At first Yang Feng couldn't believe it when he heard the content of Nan Lai's good news.
This is not because he thought that the combat power of the Gengcang Army was mediocre, but it was only a mere year since the founding of the Yellow Turban Taishan Army. As a result, they were able to defeat Mount Tai, Langya, Jibei, Rencheng, Lu State, Donghai, Xiapi, etc.
In the eight counties of Pengcheng, this was a feat that neither Dong Zhuo nor Chen Chong could achieve, and the Geng Cang generals were originally defeated by the two of them, so when he heard about it, he felt quite ridiculous.
But since the news spread throughout the city, its authenticity is undisputed. Han Xian also discussed with Yang Feng that this was a good thing. They traveled thousands of miles to Linzi, of course, hoping that the Linzi court would become stronger so that they could resist Guanzhong.
Although he didn’t know when Chen Chong and Liu Bei would leave the border, Yang Feng knew like a mirror that this day would definitely come.
However, Linzi was so powerful that Yang Feng was not sure whether he could be used in more important ways. He asked Han Xian privately, but Han Xian was free and easy. He replied: Being alive so far is a blessing from God, so why bother thinking about it so much?
?Just adapt to the situation.
This is indeed the case. Yang Feng thought so, his tense mood gradually relaxed, and he no longer thought about these trivial matters. The group followed Wu Tong to the general Zhang Rao's house. Unexpectedly, Zhang Rao paid great attention to them, and they all
After entering the mansion, they were immediately summoned. It was obvious that Zhang Rao had specially made time for them.
Although there is a court and an emperor in Linzi now, everyone knows that the emperor is just a puppet, and Zhang Rao is called a general, but he is actually the most powerful person in Linzi. Knowing his important status, Yang Feng, Han
After Siam, Dugu Qubei and others entered the door, they couldn't help but look at his appearance curiously.
Zhang Rao is about forty years old. He is wearing a red purple robe and a flame red fox fur. There is a brazier with dancing sparks beside him. Under the dancing firelight, Zhang Rao is holding a book and frowning.
Reading through it, it seems that his sideburns, beard and hair are very neatly groomed. Although Zhang Rao has a strong body, in this scene, he looks more like a scholar than a warrior.
Fortunately, as soon as he raised his head and spoke, the barriers in everyone's hearts disappeared. Zhang Rao also looked at them a few times and said with a smile: "In recent years, the dragon head has been rampant in the world. There has been a debate in the army, saying that it is the credit of the merger.
, it is still the credit of the dragon head. When I saw it today, I knew that there will be no more arguments in the future. With three tiger-capturing warriors, why worry about failing to achieve a great cause?"
The three of them repeatedly expressed their shame and said that they had been in such a miserable state all the way and how could they deserve such ridiculous praise from the general. Zhang Rao was still polite and chatted with them for a few words, and then asked them about the specific situation in Guanxi when they left, as well as the past few days.
What Liu Bei and Chen Chong did in 1988, when he heard about Chen Chong's deeds of recruiting Bai Bo, he couldn't help laughing: "After a few years, Longshou still remembers his original intention." These words made Yang Feng and Han Siam quite worried. After all, they had rebelled against Chen Chong.
It's called disloyalty, but Zhang Rao's words quite meant to appreciate Chen Chong.
Zhang Rao saw the reason and comforted him: "The three of you worked tirelessly and traveled thousands of miles to join the big clan. It cannot be said to be dishonest. I will entrust the three of you with important responsibilities. It will also be in the name of respecting the religion and loving the Tao. You three should not
Be suspicious."
Just what position to entrust, Zhang Rao pondered for a moment, and then slowly said: "Today, Da Sima has received a good news. He has conquered Tao Qian and gained three new counties. I think all three of them know about it. But although Tao Qian died, the county
There are still many bandits in Guangling, and Yuan Shu has taken advantage of it. It is the time to use troops. If I send troops to stay behind, Yanzhou's troops will be slightly insufficient. Otherwise, the three of them will move their troops to Huaiyin to guard Xiapi, and they have the power to suppress and expropriate.
How about I provide military supplies until spring and keep half of the income and pay half of it?"
This condition was extremely tolerant and was far better than the three of them had imagined. They glanced at each other and immediately thanked Zhang Rao. Especially Han Xian, who said to Zhang Rao: "Since I have been appreciated by Duke Ming, I am determined to go to Huaiyin."
