The Chinese nation has always been a resilient nation. Whether it is from the past to later generations, or from later generations to the past, our fathers have passed down this character from generation to generation and carried forward this character.
Two thousand years later, some people called the citizens of the Republic Chinese, called them Tang people, called them descendants of China, and called them descendants of the dragon. But the most widely circulated and most recognized name by the world is still the title - Han people.
If there are Han people who don't believe it, you can take out your ID card and see if there is a word "Han" written in the ethnic column on it?
But in 189 AD, the ancient Han Empire, which gave all Chinese people and us the title of nation, shed its last light at this time.
After the death of Emperor Xiaokang of Han Dynasty, also known as Emperor Ling of Han Dynasty in history, the Eastern Han Dynasty, the last unified Han Dynasty, completely lost its rule.
After Liu Hong's death, the imperial power changed. The general, the empress dowager, the empress dowager, and the two princes took turns to fight. Everyone thought that they would be the final winner and that they could control this ancient empire.
But they all failed in the end, completely defeated by Dong Zhuo, the most arrogant butcher in the late Han Dynasty.
The unification of the Han people began with Qin Shihuang.
But the first time the Han people shouted and made their voices heard in the world was during the era of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.
And to this day, this cry will eventually become a lingering sound.
Waiting for the next Tang Dynasty’s second grandeur.
August of the first year of Chuping.
Liu Bei, as an ordinary member of the descendants of thousands of Liu Bang's descendants, stood on the mountains and rivers outside Hangu Pass, looking at the majestic and dazzling Xiongguan Pass, and for the first time he let out a helpless and painful groan.
"This level is too dangerous."
Yes.
Hangu Pass is too dangerous.
The Qin State was able to resist the Allied Forces of the Six Nations with this pass because it was no less concessionary than the Jianmen Pass, which was known as "the most dangerous place in the world".
During the more than 400 years between the Qin Dynasty and the late Han Dynasty, Hangu Pass had actually undergone many changes.
Since the Western Han Dynasty had been unified, Hangu Pass lost its defensive significance, so Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty once moved the old Hangu Pass more than 300 miles eastward to Xin'an County near Luoyang.
But by the end of the Western Han Dynasty, the Red Eyebrow Army had bypassed Xinhangu Pass and entered Guanzhong directly. Therefore, in fact, Xinhangu Pass had no strategic significance at all.
After the Eastern Han Dynasty, Liu Xiu rebuilt the once abandoned Hangu Pass in order to consolidate the imperial capital.
What does this level look like?
It is not an exaggeration to describe it as a thousand difficulties and dangers.
To the north is the surging Yellow River and to the south is the Qinling Mountains. Only a canyon in the middle can pass through.
According to historical records, this crack is fifteen kilometers long, with a cliff and a width of only a few meters. It can be said that "cars cannot square the track, and horses cannot saddle up."
As for Hangu Pass, it was built in front of this fifteen-kilometer long road, like a natural chasm, lying in front of the Kwantung Allied Forces.
This is not the most amazing thing. The most amazing thing is that there is a mighty Hongnong River in front of Hangu Pass.
In later generations, the Hongnong River was just a small river, but at that time it was a large river with a width of more than ten feet, fast currents, and rapid water flow.
As for the small open space between Hongnong River and Hangu Pass, Liu Bei's 50,000-strong army could not even block it. The terrain was somewhat similar to Hulao Pass, but it was a hundred times more difficult and dangerous than Hulao Pass.
The Qin State has used its own power to fight against the armies of the six kingdoms of Guandong for many years. With the danger of this pass, the Guanzhong area is almost as stable as Mount Tai.
Historically, the Kwantung Allied Forces did not even reach Hangu Pass. They just took one look at the terrain, turned around and dispersed, forgetting all about being loyal to the Han Dynasty and caring about the emperor.
