Rejuvenation of the Han Dynasty in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 421

As the imperial capital of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Luoyang City was huge in scale, and now it was reduced to a piece of rubble. It was not an easy task to restore the palace, and it was more difficult to rebuild than to build a new one.

Liu He knew neither architecture nor water conservancy. After staying in Luoyang for a few days, he returned to Yecheng. At this time, news came from Jiangxia that Sun Jian led the army to attack Xiakou. The two armies fought in Chibi.

Liu He heard the news and sighed for a while. Although Sun Jian didn't go to Jingzhou, he still couldn't escape the fate of being killed by Huang Zu after all. It seems that the situation in Jiangdong has changed again.

Guo Jia said: "Now that Sun Jian died in battle, it is time to disintegrate the forces in Jiangdong. The general can represent his son and grandson Ce to attack the nobles, worship him as General Annan, and command Jiangdong's troops, but send another Yangzhou governor to take office. After Sun Ce avenges Jiangxia, Recruit and return to the court, worship as a general and envoy to conquer the south, then Jiangdong can be settled."

Liu He said with a smile: "Fengxiao's plan is very clever. Sun Ce is a hero in the world, with the courage to overlord. If he can be used by the court, the south will be all right!"

After reading Jiangxia's battle report, Liu He realized that Huang Zhong actually ran to Sun Jian's men. This time Sun Jian was hit by an arrow, and it was Huang Zhong who risked his life to rescue him, but he died of serious injuries.

Now the Sun family's generals are missing Cheng Pu, Han Dang, Zhou Tai, Jiang Qin and other major generals. Huang Zhong and Huang Gai have become the main force of the Jiangdong Army.

But Huang Zhong alone cannot make up for the shortcomings of these generals. If Sun Ce does not have another accident this time, he and Zhou Yu will be the strongest combination in Jiangdong. Perhaps the overall strength will be stronger than that led by Sun Quan. Soochow.

In Liu He's heart, Sun Ce and Zhou Yu are the real golden partners, surpassing the combination of Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang, Cao Cao and Guo Jia!

In March of the following year, Liu Hebiao Wei Yan became the prefect of Hanzhong, and ordered Liu Bei and Liu Zhang to crusade against Zhang Lu, seize Hanzhong, and pacify the entire Guanzhong.

At this time, Ma Chao had returned to Xiliang. He defeated the Qiang soldiers in Wuwei and gained a great reputation. He overawed the Qiang people and was respected by the Qiang people as the "Shenwei General". Ma Chao took advantage of the victory to advance to attack Jincheng and seize the land of Longyou.

After Liu He pacified Yanzhou and Yuzhou, he recuperated and reassured the people, and the hearts of the people returned to him. However, Xiaopei, Lu Guo, Yanzhou, Jibei, Taishan and other places in Yuzhou were occupied by Cao Cao. control.

Liu Hezuo asked the emperor to send an edict ordering Cao Cao to return to the counties. The imperial edict was issued twice, but Cao Cao refused to obey the order. Liu He decided to send troops to fight against rebellion.

In May, Liu He ordered Guan Yu, the governor of Qingzhou, to attack Taishan and Langya, Cheng Pu, the governor of Yanzhou, to attack Lu and Jibei, and Cheng Yu, the governor of Yuzhou, to attack Qiaojun and Pengcheng, with a total of 20 troops and horses, which was huge.

After the imperial edict was handed down, Liu Hecai set out from Yecheng with Guo Jia and others. At this time, the benefits of catering to the emperor were obvious. Anyone who dared to disobey an imperial edict would be punished for the crime of treason. , justifiably.

And Liu He himself is a clan member of the Han Dynasty, a descendant of Emperor Guangwu's prince lineage, and Liu Yu assisted the emperor in the court. Although many military and political orders came from him, no one said that he controlled the government, and even tended to Yu Liu He's decision.

In this regard, Liu He has a lot of advantages over Cao Cao in terms of identity. No one dares to say that he is a Han thief. Although Cao Cao lacked the title of "Cao thief", he felt helpless to be punished by these edicts. This move to conquer the princes, now the situation has been reversed, I don't know what he feels in his heart.

