"If you make your heart arrogant and overconfident, you will never be satisfied." [History of the Ming Dynasty·Wan Guo Qin Zhuan]
Yang Ru was a little unhappy, thinking that Liu Yao had unintentionally belittled him, and said: "What are you talking about? I have been in charge of the army for many years, and the elite soldiers under my command are better than those stationed in Longshang."
Liu Yao was at a loss for words. He knew that he had said something wrong and hurriedly said: "Mr. Yang, Mr. Yang! Who knows that the Qiang soldiers and horses are strong and healthy? It's just that Han Sui's general Cheng Gongying garrisoned Xiangwu and had more than 20,000 Qiang and Han troops under his command.
, even if we want to attack, we must gather more troops and horses."
What he said was actually acknowledgment that the troops in Longxi County were not strong, but it is always difficult to please both sides in the world. In order not to offend the impatient Yang Ru, Liu Yao took the initiative to ignore the people who fled from Longxi to Hanyang with him.
Ma Yu, the captain of Diannong School.
Ma Yu was a servant at the beginning and was a relative of Ma Rixi, a former important minister. He was also very important before he was in the court. If Ma Rixi had not been dismissed and idle, how could Ma Yu have been reduced to Yongliang and Longxi?
Farming a place? How come he was defeated and fled in disgrace because he was not good at military affairs, and was finally ignored and neglected by Shangguan Liu Yao?
There was a hint of resentment in his tone, and he said: "My subordinates are just troops stationed in Longxi, and they are not well-trained. Even if we join forces with Captain Yang, we only have less than 10,000 troops. It is no longer enough to defend Jicheng. How can we do more?"
Want to make progress? In my opinion, it is better to sit in Jicheng and wait for General Huangfu to send reinforcements! I heard that Generals Ma and Gai are already on the way. Their defeated divisions have more than 10,000 troops. Why not wait for them to arrive?
Doing a joint attack?”
After all, Ma Teng can be regarded as a member of the Fufeng Ma family recognized by Ma Rixi. Thinking that the future revival of the Ma family will have to rely on himself and Ma Teng. Ma Yu, who once looked down on Ma Teng, also changed his mind at this time and thought of doing something for him.
Ma Ten strives for more opportunities to make meritorious deeds.
As Huangfu Song's in-law, She Jian, the prefect of Hanyang, did not agree with Zhong Yao, Liu Yao and others' eagerness to march into the army at this time: "Huangfu Gong's original military order was just a false pretense, to intimidate the public and the British into not wanting to march into the army, but in fact it was to regulate peace and stability."
Gather the generals and return to attack Chencang. Although You Fufeng has repeatedly reported successes, the military orders have not been issued and the reinforcements have not arrived. How can we launch troops without permission?"
Yan Wen, who was not driving, also echoed at this time: "The city is empty. We have been careful in recent days, lest the news leak out and be discovered by Cheng Gongying. Now that Ma Teng, Gaishun and other troops have not returned, we should hold on and wait.
, why do you want to show weakness to the enemy?"
The Kansai scholars headed by She Jian and Yan Wen did not agree with the idea of taking the initiative to attack, which made Zhong Yao feel embarrassed. He also felt that this matter was too forward, but he could not bear the urging of Liu Yao and others. He
He frowned, raised his eyebrows and looked at the last seat, calling out: "Mr. Lu, Mr. Lu!"
Sitting at the end is a handsome man in his late thirties. He has a majestic appearance and the calm and gentleness unique to Jiangdong scholars. This man is Lu Jun, the magistrate of Jicheng, who was born in the Lu family of Wu County. He was the late General Pingnan and Kuaiji.
The son of the prefect Lu Kang. Because Lu Kang was far away in Jianghuai, he never forgot to deliver tributes to the Chang'an court and show his filial piety and integrity. This won the emperor's approval. A few years ago, he ordered his eldest son Lu Jun to join the court as a doctor to show preferential treatment. Lu Jun
He was taciturn, low-key and humble. Not long after he became a doctor, he was transferred to the post of Jicheng magistrate.
