Chapter 483 Dong Hu's use and Liu Bian's confession
The Central Plains have many soldiers and wins, but they are not elite soldiers. Dong Hu holds 50,000 elite troops from the border troops in the south and north, so how could he be afraid of Cao Cao, Sun Jian, who even Xu Rong could not do anything? Cao Cao, Sun Jian, and Yuan Shao's ability to lead troops was not as good as Cao Cao.
Dong Hu was confident in holding on to Yuan Shao, Cao Cao and others at the moment, not only because the soldiers of these people were not war-torn soldiers, but also because of the fragile logistics of these people. They had just risen and had no solid foundation, money, food and supplies..., including the soldiers, were all funded by others, but if the Yellow Turban Army looted everywhere, the territory was empty because of these guys' rebellion, and the families that sponsored them would be dissatisfied and cut off supplies.
Especially Liu Fu, who was lying in Yecheng, Dong Hu could have been able to encircle Yecheng with the Heishan Army and cut off all the food and supplies sources of the princes of Guandong in one fell swoop.
Dong Buyi captured 200,000 to 300,000 Yellow Turban Army in the first year of Zhongping. He was different from Huangfu Song and Zhu Jun's attitude towards slaughtering. Dong Hu did not treat them harshly, and half of the 200,000 Liang and elite troops were from the original Yellow Turban Army. When he took over Taiyuan County and Shangdang County, he also showed goodwill to the Heishan Army, and had food and iron trading between them, which was considered a cooperative relationship with the Heishan Army.
The two sides have a basis for cooperation. He believes that as long as the state governor, prefect, Chongli, the Black Mountain Army, and the remnants of the Yellow Turban Army in each state are definitely willing to stab those guys in the ass.
Not only did he believe that Dong Chong, Dong Gu, Pang De and others also absolutely believed that the butt of the jujube coalition was smoking. Once more than 100,000 people were trapped in the 50,000 elite troops in the jujube county, if Yuan Shao didn't want to die, he would have to let the people go. After looking at each other, the generals felt that... those bastards would better detain Liu Bian and anger their eldest brother, so that they could...
"The world is as black as crows. The princes of Kanto are the seven heroes of the Warring States Period. The Black Mountain Army and the Yellow Turban Army are the same!"
"The remnants of the Yellow Turban Army and the Yellow Turban Army in each county are weaker in combat. After all, they are just a group of farmers, with few real elites, but you should also know that they may be more troublesome than we think, which will cause a split in our army. So... they can be used at the appropriate time, but they cannot be allowed to stand on our opposite side. They can only be our servant army, or future people, rather than enemies standing on our opposite side!"
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"well……"
"We have no foundation in the Central Plains, we need to take one step at a time and swallow it wildly. The final result is not to become a big fat man, but to be overwhelmed! The more we are at this time, the more we should strengthen our foundation!"
Hearing that he said, the brothers sighed secretly...
"well……"
Dong Chong sighed.
“What a pity…”
The generals shook their heads and sighed. The time they had been entering the Sili School Command from Liangzhou was too short, and the people of the Central Plains were not very familiar with them, and they could not fight in a mess. They had to divide their troops if they occupied a place. Dong Buyicon could only use 50,000 troops, but in such a large area of the Central Plains, how could they have combat power after 70,000 troops and 80,000 troops?
After all, it was just a foundation of an iron rod inserted into the soil. If you wanted to swallow the entire Central Plains, you were looking for death. The Han Dynasty did not repeatedly compromise. The weak Song surrendered, and the pride of the gentry that had been cultivated for hundreds of years would not be so easy to bow your head.
Dong Hu used the Black Mountain Army and the Yellow Turban Army to threaten the Kanto princes, but he was unwilling to fight. He was more willing to fight against the major families in his territory, and he was more willing to the scholars to tear him apart.
After the brothers knew his plans, they no longer mentioned Liu Bian's nothing. As for whether Liu Bian would rely on Hanzhong County or Nanyang County to fight for the world... Nothing like this simple renting is so simple, how could he be qualified to deal with the cunning Liu Yan and Liu Biao? Not to mention that Dong Hu didn't believe it, he would just capture a commoner in Anyi City at will, and he would not believe that a baby who wiped tears in public could unify the world.
But Liu Bian has a different identity. He was a emperor for several days. Anyone who beat him up would have a great reputation, especially when the princes of Kanto rebelled in his name, which could use his identity to block some holes.
The worries were relieved, and the brothers no longer paid attention to these nonsense. Instead, they joked about the slanderous boys in their own family, and the atmosphere was so happy. On the other side, in the prefect's mansion opposite the general's mansion, the mother and son sat opposite each other but none of them spoke...
"Bian'er, do you... believe his words?"
He was silent for a long time, and finally expressed his concerns. Liu Yan and Tang Ji couldn't help but raise their heads. Liu Bian, who had been hunching his head, looked up at his mother after a few breaths. There was a little more firmness and maturity on his face.
"In the first year of Zhongping, my elder brother brought 200,000 Yellow Turban thieves in Yuzhou through Luoyang. The right general Zhu Jun was leading troops to clear out the Yellow Turban thieves in Wancheng. The left general Huangfu Song had already led his troops to Guangzong City. Luoyang was no longer guarded on that day. When the elder brother could speak the "three strategies of the upper, middle and lower" in public, my mother should know that if the elder brother besieged Luoyang that day, the world would be in danger. But the elder brother did not do this. Instead, he said that in public. The elder brother was disgusted by his father and disliked..."
