The World of Yellow Sky

Chuping five years (194), late September.

The drought and locust plague have subsided. After September, the rainfall has finally become normal. The drought has been greatly alleviated, and the water level has risen back to a safe range.

Although the drought mainly affected the Sanfu area of ​​Zhongzhou, Yingtian County, Zuofengyi, and Youfufeng counties, the locust plague that occurred later swept the entire four counties of Zhongzhou, and the originally stable Hongnong County was also affected by the locust plague. influences.

Chang'an City, Taiye Pool.

Xu Anduan sits in the first seat, Yan Zhong sits on the right chair, and Xu You sits straight in the left chair, leaning slightly forward with his hands on his knees, facing Yan Zhong.

The habit of sitting cross-legged and sitting on the ground for a long time has some impact on the human body.

Although it has been ten years, Xu An has never been used to sitting on the floor in the Han Dynasty, but is still used to sitting on high chairs.

As a result, because of Xu An's influence, most of the government offices inside the Ming court are used to this kind of high chairs, so the interior decoration of some palaces has changed to a certain extent.

The furnishings of the Taiye Pond were also improved because of this, and Yan Zhong was also used to sitting on such a chair influenced by Xu An.

The layout of Yongning Pavilion and Yonghe Pavilion was also changed due to Xu An's influence.

The disaster in Zhongzhou has subsided, and production has resumed in various places.

Considering the situation in Zhongzhou, Xu An came to discuss the follow-up matters with Yan Zhong in Taiyechi. Xu An was going to exempt Zhongzhou from taxes for two years again to rest the people.

Zhongzhou has been severely affected by the disaster. If taxes are collected next year, the tax will not be too high. It is better to rest the people and win the hearts of the people.

Halfway through the discussion, Xu You also arrived at Taiye Pool and wanted to report the matter to Xu An, so it happened that all three of them appeared in Taiye Pool.

Xu You bowed his head slightly, and reported to Xu An respectfully.

"All parts of Zhongzhou have stabilized, and all the rogues and bandits have been wiped out. Now Zhongzhou has been cleared, and production has resumed in various places. Some time ago, food prices rose slightly, and food prices have dropped again after the influx of food from the state. "

"Before our army went south to Yizhou, the army consumed a lot of food. After occupying Yizhou, it transported a lot of food into Yizhou. This time, the drought and locust plague were too serious. The reserves that Zhongzhou originally transported from Bingzhou Food has basically run out."

"Every application degree has been written in the case file, and the case file has been sorted out completely, and Duke Ming can check it."

At this time, Xu An had already opened the case file submitted by Xu You just now.

Xu You's ability to deal with internal affairs is no worse than his military strategy. In the past few years, he has first been in charge of the Department of Internal Affairs, then promoted to Chief Minister, and then to the government order of Zhongshufu. When the governor Wang Fen served as a staff member, he was more than a little bit stronger.

All the data on the case files are clearly recorded and organized, and the meaning of the expression and the income and expenditure can be understood at a glance.

"The battle between Xianbei in the central part of the North and the Xianbei in the east is temporarily stalemate. Generally speaking, the Xianbei in the east has the upper hand. Our army's support for Qianman may increase. It is difficult to maintain the balance with the Duliao battalion led by Li De alone."

The Han region is not the only one that is in turmoil. The dispute between the Xianbei and Xianbei tribes on the northern grasslands has lasted for seven or eight years.

In the original time and space, in the fourth year of Emperor Guanghe of the Han Ling (181 A.D.), the Xianbei tribe invaded Youzhou and Bingzhou. Tan Shihuai died, and his son Helian succeeded him as the leader.

He Lian was not only inferior to Tan Shihuai in talent and ability, but also greedy and lustful. Later, when he attacked Beidi, he was shot to death by Beidi people.

After Helian's death, because his son Qianman was young, the Xianbei tribes elected the leader to succeed him.

When Qianman grows up, he fights against Kui Tou for the country, but Kui Tou is defeated and dies. As a result, the tribes of Xianbei are separated.

After the chief's death, his younger brother Bu Dugen succeeded him.

Just like in the original time and space, Qianman originally had the upper hand, but because of Yuan Shao's support, the leader did not go to defeat. Instead, he turned defeat into victory and gained the upper hand, almost completely overwhelming Qianman.

In desperation, Qianman could only turn to Taiping Road, which occupied Liangbing at that time, and Xu An also had the opportunity to intervene in Beidi.

