Chapter Fifty-Three: The Yellow Turban's Defeat and Four Reds]
Jia Rong has not slowed down his own skills. He trains hard every day. His riding skills, military boxing, and foot combat have all made great progress, especially in immediate battles. In short, Jia Rong today is no longer the same as before.
Comparably, on a war horse, I can fight with Hua Xiong soundly...
As before, Jia Rong found that his strength was getting stronger and stronger. Is this his biggest advantage as a time traveler? Jia Rong couldn't help but smile bitterly. It's always good to have some advantages. As the saying goes, everything can be conquered with one force.
Ten meetings.
The Han Emperor in Luoyang received the victory memorial from Huangfu Song's horse, and when he saw the heads of Zhang Jiao and Zhang Liang, he suddenly smiled and relieved his worries for several months; since that Zhang Jiao
He led the crowd to revolt and attacked the city all the way. He was about to attack the capital. Han Emperor Liu Hong couldn't eat well and no one could sleep well. Although the Han Emperor was very greedy for money, he also understood that his country would be lost.
There was no reason for anything, and he didn't want the Han Dynasty to fall into his own hands, so the Han Emperor changed his past style in the past few months. He went to court every morning and actively listened to the suggestions of the officials, and he became a wise king.
After receiving the report of Huangfu Song's victory, the Han Emperor almost jumped up with joy, but he still tried his best to stop himself. He was in court. The Han Emperor immediately issued an order: Huangfu Song had meritorious service in the battle, and he was named a Duxiang Marquis, and all the officers and men from all ministries were included.
He was promoted to one rank, and he admired this. At the same time, he also rewarded Huangfu Song with a thousand pieces of gold, a thousand pieces of cloth, and a cart of fine wine, which were sent to Guangzong that day. When the Han Emperor was happy, he was also very kind. Although the war was tense, the Han Emperor's Ten Thousand Gold Hall
There is plenty of money.
The happy Emperor of Han also showed a rare act of generosity. He sent an order to hold a banquet in the palace at night and invited hundreds of officials to the banquet. At the same time, he ordered the heads of Zhang Jiao and Zhang Liang to be hung on the city gate for all the people in the world to see.
Look at the prestige of Hanting.
The officials were also very happy when they heard the news, not only for killing Zhang Liang and Zhang Jiao, but also for the Han Emperor to hold a banquet. The Han Emperor had not held a banquet for some years, and the officials were basically accepted by the Han Emperor.
After scraping, everyone was thinking about how to have a good meal at night.
When the imperial edict reached Guangzong, the morale of the Han army became even higher. Soldiers fought not only to protect their homes and country, but also to get promoted.
Huangfu Song was very generous. He distributed the thousand gold rewarded to him by the Han Emperor to his generals, and also gave all the cloth to the generals. The three armies drank fine wine together, and the gold could be exchanged for five baht coins.
Huangfu Song did not forget his promise. He rewarded the Yellow Turban soldiers who had helped him before and sent them back to their hometown after giving them some instructions.
After that, Huangfusong settled the people in the city and left a group of soldiers to guard the newly recovered Guangzong to prevent the remnants of the Yellow Turbans from resurrecting. The prefect of Guangzong appointed by the imperial court was rushing here.
Then Huangfu Song rectified his soldiers and left Guangzong City.
Huangfu Song led the soldiers on a rapid march to Julu County. Julu was the site of Zhang Jiao's uprising and Zhang Jiao's base camp, so it was also the most tenacious stronghold.
Today, the Yellow Turban Army is retreating steadily, even in Julu, the strongest Yellow Turban force. The Yellow Turban Army led by Zhang Bao has been defeated repeatedly and has no choice but to retreat to Quyang County.
Huangfu Song and Julu Prefect Feng Yi joined forces to tightly surround Quyang County on three levels and three outside. At this time, when the morale of the Han army was high, the Yellow Turban thief Zhang Liang and Zhang Liang successively killed Quyang County.
