Three Kingdoms: I will act as a substitute for the Hunjun

Chapter 136 Luxurious lineup

Pan Yin returned to Beijing the next day to resume his duties.

Liu Ming was not in a hurry to go back. The main purpose of leading troops this time was to gain military power, especially to cultivate strong generals and loyal ministers who were loyal to him. Now it seems that everything is going smoothly.

The three brothers Lu Bu, Zhang Liao and Liu Guan and Zhang can all be said to be his die-hard fans.

Gai Xun and Zhu Jun also hated Jian Shuo deeply. Even if Jian Shuo and Yuan Wei temporarily hooked up, when they returned to Beijing with absolute strength, Jian Shuo would be unable to fight back.

At that time, when Emperor Ling and Jian Shuo were eliminated together, and he could sit on the dragon chair in the Golden Palace with peace of mind, he could truly be regarded as arrogant in the world.

While everyone was discussing matters in the camp, a scout came to report that the Black Mountain bandits had stationed troops outside Wenxian County, numbering about 50,000 to 60,000 people.

Most of the defeated Baibo bandits and the remaining Xiongnu cavalry gathered together, totaling about 20,000 people, and they also camped near Wen County.

Yesterday, under Zhang Liao's wave of pursuit, these two groups lost a total of more than 4,000 people, which can be said to be a heavy loss.

In other words, the total number of people inside and outside Wen County is more than 100,000.

Although the imperial court received reinforcements from Ding Yuan's Bingzhou Army, the number was only about 40,000, which was still a big gap with the other side.

But this gap is not worth mentioning in the eyes of these generals in the tent. As long as the opponent dares to fight, then they dare to win.

"Your Majesty, the last general is willing to lead a sentry to fight the bandits." At this time, a man came out of the tent to ask for orders. It was Song Xian, the general of the Bingzhou Army.

"The last general is willing to hold the battle for General Song." Another general came out, also a general of the Bingzhou Army, named Cao Xing.

Liu Ming was not optimistic about these two generals, not because he was worried that they would lose the battle, but because he felt that it would be more difficult to use them, and it would be better to use fierce generals like Guan Yu and Zhang Fei to get a better result.

Seeing that Liu Ming was silent, Ding Yuan said, "Your Majesty, the morale is high and the military morale is available. Let's give them a chance."

Liu Ming looked at Gai Xun.

He knew that in terms of experience in uniting the army, Gai Xun was probably the one present.

Gai Xun had no idea about the strength of Song Xian and Cao Xing. In fact, he still had little understanding of the situation of the Baibo bandits, Black Mountain bandits and even the Xiongnu army.

He said, "It's okay to test it out."

Liu Ming took out a command arrow and handed it to the two of them, saying: "You two can bring two thousand men and horses to challenge. There is no need to win this battle, as long as you find out the true identity of the thieves, it will be a great achievement."

"Follow the order!" The two men clasped their fists and shouted in unison.

The two wanted to show their faces in front of the emperor, so they happily mobilized 2,000 troops and headed for Wen County. When they arrived at the city, they asked their soldiers to call for battle.

Mrs. Guo, Zhang Yan, and Yu Fuluo looked down from the top of the city and saw that there were only about 2,000 officers and soldiers. They knew that this was not a decisive battle, so they felt relieved.

"Commander, my little brother is not talented, but he is willing to go out of the city to kill generals and perform meritorious service." At this time, a general next to him asked for orders.

When everyone looked, it was Hu Cai, the commander of Baibo Army.

Guo Tai nodded with satisfaction.

After Zhang Yan led the army to Wen County, the number of people had exceeded Bai Bo's army, which made him feel like he was being overtaken by the enemy.

Now when he saw his general, he came out to ask for battle and showed his face, he suddenly felt bright in his face, and he agreed: "The officers and soldiers are cunning, don't underestimate the enemy, go ahead."

"I'm going to kill the general and take revenge!" At this time, another voice sounded.

