In the south, Sun Ce was still as brave as ever. He continued to use troops after the beginning of spring and completely defeated Liu Yao. Then he led his troops to attack Kuaiji and defeated Wang Lang's troops. He himself served as the prefect of Kuaiji. He also appointed Wu Jing as the prefect of Danyang and Sun Bi as the prefect of Yu.
Zhang is the governor, Sun Fu is the governor of Luling, and Zhu Zhi is the governor of Wu County.
Zhang Zhao from Pengcheng, Zhang Hong from Guangling, Qin Song, Chen Duan and others became Sun Ce's advisers. By this time, Sun Ce had grown up, so he immediately sent Liu You and Gao Cheng to Chang'an with memorials to pay homage to the court.
Sun Ce's rapid rise exceeded everyone's expectations. Even Cao Cao did not expect that Sun Jian's son would be so brave. He killed a large number of princes in Jiangdong in three strikes, five divided by two. He himself was still fighting with Gong of Yuzhou.
They are all competing with Liu Pi, and they also have to fight against people like Yuan Tan and Yuan Yin. How can it be said that they want to change the world in Yangzhou next door?
When he wanted to take action against Sun Ce, the imperial court had already issued a decree to appoint Sun Ce as Yangzhou Mu. It was of course Chen Cheng's idea to appoint Sun Bofu as Yangzhou Mu. However, Yan Zhong, Jia Xu and others also agreed with this decision.
Now that Cao Cao has made a comeback, the momentum seems to be stronger than before, so it is appropriate to bury a nail behind him.
In less than two years, Sun Ce went from being dependent on others after his father died in the war to becoming the leader of a state. This gorgeous transformation can only be compared to Chen Cheng six years ago. In Sun Ce
In the face of his impressive achievements, even Cao Cao was somewhat overshadowed.
Sun Ce couldn't help but be overjoyed after receiving the imperial edict, which far exceeded his best expectations. Then he continued to use troops to the south as Yangzhou Mu, and took all the land in Jiangdong into his pocket. Liu Yao in this year
After he died of illness, his generals Tai Shici and Sun Ce fought several battles, but could not win. Finally, he had to accept the imperial conquest, took his mother and hundreds of subordinates, and followed the angel Yan Xiang to Chang'an.
It's not that Cao Cao didn't see that Sun Ce's rise would pose a threat to him, but after he defeated the Yellow Turban Army, he quickly encountered a huge problem: how to deal with Yuan Tan?
Yuan Tan is the son of Yuan Shao and is the current lord of Yuzhou. If he attacks Yuan Tan, it will be an open break with Yuan Shao. But without defeating Yuan Tan, he cannot completely capture Yuzhou in his hands, that is,
We cannot attack those traitors in the north.
Moreover, his family members are all in Yecheng. If Yuan Tan is dealt with, will Yuan Shao get angry and kill Cao Ang and Cao Pi? Cao Cao is a man who wants to do big things, so he probably can
Like Liu Bang, he didn't change his expression when he saw his father being cooked on the fire, but it would be terrible if he really didn't care about his family.
If someone can ignore his wife and son, then his subordinates still have to be on tenterhooks all day long?
So Cao Cao could only stay here for a while, and then sent people to Yecheng to carry out activities. In order to persuade Yuan Shao, he could take the initiative to call Yuan Tan back, so that everyone would not have to face each other.
Throughout the first year of Jian'an, the imperial court made no major moves, except for a slight reform of the military system. In the past, due to the small territory, 12,000 tooth soldiers alone were enough to suppress the four parties. Even if a powerful force appeared
If you want to defeat the enemy, you only need to recruit soldiers from various places. But now the territory has expanded four times. If you add Yanzhou and Xuzhou, it will expand six times.
As in the past, it will be a little inconvenient to use troops. In order to deal with the possible war that breaks out in the future, the Ministry of War and the Yabing have proposed two plans.
One is to continue to increase the number of the Central Field Army, that is, the Ya soldiers, and expand the number of Ya soldiers to 25,000 or 30,000 people. When fighting externally, the Ya soldiers will be the main force and soldiers from various counties and countries will be mobilized.
As an auxiliary, this combat mode has proven to be very effective in the past, so the tooth soldiers gave such suggestions.
The second is to increase the strength of the army on the border so that each direction has the power to independently deal with the enemy in front of it. This is the proposal given by the Ministry of War. The first things that need to be strengthened are the Zhao Yun Department of the Bingzhou Army and the Xu Rong Department of the Sanhe Governor. The Bingzhou Army
It is necessary to suppress the Baibo Army in Hedong and deal with Zhang Yan's Army in the Taihang Mountains. It is really difficult to rely solely on the thousands of people under Zhao Yun's command. In addition, in the future, Bingzhou will directly face the powerful Hebei Army, so the current strength will be
Not enough.
Although there are no strong enemies around Xu Rong, the governor of Sanhe, neither Hanoi nor Yanzhou is a reliable presence in the eyes of the court. Zhang Yang, the prefect of Hanoi, has 50,000 troops under his command, and he has been being wooed by Yuan Shao, so he is somewhat wavering.
Meaning. The governor of Yanzhou, Chen Gong, has nothing to do. Since he took office as the governor, his annual income has been reduced by more than half. In the past, when Cao Cao was here, Yanzhou could raise 200,000 troops, take out 100,000 to fight, and still have 100,000 left to look after the house.
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But after they arrived in Chen Gong's hands, the number of troops was reduced again and again, and now there are only 30,000 people left. With these 30,000 people, the state still seems to be unable to feed them. Cao Cao in the south has stood up again and is facing the enemy.
