In mid-March, Liu Fan led Qinwei, Xun You, Tian Feng and others to leave Daqingcheng first.

Guan Yu, Xu Huang and others followed the army.

Before leaving, Liu Fan issued an order to Huang Zhong: "Make every effort to control the south of Shangjun, and Chen Bing will be next to Luoshui on the border between Shangjun and Beidi County."

……

On the way back, Xun Yu was around Liu Fan, and the two horses were jogging, talking in words.

"Now that our army is stationed in Shangjun, it will not take three years to relocate and relocate, and it will not take three years to turn the scorched earth into a fertile field. It's just that I'm thinking, to the south of Shangjun, separated by several mountains and rivers, is Qinzhong. ”

Liu Fan said to Xun Yu beside him.

Qinzhong, that is, the elegant name of Guanzhong.

In later generations, it was called the "Weihe Plain".

It is located between the Qinling Mountains and the Weibei Mountains, starting from Chencang in the west and reaching the Taolin Fortress in the east. The Guanzhong Plain is narrow in the west and wide in the east, and is thousands of miles long.

The "land of abundance" in this era was not called the Chengdu Plain with its Sichuan Basin.

It is the Guanzhong of "Eight Hundred Miles of Qinchuan".

The people of the time said: Jincheng thousands of miles, the country of abundance.

The land of Guanzhong, the northeast is the fortress of the peach forest, guarding the Yellow River crossing Fenglingdu.

It is adjacent to Hangu Pass in the east, Dasan Pass in the west, there is Wuguan in the south, there is Xiao Pass in the north, the pass is in the center of the four passes, it is easy to defend and difficult to attack, it can be attacked, and it can be defended when retreating.

At the end of the Shang Dynasty, Guanzhong was called Xiqi, King Wen of Zhou, King Wu of Zhou, Fengming Qishan, relying on Xiqi to cut down the Xuan, and established an immortal foundation for 800 years.

After the ancestor of Qin was sealed in Guanzhong, he relied on Hangu Pass to defend the Six Kingdoms, made great efforts, and then gradually annexed it, completely unified China, and made a breakthrough in opening up the world.

Gaozu Liu Bang won Guanzhong, and with Guanzhong as the foundation, he defeated the invincible overlord of Western Chu. The Han Dynasty, which was unified, was established.

"Could it be that the general intends to rescue the people in Guanzhong."

Xun Yu questioned, the land of Guanzhong, and because of its fertile water and soil, dense population, rich products, excellent geographical location, is an excellent foundation of the emperor, so it is also called "the land of the dragon" by the ambitious generation.

Although the annual output of Hetao is not less than that of Guanzhong, in a strategic sense, it is far less than that of Guanzhong.

"Not bad. The rebellion of the Haoqiang Qiang people in Liangzhou was endless, not only the people of Liangzhou suffered, but also affected the Guanlong area. If I can take Longdi first, then enter the pass, open the Xiaoguan, go straight to the Hetao, and then merge the north. At that time, the entire upper reaches of the Yellow River will be connected. Rely on Hetao and Guanzhong to provide me with a steady stream of food. ”

Liu Fan spoke out about this ambitious plan.

"The general sent General Huang Zhong to garrison troops in the south of Shangjun, is this intention?" After Xun You finished speaking, he shook his head again and said, "In the land of Guanzhong, we can't directly enter the army. Longdi Han and Hu live together, the people are fierce, and the Di and Qiang people are all in this area. If you don't mobilize heavy troops, I'm afraid that you won't be able to enter this rugged place, let alone the western gateway of Guanzhong, Xiao Pass. ”

Xiaoguan is located in the northwest of Guanzhong, especially the old road of Xiaoguan, which is the throat of the northwest into the Central Plains.

Xiaoguan is built in the Liupan Pass Canyon, accompanied by Jingshui. Extremely easy to hold.

The south of Shangjun is adjacent to Guanzhong, because of the mountains and rivers, there is almost no road from Shangjun to Guanzhong, which is not suitable for the army to walk.

That is, if you want to enter the pass, the soldiers and horses must enter the Xiaoguan in the northwest.

However, the upper county can go straight to the northern county, and use the northern county as a springboard to enter the Liangzhou region.

The Han army entered Long from Shangjun, and took the same route as the Southern Xiongnu Kou plundered the Han border.

"Since the general wants to go south to the side of the Qing monarch, no matter what, he can't take Guanzhong first. The Son of Heaven is in Luoyang, and the people hope that the hero can eradicate the traitor. If the general presses Chang'an with heavy troops, one will be unknown, and the other will live up to the expectations of the people of the world. ”

Xun You said to Liu Fan again.

