The World of Yellow Sky

"Continue to pay attention to the affairs of Youzhou."

Xu An tapped on the Hu table lightly, and was about to ask someone to put away the map of Youzhou when he suddenly saw another person's name.

"This Gongsun Du actually occupied the land of the four counties without making a sound, and even subdued Fuyu and Goguryeo..."

Xu An's impression of Gongsun Du was the phrase "My king Liaodong, He Yongning too!", and directly threw the Yongning Marquis seal rewarded by Cao Cao into the warehouse.

Xu An pondered for a while, and finally gave the order.

"Send a message to Xu You to ask him to find someone in the Department of Foreign Affairs who is familiar with Youzhou affairs, and to get in touch with Gongsun Du. Maybe it will be useful in the future."

An enemy's enemy is a friend, perhaps this Gongsun Du can take advantage of it.

"Okay, put it all away."

Xu An pointed to the map on Hu's desk, and then said to Liu Pi.

"After taking Anding County, don't relax. The passes must be well guarded. Dong Zhuo's army is in Sili. The cavalry marches very fast, and it will arrive sooner or later. We have to guard against it."

Xu An looked at Sili's map and narrowed his eyes slightly.

Dong Zhuo's abnormality made him a little worried. It is well known how the Yellow Turban Army is powerful to the aristocratic family.

Now because of Dong Zhuo's revival and Yuan Shao's alliance against the Chen Du court represented by Sun Jian, the prestige is slowly recovering.

Xu An is now a little worried that Han Sui will jump over the wall in a hurry and choose to join Dong Zhuo.

Dong Zhuo is recovering now, because of Yuan Shao's help, Dong Zhuo also broke through Sun Jian's blockade of Guanzhong, reoccupied Luoyang, gained a certain amount of initiative, and regained the qualification to compete.

Han Sui is not like before, it is impossible to choose to join Dong Zhuo, and once Han Sui really joins Dong Zhuo, I am afraid that there will be countless more variables in the plan to attack Liangzhou.

Chapter 579 Dangerous

The land of the Central Plains was turbulent, and the complexity of the situation far exceeded Xu An's expectations.

The general trend of the world has evolved from an alliance against Dong Zhuo to a separatist regime in just a few years.

It turned out that Sun Jian's troops marched into Luo with a mighty force, and his power shook the world, and he advanced all the way. It was already expected to restore the glory of the Han Dynasty, re-establish the Central Plains, and revive the Han Dynasty.

But after Yuan Shaoyu occupied Jizhou, declared his respect for Liu Bian, and declared that the Chang'an court could be orthodox in the Han Dynasty, everything became confusing again.

After the two battles between Jieqiao and Longcou, Gongsun Zan's army suffered heavy losses and was forced to retreat to Youzhou.

The court of Chang'an is now in full swing, although Yuan Shao and Dong Zhuo are only using each other to form a temporary alliance.

But the military alliance formed by the two will remain unbreakable as long as the court of Chen Du survives and as long as there are no major accidents.

Xu An stared at the map on Hu's desk, feeling a little confused.

In the Battle of Gaopingchuan, the reason why he sent Lu Bu and Zhang Liao to attack Ma Teng's army at the same time, instead of chasing Han Sui.

One is because Ma Teng's position is indeed closer to the front line, and the other is because Han Sui is too far away.

During the day, Han Sui occasionally led the guards to charge. After boosting the morale of the soldiers, he spent most of the time in the position of the central army close to the rear army.

The ninth opportunity for the victory in the Battle of Gaopingchuan was to rely on the dim sky to ignite a sea of ​​flames formed by thousands of Kongming lanterns to create a deterrent, supplemented by the rumors that have been spreading all the time, causing chaos in the Liangzhou army itself.

It's not an ambush, nor a surprise attack, it's essentially a frontal confrontation, a charge.

Under such circumstances, it is undoubtedly a dream to capture and kill the opponent's main general.

It was because Ma Teng was distracted that he stayed close to the front line, allowing Xu An to seize the opportunity, and there was such a thrilling scene.

