This letter of appeal was sent by Yang Biao from the east.
Yang Biao had just been defeated outside the Pass, and before the Guanxi court had decided how to deal with Yang Biao, this man himself sent a policy letter.
This book did not explain why there was a defeat, but instead started talking about what the Kwantung Army did.
Among them, Yang Biao said that there are three advantages between Guandong and Guanxi. That is, I am poor and the other is rich, I am weak and the other is strong, I am narrow and the other is wide.
The officials in Kansai were very angry. Don’t they know this? Do you want Yang Biao's younger generation to tell you?
Isn't it just for your father's sake that you, Yang Biao, have already been deprived of you after this great defeat, and you are still talking here?
But then, Yang Biao said in the letter that I have no other products in Kansai, only three.
That is the right time, right place, and right people.
This confused the officials in Guanxi, including Liu Hong. Liu Hong himself didn't even know that he had these three things.
Then I listened to Yang Biao continue to preach:
"In the time of heaven, I am righteous and he is treacherous. I am father and he is son. A minister who usurps the king is disloyal. A son who rebels against his father is unfilial! Heaven despises those who are unfaithful and unfilial."< br>
Then there is the location.
Yang Biao said that now the Guanxi Army is blocked by Weihan, with the east side of the river on its side, and the east and west crossings of Longmen, Pujin, Fengling, Shaanjin and other ferries. It also controls the most important gateway in Guanzhong, the natural danger Hangu Pass.
It can be said that in terms of traditional defense in Guanzhong, the Guanxi court is complete. Moreover, because of the tendency of Hedong, a series of county guards in Bingzhou all turned to Guanxi. Therefore, theoretically, the Guanxi side could pass through Heyang and turn south to attack Luoyang.
When Kansai occupies such a victorious position, even if the Kwantung Army occasionally has small victories outside the Kansai, it will not fundamentally change the pattern of confrontation between the East and the West.
This is what Yang Biao said, Guanxi is victorious with its territory.
But these are not what Guan Long Gongqing is excited about, because they also know these situations. But the location is dead, and so is Hangu Pass. When our ancestors entered Guanzhong, weren't they also trying to use Hangu Pass as a basis to stop Xiang Yu's Western Expedition?
But the result? No, there is still the shame of Hongmen!
But next, the third thing Yang Biao said is different. It really gave the officials of Kansai the hope of victory.
This is also what Yang Biao said.
Although this time the battle outside the customs was defeated, there were unexpected gains.
That is, the Kwansi Army outside the Pass at that time actually only faced one part of the Kwantung Army, namely Cao Cao's Department and Huangfu Li's Department, while the other departments sat on the sidelines and watched.
Although it is embarrassing to say that Yang Biao's thousands of troops were defeated after only fighting two units of the Kwantung Army. But from here, we can see the internal discord among the generals in Guandong.
Originally, it was normal for the generals to be wise and self-protective, and to be reluctant to move forward. However, the Kwantung Army's behavior only shows that they have not yet been able to integrate their headquarters, which means that they have not formed their own central authority.
This gave Yang Biao hope. They originally thought that if the great people in Guandong could plan such a Qingjun side, they must be one, but now it seems that this is not the case.
Later, when Yang Biao was sitting at Hangu Pass, he encountered several groups of military officials who had surrendered from the Kwantung Army.
These people were all former Kansai soldiers in the Northern Army. They escaped secretly because they were attached to their hometown.
From these people, Yang Biao confirmed his guess.
That is, the Kwantung armies are really tied to each other. Under Hangu Pass, they drink and have fun every day. No one talks about fighting, but some people say that the time is not ripe. In short, although the Kwantung Army is powerful, they cannot unite each other. Instead, they hinder each other.
Hence, Yang Biao’s strategy came into being.
After analyzing the enemy and ourselves, Yang Biao also gave the court officials countermeasures.
They are:
"Gather foreign aid, deploy foreign troops, and fortify the city."
