The revival of the Han Dynasty must start with Dong Zhuo

Chapter 470 Volume Donglai
After Liu Xie divided the land between Huainan and Xuzhou equally, he wandered around the Yangtze River and then returned to Pengcheng.

Qingzhou, Yuan Tan.

Everyone thought that the emperor would deal with the first person in this battle, but the emperor left him for last.

"Yuan Tan defended the Great Wall of Qi, with the great river to the north and the steep Yishan Mountain to the south. He could not win without a violent attack."

With the stability of Xuzhou and Jiangdong now, even if Yuan Tan pretends to be an ostrich, he must still face the iron hoof of the court.

"Now Gao Fan and Guan Tong are leading the Qingzhou navy to patrol along the river day and night to guard against Zhang Fei and Xu Huang. Xin Ping is leading his troops to garrison at Muling Pass..."

"There are defenses on both the north and south sides, I'm afraid it will be difficult to capture!"

At this time, Yuan Tan occupied all of Qi's former territory, so he simply defended along Qi's border.

There is a big river blocking the way in the north, and summer is coming soon, so the water level is bound to rise sharply. It is actually not suitable for Zhang Fei and Xu Huang's cavalry to fight.

But the Muling Pass in the south is not so impeccable!

"Qingzhou is protected to the south by Yishan, Mengshan and Wuduofeng."

"This Muling Pass is built between the Dayan Mountain near the Yi Mountain. If we can capture it, we can reach Linqu!"

"Once Linqu is broken, Yuan Tan will be powerless to recover!"

The key now is how to break through Muling Pass.

"Muling Pass is a dangerous place in Qi, and there are loyal people like Xin Ping defending it. It's better not to attack it by force!"

Muling Pass is a strategic pass built by the State of Qi to defend against the great wars during the Warring States Period. If we really crash into it, many people in the imperial court would probably die!
After listening to the generals discussing for a long time without reaching a conclusion, Liu Xie took a small number of his followers to relax.

Guo Jia, who had "lost and recovered", also followed.

Seeing that the emperor was out, they had a rare moment alone together, so she bowed and thanked him.

"Thank you for what?"

"If it weren't for Your Majesty, I'm afraid the people of Xuzhou would be suffering another catastrophe right now."

Liu Xie was riding on his horse, but he did not make any comment.

"That's because Cao Cao is a wise man."

"It would be nice if Yuan Tan was a sensible person now."

No matter how you look at Qingzhou now, it seems that the only option is to storm it.

A strong attack would undoubtedly result in the deaths of many people.

"They are all Chinese nobles. No matter who dies, I will feel heartbroken for a long time."

Liu Xie rode on his horse and looked at Mount Yi not far away.

"Feng Xiao, if we really send someone in to persuade Yuan Tan to surrender, will he surrender?"

Guo Jia had a very thorough understanding of human nature.

"Yuan Tan is different from his father Yuan Shao, and also different from Cao Gong."

"Yuan Shao and Cao Gong were both ambitious people, but Yuan Tan only wanted to protect his wealth and fame. His vision was short-sighted."

"Such a person would rather be the King of Qi for one more day than surrender to the imperial court and become a prisoner of the imperial court."

"Your Majesty, I'm afraid this battle will be a tough one!"

Liu Xie rolled his eyes: "As if I have never fought a tough battle before!"

"Thus, a good warrior seeks it in the situation, not in the person, so he can choose the person and take advantage of the situation. A warrior who takes advantage of the situation is like turning wood or stone. The nature of wood or stone is that it is still when it is at ease, but moves when it is in danger; it stops when it is square, but moves when it is round. Therefore, the situation of a good warrior is like turning a round stone on a mountain thousands of feet high. This is the situation."

"Your Majesty, in past battles, you often mobilized the enemy and then concentrated your forces to attack the enemy's weaker army with your own powerful army."

"In this way, the army will be able to continue to win and form a great momentum."

"But now it is a simple battle of attack and defense. Yuan Tan clearly wants to fight a bloody battle with the emperor. This is actually erasing your advantage, Your Majesty, and forcing you to fight in the way you least want to choose. That's why I say that this battle is a tough one for Your Majesty."

The smile on Liu Xie's face suddenly stopped.

"Feng Xiao is right. I hate people like Yuan Tan."

"Whether it's Yuan Shao, Cao Cao, Sun Ce, or Sun Quan, I can see that they have the courage to fight me."

"But Yuan Tan has obviously lost his courage and can only hide in the tortoise shell of Qi State, burying his head to save his life."

"If I can't smash this enemy's shell with a heavy hammer, I'm afraid he will shrink for the rest of his life, right?"

Liu Xie asked Guo Jia again: "According to Feng Xiao's plan, how should I use this heavy hammer?"

"Mobilize General Gao Shun's Xianzhen Camp to attack Muling Pass!"

Most of the pillars of the imperial court relied on cavalry in combat.

Gao Shun's Xianzhen Camp has now been tested and is indeed the most top-notch infantry in the world today.

Let them attack at the risk of their lives, not to mention Muling Pass, even Hangu Pass and Yangping Pass can be breached!

"Trapped in camp?"

Liu Xie looked up at Mount Yi again and gestured with his hands.

The posture seemed to be showing whether the corpses of the soldiers could be piled higher than the mountain!
Seeing the emperor like this, Guo Jia naturally knew that the emperor was still hesitating.

However, Guo Jia did not persuade him any further.

