At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty

The future they fear and look forward to is really coming step by step.

No matter how many times you simulate it in your mind, when you actually face it, it will be completely different.

If you don't really experience it, no matter how many times you hear it or think about it, it will be different.

How to go, where to go, where is the future, everyone is thinking.

The impact of Liu Xie's death was far-reaching, so far that public opinion was silent for a while, and no one dared to speak casually, lest they talk about some sensitive issues and cause everyone's disputes.

Guo Peng's choice to use war to temporarily cover up the outbreak of this problem is a good way to deal with it.

Everyone turned the fear and anxiety in their hearts into anger, and poured it on Ma Teng, Han Sui and Zhang Ji in one breath, strongly demanding that the three thieves be eliminated and comfort the emperor.

The problem was temporarily covered up. Guo Peng asked Chen Lin to write an article and publish it.

The article declared that Zhang Ji was a traitor, and Ma Teng and Han Sui's troops who accepted Zhang Ji's surrender also had a history of rebellion, and they were also traitors.

In the event of the death of the emperor, although Zhang Ji was not the mastermind, Li Jue and Guo Si were his subordinates. be annihilated.

For the past seven years, the Han Dynasty has been hijacked, humiliated, and treated as puppets by Liangzhou people. Guo has never had enough strength to defend the Han Dynasty. He deeply feels his incompetence and stupidity. Now that the situation has reached this point, he knows that he No matter what you do, it won't help.

However, he always wants to seek justice for the emperor, for the Han Dynasty, for the celebrities who died tragically, and for the people of the world!

The Battle of Kansai has officially begun!

With Guo Peng's order, Jizhou and Yanzhou began to mobilize.

Guo Peng will mobilize [-] troops and march in two directions. The army will go straight to Kansai, wipe out the Liangzhou Group that has been a disaster for the Han Dynasty for seven years and eventually destroy the Han Dynasty, and restore peace in Kansai and Liangzhou.

When the news that Guo Peng was going to mobilize troops to conquer Kansai was released, the news of the death of the emperor spread to Jingzhou, Yangzhou and Yizhou.

As soon as the news came out, it shook the entire Jiangnan region.

Whether it was Liu Zhang who was distressed by Pang Xi and the unscrupulous Dongzhou soldiers, Liu Biao who was fighting Sun Ce, and Sun Ce who was still dealing with internal centrifugal forces while fighting Liu Biao, they were all deeply shocked.

And the forces around them, the local forces, were also stunned by this news.

Han Dynasty...

After all, it came to the point of destruction.

Although it was not without psychological preparation, it was not that no one had thought of this possibility, but once this matter really became a reality, everyone still felt deeply terrified and uneasy.

The strong inertia brought about by the 400-year rule of the Han Dynasty made everyone feel at a loss at first, looking around at a loss, not knowing how to go.

Ambitious and unambitious, they have not yet reached the point where they can ignore the Han Dynasty and even conquer the world.

They will naturally feel panic, restlessness, and confusion.

But things have happened and cannot be reversed. The turbulent world forces them to think about their own way forward, the future, and the facts related to their own vital interests.

The Han Dynasty really collapsed.

Will there be a new emperor?

Will there be a new court?

Will Han, the title of the country, continue to rule this land?

Will the 400-year reign come to an end?

no one knows.

Liu Zhang didn't know, Liu Biao didn't know, Sun Ce didn't know, and the powerful factions didn't know.

However, this does not prevent them from getting out of confusion at an extremely fast speed and starting to plan for the future intensively.

Your own survival is always the most important thing.

The collapse of the Han Dynasty not only confused them, but also terrified them.

In troubled times, in troubled times where even the emperor cannot protect himself, in troubled times where even the emperor will die, what are they?

They are more urgently seeking to preserve their own strength, or seek refuge with powerful forces, or enhance their own strength.

The emperor is dead, who else can't die?

Yizhou, Jingzhou, Yangzhou, all the major princes and major power groups suddenly noticed that something had changed, and a terrible change had taken place.

The past is gradually collapsing, and it will never return. We don't want to go to the future, and we want to stay in the familiar past, but the future is really coming, and it can't be stopped.

They want to go back to the past, really want to go back to the past, the troubled times have only been seven years, seven years, can't they bring the past back?

In the past, I could still fantasize about it, but this time, it really didn't work.

So Cai Yong would cry in grief and indignation, and Cao Cao would also shed tears in anger. Zang Hong wrote two letters to Guo Peng, with strong words and endless grief and indignation.

Scholars in the academy would also write letters to Guo Peng. They regarded Guo Peng as the last hope for maintaining the Han Dynasty and hoped that he could do something.

So Guo Peng announced the conquest of Kansai, following the trend.

But this trend is completely different in the southern land.

When Pang Xi heard about this, he was shocked at first, then overjoyed, and immediately sent a letter to Liu Zhang.

