Survival Three Kingdoms

Chapter 46
After arriving in Yongzhou, Zhou Cang, in addition to doing the things arranged by Tao Qian, studied Huangfusong's way of being a general and the way of marching and forming an army. It is really difficult to manage tens of thousands of soldiers and horses in an orderly manner without binoculars and walkie-talkies.Zhou Cang would also discuss with Zhang Jaw from time to time, but Dian Wei didn't care about it, he was only interested in when to fight.

Huangfu Song warmly sympathized with the soldiers, and always put the soldiers first: every time the troops stopped or camped, he had to wait until the tents were erected before returning to his military tent, and he did not eat until the soldiers had finished eating. He often went to visit those who were injured, so he was very popular.Zhang Ja thinks that Huangfusong is very like Wu Qi, because he loves the soldiers, all the soldiers are grateful and have the courage to sacrifice their lives.

Zhang Jai said that he had studied Zhu Jun's tactics and found that Zhu Jun, who was born as a Confucian scholar, was more focused on killing, and that Zhu Jun adopted a completely different method from Huangfu Song's imperial servants, and the soldiers had a lot of respect for Zhu Jun .

Huangfusong used his troops cautiously, advancing steadily, with strategy and courage, and never let go when he found the opponent's flaws. After seizing the opportunity to wipe out several Qianghu cavalry, Qianghu shrank back and did not dare to advance again.However, fighting with the Qiang and Hu is quite different from fighting in the Central Plains. The terrain in the Central Plains is complex, and most of them are foot soldiers. In the vast area of ​​Xiliang, the Qiang and Hu people mostly ride horses. Don't dare to chase too closely, otherwise it will be easily divided and surrounded.Although several victories were fought in the past few months, the siege has not been achieved, which is exactly the same as Tao Qian's judgment.

Soon the emperor Liu Hong sent someone to recall Huang Fusong, and took back his left chariot and riding general Yinshou, depriving 5000 households in Shiyi.The gossip that Zhou Cang heard was that when Huangfusong was conquering Zhangjiao, he passed through Yedi and found that the residence of Zhongchang Attendant Zhao Zhong exceeded the standard and violated the regulations, so he confiscated it to the emperor.In addition, when Huangfusong was appointed as the Queen Mother of Jizhou, Zhang Rang, the Zhongchang servant, asked him for [-] million yuan in bribes, but he refused.So Zhao Zhong and Zhang Rang joined hands to do everything possible to find Huangfusong, but this time they finally found an excuse to impeach Huangfusong for failing in successive battles and wasting money and food.

Zhou Cang lamented that the ten permanent servants were really powerful. There was Lu Zhi in the front and Huang Fusong in the back.Think about it carefully, doesn't Liu Hong just need such an excuse?Huangfusong's military exploits are already very high, he has prestige in the hearts of the people, he has firmly grasped the military power, and he was granted the title of Marquis of Huai Li, with [-] households in the township.Suppress it first, and then revive it later. Isn't that why Lu Zhi was appointed as a minister again?Liu Hong is brilliant!

The war was at a stalemate again. Zhou Cang and Zhang Jai studied tactics against alien cavalry every day, and finally came up with three strategies: one was to imitate Huo Qubing, and also set up a special cavalry team to attack long distances and penetrate deep into the enemy's rear, and the two armies in front faced each other. When the enemy's rear is in chaos, we can take advantage of the situation to break it; the second is to show the enemy weak, lure the enemy to go deep, and then encircle and wipe them out; the third is to advance steadily, build barriers, and eat away at them.It's just that no matter which strategy is, it is time-consuming and expensive.

