Chapter 43: The Battle of Yingchuan

But listening to the Yanling County Order, he said: "The subordinates have prepared a thin wine banquet in the county to wash the dust for the general." When you first came here, you will definitely not be familiar with the customs of this place, so why not listen to what we told at the banquet. ”

Wen Chou shook his head lightly and said: "The kindness of the foot is appreciated, but the contemptible people can't stay in Yanling County for long. He then opened his mouth to ask the county order: "Wang Jun, I heard news on the road a few days ago that Dong Zhuo sent troops to Yangcheng a few days ago to kill a good captive girl, and the county was shocked, but is there really such a thing?" ”

"It is true." Yanling County Ling naturally didn't dare to deceive Wen Chou, and said at the moment.

"There is such a thing, you have come to welcome me today, and the details of the county boundary can be explained to me in detail?" Wen Chou's face was silent.

When Dong Zhuojun arrived in Yangcheng, it was just in time for the people of Yangcheng to gather in the county and city, seeing this, Dong Zhuo's soldiers began to drive the people together, all of them were killed, and the goods and women in the county were looted, and they returned with a full load, claiming to have exterminated the thieves and won a great victory. The county lieutenant heard the news too late, and it was too late to rescue them, and he heard that he had been chasing them all the way to the county border and could not catch up with them, so he could only return to Yangzhai, but before returning to Yangzhai, they sent hundreds of county soldiers to increase the two counties of Yangcheng and Lunshi. The Yanling County Order told everything he knew.

The two counties of Yangcheng and Lunshi are the westernmost counties of Yingchuan, close to the Yuyuan Pass, and the west of the pass is the Sili School Captain Department, and the distance from Luoyang, the capital of the gods, is only one or two hundred miles away.

The coalition army of the counties of Kwantung Prefecture has only not been raised for a long time, and many soldiers and horses have not yet arrived at the meeting place, and some are not even ready to go out of the county, such is the case with Kong Ling in Yuzhou, not only does he have no military talent, but also has just grasped the real power, and his prestige is not too high, so he has not been able to gather the county soldiers of the counties in the state so far.

Yes. So far, Yingchuan County is still only garrisoned by Yingchuan county soldiers. Dong Zhuo sent his army to Yingchuan to plunder at this time, obviously to give Kong Ling, Wen Chou and others a dismount, and at the same time, it was also to deter the coalition forces in Suoju, Hanoi and other places.

Wen Chou nodded, and said to the Yanling County Order: "The county boundary is unstable, and Dong Zhuo's army may come again at any time." We can't go to the banquet today, so please forgive me. After the crusade against Dong Zhuo, we will definitely come to Guixian again and disturb the foot. ”

Although Wen Chou also had the intention of contacting the Yingchuan scholars, Dong Zhuo's army was in front, so he had to respect such thoughts for the time being! As long as he can ensure the safety of Yingchuan under Dong Zhuo's attack, then he will definitely be recognized by the Yingchuan scholars, otherwise no matter how much effort Wen Chou makes, he will not be able to impress the hearts of Yingchuan scholars. This is Wen Chou's idea.

Yanling County Ling Liandao did not dare.

Wen Chou is in a high position, and the male soldiers under his command are elite horses, although he appreciates his face is excellent, he refuses to appreciate his face, and there is no other way for Yanling County to order.

Wen Chou finished talking to the Yanling County Order, and said a few words to the taxis and officials of Yanling County, but he didn't even enter the county seat, so he took Tian Feng, Tian Chou, Zhao Yun, Yan Liang and others to say goodbye. Beat the horse and returned to the army, bypassing Yanling County. Rushed to Yangzhai and rushed to the road. Yang Zhai is the county of Yingchuan, and it is the purpose of Wen Chou's trip.

Seeing Wen Chou and the others leaving, a scholar from Yanling County said: "The county of Kwantung Prefecture is asking for Dong, and the leader of the alliance for Dong is Yuan Bohai, Dong Zhuo did not attack him, but sent troops to my Yingchuan." It is really hateful to kill the people of my county, pretend to be a military merit, kidnap my well-dressed women, and match them with a soldier as a concubine! Although the county lieutenant governs the army strictly. However, in the end, it is not as strong as the civil and martial arts, the civil and military fierce resourceful and brave, and the military achievements are impressive, since its appearance, the Black Mountain thieves are not bitter, and the people in the county are not disturbed. Our county can be safe! ”

Originally, the Kwantung princes raised troops to fight against Dong, and there were those who supported and opposed the scholars in Yingchuan County, and some felt that it was none of their business, but Dong Zhuo sent troops to plunder some time ago, and when he heard the tragic situation in Yangcheng, the soldiers and officials in Yingchuan counties suddenly felt that it was dangerous, and they were shocked by the brutality of Dong Zhuo's army. And at this time, the appearance of Wen Chou made them seem to have found a reliance, which was in response to Wen Chou's idea, as long as he could successfully resist Dong Zhuozhi's attack and make Yingchuan stable, then do you still need to worry about Yingchuan Shizi not returning to his heart?

After leaving Yanling County, Tian Feng asked Wen Chou one thing when he approached: "Duke Ming, a few days ago, Dong Zhuolu killed King Hongnong and discussed moving the capital to Chang'an a few days ago, what does Duke Ming think about these two things?" ”

On the twentieth day of the first month, the Kwantung Prefecture County spread the news that the army was raised, and in response to this change, Dong Zhuo has done a total of four things so far.

The first was on the 25th day, that is, the day Wen Chou's soldiers left Changshan, he announced a general amnesty for the world.

Han family story: "amnesty" is usually after the new emperor ascends the throne or there is a large-scale epidemic disaster in the world. The new emperor ascended the throne in September last year, and the imperial court had already granted amnesty to the world once at that time, and this time the amnesty was to declare kindness and compete with Yuan Shao and others for the hearts of the people in the world, and also to try to avoid those who violated the law and died "desperately" to join the coalition army to fight for Dong.

The second is that shortly after the amnesty was announced, Dong Zhuo ordered Lang Zhong to kill the deposed emperor Hongnong Wang Liu Wei.

This is to cut off the "political illusions" of a group of people who are against Dong, and at the same time to divide the coalition against Dong.

War has always been for the service of politics, there are many people who ask for Dong, although they have raised the banner of fighting Dong, but they are not the same in terms of political goals, but are faintly divided into several factions, among them are like Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu, may have different intentions, among them are like those who are ugly, have other plans, and some of them are like Sun Jian and others, who may just be bent on improving their prestige and family name, loyal to the martyrs and thieves, and there are many people, but their goal is to support Liu Wei to regain the throne.

Liu Wei is the eldest son of the first emperor, the crown prince appointed by the first emperor, and the rightful heir, who was not immoral but was abolished, which is unacceptable to Confucianism. However, now that Dong Zhuo has killed Liu Bian, these people have lost their political goals all of a sudden, and as soon as Liu Zhuo dies, Dong Zhuo is extremely guilty, but there is no object to support, what should they do next? It is inevitable that you will be at a loss, how will this battle be fought? Even if Dong Zhuo wins, what can he do?

Dong Zhuo's move is ruthless, but it is also very effective in dividing and disintegrating the morale of the Kwantung Coalition Army.

The third is that after Dong Zhuo poisoned Liu Wei, he immediately summoned the ministers and discussed sending troops out of the customs to fight against the eastern part of the country. (To be continued......)