The World of Yellow Sky

Li Cheng is now an official in Ting Wei's mansion, and he can also get in touch with some secrets of the court.

Now Chen Du is divided into three factions.

One faction is headed by Sun Jian, supplemented by Yuan Shu, Cheng Pu, Zhu Zhi, Sun Ce and other generals who hold military power, most of them come from Henan and Yangzhou.

If it was only Sun Jian who only held military power, his influence would not be great.

But because of Yuan Shu's reasons, its influence on the court is quite deep. After all, the Yuan family has four generations and three generations, and its disciples and old officials are all over the world.

Yuan Shao's proclaiming the emperor in the north did not make Liu Xie feel too uncomfortable with Yuan Shu. Liu Xie's trust in Sun Jian and Yuan Shu already made the other two factions feel uneasy.

The second faction is dominated by Liu Chong, supplemented by Guo Jia, Xi Zhicai and others, and many generals and schools support Liu Chong.

Above the temple, many high-ranking officials were partial to Liu Chong, and Sikong Zhang Xi, one of the three princes, also stood with Liu Chong.

Liu Biao, the shepherd of Jingzhou, and Liu Yao, the new governor of Yangzhou, also supported Liu Chong.

The third faction is the Chang'an faction headed by Wang Yun, supplemented by Huangfusong, Gai Xun and others.

Wang Yun is the current Situ of the Han court, and Huang Fusong is the current captain of the Han court. The officials and powerful families from Chang'an all support them.

Their respective families are also influential, not to mention that they are all veterans and have high reputations themselves.

However, although it has considerable political influence, it does not have much military power.

Although Wang Yun, Huang Fusong and other officials served in the Chang'an court, they were coerced by Dong Zhuo after all.

Now that Liu Bian has abdicated, and there are many highly respected officials in Chang'an, who is qualified to liquidate them?

Always loyal to the emperor of Han, whoever is the emperor is loyal to whom.

Now the orthodoxy of the Han Dynasty has been established, and there is only Liu Xie.

Although Empress Dowager Dong and Empress He did not fight each other, this kind of struggle did not continue to Liu Bian and Liu Xie.

Both of them are in the deep palace. Although they are in the emperor's family, the relationship between the two is not much weaker than that of ordinary brothers.

Therefore, Liu Xie did not have any prejudice against these officials serving in the Chang'an court. On the contrary, because Wang Yun and others escaped from Chang'an with Liu Bian, Liu Xie also praised Wang Yun, Huang Fusong and others for commending them.

Today, Hanting occupies the land of five states, Yuzhou, Yanzhou, Xuzhou, Yangzhou, and Jingzhou.

The governors of the prefectures are Sun Jian, the governor of Yuzhou, Cao Cao, the governor of Yanzhou, Tao Qian, the governor of Xuzhou, Liu Yao, the governor of Yangzhou, and Liu Biao, the governor of Jingzhou.

Liu Yao, governor of Yangzhou, and Liu Biao, shepherd of Jingzhou, supported Liu Chong.

Xuzhou Mu Taoqian supported Sun Jian.

Cao Cao, governor of Yanzhou, remained neutral and did not take sides publicly on any occasion.

Liu Bei's position in the Youzhou Cavalry Army is also very important. Like Cao Cao, he also maintained neutrality and did not take part in the disputes between the three factions.

Wang Yun did not have the support of local officials at the governor and prefect level, but only had influence in the court.

It's just that Wang Yun and Liu Chong seem to have reached a consensus, and Li Cheng can be regarded as Wang Yun's confidant, so he got some information.

With the increasingly fierce battles in Yanzhou, Xuzhou, and Qingzhou, some people expressed their opinion to the emperor, thinking that Sun Jian, as the coach, should go all out to deal with the rebel attack, but he is a bit powerless as the post of Yuzhou pastor. Yuzhou animal husbandry.

Among all the candidates, Gai Xun was the one with the highest voice.

