Chapter Thirty-Eight: The Overseer's Expedition to the South
Deng Mao's words were no less than a bolt from the blue for Liu Jin, if the Yellow Turban Uprising had the participation of the feudal officials of the local government, it would add great resistance to the counterinsurgency of the imperial court.
Although two of the Ten Standing Servants were indirectly involved in Zhang Jiao's rebellion, their influence was far less than that of an official who held local power. In other words, the help they can give Zhang Jiao is, to some extent, not a single state or county official really came.
But based on these few words alone, Liu Jin didn't dare to conclude that Deng Mao's words were the truth, and couldn't help asking: "Is what you said true?" ”。
This Deng Mao can become the real leader of the 50,000 Yellow Turban Army, and his ability will not be much worse. Hearing this, he immediately understood the meaning of Liu Jin's words, nodded hurriedly, and said, "General Huwei, the villain doesn't dare to offend?" ”。
"Then do you know who the general sold the weapons privately?" , Liu Jin asked.
Deng Mao was stunned for a while, and thought to himself for a while, as if he was remembering. After a long time, he said: "I only know that this person seems to be the new Jizhou official, the word Wenzu."
"Wenzu, Wenzu", Liu Jin silently read these two words in his heart, and he was speechless for a long time.
According to the Tang newspaper sent by the imperial court to the counterinsurgency generals in various places, after the party was lifted, a large number of loyal and upright ministers were reactivated. Among them, Wang Fen, who was dispatched to serve as the assassin of Jizhou, is one of the best, and as far as Liu Jin knows, this Wang Fen's character is Wenzu.
Liu Jin waved his hand silently, and the Xiaowu guards took Deng Mao down.
It is said that with Wang Fen's qualifications and popularity, he is outstanding among the Qingliu Party, otherwise he would not be able to be appointed to such a high position as Jizhou Assassin. However, this person is loyal to the Han family, although he may not be loyal to the emperor Liu Hong, but according to Liu Jin's estimate, it is impossible for Qingliu party members like Wang Fen to have anything to do with the Yellow Turban Army, let alone sell weapons privately and help the Yellow Turban Army rebel.
Thinking of this, Liu Jin is really a head and two big, and he sometimes even thinks that if he hadn't come to the Han Dynasty, he wouldn't have so many troubles
Early the next morning, Liu Jin had breakfast, inspected the Peking University Camp and the prisoner camp, and was recruited by Liu Yan to the Assassin's Mansion.
In the lobby of the Assassin's Mansion, Liu Yan sat in the first place, and Liu Jin and a white-robed general sat as guests. I heard Liu Yan say to Liu Jin, the white-robed general who pointed at the pole: "Virtuous nephew, this is the right Beiping County soldier Cao Zhi, the white horse general Gongsun Zhan, the word Bogui, in the future, the two of you should be closer and closer, jointly assist the saint, and clarify the United States."
When Liu Jin heard this, he immediately stood up, hugged his fist at Gongsun Zhan on the opposite side, and said: "Liu Jin, a certain Yanmen guard, has seen General Gongsun, and has long admired General Gongsun to sweep Wuhuan, and shocked Youzhou, I have never had the opportunity to see it, and I don't want to see the general's true face today, which is really Liu Jin's luck!" ”。
In fact, according to Liu Jin's current official rank and military rank, he should not take the initiative to give gifts to Gongsun Zhan.
You must know that Gongsun Chan is at best a soldier of a border county, at most he is an official and a school captain, and those who have great merit can also serve as a miscellaneous lieutenant general.
However, Liu Jin is now a general of the emperor's personal title of Pingyan, and he is an official with an annual salary of 2,000 stones, which is several levels higher than Gongsun Zhan, the captain of the border county.
And the reason why Liu Jin took the initiative to give a salute was nothing more than to see that Gongsun Zhan was the same as himself, defending the border for the country and resisting foreign insults.
Gongsun Zhan, who is only in his thirties, also understands his status, but he has heard of Liu Jin's name.