Capture four beasts for Duke Ming to repay the favor."
"Four beasts?"
"Three beasts! One deer!" Zhang Rao laughed when he heard this. The three beasts Han Xian mentioned were Sun Ben, Sun Jian's nephew and nephew, Sun Xiang and Sun Fu, both of whom were generals under Yuan Shu, and the one deer naturally referred to Yuan Shu and Yuan Gongdao.
If Han Xian could really capture these three leopards and one deer, Yuzhou and Huainan would be within easy reach. Zhang Rao helped them up one by one, feeling quite relieved. He thought: If everyone had the heroic spirit of Guanxi, the world would be the same.
It’s not enough to make a decision.
Yang Feng and the others stayed at the General's Mansion that night. Before dawn the next day, Zhang Rao personally led them to the palace to meet the saint.
It is said that it is a palace, but in fact the palace walls are not completed, and many places are still very simple, with only some fences erected on the loess. Guards carrying guns paraded back and forth, saluting Zhang Rao and his party. Yang Feng noticed that the guards' demeanor was
It was very relaxing, without much solemn emotion. When I went inside, I finally saw a large hall with a pool next to it. Many soldiers were transplanting willows by the pool. I don’t know how many will survive in the coming year.
After waiting for a while in front of the palace, some more officials arrived one after another, about eighty people. However, they did not have uniform court uniforms. The literati wore Confucian clothes and the warriors wore armor. Each one had different colors according to their preferences.
In twos and threes, they chatted about the recent current situation in front of the palace.
Yang Feng listened attentively, but unfortunately he didn't hear much of value. Then he carefully looked at these senior officials in Linzi. These senior officials were all about thirty or forty years old and had no airs. They talked about the war in Xuzhou with each other.
They all looked happy. The only thing that surprised him was that there was a young man among them who was calm and composed, while the officials were vaguely trying to avoid him. Before he could ask who this person was, a scribe in the palace came out and said that the emperor had made preparations.
The court meeting can begin.
The ministers entered the palace, leaving only the three of them waiting outside the palace. This was because the etiquette between monarchs and ministers was not clear yet, and Zhang Rao still needed to introduce them. Yang Feng thought he would wait for a long time, but unexpectedly, someone took them into the palace in only a quarter of an hour.
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Before they could clearly see the layout of the palace, they heard the emperor's voice and hurriedly knelt down to salute and listened to the appointment of the three of them being read out. The edict appointed Dugu Qubei as the Xiongnu Chanyu, Yang Feng as the Zhendong General, and Han Siam as the general of Zhendong.
As a general in the Eastern Conquest, your responsibilities are just as Zhang Rao said last night. After reading, the three of them stood up to thank the order, and Zhang Rao signaled them to withdraw, and then continued today's court meeting.
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For Zhang Rao, the addition of Bai Bojun was an unexpected surprise, but what is more important is the aftermath of the Battle of Xuzhou and how to deal with the overall situation of the changes in Kansai.
Speaking of which, the Gengcang Army was able to capture the three counties of Xuzhou so easily, mainly because of the unfavorable war in Yanzhou. I thought that after the formation killed Liu Dai, the governor of Yanzhou, the Gengcang Army could capture Yanzhou in one fell swoop, but I didn't expect that Cao Cao resisted like this.
Resolutely, several consecutive attacks failed to achieve the desired results, and nearly half a year was wasted. So Zhang Rao discussed with Guan Hai, Xu He and others, changed his strategy, and used a large-scale attack on Yanzhou as a cover to collect troops in Dahe.
The ships threatened Cao Cao while clearing the road through the mountains and forests to Xuzhou.
When the preparations were completed in July, Guan Hai led the Gengcang Army and suddenly went south. More than 100,000 troops suddenly passed through Dazhe Mountain and crossed Pengcheng State. Within four days, they surrounded Tao Qian in Xiapi City. The other counties were unable to parry.
, fell one after another. While Tao Qian was defending Xiapi for two months, he broke out several times to ask for help to no avail, and the food in the city was almost exhausted. Under internal and external siege, he finally committed suicide and his son Tao Shang surrendered to Kaicheng with his head. The magnitude of this victory far exceeded everyone's expectations. In addition to the harvest of territorial supplies, many celebrities were also captured from Xiapi, including the Zhong family of Yingchuan, the Yin family of Nanyang, and the Liu family of Henan.