Gai Xun used to be the governor of Hanyang County in Liangzhou, and then moved to be the prefect of Hanyang. .

Whether it was Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty, he had always been extremely strict with Huangfusong and Lu Zhi, but if anything went wrong, he would be punished immediately.

However, when Gai Xun was recruited into the court as the captain of the captives, Gai Xun pointed out Liu Hong's mistakes in politics many times, but there was no dispute between the two.

Coupled with Gai Xun's behavior all the time, no matter it was Dong Zhuo's behavior after he disrupted the capital, or Dong Zhuo's behavior after he occupied the capital, Gai Xun became the best candidate for Yuzhou Mu.

It's just that the only change now lies in Gai Xun. Gai Xun doesn't seem to have any intention of taking over as Yuzhou Mu.

The situation in the court of the Han court is complicated. There is no open competition among the three factions, but the secret fighting is getting more and more intense. However, the three parties are now maintaining a certain degree of restraint, and there is no further expansion of the dispute.

And the secret letter passed by Xu An is to add another fire to the current Han court, to put the disputes between the three parties on the bright side thoroughly, to make the three parties fall into mutual suspicion, and then exacerbate disputes.

And the best way is a well-planned murder.

In order to cooperate with his actions, the entire Yingwei Tiqi lurking in the Han court can be driven by him.

The Eagle Guard administrators from all over the Hanting have received secret orders from Taipingdao. These Eagle Guard riders have all received the news. As long as they receive the order with the code written, they will fully cooperate at all costs.

at all costs……

The lights were flickering, and Li Cheng's face was flickering in the orange firelight, cloudy and sunny.

Since the establishment of the Eagle Wolf Guard, there have only been two occurrences of "whatever it takes" in the order.

The first time was the resurgence of the Yellow Turbans in Sizhou. Xu You rushed to Qingzhou to command the Yellow Turban Army of Sizhou to revolt. An order came from the headquarters of the Eagle Wolf Guard in Bingzhou.

He ordered the Yingwei lurking in Jizhou to attract the attention of the Jizhou army at all costs, so as to cover Xu You's passage through Jizhou and enter Qingzhou to preside over the westward withdrawal of the Yellow Turban Army of the four states.

Jizhou Eagle Guards were severely injured because of this, and hundreds of people were killed or injured, but in the end, they successfully covered Xu You, and no one found Xu You's trace.

It wasn't until Xu You arrived in Qingzhou that the Han army woke up like a dream.

The second time was to assist the Taishan Yellow Turban Army, ordering all the Yingwei Tiqi left behind in the four states to act to provide information for the Taishan Yellow Turban Army.

In the end, most of the Yingwei's remaining strongholds in the four states were exposed, causing heavy casualties, but it allowed the Taishan Yellow Turban Army to turn the crisis into safety and gain a firm foothold.

This time, such words appeared above the order, which made Li Cheng's heart feel even heavier.

Li Cheng raised his head and looked at the dancing candles on the desk.

The war between the Han court and the Wei court lasted from the spring to the autumn of the fourth year of Chuping, and now they are about to be separated.

As early as March, Qingzhou Muyuan Tan personally commanded 5000 Qingzhou soldiers and [-] Jizhou soldiers, a total of [-] people, and sent troops south to confront Cao Cao and Liu Bei in Zhu'a City, Pingyuan County.

Wei Jun Chen Bing 5000 people were stationed in Zhu'a City, Pingyuan County.

The Han Army Chen Bing 6000 people were stationed [-] miles south of Zhu'a City.

And at the same time, also in March.

Zang Ba also led the army to the east of Yunting.

Zang Ba led 3000 soldiers and horses in his headquarters, 2 soldiers in Qingzhou, and a total of 3000 soldiers.

The main general of the Han army was Zhu Zhi, who led 7000 soldiers from Xuzhou and [-] soldiers from Danyang, although there was a difference of [-] between the two sides.

But Zhu Zhi had more elites, and Sun Ce was attacking Gai County in Taishan County in Gonglai Mountain not far from Langya Kingdom, and he had [-] soldiers under his command.

