"A group of evil people wear neck collars, stick their lips to test their tongues, and compete to chew, making flying strips." Lu Qiang, an eunuch in the Later Han Dynasty, said:
In order to completely wipe out the Baibo Army this time, the imperial court entrusted the entire Northern Army, totaling 15,000 men, to the command of Hussars General Huangfu Song. However, in addition to this, General Yangwei Fan Chou and other soldiers and horses also participated in the battle. There were two soldiers and horses in total. More than ten thousand people.
The presence of Fan Chou and others in the army was the emperor's compensation for Dong Cheng's inability to serve as the head coach. After all, it was unjustifiable to give all the credit to Huangfu Song and the Northern Army, so Dong Cheng had to be given some sweetness.
If Dong Cheng's men were just trying to get a piece of the pie, Huangfu Song wouldn't take it seriously, but they insisted on gesticulating, which was a bit pretentious.
"All the people in the world are your Majesty's subjects. Our army went to Hedong for the sake of Qingning, not for mass killing." Fan Chou was not good at words, so he let Wang Fang, the general of Zhonglang, say on his behalf: "Right now, there is a lot of land in Guanzhong but a small number of people. , The results of the farming are ineffective. We must understand His Majesty's love for the people and give more support to the thieves who come to surrender, without using weapons or soldiers."
The generals brought their troops all the way here just to fight a good battle and get a generous reward. This Wang Fang opened his mouth and didn't even want to fight.
Since they are thinking of recruiting surrender, what are they doing here just to go to Hedong to see the Fen River?
After hearing this order, the generals couldn't help but look at each other.
Wang Fang saw the bewildered expressions of the Northern Army generals and said: "Since the generals of Chariot and Cavalry launched troops against Hedong, the thieves have been killed. The morale of the Baibo Army has been sluggish, the people's hearts have been shattered, and there is insufficient food, grass and weapons. The imperial court has already made plans for this battle. "For a long time, there happens to be a large-scale military campaign in the field right now. Instead of killing and killing the thieves, it would be better to surrender them and put them into the field."
"You, a lieutenant general, are so decisive. Have you ever asked the hussar general what he meant?" Jujun, the straight-tempered commander of the Shooting School, raised his voice: "I advise you to look at the position clearly. Who is the commander in chief of this battle?"
However, Wang Fang was not annoyed and said calmly: "Captain Ju, I'm afraid you don't even see your position clearly."
"I'm just making a suggestion. The so-called subjugation of the enemy without fighting means that you can surrender the traitors and make them bow to the wind. Isn't it a great achievement in a short while? Why bother to fight to the death? battle"
Fan Chou suddenly interrupted. Among all the people present here, except for the hussar general Huangfu Song, he was the most powerful general in the army: "The imperial court has been preparing for this war for a long time. Now that the troops are approaching the east of the river, no matter whether the surrender is possible or not, they should send envoys to persuade them. I came here with the intention of demonstrating."
Huangfu Song spoke: "I have sent Yueqi and the two battalions of Changshui to rush to the east of Hedong first. By this time, we must have been fighting the moth thieves in Wenxi."
Fan Chou was startled and looked around the tent, only to find that Zhang Liao and Zhang Meng were indeed missing from the tent: "When did they leave?"
Huangfusong glanced at Fan Chou lightly and said, "This is the military order I issued yesterday. Do we need to inform General Fan about this matter?"
In order to compete for the top spot and maximize the benefits for the Northern Army, the emperor and Huangfu Song had already reached a tacit understanding. Once they arrived in Hongnong, they would first let Zhang Liao and Zhang Meng, the two best generals of the Northern Army, be the vanguard, and try not to This will give Fan Chou the opportunity to gain military glory. In addition, Huangfu Song will also get what he wants, which is to expand his influence in the military with the emperor's permission.