The first is to recruit foreign aid.
Yang Biao's intention was to ask the Guanxi court to put aside their past grievances and follow the strategy of distant friendship and close attack to appease the Yellow Turbans in Hebei and let them attack Luoyang from the rear of Guandong and try to cut off the Kwantung Army's food routes.
Among them, Yang Biao also specifically pointed out the Taishan bandits in Yecheng. He said that the Taishan thieves were truly the greatest thieves in the world, but they might as well use them now. With their military strength, once they went south to the river, the Kwantung Army would not have anything to worry about.
Of course, Yang Biao also considered that it would be difficult to recruit the Taishan bandits, but he still asked the court officials to consider this force.
Then there is the second strategy mentioned by Yang Biao, which is to mobilize foreign troops.
Yang Biao suggested that the imperial court mobilize Taiyuan and Shangdang soldiers to go south to the river, and then let the Huns' Zhonglang general lead the Huns soldiers to jointly open the southward passage. If possible, we can also recruit Zahu and Xianbei from the grassland. In short, we will use whatever foreign soldiers are available.
Yang Biao here does not shy away from the fact that almost all the foreign soldiers he talks about are Hu soldiers. Because in the eyes of Yang Biao and other scholar-bureaucrats, using barbarian soldiers has always been the tradition of the Han Dynasty.
Without him, it’s just cheap and easy to use for barbarians. Not only are they good at bows and horses, but they are also good at fighting with just a little bit of Chinese and French armor. Moreover, they don't cost much money. As long as these tribes are given pasture to survive the winter, there will be a steady stream of these barbarian soldiers.
Therefore, using barbarian troops will save China's strength and pacify all directions. Win-win!
Therefore, from the time of Emperor Gaozu when he used towers to harass the troops and attack the barbarians, to when Guangwu used Wuhuan to attack the cavalry, the Han Dynasty used barbarian soldiers in countless cases.
Now, the Southern Xiongnu soldiers that Yang Biao suggested to use are just like this, they are the traditional mercenaries of the Han Dynasty.
But is there any problem in mobilizing troops from northern Xinjiang on a large scale to move south? have!
That would create a situation of emptiness in northern Xinjiang, especially since Yang Biao also suggested borrowing Xianbei soldiers. Wouldn't this give Xianbei an insight into China's reality?
But in Yang Biao's eyes, it's just bad skin.
He said this in his policy book:
"China and the border are like the branches and the heart. My skin is cold on the outside, and the disease on my stomach and heart is on the inside. Cold skin is just a minor illness, but pain in the abdomen and heart is a serious problem. Therefore, before fighting outside, we must first calm down the inside."
In Yang Biao's view, the Xianbei issue should be put aside for now. It is no longer a concern for them to split again after Tan Shihuai's death. On the contrary, the rebels in the east are fatal.
Then, Yang Biao talked about his third strategy, Guchengzhai.
Among them, Yang Biao specifically pointed out that there are only two key points in the entire Guanlong defense line. One is Hangu Pass and the other is Pujin.
Yang Biao said that as long as there were enough supplies, he was confident that the Kwantung Army would be blocked at Hangu Pass. But he was worried about the Hedong side. Dong Zhuo, the governor of Hedong, was unpredictable.
In Yang Biao's words, this man was rough and arrogant, with few literary skills, and most of his subordinates were Qiang and Hu soldiers, so he could not be treated as an ordinary person. But Dong Zhuo's position is particularly important.
It can be said that in today's dispute between East and West, Dong Zhuo will win if he throws left, and the right will win if he throws right. Yang Biao even said that this man was looking at both sides of the wall and had unspeakable thoughts.
In this case, Pujin's safety cannot be placed on Dong Zhuo, and it is even necessary to consider that once this person betrays, Pujin's defense line must be able to hold.
