Chapter 1579: The Central Plains War breaks out
Chapter 1579 The Central Plains War breaks out
Chapter 1577: The Central Plains War breaks out
Just when Li Jing was finalizing the strategy of striking first and defeating them one by one, Zhu Tianpeng of Qi State was also having intense discussions about sending troops to Beihai.
Qi State, in the main hall of Qi Palace, Zhu Tianpeng is sitting on the throne, Wang Xianzhi, Huang Kui, Wang Yanzhang, Wang Yantong, Pang Shigu, Ge Congzhou, Jing Yanguang, Yang Shihou, Zhu Zhen, Fu Daozhao, Xia Luqi , Zhu Youjian and other civil and military officials stood on both sides.
“My lord, do you really want to unite with the Northern Han Dynasty to deal with Li Jing?”
Xia Luqi stood up and asked in confusion: "Then when Wang Mang came to ask for cooperation, why did you refuse, my lord?"
“This time, that time.”
Zhu Tianpeng's eyes flashed with solemnity, and he said in a deep voice: "When the Anti-Qin Alliance was first established, the situation in Jizhou was not yet clear. I thought that after the establishment of the Northern Han Dynasty, I could block the Qin army's offensive, but I didn't expect that even if Han Xin was in charge, He was still suppressed by Bai Qi.
If we don't support the Northern Han Dynasty, if we wait and see Han Xin's defeat, the Qin army will surely sweep across Hebei sooner or later. How can the eggs be destroyed if the nest is overturned? Qi will not be spared by then, so we support the Han Dynasty to fight against the Qin Dynasty. You must win. "
Hearing what Zhu Tianpeng said, all the generals present showed a look of understanding. Even Huang Kui, who was not very smart, suddenly realized.
Huang Kui is Huang Chao's younger brother, but his elder brother Huang Chao chose a foreigner as his successor. At first, he was extremely dissatisfied with this, but gradually he also understood his brother's painstaking efforts. He was not destined to be the king, even if he really was. If you force yourself to become the King of Qi, you will be kicked out sooner or later. However, Zhu Tianpeng is much better than him in all aspects and is obviously more suitable to be the King of Qi than him.
“Brother, this is why you chose Zhu Tianpeng.”
Huang Kui thought to himself, but what he didn't know was that Huang Chao chose Zhu Tianpeng only because Zhu Tianpeng was a loyal believer in the Ming Dynasty.
Zhu Tianpeng said a few more words and basically confirmed the matter of sending troops, but at this moment Zhu Youjian stood up and said: "But my lord, if troops are sent to Beihai at this time, what will Zhu Ming do?"
Zhu Tianpeng was able to become the king of Qi, and it was not true that Zhu Yuanzhang did not help at all. Zhu Youjian, who was also a relative of the Zhu family, was sent by Zhu Yuanzhang to help Zhu Tianpeng.
Zhu Youjian, courtesy name Deyue, ascended the throne with the reign name Chongzhen. He was the 16th emperor of the Ming Dynasty and the last emperor of the Ming Dynasty as a unified political power across the country.
During his reign, Emperor Chongzhen Zhu Youjian vigorously eradicated the eunuchs, was diligent in political affairs, practiced frugality, and redressed injustices. He was considered a good emperor.
But at that time, there were endless disputes among the imperial court, civil disasters continued, peasant uprisings broke out continuously in the region, and the Houjin regime outside the customs took advantage of the situation to rise. The country was already in a situation of internal and external troubles, so no matter how hard Chongzhen tried, the Ming Dynasty eventually fell.
Zhu Youjian in this life is a clansman of Zhu Yuanzhang, but has become an uncle of Zhu Di. He can be sent by Zhu Yuanzhang to help Zhu Tianpeng, which shows that his loyalty can definitely be tested.
It's just that even Zhu Yuanzhang is no longer here, so Zhu Youjian, like Zhu Tianpeng, is extremely confused and doesn't know where to be loyal.
However, Zhu Youjian was Zhu Di's uncle after all. How could he see his brother's heir being bullied by the Hulangmen of the Central Plains, so he couldn't help but remind Zhu Tianpeng.
After hearing Zhu Youjian's words, Zhu Tianpeng couldn't help but remain silent. Of course he knew that his nephew Zhu Di was having a hard time.
