The World of Yellow Sky

At the end of the Warring States Period, Qin general Wang Ben flooded Daliang with water from the chasm. The capital of Wei State, Daliang, was flooded and the city of Daliang was destroyed. King Wei was forced to surrender, and Wei State perished.

In the 15th year of Chongzhen, when Li Zicheng's army besieged the Ming army in Kaifeng, he decided to pour the water of the Yellow River into Kaifeng City and break through Kaifeng City.

The cities along the Yellow River are also at risk of being submerged by the river, which is the hidden danger of the Yellow River as an above-ground river.

Not to mention the diversion of the Yellow River, and the impact of disasters such as flooding.

The reason why the two courts of Han and Wei faced each other across the Yellow River was because their strengths were not much different, so they could only hold each other on the Yanzhou battlefield.

The main battles between the Han and Wei armies actually took place in Luoyang and Qingzhou.

Later, the Han army led the Northern Expedition led by Huangfusong to attack Fanyang. The Yellow River did not have any obstacles at all, and the Han army broke through without even delaying.

But now the Han court sticks to the Yellow River and manages the defense line. It has never put the focus of defense on the Yellow River, but on the strength of the city.

As for whether Xu An would dig water to flood the city, Han Ting was actually betting that Xu An would not do so.

Since the Xu An uprising, he has always restrained the generals and never disturbed the people. He has almost zero tolerance for disturbing the people.

In the Battle of Jizhou, in order to cover the westward retreat of the Yellow Turban people in the four states, he personally led troops in Zhangshui to stop the Jizhou army led by Lu Zhi.

Disaster relief in Zhongzhou, Anmin in Bingzhou, Fujiang in Yizhou, and domestic service assistance.

After the surrender of Wuhuan in the three prefectures, some rioters and those who harassed the common people were directly ordered to be killed on the spot and hang their heads as a public display.

Although the Han court publicized that the Yellow Turban Army and the Ming court committed all kinds of crimes by burning, killing and looting, the senior officials in the Han court actually knew what kind of person Xu An was.

The person who knows you best is often your enemy. This sentence is sometimes true.

The Han court is betting that Xu An will never dig water to flood the city, disregarding the safety of ordinary people, and bear this kind of infamy that can last forever.

The southern line of the Yellow River is the actual control area of ​​the Han court, and the reason for sticking to the southern line of the Yellow River is not a strategic reason, but a political consideration.

In fact, if you want to ensure the survival of the country, the most correct way is to move the capital to the south, guard the Huaihe River, and abandon Yanzhou and northern Yuzhou.

Guarding the Huaihe River may still be able to rely on the natural danger of the Yangtze River to persist for a few more years, lingering.

Unlike the Huaihe River Basin, the Yellow River has a dense water network and is basically a long line.

The water flow of the Yellow River is not large, and the water volume of the tributaries is even less, so the pontoon bridge can be rolled out, and in some places the cavalry can even swim directly.

From any point in Jizhou, as long as you cross the Yellow River and enter Yanzhou, it is a flat river, which can be defended infinitely.

It only takes one point to break through, and the whole line collapses immediately.

Now Ming Ting has the advantage of cavalry, as long as they break through the two or three cities that Han Ting has built in Yanzhou, they can completely dismantle the entire defense line and directly threaten Chen Du.

But even so, Han Ting absolutely cannot give up Yanzhou and Yuzhou on its own initiative due to political and overall considerations.

Abandoning Yanzhou and Yuzhou and retreating to the Huaihe River is a temporary guarantee, but it is also a complete abandonment of progress.

At the same time, he gave up fighting for the destiny...

At that time, public opinion will completely turn to Ming Court.

Wang Ye is not partial to security, and Han and thieves are not at odds with each other, and they are partial to one corner. Once they retreat to the south, the Han court will completely lose its last chance.

And giving up this extremely rich Central Plains because it is difficult to hold on will first lead to a decrease in fiscal revenue and will not be able to support the country.

Furthermore, due to political considerations, Yingchuan County and Chenliu County have been run by powerful families for a long time and are deeply rooted, so how could they give up easily.

So voluntarily giving up Yanzhou and Yuzhou, this choice is absolutely impossible for Hanting to accept.

The Yellow River is about to enter the freezing and dry season, and the Yellow River has no way to stop the pace of the Ming army.

Now more than [-] elites of the Ming army gathered in Qingzhou Pingyuan City, and even Yan Zhong rushed to Pingyuan City from Chang'an thousands of miles away.

And all he received was the [-] soldiers from Xuzhou who had just arrived in Beihai.

Yanzhou is also under tremendous pressure. Only Taishan County has mobilized more than 6000 soldiers and said it can rush to Qingzhou when needed.

Except for the transport of a batch of soldiers from the central government, there was no follow-up at all.

The fiasco of the Navy shocked the entire Chendu.

Cao Cao also had no way to ask the little emperor to send troops to support him.

Sun Ce's death in battle now hangs over everyone's heads like a cloud, greatly reducing the morale of the Han army in Qingzhou.

The ones who were most affected were the Danyang soldiers under Sun Ce's command, as well as the Xuzhou Army and Yangzhou Army brought by them.

Cao Cao didn't even punish Zhou Yu because of this, but let Zhou Yu take over Sun Ce's trilogy. He had no way to control the soldiers of Yang and Xu states who were in a suppressed atmosphere.

Bao Xin's death made Cao Cao furious.

Cao Cao and Bao Xin can be regarded as young children. From the battle of Xingyang to the rebellion against Liu Dai, Bao Xin has always followed in Cao Cao's footsteps. It can be said that he and Cao Cao are even like brothers.

Cao Cao offered a reward for finding Bao Xin's body, but he still couldn't find it.

