The Jagged Cavalry of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 646 Chapter 645

Yizhou, Berkshire, Jiangzhou.

On the school field, Yan Yan, the prefect of Berkshire, was riding a steed, holding a bow and arrow, and while the horse was running at high speed, he suddenly turned around and shot an arrow at the archery target standing in the center of the school field.

There was only a sound of strings, and a feathered arrow flew out with a "swish", and flew towards the bull's-eye of the archery target with the sound of piercing the sky.

"Zheng!"

The arrow directly hit the bull's-eye, and the sharp arrow actually passed through the target. At the same time, many soldiers who were watching cheered.

"The general is mighty! The general is mighty! The general is mighty!"

However, Yan Yan's face was expressionless, he reined in the horse, suddenly raised his hand high, and pressed it down, signaling the soldiers to be quiet.

After seeing Yan Yan's gesture, the soldiers immediately became silent. In the huge school field, only the whistling wind could be heard.

Yan Yan's face was gloomy, his sharp eyes glanced around, and he said loudly: "I shot a dead target. Even if I hit it, there is nothing to cheer about. On the battlefield, the enemy will stand obediently like a target. Is there waiting for you to shoot him?"

Everyone was silent, not daring to take a breath.

Yan Yan continued: "Don't blame me for being too strict. The training is more difficult. When you are on the battlefield, your lives can be guaranteed. You won't die in battle as soon as you charge up. When the two armies are fighting, bow and arrow It is the most important weapon for long-range attack. As long as you master the superb archery skills, you can use the bows and arrows in your hands to suppress the enemy's attack on the battlefield. Now you can't even hit the target fixed here like this. On the battlefield, the enemy is moving all the time, how can you shoot the enemy with bows and arrows and suppress the enemy's offensive?"

There was some shame on the faces of the soldiers, but no one dared to speak out.

Yan Yan is well-known throughout Bashu for his strict military management, and Yan Yan's martial arts are also very strong, and he is more familiar with the art of war. He is one of the four famous generals in central Sichuan.

The reason why Liu Zhang, the governor of Yizhou, was able to occupy Bashu was all due to the eight civil and military generals under his tent. Among them, there were Zhang Song, Wang Lei, and Huang Quan in Chinese, and Yan Yan, Zhang Ren, Deng Xian, Leng Bao, and Yang Huai in Wu. , Gao Pei et al.
Among them, Yan Yan, Zhang Ren, Yang Huai, and Gao Pei are known as the four famous generals in central Sichuan, but it is not Yan Yan who ranks first among the four famous generals, but Zhang Ren.

It's not that Yan Yan's martial arts is not as good as Zhang Ren's, but because Zhang Ren has a very good relationship with Liu Zhang, with excellent martial arts skills and resourcefulness, which has won Liu Zhang's trust.However, Yan Yan's temper is too bad, and he often commits offenses, which Liu Zhang doesn't like very much.

Therefore, among the eight civil and military generals that Liu Zhang relied on, only Yan Yan was released as the prefect, and the rest stayed in Chengdu to hold important positions and became Liu Zhang's right-hand man.Moreover, Yan Yan's position as one of the four famous generals has been gradually replaced by Deng Xian.

Therefore, Yan Yan has not been very satisfied with Liu Zhang's arrangement all the time, and there will inevitably be some estrangement in his heart.

"From today onwards, double the training intensity, and each person should shoot no less than [-] arrows per day!" Yan Yan said coldly.

Everyone was very surprised when they heard Yan Yan's words. Fifty arrows was really a lot of training for them.

Archery is also a physical activity that requires strong arm strength. Most people shoot eight or nine arrows in a row and feel that their arm strength is not strong enough. Even for those with extraordinary physical strength, if they can shoot twenty arrows in a row, it is already quite remarkable.Yan Yan asked them to shoot fifty arrows, which was completely beyond what their physical strength could bear. Even the strong men in the army were dumbfounded in surprise.