Since Huangfusong chose to make progress in the court, he must have a certain amount of power to resist Dong Cheng's counterattack. Just taking refuge in Ma Rixi, Huang Wan and other parties was not the emperor, and it was not something Huangfusong was willing to accept.
He even dared not win over and make friends with the generals of the Northern and Southern armies.
The emperor had placed so many restrictions on him. If Huangfu Song wanted to be able to protect himself, he could only focus on marginal generals like Duan Xuan.
I just didn't expect that Duan Xuan was asked to take Zhang Liao and others north yesterday. Such twists and turns occurred during today's military meeting. Now that I think about it, yesterday's move was unintentional.
The words were a little serious, and Fan Chong changed his expression and said: "This kind of matter must at least be discussed publicly first. How can it be decided privately? What the general did was inappropriate."
Since he had Dong Cheng behind him, he would not take Huangfu Song seriously.
And Huangfu Song would not give Fan Chou a good look: "Before the expedition, His Majesty has entrusted him with the power to make emergency decisions. If General Fan is dissatisfied, he can be impeached by Shu."
"As for the matter of persuading surrender, if we don't suppress it first, how can we let the other side know that our army is powerful and surrender without a fight? Either they are really weak and can be bullied, or they have ulterior motives and must be on guard." Huangfu
Song looked around at the crowd and said with great momentum: "Even if the Baibo Army is just a mob, there are tens of thousands of people. If we don't defeat them first this time, if they surrender in the future and rebel again, it will not be the Northern Army that will lose face, but the imperial court."
"face"
Ju Jun was waiting for these words and immediately agreed: "General Nie Mo also thinks that he has to be severely discouraged before he can talk about persuading surrender. Otherwise, it would be enough for the imperial court to send a single envoy. Why bother making us wait so hard?"
Take a hard trip."
"Send the order and the army will set out immediately. We must reach Anyi before dusk." Huangfu Song ignored Fan Chou's ugly expression and ordered directly.
The other schools of the Northern Army also agreed with a bang, as if they were obeying Huangfu Song's orders. Fan Chou, Wang Fang and others saw this and were angry and angry. Due to the inferiority of the situation, they had no choice but to endure it.
When Fan Chou and others returned to their respective camps, Fan Chou complained first: "What the hell is this Zhang Zhengfang doing? He wants to persuade the thieves to surrender without using weapons. If it is really so easy, then Niu Zhonglang would not have bothered to raise troops to conquer."
If there is no success, the Grand Master will not worry about his fortune, abandon his foundation in Henan, and move the capital to Chang'an."
Dong Zhuo had long been characterized as a traitor. Although Fan Chou surrendered to the court, he still could not change his words. In private, he was still regarded as a Taishi.
Wang Fang frowned, but fortunately Fan Chou was still somewhat sensible, and there were soldiers guarding the tent outside, so he was not afraid that his words would spread.
"The others call him out. I want to ask him face to face." Fan Chou scolded: "This guy can fool Dong Cheng, but he can't fool me. I want to know what his plan is to persuade the moth thief to surrender. I think they are just the same."
"Dude"
"General, be careful," Wang Fang said hurriedly: "General, has he forgotten that the man left early in the morning and said he wanted to go to Baibo Valley first to clear the way for the general."
"This thief is not a good person." Fan Chou snorted coldly and said: "If I want to propose a method to persuade the Baibo Army to surrender at the military meeting, I will do it as Dong Cheng said. Huangfu Song and those Northern Army lieutenants
If you don't listen to me, you've seen it, so you can't blame me if you talk about it in the future."
"Well, this was all agreed upon at the beginning. The general led the troops on behalf of Duke Dong and persuaded them to surrender the moth thieves. If he could be persuaded, the general would have taken full credit for this battle. If he couldn't, it doesn't matter. This military merit is on the battlefield.
The ones we shot down are the same, just smaller." Wang Fang bowed and said: "This is just a deal, and the generals who should agree have already said it, and you can follow your own methods from now on.
No one owes anyone anything.”
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