() "Military advisor, this matter is of great importance. Please inform the lord as soon as possible." Guo Jiadao.
Jia Xu said in a firm tone: "When my lord is leaving, he has entrusted all the military power of Chang'an to me. Please listen to my arrangements. My lord will return to Chang'an soon. Stabilize the morale of the army first. If anyone is found to be acting strangely in the city, arrest him first."
, wait for the decision, Chang'an can't tolerate any mistakes." He knew how much effort Jia Rong put into Chang'an.
The sudden rebellion in Bingzhou shocked the senior officials of Chang'an. This was the first time that Xiliang's army had been fighting for many years. Horses galloped to various places. The rebellion in Bingzhou rang the alarm bell for the officials of Chang'an.
The Liang army is not monolithic, there are always some people who cannot resist the temptation and communicate with other princes.
The mobilization of troops and horses by the Central Plains princes finally caught Jia Xu's attention. After a short period of chaos, the princes appeared to be connected. Shortly after Li Ru in Bingzhou rebelled, Cao Cao took the lead in leading an army to Hangu Pass and issued a corrective edict.
, said that he would avenge the Han Emperor, Yuan Shao, Liu Biao and Liu Bei responded one after another. The armies of the princes began to move closer to the Hangu Pass area, and Li Ru of Bingzhou directly led the army to attack Xihe County, and Yan Rou of Youzhou also took advantage of the situation to send troops. When a person behaves
When he is very strong and strong, others will be afraid of him and flatter him, but once he is at a disadvantage, he can witness his true allies.
Chang'an instantly became in danger.
The number of merchants in Chang'an has obviously decreased a lot, and even the people have heard some vague rumors. The people in Chang'an, who are either poor people or refugees from the Central Plains, have received a lot of favors from the Xiliang Army, and they can't help but
Worrying about the situation of the Xiliang army, although the people were shrouded in gloom, they still followed the rules and cooperated with the government's orders. However, there were still people who were instigated to cause trouble, and were arrested by the patrolling troops without hesitation. Jia Xu carried out executions on Chang'an
They used iron-blooded methods to strictly check the merchants who came in and out, and the generals in the army were also investigated to varying degrees, especially the generals who were related to Li Ru.
The General's Mansion.
"My lord, I have entrusted Zhang Li and I with the affairs of Chang'an. Any officials or generals who disobey will be killed without mercy!" Jia Xu took out the seal of the general and said in a stern voice.
The needle drop could be heard in the house. Jia Xu had told the truth about what happened in Bingzhou. As senior officials, they naturally saw the seriousness of the problem from this incident. Li Ru's rebellion and the mobilization of troops by the princes all showed that the West
The critical situation of the Liang army.
"The armies of the princes want to take advantage of this opportunity to attack Chang'an. The lord has given orders to strictly guard Hangu Pass, completely abandon the merger of the states, and save Chang'an."
Jia Xu's words set off a storm in the room. He gave up Bingzhou. Looking at the Xiliang Army, it was just Liangzhou and Bingzhou. In order to merge the state, the Xiliang Army spent a lot of effort. Now that they gave up, it was hard for the officials to accept it.
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"Military advisor, tens of thousands of troops fought hard to reach the land of Bingzhou. How can we give up so easily just because the princes knock on the gate and humble ourselves to see the lord?" an official said with his hand in hand.
"This is my lord's strict order and must not be violated," Jia Xu shouted.
Zhang Li and Zhang Zhao also stood up to show their strength to Jia Xu. When the three of them spoke, they represented the military and political parties of the Xiliang Army. However, some officials in the room were still puzzled. The geographical location of Bingzhou was not unreasonable.
It is important because it connects the grasslands, and a lot of materials were spent on road construction.
After everyone dispersed, Jia Xu left Guo Jia, Zhang Li, Zhang Zhao and Chen Zhen behind.
"First withdraw the officials from Bingzhou. This is the foundation of our army. We will strictly inspect the generals in the army. If any abnormal behavior is found, they will be imprisoned and wait for the fate of the lord. Bingzhou has cost our army a lot of effort. How can I
I don’t know, but the princes are approaching fiercely, and Li Ru and Yan Rou are watching in Bingzhou, so we can only gather our troops and strictly guard Hangu Pass to protect the foundation of our army." Jia Xu said slowly.
"Military advisor, there is no news about my lord yet?" Zhang Li asked.
The four of them stared at Jia Xu with sharp eyes. Compared with the corrupt situation in Bingzhou, they were more worried about Jia Rong's safety. When convening the meeting of officials and generals, Jia Xu informed Jia Rong that he had lost news.
People discuss specific countermeasures.
"Not yet." Jia Xu felt a little bitter in his mouth, and he missed the person who usually idled around and didn't care about politics and military affairs. Only when there was a real crisis, did he know his importance.
"Everyone, my lord is not here. This is the time to test us ministers. I hope you can work together to resist the attacks of the princes and completely stabilize the situation so that when my lord returns to Chang'an, he will see a stable Chang'an instead of chaos.
A ball." Jia Xu's stiffness suddenly increased.
Everyone looked at each other and nodded slowly, their eyes becoming more determined. All officials under the rule of the Xiliang Army were either unpopular among the princes or were poor men. To be able to reach this point, they all have certain abilities.
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Moving like thunder, this is how fast the Xiliang army marched. After receiving Jia Xu's order, Huang Zhong escorted the officials back to Chang'an without any hesitation. He took away the food and supplies that could be taken away, and destroyed all those that could not be taken away.
