Chapter 387: The Western Expedition Begins
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In 190 AD, the first year of the early peace of the Han Dynasty, in mid-October, Liu Tai arranged for Wei Jie to command three legions of 90,000 infantry soldiers to enter Hanoi County in advance, and strictly ordered him to enter Hedong County in early November, without waiting for a large cavalry force.
In 190 AD, the first year of the Han Dynasty, in November, Liu Tai convened four legions and 120,000 cavalry troops to carry out a large-scale oath in Huacheng.
The only one among the hundreds of generals in Northern Xinjiang who has been awarded the title of Great General! A twenty-five-year-old general!
Honor, supreme honor!
Although it is said that the forward general is not a regular general, you must know that Northern Xinjiang is not a court, although Liu Tai is the king, but in fact he is also the general who commands the army.
And because of Liu Tai's sealing, the eyes of the princes of the world are focused on Zhao Yun, Zhao Yun, the princes are no strangers, not long ago the princes asked for Dong, Zhao Yun is the representative of the Northern Xinjiang Army to participate in the alliance, Zhao Yun at that time, did not show any extraordinary ability, very bland, the image to the princes is like a passerby. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
But I never thought that this general, who used to be like a passerby, would actually become the first general in the Northern Xinjiang regime!!
Of course, I have to mention that there are many new characters in the list of Liu Tai's seals this time, such as Guo Jia, although Guo Jia is said to be in a high position in the Northern Xinjiang regime, but there has never been a formal appointment, and it looks like Liu Tai's staff, but this time is different!
Wang Zhao appointed Guo Jia as the general of the military division!!
General of the Army! Although the highest position in the army is only a miscellaneous general, how difficult is it for a general in northern Xinjiang to obtain the position of a general? In the past, Wei Jie, who had repeatedly made meritorious contributions in previous wars, was just an ordinary miscellaneous general!
Wang Zhao appointed, Dongfang is definitely the general of the town army!!
General of the Town Army! is also a miscellaneous general, but if you want to, Dongfang must be a general directly from a white body!! This has never happened before in Northern Xinjiang! However, Dongfang Jue's position in the Northern Xinjiang regime is indeed not ordinary, and Dongfang Jue is qualified to participate in most important matters, and it can even be said that he is completely Liu Tai's shadow.
Of course, the problems of the Dongfang Jue family have been solved, although Liu Tai still wants to keep Dongfang Jue by his side, but after all, the greatest value of Dongfang Jue is not just a staff, but to play its true color on the battlefield.
Wang Zhao appointed Wei Jie as General Anxi!
General Anxi is not a miscellaneous general, this can be regarded as a special case in the Northern Xinjiang military system, you know, even Huang Zhong and Gao Shun, the two military bosses, are just miscellaneous generals, it can be seen from this that Liu Tai affirms Wei Jie's ability, but Wei Jie can get Liu Tai's satisfaction?
Wang Zhao appointed, Zhang Liao as the general of Fushun!
It's another miscellaneous name, but it is worth mentioning that Zhang Liao, who is only twenty-one years old, has gone from a big soldier to a deputy army commander step by step, from a deputy army commander to a military commander, and then from the army commander to the current general, which can be said to be truly down-to-earth!
Zhang Liao's ability has been recognized by everyone, and has also been loved by Liu Tai, this time Zhang Liao is actually not qualified to be appointed as a general, after all, how old is Zhang Liao? It has been less than a year since he sat in the position of army commander, but Liu Tai thought that after the end of the Xiliang War, the development direction of Northern Xinjiang may be the Western Regions.
Wang Zhao appointed Zhang Jaw as the general of the Fu Army!
General Fujun, although he is a miscellaneous general, but also worthy of the identity of Zhang Jaw, as one of the five good generals, Zhang Jaw, can be said to be very valued by Liu Tai, before being promoted to general, Zhang Jaw spent most of his time following Liu Tai to learn the art of war and martial arts, although he went out with the army once in the alliance of princes, but he did not bloom any brilliance, this time Liu Tai naturally will not give Zhang Jaw the opportunity to make meritorious contributions.
Wang Zhao appointed, Huaxiong as General Mingwei!
See miscellaneous numbers again, but Hua Xiong is a veteran of Xiliang, Liu Tai actually sent Hua Xiong to Xiliang, isn't this embarrassing? Well, in fact, this is a test, a test for Hua Xiong, although Hua Xiong surrendered, but after all, he is Dong Zhuo's old courtier, and it is a bit too much to let Hua Xiong go to Xiliang.
