horses in Guanzhong to merge with the rich Shu land, and regain Luoyang

Just around the corner.”

Prime Minister Xu and Zhang Yan never expected that Cui Lie would say such words, especially when Prime Minister Xu angrily rebuked in front of the court:

"Please kill Cui Lie, and the world will be safe."

Cui Lie didn't dare to say anything when he saw Prime Minister Xu's cannibalistic behavior. In the end, Cui Lie, the Situ, was not in the right position because he spent five million to get out.

Years ago, when he was still a court official, through the relationship between Liu Hong's grandmother, Mrs. Cheng, he spent five million to get the official position of Situ.

At that time, Liu Hong was reluctant to give up. He felt that Sangong was making a loss by selling him for five million, and the selling price was around tens of millions. In other words, for his mother's sake, and Cui Lie, who was indeed a famous person, he left.

San Gong was only one step away from letting go.

Although everyone pays money, it is paid after being appointed and dismissed. How can you directly run for office like Cui Lie? Therefore, Xu Xiang and Zhang Yan have long been ashamed of each other.

Cui Lie felt sad when he saw the devouring eyes of the two men.

To be honest, he didn't want to either. But Zhang Rang had approached him before and asked him to stand by his side during court discussions.

Was Cui Lie afraid of Zhang Rang? Not really. The reason why he sided with Zhang Rang was because he knew that the westward migration must be Liu Hong's idea.

Because everyone knows the current situation in Gyeonggi.

The North and South armies were deployed to put down the rebellion, and the powerful people in the capital were deployed to put down the rebellion. What kind of soldiers does Liu Hong have now? Even if all the people in Kyoto were armed, they could get tens of thousands, but how could these people

The opponent of the main force of the Han army who was good at fighting.

Moreover, after the rebels captured Hulao Pass, Cui Lie noticed a letter of appointment and dismissal.

The former imperial physician ordered Zhang Feng to be sent to Chang'an to serve as Jing Zhaoyin.

Who does this tribute belong to?

He is Zhang Rangshou's adopted son.

Therefore, Cui Lie knew a long time ago that the westward migration was decided.

Now that everything has been decided, why does Cui Lie still want to die? Anyway, his reputation in Shilin has been ruined, so he might as well seek some practical benefits.

However, that Xu Xiang was really fierce. When he said that he would move west again, he crashed into the courtyard pillar and died.

Liu Hong didn't want to cause an ugly scene, and he also knew that giving up Kyoto without any resistance would definitely lose the hearts of the people and cause the descendants of the Liu family to lose face.

Therefore, Liu Hong temporarily changed his decision at the court meeting and no longer talked about moving westward. Instead, he decided to send troops to the south to guard the Gongxian, Baigu, and Yanshi first-line passages.

November 27, Dan.

Liu Hong, accompanied by Sangong, Jiuqing, Shi Changshi and others, observed the troops in the eastern suburbs altar to boost the morale of the southern army.

After that, Liu Hong appointed Zhao Qian as the left colonel of the Southern Army in charge of Yanshi, Chunyu Jia as the lieutenant colonel in charge of Baigu, and Guan Qiuyi as the right colonel in charge of Gong County. The three of them unified the 3,000 soldiers of the Southern Army and conquered Kyoto.

Four thousand of his disciples immediately rushed to Hulao.

At the same time, Liu Hong also appointed Huangmen Ling Jian Shuo as the Colonel of the Military Academy and the Marshal of the Xiyuan Army. He selected soldiers from Kyoto City and organized and trained fifty-four Xiyuan troops, which was a new army establishment of 54,000 people.

Liu Hong has no soldiers now. Whether it is for safety or to fight back in the future, it is impossible to have no soldiers.

There are hundreds of thousands of people in Kyoto now, and they cannot give it to the rebels for nothing. He wants to take away the 54,000 most capable people first, and then use his treasures and horses from the West Garden, coupled with the armor from the Kyoto arsenal.

, enough to escort Liu Hong to Chang'an safely.

Liu Hong also thought about how to compile the fifty-four volumes of Xiyuan.

The number of troops is 54,000, and one for every thousand is the battalion head of the fifty-four divisions. Then the two divisions on the left and right form one army, which is the establishment of ten armies. Each army has a captain, that is,

He is the tenth captain of Xiyuan.

As for who the ten captains are, Liu Hong hasn't thought about it yet and will look at it when the time comes.

These ten armies were compiled and trained with Liu Hong's money. They are Liu Hong's private army. Of course, they can also be called the Forbidden Army. Liu Hong believes that with the help of these new ten armies, he will eventually be able to fight back.

As he was thinking of starting anew, Liu Hong was naturally not very willing to put many elite troops on the Eastern Front. Otherwise, the combat effectiveness of the new army behind him would not be guaranteed.

Therefore, the so-called Southern Army soldiers and horses given to Zhao Qian, Chunyu Jia and Guan Qiuyi are very valuable.

Liu Hongbing did not expect that the 10,000 men on the eastern front could stop the rebels. Anyway, as long as they could hold on and buy enough time for him to patrol the west, it would be enough.

But Liu Hong didn't want to think about it, could he stop the rebel tigers and wolves with just these prodigal boys from Kyoto who were completely untrained in military affairs?

Moreover, even the so-called Southern Army is unreliable.

The Southern Army is different from the Northern Army. The Northern Army was mostly selected from good warriors from all over the country, and since then it has been conquering various places. Its combat effectiveness is naturally the best among all armies.

But most of the Confederate soldiers were descendants of Kyoto for generations, and they were doing some ceremonial work. These people like to wear light furs and belts, and wear beautiful clothes and crowns. They know how to fight cocks and horses, but they don't know how to use swords, guns, swords, and sticks. They know how to wander and enjoy themselves, but they don't know how to fight.

Fighting. You can bear wine and beauty, but you cannot bear a halberd and armor.

Therefore, as soon as the Confederate army knew that they had been drafted, nine out of ten were not happy and paid money and hired knights in the market to go out on their behalf.

Finally, when Zhao Qian and other three generals went out into battle, their subordinates were almost exclusively poor children of Kyoto.

The three generals went out together and arrived at Gong County in only two days.

At that time, Gong County was still resisting.

Gong County is one hundred and ten miles away from Kyoto. It is the first level of Luoyang's outer city defense. Its city defense is naturally very tight.

And what is Gong in Gong County? It is a solid Gong. It is named after this place because of its strong mountains and rivers.

It is bounded by a large river to the north, Shouyang Mountain to the east, and is divided by Luoshui River, making it easy to defend but difficult to attack.

Originally, the number of soldiers in Gong County was a thousand, but before the Battle of Xingyang, He Jing mobilized 500 soldiers from Gong County to leave Hulao eastward. These people never came back, so now there are only 500 soldiers in the city.

The county magistrate of this city is called Qi Ke. Under siege by tens of thousands of rebels, the city is short of troops and food.

Originally, they were not short of food, because Luokou outside Gong County was the boundary between Luoshui and Dahe, and all the grain coming from the east would be transferred here.

However, the warehouses in Luokou had long ago fallen into the hands of the rebels. The Gongxian soldiers could only try to defend the city, but there was no way they could take it back. Therefore, they could only hope that reinforcements would send food.
To be continued...