Chapter 532 Liu Beis transformation and dealing with the locust plague
Liu Bian was shocked when he learned that none of the three ministers of the imperial court had decided to support Liu Bei. It would not be an exaggeration to say that Liu Bei was the Optimus Prime Stone of the Xiangyang imperial court. None of the three ministers and ministers of the imperial court were thinking about how to save him.
General? He wanted to give up the general. Liu Bian thought about how he was betrayed by these people back then!
He cautiously approached Liu Xie and said: "Your Majesty, you must also be prepared in case Lei Gong really attacks Xiangyang City. Compared with the general, the three ministers and nine ministers in the imperial court have no bottom line. Be careful that they will betray Your Majesty in order to please Lei Gong! This way!
They have done the same thing more than once!"
Compared with the young Liu Xie, Liu Bian is already 21 years old this year. The constant threat of death has made him mature extremely quickly. In these years, when he has nothing to do in Xiangyang City, he will often recall the Luoyang City mutiny. This incident
After thinking about the matter for more than ten years, he could think of what happened back then very clearly. He knew that it was not Dong Zhuo who forced him to become emperor, but the noble family headed by Yuan Wei. Dong Zhuo was just a black glove.
In order to drive away Dong Zhuo and gain more people's support, Yuan Wei even forged his own edict to rebel, hoping to use Dong Zhuo's hand to kill him.
Liu Bian knew how many people escaped from Luoyang City back then. If Yuan Wei was really loyal to him, he should have taken him to escape from Luoyang City and then come up with the edict, instead of keeping Luoyang City and producing some edict.
It's not that he wants to regain power, but that he wants to borrow a knife to kill people! Yuan Wei can force himself to abdicate for power, and he will also use tricks to borrow Dong Zhuo's knife to kill him, so now Yang Biao and the others will definitely betray him for the continuation of his family.
His own young brother.
Liu Bian didn't want to see his younger brother being pushed into a desperate situation by Yang Biao and others like him in the past. He didn't think his younger brother would be as lucky as he was back then!
Liu Xie was surprised when he heard this and said: "Lieutenant, Situ and the others are so virtuous and respected, how could they betray me?"
Liu Bian said: "Your Majesty, have you forgotten how Dong Zhuo entered Luoyang City? How did he gain power? There were hundreds of thousands of elites in Luoyang City back then, but Dong Zhuo only had 30,000 Xiliang troops in his hands. No matter what Dong Zhuo did,
It is impossible for him to become the Prime Minister of the Han Dynasty, but the reality is that he easily became the Prime Minister of the Han Dynasty, and he also controlled hundreds of thousands of forbidden troops in Luoyang City."
Liu Xie was too young and didn't know much about what happened in Luoyang City. But the mutiny in Chang'an City left a deep impression on him. Dong Zhuo, who had a good impression on him, suddenly became a rebel. He wanted to help Dong Zhuo preserve his body.
If he failed to do so, no minister would be willing to listen to him as the emperor.
In the end, Dong Zhuo was defeated and reduced to ashes, and the power of the entire Han Dynasty was controlled by Yang Biao, Wang Yun and others. That period was also the time when he was most frightened. Even now, he has nightmares about what happened back then. This situation has been waiting for Uncle Liu Huang to lead the army.
It was improved after entering Chang'an City!
Thinking of what happened back then, Liu Xie was finally not as confident as he was just now, but he thought for a long time and said decadently: "It's not time for me to take charge personally, and I have no close followers in the court. Lei Gong is really going to attack Xiangyang City.
I'm afraid I can't even command a single soldier!"
Liu Bian said: "Your Majesty is not completely without confidants. Now everyone in the world may betray your Majesty, but the Han clan members will not, because if the world is captured by Lei Gong, we Han clan clan members just want to
It is impossible to be an ordinary citizen. The only people your Majesty can rely on are the Han clan members. Liu Biao and Liu Ye in Xiangyang City are both talented among the Han clan clan members. Your Majesty can rely on them!"
Liu Bian continued: "Furthermore, Your Majesty cannot always hide under the wings of the general. Instead, he must find a way to personally govern and control his own destiny by taking power in his hands. The general is now going to fight with Thunder Lord. It is extremely dangerous and difficult."
Take care of Your Majesty, and you will only be able to rely on yourself when the time comes! And maybe the general also needs your support, just like this time, if Your Majesty has the power, you can personally support the general!"
After being taught such a lesson by Liu Bian, Liu Xie could no longer suppress his desire to become a pro-government person. He did not want to continue to be a caged bird.
The next day, he began to summon Liu Biao, Liu Ye and others, and proposed to the court ministers that Liu Biao become the shepherd of Yizhou to prevent Lei Gong from attacking Yizhou!
