December, the sixth year of Guanghe.
In Luoyang City, the North Palace is not the palace.
At this time, in this magnificent and luxurious palace, the master of the Han Empire, Han Ling Emperor Liu Hong, was sitting high on his throne.
Looking from a distance below, Liu Hong was seen wearing a black and red emperor's uniform and twelve black imperial crowns on his head. His face was blocked by the hanging bead curtain, so he couldn't see clearly, but his face looked very white, and his body There seems to be some disease.
However, even though he was a little weak, as the master of the Han Empire, he did not dare to let anyone ignore his words and deeds.
There were hundreds of civil and military ministers standing around, all dressed in majestic and heavy official uniforms, neatly arranged in two rows, and lined up according to their respective official positions.
"Tell me, what should we do? It only took a few months. In the blink of an eye, most of Yizhou was lost. Even his prefecture, a powerful city with a population of hundreds of thousands, was destroyed in ten days. We can’t even support it for more than ten days and wait for reinforcements!”
Liu Hong's angry voice spread throughout the hall.
"Why do you need to worry, Your Majesty? They are just rebels. They are expected to be nothing more than a mob, so why worry. As long as our court sends a general to lead the elite army of the court and go to Yizhou to gather local soldiers, we will definitely be able to pacify it in a few months. ." At this time, the three princes of the imperial court, Taiwei Chen Wen, who was in charge of military affairs, said in response.
"Then do you have someone to recommend you to help me eliminate this disaster?" After hearing Chen Wen's words, Liu Hong's anger subsided slightly and he asked aloud.
"Huangfu Song, the governor of Beidi County, is a steady man, knows military affairs, and often has ambitious ideas and quick thinking. He is qualified for this important task." After hearing Emperor Ling's question, Chen Wen confidently named the candidate he had already determined in his mind.
"What do all the beloved ministers think? Can Huangfu Song take on this important task?" After hearing Chen Wen's answer, Liu Hong was not in a hurry to confirm it. Instead, he asked many ministers in the court. After all, the military is a major issue for the country, and it is indispensable. Check.
"Huangfu Song was born in the generals of all dynasties. He is familiar with military affairs and has great strategies. He can be a general." Sikong Yuan Wei also came out to support him. He was from a noble family and was extremely supportive of Huangfu Song, who was also born in the same family. He realized that this was a revitalization of the family in the court. opportunity to speak.
"Huangfu Song has been leading troops to guard the north all year round. He has repeatedly fought against the Xiongnu and Xianbei barbarians. He has generals and strategies and can become a general." General He Jin, who very much hoped to establish relationships with aristocratic families in order to get rid of his background as a butcher, hurriedly responded. Attached.
"I second the proposal!" Then there was a sound of agreement, and many officials in the imperial court agreed with Taiwei Chen Wen's opinion.
Seeing that the civil and military officials of the DPRK and China agreed, Liu Hong still looked at the regular attendants beside him, wanting to see what they thought.
"Your Majesty, I think that Huangfu Song, the governor of Beidi County, can take on this important post!" Among the many standing servants, the one with higher political intelligence and a more upright person, Zhong Chang Shi Lu Qiang, said.
Then the other regular attendants saw Lu Qiang's words. Considering that Huangfu Song was indeed a talented person and could quell this judgment, and they did not want to offend Lu Qiang too much, they had no choice but to nod in agreement.
"Well, let's summon Huangfu Song, the governor of Beidi County, to come to the capital, accept the seal, prepare the military, and set off to fight against the rebels." Seeing that everyone inside and outside the court, whether they were officials or eunuchs, believed that Huangfu Song could fight against the rebels, they readily agreed. received their suggestions.
"Now that the candidates for the expedition have been decided, let's discuss how to arrange the vacant Beidi County Governor and the officials of Yizhou counties." After talking about the generals for the expedition, Ling Emperor Liu Hong, who was very business-minded Then he asked about the buying and selling of officials.
"Your Majesty, my nephew Yuan Shao can be appointed as the governor of Beidi County." It was Sikong Yuan Wei who said this.
