At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty

Zhang Chun led an absolutely superior force of more than [-] troops to attack Jixian County, and overwhelmed the more than [-] people who were hastily prepared by the clan members.

Before his men and horses arrived in Jixian County to attack, the state and county soldiers under the clan members deserted and fled in the direction of Zhuojun and Jizhou. Fortunately, the cavalry led by Nanlou arrived in time and stabilized the situation.

And Qiu Liju also met with Zhang Ju, the two sides held an alliance, signed an alliance treaty, with Feiru as their base, their prestige was greatly boosted.

Zhang Ju saw that the situation was very good, the initial panic disappeared, and he was full of ambition, and immediately began to prepare for his enthronement as emperor.

He decides to be the emperor himself, and seals Zhang Chun as King Anding, the great general of Mitian, and formally breaks and confronts the Han court.

It was the first day of May in the fourth year of Zhongping.

On this day, Guo Peng led [-] troops to Juyang County and met Gao Yan, the prefect of Shanggu.

Gao Yan was relieved to see Guo Peng leading troops to support him. He immediately handed over the military command and went back to Juyang County to mobilize supplies for Guo Peng to ensure logistics.

Guo Peng took over the command of more than [-] soldiers from the county, boarded Juyongguan to inspect the defense, and observed the terrain around Juyongguan, and determined that the battle would be dominated by infantry confrontation, and the Karasuma people would definitely push the siege Get off the horse and fight on foot to take Juyongguan.

On the second day of May, Karasuma Pioneer arrived at a place more than ten miles east of Juyong Pass, advanced several miles, and chose to set up camp at a place five miles away from Juyong Pass.

Immediately afterwards, a large number of Karasuma people arrived. As Guo Peng guessed, they pushed the siege equipment, held the weapons of the Han army, and wore the armor of the Han army. They looked like a fierce Han army.

"The people of Karasuma came to attack Juyongguan with the weapons of our big men. They must think that they have the upper hand, but we have the advantage of Juyongguan. Fight back."

Guo Peng convened all the generals to discuss tactics and strategies. First, he decided to defend the city and observe how strong the Karasuma team was, and then looked for opportunities to defeat the enemy in one fell swoop.

It's not that Guo Peng provoked the Karasuma people to rebel in advance without any preparations. He also had a lot of preparations, such as preparing a lot of thunder.

The last time he used Zhentianlei to defeat the enemy, he found that Zhentianlei is really useful, and it is more effective against uncivilized barbarians. The so-called good work must first sharpen its weapons, and the same is true for marching and fighting.

The development and use of new weapons is always something that a country and a nation must do.

It's a pity that he can only do this now.

On the evening of the second day of May, Uyan led the main force of the rebels to the camp and began to rest.

On the morning of the third day of May, Wu Yan ordered the rebel army to prepare for battle. With the big shields of the Han army, wearing the armor of the Han army, and holding the weapons of the Han army, they began to attack Juyongguan in the way of the Han army.

Wu Yan had unprecedented self-confidence. Knowing that Guo Peng led the army to guard Juyongguan, he felt that he would be able to defeat Guo Peng, who had given them a great shock at Juyongguan, kill him, and completely cut off his threat.

Although he is awed by ordinary Karasuma people, Guo Peng is also an extremely terrifying deterrent to these Karasuma adults.

It is not a good thing for the high-ranking nobles of Karasuma that the Han Chinese Hu Karasuma is so powerful.

Guo Peng ordered the troops to take turns to defend the city to exercise their combat effectiveness.

Cao Ren and Cao Hong were the first to defend the city, Xiahou Yuan and Xiahou Dun were the second wave, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei were ordered to go up the third wave, and Guo Lie and Zhao Yun were the fourth wave.

Bows and arrows were shot at each other, rolling wood and stones were blowing, Cao Ren and Cao Hong commanded the army and rebels to launch a fierce offensive and defensive battle on the pass city.

There were also Han officers in the rebel army, and they wanted to build an arrow tower outside the city to suppress the Han army. Cao Hong immediately went down to the city to rectify the soldiers and horses, and smashed several earthen cities of the rebel army, frustrating their spirit.

