Chapter 652 Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty made suggestions and Liu Hong made clever moves
In this battle, both sides lost many generals.
After years of continuous growth, Shi Xiu, the general under Guo Wei's command, already has super-first-class mid-term strength. Even if he encounters ordinary masters, he can temporarily resist for a while.
But this time, his luck was not very good. He met Sun Wanzhan, who had outstanding strength and superb swordsmanship. After only a dozen rounds of fighting, he was beheaded by Sun Wanzhan on the spot.
Seeing that his good brother Shi Xiu died in battle, Yang Xiong was so sad that he immediately rode to kill him.
It's a pity that he is not Sun Wanzhan's opponent. If Yang Cang and Zhou Meng hadn't come and the three of them had joined forces to deal with Sun Wanzhan, Yang Xiong might have never seen his father, Yang Tianci.
In addition to Shixiu, the desperate Saburo, the tiger prince Kang and Bai Weicheng, who were summoned in the Hundred Calls Kamaling Legend, also died in battle during the breakout.
However, the strength of the two of them is not very strong, they can only be regarded as ordinary first-rate.
If the Liangshan camp only lost three people, Shi Xiu, then among the remaining thunder generals under Liu Guang, only one Zhu Wannian died, who was beheaded by Li Zicheng's nephew Li Guo, plus Zhu Biao, whose strength had been strengthened.
Although his strength has been strengthened and has greatly improved compared to the original, he still looks very unbearable in front of Li Guo, who has the strength of a high-level god general.
In this ambush battle, Gao Yingxiang was beaten miserably.
The reason is still the gap between the generals between the enemy and ourselves. In addition, the Han army has an increase of thirty-six generals from the Lei Department.
Originally, the difference in military strength between the two sides was not too big, but the combat power of the Han army was far superior to that of the Yellow Turban Army. It is naturally easy to understand such a situation!
After being counterattacked by the Han army and causing great damage to his own strength, Gao Yingxiang did not dare to act rashly anymore. Instead, he waited in Yanzhou for Zhang Jiao, Yun Ji and others to arrive with their respective troops.
However, what people didn't expect was that after Zhang Jiao from Jizhou, Yunji from Yuzhou, Zhang Shicheng from Yangzhou, Huang Chao from Qingzhou and others led their troops one by one to Yanzhou, the situation in Yanzhou became calmer.
But even so, some knowledgeable people will not think that the days of peace and tranquility will follow. Everyone knows that Yanzhou has become a powder keg.
In the moment before the storm, everything is so calm, but when this powder keg is completely ignited, it will bring endless destruction.
As for the news of the battle in Yanzhou, following the safe retreat of Lu Zhi and others, the news reached Wang Yu's ears immediately!
Combining the intelligence in his hands, plus the assumptions of Li Yishan, Ling Zhantian, Nalan Youci and others, Wang Yu instantly guessed what the Yellow Turban Army or Zhang Jiao was thinking!
The reason why Zhang Jiao did not give the order and Yanzhou was captured by one million Yellow Turban troops was partly due to the weather. After all, it was already snowing heavily, and a fight would easily cause unnecessary casualties.
Therefore, when spring begins, the temperature begins to rise, and our Yellow Turban Army has recovered a lot of combat power after more than a month of rest, so it is naturally a good time to launch a decisive battle.
Apart from this reason, the biggest factor is food and grass.
During this period of more than a month, although the Yellow Turban Army seized a large amount of money and food from the noble families, they were all scattered in Yangzhou, Jizhou, Qingzhou and other places.
Now, basically, the main forces of the Yellow Turban Army from all walks of life have gathered in Yanzhou, so the necessary food, grass and money should also be in place to lay the groundwork for the next long-term battle.
Therefore, Zhang Jiao needs the Yellow Turban Army from all walks of life to use them as human resources to transport all the grain and grass seized from the aristocratic families to Yanzhou to ensure the safety of the grain road and carry out protracted operations!
After all, if millions of Yellow Turban troops want to attack Sili, the first pass they must capture is Hulao Pass, the gateway to Luoyang, and transporting grain from Yanzhou is the closest.
However, Zhang Jiao also knew that the various Yellow Turban armies had seized tens of millions of stones of food and grass from the noble families. The transportation of these items could not be completed in a day or two.
According to the weight of one stone of grain and grass in the Han Dynasty, it was at least equivalent to sixty kilograms in later generations.
Tens of millions of grains and grains, that is, billions of kilograms. This is a terrible number. Even if the Yellow Turban Army has tens of millions of people as its base, it will take at least more than two months to move all these things.
, it may even take three months.
And this period of uncertainty is the time when the Han Dynasty and the Yellow Turban Army finally need to prepare.
