Chapter 138: Expansion of the Army
The war horse jumped out of the imperial city, and after a slight pause, he arched his hand to the five marquis and one general who followed: "Trouble all uncles and uncles, go back to their respective armies, and bring the soldiers and horses to camp near Yanjing!" ”
The transfer of military power is not a matter of one sentence, but also to appease the cronies of the six marquis, and to send troops to the south, it is also necessary to make a co-ordination, not to pull up the soldiers and horses and run south, the route, grain, and armor need to be prepared and repaired as soon as possible.
Duan Jin and the others were still in a state of excitement about Su Chen's words in the court, they were noble as the marquis, and they never thought that one day they would be so enthusiastic.
After getting down, he immediately went out of the city and returned with his own personal guards, and the army camp thirty miles away. And Lu Bu and the others also returned to the military camp outside the city and began to prepare for going south to Fenzhou.
"Changsheng, do you have time to walk around the street with Liang? When I came here, I haven't seen the customs here. Zhuge Liang didn't like to ride a horse very much, so he stood on the ground with the help of the soldiers next to him, and walked along the city wall to the west street.
Now that the generals have ordered the generals to leave, Su Chen also wanted to hear what the Prime Minister Zhuge had to say, so he asked the shield halberd to stand by, and only brought Dian Wei to follow.
"Wait, sir."
Su Chen stepped forward and crossed a street with Zhuge Liang, there were not many pedestrians here, "Or do you want to teach me about Wei's invasion of Fenzhou?" ”
"Today's Liangguan Changsheng in the court's words, heroic and decisive, but also beware of the small tricks behind the scenes, when the Liang soldiers went out of Qishan, it was also mostly dragged down by the rear, and it was unexpected." Zhuge Liang walked slowly with a feather fan, looking at the people and pedestrians passing around him, and watching the giants behind the two of them retreat one after another, he smiled: "Before going south, you should coordinate the grain and grass." As far as I know, Yanjing's grain and straw have become unsustainable due to the two major expeditions of the imperial court before, how can Changsheng command the army to go south? ”
The sound of selling, shouting, and bargaining on the street made Zhuge Liang stop talking, looking at the surrounding street scene, and closing his eyes that enjoyed this kind of market atmosphere, analyzing the information obtained in just one night, and then telling the disadvantages one by one.
"Changsheng has only been in charge of Yanjing for more than ten days, and the people's hearts are unstable, are the soldiers in the army tired of war? Can the six marquis soldiers and horses be relied on as arms? ”
He waved his feather fan: "Third, I heard that the rebellion of the barbarians in the snow field has not been completely quelled, and going south at this moment is not just an opportunity for the other party to take advantage of?" ”
Su Chen frowned slightly, Zhuge Liang said this, some of which he had already thought of countermeasures, and some of which he had not considered, he narrowed his eyes and lowered his voice.
"What does the gentleman think?"
"The general can't afford to fight a big battle now, so he can only bring two strong troops with only a few days of dry food, supply to various states and counties along the way, rush to attack Fenzhou, block the situation of the Wei army all the way, detour all the way to the rear, and burn his raft! First solve the crisis in Fenzhou, save for a period of time, and then march when the grain is sufficient. ”
Zhuge Liang tapped the feather fan on his hand, "And the land of Yanjing, the matter of Wei entering Fenzhou, publicizing the people, inciting public opinion, is used by the general." The soldiers and horses of the six marquis were stationed in Yanjing without moving, and they were all reorganized, and another banner was set up, so that these soldiers and horses belonged to the banner of the general. ”
"Third, the snow barbarians, if they can caress them, if they don't caress them, they will be suppressed, after the two strong soldiers go south, the general can go to it in person, the barbarians, born in the bitter cold land, just want to live a better life, the general can work hard in this regard, and those who can make them benefit are parents!"
Su Chen pursed his lips, nodded, and kept all these things Zhuge Liang said in his heart, regarding logistics, people do have experience, and all aspects can be taken into account.
Immediately, he arched his hand heavily towards the other party: "Mr. has only been here for a day, and he can think of so much, and he can listen to Mr. 's guidance, and I am grateful." ”
"Huh!"
Zhuge Liang stretched out the feather fan and pushed Su Chen's hand back, "Liang can live again, and he can get together with Uncle Liuhuang, Guan Zhang, and Zilong, it should be Liang grateful to you." ”
An old man and a young man stopped on the long street and looked at each other for a while, and they all laughed.
……
On June 12, the sun became much hotter.
More than ten days have passed since the battle in Yanjing, and the people who had been panicked finally let go of the uneasiness in their hearts, and the general who captured Yanjing did not plunder the troops and do the things that angered the people, but compensated for the houses burned down that day, and the people who were accidentally injured were also taken care of.
