"General Lu. General Lu's martial arts are superb and admirable. Come on, come on. I'll offer you a bowl of wine."
"General Lu is indeed the number one master of the Han people. In that day's battle, so many of our Xianbei warriors couldn't stop you. You're awesome. I admire you..."
"..."
There were many kind words, which made Lu Bu very happy. Several Xianbei generals offered wine. Lu Bu refused all comers. You must know that his popularity among Wen Yuan's subordinates was very poor. Few people were willing to socialize with him. This kind of people It is rare to find opportunities to be sought after. This feeling seems to have never happened since I came to Jin Gong's tent.
Seeing Lu Bu's expression of enjoyment, Wen Yuan suddenly realized something. It seemed that Qu Yi, like Lu Bu, was not popular in his own army. Guo Jia suggested that Lu Bu be assigned to command foreign armies. Is his solitary personality a consideration for Guo Jia? Woolen cloth.
Lu Bu and Qu Yi are undoubtedly top-notch masters in leading troops in battles. But such people cannot win people's hearts at all. In other words, the foreign legions they lead will not follow them wholeheartedly, and then pose a threat to Wen Yuan. Threat. And this is probably the fundamental reason why Guo Jia recommended Lu Bu.
Thinking of this, Wen Yuan was relieved. Lu Bu did not have a tacit understanding with his generals. If this lack of tacit understanding was placed on the battlefield, it might become an unstable cause of failure. Arrange him to conquer the north and conquer the west. It's a good place to go. Besides, he and Qu Yi don't agree with anyone. They just restrain each other. It won't cause any big trouble. It's just...
"Lu Bu. Is he willing?" Wen Yuan still had some doubts.
At this time, Wang Li leaned close to him and whispered: "Master, have you forgotten that in the past, when we were under the tent of Ding Yuan, the governor of Bingzhou, Lu Bu fought with the barbarians and was called a flying general by the barbarians? At that time, Lu Bu was also happy to call the former famous general Li He takes the title of Guang. I remember that he still had great ambitions to quell the border troubles."
When Wen Yuan heard this, he slapped his thigh and said happily: "I had forgotten about this incident in the past. Thanks to Wang Li for reminding me. I remember that when Lu Bu was the chief clerk of Ding Gong's account, the Xianbei people couldn't deal with the Huns. Not ambiguous. But now more than ten years have passed. Does he still have this heart?"
Xu Shu cupped his hands and said, "It doesn't matter whether he has this intention or not. However, this person has always been soft-spoken and has no independent opinions. He cannot stand being persuaded by others. As long as the lord chooses someone who can speak well and understand his interests, it will not be difficult to get Lu Bu to agree. Take charge of foreign armies."
Guo Jia chuckled and said, "Yes. Moreover, Lu Bu has always been ambitious. He has served under the lord honestly in the past few years. He knows that nothing can be done with the lord. In fact, under the lord, especially... Taking charge of the Xiaoqi battalion directly under the lord made Lu Bu feel even more pressure. I occasionally heard that Lu Bu would often reveal the idea of leaving a state to take charge of an army after drinking. I was just worried that the lord would be suspicious, so I never dared to mention it publicly. My lord. Let him take charge of a foreign army for once and put all your strength into his hands. Maybe he won’t even be happy in time.”
The words of everyone made Wen Yuan feel relieved a little and asked Xu Shu to think about who was the right person to convince Lu Bu. Wen Yuan turned to think about the next issue of forming the Northern Army.
In the final analysis, the Northern Army is a mercenary army. Wenyuan provides money and food. These northern foreigners are responsible for providing men. However, if the Xianbei people are allowed to fight, there is always the suspicion of letting others become cannon fodder. Therefore, the Han army still needs to maintain a certain number. To monitor the movements of foreign soldiers, and secondly to ensure the authority of the Han army commander.
These Han troops must be separated from the original army sequence. Wen Yuan calculated that for each foreign legion, at least 5,000 Han troops must be stationed. This also means that there must be at least 20,000 or even more Jin troops. Sergeants stayed at the frontier for many years and even went to foreign lands to fight in places far away from the Central Plains.
The treatment and pension security of these soldiers are also issues that need to be considered urgently...
And then there’s…
The banquet was still going on. Wen Yuan kept his head down and thought about the problem. In the ten days before the jaw-dropping Right Army Army came to Danhan Mountain to join together, Wen Yuan urgently needed to sort out these problems. etc. Zhang Jia has arrived. The army is about to return to the Central Plains...
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In October, the three main armies of Jizhou, Qingzhou, and Youzhou led by Zhang Zha returned thousands of miles and finally came to Tanhan Mountain to join Wenyuan. Along with them came the Shanggu Wuhuan, and more than 30,000 Wuhuan troops from the three tribes. ride.
This time the Right Route Army made a northern expedition to Xianbei in the east. It attacked 2,000 miles north. At Pinggang and Baitan, they defeated more than 60,000 Xianbei cavalry gathered by Xianbei marshals such as Mika, Suli and Kuitou in the east. They beheaded more than 10,000 people and captured 7,000 of the enemy. The rest of them captured the eastern commander Huaitou alive and captured more than 10,000 war horses. Although the results were not as brilliant as the right route army, they also severely dampened the spirit of the Xianbei people. Now the Xianbei people who were hurriedly outside were frightened by the name of the Jin army. It was when I learned that the Han people were worshiping heaven at Danhan Mountain. No one dared to stroke Wenyuan's beard.
