The Battle of Pubanjin started suddenly and ended quickly, but the price paid by Wei Yan's Han army was not small.
The 3,000 advance infantry led by Wei Yan personally suffered more than 1,300 casualties after the battle. Eighty percent of them were killed or wounded by arrows from the condescending archery tower.
The seven thousand Han troops who climbed the slope to attack also suffered more than a thousand casualties under the condescending attack from the arrow tower on the top of the slope.
As for the Huang Quan navy that attacked the Yellow River navy, it also suffered nearly 2,000 casualties. These were not casualties in the battle with the Yellow River navy. They were entirely in the process of going down the river, because of the hydrological conditions. Unfamiliarity, too fast water speed, hidden reefs and other reasons caused the capsizing of more than 20 warships.
In fact, Huang Quan's attack down the river was a very risky thing in itself. If Cao Wei's Yellow River navy was not so vulnerable, the battle losses would have been far more than that.
In other words, although this attack on Pubanjin captured the Yellow River crossing in one day, the battle losses paid by Wei Yan's army exceeded the battle losses in Luyang for more than ten days.
But, the price is worth it.
After Pubanjin, the entrance to Hedong has been opened. Now as long as troops are transported across the Yellow River, the Hedong area can be directly conquered. The Hedong aristocratic families are actually more nervous than Sima Yi now.
But Wei Yan's strategic goal is not Hedong.
After spending a day and quickly resting, Huang Quan left 2,000 naval troops to continue guarding Pu Ban Jin. He led 3,000 naval troops to maneuver the ship, and took more than 7,000 infantrymen under Wei Yan's command to continue down the river. , headed to Hongnong County.
At the same time, Hongnong County was in Shangluo County, within the Yang family's residence in Hongnong.
Yang Biao, who was famous all over the world, has passed away, and the current head of the Hongnong Yang family is Yang Biao's younger brother, Yang Bing.
There was no way. In Yang Biao's lineage, the most accomplished Yang Xiu was killed by Cao Cao. Most of the remaining heirs were mediocre and their grandchildren were too young. For the survival of the Yang family, Yang Bing, with the support of the elders of the Yang family, , became the head of the Yang family.
What is now in front of Yang Bing is a key opportunity related to the rise and fall of his Hongnong Yang family, but Yang Bing doesn't know whether he should seize him.
To be fair, Yang Bing is really far behind Yang Biao, and Yang Bing himself knows this, so he is so hesitant.
The Han Dynasty in the west, well, let’s call them Han Dynasty, let’s call them Han Dynasty. Zhuge Liang, the prime minister of Han Dynasty, sent people to secretly contact the Yang family. He hoped that when the Han Dynasty invaded Sili in the future, the Yang family in Hongnong could see that their ancestors were deeply favored by the Han Dynasty. , took the initiative to stand up and respond to the Han Dynasty's Northern Expedition.
Of course, the Han Dynasty will not disappoint the Hongnong Yang family who cherishes the Han Dynasty. Although after the reform, the Han Dynasty does not have the term "Sangong", but it does not mean that there are still three provinces and six ministries.
Zhuge Liang is the prime minister, but he has also been serving as Zhongshu Ling. If Yang Bing is willing to return to the Han Dynasty and help the Han Dynasty capture Heluo, then Zhuge Liang is willing to abdicate and let Yang Bing take the post of Zhongshu Ling.
This is the condition that the big man in the west offered to the Hongnong Yang family. To be honest, Yang Bing was very moved by this condition, but from the perspective of the Hongnong Yang family, he didn't know whether he should be moved or not.
After all, there are still risks, and the conditions can only be said to be so-so.
The Yang family is not the Yang family of Yang Bing alone. When Yang Bing considers problems, he must think from the perspective of the entire Yang family. If the Han Dynasty in the west has no hope of conquering Luoyang, or in other words, if it can't hold Luoyang after conquering it, then Why did Yang respond to your call? !
Just relying on the favor of the "Four Generations and Three Dukes"? !
Don't be ridiculous, this name is very important to the Yang family, but it does not mean that the Yang family will always observe filial piety for your Han family.
Besides, the Yang family is already worthy of the Han Dynasty. Yang Biao followed Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty all the way from Luoyang to Chang'an, and then from Chang'an to Xudu. What hardships did Yang Biao not suffer? !
After Cao Wei accepted Zen on behalf of the Han Dynasty, he wanted to make Yang Biao a Taiwei. Under that situation, Yang Biao risked his life and directly refused to serve as an official. This is already enough of a courtesy to you, a big man.
Yang Bing believed that the Yang family was worthy of the big Han, but now the "big Han" in the west wanted them to step forward as internal agents and cooperate with them to attack Luoyang. If they failed, this would be the fate of the Manchu clan.
The risk and return are really not proportional to each other.
So, after all, it is impossible for the big men in the west to let me, Hongnong Yang, work for you just because of an empty official position.
This is the reason Yang Bing can think of to object from Yang's standpoint.
But similarly, from Yang Bing's standpoint, there are actually many reasons in favor that he can think of.
Hongnong Yang's life in the Wei Dynasty was not easy.
