The World of Yellow Sky

Bingzhou and Jizhou are connected through Taihang Eight Xings, through the Taihang Military Region, and the Taihang Eight Xings currently occupied by the Ming army, Xu An can continuously obtain food and grass from Bingzhou, and the supply pressure is actually not great.

In addition to Taihangxing and Jingxing, Xu An also ordered Yudu to release the two passes of Baixing and Fukouxing to Yuan Shao before the attack.

After Baixing and Fukouxing are under control, Bingzhou and Jizhou can be regarded as completely connected.

Even at that time, Sun Jian had killed Yuan Shao, completely occupied Yecheng and controlled Wei County, but Yecheng was exposed to the Taipingdao soldiers without hindrance.

Although Yu Du and Li Heng did not have many troops, their duties were only as partisans, as wings to cover Xu An's flanks and ensure the safety of the flanks.

If they can't even do a good job in partial division, then Yu Du and Li Heng can retire and return to their hometowns as soon as possible, so as not to waste food in the army.

What really decided the outcome was the main force of the Ming army led by Xu An.

It seems that the soldiers directly under Xu An's command are no more than [-] soldiers, which is far inferior to the strength of either Yuan Shao or Sun Jian, and the cavalry does not have much advantage.

But that's just about numbers.

In fact, among the two courts of the Han and Wei Dynasties, which army can rival the soldiers of the Yellow Turban Army?

Even the Yuzhou Army directly under Sun Jian's command is only comparable to the elite soldiers in the Yellow Turban Army. Only elite soldiers such as Danyang soldiers can be comparable to military soldiers.

As for the current Yellow Angels, among the two courts of the Han and Wei Dynasties, I am afraid that only the "Tiger and Leopard Cavalry" can rank in the same rank as the Yellow Angels.

And now the tigers and leopards are riding far away in Qingzhou Plain County and the northern part of Le'an Country, under Qu Yi's men, how could they appear in Wei County in Jizhou?

And now that two weeks have passed, there is a high probability that Sun Jian has already confronted Yuan Shao.

When the snipe and the clam compete, both lose.

It is the time when the fisherman reaps the benefits.

Chapter 764 The Eastern Expedition

In the second year of the Ming Dynasty (195), May [-]th.

The atmosphere in Chang'an City became much more depressing.

Xu An did not hide the news that the war was coming.

The people in Chang'an City knew that the Ming army was about to march.

Chang'an Avenue and some other main streets have already been requisitioned, and the soldier battalion and sharp warrior battalion have already begun to assemble. They can go out at any time when the logistics troops are ready.

There are many things that need to be prepared for a large army to go out, and not all preparations can be completed overnight.

In Ying Tian Mansion, the officials of the three mansions and six departments are all busy, and everyone in Ying Tian Mansion is in a hurry.

The officials of the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Households are even more busy. The repairs and integrity of the roads along the way, logistics supplies, carriages and armaments, soldiers and horses, food, grass and military supplies all need to be arranged by the officials of the two ministries.

Just in the eastern suburbs of Chang'an City, a large number of logistics convoys have assembled. Apart from four-wheeled carriages, there are also a considerable number of wheelbarrows in the logistics convoy. Although because of the occupation of Monan, the Ming Dynasty China is no longer too short of livestock, but manpower is still the main means of transportation at this stage.

Not only the logistics troops in the outskirts of Chang'an began to get busy, but the fast horses with orders had already flown to Bingzhou and Yizhou. The war in Jizhou required the preparation and logistics of officials from the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Households. The logistics of logistics are also among the tasks of officials from the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Household Affairs.

Although the military region has a certain degree of autonomy, the role of the military region is to set it up for defense. The materials and armaments that can be mobilized by the military region's military equipment are only enough to fight a war that does not last too long. There is not enough military region in one place. To carry out a large-scale battle with war preparation materials, it must be coordinated centrally.

Liu Pi, as the supervisor of the state, was acting as an agent in power. He originally planned to go to Yongning Pavilion to work, but Liu Pi finally moved his office to Yonghe Pavilion.

As an institution that only provides advice, the cabinet is actually not busy at ordinary times.

However, after Liu Pi entered Yonghe Pavilion, officials from the three government departments and six ministries also went to Yonghe Pavilion to report their official duties, and they became much busier.

The mobilization of the army does not happen overnight, and the handover of work cannot be solved in a short time.

Xu An went to the Yonghe Pavilion at noon to guide Liu Pi in his work, and he didn't leave the Yonghe Pavilion until the afternoon.

There are too many official duties to deal with, and too many problems to solve, especially at this critical moment.

Jia Xu, the magistrate of the Zhongjun Mansion, was in Liangzhou, and Xu You, who was the magistrate of the Zhongshu Mansion, had also gone to the outer city of Chang'an to gather troops and deploy military equipment.