Everyone looked at the sound and found it funny. They saw that one of this man's hands was bandaged like a palm. The bandage could also be seen from the loose collar. It was obvious that he had suffered serious injuries.

It was the Xiongnu general who went to Bei.

When he was fighting Zhang Liao before, a piece of flesh from his hand was hooked by a hook and sickle, and he was shot in the back with an arrow. Fortunately, he missed his vital point, so he was lucky.

Now when he saw that the Han generals were challenging him again, although he was not the one who hurt him, he was still very angry and wanted to go out and kill the enemy to vent his anger.

"Nonsense, your injury hasn't healed yet, how can you go out and kill the enemy?" Yu Fuluo scolded.

Qubei took a look, rolled his eyes, and said with a smile: "Da Shanyu, this general is a bit lonely going into battle alone. The last general will go out to plunder the formation for him and not fight in the battle. This should be okay."

Zhang Yan saw the commotion and didn't think it was a big deal, and said: "I guess the enemy general doesn't have much ability. With so few troops, he doesn't dare to rush forward, so let this general go."

Yu Fuluo took a look and had no choice but to say: "Be more careful!"

"Let's see." Qubei agreed happily and followed Hu Cai down to the city.

The two men also ordered two thousand troops and fought out of the county.

The two formations were facing each other. Hu Cai jumped on his horse and marched out of the formation with his spear raised, while Qu Bei stayed behind to hold down the formation.

"The general will be named, and the nameless ghost will not die under Grandpa Hu's spear!" Hu Cai shouted loudly.

"Stop talking nonsense, today I will let you experience the power of Grandpa Song Xian." As he spoke, he urged his horse to step forward with his spear, and stabbed Hu Cai with one shot.

Hu Cai hurriedly swung his spear outward and swept it towards Song Xian's temple.

Song Xian lowered his head to dodge, and the two horses kicked past each other.

The two circled back to the horse to fight again, and they fought for more than thirty rounds without deciding the winner or loser.

Song Xian was surprised. He didn't expect that there were such masters of martial arts among a group of refugees, so he didn't dare to neglect and worked hard to attack and defend.

After more than ten rounds, Hu Cai still couldn't be taken down.

Song Xian was a little impatient. He was the first to come out to ask for a fight today. He originally wanted to show his face in front of the emperor, but now he can't fight for a long time. Wouldn't it be a loss of face?

Due to his impatience and slipping away, there was a flaw in this technique. Hu Cai caught him and attacked with several spears, and Song Xian was completely on the defensive.

Cao Xing, who was holding the battle at the back, saw something was wrong. Seeing that Song Xian might be defeated, he immediately rushed forward with his horse and sword, preparing to fight Hu Cai in a double battle.

He believed that he and Song Xian could easily take down this thief general with their combined efforts.

But as soon as Cao Xing came out of the battle, he wanted to fight, but he could only hold the steel fork in one hand, and he couldn't even use half of his combat power. It was useless to rush forward.

Then he raised the steel fork into the air and shouted: "Brothers, charge!"

More than two thousand Baibo troops shouted and charged forward. Cao Xing could only point his knife forward and shouted: "Charge!"

So the officers and soldiers also moved forward together, and a melee broke out between the two armies just below Wenxian County.

Cao Xing hated the Huns holding the fork so much that he lost the opportunity to kill the general, so he took an opportunity to nock an arrow with his bow and shoot a cold arrow.

Qubei held a fork in one hand and was in the middle of a melee. He was so confused that he couldn't see far away. When he heard Jin Feng coming from his side, he hurriedly dodged instinctively, but it was already too late.

puff!

The arrow hit the eye socket.

"Why is it always me who gets hit by the arrow?!" Qubei yelled and fell off his horse.

"The thief is about to die! The thief is about to die!" Cao Xing shouted loudly.

The morale of the officers and soldiers was greatly boosted. Hu Cai looked around and couldn't find Qubei. Feeling that the situation was not good, he hurriedly retreated.

