I, Liu Bian, the hero

Chapter 36
On April 27, Zhu Jun, Huangfusong, and Zhang Wen ordered troops in the Royal Garden Forest outside Luoyang City, and the Fifth Battalion of the Northern Army came to report one after another.

How many people are there in these five battalions?
Not much actually.

The Imperial Army of the Han Dynasty could be divided into the Northern Army and the Southern Army in the early days. The Southern Army was responsible for guarding the palace city and was commanded by a Wei Wei; the Northern Army was responsible for guarding the capital and was commanded by a Lieutenant.

By the time of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, two new imperial guards were established in the southern army, namely Jianzhang Qiying and Qimenqi, which were later renamed Yulinqi and Hubenqi respectively.

Among them, the Habayashi Army will be headed by Habayashi Zhonglang, and it will be divided into two branches, one is "Habayashi Lang", with 120 people, serving as the guards of the emperor; the other is led by Habayashi left and right supervisors , Habayashi Zuoqi and Habayashi Rightqi each have eight or 900 people under their command.

As for the tiger and ben rider, Huben Zhonglang will be the chief officer, about a thousand people, who are responsible for protecting the emperor when he travels-it is not that the habayashi rider is not at the emperor's side at this time, but the tiger and ben rider is in front, and the habayashi rider is behind.

Subsequently, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty set up the Eighth Battalion Captains in the Northern Army, which were the Middle Base Captain, Tunqi Captain, Infantry Captain, Yueqi Captain, Changshui Captain, Huqi Captain, Shesheng Captain, Lieutenant Huben, the middle base of the back province, Hu Qi merged into Changshui, and Huben merged into the sound of shooting, leaving only the fifth battalion, which is now called the fifth battalion of the Northern Army.

Each battalion has 700 sergeants.

Although the number is small, but because they have been sharpened in the Yellow Turban Rebellion in the past few years, they retain a high combat effectiveness, and they can be called the strongest in the Luoyang Forbidden Army.

By the way, the Eastern Han Dynasty followed the Habayashi Army and the Huben Army of the Western Han Dynasty, but canceled the Southern Army. When Emperor Ling arrived, the Habayashi Army and the Huben Army were rotten from the bottom of their bones. He hadn't fought a war for a long time, and the second reason was that Emperor Ling sold officials and nobles - he sold not only officials in the court, but also the places of the two emperors, Yulin and Huben, as close servants.

Prior to this, both Yulin and Huben adopted the rules established by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty when selecting people. It was completely destroyed, and many children from rich families who had money to buy officials and bribe eunuchs were stuffed in, and they basically had no combat capabilities.

In addition, it was Yuan Shu who served as Huben Zhonglang, so it was no wonder that Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu could easily enter the palace two years later in history.

Liu Bian naturally wanted to change such a weak imperial guard. At least this time, he must not allow the Han Palace to be killed casually. To do this, he must take back the Habayashi and Huben. military control.

This is also the reason why Liu Bian wanted to dismiss Yuan Shu's Huben Zhonglang, not because the Huben Army was more important than the Yulin Army, but because Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu were so destructive to the Han Dynasty in history that future generations An evaluation was made that 'the country will perish with the weak, and the Du Han will perish with the strong'.

We must know that even in the period of the Three Kingdoms, the three kingdoms of Wei, Shu and Wu still maintained their strength against foreign tribes while attacking each other. It can be seen that the heritage of the Han Dynasty is still there. If it weren't for the Yuan family, it shouldn't have declined so quickly.

By about [-] o'clock in the morning, the Fifth Battalion of the Northern Army had assembled outside Luoyang City, with a total of more than [-] people.

Naturally, such a small force was not enough to conquer the rebels in Liangzhou, so Emperor Ling ordered Huangfu Song and Zhang Wen to recruit Sanhe pawns, namely the troops from Hedong, Hanoi, and Henan.

Except for the Henan soldiers, it will take time to recruit the Hedong soldiers and the Hanoi soldiers.

