Chapter 360 Compromise

Above the main hall of the Luoyang Palace, the Sangong Jiuqing and a group of court ministers gathered together. The emperor of the Han Dynasty, Liu Hongduan, sat at the head, his face was blocked by the twelve o'clock, making it difficult to see his specific expression.

"Moth thieves are rampant, Zhu Qing, can you have a good plan to help me suppress the thieves?" The majestic voice sounded.

The ministers below were silent for a while, and no one made a sound.

This issue has been discussed countless times, but there has been no solution that satisfies all parties, otherwise why the delay.

"Zhang Qing, you are the Taiwei, tell me how to break the thief!" Seeing that everyone was silent, Liu Hong felt angry, but he had to force himself to calm down, and asked Zhang Wen.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, I believe that we should train and recruit soldiers, spend money to reward meritorious soldiers, and recruit the heirs of famous generals from the people to serve the court. We need to use official money and other things to win over others for the court to use. With such a united mind, it will not be difficult to break moth thieves!" Zhang Wen's face twitched, and he prayed helplessly.

Liu Hong glanced at Zhang Wen with dissatisfaction, obviously not satisfied with this formulaic answer.

"Moth thieves are rampant, what you said may not be effective quickly, please give me some advice!"

Zhang Wen secretly groaned in his heart, He Jin was not in the capital, he went to Duting, and was responsible for defending Luoyang, now Zhang Wen has become the number one in the military in name. This suppression of the Yellow Turban Army really needs his words and suggestions, but is this strategy so easy to offer now?

Originally, it was the most effective way to order the rebels to fight against the Yellow Turbans. However, the outbreak of the Yellow Turban Rebellion made Han Lingdi very afraid of the history told by others. The unreasonable suppression of Dong Zhuo is the most obvious proof.

And Liu Hong didn't dare and didn't want to mobilize Luoyang's army again. As the saying goes, a clever woman can't cook without rice, not to mention that Zhang Wen is not a clever woman, and he doesn't have enough troops, so he is completely helpless in the face of the current situation.

Faced with Liu Hong's questioning, Zhang Wen gritted his teeth and said directly: "Your Majesty, Shang Ji, the prefect of Liaodong, has made great achievements in the war and has millions of soldiers under his command. It is better to let him lead the army south to support General Lu Zhonglang. It can solve Jizhou's...!"

"no!"

Before Zhang Wen finished speaking, this proposal was flatly rejected by Liu Hong.

"Foreigners are all unrighteous, disloyal and unfilial people. To make them a sheriff is already an oversight by the Qing and others. You must not make the same mistakes again and again!" Obviously Liu Hong's attitude towards aliens is not very friendly.

Being reprimanded by Liu Hong,

Zhang Wen repeatedly pleaded guilty, then bowed and retreated, but sighed slightly in his heart: "Shang Yuewu, Shang Yuewu, it's not that the old man doesn't speak for you, but the situation doesn't allow it, you can do it yourself in the future!"

Thinking about the more than three million gold coins sent by Shang Jilu one after another for a while, Zhang Wen felt a little pity. It would be hard to find such a sensible subordinate in the future.

"Report! General Huangfu's urgent military situation!"

Just as the monarch and his subjects fell silent, a rapid communication broke the silence in the hall.

The monarch and ministers are discussing affairs, and at this time there is also the transmission of military information, and the degree of urgency can be imagined.

Liu Hong was taken aback. He hadn't encountered any good news in this period of time. It was all bad news that the fallen officers and soldiers in various states and counties were defeated and defected.

Without Liu Hong speaking, a young eunuch naturally submitted the report immediately.

Liu Hong hurriedly took it and looked at it, his hands felt stiff and cold, his eyes were dazzled for a while, and his body shook twice. Fortunately, the nearby servants quickly supported him, otherwise he would have to make a fool of himself in the hall.

"Your Majesty, be careful of the dragon's body!" the servant said beside Liu Hong in a soft and artificial voice.

Liu Hong sat down tremblingly, pointed at the report on the ground and shouted: "Trash! It's all trash! Let father, read this report to all the lords, and see what kind of waste I have raised. !"

Zhang Rang carefully picked up the report, opened it, his face changed wildly, and then he forced to control his emotions, and read aloud to everyone: "Chen Zuo Zhonglang, General Huang Fusong, and Cavalry Captain Cao Cao reported: The ministers are incompetent, and they are moth thieves." Trapped in Yangdi. There is no food and grass outside, no reinforcements outside, and the morale of the army is low. It coincides with the moth thief using witchcraft, and one out of ten defenders in the city turn their backs. The thief took advantage of the situation to attack the city. General Zhu Gong also died in battle. Chen Song and Cao had no choice but to lead the remaining troops back to Yangcheng temporarily to wait for reinforcements.

