The World of Yellow Sky

Chapter 496 Nine-Rank Grading System

"Sure enough, as expected by Duke Ming, Dong Zhuo has increased his troops."

Lu Bu put down the binoculars in his hand, and on the south bank of Fenshui, the fiery red banner of the Han army was flying wantonly.

On the plains of Fenshui, from time to time, cavalry troops of the Han army roared past with fiery red banners.

Cheng Lian looked at the cavalry of the Han army galloping not far away, and smiled contemptuously.

"Hedong County is an important place for Sili. Once our army occupies Hedong County, we can take Zuo Fengling in the west and Hongnong County in the south. Dong Zhuo is still facing the Kwantung Allied Forces now, and I'm afraid that we will lose our way."

"Isn't it good for Dong Zhuo to increase his troops? Our army is worried about armored soldiers. This time, the Xiliang army sent them to us from a long distance. I think we should thank them more."

Xu An disclosed the news of Yu Fuluo's secret service to Lu Bu and Cheng Lian, several major generals.

This also made Cheng Lian and others more confident.

Lu Bu nodded noncommittally, and then asked, "I heard that Niu Fu, Dong Zhuo's general, has arrived in Anyi?"

Cheng Lian replied: "Yes, Dong Zhuo also transferred about [-] soldiers from Zuofengling and Hongnong Counties, and now the Xiliang Army's strength in Hedong County has reached [-]."

The corners of Lu Bu's mouth rose slightly, revealing a sneer.

If Hedong County successfully wins this time, maybe he can go one step further.

The Department of Internal Affairs issued the latest edict. Xu An, the original Yellow Turban Army, now claims to be the Right General, and has not become a king.

So rewarding them is just generals with miscellaneous names, but now there are sixteen senior generals in Sizheng, Sizhen, Siping, and Si'an.

Now the Taiping Road is becoming more and more formal. The Han court uses the level of salary to distinguish the ranks of official positions, for example, the rank salary is two thousand stones, the rank salary is more than two thousand stones, and the rank salary is one thousand stones.

Recently, Xu An promulgated a decree, the Nine-Rank System.

There are nine grades and eighteen grades, and each grade is divided into two grades.

Xu An's current official position, the right general, is designated as the third rank.

But now Lu Bu, Xu Huang and others are designated as the fifth-rank generals, while the lieutenants, generals, and generals are designated as the fifth-rank subordinates.

The army Sima is the sixth rank, the military marquis is the seventh rank, the village chief is the eighth rank, the team leader is the ninth rank, and the adjutant is the follower.

The Department of Internal Affairs, the Department of Foreign Affairs, the Department of Agricultural Affairs, and the Eagle Wolf Guard are all tentatively designated as the five-rank office.

However, the nine-rank grading system for officials is only temporarily implemented in the Yellow Turban Army.

The prefects, county magistrates, and county magistrates appointed by Xu An in various places are still divided according to the original Han court, and have not been classified for the time being.

Sizheng, Sizhen, Siping, and Si'an are the four products.

Among them, Sizheng and Sizhen are the fourth grade of Zheng, and Siping and Si'an are the fourth grade of Cong.

Now in the Yellow Turban Army, all the generals are secretly competing for the first fourth-rank general position.

If a military general wants to be promoted, military merit is naturally indispensable.

Lu Bu's eyes flickered. Not long ago, Zhang Liao was awarded the title of General of the Bandits because of his military exploits in Youzhou, and Zhang Yannan conquered Shangjun and almost captured the entire Shangjun, which made him feel a great crisis .

The turmoil in Youzhou was pacified by Liu Yu, and Zhang Liao took the opportunity to go out with the Wuhuan tribe of Shanggu to occupy the territory of the three counties in the north.

Now with the help of Zhang Liao, the Shanggu Wuhuan tribe is not only limited to the territory of Dai County and the northern part of Shanggu County, but also controls most of the territory in the northern part of Yuyang County.

The Rushui area to the north of the Great Wall was almost entirely controlled by the Shanggu Wuhuan tribe, and the territory controlled by Wuhuan in the three counties was greatly reduced.

The number of Wuhuan people who joined the Yellow Turban Army also increased by about [-].

The power of the Wuhuan tribe in Shanggu expanded again.

Wuhuan of the three prefectures was naturally not willing to do so. Wuyan, king of Khan and Lu from the Wuhuan tribe of Youbeiping, united with Qiu Liju's tribe of Wuhuan tribe in western Liaoning, and traveled northward along the Rushui, intending to regain the lost land.

At this time, Zhang Liao and Nanlou just led their troops south along the Rushui River in order to regain more troops.

The two armies that coincided with each other met in Rushui, and in such a hurry, a fierce battle broke out between the two armies.

This is an encounter, but it is also a decisive battle.

Because of the successive battles, the strength of Wuhuan in the three counties has been weakened a lot, especially the Wuhuan tribe in Youbeiping.

In the confrontation with the Han army in Youzhou, the leader of the Wuhuan tribe in Youbeiping bore the brunt.

But this time the Shanggu Wuhuan tribe and the Yellow Turban Army attacked the northern area of ​​Yuyang County. It was the pasture of the Wuhuan tribe in Youbeiping, not the pasture of the Wuhuan tribe in western and eastern Liaoning.

So this time Qiu Liju and Su Puyan of the Wuhuan tribe in Liaodong did not intend to send troops.