The common people or wealthy families who had fled the war before also dragged their children back to settle down after many inquiries, and the depression on the street gradually faded.
However, soon, Fenzhou was invaded by Wei, and the news of a city being slaughtered quietly spread in the city, and it seemed that after the special guidance and instigation of people with intentions, the people inside and outside the city were extremely angry, which was similar to the scene when Xirong entered Rongzhou to burn and loot, and many scholars and villagers gathered in the government to ask the court to send troops.
In an atmosphere of indignation
The soldiers and horses brought by the six marquis outside the city were already quietly being reorganized, and Su Chen directly crossed out the original Gyeonggi branch of several branches, such as Huben, Longxiang, Shibuya, and Yanshan Iron Cavalry, from the roster of the military department.
Changed to Youyan, Bingzhou, Xiliang, and Yizhou four armies, in addition to Lu Bu's independent 3,000 control string wolf cavalry, Xiliang's flying bear heavy cavalry expanded to 800 cavalry, and all the armor was searched out of the Yanjing arsenal.
The rider is still Li Dao.
The Youyan Army was formed by pulling out 20,000 of the 90,000 soldiers and horses of the Liuhou, and a group of veterans from the two armies of Bingzhou and Xiliang were promoted to build the skeleton of the army's general school. The general who led the army, Su Chen thought for a long time, and finally decided to hand it over to Zhao Yun. Then he placed the general's mansion to perform military positions, and recruited Zhao Yun's deputy general Zhang Yi.
The Yizhou Army is the same, but the veterans and generals are all drawn from the Tiger Ben, Long Xiang, and Yanshan Iron Cavalry, and are led by Guan Yu and Zhang Fei.
The original 10,000 armies of Bingzhou and Xiliang increased to 20,000, maintaining the same number of troops as Yizhou and Youyan, and the remaining old and weak were sent to the counties as soldiers and horses to defend the city.
In the various armies, Su Chen also added their own subordinate banners to the generals, just like the trapping camp of Gao Shun in the Bingzhou army, Guan Yu added the Tiger Cavalry Battalion, Zhang Fei's Tiger Infantry Battalion, Ma Chao's Xiqiang Flying Cavalry, Zhao Yun's White Horse Yicong and other banners.
However, these are all things that Su Chen thought of temporarily, and it would take at least one or two years to complete them, and he would slowly polish them before he could achieve the expected results.
In the past few days, Su Chen has traveled back and forth between the court, the military department, and then the military camp, constantly discussing with the generals the reorganization of the army, and selecting the generals to attack Fenzhou.
Another two days have passed, and today Su Chen rode a war horse to escort a carriage out of the West City Gate slowly, and when he arrived a few miles outside the suburbs, the curtain of the car opened a corner, revealing Su Yong's face.
Today he is leaving Yanjing and returning to Ding'an City.
"Third brother, you don't need to send it anymore, the generals in the army are still waiting for you."
"The eldest brother went back to say hello to my father and mother for me, and I also gave this to my mother." Su Chen took out the pair of jade pendants and handed them to Su Yong, who already knew the whole story, and now seeing this pair of jade pendants, his mood was also complicated.
Boom!
Knock knock!
Knock Knock Knock –
A faint drum beat came from the southern sky, and the giant man on the side of the guard turned his head: "Lord, it's time to raise the account." ”
Su Yong, who was in the car, smiled and waved his hand to his brother.
"Go, take the time, you can go back to Ding'an."
"Take care, brother." Su Chen arched his hand, and then told the captain who was escorting all the way, and watched hundreds of people escort the carriage to the west.
For a while, until he was out of sight, he withdrew his gaze and said softly, "Let's go!" ”
Afar.
Outside the barracks, where drums sounded, cavalry galloped across the field, heading towards the huge barracks in the center. As fast as more than 100 zhang to Yuanmen, the flying smoke and red clouds neighed, and slowly stopped, Lu Bu raised the halberd, and the three thousand wolf riders running behind him also slowed down and stopped in the field.
In the other direction, a two-thousand-strong Xiqiang flying cavalry slowly stopped, led by Ma Chao.
"Ma'er, let's see who comes to Fenzhou first this time."
Lu Bu is quite eye-catching to this rising star with excellent martial arts. Ma Chao's temperament has always been flamboyant, and Lu Bu also has a lot of appetite for him, so the two dismounted together and walked into the gate side by side.
At this time, the commanders of the Chinese army, the generals of the various armies had already arrived from their respective barracks, and the two of them came in, and there was already a commotion in the tent.
