Cao Cao is preparing for the expedition. He has been preparing for three days. He has all the food and grass and plenty of supplies. He will give him whatever he wants.
Only a fool could not seize such a good opportunity, so he planned to replenish the army's crossbows.
"If there is anything missing, let all ministries report it." He wanted to brainstorm ideas and continue to look for excuses to delay time.
Bao Hong was worried: "Mengde, isn't this bad? Henan Yin is still waiting for rescue. We haven't sent troops for a long time. The general is not good-looking and may punish us."
Cao Cao laughed and said: "Your Majesty's edict did not stipulate a time. It only said that we should prepare thoroughly and send troops to rescue. Our troops have only a short time to form an army and lack of combat equipment. Do we have to go to war empty-handed?"
"That's good. I have been delaying replenishing combat equipment in the past, so let's make a big profit from him now." Bao Hong gritted his teeth and decided to follow Cao Cao. There was someone above Lao Cao who was also his boss, so he would definitely follow him.
wrong.
"When we followed General Zhenbei, we were so happy that we didn't have to worry about all these messy things. As long as we obeyed and fought, we would win a great victory." He couldn't help but sigh, and then sighed: "Oh! Someone is there.
I can’t see him getting into the center through meritorious service.”
Cao Cao was also indignant: "Liu Zhenbei is close to the head of Guizhou and far away from the gentry. Too many people don't like him. It doesn't matter if he has outstanding achievements, he was assassinated by his own people. He defeated the Hulu and was not even injured, but he almost died there.
In the hands of one's own people, relatives will hate you and enemies will be happy, and all the princes in the court will be nothing but insects!"
"Mengde is careful that trouble comes from his mouth."
Cao Cao sneered: "Misfortune comes from the mouth? Misfortune comes from the sky. The He brothers have no good intentions and have to wait until the war situation is clear before sending troops. Otherwise, this rescue will be the end of the road for us."
Bao Hong also knew this. After they entered Xiyuan and escaped from He Jin's control, they were made things difficult for them by many parties. They had been struggling to support them and their life was not easy. Now they suddenly responded to every request. This was obviously a deprivation meal.
But he couldn't resist.
"The edict has been issued, and it is difficult to violate military laws. It cannot be delayed for long."
"If you can drag it out for a day, count it as a day. If you buy more combat equipment, you won't suffer any losses in the fight. When you leave Luoyang, you will see enemies everywhere, so let your sergeants and soldiers be more alert."
Cao Cao was trying his best to delay, He Miao was waiting patiently, and Liu Xiang was confused.
Time passes day by day.
On the tenth day of October, Zhou Cang captured Tangyin, emptied the city's treasury, robbed all the rich and powerful, and transported supplies and wounded soldiers into the Taihang Mountains.
On the same day, 8,000 troops from Xiyuan marched out of Luoyang. Boss Cao couldn't delay any longer. He even used the excuse of having diarrhea.
However, he still worked hard and refused to take the Yellow River waterway on the grounds that there were many war horses. He was afraid that if his boat capsized in the water, he would die unknown. The army walked along Beimang Mountain Avenue, passed Xuanmen Pass, and rushed to Xingyang.
The march was fast and slow, and he walked for four and a half days for a distance of one hundred and fifty miles.
When Cao Cao rushed to Xingyang, he received the news that the Black Mountain Yellow Turbans had returned to the mountains. He turned around and left without saying a word. He rushed back to Xiyuan in two days and one night. After returning to the military camp, he reported to the emperor that our rescue mission had been completed.
, specially pay the order to His Majesty.
Ling Emperor Liu Hong burst out laughing.
This army and horse were abandoned, and now they can be recovered. Cao Song's son is indeed a loyal man.
Okay, great.
It was approved immediately.
Once military operations are mixed with politics, they will become absurd and bizarre.
On October 17th, the emperor issued an edict: "He Miao has made great contributions in exterminating the bandits, and he will be promoted to General of Chariots and Cavalry, and given the title of Marquis of Jiyang."
He Miao received the imperial edict, and Henan Yin's 30,000-strong army retreated to the south bank of the Yellow River.
Another political compromise.
As for the Yellow Turbans in Montenegro and the mess in Hanoi and Jizhou, it will naturally be handled by the officials in office.
As long as you don't lose your rights, who cares about the rest?
Liu Xiang watched a farce, but in the end he didn't understand what was going on. The imperial court sent troops to suppress the bandits as if it was a joke.
But the result was good. Zhou Cang's troops were left behind to garrison Taihangxing. There were dangerous places in Baijing. He led the Anping army back to Youzhou in a hurry.
It was a troubled time, Liaodong was still in a stalemate, and the war in the south had just ended. The Xiutu tribe had killed Zhang Yi, the governor of Bingzhou, and was marching to Youzhou, hoping to seek asylum.