The rebel army increased its troops several times in a row, and Guo Peng also replaced the guards several times in a row to maintain the strong combat effectiveness and physical strength of the army. As a result, Wuyan was unable to gain any advantage for two consecutive days. many.

At this time, in the east of the line of Juyongguan and Jixian, the rebels were raging crazily, sweeping Yuyang, Youbeiping, Liaodong and Liaoxi counties.

Because they didn't have time to prepare in advance, wherever they went, the Han army was either defeated or surrendered in Kaesong. Zhang Ju and Qiu Liju plundered and looted, causing great harm to the people of Youzhou.

The fighting of Guo Peng and the clan members was to curb the further westward and southward advance of the rebel army to Bingzhou, Jizhou and even Qingzhou further south.

It didn't take long for Guo Peng and the clan members to learn that Zhang Ju claimed to be the emperor, announced a break with the Han court, and demanded that Emperor Ling abdicate to let the virtuous.

The patriarch turned pale with fright, and immediately informed the imperial court of the matter, asking the imperial court to send troops to rescue him immediately.

Guo Peng sneered secretly, thinking that the more such people, the better. The more such people, the more it would damage the prestige of the Han Dynasty.

In troubled times, the first to raise a flag to make trouble is to clear the way for the real dragon, and the first to make trouble often fails to succeed, so Zhu Yuanzhang later adopted the strategic thinking of "building walls high, accumulating grain widely, and becoming king slowly".

And this will also become Guo Peng's strategic guiding ideology on the road to self-reliance.

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The situation at Juyongguan gradually became clear, and the combat effectiveness of Guo Peng's carefully trained army over the years was confirmed. Taking advantage of Guancheng, he repeatedly defeated the attacks of the Karasuma people.

But Wu Yan was very angry. He felt that it was a shameful thing for him to have the advantage but not be able to defeat the inferior Guo Peng.

So he forced the army to attack several times, completely ignoring the actual situation, causing the army's morale to fluctuate and people's hearts to be unstable.

Guo Peng commanded the army to counterattack with arrow rain, rolling wood and rocks, hot water and golden juice.

Guo Peng is now able to accept and is willing to use golden juice to deal with the enemy.

The golden juice is indeed an artifact for city defense. As long as the rebels rush to the bottom of the tower and pour the golden juice directly, it can not only kill the enemy, but also make the smell extremely bad. The rebels dare not and are unwilling to approach.

Of course, sometimes this is also a double-edged sword. If you can't adapt to the smell in time and don't smell it, then at least the food will be hard to swallow.

The strong smell that permeates the surrounding area will make people feel like they are pooping while eating, and they will vomit.

Cao Hong did not follow Guo Peng to fight the battle of Guangzong, so he vomited and didn't eat well for several days.

However, the Han army defended the city very effectively, and the Karasuma people temporarily rushed to the infantry. Although they were commanded by the Han rebel officers, they still did a poor job.

Therefore, a large number of Karasuma people were injured and could not receive timely medical treatment. The number of people who died after being injured far exceeded the number killed by the Han army on the battlefield.

Seeing those Karasuma people charging forward with their big shields without paying attention to strategy and tactics at all, Guo Peng felt more and more that an excellent military adviser was very necessary.

Obtaining the greatest benefits with the least loss to achieve the original goal is the meaning of the existence of a military division. Without a complete strategic plan, running around like headless chickens will lead to no results.

Wu Yan, a headless fly, was bumping around, so don't blame Guo Peng for killing him with a quick swatter with a fly swatter.

When the time was right, Guo Peng decided to do it.

He broke the turmoil and indulged the situation to make a big fuss. He did it for meritorious service, for his reputation and interests, and because he had the confidence to put it down. That's why he did it.

As Captain Hu Karasuma, he was also responsible for Karasuma's rebellion.

But what is very interesting is that Captain Hu Karasuma generally does not participate in the hostile wars between Ukarasuma and the Han Dynasty, but instead actively participates in the war between the Southern Huns and Xianbei, which seems to have become a practice.

But when things came to an end, these taboos were ignored at this time, as long as the Han army had the obligation to defeat the opponent in the event of a rebellion.

For several days in a row, every night Guo Peng ordered the army to attack the Karasuma camp in the first half of the night.

