Chapter 597

After the Battle of Luoyang, the Ma family completely occupied all areas of Sili: the cavalry and infantry corps of Liaohua, Zhou Cang, Yang Feng, and Liang Xing, after being entrusted and reorganized, immediately went to Hulao and Sishui Pass, respectively. Guard the two gates of the Ma family.After that, the [-] Ma family troops rushed to Luoyang like a tide, chasing down the remnants of Han Siam and the large and small groups of bandits entrenched in Luoyang.Two days later, when Dong Zhao handed over the battle report in Luoyang area to Ma Chao, the Ma family has since become a super crocodile across the two states and watching the Kanto.

Afterwards, what Ma Chao carried out was to be awarded the honorary title.He promised a thousand dollars, and he took the number of heads killed by the enemy army in the battle of Luoyang that day as the standard of military merit, and canonized the generals under his command.But what made him angry and unwilling was that Zhao Yun, who had participated in the battle to quell the Luoyang bandits and was at the forefront of his achievements, still refused to accept the honor of the Ma family.Insist on serving Tong Yuan in Chang'an as a guest general.

In desperation, Ma Chao had no choice but to confer meritorious generals first.And because the Ma family's army was so powerful at this time, Ma Chao was in the rank of military attache under his command.At present, the official positions of the generals of the Ma family are:

Feng Pound was named General Pingdong, leading a brigade of Xiliang iron cavalry, one of which was Pound's previous part.The other two regiments of Xiliang troops were naturally drawn from the [-] troops.But in terms of weaponry, it was far inferior to Pound's group of Xiliang elite iron cavalry.The reason, of course, is that in order to deal with the three-strike natural disaster next year, Ma Chao had to postpone the operation of equipping the Ma family army.

Huang Yuan was named General of Yingyang Zhonglang, and Ma Dai was named General of Dangkou Zhonglang. They were incorporated into the Xiliang Iron Cavalry Regiment, each leading the troops and horses. The entire Xiliang Iron Cavalry Regiment had a division of 3000 men and was stationed in Luoyang.

Xu Huang was named General Pingnan, and Li Yan was appointed Deputy General Zhaoyi. He led two battalions of heavy armored cavalry to defend Chang'an.

Zhang Liao was granted the title of General Pingxi, and Zhang Xiu was appointed Deputy General of the Rebel General. He led two battalions of well-equipped Yanbei cavalry to defend Chang'an.

Feng Gaoshun was named General Pingbei, and Wei Yan was appointed Deputy General Jianwei. He led a battalion of heavy armored infantry, and a battalion fell into the camp to defend Chang'an.

Xu Rong was appointed as the general of the guard, and Fan Chou and Zhang Ji were the deputy generals. They led a battalion of the reorganized Huben army and a battalion of chariot raiders to defend Chang'an.

As for Zhou Cang, Liao Hua, Yang Feng, and Liang Xing, they are still partial generals.However, the number of soldiers and horses under his command doubled.Due to strategic needs, they have already stationed at Hulao and Sishui.

The above-mentioned reorganization has been completed, with a total of more than [-] soldiers.Another [-] unreorganized army was trained by Huangfusong and Zhu Jun as a reserve army.In case of war, the Ministry of War will submit a mobilization plan, and after approval by Ma Chao, a general will be appointed to lead the troops.

Ma Chao put a lot of thought into this reorganization.First of all, Ma Chao has created a precedent for this era in the formation of the army.However, since only the Xiliang Iron Cavalry has reached an undisputed scale at present, Ma Chao is still working hard to reorganize and perfect other regiments, or due to geographical or other reasons.

But no matter how you say it, it was after careful consideration that Ma Chao came up with the best way to resolve the factional disputes among his subordinates and generals: it is not terrible to have factional disputes. Above infighting.After the establishment of the legion, as long as Ma Chao still adheres to the way of running the army led by military merit, the generals under his command will definitely become screaming wild wolves in order to win honor for the legion.

As long as the enemy can be killed in battle, it is normal for the general to be somewhat angry.From now on, what Ma Chao is afraid of is not that they will fight, but that they will not fight bravely...

But after the canonization order was announced, His Highness looked unhappy, and finally stood up angrily before Ma Chao announced the next agenda item.

"My lord, I'm not convinced!" Wei Yan finally became angry and shouted at Ma Chao: "Why did a certain family kill one person in 670, while General Pang only killed three people in 650, but his official position is two levels higher than that of X!"