The letter has been delivered to him, and it clearly explains the cause and effect. Zhang Yi wanted to recapture several border counties in the northern border of Bingzhou and recruit the Huns to fight. However, it didn't take long for the Huns to be defeated and they had not yet recovered. The tribesmen were extremely
Weary of war, Chanyu Qiangqu's tough conquest aroused public outrage and was killed.
In fact, this has nothing to do with the Xiutu tribe. They were just eating and drinking and enjoying the spoils they had snatched from the Xianbei people. The Southern Xiongnu chanyu could not control them. As a result, Zhang Yi wanted to die and insisted on recruiting soldiers.
Livestock, Jin Shangcheng was instigated by other tribes, and he also rebelled.
After killing Zhang Yi, he regretted it and wanted to find himself as a backer.
Come then, it is not a problem to protect the Xiutu tribe. Liu Xiang replied and asked them to go to Danhan Mountain to spend the winter and control the pastures there. If someone wants to conquer them, they will retreat to the interior of Youzhou.
He wanted to rush back to Zhuoxian to meet Jin Shangcheng and discuss the follow-up issues of resettling the Xiutu people. What he wanted was to incorporate the Xiutu people into the ranks of the Anping army, not to cultivate another Xianbei royal court outside the Great Wall.
By the time he arrived at Beixin City, Zhang Liao and others had already handed over the prisoners, food and property.
More than 100,000 shi of grain were hoarded in Beixin City. Dozens of carts of robbed bronze wares were transported to the mint. More than 100 kilograms of gold and various curios and jade materials were transported to Zhuo County for storage.
The robbed five baht money amounted to about 20 million yuan, and Liu Xiang made up for more than 20 million yuan. Each of the Montenegrin soldiers who went to battle was given 500 yuan for labor, and doubled for the injured soldiers.
Taishi Ci, Zhang Liao and more than 40 thousand soldiers were transferred back to the central army headquarters. Zhang He was transferred to the commander of the Heishan Army, Shi, to assist Zuo Zhoucang in leading the army. After the army was rewarded, he would lead 50,000 soldiers to garrison Jingxing and huan caliber.
The Montenegrin Army has been reorganized. Excluding the wounded, there are still more than 80,000 young and strong soldiers, and the full strength is 90,000.
The combat power of the 90,000 young men under unified command has not dropped much. Liu Xiang is not planning to expand any more. Although the soldiers of the Montenegrin Army do not have military pay or the treatment of regular soldiers, they can usually be self-sufficient, but once a war starts, they will consume too much
No, I really can’t afford it.
He actually has a plan to reduce the number of troops. After he captures Jizhou, he will improve the treatment of the Montenegrin soldiers and then reduce the number of troops depending on the situation.
"Jun Yi, Zhou Cang's troops will be stationed in Hanoi County and Wei County to prepare for the imperial conquest. You have to lead the troops to capture Changshan State and Zhao State. Zhongshan is already within your grasp. Our army must completely control the main road at the eastern foot of Taihang Mountain. Follow
Julu Guo Dian said hello, the caravans in his territory can pass by, but they have to pay taxes to us, just one ten taxes will be enough. After paying the taxes, they will issue traffic flags, recognize the flags but not the people. The number of flags must be controlled. If there are no flags, the number of flags must be controlled.
They were all robbed.”
Liu Xiang was given instructions in person. Zhou Cang couldn't understand this kind of thing. He wanted to train Zhang He into a general who could lead troops on horseback and manage the people on horseback.
"The general will obey the order."
Zhang He knew that this was training him, and the power of Commander Shi of the Black Mountain Army was much greater than that of the Captain of the Infantry Battalion, but he actually wanted to stay in the Chinese Army. This was the voice of all the soldiers of the Anping Army.
The Chinese army is well treated and is close to the lord. All the soldiers want to go there. The Xiaoqi Camp and the Suwei are even more desirable. Every soldier there is the lord's treasure.
Liu Xiang didn't know what Zhang He was thinking, so he continued to explain: "This trade route is enough to support the Montenegrin army. In addition to borrowing food, there is no need to go to the eastern counties to plunder. We must seize the time to train soldiers. From now on, Jizhou and Bingzhou will be
The goal of your strategy. I hope you can grow as quickly as possible. The land of two states and a vast territory depends on how far your abilities can reach. Do you understand?"
Zhang He breathed heavily, and he understood.
At the beginning, he was just an insignificant person who wanted to join the army and achieve military success to change his family. However, he was captured by the lord. He considered himself a surrendered general and had always been cautious. He did not expect that the lord had such expectations for him and could be so trusting.
It's worth it. If you meet such a wise master, even if you die immediately, it won't be in vain.
He clasped his hands respectfully and saluted: "I accept this order, and I dare not forget it."