When Ma Yuanyi was hesitant, Zhang Chong came to his tent again.
Ma Yuanyi was quite troubled by Zhang Chong's arrival, but he still wanted to persuade him to go north to Aocang together.
Ma Yuanyi has his own judgment. Is Zhang Chong's strategy good? Good!
But Ma Yuanyi was not good to him.
Now Ma Yuanyi only has more than 10,000 weak soldiers, but the Taishan army has strong soldiers and horses. Once he goes north, who will he listen to?
In the past, Ma Yuanyi would never have thought of such a thing. He had always put the interests of Huang Tian's career above his own. Otherwise, a few years ago, he would not have contradicted the great master for Zhang Chong.
Facts have proved that Ma Yuanyi's persistence was right. Under the leadership of Zhang Chong, the Taishan Yellow Turbans did become stronger as they fought. This time, in the decisive battle with the Han army, they were defeated without Zhang Chong's appearance.
Ma Yuanyi is still the same Ma Yuanyi as before, but he is now more pragmatic.
This change began after he fled to Yingchuan with only two companions after the incident in Kyoto. In the past, his prestige and position in the church did not make him come here to Yingchuan. Just bow without giving in?
But the reality is that he has been in Yingchuan for many days, and except for a few handsome men who have met Ma Yuanyi in private, others seem to pretend that Ma Yuanyi does not exist.
Even Yingchuan Qushuai Bocai, whom he supported, was nowhere to be seen except once when he first came here. Then Ma Yuanyi realized that with the uprising, the voice in the teaching changed again, and the Taoist priest who was originally in charge of academic affairs changed. The envoy said the same thing, but now the commanders of various places are in power. Whoever has soldiers has a louder voice.
Later, if Ma Yuanyi hadn't recruited his old troops in Yangzhai, recruited Shanliao daremen from Funiu Mountain, and raised a team, who in Yingchuan would have known Ma Yuanyi.
After that, Ma Yuanyi understood that if he wanted to realize Huang Tian's cause, he must have soldiers in his hands.
Therefore, when Zhang Chong suggested at the last military meeting that the entire army march north to Aocang to cut off the Han army's food route in Hebei, he instinctively agreed, but after careful consideration he still refused.
Without him, I have no soldiers in my hands and my heart is uneasy.
And this time Zhang Chong came, what did he have to say?
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Zhang Chong, who was waiting outside the tent, was also very happy because he had learned a talented person from the prisoner's mouth.
Of course, this is definitely not about Guo Tu.
When Yan Zhuang presented Guo Tu and Chen Qin to Zhang Chong, Zhang Chong was also shocked. How could he not know who Guo Tu was.
Let's put it this way, he is Lu among horses and Lu Bu among men.
Historically, he followed Huangfu Song to Hebei to pacify the Yellow Turbans. Later, Huangfu Song became the shepherd of Jizhou. The shogunate and military officials were transferred to Jizhou, and Guo Tu also stayed in Hebei. Afterwards, the Liangzhou Kingdom rebelled, and Huangfu Song and his army They were all sent to the west to put down the rebellion, but a large number of former military officials from the Huangfu Song shogunate stayed in Hebei.
Later, Jizhou ushered in Wang Fen and the Jia Cong era. Finally, when Dong Zhuo came to Beijing, he was deceived by his aides Zhou Ao and Wu Qiong and let Han Fu become the shepherd of Jizhou. Guo Tu became Han Fu's subordinate.
But then Guo Tu showed the style of Lu Bu among his men. When Han Fu, the leader of the court, was fighting with Yuan Shao, he persuaded Han Fu to surrender to Xianzhou. In the end, Han Fu was persecuted by Yuan Shao, and in fear, he committed suicide with a book knife in the toilet. This is the power of Guo Tu.
Afterwards, Guo Tu switched to Yuan Shao.
Yuan Shao went south and the Battle of Guandu broke out with Cao Cao. The turning point of the battle was when Cao Cao attacked Yuan Shao's grain camp at Wuchao, and Guo Tu persuaded Yuan Shao not to save Wuchao but to attack the Cao army's camp in Guandu. In the end, Yuan Shao did not adopt Zhang He's plan. He really went to attack Cao Jun's camp. In the front, Zhang He was still struggling to attack the enemy's stronghold. Later, Guo Tu falsely accused Zhang He of wanting to rebel, forcing Zhang He to really rebel.
