Chapter 175 Ji Sang (Additional Update for Alliance Leader Bayang Rishun)
While Yu Chen and Shao Xun were discussing the enemy's situation in the camp, outside the Yellow River ferry in Yangping area, there were crowds of people and large armies gathered.
Suddenly, the crowd suddenly dispersed to both sides.
The cavalry who came first whipped their whips repeatedly, hitting the sergeants who were trying to avoid him.
After the first group of more than a hundred riders passed by, hundreds more came galloping forward, escorting a majestic-looking man as he moved forward slowly.
This man had a high nose and deep eyes, was strong and strong, and had a gentle smile on his face. He even stopped his own soldiers from whipping the soldiers.
After hundreds of rides, a large group of soldiers escorting thousands of vehicles appeared on the distant horizon.
The car is loaded with grain. Calculating that one car carries 50-60 hu of grain, there are probably more than 200,000 hu of grain here.
It sounds like a lot, but to an army of fifty or sixty thousand people, it is nothing.
According to the system, it is best for the army to store enough food and grass for three months, and replenish it as needed in the future, and transport at least one month's needs at a time - which requires thousands of horse-drawn carriages, mule carts, donkey carts or Bullock cart.
If it is really insufficient, it is necessary to store food for at least a month. Otherwise, if the military rations are at the bottom and it is too late to grab them, wouldn’t the army disperse in a rush?
An army of more than 50,000 people, including war horses and draft animals, needs more than 100,000 husks of food and grass in a month. The food Shi Qianfeng snatched is really not enough to eat. It is not even as good as the food stored by a small aristocratic family. many.
"Shi Qianfeng won another battle."
"Shi Qianfeng is so strong."
"Is it time to open up and eat?"
Luck As the grain convoy approached, everyone yelled and said pitifully.
Kui An and Wang Yang, who were responsible for supervising the transportation of grain and grass, laughed.
After a while, Zhixiong caught up from behind and said angrily: "Are there any rules? What did General Shi say? You are not refugees, not bandits, but rebels. Rebels must have What does the rebel army look like?"
After saying that, with a wave of his hand, hundreds of soldiers came from behind, beat them with their swords and scabbards until they ran away, and then ordered the whole team to stand in silence.
After doing all this, Zhi Xiongfang nodded and ordered to move on.
On the other side, Shi Le entered the big tent, took off his armor, then picked up the water bag and drank happily.
"General." After a while, Ji Bao, Wu Yu, Liu Ying, Tao Bao, Guo Ao, Liu Hui, Zhang Yue, Zhao Lu and others gathered together and saluted.
"Zhi Quliu, I heard that someone in your tribe robbed women during the food requisition and hid them in the army. Is this possible?" When he saw Zhi Quliu, Shi Le threw the water bag violently. Next, asked.
“Yes.” Zhi Quliu didn’t dare to hide it.
"What a courage!" Shi Le was furious: "We are looking for a righteous army, so we collected the righteous valley to support the army. Why did we harm people indiscriminately?"
Zhi Quliu couldn't do anything to him. .
"The person who committed the crime was beheaded and his head was hung at the camp gate. The woman was given a bag of grain and sent home to take care of it immediately."
"No." Zhi Quliu breathed a sigh of relief. , left in a hurry.
The rest of the people looked stern.
Compared to the great general (Ji Sang), the Saolu general (Shi Le) was strict in managing the army, but he was also generous with his wealth and generous to others, and everyone obeyed him.
You can plunder and massacre cities, but you must have orders. If he acts without orders, he will be killed immediately.
"General, will you cross the river again after withdrawing your troops this time?" Seeing the dull atmosphere in the tent, Tao Bao, a native of Fan Yang, asked aloud.
"I'm not going." Shi Le shook his head and said, "Gou Xi sent troops from Yanzhou and led his troops to the north. There is no chance."
When everyone heard Gou Xi's name, they all There is fear.