Wang Zhao appointed, Guan Hai as the general of Zhichong!
This appointment is a bit abrupt and a bit jaw-dropping, you know, Guan Hai is not only a general, but also one of the Yellow Turban thieves back then, a thief, actually jumped over most of the old army commanders to become a general, I'm afraid few people will be convinced.
However, Liu Tai's move is full of deep meaning! At this time, the revival of the Yellow Turban in the world, the Central Plains region has become a pot of porridge, and the promotion of a member of the Yellow Turban to a general will form a very big blow to the existence of the Yellow Turban Army.
Obviously, Liu Tai gave a heavy blow to the leaders of the Yellow Turbans in the Central Plains, you must know that these Yellow Turban leaders rebelled, and they all pinned their heads to the waistband of their trousers, and now that they have a way to live, will they still fight to the death?
No! Because they saw the way of life, and this way of life is in Hebei!
There are not only these people who have been crowned generals and important positions, but there are many more, but they will not be mentioned one by one here, but it is worth mentioning that Liu Tai's reward this time has significantly reduced the requirements for the promotion of generals in Northern Xinjiang.
Of course, there are many people who are not satisfied with Liu Tai's reward, the most obvious of which is Guan Yu and Yan Liang, a group of veteran generals, you know, how difficult it was for them to become titled generals in the first place, but the current generals have actually become big road goods, and wave after wave has appeared.
The strange thing is that in the edict, the object of Liu Tai's expedition this time is not Dong Zhuo who represents the imperial court, but Ma Teng and Han Sui who are in Xiliang, of course, Liu Tai's move is also meaningful, that is, he hopes that Dong Zhuo will give up the land east of the river with interest after understanding the actions of the northern Xinjiang, otherwise the target of Liu Tai's next edict will not be Ma Han, but Dong Zhuo!
Four legions, 120,000 cavalry troops left Huacheng in a mighty way, and everywhere they passed, the people were in the middle of the road to see off, as if the northern Xinjiang provoked a civil war, which was not a mistake, which also made some rich families who migrated from the Central Plains full of doubts.
After some inquiry, the rich people got almost the same answer, because in the hearts of the people in northern Xinjiang, Liu Tai is God, and everything God has done is right, since Liu Tai wants to conquer Xiliang, it must be that the people in power in Xiliang are guilty of the anger of the heavens and people, ten people think so, maybe the rich people are a little disapproving, but hundreds, thousands, ten thousands, one hundred thousand, one million, millions?
Subtly, the gate lord clans who came from the Central Plains were also infected by the people, thinking that everything Liu Tai did was right, and even some gate lord clans joined the ranks of the ancestral religion on the spot and became Liu Tai's loyal admirers.
With such a huge move in Northern Xinjiang, will Dong Zhuo not react? Will Ma Teng and Han Sui have no reaction? Yes, and it's huge!
In 190 AD, the first year of the Han Dynasty, at the beginning of November, shortly after Liu Tai had just finished taking the oath, Wei Jie, the general of Anxi in Hanoi County, secretly crossed the Yellow River and launched a surprise attack on his hometown Hedong. It can be seen from this that after Dong Zhuo moved the capital to Chang'an, his influence has been pitifully weak, especially in Hedong, and it can even be said that he has lost power.
Hedong Wei Valve is one of the four major businesses in the world, deep-rooted, huge power, although because Dong Zhuo entered Hedong, it has formed a huge blow to the Wei Valve, but the hundred-legged insect is dead and not stiff, not to mention the Hedong Wei Valve, which has stood in the Han Dynasty for hundreds of years?
No one knows how powerful the ability of the guard lord is, but it can be seen from the fact that the three counties of the Duanshi clan fell into the hands of the Tianci army almost bloodlessly, how terrifying the influence of the guard lord in Hedong is, of course, if it were not for Wei Jie of the Wei lord clan at the same time to lead the troops, maybe the guard lord would not be so hardworking, at least he would bargain with the northern Xinjiang!
In any case, Dong Zhuo's main force in Hedong was eradicated, and it was only a matter of time before Hedong was lost, Hedong was one of Dong Zhuo's important strategic locations, Dong Zhuo naturally attached great importance to it, and arranged a very large number of people, and the news of the loss of the three counties was sent to Chang'an by the fast horse in just a few days.
