Chapter 362: Cruel Dong Zhuo
Yuan Shao was very annoyed now, not only did he not achieve the goal of weakening Han Fu, but also greatly strengthened his strength, just those thousands of war horses made him very hot, not to mention that there was a general like Pan Feng who was both wise and brave.
For Han Meng, Yuan Shao and the others didn't care too much.
Now they have one more task, which is to find a way to get rid of Pan Feng.
The military advisor Feng Ji came up with another idea, suggesting that Yuan Shao ask Han Fu for the spoils of war, and at least half of the war horses should be shared, otherwise, he would not be rewarded and the supply of grain and grass would be stopped.
Yuan Shao didn't adopt it, this would affect his personal image, and he had to come up with a way to let Han Fu send the war horse by himself, so that he could have face.
It is still the military general Chun Yuqiong's simple mind, and suggested that Yuan Shao directly issue an order as the leader of the alliance, so that Han Fu and others can take advantage of the victory to win the Tiger Prison Pass, otherwise they will be treated by military law; As for the reward of this great victory, it cannot be less, anyway, after seizing Yuzhou in the future, it can be fully recovered; Secretly ordered Yuan Yi and Wang Kuang to contact Liu Dai, Qiao Mao and others to make trouble, asking to share the spoils, and when the trouble was big, Yuan Shao could come forward to deal with it as the leader of the alliance.
The first to attack was Yuan Yi, his reason was very good, he was responsible for transporting grain and grass, and he had the power to distribute the spoils of each battle.
Wang Kuang supported it, and Liu Dai also wanted to benefit from it, so he stood on Yuan Yi's side.
Qiao Mao was upright, otherwise he would not have advocated raising troops first, he was first annoyed that Yuan Shao did not send troops, and then annoyed that Yuan Yi, Wang Kuang, Liu Dai and others were greedy, so he stood on Han Fu's side, for this reason, Qiao Mao and Liu Dai, Yuan Yi and others formed a contradiction.
Bao Xin got the spoils of war, happy in his heart, but angry that his people did not participate in the war but wanted to share the spoils, anyone with a discerning eye can see that if there is no Yuan Shao's support, they would not dare to do so, and sighed: "Yuan Shao is the leader of the alliance, because of the power and profit, he will cause chaos on his own, and there will be a Zhuo also." ”
Pan Feng's first victory, full of pride, how can the villain succeed? Whoever wants to get the spoils of war can go and attack the city, and the Tiger Prison is in front of him, and the spoils of war are in front of him, but who dares to attack?
Han Fu recognized Yuan Shao's greedy face, and was very disappointed in the Yuan family, leaving a foreshadowing for the division of the allies.
The other princes of the Allied forces were confident because of this great victory, especially Cao Cao and Gongsun Zhan, who all hoped to take the tiger prison in one go.
Helplessly, Yuan Shao had a plan and was not in a hurry to attack, but urged Han Fu to attack the city every day.
With the delay of time, Yuan Shao's policies changed the minds of most people, and the alliance became an opportunity to seek personal gain and fame, rather than really entering Luoyang to relieve the national crisis.
Luoyang, Dong Zhuo and others were shocked when they heard the news.
Li Ru was shocked that Hu Zhen did not listen to the command and sent troops privately, so that he was defeated.
Dong Zhuo was shocked that there were still people in the allied army who were stronger than Sun Jianli, and he was shocked that Huaxiong was beheaded; He was not angry with Hu Zhen, and he felt sorry for the lost cavalry.
Most of the people who participated in the alliance were people from the Yuan family, or local officials appointed by him, for this reason, his cruel nature was exposed, and he was first annoyed by the original recommendation of Zhou Yu, Wu Qiong and others, so he pushed them out of the city and beheaded them for public display; He also dismissed Taiwei Huang Wan and Situ Yang Biao from their official positions.
However, this still could not eliminate the hatred in his heart, so he ordered people to behead all the captured Sun Jian and Wang Kuang's soldiers, and wrapped their officers in linen, poured sesame oil, set them on fire, and burned them alive, the means were extremely cruel; He also strictly ordered that in the subsequent battles against the Guanxi army, there would be no mercy and no prisoners would be left behind.
At this time, the troops preparing to go out of the pass and plunder had been assembled, and the envoy who contacted Liu Jingsheng had returned and reached an agreement with him, and Liu Jingsheng respected and supported the imperial court; With the cooperation of the imperial court, Yuan Shu was expelled from Nanyang County, Jingzhou; Jingzhou must pay the imperial court taxes on time and in quantity; A line must be drawn with the rebels.
What made Dong Zhuo even happier was that Xuzhou Thorn Shi Taoqian received the secret support of Gao Shun, announcing that he would not support the allies, let alone Dong Zhuo; This is rare good news for Dong Zhuo.
Li Ru and Dong Zhuo combined for a while, and just after crippling Sun Jian, another Pan Feng came out; And Pan Feng is Han Fu's subordinate, and this revenge can only be avenged by Yuzhou Mu Han Fu.
