Chapter 28: Three major battlefields, annual inventory
On April 13, the entire Julu County in Jizhou fell.
On April 19, half of Xiapi County in Donghai, Xuzhou, Henan Province fell.
April 26, Yangzhou
On May 3, all Yuzhou except Yingchuan County had fallen.
On May 27, all Nanyang County, except Wancheng, where it was governed, had fallen.
The current situation can no longer be described as critical. The number of people from all over the world, wrapped in yellow scarves and standing in rebellion, has reached four to five million. There are nearly one million soldiers to fight. The thieves are huge, and the officers and soldiers are overwhelming. The Han Dynasty If you are not careful, you may be in danger of destroying your country.
When the country was destroyed, the Han Dynasty could no longer care about money and food. The general He Jin asked Han Emperor Liu Hong to send an imperial edict to all places to recruit more troops to prepare for the Yellow Turban bandits. He also asked powerful people from all over the country to recruit rebels to fight against the thieves. Make meritorious service.
After Liu Hongyun's report, he sent Lu Zhi, Huangfu Song, and Zhu Jun, the generals of the lieutenant general, to lead their own elite troops to fight against the Yellow Turban thieves in three separate groups.
Huangfu Song led 80,000 elite troops to annihilate the three Zhang Jiao brothers who had nearly 400,000 troops in Jizhou. Lu Zhi led 70,000 elite troops to the Central Plains to annihilate Huang Chao, who had nearly 300,000 troops in Yanzhou. Zhu Jun led 80,000 elite troops to rush to the Central Plains. In Yuzhou, he was responsible for annihilating Xiang Yan, who had more than 200,000 troops.
After all the 250,000 troops were dispatched, the huge Sili land was almost empty of soldiers. The capital Luoyang only had 30,000 defenders, and the entire Sizhou defenders only had 50,000. This was undoubtedly quite dangerous for the capital of a country.
General He Jin proposed to immediately recruit 100,000 troops to defend the capital, but Ling Emperor Liu Hong believed that an army of 150,000 was still unsafe, so he ordered the recruitment of 200,000 troops with a wave of his hand.
Luoyang once again gathered 250,000 troops in a short period of time, but the combat effectiveness was unknown. Anyway, their mission was only to guard the stability of the capital, Luoyang, but at this time, news came from the battlefield ahead that the war was not going well.
Huangfu Song was worthy of being from a family of generals. Soon after he went to Jizhou, he set up an ambush in Wei County and wiped out 150,000 Yellow Turbans in one battle. He won the first major victory against the Yellow Turbans since the war began. Although the record was extremely brilliant, Huangfu's army There were also nearly 30,000 casualties.
The battle loss ratio of one to five is absolutely good news. Logically speaking, we should celebrate. But the key is that the Jizhou Yellow Turban Army still has 250,000 people, and they have recruited 100,000 young men from among the masses to join the army. The strength has been Restored to 350,000.
The Yellow Turban Army has no military pay, so it can fight as long as it has food and grass, and its reserves are also very sufficient. The imperial army needs to be paid. If it continues to be consumed like this, the treasury, which is not rich in the first place, will really be empty.
The most important thing is that through this battle, the Han Dynasty also learned that the Yellow Turban Army was not as weak as they thought. Although their equipment was crude and their training was insufficient, their resistance was very tenacious. If they wanted to quickly wipe out the Yellow Turban Army, they almost It's impossible.
Huangfusong only had 50,000 troops left in his hands. Although they were all elite, it was undoubtedly extremely difficult to capture the 350,000-yellow Yellow Turban Army. In desperation, Huangfusong was forced to go on the defensive. While replenishing troops, they began to prepare for a defensive counterattack.
By mid-May, the two sides had fought dozens of times, with each winning and losing, and the war situation gradually fell into a stalemate. Thanks to Huangfu Song's efforts, the war situation was barely maintained in an unbeatable situation.
The war situation in the north was not going well, which made the court worried, but the Central Plains and the south were even more dangerous.
Lu Zhi, who was born as a Confucian scholar, met Huang Chao, who was also a Confucian scholar. The friction between the two sides was extremely fierce. East County of Yanzhou became the main battlefield between the two.
In terms of their ability to lead troops, the two men were equally matched. They fought against each other more than ten times with casualties. Although Huang Chao was full of clever tricks, Lu Zhi was cunning and could always see through Huang Chao's plans. In desperation, Huang Chao had no choice but to lead the troops himself. The main force surrounded Lu Zhi in Dongjun, and then sent another general Zhu Wen to lead an army of 100,000 to continue to attack the other prefectures and counties in Yanzhou.
