26, the title of heaven is intimidating (3)
The Wuhuan Tu cavalry of the three counties is a well-known elite army in this dynasty, and Yuan Shao wants to "combine the people of the desert and fight for the world in the south", and it is inevitable to train the cavalry on a large scale.
As for the armored cavalry with men and horses, the prototype has been revealed, and it is not surprising that Yan Xing wantonly formed ironclad cavalry against the wealthy Yuan Shao.
After Lu Yi finished speaking, seeing that Yan Xing was still calm, and even the slightly moved demeanor before no longer reappeared, he was surprised for a while, and blurted out:
"The prince collects Guanzhong, and what he can rely on is only danger and horses. Now that Hebei has a large-scale cavalry training, maybe in the future, the two armies will face each other, and the cavalry advantage of Sanhe and Guanlong will no longer exist, so won't the prince be worried at all? ”
Looking at Lu Yi, who deliberately instigated the emotions of the enemy, Yan Xing smiled.
"The way of the art of war is to avoid the real and attack the false. The battle is in me, not in the enemy, although the enemy is accustomed to the halberd and the horse, it will make the lotus halberd not to be thorned, and the equipment can not be galloped, but what? ”
Regarding the ironclad cavalry formed by Yuan Shao, Yan Xing's attitude was the same as that of the halberds, facing them squarely and not guessing. The outcome of a war is never decided by one or two elite soldiers and sharp weapons, resentment has no geographical advantage, no war horse, it is just the vanquished man's pretense to try to cover up his huge mistakes in other aspects.
On the contrary, it was the last rhetorical question, like a heavy hammer, hitting the restless Lu Yixin hard, making him awe-inspiring, and he didn't dare to say anything more.
Yan Xing saw that Lu Yi was silent again, and smiled, he invited Lu Yi to meet, isn't it just to listen to Lu Yi's truth about Hebei, if he doesn't even say anything, then how can it.
"After listening to the situation of the Hebei army and elite soldiers, Gu still wants to know some things about Yuan Shao's advisers and generals, and asks the general to give advice!"
Lu Yi lowered his hand and pressed his knee, and seeing that Yan Xing continued to ask, he had no choice but to answer loudly and said:
"Yuan Shao's ministers are in groups, and the generals are like clouds. Tian Feng, Fu Zhu, Judge, Xu You, Guo Tu, Feng Ji, Xun Chen are all plotting, Chun Yuqiong, Yan Liang, Wen Chou, Zhang He, Gao Lan, Jiang Yiqu's generation to control his soldiers, the prince must have heard a lot, I don't know what else I want to know? ”
"The general is familiar with the affairs of Yuan Shao's army, and he has fought with all the generals in Hebei, so let's talk about the leaders of Yuan Shao's generals."
This is the most good and proudest thing for Lu Yi, he nodded, a bunch of faces flashed in his mind, and soon said:
"Although there are many generals under Yuan Shao's command, there are very few who can be called generals. Chun Yuqiong, Jiang Yiqu's dogs guarding the household, Yan Liang, Wen Chou, Yong Pifu, Gao Lan, Han Meng, Zhao Rong, Lv Xiang, and Lv Kuanglu, only Zhang He Xiaojian in the river, is quite anxious and wise in the use of soldiers, and if the prince and marquis invade Hebei in the future, he needs to pay careful attention to this person. ”
Yan Xing didn't expect that Lu Yi's evaluation of the generals in Hebei was so low, only Zhang He, who saw through the suspicious soldiers and chased and killed him all the way, still had a little jealousy, and then thought of the rumors that Lu Yi was proud of his achievements and looked down on the generals, Yan Xing also understood Lu Yi's thoughts, and he asked again:
"Except for Zhang He, is there no one or two generals in Hebei?"
Lu Yi also seemed to realize from Yan Xing's re-questioning that he had made a mistake again, so he had no choice but to exhale a breath of turbidity and add:
"Yuan Shao's frustration and Xu Yu are also considered to be known soldiers, in addition, Yuan Shao's eldest son Yuan Tan, who guards Qingzhou, also has a bit of a strategy for using soldiers, and he is short-sighted, and there may be one or two generals who are not famous, unintentionally omitted, and have lost their eyes, and they are not known."
"Yuan Tan?"
