The World of Yellow Sky

Liu Chong looked solemn and said in a deep voice.

The so-called Ruishijia refers to a full set of iron armor. The armor stomach worn by the Han Army Ruishi can cover the armor stomach of the hands and legs.

Except for the sharp armor, the iron armor is just a breastplate, not a complete set.

However, with these 8000 collars of armor, he is now able to mobilize all the armor stomachs. Not counting Chen Du's arsenal, there are only more than [-] collars left in the entire inventory of Yuzhou.

The successive wars almost exhausted the accumulation of hundreds of years of the Han Empire.

Thousands of armaments and supplies were left in the northern border, and the Battle of Fanyang really hurt the vitality of the Han army.

"In terms of Qingzhou, workshops have been established in various places, and the mines have resumed normal operation. We only need to wait a little longer before the workshops can be officially started, and then we can continuously deliver weapons."

Liu Chong naturally did not forget Qingzhou. As a chariot and cavalry general, he has been in charge of logistics affairs all along, so he is naturally watching the overall situation.

"Qingzhou is not too short of military equipment, and food and grass are relatively abundant."

Kong Rong saluted with both hands.

"The situation in various places has been stabilized, order is being restored in various places, the dilapidated farmland has been repaired, and the cities along the Yellow River have been repaired, but..."

Kong Rong paused.

"Cao Shijun believes that there is a high probability that the Ming army will bypass the Dahe River and follow the example of Gongsun Du in the past, invading Donglai County from the sea, and then advance both by sea and land, and attack Qingzhou from the east and west."

The atmosphere in Dongming Hall was heavy, and everyone in the hall looked dignified.

The Ming army is really very likely to cross the sea to the south and attack Donglai County.

When Gongsun Du's fleet was only a few dozen ships, they all successfully captured Donglai County.

Now through development, the warships of the Ming army have reached a hundred, including many giant ships and large ships.

After the Taishan Yellow Turban fled to Donglai before, the fleet under Gongsun Du relied on sea ships to transport all the more than [-] surviving Taishan Yellow Turbans from Donglai County.

Of course, the more than [-] Taishan yellow scarves were not directly transported to Liaodong in one go, but were first transported from Donglai County to the islands in the center of the tsunami, and then sailed from the islands to Liaodong. This took a lot of time and manpower force.

But this also means that the Ming army can travel across the sea to attack Donglai County in Qingzhou.

Since the navy of the Ming army can transport a large number of people by sea, it can also transport the same number of soldiers.

Today, the archipelago in the middle of the Bohai Strait is still under the jurisdiction of the navy of the Ming army.

At the beginning, Wei Ting didn't pay attention to the development of the navy at all, and directly handed over the control of the sea.

After all, the navy is really a costly thing, and although Gongsundu captured Donglai at that time, Yuan Shao didn't take him too seriously at all. After all, the Han court was the main opponent at that time, and naturally they wanted to vigorously develop the army.

Liu Xie frowned slightly, he remembered the report from the embroidered clothes envoy before.

The total number of naval warships of the Ming army is about two hundred, which is already an extremely terrifying number.

"If I remember correctly, should Luoganjin and Changdongjin in Qingzhou be completed in the spring?"

Liu Xie turned to look at Kong Rong and asked.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, Luoganjin and Changdongjin will be completed at the beginning of spring, and the people in several surrounding settlements have been relocated. They moved out of the residence under the pretext of building workshops. The construction of Luoganjin has always been a It was carried out in secret, and nothing suspicious was found around during the construction period."

Liu Xie nodded slightly, exhorting.

"The defense of Luoganjin and Changdongjin is no small matter. We must be extremely careful and not relax."

"Wait until Luoganjin and Changdongjin are completed..."

Liu Xie's eyes moved from Kong Rong to Yangzhou Biejia Wang Lang and Xuzhou Biejia Mi Zhu.

"At that time, the Yangzhou and Xuzhou naval divisions will immediately go north and station in Changdongjin first."

"promise."

Wang Lang, Biejia in Yangzhou and Mi Zhu, Biejia in Xuzhou, both bowed to each other and agreed quickly.

Sikong Zhang Xi, Jingzhou Biejia Kuai Yue, Yanzhou Biejia Lu Qian looked at each other, all looking at them.

"This matter is my big man's secret, because it is necessary to prevent the spies of the Eagle Wolf Guard, so it is rarely known."

Liu Chong coughed, and pulled everyone's gaze back.

"At the end of the third year of Chuping (192), when the battle in Xuzhou was in full swing, Yangzhou had already started building Haijin, making seagoing ships, and training sailors."

"Because there is an example of Gongsun Du crossing the sea to attack the east, so at that time Sun Wentai proposed to attack Qingzhou and Xuzhou by sea."

