The World of Yellow Sky

Unlike Yan Zhong, who is proficient in bowing and horses, who can strategize and carry a knife into battle, Pang Bo doesn't like martial arts, and he doesn't practice them.

When Pang Bo was young, he devoted himself to public affairs. When he was an official in the south, he was not acclimated to the environment and experienced several serious illnesses. Therefore, his physique was also the worst among the four.

Not long after he got off the four-wheeled carriage, he just rode the horse for a certain distance, and he broke out in a little sweat, which was an old problem from before.

"Pang Gong is in good health."

Xu An looked at Pang Bo who was sitting on the chair with a somewhat embarrassed expression.

"It's all right. It was a lot harder when I walked the mountain road from Liangzhou to Hedong County through the territory of the Huns, and it's not a big problem. This time, I took the four-wheeled carriage sent by Duke Ming, and the journey was easy. too much."

Pang Bo put away the silk cloth in his hand and said with a smile.

"It's not too late. The speed of the carriage is slower than that of riding a horse. I'll set off now."

Pang Bo wanted to stand up, but he didn't stand up for the first time. The two Tiqi of Eagle Wolf Guards beside him quickly supported Pang Bo, and Pang Bo stood up with difficulty.

"Mr. Pang."

Xu An stepped forward and supported Pang Bo.

"Let someone else go this time. There are many eloquent people in the Department of Foreign Affairs. What's more, Ma Teng is at the end of his rope now. It's fine if Pang Gong doesn't go."

"Let Minggong laugh."

Pang Bo stood firm and forced a smile.

"I know my own body best. I want to do more things while my old body is still useful. Otherwise, I'm afraid I'll just sit at home in a few years."

Xu An's face darkened slightly. After Hua Tuo joined the Yellow Turban Army, Xu An asked Hua Tuo to check the health of the generals and important officials under his command.

Pang Bo is the one with the worst health among the four now. The several illnesses he encountered while serving as an official in the south made Pang Bo's health very poor all the time. In recent years, Pang Bo has also been doing things in Liangzhou, which is even worse. .

The oldest of the four is Fu Qi, who is 62 years old this year, followed by Yang Ji, who is 58 years old this year. Yan Zhong and Pang Bo are both 56 years old.

But among the four, Fu Qi's body is the best, followed by Yang Ji, and Yan Zhong and Pang Bo are the worst.

Fu Qi is different from ordinary scholars. He doesn't feel that farming in person is an insult to his status. He pays more attention to farming. Many books in his family are about farming. He is in good health and has never suffered from any disease. Older, but the body is the best.

Although Yang Ji does not work in agriculture, he also pays attention to health preservation, so his health is not bad.

Yan Zhong's poor health now is entirely due to overwork and years of exhaustion, the southern expedition and the northern war, and the hidden diseases left by his body when he was young.

Xu An actually didn't want to take Pang Bo with him when he sent troops to Liangzhou this time, but he couldn't resist Pang Bo's repeated requests.

"Liangzhou and Bingzhou are so far apart."

Pang Bo laughed and continued.

"This time Duke Ming conquered Liangzhou, and I will stay in Liangzhou. I am really tired after walking all the way."

Pang Bo calmed down and said.

"I see that Ming Gong attaches great importance to Tian Zhong. It is good to entrust Tian Zhong to the Department of Foreign Affairs. He is honest, honest, eloquent, and brilliant. It is a shame to stay in Taihang Workshop."

Pang Bo's words already had the intention of giving in, Xu An hesitated for a while, but in the end he did not dissuade Pang Bo from staying. Pang Bo's health is not good, and he is indeed not suitable for serving as a foreign affairs order.

After getting Xu An's consent, Pang Bo didn't stay any longer, just exchanged a few words with Yan Zhong, and then slowly left under the escort of Eagle Wolf Wei Tiqi.

Chapter 577 Situation

"I have already sent a letter to Zhang Yan. After receiving the order, he will immediately conquer Linjing, the seat of Anding County, and then continue marching westward to Wushi City via Qingshi'an."

"Linjing City's defenses have been damaged in many places. If it wasn't for Ma Teng not to give up Anding County, he could have taken it down long ago. As soon as the letter arrives, Linjing City can be taken down."

Yan Zhong pointed to the southern part of the map of Anding County on Hu's table, which was Linjing, the seat of Anding County, and where the infantry of the Yellow Turban Army led by Zhang Yan was located.

