The Jagged Cavalry of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 244 Chapter 243 Entering Guanzhong
Mi Fang was granted the title of Zhonglang General, she was very happy.

Early the next morning, Xu Sheng gathered five thousand elite soldiers and entrusted them all to Mi Fang. Yuan Huan and Dong Cao Jian Kanze, the masters of Taiwei's Mansion, came to the school grounds one after another to follow Mi Fang to the expedition as staff officers.

In addition, the chief minister Chen Qun allocated enough food and grass for [-] soldiers and horses to feed for [-] days, and asked Mi Fang to take it away with him.

Mi Fang was in a good mood, and even more high-spirited. This time, he had made up his mind that he would never return if he did not settle down in Guanzhong.Moreover, from what Zhang Yan said to him, he could better reflect Zhang Yan's high hopes for himself.

At Chenshi, after explaining everything, Mi Fang left Pengcheng with a division of troops, headed to Henan first, passed through Hangu Pass, and went west all the way to Guanzhong.

Before leaving, Zhang Yan even came to see him off in person, which shows how much he attaches importance to Mi Fang.

Zhang Yan was still a little worried about Mi Fang. In front of Mi Fang, Yuan Huan, and Kan Ze, he urged the three of them to be careful, and asked Mi Fang to discuss everything with Yuan Huan and Kan Ze. draw conclusions.

Yuan Huan and Kan Ze are both staff members of the Taiwei's Mansion, but they have never been on the battlefield. This time they are on the battlefield as staff officers, and I hope they can build meritorious service together with Mi Fang.

When the time came, Mi Fang, Yuan Huan, and Kan Ze bid farewell to Zhang Yan, and set off with a large army. Five thousand elite soldiers left in a mighty way.

The soldiers and horses led by Mi Fang this time are Zhang Yan's direct troops, well-equipped, complete military equipment, and most importantly, complete organizational system.

Zhang Yan's direct army has a total of [-] troops, all carefully selected from various armies, forming a total of three armies, which are independent from the other ten armies. Therefore, they are called the bodyguards and are mainly responsible for protecting the Pengcheng area. safe army.

Originally, Zhang Yan shouldn't have used his bodyguards to go to the battlefield, but this was also a helpless move.

Since Zhang Yan promulgated the army reform, according to the standard set by Zhang Yan, each army must be equipped with [-] cavalry, but the actual situation is that only the bodyguards and the rest of the ten field troops are equipped with [-] cavalry. Because of the shortage of horses, they are not fully equipped yet.

Of course, Zhang Yan had already sent Li Cai to the west of Liaoning to contact the Wuhuan people to see if he could buy another [-] or [-] horses. He didn't lack salt or iron, but he lacked horses.

However, Liaoxi was far away, and Li Cai traveled by sea again. This time, it took at least a month, and now to send troops to Guanzhong, he could only use the guards with a relatively complete system.

Mi Fang left Pengcheng with Yuan Huan and Kan Ze with the Second Division of the First Army of the Guards. He personally supervised the first regiment to walk ahead, and handed over the escorting of food, grass and luggage to the second regiment.

After several days of walking, the group finally arrived at the border of Henan. As soon as they entered the border of Henan, there were officials waiting in front of them. They were sent by Henan Yin Zhanghong to take them to Henan City.

Luoyang was originally the land of Gyeonggi, but now it is very dilapidated, and the cold winter is approaching, and the wilderness is a desolate scene.

Strange to say, God seems to know the difficulties of Mi Fang and others marching. The sky has been gloomy these days, and the days when there should be snow, but it has not snowed for a long time.

Mi Fang followed the people sent by Zhang Hong all the way to Henan City. Just as the troops were settled on the front foot, heavy snow began to fall on the back foot. It was a blizzard, and it was very heavy. Snowflakes like goose feathers fell from the sky one after another. After falling on the ground for a while, you will see a layer of whiteness.

Fortunately, they had already arrived in Henan City. Under Zhang Hong's reception, all the soldiers of the army huddled in the barracks and set up bonfires to keep warm. Despite the cold wind outside, the inside of the house was abnormally warm.

Zhang Hong received an official document sent by Zhang Yan early in the morning, which said that he was to be responsible for supervising and dispatching the soldiers and horses brought by Mi Fang, but he also had to give Mi Fang the freedom to lead the army independently. Military support.

Of course, this secret order cannot be let Mi Fang know, otherwise, Mi Fang will feel that Zhang Yan looks down on him.

Zhang Hong was also smart. After taking over Mi Fang's army into the city, he hosted a banquet for Mi Fang, Yuan Huan, Kan Ze and others, and then explained the situation in Guanzhong to Mi Fang earnestly, and asked Mi Fang to act cautiously.

It snowed heavily all night and stopped the next morning, but there was thick snow on the ground, which undoubtedly made it difficult for Mi Fang to advance to Guanzhong.

But Mi Fang was not intimidated by the difficulties. He mobilized three battalions of troops to open the way ahead and clear the snow, so as to bring convenience to the army's advance.

Of course, in this way, the speed of the march is reduced.

After leaving Hangu Pass, they entered the road to Guanzhong. The road was rugged and difficult to walk, and it was covered with snow, so the march was very slow.

But in this way, Mi Fang and the others are not tired, at least they can rest without getting tired.

