Chapter 3: The Son of Heaven Rises to Arms
The thirteen-year-old boy Son of Heaven, after killing Dong Zhuo, hunted in Shanglin Yuan for more than half a month, he gave the order to wave his troops to the west, which made many people scratch their heads.
Could it be?
The Son of Heaven wants to be pro-conscripted!
When many ministers thought of this, they were suddenly frightened.
The Son of Heaven is only thirteen years old!
How much do you know about war?
If it fails, Han Ting's face will be silent, and the prestige of the Son of Heaven will be reduced to a terrifying level!
In addition to the fear in the hearts of the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty, the families who were originally panicked because of the Dutian Order were even more confused in their hearts!
In this panicked and confused gaze, Sikong Huang Wan, who raised the guilty generals Zhang Fei and Gao Shun from the prison, first reprimanded the two of them, and then gave them a chance to make meritorious contributions.
Zhang Fei and Gao Shun stayed in the prison for more than half a month, although they were served with good food and drink, but their whole bodies were about to become moldy.
Hearing that they could make meritorious contributions, the two immediately responded, and then followed Sikong Huang Wan to the east.
And Dr. Zhao Qi, because of his meritorious achievements in the selection of military generals, was named the general of Zhenbei by the Son of Heaven, blessed the festival, and at the same time led 30,000 Zuo Shenwu troops to the east.
On the banks of the Weishui River, Sikong Huang Wan and Zhenbei general Zhao Qi met, and then marched together to Luoyang City.
On the other side, when the Son of Heaven personally led the army slowly, the general Xu Rong and the Zhonglang general Jiang Wu, on the orders of the Son of Heaven, took an army of 30,000 eliminated and 20,000 right Shenwu troops, set off from Shanglin Yuan first, passed through Fufeng County, and marched west on Weishui.
and Zhang Ji, who was favored by the Son of Heaven and was directly promoted to captain in the martial arts, is now named Zhonglang General, leading 10,000 right Shenwu troops around Chang'an City to the north. Head to Pak Di and Tan Binh districts.
The remaining 60,000 left and right dragon warriors followed the Son of Heaven and marched westward without hurry.
Shanglin Yuan, where the army was originally gathered, was suddenly vacated.
Such an emptiness made the families of the Sanfu land breathe a sigh of relief, surrounded by hundreds of thousands of troops. Except for making the Son of Heaven and the Han court feel safe, no one in their family would think so.
can only say that the heroes of the family have thought too much!
Although the hundreds of thousands of troops in Shanglinyuan are gone, there are still a lot of troops stationed in Guanzhong.
Among them, the left and right Yulin armies are in the hands of three veterans, and they are rooted in the land of Sanfu and three counties.
And these 60,000 troops are all elite.
Half of them were when Huangfu Song put down the rebellion of the kingdom three years ago. the elite soldiers left behind; The other half is the elite of the five schools of the Northern Army who followed Lu Zhi, Huangfu Song, and Zhu Jun to quell the Yellow Turban Rebellion.
In addition, in the south of the three counties of Sanfu, there is Hongnong County, which is garrisoned by Duan Xuan, who is known as the "Goshawk" of the Son of Heaven, with an army of 20,000.
To the south, it is Wuguan, one of the four fortresses in Guanzhong, which is an important gateway to the southeast of Sanfu. It is also the link between Chang'an and Jingxiang and Wuyue.
The so-called Wuguan is closed in Qinzhong, and the Xiangyun Jianghuai Road is not passable.
Such an important place for soldiers. Huang Zhong, the general of the right middle lang, led 15,000 elite soldiers, as well as 10,000 recruits, with a total of 20,000 troops to defend it, facing Yuan Shu who gathered in Nanyang.
And the east of Wuguan is Hangu Pass. The young and vigorous Li Yan was ordered to lead an army of 10,000 to control it.
Because Luoyang City has returned to the hands of the Han Court, its importance has been reduced to a level when it goes to Luoyang in the east and reaches the throat of Chang'an in the west - Hangu Pass, and it has suddenly become a military fortress. It has become an important circulation artery, otherwise Liu Xie would not have just left an army of 10,000 here.
To the east of Hangu Pass, along the Luoshui River, is Luoyang City.
Zhang Chao's 20,000 troops were stationed outside the city, Zhao Feng and Zhao Yun led 20,000 troops to garrison the city, while Zhang Miao's 20,000 troops went east, ready to capture the Tiger Pass.
Wang Kuang, the Taishou of Hanoi County, returned the Mengjin Ferry to the direct governor - Yang Biao, the assassin of Sizhou, and returned to Hanoi County with a large army.