"Afterwards, after Xuzhou was recovered, Haijin was also built in Xuzhou, sea-going ships were made, and sailors were trained."

"Because of money, food and technology, up to now, there are only more than 140 warships in Yangzhou and Xuzhou."

Zhang Xi's expression didn't change much, he was already an old man on the verge of death, he basically didn't care about the affairs above the court, and he didn't have much real power in his hands.

Jingzhou Biejia Kuai Yue and Yanzhou Biejia Lu Qian heard this for the first time, and it was hard to hide the expressions on their faces.

However, the worry on the faces of the two of them has also faded a little. Although there are 140 warships far less than the more than [-] ships of the Ming army navy, it is better than the previous situation where they could only be passively beaten and could not fight back. a lot.

At least if the Ming army wants to cross the river to attack Qingzhou, it may not be an easy task.

If there is a navy, there is one more means that can restrain the Ming army.

and……

Perhaps this secret hand planted early can reap unexpected results.

After Liu Xie finished asking, he didn't speak any more.

This time, the palace meeting was mainly based on Liu Chong, who decided on defense matters.

"The defense of the northern line is mainly based on the Yellow River. Build a line of defense to prevent the Ming army from going south. At the same time, Qingzhou implements a sea ban to prevent people from colluding with the false Ming and delivering intelligence."

"A total of 3 reinforcements from Yangzhou and Xuzhou have gone north to Yanzhou. Now Yanzhou has a total of 7 soldiers, scattered along the Yellow River. Our army has the strength to fight."

"The defense on the western front is mainly focused on Nanxiang, together with the two cities of Danshui and Xi. Jingzhou will send a general with [-] troops to guard the northwest of Nanyang County and block the southward movement of the fake Ming Dynasty."

"The defense of the southern line is mainly in Jiaozhou. The road from Yizhou to the state has been cut off, and a pass has been set up. The brick-packing method has also been implemented to Jiaozhou. The terrain on the southern line is complicated. The possibility of falsely attacking from the southern line is the least, but our army I've already made all the preparations..."

Sun Jian was originally in charge of the military, but Huangfu Song took over the military jurisdiction after he became a Taiwei.

But this time in the defeat of Fanyang, Sun Jian died in battle, and Huangfu Song was also captured and killed.

In the battle of Xiaquyang in the past, Huangfusong led an army of 16 in the Yellow Turbans, beheading Zhang Bao and Zhang Liang, and even dissected Zhang Jiao, who was still dead, and poked his corpse, passing it on to the capital.

The remnants of the Yellow Turban Army and their families retreated all the way to the Zhangshui River Beach, where more than [-] people drowned and died.

The corpses of nearly [-] Yellow Turban soldiers were built into appalling "Beijing Temples" and stood on the fertile fields of Xiaquyang. Many days have passed, but there are still thousands of corpses of moth thieves floating on the Zhangshui River. .

The Ming army beheaded Huangfusong by the Zhangshui River outside the city of Quyang, and dumped his body into the water to commemorate the Yellow Turban Army who threw themselves into the river in Quyang.

Huangfu Song and Sun Jian died, Liu Chong's original management of government affairs was gradually taken over by Wang Yun, and Liu Chong began to take over the power in the army. Now Liu Chong has become the chief officer in charge of the military.

The discussions in the hall continued, and Liu Xie sat on the first seat, but he was thinking about other things.

He remembered the secret letter that was presented to him.

"The world is full of labor, the country is exhausted, and the only way to reform is feasible..."

Chapter 817 Wang Ye is not partial!

Candles are brightly lit in Dongming Hall.

Inside the main hall, Liu Xie sat facing a scribe in a deep crimson coat and a sage crown.

Wang Yue held the Han sword and stood not far behind Liu Xie.

Except for Liu Xie, the scribe and Wang Yue, there was no one else in the hall.

In the past, the eunuchs who stood by the palace lanterns and waited for Liu Xie's edict all disappeared in the hall.

Even the Habayashi guards guarding outside the hall were a little further away from the hall.

Today's Habayashi Guard has actually become the name of the branch of the Embroidered Clothes Envoy, and all the Habayashi Guards are also Embroidered Clothes Envoys.

In other words, the current Embroidered Cloth Messenger has actually changed his name and put on the coat of Habayashi Wei.

"The world is full of labor, and the country is exhausted..."

Liu Xie's voice was hoarse, and his eyes were red. Ever since the meeting of the Dongming Palace, these words had been lingering in his mind, making him unable to sleep peacefully.

"The country is ruined. Since I came to the throne, I haven't dared to forget the state affairs for a day. However, the state affairs are becoming more and more difficult, and there is no sign of getting better. Now it has even reached the point where it can't be controlled..."

Liu Xie stared at the person in front of him with blood-red eyes.