The morale of the Yellow Turban soldiers inside was not very high.
In any case, Julu is also the base camp of Zhang Jiao. Zhang Bao is also quite talented. He is very capable in guarding the army and treats the soldiers very well. Therefore, although the city in Quyang County is small, there are no deserters. Unlike the city,
The foreign Han army also fought equally, attacking and defending with great success.
The siege of Quyang County lasted for more than a month. The Han army launched more than a dozen attacks, but Quyang County was still unable to be captured. Zhang Bao's resistance was quite stubborn. Zhang Bao took the lead in every battle. Huangfu Song was very lucky that Guangzong defended the county.
Fortunately it was not Zhang Bao, otherwise it would have been difficult to break through even a year of siege.
The Han court also wanted to end this war quickly and constantly urged Huangfu Song to capture Quyang County as soon as possible.
Huangfusong racked his brains to think of a way, but could not come up with a perfect strategy; he had no choice but to summon the generals.
Within a short time of tea, the generals who received the order came to the Chinese army tent where Huangfu Song was.
Seeing that all the generals had arrived, Huangfu Song stood up from the commander's seat and said: "The Holy One has repeatedly urged to conquer Quyang County as soon as possible. In recent days, the generals have also seen that the Yellow Turban Army in Quyang County is resisting very fiercely. Our army
I have been unable to win after repeated battles. I wonder if the generals have any good strategies. Let me tell you."
As soon as the words fell, the generals began to discuss among themselves.
At this time, Sun Jian walked out from among the generals, raised his hands to Huangfu Song and said, "Sun Jian is not talented. He is willing to personally lead his troops to attack the city tomorrow morning. If the city is not broken, he is willing to come to see you with his head."
Huangfu Song nodded with satisfaction. Ever since the battle with the Yellow Turbans, Huangfu Song admired Sun Jian's bravery very much and always took the lead in every battle.
However, bravery alone cannot solve the problem, nor can it dampen the enthusiasm of his generals. Huangfu Song said: "Wentai's courage is very commendable. If we attack the city tomorrow, we will use Wentai as the vanguard."
Sun Jian returned to his seat with satisfaction.
Seeing Huangfu Song praising Sun Jian so much, Zhang Fei behind Liu Bei was unwilling. Liu Bei held down Zhang Fei who was about to have a fit, stood up and saluted Huangfu Song and said: "General, our army has more people than the Yellow Turbans in the city, and our morale is higher than the Yellow Turbans in the city."
A yellow turban, a humble person with no talents, but a plan."
Huangfu Song hurriedly said: "Xuande, please speak quickly."
Liu Bei's eyes flashed with confidence and he said slowly: "Our army can take turns to attack the Yellow Turbans in the city, so that the Yellow Turbans cannot rest and the soldiers will be exhausted. In this way, the city can be broken."
After hearing Liu Bei's plan, Huangfu Song thought for a long time and said, "Let's use Xuande's plan!" Often the most primitive method may be the best.
Seeing that Huangfu Song adopted his strategy, Liu Bei was also very happy, and Zhang Fei even looked at Sun Jian as if to demonstrate.
Huangfu Song divided the Han army into four groups and took turns attacking Quyang County.
Ten days later, the Yellow Turban Army in the city fell asleep as soon as they touched the city wall for the first time. In the past ten days, the Yellow Turban Army suffered a lot. They couldn't eat well and couldn't sleep well. While they were eating, they were called to defend the city by their superiors.
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Under the fierce attack of the Han army, Quyang County was captured. Zhang Bao led his troops to resist desperately and was killed by the Han army in the chaos.
With Quyang being conquered by the Han army and Zhang Bao's defeat, it meant that the Yellow Turban uprising that lasted for more than nine months was completely defeated, and the Han Dynasty was saved.
After counting the losses and captures of the Han army, Huangfu Song immediately reported his victory to the Han court.