The Baibo army retreated like a tide, but no one paid attention to the Hun general Qubei.

Song Xian and Cao Xing chased for a while, and when they saw that Bai Bo's army had retreated to the city, they ordered their troops to retreat.

When I returned, I saw Qubei among the dead. He was already dead. I don't know whether he was shot to death or trampled to death. Cao Xing was overjoyed, cut off his head and led his army back to the camp.

After returning to camp and handing over orders, Liu Ming asked the marching chief Liu Bei to record the merits of Song Xian and Cao Xing.

While Cao Xing was suppressing the formation, he also took a look at the layout of the enemy's camp and reported it together.

"We don't have an advantage in a strong attack," Gai Xun said. "Our advantage lies in sufficient supplies, which is what the thieves lack. In addition, Hedong is occupied by Dong Zhuo, so they lack backup. It’s better to confront each other for a few days and then move the camera.”

Suddenly Zhang Fei jumped out and said in a loud voice: "It's just a group of thieves. No matter how many there are, they are just a mob. What fighting power can they say? Give me, Old Zhang, a force and we will crush the thieves camp immediately."

Gai Xun's face didn't look very good.

"You must not make mistakes in your virtue." Liu Bei scolded, "When two armies fight, they need to fight bravely and wisely, and they must not be reckless."

Zhang Fei stood back in the train unconvinced and angrily.

If the generals were to challenge each other, Liu Ming believed that Bai Bo, Heishan and the Huns would definitely not be the opponents of the official army. However, if the other side defended the camp with 100,000 people, and his side with 40,000 people attacked the camp, it would obviously be irrational behavior. .

Even a person like him who has no military knowledge can come out. Of course, Zhang Fei's idea is right. He can't just waste it like this. He will still go there if he has the chance.

But how to operate the specific details is not Liu Ming's forte.

He is still clear about his ability to command troops. If he has a general view of the development of the late Han Dynasty, he has the advantage of a God's perspective. He even understands the situation of some major civil servants and generals.

However, if you let yourself direct specific military operations, you will really be blind. Not only will you lose the battle, you may also be involved in it.

It seems that it is time to hand over military command to those who truly understand military affairs, and just provide assistance yourself.

I glanced at the people in the tent and found that Ding Yuan and Gai Xun were the only ones with experience in commanding large armies. The rest of the people, no matter how powerful they were, only had small-scale army commanding experience.

Even Cao Cao, the future military strategist, was just a novice at the moment.

Before Liu Bei met Zhuge Liang, he was a frequently defeated general.

Although Zhang Liao will have a record of 800 and 100,000 in the future, he is still just a spirited young man.

But Liu Ming still didn't fully trust Ding Yuan. He was not worried that Ding Yuan would be disloyal to the emperor now, but that Jian Shuo would use Ding Yuan's hand to control this army.

However, Gai Xun's position is a bit low. Currently he is just a captain, so it seems that he needs to be encouraged.

"I will confer the title of Lieutenant Gai Xun on the capture of the captives as the Commander-in-Chief of the capture of the captives." Liu Ming said solemnly, "He is fully responsible for the capture of the robbers in Wen County. All the kings must obey the orders and make no mistakes."

When Gai Xun heard that he was overjoyed, he immediately knelt down and thanked him: "I will try my best to retreat from the enemy to thank Your Majesty for your kindness."

"General Yuan Gu, please sit in the middle." Liu Ming stood up and gave up the middle position.

"I dare not!" Gai Xun said hurriedly, "How dare I sit in His Majesty's seat? I can just sit at His Majesty's head."

Liu Ming thought about it and it was right. Even if he wanted to give up his position to others, others would not dare to sit in it, or even sit on an equal footing.

"Okay, then General Yuan Gu is sitting next to me." Liu Ming handed all the flags and arrows to Gai Xun and said, "The general has full authority to issue orders. Even I must obey the orders, and the generals must not violate them!"

"According to the order!" all the generals said in unison.

