140,000 soldiers.
This level was beyond Yanzhou's imagination.
Their so-called army included the reserve army and all the soldiers who had sent the rations.
However, the so-called army of the Ye Marquis Manor was a fierce soldier that charged onto the battlefield, the elite of the elites in the world.
Back then, Dong Zhuo, who was known as the 300,000 strong Xi Liang Army, only had 200,000 soldiers who could fight. This was an army that was formed by annexing 100,000 wolf cavalry from Bing Province and the Great Han Dynasty's army.
The Guandong Alliance formed by the eighteen feudal vassals.
Back then, it was said that there were 500,000 soldiers, but in reality, there were only 100,000 armored soldiers.
Right now, no one in the world could fight against the Ye Marquis Manor. What was scary was that 140,000 was not the peak of the army. Zou Dan still had 30,000 soldiers. The 10,000 troops guarding Jizhou were the natural enemies of the cavalry.
Cao Cao was shocked.
Even Chen Qun, Cao Ren, and the others could not help but break out in cold sweat.
"My lord!"
Xun Yu said worriedly," Liaodong has been pacified, and Bingzhou has been recovered. It is said that the Wuhuan and the western Xianbei are now dependent on the central Xianbei and the eastern Xianbei. If Gongsun Changping's expedition is successful, then the border of the four states will be completely stable. At most, only the South Xiongnu outside Shangjun will be able to cause some disturbance!”
"Yes, I am!"
"Two years!"
Cao Cao's brows were filled with dispiritedness as he said bitterly,""It has been two to three years since Gongsun Changping took Jizhou and I took Yanzhou. He restored Bingzhou, pacified Liaodong, and marched beyond the Great Wall.”
"My lord!"
Cao Ren, Xiahou Yuan, and the others opened their mouths.
Unfortunately, he did not know how to comfort her.
After years of fruitless battles, the entire Yanzhou was filled with suspicion.
This kind of pressure had already pushed the Cao soldiers to a critical point. They had to continue winning a great victory to boost their morale.
"Alright!"
Cao Cao wiped away the anger on his face and laughed,""There are no undefeated generals in the world. Even someone as strong as Gongsun Changping almost died in Yuan Shao's hands. Besides, we haven't been defeated. It's just that we've retreated. Reorganize our troops and fight again next year!”
"Here!"
The civil and military officials replied.
Wait until the generals withdraw from the commander's tent.
Xun Yu bowed and said," My lord, Chang 'an has fallen into chaos. Guo Si is dissatisfied with Li Jue's control of the government. The two of them are fighting in Chang' an. With the addition of the strong men in Guanzhong, the fight for food and fodder has caused the two armies to fight. I think we can send troops at the right time!”
"Hmm?"
Cao Cao raised his eyebrows.
Xi Zhicai shook his head and said in a deep voice," I don't recommend sending troops to Chang 'an!"
"Zhicai!"
Xun Yu's eyes were filled with anxiety.
Chang 'an chaos war, Liu Xie is in hot water.
Ye Hou's house set up six departments to ignore the court's law and discipline, Yuan Shu in charge of the jade seal I'm afraid there is the heart of claiming to be emperor.
If they didn't go and help the King and uphold the prestige of the Han Royal Family, the Darkhan Dynasty would probably really perish before their eyes.
"Wen Ruo!"
" Li Jue and Guo Si are fighting," Xi Zhicai said calmly." But it's just an internal conflict. If there is a strong enemy outside, they will definitely join forces. We will only die if we go to Chang 'an with this little army. Don't let things get to your head!"”
Cao Cao glanced at Xun Yu and said,""Zhicai is right!"
"Here!"
Xun Yu's heart was like ashes.
Even Cao Cao had started to avoid the path of protecting the emperor?
Chang 'an.
Chaos appeared.
The drought in the Guanzhong region was severe, let alone tax revenue.
Fufeng, Jingzhao Yin and other places of the common people do not have enough clothes to cover their bodies, do not have enough food to eat.
Not even a blade of grass grew on the land, and it was all dug out and eaten by the people.
Every household had a funeral, and the fields on both sides of the road were filled with bones. The cries were destroying the prestige of the Han royal family that had been accumulated for hundreds of years.
In Weiyang Palace.
Liu Xie's face was sallow and his expression dispirited.
On the dragon table in front of him was a bowl of clear porridge.
"Your Majesty!"
Fu Wan stepped forward and bowed." Gongsun Changping sent troops to Youzhou and pacified Liaodong in three months. He is now resting in the upper valley. It is estimated that he will send troops to the Great Wall in a month to fight to the death with Helian and Ke Bineng!”
"Got it!"
Liu Xie said coldly.
Seeing this, Fu Wan continued," Your Majesty, the drought in Sanfu is severe. In addition, there are too many soldiers. We can't collect taxes anymore. Moreover, the price of grain has soared. A bushel of grain is worth 500,000 yuan. There are even cannibalistic incidents in the city!”
"Crash!"