Therefore, Yang Biao suggested focusing on setting up forts in the Pujin area and guarding Jiahe. In this way, troops and grain from Hexi could be continuously and smoothly sent to Pujin, resisting the rebels in Hedong.
As a result, to mobilize such manpower and material resources, just one Pujin Shou was not enough, and a town of Xingtai had to be set up in Zuofengyi to give it to people in the area.
In this way, with Yang Biao to the east and Zuo Feng Yi Xingtai to the north, the entire defense line must be impregnable.
But whether intentionally or unintentionally, Yang Biao didn’t say much about the ferry further north of Guanzhong, Longmen Ferry.
The above are the three strategies that Yang Biao implemented, which shocked the Dukes of Yan and Yan in the court.
Among them, Ma Qiang, the head of the Ma family of the Xiguan clan, who was also the son of Ma Rong, praised him in public:
"Si'er has the tools to solidify his career and carry on his family."......
Although Kansai was defeated here, it found its direction. Outside the Pass, although the Kwantung Army won, it fell into confusion.
At this time, in a large tent among the densely packed military tents, howls continued.
A burly warrior was pinned down on the table by two more majestic warriors.
This man is Cao Cao's personal general Xiahou Dun.
At this time, those holding him down were Cao Cao's generals Xu Chu and Shi Huan. The two of them held him down, not because Xiahou Dun had made any mistakes, but because they wanted to treat his injuries.
Xiahou Dun's cheek was penetrated by an arrow from the left side. The arrow shaft had been successfully removed, but the arrow was still embedded in his face and inserted into the back of his skull.
With such an injury, most people would die, and even if they didn't die, they would be given up. But fortunately, Xiahou Dun had Cao Cao, and Cao Cao had the best master of Qiao, Hua Tuo.
At this moment, Cao Cao looked at Hua Tuo nervously, watching him do something to Xiahou Dun's face.
On the one hand, he was grateful, but on the other hand, he blamed himself.
Fortunately for him, after Hua Tuo cured Huangfu Song, he was keenly aware of the importance of Hua Tuo, and then he was absolutely willing to keep this man in the army.
What he blames himself for is that Xiahou Dun's current miserable situation is all because of himself.
It turned out that the Kansai Army came out of the pass a few days ago, and Cao Cao was ordered to lead his troops to fight with it.
At that time, the Guanxi Army was stationed on a ridge five miles west of Cao Cao. Cao Cao's troops acted as the vanguard, and all the troops joined together, with a total of 8,000 soldiers from four school captains, fighting together.
Cao Cao wanted to make an emergency landing on the Kwansi Army on the slope, but was refused.
Afterwards, the Kwansai Army shot to death the Kwantung Army's negotiator with a hail of arrows, thus kicking off the battle.
In this battle, the Guanxi Army was equipped with a large number of crossbowmen, most of which were moved from the Luoyang arsenal. These were originally the military weapons of the Han army, but now they were used on them.
It was so fast that the dense arrows shot by the Kansai Army made the sun lose its color in one fell swoop, covering Cao Cao's troops as straight as wheat.
Among them, Xiahou Dun, who was the vanguard of Cao's troops in this battle, was hit by an arrow. The arrow penetrated his cheek and blood flowed like a stream. Xiahou Dun was indeed an extraordinary person. After being hit by the arrow, he refused to retreat and instead encouraged his subordinates to charge.
In this way, Xiahou Dun led his armored soldiers up the slope and fought with the Guanxi Army.
It was Xiahou Dun's death that enabled the Kwantung Army in the rear to rush into the battlefield. The battle was so fierce that the two armies fought until sunset before the Kansai Army retreated due to lack of fighting strength.
The Kwantung Army in other departments has remained stationary during this process. It was only now, after seeing that the Kwantung Army was really defeated, that the Kwantung Army began to pursue the victory.
The Kansai Army was also defeated because of this pursuit. Four thousand soldiers left the pass, but in the end less than a thousand were able to return.