"Your Majesty, the imperial envoy Liu Yan can be the governor of Yizhou." It was Sikong Liu Yu who said this.
"Your Majesty..."
Suddenly, the hall was noisy, with people coming and going to compete for the quotas of those officials, hoping to use them to install their own party members.
The day's government affairs came to an end amidst the noise. Everyone in the court was satisfied and returned to their homes. Obviously, those people had arranged their henchmen in various places and did not return empty-handed.
Half a month later, after receiving the emperor's order, Huangfu Song, the governor of Beidi County, hurriedly handed over his official seal, followed the angel who read out the imperial edict, and hurried back to Luoyang.
Then he rested for a night, took a bath and changed clothes, and then went into the palace to pay homage to the emperor. After a deep conversation, he left the palace and entered the military camp with the tiger charm given by the emperor.
Qualified soldiers were drawn out one by one to form a large army, totaling 30,000 people. These people will train in Luoyang for three months, and when the ice and snow fade away and the weather is no longer so cold, they will go to Yizhou to fight against the rebellion with the local county soldiers.
At this time, Zhong Yu, after conquering CD City, used the total of four thousand luck points he had obtained before to summon scribes at all levels to fill the counties with vacant officials.
Some generals were summoned. In terms of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms game, they were generals with a military command of over seventy or eighty years. Those under seventy will not be described. There are four of them above eighty, namely Wang Fang, Li Zhen, Han Kai, and Zhao Ping. Four generals over eighty were commanded. Each of them assigned 5,000 troops and horses to them, and ordered They went around to attack the four counties surrounding Shu County: Guanghan County, Hanjia County, Wenshan County, and Qianwei County.
After a month of fighting in various places, the lost counties of Shu and Guanghan were completely pacified, and the four generals also completely captured the counties they attacked and brought them under their command.
At this time, Huangfu Song had just arrived in Luoyang and was preparing to train his troops and horses before attacking Zhong Yu.
In the emperor's palace in CD City, Zhong Yu and his civil and military officials were sitting in the political hall, discussing the next strategy together.
At this time, after a month of fighting, Zhong Yu had already acquired about 20,000 elite soldiers. These soldiers could be said to be first-class in the entire Han Dynasty. They were the ones who were stationed in the imperial capital and assisted the emperor in suppressing the world. strength.
In addition to these elite soldiers, 200,000 cannon fodder troops were also drawn from the six newly occupied counties under their command, ready to be used in the subsequent siege of cities and territories.
At this time, Zhong Yu only had one Yinping County in the north of Yizhou that was not under his rule. In the east of Yizhou, there are five counties: Brazil County, Badong County, Ba County, FL County, and Jiangyou County, which are not under the rule. Since the southern part of Yizhou is mostly barbaric and full of miasma, it has not been covered yet. The six western counties have all been occupied by themselves.
After discussion between Zhong Yu and the generals, it was decided that the troops would be divided into four groups. One group would be led by Wang Fang, leading 3,000 elite soldiers, and 30,000 cannon fodder troops from Yuexun County, into Yunnan County, Yizhou County, and finally Yongchang County.
Led by Li Zhen, he led 5,000 elite soldiers and 50,000 cannon fodder troops all the way from Zhudi County to Zangke County, Jianning County, and finally to Xinggu County. The two armies and horses cooperated with each other to pacify southern Yizhou.
Along the way, Zhao Ping led five thousand elite soldiers to attack Yinping County, and then moved to Hanzhong and took control of the five northern counties of Yizhou, Yinping County, Wudu County, Hanzhong County, Xicheng County, and Fangling County. To prevent the imperial army from attacking Yizhou from the north.
Finally, Zhong Yu and Han Kai led 3,000 system soldiers, 7,000 elite soldiers, and 120,000 cannon fodder troops to attack the five counties in western Yizhou.
In this way, we will bloom on all sides and strive to pacify the entire Yizhou within three months.
(End of chapter)