"Dispatch an army? For the time being, the army will not be able to move! In addition to the cavalry, although the number of infantry in the Xiang Army has increased significantly, most of them are former Youzhou soldiers, who are not familiar with our Liaodong tactics and must receive various military training before going to the battlefield. ”

"In addition, with the implementation of the Juntian system, the Youzhou Governor's Office is being prepared, and we need to re-establish a defensive line along the Great Wall in the northern part of the Upper Valley. Before the soldiers of various prefectures have formed combat effectiveness, even if the Xiang army has completed its training, it is impossible to pull them out to fight. ”

Of course, Wei Shuo hoped to bring Youzhou under his rule as soon as possible, but the reality did not allow him to send troops on a large scale to sweep the Quartet, in addition to the weak troops, his foundation in Jicheng was not yet solid, and he had to rely on force to deter all parties.

Lu Chang frowned and thought for a while, and said: "My lord, Youzhou has seven counties under its jurisdiction, but there are only two counties under the rule of Liaodong, and most of the rest are in a semi-independent state, and there are powerful people behind them, but Guangning County, which is close to Shanggu, is the most likely place to be taken by us at the moment." ”

"Quang Ninh?"

"Yes, it's Quang Ninh County! In the first ten years of Taishi, Emperor Wu issued an edict to divide the territory of Shanggu County in Youzhou into Guangning County, and the county ruled Luoxian County, under the jurisdiction of Luo, Zhuolu and Pan County, with more than 18,000 households and more than 80,000 people. Hu and Han lived together here, and Karasuma King Ku Wei Guanchang was ambitious and wanted to steal Quang Ninh to stand on his own. ”

"Since Shi Le's extermination of Wang Jun, the Karasuma people in Dai and Quang Ninh have responded in groups, seizing the city, killing officials, and plundering the local area, with great momentum. However, as far as I know, since Wei Wu and Cao Cao broke the three counties of Karasuma, the Karasuma people have suffered a great loss of vitality, and since then they have been divided and submitted to the Central Plains and Xianbei people one after another. ”

"Last year, Bo Sheng, one of the commanders of the Jizhou beggar army, led 5,000 Karasuma households to surrender to Shile, and Shile moved his troops to Xiangguo. Bo Sheng went to Xiangguo and took away the last elite of the Karasuma people who could fight well, and the remaining Karasuma people in Shanggu, Guangning, and Dai were already strong and middle-class. It's just that with the help of Shile's prestige, it was a fluke. ”

"In this way, only the lord only needs to send a partial division - thousands of elite cavalry, and then send a general to unify it, and within ten months, Guangning can be slightly determined!"

Lu Chang's suggestion made Wei Shuo a little moved, and he didn't dare to go to Daijun to provoke the powerful Tuoba Xianbei for the time being. But the Karasuma people in Guangning haven't been taken seriously by him. As Lu Chang said, Karasuma has long been different from what it used to be, and it is not vulnerable at all.

"Well, yes, Shuo will send troops to take Guangning!"

……

When it came to sending generals to take Guangning, Wei Shuo thought of Duan Wenyang, who had just been thrown under his command. Duan Wenyang has a straightforward personality and is a hot-blooded man, and he always brings up anything in person. When he first arrived in Jicheng, Duan Wenyang proposed to Wei Shuo that he did not want to be a direct enemy of Duan's Xianbei in the future.

Wei Shuo agreed to Duan Wenyang's very rude request in front of all the civil and military personnel. Subsequently, he was promoted to the rank of captain of Zhaowu Zuo, and the position of leading Sima. Speaking of Duan Wenyang's previous status, he should not be treated so lightly. But Wei Shuo didn't want to be used to the Hu people as before, and suppressed the Hu people's rebellious nature with strict requirements from the beginning.

Duan Wenyang had learned about Liaodong and knew that Jun Sima was already a high-status general, second only to the position of commander, so he didn't have too much resentment towards Wei Shuo in his heart. On the contrary, for Wei Shuo to agree to his request in public, he was faintly grateful in his heart. Let Duan Wenyang lead his troops to Guangning, which can satisfy his desire not to be an enemy of the Duan clan. It can also allow it to play its own skills.

"Zhaowu Zuo Lieutenant Duan Wenyang, see the lord!"

"Wen Yang is here. Hurry up, please! ”

Wei Shuo stepped forward and picked up Duan Wenyang, who was kneeling on one knee, looked up and down a few times, and finally nodded with satisfaction: "Well, that's good!" It seems that Wenyang is not decadent because of a momentary setback, and he is relieved to see that you are so motivated. ”

"There is a concern for the lord of labor. I wonder what the Lord has commanded when he comes down? ”

"Wen Yang is a famous general in Youzhou, your prestige has been widely spread in the land of Youyan, and now the school captain's mansion plans to attack Guangning County, and needs to use Wen Yang's name, I don't know if Wen Yang is willing to take on this important task?"

