Volume 2 The Death of the Yellow Turban Chapter 30 The Secret March
Yellow scarves rose everywhere, and the world shook. After two days of intense deliberations, Emperor Ling issued an edict announcing that three days later, he would swear to go on an expedition outside Luoyang City to sweep away the moths and thieves.
As soon as the edict was issued, the subjects loyal to the Han Dynasty were all overjoyed, and countless ambitious military officials were ready to make meritorious contributions.
Except for a few people, no one knew that at this moment, the army of the Han Empire's Northern Route had already been secretly dispatched. Emperor Ling's oath to go out on the expedition was just to confuse the public and create an opportunity for the Northern Route army to be brave and fast.
This oath-taking ceremony is a complete scam. At the ceremony, the subjects can still see the mighty and majestic army of the three roads, they are: Hu Wuhuan Zhonglang will lead the sect members to lead 20,000 for the north road, the left Zhonglang will lead the Huangfu Song army of 30,000 for the east road, and the right Zhonglang will lead Zhu Jun to lead 20,000 for the south road. These three armies will meet the three main forces of the Yellow Turban Army.
But what is the truth?
In fact, there are only 30,000 horses in the so-called three-way army, and they will march to the east, north, and south respectively after the swearing-in ceremony, posing the illusion of a three-way attack. In fact, they will make a big bend after a rapid march, and then go straight to Nanyang. The main general, Huangfu Song, has received a strict order, once the Nanyang Yellow Turban is broken, he must immediately go north and cut off the retreat of the Yellow Turban Army on the East Road. Until the North Road official army defeated the Yellow Turban of Hebei and went south, they could attack back and forth and completely eliminate the Yellow Turban of the East Road.
Qiang Tong and Zhao Ming have led 2,000 Qiang cavalry and 1,000 forbidden troops to secretly sneak to Yingchuan, Runan, and Runan, they are equipped with the best guides, and prepare the most sufficient grain and grass, and then they will make full use of the transition zone between the remaining veins of Funiu Mountain and the East Henan Plain, and use the elusive attack tactics to drag the Yellow Turban Army on the East Road to death. Emperor Ling even specially sent Chun Yuqiong as the envoy of the supervising army, temporarily deployed all the officials, troops and materials in the Yingchuan area, fully cooperated with Qiang Tong, and provided all conveniences for him. Because five hundred miles behind them is Luoyang, and they can't retreat anymore. Their only hope was for the conquest army, which had persisted to the north and south routes, to return to their divisions in victory.
This is the plan agreed by Emperor Ling, He Jin and Jia Xu to secretly cross Chen Cang, to win precious time for the officials and troops of the North Road, and to take the Hebei Yellow Turban by surprise.
In the pouring rain, a huge army was speeding down the muddy official road.
Nanying rode his horse up a small slope next to the road, looking at the endless rolling iron flow in front of him, and couldn't help but feel proud in his heart. The previous experience of the offensive and defensive battle of Nanzheng had opened his eyes, but compared with the 40,000 army in front of him today, his momentum was thousands of miles away. This is the opportunity that soldiers and brave men dream of, that is: since it cannot be stopped, then we must create every war experienced as our own stage!
