Rejuvenation of the Han Dynasty in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 156 Braking with static
When Liu He came to Yingtao, he saw that the city was tall and well-defended, surrounded by defenders on the top of the city, with sufficient troops.

Yingtao was the seat of Julu County. Because the Black Mountain Army invaded Changshan County, all the officers, soldiers and civilians of Changshan retreated to Julu. The defenders gathered here to fight against the rebels.

He ordered someone to deliver Wang Fen's book to the defenders, and soon the east gate was opened, and all the officials came out to welcome them, but the leader was an old acquaintance, former Julu prefect Guo Dian.

Liu He cupped his fists and said with a smile: "I don't want to meet Duke Ming here again. It's really fate!"

"Alas—ashamed, ashamed!" Guo Dian let out a long sigh, but just shook his head, first leading Liu He and his party into the city.

After listening to Guo Dian's introduction on the way, Liu He knew that Guo Dian was promoted to the prefect of Changshan, and was attacked by bandits in less than half a year, so he had no choice but to retreat. At this time, Sima Zhi, the prefect of Julu, was promoted, so Wang Fen asked him to stay in Julu. .

Last year he encountered the Yellow Turban Army, and this year he encountered the Black Mountain Army. Guo Dian was probably feeling very bitter!

When he arrived at the government office, Guo Dian let out a long breath and said: "If the general can come to help in person, Ying Tao can be saved!"

Liu Heyan said: "I have just entered the city. I see that everything here is well deployed and the people and horses are in good order. If Ming Gong has the ability to run an army, why not counterattack the bandit army and wait for death?"

Guo Dian shook his head and smiled wryly, "I'm just a scholar, how can I command the army? It's really the merit of Commander Zhu that I was able to gather the Changshan garrison and mobilize soldiers and horses from all over to guard this place!"

Liu He's eyes lit up: "This man is good at running the army and quite capable of commanding the army. How should he be called?"

Guo Dian was also very satisfied with this man, nodded and said: "This man's surname is Zhu Minling, and his courtesy name is Wenbo. He is from the Qinghe country. Because of his ability in running the army, the king's governor promoted him to the captain of the cavalry. If it weren't for him, Ying Tao would not be able to survive." Keep it.”

It turned out to be Zhu Ling. Liu He was secretly happy at first, and then frowned. This is the second best general in the Wei army after the five best generals. Now he is the captain of Jizhou cavalry. It seems that he can't be dug out.

But now is not the time to poach the wall, and immediately asked: "I wonder how the bandit army is doing now?"

Guo Dian said: "Lieutenant Zhu is well aware of what the rebel army is doing. I have sent someone to invite him. Please take a break for the general. He will be there later."

Zhu Ling was not well-known in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms. He played as a deputy general many times, but he was never reused by Cao Cao. It was not until Cao Pi's time that he became a rear general.

Zhu Ling was originally a general of Yuan Shao's army. When Cao Cao was conquering Tao Qian, Yuan Shao sent his army to assist Cao Cao. After the war, Zhu Ling believed that Cao Cao was the master of the Ming Dynasty, so he stayed directly to join Cao's army.

This decision is somewhat unkind. Zhang He and Gao Lan were framed and had to surrender. Zhu Ling abandoned his old master well. Such a surrender obviously made the suspicious old Cao afraid to use him at ease, and might even regard him as Yuan Shao. Monitor your own dark flag.

Judging from the results, Zhu Ling's vision is indeed good, and the choice is undoubtedly wise, but the timing is not good enough, so that after all, he did not mix with the five good generals.

In Liu He's mind, Zhu Ling's strength was similar to that of Yu Jin, and stronger than Li Dian and others.

Just as he was feeling emotional, a general in uniform strode in, standing eight feet away, with a mustache on his lips, a resolute face, and a stern look between his brows.

When he entered the lobby, he immediately saw Liu He who was seated at the top, he paused slightly, and clasped his fists and said, "Could it be that your Excellency is General Liu?"

Liu He got up to return the salute, and said with a smile: "It's my servant, Commander Zhu is well dispatched, and he used his own strength to resist hundreds of thousands of bandit troops, I admire it!"