Later, when Qianman was awarded the title of Marquis of Xianbei in Taiping Road, Xu An planned to assist Xianbei with the weapons that had been eliminated in Taiping Road. Some recruits of the Yellow Turban Army practiced on the battlefield of Xianbei in the East and Middle East, and used it as a training base for the cavalry of the Yellow Turban Army.

Because of the intervention of the Taiping Road, the Xianbei in the central area and the Xianbei in the east with Yuan Shao's assistance are barely on par.

"Yuan Shao..."

Xu An put the file in his hand aside, and pushed away other items on the desk, revealing the Mobei Map at the bottom.

Xianbei in the east and west is probably based on the border of Yanmen County and Dai County, which is the state boundary of Bingzhou and Youzhou.

To the west of the state boundary is the central Xianbei, which is controlled by Qianman, and to the east of the state boundary is the eastern Xianbei, which is controlled by Kuitou.

Although Yuan Shao has always put his main energy on fighting against the Han court, he never forgot the threat from the north for a moment.

"Recruit another [-] soldiers from Bingzhou from the former Southern Huns, and let Yu Fuluo lead them after they are armed, and hand them over to Li De for restraint, so as to maintain the current situation for the time being."

Xu You's expression did not slow down.

"For the situation in Mobei, Duke Ming still needs to make plans early."

"The situation in Mobei is complicated. Xianbei and Xianbei have been separated for a long time. Qianman also knows our army's intentions and has already reacted."

Now Mobei is too far away from them after all, and the front of Xianbei in the middle and Xianbei in the east is very long.

Qianman and Kui Tou competed for the position, and they were able to defeat the Eastern Xianbei led by Kui Tou in the original space-time line, which is not a mediocre one.

Although Taipingdao has been suppressing and controlling, Qianman is not very willing to be a puppet with strings all the time

Xu An has been trying his best to maintain the balance in Mobei, but now it seems that such a dangerous balance is destined to not last long.

The battle situation is changing rapidly, and now the central Xianbei and the eastern Xianbei are likely to win or lose within a year.

Yuan Shao posed a problem for Xu An, those counselors under Yuan Shao's curtain were not the kind of people who had a lot of money.

Xu An frowned, looking at Mobei's Kanyu map, which was the territory map drawn by the Eagle Wolf Guard. The control territories of the central Xianbei and the eastern Xianbei were intertwined and uneven.

Xu You's words are not alarmist. The situation in Mobei is indeed difficult to control.

The reason why Yuan Shao spent a lot of money and even troops to assist Xianbei in the east to win this battle is because he wanted the leader to defeat the Xianbei in the west and then go south to attack the Bingzhou and Youzhou areas controlled by Taipingdao.

Yuan Shao is also very aware of his situation, he doesn't want to be trapped to death by the Taiping Road in the land of Hebei.

To be honest, if Yuan Shao's plan is really successful, Taiping Road can barely resist the unified Xianbei tribes by relying on Duliaoying and the old Southern Huns in the north of Bingzhou, but Shanggu Wuhuan in the two counties of Youzhou will never be able to block Xianbei alone I am afraid that the Shanggu Wuhuan tribe will lose all their pastures and be forced to retreat into the two counties of Youzhou.

At that time, Xianbei and Yuan Shao will attack the two counties of Youzhou from both sides. They will really have a chance to recapture the two counties of Youzhou. However, it is still possible to defend Youzhou and Bingzhou.

But Yuan Shao's goal is to reach this step. What is lacking in Taipingdao is not talents, what is lacking is not the army, and what is lacking is not resources.

The original Taipingdao couldn't afford to lose, nor could it be consumed, it was like walking on a tightrope.

Once dragged into such a protracted war, at that time Xu An could only transfer all the elite troops to the northern border to protect the frontier, and there was no way to expand outward. This was Yuan Shao's goal.

Yuan Shao has the support of a powerful family in Jizhou, and the Zhen family, who is almost as rich as an enemy, as an ally. With a family background of four generations and three fathers, he is not afraid of fighting against anyone for his background.

The land of Qinghai and Hebei is densely populated, with thousands of miles of fertile land, countless borders, rich and rich, these are Yuan Shao's capital and Yuan Shao's reliance.

"Order Lu Bu to lead the Xiaoqi Battalion to the north, and designate the central Xianbei area, Wuyuan, Yunzhong, and Yanmen County outside the Yanmen Pass as the Mobei Military Region, and use Lu Bu as the military preparation route of the Mobei Military Region, preside over the defense of Mobei, and maintain the central Xianbei and the east. The balance of Xianbei."

"Du Liaoying and Bingzhou Yicong also belonged to his restraint. Under certain circumstances, he was allowed to recruit the old Southern Huns without my order."