Liu Xie splashed the porridge on the dragon table into the hall and said sternly,""Half a month ago, Zhen had already ordered Imperial Censor Hou Wen to go out of Taicang to cook porridge to relieve the people, but why are there still so many people starving to death?”
"Your Majesty!"
"There are too many refugees!" Hou Wen stepped forward and said respectfully.”
"Bastard!"
Liu Xie's expression turned cold as he shouted angrily,""I asked people to take five liters of rice and beans each, which made two large pots of rice porridge. How could I not know how much grain Dong Zhuo had stolen from Luoyang? Didn't he claim that he could guard Chang 'an for twenty years? Even if it was a lie, it would still be fine for him to have no worries for the next five years. You actually dared to embezzle grain at a time when the country was in danger!”
"Your, Your Majesty!"
Hou Wen's face turned pale and he was speechless.
Li Jue's eyes flashed coldly as he drew his sword and stabbed the man to death.
"Boom!"
All the officials retreated.
Especially the nobles like Fu Wan and Dong Cheng who avoided him like tigers!
"Hou Wen!"
Guo Si's pupils immediately contracted.
If Hou Wen died, his army would starve!
It was not Hou Wen who embezzled grain in Chang 'an, but he had used a large amount of grain from Taicang to feed his soldiers and fight Li Jue.
"Fu Qing!"
Liu Xie's eyes were calm as he said in a deep voice,""You will be in charge of supervising the food for the disaster relief and resolve the problem of the refugees 'food as soon as possible. I hope that all the ministers will remember that if the three auxiliary regions fall into complete chaos, the Darkhan Dynasty will be gone.”
"Here!"
Fu Wan, Li Wei, and Guo Si bowed their heads in agreement.
At the same time, they also felt that Liu Xie's growth was too fast. He actually began to restrain them!
"Your Majesty!"
Dong Cheng, Fu Wan, and the others were filled with gratification.
The world is in chaos, and there must be a wise king.
For Liu Xie to be able to do this, they felt that the Great Han Dynasty could be revived.
Perhaps in a few years, he would be able to follow the example of Emperor Qin and Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, eliminating the rebellious people in the court and taking control of the military to fight against the outside world.
"Retreat!"
Liu Xie waved his sleeve and left Weiyang Palace.
He has the ambition to revive.
However, the Darkhan Dynasty had already completely collapsed.
If he wanted to rebuild the Great Han Dynasty in this chaotic world, he had to stabilize the situation in Chang 'an.
Li Jue and Guo Si were at least his subjects in name. When the time came, he would lead the imperial court east to Luoyang. The Han royal family would certainly be able to suppress the prestige of Lord Ye's mansion. At that time, it would be easy to quell the chaos.
Two days later.
Liu Xie killed Hou Wen and rescued the refugees from Sanfu.
When this news spread out of the three auxiliary areas, the people loyal to the Han Dynasty were all sighing with emotion at the future of the Great Han Dynasty. It could be considered as injecting a trace of vitality into the dynasty when it was in ruins.
When the news reached Youzhou.
About 20 days had passed.
Shanggu County.
Outside Zhuolu City.
The Lord Ye Manor and Youzhou had combined nearly 140,000 troops to store up.
In the depths of the endless military camp.
Inside the commander's tent.
Jia Xu handed Zhang Xiu's letter from Chang 'an and said respectfully,"" My lord, Zhang Xiu has sent news that Chang 'an City has gradually entered a period of peace after the chaos. Hou Wen was killed, and the victims of Sanfu received aid. Liu Xie's prestige has soared, and he has even convinced many people in the Western Liang Army!”
"Han Tianzi!"
"It actually grew quite a bit!"
After reading the letter, Gongsun Jing said indifferently,""Hou Wen worked for Guo Si and used grain from Taicang to support Guo Si's battle with Li Jue. However, he allowed Li Jue to kill Hou Wen. Do you think Guo Si would let him go?”
"My lord, Guo Si only wants to be the second Dong Zhuo, not the second Huo Guang!" Jia Xu shook his head.”
"Haha!"
Gongsun Jing shook his head and smiled." Guo Si is a general. He is not as clear-headed as you. He will only think that Li Jue is using the Emperor to suppress him. Therefore, he will try his best to control the Emperor. Although Liu Xie is growing, he has no way to suppress two generals who control the military!”
Is something going to happen in Chang 'an?"
Guo Jia and Li Ru's pupils constricted.
Cheng Yu stroked his beard and frowned.""Right now, everyone in the world thinks that the Great Han Dynasty will rise again. There are even many voices in the four provinces. If something really happens this time, it will be no different from sending the newly risen Han royal family into the abyss again!”
"Too tender!"
Gongsun Jing said indifferently.
Jia Xu bowed and said," My Lord, Zhang Xiu's letter clearly stated that Liu Xie has gathered Zhang Ji, Dong Cheng, Fu Wan, and the others to discuss returning to Luoyang. His original intention was to save the reputation of the Han royal family and suppress the Ye Marquis Manor that controls the four provinces. He once again asked us if we should help the king!”
"No need!"
Gongsun Jing shook his head.
