Chapter 169: Soothing Yingchuan

Chun Yuqiong said: "It doesn't matter, our army has four counties of Zhongmu, Kaifeng, Yangwu and Yuanling as the base, as long as our army is based on the two counties of Changshe and Yanling in Yingchuan, and then take Chen Liu's Wei clan to strengthen the rear." and then combined with Yingchuan Taishou Li Min, called on all the wealthy families in Yingchuan County to drive Dong together, and gradually advanced to the west, and the Xiliang cavalry was too longitudinal, but there was nothing to do. ”

From the perspective of historical evaluation, Huang Zhong's ability is naturally stronger than Chun Yuqiong, but He Bai feels that what Chun Yuqiong said is not bad at this time. He Bai couldn't help but laugh at himself secretly, believing Chun Yuqiong's opinion, seeing that Yuan Shao was not much worse than Yuan Shao in history.

He Bai then raised a large army to go south to Changshe, and first communicated with Changshe Ling, who was sitting in the trapped city, and said that he would help him defend the city. The Changshe Ling was overjoyed, and without waiting for the consent of Li Min, the Taishou of Yingchuan, he accepted He Baijun into the city with the Zhong family of the Changshe without authorization.

The Zhong family of Changshe is the family of Zhong Xuan, a celebrity of the Three Kingdoms, and Zhong Xuan has now been taken to Chang'an, and only his younger brother Zhong Yan is the guardian of the clan. He Bai heard that Zhong Yan once served as the head of Yingchuan, but he was not a member of the party because of the party. Thinking about his ability, he is less county order, and more is too guarded. For He Bai, who is in short supply of first-class talents, it is worth wooing.

Under He Bai's earnest request, Zhong Yan remembered He Bai's kindness to protect his hometown, and finally agreed. It's just that this kind of relationship is still a guest-host relationship, and cannot be counted as a master-slave. But He Bai is also extremely satisfied, with the first one, are you afraid that there will be no second. Yingchuan has a lot of talents, and there will always be a day when you can all bow down.

Then, He Bai asked Zhong Yan to be an envoy to communicate with Li Min, the Taishou of Yingchuan who retreated to Xu County. Li Min, who was defeated in Yingyang at the same time as Kong Ling, was overjoyed when he heard that He Bai's 30,000 troops had arrived, and shouted, "Heaven will not abandon Yingchuan." Hurriedly led a hundred horsemen from Xu County to meet in the Changshe.

As soon as he saw He Bai, Li Min said excitedly: "Thank you He Jun for sending an army to rescue my Yingchuan County." Since the defeat of the Yingyang army, hundreds of thousands of people in Yingchuan have been in boiling water, and they can see beacon smoke everywhere and corpses everywhere. He Jun came, and suddenly drew salary from the bottom of the kettle, and went to the fire to stop the boiling. Yingchuan's matter, I hope He Jun will help me take care of it. ”

Li Min hopes that he will help him protect the country and the people, and he will be more subordinate in his feelings, and the loss of Yingyang's defeat is not light. He Bai was secretly happy in his heart, with Yingchuan's subordinate to Li Min, the good name of the scholar who recruited Yingchuan was to drive Dong, I believe it would be easy.

He Bai asked: "Li Jun, I don't know how Yingyang's army was defeated and lost?" How many soldiers and horses are currently available in Yingchuan County? What is the military situation of the Xiliang Army? Please tell me more about it. ”

Li Min stroked his beard and sighed: "At the beginning, Kong Yuanjun responded to Cao Mengde and Qiao Yuanwei's call to discuss Dong, and vigorously recruited soldiers and horses in the state last year, and came to Yingchuan with an army of 35,000 to capture the three passes of Dagu, Xuanyuan, and Yique. I was impressed by Confucius's loyalty and patriotism, and I also led the 5,000 soldiers from my county and the 5,000 soldiers sent from Runan to follow Confucius. However, unfortunately they were hit by the two divisions of the Zhixi Liang thieves, Li Dao and Guo Yan, and lost 10,000 people one after another. As a last resort, Kong led the troops to retreat to Yangzhai to defend it. ”