Khanlu King Wuyan paid some price, and then asked Qiu Liju to send troops to help.

But this time when the troops were dispatched, Qiu Liju did not accompany the army, but only sent part of the troops to assist Wu Yan.

Su Puyan was the king of Wuhuan Qiao who led the army to invade the south. He led [-] cavalry to invade the hinterland of Jizhou and obtained a lot of money.

But because of this, a lot of people were lost. After all, Yan Liang, Wen Chou, Gao Lan and others are not good people.

So even though King Wuyan of Hanlu offered a generous offer, he still had no intention of sending troops.

Wu Yan pieced together all the way, and finally managed to gather nearly [-] cavalry troops.

However, this time the Wuhuan tribe of Shanggu went out for an expedition, but they directly dispatched more than [-] people who control strings.

Grassland operations are different from those going deep into Han territory. The Wuhuan tribe in Shanggu can dispatch more soldiers, and the logistical pressure is much smaller.

And they can turn back at any time. They are a nation on horseback. They grew up on the grassland, and the speed of marching on the grassland can be described as extremely fast.

This time, Nanlou personally led the Wuhuan tribe in Shanggu.

Although Nanlou likes to stay in the Han area, he doesn't waste his life, he is still the overlord of Wuhuan with more than [-] subordinates.

When Shanggu Wuhuan was the most powerful in the past, he was not even afraid of Xianbei in the North.

Only when Wuhuan of the three prefectures unite can they resist the Shanggu Wuhuan tribe.

It's just that the Han court repeatedly recruited soldiers, and there were many problems within the Shanggu Wuhuan tribe, which made Nanlou unable to use his fists and feet, and could only be trapped in Shanggu.

The cavalry army of the Wuhuan tribe in Shanggu was already much larger than the cavalry army led by Wu Yan.

Not only that, Zhang Liao also led [-] cavalry from the Yellow Turban Army to assist.

Some of these cavalry were the cavalry of the Xiaoqi Battalion, and some were the cavalry under Liu Shi's command. Most of the cavalry under Liu Shi's command were the old troops of Zhang Baiqi in the past, and the local Han cavalry from the two counties of Youzhou.

Moreover, most of their equipment was relatively sophisticated. Xu An considered that an encounter might break out, so he delivered most of the weapons produced by the workshop to Zhang Liao to improve the combat power of Zhang Liao's subordinates.

Therefore, the cavalry under Zhang Liao's command is much stronger than the ordinary Hu cavalry.

The encounter between the two armies was too sudden, and neither of them had much preparation, and in an instant, they had become a melee.

The battle line spread out for more than ten miles.

The two armies did not know the specific strength of the opposing army, but neither dared to retreat.

In this kind of encounter on the grassland, once one side shows timidity and retreats, it will inevitably be pursued.

At that time, unless Han Xin is alive and commanding the retreating army, the retreat will inevitably turn into a rout.

The fierce battle lasted for several hours. Under the command of Nanlou, Shanggu Wuhuan finally gained the upper hand.

At this time, Zhang Liao also noticed that the Chinese army of the Wuhuan Department in Youbeiping was slightly agitated.

The chance of a disorganized enemy line was fleeting, and Zhang Liao seized the opportunity decisively without the slightest hesitation.

Under the leadership of Zhang Liao, more than [-] elite cavalrymen from the Xiaoqi Battalion rushed straight into the enemy's formation.

No one expected that Zhang Liao would dare to attack the most powerful Chinese army of the Wuhuan Department in Youbeiping at this time.

But at this time, some parts of the Central Army of the Wuhuan Department of Youbeiping fell into short-term chaos because of frequent transfers.

Zhang Liao led the cavalry army of the Xiaoqi Battalion like a broken bamboo all the way, breaking through the formation of the Central Army of the Wuhuan Department in Youbeiping.

Seeing Zhang Liao's attack, Nanlou immediately ordered a fierce attack to support Zhang Liao's attack.

Zhang Liao's army was like a divine soldier descending from the sky, he drove straight all the way, and entered the formation of the Central Army of the Wuhuan Division in Youbeiping.

Khan-Lu King Wu Yan was caught off guard and was beheaded by Zhang Liao.

All the cavalry troops of the Wuhuan tribe in Youbeiping were terrified when they saw Wuyan's flag fall, and the army collapsed in an instant.

Nanlou led the cavalry under his command to pursue for hundreds of miles and captured more than [-] people before returning to the division.

The territory of the Wuhuan tribe in Youbeiping was almost completely occupied by the Wuhuan tribe in ancient times. Nearly half of the Wuhuan tribe in Youbeiping, about [-] people, were taken in by Nanlou.

Zhang Liao also became famous because of this battle, and his prestige spread far and wide among Wuhuan in the north, and he was named General Dangkou.

……

Lu Bu turned his head to look north.

Now Xu An has led his army to Linfen, and Zhang Liao is now following Xu An's army.

And it's not just Zhang Liao, He Man, Gong Du and other generals of the Yellow Turban Army are among them.

It is very likely that this battle will be the first fourth-rank general to be born in the Yellow Turban Army.

　From the conquest of Yuan Shang in Liucheng, the soldiers met the captives, Liao persuaded Taizu to fight, very angry, Taizu was strong, and awarded Liao with his command.Then hit, smash it, cut Shanyu Tadun.

　　Zhang Liao is not only Sun Quan's nemesis, but also Wuhuan's nemesis.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)