Thanks to Beigong's misbehavior, the relationship between scholars and eunuchs was already at odds. Not long after "history", these people pushed their relatives to die together with the eunuchs, and even took it upon themselves to kill each other.
Yes, behind it is the accumulation of hatred for decades or even hundreds of years.
As soon as the general took office and the Yellow Turban Rebellion was over, Han Sui came to He Jin and Gongsun Xun to request their execution. Zhang Wen, a loser like Zhang Wen, worshiped him as a general of chariots and cavalry. Before the Western Expedition, there were actually scholars who brought poison to Zhang Wen.
, requesting Zhang Wen to take advantage of the farewell banquet to kill all the eunuchs, otherwise he would take poison... In other words, for the scholars who have gradually mastered the means of military self-defense, this kind of murderous intent can be regarded as the main theme of the entire Han Dynasty.
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The reason why Gongsun Xun had to take off the head of Zhao Zhong's clan brother was, on the one hand, a routine intimidation move, but on the other hand, it was actually precisely to suppress the factional struggle that was about to start in the army. He needed to use Zhao Yan
Liu Biao was convinced by his head, thus suppressing possible large-scale purges within the Northern Army.
The reason for this is not that Gongsun Xun feels pity for the eunuchs. After all, as Gongsun Xun himself said at the end, if he pities them, how should he face people like Sima Zhi and Fu Xie?
After all, Gongsun Xun is still a qualified soldier. With the war approaching, he needs to preserve the combat effectiveness of the army. And as the commander of an army, he must block all the strife in Luoyang for his soldiers.
In fact, after the entire army marched in line on the second day, Gongsun Xun himself had adjusted his mentality, abandoned all conspiracies and conspiracies, and focused on the war in the west.
The imperial army with the longest history marched westward on a plain at the core of the empire, neither fast nor slow. They traveled more than 130 miles in three days and arrived at Tongguan from Hangu Pass, while Jing, who left Luo in advance,
Zhaoyin Gaixun Gai Yuangu has been waiting here for a long time.
In other words, Gai Xun was a loyal minister after all, and he had been well versed in military affairs in Liangzhou for a long time. Therefore, although the previous private meeting was a bit awkward, and he also knew that Gongsun Xun was actually rescuing the siege on behalf of the general, he still neither humble nor overbearing, and took the initiative.
Come here. And the people there are loyal to their duties and have set up a large number of supply points along the way early.
Thanks to the help of Jing Zhaoyin, the Han army's march speed was inevitably much faster. At the same time, he also provided some unexpected information to Gongsun Xun, who was marching non-stop.
"Which way did they take the Wei River channel?" The weather was cold, but the clouds were high and the air was refreshing. Gongsun Xun, who was riding a horse and marching slowly under the umbrella guard of honor, looked as usual. "As Zibo thought, although the Liangzhou rebels had three routes to take.
Let’s go, but the Meiyang side was previously beaten to a white ground, and there is almost no place to plunder. And if we take the two roads to the west, we will end up at the Wei River channel... How about Chencang?"
Chencang is the western gateway to the Guanzhong Plain and guards the Wei River Channel. Whether you are coming from Liangzhou or Hanzhong, anyone who wants to take the Wei River Channel must pass through this pass first.
The plank road built openly and secretly used in Chencang is a clear proof.
"We haven't heard any news about the city being destroyed so far. I think it was probably not captured, but the specific situation is hard to say." Gai Xun, who was following closely, couldn't help but replied seriously. "Chencang is next to the Weishui River and is the western gateway to Guanzhong...
The rebels will definitely use all their strength."
"How many rebels are there?" Gongsun Xun couldn't help but frown slightly.
"It is said to be one hundred thousand, but in fact it is not that many, only eighty or ninety thousand, and among them there are twenty to thirty thousand civilians who are filling up the number, and there are more than ten thousand miscellaneous people who they cannot control at all. They plundered everywhere as soon as they entered the pass.
After a while, I saw that they were leaving from the north passage. I don’t know if they were going to Liangzhou or Bingzhou and Xihe, but they should all be going back." Gai Xun quickly answered. "But the rest are all in Chencang.
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"In other words, it's just as Zibo expected..." Gongsun Xun's brows became more intense. "There are about 50,000 to 60,000 Qiang, Han, and Yuezhi Hu soldiers in Huangzhong who are under the unified control of the rebels?"
"Yes!" Gai Xun still answered simply and neatly. He has been in Liangzhou for a long time and knows the rebels well. "I have long admired Mr. Zibo's military reputation. In fact, this is also the limit of the Liangzhou rebels...
It is not that there are not a hundred thousand soldiers to fight against the enemy. But although the whole state of Liangzhou is rebelling, the Han people below are still quite loyal. It is not uncommon to defend themselves by fortresses, so fifty or sixty thousand soldiers are
The rebels are in full strength!"
"This is good news." Lou Gui, who was also frowning, finally couldn't help but interjected. "But why can't 50,000 to 60,000 people capture a Chencang? It should have been more than twenty days since the invasion of Guanzhong.
