The World of Yellow Sky

Tens of thousands of soldiers shouted in unison outside the palace, and the shouts resounded through the clouds, which also forced Yuan Shao to give up the idea of ​​having a conversation with Cao Cao.

The Emperor's frame has arrived.

Emperor Liu Hong held the handrail of the frame with both hands, Zhang Rang and Zhao Zhong

"Jian Shuo is the captain of the upper army, Yuan Shao is the captain of the middle army, Bao Hong is the captain of the lower army, Cao Cao is the captain of the Dian army, Xia Mou is the captain of the left, Chun Yuqiong is the captain of the right, and Zhao Rong is the captain of the assistant left. , Feng Fang is the right captain of the assistant army."

Tens of thousands of infantry and knights formed a camp in front of the palace,

With feathers inserted into the helmet, Habayashi cavalry in heavy armor, holding a horse lance, guarded around the emperor's chariot frame, and there were also infantrymen of the imperial army in sharp clothes.

Liu Hong was dressed in a military uniform with a Han sword hanging on his waist. Behind him Zhang Rang and Zhao Zhong were also wearing armor and holding swords.

Six horses with different colors of hair pulled the luxurious and majestic carriage forward slowly. Liu Hong stood on the carriage and cast his eyes on the Forbidden Army of the West Garden who lined up on both sides of the carriage.

All the soldiers in the formations on both sides were excited to pay the highest respect to their emperor, and the mountain shouted long live in response.

If there is an event of the emperor sending troops, he can come to all directions!

On the frame is the emperor of the Han Empire, the emperor of the Han Dynasty, and the co-lord of the world.

Under the whole world, is it not the king's land, and the coast of leading the land is not the king's ministers.

Cao Cao looked up at the tall martial arts platform. The emperor Liu Hong of the Han Dynasty had already stepped onto the platform amidst the deafening "Long Live" sound.

Liu Hong personally went to the altar and joined the army to encourage the soldiers to defend the territory, and recited the article "Six Secret Teachings of the Grand Duke".

Taiwei Cui Lie held Ce Wen in his hand and read out the list of conferments loudly.

"Jian Shuo is the captain of the upper army, Yuan Shao is the captain of the middle army, Bao Hong is the captain of the lower army, Cao Cao is the captain of the Dian army, Xia Mou is the captain of the left, Chun Yuqiong is the captain of the right, and Zhao Rong is the captain of the assistant left. , Feng Fang is the right captain of the assistant army."

Cao Cao's complexion also gradually became gloomy, and he finally understood why Yuan Shao and others looked so embarrassed.

When Cao Cao served as the northern captain in Luoyang, he ordered Jian Shuo's uncle to be killed.

Now Jian Shuo has become his immediate boss, and what makes Cao Cao even more uncomfortable is that Jian Shuo is still an eunuch.

Liu Hong called himself "Supreme General", and appointed Wei Wei Dong Zhong as Hussar General!

Wei Wei Dong Zhong is the nephew of Empress Dowager Dong, and he is cousin to Liu Hongnai.

Although Cao Cao was not angry, he still controlled his facial expressions after he got on the martial arts platform, but Yuan Shao was younger and more energetic after all, or he was not afraid of adversity at all, and his complexion was still a bit gloomy.

It's just that the Emperor Liu Hong was in high spirits right now, so he didn't seem to pay attention to Yuan Shao's expression.

Cao Cao and others followed Liu Hong and stood on the tall martial arts platform. The army formation composed of tens of thousands of soldiers, as well as the civil and military officials, were all under their panoramic view.

Seeing Liu Hong's appearance, the more than [-] Imperial Guards in the West Garden raised their weapons high and shouted "Long Live" to Liu Hongshan.

Seeing the blackness below and the phalanx of mighty and extraordinary soldiers that could hardly be seen to the side at a glance, Cao Cao was a little distracted for a while.

The civil and military officials of the great Han Dynasty, and the generals and soldiers of the military all surrendered to the audience of the martial arts platform.

Although Cao Cao knew that Liu Hong was not the one they were cheering for, it was the first time that a different emotion appeared in his heart.

"Is this what it feels like to be above ten thousand people?"

Cao Cao listened to the deafening "Wan Sheng" victory in his ear, fixedly looked at the martial arts stage, his eyes slowly became clear.

Yuan Shao seemed to have a feeling in his heart, and turned his head to look at Cao Cao beside him. He felt that there seemed to be some changes in his close friend.

Liu Hong turned around and told Taiwei Cui Lie beside him, "Liangzhou and Bingzhou rebelled endlessly, and the governor died. I have decided on the candidate for the shepherd of the state."

"Zhang Ze is the shepherd of Liangzhou, Ding Yuan is the shepherd of Bingzhou, and Huang Wan, the imperial servant, is the shepherd of Yuzhou."

