The New Biography of Han Lingdi

Chapter 115
Under the leadership of Lian Po, because the imperial court attached great importance to the White Lotus Sect, in desperation, the county guards in Yanzhou were forced to hand over all the troops, and all of them were handed over to Lian Po for control, because the local army was actually not allowed to control There are too many soldiers and horses, so there are more than 4000 people in Yanzhou, and they have not experienced any decent training.

The combat power is not strong enough, and the problem Lian Po is facing now is actually quite serious.There are many cities in Yanzhou. If they divide their forces again, they will face the risk of being defeated one by one.

"Come here, send a message to the guards everywhere, let them enter the county towns in the counties, and the more important cities, and give up some insignificant small cities, but there is a request that all food and weapons must be taken away." Lian Quite absolutely concentrated forces to defend the city.

For the rebellion, the most important things are weapons and food. Without food, their army will not be able to expand. Without weapons, their army is like a sheep waiting to be slaughtered.Therefore, when Lian Po ordered all the troops to withdraw, they had to take away food and weapons, and he would use these to consume the rebels.

Just after arranging the defense, within a few days, the White Lotus Sect, led by Han Shantong, revolted completely.

Since Liu Hong came to power, the second rebellion broke out completely.The ruling and opposition parties have long been prepared, so everything is well planned.

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"Your Majesty. The Bailian Sect's [-] troops revolted, and Yanzhou is short of soldiers and horses. I hope Your Majesty will send troops to fight against it," Chen Fan said.

He did it out of public interest, and the imperial court should send troops to conquer the local rebellion. This has always been the law, and because Lian Po has now withdrawn the army into the main cities, the White Lotus Sect has won a large number of cities without any effort.

Let the situation in Yanzhou look precarious, as if the court is at an absolute disadvantage.People were panicked, but under such circumstances, Liu Hong did not send troops to suppress the rebellion, but kept delivering food, grass and weapons to Lian Po so that he could strengthen his troops.

This made Chen Fan understand that Liu Hong and the aristocratic family's filth had already begun, and Liu Hong wanted to tell those aristocratic families through this that I can put down this rebellion without you.

The aristocratic family really did not expect that Liu Hong would have such courage to directly let the local army serve as the defending army this time, and they should be given a certain period of time, three months, three months, 4000 people against 10 People, to be honest, these words are indeed some idiotic dreams.

"Old General Lian Po, if you want to fight on the battlefield, you can defend it." Liu Hong said, this time, the aristocratic family is pressing every step of the way, and Liu Hong actually knows what they are doing behind the scenes.Only this time, Liu Hong could no longer retreat. Letting the family-based army go to battle, for Liu Hong, meant allowing the family to expand its strength again.

It is of no benefit to imperial power, it is cultivating a huge enemy.Even if Yanzhou loses half, Liu Hong can accept it, but Yanzhou Lianpo can hold on, so in fact, the early losses are worth it?
"Your Majesty." Chen Fan knew that Liu Hong had already made a decision. This time, Liu Hong would rather lose the lives of the common people than compromise with the aristocratic family.

"This is how you look at it." Liu Che and Yang Jian said, the two were standing together now, and Yang Jian asked secretly when he was not paying attention.

"For the people of Yanzhou, this is too cruel. Putting them in danger, they may die at any time, but in the long run, Your Majesty, this is the best choice." Liu Che expressed His approval.

Different positions, different views, Liu Hong is now the emperor, and his most important thing is balance.Sending the family's army this time means that the new army will no longer be useful, and all Liu Hong's hard work will be lost.

If the aristocratic family wins this time, then the new army, the new army trained by Liu Hong, will be regarded as just training and useless, and the aristocratic family's reputation among the big men will be improved again, then the aristocratic family will propose that the new army be incorporated into the local army , Remove Liu Hong's control over the new army.So Liu Hong's hard work will be lost because of this war.

This will be a huge blow to the beginning of Liu Hong's New Deal in the future.Everything is difficult at the beginning, not only because the beginning is not good, an emperor, without a unit completely obeying his orders, is easy to be emptied.

So now the two of them can actually understand why Liu Hong procrastinated even in the face of an uprising.Even in the face of the possibility that Yanzhou may be captured.Of course, Liu Hong also has reasons for trusting Lian Po in recent years.

One of the four famous generals in the Warring States Period, he has experienced countless wars. He trusts Lian Po and believes that Lian Po will definitely be able to defend.

"Okay, if it's okay, let's end this morning." Liu Hong said, and after finishing speaking, Liu Hong left immediately.

"Wei Zhongxian, send a message to Lian Po immediately and tell him that I will give him the right to take advantage of the wartime." Liu Hong said.This time he was also ruthless.

"The right to be cheap in wartime?? What is this?" As soon as this name came out, Wei Zhongxian was confused. He didn't even know what this right was, and he had never seen it before.

"That is, if during the war, he can punish any of his generals and temporarily isolate any local officials who think they have collusion with the rebels, but they cannot be killed." Liu Hong said.He had seen this right in future military books, but he hadn't thought that the Eastern Han Dynasty actually didn't have it.

"Understood, I will go immediately." After listening to Liu Hong's explanation, Wei Zhongxian suddenly understood that this power basically gave the combat commander the greatest convenience, and also avoided the local government's restraint on the army.

Wei Zhongxian can imagine that if Lian Po wins this battle, or survives for three months, Lian Po's status will directly enter the core of the court's important officials.Save the empire from danger.This feat is enough for Lian Po to become one of the banners of the military, but Wei Zhongxian doesn't understand why you want Liu Hong to trust Lian Po so much.

Wei Zhongxian didn't know when Liu Hong had intersected with Lian Po, so that Liu Hong could support Lian Po in all aspects in this way, and even promoted him directly from a small city guard to the commander of all the troops in Yanzhou.

Of course he also knew that he had no right to ask this question.Everything he has now is given by Liu Hong, and he also understands that Liu Hong can dispose of himself at any time now, and replace him with another obedient person.

Wei Zhongxian immediately went to pass the decree. Now he can only follow Liu Hong closely. This is also his biggest backer. As long as Liu Hong does not have trouble, he is safe.

(End of this chapter)