Eight hundred and fiftieth chapters five school mercenaries
Everyone can imagine that the reinforcements Dong Xian mentioned are most likely Zhang Bu. Zhang Bu has an army of 200,000 people, huddled on the ground, only guarding one-third of an acre of land, and he will not attack easily.
Soldiers sent abroad.
When Liu Yong was besieged in Suiyang, he continuously issued edicts to Zhang Bu, asking Zhang Bu to send troops for reinforcements. However, Zhang Bu did not send a single soldier. If Zhang Bu was like this to Liu Yong, could Zhang Bu be so kind to his own side?
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Su Mao and Jiaoqiang both shook their heads and smiled bitterly, saying, "Zhang Bu is so selfish. How do you expect Zhang Bu to send troops to help? It's a joke!"
Zhang Bu is a selfish person. Some time ago, he lost another battle in Taishan County. Not only did he lose the entire Taishan County, he also lost a lot of soldiers and horses. Now Zhang Bu will not send out any troops.
One soldier.
Dong Xian looked around at everyone and said, "The reinforcements I'm talking about are not Zhang Bu."
When everyone heard this, they all looked surprised and looked at Dong Xian in confusion, and asked one after another: "What reinforcements did King Haixi talk about?"
"Fifth School Army!" Dong Xian narrowed his eyes and said word by word.
Does the Fifth Academy Army still exist? Yes, it is still alive now! The Fifth Academy Army was originally an insurgent army in Hebei. It was beaten by Liu Xiu in Hebei and was driven around. In the end, it had no foothold in Hebei and had to cross the border.
Huanghe, ran to Yuzhou and took refuge with Liu Yong.
Liu Yong also used the Fifth Academy Army to sneak attack Jizhou, but was defeated by Liu Xiu again. After this battle, the Fifth Academy Army was completely wiped out, and only scattered remnants escaped. In fact, at this time, the Fifth Academy Army was already
In name only, Liu Yong also gave up the Fifth Academy Army.
The remnants of the Five Schools Army wandered around Yuzhou, Yanzhou, Qingzhou, and Xuzhou, gathering insurgent armies from various places. Gradually, many red eyebrow remnants joined in and gradually took a dominant position.
It can be said that the current Five Schools Army is no longer the Five Schools Army, but a miscellaneous army composed of many remnants of the rebel army. However, in name, they are still under the banner of the Five Schools Army.
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At present, the strength of the Fifth Academy Army is quite large, tens of thousands of people, and its combat power cannot be underestimated.
It is now the fourth year of Jianwu and the twenty-eighth year of AD. The rebels who survived this period are also the rebels who survived under the noses of Liu Yong, Zhang Bu, Dong Xian and other local separatist warlords.
None of them are ordinary people. All of them are desperadoes who fight without risking their lives.
This army of five schools does not recognize people, only money. They will help anyone who can give them enough money. In today's terms, these armies of five schools have gradually evolved into a mercenary army.
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Dong Xian had some contact with the Fifth Academy Army, but there was no friendship between them. If it had not been a last resort, he would not have thought of spending money to hire the Fifth Academy Army.
Invite the Fifth Academy Army to help us and fight against the Han army. The money spent will not be as little as 100,000 or 200,000. Even if it is one million or two million dollars, the Fifth Academy Army may not be moved.
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Dong Xian sent one of his closest aides to Jianyang to negotiate with people from the Fifth Academy Army. Jianyang is not far from Changli, only thirty miles away, but Jianyang is an area where the Fifth Academy Army is often active.
After Dong Xian's staff arrived in Jianyang, they found the contact point of the Fifth Academy Army with ease and conveyed Dong Xian's wishes to the people at the contact point. That night, a leader of the Fifth Academy Army entered Jianyang and made an appointment.
Dong Xian's confidant.
After bargaining, the two sides finally settled on the price of 30,000 gold from Dong Xian, and 50,000 troops from the Fifth Academy Army stationed in Jianyang. Together with Dong Xian's army in Changli, they formed a powerful force and worked together to resist the Han army.
Thirty thousand gold, this is not a small sum for anyone. If Dong Xian were to give out thirty thousand gold, he would have to have been forging iron.
After thinking about it, Dong Xian finally accepted the price offered by the Fifth Academy Army. He first paid the Fifth Academy Army 10,000 gold, and the other 20,000 gold would be given to the Fifth Academy Army after the Han army was defeated.