"I have been with the thief for more than a month, and I was originally safe. However, ten days ago, the two thieves Li and Guo approached Yang Zhai, and the two thieves Xu Rong and Li Meng of Xiliang poured out of Xuanyuan Pass and passed through Xinzheng, with the intention of cutting off Yingyang. Kong made Jun panic and ordered me to lead 5,000 troops to guard Yang Zhai, and lead the army to rescue Yingyang. I didn't want to, but I was surrounded by 20,000 thieves in Xiliang, and the whole army was wiped out, and Kong Zhijun fled alone. It's just that Kong Yuanjun fell ill because of this defeat and was sent back to Peiguo to recuperate. ”

"The defeated army of 30,000 was almost completely lost, and even if there were fleeing soldiers, it would be difficult to gather and use them. I was trapped in a lonely city, and I had to abandon Yang Zhai and transfer to Xu County, hoping to get the help of Chen Wangzhong of the garrison Chen Guoyang Xia and Liu Yi and Liu Zi of Runan Taishou. It's just that the two counties are currently more than self-preservation, but they can't go out of the county, and I was in a panic, but fortunately He Jun came. Now there are only 5,000 soldiers and horses available in Yingchuan County, if He Jun helps me stabilize Yingchuan County, I can recruit another 10,000 troops to support He Jun to fight Dong. ”

"As for the military situation of the Xiliang Army, please forgive me Jun He, Yingchuan County is full of beacons, and I don't know how many counties in the seventeen counties of the county are safe. The movements of the Xiliang Thief Army are even less known. However, I heard that the Xiliang thief Li Meng's first department seems to have broken into Chenliu County, and is now plundering in the areas of Weishi, Fugou, Yuxian, Yongqiu, and Xiangyi. I think that the three thieves of Li Dao, Guo Yan, and Xu Rong are still in Yingchuan County. ”

He Bai has no impression of Kong Ling's defeat, and he doesn't know if there is such a defeat in history, so he thinks it should be. Otherwise, Yuzhou would not have become a borderless land, and there would be no heavy troops to protect themselves. It seems that Kong Ling's death was within half a year, just when Sun Jian went north after the autumn, and Sun Jian happened to be recommended by Yuan Shu as the new Yuzhou assassin history.

As for the support of tens of thousands of troops that Li Min said, He Bai didn't believe it at all. After the looting and slaughter of the Xiliang Army, it is unknown how much control Li Min still has over the entire Yingchuan County, and it is possible to summon tens of thousands of troops? Even if they are summoned, what is the use of a hasty army? Speaking of which, Li Min is just a blank check. The goal is to ask myself to drive away the Xiliang army.

He Bai said with a smile: "I came to lead the army this time, originally to sweep away the Xiliang thief army and stabilize Yingchuan County." Li Jun does not need to worry, Li Jun is loyal to his fists, and I am deeply grateful. It's just that the people of Yingchuan have suffered a great disaster, and it is the time to rest and recuperate, so I don't think there is any need to recruit an army, and if I can give food and manpower help, I will be grateful. If Yingchuan has little grain, I will ask Li Jun to ask for some grain and grass for me in Runan, and I am willing to buy it at a fair price. ”

Li Min was overjoyed and said movingly: "Thank you He Jun for your righteousness, Li Min is grateful." But when Li Min is needed, Li Min will not hesitate to go to the soup. ”

After getting Li Min's help, He Bai completely gained a firm foothold in the Changshe. He Bai first sent three hundred martial arts and bloody horsemen out to inquire about the situation of the various armies in Xiliang. Then send Huang Zhong and Fu Xing two generals to lead 10,000 troops to Weishi and Fugou in Chenliu County, be sure to occupy the two cities, and try to force Li Meng's troops back to Yingchuan from Chenliu. Since the leader of the army and Li Min went south to Yingyin, using Yingyin as a stronghold, they first cleaned up and integrated the six counties in the east of Yingchuan.

Yingchuan Yangzhai City, a huge city with a population of 50,000 or 60,000 on weekdays, is now almost dilapidated. In addition to the thousands of fishy, strange-tempered Xiliangqiang riders in the city, there are only thousands of good-looking young and strong women who are used for sexual pleasure, and their families who have been preserved with their own bodies.

Others were either slaughtered or fled from this sinful place. Left alone, their faces numb, like walking corpses. and their humiliated and slave-like family, who will never be able to stand up to their waists.