Seeing this, Lu Zhi had no choice but to deal with a single Huang Chao. He felt mentally and physically exhausted and had no spare strength to divide his troops for rescue. Therefore, he had no choice but to replenish troops on the spot and at the same time send orders to the prefects of all counties in Yanzhou to defend to the death.
Although the battle situation in Hezhongyuan battlefield was unfavorable, he could barely block the Yellow Turban Army's offensive. However, Zhu Jun in Yuzhou was not so lucky.
Zhu Jun himself was also a first-class commander, but he met the top commander in Chinese history, Xiang Yan, the God of Chu, and his soldiers were still at a disadvantage, so he was naturally miserable.
In the first battle, Zhu Jun originally wanted to rely on the advantage of his elite soldiers to repeat the overlord's battle, break through Xiang Yan's battle formation head-on, and then go to annihilate Hong Xiuquan in Yangzhou after regaining Yuzhou, but he didn't expect that he would plunge into Xiang Yan's carefully laid pockets. Array.
Seeing that Zhu Jun had been fooled, Xiang Yan ordered his second son Xiang Liang to lead the entire army of elites and blocked the Han army's attack head-on. Zhu Jun was so sad that the 80,000 elite soldiers were almost beaten by Xiang Yan's 200,000 troops. If Zhu Jun hadn't reacted quickly enough to break out immediately, the outcome would have been annihilation of the entire army.
However, even if he successfully breaks out, the casualties of the army will be huge. After the breakout, more than half of the 80,000 elite troops have been killed or wounded, leaving only 30,000 people with low morale. Zhu Jun can only fight and retreat, and then recruit troops on the spot to resist. , while asking for help from the court and waiting for reinforcements from the court.
But one thing Zhu Jun should be thankful for is that Xiang Yu asked for orders to attack Danyang County in Jiangdong, so he was not among Xiang Yan's army. If Xiang Yu was there, the only thing waiting for Zhu Jun would be the annihilation of his entire army, and there would be absolutely no possibility for him to break out.
None of the three armies made any achievements, and Zhu Jun in the south suffered a direct defeat. This made Han Emperor Liu Hong angry, but also more frightened.
Will the big man die in my hands? I don’t believe it! Liu Hong's roar resounded throughout the court, but he still could not reverse the situation.
Although Huangfu Song and other three generals failed to suppress the Yellow Turbans, and Zhu Jun was directly defeated, Liu Hong had to use them, because at this time, almost all the warworthy generals in the court had been sent, and there were no generals left to send, and even if they were on the battlefield, It is estimated that the replacement generals will not be able to do better than the three generals, so they can only provide assistance. After all, we can't watch them lose, right?
However, at this time, in addition to 50,000 veterans, there were only 200,000 recruits who had never been on the battlefield. However, the Han Dynasty did not care about these. Although the new army in Luoyang had not been on the battlefield, they had received nearly two Yue's training is better than those mud-legged people in the Yellow Turban who have never even been trained!
So the 250,000 troops that Luoyang had just assembled were sent out in the blink of an eye, another 150,000 were sent out. Huangfu Song received 30,000 reinforcements, Lu Zhi received 50,000, and Zhu Jun received 70,000.
After the reinforcements were dispatched, Sili was empty again, so Liu Hong ordered to recruit another 150,000 troops. However, no matter how many new soldiers there were, it would still be difficult to destroy the Yellow Turbans. So General He Jin proposed a plan to mobilize the elite border troops to suppress the Yellow Turbans. Fang Zheng had nothing else. The Emperor Ling had no choice but to agree.
The generals recruited this time include Ding Yuan, the governor of Bingzhou, Liu Yu, the governor of Youzhou, Dong Zhuo, the governor of Hedong, Gongsun Zan, the general of Huanzhonglang who protects Wu, and Qin Wen, the governor of Yanmen.
Four years ago, the Qin family had moved its center of gravity from Xianyang, Guanzhong, to Jinyang, Bingzhou, to take root and develop again. After Qin Wen became an official, he did not stay in Luoyang as a general. Instead, he listened to Qin Hao's suggestion and asked to be transferred to Bingzhou. Later he was named the prefect of Yanmen.
In the past four years, Qin Wen repelled a total of 13 Xiongnu invasions of more than 10,000 people from the south. With his outstanding military achievements, he was awarded the title of General Pingbei, General Protector of the Xiongnu Zhonglang, and Marquis of Yanmen. He was second only to the governor Ding Yuan in Bingzhou.
