Chapter 439: The Brocade Army
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The atmosphere in the carriage was very bad, and everyone was holding their breath and commenting on Mr. Jia, hoping that Mr. Jia could give everyone an explanation, if the fall of Ping County was just Mr. Jia's random speculation, then Mr. Jia's status in Lianghuai would definitely plummet, but the problem was that Mr. Jia's ability to anticipate things like a god for a long time made people unable to doubt it at all. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
Yitianbu is an intelligence organization created by Cao Ying, well, in fact, it is not Cao Ying's own creation, after all, the Lianghuai region does not have the foundation of northern Xinjiang, it is impossible to establish a powerful intelligence organization in a short period of time, if this organization is not strong, how can Cao Ying's surname be on his lips?
In this case, how is the Heavenly Division composed? In fact, this is really thanks to the family behind Cao Ying, as we all know, the Cao family is Cao Teng's adopted son, and this appearance is transferred from the Xiahou family, the Xiahou family is not an ordinary family, but the descendants of the generals of Liu Bang, the founding ancestor of the Han Dynasty, its strength and heritage can be compared with ordinary families? Even the Yuan family, known as the third prince of the fourth world, may not be able to win all in front of the Xiahou family, right?
In order to support Cao Ying to gain a foothold in the troubled times, the Xiahou family has paid a lot, not only sent Xiahou Yuan, Xiahou Yuan and others to Cao Ying's command as generals, but even the wealth and intelligence forces in the clan were sent to Cao Ying's hands without any fear.
Now the whole territory of Yuzhou has been in the hands of Cao Ying, it is worth mentioning that in order to control the entire Yuzhou as soon as possible, most of the middle and low-level officials sent by Cao Ying are the children of the Xiahou family, and the suspicious Cao Ying will not hand over the already unstable Yuzhou counties to outsiders, after all, in the current period of the Central Plains powers, it is not easy to master a state.
Since Yuan Shao dominated the northeast of the Central Plains in advance, the situation in the Central Plains has undergone subtle changes, and some gate valve families have more or less approached Yuan Shao, and even some small families have recommended their descendants to serve in Yuan Shao's army, which has closely linked the entire family with Yuan Shao. Of course, these are just special cases, most families are still waiting, after all, whether or not to combine with the forces of the princes is very important to a family, it is related to the life and death of the family, if it is not necessary, these families will not take such risks.
Cao Ying's pressure at that time was very high, although most of the strength and territory under Cao Ying's command were not composed of gate valves, but after all, the strength of the gate valve in Lianghuai was very strong, if these gate valves were close to Cao Ying, it would form a very big threat to Cao Ying. Fortunately, the campaign to conquer Yuzhou ended quickly, unifying the entire Yuzhou plus the original rich Lianghuai region, Cao Ying became the most powerful prince in the Central Plains in one fell swoop!
"Back to the lord, there is no news from Yitian, but it can be predicted that even if Pingxian is not lost, with Zang Hong's indecisiveness, he will definitely not be able to hold it for long, if the god king Liu Tai personally appears in Pingxian, then Zang Hong will definitely order Kaicheng to surrender!" Mr. Jia looked around at everyone with a look of great certainty and said.
"How dare Zang Hong do this?" Cao Ying's face changed greatly, and he shouted with an unforgivable look of anger, and then saw Cao Ying open the curtain of the carriage and shouted at the many generals guarding the carriage: "Xiahoudun stepped forward to obey orders!" ”
"The end will be here!" Hearing the loud shouts, Xiahou Dun, who was galloping on a war horse, suddenly pulled the reins, turned his head to look at the carriage, and entered Xiahou Dun's eyes was Cao Ying, who was angry.
"You immediately led 3,000 light horsemen to drive to Pingxian, if Pingxian has been lost, order someone to report to the Chinese army, and lead the army away from Pingxian to go back to Luoyang, if Pingxian is not lost, ask Zang Hong to open the city gate, and obtain control of Pingxian, give you the right to detain Zang Hong, if he resists, you can put him in prison!!" Cao Ying's expression was ugly, like a pig's liver. In fact, if it weren't for Mr. Jia's ability to be recognized a long time ago, Cao Ying's complexion would not have changed so much, after all, Cao Ying can be called a hero, and anger and impermanence are Cao Ying's true colors.
