Chapter 11 Wishing to Get the General of Yanbow Shooting
At the end of November in the fifth year of Zhongping, it was the middle of winter. The general of the Wei army, Gongsun Xun, went up the river. He led his followers, and the old troops in Hanoi followed again, and crossed the ice in Hedong.
The big river turns into Hangu Guanxi, which is also located in Hongnong County between Luoyang and Chang'an.
The reason for this is that Gongsun Xun was unwilling to break Meng Jin's old oath to cut bottles and give wine, and was unwilling to step into Luoyang without doing anything, even though he had actually and very seriously participated in the political disputes in Luoyang.
But regardless of these small tricks, back to the front, as Gongsun Xun moved his white horse flag here, Hangu Kansai had already gathered a large army.
It has to be said that General He Jin is very trustworthy. In order to show his support for Gongsun Xun, and indeed for the safety of Chang'an, he not only sent out the entire five schools of the Northern Army without any discount, but also mobilized Hedong and Hanoi.
, the knights of Henan also opened up all the Luoyang arsenal and gathered the best equipment possible for this expedition to the west.
After all, soldiers can be lost, and the armor and steel swords that were recovered after the Yellow Turban eradication cannot disappear, especially since the Han Dynasty has been prosperous for hundreds of years, and the family wealth accumulated is definitely beyond the imagination of ordinary people.
However, Gongsun Xun was still not very satisfied, because as soon as he entered through the side door of the special military camp, he sensitively noticed that the Sanhe knights at this time were no longer what they used to be... During the Yellow Turban Rebellion, all the Sanhe knights were green.
They are strong, have high morale, and have considerable wealth. Many of them also bring their own war horses, camels, and even armed attendants.
But nowadays, not to mention that the proportion of so-called knights who bring their own horses has been greatly reduced. More importantly, many of the faces are actually familiar faces, while the remaining few faces are inevitably biased towards the old and the weak.
All this made Gongsun Xun, who rode into the camp, quite dissatisfied.
Of course, facing the Three Rivers Knights who came out of their tents to pay homage, Gongsun Xun just smiled and nodded on his horse, without showing any signs of it.
"There are mostly old soldiers, which is a good thing in terms of combat strength." Lou Gui, who was riding behind his lord on horseback, naturally noticed this, so when he approached the Chinese army's tent, he couldn't help but twist his beard and talk about it.
"But it can also be seen from here that the world is in turmoil and the Knights of Sanhe are beginning to tire. Those old and weak people who are famous are proof... Mr. Wenhe has been in charge of military affairs in the Taiwei Mansion for a long time, so he should have some understanding of this, right?
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"Mr. Zibo is right." The new military commander Jia Xu, who was half a horse behind, lowered his head and said. "After the Yellow Turban Rebellion, the Sanhe Knights actually suffered very little losses, but before Zhang Wen's expedition to the west, a hundred thousand troops entered Liangzhou. As a result,
Only 60,000 to 70,000 people withdrew. That battle caused a lot of damage to the Three Rivers Knights, and some of them were left in Kansai and were made by former General Dong Gong to guard against the rebels, so they are not shown."
"Is it because the imperial court has been recruiting troops recently, and more young soldiers have entered the West Garden?" Xi Zhong also interjected.
"That's right." Jia Xu replied, still neither humble nor arrogant.
Gongsun Xun in front couldn't help but frown slightly when he heard this. Although Jia Wenhe was easily taken under his command with an edict and promoted to Army Sima by another letter, he still felt a little tepid. When others asked him,
Answer, and the answer must be in detail... But such a performance is still far from the person who knows everything his mother said!
Besides, even Yan Zhong, whom he met before, said in person at Changshe that Jia Wenhe was good and average in talent. This shows that his talent is definitely not spread by rumors. He must be really good and average in talent.
Ah! Besides, he is over forty years old and his son is about to be crowned. It can’t be a half-finished product, right?!
It can only be said that he either looks down upon him, Gongsun Xun, and is unwilling to contribute, or he is quite resentful about being suddenly recruited into the army... Otherwise, this Wen He, who his mother calls "chaoswu",
Sir, it can't be that you are still depressed because of the death of Xiao Gu before, right?
That’s right!
That little Gu died in the end. After he was fished out, he suffered from the wind and cold. He couldn't see anything at first, but after he was sent back to Luozhong, the wind and cold worsened, and the high fever continued. After that, he became as sick as a person these days.
