I practiced magic in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 67 Oh my, everything is like my [revised]

Dong Zhuo's focus now must be on Luoyang, so he doesn't want to touch the mess in Hedong at all. In his opinion, instead of sending people to clean up the mess and wasting his strength, it is better to leave the trouble to Wang Jing.

At worst, we can lure the tiger away from the mountain so that Wang Jing has no time to take care of Luoyang, thus hindering him.

Therefore, seeing Wang Jing volunteering, Dong Zhuo nodded and agreed without thinking: "Okay."

"This is absolutely not allowed!"

"That's right, we can't agree to that!"

A group of court officials cried and tried to dissuade them, but neither Dong Zhuo nor Wang Jing were moved.

In Luoyang right now, Yuan Wei is hiding behind the scenes, and on the surface, the two of them are the most powerful in terms of military strength and their words carry the most weight. Even Emperor Liu Bian and Queen Mother He Lian cannot get their words out, let alone other ministers.

It can even be said that as long as Yuan Wei, the regent, did not speak out in opposition, the decision made by Wang Jing and Dong Zhuo would be useless even if other court officials opposed it.

Dong Zhuo was eager for Wang Jing to leave Sunset as soon as possible, so he responded to the request of the Eighth Battalion of the Northern Army and directly called his subordinate Li Jue: "Zhi Ran, take the Northern Army General to the treasury to collect all the supplies needed for the war."

Li Jue understood Dong Zhuo's words and said, "Yes, sir."

Wang Jing glanced at Dong Zhuo without saying much, then turned around and followed Li Jue out of the hall and headed straight towards the armory.

This time, Li Jue called several thousand people, saying that they were there to help with the transportation, but in fact they were there to monitor.

Dong Zhuo was afraid that Wang Jing would just move all the armory away, so he had to send his trusted men to follow him the whole time. After all, he already regarded the armory in Luoyang as his own asset at that time.

In just a few moments, the huge group arrived at the armory.

This place is located north of Yong'an Palace, in the northeast corner of Luoyang's inner city, opposite the Taicang where official grain is stored.

Not only are there hundreds of armored soldiers stationed here, but there is also an extremely tight formation guarding it. Under the suppression of the True Dragon Emperor's aura, even the top masters cannot hope to break in here quietly.

Wang Jing walked at the front of the team, his clothes fluttering in the wind, his head held high and his chest puffed out, as if the 3,000 Xiliang soldiers behind him were all his younger brothers, and Dong Zhuo's number one trusted general Li Jue was his follower, and he was as arrogant as he could be.

The armory commander on duty recognized Wang Jing. He didn't know that Dong Zhuo had reached some kind of tacit understanding with Wang Jing in the court, so he stepped forward to stop him and said, "North Central Army Commander, this is a forbidden area of ​​the armory. Did you go to the wrong place?"

"That's right. I'm here to get the equipment."

Wang Jing looked so matter-of-fact that the armory commander was a little unsure, but he still had to bite the bullet and ask, "North Central Army Commander, do you have any documents or certificates?"

"I don't have the certificate, but I have him."

Wang Jing smiled and pointed at Li Jue.

Li Jue was very unhappy. With a dark face, he stepped forward and asked the armory commander: "What proof do you need? This is the order of the Minister of Works! Do you want to disobey him?"

The armory commander was only a minor official with a salary of 600 dan. He was immediately frightened by Li Jue's words and turned pale: "I dare not. Please come in."

As a subordinate of the Praefectus Urbi, the position of Armoury Commander was forcibly taken away by Dong Zhuo after the death of Ding Yuan, the Praefectus Urbi. So when they heard that it was Dong Zhuo who gave the order personally, the Armoury Commander and the Armoury Assistant who were on duty at the armoury dared not to stop him.

Li Jue only put in a little intimidation, and the armory commander didn't dare to ask any more questions about the procedures. He immediately ordered people to open the armory door and politely invited Wang Jing and Li Jue in.

Not long after, Wang Ling personally led a group of new recruits from the Zhonglei Camp to collect their equipment. After arriving at the armory, they confronted Li Jue's troops.

The tense atmosphere made Wu Ku Ling's eyelids twitch, for he was afraid that the two sides would engage in a direct exchange of fire on the spot, causing a river of blood.

More than a month ago, a bloody conflict broke out between the two sides in Xiguo, the outer city. It is said that hundreds of people died at that time. If the same thing happens again at this time, the consequences will be disastrous.

