Chapter 640 Zhong Yao’s plan to bring peace to Jiangxia
For future development, and for Qin Qiong to gain support from the Qingzhou family for her future life in Qingzhou, Qin Xu immediately took appropriate measures against Huang Chao's actions.
It is precisely because of Qin Xu's arrangements that the effective forces of these aristocratic families were relatively intact and were placed in Donglai County by Qin Qiong.
Of course, some aristocratic families are not so lucky, and are directly killed!
In this way, Huang Chao took the wealth and food he had plundered these days, and commanded an army of 150,000, and went to Jizhou to join Zhang Liang and other commanders.
As for the personnel left behind in Qingzhou, after much deliberation, Huang Chao handed them over to his junior brother Zhang Guiba, who was both civil and military.
Zhang Guiba, also known as Zhengchen, was a general in the Later Liang Dynasty during the Five Dynasties. He was young and suave and good at military skills.
During the Qianfu period of the Tang Dynasty, that is, between 874 and 879 AD, he led three brothers to defect to Huang Chao and was famous for his wisdom and bravery.
Later Huang Chao was defeated and Zhu Wen dropped.
In the second year of Guangqi (886), Qin Zongquan attacked Bian, but Zhang Guiba led his troops to resist the enemy and won several battles.
Later, he fought with Zongquan general Zhang Hao in Chiku. He was hit by an arrow. He drew the arrow and shot the enemy, killing the enemy with one shot. Zhu Wen gave him a good horse of gold and silk and ordered him to lead 500 archers to set up an ambush in the trench.
, killed a thousand of Zhang Hao's troops in one fell swoop, and awarded him the rank of Zuo Sanqi Changshi, the Inspector of Schools, for his merit.
In the early years of Wende (888), Zhang Guiba attacked Caizhou from Zhu Wen and defeated Cai general Xiao Hao.
During the Dashun period (890-891), Zhang Guiba led his troops to defend Caozhou, defeated Zhu Jin in Jinxiang, captured his general Zong Jiang and more than 70 people, and then led Ge Congzhou to fight the Jin army at Huan River.
After capturing Li Ke, he fought with the Yan people in Neihuang and killed more than 30,000 soldiers of Liu Rengong.
Zhang Guiba awarded Zuo Pushe, the inspector, with merit.
In the third year of Guanghua (900), Zhang Gui defeated Li Sizhao and killed more than 20,000 of his people. Due to his merit, he served as the governor of Laizhou and the general of Zuowei.
The only evaluation of Zhang Guiba is that he was a warrior, brave and warlike, and had countless military exploits in his life.
In the chaotic wars of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, Zhang Guiba wrote a rich and colorful chapter, and his many performances also made Zhu Wen, a cruel man, very satisfied, and he eventually married his son and daughter.
It can be said that looking at the entire Back Liang, Zhang Guiba is one of the few generals who can compete with Ge Congzhou for the number one general in the Back Liang.
The Zhang Guiba in front of him is a combination of history and romance. He not only has a powerful commander in history, but also has the best military force in romance.
With him in charge of Qingzhou, although he could not expand the territory in front of Qin Qiong, it was more than enough to hold on.
After this battle, the Han army had no time to recuperate, so there was no time to continue the war with the Yellow Turban Army.
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And Jingzhou at this time.
Over the past few months, there has been constant fighting.
The first was the Battle of Nanyang. Yun Kuang led an army of hundreds of thousands, and attacked and conquered all the way. When he was about to completely capture the entire Nanyang, he encountered the Yicheng Army commanded by Chu Xuan and Chu Qingtian.
The military strength of a mere county actually had more than 20,000 troops. Coupled with the original troops of Nanyang County, this allowed Yun Kuang to lead the army back in defeat many times.
But even so, Yun Kuang still did not give up attacking Nanyang.
When he learned that Xu Qiu, the governor of Jingzhou, ordered Qin Jie, the captain of Jiangxia, to mobilize 10,000 troops from Jiangxia and Nanjun to support Nanyang, Qian Zhong immediately offered a plan, which was Zhao Ci of Jiangxia.
This person is also the secret village of the Yellow Turban Army hiding in Jingzhou. This is the best moment to use him.
The appearance of Zhao Ci did bring a crisis to Jiangxia. Zhang Jiao arranged for generals to be stationed in Jingzhou in advance, just to use it at the critical moment.
And now, this is the opportunity!
Since most of Jiangxia's elite troops had been transferred, Zhao Ci's attack this time completely caught the Han army off guard. In just one month, six counties fell into the hands of the Yellow Turban Army.
After the news came out, Xu Qiu was immediately shocked, so he ordered people to report to the capital immediately to inform Jiangxia of the current situation.
Therefore, Zhang Rang took the opportunity to recommend Zhong Yao, who served as the magistrate of Yicheng County, to be appointed as the prefect of Jiangxia.
Liu Hong did not refuse this. After all, Zhong Yao developed Yicheng better and better after Wang Yu left. It was not inferior to Jiangling, the county town of Nanjun.
