Domination of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 31
Since the defeat of Zhang Jiao's main force, the northern Yellow Turbans have almost disappeared. Originally, Guangzong was the rear that Zhang Jiao concentrated on building, but after the Northern Yellow Turbans were divided into four, they no longer had the strength to compete with Lu Zhi's army.

Zhang Niujiao led his troops to Guangzong first, and after taking away all the supplies and weapons of Guangzong, there was no news. Guan Hai took his subordinates and fled to Beihai, because there were few officers and troops there, and Guan Hai living space.

Only Zhang Bao and Zhang Liang were still dreaming, and led the remaining Yellow Turban Army to the Jingzhou area to continue the rebellion.

But before they arrived in Jingzhou, Zhu Jun, the governor of Jingzhou, Xu Wei, and Qin Jie, with a total of [-] soldiers, besieged the Jingzhou area. Zhao Hong's army, the main force of the Yellow Turbans, suffered heavy losses. Defeated Buji's Yellow Turban Army and successfully blocked Zhang Bao and Zhang Liang's troops going south.

Lu Zhizai was still resting in the north, and was preparing to join the other two armies, and then wipe out the Yellow Turban army in one go.

Now everyone can see that the Yellow Turban Army is on the verge of defeat, and Zhang Jiao's death is a signal of the failure of the Yellow Turban Uprising.

In the northern grassland, Gongsun Zan was still confronting the Hun allied forces in He Xianbei, so after defeating Zhang Jiao, Gongsun Xu asked for orders to return to Youzhou to fight against the Hu people.After the emperor learned that Gongsun Xu had made great achievements again, he ordered Gongsun Xu to go to Beijing to face the saint.

Lu Zhi also marched south when he was resting. Gongsun Xu transferred most of his troops back to Youzhou to fight against the enemy. Dong Zhuo secretly sent [-] horses to Gongsun Xu before dividing the troops.

Gongsun Xu led a thousand personal soldiers, a thousand Baima Yicong and a thousand trapped camp soldiers and generals Zhang Fei, Guan Yudian, Wei Gaoshun and Zhang Jaw to Beijing to face the saint.When I came to Luoyang Gongsunxu again, I was full of emotions. The world was in chaos, the people were displaced, and the Yellow Turbans rebelled, but Luoyang, the capital, was still so prosperous. The largest family.What are common people in the eyes of aristocratic families?

Gongsun Xu didn't delay. The main purpose of going to Beijing this time is to get a higher official position and better rewards. The most important thing is to get the military power in the northern border of the Han Dynasty.Now Gongsun Xu has a lot of contacts in the court, so it shouldn't be difficult to do these things.

The next day Gongsun Xu went up to meet the emperor, accompanied by several generals under his command.When Xiaohuangmen ordered Gongsun Xu to go to court, Gongsun Xu ended the fantasy in his mind and put on a serious expression on his face.The court hall was still so quiet, but the emperor hadn't been very happy since the Yellow Turban rebellion. The battle reports from the officers and soldiers from all over the country were basically urging the court to urge troops and food, except for some battle reports, of course.

For example, Gongsun Xu's Youzhou Army never asked the imperial court for a single soldier and food to put down the Yellow Turban Army in Youzhou, and then went to the world to defeat the most powerful Yellow Turban Army. This is the only place that can make the emperor happy.In fact, Emperor Han Ling was not stupid, he just liked to have fun, but this does not mean that he did not care about state affairs.

Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty allowed the family to do some bad things for the benefit of the family, and also allowed the existence of corrupt officials, but he could not allow people to rebel. As long as they were related to the rebellion, Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty would mercilessly obliterate them. Zhang Chun rebelled back then Therefore, Emperor Han Ling insisted on killing Zhang Chun and the leader of Xianbei who helped Zhang Chun rebel. This time Zhang Jiao rebelled, Han Lingdi was also very wise once, and continued to dispatch troops to pacify the Yellow Turbans everywhere.

It was the idea that Emperor Han Ling never allowed anyone to rebel in his heart, so he liked Gongsun Xu so much, as if Gongsun Xu captured Zhang Chun when he was 12 years old, just to keep the status of Emperor Han Ling. Gongsun Xu, who was able to quickly suppress the momentum of the Yellow Turban Army for the first time, was the number one hero, and Emperor Han Ling was even more happy, so he summoned Gongsun Xu when the Yellow Turban Army was suppressed.

