In the winter month of the second year of Chuping, it snowed heavily in Guanzhong.
The Kwantung Army led by Liu Bei has been stationed around Luoyang for a year. Although the five people who challenged Dong are famous all over the world, there is still no progress in this matter.
There is no peace in the world this year. Historically, the Qingzhou Yellow Turbans in the Kanto region have made a comeback and attacked Yanzhou, Xuzhou, and Youzhou.
Gongsun Zan, Cao Cao, and Tao Qian all gradually gained a foothold in this war.
As for Yuan Shao, he plans to conquer Jizhou, and the basic positions of various princes will be established this year and next year.
It's just that Cao Cao and Sun Jian are now in Guanzhong, and the Yellow Turbans in Qingzhou have been pacified long ago. Therefore, apart from the occasional civil unrest in various places, the emperor has not seen large-scale Yellow Turban attacks.
In January, the Kwantung Army attacked Chang'an and moved hundreds of thousands of people from Guanzhong. Luoyang gradually regained its vitality, and people who fled to Nanyang, Jizhou and other places also moved back one after another.
In February, the Xiliang rebels led by Han Sui and Ma Teng once again harassed the Sanfu area. Dong Zhuo was unable to annihilate them, and several counties in Fufeng on the right were plundered.
In March, Ren Qi, the governor of Qianwei in Yizhou, and Jia Long, the captain of the school, launched an army to attack Liu Yan, but were defeated and killed.
In April, Xianbei in the central part of the country plundered Bingzhou, and Zhu Jun had no choice but to take the Bingzhou soldiers back to Yanmen to garrison. The Baibo army completely fell to Liu Bei's army, and its leaders were all appointed as captains by Liu Bei, and temporarily returned to Guan Yu's command.
In May, there was an earthquake in Guanzhong, resulting in numerous casualties.
In June, there was a severe drought in Luoyang, and there was no rain in January. Ma Jun built a keel waterwheel to draw water from the river and ponds and canals built in various places to protect the fields in Luoyang.
In July, Yuan Shu and Liu Biao fought in E County, Jiangxia. Both sides had a victory or defeat. In the end, Liu Biao's general Huang Zu withdrew his troops in Zhu County. The two sides divided the Yangtze River and ruled. They temporarily stopped fighting and stopped fighting, waiting for the decisive battle the next day.
In August, Gongsun Du, who was recommended by Xu Rong as the governor of Liaodong, established himself as the Marquis of Liaodong and the Mu of Pingzhou in Liaodong County. He occupied Xuantu County and Lelang County to the east and was eyeing Liaoxi County.
In September, the leaders of the Black Mountain Army, such as Yu Du, Bai Rao, and Sui Gu, went south to plunder Jizhou. They were defeated by Zhang Hequyi sent by Wang Fen. They then attacked the East County of Yanzhou and killed Wang Hu, the prefect of the East County. Liu Dai, the governor of Yanzhou, could not resist. So he sent someone to ask Bao Xin and Cao Cao for help.
In the tenth month, Wang Kuang, the prefect of Hanoi, sent all the officials who were born in the counties to serve as minor servants to bear the burden of the people's crimes. A large ethnic group in the county besieged the county government, and Kuang died in the war.
In November, Wang Fen, the governor of Jizhou, Yuan Shao, the governor of Bohai, Han Fu, the governor of Julu, and the generals of Shandong, discussed that the imperial court should rush forward to force Dong Zhuo, who was far away from the pass, and it was unknown whether he could survive. Liu Bei, the king of Hejian, was the close relative of the late emperor. He wanted to establish himself as the leader, so he sent Zhang Qi, the former governor of Lelang, and others to discuss it, and he was given the title of Emperor of the Han Dynasty.
December, Luoyang.
Chen Mu looked at the urgent document from Qingzhou in his hand and smiled silently.
Yuan Shao used a good method to kill people with a borrowed knife.
And the needle of timing selection does not poke.
It happened that at the critical moment when Dong Zhuo was about to overthrow, he gave himself a big gift.
As I said before, Liu Bei is different from many officials.
Many officials who were loyal to the Han Dynasty were not actually loyal to the emperor, but to the Han Dynasty.
For example, people like Xun Yu, Wang Fen, Xun He, and Xun Shuang did not care who the emperor was, as long as the emperor's surname was Liu and he was a Han Dynasty.
For example, in history, Wang Fen once planned to depose Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty and install someone else as emperor, so it was not impossible for him to be tricked by Yuan Shao into doing such a thing.
But Liu Bei is different.