But Zhu Ling shook his head and said: "There is more than enough to defend the city, but not enough to advance. General Liu is here to help, and there must be a strategy to defeat the enemy."

Liu He sat down with everyone and asked, "What is the situation of the rebel army now?"

Zhu Ling replied: "According to reports from the scouts, the bandit army is very powerful. There may be nearly 20 troops looting Changshan. The main force is moving east along the Jishui area. There is also a group of troops in Luancheng, and now they are gathering for Gaoyi. It seems that they want to join forces to attack Yingtao."

Liu He looked at the map on the table. Gaoyi is the junction of Changshan and Julu. The distance between the two places is not more than a hundred miles. This generation is an open plain area, and hundreds of thousands of bandits are overwhelming. It is really difficult to deal with. Ask Said: "Have you ever asked the court for help?"

Guo Dian sighed and said helplessly: "The envoy replied that because of the military chaos in Liangzhou, since last year, he has marched eastward from Wuwei and killed Chen Yi, the prefect of Jincheng. Beigong Boyu led tens of thousands of cavalry into Kou Sanfu and invaded the garden. Mausoleum, the imperial court sent General Huangfu to guard Chang'an to fight against the bandits, but he is unable to send any more troops, so he ordered us to recruit troops to fight against them."

Liu He shook his head, thought for a moment and said: "Changshan Bandits and Heishan Bandits join forces, there are 20 people, and most of them are young and strong. They are stronger than the Yellow Turban Bandits last year. If the imperial court did not send troops, we would It is difficult to face it head-on, and the only way to break it is to stop it quietly and wait for it to change."

Zhu Ling nodded and said: "The general's words coincide with those of me. Our army's strength is less than one-tenth of the bandit army. If the bandit army joins forces to plunder various places, we can only hold on and wait for them to disperse one by one."

Liu Heyan said: "When we were in Zhongshan, the Black Mountain Army had already run out of food. Now that they have fled to Changshan, we are afraid that the Changshan Bandits will also be in need of food. When they run out of food and grass, chaos will arise, and this is the first time we will fight back." hour."

Guo Dian frowned and said, "The bandit army knows that there is not enough food and grass, so they gathered their troops to attack the giant deer. They will definitely attack in large numbers in the near future, so we must be careful."

Liu He nodded and said: "Don't worry, everyone. I think there are enough defenders in the city, but there are fewer people in command. I have dispatched elite soldiers from Zhongshan to help the battle. When they arrive, there will be enough manpower."

Guo Dian breathed a sigh of relief and asked, "What's next?"

Liu Heyan said: "Immediately order the men and horses to prepare the equipment for defending the city. There must be enough bows and arrows, wood, ash bottles, and boiling oil. If they can be dispatched from nearby places, let them transport them overnight."

Zhu Ling clasped his fists and said, "This matter has already been urged, and the equipment from all counties will arrive soon."

"Captain Zhu is well prepared, so we can fight against the thieves with all our strength." As expected, he was worthy of being a famous general. Seeing that Zhu Ling had made preparations in advance, Liu He said to Guo Dian, "Please Ming Gong issue another announcement and call on the brave men from all the towns in Changshan." Come to the city to help us and join forces to fight against the bandit army."

Guo Dian nodded and said, "I'll do it right away!"

After everything was arranged, Liu He followed Zhu Ling to patrol the city to check the strength of the troops and arrange the deployment. When everyone came to the top of the city, they saw that the bows and arrows and other equipment were neatly arranged. The soldiers were all dignified and dignified. color.

Liu He nodded secretly. As expected, he was worthy of being a famous general. Zhu Ling had done everything well and there was nothing to add. Judging from this situation, it would not be easy for the bandit army to attack the city.

I remember that Zhang Niujiao was shot by an arrow in the attack on Ying Taoliu, and he was seriously injured and died. Before he died, he handed over the Black Mountain Army to Chu Yan, and then Chu Yan changed his surname to Zhang. Sealed the official position.

Looking at the vast Changshan area in the distance, Liu He couldn't help but think of Zhao Yunlai. If a white horse general was born at this time, he would enter seven times and exit seven times.

(End of this chapter)