Chapter 166 Secret Layout As the emperor handed over the initiative to suppress the rebellion to Liu Han, he merged with the state army and sent troops out of Tianjing Pass.
For a moment, the originally chaotic battlefield fell into a strange calm, and an invisible storm was forming.
Luoyang.
Before the quiet dawn, Luoyang City slowly wakes up in the morning the east gate of the city, Liu Han was wearing a battle armor, looking majestic, and was preparing to lead his army into battle.
And Cai Yan, his future wife and the appointed Princess of Hejian, stood quietly outside the city gate, looking at him with firm and affectionate eyes.
The two spent less time together and more time apart, and this was the first time she saw him off.
Cai Yan held a beautiful silk handkerchief in her hand, which she had embroidered by herself, stitch by stitch, all night silk handkerchief was embroidered with two large characters "Peace", which contained her deep blessings and eyes were full of complex emotions, including worry for her husband, sadness for the upcoming separation, and helplessness for the war.
"Silly girl, don't worry. There won't be that much danger in this battle. I haven't fought so many times before."
Before Liu Han finished speaking, Cai Yan put his index finger against his mouth, "I know, so, I'll wait for you to come back. (Wait for you to come back and marry me.)"
The two were speechless, just looking at each other other's eyes were full of deep emotion and tacit , Liu Han gritted his teeth, gave a military salute to his wife, then turned around and strode towards the military formation.
Cai Yan looked at Liu Han's back, tears falling didn't call out loudly, she didn't feel intense grief, she just stood there quietly, watching his back drift away and disappear into the morning mist.
"You are a dragon in the sky, you should not be trapped in the love of children."
Then, she knelt on the ground and kowtowed three times deeply to the retreating believed that Liu Han would return safely, and no matter what the outcome of the war, he would return to her.
As the army left, the morning gradually passed, the sun rose, and a new day began.
# "How is it over there in Youzhou?"
On the way to Changshe, Liu Han asked Shi A, who was accompanying him. Also accompanying him were Dian Wei, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and three thousand Yu Linwei.
"My Lord, General Xu Huang, General Zhao Yun and Military Advisor Cheng Yu over at Youzhou have led an army of [-] to put down the rebellion."
"Well, what else?"
"Advisor Cheng Yu has followed the Lord's secret order to purge the powerful nobles and nobles who participated in the Yellow Turbans in Youzhou. At the same time, the land left behind by the noble nobles and powerful officials who escaped has also begun to be recovered."
Liu Han nodded, this is what he wants.
With Guo Xun's cooperation and the fact that Youzhou was originally a border state, Liu Han's plan was to carry out a preliminary purge of the local nobles and powerful men in the name of purging the Yellow Turbans.
"What about other places?"
"Mi Fang has followed His Highness's secret order and started to purchase the land of the fleeing nobles and powerful people in Qing and Xuyang states. Guoyuan has also received the secret order and is also secretly purchasing land in Jizhou, but in terms of funds..."
For the first time, Shi A felt that he was unable to acquire land, and he was spending money like water. Even the Hejian Palace could not afford it.
"Send Zhu Ling to lead an army of ten thousand to relieve Wuji Zhen's crisis, and ask Zhicai to talk to Zhen Yi. I believe the money will be available soon."
"Here."
This is Liu Han's second card. He took advantage of the Yellow Turban chaos to acquire land in Neizhou. The price of land is now far lower than before, but even so, the accumulation of the Hejian Palace for many years is not enough.
"Mr. Wuji Zhen, I can't help but feel sorry for you."
Obviously, Liu Han ordered people to find Wuji Zhen with a purpose.
"Where is the army?"
"Lord, yesterday it was reported that Zhang Liao led three thousand Huolin troops, Zhang He's three thousand Euphorbia soldiers, Gao Shun's three thousand trapped camp, and Bingzhou's ten thousand cavalry. The army left Tianjing Pass and crossed the Yellow River yesterday and entered Mengjin Pass."
"Then we will meet at Xuanyuan Pass."
"As ordered!"
# Two days later, the Bingzhou army joined Liu Han. "The last general Zhang Liao (Zhang He, Gao Shun), pays homage to the lord!"
In this battle, Liu Han did not plan to let Bingzhou veterans take part. After all, this was also a good opportunity to train newcomers, otherwise the battle would be boring.
"It's been a hard journey."
Coupled with Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, and Dian Wei beside him, the generals in Liu Han's hands are enough to make people's eyes red.
