Cheng Yaojin passed the order, and the Zuowu guards gathered their equipment and baggage, broke camp and set off. Fang Jun asked his soldiers to follow him, and he rode his horse to keep pace with Cheng Yaojin to express his full trust. Cheng Yaojin responded to this
He just looked at him coldly, said nothing, and rode his horse all the way.
More than a thousand people were riding horses and galloping on the official road, and the sound of thunder shook the surrounding areas. Pedestrians and merchants on the road stepped aside to get out of the way, fearing to disturb this group of menacing warriors and get into trouble.
Now that the Chang'an Rebellion has turned the whole Guanzhong into chaos, even Hedong, the Central Plains and other places have been affected. The clans from all over the country have begun to unscrupulously occupy land and plunder wealth. The imperial system is in name only, and laws and regulations are ignored, causing people to panic, just like a dynasty.
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This is especially true for Luoyang, which is quite close to Guanzhong. If Li Ji had not commanded hundreds of thousands of troops to be stationed here, the local nobles would not dare to act rashly, for fear that the situation would become even more chaotic...
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Outside Luoyang City, although the sky is full of sunshine, the ground is still covered with ice and snow.
A winter of heavy snowfall has accumulated continuously, accumulating a thick layer on the mountains and fields, piling up front and back, and freezing to three feet. Without the spring breeze, it will not melt.
Hundreds of thousands of military camps stretched out, making it difficult to see from end to end. Flags were fluttering fiercely in the north wind. The patrolling cavalry marched neatly and vigorously. Although after an unwinnable battle in Liaodong, there was another mutiny in the capital, and the country was in turmoil.
, even after a budding mutiny, the morale of the Eastern Expedition army was still high and the morale of the army was stable.
Fang Jun left his soldiers outside the barracks and followed Cheng Yaojin into the barracks at full speed. Nuo Da's barracks was vast and continuous, and the tents stretched as far as the eye could see like waves in the sea, with fierce flags and murderous intent.
Fang Jun couldn't help but secretly feel sad. He was also a commander in chief, but he had never tried to command so many soldiers and horses. Hundreds of thousands gathered under his command, setting up camps, eating horses and chewing them, making arrangements before and after, assigning orders, and everything.
Everything means the mobilization, assembly, and thinking of hundreds of thousands of people, which can lead to chaos. Even when it comes to the relationship between different armies, there must be balance when issuing military orders.
With so many soldiers and horses gathered in one place, the issuance of every order, the planning of every battle, and the dispatch of every army require careful consideration and repeated weighing with rich experience and excellent abilities.
Therefore, Liu Bang asked Han Xin: "How much can I command?" Han Xin said: "Your Majesty can only command one hundred thousand." Liu Bang was dissatisfied: "How can I be better?" Han Xin did not give Liu Bang face: "The more ministers, the better the ears."
A general can command an army under his command to be undefeated, but he may not be able to command an army of 100,000 to win in repeated battles. When the number of troops reaches a certain size, there will be a quantitative change that will lead to a qualitative change. The usual battle formation methods are completely different.
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Looking at today's Tang Dynasty, there are only three commanders who can reach the level of "the more the better", His Majesty Li Er, Li Jing, Li Ji...
Even Li Xiaogong, Prince of Hejian County, who is known as the first commander-in-chief of the royal family, is slightly inferior...
Halfway through the journey, all the soldiers returned to the Zuowuwei barracks, while Fang Jun and Cheng Yaojin continued to move forward until they reached the Chinese army's tent.
In front of the main tent, six large flags were set up in the middle camp to show the location of the main camp. Two red flags were set up at the military gate, and five square flags were set up pointing in five directions respectively. They were also set up in the middle camp, behind the six big flags.
In order to facilitate the generals and soldiers to identify their directions, there are also 250 team flags for each team. In order to make it easier for the soldiers of each team to return to the team and listen to flag orders, except for red, which is not allowed, other colors and patterns are designed by each team themselves, most of which are birds.
Wild beasts, hunting and flying in the wind, majestic.
Two factions of swordsmen and axemen lined up on the left and right, their blades shining and murderous.
When the two of them arrived in front of the tent, they dismounted, threw the reins to the soldiers who came forward, and waited outside the tent door. Soldiers came in to greet them.
After a moment, the soldiers turned around and said respectfully: "The commander-in-chief invites you!"
The two of them entered the Chinese army's tent one after another.
The light in the big tent was a little dim, and there were wooden piers and animal skin chairs, tables, and other items piled on top. Li Ji, who was dressed in military uniform, was sitting behind the desk and reviewing documents. The two of them came forward, both knelt on one knee to perform military salutes, and said in unison:
"The general will finally meet the commander-in-chief!"
Li Ji then stopped writing, placed the brush on one side of the brush mountain, rubbed his wrist, and said calmly: "No gifts!"
"Here!"
The two stood up but did not take their seats.