But in the end Ma Teng managed to escape.

The night battle allowed the Yellow Turban Army to take advantage of Tianwei, but it also made it difficult for the Yellow Turban Army to pursue and find the enemy's exact position. This is why Xu An still ordered the main cavalry to attack Ma Teng's army even though Han Sui's threat was greater. one.

A hundred-footed worm, dead but not stiff.

Han Sui had tens of thousands of people, and Gao Pingchuan left more than [-] people behind. Although his muscles and bones were injured, he was not fatal. This escape, according to Han Sui's nature, will definitely cause trouble again, and he may not follow the example of Chen Cang in the past. Annexation of the kingdom's forces after the defeat.

The Battle of Gaopingchuan achieved several times more fruitful results than the previously deduced Warring States, but even so, according to estimates, if Han Sui persisted to the end, it would probably take nearly a year or so to completely defeat Han Sui and occupy the whole of Liangzhou. state land.

Liangzhou's terrain is complex, not like Jizhou, Youzhou, and Bingzhou.

When the Three Kingdoms were at the same time, Zhuge Liang made several northern expeditions, and the Wei army occupied favorable terrain in Liangzhou, which made Zhuge Liang feel a big headache.

In the original time and space, Cao Cao, who had already dominated at that time, after the victory in the Battle of Weinan, in order to completely wipe out the Liangzhou army and the rebellious Qiang,

In the 19th year of Jian'an (214 A.D.), Xia Houyuan, Zhang Yun, Zhang Ji and other generals who were the generals of the army at the time were sent to lead [-] to [-] elite Cao troops from Chencang to enter Liangzhou.

Three battles before and after, countless battles, countless sieges and villages, and more than [-] enemies were defeated. Only then did the threat of the rebel forces in Guanzhong and Longyou be resolved, and Liangzhou was occupied.

But even with such mobilization, Han Sui did not occupy the entire Liangzhou in the end. Han Sui retreated to the Qiang with thousands of followers, and recruited people from the Qiangdi tribe again, waiting for the opportunity to make a comeback. Because Han Sui had been kind to the Qiang people, So it was also protected by the Qiang people.

In the 20th year of Jian'an (AD 215), Xia Houyuan withdrew his troops and returned to Hanzhong, leaving Yan Xing who surrendered to guard Liangzhou. Then Han Sui once again gathered tens of thousands of Qianghu soldiers to attack Yan Xing.

But then Han Sui also died due to his advanced age. This year Han Sui was already 70 years old.

After Han Sui's death, Cao Cao was able to completely control Liangzhou, and the turmoil in Liangzhou for more than [-] years was calmed down.

With his hands behind his back, Xu An stared at the county map of Liangzhou on Hu's table.

Han Sui is a hero, ruthless, decisive, capricious, ambitious and capable.

After repeated defeats, the army can be re-raised and raised again.

The old Han Sui has no intention of giving in to Cao Cao who has already dominated the Central Plains. What's more, Han Sui is now in his prime. He is only 46 years old this year. He is strong and ambitious, so how can he bow down to Xu An? .

One year is the shortest time expected. There are no major accidents. It will take such a long time to completely control Liangzhou.

According to the Eagle Guard's information and the fate of Gongsun Zan in Xu An's memory, Yuan Shao will unify the two prefectures of Youji within two years.

Today's Yuan Shao's strength is enriched by the Xiyuan Forbidden Army left by Lu Zhi, which is stronger than the original time and space.

In the original time and space of the Jieqiao and Longcou battles, although Gongsun Zan suffered heavy losses, he was not as defeated as he is now.

In the original time and space, Tian Kai and Liu Bei, appointed by Gongsun Zan, had fought fiercely with Yuan Shao in Pingyuan County for nearly two years, greatly delaying Yuan Shao's attack on Youzhou.

But now that Tian Kai was beheaded, Liu Bei returned to the south of the Yellow River after receiving the imperial edict of Chen Du.

And Jiao He, the governor of Qingzhou who should have died in the Yellow Turban Rebellion in Sizhou, did not die either.

