Chapter 46 The first step is to force Cao Cao to rebel
After the cabinet meeting on the second day, almost everyone in the government and the opposition knew the news.
Because Chen Mu received information from the Military Intelligence Department, in fact, even Ma Teng and Sun Jian did not know that their sons had rebelled.
When it became known to both the government and the public, both of them were shocked.
In Sun Jian's Weiwei's mansion, the sound of things being snapped and destroyed could be heard all the time, and the owner's roar could be heard throughout the mansion.
"What does this bastard want to do? What does he want to do? Does he want me to die to make him happy?"
"Husband, the matter has come to this, there is no point in getting angry anymore, think of a solution quickly."
"Whatever else you think of is what you are used to. This guy is already lawless. He even dares to rebel against the imperial court. Is he crazy?"
In the small pavilion in the backyard, Sun Jian had a big quarrel with Mrs. Wu. On weekdays, he went out to fight and seldom took care of his family. The important task of educating his son was left to Mrs. Wu.
As a result, Sun Ce actually accused Liu Bei of having an unknown origin for the throne, refused to recognize the current imperial court, and went to Jiangdong himself.
This made Sun Jian furious, and also made him very scared. He was worried that the court would blame him for this, and the lives of more than a hundred people in his family would be ruined in this way.
At this moment, after he was promoted to Luoyang, Luo Jun, the former Chen Guoxiang who had become the captain of the guard, walked in. Luo Jun had been following Sun Jian before, and had once attacked Yuan Shao, winning Sun Jian's trust.
After he came in, he saw the mess in the pavilion. He quickly came over and said, "My Lord, please don't be angry. My Lord, please don't be angry. There is still hope for this matter. Just listen to my words."
Seeing Luo Jun come in, Sun Jian's anger and excitement finally calmed down. He waved his hand and motioned for Mrs. Wu to go to the back room first. He sighed, sat down and said, "Let Xiao Yuan smile, my useless son..."
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Luo Jun smiled and said: "Don't panic, Ming Gong. Think about it, Ming Gong, how is the Han court doing now?"
Sun Jian was surprised and said: "Why did Xiaoyuan say this?"
Luo Jun said: "The emperor in the current imperial court is benevolent, the prime minister is in command, and the three ministers and nine ministers all perform their duties and have important tasks. The local government is also clear and clear. From my perspective, it will be a matter of time for your majesty to regain the world. Ming Gong
What do you think?"
Sun Jian nodded: "Yes, although I also felt that it was strange for the late emperor to give way to Your Majesty, I always knew that Your Majesty was a man of benevolence and righteousness, so I never had any doubts. When I heard that Your Majesty called me to come to Luoyang, I went happily, but
Who knew that my son and grandson Ce could be so rebellious?"
Luo Jun continued: "It is precisely because Ming Gong is happy to come to Luoyang that there is a glimmer of hope. Your Majesty is benevolent and righteous, and has the style of Emperor Guangwu. Ming Gong trusts your Majesty, and your Majesty will also trust Ming Gong. Therefore, Ming Gong must not leave at this time.
Urgent, go to the palace immediately to see me and apologize. If I don't know anything wrong, I believe that Your Majesty will not blame Ming Gong, and you may even get a good job."
"Good job?"
Sun Jian was confused and asked: "I was harmed like this by my son. It would be nice if I didn't end up being dismissed from my job and sent to jail. Is there still a good job?"
Luo Jun smiled slightly: "Ming Gong is gone."
Sun Jian said: "Actually, I was planning to go, but I was so angry that I lost my temper at home. Fortunately, Xiaoyuan came over and reminded me. Come, prepare your horses and go to the palace immediately."
At that moment, Sun Jian rushed to the palace without stopping.
Also coming with him was Ma Teng, who was shocked when he heard the news.
He asked Ma Chao to lead the army because he wanted to maintain the independence of his army. But since he had surrendered to Liu Bei, he had no intention of rebelling. It was just a common problem among warlords and he wanted to have something to rely on.
Who knew that he was in Luoyang, and the pot fell from the sky. When he learned about it, he was frightened. Fortunately, an expert gave advice, and someone happened to be a guest at home, so he gave him some advice and asked him to come and apologize.
Historically, if Ma Teng had learned this trick, when Ma Chao rebelled, he would immediately go to Cao Cao's mansion and cry in tears. Maybe Cao Cao would not kill him because of his face.
As for who the master is, it is naturally Jia Xu who is now the minister. It is natural for him to pay a visit in the name of being a Xiliang native.
When the two came to the palace, Liu Bei had known that they were coming and did not get angry. Instead, he felt relieved when they faced their apology.
However, Sun Jian and Ma Teng naturally did not dare to trust him, so they quickly requested to resign, but Liu Bei tried many times to persuade him to stay, so he did not resign.
Just kidding, Chen Mu still had to use Ma Teng to pacify Xiliang and Sun Jian to defeat Jiangdong. How could he let them go?
