The World of Yellow Sky

The faces of the generals of the Xiliang Army and the Bingzhou Army also lost the arrogance of the past.

But at this critical juncture, when Dong Zhuo was discussing defense matters with a group of generals, bad news came from Hedong County at this time.

Xu An, the bandit chieftain of the Yellow Turban Army, left Jinyang and led the main force of the Yellow Turban Army southward, entering the northern part of Hedong County.

The Yellow Turban Army in the north of Hedong County is also mobilizing frequently, and is gathering on the front line of Fenshui.

Xu An's heart is clearly revealed, the Yellow Turban Army wants to take advantage of the time when Dong Zhuo and the Kwantung Allied Forces are fighting and occupying Hedong County

"The thief is so brave!"

Dong Zhuo's eyes were red, his hair was crowned with fingers, and he cursed loudly.

He really wanted to ignore the Kwantung Allied Forces and personally lead the army to Hedong County to capture and kill Xu An.

But no matter how angry Dong Zhuo was, he still didn't lose his mind. Now that the Kwantung Allied Forces are the main threat, he can't really do that.

"Xiangguo took a break from the thunderous anger."

Li Ru frowned slightly, he knew that Dong Zhuo could not be so angry any longer.

At this time, Dong Zhuo, as the leader of the Xiliang Army and the Bingzhou Army, must not act like this.

Whether it is anger, fear, or panic, it should not be the attitude that a monarch should have.

These emotions will only make the generals and courtiers under his command feel panic, because this is a manifestation of things getting out of control.

As a king, Mount Tai collapses in the front without changing the color, and the elk rises in the left without blinking.

Hearing Li Ru's words, Dong Zhuo couldn't help but froze. He thought of what Li Ru had said to him before.

Dong Zhuo narrowed his eyes slightly, and glanced at the generals and school in the hall, and sure enough, he could see the worried look on their faces.

"Wen You, how many available soldiers are there in our army near Hedong County?"

Dong Zhuo walked to the side of the lampstand, supported the lampstand with one hand, put the other on his waist, and looked down at Li Ru, at this moment he had regained his composure.

Li Ru's brows relaxed again, he was delighted, he knew that the former hero of Liangzhou had returned again.

"Reporting to Xiangguo, Zuo Fengling still has 9000 garrisons, 3000 of whom are guarding the Yellow Turban Army at the pass, and can mobilize more than 7000 people. Hongnong County has [-] garrisons, and can mobilize about [-] people to go north to assist Hedong County. .”

"There are 1 soldiers in Hedong County, and there are about 1000 Huqi Huqi under Yufulo's command, a total of 1000."

"General Niu Fu has [-] soldiers under his command. They are now on the west side of Hangu Pass. They have just left Hedong County and are preparing to return to Luoyang."

Li Ru clasped his hands together and said loudly.

"If the Prime Minister allows it, our army can gather [-] troops in Hedong County."

"The 'Moth Thieves' experienced the battle of Jizhou, and their soldiers were exhausted. Their combat power will inevitably decline, and the available soldiers are even rarer. Even if the Xiongnu and Wuhuan's followers are included in this battle, the maximum number of troops sent will not exceed [-]. Whether it is military strength or combat power, it is far inferior to our army."

"Even if Xiangguo wants to, our army can go directly through Fenshui, take down the cities along Fenshui, and teach Xu An a lesson."

The generals in the hall, seeing Li Ru's confident look, explained the general situation clearly in a few words.

After what Li Ru said, everyone also felt that the situation in Hedong County was not as critical as they had imagined, and their expressions were slightly relaxed.

Dong Zhuo held the hand of the lampstand, tightened it, and said in a deep voice.

"Send soldiers from Zuo Fengling and Hongnong Counties north to assist Hedong, and let Niu Fu go north to return to Hedong County to lead all the ministries and guard against 'moth thieves'."

Li Ru sang a promise and agreed.

Dong Zhuo's expression softened slightly, as if he had thought of something randomly, he asked.

"I saw Sun Jian in the roster of the Kwantung Allied Forces. He is now Luyang City in Nanyang, right?"

When it comes to Sun Jian, Dong Zhuo is still a little wary of him.

In his eyes, Yuan Shao, Cao Cao, Wang Kuang and others are nothing more than juniors, they can only talk and talk, and they don't have much experience in battle, so they are nothing to be afraid of.

And Qiao Mao, Han Fu, Liu Dai, Kong Ni and other state shepherds didn't have much experience in battle, they were mostly Confucian scholars, and Dong Zhuo didn't take them to heart.

