Huangfu Song galloped his horse and entered Liu Xiang's camp that night.
"Yicheng, Dong's thieves have been eliminated, and the emperor is out of trouble. You are a member of the clan and a person who loves the people. Can you bear to watch the world continue to be in chaos? Why not learn from Yi Yin and Huo Guang, help the country, and leave your name in history?"
Liu Xiang was very lucky that the Chinese infantry had not had time to withdraw to the north bank, otherwise they would have been exposed and Cao Ren would not be able to stop Huangfu Song and Zhu Jun's attack.
As for being a prime minister and auxiliary minister like Yi Yin and Huo Guang, forget it. After Huo Guang's death, his descendants will be subjugated to the Yi clan, which is not a good idea.
The road of a powerful minister is one of progress and no retreat. If you reach the pinnacle of power but don't sit on the throne, nine and a half times out of ten, you will not end well. Besides, I lead troops to conquer the world and see all the powerful enemies fall, so I just have to follow the steps. , it must be a matter of course, when you arrive at Dabao, why bother to scheming with a bunch of old men in the court?
The main thing is that you may not be able to fight, so why bother trying to exploit your shortcomings and suppress your strengths?
"Mr. Yizhen, the person sitting on the throne is a false emperor supported by Dong Tie. He has not accepted the national seal. I do not recognize him."
Huangfu Song showed bitterness on his face. He understood that the young man who fought against all opinions and fought to the death of Zhao'an was now determined to seize the throne.
"Emperor Xiaoling only has two sons. The young emperor suffered a disaster and only today is left. Is there anything left to argue with the orthodoxy? Are your ambitions that big?"
Now that Huangfu Song has arrived at his military camp and it is impossible to escape, Liu Xiang doesn't mind telling him what's on his mind:
"Mr. Yi Zhen, it's not that I was born with ambition, but that I was forced to have no way out by the world. If the world were peaceful, I would be willing to spend my life in peace, but it's not possible. I can't live anymore. There are too many cannibals.
I remember Su Qin once said something good, but if I have two hectares of land in Luoyang, how can I be worthy of the seal of the six kingdoms?
If you can live a good life, who is willing to risk your life? There is no way, if you embark on this road, there is no turning back.
In ancient times, those who achieved great things not only had extraordinary talents, but also had perseverance. I am not strong in body and strength, and I am no more than a middle-aged person. I have to work hard on my will, make up my mind early, and set big aspirations. Then practice it step by step, grit your teeth, bite the bullet, dare not retreat, and never give in.
Thanks to the mercy of heaven, I have come to this point. So many people are counting on me for their wealth, life, wealth, and there is no turning back."
Huangfu Song lamented. He had reached this point and could no longer be persuaded. No matter how many benefits he promised, it would not help. Is there any greater benefit than the throne?
"Then let's meet on the battlefield!"
According to the character of the hero in the book or the routine of the TV series, Liu Xiang should have replied: "See you on the battlefield."
Then the two of them commanded their own troops, beat him until the sky was dark, and killed one of them with blood flowing into the river, telling a touching and magnificent story.
It's a pity that that is a commentary story, but this is reality.
"I don't want to fight against Duke Yizhen, so I have no choice but to do it. I invite you to be a guest here." Liu Xiang smiled very happily. He turned to Su Wei and said, "Tie him up. Keep someone under his watch. Don't neglect him."
Huangfusong gave a bitter smile and did not struggle. He didn't want his embarrassed appearance to be seen by his juniors whom he recognized, which would be too embarrassing.
"When the two armies are fighting, it is too rude for Yicheng to do this without killing the envoy?"
"Soldiers never tire of deceit. Besides, I have never thought of harming Duke Yizhen. I will release him immediately to reunite with his family when the war in Chang'an stops."
Old Huangfu was taken to a small tent nearby and placed there. Liu Xiang was thinking about how to use his family to conquer Huangfu Yizhen.
It’s not that he wants this old man to lead his troops to fight for him, but he wants to send him to the bookstore to teach. He was the first general in the late Han Dynasty. If he teaches Qian Niuwei, he will definitely cultivate batches of outstanding officers.
This kind of good thing cannot be missed.
