Chapter 39: Zhao Yun
Wu Jun was too guarded in the mansion, and Zhang Hao's hearty laughter came from time to time in the side hall.
The guards and maids and servants who were standing around knew that King Qianwang was in a good mood today. It's not just that General Tai Shici came back, and it seemed that listening to the movement inside, King Qian's eyes were very different to the other handsome and tall general.
The maids looked at each other, guessing who the young general was, and even the guards had some doubts in their hearts.
Zhang Hao is really in a good mood today. There are many reasons, Huang Zhong led the army to attack Huiji County very smoothly. Tai Shi Ci returned with tens of thousands of gods. The other is the young and handsome general that the maids are curious about.
Speaking of which, Tai Shici really gave Zhang Hao a lot of surprises. The Shenwei Army's strategy on the border of Youzhou is that the generals take turns to take charge. But Tai Shi Ci's luck seems to be very good. Two months ago, Tai Shici brought the future celebrity Tian Chou back to report on his work.
Tian Chou's ability is beyond doubt. Being able to defect to Zhang Hao, who had no name at all, at that time, can only be said to be an accident. It was also Tai Shici who led the army to save Tian Chou's hometown that was looted by Wuhuan. That's why Tian Chou, who knew how to repay his kindness, thought about defecting to the Shenwei Army. finally became a member of Zhang Hao's account.
Now that Tai Shi Ci has returned to Jiangdong, and the other generals cannot go to the border of Youzhou, Tian Chou is responsible for the affairs of the Shenwei Army over there.
Not to mention recruiting a Tian Chou, this time Tai Shici actually brought another surprise to Zhang Hao.
This is an idol of many Three Kingdoms fans, and there are many idols in the Three Kingdoms, but there are few that can make most people like them. There is no doubt that Zhao Zilong, the white horse silver gun, is one of them.
It was Zhao Yun who was brought back by Tai Shici this time.
Zhao Yun has just returned from studying art, and this can be regarded as a patriotic young man. Historically, Zhao Yun took the initiative to defect to Gongsun Chan because Gongsun Chan was a strong advocate of fighting against foreign races, and he made great contributions in this regard. As a result, because Zhao Yun is from Jizhou, he is not reused by Gongsun Zhan.
This time, Tai Shi Ci met Zhao Yun unexpectedly, when he was leading the army to attack the plundering Xianbei, and Zhao Yun joined in. Tai Shici saw that Zhao Yun was outstanding, and immediately invited the other party to join the Shenwei Army.
Although the origin of this Shenwei Army is a little inexplicable, the name of the Shenwei Army is shouted by a different race, and it is the Han people who are protected, and the young and energetic Zhao Yun joins it. This time, Tai Shici returned to Jiangdong and brought him back.
Tai Shi Ci is very clear about Zhang Hao's desire for talents.
It is estimated that Tai Shici usually helps Zhang Hao with grease and powder, so when Zhao Yun faced Zhang Hao, his attitude was extremely respectful.
Zhang Hao showed his ability to take things out of thin air, and took out a few of the general's weapons specially built before for Zhao Yun to choose. This hand made Zhao Yun, who had heard a lot of Zhang Hao's miracles through Tai Shici, couldn't help but be shocked.
was chatting with Tai Shici and Zhao Yun about the situation of aliens on the border of Youzhou, and Zhang Hao talked about the entanglement between nomads and farming peoples. Zhao Yun listened to these rumors of the rotten streets of later generations very seriously, and the rotten streets of modern times, but at this time, they seemed to be wise and wise.
At this time, a personal guard came over and handed Zhang Hao a piece of paper. Tai Shici and Zhao Yun naturally stopped talking and waited quietly.
"There are still people who don't give up!" Zhang Hao didn't hide it from Tai Shici and Zhao Yun, smiled and said,
Now that the form of Jiangdong, Tai Shici and Zhao Yun have some understanding, and Zhang Hao directly explained,
"Yangzhou Assassin Chen Wen is gathering the army, and everyone in Yangzhou counties and clans has responded enthusiastically, and they have money to contribute, and some people have to contribute. According to our detailed intelligence, if this army is assembled, it is estimated that it will have at least 70,000 men, and even 100,000. ”
Zhang Hao didn't mean to be nervous at all, but sneered on his face,
"These noble families are going to fight to the death. Obviously, they don't want to accept our new policy, which limits their privileges. But I don't want to think about why they have such privileges. And these wealthy families are really full of background, and they can put together such an army. Among them, the scholars in the land of Jianghuai account for the majority, and it seems that Jianghuai is not only densely populated but also much richer than Jiangnan. ”
Zhao Yun looked at Zhang Hao's calm appearance, and was quite heartbroken. That's an army of 100,000.
And Zhang Hao's side, counting the returning Shenwei army and the soldiers drawn from the island, there are only 30,000 people. Of course, Zhao Yun knew that if Zhang Hao forcibly cobbled together and counted the recruits and the guards of the wealthy family, he could recruit another 20,000, but he was already familiar with Zhang Hao's army regulations and knew very well that Zhang Hao would not do that until he had to.
Moreover, Wu County and Huiji County have just been pacified, and it is necessary to arrange a certain number of troops to maintain order.
In this comparison, Zhang Hao's strength is not comparable to the other party. What's more, as an official, the other party may also receive a steady stream of support from the imperial court.
After all, Zhao Yun had just joined Zhang Hao's side not long ago, and he was not clear enough about Zhang Hao's details, otherwise he would not have been disheartened by Zhang Hao's current attitude.
Zhang Hao really didn't take these patchwork troops seriously.
