Chapter 40 3. Suppress bandits

Although the gods in the world cannot completely eliminate the devil in Liu Hong's heart, it is still possible to occasionally control him so that he will not dance wildly.So at this time, although Liu Hong was confused, he still remembered to find someone to put out the fire. The first thing he thought of was Taiwei Yang Ci. It has been said that it is not easy to be a high-ranking official like the Sangong of the Han Dynasty. If you want to be a long time, you should pray to God every day, and there will be no natural or man-made disasters.Anyway, as long as there is something wrong with the world, the emperor will punish him.Now that hundreds of thousands of Yellow Turbans have appeared overnight to disrupt the world, it is impossible for Yang Ci to escape responsibility.

But Yang Ci is not afraid, because he has a reason not to be afraid, because before the Yellow Turban rebellion, he had written to Liu Hong about this matter, and now that the problem has arisen, he must be held accountable, and he will definitely not accept it. Sure enough. When Liu Hong recruited Yang Ci, he demanded accountability from the moment he opened his mouth, saying that you, as the leader of the three princes, are now in such a big trouble in the country, how did you become a captain? Yang Ci sneered and spoke bluntly, which made Liu Hong feel ashamed. We should all understand what it means to be straightforward.It is to expose all the old people who are licentious Liu Hong. If Qingming governs the country, pinches the eunuchs, and governs the world with literati, why is the world in such chaos?

Yang Ci was too addicted, but made Liu Hong anxious.In April, an edict was issued saying that Taiwei Yang Ci could not quell the civil uprising and was dismissed.If you don't want to, you can mess with you. I knew there would be such a day.Yang Ci left without saying anything. But as soon as Yang Ci left, Liu Hong regretted it. One day, Liu Hong went to Nangong to look through the old memorabilia, and found the memorabilia written by Yang Ci a year ago, which clearly warned him to be careful of Zhang Jiao of Taiping Dao.After reading this memorial, Liu Hong was really sorry, so he had to compensate Yang Ci, make him a marquis, and worship him as a minister.

Liu Hong sucks, but he's not finished yet.Next, he convened a meeting, selected generals, and led the army to the expedition.The generals were soon decided, there were two, one was Huangfusong and the other was Zhu Jun.The former is worshiped as Zuo Zhonglang general, and the latter is worshiped as Right Zhonglang general. Liu Hong is a good man who will do his best to the end, and he agreed to all the conditions Huangfusong put forward before.All the scholar-bureaucrats who were imprisoned due to the disaster of the party were released, and all his private money and horses were also used to work in the army.

Liu Hong loves doing business. He seems to have figured it out a little bit, and now he is doing business when he goes out to fight.This is a big deal, so of course you have to be willing to pay a lot of money. As long as you win and keep the capital, the money will keep rolling in. To do business, you need people who can do business.At the critical moment, his eyes were still good enough, sending Huangfusong and Zhu Jun into the battle, it can be said that he used the right people. Shanxi produces good generals, we won't talk about what Huangfusong is capable of.Now I want to talk about Zhu Jun.

Zhu Jun, courtesy name Gongwei, was born in Shangyu, Kuaiji (now part of Zhejiang Province).Lao Zhu lost his father in his early years and lived with his mother. His biggest characteristic is that he values ​​righteousness over wealth. He once used his own money to save others, which surprised the magistrate of the county. He recommended it to the prefect, and he has made his debut since then. Later, he was worshiped as the governor of Jiaozhi County. His position coincided with the joint rebellion of local officials and bandits. He led 5,000 people to destroy more than 10,000 thieves.Therefore, when Liu Hong said that he wanted to select generals across the country, the officials of the Manchu Dynasty jointly recommended Zhu Jun, and Zhu Jun was worshiped as the right middle man.

