Chapter 235 Father and Son Open a Mansion
Anyone with a strategic vision can understand it, just like how Sun and Liu fell out once in the future, and King Wu of Wei even beheaded the second master, but in his heart he desperately hoped to be with Ji The prerequisite for the Han Dynasty to restore their alliance is not to give up Jingzhou.
Guo Gong was also quite satisfied with this. He was originally a civil servant from a noble family, although he also had certain ambitions and thought about separatist rule.
But the two great heroes from the north and the south taught him how to behave. In fact, if Liu Bei had not supported him in the later period, he would have been destroyed by Cao Cao.
In official history, he did not last until the first year of Jian'an. The Liang Kingdom was owned by Cao Cao, and Guo Gong completely disappeared from the long river of history.
Now that Zhang Xi is out of illness and appointed as Sikong, one of the three princes, and with the support of Xuzhou, Guo Gong is very satisfied. What surprised Guo Gong even more was that Xuzhou promised that Guo Gong could nominate the governor of Liang State, which also gave him great face.
So Guo Gong readily agreed and was willing to hand over his military power. The tens of thousands of people under his command were now named Liu.
Zhang Yangjin was granted the title of General of the Guard, and he jumped from General of Miscellaneous Numbers to General of the Three Lords. This was a huge improvement.
But Zhang Yang is actually quite measured and has a clear mind. He actually wanted to return to Hanoi.
He knew that he was not strong enough to play in the Central League, so he thought Hanoi would be better.
Cao Cao actually didn't want him to go back, but he couldn't refuse at this time.
Zhang Yang's return is a reasonable and reasonable sign, a sign of humility, and neither the local faction nor the foreign faction in Hanoi has the power to support Cao Cao. If Zhang Yang is forcibly detained, Hanoi may directly defect to Yuan Shao. Went.
After careful consideration, Cao Cao decided to take his time, so he agreed to Zhang Yang’s proposal.
In addition, Liu Feng was named General Jianzhong.
Originally, this general number belonged to Liu Bei, but now that Liu Bei has been promoted to hussar general, this general number has become vacant.
Liu Feng, as Liu Bei's son and one of the key leaders of King Qin's army this time, met with the emperor many times and left a good impression on the emperor.
In terms of merit and affection, Liu Feng must be rewarded.
So, the emperor gave Liu Feng the general title of General Jianzhong, which Liu Bei had served. This father and son held the same official position successively, which was a good talk in the Han Dynasty.
In addition, under the persuasion of Zhong Yao, Zhong Ji and others, the emperor also gave Liu Feng the power to open the mansion.
At this point, Liu Bei and his son opened their offices at the same time, and could establish their own shogunate and have their own officials.
Liu Feng was very excited and expressed his gratitude. At the same time, he also said: "Yingchuan is adjacent to Luodu and is an important transportation route in the Central Plains. However, it is occupied by the remnants of the Yellow Turbans. I am willing to pacify it for your majesty."
This is. At that time, Yingchuan County had a sparse population and was overrun with bandits, especially the remnants of the Yellow Turbans, who were the largest force in Yingchuan County and occupied a large number of counties.
Liu Feng wanted to go to quell the Yingchuan rebellion for the emperor, so naturally he didn't mean well.
On the one hand, he covets the remaining population of Yingchuan, especially the population controlled by the Yellow Turban Army. These are generally young and strong laborers, and it is relatively easy to organize households and people, and they can immediately produce tax money and grain. .
The military strength of these people is not strong. Even if he doesn't go, Cao Cao can easily pacify them. By then, those people will be meat in Cao Cao's bowl.
After the emperor looked at it, he asked around.
This time the opinions of the ministers are relatively unified. Both important ministers and close ministers think it is feasible.
After all, Yingchuan is too close to Luoyang, and the Yellow Turban Army, in the eyes of the emperor and officials, is a more terrifying rebel than the Xiliang warriors.
The warriors of Xiliang could still negotiate, but the yellow scarf thieves would probably be killed directly.
So, the emperor issued an edict to commend Liu Feng and ordered Liu Feng to choose a day to send troops to raid Yingyin.
After Cao Cao received the news, he immediately fell into doubt.
He instinctively suspected that Liu Feng had some conspiracy, but he really couldn't think of anything wrong for a while. Cao Cao never dreamed that Liu Feng was actually trying to help him with the demolition.
Liu Feng only vaguely remembered that there was a large group of Yellow Turban thieves in Yingchuan. Although it was far less than the million in Qingzhou, there were still one or two hundred thousand, divided into several groups, entrenched in Yingchuan.