Wang Jing and Li Jue entered the armory and were stunned by the mountains of armor and soldiers piled up in front of them.

There were 100,000 sets of iron armor alone.

There were 80,000 heavy crossbows for chariots.

There were millions of crossbow bolts and arrows.

It must be said that the productivity of the imperial workshops was amazing, and the wealth accumulated over hundreds of years was beyond imagination. No wonder the Yellow Turban Rebellion
Moreover, Wang Jing carefully checked and found that these weapons and armors were relatively sophisticated and could basically be used normally.

Even though the number of government-run workshops in the Eastern Han Dynasty had been greatly reduced compared to the Western Han Dynasty, the dynasty was still able to stockpile such a large amount of weapons, armor, and bows and crossbows. This is the foundation of the dynasty.

Wang Jing's heart was also filled with emotion: "No wonder all the later countries were destroyed because of their weakness, and only the Han Dynasty was destroyed because of its strength. With such strength, if the court had not lost control of the local areas, leading to the intensification of land annexation, who in the world would dare to rebel?"

Only now did Wang Jing have a more intuitive understanding of the strength of the Yanhan Dynasty.

But thinking about it, it was normal. After all, it was the savings of the Eastern Han Dynasty for more than 200 years, so it was not surprising to have such a large number. But Wang Jing sighed in his heart. He was afraid that the powerful bows and crossbows, precious armor and weapons here would soon be covered in dust.

Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu will personally open the prelude to the chaotic times. By then, the eighteen princes will attack Dong Zhuo, and all these things in the arsenal will probably be taken by Dong Zhuo.

Wang Jing suddenly became furious. Even if he didn't take it today, the weapons, armor and crossbows in the arsenal would be given to the Xiliang Army.

Rather than letting someone like Dong Zhuo take advantage of the court, it is better to do it ourselves.

So Wang Jing was not polite at all at this moment, and waved his hand directly: "I want 10,000 sets of armor, pick the best quality ones, and take them all away!"

"I want 20,000 bows, 30,000 crossbows, and as many crossbow bolts and arrows as you can carry."

"Oh, and the shield and the sword, load them onto the truck and take them away!"

At Wang Jing's command, Wang Ling brought people in to move things.

The armory commander quickly jumped out to stop him: "General Beizhong, you can't do this! The armory's armaments are related to the safety of the country, how can you use them without restraint? Please think twice!"

When he said this, he was about to cry.

If your Northern General Wang Jing takes so much alone, how are the others supposed to live?
It was also a rebellion that Bao Hong went to Yuzhou to suppress the Yellow Turban Army, but he took less than one-fifth of what he has now. How come you, the General of the North, asked for 10,000 pieces of armor?
Why don't you go and grab it!
However, at this moment, Wang Jing no longer cared about the future, so he directly pushed away the armory order and said sternly: "The military situation in Hedong is urgent now. Of course, extraordinary measures must be used in extraordinary times. Do you want the rebels to cross the Yellow River and attack the capital, and alarm His Majesty and the Queen Mother? What exactly are you thinking!"

After being scolded by Wang Jing, the people in the armory were all dumbfounded.

Dong Zhuo and Yuan Wei may not take the emperor and the empress dowager seriously, but how could he, a mere armory commander, bear the blame for this?
Therefore, the armory commander chose to give in on the spot, but out of loyalty to his duty, he still argued with Wang Jing in a low voice: "That doesn't need so many, does it? If I remember correctly, the eight battalions of the Northern Army have not recruited a total of 10,000 soldiers, right?"

The Eighth Battalion of the Northern Army was organized according to the staffing structure of 700 people per battalion.

Therefore, the army that Wang Jing could legitimately control was actually only five or six thousand people.

However, it was impossible for Wang Jing to just recruit 700 men in each battalion. At present, the total strength of the eight battalions of the Northern Army had exceeded 9,000. A large number of new soldiers were recruited in Luoyang, and then they were trained by the old soldiers.

Among them, there are 700 main combat troops every month, and the rest of the logistics are calculated separately.

But even so, the number of troops would definitely not reach 10,000.

The Arsenal Command raised objections precisely to this point.

"Humph, if the troops are insufficient, can't I recruit more? Are you planning to let my new recruits go to the battlefield unarmed? What if they are defeated due to insufficient weapons and the Baibo Army crosses the Yellow River and marches straight to Luoyang? Can you bear this responsibility?"