But after truly realizing Mr. Jia's ability to anticipate things like a god, what else can Cao Ying say? The top priority is to send people to investigate whether Pingxian has really fallen, and if it really falls, then Cao Ying's next consideration is not how to recapture Pingxian, but how to defend Luoyang or retreat to the land of Lianghuai!
So, why did Cao Ying send Xiahoudun there? In fact, it is also very easy to understand, Xiahou Xuan is the strongest general under Cao Ying, in front of the Tianci army, if there is not enough force, it is difficult to even escape, and Xiahou Xuan has always been steady, knows the overall situation, if Ping County has been lost, he will definitely not be too forced, as for the other generals, it is not suitable to hold this position for the time being.
Three thousand light cavalry is not a threat to the Tianci army, which can subconsciously make the Tianci army think that there is no need to pursue, so that Xiahoudun's hope of retreating is greater, if the Tianci army is really in pursuit, then, even if the loss of three thousand light cavalry what? As long as Xiahoudun comes back, Cao Ying's loss will rise!
"The last general commands!!" A loud shout came out of Xiahou Xuan's mouth, although he couldn't understand Cao Ying's accurate intentions, he could be a general, and if he got the military order, he would naturally have to carry it out, and the mission of the soldier was to move forward bravely, even if there was a mountain of swords and a sea of fire in front of him, he could not retreat half a step!
"My lord, please don't be impatient!" Looking at Cao Ying's impatient demeanor, Mr. Jia couldn't continue to remain calm, stepped forward and grabbed Cao Ying's big hand, frowned and said. Although Mr. Jia can guess that nine percent of Pingxian County has been captured by the Tianci Army, he does not say that he is ten percent sure, and Xiahoudun is likely to encounter other troubles when he leads the troops to Pingxian, and Mr. Jia doesn't want to be chased by Cao Apu with a sword and run all over the street.
"Oh? What do you mean, sir? Stunned, he turned his head to look at Mr. Jia, Cao Ying's expression was a little puzzled, now Pingxian is in great danger, and it is the best way to send Xiahoudun to investigate, but why did Mr. Jia stop it? Could it be that Mr. Jia has a better case in mind?
"Please also invite the lord to come in and discuss." Glancing around at the puzzled eyes of the generals outside the curtain, Mr. Jia frowned, because of Cao Ying's sudden move, the troops had stopped marching, and now the army was in the middle of the mountain, it was extremely unwise to stop the march, of course, at the moment, this place is still within the safe range, and it is impossible for the Tianci army to appear, so although he was dissatisfied, Mr. Jia did not say anything.
"Okay." Nodding, seeing Mr. Jia's solemn gaze, Cao Ying also glanced around, as a military master, how could Mr. Cao not understand the danger of his position now? In case there are ambushes on the high mountains on both sides, not too many, 10,000 is enough, then Cao Ying's life is a little dangerous.
"You will continue to march, and after leaving this place, find a wide place to camp temporarily, as for whether to go to Pingxian to investigate or not" Cao Ying's eyes looked at Xiahoudun who was waiting, and saw Xiahoudun standing there with a depressed face, not receiving orders, nor continuing to move forward, looking very entangled.
"I'll tell you later." It is a very bad habit to change the order of the master, but Cao Ying is an exception, Cao Ying's suspicious surname causes Cao Ying to issue multiple orders in a row many times, and even after the order is issued, it is not a lot to take it back, of course, although Cao Ying's suspicious surname more or less makes his subordinates a little dissatisfied, but a lot of it has helped Cao Ying.
The monarch who dies to save face is often the fastest to die.
"No!" The generals surrendered their orders, and then after Cao Ying entered the car, the generals ordered the army to continue to advance, of course, this time the army did not seem so anxious, after all, Cao Ying had no order to march urgently, there was no need to rush to catch up.
In the carriage, Cao Ying sat back on his head, his face extremely ugly. Although Cao Ying is very thick-skinned, but changing the military order in front of so many people is really a little embarrassing, under the gaze of everyone, Cao Ying, who has an ugly face, asked Mr. Jia: "Mr. stopped Ye to give a military order, I want to be more than already in my heart, and I hope that Mr. will give advice." ”
is a wonderful trick to transfer the fault of the order to Mr. Jia, which not only makes Cao Ying's heart comfortable, but also makes the courtiers present target Mr. Jia. When the time comes for this sudden change in military orders, it can highlight Cao Ying's loyalty and advice, and fill in a little weight for Cao Ying in the hearts of scholars.