The impression I had when I followed the Gongshi Fan uprising a year ago was so profound.
Sima Gui, the king of Fanyang, led the Xuchang troops to the north. Gou Xi came to take command, dispatched troops and horses, and fought several times, defeating the main force of Gongshi Fan in one fell swoop.
Everyone fled in panic, and still have doubts and fears about Gou Xi.
“What are you afraid of!” Lu Ming, a man from Guangping, said unconvinced: “Most of Xuchang’s soldiers have returned to Yuzhou, and there are only ten thousand people left in Yanzhou. Most of Gou Xi’s hands are Yanzhou soldiers, so what’s there to fear? "What?"
They are afraid of the Yuzhou soldiers but not the Yanzhou soldiers. This is because they have been taught a lesson by the Yuzhou soldiers and have not been beaten violently by the Yanzhou soldiers, so they have the confidence to fight.
Of course, Lu Ming's words also meant to boost morale.
When Shi Le heard this, he was silent at first, then turned to look at an old Confucian scholar, and asked respectfully: "Cui Gong has read the classics and history all over the world. In this situation, is there any good strategy?"
"Cui Gong After a moment of silence, he said: "I think Sima Yue is narrow-minded and not like a human master. He will not be able to control Gou Xi and others. Now that the army has enough food to meet their needs for several months, it is better to retreat and go to Qinghe to pursue him." , then the situation will be stalemate with him in Hebei. As time goes by, Sima will become more and more afraid of Gou Xi, and there will be a turning point."
"Wonderful." Shi Le smiled and said, "The general also has this intention. It can be said that it was unexpected. Together."
Cui Gong nodded and stopped talking.
Shi Le pondered for a moment and said: "Send someone to report to the general that the food and grass have arrived. Where to go, make a decision quickly."
"Promise." Guo Ao from Jinyang responded respectfully.
He is responsible for such trivial matters as welcoming guests, guiding guests, and distributing money and food. Naturally, he will send people to report to the general's camp.
The envoy soon arrived at the Jisang camp.
At that time, Ji Sang had just returned from a tour and was sitting cross-legged in the tent.
More than ten people stood around, fanning themselves vigorously with cattail fans.
It was already relatively hot at the end of May, but Ji Sang was covered in expensive fox fur and had a thick blanket under his buttocks.
People who don’t know think he has kidney deficiency.
Everyone who knows knows that the general is afraid of poverty. I grabbed some good things in Yecheng and regarded them as treasures. I would wear them even on hot days and would not leave my body for a moment.
After the messenger entered the account, he reported Shi Le's thoughts. After hearing this, Ji Sang wiped his sweat and said with a smile: "If Shi (bèi) wants to see good things, just accept it? That's fine, as he wished, the troops will be sent to Qinghe, and he will be the vanguard."
Shi Le’s original name is. Some people say that his ancestors are from the Xiongnu Qiangqu people, but he lives in Shangdang and is classified as a Jie people. To be honest, the composition of the Jie people is complicated. As long as they live in that area, no matter which tribe they are. , were all called Jie people by the Jin court because they were too lazy to distinguish.
After joining the army of Gongshi Fan, Ji Sangwei took the name "Shi Le".
Shi Le dared to fight, was brave and good at fighting, and often served as a vanguard. Ji Sang still trusted him very much.
The raid south this time was actually just a test to see if they could break into Yanzhou and occupy the territory.
Yes, Ji Sang has no strategy. Perhaps because he was afraid of being surrounded and suppressed by the Jin court, he became more and more obsessed with rogue thinking. He laid down a piece of land, burned, killed, looted, and then retreated without even thinking of staying to occupy the territory.
However, maybe this is not his fault.
The world is like this, what else can we do?
Prefecture and county towns are easily destroyed because they have few troops.
But the Wubao of the aristocratic family has many soldiers, but it is difficult to fight.
It’s not that I can’t beat it, the question is is it worth it? Thousands of people were killed or injured to capture a fort, but the captured young men may not be able to make up for the losses.
