But Lu Zhi said that after receiving Zhang Wen's letter, he snorted several times and handed it to Dong Zhuo.
At this time, Dong Zhuo's Hedong Army was the main force second only to the Han Army in Hebei, so it was necessary to share Lu Zhi's military reports with this person.
So Dong Zhuo looked at it once, and passed it on quietly. In this way, you passed the military report to me, and I passed it to you, and finally everyone knew the situation.
Lu Zhi complained in his heart. He originally did not intend to discuss it openly, but just let Dong Zhuo know. Who knew that this man was so stupid that he told all the generals present about the general situation, but the matter was already here, so let's discuss it.
Lu Zhi cleared his throat and asked Dong Zhuo:
"Zhong Ying, what do you think of Zhang Zhendong's strategy?"
Dong Zhuo remained motionless, patted his round belly and said with a smile:
"Lu Shuai, how do I, the old man, know these temple calculations? However, from my point of view, they look good."
Lu Zhi snorted without making any comments, and then asked the clan members sitting below him.
After Zong Yuan escaped from the defeat in Xingyang, he felt a little depressed. He mentioned the performance of the Hebei cavalry generals on the battlefield to Lu Zhi, but Lu Zhi said not to say anything that is not conducive to unity.
Therefore, the clan member could only swallow it silently in his stomach, because he suddenly realized that Lu Zhi and Lu Shuai were also from Hebei.
At this time, hearing Lu Zhi ask his opinion on the matter, the clan member said solemnly:
"Zhang Zhendong's strategy is quite insightful. The Taishan bandits are not good at water warfare, and instead of marching by water, this is bringing disaster upon themselves. If we can go south and block the Taishan bandits on the waterway, we may not be able to annihilate this giant bandit."
Then the other generals also expressed their opinions, basically maintaining three types.
One is that it doesn't matter, just follow the command of the old commander. These are some of the Northern Army officials led by Lu Zhi. Their Northern and Southern Army has always recognized the talisman rather than the person. Now as long as Lu Zhi still holds the talisman awarded by the state, then we will
He is the only one who follows his lead.
Another way is to ignore it and bring peace to the Hebei Yellow Turbans first. Those who hold these opinions are all military officials from Hebei. Every time the Hebei Yellow Turbans rage in Hebei, their losses will be greater, so they have no time to control the south.
At that time, Han soldiers from Hebei went south. How could they recover their homeland? So no, they must not go south.
The last option is to go south to intercept. This is the attitude of the Hanoi military officials and the Youzhou Cavalry generals who had fought with the Taishan Army. The former is a matter of interest. If the Taishan bandits cross the river from Xingyang north, they will definitely
After passing through Hanoi, aren't they the only ones who will be miserable? My nephew Tianzhai is still in his hometown? So he must go south. As for the latter, he has a clear understanding of the combat power of the Taishan bandits and wants to seize this opportunity to win.
This giant bandit.
In short, under the shogunate, one group of people and one viewpoint were all noisy for their own interests.
In the end, Dong Zhuo couldn't stand it and hummed:
"Why are you arguing? It's your turn to make a decision? Leave it to me, old Dong, and listen to Lu Shuai."
Needless to say, Dong Zhuo's figure and his rough words made him look like a wild and strong man. The officers in the army were attracted by this kind of strong man. Therefore, as soon as Dong Zhuo said this, the noisy people in the scene really became quiet one after another.
Already.
Everyone stared intently at Lu Zhi, who was at the head, and heard the decision.
Lu Zhi looked at everyone with satisfaction and snorted:
"I won't tell you whether Zhang Zhendong's move is good or not. If I just say that the Taishan bandit is heading north, I will turn a blind eye to it?"
Gongsun Zan, who had been silent the whole time, suddenly asked:
"Master Lu, I don't know how to put it this way. We have seen the combat power of the Taishan bandit. It is no exaggeration to say that he is the most powerful enemy of our big man before."
