Domination of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 559: Court Struggle 2
The grassland is in chaos now, and a large number of grassland cavalry have appeared along the northern defense line of northern Xinjiang. At this moment, the Hetao area is surrounded by heavy troops again.Nearly more than [-] grassland cavalry gathered near Hetao, paralyzing the trade of Hetao again.

Although Zhang Fei led [-] soldiers and killed them back in time, it was just a drop in the bucket for the [-] enemy troops. The Hetao is so big, and Gao Shun has too many places to take care of. The infantry in his hands can only be used for defense, and There are only [-] cavalry, which is not enough to compete with [-] enemy troops for the time being.

Xi Zhicai is very busy now, every day he has to review the battle reports from the front line, the Great Wall area has been attacked by the enemy, Meng Fu and others are holding on to the Great Wall, although nothing will happen for the time being, but who can guarantee Won't the enemy attack aggressively?

Xi Zhicai is not the only one who is bothered, Guo Jia is not doing very well in Jizhou.Although he adopted a strategy of retreating, Yuan Shao was making progress, and the battle between Cao Cao and Lu Bu in the south was coming to an end, which led to a change in the entire occupation.

During this period of time, many things happened in Xuzhou and Yanzhou. First, Yuan Shu raised an army of [-] to attack Liu Bei, but in the end, Lu Bu came to the gate and shot a halberd to persuade him to make peace.Immediately afterwards, there was another competition between Lu Bu and Cao Cao.

After Cao Cao regained his strength, he secretly contacted Yuan Shao, and both sides sent troops at the same time, forcing Lv Bu away. Now, Lv Bu is stationed in Xuzhou, and although Liu Bei is nominally the lord of Xuzhou, Lv Bu is more powerful than him, and has already replaced him. mean.

After Cao Cao took back Yanzhou, he sent troops to the north again, nominally to reconcile the conflict between the northern border army and Yuan Shao's army, but in fact Chen Bing was waiting for an opportunity at the frontier. If Guo Jia withdrew his troops now, Yuan Shao and Cao Cao would be defeated. joint attack.

The northern border is unstable, there are many things in the south, and now the east is not peaceful.Yan Liang has guarded the eastern grassland for many years, and nothing would happen at first, but now 10,000+ Xianbei cavalry have arrived on the eastern grassland of Xianbei. Although Yan Liang has a large army in his hands, he cannot send troops privately, because the imperial court ordered successively that Yan Liang is not allowed to take the initiative challenge.

Above the court, going to court every day is like quarreling. Now the court is roughly divided into three factions. One faction thinks that it is time to send troops to attack Xianbei and force them to leave northern Xinjiang before the heavy snow comes. The opposition thinks it is not suitable to start a war now. How to talk about it is the best solution. The two departments in the middle are helping each other, and they are skilled in watching the excitement.

However, who is Yan Liang who guards the east? He is one of the four commanders under Gongsun Xu. He has nearly [-] troops in his hands. How could he tolerate the provocation of the enemy and not take action?
Although the imperial court issued a death order not to allow him to take the initiative to attack, but the Xianbei cavalry bullied people so much that they sent troops to plunder two tribes after He Tan.Yan Liang asked himself whether he had ever been humiliated by others since leading the army.

Without hesitation, without hesitation, Yan Liang personally led [-] cavalry to attack overnight, defeated more than [-] enemy troops, and killed [-] enemy troops. Yan Liang wantonly slandered, and what's more, he went to play to question Yan Liang.

"Your Majesty, Yan Liang holds a heavy army, and now he does not respect His Majesty's orders." A minister said: "His move can be said to have broken the possibility of talking. If Yan Liang is not punished, the Xianbei Army's more than 40 cavalry It is very likely that I will go south, and when the time comes, I will be in danger, Your Majesty, please take the overall situation into consideration and punish Yan Liang."

"Presumptuous, you can't be a traitor if you want to." Gongsun Zan, who hadn't spoken for a long time, finally spoke up: "Even if we talk about it, it must be done when our army has gained an advantage, otherwise how can we guarantee the interests of our army.

You people, you only want to protect your own interests, regardless of the life and death of the soldiers and civilians on the frontier, do you still have the face to speak here?Yes, our army is indeed in a situation of fighting on all sides, but this does not mean that our army has no initiative.

The Xianbei army is now so rampant that they dare to enter our army's territory to plunder and kill our Han people. If they don't give them a little bit of a show, who can guarantee that the Xianbei army will definitely follow the agreement. If you refuse to retreat, who is responsible for this responsibility, is it you Wu Zilan?Anyway, you are also the captain of Yueqi, don't you even understand this truth?What a waste of years. "

Gongsun Zan was angry, and everyone dared not speak. During this time, Gongsun Zan's temper was not very good. It was widely rumored that Gongsun Xu had died in the grassland, and there were even rumors that the responsibility for the Xianbei army's massive southward march was pushed to Gongsun Xu.

Gongsun Zan is a soldier, not a conspirator. What he wants to do most now is to guard the frontier and find his son.However, now that the imperial court is not stable, he can't get away at all. The [-] draft troops in Youzhou can't be transferred at this time, and the only ones he can mobilize are [-] Baima Yicong and tens of thousands of Youzhou soldiers. State garrison.

