Chapter IV Deployment
After the North Gate military exercise and the killing of Wang Kuang, Hanoi gradually returned to calm, Ye Zhao was repeatedly invited by the gentry in Hanoi, and the court temporarily replaced Hanoi Taishou, Liu Xie was reluctant in his heart, but what could he do if he was reluctant? Now the real person in charge of this court is Dong Zhuo, and Ye Zhao's army is stationed in Hanoi, and whoever is sent to Hanoi is useless without Ye Zhao's nod.
As for the direction of Jizhou, there was no large-scale transfer of troops and horses, but Han Fu had more troops at the junction of Jizhou and Hanoi, and it could be seen that Han Fu did not want to conflict with Ye Zhao, Ye Zhao spent most of his time with his son except for the military camp every day.
As a first-time father, the feeling of blood connection is something that others can't experience.
Few people will find that Ye Zhaotun's soldiers and horses stationed in Hanoi are decreasing little by little, and the generals around him are also missing a few during this time.
"Why haven't you seen Mr. Xi Zhicai recently? and the two generals Guan Hai and Xiahoulan are also gone. Liu Wei lay in Ye Zhao's arms, enjoying Ye Zhao's warmth, and looked at Ye Zhao suspiciously.
These three are more important people around Ye Zhao, in fact, during this time, Ye Zhao's side is not only these three people, that day at the foot of the Beibi Mountain, the agreement reached with Li Ru has been approved by Dong Zhuo, this first batch of people sent to Hanzhong are the elite around Ye Zhao, in order to worry about Dong Zhuo's change, these people also have the ability to fight back, and they will not go directly to Hanzhong, but are ready to receive the second batch of people sent by Ye Zhao.
This second batch is the group that Ye Zhao attaches the most importance to, including his wife and children, Liu Wei's mother and son, Cai Yan and some craftsmen and their families who have many secrets of Ye Zhao that have not yet been announced, will be sent to Hanzhong in this second batch, and will be escorted away by the Niefan camp, and then the rest is easy to say, let Xi Zhicai accompany him, but also to avoid being calculated, there is Xi Zhicai to preside over the overall situation, Ye Zhao can also feel at ease, after all, the current secret alliance between himself and Dong Zhuo is forced by the situation, and the two sides do not have any basis for trust. Ye Zhao can't do anything about him at the moment, but in that case, it will be equivalent to completely pushing Ye Zhao to the side of the coalition army, and it is unlikely that Dong Zhuo will make a move with Ye Zhao at this time.
"Well, they have been sent to Si Li to open the way, ready to meet you." Ye Zhao nodded and said, at this time, there is no need to hide Liu Wei.
"Pick us up?" Liu Wei looked at Ye Zhao suspiciously, puzzled: "Where are you going?" My husband is going to be separated from my mother and son again? ”
"It won't be too long this time." Ye Zhao touched Liu Wei's smooth back, soothed her somewhat low emotions and smiled: "Hanoi is not a place to live for a long time, for the husband to find a way to retreat early, the place where I go this time is also a place for the husband to settle down, Mrs. don't worry, the husband wants to secretly transport these troops and many supplies away, so he will be separated from his wife for a few months." ”
"Will it be dangerous?" Liu Wei looked at Ye Zhao worriedly, so cautious, and she had to hide her eyes, even if she didn't know much about this, she could guess that Ye Zhao's destination this time was not close, they were easy to say, but Ye Zhao, with tens of thousands of troops, I'm afraid it would not be easy.
"There are dangers, but in this world, it is not easy to calculate your husband." When Ye Zhao heard this, he couldn't help but smile and comforted: "After you pass, keep your home and wait for me." ”
"Hmm~"
Liu Wei whispered like a cat, she was very well-behaved and obsessed this night.
The next day, Ye Zhao came out of the room with a tired face, and when he was about to go to the school after breakfast, he met Zhang Liao who walked in with Dian Wei.
"The last will see the lord." Zhang Liao bowed to Ye Zhao.
"Wen Yuan hasn't eaten breakfast yet, just right, eat with us!" Ye Zhao said with a smile, his breakfast was either with his wife and concubine, or with Dian Wei and Zhao Yun.
For Zhao Yun, Ye Zhao actually wanted to use him as a leading general, but after a period of contact, coupled with the evaluation of Xi Zhicai when he asked Zhao Yun to guard the Tiger Prison, Ye Zhao found that although Zhao Yun's martial arts were good, it may be the reason why he was just concentrating on martial arts in his early years, and his attainments in the art of war were mediocre, and even a little low, according to Xi Zhicai, Zhao Yun lacked a foundation in this regard, and was not suitable for being the chief general of the first army for the time being, but he had a strong learning ability and could be cultivated well.
That is to say, although Zhao Yun is a military general, but unlike his brother Zhao Rong, he has not experienced systematic learning of the art of war, and he does not have much experience in leading troops.
"Thank you, lord!" Zhang Liao hurriedly bowed and said.
His own family added dishes and chopsticks to Zhang Liao, and the four of them sat down in different places, Ye Zhao took a sip of broth and said with a smile: "Wenyuan is still used to this time. ”
Zhang Liao hurriedly got up and said, "Lord Meng values ......"