Since Gongsun Zan left before the last battle, he was not ordered by Lu Zhi, because this was what Lu Zhi meant. When going south, Lu Zhi reminded Gongsun Zan and other Hebei generals to pay more attention to protecting the Youzhou sudden cavalry.
strength. Because, he also wants to defeat the Hebei Yellow Turbans with the help of Youzhou Cavalry.
In fact, when Lu Zhi lent troops to Huang Wan, he thought that Huang Wan would not repay the loan. This was because he was a little worried about the clan member, because the clan member was originally from Nanyang and was from the same state as Huang Wan.
Will lead Youzhou Tuqi to the death force.
The result was just as Lu Zhi expected. After the Youzhou Tuqi suffered a major blow, this member still chose to stay in Xingyang to help Huang Wan. It was obvious that he was using the blood of Hebei people to dye ribbons for Jingzhou people.
Lu Zhi said that it was not impossible to do this. Although he was from Youzhou, he was a minister of the country, and his interests were more consistent with the interests of the Han Dynasty. But the problem is, should I, Lu Zhi, use these Youzhou cattle and horses? You
Now that it's been consumed by me, how can I fight the Hebei Yellow Turbans?
So, he asked Gongsun Zan to bring the people back.
At this time, Gongsun Zan praised Fang Qiu, and Lu Zhi then scolded Fang Qiu:
"The Taishan thief is strong when he is strong, but sometimes the transformation between strength and weakness happens in an instant, in a single decision. And when I see the Taishan thief turning from weak to strong, it is during this so-called northward journey. Why? Just because at this time the Taishan thief's only breakthrough is
The way is not to the north but to the west, that is, to join forces and move westward, there may be a glimmer of hope. At this time, our troops are empty in the Gyeonggi area, and the troops that can fight are either in Hebei, Henan, or Guanxi. The bandits of Gou Ruotai can take advantage of
With the power of winning in battle and conquering in attack, he led more than 100,000 people gathered in Aocang to march westward. Our ancestral temple and the country are in danger."
What Lu Zhi said described a tragic consequence for the military officials. Everyone held their breath and continued to listen to Lu Zhi:
"And once the Taishan bandits can occupy Gyeonggi and even conquer Kyoto, where can the country go? There are only two ways to go west and north."
At this point, Lu Zhi stopped talking and changed the subject. He continued:
"At that time, the Taishan bandits will continue to enter Guanzhong from the west, or go south to Nanyang to join the remnants of the Yellow Turbans. Maybe it will really happen."
"Then you see, this Taishan bandit chose to go north. We have 20,000 elite Han soldiers in Hebei, and 20,000 Han soldiers from Henan are our successors in the south. Even if this Taishan bandit goes north, he will be in deep trouble. Not to mention him
We also have to deal with the relationship with the Yellow Turbans in Hebei. In short, I will leave it at that, Hebei is the burial place of the Taishan bandits."
Lu Zhi's words made all the generals suddenly realize, and they all felt that victory was just around the corner. They couldn't help but admire the old commander's foresight.
But Dong Zhuo, who was sitting next to him, sensed some meaning from what Lu Zhi had just said.
Just now, Lu Zhi was talking about how once the Taishan bandits occupied Kyoto, the country would hunt abroad, and he also said that hunting would be either in the north or in the west. Dong Zhuo thought about it carefully, and he was afraid that what he didn't say was the core of Lu Zhi's entire paragraph.
If it is either heading west or north, then the country will definitely hunt north. Why? Because Liu Hong was born in Hebei, and Hebei was abundant in troops at this time. If it goes west, it will be blocked by Qiang and Taishan thieves.
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So once Liu Hong goes hunting in the north, who will benefit most? That is undoubtedly the powerful military officials from Hebei. They will support Liu Hong when the time comes, follow Guangwu's story, and then kill him back. But don't they Hebei people have to do it once?
Occupy the center of power? But this time, who can drive them away?
Dong Zhuo, who wanted to understand this, glanced deeply at Lu Zhi. It turned out that this person was wrong to blame the Taishan bandits for moving to the west and to the north. He blamed the Taishan bandits for not creating opportunities for the Hebei people.