Just the same, if you say die, you will die, simply and neatly.
Moreover, there are some other reasons for this. Gongsun Xun heard that the subordinates who gave them away said afterwards that this young Gu usually took advantage of his youth and strength and lived alone in Luo, so he sent many of his belongings back to the Chang'an clan as a token of appreciation.
After returning to his residence, he insisted on not asking for help, but unexpectedly, he was short of help at the critical moment, and he died.
In this way, whether it was drowning or the subsequent cold, it was not Jia Xu's fault, so how could it make Jia Xu feel depressed? I'm afraid it was because I, General Wei, failed to convince him in time.
While Gongsun Xun was thinking wildly, he dismounted directly in front of the Chinese army's tent.
At this time, the Northern Army officers who had come out of the main gate to greet them ran back in panic. But when they returned to the Chinese army tent, Bai Mayi Cong had already taken over the Chinese army tent, representing the supreme authority.
His scepter was erected in front of the tent, and Gongsun Xun himself was sitting in the tent.
Before these people had time to think about it, they suddenly heard the sound of drums beside the tent again, as if they were tapping the general's drums, but they hurriedly gathered in the tent - no wonder these people were so miserable, it was actually Gongsun Xun who had done this once that day
'Bad deeds', so-called in the past, Hanoi found trouble and killed people before going to war!
I think at the beginning, this was just a Zhonglang General. He killed the mounts of a Northern Army Sima and a Supervisor to establish his authority. But now he is a Wei General, and Luozhong is in such chaos, God knows whether something will happen.
Clean?
What's interesting is that when Gongsun Xun saw these people, he couldn't help but laugh.
It turned out that the military affairs were too urgent, and Gongsun Xun and He Jin had already agreed that all the Northern Army must go out for him. Therefore, many people who should not be there appeared in the Northern Army this time.
What's the meaning?
You must know that in the officialdom system of the Han Dynasty, senior military positions in the Forbidden Army had a noble meaning. In many cases, they were held by the sons of ministers or even the ministers themselves, which were the only way to get promoted... However, since the Yellow Turban Rebellion, the Central Committee has also
Having noticed this problem, it turns out that there are fewer positions used for gold plating in the Northern Army, or there are still many people with real military positions retained.
For example, Xu Rong, the commander of the Cavalry School, and Lu Bu, the commander of the Shooting School. These two people were also an important reason why Gongsun Xun asked for the Northern Army. But on the other hand, because he was too anxious, many gilded high-ranking sons and eunuchs were also here.
Then he followed the Northern Army in confusion and was driven to Hangu Pass by General He Jin.
Not to mention anything else, among them was a Cavalry Commander named Bao Xin who came with him as a deputy general; there was also a Northern Army lieutenant named Liu Biao... Bao Xin was nothing more than a deputy general.
Decent, but Liu Biao's role as a Northern Army lieutenant was a bit jarring.
Why do you say that?
Because although the Lieutenant Commander of the Northern Army is only a first-level Qu Junhou with a rank of 600 stones, he is the supervisor of the Northern Army and has the right to supervise the entire fifth battalion of the Northern Army!
It is also a typical example in the Han Dynasty system of using inferiority to condescend to superiority.
I don't know if He Jin sent this person here with good intentions or bad intentions... After all, with Liu Biao's reputation and political energy as the supervisor, I'm afraid Gongsun Xun would also have a hard time.
Of course, it's useless to talk about this now. It needs to be cleaned and arranged again anyway.
"There are currently more than 13,000 members in the army." After the three drums were played and the bangs were completed, Gongsun Xun went about his own arrangements. "It can be seen that the general has indeed tried his best, but there are quite a few old and weak among them... Bei
Where is the military commander Liu Jingsheng?"
"My subordinates are here." Liu Biao did not show any complacency at all because he had been reduced from a noble person to a person taking orders under the tent in a hurry. When he stood up to salute, he was still calm and unconcerned.
The man is eight feet tall, and even when he bends down, he is taller than an ordinary person. "Please give me your orders, general."
"Your talents are not here, so don't worry about military discipline. From tomorrow on, you will serve as my deputy general, and you will also be in charge of food, grass, civilians and other logistics matters. After today's military meeting, we will immediately eliminate the old and weak in the camp and assign them to the rear camp.
