In the early morning mist, there was a louder and louder cry of killing.
Thousands of soldiers stood in an open field, lined up neatly, and charged amidst the passionate drumbeats.
After the charge, the officers carrying flags began their daily routine of beating and scolding.
The new recruits were trained like gray grandsons, with their heads almost lowered to their crotches.
The whole process lasted about half an hour.
After the beatings and rest, the troops continued to line up. More than 300 Shaw soldiers mounted war horses and began the second round of training from far to near.
This is to familiarize new recruits with cavalry.
The more familiar and understanding you are, the less likely you are to be afraid and the less likely you are to scare yourself.
Wei Fu and Liang Chen walked around beside the array with Shao Xun, chatting and laughing from time to time.
"After King Yong of Hejian, the soldiers in Guanzhong became worse and worse day by day. Now, they completely rely on the wealthy tribes and the Qiang, Di and Hu people." Liang Chen's eyes turned around on the soldiers of the right battalion of the Silver Spear Army and said:
"Ming Gong, if you train this soldier for another year or two, he will become a good soldier."
"How does it compare to the Xiongnu?" Shao Xun asked.
"It would be difficult to face the Xiongnu cavalry." Liang Chen said truthfully: "I heard that Duke Ming also has a silver spear left camp, which stretches across the north and south, and we may be able to defeat it."
"If I raise my silver spear and the Yi Cong army marches north, can they attack and destroy the Xiongnu?"
"No." Wei Fu and Liang Chen said almost in unison, with even a bit of worry on their faces. They were really afraid that Shao Xun would get mad and think that they would attack with only 10,000 to 20,000 silver spear troops and a few thousand cavalry.
Defeat the Huns.
"Haha." Shao Xun was very satisfied. These two people asked for him and even relied on him, but they did not follow his words. Their character was still okay.
If we want to launch a northern expedition against the Xiongnu, judging from the current situation, it will definitely lead to a full-scale decisive battle.
It is impossible to say that you only attack one place, and others are watching the show in other places, allowing you to weaken them little by little.
If we want to fight, we must make at least a four-pronged northern expedition.
Attack Hongnong all the way to eliminate the flank threat.
Attack Hanoi all the way and enter Shangdang.
To attack Hebei all the way, even if we don't fight Shi Le and Shi Chao, we still have to allocate manpower in this direction.
Finally, we need to monitor Qingzhou all the way.
Even more so, if someone in Jingzhou, Yangzhou, or Xuzhou causes trouble and delays, you will have to separate three groups of troops.
Going out from all four directions is too much for him now.
Furthermore, he now needs to train generals.
In this aspect, generals need to have two qualities: first, being a person of their own and being loyal, which is the most important; second, having qualified abilities.
In the past, he was too hands-on, worried about losing all his capital, and worried about letting his subordinates take charge alone.
Now, the power has reached a new level, and we can no longer follow the old practices of small farmers.
Jin Zheng and Wang Queer have to let go when they need to. The teacher is always taking care of them, and the students will not get enough opportunities to grow.
After the spring plowing, Wang Que'er has led the Zuoying of the Silver Spear Army to Gaoping, letting him take charge of one direction alone and cultivate overall capabilities.
Li Chong then went to Puyang and continued to take charge of the Dahe defense line.
The south is empty.
At this time, if Sima Rui steals his own ass, the trouble will be quite big - this is one of the main reasons why Shao Xun has always insisted on protecting the imperial court.
With the imperial court gone, Sima Rui's last restraint of righteousness was gone, and he was completely free to act.
With the imperial court here, Sima Rui would send his fleet from Shouchun northward, and the possibility of attacking Chen County would be much smaller.
"When you go to Nanyang, you can discuss everything with Le Hongxu." Shao Xun said, "Expand your troops according to your ability. Governor Liang will not do anything to you. After all, the court is still there."
"When does Ming Gong think the war in Guanzhong will end?" Wei Fu asked.
"It's hard to say." Shao Xun said: "This fact depends on the Xiongnu, and it depends on how much capital Liu Cong is willing to invest."
Wei Fu and Liang Chen nodded, they also had the same view.
To be honest, the Xiongnu's first attack on Guanzhong went too smoothly and was a bit of a trick.
Who would have thought that Zhao Ran would fall out with the King of Nanyang just because Feng Yi was the governor?
