Mythical Lords of the Three Kingdoms: Invincible from the Bandit

Chapter 224 Taking charge of the county magistrate!General Zhenglu!
With the end of the battle in Pingyun County, the result was unexpected.

The army led by Gongsun Zan was defeated.

Moreover, even Gongsun Zan himself was captured.

And the army of players who followed him was completely wiped out, and none of the players survived.

This caused a great disturbance in the real forum.

You must know that before the war, countless professionals posted posts claiming that Gongsun Zan must win this battle.

Although Qin Yuan has a great reputation, he is a small figure in history without even leaving his name.

It is impossible to be Gongsun Zan's opponent.

Gongsun Zan was a famous prince in the future history, and his failures in his life were few and far between.

Unexpectedly, it would fall into Qin Yuan's hands.

This is something that has never been recorded in history, and it is also an unexpected result for countless players.

The ones who regret the most at this time are the participating players.

Whether it is the bandit army or the player rebels.

Especially the player alliance on the rebel side, they should have been able to work together with Qin Yuan to win the war together.

But they made the wrong choice at the most critical time.

As a result, not only did they fail to achieve an inch in front of Gongsun Zan, but they were also regarded as traitors by Qin Yuan.

Today, all players in Pingyun County are blocked in the Acropolis, unable to enter and exit normally.

We can only wait for Qin Yuan's trial.

As for the players who participated in the suppression of the bandits, although 30 were wiped out by Qin Yuan.

However, more troops are gathering towards Pingyun County.

The only problem at present is that the players are like a mess, lacking a key figure.

It was Gongsun Zan before, and now Gongsun Zan is captured.

It is basically impossible for the players to elect their own leaders.

No player has the strength or prestige to afford this position.

Now the players can only look forward to the fact that the imperial court can send people to fight against the rebels in Pingyun County.

At that time, they can follow behind to drink soup.

Although the players were shocked that Qin Yuan was able to defeat and capture Gongsun Zan, they didn't think that Qin Yuan would have the last laugh.

In the city of Shanggu County.

City Lord's Mansion.

At this time, Gongsun Fu was simply having a headache.

In the past few days, he has received bad news from the front one after another.

First, Gongsun Zan sent out a secret report requesting reinforcements.

Qin Yuan's strength far exceeded previous expectations.

This time, Gongsun Zan only led an army of 30, and it is estimated that it would be difficult to completely put down the rebellion in Pingyun County.

Therefore, Gongsun Fu was asked to mobilize troops from various counties and counties for reinforcement.

But just when Gongsun Fu mobilized the troops from all sides, he received the news that Gongsun Zan was defeated and captured on the front line.

This is tantamount to a bolt from the blue.

Gongsun Fu knew about the battle between Gongsun Zan and Qin Yuan.

However, he did not stop.

Because he believed that Gongsun Zan's own 30 frontier army, including 20 iron cavalry and [-] elite infantry, were all veterans who had experienced many battles and were very powerful.

Coupled with the army of two 30 players, it adds up to an army of 60 to [-].

The odds are not small.

Even if it is impossible to defeat Qin Yuan's army head-on, it should be no problem to retreat. You can also take this opportunity to learn about Qin Yuan's true strength and prepare for the next battle.

Who would have thought that Qin Yuan would actually have the strength to eat all of these 60 million troops.

Moreover, Gongsun Zan and other famous generals were also captured, and they couldn't escape even if they wanted to.

As the most important part of this plan, Gongsun Zan is also the captain who guards the border, and a key figure in the cultivation of the Gongsun clan.

Now being captured by Qin Yuan, their previous plan is undoubtedly in vain.

If Gongsun Zan was defeated, it would not have much impact, as long as he was fine.

With Gongsun Zan's own strength, his army has no less than a million troops, and he can fight back at any time.

It's just that they underestimated the enemy, whether it was Gongsun Zan or the Gongsun family behind him.

If Gongsun Zan had led an army of 50 or a million troops, the result would have been completely different.

But now that Gongsun Zan is in Qin Yuan's hands, if they want to send another large army to attack Pingyun County, then Gongsun Zan and others must be in danger for their lives.

In addition, it gave Gongsun Fu a headache.

That is the Wuhuan tribe, who had been silent for a long time, invaded Pingyun County again.

Pingyun County is an important line of defense for Shanggu County against aliens.

Once Pingyun County is breached, the entire Shanggu County and even most of Youzhou will be exposed to the Wuhuan people.

At that time, it will not only be as simple as Pingyun County that will be harmed.

He not only had to deal with the rebels in Pingyun County, but also the Wuhuan Army's invasion.

Therefore, he has never been able to think of the best solution for how to deal with the matter in Pingyun County.