To the other feudal vassals, the emperor of Han might be the banner that held the emperor to command the other feudal vassals.
However, to the Ye Marquis Manor, it was just a useless existence that was above the manor.
What Gongsun Changping wanted was Cao Cao. Even Liu Bei combined might not be able to stop him, let alone a imprisoned Emperor of Han.
"Da!"
"Da!"
"Da!"
Gongsun Jing knocked on the table and said in a deep voice,""Wenhe, Zhang Xiu helped you and your son escape from Chang 'an and sent you letters several times. He even revealed several times that the Emperor of Han wanted to return to the east. What do you think of this matter?”
"This, this!"
"My lord," Jia Xu said,"I'm from the same hometown as him!"”
"I'm asking if you think this person will be of great use to you." Gongsun Jing narrowed his eyes and smiled.”
"Sure!"
Jia Xu nodded and said solemnly.
Gongsun Jing rubbed his chin and said in a deep voice,""Write a letter to him. If there is really no way out one day, I will wait for him in the Ye Marquis Manor. If we become enemies in the future, I will spare his life on the battlefield.”
"Here!"
Jia Xu bowed.
" My lord," Guo Jia said doubtfully," Zhang Xiu has sent a letter from Chang 'an. It will allow us to monitor the movements of Li and Guo and the Great Han Dynasty. If we really give up, I'm afraid we'll have to send ten times the number of scouts to learn the details!"”
"Li Jue, Guo Si?"
Gongsun Jing shook his head and said disdainfully,"" People like them won't live for more than a year. As for Liu Xie, he will eventually become someone else's puppet. It's just a matter of who can control him. There's no need to spend effort to spy on Chang 'an!”
"Here!"
Guo Jia nodded thoughtfully.
Li Jue and Guo Si were now the number one dukes outside of Lord Ye's manor.
However, they didn't have the means of a feudal lord. At most, they were generals who controlled the army. They weren't even as powerful as Zhang Jiao, who had caused chaos in the past. They could be arrogant for a while with their army, but they would eventually be reduced to dust.
"How is Zhong Yao now?" Gongsun Jing suddenly asked.”
" He was reprimanded by Zheng shi!"
"Now, Ye City is teaching students on behalf of Zheng shi, and Zheng shi has already returned to Daye Academy to supervise the construction of the academy!”
" The Ministry of Works took out the blueprints and built a mountain with 132 buildings. The Ministry of Works recruited more than 100,000 craftsmen and spent more than 10 million yuan. Most of the craftsmen heard that the children of the commoners could enter the school and refused to even ask for wages. They only hoped that their children could enter the school in the future!”Guo Jia didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
"No!"
Gongsun Jing shook his head and said in a deep voice,""In the Transmission Office, the wages must be paid to the craftsmen. If we don't use the wages, then what's the difference between us and the people? We must be the people's will, not the people's fear!”
"Here!"
Guo Jia said respectfully.
"My lord!"
At this moment, the generals entered the commander's tent.
Zhao Yun, Taishi Ci, and the others all had burning gazes.
Gongsun Jing looked at Dan Jing and said,"Have you found out where Helian and Kirby are?"”
"Yes, sir!"
Dan Jing took out a map from his pocket and pasted it on the wooden frame. He said respectfully,"My lord, after the Yehou Manor won a great victory in Liaodong and the Fuyu Kingdom was destroyed, Ke Bineng's army has retreated five hundred miles away. He Lian is still curled up in his own palace. According to the scouts, after the Xianbei and Wuhuan in the middle temporarily merged, there are nearly two hundred and fifty thousand of them!”
"So little?"
Gongsun Jing raised his eyebrows.
Dan Jing didn't know whether to laugh or cry." He Lian is Tan Shihuai's son. If this person can ascend to the position of Chanyu, it will be Su Li. Mi Jia, Que Ji, and the other Xianbei people will respect the king together. Most of the Xianbei people will be divided by Bu Dugen and Ke Bineng!”
"Continue!"
Gongsun Jing said coldly.
Dan Jing explained again," Ke Bineng is the most prosperous. He has about 400,000 people now. Among them, 200,000 are bowmen. The rest are women and children. He has about 180,000 troops stationed 500 miles away from Youzhou. The rest are guarding the Xianbei tribe!”
"625,000!"
Guo Jia's eyes were filled with fear." The Xianbei people can actually gather half of their people to control the bowstrings. No wonder the borders have been so restless all these years. Even the three tribes are divided. Tan Shihuai's era was so prosperous. No wonder the three lieutenants failed in their expedition back then!”
"Prosperity?
"Sir, you don't know!"
"During the Tanshihuai period, the Xianbei established a royal court on Danhan Mountain!”
"We will plunder the Eastern Han in the south, resist Ding Ling in the north, defeat Fuyu in the east, attack Wusun in the west, and completely occupy the homeland of the Xiongnu!”
"In that era, it was common for Xianbei people to invade the hinterland of Youzhou Province. They paid a heavy price for this. Only by living in these three provinces could they feel the pain of foreign invasion.”Gongsun Fan's eyes were filled with hatred.
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