Chapter 208: Complicated in the Army
In the Han Dynasty, the rank of the cavalry general was very high, second only to the great general and the hussar general.
Later generations often said that it was not quite appropriate to say who was a chariot general, or who should be a chariot general.
This military position is not very set, the general of the chariot cavalry is mainly in charge of the conquest and betrayal, when there is a war, the official will go out, and when the war is over, the official will be dismissed, and everyone should have done what they should have done.
This thing wasn't made permanent until after Liu Hong died.
Liu Cang's left army Sima, that is, Zhang Wen, the main subordinate officer of the chariot general, was ordered to lead the troops to fight together. The general of the cavalry is not permanent, and he, the Sima of the Left Army, is naturally a temporary order to disperse after completing this ticket.
In the main mansion of Meiyang, everyone gathered together, Zhang Wen was a little more literate than Huangfu Song, and less cold.
Sun Jian, who joined the army, Dong Zhuo, the general who broke the captivity, Zhou Shen, the general Zhou Shen, and Bao Hong, who supported the wind on the right, gathered the leading troops from all over the country, and among them, there was a more embarrassing Yuan Peng.
The old man in his sixties was headly given the position of deputy general Zhang Wen.
The main general is the commander, and the deputy general is what he does. I don't know which one gave Yuan Peng this position, and I don't know if he wants Yuan Peng to die, or if he is looking for death.
Liu Cang arrived, everyone introduced familiarity, Meiyang to Jincheng line was besieged by rebels in many places, but Liangzhou is special, and the rebels do not dare to attack the city and occupy an area here.
The first task of the counterinsurgency army is now to repel the cavalry invasion led by Beigong Boyu. However, these people in the Light Lord's Mansion are obviously not in unison.
"In other words, because of the lack of baggage, the cavalry led by General Dong and General Zhou has not been able to gather troops in Meiyang so far?"
The main mansion was deliberating, Sun Jian stood beside Zhang Wen, Yuan Peng sat under Zhang Wen, Liu Cang frowned and looked at Dong Zhuo and Zhou Shen, and his tone was calm and questioning.
"Hehe, General Liu doesn't know, Beigong Boyu and Li Wenhou have joined forces, and there are more than 40,000 rebel cavalry, this is not a war in the Central Plains, if you want to defeat the rebels, you need to prevent the cavalry from scattering."
"We also need a large number of cavalry to fight, this man eats horses and chews, and the war horses can't cut off the grain and grass, if the baggage is not enough to gather troops in vain, the waste of the war horse is more than worth the loss."
Liu Cang asked, Zhou Shen frowned, Dong Zhuo had a wry smile on the corner of his mouth, and patiently explained to Liu Cang.
"Well, Cang has just arrived, I don't know the situation, General Zhou is suspicious of something? Dissatisfaction with a certain one. Nodding to Dong Zhuo, Liu Cang looked at Zhou Shen, and walked in front of Zhou Shen as he spoke.
Beigong Boyu rebelled a few years ago, and the commanders of the official army were replaced, from Hanoi to Meiyang, at most, the distance from Luoyang to Chang'an, and the troops gathered for three or four months, but the main cavalry had not yet entered the army, Dong Zhuo's wry smile was not helpless, no matter how you look at it, it is just thick-skinned.
Dong Zhuo managed to deal with the scene, Zhou Shen obviously expressed impatience, Liu Cang seemed to want to attack Zhou Shen with a questioning tone, Zhang Wen and Sun Jian's eyes lit up, and Yuan Peng had a slightly surprised expression on his face.
"Heh, if the marshal has the intention to let Liu Sima be in charge of military affairs, the last general will not dare to question Liu Sima's understanding of the battle situation." Zhou Shen chuckled, his tone was frivolous, and he looked at Zhang Wen as he spoke.
Sima of the Left Army has a lot of authority in the army, but the premise is to look at the attitude and ability of the commander, especially in this kind of combined army, he has the ability to assist the commander in controlling the whole army, and the failure to endure the current Zhou Shen is the best example.
