The World of Yellow Sky

Chapter 126 Yan Zhong (please subscribe)

Yan Zhong read a lot of books since he was a child, and traveled to many places for his studies. On the way to study, Yan Zhong also saw the various states of the world.

There are a lot of taxes, the low-level officials are powerful and clever, and they are exploited layer by layer, so that the common people in Shengdou can only survive in the cracks, and their families will be ruined and their wives will be separated when they encounter natural disasters.

Later, Yan Zhong was promoted as Xiaolian and served as the county magistrate of Xindu. He thought he could show what he had learned all his life, but he was constrained everywhere. Yan Zhong was born in a poor family and had no one to rely on, so he had no choice but to resign and leave, which also planted the seeds of resentment towards the powerful family in Yan Zhong's heart.

Later, after several twists and turns, during the Yellow Turban Rebellion, he went out with Huangfusong. The Yellow Turban Rebellion also gave Yan Zhong an opportunity. The chaotic reality has shaken the foundation of the Han Dynasty, and let Yan Zhong see the weakness of the Han Dynasty.

So after the Battle of Quyang, Yan Zhong persuaded Huangfusong to take the power of a great victory and encourage Huangfusong to counterattack Luoyang and replace the Han Dynasty.

It's just that Huangfusong finally ended up in the Han Dynasty, rejected Yan Zhong's proposal, and later asked Yan Zhong to lead his troops to chase Xu An who had fled into the Taihang Mountains.

Yan Zhong was worried that Huangfusong would report him, so after regaining Jingxing Pass, he left again.

Originally Yan Zhong wanted to sneak back to Liangzhou across the Taihang Mountains, but Xu An appeared in sight at this time, and the several forces in the middle of the Taihang Mountains were all defeated by Xu An in just a month.

This also aroused Yan Zhong's interest, so Yan Zhong led his family soldiers to stay in the mountains, and even occupied a small village, becoming the lord of the village, wanting to see Xu An's next move .

But no matter how much Yan Zhong imagined, he couldn't imagine that the originally chaotic Taihang Mountains would be filled with yellow scarves battle flags in less than a year. The thieves of some forces were all swept away by Xu An, and then small groups of thieves everywhere also fell upon hearing the news, and they all bowed to Xu An's command.

This is also the reason why Yan Zhong is now appearing in Banyun Mountain and River Valley.

Xu An looked at Yan Zhong in amazement. He came from later generations and knew what was going to happen later, he knew about the fact that the warlords separated and the feudal lords fought.

But this Yan Zhong is obviously a person of this era, but he dares to assert that the Han Dynasty is exhausted. Although there are loyal ministers and good generals, it is difficult to prevent the collapse of the building.

Yan Zhong smiled slightly and continued to say: "The terrain of the Taihang Mountains is rugged, the mountains are high and the roads are far away, and the Taihang Eight Xings cut off the outside world. There are important routes that can be guarded, and it is absolutely impossible for the Han army to enter the mountain from these two places."

"Presumably the general also knows that the main force of the Han army is now confronting the Qiang cavalry in Meiyang. If they want to defeat Beigong Boyu, the battle is destined to be protracted. Therefore, the Han army must have no time to take care of Taihang in the short term. Although the Taihang mountain range is a place where several states communicate , but still a place of foundation.”

"The world is in chaos. I originally wanted to sneak back to Liangzhou to live in seclusion, but in the mountains, I saw that General Xu subdued the bandits in the Taihang Mountains in just a few years."

Yan Zhong paused.

"I've thought about it for a long time. At this time, Beigong Boyu, Bian Zhang, Han Sui and others are making trouble in Liangzhou. It's not a place to live for a long time. On the contrary, it's better to be under the general's command to be safe and secure. You can also make achievements and show off what you have learned."

Xu An was even more shocked. The historical Yan Zhong died in Liangzhou because of this. In February of the sixth year of Zhongping (189), Han Sui hijacked Yan Zhong and supervised all the ministries. Yan Zhong was shamed by everyone. , died angrily.

Yan Zhong is known as a celebrity in Liangzhou, and he is indeed extraordinary.

Xu An escaped into the Taihang Mountains because he knew Zhang Yan's family history, and wanted to wait for the remnants of the Yellow Turbans and the rebels to take advantage of the chaos, but Yan Zhong came to almost the same conclusion based on the information he had so far. conclusion.

"I don't know if General Xu is willing to accept Yan as his adviser?"

Yan Zhong bowed slightly, and saluted Xu An again.

Xu An already lacked generals, not to mention no advisers, so there was no reason why Yan Zhong refused to agree to his request at this time.

"With the help of my husband today, great things can be accomplished."

Yan Zhong paid his respects again, and replied, "Your Majesty, you don't have to call me Mr. Biao, just call me Biao."

Xu An was kind and kind, and it was the time when he was in a good mood.

But at this time outside the door, a travel-worn messenger soldier ran into him.

"Taihang Xing urgent report!"

"This is?"

Xu An received the letter, feeling a little suspicious. Could it be that something went wrong with Zhang Yan?
Just after reading a few lines of fine print, a smile froze on Xu An's face.

"what happened?"

Liu Pi and Yu Du saw Xu An's expression was not right, so they hurriedly surrounded him.

Although He Man, Zhou Cang, and Pei Yuanshao didn't step forward, they looked a little uneasy. Yan Zhong frowned slightly, but he didn't go forward to ask.

"Zhu Jun is here..."

Xu An raised his head, and handed the letter in his hand to Liu Pi and Yu Du who were beside him.

"Zhu Jun!?"

Of all the people present, there was naturally no one who had never heard of Zhu Jun's name.

"Zhang Yan sent a message. When he withdrew to the mountain, he fought with the Han army in Hanoi. The Han army had nearly ten thousand people. After discarding a small amount of supplies, our army returned to Taihang Xing."

"According to scout reports, the commander of the Han army in Hanoi is Zhu Jun, Marquis of Qiantang."

Xu An's expression was serious, Zhu Jun's history is as famous as Huangfusong, and the experience of facing Huangfusong is still vivid in his memory.

For a while, the atmosphere in the courtyard became heavy because of this news.

Seeing that everyone suddenly became silent, Yan Zhong thought for a while and said, "Taihang Xingcheng has strong walls and narrow terrain. It is easy to defend and difficult to attack. As long as there are heavy troops guarding the pass, there will be no worries in the mountains."

When Xu An heard Yan Zhong's words, he suddenly came to his senses. The shadow Huangfusong brought to him was too great. From Guangzong to Xia Quyang, he had lost consecutive battles.

Suddenly hearing Zhu Jun who was as famous as Huangfusong, he couldn't help making an analogy between Zhu Jun and Huangfusong.

But he forgot that today is different from the past, different from the plains and wilderness of Jizhou. He is now located in the Taihang Mountains. If Zhu Jun wants to lead troops into Taihang from Hanoi, he must break through the checkpoints. It's hard to defend.

In history, Zhang Yan was the same as Xu An, and may even be inferior to Xu An in terms of military strength, but it was not until April of the tenth year of Jian'an (205) that Cao Cao completely defeated the Yuan Group, and Zhang Yan led the crowd to surrender.

Yuan Shao fought Zhang Yan many times, but they always stopped at various checkpoints.

"Even though the Han army outside the mountain has a strength of [-], there is no threat to us in the mountain. I think the most urgent thing is to deal with the affairs in the mountain."

Yan Zhong held the silk fan in his left hand and said solemnly.

"I have only been in the river valley for a few days, but I have also discovered many problems. Although these problems are small now, if they are left alone, they may lead to catastrophe in the future."

(End of this chapter)