"Feng Jiyue is the magistrate of Wen County, and he can make suggestions with the army." Liu Ming continued.

"Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty." Chi Yue hurriedly stepped out of the queue to salute and express his thanks.

He was originally an official of He Jin. Later, after He Jin's rebellion was destroyed, he followed Zhang Liao in running the army and redeemed his merits.

Now Liu Ming has officially appointed him as the magistrate of Wen County. Although the official position is not large, it also shows that His Majesty no longer pursues his affairs under He Jin, and he can safely and boldly share His Majesty's worries.

Of course Qi Yue was happy in his heart.

Wen County is still in the hands of thieves. As the county magistrate, I am afraid that I will still be His Majesty's counselor for a long time.

As long as you perform well, your future will be bright.

In fact, regarding Wen County, Liu Ming had long thought of one person, and that was Sima Yi, who would become famous in the future.

This man can be called a generation of statesmen, military strategists, and strategists, the founder of the Western Jin Dynasty, and a figure who even gave Zhuge a headache.

He is from Wen County, Hanoi. Unfortunately, he is only nine years old and is not of much use yet, but the entire Sima family still has a great influence in Wen County.

A wealthy family like this naturally hates the peasant rebels, and their prosperity must be tied to the imperial court.

If you have the opportunity, you can make a fuss through the Sima family in Wen County. Of course, we need to take it one step at a time, and the details still need to be discussed with Gai Xun.

At this moment, drums and trumpets were heard outside the camp.

Some soldiers came in and reported: "Your Majesty, the thieves are calling for battle outside, saying they want to avenge the thieves."

Liu Ming did not speak, but looked at Gai Xun. He should be in charge of the overall situation now, and Liu Ming consciously took a back seat.

"Do you know who is leading the troops?" Gai Xun asked.

"They reported themselves as Hu Chuquan, the Xiongnu general, Yang Feng, the commander of the Baibo army, and Suigu, the commander of the Heishan army!"

"Sui Gu?" Liu Ming gritted his teeth and said, "I have found out that this thief is the culprit who killed the Queen Mother, so this Sui Gu must die!"

When everyone heard this, they immediately became excited. This Sui Gu was so stubborn that he dared to kill the Queen Mother. Even a thousand cuts would be a light thing.

"The last general is willing to take the head of this thief!" Zhang Fei came out to challenge again.

"The last general is willing to lend a helping hand to my third brother." Guan Yu also came out to ask for a fight.

The two brothers have been fighting together for so many years, and they still have some tacit understanding.

"Sui Gu died unjustly, so he must be killed!" Gai Xun pondered for a moment and said, "But... it stands to reason that the Baibo thieves should have known that Dong Zhuo was cutting their way out, and why they didn't withdraw their troops to rescue him? Who can find out? "

"The last general has an old relationship with Yang Feng, so we can test him out." Xu Huang came out and said.

"Okay, you three will lead the army to fight against the enemy." Gai Xun issued the order and the three generals ordered their troops to fight.

"How about you all come out to watch the battle together?" Liu Ming said with a smile.

He mainly wanted to see Guan Yu and Zhang Fei's fighting style.

When everyone heard that it was not easy to refute the emperor's face, they cheered loudly, went out of the tent together, and came to the gate of the camp to watch the battle.

Three generals, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and Xu Huang, led their troops out of the camp.

Liu Ming looked at the enemy army from a distance and saw three distinct groups of people. The Black Mountain Army had uniform uniforms, while the White Wave Army was diverse. The Huns were all cavalry and wore Hu uniforms.

The three groups of troops and three generals are not subordinate to each other. Although there are many people, the combined force is not strong.

But with our own luxurious lineup of Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, and Xu Huang, it would be easy to destroy the opponent's generals.

Zhang Fei was impatient and urged his Wuzui horse to take the lead in the battle. He raised his Zhangba snake spear into the air and shouted loudly: "Which of the thieves is Sui Gu? Come out and die quickly!"

(End of this chapter)