Chapter 155 Misstep
Wu Yong is useful. Just because he can be an official, he is the talent that Zhang Chong is currently in short supply.
The most concentrated talents among Zhang Chong's men are fighting talents. It is not an exaggeration to say that there are many battles in the car. All because the Taishan people were already elite and courageous, and then Zhang Chong further eliminated them. In the end, they were different from other bandits and clansmen in Nei County. Although they also took advantage of the chaos to gather in the mountains and fields, they were all just surviving and would not fight without fighting. War should be avoided if possible. Therefore, although the rebel flag is raised, it is generally a mob. As for the Taishan bandits under Zhang Chong, they have been fighting hard for many years since they established the army, and they have not been trained well. It can be said that in this world, only some of the northern and southern armies can be defeated by border troops such as Heyou Bingliang, but others are less interesting.
Then Zhang Chong also had a talent for planning praise paintings, and He Kui was the first to do so. In Zhang Chong's opinion, this gentleman is indeed a great talent, able to seek for the betterment of the country, and a compound talent who combines foreign law with inner Confucianism. Moreover, what he learned was the essence of benevolence among Confucian scholars, and he could be said to be a like-minded person to Zhang Chong who could help him.
Then there is Wu Guan, the mastermind of Qinfeng. Lao Wu is experienced and familiar with the people and geography around Mount Tai. Unfortunately, he is old and weak and has low energy. He cannot accompany the army to praise paintings. Now he is assisting his father to act as the saint. Library thing.
Finally it is full. Strictly speaking, Duman is not the above type, but everyone above is more useful to Zhang Chong than Duman. For Zhang Chong, Duman is his second leg. The Taishan Army's focus was on the military at this time, so Zhang Chong focused almost all of his energy on the military. But for a mature force, the military alone was just one leg. One leg cannot walk. Only with the addition of internal affairs can the Taishan Army have two legs. And Duman was relied on by Zhang Chong as the most important cornerstone of this piece. It's not that Duman's talent is much better than that of He Kui, but because Duman is the founder of the family, he has more prestige and can be reassured.
Of course, Duman's own intelligence is far beyond that of his peers, otherwise he wouldn't have been able to graduate from Fu's Abode in three years. But in the final analysis, the above talents are all outside the Han court system, and they have no experience in the power operation of the Han family. And Wu Yong knew these very well, which filled the gap for the Taishan Army.
So when Zhang Chong saw Wu Yong being so frightened, he comforted him and sat down, and asked if he had any advice.
Wu Yong said tentatively:
"Does the general plan to use Mou County as his base, or does he plan to plunder and leave?"
Zhang Chong said:
"How can we say that Mou County is the base, and how can we just raise money and food and leave."
Wu Yong said boldly:
"In the case of the former, I boldly suggested that the general should seize control of the powerful people in the county, give back what was taken, and bless the four people. He could also set up a gentleman's camp to recruit the powerful children into the army and use them as hostages. In this way, the general and soldiers will be stationed. With the help of these powerful people in the city, Mou County can be determined.”
After saying this, Wu Yong glanced at Zhang Chong quietly and saw that he had no reaction. He felt happy and continued:
"In the case of the latter, the general can use the corn in the city to enslave the nearby victims, forming a sweeping force. He will destroy every place he reaches, and then take all the money and food from the place. Those victims who have no grain to eat can only be ensnared. In an instant, the troops gathered One hundred thousand, no matter what. When the time comes, there will be no doubt that the East will be alone.”
As soon as Wu Yong finished speaking, He Kui, who was sitting next to Zhang Chong, slapped the case and reprimanded:
"What a dog, you actually want to use bad words to me. What a trick you are offering, you clearly want our Taishan Army to die."
When He Kui was angry, Wu Yong immediately panicked and knelt on the ground and kowtowed:
"How dare you, servant? How dare you."
Zhang Chong smiled and waved his hand to tell He Kui to calm down. Of course he knew what Wu Yong was thinking.
Do you think Wu Yongxian's two strategies are good? Of course that’s good, because these are the two typical rebel routes in history. The former is a warlord model. Once you conquer a place, you make peace with the local surnames, manage your own troops, and manage the people with force. The advantage of doing this is that you can immediately establish a foothold in the local area. For example, later generations of barbarians used this model when they entered the Han Dynasty.
The last one is the rogue mode. It is to disrupt the world so that no one can produce with peace of mind. In order to survive, others will naturally have no choice but to continue to follow you. Then the team just snowballed, getting bigger and bigger. The Red Eyebrow Army is nearby, and Huang Chao is behind. They are all taking this route.
But the problem with Wu's use was that these two strategies were dead ends for Zhang Chong.
The world is not yet in chaos. If Zhang Chong takes Mou County as his base, nearby Han court troops will swarm in. To contend with the world with one place will lead to death sooner or later. And if Zhang Chong listened to Wu Yong's second strategy and mobilized to sweep away the victims, it would indeed be possible to break out the troops, but it would almost be a dead end for the king's advance. For Zhang Chong, a hundred thousand ragtag troops are not as useful as the two thousand elite soldiers he has now.
The appearance of Wu Yong also made Zhang Chong realize the pros and cons of recruiting current talents. Some people will come to ruin your foundation under the guise of giving you advice. This is still the beginning. When the power becomes stronger in the future, there will be more and more poisonous schemes by such double-minded people, and he can only be vigilant against these.
But Zhang Chong did not intend to punish Wu Yong. Not to mention that Wu Yong was just offering advice and had no actual act of causing rebellion. Let's just say that a county magistrate of the Han court system took refuge in him, which already had the effect of a horse's bones. Zhang Chong would not kill Wu Yong before he was completely squeezed out.
Thinking of this, Zhang Chong suddenly thought that Wu Yong had already figured this out and knew that he would not die no matter what.
