"The key to using military force is to respect etiquette and emphasize salary. If etiquette is respected, wise men will come; if salary is important, righteous men will despise death." [Three Strategies·Shang Lue]
After a lot of hard work and kindness, everyone finally accepted the edict to disarmament.
In order to express the court's concept of treating everyone equally, the emperor first ordered Zhao Qian to announce the reorganization plan for the Northern Army, Yulin and other departments.
The Northern Army suffered the most losses in the battle to defend the city of Chang'an. Only 8,000 of the 10,000 Northern troops were left, and the cavalry suffered the heaviest losses. In response, the emperor readjusted the Northern Army and restored the organization of the middle camp.
The army was directly led by Marquis Wang Bin, and each battalion had a quota of 2,500 men.
From Xun You, Huangfu Li, the Qiang and Hu Yicong who came to help in the battle according to Feng Yi, and from the surrendered rebels, mainly Hu Zhen, Yang Ding and other troops selected elite and loyal soldiers to join the Northern Army, which not only made up for the
The losses of the Northern Army also increased the size of the Northern Army to 15,000 men.
Yu Lin and Huben, who had a total of 6,000 soldiers, lost more than 1,000 people in this battle. The emperor intended to equal the number of Yu Lin and Huben's soldiers to those of the Northern Army, and specially selected 7,000 Yuan soldiers from among the rebels.
Soldiers from the Luoyang Forbidden Army were added to Yulin and Huben, making up a total of twelve thousand.
Zhao Qian's 4,000 old soldiers were surrendered by Zhao Qian on his own initiative. As a show of goodwill to the Hongnong Yang family, they were assigned to the command of Yang Ru, the captain of the Qiang Protector. Together with the 3,000 new soldiers recruited by Yang Ru in Xi County and other places,
After downsizing and reorganization, the number of soldiers was adjusted to 5,000, and they were stationed in Chencang County, Youfufeng.
Jianyi Zhonglang directly eliminated nearly half of Duan Yan's more than 10,000 men, leaving only 5,000 troops and horses stationed in Huayin.
After such a round of reductions, the imperial court only had three powerful armies: the Northern Army, Yulin, and Huben, plus the three thousand soldiers under the Weiwei, Jianyi Zhonglang General Duan Xuan, and the Protector Qiang Colonel Yang Ru
There are a total of 40,000 soldiers and horses under his command, of which only 30,000 are left behind in Chang'an.
The imperial court had strong soldiers and horses, the soldiers were united, and they took the initiative to disband nearly 20% of the army. Naturally, Dong Cheng and others had to express their feelings.
Among the 100,000 rebels, in addition to the losses caused by the battle, there were also more than 30,000 innocent people who were kidnapped by Li Jue and others along the way. As for the remaining 670,000 people, after eliminating the old, weak and sick, and selecting some
After the elite Imperial Guards in Luoyang were replenished by the Northern Army and other units, there were still 50,000 people left.
Among these 50,000 people, Dong Cheng, Fan Chou, Wang Fang and others formed a group and supported 40,000 troops. Among them, 20,000 were Dong Zhuo's original troops who conquered the Qiang and Hu.
Dong Cheng had 40,000 troops and horses, which was 10,000 more than the emperor's troops stationed in Chang'an. In order to have greater initiative and advantage in the court and in the army near the capital, the remaining troops under Zhang Ji's command
The 10,000 people below have become an important factor in the comparison of strength between the two sides.
Out of his own considerations, the emperor also intended to enhance Dong Cheng's influence in the court. Although the emperor could almost influence the situation in the court now, when it came to matters concerning the interests of everyone, such as the emperor's intention to carry out the imperial examination
, reform of the official system, salt and iron monopoly, and a series of policies aimed at restraining wealthy families, once announced, they will inevitably be opposed by everyone.
Although it was not enough to cause everyone to betray his relatives, it was enough to make the emperor a loner.
In this regard, there must be a figure like "Wang Mang" who can bravely shoulder the heavy responsibility of reform on behalf of the emperor, despite the disapproval of the world.
After the demise of the power of the relatives and eunuchs represented by General He Jin, Chang Shi Zhang Rang and others in the court, the mainstream public opinion began to appear that scholars should rule the dynasty and completely eliminate relatives and eunuchs from intervening in politics. Dong Chengwu was born in Wu.
If he is not valued by the nobles, the more the emperor intends to highlight his status as a foreign relative and promotes him, the more hostile the noble ministers will be to him.
Just as the emperor deliberately instigated the relationship between Wang Yun and Ma Rixi and others, Dong Cheng was bound to follow the plan given by the emperor in order to realize his personal ambitions.
Therefore, in the eyes of the emperor, Dong Cheng was like the 'Wang Mang' who reformed and disrupted the situation. Not only could he help him resist almost all attacks and plots, but he could also act as a substitute for him to attack the nobles, making the emperor look aloof from the world.
This gives you more room for movement.
Any reform action in any dynasty is secretly approved by the emperor and then personally presided over by a certain minister. If the reform goes smoothly, the country will be prosperous and powerful, and the emperor and ministers will share a great reputation. If the reform does not go smoothly and violates interests, then the minister will naturally take the blame.
There is absolutely no reason for the emperor to take the blame.
Among the more famous figures, Fan Zhongyan is like this, Wang Anshi is like this, and Zhang Juzheng is even more like this.
This was the emperor's plan from the beginning. Except for Wang Bin who was vaguely aware of it, no one knew the evil intentions behind the emperor's preferential treatment of Dong Cheng.