, looking at the winding cement roads in Bingzhou, Huang Zhong suddenly clenched his fists and almost shouted: "I will definitely come back!" The successive changes made this veteran completely angry.
Without Jia Rong, he would still be just a general guarding the city gates in Jingzhou. His son would have probably died of illness long ago. He is not only grateful to Jia Rong, but also has respect and reverence for Jia Rong. In the army, the strong are superior to the weak.
Huang Zhong did not feel discouraged at all. On the contrary, he was even more motivated than in the Jingzhou Army and worked hard every moment to make his soldiers stronger.
The soldiers under his command also changed from the initial disdain in their eyes to a deep awe. After all, Huang Zhong was an airborne general, so the soldiers were somewhat unconvinced.
The war was about to break out. The huge machine of the Xiliang Army began to rotate rapidly. Thirty thousand soldiers were stationed at Hangu Pass. The soldiers and officials from Bingzhou evacuated back to Chang'an. The grassland was on alert. Xu Shu was in charge of the three cities on the grassland, with Lu Bu in his hands.
Waiting for the powerful general, the tribes on the grassland naturally did not dare to make any changes, not to mention Lu Bu's power on the grassland was extraordinary.
At this time, Li Ru's army was not at peace. He was able to seize the six counties of Bingzhou. He relied more on Chang'an's laxity. Xu Rong, Fan Chou and other generals who were originally Dong Zhuo's army also gradually moved closer under Li Ru's operation, and then rebelled in one fell swoop.
There are six counties in the land, but 70% of the soldiers in the army are Xiliang troops. How could they obey Li Ru's order to attack Paoze? If the military orders are not clear, how can the army have combat effectiveness?
During this period, Li Ru tried his best, but still could not gather the soldiers. If the princes of the Central Plains had not invaded Hangu Pass, I am afraid that Li Ru, who was so powerful, would have collapsed instantly under the attack of the Xiliang army.
Li Ru relied on his previous connections in Dong Zhuo's army to replace some generals in the army. However, he also knew that the lower-level soldiers of the Xiliang army were different from the princes' armies and would not change their original intentions because of the change of generals. All the instructors were gathered by Li Ru
When he got up, all generals above the company commander were also kept alone and were not allowed to be with the soldiers. Even so, Li Ru felt uneasy.
Less than a year has passed since Jia Rong took control of Chang'an. Li Ru investigated the cause of Dong Zhuo's death, and then endured great hatred and joined the Xiliang Army. He has always worked conscientiously and made no mistakes. Even Xu Rong and Dong Zhuo died.
Li Ru did not tell the real reason at first, but slowly cultivated his power, and then took advantage of this opportunity to occupy the six counties of Bingzhou and dealt a heavy blow to the Xiliang army. If he could not survive this difficulty, Xiliang would
The army will be completely defeated.
There were 300,000 troops from allied princes outside and rebellion inside, which was enough to give Jia Rong a headache. Naturally, Li Ru didn't know about Jia Rong's departure from Chang'an at this time.
Not only that, Li Ru also returned Daijun to Yan Rou as a condition for Yan Rou to send troops. He wanted Jia Rong to experience the pain of losing such great power in an instant.
Unfortunately, Zhang Liao, who was stationed in the Yumenguan area, remained unmoved when Li Ru raised troops to win over him. No matter how Li Ru talked, he always stood still. It is conceivable that if Zhang Liao led more than 10,000 troops to rebel from Dunhuang and other counties, the Xiliang army would
What kind of disaster will we face?
Huang Zhong withdrew and Li Ru quickly occupied it, and now he had all the territory of Bingzhou in his hands.
There were 60,000 standing soldiers in Chang'an City. After leaving 10,000 soldiers, all the rest were dispatched, and carriages wrapped in black cloth were transported to Hangu Pass.
Jia Xu sat in Chang'an and commanded the army in an orderly manner. His character showed up in the chaos. Guo Jia asked himself that he could not do this. He was a bit lazy by nature. He would not be energetic unless there was a real battle on the battlefield. He felt for Jia Xu in his heart.
His admiration became even stronger.
This summer is destined to be a severe test for the Xiliang army. An army of 300,000 from the princes, Li Ru from Bingzhou, and an army of 60,000 from Yan Rou rushed to the battlefield, and heavy troops gathered outside Hangu Pass.
As long as this pass is broken, Chang'an will be exposed to the power of the princes, but is Hangu Pass so easy to break?
After the coalition troops came to Hangu, the first thing they did was to suppress merchants from going to Chang'an to do business. Chang'an craftsmen's workshops had moonlight cups, immortal love and other things to make money. Without the merchants to exchange what they had, the army would consume the most money and food for the Xiliang army.
Among the princes, there is no one who has more financial resources than the Xiliang army.
Although the alliance of princes made it difficult for Chang'an to operate in a short period of time, the princes always underestimated the methods of merchants. Even so, there were still merchants who went to Chang'an through special means. The war greatly increased the price of the Xianlian Moonlight Cup in the Central Plains.
Promotion, merchants pursue profit, and the princes' armies are not monolithic, and their faces and hearts are not in harmony. There may be many princes who secretly have connections with Chang'an.
The city of Chang'an is no longer as prosperous as it was in the past, the market is bleak, and many people have lost their source of livelihood. If Jia Rong were here, he would definitely lament that a battle between the princes and the coalition forces had set Chang'an's economy back for at least a year.
Guo Jia was ordered to become the military advisor of Hangu Pass, with Guo Si as the commander-in-chief, assisted by Zhao Yun, Huang Zhong and others.