Although he is the governor of the state and the head of the county, Lu Jun, as the county magistrate, is not qualified in front of a crowd of two thousand people. He is not knowledgeable in military matters. In every meeting, he knows how to sit at the bottom of the meeting, occasionally echoing a few times, and adjourning the meeting.
After that, he started working with the state, and the county meritorious officials raised military supplies. They worked hard without complaining and did not cause trouble.
Lu Jun also thought that nothing would happen to him this time. He was just thinking about the time when the Sun family in Jiangdong rebelled and his father died and he could not go back to mourn. Now that Jiangdong has surrendered, he may be able to finish the battle against Han Sui. After that, he took a few days of mourning leave and returned to Wu County to pay homage to his late father's tomb, and also to visit his uncles and brothers at home.
He remembered that when he came to Chang'an, his younger brother Lu Ji was just a child who loved to eat oranges. When he was seeing him off, Lu Ji held the oranges in his arms and refused to let go. It was not until Lu Jun got in the car that he reluctantly gave the oranges to him. Lu Jun Thinking of the warm and funny moment at that time, I couldn't help but chuckle. I vaguely remembered that Lu Ji must have been ten years old this year, right? There was also the nephew Lu Xun who was older than Lu Ji but younger than Lu Ji...
"Lu Jun!"
Seeing that the other party did not respond, he instead let out a chuckle, and Zhong Yao couldn't help but frown. The one closest to Lu Jun was Jiang Ji, the official of Hanyang County who was responsible for recording the government decrees. He attracted everyone's curious eyes, put down his pen, and lightly He gently pulled Lu Jun's sleeve.
"Oh." Lu Jun came back to his senses. He felt embarrassed and ashamed and confessed to everyone. Then he looked at Zhong Yao and said, "What are your orders?"
"Regarding the strategy of marching, all the gentlemen here are arguing, and it's really hard for me to make a decision. Mr. Lu is calm and wise, don't you know?" Zhong Yao turned a blind eye to Lu Jun's distraction at the meeting, and he inquired humbly. It was really like that. He is a wise and wise official who obeys his advice very well.
Lu Jun is not good at military matters at all. He often pretends to be deaf and dumb in such meetings, hiding his clumsiness. Others are well aware of this, and seeing that he is not seeking the limelight, they have no time to deliberately make him look embarrassed. Now he is equally deeply affected. Zhong Yao, who knew the situation, brought it up, and others were a little confused. Because Lu Jun's answer was almost obvious, then the questioner Zhong Yao's answer could also be said to be obvious.
Sure enough, Lu Jun looked troubled. He could not honestly expose his shortcomings and bluntly said that he was not good at military affairs. "It is rare in ancient times to win with less than many. Now that Han Sui has been defeated, the news should spread throughout Yongliang." Our army can be reorganized while waiting for Chenggong and the British troops to be shaken. If there are changes, it will not be too late to discuss the advance of troops."
His idea was that while waiting and watching, Ma Teng and other troops had already arrived. By then, once the numerical advantage of the two armies was reversed, the dispatch of troops would naturally be a certainty. After hearing this answer, Zhong Yao thought that something was wrong It's been settled. Even Lu Jun, who doesn't know anything about military affairs, thinks he can march in without a fight, let alone anything else?
So Zhong Yao ignored the serious objections of She Jian and others and ordered people to spread the news of Han Sui's defeat, encourage the strong men in Hanyang, Longxi and other places, disrupt Cheng Gongying's military morale, and it would be best to let them disperse without fighting. At the same time, Zhong Yao did not forget to expand his own strength to avoid being too small in future rewards. He privately found Yang Fu in the state, hoping that he could summon powerful officials from Hanyang and other counties to provide military units. It is temporarily under the unified control of the governor's office.
Yang Fu mistakenly thought that Zhong Yao still had not given up the dangerous idea of taking the merit before Ma Teng and others came, and at the same time he was not willing to contribute his own army in vain. If it was a critical moment of life and death, then forget it, but it was about to happen. When they won a great victory, no one was willing to help Zhong Yao, a Guandong native, so it was natural for him to refuse: "The Hussar General did not have any military orders before allowing us to take advantage of the situation to send troops. Let me see, since Huangfu has sent Generals Ping Di and Hu Wei have come, so it can be seen that they have no intention of allowing us to march alone...Why should you insist on this?"