Hearing this, Duan Wenyang fell to the ground. He said from the bottom of his heart: "Before, Wen Yang risked death to vote, thinking that his sin was unforgivable, but he didn't think that the lord not only forgave my crimes, but now he also gave me a heavy responsibility. Thank you for the love of the lord, Wen Yang's liver and brain are smeared and there is nothing to repay. ”

"Hahaha, I have the help of Wen Yang, why worry about Karasuma not being destroyed? There is no need for Wenyang to smear the ground, as long as Guangning County is taken down and dedicated to Wei, I will be satisfied. ”

"Please rest assured, the lord only needs to allocate thousands of elite horsemen to Wenyang, and he doesn't need to bring any grain and grass, and the last general can kill all the rebellions in Guangning."

"Wen Yang is brave, and he already knows it. However, when going to Guangning Wenyang, you must remember that except for the rebellious Hulu, you must not indulge the army to plunder the place! This is military law, and you must not disobey it, otherwise the military cao of the Judge Advocate General's Office will not be able to spare you! ”

"The last general commands!"

In the second year of Jianxing, in mid-May, Duan Wenyang served as the commander of the Western Expedition and commanded the Sanban cavalry into Guangning County in the name of acting commander. Accompanying the army was Wen Qiao, who had completed the mission and returned to the state, and Wei Shuo did not agree to Wen Qiao to follow the army to act together. But under Wen Qiao's repeated insistence, he finally had to compromise.

Because of its overhanging northwest and close proximity to Dai County, coupled with the rampant Hulu in the territory, Guangning County has always been a buffer between Youzhou and Tuoba Xianbei during Wang Jun's reign in Youzhou. Tuoba Xianbei will enter Kou Guangning almost every year, and after years of war, Guangning County, which was not prosperous, is now even more dilapidated.

Xialuo City, about 120 kilometers away from Jicheng in a straight line, considering the poor road conditions in ancient times, the army had to travel at least 150 kilometers to reach Xialuo. In order to maintain the combat effectiveness of the cavalry, the army had to stop for a day in Shanggu Fuyang, and then attack Xialuo with surprise troops along the Yongding River.

The ancient cavalry traveled at most forty or fifty miles a day, but fortunately, this road was all within Wei Shuo's sphere of influence, so they only needed to be careful to avoid the enemy's eyes and ears, but they did not have to worry about being ambushed by the enemy.

The army marched for six days before arriving at Fuyang City, and then Duan Wenyang led his troops to stay in the local area for a day, so that the soldiers could nourish their spirits and replenish food and grass.

In the middle of the night of the next day, the army quietly set up camp and took advantage of the night to bend along the Yongding River to the northwest road, and went straight to the lower Los Angeles City, the Guangning Zhizhi.

And in order to cover up his whereabouts, after leaving the frustrated sun, the army was all ranked, the horses were chewed, and they traveled at night. In this way, Duan Wenyang and his entourage quickly disappeared from the sight of the outside world, and no one knew their exact location.

The army marched all the way, along the way in the spring mood, everything was full of life, and everywhere there were endless grasslands and pastures.

Duan Wenyang was very cautious, the scouts and scouts scattered more than ten miles away, and occasionally encountered a few small tribes of Karasuma people, but they were also wiped out by the army with lightning speed, so the army never leaked a trace of news!

Wen Qiao walked with the army all the way to be regarded as an eye-opener, not only admired the unusually strict military system in the Liaodong army, but also surprised by the high quality of the soldiers in Liaodong. He can be regarded as having been in the military for many years, and knows that the trilogy system is popular in the army today. But in Wei Shuo's army, he didn't find a trace of the tribal system.

The tribal system is actually the military embodiment of the politics of the Wei and Jin dynasty lords, and it is the main means for the generals of the family to grasp military power. Under the tribal system, soldiers are the private property of generals, and under normal circumstances, the imperial court has no right to dictate to subordinates directly under the generals. And it is often the father who dies and the son succeeds, the brother dies and the brother dies, and the position of the military master is passed down from generation to generation.

However, in the Liaodong Army, all soldiers are under the management of the Captain's Office, and generals at all levels have no right to recruit soldiers or promote generals without permission, and there is a special organization responsible for the training of soldiers and the assessment, examination, and promotion of officers.

In addition, reading and literacy were also very popular in the Liaodong Army, and almost every soldier could write his own name or a simple letter.

Don't underestimate this, in ancient times when more than ninety percent of the people were illiterate, it was terrible that the Liaodong Army could do this.

After seeing the military system of the Liaodong Army, and thinking about the Juntian system being implemented in Youzhou now, Wen Qiao immediately understood why the family hated Wei Shuo so much.

Almost all of the policies pursued by Wei Shuo were used to weaken or limit the expansion of the family's power. But Wen Qiao can see it clearly, although the new policy in Liaodong is not conducive to the family, it is greatly beneficial to the country. (To be continued.) )