Chapter 89: Cao Jun takes the lead
Cao Jun heard the call and went out of the ranks.
With his hands clenched into fists, he knelt on one knee, and there was more or less a trace of anticipation in his heart.
"You have made meritorious contributions to the battle before the battle, and you have cooperated with General Zhao Zilong to capture the Wei general Zhang He, which greatly damaged the morale of the Wei army, and is the number one contributor to the victory of our army in this battle."
"I specially promote you to a rebellious general, I hope to make persistent efforts, not arrogant or impatient, and make meritorious contributions with my Northern Expedition army."
"No!"
After Cao Jun heard the seal, his face was still unwavering, and he lowered his head and silently retreated to his original position in the big tent.
A few envious glances followed.
Although Cao Jun couldn't see any expression on his face, he actually had a bitter feeling in his heart, and the little daughter-in-law became a mother-in-law.
This time, he was promoted to a miscellaneous general, and compared with the other generals in the big tent, he was still the lowest status, but he finally entered the hub of the Chinese army and squeezed into the banquet of the first Northern Expedition to get credit.
The generals in the tent were not surprised that Cao Jun was promoted this time, only Zhao Yun turned his head and nodded slightly to Cao Jun, as if recognizing his merits and being quite satisfied with his previous performance.
Other generals who had won meritorious service in this battle also received various awards, and the atmosphere in the big tent returned to the previous happy situation.
Then Zhuge Liang began to deliberate.
Cao Jun had just been promoted to a miscellaneous general, and he was standing at the end of the corner of the tent, so naturally he didn't have a chance to speak, so he just took the opportunity to fish, and he deserted for a while.
He secretly glanced at the generals in the tent and silently compared the current military positions and status of the generals.
Among the three armies, the highest status is the general.
He is the head of the generals.
His official position is greater than that of the third duke.
In the romance, Xiahoudun, Cao Zhen, and Zhuge Jin all held this position.
Below the generals, there were hussar generals, chariot generals, and guard generals.
Among them, Ma Chao and Cao Hong both served as hussar generals (sealed by the puppet court of the Han Dynasty).
Zhang Fei and Xiahouba served as general chariot cavalry.
Jiang Wei (late period) served as General Wei and General General.
Below, there are the generals of the four directions.
That is, the former generals, the left generals, the right generals, and the rear generals.
It belongs to the high-ranking officers among the generals.
When Uncle Liu Huang ascended to the throne of Hanzhong, Feng Guanyu was the former general, Ma Chao was the left general, Zhang Fei was the right general, and Huang Zhong was the rear general.
After Zhuge Liang's defeat in Jieting, he also degraded himself to the right general.
Below them are the Four Zheng Generals, the Four Towns Generals, the Four An Generals and the Siping Generals.
After that, there are the miscellaneous generals, the Yamen generals, the partial generals, and the Pi generals.
The last three are standard junior officers.
Cao Jun looked at the military positions of other people in the big tent and made a comparison in his heart.
The first is Zhao Yun, one of the five tiger generals.
is the general of the town army and the marquis of Yongchang Pavilion, and he is the head of the generals in the current big tent;
followed by the general of Zhenbei, the prime minister Sima, the assassin of Liangzhou, and the Marquis of Duting, Wei Yan.
He is currently the highest-ranking general in Zhuge Liang's Northern Expedition.
Everyone knows that Zhao Yun is old, and how long he can fight is unknown.
Under Wei Yan, it was the leading envoy of the Left Army of Grain Transport, General Pingbei, and Chen Canghou Ma Dai.
After Ma Chao died of illness (Ma Dai declared to the outside world), Ma Dai was ordered to go on an expedition to guard Xipingguan, and was promoted to the general of Pingbei because of his meritorious service.
After Ma Dai, there are Guan Xing and Zhang Bao.
Both of them are famous generals.
Among them, Guan Xing is the general of Long Xiang, the second son of Guan Yu, and inherited the title of his father Marquis Hanshouting.
Zhang Bao is Guan Xing's sworn brother and the son of Zhang Fei.
The two have noble titles, and no one dares to underestimate them, and they are also respected as generals in the army.