But among them, Sun Jian is completely different from the other [-]th Army of King Qin.

Sun Jian experienced the battle of the Yellow Turban Army first, followed Zhu Jun and Huangfusong to make many military exploits, and later followed him under Zhang Wen's tent to attack the Western Qiang.

It is precisely because Dong Zhuo has worked with Sun Jian that he knows the details of Sun Jian.

Sun Jian's official position was not obtained by charity from others, but by real earning with the sword and gun in his hand.

"Isn't Sun Jian in Changsha County? Can't Wang Rui control him?"

Dong Zhuo asked with a slightly gloomy expression.

Wang Rui is the State Shepherd of Jingzhou, he did not join the Kwantung Allied Forces, and he is still obeying the orders of the Luoyang court in name.

"Wang Rui..."

Li Ru hesitated for a moment, but still said.

"Reporting to Xiangguo, Jingzhou Shepherd Wang Rui was planned to be killed by Sun Jian, and Nanyang Prefect Zhang Zi was also beheaded by Sun Jian."

Dong Zhuo's complexion changed slightly, and he gripped the lampstand tightly.

This Sun Jian was decisive in killing and attacking, so he didn't care about it.

Zhang Zi, the prefect of Nanyang, was also one of the officials appointed by Dong Zhuo.

Dong Zhuo was still wondering why he thought that Zhang Zi had betrayed Yuan Shu when he received information that Yuan Shu was stationed in Luyang City in Nanyang.

Unexpectedly, he was already killed by Sun Jian.

Dong Zhuo was shocked all over, and cold sweat kept breaking out from his back.

He didn't know any of these important news.

Dong Zhuo forcibly calmed down, raised his head slightly, and looked at the generals in the hall.

But he felt a little cold in his heart, it seemed that he hadn't put on his armor for a long time.

Now his head still hurts slightly, which is left over from the hangover.

Li Ru's attention was very sharp, he saw that Dong Zhuo's face was not right, he immediately found an excuse and dismissed the generals in the hall.

"Is Xiangguo all right?"

With the support of Li Ru, Dong Zhuo sat back on the soft couch.

"It's a joke for Wen You."

Dong Zhuo leaned on the soft couch, he only realized now that he was much fatter than before.

He suddenly remembered that it seemed that he hadn't ridden a war horse for a long time, and even traveled by sedan chair.

Luoyang's luxury and wealth fascinated his eyes.

Seeing Dong Zhuo's expression, Li Ru knew that Dong Zhuo might have come to his senses now.

"Xiangguo cheers up at this time, and is not slow."

Li Ru is not afraid of the so-called Kwantung Allied Forces, nor is he afraid of Xu An who occupies Bingzhou.

He was afraid that Dong Zhuo would lose confidence, that Dong Zhuo would lose his ambition, that Dong Zhuo would lose the courage to go into battle.

As long as Dong Zhuo is still the hero of the past, the Dong Zhongying who dared to lead the army to the front.

Even if all the heroes in the world unite, Li Ru will not have the slightest fear.

Li Ru supported Dong Zhuo and spoke solemnly.

"The general trend of the world today is still in the hands of Xiangguo!"

Chapter 496 Nine-Rank Grading System

"Sure enough, as expected by Duke Ming, Dong Zhuo has increased his troops."

Lu Bu put down the binoculars in his hand, and on the south bank of Fenshui, the fiery red banner of the Han army was flying wantonly.

On the plains of Fenshui, from time to time, cavalry troops of the Han army roared past with fiery red banners.

Cheng Lian looked at the cavalry of the Han army galloping not far away, and smiled contemptuously.

"Hedong County is an important place for Sili. Once our army occupies Hedong County, we can take Zuo Fengling in the west and Hongnong County in the south. Dong Zhuo is still facing the Kwantung Allied Forces now, and I'm afraid that we will lose our way."

"Isn't it good for Dong Zhuo to increase his troops? Our army is worried about armored soldiers. This time, the Xiliang army sent them to us from a long distance. I think we should thank them more."

Xu An disclosed the news of Yu Fuluo's secret service to Lu Bu and Cheng Lian, several major generals.

This also made Cheng Lian and others more confident.

Lu Bu nodded noncommittally, and then asked, "I heard that Niu Fu, Dong Zhuo's general, has arrived in Anyi?"

Cheng Lian replied: "Yes, Dong Zhuo also transferred about 3 soldiers from Zuofengling and Hongnong Counties, and now the Xiliang Army's strength in Hedong County has reached [-]."

