Chapter 37 The Emperor's Strategy, Zhang Yan Descended to the Han

Because Tian Jing remembered the situation in Xuzhou and Lu Wen's safety, he rushed to Xudu to see Emperor Xian without waiting for Emperor Xian to summon him. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info

As soon as he arrived in Xudu, a yellow gate came up to give Tian Jing a message. Tian Jing was also stunned, why did he just arrive when the emperor got the news.

At this sight, it was an acquaintance Huangmen Ling Feng Chun. Tian Jing's question was purely a coincidence, and Emperor Xian suddenly had something important to discuss with Tian Jing, and issued a holy decree to let Feng Chun go to Pingyang to Xuantian Jing to enter Xu Capital to meet. How do you know that you have just left the palace gate, and you are about to arrange carriages and horses, while listening to the soldiers guarding the door, saying that the general of Zhengbei has entered the city and is staying in the post house temporarily. Seeing this, Feng Chun naturally hurried to the post house.

Tian Jing was also strange when he heard it, "I don't know what the Holy Lord has summoned me for?" ”

Feng Chun didn't know the reason, but according to his daily contact with Emperor Xian, it should be related to Cao Cao's large-scale attack on Xuzhou.

Tian Jing was secretly happy when he heard this, so that he had the opportunity to intervene in the war in Xuzhou and take the opportunity to rescue Lu Wen.

Tian Jing followed Feng Chun and immediately entered the palace to see the fight, and found Tian Jing so quickly, Emperor Xian was really taken aback, and only after asking the reason did he know Tian Jing's intention. However, Emperor Xian said to Tian Jing, "I summoned you to the palace this time, and I have important matters to discuss." After that, he retreated, leaving only Tian Jing alone, and then continued: "Aiqing, I heard that Dong Zhuo burned Luoyang and moved the capital to Chang'an, and the national seal was obtained by Sun Jian. Later, Sun Jian's son Sun Ce dedicated this seal to Yuan Shu and borrowed troops to establish Jiangdong on his own. Now Yuan Shu rebelled and established the Zhong puppet dynasty. I don't want to get rid of this traitor. However, the general Cao Cao led the troops to encircle and suppress for several months, but did not see the slightest success, but the court lost troops and lost face. Now that the general has led his troops to attack Xuzhou first, it is obvious that he has a personal grudge against the major affairs of the imperial court, and I am really dissatisfied in my heart. I'm going to plan to let the general's other army of men and horses crusade against Yuan Shu together with the general's men, I don't know what you think? “

Tian Jing heard Emperor Xian say about the jade seal before, and now he let himself send troops, how can he not know the meaning of Emperor Xian, so he said, "Back to the saint, the soldiers and horses of the ministers are the soldiers and horses of the court, and the ministers of the saint dare not obey." After the minister returned to Hedong, he immediately reorganized, and 10,000 soldiers and horses went south to support the Huainan war. In addition, please ask the Holy Majesty to give convenience to the general's soldiers and horses along the way to support grain and grass. ”

Emperor Xian was very happy to see Tian Jing's promise. He said a few words of encouragement, afraid that he would not understand what he meant, and specifically mentioned the importance of the jade seal.

Tian Jing said, "The minister is about to explain this matter to the saint. There are few soldiers of the ministers, and there are many soldiers under the command of the general, even if Shouchun is conquered in the future, I am afraid that the seal of the country may not fall into the hands of the ministers. The minister was going to sneak a group of henchmen into the city in advance, and secretly ambushed him to find out the news of the jade seal. Once the time is ripe, let them steal or take it, and they must find a way to take the jade seal. But after all, it is up to people to make things happen, and it is up to heaven to make things happen, and the minister can't guarantee that he will be able to get the jade seal. ”

Emperor Xian smiled, "I am not a faint king, how can there be a reason why it is difficult for a strong man, the general only needs to do his best." ”

Tian Jing suddenly thought that he only had three battalions of infantry and one battalion of cavalry in Hedong, and he brought out 10,000 by himself, and there might not be no one in the surrounding forces who were ready to move. It is not a bad thing to show your strength now, but it is more conducive to ensuring the stability of Hedong. Then he said, "Holy Lord, the minister has another good news to report. When the minister went north to Jizhou, he met Zhang Yan, the marshal of the Montenegrin Army. This person is loyal and courageous, but he is a man who can be friends. The minister said to him that the saint is working hard to make the country prosperous, and intends to recruit talents to fill the imperial court, and is ready to pacify the thieves to calm the world, and when the time comes, the four seas will be quiet, and His Majesty will vigorously develop production, reduce taxes, and let the people of the world live a peaceful life. Zhang Yan had the intention of surrendering to the imperial court, but he had to go back to discuss with many leaders. Recently, I have just received accurate information about his intention to surrender to the imperial court, so I have come to ask for the opinion of the Holy Lord. “

