Chapter 54: The Captured General (1)
In fact, Yuan Shao didn't need to be too entangled, he said that he was thinking about and considering countermeasures, but the idea had not yet come out, Tanma had already come to report, and the state was in chaos. Jiang Qi didn't know where to get nervous, but he actually absorbed land on a large scale, and all the people in the state, whether it was a family or a wealthy family, as long as they had land in their hands, they would all be affected.
Land, the foundation of the family, the key to the relationship of interests. Jiang Qi wrote an official document, which obviously offended all the gentry who held the land. Not to mention that cutting off people's money is like killing their parents, but at least they have forced out a reason to rebel.
Xihe and Shuofang are okay, they were built by Jiang Jiajun with one hand, even if there is a big family, they are only the clansmen led by their staff, so they will not dare to openly disagree with Jiang Qi, but Shangjun, Taiyuan, Shangdang and even Yanmen will not be like this, it was just decided, and the big families are waiting and seeing.
The interests of everything come first, for their own interests, the family can support the court, and even more can fund the thieves, otherwise why is the family the pillar of a stable foundation. What's more, Jiang Qi is just a newcomer, even if he cares about his military might, but the century-old family has experienced fewer things? Li Ling is dizzy, who can control it.
Then the counties went from the initial undercurrent to the road of rebellion, perhaps thinking that the law would not be held accountable, or these families really wanted to fight in the troubled times, if they won.
It's a pity that they met Jiang Qi, as a general who was born in the army, he is too good at countering violence with violence. Then the defenders of the counties who got the order walked out of the barracks, facing the private soldiers of the family, the Jiang family army, which was many poor children, did not have any scruples, and it can be said that they had been oppressed by the family for many years......
Throughout the Han world, there is smoke everywhere, and there are few stable people. Originally, I thought that the merger of the state, which had just been peaceful, would return to peace under Jiang Qi's strength, but I didn't want to be in chaos for two months.
Of course, for Dong Zhuo, who was anxious, he was happiest to hear that the state was in chaos at this moment. At present, he is occupying the upper echelons of the chaos, and the only thing he is worried about in the world is Jiang Qi, who is recruiting troops in a big way, can hear the chaos in Bingzhou, so good, he can not be happy.
In the chaos of the state, the Jiang family army was dispatched, not only busy dealing with the deep-rooted scholars, but also mobilizing heavy troops to defend the border, that is, worrying about the remnants of the Xiongnu and preventing Hedong from sneaking in for an excuse, there would be no time to take care of it for a while. Not to mention the long term, it is a blessing to be able to clean up the mess this year.
However, the world's major events cannot be without anyone, and the wheels of history are still rumbling forward.
may be comforting that with Dong Zhuo's successive victories, the Kwantung Coalition Army did not dare to act for a while, large-scale battles did not take place, and gradually the two armies showed a state of confrontation.
In April, in order to trick the royal family and make his rights more powerful, Dong Zhuo made up the idea of splitting again. Following last year, he sent an envoy to grant Liu Yu Weiwei the Great Sima, and entered the title of Xiangben Marquis, and worshiped him as the Taifu tonight, and summoned him to serve in the court. Unfortunately, due to the blockage of the road, the appointment could not be reached.
In May, sorrow came, and although the war had not yet started, a soldier had fallen. Xun's Eight Dragons, the unparalleled Sikong Xun Shuang, Xun Ciming, the head of the Xun family, unfortunately died of illness in Chang'an, at the age of sixty-three.
The bad news spread all over the world, but because the road was impassable, the obituary did not arrive. When the Xun clan mourned for nearly six months, although it was sad, it was also impossible to run for mourning because the road was impassable. Including Jiang Qi, only wear linen and filial piety to express the sorrow of the younger generations.
It was not until a few years later that the Jiang family army captured Guanzhong, and the Xun clan welcomed back the coffin and reburied it.
Xun Shuang's death may be sad for the Xun family. But for like-minded people in Chang'an, it was a big blow.
Because of the marriage between Xun and Jiang Qi, coupled with his name, Xun Shuang's status in the court has always been not low, otherwise it would not have been only ninety-three days, and he would have been promoted from the prime minister of the plains to the commonplace and ranked as the Taiwan secretary.
