Chapter 570: It Turned Out to Be Him
After the main force of the Yellow Turban Rebellion was suppressed, the ruling class became infighting, and during this period, peasants in Jizhou, Montenegro and other places revolted one after another, organizing themselves under various names. The rebel army in Jizhou Montenegro was also called the Yellow Turban Army in the early days, but later the leader of the rebel army in Montenegro found that the Yellow Turban had no future, and Zhang Yan moved to Montenegro, that is, at the southern end of Taihang Mountain, and began to play the banner of the Montenegrin Army.
The Montenegrin army was based in the valley of Taihang Mountain, and each leader led his soldiers and horses to operate in Jizhou, Bingzhou and Sili. Among them, Zhang Baiqi is the main leader of the Sili area.
Because he rides a white horse, he is called Zhang Bai riding. There are 10,000 soldiers under his command, plus the soldiers and horses of several other leaders, the total strength of more than 50,000 troops.
The peasants at the bottom are so foolish, the rulers of the court are mediocre, and the people can't get by. However, the upper leadership of the rebel army was very clear that it was not ordinarily difficult to rebel against the imperial court. First of all, there are so many people who follow their rebellion, their food and grass problems must be solved, as well as weapons, armor and other equipment problems, etc., anyway, there are countless problems, and they cannot be solved by shouting slogans at all. However, at the end of the Qin Dynasty, Chen Sheng's sentence "The prince will have a kind of Xiangning" made them very interested in rebellion, and once it succeeded, the benefits they would get would not be able to get from farming for several lifetimes. Therefore, there was no shortage of rebel armies in all dynasties, and a large part of the reason was caused by Chen Sheng's words.
Zhang Baiqi can become the main leader of the rebel army in the Sili area, and his head is naturally not stupid. Ma Teng and Han Sui are big forces in Liangzhou, they are strong and strong, coupled with the equipment gap, to ambush Ma Teng and Han Sui is simply looking for death. Originally, Zhang Baiqi naturally would not do such a thing, but since Zhang Baiqi joined a strategist under his command and saw the ability of this strategist, Zhang Baiqi had the idea of ambushing Ma Teng and Han Sui.
What the rebel army undoubtedly lacked was weapons, armor, grain and grass and other materials, Ma Teng and Han Sui conscripted Li Dao and Guo Yan, these things were naturally very sufficient, which was also Zhang Bai's idea of riding and fighting. As for killing Ma Teng and Han Sui to occupy Liangzhou and become king, Zhang Baiqi did not have such great ambitions.
Of course, Li Xiaoru, who was newly joined the Zhang Baiqi force and was regarded as a military advisor, did not have such ambitions.
Many people don't know who Li Xiaoru is, but if Li Ru wants to come, he is no stranger. That's right, Li Xiaoru was Dong Zhuo's number one lackey strategist - Li Ru.
Because Luo Dada's "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" records that Li Ru is Dong Zhuo's son-in-law, and when Dong Zhuo was killed, Li Ru was also kidnapped by domestic servants and beheaded by the imperial court. In fact, Li Ru is not Dong Zhuo's son-in-law, the reason why he was appointed by Dong Zhuo is because Dong Zhuo's real son-in-law Niu Fu befriended Li Ru, saw Li Ru's talent, and recommended Li Ru to Dong Zhuo. Since he is not Dong Zhuo's son-in-law, Li Ru will naturally not be implicated. As for Li Ru's execution of the poisoning of the young emperor Liu Wei, this kind of thing is actually big or small.
At the most important example, the crime of killing the Son of Heaven, even if he obeys Dong Zhuo's orders, is to destroy the family, and at the smallest level, Li Ru was forced by Dong Zhuo to do it as a last resort.
Then, it was Liu Xie, Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty, who came to power. If it weren't for the fact that Li Ru poisoned Liu Zhuo, how could it be his turn to be the emperor? Therefore, after killing Dong Zhuo, Li Ru was not held accountable by the imperial court, and all the sins were pushed on Dong Zhuo. Therefore, Li Ru did not become a wanted criminal in the imperial court. Moreover, when Dong Zhuo had an accident, Li Ru also quietly left and disappeared.
