Zhang Wen, the popular cavalry general, was deep in thought while holding a book on war. The scene before departure always appeared in his mind from time to time.
Zhang Xuan, a man who had repeatedly rejected his conquests, came to visit him at his residence when he was about to go to the battlefield. Zhang Wen even felt a little flattered. Zhang Xuan was still wearing coarse linen clothes. He was a real celebrity and had the air of a hermit.
People admire.
"Mr. Chuxu (Zhang Xuan's cousin), come and take your seat quickly. Originally, I was worried about the success or failure of this counterinsurgency. Now with Mr. Chuxu's help, I will definitely succeed this time!"
Zhang Wen's excitement was very obvious. Zhang Xuan is a famous scholar. If Zhang Xuan is successfully conquered by him, then the stain of spending money to buy Sangong can even be washed away. Then a large number of scholars will definitely accept his conquest.
Becoming a famous minister of ZTE is just around the corner.
Henry Zhang smiled slightly and said nonchalantly: "It's no big deal for a mere traitor, he will be destroyed in a matter of seconds!"
Zhang Wen was overjoyed when he heard this and said, "Oh, why did Mr. Chuxu teach me?"
"I heard that the general will go on an expedition tomorrow. Your Majesty wants to see him off in person?" Zhang Xuan answered the question inappropriately.
Zhang Wen was quite proud of himself. Even Huangfu Song had never enjoyed this kind of honor. He cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty's kindness is so great that I can only repay it with death!"
Henry Zhang frowned and then asked: "Since His Majesty is seeing you off, those Zhongchang servants and Xiaohuangmen will naturally follow?"
"Well, it doesn't matter whether those people go or not, right? But I guess Zhang Rang and Zhao Zhong should go back. Does Mr. Chuxu want to make friends with them?" Zhang Wen wondered what he meant and asked.
Henry Zhang laughed loudly, "Now that the general is in power, are you willing to relieve the suffering of the people and save them from the fire and water?"
Zhang Wen nodded, "This time I lead the troops to defeat the Liangzhou rebels and restore peace to the world."
Henry Zhang shook his head, "No, no, the people in the world are not suffering from the rebels, but from the eunuchs who have disrupted the government. Now the general has a heavy army, and he will turn his hands to make clouds and rain. When he sees him off tomorrow, he will take the opportunity to
If Zhang Rang, Zhao Zhong and all the other ministers are wiped out in one fell swoop, then there will be real peace in the world. The Liangzhou rebels are of no use, they will collapse if they don't attack, and the general's name will go down in history!"
Zhang Wen took a breath after hearing this. He originally thought that Zhang Xuan was here to help him suppress the rebellion, but now it seems that he is here to kill the eunuch. And the idea he came up with is so sinister. This is to put himself on the sword.
Dancing on the top. If I don't do this, I will still be a cavalry general. As long as I don't lose badly, I can still spend some money and still be one of the three nobles. If I do this, I will be famous for sure through the ages.
But if it fails, the consequences will be unimaginable. Moreover, these eunuchs have many eyes and ears. If they don’t keep their plans secret, they will easily find out. This is a bad idea!
"Mr. Chuxu, this matter needs long-term consideration. Your strategy is not bad, but it is too dangerous, and I really can't do it. If the plan is not secret, it is small if you can't kill the eunuch, but it is big if you implicate Mr. Chuxu!"
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Zhang Wen said with a bitter face, Henry Zhang couldn't afford to offend him, so he didn't dare to refute directly. If he offended Henry Zhang, then all the scholars in the world would be disappointed with him. Even if he became the Third Duke at that time, what would happen?
"Bang!" Henry Zhang took out a pot of wine from his arms and put it on the table, sighing in his heart and saying, "If this happens, I will be the number one hero in the world. If this doesn't happen, it will be no different than a traitor! Since the general is worried
If you hurt me, then I, Henry, will take the first step!" With that, he pulled out the cork and drank it all in one gulp.
Zhang Wen was startled. Hearing this, what Zhang Xuan brought was poisonous wine, and he hurriedly stepped forward and snatched the jug away. If Zhang Xuan died in his own house, if word spread, he would not want to be a human being either inside or outside.
"Why would Mr. Chuxu embarrass me like this? I am very sad that the eunuchs harmed the country, but there is really nothing I can do to kill the eunuchs. If Mr. Chuxu died here, then I would really have nothing to say. It would be better to leave this matter to you.
, what entered my ears, no third person will know, please Mr. Chuxu, please do what you want."
Zhang Wen had no choice but to give in. Not only did he give in, but he also sent the guests off directly.
Henry Zhang left in disappointment, as if he had never been here, but the ripples left in Zhang Wen's heart never subsided.
First, Yan Zhong talked about Huangfu Song, then Han Sui persuaded He Jin, and now Zhang Xuan forced Zhang Wen. The disaster of party imprisonment was caused by eunuchs. After the party ban was lifted, the scholars did not suffer from the 18 years of catastrophe.
