Three Kingdoms

  Chapter 1059 The Guanzhong Resurrection

  The weather in Guanzhong is gradually getting hotter, and the lack of manual irrigation has caused many fields to gradually dry up. Naturally, there is no need to expect any harvest in these dry fields in another two or three months...

   Now in Chang'an City, it seems that Zhong Shao can't wait for the harvest.

Chong Shao first assembled Xia Mou, stationed troops in Baqiao, centralized grain management, implemented wartime quotas, and then pressed Yang Biao tightly. Develop as expected.

When Zhong Shao tried to rely on time and food to defeat Yang Biao, Yang Biao dispatched personnel to the surrounding counties without stopping. Plague and riots, etc., but after all, the background of the Guanzhong gentry for many years still has a little bit, and the name of the Yang family still has a little bit. In the end, Yang Biao still collected some food and grass, and it was difficult to support the soldiers of the barracks so that they would not be defeated. chaos.

   At the same time, Ma Chao led his troops to the Niyang and Pinyang areas where Li Jue was most likely to appear.

   After receiving the news, Zhong Shao called everyone together for a discussion. Half an hour later, Liu Fan and others filed in and sat down on both sides without saying a word.

   Seeing this posture, Zhong Shao understood it almost immediately. At present, Yang Biao's toughness has achieved a very outstanding effect, even far beyond everyone's expectations, causing everyone to have a stronger awe of Yang Biao.

In today's scene, it can only be said that there are some strange ideas among these people, and these ideas are actually quite dangerous for Zhong Shao's entire team. Come out, it's all easy to solve, but the silence in front of him is simply extremely boring.

   Zhong Shao is also suffering in his heart, he is now suffering from internal and external troubles. He didn't expect that these remnants of rural nobles in Guanzhong secretly supported Yang Biao instead of supporting him, a pure-bred Guanzhong man...

Yang Biao came in a menacing way, and he didn't give Chong Shao much time to adjust and gather these nobles in Guanzhong, nor did he give him favor and favor for these people in Guanzhong. In addition, Yang Biao's reputation has always been good, so the current Guanzhong When it comes to the choice of Zhong Shao and Yang Biao, most people either wait and see, or choose not to offend.

  If he wanted to break the situation right now, Zhong Shao had no other way but to defeat Yang Biao, and the sooner the better. Yang Biao got the support of the nobles in Guanzhong and had some supplies, but because of Ma Chao in Xiliang during this period of time, he became a villain who vainly cared about the peace in Guanzhong. This is really...

   Decisive battle is the only choice.

   This is not only Zhong Shao's only choice, but also Yang Biao's only choice.

  Yang Biao has now been forced to leave the court. Although he can still support it, he also doesn't know how long he can last. The government and the opposition in Guanzhong have been in turmoil for long enough, after all, they have to make a final result.

  When everyone was seated, Zhong Shao coughed and motioned for his son Zhong Jie to lift the cloth on the map in the center of the hall, ready to explain the situation and arrange troops. In the past, he didn't need to do this at all. He just said who was in which position and what task he had, and he didn't even need to say it face to face, he just ordered him directly. But now the situation is unfavorable, and he must treat each other with sincerity. Do everything in the open to dispel everyone's doubts.

"Everyone, the Yang family has become a serious problem. Uncertainty is not enough to stabilize the government, and injustice is not enough to stabilize the country! Now Guanzhong is not the right time for farming and mulberry, the people are not allowed to live, and the soldiers are not paid. It is all because of the Yang family! Now the old man has already reported Your Majesty, order Yang to report to the city and ask him about his crimes! This is an excellent opportunity, don't miss it!"

"Mr. Zhong, the Marquis of Linjin is suspicious, so why would he go back to Chang'an easily?" Liu Fan said suddenly, "Although the Marquis of Linjin is not in the city, he still has his disciples and old officials who have been kind to him for a few years. If we have a little Action, how can you not know?"

  Hearing Liu Fan's words, Zhong Shao frowned slightly, and said: "General Liu, the defense of Chang'an City is the responsibility of the king, how can you let others find out easily?"

  Both people actually have something to say, and the question and answer are mutual temptations, but neither of them is very satisfied.

  The rest of the audience are not fools either, and they can somewhat understand the meaning of the words between Zhong Shao and Liu Fan, so they secretly exchanged glances with each other, and the atmosphere in the whole hall became more and more strange.

  In the current situation, everyone seems to be holding a hand of cards, thinking that their cards are high, but in fact, they may not necessarily win if they have high cards, not to mention whether they have any chance to play their cards.