The weather in October is already very cold. Although Danhan Mountain is less than 300 miles away from the border, it is still very cold without the barrier of mountains. Not long after Zhang Jaw's army arrived, the grassland ushered in a heavy snowfall. It rained continuously. Two days and two nights of heavy snow covered the Qianli grassland with a thick layer of silver. The snow on the flat ground under Danhan Mountain was knee-deep. The dripping water in the field turned into ice. Groups of cattle and horses were frozen to death. The sergeants were also miserable. Hundreds of soldiers suffer from frostbite every day. When they wake up, they will find soldiers freezing to death in their tents.
There is obviously not enough firewood in the Danhan Mountain area for the long-term consumption of the 300,000-strong army. Such a heavy snowfall forced Wen Yuan to immediately return to the Central Plains. Fortunately, by this time Wen Yuan had roughly sorted out the clues. After several days of personnel structure planning was officially issued in the form of an order, Wen Yuan immediately ordered the army to return to Yitao City, the capital of Jin.
When the army left, Qu Yi, Lu Bu, Tian Feng, Yan Rou and other generals saw them off. Murong Yan, Rilu Deyan, Huaitou and other foreign leaders were also in the send-off team. Most of these people were the personnel arranged by Wenyuan. Stay behind.
In terms of politics, Wen Yuan was appointed to be the captain of the Xianbei school and the prefect of Yanmen. The administrative office was placed in Yanmen and he was responsible for managing Xianbei affairs.
In terms of military affairs, after the Jin army withdrew, Wenyuan divided the area outside the Great Wall into two parts with Danhan Mountain as the boundary. The east side is the eastern theater. It is mainly responsible for the crusade and recruitment of Xianbei and Fuyu tribes in the east. The western theater The functions are roughly the same as those in the east. The only difference is that they have to face the Xianbei, Gaoche, and Dingling tribes in the central and western regions.
In the west, Qu Yi became the military general on this territory without hesitation. He was added as the general of the Northern Expedition and the Marquis of Gaoque. His headquarters was located in Gaoque. He was in charge of the first army of the southern Xiongnu and the second army of the Xianbei in the central part. The Third Army of the Western Xianbei Army has a strength of more than 40,000.
The first army of the Northern Army. Due to the deaths of Hu Chuquan and Liu Bao, Wen Yuan took Qu Bei as the leader of the army. The commander of the second army was Murong Yan. The commander of the third army was temporarily led by Rilu Deyan.
In the east, Lu Bu finally persuaded Meng Jian, a famous scholar recommended by Xu Shu, and agreed to take charge of the first part of the Northern Army. He was appointed by Wen Yuan as the general to conquer the east. He would be responsible for the 4th Xianbei Army in the east and the 5th Wuhuan Army in Youzhou ( Henceforth referred to as the Fourth Army and the Fifth Army). He commanded an estimated 30,000 foreign cavalrymen.
After some discussions with Zhang Jia, Wen Yuan decided to appoint Huaitou, the commander-in-chief of the Eastern Army, as the commander of the fourth army. The fifth army was more troublesome. The leaders of Shanggu Karasuma, Wang Nanlou and Sanbu Karasuma were skeptical about the position of the commander of this army. No one was willing to give in. Wenyuan could only let the four of them take turns making the decision.
The five legions only had nearly 80,000 cavalry. This was mainly because the war had just ended. The casualties in each department were relatively serious. It was not possible to collect the 80,000 cavalry for the time being. For the time being, they could only put up an airs and send Han army officers to be responsible for the training and recruitment of the troops. However, I believe that as more and more Xianbei tribes seek refuge, this number will be filled up in a short time.
In addition to these 80,000 foreign cavalry, Wenyuan also left 10,000 elite volunteers for Qu Yi and Lu Bu each. Considering the hardships of fighting in foreign lands and the loneliness of being far away from home and relatives, these sergeants were all voluntarily chosen. Recruited from the army, Wen Yuan also offered very generous conditions. They were told that all soldiers of the Northern Army must serve in the army for no less than three years. However, during these three years, the soldiers were given a salary that was higher than that of soldiers from the Central Plains. Wenyuan also promised them that after three years, these people can choose to stay or return to their hometowns. All war dead will be given three times the pension of ordinary war dead.
Wen Yuan himself was generous enough to his sergeants. In addition to the land they were assigned, the soldiers could earn a lot of rewards every time they fought. This made soldiers the most popular profession under Wen Yuan's rule. Now Wenyuan has more than doubled this salary. Under the heavy rewards, there must be brave men. With such attractive conditions, the establishment of volunteers can be recruited without much effort.
Most of these sergeants are strong men without wives and children. They have no psychological burden. According to their calculation, after serving in the Northern Army for three years, they can get six years of salary. After excluding daily expenses, the money after giving birth is enough. They have lived carefree for the rest of their lives. When faced with such an opportunity, there will always be those who are bold and willing to accept such a challenge.
After planning the personnel structure of the Northern Army, Wen Yuan assigned tasks to those who stayed. Within one year, all the soldiers of each legion must be fully replenished. General Tian Feng, the general who protects the Xiongnu, Yan Rou, the general who protects the Wuhuan, The Protector Xianbei Zhonglang will recruit people to completely stabilize the people's hearts in the area. Within three to five years, Lu Bu and Qu Yi will completely eliminate the alien threats in the area under their jurisdiction. Even if they cannot be completely eliminated, they must be allowed to It cannot threaten the local foundation of the Han army. In five years, preferably three years, when everything is ready, the most important part of Wenyuan's huge plan will be implemented...the Western Expedition.
By then, one hundred thousand cavalry would be galloping all the way to the west.