They will never forget that day, Yuzhou Assassin Shi led the troops away, Yingchuan Taishou also led the troops away, and finally even the Yangzhai County Order abandoned the city and fled. The clan elders in the city opened the city gate to welcome the entry of the Xiliang thieves, hoping to get the thieves' understanding. But he didn't want to, but he was greeted by the blood-devouring and greedy eyes of the thieves and the spears raised high.

In one day, the huge city of 50,000 or 60,000 people was bleeding, and except for a few thousand astute people who fled from this Shura's slaughter field, tens of thousands of officials were almost wiped out. If it weren't for them standing up and using their bodies to please the tired Xiliang thieves, I am afraid that the entire Yangzhai City would have become a dead domain at this time.

Xiliang Military Captains Li Dao and Guo Yan are drinking in a magnificent and tall mansion in the city, this mansion is the mansion of a wealthy man surnamed Cheng, and it is heard that it is still the family of Mrs. Cheng, the nurse of the first emperor Lingdi. Seeing that Li Dao and Guo Yan led the troops to break in, they dared to be furious and ordered the domestic slaves to drive the two away. Unexpectedly, Guo Yan became angry, and all the Cheng family were killed, and they occupied it.

Li Dao and Guo Yan went out to the side, and they were more accustomed to Qiang, and they took killing and looting as the norm. Since following Dong Zhuo for 20 years, there have been no less than 100 small battles and no less than 100,000 killings, which can be described as a brave general for the rest of his life. And Li Wei loves money and is good at planning, and Guo Yan is lustful and good at fighting, and the two can be said to complement each other.

In the first battle more than ten days ago, Li Dao and Guo Yan, with the help of Xu Rong and Li Meng, annihilated most of the 30,000 troops in Yuzhou in one fell swoop, breaking the encirclement of Dong Zhuo by the Kwantung Coalition Army, and made great contributions. Dong Zhuo was overjoyed when he heard this, and intended to hand over all the tens of thousands of troops recruited by He Jin before his death to the two of them. The two of them commanded the army to send the emperor's hundred officials to the west, and deterred the emperor Fu Song, who was leading the army in Xiliang to quell the rebellion at this time.

Although their positions have not changed, their powers and responsibilities have greatly increased. Each person can command at least an army of more than 20,000, which is not much worse than the top boss, Dong Zhuo's son-in-law Zhonglang, Niu Fu.

The five major lieutenants under Dong Zhuo will have Niu Fu, Dong Yue, and Hu Zhen as their descendants, Yang Ding as the lord of Liangzhou, and Duan Xuan as the younger brother of the former Taiwei Duan Xi. Although Yang Ding and Duan Xuan are Dong Zhuo's subordinates, their subordinates have their own system, and Dong Zhuo cannot interfere at will.

Since entering Luoyang, Dong Zhuo has been in charge of the seventh school of the West Park with Niu Fu, the fifth school of the Northern Army with Dong Yue, and the soldiers of the Southern Army in Luoyang with Hu Zhen. Although he has not been promoted, a clear-eyed person can see that the three of them are powerful and very human.

And this time in the Kwantung turmoil, Dong Zhuo sent all the captains under his command to recruit troops, just to consider and promote the captains. Fortunately, there are Fan Chou and Zhang Ji in the north, and Li Dao and Guo Yan in the south, all of whom have made great achievements, so they all have to be reused.

Now Li Dao and Guo Yan will return to Luoyang, and Yingchuan will be handed over to Xu Rong and Li Meng, so the two will gather in Yangzhai for the final celebration.

"Report to the lord, Captain Guo, Li Ying Sima sent a messenger to report that the Changshe direction the 30,000 troops of the Eastern Thieves to the south, and the banner is General Zhaode and He Bai, the minister of the North Sea. According to the sentry, He Bai had sent 10,000 people to the direction of Chenliu, and it seemed that he intended to recruit Captain Li Meng. Since he led an army of 20,000 to Yingyin, he seemed to intend to recruit General Xu Rongzhonglang. Li Sima asked, how will our army respond? ”

Li Dao has multiple relatives, so most of the main generals under his command are children of the clan, and the cohesion of the army is very strong.

Without waiting for Li Wei to answer, Guo Yan got up drunk and shouted, "Huh? Another 30,000 Kanto stupid thieves? Watch me personally lead the guards to destroy it. ”