As the saying goes, military sentiment is like fire.
However, after the emperor and the central government quickly selected generals and decided on a strategy for dispatching troops, throughout early and mid-April, several Han armies remained motionless and allowed the Yellow Turban Army to grow as they wanted.
Of course, this is not a deliberate delay by a group of loyal and loyal men. On the contrary, all the generals who are loyal and loyal are eager to fight and are busy... However, how can we attack without soldiers?
You must know that according to the Han system, even the world-famous fifth school of the Northern Army in Luoyang, plus Yu Lin and Hu Ben, only had more than 10,000 people. However, these more than 10,000 people were designed according to the officer system.
, once something happens, you can immediately mobilize the reserves around the capital, that is, the knights and officers of the Three Rivers (Hedong, Hanoi, and Henan Yin), and then quickly form a huge main force of the Han army.
There is a special saying for adding the two together, it is called the Three Rivers and Five Schools, and it was also where the Forbidden Army of the Later Han Dynasty was located.
So in other words, no matter how anxious they are, the coaches of several teams will at least have to wait until the reserve forces in the three places are mobilized before they can reluctantly set off. This is a rigid process that no one can do! For example, Gongsun Xun has to wait until the reserve forces in Hanoi are mobilized.
After gathering together, he may have to wait for the Bingzhou reinforcements assigned to him to arrive before sending out troops.
So, what are the four-way coaches stationed around Luoyang doing these days?
The answer is very simple. The four of them are constantly writing official documents to the Luoyang Bus Department. As for the content of the official documents, they are nothing more than asking for money, food, ordnance, supplies, war horses, and people!
For example, Zhu Jun immediately recommended Sun Jian and Sun Wentai, his fellow Yangzhou fellow and comrade-in-arms who fought against the rebellion in Jiangnan at that time, as an assistant army commander, and asked him to immediately recruit troops in the Xu Yang area, and then gather them on the battlefield.
Another example is Huangfu Song, who immediately recommended his fellow Liangzhou fellow Fu Xie and Fu Nanrong, Gongsun Xun's junior junior fellow apprentice, to be the Guard Sima, and asked him to recruit troops on the spot in Beidi County and then bring people over.
Interestingly, Zongzheng Liu Yan actually recommended his subordinate Lu Bu to Lu Ziqian. The former claimed that the latter was both civil and military and knew the geography of Hebei, so he could be used... Lu Zhi immediately made him the Sima of the Army Guard.
In this regard, Gongsun Xun naturally did not lag behind others.
He first asked Xu Rong, who was a lieutenant of the Northern Military Academy, to be his deputy general; then Dong Zhao worked hard for three years from county magistrate to county magistrate, and without asking whether he was happy or not, he sent him a recommendation letter.
The public transport department became the Army Guard Sima; County Lieutenant Chu Yan was directly recruited by him and then recommended as Qu Junhou; Cheng Pu, Gao Shun, Cheng Lian and other old troops stationed in Yanmen were all transferred by him with an official document
He came over; let alone Zhuojun, not to mention Gongsun Yue, Shen Pei, Guan Yu, Qian Zhao, Liu Bei, Yang Kai, Wei Yue, even Lu Fan and Wang Xiu were all summoned by him, and then
A fake military prince becomes a real military prince, and a fake Sima becomes a real Sima.
However, there is one person here who is worth mentioning, and that is Jia Chao, who has followed Gongsun Xun very early and has been working hard to guard Hou Feng's charity house in Luoyang. He has no merit but has worked hard for several years, so Gongsun Xun also intends to praise him.
, was about to take the opportunity to give him an official position, but unexpectedly he took the initiative to ask for a letter of recommendation and went to work under Lu Zhi... Only then did Gongsun Xun remember that he had an older brother in Julu who depended on him, and there was nothing to say.
Yes, he sent it over with one stroke of his pen.
In short, Gongsun Xun racked his brains, and those who had official status went to the bus station and asked the Central Committee to transfer people. Those who did not have official status wrote letters to recommend for recruitment. According to the current situation and the customs of these days, there was no reason why the Central Committee should not go there. Print appointment.
And such a big move does not mean what Gongsun Xun wants to do... In fact, just like Zhu Jun appointed a bunch of Yangzhou people and Huangfu Song appointed a bunch of Liangzhou people, this is the custom of these days, that is, in an open and aboveboard manner. He extended his favor to win over his old tribe, the township party, but those who were recommended also failed to respond!
After all, military merit is really the mainstream way for people with poor backgrounds to quickly rise to status these days. Some invisible and intangible hidden gaps can basically only be overcome by relying on this kind of hard merit.
