I am not in the position of Zen [Three Kingdoms]

Everyone was taken aback by the emperor's sudden question.

The generals carefully recalled the various battles they had experienced, and it seemed that there was such a pattern.

Huangfusong pondered for a moment, then respectfully replied: "Your Majesty, apart from fighting against the Hu people, soldiers and border people fought to the death, this is indeed the case in most of the wars in the Central Plains."

"The elements of victory in a war are nothing more than the timing, location and harmony of people. This time the timing and location have little effect, and the key factor is the harmony of people." Liu Xie stood with his hands behind his back, and said expressionlessly: "My philosophy is that you should be the best. It is clear, but the greatest victory is obtained at the smallest cost. In this war, these ignorant farmers are the best entry point."

Huangfusong asked: "Your Majesty's implication is that it is best to crush the opponent's belief with an overwhelming victory from the very beginning?"

Liu Xie nodded: "That's right. The shock at the beginning must be enough. As for the follow-up rout, these people are just ordinary farmers. If they shouted in unison to disarm and not kill, they will definitely be shaken. There is no need to kill them all, generals And prepare enough rope."

Xun You laughed and said, "General Huang must have understood the method of deterrence."

Huang Wan stroked his beard and smiled, "Haha, the three-bow bed crossbow that His Majesty entrusted to me will come in handy."

Huangfu Song said: "Yuzhou and Yanzhou's rebellious ministers and thieves have no name, and they are already at a moral disadvantage. The soldiers are naturally unwilling to sacrifice their lives for them. Your Majesty has always been merciful. I beg your Majesty to read the imperial edict before the battle and forgive the crimes of ordinary soldiers. Since someone surrendered without a fight."

Liu Xie agreed, and then looked at Xun You: "Ai Qing, what else is there to do?"

Xun You hesitated for a while, but after thinking about it, he boldly said: "I think it should be used by the queen and the governor of Yuzhou, and I ask your majesty to agree."

As for the two tool people, Liu Xie would not take it seriously: "I tried my best to let them enter Beijing at the beginning, not just for today, but I love you, but it doesn't matter."

"I hope that the governor of Yuzhou and the queen can come to Mianchi County in person to persuade the rebellious officials and thieves to abandon evil and do good."

Huang Fusong, who had a traditional mindset, was immediately dissatisfied and said, "I'm afraid that the Queen's going out of the palace is not in line with etiquette, it's inappropriate."

Liu Xiehun didn't care: "The governor of Yuzhou and the empress with high status came in person, and the effect is bound to be outstanding. As the instigators, they should have taken responsibility."

Huang Wan worried: "I'm afraid they won't cooperate before the battle."

"Well, the queen will actively cooperate." With the substitute selected by the commoner guard, let her play.Anyway, Kong Hua is a lady of every family, few people have seen her.Moreover, it is inconvenient for the queen to show her face in public. If she wears a veil, as long as her figure is similar, no one can tell the truth from the fake.

Liu Xie agreed to Xun You's request without hesitation: "Kong Ni is a man who is greedy for life and afraid of death. As long as he is under strict supervision, he will not dare to change his mind before the battle." But just in case, he turned his head and told Xu Chu You must keep an eye on Kong Ni all the way, and be careful not to be rescued during the war.

After the 3 elite soldiers from Yanzhou arrived in Mianchi, the total number of rebels in Mianchi reached [-].In this turbulent era, it is already a large army that can cause a huge shock in the imperial court.

When the news spread to Luoyang, which was less than a hundred miles away, all civil and military officials were very nervous and panicked, arguing endlessly about how to deal with it in the court.

Today, today's son once again showed his brave and decisive side in the face of danger. He disregarded the pleadings of the main peace faction and the hesitation and delay of the neutral faction, and dispatched troops vigorously and decisively.

Regarding the many suggestions in the court that the number of people is too small, they should quickly order the princes of the world to rush to help and draw soldiers from the common people. Liu Xieli rejected all opinions and insisted: "How can the distant water quench the near thirst? And the soldiers are expensive and not many. , the mob recruited temporarily, although there are many, what is the use?"

After leaving enough defenders in the city, Liu Xie took the 1 elites in the city and handed them over to Huang Wan and Huangfu Song, two veterans with rich combat experience. The striker, combined with Qian Ming, the governor of Yangzhou, brought [-] horses, and quickly marched into Mianchi.

Cao Cao had worked in Beijing during this period of time, and he had heard of the prestige of Thunderbolt.He warned Yuan Shu, Zhang Miao, and Kong Sa and Kong Si, the two leading subordinates of Kong Ni: "The Thunderbolt bomb developed by the imperial court will kill or injure nine out of ten. I heard that this thing needs a long lead wire It burns, and it must be thrown from a long distance. Someone believes that the front troops should be ordered to charge quickly, so as not to give them a chance to ignite the thunderbolt."

