Chapter 34: The General Trend
Cavalry, in the era of cold weapons, was equivalent to the tanks used in the German blitzkrieg in World War II. The pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info war horses are all wearing armor, fast speed and strong impact when attacking, coupled with the shock caused by the dense sound of horses' hooves to the enemy, it is undoubtedly the force that determines the situation on the battlefield.
A thousand years later, the Mongolian iron cavalry relied on this force to conquer the east and west, and Jiang Sheng took a fancy to this, and he decided to form a cavalry team of 100 people, which could show his style in the near future.
"I led more than 100 foot soldiers, every day out to suppress thieves, but the yellow turban thieves are cunning, every day and our army go around in circles, our troops are all foot soldiers, can't catch up, in the long run, our department will be broken by the yellow turban thieves! These days are always in vain, and I really don't have the shame to come to see adults. ”
"The captain of this school knows Zicheng's hard work, I don't know what Zicheng means? Let's get it straight! Zou Jing said to Jiang Sheng.
"The root cause of the futility is the poor foot strength of the foot soldiers, and it is difficult to pursue. If it is more than 100 cavalry, it is invincible. ”
A cold light flashed in Zou Jing's eyes, and the look of vigilance flashed by, Jiang Sheng's words were too abrupt, which inevitably aroused suspicion.
"Zicheng, it's not that the captain of this school doesn't help, it's just that this cavalry is very important, and it must be agreed by Lord Assassin Shi. There are less than 3,000 cavalry in my Youzhou army, so Zicheng still don't embarrass me. "Although Zou Jing is greedy for some benefits, it is absolutely impossible for him to mobilize a hundred horsemen under Jiang Sheng's command.
"Lord Lieutenant don't be nervous, I don't want to get involved in the Youzhou cavalry here, but I hope that the adults will help me buy some war horses, and I will train more than 100 foot soldiers into 100 cavalry."
"Uh-war horses are scarce things, not to mention the captain of this school, even if Lord Thorn Shi comes forward, they may not be able to buy them. In addition, the northern Xianbei tribes often harassed the frontier, and it was difficult for war horses to enter the customs. Therefore, I beg your pardon for the inability of this lieutenant to do anything! ”
Jiang Sheng took out a bag of gold leaves and offered it, "My lord has been in Youzhou for many years, and there must be a familiar horse businessman, please introduce him on your behalf." ”
"Ahem, how does this work? How to make it? Zou Jing smiled and put the gold leaf into his bag, and said to Jiang Sheng: "Zicheng, part of my Youzhou war horse was purchased from Zhongshan horse merchants Zhang Shiping and Su Shuangshuang, recently due to the Yellow Turban Rebellion, these two stayed in Zhuo County, and have not yet gone south. If Zicheng is interested, the school will repair a book, and Zicheng can bring the book to the Zuixian Building to find these two people. ”
Jiang Sheng arched his hand and said, "Thank you for your advice!" ”
"Although you raise your own cavalry, remember: it is not a good thing to be a good person! And the cavalry is too ostentatious, please be cautious! ”
"My lord reminds you to be cautious in the future. Over there, please help cover it up! ”
"Go ahead, but the captain of the school doesn't know about today's events." Zou Jing said and went back to the account. Jiang Sheng naturally understands that Zou Jing doesn't want to be implicated in the future.
After returning to the camp, Jiang Sheng immediately summoned Zhang He to plan the purchase of war horses and military training. When they left Montenegro, the two of them carried a lot of gold coils, and it was not a problem to have a hundred war horses. The two prepared gifts and went to visit Zhongshan horse merchants Zhang Shiping and Su Shuang.
In early March of the seventh year of Guanghe, in 184 AD, the Yellow Turban Rebellion had broken out for more than a month, and the officials and troops around the country hurriedly responded to the battle, and retreated again and again, and the Yellow Turban soldiers were in full swing, sweeping the 28 counties of seven states, and the government and the opposition were shaken.
Emperor Ling implemented the politics of party and eunuchs, creating the second disaster of party power, and the eunuchs took the power and eradicated dissidents, resulting in the persecution of a large number of loyal ministers and good generals to death. The domestic situation has long been in danger, until the urgent documents from all over the country entered the court, and the eunuch group could not hide it, so Emperor Ling woke up like a dream and made urgent arrangements: with He Jin as the general, he led the five battalions of Yulin to enter the capital pavilion, prepare weapons and armor, and guard the Beijing division; In addition, he set up commanders at the passes into Beijing, such as Hangu Pass, Otani, Guangcheng, Yique, Yuyuan, Revolving Gate, Mengjin, and Xiaopingjin, and gathered troops to garrison; He also ordered all localities to strictly defend to the death, and ordered all prefectures and counties to prepare for battle, train soldiers, count weapons, and gather rebel armies.