For example, Gongsun Xun's previous feudal princes, and Xu Rong's two thousand stone captains, all came from this way. And Gongsun Zan abandoned the thousand stone county magistrate before, and followed his brothers to Hanoi with shame, and it was also for this reason... This guy wants to cross the gap between a thousand stones and two thousand stones in a hurry. Military merit will save a lot of effort.
Therefore, most people here should be grateful to Gongsun Xun for his actions.
The reason why I say most people is because there is Dong Zhao and Dong Gongren among them... Gongsun Xun really can't figure out this person's thoughts. Does he want to seek fame and fortune, or does he want to be wise and protect himself?
But you can always give it a try.
Of course, compared to others, Gongsun Xun had some extra careful thoughts at the beginning of his move. For example, he also wanted to see how much military power he had at his disposal so far, and how much he had accumulated. How many teams are there, and what about the combat effectiveness...
But what should I say about this? After coming up to ask for Xu Rong, Cao Mengde, the captain of the cavalry, came instead. Gongsun Xun instantly realized how ridiculous his previous little thoughts were. You must know that at this time, Gongsun Xun Being able to control so many people depends entirely on the authority of the Han Dynasty, and it all depends on the Han Dynasty system... It has nothing to do with his own mighty virtue?!
Otherwise, Cao Mengde, Gongsun Bogui, and Liu Xuande are all under his command, that is, Sun Jian, and Gongsun Xun cannot use He Jin to use some tricks to get Zhu Jun... But what's the use of this? Can it be done immediately? Did the Han Dynasty become independent?
However, after figuring this out, Gongsun Xun suddenly realized that he actually took the initiative to send Gongsun Zan and Zou Jing to Lu Zhi through He Suigao... He didn't mean to deliberately trick his elder brother, he really didn't, he just wanted to Just let your confidants take hold of these three thousand Youyan cavalry!
In fact, Gongsun Bogui was quite happy when he went to Lu Zhi's place, because he was the commander of another army there. At that time, because Gongsun Yue had just arrived from Zhuojun to Mengjin, the three of them summoned him again. Over in Luoyang, Gongsun Fan and the four brothers rarely got together, and they even had a private drink together to bid farewell to Gongsun Zan.
At that time, Gongsun Bogui rarely showed his arrogance. He claimed that he would imitate Gongsun Xun and marry Zi Daiqing in three years, and encouraged his other two younger brothers to follow him quickly and not to lose the name of Gongsun... This made these two people quite uneasy. Gongsun Xun was also embarrassed, so he could only persuade him to get drunk and stop!
Of course, these good days passed quickly.
In late April, Cheng Pu, Gao Shun, Cheng Lian and others, as well as the 2,000 cavalry they recruited from Yanmen and Taiyuan, had not yet arrived. The court and the emperor could no longer bear it, and actually allowed only 6 or 7 thousand cavalry to arrive. Gongsun Xun of the cavalry set off immediately and quickly swept through the Yellow Turbans of Dongjun along the Yellow River.
It turned out that in just twenty days, Dongjun's Bu Ji had already opened up the Qinghe River to the north and connected it with Zhangjiao and Zhangliang, and then went south again, trying to connect Bo Cai and Peng Tuo's Yingchuan Yellow Turban. More than ten cities were destroyed and the three counties of Jiyin, Shanyang and Chenliu were in panic!
It can only be said that Marshal Bu, who has been recognized historically as one of the main forces of the three yellow turbans in the south, definitely has some power.
As a result, Gongsun Xun no longer hesitated and immediately hurriedly swore an oath in Mengjin and prepared to march eastward along the river.
At the same time, Zhu Jun's group was also sent out in advance. There were only more than 10,000 people there. They also lacked combat power and were not well organized, but they had to rush out to fight the Yingchuan Yellow Turbans... But there was nothing they could do. Bo Cai had already After conquering Yangzhai, the capital of Yingchuan, we really inquired about Sheyuan Pass, which was only a few dozen miles away from Luoyang.
The situation is critical, and no one has the right to wait any longer. If you have conditions, you have to go, and if there are no conditions, you have to go.
"General, the sacrifice has been prepared, and I'm about to ask you to preside over the sacrifice." In the military camp on the edge of the Yellow River, Cao Cao, the always playful and smiling cavalry captain, rarely became serious this time, and he was respectful to the general Gongsun Xun.
It's understandable, after all, the incident happened suddenly and the army was about to go out without even being prepared. Everyone in the army was very nervous.
However, thousands of soldiers lined up in the military camp, and there were no less than this number of horses, livestock, and vehicles waiting aside. The south wind was strong and the atmosphere was solemn, which covered up the feeling of haste... According to the rules, at this time It is indeed necessary to kill and sacrifice to the heaven and earth and the God of War, and then take the blood to wipe the flag as an oath.
