As soon as Dong Zhuo moved the capital, he unexpectedly caused an instant chaos in the coalition forces. Cao Cao commanded Xingyang, Sun Jian led his troops out of Hulao Pass to garrison the imperial capital, while Qin Yang led 50,000 Yellow Turban troops under his command and escorted 40,000
The prisoners, as well as the food and baggage, returned to Yiyang City fully loaded.
And Dong Zhuo didn't seem to have expected that the war would suddenly turn around. Since he had proposed moving the capital, he would not take it back. However, Dong Zhuo changed his original plan and was now busy gathering the remaining Bingzhou Army while moving the main force.
He still placed them in Luoyang, the imperial capital, and put on a posture of fighting to the death with the Hanzhong army. As for Chang'an, he just sent the Han royal family members there first to show off.
The main palace of Yiyang City has been changed into the temporary headquarters of the Yellow Turban Army. At this time, all the Yellow Turban generals were gathered in the hall. Qin Yang was sitting in the middle, listening attentively to Xi Zhicai's account of the military situation in Luoshui in recent days.
"Now Yongning City has been replaced by Dong Zhuo's flag? So, Dong Zhuo has integrated Lu Bu's Bingzhou Army. Hehe, this guy's hands are quite fast." Qin Yang knocked on the table and said lightly. Dong Zhuo integrated it.
Lu Bu's Bingzhou Army had actually been expected by him. Lu Bu's whereabouts were unknown at this time. If he didn't accept the hundreds of thousands of Bingzhou Army, could he wait for Qin Yang to come and do it?
"Indeed, Dong Zhuo's military strength now comes from three aspects. The first is Dong Zhuo's original Xiliang army, which has 50,000 Xiliang cavalry and 100,000 Xiliang infantry. These are also their elite troops. In addition,
He also recruited nearly 300,000 Imperial Guards. However, Dong Zhuo was very jealous. After Zhao Rong surrendered to our army, he had already replaced all the generals of the Imperial Guards. Because generals were replaced before the battle, the morale of the Imperial Guards was not good.
It’s not very high. The third is the 150,000 Bingzhou Army that has just been collected. The combat strength of these Bingzhou Army is still unknown. Among them, there should be about 20,000 Bingzhou Elite Heavy Armor Corps." Xi Zhicai said truthfully.
"Has Gao Shun been recruited by Dong Zhuo?" Qin Yang suddenly thought of Gao Shun, and he still has lingering fears about Gao Shun's strength.
"No!" Xi Zhicai said decisively: "Gao Shun has two great strengths. The first is his formation skills! Because he is born with a pair of eyes that can break formations, his marching formations are a rare opponent in the world.
The second is loyalty. Almost no one can shake his loyalty to Lu Bu. Not to mention that Lu Bu’s current whereabouts are unknown. Even if Lu Bu is really dead, he will not seek refuge with anyone again in a short time."
"That's good..." Qin Yang calmed down and said calmly: "Isn't it just 600,000 people? It's not a big deal. What are we afraid of doing to such a motley army that was cobbled together? Let's all go down and rest.
Guo Jiahe and Lao Xi stayed behind to wait for us to formulate a strategy, then rushed into the imperial capital and stewed that fat man Dong Zhuo!"
Seeing how relaxed Qin Yang was, the generals in the hall couldn't help but relax the atmosphere. This is how the two armies are fighting. If there is a calm and composed general to stabilize the morale of the army, then the soldiers under his command will suddenly gain a little more confidence when fighting.
However, after all the generals retreated, Qin Yang, who had been looking relaxed just now, suddenly became serious. He stood up and walked back and forth in the hall twice, and then suddenly said: "Guo Jia, old drama.
.What do you think of the current situation? Tell the truth."
Seeing Qin Yang's behavior, Guo Jia stood up and came to the march map. He frowned and said, "Your Highness, I think it may not be that easy to successfully capture Luoyang..."
Xi Zhicai took out the wine gourd, took a sip and said: "Nonsense! Is Dong Zhuo a fool? There are 600,000 people! Even if there are 600,000 pigs, it is not that easy to kill them all! In addition, I just had a pig
The matter was not mentioned. Hanzhong’s military advisor Ma just sent someone over to deliver the message..."
Qin Yang was moved in his heart and asked hurriedly: "What did Ma Yuanyi say?"
Xi Zhicai said: "This year there is a severe drought in Hanzhong, and it coincides with the military expedition. There are not enough people to farm, and the harvest of the people has dropped sharply. Now our military rations are supported by the hoarding of previous years. If we do not capture the imperial capital before the autumn harvest,
, I’m afraid we have to choose to retreat. Moreover, Mr. Ma also said that he and Zhang Baiqi have discussed it, and now basically all the troops stationed in Hanzhong have begun farming in order to ensure sufficient supply of food and grass for our army in front. Hanzhong
There are no more troops to send now."
