Since Luo Xiao's will was determined, the entire land centered on Xingyang began to operate at full capacity.
Qingzhuang, who had previously gone to Luoyang as a suspect, began to station himself on the spot. The first thing Luo Xiao had to do was to build a stable logistics channel from Luoyang to Xingyang.
The last battle with Yuan Shaojun was because of an ambush and the need to hide their whereabouts and take them by surprise, so they used the strategy of elite troops to completely overwhelm Yuan Shaojun in one wave.
But this time it will be difficult to do so, and it will take a hard fight.
Hundreds of thousands of Taiping soldiers were sent to the east of Xingyang in batches by Luo Xiao and stationed separately.
The most elite among them are the 20,000-strong central army led by Luo Xiao, 10,000 armored cavalry who are invincible in the battle, and 10,000 light cavalry, one man and two horses.
Such a large-scale mobilization of troops naturally attracted the attention of Luoyang, and Luo Xiao's actions always surprised them.
The last time they thought they were going to attack Luoyang, they unexpectedly attacked Yuan Shaojun.
This time, they thought they would definitely attack the troops of the Kwantung princes, but instead they pressed the border and attacked Luoyang.
However, as Yuan Shao and other princes fled to Luokong and Huangfu Song's army, and after telling first-hand information about the defeat, all the princes of King Qin fell into silence.
Naturally, some people don't believe it, but Luo Kong believes it.
Jia Wenhe can understand people's hearts and has no clues. He said that these people did not lie, so these people must not have lied.
Among the Wushuang Hou army, Luo Kong rubbed his head in confusion, "Wen He, I got the news from Huangfu Song before.
This corner is a war-strategic commander like Han Wumu, and his commanding ability is not inferior to him.
Why did he suddenly become an invincible military leader like King Xiang?
It is almost like a myth that he led two thousand cavalry to charge head-on against three thousand white horse rebels and two thousand elite cavalry, and that one man fought back and defeated ten strong generals. "
Luo Kong was quite knowledgeable, and Gongsun Zan's White Horse Yi Cong was the best among the best.
With the same number, the only ones who can definitely defeat the White Horse Yi Cong are the Dare Warriors and the Temple Army, and the rest are just in between.
But such a strong white horse was crippled in a frontal charge.
This can only prove that Zhang Jiao was too fierce, which caused the Taiping Army's cavalry to become stronger.
Jia Xu said in a deep voice: "Master, you really have to be careful this time.
When I was talking to Yuan Benchu and Cao Mengde just now, I asked about the tactics and other arrangements for the last game, and found that there were no mistakes.
Losing without making any mistakes while seemingly having the advantage can only mean one thing.
There was a problem with Zhang Jiao's prediction. This person is much stronger than imagined!
This is most likely a super strong man who has reached the extreme in both military strategy and military situation. He is a god-level figure who is not inferior to the military immortal Han Wumu and the military master Xiang Wang. "
Luo Kong studied in Zhaocheng. Although he had never seen with his own eyes how strong Han Xin and Xiang Yu were, he could see from the passages that at least he was far inferior, because these two He can't even achieve the results he achieved as an individual.
Luo Kong couldn't help but flash through his mind a face with a face that was always indifferent and extremely beautiful. The most talented child recognized by the family, Wen Tao Wu Luo Gaiyaluo clan.
If it's my brother, then it must be OK, but it's a pity that I don't know where my brother is.
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Yuan Shao and other princes who were defeated from Guandong were not actually discriminated against. Victory and defeat were common matters for military strategists, and there was no such thing as defeat in any war.
Basically, these princes have a wide network of contacts. Some of them communicate with princes who have good relations with them, and some of them directly leave the army and go to Luoyang.
The Han Dynasty side was constantly negotiating, but the Taiping Army side was in a different scene.
All Qushuai were just waiting for Luo Xiao's orders and would not put forward their own opinions. Luo Xiao was counting the opponents in the court for all the Qushuai of the Taiping Army, mainly Taiwei Huangfu Song and Wushuang Hou Luokong.
This is the main leader of the imperial army, but these two people, especially his brother Luo Kong.
Luo Xiao knew his talents and abilities very well. He was a fierce general and could command an army of tens of thousands. This was enough to dominate the world.
In any era, he is enough to be regarded as a founding father level warrior.
But in this golden world, the gap between him and himself was so huge that it was no exaggeration to say that Luo Xiao could defeat him ten times out of ten just by using the rushing attack style.
