Chapter 41: The Princes Rise Up

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In late November, after a heavy snowfall, 20,000 Baibo troops attacked from the north of Dongyuan County and were defeated by Ji Ping Lisuo.

This White Bo Army is not the main force, and it still carries some of the style of the Yellow Turban Army in the past, and fights, followed by the whole family.

Ji Ping asked Lu Zhi to settle their family in Dongyuan County, and some food was temporarily relieved, and the Baibo army quickly returned to the heart, and Ji Ping recruited more than 2,000 young and strong people, and trained together with 5,000 elite soldiers, including cavalry warfare, infantry warfare and street fighting.

Cavalry and foot warfare, the soldiers from Guanzhong are quite good at field battles all year round, but they don't have much experience in street fighting. Street fighting is a small group of people, including 10, 50, and 100 people.

Ji Ping didn't know much either, but these were all experienced soldiers, and they were quite effective in laying out the terrain, brainstorming, practicing actual combat, and groping and cooperating.

In addition, Ji Ping asked Bi Lan and others to design and build double stirrups, which he began to think about when he climbed on Min Gong's horse after the Rebellion of the Ten Standing Servants.

During this period, the stirrups were one-sided, mainly used for mounting, rather than to assist in controlling horses, so it was extremely difficult to train a cavalry.

The double stirrups seem simple, but they make it easier for soldiers to control the horses, so that people and horses can be connected as one, free their hands, ride and shoot on the galloping war horses, swing left and right on the horseback, and complete the left and right chops.

This alone greatly increased the combat power of the Guanzhong cavalry brought by Huangfu Li, and even those newly trained soldiers could also control the horses.

Because the iron stirrups were too slow to build, Ji Ping mobilized those palace maids to make zuò leather stirrups, although the durability was not as good as the iron pedals, but there was no problem in supporting one or two major wars.

In addition, he has not stopped cultivating the Dragon Sutra, his physique is getting stronger and stronger, his strength is getting bigger and bigger, and he has been practicing for several months.

Since ancient times, the army has been the heaviest force, and through these two events, Ji Ping has established a respectful position in the hearts of the officers and soldiers in Guanzhong.

Soon, Xun You received news from Shangdang that he had taken control of Huguan in the Zhishuo, and used Zhang Liao's relationship to incorporate Zhang Yang's thousands of soldiers and horses who were suppressing bandits in the Shangdang area.

Zhang Yang and Zhang Liao were sent by He Jin to Bingzhou to recruit troops, Zhang Liao was intercepted by Ji Ping and made other arrangements, but Zhang Yang still went to Bingzhou Shangdang to recruit troops according to He Jin's orders, and then He Jin and Ding Yuan died one after another, and Zhang Yang stayed in Shangdang to suppress bandits.

Now that he heard that Zhang Yang was also co-opted, Ji Ping couldn't help but be overjoyed, he only then understood Xun You's purpose for Zhang Liao to accompany him, and his feelings were mainly for Zhang Yang, who was plotting in the party!

In this way, Xun You and they have more than 2,000 troops in Shangdang, which is enough to gain a foothold, and Ji Ping believes that with Xun You's means, as long as they recruit some more soldiers, it is only a matter of time before they completely control Shangdang County.

For the Battle of Luoyang, Ji Ping's initial plan was:

Before Dong Zhuo moved the capital, he first led 1,000 people to cross the river near Xiaopingjin Pass in the southeast of Dongyuan to rescue the families of the soldiers in Luoyang, and at the same time fought with Duan Jin's 600 iron walls and Geng Zhong's 300 ghost shadows in Luoyang.

After Dong Zhuo set off to move the capital, Gai Shun led a thousand people from the vicinity of Xin'an County on the opposite bank of Dongyuan6, and ambushed Dong Zhuo's westward road.

Subsequently, Xun Di led 1,000 people to climb near Shaanxi and Tianjin, on the southwest bank of Dongyuan6, and set up an ambush in the area of Hongnong Michi.

Lu Zhi and Tang Fang led 2,000 soldiers and the reorganized 2,000 Baibo troops to sit in Dongyuan County and respond at any time.

In the second year of Ji Ping's arrival in the Eastern Han Dynasty, the year name was Chuping.

