Section 40 The Beginning of the Merger of States [II]
After being educated by Zhang Qiang, Guo Jing felt that his horizons were greatly broadened. He was secretly dissatisfied with his father's handing over the power of tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians to outsiders. But after a long time of contact with Zhang Qiang, that little hostility gradually disappeared. Now, with the living example of Zhang Yang, Guo Jing finally understands his father's wisdom.
If it weren't for the insolence in time, after Mrs. Guo's accident at the beginning, it would inevitably bring ruin to the Guo family in Baibo Valley.
When Zhang Madness led the army to the outside of the camp of the Shangdang army, the war had already ended.
Because the coach Zhang Yang was held hostage by Bian Xi and his troops, the entire army became leaderless. And the Taixing Army, which was showing off its might outside the battalion, displayed Yang Chou's head and battle flag, which once again dealt a heavy blow to the morale of the Shangdang army. Faced with such a situation of internal and external difficulties, the Shangdang Army, which was already extremely complicated, immediately began to fall apart.
Several Shangdang heroes decided to leave this place immediately and return to their hometown; Zhang Yang's descendants surrounded Bian Xi's camp and tried to rescue Zhang Yang; Mu Shun stepped forward at this time and wanted to take over the military power of the army, but was scorned by everyone; There are also thousands of local powerful private soldiers in Taiyuan County, who don't know what to do in the camp, so they can only be restless, which aggravates the chaos in the entire camp......
Yu Ban commanded the main force of the "Zhichong Battalion", and as soon as he came to the camp of the Shangdang Army, he saw thousands of powerful private soldiers leaving south in a panic. After observing the situation of the entire Shangdang army camp again, Yu Ban made a decisive decision and immediately attacked. He asked Guan Yu to take the cavalry of his headquarters to pursue the fleeing powerful private soldiers, and he boldly commanded the "Zhichong Battalion" and launched a fierce attack on the Shangdang army camp that was several times the number of his own.
The development of the whole war was as expected by the ban. The party army has no fighting spirit. Although it was based on the complete fortifications of the camp, it could only slightly delay the attack of the folding battalion. When the Zhechong battalion broke through the camp defense in one fell swoop, the Shangdang army in the chaos finally collapsed completely.
In just half an hour, Yu Ban occupied the entire Shangdang army camp with more than 2,000 people. The defenders, numbering more than 10,000 men, were routed. The final result reported by the Zhechong battalion was that more than 600 people were beheaded, more than 5,000 people were taken prisoner, and only about 100 people were killed or wounded.
With such a brilliant result, even Yu Ban himself was quite surprised.
The news of Zhang Yang's defeat and almost the annihilation of the army soon flew to all the prefectures and counties of the Han Dynasty like wings.
The first to bear the brunt. Naturally, it was the Taiyuan Haoqiang coalition army that was stationed in Jinyang City and waiting for Zhang Yang's rescue. After getting this news that shocked them extremely much, that night, Haoqiang, who was shaken in his will, left Jinyang City with his own private soldiers. And the heroes who still insist on staying behind have become shocked three times a day.
When Zhang Qiang carried the momentum of a great victory, and the troops were under the city of Jinyang, Wang An, the leader of the strong and powerful who had lost his confidence in sticking to it. Soon, an envoy was sent to negotiate with Zhang to discuss the dedication of the city. And Zhang Qi was also very generous at this time. The Taiyuan heroes were given a guarantee that they would not be held accountable after the war to appease the worries of the defenders.
In this way, before the rainy season in June, the Taixing army took the seat of Taiyuan County without blood.
At the same time, the Zang Ba Army in the south also successfully relied on the outstanding achievements of Zhang Yang's troops with the help of Zhang Madness. In one fell swoop, several county towns of Shangdang, which still insisted on fighting, were forced to surrender. As a result, in just one month, Zhang Madness mobilized nearly 10,000 elite soldiers and tens of thousands of people, and finally had a perfect result in the war of reunification of the state.
Today's Tai Xing Army. Take Shuofang, Wuyuan, Xihe, Taiyuan, and Shangdang counties into their hands, and connect them with the original Taihang Mountain base area, and become one of the most important forces in the entire Han Dynasty!
When the news came out, the princes of the world immediately felt a huge shock again!
Xijing Chang'an.
Dong Zhuo has successfully resolved the most dangerous crisis around him since he risked the safety of the young emperor and forced the left general Huangfu Song to hand over his military power. The 30,000 elite soldiers of Huangfu Song were incorporated, so that Dong Zhuo really had the hard power to resist the coalition of the Kwantung princes.
Relying on the army in his hand, Dong Zhuo was promoted to the "Grand Master" above the three princes in the court without hindrance, and called himself "Shang Father" in front of the Son of Heaven, but he could "go to the palace with a sword", reaching the peak of his life's achievements.
The so-called "sword walking on the temple" is a great grace of the Son of Heaven to the ministers of the court. When ordinary courtiers go to the temple to meet the Son of Heaven, they must take off their shoes and remove their swords to show their respect for the Son of Heaven. The number of courtiers with such treatment is less than ten since the Han Dynasty. For example, Xiao He, the prime minister of the famous "Three Heroes of the Kaihan Dynasty", once had such treatment. Dong Zhuo's approach, in addition to declaring that he is powerful and powerful, but also confirmed his dominance in the court.
Just when Dong Zhuo stabilized the situation in the imperial court and planned to launch a counterattack against the Kwantung princes, the news of Zhang Yang's army being annihilated by Zhang Yang and annexing Taiyuan and Shangdang in one fell swoop suddenly came from Bingzhou. After receiving this important news, Dong Zhuo immediately gathered his henchmen and strategists to discuss the changes in the situation brought about by the arrogant victory.