Li Ji looked at Fang Jun's face for a while, nodded slightly, and said: "Erlang, please wait for a moment. After I have finished handling my official duties, I will come back to talk about old times."
Then, he looked at Cheng Yaojin and asked, "Are you here to hand over military affairs?"
When a general is ordered to perform military affairs, the commander-in-chief will issue an order to mobilize troops and horses, and the whole army will cooperate. After the military affairs are completed, the order will be handed over and the military affairs will be canceled at the same time, so as to determine the merits and narrate the merits.
It is said that Cheng Yaojin's military affairs on this trip couldn't be simpler. He just escorted Changsun Anye and his party to the "Nanxiao Road", so there would be no accidents. Moreover, Cheng Yaojin had to stand in front of him, let alone military affairs.
The truth of frustration.
Cheng Yaojin took two steps forward, handed over the token with both hands, and then said: "The general has fulfilled his mission and escorted Changsun Anye and his party to the 'Nanjiao Road' and watched them enter the mountain with his own eyes. It was already late at that time.
, the soldiers were in dire straits, so they set up camp at Sanxiangkou to rest for one night and set off as early as possible."
Li Ji nodded, put away the token, and said calmly: "That's very good."
Cheng Yaojin handed over military affairs, which meant that his mission had been completed. However, he did not retreat. Instead, he scratched his head in embarrassment and hesitated: "It's just that although Changsun Anye entered the 'Nanxiao Road' and returned to Chang'an,
He was ambushed halfway and died on the spot. His entire army was also wiped out, and no one survived."
"..."
Li Ji was stunned, his sword eyebrows immediately furrowed, he glared at Cheng Yaojin and said: "I asked you to escort the eldest grandson Anye, but the eldest grandson Anye was ambushed and killed, but you didn't go to the Sima Department of the army to accept the punishment, how dare you
Come back and hand over military duties?"
Cheng Yaojin spread his hands, and his bearded face was full of innocence: "Are you being unreasonable? You just ordered the general to escort Changsun Anye and his party to the 'Nanxiao Road'. The general has already completed the task.
As for whether he was killed on the 'Nanxiao Road' or in Chang'an City, what does it have to do with me? I can't follow him all my life to keep him safe, right?"
"Nonsense!"
Li Ji was so angry that his teeth were itching. He naturally understood this truth, but the problem is that you sent the eldest grandson Anye into the "Nanxiao Road" with your front foot, and the eldest grandson Anye was ambushed and killed behind your back foot. Did this really have nothing to do with you?
His mind was spinning, and he finally realized why Fang Jun appeared here, and asked with a sullen face: "Where was Changsun Anye ambushed and killed by whom?"
Cheng Yaojin said happily: "Last night, the eldest Sun Anye was sleeping in Yanling Pass and was ambushed by Fang Jun and his 300 soldiers. I saw with my own eyes that Fang Jun was carrying the head of the eldest Sun Anye and he confessed."
Li Ji: "..."
I asked you to escort the eldest grandson Anye, but the eldest grandson Anye was killed in an instant, and then you ran to me with the murderer?
What's your idea?
He was shocked and confused, looked at Fang Jun, and said sternly: "Why do you wantonly kill, don't you know the laws of the empire?"
Fang Jun stepped forward calmly and said calmly: "Changsun Anye is a guilty man. He should be exiled to Lingnan but appears in Chang'an. This is evidence of lawlessness and discipline. Furthermore, Changsun Wuji encouraged Guanlong to rebel, intending to depose him.
The East Palace tramples on the country, and everyone can punish these rebellious ministers and traitors. The British prince does not want to accuse the general of any crime, but the general wants to ask why such unfaithful and unjust ministers and traitors are in the UK.
The Duke became a guest here and not only entertained him, but even ordered the Imperial Army to escort him? Is it possible that the British Duke wanted to collude with the rebels and ignored His Majesty's great kindness and sacrificed his honor and righteousness just to seek personal gain? "
Cheng Yaojin was stroking his beard on the side, watching Li Ji's handsome face full of uncle's charm first turning blood red and then turning green. He felt that all the 36,000 pores in his body were extremely refreshed. It was called a transparent body!
Mother!
I told you Xu Maogong to keep up with me all day long. If I don’t compete with you, it’s because I have quality. Isn’t this time I met a stupid young man? Don’t worry about your 110,000 reasons. The prince has a rightful name. In front of you,
All actions against and harming the prince are treason!
You can slowly spend time on the road, waiting for the overall situation of Chang'an to be decided before making plans, but in the final analysis, your current behavior is disloyal to the country!
"boom!"
Li Ji slammed the table, glared at Fang Jun, and yelled: "You are still young, how dare you act rampant in front of me? Come here, give this person to me, and give him a fifty-fifty stick!"
No matter what your plan is, you must first give this guy the courage to kill him. You must not let this guy take the initiative and put you in the corner!