Ministers and others are incompetent, and they lose their troops and lose their borders and lands, knowing that their crimes are unforgivable. However, Yangcheng cannot be abandoned. In order to protect the land of Sanfu from being invaded by moths and thieves, the ministers and others should live and die with the city!

However, the newly defeated army is exhausted and will not last long. For the sake of the country, please send reinforcements quickly! The minister should die a hundred times to repay His Majesty's great kindness! "

The faces of all the ministers in the hall became more and more ugly as they heard it, and in the end, many of them were even trembling with fright.

As one of the commanders-in-chief of the three-way army, Zhu Jun died in battle. What is even more unbelievable is that the strong city guarded by the elite army of the imperial court was actually breached by the yellow scarf bandits!

Although there is still an element of trickery in this, it is not a frontal attack, but Yangzhai, as the county government of Yingchuan, is a real giant city, much stronger than a parallel city like Xiangping!

It is such a strong city, and there are millions of elite troops stationed there, and Huang Fusong, a famous general at that time (Cao Cao is still too young, and he is almost unknown in military affairs) is still in the town, but he still can't stop the Yellow Turban Army. It's like a bolt from the blue.

Now Huangfu Song's troops are retreating to Yangcheng, but where is Yangcheng?

Yangcheng is located at the junction of Yingchuan and Sili, less than 500 miles away is Xuanyuan Pass, and after passing Xuanyuan Pass, it is less than 1,000 miles away from Luoyang!

The total distance is less than 1,500 miles. Calculated by the scale of Fenghuo, this is enough to say that it is close at hand!

"Report!"

Before the man could recover, there was another rapid communication sound.

"Report! Runan moth bandits attack Pingyu, Chen Guo moth bandits attack Chen County, Liang Guo moth bandits attack Suiyang, and the Yellow Turbans from all three places march towards Yingchuan. Yangcheng is in danger!"

"Idiots, idiots! They are all idiots!"

Liu Hong couldn't bear it anymore, and roared wildly.

However, his roar is not so much anger at the frontline soldiers as it is more appropriate to cover up his own fear. Zhang Rang, who was supporting Liu Hong, could clearly feel the uncontrollable trembling on his body.

"Boldly, Your Majesty, please send reinforcements to support General Huangfu. Be sure to keep the moth bandits out of Sili, and quickly issue an edict to organize rebel troops from all over the world to fight against the moth bandits. At the same time, recruit foreigners to join the army to fight the moth bandits together!"

At this moment, Liu Yan, the great Han Zongzheng who had been silent all this time, suddenly spoke up.

This time Liu Hong did not immediately dismiss it like last time, but fell into a long silence.

After a long time, Liu Hongcai said with a tired face: "According to Zongzheng's words, I will issue an edict to organize rebel troops to fight against moth thieves, and recruit foreigners to join the army!"

"Your Majesty, Shang Ji, the prefect of Liaodong, has made great achievements in battle and has the courage to kill Lord Xianbei. I ask you to make Shang Ji the general of the gangsters and lead his troops to support Lu Zhi!"

As soon as Zhang Wen's voice fell, Zhang Rang next to him said: "Your Majesty, Yanhuang, the lord of Yanhuang City in Yongchang County, Yizhou, is highly skilled in martial arts and martial arts. I ask your majesty to designate him as a guerrilla general and order him to lead the army to support Yang." city!"

"Report to Your Majesty, Sun Jian in Fuchun has always had extraordinary ambitions and extraordinary prowess. After he was passed on as Sun Wu, I asked His Majesty to confer on him the title of Captain Polu and order him to lead the rebel army to support Yangcheng!"

"Report to His Majesty..."

Zhang Wen made a start, and the officials immediately began to recommend their own people to the Han Lingdi for official positions. Among them are many well-known historical players. However, Shang Ji and Yanhuang Liren have the highest official positions among them, mixed with other generals, and they are even higher than Sun Jian. They just don't know when Yanhuang got close to Zhang Rang's thigh.

Well, in fact, it’s not right to say that. Among the many petitions, there are also many voices of officials from the He Jin faction recommending Yanhuang personnel for official positions. Obviously Yanhuang is a comprehensive layout, not limited to a certain person.

Seeing the enthusiasm of the officials, the corners of Liu Hong's mouth twitched, as if he was about to get angry, but in the end he sighed dejectedly, and said in a low voice: "Except for Dong Zhuo, all other recommendations are approved, so he can send troops immediately without any delay! The general arranges manpower and dispatches a large army to Yangcheng, and must ensure that Yangcheng is not lost!"

Hearing what Liu Hong said, except for the embarrassment on the face of the official who just recommended Dong Zhuo's return, all the other officials saluted excitedly: "Your Majesty is wise!"