Yuan Shu sneered and said, "What thunderbolt, brother Meng De was frightened by the rumors? If there is such a fetish, why didn't anyone take it out to deal with Dong Bandit when he came to Beijing? Or used it for him to attack the governors of the Quartet? "

Zhang Miao said with a smile: "Brother Meng De has worried more than others since he was a child. This is a good thing, but we don't need to overgrow others' ambitions and damage our own prestige."

"It's not a rumor. Lu Bu's contribution to defeating the Xiongnu in Bingzhou is indispensable. This news came from the front line, and it is absolutely true. It's not about growing other people's ambitions. In fact, he is a son of heaven with young ambitions. He must be eager to win and want to be in the world. Stand strong. This time the imperial court must have brought out all the good weapons at the bottom of the ballast, so don’t underestimate the enemy.” Cao Cao earnestly warned, and described what he had heard in detail, but still did not attract the attention of the generals.

For so many years, no one has ever used gunpowder in the military.Alchemists in the Han Dynasty had already mastered a little technology of gunpowder, but their use had always been in refining elixirs.It wasn't until Liu Xie personally instructed alchemists to improve gunpowder and transform it to produce Thunderbolt bombs for war that gunpowder embarked on the journey of militarization.But at present, gunpowder is only used in the battle against the Huns, and the soldiers in the Central Plains have almost never seen the power of this thing.

Two days later, the two armies faced off in Mianchi.

Huang Fusong brought Kong Ni and Kong Hua to the front of the battle, and shouted to each other: "You rebels, do you know what you are doing? What you have committed is a crime of treason that implicates the three clans. Hurry up and put down your weapons, Son of Heaven. Mercy, I have issued an order to disarm and not kill, and I will give you another chance to survive!"

Due to the long distance and the absence of loudspeakers in ancient times, the shouts before the battle were often repeated in unison by the orderlies with large lung capacity, so that the words could be transmitted to the opposite side.With such a distance, even if Kong Ni changed his mind temporarily and asked Yuzhou army horses for help, it would not help, and the voice could not be heard clearly anyway.

Kong Ni was not only the governor of Yuzhou, but also the immediate superior of Kong Sa and Kong Si, who led the Yuzhou soldiers, and their clan uncle.Seeing that their uncle and cousin were both in front of the battle, Kong Sa and Kong Si couldn't help being wary, so they ordered their subordinates to run to ask: "What do you mean by pushing my uncle and sister in front of the battle? My uncle is the imperial court Commander, famous person in the world, my sister is already the current empress, and the sword has no eyes, if you get hurt, can you take it seriously?"

Huangfusong led five hundred elite soldiers and marched forward.He is skilled and bold, and with Huang Wan's bow and arrow team behind him, he stepped forward to fight without any scruples.

The rebels did not act rashly.After all, Yuzhou, Liu Dai, Zhang Miao, and Cao Cao's four forces are here, and no one wants to rush to the forefront and let the army they have finally assembled serve as cannon fodder.In order not to arouse the vigilance of the court, Liu Dai did not come in person, but let his son-in-law Wang Cheng lead the [-] Yanzhou army.Wang Cheng was cautious by nature, and led his troops on the left flank without taking a step forward.

Huangfusong shouted loudly: "I am General Chariot and Cavalry, Huangfusong, Shangshu of the Ministry of War, who is the traitor before the battle?"

Huangfu smashed the yellow scarf, and his power shook the world, and he had a high reputation among the people and the army.It can be said that there is no one in the army who does not know his reputation.

When the rebels heard Huangfusong's name, many of them showed shaken and frightened expressions.Most of them are just ordinary people serving in the military. They came to Luoyang and became rebels without knowing anything.Whether it is becoming a rebel or fighting against General Huangfu, in the hearts of ordinary people, it is extremely rebellious and terrible.

Seeing Huangfusong's words uttered, Cao Cao was worried that morale would be low, so he quickly suggested, "Brother Kong, don't talk to him anymore, just go to war."

Kong Sa immediately became unhappy: "My uncle is still in the opponent's army, and I need to replace him first, otherwise when I return to Yuzhou, how do you want me to explain to the elders of the clan?"

Kong Si rode out and said, "Don't drive Kong Si in Lower Yuzhou, you despicable and shameless people, why don't you let my uncle and sister go quickly?"