"Brother has Liang and 200,000 elite troops. His troops have surpassed Dong Xiangguo, but his elder brother has no intention of rebelling. Mom... Mom should know... Brother... He is not a rioter!"
"Brother... if he is... if he is a rioter, then... if he is... if my Han Dynasty cannot protect the people of the world..."
At some point, Liu Bian was already in tears. He hated his cowardice and stupidity. If the eldest brother had not spoken today, he would not have been able to understand the words "The way of heaven can reduce the excess and make up for the shortcomings" in his mouth...
Gorge
With his head lowered, Liu Bian wiped his eyes suddenly.
"The eldest brother often tells the child that the people are the most important, the country is the second most important, and the king is the least important... The eldest brother has clearly put the people and the rich in front of the child... but the child... but he has not stood by the people..."
"Baby...Baby has no emperor's will—"
"The child can't be a good emperor-"
Liu Bian roared angrily, watching his son crying, He felt a stinging pain in his heart, sad, and he didn't know what to be sad...
"Forget..."
"Mom is from Wancheng, my son... go back to Wancheng with her..."
...
"Um."
Looking at his son who lowered his head, He didn't know what it felt, but his face was extremely solemn.
"Although I don't know what the child has to do, since he spoke, he must have something to hold on. My son can appear in front of the enemy, but he must not fall into the hands of those thieves. Once they really force Bian'er to ascend the throne, it will kill my son!"
"Remember!"
Liu Bian wiped the corner of his eyes hard and lowered his head.
"……Um."
Seeing that his son agreed, He was relieved. She knew very well what danger she would face once she became emperor again. She did not dare to bet, nor did she dare to bet whether Yuan Shao was a loyal minister, nor would she dare to bet whether Dong Hu would kill his son after he forced Yuan Shao to return his son.
Dong Hu didn't know the conversation between them, and He didn't know whether he was deliberately killing his son, but he didn't care about these things. For him, Liu Bian's greatest value was his original emperor status.
If Liu Bian admitted in front of the princes of Guandong and in front of countless soldiers, those guys would lose the righteousness of rebellion and would greatly damage the morale of the rebel soldiers. As for whether Yuan Shao was willing to release Liu Bian... he did not believe that those guys would dare to hold Liu Bian back when facing a life-and-death crisis, nor did he believe that countless families of all sizes would be willing to kill them all.
Dong Hu was full of confidence. Even if they let Liu Bian be the emperor again and survived the Yellow Turban Army's rebellion with the name of Dayi? He was different from Dong Zhuo. At the beginning, he had never expected to stabilize the place outside Liangbing and define himself as a usurpation thief? Liangbing 200,000 Dong Buyi would not have surrendered to the so-called Dayi at all. If it weren't for his repeated pressure, Dong Buyi might have rebelled and fought to dominate the world!
Of course, he was not as worried as He's heart. For him, He's, Liu Yan and his daughter no longer had much value. The real value was Liu Bian, who was Liu Bian's former emperor. Whether Liu Bian was in Hanzhong County or Nanyang County, his "emperor" status was worth a battalion of troops. Even if the newly accepted younger brother was just a waste, it was enough for Liu Yan and Liu Biao to dare not look north easily!
The battle for hegemony among the princes has begun, and the emperor is just a tool to use. Whether it is Liu Bian or Liu Xie, they cannot control the princes of all parties who have different ambitions, but Dong Hu dares not look down on He. In the description of "Three Kingdoms", He is like a big fool, but Dong Hu dares not look down on He who has gotten up step by step, and does not dare to look down on the woman who is still unwilling to kill the Ten Eunuchs under the threat of Ding Yuan's arson and He Jin. This is not a heavy pressure that an ordinary woman can afford.
The civil and military officials of the court unanimously wanted to kill all the eunuchs, and the general He Jin wanted to kill all the eunuchs, and even Ding Yuan, Qiao Mao, and Dong Zhuo surrounded him on three sides. Not to mention a woman, maybe Dong Hu couldn't guarantee that he would still be so persistent in this situation, right?
How can a woman who can withstand such a heavy pressure be an ordinary woman?
In "Three Kingdoms", He said it like a big fool, as if she didn't stop He Jin from killing the eunuch, and the world would be peaceful. But who had thought that after all the eunuchs died, would the empress dowager still be the empress dowager? Does the emperor still have a chance to rule the world?
A butcher woman can stand out from thousands of palace ladies, a married sister to Zhang Rang's son Zhang Feng, a woman who can still maintain the throne of the queen even if she poisoned Meiren Wang, and a woman who is unwilling to kill the Ten Eunuchs even if she bears the heavy pressure... How dare Dong Hu be despised such a woman? But at this time the Han Dynasty had formed the political correctness of "eunuchs are guilty". Even if He had extremely clever political wisdom and means, she had no chance to display her abilities at this time.
Dong Hu didn't believe that Liu Bian had the strength and ability to fight for the world. Liu Biao would not surrender to him. The two Liu clan members did not surrender. Liu Bian had no direct troops around him, so why could he fight for the world?
Chapter completed!