Seeing the surprised expressions on the faces of the soldiers, Yan Yan hurriedly explained: "What are you surprised about? I asked you to shoot fifty arrows every day. I didn't mean that you had to shoot them all at once, as long as you shoot them in one day. Fifty arrows will do."

After listening to Yan Yan's explanation, all the soldiers breathed a sigh of relief. In this way, they have nothing to worry about. They can shoot a few arrows and rest for a while, so that their tired arms won't be hurt. I can't lift it.But even so, fifty arrows is still a lot of training intensity for them.

At this moment, one of Yan Yan's personal soldiers came to Yan Yan's side on horseback, and whispered to Yan Yan: "General Qi, Fazheng is back."

"Fazheng? Where is he now?" Yan Yan asked in surprise.

"Waiting in the lobby, saying that I have something to see the general."

Without saying a word, Yan Yan rode his horse and left. Before leaving, he called his lieutenant general and asked him to supervise the training of the soldiers, while he rode his horse and hurried towards the hall of the government office.

For Yan Yan, although Fazheng is not a native of Shu, he is very talented and resourceful, which is Yan Yan's evaluation of Fazheng.In his opinion, Fazheng's resourcefulness is definitely not inferior to that of Zhang Song, Wang Lei, Huang Quan and others around Liu Zhang, or even higher.

It's a pity that such a person was not reused by Liu Zhang. There was only one reason, and the xenophobia of Shu people was very serious.

Fazheng escaped from the war in Sanfu and entered Shu, and there are also people from Jingzhou who escaped here with him. Among these people, there are many well-educated people, and there are also many wealthy families who used to be in Sanfu and Jingzhou. At that time, Liu Yan was also an outsider. In order to quell the chaos in Shu, Liu Yan reorganized some of the refugees who entered Shu from Sanfu and Jingzhou into an army, which was called Dongzhou soldiers.

Moreover, Liu Yan used this army to suppress the chaos in Shu, thus establishing Liu Yan's position in Shu.

However, after Liu Yan obtained the land of Shu, in order to achieve a good balance, he employed a group of talents from the land of Shu to take up important positions, but he did not treat Dongzhou soldiers very favorably, which aroused the dissatisfaction of Dongzhou soldiers .

The leaders of the Dongzhou soldiers were self-inflated, thinking that Liu Yan was able to get the land of Shu, thanks to their credit, but now Liu Yan puts more emphasis on the Shu people, and belittles the Dongzhou soldiers, so he bewitches the Dongzhou soldiers to rebel.

It's a pity that the actions of the Dongzhou soldiers were not strict enough, and Liu Yan noticed it, so Liu Yan acted first, and called the leaders of the Dongzhou soldiers to the government office for a banquet in the name of rewarding the Dongzhou soldiers.

The leaders of the Dongzhou soldiers didn't know the plan and believed it to be true. As soon as they arrived at the government office, they were beheaded and killed by the soldiers who had ambushed them.

Then, Liu Yan arrested a group of party members loyal to the leader of the Dongzhou army on the grounds that the leader of the Dongzhou army rebelled, and beheaded them all.So far, Dongzhou soldiers had no leader, and Liu Yan forced tens of thousands of troops to disband, leaving only 3 troops, and divided them into six divisions, and dispatched Shu people to govern them, scattered in remote areas of Shu.

So far, Dongzhou soldiers have been devastated and began to decline.

And the army led by Yan Yan was one of the Dongzhou soldiers who were dispersed by Liu Yan that year, with a total of 5000 people. After so many years, the Dongzhou soldiers and the local Shu people gradually merged, and only the pure Dongzhou soldiers remained. One of Li Yan's troops stationed in Langzhong, and the other five Dongzhou soldiers have already existed in name only.

