Chapter 475 Offering Jie and Raising Prestige
The so-called alliance is actually Wang Yu's plan to bring the power of a great victory, gather the princes, show off the military power in the way of military parades and congratulations, and set a rule after scaring the princes from all walks of life.
His approach is similar to what Xiang Yu did after breaking through Xianyang in history, the difference is only that he is not as strong as Xiang Yu.
Of course, the rules set during the strong period did not have too long to be effective, but fortunately, Wang Yu did not expect too much, he just wanted to use this to stabilize the situation in Hebei and divide the territory of each family into qīngchu, so as not to have another dispute.
Due to Liu Yu's calculations, this step had to be advanced, and the effect was not bad.
After the alliance, in Hebei, Wang Yu's territory expanded not as much as the outside world imagined. However, the five counties he occupied were all adjacent to the big river, and the geographical conditions were very good, which can be called the five richest counties in Jizhou.
In addition, the wēixié from the north was also minimized, and Liu Yu's pressure was completely shared by Zhang Yan and Gongsun Zhan. Once the Central Plains happened, Wang Yu could quickly put most of his military forces into it.
As for the three counties that were ceded to Zhang Yan, they seemed to be at a loss, but they were actually taking advantage.
The dialogue between Tongguo and Lu Yi, Wang Yu's assessment of Zhang Yan is also more accurate. As a proud disciple of Zhang Jiao's brothers, although Zhang Yan is not ambitious, he is also a person with a political program. The ultimate political program of the Yellow Turban Army should be more inclined to a complete equalization of wealth and poverty, which is much more extreme than the Qingzhou New Deal.
Moreover, this concept is probably equivalent to a cheat, and people who are not entrusted with the mantle do not hand it over, so Zhang Ning and Xu He don't know much about it. This is also why all the high-level Yellow Turbans recognize Zhang Yan's status, and in history, Qingzhou Yellow Turbans and Hedong Baibo have all had plans to travel long distances to Montenegro to meet Zhang Yan.
Zhang Yan's road will definitely not work. But if he doesn't let him hit the wall by himself, he must be unwilling.
Anyway, the pressure on Qingzhou Tuntian is also very great, Wang Yu simply took advantage of the situation to carve out a piece of land and let Zhang Yan toss it by himself. Wang Yu believes that in the end, if he tosses the territory in this person's way, he will either collapse the territory, or his Yellow Turban government will go bankrupt, and he will clean up the mess when the time comes, and Zhang Yan must have nothing to resist.
Liu Yu admitted, and everything returned to the normal track. Wang Yu directly ordered the start of the parade.
The preparations were made in advance, and to the west of Gaotang, the Qingzhou Army arranged a site along the river and built a civil structure platform on the north side. As long as the armies march in order, they will be in place.
The envoys who came to observe the ceremony had already been led to the viewing platform near the high platform. Wang Yujun gave an order. The snare drum in the camp suddenly sounded loudly.
The officers and men of the battalions, who had been prepared for a long time, dressed neatly in their armor and polished their swords and guns in their hands, quickly lined up out of the camp under the guidance of the officers, lined up in the open ground outside the camp, and then marched in a row.
Before the procession arrived, the envoys who were watching the ceremony had all changed color.
Not because of the rousing drums of war. It's not because of the huge queue, what really shocks people is the speed of the whole march of the Qingzhou Army!
To a large extent, the speed of the whole team reflects the speed of the army's response to military orders.
The so-called like an arm makes a finger. refers to the short response speed, as if the command is using one's own body, this is the supreme realm of the art of war, and it is also an almost impossible realm to achieve, but what the Qingzhou Army shows is the trend of infinitely moving closer to this limit.
Soldiers poured out of the camp like a tidal wave, how to look, how disorganized. But as soon as he left the camp gate, it was as if the river had entered a canal, and the surging flow of people quickly found the wèizhì they should go to along the invisible track.
On the boundaries that outsiders can't see, the Qingzhou army formed a neat phalanx, and in the sound of orders one after another, they walked as they came, as smooth and natural as the water in the canal entering the well field.
The layman looks at the liveliness, the connoisseur looks at the doorway, there is no need to go into battle to fight, but from the details of the assembly and march, the demeanor of Qingzhou's strong soldiers will be fully displayed.
After the shock, the ministers became even more silent, the soldiers were brave, and the commanders were wise and strategic, how could it not be worrying that such a strong neighbor was on the side?