Zhong Shao paused for a while, seeing that the other people had nothing to say, he continued: "...If the Yang family does not enter the city, he will be resisting the edict. Naturally, he will be deprived of his position and his minions, and General Xia can march in... If he enters the city, he will be imprisoned, so there is nothing to worry about..."

  Xia Mou lowered his head, sighed slightly, and said: "...Mr. Zhong, if the Marquis of Jin threatens a false edict and refuses to accept it, what should we do?"

   Zhong Shao resolutely said: "Naturally, we should beat the drums and forge ahead, defeating them in one fell swoop!"

  Xia Mou's eyes twitched, he pondered for a moment and said: "...So, Mr. Zhong went to the Chinese army to supervise the battle and boost the morale of the soldiers?"

   "The soldiers have no morale?" Zhong Shao stared at Xia Mou, and said, "...there is no delay in food and payment, and there is no shortage, and there is even a veteran general under the leadership of General Xia...how can you say that morale is low?"

   "...Wei, what Mr. Zhong said is very true..." Xia Mougong cupped his hands and said, "...It's just that the soldiers have been fighting for a long time, and there is no rest. If Mr. Zhong can visit and encourage, the morale will be greatly boosted, and one action can be decided..."

  Chong Shao was noncommittal, but turned his head to look at Liu Fan, and said, "General Liu, does the Chang'an city defense need someone to go up the city to encourage the soldiers?"

  Liu Fan cupped his hands and said, "If Mr. Zhong wants to, that's all right."

Chong Shao sneered twice, then suddenly raised his voice and said: "Everyone! Who is sitting in the palace where His Majesty is? Who is coordinating when you advance and retreat? They all go to one place. If there is a change, who will coordinate it? At this moment, at the time of life and death, we must work together, perform our duties, and advance and retreat together!"

  Everyone froze for a moment, then bowed their heads in agreement, but when Liu Fan lowered his head, an inexplicable brilliance flashed in the corner of his eyes...

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  Fei Qian did not stay in Pingyang for long in the end. In this midsummer, he led 2,000 cavalry and 3,000 infantry to Diaoyin.

   Marching in summer is not an easy task.

  Sweat and ashes will become decorations given by nature for free, splashing all over the body and face. But fortunately, it is traveling on relatively well-developed roads near Pingyang. Therefore, although it is difficult, it is somewhat better, at least there is no need to open mountains and build bridges all the way.

   Fei Qian was also sweating from the heat.

Although the armor on the body has undergone special treatment, after all, the structure and material are placed there, and the sun will shine on the armor, and it will become hot after a while. The whole person is like being stuffed in a tin jar, not to mention It's hard.

   No wonder in ancient times, autumn was the most suitable season for fighting. In addition to the reason of food and grass, the ghost weather was also an important influencing factor.

   "Let's camp in the shade of the trees ahead... let's go here today..." Fei Qian looked up at the sky, then at the exhausted soldiers around him, and ordered. The marching speed is slow, and there is no way to do this. Fortunately, I am not in a hurry, and I don’t care much about the gains and losses of a city or a place, so the difference between arriving at Diaoyin earlier and one day later is not too big. .

   It's no wonder that Liu Bei's company camp was set on fire. It was indeed not caused by Liu Bei's ignorance of military affairs. Seeing that it is still in Bingbei, the surrounding area is already so hot. It must be hotter and more humid in the Yangtze River area, so camping in forest land has become a helpless choice.

   It was like Fei Qian knew that choosing to camp on the edge of the forest might not be more suitable than a hill twenty miles ahead, but he still decided to stay here because it was too hot after all.

   But there is no way, after all, the changes in Guanzhong are somewhat beyond Fei Qian's expectations, even completely beyond imagination.

Regarding how to fight for world hegemony, although Fei Qian did not say anything, whether it is Xun Chen Jia Xu on the side of the counselors, or Zhang Liao and Xu Huang on the side of the generals, they all have a tacit understanding. In the current situation, Fei Qian and the North Political groups are like being in the wind, even if they don't want to leave, the strong wind will push them away.

Although there is no so-called ten-year development program and no specially designated so-called combat strategy, one thing is the same, that is, to weaken the power of the surrounding forces as much as possible, and then whenever there is an opportunity, they will take advantage of the fire to loot. Some systems of the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods.