The matter came to an end, and various military units from the five schools began to gather in Jianyang.
Even though the Fifth Academy Army is a miscellaneous army, it mobilized and assembled very quickly. In just two days, the 50,000-strong Fifth Academy Army had already assembled in Jianyang.
The current situation is that the Han army is in Xinyang, Dong Xianjun is in Changli, and the Fifth Academy Army is in Jianyang. The three parties have formed a subtle three-legged trend.
If the Han army wants to attack Changli, it will inevitably be attacked by the Dong Xianjun of Changli and the Fifth Academy Army of Jianyang. And if the Han army wants to attack Jianyang, it will also be attacked by the two armies. This situation is very detrimental to the Han army.
Naturally it is very disadvantageous.
Xinyang, Han army camp.
When they learned that the troops of the Five Schools had gathered in Jianyang and were at odds with Changli, all the generals of the Han army had sad faces. In the Chinese army tent, people were talking a lot. Some advocated attacking Changli by force, while others advocated attacking the Five Schools first.
Some suggested dividing the troops into separate operations.
Listening to the discussions among the generals, Liu Xiu cleared his throat.
The discussion in the Chinese military tent gradually became quieter, and finally fell into silence. Liu Xiu looked at Grand Sima Wu Han and asked, "What is Grand Sima's opinion on the current situation?"
Wu Han pondered for a moment and said: "I believe that neither the main attack on Changlu nor the main attack on Jianyang is feasible. In addition, dividing the troops to fight is even less feasible!"
The current strength of our own side is 150,000, Dong Xianjun's strength is also close to 150,000, and the strength of the Fifth Academy Army is 50,000, totaling 200,000.
Our own side is attacking more with fewer troops. If we divide our troops to fight, it will be even more disadvantageous for our side. In Wu Han's view, these three suggestions are not advisable.
Liu Xiu pondered for a moment, then looked at Wang Liang on the other side and asked: "What do you think of the former general?"
Wang Liang bowed and said: "In my humble opinion, what Grand Sima said is right. If our army attacks Changli, the army of the Fifth Academy will attack from behind. If our army attacks Jianyang, Dong Xian's army will also attack."
It will attack from behind our army, and if we divide our forces to fight, our army will be at a greater disadvantage."
Liu Xiu looked at Gai Yan and asked Gai Yan for his opinion.
Gai Yan frowned and said, "Our army will be divided. The main force will pretend to attack Changli and lead the troops from the fifth school to come for reinforcements. The other force can be ambushed halfway to ambush the troops from the fifth school who are reinforcing Changli. I don't know if it is feasible."
Wu Han shook his head and said: "This is the East China Sea, Dong Xian's territory. Dong Xian's power has long been deeply rooted. Every move of our army is under Dong Xian's control. Our army wants to hide it from Dong Xian. The five schools
They set up an ambush halfway, with almost no chance of success."
Gai Yan moved his lips, but finally did not speak. Indeed, Donghai County is Dong Xian's sphere of influence, especially the Jianyang area, and is an area with frequent military activities of the five schools. It can be said that in Changli, Jianyang, and Xinyang
Dong Xian and the five schools' spies are all over this area. It's very difficult for our side to hide from the other side's spies and successfully set up an ambush.
The Chinese army tent became quiet again, and everyone looked sad, not knowing how to fight the next battle. Liu Xiu looked around at the crowd, raised the corners of his mouth, smiled slightly, and said: "Our army has been fighting continuously, from Dongping to Donghai.
The soldiers have also worked extremely hard on the road. Taking advantage of the free opportunity now, let all the soldiers have a good rest and have a good rest in Xinyang."
Hearing this, people looked at Liu Xiu one after another.
Rest? Can we still have the mind to rest now? Xinyang is caught between Changli and Jianyang. Our own military strength has no advantage over Dong Xian and the fifth school. Maybe Dong Xian and the fifth school will all
Let's join forces to attack!
"His Majesty--"
Liu Xiu waved his hands to everyone and said with a smile: "Please be patient and let the lieutenants rest in Xinyang. Within a month, the enemy will be defeated!"
People blinked and looked at each other. Our soldiers did nothing and stayed in Xinyang City to rest, and then the enemy army itself showed signs of defeat? How is this possible?!
All the generals almost suspected that His Majesty was in a hurry, but looking closely at Liu Xiu's expression, he looked cheerful and completely relaxed, not like he was in a hurry or getting angry.