Suddenly, before he could think of words, Zhu Jun sent someone to invite him to join forces to counterattack Chang'an.
"Counterattack Chang'an?" Liu Xiang took the letter doubtfully.
As expected of Jia Xu, he was able to assess the situation and ensure that his plans would not fail.
Last night, Liangzhou soldiers and horses attacked Chang'an at night. The old soldiers in the city rebelled and opened the city gate. After a fierce battle all night, the capital changed hands.
The preparations I had made for more than half a year in Hedong were easily resolved.
Zhu Jun received the battle report in the morning. Some of the officials who had escaped from the city had already arrived at Taolinsai, and the subsequent defeated troops should still be on the way.
He only had a thousand soldiers and could do nothing. He hated the people of Liangzhou even more than Liu Xiang, so he came to ask for help.
When Zhu Jun's letter was placed in front of Huangfu Song, Liu Xiang felt that it was more effective than his thousands of words.
There are people from Liangzhou on one side and myself on the other. How to choose? It is clear at a glance. Zhu Jun’s letter is the answer.
That afternoon, Cao Ren led his troops to occupy Taolinsai.
Huangfu Song and Zhu Jun marched west to Huayin to gather the defeated troops and inquire about the detailed battle situation. The life and death of the emperor and the ministers of the court were uncertain. They were short of soldiers and horses and lacked supplies. They had no choice but to rely on Liu Xiang.
The clan members of the Han Dynasty are always much stronger than the evil thieves in Liangzhou. If the mountain collapses, Liu Yicheng will not be unable to accept it.
Liu Xiang didn't care how many defeated troops they could gather. The Liangzhou people once again took control of Chang'an, and they didn't give him a chance to make a sneak attack. They had to attack head-on.
"Order Zhao Yun as the chief general and Huang Zhong as the deputy general. They will lead the guard camp and station in Huayin, waiting for the opportunity to advance westward and cooperate with the army to besiege Chang'an."
"Order Taishi Ci to lead Yunfan Camp into the Weishui River, speed up the sailing, go straight to Kunming Pool, capture the Chang'an Navy, and control the Weishui River."
"Order Yan Rou to lead the Liao camp and the right army, with the rear army as the front, and advance towards Fengyi from the left."
"Order Cui Yi to organize his troops and wait for my arrival."
"The order was sent to Tan Fufen, and the troops marched out of Baoxie Road to attack Yi County."
"Send an order to Sun Jian to send troops out of the pass and capture Chencang."
Liu Xiang crossed the Yellow River north that day. Zhao Yun, Taishi Ci, and Yan Rou had already set off. There were still 10,000 Chinese infantry and cavalry in the east of the river, 35,000 Western troops, 20,000 Bingzhou troops, and 30,000 civilians.
After a little preparation, we crossed Pubanjin the next day, followed Yan Rou's marching route, and entered Zuofengyi.
Zhang Xun, Cai Mao, and Xia Houyuan divided into three groups, occupied the county seat, and wiped out the fleeing Liangzhou soldiers and horses. They did not allow Jia Xu the opportunity to recruit these people, and tried their best to reduce the fighting strength of the Liangzhou people.
Liu Xiang led 30,000 people on foot and cavalry and headed straight for Wannian County.
Wannian County is sixty miles northeast of Chang'an City and across the Wei River. He wants to occupy it first and use it as a place to store supplies for the front line.
Yan Rou's 25,000 men will occupy Chiyang County, thirty miles due north of Chang'an, and stand at arm's length with him.
Although there were people living in the imperial tombs closer to Chang'an, the cities were not strong and were not good places to garrison troops, and they were easily counterattacked by Chang'an's defenders.
The Western Han Dynasty had a total of eleven emperors from the great ancestor Liu Bang to the Ping emperor Liu Chan. Except for Emperor Wen and Emperor Xuan who were buried in Bailuyuan and Dudongyuan in the southeast of Chang'an City respectively, the other nine emperors were buried in Xianyangyuan in the north of Han Chang'an City. superior.
