Chapter 477: Divide the princes
Although the Yellow Turbans now occupy most of the six states in Kanto, their overall strength is unprecedentedly weak, with less than 200,000 soldiers to fight, and these are all left over from Zhang Jiao's previous picks.
Therefore, if Liu Hong is determined to send troops, weakening the princes is the second most important thing, and recovering the land is the most important thing.
After all, if the Yellow Turbans really recover, it won't be that easy to recover.
"Is it true that there is no food and grass to support the army for a month?" Liu Hong asked unwillingly.
Liu Hong really didn't want to give up such a good opportunity.
In his opinion, the Yellow Turbans' millions of troops have been defeated, and the remaining old, weak, sick and disabled will definitely be disillusioned when they see the Han army's conquest, so one month is enough to sweep across Kanto.
Facts have proved that Liu Hong took it too much for granted. What can he do in a month?
Marching all the way from Luoyang, if you don't do anything, you can only go as far as Chenliu.
In addition, even if the Yellow Turbans lack combat power, they are still on the defensive side.
How many cities could the Han army capture in a month if they could not defend themselves?
Qin Hao lowered his head and curled his lips in disdain, and was extremely speechless in his heart. Liu Honglian didn't understand this bit of military knowledge, and still wanted to be the savior of the Han Dynasty. It was just a dream.
Regarding Liu Hong's question, Wang Yun and others could only answer truthfully. After all, it was impossible for them to produce food.
Liu Hong's face became even more embarrassed. He had been fighting for power with the aristocratic family in the past, and now he finally truly took power, but he found that steering a country was much more difficult than he thought.
The people may not be wrong in scolding me. Maybe I am really a foolish king, right? Liu Hong laughed at himself.
At this moment, Yuan Feng stood up and said loudly: "Who said there is no food? Nanyang has it ready."
Liu Hong's eyes suddenly lit up. The great Han Xiang Yu slaughtered Nanyang and robbed a large amount of money and food. After Qin Hao defeated Xiang Yu, this part of the money and food fell into the hands of the Han army, so naturally it could be used as military food.
Qin Hao knew that he could no longer remain silent, so he stood up and said, "Your Majesty, all the food in Nanyang has been used for disaster relief."
During the Battle of the Han River, 400,000 Yellow Turbans were killed in the flood, and more than 2 million Jingyu people were affected.
As the profiteer, the big man will definitely attract most of the curses, but as the schemer, Qin Hao will be drowned in saliva even if he attracts less firepower.
That's why Qin Hao consumed a lot of food and grass to provide disaster relief, because if he didn't carry out remedial measures, he would not have a good reputation in the future, and he might not be able to get rid of the reputation of a butcher.
From his own point of view, Qin Hao used his own captured goods to help the victims, which is understandable, but this is not a good thing for the big man. After all, the big man no longer has any reputation.
Liu Hong was stunned immediately after hearing this, feeling disappointed and helpless at the same time. He didn't know what to say for a while.
A sneer flashed across Yuan Feng's lips, he pointed at Qin Hao and shouted: "Bold Qin Hao, who gave you the courage to go beyond the court and issue orders without authorization?"
The reason why Yuan Feng took the opportunity to attack was naturally to suppress Qin Hao's arrogance. The current Qin Hao was too sharp.
Qin Hao didn't care about this. He also felt that it was not good to be too high-profile. It was time to keep a low profile, but just because he didn't say anything didn't mean Qin Wen would be indifferent.
"Hmph." Qin Wen snorted coldly and said coldly: "May I ask Mr. Yuan, why did my son go wrong in releasing grain for disaster relief?"
"The victims are only caused by moss, so it is not as important as eradicating the Yellow Turbans. The imperial court is suffering from lack of food and sending troops, but Qin Hao is providing relief at this time. Isn't this adding to the chaos?"
Yuan Feng said calmly, not caring about the lives and deaths of the people at all.