"In the future, insolence will inevitably be a problem for the court's henchmen. But now the Kanto traitors are blazing, and the imperial court is prone to overturn, but they have no time to take care of the arrogant thieves. ”
Since Dong Zhuo became the ruler of the DPRK and China, he has changed a lot in words and deeds. Now that he speaks, he is also accustomed to using the popular "Yayan" of the ministers of the DPRK and the Central People's Republic of China, and he is no longer full of "Lao Tzu" and "fuck it" when he was a general leading the troops.
"Second brother, don't worry so much. What Zhang Crazy occupies is just a bitter cold land in the area of Bingzhou. There was no money and food from the imperial court, and the state could not even make up enough military salaries. Besides, which of those Xianbei and Zahu in the north is easy to mess with? There is a thief in the north, and it also saves the court from worrying about Xianbei and going south to commit crimes! ”
The so-called "one person attains the Tao, and the chicken and dog ascend to heaven". Dong Min, as Dong Zhuo's only younger brother, has now replaced Huangfu Song, who has become the captain of the city gate, and accepted the official position of General Zuo. Regarding the current situation, Dong Min is still relatively open. The rebellion of the scholars in the east is the main enemy of the imperial court at present. As for the arrogance of the Yellow Turban remnant who had never met, Dong Min didn't take it too seriously.
"That's what my uncle said."
As Dong Zhuo's son-in-law, Li Ru has always been regarded as a think tank in the family. As soon as he spoke, Dong Zhuo and Dong Min both showed focused looks.
"Although the arrogant thief was born in a yellow scarf, he has many miracles. He was able to maintain the banner of Taiping Road after Zhang Jiao's death, which shows his extraordinary ability. Now the thieves have annexed the state in a war, but the imperial court is suffering from the Kwantung group of thieves, and the whip is beyond the reach. I have to say that this thief is indeed very good at choosing the time of day. ”
"However, the arrogant thief is certainly clear in the sky and good at taking advantage of the general trend of the world, after all, he is not from the right background. The people of the world, but those who cherish their reputation, will not be willing to join their disciples and run for it. The most important thing in the world is to win souls. It can be seen from this that arrogance will inevitably rise and fall. ”
"On the other hand, the Kwantung group of thieves is headed by Yuan Shao, with the Tianxia Party as the wings, and the former officials of the Yuan family as support. Its momentum is very great, and it occupies the world's plastered land, with plenty of soldiers and enough food, and many unscrupulous people rush to be the first. If Yuan Shao'er can't be pacified as soon as possible, I am afraid that the turmoil of the Han Dynasty will continue for a long time. ”
"Compared with the two, arrogance is compared to Yuan Shao, but it is not the trouble of scabies. Only Yuan Shao is the henchman of the imperial court today. Besides, although he is arrogant, he has evil intentions, but now he respects the court after all. With the current situation of the imperial court, Yuan Shao should be exterminated wholeheartedly, and he should not provoke the arrogance who has always had a deferential posture for no reason. ”
Speaking of this, a smile appeared on Li Ru's face:
"Besides, there is nothing to do with Zhang and Yuan Shao now. If the imperial court can operate properly, it is not impossible to let the two thieves attack each other to reduce the burden on the imperial court. ”
"Oh? How do you say that? Wen You said quickly? ”
was urged by Dong Min, but Li Ru was still not in a hurry. He carefully sorted out the relationship between Zhang Qi and Yuan Shao, and explained to the two rulers of the court:
"With the eyes and ears of Confucianism, I learned that between Yuan Shao and Taiping Dao, there was originally a lot of involvement."
"It is said that Zhang Jiao, the anti-thief back then, was originally a member of the party, but he was also implicated in the 'disaster of the party' and cut off the road to enter the office. How many talented people have no way to serve the country after being castrated, and they die depressed. The emasculated poison of the past has not yet been removed! ”
"Among the party members who suffered from this catastrophe, there were those who pinned their hopes on the imperial court to put things in order and devoted themselves to seclusion to avoid trouble, and there were also those who deeply hated the imperial court being emasculated and grasped and were determined to avenge this revenge. The turmoil in the Zhongping period is related to this. ”
"Zhang Jiao, Han Sui, Zhang Ju and others, before rebelling against the imperial court, either broadcast their power, or became famous, or their official fortunes were prosperous. With the identity of such a thief leader, he was able to mix so smoothly, and there was definitely strong support for it. And who will this person who supports the rebellion and conspiracy of the thieves behind it? ”
Li Ru's question is actually not difficult to answer. Following the above in his words, Dong Min asked with some uncertainty:
"Could it be Yuan Shao?"
"It's Yuan Shao!"
"How could it be him? He's the Yuan family's son-in-law! The Yuan family is a famous family of important ministers in the imperial court, if there is a crisis in the imperial court, how can the Yuan family be better? ”
Hearing Li Ru's words, even Dong Zhuo couldn't help but interject and ask. But seeing that Li Ru nodded with great certainty, he explained unhurriedly:
"Although Yuan Shao is Yuan's son-in-law, he is Li Ying's son-in-law!"
"Since Li Ying has been emasculated and his close relatives have been retained by the party, how can Yuan Shao confront the power of emasculation head-on? As a suspect, there are still eunuchs staring, in the face of such a situation, even if the Yuan family is powerful, Yuan Shao will not be able to get ahead! (To be continued......)