Early the next morning, the army broke out of camp and set off, with vehicles and horses flowing in and out, and the flags clear.
"My Lord, Diannong School Captain Chen Deng would like to see you."
Ye Qing looked back and saw this young scholar who was dusty with work, and laughed.
I wanted to talk freely a few nights ago, but now I was drawn out by myself. Thinking like this, I raised my hand and said, "I heard the magpie cry this morning. I am really happy. Yuanlong, you have worked so hard to come all the way. What job do you want?"
"I'm not here to be an official." Chen Deng denied.
Although it was a joke, Ye Qing was a little surprised to see Chen Deng's serious expression. He stopped smiling and asked seriously: "May I ask what your purpose is?"
Chen Deng bowed his head and said loudly without any concealment: "Xuande Gong can support the Han Dynasty and is powerful all over the world. This time I come to serve the dragon and make meritorious service, so that my name will go down in history."
After hearing this, everyone looked at him with suspicion. This was the first time someone said this in public.
After Ye Qing heard this, he just laughed, continued to move forward without comment, nodded and said: "Follow me."
"It's my lord," Chen Deng said with joy, and rode his horse to join the team.
Ye Qing traveled very fast, heading west. At this time, he had passed Xuzhou and reached the junction of Yanzhou and Henan. The junction of Yanzhou and Henan was from the northeast to the southwest. Since Ye Qing took back eastern Henan in the spring, Jiyin County of Yanzhou and Pei County of Yuzhou
The junction between them was a bit of a two-pronged affair, and it became a place for Cao's army to plunder.
However, Liu Jun continued westward along the junction line and made no mistakes along the way. Even if he occasionally crossed Yanzhou along the way, he regarded the "enemy territory" as the Han people.
Some border towns and villages in Jiyin County had no officials, but many people gathered spontaneously, led by three elders in the countryside, bringing cattle, horses, grain and wine to "welcome the king".
That's all. Along the way, there were several riders, dozens of riders, or hundreds of riders, who kept joining in. However, many of them did not have Chen Deng's status, but Ye Qing ordered that if there was such a thing, he would personally receive it.
Only half a day after joining the team, there were more than a dozen cases, and dozens of riders came to join the team. They stepped forward and asked, and these people all answered loudly: "Xuande Gong was able to rejuvenate the Han Dynasty three times. He was the most powerful person in the world. We and others are all
He came here to defect.”
What he said was more naked than Chen Deng, but because of their low status, it didn't matter to these people.
The lord personally received them one by one, took them by the arm, gave them water and wine, and said: "With the strong men joining us, the Han Dynasty will have hope."
After just a few minutes of receiving and comforting, these people burst into tears of gratitude, kowtowed and said, "Master, you are so kind to me, how dare you not die in service?"
Seeing this, Chen Deng's eyes became more respectful and pleased.
This is my master, Chen Yuanlong...
"If the king regards his ministers as his hands and feet, then his ministers will regard him as his heart; if his ministers regard his ministers as dogs and horses, his ministers will regard him as a fellow countryman; if his ministers regard his ministers as earth and mustard, then his ministers will regard him as a bandit..." Chen Deng saw this.
He sighed: "What Mencius said is true. Mr. Xuande's trip is magnificent."
Chen evolved from the male slaves in the slave era. In the Spring and Autumn Period, it referred to both officials and common people. The continuation of Mencius' style here is to talk about the relativity of treatment between the king and the common people.
But when Chen Deng said this, he insinuated that Cao Cao treated the people in Xuzhou as dirt and grass, and the people regarded Cao Cao as thieves and enemies. He also praised his lord for treating the people as his own hands and feet, and the people regarded their lord as their confidant to protect him.
This is the principle of governance. Ye Qing smiled after hearing this.
Sometimes when he encountered a village or town and was setting up camp at night, it was normal for Ye Qing to ask the local elders to gossip about the harvest and ask about difficulties.
The village elder was the core of the grassroots and did not know much. He lamented about natural and man-made disasters and only said: "Xuan Degong is a wise king. Since Master Wang entered eastern Henan, there have been fewer bandits and robberies..."
Ye Qing was very happy after hearing this. At this time, people's hearts had not yet become enslaved, and it was obvious just by looking at someone who dared to hold the hand of a high-ranking official like him and talk.