For the guard, only ten thousand soldiers are left...the elite soldiers are not in numbers. If those old and young are left in the main army, they will lose the spirit of the army." Gongsun Xun did not even raise his head and directly ordered. "
We will go west tomorrow, so we must do it quickly today."
Liu Mian's expression was as normal, and he didn't even have any intention to refute, and he accepted the military order as if it were true.
In fact, Gongsun Xun felt relieved when he saw that he had come up to challenge Liu Biao's duty of supervising the army, but no one in the army questioned it... He felt relieved. It seemed that his reputation and achievements over the years were not in vain after all.
"Lieutenant of the Tun Cavalry School...Xu Bojin!" Gongsun Xun continued to order. "In addition to your headquarters, you will also lead the Hedong knights."
"Here!" Xu Rong immediately stepped out of the queue, and he looked matter-of-fact.
"Fengxian!" Gongsun Xunfu clicked the word "Feng Xian" again.
"My subordinate is here!" Lu Bu was so excited that his voice trembled slightly. "Please give me the order, General Wei!"
"You also lead the Henan Knights!"
"I have thanked the general, but I will not accept the general's entrustment!" Lu Bu was naturally overjoyed.
"I will lead the Knights of Hanoi myself... Mr. Righteous, you will serve as my commander of the general's palace and also as the main knight. This time you will have to work harder."
Han Dang turned to the hall from behind and also bowed and said yes.
"Military Commander Ma Jia Wenhe." Gongsun Xunfu named another person.
"My subordinates are here." Jia Xu immediately stepped out in a serious manner.
"In the past, Yan Zhong and Yan Shude had spoken about your talents in the Changshe. Therefore, I have specially promoted you this time to rely on you..." Gongsun Xun finally said a few more words. "You.
You can live in our army, join the army with me and two other men, and be in charge of the military discipline of the three armies. You must live a good life and serve the public!"
This was a fair and just transfer of Liu Biao's authority to Jia Xu, and what's interesting is that Jia Wenhe, like Liu Jingsheng, looked as usual and bowed to the end:
"Thank you, General, for your support!"
By the way, before the embargo in Xiyuan, the so-called embargo system of the Three Rivers and Five Schools...actually meant that as soon as a war broke out, the relatively small number of the five schools of the Northern Army immediately took over the Three Rivers Knights as officers to form a combat-effective force.
Gongsun Xun came up and went straight into the Chinese army's tent, and immediately arranged for Xu Rong, Lu Bu, and Han Dang to take over the Three Rivers Knights respectively, and asked Liu Biao to take charge of logistics alone, and made Jia Xu the military judge, but no one interfered. So far,
In fact, General Wei had successfully taken over this army by relying on his own prestige and understatement.
However, just after Gongsun Xun had roughly arranged these things, he found that there were still people in the tent who were uneasy and eager to try. Even Gongsun Xun himself felt that something seemed to be missing.
However, as the actor next to him suddenly coughed in the silence, Gongsun Xun finally realized it, couldn't help but smile, and immediately called the name of another person in the tent: "Where is the Infantry Colonel Zhao Yan?"
Zhao Zhong's most trusted clan brother, Zhao Yan, trembled when he heard the words and stepped out from the side, but his heart was extremely panicked.
You know, before he came here, he was still holding on to ten thousand chances, thinking that he was a captain worth two thousand stones. Gongsun Xun couldn't do anything to him, and there were big things ahead, but Zhao Zhong was reluctant to let go of such an important position...
In the battle between the General and Jian Shuo of the Xiyuan Forbidden Army, for these old eunuchs, only the Northern Army could barely intervene, so they were really reluctant to part with it.
But whoever came back, at this time Gongsun Xun was neither angry nor impetuous, just downplaying it, and even smiled slightly, but after he took over the military power, Zhao Yan was already sweating - he thought it was the same thing before, but he was actually there
If the situation is different, if the sheep enters the tiger's mouth, that's another story!
"Captain Zhao..." Gongsun Xun smiled even more happily when he saw this.
"General Wei!" Zhao Yan actually knelt down with a plop. "Zhang Bin, the Yueqi captain, is the nephew of Zhang Chang's clan... Please consider that I am your wife's clan. Kill Zhang Bin to establish your authority, and
Let me go to Guiluo!"