He believed that this time was a great opportunity given by heaven to Liu Zhang. He asked Liu Zhang to follow God's will to ascend the throne as emperor, and then led the Shu army to attack Hanzhong in the north.

After capturing Hanzhong, the Northern Expedition to Sili, wiped out the people of Liangzhou, and returned to the old capital, so that the throne can be firmly established.

"The death of the emperor, the collapse of the imperial court, and panic in the world, no one does not look forward to a new emperor who can stand up and rule the world. The king is a clan member of the Han family. In terms of blood, he is close to the royal family. In terms of status, he is a king. Is there anyone more suitable to succeed the emperor than the king?"

Pang Xi tried his best to persuade Liu Zhang to proclaim himself emperor. For this reason, he personally went to Chengdu to meet Liu Zhang and urged Liu Zhang to proclaim himself emperor.

When Liu Zhang heard the news that the emperor had died and the court collapsed, he was panicking when Pang Xi suddenly made such an announcement.

He was completely stunned, not knowing how to deal with it.

He can still accept being the King of Shu, being the Son of Heaven... this...

Liu Zhang is timid and fearful of trouble. Before he was the king of Shu, blood flowed in rivers of blood in Yizhou, and he almost lost his position as the king of Shu.

He must be killed, right?

Liu Zhang was anxiously thinking about such a terrible future.

The Yizhou locals around Liu Zhang, Wang Shang, who was engaged in Zhizhong, tried their best to dissuade Liu Zhang from proclaiming himself emperor, and he was very dissatisfied with Pang Xi's persuasion.

"In the past, Emperor Gao, the great ancestor, occupied Hanzhong and became king. He won Guanzhong and defeated Xiang Yu before he became emperor. The king never occupied Hanzhong, let alone Guanzhong. There was Guo Zifeng in the Kanto, who occupied Hebei and the Central Plains. , Liu Jingsheng of Jingzhou, and Sun Bofu of Yangzhou are all separated from one side, how has the world ever been stable? Could it be possible to be called emperor at this time?"

As a native of Dongzhou, Meng Guang, a famous scholar whose hometown is Luoyang, was also very dissatisfied with Pang Xi's persuasion.

"Hanzhong was invaded by Zhang Gongqi, the general never recovered Hanzhong, and now even Hanzhong has not been controlled, and the land where the ancestors established their careers has never been obtained, so why are you talking about proclaiming the emperor?"

Chapter 530

Pang Xi could ignore Wang Shang, because he really didn't care about Wang Shang, what Wang Shang said was completely meaningless to him.

They are political enemies.

If my political opponents oppose it, of course I will support it.

But Meng Guang is really famous, and he also has a great reputation and influence within the Dongzhou Group. A word or two is also very important to Pang Xi.

Although Pang Xi held the most direct military power, he still cared about Meng Guang's opinion after all.

Meng Guang's objection was mainly because Hanzhong was not in his hands. If Hanzhong was in his hands, then Pang Xi believed that Meng Guang would not sing against him.

So Pang Xi decided to win Hanzhong and show it to Meng Guang.

"Hanzhong is only a minor problem. If Your Majesty agrees, I will send troops north to Hanzhong immediately to obtain Hanzhong for Your Majesty!"

Pang Xi expressed his opinion immediately.

Meng Guang frowned, Wang Shang didn't know what to say.

For Shu, Hanzhong is of great significance. After acquiring Hanzhong, Hanzhong and the Qinling Mountains can be used as the barrier of Shu.

And if Hanzhong is not in your hands, it is tantamount to giving up the barrier to the enemy. Once the enemy gets Hanzhong, they will inevitably covet the land of Shu.

Shu is not safe anymore.

Pang Xi has been guarding Berkshire to resist the invasion of Hanzhong, and his record is really not good, so Meng Guang and Wang Shang don't trust Pang Xi very much.

However, as far as Pang Xi himself is concerned, the existence of Hanzhong is actually necessary, and he is not stupid. He also knows that his existence is necessary because of the existence of terrifying enemies, so that he can gain military power against Zhang Lu, and Get the honor, you can be the emperor in Berkshire.

Without such a powerful enemy as Zhang Lu, can he still be his emperor?

The method of raising the bandits' self-respect is not uncommon.

He and Zhang Lu seemed to be maintaining a tacit understanding. If Zhang Lu couldn't beat him, he couldn't beat him either. The two of them seemed to be singing a double reed. changed.

However, Pang Xi might not really be able to defeat Zhang Lu.

The situation is different now, the general situation of the world has reached this point, if he can't make a change, he can only stay in the middle of Sichuan and wait for death, this is not something Pang Xi can do.

So Pang Xi resolutely asked Liu Zhang to fight, and asked to lead the army to attack Hanzhong in the north, and then enter Guanzhong to wipe out the Liangzhou Group, and then respectfully asked Liu Zhang to proclaim himself emperor, not giving anyone else this opportunity.