"Could it be that, as the rumors say, the sky and the earth are turning upside down, and the fire is burning; the building is about to fall, and there is no tree to support..."

Liu Xie looked embarrassed. Every day when he closed his eyes, he would think of this prophecy from Taiping Dao.

"It is not the son of heaven's fault that the country has been ruined to this point, but our subordinates' fault."

The scribe bowed solemnly, and sincerely comforted him.

Hearing the scribe's consolation, the redness in Liu Xie's eyes dissipated a little, and he regained a little clarity. He also knew that he had lost his composure.

Although Liu Xie has experience and mentality that are completely inconsistent with his age, he is too young after all, and he is sometimes affected by emotions.

"Wen Ruogong wrote a letter before, saying that the world is full of labor, the country is exhausted, and the only way to reform..."

Liu Xie looked solemn and spoke sincerely.

"The Pseudo-Ming Dynasty is becoming more and more prosperous and its military strength is strong. Our army has almost no victories against it. Now the Puppet Ming Dynasty has captured Hebei, the land of Xianbei in the north, and the seal of Jizi in the east..."

Liu Xie didn't finish speaking.

Since Xu An led the Taiping Road to take Yizhou together, it has formed a tendency to strengthen Qin.

Xu An founded the country in Chang'an and named it Ming.

His heart and thoughts are clearly revealed, and passers-by know it.

Now the Ming Dynasty once again took over the land of Hebei, and eliminated the threats from the east, west, and north.

The Ming army has swept the world. Liu Chong's previous arrangement on the palace conference seems to be seamless, but it is still unclear how much effect it will actually have.

For the next battle, Liu Xie was actually a little disheartened.

Liu Xie has been in power for a long time, and he knows the situation of the court very well. It is precisely because of his understanding that he feels disheartened.

Liu Xie is very clear that there is absolutely no way to stop the Ming army from going south just by relying on the soldiers of Yanzhou and Qingzhou.

Even if Yang and Xu's navy can repel Ming Ting's navy, the army has no way to compete with the Ming army.

Fortunately, in Qingzhou, many places are still dangerous to defend, and the terrain is fairly rough, which is not conducive to cavalry operations.

But Yanzhou is a flat river. Once the Ming army crosses the Yellow River, the Ming army's cavalry can drive straight in and run amok.

The cavalry of the Ming army has demonstrated to the world with their illustrious military exploits that they are the most powerful cavalry in the world. No one, no American tribe, no country can defeat them.

Xiongnu, Western Regions, Wuhuan, Xianbei...

These threats that had been entrenched in the north were all defeated by the Ming army.

The most elite [-] Youzhou cavalry of the Han army have all been thrown under the city of Fanyang. Except for Qingzhou, which still retains a cavalry team of more than [-] people, the Han army in other places has lost its organizational structure. Cavalry, only scattered scout cavalry and general's guard cavalry.

The cavalry of the Ming army has proved their strength. Although Yanzhou is densely covered with rivers and networks, most of the places are flat and flat, and there is no danger to defend.

It's no wonder that Liu Xie lost confidence. In fact, Liu Chong and Wang Yun were talking with him in private about the plan to move south, and wanted to move the capital to Moling in Yangzhou.

If the Ming army invaded Yanzhou, then this plan would start. The Han army would abandon Yanzhou and most of the northern part of Yuzhou, and retreat to the southern part of Yuzhou, relying on the Huaihe River for defense.

In addition, there is even a plan to rule the river, relying on the natural danger of the Yangtze River to stop the attack of the Ming army.

From the original recovery of rivers and mountains, now only a corner can only be settled, and even a corner may be just a luxury.

"I have given up my will, and I am determined to change the law and strive for strength. This invitation is to ask Ji Yu Wen Ruogong about the reform."

Liu Xie's tone was earnest, his expression solemn, and he looked firmly at Xun He who was sitting not far in front of him.

Xun's expression was moved. He has seen Liu Xie's actions in the seven years since he ascended the throne in the first year of Yonghan (189) to the present (196).

Raise envoys in embroidered clothes, monitor the world, arrest lawbreakers, and raise confidants.

Reset Habayashi and Huben, organize the forbidden army, and take over the military power.

Let go of authority, use talented people, open up the way of speaking, gather hundreds of schools, have independent opinions, and be able to distinguish clearly.

Although Liu Xie did not perform the coronation ceremony, no one in the court now regards Liu Xie as a child.

But Xun Or didn't speak directly to remonstrate, he raised his head, looked directly at Liu Xie, and looked into Liu Xie's eyes.

Xun Yu's behavior was somewhat rude, but he wanted to ask an important question, a question to which he had to know the answer, and he wanted to find the real answer from Liu Xie's eyes.

"Your Majesty wants to reform and become stronger. This is my great fortune. If Your Majesty asks me, I will naturally not hide my secrets."