Of course, even if the culprit is transferred, it is impossible for Cao Ying to blame Mr. Jia for this, after all, Cao Ying's order was not discussed by Mr. Jia, and it has nothing to do with Mr. Jia. If Cao Ying was really such a small-bellied person, the strategists in the carriage, such as Cheng Yu and Chen Qun, would not swear allegiance to him.
"My lord, my subordinates expect that General Xiahou must be extremely dangerous to go, even so, it is better for the large army to slowly march fifty miles south of Pingxian County." Mr. Jia's eyes sparkled and he looked at Cao Ying and said. When he said this, he could see the thumb of Mr. Jia's right hand moving slightly, as if his mood was a little unstable, which is not a good phenomenon for a strategist!
"What do you mean, sir?" Before Cao Ying could ask, Cheng Yu, who was sitting on the side, couldn't help but ask, the most unbearable thing for a strategist is to be in the clouds and fog, and Cheng Yu is no exception, if Cheng Yu's identity in Lianghuai is just one of the ordinary strategists, but Cheng Yu is the top strategist of Lianghuai!
"Mr. Fang Cai said that it was unwise for our army to enter Ping County this time, why do you want to march again? Sir, do you know that the Tianci Army is mostly cavalry troops, and our army is not more than 10,000 yuan, in case Pingxian County has really been taken by the Tianci Army, don't we send sheep into the tiger's mouth? Cheng Yu's face is very ugly, even uglier than Cao Ying, as Cao Ying's original top think tank, but now he can only "ask" Mr. Jia, which is definitely a big blow to Cheng Yu.
"Dare to ask Mr. Zhongde, is it possible that the heaven-sent army will not be able to fly? Now that there are only a handful of county towns captured by the Tianci army on the south bank of the Yellow River, how can war horses be transported so easily? And according to the surname of His Royal Highness the God King, how could he attack Dong Zhuo with more bullies and fewer attacks? Mr. Jia's tone was a little heavy, his eyes looked directly at Cheng Yu, and he didn't avoid it at all. Mr. Jia can be said to be a top wise man, how can he not understand the road of the more you retreat, the fewer roads you have? If you give in to Cheng Yu and others step by step, it will only be Mr. Jia himself who will suffer at that time.
"This" couldn't speak for a long time with his mouth open, Cheng Yu is also a sensible person, and he can understand it at one point, not to mention that Mr. Jia has already said it so clearly? If the Tianci army did not occupy a few stable strongholds, the war horses sent to the south bank would not play a big role, after all, Sili was different from other states and counties, and there were county towns and villages everywhere, especially after the battle of Dong Zhuo, Dong Zhuo and other princes destroyed Sili's official roads, and the mobility of the cavalry was greatly weakened.
Therefore, it is not very realistic for the cavalry troops of the Tianci Army to go south in a short period of time, even if Liu Tai forcibly recruits the cavalry to the south, it will not have much combat power, and it will also increase the burden on the front line, with Liu Tai's many years of military strategy knowledge, how can he not understand this?
"Your Highness is indeed not this kind of person!" Seeing Cheng Yu deflated, Cao Ying, who is the main father, naturally wants to end up for it, no matter what, Cheng Yu is Cao Ying's oldest and most loyal subordinate, whoever suffers, Cao Ying will not let Cheng Yu suffer, of course, sometimes it is good to be pressed by others in language, after all, Cheng Yu's status in Lianghuai is too high now, although it is not dangerous to Cao Ying, but who is Cao Ying? Any threat must be nip in the bud!
"With His Royal Highness's understanding, in this battle of the south, His Highness will not have more than 300,000 soldiers and horses against Dong Zhuo! According to the current intelligence, Zhao Yun's troops who attacked Mengjin have about 80,000 soldiers, Zhang Fei, who has occupied Heyin, has about 60,000 soldiers, and Xu Chu, who will defend Chenggao and retreat, also has 60,000 soldiers, plus Jiang Qin and Zhou Tai's sailor troops, the number of soldiers is nearly 260,000, so if His Royal Highness is to conquer Ping County, he will lead no more than 40,000 troops. It seems that Cao Ying knows Liu Tai very well, and every paragraph of his words reveals an inexplicable emotion towards Liu Tai! And Cao Ying's guess is really good, this time Liu Tai attacked Pingxian, and there were indeed only 10,000 Jinwei guards.
