While the army marched along, no vicious behavior occurred, but sneaking around was unavoidable. After hanging two bloody heads at the camp gate, not only did there no more deserters in the following days, but the soldiers also became much more honest.
Compassion does not control soldiers, and the sincerity of the ancients does not deceive me.
In late April, the army successfully crossed Hangu Pass and arrived on the outskirts of Luoyang, Kyoto.
The emperor immediately issued an edict to summon him. Gai Jun hated Liu Hong deeply and wanted to refuse him on the grounds that "the Central Plains was in danger and he did not dare to delay". However, it was Yuan Shao who came to convey the imperial edict, and he could not give anyone face.
, including the leader of the Han Dynasty, but he couldn't bring down his eldest brother's face.
Yuan Shao, accompanied by Gai Jun, inspected the military camp, especially the 300 guards Qu, who were all warriors and full of murderous intent. Yuan Shao smiled and said: "How magnificent! The soldiers of the Han Dynasty are cool and strong together. It is true. There is
Such a powerful army is enough to dominate the world."
Gai Jun shook his head and said: "It's just strong on the outside but capable on the inside. An army that has not experienced several or even dozens of iron-blooded battles cannot be called an elite army."
"Is it Ziying that your demands are too high?" Yuan Shao smiled and did not argue. He knew that Gai Jun had a dark eye on the war at this moment, and explained: "The Yellow Turbans broke out and eight states were in chaos. But in terms of threats, only
Ji, Yu, and Jingzhou are three states. These three states can all reach Luoyang, the capital, which is the most important. Jizhou is the base camp of the thief Zhangjiao. It has been in business for many years and has many believers. The imperial court envoy Beizhong Lang will lead Lu Zhi
The five commanders of the Northern Army and soldiers from all the counties in the world drove directly to Jizhou through Hanoi. At the same time, the general Zongren of Wuhuan Zhonglang led Youzhou to ride south, forming a north-south pincer attack with Lu Zhonglang. At present, the two sides are in a stalemate. "
"Jingzhou poses the least threat. One of the bandit leaders, Ma Yuanyi, was killed, leaving the Yellow Turban bandits leaderless and fighting on their own. Between Luoyang and Jingzhou, there are four or five passes such as Guangcheng, Taigu, and Yique, and each pass has a school captain.
There are one man and a thousand soldiers in the camp, under the overall planning and command of the general He Jin. It is undoubtedly delusional for the moth thieves to capture them one by one."
"Yuzhou..." Yuan Shao frowned unnaturally when he mentioned his hometown.
"How is Yuzhou?" Gai Jun asked.
"The scale of the riots in Yuzhou far exceeded our imagination." Yuan Shao paused and then said: "Actually, it's not that we can't imagine it, but it's just that we pretended not to see it. Yuzhou is small in area, but it has 1.1 million households, with a population of 1.1 million."
With more than seven million people, it is the second most populous state in the Han Dynasty, second only to Yizhou, the Land of Abundance. The number of wealthy families is the first, and the best farmland and even middle fields belong to the wealthy families. The people have no land and live in poverty.
It’s almost impossible to survive, so how can you not struggle to survive in times of chaos?”
Gai Jun's cheek muscles twitched slightly.
"The army of the first wave of thieves in Yuzhou was the most powerful, with more than 100,000 soldiers. In the Battle of Ruling, they defeated the prefect Zhao Qian's army and took advantage of the momentum to enter Yingchuan. They once approached Shenyuan Pass and Luoyang was shocked. The right middle man, General Zhu Jun, was at your Majesty's Majesty's side.
Under the urging of the Han army, he hurriedly led 20,000 troops out of Sheyuan Pass, and invited more than 20,000 Yuzhou remnants and Yangzhou reinforcements to fight. The wave bandits took advantage of the Han army's eagerness to fight and lured them into deep defeat. Not long ago, Huangfu Zhonglang sent 20,000 troops
Go and support..." The general trend of the world cannot be stopped by human power. Fortunately, Yuan Shao had enough power to push it forward. In order to relieve the imprisonment of the party, he turned a blind eye to Taiping Dao and even secretly funded it, and stabbed Taiping Dao at the critical moment.