When the news reached Luoyang, the Han Emperor was overjoyed. He called out to heaven to bless the Han Dynasty, comforted the ancestral temple, and ordered all civil and military officials to celebrate the three days. At the same time, he named Huangfu Song the shepherd of Jizhou and the Marquis of Huaili. He rewarded tens of thousands of gold, fed ten thousand households, and all other generals.
All are rewarded.
The remaining local small groups of Yellow Turban troops will be dealt with by state pastors.
The most unlucky person was Dong Zhuo. He had nothing to gain and worked in vain for so long. Although Dong Zhuo was very active during the short period of time in Hedong and helped the Han Dynasty wipe out the remnants of the Yellow Turbans nearby, the Han Emperor still did not
No reward was given to the Xiliang army, but Dong Zhuo was sent away with the words "Thank you for your hard work." Dong Zhuo was driven back to Xiliang in despair, and continued to be his local overlord.
Looking at Dong Zhuo who was getting angry, Li Ru stepped forward to persuade him: "My lord, don't be angry. This time our Xiliang army fought in vain. It's lucky that the Han Emperor didn't punish us. Lord Kuang is still a Zhonglang general conferred by the imperial court, so it's not for nothing."
Harvest, according to Confucianism, the world is bound to be in chaos!"
Dong Zhuo couldn't help but ask: "Great chaos? What is the explanation for this?"
Li Ru said slowly: "My lord has been busy fighting against the Yellow Turban rebels and is unaware of the imperial edict. The Han Emperor has already decreed that the shepherd of a state has full power over the military and political affairs of a state. In other words, the shepherd of a state has full authority over the military and political power of the state."
Power to dispose of the military forces of a state."
Dong Zhuo had a confused look in his eyes and said, "So what?"
"My lord can take this opportunity to return to Liangzhou to recruit troops. If Confucianism does not go as expected, the world will be in chaos. This move by the Han Emperor will put the Han court into a situation where the ministers are strong and the emperor is weak, and then there will be many princes...
...." Li Ru whispered in Dong Zhuo's ear.
"At that time, the world will be in chaos, and my lord can show off his skills. Our Xiliang army is all elite. At that time, my lord will recruit elite troops to stand beside the emperor, punish the rebels, and achieve immortal fame." Li Ru said with excitement in his eyes.
The light shines as if that day has already arrived.
After hearing Li Ru's analysis, Dong Zhuo was overjoyed and ordered his soldiers to prepare and return to Xiliang.
Liu Bei was also granted the title of Lieutenant of Anxi County for his meritorious service in battle, which is not quite as good as Liu Bei's. Thinking back to the time when Liu Bei led his troops to resist the Yellow Turbans, he killed many Yellow Turbans and abandoned their armor along the way. He killed many enemy generals, but he was only awarded the title of Lieutenant.
He was a county lieutenant. There were people in the court who wanted to be officials. Although he was the queen of Prince Jing of Zhongshan, he was a member of the wandering clan and had lost his title.
Liu Bei's mentor Lu Zhi served in the Han court, but Lu Zhi had just been pardoned and had little power to speak, and he did not take care of his disciple.
Because Sun Jian followed Zhu Jun and Huangfu Song in the battle and made meritorious service, he was promoted from the assistant army Sima to the Sima of another department and worked beside Huangfu Song.
The rest of the soldiers who had meritorious service in the battle were all rewarded. Jia Rong also faded from the sight of the Han court due to the huge honor of burning Changshe, and did not receive any rewards.
The Han Dynasty was able to survive. This was the happiest thing for the scholar-bureaucrats. During the war, it did not affect their ability to make money. They hoarded food, raised food prices, sold horses, etc. In short, they made a lot of money after the war.
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The most miserable people are the people at the bottom. The country is constantly fighting, and wars require food to support and troops to fight. The Han Emperor raised taxes and forced soldiers. Many people were displaced due to excessive taxes and drought.
, the people had no choice but to exchange their children for food, and it was common to see people starving to death on the way to distant places.
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