Wang Jing questioned the arsenal commander speechless. Then he simply gave up trying to dissuade him. Whatever he wanted to do, he could do it. After all, the whole court couldn't stop it, so what could he, a small official with a salary of 600 dan, do?

Without any objections, Wang Jing immediately asked Wang Ling to take people in to take things: "Here, here, and here, load all these things into the truck, we will transport them away later!"

Wang Jing stood at the door of the armory, and peered inside a few more times with an unsatisfied look, which frightened the armory commander so much that he closed the door on the spot and sealed it tightly.

No matter how rich the imperial court is, it cannot withstand such a disaster.

Even Li Jue, who was standing aside, saw this incident with his eyelids twitching and his teeth clenched. Wang Jing, the General of the North Central Army, was really shameless than a city wall!
To describe him as shameless would be an understatement.

If there were not enough manpower and not enough horse and ox carts, Li Jue had no doubt that Wang Jing would empty the entire arsenal without leaving a single hair behind.

As for Wang Jing, he simply didn't care how ugly Li Jue's expression was. Now that there was an advantage to be gained, of course he would fleece Dong Zhuo to death.

Because Wang Jing knew that Dong Zhuo would definitely do whatever it takes to get him out.

After all the things were transported away, Wang Jing finally showed a satisfied expression. He smiled and said to Li Jue, "Thank you for your hospitality. See you later."

Who the hell wants to see you later?
If possible, I don’t want to see you again in this life!
Li Jue clenched his fists, but did not dare to provoke Wang Jing. He could only curse in his heart, and then watched Wang Jing leave with a big laugh as if he was sending away the god of plague.

On the outskirts of Luoyang, Xiyuan Parade Ground.

Ever since the last battle with the Western Liang army in Luoyang Market, Wang Jing had withdrawn the eight battalions of the Northern Army from the imperial palace and began to move into the former palace of Emperor Ling for a long time.

Wang Ling returned with a full load of thousands of imperial guards. The escorting horse and ox carts formed a long queue of several miles behind him, leaving Zhang Liao and Yang Ye, who came to greet him, stunned and incredulous.

Zhang Liao went forward and lifted the straw mat of one of the carriages. After discovering that underneath the straw were pieces of gleaming iron armor, he almost thought he was dreaming: "Yanyun, are you following the lord to plunder the imperial arsenal?"

Wang Ling raised his thick eyebrows proudly and laughed loudly: "It wasn't me, it was my second brother who took me to raid the armory. There were all kinds of armor and weapons piled up like mountains. That scene was the only one Ling had ever seen in his life. It was so shocking!"

Seeing Wang Ling's exaggeration, Zhang Liao couldn't help but feel curious: "Are all these armors really from the armory?"

If Wang Ling had not mentioned the arsenal, Zhang Liao would have even suspected that the Wang family of Taiyuan had been preparing for today's rebellion for decades and had hired craftsmen to secretly make armor.

You have to know that the Yanhan Dynasty inherited the Qin law. If someone privately possessed a knife, they might be able to argue that it was for self-defense, but it was different if someone privately possessed armor. That was a crime tantamount to treason and the entire family would be executed.

Zhang Liao couldn't understand how tens of thousands of sets of iron armor could be obtained so easily?
Is our lord so dignified?
It's no wonder Zhang Liao was so surprised. The Yanhan Dynasty was full of frequent wars, so a set of rules had been formed long ago. When ordinary generals went to the armory to collect equipment, there were quotas and rules. The court told you how much to collect, and then they would write you a note. Then you would go to the armory commander and the armory secretary to verify it, and then collect the amount specified on the note.
How can you be like Wang Jing, who can get whatever he wants and take as much as he wants?
When Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty, Liu Hong, was still alive, even powerful generals like Huangfu Song and Lu Zhi, if they wanted to take something from the armory, had to ask the emperor for permission first. After getting approval, they had to go to the Praefectus Urbi to get a slip of approval before they could go to the armory commander to collect it.

Even when facing a minor official like the Armory Commander, one still had to bribe him first.

Otherwise, they will just give you inferior products, or even say they don’t have them at the moment, which will drive you crazy.

Zhang Liao was originally sent by Ding Yuan from Bingzhou to Luoyang to join He Jin, and he also brought more than a thousand Bingzhou soldiers with him. Therefore, he knew very well how difficult the armory commander was.

Whenever it comes to the allocation of resources from the official treasury, it has always been the case that small temples have big demons and shallow ponds have many turtles.