In other words, Liu Pi needs to directly lead the Zhongjun Mansion and the Zhongshu Mansion, and at the same time take care of the six departments. For Liu Pi, this is an extremely difficult task.

As soon as Xu An stepped out of the door of Yonghe Pavilion, he saw a Yinglangwei Qianhu wearing a red eagle wolf uniform.

"Weijun urgent report."

Seeing Xu An, the Qianhu of the Eagle Wolf Guard immediately stopped, and handed the letter in his hand to Xu An with both hands. The purpose of his going to Yonghe Pavilion was to deliver this important information.

"Wei County?"

After Xu An took the letter, his face changed slightly.

As he expected, this is the latest news on the Central Plains battlefield. Looking at the date above, it happened on May [-]th, that is, six days ago.

Xu An quickly scanned the letter in his hand, his face gradually became serious.

The news this time is more detailed than the previous one.

The Han army that entered Inner Yellow City was not the main force of the Han army, but the vanguard of the Han army.

After the vanguard of the Han army crossed the river, the soldiers were divided into two groups. One route continued to head north, and the other route occupied Liyang and its nearby main ferries, and continued to attack eastward to capture the ferry in Dongjun on the north bank of the Yellow River.

The follow-up troops of the Han army are now crossing the river in full swing.

It is not clear how long it will take for the main force of the Han army to cross the Yellow River, and we can only estimate an approximate time.

In the fastest case, the Han army should be able to cross the river within five days. That is to say, when Xu An receives the information now, the main force of the Han army has probably already crossed the Yellow River and is heading towards Inner Yellow City. .

It has to be said that it was a smart move for the vanguard of the Han army to choose Neihuangcheng.

Inner Yellow City was built on the back of Huang Ze. Although the terrain is flat, but because of Huang Ze, it is difficult for the Wei army to line up by the river. They can only attack Inner Huang City from the north and east. This nail is really stuck in it. In the land of Wei Ting's confidant.

Xu An continued to look down, his face softened a little.

At this time, Yuan Shao finally showed a trace of domineering aura. He did not hide in Yecheng to defend passively, but led the army to go out in person. Almost all the troops that could be mobilized in Jizhou and Hanoi were mobilized by him.

Fanyang City and Yin'an City to the east of Neihuang City are still in the hands of the Wei Army. Yuan Shao sent cavalry troops to Fanyang City and Yin'an City first, and repelled the attacking troops of the Han Army. Restored some morale.

Then Yuan Shao personally led the army to station troops in Fanyang City, divided the troops to guard Yin'an, and used Yin'an City to cover the right wing. At the same time, Han Meng led the army and stormed Neihuang City. And the Han army troops that Wei Jun is gathering.

What Yuan Shao meant seemed to be to have a decisive battle with Sun Jian in Fanyang City.

Xu An handed the letter in his hand to Xu You who was following behind him.

"Go back to Yongning Pavilion first."

Yuan Shao didn't just sit around waiting to die in Yecheng, this step was considered smart.

The Han army has that kind of huge catapult. Although the city wall of Yecheng is strong, it may not be able to block the throwing of that kind of catapult.

Moreover, if the capital of a country is besieged, the impact will be devastating.

Yuan Shao should still be able to suppress the tyrants in Jizhou now, but from Yuan Shao's arrangement now, it can be seen that Qu Yi is indeed difficult to control, otherwise Qu Yi should be on the way to help now, rather than still standing still.

Yuan Shao's order may have already reached Qingzhou, but Qu Yi estimated that he was delaying time on the grounds that the Han army in Qingzhou was preparing to cross the river to attack.

Everything did not deviate too much from the deduction of the staff in the Privy Council Staff Division.

Those generals and schools who retired due to injuries had no way to fight on the battlefield, but they proved one thing with facts, the experience they left behind in battle was not useless knowledge.

Looking at the contents of the letter, Xu You also thought of the General Staff Department. He had some doubts about the General Staff Department established by Xu An at first, but when he saw that the deduction in the General Staff Department roughly coincided with the actions of the Han and Wei armies , I couldn't help being startled for a moment, but after that, I quickly recovered my sanity.

Xu You raised his head, put the letter in his sleeve, followed Xu An's pace, and walked towards Yongning Pavilion.

Looking at Xu An's back in front of him, he originally had some doubts in his heart, but now all doubts in his heart are gone.

The establishment of those schools will completely change the world. Now everything is unfamiliar to him, and this world is no longer the one he is familiar with.

The powerful family is no longer superior, and the family education they are proud of is no longer advanced.

Those ignorant people they thought were not ignorant, and many students from powerful families were no match for those who were born in the countryside.

In the past, Zhang Liang was able to strategize and win a decisive victory thousands of miles away.

But today's Privy Council is injured to a certain extent, but it can also reach the point where it can be strategically planned and decisively win thousands of miles away...

For thousands of years, there was only Zhang Liang alone, but the staff of the Privy Council was able to maintain it all the time.

