Chapter 18: Retreat as an Advance Strategy
Seeing that others were confused or serious, Dong Hu almost scratched his scalp.
"There is a very capable general in the Qin Dynasty who wrote this book of training military soldiers, the first of which is the choice of military soldiers."
"The book says that people closest to the sun have less blood, while those farther away from the sun have more blood."
Dong Hu frowned and thoughtfully said, "The General of the Great Qin Kingdom said that people with less blood are afraid of death, while people with more blood are more afraid of death. What he said is that the distance from the sun is far away, and what Huwa thinks is referring to people from the north and the south, which means that people from the north and the south are more fierce than people in the south."
Hearing him that northerners are more frightened than southerners, Dong Zhuo and his generals couldn't help but nodded slightly, which was considered to be the words.
"There are differences in soldiers and soldiers in cities and villages, and the differences in their professions before becoming soldiers..."
"For example, military soldiers are the first choice for people away from cities, such as fishing, bird catching, tailoring, shop mates, etc., and men related to women are not suitable for soldiers."
Dong Hu scratched his head and said, "Huwa is thinking... The Qin general actually has one meaning. When choosing a patriarch, he has to choose someone who is not afraid of death. He cannot be too scrupulous. For example, people in the city, they look at their uncles, General Niu, and General Li all day long, and they will have a lot of thoughts when they see the rich people in the city spend their days and drink."
"Of course, Lintao is a poor place, and the mercenaries are all poor and only have a belly left, so there is no such problem."
Listening to Dong Hu as he used his example, Dong Zhuo felt inexplicably annoyed, but he did not knock on the little bastard's head again.
Dong Hu said again: "The Qin General said that military soldiers are first and military soldiers are second. First, they must make them strong, and secondly, they can make them sleep when they fall back every day, without thinking about women, wanting to be prosperous, wealth, etc., and finally they understand the military battle..."
Dong Hu looked at the soldiers in the battalion and sighed: "Uncle also knows what kind of people they are. They are all skinny and bony. Naturally, they have made them stronger first. Then my nephew asked them to dig soil in the wild, cut down trees, and help the people inside and outside the city to build houses and other things..."
Dong Zhuo once served as a captain in the Western Regions. He had heard of the Great Qin State. Although he didn't know what the general of the Great Qin State was capable of, he felt less angry after hearing that Dong Hu was not messing around. However, the stupid boy made him feel embarrassed and did not interrupt him.
"snort!"
"The court has issued an order. I will go to Chang'an soon. If there are no soldiers and horses to follow me, wouldn't that Huangfu Song belittle me? What do you say?"
Dong Hu's heart skipped a beat, but there was nothing unusual on his face. He hesitated to look at the Dong family generals...
"Can Huwa know my uncle's intention?"
"What do you think?"
Dong Hu raised the whip and hit Dong Hu's head, and Dong Hu's face suddenly became bitter...
"We Huwa don't say that the second leader of the mercenary is the eldest son, and General Hua Xiong is the fourth team leader. Even the food in Huwa's hands is given by his uncle. What is the difference between the mercenary in Huwa's hands and the uncle? If the uncle wants to take the mercenary to Chang'an, how can Huwa oppose it?"
Dong Hu said this, and Dong Zhuo was very satisfied, but the horse whip still hit him on the head.
"You boy is quite obedient!"
Dong Hu smiled bitterly and said, "But Huwa doesn't think this is a good thing."
"Um?"
Dong Zhuo paused and looked at Dong Hu with confusion.
"Why is this?"
Dong Hu frowned and said, "When the Hehuang Qiang rebelled, the imperial court sent troops to quell the rebellion, which soldiers would be selected?"
"Chang'an Huya Camp."
"Fufeng Yongying."
"Fufeng, Longdao, and the 300-cundai Wubao belonging to Hanyang."
