Zhu Yuanzhang was naturally excited when he thought that he could become Qu Shuai so quickly. He immediately knelt down to express his loyalty and said:
"Thank you for your trust in the great virtuous master. I will repay you with my life. I am willing to issue a military order. If the fifty-seven cities in the three counties are not captured within one month, Zhu Yuanzhang will kill himself in front of the camp."
Zhang Jiao walked down slowly, helped Zhu Yuanzhang up, and said with a faint smile: "I don't want you to issue a military order, commit suicide, or repay the favor. I just want you to fight for the people of the world all your life, can you do it?" p>
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Zhang Jue blankly, and his heart was filled with emotion. At this time, he was willing to die for Zhang Jue.
"Yes." Zhu Yuanzhang nodded heavily, and then swore to the sky: "I, Zhu Yuanzhang, swear to heaven that from today onwards I will fight for the people of the world for the rest of my life. If I violate this oath, heaven will punish me and the earth will destroy me."
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September 5, the second year of Zhongping.
The Yellow Turbans, who had just experienced a major defeat, launched the most violent counterattack in the shortest time after losing nearly 25,000 elite troops.
Zhang Jiao appointed the emerging general Zhu Yuanzhang to lead an army of 200,000 to attack the entire Sizhou, while he and Xiang Yu targeted the Han army in Luoyang City.
Although Zhu Yuanzhang was originally just a member of Long Qie's small school, he showed his extraordinary talent and courage as soon as he was promoted to such a high position.
Due to Xiang Yu's massacre of the city, the people of Sizhou were full of resistance to the Yellow Turbans. However, before attacking the city, Zhu Yuanzhang made a three-part agreement with the resistance elements in the city and personally persuaded them to surrender.
Under Zhu Yuanzhang's tough yet gentle methods, six cities in Sizhou were captured in just three days.
In seven days, all of Hanoi County except for the city of Yewang fell.
In fifteen days, all the cities south of the Yellow River in Hedong County fell, leaving only a few cities north of the Yellow River.
Just when Zhu Yuanzhang was about to divide his troops to attack the Hedong city north of the Yellow River, Zhang Jiao stopped him in time and ordered him to attack Henan Yin directly, while Zhu Yuanzhang took the order to continue to encroach on Henan Yin.
In this way, within half a month, Zhu Yuanzhang set off a yellow whirlwind in Sizhou. Most of the city of Sizhou had been lost to the Yellow Turbans, leaving only Henan Yin isolated in the middle and about to be cannibalized.
The reason why Yewang City in Hanoi was not captured is because Yewang City is located in the far west of Hanoi. It has a dangerous geographical location and is easy to defend and difficult to attack. Therefore, it was included as one of the key defensive cities by Qin Wen and will soon be used to resist the Yellow Turbans' westward advance.
One of the fortresses.
Along with Yewang City is Hongnong’s Yiyang City.
Yiyang City was the old capital of South Korea during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. After it was captured by the Qin State, it became the first fortress of the Qin State to resist the six-nation coalition.
Yiyang is located in front of Yewang City, and the two cities are no less dangerous than the passes. I don’t know how many men from the Six Kingdoms died under these two cities.
If the Yellow Turbans want to attack Hangu Pass, they must remove the two thorns of Yiyang and Yewang. Otherwise, they can only attack Guanzhong from Wuguan via Nanyang.
However, the defensive power of Wuguan is not inferior to that of Hangu Pass, and every county after Wuguan is basically the easiest to defend and difficult to attack.
Therefore, for the Yellow Turbans, the loss will be the smallest if they take Yiyang, Yewang, Hangu Pass... this route.
The counselors of the Han army had already anticipated this, so Qin Wen had already prepared the defense matters for Yiyang and Ye Wang.
Qin Wen was waiting to trick the Yellow Turban one last time in Luoyang, and then continued to hit the Yellow Turban's head with blood in Yiyang with Ye Wang.