The most gratifying thing is that Guan Hai also discovered that among them was Cao Song, the father of Cao Cao, the current governor of Yanzhou. Cao Song had previously held the position of Taiwei Sangong, and could be said to have the highest official rank among the prisoners of the Gengcang Army. He was captured in this battle, regardless of whether
It was extraordinary both in terms of political significance and war significance. Guan Hai wrote in his letter: "Cao Song was as fat as a pig and as timid as an ant. When he saw me, he bowed his head and begged for mercy. I don't know that there was a bit of romanticism in him." These ridicules.
Although the lyrics are expressive, the contempt and disdain for Cao Song can also be expressed on the back of the paper.
What was discussed at this court meeting was how to deal with these celebrities.
Wang Du of the Inner Palace suggested: "Since Your Majesty has inherited the throne in Linzi, it is a good time to show your ambitions. In dealing with people, you must be more outstanding than the two emperors Huan Ling, kiss the gentlemen, and stay away from the villains. If you have a clear name
Outsiders should be kept in the palace and entrusted with important tasks. If they are notorious, let them redeem themselves with money."
After hearing this, Taiwei Wu Ba opened his mouth and asked: "If they are gentlemen and beauties, we will be useful, but if they are villains, why should we let them live? The people in Guizhou hate the rats to the bone, and they all skin them and kill them, just because the rats steal food.
Endangering food and clothing, how can we tolerate it now that we have caught the country's biggest rat?"
Wang Du said: "The Taiwei's principles are not unreasonable in peacetime, but now that the world is undecided and all heroes are rising together, we are in Qilu, a place of four battles. It is appropriate to make friends with generosity and benevolence, and it is not easy to make enemies everywhere. We also hope that Taiwei will
Thank you for your understanding."
But this could not convince Wu Ba, and the two were at a stalemate on this topic for a while. Seeing this, Zhang Rao stepped forward to preside over the discussion and discuss the next topic first.
At the end of August, the Liang army was destroyed, and the news that Chen Chong and Liu Bei had taken control of Chang'an spread to Hangu Pass. The counties in Guandong were in an uproar. Many people expected that they would win, but they could not expect that they would win so neatly. In comparison,
Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan, who had been at war since February, have not yet ended the war. Those in Guandong Prefecture who were loyal to the Han Dynasty were all delighted and sent envoys to Guanzhong to inquire about the news.
For Linzi, this news should not be underestimated. Zhang Rao personally met with Han Xian and Yang Feng in order to learn the details of Kansai from Baibo Army. At this time, he made a judgment and said: "The Battle of Kansai, the two sides will
The army is using all their strength. Even if Longshou wins, the victory will be miserable, and there will be no major war in a short time."
As soon as he finished speaking, Sikong Xuhe said immediately: "So what? We have all personally experienced the power of Dragon Head. When he and Liu Bei were outnumbered, they were still able to force the wise master Daliang to surrender. Today he has taken over.
How could the situation in the DPRK be inferior to what it was then? If it were allowed to develop a little and lead its troops out of the border, I'm afraid there would be no place for us and others."
This statement was really harsh, but no one present could refute it, so Zhang Rao continued: "That's what I mean too. You can't achieve anything by sticking to your guns. Only by fighting continuously can you survive. But how to fight now and where to fight are what we should do."
Things to think about.”
At this time, he called a young man to come forward and salute everyone. Everyone recognized the young man and returned the salute one after another.
The young man stood still in the hall and said slowly: "The great ancestor conquered the world with the danger of Guanzhong, and the ancestors conquered the world with the wealth of Hebei. Today, Guanzhong is owned by Liu Chen, and Hebei is owned by Yuan Shao. However, they regard each other as enemies. This gives rise to
We have the opportunity to develop and grow. We can choose one of the two to be an enemy, and we can choose one to be a friend. Since you think Liu and Chen are the greatest threat, we will easily join Yuan Shao in the north, and then use all our strength to attack Yan.
From Henan, he went down to Luoyang to seal the mountain pass, then Xu Tujiangzuo, becoming the foundation of the overlord, and getting a glimpse of the situation of the world."
Everyone was overjoyed when they heard this and said it should be like this.
After the court meeting ended, Zhang Rao pulled Liu Ye and said with a smile: "I have Ziyang, it's really like adding wings to a tiger."