After Gai Jun returned to Luoyang from his eastern tour of counties in Henan, he stayed for three days and immediately set off to return home.
Previously, Gai Jun himself had 7,000 cavalry and more than 10,000 infantry. Gongsun Zan sent 10,000 troops from Jizhou south to Hanoi, and Huang Zhong's troops in Hanoi had 20,000 infantry and cavalry. In this battle of Luoyang, Gai Jun used more than 30,000 troops.
However, Dong Zhuo was discouraged and Lu Bu was discouraged. The actual number of Gai's troops participating in the battle was not many, only more than ten thousand, but the results were extremely fruitful. One of them obtained the treasures of the Beimang Mountain Mausoleum, amounting to more than 2 billion yuan, which reached the treasury of Da Si Nong.
Half of his annual income, he also beheaded thousands of people and captured nearly 10,000 people.
It is no exaggeration to say that starting from the Battle of Hedong last year, Gai Jun had three victories against Dong Zhuo and killed more than 50,000 prisoners. Not counting miscellaneous soldiers, a third of Dong Zhuo's elite soldiers alone were wiped out.
In addition, Sun Jian won two battles at Liang County and Dagu Pass not long ago, and also killed tens of thousands of prisoners. Dong Zhuo lost half of his troops, which can be said to be extremely wounded. Perhaps he collected the wealth from the Beimang mausoleums and relied on (Qin) Hangu, Tao
Lin Zhixian can still be protected for a while, but he no longer has the ability to attack others on a large scale.
Luoyang was located in the middle of the world, surrounded by enemies on all sides, so it was necessary to leave a heavy army, so Gai Jun left 20,000 infantry and cavalry to hand over to Gai Yin. Among them, there were 5,000 elite cavalry and 5,000 elite infantry. Gongsun Zan surrendered 5,000 troops, and Huang Zhong was the former leader of Jizhou.
Five thousand soldiers with halberds and crossbows were those who had been guarding Mengjin in Jizhou and were engaged in the Zhao Fu and Cheng Huan tribes. Later Gai Jundong conquered Jizhou and ordered Huang Zhong to raid them and force them to surrender.
Gai Yin accompanied Gai Jun out of the city, passed Fan Zhuoju, and went all the way to the foot of Beimang Mountain.
Gai Jun patted Ai Qi Zidian's head and made it stop. He turned to Gai Yi beside him and said, "Bosi, Luoyang is newly restored, and everything is waiting to be done. The money and food from Yanzhou will be delivered soon. You have to make good use of it.
"After a pause, he added: "You have been in the military for many years and have never been a local official. Governance is different from running the army. You cannot act arbitrarily. You should discuss everything with the shogunate staff before making decisions."
Gai Yin's face was resolute and serious, he nodded and said: "Uncle Xiaozu, don't worry, I understand this truth."
"You have 20,000 people in your hands. It seems to be a strong force, but our own family knows that we are in trouble. Half of the army is surrendered. They are useless and cannot withstand the war. You have to train them well. Next year, you may use the troops to Guanzhong.
Don't be outdone by Yun Chang." After saying this, Gai Jun laughed loudly.
"Nuo." A stiff smile appeared at the corner of Gai Yin's mouth. Perhaps because of his ordinary and plain appearance, Gai Yin had to maintain the majesty of a superior in front of the soldiers since joining the army. In addition to growing a thick beard, Gai Yin also kept a straight face at all times.
I laugh less and over time, I almost forget how to laugh.
Gai Jun groaned and finally said: "After I return to Jinyang, I will send Abai and little Phoenix over."
Gai Yin's bright eyes rippled slightly and he nodded.
"Okay, everything that needs to be explained has been explained. Luoyang can't be away from you for a moment..." Gai Jun lightly hammered Gai Yin's shoulder and said with a smile: "I'm leaving, you go back..."
"Uncle Xiao Clan, take care..."
"..."
Gai Yin stood on the side of the road and watched Gai Jun go away. Beside him were countless marching warriors in black armor. They were so majestic and majestic that the head and tail could not be seen.
It wasn't until Gai Jun could no longer be seen that Gai Yin withdrew his gaze, pulled the reins, turned around, and rode away. Just as Gai Jun said, Luoyang was newly restored, and everything was waiting to be done. He had both civil and military duties, and he had to do what he needed to do.
Too many.
