Chapter 67: The Return of the Son of Heaven [7]
Zhongming, Zhang Che rides sincerely, I don't know what you think? ”
In any case, Emperor Xian finally got out of the wolf's den, and Jia Xu also had a matter on his mind. As everyone knows, the emperor has entered the tiger's mouth again. Jia Xu twisted his long beard in his hands, his eyes were bright, his demeanor was shining, and he was calm.
Duan Xuan, who was sitting opposite, was not in such a good mood as him. Wu Zifang led the people to attack the city and plunder the land in the west, entered and occupied Chang'an, and was turning eastward; And Zhang Ying defeated the Li Guo coalition army, reached Tongguan, and had already advanced to Duan Xuan's tent. Jia Xu came here to announce the edict, whether to fight or surrender, Duan Xuan was in a dilemma.
For the victory over Zhang Ying, Duan Xuan is still a little more sure. Which of these Dong Zhuo's remnants did not come from the battlefield, Zhang Yingsheng won, but Li, Guo and others, Zhang Ying did not catch any of them. If it were to join forces, it was not clear how the situation would change.
However, what can you do if you defeat Zhang Ying. Zhang Han has half of the country in his hands, millions of soldiers, and the treasury is full, and he will never give up. Last year, Zhang Han swept the north and chased the south to be invincible, invincible, and fierce. If you go all out to the west...... The odds of winning are really limited, and no matter what Duan Xuan thinks, he is not very optimistic.
However, if he surrendered, Duan Xuan was a little reluctant. Just like Zhang Han's prestige, Zhang Han's reorganization is also famous-Zhang Han's selfless army under his account. Not only under the account, Zhang Han's inventory of the private soldiers under his rule is also extremely strict, and the list of weapons that are strictly prohibited from being held by civilians on the ban on arms is very long. Except for the basic swords, guns, clubs, and bows and arrows, they are almost all forbidden.
Let's take a look at the generals under Zhang Han. Which of the many generals is not Zhang Han's descendant?
All of them!
In other words, once Duan Xuan surrendered, he would inevitably lose control of the army completely. Then......
"Wenhe, I'll think again, think again......"
Duan Xuan was a little undecided. He frowned in annoyance, and pondered over and over again how it would be more advantageous to act. Suddenly. Duan Xuan's eyes lit up:
"Wenhe, where do you think I should go?"
Seeing that he looked sincere and asked for advice, Jia Xu couldn't help laughing:
"Zhongming, you and I have known each other for many years, why do you need to make this appearance? Besides, I have come as an envoy. How can there be any reason to persuade you to resist? ”
Duan Xuan's face was slightly red, and he said embarrassedly:
"Wenhe, you and I are fellow villagers and friends for many years, this matter is really important to me, and I can only ask Wenhe for advice......
Duan Xuan said and spoke, but he was moved by emotion and lowered his head deeply. Jia Xu also knew that Duan Xuandi's words and deeds were mostly more dramatic, but Duan Xuandi's words came to this point. But he was not allowed to postpone it any longer.
"Zhongming, I'm in a place of suspicion. It's really hard to speak...... So be it! I'll ask a few questions, Tadaaki. You answer? ”
Seeing that Duan Xuan did not object, Jia Xu thought about it for a while, and then began to ask:
"Zhongming, if Zhang Che's cavalry moves westward, will you be able to resist it yourself?"
"Can't!"
There is no doubt about this, Duan Xuan answered very simply.
"If you join forces with Li Guo and the others, can you resist?"
"This," Duan Xuan hesitated. Soon there was an answer, "I'm afraid the odds are not big!" ”
This answer was also expected by Jia Xu. If the odds of winning are very high, Duan Xuan will not hesitate. However, it is not impossible to win. Duan Xuan is still very confident in himself. Jia Xu didn't say much, and continued to ask:
"If Zhang Ying sets up a strong camp to hold on, what are the chances of the coalition army winning?"