Wu Han couldn't help but sigh: "The thieves from the fifth school are really centipede insects!"
The centipede is dead but not stiff! The armies of the five schools have been defeated so many times by their own side and wiped out so many times. But now they appear again. They are really killed once and come alive once. In Wu Han's eyes,
These five school armies are simply more difficult to deal with than the Bronze Horse Army and the Red Eyebrow Army, and have greater vitality.
Liu Xiu smiled disapprovingly and said: "Young people are nothing to worry about. Let's all think carefully about how to defeat Changlu when we go back!"
Everyone looked at each other, stood up one after another, bowed and said: "Wei Chen, please leave!"
People filed out of the Chinese military tent and gathered in groups. Wuhan was the liveliest place with the largest number of people gathered. Wang Chang asked with a suspicious look on his face: "Da Sima, what did your Majesty mean just now? Enemy troops.
Will I show my failure?"
Wu Han also looked confused. He spread his hands and said helplessly: "General Wang has known Your Majesty much earlier than me. General Wang doesn't understand what Your Majesty means. How can I understand?"
Wang Chang murmured: "It sounds like His Majesty doesn't take the Fifth Academy Army seriously at all!"
Gai Yan said seriously: "The current strength of the Fifth Academy Army is not as large as it was in Hebei, but its combat power is definitely not weak. Even with the strength of Dong Xian and Zhang Bu, it is impossible to destroy this Fifth Academy Army.
Dare to try easily."
The Fifth Academy Army did not have its own territory. They plundered wherever they went and ate whatever they grabbed.
Dong Xian and Zhang Bu, who were the local separatist forces, also hated the troops of the five schools. They were the local emperors. How could they not be disgusted by the bandits who wandered into their sphere of influence?
If the Fifth Academy Army was so easy to destroy, Zhang Bu and Dong Xian would have taken action long ago. How could they be tolerated to survive until now?
It is precisely because the current Five Schools Army is extremely powerful that even though Zhang Bu and Dong Xian are disgusted by the Five Schools Army all the time, they can only turn a blind eye and endure it.
After listening to Gai Yan's analysis, everyone's hearts sank again. From this point of view, the 50,000-person army of the Fifth Academy is by no means so easy to deal with. But as a result, His Majesty's reaction became even more strange. His Majesty was absolutely
He is not an arrogant person, he is extremely cautious when leading troops in battle, but why do he treat the Fifth Academy Army with such contempt?
Everyone couldn't figure out the reason, so they shook their heads and left.
Liu Xiu sat in the Chinese army tent for a while and then returned to his sleeping tent.
Xi Cheying stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty!"
Liu Xiu waved to her, and then the two of them sat down together. Liu Xiu asked, "Che Ying, is there any movement over Zhang Bu's side?"
Xi Cheying shook his head and said: "Zhang Bu has not gathered troops, nor has he any intention of sending troops to reinforce Dong Xian!"
This was completely within Liu Xiu's expectation. Although Zhang Bu and Dong Xian were in an alliance, their alliance was not strong. Zhang Bu lost Taishan County. It stands to reason that Dong Xian should join forces with Zhang Bu to help Zhang Bu.
Take Taishan County back in one step.
But Dong Xian did not do this. Instead, he attacked Taishan County privately. Obviously, he wanted to seize Taishan County and keep it for himself.
How could Zhang Bu, a selfish person like Zhang Bu, fail to see Dong Xian's evil intentions? It is simply impossible for Zhang Bu to send troops to reinforce Dong Xian now.
Liu Xiu emphasized his tone and asked, "Has Zhang Bu raised supplies to reinforce Dong Xian?"
Xi Cheying was startled, shook his head subconsciously, and said: "I have never heard of this matter."
According to the information sent back from Zhang Bu, Zhang Bu neither reinforced Dong Xian with any soldiers nor any supplies, food and grass. Regarding Dong Xian, Zhang Bu completely sat back and ignored him.
Liu Xiu looked at Xi Cheying with a deep look and asked again: "Cheying is sure that Zhang Bu has not reinforced Dong Xian with supplies or food?"
Xi Cheying nodded seriously and said: "As far as I know, there is indeed no such thing."
Liu Xiu narrowed his eyes, then burst into laughter and said in a brisk tone: "If this is the case, Dong Xian will definitely lose!"
