In addition to Youzhou and Jizhou, the Yellow Turban rebellion in Yuzhou and Jingzhou has also formed a large scale. As for other states and counties, the scale is relatively small. After Emperor Ling opened the recruitment policy, the local armed forces were enough to cope with it.
Peng Tuo is the main canal commander of the Yellow Turbans in Yuzhou. Now there are 70,000 to 80,000 Yellow Turbans lingering around Xihua County, Runan County, which is only separated by a river from Chen State.
Many people joined the Yellow Turbans to cause rebellion, but some people were still unwilling to do so, and these people became victims.
The Yellow Turban mainly targeted officials and gentry, but he did not only attack officials and gentry. Many ordinary people also suffered unreasonable disasters and had no choice but to leave their homes. Most areas around Xihua were devastated.
Many people were displaced, and after Liu Jing left, Chen King Liu Chong and Chen Prime Minister Luo Jun decided on a strategy to strictly seal off the Chen Kingdom and investigate all possible Taiping believers.
Chen Guo's series of policies basically avoided the Yellow Turbans. The neighboring Runan County suffered from great chaos and hundreds of thousands of refugees.
Upon seeing this, Luo Jun discussed with Liu Chong the idea of accepting the refugees, resettled the refugees in Runan, and sent people to spread the word about the safety of Chen State to attract nearby refugees to join.
Since Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty took charge of the country, local rebellions and conquests have occurred basically every year. However, there were no large-scale rebellions in the three years before the Yellow Turban Uprising, allowing the country to take a period of time to recuperate.
The long-term rebellion in various places has caused the central government to lose control over the local areas. Many places no longer pay taxes. Many princes and princes in many counties cannot even collect rents and taxes, and the people are extremely poor.
Chen State was basically unaffected during such a long period of chaos. Coupled with Luo Jun's governance of Chen State, Chen State has always had a large population and a prosperous country and strong people.
When the government order to recruit rebels was issued, Liu Chong immediately took out the thousands of strong bows and various weapons collected in the palace and raised an army of 20,000 people.
Liu Chong was very skilled in bow and horse skills. He was a prince of Wu. He once shot at a target and hit the same spot ten times out of ten. After raising the army, Liu Chong also practiced it himself, and with Luo Jun, Wen and Chen Guo, he became a general.
An impregnable fortress.
Yingchuan County, adjacent to Runan, was a famous breeding ground for literati during the Three Kingdoms period. It was also invaded by the Yellow Turbans at this time.
Bo Cai was the commander-in-chief of this Yellow Turban Army, and he commanded at least 70,000 to 80,000 people. They had been stationed between Ru River and Ying River for a long time, and the terrain was very good.
Yangzhai, the seat of Yingchuan County, is always under threat from Bo Cai's army. Two rivers flow to the left and right, with Songgao Mountain and Yanggan Mountain in the north, a small valley in the west, and Xingshan Mountain in the northeast.
If you are stationed here, it is difficult to send troops, and the defenders can rest and wait for work. It is a treasured place for garrisoning.
The Yellow Turban rebels of the Jingzhou tribe were led by Zhang Mancheng, the envoy of the gods. They numbered over 100,000 and were overwhelmingly powerful in Nanyang County.
The troops led by Zhang Mancheng have broken through Wancheng, the seat of Nanyang County, and Chu Gong, the prefect of the county, has also been killed by Zhang Mancheng.
When the news came back to Luoyang, everyone was shocked. Now the whole of Luoyang has appeared to be surrounded by the Yellow Turbans. If it goes further, the Yellow Turbans will invade Henan County.
Liu Hong issued orders to three generals one after another to send troops immediately. They could not wait any longer!
Although the three generals have the Sanhe Cavalry and the Northern Army's Five Schools deployed by the imperial court, their numbers are too small. They have each recruited young and strong supplementary troops, so they have been training their troops these days and have not yet set off from Luoyang.
Liu Hong ordered to send out troops, but several people did not dare to disobey. Lu Zhi integrated his troops and set off towards Hanoi County, while Zhu Jun integrated his troops and set off outside Hulao Pass.
Huangfu Song encountered difficulties here. When he entered Beijing from Beidi County, he brought the Beidi County army with him. He entered Beijing first, but the troops marched from Beidi County on foot.
Now that the troops have not arrived, even if they arrive, the two armies still need to simply train together for a day or two. Otherwise, they will fight independently on the battlefield. How can they be invincible?
Huangfu Song could only urgently enter the palace to meet the saint, and explained the reason. Liu Hong also knew that it was inappropriate to change generals before the battle, and if Huangfu Song was really replaced, what would be done when the northern troops entered Beijing?
If it is not handled well, there may even be a mutiny, and one's own people will fight against one's own people. Then the Yellow Turbans will have an opportunity to take advantage of it, and they may become the king of subjugation.
This is the third time that Liu Hong has agreed to Huangfu Song's request. It seems that Huangfu Song has become a popular figure around the emperor, answering all requests. In fact, Liu Hong has already marked Huangfu Song in his heart. As long as Huangfu Song goes wrong, it will be a dead end.
One piece.
Huangfusong also knew very well in his heart, and at the same time he was under great pressure. How could a child from a general family not understand that accompanying a king is like accompanying a tiger.
As long as there is unfavorable news about him on the battlefield, he will be greeted by His Majesty's butcher's knife.
Huangfu Song returned to the mansion with a solemn expression. At this time, Liu Jing was studying some military issues with Fu Xie, and happened to see Huangfu Song entering the door.