Generally, outsiders who are officials in Shu are automatically classified as Dongzhou soldiers. Even if they are officials, their official positions are not very high, and many talents in Dongzhou soldiers are not reused.The reason is that the Dongzhou soldiers were brave and good at fighting, far stronger than the Shu people, and extremely difficult to control, so Liu Yan and Liu Zhang both adopted a suppressive attitude, and they both regarded themselves as Shu people, and they mingled with the talents of Shu, but treated foreigners Not really a cold.

Therefore, there are many talents in Shu who came here because of avoiding the war, but they were not reused. In addition, Liu Zhang didn't have much ability, so blindly suppressing Dongzhou soldiers could not solve the conflict between Shu people and Dongzhou soldiers. Contradictions, on the contrary, intensify the contradictions.Moreover, the power in central Shu is in the hands of a few people. Some Shu people who are a little bit talented also know that they cannot be reused, or live in seclusion in the mountains, or go out to seek a way out, or just pass by. A wise master.

Yan Yan was the first Shu native to follow Liu Yan. When the Dongzhou soldiers were eradicated, Yan Yan was the main force among them.However, after that, Yan Yan was not reused. On the contrary, because of his outspoken hot temper, he was neglected by Liu Yan, Liu Zhang and his son, and gradually alienated. Dongzhou soldiers.

Although Yan Yan had a cavity of anger, he couldn't vent it, so he devoted all his energy to governing the army.After he took office, the first thing he did was to train troops. Through training, some unqualified Dongzhou soldiers were eliminated, and local strong Shu people were recruited to supplement the source of troops. In his eyes, whether it was Dongzhou soldiers, or Shu people, he treats all people equally, rewards for meritorious deeds and punishes demerits, and acts vigorously and vigorously. In just three short months, the soldiers under him were convinced of him and respected him very much.

Over time, these people also forgot their previous identities and called themselves Yan Jiajun.

Along the way, Yan Yan rode his horse and galloped, and soon came to the hall of the government office, but seeing Fazheng sitting inside, before he entered the hall, he shouted with a smile on his face: "Xiaozhi, you are back."

Fazheng was originally the county magistrate of Fuling under Berkshire, but Yan Yan accidentally discovered his talent and invited him directly to work in Berkshire. Yan Yan's resourcefulness and analysis of the world's situation left a deep impression on Yan Yan, so the two hit it off immediately and became friends for years.

Fazheng stood up from the hall, saw Yan Yan walking towards him with a smile on his face, and hurriedly bowed: "Xiaozhi sees the general!"

Yan Yan grabbed Fazheng's hand and said, "There are no outsiders here, why should you be so polite between you and me?"

"A general is always a general, and I am a subordinate of a general. This etiquette is absolutely indispensable." After speaking, Fazheng bowed respectfully to Yan Yan.

Yan Yan looked at Fazheng, who was persistent, and didn't stop him anymore. He knew that even if he tried to stop Fazheng, Fazheng would still be the same as before.

After Fazheng finished worshiping, Yan Yan said: "This time you go to Jingzhou to divorce, how is the situation, tell me quickly."

With a trace of guilt on Fazheng's face, he cupped his fists and said, "General, to be honest, I am not going to Jingzhou to retire this time, and the talk of retiring is just my rhetoric. My real purpose is to go to Jingzhou I went to find the Ming Lord."

Yan Yan frowned after hearing this, and she didn't speak for a long time, but her face was gloomy.

"General, a good bird chooses a tree to live in, a good minister chooses a master to serve, and everyone has his own ambitions. I hope you don't blame me." Fazheng said.

Yan Yan suddenly let out a long sigh and said, "Oh! I thought I could keep you, but no matter how hard I try, I still can't keep you..."

"General, don't you have the same lofty ambitions as me? I went to Jingzhou to seek the Ming Lord, in fact, to help the general realize his lofty ambitions. Now that I have found the Ming Lord, the general should not be happy for me. Is it?" Fazheng said.

Yan Yan asked: "Then who is the Ming Lord you found?"

(End of this chapter)