Following the afterglow of the setting sun, Zheng Pu, who led the rear military advisor, led the town army general, and held a middle-level official position, finally stepped into the Lujia Yishan Villa in Luomenju.
Yes, after he resigned from the Central Guard Army, the imperial court gave him the post of General of the Zhenjun Army.
Just as Jiang Wan, the governor of the imperial palace, also had the post of general of the Fu army, the reason was that the post of military advisor was the assistant post of the Prime Minister's office.
After all, there is a fundamental difference between Prime Minister Zhuge running the government and Cao Cao's hegemony in the past.
Shen You did not accompany him, but went to Jiaozhou.
One is that his family members have not yet entered Shu, so they would not go on an expedition with the army at this time.
On the other hand, Zheng Pu heard that over the years he had become a brave and brave man and had been a kind and generous servant, and that he had more than two hundred people who were willing to live and die together, so he went to the palace to meet the emperor Liu Chan to ask for an official position for him.
According to the prime minister's military practice, even if Shen You, who has just arrived, has contributed to the topography and is awarded a military post, he will inevitably have to stay in a stable county for a year or two. It will only be approved after his character and generals are observed. He followed the expedition to Longyou.
There was no other way. The Han Dynasty with a small population adopted a strategy of elite troops and would not leave the lives of the soldiers in the hands of someone who did not know the details.
Therefore, Zheng Pu thought about asking the emperor to grant him an official position and let Shen You go back to lure more than two hundred followers to Bashu. When he took advantage of the situation, he sneaked into Jiaozhou to recruit troops!
Due to the relationship between terrain and scenery, Sun Wu's control of Jiaozhou was not stable.
The powers of many prefects or county magistrates can only affect twenty or thirty miles around the city.
For example, the Li common people or barbarian tribes living in some remote mountains or dangerous places all obey the orders of the clan leaders or elders of the tribes, which is generally similar to the style of Nanzhong.
Moreover, many of these people are aggressive by nature and are willing to leave their hometowns.
For example, in the twenty-fifth year of Jian'an (AD 220), Sun Quan, who had just betrayed the alliance and seized the land south of Jing, was worried that the late emperor Liu Bei would raise troops to the east, so he ordered Bu Zhi, the governor of Jiaozhou at the time, to station in Changsha County and set up defenses.
After Bu Zhao received the order, he recruited ten thousand righteous men from Jiaozhou to accompany him.
Not long after, the late emperor Liu Bei came to fight. The Ling barbarians who had always admired the late emperor's kindness were ready to move, so they moved their troops to guard Yiyang. Although the late emperor Liu Bei defeated Yiling, many counties and counties in Jingnan still raised troops to respond. Those who did not submit to Sun Quan, Bu Zhao, led the righteous men of Jiaozhou to fight against them, and everything they passed was peaceful.
It can be seen from this that the fighting power of the Jiaozhou martyrs is not weak.
Zheng Pu did not force Shen Youneng to win over as many Jiaozhou righteous men as the Han Dynasty, but gave him a period of one year and regarded this matter as a training for him.
Since he is obsessed with military affairs, he needs to prove his ability to lead the army.
If he can recruit three to five hundred people, he can be combined into a school with his former retinue, and he can form a camp alone, which is enough to prove that he can win the love of the soldiers, and that he can be trained by a big man in the hope that he can lead an army in the future.
If you can only win over a hundred people, then send them to other generals to serve as deputy officers to undergo qualifications and training!
After all, the emperor granted him the authority, and Ma Zhong, the governor of Nanzhong, supported him. If his performance was still unsatisfactory, then his own talents and learning were limited. No wonder others did not give him the important responsibility.
Furthermore, at this time, the Han Dynasty was returning to Liangzhou, and Wei's counterattack was imminent, so Zheng Pu did not have that much thought on Shen You.
In fact, Wei's counterattack has already begun.
When Zheng Pu entered Ji County, he also made a trip to the Prime Minister's residence alone.
Although he did not meet Prime Minister Zhuge Liang as expected, he roughly estimated that when he returned, he also asked the officer on duty to forward all recent military reports to Zheng Pu before leaving Ji County.