Zhu Di sent troops to attack the rebellious Xue Ju. Although Xue Ju had the support of Zhang Liang, he did not trust Shangguan Haitang and suffered repeated defeats.
In the first battle, under Zhu Di's personal command, Guan Yu defeated Xue Ju and his son, and beheaded three generals of Xue's army, and later beheaded Xue Guyan, the general of Xue's army.
Fan Zeng then set up an ambush, defeated Xue Ju again, and persuaded many Xue Jun soldiers to surrender. At this point, only one-third of Xue Ju's army was left, and basically only a dying struggle was left.
Although Xue Ju had no hope of recovery, he was unwilling to be defeated. He was forced to join Cao Cao directly.
Seeing Zhu Ming's internal strife, Cao Cao had already been gearing up for a long time. Seeing that Xue Ju was dying, he was about to send troops, but he didn't expect that Xue Ju would take the initiative to surrender. How could Cao Cao not accept it. Cao Cao of Wei State turned to Xue Ju and raised 100,000 troops to attack Xuzhou on a large scale.
At the same time, Zhao Kuangyin of the Song Dynasty also raised 80,000 troops to attack Jianghuai.
For a time, the decisive battle in the Central Plains broke out completely. Zhu Ming was trapped in the siege of four princes: Cao Cao, Zhao Kuangyin, Sun Jian, and Huang Zu. The situation was extremely dangerous.
Zhu Ming's country can be said to be troubled by disasters. Xue Ju's rebellion broke out just before he saw it. While Zhu Di was suppressing Xue Ju's rebellion, he also needed to resist Sun Jian and Huang Zu. Now Cao Cao and Zhao Kuangyin have joined in, relying only on Zhu Ming's family is naturally somewhat powerless.
Zhu Di also knew that without external intervention, Zhu Ming alone might really destroy the country. Now the only person he could turn to was Zhu Tianpeng, so he could only shamelessly turn to his uncle Zhu Tianpeng for help.
To be honest, Zhu Tianpeng was a little disappointed with Zhu Di, but what he didn't know was that Zhu Di couldn't be entirely blamed for this. If Zhang Liang hadn't been behind the scenes, Xue Ju still couldn't have troubled Zhu Di.
The game between Fan Zeng and Zhang Liang ended up being advantageous to Cao Cao. Although he did nothing, he conquered three generals, Xue Ju, Xue Rengao, and Xue Andu, as well as an army of nearly ten thousand. It can be said that he was an example of how to make a profit.
Although Zhu Tianpeng was a little disappointed with Zhu Di, Daming was his faith that would never waver in his life, and Zhu Ming was the only place where his faith remained, so it was naturally impossible to watch Zhu Di be destroyed.
There are two options before Zhu Tianpeng. One is to send troops to Beihai, and the other is to rescue Xuzhou.
“Xuzhou must be saved, and Beihai must be fought.”
Zhu Tianpeng's eyes were filled with perseverance, and then he said sonorously and forcefully: "Where is Fu Daozhao?"
Fu Daozhao was a famous general in the late Tang Dynasty and early Liang Dynasty. He once served as the commander of Shence, and later served as Liang Prime Minister, general, and Qinzhou Jiedushi.
From just a few sentences, it can be seen that Fu Daozhao is a general with both civil and military skills. After all, there are several generals in the world who can be both generals and prime ministers, and Fu Daozhao is just one of them.
Fu Daozhao is one of the team members left by Huang Chao to Zhu Tianpeng. He is also a veteran left over from the Yellow Turban period. He is very sympathetic to the Ming Dynasty and is the best candidate to rescue Xuzhou this time.
After hearing Zhu Tianpeng's call, Fu Daozhao immediately stood up and said in a deep voice: "The general will be here."
“You are now ordered to lead an army of 50,000 men and rush to the aid of Xuzhou without any mistakes.”
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“Remember, after arriving in Xuzhou, you must listen to Mr. Fan Zeng in everything.”
Hearing Zhu Tianpeng's words, Fu Daozhao couldn't help but be startled, and then said in a deep voice: "No."
Although Qingzhou is not as prosperous as Jizhou, Qi State occupies half of Qingzhou, so the total military strength of the country is also 130,000.
Now Zhu Tianpeng is going to fight against the Qin army, and at the same time he sends an army of 50,000 to rescue Xuzhou. This shows how important Zhu Ming's status is to him.
The final update is coming, there will be more later, it may be later.
(End of this chapter)