(Guan Xing and Zhang Bao both died early in the official history)
Under these five people, there are a number of middle and low-level generals.
First of all, Jiang Wei, after descending to Shu, was recruited by Zhuge Liang as Cangcao Peng, plus Fengyi General, and then was named Yang Tinghou, General Zhengxi, and finally achieved the position of general.
He was the mainstay of the Shu army in the post-Zhuge Liang era and a famous general of the Northern Expedition.
But at present, he is only a miscellaneous general.
Also miscellaneous generals are the Feiwei general Liao Hua, the Yangwu general Deng Zhi (also leading the post of the Central Supervisor), and the rebellious general Cao Jun.
After the Battle of Jieting, Wang Ping, who was highly regarded by Zhuge Liang because of his cautiousness, was only a general at this time, and he was currently the lowest position in the big tent.
At this moment, he was standing alone at the bottom of the left side, opposite Cao Jun, and he also couldn't get any opportunity to speak.
In the eyes that came over just now, this person was the most envious.
In addition to a cadre of generals, the rest of the tent is Zhuge Liang, the prime minister of the Shu Han Dynasty, and Ma Yan, who joined the army.
(There were also some unknown generals in the Northern Expedition, so I won't write more, and the space is limited.) )
Compared with the Shu army camp, the Wei army camp at this moment is full of sadness and mourning.
Following Xiahou Nan's first defeat, Cao Xiu's second defeat, and Cao Zhen's third defeat, the morale of the Wei army fell to the bottom.
However, Cao Zhen was not worried about whether his position as the governor of the three armies was secure.
The reason for this defeat.
It is entirely the consequence that military advisor Wang Lang is not familiar with the military situation on the front line and likes to command indiscriminately.
First, he proposed to fight before the battle;
Later, he fell off his horse in the rush and was trampled to death, which caused our army to be more ambitious, and only then did we have today's defeat.
Cao Zhen was looking coldly at the moment, looking at Wang Lang's corpse on the hospital bed, and he had already thought about the content of the twist and turn for a while.
If it weren't for the fact that he was in a rage at the critical moment and prevented the defeat of the Wei army, I am afraid that the casualties at this moment would not be tens of thousands of horses.
Well...... The point-pointing military advisor is hanging, and the back-handed man is gone.
It's time to show off my Governor's talents.
Cao Zhen stood at the door of the camp tent with a pair of mustaches and hands behind his back, seeing that the morale of the camp was low, and all the soldiers were in panic, a sentence suddenly popped up in his mind.
He pondered alone for a while, then stretched out his hand and called out a general outside the tent and asked, "What is the morale of our army at this time?" ”
The general secretly glanced at Cao Zhen and said truthfully: "The army's morale is in turmoil and morale is low. ”
Cao Zhen asked again: "You said that with Zhuge Liang's wit, would he choose to take advantage of the chaos to rob the camp?" ”
The general was not sure for a while, but only deduced: "It is very likely that the last general suggested that the governor should prepare as soon as possible." ”
Cao Zhen waved his hand to let him go down, and he already had a plan in his heart.
Although Wang Lang behaved like an idiot in front of the battle, he was ranked as the third prince and had a noble status, even if he died, he couldn't let him go.
You can use his corpse and use it a little.
In addition to taking the blame for the defeat, it can also be used as a bait to attract Zhuge Liang to come to rob the camp.
That Zhuge Liang is so wise and close to a demon, how could he let go of such a good opportunity?
It's just a matter of careful planning.
Wang Lang, the back-handed man, is only one example, and there is no other semicolon.
Now dead.
If you lose again, it will be really difficult to explain to Your Majesty.
Cao Zhen walked in the tent one after another, gradually completing the plan in his mind.
"Instead of preventing Zhuge Liang from robbing the camp, it is better to use Wang Lang as a bait and take the initiative to lead the Shu army to attack, and when they arrive, I will let him come and go."
"Hehe, it is said that Zhuge Liang acted cautiously and never failed in his life, and now I, Cao Zhen, want to take the lead from him, so as to block the mouths of those people in the court."