Prancing Horse Xiliang

Chapter 69
October of the first year of Chuping.

Luo Zheng led the army out of Luoyang and entered Guanzhong via Hangu Pass.

As the saying goes, the army has not moved, and the food and grass go first.

This is not Kanto, we can no longer support war with war and loot everywhere.

Luoyang is full of waste and is in short supply of food and grass. It is not easy to mobilize [-] shi of military rations.

Luo Zheng waited for nearly a month before the [-] shi army rations were collected, and it took another seven or eight days to gather the civilians before leading the army to leave Luoyang.The [-] troops guarding the [-] civilians drove thousands of carts into Guanzhong.

Three thousand cavalry, five thousand infantry, this is all the troops that Dong Zhuo gave to Luo Zheng.

The [-] cavalry were the old troops who followed Luo Zheng in the conquest of the Kanto, and the [-] infantry were former soldiers of the Northern Army.

This is a true elite of hundreds of battles, who once had a great reputation and shocked the world.

The Luoyang Northern Army has always been the most elite central government army of the Han Dynasty, and has a glorious past.Whether it was suppressing foreign nationalities or quickly quelling the Yellow Turban Uprising, the Northern Army had made great achievements and was the sharpest weapon of the Han court.

Regrettably, the stupidity of the Han Dynasty ruined this iron-blooded teacher.

When Dong Zhuo entered Beijing, the Northern Army became Dong Zhuo's minions again.

When fighting against the coalition forces of the Kwantung princes, the Northern Army was sent to take the lead.After repeated fierce battles, the [-] most elite soldiers of the Northern Army suffered heavy casualties, and now only [-] infantry are left.

Dong Zhuo transferred the five thousand Northern Army to Luo Zheng, not because of any good intentions.

The composition of the Xiliang Legion is very complicated. When Dong Zhuo started his career, there were not many Liangzhou Army. After taking control of Luoyang, he successively incorporated the Luoyang Imperial Army and Lu Bu's Bingzhou Army. Among them, the central government army of the imperial court was the largest.

There are not only [-] Tie Rui Northern Army, but also [-] new troops from Xiyuan.

Such a situation where the ministers are strong and the rulers are weak can be said to be the biggest hidden danger of the Xiliang Army.

Dong Zhuo had been changing the blood of his troops all the time. When fighting against the coalition of princes, the first ones sent to the battlefield were the imperial court army and Lv Bu's Bingzhou army. The Luoyang army and Bingzhou army suffered the most casualties.

The contradiction between the three major military systems can be said to have a long history.

If Xu Rong and other Luoyang army generals were not loyal to Dong Zhuo, they would have been ruthlessly purged already.

Despite this, the huge Luoyang army was still dismantled in the east and west.

At the moment, five thousand northern troops are assigned to Luo Zheng, which is further weakening the Luoyang military system, but the means are relatively mild.

Because the food and grass had to be escorted, the army moved extremely slowly.

The army traveled sixty miles a day, and it took more than half a month to reach Chencang.

After many days of marching, the soldiers of the three armies, the conscripted peasants, and the animals pulling carts were all exhausted.

Luo Zheng immediately ordered the army to camp in Chencang and wait for three days to rest before setting off.

The Great Palace of the Chinese Army.

Xun Yu was reading at night, when the curtain was lifted, Luo Zheng bent over and walked in.

Xu Chu poked his head and took a look inside, then stood guard outside the tent with a knife in his hand.

"I've seen the general!"

Xun Yu got up and cupped his hands, then stood aside.

It has been almost half a year since he was sent to the army, and Xun Yu has already accepted his fate.

Now that he is going to Liangzhou again, the chance of returning to the Central Plains in this life is probably very slim.

Luo Zheng sat on the soft couch, drank a cup of tea, pondered for a long time, then stared at Xun Yu with burning eyes, and said: "Dong Zhuo, the traitor of the country! Before this general helped the evil, it was really a last resort. Now leave Luoyang, as a general of the Han Dynasty, I should only revitalize the Han Dynasty and help the country as my own duty. I wonder if you can help me to calm the chaos in the world?"

Xun Yu remained silent, thinking to himself that this fellow had finally revealed his true colors.

Luo Zheng stared at Xun Yu for a while, and suddenly sighed: "Wen Ruo is a great talent, and this general has always respected him. I wanted to ask Mr. to help me calm down the bandits and restore the Han Dynasty, but the method was a little less upright, so that Wen Ruo couldn't let go Forget it, twisted melons are not sweet, since Wen Ruo doesn't want to help me, this general will send someone to send Wen Ruo's family back to Yingchuan!"