It forced him to start a hasty attack, but not everything could be controlled, such as the Yuzhou Yellow Turban. Fortunately, Han Zuo was not defeated despite his decline, and it did not affect the overall situation.
The Yellow Turban is so fierce? Gai Jun asked: "How is the current situation?"
"There is no report, and the situation is not optimistic. There are three sides including Northern Hebei, Eastern Henan, and Southern Jing. Only the east is the greatest threat. His Majesty will probably ask you to go to Yuzhou to help. And you are just the beginning. There will be a steady stream of reinforcements going to Yuzhou in the future.
. Meng De has been appointed as the Cavalry Captain and is training the Three Rivers Knights (Henan, Hanoi, and Hedong). If nothing happens, he will set off next month."
"Your Majesty is panicking."
Yuan Shao nodded and said: "Anyone who encounters a threat to his existence will panic."
The two chatted for a while and then left the camp and entered the palace together. Gai Jun met Liu Hong and found that Liu Hong's face had become paler and grayer after not seeing each other for nearly two years. At first glance, it seemed that he had been addicted to women for many years. He shook his head secretly in his heart.
Does this look like a young man who was twenty-nine years old? Even without the experience of later generations, he dared to conclude that Liu Hong would never live to be forty. In fact, he died at the age of thirty-four.
Liu Hong said feebly: "Gai Qing..."
Gai Jun bowed and answered Liu Hong's questions mechanically. The conversation between the two ended with Liu Hong saying, "I will serve with all my heart and kill thieves and make meritorious deeds. I will not begrudge Wanhu Hou."
When Gai Jun led his army to the battlefield, an army also from Liangzhou was stationed in Huayin County, Hongnong. This team belonged to Jincheng County and had more than a thousand people. They were all composed of elite frontier troops. The chief officer was
Han Sui, a famous scholar in Liangzhou. His teacher Zhang Huan and Zhang Ranming passed away three years ago. He stayed at home as a mourner for his teacher for three years. After mourning at the beginning of the year, he was immediately summoned as a county official by Jincheng County. When the Yellow Turban Uprising broke out and the government recruited border troops to Beijing, he volunteered.
Received a mission.
Zhang Huan's eldest son, Zhang Zhi, welcomed him out. He looked at Han Sui who was tired of work and said with emotion: "Wen Yue, you are here..."
"Brother, take me to pay homage to the teacher..."
"good."
Luxurious burials were popular in the Han Dynasty. However, during his lifetime, Zhang Huan served as a general of the Liao Dynasty, a Shaofu of Jiuqing, a minister of agricultural affairs, and Taichang. The size of his tomb is only similar to that of an average civilian. This is not because the Zhang family has no money, but because Zhang Huan died. He
Before his death, he said to his disciples: "I have served as an official successively and have held official seals for ten times. I cannot be the same as the light, and I am evil and jealous. The official career is full of life, and life and death have their own rules. The underworld is long and lightless, and the body is wrapped in silk.
, It is not pleasing to the ear if it is nailed tightly. Being extravagant is not the Duke of Jin, and being frugal is not the king of Yang. That's probably the case."
"Teacher, I'm here to see you."
Han Sui stood in front of Zhang Huan's tomb with a complicated expression, "The tomb where he is buried will one day be destroyed due to the decline of the family, but the ancestral hall will not. The people of Wuwei are grateful for the teacher's kindness, and every family worships him, and he has been worshiped for generations."
"The teacher's name will go down in history and will be remembered for generations. What about me? How will I be evaluated after my death?"
Han Sui suddenly sang loudly: "I am still kind in my heart, even though I died nine times, I still have no regrets!" After singing, Han Sui turned around and left, turning a deaf ear to Zhang Zhi's call. Now that he has made a decision, there is nothing to miss, and from now on
, he will make a clean break with the past.
"What if you do something good for your heart and be left in disgrace for thousands of years?"
Han Sui sent troops from Jincheng to the capital. General He Jin admired his name and wanted to recruit him. He specially met him and said that he would kill the eunuchs when he entered. When he refused, Han Sui smiled casually and walked away. He never thought about He Jinhui.
Adopting his opinion is just using the other person's rejection to strengthen your own determination.