Volume 5 The Flame of the Burning Han Chapter 77 Inventory of Gains and Losses
In the vast mist, the rolling Yellow River is like a huge scroll of painting, extending to the endless sky, with inexhaustible water and endless waves, showing the majestic momentum of swallowing mountains and rivers and the magnificent scene of thousands of horses galloping.
A large fleet emerged from the mist and headed towards the lower reaches of the river, and on the south bank, an army of cavalry advanced in the same direction, the sound of rumbling hooves and the roar of the river mingled into a majestic and deep movement.
Whether it is the fleet on the river or the cavalry on the riverbank, the black eagle flags are displayed on it, as if to show the true identity of this land and water army to the world.
Nanying Zhuo stood on the handsome ship, looking at the place where the river and the sky meet in the distance, and his heart was full of complex emotions of gains and losses.
Finally getting out of the quagmire of the imperial capital battlefield, which made him feel refreshed and gave birth to a sense of relaxation in the vast sea and sky. However, the indelible guilt of Liu Xie and his concern for Ma Lun, who was still in the imperial capital, made him feel stunned and unable to calm down.
From the very beginning of this war, Nanying never thought of entering the imperial capital, whether or not this majestic city would eventually be burned to the ground under Dong Zhuo's desperate efforts...... The imperial capital is located in the south bank of the middle reaches of the Yellow River, across the Yi, Luo, Jian several rivers, the north leans on the mountain, the south to the Yique, the east according to the tiger prison, the west has the Kuoban, it is indeed a dangerous defense, the tiger is in the dragon plate, and it lives in the world, but also becomes the place where the soldiers must fight. However, in today's situation, the imperial capital has become an isolated island in turbulent waves, surrounded by ambitious separatist forces, and whoever occupies the imperial capital will have to bear pressure from all sides. The imperial capital is like a piece of fragrant and greasy fatty meat, but only people with a big enough appetite and a large enough stomach can try to swallow it in one bite and then digest it slowly.
With Bohai's current strength, it is obviously far from being able to control the imperial capital and the surrounding counties. Dong Zhuo has an army of 120,000 people. With the support of Han Sui and Ma Teng, but still at a disadvantage, this is a clear proof.
Speaking from the heart, Dong Zhuo has Liangzhou strong reinforcements outside, and the queen mother has a backer inside, plus he is also a court general, and his subordinates are innumerable, and he timely captured the excellent opportunity for Emperor Ling's funeral and Shi Hou's disappearance, and it is the right time to promote Dong Hou and monopolize the government. Pity...... His heart was too anxious, and there were too many enemies under the tree. With only the leading figures of Nanying, Yuan Shao, and Yuan Shu, he has been stumbled and difficult to parry.
Relying on the family background of the fourth and third princes and the huge connections formed over the years, the Yuan family instigated more than ten princes to raise troops against Dong in ten months, and such a quick and tough reaction obviously exceeded Dong Zhuo's estimates. Then Nanying led the Bohai strong army to fight out in the sky, and the Dong army was defeated and retreated, losing the initiative on the battlefield, and even more made the people and horses who were watching the world immediately make a choice of camp...... That's the respect of the strong! Wait for the Son of Heaven to recognize his uncle in front of the battle. It also made the whole situation completely tilt to the side of the Dong Alliance. There is no other reason, the military defeat, the righteousness is also lost, and then following Dong Zhuo can only accompany him to the funeral.
So far. The strategic deployment set by the Bohai Navy before the war has been basically achieved, and a series of strategic goals such as weakening Dong Zhuo's strength, making the Bohai army deploy troops all over the world, and successfully establishing a righteous name have been achieved...... The coalition forces can only win. Dong Zhuo must be defeated, which is not only in line with the interests of Bohai's current development, but also caters to the inevitability of historical development. The Southern Eagle must firmly guarantee this ending. Otherwise, once Yuan Shao and the others were defeated by Dong Zhuo, then Nanying would no longer be able to see the future clearly in the fog.
The future must change, and it will inevitably change, but just like Nanying's attitude towards Luoyang, he can only choose to give up before there is no absolute power to ensure that he can always win.
Strength...... Nanying clenched his fists tightly, since he came to this era, he has been undefeated for many years, and there are countless strange encounters, but he finally has to reluctantly admit a fact: his strength is far from enough!