Dong Zhuo smacked his lips, and once again lamented that the people of Guandong are so judgmental. It seems that he should be more careful in the future, otherwise he will be betrayed and still think that others are treating him well.
In addition to Dong Zhuo, everyone on the court heard Lu Zhi's unfinished intentions, including Gongsun Zan, Cui Jun and others, so there was a hint of regret in the approval.
After Lu Zhi said this, he still wanted to continue, but someone interrupted him again. Lu Zhi looked again and saw that it was the Julu man again, this time it was Jushou.
I saw Jushou cupping his fists and saying:
"Ming Gong, I think it is not unreasonable for the Taishan bandits to go north."
Lu Zhi said lightly:
"Oh, what's the point?"
Jushou rarely had great ambitions and was good at strategy. He liked to discuss these grand strategic matters with others. Originally, he didn't want to disturb Lu Zhi's conversation after seeing Tian Feng's lesson, but this matter was irritating him.
Not vomiting, not happy.
So he really analyzed it seriously:
"If the Taishan bandits really continue to advance westward, there may be chaos. First, if the Taishan bandits enter the capital, they will not be welcomed by the powerful people in the capital wherever they go, because they are thieves and not the king's master. Therefore, it can be seen that
What's more, if the Taishan bandits enter the capital, every city must be attacked and defended. If the Taishan bandits enter the capital, not only will their strength not increase, they will fall into a real quagmire. This is one of the reasons.
The second is that if the Taishan bandits continue to advance westward, although their number is 100,000, they will only be able to conquer 20,000 good warriors. Once they enter the capital, they will enter the middle.
After that, the troops of King Qin from all over the country can trap the Taishan bandits to death as long as they encircle these eight passes. However, the Taishan bandits have no foundation and can only drift in the Gyeonggi area. The more they fight, the fewer they are. The more the Han army fights, the stronger they become.
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Besides, the Taishan bandits may not be able to enter the capital, and they may be blocked at Hulao Pass. When the time comes, the Taishan bandits will be blocked at Xiongguan, with our Henan Han soldiers watching behind them, and their defeat will be instantaneous.
The third and more serious one is that the capital city is the most prosperous place in the world. How many bandits like the Taishan bandits who come from the poor mountains can stay out of chaos? By then, military discipline will be lost and military officials will be corrupted. Such Taishan bandits will
What’s so difficult to deal with?”
Finally, Jushou smiled faintly and said confidently:
"Ming Gong, in my opinion, this Taishan bandit is an expert. He knows that entering the pass is a dead end, and now he is trying to survive in death. Ming Gong, such a giant bandit has seen so much, he must not let it go.
Please Ming Gong quickly send troops to annihilate the Taishan bandits on the waterway into the river."
Jushou's three reasons were really convincing, so as soon as he finished speaking, everyone below was whispering and conversing.
But in fact, Jushou is really much worse than Lu Zhi. Because he only understands military affairs and does not understand politics. All Lu Zhi's methods are to condense military morale and issue their declaration of victory politically, while Jushou
What? Still too young.
In this way, Lu Zhi's efforts to run a military council to restore military morale were half destroyed by Ju Shou, a smart man. It was too difficult for Lu Zhi.
Lu Zhi was not angry this time. He nodded and signaled Ju Shou to take a seat. He then glanced at the military officials in the room and sighed. Then he supported the table with both hands and leaned forward, like a man-eating tiger, exuding a raging fighting spirit. He said:
"No matter whether the Taishan bandits are faint or virtuous, they are all enemies now. And what we have to do is not to speculate on the authenticity of his people here, or waste time discussing whether to go south. Instead, we must fight against the Hebei Yellow Turbans before the Taishan bandits go north.
Before the camp, defeat the Hebei Yellow Turbans in one fell swoop."
After saying this, Lu Zhi stood up directly, pointed at the map screen behind him with his chopsticks, and ordered:
"Now the Hebei Yellow Turbans are stationed in the east. I intend to divide our troops into three groups and attack the Hebei Yellow Turbans."
