Xiliang Iron Cavalry

Chapter 29: The Yellow Turban Rebellion

Zuo Feng's face was also flushed, and he opened his mouth happily and never closed it. <.. ..>

Dong Zhuo also kept flattering behind Zuo Feng, coaxing Zuo Feng to smile.

Jia Ronghuaxiong and the others also followed Dong Zhuo to send the angel all the way out of the camp. Before leaving, the angel said to Dong Zhuo: "Don't worry, Mr. Dong, I will definitely speak good words for you in front of the Holy Majesty. Mr. Dong has made great achievements in the frontier. "

Dong Zhuo kept thanking Zuo Feng.

After the angels went away and they were no longer in sight, Dong Zhuo's flattering expression just now disappeared without a trace, replaced by his usual majestic expression, turned around and shouted to the generals behind him, "Return to the camp!"

Looking at Dong Zhuo's unfriendly expression, Jia Rong knew that Dong Zhuo must have been upset. He was a general on the battlefield after all, but he couldn't stand the constant flattery of an eunuch.

Although Dong Zhuo was appointed as the governor of Bingzhou, Dong Zhuo did not give up control of his original troops. In Dong Zhuo's view, all officials are false, and only military power is the most real.

Dong Zhuo did not go to Bingzhou to serve. Although he was the governor of Bingzhou, the Han court's battle against the Qiang people was not over. The battlefield was not limited to Gaoping County. The people on the border were displaced; in order to suppress the rebellion of the Qiang people, there were about 20 troops stationed on the border.

The Eastern Han Dynasty stationed troops for the Qiang rebellion for more than ten years, with military expenditures as high as 240 billion, and the financial resources of Bingzhou Liangzhou were exhausted by military expenditures.

The army was stationed in the frontier, guarding against the Qiang people. In the past ten years, the Qiang people rebelled three times. The Han army fought hundreds of times with them, but they could not completely wipe out the Qiang people. Because the Qiang people are basically cavalry, Mounted horses are soldiers, and dismounted horses are civilians. The army is very mobile, and it is difficult for the Han army to find its main force for a decisive battle.

Although the Han Dynasty also had cavalry, they were a minority after all. For officers like Dong Zhuo who were born and raised in Xiliang in Xiliang, although there were not a few cavalry, they could not be compared with the Qiang people.

As a result, this war has become a protracted war.

Although the frontier is chaotic, it is an opportunity for military generals. Generals hope to encounter war, and only war can make them gain fame; the Qiang rebellion lasted for ten years and made many famous generals, such as Huangfugui, Zhang Huan , Duan Ying, all achieved fame because of the Qiang rebellion.

It is the people at the bottom who suffer the most. Not only do they have to send their young men to the army, but they also have to pay heavy taxes every year, especially the people in Liangzhou and Bingzhou. After such a long war, their livelihoods are even worse. .

In the following days, the army was stationed in Gaoping County, and the daily thing was to constantly train troops.

During this period, Jia Rong told Li Ru that he would go back to Lijia Village, but Li Ru said that he would not go back until the army was completely settled down because of his busy military affairs; although Jia Rong was very dissatisfied with Li Ru's statement, Still respectfully agreed, Li Ru, I can't afford to offend him.

Since the last time Li Ru had a conversation with him and found out his identity, he has been cautious in everything he does, even his usual words.

Jia Rong couldn't go back to Lijia Village, so Jia Rong stopped thinking about it for the time being; Jia Rong stepped up his pace in the subsequent training of soldiers. Those hundreds of soldiers from other departments.

Soldiers will suffer a lot if they don't know how to form a battle formation on the battlefield. While Jia Rong focuses on training the cavalry, he does not forget to teach the infantry the battle formation training.

During this period, Guo Bang continued to tutor Jia Rong in the knowledge of war. Guo Bang taught Jia Rong the battle formation of soldiers on the battlefield; Jia Rong studied very seriously. superiority, but when it comes to war, I am also a beginner. After all, there is a big difference between what I learned in writing and how to use it in practice.

Although the soldiers are still young soldiers, they have grown up after two wars. Jia Rong is also constantly increasing his training, which is more rigorous than the training of the army of later generations. He does not train these soldiers. Become an elite soldier and a strong general who vows not to give up.

The soldiers also silently followed Jia Rong to train, and they were not disgusted with Jia Rong's behavior. They also knew that only when they were stronger could they have a better chance of survival on the battlefield. After seeing the cruelty of war, no one would Just kidding with your own life.

The cavalry has also made great progress under Jiang Yu's cao training. After a period of hard training, Jia Rong can also perform simple actions such as chopping and slashing on a fast-running horse.

Jia Rong did not return to Lijiacun in the end, and could only bury his endless longing for Xiu'er in his heart.

The New Year's bell rang again, and it was almost two years since Jia Rong came to the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty.

In this year, Emperor Han decreed to change the name of the year to Zhongping, and this year is the first year of Zhongping.

In the first year of Zhongping, there was a severe drought across the country, and the people in many places had no income. The Han Emperor not only did not reduce taxes, but increased the burden on the people, because the Western Qiang War was not over yet, and the Han Emperor had to continue to maintain the expenses on the battlefield.