In the late spring of March, Sima Yi, the governor of Yongliang in the Wei State, stationed his army in Chencang and Yi County, eyeing Sanguan in Wudu County and Baoxie Valley Road in Hanzhong.
He sent Guo Huai as the chief general to supervise Xiahou Ba, Niu Jin and Zhang Xiong, with a total of 15,000 infantry and cavalry, out of Gaoping City. They stationed themselves in the mountain pass where the prime minister had camped when he fought against Cao Zhen. He frequently sent small-scale troops to harass Longyou.
With Zuli County, we don't want to kill or fight, but we want to disturb the Li people who dare not go too far to graze their cattle or can't concentrate on farming and mulberry farming.
In response, the Prime Minister ordered Wu Ban, the right general who was in charge, to order all his troops to guard the dangerous points and sieges in each county, and to abandon the surrounding pastures to protect the common people. They should not give up the geographical advantage and go out to fight with them.
Because Guo Huai came to disturb him this time, the strategic purpose was just to respond!
The real battlefield is the Hexi Corridor that has just changed its banner!
Sima Yi sent Fei Yao as a separate governor to protect Hu Zun, Xu Gai and Deng Ai, about ten thousand people, followed the Wushui (Qingshui River) valley into the south of Helan Mountain.
This is a unique battlefield - the cavalry is coming out from now on, disturbing the Hexi Corridor.
Among them, Hu Zun and Deng Ai had a total of about 8,000 people. Their responsibilities were to farm on the spot, ease the difficulty of transporting grain and fodder for future military conflicts, and protect the rear town of the newly established battlefield.
The nearly five thousand cavalry under the command of Fei Yao and Xu Gai drove from Mingsha Mountain into Wuwei County to test and harass, or they frequently went south from the abandoned Yuwei County to observe the defense of Guanyin City across the river.
Perhaps, the Wei State only had thousands of horses to harass them, so there seemed to be no need to worry about the Hexi Corridor where Ma Dai and Jiang Wei were.
But the prime minister knew that these nearly five thousand Wei cavalry were only the front.
When autumn comes and the air is crisp, the Hexi Corridor will welcome 20,000 to 30,000 Wei cavalry marching in. Even Dunhuang County at the far west end may be spared from the war!
The news that Cao Rui of Wei State had changed the Yuan Dynasty and was transferred to the garrison of various prefectures and counties has been carefully spread back to Longyou.
For example, Liu Gaosheng Yuan, the son of the Southern Xiongnu Youxian King Qubei, was appointed King Xiutu, Liu Bao, the protector of Shuofang and Zuoxian King Qubei, was changed to Hunxie King, and Tuoba Liwei was granted the title of Lord Protector of Wei Xianbei.
The residence of King Xiutu and King Hunxie of the Xiongnu in the early Han Dynasty is today's Hexi Corridor.
Cao Rui's move was tantamount to his intention to restore the Xiongnu to their former glory.
Liu Gaoshengyuan and Liu Bao could not refuse this temptation.
In other words, even if they knew that Wei regarded them as the vanguard of the conflict between Han and Wei, they could not refuse their "good intentions."
Tian Yu, who was transferred to the governor of Bingzhou and also led the Xiongnu Zhonglang general, was a good general. He always adhered to the concept of "fighting to the death" towards Xianbei and the Xiongnu, rather than being gentle.
If Liu Gaosheng Yuan, whose tribe lives in Bingzhou, had not migrated to Hexi, Tian Yu would definitely lead the army to attack him on charges of neglecting the country's favor and disrespecting the commander's orders.
The same is true for Liu Bao.
Xia Houru, who together with Qin Lang oversaw the attack on Kebineng in Xianbei in the north, had been transferred to the post of General Zhengbei and stationed in Jiuyuan County.
If Liu Bao is unwilling to obey his order, Xia Houru can conquer the Xianbei and Zahu tribes that have come to him and eat up all the power Liu Bao has finally accumulated.
There is no need to question whether Tian Yu and Xia Houru have such strength.
With the prestige of the two of them in northern Xinjiang and the profit-seeking style of the tribes in northern Xinjiang, it is not difficult to set off a feast for the Huns in the two divisions of the partition.
Not to mention Tuoba Liwei.
Tribal forces were already sandwiched between Han and Wei.