Liu Bei rewarded the two with some gold and silver silk to appease them, and asked them to go back and continue doing their duties without worrying. Only then did the two feel relieved and left with a lot of gratitude.
The cabinet meeting on the second day officially started military deployment.
Various proposals were quickly passed, a large number of cabinet members were assigned tasks, and war mobilization began actively.
When Qingzhou conquered Dong and Yuan Shao, the preliminary preparations were carried out for several months, with provisions, weapons, armor and other matters piled up.
But now the efficiency of the imperial court is high and fast. After the decree is issued, all departments operate at full speed and the war machine starts with a bang.
With the restoration of the twenty-level military merit system, the enthusiasm of the Han army for fighting has been unprecedentedly high. The morale of the soldiers is very high, including the generals at all levels, who are also gearing up.
They had waited long enough by this time. Except for some trivial wars in Guanzhong Youzhou and Nanyang, the imperial court had not fought a war for three full years.
No one knows how those militants came over in the past three years, but what is known is that even after three years of silence, the army's will has never been depressed, and it is always ready to fight.
Currently, the Han's standing army, the Central Northern Army, has 30,000 men stationed in Luoyang, and the Central South Army, 50,000 men, is stationed in Yingchuan and Hanoi respectively.
Chen Mu plans to have at least 300,000 standing troops in the future to cope with the future situation of marching into the Western Regions, Northern Great Wall, Nanyang and other places. However, currently, the productivity is not enough, so he has put this aside for the time being.
Therefore, including Zhang Liao's Wansheng Army and Gao Shun's Army of Defeat, all of them are irregular armies. However, their organizational structures will not be cancelled. After the country is unified in two years, military regions will be established to resume operations.
Military system changes.
This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! In addition to the 80,000 confirmed North and South armies, there are still about 200,000 irregular troops remaining. They are led by nine generals and twenty generals.
, in addition to the 80,000 people in the switch, there are more than 100,000 deployed in the hinterland of Kanto.
There are about 50,000 people in Qingzhou, led by Taishi Ci and Zang Ba, and 20,000 people in Xuzhou, led by Cai Yang. The troops and horses in these two states are all commanded by Zhong Yao, who is the herdsman of Qingzhou. Zhang Liao's Wan Sheng army plus Gao Shun's trapped army
There are more than 20,000 people in total, currently in Jizhou, plus Huang Zhong's 20,000 people, there are 110,000 here.
In addition, there are about 30,000 to 40,000 horses scattered in various places, such as Youzhou, northern Jizhou, Yingchuan, Nanyang and other places. This does not include Xu Rong's more than 10,000 horses and Zhang Xiu's 20,000 horses. If these are included, even
Counting Yu Xian, Yu Fu Gongsun Zan and others, the total number is close to 400,000 troops.
But again, a large number of troops does not mean that there are more soldiers and horses that can be used. They need to be stationed in various places. Large-scale wars in Liaodong cannot be fought, but small-scale conflicts with Wuhuan and other nomadic peoples continue.
Some troops and horses are needed to resist.
Xu Rong has come back. He came to Luoyang to meet Liu Bei some time ago. His station is currently in Qinghe State. Zhao Yun is still in Yingchuan, so he can surround Henan and other places from three directions and can launch an attack at any time.
A large-scale war.
It's just that how to fight, when to fight, and from which direction to attack are all unknown. Therefore, the current situation is just pre-war preparations. Troops stationed in various places are gradually mobilized. There is no movement on the surface, but undercurrents are surging underneath, and supplies have begun to be transported.
The current arrangements for the cabinet meeting are only for military deployment, but the army has not been directly mobilized. A few days later, Liu Bei held a high-level cabinet meeting, and only second-class counselor doctors and above could participate to make strategic and tactical arrangements.
It is worth mentioning that Jia Xu also officially joined the cabinet. His qualifications were actually very low. Logically speaking, he could only be a third-class admonishment minister, but Chen Mu admired him very much and promoted him to a second-class counselor doctor.
For Jia Xu, who was accustomed to keeping a low profile, this could cost his life.
After all, he also knew that he joined as a member of the Xiliang Army and joined so late, so he could not be in a high position.
In the past, the minister's order was a thousand stones, and I could barely do it. I worked in Jinjin industry for three years.
After Chen Mu started the ninth-rank restructuring, the Shangshu Ling that was originally supposed to be in the fourth and fifth ranks was suddenly raised to the second rank, and it immediately became famous and attracts attention.
Although the function of Shangshu Ling has now been replaced by the cabinet and has almost become a sinecure, his high character naturally arouses criticism.
Therefore, he tried to refuse several times, but was stopped by Chen Mu, and in the end he had no choice but to join the cabinet.
This meeting was held in the Yutang Palace. Early in the morning, the sun shone on the eaves of the Luoyang Palace. The summer breeze blew through the empty palace complex, and the bamboo horses and jade bells hanging under the eaves of the brackets jingled.