The Karasuma people suffered at first, but later learned to be good, and strictly guarded against death. The next few night raids by the Han army seemed to be commonplace, and the Karasuma people were used to it.

On the night of the eighth day of May, after Guo Peng led the army to reorganize, he ordered Cao Ren and Cao Hong to lead the army to attack the Karasuma camp at night.

Not long after that, Guo Peng ordered Xiahoudun and Xiahouyuan to lead an army to attack the Karasuma camp at night. The Karasuma people were still on guard, so Xiahoudun and Xiahouyuan fought for a while and then withdrew.

So there was no more fighting in the first half of the night. Wu Yan felt relieved that the Han army had been deflated twice and did not dare to attack again, so he went back to sleep in peace, leaving only a few night watchmen under his management.

Around two or three o'clock in the middle of the night, a westerly wind blew.

At this time, it is also the time when the sky is darkest and people sleep the deepest and most deeply.

Guo Peng led the Han army out of the city to attack at night. The Han army moved extremely cautiously, walking and crawling lightly, and reached the Karasuma camp.

The night raids begin.

It was midnight when Guo Peng led his troops to the decisive battle with the Karasuma people, but at the same time, Lingdi, who was far away in Luoyang, did not sleep. He summoned the main ministers of the court to discuss urgent matters in the palace together. .

The content of the discussion is naturally the rebellion of Zhang Ju Zhang Chun and Qiu Liju as mentioned in the above table by the governor of Youzhou.

The reason why Guo Peng was suppressed because of the fact that the Karasuma people killed his subordinates and wanted to question Qiu Liju was that the war in the Northwest was in full swing. Allow another war in the northeast.

As a result, we were very careful, and the war still happened.

It also involved the rebellion of Zhang Ju and Zhang Chun, who had been two thousand stone officials, which was really worse.

There are Karasumas outside and rebels inside. The two armies united, with more than [-] people, are raging in the land of Liaodong. Liaodong is in danger, and the clan members urgently ask for help.

"Liangzhou thieves are in chaos, so are Liaodong thieves! Han Sui deserves to die! Zhang Ju and Zhang Chun deserve to die too! Can't they keep the Han Dynasty stable for a few years?! Can't they keep me safe for a few years?"

It was not easy to pass through a stable three years of Zhongping. When the four years came, the war broke out. Emperor Ling was very angry and scolded. The officials were worried, and some people sneered secretly.

If it is said that Qiu Liju's rebellion may be due to the previous conflict between the Karasuma people and Gongsun Zan that made Qiu Liju fearful, then the Zhang Ju Zhang Chun's rebellion is really unexpected.

Investigating the reason, someone mentioned that Zhang Ju and Zhang Chun had recommended themselves to Zhang Wen as a general before Gongsun Zan led the army, and wanted to participate in the suppression of the rebellion, but Zhang Wen refused.

There may be reasons for their rebellion, but more importantly, it may be because they saw that the imperial court was in the quagmire of war in Liangzhou, and they felt confident.

During the day, the imperial court had just received a second request for help from the clan members.

The request for help said that the prefects of Yuyang, Liaoxi and Youbeiping were all killed by Zhang Ju and Zhang Chun's rebellious army. Now the rebellious army is attacking Jixian and Shanggu all the way, trying to sweep northern Xinjiang.

Not only that, Zhang Ju also claimed to be the son of heaven, made Zhang Chun king, and openly broke with the Han court, hoping that the court would make arrangements early.

Emperor Ling was so anxious that he ordered the ministers to discuss countermeasures and send troops to suppress the rebellion.

"All the elites of the imperial court were taken by Zhang Wen to attack Han Sui. Where are the elites? To attack Han Sui, the imperial court paid too much money and food, and there is really no more money."

"However, the chaos in Youzhou must be settled, otherwise the rebels will threaten Bingzhou and Jizhou, and Hebei will be overthrown. If things get serious, Luoyang will not be safe!"

"You said lightly, there are more than [-] rebellious troops, and there are Karasuma people following them. How many soldiers and horses are needed to attack?"

"Let's choose good generals from the court to lead the army, otherwise, once the clan members and Guo Peng are defeated, Youzhou will be in danger! Jizhou will be in danger! Hebei will be in danger!"