Yan Xing didn't expect that the generals of Hebei would pay attention to Yuan Shao's eldest son Yuan Tan with such a low level and not even mentioning Yuan Shao's mentions, although it was just an understatement, but compared to others, it was already very outstanding.
Lu Yi saw that Yan Xing was interested in Yuan Tan, and said truthfully:
"Yes, Yuan Tan is older, and he has made many military exploits under Yuan Shao, but he is not liked by Yuan Shao and his wife, first he passed him on to his deceased brother as a son, and then transferred him to Qingzhou.
Yan Xing bowed, this was indeed a huge disaster that was exposed in advance, but it was covered up by the glamorous and increasing Yecheng grandeur.
In the future, the fierce battle in Hebei will be a flaw that can be exploited.
Then the two talked about some art of war, Lu Yi was born in Liangdi, and he was just a rough writer, but he went from Liangdi to Hebei, and experienced countless battles of all sizes, and there were many outstanding points in the actual use of soldiers.
It's just that when he talked about the back, Yan Xing saw Lu Yi's eyes flickering, deliberately hiding his secrets, and understood that he was still worried about his next and refused to give him advice, so he simply asked Lu Yi frankly:
"Speaking to the general, I benefited a lot. The general is good at fighting, and his heroic posture has not diminished, I don't know if he can intentionally contribute to the lonely next, fight with the lonely, support the community, and crusade against the ministers? ”
As soon as Yan Xing's words fell, Lu Yi's heart moved, this was the question he had been waiting for for a long time, he immediately seized the opportunity, got up and left his seat, bowed down again, and said loudly:
"Under the grace of the prince's life, the children of the clan also rely on the prince and the marquis, think about serving the prince early, and the prince will not give up, and I am willing to serve the work of dogs and horses!"
Yan Xing saw that Lu Yi was impassioned and expressed his loyalty, he laughed, and then got up to help Lu Yi again, and asked indifferently:
"Lonely West broke Han Sui, East rejected Yuan Shao, and still need to guard against Cao Cao, Liu Biao, and high-ranking cadres, and trained soldiers in Guanzhong and Sanhe, I don't know where the general belongs?"
"Born in the lower cool land, proficient in Qiang warfare; Jiushi Hebei, familiar with the enemy's situation, but with the orders of the prince, he is willing to serve the prince and marquis! ”
Although Lu Yi didn't know what to say, he still pointed out his advantages and attitude, and his own intention was to continue to lead the troops, and to guard against Cao Cao, Liu Biao, Gao Gan, training Guanzhong, Sanhe soldiers and other things, obviously not much interest to him.
Yan Xing asked again:
"If the lone general is left in Hanoi to defend the soldiers and horses of Hebei, I don't know how the general will be deployed, should Lone take advantage of the rebellion of Gongsun Zhan, Zhang Yan and others to march to recover Chaoge?"
As soon as Lu Yi heard what Yan Xing meant, he understood that Yan Xing didn't want him to intervene in the war in Longyou and Hexi, who was originally from the Lu family, at this time, and wanted to keep him in Hanoi to resist Yuan Shao, and he was worried, so he asked this question.
This is an opportunity for him to express his position, if he is in Yan Xing's mind, then it is expected to leave the commander of the army.
He immediately sorted out his thoughts and said:
"I thought it was not appropriate to attack Yuan Shao at this time, the prince and the marquis of Xinding Pass, there was still a need to leave troops to garrison, Sanhe poured out, but only 30,000 or 40,000 soldiers, although Yuan Shao needed to free up his hands to solve Gongsun Zan and Zhang Yan, but it was more than enough to leave a numerical advantage of soldiers and horses to defend Sanhe."
"What's more, the high-ranking cadres of the state are condescending, and they also have the risk of Taihang, and the threat to Hedong and Hanoi is also not small. If the prince stayed in Xia to resist Yuan Shao, he would strengthen the army and horses, strengthen the city defense, repair the armor soldiers, first wait for the opportunity to take the two counties of Shangdang and Taiyuan, and then slowly plot the land of Hebei with the momentum of building from a high house. ”
Speaking of this, Lu Yi paused, looked at Yan Xing's face again, and confirmed that it was okay before continuing:
"And in order to confuse Yecheng and merge with the state next, and induce Yuan Shao to deal with Gongsun Zan and Zhang Yan with all his might, I dare to suggest that the prince can try to temporarily suspend the army and make peace with Yecheng, and return the captured sergeants and armor, so as to show that there is no intention of war and invasion!"