In this battle, the Kwantung Army won, but Cao Cao's troops as the vanguard suffered heavy losses. Especially his personal general Xiahou Dun was seriously injured.
But now, Cao Cao has to watch his brother lying there and letting Hua Tuo do whatever he wants.
To be honest, he was a little afraid of Hua Tuo, because this Hua Tuo looked more like a butcher than a doctor. After all, no serious doctor has a pocket full of axes, chisels, knives, and pliers.
But Cao Cao really had no choice. He has invited several famous doctors in the army and tried several times, but all failed without exception.
Now only Hua Tuo can save Xiahou Dun.
At this time, after looking at Xiahou Dun's injuries, Hua Tuo took out a strange-looking forceps from his bag.
The pliers are about as wide as an arrowhead, hollow in the middle, and have other hooks in the middle.
Hua Tuo suddenly said to Xiahou Dun who was lying down:
"Be patient, this is a bit big and painful."
Then, he asked Xu Chu and Shi Huan beside him to hold Xiahou Dun down, and also asked someone to bring a horse bit over.
When the horse bit was delivered, Hua Tuo tied it tightly for Xiahou Dun, then inserted a pair of pliers into the wound, and then stretched it on both sides to open the wound.
The moment the wound opened, Xiahou Dun burst into heart-rending wails. Cao Cao clenched his fists and finally held back.
Although Xiahou Dun screamed so miserably, Hua Tuo's hands did not shake at all, and there was not much expression on his face. After that, he seriously took out a set of probes.
These probes are arranged from small to large, and each one is made from the heartwood of a certain age. Then it was carefully air-dried by Hua Tuo, wrapped in linen, and soaked in honey.
It can be said that this set of probes really cost Hua Tuo a lot of effort.
After that, Hua Tuo used these probes to carefully find the arrow. Xiahou Dun was lucky. Hua Tuo soon found the arrowhead and took it out skillfully.
As soon as the arrow was taken out, all the Cao generals in the tent let out a sigh of relief.
But it wasn't over yet. Hua Tuo began to clean the wounds on Xiahou Dun's face with wine, and then wrapped them tightly with linen cloth. Afterwards, Hua Tuo wrapped another layer of black ointment on the linen, which could help the muscles heal. Then it's time to bandage again.
After doing this, Hua Tuo wiped the sweat from his forehead and said to Cao Cao:
"That's it."
But Hua Tuo shook his head and said seriously:
"Now we have just cleaned the wound. Whether we can survive or not depends on our reaction in the next two days."
Seeing that Cao Cao's brows were already furrowed, Hua Tuo added:
"But with General Xiahou's body, it should be fine."
Seeing that Cao Cao didn't understand, Hua Tuo explained:
"General Xiahou is in good hands. I was only vaguely aware of this debridement technique at first, but later I found out that doctors from Taishan County gathered there and went there specifically to perfect this technique. Therefore, General Xiahou is in good hands. If I had been here to treat it, He will definitely die.”
Cao Cao wondered:
"Yuan Rang still wants to go to Mount Tai to learn medical skills?"
Hua Tuo shook his head:
"It's not really learning, it's just a matter of analogy. I've perfected this technique now, but there's just one thing that's not working well. That's the lack of something that can knock people over. After all, not everyone can be as tough as General Xiahou. He's still me. The first one I met who could resist.”
Seeing that Cao Cao wanted to ask, Hua Tuo opened his hand:
"I did this to fifty people before, and they all died. It was so painful."
Cao Cao was speechless.
Good guy, no wonder you have arranged everything well? Worrying about biting one's tongue comes to mind.
Everyone's dreams are determined by fate.
Cao Cao wanted to ask Hua Tuo more about this craft to see if he could teach the military officials more.
Over there Xiahou Dun had already woken up, and the first thing he said when he opened his mouth was:
"Amao, why is all this happening? So many brothers have died. Is it worth it?"
Cao Cao was stunned by this question.