However, he hadn't seen Lu Zhi and Cai Yong in the past month. Both of them claimed to be sick in bed, but no one knew what the actual situation was. Gongsun Zan guessed whether they were kidnapped by someone.

"Master Taiwei's words are very reasonable." Prince Fu stepped forward and said, "At this moment, we should act together to defend against the enemy. Although what Master Wu said just now is a bit wrong, I still agree with one point.

At present, it is best for us not to launch a war. After all, our army's defense line is too long from the east to the west. Now the Xianbei army and the Huns have more than 40 troops. This is definitely a huge challenge for our army.

The rebel Yuan Shao kept pestering us again, and our troops in the south could not be transferred, and all the troops that could be transferred from Bingzhou had already been transferred to the border, and the troops in Youzhou could only stay where they were.Generally speaking, the current situation of our army is not optimistic.

Therefore, it is definitely not a wise choice to fight recklessly. General Yan Liang really went too far this time. If the Xianbei Army uses this as an excuse to launch a huge war, it will definitely be a disaster for our army, at least the border people will suffer because of it.

My opinion is to continue the peace talks with the Xianbei army, and the two sides will not invade each other. As long as they withdraw their troops, our loss of money and food is nothing.After the rebels in the south are dealt with, we can free up our hands to deal with the grassland enemy forces.

However, now that General Yan Liang is making such a fuss, there is no possibility for the two sides to talk about it. Therefore, if they want to continue talking, I am afraid that General Yan Liang must be wronged a bit. What do you think, Mr. Taiwei? "

"If you have anything to say, just say it." Gongsun Zan said coldly, "Don't tell me to question Yan Liang, that's what a fool would say."

"Of course, how can we punish General Yan Liang this year?" Wang Zifu nodded and said, "However, if General Yan Liang continues to lead troops in the east, it will appear that we have no sincerity.

The Xianbei people will definitely say that Yan Liang may still cause trouble. The intelligence from the border yesterday said so. The Xianbei people need us to replace Yan Liang. Only in this way can we reflect our sincerity? "

"Replace." Gongsun Zan sneered and said, "Switching generals just before the battle is a big taboo in the army. The Xianbei army is so eager to replace Yan Liang, it means that they are afraid of Yan Liang. Such a fierce general, how can they be replaced? Besides, you guys I think who is more suitable for guarding the frontier than Yan Liang, and who is more capable than him."

"This, this is really difficult." Wang Zifu nodded and said: "It is true that there are not many who can surpass General Yan Liang in terms of qualifications. Several generals in the army can't get away now. Looking at the court, there is one person who can Replace Yan Liang."

Everyone stared at the prince's suit curiously. They still couldn't think of anyone who was more suitable. Just when everyone was wondering, Gongsun Zan said coldly, "It seems that I am the most suitable one."

"That's right, except for you, Taiwei, there is no one more suitable." Wang Zifu said respectfully: "Lu Taifu is sick in bed now, and coupled with his age, naturally he can't stand the toss, but Taiwei, you are the best!" The famous White Horse General has shaken the grasslands beyond the Great Wall for many years.

The Hu people are all frightened when they hear the name of the Taiwei. The most important thing is that the only one who can mobilize General Yan Liang is you, the Taiwei.We don't need to transfer General Yan Liang, just let the Taiwei Lord go to make a name. General Yan Liang will serve as the deputy general temporarily. Wouldn't it be the best of both worlds.

Besides, the officials who were sent to question General Yan Liang in the previous two times were all beaten out of the camp by him. It might not be appropriate to send other people at this time. Who knows whether General Yan Liang will throw them out again. "

"Forget it, that's the only way to go now." Gongsun Zan nodded and said, "I'll just go to the border."

"Lord Taiwei is really loyal to the country." Wang Zifu cupped his hands and praised: "I just don't know how many soldiers and horses Taiwei wants to lead, but you must know that there are not many soldiers in Youzhou now. If Lord Taiwei brings too many troops, you There’s an emptiness inside the state.”

"Four thousand white horse righteous men are enough." Gongsun Zan said with great ambition: "The white horse righteous men under my command were originally the elite who killed Hu. Now I take half of them to the east, and they will return within three months at most, and at least one month. .Your Majesty, the old minister will set off immediately."

"Master Taiwei, please pay attention to your health." Liu Bian nodded and replied: "The barbarians outside the Great Wall have always been our foreign troubles. With Mr. Taiwei around, they must not dare to act presumptuously. It's just that the pass is bitter and cold here. Mr. Taiwei must use it to protect themselves." Self comes first."

"Your Majesty, you don't have to worry about it." Gongsun Zan clasped his hands and replied, "What can you do for a mere dog."

After the dynasty was over, Gongsun Zan immediately went to the barracks to gather troops, and half of Bai Mayi followed him to the eastern grassland. The people along the way watched Gongsun Zan leave.Gongsun and his son have long become the patron saints in the hearts of the people in northern Xinjiang. Every time they lead an army to an expedition, it is to protect northern Xinjiang and the people in northern Xinjiang, so the people in northern Xinjiang hold them in high respect.

In the middle of the night, in a secret room, several men in black robes sat around a brazier. They wrote and wrote without listening. After everyone read it, they immediately threw it into the brazier and burned it.

One of them wrote a note on which it was impressively written: The Taiwei has left, is the plan implemented?
The rest of the people nodded in agreement. It seems that they have been waiting for this day for a long time.

(End of this chapter)