Chapter 464: Heading to Hedong County
Cao Shuang issued several general orders in a row, revoking the official positions of the four captains of the infantry, Changshui, tuncai, and shooting, and reappointing him after he returned to Beijing; ordered the officers and soldiers of the four battalions of infantry, Changshui, tuncai, and shooting to leave Beijing immediately, go to Hedong County, meet with the Yuecai battalion, and listen to the orders of General Yu Pingbei, the lieutenant of the Northern Army, and Cao Liang, the general of the Huns; ordered the treasury to mobilize the necessary materials to Hedong County; Huan Fan was appointed as the military advisor and the middle supervisor of the army, and went to Hedong County to take up his post.
After doing these things, Cao Shuang ordered to leave for Beijing immediately.
Originally, Cao Shuang planned to return to Luoyang as soon as possible, but it was delayed because of the emergency report of the state, but what made Cao Shuang more relieved was that the matter of sending troops to rescue the state was finally resolved satisfactorily, and at the critical time, Cao Liang took the initiative to stand up and solve problems for him.
Therefore, Cao Shuang's request to Cao Liang can be said to be responsive, as long as he can do it, he will agree to it all, even Huan Fan, the most difficult person to handle, Cao Shuang tried his best to make arrangements.
In view of Cao Liang's outstanding performance in the Battle of Hanzhong, Cao Shuang's trip to Cao Liang's annexation of states is still worth looking forward to, and he is still quite confident in Cao Liang's suppression of the Xiongnu rebellion.
After all, Cao Liang is a member of his Cao clan, and he is one of the few people Cao Shuang can trust, and now there is Xiahou Xuanzhen guarding Guanzhong Longyou, if Cao Liang can make a difference in Bingzhou, it will be regarded as a complete solution to Cao Shuang's worries.
Cao Shuang felt that in his lifetime, it would be impossible to fight again, but this did not mean that the world would be peaceful from now on, and the border was in an emergency, and he had to have a confidant general to block him.
Cao Shuang found that in this battle of Hanzhong, his biggest gain was Cao Liang, Cao Liang relied on his military talent to stand out, and he could already grow into a general who stood alone.
Therefore, Cao Shuang was still very relieved to go, and the next thing he completely handed over to Xiahou Xuan to deal with.
Cao Liang also left Chang'an the day after Cao Shuang left.
However, before leaving, Cao Liang asked Xiahou Xuan for two people, that is, Yanghu and Du Xuan, who are still Xiahou Xuan's army and are preparing to stay in Chang'an.
Xiahou Xuan immediately agreed to Cao Liang's request, even if his staff was now three people (including Changshi Cao Liang), he still readily agreed.
Because Xiahou Xuan knew that Cao Liang was in urgent need of manpower, and after entering the state, he was about to start a war with the Xiongnu, this kind of difficulty was not something that ordinary people could overcome, and Xiahou Xuan hoped to help Cao Liang more.
"Ziming, why don't you send some soldiers and horses from Yongliang, can your newly recruited soldiers and horses from Hedong County be of great use?"
Cao Liang smiled, politely declined Xiahou Xuan's kindness, and led the Yue cavalry battalion to leave Chang'an.
Just kidding, it was not easy to get rid of the restraint of others, Cao Liang is like a bird flying in the sky, and the sea is wide and the fish jumps, so why do you need to block yourself.
Besides, although Yongliang's soldiers and horses seem to be in charge of Xiahou Xuan, the person who really obeys the orders of these troops may not be Xiahou Xuan, he is a governor who has parachuted into Guanzhong, and others may not be able to buy his account.
Cao Liang divided the Yue cavalry battalion into two parts, one part was all cavalry, led by him, and advanced at full speed to Hedong County. The other part was auxiliaries and chariots and horses, escorted by a cavalry led by Deng Ai, and walked slowly.
Cao Liang's purpose was naturally to rush to Hedong County as soon as possible, leaving him not much time, after he arrived in Hedong, he did not wait for the arrival of the other four battalions of the Northern Army, and began to recruit troops first, so that he would have enough time to prepare.
Cao Shuang's army set out from Chang'an and went to Luoyang through Tongguan, while the Yuecai camp crossed the river from Pubanjin to Hedong County. Cao Shuang walked on the South Weihe Road, while the Yueqiying walked on the North Weihe Road.
Crossing the Wei River from Chang'an, the Yue Cavalry Battalion went all the way to the east, although Cao Liang set off a day late, but soon left Cao Shuang's army far behind, and when they arrived at Pubanjin, Cao Shuang and they were still far away from Tongguan.
Pubanjin is one of the most important ferries on the Yellow River, it is called the throat of Qin and Jin in history, because the Yellow River is turbulent in the river section above Hukou Waterfall, the canyon on both sides is high and deep, and the boat can not go, so only the river section below Hukou has the conditions of navigation and ferrying, and the terrain of Pubanjin is flat, the water flow is gentle, and it has gradually become the key point of traffic in Qin and Jin.
On the west bank of the Yellow River, there is Pujin Pass, also known as Linjin Pass, which is a pass that guards the crossing of the Yellow River in Guanzhong, so that the soldiers in the east of the river cannot easily enter the pass.
In the same way, on the east bank of the Yellow River, there is also a city in the Jin Dynasty, Puban City, and the two Guancheng are facing each other in the middle of the river.
However, now that Pubanjin is located in the hinterland of the Wei state, it has long lost the tense atmosphere of the confrontation between Qin and Jin, and this ferry has lost its military function and has become a link between the people on both sides of the Yellow River.
The whole Kasakazu ferry port is now very lively, there are many ferries coming and going, and a market is naturally formed on the ferry, in which the fish seller accounts for the vast majority, and the shouting and selling sound come and go, endlessly.
The tranquility of Pujin Pass seemed to have been shattered suddenly, and the people who had rushed to the market could not help but be shocked when they heard the rumbling sound, and fled in all directions.
Cao Liang watched from a distance, and couldn't help but smile bitterly, he traveled all the way, originally had no intention of disturbing the people, but he didn't expect that these people didn't seem to have seen the world, just the sound of the war horses running, made them panic and fled in all directions.
Now the ferry port is almost empty, and even the ferrying boats are far away from the shore.
Cao Liang couldn't help but feel a little worried, this way Xiaoxing stayed overnight, galloped fast, and the vanguard of the Yue Cavalry Battalion only took two days to rush from Chang'an City to Pubanjin.
However, the surging water of the Yellow River was like a moat, lying in front of the Yueqi camp, blocking the way of the Yuecai camp.
If you want to cross the Yellow River, it is not a difficult task, but the Yue cavalry battalion is all cavalry, even people and horses, the number is not a small number, if you want to cross the Yellow River, you have to take a boat, and look at the Yellow River boats, there are not a few in total, even if they are all requisitioned, the transportation capacity is extremely limited, and it is not known how long it will take to send more than 1,000 Yue cavalry operators to the other side.
What Cao Liang is most lacking now is time, and if he delays too long in Pubanjin, it will indeed be detrimental to Cao Liang's next actions.
It seems that Cao Liang has to think of a way, Cao Liang must ensure that the Yue cavalry camp crosses the Yellow River as soon as possible, so as not to delay the trip.