Gao Feng came to his side, stretched out his hand to wipe the rain on his face and said, "Sir! Just now, the herald came to report, and the Zhonglang general set up camp five miles ahead of us! ”
Nanying glared and said, "What sir?" Call me Master Sima! ”
Gao Feng shrugged his shoulders and said, "What's so rare about this Lord Sima?" It's better to call the sir! ”
Seeing that Nanying was silent, he took the opportunity to say, "Sir! The Son of Heaven is too stingy! With your and Gao Shuai's ability, how did you seal a Sima? Or fake Sima! ”
His eyes rolled and said: "It's Lao Jia, the Son of Heaven actually named him the Marquis of the Northern Army, do you think there will be any problems here?" ”
Nan Ying raised his hand and slapped Gao Feng's head, but he deftly avoided it, shouting, "Sir! How can I say now that I am also a military marquis, can I save some face? ”
Nanying said angrily: "You kid didn't learn anything else, but you learned to provoke?" Lao Jia's lieutenant marquis of the Northern Army is just a fictitious position to supervise the five schools of the Northern Army, and he does not have half of the military power! On the other hand, my eldest brother and I, although we only gave a fake Sima, we commanded 2,500 soldiers and horses by ourselves! Five thousand! All the strength of my Eagle's Nest is on top! What do you not be satisfied with? ”
Gao Feng muttered: "These five thousand people are not the elite of the five schools of the Northern Army, but a group of rabble and recruits!" How can you compare to my Eagle's Nest? ”
Seeing Nan Ying glaring at him again, he immediately changed his words and said, "Sir, there are several things that are difficult for my subordinates. First of all, Brother Yang Kun, how are they now? It is inconvenient for him to walk with the army with the black tiger, how can he meet us smoothly? ”
Nanying nodded, "Yes! I'm thinking about him too! Yesterday, I received a message from the flying eagle that he had entered the Taihang Mountains, then took Wu'an, and then went to Handan to meet us! But you can rest assured, there is an air passage in the sky, as long as we keep close contact with him, we will not be afraid of missing it! ”
Gao Feng frowned again and said, "And that Ma Yuanyi!" Why didn't the chief take it with him, but stayed in Luoyang! Although Ma Yuankui and Fang Hu were guarded, his subordinates were still worried that he would inevitably keep to himself! ”
He thought for a while, and added: "Originally, my subordinates thought that he should be able to help us before the battle when he pacified Taiping Dao this time!" ”
Nanying sneered: "Before the formation? That Ma Yuanyi is extremely ambitious, and now he is trapped in Luoyang by me, which is considered a Longyou shoal, and he has no foundation at all, so he is a little settled! If I take him with me, once he has some contact with the old department, I am afraid that he will resurrect again! Only when the Taiping Dao army is completely wiped out can he completely cut off his mind and use it for me. ”
Gao Feng suddenly said: "I see! ”
He suddenly said in a deep voice, "But sir! I still don't know anything! Originally, there were not many leaders of my Eagle's Nest this time, Yang Kun had already sneaked behind the scenes, and Fang Hu stayed in Luoyang! Our remaining manpower is already limited, why do you still recommend Qiang Tong and Zhao Ming to the Son of Heaven to the East Road? Doesn't this cause our stretched forces to be dispersed again? ”
Nan Ying spread his hands and said: "This is also a helpless move!" First of all, the Han army's military strength is limited, and it is impossible to divide the army into three routes, only two real and one virtual. This eastern road has a great responsibility, and I don't know the generals of the Han army, how dare I let them fight? ”
He smiled slightly and said, "The people who have come here with me in the Eagle's Nest are the only ones you and Qiang Tong have such ability!" He is a Qiang person, and leading two thousand Qiang miscellaneous troops is the most suitable! But he is young after all, so I have to ask the steady and experienced Zhao Ming to cooperate with him in the battle. The Son of Heaven also understands this very well, so he will make Chun Yuqiong in charge of supervising the army, the purpose of which is to suppress local forces and make them obey the dispatch! I believe that with Chun Yu's identity as the guard order of Qiongbei Palace, none of those county guards and county commanders dare to disobey! ”
"Secondly, in the Northern Route Army, my eldest brother and I were awarded the position of fake Sima, you, Ma Jun, and Dian Wei were all military marquises, and Lao Jia was even appointed as the middle marquis of the Northern Army, which actually mastered one-eighth of the strength of the Northern Route Army! Although the Son of Heaven and He Jin have great trust in us, after all, we must take into account the feelings of the commander-in-chief! Because whether it is in the army or in the DPRK, the most taboo thing is to form a party! My dispersion of forces is actually a hint to the Son of Heaven and the general! ”
Gao Feng was stunned for a long time before he smiled bitterly: "It turns out that there are so many flowery intestines!" Sir, you seem to have changed! You would never have considered this before! ”
Nanying was stunned for a moment, thought about it and then said suddenly: "Maybe!" Everyone changes, as long as you keep your heart, it's enough! ”
A fast horse galloped up, splattering large clouds of mud along the way, causing the soldiers to avoid them.