"Linjing City is more than [-] miles away from Wushi City in a straight line. On the way, they need to pass through the Qingshi Bank. Zhang Yan's army is carrying a lot of luggage, and they have to transport 'Thunderbolt Chariots'. It will take about ten days to arrive at Wuzhi City."

The "thunderbolt car" that Yan Zhong said was the counterweight trebuchet of the Yellow Turban Army. Xu Anding originally called it "counterweight trebuchet", but the name was a bit long and awkward. The conventions and customs in the army all used the name "Pili Chariot" of the Han court.

Xu An nodded. The overall situation in Anding County was settled, and Ma Teng couldn't possibly have the chance to stir up trouble.

There are only two roads waiting for Ma Teng, one is to surrender, and the other is to perish.

"Recently, there seems to be frequent fighting in the Central Plains, and the fighting in the Han court has become more and more fierce. How are Dong Zhuo and Yuan Shao's recent actions?"

Xu An turned his attention to the Sili Captain's Department on the map, which is completely opposite to Anding County, where Dong Zhuo now occupies the territory.

Hearing Xu An's question, Liu Pi, who was standing aside, took half a step forward and approached the Hu table.

He is the commander of the Eagle Wolf Guard, and he is checking the information sent by the Eagle Guard. During this time, Xu An's attention is on the affairs of Liangzhou, and it is not easy to be distracted. Therefore, the information from the Central Plains, Xu An Ann didn't bother to read it.

The battle of Gaopingchuan has finally come to an end now, and the most difficult first step to conquer Liangzhou has been taken.

At this time, Xu An had the leisure to ask about the dispute between the Eastern and Western Emperors of the Central Plains. A piece of news from the Eagle Guard made Xu An really worried.

Dong Zhuo did not stay in Meiwu like the original time and space, indulged in sensuality, drunkenness, ignorance of government affairs, and walked towards destruction step by step.

Instead, he left Meiwu again, closed Meiwu, and dispersed all the attendants of Meiwu.

Dong Zhuo also used all the money, food and property in Meiwu as military supplies, and all valuable utensils were exchanged for money, food and property.

Dong Zhuo seems to have really regained his strength this time. Originally, Dong Zhuo lived in a shallow place and ignored the government, resulting in the fall of power. Situ Wangyun took control of the power of the court, but this situation also changed when Dong Zhuo walked out of Hewu.

After Dong Zhuo returned to Chang'an City, only a few days later, the power of the imperial court had returned to his hands.

Dong Zhuo had [-] generals under his command, but there were only a few thousand generals under the control of Wang Yun and other court ministers. Even the palace guards, the commanders of Habayashi, Huben and other armies were all generals under Dong Zhuo's command.

The title of Emperor Liu Bian is really in name only, like a puppet on a string, he can only be manipulated by Dong Zhuo.

However, after Dong Zhuo and Li Ru cleared up their suspicions, they adopted many of Li Ru's suggestions, and they were no longer as aggressive as they used to be in Luoyang. Respect.

Liu Pi beckoned lightly, and the two Tiqi of the Eagle Wolf Guard understood, and immediately moved to Henan Yin of Sili County.

"Dong Zhuo sent Zhonglang generals Dong Yan and Hua Xiong out of Hangu Pass, and now they are stationed in Luoyang, occupying three passes, and going south to invade Xincheng, Nanyang County and other places. Sun Jian was forced to return to the army. The two armies recently broke out in fierce fighting in Shicheng. "

"Sun Jian's soldiers were exhausted due to repeated mobilization of troops. Although they won, they were only small victories. The results obtained were extremely limited. Dong Yan's strength did not suffer much loss. Now the two armies have entered a stalemate."

"Dong Zhuo is now recruiting troops in Sili on a large scale, training new troops, and dispatching troops to enrich the various passes. A large number of troops are stationed in Hongnong City, Hongnong County. It seems that he is preparing to leave Hangu Pass and enter Luoyang to recover the lost land."

Liu Pi looked a little dignified, and said in a deep voice.

"One more thing, under Dong Zhuo's command, a wide range of rangers were recruited to enrich the Xuanting Guard. Now the Eagle Guard's activities in Sili are greatly restricted, and several strongholds have been pulled out. Maybe the news received and inquired about in the future will be more and more. Less."