Now Hu Zun and Deng Ai are leading the army to the north, and he and Liu Bao have repeatedly attacked each other. If he dares to disobey his orders, it will only be a matter of time before he is attacked and killed.
There are more than ten thousand tribes in each of these three tribes.
According to their custom of using young and strong soldiers as soldiers, it is foreseeable that 20,000 to 30,000 light cavalry will enter Hexi.
Moreover, their tribesmen migrate all the year round in pursuit of water and grass. They are accustomed to long distances and endure the bitter cold and windy sand. From Mingsha Mountain to the desert in Hexi, there is no way to isolate the direction of their horses. Whether it was the Xiongnu in the Han Dynasty or the Xianbei that flourished later,
There are many examples of people traveling hundreds of miles across the desert to plunder the border counties of the Han Dynasty.
The time of the large-scale attack is also easy to predict.
Calculating the time it took Liu Gaoshengyuan's tribe to migrate from Bingzhou to the south of Yinshan Mountain, and based on the nomadic people's habit of raising troops in the autumn season when the horses are fat, we can roughly infer that the Hexi Corridor in autumn and winter will inevitably be a war.
This is one of the reasons why the Prime Minister is not in Ji County.
Sima Yi stationed a large army in Guanzhong Youfufeng to intimidate Hanzhong County, which had become the main supplier of food and fodder for the Northern Expedition army. He also made the Prime Minister's Chinese army gathered in Longyou unable to act rashly.
The way of a military strategist is virtual and real.
It seems that Sima Yi has no intention of attacking Hanzhong or Longyou now, but if the prime minister divides his troops to garrison in Hexi and shows that his troops are weak, he may not attack.
If you do this, you are committing the mistake of luring the snake out of its hole.
Moreover, even though the reinforcements from other troops heading to Hexi returned in time, the soldiers were still exhausted from running for their lives.
Having already decided on the strategy of recuperating and recuperating, farming and accumulating grain to restore national strength, the Prime Minister will never use troops to mobilize troops when it can avoid the loss of food and manpower due to military deployment.
Therefore, the Prime Minister, accompanied by Wei Yan, came to Jincheng County lightly.
Now that the Wei State has sent out troops, whether it is Silk Road trade or future aid to Hexi, Jincheng County is a crucial hub that cannot be missed for the Han Dynasty.
And there are a lot of troops stationed in Jincheng County now.
Not only were there the governor Zhang Yi and General Zhenwei Zhou Tai, but there were also prisoners of the Wei army who had made an emergency landing at the Battle of Lingju and the Battle of Jincheng.
With the troops of Longyou and Hanzhong being in short supply and immobilized, if he wanted to increase the number of troops in Hexi to defend against the coming war, the prime minister had no choice but to recruit troops from here.
Fortunately, the main forces invading Hexi were the Southern Xiongnu and Xianbei, so many Wei prisoners were available. Prisoners from the Hexi Corridor would inevitably change their ways once they learned that the Wei State they had once loyal to was conquering the Huru invaders.
Standing under the banner of the Han Dynasty and fighting bloody battles.
Without him, we are the same enemy!
Fighting for the Han Dynasty is also to protect the peace of the hometown and prevent the parents, wives and children from suffering the disaster of Xiaoxuan!
However, when these prisoners were recruited after the war, they were already promised that they would only have to farm for the Han for three years before being granted acres of land, and they could then disarm and return home to reunite with their families.
Now if you want to recruit soldiers again, it will take a lot of effort.
At least they should not be allowed to have the idea of the Han going back on his word, so as not to damage the prestige of the Han and make it difficult for them to have a desire to join him in the future.
The prime minister, who was always cautious by nature, came to recruit troops in person because of this concern.
As for why Wei Yan was asked to come with him?
The war in Hexi is dominated by cavalry. Ma Dai and Jiang Wei, who are now in charge of the war in Hexi, will inevitably have to supervise the cavalry to go out to intercept or rush to rescue. Therefore, the prime minister wanted him to go to Hexi to sit in the center and oversee the overall situation.
Anyway, the Prime Minister will personally be in charge of Ji County by then, with Wu Yi and Wu Ban guarding both sides. There is no need to worry about the Longyou-Wudu-Hanzhong front.
Wei Yan left happily.
