Xuande

Chapter 359 Yuan Shao wants to play
The imperial court adopted Lu Zhi's suggestion and launched a Huairou offensive against the bandits in Bingzhou and the Southern Xiongnu.

Give them the title of official Xu Jue, various titles of school lieutenant and Zhonglang general, and give them the authority to govern the local area. I hope they will accept the order of the Luoyang court and stop making trouble again.

Many people were satisfied with the titles of Captain and General of Zhonglang, but Zhang Yan was not satisfied.

Because he only got the title of Colonel Anbei, not the highest position, but he is obviously the most powerful person in the entire Bingzhou mountainous area and the co-lord.

He felt very unhappy about this.

After thinking about it, he could almost understand why the Luoyang court did this.

It is nothing more than wanting to limit and shake his co-owner status, so that his control over many forces in Bingzhou is not so legitimate.

As a result, more people will want to challenge their authority.

It is still necessary to have a righteous name. If you don't have this name, your co-ownership will really be shaken.

Some things can be without, but once you have it, you can't lose it.

But at the same time, he also realized that his ability could not overthrow the Luoyang court. The Luoyang court was strong, and he could only achieve short-term victories, not long-term victories.

In the long-term confrontation, the one who is dragged down must be himself.

And now that the war has progressed, Zhang Yan gradually feels that it is necessary to find a way out for herself. She can't continue to be a bandit and needs to have a serious status.

There is no future for always being a bandit. The ultimate goal of a bandit should be to be recruited, become an official of the court, jump up and break through class restrictions, and become the envy of everyone.

For guys who are outside the rules of the main theme, this is a dangerous step forward.

The action of the Luoyang court to appoint an official Xu Jue made him quite tempted. It would be good if he could obtain a title, then submit to him in name and become independent in reality.

If the Luoyang court can give him an official title in this wave, Zhang Yan really intends to temporarily shake hands with the Luoyang court to make peace, and close the door to be his own emperor without further trouble.

However, the unsightly appearance of the Luoyang court angered Zhang Yan, making Zhang Yan feel insulted and angry, so he decided to make trouble.

He heard that Mrs. Guo was determined to fight against the Luoyang court, refused to accept the Luoyang court's conferment, and even sent someone to contact him, hoping that he would not walk with the Luoyang court, not even a word said by the Luoyang court. Believe it, or you will be killed.

Zhang Yan didn't believe that the corrupt Luoyang court could kill him, but he felt that Guo Tai's willpower was good, and maybe he could become a knife in his hand and seek benefits for himself.

So Zhang Yan secretly contacted Mrs. Guo, pretending that she was also dissatisfied with the Luoyang court, so she could secretly support Mrs. Guo with money and food, and continue to support his battle. If he was short of manpower, he could also send someone to help him.

Zhang Yan's only request is that Guo Tai can become a vanguard, lead the army to fight first, break the Han army's defense line on the north bank of the Yellow River, and establish a forward base for the army to cross the river.

The defense of the Han army was very tight before, so although he wanted to attack again, the voice of opposition was not small.

If Mrs. Guo succeeds in breaking down the defense line of the Han army, then he has reason to persuade his subordinates to attack together, conquer Luoyang, overthrow the corrupt Luoyang court, capture the damned Han emperor, sacrifice to Huangtian, and avenge the great virtuous teacher .

After Mrs. Guo learned of Zhang Yan's "will", she did not doubt that he was there, and was very happy. She immediately rectified her troops and prepared for battle.

Anyway, he and the Luoyang court were at odds with each other, and if Liu Hong's head was not removed to sacrifice to Zhang Jiao, he would not be able to rest in peace even if he died.

So just after the fifth year of Zhongping, Mrs. Guo swore an oath in the Baibo Valley, and then led more than [-] troops to attack, defeating Linfen County and Jiangyi County in a short period of time, and defeated the county magistrate who had just taken up his duties in the two counties. They were killed, and all government personnel were also killed.

Then, Mrs. Guo coerced many people and coerced them to join the Baibo Army, and then quickly led the troops southward, advancing towards Wenxi County.

At that time, there were still 2 Han troops in Wenxi County under the command of Zhou Shen, who were preparing to deploy defenses to various strongholds, and more than [-] people had already withdrawn to the south bank of the Yellow River with He Miao to strengthen the defense line, and no one was fighting. psychological preparation.

Zhou Shen was shocked when he suddenly heard the news that the Baibo Yellow Turban Army had resurfaced and destroyed two county towns.

"How did this happen? Didn't the imperial court send someone to recruit them? Didn't they say that the situation is very good? How could this be?"

Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu, who hadn't had time to withdraw, were also greatly surprised and flustered for a while.

But there is no way, since the other party has come, and now he runs away and loses the city, Zhou Shen will never be able to escape from prison after returning.

Thinking of the lessons learned from the beheaded Huangfusong, Zhou Shen swallowed, summoned the generals including Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu, and expressed his opinion to them.

"In the current situation, if we abandon the city and go south and lose the city, we will definitely be accused. Huangfusong's lesson from the past is not far away. There is still a glimmer of life in the war. If you don't fight, you will be the knife and I will be the fish. How to choose, you should know. "

I don't know if other people have counted in their hearts, but in Yuan Shu's heart, there are definitely 1 to [-] people who don't want to.

The battlefield really made him uncomfortable.

The impact of the last defeat made him recover for a while, and now he just wants to go back to the gentle hometown of Luoyang to heal his wounds, and he doesn't want to stay in the army and get along with a bunch of stinky old men at all.

But, what disgusted Yuan Shu was that Yuan Shao seemed quite comfortable with this situation.

During the last battle, Yuan Shu fled in a panic, but later learned that Yuan Shao went against the trend and charged successfully. He successfully contained the advance of the rebel army, showing the bravery of a real man.
Later, although he was not rewarded because he did not win, the army gave Yuan Shao a good evaluation.

Yuan Shao's bravery was highly praised by He Miao and Zhou Shen. On the other hand, Yuan Shu, a long-legged general whose turning speed was comparable to that of He Miao, became the object of ridicule.

More than once in a certain corner of the army, Yuan Shu heard someone ridicule him, saying that he was a long-legged general, a parachutist, and then praised Yuan Shao, saying that Yuan Shu was cowardly and Yuan Shao was brave. .

To Yuan Shu, this was tantamount to torture.

He could accept some accusations, but he couldn't accept someone saying that Yuan Shao was better than him. He swore that he would surpass Yuan Shao in every aspect no matter what.

But I swear, I swear, when the battle really came, Yuan Shu couldn't help but feel a little timid.

If it wasn't for Sun Jian, the Jiangdong tiger, by his side, he would even have pretended to be sick and retreated.

But even with Sun Jian, will he be able to win the battle?

Yuan Shu expressed doubts.

But Yuan Shao didn't have any doubts. When Yuan Shao heard about the battle situation, his eyes turned red immediately, and he went to ask Zhou Shen for a fight.

Because of being implicated by He Miao and Yuan Shu, the two pig teammates, Yuan Shao was outraged because he fought desperately but failed to get the victory.

This time there is another chance, and he will not let it go anyway.

In addition to the instinctive fear of death in his heart now, there is more of a strong desire to make contributions and get ahead. This desire prompted him to challenge Zhou Shen.

"The rebels must be greedy and want to blackmail the court to increase rewards. Such greedy actions must not be indulged! Otherwise, all the thieves in the world dare to bargain with the court. What majesty does the court have?
Now there are still [-] soldiers in the county ready to go, the troops are not scarce, and the morale is not low. If you fight against them, you may not be able to win. Please ask your soldiers to ask for it! "

(End of this chapter)