Chapter 675 Shi Chang Shi conceals the truth and crosses the sea, Shi Da marches into Xingyang
Luoyang, Shichangshi Group.
After Zhang Rang heard the news, he did not take it seriously because he knew very clearly that with the destruction of the Yellow Turban Rebellion, the power that Liu Hong had finally regained began to slowly drain away again.
Therefore, even if it was to regain the rights that originally belonged to him, Liu Hong could not do without the Shi Changshi, because only they could attract firepower from the front, and Liu Hong could control the situation behind the scenes.
Slowly take power back from the hands of aristocratic families.
Therefore, Zhang Rang does not recommend taking action against Liu Tao, a person with empty fame but no actual power.
However, Zhao Zhong and others had different ideas.
After all, these are troubled times, and the Yellow Turban Army is becoming more and more powerful. If such remarks are not suppressed, more and more people will attack the Ten Permanent Attendants.
Therefore, they wanted to use Liu Tao to scare the monkeys, so that those who were ready to attack Shi Changshi behind the scenes would not dare to have such thoughts again.
Little did they know, they fell into Zhang Rang's trap from the beginning.
Liu Hong is not a fool. He is very aware of Liu Tao's status. If Shi Changshi did this, although it will not have any impact in a short time, it will definitely leave a thorn in Liu Hong's heart that cannot be removed.
Because Liu Hong would feel that the dogs he had raised over the years had acted in their own interests, regardless of the interests of his owner.
If the dog disobeys, it will naturally die. It is just the difference between early death and late death.
As the head of the Ten Constant Attendants, Zhang Rang did not join in with them, but patiently dissuaded them.
The difference between the two is immediately apparent.
However, Zhang Rang did not report the matter to Liu Hong immediately, but waited for a suitable time.
As for Zhao Zhong and others, they immediately took action and falsely accused Liu Tao, the admonishing doctor, and communicated with the Yellow Turban thieves outside the customs, and produced trumped-up evidence.
At this time, Liu Hong, who had been tricked by Zhang Rang many times and was immediately furious after learning the news, had Liu Tao imprisoned without even thinking about it.
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The Shichangshi Group also knew that they had framed Liu Tao after all, so they immediately gave an order to the prison officers inside to torture Liu Tao, and it would be best if they could surrender.
After Liu Tao saw this scene, he knew that he could not escape death, so he decisively committed suicide in prison to preserve his innocence.
After this news came out, the whole world was shocked. You must know that Liu Tao was a master of Confucianism in this era. He wrote hundreds of thousands of books, as well as anthologies such as "Qi Yao Lun", "Anti Han Fei" and above.
There are more than 100 poems, poems, memorials, etc.
If he died unjustly this time, how could the world not grieve?
Zhang Jiao, who was far away in Chenliu, immediately felt that this was a good opportunity for the Yellow Turban Army to send troops after learning the news.
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Chenliu County, the headquarters of the Yellow Turban Army.
After Zhang Jiao received the news, he immediately held a grand memorial ceremony for Liu Tao in Chenliu and asked Su Zhe to write a memorial essay.
Judging from the text written on the surface, it is praising Liu Tao's righteous deeds and regretting his death.
But if you think about it carefully, you will find that there is a profound meaning in it. It is just to sow discord, and what is sowing discord is the relationship between Confucianism and the Han Dynasty. At least it makes the Confucianism more disappointed with the Han Dynasty.
After Zhang Jiao issued this sacrificial message, he struck while the iron was hot and issued an order to attack the Han army.
He ordered General Shi Dakai to be the vanguard and command an army of 50,000 to attack Xingyang first, and the follow-up troops would arrive soon after.
After all, Shi Dakai's surprise attack at the end of last year had already reached the foot of Xingyang City, but because of Guo Wei's timely interception, Xingyang City was still in the hands of the Han army.
Since then, he has led his troops and has been stationed in the Juancheng City of Yin, Henan, waiting for the opportunity for a decisive battle.
Now that this opportunity has come, he will naturally not let it go.
Xingyang City, above the city wall.
Guo Wei stood in this place, looking at the Yellow Turban Army in the distance, thinking about the endless gallery in his heart.
"Commander, do you think the Han army can defeat the Yellow Turbans this time?" After Guo Wei pondered here for a long time, he suddenly looked at the military counselor Zhu Wudao who was standing next to him.
After all, Liu Hong's successive operations had a great impact on the morale and fighting spirit of the Han army. Even Guo Wei himself was somewhat confused about the future of the Han army.
