The emperor's personal expedition was not a casual trip. The complexity of the affairs was really unimaginable to outsiders.
Although the plan to start the war was set for next spring, preparations had already begun. Under Zhuge Liang's strategizing, Emperor Liu Chan left Chengdu and rushed to the first stop: Hanzhong.
There are two roads from Chengdu to Hanzhong: one is the land route, which passes through Guanghan, Zitong, Yuejiange, and Mamingge, and enters the Mianyang area in the west of Hanzhong, also called the Jinniu Road. This was the route Zhuge Liang used in his Northern Expedition. The other is the water route, which goes by the Yangtze River.
The prefecture passes through Bajun, the road is Dangqu, and then passes through the plank road to Chenggu, Hanzhong. This road passes through Micang Mountain, so it is also called Micang Road.
The Emperor traveled north from Chengdu and took the Jinniu Road. Taking the Jinniu Road did not pass through Brazil County, but after passing Jiange, the Emperor stayed in Guangyuan County for a period of time. During this period, many powerful people from Brazil County traveled along the Western Han Dynasty.
We walked on the water to Guangyuan and paid homage to the Emperor.
This includes the Hu family, the Ma family, and the Huang family, which once or still occupied an important position in the Shu-Han court. They asked to see the emperor and presented tributes to show their loyalty. Of course, the emperor also had to reward them with great rewards and titles.
Huang Chong is one of the representatives.
Huang Chong is the son of Huang Quan. In the Battle of Yiling, Huang Quan's retreat was blocked and he was unwilling to surrender to Wu, so he had to surrender to Wei. Because of Liu Bei, Huang Quan's wife was not implicated, but because Huang Quan was under the leadership of Wei
The governor of Yizhou was somewhat unfavorable to the Shu Han. In addition, Huang Chong was young at the time, so he never became an official.
This time Zhuge Liang wanted to use the powerful power of Bajun to regain control of the court. The Huang family became one of the representatives. Huang Chong was worshiped as Shangshu Lang and became a subordinate of Shangshu Ling Jiang Wan.
The reason why the powerful Bajun produced so many generals is because Bajun is connected with the barbarians, and its bravery has not diminished, and it has deep connections with the leaders of the barbarian tribes. Wang Ping was with Puhu, Du Yi and other tribes back then.
The leaders surrendered to Cao Cao together. These people came to pay homage to the emperor, and of course the brave and skilled Banzhen barbarians were indispensable. There were about a thousand people gathered together, all of them young barbarians who were brave and good at fighting.
These barbarians were incorporated into the emperor's personal army. They became another force besides the five Qingqiang tribes. They were all under the jurisdiction of the Tiger Buoying Camp. The captain of the Hubu Camp was named Zhang Ni, a native of Nanchong, Ba County. When Liu Bei was conquering Shu, bandits attacked
When Zhang Yi was fleeing from the Nanchong Kingdom, he did not forget his wife. He carried his wife on his back and fled with him. He was almost injured by thieves, so he became famous. Later, he served as a state official and was appointed as a captain for five years in Jianxing. When Zhuge Liang stationed in Hanzhong, there were mountains in Mianzhu.
The thieves robbed military supplies passing by. Zhang Yi led the county soldiers to attack and beheaded more than fifty people, which earned him Zhuge Liang's appreciation. In the past few years, he originally fought with Ma Zhong as Yamen General. After Ma Zhong was transferred to Zhendong General, Zhuge Liang
He was retained as the captain of Hubu Camp.
Zhang Yi himself was from Bajun and was familiar with the customs of these Banzhen barbarians. It was natural for him to entrust these more than a thousand Banzhen barbarians to his command, and no one would have any doubts.
There are many similar things, they don't look big, and there is nothing unusual about them. However, when these things are gathered together, they have a common feature: a force dominated by people from Bajun suddenly emerged in the court. These people
There were civil and military officials, and although their status was not very conspicuous, they were very important. Most of them were around the emperor.
Compared with these people, Zhang Shao, who had served as Habayashi's lieutenant general for many years, looked like an outsider.