As for rogue bandits, hehe, Cao Cao was famous for being good at raising thieves...
Chen Deng had just arrived. At this time, he followed Guo Jia around. While talking with this "senior in wine" about the experience of raw fish and clams with wine, he observed the performance of the sergeant and secretly said that it was strange that the army purchased vegetables and meat locally.
Instead of levy, give according to the market price. How much money do you have to pay for this?
The more you master both military and political affairs, the clearer you are about this difficulty. The true image of a king is based on strong economic, political, and military strength, so that he does not need to plunder places. There are no shortcomings in these three items, and he is unique among the current princes.
Chen Deng once again believed that his choice was right.
Along the way, as the news spread, more and more scholars requested to join the army, often with dozens or hundreds of private armed forces. People who had high hopes for Liu Bei to rejuvenate the Han Dynasty became more and more important.
There are more and more people coming, which is in sharp contrast to the number of princes with different surnames such as Cao, Yuan, Gongsun and others in this period of history.
"The response to the appeal was overwhelming..."
"The Empress Dowager arrived at the southern capital of Wancheng and went to Diding in the north of Jing..."
"Meteor has entered the camp, and destiny has been revealed. If you don't join, won't you even be able to drink the soup?"
"Tsk, Cao Cao's 300,000-strong army was defeated by Commander Liu..." Many scholars whispered, not knowing that they could not escape the eavesdropping of the young lady.
As husband and wife are one, Qianqian naturally revealed it to her husband.
It must be good news... Ye Qing thought with a smile on his lips.
Some stock market makers are happy and happy when they see retail investors entering the market. This is not ironic. Ye Qing knows very well that there is no unreasonable support. What's wrong with being regarded as a high-performance stock?
The more people gather along the way, the more abundant their luck will be, and the easier it will be to achieve the goal of saving Luoyang.
Although these sporadic troops have joined, they may not be large in number, but judging from the situation these days, I am afraid that if they reach Hulao, they will have to add 50,000 troops out of thin air.
What's even more frightening is that although these armies are not organized yet and cannot be considered strong armies, each one is supported by a family - this combined strength is very terrifying.
"If you pass the order, the army will slow down by 30%. Make time to appease these troops, grant them official positions, provide them with food and fodder, and basically organize them before arriving at Hulao."
"Military spies pay close attention to the movements, and those who are suspicious will be executed decisively. Don't be afraid of killing the wrong person. They defect from all over the country. They have no connections or feelings and will not have any negative consequences. But if they are connected with thieves, they will turn to the enemy."
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"Increase the spy bounties in various places. I want to clearly understand the list of princes who responded to the challenge of Dong, background information, as well as the route time to Luo, and the approximate strength of the troops..."
Orders are issued one after another, and there are many targets worthy of attention in the upcoming battle of Luoyang.
All roads lead to Luoyang - starting from the capital, connecting circles and spokes, and a smooth and dense transportation network are the characteristics of all classical empires.
The closer you get to Hulao Pass in the west, the more encounters there are on the way to the Allied Forces. This is different from the history where Cao Cao forged a petition and only had eighteen factions to fight against Dong. This time, the alliance to fight against Dong had the righteousness of the Queen Mother, and Liu Shijun's strength
As an endorsement, the world responded overwhelmingly.
But I haven’t met a big fish like Yuan Shao yet...oh, big princes.
Most of the small princes only had an army of 10,000, 20,000, or even thousands of people. When they saw the hundreds of thousands of troops approaching on the official road, they were all a little nervous. It was not until they saw Liu Ziqi that they relaxed.
The atmosphere in the Liu family's army was relatively calm. Cao's army of 300,000 soldiers had been defeated, and the lord had the destiny to enter the camp like a meteor. What powerful pass and fortified city could not be captured?
Ye Qing met with various minor princes in a humble manner and sponsored some weapons, equipment and food - once again expressing his gratitude to the governor for his selfless contribution.
But in his heart, Ye Qing did not think that the war in Luoyang would be easy. Because Diao Chan returned to Luoyang, Taiping Dao became more and more closely involved in Dong Zhuo's army, which meant that the advantages of humanism on the ground would be offset to a large extent.
Especially since Dong Zhuojun also has real-person participation, this battle... I'm afraid it will be a tough battle.