Zhong Yao was worried. Since he arrived in Yongliang, it can be said that he has no relatives, and these expedition staff are all famous Yongliang people, and they do not get along very harmoniously with each other. In contrast, Shejian, the prefect of Hanyang, because
Because the scholars from Guanxi were like a fish in water in Yongliang, many government orders were inconvenient for Zhong Yao, but those passed through Shejian could be transferred smoothly. In the past, Zhong Yao still didn't understand why local governors often interacted with powerful people.
The contradiction is irreconcilable. Now that he puts himself in his shoes, he understands it deeply.
"Now the armies in the northwest are taking advantage of the great victory to pursue the poor invaders. Countless sages of the imperial court have worked hard for hundreds of years, and the great achievements of pacifying the Qiang are just today." Zhong Yao changed the subject, sneered in his heart, and said with ill intentions: "The imperial army
Is there any reason why all the counties should not unite to respond when we attack by separate routes? There are currently many Qiang thieves scattered and harassing the countryside. It would be a great achievement if strong men from various places raised troops to clear the way for the army."
Yang Fu seemed to be moved. He frowned and thought about it and said, "What should we do if the counties and counties advocate righteousness and raise troops, but they are far apart from each other and cannot respond to each other, and they have no subordinates?"
He was thinking that if Zhong Yao's story was brought up again and he wanted to take the opportunity to control various private soldiers, then this credit could not be disputed. Who knew that Zhong Yao changed his subject at this moment and said in a steady tone: "First, let us know the news of Han Sui's defeat.
The news spread throughout Yongliang, and it was possible to falsely claim that Han Sui was dead. The Qiang and Hu had lost their leader, so why not disperse them? Once dispersed, they could only rely on the local powerful forces to defeat them and deploy them in a unified manner.
Inconvenient... Now that Ma Teng and other troops have not arrived, it is the time for Yongliang families to make contributions."
Yang Fu was calm and resourceful, and did not agree immediately or speak out against it. But Zhong Yao's intention had obviously been achieved. After Yang Fu returned, he discussed it with his younger brothers Yang Yue, Yang Mo and others, and they all believed that no matter what, Zhong Yao's intention was achieved.
Let’s spread the rumors about Han Sui’s death first and then wait and see how the troops under Cheng Gongying’s command reacted. Shortly after the news came out, the Qiang and Hu soldiers under Cheng Gongying’s command were really panicked. Thousands of them fled that night. Even Cheng Gongying did not dare to stay any longer.
In Hanyang County, he led his troops to Xiangwu. Qiang and Hu deserters caused great hidden dangers to the local area. At the same time, Yang Fu's fellow townsmen, Yongzhou engaged in Yin Feng, Zhao Ang and others began to agree with Zhong Yao's idea.
Opinion.
Within a few days, Hanyang powerful Jiang Yin, Yao Qiong, Kong Xin, Nan'an powerful Zhao Qu, Pang Gong and others successively raised troops to respond and launched fierce battles with the fleeing Qiang and Hu Youyong in the local area.
Zhong Yao was secretly surprised by the extremely powerful strength of the powerful tribes of Yongliang. Since the Han Dynasty, thieves have emerged in various places, and counties and counties are often unable to conquer them. This has led to local powerful people building forts and training their own soldiers for self-defense. Although Zhong Yao has also seen
There are many Wubao in the Central Plains, but the Wubao in Guandong is used to guard against ordinary bandits and bandits, especially in Guanxi, which defends Qiang and Hu all the year round. How can the Yongliang Wubao be comparable? Not to mention that the Yongliang people are born to be fierce and strong warriors, Zhong Yao
I had known that these usually unassuming powerful men were powerful, but I didn't expect that they could single-handedly wipe out the Qiang and Hu deserters scattered across the counties.
Even Zhong Yao was deeply afraid of such strength, let alone the emperor?
The war in various counties was in full swing, which made Liu Yao, Yang Ru and others jealous. They couldn't wait for Ma Teng and Gaishun's slow speed and asked for troops again. At this time, Cheng Gongying had less than 10,000 soldiers and horses, and the number was
The difference was almost negligible, and even the cautious Zhong Yao was shaken.