Especially not long ago, when Guo Wei heard that Liu Hong had killed the great scholar Liu Tao, his whole body became unbelievable.
After all, Liu Tao is the only remaining figure of the older generation. His status in Confucianism may not be top-notch, but his reputation in the entire Confucian school is definitely at the top.
But such a person actually committed suicide in prison. Afterwards, Liu Hong had no explanation, as if a cat or a dog had died.
How stupid does one have to be to do such a thing that makes loved ones angry and enemies happy?
As an emperor, and at such a critical time, even if you do it, you must at least find a suitable reason so that Confucianism can't find a reason.
But what happened...
At this moment, Guo Wei really lost hope for the future of Dahan.
"The Han army may not be able to defeat the Yellow Turbans, but the Bingzhou army can definitely do it. It depends on when my lord can achieve a real victory in the Battle of Hetao, so he can leave and lead the army southward!" Zhu Wu said.
Zhu Wu's identity in this life has undergone earth-shaking changes with the fusion of Zhu Zhiwu.
Before the fusion, he was just a friend of Guo Wei's in the world, and was invited to Liangshan by him.
After Zhu Wu merged with Zhu Zhiwu, his implanted identity became a talent specially cultivated by the Taiyuan Wang family for Wang Yu. After completing his studies, he was sent by Wang Yu to Guo Wei's side.
In any case, Guo Wei has been an emperor. If only Wang Lin is by his side, it is not enough to really contain him.
That's why Wang Yu sent Zhu Wu.
After all, according to the system implantation, Zhu Wu has an all-round ability. He can not only advise Guo Wei, but also remind him at critical moments to let him know whose subordinate he is.
Although Wang Yu knew that it was impossible for Guo Wei to betray him, it would be beneficial to both parties to arrange in advance for his cronies to act as a check and balance by his side.
Guo Wei was not stupid and naturally knew Wang Yu's plan. Not only did he not have any rebellious mentality, but he breathed a sigh of relief, because in this way, he would not have to worry about the reputation of being a soldier and self-respecting in the future.
After all, whether it is an officialdom or a military establishment, deceit is inevitable.
Hearing what Zhu Wu said, Guo Wei also nodded and said: "What the military advisor just said is right. If the Han army is not good enough, there is still the Bingzhou army!"
"Speaking of which, I haven't received an order from my lord for a long time. I wonder if the brothers from Bingzhou Army will bring new orders from the protagonist when they come."
After Guo Wei said this, he immediately looked in the direction of Bingzhou. After all, he had been away from his hometown for several years, and he could not return home easily unless absolutely necessary.
As a normal person, it is inevitable to miss home.
"If nothing else happens, the person who went south to support this time is most likely General Wang Ke. No matter in terms of identity or status, he is the most suitable one. Otherwise, the lord would not have chosen him to stay in Bingzhou." Zhu Wu
After thinking about it for a while, he immediately spoke.
Speaking of which, it has been six years since they followed Wang Yu's order and went to Liangshan to establish their own power.
Now, it can be considered as initial results!
As long as we can successfully suppress the Yellow Turbans this time, we will be able to stabilize our territory in Yanzhou and secure Yanzhou for our lord in advance when the world is in chaos.
It can be said that from the very beginning, Zhu Wu guessed what Wang Yu wanted to do from his layout. After all, as one of his trusted advisors, Zhu Wu knew a lot of things.
At the same time, in the direction of Juancheng.
Shi Dakai holds Pangu's mountain ax in his hand. As for the war horse under his crotch, it is the BMW horse that Hong Xiuquan specially found for him in Jiaozhou.
Behind him are his two sworn brothers, Ao Shen and Zhu Banjin.
"Second brother, we have all the troops and horses!" Seeing the 50,000-strong army slowly gathering, Shi Dakai immediately asked Ao Shen beside him.
"Brother, all the 50,000 troops are here and can go to Xingyang at any time!" Aoshen said immediately!
"Okay, everyone, I don't have much to say today, the general. I only have one sentence, which is to capture Xingyang for the great virtuous master, and then attack the Han army's second line of defense...Chenggao City!"
"Set off…"
Following Shi Dakai's order, the 50,000-strong army marched toward Xingyang, and a battle between dragons and tigers was about to begin.
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Xingyang City, inside the city lord's palace.
When Shi Dakai led the army towards Xingyang, Guo Wei's spies deployed nearby got the news immediately. They immediately sent a letter to Xingyang to report the situation to Guo Wei.