“……”
Hearing this, Duan Xuan's sweat immediately came down. There was no food in the army, and its soldiers scattered on their own. He attaches great importance to farming in Huayin, and there is a little storage of grain and grass, and he can still persist after a year and a half of planting. Li Guo and others were based in Sanfu, and most of them had been occupied by Wu Zifang, and Zhang Jidi, Shaanxi County and Hongnong also fell into the hands of Zhang Ying. If Zhang Ying fights a protracted war, the coalition army will collapse in ten days.
Thinking of this, Duan Xuan looked at Jia Xu's eyes, and it was a little wrong. Jia Xu pretended not to know, his face looked foreign, his expression did not move, but he did not speak, and looked at Duan Xuan with a smile. Duan Xuan knew that he had seen it carefully for Jia Xu, thinking about Jia Xu's resourcefulness, he was worried in his heart, and he turned his face sideways, not daring to face Jia Xu.
Jia Xu didn't think much of himself, and said with a smile:
"Zhongming, do you have the ambition to help the world?"
Hearing Jia Xu's words, Duan Xuan's heart was relieved, and he couldn't help but take a deep breath and slow down before he reacted:
"Nope! Wenhe, you know me. I think at the beginning, how good my brother was, and in the end, he only ended up ruined, and his family was ruined......"
Recalling his brother Duan Ying, who was in Sanming in Liangzhou, Duan Xuan couldn't help but sigh. Duan Ying swept away Xiqiang and shook the western soil, how majestic he was.
Seeing this, Jia Xu also felt it. In the early years, the name of Duan Taiwei could stop Qiang'er from crying at night. Zhuhu, who was rampant in Liangzhou, did not dare to take Duan Ying as an enemy. That year, Jia Xu encountered a rebellion on the way home, so he pretended to be Duan Ying's grandson, and the rebellion really didn't dare to hurt him. Everyone in the same country was killed, but only Jia Xu was able to get out. It can be seen from this that Shi Ying's prestige reached at that time. Thinking about it so far, Jia Xu still has a bit of yearning.
Duan Xuan was silent for a while, as if he was a little older, and said slowly:
"Today, there are many heroes. Duan Xuan still has a little self-knowledge, how dare he compete with the heroes! ”
"Chungmyeong, what do you think of today's Hangeul Festival?"
Han Fu? At the beginning, Jizhou was ridiculed and ridiculed, but today, Han Fu is in a high position and has a marriage with the Zhang family, which is really ......
Duan Xuan's eyes lit up, he stood up, and looked at Jia Xu is a big slash:
"Wenhe, today I accept your guidance, my Duan clan is old and young!"
Jia Xu hurriedly avoided it, but he didn't dare to take it seriously.
……
Although Duan Xuan said it well, he finally gave Jia Xu a problem. Speaking of which, Jia Xu himself is also to blame for this matter, he has nothing to mention Han Fu, now it's okay, Duan Xuan is also going to marry the Zhang family.
In any case, Duan Xuan was willing to surrender, and Jia Xu could be regarded as having completed the task. As for the request for marriage, of course Zhang Lu would not object. In terms of Duan Xuan's identity, Duan Xuan's son and the daughter of the Zhang clan can be regarded as the right person.
In the first month of the spring of the first year of Jian'an (196), Duan Xuan should be edicted to enter the court, and he was the general of Anji and the doctor of Dahonglu Guanglu.
Subsequently, Zhang Ying announced the decree and told the county: "Li? , Guo, Zhang Ji and others' original compatriots who surrendered will no longer be held responsible; Those who are willing to join the army will pass the assessment, that is, they will be treated equally with all soldiers; Those who do not want to join the army will not be forced,
As is customary, the land is given "Yunyun." At the same time, a heavy reward for Li? Wait. In the middle of the day, the respondents gathered, more than 30,000 soldiers, more than 7,000 horses, and the power of Hongnong, Guanzhong is fixed.