The corners of Lu Bu's mouth rose slightly, revealing a sneer.

If Hedong County successfully wins this time, maybe he can go one step further.

The Department of Internal Affairs issued the latest edict. Xu An, the original Yellow Turban Army, now claims to be the Right General, and has not become a king.

So rewarding them is just generals with miscellaneous names, but now there are sixteen senior generals in Sizheng, Sizhen, Siping, and Si'an.

Now the Taiping Road is becoming more and more formal. The Han court uses the level of salary to distinguish the ranks of official positions, for example, the rank salary is two thousand stones, the rank salary is more than two thousand stones, and the rank salary is one thousand stones.

Recently, Xu An promulgated a decree, the Nine-Rank System.

There are nine grades and eighteen grades, and each grade is divided into two grades.

Xu An's current official position, the right general, is designated as the third rank.

But now Lu Bu, Xu Huang and others are designated as the fifth-rank generals, while the lieutenants, generals, and generals are designated as the fifth-rank subordinates.

The army Sima is the sixth rank, the military marquis is the seventh rank, the village chief is the eighth rank, the team leader is the ninth rank, and the adjutant is the follower.

The Department of Internal Affairs, the Department of Foreign Affairs, the Department of Agricultural Affairs, and the Eagle Wolf Guard are all tentatively designated as the five-rank office.

However, the nine-rank grading system for officials is only temporarily implemented in the Yellow Turban Army.

The prefects, county magistrates, and county magistrates appointed by Xu An in various places are still divided according to the original Han court, and have not been classified for the time being.

Sizheng, Sizhen, Siping, and Si'an are the four products.

Among them, Sizheng and Sizhen are the fourth grade of Zheng, and Siping and Si'an are the fourth grade of Cong.

Now in the Yellow Turban Army, all the generals are secretly competing for the first fourth-rank general position.

If a military general wants to be promoted, military merit is naturally indispensable.

Lu Bu's eyes flickered. Not long ago, Zhang Liao was awarded the title of General of the Bandits because of his military exploits in Youzhou, and Zhang Yannan conquered Shangjun and almost captured the entire Shangjun, which made him feel a great crisis .

The turmoil in Youzhou was pacified by Liu Yu, and Zhang Liao took the opportunity to go out with the Wuhuan tribe of Shanggu to occupy the territory of the three counties in the north.

Now with the help of Zhang Liao, the Shanggu Wuhuan tribe is not only limited to the territory of Dai County and the northern part of Shanggu County, but also controls most of the territory in the northern part of Yuyang County.

The Rushui area to the north of the Great Wall was almost entirely controlled by the Shanggu Wuhuan tribe, and the territory controlled by Wuhuan in the three counties was greatly reduced.

The number of Wuhuan people who joined the Yellow Turban Army also increased by about [-].

The power of the Wuhuan tribe in Shanggu expanded again.

Wuhuan of the three prefectures was naturally not willing to do so. Wuyan, king of Khan and Lu from the Wuhuan tribe of Youbeiping, united with Qiu Liju's tribe of Wuhuan tribe in western Liaoning, and traveled northward along the Rushui, intending to regain the lost land.

At this time, Zhang Liao and Nanlou just led their troops south along the Rushui River in order to regain more troops.

The two armies that coincided with each other met in Rushui, and in such a hurry, a fierce battle broke out between the two armies.

This is an encounter, but it is also a decisive battle.

Because of the successive battles, the strength of Wuhuan in the three counties has been weakened a lot, especially the Wuhuan tribe in Youbeiping.

In the confrontation with the Han army in Youzhou, the leader of the Wuhuan tribe in Youbeiping bore the brunt.

But this time the ancient Wuhuan tribe and the Yellow Turban Army attacked the northern area of ​​Yuyang County. It was the pasture of the Wuhuan tribe in Youbeiping, not the pasture of the Wuhuan tribe in western and eastern Liaoning.

So this time Qiu Liju and Su Puyan of the Wuhuan tribe in Liaodong did not intend to send troops.

Khanlu King Wuyan paid some price, and then asked Qiu Liju to send troops to help.

But this time when the troops were dispatched, Qiu Liju did not accompany the army, but only sent part of the troops to assist Wu Yan.

Su Puyan was the king of Wuhuan Qiao who led the army to invade the south. He led [-] cavalry to invade the hinterland of Jizhou and obtained a lot of money.

But because of this, a lot of people were lost. After all, Yan Liang, Wen Chou, Gao Lan and others are not good people.

So even though King Wuyan of Hanlu offered a generous offer, he still had no intention of sending troops.