Dong Hu frowned and said, "Huangfu Song was originally from Anding County, but our dynasty had the 'three mutual laws' and did not allow others to be local officials. Therefore, his father, Huang Fujie, was once the prefect of Yanmen County, and his uncle, Huang Fugui, was once the general of Du Liao."
"Because his father served in Bingzhou, Huangfu Song lived in Bingzhou since he was a child and was elected as a filial and honest person. He served as the magistrate of Baling and Linfen County. One was the land of the three auxiliary personnel and the other was the land of Hedong County. He did not hold a military position until the death of the General Dou Wu and the Grand Tutor Chen Fan. He became the prefect of Beidi County."
"Although the prefect is also in charge of military affairs, the prefect is a civilian position, and it is ultimately a little different from the generals in the army."
"My uncle served in Longxi County, Liangzhou, the Chief Envoy of the Western Regions, Bingzhou and Yizhou. If it weren't for Huangfu Song, who was a famous family, and only because of his military qualifications, Huangfu Song would be inferior to his uncle."
Looking at Dong Zhuo nodded very much, Dong Hu smiled bitterly.
"Since Zhang Huan and Duan Bing, my uncle dared not say he was a general of the Han border army, but he was definitely the most prestigious general in the northwest."
"Although Huangfu Song's uncle Huangfu Gui is one of the 'Sanming of Liangzhou', Huangfu Song is like a later generation. Such a person is in the position of the chief general, and it is inevitable that he will suppress his uncle."
Dong Hu hesitated, and didn't know whether it was right or wrong to push Dong Zhuo like this, but how could he have a way out?
Dong Hu sighed, "Uncle was in trouble because of Zhang Huan and Duan Bing. He has been suppressed by the court inside and outside for a year. Now he has just recovered. If he fights against Huangfu Song too much, it will not only make the court inside and outside worry about his uncle, but also be suppressed by Huangfu Song more and more."
Dong Zhuo nodded slightly. He didn't know such things.
"If my uncle brought the mercenaries to Chang'an, what would Huangfu Song think when he saw that his uncle had two thousand soldiers in his hand? If his uncle could have obtained some Wubao soldiers from Longdao and Hanyang County, he would have gained nothing because the mercenaries went to Chang'an."
Dong Hu sighed.
"My uncle is a native of Lintao. Even if his uncle is just a white-collar worker, the whole Lintao will shake three times. But what about other places in Longxi County? Where is Hanyang County? My uncle who has been idle at home for more than a year, do they still recognize his uncle in their hearts?"
"If my uncle went to Chang'an alone, it would be the best if he could get the soldiers of Wubao under the name of Fufeng County. He could also make his reputation spread to the land of the Three Guards. If he couldn't get it, he would also take the soldiers under the name of Hanyang County. The soldiers under the name of Hanyang County will still be respected in the entire Longxi."
"But if my uncle brought mercenaries to Chang'an, Longxi County, and Hanyang County soldiers would be taken away by the right Sima Zhoushen!"
Looking at Dong Zhuo's gloomy face, Dong Hu hesitated and clenched his teeth again.
"If my uncle doesn't want others to look down on him and wants to take the opportunity to get a soldier, it's better... than to recruit soldiers and horses in Lintao County!"
After not listening to Dong Hu's words, Dong Zhuo was not angry at Niu Fu. He was originally a little annoyed by the silly boy, and he was unwilling to be looked down upon. After Niu Fu said "Two thousand mercenaries support their faces", he ran out of the city?
When people are in power, politics will die.
Dong Zhuo was idle by the court for more than a year, and his prestige was also invisibly weakened. If he could not get soldiers from other places during the rebellion this time, his prestige in Longxi would be weakened again.
How could Dong Zhuo want to see this?
Dong Zhuo had already recognized Dong Hu's "retreat as advance" strategy from the bottom of his heart, but when he heard Dong Hu's last words, he couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, and knocked the fool's head in confusion.
"Why is this? If you can't say a word or two, my uncle will knock on you!"
Dong Hu scratched his head and said, "I asked my uncle to recruit soldiers from Lintao, and my nephew... I am also a little selfish."