However, under the high platform, Gongsun Xun held his waist and broke the blade, looking at the cattle and sheep tied up beside the high platform in front of him, and then looked at the Chinese character flags standing on the high platform one after another. The white horse flag, as well as the scepter given by the emperor, faced Cao Cao's urging, but he laughed for a moment and stopped moving forward.
"General, why are you laughing?" The cavalry captain also had two thousand stones, but Cao Cao had no choice but to face Gongsun Xun, who was a man of integrity. He was short of a staff. The status of the two men in the army was actually very clear.
"Brother Meng De, what are you calling me?" Gongsun Xun seemed to be smiling but not smiling, as if he didn't care about the sacrifice in front of him at all.
"General!" Cao Cao became more and more nervous. He is also a junior brother in the army, okay?
"I never thought that Brother Meng De would be subordinate to me one day," Gongsun Xun said with an even louder smile. "You might as well shout a few more times, otherwise you won't be heard after the battle."
Cao Cao was immediately speechless, even a little embarrassed and angry... This was a sacrifice, and so many people were watching!
"General, don't be joking." After finally suppressing this thought, Cao Mengde could only say this with all his strength. "Thousands of soldiers are waiting eagerly!"
Gongsun Xun laughed more and more: "That's not a joke... But brother Meng De, how can the sacrifice of cattle and sheep strengthen the power of our army?"
Cao Cao really didn't know what to say, but at this time he could only bite the bullet and ask in public: "Please tell me, general! If you need anything, I will get it right away!"
Gongsun Xun waved his hand, pressed the knife directly to the stage, and then looked around.
As far as the eye can see, there are Guan Yu, Shen Pei, who have just come to Mengjin for only two or three days but are in high spirits, Gongsun Yue, Qian Zhao, Yang Kai who have a calm face, Liu Bei who is nervous, Chu Yan, Zhang Fei, and others who are eager to try. Han Dang, Wei Yue, the expressionless short and fat Dong Zhao, Xiahou Dun who stood beside Cao Cao with bright eyes, and of course a group of aristocratic children from the Northern Army in Luozhong.
Gongsun Xun secretly sighed in his heart, no matter what happens in the future, at this moment, most of these people should have the same thought - a man is born in the world, stands up with a sword, suppresses rebellion and serves the country, appeases the people below, and fights with others.
You have made achievements and established a career, that's all.
After watching for a long time, Gongsun Xun finally cast his gaze on his confidants Lu Fan, Lou Gui, Wang Xiu and others. Then he suddenly raised his voice and said: "Everyone, we were ordered to leave Dongjun, but the thieves have already joined us."
More than twenty cities have been destroyed, tens of thousands of soldiers have been gathered, and six thousand of our troops are rushing toward us, how can we win?!"
This question makes no sense, because although the situation is very critical, the news has spread widely, and everyone who cares knows what Jueshi is like, but he can openly tell the enemy's strength and his own weakness in public. In a sense, it can be called
This has shaken the morale of the army.
However, before the sergeants below could react, one of them took the lead and responded boldly: "Report to General Zhonglang, and we must be united and never leave. Only with six thousand cavalry as one person can we respond like arms."
The generals looked over and saw that it was indeed Gongsun Xun's number one confidant, Lu Fan, who was worshiped as the deputy general (deputy general) upon his arrival this time.
"In that case," Gongsun Xun sighed. "Why don't you postpone the sacrifice and kill a horse first to make a blood oath?"
All the generals looked at each other in shock. Among them, Cao Cao was forced to step forward and asked: "May I ask general, what is the oath of this alliance?"
"No one else." Gongsun Xun stood on the stage and responded proudly. "I intend that in this expedition, no matter whether you are born high or low, or whether your official position is high or low, you must never leave. No one will fall into the enemy's camp without being rescued, and no one's bones will fall."
There is nothing to offer in a foreign land, and those who violate it...will be punished by God! What do you think?"
Cao Cao was speechless for a moment. The sergeants around him were overjoyed when they heard this, but the surrounding officers had some objections. Especially the Northern Army officers who had lived in Luoyang for a long time and the officers from Zhuojun basically had opposite positions.
After leaning for a moment, a military commander from the Northern Army actually bowed his hands and saluted: "General, if other troops are surrounded, it is reasonable to make an appointment to save them, but if you want to save a knight without rank who falls into the enemy's formation, how can you?"
Isn’t it because of a small loss but a big loss? There are more than 6,000 troops in the army. Counting the general’s personal followers, there are even nearly 7,000 people. We should be careful about the words of divine punishment..."