At the same time, there are also many Yellow Turban troops in Runan and Pei Kingdom, and their numbers are much larger than those in Yingchuan.
So the suppression of the Yellow Turban Army can not only work with Cao Cao and weaken his war potential, but also increase our own manpower advantage, stabilize the place, increase income, and even train and run in the Xuzhou New Army and increase combat experience.
This is a good thing that kills two birds with one stone.
Especially Yingchuan and most of Runan are actually vast plains. Clearing out the Yellow Turbans is actually relatively simple and time-consuming.
Only the Yellow Turban in southern Runan can rely on mountains such as the Dabie Mountains, which is a little tricky, but the problem is not too big.
Because the barbarians in the Dabie Mountains are also hostile to the Yellow Turban Army, we can start from this point when the time comes to win over the barbarians and eliminate the Yellow Turban Army at the same time.
After careful consideration, Liu Feng immediately summoned Guan Yu, Liu Ye, Dong Zhao, Jia Xi, Du Ji, Pan Zhang, Zhang Liao, Tai Shi Ci, Zhuge Jin and others for a meeting, and asked Zhuge Liang to record and listen.
At the meeting, Liu Feng presented the specific situation and his analysis and asked everyone for their opinions.
After hearing this, Taishi Ci and Zhang Liao were quite moved.
When fighting in the Great Plains, and the enemy must be gathered together to annihilate them, the best tactic is to intersperse cavalry, and the two of them have a large number of cavalry.
Zhang Liao himself had three to four hundred horses. This time when he went north, he purchased more than 800 war horses under Liu Feng's order. He also recruited more than 400 horses with excellent riding skills and proficiency in riding and shooting. The Knights of Three Rivers.
The same goes for Taishi Ci's subordinates, who even recruited more than Zhang Liao, purchasing more than 1,100 war horses and recruiting more than 600 Sanhe knights. Together with the war horses purchased from other places and the knights recruited, the number is more than 2,000.
These knights and horses were temporarily incorporated into the command of Taishi Ci and Zhang Liao, which greatly increased the number of their cavalry to more than 3,000.
This does not include the two thousand war horses delivered by Baibo Military Department.
Among these war horses, there are eleven special-class horses, one thousand one hundred and eighty-seven first-class horses, and the rest are second-class horses.
At the same time, the entire Xuzhou Army also purchased more than 40 fine stallions in Hedong, as well as more than 100 grooms and veterinarians who were proficient in horse breeding.
These stallions, grooms, veterinarians and their families have been sent to Xuzhou by water. With them as the core, we will select the best pastures in Xuzhou and Yuzhou to build three to five horse farms.
Along with these stallions and grooms, first-class horses were transported south. Liu Feng had special arrangements for the first-class horses.
Seeing that he already had more than a thousand first-class horses and more than a thousand sets of armor, Liu Feng couldn't help but want to try to see if he could train an armored horse to ride out.
Don’t expect to be as powerful and invincible as the Tang and Jin Dynasties in later generations. Even if it is a beggar’s version, it will be an invincible existence in the Central Plains of Xu, Yu, and Yan.
All the remaining second-class war horses were sent to Guan Yu, Zhang Liao, Taishi Ci and other ministries to cooperate with the newly recruited Sanhe Knights to enrich their cavalry strength in preparation for the next war.
The entire reorganization plan has actually been implemented since Hedong, and it will take another three to five days at most to be completely completed.
Besides, Liu Feng still had plenty of time.
Jia Kui and Gao Shun have just been sent out to conquer the Chang slaves, and subsequent operations will definitely have to wait until they return.
At the same time, Liu Bei is stationed in Liang State at this time, and Liu Feng's plan will be notified to Liu Bei first. If both sides can successfully achieve the effect of advancing from north to south, then the entire war will be more effective with half the effort, and the results will be greater. For glory.
Therefore, while Liu Feng contacted Liu Bei, he also sent a large number of reconnaissance cavalry to Yingchuan to collect intelligence on the remaining Yellow Turban Army.
At the same time, inform the generals of the entire purpose and scope of the operation, allowing them sufficient time to discuss the detailed details and plans of the operation.
Liu Feng had only one request for this, and that was to annihilate the Yellow Turban Army in Yingchuan to the greatest extent possible, especially not to allow the young and strong laborers among them to escape.
At the same time, he also transferred the battle authority to Guan Yu.
Liu Feng has never independently commanded such a battle involving tens of thousands of people. In terms of war experience, he is far inferior to Guan Yu. Especially in terms of cavalry, Liu Feng knew nothing about it, so he just took this opportunity to study hard.
Guan Yu was a little surprised by this, but he quickly accepted it.