The two wars broke out almost simultaneously.

The battle between Zhu and A lasted until the first ten days of June.

The final result ended with the victory of the Han army. In the end, Yu Jin, the school lieutenant under Cao Cao, opened the situation. He commanded the cavalry army to defeat the right army of the Qingzhou soldiers in the first battle, and then the two generals Le Jin and Dian Wei rushed into the formation. The leader of the right army of the Qingzhou Army triggered a chain reaction.

The Qingzhou army was defeated like a mountain, and Yuan Tan was defeated all the way to Dongpingling, the capital of Jinan Kingdom, and then stopped the defeat. It is said that only more than [-] soldiers were gathered.

However, the Han army also suffered heavy casualties and was seriously injured, so Cao Cao only sent troops to capture Zhu'a and Licheng, and then did not continue to advance.

The five thousand Youzhou cavalry led by Liu Bei were all dispatched by Sun Jian. Without the cover of the cavalry, Cao Cao did not dare to go too far into Qingzhou. He was also worried that the Jizhou army on the north bank of the Yellow River would cut off their retreat when he attacked Qingzhou. .

The first battle of Zhu'a also caused Cao Cao's Yanzhou army to lose the ability to continue to forge ahead for a short time.

If the battle of Zhu'a can be regarded as a fierce battle, then the battle of Yunting is a real bloody battle.

In the Battle of Yunting, the total number of troops invested by both sides was more than 3000, with more than [-] Han troops and [-] Wei troops.

The two sides were deadlocked on the front line of Gonglai Mountain, Yunting Mountain and Jiwu Mountain, and neither was willing to retreat.

If Zang Ba retreats again, he will lose all his territory in Xuzhou and lose all the morale of the army. Therefore, Zang Ba is already a shrew this time.

Qingzhou Biejia Wang Xiu also came to the battle in person, commanding the army to advance.

Wang Xiu is not the ignorant Hua Yan. He is proficient in military strategy and knows how to use troops. After a period of training, Qingzhou soldiers have also increased their combat effectiveness a lot.

The morale of the Wei army was like a rainbow. Although the Han army was better armed and had more elite soldiers, they were repelled several times in a short while.

If there were only Zhu Zhi, the Han army might suffer defeat in the battle of Yunting.

But the change of the matter lies in Sun Ce.

Seeing that the Wei army was in full swing, Zhu Zhi wanted to order the troops to withdraw, but Sun Ce believed that Zang Ba was brave and had many guards, so he should not underestimate the enemy, but it was unwise for Wang Xiu to come to the battle in person.

Although the Qingzhou soldiers are much stronger than before, the generals of the Qingzhou soldiers are rare. If they can kill Wang Xiu, they can easily turn the tide of the battle.

Until the end, Zhu Zhi decided to trust Sun Ce's judgment.

Then Sun Ce led three thousand Danyang soldiers to launch a counterattack against the Chinese army led by Zang Ba, after attracting the firepower of Zang Ba's army.

When attacking Yan Baihu in Yangzhou, Jiang Qin, Zhou Tai, and Ling Cao each led a thousand Danyang soldiers, and rushed from three directions to attack Wang Xiu who was in the left formation.

Jiang Qin, Zhou Tai, and Ling Cao all joined the army when Sun Jing was crusade against Yan Baihu, and with the accumulation of military achievements, they were finally promoted to army commander and army marquis, and followed Sun Ce all the way north to help.

The three generals are all first-class fighting generals, and under their command are brave and well-armed Danyang soldiers.

Before Wang Xiu could react, the three generals had torn three gaps in the formation of the Qingzhou Army's left army.

The morale of the Danyang soldiers was like a rainbow, and the front line of the left army of the Qingzhou Army fell into a short-term chaos.

Wang Xiu wanted to withdraw from the front line, but Ling Cao had already caught up, and the generals guarding Wang Xiu's surroundings did not even have Ling Cao's single-handed enemy.