At the end of the month, someone was carrying Li? When the head came, Zhang Ying fulfilled his promise and rewarded him with 100 gold. In February, Guo and Zhang Ji's heads were also delivered. Zhang Yingcai was sent to Anyi in one go, and Emperor Xian ordered his head to be hung in public. After the dust of the war settled, Lee? , Guo and Zhang Ji were all killed. This is more barbaric, but the times are like this, Zhang Han will not let himself fall for the sake of hundreds of people, and make people sick.
With the determination of the counties and counties, Zhang Lu returned to the state and commanded the armies of the state. Zhang Jian, the general of the Che Cavalry, was listed as Shangshu, and Shihua was also dropped back as the Imperial History. Of course, if the emperor is here, there must be an edict to appoint. However, with the current situation, Emperor Xian did not reject Zhang Han's above table.
In the spring of March, Emperor Xian set off, left Anyi, crossed the river in the south, and traveled to the sun.
In the summer of April, the car arrived in Yangyang. One, Xun Zhuo forcibly moved into Guanzhong, and the whole city was empty and uninhabited. Zhang Han had the intention to move the capital to Xindu, and only repaired it simply. After Emperor Xian arrived in Yang, he had to live in the former residence of Zhao Zhong, who was in a slightly better situation.
On the tenth day of the fourth month, Emperor Xian sacrificed to heaven on the outskirts of Yang and announced an amnesty to the world. On the 14th, Emperor Xian led the generals of the ministers. Visited the temple together and sacrificed to the ancestors. These things are not very important, but they are very symbolic, Zhang Han naturally has to participate, and he is just busy. When worshipping the ancestors, the emperor prayed silently, and couldn't help but burst into tears, but he didn't know what he was saying. You can imagine it. Emperor Xian will not say good things about Zhang Han.
At that time, Zhang Han's intentions were known to passers-by, so some people deliberately welcomed them, hoping to please Zhang Han. Wang Li, the Taishi of Shizhong, has repeatedly declared: "Han Zuo is over, and Qi and Wei will have those who will prosper." He also openly declared, "Destiny is destined to go." The five elements are not always prosperous, the person who replaces the fire is also earth, the inheritor of the Han Dynasty is Wei, and the person who can calm the world, the surname Zhang is also, and only the appointment of the Zhang family is just. ”
Zhang Han did not believe in the Mandate of Heaven and was very disgusted with him, so he had people impeach him and remove him from his official position.
Prior to this, Emperor Xian appointed Zhang Han as Sikong. Zhang Han resolutely resigned. According to the rules of the past, when the three dukes led the troops to meet the Son of Heaven. Let Tiger Ben stand beside him with a sword. It can be said that life is in the hands of others. Zhang Han because of this. and refused to obey.
When the people knew about this, they were very surprised, and they didn't understand what Zhang Han wanted to do.
In fact, Zhang Han just hated that people were talking about the mandate of heaven. Zhang Han has always thought that the Mandate of Heaven may or may not be there. If the Mandate of Heaven exists, it will not care about the rise and fall of the world. It's like people don't care about the rise or fall of ants.
Early May. Zhang Han began to build a temple in Xindu to worship the ancestors of the Han dynasty and a shrine to worship the gods of earth and valley as a national symbol. On the 19th, Emperor Xian's car drove out of Mengjin Pass. Sailor fleet down the river and moved the capital to Xindu.
On June 13, Emperor Xian's car arrived in Xindu and worshiped Zhang Han as a general. Seeing that Zhang Han accepted, Emperor Xian also breathed a sigh of relief. The emperor should be at this point, but it is extremely boring.
The general is above the three dukes, and the ceremony is similar to the three dukes. However, Zhang Han took advantage of the good opportunity of Emperor Xian's side not having Yulin Huben to protect him, and selected a group of trustworthy people from his own pro-army to reorganize the Yulin Army. and replaced all the attendants and maids around the emperor, but the scruples in front of him were no longer there.
