The revival of the Han Dynasty must start with Dong Zhuo

Chapter 328 Volume The Emperor's Personal Expedition (Hebei Edition)

Now the imperial army has set out and has arrived at the corresponding battlefields one after another.

In Taiyuan, there was a pillar of the country, Xu Rong, in charge, and generals such as Xu Huang, Hao Zhao, and Guo Huai were also stationed there.

As for Hedong, three pillars of the country, Niu Fu, Zhang Liao and Zhang Xiu, were deployed to fight at once.

As for Liu Xie, he and Lu Bu were stationed in Puban, seemingly ready to cross the river and rush to Hedong at any time.

This is the current stationing situation of the imperial army.

According to the current situation, everyone would probably think that the emperor would cross the river to Hedong and then launch an attack from Bingzhou.

But Guo Jia knew that the place the emperor really wanted to go was Luoyang.

Yuan Shao had now been deceived by the emperor's actions and had transferred all his troops to the east side of Taihang Mountain, leaving him no time to take care of the Central Plains.

As for Cao Cao in the Central Plains...

When Guo Jia thought of Cao Cao, his expression became extremely helpless.

The emperor had already issued an order for Liu Bei to lead the Jingzhou army to approach Xuchang from Nanyang.

Moreover, the emperor transferred Ma Chao to Jingzhou on the grounds that Liu Bei lacked cavalry.

Liu Bei, Zhuge Liang, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun, Ma Chao, Huang Zhong...

This lineup is enough to make Cao Cao overwhelmed. How could he have the energy to pay attention to the direction of Luoyang?
Even the Western Xianbei and Southern Xiongnu in the north began to reorganize their troops and slowly moved eastward.

The two tribes did not dare to defeat the Eastern Xianbei and Wuhuan, but they could at least delay each other and prevent the Eastern Xianbei and Wuhuan from supporting the Hebei battlefield.

All conceivable and unthinkable military forces were controlled by the emperor's military force.

It seemed as if the troops were spread all over the battlefield, which seemed disorganized. But everything was done in preparation for the march from Luoyang.

Therefore, Guo Jia really couldn't imagine who could see through the emperor's plan.

Therefore, even though Guo Jia was still thinking about Cao Cao, he had to bow to Liu Xie and said, "Your Majesty, the chances of winning this battle are 70%."

Liu Xie frowned and asked, "Why is it only 70%?"

70% is not enough?
Guo Jia was somewhat speechless, but he still explained seriously: "I want to ask Your Majesty, even if we go east from Luoyang and occupy Henan, how can the court cross the river?"

"The lower reaches of the river cannot freeze, and the cavalry cannot cross the water. In addition, Your Majesty has burned the boats at the Mengjin Ferry before, so I'm afraid it won't endanger Hebei at all."

"If Yuan Shao finds out and moves his troops to the Hebei ferry, what will Your Majesty do?"

No boat!

This was also the key point that Guo Jia did not understand at the beginning.

Moreover, to transport the cavalry from Henan to Hebei, a very large fleet would be needed.

But the current imperial court obviously does not have the ability to create a fleet in Henan.

Jingzhou does have a large number of ships, but it is impossible for the ships on the Yangtze River to fly directly from the land, right?

When Liu Xie heard Guo Jia asking about this again, he smiled slightly but did not give a direct answer.

"If there are ships that can pass through after I arrive in Henan, what do you think my chances of winning this time are?"

Guo Jia's face looked even more painful.

If the emperor can really solve the problem of cavalry crossing the river, then what else is there to say?

There must be a 98% chance of winning!
Because Guo Jia really couldn't think of any method Yuan Shao could use to resist the imperial court's Western Liang cavalry.

By that time, the war would inevitably become one-sided, and Yuan Shao would probably no longer have any chance of winning!
Liu Xie felt more at peace when he saw Guo Jia's expression.

Even Guo Jia put on a mask of pain, and this time there were obviously no mistakes in the battle.

It was indeed the right thing to do to go into battle early and take complete control of the opportunity!

Liu Xie stood up and led everyone outside the tent.

In front of us was the endless flow of the river, and behind us was a team of grain transporters holding torches, delivering money, food and supplies to the camp one after another.

At this moment, Lu Bu had finished his military affairs and came to Liu Xie with great interest.

"Your Majesty, when will you leave for Luoyang?"

Lu Bu couldn't wait to lead his cavalry to gallop across the Central Plains!
"Don't worry, Fengxian. It will be soon."

"But I must first send a gift to Yuan Shao, so that he won't be lonely."

Liu Xie placed his hand on the hilt of the Han sword at his waist and looked towards the east.

"It's time to let Yuan Shao have a taste of what it feels like to be surrounded by a large army and besieged on all sides!"

……

Yecheng.

When Yuan Shao first heard the news that the imperial court was coming to attack, he did not take it seriously. He thought that the imperial court was just bluffing by tiring out the troops to trick him.

After all, the grain has not even been harvested yet. How could the imperial court abandon almost a year's harvest to attack itself?
But unfortunately, the court is serious this time.

Moreover, this attack is definitely not a small-scale attack.

Yuan Shao had already heard that the imperial court had invested a huge amount of money this time.

Not only did the troops from Bingzhou, Guanzhong and Jingzhou all go to the front line, but the troops from Liangzhou also crossed the entire Guanzhong and came to the front line.