Due to the change in the situation, Li Ru made adjustments to the policy; The plan was to besiege the Allies in Yanzhou and trap them to death.
Although Yanzhou was rich, it could not afford to support an army of 500,000.
Dong Zhuo in the west of Yanzhou, Hou Gaoshun in the north, Hou Fangliang of Guangping in the east, and Tao Qian in Xuzhou in the southeast did not support the allies, so he only needed to plunder Yuzhou and occupy Nanyang County to isolate Yanzhou and make it unable to obtain sufficient supplies.
Yangzhou, in the distance, is too far away to transport a large number of supplies over long distances.
After that, as long as capable cavalry was sent to Yanzhou and Yuzhou from time to time to harass and plunder, the allies would be defeated.
Dong Zhuo was greatly satisfied with Li Ru's strategy and ordered it to be executed immediately.
First of all, he appointed the lieutenant Guo Yan as the governor of the capital, led 20,000 cavalry to rush to the aid of the Tiger Prison Pass, and took over the command of the Zhonglang general Hu Zhen, who must be guilty of meritorious service under Guo Yan.
Hu Zhen is a wealthy family in Liangzhou, one of Dong Zhuo's five major generals; Although he was angry, he had to obey Dong Zhuo's orders.
Guo Yan was born as a horse thief in Liangzhou, cunning, resourceful, good at using soldiers, and strong martial arts and brave combat, he is Dong Zhuo's descendant, the real core force.
The Tiger Prison is guarded by Guo Yan, who has rich combat experience, and it is absolutely foolproof.
Subsequently, Zhang Ji and Fan Chou, who had already assembled their troops, took the lead in Guangchengguan and plundered Yingchuan County and Runan County respectively.
Guangchengguan is located in the south of Guangchengyuan placed by Han Guangwu, hence the name; It is known as "two mountains and one river" in the northeast, there are Changworm Mountain, Niangniang Mountain, Monk Mountain, Baiyun Mountain, Panlong Mountain in the northeast, and there are Dama Mountain and Dahuling in the southwest, and it is the fortress leading to Ruying since ancient times. In the Eastern Han Dynasty, near Guangcheng Pass, there is Guangchengze, around 400 miles, the water flows out of the Langgao Mountain, and flows into Rushui in the southeast. From Ruying to the north to Jingluo, this is a must-pass place; In wartime, it can ambush heavy soldiers here, cut off the north-south communication, and is an ancient battlefield for the soldiers of all dynasties.
Then, he ordered Zhonglang to lead Duan Xuan to lead his troops south to Yique Pass to assist Liu Biao in recovering Nanyang County.
Yique Pass is the mouth of Longmen Mountain and Xiangshan in Luoyang South, the two mountains are sandwiched, the Yi River flows through it, the important pass, it is the only way for Luoyang to go south, Jingxiang to the north.
In the end, Li Dao, the captain of Niu Fu, was transferred to Luoyang to stand by. Li Dao is Dong Zhuo's first general, and he is the most trusted by Dong Zhuo.
At this time, the princes were all assembled in the sour date, and the rear was empty, which was taken advantage of by Dong Zhuo.
Liu Biao gained the support of the local scholars in Jingzhou, and the balance of power reached a balance, and the recovery of the rich Nanyang County was the goal of all the scholars, and only if the cake was big enough, they could get enough benefits; With the assistance of Zhonglang General Duan Xuan, he easily occupied Wancheng and swept away Yuan Shu's forces; Only the lord Bo Yanxiang and a few others absconded on horseback and went to Sujube to report to Yuan Shu.
The Liangzhou army was prone to plundering, and the places where the army passed were captured and killed.
Fortunately, the news has been sent back from the capital a long time ago, and the big clans in Yingchuan have all been relocated.
The local people were not only robbed of their property, but also driven back to Luoyang, ready to sell to the champion Hou in exchange for food; Those who dare to resist will be killed.
Local officials, officers and soldiers were killed.
Cities were destroyed, houses were burned, water conservancy facilities, roads and bridges were destroyed.
The prosperous and wealthy Yeongcheon County and Runan County were instantly in ruins.
This was an example to the rest of the states and counties to support the Allies, but anyone who had an affair with the Allied forces would be severely punished. More importantly, the bottom of the kettle was drawn, so that the officers and soldiers of the alliance were deprived of supplies.
At the end of March, the trial visit to Luoyang made Dong Zhuo and Li Ru understand the Yuan family's thoughts, which proved their previous suspicions.
As a result, Dong Zhuoxian issued a holy decree in the name of the imperial court, removing all those involved in the alliance from their official positions.
Subsequently, on the grounds that the Yuan family was united with foreign countries and wanted to destroy the imperial court, more than 50 people including the Taifu Yuan Kui and the Taifu Yuan Ji were killed.
And hung the heads of Yuan Kui and Yuan Ji outside the walls of the Tiger Prison Pass.
When the news reached the Allied forces, it immediately caused a riot, and Dong Zhuo's cruelty shocked everyone.