After saying that, he stood up and left the tent with big strides.

Not long after, hundreds of cavalry guarded a carriage and left the barracks to return the way they came.

In the carriage, Madam Xun Yu's heartstrings were always tense.

It wasn't until the carriage had traveled a few miles that he finally felt relieved and heaved a long sigh of relief.

Chen showed a smile and said, "Finally I can go back to Yingchuan!"

Xun Yu sighed, and said, "My lady is too happy."

Chen said in surprise, "What does your husband mean by this?"

Xun Yu smiled bitterly and said: "Luo Zheng has the ambition of a hero. For such a person, he will do anything to achieve his goal. If he has the ability but cannot use it, he must be killed to eliminate future troubles. How can he let his husband leave safely? !"

"This……"

Chen's complexion changed drastically, and he said in a trembling voice, "Isn't your husband trying to scare you?"

Xun Yu didn't lower his voice, and said calmly: "It's not alarmist talk, at most ten miles away, if my husband doesn't turn back, these Xiliang cavalry who escorted us should return with my husband's head."

"This……"

Chen's face turned pale with fright, not knowing what to do.

Outside the carriage.

Several members of the Xiliang Military Academy also heard Xun Yu's words, and immediately looked at each other.

Xun Yu was indeed right. As early as when they came out, they received a secret order from Luo Zhengdi. If Xun Yu didn't turn back after traveling ten miles, they would kill Xun Yu on the spot and return with his head.

But, how did this guy Xun Yu know?
Military academies, you look at me and don't know what to do.

"parking!"

At this moment, Xun Yu in the carriage finally spoke.

The Xiliang soldiers who were driving the carriage quickly stopped the carriage and looked at a Xiliang elementary school next to him.

The little schoolmaster hurried forward and asked loudly, "I don't know what orders do you have, sir?"

Xun Yu didn't show his head, but said indifferently: "Go back!"

The little principal muttered to himself, without asking any further questions, and quickly ordered to turn back.

Chen Cang, the camp of the Chinese Army.

Just as Luo Zheng came back from inspecting the barracks, his own soldiers came to report, "General, Mr. Xun Yu is back!"

"came back?"

There was a smile on the corner of Luo Zheng's mouth, "That's good, this general will go to ask you."

Just as Xun Yu was brought into a tent, Luo Zheng came in.

"Why did you go and come back, sir?"

Luo Zheng pretended to be puzzled and asked: "But the road is not smooth, and there are bandits making trouble?"

Xun Yu was a little speechless when he opened his eyes and talked blindly. Eight thousand troops were nearby, even if there were bandits, they would not dare to come out to make trouble at this time!He arched his hands and replied: "No orders from generals, Yu dare not leave without authorization!"

Luo Zheng pretended to be stupid and said: "Why do you say this, didn't the general send you back to Luoyang?"

Xun Yu smiled lightly, without revealing Luo Zhengdi's hypocrisy, and said bluntly: "I have been thinking about it for several months, thinking about the words of the sages, since ancient times, loyalty and righteousness are difficult to balance. There is no way to serve the country if you are weak. The general sacrificed his life to save his young son when he was dying. It's just that Yu's talent and virtue are superficial, and I'm afraid he will lose the general's high expectations."

"Okay, great!"

Luo Zheng was overjoyed and rubbed his hands with joy.

Ever since he came to this troubled world, in order to survive better, he had to work hard step by step on his own. After returning to Luoyang, in order to deal with the complicated situation of the court, he had exhausted his heart and soul by fighting with others.

Xu Chu, Zhao Yun and others are brave, but they are not good at strategy.

Li Meng, Wang Fang and the others couldn't count on it either. They didn't even have anyone to discuss with them.

The situation of going to Liangzhou is even more dangerous than Luoyang, and it is even more difficult to deal with.

If you want to gain a firm foothold in Liangzhou, you can't solve all the problems with just force.

Besides, both Ma Teng and Han Sui are stronger than him, so if we use force to solve the problem, things will only get worse.

At this time, what is needed most is a mastermind who can advise himself.

Although Luo Zheng has extraordinary knowledge and deep understanding of people's hearts, he is not a fairy after all, and there are things he can't consider.

Now with the talent of Wang Zuo, Xun Yu, he can well make up for the lack of no one in his account.

(End of this chapter)