Chapter 144 Strict Government Dedicating the City

Beigong Boyu held Han Sui and Bian Zhang to attack Jincheng County, which shocked the northwest. It was November in the first year of Zhongping.

And just at this time, the battle of Hebei also entered the final stage. Zhang Jiao died of illness, and Huangfusong broke Zhang Liang in Guangzong City in August, and immediately dispatched troops to the south to besiege Quyang City.

The three brothers Zhang Jiao are the three leaders of the Yellow Turban Army. Now that Zhang Jiao and Zhang Liang have passed away one after another, Zhang Bao, the local general in Quyang, is already the only leader of the Yellow Turban Bandits in Hebei.

However, after learning Zhang Liang's lesson, Zhang Bao dared not go out of the city no matter what, and led his army to defend Quyang City, completely terrified.

The eldest brother who has mastered the secrets of the Yellow Turban Warriors is dead, how can I compete with the official army?

Zhang Bao refused to move in Quyang city, and Huangfusong also knew that there were a lot of yellow turban bandits in the city. If they attacked the city by force, there would be a lot of casualties, so they stayed still and waited for the opportunity.

Lu Zhi resigned and was imprisoned back to Beijing because of his tenacity in defense and the eunuch Zuo Feng's words, but Huangfu Song was different. He broke through Guangzong City, broke 100,000 thieves, killed Zhang Liang, and decapitated Zhang Jiao. It can be said that the first-level transfer to the capital can be said to have shocked the world.

So Huangfu Song besieged and did not attack, but Han Lingdi didn't say anything, as long as he could win, Zhang Jiao was dead, Zhang Bao was nothing.

In front of the official army's camp and the Chinese army's large tent, several riders galloped up, one of them was wearing a red cloak, his eyes were piercing, and it was Liu Ye, the army commander.

Seeing Liu Ye get off his horse, the guards looked respectful: "See Liu Hou."

Liu Ye personally captured and killed Zhang Liang, and made great contributions in the two battles of pacifying Bocai and Zhang Jiao and Zhang Liang, and Huang Fusong admired Liu Ye's bravery and talent very much, so he reported his achievements without reservation.

Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty was delighted with Huangfusong's two victories in two battles, and he also heard that Liu Ye was a descendant of the clan, after the great ancestor, so he simply named Liu Ye the Marquis of Guannei.

In fact, the Marquis of Guannei is not a superior title. Since the reform of Shang Yang in the Qin Dynasty, the 20th-class military merit system was implemented, and the Marquis of Guannei is the 19th class among them, which is far behind the ranks. Among the titles of the Han Dynasty, they were divided into three classes: County Marquis, Township Marquis, and Ting Hou. For example, the famous Huo Qubing was named Champion Marquis, and the champion was a county; Guan Yu was named Hanshou Pavilion Marquis.

However, in the Han Dynasty, many people had a history of being sealed off as Marquis of the Pass, such as the famous envoy Su Wu, who said that "those who commit crimes against a strong Han will be punished even if they are far away", and the most famous one is the famous general of Emperor Wu. Wei Qing, because he beheaded hundreds of Xiongnu heads in Longcheng, he had to be sealed as a Marquis of Guannei.

Those who are sealed off as marquises in the customs are generally respected as "Jun" or "Hou" by those who see them. Don't look at Liu Ye who is just a military commander, those school lieutenants and even generals. ".

Liu Ye waved his hand: "Someone has something important to report to General Lang."

The guards didn't stop the soldiers, so Liu Ye strode in, while Huang Fusong still couldn't let go of the book, and was burying himself in a book, which was also a military book. Many legends of military strategists in the pre-Qin Dynasty wrote books, but many military books were lost later, such as Sun Bin's "Sun Bin's Art of War".

"Yuqing is here, sit down."

Liu Ye didn't sit down, but took a step forward, took out a handwritten letter from his pocket, and handed it over: "General Lang, when the last general's troops were patrolling, an arrow was shot from the city, and this handwritten letter was on the arrow."

Huangfusong nodded, took the letter, opened it, and couldn't help laughing.

"This thief general named Yan Zheng said that he could open the city gate and let our army enter the city. Yuqing, do you think he really surrendered, or did the Yellow Turban thief feign surrender to lure our army into the city?"

Liu Ye thought for a while and replied: "Earlier, Dong Zhuo withdrew his troops from Guangzong and besieged Quyang City for more than two months. Now our army has besieged Quyang City for another three months. Quyang City has been besieged for half a year. There are still 70,000 to 80,000 Yellow Turban thieves in the city. In the past six months, there may not be many left. Whether the Yellow Turban thieves are desperate or surrender the city, they should be near."

Huangfusong nodded, approving Liu Ye's analysis: "Go ahead."

Liu Ye continued: "There are so many bandits in the yellow scarves, if they fight with their backs, even if our army is elite, there will inevitably be many casualties. Although we don't know whether it is true or not, it is still a rare opportunity."

"A certain person asked for orders to enter the city first, and General Lang led the troops to respond later. He firmly controlled the city gates. If the Yellow Turban bandits sincerely asked to surrender, we would break through the city in one fell swoop. If the Yellow Turban bandits pretended to surrender, it would not be too late to lead the army back."

Hearing Liu Ye's pleading for life, Huangfu Song smiled and nodded: "All right, I will act according to your plan."

Then Huangfusong said seriously: "Yuqing is brave and resourceful. She is a great general. It is quite wasteful to go to the battle under someone's command. If Quyang City is broken after this incident, someone should recommend Yuqing to come out." One side of the town is the prefect of a county."

Cao Cao accompanied Huangfusong to defeat 100,000 yellow scarf thieves in Changsha. With this credit and the connections of his father Cao Song and grandfather Cao Teng in the court, he was able to serve as the Prime Minister of Jinan.

Although Liu Ye has no one in the court, his record is even better than that of Cao Cao. He has been unstoppable since he started his army in Qingzhou. But he cherishes his talent greatly and wants to recommend Liu Ye wholeheartedly.

Liu Ye cupped his fists: "Duo Menglang will love you dearly."

"Okay, you go back and prepare, you must be more careful."

The time agreed by Yan Zheng in the handwriting was three quarters, and it arrived in a blink of an eye.

In Quyang City, there was actually a little panic at this time, because the remaining grain was less than ten days old. Although Zhang Bao repeatedly blocked the news, there is no impenetrable wall in the world. Although Zhang Bao usually likes to play tricks like the two brothers, it is impossible to conjure food out of thin air. Therefore, even if Huangfu Song stands still, within half a month, there will inevitably be civil strife in Quyang City. , just to speed up the process.

"Has General Di Gong rested?"

A yellow-turban general with a slender figure and sharp eyes walked to Zhang Bao's mansion and asked.

The elite guards in front of Zhang Bao's mansion looked at each other, but they didn't dare to offend the general Yan Zheng, so they said: "General Yan, General Di Gong has been working day and night, and I'm afraid he has fallen asleep at the moment. If there is anything else, I'll come back tomorrow." Bar?"

Yan Zheng frowned: "Go and tell the local general, and say that I have a way to solve the problem of food and grass."

The two personal guards looked at each other and nodded, and one of the personal guards said: "Okay, since that's the case, I'll go ask the local general for instructions."

After a while, the guard left and returned.

"General Digong, General Yan, please come in and talk about it in detail!"