Dong Zhuo knocked Dong Hushuo's head again.
"explain!"
Dong Hu said: "If my uncle brings mercenaries to Chang'an, not only will he not be able to get Fufeng, Longxi, Hanyang Wubao soldiers and horses. Without the mercenaries in his nephew, there will inevitably be changes in Jishishan. Not only will he not be able to cut off the Hehuang rebels in half, but the rebels will become more powerful. My uncle will not be valued by Queen He from now on, because my uncle is to use Jishishan to cut off the rebels' retreat strategy."
"It is precisely because His Majesty saw that his uncle could quell the rebellion in a very short time that his uncle was Zuo Sima, the second person to quell the rebellion army!"
"But if there is any change in Jishishan Mountain and if the rebels cannot be pacified in a short time, my uncle will become the dispensable person."
Dong Zhuo was shocked and looked extremely solemn.
"Then Huangfu Song has the support of the civil and military officials of the foreign court, and he will definitely suppress his uncle, but the army to quell the rebellion must also have the eunuchs in the inner court. Then Huangfu Song will definitely not suppress too much, and the inner court will not allow others to bully his uncle."
"There are only five or six hundred soldiers in Lintao City, which is not worth mentioning compared to the army that has pacified the rebellion for more than 10,000, but these soldiers are all the soldiers in service in Lintao."
"One of them is a soldier, and I'm hidingly telling Huangfu Song that Huangfu Song has a big head and his uncle has to bow his head."
"Two, the five hundred soldiers were all the soldiers in Lintao, and they told him clearly that Huangfu Song even if his uncle was a white man, he would be a fierce tiger in Lintao."
"You can bow your head, but it is not something that others can humiliate you! When you have fought for the power of a large army that has quelled thousands of rebellions, your uncle must be the first person under Huangfu Song's name, and Zuo Sima deserves his name."
Just as Dong Zhuo was breathing heavily and cheering loudly, Niu Fu frowned and said, "Although the tiger baby had a good plan, what if the gan Lang Qiang took the opportunity to attack Lintao? What if others took the opportunity to impeach his father-in-law?"
Dong Zhuo frowned and scolded: "Don't talk nonsense if you don't understand!"
"snort!"
"There are only five hundred soldiers in Lintao. How many soldiers are there in Huwa's hands? Two thousand soldiers! How do you think Huwa convinced Jishishan? Those damn ginseng wolf and Qiang should be honest with me, otherwise..."
"snort!"
Dong Zhuo snorted coldly, and Dong Hu smiled bitterly and scratched his head.
"It's still my uncle who is wise. The guys in Jishishan are a little anxious. The mercenaries also need some pre-war motivation. The ginseng wolf and Qiang soldiers are only two thousand, which is just suitable."
"and……"
"My uncle took away all the troops in Lintao, and Lintao was empty. In such an empty place, two thousand ganlang Qiang could not be taken down even if they came to attack. Instead, the eldest son led a group of brave people in the village to break into the traitors and killed ganlang Qiang in one fell swoop. Who in Xiliang dared to underestimate his uncle..."
"Bangbang..."
Dong Zhuo was very satisfied and hit Dong Hu's head repeatedly and nodded very satisfied.
“Not bad…”
"We have two good horses on the ground, and I'll give you one."
"Uncle thanked for the reward!"
Dong Hu hurriedly lowered his fists, and Dong Zhuo looked at Niu Fu again, snorting coldly.
"snort!"
"I can kill the ginseng wolf, Qiang wolf, and Meng, who dares to be dissatisfied with impeachment? Who dares to despise me?"
As he said that, he knocked Dong Hu's head again.
"You kid is still not steady enough. You should not say such things in front of others in the future!"
Dong Hu knew Dong Zhuo's personality very well and had to bow his head to admit his mistakes honestly.
"What my uncle taught me is that Huwa must learn more from the eldest son."
"Um."
Chapter completed!