Xu An frowned slightly. Although he had expected it, he was still a little uncomfortable when he heard Liu Pi say that the Eagle Guards could not maintain their suppression.

Enemies are not always the same, Xuan Tingwei absorbed the essence of the Embroidered Clothes Emissary at any rate and established it, not to mention that Dong Zhuo occupies the land of Sili, the most affluent place in the world, there is no shortage of money at all, and he has spared no effort during this period of time Develop Xuantingwei.

Although the Eagle Wolf Guard of Taipingdao had the strongest comprehensive strength, the Xuan Ting Guard was an official force in Sili after all, and it was normal for the Eagle Guard to be suppressed.

Xu An knocked on the Hu table, and continued to ask: "How is the situation with Yuan Shao?"

"In mid-November, Yuan Shao assembled an army of [-] to lead the troops westward, and marched northward from Qinghe to attack Bohai County. Gongsun Zan and Pingyuan Prime Minister Liu Bei set up defenses at Longcou."

"According to Yingwei's report, Yuan Shao's army was victorious in the battle of Longguo, and Gongsun Zan was defeated again, directly abandoning Bohai County. More than half of the generals should have been lost, and their strength was greatly damaged, so they were forced to retreat to Youzhou."

"Liu Bei?"

Xu An heard a familiar name.

"I remember the last time it seemed that Liu Bei led the army to support Gongsun Zan, which made Gongsun Zan gather the remnants and stabilize the territory of Bohai County."

Liu Pi paused, nodded and said, "Duke Ming remembers correctly, it was indeed Liu Bei who supported Gongsun Zan last time, which saved the Youzhou Army from being wiped out."

"Speaking of which, there is something about Liu Bei. He was a general under Liu Yu's command. After Zou Jing's death, he gained Liu Yu's attention. Before Gongsun Zan led the imperial edict of Chen Du to attack Yuan Shao, Liu Yu sent Liu Bei to assist Gongsun Zan."

"The army directly under his command does not seem to be many, only about [-] cavalry, but according to reports from the Eagle Guard in Pingyuan County, Liu Bei had nearly [-] troops at his peak."

"Previously, the Qingzhou soldiers attacked several times. The Le'an State Prime Minister appointed by Gongsun Zan was quickly defeated. Half of the county was occupied by the Qingzhou soldiers. However, Liu Bei repeatedly defeated the Qingzhou soldiers who came to crusade, and even invaded Jinan, Qingzhou. At home, Jiao He, governor of Qingzhou, dare not continue to attack Pingyuan County."

Listening to Liu Pi's narration, Xu An couldn't help but look a little dignified.

In the original time and space, Liu Bei's life can be called a legend. It started in the early days, but finally divided the world. The battle of Hanzhong shocked the world. Its Sanxing Han Dynasty has fulfilled the promise made in the past.

Now, the butterfly effect caused by his butterfly flapping its wings, Xu An, has also affected Liu Bei, and Liu Bei has now achieved greater achievements than in the original time and space at the same time.

In the original time and space, Liu Bei did not get the appreciation of Liu Yu and Gongsun Zan at the same time, nor did he have five thousand elite riders.

Xu An's eyes were slightly cold, he knew what kind of person Liu Bei was.

He knew how terrifying the Liu Bei in history was. No matter how many people fell, no matter how badly the fall was, he could still stand up, and became stronger and more determined each time.

Throughout his life, he never forgot the promise he made.

Chapter 578 Variables

"I always keep my body on the saddle, and the flesh on my legs has disappeared. Now that I don't ride again, the flesh on my legs has grown. If the sun and the moon are galloping, the old general will die, and the achievements will not be completed, so it is sad."

Liu Bei used to live in Jingzhou, and one day he had a banquet at Liu Biao's place.

He went to the bathroom on the way, and when he came back, he burst into tears. When Liu Biao asked why, he said this.

The meaning of this passage is very simple. He has never left the horse's back before, and there is no fat on his thighs.

Now that I don't ride a horse very much, fat has grown on my legs.

The sun and the moon are rushing, time flies too fast, and I have already shown my old state, but I have not yet made achievements, so I feel sad.

At that time, Liu Bei was over forty years old and had entered the age of forty.

At the age of 40, when he was seventy years old, he had already spent most of his life.

After several ups and downs, experienced countless ups and downs, the displaced Liu Bei even lost his family and his followers at that time, so he could only live in Jingzhou as a guest.