Taking advantage of Qin Wen's authority, Jia led the Qin family's caravan through various difficulties and finally monopolized the trade between Bingzhou and the northern grasslands, and controlled the four most profitable businesses of Bingzhou's grain, cloth, and iron horses. After four years of explosive development, the Qin family now looks like the fifth largest business family in the Han Dynasty.
After reading all the contents of the battle report word for word, Qin Hao gently closed the battle report in his hand with satisfaction, and then fell into thinking.
"The big man is now in a state of chaos. My father will soon lead the troops south, and I have been silent for four years. It's time for me to be born. I have studied with the master for four whole years, and I don't know how much the fifth dimension has increased. It's time to come A big inventory!”
Qin Hao has not tested his five-dimensional attributes for four years. There is no other reason than being too busy and neglecting it. However, Qin Hao believes that in addition to charm, the fourth dimension will definitely be greatly improved.
"Little Loli, give me a comprehensive review of the past four years." Qin Hao passed a message to Little Loli.
"Okay, let's start the inventory. Ding dong, the host's current five-dimensional attributes are commander 8878, force 8575, intelligence 9558, politics 8969, and charm 9510. After four years of hard study, the host's total attributes have increased by 290 points, which have been automatically exchanged for the host. Summoning points, the host currently has 290 summoning points."
"The average attribute is over 90. It's not easy. These four years of torture are really not in vain. With 290 points, I can perform three top summons!"
"May I ask if the host is summoning?"
Qin Hao thought for a moment and then replied: "No, let's wait until I take over some of the military power from my father before calling. I don't have a single soldier in my hands at the moment. If I call now, all the talents may be assigned to my father. It would be very troublesome for me to ask for it again. Even though we are father and son, we have to settle accounts clearly."
"Okay, let's continue with the inventory. Ding dong, during the four years of studying with the great Confucian Wang Xu, the name of the host Wang Xu's disciple has spread. In addition, he has plagiarized many Tang poems and Song lyrics. At present, the host's talent has become widely known in the Han Dynasty. For the sake of spreading the word, the second ring of the reputation mission "Little Prestige" has been completed, and the reward is 5,000 reputation points, a magic weapon card, and 1 charm point. Note: It is included in the current charm value."
"Ding dong, the third ring of the reputation mission has been completed. The reward is 6,000 reputation points, a mount card, and 2 charm points. Note: It is included in the current charm value. Currently, the host has 11,000 reputation points, which have been automatically redeemed for the host. It has reached 110 summoning points, and the host currently has a total of 400 summoning points."
Although Qin Hao didn't have any burden for plagiarizing, plagiarism is always not a good thing, so Qin Hao felt a little embarrassed when he heard it, so he laughed dryly and argued: "I didn't expect that walking around with the master can also build reputation. You know, this is okay, I Just stop being a literary thief."
In the past four years, Qin Hao had spent a lot of time in order to complete this prestigious task with a frighteningly high penalty for failure, and finally discovered that the easiest way to increase his reputation was to copy poems.
Poetry has an extraordinary charm in this era. A good poem or a good article is enough to make an ordinary official become a celebrity. This shows that the Han people respect poetry.
Qin Hao's Chinese skills are not bad, so he will not let go of such a good opportunity to cheat. Besides, which time traveler doesn’t plagiarize? That's really stupid! Therefore, Qin Hao does not have any psychological burden when plagiarizing.
However, it is not easy to be a literary thief. You must know that not everything can be copied. You must always consider whether people of this era can accept it. It will definitely not be too advanced. And the most important thing is that it must be consistent with the theme and in line with reality. , if you recite Qingming poems during the Mid-Autumn Festival, the same words will completely change their flavor.
During the Mid-Autumn Festival when he was thirteen years old, Qin Hao sang a water-melody song in front of Gui Guzi. Just because of the three words "share the beauty of the moon" in the poem, he was laughed at and called a "prodigal son" by Gui Guzi for a long time.
The little Loli didn't understand the little Jiujiu in Qin Hao's heart, so she said with a smile: "Most of the host's reputation is earned through plagiarism. If he didn't become a literary thief, he wouldn't have been able to complete the third ring so quickly."
"Really, haha!" Qin Hao's face suddenly became more embarrassed when he heard this.
After all, plagiarism is always disgraceful, and Qin Hao may still meet the original author in this era, and the scene will be embarrassing!
"Ding dong, since the host has completed the third ring of the prestige mission, the fourth ring of the prestige mission has been unlocked. The success reward is 7000 prestige points, a magic weapon card, a mount card, 3 charm points, and the mission is time-limited Three years. The penalty for failure is to deduct 140 summoning points."