"Wei Yan!" Before Ma Chao could make a sound, Brother Chou's expression turned ferocious when he heard the words, and he came up and shouted, "Are you blaming the lord for the unfair award?!"

All the generals looked at Wei Yan for a moment.Li Yan, in particular, looked at Wei Yan with strange and perplexed looks: Li Yan and Wei Yan entered Ma's house together, so the two have a better relationship.From this, Li Yan learned that Wei Yan was under Liu Biao in Jingzhou, but he only kept the city order, and his soldiers were only a few people.But now he has become a general who controls more than a thousand people under his command, and his value has more than doubled in a short time, and he even feels unfair to Ma Chao's award.With such courage, Li Yan didn't know whether to say whether Wei Yan was fighting with reason or not being greedy...

Most of the people in the hall think the same as Li Yan.Especially those veteran generals of the Ma family were extremely annoyed by Wei Yan's lawless behavior.If it wasn't for Brother Chou who had a straightforward personality and shouted out first, everyone would have scolded Wei Yan endlessly.

But Wei Yan endured the angry eyes of the crowd, and insisted on gritting his teeth and knelt on the main hall. Li Hei's face turned red with anger and urgency, and his voice was high-pitched and sharp: "My lord! I must fight for that The position is just what you said before, rewards are based on military merits. Although the subordinates are not rich, they are dead. In a troubled world, those nobles who come from the gentry are greedy for life and afraid of death, but they are in high positions. The subordinates just refuse to accept it!"

After saying this, Wei Yan seemed to give up everything, and while kowtowing vigorously, he continued: "This subordinate is in Jingzhou. I have heard of the Ma family's military achievements, and I have long admired it in my heart. Even if there is no shadow to look for, this subordinate is already Ready to defect to the Ma family. But now, you... If you don’t convince your subordinates today, your subordinates will be knelt to death here!!”

"Presumptuous!" Now, even Pound couldn't care less about avoiding suspicion, he stepped up and said, "Wei Yan, are you trying to intimidate the lord?! You are so brave!!"

But Ma Chao waved his hand to stop Pound's move—before, Ma Chao was still angry at Zhao Yun's refusal to join the Ma family, so his mind was not fully on the main hall—he turned his head slowly and looked carefully at Wei Yan's face became indescribable, as if Wei Yan wanted to say something more, but finally closed his mouth, and couldn't help sighing: Who said that Wei Yan was born with a rebellious personality?
A person like Wei Yan, in Ma Chao's previous life, could only be said to be a stunned young man who accepted death.He is talented, responsible, and has a principled goal in mind, but his only shortcoming is that he needs others to agree with his goal.

However, what the ancient feudal society needed was the spirit of self-sacrifice of generals.If a general like Wei Yan is suppressed for a long time, he will try his best to rebound to prove his existence.As a result, it gives people the impression that their words are too truthful and competitive.Even at the last moment, in order to stick to his goal, he would risk the disapproval of the world...

Zhuge Liang is the prime minister through the ages, but when it comes to Wei Yan, to be honest, he is not as good as Liu Bei.Liu Bei dared to appoint Wei Yan to guard Hanzhong because he knew Wei Yan's ability and the goal in his heart, and concluded that Wei Yan would not turn against him.

And myself, can I compare to that legendary figure who sells straw sandals?
Ma Chao didn't think about this, he just stood up and walked in front of Wei Yan who kowtowed vigorously and blood was slowly oozing from the wound on his forehead.Seeing his persistent appearance, he frowned, helped him up and said, "Mr. Wen, you only saw the merits of killing the enemy, but you have thought about how many soldiers and horses you lost in that battle? And Ling Ming lost How many?"

Wei Yan was stunned for a moment, even if he persisted, he would not deny the fact that he was greedy for meritorious deeds, which caused his soldiers to fall into the pit and die in vain. Therefore, he wanted to kneel down and apologize again.But Ma Chao supported him, and comforted him: "It is indeed the tradition of the Ma family to kill the enemy and take merit. But the Ma family is not a war-loving prince who only makes a living by slaughtering. The Ma family fights for the sake of The well-being of the common people in the world is for the next generation to have no more wars. And those soldiers who fought for us are also the lives of the common people. Their life and death will naturally be counted as military merits... So, you can think that I still have Injustice?"

"My lord!" Wei Yan raised his head suddenly, his eyes were red and swollen, and he choked up and said, "From today onwards, if there is any doubt about the Ma family, it will be thundered!!"

(End of this chapter)

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