"Lord!" A soft voice came from behind him: "You didn't hear my feet as you normally would?" Are you worried about your own strength? ”
"Lao Jia!" Nanying sighed without looking back: "You really ...... It's just a monster! ”
"Each other, each other!" Jia Xu smiled and stood side by side with him, overlooking the beautiful scenery of the distant mountains and rivers, and said: "I just received a message from the Eagle's Nest, and they passed on the re-oath of allegiance from Hanzhong Taishou Wang Lei and Bajun Taishou Sugu. They are very cautious in doing things, and they will not reveal their position to the outside world without your consent, and can only express their loyalty to the emperor in this secret way! ”
"But they all mentioned it!" Jia Xu said with some concern: "Liu Yan, the assassin of Yizhou, is trying his best to win over the officials of all counties and counties in Yizhou, plus he has successfully occupied a large area of land centered on Chengdu, and he has a plot to completely control Yizhou in one fell swoop!" ”
"Now, you understand why I had to stop Liu Yan from entering Sichuan at all costs that day, right?" Nan Ying said lightly: "It's a pity, it's still a failure!" ”
"When he broke up with Zhongde the day before yesterday, he also expressed his guilt for not being able to complete this job!" Jia Xu sighed and said: "The lord is indeed far-sighted! ”
"Instruct the Eagle's Nest and the two counties to make every effort to guard against Liu Yan, and we must ensure that our interests in Yizhou are not shaken! If I am correct, Dong Zhuo's defeat is just around the corner! Nan Ying quietly leaked the heavenly opportunity and said: "And for a considerable period of time in the future, the Han will be a chaotic situation of competing for hegemony...... Han Sui and Ma Teng continue to dominate Liangzhou, Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan occupy the north, of course, we are currently one of the northern princes, and in addition, it is Liu Yan, Liu Biao, Sun Jian, Yuan Shu, Cao Cao, by the way, there are two more people...... Lu Bu and Liu Bei! ”
"Lu Bu and Liu Bei?" Jia Xu was obviously stunned and said: "It's just someone else, these two people don't have a very good foundation at present, can they also dominate one side?" ”
"A true hero will never hide his edge all the time!" Nanying was a little distracted: "Look at it...... With the defeat and death of Dong Zhuobing, the situation in the whole world will change drastically again, and the life-and-death annexation battle between the heroes will be inevitable! ”
"So, was it expected by the lord again?" Jia Xu smiled and said, "The reason why the lord created the scandal that Liu Yu might collude with the Karasuma people to invade is that he wants to make a situation in Youzhou first?" ”
"You, you're wrong!" Nan Ying finally smiled strangely on his sideways: "It's rare to make the world's first wise man guess wrong, Ben Jiang is really pleased!" ”
"Did I guess wrong?" Jia Xu said with a smile on his face: "Won't it?" As Liu Bei said, the lord has enjoyed a very high reputation in Youzhou through the Battle of the Yellow Turbans and the War of Rebellion. Many of the soldiers and horses there are Lu Zhi's old troops, and you should have a sense of reverence for the general, but what others don't know is that the two Xiongnu princes have almost sworn allegiance to you, and Karasuma's side is even more silent under the grace of you and Miss Yunluo...... This is a great time for us to seize Youzhou! ”
"First of all, no matter how we make the smoke, Liu Yu will never do anything to lure the wolf into the house, he should be a true gentleman....... this will soon be confirmed by the Karasuma people's anticlimactic feint!" Nanying shook his head: "Secondly, with the strength of our army. It is not difficult to capture Youzhou, but it will also attract criticism and hostility from all sides, and it will also bear the infamy of being in the same room. Liu Yu's reputation is too high, even if he is dissatisfied, he can only make a fuss from his wife and concubine....... general, it is also through the attitude of the princes towards Liu Yu that he realizes this problem, we must not be this unrighteous person! ”
"The most important question!" Nan Ying lightly punched on the railing: "Our army can capture Youzhou." But you can't hold Youzhou, it's really ironic! ”
"It turns out that the lord has been able to see so far and so accurately!" Jia Xu showed a hint of respect in his eyes: "No wonder, you are so troubled by the strength of our army!" ”
"Yes!" Nanying nodded: "I won't tell you." According to Mengyi's strategy, when I asked Yunluo to go to the Karasuma kings to say something, I still had the intention of taking the opportunity to seize Youzhou...... And now, I've figured it out! Before there is enough strength to hold on to the results. Don't be too ambitious. If you can't chew too much, you will only get stuck in our own throats! ”
"What's more, if you rely on alien races to seize land. Let's not talk about how the world thinks of us! A cold light flashed in his eyes: "These alien races rely on their own merits, and they will become disasters in the future!" ”
"Your own land, you must rely on your own strength to fight back!" Nan Ying slowly clenched his palms into a fist and said proudly: "Otherwise, how can we make the soldiers return to their hearts and the people live in peace?" ”
"Lord, you have indeed changed, which is impressive!" Jia Xu was stunned for a long time before he said: "So, after spending such a big battle this time, we just achieved the goal of retreating bravely from the Luoyang battlefield!" ”、
He smiled bitterly and said, "Miss Yunluo has worked tirelessly to travel thousands of miles in a few days, if she knew this ending, would she be angry?" ”
"No!" A soft female voice said calmly: "I can hear Han Yang say such an ambitious heart, even if I run again, what's the matter?" ”
Jia Xu looked back in shock, but saw that the beautiful woman in the distance was slowly turning sideways, leaving an infinitely beautiful silhouette.