It is conceivable that Dong Zhuo, who was still worried about how to make Liu Tai stop his march, reacted strongly after getting this frightening news, according to rumors, Dong Zhuo was so angry that he vomited blood on the spot due to the loss of the three eastern counties of Hedong County, causing him to faint.
After waking up, Dong Zhuo immediately asked Lu Bu to lead 100,000 Xiliang Iron Cavalry to rescue Hedong, but for some reason, Li Ru, who was Dong Zhuo's staff, did not agree with this idea, but hoped that Dong Zhuo could cede the entire county of Hedong to Liu Tai to ease the relationship between the two sides, and asked Liu Tai to stop the march.
Dong Zhuo, who eagerly hoped that Liu Tai would stop his westward expedition, had no choice but to agree to Li Ru's method, and immediately sent his henchman Li Su as an envoy to Hebei, of course, it was useless to just send envoys, in order to make Liu Tai throw a rat bogey, Dong Zhuo added his son-in-law Niu Fu as a general to lead 200,000 Xiliang iron cavalry to Hedong, and Guo Yan and Li Dao, who were second only to Lu Bu, were also sent out at the same time!
Dong Zhuo's reaction was strong, Ma Teng and Han Sui were no exception, for Liu Tai's invasion of Liangzhou, Ma Teng and Han Sui were really wronged, since Wen Chou entered the Western Regions a year ago, Ma Teng and Han Sui in order to maintain a good relationship with Northern Xinjiang, not only sent horses, food, and women, but also intended to go to Northern Xinjiang to meet Liu Tai in person, but they didn't think, how much time has passed? Liu Tai is about to make a move on Liangzhou?
Ma Teng and Han Sui are not fools, they naturally understand why Liu Tai wants to go all the way to obtain Xiliang, this is completely to prepare for the war situation in the Western Regions, as neighbors of the Western Regions, even Liu Tai does not have Ma Teng and Han Sui to understand the situation in the Western Regions.
Ma Han and the two knew that after Wen Chou established the so-called Xizhou Thorn History Mansion in the Jingjue Country, the two of them had already felt that Xiliang might suffer, but they didn't think about it, the two were not ready, Liu Tai ordered Zhao Yun to lead the troops to go out, and now Xiliang, will it be possible that there will be more than 200,000 opponents of the Tianci army?
At least Ma Teng and Han Sui don't have this confidence!
The two of them are very aware of the combat power of the Tianci Army, when Wenchou fought against the Iron Cavalry, the two of them also secretly went to the Western Regions to investigate in their spare time, and they were even almost captured by the scout troops of the Tianci Army, and they can be said to be very afraid of the strength of the Tianci Army!
Now Ma Teng and Han Sui will soon face the powerful Heaven-Sent Army in person!
It's a thunderbolt, a thunderbolt on a sunny day!
The two are not fools, they know that the so-called diplomatic means can only be carried out if the strength of the two sides is equal, since this is the case, then think of some other way, and pro? It's impossible, neither of them has any good objects to give to Liu Tai at this time, and the Liangzhou woman's surname is relatively rude, which may not necessarily make Liu Tai like it.
Sending money? Ahem, Liangzhou is a notoriously barren place, Ma Teng and Han Sui in order to raise 100,000 Xiliang Iron Riders, their private money is going to be exhausted, where did they get the money to send to Northern Xinjiang?
Cutting the land for sum? Well, this is a good way, but the problem is that Liu Tai wants the whole of Liangzhou, and the territory in the hands of Ma Teng and Han Sui is far from the same, and Han Sui is dissatisfied, and Ma Teng is not happy to cut Ma Teng
Any method seems to be feasible, but in fact it is empty talk, and the helpless Ma Teng and Han Sui can only bite the bullet and command 100,000 Xiliang Iron Cavalry into Beidi County, but almost no one has confidence in the victory or defeat of this battle, including Ma Teng and Han Sui.
Of course, there are also people who are full of confidence, that is Ma Teng's eldest son Ma Chao! Ma Chao is now fourteen years old, it can be said that the newborn calf is not afraid of tigers, hearing that Zhao Yun, who is famous in Kyushu, led his troops to attack, Ma Chao was very excited on the spot, and he relied on Ma Teng to go to the battlefield.