It took a full ten days for Mi Fang and other talents to arrive in Huayin, which is the place where General Ning Ji Duan Yao stationed his troops. Duan Yan heard that the imperial court sent Mi Fang to lead the army, so he immediately sent someone to greet him.

Under Huayin City, Duan Yan led his subordinates to wait there quietly. His confidants had already received Mi Fang, and now they were rushing towards Huayin City.

After about a stick of incense, Duan Yan clearly saw a majestic army coming from the official road in the east, with a leader, wearing a helmet and armor, riding a tall horse. It was the commander of this army, Zhong Lang. Mi Fang.

Duan Yan is over 50 years old, with a thin face, sunken eye sockets, gray temples, beard and eyebrows have turned white, but his eyes are piercing, his physique is not tough, compared with the soldiers behind him , can only be described as thin.He was covered with a loose robe, which was extremely inconsistent with his figure, and it looked so inappropriate.

But it was such a shriveled and thin old man who was in charge of [-] soldiers and horses, and the soldiers respected him very much.

Duan Yan was a native of Guzang, Wuwei County, Liangzhou. His courtesy name was Zhongming.However, this man is suspicious by nature. Although he has [-] soldiers and horses under his command, he is unscrupulous.

Duan Yao had invited Jia Xu to join his army, but Jia Xu had already been recruited by Zhang Yan, so he rejected Duan Yan. On the way to Pengcheng, passing by Huayin, Jia Xu and Xu Sheng had been in Duan Yan's army together. Visited here for a day.

At that time, Jia Xu once persuaded Duan Yan to join Zhang Yan, but Duan Yan was hesitant, and finally let it go.

But since Zhang Yan pacified Huainan and dominated the Central Plains, Duan Yao had the intention of submitting.However, since Li Jue and Guo Si are by my side, if I rashly seek refuge, I'm afraid it will lead to murder, so I didn't dare to act rashly, but sent someone to send a letter to Hangu Pass first to express my heart, and then make a decision .

Originally, Duan Yan was just holding the mentality of giving it a try, but who knows, he soon received a reply that Zhang Yan had accepted his refuge and made Duan Yan the Marquis of Xinfeng County.

Marquis of Xinfeng County used to be the title of Duan Yu's elder brother Duan Jiong. Later, when Dong Zhuo came to power, he abolished it. Now Duan Yan has received this award again, which shows how much Zhang Yan attaches importance to Duan Yao.

In addition, Zhang Yan also asked Duan Yan to cooperate with Mi Fang to pacify Li Jue and Guo Si. After the pacification of Guanzhong, he will be rewarded separately.

Duan Yan has long since disliked Li Jue and Guo Si. These two people are a scourge, and they have ruined Chang'an area.However, his strength is limited, and he doesn't have any generals under him. If he angers Li Jue and Guo Si, he will definitely be swallowed by them in turn.

However, this time Mi Fang brought elite soldiers and strong generals. If the two armies unite, they will definitely be able to wipe out Li Jue and Guo Si in one fell swoop.

Soon, Mi Fang's army arrived at Huayin City, and Duan Wei greeted them personally and entered the city. After some pleasantries, he brought Mi Fang and others into the city.

Duan Yan hosted a banquet for Mi Fang and the others, and even treated Mi Fang as a guest of honor.

He had already inquired about it. Although Mi Fang's position was not high, she had a very special status. She was Zhang Yan's brother-in-law. This kind of relationship was left here, so how could Duan Wei not flatter her?
After drinking for three rounds, Mi Fang immediately asked: "General Duan, I have come here because of my will and by the emperor's order to attack the two rebels Li Jue and Guo Si. But we are not familiar with the situation in Guanzhong. Unfamiliar, can I ask General Duan to tell us about the current situation of the two thieves Li Jue and Guo Si?"

Duan Yan nodded, and immediately said: "The two thieves, Li Jue and Guo Si, have been peaceful and friendly for a while since they returned to Guanzhong, but the two have too much grievances, and they don't care about the people. Looting the people. Originally, Li Jue was in Chang'an and Guo Si was in Meicheng. The well water of the two did not interfere with the river water, but the people under their jurisdiction fled one after another, so that they had nowhere to copy, so they thought of robbing other counties. The reason this time was also very simple. Li Jue sent a general to Yunyang to rob food, and Guo Si also sent troops to Yunyang to rob. As a result, the two families fought for a little food. The two armies fought fiercely again in the Huaili area, winning and losing each other, but also at a stalemate. Both Li Jue and Guo Si sent people to me to ask for help. I couldn't afford to offend them, so I politely refused, but I was also afraid that the two of them would join forces to deal with me again, so I sent someone to Hangu Pass, hoping that the imperial court would send troops to suppress Li Jue and Guo Si."

After Mi Fang heard this, she nodded again and again, and said: "Thank you, General Duan, for your guidance. We are the first to arrive today, and after a night's rest, we will drive west tomorrow to kill the two traitors, Li Jue and Guo Si. However, Our army is not familiar with the terrain in Guanzhong, so we should ask General Duan to help us a little bit."

Duan Yan said: "General Mi, don't worry, I've been impatient for a long time. Tomorrow I will personally lead the army to go west with General Mi. I will definitely kill the two traitors Li Jue and Guo Si, and also shut down a Taiping. !"

"Okay! Let's drink!"

(End of this chapter)