Yang Biao refused the official position of Taiwei offered by Cao Wei. Although Cao Pi had just succeeded to the throne at that time, it was difficult to take any action against Yang Biao, who was famous all over the world. But everyone knew that Cao Pi was a petty person.
Not to mention, when Cao Pi and Cao Zhi were competing for the throne, Yang Biao's son Yang Xiu blatantly sided with Cao Zhi, gave Cao Zhi a lot of ideas, and offended Cao Pi as much as Yang Xiu in the end. Even if you die, you can't say that it has nothing to do with Yang Xiu's involvement in the dispute between Cao Pi and Cao Zhi.
Therefore, at least in Cao Pi's dynasty, the Hongnong Yang family had no talents to serve in the Cao Wei court.
But now, in the reign of Cao Rui, life is still difficult for the Yang family. Yang Bing himself is just a councilman. This position is not very high or noble. It is just an official position that is perfunctory to show your respect for the Yang family. That’s all.
It can be seen that Cao Rui did not like the Hongnong Yang family very much during this period.
It's not okay to continue like this.
The biggest reason why the Hongnong Yang family was able to gain such a great reputation before was because of the Yang family's "Four Generations and Three Dukes". If no one holds a high position for a long time, even the Yang family will decline.
Among other things, there is one ready-made example - the Yuan family of Runan, who was also a top aristocratic family in the late Han Dynasty and one of the "Fourth Generation and Three Dukes", what has become now? !
It has only been a few years, and no one cares about the so-called Runan Yuan family at all, and the Runan Yuan family now basically refuses guests behind closed doors and lives in seclusion.
If the Hongnong Yang family continues to be so unpopular with the court and remain unknown, sooner or later they will follow in the footsteps of the Yuan family in Runan.
But if the Yang family really takes the risk and joins the Han Dynasty, Yang Bing will retake the post of Zhongshu Ling of the Han Dynasty. This is equivalent to the same position as the three Dukes of the Han Dynasty before, and in terms of actual power, it is much greater than the Three Dukes.
Even if Yang Bing is just pretending and will step down after one year in office, for the Hongnong Yang family, there is a chance to continue to maintain the family's prestige.
This is what Yang Bing can think of, the benefits of taking refuge in the big man.
There are advantages and disadvantages, and the risks are not small. Yang Bing really doesn't know how to make a choice.
He is not a qualified head of aristocratic family. It's just that the Yang family is really running out of talents, so they let him make decisions.
In the past, Yang Bing could temporarily hang on to the detailed work sent by the Shu Han. After all, the Yang family took the initiative in this matter. Even if the Yang family did not agree to this matter, the Shu Han's detailed work could not do anything to the Yang family.
But now, it doesn't seem to work anymore.
News of the defeat of the Yellow River Navy and the fall of Pubanjin soon reached Hongnong County. In other words, within three to five days at the earliest, the Shu Han army would arrive at Hongnong.
At this time, there was no time for Yang Bing to hesitate.
If you stand up to respond to the Shu Han at this time, call on the Hongnong family to return to the Han Dynasty, and help the Han Dynasty open the passage to Luoyang, then there is no doubt that the Yang family's interests will be maximized.
If you remain indifferent at this time, you can avoid the risks that the Yang family will face if the Shu Han attack fails in the future. However, once the Shu Han really captures and defends Luoyang, the Yang family's position will be embarrassing.
The Shu Han Dynasty did not need a so-called "Four Generations and Three Dukes" family that could not serve the Han Dynasty at critical moments. In other words, even if they returned to the Han Dynasty, the Yang family would still not be reused.
The Hongnong Yang family may, like the Yuan family, be slowly submerged in the dust of history.
Yang Bing really couldn't make a choice. After all, this decision would cost the lives of the Hongnong Yang family.
Therefore, Yang Bing decided to hold a family meeting.
Since you can't decide by yourself, let everyone decide together what to do.
This meeting probably lasted a full day, and the next day, the Yang family suddenly opened its doors and sent countless servants and children to various places in Hongnong.
Three days later, when Wei Yan led his army down the Yellow River and arrived at Hongnong County, Yang Bing personally led the people to the ferry, blocked Wei Yan, and asked, "General, do you want to lead the army to attack Hongnong?!"
Wei Yan was stunned at that time. What did this old man mean? !
The troops I brought here were not here to attack Hongnong. Could it be that I was here for tourism? !
Wei Yan didn't react, but there was Pang Tong who came with him.
Pang Tong quickly stepped out from the crowd, bowed to Yang Bing and said, "No, everyone in the world is Han. Now we are just following the emperor's orders to hunt you on behalf of heaven."
What Pang Tong said is also interesting. The world belongs to the Han Dynasty, and we are just here to replace the Han emperor.
In other words, if you think you are a Hanchen, and this Hongnong is still a Han native, then we are our own people, and the rest can be easily discussed.
But if you think you are Wei Chen, then there is nothing to say.
In fact, it was just a disguised form of forcing Yang Bing to express his stance.
Yang Bing, on the other hand, smiled slightly, bowed and said, "Lieutenant of the Han Dynasty, after Yang Zhen, Yang Bing respectfully welcomes the King of the Han Dynasty."
Yes, I voted, and I ate the jelly in the pot to welcome Master Wang! ! !
(End of chapter)