After hearing this, Zhang Bin, the captain of the Yue Cavalry School, became pale in public. He didn't even bother to curse Zhao Yan and knelt down, kowtowed and begged for mercy.
The two men were so unbearable, but not many people in the army really looked at each other. It was really because the eunuchs were invading the Northern Army very hard these days. Twenty to three percent of the officers in the tent were the eunuchs' children and those who had defected to them.
People are often frightened.
Gongsun Xun laughed more and more: "You two are so sincere, which makes me embarrassed... Please give me a penny."
Everyone in the tent was at a loss, but Zhao Yan couldn't help but feel something in his heart. In a moment, someone hurriedly took out a penny and five baht and presented it to him. Gongsun Xun took the money, not in a hurry, but let the extremely tall man
Liu Biao stepped forward and held hands with him.
After throwing it away, Gongsun Xun casually glanced at Liu Jingsheng and asked Liu Jingsheng to cover the back of his hand. Then he looked at the two people kneeling in front of him with a smile: "I heard that you eunuchs are particularly good at gambling. I want Cao Poshi to do that."
For many years in my family, I worked hard every day, and in addition to eating, I also had to gamble with my co-workers... Zhao Yan, Liu Jingsheng, a member of the Bajun Party, is here to testify. Do you think this is with or without words?
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When Zhao Yan heard this, he was three parts shocked and three parts angry, but actually he was also three parts happy: "Is this what one penny means? General Wei is saying that if I guess it right, I can walk away with my body intact?"
"Exactly." Gongsun Xun said sternly. "If you guess it right, you go, and Zhang Bin will sacrifice the flag; if you guess it wrong, you die, and Zhang Bin goes away!"
When Zhang Bin heard this, he couldn't help but look at Zhao Yan beside him with a horrified expression. Zhao Yan knew that he was absolutely unlucky at this moment, so he gritted his teeth and bet with red eyes: "You have the word! You have the word to come first!"
Gongsun Xun smiled when he heard this, but he looked at Liu Biao, and then smiled at the two men below him: "Behead Zhao Yan right here!"
Zhao Yan and Zhang Bin were both frightened for a moment, and before they had time to distinguish, Lu Bu next to him drew his sword and slashed the owl's head.
Blood spattered three feet, and the head rolled down in front of Zhang Bin. The latter was sprayed in the face by a column of blood from his side, and when he saw the dead eyes of his former accomplices, he simply felt his crotch wet and fainted.
Clean up the whole account.
No one expected that Gongsun Xun would kill a two-thousand-stone captain who was Zhao Zhong's most trusted clan brother. Moreover, although everyone did not say it, they still thought in their hearts that this was Gongsun Xun's theory after all.
An elder of the wife clan, right? Could it be that behind the scenes, there is really no contact as on the surface, and they turned against each other for the sake of righteousness?
No matter what, maintaining integrity is not the same as upholding the Dharma, right?
But thinking about it on the other hand, now that the situation is here, if a two thousand stone captain is killed, he will be killed. What can the emperor of Luozhong do? What dare he do?!
There was silence in the Chinese army tent for a long time, but the first person who gradually became unbearable was the deputy general, Cavalry Commander Bao Xin.
But just when Bao Xin was about to speak, Gongsun Xun, who had been silent and staring at the dead body, suddenly spoke seriously: "Everyone, after Zhang Bin wakes up later, let him unblock the seal and go. Then the officer in the second battalion will nominate himself as the commander, and I will act as my authority."
...and then no more entanglements are allowed!”
Bao Xin was speechless for a moment, but after he woke up he wanted to speak even more.
But Gongsun Xun did not give him a chance: "Since I am good at killing one or two thousand stones, I will tell you frankly. It's not that I don't hate eunuchs, or that I don't want to kill people, but now Chang'an is in danger, Guanzhong is in danger, and the world is in danger.
In the critical situation, the general has entrusted me with the military affairs of Guanzhong. I must put the overall situation first no matter what! Even if I kill someone today to establish my authority, I have no choice but to show my feelings...Brother Jing Sheng."
"My subordinates are here." Liu Biao, who was just in front of the main table, took a few steps back and bowed to pay homage.
"You are the Eight Horsemen of the Party and the Lieutenant Commander of the Northern Army. You should be the leader of the Army." Gongsun Xun told him seriously. "I have something to tell you. Starting from tomorrow when we set off westward, we are not allowed to mention it in the army."
