Chapter 236 Chang Nu’s conferment
“How is Jia Kui doing? Have you started taking action?”
After Liu Feng sat down, he took a cup of tea from Zhuge Liang and took two sips. , suppressed the drink in his stomach, and asked Jia Kui about the situation there.
Zhuge Liang turned around and walked to the desk, flipped through it a few times, found a silk book, and handed it to Liu Feng.
Liu Feng put down the tea cup, opened the silk book and read through it.
After receiving Liu Feng's order, Jia Kui did not act hastily. After going out to order troops, he specifically waited for Dong Cheng to return to camp and visit him to inquire about Chang Nu's information.
Dong Cheng was able to defend Luoyang and maintain a stalemate with Chang Nu for half a year. He obviously had some skills, and his understanding of Chang Nu's situation was far better than others.
"Jia Liangdao is really talented. He saw the key to the matter at a glance."
Liu Feng sighed. He didn't even think of asking Dong Cheng. At that time, he just sat back and watched Dong Cheng. Make things difficult for Yang Feng.
He didn't speak because Yang Feng was inconvenient to speak for Dong Cheng. Cao Cao didn't speak because he obviously wanted to force Dong Cheng to side with him.
But Cao Cao didn't know that our Dong Cheng was very ambitious. If you want the abbot to be your follower, the other party might be trying to overthrow you with all his strength.
So, Liu Feng continued to read. After Jia Kui came to Dong Cheng for help, he actually received Dong Cheng's full support. It can be said that he is very sincere by lending several of his subordinates who are familiar with the terrain and the situation of Chang Nu to Jia Kui.
After getting help from Dong Cheng, Jia Kui has already sent troops, and Gao Shun's troops will follow Jia Kui and stationed in Yanshi together.
Jia Kui used Yanshi as his base to advance, while Gao Shun used Yanshi as his base to respond to Jia Kui at any time.
Jia Kui described the tentative attack plan in detail in the follow-up. Liu Feng took the silk book and asked Zhuge Liang to open the map. He thought carefully about the map for a while, with a smile on his face.
"Jia Liangdao must win this battle. He actually asked me to transfer the power of the navy. It's really a tiger fighting a rabbit, go all out."
Liu Feng, who was relaxed, picked up the tea cup again , looking at Zhuge Liang who was as gentle as jade in front of him, he couldn't help but said with a smile: "Ah Liang, you want me to transfer you to Liang Dao's headquarters to join the army. You have spent a lot of effort on this matter, and I can't let your busy work go in vain. It’s a field.”
Don’t look at the fact that Qiannu’s troops only have four or five thousand men, and they are not equipped well and have little fighting power.
But who allowed him to stay at the doorstep of Luodu?
It is no exaggeration to say that this is a military exploit that can reach the heavens. Even though the emperor has no real power, he is still the only legitimate emperor, the emperor of the Han Dynasty and the co-owner of the world. .
What is even more beneficial is that it is still the beginning of troubled times, and the famous princes at the center of the imperial court are still quite popular.
A school captain appointed or dismissed by the central government is more valuable than a local lieutenant general.
Whether Liu Yao or Liu Biao was able to ride into the state alone, start from scratch, and win some state power, they still relied on the skin of a big man.
Had it not been for Liu Bei's poor foundation and lack of a reliable team to support him, Liu Feng would not have been reluctant to give up the emperor temporarily.
You can see a lot of clues just by looking at Liu Feng's efforts to support Cao Cao in controlling the emperor, and resolutely preventing the emperor from going to Hebei.
The emperor has gone to Hebei. If Xuzhou wants to control the emperor again, not only is it as difficult as climbing to the sky, but it is at least the highest level of difficulty.
But in Cao Cao's hands, no matter where Cao Cao placed the emperor, he would almost always be under the military front of Liu Bei's forces. Moreover, with Cao Cao's easy-going character, Liu Feng would even worry about whether the emperor would defect to his father prematurely.
Zhuge Liang smiled and shook his head and said: "Brother Liang Dao is thorough in his work and does his best for the young master. He plans well and has a thorough plan. Liang has no merit in this battle. How can he share the credit?"
< br>"A Liang only said that he didn't want to share the credit, but he didn't say that he didn't understand military affairs, but he was very interested in military affairs?"
Liu Feng looked at Zhuge Liang with admiration, which brought great excitement to the latter It's a huge misconception, as if he is being cared for by an elder who is older than him.
But Liu Feng was still a boy younger than himself. Even Zhuge Liang was deeply troubled by this misunderstanding.
History has proven that Wuhou was an all-rounder, able not only to govern, but also to manage finances, and to command the army.
As strong as Sima Yi, he was beaten by Wuhou so that he did not dare to fight in the field, and he still attacked more with less, which shows Wuhou's ability to command the army.