But this proposal was rejected by Yang Biao and others. Yizhou had already produced Liu Yan and Liu Zhang. If another Han clan clan member was to come over and Liu Biao occupied the mountain as king again, the court would have no way out.
Yang Biao and others saw that Yizhou had become their most important escape route, and Yizhou Mu would naturally be their talent! So for the position of Yizhou Mu, the entire Xiangyang court was in chaos!
July of the second year of Jian'an (AD 197)!
Huang Long, Yang Feng and others were still waiting to join Xu Wei and conquer Nanyang County with an army of 300,000, preparing for the subsequent large-scale army to conquer Xiangyang City. But they never expected that they did not wait for Xu Wei's reinforcements, but instead
Waiting for Xu Wei's order to retreat!
"Sili was changed to Yongzhou, and Zhennan General Yang Feng was appointed as the governor of Yongzhou to take charge of the military and political affairs of Yongzhou. General Huang Long, who conquered the east, was appointed as the governor of Yuzhou to take charge of Yuzhou affairs. The southern expedition army ended at the boundary of Yuzhou. The army withdrew from the boundary of Jingzhou and Yongzhou
The governor and the governor of Yuzhou can retain 30,000 standing troops in various ways!" the staff officer who passed the order said to everyone.
Huang Long couldn't believe it and said: "Our army's attack has been overwhelming. It captured the entire Sili and Yuzhou in less than three months. Even now we have surrounded 30,000 Jingzhou troops. Our army is fully capable."
Capture Nanyang County and lay the foundation for conquering Xiangyang. Why should the ruler retreat in such a hurry!"
Yang Feng and others also looked at the staff officer who passed the order with puzzled faces!
The staff officer who sent the order said sadly: "A locust plague broke out in Yanzhou. Because everyone was paying attention to the battlefield, no one dealt with the locust plague, which caused the locust plague to completely break out. Now the entire Yanzhou, Jizhou, half of Bingzhou, Sili and other places are
Tens of millions of people have been affected by the locust plague, and many places will lose their summer harvest this year. The war cannot continue!"
Huang Long, Yang Feng and others looked horrified. They had to resist such a large-scale locust plague in the Central Plains. Coupled with the previous drought, this year's summer and autumn harvests were completely hopeless. No wonder they were still in power despite their good form.
Evacuate Jingzhou!
Huang Long could only say helplessly: "Retreat!"
If such a large-scale locust plague broke out during the Han Dynasty, millions of people would have starved to death. Even if their army was better than the Han Dynasty, it would still be a huge problem to relieve tens of millions of victims. The granary will be completely emptied this time!
Now Huanglong and the others are a little bit impressed by the plan of rationing food for the three years of power. If Daqian had not stored hundreds of millions of stones of grain and grass, and there were also large amounts of grain stored by the people, I am afraid that the Central Plains would have to exchange food for food! And now this locust plague will have a great impact on Daqian. To me, it's just a big trouble!
The next day, Zhang Fei was surprised to find that the Daqian Army was actually demolishing the barracks. A day later, only the empty foundations of the Daqian Barracks were left, and all the hundreds of thousands of troops retreated to the north! Zhang Fei and the others looked at the smoke and dust in the north getting further and further away. I can’t believe it! There are only a few strategies for attacking a city. Attacking with water or burning will not work. Luring the enemy out of the city is a common method!
"Thunder Lord is trying to lure us out of the city?" Zhang Fei said hesitantly.
Wei Yan next to him said: "General, if you want to know the movements of Daqian's army, we will send a few scouts to investigate and know whether they are really retreating or trying to lure us out of the city!"
But Zhang Fei thought for a while and said: "No matter what Lei Gong and the others think, we can't hold on. Holding Luyang City is the greatest victory for us!"
But Da Ganjun really left and never came back. Zhang Fei and his group of 10 people did not see the shadow of Da Ganjun!
Ten days later, Liu Bei led an army of 50,000 to support Luyang City! Zhang Fei opened the city gate to welcome Liu Bei and the others into the city!
When Liu Bei saw the unharmed Zhang Fei, he excitedly said: "The third brother is getting more and more powerful, and he can actually withstand an army of more than 100,000 people!"
Zhang Fei said with an embarrassed look on his face: "The Da Gan Army didn't fight with us at all. After the eldest brother left Luyang, they quickly led the army to leave Luyang City! The younger brother doesn't even know what Lei Gong wants to do now. Why did you withdraw your troops suddenly!"