Facts have proved that Gongqing's eyes are bright. Liu Hong gave Huangfusong and Zhu Jun an elite army of 40,000 in total, and each of them unified the army.Target, Yingchuan County (now Yuzhou City, Henan Province). According to the plan, Zhu Jun played forward, and Huang Fusong followed up.But after Huangfusong followed for a while, he didn't dare to follow.Because he didn't have to follow at all, the Yellow Turban Army had already followed him. The general of this Yellow Turban Army is called Bocai.If you miss someone, you may call him talented.In fact, he is indeed talented. Once Zhu Jun met him, he failed and was defeated.Bocai took the opportunity to advance and surrounded Huangfusong.

Huangfusong was trapped in Changshe (now Changge County, Henan Province).The small city with few people was Huangfusong's weakness. Over there, there were so many people that they surrounded Changshe City like a wall, and the roar was so loud that it almost collapsed Changshe City. Huangfu Song's army panicked.They all said to suppress the bandits, and now it's all right, and they were suppressed to the city before they went far. Huangfusong looked at the mourning in the army, and his heart was heavy.However, when he walked to the top of the city and walked around, he felt at ease.With the confidence of winning, he called all the officers to a meeting.

Huangfusong told the soldiers: There are strange changes in the soldiers, not because of the numbers. It is quite right, throughout the ages, there have been many examples of winning more with less.Didn't Liu Xiu defeat Wang Mang's hundreds of thousands of troops with a mere tens of thousands of people in the city of Kunyang?Of course, Liu Xiu was lucky, he ran into an incompetent opponent.However, on the battlefield, in addition to having good luck, one must also have a pair of good eyes. Only with a good eye can you quickly see through the opponent's weak spot, inserting a knife into it is like stabbing a water bag, if it breaks a little, the whole army will be defeated.As expected of Huangfusong's family background, he only walked around the city and found a fatal weakness of the Yellow Turban Army.

At this time, Huangfusong went on to say: "Nowadays the yellow scarf bandits are camping on the grass, and it is easy to be caught in the wind and fire. If we attack at night and take the opportunity to burn the camp, the opponent's position will be in chaos. But our army will attack quickly and encircle and wipe out from all directions. Great achievements will be made." .” Really worthy of the piercing eyes!When all the soldiers heard this, their worries turned into joy, and they were so excited that they almost jumped up. I have to admit that luck always favors smart people, and that night, there happened to be a strong wind.Huangfusong saw that God also came to help, and he was very happy.He ordered the troops, all raising their torches, to mount the city wall.Then, I saw a column, let their horses gallop out, they went straight to the Yellow Turban camp, and lit a big fire.