However, with Zhong Yao leaving, Yicheng definitely needed a new county magistrate. At this time, Wang Yun recommended Zhang Chu, the Prime Minister of Yicheng County, to serve as the new Yicheng County Magistrate.
When Zhong Yao took office as the county magistrate of Jiangxia this time, he only brought 3,000 troops with him, but even so, it was not comparable to the ordinary Han army.
After Zhong Yao took office, he did not immediately fight against the Yellow Turban Army. Instead, he took the opportunity to win over the wealthy families in Jiangxia County. After all, the Zhong family in Yingchuan was not weak in reputation.
During this wooing, Zhong Yao discovered a great talent, and this person was Li Tong.
Li Tong, whose cousin is Wenda, was from Pingchun County, Jiangxia County. He was famous as a knight-errant in Jianghuai, Runan and other areas in his early years.
After the powerful minister Dong Zhuo deposed the emperor, the world was shaken. Rebels sprung up from all over the country. At that time, Li Tong and his close friend Chen Gong from the same county set up an army in Langling County, the southernmost part of Runan County. Many people nearby
All come to surrender.
At that time, there was a local wealthy family named Zhou Zhi in Langling County, with more than 2,000 households. On the surface, they were in harmony with Li Tong, but secretly they wanted to annex Li Tong and his army.
However, due to poor planning, the other party discovered the clues.
Li Tong believed that it would be better to strike first, while Chen Gong was indecisive and believed that a long-term plan was needed.
Li Tong then acted alone and hosted a banquet for Zhou Zhi.
Zhou Zhi did not doubt that he was there, so he went there happily, but was killed by Li Tong on the spot after being drunk.
After learning the news, Zhou Zhi's relatives and friends secretly planned to avenge Zhou Zhi, but they were betrayed.
After Li Tong got the news, he immediately led Chen Gong and others to kill the core figures of Zhou Zhi's troops who participated in the rebellion, and annexed the opponent's army.
Suddenly, the area bordering the two counties in the south of Runan and the north of Jiangxia County became famous.
However, the good times did not last long. Chen Gong's brother-in-law, Chen He, was greedy. After being punished by Chen Gong, he felt resentful and took advantage of his unpreparedness to attack and kill Chen Gong and take possession of his troops.
When Li Tong saw that his friend had been assassinated, he was furious. On a dark and stormy night, he led his army to break through Chen He's camp, personally beheaded the opponent, and paid homage to his young best friend Chen Gong.
Shortly afterwards, a great famine occurred in Langling County. Li Tong spent all his wealth to help the victims and shared the chaff with Confucian scholars. The people nearby rushed to seek refuge with him, and the number increased to more than 30,000.
Not long after that, Yuan Shu occupied Runan County with the support of the Yuan family. Li Tong was unwilling to join Yuan Shu because he had robbed the people when he was in Nanyang.
However, he was worried about the opponent's military power, so he fortified the wall and cleared the country to prevent Yuan Shu's army from attacking.
Until the first year of Jian'an (196), Li Tong led his troops to Xuchang and defected to Cao Cao. Cao Cao appointed him Zhenwei Zhonglang General and stationed him on the western border of Runan County.
At this point, Li Tong really became famous.
During the Battle of Guandu, Yuan Shao sent an envoy to Li Tong's camp and appointed Li Tong as the general to conquer the south. Liu Biao also secretly tried to lure him to surrender, but Li Tong refused. Not only that, he was not tempted, but was killed instead.
Yuan Shao's envoy delivered the seal of the general who conquered the south to Cao Cao.
At this time, most counties in Yuzhou rebelled, but Yang'an County remained unmoved.
After the Battle of Chibi and the Battle of Juebei Road, he rescued Cao Ren and fought forward, but eventually died of illness on the way.
The current Li Tong, perhaps because of the butterfly effect, is slightly older than the official history should have, and is now twenty years old. Not only that, after the Yellow Turban Uprising, he also took the opportunity to win over thousands of people.
However, with the arrival of Zhong Yao, Li Tong was also subdued by his sharp tongue and got 5,000 men for nothing.
At this point, Zhong Yao has the strength to counterattack Zhao Ci.
After three months of fighting, Zhao Ci had fewer and fewer cities, and now only one city remained.
All that awaits him is death!
In late October of 184 AD, Zhong Yao took advantage of the darkness to break through the city and successfully killed the Jiangxia rebel Zhao Ci and the Yellow Turban general who was responsible for assisting him.
At this point, Jiangxia County completely fell into Zhong Yao's hands.
Since the Jiangxia rebels were put down, Yun Kuang lost the chance to capture Nanyang. Coupled with the cold weather now, Yun Kuang had no choice but to retreat and rest for a while!
However, before Yun Kuang had truly rested for a few days, he heard news from Jizhou that could shock everyone in the world.
That was Zhang Jiao, who was going to declare war on the world's aristocratic families, and sent people from all walks of life to gather in Yanzhou.
After Yun Kuang heard this, he was ecstatic.
Anyway, looking at this situation, it is difficult to conquer Nanyang. It is better to take advantage of this time to raid the aristocratic families in Nanyang County!