Looking at this level, even Liu Bei, who was originally ambitious and wanted to defeat Dong Zhuo and save the emperor, felt the insignificance of the world. Half of his initial ambition was directly destroyed. The other half, he was still counting on whether he could get around it.
on this issue.
Because there is no room for a catapult here, whether the catapult can cross the river is a problem.
Therefore, Liu Bei no longer had any idea of attacking by force. No matter how stupid he is, he knows that in front of Hangu Pass, all the millions of troops will die.
"Brother."
At this time, Guan Yu, who had gone out to explore the road, came back.
Liu Bei quickly looked at them and asked: "How?"
Guan Yu said: "We can't go around. I asked the locals that there are mountains hundreds of feet high on both sides of the river. It is difficult for apes to climb over. It is only possible to go over in winter."
"winter?"
Seeing that there was hope, Liu Bei immediately became energetic and asked hurriedly: "What can we do?"
Guan Yu explained: "The locals said that the biggest difference between Hangu Pass today and Hangu Pass in ancient Qin is that the water level of the river has dropped a lot. There are many river beaches exposed on the edge of the mountains behind Hangu Pass, and you can bypass the river.
After Hangu Pass."
As mentioned before, Hangu Pass is somewhat like Hulao Pass, but the front is not as open as Hulao Pass. The top is also the Yellow River, but both sides of Hangu Pass are high mountains and cliffs, and the Yellow River runs along these cliffs.
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During the Warring States Period, the water level of the Yellow River was much higher than it is now. Therefore, it was impossible to go around from the Yellow River beach. Nowadays, time has passed and the water level of the Yellow River has dropped, so there is room for a detour.
It's just that spring and summer are the flood seasons of the Yellow River, so it's definitely not possible to bypass it now. Only when the water level drops in autumn and winter and the river beach is exposed will it be possible to bypass it.
In fact, this is also the main factor why Hangu Pass was gradually replaced by Tongguan in the late Han Dynasty.
Cao Cao's Cao Wei regime once occupied the south of Tongguan. In order to defend against the threat of Ma Chao in Xiliang, a new Weihan Valley Pass was built on the river bank. In this way, there is a pass to the east and another to the north dozens of miles away.
Only then did they block the road from Guandong into Guanzhong.
Otherwise, Hangu Pass is like a leaky sieve, and you can easily bypass the pass from the north of the Yellow River.
Since the Cao Wei regime has not yet built a new Hangu Pass in the north, it seems that if Liu Bei actually wants to break into the pass, he will have this opportunity in winter.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Thinking of this, Liu Bei said happily: "Okay, okay, back to Luoyang."
They did not come with all the troops this time. They only had Guan Yu's front army of 20,000 men. The middle army and the rear army were both in Luoyang, led by Zhang Fei and Chen Mu. Now that they had seen the terrain of Hangu Pass, they should return to Luoyang and fight with the various forces.
The princes discussed the matter of attacking Hangu Pass.
The army then set off and turned around to leave.
Two days later, when he arrived in Luoyang, Liu Bei summoned various princes to discuss matters.
These princes can neither succeed nor fail, but in fact they are no different from soy sauce.
Hulao Pass was conquered by Liu Bei's army, and the Luoyang Fire was extinguished by Liu Bei, Gongsun Zan, Sun Jian, and Cao Cao. They came over slowly only half a month later. Each of them looked like an old lady with little feet. According to Liu Bei, Chenjia Village, Puyin County
Mrs. Chen, who is over 80 years old, can walk faster than them.
Since Dong Zhuo immediately reduced his troops after the fall of Hulao Pass, the troops in the three passes such as Dagu Pass in the south were also evacuated and all returned to Guanzhong. As a result, the six princes in the south also entered Luoyang, and the eighteen princes were in charge of Jizhou except
Everyone except Wang Fen and Han Fu from the logistics department gathered here.
In the south of Luoyang City, armies from all walks of life were stationed along Hongchi and Luoshui, with flags fluttering and tents stretching for hundreds of miles.
