Chapter 51 Chapter Seven Incorporates Qingzhou Army to Compete for Yanzhou Land (3)

The one who felt the most anxiety was the Xiliang Legion to which Dong Zhuo belonged.Although Niu Fu, the commander stationed near Chang'an City, blocked Li Su's attack, he was afraid that Lu Bu would take advantage of the situation to pursue and suppress him, so he ordered his troops to withdraw to Liangzhou.Unexpectedly, a mutiny occurred on the way, and Niu Fu died in the rebellion.Dong Zhuo's original troops, led by Li Jue and Guo Si, were stationed in Liangzhou and the border of Sili District, and survived.Seeing that almost all the legions in Sili District were celebrating Dong Zhuo's killing, they were even more frightened, so they expressed their intention to surrender to Situ Wang Yun, the presiding officer of the new regime, but Wang Yun insisted on refusing to accept it.Li Jue even discussed with Guo Si about disbanding the army and fleeing back to Liangzhou.

But Jia Xu, the chief staff officer of Dong Zhuo's army, strongly opposed it.He said: "Wang Yun is self-willed and Lv Bu is frivolous and foolish. These two people succeed for a while, and they will never last long. In addition, the famous Confucian Cai Yong was imprisoned and died by Wang Yun for sacrificing Dong Zhuo, which attracted criticism from the government and the public. They have already expressed great distrust of the new regime. I thought that as long as the anti-Dong Zhuo sentiment subsided, neither Wang Yun nor Lv Bu would receive support. Meanwhile, the Kwantung armies were busy expanding their own power, and they were very concerned about the changes in the Sili District. , have long turned a blind eye to it. As for the Sili District Legion, the scale is not large, and there are differences of opinion among them, which will not make a difference at all. Therefore, the generals do not need to be afraid."

Both Li Jue and Guo Si felt that what Jia Xu said was reasonable, so they asked, "According to your opinion, what should you do now?" Jia Xu said: "We should use Dong Zhuo's old wisdom and lead troops into Chang'an. As long as Lv Bu is defeated, the emperor can be held hostage to take power. If it fails, it will not be too late to disband and flee. Besides, from the present point of view, the chances of victory are great. If you don’t try to seize the opportunity, you will regret it.” Li Jue followed Jia Xu's suggestion and joined forces with Guo Si to attack Chang'an.

The leaders of the various legions in Sili District were dissatisfied with Wang Yun's monopoly and feared the bravery of the Xiliang Legion, so they completely stood still.And Li Jue's Xiliang army was aided by former allies Zhang Ji, Fan Chou, Li Meng and others from Xiliang.As a result, tens of thousands of horses were assembled unexpectedly, forming a huge momentum. In the city of Chang'an, Lu Bu's army was trapped alone. On the night of the eighth day, the logistics troops rebelled and led Li Jue's army into the city. Seeing this, Lu Bu hurriedly led a small number of his cronies and troops directly under him to escape.

Wang Yun insisted on defending the city for the country, and was finally killed by Li Jue. In order to avenge Dong Zhuo's murder, the Xiliang army plundered the city of Chang'an and massacred the civil and military ministers who opposed Dong Zhuo. Go to Chang'an City to serve the king. The Eastern Han Dynasty once again fell into anarchic chaos. Although the sky was turned upside down in Chang'an City, the Kwantung Army Corps who revolted with King Yiqin seemed indifferent.Everyone seems to have forgotten the existence of the emperor, and is only busy expanding their territory.

At this time, Cao Cao received a great gift. When the Zhang Jiao brothers launched the Yellow Turban Incident, the most enthusiastic response was Qingzhou in the east.When the Zhang brothers were wiped out by Huangfusong in Sili District, there were still a million Yellow Turban Party members in Qingzhou, but because the rumors were tight, they were temporarily broken up into pieces and lurked, waiting for the situation to change. As the state power of the imperial court weakened and the situation became increasingly chaotic, the Yellow Turbans in Qingzhou became active again and became stronger and stronger, continuing to fight against the government.Almost all the local farmers became Yellow Turban soldiers because they couldn't bear the oppression of the government.Zang Hong, the governor of Qingzhou, tried his best to encircle and suppress them with a tough attitude. The Yellow Turbans crossed the river and tried to join the Heishan Party members in Jizhou, but they were bumped into by Gongsun Zan's army occupying northern Jizhou. Gongsun Zan ordered the army to massacre, and the Yellow Turbans had to cross the border and enter Yanzhou.

The Yellow Turban Army in Qingzhou is known as a million, and it is coming towards Yanzhou.Zheng Sui, the Prime Minister of Rencheng, went out of the city to resist.However, the fighting spirit of the Yellow Turban Army was so high that the officers and soldiers were no match, and they quickly retreated.While fleeing, Zheng Sui was hunted down by Yellow Turban soldiers.The morale-boosting Yellow Turban Army took advantage of the victory and hit Dongping, and Liu Dai, the governor of Yanzhou, was ready to go out to fight the enemy.Since Liu Dai killed Qiaomao, the prefect of Dongjun, and took over Qiaomao's army, he felt that he was very powerful, and he had long wanted to destroy the Yellow Turban army in his territory for the sake of peace.Just at this moment, the Yellow Turban Army came to the door, and he refused to let them go.

Bao Xin, the chancellor of Jinbei, stopped Liu Dai when he heard about it, and persuaded him: "The Yellow Turban Army has millions of people, and the people of Yanzhou are in disarray. It is precisely because of the large number of Yellow Turban soldiers that we feel that the supply of food and grass is difficult. We should adopt the tactics of sticking to it, recharge our batteries, and wait for the opportunity. At that time, the Yellow Turban Army will be unable to fight and attack. After a long time, the supply will not be available. It won't be long before the birds and beasts will scatter. At that time, we will select elite soldiers to attack their vital points, and then we can give them a fatal blow. Only in this way can we completely wipe them out."

But Liu Dai despised the Yellow Turban Army very much, thinking that these peasant troops with poor equipment and lack of training were no match for his regular troops.So he didn't listen to Bao Xin at all, thinking that Bao Xin was being too cautious.Liu Dai personally led the army and still took the method of confronting the Yellow Turban Army head-on.But as soon as the battle was fought, Liu Dai discovered that the fighting spirit of this group of peasant troops was indeed high, and they seemed to be unstoppable.However, it was too late at this time, and the Yellow Turban Army went straight to Liu Dai's main army.Liu Daijun couldn't resist and retreated.The Yellow Turban Army rushed into the army and completely dispersed Liu Dai's army.Liu Dai also suffered several injuries and fell down during the war, and was trampled to death by a horse in the end, turning into a pile of flesh.

After Liu Dai's death, the Yellow Turban Army's arrogance became stronger, and Yanzhou fell into a crisis of life and death. However, although there were many Yellow Turban soldiers along the way, they lacked outstanding leaders. Although they won the battle, they did not know how to manage the city.Most of the rebels were honest farmers who wanted to go home to farm after the war, but there were still too many people who really had political strategy and foresight like Zhang Jiao and others.Therefore, after Qingzhou's Yellow Turban Army killed Ren Chengxiang and Yanzhou Governor, they did not think about how to rule, but led the army to continue to advance.

The Yellow Turban Army came all the way, and the first to bear the brunt was Cao Cao, who was stationed in Dongjun.