Chapter 120 The Unlucky Threesome [Chapter 1]
The eunuchs were very stingy, which had a lot to do with the fierce fighting in the inner court. Just like prisoners who were imprisoned together, only if they were fierce enough, others would not easily offend them.
Guo Sheng was beaten up by someone. If he didn't fight back, he would become a stain on others' ridicule in the inner court. How can he be qualified to become a grandfather in the future?
I talked a lot about it, and the central idea was only one. Cao Cao was not a person who abides by military rules and regulations. How could such a person be qualified to lead the army?
Yuan Wei, Zhang Wen, Yang Ci, and He Jin opened their mouths. The four of them entered the palace just to plead for Cao Cao, but after hearing Guo Sheng's words, they couldn't speak anymore. The unlawful boys in their mouths were so strict in governing the army. How could they plead for mercy? They all dared to sing swords and sticks in the emperor's "center army tent". What else would they not dare to?
Cao Cao was the new cavalry commander, and he seemed not as good as the three generals of the thieves. In fact, Cao Cao's cavalry commander was the real elite of the imperial court's soldiers.
The fifth battalion of the Northern Army in Luoyang was said to be an imperial guard, but its actual combat power was much worse. The formation of the Cavalry Commander was based on the thousands of cavalry in the West Garden plundered by Emperor Liu Hong, and was recruited by Sanhe brave warriors.
The price of a horse is between 20,000 and 100,000 yuan, but after Emperor Liu Hong began to loot the horses, the price of the horse suddenly soared to two million yuan.
Two million is an abnormal price, and the thousands of horses raised in the West Garden will definitely not affect the price of war horses. Only the Han Dynasty was in Liangzhou, and it would be a lie to get millions of war horses. But if you raise one hundred thousand or eighty thousand, it would be like playing. How could the price soar by just a few thousand war horses?
Whether it is two million or two thousand yuan, those who can raise war horses are not something that ordinary poor people can bear. Therefore, the cavalry under the name of the Cavalry Commander is the real elite of Luoyang, rather than being a soldier of the Fifth Battalion of the Northern Army who has been a master for one or two hundred years.
Situ, Sikong, Sima, and the general came to the palace to persuade the emperor, but after Guo Sheng and his wife went together, they would take Dong Hu's Dong Buyi's military military soldiers as an example. How did they persuade the emperor?
When Guo Sheng saw that no one spoke, he said, "Your Majesty and the Four Dukes also knew the rebellion of the Yellow Turban Moth Thief, and the rebellion of the seven states and twenty-eight counties. Such matters that endanger the world and the country, the generals chosen should be brave and respectful."
"The old slave does not object to the discussion of the four ministers. In private, I also think that the Third General is the right choice, but the old slave also thinks that after he is a valuing veteran, he should choose a good general to run and mount a cavalry. If Your Majesty and the Fourth Duke think that Huwa is too young, the old slave recommends Dong Zhuo and Dong Zhongying, the governor of Bingzhou, to serve as the commander of the imperial court."
After a group of eunuchs looked at each other, Zhang Rang walked forward and bowed.
"His Majesty."
"Dong Zhuo has been guarding the northwest for twenty years and is more than enough to serve as the cavalry commander. Lao Nu agreed with Eunuch Guo's recommendation."
When Empress He saw Yuan Wei, Zhang Wen, Yang Ci, and He Jin, he looked at each other, and couldn't help but lean slightly and approached some emperor Liu Hong...
"Your Majesty, I also think that Eunuch Guo's words are correct. Although the three Dukes said that Cao Cao was familiar with military books since he was a child, the present is not as good as before. It is related to the safety of the country. It is more appropriate to choose a calm and stable stay."
When Empress He spoke, He Jin had no choice but to object. Yang Ci was the Grand Marshal (Sima). Not only He Jin's teacher, but also the emperor's teacher. Yang Ci had a lot of disputes with the emperor on the issue of eunuchs, but when Guo Sheng proposed that Dong Zhuo, who had more experience in using Dong Zhuo as the Cavalry Commander, he could not object.
The Yang family of Hongnong and the Yuan family were both families of four generations and three masters, but the Yang family was different from the Yuan family, which was empty and impeccable. In the Han Dynasty, the Yang family of Hongnong was a family of masters in the literary world with the same status as the Kong family of the saints.