After waiting for another day, spies said that Ma Teng and other troops had arrived at Wangyuan, which was only a few dozen miles away from Jicheng and could be reached in one day. Zhong Yao thought that it would be appropriate to send troops now. Ma Teng and Gaishun were both there.
As they were from Guanxi, if Liu Yao and Yang Rujian could gain military honors, they could not only protect their own people, but also show favor to the Yang family. So at the meeting that day, Zhong Yao overcame all opinions and ordered to support Liu Yao as General Jianwei.
Yao, Yang Ru’s marching plan.
Ma Yu refused because of the remonstrance and did not want to miss the good opportunity, so he also asked to bring troops to accompany the army.
For a time, all the existing soldiers and horses in Hanyang County were assembled and handed over to the command of Longxi Governor Liu Yao and Qiang Protector Yang Ru. Hanyang County was the first to implement military garrison and had the largest number of garrison troops. A lot of troops were also transferred. Only Shejian
They still maintained their conservative views and only provided food and fodder for the soldiers and horses, but did not participate in this military operation.
This move made people close to him feel strange. Hanyang County Farmer Cao Wang Chang and Hanyang County Farmer Sima Yangang came to visit: "It is said that Zhong Shijun wanted to accomplish this special feat before Ma Teng and others came to help. He not only went around
We mobilized troops and horses, and even the sect commander Qin Yi, who had just arrived from Chang'an, was assigned to the army. If we still do nothing, if we really let them make a contribution, wouldn't it be a missed opportunity? "
She Jian was dressed in uniform and sitting in the hall of his mansion. He glanced at Yang Ang, then looked at Wang Chang: "Wen Shu, do you think so too?"
After Wang Yun's big tree fell, Wang Ling, as a descendant of the Wang family in Taiyuan, was in dire straits for a period of time. Fortunately, the emperor did not forget to grant favor to the Wang family. For Wang Yun's execution of Dong, Wang Ling was in Hedong.
Not long after the pacification, he was worshiped as Hanyang Farm Cao and was in charge of the villages in Hanyang County for five years.
In the past five years, Wang Chang has become more experienced than before. He not only urged the people to work on farming and mulberry, but also personally led the villagers to open up wasteland, making Hanyang County's cultivated land the highest among Yongliang counties and harvesting rich grain and grass.
He supported several major wars. Shejian had praised Wang Chang's outstanding ability to govern the people to the emperor several times, hoping to promote him, but there was no news after the memorial was submitted.
Wang Chang was grateful for Shejian's care, but he was not discouraged because he could not get results. Instead, he worked more diligently on persuading farmers. As a result, the relationship between the two became closer. In the eyes of outsiders, these two often
Brothers of the same race who are compared to each other by the world seem to have chosen a completely different path.
"I came here just to have a word with the prince." Wang Chang said this, but his eyes were actually looking at Yang Ang who was eager to try: "Don't be greedy for merit."
Yang Ang was immediately struck, and he frowned and became speechless.
Wang Chang went on to say: "The prince is raising a piece of grain and grass in Yongzhou, and the man in charge of this battle is Huangfu Gong, who is the prince's in-law. Since he has this merit, it is enough to be granted a title, so why bother to fight for other things? What's more, even if we want to fight, the superiors have the power.
Zhong Shijun has Liu Fujun and Yang Xiaowei under him. Even Ma Deheng can only catch up with him, so how can Fujun win?"
"However, it is difficult to disobey the king's wishes. Yin and Zhao state leaders were reluctant to send troops at first, but after seeing the powerful and powerful people from all over the country making great achievements with their troops, they also changed their tune." Shejian stroked Ying with his hand and said helplessly:
"This is beneficial, and everyone will chase it. I can only report this matter to Chen Cang, and let it go if I have merit. If anything happens... we can also clear up the relationship."
"How do you say this?" Yang Ang asked inexplicably: "The prince seems not to be optimistic about this battle?"
She Jian didn't seem to want to talk about people behind their backs, so he smacked his lips and kept silent.
Wang Chang answered: "The prince of the government is not optimistic about them. After General Anji led the troops and left, Hanyang was an unscrupulous general, so he had no choice but to let Captain Yang lead the troops."