Chapter 355: Regrouping
"What?"
After hearing the news, Liu Hong didn't react at first. After being stunned for a while, he quickly grabbed the warrant from Zhang Rang and was ecstatic after reading it.
"God will not destroy me, this big man!"
This news couldn't be more timely.
Since the war with the Yellow Turbans, the Han Dynasty has always lost more and won less. Only Huangfu Song, Lu Zhi and Qin Wen have caused great damage to the Yellow Turbans.
Qin Hao did severely damage the Xiongnu at Yanmen Pass before, but after all, it had nothing to do with the Yellow Turbans. Now Qin Hao defeated Huang Chao head-on. This was a victory that was by no means inferior to any of the three generals.
There are millions of Yellow Turbans, and they have consumed more than 200,000 troops since the war with the Han army.
Now Qin Hao has killed more than 100,000 people in one battle, which is equal to half of the total combat achievements of all other generals.
If the battle in front of Hulao Pass is also included, the total number of enemies killed by all the generals of the Han army was equal to that of Qin Hao alone.
Qin Hao was neither a governor nor a general, but he unknowingly led this war. It must be said that this was a miracle.
After the Battle of Kaifeng, the total number of the Yellow Turban Army has dropped to less than 700,000. Although it is still huge, this is a great encouragement to the low morale of the Han Army. This tells the underlying Han Army that the Yellow Turban is not invincible. .
"Congratulations to your majesty, congratulations to your majesty, your consort is truly an unparalleled general!"
All the ministers flattered Qin Hao one after another, and they poured out all kinds of compliments.
But something strange is that not long ago, it was the same group of people who scolded Qin Hao for being a child who was harming the country because he led the army privately.
Such a huge contrast is like a slap in the face, but these people are suddenly unknown and extremely thick-skinned.
In war, if you win, you are a hero; if you lose, you are harming the country. This is the reality!
"Your Majesty, with the victory of the champion, our cavalry will be freed, so we will be more confident in defending Luoyang." Wang Yun stroked his beard and said with a smile.
"That makes sense." Liu Hong nodded with a smile, and then said: "Immediately issue an order to order Qin Hao to rush to Luoyang at full speed, making sure that Luoyang is not lost."
Qin Hao didn't even dare to obey the orders of his father Qin Wen, so Liu Hong was afraid that Qin Hao would cause trouble again, so he quickly issued the imperial edict.
"Excuse me, Your Majesty, after Qin Wen leads the army to retreat to Luoyang, who should take the lead in Luoyang's defense?" Yang Biao stood up and asked.
This issue is very critical. If it is not raised clearly, it will be bad if Yuan Shao and Qin Wen have different opinions and a conflict arises.
"Who do you think is more suitable, Aiqing?"
Liu Hong actually already had the answer in his mind, but what he said would definitely cause dissatisfaction with the Yuan family, so he kicked the ball to Yang Biao.
"Your Majesty, Weichen heard that Champion Hou also had a conflict with General Yuan Shu, so if Yuan Shao is allowed to serve as the chief general, I am afraid it will be difficult to control Champion Hou. General Qin Wen is the biological father of Champion Hou, and he has not yet been defeated. Wei Chen thinks it is The best choice for the commander-in-chief.”
Yang Biao was also a good man. While supporting Qin Wen as the general, he also found reasons to blame Yuan Shu for his opposition to Yuan Shao's appointment, without any flaw in his words.
Yuan Feng was obviously not satisfied with this result, and said unhappily: "Mr. Yang, what do you mean by this? As long as His Majesty makes an order, will that kid Qin Hao still dare to resist the order?"
Yang Biao smiled indifferently and said: "Lieutenant, don't you think the Champion Hou dares? The Champion Hou has achieved success at a young age and has made such great achievements. Even if he resists the decree, he will not be punished with death. So what do you think he does not dare to do?"
Yang Biao didn't say anything more serious. After all, Qin Hao was really mad but he didn't even recognize his biological father. How could you expect an imperial edict to restrain him?
Yuan Feng was immediately speechless. Of course he understood the truth, but he just felt unwilling to do so.
"What Ai Qing said is reasonable. With General Qin Wen's record, he is more than enough to serve as the commander-in-chief. Therefore, General Qin was appointed as the commander-in-chief of Luoyang to lead Sizhou's 200,000-strong army to fight against the Yellow Turban rebellion."
Liu Hong said this calmly, but he was actually telling Yuan Feng, your son has lost the battle, so what qualifications do you have to compete for the title of general?
Yuan Feng naturally heard the meaning of Liu Hong's words, and his face suddenly became extremely gloomy, but he was helpless.
When Yuan Feng no longer objected, Liu Hong breathed a sigh of relief, and then asked: "By the way, how long will it take for Yizhou's 100,000 reinforcements to reach Luoyang?"
"Your Majesty, there is about half a month left." He Jin stood up and responded.
"Well, with General Qin's ability to defend the city and Sizhou's nearly 200,000 troops, Luoyang is as stable as Mount Tai. When the 100,000 troops arrive, they will have the capital to make a comeback."
Liu Hong said to himself, and the more he spoke, the lower his voice became, until the ministers could no longer hear him.
"No, if we want to implement that plan, a 300,000-strong army is not safe. I need more troops."
Liu Hong's eyes suddenly became sharp, he looked at He Jin seriously, and asked: "General, can we continue to recruit troops?"
He Jin looked bitter and said: "Your Majesty, if we continue to recruit, even if the people can afford it, the court will not be able to afford it. Besides, even if we recruit new soldiers, they will not have much effect except defending the city." !”
If it were the former Han Dynasty, there would be no problem in continuing to recruit troops, but at this time, the only people who could directly accept the control of the Han Dynasty were Siliang and the Five Prefectures of Yi Jing.
Bingliang was barren and self-sufficient, and Sizhou had been reduced to a battlefield. Therefore, the Han Dynasty relied on the support of Jingyi and Jingzhou to persist until now, so naturally it could not afford it.
The reason why the Yellow Turbans can support so many troops is naturally that the Yellow Turbans do not pay military salaries at all.
Most of the Yellow Turban Army were followers of the Taiping Religion, and for the grand cause of overthrowing the brutal rule of the Han Dynasty, it was enough to give them food, so what more military pay was needed?
Since conscription was not feasible, Liu Hong had no choice but to think of other ways, so he asked, "Can the Liangzhou garrison be conscripted?"
Zhang Wen, who had once suppressed the Liangzhou rebellion, suddenly changed his expression and quickly stood up and objected: "Your Majesty, you must not do it. Although the Liangzhou army is powerful, Beigong Boyu, Han Sui and other rebels are also extremely fierce. , if the Liangzhou army is easily attacked before the complete suppression, I am afraid that Liangzhou will be captured by the rebels, and then Guanzhong will be attacked from both sides."
The most powerful unit among the Han army was undoubtedly the Border Army, and the most recognized among the Border Army was the Liangzhou Army.
The situation of Han and Hu living together in Liangzhou is complicated, and there are rebellions almost every year. War is almost a daily occurrence in Liangzhou, and this also makes Liangzhou's army strong.
The Han Dynasty invested the largest amount of troops in Liangzhou, but it still did not fundamentally solve the problem. The most important factor in the situation of the Han Dynasty being poor and weak was that it was dragged down by Liangzhou.
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