Emperor Xian was also overjoyed when he heard it, and this Zhang Yan was also relatively famous among the Yellow Turban Qu Shuai back then. If this person can be recruited, it will also be a deterrent to the Yellow Turban Yu Party. And they can also show their benevolence. Thinking of this, he said, "This is just right, I will make him a general in peace and difficulty, and give him the title of Marquis of Guannei." “

Tian Jing hurriedly said, "Shengshang, Weichen was reckless, and he told Zhang Yan that day that if he descended to the imperial court, he should ask for the post of General Pingbei." This ......"

Emperor Xian didn't hesitate to hear it, "General Pingbei will be General Pingbei, even if this title is also promoted, he will give him the Marquis of Anguo Pavilion." It's just that how to settle this Zhang Yan's 100,000 horses is a problem. ”

Tian Jing smiled, "Holy Lord, the Yellow Turban thieves are wandering around, one is to bring women, children, the old and the weak, Zhang Yan's 100,000 army is only afraid that there are only more than 30,000 soldiers and horses. My Hedong population is sparse, and it is also very difficult to replenish the population, and now that I have the opportunity, I am ready to break up all these people and arrange household registration in the counties and counties of Hedong and Pingyang. As for Zhang Yan's soldiers and horses, I plan to reorganize part of them to enrich the soldiers and horses of the third and fourth battalions of my Northern Army. The rest was also led by Zhang Yan and stationed in Hedong. ”

After listening to Emperor Xian, he thought about it, after all, there were a lot of Zhang Yan, and it would be a pity if they didn't make good use of them. He said, "Luoyang Duwei is rebuilding the palace and rebuilding the city wall, and a lot of manpower is still needed, so it is better to select 10,000 strong people from Zhang Yan's army to go to Luoyang to repair the city, and their food and grass supply will all be provided by Fu Wan, which also relieves the pressure on your Hedong." ”

Tian Jing one day, this is Emperor Xian is calculating Zhang Yan's family, it seems that what he believes most is that his father-in-law is finished. But after all, he is a Hanchen, and Emperor Xian is the Son of Heaven, so how he wants to arrange it is naturally up to him. Tian Jing naturally nodded in agreement, and the discussion was decided.

Emperor Xian issued an edict and rewarded Zhang Yan and his son and his important generals, Tian Jing directly received the holy decree to go back to Hedong to recruit Zhang Yan and prepare to recruit troops and horses in the south.

Zhang Yan has a tacit understanding between the two sides of Tian Jing, but when and what form has not yet been decided, because Tian Jing has been waiting for a suitable time.

Originally, it was hoped that Zhang Yan would actually occupy Shangdang, Taiyuan and other counties to start again, which was the most beneficial to Hedong. However, in the current form, it seems more reasonable to let Zhang Yan surrender to Han first, and to deploy the strength of each battalion in a unified manner in the future.

As soon as Tian Jing came out of Xudu, he sent someone Pegasus to interrogate Zhang Yan. When Tian Jing returned to Hedong, Zhang Yan, Zhang Fang, and Hu Cai had also arrived in Hedong. Tian Jing told the court about asking for Zhang Yan's title this time, and Zhang Yan finally waited for the moment when Ming Zheng Yanshun joined the court, which could be regarded as his wish.

In fact, the old and weak women and children in Hedong began to be resettled in Hedong as early as more than half a year, and now there are only 30,000 strong people left in Montenegro, and it is easy to change their ways.

Tian Jing invited Xu Shu, Zhao Yan, Yang Xiu, Xu Huang, Wei Yan and Zhang Yan to meet. Only then did Tian Jing tell Emperor Xian that he let him go south to attack Yuan Shu, and then introduced Emperor Xian's proposal for the placement of the Black Mountain Army, which required 10,000 strong men to repair Luoyang.

