In early March, in Lulongsai, the white horse flag was fluttering in the spring breeze on Wangri Tower, but inside and outside the fortress, among the green mountains and green waters, it had already turned into a huge military camp.
"How many people are there now?" Gongsun Xun walked from Wangri Tower holding his knife, followed by countless military officers such as Lou Gui, Han Dang, Gao Shun, Han Hao, Tian Yu, Yang Kai, Wei Yue and so on.
"About 20,000." Han Hao, who was in charge of the general affairs of the Chinese army, immediately answered. "The main reason is that the emperor ordered that the troops mobilized by the three counties of Guangyang should be led by Captain Cheng of Yuyang in the west. Therefore, the strong men who arrived at Lulongsai at this time
The two counties of Youbeiping and Liaoxi are the main ones, but there are many knights from the counties who want to make achievements with the kings, good families, and sons of the noble families, so there are so many people."
Gongsun Xun frowned slightly when he heard this: "In terms of fighting alone or in small groups, these people are naturally the best. But if tens of thousands of troops go out, it is better to use strong men from ordinary households. Only in this way can orders and prohibitions be implemented.
The army cleans up and leaves no loopholes."
"That's the truth." Lou Gui said casually. "But there is nothing we can do if we fail to mobilize enough people. Not only the people, but also the weapons in the treasuries of various places and the food in Changping all take time. On the contrary, these self-bred mounts
, weapons, rations of rangers, sons of good families, sons of aristocratic families can come faster, and those people outside the wall..."
Gongsun Xun couldn't help but stop when he heard the words, and then looked to the north from Wangri Tower... It turned out that there were many military camps there. But compared with the slightly chaotic camps south of Lulongsai, the
The military camp was even more messy, dilapidated, and in no shape at all.
Here are actually the Hu soldiers who came to 'defend' to Gongsun Xun.
You must know that the so-called hundreds of ethnic groups outside the Great Wall have always existed, and on the common boundary of Xianbei, Wuhuan, and Han people in western Liaoning, the origin of this kind of blood and the origin of Zahu who cannot be explained at all are naturally more complicated and complicated.
concentrated.
Back to the present, no matter how weak the Han Dynasty is, the Han people are still the leader of the three major forces in western Liaoning. No matter how little Gongsun Xun pays attention to outside the Great Wall, he is still the leader of the Han family who was born and raised in western Liaoning, and his influence is there. So, when these
After the Zahu heard that Gongsun Xun personally mobilized an army to conquer the Wuhuan people, many tribes naturally came to join them... In other words, it would be strange if these Zahu didn't come.
"If we talk about the rangers at the back, Liangjiazi are just not worth using, these people are just not worth using!" Gongsun Xun could only come to this conclusion after looking at it for a long time. "After leaving the fortress, it will just be to use their familiarity with geography.
His strengths are to serve as a guide, or to go out as a scout and protect the flanks."
Everyone nodded in agreement.
"If we wait for the three counties to be fully mobilized, how many days will it take?" Gongsun Xun returned to the original topic. "Can we allow them to mobilize in batches according to the counties they are in... In fact, it may not necessarily require so many people to take Guanzicheng in the early stage.
of military strength.”
"Your Majesty, it is better to be cautious." Lou Gui tried his best to persuade. "Even if Guanzi City is easy to move down, Liucheng is a strong backbone. When the war will end, the gains and losses of Liucheng will be calculated."
Gongsun Xun naturally had nothing to say.
"Your Majesty!" At this moment, a distant actor suddenly emerged from the Lulongsai atrium and hurried up the stairs, and then shouted from a distance. "There is an urgent letter from Lu Changshi... You must take a look.
"
When Han Dang saw this, he stopped almost instinctively, turned around and walked back. This move also forced many military officers and officers behind him to take the initiative to retreat, and soon left a huge space for Gongsun Xun and Lou Gui.
. took the letter from Xi Zhicai's hand nonchalantly. After reading it roughly, Gongsun Xun's expression did not change, and he handed the letter directly to Lou Zibo behind him.
However, Lou Gui's expression changed slightly after reading this: "Liu Zhoumu listened to Xian Yufu's advice and turned around when he reached Xianshui and went to Shanggu instead. He also wanted to recruit Yan Rou and recommended Hu Wu.