Now Luo Xiao has to command the large army and attack the formation at the same time. It is no exaggeration to say that he can defeat ten Luo Kong at the same time.
And with his stupid Ou Doudou's military strategy ability, Luo Xiao was able to play with him at his fingertips.
This is what worries Luo Xiao the most. He is bound to break the Han court's destiny and trample the sacred majesty of the Han court to the end.
In this process, the biggest obstacles are Yinghou and Wushuanghou.
This is his relative, although he knows that with the collapse of the Han court's destiny, the fate of Yinghou and Wushuanghou is doomed.
But there was no way he would let his sword be stained with the blood of his relatives, even as Zhang Jiao.
Now that Yinghou Luochuan has returned to Guandong, before Luo Xiao dies, he and Luochuan may not see each other again.
The only thing to do now is to save the life of Luokong on the battlefield, and it is best to let him return to the Western Region.
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With the massive mobilization of the Taiping Army and the court's troops, all the states in the world seemed to have focused their attention here, and even the flames of war had weakened a bit.
Anyone with a right mind can see that this battle in Luoyang will determine the trend of the world.
If the Taiping Army wins, the only thing the royal family can do is to flee to Yongzhou Prefecture and ensure that they will not be caught by the Taiping Army.
If the Taiping Army were defeated, it would not be the end of the troubled times.
There are too many Taiping troops and thieves pretending to be Taiping troops in the world, and the imperial court is unable to put down so many Taiping troops.
The emperor still has to rely on these princes who participated in the war, and by then the world will be divided among the heroes.
Unless someone can shock all the princes in Luoyang.
With this clear situation in front of everyone, nobles in all states and counties in the world began to look for warlords suitable to cooperate.
It is no exaggeration to say that choosing a lord is a lifelong event. If the lord you choose is not good enough, it will be difficult to change jobs if you are dissatisfied later.
Generally speaking, there is only one chance to change jobs at most. Basically, if you change jobs twice, your reputation will be bad. If you have a reputation of being disloyal in this era, don't think about it.
People in the world are in a state of flux. How could the emperor in Luoyang not be aware of this?
He is a fool, but he is not a fool. On the contrary, he is extremely smart.
It's just that he used all his intelligence for personal enjoyment and maintaining his supreme power, and for this reason, he even did not hesitate to do things that harm the world.
In Luoyang Palace, there are tall and majestic palaces and extremely prosperous palaces. Decorations of pearls, jade, gold and silver can be seen everywhere, and colorful curtains hang down from every corridor.
This is the emperor's bedroom and the emperor's residence. Rows of palace ladies are waiting quietly in the outer hall. Candlelights are constantly swaying, flickering on and off with a slight crackling sound.
It was supposed to be a quiet night, but suddenly an angry roar came from the palace: "Traitors! They are all traitors!"
The emperor woke up from his nightmare. The eunuchs and concubines who were waiting at night came in quickly and knelt on the ground to obey the orders. The emperor gasped for air and recalled the scene in his dream. His face was full of anger and he roared loudly. He said: "Hurry up and summon the ministers who are close to you. I have an edict."
The eunuch hurriedly walked out after receiving the order. He did not want to stay in front of the angry emperor for a moment. Although it was night, the order came in the palace, and all the big shots in the palace were awakened from their sleep, and then hurried to the palace. Come.
No one knew what happened to the emperor. He called people into the palace at night. After entering the emperor's palace, they saw that the emperor was sitting on the bed and did not get down. Wang Yun, who was born as a scholar-official, was the kind of person who paid the most attention to etiquette. The scholar-bureaucrat immediately wanted to step forward and point out that the emperor was rude.
As an emperor, how could he face the ministers of the imperial court like this?
Isn't this disrespectful to the ministers?
Wang Yun's temper was very clear to his relatives and friends, so he was immediately pulled back and said in a low voice: "This is not a formal meeting. Your Majesty is not in the right mood. The situation is tense now, so don't dwell on such trivial matters."
Wang Yun recalled the tense situation in these days and realized that it was wrong to dwell on these trivial matters now. He suppressed his dissatisfaction in his heart and sat down angrily, but did not show it on his face.
After everyone had arrived, the minister saw that the palace attendants were also there. Several people immediately asked loudly: "Your Majesty, you summoned us and other ministers to discuss important affairs of the country?"
The emperor was finally freed from the nightmare, and said in a hoarse and dark voice: "I just felt something in my sleep, so I summoned all the ministers to come here."