"General Huangfu, what do you say, Your Majesty?" Liu Jing saw Huangfu Song's unhappy expression and thought it was a bad trip.
"Your Majesty agrees." Huangfu Song replied.
"Your Majesty agreed. Why did General Huangfu look so sad? But something happened?" Liu Jing was quite puzzled.
"Nothing, we need to intensify the training next. We will set off immediately when the northern border troops arrive. The joint training between the two armies will be carried out on the road!" Huangfu Song waved his hand and changed the subject.
"Follow the order!" Fu Xie said.
Liu Jing also knew that the battle ahead was urgent and the day of dispatching troops was approaching. He was also preparing to return to Zhongmou to reorganize the army and wait for Huangfu Song's army to meet in Zhongmou and march together again.
"General Huangfu, the last general wants to return to Zhongmou to reorganize his army first, and will meet up with the general's army when it reaches Zhongmou." Liu Jing proposed his idea to Huangfu Song.
"Well, you can unify the army by taking the post of Sima of another department. You can make plans and actions on your own. Just send someone to inform me by sending a letter before taking action." Huangfu Song said.
"Thank you, general!" Liu Jing cupped his fists and thanked him. Huangfu Song gave Liu Jing great power. He could decide all matters on the battlefield independently, and he only needed to report.
Originally, Liu Jing thought that he was a commander of another army just in words, and that he might be more controlled by Huangfu Song on the battlefield. Now that he is decentralized, he has become a real army commander.
Liu Jing stayed at Huangfu Song's place for more than ten days, during which he learned military training, marching, etc. from Huangfu Song, and also learned martial arts from Fu Xie. His [Command] has risen to 53 points, and [Martial Arts] has risen to 52 points.
Combined with the horse, the bonus is 57 points.
In addition to attribute points, I also learned a characteristic from each of them, and learned [Fire Attack] from Huangfu Song (the success rate increases when using fire attacks).
I learned [Brave General] from Fu Xie (charge into battle, easily kill enemy generals in the battle formation), and this time I made a lot of money!
Liu Jing also found that after learning from someone with a higher attribute point, his attribute points increased at the same time. After learning from Huangfu Song, who had a [Command] of 90, his [Command] increased by 3 points.
After learning from Fu Xie who has [Strength] of 72, his [Strength] increased by two points.
If he could learn from Lu Bu... The picture was so beautiful that Liu Jing no longer dared to think about it.
After bidding farewell to Huangfu Song, Liu Jing and the Wanma cavalry he brought with him set out for Zhongmou that day.
They rested in Chenggao that night, and returned to Zhongmou around noon the next day.
As soon as Liu Jing came back, he called Liu Da and asked: "Liu Da, how many young men have been recruited in total now?" While talking, he took off his armor. It was really tiring to wear this armor all day long.
"Your Majesty, there are now a total of 3,327 people. We have stopped recruiting soldiers since the day before yesterday." Liu Da stepped forward to take the armor and said.
"Huh? Why did you stop?" Liu Jing was a little curious.
"Hui Shizi, there are no young people around here to recruit. General Zhu, General Lu, and General Huangfu are recruiting troops at the same time as us. Now most of the young people around Luoyang have joined the army."
After hearing the answer, Liu Jing just remembered that people were recruiting soldiers now, and many people with good conditions around Luoyang did not want to join the army, and there were also many people under the gentry who could not join the army.
Now that the pressure from above is tight, it is impossible to go too far to recruit troops.
"Three thousand people are quite a lot. How was the training?" After Liu Jing figured it out, he asked about the training situation.
"My subordinates followed the prince's military training method for training, and now everyone moves in unison!" Liu Da replied.
The military training method is actually the same as Liu Jing's military training in his previous life. Before he came into contact with Huangfu Song, Liu Jing also read the military book, but the text was concise and difficult to understand.
Finally, Liu Jing summarized a set of military training methods based on his previous life experience. The training content was very simple, mainly formation training and military posture training.
To enable the army to perform orders, prohibitions, marches, etc., because the main target of the battle is the Yellow Turban Army, there is a special training - Momentum!
The Yellow Turbans are all a mob. As long as the momentum of your own army can overwhelm the Yellow Turbans, it will basically be a smooth battle.
In terms of combat, the twenty Wanma cavalrymen who were brought here were personally taught. The teaching content was mainly about some basic uses of spears. Considering that the opponent was a peasant army, they were taught more skills in using long strikes to attack short ones.
Liu Jing also added some requirements, asking his young men to remember the positions of the eyes, throat, heart, lungs, etc. when training. All attacks must be directed at these parts, so that they can kill with one hit!
During their time with Huangfu Song, Huangfu Song explained some military techniques to him and Fu Xie, covering all aspects of marching and fighting.
Liu Jing naturally did not waste this opportunity. He firmly memorized everything Huangfu Song explained, and then understood and digested it.
He had learned a lot from Liu Kuan before, but Liu Kuan was not a general. Although he was a lieutenant, he had no real combat experience. This time studying with Huangfu Song allowed Liu Jing to integrate many of the things he had learned in the past.
Liu Jing reorganized his troops based on what he had learned during this period. According to the size of the soldiers, their courage and martial arts, they were organized into teams of twelve, and every fifty teams formed a tune and formed a square formation.
More than 3,000 people were organized into five large square formations. He led the central army, and the rest were distributed on the left and right, with the left group forward and backward, and the right group forward and backward.
In the following days, they no longer practiced formations, but practiced formations and courage, trying to make the soldiers capable of changing formations at the sound of drums and not retreating from battle before the battle.