There was a burst of flames, and there was a lot of shouting in the city. Huangfusong immediately led the army to attack.The Yellow Turban Army was in chaos, and what made General Bocai collapse even more was that at this time, a well-known hero in history also led an army to cooperate with Huangfusong. This is the famous traitor, Cao Cao.In May, Zuo Zhonglang General Huangfusong joined forces with Right Zhonglang General Zhu Jun, Cavalry Captain Cao Cao, etc. to defeat the Yellow Turban Army. What is Fenghou? In Huangfusong's view, he and Zhu Jun came out to work together, and he was the only one to receive the award. No matter how he thought about it, it was a bit awkward.So he was thinking about how to avenge Zhu Jun and let him get a trophy. In June, the opportunity came.Huangfusong and Zhu Jun jointly advanced towards Runan County and Chen State. Their target was Bocai, the general of the Yellow Turban Army.Bo was talented, but when he met Huangfusong, he seemed to have run out of talent. He was chased and beaten, and almost collapsed. There was nothing he could do. Before long, the three counties of Yingchuan, Runan and Chen were all captured by Huangfusong and Zhu Jun.Huang Fusong took the initiative to report to Liu Hong and attributed all the military achievements to Zhu Jun.Soon, Liu Hong's edict came down, making Zhu Jun the Marquis of Xixiang. Partner with me, the work is not tiring, and you have a bright future.Zhu Jun also understood in his heart.The facts seemed to prove that if you don't work with Huangfusong as a partner, even if you feel very relaxed, there is no future. At this time, when Huangfusong was fighting on the other side in full swing, there was a man on the other side also marching forward, chasing the Yellow Turbans and fighting happily.This person has a lot of background and is also a general recommended to Liu Hong by the three governments. He is Lu Zhi. Lu Zhi, courtesy name Zigan, was born in Zhuo County, Zhuo County (now Zhuo County, Hebei Province).The length is eight feet two inches, and the height today is about 1.93 meters.He is tall and burly, but his voice is like a bell, his temperament is resolute, and he can drink as much as a stone. When Lu Zhi was young, he studied under Ma Yuan's great-grandson Ma Rong.Because of the virtues of his ancestors, Ma Rong lived a very wealthy life, and he kept many kabuki in his mansion.Or to enliven the learning atmosphere, Ma Rong often asked singers to perform in front of the students. At this time, Teacher Ma found out that the student surnamed Lu had studied with him for many years and had never had a peeping heart towards his kabuki, so he couldn't help secretly admiring this student Lu. A man who is tall, drinks a lot, but is never frivolous, what is he pretending to be in his heart?Let Teacher Ma Rong tell you that there is another more important thing in Lu's heart besides wine.This thing is called the world. This is a man who fights for the world and lives heroically. In fact, when Lu Zhi first debuted, he was immature.When he just graduated from Teacher Ma Rong, it happened that Dou Wu supported Liu Hong to ascend the throne. He wrote a memorial to Dou Wu with enthusiasm, saying that the imperial family inherited the great cause, but it came along the lineage. It's just a favor.You are to the Han Dynasty what the Duke of Zhou is to the Zhou Dynasty. If you can return the power to the emperor, you will be famous through the ages. Dou Wu saw it, laughed it off, and ignored it. How can one rely on reason to save the country?Some gorgeous and beautiful truths are simply vulnerable to the cruel and ruthless reality.Lu Zhi has studied history, so he should know, is the Han Dynasty today the same as the Zhou Dynasty back then?At that time, Duke Zhou controlled the world by himself, like holding mud in his hands. If he, Dou Wu, returned to the emperor, the eunuchs would rush up immediately, and they would die without a place to bury them. Retiring after success depends on the extent to which one retires.Lu Zhi didn't understand this before, and he didn't know how shallow he was until he joined the work and met the eunuch face to face. Later, Lu Zhi started his career in academics because he studied with the famous teacher Ma Rong, and gradually became famous in the circle.Then, he was worshiped as the prefect of Lujiang, and soon he was worshiped as Yilang, transferred to the servant, and moved to the minister.When the Yellow Turban suffered a disaster, he was worshiped as a general of Beizhong Lang and conquered Zhangjiao. Is it reliable for a person who is an academic to send him to the battlefield head-on?Soon, Lu Zhi will tell you that I, Lu Zhi, are very reliable. As soon as Lu Zhi came out of Luoyang City, he immediately chased and killed Zhang Jiao, invincible.Zhang Jiao was so driven that he didn't even have time to stop to catch his breath. He retreated repeatedly and retreated to Guangzong (now east of Wei County, Hebei Province), where he stood firm, ready to fight Lu Zhi desperately here. It's okay to work hard, the question is who you want to fight with.You, Zhang Jiao, are not Huangfusong, and Lu Zhi is not Bocai, so it's really a bit precarious to want to fight with him. Brutal facts prove this point.Lu Zhi surrounded Guangzong tightly, just like the scene when Bocai surrounded Huangfusong back then.However, Lu Zhi did not set up a grass camp like Bocai did, but built a long wall, dug trenches, and made a large number of ladders to prepare for the attack. Seeing this scene, Zhang Jiao felt like dying.However, at this moment, God also came to join in the fun, and sent a nobleman to Zhang Jiao, who opened the door for him to survive.