Huan Xiaowei Gong Qi Chou entered Luo as an official, so that he could make room for Yan Rou?"
"The most important thing is that before Liu Yu returned to Shanggu, he actually let his son go to Changping to inform Zi Heng of his overall plan, which made Zi Heng, who originally wanted to capture Yan Rou and Xian Yufu's family, not know what to do.
It’s done, we can only send the letter here quickly." The actor said helplessly. "Liu Boan is really..."
"Liu Bo'an is really free." Gongsun Xun sneered, holding the handle of the knife in his waist to interrupt his confidant's words. "It's salted fish and cured meat. Can he swallow it?"
"Your Majesty..." Lou Gui put the letter away after thinking for a moment. "This matter is actually nothing to worry about, maybe it is a good thing... After all, Xianbei Kebi will be at a loss if he can't do anything. But when the Junhou calmly attacks,
Liucheng, after ending the rebellion and bringing the army back, places like Zedai County and Shanggu are just small situations. No matter what the king does, it will be easy. The only thing to worry about is that this is in wartime, Yan Rou
Is this person trustworthy?"
"Believable." Gongsun Xun wrote lightly. The reason for this was not only his personal understanding of Yan Rou, but also his vague memory of Yan Rou's performance in his mother's story. This guy seemed to be quite loyal to Liu Yu.
"Then we don't have to worry about him for the time being?" Lou Gui became more and more relieved.
"Don't worry about it, and don't need to express your position. Only in this way can you leave no excuses and deal with it as you please after the war." Gongsun Xun seemed to have made up his mind from the beginning.
"Having said that." Xi Zhong couldn't help but shook his head and said. "If the monarch can't respond, I'm afraid the people of Youzhou will be shaken? Who would have thought that the Xianyu family in our heart would have the courage to directly surrender to others? Who would have thought?
How can we imagine that Yan Rou, whose parents are under our eyes, would dare to abandon the throne and covet the position of two thousand stones through others? There were such people in the past, there are now, and there will definitely be more in the future!"
"I know." Gongsun Xun glanced at Lou Zibo next to him, and then nodded. "But at this time, the priority is the battle situation. How can we distract ourselves from Shanggu and Daijun? Zibo is right.
, after the battle is over, with a great victory and a large army to deal with this matter, why don't you just let us do whatever we want?"
"But we can take Guanzicheng first and kill Zhang Ju as a demonstration." Xi Zhicai suggested with his head raised. "Political matters should be dealt with politically. Liu Yu is in Shanggu, that is, recruiting Yan Rou to surrender, and the most he can do is make Ke Bi Neng
He returned to the Han Dynasty and turned the enemy into an ally. Zhang Ju, who was stationed in Guanzi City, was not only good at calling himself the emperor, but also came from the Yuyang family. If the monarch could personally capture Guanzi City, he would kill this animal immediately and spread the news to Youzhou.
... Then both Youzhou officials and local wealthy families must be able to recognize the reality."
Gongsun Xun hesitated for a moment. After all, he had just discussed this matter with Lou Gui.
but……
"I know what the prince and uncle are thinking, but this matter has nothing to do with military affairs, it is purely a political matter." Xi Zhong immediately added. "And I have also thought about it...according to our original plan, there was a large army stationed here.
We can only go out to attack Guanzi City for backup. But actually think about it, there is a steady stream of reinforcements behind us. When we capture Guanzi City, the reinforcements here will definitely be complete, and we are not afraid of the Wuhuan people joining the battle. The only difference is that Jun
I'm afraid Hou will need to go to Guanzi City in person first, then turn back as planned, and then lead the army to attack Chengde."
Gongsun Xun glanced at Lou Gui again, but the latter just kept silent and had no intention of refuting, which made the former feel determined.
"In that case," Gongsun Xun immediately responded with a sneer. "Let Duke Yi come to defend the city, with Gao Suqing as the vanguard, and I will just follow behind."
"It is always necessary to use more troops and horses." Lou Gui finally advised, but he did not object. After all, from a military point of view, there was really no need to object. "It must be absolutely complete."
Gongsun Xun naturally agreed.