Youzhou Thorn Shi Guo Xun in Youzhou counties and counties to recruit talents, the first to launch the Yellow Turban Army attack operations, Daxingshan won a big victory, boosted morale, but in the nationwide combat situation, the officers and troops lost more than the victory, heavy losses, the Yellow Turban Army captured the county that opened the warehouse to release grain, recruited soldiers, such as a snowball, rapid growth. Faced with the snowflake-like emergency documents, Emperor Ling also panicked and summoned civil and military officials to the court to discuss matters.
"Ladies and gentlemen, the Taiping Road is in turmoil, and it is a disaster for all parties. Is there a solution? "Spirit Emperor Dao.
"Your Majesty, the Taiping Road thief is wrapped in a yellow scarf, called the Yellow Turban Army, killing officials and rebelling, doing all kinds of evil, and should be swept away with the power of thunder." Yang Qi replied.
"I already have this intention, today's court meeting is to discuss the way to destroy the enemy, and irrelevant words need to be mentioned again." The Spirit Emperor said unhappily.
"Your Majesty, the defeat and retreat of the officers and troops are the command of unscrupulous generals, and they are defeated again and again! For today's plan, it is necessary to abolish the policy of party ban, allocate the palace property and the good horses in the West Garden to give the soldiers, and improve morale, so as to defeat and win! "Northland County Taishou Huangfu Song said.
"The calamity of the party has accumulated grievances for a long time, and if you conspire with the yellow scarf, you will have no skills to return to heaven. I think that there were many famous generals in my dynasty back then, but now there are no available generals, Your Majesty, for the sake of the court and society, there should be amnesty for the party, and the selection of good generals should be perfect! Lu Jiang said.
Taichang Liu Yan said: "The treasury is empty and the weapons are insufficient, please issue an edict to the ministers to donate horses, bows and crossbows, money and food to supplement military supplies, and open up the way of speech, and make exceptions to appoint virtuous ministers and good generals." ”
Emperor Ling bowed his head, and after thinking about it again, he issued an edict: "From now on, amnesty will be granted to the party members, and the exiled party members will be allowed to return to their hometowns." All states and counties should open their doors widely, and those who are determined to serve the imperial court can join the army, and those who are famous generals of our dynasty and those who are well versed in strategy in the past can be elected as generals. ”
"Long live my emperor, long live, long live!" The Chinese Wushan of the palace shouted, and those loyal ministers who were beaten into tricks and unjustly imprisoned finally saw the light of day!
Emperor Ling was also deeply touched, and after receiving the bowing of the ministers, he preached: "Bai Luzhi is the general of Beizhonglang, and the general of Wuhuan Zhonglang is the deputy, and he led the soldiers of the five schools of the Northern Army (that is, the five battalions of Tuncai, Yuecai, Infantry, Changshui, and Shotsheng) to go to Jizhou to pacify the Yellow Turban Army. Huangfu Song and Zhu Jun led the five schools, the knights of Sanhe (the three counties of Hedong and Hanoi) and the newly recruited elite warriors to defeat the Yellow Turban Army in the Yingchuan area......"
After Emperor Ling announced the selection of the commanders and the strategic division of labor of each department, the various departments began to prepare intensively, and Zhu Jun recruited Sun Jian of Xiapi as the Sima of the Zuo Army, and brought the young people in the township and recruited the elite soldiers of Huaishui and Surabaya, a total of more than 1,000 people set off with Zhu Jun's army.
When the official army began to counterattack, Zhang Mancheng, the commander of the Nanyang Yellow Turban Canal, broke through Nanyang County, killed the county guard Chu Gong, and responded to Zhang Jiao.
The whole country became a pot of porridge, but Jiang Sheng and Zhang He were drinking and having fun with Zhang Shiping in Zuixianlou at this time.
"Brother Zhang, don't you know about this war horse......?" After three rounds of food and five flavors of wine, Jiang Sheng still has to do business.
"Brother Zicheng, don't worry, tomorrow I will talk to Su Shuangyan, and within ten days, a hundred war horses will be presented. It's just that this saddle pedal thing, I can't do it for a while, and I ask you to think of another way, brother. Zhang Shiping made a promise with a heavy deposit.
"Good! As long as there is a war horse, other affairs are not a problem. ”