If it is an ordinary person, under these repeated blows, I am afraid that they have already lost their enterprising spirit, and they are thinking about how to live a stable life in Jingzhou.

But Liu Bei didn't. The successive failures didn't kill his ambition, and the years of ease in Jingzhou didn't kill his spirit.

He didn't shed tears on the battlefield of swords, lights, swords and shadows, he didn't shed tears when he was in a catastrophe and almost died, he didn't even shed tears when he fell from the state shepherd and lost everything again, but he found himself in the toilet. His thighs grew fat and wept.

A person with such a firm belief, even if he falls into the abyss, as long as he is alive, he will move forward step by step and slowly climb out of the abyss.

Xu An rubbed his temples to relieve the long-term tension.

Liu Bei is not in a good mood now, he knows that his main opponent is not Liu Bei, but Han Sui and Ma Teng in Liangzhou.

Food has to be eaten bite by bite, and the road has to be walked step by step. He can't disturb the muddy waters of the Central Plains just yet.

Liu Pi has been in charge of the Eagle Wolf Guard for many years, and has stayed with Xu An even longer. Seeing Xu An's expression, he knew that Xu An seemed to attach great importance to this Liu Bei.

He thought for a moment and added.

"In the battle of Longcou, Liu Bei's subordinates suffered a lot of losses. Now the Pingyuan County area north of the Yellow River is occupied by Yuan Shao, and the main force of Liu Bei's army is now stationed in Gaotang City in the south of the Yellow River in Pingyuan County."

"Jiao He will definitely not let Liu Bei go. If there is no accident, Pingyuan County will be taken back by Jiao He soon."

"It's okay."

Xu An waved his hand.

"Eagle Guard is investigating information in the Central Plains. Besides this Cao Cao, pay attention to a few other people. I will write you a list later. You compile their general situation into a book and report it to me regularly."

Xu An looked at the map on Hu's desk, and his thoughts turned. The matter of Liu Bei gave him a reminder. He really needs to pay attention to those famous figures in history, so that he can better formulate countermeasures and avoid critical moments. At a loss.

Liu Pi promised that this request would not be difficult for Yingwei, it was just a matter of distraction, and there would not be much risk in listening to news.

"There is another piece of information about Youzhou."

Liu Pi beckoned again and signaled to Wei Tiqi, the eagle wolf behind him.

Another two Tiqi stepped forward, and laid out a more detailed map of Youzhou and Jizhou on the Hu table.

"Gongsun Zan was forced to withdraw his troops from Bohai County, and then on the way to Youzhou, he allowed his subordinates to plunder the common people's prefectures and counties. But it remains unchanged.”

"The discord between the two is no longer a secret matter in Youzhou. There are rumors of disputes between Liu Yu and Gongsun Zan in the streets of Youzhou."

Liu Pi pointed to the east side of Ji County in Zhuo County and continued.

"After Gongsun Zan was defeated in the Battle of Longcou, he led the army and fled all the way to Jixian County in Zhuo County. However, he did not enter Jixian County. Instead, he built another small city in the southeast of Jixian County to defend himself. The soldiers under the command of the two even used swords and soldiers, although there were only a few people fighting with weapons, but the rumors of discord have been confirmed."

Xu An leaned his hands on the desk, staring at Zhuojun on the map.

He knew much more than Liu Pi about the conflicts and matters between Liu Yu and Gongsun Zan.

In the original time and space, Gongsun Zan disobeyed orders, was self-willed, and even sent troops to plunder, which caused Liu Yu a great headache. Liu Yu was unable to restrain Gongsun Zan at all, and wrote letters to impeach Gongsun Zan many times.

When Gongsun Zan heard the news of Liu Yu's impeachment, he was very angry. Not only did he not restrain himself, but he even intensified the plundering of the people, and even wrote a letter accusing Liu Yu. Such actions deepened the conflict with Liu Yu.

At that time, the imperial court was simply unable to govern, and could only let it go.

The current situation of Liu Yu and Gongsun Zan in Youzhou is almost the same as in the original time and space. Although the court of Chendu is stronger than the Han court in the original time and space, the sky is high and the emperor is far away. Youzhou is far from Yuzhou, Yanzhou Central Plains and other places It was too far away, and the court of Chendu had no way to interfere with the affairs of Youzhou, so they could only make peace.

I am afraid that this incident will happen again now.