Therefore, Zhu Jun discussed with Huangfu Song and Zhang Wen: "It will take some time to recruit soldiers from Hedong and Hanoi, but Hanyang is in danger. I want to take the lead in setting up cavalry, infantry, and shooting troops."

Now Zhang Wen, who is also Jing Zhaoyin, also echoed: "So, I will go with Gongwei, and Yizhen will wait here for the soldiers of Hedong and Hanoi."

Huangfusong naturally had no objection.

Afterwards, Zhu Jun personally discussed with Liu Bei, the Henan lieutenant: "Since Hanyang is in danger, I want to send troops to rescue it tomorrow. I will set up the cavalry first, and the Henan lieutenant will lead the Henan soldiers to pass with me?"

With his seniority and official position, he didn't need to discuss anything with Liu Bei, just an order. However, now Liu Bei is not only a disciple of Shangshu Lu Zhi, but also a senior of Shihou Liu Bian and a subordinate of Henan Yin Hemiao. Liu Bei saved face and discussed with him in advance.

Some people may ask, when Zhu Jun attacked Zhang Bao, Zhao Hong, Han Zhong, and Sun Zhong during the Yellow Turban Rebellion, didn't Liu Bei lead the country to help?Why does Zhu Jun seem to be a little unfamiliar with Liu Bei?

The reason is very simple, because in fact Liu Bei did not participate in that battle at all. It was Zhu Jun who defeated Zhang Bao with his own strength, and also defeated Zhao Hong, Han Zhong and other remaining parties. ?

Fortunately, Liu Bei is humble and polite. He is not proud of the connections between Lu Zhi, Liu Bian, and He Miao. Undue bravery, you may be able to go with the captain of Tunqi to solve Hanyang's urgent needs."

"good!"

Zhu Jun admired Liu Bei's attitude very much.

After receiving the military order from Zhu Jun, Liu Bei returned to the Yin Office to meet He Miao and tell him about the dispatch of troops.

However, He Miao still had that indifferent look: "Since you are temporarily under Zhu Jun's command, why bother to ask me?"

Liu Bei retreated with a wry smile.

Although He Miao has always been indifferent to Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei, but this time he dispatched troops to suppress the bandits, he allocated Liu Bei [-] infantry, [-] archers, and [-] cavalry, a total of [-] troops, which is more powerful than the current Zhu Jun. The combined strength of the fifth battalion of the Northern Army under the leadership of Zhang Wen, Huang Fusong, and Zhang Wen is even greater, which shows how much he attaches importance to Liu Bei.

Therefore, Liu Bei respected He Miao very much, and he came here to ask He Miao for instructions before setting off on the expedition, but he did not expect that He Miao was still so indifferent to him.

To be precise, this He Fu Yin treats everyone like this, only slightly better when he sees his sister Empress He and nephew Liu Bian.

After bidding farewell to He Miao, Liu Bei found Guan Yu and Zhang Fei in the camp where his Henan army was stationed.

Speaking of which, the Henan pawns in the battalion may be dissatisfied with Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei's leap to become Henan captains and other Sima, and many of them were provocative. Mr. Zhang tidied himself up and obediently, and the two of them didn't dare to be disturbed by anyone during their daily practice.

After Liu Bei told Guan Yu and Zhang Fei about Zhu Jun's intentions, Guan Yu pondered and said, "I don't know when I will return from this expedition, so I should bid farewell to Shihou and Lu Shangshu."

Liu Bei thinks so.

It was a pity that the three of them could not enter and leave the Han Palace freely, and it was not easy to bother He Miao anymore, so the three of them came to Lu Zhi's mansion to wait.

When Lu Zhi returned home in the evening, Liu Bei mentioned this to him.

Lu Zhi nodded after hearing this: "It should be so.... In this way, I will go to the palace to see Shihou tomorrow, and you wait outside the palace to be summoned."

"it is good."

Liu Bei repeatedly agreed.

So, early the next morning, Lu Zhi entered the palace and went straight to Jiafang Hall to ask Liu Bian.