In the battle of Yanmen, with more than 2,000 people, they broke 30,000 iron cavalry of the Huns, beheaded more than 10,000 ranks, and reversed the situation of the battle under the improper command of the main general. Now seeing that Liu Jin is not at all a hero in his official position, he can't help but feel very happy.
Immediately, with a smile on his face, he also clasped his fists and saluted: "Don't dare to be, don't dare to be, the name of General Shenweitian is known to everyone in the entire Northland." Zhan District is a thin name, and he should not be praised by General Miao".
"The two generals are the white jade pillars of my big man, so you don't have to be so arrogant, please sit down", Liu Yan said with a smile when he saw that both of them were very modest.
When the two heard this, they saluted again, and then they sat down separately.
I heard Liu Yan say again: "Virtuous nephew, General Gongsun, now that the Yellow Turban Rebellion in Youzhou has been pacified, the soldiers of various counties and counties have gathered in Fanyang, with a total of 20,000 Ma Bu troops. And my Han Jizhou, Yuzhou and other places are still rampant, I intend to take the virtuous nephew as the governor, and lead my Youzhou Erlang to the south to quell the chaos, and General Gongsun assists from the side, I don't know what the two think? ”。
When the two of them heard this, they groaned for a while, and then they heard Gongsun Zan say first: "Lord Assassin Shi, now that the thieves in Youzhou have just subsided, the counties are still a little unstable; Moreover, Youzhou is located in the northern frontier of our Han Dynasty, and foreign races such as Wuhuan, Xianbei, and Fuyu are watching the wealth of our Han Dynasty all the time, and these 20,000 county soldiers are almost half of all the troops that Youzhou can mobilize.
After all, Liu Yan is a civilian official, and he has no strategic view of the overall situation, so he was taken aback by the question, and hurriedly asked: "Then according to General Gongsun's words, what should I do?" ”。
But when Gongsun Zhan heard this, he said confidently: "According to the foolish opinion of the last general, it is enough to have two thousand Yanmen iron horsemen of the general of the slave extermination and three thousand white horses of the last general, and it is very convenient for us to travel with light horses, and it is also conducive to quelling the rebellion." The soldiers of each county can be divided into two divisions, one can be transferred to Lulongsai to defend against foreign tribes, and the other can appoint a general to garrison Fanyang, and once there is a change in each county, reinforcements can be made in time, so as to protect Youzhou."
Seeing that Liu Yan was still a little worried, Liu Jin suggested: "Uncle don't worry, with Brother Bogui's White Horse Yicong and the little nephew Yanmen Iron Cavalry, it is enough to quell the rebellion."
Looking at the confident expressions of the two, Liu Yan was not reluctant, so he had to obey and said: "The two generals are both my northern tiger generals, and it is expected that they will be safe, but in order to be sure, this official has prepared a thousand fine horses for the virtuous nephew." The military situation was like fire, and the two generals immediately led the iron cavalry south to quell the rebellion."
When the two of them heard this, their spirits were lifted, and they all stood up and said loudly: "No."
Out of the Assassin's Mansion, Liu Jin and Gongsun Zan rode together. During this period, the two of them said a word, and I said a word, and they talked very happily.
Liu Jin was very much in favor of Gongsun Zhan's iron-blooded policy towards foreign races, and Gongsun Zhan was also moved by Liu Jin's dozens of conquests against the Huns, and unconsciously, he felt a sense of heroic sympathy.
After a while, the two came to the school with their respective guards.
I saw that on the school field, 3,000 white horse cavalry stood in formation. These cavalrymen were all white horses and white robes, and even the flags were white, as if they were a sea of white.
Each of them had a strong bow and two pots of feathered arrows. There was also an iron spear for melee combat on the horse, but the shape of the spear was not as hideous as that of Liu Jin's troops.
These cavalrymen stood solemnly, although there was no battle situation, but all of them looked vigilant, showing good military discipline and training.
Seeing this, Liu Jin couldn't help but exclaim: "What a powerful White Horse Righteous Servant in Youzhou is really worthy of its name."