The plan had been decided, and everyone no longer thought about it, but immediately acted according to Gongsun Xun's new order.
First, those Han family knights, good family members, and noble family members who came to join the army with their own mounts and weapons were organized into camps according to their place of origin, and then a large amount of food and grass were sent to the Zahu military camp outside the city. This made these people even more excited.
Surprisingly, Gongsun Xun actually held a banquet in Lulongsai in person that night, entertaining the chiefs of the princes who had come to join the army earlier, as well as the miscellaneous chieftains from the north of Lulongsai.
Among them, there are many words of comfort and comfort, and acts of courtesy to the virtuous corporal, so there is no need to repeat them again and again.
Three days later, Gongsun Xun officially appointed Han Dang and Lou Gui as guard generals to guard Lulongsai, and asked them to prepare to receive the subsequent mobilization of troops from the counties; he also appointed Gao Shun as the forward and Wei Yue as his deputy, leading Gao Suqing's elite troops.
Thousands of them, all on horseback, plus two thousand selected cavalry, headed directly for Guanzi City, two hundred miles outside the fortress.
Finally, Gongsun Xun himself raised the white horse flag, took the Emperor's Scepter he had just received, and led Xi Zhong, Han Hao, Yang Kai, Tian Yu and other generals to lead the 7,000 cavalry that had just been reorganized, and there were also
More than ten miscellaneous Hu tribesmen outside the fortress came to support the two wings, and they actually followed Gao and Wei in person, advancing towards Guanzi City without haste or delay.
In the spring, the grass outside the Great Wall is full of wild geese, the breeze is gentle, and Chengde City effectively blocks the two hundred miles of passage to the west, so the journey along the way is as easy as traveling through mountains and rivers.
After walking along the Liaoxi Passage for only four days and walking about 1,670 miles, a message came from the front. It was Gao Shun. Wei Yue had captured Guanzi City and captured Zhang Ju!
Gongsun Xun was overjoyed. After asking carefully, he found out that after Gao Shun and Wei Yue marched 200 miles in three days to Guanzi City, they found that Zhang Ju's troops in the city were extremely weak and caught off guard, so they dismounted and fought directly.
It was too late to fight Zhang Ju... Although Guanzicheng itself was a fortress-like town built to lock up Xianbei and Wuhuan, Zhang Ju's headquarters were mostly ordinary Han people who he robbed and kidnapped, and they were the ones who followed him in rebellion that day.
The disciples and guests of this family never expected that this guy would be so crazy and crazy that he would call himself the emperor, so he had already lost people's hearts and would inevitably collapse at the first touch!
In other words, the incident at Guanzi City and Zhang Ju's capture was effortless.
Of course, Gongsun Xun was a veteran on the battlefield after all. Even though he was excited, he did not forget to be cautious, and he continued to march rigorously.
However, on the evening of the fifth day after leaving the fortress, Gongsun Xun came to Guanzi City, which he had passed through countless times when he was young, and saw the captured Zhang Ju with his own eyes. After all, he was completely relieved - there was no conspiracy, and the man who claimed to be the emperor was completely relieved.
Zhang Ju was captured in one battle. As an important node in the attack on Liucheng, Guanzicheng was captured in one battle.
"Why do you want to be called emperor?" Facing the trembling Zhang Ju who was lying on the ground, Xi Zhong couldn't help but asked curiously. This statement also aroused the curiosity of most of the officers in the city, and even the ordinary soldiers. "You look like this.
Are you qualified to be called emperor?"
"It's not what I want to call you!" Zhang Ju raised his head and replied with a mournful face. "But Qiu Liju and Tadun both said that they were defeated in three battles. It's better to call him the emperor to strengthen the military power. Moreover, such words may also be able to coax Zaibei.
Hu’s allegiance…”
"Then you became the emperor?" Xi Zhong was speechless. "You were once a member of a wealthy border county with a salary of two thousand dan, right? How come you are so unbearable that you believe others when they say it, and you don't even have any ideas of your own?"