These nine imperial mausoleums are lined up in a line from east to west, stretching for more than a hundred miles. From east to west they are: Emperor Jing's Yangling, Gaozu's Changling, Emperor Hui's Anling, Emperor Ai's Yiling, Emperor Yuan's Weiling, Emperor Cheng's
Yanling, Kangling of Emperor Ping, Pingling of Emperor Zhao, and Maoling of Emperor Wu.
They have been stolen and dug out several times.
What's the point of wasting huge amounts of money, spending a lot of time, and using so much manpower and material resources? Is it interesting to become a cash machine for bandits, warlords, and various peasant rebels?
I can't think about it.
Anyway, I don't know how to do this kind of thing. The thought of tomb robbers prying open the coffin and playing with the bones is disgusting.
Building a huge imperial mausoleum and burying extremely valuable treasures and property along with it is simply asking for trouble for yourself, so why bother!
Liu Xiang had this free time to sigh because the war was going so smoothly.
In the past half month, Taishi Ci had already invaded Kunming Pool. Unfortunately, the battleships there were basically useless. Unless they were overhauled, they would be difficult to operate. He only captured more than a hundred stern ships and sentinel ships. There were no enemies on the Weishui River.
It seems that these Liangzhou locals have no idea about the navy and don't pay attention to it at all. Maybe they don't have enough money to maintain the warships.
In Wannian on the north bank of the Wei River, Chi Yang successfully took over, and all the counties in Zuo Fufeng were basically occupied. Many deserters and bandits were wiped out, and the various units of the Western Conquest Army were coming to join together.
Zhao Yun's troops on the south bank have occupied Xinfeng, forty miles east of Chang'an, and the encirclement has been completed on the east and north sides.
To the south are the Qinling Mountains.
Sun Jian and Tan Mianmen also successfully captured Chencang and Xi County, blocking the Liangzhou people's way to the west.
An army of 140,000 is about to encircle Chang'an.
The situation of the night attack on Chang'an has been confirmed. Li Jue, Guo Si, Duan Xuan, and Hu Zhen combined a total of 30,000 elite troops to attack Yongmen. The old soldiers stationed in Beicheng District rebelled, opened the city gate, and allowed them to enter the city.
The thieves went south from Yongmen, passed Gui Palace, but did not enter the North Palace, and directly attacked the Weiyang Palace. The emperor was kidnapped, and then divided their forces to attack the Beique Jiadi area in the north palace of Weiyang Palace, where most of the ministers of the court lived.
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There were not many troops stationed in the city, and they were leaderless. There was no decent resistance at all. The Liangzhou people deployed troops for three days, but many of the 300,000 people in the city survived.
Many people took advantage of the chaos and fled out of the city. Huangfu Song and Zhu Jun gathered 5,000 reinforcements and the defeated troops who fled to the east. There are now more than 8,000 people stationed in Xinfeng with Zhao Yun's troops.
According to the officials and soldiers who escaped, Wang Yun was beheaded that night, Lu Bu was missing, and the Bingzhou army was defeated miserably, with most of them surrendering.
The sentinels sent to the surrounding areas of Chang'an reported that in these days, Chang'an had gathered many old Liangzhou troops and Qiang Di rebels from the surrounding areas. The exact number could not be calculated, but there were at least 30,000 to 50,000 people.
The soldiers and horses of Li Jue, Guo Si and others were probably broken into pieces beforehand and lurking around Chang'an. They only came here after seizing the city. Otherwise, where would so many of Dong Zhuo's old troops come from?
Liu Xiang looked at the reports from all parties and discovered a very interesting thing. No one mentioned a word about Jia Xu.
This guy hides really well.
If I hadn't known about Jia Wenhe's ability a long time ago, I would have been deceived by him, right?
Now that the war is going so smoothly, except for Li Jue, Guo Si and others who are eager to recall their old troops and are busy dividing the spoils and have no time to go out to fight in the city, might Jia Xu have another plan?
The plan I had prepared for half a year in Hedong was easily resolved. I couldn't tolerate him not paying attention to it.
But looking at the progress of the various armies and the people in Liangzhou who are constantly shrinking their forces, it looks like they are going to defend Chang'an.
Are you trying to fight yourself and fight stupidly?
If that were the case, it would be really annoying. Chang'an City is high and deep, making it difficult to fight.