Yuan Shao, who was feeling complacent about his victory over Gongsun Zan, almost choked to death by his own breath.

"Is the emperor crazy?"

No one would have thought that the emperor would send troops at this time.

But the emperor just showed up!
"Could it be that someone provoked him?"

"Who is it..."

Yuan Shao carefully recalled the recent intelligence, but did not find anything important. If there was only one important thing, it should be that he went to recruit Kebi Neng and promised Kebi Neng to unify the Eastern Xianbei?
oh~~~
Yuan Shao suddenly realized!

It turns out that I was the one who provoked the emperor to send troops early!

……

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"canal!"

Yuan Shao was confused.

Isn't it just to support Kebi in taking care of a few Xianbei tribes in the east?
Even if Kebineng's troops were increased by another 20,000 or 30,000, would it affect the overall situation?
One Han can defeat five barbarians.

Nowadays, it is definitely not an empty statement!

Even if Kebi could lead an army of 100,000 Xianbei people, they could still be easily defeated by 20,000 Han cavalry.

As a result, the emperor is now planning to attack Hebei just because of this, and is even willing to send troops in advance?
no……

Yuan Shao felt wronged!

Just as Liu Xie had guessed before.

Although sending troops ahead of time resulted in the court having to go to war without adequate preparation.

But Yuan Shao’s preparations were even worse!
Yuan Shao has just defeated Gongsun Zan and has not yet completely pacified Youzhou. He has not even had time to properly rest his soldiers. As a result, your court is now launching such an epic war?
Crazy?
If Yuan Shao knew that his support for Kebineng to unify the Eastern Xianbei would cause such a big reaction from the emperor, he would never have made this decision.

No matter how you look at it, it is more cost-effective to let Ke Bi provide assistance in unifying Eastern Xianbei than to buy yourself half a year to prepare well!
……

But there is no medicine for regret in this world.

No matter how much Yuan Shao regretted, he could only swallow his anger.

When he arrived at the imperial palace in Yecheng, Yuan Shao directly summoned all officials in the name of Emperor Liu He to discuss countermeasures.

When the scholars in Hebei heard that the imperial court had come to attack in advance, they were all terrified!

It was because the last battle of Anyi was lost so badly that everyone had an inexplicable fear of the imperial court.

Even many generals who led troops could not help but feel their scalps tingling when they heard the news that the imperial court was attacking.

In the Battle of Anyi, except for the minor losses of Zhang He and Gao Lan's troops, the losses of the central army formation were simply outrageous.

Lu Bu was as brave as a tiger and could lead an army alone.

Guan Yu's stunning sword move killed Yan Liang and Wen Chou.

Zhang Liao led his cavalry into the battle formation, creating a storm of blood and flesh.

And that great Han dragon banner that remains as still as a mountain!

……

After the war, the generals under Yuan Shao returned to Hebei and almost all encountered the same thing:

There are gray-haired parents who come to ask where their children are.

A newly married wife came to ask where her husband was.

There were innocent children who came to ask where their fathers were.

……

It is said that there was a village with a total of one thousand young and strong men going to the war.

When the war was over, all the old and young, women and children in the village went to the village entrance and looked forward to it.

But in the end, only one person returned home...

Today's generals really don't dare to fight against the imperial army or the dragon banner.

even.

Many people have begun to gradually wake up and start to think about why they are fighting and why they are enemies of the Han Dynasty.

So when Yuan Shao said he wanted to meet the enemy, the entire court fell into silence.

When Yuan Shao saw the court where all the troops were silent, he couldn't help but feel a pang in his heart again!
He naturally knew what these soldiers were thinking.

Originally, he wanted to use this period of time to slowly adjust the mental barriers of these soldiers, but who would have thought that the emperor would not even give him this time.

Fortunately, Guo Tu, who was Yuan Shao's confidant, immediately stepped forward and helped Yuan Shao resolve the matter.

"Mr. Yuan! This is truly the time when the Han Dynasty is in danger of extinction!"

"The tyrant is unjust and has seized the throne by fraud, making the people of Yongliang, Jingyi suffer miserably! Now he is invading Hebei again, which shows his brutal nature! How can we not fight back with all our might!"

"If the tyrant really kills you and takes you to Hebei, won't he seize your fields and houses, and take away your wives, concubines and daughters? How can you endure such a great humiliation?"

Do justice and protect your homeland!
Although everyone knows how the emperor Liu He came to be, it does not prevent Liu He from being a legitimate descendant of the Han Dynasty. He is the eldest son of the former Emperor Guangwu and the first crown prince of the Later Han Dynasty. He can be somewhat associated with the status of the Han Dynasty.

But what really moved these Hebei scholars was Guo Tu’s following words - to protect their homes!

The emperor in the court was ruthless towards the aristocratic families.

If that emperor really took over Hebei, how could they live such a comfortable life?

Even if it is for the dozens of beautiful young concubines in the family, they deserve to fight for their lives once!
Seeing that these people had finally regained some morale, Guo Tu turned to Yuan Shao again.

"This time the Han thieves are coming with such force, I hope Your Majesty can lead the army in person to stabilize the morale of the troops!"

Countless pairs of eyes looked at the drowsy "Son of Heaven" Liu He behind Yuan Shao.

"Hmm? What are you looking at me for? Is the court meeting over?"

Liu He opened his tired eyes and smiled with relief: "If that's the case, then let's leave the court!"

(End of this chapter)