Only when people are about to die will they be eager to have a family. Liu Zhang is like this now. He really wants to stay in this world and feel the warm sunshine.
A soldier at the gate saluted outside. Liu Zhang's eyes moved towards the gate and his expression returned to normal. Except for some sickly white color on his face, his expression was calm.
Pang Tong's figure appeared outside the gate. Liu Zhang walked forward. As soon as he took a step, another figure suddenly appeared at the gate. Liu Zhang stared at that slim figure, almost thinking it was his illusion, until he kicked
Hit the air.
Xiao Furong was startled and hurriedly supported Liu Zhang who had not stepped on the steps. Liu Zhang did not look away, but just watched the figure walk in.
Huang Yueying had just settled the captive Wusun soldiers with Pang Tong. When she heard Liu Zhang summoning Pang Tong, Huang Yueying knew that Liu Zhang was awake and also knew what Liu Zhang was going to do.
When she stepped through the door with many thoughts in her mind, she saw Liu Zhang almost falling. Her nose was sore unconsciously and she could hardly step forward. However, she was stunned for only half a second. Huang Yueying maintained her normalcy and entered the courtyard.
"Pang Tong has met His Highness."
"Yueying pays homage to the Lord."
Pang Tong and Huang Yueying saluted together. Liu Zhang's eyes kept falling on Huang Yueying. He had many questions, but in the end he didn't ask any questions.
"Ronger, help me walk, Shiyuan, Yueying, talk to me."
With the support of Xiao Furong, Liu Zhang walked onto the garden path of Jingjue Palace. Pang Tong and Huang Yueying followed, but they remained silent. Liu Zhang wanted to explain something, but didn't know where to start. Huang Yueying spoke first and took the initiative to explain why she was there.
Western Region.
"Jiangdong didn't play any tricks in fulfilling the agreement. Wei Yan is now stationed in Chaisang County, and Jiangdong's navy has been reduced by more than half. The compensation money and food are all sent to Jingzhou.
My subordinates returned to Chang'an after the incident in Jiangdong, but seeing that the young master and Zhou Buyi had managed Guanzhong in an orderly manner, I had nothing to do, so I came to the Western Regions.
I did not go through Yumen Pass, but went from outside the Great Wall to the Lord's newly built Tianshui Protectorate. When I arrived at the Tianshui Protectorate, I happened to get news that the Wusun border troops had withdrawn their defenses. At that time, I heard that the Lord was fighting against the Wusun people in Jingjue.
, just paid attention to it.
It turns out that the Wusun Kingdom mobilized all the troops from across the country to Jingjue to support the third prince Mitian. I thought it was an opportunity. So I took 10,000 people from the Tianshui Protectorate and raided Wusun. There was no army to guard Wusun, so I successfully captured it.
Wusun Palace captured members of the Wusun royal family and beheaded all officials who suggested sending troops.
Now Huzi is leading the troops of the Tianshui Protectorate to guard Wusun's country. I came to Jingjue alone, but I didn't expect to catch up with Wusun's large army to the north of Jingjue."
Huang Yueying finished speaking calmly, and smiled lightly after speaking.
Liu Zhang understood that Wusun must have been scared because of the hole that Mitian dug. Mitian fought directly with the Han army, or was the leader of the attacking Sichuan army. If Mitian was defeated, how could Wusun still exist with Liu Zhang's reputation?
Therefore, even if everyone in Wusun resents Mi Tian for causing trouble and does not want to fight, they still have to repair the hole for Mi Tian. Instead of offending Liu Zhang and not defeating him, it is better to defeat Liu Zhang completely. In this way, the Sichuan army will be in turmoil. Wusun may not face the enemy.
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On the one hand, it was a huge defeat, and Wusun was implicated in the destruction of the country. On the other hand, it was a risky gamble, and Wusun would of course take the gamble. In order to achieve a 100% victory and fear of the Han army's revenge, Wusun had to go out in full force.
Pang Tong also knew what Huang Yueying said about asking the Wusun army to surrender. As long as he said that the Wusun royal family had been captured and provided evidence, it would be strange that the Wusun soldiers would have the morale to fight.
What's more, when Pang Tong went to recruit the Wusun army, he also found that the Wusun army had no combat effectiveness and morale at all. Most of the soldiers did not look like soldiers at all, but seemed to be in the army to enjoy the benefits, and there were many arrows, spears,
It has long been rusted and unusable. What can such an army do except surrender when they hear that the royal family is gone?
Liu Zhang nodded and did not delve too deeply into Huang Yueli's words. Instead, he asked: "Yueying, how is the situation in the Central Plains now?"
"The situation has changed suddenly, but it has little to do with us." Huang Yueying said.
Liu Zhang frowned. The three pillars of the alliance were already formed. What else could change?
Huang Yueying said: "Sun Quan and Cao Cao didn't make much noise. Cao Cao appointed Sima Yi to raise a large amount of money from noble families, and his military strength expanded rapidly. Now he has 500,000 troops."
"Five hundred thousand?" Liu Zhang was suddenly startled and took a breath of cold air. The power of this family must be too terrifying. They were able to recruit so many soldiers and horses in just half a year.