However, at this time, Yun Kuang has to face a similar situation to other Qu Shuai. Compared with other aristocratic families, the aristocratic families in Nanyang are not ordinary people!
The Zhu family in Wan County has a good family background and is a descendant of Zhu You, one of the twenty-eight generals of Yuntai. Zhu Ye, who is now the head of the family, is famous even at a young age.
It can be said that the Zhu family has been helping the Han army since the Yellow Turban Uprising. It is precisely because of the resources provided by the Zhu family that Yuan County can persist for such a long time.
Of course, in the entire Yuan County, there is not only the Zhu family, but also the Zhang family, the Zhao family, the Zhuo family, the Ren family, the Wu family, and the Li family. They are all famous families in Yuan County!
Moreover, some of them are after the Twenty-eight Generals of Yuntai.
In addition to the large number of aristocratic families in Yuancheng, there is also the Han family in Duyang. After the original King Xin of Han, they were also in the limelight during the late Han, Wei and Jin Dynasties.
However, the luck of the Han family was not very good. They were involved in the Eight Kings Rebellion of the Western Jin Dynasty, which led to their annihilation!
In addition, the Duyang Chen family is also a family that cannot be ignored, but it is slightly inferior to the Han family.
There is also the Anzhong clan, a family of officials, with thirty-four people to the rank of prime minister, which is unparalleled at that time.
The Zheng family in Jian County, the Xie family in Zhangling, the Li family in Xiping, and the Zhang family in Xi'e are all known by their surnames.
The Cen family of Jiyang is a descendant of Cen Peng, one of the twenty-eight generals of Yuntai. He is famous as the second county prince and the first princess. The current head of the family, Cen Hao, is closely related to Liu Biao, Fan Pang, Fan Kang, Zhang Jian, and Kong Yu.
The other eight people are called the "Eight Talents of Jiangxia".
The Jiyang Ma family is a descendant of Yuntai General Ma Cheng. Although it is now in decline, a lean camel is bigger than a horse.
The Cao family of Xinye, with two thousand officials, is indeed a big family, but because of Cao Jie and his younger brother Cao Poshi, the reputation of the Cao family is not very good.
When Yun Kuang attacked Nanyang, he wiped out the Cao family without even sparing an ant.
The Xinye Deng family, with a generation of two thousand stones in the Western Han Dynasty, and a descendant of the Eastern Han Dynasty, although after the death of Empress Dowager Deng, there was basically no one to shoulder the important task, they still cannot be underestimated.
The Xinye Yin family and the Xinye Lai family are also families that cannot be underestimated.
The Yu family in Huyang, the Feng family in Huyang, and the Fan family in Huyang are famous families.
Huyang Ma family, after Ma Wu, the twenty-eight generals of Yuntai.
The champion Jia was defeated by the twenty-eight generals of Yuntai.
The Sun family of Ping family and the Lou family of Long County are also considered to be famous families.
It can be said that these listed families, looking at the entire Nanyang County, can be regarded as first-class or second-class families. The power of their union can be imagined.
In just one night, more than a dozen counties and cities escaped from the control of the Yellow Turban Army.
However, Yun Kuang's reaction speed was also very fast. After hearing the order from Zhang Jiao, he immediately mobilized his troops and made corresponding preparations.
Even in order to prevent the Han army in Yuancheng from supporting the family, Yun Kuang sent General Long Fei and commanded 30,000 troops to camp near Yuancheng. If they really sent troops to support the family, he would immediately lead his army to stop them.
You must know that there are not many people left in Yuancheng at this time, and it is simply impossible to organize a large-scale support.
All Chu Xuan can do is send people to deal with the remaining aristocratic families.
Without the obstruction of the Han army, Yun Kuang immediately used thunderous means to launch a fierce attack on the city that had been taken away by the noble family.
Although Yun Kuang's offensive was fierce, the family did not just eat for nothing.
There are two powerful aristocratic families in Duyang City, and the private soldiers they have gathered, totaling six to seven thousand people, plus the temporarily recruited civilians, can hold off the Yellow Turban Army's attack for three to five days, and there will be no problem at all.
An Zhongzong family, Zhangling Xie family, Xiping Li family...
These are the surnames of Nanyang. Whether it is prestige or status, they are not comparable to those of ordinary aristocratic families.
What's more, Yun Kuang couldn't send troops to every county in the thirty-six counties of Nanyang. He could only pick the weak ones and kill the relatively weak and rebellious families first, and then concentrate his forces to kill these powerful families.
For the current situation in Nanyang County, this method is the most appropriate.
However, those aristocratic families were not stupid either. Before the Yellow Turban Army could take advantage of the situation, many aristocratic families that had occupied the city and stabilized it immediately decided to stay together for warmth.
Like many cities, there is only one powerful aristocratic family in the city, and the rest are small and medium-sized aristocratic families, which cannot be of much help at all.
Therefore, after such a family's power stabilized, they immediately took their family's food, grass and assets, contacted nearby cities, and then withdrew from the city at Xingye to join other aristocratic families.
At this time, the Nanyang family is united like never before!
Because if they don't unite, they will really be doomed.