"Marshal, Zhou Shen did not obey the emperor's orders, delayed the military affairs, and the last general asked for the Fu Festival to punish the lawless!" Zhou Shen was arrogant and arrogant, Liu Cang sneered, stood beside Zhou Shen, did not wait for Zhang Wen to speak, and said to Zhang Wen with a fist.
"You dare!?" Zhou Shen was suspicious, raised his head and looked at Liu Cang angrily, and suddenly saw a trace of killing intent on Liu Cang's face, and couldn't help but panic in his heart.
Zhang Wen led the troops and pretended to use the rune, that is, the emperor lent the emperor rune to Zhang Wen to use to deter the place. Similar to the so-called Shang Fang Sword in later generations, if you don't take it out anyway, you just have to take some lives.
Zhou Shen was furious, Dong Zhuotong shrank, and Bao Hong, who was also in the hall, quietly stayed away from Zhou Shen and Liu Cang.
On Zhang Wen's side, Liu Cang actually felt a little panicked from him, Sun Jian beside him was excited, and Liu Cang felt unbearable.
"A certain said that the handsome man can ask for the rune, as soon as the rune comes out, a certain person should punish the rebellious for the handsome, do you say that a certain dare?" Liu Cang took another step towards Zhou Shen, bowed his head and looked down at Zhou Shen, his eyes flashing with anger.
Liu Cang's words were rampant, somewhat meaning to make decisions for Zhang Wen, Zhang Wen's eyes lit up, swept away the panicked emotions before, and his eyes swept between Zhou Shen and Liu Cang, as if he was hesitating, but finally looked at Yuan Peng.
"Alas~" Yuan Pan shook his head and sighed lightly, meaning inexplicable.
"Don't fight again, the enemy is now, we should work together to fight the enemy, Liu Cang, this is not Luoyang, even if you are not afraid of the general, don't spoil the righteousness in the army." Yuan Peng said unhurriedly.
The hall was quiet, and it was originally intimidated by Liu Cang's momentum, Zhou Shen was even more constricted at this time, and Yuan Peng's words were endless, but the sentence 'not afraid of the general' was obviously the key.
Yuan Peng is famous, there is never a lie in his mouth, and then thinking about Dong Zhuo's attitude towards Liu Cang, Zhou Shen couldn't help but take a few steps back, no longer holding his chest up to confront Liu Cang.
Liu Cang is Zhang Rang's nephew, many people know it, and there are many rumors about his role in the Battle of the Yellow Turban, but some small accidents between him and He Jin are basically only circulated among the official eunuchs in Luoyang.
Zhou Shen didn't know Liu Cang's specifics, and he originally relied on what he was supporting, but he only regarded Liu Cang as a eunuch. There are royal eunuchs behind you, and there are generals with relatives behind me, who is afraid of whom?
But Yuan Peng raised his voice and said that it was extremely natural not to be afraid of the general's words, and in the face of Liu Cang, who had obvious killing intent, Zhou Shen did not dare to test Liu Cang's bottom line again.
"The baggage grain and herbs should be prepared in Liangzhou, this is Bao Hong's responsibility, we lead the troops to prepare for war, and the baggage has not arrived, and there is nothing to be done." Zhou Shen retreated to Dong Zhuo's side and opened his mouth to explain, barely relenting.
Bao Hong, the Bao clan in Liangzhou, can barely be regarded as a strong man in the north, and now lives on the right side of the wind, and is also responsible for the local requisition and transfer of military rations and baggage in Liangzhou.
"Your Highness, the situation in Liangzhou is really different from that in the Central Plains." Liu Cang looked at Bao Hong, and Bao Hong, who originally had an attitude of not caring about himself, also had a wry smile on his face.
His Royal Highness called out, but his eyes quietly looked at Zhang Wen, seeing that Zhang Wen's expression had not changed, but he was a little more cautious about Liu Cang in his heart.