Chen Shou said that Marquis Wu’s advantage was in governing the army and his disadvantage was in making clever plans. This is actually true, but he is also wrong.
Yes, it is because Zhuge Liang did not have many tricks in the Northern Expedition. This is indeed a fact.
But he was wrong again, because he made the mistake of dividing things.
The Shu Han people only have a small amount of wealth, and Qimou needs family wealth as a basis.
Even if I lose all my bets, I still have money to continue playing poker at the table.
But Wu Hou did not have such a family background, how could he dare to come up with strange plans?
Faced with Liu Feng’s teasing, Zhuge Liang just smiled and didn’t answer.
Liu Feng actually had some thoughts in his mind. The Han Dynasty was different from the Song and Ming Dynasties. Especially in the Ming Dynasty, ministers who had won military merits would be encouraged and excluded.
The two Han Dynasties paid attention to the appearance of generals and ministers. There is no higher evaluation of a minister's ability than this.
The next day, Jia Kui summoned the generals to assign tasks.
The place where Chang Nu was entrenched was originally in Yanshi. He harassed Luoyang from time to time to see if there was any opportunity.
But when the massive King Qin's army went south and crossed the Yellow River, Changnu was frightened and ran to Gong County to wait and see, and he had great thoughts of continuing to retreat.
Jia Kui ordered Jia Bin's troops to pass through Gong County without entering, and lined up with their backs against the Luoyang Canal, waiting for naval support.
To pass through the city without entering, and to form a formation with the water behind it, using troops in this way seems very dangerous, but in fact it is bullying others.
Jia Bin's more than 400 cavalrymen are all Sanhe knights, skilled in bow and horse, and proficient in riding combat.
With such a cavalry unit passing around the city, there is absolutely nothing the city can do against them.
Going out of the city to attack sideways is just talking in your sleep. Gong County is just building a city on the road, and it is not a dangerous obstacle like Hangu Pass that cuts off the road.
Jia Bin and the others only need to take a slight detour. Unless there is a large number of cavalry in the city, they can only watch the opponent's actions.
Subsequently, Gan Ning was ordered to lead his navy in small boats, enter the Luoyang Canal from Wushejin, then land on the east side of Gong County, join Jia Bin's knights, and attack from west to east.
At the same time, Jiang Qin's troops were also ordered to enter the Luoyang Canal in small boats and form an array across the water to the south of Gong County to block the possibility of Qian Nu's troops escaping south.
In the end, Jia Kui led the remaining troops like a hammer and attacked Gong County, completely annihilating Chang Nu's troops in Gong County.
The reason why Jia Kui made such a bold tactical arrangement was mainly due to four points.
First, the enemy was lucky. Because Chang Nu was greedy for the situation in Luoyang and the goods, food, women and children of Gong County, King Qin's army did not escape far after crossing the Yellow River, but retreated to Gong County.
According to reports from scouts, Chang Nu is suspected to have a large number of fields in Gong County, which are mature fields that have been reclaimed. This is one of the important reasons why he retreated to Gong County.
Second, the terrain is advantageous. The Gong County chosen by Chang Nu is bordered by water on three sides. To the southeast is the Luoyang Long Canal, which can be used for boating, to the north is the Yellow River, and to the west is Luoyang. This is a real death place.
Thirdly, the Luoyang Basin is too small. The terrain is surrounded by mountains on three sides and the Yellow River on one side. Moreover, there are rivers crisscrossing the basin. However, there is also a naval force in the Xuzhou Army. Chang Nu’s only way to survive is to withdraw from the Luoyang Basin, but He hesitated again, but he did not expect that Liu Feng would direct his troops at him on the day he settled in Luoyang.
Fourthly, with Dong Cheng, a local snake, Chang Nu's situation has long been figured out.
However, Jia Kui, who presided over this battle, was thoughtful and even took advantage of the navy's advantage. Before the battle even started, Chang Nu was already a turtle in the urn.
On that day, Jia Kui of the Xuzhou Army, led by Jia Bin and other Sanhe Knights, headed straight to the Luoyang Canal. In the afternoon of that day, they successfully joined forces with the naval forces of Gan Ning and Jiang Qin.
The slaves in Gong County were frightened and wanted to flee, but they were reluctant to leave the women, children and belongings in the city. After hesitating for several hours, the soldiers came to report that dust was flying west of Gong County, and Jia Kui, the governor of The troops from our headquarters have also arrived at the gate of Gong County.
Chan Nu immediately regretted it. Gong County had experienced several wars before, and several sections of the city wall had collapsed. On the contrary, the buildings in the city were well preserved.
Chang Nu was also greedy for these mansions, compounds, and fertile fields outside the city, so he stayed in Gong County to wait and see with a sense of luck, but he got himself trapped directly.