The emperor's personal army is not only the best-equipped and most powerful armed force in the empire, but also the cradle of officials at all levels. When the filial piety and integrity system and the proton system were implemented, they entered the palace to serve as Langguan.
It is the starting point of the official career. According to the purpose of the system design, at least 80% of the officials should be from the emperor's own army. This is also a clear proof that the emperor indirectly governs the world. During the war, the local army has frequent combat missions and it is easy to perform meritorious service. Those who do not go through this official career
The number of people has increased greatly, but in terms of absolute numbers, those with pro-military backgrounds still dominate.
During Liu Bei's time, the pro-army was represented by the Bai Qi Army, and the highest commander was Chen Dao. After Liu Bei's death, Chen Dao was sent to Yong'an by Zhuge Liang, breaking away from the pro-jun system. Later, Chen Dao was sent to Jiangling, and the Bai Qi army returned to the pro-army.
system, but the commander was changed.
The Tiger Infantry Camp, that is, the infantry in the Forbidden Army, was completely lost in the Battle of Yiling. It was almost established by Zhuge Liang later using the five Qingqiang tribes, and of course it was also controlled by Zhuge Liang. When Jiang Wei just surrendered to the Han Dynasty, he once
He once served as the commander of the Hubu Middle Camp. During Zhuge Liang's second Northern Expedition, the Hubu Camp followed Jiang Wei in a fierce battle at Longshan. Almost all of the Hubu Camp was destroyed by Zhang He and Xiahou Ba's attack, and it has never recovered. The current Hubu Camp is newly recruited.
After more than three years of training, the Qiang soldiers became capable of fighting, and the formation of the Tiger Step Camp was restored. These newly built Tiger Step Camps are now in the hands of Zhang Yi.
In addition to the Tiger Bu Ying and the Bai Jian Army, there are two other components in the emperor's personal army, one is the Hu Ben Lang led by General Hu Ben Zhong Lang, and the other is the Yu Lin Cavalry led by General Yu Lin Zhong Lang, but these two forces are
Too few, there will be no impact. The temporary leader of the Tiger Ben Zhonglang General is Guang Luxun Zhao Tong, who only has more than 300 Tiger Ben Lang, and they have almost never been in battle. The Yulin Zhonglang General Zhang Shao has more than a thousand
The Yulin Cavalry also has little combat experience and can only serve as a guard of honor.
In other words, the emperor's personal army is now in the hands of Zhuge Liang and has nothing to do with the general Li Yan. It can even be said that Li Yan, the general who unified the Chinese and foreign military, has never been able to control the number of the emperor's personal army from the beginning to the end.
A small but vital armed force.
Zhang Yi and other Bajun people were able to enter this system thanks to the Jingxiang clique's stance. As Xiang Lang expressed his attitude and supported Wei Ba, Zhuge Liang certainly could no longer let the Jingxiang clique that betrayed him control the emperor's personal army.
Xiang Chong quietly withdrew from the system and became the prefect of Yongchang, the most remote place, which was the clearest signal.
In the two years since Wei Ba and Ding You were in power, Zhuge Liang had quietly completed the adjustment of the imperial army system. The entry of the Bajun clan into the court was just a logical result.
Zhang Shao knew about these situations, but could not raise objections. All he could do was inform Wei Ba of the news. After receiving the news, Wei Ba replied to Zhang Shao and said, "Don't worry, the prime minister can do whatever he wants now. You
If you really can't bear it, just resign and come here. If you can still bear it, don't say anything. When you get to Guanzhong, General Li Yan will take care of you.
Zhang Shao thought about it for a long time and decided to endure it for the time being. If he went to Wei Ba's place now, it would be equivalent to deserting him in despair, which was very shameful. It was better to wait a little longer, maybe there would be a chance to turn around.
The message sent by Zhang Shao was forwarded to Li Yan by Wei Ba.
Li Yan's heart was burning because he knew the situation was far more complicated than this.