In the original history, the true sense of flying pigeons to pass letters should have occurred during the Sui and Tang Dynasties. After the Sui and Tang Dynasties, flying pigeons to pass letters mainly conveyed two pieces of information.
First, daily communication, expressing feelings of contact;
Second, it is a military signal.
However, during the Sui and Tang Dynasties, it was basically daily correspondence and emotional contact. The earliest historical record is "The Legacy of Kaiyuan Tianbao" in the middle of the Tang Dynasty: "When Zhang Jiuling was a boy, he raised a flock of pigeons at home."
"Whenever I exchange letters with my relatives and friends, I only carry the letters on the pigeon's feet, and fly to the place where I have been taught."
In other words, when Zhang Jiuling was young, he raised a group of pigeons at home.
Every time he sent a letter to his relatives and friends, he would tie the writing paper to the pigeon's leg, and then the pigeon would deliver the letter to his relatives and friends' houses.
This text can directly prove that Zhang Jiuling is the earliest person in history who has been found to train and use flying pigeon communication.
Zhang Jiuling also gave these pigeons a name - "Flying Slaves".
As for the record of using flying pigeons in the military field, it was found in the historical materials of the Song Dynasty, that is, the Battle of Haoshuichuan.
In the "History of the Song Dynasty·Xia Guo Zhuan", there is such a record about the battle of Haoshuichuan: "Yi was the vanguard. When he saw the road, he placed several pieces of silver and clay. He sealed the attack carefully. There were sounds of movement and jumping. Don't dare to raise any doubts.
When the fortune came, more than a hundred pigeons were sent out on guard, and from the moment they joined forces, they flew up to the army. So the Xia troops united... The Song division was defeated."
This passage makes it clear that it was Ren Fu who saw movement coming from a box on the roadside, opened the box, and more than a hundred pigeons flew out from it, hovering over the Song army.
In this way, the position of the Song army was exposed, which eventually led to the annihilation of the entire army.
In fact, this is the first example of the use of pigeons in the military that can be tested in Chinese history. However, the pigeons here are not used to deliver messages in all costume dramas. They only play a signaling role.
However, in this parallel world, flying pigeons passed down messages very early and can be traced back to the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period.
At that time, people began to use well-trained carrier pigeons to deliver important messages and intelligence.
Therefore, by the end of the Han Dynasty, the technology of flying pigeons to deliver messages had been widely spread, not only for military use, but also for civilian use.
The homing pigeon flew very fast in the air, and within a few hours, it reached the pigeon loft in Xingyang City.
The messenger in charge of the flying pigeon immediately took down the information inside and quickly headed towards the direction of the city lord's palace.
"Report... General, there is news from the spy flying pigeon." The messenger reported outside.
"Could it be Shi Dakai who took action?" Guo Wei suddenly thought of this possibility.
"Let him come in." Guo Wei waved his hand.
Not long after, the messenger came in and presented the information to Guo Wei for viewing.
"Sure enough, Shi Dakai took action. It must have been Zhang Jiao who declared war on the Han Dynasty with the help of Doctor Liu. It was justifiable." Guo Wei said immediately after letting the messenger leave and reading the contents of the letter.
At this time, in the city lord's palace, all present were Guo Wei's trusted generals, Yang Xiong, Wang Lin, Chao Gai, Zhou Meng, Yang Cang, Xu Lei, Hua Sha, Chen Guan...
Here, Guo Wei naturally does not have to avoid anything, he just says what he has to say.
"General, come as soon as you come. The soldiers will stop you, and the water will cover you. There are 15,000 troops in Xingyang City, so how can you be afraid that he can open it with just one stone?" At this time, General Zhou Meng stood up from the crowd.
"Brother Zhou is right. I have always heard how brave Shi Dakai is and how good he is in fighting. I just want to learn from him." Wang Lin also stood up, his eyes filled with endless fighting spirit.
When Wang Lin was sent to Guo Wei's side by Wang Yu, he only had a super peak, but that was obviously not his peak strength. After all, he was only twenty-two years old at that time.
Moreover, when Wang Yu used the Water Margin Hundred Summons Card to summon, there was a hidden character in Mei's Water Margin who was implanted into the body of the native Wang Lin.
However, Wang Yu did not receive this situation at that time.
However, even so, it will not have any impact on the local Wang Lin. After all, Wang Lin in Mei's Water Margin is at best a first-rate late stage player.
At that time, Wang Lin had already reached the level of a divine general. The implantation of Wang Lin from Mei's Water Margin was, at best, just adding a bit of fertilizer to the local Wang Lin.