Yuan Shao then dispatched his son Yuan Tan and other generals to Qingzhou.

And from Dong Zhuo, he asked for official positions such as Bijia and Engagement in Qingzhou, as well as the appointment of the Prime Minister and Sheriff of the county.

Now the entire Qingzhou has actually been controlled by Yuan Shao, and Jiao He has completely become a puppet prefect.

Qingzhou has many soldiers and sharp weapons, sufficient food, large land and dense population, and many soldiers and generals.

Originally, when Jiao He was in office, one general was incompetent and exhausted the three armies, even the remaining Yellow Turban Army could not fight. However, after Yuan Tan took office, the Qingzhou Army regained its combat effectiveness under his training and command.

This is why the Chendu court issued an edict to let Liu Bei withdraw to the south of the Yellow River and rely on Yanzhou.

Xu An's eyes were serious, now Yuan Shao and Dong Zhuo's alliance has occupied the three prefectures of Jizhou, Sili, and Qingzhou.

And soon Youzhou will fall into Yuan Shao's hands. At that time, the Chang'an imperial court will occupy the land of the four states, and Yuan Shao will also be able to obtain a large number of horses to form a cavalry army.

And that's where the danger lies.

5 Chapter Eighty

Now that the horseshoes, double-foot stirrups, and high bridge saddles have been exposed, the secrets of the new harness can be kept from the beginning.

But now Xu An has used the cavalry equipped with new-style horses and horses on the battlefield. In the next liberation war against Liangzhou, Xu An will inevitably use the cavalry equipped with new-style horses and horses.

Soon the secret of the new harness will be revealed. Yuan Shao's Mi Mei, Dong Zhuo's Xuan Tingwei, and the Embroidered Clothes Envoy are not just empty pockets.

Regarding the papermaking and engraving printing techniques hidden in the secret workshop, as well as the uncaptured counterweight catapults controlled by the eagle wolf guards, they can guarantee that the secrets will not be leaked, but the cavalry equipped with new horses may be powerful. Quite a boost, but close combat is impossible without casualties.

It only needs to be intercepted by a war horse equipped with a new harness, and everything will be known to it.

At that time, new horse gear such as horseshoes, double-foot stirrups, and Takahashi saddles will be popularized at a very fast speed.

No one would reject this kind of equipment that is simple to make and uses few materials, but can greatly improve combat effectiveness.

Dong Zhuo occupied Sili and had a large number of cavalry under his command. With the help of new harnesses, Sun Jian's pressure would inevitably increase greatly.

With the help of horseshoes and other things, both the mobility and combat power of the cavalry will be greatly increased.

It is foreseeable that the court of Chendu, which lacks cavalry, will be in trouble under the attack of Dong Zhuojun who has popularized the new harness.

Dong Zhuo's army occupying Luoyang can rely on the high mobility of the cavalry to plunder and harass the surrounding areas.

And if Sun Jian wants to reenact the battle of Taigu Pass, I am afraid it is unlikely. Sun Jian’s current main force is far less than the original battle at Taigu Mountain. To stabilize the situation in Yanzhou, part of the army was seconded to the Yanzhou is used to stabilize Yanzhou and prevent possible invasion by Yuan Shaojun.

The Yellow Turbans in Taishan and the Zang Ba bandit army in Xuzhou are both dangerous and need to be vigilant.

Mu Taoqian of Xuzhou attacked Zang Ba several times, but was defeated by Zang Ba.

Tao Qian has the ability to govern the local area, but he has obvious shortcomings in military affairs and employment, otherwise he would not be so easily deceived by Zang Ba.

However, precisely because of Zang Ba's rebellion, the successive crusades failed, but Tao Qian completely fell to the court of Chendu.

At the beginning of November, Tao Qian formally sent envoys to meet Liu Xie, expressly respecting Liu Xie as emperor, and opened the way to ensure that taxes and taxes would be paid on time and transported to the court of Chendu, and he would accept the appointment of the court.

