Since Xingyang cannot be defended, Aocang on Aoshan Mountain in the north cannot be defended. After Ding Sheng's troops captured Xingyang, the entire Taishan Army moved to Xingyang and moved north to Aocang.
At that time, there was a disciple in Aocang, Guo Xing, who secretly formed a group of eighteen dead disciples to attack the gate of Aocang at night. The chief of Aocang surrendered to Zhang Chong outside the warehouse. Zhang Chong, the general of Taiping Road, opened Aogang, dispersed the people's grain, and threatened them.
The earthquake shook up and down the river.
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At this time, He Jin, the general of the Han Dynasty, and his staff were at Hulao Pass to the west of Xingyang, looking at the sea of people outside Aocang, and lamented:
"Since the destiny talisman has descended on me, Yan Han, how can I give birth to a general soaring to the sky!"
The dignified general of the Han Dynasty actually said such demoralizing words, which shows that He Jin was losing ground in his heart at this moment.
However, He Jin's words made someone unhappy. He was a man of majestic appearance and heroic spirit. He was Yuan Shao of the Yuan clan in Runan, who was serving as a general in the palace at this time.
Yuan Shao stepped forward with his sword, lined up in front of the crowd, and loudly exhorted:
"My lord is silent. We can all say these words, but my lord cannot say it. My lord is a general of the Han Dynasty, commanding all the military forces in the world. How can he increase the momentum of thieves and destroy his own prestige? Those thieves,
I look at them like pigs and sheep, so why should I be afraid?"
Yuan Shao was already handsome and majestic, and he was a head taller than He Jin. He Jin was stunned by his thunderous aura, and he could only say yes.
After all, He Jin came from a small family, and his appearance was really unworthy of his position. However, after all, the people present were He Jinzheng who had entered the general's palace, and according to tradition, they were his retainers. The way Yuan Shao looked just now was really not what a minister should do.
of.
So someone came out and scolded Yuan Shao.
This man has a high crown and a black ribbon. He is Wang Qian, the Thousand-Shi Chief Envoy of the General's Palace. Wang Qian was born in Gaoping, Shanyang. His grandfather was the Taiwei of Shun Emperor, and his father was Lao Sikong of this dynasty. He can be said to be a noble man. In the future, he will be the seventh son of Jian'an.
Wang Can is his son.
So when Wang Qian came out, he scolded Yuan Shao unceremoniously:
"If you don't back down from the beginning, is this a courtesy?"
Yuan Shao bowed to He Jin with a straight face and then withdrew.
At this time, He Jin excused Yuan Shao and said:
"I also learned a lot about Zhuangqi that Benchu talked about. If I don't talk about this, I don't know what you think of the Taishan bandits outside the pass."
He Jin asked about military matters. Wang Qian, the chief historian, was speechless and bowed out.
The general over there, Sima Fan, came forward and said:
"Just now, Benchu said that there are dogs and sheep on the other side. I've passed it. My lord, the old minister Yu Xu also encountered a similar thing during the reign of Emperor An. At that time, there were thieves in Chaoge, and the old minister regarded them as dogs.
Sheep. Why? He said that his generation lived in the suburbs of Han and Wei like Chaoge, with Taihang on their backs and the Yellow River. It was only a hundred miles away from Aocang, but Qingqing had tens of thousands of people in exile. The thieves did not know how to open warehouses to recruit people and rob soldiers.
, defend Chenggao, and cut off the right arm of the world. In other words, this generation is a real dog and sheep gathering together, just seeking food and clothing."
Many of these people knew the allusions of the previous dynasty that Sima Fan once said, but they didn't think of it for a while. When they heard what he said, they couldn't help but nod.
So Fan Zeng continued:
"But what? Nowadays, there are thieves named Taishan thieves, and they are definitely not ordinary thieves. How can ordinary thieves fight thousands of miles away? How can ordinary thieves defeat the Han family's tigers repeatedly? How can ordinary thieves know the importance of Xingyang? Ordinary thieves
How can a thief open a warehouse to help the hungry and win people's hearts?"