Huangfu's voice sounded like a bell: "Your uncle and elder sister have abandoned evil and pursued good, and surrendered to the imperial court. What are you waiting for the rebels to struggle with?"

As his words fell, the soldiers behind him shouted in unison: "The governor of Yuzhou and the queen are here, order you to put down your weapons, and don't kill if you disarm!"

Cao Cao made a decisive decision: "I can't let them sway the morale of the army anymore. Listen to me, everyone! Since the two Xiaokong generals and Huangfu Jiangjun said so, the lives of the governor and the queen must be safe. Meng De will be the vanguard in a while, please two The general followed closely and waited for an opportunity to rescue the two."

Zhang Miao naturally supported Cao Cao: "That's right, we can't let them shout anymore."

Wang Cheng organized the army to shout: "Qingjun side! Punish treacherous ministers!" Unfortunately, the slogans shouted temporarily were sparse, and even his own people could not believe them.

Cao Cao knew that he had no way out.Now that our side is at a moral disadvantage and the morale of the army has been shaken, we must give the soldiers enough sweetness to make them fight desperately.With a ruthless heart, he raised the long knife in his hand and shouted loudly: "As long as Luoyang City is captured, the countless gold, silver, jewels and beauties in the palace are all up to you to grab and play with! You can enjoy yourself for three days!" !"

Zhang Miao understood, and immediately shouted: "Who dares to escape, the long knife in my hand will cut off his head first! The whole army obeys the order and must not retreat!"

Huangfusong shouted: "I'm stubborn!" He ordered without hesitation: "Fire the arrow!"

As soon as Huang Wan heard this, she immediately shouted loudly: "Stand back! Shoot arrows! Throw Thunderbolt bombs!"

The soldiers in front retreated to the two sides like the tide, revealing the trebuchet and the three-bow bed crossbow in the center.

Zhang Miao said with a smile: "What are they trying to do at such a long distance?" But before he could finish his words, the thunderbolt thrown by the trebuchet exploded around him, and the iron piece flew past his face. Hit the head of the person next to him.The man's head was bleeding, and he fell to the ground with a "bang".Zhang Miao's smile froze on his face, the iron sheet cut through his skin, and fresh blood flowed down his face.

"Be careful!" Zhang Miao didn't come to his senses until the rear guard reminded him.Touching his cheek, it was only a slight injury, but he felt that he had walked through the gate of hell, and his expression was in a trance.

The sound of the thunderbolt shook the world, and the people in the front row didn't know how to dodge it, so they retreated in a hurry.Cao Cao raised his knife and fell, directly killed a deserter beside him, and shouted: "Don't retreat!" If so many people retreat rashly, it will cause stampede and rout in the eyes, giving the opponent a chance.

A moment later, the three bows and crossbows were fired at once, and rows of sharp iron javelins were shot out forcefully, directly piercing the rebels' front chests!

The scene of the three bows, the bed and the crossbows firing together was so spectacular that even Huangfusong, the leader of the army, did not expect that the power would be so great.

"Rush forward, there is no way out!" Cao Cao wiped the cold sweat off his face, and forced the soldiers to move forward: "This thing is heavy, and it is useless as long as you rush in front of it!" Cao Ren, Xia Houdun, Xia Houyuan and other fierce generals Follow him closely and rush forward.

Zhang Miao, Er Kong and other generals also knew that there was no way out, so they had to lead their troops forward desperately.

After firing the iron javelin of the three-bow bed crossbow, he retreated.Huang Wan personally waved the flag and ordered the infantry and horsemen to attack.Cheng Lian led the "trapped camp" wearing a helmet and wrapped in tight armor and Huangfusong's most elite team, and went forward to kill the generals!The war drum sounded "dong dong dong", accompanied by the heart-piercing "kill" sound of the soldiers.

This elite division, with high morale and high loyalty, is like an extremely sharp sword, directly tearing a huge hole in the rebel army from the middle.

Huangfusong led elite soldiers in Mingguang armors to rush to the west to pull out the flag, and directly confronted Wang Cheng.Wang Cheng was inexperienced and couldn't adapt to changing circumstances, so he was no match for him at all.The Yangzhou troops led by Qian Ming followed Huangfusong to mend or tie people up.

Cao Cao led his men to attack the gunmen and archers led by Huang Wan.In melee, bows and arrows are not easy to use.Seeing that Cao Cao and the leading generals were very brave, Huang Wan immediately shouted: "Array! Guard!"

The pistols and archers are not capable of melee combat, so Liu Xie specially equipped them with neat spears.Following Huang Wan's order, they immediately formed a neat square formation, with long spears facing outwards, and sharp archers inside the square formation continued to shoot and kill the rebels with bows and arrows.This phalanx, even if it is as brave as Xiahou Yuan and Xiahou Dun, cannot break through for a while.