So, before he joined Zhang Baiqi, where did Li Ru go?
As mentioned earlier, when Gongsun Chan invaded Jizhou, he colluded with a black-robed man. It turned out that the black-robed man was Li Ru.
Li Ru has stayed by Dong Zhuo's side for so long, and he clearly knows that the world has been made into a miasma by Dong Zhuo, so Li Ru also knows that the world will inevitably be in chaos, and all forces will take advantage of the situation to rise. Therefore, Li Ru decided to find a force to unite and slowly plot the world. And the reason why Li Ru chose Gongsun Chan before was not because of how strong Gongsun Chan's ability was, on the contrary, it was precisely because Gongsun Chan's ability was not very strong that he chose Gongsun Chan. In this way, he will have a chance in the future.
At that time, before choosing a force, Li Ru also considered it carefully.
Relatively speaking, Li Ru, a hero like Cao Cao, didn't dare to play with others at all, maybe he would die without a place to be buried; and in addition to Cao Cao, Sun Jian from Jiangdong is also a good candidate, but Sun Jian is only worse than Cao Cao, and Li Ru is also worried that his abacus will not sound and he will not find Sun Jian. The rest of the forces, such as Yuan Shu and Tao Qian, are too weak, and the chances of competing for the world are too slim, Li Ru doesn't even need to think about it; and although Yuan Shao's power is the strongest one, Yuan Shao's reputation is important, and he Li Ru is a nobody who didn't report his real name, and Yuan Shao doesn't look down on him. However, if he reported his real name, he was afraid that Yuan Shao would directly wipe him off. After careful analysis, Li Ru chose Gongsun Zhan, who was not very strong in personal ability, but his power was not weak.
It's just that what Li Ru didn't expect was that before he could make a move, Gongsun Chan solved him first, and confiscated the strength he had accumulated with great difficulty. After the incident of Gongsun Zhan, Li Ru also found out that he was not the material to be the overlord, so he thought that he should be his adviser with peace of mind.
Could it be that he fell in love with Zhang Baiqi and wanted to assist Zhang Baiqi to dominate the world?
That's naturally impossible, after following Dong Zhuo for so long, where would Li Ru spend energy to help Zhang Baiqi start from scratch. The reason why he joined Zhang Baiqi was just to use Zhang Baiqi as a springboard so that he could be better promoted! As for the candidate, Li Ru had already made a decision in his heart.
and pull the camera back to the battle between Zhang Baiqi, Ma Teng, and Han Sui, because of their own reasons, the battle between the two sides was extremely fierce.
When Ma Teng and Han Sui's army passed through a valley in Fufeng, Zhang Baiqi and several other rebel armies attacked. Countless stones and rolling logs were thrown down from the mountains by the rebels, Fang experienced the battle with Li Dao and Guo Yan, Ma Teng and Han Sui's soldiers and horses can be described as physically and mentally exhausted, coupled with their defeat, their morale is also quite low. was attacked by Zhang Bai's soldiers and horses, and thousands of soldiers were killed and injured in an instant.
"Bastard, it's just looking for death, and you dare to find the stubble of General Ben!"
Ma Teng looked at the banner of the rebel army on the mountain, and his face was angry. Ma Teng is more than eight feet long, with a large body and a majestic face and nose, which is quite different from the Han people in the Central Plains. Ma Teng's father was a lieutenant of Tianshui Lan, and later lost his official position and stayed in Longxi, married a Qiang girl, and gave birth to Ma Teng. Therefore, Ma Teng's appearance is somewhat similar to that of the Qiang people. Ma Teng's eldest son Ma Chao was also born to Ma Teng and the Qiang girl, so Ma Chao was called "Shenwei General" by the Qiang people because of his bravery, and was highly respected by the Qiang people!