After wars and famines, the population of Sili dropped from more than 4 million to more than 500,000. In the past, Guanzhong, which was full of fertile fields, often traveled hundreds of miles today, and there were no people in sight. Zhang Han took Wu Zifang as the lieutenant of the division and controlled the troops in Guanzhong. He also took Han Zhang as the secretary of the assassination history and managed the affairs of the department. In order to encourage immigration to Sili, Zhang Han agreed to apply the ten-fold land order to Sili. Naturally, this does not include the right wind that faces Liangzhou directly.
The Zhong family of Changshe is the surname of the county, and the world is good at criminal law, and Zhong is no exception. Zhang Han was treated as a court lieutenant and was in charge of criminal law and prisons, as well as trial cases. When Jia Xu first arrived, he made a contribution, Zhang Hanbiao was the ruling Jinwu, the marquis of the capital pavilion, and the general's palace staff and military.
The rest of the ministers and others also have their own rewards. However, Emperor Xian's cronies and ministers who are not inferior in the court, Zhang Han is not so polite. The former were mostly killed, while the latter were all denounced. The vacant waiters and mid-level positions, Zhang Han was selected from his cronies and his children. In addition, Zhang Han also wanted to take Xu Ling as the big farmer and Xiang Feng as the young mansion.
Within a few months, nearly half of the important ministers in the court had been replaced, and Emperor Xian finally couldn't suppress his anger, was furious, and refused to issue an edict. Zhang Han thought of it? The Son of Heaven ordered the princes, only then did he retreat half a step back and not replace the Shaofu. Anyway, the treasury of the emperor is empty, thanks to Zhang Han's supply, just give him less.
In the first year of Jian'an, Emperor Xian issued an edict to Yuan Shao, reproaching him: "There are many soldiers in the vast land, but they specialize in forming parties for personal gain, and even brothers do not scruple about each other, but only crusade against each other without authorization." ”
At the same time, Emperor Xian also issued an edict to Sun Ce. reaffirmed Sun Jian's original merits, worshiped Sun Ce as the captain of the cavalry, and led the Wu County Taishou. Emperor Xian thanked Sun Jian for repairing the tombs of the emperors of the Han Dynasty, and allowed Sun Ce to attack the Marquis of Wucheng.
At this time, Yuan Shao was still Zhang Han's main opponent. And Sun Ce's momentum in Yangzhou is not small, but when he first raised his army, his power was weaker after all. Of course, Zhang Han wanted to help Sun Ce so that the war between the two sides could continue, so as to weaken Yuan Shao's power.
Yuan Shaoda was angry, but he couldn't ignore it, so he had to go to the book to explain it for himself. However, Yuan Shu was defeated repeatedly, and his power shrank to a county in Nanyang, and he was no longer arrogant. And Lu Bu was strong, Yuan Shu relied on him to resist Yuan Shao, and he was also quite afraid that he would seize Nanyang. Therefore, Yuan Shu often remembers the folk saying "those who represent the Han should be Tu Gao" in private, but there is no misconduct on the surface. Yuan Shao's self-presentation table is somewhat weak.
Speaking of Sun Ce, we have to start with Sun Jian.
In the first year of Xingping (194), when Sun Jian was killed by Cao Cao, Sun Ce was already serving under his father's account. After Sun Jian's death, Yuan Shu wanted to annex Sun Jian's troops, and the two sides fought fiercely. Sun Jian's old subordinate Zhu Zhi saw that Yuan Shu was in chaos and treated his subordinates harshly, so he persuaded Sun Ce to return to his hometown and occupy Jiangdong.
So, Sun Ce asked Yuan Shu and said: "My family has an old favor to the people in the Jiangdong region, I will return to my hometown to recruit soldiers and horses, I can gather 30,000 soldiers, after I bury my father's body, I will lead these people to attack Danyang, to assist the general to pacify the world." ”
Yuan Shu knew that Sun Ce was dissatisfied with him, but by
Yuan Shao occupied Jiujiang County, Danyang Taishou Zhouju County was attached to Yuan Shao, Hui Wang Lang and Lujiang Taishou Lukang, each guarding their own county, Yuan Shu thought that Sun Ce might not be able to defeat them, so he agreed to Sun Ce's request, and expressed his strategy as the captain of Zhichong and the general of Kou.
