The Northern Army was well-equipped, its soldiers were strictly selected, and there were all low-level officers. There was no lack of training and no need for reorganization. Liu Xiang wanted to select people who dared to fight and were willing to obey orders.
He ordered the officials to count the names and he would take this group of people to fight Xianbei. In the evening, the statistics came out. More than 3,800 people volunteered to go to war, and more than 600 people refused to follow Liu Xiang.
He won't embarrass these people, so others will naturally make trouble for them.
The Northern Army is nominally directly under the emperor, but now the military power is in the hands of He Jin. Those who refuse to fight will have a bad end. Emperor Ling will never let go of this opportunity. If he comes from a good family, he may still pay some price to save his life, but
I'm afraid it will be difficult to get a job in this life.
As soon as the results came out, Liu Xiang immediately ordered his troops to send out troops, taking all the food and grass in the military camp and heading east.
The Northern Army did not have a good tradition of storing large amounts of food and grass. All the food and grass were only enough for five days. This was not a good habit.
Even so, he had to leave as soon as possible. He had to leave the area around Luoyang before He Jin and others used their methods. He had to leave Luoyang by surprise. Who knew what troubles might be waiting for him? Don't overestimate the bottom line of those politicians.
Foreign enemies are on the verge of death, and everyone is united? Sorry, they only care about their own interests.
As for the issue of supplies, he collected them from the counties along the way. With the edict in hand and the army at his side, who would dare not to give him food and grass? How many heads of those officials could he chop off?
Of course, he would not forget the above list. After dispatching troops, he ordered someone to send it to Yuan Pang and ask him to forward it to Emperor Ling on his behalf.
I also thought about what I wanted to say to the sergeant of the army: The Northern Army was defeated in the night battle. You have to stand up from where you fell. You can't even march at night. Go back and nurse the child.
Such words were shouted out by Su Wei over and over again, accompanied by contemptuous eyes. The lethality was too great, and the innocent soldiers were angry. This can't be tolerated. The night battle is just a ball, and the princes will come to show you, Young Master
Look down on people.
Starting in the evening and stopping at daylight, we traveled eighty miles in a hurry for more than seven hours and reached the boundary of Gucheng County.
Liu Xiang was very tired, Su Wei was also very tired, and the soldiers of the Northern Army were even paralyzed on the ground.
Liu Biao was so tired that his muscles and bones were weak, and he cursed in his heart. He was just a lieutenant in the Northern Army. It was none of his business to send troops to fight. Why was he forced to march at night? What a sin, Liu Yicheng was not a human son.
Unfortunately, Liu Xiang didn't want to let them go. He inspected each camp on horseback, pretending to be contemptuous, shaking his head and sighing: "Okay, I admit that you can fight at night, but you have to urinate after only marching eighty miles."
Are you wearing your pants? Tsk tsk, it’s too weak, I’m very disappointed, it’s not much better than trash. Forget it, I can’t force you, just make camp. Alas! Taking you to fight the barbarians, the future is worrying.”
After hearing this, the Northern Army soldiers didn't know whether to be happy or angry.
Anyway, I'm not in a good mood.
The most irritating person is Zhao Jing. He rides back and forth in circles, smiles contemptuously, and looks at people sideways, making people’s teeth itch with hatred.
The soldiers of the Northern Army started to set up camp with mixed feelings and angrily.
Ma Rixi couldn't stand it any longer and admonished him: "It is said in "Sun Tzu" that if you fight for a profit at fifty miles, you will overthrow the general, and his method is half the best. Now that the army has marched eighty miles in one night, the general cannot be criticized harshly. Although I
He who is not familiar with military strategy and knows that a strong crossbow is at its weakest and cannot penetrate Lu Gu. I hope the general will think twice and not push too hard for fear of causing a mutiny."
"Shut up. If you don't understand military strategy, then stop talking." Liu Xiang was very annoyed and was babbling. If you don't say this, the soldiers will be too tired to remember it. As soon as you say it, they will remember it.