He offers two poisonous strategies. If Taishan Qu Kuai has no insight and cannot see through them, they will definitely be reused. If Taishan Qukui had the insight and saw through it, he would be more aware of the role of public opinion in a county magistrate's support, but he would still not die.
Zhang Chong looked at Wu Yong who was kneeling on the ground and kowtowed with confusion, wondering if he had thought too much. But no matter what, Wu Yong still has to use it. Let him follow He Kui to handle the general affairs of Mou County first, observe his behavior first, and then see his use. Then Zhang Chong arranged for these five talented people to live in the left wing of the county temple, and they would be available tomorrow as arranged. After that, Zhang Chong, He Kui and a group of military officials dealt with the problems encountered in recruiting troops, providing disaster relief, and patrolling the city.
At this time, a flying army carried a flag and entered through the city, went straight to the county temple, and sent Zhang Chong a military report about Meng Ju.
"Yingxian County will send a thousand troops and go straight to Mouxian County. They will arrive tomorrow."
Zhang Chong was overjoyed. If Ying County dared to cross the border to attack Mou County, it must have received military orders from Feng Gao. This shows that Feng Gao is sending troops, and they will be ambushed by Guan Yu. In this way, it can be broken by being high and winning by winning the county. Once these two cities are defeated, the hundreds of miles of Laiwu Valley will be free for him to ride on.
But Zhang Chong's joy did not last long, Guan Yu's military report also arrived. Zhang Chong opened it and saw that he was no longer as relaxed as before. I saw in the military newspaper:
"Feng Gaobing planned two thousand troops and went down the Mouwen River. The ambush failed. Yu has led his troops back to the city. Please be charged with negligence."
Seeing Zhang Chong's silence, all the generals in the hall looked at him, wondering what had happened.
Zhang Chong put a stack of military reports on the case and said with a smile:
"We have successfully mobilized the troops from Fenggao and Ying County. Two thousand troops from Fenggao and one thousand troops from Ying County will probably arrive tomorrow."
As soon as he said this, Li Damu was gearing up and said to Zhang Chong:
"If Feng Gao's troops come east, they will be ambushed by Guan Xiaowei, so there is nothing to worry about. And Ying County will send a thousand troops, and our troops in Mou County alone can defeat them in battle. This is all good news."
Zhang Chong smiled and said:
"Yun Chang failed to ambush Feng Gao's soldiers on the waterway they took. Although there were some changes in the strategy of encircling the point for reinforcements, the result is the same. Now Yun Chang has one thousand and two soldiers roaming outside, and we originally had 1,000 soldiers in the city. It is one thousand, plus the one thousand soldiers who have returned during this period, there are two thousand soldiers. Then the flying army is carrying the flag and roaming in the northeast of the county, and the Mou County camp we are recruiting now is Fenggao and Ying. Even if the county soldiers are here, they can be wiped out in one fell swoop.”
When the generals heard this, they suddenly felt relieved and felt that although there had been changes, the outcome was no different.
Then Zhang Chong selected the knights to give two military orders to Guan Yu's tribe and Meng Ju's tribe, ordering them to act in accordance with the orders. Then Zhang Chong gave orders to each ministry in turn, ordering Dian Wei's tribe to set up a stronghold in the west of the city, and Li Damu's tribe to set up a stronghold in the north of the city, so as to serve as the horns of each other to defend Mou County. Mou County Camp, which was newly recruited from the Forbidden Department, was divided into four gates. Zhang Chong led Dong Fang's 400-strong collision team and Tian Jun's 400-strong assault cavalry to guard the city and provide support to the two villages outside the city at any time. In addition, the supply camp also stepped up its efforts to repair the incomplete towers and build defensive equipment.
While Zhang Chong was making preparations, Guan Yu's Zuo Xiaowei army was also running along the official road.
Guan Yu was filled with regret at this moment. Why didn't he expect that Feng Gao would go by water?
In fact, this was also Guan Yu's intellectual disability. He was from Hedong and had seen water transportation. But he had been fighting on the border for a long time and had never thought of transporting troops by water. So after he arrived at Mount Tai, he naturally thought that these soldiers also traveled by land. But he didn't know that the Central Plains was densely covered with water networks. The main streams in Guangda included Pu River, J River, Bian River, and Su River. Moreover, these big rivers are all connected. For example, Jishui and Si River are connected by He River, then Si River is connected with Huaihe River, Yishui and Mushui are connected with Si River, and Bianhe River is also connected with Si River. It can be said that the water network of the Central Plains directly connects Jianghuai, Qingxu, and Yanyu. This is something Guan Yu, a Shanxi native, has never seen before.
However, Guan Yu was not discouraged. If he made a mistake, he was wrong. He didn't have any excuses. He would make up for it immediately. So when he saw Feng Gao's soldiers going down the river, Guan Yu immediately summoned his entire army to return to Mou County to aid. Chen Huan and Wang Zhang had nothing to say. Ding Sheng originally wanted to say something weird, but seeing Guan Yu's calm and confident look, he swallowed the words in his mouth.
Ding Sheng secretly said:
"Don't tell me, this red-faced man is quite scary when he has a straight face. Why don't you just walk a little bit? I'm not afraid of walking."
But just four miles after Guan Yu's troops broke camp, Zhang Chong's scouting horse arrived. When Guan Yu saw the military order, he was stunned at first, and then sighed.
Finally, Guan Yu's troops stopped again and the whole army turned around. This time, they really want to fight Feng Gao.
At the same time, the Fenggao soldiers who had successfully sailed down thirty miles stayed on the boat overnight and finally arrived outside Mou County in the middle of the night.
That night, in the wilderness west of the city in front of Mou County, a huge camp tower rose from the ground.
(End of chapter)