Cheng Liu didn't think about this problem, but even if he wanted to send troops, he had to find a legitimate reason, what was the order of the Queen Mother to fight against the Yellow Turban Army before, but what excuse should he find to deal with those people now?

Once you take the initiative to provoke an incident, I am afraid that those who have long been greedy will push the boat down the river to build an army, and Luoyang will be in danger.

Although the Han family and the Guardian of the Son of Heaven are all verbal words, when there is really a fight, it is impossible for Cheng Liu to ignore it.

Therefore, the current situation is definitely not as simple as it seems on the surface, the people in the court are also waiting, and the situation in the north and west is also waiting, just waiting for Hanzhong or Yangzhou to press it first, and at the same time ignite the flames of war, the soldiers, horses, grain and grass they hoarded can come in handy for a while.

The reason why Yu Youkui raised this question was because she also saw this, and it was not so simple to find a way to break the game, but she was not at ease with these henchmen.

Cheng Liu took a deep breath and replied: "Even if there are endless troubles, I can only endure it now, at least on the surface, I still have to pretend not to see it." The Han family can't fall into our hands, this is what I promised the Empress Dowager He. If you take the lead in raising troops, the situation of Jianye and the situation in Luoyang will be connected together, and the Beijing division will not be able to escape no matter what. ”

At that time, not to mention that He Jin can be stationed in Yangzhou openly, even the soldiers and horses of the rest of the states and counties are still unknown.

"So now we're just waiting?"

Cheng Liu nodded: "Wait, only wait." ”

Yu Youkui stopped talking and continued to keep his head down in contemplation.

The carriage finally arrived at the gate of Jianye City in the midst of the bumps, and after entering the city, Cheng Liu returned to the state pastoral mansion as soon as possible.

Just like when he left, the state pastoral office is still operating on its own, and the spy networks and its spies have collected information from various Yizhuang before, and now they have begun to collect it again in the state pastoral office, and the state pastoral office will confirm and screen the information in a unified manner, and then send it back to Cheng Liu's hands.

The breezy days did not last long, and the news of the war in the northwest finally came.

Huangfu Song's troops were unfavorable, and the situation in Liangzhou was precarious.

There was an uproar in the court, although they had made full preparations for the rebellion in Liangzhou, but after hearing the news, they were still shocked.

Now that the national strength is almost all dragged down by Xiqiang, he originally planned to fight to the death, but Huangfu Song did not win the first battle.

The Ten Standing Servants were furious, and met with the Young Emperor, asking him to hand over the military power and let another person take control.

As for who this person was, it was not mentioned in the secret report, maybe it was someone sent out by the Ten Standing Servants, but he was refuted by He Jin on the spot as a general.

Although the power of the ten permanent servants above the government and the opposition is the greatest, when it comes to military power, He Jin still has the initiative.

In front of the young emperor, the prestige of this great general is still not to be underestimated, relying on the support of the Empress Dowager, He Jin will not let in the military power.

This caused the ten permanent servants to become more and more dissatisfied with He Jin, but they were helpless, they couldn't let them lead the troops to fight in person, right?

In July of this year, the war that dragged on for four months finally came to an end, and at the last stop, Huangfu Song was defeated again, Liangzhou was in civil strife, and the rebels led by the Qiang people swept through Liangzhou, and Luantangshan had to withdraw from Jincheng and garrison the last line of defense in Liangzhou.

Everyone above the court suddenly noticed that the decline of the Han dynasty was not only reflected in the hearts of the people, but also the combat power of soldiers and horses continued to decline.

Although the northern defense did not have any good news, it was also in the stalemate stage, and it was possible that the Huns would break through the defense line at any time.

At the time of internal and external troubles, Cheng Liu finally couldn't bear it anymore and wrote a letter, telling the Empress Dowager He that even if the imperial court exhausted its national strength, this battle must be fought.

He Jin issued an official letter in August, asking Sikong Zhang Wen to be the general of the Che Cavalry and take over the affairs of the Sanfu Military Region.

and ordered Dong Zhuo to be the general of the prisoner, and Zhou Shen to be the general of the Dangkou.

The battle on the Western Front became longer and longer, and he joined forces with Dong Zhuo's soldiers and horses, and at the same time fought against the main forces of Xiqiang and the Northern Xiongnu.

After the battle was tragic and the stalemate stage was between them, Zhang Wen wanted to take back the lost territory with soldiers and horses, but the Qiang and Xiongnu were menacing, and the two sides were deadlocked.

In August, the two defense lines in the northwest flowed like a river, and Yangzhou osmanthus flowers bloomed everywhere.

In the governor's mansion, Cheng Liu knocked on the tea cup, and the map in front of him became bigger and bigger, and finally he had to use a wall as the background to put it down completely.

Tian Feng and Xu Shu stood on both sides, and after listening to the news from all directions, their faces were expressionless.

Finally, Cheng Liu put the tea cup on the table, slowly got up, picked up the stick used to indicate the map, and gently tapped it on the wall.

"Even if this and the Western Front are defended, the Han family will come to an end."

Silent......

Cheng Liu sneered and continued: "If the Yuan clan does not move again, I am afraid that this lost territory will become the main battlefield of the Northern and Southern Xiongnu, and they will also send troops in the next step." ”

Xu Shu finally couldn't help it and said, "Who will clean up this chaotic situation after that?" ”

Cheng Liu stood with his hands on his shoulders and said in a deep voice: "The court is incompetent, so I will come." ”

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At the beginning of September, Cheng Liu sent two fierce generals, Gan Ning and Wei Yan, to lead 50,000 troops to the north, hold Jizhou, and adhere to Cheng Liu's military orders.

In the middle of the year, the two tiger generals of Dian Wei and Zhao Yun led 80,000 soldiers and horses to sit in Xuzhou, and assisted Tao Qian to incorporate the strong and powerful who were divided at the same time, and those who refused to accept it were dealt with by the national law of the Han family and sentenced to death.

In the second half of the year, Cheng Liu gathered Danyang, Huiji, Yuzhang and other counties or local officials, united all the powerful and powerful, supplemented the grain and grass of the army and horses, and ordered Tian Feng and Xu Shu to manage the soldiers and horses, stationed near the various passes of Jianye, in addition to the merchants and visitors, there were soldiers and horses passing by to thoroughly investigate, and the soldiers and horses entering Yangzhou became increasingly scarce.

In October, the war shifted to the south, but only to the gate of Yangzhou was stopped, all the powerful in Yizhou and Jingzhou finally could not bear it, took the initiative to send troops, wanted to annex the land soldiers and horses, the court was too busy to take care of itself, the war between the two states was about to break out, and the vigorous Eastern Han Dynasty in the last years of the strong and powerful division of the situation was completely opened.

At the end of the October time node, the Yuan family temporarily avoided Cheng Liu's edge, found an excuse to wave his army to continue north, and stationed the main force in Bingzhou in the name of breaking the enemy and counterinsurgency.

Gan Ning and Wei Yan each stood on one side, and the 50,000 Danyang army was like a 100,000 army, blocking all the heroes and powers outside the gate of Jizhou, and using them to grow into a real force in the north of Jizhou.

The beacon fire in the second half of the year began to accumulate in the spring, and in the summer, it swept the whole country in a hurry, and after the turbulent autumn, it was a mess.

In addition to the peaceful situation in Yangzhou and Jizhou, thousands of displaced people wanted to enter Yangzhou and Jizhou, and some were killed by the rebels on the way, or starved to death, or died of infection caused by a large number of deaths and injuries.