After Zhao Ran surrendered, he helped the Xiongnu disintegrate the army stationed at Tongguan. In this way, the two armies sent by the King of Nanyang were completely destroyed.
Chang'an was also very short of food - after two consecutive years of disasters, there was no shortage of food in the whole north - there was no way to recruit new soldiers, and it was so empty that the Xiongnu suddenly succeeded.
Anyway, the reason why Fufeng, Anding and other places are raising troops now is purely because the Huns did not fight cleanly in the first war. If they can suppress it this time, Guanzhong will be truly stable.
"Where is the Nanyang Princess?" Shao Xun asked again: "The Nanyang Kingdom cannot be in charge without her, otherwise the name will not be justified."
Liang Chen stopped silently.
Wei Fu followed Shao Xun and walked forward seven or eight steps before whispering: "The concubine and the princess are in Liuhuayuan."
Shao Xun suddenly turned around and looked at Wei Fu.
Wei Fu lowered his head and said no more.
Damn it, how come the things I did “secretly” were revealed in the end?
You retainers, all of whom are smarter than monkeys, were you all pretending to be stupid before?
Upon hearing the news about the "Prince's Daughter", Shao Xun's heart palpitated.
He wanted to hold the child and let her see her father.
This daughter, who still has no name or status, is really wronged.
When Shao Xun thought of this, he felt a little irritated. How could he deceive his wife and secretly see the mistress's child? Online help, urgent.
"I will find an opportunity to pay a visit to the concubine." Shao Xun said: "Over there in Guanzhong, if you have better information than me, pay attention to inquire. If there is anything, report it immediately."
"Okay." Wei Fu agreed without hesitation.
As the remnants of the Nanyang King, if they want to survive in this troubled world, they can only rely on the stronger party and gain their support.
Mr. Chen is now the only person willing to support these lonely ghosts, so we can only listen to him.
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The capital of Liu Han was Pingyang, and there was a palace in the city, which was called "Pingyang Palace". It was the center of power of Liu Han, the most powerful force in the north.
Since the New Year, Pingyang Palace has issued decrees one after another and made some adjustments to the imperial positions.
Of course, these are all trivial matters, and the most controversial thing is the "peach news."
Liu Cong appointed Sikong Wangyu and Shangshu ordered Ren Yinu to be on the left and Zhaoyi on the right.
Take Wang Zhang, the general of the Chinese army, Fan Long (formerly Dahonglu), the supervisor of Zhongshu, Ma Jingnv, the left servant of Shangshu, as his wife, and Zhu Ji (formerly the supervisor of Zhongshu), the daughter of Shangshu's right servant, as the noble concubine, all with gold seals.
Purple ribbon.
The two daughters of Taibao Liu Yin were the concubines on the left and right, and they were located on Zhaoyi.
Liu Yin's four granddaughters were also regarded as nobles and ranked as noble concubines.
Therefore, six women from two generations of the Liu family doted on the harem, so much so that Liu Cong rarely went out during this period, and the eunuchs would report anything that happened to the ministers.
He wants to focus more on women.
Of course, Liu Cong is not a fool after all, and he has fun playing with women, but he is still reasonable in political affairs.
In the first month, Jin Chong, the general of Zhenbei, and Bu Jue, the general of Pingbei, led their troops to attack Jinyang, and Liu Cong agreed.
In fact, the scale of the troops dispatched was not large, but Liu Kun had fewer troops, so Jinyang was directly surrounded. But this matter is not over yet. The outcome of the Jinyang battle depends entirely on whether Tuoba Xianbei will surrender.
"Chang'an! It's Chang'an again!" After reading the memorial, Liu Cong felt unhappy and even disliked the beauties surrounding him.
"Your Majesty is feeling depressed, so why not go out of the palace to see Huiguang and see if the Wenming Second Palace has been completed? It can also be a good way to relax." The noble lady Liu came over and advised.
"Just bring up some disappointing things!" Liu Cong pushed Mr. Liu away and said angrily.
Mrs. Liu was not aware of the emperor's behavior. She had doted on her and her two aunts before, but now her expression suddenly changed and she shed a few tears.
"Cry! You know how to cry!" Liu Cong scolded: "If you cry again, I will give you to Shao Xun as a congratulatory gift. There is a new person in my palace."