After smoothing the edges, the more frustrated they became, the more courageous they became, and they had the energy to fight the eunuchs to death. The scholars themselves were not strong enough, so they instigated rebellions against these powerful men who had military power and real power. Time after time, they failed and fell down again and again.
Getting up again and again, the scholars fought repeatedly and defeated all the eunuchs in one fell swoop!
Zhang Wen slowly read the book of war, and the other generals also sat down and waited silently.
Polu general Dong Zhuo looked down upon Zhang Wen. A civilian official who had never even led a soldier came to command the war. It really made people laugh. However, he still pretended to read it with a military book every day. Every time the military council said
What he said was simply childish and ridiculous.
Tao Qian, the captain of Yangwu, was about the same age as Dong Zhuo and had similar ideas. When he followed Huangfu Song, he often defeated more with less. This was the glory of being a military general. A courageous person like Zhang Wen was worthy of being a general. The imperial court simply
Treat counterinsurgency as child's play.
The bandit general Zhou Shen had the same official rank as Dong Zhuo, and he had no ill feelings toward Zhang Wen. He was just thinking about how to make meritorious deeds. If he won this battle, he, a fifth-grade general, could be promoted to a fourth-grade general.
Sun Jian, the commander of the assistant army, is the youngest among these people, less than thirty years old. Of course, he also has the smallest official position, which is not worth mentioning. But in terms of bravery, no one here can compare with him. Since Zhu Jun recruited him as an assistant,
After serving as Sima of the army, Sun Jian always strives to be the first in every battle and is an outstanding pioneer officer. People have advantages and disadvantages, and often the advantages and disadvantages are the same. Sun Jian's advantage is that he is brave, but his disadvantage is that he is too brave. This kind of person is often criticized
His superiors believed that he was disobeying the general's orders. Therefore, even though he made great contributions, Sun Jian is still just an assistant commander, standing still.
Zhang Wen also heard that he was brave in battle, so he recruited him to join the army and follow him. After Sun Jian arrived, he felt restrained everywhere and lost one or two battles with the rebels. Zhang Wen strictly prohibited everyone from sending troops, and only said that he would bring order to the world.
The soldiers fought to the death with the rebels.
Sun Jian felt that his abilities were useless and felt very uncomfortable.
The rest of the people were relatively calm, but he was the only one walking around. Sun Jian became even more anxious when he saw the old god Zhang Wen reading military books.
"General, we are all staying in Meiyang. The rebels will become more and more arrogant. One will ebb and the other will ebb and flow, and our morale will plummet! General, please give me 3,000 troops to go and defeat the enemy. If we lose,
At the end of the day, I am willing to sacrifice my head on my neck!" Sun Jian said with clasped fists in salute.
Zhang Wen didn't even raise his eyelids, and said slowly: "Wen Tai (song name of Sun Jian) is brave, but he is too reckless. There are hundreds of thousands of rebels. How can you break them at your word? Now
The rebels are powerful, and we must gather enough troops to defeat the thieves in one fell swoop."
Dong Zhuo sneered when he heard this, and he didn't know whether he was laughing at Zhang Wen or Sun Jian.
Tao Qian also shook his head, noncommittal.
Zhang Wen, however, was completely unaware and asked in a deep voice: "Gongzu (named by Tao Qian), where are the three thousand Tuqi from Youzhou and the three thousand barbarians from Bajun?"
"I just received the military report today. Originally, Gongsun Zan had led 3,000 cavalry to Jizhong, but Zhang Chun rebelled, so I had no choice but to suppress the rebellion first. The reinforcements might not be able to arrive this way. However, General Qiu Kou
Zhou Cang has led three thousand barbarians out of the Tangluo Road and is expected to arrive in the near future."
Tao Qian answered somewhat perfunctorily, as if these three thousand cavalry had no effect at all, so he was a little careless.
Zhang Wen was so angry that he threw the military book on the table, "Zhang Chun rebelled? Just because I chose Gongsun Zan over him to lead three thousand cavalry, he rebelled?"
Dong Zhuo and Tao Qian both rolled their eyes secretly. This person is so gentle and stupid, and his courage to take the blame is really commendable.
"It is estimated that he had a rebellious intention for a long time, and he just used this excuse to rebel. If the general had agreed to let him lead the army at that time, it is estimated that these three thousand cavalry would have participated in the rebellion." Sun Jian was brave but not stupid, and comforted him.
Zhang Wen nodded, still feeling regretful, "If these three thousand assault cavalry were missing, there would be many more variables in defeating the thieves!"
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[Author's digression]: In the Han Dynasty, there was no separation of civil and military families, unlike in the Song and Ming Dynasties, where civil and military officials were clearly separated.
In the Han Dynasty, the prefects and leading generals could switch seamlessly, as was the case with Huangfu Song and Dong Zhuo. They could lead the army by mounting their horses, and manage the people by dismounting their horses.
The culture of Confucius and Mencius inherited by the Han Dynasty was relatively orthodox, and the incompetent literati probably only appeared after the Song Dynasty.
There is relatively little information about Zhang Wen, but I believe that he must have led soldiers before, and he may have achieved military exploits. Treating him as a civilian official here is an artistic comparison technique, please understand.