"My mother!" Jia Xu was stunned for a long time before saying, "How can she hear it so far away?" And her voice is ringing in her ears! ”
"Is it strange?" Nan Ying shrugged his shoulders and said, "Don't forget, that's enough to challenge Lu Bu's master!" ”
"Hehe, that's what I said, it's really a blessing for me to have such a strong heroine in charge of half of the Bohai Sea in the future......." Jia Xu suddenly stared at Nanying with a strange expression: "Hope is also the blessing of the lord!" ”
"Ahem...... Kindness! Nan Ying cleared his throat vigorously, and saw that Ma Yunluo had gradually moved away, so he grabbed Jia Xu's collar and said viciously: "Old boy, what do you want to say?" Do you have disrespect for your father-in-law? ”
"How so?" Jia Xu's eyes rolled and said, "Ah! Yes, after talking about it for a long time, the lord has not yet said the true purpose of this trip? Since we don't attack Youzhou, what should we do? ”
"On the battlefield of Luoyang, we have gains and losses, but the gains outweigh the losses!" Nan Ying let go of his palm and looked at it from the fence again: "The world of Youzhou should fall into the hands of Gongsun Zhan, and the unrighteous name of killing Liu Yu can only be borne by him...... In this way, Jizhou, which is adjacent to Youzhou, will become his next target, so we just need to wait for him and Yuan Shao to lose, and then we can benefit! ”
"What? Do you mean that you are not doing anything at the moment? Jia Xu was stunned and said: "Do you have to wait until such a distant future to break out?" After all, the Bohai Sea is only a corner, and our development speed will be greatly limited! ”
"After a turn from Youzhou, we will first go back to Bohai for rectification, and then send a strange army to infiltrate the division, and see if there is any cheap to .......choose from" Nanying muttered: "There are gains and losses, now we have obtained the name of righteousness, and we can no longer expect other benefits!" ”
"Besides, we still have a lot to do!" He smiled bitterly: "The aftermath of the brothers who died in the war, as well as the relocation and resettlement of tens of thousands of people, are all imminent matters, and we are enough to be busy!" ”
"Being able to get so many Henan people to belong is also a big gain!" Jia Xu nodded and said: "In the troubled times, empty land and no people are useless!" ”
"But..."His eyes rolled again: "On the way back, our army passed through the state and county, and it is difficult to guarantee that there are no rebels of Dong Zhuo's party who will disturb the wind and rain, but we can take the opportunity to get rid of it!" ”
"What Dong Zhuo's party?" Nan Ying was dumbfounded and said, "Lao Jia, what kind of poisonous trick do you want to use?" Don't take it lightly! ”
"The words of the lord are wrong!" Jia Xu pulled Nanying into the cabin, pointed to the map and said: "Knowing people and knowing faces but not knowing their hearts, even on our side of the Bohai Sea, there are still people with ill intentions who are coveting and peeping, of course, we must strike first!" ”
His finger focused on the west side of the Bohai Sea on the map: "Hejian Country!" As a royal clan, the king of Hejian has not dared to show his support to the auxiliary imperial uncle so far, and his heart of not being subordinate and rebellious has been revealed! We ......"
Nanying finally shouted: "After talking for a long time, you still have to grab the land!" (To be continued......)