The Liangzhou Army and the Bingzhou Army were the main force in this offensive, directly facing the Yuzhou Army.Cheng Lian took the lead and bravely penetrated into the enemy army. He took the lead in cutting off the flag of the opponent's coach and harvesting Er Kong's head.

Cheng Lian shouted: "Brothers, pull out the flags in the east!" The trapped camp relied on their own equipment, and according to Cheng Lian's arrangement yesterday, a small team of ten people rushed to the east of the opponent to command flags of various colors.

As soon as they fought, the rebels were at a disadvantage.Even the strong temptation of money and women given by Cao Cao could not restore their fighting spirit.This kind of stimulation, if it is for the battle-tested frontier army, it is a great stimulation.It's a pity that most of the rebels are ordinary people in the Central Plains, and the first thing they think of is to save their lives and go back to see their parents, wives and children.

After a while, the rebels who lost their flag command scattered like headless flies.Some timid soldiers directly discarded their weapons and were captured without a fight.

Huangfusong and Huang Wan won a complete victory, and began to organize their own sides to shout "disarm, don't kill", "the emperor pardons those who surrender without guilt".

The rebels surrendered.Er Kong died, Zhang Miao was seriously injured, and Wang Cheng was captured alive by Huangfusong.When the thunderbolt hit Yuan Shu, he ran away under the cover of his personal guards.Seeing that the general situation was over, Cao Cao sighed: "Retreat!" Under the cover of Xia Houyuan brothers, Cao Cao led three or 4000 people to flee to Chenliu in a hurry.

The first peace of the war.According to the post-war inventory, the casualties in this battle were small, and the main casualties were the rebels.Liu Xie personally issued an edict to establish a wounded and sick camp outside Luoyang City. All wounded soldiers will live separately in the camp according to the location and degree of injury. go to therapy.

There were 1 people who surrendered in Yuzhou. Liu Xie was worried that there would be no manpower for the construction of the new city, so he punished them to work as coolies for a year.Taking advantage of the lack of troops in Yuzhou, he personally appointed the new governor of Yuzhou and the prefects of various counties in Yuzhou. Do a big shakeup.At the same time, it was decreed that the Supervisory Yuan and Dali Temple also set up branches in each county of Yuzhou and stationed direct management personnel. They were not responsible to the county prefect and Zhou governor, but were directly managed by the Capital Supervisory Yuan and Dali Temple.The Control Yuan exercised independent procuratorial power over local administration and military affairs, and the local power to adjudicate cases was transferred to Dali Temple.

As for Yanzhou's handling method, there were not many disputes in the court this time. During the court, many people looked at the emperor eagerly, counting on the wise emperor to make up his mind.Liu Xie's expression was indifferent, and he didn't explain much, just said: "Recruit security first."

There are very few dissenters.Instead, the dispute in the court centered on the disposal of the surrendered rebels. Wang Yun believed: "The punishment for the rebels is too light and not enough to establish their prestige."

Xun You retorted: "If one man does not farm, there will be people who will suffer from hunger. How can the emperor rule the world with benevolence, so how can it damage the majesty of the court?"

Unlike modern times, there are few idle laborers in this era. The soldiers of these signs are all squeezed out from the farmers who cultivated the land.If we blindly squeeze the labor force for infrastructure construction, it will easily lead to famine.Therefore, Liu Xie never forcibly recruited people from various places to smelt, build factories and build city walls.

Liu Xie raised his hand, stopped the debate between the two, and said: "Severe punishment will be imposed on the general as a warning to others. As for the soldiers who surrendered, Huang Fusong has conveyed my will before the battle and will deal with it leniently. There is no need to discuss the matter anymore. The culprit, Kong Ni, has committed a heinous crime, how do you think we should deal with it?"

Chen Gongdao: "Report to Your Majesty, for the crime of treason, according to my Han law, I will be classified as the barbarians."

Wang Yun said angrily: "Rebellious ministers and thieves, when five horses divide corpses, kill one as an example!"

Liu Xie nodded: "Yun."

"It's just the queen..." The servant of the Ministry of Rites hesitated, "I'm already a member of the royal family, how should I deal with this?"

None of the civil and military officials said a word, which generally depends on the emperor's intention.Thinking of the emperor's newly married Yan Er, who was about to kill his wife, everyone thought that the emperor would show mercy and demote the queen to a commoner.

Liu Xie said indifferently: "Give the empress a white silk."