A gentleman deceives him and the country is placed in front of Yang Ci. One is a Northwest general who has fought for twenty years, and the other is a censor who has never been on the battlefield. How can Yang Ci oppose Guo Sheng's proposal?
The Yuan family has always been in the clear stream. The eunuchs in the inner court swayed left and right, and some small moves in private. They did not dare to really offend the eunuchs in the inner court on the surface. Seeing He Jin, Yang Ci did not object to each other. Yuan Wei sighed in his heart, and finally he could only close his eyes and frown, as if he was worried and pondering...
But Zhang Wen clasped his fists and said, "I agree with Eunuch Guo's words. Cao... Cao Yilang really lacks some experience in fighting, and Governor Dong is indeed a long-standing general. However, Bingzhou is not stable. What if the Yellow Turban Moth Trench thieves attacked from Taihang Mountain into Bingzhou, or the Meiji Xiongnu took advantage of the Yellow Trench thieves' chaos and invaded Bingzhou, what should I do?"
Zhang Wen continued: "There are not only three generals of the Central Army in our dynasty. The governor Dong and others are used to fighting against each other. Xia Yu, the captain of the Qiang, is also a long-standing general in battle. I think the captain of Xia can be the captain of the cavalry."
He Jin heard this and nodded in agreement: "I also think General Xia Yu is more suitable."
Guo Sheng suddenly said coldly: "Duke Zhang, General, have you forgotten the incident in the sixth year of Xiping? Have you forgotten the fact that the three counties of Shuofang, Wuyuan and Yunzhong were lost in the sixth year of Xiping? Have you forgotten the defeat in the sixth year of Xiping, which caused the defeat in the sixth year of Xiping, which caused the Huns to lose nearly 20,000 cavalry and resented the court? Have you forgotten the defeat in this way. Zhang Xiu, the general of the Central Guard of the Huns, killed Huns, and so that the Huns' tribes were angry and plundered Dingxiang, Yanmen, and Xihe counties. Have you forgotten that which general commanded the army defeated the sixth year of Xiping?"
Zhang Wen and He Jin opened their mouths several times, and finally smiled bitterly and didn't dare to say anything again...
In the sixth year of Xiping, Zang Min, the General of the Central Army of the Huns, led the General of the Xiongnu from Yanmen, defeated the General of the Xianbei from Tian Yan, and came to Yunzhong. The Chief of the Wuhuan School Xia raised Gaoliu. The three of them led more than 10,000 cavalry to attack the Xianbei. They were defeated and only one or two fled back.
Zang Min, Tian Yan, and Xia Yu were all generals of the Han Dynasty. According to the military system of the Han Dynasty, the generals of the camp had only two thousand troops, namely, two thousand soldiers of the five divisions and ten qu.
Zang Min was the General of the Huns, and Xia Yu was the Captain of Wuhuan. Although the two had the same official positions as the Captain of the Huns, there were great differences between the General of the Huns, the Captain of the Huns, and the Captain of the Wuhuans, and the Captain of the Huns. The biggest difference was that there were Qiang people in the entire Liangzhou, and the area occupied by the scattered Qiang people was far greater than that occupied by the Meiji Xiongnu and the Wuhuan people.
It is true that the capital of the Qiang Huqian is located in Lingjusai, but it can also be located in any place in Liangzhou. The reason why it is located in Lingjusai is because Lingjusai is the only way to lead to Wuwei County, like the midpoint of a barbell. If there is any accident, Lingjusai can send troops to rescue at any time. However, if Lingjusai is lost, once the rebels are stationed in heavy troops, it will be a big trouble. Apart from attacking this strong city fortress with lives, it will only be two or three thousand miles away.
Lingjusai is the central valley fortress between the four counties in the northwest of Liangzhou and Jincheng County. When Jincheng County rebelled and Lingjusai was not lost, it would be difficult for the rebels to invade the four counties in the northwest of Liangzhou. The four counties in the northwest of Liangzhou rebelled and Lingjusai did not lose, and it would be difficult for the rebels to invade the other counties in Liangzhou. For this reason, the capital of the Qiang Hunting School chose Lingjusai.
However, the duty of the Qiang Hunting School Captain is to supervise all Qiang people. In theory, as long as there are Qiang people, the Qiang Hunting School Captain can manage wherever there is. The capital does not necessarily have to be in Lingju Pass. It can be placed in Jincheng Pass, moved to Didao, or run to Ji County, the political center of Liangzhou.