Faced with Dong Cheng's rejection of Zhang Ji's garrison in Chang'an, the emperor pretended not to allow it, but finally gave in pretending to be reluctant and ordered Zhang Ji to garrison in Anding County and guard the Qiang and Hu with Yang Ru, the captain of the Qiang Protector.
Jia Xu did not express any objection to this decision. Based on his understanding of the emperor's palace, he could have kept Zhang Ji to restrain Dong Cheng. The reason why he did not do so was simply because he had other reasons. Dong Cheng was needed.
He simply overran the imperial court in terms of military power near Chang'an.
Jia Xu deliberately stayed out of the matter. Before he had a clear understanding of the situation and the emperor's plan, he was still unwilling to get involved out of caution.
After such a round of purges and reductions, a total of more than 60,000 people quit the army. These more than 60,000 people will be taken to various places in Guanzhong by the designated Diannong Zhonglang generals and Diannong captains to establish military camps in these days to serve the imperial court.
Provide food and military supplies.
From then on, except for Ma Teng, Han Sui and other Liangzhou rebels who had not yet come to the court, there were no hidden dangers in the Sanfu area that could subvert the imperial court. The emperor had great power, and the army nominally obeyed him totaled 90,000 people.
He could finally free up his hands to do the things he wanted to do but couldn't do before.
On the hastily built school platform, the emperor, Situ Zhao Qian, Chariot and Cavalry General Huangfu Song, newly promoted Wei General Dong Cheng and others stood in succession to review the Northern Army of the Han Dynasty and Yu Lin and Huben.
I saw groups of troops with bright uniforms and high spirits, led by captains from each battalion of the Northern Army, forming a square formation and slowly entering the temporarily cleared and established school grounds.
This is the fifth battalion of the Northern Army that the emperor has created almost single-handedly in the past two months, from recruiting to training, from food and wages to ordnance. Some of them are sons of good families who are good at bows and horses and archery from various counties in Guanzhong, and some are from Fufeng, Feng Yi and other counties.
The Qiang and Hu who were recruited were voluntary followers of the Huns, and some were young immigrants who moved with the imperial court from Luoyang.
Some of them have long been accustomed to bowing and horses, and can form an army with just a little training; some are strong and strong, come from the bottom, and are loyal to the emperor because of the kindness of food.
In terms of individual combat, the Northern Army may not be as good as the experienced troops of Dong Cheng and others, but when it comes to military morale, it is still better.
After the Northern Army, thousands of Yulin Cavalry came on horseback. They were the elite of the Luoyang Xiyuan Army once commanded by Xu Rong. They were far superior to other armies in terms of eliteness and morale.
With a veteran general with great prestige like Huangfu Song, and a strong army with high energy, strong armor and sharp swords, plus the full support of Jia Xu and others, among the 100,000 newly attached rebels, how many of them are there?
There are also people who are lucky and disdainful, but at this time they have temporarily given up their thoughts.
The young emperor stood on the high platform, wearing a luxurious military uniform, with a sword hanging on his waist. Although he looked young and immature, he stood majestically in front of him, and did not change his expression under the attention of hundreds of thousands of people. Behind him
Under the background of the generals and the guard of honor, Lang Wei, there was an invisible aura of superiority spreading.
This is the emperor, the emperor of the Han Dynasty!
"The imperial edict!" Huangfu Li and other regular visitors shouted at the top of their lungs on the high platform.
The emperor's oral instructions were passed to the ears of the generals below through these people, and then passed on in batches one by one to inform the three armies.
"The rebels have been punished. I will not be implicated because of the virtue of the imperial court. All the others will be pardoned and the past will not be blamed. You are all our Han soldiers. You should be treated equally. From now on, there will be no distinction between internal and external, internal and external. I hope that you will be loyal to the best of my ability."
If you can, expand your territory and defend the imperial court!"
Many soldiers had not yet fully seen the figure under the city. Although they still saw a figure from a distance now, it was undoubtedly much closer to them than it was then.
What's more, many soldiers in the audience thought that they were guilty of rebellion and were lucky enough to be pardoned. However, the emperor did not mind that they had been guilty and came to visit him personally. This made many people even more excited.
I was deeply moved, and although I was not completely convinced, my loyalty to the country undoubtedly made a qualitative leap.
They were both happy to have been pardoned and grateful to the emperor for not disapproving of the crimes they had committed. At this time, they all raised their arms and shouted.
"Long live!"
"Long live!"
The cheers of the crowd soared into the sky. They were originally serving as soldiers to eat. In their opinion, Dong Zhuo or Li Jue, as long as who can lead them to live safely and worry-free, they don't mind who is the leader.
Since people like Dong Zhuo and Li Jue are dead and my own life can be saved, isn't it okay to follow anyone's orders?
Now that this army has returned to the hands of the imperial court after Dong Zhuo took over, the imperial court has become the new backbone of this army. The emperor's words of equal treatment are in front of him, and the emperor's personal pardon is in front of him, indicating that he will not blame others. Even if it is behind.
It's Li Jue's resurrection. Seeing this scene, you will understand that this army will almost never have any rebellious intentions.
After showing off the power of the imperial court, with the support of the generals, the edict to disarmament was implemented in an orderly manner. After the disarmament, there were not only fields to divide, but also a pension to receive. The imperial court treated them with the utmost benevolence and righteousness, and it was the old cycle.
When they were laid off, they all had no complaints and accepted it willingly.
Huangfu Song, Dong Cheng, Jia Xu and others were responsible for this matter. They were busy from early June to mid-June, when the hundreds of thousands of troops stationed outside the city were gradually transferred and dispersed.