Jian Yong sighed: "God has really blessed me this time. Not only did drought break out again in the Central Plains, but also a locust plague broke out at the same time. Lei Gong's core territory Bingzhou and Jizhou both suffered disasters at the same time. Although Hebei's water conservancy facilities can withstand the drought, But facing the locusts all over the sky, there is nothing we can do. Our spy Fei Ge sent a message and found out that this year in Hebei Province, Yanzhou, Jizhou, and Bingzhou are close to the Yellow River. There is basically nothing left to resist. Lei Gong must find a way to relieve tens of millions of victims. If we don’t withdraw our troops, I’m afraid the people in Hebei won’t even be able to eat grass!”
The locust plague was even more dangerous to the people of the Han Dynasty than drought and floods. Because of the outbreak of these two disasters, everyone could barely survive by chewing leaves and grass roots. However, the land where the locust plague broke out was barren. For the victims, not even the grass roots could grow. Having nothing to eat is the most desperate thing.
Liu Bei said seriously: "It was the locust plague that saved us this time, but it won't be such a good thing next time. Now it's finally our turn to face the Thunder God. Yizhou, Jingzhou, and Yangzhou have all become the front lines to resist the Thunder God." , I, Jiangnan, will no longer be able to stay out of the war in the future, we must make the most difficult preparations!"
Liu Bei thought that he and the court were well prepared to deal with Thunder Lord, but this defeat made it clear to Liu Bei that they were not prepared at all!
Lei Gong's vanguard only reached Nanyang County, and the Xiangyang court was in chaos. Not only could he not support himself on the front line, but he also became a hindrance. He led hundreds of thousands of Jingzhou troops to resist Lei Gong on the front line, but there were rumors from behind that he wanted to abandon Xiangyang City.
, the news of moving the capital to Chengdu, Yang Biao and Wang Yun did not stop the spread of this news, so this rumor spread to the front line of Nanyang County.
When Liu Bei heard the news, he wanted to rush to Xiangyang City and kill Yang Biao and Wang Yun. On the front line, he still had to rely on the soldiers of the Jingzhou Army to resist Lei Gong. There were rumors of abandoning Jingzhou in the rear, so they didn't worry about the ten soldiers in their hands.
The morale of the tens of thousands of troops collapsed, and the hundreds of thousands of troops from Hebei rushed straight to Xiangyang City. Just look at how Lei Gong has been unstoppable in the Central Plains this year. They should also know the consequences of morale collapse. Why do they always have such pig teammates around them?
Because of Yang Biao's relationship, Liu Bei did not even dare to bring his own army to support Zhang Fei, for fear that his army would collapse like Yuan Tan's army.
Fortunately, with God's blessing, an unprecedented locust plague saved the man.
But Liu Bei has decided that he wants to change the current situation. The alliance with Yang Biao and the others no longer has much effect on him! He wants to clean them out of the court. The big man needs some fresh blood to resist Thunder God!
At the same time, Xu Wei led his army and marched all the way on the endless plains of Yanzhou. Since there has been no rain for several months, and locusts are everywhere, gnawing away all the sparse weeds, it is now difficult to see anything in Yanzhou.
Green, the whole world became gray, the roads where the army walked were filled with dust, and there was a hot smell in the air, making the soldiers sweat profusely as if they were in a furnace.
Busy farmers can be seen everywhere in the cultivated fields on both sides of the road. However, when the farmers are not harvesting in the summer, they are also directing flocks of chickens and ducks to devour the locusts in the fields. Unfortunately, there are too many locusts in the fields, and these chickens and ducks eat them all.
After holding on, I began to turn a blind eye to the locusts flying around!
Xu Wei called a commoner up and asked: "How is the summer harvest? I see that there are no wheat seedlings in the fields. Is it harvested?"
The people said in pain: "The government has harvested in advance, but the wheat is not mature yet and can only be sold as feed. The autumn wheat harvest is completely dead!"
If the summer harvest can still get a few points, the autumn harvest is completely finished!
Xu Wei looked at the locusts and said with relief: "Our autumn harvest is over. We will use these locusts for the autumn harvest. From now on, everyone will try to catch locusts. For a pound of dried locusts, I will pay a lot of money to buy them!"
The people were surprised and said: "I will tell everyone this good news right now!"
"For more than ten years, disasters have occurred one after another on both sides of the Yellow River in the Central Plains. This is because God does not allow people to survive!" Jia Xu sighed.
The Han Dynasty was in the predicament of destruction in these natural disasters. Now the Central Plains has become the territory of the Daqian Army. It is the turn of the Daqian Army to resist these disasters. I really don’t know how long the government can resist!
Jia Xu even worried that the disasters in the Central Plains would continue like this, which would not only affect their process of unifying the world with the Daqian Army, but the newly born Daqian State might even be unable to withstand these disasters and fall apart!
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