He drew out a command of arrows and said:
"Where are the clan members?"
The clan member lifted up his hem, walked to the front of the hall and bowed:
"exist."
"Zong Yuan, you lead Youzhou's sudden cavalry and three thousand troops under my command, and go straight between the Guangzong line and block the reinforcements from both places."
"Here."
Therefore, the clan members bent down and lowered their heads, raised their hands above their heads to receive the command arrow, and then bowed and retreated.
"Where is Dong Zhuo?"
As soon as he said this, Dong Zhuo stood up with a roar, strode down the hall, and clasped his fists at Lu Zhi:
"The end will be here."
"I order you to lead the Hedong Army, as the vanguard, to march eastward and bite the Qingzhou Yellow Turbans in the direction of others. Without my order, no troops are allowed to return north."
"Here!"
Dong Zhuo cupped his fists and took the command arrow. He led the generals of the Hedong and Liangzhou factions out of the hall with great force, but he was stopped by Lu Zhi, who was in charge. He had not finished speaking.
Shooting at all the generals with his tiger eyes, Lu Zhi said with a critical word:
"General I will lead the Northern Army, the Zhao State, the Wei State, and the Hanoi Army to follow Dong Zhuo's army. Once they bite the Qingzhou Yellow Turbans, they will launch a general attack on them. In this battle, all generals must go all out. I also know that this battle will be difficult, but
Otherwise, how can I be loyal and brave to you? This is the autumn of our meritorious service, so I would like to wish you all a long and prosperous military career."
The generals also shouted:
"I wish Lu Shuai a long career in martial arts."
"Let's break up then."
"Here!"
Then, there was a thunder in the military mansion. All the generals withdrew and returned to the barracks to prepare for the war ahead.
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When the Han soldiers in Hebei were gearing up, Sun Zheng, the commander-in-chief of the Qingzhou Yellow Turban Army in Jinan Qu, who was not far away, looked sadly at the yellow turban forehead band in his hand, which still had a pool of blood on it.
This forehead band was worn by Zhang Liang, the general of Taiping Dao who had died in battle. The blood stain also belonged to the general. Before he died, he passed his forehead band to his disciple Ji Sun, so that he could inherit his legacy and not
Forget Huang Tian’s career.
Things have happened in the past two months, which makes me feel like I am in a dream.
Since the outbreak in April, the Qingzhou Yellow Turban Army has taken root in the countryside and has deep human resources and influence. Therefore, once the uprising broke out, they successively captured the three counties of Dongpingling, Gaotang, and Linji, and controlled the surrounding areas of each city.
Rural pavilions have built barriers at various intersections, which can be said to connect the entire northern Qingzhou area.
At that time, it was the happiest thing for Sun Ji. Every day, people would come to seek refuge, and every day they would open a powerful rural dock. Farms and grains were divided everywhere, which was very unpleasant. Jinan, Pingyuan County, and Le'an were all rich in iron officials.
Once the Yellow Turban Army breaks through the county town, it can immediately arm a group of troops. Therefore, within three months of the uprising, the Yellow Turban Army in the three northern counties of Qingzhou already had 100,000 troops.
Together with Du Man and Yang Mao's Taishan Army, they successively attacked Linzi and other cities, and there was a strong tendency for the entire Qingzhou to become an earthly kingdom.
It was also when this was in full swing that in July the Hebei General Road came to visit and asked the Qingzhou Yellow Turbans to organize troops to cross the Yellow River north to support the Hebei battlefield.
At that time, the commanders from all sides had a short discussion and decided to send troops. Anyway, establishing the Kingdom of Huangtian was their ideal, and going north was also to overthrow the Han Dynasty. And now that they have an absolute advantage in Qingzhou, the troops left here are too wasteful, so it is better to go north
Supporting the Hebei battlefield can not only help the general road cope with difficulties, but also reduce Qingzhou's external pressure.
Therefore, the three counties of Jinan, Le'an, and Pingyuan, which are close to Jizhou, served as the main force heading north. At that time, there were a total of nine armies heading north, totaling about 70,000 people.