As soon as Gongsun Xu entered the court hall, he felt a lot of eyes on him, some were jealous, some were admiring, some were envious, but Gongsun Xu still kneeled seriously in front of the emperor. After three kneelings and nine obeisances, Emperor Hanling finally smiled .

Zhang Rang next to him said knowingly: "Your Majesty has an order. General Anton Gongsun Xu has devoted himself to serving the country. He has worked hard for many years to guard the frontier for our great man. Recently, he has moved to the world to pacify the Yellow Turban. If such a hero is not rewarded, the hearts of the people with lofty ideals will be chilled. Now, Gongsun Xu is granted the title of General of the Eastern Conquest, a Marquis of Thousand Households, and a reward of a thousand taels of gold. He will continue to guard the northern border for me. Zhao Yun, Zhang Fei, and others under Gongsun Xu's command are all meritorious soldiers. .”

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for the reward."

"Aiqing is alive, and the Yellow Turban will be pacified in a short time. I hate the grassland Xiongnu Xianbei Karasuma who wants to disturb our frontiers when I am a big man, and even more hateful that the small country of the Three Koreas dares to be rampant. Your father, Gongsun Zan, is confronting the grassland coalition forces. Today To make you General Zhengdong is to ask you to pacify the grasslands and exalt our national prestige, can Aiqing do it?"

"The minister will not fail His Majesty's kindness."

"Okay, I am worthy of being a loyal and brave general. However, since Zhang Jiao's rebellion, I have felt that the defense forces near the capital are weak. I want to reorganize the imperial army. After the court, you will stay and plan for me." ..
After retiring from the court, Gongsun Xu was naturally declared into the Imperial Study Room, where the emperor was waiting for him. After Gongsun Xu came in, he knelt down and saluted respectfully. You don't have to be so polite."

Gongsun Xu stood respectfully with his head bowed. Emperor Han Ling picked up the memorial on the table and said: "I want to form the Eighth School of Xiyuan, but [-]% of the troops in Beijing are controlled by those aristocratic families. Tell me, what should I do?" manage?"

"Ministers in the court dare not make rash comments. The Yellow Turban has not been pacified. It is not suitable for His Majesty to form the Eighth School of Xiyuan, otherwise it will cause resistance from the aristocratic family. I am afraid that it will be more difficult for His Majesty to control the capital troops. However, His Majesty can entrust two or three The cronies go to other places to recruit soldiers, and after they are trained, they are transferred to the capital in the name of guarding the capital, so that His Majesty will have more troops, and when the time comes to form the Eighth School of Xiyuan and take back the military power, the aristocratic families will not dare to resist. "

"That's right, he really is a leader of soldiers, but none of the people around me know how to lead soldiers to fight, let alone training soldiers, and what I need are elite soldiers, the number cannot exceed [-], otherwise it will cause trouble for the family. Attention of the big clan, how about you want me to recommend two people to recruit soldiers for me?"

"There is a young cavalry general named Zhang Jai under your command. He is only nineteen years old, but he is brave and good at fighting. He has few opponents in the army. He is good at commanding cavalry. Your majesty can designate him as a general of cavalry. He went to Xiliang Bingzhou and other places to recruit [-] troops to form cavalry. Xiliang and Bingzhou are closer to the capital. Since ancient times, the folk customs are tough, and there are countless people who are good at shooting and fighting. I promise to train for your majesty within two months. Send out a troop of cavalry.

As for the war horses, His Majesty can order Dong Zhuo to be the prefect of Hedong in the name of meritorious service, to guard Xiliang, and send [-] war horses to supplement the recent losses of the Youzhou Army, and then the minister will secretly transfer these war horses to Zhang Jaw , so as not to arouse suspicion.

Another minister's personal commander, Dian Wei, is brave and invincible. No enemy can go through ten rounds under his pair of big iron halberds. Coupled with the ugliness of his life, he is really a warrior on the battlefield. His Majesty can order him to be the commander of the imperial army. To protect His Majesty's safety, secretly let him go to Danyang to recruit [-] troops.