This is the first round of direct confrontation between the Heavenly Court's land-conferring system and the underworld's underworld. Ye Qing believes that it is better to consciously establish a united front, rather than trying to deal with the entire underworld's underworld's underworld by one person. That is not brave, but stupid.
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Ye Qing's alliance with the small princes had a clear purpose. Hundreds of thousands of allied troops gathered together could not be sustained for a long time, nor could they be sustained for a long time. Ye Qing did not want to see Yuzhou become a food and grass provider for a long time. He only hoped that before he captured Hulao
Try your best to maintain the strength of the alliance so that it is possible to quickly enter Guanluo.
Some people on earth may think that it doesn't matter if Luoyang is a mere city burned down, but Ye Qing doesn't think so based on the experience of a time traveler.
Ye Qing's background made him familiar with some of the mysteries of this land, and he understood the changes in China's strategic situation over time. Before the Eastern Han Dynasty, due to the sparse population in the south of the Yangtze River, the east-west strategy was developed along the Yellow River in the Central Plains, and Luoyang was just in the middle.
From Ye Qing's current perspective, the history of China is very interesting and contains many important nodes related to Luoyang.
In ancient legends, a dragon and horse emerged from the Yellow River in Luoyang with a river map on their backs. Fuxi used this to perform the innate gossip, and together with his sister Nuwa, they gave birth to two tribes. One was the Taihao clan living in the west of Heluo, with the dragon
As a totem, the Shaohao clan was divided downstream to the east and moved to the Taishan area. From the Xihe tribe to Gaotao, Boyi's Dongyi tribal alliance all used the phoenix (black bird) as a circle.
It is believed that the myths and legends are inaccurately reflected, and the strategic nodes with obvious historical connections related to Luoyang are found from the time when Yanhuang separated from the ancient Qiang system through farming, and the mother clan started - the Yellow Emperor originated from the Jingwei Plain, left Luoyang and followed the Yellow River to the lower reaches, and
The Dongyi Dynasty Chiyou originated from the coastal hills and went up the Yellow River out of Mount Tai. When the two major forces competed in the Central Plains, the Yellow Emperor won a comprehensive victory and obtained ownership of large parts of the plains in the Central Plains. This eliminated the Dongyi Dynasty's path to fishing and hunting and marine civilization, and laid the foundation for the Han and Qiang Dynasties.
The foundation of mainland farming civilization.
Chi You did not gain the strategic node of Luoyang from the enemy, but also lost the strategic node of Taishan from his own side. Ever since the Yellow Emperor consecrated Mount Tai, the sacred mountain of Dongyi, emperors of all dynasties followed this move and consecrated Mount Tai in order to eliminate the remaining Dongyi.
The pulse is integrated with the Chinese Qi.
In cultural tradition, the male dragon is the emperor and the female phoenix is the queen, alluding to this victory. You must know that in the word phoenix, the phoenix is originally a male bird, but at this time, the female can only lie down.
In the earlier era of myths and legends, due to the low level of war skills, the outcome was determined by population trends. The Yellow Emperor's victory was not unreasonable - it must be said that the loess plain formed by the impact of the Yellow River was a fertile and easy-to-farm treasure land for nascent agriculture.
It was able to surpass the technological limitations of the times and reproduce a sufficient population, so that the Yellow Emperor could fail many times and still rise, while Chi You failed only once and was finished.
In the long historical period that followed, most of the Chinese farming population was concentrated in the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River. However, the Hangu Pass in Luoyang was blocked by mountains and rivers, gradually forming two different great plains, Guandong and Guanxi. Luoyang gradually emerged from the
The strategic node of the Jingwei Plain was upgraded to the core center point that controls the Eastern Great Plains.
With Hangu Pass in Luoyang as the boundary, it is known as Guanxi and Guandong, and two different populations, cultures, and economic circles have emerged, including the exchange of luck between people. From a general perspective, different dragon Qi gradually formed.
Guanxi is the Sanfu Qin Dynasty, located in the middle reaches of the Yellow River. The total area of this great plain is relatively small, but the advantage is that it is surrounded by the Loess Plateau, Qinling Mountains, Taihang Mountains, etc. In addition to threats from plateau ethnic groups (which have the same origin as the Han Dynasty)
The Qiang family) has a safe environment similar to that of Shu, and has smooth export channels along the Yellow River through Hangu. It is livable and farmable with convenient transportation. It has a large population and excellent quality. It is a rapidly rising place with a small amount of dragon energy.