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Inside Hulao Pass.
At this time, Lu Zhi's headquarters only had more than 62,000 troops, and Cao Cao's Yanzhou family coalition army only had more than 35,000 troops left. As for Guo Wei's men, there were still more than 21,000 troops left. Liu
There are more than 13,000 men and horses left in Guang's hands.
As for Cao Cao's Changshui Commandery Division, there are now only 3,000 cavalry left, plus 2,000 infantry, 1,000 heavy baggage troops and some miscellaneous soldiers, totaling more than 7,000 horses.
As for Liu Che's men, there were only more than 18,000 men left.
It can be said that the total number of troops under Lu Zhi's command only amounted to more than 150,000. Even with the natural danger of Hulao Pass, it would be difficult to withstand the huge disparity in strength between the Yellow Turban Army and the Yellow Turban Army. With sufficient supplies and no
The Yellow Turban Army has no worries about its future.
Therefore, the Luoyang court immediately made the following decision.
First, let Zhu Jun retreat from Yuzhou toward Nanyang, and finally occupy Luyang. As the gateway to Luoyang, if something happens here at Hulao Pass, Zhu Jun can send troops from Luyang at any time.
Moreover, by being stationed here, he can also echo Chu Gong and others in Yuancheng. I believe that Wang Yu's people, for Wang Yu's sake, will actively join forces with Zhu Jun.
As for how they arrived at Luyang, it was not Liu Hong's concern. This was something Zhu Jun, the commander-in-chief, needed to consider.
Second, even if they commend Yuan Shu for his contribution during this period, and order him to be the official Zhonglang General of the imperial court, he will lead his troops to defend Runan, and the Yellow Turban Army will not be allowed to occupy this place!
Although Liu Hong's military ability is basically zero, he also has people who make suggestions around him, so he can naturally make the most reasonable arrangements based on the current situation in Yuzhou.
And this person is Yang Jian!
The reason why Yuan Shu and Dianyi Zhonglang were given this position is to enable him to better exercise military power. This cannot be ignored in the battle with the Yellow Turban Army!
As for not giving him the title of Governor of Runan, it was naturally for post-war considerations.
Based on Yang Jian's political attributes, we can naturally see that the meaning behind Liu Hong's canonization of Wang Yu as Wuyang Marquis was not just to keep the two families in check.
If Yuan Shu is canonized now and made the governor of Runan, how will he be rewarded after the Yellow Turban Army is eliminated in the future? We cannot give him the position of governor of Yuzhou!
By then, Liu Hong's plan would be completely bankrupt.
It is precisely because Yang Jian, a handsome general with good features, instantly gained Liu Hong's attention after offering such a strategy. Perhaps, this is an important figure who divides the Kansai family!
At this point, Yang Jian also began to come into Liu Hong's sight!
The third is to order Zhang Rang, the ten permanent ministers, to rush to Taiyuan County. After announcing the emperor's reward to Wang Teng and his son, he asked them to quickly stabilize the current situation in Bingzhou.
At the same time, he sent one of his capable generals to lead an army directly south to Luoyang.
Yang Jian did this, naturally with the same idea as the Guandong family, to indirectly weaken the power of the Wang family and make the subsequent battle of Hetao more difficult.
This time, the Yellow Turban Army gathered millions of troops in Yanzhou. Wang Yu no longer had any reason to refuse Liu Hong's order, otherwise, he would be disobeying the order.
With the Bingzhou Army joining in, it will become easier to deal with the Yellow Turbans.
It can be seen by referring to the Battle of Daijun and the Battle of Donglai.
Fourth, in addition to merging the states, it is also necessary to recruit Zhang Yi, the governor of Jizhou, Zhang Xun, governor of Zhuo County, Dong Zhuo, governor of Liangzhou, Liu Yu, governor of Youzhou, Gongsun Zan, commander of the Liaodong army, Lu Kang, governor of Lujiang, and Qian, governor of Yangzhou.
Dao Ji, Liaodong Prefect Wang Chong, and Donglai Prefect Qin Qiong led the troops to support.
Yang Jian's idea is very simple, which is to weaken Wang Yu's power. Now, most of the power of the Yellow Turbans in Youzhou and Qingzhou has been controlled by Zhang Liang and Huang Chao.
The remaining troops are in a defensive stage. Judging from the month-long battle, neither Donglai Qin Qiong nor Youzhou Liu Yu coalition can truly eliminate the Yellow Turbans in their respective jurisdictions.
Instead of wasting time here, it is better to lead their respective elites and go south to Luoyang to support Hulao Pass and the other eight passes.