The cavalry ran down the slope, raised his head and shouted to Nanying, "I've seen Lord Sima!" General Zhonglang has an order, and all the military officials above Sima will immediately go to the big tent of the Chinese army five miles away to discuss matters! ”
Nan Ying was stunned for a moment, and blurted out: "Lord Zhonglang? Is it General Lu? ”
Nanying handed the waist card to the halberd in front of the big tent, and the man took a closer look at it and shouted: "Fake Sima Nanying, enter the account!" ”
Nanying walked into the tall tent and found that the tent was already full of people, and Gao Shun was in the team on the left and nodded to himself with a smile.
Nan Ying saluted the general who was sitting in the position of the main general, and said, "My subordinates have seen General Lu!" ”
The man was over forty years old, and the beard under his chin was already a little frost-white, but his eyes were blazing, and he was not angry and arrogant, and he was the famous Confucian general Lu Zhi in history.
Lu Zhi's face was expressionless, and he raised his hand slightly and said, "Nan Sima, please join the ranks!" ”
Nan Ying turned and walked towards the empty seat on Gao Shun's side, but suddenly noticed a pair of friendly eyes looking at him.
Nan Ying turned his eyes and found that the person had also had a relationship, it was Wu Huan, the lieutenant of the Fifth Colonel of the Northern Army, and he subconsciously smiled in return, and was shocked that something was wrong. Although he had seen this person outside Danchenzi Mansion that day, several of them were covered with black scarves, how could Wu Huan remember himself?
A flash flashed in his mind, and he immediately understood that this Wu Huan was He Jin's cronies, and his fake Sima position was granted by He Jin, so He Jin must have greeted Wu Huan.
He smiled bitterly in his heart, it seemed that he had unknowingly formed a gang, because looking at Wu Huan's expression, he would definitely be secretly looking at himself.
I didn't have to wait long, and the tent was already crowded with captains and Simas. The five captains and five Simas of the five schools of the Northern Army, and the eight Simas and false Simas who commanded the 20,000 county soldiers were all present. To Nan Ying's surprise, Sima, the lieutenant general of the Changshui Lieutenant, was obviously a foreigner, quite similar to the modern Central Asian peoples.
Two more people entered the account, and on the left was a burly man of nearly fifty years old, full of beard and extremely fierce. The person on the right is about forty years old, with a wide robe and a thin face, who is not Jia Xu?
The two sat down left and right below Lu Zhi.
Lu Zhi spoke, his voice was not slow, but it was very penetrating, making people feel that he must be a calm and calm person.
Lu Zhi said: "Generals! This general is Lu Zhi, the chief general of the Northern Army, and there are those who are familiar with this general, and there are those who are not familiar with it. It doesn't matter, as long as you ask the generals to remember one thing, this general will be ordered in danger, and his responsibilities are heavy, and if anyone disobeys military orders, he will be severely punished in accordance with military law! ”
All the generals were awe-inspiring, bowed down and said, "Obey the general's orders!" ”
Lu Zhi raised his hand and said: "Let's introduce it to everyone again, this is Dong Zhuo, the general of Dongzhonglang, the deputy general of the North Route Army!" The other is the new Hou Jia Xu of the Northern Army, the staff officer of the Northern Route Army! ”
Nanying's eyes lit up, it turned out that this old boy was Dong Thief! But he was born with a dignified appearance! Okay, since you have encountered him, if you can find a chance to kill him, it is not a bad policy, so as not to cause trouble for yourself in the future! Anyway, history has been changed by itself, and this one is not bad!
With a "bang", all the generals looked at it in amazement, but it was Lu Zhi who took the case without warning.
He said sharply: "This general has only been leading the army for three days, and three nobles have sent letters one after another, asking this general to take more care of one of you!" Could it be that he was here to take care of those gentlemen? How unreasonable! ”
His gaze seemed to glance over Nanying intentionally or unintentionally.
Nan Ying's heart was cold, and he had an ominous feeling, could it be that the person Lu Zhi said was himself? But I've never let anyone take care of me!
Seeing that the generals were silent, Lu Zhi said calmly: "Our army is sneaking and hiding, and the purpose is only to launch a fatal blow to the thief army!" If the whereabouts of the army are exposed because of this, our army will be in danger of life and death! Do the generals think that the three messengers should be beheaded? ”
The generals could no longer remain silent, and all of them were shocked: "What! ”
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