Whether it is based on his status or military experience, Guan Yu is the second person in Xuzhou Qinwang's army.
The generals were also convinced by this, and after receiving the order, they started discussions with Guan Yu as the core. Liu Feng sat aside and listened carefully. If he occasionally had some ideas, he would discuss them in the form of suggestions.
For example, for the supplies of the cavalry troops, Liu Feng proposed to prepare more horses. The key to this battle is to fight fast and slow. We must quickly divide the opponent and isolate the opponent into small groups. stronghold, and then use fighting to induce surrender.
In addition, because of the large number of horses, Liu Feng also proposed that carts could be collected and used to carry soldiers to improve the mobility of the soldiers.
Yingchuan has many rivers, but they are not connected with the waterways of Chen and Liang, not even the Yellow River.
Its most important rivers either originate from the mountains in the north of the territory or flow from Jingzhou. It's a pity that although its territory is in the Central Plains, its water system is connected to Nanyang, Jingzhou. Otherwise, naval forces like Gan Ning and others would be of great use.
However, even if it is just the first two methods that have become useless in later generations, at this time, they can still make Guan Yu, Liu Ye and others' eyes light up and they praise them repeatedly.
Leaving Guan Yu and others to plan, Liu Feng left the camp directly and went to Yang Feng's camp.
The entire Luoyang faces south, with two gates opening against Mang Mountain in the north, where Beigong is located. Opposite the North Palace is the South Palace, which is located in the south. An ingenious aerial corridor in the middle connects the North and South Palaces.
It is a pity that both the North Palace and the South Palace are in ruins at this time.
The Zhao Family Courtyard where the Emperor resides is located in Fangshi to the right of the middle of the North and South Palaces. Those who can live here are either rich or noble. Further east from here is the Upper East Gate and the Middle East Gate.
Cao Cao originally wanted to station himself here, but the emperor used the excuse of the large number of troops and the small space to move him to the north. Instead, he stationed Dong Cheng and Zhang Yang's troops at the upper and middle east gates.
The Xuzhou army had the largest number, so they camped directly south of Nangong and controlled the four gates in the south. They could reach Luoshui directly from the door, which was also conducive to joining Zhou Tai and other naval forces.
Yang Feng and Han Xian were arranged to be stationed at the west gate, with Yang Feng to the south and Han Xian to the north. The camps of the two camps were adjacent to each other, forming horns with each other.
Liu Feng went to Yang Feng's camp to ask for help, and received a very warm welcome from Yang Feng.
Yang Feng was very satisfied with the emperor's reward, and his official position as general of chariots and cavalry could be said to be complete.
Yang Feng didn’t think he could surpass Liu Bei and overthrow Cao Cao to become a general.
Besides, Yang Feng’s ambitions are not big. He just wants high-ranking officials to show his nobility and participate in the affairs of the government. It really doesn’t matter whether he has an overview. After all, he can’t understand it if he is given an overview. In the end, it’s the scholars who The final say.
Hearing that Liu Feng was visiting, Yang Feng took his nephew Yang Wei and his favorite general Xu Huang out to welcome him.
After the two sides saluted, Yang Feng invited Liu Feng into the big tent.
"I have taken the liberty to come here this time because I have two important things that I want to discuss with the rider."
After Liu Feng sat down, he took the initiative to tell the purpose of coming here.
The first thing is to borrow Xu Huang. This time when we go south to fight in Yingchuan, the more cavalry, the better. Of course, the more excellent cavalry generals like Xu Huang, the better.
The second thing is to communicate with Yang Feng about subsequent cooperation matters.
Since Yang Feng is willing to move closer to Xuzhou, Liu Feng will naturally not refuse. In Liu Feng’s plan, Dong Zhao, who has been worshiped as a minister, will be fully responsible for Xuzhou’s power in Luoyang and represent Xuzhou.
Then Yang Feng's force, which was so close to the emperor, had great value.
Therefore, Liu Feng came specially to have in-depth exchanges with Yang Feng to consolidate the good relationship between the two parties.
Hearing that Liu Feng wanted to borrow Xu Huang, Yang Feng was actually a little reluctant to let him go.
Yang Feng really valued Xu Huang and even cultivated him as his successor, otherwise he would not have listened to Xu Huang's opinions in making choices.
But Xu Huang was obviously very moved. With his usual calm and stone-like performance, this kind of wavering was simply showing to Yang Feng.
This also made Yang Feng no longer able to express his rejection.
So, the two sides agreed that Xu Huang would lead 800 cavalry south to help out, and at the same time, the Xuzhou Army would supply another 20,000 stones of grain and grass to Yang Feng.