Under the leadership of Ji Sun of Jinan, Zhang Rao of Pingyuan County, and Xu He of Le'an, 70,000 Yellow Turbans from Qingzhou began to cross the Yellow River north.
Qingzhou's defense along the Dahe River is mainly garrisoned in Gaotang. It turns out that the Dahe was not here during the Pre-Han Dynasty. Later, during the Xinmang Period, the river changed its course and passed through the north of Gaotang into the sea. Therefore, there is a dedicated river here.
The river soldiers guarded the Gaotangjin Ferry. But unfortunately, there were not many river soldiers and they could not withstand the incoming Qingzhou Yellow Turbans.
After the whole army crossed the river, the most important thing behind was the important city of Qinghe State. This city is to the north of the river and is the only way to enter Qinghe State in Jizhou. Therefore, the Yellow Turbans of Qingzhou have also prepared their troops in this city.
Preparation for a bloody bath.
But when the Qingzhou Yellow Turbans crossed the river and launched a three-pronged attack on the city, the Han army in the city collapsed when they saw the smoke, and the entire army abandoned the city and fled. When the Qingzhou Yellow Turbans arrived, there was not a single soldier in the city. Just like that,
This important city in Hebei fell into the hands of the Qingzhou Yellow Turbans.
Afterwards, Ji Sun ordered the destruction of the city walls of the city, and then continued northward, preparing to penetrate deep into the territory of Qinghe Kingdom.
If the Qingzhou Yellow Turbans were victorious in the city of Yancheng, then in Xiajin in the northwest, it was an unprecedented defeat for the Qingzhou Yellow Turbans.
Xiajin is the land of the ancient Zhao Kingdom, where the Qi and Jin allied themselves. However, due to the diversion of the river, the city has long since declined, and most of the population moved from here to the nearby city of Zhen. But it is such a big fight.
small town, but the Qingzhou Yellow Turbans suffered heavy losses.
The person guarding Xiajin is our old acquaintance, Shen Pei. After Yang Qiu's incident, he was released as the chief of Xiajin, a dilapidated and almost abandoned city.
But Shenpei was Shenpei after all, and he became more determined despite adversity. After taking office, he continued to attract people and reclaimed land, and he managed this small town well.
The Taiping Road uprising occurred in April this year. As the situation in Qingzhou across the river gradually deteriorated, Shenpei predicted that the Yellow Turbans in Qingzhou would definitely move north to join the battlefield in Hebei. Although Xiajin was ruined, it was close to the river and was the only way for the Yellow Turbans to move north.
land, so he recruited brave men and forged equipment. The focus was to repair Xiajin's city defense again.
Many people in Xiajin City were landless immigrants recruited by Shenpei. With the help of Shenpei, they settled here and regained their land. Naturally, they were willing to die for Shenpei.
Therefore, when commanders Ji, Zhang, and Xu Sanqu led their troops to approach Xiajin, what greeted them was a fortified city that was harmonious both internally and externally and with strong defenses.
The battle started very smoothly. When the Qingzhou Yellow Turbans arrived at Getang in the south of Xiajin, they defeated Shenpei who led a brave army out of the city. Shenpei hurriedly accepted the battle, but was defeated and returned to Xiajin. The Qingzhou Yellow Turbans took advantage of the victory to pursue and entered the city.
But all this was a trap set by Shen Pei. He had already piled firewood and poured oil in the south city of the city. When the Yellow Turban Army entered the city, Shen Pei and others had already entered the wall of the inner city.
So at the command of the judge, four rockets were fired, and the fire in the south city shot into the sky. All the more than 3,000 Yellow Turbans who rushed into the city were burned to death.
Not only that, Shen Pei also had a cavalry of 100 people, which he built by selling off his business, with his own brother Shen Dai as the cavalry commander.
Before the war started, the cavalry was hidden in Beichenggen. When the fire broke out in the city, Shendai led a cavalry of a hundred people to tie up tree branches, stir up smoke, and rush towards the Yellow Turban Army outside the city.