And condense.
Guandong is Hebei and Henan. It is located in the middle reaches of the Yellow River. The total area is relatively large. The development during the Han Dynasty was not complete. There were even large areas of virgin forest. It was a place of comprehensive expansion. The dragon energy was large and scattered.
"There are righteous men in Guandong who raise troops to fight against the evil forces. In the early days of the alliance, they were in Xianyang."
——Mengjin is the crossing of the Yellow River in the north of Luoyang City. It was named Meng because it was the place where King Wu of Zhou met with the princes to defeat Zhou. After the heroes arrived in Luoyang, they met here to fight Dong Dong, which has a symbolic meaning.
And Xianyang is the name of Chang'an, the place where Dong Zhuo moved the capital after avoiding concessions.
Cao Cao's "Hao Li Xing" clearly shows this confrontation between Guandong and Guanxi, and shows the strategic details - the duel between the East and the West. The battleground for the core military strategists is Luoyang, where the Duke of Zhou first established the Eastern Capital of Zhou (Luoyang).
Yi) to monitor the princes of Guandong and frighten the dragon spirit of different veins.
If they faced the cohesive Guanxi Army, all the Kwantung Army would end in failure - the Shang Dynasty itself was destroyed because of a sneak attack from the west by the rapidly rising Zhou State during the campaign to suppress the rebellion in the east.
The Zhou Dynasty lost the backing of Guanxi, and Luoyang lost the power to control Guandong. The Eastern Zhou Dynasty was attacked and destroyed by the rapidly rising Qin State from the west.
Liu Bang had to obtain Hanzhong and the hometown of Qin Sanfu so that he could fight repeatedly in the war with Xiang Yu. However, Xiang Yu was completely finished after he failed once.
Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiu used Luoyang to control Chang'an, so his power was reduced and the Red Eyebrow Army was short of food. Liu Bang entered Xianyang before Xiang Yu and there was almost no resistance. These were all special cases due to the current situation.
Because of these precedents, the Kwantung Allied Forces had to completely eliminate Dong Zhuo if they wanted to usher the emperor back from Chang'an. However, first they were imprisoned in Hulao and suffered at the hands of Lu Bu. Later, Cao Cao and Sun Jian were defeated by Xu Rong when they broke out, and even Li Que was defeated.
The famous general Zhu Ru in the late Han Dynasty made the princes deeply fear Dong Zhuo's Xiliang army.
These are Ye Qing's estimations of Luoyang's strategic value based on his special background. If it were an analogy game, he would definitely be confident that the hidden mode was turned on, which would be enough to form an information asymmetry advantage over most people on the ground.
But since Ye Qing was reborn, he has never dared to treat any real world as a game. This stable mentality allows him to judge a lot of real information from the trends of intelligence collection from all parties... For example, the Governor and Yu Fan must have
Gained understanding of the Luoyang Incident.
Either out of the dragon's instinct, or out of political perspective, or out of historical analysis... No matter what the reason, the result is the same. These two enemies will never work hard to rescue Luoyang like Cao Cao and Sun Jian in history. They will only
Spare no effort to hold him back.
"Then let's see who is more prepared." Ye Qing squinted his eyes and looked back. Smoke and dust were rising from the official road, the hoofbeats of scouts were approaching, and the banner with the word "Cao" was faintly visible.
Ye Qing laughed out loud: "Say Cao Cao, Cao Cao will be here..."
Qianqian nodded knowingly and blinked: "Is this a famous sentence? I heard my husband say it last time?"
"...Did I make it up? I'll teach you to be a good boy and get whatever you don't want." Ye Qing said nonsense casually and ordered Zhang Fangbiao to lead a cavalry army to guard. The rest marched as usual. Everything was arranged in an orderly manner until they passed a fork in the road.
Mouth, Qianqian pulled his sleeve: "Look"
Ye Qing looked along the other way. The same scouts were opening the way. A large flag with the word "Sun" suddenly came into view, and the white dragon aura was condensed.
Ye Qing was startled and then laughed, another big fish came: "They are chasing each other very fast, are you afraid that I will just throw thunder and blow up Hulao Pass?"