Because of this, Yuan Shao lost the Battle of Guandu, and he was furious not long after. But it was not over yet. Later, Guo Tu turned to Yuan Tan and instigated him and his brother Yuan Shang to attack each other. Later, he even invited Cao Cao's troops to attack Yuan Shang. Finally Both sides suffered losses, Cao Cao took advantage of him, and he, Guo Tu, died.
Lu Bu was a slave of a family with three surnames, so Guo Tu was no less generous. How dare Zhang Chong take such a great person into his pocket?
But Zhang Chong still kept him because he wanted to squeeze out all the value of this person.
Then, Zhang Chong had an unexpected surprise when it came to Chen Qin, a member of the Chen clan who also surrendered. He discovered that this person was not only proficient in writing, but also had his own views on the current situation in the world.
After he met Zhang Chong and received his courtesy, he said this:
"Today's country is greedy and excessive, servicing its scholars and people, focusing on its wealth and tax, and the people are miserable. The common people shouted, and the three brothers of the Zhang family started the Yellow Turban Uprising. However, although the Han family is unethical, they have raised scholars for two hundred years, and the foundation has been laid for generations. Still in Angu, there are still 300,000 armored men, and local orders are still enforced. But when I look at the Taiping Road, there are constraints from all sides, and orders are inconsistent. Although there are millions of people, they will not wait to become a Han army. I am The general is worried!"
What Chen Qin was talking about is what has been bothering Zhang Chong, that is, these Yellow Turbans are really a gang. They only care about themselves several times and never have an awareness of the overall situation. Moreover, his current status in the teaching is quite embarrassing. He can only control Qingxu Huangjin. The authority has no means of restricting the Taiping Road in the Central Plains.
No way, he should stage a fierce fight here in Yingyang. This is unrealistic!
But for Chen Qin, Zhang Chong was testing him on the one hand, and on the other hand, he really couldn't get along with him at the beginning, so Zhang Chong said some polite words:
"Success or failure depends on virtue, not on numbers. Even though the Han army has 300,000 elite soldiers, but it goes against the grain, it still can't do anything. Although our army is weak, we can do the right thing for heaven and win the favor of the people. Don't you know that success lies in success?" I."
Chen Qin was silent. He understood what Zhang Chong meant. Zhang Chong never said anything about Taiping Road or the Yellow Turban Army from the beginning to the end. He was talking about himself. From this point of view, Qu Shuai, the Taishan thief, has no ambition. Living under others! This is better. Compared to the Yellow Turban Army, he is more optimistic about the Taishan Army.
After all, whether there is any hope depends on whether they can fight. The Han army is better than the Yellow Turban Army, and the Taishan Army is better than the Han Army, so it is really hard to say what will happen next.
But Chen Qin understands the theory of vertical and horizontal, and knows that no matter how much he agrees in his heart, he still needs to find some problems to show his role. Therefore, Chen Qin praised Zhang Chong on the one hand, and pointed out Zhang Chong's current predicament on the other:
"A general who works hard and punishes the people is naturally more virtuous. But I think there are three difficulties in generals."
When Zhang Chong heard this, he immediately humbly asked for advice:
"Sir, please enlighten me!"
At that time, Chen Qin set up a large tent, wore plain clothes and a Ge scarf, and talked eloquently:
"The first difficulty is that the enemy is numerous and we are weak. The general has less than 10,000 soldiers, and he wants to overthrow Liu Han in two hundred years. I see difficulty. The second difficulty is that the old army of the division is tired. The general has been fighting for a long time and has no supplies from the rear. How can he be a Han Dynasty?
A new soldier in the army? There are three difficulties: the army is hanging in the heart of the Han Dynasty, and there are no friendly troops to help. With these three difficulties, even if the general is powerful, has clever strategies, is tolerant and forgiving, and the people are popular, we still have to worry!"
Good guy, Zhang Chong listened carefully to what Chen Qin said at the beginning, but then he was praising himself as he said it. What kind of bravery and strategy, tolerance and kindness, and popular support. Good guy, all of them are
It made Zhang Chong feel a little embarrassed.