"In this round of encirclement and suppression of the Yellow Turban bandits, I did not let Xu Rong, Huang Zhong or even Master Duan fight, just to train you. Don't let me down."
All the generals below were excited, clasping their fists and saying, "Here."
"However, this war is different from foreign wars. Most of the Yellow Turbans are refugees who have been bewitched and coerced. It is not appropriate to kill too many people. Therefore, my idea is to only kill the culprits and punish the stubborn ones. As for the refugees, I believe I will be able to merge with the state soon." Dong Zhao has taken care of things over there."
"As ordered!"
After everyone finished the meeting, they went down to prepare.
The newly joined Guan Yu and Zhang Fei felt the most.
Guan Yu: "No wonder my lord has been invincible in all these years."
Zhang Fei: "Yes, not to mention the famous Huolin Army, even ordinary cavalry can be seen as elite at a glance."
There are still [-] such troops in Bingzhou. This is the power in the hands of King Hejian of the Han Dynasty.
"Fortunately, I made the right choice."
Guan Yu felt happy in his heart. If he had really been deceived by Liu Xuande, he would have taken the blame to quell the rebellion. Starting from the lowest level, he didn't know how long it would take to wash away his charges. Now that he is following the King of Hejian, he really understands what it means to be an outsider. There are people, and there are mountains beyond the mountains.
Although I was disappointed when I didn't choose Liu Bei at the beginning, I always felt that I had lost something important, but now it seems that it is nothing. My current starting point is a position that many people may not reach after ten years of hard work.
Zhang Fei was also lucky that he was waiting for the price, but he didn't expect that he would actually get a thick leg and make great achievements today! As for Liu Bei, he has been forgotten by Zhang Fei. He is a fake pretending to be a clan member of the Han Dynasty. Next time he sees him, he must poke a few holes in his body.
As for Liu Han, he was sitting in the big tent at the moment, quietly thinking about how to secretly make moves in the chaos.
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Liu Han knew in his heart that the Yellow Turban Army seemed to be echoing from the north to the south, like two fists, attacking with left and right fists at the same time, using powerful punches in the direction of Luoyang, but in fact they had reached their limit.
The Yellow Turban Army that caused the most ferocity had 40 million soldiers, which was far more than the 1 rebel Han army (Zhu Jun lost 40 people), but the [-] rebel Han army was only a temporary expansion of the Central Army. The Central Army, and the Yellow Turban Army's [-] million people also need to include their family members.
The failure of the Yellow Turbans was inevitable, because it was still an immature peasant uprising, not to mention the gap in the quality of soldiers, weapons and equipment, and outstanding command most important thing is the historical limitations of the peasant uprising.
Like the Chen Sheng and Wu Guang Uprising at the end of the Qin Dynasty, the leader of the Yellow Turban Army had no strategic plan, and the formulation of his uprising plan was extremely incomplete. After the uprising, the insurrectionary armies from various places did not gather quickly, but scattered in various places and acted in isolation, or even After the uprising, Zhang Jiao, Zhang Liang, Zhang Bao, Bo Cai, Zhang Mancheng, Zhao Hong, Han Zhong, etc. all only knew how to stick to one city or one pond, or besiege the fortified city for a long time, and fight with the Eastern Han Dynasty army. Attrition, not knowing how to use flexible tactics and tactics, until failure.
Of course, there is another important reason, which is the power of the "people".
Large landowners, small landowners or land-owning farmers are the "people", and they are often the staunchest supporters of the regime. They have property and most hope for peace in the world.
Those who have no property and live in exile are often the main force in the rebellion. They are all abandoned children. If they do not rebel and cause chaos, they will starve to death, so they can only be "refugees".
As for leaders like Zhang Jiao, they are special and belong to the "tough people" category.
The Yellow Turban Army unites these people who have lost their property and are about to starve to death to rebel. Naturally, they will encounter strong resistance from the "people".Because the interests of "the people" and the Han government are the same.
At the beginning of the uprising, the Yellow Turban Army's combat effectiveness was not weak. For example, in the first two battles between the two sides in the first stage, although the Yellow Turban Army lagged behind the official army in terms of equipment and combat experience, it also had its own advantages. They were all defeated by the Yellow Turban Army.
But later, as the "people" joined in, the scale of victory tilted again, and the Yellow Turbans were finally outnumbered and defeated.
(End of this chapter)