"In the first year of Guangxi, the young emperor of the Han Empire, after two wars, the imperial capital was desolate and the people were panicked. Dong Zhuo, the prince of Xiliang, came to the imperial capital with 450,000 infantry troops. After many negotiations to no avail, the Yellow Turban King Qin Yanggong decided to lead the army
He withdrew from the imperial capital to temporarily avoid Dong Zhuo's attack, and returned to Hanzhong to defend against the invasion of the northwestern army of Han and Ma. General He Jin died, Zhang Rang, the regular servant, attached himself to Dong Zhuo, the Yellow Turban King Ming sadly returned to the army, and the Xiliang Iron Cavalry entered the imperial capital and the whole world was in uproar."
——"The Biography of the Three Kingdoms"
The north wind whimpered, and in the last few days of the first year of Guangxi's reign, goose-feather heavy snow came. The road from the imperial capital to Hanzhong had already been covered in white on both sides. In the wind and snow, a team of more than 20,000 people
As we meandered along the deserted road, flags billowing like waves were flying high, and the characters "Yellow Turban Mingwang" were particularly dazzling between the snow-white sky and earth.
"Your Highness, why don't we fight? Looking at the expressions of those Xiliang soldiers, I, Guan Hai, feel aggrieved! The brothers are also dissatisfied! Especially Zhao Rong, who actually said that he is loyal to the empire and will never leave the imperial capital. I really
I want to kill him with one knife!"
"Old man, tell him why he didn't fight." Qin Yang rubbed his temples and said calmly.
"If you don't fight, you don't fight. What's there to say? With his IQ, he can compete with a pig in chess. I don't have time to help the poor intellectually..."
"You... forget it, I'll do it... Guan Hai, don't do anything yet. He doesn't mean that you are inferior to a pig, he means that you are no worse than a pig... Eh? Why are you glaring at me? I'm just telling the truth.
, Okay, okay, don’t cry! Damn it, as far as your virtue is concerned, even a pig is better than you... Do you still want to ask? If not, I won’t say anything..."
After Guan Hai thought that he had been vindicated for the intellectual discrimination he had suffered, he finally couldn't help but feel doubts in his heart and looked at Qin Yang again, full of expectation.
Qin Yang sighed and said: "Originally, I thought that the northwest was always in turmoil, and Dong Zhuo only had a few hundred thousand troops at most. If that were the case, if we occupied the imperial capital, His Majesty the Emperor would order the mobilization of Huangfu Song's forbidden troops.
The guards can rely on the imperial capital to defend the city. In this way, Dong Zhuo's mere 100,000 troops are not a concern at all. But now, it seems that Dong Zhuo is definitely not a fuel-efficient lamp. Not only will Huangfu Song's 300,000 men
The imperial guards were all recruited, and even Han Sui and Ma Teng from the northwest helped them invade Hanzhong. They had 450,000 warriors, and we had more than 20,000 exhausted soldiers. How can we fight this battle? If we don’t return to Hanzhong, how can we
Are you waiting to be trampled into meat patties by them? As for Zhao Rong, he is the kind of villain who has breasts and is a mother. He first betrayed He Jin and then betrayed Zhang Rang. Is it strange that he betrays us now? We
Don't worry about him, he won't end up well under Dong Zhuo's command. Now do you understand why we don't fight?"
Seeing Guan Hai's confused eyes, Qin Yang had no choice but to say: "They have more people and we have fewer people. We can't defeat them now. If we can't defeat them, we will run away. Do you understand this time?"
"Oh, I understand. If I had said it earlier, what's the use of talking so much nonsense?" After saying that, Guan Hai made a look of disdain with great satisfaction, whistled and left. Qin Yang was left speechless for a moment.
and Xi Zhicai, who laughs slyly.
"Your Highness, we have to speed up our march. Otherwise, if Dong Zhuo gets proud, he may immediately send people to hunt us down." After a moment, Xi Zhi put away his smile and said seriously to Qin Yang.
Qin Yang nodded and said: "Well, that's right. Although Dong Zhuo is only a military general, he is also quite powerful. Although we showed weakness this time by offering the city, he should have thought that we might become his enemy in the future... Guan
Hai, order the whole army to move quickly, we will take the small road back to Hanzhong!"
With an order, the speed of the more than 20,000 Yellow Turban Army suddenly accelerated in the wind and snow. With the order, the footsteps suddenly became denser, and the long team suddenly turned around like a dragon entrenched in the silver-white world, and disappeared in a moment.
In the midst of a violent storm.
This withdrawal from the imperial capital can be said to be the biggest defeat in the history of the Yellow Turban Army. It is not that the Yellow Turban Army really has no power to resist Dong Zhuo's army. It is just that Qin Yang believes that the harm of doing so is far less than the benefit of occupying the imperial capital and holding the emperor hostage.