When Yang Jian gave this suggestion, he naturally had his own selfish motives, and they were very selfish.
Whether Zhang Xun, the governor of Zhuojun, or Qin Qiong, the governor of Donglai, were placed under Wang Yu's command, as long as they were transferred to Luoyang, they could be weakened by the Yellow Turban Army.
After hearing Yang Jian's four suggestions, Liu Hong looked squarely at the person in front of him.
Yang Jian, a direct descendant of the Yang family of Hongnong and the nephew of the former imperial master Yang Citang. He is already in his early thirties, but he is still just a good-looking general.
Today, Liu Hong does not have many confidants at all. People like Yang Jian who come from a wealthy family but do not have such a high status and reputation are easy to be used by him.
Therefore, Liu Hong awarded Yang Jian the post of Minister of the Secretariat on the spot!
The minister was originally a type of official in the Han Dynasty. He was originally a close servant of the palace. However, after the Eastern Han Dynasty, he became an official of the Shangshutai. He was called a doctor in the first year, a minister after one year, and a minister in the third year.
In order to express his respect for Yang Jian, Liu Hong directly made him the minister of minister, which was considered a high position among the ministers!
As Liu Hong issued corresponding orders in accordance with Yang Jian's strategy, the entire Luoyang court entered a state of war preparation, as if it was about to fight to the death with the Yellow Turbans under Zhang Jiao at Hulao Pass.
With the issuance of this order, Zhang Rang, who was responsible for running errands, also rushed to Jinyang City. While awarding Wang Teng and his son, the most important thing was to urge Wang Teng and Wang Yu to pick out a general.
, quickly lead the army to Luoyang to defend Hulao Pass.
In this way, the next battle of Hetao will not be delayed.
In Liu Hong's view, even if the number of troops sent by Wang Yu was not large, only 20,000 to 30,000, their combat power was enough to defeat twice as many armies as those from other places.
Because this is a truly elite team!
In the past few years, I have been fighting against the foreign armies in northern Xinjiang. I have experienced countless baptisms of blood and fire. Naturally, I am not comparable to ordinary local armies.
From the Donglai Army and the Yanmen Army, these separated troops can give a glimpse of the terror of the Bingzhou Army.
After all, the combat power of the alien army is far from being comparable to that of the ordinary Yellow Turban Army with mud-legged origins.
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Bingzhou, Taiyuan County, Jinyang.
As the New Year was approaching, Wang Yu did not continue to stay in Hetao, but took advantage of the situation and set out from Yunzhong. It took him a few days to return to Jinyang, the capital of Bingzhou.
However, he had not returned to Jinyang for a few days when he heard Wang Bo, the governor of Bingzhou, report a surprising news.
"Uncle, what did you say?"
Wang Yu, who was checking at the governor's office in Bingzhou, had achieved corresponding results in the financial and military fields in Bingzhou these days. After hearing the news reported by Wang Bo, he stood up suddenly, his eyes full of solemnity.
At this moment, he looked at Wang Bo, the governor of Bingzhou, who was standing below, and said with a serious face: "Uncle, I am sure there is a mistake in the news. The messenger sent by the imperial court to announce the decree this time is Zhang Rang, the official of the Central Committee?"
"It's Zhang Rang!"
When Wang Bo said this, he also had some doubts in his heart, so he asked: "It's strange, why did the emperor send Zhang Rang to announce the decree this time?"
"If my prediction is correct, Liu Hong is really anxious. No, he has sent Zhang Rang out. After all, a million Yellow Turbans have gathered in Yanzhou, which is not a small number!"
When Wang Yu said this, a strange look flashed in his eyes, and then he said calmly: "Although my Bingzhou military family has a great cause, I still have to beware of such villains."
"Although the Ten Permanent Attendants are not scary, they can still disgust people. In order not to affect the next plan, we still need to use them appropriately."
"In this case, you must be willing to use their capital to express your intention to cooperate with Shi Changshi. Uncle, prepare in advance now!"
"Lord, I really want to give it to them..."
When Wang Bo heard this, he immediately sighed. The leader of Bingzhou was indeed not that easy to be. He knew very well how much Wang Yu hated Shi Changshi.
However, now, for the future development of the Bingzhou Army, no matter how much Wang Yu hates Shi Changshi, he has to lower his head, establish a good relationship with Shi Changshi, and at least express his attitude!
"Lord, how much is good?" Wang Bo said hesitantly.
Although the former Wang Bo basically recognized Wang Yu as his master, Wang Yu was still a little kid at that time, so he naturally regarded him as his nephew.
But now that Wang Yu has begun to grow into a superior person, Wang Bo naturally cannot treat him as a nephew as before.