Wang Xiu was beheaded by Ling Cao, and the left army of the Qingzhou Army was also completely collapsed because of Wang Xiu's death.

After receiving the news, Zang Ba had no choice but to flee northward with his troops and horses when he saw the army was in disarray.

The battle of Yunting ended here.

Wei Jun's offensives on Yanzhou and Xuzhou all ended in failure.

Unlike the Yanzhou Army, which has no offensive capabilities, the Xuzhou Army and Yangzhou Army under Zhu Zhi's command are full of morale.

After Zhu Zhi got the order, he immediately sent his troops to the north, captured all the northern parts of Langya Kingdom in Xuzhou, and entered Qingzhou Prefecture.

The battle of Yanxu ended with a great victory for the Han army.

In the land of Sili, Sun Jian also successfully repelled the Wei army's attack.

At this time, the Wei army was facing the counterattack of the Han army.

If there is no external force to intervene, then the Luoyang area may be preserved, but Qingzhou is definitely difficult to preserve.

The secret order sent at this time was to cause civil strife in the Han court, thereby disrupting the deployment of the Han army, so that Wei Ting could get a chance to recover.

Two dogs fight, play off.

The more intense the struggle between Han Ting and Wei Ting, the more beneficial it will be for Taipingdao.

Chapter 716 Mobei Situation, Silk Road

Yanzhou, Puyang City.

Puyang City has been the seat of Dongjun for hundreds of years.

The geographical location of Puyang is extremely important. If the northern forces want to cross the Yellow River and enter the hinterland of Yanzhou, then the city they will never be able to bypass is Puyang City.

Puyang City stands on the south bank of the Yellow River, north of Yanzhou, just like a needle that fixes the sea.

It was already dark, and the curfew had already arrived at this time, logically speaking, the entire Puyang City should be silent.

But at this time, Puyang City is still full of boiling lights, brightly lit, and a scene of bustling.

In the daytime, Yiqi galloped over and sent the information from the Revolving Gate to Puyang City.

Wei Jun, who had been besieging the revolving door pass, finally left the revolving door pass and retreated to Luoyang in despair.

They repelled the attacks of the Wei army on the north bank of the Yellow River many times. The Wei army on the north bank kept looking for opportunities to cross the Yellow River for several months, but all ended in failure.

Not long ago, the battle of crossing the river in Yanjin was the most dangerous one in the past few months. General Ju Yi of Wei came to the battle in person, took the lead to board the camp and occupied the beach, and then a large number of soldiers landed on the pontoon bridge. Continuously sent a large number of heavily armed Wei troops to the south bank.

The battle situation became fierce from the very beginning, and Wei Jun became ruthless, and Ju Yi's presence in the battle as the main general aroused the courage in Wei Jun's heart.

Accompanied by Ju Yi's landing, there were hundreds of armored cavalry from the Wei army in full armor.

Holding a spear in his hand, Ju Yi led the armored cavalry to charge left and right all the way, unstoppable, beheading seven Han generals in a row, and the Han army formation almost collapsed.

If Sun Jian hadn't led the troops to arrive in time, and the resilience of Yuzhou soldiers was far superior to other troops, if other troops and generals were to lead the army, I am afraid that the Han army would collapse, allowing the Wei army to land calmly and spread the army on the beach. open.

Sun Jian's big banner seemed to have a magical power. When the Han army saw Sun Jian's big banner appear, the army formation that was about to collapse became stable again.

On the other hand, Wei Jun's morale, which was originally like a rainbow, seemed to have been cut in half, and his momentum suddenly dropped by more than half. Even Ju Yi could hardly mobilize their morale.

Without him, Sun Jian's statement has already reached its peak.

Huangfusong, Zhu Jun, and Lu Zhi, because of the suppression of the Yellow Turban Rebellion, made a statement for a while.

But now Sun Jian's reputation is higher than the three of them combined in the past, and his reputation has already spread all over the world.