Since Liu He entered Yuzhou, Cao Cao had been hoarding food and grass in Xiapi and recruiting more troops. Xi Zhicai had already expected that there would be a battle between the two, so Cao Cao planned ahead.

But what Cao Cao didn't expect was that Xi Zhicai's plan hadn't been completed yet, and Xi Zhicai died of illness just after the war started. At the critical moment, Cao Cao was hit hard by the lack of a member of the army.

Although Liu He sent troops from the three routes, Cao Cao was a hero after all, how could he surrender without a fight and be captured without a fight?
At that time, Xiahou Dun was appointed as a general and went north to resist Guan Yu. Cao Ren continued to guard Jibei.

After a spring rain, the world is green, the warm wind is blowing, the grass is growing, and the people in the fields are working.

A tall red horse walked in front of the army with its head held high, like a burning flame. There was a person sitting on the horse's back, it was Guan Yu, with a long beard fluttering in the wind, and the eyes of Danfeng who opened and closed were shining brightly.

This time the army went south, all the affairs of Qingzhou were handed over to Zhuge Jin, and he dispatched the rear, with Zhang Liao, Xu Huang, Tai Shici and other generals. The morale of the three armies was high. After more than a year of rest, they will set foot on the battlefield again.

Just as he was walking, suddenly a white horse came galloping in front of the army, clasped his fists in front of the army and said, "Father, Commander, you will reach Xuzhou ten miles ahead. Cao Cao ordered Xiahou Dun to set up defenses around Mount Tai."

The messenger was young, with sword-like eyebrows and starry eyes, and there was a heroic look between his brows. It was Guan Ping, who had just joined the army last year, and was in charge of scouting this time.

"Pull the men and horses to the foot of the original mountain!" Guan Yu nodded slightly, and sent an order: "Gong Ming led the three thousand troops first, and Guan Hai followed!"

"Obey!" The two generals took the order, and ordered their troops to go, looking for a place to camp.

Chen Gong Fuxu said: "From the original mountain, you can attack Ying County and take Fenggao directly. I guess Xiahou Dun has been prepared for a long time. The general can send a team to go east to take Laiwu. Occupy this place for food and grass to be transported, and see the opportunity to go east. Take Yishui and attack Langya, so that we can respond to the actions of the navy and kill two birds with one stone."

"This plan is very clever!" Guan Yu nodded slightly, looking around: "Who dares to take Laiwu?"

Zhang Liao cupped his fists and said, "The last general is willing to go!"

Guan Yu stroked his beard and said with a smile: "With Wen Yuan personally leading the troops, I am relieved!"

Then Zhang Liao was ordered to lead [-] elite troops to march directly to Laiwu, while the rest of the troops marched to Yuanshan to fight Xiahou Dun's main force. If Xiahou Dun could be defeated and occupied Taishan County, Langya County would be captured with little effort.

Zhang Liao assembled his troops and came straight to Laiwu. He personally led the troops and ordered Ouyang Fu to meet them. When they arrived in Laiwu, they saw that it was a small city near the water.

Because it is adjacent to Qingzhou, many people have fled to Qi County. The fields here are mostly barren and overgrown with weeds. The garrison on the city is quite strong. After all, it is on the border. It is prudent to train and deploy defenses all day long.

When Cao Jun found that someone was approaching, he immediately beat drums and gongs to warn him. He saw a general urge his horse out, stand under the moat, and immediately set up a formation with his spear.

Zhang Liao frowned slightly, he didn't expect that the guard would dare to go out of the city to meet the enemy, he rode forward and shouted heavily: "Cao Cao has committed a rebellion, we are ordered to hunt down the thief, when you see our heavenly soldiers here, you will arrest them without your hands, will you help the tyrant? "

The man was not afraid at all, he laughed and said: "Hahaha, all the heavenly soldiers and thieves are the same in my eyes, Sun Guan. Whoever is stronger will make sense. Who are you?"

(End of this chapter)