Being an official is no longer just a privilege of aristocratic and powerful families, but ordinary people can also change their own destiny through diligent study.

With the establishment of workshops, colleges, hospitals and other schools, Xu An used powerful means to expose the family knowledge that was only stored in the powerful family to everyone, so that knowledge was no longer in the hands of a few people.

There have been reforms in the army for a long time. It turns out that every general and school has his own way of training the army, so there are strong and weak standing, because the generals who lead the troops have different styles.

But Xu An collected all the theoretical knowledge about the military, compiled them, and pushed them into new ones.

Now all the armies and departments of the Ming army are trained using the same training method. From the generals to the soldiers, they have basically received a certain amount of education, and the grassroots officers have received corresponding training.

Xu You stared at Xu An's back. Xu An's identity was a mystery from the beginning to the end. No one knew where he was from. The only one who could confirm that he might be from Jizhou, but this was only because he was born in Jizhou joined the Yellow Turban Army.

Maybe he is really Huang Tian's incarnation...

Xu An didn't know what was going on in Xu You's mind. After all, he couldn't read minds, so he wasn't a real fairy.

All the way into Yongning Pavilion, a group of cabinet ministers have been waiting in Yongning Pavilion.

"See Duke Ming."

When Xu An walked into the Yongning Pavilion, all the courtiers who had been sitting stood up and saluted.

"The edict has been drawn up according to Duke Ming's request. After Duke Ming reads it, he can open up the world."

Yan Zhong pointed to the two edicts on the table and said.

Xu An walked behind the table and sat down, reviewing the two edicts on the table.

There are two imperial edicts, one with elegant words and the other with more colloquial language.

This is also Xu An's request. For any edict, two edicts must be issued, and the second edict, which is more oral, is issued so that the public can understand the meaning expressed in the edict.

After all, although the literacy rate among the people has increased, it is not easy to understand those imperial edicts and laws that are too elaborate.

At present, the laws in the Ming Dynasty are written in a unified sentence pattern that is biased toward colloquial language, in order not to make mistakes, so that ordinary people can understand the meaning as much as possible.

The content of the imperial edict is very simple. Xu An ordered that any edict and the above table are not allowed to say too many irrelevant empty words and clichés, so the edict is extremely concise.

The edict briefly explained the general situation, and explained that now is the best time to send troops, and the entire Ming Kingdom will officially enter a wartime state on the day the edict is issued, that is, May [-]th.

The workshop is running at full capacity, canceling the original rest day, one day off every month of work, and the working hours will also be extended.

The basic land tax will also be raised to [-]%, and the land tax in the Zhongzhou area will also be raised to [-]%.

The militarized training received by all the residents of the military station will be further strengthened, and they will be ready for war at any time.

The main cities have entered a state of military control, and any activities that enter and exit the border, as well as sabotage activities, will be regarded as collaborating with the enemy and traitorous, and engaging in espionage activities.

Xu An picked up the brush on the table and signed his name on the edict.

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In the second year of the Ming Dynasty (195), May [-]th, Pingdan.

The Yingtian mansion was full of killing, not far behind Chang'an Gate, Xu An was wearing a military uniform and a war robe, riding on a horse, and a group of knights from Tengxiangwei guarded behind him.

The cavalry from the Warriors' Battalion, the Ruishi Battalion, the Yellow Angels, and the [-]st and [-]nd Battalions have all assembled on the outskirts of Chang'an City.

The east has dawned, and the stars and the moon are dimmed.

Xu An pulled the reins and drove the horse to walk slowly on the road.

The sound of horseshoes was slightly dull, and slowly spread to the distance along the palace walls one after another.

Although the sky was bright, Chang'an City was still in a deep sleep, and most of it was shrouded in darkness.

Officials from the three mansions and six ministries are still outside Yingtian Mansion, on their way into the mansion.

At this time, there are only soldiers in Yingtian Mansion who have just changed defenses.

This time the defense was changed, and the eagle wolf guard's ti cavalry took over the defense of the entire inner city.

Taiye Pool and Taiping Temple are still guarded by yellow angels. Xu An took away 3000 people, but more than 1000 yellow angels were retained.

All soldiers and sharp soldiers will no longer undertake the defense of the inner city, and they will follow Xu An to the east.

The sky is getting brighter little by little.

The stars and the moon fade away, and the east gradually turns red.

The Ming bell rang, the loud and majestic bell echoed up and down among the numerous palace gates and city walls in Yingtian Mansion.

Startled by the loud bell, a gray-black swallow staying on the palace wall flew past Xu An's eyes, and then flew past the double eaves and flying corners above the tower of Chang'an City, soaring into the sky , flew out of Yingtian Mansion, and flew into a wider space.

The trace of Feiyan disappeared from Xu An's vision.

His gaze fell, and finally landed on the tall Chang'an Gate not far in front of him.

A muffled sound came suddenly, and in front of Xu An, the tall Chang'an Gate slowly opened to the left and right.