Many years ago...

Well, it wasn't actually many years, probably four or five years ago, when Dong Qi's men were still in the Western Regions.

One time when deducing the sand table with Jia Xu, Jia Xu mentioned Guanzhong.

At that time, the Western Regions had not yet been pacified, and the three kingdoms of Wusun of Kucha, Dayuan, did not obey the orders of the Han king, and the Northern Huns were threatened from time to time.

But Jia Xu was sure that Dong Qi would definitely seize Guanzhong.

In the Guanzhong area, there is the danger of Hangu Pass, and the Nanshan Mountain is a screen, and the Yellow River natural barrier forms a solid barrier. The 800-mile Qinchuan is fertile and suitable for Dong Qi to station troops and rest. However, everything has its advantages and disadvantages.

Although Guanzhong is good, the biggest problem facing him is that he has enough control but lacks progress.

Therefore, after occupying Guanzhong, why did Dong Qi take the selection army, one of the five main forces, tightly in Hedong? On the one hand, it was because Hedong was once the place where Dong Zhuo started his career, and had a foundation and had to be occupied both in terms of emotion and reason; on the other hand, Hedong could be used as a stepping stone to enter Jizhou, which had great strategic significance.

But even if he occupied Hedong, Dong still faced a problem.

There are barriers such as Taihang Mountain and Wangwu Mountain in Hedong, so it is not easy to enter Jizhou.

If you get the Central Plains, you must first get Jizhou!

Back then, the Qin Dynasty unified the six countries, and then started with Bingyou and then annexed Jizhou. Only then could it be that the Central Plains were looked down upon and looked down upon.

Pang Tong believed that annexation of the Seok land would not be a one-day effort. If you don’t want to defend blindly, you need to take Hanoi and connect the two rivers, rely on Guanzhong and help with the Seok, and seize the Central Plains in the future, you will be able to achieve twice the result with half the effort.

Chen Gong and Xu Shu all agreed with this.

Therefore, when Cao Cao was busy with the Luoyang Alliance, the entire Chang'an was also in full swing.

In order to capture Hanoi, Dong Qi dispatched 80,000 people, with You Yi's army as the main force, and planned to annex. When the Qinshui fire was ignited, Pang Tong, Han De and others had secretly ambushed in Yongcheng and waited for the opportunity.

Think about it, what a big momentum is the Baili Dahuo?

The second Lü of Yongcheng is not a fool. When he saw this situation, he knew that it must be something wrong with Yuan Shang.

If Yuan Shang had an accident in another place, Er Lu might not have acted. However, if Yuan Shang had an accident in Hanoi, and both of them had no action at all, I am afraid that after Yuan Shao found out, he would not let him go.

So after the Qinshui fire was ignited, Er Lu immediately ordered his troops to attack and prepared to welcome Yuan Shang.

Unexpectedly, he was ambushed by Han De halfway through. Although the second Lu Wu was skilled, he was surrounded by Han De and killed him.

Cheng Li led his troops and defeated the two Lu soldiers; while Pang Tong deceived Yongcheng and took Chen Lin.

This series of actions lasted only an hour. Pang Tong had enough time to clean up the battlefield, and waited for Yuan Shang to fall into the trap in Yongcheng. Pang Tong firmly believed that even if Yuan Shang did not die and came to Yongcheng, he would probably have to peel off a few layers of skin by Dong Qi and others. In fact, Yuan Shang cooperated very well and acted completely according to Pang Tong's plan.

A big battle lasted for a whole day.

From the beginning of ignition to the time when Yuan Shang was captured, all the actions were extremely smooth.

When Cao Cao was notified and was about to send troops to rescue, Han De had already led his troops to occupy Pinggao, and looked across the river from Hulao Pass. Wu'an Kingdom guarded the Mengjin Ferry and made an attitude of crossing the river to attack Luoyang at any time. Yuexi seized Huai County (now southwest of Wuzhi County, Henan), and Director Chunyu occupied Wude (now Jiaozuo, Henan) and made a defensive posture.

Huang Zhongze took Xiuwu overnight and stationed troops west of Qingshui to visit Hanoi.

When Cao Cao's army arrived at the Dahe Ferry, he was already powerless to turn the sky and could only look at the other side of the river to lament for Yuan Shang.

During the Battle of Hanoi, Dong Qi captured 110,000 Yuan Shao's army, most of which were moved to Hedong, and a few of them remained in Hanoi. Then he quickly ordered Xu Shu to be the prefect of Hanoi and ordered Huang Zhong to build a Qingshui camp west of Qingshui.

At this point, Dong Qi's troops could break into Jingzhao within ten days, and could also attack Jizhou and harass Yanzhou.

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After the New Year, Liu Bian officially ascended the throne in Chang'an, and the year name was the first year of Taiping.

If calculated based on the later Gregorian calendar, this year was exactly 200 AD, and this year Dong Qi was thirty years old.

In Chang'an City, there is a joyful mood.

After two hundred years, this ancient imperial capital once again became the focus of attention of the world.

Liu Bian was in a very good mood and got up early in the morning. Instead of going to the Buddhist temple to practice first like before, he practiced a flower gun and then washed up. Then he was excited to enter the court surrounded by everyone.

This was the first morning court since he ascended the throne.

Dong Qi was not here, so Liu Bing ordered Chen Gong to preside over the court, while he was excited and sat upright on the golden dragon chaise.