"Your Highness, there are many Han Huqiang in Liangzhou, and these tribes still abide by the Han law on weekdays, but this rebellion is together, looking for them to requisition grain and grass, that is, if they can push it, they can delay it."
"There are many capricious people in the local heroes, even thieves today and the army tomorrow, and it is difficult to distinguish between good and evil. Han Sui and Bian Zhang gathered 100,000 troops in a short time, among which the heroic nomadism can be said to have contributed a lot. ”
"The last general also knows that the matter is urgent, but he can't forcibly requisition grain and grass, because he is afraid that those who want to live in peace will be fanned to fund the rebels again." Bao Hong explained.
"Well, there is General Lao Bao to solve the puzzle." Liu Cang nodded politely, and Bao Hong looked at Liu Cang in surprise.
"Hehe, where the responsibility is, I should say it in detail." Bao Hong smiled and nodded to Liu Cang in return.
"Liu is young and knowledgeable, and he is new to the city, but he is not afraid to say some things to you." No longer asked Bao Hong, Liu Cang said to everyone, but looked at Dong Zhuo and Zhou Shen.
"Hehe, General Liu, but it doesn't hurt to say it." Dong Zhuo said with a smile.
"A hereditary prince of Dongping, leading the Shanglin Yuan Order is also considered to be free, but he doesn't have the heart to do that troublesome thing to mediate. If he is transferred to the army today, he will not spoil the righteousness of the army for no reason. ”
Liu Cang spoke, Dong Zhuo and Zhou Shen nodded cooperatively, as for whether to believe Liu Cang's nonsense or not, I am afraid that only ghosts know.
"General He has no interest in getting involved in any strategy, and he should join hands with the marshal and the generals on the march." Liu Cang said again, and the faces of everyone in the hall changed.
"A certain has not yet reached the crown, and he is too lazy to ask for military merits. However, this battle involves the Huqiang rebellion, and it is ugly if anyone does it.
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"Hmph, don't dare to act recklessly, even if the general is in front of him, he will also talk to him." Liu Cang sneered, the atmosphere in the hall instantly stiffened, Dong Zhuo's smile was far-fetched, Zhou Shen's face was like frost, but there was cowardice in his eyes.
"Hehe, General Liu is outspoken, hehe.
。 Dong Zhuo responded with a smile, his words had no meaning, and when he saw that Liu Cang was no longer speechless and stood aside, a cold light flashed faintly in his eyes.
Bao Hong is a local snake, probably belonging to the neutral faction, this battle does not seek merit, but seeks no fault, and does not mix with everyone.
Sun Jian is not so complicated, he is relatively simple and wants to make meritorious contributions, and with his military exploits, there are naturally people in the DPRK to help him out.
Dong Zhuo and Zhou Shen obeyed the orders of the generals and indirectly controlled the military power.
Coach Zhang Wen said that he was Liu Hong's person, but it was not a big problem to say that he was an eunuch.
As for Yuan Peng, this time it is probably a pit for Cuncui, and someone has just signed the idea that he originally held the position of Jinwu.
The composition of a counterinsurgency army is complex, and Liu Cang first came to Liwei, and he arrogantly said that he was just here to go through the motions.
After Liu Cang's statement, the atmosphere of the scene was awkward and stiff, Zhang Wen asked everyone to retreat, and Sun Jian, Zhang Wen, Yuan Peng, and Liu Cang gathered together.
At this time, Liu Cangcai was rampant, and his face was full of complaints.
"My handsome, I said earlier that I don't want to find so-and-so, this mud is a pit, do you have to pull so-and-so in?" Liu Cang complained to Zhang Wen.
"Hehe, I really need Haoxuan to break the siege." Zhang Wenle laughed.
"What can a certain person resolve, His Majesty did not send a single soldier to a certain faction, you look at the three people earlier, which one is easy to get along with." Liu Cang shook his head, and the four of them looked at each other and smiled bitterly.
The four of them here were barely a circle, and they were all roasted on the fire by Liu Hong.