The words "Four How" made the whole audience feel heavy.
Yes, what are you escaping from? Is it difficult to admit that the other side is a rebel who can overthrow the Han Dynasty? Again, the first step in solving a problem is always to admit the problem.
From this, we can also see that this Sima Fanzeng was no ordinary person. Indeed, although he was unknown in later generations and seemed not as good as the heroes of the late Han Dynasty, in fact, he once defeated the Yellow Turban Army of Changshe in history, and even in
This ancestral tree monument is erected in the Wei River. In this world, because the Yellow Turban Army launched a year earlier than in history, the trajectory of many people has changed. Fan Zeng is just one of them.
Youfan had opened up the situation, so He Jin took the opportunity to ask the officials:
"Then how to defeat this thief?"
As soon as these words came out, there was silence again, including Fan Zeng, who had been talking eloquently just now.
Why?
Just because no one among them thinks that they can defeat the Taishan bandits on the other side now. In the battle outside Xingyang, the Han army has lost all the military power in the capital. General He Jin is said to be the top commander of the Han army, but what? He has no one under his command now.
He only took his own shogunate and three hundred iron soldiers in his house, and entered Hulao Pass with a sword.
At this time, there were only 800 Chengguan school captains and 300 iron soldiers in Hulao Pass, a total of 1,100 people. But where were the Taishan bandits on the opposite side? They were simply countless. Who knew that the Taishan army who released grain after opening Aocang would be like this?
How many people will there be?
Even a clever woman can't make a meal without rice, and no matter how resourceful a man is, he can't send out troops. So why do you want to say something and no one can answer it?
He Jin waited for a long time to see if anyone would answer his words, but there was no one for a long time, so he could only answer his own words, and he couldn't really throw them on the ground.
So, he said warmly to the military official who was the outermost among the officials:
"Bao Sima, your home is in Mount Tai. I wonder if you have ever dealt with the Taishan thieves outside the pass."
This military official named Bao Sima is our old acquaintance Bao Xin.
After the Taishan Army entered Taishan County, Bao Xin moved his family to the three counties in the south of the county. However, in this move, the Bao family also lost their farm, house, and slaves, and the family's strength was greatly damaged.
Bao Xin had no choice but to live in Luo as a guest, so that he could find a career as an official, so that the family could survive the difficulties. But unfortunately, although Bao's ancestors also held the prestigious position of Sili Xiaowei, that was all
It was eight generations ago, and their family no longer had any connections in Luoyang.
In fact, in history, Bao Xin's family was already a tycoon in the countryside. The only way his family could become prosperous again was by constantly hunting Taishanliao and recruiting people from Taishan Mountain. Of course, his family has long been lost now, and there is no longer a family with Wu.
It’s basic.
Therefore, Bao Xin kept running around in Kyoto and spent a lot of money, but none of them got anything done. He even went to Zhang Rang's house to make money, and he wanted to learn from the story of Meng Tuo, the governor of Liangzhou.
High status.
Meng Tuo was the father of Meng Da, a slave with three surnames in the future. At that time, Meng Tuo also came to Kyoto to work as an official. When he found out that the prison slave Dian of Zhang Rang's family was from the same hometown as himself, he spent all his family property to befriend the prison slave Dian, and finally gave him money.
The prisoner Dian was so embarrassed that he asked Meng Tuo if he could help him.
In the end, Meng Tuo didn't embarrass the prison slave Dian, and just said that you can just bow to me when I go out. At that time, people who came to Zhangjing to seek official positions were packed with people outside the mansion, and it was overwhelming. Meng Tuo came late.
, just in time to block the outside, Zhang Rang's prison slave Dian rushed out to greet Meng Tuo, and together they carried his car through the door.
At this point, Meng Tuo became famous. Everyone knew that Meng Tuo was a well-connected person, and they bribed him with treasures and curios. Then Meng Tuo gave most of it to Zhang Rang, and Zhang Rang gave it to the official of Liangzhou Governor.