Not only that, but Liu Xie continued: "Throughout the ages, there have been many people who acted unscrupulously as the head of the country. The head of the country should swear to serve the country to the death, but in ancient times there was Wang Mang who stole the country, and Huo Guang who abolished the emperor without authorization. The Kong Ni who attacked the capital. The lesson learned from the past is the lesson of the future. I want to decree that from now until a thousand years later, the relatives of the empress and concubines of my great man will not be allowed to be officials in the court."

Everyone was shocked, even Xun You was dumbfounded.Foreign relatives have always been the court's wooing or jealousy. Is this move by the emperor trying to get rid of the situation and uproot the troubles of foreign relatives?

The ministers who sent their daughters to the palace looked at each other in blank dismay.

"This……"

"Oh, that's unheard of..."

"It doesn't fit the ceremony..."

All the officials discussed in low voices, and in the end it was Shang Shu of the Ministry of Rites who stood up first and said, "I report to Your Majesty, there has never been such a thing in the past and present! Please think twice, don't make a decision lightly, it will chill the hearts of all the officials."

Liu Xie said lightly: "It seems that Aiqing wants to learn from Wang Mang to usurp power?"

"I dare not."

Liu Xie said with a slight smile: "Oh? I was thinking just now that if it wasn't for someone who had a wrong mind, he shouldn't object to this will. I didn't expect Aiqing to jump out. Aiqing usually doesn't look like that. Showing off mountains and dews, I didn’t expect to have lofty aspirations.”

The Minister of the Ministry of Rites "thumped" and knelt down: "I am wronged! I dare not!"

Liu Xie said lightly: "I'm still pondering, does Aiqing want to marry my daughter to me, or does she want to change the dynasty? Aiqing's thoughts are really elusive."

The Minister of the Ministry of Rites was in a cold sweat: "Please Your Majesty, please learn from me, I dare not, I am loyal to the big man!"

Liu Xie said coldly: "Then why are you opposing it? It's not conspiracy, is it stupid enough to say anything?"

The Book of the Ministry of Rites hurriedly said: "It's the minister who made a slip of the tongue, please forgive me, Your Majesty!"

"Since you know your crime, you should stay in the palace and think about it for three days." Liu Xie turned to look at Xu Chu, with a hint of coldness in his tone: "Take it down."

Xu Chu dragged the Minister of Rites away like a chicken.All the ministers felt cold, and suddenly thought of how the emperor shot and killed Dong Zhuo's remnants.They were not sure how the emperor would treat the minister of rites, and they thought it would be a big deal to wait three days before publishing the book, and no one made a sound for a while.

"Engrave the decree on the stone tablet and stand it at the gate of the palace." Liu Xie made a final decision and left with a flick of his sleeves.

After going to court, Xun You returned to his study at home, and there was already a thick pile of letters on the desk.The book boy couldn't help asking: "Master, it's been dozens of days since these letters came from my hometown, why haven't you replied?"

Xun You sighed: "It's just that I want to recommend them."

"There are so many talented people in Yingchuan, don't you often praise today's emperor for being as insightful as a torch, knowing people and using them well? Why don't you recommend more talents to the emperor?"

Xun You shook his head: "Celebrities in Yingchuan are friends with each other, and their relationship with each other is ten times closer than that of other places. If I don't avoid suspicion, won't it cause the emperor's fear?"

The book boy was stunned: "Why did the master say that? The emperor has always entrusted you with important responsibilities! It is the trust that no one in Beijing can expect."

Xun You just shook his head: "Burn these letters." He thought of the emperor's arrangements for the officials of all counties in Yuzhou, among them were the governors and the county guards, especially for Yingchuan. To recommend yourself.The officials who assume these positions all have one thing in common-they are not from Yuzhou, and they are all from poor families or small families.The big clans who have been cultivating the local area for many years have always exerted influence on the counties by monopolizing the position of governor and assistant.Today's arrangement of the emperor is obviously deeply afraid of this.

While Xun You was secretly speculating, Liu Xie wrote an imperial edict to seek meritorious service, ordering the commoner guards to bring it to Guo Jia.

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The sound of drums and the neighing of war horses mixed together on the battlefield, and it was difficult for the commander's voice to reach the army.In the ancient army, the command used the flag.The flag is divided into many colors, and different colors represent different instructions.It represents offense, defense, retreat, checking the casualties of soldiers, etc., all of which are realized through the flag, and are the key to the victory or defeat of a battle.Cheng Lian relied on the camp to equip and let the soldiers pull out the flag.

If one man does not plow, there will be hungry people in the world.From "On Fu Lun: Floating Extravagance": If one man does not till, the world will suffer from hunger; if one woman does not weave, the world will suffer from cold.

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