"Brother, there is no need to be so angry, they are just some remnants of the Yellow Turban, and with the strength of our army, they can be wiped out in a matter of moments. Han Sui admonished on the side.
Han Sui, this guy may be just like Zhuge Liang's evaluation of Wei Yan, he is a guy with a backbone.
In November of the first year of Guanghe, the Qiang Beigong Boyu rebelled and took the then Liangzhou overseer Bian Yun and Liangzhou engaged in Han Yue as hostages and refused to return them. Liangzhou Assassin Shi Zuochang sent Gai Xun to lead the army to garrison Ayang County, and the rebels saw that Ayang County could not be breached, so they turned to attack Jincheng County, killed Chen Yi, the Taishou of Jincheng County, coerced Bian Zhang and Han Sui to join the gang, and elected Bian Zhang as the leader. Bian Zhang led the army to surround the state and Ji County, and Zuo Chang asked Gai Xun for help. Gai Xun led reinforcements to Ji County and reprimanded Bian Zhang and others for betraying the imperial court. Bian Zhang and Han Sui both said: "If Zuo Chang had listened to your words earlier and sent troops to rescue Jincheng County, maybe we would have been able to reform our ways, but now we are guilty and can no longer surrender." So, Bian Zhang and others wept and left, lifting the siege of Ji County. Later, he surrounded Xia Yu, the captain of Huqiang. And Bian Yun changed his name to Bian Zhang, and Han Yue was officially renamed Han Sui at this time.
In March of the second year of Zhongping, Han Sui and others led tens of thousands of cavalry to enter Kou Sanfu under the banner of killing eunuchs and invaded the garden mausoleum. Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty sent the left chariot cavalry general Huangfu Song and Zhonglang general Dong Zhuo to conquer, but they were not defeated, and the strength of Bian Zhang, Han Sui and others was further expanded, with 100,000 people, and the world was in turmoil. In November, at night, there were meteors like fire, more than ten zhang long, illuminating the camp of Han Sui, and the donkeys and horses all made noises. Han Sui and Bian Zhangjun both thought that this was an ominous omen and wanted to return to Jincheng. Dong Zhuo was overjoyed when he heard about it, and the next day, he combined with Bao Hong and others to attack, broke Han Sui and Bian Zhangjun, and beheaded thousands of people. Han Sui and the others were defeated and left Yuzhong. Zhang Wen then sent Zhou Shen to lead an army of 30,000 to pursue and lead the army to surround Yuzhong City. However, Han Sui and Bian Zhang divided their troops to garrison Kuiyuan Gorge, but cut off the grain route of Zhou Shenjun's army. Zhou Shen felt panicked, so he discarded the baggage and withdrew.
This was Han Sui's first rebellion, which ended in failure.
In the fourth year of Zhongping, Han Sui killed Bian Zhang, Beigong Boyu and Li Wenhou, with more than 100,000 troops, and marched to encircle Longxi. In April, Liangzhou Assassin Shi Geng led the soldiers of the six counties to attack Han Sui. Longxi guarded Li Xiangru and Jiuquan guarded Huang Yananti, and made peace with Han Sui, and Geng was killed by other drivers. The Hanyang Kingdom of the People, claiming to be the general of the United Nations, all united with Han Sui, and then surrounded Hanyang, and Hanyang Taishou Fu Xie died in battle. The contemptuous Sima and Fufeng people Ma Teng also supported troops to rebel, and Han Sui and others jointly promoted the kingdom and plundered the Sanfu region. In February of the sixth year of Zhongping, the kingdom besieged Chencang for more than 80 days, but because the city was strong, it could not be breached. Huangfu Song took the opportunity to lead the army to pursue, won a complete victory, and beheaded more than 10,000 ranks. Han Sui and others jointly abolished the kingdom and coerced Yan Zhong, the former commander of Xindu County and a famous scholar of Liangzhou, to serve as the leader and lead the various departments. Yan Zhong died of resentment, and Han Sui and others gradually fought for power and profit, and then attacked and killed each other, so their power gradually weakened.