Not only that, he also served as the governor of Liangzhou.
What's more, this kind of heroic spirit of "I would rather be ordered to do something in danger" filled his chest and abdomen, which made him high-spirited to fight.
In Zhiyang County, Jincheng County, in June, even though you are on the bank of a big river and cross the Zhuanglang River with Youwuting upstream, you can't get rid of the scorching heat. Even the trees along the river are drooping their leaves listlessly.
Wei Yan, who was slowly riding out from the captive camp, stretched out his hand to wipe away the sweat that came to the corner of his eyes from time to time. He couldn't help but turn his head frequently and cast his gaze on the prime minister who was sitting in a carriage, with a look of lust on his face.
He stopped talking.
Yes, today's prime minister has already started traveling by car.
People who have been working on documents for a long time will inevitably suffer from poor Qi and blood in their legs and feet.
The Prime Minister, who used to do everything personally and often lamented day and night, has now begun to have some inconvenience in his legs and feet (old cold legs). Although it is not inconvenient to walk yet, it is already difficult to ride a horse or go hiking for a long time!
Alas~~~
It seems that I feel something in my heart.
The prime minister, E Guan Bo, suddenly turned his head and said softly with a smile, "Did the article chief have something to say about me?"
"Back to Prime Minister, yes."
Hearing this, Wei Yan no longer remained silent, put down the reins of his horse and bowed his hands, and then said with some difficulty, "I secretly thought that the Prime Minister treated these prisoners too well!"
After finishing his words, without waiting for the Prime Minister to reply, he continued, "They were defeated and captured, and they were not punished. It is my great Han Dynasty's benevolence not to punish them as disciples. Now that the Prime Minister has come to recruit them as soldiers, it is to give them a chance."
They will atone for their sins! They are also ordered to go back and protect their small clan from being trampled by the hooves of the barbarians. It is not an exaggeration to say that they are both benevolent and reborn! The prime minister is kind and fair in enforcing the law. If they are allowed to enlist and fight, they will be treated the same as my big Han soldiers.
That's all, why bother to reward someone with a thousand coins? I really can't understand it! What's more."
At this point, he hesitated for a moment, then lowered his voice and muttered, "Furthermore, our soldiers who accompanied the Han Dynasty in the Northern Expedition had many hardships. The prime minister will save the money rewarded to those captives and go to the Qiang and Hu tribes in exchange for some
Wouldn’t it be better to eat meat and work for the army?”
"Haha~~~"
After hearing Wei Yan's complaint, the prime minister couldn't help but shake his head and smile.
This kind of incomprehension can only be found in Wei Yan, who was good at military warfare but bad at governing herdsmen.
If Fei Yi, Zheng Pu, Jiang Wei or Guan Xing were here, they would understand in their hearts the meaning behind rewarding prisoners who enlisted in the war.
For the Han Dynasty's Northern Expedition, which set Guanzhong and returned to the old capital, the strategic significance of the Hexi Corridor was to raise war horses, smooth the Silk Road to gather military resources, and make Yizhou's wealthy families and the imperial court work together!
The basis for the realization of this strategic significance is that the people of the counties and counties in Hexi must be stable and have the kindness of the Han Dynasty.
Treat these prisoners of Hexi origin favorably, and integrate them into various Han army units to resist the Xiongnu and Xianbei invaders, and protect the hometown fathers, wives and children. After several battles, all the Hexi people can eliminate their opposition to the rebels.
I am wary of changing my flag to belong to another country, and I would like to consider myself as a citizen of the Han Dynasty.
After all, during the Lingju War, Wei's generals, such as Jia Xu and Huang Hua, all had a harsh policy of collecting money and grain to prepare for the war.
When others show violence, I show kindness, so why worry about people not following me?
Furthermore, although the Han Dynasty was actually short of financial and material resources, the number of soldiers it recruited this time was only more than 5,000. Based on the wealth captured from the Jincheng County surrender in the past, it was not unaffordable for each person to be rewarded with thousands of gold.
Why not do it?
However, the Prime Minister did not have the intention to explain to Wei Yan in detail.
Everyone has his or her own strengths and should use their talents to the best of their ability. Since Wei Yan's specialty is military warfare, there is no need to disturb his mind with such trivial matters.