"The army is out for battle, and these unwarranted remarks are disturbing the morale of our army!" Seeing that a group of Northern Army disciples were about to agree, Gongsun Xun suddenly interrupted without waiting for the man to finish speaking. "Please use the scepter... to kill!"
Everyone suddenly heard the word "Zhan", and while they were still unconscious, they saw several Zhonglang General's personal soldiers, Yi Cong, dragging the Army Sima out of the ranks. Then, before everyone could react, someone came directly.
He drew his knife and struck him on the head...blood splattered three feet, and now the whole camp was shocked!
The sergeant in the audience was naturally shocked for a long time and did not react. However, many officers on the stage, especially those who came from the Northern Army, were even more frightened when they reacted... Firstly, they were afraid that Gongsun Xun was maliciously looking for an officer from the Northern Army.
Secondly, he was even more worried that the other party was just angry and dissatisfied, so he treated Officer Qianshi as nothing.
In fact, let alone these people, even Cao Mengde's hands and feet were cold for a while and he didn't know what to say, let alone unrelated people such as the Hanoi prefect who came to see him off.
"This is why I made the oath." Gongsun Xun looked around, and no one dared to refute easily. "The army was in a hurry, either coming from the Northern Army, coming from Youyan, or recruiting in Hanoi
...The origins are mixed, they are not convinced by each other, and they rush into the army. Some people despise others based on their origin; some people join the army for the first time and do not know the importance of life and death; now, there are even some people who don't even care about what I, the commander of the law, order in public... Then
If we can't take the blood oath as a constraint, I'm afraid this trip will really be a complete failure! Everyone, if you don't deal with these young people strictly, they will easily die on the battlefield in a few days.
Pao Ze, what should I do?!"
When Cao Cao heard this, he felt that it was somewhat reasonable, and he also admired it a little, so he quickly led the crowd to say yes in response... For a while, no one paid attention to the corpses on the ground anymore.
"General." Someone suddenly suggested. "In that case, should we use the blood of this animal to fulfill the oath of alliance? Or should we sacrifice this person to smear the flag to establish our authority?"
"Don't you feel disgusted?" Gongsun Xun sneered on the stage. "Aren't you afraid of getting sick if you hold the blood of such despicable villains in your mouth? If it is smeared on the flag... I am afraid that he will stain my flag again.
!Mengde, hang this man's head above the camp gate, then kill the horse and make an oath of alliance! Yun Chang, you come and take over this man's position as Sima of another department, and also lead his army as a vanguard."
Cao Cao and Guan Yu hurried out after receiving the order. When the former came back with his men hanging their heads, they saw someone pulling out a young horse from the surrounding area. He didn't have time to think too much, so he cut it in half in front of the wooden trough.
The trough was full of blood, and some people had been prepared for it. They divided it out and mixed it with wine. The officers and soldiers in the whole camp took some and wiped their lips. Then they generously vowed not to give up. No one was provocative... but there was a faint feeling of unity.
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On April 22, the seventh year of Han Guanghe, Gongsun Xun, the general of the Five Gentlemen, took Cao Cao, the cavalry commander, as his deputy, Guan Yu, the fake commander of the other troops, as the forward, Gongsun Yue as the assistant army, Sima Xingrong, and Lu Fan as the commander.
The assistant generals, Wang Xiu as the grain and grass officer, Han Dang as the main cavalry, Shen Pei as the other troops, lead Liu Bei, Zhao Zhao, Zhang Fei, Wei Yue, Yang Kai, Chu Yan, Xia Hou Dun and other generals, the commander is six thousand and five
Hundreds of cavalrymen came out of Hanoi to conquer Buji.
Before leaving, they swore an oath not to abandon anyone in the enemy's camp, and not to leave a single bone in a foreign land... So the army was hastily assembled and was united in one moment.
————I am the dividing line in dreams————
"Huan Dian, Emperor Ling of the Later Han Dynasty, paid homage to the imperial censor. He often rode a Cong horse, and people called him 'Chongma Censor'. At that time, the eunuchs held power and Dian was in power. The capital was afraid, so he said: 'Xingxingxing'
Stop, avoid the Congma Yushi! 'When the Yellow Turbans rose up, when Taizu's troops came out of Hanoi, they swore to kill the horses. The envoys and governors were on the side, and the generals fought with their horses. They offered their own Congma, and Cao Cao slashed it." - "
Shishuoxinyu".Pin Zao Chapter
It was so hard to write this chapter... By the way, I just slept for three hours and had a dream. I dreamed that I turned into Gaddafi... went to pay homage to Nasser... I was crying in the dream... When I woke up, I found out that it was indeed...
I really cried, and I didn’t know what the omen was.
