Chapter 212 Prelude to the Great War Fu Xie, the prefect of Hanyang, led an army to defend Ji County after the assassination of Geng Bi.
The rebels led by the kingdom were unable to attack.
Due to family background, it was difficult for the Kansai nobles to hold the position of public minister when they entered Luoyang, let alone Fu Xie, who was an upright man, had a bad relationship with eunuchs, and would not pay for an official position.
Of course, the relationship with the Guandong nobles was not much better. He once angrily rebuked Situ Cui Lie in the court. (It comes from the Bolingcui family, but his position as Situ was bought at a cost of 500 million yuan, which has been criticized.) In the original history, Fu Xie defended Hanyang to the death. The rebels tried several times to persuade him to escape or surrender. However, despite the increasing shortage of manpower and material resources, Fu Xie was still determined to defend the city to the a desperate charge, he was eventually killed.
Now, because Liu Han attacked Xianbei, Xiongnu, and Wuhuan in the north, and pacifying the Yellow Turban Rebellion saved the court a lot of money, Huang Zhong had the opportunity to lead a large army to support Fu Xie.
# Outside the city of Ji County, there is a rebel camp.
The king was sitting in the main seat, and below him were the leaders of various ministries, including Han Sui and Ma Teng.
"We have received a report from the detective, Huang Zhong is here."
"Huang Zhong? But Huang Zhong, the general under King Hejian?"
Guo Guo nodded in affirmation.
Liangqiang rebelled, and this man finally took action.
Huang Zhong is no longer the old general who can shoot a three-stone bow with both arms and has the strength of a thousand pounds. He was inspired by Zhuge Liang to fight Zhang He and kill Xia Houyuan and became famous. Now his name has spread throughout the Han Dynasty.
The King of Hejian had one commander and two generals, and Huang Zhong had ten thousand enemies.
Just hearing the name made the rebels in the tent feel uneasy.
"Don't panic, everyone, what if Huang Zhong is here? Why are we afraid of him?"
"Yes! If the imperial court had not sent Zhang Wen, a shabby chariot and cavalry general, what would be the use of it? Liangzhou is still our Liangzhou after all!"
"Exactly! I don't believe that Huang Zhong is so brave. When he comes, I will fight him for three hundred rounds, capture him alive, and test the strength of the Han army."
"..."
Everyone boasted in the tent, hearing that the kingdom had confidence again. No matter how powerful Huang Zhong is, there are now 10,000+ people in Hanyang County. Why are they afraid of him?
Only Han Sui frowned. The name "Nine Bends of the Yellow River" was not for nothing.
He was very clever. At first, he encouraged Bianzhang and Beigong Boyu to rebel. When he saw that the situation was not right, he immediately switched sides and stabbed him in the back. He lied about being kidnapped and rebelled. Therefore, he was made a Jincheng prefect for his meritorious service.
Later, they colluded with the Qiang people to dominate one Dong Zhuo's death, Ma Teng and Han Sui were the largest forces in Xiliang, and there was a lot of turmoil over the territory. Han Sui's wife and daughter died at the hands of Ma wanted to imitate Dong Zhuo but did not have the ability, so he encouraged Ma Teng to fight against Cao Cao. After Ma Teng died, he and Ma Chao attacked Cao Cao and almost killed Cao Cao. Cao Cao knew that Han Sui was suspicious and capricious, so he used counterintuitive tactics to break the Ma-Han alliance.
He is not afraid of Huang Zhong. Although Huang Zhong is difficult, he is not invincible. Even if he cannot be defeated, he can still run away.
What he was afraid of was the King of Hejian behind Huang Zhong. If Huang Zhong moved, it meant that the King of Hejian would attack them.
As we all know, the King of Hejian treated foreigners less than 30 Xianbei died in his hands, no less than 15 Xiongnu died in his hands, and Wuhuan, probably a lot as well.
In the past ten years, this man's hands have been stained with the blood of 50 foreigners. He studied under Duan Juan, and this man is obviously going to take action against Liangzhou.