They watched Yanzhou with eager eyes. Last year, the imperial troops stayed in Yanzhou and did not evacuate. Chen Gong, Zhang Miao and others were so worried that they finally sent the imperial army away. As a result, Cao Cao's shadow shrouded him again.
Cao Cao in Yuzhou is getting stronger day by day, and his troops have grown from thousands to tens of thousands. No one believes that Cao Mengde will wait in Yuzhou forever. Maybe he will send troops northward to capture Chen Gong, Zang Hong, and others.
Zhang Miao and other traitors were arrested and beheaded one by one.
Although Cao's army did not march north in a large scale, soldiers and horses rushed into Yanzhou from time to time to capture the people. Yanzhou soldiers fought with Cao's army several times, but were defeated. Although Zhang Miao, Zang Hong and others were known as famous scholars, they were just fancy.
, it was really useless to fight. Fortunately, the imperial court had dismissed Cao Cao from his official post as Yanzhou Mu on the grounds of massacre of the people, and sent troops to attack him. So this time, although Cao Cao looted Yanzhou, he did not
Don't dare to engage in blatant massacre again.
But the people of Yanzhou couldn't stand Cao's army coming to rob them from time to time. Many people fled with their families to Sili and Guanzhong. Last year, many scholars and powerful people were still complaining that the imperial court had moved away the people and damaged the country.
The interests of Yanzhou. This year, some of them moved there by themselves without the court taking action.
It's not that they love the imperial court very much, but because the fields in Hebei have long been divided up by the local aristocratic families. After they go there, they will only be able to eat their share. It's better to go to the imperial court to govern, and at least they can get free distribution according to their household registration.
Fields. Although they have to be treated the same as the Mudlegs for the time being, they believe that it won't be long before they can get all the surrounding fields on their books as before.
In the last few months of the first year of Jian'an, Chen Gong continuously petitioned the imperial court, hoping to have Xu Rong move to Yanzhou. With the protection of the imperial soldiers and horses, they could sleep peacefully. Now Cao Cao is holding a ghost head in the north.
The big knife scared them so much that they had to keep one eye open even when sleeping.
Others might be able to tolerate Cao Cao, but Chen Gong was definitely doomed. Chen Gong understood this very well, so he lowered his face and kept asking the court for reinforcements. Of course, because Yanzhou was poor, this military expenditure was
In order to solve the problem, we can only let the imperial court provide the big head and Yanzhou the small head. What is the small head? In fact, it is just a fraction...
Chen Cheng sneered at Chen Gong's idea. He just glanced at the memorial and threw it into a corner to gather dust.
After discussing with Yan Zhong, Jia Xu, Xu Chao, Xu Wen, Zhao Yun, Xu Rong, and the governors and generals from various places, Chen Cheng accepted the plan proposed by the Ministry of War, which was to strengthen the power of Zhao Yun and Xu Rong and increase the number of their subordinates.
soldiers and horses. Subsequently, the imperial court officially ordered the establishment of the first and second theaters.
The First War Zone, with Bingzhou Mu Zhao Yun as the commander, governs the entire territory of Bingzhou. The first legion is established with a quota of 5,000 people. The treatment and training are the same as those of the Ya soldiers. The imperial court is responsible for all weapons, equipment, war horses and other supplies, and is responsible for providing 100% of the troops.
80 military expenses. The Second War Zone has Xu Rong as its commander. His post as Governor of Sanhe was revoked and he was replaced by General Sili, commanding the entire territory of Sili except Guanzhong. The Second Army was established with a quota of 5,000 men.
The treatment is comparable to that of the First Army Corps.
To be honest, setting up an organization like a legion and expanding the rights of generals on the border are likely to have consequences that are too big to lose. During the discussion, not only Yan Zhong and Jia Xu provincial officials expressed their opposition, but also Zhao Yunhe
Xu Rong also wrote a letter saying that this was not appropriate and hoped that the general would consider it more.
But Chen Cheng dared to do this, and naturally he had his own ideas. These are troubled times, and he needs to be able to win the battle. As for the problem of not losing the tail, in his opinion, there is no need to worry so much. When he took Yan Zhong and Jia Xu
After everyone visited the new weapons developed, everyone finally dispelled some of their doubts.
Although the weapon named artillery is amazingly powerful, it also consumes a lot of money. Moreover, this weapon has not been tested on the battlefield. No one knows how powerful it is. However, Chen Cheng is very confident in artillery.
, there is no way, if you stand at the downstream of history and look upward, you can directly draw the conclusion that has been tempered through many times of fog.
In order to unleash the power of those bronze cannons, the General's Office set up a special artillery unit, selected many students who were knowledgeable about new learning, and appointed them as junior officers of the artillery unit. Those students at least had the education of primary school students and could see
He knows simple shooting tables. Or he just graduated from Army Elementary School and has a basic concept of parabolas.
New weapons require new organizations and tactics. For this reason, Chen Cheng not only transferred a large number of young talents into the artillery unit, but also transferred a large number of officers with practical combat experience. These people have been training all day long.
How to use artillery, an unprecedented weapon, under different circumstances.
Under the guidance of Chen Cheng, the secretly developed artillery was divided into two types. One was a heavy artillery used for long-range strikes, named "Napoleon Cannon", which could fire solid shells and cannonballs. The other was used for strike
The enemy's trusted artillery at close range is called the "Tiger Crouching Cannon", which can use blunderbuss to quickly hit the enemy.
During the demonstration, the "Tiger Crouching Cannon" was able to fire three or four times in one minute. The lead bullets blasted out all the imaginary targets into pieces, which shocked everyone present. Then
, the power of Napoleon's cannon magnified their shock several times.