The Yellow Turban Army outside the city was frightened by the raging fire in the city. Suddenly they saw smoke and dust rising to the north. They thought it was an ambush from the Han army and ran around in fear.
If Jisun hadn't personally led his troops to stand in the forefront and defeated Shen Dai's harassment, the Yellow Turban Army might have collapsed. But even so, the Yellow Turban Army suffered heavy losses in this battle and no longer wanted to attack Xiajin.
They hurriedly packed up their tribesmen and burned, killed and looted some dock walls along the way as revenge. Then they abandoned Xiajin and continued towards Ganling, the county seat of Qinghe State.
After all, Xiajin City's troops were limited, and they did not dare to go out of the city to confront the Qingzhou Yellow Turbans head-on, so they left it to the Yellow Turbans to continue their march north.
The defeat of Xiajin City also awakened the overly optimistic mentality of the Qingzhou Yellow Turbans. Originally, they had a smooth sailing in Qingzhou. On the one hand, they had accumulated enough, but the Han army had great conflicts. On the other hand, they also had the Taishan Army who stayed in Taishan as the offensive force.
He repeatedly defeated the Han army head-on.
But now that they have left their local advantage and have no Taishan Army to attack, the quality of the Qingzhou Yellow Turbans was immediately tested in the battle of Xiajin. This shows that the current Qingzhou Yellow Turbans' actual combat capabilities are not strong, and their military discipline is not good, so they cannot stabilize the military formation.
Once you encounter an opponent like Shenpei, no matter how many troops you have, you will still be beaten.
It was with this understanding that Ji Sun, Zhang Rao, and Xu He had an urgent discussion. Under the auspices of Ji Sun, the two commanders were honest about their own side's true strength, so they decided that they could not attack each other along the way.
If you don't attack the city, if you insist on attacking, it's just a feint attack to cover the main force heading north, and you won't care about the gain or loss of a city.
It was precisely because of this mobile strategy that the Qingzhou Yellow Turbans went smoothly. They crossed Ganling and went hundreds of miles north, and were stopped at the boundary bridge.
The Boundary Bridge is a permanent bridge on the Qinghe River outside Guangzong City. At that time, it was a Han soldier who besieged the main force of the Yellow Turbans of Guangzong to guard the Boundary Bridge.
At that time, the Han soldiers in Hebei had already besieged the main force of the Yellow Turbans in Hebei in Guangzong. The two sides fought repeatedly at the fortifications outside the city, and each was close to its last breath.
At this time, the Qingzhou Yellow Turbans arrived first, which directly made the Han soldiers in Hebei think that the situation was over and reinforcements had arrived. Therefore, the Han soldiers on the boundary bridge collapsed without fighting, and then retreated and infected the entire army. The Han soldiers in Hebei knew that it was difficult to defeat the enemy.
, fled in all directions. This time they retreated to Julu.
After that, the Qingzhou Yellow Turbans successfully merged with the Hebei Yellow Turbans in the city. The two armies joined forces, and the enthusiasm was high. Everyone was really full of yearning for the future, but little did they know that most of them had lost their martial arts before they even started.
At the foot of Broken Julu City.
Driven by optimism, San Zhang sent troops together, leading more than 100,000 Yellow Turbans from Hebei and Qingzhou to pursue the Han army all the way to Julu with overwhelming momentum.
Everyone knows the story that followed. At the critical moment, Dong Zhuo came out from the Taihang Mountain Road and attacked the Yellow Turban Army directly under Julu City. The Yellow Turban Army was defeated and the hero Zhang Liang died in the battle.
After this great victory, the Han soldiers originally took advantage of the victory to pursue the victory, but when Julu was repairing, the Aocang grain was cut off by the Taishan army. With no way, the Han soldiers in Hebei could only move their troops to Handan to eat, and this is still the case today.
During this period, the Yellow Turban Army also slowed down and tentatively deployed its forces to the east of Handan, a solid fortress on the Zhang River.
Therefore, it can be seen that before the arrival of the Taishan Army, a Hebei War will also begin.