But this did not make Zhang Chong think that this person was a flatterer. Instead, he felt that this person could speak. Because the most important thing Chen Qin said was the first three questions.
Due to the lack of information, Chen Qin did not know that he had a base and rear area in the Heji area, and that his sergeants had places to repair. But this still could not solve the three problems Chen Qin mentioned.
The Taishan Army has few troops and cannot independently carry out the absolute force against the Han Dynasty. For example, in the decisive battle of Yingyang, if only Zhang Chong came to fight, it would definitely be the case. The absolute strength of the Han troops on the opposite side was 40,000, and he
No matter how much Zhang Chong thought he was good at fighting, he never had the confidence to conquer eight times as much territory with a force of five thousand.
There is also the problem of fatigue among division veterans, which Chen Qin may have observed himself. Although the Taishan Army set out from Mount Tai, fought thousands of miles, and won many battles, it was either fighting or on the way to fight. The only rest was
It took half a month to repair in Puyang.
The Taishan Army under his command is not really made of iron. That is to say, Zhang Chong deliberately honed the training ability of the Taishan Army in Mount Tai, otherwise it would have collapsed early. But even so, Zhang Chong did not dare to continue the long-distance march. This is also
The reason why he plans to do more repairs in the Yingchuan area.
Then what Chen Qin said about hanging troops in the heart of the Han family without any friendly troops to help Zhang Chong was even more heartbreaking. These days, Zhang Chong was really hurt by the so-called friendly troops in Runan and Yingchuan.
One thing, do you think it’s enough to just settle it with Qu Shuai? That’s not the case at all.
The Yingchuan Yellow Turbans are a little better, because they were trained by Ma Yuanyi, and they have great control over the team. But the Runan Yellow Turbans are so messed up.
Take the prisoner trade as an example. It was originally agreed between him and Huang Shao, the commander of Runan Xinqu. But in the end, Huang Shao said privately that he could only take care of his own side. If he really wanted to do this, he would have to make excuses.
Chong discussed it with other handsome men. It turned out that this handsome man was in name only.
Why did Huang Shao have to withdraw south from Runan before? It was because his commander, wife and children stayed behind. When they heard that the rear, led by the governor of Yuzhou in the Han Dynasty, continued to attack and kill the Yellow Turban Army's strongholds, they couldn't sit still.
, I have to go back.
Although the Runan Yellow Turban Army fought bloody battles with the Han army before and their strength declined, there are still at least 30,000 to 40,000 people. And after this battle, these people have the taste of a strong and iron-blooded soldier. But now if the Runan Yellow Turban Army leaves,
That Zhang would break an arm.
There is also Ma Yuanyi. To be honest, when some of the Qingzhou Qushuai sent Ma Yuanyi to Dongpingling that time, Zhang Chong still respected this person very much and felt that he was a public-minded person.
But when they met again this time, he didn't know what Ma Yuanyi had gone through, but compared to the purity of the past, the current Ma Yuanyi always gave him a calculating feeling.
Going north to hit Aocang, what a great thing! Ma Yuanyi must go to Nanyang.
This is Zhang Chong's current situation. His troops are thin, his division is still old, and he has no allies. It is really difficult.
Zhang Chong sometimes thought that he might as well just go back to Mount Tai, and then stay there until Dong Zhuo comes to Beijing, and then he comes out. But in this case, how many people will die among the Guizhou leaders who believe that the three Zhang brothers rose up to resist the tyranny of the Han family?
!
Later, Zhang Chong stopped going around the bush with Chen Qin and directly told Chen Qin about his situation. The key point was how to make the Yellow Turban Army from Runan and Yingchuan march north with him.
But this is obviously beyond Chen Qin's information. Chen Qin is not familiar with either Huang Shao or Ma Yuanyi, so how can he give feasible suggestions? If Zhang Chong asks him how to deal with the relationship with local powerful people, Chen Qin will certainly
I have a draft already.
However, during the discussion, a word Chen Qin said suddenly made Zhang Chong realize that maybe he could try this.
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Kyoto, August 8, the sixth year of the reign of Emperor Guanghe.