Because Guo Jia relied on his understanding of the emperor, he knew clearly that it would not take too long for the emperor to make this decision...

Pingyin.

The location of Xu Huang’s camp.

Not far to the east was Licheng where Guan Tong's army was stationed. Therefore, Xu Huang was very careful. Not only did he set up a sentry post every mile in front of the camp, but he also arranged a large number of visible and hidden sentry posts on the nearby Taishan Mountain Road to guard against Guan Tong's attacks on the camp.

After Xu Huang inspected the various camps, he was about to return to his main camp when suddenly a soldier came to him and said that they had captured a spy who had crossed Mount Tai from Qingzhou.

"Spy? Perfect!"

Now Qingzhou is completely closed, and we are completely in the dark! If we catch a spy now, we can find out the military situation in Qingzhou!

"General! We are really not spies! Not spies?"

"Please, let me go!"

The Han soldiers were unconvinced: "If you are not a scout, why would you cross Mount Tai and come here in the middle of the night?"

"General! Qingzhou is really unsustainable now! The Yuan family is arresting people everywhere now, and I really have no other choice!"

Before the people arrive, the sound comes first.

Xu Huang frowned, but saw a dozen ragged civilians being brought in front of him.

"Is this the spy?"

"Of course it is, General! Who else would have the time to cross Mount Tai in the middle of the night? That's Mount Tai, General!"

But when Xu Huang saw these "scouts", he felt something was wrong.

"Make them some rice soup."

"In the pot, mix some sand!"

When the guards heard Xu Huang's arrangement, they were puzzled.

But Xu Huang had always been very strict in disciplining his troops, so even though he didn't understand, he still cooked the rice porridge and placed it in front of the scout.

"Thank you, General! Thank you, General!"

"The imperial court is still good to us, woooooo~"

……

When Xu Huang saw these people wolfing down the food, the wariness in his eyes gradually faded.

"General, why do you put sand in their rice soup?"

When a personal soldier asked in a low voice, Xu Huang said, "I was hungry when I was young and was a refugee. I even gnawed on tree bark and roots. I know how uncomfortable it feels."

"The rice soup was mixed with sand and soil... Anyone who could have enough food and clothing on a normal day would find that stuff hard to swallow."

"They are eager to eat this rice soup. It is obvious that they are really fleeing from famine."

Excellent acting skills can play a lot of emotions.

But the only thing is hunger, that cannot be acted out at all.

"Cook them another pot of meat soup, but don't add sand this time."

"Here!"

After these people finished eating the rice soup and meat soup, Xu Huang took them to his tent to question them.

"General! That Yuan is really crazy!"

The people of Qingzhou immediately complained to Xu Huang.

"I heard that after the imperial court took over Xuzhou, Yuan went crazy, arresting people everywhere and taking them all to Donglai. After that, no one came back! He was really crazy!"

Arrests?

To Donglai?
Xu Huang thought the other party was wrong.

Even if Yuan Tan arrested people at this time, he should have arrested able-bodied men and sent them to the north and south sides to reinforce the Great Wall in order to resist the imperial court.

Donglai in the east?
Sending people over there, are they going to drive them into the sea to feed the fish?

Just when Xu Huang was puzzled, Zhang Fei, who was stationed in Pingyuan in the north, also sent military intelligence, saying that people from Qingzhou were swimming across the river to escape Qingzhou!

Is Yuan Tan really crazy?

The two men sorted out the military information and sent it to the emperor, asking him to make a decision.

Liu Xie was also confused when he saw the military situation.

Donglai?

What was that over there? Why was Yuan Tan sending people over there?
Zhuge Liang, Sima Yi and others also found it difficult to extract any effective clues from this fragmentary information.

Only Taishi Ci, who had just surrendered, suddenly changed his expression, but he dared not speak out because of his status as a surrendered general.

"Ziyi, you are from Donglai, but have you noticed something wrong?"

Ever since Lu Su joined the Han camp, he has been devoted to the Han Dynasty and has been studying "Seven Years of Imperial Examination and Nine Years of Simulation" with all his heart.

With the personal guidance of three top scholars, Sima Yi, Zhuge Liang and Lu Xun, Lu Su felt that he was making rapid progress!
Lu Su even had the confidence that he could compete for the top spot in the next imperial examination!

The only thing that worried him was that the emperor did not know the abilities of Sun Ce, Zhou Yu, Taishi Ci and others, and would not make use of them.

Seeing that Taishi Ci now seemed to have an opportunity to make merit, Lu Su hurriedly reminded Taishi Ci to make himself familiar to the emperor as soon as possible and earn some credit at the same time.

"Your Majesty, I may have some guesses in my mind."

Under Lu Su's instigation, Taishi Ci finally stood up from the end of the military tent.

This immediately attracted everyone's attention!
"Ziyi, just speak with confidence. There is no need to be cautious when discussing matters in front of the army!"

Only after hearing the emperor's comforting words did Taishi Ci feel relieved.

"Your Majesty, I am from Donglai, and because of some things when I was young, I once sought refuge elsewhere."

Taishi Ci had a serious expression.

"After occupying Liaodong, Gongsun Du sent his generals to Donglai, established the place as Yingzhou, and appointed a governor for Yingzhou."

"At that time, I went to Liaodong from here."

"Yuan Tan is now taking all the people to Donglai. Is he thinking... to take the people of Qingzhou and retreat to Liaodong to resist the imperial court in Liaodong?"

After Taishi Ci finished speaking, the whole room was in an uproar!

(End of this chapter)