Finally, Cao Cao ordered craftsmen to carve out Bao Xin's appearance with wood, and buried him himself.

Yu Jin was directly demoted to military marquis and deprived of command power.

Cao Cao sent Cao Ren to replace Yu Jin to guard Xiami City in Beihai County and guard against the Ming army in Donglai County.

All this is not over.

What made Cao Cao feel the most troublesome was actually Zang Ba.

After Zang Ba surrendered, he was not held accountable because Zang Ba still had many soldiers under his command.

In order to show generosity, the Han court has never moved Zang Ba, nor even deprived Zang Ba of his official position, and retained his power to lead troops.

Now Zang Ba is stationed in Linji, Le'an County, and he has five thousand soldiers under his command, which is not a small force.

The reason why Zang Ba can't move is because once Zang Ba is moved, others who want to surrender will probably feel terrified when they see Zang Ba's end.

That's why the Han court has not moved Zang Ba, and even let it go a little bit, for the sake of saving money.

Cao Cao is intensively arranging various affairs in Qingzhou, and the Ming army gathered in Pingyuan City is like a sharp knife hanging above his head, and he doesn't know when it will fall.

But immediately, Cao Cao no longer needed to worry about the Ming army in Pingyuan City.

Because Xu An had already returned to Pingyuan City from Donglai County.

At this time, outside the city of Pingyuan, a murderous atmosphere permeated the air.

Outside the city of Pingyuan, soldiers were lined up neatly on the official road one after another.

Although the sun was shining brightly and the autumn wind was chilling, no one complained, and no one made any other noises.

A high platform was built beside the official road, and the high platform here was the place for Xu An to preach, that is, the reviewing platform.

Xu An is going to board the review stand here, do the final mobilization, and stand on the review stand to review all the troops.

On the official road under the high platform, thousands of soldiers of the Ming army lined up in a neat formation, standing on it, all ready to go.

As far as the eye can see, the entire official road is full of Ming soldiers wearing ochre-yellow robes, who look like golden dragons at a glance.

The dense spears and halberds gathered into forests, and the layers of banners almost covered the sky above their heads.

The new wind blows, and the flag shakes.

Under the guard of a group of heavily armed Tengxiang guards, Xu An rode his horse and walked slowly towards the reviewing platform.

Xu An was dressed in armor, an ocher-yellow battle robe, and a Taiqing fishtail crown on his head, making him look very mighty.

Yan Zhong, Xu You, Jia Xu, Gong Du, Xu Huang, Qu Yi and other senior officials followed Xu An and walked together.

With the appearance of Xu An's big flag, the atmosphere on the official road suddenly became frenzied.

"Wan Sheng!

! ”

The shouts resounded through the clouds, and there were dancing banners in front of everyone's eyes.

Xu An walked up to the reviewing stand calmly. He had experienced this kind of situation countless times.

Looking at the official road, there were faces looking at him one after another.

Xu An also had different emotions in his heart.

When he was on Lutai Mountain back then, he also stood on the stage and preached to the audience.

But what he saw was one after another dull face, lifeless...

But now, what he saw was one after another, faces full of vigor and fighting spirit.

"Winter!" "Winter!" "Winter!"

The thick sound of Huang Tian's war drum sounded slowly, and the cheers from the entire official road also reached the maximum.

The shout was deafening and resounded through the entire sky.

With the sound of Huang Tian's war drums falling, the surroundings have become extremely quiet.

All eyes fell on Xu An.

Xu An looked down at the extremely neat army soldiers lined up on the official road, the ochre-yellow squares were neat and full of murderous aura.

He glanced at the manuscript placed on the low platform in front of him.

The call to action on the low platform is written in a stable and passionate manner.

But the words written on the call to arms are obscure to ordinary soldiers and ordinary people.

If this proclamation spreads to the Han court, it will indeed stir up some waves.

But it is not suitable as a mobilization before the Southern Expedition.

Xu An picked up the document on the low platform, turned it over and slowly covered it.

Yan Zhong, Xu Huang and others behind him were all taken aback.

Xu An closed his eyes, clenched the Yanling Saber around his waist, and took a deep breath.

His thoughts returned to Guangzong City in the first year of Zhongping.

He was not going to preach from script.

"suffering."

Xu An spoke slowly, his voice firm and powerful.

"corruption."

"Bullying."

Xu An's voice slowly spread far away with the iron loudspeaker.

"famine."

"Famine!"

The Lishi in charge of sound transmission was slightly taken aback, but he still dutifully conveyed Xu An's words.

"I and other small people have suffered a lot, and the officials are corrupt and bully us wantonly."

"We are just traffickers, peasants and soldiers, poor and without a place to stand, unknown to the emperor of Han!"

"To the high and mighty Son of Heaven, he is nothing more than an ant."

"Officers and soldiers call us moth thieves!

! ”

"There is a severe drought in the world, no grains are harvested, and the taxation is heavy, just because the eunuchs and the powerful are arrogant and extravagant, and they are greedy and enjoy happiness!"

"We are poor and have nothing to stand on, and we are unarmed. We only have a lot of people."

"Today, I will gather a crowd wrapped in a yellow scarf, and I will surely revolutionize the destiny in the world!"

"The strength of the Han Dynasty is exhausted, Huang Tian will definitely replace it!"

"The sky is dead, the yellow sky will stand, the age is in Jiazi, the world will be prosperous!!"

Chapter 851 The weather is turbulent, and my Dao is prosperous!

"The great ancestor, made by our China."

"Wei Yan worships Mian, Yue E He Hao."

"In the four hundred years of the Han Dynasty, we, the common people, have suffered a lot."

"People in Pingzhang are full of opportunities every day, and they don't know how to ask for clothes, and they don't eat because of sundials."