When Gongsun Zhan heard this, he smiled lightly and said modestly: "Where is it, it is much worse than the Yanmen Iron Horse, one of the two tigers in Bingzhou, haha."
The Double Tiger of Bingzhou refers to Lu Bu and Liu Jin, as well as the Bingzhou Wolf Rider and Yanmen Iron Rider under their command. After Lu Bu rebelled against his master Fan Weng, he went to Ding Yuan, who was the party guard at the time, and under Ding Yuan's command, Lu Bu won Ding Yuan's love with his bravery, accepted him as a righteous son, and ordered Lu Bu to form his own cavalry, named Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry.
Later, the Battle of Yanmen ended, and Zhang Yang was named the Taishou of the Shangdang for his merits. Because of his outstanding governance of the place, Ding was named the history of the state assassin, and Lu Bu became the chief secretary of Ding Yuan.
Although Gongsun Zhan was modest, he was extremely proud of his troops, and he couldn't help but want to compete with the Yanmen Iron Cavalry, even when he looked at the Yanmen Iron Cavalry Standing in formation.
As far as the eye could see, I saw two thousand Yanmen iron horsemen silently lined up in a military formation, without any noise. The army formation of 2,000 people did not even make the neighing sound of the war horses, which couldn't help but surprise Gongsun Zhan, which his white horse could never do.
Looking at the outfits of these cavalrymen, none of them were wearing light leather armor, and their chests and abdomen were wrapped in iron armor to protect them. Each of them had a hideous three-edged iron spear, the blade of which glowed with cold light, and there were still a few traces of red blood on the blood groove that had not yet been wiped off.
In addition, each of the two thousand iron horsemen had three short spears with slightly exposed tips stuck in their backs, looking at the length and thickness, Gongsun Chan didn't know what it was for.
For the Yanmen Iron Cavalry, Gongsun Chan sincerely admires that this elite cavalry killed from the sea of blood in the corpse mountain is enough to be called the name of a rare ace army in the world.
"The virtuous brother's Yanmen Iron Cavalry is neat and tidy, and it is really a rare elite army, and it is better than the foolish brother's white horse righteousness", Gongsun Zhan said sincerely.
When Liu Jin heard this, he smiled at Gongsun Zhan and said, "The military situation is like fire, let's send troops immediately!" The younger brother Gan was the elder brother's leader and led the army to attack the giant deer."
No, Gongsun Chan is also a person who admits death, so he only listened to the deep voice and said: "No, the virtuous brother is the governor of Youzhou who is personally appointed by Liu Youzhou, although the foolish brother is a few years older than the virtuous brother, but he can't mess up the distinction between priority and priority, I am willing to be the pioneer, and please ask the governor for permission." In the end, Gongsun Chan also pointed out Liu Jin's identity.
Seeing that Gongsun Zhan insisted, Liu Jin ordered: "In this case, you and I will join forces to march south and send scouts to investigate the enemy."
Gongsun Zhan was stunned, and immediately said loudly: "The last general will obey the order of the commander."
Liu Jin smiled, then took a few steps forward, came to the point general's platform, looked at the six thousand cavalry standing in formation, and said loudly: "The Han family is unfortunate, the Yellow Turban thieves raised the flag, attacked the state capital, and killed the people of Dawn. On the occasion of this national crisis, all my big men should be strong and persistent, and go to the national disaster together. The governor of Pontus is in front of the army, and I hope that the army will move forward bravely, and for my Han Dynasty, I will not hesitate to kill thieves." At the end, Liu Jin roared wildly, like a thunderbolt on a sunny day, shocking people's hearts.
"Kill the thief, kill the thief", the thunderous shout of killing broke out among the six thousand cavalry.
Liu Jin smiled to himself: "The military heart is available, and this battle will be won."
"Let's go", Liu Jin shouted, and the army moved slowly. (To be continued)
PS; The famous general had something to do at home yesterday and was busy late. I must make up for yesterday's chapter today.,Send the previous chapter first.,There's a change in the evening.。