Liu Zhang thought about it and had no idea, Wang Shang firmly opposed it, but Meng Guang faintly revealed his support.

So when Liu Zhang was ambiguous, Pang Xi talked about Zhang Lu's insult to Liu Zhang again. When Liu Zhang got angry, he slapped his head and hit him!

The Shu army then began to gather, gathered in Chengdu, and prepared to attack Hanzhong.

According to Pang Xi's plan, after they took Hanzhong, they asked Liu Zhang to change his title from King of Shu to King of Hanzhong.

The King of Hanzhong was Liu Bang's title before he established the Han Dynasty, which is of great significance to all scholars who miss the Han Dynasty.

Meng Guang was still puzzled.

"Will the other forces in the world have no action? Guo Zifeng, Liu Jingsheng, Sun Bofu, and Ma Teng and Han Sui who occupy Guanzhong now, will they have no opinion?"

"We can't do nothing just because others want to do it. Hanzhong belongs to Yizhou. Isn't it justifiable for us to capture Hanzhong?"

Pang Xi resisted all opinions, held the army, food and grass in central Shu with his absolute military power, and began to launch a war against Hanzhong.

After Zhang Lu, who claimed to be the prefect of Hanzhong, learned of the information, he immediately mobilized troops to prepare for resistance, and wanted to show Pang Xi some color.

In December of the fourth year of Xingping, war broke out again in Yizhou.

A battle between the Shu army and the Hanzhong army was launched, which was related to the life and death of the Zhanglu Group in Hanzhong.

Shuzhong and Hanzhong were disturbed by this.

However, Jingzhou and Yangzhou, which were already at war, temporarily stopped attacking each other because of the outbreak of this incident, and the two armies entered a stalemate in Yuzhang County.

During this period of time, Xuzhou collapsed and was occupied by Guo Peng, followed by the death of the emperor and the collapse of the imperial court. Two major events in a row made Sun Ce and Liu Biao feel uneasy.

Compared with the end of the emperor, Sun Ce cares more about the ownership of Xuzhou.

Compared with the ownership of Xuzhou, Liu Biao cares more about the news that the emperor is dead.

The threat that Liu Biao faced directly came from Guo Peng's garrison troops in the Runan area. He was used to it here, and as a clan member of the Han Dynasty, what he cared most about was the issue of the emperor.

And Sun Ce was even more worried about the threat from Xuzhou. Originally, Xuzhou was under Tao Qian's jurisdiction. He even thought about sending people to be friendly with Tao Qian and form an alliance to jointly deal with the threat from Guo Peng and internal centrifugal forces and achieve strategic cooperation.

Now that Tao Qian is finished, Guo Peng directly occupied Xuzhou, and let generals such as Zhang Liao, Zang Ba, and Xu Huang each lead their troops to present and train troops by the river.

The tens of thousands of Wei soldiers and Chen Bing in the counties along the river seem to be eyeing Jiangdong, which is not a friendly move at all.

Of course, Sun Ce doesn't intend to be friendly, he longs for war.

It's just that there are constant internal and external troubles at the moment, and Sun Ce can't develop Jiangdong well and expand his strength. If you want him to fight against Guo Peng at this time, no matter how strong he is, he still has doubts.

Xuzhou's effectiveness as a barrier is gone. Danyang County and Wu County will directly face the threat of Guo Peng. It is true that Sun Ce is strong, but he is not stupid either.

Zhou Yu strongly suggested that Sun Ce and Liu Biao talk about peace, discuss a truce, and keep each other safe. It would be best if they could put aside their previous suspicions and form an alliance.

"Wei Gong ruled Xuzhou, and Hebei and the Central Plains were all in the hands of Wei Gong. There was no foreign enemy. If Wei Gong recuperated for a few years and directly sent troops to the south, with the current strength of Jiangdong, it is really difficult to compete. Now if we don't stop the war as soon as possible, quell the civil strife, and garrison troops. Without food, the future is unpredictable.”

Zhou Yu's suggestion made Sun Ce calm down, and the initial anger gradually disappeared. He began to think about this issue calmly, and then came to an effective conclusion.

The war with Liu Biao really shouldn't continue.

Up to now, his army has not increased much, and the troops who started from the headquarters have lost a lot. Continuing to fight will not benefit him, and it will be the same for Liu Biao.

Liu Biao also faced Guo Peng's threat directly, and the threat was getting bigger and bigger.

Sun Ce ordered the front line to stop fighting, return to the camp, and guard the camp. Then he sent a letter to Liu Pan, the commander-in-chief of Liu Biao, stating his interests and asking him to convey Sun Ce's idea of ​​a truce to Liu Biao.

After reading Sun Ce's letter and what he had learned, Liu Pan felt from the bottom of his heart that Sun Ce's actions were right, so he sent this letter together with a letter he wrote to Liu Biao, asking Liu Biao to think it over again. Make a decision.

In the current situation, it is really not a good strategy for them to continue fighting. The general situation of the world has really changed.