Zongyu was transferred to the infantry school captain and was ordered to reorganize the Five Schools of the Northern Army. The Five Schools of the Northern Army were the original orthodox imperial army system. However, starting from the end of the Han Dynasty, the Five Schools of the Northern Army were left aside, losing their original status and having few troops.
, there are less than 3,000 people in total, there is a serious shortage, and there is no combat effectiveness. The fifth captain is actually to arrange idle posts for some people, with a high rank and very little power. Liao Li served as the captain of Changshui back then, and now he is
The captain of Changshui is Zhuge Jun.
Prior to this, Zhuge Liang wrote in the General's Office that Ma Cheng should be appointed as the Lieutenant Commander of the Northern Army.
The Zhonghou of the Northern Army is just a petty official with a salary of 600 shi, and he is nothing in terms of rank. But the Zhonghou of the Northern Army supervises the Northern Army, and this problem becomes serious. The Northern Army is nothing now, but Zhuge Liang wants to reorganize the Northern Army and even
Zong Yu was transferred to the rank of infantry captain. Who knows how far the strength of the Northern Army will expand.
However, it was difficult for Li Yan to object. Firstly, the Northern Army was part of the imperial army and the emperor's personal army. If he objected, there would be insufficient reasons. Secondly, Ma Cheng was Ma Chao's son, and his sister Ma Wenshan was married to Liu Li.
.The Fufeng Ma family also has considerable influence in Guanzhong. There is insufficient reason to oppose his appointment and the impact is too large.
After discussing with Fa Miao, Li Yan decided to go with the flow and take advantage of Zhuge Liang's opportunity to expand the five schools to win one or two positions among them. It would also be a good thing if he could control one or two battalions.
The competition for official positions can be considered, but the problems caused by the expansion of the five schools of the Northern Army are also obvious. Among the five schools of the Northern Army, the infantry battalion is infantry, the archery battalion is crossbowmen, and the remaining cavalry, Yue
The three battalions of Cavalry and Changshui are all cavalry battalions. The most likely purpose of Zhuge Liang's expansion of the fifth camp is to increase the weight of the cavalry in the Forbidden Army, so he used Li Yan to equip the horse armor.
Ma Kai's money must be paid by Li Yan.
Three cavalry battalions, at least 3,000 cavalry, probably about 5,000 cavalry. Five thousand sets of horse armor is a huge sum of money, enough for Li Yan to empty his family fortune. Faced with this problem, Li Yan again
He cannot retreat, otherwise, he will have to give up all his rights.
Li Yan had no choice but to discuss with Fa Miao whether he could owe Wei Ba some money on credit.
Fa Miao objected. You are not fighting for yourself. How can you use personal friendship to serve the country? Instead of taking credit, it is better for the Prime Minister's Office to come forward and exchange the war horses from Liangzhou. The war horses are now in Jiang Wei's hands.
The cavalry general is short of horses now, so he must be willing to do this. Moreover, the prime minister should be responsible for money and food matters. If the prime minister gives you a problem, you can't do the opposite? If he can't solve it, then he can't give it to the imperial army.
Of course, I can't blame you for equipping the horse armor.
Li Yan felt justified and wrote to the emperor, asking the Prime Minister's Office to solve the problem of military resources, money and food, including horses and armor.
Zhuge Liang did not accompany him, and he himself stayed in Chengdu. After the memorial was sent to the emperor, the emperor had no objection and handed it directly to Shangshu Ling Jiang Wan. Jiang Wan did not dare to neglect and reported the news to Zhuge Liang as quickly as possible.
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Along with this letter, there was also a letter of recommendation sent to the emperor. Li Yan suggested that the emperor should promote Ma Cao and Jin Quan, the generals of Guanzhong nationality, to join the fifth battalion of the Northern Army and serve as the Tunqi Colonel and the Yueqi Colonel respectively. He said
, these two people are proficient in riding and archery, and are brave in combat. They both had military exploits when they fought with Wei Ba. They have not been promoted for many years, which is frustrating. If these two people can be promoted, the morale of the officers in Guanzhong can be improved.
, which will be good for the upcoming war.
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