Not long after, Zhou Cang heard from Tao Qian that Xiliang was not quiet either: different tribes were forced to gather together for plunder, and the Han and Qiang people also fought with each other. Seeing that they could not attack, they began to rob power and territory among themselves. .In the continuous annexation wars, the power of Bian Zhang and Han Sui of the Han people increased rapidly, and they became the leaders of the Qiang Hu group. They killed Chen Yi, the prefect of Jincheng, and led an army into Sanfu again in the name of crusade against eunuchs.The imperial court appointed Sikong and Zhang Wen as the chariot and cavalry generals, with two other lieutenants: Dong Zhuo, the general who broke the captives, and Zhou Shen, the general who smashed the bandits, and more than [-] infantry and cavalry soldiers from various counties were stationed in Meiyang.

The first thing Zhang Wen did when he took office was to request that Sun Jian be sent as a military staff officer, and Tao Qian join the army and be stationed in Chang'an.Then, in order to deal with the Qiang and Hu cavalry, Zhang Wen asked to transfer [-] Wuhuan cavalry from northern Xinjiang to help the battle. Zhang Chun, the former prefect of Zhongshan, had been looking forward to recovery in Wuhuan. What Wen recommended was Gongsun Zan, who had made great achievements in fighting against the Hu people.

Zhou Cang longed to fight side by side with Gongsun Zan again, but Gongsun Zan did not come for a long time. Later, he heard that Zhang Chun was not in Yuyang and colluded with foreign rebellion. When he came to Xiliang, he ran for half of the way, and Gongsun Zan couldn't stop him.This undoubtedly taught Zhou Cang another valuable lesson. The idea was good, using cavalry and experienced generals to deal with the Qiang Hu, but it was not well thought out: for example, let the foreign races fight in different places, and let Gongsun Zan, who started by killing foreign races, lead him Alien, Zhang Wen is a bit wishful thinking.

Zhang Wen, as a big brother in the court, treated Tao Qian very well. It can be said that he received Tao Qian very kindly. Every time he saw Tao Qian, he was very polite. , but Tao Qian didn't like Zhang Wen very much, and despised Zhang Wen's actions.

Zhou Cang was surprised by some of Zhang Wen's actions. It is said that once Zhang Wen called Dong Zhuo to come, Dong Zhuo took a long time to come.Zhang Wen blamed Dong Zhuo for being late, and Dong Zhuo was very disobedient when answering.Sun Jian said to Zhang Wen: "Dong Zhuo is not afraid of the crime and refuses to accept it. He should be punished by military law for not showing up on time." Zhang Wen said: "Dong Zhuo is very famous in the local area. If he is killed today, he will have no one to rely on when he goes west." Said: "Your Excellency was ordered by the king to lead the king's army, and the power is powerful in the world. Why rely on Dong Zhuo? I think Dong Zhuo did not abide by the military law, was rude to you, and committed several crimes. Among the famous generals in ancient times, which one does not establish himself first?" Where is the authority?" Zhang Wen couldn't bear it, but instead persuaded Sun Jian not to stay for a long time to avoid others' suspicion.Zhou Cang asked himself, now is indeed not the time to deal with Dong Zhuo, but he should be punished, and how could such a confidential matter get out.Perhaps this is also one of the reasons why Dong Zhuo killed Zhang Wen and Sun Jian unswervingly opposed Dong Zhuo.Zhou Cang added another one to the two precautions of not drinking too much and not molesting widows: keep secret.

Zhou Cang specially asked Chen Zhong to inquire about Dong Zhuo. It turned out that Dong Zhuo was famous for his heroism in Xiliang.It is said that once, when Dong Zhuo had not yet made a fortune, a wealthy family came to visit. Dong Zhuo had nothing to eat, so he slaughtered the cattle to entertain the guests.Kong Wu is powerful, generous, fighting injustice, making friends, and drinking heavily are all good men in the hearts of Northwesterners. Therefore, Dong Zhuo has a good relationship with the local wealthy people. Many warriors, bandits, and horse thieves are attached to Dong Zhuo.

This is very different from what Zhou Cang knew about Dong Zhuo. Maybe Dong Zhuo himself changed in the future?Now it seems that Dong Zhuo looks like a warlord, more like a mafia boss.

(End of this chapter)