"My lord, it will take time for the other party's army to be put together, should we strike first? General Huang is now on an expedition around Huiji County, but the Shenwei Army is almost repaired. Tai Shi Ci proposed,
Tai Shici is very aware of the advantages of the cadre army, not to mention all kinds of weapons that are ahead of the times, as well as the higher quality of soldiers. Along the Yangtze River, the Jing Navy is the weapon of great destruction. Now it is absolutely impossible for the Yangzhou Thorn History Department to send a large army across the river. On the contrary, Zhang Hao's side can attack Jianghuai at any time.
Zhang Hao pondered for a moment, but shook his head, "No." I want to do it all in one battle. Since the Shenwei Army has been repaired, then the expedition to Danyang County will begin tomorrow, and Danyang will not be a troublesome matter if only Yuzhang County is left in the Jiangdong region.
When the time comes, we will go directly north, fight a decisive battle with their patchwork army, and defeat their confidence in a battle, and we will be able to accept Jeonju smoothly.
In this way, those private soldiers of the noble clan and the soldiers of the counties and counties were defeated, and it was impossible for them to have any decent resistance later. We should also vigorously promote the New Deal. With the Jing Navy here, we can rest assured that we can conquer Jiangdong and Jiangnan without worrying about being interfered with. ”
Tai Shi Ci and Zhao Yun thought about Zhang Hao's train of thought, Tai Shi Ci admired, and Zhao Yun was still a little puzzled. Tai Shi Ci knew the strength of the cadre army, but Zhao Yunzheng was puzzled because he didn't know. After this, he will understand that Zhang Hao did not sell himself and boast at this time.
At the Taishou Mansion party, Zhang Hao introduced Zhao Yun to everyone. After revealing his plan to everyone, Tian Feng, Gu Yongmanzhong and others cooperated with Zhang Hao's thinking to improve the plan.
In the afternoon, Zhang Hao went to the Shenwei Army, which can be said to be Zhang Hao's earliest army. He showed all kinds of means early on, so that the loyalty of the Shenwei Army to Zhang Hao was incomparable, and now Zhang Hao is going to lead them to create a better future in that doctrine, and the soldiers of the Shenwei Army are all highly motivated.
This New Year in Jiangdong is fiery, not to mention the conquests of the cadres everywhere, as far as the people are concerned, the various policies of the cadres and the army make them ecstatic, and in addition, the cadres and the generals seem to have an image, so that the foundation of the cadres among the people is very strong. It's quite a bit of a king's sense.
And for the scholars and even the officials, it is a bit of a dire feeling. Needless to say, the restrictions imposed by the cadres on the noble clans were given. As an official, it is also a great responsibility for such a traitor in the territory, especially now that there is nothing to be done about these traitors.
The lower-level officials have already thought about it, but the officials at the Taishou level together with the Yangzhou Thorn History Department can sleep and eat.
Not only the Yangzhou officials were uncomfortable, but also the imperial court in the capital city of Luoyang. The news of the Yangzhou rebellion reached the imperial court, but it shook the princes of the imperial court.
The Liangzhou rebellion tossed for several years, one after another. This time, the rebellion of the Han Sui Kingdom and others, and after inviting out Huangfu Song, they finally kept the land of Sanfu. And in the first month of this year, using the celestial omen of meteors falling from the sky, Huangfu Song defeated the rebels of the Hansui Kingdom in one fell swoop.
But now the Han is still not stable, not to mention Zhang Hao's rebellion, let's say that since the second half of last year, because of natural disasters, the grain harvest has failed, and the yellow turbans in various parts of the Central Plains have resurged, which has overwhelmed the imperial court.
In the past few years, Emperor Liu Hong has been dying in tricks and spending money in tricks. Even the expenses for the rebellion were pieced together, and the treasury was out of money.
The resurgence of the Yellow Turbans in Xuzhou, Qingzhou, Yuzhou and other places was all ordered to the local assassins to quell the rebellion, and they were unable to provide much support.
Now that I know that there is a huge rebellion in Yangzhou, what is particularly concerning is that this so-called big cadre is well-organized, orders and prohibitions and even has its own laws, which is obviously not comparable to rebels such as the Yellow Turban. In this regard, the imperial court is very big.
Knowing that it should be severely cracked down at this time, the finances of the imperial court have long been in ruins, and the princes of Huanghuang in the imperial court have a feeling of dire distress.
Fortunately, Chen Wen's response to Yangzhou Assassin Shi was decent, and it also made the imperial court have certain expectations and luck. Give them some time to think about what to do.
It is worth mentioning that Zhang Rang was shocked when he knew that Zhang Hao had rebelled, but this guy was very clever and buried all the important clues. also took the initiative to ask Emperor Ling for guilt, but the result was unharmed. In addition to Zhang Rang's trust in Emperor Ling, I am afraid that there is also a reason why Zhang Hao failed to buy an official.
What's even more speechless is that Zhang Rang didn't mean to cut off contact with Zhang Hao at all, and could only say that this guy was very smart and ready to meet both sides.
In addition, the Xuzhou Mi family and the Zhongshan Zhen family, who cooperated with Zhang Hao before, really have deep roots and have not been implicated. Even the cooperation with Zhang Hao has not stopped. It's just undergone a makeover.
The two sides built various workshops in Xuzhou and Jizhou, and on the surface, they separated themselves from Zhang Hao. But this is not the case. Although it is inevitable that they have some small calculations. However, seeing the tremendous momentum of the cadres, the attitude of these people is getting better and better.
Although some merchants who cooperated with Zhang Hao were unlucky, Zhang Hao vaguely informed them in advance, since they failed to escape the catastrophe, it can only be said that they were too careless. Zhang Hao can't do anything about this for the time being.
In short, the external conditions are now very good for Zhang Hao, and the offensive results of the Qianjun army are remarkable, and they are almost undesirable in Jiangdong.