In a stirring mood, everyone didn't pay much attention to the process of marching and regrouping behind. Although more than 10,000 soldiers lined up in a long line, swords and guns were raised, flags were lined up, and even the rhythm of their footsteps was uniform, the scene was indeed amazing.
But since this day, they have received too many shocks, anyway, the Qingzhou Army is very powerful, what is the use of just shocking and exclaiming over and over again?
It seems that in the blink of an eye, the 20,000 troops in Qingzhou have completed the transfer from the barracks to the temporary school grounds, and in a specific order, six phalanxes of different sizes are listed on the school grounds.
It was only then that the envoys came to their senses, and the voices of discussion were heard from the viewing platform.
"Is there any way to this formation?"
"Looks like you're going to go it alone, right?"
"How?"
"Qingzhou's earlier establishment was based on the captain's main general, so each army was based on battalions, and the shooting battalion and cavalry were not enough, and the second battalion of Yulin and Zhenfeng had exceeded 5,000 people after repeated expansions. Now that Qingzhou's power has risen sharply, the garrisons of various armies are bound to be more dispersed, and the original establishment is out of date. ”
"I see. I said that the hussar general played the Son of Heaven, and after asking for the position of general for his subordinates, there was no follow-up, so I was waiting for a solution today. ”
"Qingzhou soldiers and horses are so strong, and they have to be expanded again, alas, there are many things in the world." Everyone shook their heads and sighed, but they had no choice but to just watch.
"All armies obey orders and give victory!!"
The beat of the drum suddenly changed, and became more and more impassioned than the previous rhythmic melody, and after a while, a knight ran out from left to right in the phalanx on the left side of the platform.
The envoys on the viewing platform could see the knight's garment, which was a military horseman.
The mount he rode was very fast, carrying a piece of cloth like a flag in his hand, and soon reached the point of the general's stage, in the direction directly opposite the viewing platform.
I saw the knight throw the cloth of the banner in his hand on the ground, and when he pulled the reins of the horse, the horse turned, and the horse's hooves trampled on the banner several times, and then stopped the horse. solemnly gave Wang Yu on the stage a fist salute, and in the left corner of the wooden platform, a pro-soldier said loudly: "The Han Hussars, the front army of the shooting battalion Sima Moumou, present the Yanzhou Thorn History Liu Dai military flag!" ”
The atmosphere in the field suddenly became warm, and the soldiers were all excited, this was an opportunity to show their military exploits in front of the commander-in-chief, and an opportunity to make a name for themselves in front of envoys from all quarters and even in front of the people of the world.
This is also arranged beforehand. All the officers above the rank of military marquis who have won some of the gains under their subordinates have the opportunity to ride horses and throw the military flags captured in the Hebei Battle and the heads of the enemy generals in front of the generals' platform, control the horses and trample them, and boast of their martial arts.
This is a great honor, a glory for every army. After the military commander dropped the military flag, Wang Yu waved on the stage. Immediately a burst of cheers erupted in the phalanx of the Shooting Battalion.
"The Great Han Hussars. The left part of the shooting battalion is a song, the military marquis is a certain one, and the head of the general of the Liu Dai department of Yanzhou is dedicated to the ......"
"The Great Han Hussars, Sima Moumou of the right army of the Shooting Battalion, dedicated to the head of the Huns right and the king of the sun......"
"The Great Han Hussars, the Shooting Battalion...... Dedication ......"
Every knight stepped forward. There are guards on the stage to roll call.
Capture the flag, the head of the enemy general, and the flag of the enemy army are all trophies that cannot be obtained without a big victory. The spoils of war that were contemptuously thrown to the ground at this moment, mercilessly trampled by the horses' hooves, each represented a great victory! Every name that was reported was met with a huge cheer from his unit.
"The Great Han Hussars, Huang Zhong, the commander of the shooting battalion, Yan Liang, the general of Hebei Xiao, and the head of Yu Fuluo, the king of the Huns! The battle in Hebei, the shooting battalion experienced a total of four battles: the Chiping Rush Battle, the Luoyan Valley Ambush Battle, the Plain Raid Battle, and the Gaotang Battle! Above the generals, four out of twenty generals, thirty flags captured, and ...... captured"
In the earth-shattering cheers, Wang Yu personally stepped down from the stage and led Huang Zhong to the stage. Although this was not the first victory ceremony Huang Zhong had experienced, the veteran was still flushed with excitement.