"The families in the north and the Central Plains are now helping Cao Cao. Many families have been emptied of their money and people. Now everyone knows that our Sichuan army is incompatible with the traditional families. If they don't transform, they will definitely be our enemies.
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They were unwilling to accept the land order and transform into a business family, and they were even less willing to give up their monopoly on officialdom and recognize the four civil servants. If the Sichuan army unified the world, their fate would be the same as that of the Xuchang family, so they had no reservations.
As far as I know, the Zhen family in Hebei alone has more than a thousand family members who have joined the army, tens of thousands of servants and servants, hundreds of thousands of dan of food and grass, and tens of millions of money, and used these to recruit tens of thousands of troops from the private sector.
, forming the so-called Zhen Family Army.
In addition, the Sima family, the Chen family, the Zhuge family, the Wu family, the Pang family, the Cui family, and other large and small families each contribute money and food to form the Zhuge army, Sima army, Chen family army, and Pang family army. Most of the industries of these families are now due to
Without human resources management, everything has almost come to a standstill.”
"They are really willing to give up." Liu Zhang thought of Wusun, Wusun came out in full force, and those aristocratic families had to fight hard, but it was no wonder that a massacre in Xuchang had forced them to have no way out.
In the past, the Sichuan Army was not the strongest. Of course, these aristocratic families were unwilling to use their old capital. Everyone was secretive and profited from the war. They only hoped that Cao Jun could defeat the Sichuan Army, and at that time, this hope was indeed very high.
However, since the Battle of Guanzhong, the Sichuan army suddenly became the strongest in the world. A massacre in Xuchang completely chilled the backbone of the family. The family no longer dared to say like before. Liu Zhang went against the most terrifying force in the world and brought about his own destruction. They have already
Knowing that the Sichuan army is very likely to take over the world.
And the day the Sichuan army takes over the world is the day they perish.
They are all going to perish. As long as they don’t want to be buried in mass graves, no one will continue to be hysterical. Now Cao Cao has taken a big advantage. Such huge support from private families has never been seen in ancient times. Can Cao Cao be regarded as the greatest supporter in ancient and modern history?
A prince who wins the hearts of the people?
Liu Zhang had already jokingly thought that if Cao's army really defeated the Sichuan army and unified the world, hundreds of years later, the history books left by the swords and pens of those noble families would definitely look like this.
During the Three Kingdoms period, Liu Zhang of Xichuan rose to prominence. Liu Zhang was violent by nature, did not care about the people's livelihood, and brutally killed. He massacred half a million unarmed people eight times, and his humanity was wiped out. Heaven and man were both angry, and he was the first tyrant in history. Cao Cao, the emperor of the ages, led the righteous men and led the people.
Master Wang...
Liu Zhang couldn't help but smile when he thought of this.
Pang Tong frowned and said: "Although Cao Cao has 500,000 people now, why do I feel that these 500,000 are useless? The 500,000 recruited common people, servants, and the children of the aristocratic families, can they fight? The soldiers are divided into families.
,How much combat power can such an army have?"
Huang Yueying said: "Shi Yuan, don't underestimate these people. There are many talents in the family. These talents are not only literary talents, but also military talents. There are many good generals and brave generals among them. Many of them are in the family army. They are quite powerful in combat."
Liu Zhang nodded. The poor were rich in literature but rich in martial arts. In fact, in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, except for those who were born with great strength, most of the literati and warriors came from aristocratic families. Poor families could not afford to buy kitchen knives, so why should they buy bows, horses, swords?
Moreover, there are many examples of powerful family armies in history. Many of them brought local warriors to fight with the princes, and subsequently achieved numerous feats. Among other things, the predecessor of Xu Chu's Tiger Guard was brought by Xu Chu from his hometown.
What's more, during the Three Kingdoms period, China's army was far less sophisticated than that of later generations. It was very different from the Roman professional army. Most of the army was recruited from farmers and trained hastily. It was not systematic training at all. Such an army had to go through countless battles.
, Only then can one become a true soldier.
If it were professionalism like Rome, there wouldn't be so many local arms, such as Danyang soldiers, Dongzhou soldiers and so on.
So Liu Zhang believed what Huang Yueying said. There must be very powerful people in the family army, but everything has a pattern. If you say that these 500,000 people are powerful, Liu Zhang would not believe it even to death. They can account for 10%.
It's as high as the sky.
Huang Yueying added: "In addition to the elites in the family army, Cao Cao also trained cavalry at the northern racecourse. The remnants of the previous army were specially formed and became elite soldiers. Moreover, Cao Cao's generals did not suffer much losses. Not only Cao Ren, Zhang Liao, Yu Jin, Xu Huang
, Zhang He, Xia Houyuan, Zhang Yan, Zhang Xiu, etc., as well as Tian Yu and other cavalry officers newly transferred to the Central Plains, their strength cannot be underestimated."
"Where's Sun Quan?" Liu Zhang could see that Huang Yueying was estimating Cao Cao as high as possible and didn't care too much, and it was useless to care. Liu Zhang just wanted to hear about the situation in the Central Plains before talking about the rest.