What's more, many of the soldiers who attacked the fort have been fighting in the north and south for several years, and there are also a large number of veterans from Hebei. It is not worth it to trade for the young men who farm.
Nowadays, they just pick up the earthen fence with few dwarves and break it in one go. This is the most profitable.
The earthen fence is easy to fight, but it does not quench the thirst. After a long time, the supplies were exhausted, and they were faced with an attack by the army, so they had to move.
Now, it’s time to transfer again.
Thinking of this festival, Ji Sang felt more and more stuffy.
But instead, he subconsciously wrapped the fur around his body tightly, letting the sweat overflow.
The face of the human fan next to him was pale, and his hands were shaking the fan more frequently as if they were cramping.
"Chi la" a cattail leaf fan broke off directly, and the front half fell on Ji Sang's face.
Ji Sang slammed the table and shouted: "Behead him!"
The soldiers swarmed up and dragged the man waving the fan out without paying attention to his pleas.
The remaining human flesh fan players were sweating profusely, shaking them carefully, bringing bursts of coolness to Ji Sang.
Ji Sang stood up suddenly, walked out of the tent, and looked at the sergeants coming and going in the camp, feeling suddenly panicked.
With tens of thousands of soldiers in hand, they can't even occupy a solid territory. They are being chased away when they see the sky. Why is this?
The imperial court's suppression was only one aspect.
The bigger reason is that their background is too poor? Being looked down upon by the scholars, or even uncooperative?
Damn it, 50,000 soldiers can't deal with you, so what about 500,000?
I don’t believe that a person’s neck can be stronger than a knife.
Kill, kill, kill!
I will kill you until you are afraid, I will kill you until you kneel down and beg for mercy, I will kill you until you cry and howl, then do you still dare to look down on us?
Suddenly he didn’t want to leave.
After finally winning Yang Ping, why did he let go so easily?
Gou Xi won once, but he may not be able to win again.
Just wait.
If that doesn’t work, go to Pingyuan to meet up with Shile.
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On the fifth day of June, Sima Yue arrived in Xuchang.
Everyone from the shogunate came one after another.
Those who arrived first were not in a hurry to do anything, but instead traveled around, or stayed up all night taking drinks and having fun.
Sima Yue looked at all this with tolerance and laughed it off.
Scholars should always be more tolerant - in other words, if a person with no background or family status is so disgraceful, he is looking for death.
After gathering the manpower, the first thing everyone in the shogunate discussed was not to suppress the bandits, but how to control the Luoyang government from a distance.
This took another ten days.
It wasn't until late June that Gou Xi and Shao Xun couldn't wait any longer and sent people to ask questions. Only then did Sima Yue seriously discuss the army advance plan with his staff.
On June 25, Sima Yue sent Liu Yu, the left chief of the shogunate, to Ji County to recruit soldiers from the three counties of Ji, Wei, and Hanoi, as well as Shao Xun of the Yamen Army, a total of more than 20,000 people, led by Liu Yu became the governor and marched eastward to Ye.
Before leaving, Sima You, the king of Runan, grabbed Liu Yu and whispered some instructions.
Gou Xi led his troops across the river and went north to attack Wuyang in the east.
The two armies attacked Jisang fiercely like two fists.
As for him, he led a group of more than 30,000 Zuojun, Zuowei and Xuchang soldiers to go north to Guandu to support Gou Xi.
As the commander-in-chief of the two armies, he wisely did not take command personally this time, but acted as a backup and provided support from the center.
It must be said that if Sima Yue takes this step, the battle against bandits will be half successful.
Wars should be left to professionals.
Sima Yue learned a lot of lessons and finally had some understanding of his abilities - or he was afraid. At this sensitive moment, he really couldn't afford to lose.
Anyway, no matter where Gou Xi and Liu Yu fought, the greatest credit was still due to him, Sima Yue, because he was the commander-in-chief of the army.
(End of this chapter)