Yanmen Pass was conquered by Xu Wei, the prefect Guo Yun and the captain Ding Yuan were killed in the battle, and the whole Bingzhou was shocked.
It was thought that Xu Wei would take advantage of the momentum of his victory over the Xianbei people to capture the entire Bingzhou. After all, the court now had to deal with the rebels in Xiliang and Jizhou at the same time, and there were not many troops left to support Bingzhou.
Zhang Yi, the governor of Bingzhou, immediately reported to Luoyang for help. At the same time, he ordered the counties in Bingzhou to lead their armies to gather towards Jinyang. He also asked the Xiongnu Chanyu Qiangqu to lead 10,000 cavalry for support, intending to resist the Thunder Lord's army in Jinyang City.
Qiangqu District himself felt that misfortune was coming from the sky. He was acting as a Chanyu of the Huns, but suddenly a dragon crossing the river descended from the sky and stationed in Mayi, right next to the Huns in the south. Even the 100,000 Xianbei cavalry could defeat the Qiang.
Qu knew that with the current strength of the Southern Huns, they would never be able to defeat Lei Gong.
He himself was unwilling to provoke Thunder Lord, but Thunder Lord's subordinates did something to divide the cattle and sheep, which made the whole grassland restless. Even the Huns' tribes were looking forward to Thunder Lord coming to them so that they could divide the cattle.
The sheep divide their pastures among their wives.
Fortunately, after the battle between Lei Gong and the Xianbei people, there was no other action, so he breathed a sigh of relief.
But he did not expect that the Huns' tribesmen did not wait for Lei Gong to come to his door, and simply ran directly to Lei Gong's territory. Tens of thousands of people fled in this month alone. He asked his men to chase these fleeing tribesmen, but
But he was beaten back by Lei Gong's men.
Unable to defeat Thunder Lord, Qiang Qu could only watch his troops closely and send soldiers to guard the border.
When the Huns saw that they could not escape, they simply killed the leader and invited the Tengjia Army to come over and help them divide their cattle and sheep into pastures.
Without Xu Wei knowing it, his territory actually expanded to three counties.
These actions of the Tengjia Army scared Qiang Qu half to death, and he thought Xu Wei was turning his gun to deal with him.
So Zhang Yi, the governor of Bingzhou, asked him to support the Bingzhou army, and he immediately led the army over.
He also wanted to use the power of the Han Dynasty to suppress Xu Wei, at least he could not recruit his followers so unscrupulously.
But Zhang Yi and the others were disappointed. After Xu Wei occupied Yanmen Pass, he even continued to move south. For a while, Zhang Yi didn't know what to do.
Although he had gathered an army of 30,000, it was obviously a wishful thinking to eliminate the Lei Gong tribe, but he stopped moving forward. The consumption of 30,000 troops was not small, and Bingzhou was in a miserable state, and it was difficult for the finances to support such a large army to gather in Jinyang City.
In the past, there was Jizhou that could help, but now the whole of Jizhou is in dire straits, and there is no strength to come and help them now.
Zhang Yi could only report the current situation to the imperial court and let the imperial court decide the next move of the Bingzhou Army.
Zhang Yi's battle report was quickly passed to the Luoyang court.
Emperor Ling and Sangong Jiuqing breathed a sigh of relief. The battle report from Bingzhou two days ago said that Lei Gong's troops broke through Yanmen Pass in one day, which shocked them.
They thought that Lei Gong was going to sweep across Bingzhou to support Zhang Yan in Jizhou. The most terrifying situation was that after the two groups of yellow scarf thieves merged into one, the entire northern Han Dynasty would be in chaos.
At that time, there will be another rebellion that is not inferior to Zhang Jiao's uprising, and it is difficult for the current court to withstand such a rebellion that affects several states.
But now that Lei Gong has lost his mind and stopped after only breaking through one Yanmen Pass, this is actually a good thing for the court, which can concentrate its efforts on dealing with Zhang Yan and the Xiliang rebels.
Emperor Ling looked at the ministers of civil and military affairs and asked: "My dear friends, now that Yanmen Pass has been breached by the thief Lei Gong, and the entire Bingzhou gate is wide open and is under Lei Gong's attack, what should the court do?"
All the civil and military ministers in the palace were watching their noses and their hearts without making a sound. Now the Han court has no money, no food, not even soldiers, nothing, how can it fight against the bandits!
The best way to deal with Thunder Lord now is to pretend not to know that Yanmen Pass has been lost. Let's put it aside and delay for a while.
Of course, no one dares to say such things, and everyone is also afraid that a lunatic will appear in the palace and say that if so-and-so is beheaded, the world will be safe!
You must know that the reputation of Cui Lie, who was mentioned last time, has spread all over Luoyang City. A good Jizhou celebrity has now become a traitor known to the world.
Finally, the minister ordered Lu Zhi to come out and say: "Your Majesty, the court now has three major enemies, namely the rebellion of Xiliang, the Lei Gong of Mayi, and Zhang Yan of Jizhou. Even with the strength of the court, it is difficult to deal with these three rebellions at the same time.
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"Among these three rebellions, the most important one is Zhang Yan in Jizhou. The imperial court will use all its strength to encircle Zhang Yan and stabilize Jizhou. The second is the rebellion in Xiliang. They are so powerful that they will be difficult to wipe out for a while, and the Thunder Lord in Mayi,
Although he is powerful, he himself does not have much ambition and is someone who can be appeased. I think we should appease Duke Lei so that the court can concentrate its efforts on dealing with the other two rebellions."