To the west of Hanoi is a county to the east of the river.
Due to the reorganization of 50,000 Baibo troops, and on this basis, 30,000 elite soldiers were left, plus the already 20,000 county soldiers, Hedong County had 50,000 troops.
Under the leadership of the county guard Xu Huang and the commander Guan Yu, in the whole county, in Dutian, they killed the lawless heroes in various places in the middle of the night; In the market, he found out the bad families, and according to the law of the Han Dynasty, those who kill pay for their lives, and those who hurt others are punished with rods.
In this way, not only did the family of Hedong County become disgraced and discredited, but also humiliated the families of the other counties.
They have always wanted to save face, while angrily denouncing the filthiness of the Hedong County clan, and on the other hand, they complained about Xu Huang and Guan Yu's radical methods.
Under the vigorous Dutian Movement, the Son of Heaven set out with a large army, so that the originally treacherous Guanzhong was once again covered with a layer of gray shadow.
As soon as the so-called army moves, the money and food are inexhaustible!
This statement is indeed true, Liu Xie only took 60,000 left and right dragon troops forward, and he spent 2,000 quintals of grain and grass every day, and 60,000 quintals in a month······
This made Liu Xie unbearable!
Fortunately, he had enough food in his house, otherwise he really didn't know how necessary it was to start a war at the end of this year when taxes were not collected.
After traveling a hundred miles, the army came to Fufeng County, where the hussar general Huangfu Song had already prepared good wine and meat, as well as hundreds of thousands of loads of grain and grass collected to contribute to the Son of Heaven.
Looking at the white-haired veteran, Liu Xie felt a lot of emotion in his heart.
This famous general of the Han Dynasty is the nephew of Huangfu Gui, one of the "Liangzhou Sanming", born in a family of generals, far-sighted, familiar with the art of war, pacified the Yellow Turban Rebellion, and defeated the Liangzhou Kingdom and other rebels, is definitely a rare good general.
However, he is not a general who can assist the country!
The reason why Dong Zhuo was able to move the capital to Chang'an smoothly back then, the veteran in front of Liu Xie had a lot to do with it.
A few years ago, Guanzhong has always been guarded by Jingzhao Yin Gaixun and Zuo General Huangfu Song, who is a martial artist. And if Dong Zhuo wants to move west, he must solve the two of them.
However, Huangfu Song was unwilling to follow Gai Xun's advice to raise troops against Dong, but followed the "Edict of the Son of Heaven" and entered Luoyang alone.
In this way, the entire Guanzhong, as well as the 30,000 elite soldiers in the hands of Huangfu Song, all fell into the hands of Niu Fu.
If Huangfu Song refused Dong Zhuo's order, even if he did not send troops, Dong Zhuo would be defeated······
"Hey~~~"
Liu Xie sighed lightly, raised his wine glass, and motioned for the veterans below to drink together.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Looking at Huangfu Song, who was smiling on his face, drank a bottle of wine, Liu Xie could also guess his thoughts.
He is a loyal minister, and his reputation cannot be ruined in the rebellion against the Son of Heaven of the Han Dynasty, let alone in the civil war.
This is also the reason why he knows that Luoyang City is a tomb for him, but he still has to move forward.
He was a loyal minister, but by no means an auxiliary minister!
On the other side, the complicated face of the Son of Heaven, Huangfu Song couldn't guess a thing or two, what he was thinking now was that the Son of Heaven really wanted to conquer in person and take the twelve counties of Xiliang?
"I led my army westward this time, and General Huangfu wants to know why I did this?"
"Please also ask the Holy Lord to speak clearly, and the ministers will listen to you."
Sitting down with a respectful veteran, Liu Xie once again confirmed what he thought, and after a sigh, he said: "I want to go to the royal expedition, and take Liangzhou, and pull out the edge of Guanzhong's back." ”
"Capturing Liangzhou and pulling out the thorn in the back of Chang'an City is the right strategy. But Weichen, I still have to ask Your Majesty to think twice~~~"
Huangfu Song left the table and bowed, and persuaded with his forehead on the ground: "Since ancient times, the Son of Heaven has personally conquered, either with the certainty of victory, or as a last resort~~~"
"But now that Your Majesty is personally conquering Liangzhou, there is no chance of winning, and second, it is not a last resort, there is really no need to take risks."
As he spoke, the white-haired Huangfu Song suddenly raised his head, and said with a determined look in his eyes: "Weichen is willing to share his worries for His Majesty, and he will let Liangzhou return to His Majesty's hands!" (To be continued.) )