Nowadays, Luoyang has become a land of ruins. Only the imperial palace is the first to put out the fire, and because of the vast area and distance between palaces, there are still many intact buildings.
Therefore, this meeting of princes was held in Quefei Hall in the South Palace of Luoyang Palace.
Qufei Hall is not the emperor's meeting hall, and there is no so-called dragon chair, so Liu Bei sat at the top of the hall without hesitation, and all the princes sat on his left and right sides.
After everyone had arrived, Liu Bei said excitedly: "Everyone, I visited Hangu Pass a few days ago. Although it is indeed majestic and dangerous, after investigation, it is not without a detour. I want to go there in autumn and winter.
At this moment, we mobilized an army of 200,000 and defeated the barrier in one fell swoop. What do you think?"
After finishing speaking, Liu Bei looked at everyone expectantly.
Because this time it is not a head-on confrontation like the last time at Hulao Pass, but a bypass attack from the side. In this way, it is no longer a siege battle, and it is not as difficult as a siege battle.
Therefore, when Liu Bei thought about it, the princes from all walks of life should respond positively.
However, except for a few people such as Gongsun Zan, Cao Cao, Sun Jian, and Bao Xin who applauded, the other princes were silent, lowering their heads and saying nothing.
"this......"
Seeing that many princes did not respond, Liu Bei asked in shock: "What does this mean? Don't you want to continue attacking the Dong thief and welcome back the holy driver?"
At this moment, Kong Min, the governor of Yuzhou, was the first to stand up, coughed twice, and said with a bitter smile: "Leader, I'm afraid it will be difficult for me to do my best on this matter. After more than half a year of hard work, my old life has almost been ruined.
Half, now that I have been ill for a long time, I want to go back to Yuzhou to recuperate."
Kong Ni's words were like a bucket of cold water poured on Liu Bei. Before the coalition forces attacked Guanzhong, some people were already leaving the alliance. This was also a huge blow to Liu Bei.
But looking at Kong Niao's pale face and old age, he really couldn't go on like this. Liu Bei could only sigh: "Since Gongxu Gong has been ill for a long time, so be it. I hope that Gongxu will recover soon. The country cannot
There is no such a humble minister as you."
"Thank you, leader."
With the help of others, Kong Min bowed his hands and slowly walked out of the hall.
"Kong Gongxu is ill and needs to go back to recuperate. Where are you?"
Liu Bei looked at others with hopeful eyes.
Wang Kuang, the prefect of Hanoi, hesitated for a moment, stood up and said: "Alliance leader, my subordinates have come to report that the Baibo army is invading Hanoi. I'm afraid..."
"Leader, I also received a battle report from the Shangdang a few days ago. The central Xianbei and General Wei are fighting fiercely at Yanmen. They cannot be defeated for a long time. They come from the east to harass my Shangdang. I must return to the division."
"Leader, the Yellow Turbans in Guangling have resurrected, I must go back to put down the rebellion..."
After setting an example, the princes stood up and asked Liu Bei to resign one after another. The excuses were almost impossible to refuse. After all, their own hometowns were on fire, and it seemed that they were indeed unable to continue marching westward to attack Dong Zhuo.
Seeing them all leaving, Liu Bei seemed to have aged ten years and said calmly: "In that case, please do as you please."
Wang Kuang, Zhang Yang, Zhang Chao, Zhang Miao, Liu Dai and others also turned and left the hall.
"Leader, our army is short of food and supplies, so we have to withdraw our troops. When we have enough food and supplies next year, we will come back to show off with Dong Zhuo."
Finally, Yuan Shao also stood up.
Liu Bei's face instantly became very ugly.
Others still have reasons to leave, but you, Yuan Shao, simply lied about the reasons.
Grain and grass are supplied by Qingzhou Group and Jizhou Wang Fen. In recent years, under Wang Fen's care, Jizhou has been almost peaceful and peaceful, with good weather and abundant grain and grass.