Lu Yi's words this time can be regarded as really standing in Yan Xing's camp to look at the problem, and there is a little more public heart between his words.
But all the rebel generals, in order to consolidate their position and play their role, have always been desperately instigating another force to send troops to recruit the original owner after defecting. On the other hand, if the defecting forces are friendly with the original owner, then these rebel generals will lose their effect, and the head on the neck will often become a token of compromise and cooperation between the two sides.
Yan Xing finally nodded with satisfaction, looked at Lu Yi and smiled:
"The general's strategy is the same as the will. Don't hide it from the general, Lone plans to temporarily suspend the army with Yecheng, and use the Hebei soldiers captured in Gongxian and Ji County to exchange the family members of the Lu family in Yecheng, if Yuan Shao agrees, I believe that it will not be long before the general who stayed in Gongxian will be able to reunite with his family. ”
"The great grace of the prince, I am grateful, and I have thanked the prince and the prince for the children of the clan first!"
Hearing Yan Xing's plan, Lu Yi's face was also truly moved. He knew that as the master of the people, in order to let the rebel form a blood feud with the old master, he would serve himself with all his heart, and although the new lord was kind and relieved to the hostages and families who were killed by the old master, he was always happy to see it happen in his heart.
Yan Xing was willing to rescue the family members of the Lu family at this time, although it was in response to his public intentions just now, but in the troubled times, there are very few lords who can have this kindness, although Lu Yi is hard-hearted, but for a while his heart is still grateful for Yan Xing's actions, and he can't help but bow again.
Yan Xing had no choice but to help Lu Yi for the third time, and after good words of relief, he let the grateful Lu Yi retire and walk out of the tent.
After Lu Yi left, Xi Zhicai and Zhou Liang soon came to the tent.
The two of them were Yan Xing's confidants and advisers who stayed in Kanto, and this time they were able to smoothly respond to Lu Yi, attack Gongxian and Jixian, and lurk in Yecheng and spy on the military affairs.
"Duke Ming, the imperial court came to condemn Sanhe for ignoring the danger of Sheji and using troops to provoke the disaster of war without authorization, and asked Sanhe to send back the rebel general Lu Yi and stop the war immediately, how should we reply to the court envoys?"
Xi Zhicai was left in Kanto to recuperate, did not follow Yan Xingrong and ran around, but his complexion was much better, seeing him explain his intentions, Yan Xing nodded, and said with a smile:
"Sanhe sent troops this time, not intentionally provoked, it was really Yuan Shao's arrogance, occupying my Hanoi city, coercing Sanhe, Chang Bohuai, the Hanoi Taishou, was also unstable, so Sanhe sent troops to recover the two cities of Gongxian and Jixian."
"Although Lu Yi is under the command of Yuan Shao, but he is also a dignified general of the national dynasty, Yuan Shao wants to be punished by the fake Son of Heaven, and he must also have a reasonable charge, if he simply wants to destroy dissidents, he is a hussar general alone, and he also needs to protect Zhongliang, how can he let Yuan Shao rely on his soldiers to be strong and strong, and he will act recklessly."
"As for the matter of stopping the war, I will respectfully inform the person who told me that Sanhe obeyed the edict of the imperial court, and will guard the border tightly, and will not take the challenge lightly, and I hope that the imperial court can pass on the edict to Yecheng and order Yuan Shao to collect troops, and do not bully the weak and invade Sanhe."
This is completely a false rhetoric to deal with the imperial court, but in the troubled times, the Han family declined, and it has become a common practice for the heroes of the states and counties to deal with it so perfunctorily.
Xi Zhicai nodded, wrote down Yan Xing's words, and prepared to polish them, and then use this to reply to the messenger sent by the imperial court.
Here, after Zhou Liang waited for the drama to finish the report, he also stepped forward to report to Yan Xing and said:
"My lord, the school has reported that you want to transport military supplies from Xihe and secretly assist Zhang Yan and Gongsun Zhan, who are causing war in Hejian, Zhongshan, Changshan and other places, to fight against Yuan Shao in Yecheng?"