When Dong Zhuo forcibly moved the capital, there were countless casualties along the way, arousing public anger, and when he arrived in Chang'an, the trend of secret alliance intensified, because of his high status, Xun Shuang naturally lived up to the name of a famous person, and soon became a person with lofty ideals, and Situ Wang Yun, Dong Zhuo, Changshi He Hao and others, began to plan to restore the order of the court.
Originally, everything was going well, and the incident was already planned, but unfortunately now Xun Shuang's ambition has not been rewarded, and it is not a small blow to the alliance. Soon after, Dr. Guanglu replaced Xun Shuang as the secretary and presided over the affairs of Chang'an. So much so that Wang Yun had to suspend the plan and find another way.
The undercurrent of Chang'an is surging, and Dong Zhuo, who is confronting the Kwantung Coalition Army, is aware of it but does not pay attention, after all, he has the power of the army, he is qualified to despise the world, and now he is more concerned about how to solve Yuan Shao and others as soon as possible.
Later, seeing that the Kwantung coalition army did not have the intention of a quick battle, Li Ru suggested, Dong Zhuo listened to the strategy of attacking the heart, and sent a delegation from Chang'an, headed by Han Rong, the great Honglu, with Shaofu Yin Xiu, the executive Jin Wu Hu Wuban, the general master Wu Xiu, and the Yue cavalry captain Wang Gui to the Kanto to explain Yuan Shao and others.
It's a pity that Dong Zhuo's idea is too ideal, how can it be easily solved by killing more than 50 members of Yuan Kui's entire clan in order to settle a mortal enemy. At present, sending envoys is completely to push them into the fire pit, Hu Wuban, Wu Xiu, and Wang Gui have just arrived in Hanoi, and Yuan Shao has made Wang Kuang Xi accept the system. Even Hu Wuban, one of the eight chefs of Wang Kuang's brother-in-law, did not escape the fate of being killed.
The Yin cultivator who went to Luyang was also miserable and failed to escape. But Han Rong, who is slightly lucky, is exempt from virtue in his name.
If he couldn't make peace, his face was greatly damaged, and he wanted to raise troops for a decisive battle. But the turtle of the coalition army can't shrink, except for confrontation, Dong Zhuo has nothing to do for a while.
The two armies wanted to be right, but neither of them showed any flaws, and it was half a year in a flash. It wasn't until winter came that Dong Zhuofang made up his mind.
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In the first year of the first peace, in the eventful autumn, although the chaotic war in the Central Plains ushered in half a year of silence under the strength of Dong Zhuo, but there were no fewer sporadic wars in various parts of the Han Dynasty, not to mention the remnants of the Yellow Turban, even the grass and robbers everywhere were also fighting the autumn wind in all directions, and the people were displaced and miserable.
In addition, natural disasters, the princes in various places were exploited, and the people were unable to produce normally, and the fertile fields grew barren grass early, and there was no harvest in autumn. It is clear that chaos will be even more rampant next year.
Luyang. A small county in Nanyang County, located at the junction of Yuzhou and Sili, because of geography, when the crusade against Dong Zhuo's division went north, Sun Jianbu, the army of the Southern Alliance, was placed here, and Yuan Shu, the lord of Nanyang, assisted in management.
However, compared to Yuan Shu, who has a high status in the coalition army in the name of the family. The integrity of the Nanyang coalition army worried Dong Zhuo, but it was the commander of Lu Yang.
This person's surname is Sun Mingjian, perhaps for the people of the world, Sun Jian is not a famous general, compared to Jiang Qi, Huangfu Song, Zhu Jun and even Dong Zhuo, even if he is also experienced in a hundred battles, the battle of the Yellow Turban, Pingqiang Hu has his figure, but after all, he is in a state of assistance, and he is not famous in the world. As for sweeping away the local thieves, he has made great contributions to the Marquis of Wucheng, but the current title is not very valuable, and it will not make him too eye-catching.
Despite this, the coalition army is seventeenth, but Dong Zhuo is afraid of it alone. As a result, he defeated the other two coalition forces, but he did not move the soldiers and horses of Nanyang alone.
It is no wonder that the battle of Xiliang lasted for two years, and they were each other's robes and generals, and it was very clear whether they were capable or not.