"A hundred battles have been successful, and today will be rewarded!" Wang Yu took a flag from the hands of his guards, shook it in the wind, and shouted: "This general will show Huang Zhong as the general of the expedition to the north, and the original shooting battalion will be expanded into an army!" In the past, there were clouds of soldiers: it was difficult to know like yin, and it was like thunder. Han Sheng commanded the army, and he was good at shooting, so he named it after thunder! ”
After that, he solemnly handed over the military flag in his hand to Huang Zhong. Huang Zhong raised his hands to take it, then turned around, unfolded in the wind, and on the bright red flag, a big thunder word moved like a wave, almost wanting to break out.
The veteran roared in the wind: "Thunder Army! ”
"Mighty!"
"Wan Sheng!"
Cheers erupted.
The Thunder Army was followed by the Yulin Army, which had the largest establishment, but in the Great War, it had always acted as a rear guard and guarded the rear. At the time of the war, it was mostly based on defense, and the battle record was not as good as that of the shooting battalion, but Wang Yu's attention was average.
"Without the Yulin soldiers as the enemy's sharp edge and guarding the rear, it is impossible for the hussars to win a hundred battles. Today, the general will play the ban as the general of the army, and officially restore the name of the feather forest, so as to form an army, and all the soldiers should encourage it with the general! ”
As he announced, Wang Yu awarded a flag with the word 'Lin' to Yu Ban. Although this flag is the same as the military flag previously used by the Yulin Battalion, the meaning is completely different.
"Wings for the ......"
"Like a forest!"
The ancient battle horn sounded again, and the brilliance contained in it will never fade, and it will be ancient and modern.
After Yulin, the light cavalry of Commander Zhao Yun was also officially formed, since it was named after the name of the soldier saint, of course, there would be no other choice for the military name of this army that came and went like the wind and had great achievements.
"It's as fast as the wind...... Zhao Yun is the general of the Yi army......"
Wang Yu had previously named Zhao Yun a Huwei general, and although that title was majestic, it did not belong to the official establishment of the Han court. According to the position of the Han Dynasty, in the military ranks, the general is the highest, followed by the hussar general, then the chariot general, and then the four expeditions, the three armies, and the two Yi generals are tied below.
Zhao Yun, the general of the Yi army, does not sound as the majesty of the tiger general, but the grade is much stronger than the latter's miscellaneous title.
Subsequently, the Huozi Banner was awarded to Tai Shici and appointed him as the general of Zhengdong. After the battle, Wang Yu captured a lot of armor staffs, and he prepared to add the three hundred light cavalry that rushed into battle with Tai Shici in Dongwuyang, plus the original heavy armored cavalry establishment, and expanded a thousand heavy armored cavalry.
The Shanzi Banner was awarded to Xu Huang, appointed as the general of Zhengxi, and the Destruction Battalion restored the single-arm unit with a thousand-man establishment as the backbone and main force of the entire Shanzi Army. The Shanzi Army has officially become a multi-arm mixed front army, and after the transfer of defense, it will gradually launch an expansion operation.
After the Fifth Army, Wang Yu also showed the special combat team in Qingzhou.
Because of several rounds of competition between Xu Shu and Xi Zhicai, this secret force has been exposed to the world. However, the various forces have limited knowledge of it, and the mystery is very high, and Wang Yu suddenly revealed it, which gave the envoys a surprise. But what disappointed them was that Wang Yu was generous and limited, although he showed the military flag, but the army standing in front of everyone was an empty shell at all.
Xu Shu is not there, and neither are his several lieutenants, and the one who was awarded the title and worshiped the leading flag on behalf of Xu Shu is just a captain who is not amazing.
Wang Yu appointed Xu Shu as the general of the internal army, and then gave this army an establishment and named it after 'fog'. I don't know if he was intentional or unintentional, the hussar six armies, but it just coincided with the mantra of the soldier saint.
Of course, Wang Yu did it on purpose, naming the army with the mantra handed down by his ancestors is indeed cool and majestic, rather than leaving it for future generations and letting others use it, and not giving patent fees, it is better to preemptively register it himself.
ps: Four generals, eastern, southern, western, and northern. Three generals, the internal army, the town army, and the Fu army. The generals of the Yi army and the Yi division are all of the same level, which is equivalent to the six-rank martial arts, and they are only under the chariots, hussars, and generals