Okay! The strategy of appeasement appeared again, and everyone looked at Cui Lie, because Lei Gong and the nobles of Jizhou had a blood feud. The last time they tried to appease Zhang Yan, it was because of Cui Lie's strong opposition that it failed. So this time everyone
I am also worried that Choi Yeol will strongly oppose it.
But Cui Lie was not moved even though he heard the sound of appeasement.
What can he do! Zhang Yan is still wreaking havoc in his hometown. Compared with the cruel Zhang Yan, Lei Gong, who is devoted to farming and has no ambitions, looks a bit cute. Choosing the lesser of two evils, he naturally hopes that the court will concentrate its efforts
Destroy Zhang Yan.
How could he raise his voice to oppose the call to Lei Gong? He was also worried that Chaotian would transfer the army from Jizhou to Bingzhou to encircle and suppress Lei Gong.
"Urgent report from Liangzhou!" An urgent report from 800 miles away came to the main hall.
"Send it up!" Emperor Ling said anxiously.
He was really worried that Huangfu Song did not stop Xiliang's rebellion, and the city of Chang'an was captured by the rebels. Most of the imperial tombs are in Chang'an. If the rebels really captured Chang'an City, he would really be ashamed of his ancestors.
Zhang Rang handed over the battle report. Emperor Ling read the battle report and laughed loudly: "Huangfu Aiqing is worthy of being the number one general of our Han Dynasty. She is indeed reliable at critical moments."
Then he said to the courtiers: "The miserable rebels have been defeated, and they are no longer a threat."
After speaking, he asked Zhang Rang to show the battle report to all the civil and military officials in the court.
Only then did all the civil and military officials in the court know the specific battle situation in Chencang.
After Guo Guo, the leader of the Liangzhou rebels, surrounded Chencang, Huangfu Song immediately sent his troops to support him.
At that time, Dong Zhuo proposed to march to Chencang quickly. He said: "A wise man does not lose the opportunity, and a brave man does not hesitate. If we save now, the city will be preserved; if we do not save, the city will be destroyed. The situation of preservation or destruction is now."
Huangfu Song said: "No. It is better to win a hundred battles than to defeat the enemy without fighting. Therefore, we must first act like we are invincible and wait for the time when we can defeat the enemy. Invincibility lies with me, but victory lies with the enemy. The enemy cannot be guarded against.
, and our county army is very proactive in attacking, hitting wherever it wants. Those who have more than enough seem to be moving above the nine heavens, while those who are not enough seem to be trapped under the nine earths.
Although Chencang is small now, the fortifications that defend the city are strong and complete, and it is not a trap in the Nine Heavens. Although the Kingdom's army is strong, the situation that I cannot save if I attack is not the situation above the Nine Heavens. Without the situation above the Nine Heavens, the attack will be difficult.
If you fall under the Nine Lands, the defenders will not be breached. The kingdom is now in a vulnerable position, and Chencang can be guaranteed not to be breached. I can mobilize the troops and receive a complete victory, so why should I save it?
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So Dong Zhuo's suggestion was not adopted.
After talking so much about Sun Tzu's Art of War, Huangfu Song actually wanted to launch a defensive counterattack. Their army would contain the kingdom's rebels outside Chencang, so that it would be difficult for the kingdom and the others to attack Chencang with all their strength and disperse to snatch the grain and grass in Guanzhong.
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Dong Zhuo's idea was even simpler. The entire army was stationed in Chencang City to conserve its strength and wait for the kingdom's army to seize enough food and grass before retreating naturally.
Huangfu Songjianbi Qingye burned all the grain near Chencang, leaving the kingdom's rebels unable to grab anything.
Xiliang is a poor place. There is not much food, and it cannot feed many armies. With the strength of the Han Dynasty, even if it raises 100,000 central troops, the treasury will be empty. And how can a poor place like Xiliang support 100,000 troops?
Thousands of rebels.
This is why the king brought 100,000 troops to attack Chang'an, because if they didn't rob, they would all starve to death. If they rob, everyone would have a half chance of surviving.
But just because they came out to rob, the kingdom did not have much food and grass at all. Huangfu Song burned all the food near Chencang, and the Xiliang rebels had no food to supply.
The kingdom besieged Chencang for more than a month, but failed to capture Chencang in the end. The tribesmen were exhausted and ran out of food, so they had to retreat.
After Huangfu Song learned of this situation, he immediately launched troops to pursue him.
Dong Zhuo also wanted to make the bandits self-respecting, and persuaded Huangfu Song not to pursue the kingdom's tribesmen. He also said trivial things such as not chasing poor bandits, and discussed the art of war with Huangfu Song.
After hearing this, Huangfu Song had no expression on his face, but he wanted to laugh in his heart. You, Dong Zhuo, a big boss, actually talked about the art of war with me, a general and a tiger.
So he said to Dong Zhuo: "In the past, I did not attack because I was avoiding his fierceness. Now I attack when the enemy is weak. What we attack is the exhausted enemy, not the retreating troops. The troops of the kingdom are preparing to escape.
There is no fighting spirit. Using a dignified formation to advance and defeat the defeated enemy is not called chasing the poor bandits. This is the upright way to use troops. "
After saying that, Huangfu Song led an army of 30,000 people to pursue them all the way. They fought in succession and defeated the people of the kingdom. They killed more than 10,000 people and captured more than 40,000 people. Xiliang's rebellious spirit was severely damaged and there was no other way
Attacked Chang'an.
Such results made Dong Zhuo ashamed.
At any rate, I have some relationship with your uncle. I have been a servant under him. After all, everyone is one of our own. Why don't you give me face? I want to raise the bandits to respect themselves. You can just keep a hand. Everyone is hanging out in Xiliang.