Yuan Shu calculated very clearly, Sun Ce had to pass through Jiangxia and Lujiang to return to his hometown, and it was impossible to bring too many people with him.
At the beginning of the second year of Xingping (195), Tao Qian surrendered to Zhang Han. After Tao Qian's generals were defeated in the resistance, they fled across the river with a large number of men and horses. The military discipline of the Rong army was very bad, and after breaking through the Dantu, the troops ransacked it. Qu'a was panicked, Sun Ce moved at the right time, responded to every call, and with his father's old department and the guests who were willing to follow him as the backbone, he quickly raised thousands of soldiers and horses in Quala. After the defeat of Rong, Sun Ce announced that he would not blame the old Rongbu Xiangqu in the past, and was willing to exempt all those who served in the army from levies, and those who responded gathered during the day. Sun Ce gained both men and money, and his power grew rapidly.
The revenge of killing his father is not shared. There was not a day that Sun Ce did not read Cao Cao's name. However, he knew that his strength was weak and not enough to compete with Cao Cao, so he did not attack Danyang County. Instead, he abandoned Qu'a and led his troops south.
Sun Ce fought and was invincible, no one could resist his offensive, and the people were all lost when they heard that Sun Ce was about to arrive; Officials from all over the country abandoned the city and fled to the mountains. When Sun Ce arrived, the army was ordered not to plunder, and the army crossed the autumn without committing any crimes. So the people were very happy, and they rushed to comfort Sun Cedi's army with beef and wine. Sun Ce is handsome. Humorous speech, open-minded personality, able to accept the opinions of others, good at using talents. Therefore, both the scholars and the common people, all who saw him did their best for him and were willing to die for him.
The rise of Sun Ce. It quickly attracted Cao Cao's attention. However, the drought and locust plague in the first year of Xingping had a great impact. Cao Cao not only had to raise grain and grass in the two counties to feed himself, but also supported a large amount of grain and grass for Yuan Shao. Before the grain of that year was harvested, Cao Cao was really unable to send troops to fight against Sun Ce. With this buffer time, Sun Ce reorganized his armament. 's power was consolidated.
In a short period of time, Sun Ce drove away Xu Gong, the Taishou of Wu County, and occupied the entire territory of Wu County. He also contacted Wang Lang, the Taishou of Huiji County, Lu Kang, the Taishou of Lujiang County, and Yan Baihu, a bandit, hoping to jointly resist the invasion of Yuan Shao's forces. Of course, there are many contradictions between the various forces, and it is very difficult to get in touch. In the case of Sun Ce, he coveted the wealthy Huiji County.
When the grain was harvested and Cao Cao wanted to raise troops to fight against Sun Ce, Yuan Shao came with an order. summoned him to meet Emperor Xian, and sent Yan Liang to command the troops. Yan Liangke didn't take Sun Ce, a hairy boy, in his eyes. He set his primary target on Lujiang County. Danyang County, Jiujiang County and Yuzhou surrounded Lujiang County from three sides, in other words. Yuan Shao's defense line was very long. The occupation of Lujiang County will greatly improve the situation. From this point of view, Yan Liangdi's choice is not wrong.
However, Lu Kangfei, the Taishou of Lujiang County, was not an ordinary person, and not only managed Lujiang very well - this was also one of the reasons why Yan Liang attacked Lujiang first, but also was proficient in military strategy. Lu Kang was lightly endowed in Lujiang Province, with clear rewards and punishments, and he was very gracious. The people were willing to die. He had already prepared for Yuan Shao's attack. Yan Liang attacked the city of Shuxian. I can't move.