Huangfu Song was seriously injured, and the Han army in the middle was defeated. As soon as the battle report of the retreat to Yangdi was sent to Kyoto, the entire Kyoto fell into panic. Is the bandit force so strong? Even Huangfu Song, the famous general of Xizhou, was defeated and seriously injured. For a time, people
Everyone is looking west to Chang'an, looking for a way out.
An official from Guanxi, such as Yilang Jingzhao and Zhao Qi, who was the nephew-in-law of Ma Rong, a great scholar in Guanxi, suggested moving the capital:
"The thieves and soldiers are flourishing, the capital is empty, and is surrounded by enemies on all sides, so there is no place to use force. I asked the country to move to Xijing. In the past, our ancestors were in Guanzhong, and the land was fertile, so they were able to unite the world. There is also a stronghold in Guanzhong, so we can
To stop a million soldiers. Your Majesty will collect soldiers and horses from Xizhou and seize the riches of Yizhou. In less than a year, you will have 200,000 soldiers. Once you go eastward, the thieves will collapse. And the palace in Xijing is complete.
The city is strong and the walls are strong. Your Majesty, please move the capital to Chang'an for long-term planning."
Before Liu Hong, the emperor on the stage, could say anything, the ministers from Guandong, especially Yingchuan, couldn't bear it any longer. The first to go out was Zhang Zi, who was also Yilang.
Zhang Zi was from Yingchuan, and he was also a figure. He was later appointed as the governor of Nanyang by Dong Zhuo. After that, Sun Jian, the governor of Changsha, went all the way north to beg Dong. When he passed by Nanyang, he chopped Zhang Zi into pieces at a cocktail party very unceremoniously.
Of course, Zhang Zi still didn’t know this destined fate. At this time, he pointed at Zhao Qi with righteous anger and cursed:
"Your Majesty, please kill this official, and the world will be at peace."
Then he paid homage to Liu Hong and admonished:
"When the country moves westward, it will deprive the world of hope and chill the hearts of Shandong. It has been a long time since the military capital was Luoyi, and the people are happy. Now that we are donating the ancestral temple and abandoning the gardens and mausoleums for no reason, we are afraid that the people will be alarmed and there will be chaos."
Liu Hong was also meditating there. He originally wanted to move the capital. After all, the Han soldiers in the middle were defeated miserably. The enemy was already approaching the city. It would be dangerous if he didn't leave. As for whether it was decent or not, Xijing was originally left by his ancestors.
The retreat for younger generations is to be used at this time.
But he had to consider what Gongqing Guandong said:
"The hope of the lonely world, the heart of cold Shandong."
He felt that the subtext of this sentence was that if the imperial court abandoned them, then they, the powerful people in Guandong, would have to save themselves. To save themselves was nothing more than surrendering to thieves or joining together to keep warm, and these were not what Liu Hong wanted to see.
Unsure of what to do, Situ Yuan Wei sat on the mat and said leisurely:
"It is easy to move the capital, but very difficult to implement. I hope the country will think carefully and act prudently."
As soon as these words came out, all the officials from Guandong stood up and said to Liu Hong:
"I hope the country will think carefully and act prudently."
The intimidation of the ministers made Liu Hong, who was already pale, even whiter with anger. He shouted:
"Everything you say is reasonable. One is to preserve the country, and the other is to protect the country. In this way, those who want to move stand on the left, and those who don't want to move stand on the right. Whoever has more people will listen to whoever."
As soon as this statement came out, all the ministers in the government and the public looked at each other in confusion. Especially the sentence "Who listens more to whom" seemed to be a mockery of the ministers of the Guandong clan.
Everyone knew that Liu Hong was showing off his temper, and just when they didn't know what to say, a letter of appeal from Guanzhong was delivered to Liu Hong.
After looking at it, Liu Hong pushed away the case, stood up, drew his sword and cut off a corner of the case, and said bravely:
"If there is another proposal to move the capital, it will be the same as this case. The ancestral temples, mountains and mausoleums are all here. If I want to share the danger with the country, let those thieves come!"
Liu Hong's words were impressive, but how could the ministers who knew him believe him? Something must have happened in Guanzhong!
Their guess was correct, the Qiang people in Liangzhou rebelled again.
This time, the troops are pointing directly at Guanzhong!