After five or six days of marching to Chencang City, there were nearly twenty days left. Even if it was freezing cold and the ground was not good at attacking the city, how could we not capture Chencang?! Former General Dong Gong’s 20,000 men should still be there.
Should we be stationed east of Lishui?"
"That's right." Gai Xun nodded slightly, but then shook his head slightly. "The former general's 20,000 soldiers and the left general's 20,000 soldiers are all waiting on the east side of Lishui. As for the 50,000 to 60,000 rebel soldiers, how can they not attack one of them?
Chen Cang, no one knows the specific reason, I can only make some guesses."
"What guess?" Lou Zibo was curious for a moment.
"The rebels are not united." Gai Xun suddenly sneered. "The year before last, Han Wenyue had fought with Beigong Boyu, Marquis Li Wen, and Bian Zhang, and had actually unified the rebels. But before Geng Bi was defeated, the kingdom and horse
Teng and his two men led the state soldiers to rebel. Li Xiangru, the governor of Longxi, and Huang Yan, the governor of Jiuquan, both rebelled with two thousand stones, and they each had their own subordinates... If these people were led by the strongest Han Sui, they would still be trustworthy.
It is a sincere alliance, but these people are brought together with Guo Guo as their leader, so there must be intrigues... Everyone, I have been in Liangzhou for a long time, how can I not know the details of these people, Guo Guo is just a false name
He’s just a warrior doing good deeds!”
"That's it!" Lou Gui and others woke up one after another.
"Jia Sima...is that so?" Gongsun Xun suddenly turned around and looked at someone.
"That's about it!" Jia Xu immediately held the horse's rein and nodded. "I also know these people in Liangzhou. Nine times out of ten, they will do such a thing... Although Chencang City is small, it is strong and dangerous. Liangzhou has many
The cavalry is not good at attacking cities, and now these people have their own agendas, and no one is willing to send their own troops to be consumed, which is why the attack has been delayed to this point."
After receiving the affirmation, Gongsun Xun immediately sneered: "After all, Han Wenyue has too many tricks. If he wants to do big things, why are there so many calculations? Just from this one thing, I know that he will never be successful in this life."
Many knights around him laughed for a moment, but then became quiet again.
"But in that case, Mr. Zibo, wouldn't this battle be easy?" Someone suddenly asked again, and it was Tian Yu who was riding a horse nearby.
"It stands to reason that it would be a lot easier." Lou Gui did not deny it.
Hearing the words of the world-famous military advisor, everyone felt relieved, and the tense atmosphere during the previous march also dissipated a lot.
"It's hard to say." At this moment, Gai Xun, who had been looking back at Jia Xu but received no response, suddenly smiled bitterly. "The rebels are intrigued and suspicious of each other. It's just my personal guess... But the officers and soldiers are intrigued and suspicious of each other.
So much so that everyone is aware of the struggle for supremacy."
"What does this mean?" Gongsun Xun asked with a smile without looking back. "Could it be that Mr. Dong and Mr. Huangfu looked down on me and were unwilling to be beneath me, so they said something early? As soon as I arrived in Lianshui, I asked
Is it possible to be angry with them?"
"That's not what I meant." Gai Xun lowered his head and said. "I am currently saying that General Zuo and the former general are in conflict with each other and competing for supremacy. After receiving the decree, General Zuo Huangfu summoned 20,000 troops from all over Guanzhong to the east of Qishui
They had only been ashore for five or six days, and the two of them were already in an open confrontation! Even among the subordinates, there was already a vague feeling of wildfire and unbearable talk."
After hearing the last sentence, the faces of the Chinese soldiers under the umbrella changed.
But Gongsun Xun's next words made them even more upset: "Since Mr. Dong doesn't obey Mr. Huangfu, he must also disobey me. Mr. Huangfu is angry that Mr. Dong is alongside him, and he must be angry that I am above him. Therefore, when I get to Lianshui,
There must be three families competing for supremacy. The success or failure of this battle depends on which of the two sides can unify the military power first and send out troops!"
From Gai Xun on down, everyone was silent...Who will unify the military power? The other side doesn't know, Gongsun Xun's meaning here is self-evident.
"Where is the Cavalry Commander?" After a while, Gongsun Xun, who was riding on the white horse, suddenly spoke and asked in a loud voice.
The deputy general who had never spoken, Cavalry Commander Bao Xin, immediately responded bitterly: "General, don't worry! You are General Wei, you are here with integrity, and you are the person entrusted by the general. How can Xin help those two cool men?"
Did someone from the state make a mistake?"
Gongsun Xun's expression did not change, he just reined in his horse and kept moving forward. Then he asked the other person with a smile without looking back: "Where is brother Yuan Gu? Huangfu Gong and Dong Gong are both from Liangzhou. Compared with them, he is actually
I am a handsome guy from Youzhou, so I think you are a little unhappy too, right?"