Until he received a letter from the county magistrate of Pingyun.

The magistrate of Pingyun County is Pingdong.

Although the Ping family has already turned to Qin Yuan.

However, Pingdong is still an orthodox county magistrate conferred by the imperial court, and has information channels that can communicate with higher-level officials in Youzhou and even the imperial court.

The content of this letter is to explain Qin Yuan's request.

Among them was to use Gongsun Zan as a threat to make Gongsun Fu recognize the status of the Ping family and Qingfeng Village, stop the previous plan, and no longer covet Pingyun County.

Otherwise, once an army is discovered entering Pingyun County, Gongsun Zan will surely be killed.

In addition to the Gongsun Zan issue, the letter also stated that Pingyun County was facing the Wuhuan invasion.

Although this was a huge threat to Qin Yuan, it was also a big threat to Gongsun Fu.

If Gongsun Fu agrees to Qin Yuan's conditions, Pingyun County will rely on its own strength to resist the Wuhuan people and never allow the Wuhuan army to invade other counties.

At the same time, the letter also vaguely mentioned the Zhang family in Yuyang, which is closely related to Wuhuan, to alert Gongsun Fu that if the two sides continue to fight, the third party will benefit in the end.

In addition, it is natural to ask Gongsun Fu for a large amount of money as a price for exchanging Gongsun Zan and resisting the Wuhuan tribe.

Although Gongsun Fu was angry that Qin Yuan dared to threaten him, and even put forward many excessive conditions.

Especially in terms of money, the lion asked for 600 million taels of gold!
But to be honest, 600 million gold is a little too much, but if it can be exchanged for Gongsun Zan and solve the Wuhuan problem, it is still worth it.

It's just that the plan conspired by Gongsun's family before is undoubtedly to lose his wife and lose his army.

When Gongsun Fu received the letter from the county magistrate of Pingyun.

Luoyang City.

The political power center of the Eastern Han court.

A secret letter with the same content as the letter received by Gongsun Fu was sent to the court.

The news about Gongsun Zan's defeat and capture shocked many officials even more.

The rebellion in Pingyun County was not a big deal to these officials living in Luoyang.

Events like this happen every few years.

Generally, the local states and counties send troops to suppress them.

Originally, the imperial court thought that this time the suppression would continue without any disturbance as before.

After all, the one sent this time was the well-known Gongsun Zan who shocked the aliens.

But this suppression failed!

Although in the secret letter from Pingyun County Magistrate, he expressed his willingness to accept the imperial court's offer of security, and he would never make trouble again.

Regarding this matter, the court was divided into two factions.

One faction is naturally the peace-seeking faction.

Although the rebellion was true, the impact was limited to Pingyun County.

As long as Qin Yuan is given a title, the rebellion can be easily resolved.

Moreover, Qin Yuan will also send troops to crusade against the invading Wuhuan tribe, killing two birds with one stone.

Now that the Han Dynasty is in decline, and the control over the local area is getting lower and lower, it is definitely worthwhile to be able to easily resolve this matter.

Since there is a faction for peace, there is a faction for war.

Their purpose is very simple, the majesty of the big man is inviolable.

The rebels are causing trouble in Pingyun County, that is, they don't put the court in the court's eyes.

In order to revive the majesty of the Han court, even if it is a huge price, the anti-thief forces in Qingfengzhai must be wiped out, so as to serve as a warning to others!
For this reason, the two factions are in a fierce battle.

Those who support the peace are the faction of the royal family.

They are very aware of the current real situation of Hanting, just like an old tiger, lingering on its last breath, it really can't stand the toss.

Although it will not last long to maintain this situation, there is no better way.

Once there is any major change, the Han Dynasty, which lasted for hundreds of years, will fall apart, which is something that all Han clansmen do not want to see.

Today's court forces, power struggle is very serious, basically divided into several factions.

The clan clan of the Han Dynasty dominated by Liu Yu.

The foreign relatives faction headed by General He Jin.

Aristocratic faction dominated by gentry officials

And the ten permanent attendants who are backed by Emperor Liu Hong are eunuchs.

In order to fight for power and profit, these big power groups fought openly and secretly, and turned the whole court into a mess!

Once there is something, or an important event, even if it is beneficial to the court or the people's livelihood, as long as it is reminded by a hostile faction, that faction will definitely try to stop and destroy it.

The clan members of the Han Dynasty advocated peace, and strived to resolve the Pingyun County issue at the least cost.

But the faction of foreign relatives and the faction of the aristocratic family are claiming to fight, and they will never bow to the rebel forces!
Of course, their real purpose is not for the majesty of the Han Dynasty or the court.

But once the battle is played, many interests are involved.