Before Qin Wen had time to refute, Ding Yuan stood up and asked stiffly: "I dare to ask Mr. Yuan, if Sizhou is hit by a disaster, we can provide disaster relief, but if Jingzhou is hit by a disaster, why can't we provide disaster relief? Aren't the people of Jingzhou a big man?" Yet?"
"Uh, this..."
Dong Zhuo stood up leisurely at this time and said calmly: "What Mr. Yuan said makes people so uncomfortable. It should be noted that if nephew Qin hadn't turned the tide, there would have been no great victory later. I want to erase this mistake With all the credit given to nephew Qin Xian, Mr. Yuan, I’m afraid this is not good.”
Ding Yuan would speak for Qin Hao because he was the governor of Jingzhou, and it was Jingzhou that benefited from the disaster relief, so how could he watch Qin Hao be discredited.
As for Dong Zhuo, it was because both families were from the Kansai faction. Once the Yellow Turbans were defeated, the Kanto family became arrogant again. As a weak Kansai faction, it was natural for them to unite.
After Ding Yuan and Dong Zhuo, Liu Yu, Wang Yun, Cai Yong and others also stood up to defend Qin Hao.
Seeing that most of the court was on Qin Hao's side, he suddenly got through the hornet's nest, and Yuan Feng's face suddenly turned livid.
Qin Hao, who was watching with cold eyes, said at this time: "The disaster in Jingyu was so serious that I didn't have time to ask for instructions. This is indeed Qin Hao's fault. Please punish me."
Regarding Qin Hao's performance of not being arrogant or impetuous, Liu Hong nodded with satisfaction and said: "Forget it, compared with the merits of the virtuous son-in-law this time, this small mistake is nothing, and there is no need for punishment. .”
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
At this point, it was impossible for Liu Hong to order Nanyang to stop providing disaster relief, but he was really unwilling to not send troops, so he came up with another bad idea... selling nobles to collect food.
Now Liu Hong doesn't dare to sell his official position, but the title is different. After all, this has no real power, just reputation.
In this way, Liu Hong used this method of killing the goose to obtain the eggs, and he was able to collect part of the military rations, but when he was about to send out troops, he was dumbfounded.
"Report...to report to Your Majesty, the Qiang tribe in Liangzhou has rebelled again, and a hundred thousand troops are approaching Chang'an..."
"Report...The Xiongnu Chanyu led Temujin to lead an army of 200,000, and the troops captured Yanmen Pass..."
"Report...Xianbei's 200,000 troops invaded Youzhou..."
"Report... Wuhuan's 100,000-strong army invaded Liaodong..."
For a time, all the foreign tribes in the northern Han Dynasty rebelled together, and their momentum was still higher than that of the Yellow Turban rebels a year ago.
After all, everyone knows that compared with the Yellow Turbans, the fighting power of the aliens is not on the same level.
"These immature wolf cubs..." Liu Hong cursed angrily through gritted teeth.
Now that the four bandits have invaded, it is obviously impossible to continue sending troops to the Yellow Turbans. The most important thing is to protect the border.
So Liu Hong issued several imperial edicts in succession, the contents of which are as follows:
Qin Wen was granted the title of Bingzhou Mu, General of the Northern Expedition, and Marquis of Jin;
Dong Zhuo was granted the title of Shepherd of Liangzhou, General of the Conquest of the West, and Marquis of Liang;
Granted Liu Yu the title of Mu of Youzhou, General of the Conquest of the East, and Marquis of Yan;
Emperor Fusong was granted the title of Mu of Jizhou, General of the Conquest of the South, and Marquis of Zhao;
Confess Liu Yao as Yangzhou Mu, Zhendong General, and Danyang Marquis;
Liu Yan was granted the title of Mu of Yizhou, General of Zhenxi, and Marquis of Hanzhong;
Feng Ding was originally appointed as the Mu of Jingzhou, the General of Zhenbei, and the Marquis of Xiangyang:
Liu Dai was granted the title of Mu of Jiaozhou, General of Zhennan, and Marquis of Jiaozhi!