First of all, the situation in Hanzhong is very uncertain. Qin Yang certainly believes that Guo Jia and Ma Yuanyi can defend Hanzhong, but after all, Han Sui and Ma Teng in the northwest also have an army of 300,000 who have been fighting for years, and what these people are best at is supporting war with war.
In other words, their tactic is to plunder the local people. Even if Hanzhong wins this time, I am afraid there will be quite serious losses. And if the two sides really fall into a protracted war, I am afraid Hanzhong will no longer have time to consider external conquests. In that case
In the future, even if Qin Yang occupies the imperial capital, without foreign aid, he will definitely become the target of all the princes in the world. Not to mention that Dong Zhuo's military strength is far superior to Qin Yang in the imperial capital, and the other princes will definitely not be stupid.
After seeing Qin Yang controlling the Imperial Court of the Han Dynasty, Qin Yang might not even have a place to cry.
In addition, Qin Yang understood that the Yellow Turban Army under his command was different from the armies of other princes. The armies of other princes were nominally loyal to the Han Empire. If they could get the legitimate orders of the empire to conquer the east and west, they would have a moral advantage.
With the opportunity, morale will be stronger. But Qinyang's Yellow Turban Army is a little different. Although they also have the upper hand with the order of the Emperor of Han, the Yellow Turban Army originally rose up to overthrow the Han Empire. What they believe in
It is the Yellow Turban Sect. To be more precise, they believe in Qin Yang, the current Yellow Turban Ming King. As for the emperor's order, they almost never care about it, and the impact on them is minimal.
Therefore, Qin Yang resolutely decided to abandon the imperial capital after weighing it, and he also knew that Dong Zhuo would never have an easy time in this position. When the eighteen princes formed an alliance against Dong Zhuo, he would also have a chance, but it would be delayed a little longer.
That's all. The only thing that makes Qin Yang uneasy is probably Zhang Rang. However, Wang Ping has destroyed the secret altar in the palace in accordance with Qin Yang's order, which makes Qin Yang feel reassured. As long as he returns
Going into the dark is like a dragon returning to the sea. Even if Zhang Rang wanted to catch him, he probably wouldn't have the strength.
"Your Highness." As the army marched through the snow, Xi Zhicai suddenly said thoughtfully.
"What's up?"
"Do you know that girl Diao Chan?"
"It's a one-sided relationship, why do you ask this?"
"Haha, to be able to mobilize the Montenegrin army resolutely for this woman, to fight to the death for her into the enemy's heartland. I'm afraid it's not just a one-sided relationship, right?"
"It's none of your business? I'm happy with it!"
"That's true, but I think Miss Cai is more suitable for His Highness. After all, she comes from a famous family, is as beautiful as a fairy, gentle and virtuous, and has a special liking for His Highness. She is much better than Diao Chan who hides under the veil all day long...
…Has His Highness seen the true face of Diao Chan? What does it look like? Tell me?…Don’t be shy, just talk…”
"Go away, when did you, a drunkard, become such a gossip?"
"Tch, if you don't say it, don't say it. Why are you so angry? Guan Hai, Huang Shao, oh by the way, Huang Zhong and Wei Yan, you all heard it just now, right? Your Highness didn't say anything. You lose, take the money!
...No money? No problem, go back to Hanzhong and get me some good wine..."
"Huh..." Qin Yang rolled his eyes at the noisy generals and let out a sigh of relief. The beautiful figure with a gauze face suddenly appeared in his mind, "Diao Chan... I didn't expect you to be Diao Chan. You won't follow me this time.
I don’t blame you when I return to Hanzhong. I hope that girl Yan’er can take good care of you. I won’t give up on the imperial capital, and I won’t give up on the world. I won’t give up on you either.”
At this moment, a faint sound of "rumbling" suddenly appeared in the howling wind on the official road from the imperial capital to Hanzhong. A moment later, the cavalry, as dark as a dark cloud, appeared in this silvery world.
"General Li, the wind and snow are too heavy, and the footprints have been swept away. We don't know which way the Hanzhong Army took."
"I see."
Li Jue, dressed in military uniform, jumped off his horse and looked at the vast white sky in front of him. In such a heavy wind and snow, not to mention more than 20,000 troops, even a hundred thousand troops could never be found several miles away. The strong wind
and heavy snow became the best barrier. Just as Xi Zhicai and Qin Yang expected, Dong Zhuo finally woke up after entering the imperial capital to meet the Young Emperor of Han and sent troops to pursue Qin Yang. He originally thought that all Qin Yang's men were infantry
, he sent the cavalry to pursue him, which was bound to be successful, but he didn't expect that it would be the snow and wind that covered Qin Yang's retreat.
"The weather is not conducive to pursuit. If you accidentally fall into the enemy's ambush, you will lose more than you gain. Go back, it seems to be God's will..." Li Jue sighed lightly and mounted his horse again, shouting at his cavalry and retreating towards the imperial capital.
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