Gai Jun went all the way north, entered Ping County, crossed the Yellow River via Xiaopingjin, and returned to Hanoi. When Gai Jun went south to Hanoi last year, he occupied the four counties of Yewang, Qin, Zhi, and Bo. Due to the rebellion of the Hus in Shuo Fang, he hurried back.
At the end of the year, Huang Zhong took advantage of Dong Zhuo's opportunity to defeat Wang Kuang, the prefect of Hanoi, and quickly took over a total of eight counties, including Huai County, where Hanoi was governed, and eighteen counties in Hanoi. Gai Jun owned 12 counties, two-thirds of which were in his pocket. This year Gai Jun
He entered Jizhou in the east, traded with Yuan Shao, and successfully recovered six counties in the northeast. At this point, Gai Jun occupied all of Hanoi.
Gai Jun turned around and started the battle of Luoyang in a hurry. All the counties in Hanoi were passed by in a hurry. When he came back this time, he took the opportunity to inspect the counties, meet with officials, select wise men, establish county schools, encourage farmers and mulberry trees, and rule for himself.
Hanoi laid a solid foundation.
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Yuzhou, State of Lu.
On the southern outskirts of Lu County, the seat of the Lu State, on the shore of Surabaya, there was a large-scale military camp, which stretched for more than ten miles and was in good order. It contained 25,000 sergeants. The commanders were General Cao Cao and Yuzhou Governor Zhou Zhe.
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Last year, Yuan Shu and Sun Jian quickly captured Yuzhou. Cao Cao was ordered by Yuan Shao, the leader of the alliance to conquer Dong, to station his troops in the Lu State of Yuzhou. The Lu State had Shanyang County of Yanzhou on the left, and the prefect was Yuan Yi, Yuan Shao's brother. To the north was Jibei State, and the state of Lu was
I believe Bao Xin has always been on good terms with him, and also had a long-standing friendship with Chen Yi, the son of Chen Fan, the leader of the Xiang Party of the State of Lu. Cao Cao finally gained a firm foothold.
Lu State, Shanyang, and Jibei are all small counties in a small area. To use the most vivid comparison, the largest county in Yuzhou is Runan, with 37 counties, occupying half of Yuzhou. The second largest county is Pei State, with counties
Twenty-one, again Yingchuan, leads seventeen counties. The three places of Lu, Shanyang, and Jibei combined only lead 21 counties. Like Pei, the land area is only equivalent to Yingchuan.
, not as good as Peiguo, let alone Runan. But then again, although the three places are small, they have a large population. At their peak, they exceeded 1.3 million. After many wars over the years, there are still nearly a million left.
Cao Cao originally had more than 3,000 troops in his headquarters. Yuan Shao assisted his three battalions with 3,000 troops. Zhou Xin, the prefect of Danyang in Yangzhou, gave another 3,000 troops. In addition, with the strong support from Lu, Shanyang, and Jibei, a total of 2,500 troops were gathered.
A large army, including more than a thousand cavalry.
"Kill - kill - kill -" In the military camp and school grounds, thunderous shouts of killing rose into the sky and hovered in the sky. Tens of thousands of soldiers lined up in tun (hundred people), holding up the sun, shining brightly.
He was naked, holding a halberd and stabbing, sweating like rain.
"Kill-kill-kill-"
"..."
A young general patrolled back and forth among the ranks of soldiers with a serious look on his face, sometimes using the curled whip in his hand to hit the soldiers who had deformed movements. If there were any soldiers who had a lax attitude and were sloppy in training, he would not hesitate to unfold the whip and whip them hard.
He was about thirty-seven or eighteen years old, with a short stature and an ordinary appearance. Only his eyes were extremely deep, like an ancient well with no bottom. In early summer, he was still meticulously wearing heavy armor, with a hood on his head, and the heat was billowing.
Emerging from the collar, his cheeks were red and his forehead was covered with sweat. This person was none other than General Cao Cao and Cao Mengde.
Cao Cao patrolled for a long time and slowly returned to the general platform. Looking up, he could see the various conditions of his soldiers at a glance. The troops under his command were quite mixed. Among them, the Danyang soldiers were undoubtedly the most brave and adept at fighting, but also the most unruly and disciplined.