"That's not the case." Zhang Ju, who was lying on the ground, suddenly turned to look at Gongsun Xun, who had been silent all this time, and then his tone became urgent. "General Wei... It's ridiculous for me to call myself emperor, but it's also dictated by current events. You still have to
Do you remember? The year before last, a woman in Luoyang happened to give birth to a double-headed son. The news spread to Youzhou, and everyone talked about it. They all said that this was the decline of the Han Dynasty and the idea of having two masters to rule the world... General Wei, I
It is ridiculous to call yourself the emperor, and today's defeat certainly shows that I, a sinner, have no destiny, but it is absolutely impossible for the Han Dynasty to be restored!"
"What do you want to say?" Seeing that Gongsun Xun didn't even look at the man on the ground, Xi Zhong came over and asked curiously.
"General Wei! Marquis Ji!" Zhang Ju's eyes were full of expectation, and he kowtowed to the Prime Minister again and again. "I understand today! The destiny is not on me, but on you! Gongsun Bing has been established... He is not talking about Emperor Xuan, but the general!
Now, how about I give up my position as emperor to you, just to survive?!"
As soon as these words came out, all the officers and soldiers in the city who were watching the "Emperor" changed their expressions... After all, even a white man would at least know that what this guy meant was that Gongsun Xun was the one who wanted to be the Emperor; and those with a little bit of culture would
, but even more surprised!
You should know that although Zhang Ju talked nonsense, he mentioned something very interesting, which was the sentence "Gongsun's disease has been established."
This sentence is not made up, but a strange thing that really happened during the period of Emperor Han Zhao, the son of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. It is said that aphids appeared in Shanglin Garden and ate the leaves of the trees. They forcibly ate these five characters on the leaves.
It caused an uproar across the world.
Of course, this incident was later considered to be attributed to Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty, who was the great-grandson of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Liu Bingji, who was living among the people at that time. The most reliable interpretation is that there is a reference in Shanglin Garden to the fact that Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty deposed the crown prince Liu Ju.
The remaining forces were deliberately created to build momentum for Liu Bing.
However, at the end of the Han Dynasty, when Wang Mang was in chaos, a separatist warlord named Gongsun Shu emerged in Shu. He used this prophecy to think that Gongsun was referring to himself... so he simply proclaimed himself emperor in Shu.
Later, Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiu unified most of China, and wrote a letter to Gongsun Shu, which probably meant that the world was in chaos and everyone was fighting for supremacy. It was understandable that you proclaimed yourself emperor at that time. If you could surrender, you would save a lot of people.
I always have you here safe and prosperous all your life. But Gongsun Shu didn't know what happened, but he took this prophecy to argue with Liu Xiu, saying that he was the one destined by fate.
As for Liu Xiu, he was also very particular about prophecies. In order to fight for legitimacy, he actually started to argue with Gongsun Shu from a distance. The two discussed it back and forth, and finally ended up with Gongsun Shu's family moving their heads, announcing the glory of Emperor Guangwu.
victory.
In short, after this debate, the phrase "Gongsun's disease has been established" has almost become the second prophecy of the Han Dynasty after "The person who will succeed the Han Dynasty should be Tu Gao". Of course, compared to the latter, which is still being debated, it is still
Although being admired by careerists, the former has a completely accepted interpretation...that is, Emperor Xuan Liu died of illness, and Gongsun Shu used his whole family's life to tell the world that this prophecy was not talking about people named Gongsun.
But back to the present, since the Yellow Turban Rebellion, the world has been in turmoil. Liangzhou has rebelled, Qingxu Yellow Turban has revolted, Taihang Mountain bandits have gathered millions, and Bingzhou and half of the state are in chaos. Even Youzhou has rebelled now, and the entire state has been divided into
Two halves... In such a situation, to say that everyone is a fool and lunatic like Zhang Ju would be to look down on everyone, but it is impossible if I don't murmur in my heart!
Then, everyone looked at Gongsun Xun in shock.
Gongsun Xun was stunned for a moment, and it took him a long time to realize what the other party meant... Speaking of which, this was the first time someone had advised him to go south to claim the throne!
Do you want to reward the other party?
As a result, General Wei Gongsun Xun followed the principle of out of sight and out of mind, and waved his hands to signal Wei Yue to kill this man immediately! Then he returned to Lulongsai with his head overnight, but sent a message to Youzhou to set the record straight.