"Sit down, this is just a family banquet, not in the army, and the rules in the army will be put aside." Ye Zhao stretched out his hand and pressed it weakly, and smiled at Zhang Liao.
"Whoa!" Zhang Liao sat down again and said: "In the main public army, the military regulations are strict, the law enforcement is strict, and Liao admires it incomparably. ”
"These sycophants, needless to say." Ye Zhao said with a smile: "Wen Yuan is also a person who knows soldiers, and he should know the importance of military law in this army, and it is fundamental for an army to be able to implement military law." ”
"It's not sycophancy, although military law is the foundation, but if it can't be implemented, it's better not to have it." Zhang Liao said with a smile: "Looking at all the armies in the world, how many troops can implement military law like the lord?" ”
At the beginning, Zhang Liao was won by Ye Zhao as a bet, and he was a little resistant in his heart, but after this period of running-in, Zhang Liao could see that Ye Zhao was extraordinary, just in terms of governing the army, not to mention training or anything, just the implementation of military law, which was the strictest one Zhang Liao knew.
In addition, Ye Zhao also attaches great importance to Zhang Liao, he always feasts, and he never stingy with rewards, and after a long time, he will naturally adapt to it.
"That's good." Ye Zhao nodded, the army pays attention to military discipline, so as not to become a beast that can only kill.
"Wen Yuan didn't say that he came to the mansion so early, but there is something in the army?" Ye Zhao asked while motioning for Zhang Liao to eat.
"In the treasury of Hanoi, the stock of grain is already insufficient, according to the orders of the lord, the training of our army has been strengthened, and the supply of grain and grass has also been increasing, and the stock of grain in the treasury is probably not enough for our army to consume for two months." Zhang Liao nodded.
After all, Hanoi is only a county, if Ye Zhao does not strengthen training, the food in the treasury is barely enough to maintain the military, but this time to strengthen training, especially the battle of the Nefan Battalion during the military exercise, it has aroused the competitiveness of the soldiers, after all, although the training intensity of the Nefan Battalion is frightening, but they are all big men, no one wants to be compared by a group of women, and it is precisely because of this that during the period after the military exercise, all units of Ye Zhao's army have almost made enough strength to train every day, although the combat strength of the army will have a qualitative change in a short period of time. But the amount of food and grass needed to maintain the training will also increase exponentially, especially in terms of the supply of minced meat, which is now almost eaten up in the treasury.
In addition to training his own subordinates, Zhang Liao is now in charge of the distribution of grain and grass with Xu Rong, so he came to Ye Zhao early in the morning to discuss this matter.
"Don't worry about grain and grass, the grain in the Ye family's private warehouse is still enough to support." Ye Zhao said with a smile.
In the past few years, under the instruction of Ye Zhao, Uncle Liang would use part of the profits to buy grain in various places every year, and over the years, the grain accumulated in the Ye family's private warehouse, not to mention a county in Hanoi, I am afraid that even if it is not much less than the inventory of the state capital, this is still the reason why some of it has been transported to Hanzhong, otherwise, the grain of the Ye family is enough to support the expenses of this army for three years.
"Later, I will ask Uncle Liang to take Wen Yuan to fetch grain and grass." Ye Zhao took a bite of the bread, thought for a while, and said: "Now that the age has passed, it is the beginning of spring, and the princes of Kwantung have now secretly reached an alliance and are ready to crusade against Dong Zhuo, this land of Hanoi is adjacent to Luoyang, it is already a dangerous place, I have found another place to base up, and the families of craftsmen and soldiers in the army will be sent away one after another, if Wen Yuan is willing, these days, he can take his family and send him away." ”
I see!
Zhang Liao's heart moved, he had already noticed that several troops in the army had disappeared during this time, and the soldiers and horses brought back by Ye Zhao were originally 27,000, and then the Ye family's private soldiers were also incorporated into the army, plus the Hanoi soldiers who were subdued later, there were 40,000 people in total, but during this time, although the consumption of grain and grass increased, according to Zhang Liao's calculations, at least 10,000 people disappeared, and they were all the most elite part of Ye Zhao's army.
"This ......" Zhang Liao looked at Ye Zhao, not only to care about him, but also to see if Zhang Liao was completely at home, after hesitating for a moment, Zhang Liao said in a deep voice: "Can the lord tell me where to go?" ”
"I can't say it for the time being, but Wen Yuanda can rest assured, among the next batch of people who will be sent away, including my wife and concubine, my young son, King Hongnong, and the Queen Mother will also go with me, and there are already soldiers going to the road, so there is no danger." Ye Zhao said with a smile.
"So the last general sent someone to fetch his old mother and wife at home." Zhang Liao pondered for a moment and nodded.
"That's very good." Ye Zhao smiled when he heard this, this also means that Zhang Liao is ready to do it with him completely, after all, it is easy to call the lord these days, and it is a joke to want to win people's hearts with this title, Zhang Liao is willing to entrust the safety of his family to him, basically, this general will be Ye Zhao's in the future.
It seems that he has made a decision in his heart, Zhang Liao was a little less alienated between his words, and the atmosphere was unconsciously a little more harmonious, a breakfast meal, after a quarter of an hour, Ye Zhao took the three generals to the barracks.