This feeling is so familiar and wonderful!

In fact, Liu Bian had such experiences many years ago. However, he was still young at that time, and his uncle He Jin was in the court. Although he was the emperor, Liu Bian felt that he was like a puppet most of the time.

Now, I've grown up!

But the feeling of growing up is not very good. No one is in front of you to block the wind and rain, so it would be so uncomfortable.

Liu Bian has become accustomed to the fact that big and big things are decided by Dong Qi. However, Dong Qi is still fighting bloody battles with the traitors in Hanoi, and Liu Bian has to face things that he has never experienced before. The Weiyang Palace needs to be repaired and money... The twelve gates of Chang'an need to be reopened, money and food; the old city needs planning, the new city needs construction, and big and small things are placed in front of Liu Bian. Everything has to be brainstormed and there must be a fierce debate.

After a meeting of the court, Liu Bian's head was about to explode!

"I have a comment!"

Just as the court meeting was about to end, a man walked out of the civil servants, lay under the Dan Palace, and said loudly.

It's Su Gu...

Su Gu was originally the prefect of Wudu, but later Wen Pin and others went over and put him in vain!

What should this person say? He has no great ability, and he has a little more ability to observe his words and expressions. He is also a fence-bearer.

In Wudu, he is also a prince in the area no matter what.

But when he arrived in Chang'an, although he was also one of the nine ministers, what about the actual situation? Su Gu knew it very well.

Without resentment, that's fake!

But what else can I do? If I have no soldiers, I have no soldiers, and I have no generals... Su Gu didn't say anything, and I felt uncomfortable.

Liu Bian is about to fall asleep!

This court discussion is a bit boring...

He said a little impatiently: "Su Aiqing has a good report!"

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty is now in the process of becoming a great treasure and is in need of establishing great martial arts to inform the people of the world of yourselves of yourselves."

Su Gu organized the words and said loudly: "Where is the commander-in-chief, everyone fled without looking at the wind. This is all due to the wisdom of Your Majesty, and the traitors dare not touch Your Majesty's edge. Now, the thieves in Luoyang are still occupying the Eastern Capital. Your Majesty should send troops to conquer and retake Luoyang... Your Majesty's reputation can be conveyed to the world, and the revival of the Han Dynasty is just around the corner."

It's actually just one meaning.

Your Majesty, you have ascended the throne and taken power, and you should do something. Don’t make people think that you can win battles only by relying on the Grand Governor. You should prove to the world that you are well-known in literature and martial arts. The Grand Governor can win battles only by your majesty. In short, you should prove with your actions that you are the well-deserved emperor.

If these words were before, Liu Bian might ignore them.

But now, his status is different, and he thinks that what Su Gu said seems to be unreasonable.

Chen Gong quickly stood up and said, "Your Majesty, you must not! The Cao bandits are not ordinary people, and Jingzhao is not as good as Hanoi. Not to mention that there are many soldiers in the treachery army, but our army is now concentrated in the two rivers and the quiet place, so it is not beautiful to send troops at this time."

Su Gu said: "Mr. Chen is a bad word. Not to mention that there are still troops and horses in Lanchi camp, Liangzhou has also raised many troops and horses in the western regions of Liangzhou. There are camps in Chongquan, Weinan. As far as Gu knows, there are as many as 200,000 soldiers and horses in these places. This has not included the soldiers and horses in Xin'an camp... Why does the Grand Commander have troops and horses when sending troops, and His Majesty has no soldiers and horses when sending troops?"

Chen Gong was not a person who was good at distinguishing words and speech, and he was stunned when he heard it.

"This... Su Shaoqing should know that the so-called soldiers and horses in the camp were mostly eliminated soldiers, mostly military farms. Moreover, the Chongquan camp in Weinan was first established and most of the soldiers and horses in the Xin'an camp were Xin'an. How could they go to war?"

"I'm afraid that it's not that Lord Chen can't transfer people, but that he is unwilling to transfer people."

"Su Gu, you..."

Chen Gong reacted!

If Jia Xu was there, or Xu Shu or Pang Tong was there, he would definitely not have allowed Su Gu to say so many words and behead him early.

Chen Gong has made good plans for the overall situation and has a strategic vision.

It’s just that the opportunity is not enough, and sometimes it seems to be stingy. The so-called stingy means that the person’s reaction is not sharp enough.

Liu Bian's face couldn't help but become gloomy.

"Don't say anything more Chen Qing... I have made a decision. Let's do this. I ordered Xiahou Lan to be the General of the Eastern Central Army and to command troops to fight. You can transfer troops from Xin'an to General Xiahou Lan. If you go to fight ten days later, I will not believe it and will not win those mobs?"

"But……"

Chen Gong wanted to argue a few more words.

But Liu Bing didn't give him a chance and said coldly: "What, Dong Qing's words are useful, are my words useless?"

Before going to war, Dong Qiu told Chen Gong not to disobey Liu Bian.

Although the hall is full of Dong Qi's people, what Liu Bian said is justified, and it is difficult to stand up and refute it at this time.

After gritting his teeth, Chen Gong bowed to his order!

This is going to happen... The emperor's nonsense would probably disrupt the plan of the Grand Commander. Su Gu had the courage to say these words today, which was definitely not a temporary matter. No, I must send someone to Hanoi immediately to inform the Grand Commander.

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Chapter completed!