The reason why Wang Jing was able to take such a huge advantage this time was that there was a problem with the power transfer in the Luoyang court. Many of the original rules and regulations became meaningless, which allowed him to act so unscrupulously.

"Lord!"

"General!"

Wang Jing also returned to the West Garden at this time, summoned his generals, and asked with a smile: "Have you received all the things?"

The soldiers and weapons obtained from the arsenal have been distributed according to demand. Everyone has received good stuff, so the faces of the generals are full of excitement and excitement: "General, we have received them all!"

Wang Jing nodded in satisfaction, and then gave instructions: "Since the weapons and armor have been distributed, the next thing is urgent. The sooner we put down the rebellion of the Baibo Army in Hedong, the less suffering the local people will suffer."

"Pass on my military order. Gather today and depart from Mengjin Port at noon tomorrow."

"Are we finally going to send troops?"

Wang Ling was in high spirits. He dreamed of making great achievements and becoming a marquis or a general. Therefore, he was extremely eager for military merit. He wished he could grow wings so that he could fly to Hedong right away and behead Guo Tai and others from the Baibo Army.

The same goes for Zhang Liao. He has now become the captain of the Hu cavalry, a relatively high military position, but he still has no title.

Therefore, when they heard that there was a war to be fought, they were equally excited and eager to try.

"It will be a tough battle in Hedong. Don't be careless. Be fully prepared. As the saying goes, knowing yourself and the enemy ensures victory in a hundred battles. Don't let your boat capsize in the ditch by mistake."

Regarding the rebellion in Hedong County, Wang Jing had a vague feeling that the Baibo Army in Hedong was not that simple.

Historically, Dong Zhuo sent his son-in-law Niu Fu to quell the rebellion, but he was defeated miserably the first time. It was not until the second time that he got angry and sent Li Jue that he finally succeeded in suppressing the rebellion.

Wang Jing didn't know whether the Xiliang Army deliberately chose to retain its strength, or whether Niu Fu himself was not capable enough, or whether the Baibo Army was not as weak as it seemed.

"In short, this battle is about whether our army can gain a firm foothold in Bingzhou, so we must win and not lose!"

"Yes, we will do our best to achieve our goal!"

Zhang Liao and others were all eager to fight, the battle was in full swing, and they responded vigorously to Wang Jing's call and mobilization.

Wang Jing was in a very good mood when he saw that his generals were so eager to fight and everyone was fighting bravely.

Hedong County is located in the southern part of Bingzhou and is one of the seven counties of Sili. As the hometown of Guan Erye, the people here are extremely tough. Because it borders the Southern Xiongnu forces, there have been many conflicts between the Han and Xiongnu peoples. Therefore, almost every family of local residents is martial, and the rich ones are even better at riding and archery.

They are either businessmen who go out to do business, or they are rangers who love to risk their lives on the sword. In any case, there are very few people who honestly farm the land.

But precisely because of this, Hedong County was an excellent place to recruit soldiers, especially cavalry and archers. Guan Yu started out as a horse archer.

Wang Jing was just about to hold a swearing-in ceremony to boost morale when a soldier came in and reported, "General, Henan Yin Wang Yun is outside the camp gate."

"Father is here?"

Wang Jing hurriedly stood up and went out to greet him. As soon as he reached the main gate of the West Garden, he saw Wang Yun who was rushing over to find him.

The father and son then found a quiet tea room in the garden and sat down to have a secret conversation.

Wang Yun came up and said, "Yuan Xu, you are confused."

Wang Jing calmly asked back, "Father, why do you say that?"

Seeing that the situation was getting critical, Wang Jing was still calm. Wang Yun was so anxious that he blew his beard and glared, completely losing his usual calmness and dignity. He asked anxiously: "If you lead the troops away from the capital, won't Dong Zhuo be the only one in power under the emperor? If he has any evil intentions, who can stop him?"

It is obvious that Wang Yun did not want Wang Jing to lead his troops to Hedong to quell the rebellion.

Now in Luoyang city, Ding Yuan is dead, and Dong Zhuo has taken over tens of thousands of soldiers from He Jin and He Miao. His strength continues to expand. With such a large number of troops in hand, he is eyeing the capital area covetously. Except Wang Jing, no one else can check his actions.

Therefore, even Yang Biao, the Grand Doctor who had opposed Wang Jing in the court before, had to admit at this moment that their famous families really needed Wang Jing to check and balance the violent tiger Dong Zhuo.

(End of this chapter)