The Han Dynasty had only two thousand soldiers, but it was not certain that they could expand tens of thousands of troops during wartime. The key is that you had to be able to recruit troops to achieve success!
The Qiang Hunting School Captain will not have any problems with the source of troops, just because there are Qiang people in the entire Liangzhou, which is a place where Qiang and Han live together. Not only can it recruit a large number of Han people, but it can also recruit many Qiang people who are willing to mess with the court. Moreover, there is no necessary connection between the Qiang people recruited. After death, they will not be resentful by the Qiang people for their deaths.
But the Huns General and Wuhuan Chief Captain were not good. Meiji Xiongnu and Wuhuan people in the north of Youzhou were relatively concentrated. Their people were not Qiang people who were broken up and settled by the Han Dynasty. Meiji Xiongnu and Wuhuan people occupied a small area and gathered together. It was difficult for Han people to live there, unless they were Han slaves in the hands of the two tribes. But can Han slaves be recruited by Zang Min and Xia Yu?
In theory, Zang Min and Xia Yu could recruit tens of thousands of soldiers. In fact, except for the two thousand Han soldiers equipped by the court, they could not recruit Han soldiers. However, in the sixth year of Xiping, when they sent troops to attack the Xianbei, they both brought more than ten thousand cavalry. Where did these more than ten thousand cavalry come from?
It was the Xiongnu Khan's headquarters, and it was the Huwan headquarters' headquarters, and it was the Huwan headquarters' headquarters!
Xiping was defeated in six years and fled back only one or two times. The Huns and Wuwan people died at one time. The anger in the two tribes was not mentioned. The Huns and the Khans were even more ill and died in just one year.
Zang Min, the general of the Huns, and Xia Yu, the captain of the Wuhuan, lost so many Xiongnu. Wuwan's elite soldiers. These were still foreign soldiers. Even the Huns, the people of Wuwan were angry with the Han Dynasty, and they didn't dare to deal with the Han Dynasty for a while. The ten thousand cavalry lost by the Xianbei general Tian Yan was different. The ones who lost were Shuofang, Yunzhong, and the three counties of Wuyuan. Even if they were not all elite cavalry of the Han family, at least more than half were Han army cavalry.
After playing with it, he lost the Hetao Shuofang, Wuyuan, and the three counties in Yunzhong. The three counties lost their troops. Countless people fled from Hetao, and the three counties were also considered lost.
The consequences of the sixth year of Xiping defeat were too serious. Not only did he lose the three counties of Hetao, but he also made the Huns and Wuhuan, who were following the Han Dynasty, resentful and dissatisfied with the Han Dynasty. The defeat was fought by Zang Min, Tian Yan and Xia Yu. After Guo Sheng raised it on the spot, let alone Zhang Wen, He Jin, even Yuan Wei and Yang Ci could not speak up for it.
Tian Yan and Xia Yu's great defeat was just the northern border war of the Han Dynasty, and it had little impact on the Han Dynasty. But now it is a war between the seven states and twenty-eight counties of the Han Dynasty. If the Han Dynasty was not in good faith, what if the war was defeated again?
What to do?
When Guo Sheng saw that no one spoke, he recommended Dong Zhuo again and said, "Dong Zhuo had been fighting for twenty years. He had followed Duan Bing, and Zhang Huan had fought against the Xiongnu, Xianbei, East and West Qiang, and Yizhou Barbarians. He had fought countless wars over the past twenty years. Although there were minor defeats, none of them were truly defeated. This shows that his man used his troops stably."
"The court fought with the Yellow Turban Moth Thief. Even if it was not a big victory in the first battle, it would not be a big defeat. The first choice was to have rich experience in the battle formation. Therefore, the old slave recommended the governor Dong as the cavalry commander. As for Mr. Zhang's concerns... the Dong Duwei could be transferred to Bingzhou."
As he said that, Guo Sheng clasped his fists to the emperor again and said, "Emperor Dong is too young, and it will be inappropriate if there is no one around him. I have met him a few times, so I can go and control his army and ask him to temporarily defend Bingzhou for governor Dong."
Liu Hong was excited and looked at Yuan Wei, Zhang Wen, Yang Ci and He Jin.
"What do the four dear friends think?"
After the four of them looked at each other, they remained silent for a long time...
Chapter completed!