Liu Feng also suggested that Yang Feng could choose a suitable location for farming in the Luoyang Basin. The fields around Luoyang are quite fertile, sandwiched between the Yellow River and Luoshui River, and surrounded by Yishui and Yangshui. , Gushui and many other rivers, even if all water conservancy projects have been destroyed, there are still a large number of barren paddy fields that can be developed.
Xuzhou is willing to support Yang Feng with a batch of agricultural tools and grain seeds.
After hearing this, Yang Feng was very moved.
After arriving in Luoyang, Yang Feng's food pressure has been reduced by less than half, because although Luoyang is rarely populated and overgrown with weeds, this also means that the supply of fodder for horses will be very sufficient. Although war horses need to eat fine grains, But if the horse grass keeps up, more than half of the fine grain can be saved.
If farming can be successful again, even if it is only a few thousand acres, it will be a great addition to Yang Feng and the others.
After discussing with Xu Huang and Yang Wei, Yang Feng finally agreed to Liu Feng's request.
Xu Huang temporarily lent Liu Feng's troops to fight south. Xuzhou will immediately allocate 20,000 shi of grain and grass to assist the Baibo Army, and will also help them farm around Luoyang.
At the same time, Yang Feng promised that he would follow Dong Zhao's command and stay consistent with Xuzhou on major issues in Luoyang.
As for Han Xian, Yang Feng is in charge. If he can be won over, that would be the best. If he can't be won over, don't force him.
After successfully reaching a deal with Yang Feng, he was dragged by the other party to have a drink.
At first, Liu Feng didn't understand why these people liked drinking so much.
But as time went by, the empty and boring life made Liu Feng understand these people.
What surprised Liu Feng was that Yang Feng and Xu Huang were actually very good drinkers, with an amazing amount of alcohol.
After Liu Feng finished drinking, he ignored Yang Feng's attempts to stay and decisively escaped.
I returned to the Xuzhou Army Camp drunkenly. As soon as I got to the tent and dismounted, I heard Zhuge Liang coming out of the tent and said, "Young Master, the general has been here before. He should be looking for something." You."
"Oh?"
Liu Feng took the wipe and wiped his face, then asked: "Didn't you tell me what it was?"
Zhuge Liang He shook his head: "The general left when he saw that you were not here."
Liu Feng nodded and thought for a while. Cao Cao should have come because of his report that he wanted to go south to Yingchuan to sweep away the Yellow Turbans.
After all, Yingchuan is Cao Cao's territory, and he should be more or less aware of the importance of population now.
Yingchuan County currently has a population of at most 200,000 to 300,000, of whom it is estimated that half are Yellow Turban refugees.
If Liu Feng hunted rabbits and demolished all the surviving people in Yingchuan to Cao Cao, then he might not even be able to cry.
"Then don't worry about him. If the matter is important, he will come again sooner or later."
Liu Feng then became concerned about his plan to fight south.
Zhuge Liang did not answer immediately, but waited until he and Liu Feng entered the tent before he calmly replied: "We have tentatively decided on a three-way attack pattern. We will go all the way out of Sheyuan Pass and go straight to the official road. Yangcheng, and then along Yingshui to Yangzhai and Yingyang. "
"The second road starts from Xinzheng, goes straight to Changshe, takes Yanling and Xinji, and then turns west to squeeze Xu County. Block the passage for the Yellow Turban thieves to escape across the Wei River from the east. "
"The last route is out of Yique Pass, starting from Liang County, going southeast along Ru River, taking Jiaxian County and Fu County. Cheng, Kunyang, Dingling, and then from south to north, gather the Yellow Turban thieves in the middle of Yingchuan, and finally encircle and annihilate them."
After talking about the initial case, Zhuge Liang added: "If the lord can. Runan sent troops to directly attack Yancheng and Linying counties to completely block the Yellow Turbans' southbound route to Runan. If this was not possible, the encirclement and suppression would be a sure thing, and the two wings would need to continue to extend southward to try to get ahead of the Yellow Turbans. Occupy Yancheng County and Linying County before going south. ”
Liu Feng thought about it and felt that there was no problem. He also believed that it would be logical for Liu Bei to enter Runan after taking up the post of Hussar General and Yuzhou Mu.
You only need to send four to six thousand people to easily block the passage of the Yellow Turban thieves going south.
After all, according to previous intelligence, Yancheng County and Linying County are still under the control of Yingchuan County, and have not fallen into the hands of the Yingchuan Yellow Turbans.
The first thing left to do is to see how Jia Kui goes in his first battle.
(End of this chapter)