"The lord also said that he missed a sentence!" I saw Mr. Jia shook his head, and said with a helpless look in his eyes: "Although His Royal Highness the God King may not lead more than 10,000 troops, but these 10,000 soldiers and horses are the division of a hundred battles, and they are invincible Jinyi Guard!" ”
When the words fell, Mr. Jia closed his eyes, unwilling to look at the demeanor of the people in the carriage, maybe he didn't need to look, Mr. Jia could also feel that everyone heard this, and their expressions would be extremely ugly, and anyone who faced the nearly Markham Yiwei would also feel trembling!
Hearing this, everyone gasped, although they had already known in their hearts that there must be Jinyiwei where Liu Tai appeared! Unexpectedly, this time to deal with Ping County, Liu Tai mobilized 10,000 Jinyi guards! Of course, as the saying goes, knowing oneself and knowing that the other side will win a hundred battles, everyone present is the top strategist of the two Huai, naturally knows the difference between the Jinyi Army and the Jinyi Guard, if there are really nearly 10,000 Jinyi Guards in Northern Xinjiang, then, the princes don't have to play this game, just wipe their necks and commit suicide or bow their heads.
In Northern Xinjiang, the establishment of Jinyi Wei is only 3,000, these 3,000 people are all the well-deserved soldiers in the entire Northern Xinjiang, it is reported that the rules for the selection of Jinyi Guard are very strict, if you want to become a Jinyi Guard, you must challenge one of the Jinyi Guards at the specified time and place, well, there is no limit to this guard, the challenger can choose by himself, but the problem is that the guards in the Jinyi Guard are well-deserved veterans, and it is not easy for ordinary people to enter the Jinyi Guard by force? Of course, if it weren't for this difficulty, the Brocade Guard would not be called the king of soldiers.
From this, it can be seen how powerful Jinyiwei is! For nearly ten years, the establishment of Jinyi Guards has never exceeded three thousand, and every Jinyi Guard who has been brushed off automatically enters the Jinyi Army. Although the establishment of the Jinyi Army is 30,000, it is directly under the identity of Liu Tai as the commander of the First Army, which makes it not easy to enter the Jinyi Army.
If the Jinyi Guard is the king of soldiers, then the sergeant of the Jinyi Army is the prince! The rank in the Jinyi Army is very clear, and the strongest person in all aspects can be one of the three deputy commanders, and it is obvious that the current three deputy commanders of the Jinyi Guard are Zhang Fei, who was the left general, Xu Chu, the right general, and Ma Chao, the Shenwei general!
Among the three major generals, Ma Chao's qualifications are the shallower, in fact, Ma Chao is very lucky to be able to take the position, if it weren't for Zhao Yun at that time because he led the troops to go on the expedition, he was canceled from the position of deputy commander of Jinyiwei, Ma Chao would not have been able to enter Jinyiwei at all, of course, whether it was luck or Liu Tai's arrangement, then only Liu Tai himself knew.
The selection rules of the Jinyi Army are also very strict, generally speaking, the sergeants of the Jinyi Army are selected from the core elite of the major legions, it is worth mentioning that if you want to enter the Jinyi Guard, you must achieve certain results in the Jinyi Army, so the Jinyi Army is also the previous stop to become the Jinyi Guard.
It is reported that in the major counties and counties of Northern Xinjiang, all those who are suspended in the Jinyi Army, that is, the captain or the sergeant above the captain level, can eat a certain amount of food for free in the tavern and various restaurants, well, this number is limited, if there is no restriction at all, then the northern Xinjiang is not eaten poor?
However, the restriction is only on the middle and lower-level officers of the Jinyi Army, and the food and accommodation of the general senior officers are completely paid by the northern Xinjiang, which is a bit like the consumption of public funds in later generations, but if it is not so, how can the soldiers of the major legions be so enthusiastic about entering the Jinyi Army?
Room and board is just one of the special treatments, and the Jinyi Wei above the Jinyi Army, the treatment is even more useless, Liu Tai can give almost no good treatment left, so the government is responsible for finding a wife for him, well, but can you become a Jinyi Guard, are you afraid that you can't find a wife? As long as you go out for a spin, you can make sure that you can stuff a ten-person bed
(To be continued)