The eunuchs, what the party members say, I am the commander-in-chief of the county and I will take charge of the incident in Luoyang. All you need to do is fight hard and drive the rebels out of the pass as soon as possible. If there is any violation, I will take charge of the eunuchs’ disciples.
For this reason, when it comes to party members, I have to ask only you!"
Having said this, Gongsun Xun pulled out the broken blade from his waist and inserted it into the cases in front of him.
And Liu Biao also respectfully bowed to him again: "Please rest assured, General Wei. After today, if anyone in the army does something factional, I will take full responsibility for it!"
Bao Xin was completely suffocated on the spot, and those in the military tent who had taken refuge with the eunuchs all felt relieved.
The military meeting was over. Except for those who should stay in the central army, everyone dispersed.
Not long after Bao Xin left his tent, he angrily caught up with Liu Biao: "Brother Jing Sheng, why are you so cowardly? This is the time to persuade General Wei to clean up the Northern Army... What a golden opportunity!"
"When we face a national crisis, shouldn't we do our best to fight against the rebels in person as General Wei said?" Liu Mian, who was eight feet tall, looked as usual, but actually asked. "Moreover, I have been incarcerated for more than ten years and have been fighting against General Wei."
I am convinced, where did the Cavalry Commander get such murderous intent?"
After saying this, Liu Biao tightened his grip on the coin in his hand and left.
Bao Xin was speechless... Just as Gongsun Xun said before, Liu Biao was the leader of the army sergeants. He was convinced. What about you, Bao Xin?
After returning to the account, Han Dang went to take over Hanoi. In fact, Gongsun Xun, Lou Gui, Xi Zhong, Jia Xu and others will stay in the Chinese army after all, and they will set off westward tomorrow. There is no reason for this big account to be left alone.
Replacement, therefore, just a few agents entered and dragged the body out.
"Your Majesty, how should this... how should I report this?" The person who spoke was King Xiang of Hanoi, whose talent, learning and writing skills were outstanding. Gongsun Xun temporarily paid homage to the general and was short of men, so he recruited him as a clerk.
"First write an official document to the general's office to dismiss him from his post and demote him to the rank of military commander." Gongsun Xun stared at the blood on the ground and sneered. "When the official document comes, write another official document saying that the military commander ordered Maowei.
To... so I killed him."
"Here." Wang Xiang said helplessly, but he went straight to the back to write documents.
"Why did the general have to kill him? Isn't it bad to kill Zhang Bin? Is he from the general's wife family?" After hesitating for a moment, seeing Gongsun Xun sitting in the tent silently, Jia Xu couldn't help but ask.
A question, which also caused Lou Gui and Xi Zhong standing on both sides to look over curiously.
"It is easy to kill the person in front of you, but it is difficult to kill the person in your heart." Gongsun Xun, who was sitting in the seat, sighed after hearing this. "If I don't kill him, how can I have the dignity to tell myself calmly in my heart that this expedition to the west is to save the soldiers and people of Guanzhong from water and fire?
, are you going to avenge Fu Nanrong? Who has brought trouble to the world for many years without their Zhao family? Wasn't it Zhao Yan who was Zhao Zhong's minion and drove Nanrong to die? What is the wife family? Besides, I didn't give
Does he have a chance?"
Jia Xu, Lou Gui and Xi Zhong were all silent in response.
But Gongsun Xun suddenly pulled out the broken knife on the table, turned around and went to the back tent to rest.
————I am the dividing line between broken hearts————
"Taizu marched west to Hangu Pass and took over Sanhe and Five Schools. Most of the five schools were eunuchs' children. Taizu rebuked them for their integrity. Among them was Zhao Yan, the infantry captain, a younger brother of Zhao Zhong, and also Taizu's father-in-law Zhao.
The younger brother of the Bao clan knelt down in tears and begged to leave. Taizu heard this and sighed: "Since I am a wife clan, I can't stay alone!" So he executed Zhao Yan and pardoned the whole army. The army was shaken, and he ordered him to be like an arm finger.
."——"Xin Yan Shu". Volume 1. The Chronicles of Emperor Taizu Wu
PS: Thanks to the new alliance leader Mountain Partridge, well, this can be considered an old book friend...