"That's true." Gai Xun's face didn't change. "I think Huangfu is the best commander this time, but I, Gai Xun, will never dethrone the official for personal reasons. Since the prince has come with integrity, he also has a clear purpose to tell the former general
With General Zuo as his deputy, I will only accept your will...I am waiting here specifically to advance and retreat with you!"
"Gai Yuangu is indeed a loyal man!" Gongsun Xun sighed with emotion.
"Huangfu Gong is also a loyal man." Gai Xun reminded him slightly.
"So the most difficult thing this time is Dong Zhongying?" Gongsun Xun asked back.
"That's right." Gai Xun still had something to say. "But Mr. Huangfu is a well-respected person. Although he is loyal, it may not be easy to handle!"
Gongsun Xun shook his head more and more, but suddenly issued an order: "Jing Zhaoyin!"
"Yes!" Gai Xun replied.
"You go back to Chang'an first, and then pass on my military order. In ten days, all the two thousand stones from Guanzhong will be gathered in Chang'an, waiting for my summons!"
Gai Xun was stunned for a moment: "General Wei, the two thousand stone prefects cannot leave the country without an imperial edict, and the captains also have to patrol the cities within the territory to appease people's hearts..."
"Didn't their troops be handed over to General Huangfu a long time ago?" Gongsun Xun disagreed. "If the front is defeated, Guanzhong will not be protected. If the front is victorious, they will naturally defend the territory. As for armaments, food and grass, all are left to me...
Yuan Gu, put military strategy first in everything!"
"Here!" After a long while, Gai Xun finally gritted his teeth and responded.
"Go quickly!" Gongsun Xun couldn't help but urge.
Gai Xun immediately whipped his horse and drove away.
But when Gongsun Xun waited for the other party to go away, he suddenly said: "Speed up the whole army, wait until Chang'an to rest and reorganize!"
After saying that, he just pinched the horse's belly and accelerated forward.
At the center of the army, there was a group of white horses. Many people followed quickly, but many people suddenly dispersed and sent orders everywhere, like a white cloud suddenly exploding.
Winter is cold, but the sky is clear.
Forty miles east of the Qishui River on the east side of Chencang, it has already approached the place where Yong County is located. Dong Zhongying, the new former general, is looking at a place a few miles away from the watchtower of the military camp.
There, there is a military camp of the same size, but it is where the new left general Huangfu Yizhen is located.
The majestic Dong Zhuo stared there for a long time, and finally tightened his grip on the saber in his waist: "You said, since Huangfu Song was dismissed in the past, in the past few years, haven't I been responsible for everything in Liangzhou? But why,
Over and over again, why can't I, Dong Zhuo, be a commander-in-chief?"
There were many generals and officers surrounding him, but no one answered because everyone knew that Dong Zhuo did not need anyone else to answer this question.
"Because Luoyang looks down on us warriors, because they think we don't study! They look down on Liangzhou people even more, because we are frontier scoundrels!" Dong Zhuo sneered. "However, when Japan and Han Sui harassed this place, Huangfu Yi, who was studying, didn't fight back for months.
Were they dismissed from their posts and returned to their hometown? When a hundred thousand troops marched to the west, didn't Zhang Wen, a scholar from Nanyang, return in defeat? Every time, wasn't it me, Dong Zhuo, who came out to turn the tide?! Huangfu Yizhen was helping the wind and rectifying the situation.
It was a good day, and Gongsun Xun was even more prosperous in Guangyang. I was the only one who did not shy away from the hard work. I defended the rebels face to face for several years. But once the rebels came in large numbers, they first revived Huangfu Song, and then
Gongsun Xun is the commander-in-chief... My brother even wrote a letter, saying that people in Luozhong are also openly discussing that Huangfu is superior to me and Gongsun Xun is superior to Huangfusong... Does the imperial court look down on me so much? Not even a scepter.
Are you unwilling to give it to me? You won’t even give me full-time power?!"
At the end of the story, Dong Zhongying almost lost his composure, and many of the surrounding generals who had followed him in Fufeng's defense against the rebels for the past two years were also angry.
"Have I, a former cavalry general, been reduced to the level of a man like Dong Zhuo?" Huangfu Song didn't know that Dong Zhuo was watching his military camp from a distance, but he, who was patrolling the camp, also felt dissatisfied. "It's so unfair.
That's fine, but now you still have to be controlled by a Youzhouer from the past? Why?"
His nephew Huangfu Li, who was following him, was silent for a moment.
————I am the dividing line in the struggle for supremacy————
"In the past five years, the Liangzhou thieves have jointly promoted the kingdom as the leader, left Liang and entered Yong, surrounded Chencang, issued an edict to pay homage to the former general Dong Zhuo, and appointed Huangfu Song as the general of the left. Each led 20,000 people to reject them. The two generals were unconvinced and fought for supremacy.
Not only that, but before he could reach it, Taizu was appointed as the general of the guard to supervise the two generals. When the two generals heard about it, they became even more incompetent." - "Jiu Yan Shu", Volume 62, Biography 12