The people were desperate, and things like changing children to eat can be seen everywhere; in order to survive, many people sold their land at low prices to wealthy gentry families.

In February of the first year of Zhongping, Zhang Jiao, a Taoist of Taiping, falsely said that "the sky is dead, and the yellow sky should be established; when the age is Jiazi, the world will be prosperous." soldier.

Zhang Jiao founded the Taiping Sect for a long time. He often travels around to draw talismans and treat diseases for the common people, and the treatment is also free for the common people. He has a high prestige among the poor and has hundreds of thousands of followers. The right to speak in the heart divides the believers in the eight prefectures of Qing, Xu, You, Ji, Jing, Yang, Yan, and Henan into 36 parties, with more than 7000 people in the big party and [-] people in the small party. Unity of command.

Zhang Jiao called himself "General Tiangong", and his younger brothers Zhang Bao and Zhang Liang were "General Digong" and "General Rengong" respectively.

The poor people who had nowhere to go joined the uprising army one after another. The Yellow Turban soldiers became stronger and stronger like a snowball. In just one month, the number of Yellow Turban soldiers increased from more than 30 to more than 70.

The Yellow Turban soldiers burned down government buildings, killed officials, and looted everywhere. Within one month, wars broke out in 28 counties in seven prefectures across the country.

Emperor Han hastily summoned General He Jin and asked him to organize troops to station at the passes around Luoyang to guard the capital and set up passes around Luoyang City.

At the same time, an edict was issued to let all states and counties recruit soldiers to eliminate the Yellow Turban rebels.

When the news spread to Gaoping City, Jia Rong was discussing with Guo Si how to train the cavalry to fight. Hearing the news of the Yellow Turban Uprising, Jia Rong felt deeply that it was time to come. The Yellow Turban Rebellion in the first year of Zhongping was like history. It broke out as recorded, and the lives of the people will not be peaceful in the future.

Guo Bang was shocked when he heard about the Yellow Turban Uprising. He didn't expect that anyone would dare to openly challenge the majesty of the Han court.

One month later, Emperor Han's decree came, appointing Dong Zhuo as General Zhonglang and Governor of Hedong, and sent troops to Yingchuan to suppress the Yellow Turban soldiers.

The prefect of Hedong is naturally more practical than the prefect of Bingzhou before Dong Zhuo. The governor established the post of state pastor (an evolutionary version of the governor), who has full power to command the affairs of a state, so that the governor has real power.

After Dong Zhuo received the order, he immediately reorganized the team, appointed Huaxiong, Guo Si, Niu Jin, Li Cui, and Jia Rong as school lieutenants, commanded five troops, and sent out troops on a regular basis.

Jia Rong also became a school lieutenant. He recalled how many ups and downs and tribulations he had gone through from having nothing at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty to becoming a school lieutenant of the first army. Now the soldiers he leads have grown up. With continuous training, the teenagers in Lijiacun have matured, and they are no longer the lively teenagers who surrounded themselves on the training ground in Lijiacun two years ago.

Three days later, Dong Zhuo led the army to Yingchuan, where the activities of the Yellow Turban soldiers were rampant.

On the way to Yingchuan, Jia Rong saw that the houses of many people were burned down along the way, and the fields were also ruined and turned into barren fields. In many places, there were no people for dozens of miles. The entire Han Dynasty revealed a scene of decline. .

The three armies walked slowly towards Yingchuan. At this time, a horse galloped to the middle army. The sentry got off his horse and saluted Dong Zhuo, "General Qi, we found yellow scarves ten miles ahead. There are about [-] people."

After listening to the report from the sentry, Dong Zhuo immediately issued an order to stop the advance of the three armies, and then summoned Hua Xiong, Guo Si and other generals.

After the five school captains arrived, Dong Zhuo said: "There are more than ten thousand Yellow Turbans in front of us. I don't know who will dare to fight. Let the Yellow Turbans see how powerful our Xiliang army is."

After Hua Xiong listened to Dong Zhuo's words, without any consideration, he immediately stepped forward and said, "General, I am willing to go."

Hearing Hua Xiong's majestic and confident voice, Dong Zhuo nodded in satisfaction and said, "General Hua is worthy of being No. 1 in our army."

Having received Dong Zhuo's praise, Hua Xiong scratched his head happily, not knowing where to put his hands.

Seeing Dong Zhuo looking at him, Jia Rong stepped forward and bowed his hands to Dong Zhuo and said: "General, I would like to go to the humble position, and the yellow scarf will be ruined, so as to promote the reputation of our army."

Seeing that Jia Rong came forward to ask for orders, Guo Si also expressed to Dong Zhuo that he was willing to fight against the Yellow Turban.

Seeing that the generals were active and enthusiastic, Dong Zhuo laughed and said, "With the help of all the generals, it will be easy to break the yellow scarf bandits."

But Dong Zhuo didn't give an order, but asked Li Rudao behind him, "I don't know what your son-in-law thinks?"

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