Jia Xu strongly advocated the strategy of conquering Guanzhong, and said that in fact, Guanzhong’s power is weak, no matter from the military point of view or from the agricultural point of view, it is the best area for future development. Qinchuan is 800 miles away, with rich soil and water, and although the Guanzhong fortress is deserted It took some time, but as long as it is rebuilt, it is enough to make the opponent sigh...

  Fei Qian was somewhat hesitant at first, wanting to fight, but not strong enough, not fighting, but afraid of losing the opportunity. Now after listening to Jia Xu's analysis, he let go of the psychological burden of worrying about gain and loss, and marched south.

  The most urgent task is to control Zuo Fengyi first, and then control the entire Guanzhong area.

Since the downfall of Li Jue and Guo Si, it has been a long time since Chong Shao took office and Yang Biao struggled for power. During this period of time, neither Chong Shao nor Yang Biao showed that they could Dominating the situation in the pass, which led to the fact that the original strength in the pass was actually being consumed bit by bit in such an environment.

   Needless to say, Zhong Shao is too obsessed with power, so sometimes he is blinded by authority and cannot see the future direction clearly. As far as Yang Biao is concerned, after the plague in Tongguan, it covered the area of ​​Zheng County, which is a hard-hit area. As Yang Biao's base camp, Hongnong County's support was cut off, so it was difficult for a clever wife to survive without rice. It's not easy now.

Although it is said that the plague has gradually subsided now, if you are not afraid of 10,000, you are afraid of it. What's more, even if you take Tongguan in Zheng County, there are not many people there, and there is not much use if you take it, so the direction of battle must be left. Feng Yi went to the Guanzhong area.

  But it is still unrealistic to go directly to Guanzhong.

   After all, Emperor Han was still in Chang'an.

   Like now...

Zhong Shao originally had the upper hand, but he didn't grasp the opportunity when he faced the opportunity. On the contrary, he gave Yang Biao a chance to breathe, which eventually led to Yang Biao's counterattack. Using the agreement with Liu Fan, he successfully counterattacked. change.

  But after all, Zhong Shao did a good job of saving his life, so he fled into the palace with his immediate family guards and so on. It sounds better to protect the Emperor Han, but in fact he used the emperor as a shield...

  So it was Yang Biao's turn to be dumbfounded.

   After all, Yang Biao was different from Xiliang soldiers. Faced with such a situation, he couldn't find a suitable reason to attack for a while, and he couldn't retreat. Yang Biao didn't dare to attack the imperial city by force, so he could only surround the imperial city. After all, if Zhong Shao jumped over the wall in a hurry, the reputation of the Yang family for hundreds of years could not be just thrown away, but Zhong Shao could not be let go, since his face was already torn, and one person would inevitably lie on the ground. The two sides are at a stalemate again, but this time it has become a disadvantage.

  However, even so, Yang Biao's behavior this time will still take a long time to wash and wash. The imperial city besieged by soldiers, hehe, this kind of thing will be talked about by Qingliu no matter what. If Yang Biao succeeds in climbing to the top, it will naturally become his heroic act of helping the country and expelling evil. On the contrary, if he fails...

   "Wen He, how long do you think this situation will last?" Fei Qian looked at Jia Xu who was recuperating at the side, and asked.

Xun Chen needs to assess officials, Zao only needs to fix farming and mulberry affairs, and he can't leave. Naturally, Jia Xu is left to accompany Fei Qian to go south, and Jia Xu is more or less familiar with Guanzhong, so it is more appropriate to count candidates.

"Your Majesty, the current situation in Guanzhong..." Jia Xu arched his hands and said, "...The shortest period is half a decade, and the longest is one or two months...But it can't be like this for a long time, it will definitely change...Although the Duke of Zhong lives in the imperial city, the Marquis of Jin is not the same. Dare to attack rashly, but there must not be much food in the palace..."

   Fei Qian nodded, but said nothing.

  Jia Xu looked at Fei Qian and fell silent.

  The fate of Han Emperor Liu Xie is really not good...

  There is no food and grass in the palace, Zhong Shao will inevitably ask Yang Biao to send it in the name of the emperor, but Yang Biao must also know this situation, so he will still send it, but the amount must be very small.

   These grains and grasses first passed through Zhong Shao's hands, and then passed through Zhong Shao's subordinates before they could reach Han Emperor Liu Xie. One can imagine how much can be left.

  It can be said that from this moment on, there is no longer the so-called ceremonies between the emperor and the officials...

   It's just a question of whether Han Emperor Liu Xie can realize it.

   After pondering for a long time, Fei Qian said slowly: "...So, we need to weigh the timing of our departure..."

  (end of this chapter)