Of course, he can afford Dong Zhuo's jealousy, and Sun Jian is indeed qualified. Not to mention the far, just the two major events that were just done not long ago, one was just to Jingzhou, and he forced Wang Rui, the assassin of Jingzhou, to death; When he arrived in Nanyang, he killed Nanyang Taishou Zhang Zhi again. If you are a mortal, how can you have such courage?
The courage naturally does not stop there, in the face of Dong Zhuo, who everyone fears like a tiger and wolf, Sun Jian did not look at it at all, let alone like the rest of the princes who only knew how to drink and go to the banquet to accumulate power. If it weren't for the lack of soldiers and horses and the need for training, I'm afraid I would have marched towards Luoyang long ago.
Perhaps only in this way can we really live up to Yuan Shu's appearance and the history of Yuzhou's assassination.
Just like now, seeing that it is winter, Sun Jian is constantly urging Yuan Shu's grain and grass, which has the meaning of stockpiling grain and sending troops.
"Don't worry, the lord is just after the autumn harvest, General Yuan will have plenty of grain and grass, and his subordinates will live up to the trust of the lord and return to the grain and grass needed by the army." Outside Luyang City, although the sky was now gloomy and cold, in the face of the enthusiastic colleagues, the public feud who was about to board the carriage was full of passion.
"Then there is Mr. Lao Gongqiu, Jian in this generation of all the soldiers and soldiers Jing Mr. a cup, waiting for Mr. triumphant ......" The three armies did not move the grain and grass first, and he has been in the army for many years, Sun Jian knows the truth, and now he is far away from Jiangdong, and the grain and grass he carries has long been exhausted.
As the days of leading an army alone grew longer, Sun Jian felt deep pressure, and in his spare time, he even thought about how good it would be if he could only be a battlefield general as in the past. It's a pity that the times create heroes, and no one can go back.
"The lord rest assured, called the history of the general's mansion, this trip is a subordinate position, it is incumbent on him, and his subordinates are gone......" What is the current situation in the army, the public enemy is very clear, not to mention anything else, just look at Sun Jian's fanfare in front of him, all the official offices under his command are gathered at the city gate to see off, and then to interpret the pressure. With the entrustment, he hurriedly took the wine handed by Sun Jian, drank it all and set out on the trip.
"Lord...... General Yuan Highway shouldn't be embarrassed by Mr. Gongqiu, right? Not to mention that the lord has always been friendly with him, that is, if it weren't for the lord's work in Nanyang, General Yuan would not have occupied it all......" Looking at the carriage that was moving south quickly, Sun Jian, who felt the worry in his eyes, and Zu Mao, who had been guarding the left and right, said with relief.
"Darong can't talk wildly, how can General Yuan talk about it at will!" His thoughts were interrupted, Sun Jian looked back at Zu Mao, who had a big waist and a round waist, although he understood Zu Mao's words in his heart, he had been an official for many years, and he knew that disaster came from his mouth, he didn't want to be heard by someone with a heart to hear the complaints of his henchmen, so he hurriedly scolded.
"The last general is nonsense! The lord is not to blame...... "As the commander of the guard, Zu Mao knows Sun Jian's heart very well, and when he saw the anger, he hurriedly saluted and apologized.
As the Marquis of Wucheng sealed by the imperial court, Sun Jian thought that he was not the Sima of other departments back then, and for many years he had the authority of a superior, even if he didn't really blame Zu Mao, he knew the art of the emperor. Then he looked around at the dozens of people in front of him: "Okay, get up, those who don't know are not guilty, Da Rong will say this in the future, don't say it again!" Ladies and gentlemen...... It's not too early, and I sent Mr. Gongqiu today, but I can go back to the city to deal with official business......"
"No......" finally got the order to leave, and the people who were stamping their feet in the cold wind were waiting to relieve their burdens, and hurriedly saluted and prepared to leave.
It's just strange, as soon as I turned around, there was a rumbling sound in the sky, which disturbed the thoughts that had just been put down, and some people looked into the distance curiously, wondering and muttering to themselves: "Did it thunder?" ”
Don't think about it, when a scout on a desperate horse comes galloping and the puzzle is solved, the result is not what anyone wants.
"Report ...... Report...... Enemy attack, enemy attack...... General Qiyu, the Xiliang cavalry came to attack ......"