He. Look, in the end, people also made money, and officials also made money.
But it's a pity that for this kind of empty-handed thing, the person who did it the first time was a genius, but if he did it the second time, he would be regarded as stupid, so Bao Xin was kicked out.
But Bao Xin, who was desperate, was met by Yuan Shao. Yuan Shao was already a first-rate figure in Kyoto, and when he heard that he was a wealthy man from Mount Tai, he quickly brought him into the room to talk.
Yuan Shao had no shortage of high-level information channels in Kyoto. Naturally, Yuan Shao was also concerned about the Taishan thieves who were causing headaches to the ministers of the court. Now that a local tycoon from the Taishan area had arrived and had fought with the Taishan army, Yuan Shao immediately became interested.
After this conversation, Yuan Shao realized that this man was a talented person, so he introduced him to General He and entered the scene.
From here, we have actually seen that Yuan Shao is very aware of the strength of the Taishan bandits, and we don't know why he said those words in front of He Jin at the top of Hulao Pass today.
At this moment, when He Jin asked Bao Xin about the situation of the Taishan bandits, Bao Xin pushed aside his colleagues and stepped forward to pay homage:
"Back to my lord, my servant and the Taishan thieves are at odds with each other. My brother was seriously injured at the hands of the Taishan thieves. This thief comes from Mount Tai, but he is not just a bandit from Mount Tai. He is from Ronglu Mountain, Yishan Mountain, and Mengshan Mountain."
Shanliao formed an army. Later, they lured the head of Guizhou to surrender with the promise of dividing the land, and the servant's land and house were divided up by the Taishan thieves."
As soon as Bao Xin said this, the whole place was in an uproar. They never expected that these bandits would use their power to gather people. So these bandits can be said to have died ten thousand times.
Yuan Shao chatted with him and asked:
"Axin, my lord is asking about how to defeat thieves?"
Bao Xin immediately said to He Jin:
"Lord, what we should ask now is not how to defeat the thief, but to determine the next step for the Taishan thief?"
Bao Xin's words were interesting, and He Jin immediately asked:
"Bao Sima, what do you mean by this?"
Bao Xin paused, bent down and said:
"My lord, Xingyang is one of the most unsuitable places in the world for the Four Wars, so the Taishan thieves will not stay here for a long time, nor will they leave until Aocang's grain is gone. So where will he go next?"
Now He Jin was in a serious mood, and he turned around and said to Bao Xin:
"Mr. Bao, please speak."
So Bao Xin used the ground as a map and began to draw the surrounding areas of Xingyang. He asked He Jin to take a look.
"Lord, you see, this is the geographical mountains and rivers of Xingyang. It is Hebei in the north, Heji in the east, Hulao in the west, and Zheng Kingdom in the south. Now Heji has been conquered, the main force of our Han army is in the south, and Beizhong is in the north.
The place where Lang will fight fiercely. Now, if the Taishan bandits go north, then Beizhong Lang will be in danger, but Kyoto is safe. If instead of going north, but directly attack our Hulao, then Kyoto will be the next one, which means that the Taishan bandits will go straight to Luoyang.
But now, there are no soldiers in the capital, so it is dangerous."
Everyone present is smart, and no one knows what danger means.
And we can’t think too deeply about this matter. What does it mean to go north, and Beizhonglang will be in danger, but Kyoto will be safe? Isn’t this a variation of the saying, try to let Taishan’s army go north, and divert the trouble to the north.
Bao Xin seemed not to notice the weirdness of the atmosphere, but continued:
"From the information we got near Aocang, after the Taishan Army captured Aocang, they sent people to carry grain and rice into the boat. This shows that the Taishan Army will take action in the near future. We just don't know that the boat is crossing the river north.
It’s better to change the route and go directly to Luohe River.”