In the first month, the Yellow River froze three feet six inches, and the princes of the Kwantung prefectures and counties raised troops to attack Dong Zhuo, and still elected the deposed Bohai Taishou Yuan Shao as the leader of the alliance.

The ridiculous thing is that the scholars gave up on him, the emperor and Empress He, and now they have raised troops, and in the name of Kuang Zheng Huangtong, they have denied Dong Zhuoli's emperor Liu Xie, and re-supported him, the deposed king of Hongnong.

Dong Zhuo did not publicize his "death" in the palace, but after the Kwantung princes raised troops, soon, it was reported from Luoyang that Dong Zhuolu killed King Hongnong, which cut off the root cause of the Kwantung princes' rebellion.

On the tenth day of the first month, at the beginning of spring, Liu Xie, the son of heaven, led the three princes and nine kings to the suburbs of the east eight miles to welcome spring, praying for a good harvest and amnesty for the world.

On the twelfth day of the first lunar month, Niu Fu was defeated by the Baibo army led by Guo Tai on the front line of Pingyang and Linfen, and the Baibo army crossed the Fen River to the south and attacked Anyi, the administrative office of Hedong County, as well as the areas of Wenxi and Jiangyi.

Ji Ping, who had been paying attention to Anyi, received the news as soon as possible, and he immediately returned to Dongyuan County, summoned Lu Zhi, Xun Di and Gai Shun, deployed troops, and let Lu Zhi defend the northern part of Dongyuan and resist the Baibo army while preparing for the battle of Luoyang.

The Kwantung princes are pressing the border, the Baibo army is about to take control of Hedong County, Dong Zhuo's Guanxi lair and Ma Tenghan are in turmoil, and now there are enemies on all sides of Luoyang, he knows that Dong Zhuo is afraid that he is already thinking about moving the capital.

On the fifteenth day of the first month, Ji Pingzheng and Lu Zhi and other generals were discussing the battle plan, and the soldiers came to report, and He Hou and Tang Wan, accompanied by Huangfu Li, rushed from Shaoting and arrived outside the door.

"Ping'er, Dong Zhuo occupies the Beijing Division, the army is strong, you brought 3,000 people over, isn't it a sheep into the mouth of a tiger? I won't let you go! He Hou's expression was solemn, and his tone was angry.

"Mother, Wan'er, don't be in a hurry, and listen to me." Ji Ping saw that his mother was angry, and his eyes were full of worry, and even Tang Wan was opposed, he hurriedly comforted them and sat down, and said with a smile: "Dong Zhuo is just a paper tiger now, if the child does a good job this time, maybe he can directly destroy this scourge." ”

Seeing that He Hou was a little anxious, Ji Ping hurriedly and patiently analyzed: "Now the Kwantung princes have raised troops to crusade against Dong Zhuo, a total of three routes, threatening the northern part of Luoyang are Yuan Shao, who claims to be the general of the Che Cavalry, Wang Kuang, the Taishou of Hanoi, and Cui Jun, the Taishou of Hexi, Cui Jun, the Taishou of Hexi, was lost by the Baibo Army, and now he has no troops, and Wang Kuang has always only looked at Yuan Shaoma, and the two of them have 20,000 troops in Hanoi. ”

"In the eastern part of Luoyang, the Kwantung princes were the strongest, with Chen Liujun Taishou Zhang Miao, Yanzhou Thorn Shi Liu Dai, Guangling County Taishou Zhang, Dongjun Taishou Qiaomao, Shanyang County Taishou Yuan Yi, Jibei Xiang Bao Xin and Cao Cao's garrison sour dates, with a total strength of no less than 70,000.

In the south of Luoyang, Yuzhou Thorn Shi Kongxiu garrisoned Yingchuan, and the later general Yuan Shu garrisoned Luyang, these two also had nearly 30,000 people, and further south, there were Changsha Sun Jian, Wuqiu Jian and others also came from afar.

The three-way army and horses, totaling more than 100,000 people, besieged Luoyang from the east, south, and north, and Dong Zhuo's soldiers and horses in Luoyang were less than 40,000, and he had to divide his troops to guard the eight passes of Luoyang, so the troops left in Luoyang were only 30,000. ”

"And if you want to move the capital to Chang'an, the car of the Son of Heaven Liu Xie must go first, and Dong Zhuo will send troops and horses to escort and supervise, at least more than 5,000 troops, so Dong Zhuo will only have more than 20,000 left."