"Send Liu Shi another order to prepare the ancient Wuhuan tribe, as well as the cavalry troops of the two counties, and keep an eye on the battle situation in Mobei."

When mentioning the two counties military region, Xu An also thought of a person, that person was sent by him to the two counties military region for a long time to practice, and then entered the lecture hall to practice. After graduating from the lecture hall, he joined the Taihang military region, and finally went all the way Tossed and returned to the two counties military area.

In fact, that person can be regarded as his disciple.

"Hao Zhao should still be in the two counties military area right now?"

Now Xu An still remembers that seven years ago, Hao Zhao, who was only 14 years old and was not yet an adult, stood in front of the team and seriously wanted to join the Taiping Dao.

"Hao Zhao is currently serving as the guard of Juyongguan in the two counties military districts. When our army withdrew from Luoyang, Yuan Shao's army launched an attack on Taihang Baxing. Among them was the army that attacked Juyongguan, but to no avail. When his army retreated, Hao Zhao led the cavalry army out of the pass suddenly, defeated Yuan Shao's army in one fell swoop, and beheaded the general of his army, and after the meritorious service, he was temporarily awarded the title of school lieutenant."

Xu You is no stranger to Hao Zhao. After all, Hao Zhao was Xu You's first disciple. Of course, this disciple was actually Hao Zhao playing tricks, but Xu An did not deny it. He naturally paid more attention to Hao Zhao. Now that Xu An asked, Xu You naturally knew the details and told Hao Zhao's situation in detail.

"Speaking of which, my cheap master didn't teach him anything. For the time being, let him return to Chang'an City first, and let Liu Shi hand over Juyongguan to other people to guard."

Xu An's face softened a little, and he spoke again.

For Hao Zhao, he has another better arrangement.

In the past, Hao Zhao was too young to be entrusted with great responsibilities, but now Hao Zhao has grown up, and has shown his talent in military strategy, with the potential to be unique.

Chapter 745 Battle of Qingzhou, Orphans of Taiping

"now that……"

While talking, a burst of hurried footsteps outside the house interrupted Xu You's speech.

The wooden door was opened by the guards guarding the courtyard, and what caught the eye was a robe with a fragrance as the background and embroidered with two beasts, eagle and wolf.

The one who walked into the house was none other than Liu Pi, the current commander of the Eagle Wolf Guard.

Liu Pi is the only person who can directly enter the place where Xu An is without the transmission.

Liu Pi walked into the house, saw Yan Zhong and Xu You, first bowed to Yan Zhong, then walked around the table and chairs to Xu An's side, bent down, and opened the letter The letter and an unopened letter were presented to Xu An, and at the same time, he whispered something to Xu An.

Every time Liu Pi said a word, Xu An's face also slowed down a bit, but he frowned again randomly.

Liu Pi didn't stay long, and after reporting a few words, he bowed to Xu An, and then walked out of the house cleanly.

The Yellow Turban Army has maintained excellent military discipline since Xu An was in the Taihang Mountains. In today's Ming court, the easiest way to distinguish whether they are from a school or from the army is to look at their walking demeanor.

Those who are not in a hurry, and who walk steadily are mostly from the school, while those who move cleanly and without sloppiness must be from the army.

Liu Pi was born in the army, so he naturally has such a habit.

Xu You was about to leave, but when he saw Liu Pi coming in, he sat down again.

Liu Pi came to look for Xu An in person, and interrupted the conversation on such an occasion, so it proves that this information should be quite important.

Now the situation in the Western Regions, the Northern Territory, and the Southern Border is fairly stable, and there will be no major disturbances. Even if there is a disturbance, it will definitely be a huge disturbance. Liu Pi will not look normal, so the only possible situation It is in the east, most of which are changes in the Han and Wei courts in the Central Plains.

So Xu You stayed. Although he was the government order of Zhongshufu, he was not content to be just the government order of Zhongshufu.

Yan Zhong cannot always be the chief assistant of the cabinet. The chief assistant of the cabinet will eventually be replaced by someone. Now, the only people who can fight for the position of chief assistant of the cabinet are him and Jia Xu. He wants to stay here and wait for the following , to see if you can make an initial statement.

Xu An opened the envelope again, Xu You's guess was correct.

It is true that something happened in the Central Plains.

Although the drought has only affected the Sanfu area of ​​Zhongzhou, the locust plague is not just raging in Zhongzhou.

In March of this year, when Taipingdao was founded, the Han army under the leadership of Yuan Shu and Zhu Zhi swore to the Northern Expedition, and Tian Feng was also ordered to take over the command in the face of danger.

