The Battle of Nanyang.
Burning the city with fire, killing one hundred and twenty thousand.
This battle was destined to be recorded in the annals of history, and it was also destined to be remembered and feared by the world.
When the battle report was sent back to Luoyang, none of the officials in the court dared to say anything, and no one dared to breathe loudly.
The three dukes and nine ministers, as well as the scholar-bureaucrats, trembled in fear. They were shocked and terrified by Chen Mu's ruthlessness.
They suddenly realized that Chen Mu was not only ruthless to the Xianbei and the other races. He was even more ruthless to himself and everyone else.?
When Huangfu Song and Zhu Rong's armies opened up their headquarters in Jingzhou, countless Yellow Turban minor canal marshals surrendered without a fight. They were afraid that they would not even have a chance to live if they were to face a god of death like Chen Mu.?
On the 20th of May, the Northern Battlefront Army set off for Yangzhou.
After the defeat of the Chen army, Wan Cheng, Chen Bao and other leaders led 60,000 Yellow Turban soldiers to surrender without fighting.
Sun Jian personally poured wine for Chen Mu and sincerely apologized to him.
Mid-June.
Midsummer.
The North Army is approaching Xuzhou.
The Yellow Turbans, led by Zhang Kai, Liao Hua, Zhou Cang and Pei Yuanshao, led 70,000 troops and surrendered without fighting.
Early July.
Chen Mu ruled Yanzhou. The former Dong'e County Deputy, the current Yellow Turban Marshal Wang Du, refused to surrender. His subordinates Bu Si, Zhang Bo, and Liang Zhongning beheaded him and opened the door to Dongjun as a token of surrender.
It has been less than three months since Chen Mu sent troops from Bingzhou to quell the riots of Yuzhou, Jingzhou, Yangzhou, Xuzhou and Yanzhou.
This move shocked the world.
Back then, the dark turmoil that was known as the millions of Yellow Turbans who wanted to overthrow the Great Han Dynasty's rule had been mostly pacified in less than five months. Only Qingzhou, Youzhou, and Jizhou were left.
At that moment, two unexpected pieces of news reached Chen Mu's hands.?
First, Xia Yu had been found.
Second, the Yellow Turbans of Youzhou and Zhang Yan of the Black Mountain Army gathered together with Zhang Jiao to force Lu Zhi into Julu Prefecture. Within the territory of Zhang Prefecture, the Northern Army lost 40,000 of its 70,000 troops.
Dong Zhuo, the prefect of Hedong County, came to help but was defeated by Zhang Yan and trapped in Yiyang City.
Lu Zhi's two students, Gongsun Zan and Liu Bei, were also defeated by the Yellow Turban Army and almost lost their lives in Julu. Cao Cao and Yuan Shao, the two cavalry commandants, were seriously injured on the way to rescue them.
At the same time, an even bigger battle had begun.
The Qingzhou commanders Zhang Rao and Guan Cheng led 80,000 troops to meet up with Zhang Jiao.
In an instant, nearly 500,000 Yellow Turban rebels had gathered in Jizhou. They were about to split the territory of the Great Han Dynasty and divide it into the north and south with Chen Mu. They were going to fight at the Zhang River in Wei County!
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Luoyang, Jiade Hall.
Battle reports calling for reinforcements were sent into the court.
He Jin, Yuan Kui, Yuan Feng, Yang Biao, and the others were all nervous and even prepared to persuade Liu Hong to move the capital to Chang 'an.
In the past.
The rebel army was fighting based on the state, so they could still defeat them one by one.
Right now, Zhang Yan, Zhang Jiao, and Zhang Rao had gathered together. This massive rebel army had a total of five hundred thousand soldiers, which was equivalent to the military strength of all the provinces and counties in the Great Han Dynasty. However, they couldn't gather all of them in a short period of time.
Liu Hong threw the battle report into the hall and said angrily,""You guys usually talk about the country's affairs and the world's peace. Is this the peace?”
"Your Majesty, the most important thing now is how to quell the rebellion, not to hold them accountable!" He Jin said bitterly.”
"Enough!"
"Zhang Jiao is a thief. How could he plan such a huge rebellion in such a short time?”
"This must have been a plan for several years, or even ten years, but you still don't know it. You only know how to get official positions for your family's children and how to earn money and land for yourselves. Now that Demonic Priest Zhang Jiao has stationed 500,000 troops in Julu, how can you still be among the scholar-bureaucrats in fear?”Liu Hong shouted angrily.
Zong Zheng Liu Yu said in pain," The world is in danger. Your Majesty, you can move the capital to Chang 'an and send an army to Han Valley and Tongguan. When the chaos subsides, you can move back to Luoyang in the south!”
"Bastard!"
Liu Hong's eyes were red as he shouted angrily," The Qi of the Son of Heaven is in Luoyang. The ancestral temple is in Luoyang. I am the Son of Heaven. How can I be forced to flee by the Demonic Priest Zhang Jiao? When have you ever seen the Emperor of the Han Dynasty being forced to flee because of a thief?!"”
"Report!"
"The urgent document from the Marquis of Northern Battlefront!”
Suddenly, shouts came from the Blue Dragon Gate and entered the Garde Hall. A soldier of the Northern Battlefront Army in black armor rushed into the Garde Hall.
"Swoosh!"
The three dukes, nine ministers, and scholar-bureaucrats all looked at the soldiers of the Northern Battlefront Army.
Liu Hong took two deep breaths and asked with a trembling voice,""Where is my Northguard Marquis now?”
"Your Majesty!"
The Northern Battlefront Army's soldiers shouted,""The Northguard Marquis has led 70,000 troops, Huangfu Song, and Zhu Xi to the north. They have entered Puyang, East County, and are ready to fight to the death with Zhang Jiao!”
Liu Hong stood up and said,"" Northguard Marquis, is he confident?"
"Your Majesty!"
The Northern Battlefront Army soldier looked at Zhao Zhong and said in a deep voice,""The Marquis of Northern Battlefront found Xia Yu in Liangzhou. Xia Yu said that the defeat of the expeditionary army was closely related to Zhao Zhong, but there were still secrets. He wanted to ask His Majesty to issue an edict to capture Zhao Zhong's family and let him investigate the matter!”
"What?"
Liu Hong's pupils rapidly widened as he asked in a voice that was almost lost for words.
" Marquis of Northern Battlefront," the soldier said firmly." Your Majesty, please issue an order to arrest Zhao Zhong and his family. Let him investigate what happened back then!"”
"Boom!"
Zhao Zhong fell to his knees, feeling as if the sky had collapsed.
He had never thought that this day would come so quickly and so unexpectedly.
He had already planned to ally with He Jin, the Yuan Clan, and the Yang Clan to suppress Chen Mu, or to harm Chen Mu during his expedition against the three clans!
Now, it was all too late…
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