Xiahou Yuan and Zhang Fei were arguing and shouting, clenching their fists and about to fight; Gao Shun sat alone in the corner, holding his fingers and making constant gestures, like rehearsing sign language for the change of the military formation; Zhang Liao pulled Guan Yu to chat about some family life, and when he saw Lu Bu coming in, he got up and invited him to sit down, Guan Yu stroked his beard and glanced at it, turned around and pulled Zhang Fei and Xiahou Yuan, Zhou Cang sat beside him with a serious expression and did not squint.
Ma Chao then saw Ma Dai who was transferred over, and the brothers sat in the innermost part to talk about their recent affairs, and occasionally talked about Xiliang back then, Dong Zhuo, who was combing his thick beard on the side, turned his head and interjected, which made the Ma brothers look at him with white eyes.
In addition to a group of generals such as Cao Lingchi, Qi Youhu, and Che Jin, there are also five marquis masters such as Duan Jin, Zhou Xiang, and Zhao Guangwei, as well as Zhong Ji, the general of Fenzhou, who are also in the tent, looking at the scene in the tent with some dumbfounded.
Soon, there was a sound outside: "The general has arrived!" ”
The noise in the tent stopped, and the generals sat up straight. In an instant, the curtain was lifted, and Su Chen walked in with Dian Wei, and when the generals were about to get up, Su Chen pressed his hand so that they didn't have to get up.
"There have been a lot of things in the past few days, and there has been a lot of delay, and it is estimated that the Fenzhou side will not be able to hold on, and the detailed information is here, you will take it down and circulate it."
Su Chen asked Dian Wei to hand the information to Zhang Liao, and then passed it on, and then continued: "This battle can only be sent in two ways, and it must be generals and soldiers who are good at running on the road!" ”
Dong Zhuo couldn't help but retract his bulging belly and straighten his chest.
"Dong Gong just stay, run for a long time, and there are other candidates." Su Chen smiled at him, and Dong Zhuo immediately put his belly back in frustration.
"Who did the general send?"
"Lu Bu!" Su Chen nodded and looked at the tall figure in the front row: "The wolf riding fast is fast, and now there is the war horse of Yanshan Iron Cavalry, which can be replaced by one person and two horses, and can be replaced back and forth, and you can reach Fenzhou at the fastest speed through the state and county, and cut into the battlefield." ”
Ma Chao leaned over slightly and stared at Su Chen: "What about the other way?" ”
“…… I decided to let General Xiahou lead 10,000 Xiliang soldiers! Su Chen's words finally made Xiahou Yuan smile, and he rubbed the corners of his mouth that was bruised by Zhang Fei just now: "Don't worry, General, Yuan will repel the Wei State...... Wait, let me figure it out, how does it feel so awkward. ”
"Don't go, let's come!" Zhang Fei stood up and shouted.
"Who says I won't go?" Xiahou Yuan slapped his thigh, "Don't talk about the Wei Kingdom, the Shu Kingdom will also fight!" ”
These words provoked Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, and Zhao Yun to stare angrily.
"Then you don't want to fix the antlers this time." Su Chen also laughed.
Xiahou Yuan turned his face away, looked away, and snorted: "How can the general make fun of this." ”
There was a burst of laughter in the tent, Dong Zhuo took advantage of the laughter of everyone, he gestured to Dian Wei, and whispered: "The old man has a bad mind and a stupid mouth, you tell the general, let the old man take the Xiliang army south." ”
"Whoever has a good head is the same." Dian Wei patted his head, "If it's good, how can I just be a guard general." ”
The two of them were still muttering, Su Chen patted the table, and the laughter of the generals gradually stopped, "Don't think that if you lead the troops south, the generals will have nothing to do, in a few days I will go north to the snow field to visit those slaves, Youyan Army and Xiqiang Flying Cavalry will follow me, Yizhou Army and Bingzhou Army will guard Yanjing and train soldiers and horses, and General Dong will be stationed in the imperial city!" ”
Dong Zhuo, whose face was originally down, suddenly showed a smile on his face when he heard the word "Imperial City", and Li Dao rubbed his hands excitedly, and then was warned by Su Chen: "Don't guard and steal." ”
After speaking, Su Chen slammed the desk and stood up, and before the five marquis and the generals over there could react, the generals on both sides got up with a bang.
I heard Su Chen's voice sound: "The army has agreed, and each of them will return to the camp to prepare!" ”
"Yes!"
The generals shouted, and then, the noise of talking sounded in the tent again, which made Duan Jin and the others feel incredible, and their previous impression was completely different.
However, it doesn't matter anymore, the brewing storm is over.
(End of chapter)