And Qingzhou, under the governance of Chen Mu and Liu Bei, was not much worse than Jizhou, and it was more than enough to supply 200,000 troops for fighting.
So food and grass are not the reason at all.
You must know that the last people here should leave are the Yuan family.
Dong Zhuo slaughtered the entire Yuan family. If you leave at this time, you don't think about being loyal to the emperor and serving the country, and you forget about family hatred. What is the difference between you and an unfaithful and unjust beast?
Therefore, Liu Bei couldn't help it at that time. He stood up and was about to scold Yuan Shao sternly. He didn't expect that someone was faster than him.
"Yuan Benchu's army has no surplus food, and it is true that he can withdraw. In this case, please do so."
Chen Mu stood up, finally bringing this matter to an end.
Yuan Shao bowed his hands, turned around and left.
As soon as he left, everyone in the Yuan family naturally left.
In just a moment, only five princes, including Liu Bei, Gong Sun Zan, Sun Jian, Cao Cao and Bao Xin, were left in the palace. Furthermore, Sun Jian, Cao Cao and Bao Xin did not have many soldiers and horses. They only had 20,000 to 30,000 people in total, so their strength was very small.
Watching them leave one by one, Liu Bei clenched his fists, eyes spitting fire, and looked at Chen Mu and said, "Fourth brother, why are you?"
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Chen Mu shook his head: "None of these people are loyal and patriotic. If they stay here, they will not really contribute, so let them go.
In order to avoid breaking up the skin and starting an internal fight before fighting Dong Zhuo, it will make the world laugh."
"well!"
Liu Bei let out a long sigh, feeling angry and sad at the same time.
He originally thought that the princes were afraid of Dong Zhuo's strength and wanted to preserve their own strength, so they did not dare to attack with all their strength.
So in front of Hulao Pass, his own army launched the main attack, and Liu Bei recognized it.
After entering the pass, he took the lead in rescuing the palace, putting out the fire, and rescuing precious books and materials from the flames. It was all his people who did it, and Liu Bei also recognized it.
Even when attacking Hangu Pass, he had already considered that his troops and horses from Gongsun Zan would take the lead.
Lots and lots of things, all of them, he recognized them all.
But he never expected that these sanctimonious princes in front of him would not even have the thought of dealing with Dong Zhuo and rescuing the emperor.
They are not thinking about preserving their strength, they are just trying to gain fame and reputation, trying to get Dong's reputation.
Everything made Liu Bei feel the anger of betrayal and deep hatred for these princes who only care about their own interests and not the whole world.
What is the difference between these people and Dong Zhuo?
However, the reality is that they all left, taking their troops with them. In the end, the manpower left for Liu Bei was only a little more than 100,000 troops including Bao Xin.
Moreover, Liu Bei's army conducted the main attack many times, and later fought the fire in Luoyang. The soldiers and horses were really exhausted, and their combat effectiveness was declining at a speed visible to the naked eye.
In autumn, many soldiers have begun to miss their hometown and want to return to Qingzhou.
Seeing Liu Bei downcast, Chen Mu advised again: "Brother, the Dongdong Alliance has essentially collapsed. It's better to withdraw to Qingzhou, recharge your batteries, and fight again."
This is your duty as a counselor.
However, Liu Bei stood up bravely and said firmly: "If I don't leave, they won't fight, I will fight. One day, I will kill Dong's thieves with my own hands and welcome the emperor back to the court!"
Chen Mu said nothing.
Liu Bei was a minor character in history, so he wandered for half his life. Although he still had a youthful spirit when he returned, he finally learned to be flexible and flexible, and lost the original spirit of never looking back.
But now Liu Bei has made his fortune early and has not hit many walls yet, so his temper has not gotten better. He is still like a stone in a latrine, smelly and hard, and he will never look back when he is determined to die.
It did not change Liu Bei's character.
This was perhaps the most wrong thing Chen Mu did when he came here.