"Everyone, don't underestimate the enemy. Huang Zhong is not Huangfu Song. He will show mercy to us. Think of Duan Yan."
Han Sui couldn't help but remind him, and the miserable memories appeared in everyone's minds again. It was the scene of the Qiang people being slaughtered by Duan Jiong. They swore that they never wanted to meet Duan Jiong in their lives. It was really terrible.
# Everyone in the rebel camp was discussing Huang Zhong, so why wasn't Fu Xie in the city thinking about Huang Zhong's arrival?
Fu Xie had a clear understanding of the situation in the imperial court. The emperor could still sit firmly on the throne today, and it was inseparable from the person behind Huang Zhong.
There was no room for nobles in his eyes. You can know this from Bingzhou and Youzhou.
"Liangzhou. It seems that that person is going to start a killing spree here."
"Father.?"
Beside Fu Xie, his son Fu Gan asked in a low voice, puzzled. "Bie Cheng (Fu Qian's small print), Liangzhou is about to face a bloody storm. Remember, no matter what Huang Zhong wants to do, cooperate with him fully."
"Father, why?"
"Don't worry, you are still young. Some things are not as simple as they seem. Listen to your father and don't ask too many questions. Look more and think more."
"Here."
Fu Qian thought about his father's meaningful words and retreated. , only Fu Xie was left at the top of the city looking at the rebel camp outside the city, "King Hejian, Liangzhou is not like Youyi, the folk customs are sturdy."
On the other side, Huang Zhong has arrived near Ji County. Zhang Yang's vanguard troops are choosing a place to station. When they meet a person on the road, Zhang Yang hurriedly dismounts from his horse and salutes, "Master Jia, why are you here?"
The person coming was none other than Jia Xu.
"Uncle Zhi, long time no see. Where is Han Sheng? I was ordered to come here to help you!"
When Huang Zhong's army set off from Luoyang, Jia Xu was secretly sent back to Liangzhou by Liu Han to join Huang Zhong.
"The general is ten miles behind. Sir, follow me."
Soon, Jia Xu met Huang Zhong.
"Wen He? You are indeed here! The Lord's letter said that he would send a military advisor to help me. I guess it is you!"
"Brother Han Sheng, long time no see!"
"How are you, my lord? How are you all?"
"all good!"
The two chatted for a while, then Huang Zhong pulled Jia Xu aside and asked in a low voice: "My lord, are you going to attack Liangzhou?"
Jia Xu looked at Huang Zhong with a smile. It seemed that his two years of experience in Luoyang had taught him to think about issues from a political perspective.
War always serves is not an end, but a means. Leaders must be able to think about problems from a more macro perspective.
"No, Liangzhou is just countering the rebellion. The chaos here is greater than you think, otherwise the lord would not have sent me here."
Not only are the Qiang people in Liangzhou in rebellion, but there is also a game between the Guandong gentry and the Kansai tycoons. If you want to capture Liangzhou, the time is definitely not right now.
"General Han Sheng, did you know that the Southern Huns were in rebellion?"
"I heard about it, what does this have to do with Liangzhou?"
"This year, the Liangzhou Qiang, Southern Xiongnu, Xianbei, and Wuhuan will launch attacks on the Han Dynasty at the same time."
"What?! That lord"
"My lord is stationed in Bingzhou, preparing to guard against Xianbei. General Duan is stationed in Youzhou, waiting for the remaining gang to come out. Youzhou is not clean yet."
After hearing this, Huang Zhong couldn't help but take a breath. It turned out that there were so many things going on in Liangzhou this time.
"What my lord needs Huang Zhong to do is to cripple the Liangzhou Qiang people in one fell swoop, making them unable to recover for decades."
"Exactly."
After explaining the reason, Huang Zhong understood the importance of this battle. The battlefield on the Western Front was under great pressure. The war was on the third front, and the Bingzhou Army did not have an advantage in strength.
"With Wen He here, I feel much more confident."
"The general praises you."
(End of this chapter)