Chen Mu, Xun You, Dong Zhao, Mao Jie, Jia Xu, Wang Xiu, Bing Yuan, Sun Shao, Cui Yan, Wang Lang, Guoyuan, Gongsun Fang, Wang Lang, Zuo Ji, Liu Qian and others stepped on small steps in two rows.
Enter the main hall.
After a while, Liu Bei came over, and everyone bowed their hands in salute. After the ceremony, they sat down in rows. Wang Zhi and another eunuch brought up a wooden board with a map on it.
"Now, preparations are being made everywhere for the upcoming war, and supplies have begun to be mobilized. Cao Cao is not blind, and he can definitely guess that we are already taking action."
Chen Mu stood up and said slowly: "It is very difficult to take surprise. Therefore, we must make all preparations for this battle, how to fight, when to fight, the beginning, the first strategic goal, the second strategic goal, the final strategic goal,
As well as the ending, all must be carefully considered to avoid mistakes in the battle."
Someone asked curiously: "Prime Minister, I know the strategic goal, but is it divided into the first step and the second step?"
Chen Mu smiled and said, "You have to have a plan when doing things."
Liu Bei clicked his tongue and said in wonder: "Fourth brother, you seem to be very cautious about Cao Cao. When you attacked Yuan Shao, you didn't make such a detailed strategic plan. You just listed seven steps. When and how to fight, there is no guarantee.
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"There are two reasons."
Chen Mu said: "The bodies of the two are different. Yuan Shao is powerful and equal to our army. There are too many factors to consider, and it is difficult to take everything into account. Therefore, making general strategic arrangements and specific tactics must rely on the generals below.
You have to figure it out for yourself. Cao Cao has fewer factors to consider, so he can take care of everything."
Liu Bei asked again: "What about the two?"
Chen Mu laughed: "Of course, Cao Cao's ability is several times better than that of Yuan Shao. Although this person is small, he should not be underestimated. The eldest brother has known Cao Mengde for almost twenty years. Don't you still know his ability?
Therefore, it is natural to treat it with caution.”
Liu Bei nodded in agreement: "Cao Mengde is indeed talented. If I hadn't had the help of my fourth brother to establish a foothold in Qingzhou, and finally defeat Yuan Shao and unify Hebei, I would never be his opponent."
I had experienced this as early as when I was discussing with colleagues Dong.
At that time, Cao Cao's military capabilities and judgment in fighting were far superior to Liu Bei's, which Liu Bei did not deny.
But what makes him calm is that Liu Bang is not as good as Zhang Liang in making suggestions; he is not as good as Xiao He in governing the country; he is not as good as Han Xin in leading troops in war, but he finally unified the world.
Knowing people and making good use of them is a talent in itself.
Chen Mu continued: "Now the problem is here. The enemy has already moved first. Sun Ce abandoned all his troops in Yuzhou and went to Jiangdong. Cao Cao has not responded yet. How should we respond and prepare for the next plan?
Woolen cloth?"
Dong Zhao pondered and said: "Cao Cao does not dare to march into Yuzhou immediately because he is afraid of quarreling with the imperial court. If we take a pre-emptive strike, His Majesty will send an imperial edict to send a Yuzhou shepherd to Yuzhou to force Cao Cao to make a decision."
"This is indeed a good move."
Chen Mu nodded in approval. Sun Ce had already made his move, but Cao Cao was still hesitating whether to take the move. It didn't matter if he didn't take the move. The court could force him to take the move.
When the time comes, the imperial court sends a Yuzhou shepherd, and all the counties and counties in Yuzhou are loyal to the imperial court. With this foundation, even if Sun Ce has defected, but Sun Jian is still in Luoyang, Sun Ce's impact will be minimal, and the imperial court can still control the situation.
If Cao Cao didn't take action, he would be completely in trouble. Because the imperial court controlled Yuzhou, he would neither increase manpower nor material resources, and would also lose Liu Biao's assistance, because Liu Biao's way to help was cut off.
In the Han Dynasty, there were only two roads from Jingzhou to the north. One was from the Nanyang Basin to Yingchuan and Runan, and the other was through the Dabie Mountains and through the Hong'an County and Macheng areas in later generations.
Nanyang was already occupied by the imperial court, so it was naturally impossible for Liu Biao to send reinforcements from Nanyang. But once Yuzhou was lost and several passages in the Dabie Mountains were blocked, Liu Biao could only stare.
Therefore, if he learned that the imperial court would send troops and a new state pastor, Cao Cao would inevitably have no choice but to jump over the wall and choose to have a peaceful handover with Sun Ce as soon as possible.
At that time, the imperial court can use Cao Cao's usurpation and rebellion, use the position of Yanzhou Mu to carry out Yuzhou Mu's affairs, and use a large army to attack him.
"Then the first step has been determined, and the second step is the initial strategic planning we have to consider."
Chen Mu pointed at the map on the notice board and said calmly: "How to fight? How the three armies will attack? Should the main force gather together and be overwhelming all the way? Or should we divide the troops into several groups and attack from various states and counties? Let us all talk about it."