"There is absolutely no movement on Sun Quan's side. In addition to commanding the navy, the new Commander-in-Chief Lu Xun is also stepping up training of the infantry and testing the swords with the Shanyue Army. It is estimated that in the long run, Jiangdong will be able to train an elite infantry force of 30,000 to 50,000 people.
As for Sun Quan, it seems that he was completely demoralized by the last war. Now he has recruited the magicians from his uncle Xu’s family and started refining elixirs every day regardless of the world, saying that he wants to become an immortal."
"Cultivation to immortality?" Liu Zhang recalled that Sun Quan in history was also obsessed with cultivating immortality in his later years.
Originally, Sun Quan's ruling ability was no lower than that of Liu Bei and Cao Cao, and he was much younger than Liu Bei and Cao Cao. He was the most advantageous. However, Sun Quan, who had the most advantage, became the least advantaged because of the interests of the Jiangdong family and his lack of progress.
Advantageous.
Cao Cao occupied Yanzhou and a few years later dominated Hebei.
Liu Bei stayed in Xinye, and a few years later he crossed over to Jingyi in Chibi and was granted the title of King of Hanzhong.
On the other hand, Sun Quan was sitting in charge of Jiangdong. When he led Jiangdong, Liu Bei was still in Xinye and had no more than a thousand soldiers. When Liu Bei proclaimed himself King of Hanzhong, Sun Quan was still in Jiangdong. Except for the defensive battle of Chibi, the leaders and factions of the central fighting faction never reached an agreement. In the end,
Let Sun Quan, the Great Emperor of Wu, accomplish nothing.
It was only when Liu Bei sealed the title of King of Hanzhong and threatened Jiangdong itself that the leaders of Jiangdong's main war faction and the other factions reached a second agreement, but this was no longer useful.
After Cao Cao and Liu Bei died one after another, Jiangdong lost all threats and became lifeless. The Zhuhe faction completely controlled Jiangdong, and Sun Quan was also old. Originally, Sun Quan lived longer than Cao Cao and Liu Bei, so he should be proud to the end, but no matter how long Sun Quan lived,
What's the use? No one in Jiangdong supports his hegemony, so he can only cultivate immortality.
But now Sun Quan is only in his twenties, has he accepted his fate?
Liu Zhang had a flash of doubt, but he wasn't too surprised. Since the demise of Sun Quan's Long Feiwei, Jiangdong's power has been completely in the hands of the Zhuhe faction. What else can he do if he doesn't cultivate immortality?
"Where did the sudden change of circumstances that Yueying just mentioned happen?" Liu Zhang asked.
Huang Yueying smiled lightly and said: "Our mortal enemy has risen. Lord, do you remember the Wu Jun who opposed your alliance? It is really amazing. I wonder where he found two extraordinary talents, one in literature and one in martial arts."
One is the world-famous swordsman Wang Yue. Wang Yue rode into the Helan Mountains back then. His swordsmanship should not be underestimated, and his martial arts skills are probably not inferior to those of any general today."
So awesome, he curled his lips. Ever since Xu Chu was defeated and the Five Tiger Generals were enthroned as the number one, who else in the world can compare with him? If he is not inferior to any general, why don't you just talk about yourself?
But it's amazing. I don't feel sarcastic at this moment. If you encounter it in the future, just give it a try and you will know.
Qu Lingchen, who was following behind, had a look on his face. Wu Jun, although he was determined to follow Liu Zhang now, after all, he was a member of the anti-Liu Zhang alliance before, and he still had his own memories in it, not to mention that he had also carried out
Three assassinations of Liu Zhang.
But at this time, Qu Lingchen didn't care about the anti-Liu Zhang alliance. He didn't care about anything except the figure in front of him.
"In addition to Wang Yue, there was also a little-known scribe named Zhou Ce. No one knew where he came from, but his strategy was outstanding and definitely not inferior to any counselors at that time.
It was these two men, both civil and military. Wu Jun first led an army to surprise the home of King Youxian of the Southern Huns. The place was weak because it had been attacked by Zhuge Liang and his Di people. Wu Jun succeeded in one fell swoop and established his own foundation.
Later, Wu Jun relied on this foundation to attack the Xiongnu. The Xiongnu rebelled against Cao Cao before and became the mortal enemy of Cao Cao's army. After Cao Cao established his capital in Yecheng, he sent his son Cao Zhang to suppress it.
The Xiongnu were attacked from two sides, and Zhou Ce used to use Cao Zhang's efforts to seize property and occupy the territory. In just half a year, Wu Jun actually surrendered most of the Xiongnu forces, and now has 50,000 troops, becoming the fourth prince."
Liu Zhang listened silently and looked back at Qu Lingchen. Qu Lingchen didn't listen carefully to what Huang Yueying said. Liu Zhang smiled inwardly. What kind of anti-Liu Zhang alliance? It seems that the humble boy from Jiangzhou is now very ambitious.
Otherwise, he would not give up assassinating himself and go to fight for hegemony. (To be continued)