At this time Liu Bian had just got up, and before he had time to go to Changqiu Palace to greet Empress He, he heard Zhao Chun's report that Lu Zhi was coming, and he felt a little confused, so he went out of the hall and invited Lu Zhi into the hall.

Asked about the purpose of coming, Lu Zhi explained with a smile: "General Zhu Zhonglang ordered Xuande to leave for Hanyang today. Xuande wanted to say goodbye to His Highness face to face, but he asked to come to me because he could not enter the palace."

"So fast?" Liu Bian was also a little surprised by Zhu Jun's resolute behavior, and when he heard that Liu Bei and the others were waiting outside the palace, he hurriedly ordered Zhao Chun to invite the three of them to the Jiafang Palace.

A while later, when Zhao Chun came with Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei, Liu Bian stood up to greet them, and said to the three with a smile: "Senior brother, Yun Chang, and Yide are going out together to fight against the thieves. I wish the three of you victory over the enemy, but the battlefield is dangerous, the senior brother and the two virtuous brothers should put themselves first, and don’t take risks lightly.... With the abilities of the senior brother and the two virtuous brothers, why worry about not being able to be crowned princes in the future? There is no need to rush."

Although he knows the abilities of Liu, Guan, and Zhang very well, history has changed, and he can't guarantee what will happen to Liu Bei and the others when they go to Liangzhou. After all, in history, Liu Bei has never conquered Han Sui at this time. , and even the imperial court did not, and watched Hanyang County fall.

The only thing he can do at this time is to persuade Liu Bei and others to take care of themselves and not to take risks. This is not only for the three heroes he dreamed of in childhood, but also for himself.

Hearing Liu Bian's words, Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei were very moved, but it seemed to have the opposite effect.

No, Zhang Fei grinned loudly and said, "What's the point of rebels? I'll take the heads of Wang Guo, Han Sui, and Ma Teng someday and present them to Marquis Shi."

From the side, Guan Yu stroked his long beard with a haughty face, as if the heads of Wang Guo, Han Sui, and Ma Teng were already in his pocket.

There was nothing Liu Bian could do about it, he could only tell Liu Bei repeatedly, but fortunately Liu Bei was cautious and nodded repeatedly, expressing that he would keep Liu Bian's advice in mind.

After talking for a while, Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei said goodbye and left. They never thought that Liu Bian would insist on sending them out of the city.

Liu Bian explained with a smile: "In addition to seeing off senior brother and two virtuous brothers, I also want to see the army set off with my own eyes."

Liu Bei and the others had no choice but to let Liu argue.

Under the protection of Zhao Chun randomly recruiting a group of imperial troops, Liu Bian sent Liu Bei and others out of the city, then climbed up the tower and looked at the army outside the city.

Not long after, Zhao Chun reminded: "Your Highness, You Zhonglang has dispatched Zhu Jun's army."

"Hmm." Liu Bian nodded slightly.

During this period of history, General He Jin was almost dispatched to attack the Liangzhou rebels. Although it was also ordered by the Empress Dowager Dong, it was not Dong Zhong who came forward to persuade the Ling Emperor, but a ten-year-old who had a tense relationship with the He family at that time. Regular attendant.

In order to protect himself, He Jin asked Yuan Shao to go to Xuzhou to recruit troops, with the intention of deliberately delaying. This act in disguise boosted the arrogance of the rebels in Liangzhou, so that Hanyang County eventually fell. In the isolated and helpless situation, he sternly rejected the kingdom's persuasion to surrender, and even led the only troops in the city out of the city to fight to the death, and finally killed the battlefield and died generously.

When the news of his death reached Luoyang, Emperor Ling was very sad, and issued an imperial edict to posthumously confer Fu Xie the title of "Marquis of Zhuangjie".

But this time, the imperial court will not leave Fu Xie and other loyal officials of the Han Dynasty isolated and helpless!
　I thought about it carefully, Cao Cao was in Dongjun, and he didn't arrive in Luoyang so soon, so he should write Zhu Jun's expedition first, otherwise he would have to flashback, so this chapter was inserted.

　　
　
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