He received many favors from the late Emperor Xiaokang of Han Dynasty, so he has always been grateful and respectful to the late Emperor. Including disobeying the Empress Dowager Dong, opposing the deposed emperor, and rescuing the two princes, all for the sake of the late Emperor's face.
So while the former emperor's heir Liu Bian was still on the throne, Wang Fen suddenly gave you another emperor named Liu, and he was not the heir of Emperor Xiaokang of Han Dynasty. What does this mean?
Therefore, it can be predicted that when the news reached Guanzhong, Liu Bei would be furious, denounced Wang Fen as a traitor, and launched an army to attack him.
Once Liu Bei leaves, the troops in Guanzhong will be much empty, which will naturally make it easier for him to move.
"Here comes someone."
Chen Mu called out.
Hu Ping walked into the Mingguang Hall and asked: "Four generals."
"Let Xuan Jia's heavy cavalry assemble and go to Guanzhong."
"Are we leaving now?"
"Um."
"Where is Commander Zhao?"
"He is now acting as the governor of Hanoi. Let him stabilize the situation in Hanoi for the time being. You can just follow me."
"Okay, I'm going to gather the troops now."
After Hu Ping went out, Chen Mu stood up with a smile and looked calmly into the distance.
A pair of eyes as bright as stars, as if they had already seen through everything.
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Jizhou, Bohai, County Sheriff's Mansion.
Yuan Shao sat on the main seat and said happily: "Wang Fen is indeed a mediocre person. A simple plan can make him unable to care about each other. The day when he plans to lead the Ji tribe is just around the corner."
Feng Ji, a counselor under his command, said: "Wang Fen is stubborn and believes in the words of believers. It is only a matter of time before he falls into the trap. But Liu Bei..."
"What's wrong with Liu Bei?"
Yuan Shao asked.
Xu You was afraid that his limelight would be stolen by him, so he took over the conversation and said: "Liu Bei has strong soldiers and horses, and he always advances and retreats with Gongsun Zan. Wang Fen is not good at military affairs, so he may not be able to defeat him. If Liu Bei wants to annex Jizhou by then, the situation will be critical."
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"good."
Fengji added: "At this time, Wang Fen is about to establish an emperor. He has made Yecheng the imperial capital and respected the King of Hejian as the emperor. He has not organized military affairs and lacks planning and military force. If Liu Bei comes to kill him at this time, it will be difficult to resist. My Lord,
Moreover, we have not yet attempted to capture Jizhou, and we have few soldiers and generals, so we cannot make an enemy of Liu Bei."
Hearing what they said, Yuan Shao, who was very happy just now, felt as if a bucket of cold water had been poured on him. He hurriedly asked Ji Xuyou: "If this is the case, what should I do?"
Xu You looked at each other and said nothing for a while. They had not come up with a plan yet.
After a while, Yuan Shao's nephew Gao Gan suddenly said: "Uncle, I have a plan that can weaken Liu Bei's strength."
"oh?"
Yuan Shao asked hurriedly: "The plan will be settled."
Gao Gan said: "Prefect Zhang of Shangdang and Yu Fuluo, the Shanyu of the Southern Xiongnu, fought against the Xianbei invasion in the central part of the country last month. My uncle and Prefect Zhang have always been friendly. If we can send someone to lobby him, we can join forces with Yu Fulo to attack Youzhou."
Then Gongsun Zan will definitely return to his army and will no longer go to Jizhou with Liu Bei."
Youzhou is Gongsun Zan's hometown. Historically, he almost never left Youzhou because he was busy fighting against Xianbei Wuhuan and Youzhou Yellow Turban. But now Xianbei Wuhuan has a very good relationship with him, and his hometown is naturally very safe, without this
problems.
The idea of the senior cadre is that since you are not troubled by the attack on your hometown, I will create trouble for you and force you to go back for rescue.
I have to say that this routine is quite good, hitting Gongsun Zan seven inches above his head.
Yuan Shao said happily: "Okay, let's follow this plan."
Xu You also felt that this strategy was good, and he stroked his beard and said: "Liu Bei only has tens of thousands of troops in Guanzhong, and he has to leave men to garrison Sili, but he can only bring less than 30,000 soldiers. If this battle can cause them both to lose, Benchu will take it."
Jizhou can immediately take advantage of the situation to attack Qingzhou and obtain the two most fertile states in the world, so why worry about failing to accomplish our great cause?"
"Okay, okay."
Yuan Shao said happily: "If this great thing can be achieved, all of you will be indispensable, and I will treat you favorably."
"Thank you Ming Gong!"
Everyone bowed their hands and saluted at the same time, showing the image of unity and hard work.