Xuzhou also became the fifth big state to officially join the Chendu court besides the four states of Yuzhou, Yanzhou, Yangzhou, and Youzhou.

So far, the tendency of the courts to resist courtesy has been formed.

Yizhou and Jiaozhou were isolated, Xu An sent troops out of Bingzhou to attack Liangzhou, and Liu Biao of Jingzhou was still on the sidelines, but he was somewhat biased towards the court of Chendu, but he still did not let go of all roads, and expressly stated.

In addition to these five states, Xiting Chang'an is located in Jizhou, Qingzhou, and Sili.

And Dongting Chendu sits in the five prefectures of Yanzhou, Yuzhou, Yangzhou, Xuzhou, and Youzhou, but Youzhou is about to change hands.

Although Chen Du in the Eastern Court is still in an advantage, this advantage will soon disappear.

It is a foregone conclusion that Youzhou will change hands, and once the new harnesses flow out, Dong Zhuo, who has a large number of cavalry, and Yuan Shao, who is about to own Youzhou, will greatly increase their strength, and the offensive and defensive trends will also be reversed at that time.

All this will happen within two or three years.

Time, time, what Xu An needs most now is also time.

"Send someone to Chang'an. I want to be sure that Dong Zhuo will not accept Han Sui's offer to join forces with him. Find the best person in the Department of Foreign Affairs and make sure this is done!"

Xu An's face was solemn, and he said solemnly.

In the original time and space, after Han Sui and Ma Teng reconciled, they chose to join again. However, they did not give up their power and still ruled Liangzhou, only to wash away the title of traitor.

Facing the crisis this time, it is hard to guarantee that Han Sui will not send an envoy to contact Dong Zhuo.

If Dong Zhuo really agreed to Han Sui's offer of service at that time, then Xu An would have to break his face with Dong Zhuo.

Xu An didn't want to quarrel with Dong Zhuo at this time, especially Dong Zhuo who had recovered.

With Dong Zhuo's financial, material and military support at that time, I am afraid that the battle of Liangzhou will turn into a protracted war, a battle in which the gains outweigh the losses.

The generals under his command are elite, and the steps under his command are indeed brave.

But even after several years of development, the current Xu An is not qualified to fight a tug-of-war or a war of attrition.

Now there are more than 300 million people under the rule of the Yellow Turban Army, which is almost the same as the apparent population of the Sili land occupied by Dong Zhuo.

But when it comes to financial and material resources, Dong Zhuo can beat Xu An by a street.

The land of Sili and the land of Guanzhong are the most affluent places in the world, and the remote and bitter cold places are far inferior.

In the past, the furniture belonging to a wealthy and powerful family in Bingzhou was not as good as the furniture of a powerful and powerful family seized in a county of Hedong County, Weibu of Sili, which shows the wealth of Sili.

Xu An looked around at the messy battlefield, and the strong smell of blood lingered in his mouth and nose.

Dong Zhuo picked himself up again, more than he expected.

Everything changed, everything was messed up, and the plans he had made were disrupted one after another.

Xu An let out a foul breath, and a sense of heaviness flooded his heart.

"Send a letter to Guo Tai, asking him to prepare for our quarrel with Dong Zhuo, and then mobilize 6000 reserve troops to go south to Hedong County. I want to ensure that Hedong County has enough military strength."

Xu An's face darkened, and he gave the order in a cold voice, then looked at Liu Pi who was beside him, and asked.

"Is the cavalry under Yuvro ready?"

Liu Piwei thought for a while, and then replied: "The preparations have been completed, we only left the elite old soldiers, and the rest have been sent back to Yunzhong, Shuofang, Xihe and other places. Now there are 700 cavalry in the Guiyi Camp. .”

Xu An pondered for a while, and said.

"Then send them to Hedong County together. Zhang Yang is now idle in Jinyang, let him be the deputy general."

"Hedong County has a lot to do with it, and we must not take it lightly."

Xu An knocked on the Hu table in front of him, and after attracting everyone's attention, he said in a deep voice.