This is a disservice and confuses the morale of the military.
"You, how can you be so rude? I have good intentions to advise you, but you don't accept kind words. It is simply unreasonable." Ma Rixi, who thought he was kind-hearted, was so angry that his liver ached.
He is an erudite scholar and a gentleman who abides by etiquette. Wherever he has ever been so angry, he can no longer speak smoothly. He will walk away in anger with a wave of his sleeves.
I won’t play with you anymore!
Liu Xiang didn't care about such indifferent accusations, and said calmly: "Captain Ma can't bear the hardships in the army. He has never been in trouble since he returned to Luoyang."
Why? Who said I can't bear the hardship? If I leave just as you say, wouldn't I lose face? Ma Rixi is arrogant and rebellious. He just won't leave. What can you do to me?
"Hmph! Don't underestimate Liu Zhenbei. My seven-foot tall man is suffering a little, so why bother? I have military duties, so I'm resigning." He raised his head and walked out with an iron-clad attitude, feeling
My own character has been sublimated.
"Lord, is this man suffering from hysteria?" Zhao Jing felt that Ma Rixi was sick.
"Ignore him, you have to work harder these days. In a few days, Taishi Ci and others will arrive in Shaanxi County by boat, where they will help us cross the river. Zhang He's large group of people should be looking for their people on the way to Anyi.
We have already set off and will be safe when we arrive at the Anyi rendezvous with the brigade."
"Lord, don't worry, our brothers can handle these new recruits." Zhao Jing assured, patting his chest.
"My lord, sending troops in such a hurry may cause criticism from the imperial court." Zhao Yun was not worried about the new recruits of the Northern Army. He was worried about the imperial court. Ever since he entered Luoyang, he had been on high alert.
The elders of the imperial court, whom Zhao Yun was worried about, now feel their brains aching.
"Young Liu Xiang is so arrogant that he dares to mobilize troops without orders. This is a serious crime. Your Majesty, I ask you to capture this person and behead him in public." It was still the same Nuan Pavilion and the same few people. Cui Lie became furious and the little bastard ran away.
It's too fast, and the means haven't been used yet.
"The edict has been issued, why mobilize troops without an order? Cui Aiqing has said it before." Emperor Ling knew about the dispatch of troops yesterday. Although Liu Xiang only said that the military situation was urgent, he understood the concerns and how the Northern Army would advance.
Control will change later. If Liu Xiang does this, he may be able to regain his military power.
In this regard, he is happy to see the success.
He Jin found out later than Emperor Ling, but he had concerns. He had never thought about rebellion. He just wanted to wait peacefully until his nephew ascended the throne, and then he would naturally have power over the country. This was a matter of course, why bother adding details? The matter was already done.
At this point, several officials would definitely not be able to chase him back. Should he send troops? That would be a quarrel. It was not the situation he wanted, so he acquiesced.
Several other people were also caught off guard. This Liu Yicheng moved too fast. He tried to win over, coerce, coerce and induce him. They thought of many methods, but unfortunately before they could use them, this man had already jumped out of the fence. If they chased him at this time, they would tear him apart.
My face is ruined and I don’t look good.
If the opponent takes advantage of it, it will be difficult to deal with it, and everyone will be worried.
This boy is indeed difficult to tame.
The man who was considered untamable by these elders was leading his troops to the west. He rested for half a day in Gucheng County, collected thousands of stones of grain and grass, marched out of Hangu Pass, crossed the Yellow River in Shaanxi County, and headed north to Anyi.
After three days of repairs, they reunited with the Youzhou Huqi, collected grain, grass and baggage, and continued to the northwest.
On the eighth day of December, after walking more than 500 miles, we finally arrived at Longmen.
The mountains suddenly cut off and Yumen opened, and the Yellow River rolled in from the middle.
This is the battlefield where Liu Xiang blocked the Xianbei army.