At that time, the Great Han Kingdom did not have a very good way to attack the city. The catapult Zhang Hanxin 'invented' not long ago, but it has not yet been popularized. The imitations from the outside world are of very poor quality - they can only throw 100 catties of stones 200 paces, and the damage to the fortified city is not great. Shu County is strong, with plenty of grain and grass, and one heart. In this case, Yan Liang did not have a siege of a year and a half, and it was difficult to overcome it when the city ran out of food and piled it up with human lives. The technical conditions are like this, it's not that Yan Liang is incompetent, it's the same for everyone.
By the way, Lu Kang is Lu Xundi's uncle; Zhou Yu's family lived in Shu County, and Sun Ce also lived in Shu County for several years. However, Lu Kang is a Jiangdong wang family, and he looks down on Sun Ce, a nouveau riche from a small family. When Sun Ce went to ask to see him, he refused to see him in person, and only sent a master to perfunctory him, and the two of them felt a little guilty.
Without further ado, the book gets back to business.
Yan Liang encountered a hard bone, and the two armies could not hold each other. Sun Ce seized this advantageous opportunity and immediately led his army to attack Huiji County.
There are two major forces in Huiji County, Yan Baihu and Wang Lang, the Taishou of Huiji County, Yan Baihu has no ambitions, and Sun Ce chose to eliminate Wang Lang first. Wang Lang, the Taishou of Huiji County, personally led his troops to guard Guling City. Guling City, also known as Yue Wang City, is a military fortress located on the shore of Zhejiang River, which is very strong. Sun Ce attacked several times, but he couldn't overcome it. His uncle Sun Jing persuaded him to investigate Zhudu from more than 20 miles to the south, bypass Guling, and directly attack Yuji and Shanyin counties behind Guling. Sun Ce followed his advice and won a big victory. Wang Lang crossed the sea and fled, Sun Ce pursued all the way to Dongye, broke Wang Lang's army, and Wang Lang was forced to surrender.
After pacifying Huiji County, Sun Ce turned around and began to storm Danyang County. Sun Ce is worthy of being a little overlord, although Yuan Jun is prepared, but he can't resist it, from Yu Qian to Danyang, Sun Ce is invincible in successive battles, Danyang County Taishou Zhou led the troops to meet the battle, and Sun Ce broke it in a big battle. Yuan Shao suffered this loss and immediately became anxious.
As mentioned above, in order to guard against Zhang Hantai's army, Yuan Shao had heavy troops in Zhongli and Shouchuntun in Jiujiang County. At this time, Yuan Shao couldn't take care of it, so he used it on Sun Ce.
The two armies fought in Danyang County from the autumn to the spring of the following year, and they could not distinguish the winner from the loser. However, with Yuan Shao's continuous reinforcements, and Cao Cao was also defeated, Sun Ce slowly couldn't support it. After all, Sun Ce had not been raising his troops long ago, and his strength was far inferior to Yuan Shao, and he was able to fight like this because Yuan Shao was attacked on several sides and could not go all out. When the two armies are stalemate, the difference in other aspects determines the victory or defeat of the two armies.
Sun Ce was young and his family was not high, and he was looked down upon by the Jiangdong family - Lu Kang looked down on him. And Yuan Shao IV and the third duke, the reputation is not comparable to the loss strategy. Yuan Shao made every effort to win over these prestigious families, and contacted the powerful such as Yan Baihu and the handsome Zulang of Jing County, and wantonly made a wish for them to be crowned officials.
In short, by the time the emperor issued the edict, Sun Ce's situation was already very bad. Zhang Han issued an edict condemning Yuan Shao on the one hand and creating public opinion; On the one hand, envoys were dispatched to mediate, and the garrisons of Taihe Shanyang were mobilized, putting on a posture of a large-scale attack. This forced Yuan Shao to slow down his offensive and temporarily stabilize the situation.
The mountain rain is about to come, and the wind is full of buildings, and the situation in Jiangdong is about to break out. Zhang Han's envoy came to Jiangdong at this time.
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