The Danyang infantry has been famous all over the world since ancient times. I will order Gao Shun, my subordinate, to help him train and become an army. If this army succeeds, one can count as ten. Your Majesty only needs to recall these 1 people back to the capital. Troops don't have to worry. "

"Okay, Aiqing is indeed my good general. A few words and a few words have solved the problem for me, but is Aiqing willing to part with you? I know that these two people are your right and left hands. Without these two people, can you defend the northern border?"

"Don't worry, Your Majesty, I have my own way to repel the barbarians. With these two people by Your Majesty's side, I can go out and expand the territory for my great man with peace of mind."

"Hahahaha, okay, with such arrogance, within two years Aiqing will definitely be another hussar general of my burly man, and I will wait for your triumphant return."  …
An hour later, Gongsun Xu came out to summon the generals to explain everything, and then brought Dian Wei and Zhang Jai to the Imperial Study Room again. The emperor carefully looked at the two generals brought by Gongsun Xu. The young one was Zhang Jai. With the aura of youth and maturity, standing there is like a javelin, and his eyes reveal a kind of fortitude and courage.

The other one is really ugly, and really worthy of the word "evil". From Dian Wei, Han Lingdi felt a kind of real bravery, this is the talent he needs.

After looking at it for a while, Emperor Ling of Han said: "General Gongsun brought the two of you here. I think you already know your important task. I don't know if the two generals have the confidence to handle this matter well for me."

"I will live up to your majesty's entrustment."

"Okay, I will now designate Zhang Jai as General Xiaoqi. You go and recruit [-] troops to form cavalry. I will ask others to provide for the expenses. Designate Dianwei as Habayashi Zhonglang General to protect my safety. In the past few months, you The two of you will go to recruit soldiers, and I will transfer you back to Beijing in five months. You just have to do things faithfully, and I will reward you heavily when things are done."

"Will go through fire and water for His Majesty."

Gongsun Xu and others immediately started a discussion after they returned to the station. Under Jia Xu’s suggestion, Gao Shun and Guan Yu accompanied Dianwei to Danyang to recruit soldiers, and they recruited [-] soldiers. Gongsun Xu emphasized that the trapped camp must be expanded, and Danyang’s elite soldiers are the best. Therefore, Gongsun Xu asked Gao Shun to recruit soldiers.

Moreover, Gongsun Xu repeatedly emphasized that it is better to be short than excessive. After the event is completed, 2 people will be taken to Youzhou, and 1 people will be taken to Luoyang after training. Zhang Jai will go to Xiliang and Bingzhou to recruit cavalry.

Gongsun Xu left 500 people in each of the trapped camp and the pro-barracks camp to help Dianwei Zhangja train his troops, and Gongsun Xu emphasized that these 1000 people should form the backbone and firmly control the army.

The next day, Gongsun Xu and others divided their troops into two groups. Gongsun Xu took Zhang Fei and Zhang Jaw to Xiliang to recruit soldiers, and Gao Shun took Dianwei and Guan Yu to Danyang to recruit infantry.After arriving in Xiliang area, Gongsun Xu immediately began to work. Xiliang has been a mixed population of Hu and Han since ancient times, and the Han people here are also fierce and brave.

After all, those who can survive in this place have a few brushes, and horseback riding and archery are the most basic.

Gongsun Xu's requirements for recruiting soldiers are not high. They must be between the ages of 25 and [-], know how to ride horses and archery, and have excellent physical fitness. They must be from poor peasants at the bottom. Gongsun Xu put up a sign outside the camp, declaring that he would come to serve Soldiers can have two free meals before the assessment and then participate in the assessment. Those who pass the assessment will be paid according to the official army of the Han Dynasty. Within three days, Gongsun Xu recruited [-] qualified cavalry.

After another two days, a total of 6000 people were recruited, and Gongsun Xu led the troops to Bingzhou to continue recruiting. In less than ten days, after recruiting nearly 6000 people in Bingzhou, Gongsun Xu began to train in the real sense. The daily tasks of these recruits Just keep training hard and absolutely obeying orders. Two months later, when the cavalry first formed, Gongsun Xu let Zhang Jai lead these 1 people to go deep into the grassland to find small groups of Hun tribes to fight, constantly killing and looting , In the baptism of iron and blood, this cavalry slowly grew.