At worst, it often gave Cao Cao a headache. The more than 3,000 soldiers and horses of the headquarters, which had been trained for a year, have begun to take shape, and their combat power is equivalent to that of the Danyang soldiers. Although the third battalion of soldiers funded by Yuan Shao is inferior to the two, it is still worthy of mention.
The worst soldiers were those from Lu, Shanyang, and Jibei, but they were also the largest in number, with a total of fifteen thousand, accounting for most of Cao Cao's troops.
Cao Cao was about to step down again when he suddenly saw Zhou Zhe coming quickly with joy on his face and his heart moved. When he got to the general stage, he asked: "Why is Renming so happy? Could it be that there is news about Brother Nai?" Yuan Shao last year.
Zhou Ang, Zhou Zhe's second brother, was the governor of Yuzhou. At the beginning of this year, Chen Wen, the governor of Yangzhou, reported to Yuan Shao that the prefect of Jiujiang died of illness. Jiujiang County is connected to Danyang County in the southeast, and the prefect of Danyang is Zhou Ang. Zhou Xin, Zhou Xin's eldest brother, is connected to Yuzhou in the northwest.
The geographical location of Pei State was so important that Yuan Shao immediately appointed Zhou Ang as the governor of Jiujiang, and Zhou Zhe replaced him as the governor of Yuzhou.
Zhou Zhe laughed and said: "Of course. With the support of Chen Shijun, my second brother has taken control of the fourteen counties of Jiujiang and has gathered more than 10,000 troops. The eldest brother has also sent 10,000 Danyang troops to help. The two armies have merged. Chen's troops can go to Cai at any time.
Enter Yuzhou."
Cao Cao was silent for a moment and sighed: "Sun Wentai was so loyal that he led his people to fight Dong's thieves to the death. Now we take advantage of his absence to attack and occupy Yuzhou, fearing that the world will criticize him."
"No, no, Meng De's words are ridiculous." Zhou Zhe said disapprovingly: "When Yuan Shu and Sun Jian ignored Yuan Cheqi's appointment to prepare the imperial edict and occupied Yuzhou, they should have thought of the disaster today. And Yuan Shu
To assassinate Liu Jingsheng and poison Jingchu, we are using justice to defeat the unjust."
"..." Cao Cao laughed. What is justice and injustice is just some people looking for a high-sounding excuse for their actions. He is not complaining about Yuan Shao's unjust behavior. He just sees that everyone does not think about attacking Dong Zhuo and saving the emperor.
Instead, he only indulges in internal fighting and harms dissidents, which is just a bit sad.
Cao Cao said silently in his heart: "If he gets a place in the future, he will not be like Er Yuan."
Seeing Cao Cao's expression of silence, Zhou Zhe added: "Actually, Meng De doesn't need to worry too much. When we occupy Yuzhou this time, we don't necessarily have to fight Sun Jian for life or death. As long as Sun Jian surrenders to Yuan Cheqi, we will work together to defeat him."
In ten days we can kill the traitor Dong, welcome back the emperor, and invigorate the country."
"I hope so." Cao Cao smiled bitterly. During the Yellow Turban Rebellion, he fought side by side with Sun Wentai, so he had a relatively intuitive impression of him. His character was strong and decisive, like a tiger that could not be ridden but had to be petted.
Will he really surrender to Yuan Shao because of the loss of Yuzhou? Cao Cao cannot be optimistic.
Last month, Sun Jian arrived outside Luoyang City, between Yi and Luo Ershui. An envoy from Xuzhou arrived. Tao Qian, the governor of Xuzhou, had an old relationship with him. Because the Qingxu and Yellow Turbans were raging in the territory and could not be controlled, he asked him for troops. Sun Jian specially sent Zhu
Zhu Zhi became the captain of the military governor and led five thousand infantry and cavalry to help. Zhu Zhi sent his troops out of Yin, Henan, and crossed Yingchuan, Chen State, and Pei State. What he didn't know was that there was an eye that had been watching from Chen State.
He followed him and watched him from Peiguo to Pengchengguo in Xuzhou.
Within a few days, Cao Cao, the vigorous general, and Zhou Zhe, the governor of Yuzhou, led an army of 25,000 people out of Lu and marched south to Pei. They captured Gongqiu County in the northernmost part of Pei without bloodshed and captured Pei with lightning speed.
County, Fengcheng, Zhuqiu, Xiao County, less than a hundred miles away from Xiang County, the seat of Pei State, Pei State was shaken...