That night, Chang Nu organized a wave of night raids, hoping to sneak across the Luoyang Canal and escape at night.
But Jia Kui planned so carefully, how could he forget this.
Not only did Qian Nu fail to escape during the night attack, he was also ambushed and suffered heavy losses, so he had no choice but to retreat to the city.
When the Xuzhou army finished their meal after dawn on the second day, the outcome of the entire Gong County was already doomed.
The battle lasted only half an hour. The east of the city was defeated first, and then the west and south of the city were also defeated one after another. When Qiannu broke through again, he was bumped into by Guan Ping, and he immediately beheaded the opponent.
After Chang Nu died in the battle, Chang Nu's troops surrendered one after another, and the entire battle lasted less than an hour. After the war, an inventory showed that the Xuzhou Army had only more than thirty people killed and more than a hundred injured, most of them minor injuries.
More than 300 of Changnu's troops were killed by the formation, 4,900 were surrendered, and more than 17,000 old, weak, women and children were killed.
In addition, millions of dollars in money, more than 48,000 shi of grain, and tens of millions of various goods were seized.
Nearly half of the food was donated by Yuan Shu, and the remaining half was actually obtained from farming outside Gong County.
Changnu had been in the Luoyang Basin for two years, and naturally suffered from food shortage.
The whole of Luoyang is already completely white. Even if you want to rob, you can't find anyone to rob.
Therefore, Changnu has no choice but to farm. If he doesn't farm, he will starve to death, not to mention that the subordinates of Changnu are farmers themselves.
The reason why there was so much more food this time was mainly because Yuan Shu spent a lot of money to bribe him and let him harass Luoyang. He gave him more than 4 million yuan of goods and 20,000 shi of food in one go.
It's a pity that Yuan Shu never imagined that these grains and goods would be cheaper for Liu Feng.
While Jia Kui sent the battle report back to Luoyang, he gathered Qiannu's troops and waited for Liu Feng's follow-up orders.
“I didn’t expect that this Qiannu is still a talent.”
Liu Feng saw that Qiannu was actually farming in Gong County, and couldn’t help laughing and said: “It’s a pity that this person is so lucky. He was so bad that he was killed on the spot. "
Zhuge Jin said sternly: "Young Master went north from Xuzhou to welcome the Emperor, and returned east to Luoyang. All knowledgeable people in the country praised him greatly. He is favored by the emperor and is honored as a general. The most talented people in the world should be honored to join the prince's shogunate. Why should he be a rebel? "
After Liu Feng heard this, Su Rong thanked him: "If it weren't for Ziyu's good advice, he would have lost the hope of the world."
Zhuge Jin hurriedly got out of the way: "Young master, when you know your faults, you correct them and follow your advice. This is a blessing for me."
Afterwards, Liu Feng went directly to the "Imperial Palace" with the battle report to report to the emperor.
After the emperor settled in the Zhao family residence, he felt very happy.
Firstly, he finally returned to Luoyang, and secondly, the accommodation and food conditions were far better than those in Hedong, which gave him the illusion of peace in the world for a while.
It is no wonder that Liu Association had such an illusion. When he was in Hedong, even the lowest-level lackeys could watch the court meeting outside the fence. If they were not satisfied with the view, they could even throw clods of soil at the ministers.
Now let alone pawns, even if Yang Feng and Han Xian wanted to see the emperor, they had to queue up and wait for the summons.
After receiving Liu Feng's request for an audience, Emperor Liu Xie immediately agreed to the other party's request.
At least Liu Xie has not become arrogant at this moment, nor does he want to give Liu Feng a trick on his sword and halberd.
Liu Xie arranged the main hall in Zhao Zhong's mansion as the venue for the court meeting, and Liu Feng was also summoned here.
“What? Chang Nu has been beheaded by the general?”
The emperor blinked, somewhat unbelievable.
A few days ago, Liu Fengcai asked for orders to clear out the Chang Nu. The surrounding ministers, including Yang Biao and Zhao Wen, felt that the Chang Nu had been in Luozhong for a long time and were familiar with the geographical environment. Surrounded by mountains on three sides, it was difficult to completely eliminate them.
As long as Liu Feng can drive the opponent farther away, he will have achieved his goal. If he could drive Chang Nu further, such as escaping from the Luoyang Basin, it would be a great achievement.
No one, including Liu Xie, expected that in just a few days, Chang Nu would die and his entire family would be wiped out, and all the refugees under his command would be captured.
This Xuzhou army is so powerful?
Although Emperor Liu Xie was not familiar with battle formations, he still had some knowledge of military matters.
Dong Cheng made more than a thousand stories, and was suppressed by Chang Nu, so he could only hide in Luoyang City and could not get out.
The Xuzhou Army only had 2,000 men and was able to annihilate all of Chang Nu's troops within a few days.