Then, he stayed in Guanzi City with peace of mind. On the one hand, he wanted to take the opportunity to win over more Zahu tribes around him. On the other hand, he also wanted to repair Guanzi City as a precaution and to inquire about military intelligence... According to the plan, once Korea
When he and Lou Gui are ready at Lulongsai, he will immediately return to the army, lead his troops westward, join forces with Cheng Pu to capture Chengde City, and then turn back to capture Liucheng.
However, after only staying in Guanzicheng for two days, Han Dang and Lou Gui's message was not received, but Duan Riyuming's message was received first.
"Your Majesty!" The visitor was identified by Yi Zhongduan Ri Yuming's disciple, and he was indeed a member of Duan Bu. As soon as this man saw Gongsun Xun, he immediately kowtowed, and then said something that made people's hearts move.
"Junhou, my master asked me to tell you that Liucheng is empty and can be defeated in a single battle!"
"How do you say that?" Gongsun Xun was curious for a moment.
"First, there was trouble in Xianbei Kebineng's troops!" The man kowtowed again, but told two situations in succession. "Qiu Liju sent Taodun with more than 10,000 troops to the west to support Kebineng.
.Then, Su Puyan of Wuhuan, Liaodong, who had been persuaded before, suddenly asked for help, saying that the former Governor Zhao of western Liaodong suddenly appeared in Liaodong. Wuhuan, Liaodong only had five or six thousand troops, and was frightened. Qiu Liju heard that
When Zhao Taishou came back, he was also very frightened. He actually led more than 10,000 troops to rescue him... Now in Liucheng, there are only five or six thousand Wuhuan soldiers guarding Qiu Liju's underage son Louban! And Qiu Liju has just passed away.
Not long after we left, I heard that the Lord had captured Guanzi City. My master was very happy and asked me to try to find the Lord. He said that if the Lord could quickly lead thousands of elite cavalry to the foot of Liu City, he might open the city.
, or take advantage of the war to lead troops to raid Louban, it can all be decided in one battle!"
Gongsun Xun immediately believed it...because whether it was the civil strife in Kebi Neng's tribe or the panic caused by Zhao Bao's appearance in Liaodong, it was all expected. Even if Qiu Liju's tribe wanted to cheat,
It is impossible to get both things right at the same time.
In addition, Duan Riyuming is also a reliable person in the eyes of Gongsun Xun. The reason why the Han army was able to easily defeat the Wuhuan people in the fortress was mostly because of this person taking advantage of the chaos to pass on information... The reason why Zhao Bao was
Choosing him as the official supporter of the Han Dynasty was based on his loyalty and honesty.
However, although he believed the other party, Gongsun Xun was Gongsun Xun after all. His more than ten years of military career gave him the most basic military qualities of a military commander. At this time, he would not take risks easily just because the intelligence was trustworthy.
.
Again, if you go further north from Guanzicheng to Liucheng, there will be no support for the three hundred miles... Chengde City is under surveillance, so we can only roughly ensure that the two hundred miles from Lulong to Guanzicheng
If you want to avoid being outflanked in the next three hundred miles, you must at least take Chengde City into your hands.
So, Gongsun Xun comforted the man with kind words, and ordered him to be taken down, and then he was still prepared to stand still.
But the next day, an urgent letter suddenly came from Lulongsai - not military affairs, but a verbal message that exhausted several horses to death, and the emperor collapsed.
The emperor, who had been cursed by the people of the world for more than half a year, struggled for more than half a year and made many arrangements after he was determined that his body was irreparable, but he still could not survive February... It is said that he was already swollen before his death.
When he spoke, he could only look at Jian Shuo with tears in his eyes while reluctantly pointing to his youngest son Liu Xie for entrustment.
If I had known this, why bother in the first place?!
————I am very ashamed of the dividing line————
"It is said: 'The emperor has his destiny, how can I be qualified to take it?' Xiong said: 'The destiny of heaven is impermanent, and the common people are capable. Those who can take it, why should the king doubt it!'" - "Book of the Later Han Dynasty", Volume 13.
Biographies Chapter ****S: Ahhhhh, there are suddenly two more female alliance leaders today... sister Aleigawu and Sofia Ruobing... uh... I don't know if this is the eldest sister or the younger one!
However, I am extremely grateful... Finally, we have reached twenty alliances!