Hearing this, the people who just now said immediately: "Then please ask all of you to avoid being ministers. The three well-known regular servants are not here. What qualifications do these eunuchs have to compete with me?" What about waiting for the Qing Dynasty Duke and the Lord to stand together in the palace?"
As soon as these words came out, Chang Shi immediately jumped up. He pointed at the scholar who was speaking and said angrily: "Who are you scolding? You actually said hurtful words in front of His Majesty. You are really arrogant."
The atmosphere in the hall suddenly became solemn.
The conflict between scholars and eunuchs was simply one of the eternal conflicts in the Later Han Dynasty. Especially after the party's imprisonment, the bloody feud between the two sides could no longer be resolved.
The emperor didn't expect that the scholar would directly scold him on such an occasion. He didn't care about his emperor's face at all. An evil fire shot up in his heart, all the way from his heart to his brain!
The emperor looked at the two men fiercely, and the palace was filled with a faint murderous intention, "Anyone who hurts others with words will be dragged out and killed.
The world's crisis has reached such an extent, yet you are still fighting here. Do you still have me as your king and father in your hearts? "
Seeing that the palace finally fell silent, the emperor said: "I summoned all the ministers here because I am worried about the Taiping Army.
I just dreamed that the Taiping Army entered the city of Luoyang. I and the princes and ministers all fell in a pool of blood, and the whole city of Luoyang was ablaze. "
The ministers did not expect that the emperor was worried about this, but they did not know what the situation was on the front line.
He could only comfort him vaguely: "Don't worry, Your Majesty.
The Taiwei is proficient in military affairs, Wushuanghou is a veteran general in the Western Region, and the other princes are all heroes.
We will definitely defeat the Taiping Army and bring peace to the world. "
The emperor swept away everyone's expressions. In fact, this was not what worried him most.
What he saw in his dream was not the scene of the Taiping Army conquering Luoyang. He believed that in order to destroy the Taiping Army, everyone in the world would do their best.
What he is really worried about is the princes who are now trying their best to resist the encirclement and suppression of the Taiping Army.
He still trusted Huangfu Song before, but these days when the daily attendants kept turning their backs on him, he began to doubt him.
In particular, even the five surnamed families would rather go to Guandong to fight against thieves than defend Luoyang, which aroused the emperor's suspicion.
Huangfu Song clearly had an absolute advantage before, but was ultimately defeated, which led to the party's disinhibition and the rise of all heroes.
Did Huangfusong really deliberately set up a trap to untie the party?
Huangfu Song has not been dismissed yet because the imperial court has no generals available except Huangfu Song.
Moreover, the emperor believed that even if Huangfu Song was from the gentry side, he would not give up Luoyang to the Taiping Army.
Several more people analyzed the reasons why the imperial court must win for the emperor. The emperor listened attentively and then waited until everyone finished speaking and suddenly said: "It seems that the defeat of the Taiping Army will be a matter of time.
I have a new worry. Even if we defeat the Taiping Army near Luoyang, I'm afraid the imperial court will suffer heavy losses.
So what should the Taiping Army do among the states and counties?
I got some news a few days ago. If some ministers are loyal to me on the surface, but secretly have evil intentions, what should I do? "
As soon as the emperor's words, which were light but with a hint of coldness, came out, the palace instantly fell into silence, causing endless waves in the hearts of the smart people.
At this time, the emperor actually suspected that the princes with heavy troops had evil intentions!
If one of them is not good, this matter about King Qin may cause big trouble. First, we must ask the emperor who he is suspicious of!
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The reasons for the demise of any dynasty are complex, but fundamentally, collapsed finances, corrupt administration, frequent natural disasters, and an unqualified king are always the main reasons.
Of course, on the way to the demise of the Han Dynasty, an atypical faint emperor appeared. The ancient Chinese nobles called him the "Ling" emperor, that is, the "flexible and smart emperor". The author thinks this is an irony.
Because he seems to be indeed smart and has never lost power during his lifetime in power.
But no more.
He trampled on almost all conventional political rules. When faced with the gradually corrupt and corrupt official selection system and fiscal and taxation system, he chose the most wrong way to collect money by buying and selling official positions and noble titles.
The Chinese called it "drinking a glass of poisonous wine to quench your thirst." It was a wonderful metaphor. The Han Dynasty came to an end under the rule of this "spiritual" emperor. ——"General History of the World: Volume 15 of Qin and Han Dynasties"
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