Don't Dong Cheng's more than a thousand troops not be able to survive even half a day in front of two thousand soldiers of the Xuzhou Army?
“Your Majesty, this is the first victory since the imperial court returned eastward, so we should reward him heavily!”
Yang Biao came out of the queue and took the initiative: "I am willing to go to work for your Majesty and reward the meritorious soldiers."
Liu Fengxian glanced at Yang Biao, this old man is not a good person.
Rewards are fake, but winning over soldiers’ morale is real.
But Liu Feng is very relieved, just go ahead and you will be considered powerful if you can win him over.
Liu Feng is very assured of his loyalty to Gao Shun, Jia Kui and others.
Moreover, although Yang Biao is quite talented and willing to do things, if you look closely at his resume, it is a typical promotion path of a wealthy family. Not long after he promoted Xiaolian, he took up the position of Jing Zhaoyin, and the Yang family is a local wealthy family in Hongnong. , the third surname in the world.
Therefore, Yang Biao actually does not have much experience in grassroots work. If he wants to win over the children of the gentry and talk about economics and ethics, then he is a good hand, but trying to win over the lower-level sergeants is really a dream.
The emperor did not agree immediately, but looked at Liu Feng and asked for his opinion: "The general's subordinates are really Xiongzong's men, which really makes me happy. Now the Taiwei intends to represent him. I reward the three armies. I wonder what the general’s intention is?”
Liu Feng decisively agreed: “The Taiwei patrols for the sky. How dare I disobey? I should try my best to cooperate with the Taiwei so that the soldiers can enjoy the peace. Well.”
“Good!”
The emperor Liu Xie nodded excitedly and said with emotion: "The general and his son are really loyal ministers."
Subsequently, the emperor wanted to add Jia Kui and Guan Ping as generals, but Liu Feng dissuaded him.
Finally the emperor gave in and added Jia Kui and Guan Ping as captains, Jia Bin and Liu Fu as commanders of other departments, Zhou Tai as captain of Hengjiang, Dong Xi as captain of Pingjiang, and Gan Ning as captain of Po. Jiang Xiaowei, Jiang Qin was the Zhenjiang Xiaowei.
The rest of the generals are rewarded.
As the boss of King Qin’s army in Xuzhou, Liu Feng was naturally rewarded with ten pieces of silk and five thousand dollars.
The emperor still had some wealth in his hands. In addition to the tribute from the Xuzhou army, Wang Yi, the governor of Hedong, Zhang Yang, the governor of Hanoi, and Cao Cao, the pastor of Yanzhou, all paid tribute. Even Yuan Shao also sent three thousand shi of grain. Congratulations to the Emperor on his return to the East.
Subsequently, Liu Feng personally accompanied Yang Biao to Gong County to work for the army. The soldiers were rewarded with pigs, mutton, wine and meat as a reward to the three armies.
During this labor force, Yang Biao really put down his arrogance and talked with the mid-level military attachés he had looked down on in the past.
After hearing that Jia Kui was a nobleman from Hedong, Yang Biao started chatting with him enthusiastically, and he had great potential to make friends with the township party.
But in fact, Yang Biao is from Hongnong and Jia Kui is from Hedong. Even though they are both from Sili, as long as they are not from the same county, the hometown connection is not that strong.
But no matter what, Yang Biao, as the third richest family in the world, could actually value a small noble family in Hedong so much. If this happened at other times, Jia Kui would have been willing to die for Yang Biao.
But now, Jia Kui clearly understands who conquered him and who gave him the opportunity.
He would not foolishly give up a thick leg like Liu Feng to hug the thigh of a precarious old antique like Yang Biao.
Not long after chatting with Yang Biao, Jia Kui found an excuse to leave and went to Liu Feng to show his loyalty.
"Liang Dao, you know that I, the king and my ministers, know each other well. Why should I do this? Can I still not trust you?"
Liu Feng was secretly happy, but on the surface he pretended to be displeased and said: "I have full confidence in my vision, and I have high hopes for Liang Dao. Why should Liang Dao get himself in trouble because of some trivial matters?"
After Jia Kui heard this, he burst into tears of gratitude and couldn't help himself. He wished he could cut his heart out and offer it to Liu Feng.
Liu Feng was naturally comforted, and then gave Jia Kui an important task to show that his trust remained unchanged.
This mission is to follow up on the southward journey to Yingchuan and sweep away the Yellow Turbans.
Liu Feng wanted to use Jia Kui as the vanguard and also let him take charge of collecting intelligence on the remnants of the Yellow Turbans in Yingchuan.
Jia Kui was overjoyed and promised Liu Feng that he would go all out.
After Liu Feng accompanied Yang Biao back to Luoyang, Cao Cao came to visit him again.
(End of this chapter)