"Is there such a thing?!" Qin Yang frowned, walked back and forth a few steps and suddenly said: "Hanzhong is our fundamental place, and we must not allow any turmoil in Hanzhong. In this way, Guo Jia, you will send someone immediately tomorrow
The 40,000 captives we captured at Hulao Pass were sent back to Hanzhong and handed over to Ma Junshi and Zhang Baiqi. We also told them to let these prisoners immediately garrison in the fields, as long as they can guarantee the livelihood of the people in Hanzhong and the supply of food and grass for our army.
They will be free after this autumn harvest. If they are willing to stay in the army, we, the Yellow Turban Army, will treat them equally. If they do not want to, we will pay them travel expenses to go home."
"Yes! I will take care of this matter in a moment!" Guo Jia nodded and accepted the order.
"Okay, the matter of Hanzhong and the military rations has been settled, let's take a look at the battle situation." Qin Yang took a breath and called the two of them to the march map.
Xi Zhicai pointed to the map and said: "Now the Shandong princes have begun to collapse, and Dong Zhuo has the upper hand. He sent Xu Rong to lead 100,000 troops to Xingyang, where according to His Highness they will confront Cao Cao's troops.
On the other hand, Dong Zhuo's general Hu Zhen has led troops to confront Sun Jian's Jiangdong Army. In addition to the important areas of the imperial capital, he should be able to hoard 300,000 troops on the Luoshui front line!"
"So many?!" Qin Yang and Guo Jia looked at each other. If they were to defend, relying on the Luoshui natural barrier, Dong Zhuo only needed a hundred thousand people to defend Qin Yang's 300,000-strong army. However, Dong Zhuo spent the whole time in Luoshui.
With 300,000 troops in Shuitun, it seems that it is not just a matter of defense.
"Does Dong Zhuo still want to attack our army?" Guo Jia said.
Qin Yang muttered: "This guy is so arrogant, I'm afraid he can do anything."
Guo Jia laughed and said: "If they really attack, they will save us a lot of trouble..."
Xi Zhicai said: "If this is the case, what nonsense are we talking about? Can't we simply deal with them? But now there is a trouble, that is, Dong Zhuo's men have been divided into two groups, one group advocates taking the initiative to attack, and the other group
They advocate defense. And now the faction advocating defense still has the upper hand. This is why they stationed 300,000 troops in Luoshui and have not moved."
Qin Yang looked at Xi Zhicai and said thoughtfully: "Then what do you mean... let's push him?!"
Xi Zhicai nodded and said: "Your Highness, we are different from other princes. We have tried our best to kill Dong Zhuo. The current situation is that either Dong Zhuo will be destroyed or our army will be destroyed. It is time to use that chess piece.
Already..."
Guo Jia hesitated: "If that chess piece is used once, it will lose its value forever. Are we sure that we will kill Dong Zhuo?"
Xi Zhicai laughed and said: "Little liar, you are thinking too much. Eliminating Dong Zhuo's 300,000 troops is equivalent to kicking Dong Zhuo out of the ranks of the world! As for killing Dong Zhuo? Is this necessary now?
"
When Guo Jia heard what Xi Zhicai said, he stopped talking. The two of them looked at Qin Yang at the same time, waiting for Qin Yang's decision. After Qin Yang closed his eyes and thought for a moment, he clapped his hands and said, "It's done! Just press the button.
It’s what the old drama said! Give Dong Zhuo a push, let’s destroy one of Dong Zhuo’s arms in Luoshui first!”
In Shouyang Mountain in the east of Hedong, a team of thousands of people without any banners escorted a carriage forward. During the march, thousands of soldiers were silent, and the atmosphere was oppressive and solemn.
Suddenly, sandstorms rose in front, and a moment later there was a loud sound of horse hooves. Hundreds of cavalry rushed in front of the team like lightning. After seeing the team, the leading general immediately jumped off his horse and hurried to the front of the cart, his red eyes filled with concern.
He knelt down on one knee while looking at the carriage.
"In the end, Gao Shun will be trapped in the camp. See my lord!"
"General Gao? Thank you for your hard work..." A weak voice came from the carriage. It was obvious that the person in the carriage was seriously injured.
"Lord! Gao Shun is sorry for you..." Gao Shun said emotionally.
"That's all, I know everything about Luoshui. It's not your fault... Is Zhang Rang in Chang'an now?"
"Eunuch Zhang has arrived in Chang'an... My lord, not far ahead is the Yellow River. Gao Shun has taken care of everything along the way. Please allow Gao Shun to rush to Chang'an by the open road."
"Okay. Then take our troops to Chang'an... As long as Zhang Rang can refining the king's energy in my body, then we will still have a chance for revenge! Also tell your subordinates to protect Miss Diao Chan.
She saved me the second time..."
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