Regarding the matter of going south, everyone naturally has no opinion, but who will go to the water stream and how to arrange Zhang Yan's soldiers and horses are the primary issues.

After deliberation, it was decided to select two battalions of infantry from Zhang Yan's army, totaling 13,500 people, to form the fourth and fifth battalions of the Northern Army. The third battalion, which was originally formed on the basis of the surrender of the Montenegrin army, has also been formed, but a commander has not been appointed. This time, Wang Ping, a lieutenant in the first battalion, was appointed as the general of the "loyalty" battalion of the third battalion, Zhang Fang, the son of Zhang Yan, was the general of the "Yong" battalion of the fourth battalion, and Wang Shuai, a commander of Zhang Yan, was the general of the "Yi" battalion of the fifth battalion. In this way, the five battalions of the "mighty, loyal, brave and resolute" of the first infantry army were neatly organized, with a total of 31,250 people, plus the personal soldiers of the lieutenant generals, a total of 35,000 troops. The infantry soldiers and horses were all controlled by Zhang Yan, the general of Pingbei.

The cavalry battalion originally had only one battalion of soldiers and horses, with Wu Fang as the lieutenant general; Now three thousand one hundred and twenty-five men were selected from the Black Mountain cavalry to form the second battalion, with Leping as the lieutenant general.

The original spy battalion consisted of only one hundred and twenty-five men and was commanded by Star. At present, Hu Cai, a division of the Chinese army, is the lieutenant general of the spy battalion, and the spy battalion "Flying Eagle" has a total of 625 people, and all the lieutenants and military marquis under his command are appointed by Hu Cai.

In addition, 6,250 people who were familiar with the terrain of Montenegro were selected from the Montenegrin Army to form the mountain battalion "Flying Tigers", with Sun Qing as the lieutenant general and Li Kang as the deputy lieutenant of the Central Army, and still garrisoned Montenegro.

At the same time, Huo Jun was promoted to the governor of Hedong County, responsible for the local defense of Hedong counties, and stationed in Jie'anyi; Qi Tai was the governor of Binh Duong County, responsible for the local defense of each county, and garrisoned Binh Duong.

Among the remaining Qingzhuang soldiers of the remaining Montenegrin Army and the garrisons of Hedong and Pingyang counties, 10,000 people were selected and handed over to Yang Xiu to lead them to Luoyang to meet the ambush, which was arranged by him. Of course, Hu Cai did not forget to put his "flying eagle" spies in it. Although they are allies now, who can predict what will happen in the future. It's better to prepare early.

One Tian Jing relieved that all the armed forces of more than 30,000 people in the infantry army were handed over to Zhang Yan, and this kind of trust made Zhang Yan grateful, since others treated him as a national soldier, how could he not do his best to assist Tian Jing.

The other is Wang Ping, a small soldier who was originally unknown, was found by General Xu Huang to be promoted to lieutenant of the Central Army, and now it is even better, and Tian Jing, the general of Zhengbei, directly promoted him to the lieutenant general of the third battalion. No one is not blushing at this rapid promotion, but the red eyes are red, but no one is not convinced. In the previous competition between the three armies, Wang Ping's first school of soldiers and horses was called an order like a mountain, moving like a wind sweeping away leaves, quiet as Mount Tai Zhenjiang and sea, attacking as fierce as a fire and burning a plain, and retreating like a sea ebbing tide in an orderly manner. This is Wang Ping's ability.

This time, Tian Jing went south to attack Yuan Shu, and the general with the highest voice was Wei Yan of the "Wu" battalion, but Tian Jing ordered the third battalion of the "Zhong" battalion, which had just been formed. The cavalry did not bring a battalion of soldiers and horses with his righteous brother Leping, but brought Wu Fang's 3,000 cavalry.

Tian Jing intends to use newcomers this time, including Ju Yan and Chen Shuang, who have just defected to him, and they are also serving as captains in Wang Pingjun. Tian Jing not only has the intention of training newcomers, but also does not want others to feel that they are always close to the original deployment, and all parties still have to take care of it.

Before that, all Shi Da's people went to Xuzhou to inquire about the news, and Tian Jing asked Hu Cai to arrange for the "Flying Eagle" people to quickly go south to Runan, Lujiang, Yangzhou and other places to inquire about the military situation. His own brigade then set off. During his absence from Hedong, all important military and political affairs in Hedong, including the intelligence of the spy battalion, were handed over to General Xu Shu.