A group of ministers started arguing in a few words, and the more Lingdi listened, the more irritable he became. In a blink of an eye, he saw Lu Zhi frowning and thinking hard, and suddenly remembered that Lu Zhi was against Gongsun Zan's leading troops.

What happened later really confirmed Lu Zhi's guess, and now he felt that Lu Zhi was still useful, so he asked Lu Zhi.

"Lu Qing, how do you think the court should deal with the Liaodong rebels?"

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Seeing Emperor Ling asking himself, Lu Zhi thought about it carefully.

"Returning to Your Majesty, the rebel army is huge. The imperial court should immediately send competent personnel to Hebei to recruit rebels, support the clan members and Guo Peng, and stabilize the situation. In short, the rebel army cannot continue to wreak havoc."

"Who does Qing Lu think can take on this responsibility?"

"Huangfu Yizhen."

Lu Zhi thought about it, and still recommended Huangfusong. Huangfusong happened to leave his job and find a job in the capital. Perhaps it was the right time to start Huangfusong at this time.

Emperor Ling frowned, remembering that Huangfusong had just been knocked off not long ago, and now he activated it so quickly, didn't he slap himself in the face?

"Are there any other options?"

"Zhu Gongwei is also suitable, but Zhu Gongwei has just recovered from his illness. It may be a little inappropriate to send troops at this time."

Lu Zhi knew that Emperor Ling was unwilling to use Huangfusong, so he recommended Zhu Jun who had just recovered from illness.

Emperor Ling thought about it, Zhu Jun had been sick all the time, he had done nothing wrong, he was a little more low-key than Huangfusong, and he also had old troops who were good at fighting, so he might be a good candidate.

After much deliberation, Emperor Ling decided to let Zhu Jun lead the old troops to Youzhou to help in the battle.

"Lu Qing, the rebel army is powerful. What if the situation in Youzhou has been corrupted before Zhu Jun's army arrives?"

To be honest, Lu Zhi was also afraid of this.

The rebellion of the rebels was extremely intense, and there were also Karasuma cavalry to help. The Han army forces that Youzhou is currently resisting are the governor of Youzhou and Guo Peng, the lieutenant of Hu Karasuma.

If the two armies are defeated, the rebels will be able to invade Bingzhou to the west and invade Jizhou to the south. In that case, the rebellion will be greatly defeated.

Zhang Ju has already claimed to be the Son of Heaven, made Zhang Chun the General and Prince of Anding, and challenged the Han Empire. This is already the worst kind of rebellion.

"Right now, we can only hope that Guo Peng and the clan members can guard Ji County and Juyongguan, prevent the rebels from developing further, and persist until Zhu Jun's reinforcements arrive. In addition, we can only call on the rebels from all over Youzhou to fight against the rebels. other ways."

Hearing what Lu Zhi said, Emperor Ling felt upset immediately, and wished he could turn into a god and send down thunder to kill all the rebels.

Too bad he couldn't.

Zhu Jun quickly got an order to lead the army northward to Youzhou to quell the rebellion as a chariot general, and to take an overview of the affairs of Youzhou to quell the rebellion.

The imperial court provided food, grass, and military equipment as much as possible, so that Zhu Jun could quell the rebellion as soon as possible, so as not to disappoint the imperial court's expectations.

After Zhu Jun got the order, regardless of his health just recovered, he immediately took the order, rectified three thousand soldiers, and led the army northward, crossing the Yellow River and marching towards Youzhou.

On May [-]th, Zhu Jun's army arrived in Yecheng and was replenishing food and grass, and a good news had been sent to Luoyang immediately.

On the night of the eighth day of the fifth lunar month, Captain Guo Peng led an army to attack the rebels at Juyongguan. They defeated [-] rebels and killed more than [-] enemies. The rebels were routed and fled everywhere.

And Guo Peng has led his army to Jixian County on the ninth day of May, ready to assist the clan members to fight against the rebels.

Master Karasuma of Shanggu County was recruited by Guo Peng to fight with the Han army against Qiu Liju. Now that the Han army in Youzhou has blocked the rebels' way to Jizhou, the imperial court is requested to send reinforcements to help.

When Emperor Ling heard about this, he was overjoyed, and immediately ordered Zhu Jun to hurry to Youzhou.