Liu Fan is in the name of benevolence and righteousness, how can he give up the opportunity on the side of the Qing monarch to occupy Guanzhong when the people are in dire straits.

Xun You didn't know what Liu Fan was thinking, and he didn't know that Dong Zhuo was in the middle of the court, and Liu Fan entered the pass, just to block Dong Zhuo's retreat from Hangu Pass and prevent him from entering the scourge pass.

"The left army division is very reasonable. There are many families in Guanzhong, and the situation is very complicated. After the training of the recruits is completed, we will discuss the matter of going south to the Qingjun's side. ”

Liu Fan planned to talk about this later, and Xun You's previous analysis was good. Only Huang Zhong is not so easy to enter Liangzhou.

However, Liu Fan also took care of it, if he was allowed to attack Luoyang under the banner of Qingjun's side. So what's the difference between him and Dong Zhuo?

Sometimes, it's not that the strength is not good. Rather, they are waiting for an opportunity!

……

In the fifth year of Zhongping, the beginning of April!

Luoyang Imperial Palace, Lingtai.

"Linmiluo and self-falling, afraid that the sun is thinner than the West Mountain!"

On the spiritual platform, Liu Hong, the son of heaven, was supported and looked at the slanting sunset in the distance.

Jian Shuo, Zhang Rang, Zhao Zhong, Situ Dinggong, Sikong Liu Hong, Taiwei Ma Ri, Shizhong Yang Qi and other ministers stood beside Liu Hong and glanced at Liu Hong from time to time.

At this time, Liu Hong's eyes were deep-set, his black hair was mixed with many white threads, and his complexion was loose.

A pair of eyes are very blank and drowsy, as if they will close their eyes and fall asleep at any moment.

He finished reading this sentence weakly, which was exactly what happened.

This is a sentence of the great Confucian Yangxiong in Shu in the Western Han Dynasty.

Liu Hong felt that he could no longer walk on this flat ground as usual. Baizhang Lingtai, he forced the palace people to carry him up.

Liu Hong didn't want to die, he was nostalgic for this world and was afraid that the sun would approach Xishan.

The sun is really approaching the West Mountain, Liu Hong feels that this sun is him, a big man!

The mountains and rivers are going down, and the sun is going down. He's not reconciled!

In September last year, Baibo and Yellow Turbans attacked Hedong County, and Hedong Taishou Wangyi was defeated, and asked for help from the imperial court many times.

In October last year, Qing and Xu Huangjin resurrected and attacked the county.

In November last year, the Yellow Turbans of Gepo in Yuzhou attacked the county. Liu Hong's military academy captain Bao Hong pacified Gepo Yellow Turban, and so far there has been no news of victory.

It was also November, and Bajun Ban Yu rose up again and sent Zhao Jin to attack it.

Riding the Duwei Gongsun Zan broke Zhang Chun and Qiu Li lived in Shimen, and Zhang Chun abandoned his wife and walked away. Zhan went deep and did not continue, for Qiu Liju and others to surround the Guanzi City in Liaoxi, more than 200 days, the food was exhausted, and the soldiers and dead were five or six.

Han Sui and Ma Teng held the kingdom hostage and rebelled and besieged Chencang. Liu Hong sent Huangfu Song and Dong Zhuo to support.

In November, Han Sui and Ma Teng were defeated, and the siege of Chen Cang was lifted.

After Han Sui and Ma Teng were defeated, they abolished the kingdom and held Yan Zhong, a famous soldier from Liangzhou, hostage as the commander of the rebels.

Liu Hong hadn't been happy for a few days, and someone impeached Dong Zhuo for privately annexing Qiang and surrendering troops, recruiting warriors from the state, and supporting the army for self-respect. Extremely bloated.

In order to suppress Dong Zhuo's growing power, Liu Hong ordered Dong Zhuo to enter Luoyang, and was named one of the Nine Qings Yongle Shaofu, and handed over all the soldiers and horses under his command to the right general Huangfu Song.

Dong Zhuo did not listen to the imperial court's order, and after receiving the edict, he did not move into Luoyang. The book said: "The size of the soldiers has been stubborn for a long time, and they love the grace of the ministers, and they are the lives of the ministers, and they beg for the Beizhou, and they serve the side."

Then he led 200,000 foot riders in Liangzhou, and entered the east of the river in the spring of the sixth year of Zhongping. Among them were 50,000 horsemen.

(End of chapter)