For example, the general who led the army, the imperial army commanding, the money and food for the expedition, etc., are all a huge cake.

In particular, this time the expedition was ordered, and many things could be done in the name of the imperial decree.

This is what they hope to see.

The main battle factions are the family faction and the foreign relatives faction, and their voices far overwhelm the clan faction.

After all, the reason for their claim is very simple, in order to maintain the prestige of the imperial court and the Han Dynasty, no one can refute this point.

At least on the surface, it is indeed for the sake of the clan of the Han Dynasty!
However, in order to compete for the commander-in-chief to lead the army, the aristocratic faction and the foreign relatives faction had an extremely fierce quarrel yesterday.

Even Gongsun Zan knew that putting down the rebellion was a great achievement.

Previously, officials like them in the imperial court could not intervene in local affairs, so they could only watch with blank eyes.

Now that Gongsun Zan was defeated, it was naturally impossible for them to send members of Gongsun's family or local officials from Youzhou to deal with the matter. Naturally, they had to choose from among their own people or their own faction.

Hundreds of officials in the court were arguing endlessly, and even the emperor Liu Hong felt very headache just listening to it.

Seeing that the officials did not come to a result, Liu Hong said that I was tired and left.

In the end, the people from the clan faction also left, leaving only the officials from the relatives faction and the family faction still arguing, which didn't stop at all because of the emperor's departure.

Now that the clan faction has withdrawn, the voice of the main battle is even more pronounced, and sending troops to the expedition is already a certainty.

But when Liu Hong returned to his bedroom, Zhang Rang, Feng Xuan and others waited on Liu Hong to rest.

Because of Pingyun's rebellion, it has nothing to do with the relatives faction.

But Liu Hong inadvertently asked Zhang Rang and others how to deal with this matter.

Until Zhang Rang's words made Liu Hong instantly change his mind about the main battle.

"If Your Majesty insists on fighting, the Yunxian Palace, which will be completed early next year, will be postponed until the end of the year at least!"

Yunxian Palace is a palace built by Liu Hong for pleasure, and all the money spent is earned by selling officials.

Today's treasury of the Han Dynasty is already empty, and Liu Hong's private treasury is even used!

This time, the imperial army was sent to conquer Pingyun County. The number of troops sent out was at least one million, and the military expenditure was conservatively estimated at 1000 million gold.

If the war continues into winter, the military expenditure may reach up to 5000 million!
This military expenditure must be paid by the imperial court, and it cannot be paid by the various families or officials themselves.

And solving the rebels in Pingyun County is just the beginning.

Later, they will face the invading Wuhuan army.

It can be said that resolving the matter of Pingyun County requires a lot of manpower and material resources, among which the money is at least tens of millions.

But when Pingyun County was recovered, its annual tax revenue was only 100 million taels of gold, and part of it was handed over to the local government to keep. The last time it went to the central court, it was only one-fifth, that is, 20 taels of gold.

Even if it is at least 1000 million taels of gold, it will take 50 years of taxes to recover it.

Apart from maintaining the majesty of the Han Dynasty, this battle has no meaning at all.

"But the rebels can't just ignore it!"

Liu Hong was half lying down, his eyes slightly squinted.

"Your Majesty, isn't Qingfengzhai subdued and taking the initiative to surrender to the imperial court? Isn't this just the performance of our big man Tianwei!"

"We only need to give this Qin Yuan a name, and we can solve the problems that can only be solved with tens of millions of taels of gold. Why not do it!"

"What's more, after recruiting security, His Majesty issued another imperial decree, asking them to crusade against the Wuhuan tribe. If the crusade goes well, the two big troubles will be solved together!"

Feng Xuan said, "If the crusade is not good, we can settle the score after the fall and punish them for their crimes!"

"Your Majesty, Director Feng is right!"

Zhang Rang on the side said, "You only need to give a name to solve these big troubles, and you can also stop the court officials from worrying about this matter, so as not to affect your majesty's good mood every day!"

"You guys are right!"

Confusion appeared in Liu Hong's eyes, and he nodded slightly.

Not long after, he fell into a deep sleep.

Zhang Rang and Feng Xuan looked at each other and smiled.

The purpose of the two is different, but the matter of seeking peace is the result they want to see.

Zhang Rang didn't want his relatives or the aristocratic faction to win the chance to go on the expedition, otherwise their power would grow again and would greatly threaten the eunuch faction!
As for Feng Xuan, it was partly due to the Yellow Turban Army.

The next day.

Liu Hongli resisted all opinions, and under the opposition of all officials, decided to confer Qin Yuan as the county magistrate of Pingyun County and the general who conquered the captives.

(End of this chapter)