Ji Ping was analyzing, and He Hou interrupted him: "Although the Kwantung princes are strong, there are eight guards in Luoyang, and Dong Zhuo can still transfer troops from Liangzhou, why does Ping'er think that Dong Zhuo will definitely move the capital?" ”

Ji Ping smiled, he couldn't say that he knew it in his previous life, so he could only analyze it from the actual situation: "There are 100,000 princes in Kanto, and Dong Zhuo's Guanxi nest has Ma Teng Han Sui to make trouble, the most important thing is that Dong Zhuo's main force in Hedong, Niu Fu, was defeated by the Baibo army. ”

He opened the map, pressed his finger to Dayang County, which is across the mountain in the west of Dongyuan County, and drew southward, and said: "Niu Fu is defeated, and the Bai Bo army will cross the river from Dayang County to Shaanxi County and Mianchi in Hongnong County at any time, directly cutting off the passage between Dong Zhuo and Guanzhong, so that Dong Zhuo will be surrounded on all sides and become a turtle in the urn, so he is forced to move the capital." ”

"Now that there has been war in Guanzhong for many years, and the people have been displaced, with Dong Zhuo's character, once the capital is moved, it is likely to burn Luoyang, drive millions of people into the customs, and enrich the population."

Ji Ping's eyes flashed with confidence: "How big is Luoyang, to disperse and drive millions of people westward, and to escort the looted baggage, from Luoyang to Guanzhong, there are more than 200 miles, Dong Zhuo's more than 20,000 troops will inevitably be greatly dispersed, this is our opportunity." ”

At this time, Lu Zhi on the side said: "Although Dong Zhuo is brutal, he is not so bad as to risk the world's disapproval, right?" Burning down the capital and driving the people away is an unprecedented disaster! ”

Ji Ping took a deep breath, although this was something he knew in his previous life, but at this time, he could only think and analyze hard in his mind, trying to persuade Lu Zhi and He Hou: "Liangzhou was far away from the Jingshi in ancient times, and there were many military generals, and they tried to integrate into the court and the scholar group from generation to generation, and there were Liangzhou Sanming Emperor Fu Gui, Zhang Huan and Duan Cheng, who tried to integrate through Guò scriptures, relatives and eunuchs, but they all failed, and Dong Zhuo was also born in Liangzhou, and he also wanted to integrate into the scholars, and he was more ambitious and wanted to control the government. ”

"Since Dong Zhuo entered Beijing, he first abolished the emperor Liwei, and then went all out to win over the scholars, rebelled for the party, and appointed the scholars as officials.

Ji Ping smiled: "Scholars have high style and bright festivals, full of experience, but they also have pretentious and noble, self-righteous, and look down on the stinky problems of the people in the world, they have never looked down on Dong Zhuo, a Liangzhou martial artist, even if Dong Zhuo has done so much in order to win them over, but it is useless, scholars have the ideas of scholars, and they must personally control the government themselves." ”

"Therefore, first of all, under those scholars who pretended to be attached to Dong Zhuo, such as Wu Qiong and Zhou Bijian, Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu, Zhang Miao, Zhang, Qiao Mao and other scholars held important positions in local states and counties, and then they recruited soldiers and raised troops to fight against Dong Zhuo, and now Dong Zhuo is probably already suspicious, and his relationship with the scholars has become fragile."

"And the issue of moving the capital will lead them to a complete break!" Seeing that He Hou was a little puzzled and Lu Zhi was a little understanding, Ji Ping sighed and said: "I can expect that once Dong Zhuo's idea of moving the capital is proposed, it will inevitably be opposed by the scholars with all their might, causing an uproar, which Dong Zhuo probably didn't expect." ”

Ji Ping sneered: "Because when Dong Zhuo wanted to abolish me, the Son of Heaven, except for Lu Shangshu, all the ministers and scholars were silent, but now the matter of moving the capital seems to be smaller than the abolition, but it has been resolutely opposed by the ministers and scholars." Dong Zhuo should have felt confused at the beginning, he could be said to have put his heart into the scholars, pacified the party, and vigorously appointed the scholars as officials, but in exchange for the release of the scholars to raise troops to fight, the internal scholars opposed him in unison. ”

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