When all aspects of work were on the right track, Gongsun Xu left 500 soldiers to help Zhang Jaw train, and then he took the rest back to Youzhou.Zhang Jai frantically led his cavalry to fight the Huns before the Hanling Emperor's edict came.

This cavalry has to face the death of comrades-in-arms and the addition of new faces every day, and spends every day in the painful moans of the enemy and the crazy cries of comrades-in-arms.After a month like this, Zhang Jai finally trained 5000 brave cavalry, 3000 baggage soldiers, and 3000 baggage soldiers, all of whom were under the age of war, but they had all experienced the baptism of war.It is the best source of soldiers to supplement.

On the other hand, Gao Shun brought the people to Danyang, and after showing the emperor's edict to the Danyang prefect, the Danyang prefect cooperated to help Gao Shun start the recruitment work.

Gaoshun recruited soldiers basically in accordance with the requirements of the trapped camp and added additional items such as cross-country and mountain crossing. Danyang borders Shanyue, and most of the elite soldiers in Danyang are also from Shanyue or Han Chinese living in the Shanyue area. These people have excellent physical fitness. Crossing mountains and ridges is like walking on flat land, and the tall ones are even taller. According to legend, most of Xiang Yu's eight thousand Jiangdong children were Danyang elite soldiers.

Gao Shun asked the soldiers to be recruited to be between the ages of 22 and [-], and they must come from low-level peasants. They should not be rogue rangers or other people with bad habits, and it is best to be orphans without family encumbrances.

In just fifteen days, Gao Shun had recruited [-] elite soldiers. This was mainly due to the fact that many local people were too poor to survive.

Then Gao Shun started various trainings in Danyang, and continued to recruit orphans aged ten to 16 in private. A month later, Gao Shun left 500 soldiers in the trapped camp to help Dian Wei continue his military training, and he brought [-] Elite soldiers and [-] newly recruited orphans embarked on a journey to Youzhou.

This march is also a training event. You have to march continuously along the way, and you have to fight with small groups of Yellow Turbans at any time. During this turning point of thousands of miles and continuous fierce fighting, Gao Shun finally trained five thousand soldiers who are qualified to be called The Danyang Elite Soldier with the title of Sinking Faction.

Dian Wei and the remaining [-] camp soldiers continued to train in Danyang for a month and then moved to various places. Dian Wei himself was not very talented in military affairs, but after following Gongsun Xu for a while, he also learned some military skills. The guidance and advice of the lieutenant general of the trapped camp.

Dian Wei led these 3 people on a circuitous march for a month, constantly looking for and fighting against the Yellow Turban Army. Dian Wei's army spent almost every day marching and fighting. In this absolute law of survival of the fittest, many soldiers Lose a life or fall behind.

Dian Wei showed no mercy, and continued to reduce the number of soldiers along the way and continued to select strong soldiers from the captives of the Yellow Turban Army to join the army. Two months later, Dian Wei finally received the imperial edict of the Han Ling Emperor. With the tens of thousands of Yellow Turban captives, there are only 3 people left, 1 are soldiers and 5000 are heavy soldiers. The number is not large, but Dian Wei now has absolute confidence to bring these 5000 people to defeat the 3 regular army head-on.The 3 people who were left behind and unqualified were all taken to Youzhou. Even though these [-] people were unqualified, they were more than enough for an ordinary army.

As soon as the five-month deadline came, Dian Wei brought his nominally 5000 troops and Zhang Jai's nominally [-] cavalry to Luoyang. Emperor Han Ling ordered these [-] people to be organized into the Habayashi Army to protect the safety of the harem.In fact, anyone with a discerning eye can tell that this is an army of [-] feathers, and this is clearly an army of [-] tigers and wolves. From the cold eyes and skilled movements of each soldier, others can feel the absolute horror place.

Emperor Han Ling didn't understand soldiers, but when this army was compared with Luoyang's army, Emperor Han Ling finally knew what elite soldiers were. With these 5000 soldiers, Emperor Han Ling was no longer afraid of Luoyang What happened to the aristocratic family?

(End of this chapter)