But who knew that Zhang Jiao would not play according to the routine.
The cities in Sizhou pose no threat to the Yellow Turbans at all. As long as Luoyang is captured, the three counties can be defeated without spending a single soldier.
But instead of attacking Luoyang, the Yellow Turbans went to attack the three counties.
This move may seem like a thankless effort, but it actually hits the Han army's weak spot.
Sizhou had already been abandoned by the Han Dynasty, and although Qin Wen's military strength could hold Luoyang, it was impossible for him to be trapped in Luoyang and fight with the Yellow Turbans.
If the Yellow Turbans never attack, can Qin Wen keep fighting the Yellow Turbans?
In order to make Sizhou become a drag on the Yellow Turbans, Sizhou's grain reserves have been conscripted by the Han army.
Luoyang has a population of one million, but the Han Dynasty's granary is in Hongnong, so once Luoyang is isolated, it will run out of food within a month.
If that time really comes, the Han army without food will be in chaos without fighting, and when faced with such a situation, Qin Wen will have to leave.
Just as Zhu Yuanzhang continued to encroach on Henan Yin, Qin Wen and others in Luoyang finally brought the issue of abandoning Luoyang to the discussion table.
Luoyang, conference room.
As soon as Qin Wen proposed to give up Luoyang, the meeting immediately exploded.
"Grand Governor, we can't withdraw."
"Grand Governor, we must withdraw."
"Grand Governor, Luoyang is the capital of the Han Dynasty. If we evacuate like this, what will the people of the world think of us?"
"Grand Governor, I don't have enough grain storage. Once the grain is exhausted, we won't be able to evacuate even if we want to."
"Grand Governor, Luoyang City has high walls and thick walls, and its defensive power is not inferior to Hulao Pass. As long as the grain channel is opened, we can definitely hold on."
"Grand Governor, the battle with the Yellow Turbans will be protracted, and the overall situation must not be affected by the gains and losses of one city or one pool!"
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Both supporters and opponents held different opinions. The meeting place looked like a wet market and it was almost noisy.
Among them, those with the toughest attitudes are Yang Gun, the veteran head of the Yang family, and Zhou Yi, the commander of Luoyang.
Yang Gun not only opposed giving up Luoyang Hai, but also acted as if anyone who supported it would be silenced.
In comparison, Zhou Yi was much more sensible. Zhou Yi analyzed the disadvantages of giving up Luoyang one by one, and his words were so sharp that Qin Wen couldn't help but nod secretly.
"Grand Governor, as many as 100,000 Luoyang people have volunteered to defend the city, and as many as 200,000 people have volunteered to help carry supplies. All the people in Luoyang are supporting us. If we just withdraw like this, the world will feel sad.
The people of the Han Dynasty will lose confidence in us..."
Looking at Zhou Yi who was rightly rebutting the supporters, Qin Hao couldn't help but nod secretly and thought to himself: He is indeed Zhou Lang's father.
Yes, the Luoyang Ling Zhouyi in front of you is the father of the famous Jiangdong Zhoulang.
Zhou Yu's great-great-grandfather Zhou Rong served as Shangshu Ling during the reigns of Emperor Zhang and Emperor He of the Han Dynasty, while his grandfather Zhou Jing and his uncle Zhou Zhong also served as Taiwei.
It can be seen that the Zhou family in Lujiang, where Zhou Yu lives, is a top-notch family.
Since the Zhou family has such a big background, it is very strange that Zhou Yi is just a small Luoyang order.
"Detect Zhou Yi's five dimensions." Qin Hao ordered.
"Ding dong, Zhou Yi's five-dimensional attributes have reached their peak. The current five dimensions are: commander 52, force 55, intelligence 79, politics 90, and charm 95."
Zhou Yi is worthy of being Mizhouro's father, and his Charisma attribute is as high as 95. It can be seen that Zhou Yushuai is not unreasonable. Who can say that someone's family has good genes.