Mrs. Liu immediately stopped crying.
Liu Cong snorted coldly and secretly said that his cousin Zhang Shi's two daughters Hui Guang were very beautiful and would be included in the palace as nobles in a while - the Queen Mother happened to have this intention.
However, he suddenly thought that Shao Xun had adopted Princess Lu of Fanyang and Princess Le of Chengdu into the palace, but they were more playful than him, and he suddenly felt a little melancholy.
Liu Ying, the noble concubine of the Zuo Dynasty, quietly walked over and signaled to her niece Xiao Guiren to leave quickly. Then she picked up the memorial on the ground. After reading it roughly, she sat down next to Liu Cong and advised: "Your Majesty, Guanzhong is new, and the hearts of the people are not attached to it.
The king of Zhongshan has few soldiers, and he is afraid that he will not be able to defeat Jia. The people of Liang should strengthen his soldiers and think of them as a defense."
Liu Cong was silent for a while and then said: "You don't know something. If there are others, I have already strengthened my troops, but Yongming..."
Liu Ying further advised: "The King of Zhongshan is loyal to His Majesty, how can you doubt it?"
Liu Cong sighed and said: "The imperial court is sending troops to Jinyang. In February and March, the farming work is urgent. It is not appropriate to send out large-scale troops. Let's wait until the pasture turns green in March and April."
Liu Ying looked at Liu Cong and knew that he had made up his mind, so she was smart and stopped trying to persuade him.
The imperial court's use of troops in Jinyang was really an accident.
Xing Yan, the Yamen general in Jinyang, offered a jade stone to Liu Kun in the hope of advancement. Liu Kun then gave the gift to his sworn brother, Tuoba Liuxiu, the son of Tuoba Yilu.
The Sixth Cultivator came to Xing Yan again and said that you must still have this thing in your hand. He asked for it in every possible way, but couldn't get it, so he arrested Xing Yan's wife.
Xing Yan was furious and sent troops to attack the Sixth Cultivator, but the Sixth Cultivator was defeated.
After the punishment was extended, Xinxing County was surrendered to the Han Dynasty.
Xingxing and the two counties of Yanmen were the trophies obtained by Liu Kun last year at the risk of offending Wang Jun and representing Tuoba Yilu as his duke. Now that Xingxing is gone, Yanmen cannot keep it either.
When the Xiongnu saw this good thing, they sent troops to surround Jinyang.
Liu Kun was not only able to borrow troops from Xianbei, but he was also able to recruit miscellaneous barbarians from Daibei. However, he was "good at recruiting people, but bad at guarding them. In one day, thousands of people came back, but they also left one after another."
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To put it simply, he was well-known and could attract people. But after the people came and got along with him for a while, they realized that Liu Kun was really not that good, so he ran away again.
To put it bluntly, his ability to govern and care is very poor, and his emotional intelligence and political intelligence are not high.
Recently, he felt that the people of Jinyang were outnumbered and weak, so he sent people to sneak back to his hometown, Zhongshan, and recruit helpers in Zhongshan and several counties in Youzhou. Wang Jun was furious, and they started fighting again.
This is the background of the Huns' siege of Jinyang.
Liu Cong thought that Tuoba Xianbei was entangled by Wang Jun and was fighting endlessly, and might not have enough energy to support Liu Kun, so he planned to capture him in one fell swoop.
However, I was persuaded by Liu Ying just now and felt that I was indeed too wary of Liu Yao. Moreover, after suffering a setback in Henan last year, the civil and military forces of North Korea and China felt that they should launch their efforts north of the river and focus on attacking Hebei. They could no longer disperse their forces.
Liu Cong was convinced, so he waved, took sisters Liu Ying and Liu E into his arms, and asked their four nieces to kneel in front of him to serve him. He squinted his eyes comfortably, and after a long time he finally said: "You two
Draw up an order to send Shan Zhenxi's troops to Chang'an."
Liu Ying, Liu E responded softly.
"Bring the powder." Liu Cong said again: "You all kneel down to me. After I finish taking the medicine, I will clean it up."
The decree soon left the palace, which was full of the smell of lust and flesh, and was sent to Tai Pavilion.
A few days later, the order to mobilize troops was issued.
The situation in Guanzhong has also reached a critical moment.
Chapter completed!