At this time, in the crowd, Liu Biao, who was also an aide, spoke. He had not yet become the lord of the eight counties of Jingxiang and Xiangzhou, and was still dormant in Kyoto. At this moment, he said:
"Captain Bao, you don't need to be alarmist. The Taishan Bandits came from a corner of Mount Tai, and they were nothing more than clowns. Within a few months, they passed through Yanzhou and invaded the Central Plains. Without being punished by the officers and soldiers, they already had the heart to despise the world. Now they can't live in the world."
Xingyang has less than 10,000 soldiers, so how dare we have the ambition to covet the capital?"
Then he said to He Jin:
"My lord, Hulao Pass is the most powerful pass in the world. As long as we guard the city tightly, even millions of thieves will not be able to enter. In the past, during the Warring States Period, the King of Qi even summoned the princes and hundreds of thousands of soldiers to attack Hulao Pass, but they couldn't break it, let alone the other side.
.Please, my lord, don’t worry.”
At this time, Kuai Yue, who was lucky enough to survive the Battle of Xingyang, also stepped forward and said:
"My lord, what Liu Mansion said is absolutely true. At this moment, we don't worry about the Taishan bandits not attacking me, but we worry about the Taishan bandits going north. If the bandits attack me, I have Hulao Pass, and they can only attack the city. And the two on the left and right
General Zhonglang has already sent his troops to Changshe, and they will arrive in less than ten days. By then, they will be attacked from both inside and outside, and the Taishan thieves will definitely be defeated."
Unexpectedly, after Kuai Yue finished speaking, Yuan Shao scolded:
"How dare you call me lord when your army is defeated? Your lord is Huang Wan, and he has died in the battle. As his staff, why don't you follow him? You are still here barking. And you said that you are here to guard the inside and outside.
A pincer attack is all based on the opinions of rotten scholars. You need to know that no matter how big the pass is, it cannot be defended by thousands of us. And do you think the Hebei Han army can sustain it? You know, Aocang is a granary for transporting the Hebei army.
It was occupied by thieves. Do you think, in the event of a confrontation, which one will be defeated first, our army or the thieves' army?"
Kuai Yue wanted to speak, but Yuan Shao stopped him and said:
"What else can you say, why don't you go down?"
Kuai Yue was so angry that he blushed and looked at He Jin. Seeing that he didn't respond at all, he hid his face in shame and walked down the city.
Yuan Shao's words immediately froze the scene. Finally, He Jin said:
"What everyone said makes sense. The wind on top of the city is also strong. Why don't we go down first? We'll discuss it later. We'll discuss it later."
Finally, He Jin took his staff down the pass, and after the crowd dispersed, he left Yuan Shao and Bao Xin alone.
Obviously, He Jin was moved by Bao Xin's so-called diversion of trouble to the north. In his opinion, he really had no confidence that he could have thousands of people to guard the pass. Wouldn't it be good if the Taishan bandits could be allowed to go north? As for the Hebei Han
Is the military union going to be in danger? I think it probably won't be.
As soon as the three of them entered the quiet room, He Jin asked Bao Xin directly:
"Bao Sima, what is your plan to divert the trouble to the north? Tell me quickly."
After Bao Xin glanced at Yuan Shao next to him, he asked He Jin first:
"My lord, what do you think of the strength of the Han army in Hebei?"
He Jin replied:
"With strong soldiers and strong horses, his troops originally numbered 50,000, and later there were 6,000 brave soldiers from Youzhou going south. In addition, the powerful tribes and county soldiers in Hebei and Hanoi also numbered 10,000. This is already two thousand
Sixteen thousand people. Later, Dong Zhuo, the governor of Hedong, brought 3,000 soldiers from Hedong and 1,000 soldiers from Xizhou to help. Therefore, the Han soldiers in Hebei were full, exactly 30,000."
Bao Xin nodded and said seriously:
"In this case, my lord, you can't say that it is a disaster that diverts water from the north, which is a loss of reputation."
He Jin didn't want to go around so much and asked again:
"If you have any ideas, tell me."
At this time, Bao Xin revealed all the plans, and He Jin was so frightened that He Jin remained silent again.