Chapter 717 Send Troops From Two Directions
Nanyang County, Wancheng.
In the prefect's mansion, Zhang Zha and Fazheng were talking about something, when suddenly there were rapid footsteps outside.
"General Zhang, we are engaged in law. There is an order coming from Luoyang." Li Yan cupped his hands and said.
Zhang Jia stopped talking and looked at him: "What is the general's order?"
"Promote Zhang Zhi to the position of General Zhennan, and Fa Zheng to the position of Military Lieutenant General. They will collect grain and grass, command the army to go north, join forces with the generals in Hanzhong, and attack Zhang Lu!"
Zhangzhao worked hard and served well, guarding the south all year round. Now that he was entrusted with the post of general of Zhennan, he couldn't help but smile, but his face soon became serious.
"So the general is going to take Hanzhong in one fell swoop?"
Li Yan replied: "That's true. Reinforcements of troops, horses, and food and grass have been continuously transferred from the direction of Guanzhong. There are a total of 20,000 troops and 200,000 stones of food and grass."
"Two hundred thousand stones of food and grass?"
Fazheng was slightly surprised. This is not a small amount. A soldier can eat about one stone of grain and grass a month. Two hundred thousand stones of grain and grass are enough to feed an army of 50,000 for four months. The number of soldiers and horses mobilized in the direction of Guanzhong must be even greater. I'm afraid not. Do you need five hundred thousand stones of food and grass?
"In addition, the general has a secret order here. He asks Zhang Zhennan to open it after he defeats Shangyong."
Li Yan took out a letter from his sleeve and handed it to Zhang Zha.
Opening his jaw and narrowing his eyes slightly, he nodded and took the letter in his hand.
"Xiaozhi, do you think how many troops our army should send in this campaign against Shangyong and Hanzhong?" he opened his jaw and asked Fazheng on the side.
Fazheng pondered for a while and said: "Zhang Zhennan, our Nanyang County has an army of 20,000, and with the 20,000 troops mobilized by the general, we should have an army of 40,000."
"Although our army previously defeated Cai Mao's attack, the strength of the Jingzhou Army still exists, so some troops should be left to garrison."
Fazhen pondered for a while and said: "In this case, we might as well send out 25,000 troops and leave 15,000 behind, of which 10,000 are new soldiers and 5,000 are old soldiers. In this way, the old soldiers can lead the new soldiers, and the new soldiers can be quickly defeated." Combat effectiveness increases."
"good."
He opened his jaw and nodded, clenching his fists ambitiously: "Immediately mobilize troops and horses to gather in the direction of Rang County. As soon as the food and grass are in place, our army will send troops immediately!"
"promise!"
Ten miles outside the east gate of Chang'an City, thousands of Liangzhou Army soldiers and officials were lined up on both sides of the road to maintain order, while behind them were tens of thousands of people, eagerly waiting, all stretching their necks and watching eagerly. , seems to be waiting for the arrival of some big shot.
The first two men were a civil servant and a military commander. The military commander was tall and handsome, and the civil servant was about seventy years old. He had a beard and gray hair and looked smiling. They were Ma Teng and Fazhen.
"Haha, now that the general is gone, he hasn't been back to Guanzhong for five or six years, right?" Fazhen said with a slight smile.
"Yes, Guanzhong has been pacified, the people live a prosperous life, the Qiang and Hu don't dare to make trouble, and the general went eastward, but he hasn't come back for many years." Ma Teng said with emotion.
Guanzhong was in ruins, so when the Qiang people were in rebellion, Emperor Ling even discussed with the court ministers whether to give up the three assistants? The three auxiliaries are Jing Zhaoyin, Zuo Fengyi, and You Fufeng. The three auxiliaries defend Chang'an. Such areas must be abandoned, not to mention the more remote counties such as Wuwei, Beidi, and Tianshui.
One of the important reasons for this is that the Qiang people rebelled. Duan Ying, a famous general in the late Han Dynasty who was one of the "Three Ming Dynasties in Liangzhou", pretended to accept the surrender of the Qiang people and ended up killing all the Qiang leaders. From then on From then on, the Qiang people frequently caused chaos.
Liu Ye, on the other hand, ordered both suppression and appeasement. As long as the Qiang people dared to cause trouble, he would immediately kill them with thunderous means. However, for some small Qiang tribes, he mainly appeased them and allowed them to farm the land.
As more and more small Qiang tribes came to join, some larger Qiang tribes gradually became interested. Fazhen immediately sent people to appease them, so more and more Qiang people gradually joined.
However, with the increasing number of Qiang people, conflicts with the Han people in Guanzhong were inevitable, so Fazhen racked his brains and suggested to Liu Ye that it would be better to set up "Jisun County", which is an area inhabited by ethnic minorities. Liu Ye immediately agreed with a stroke of his pen. , From then on, the conflicts between the Han and Qiang tribes became much less frequent.
While the two were talking, suddenly smoke filled the air in front of them, and a huge banner with the Chinese character "Han" gradually emerged. A dark cavalry team came surrounding the banner, including Ma Teng, Fazhen, and a group of Liangzhou soldiers. Officials and tens of thousands of people in Liangzhou were excited and excited.
A rider holding a big flag galloped towards him and shouted: "The general is here!"
"The general is here!"
Tens of thousands of people were waiting eagerly, but one person finally arrived, surrounded by nearly a thousand riders. The man in the middle was fully clothed. He was probably in his thirties. He was in the prime of life. He exuded a vigorous aura, as if he were a mountain. , Yuan Ting Yue Zhi, extraordinary bearing.
"General!"
"The general has returned to Guanzhong. He is back to see us!"
"Mom, is that the general?"
A Han child with a tuft of hair on his head pointed at Liu Ye on horseback and asked the middle-aged woman next to him.
The middle-aged woman frowned: "Yeah, what's wrong?"
The child sucked the finger in his mouth and said loudly: "The general is so impressive. When the child grows up, he wants to be like the general."
The people around him burst into laughter after hearing the child's words, but the woman looked worried, fearing that the child's words would cause trouble.
Liu Ye heard what the child said, couldn't help but glance at him, and smiled at him.
"Mom, the general smiled at me!"
The child chuckled.
"Don't be rude." His mother hurriedly scolded him.
"Don't worry, Si Niang."
An old man next to him said: "The general loves his people as much as his children, and besides, he will not care about children."
"That's good, that's good"
Amid the cheers of tens of thousands of people, Liu Ye rode his horse forward. Ma Teng and Fazhen stepped forward together and prostrated themselves on the ground: "I pay my respects to the general."
"Fa Gong, Ma Zhenbei, please get up quickly."
Liu Ye jumped off the horse, first helped the trembling Fazhen up, and then helped Ma Teng up.
"The general has been away for several years. I really thought that I would have to wait until his death next time to see the general again." Fazhen laughed and said. He served as Yongzhou's farewell officer and managed the political affairs of Guanzhong for several years. His hair was far white. Better than black, and much older.
Liu Ye suddenly felt quite emotional: "Thanks to Fa Gong and Ma Zhenbei Town for the past few years, otherwise I would not be able to pacify Hebei even if I have great power."
"The general is away at war, so it's only right that the two of us can do some small work."
Ma Teng waved his hand and said: "A banquet has been set up in the city. General, please come in."