Ma Teng is also helpless, to the eldest son Ma Chao, Ma Teng is very fond of Ma Teng, if this is defeated, the Ma family will be finished, since this is the case, bring it with you, after all, Ma Chao's martial arts have been Ma Teng's true inheritance, and even above Ma Teng, Ma Teng will not worry about Ma Chao's accidents on the battlefield, as long as Ma Chao does not challenge Zhao Yun stupidly
In 190 AD, the first year of the Han Dynasty, the whole territory of Hedong County fell into the hands of the Tianci Army in early December, and the 200,000 troops led by Niu Fu had just arrived at Hongnong County at this time. I could only helplessly send someone to Luoyang to ask for Dong Zhuo's meaning.
Dong Zhuo is tired, really tired, playing tricks and fighting on the battlefield for many years, which has made Dong Zhuo very tired, hearing that Hedong County has fallen, Dong Zhuo surprisingly did not say anything, just responded lightly, but everyone could see from Dong Zhuo's expression that this is likely to be the precursor of the storm!
Sure enough, not long after, Dong Zhuo, who was in the court, took the hundred officials under the knife, these officials, when Dong Zhuo was strong, did not dare to say anything more, but at this time, Liu Tai invaded Xiliang and even the land of Sanfu, and even Hedong County, which had been in the hands of Dong Zhuo, was lost, in the eyes of the hundred officials, Dong Zhuo will soon become yesterday's yellow flower, and the hundred officials will still be afraid of Dong Zhuo, who is about to fall?
But the problem is that even if Dong Zhuo is about to become yesterday's yellow flower, there is also the word soon, at this time, Dong Zhuo is still the Demon King of Dong, and he is still a super warlord who controls the imperial court! Hundreds of officials dare to make fun of Dong Zhuo? Dare to embarrass Dong Zhuo?
Kill! There is no reason, no excuse, find one to kill the other!
Blood splattered in the court! Dong Zhuo is crazy! was driven crazy by Liu Tai, everyone thinks so! But seeing Dong Zhuo's butcher's knife, no one dared to talk nonsense openly, and at this time, Wang Yun, who can be called the head of the hundred officials, came forward to make peace, and also invited Dong Zhuo to his Situ Mansion to sit down, which looked a little flattering.
Who is Wang Yun? That's the head of the Imperial Party! Now that Wang Yun has come forward to invite, can Dong Zhuo not go? Dong Zhuo, who suppressed his anger, agreed to Wang Yun's banquet with a smile, and claimed that Wang Yun understood the matter, and let people send Wang Yun a lot of rewards.
Not long after, there was a grand scene outside Situ Mansion, and thousands of guards protected Dong Zhuo into Situ Mansion, but the strange thing is that this time Dong Zhuo went to the banquet without bringing his personal bodyguard Lu Bu, and there were only some strong Xiliang elite soldiers on his side, which seemed to be a bit special.
The atmosphere of the banquet was very good, a round of singers performed on the stage, and the relationship between Dong Zhuo and Wang Yun deepened a lot, at this time, Dong Zhuo was a little puzzled, what did Wang Yun let him do in Situ Mansion? If you don't talk about business, even if you want to assassinate, you should do it after staying for most of the day, but Wang Yun doesn't seem to have this intention.
And Wang Yun's expression was also very entangled, he glanced at Dong Zhuo from time to time, a little embarrassed, under Dong Zhuo's gaze, Wang Yun also knew that he couldn't wait, and clapped his palms, at this time all the dancers in the hall dispersed, and the music sounded again, but this music was a little strange, as if it was stirring people's hearts.
Under Dong Zhuo's puzzled gaze, a beautiful woman walked in from the hall, a peerless beauty without a veil, a beautiful appearance, and a bumpy figure!
In Dong Zhuo's eyes, this woman became a fairy, a goddess, and a look made Dong Zhuo overwhelmed, Dong Zhuo was crazy, crazy for this fairy who suddenly appeared!!
Seeing this scene, Wang Yun, who planned all this, was not excited, looking at the girl dancing in the hall, Wang Yun, who was over sixty years old, was full of self-blame, because this girl was not someone else, but Wang Yun's biological daughter Wang Zhi! Flesh and blood!!
There is no way, if you want to make a hero make a mistake, it is always the beauty that is sacrificed, if Ren Hongchang does not leave, it may be the best choice, but Ren Hongchang was taken away by Liu Tai, and if you want to implement the beauty plan, you can only recruit people again, but the question is, is the beauty so easy to find? Especially the beauties that can fascinate Dong Zhuo and Lu Bu?!
(To be continued)