Yuan Shao ordered Ta Dun to personally lead Wuhuan [-] cavalry to the south to aid Qingzhou, and Ju Yi led the camp with [-] cavalry, and Luzhao Youzhou cavalry with [-] cavalry to go south to aid Qingzhou. They were led by Jiang Yiqu and sent to Qingzhou. There were [-] riders, all of which were handed over to Tian Feng for control. Wei Ting almost invested his money.

After Tian Feng entered Qingzhou, he cleaned up the mess left by Yuan Tan, prepared the city defenses in various places, gathered the army again, and started training.

Most of the old, weak and disabled soldiers in Qingzhou were eliminated and demoted to auxiliary soldiers.There are only more than 2000 Qingzhou soldiers left, of which [-] are cavalry.

After the defeat in the first battle, they fled and dispersed. After Zang Ba collected the remnants of the army, only 3000 remained from the original [-] army.

The total force that Tian Feng can mobilize is only 6000 infantry, 600 cavalry, and a total of [-] troops.

Counting the auxiliary soldiers, civilian husbands, and Tian Feng as suspicious soldiers, it is claimed that there are [-] troops stationed in Qingzhou.

However, the Han court was determined to fight this battle. Even if there were [-] troops, they would still not change their mind about the Northern Expedition.

In late March, the Battle of Qingzhou officially broke out.

The Han army divided into two groups, and marched towards Qingzhou from the east and west routes at the same time.

The East Route Army, led by General Zhu Zhi, led Sun Ce, Ling Cao, Zhou Tai, Jiang Qin and other generals, attacked Beihai State in Qingzhou via Langya State in Xuzhou, and captured the eastern part of Qingzhou.

There are a total of 7000 soldiers, of which 5000 are elite Danyang soldiers, known as the [-] army.

The West Route Army, led by the former general Yuan Shu, led Cao Cao, Liu Bei and other generals, attacked Pingyuan County and Jinan State in Qingzhou via the Jibei State in Yanzhou, and captured the western part of Qingzhou.

There are a total of 6000 soldiers, and the [-] Youzhou cavalry under Liu Bei's command are also in the sequence of the West Route Army, known as the [-] army.

In fact, the total number of the two armies of the Han army is only 3000, but it claims to have an army of 15.

Sun Jian did not participate in the Northern Expedition, but stationed troops in Puyang, Dongjun, guarding the Luoyang area and the Wei army on the north bank of the Yellow River to prevent the Wei army from suddenly going south to cross the river.

Judging from the overall number of people, the Han army's military strength is superior, and its combat strength should be higher, but it is not the case.

The cavalry of the Han army was only formed by the five thousand Youzhou cavalry led by Liu Bei, while the Wei army had 600 cavalry troops, which far exceeded the cavalry of the Han army, and even had [-] heavy armored troops. Cavalry, these six hundred heavy cavalry are not the light vests in the original arsenal, but the improved heavy vests.

With the new type of riding gear, the heavy cavalry can equip more equipment, and their combat power has risen to an extremely high level.

Yuan Shao armed a total of 1000 to [-] heavy armored cavalry, who had been organized as "tiger and leopard cavalry" before, and were led by Jiang Yiqu. After all, Jiang Yiqu had experience in commanding armored cavalry before.

However, the Han army is not without advantages. Although the Han army is not as rich and powerful as the Wei army, the Han army has just won a new victory, its morale is like a rainbow, and its fighting spirit is high. The two generals, Lu Zhao and Lu Zhao, can be transferred.

Before the Battle of Qingzhou was about to break out, Gongsun Du ordered the entire army to withdraw to Liaodong under Xu An's order. Liaodong had a large number of sea ships that had already been built. Soon after, all the people left behind in Yingzhou were transported back to Liaodong. .

Later, Gongsundu, who was supported by Qianbo from Taiping Road, began to expand to the Korean Peninsula according to the plan, so Yingzhou returned to Qingzhou's sphere of influence again.

After several ups and downs in the battle of Qingzhou, the morale of the Han army was like a rainbow.

The Han army on the East Road still captured the southern part of Beihai Kingdom in Qingzhou, and the Han Army on the West Road also invaded Jinan Guozhong.

But without Yuan Tan, the commander who failed to succeed but failed, the commander of the Wei army was replaced by Tian Feng, and the results of the two armies stopped here.

Under the leadership of Tian Feng, the Wei army in Qingzhou finally withstood several waves of attacks from the Han army, and the battle situation fell into a stalemate.

Zhu Zhi wants to expand the results of the battle, continue to attack, command the army to attack Pingshou, and wants to include the central part of Beihai Kingdom in one go.