Han Sui's second rebellion ended in failure.
The third rebellion, that is, this time. Although it is said that Li Dao and Guo Yan are the remnants of Dong Zhuo, the imperial court is in their hands, and for Han Sui's behavior, the history books naturally record Han Sui's behavior as rebellion.
In March of the sixteenth year of Jian'an, Cao Cao sent Zhong Miao to ask Zhang Lu. Let Xiahou Yuan and others lead the army out of Hedong to join forces with Zhong Xuan. Ma Chao and other nine ministries intended to rebel and elected Han Sui as the governor. Han Sui had just pacified Zhang Meng and returned to the division, and Ma Chao persuaded Han Sui to raise troops together. Yan Xing advised Han Sui and didn't want him to unite with Ma Chao. Han Sui did not listen, so he went east to Huayin. The army of Han Sui and others was 100,000 and marched to Tongguan. In September, Cao Cao adopted Jia Xu's strategy to divide the coalition forces. At that time, Han Sui asked to meet Cao Cao, Cao Cao and Han Sui were old friends, so the two of them came to the front of the battle, the horses and heads intersected, and they talked together for a long time, not talking about military affairs, just talking about the past of Kyoto and old friends, clapping and laughing when they were happy. At that time, Ma Chao and other troops in the Guanzhong and Hu people came to watch, overlapping before and after, Cao Cao smiled and said to them: "Do you want to come to see Cao Cao? I am also a person, I don't have four eyes and two mouths, but I am just more resourceful." After the meeting, Ma Chao and others asked Han Sui, "What did Cao Cao say?" Han Sui said, "I didn't say anything." Ma Chao and the others were suspicious. On another day, Cao Cao wrote another letter to Han Sui, in which many places were changed and smeared, as if Han Sui had changed them, and Ma Chao and others were even more suspicious of Han Sui. Cao Cao then agreed on a date with Ma Chao and others to conduct a battle. Cao Cao first sent lightly armed troops to challenge, and after a long battle with Ma Chao and others, he sent elite cavalry to flank and attack, breaking Ma Chao and others, and killing Cheng Yi, Li Kan and others. Han Sui and Ma Chao fled to Liangzhou.
In the fourth rebellion, Han Sui was defeated again. Of course, it is recorded in the history books that Han Sui and Ma Chao had a gap, and Han Sui then surrendered to Cao Cao to fight against Ma Chao, but in fact this is not the case. After Han Sui fled back to Liangzhou, he was still his mountain king.
In the seventeenth year of Jian'an, Han Sui rebelled again. Of course, this rebellion was not Han Sui's initiative, but Cao Cao's desire to solve the scourge of Han Sui and pacify the northwest region.
In the nineteenth year of Jian'an, Han Sui asked Yan Xing to lead Xiping County. Yan Xing gathered his troops to kill Han Sui and surrendered, responded to Xiahou Yuan, and attacked Han Sui at night. Han Sui was extremely frustrated and told Cheng Gongying that he planned to retreat from Qiang to Shu and attach himself to Liu Bei. Cheng Gongying objected, believing that Han Sui had been raising the army for decades, and now it had failed. However, he should not abandon the prestige he had established in Xizhou and turn to another place, and offered Han Sui a plan to hide in the Qiang tribe first to recruit his subordinates, waiting for the opportunity to make a comeback. Han Sui followed the plan, and retreated to Qiang with thousands of followers, because Han Sui had been kind to the Qiang people, so he was protected by the Qiang people. The following year, Han Sui died of illness, and after his death, his head was cut off by his subordinates and presented to Cao Cao at the age of more than 70. I have to say that Han Sui's whole life was spent in a mutiny, and it ended in illness and death, I have to say that this is also a miracle.
And before Han Sui's words fell, a handsome young man behind Ma Teng stood up, looked at Ma Teng and asked for his life: "Father, the child is willing to take the head of the enemy general!"
Who is this young man? )