"Yizhou Inspector Jian Shijian gathered in Yizhou for major events, greed became common, arrested and imprisoned, and Taichang Liu Yan replaced him."

"promise."

Cui Lie also breathed a sigh of relief when he heard that Liu Hong had finally decided on the candidate for state shepherd.

Both Zhang Ze and Ding Yuan are quite courageous and can be promoted.

Zhang Ze served as the captain of the Qiang guard and the prefect of Fufeng, and he went to Guiyang to suppress the bandits.After the Banlong rebellion in Berkshire, Zhang Ze was appointed as the captain of Jiangji again. He made great contributions in suppressing the rebellion and appointed him to guard Hanzhong.

Ding Yuan was born in a poor family. He was strategic, brave, and good at riding and shooting. He was an official of Nan County.

"Redesignate Huangfu Song as General Zuo, supervise the former general Dong Zhuo, and each lead [-] soldiers to repel the enemies of Liangzhou."

"Order Ding Yuan to station troops in Hedong County, recruit soldiers, and choose the right time to advance and merge the state."

"promise."

Cui Lie promised again that Liu Hong's arrangement was very appropriate, so he did not object.

"Long live!!!"

There was a louder shout.

Liu Hong was high-spirited, with a smile on his fair face, he turned his head and said to everyone: "I have such a strong army, why worry about the world being injustice?"

Cao Cao looked at Liu Hong's sickly fair face, and thought of the chaos in Liangzhou and Bingzhou.

The Huns rebelled, the remnants of the Yellow Turban Army were still alive, the inland civil uprisings continued, and the Qiang rebellion in Liangzhou continued.

but……

Will the chaos in the thirteen prefectures of the Han Dynasty really subside because of the formation of the West Garden Forbidden Army?

Chapter 248 It's a waste

"In Yanmen County, the fourteen cities of Guangwu, Lucheng, Yinguan, and Pingcheng have all been taken over by our army. Gong Du has led a group of elite soldiers to Yanmen Pass three days ago."

Liu Pi knelt and sat about one meter beside Xu An, holding a bamboo slip in his hand and reporting the situation in Bingzhou to Xu An.

"The two cities of Shanwu and Zhongling in Dingxiang County were also taken over by our army, but the three cities of Wuding, Tongguo and Luoxian on the west side of the Great Wall are still in the hands of the Huns."

"In the arsenals of Yanmen, Taiyuan, and Dingxiang counties, there are still 227 iron armor collars, 1720 leather armor collars, 1000 ring-head knives, 800 tower shields, 700 curved edge shields, 2000 halberd handles, and 50 armored horses. There are more than 1000 pairs of crossbows and 600 pairs of bows.”

Xu An's brows were slightly frowned. He had seized the arsenal of Taiyuan County once before, and it was understandable that it was missing a little bit. But why are Dingxiang and Yanmen border counties so lacking in military equipment?

It stands to reason that the military equipment of the county soldiers in the border counties is definitely better than that of the inland county soldiers, because they need to face the threat of the enemy at all times.

The finances of the Han Empire at this time were not as desperate as they were at the end of the Ming Dynasty. On the contrary, the emperor Liu Hong kept a large amount of wealth in his hands by selling officials and nobles, and relying on various taxes.

Xu An asked: "How many Han troops have been incorporated into the two counties, and how are they equipped?"

"There are about 500 soldiers in Dingxiang County, including 700 infantry and [-] cavalry."

"There are about 100 people in Yanmen County. There should have been more than 200 soldiers in Yanmen County. But before the Huns went south, although they relied on the city gate to repel the Huns, they also suffered nearly a thousand casualties. Now Yanmen County has more than [-] troops. [-] infantry and [-] cavalry."

"As for armaments, the infantry of the two counties basically wear leather armor, and the iron armor is mainly concentrated on the cavalry. There are [-] armors."

Xu An took the bamboo slips from Liu Pi, and carefully examined the recorded events.

After Zhang Yi slayed himself, Li En led his troops back to surrender. Most of the remaining soldiers were about [-] infantry, and only [-] cavalry remained.

The loss of infantry was caused when the Huns attacked the Han army's camp, and the Han army's cavalry was reduced by more than half, which was the result of the fierce battle between Zhang Yi and Xu Bugu in the wilderness.

As for the remaining soldiers in Taiyuan County, there are more than 100 soldiers, all of whom are infantry.

Counting the surrendered troops from Dingxiang and Yanmen counties, Xu An now has 4700 infantry and 3700 cavalry under his command.

It's just that most of these troops cannot be mobilized, and Xu An still needs them to guard against the Huns in the north.

They couldn't reorganize for the time being, and the threat of the Huns has not retreated. They are still hovering outside Xihe County and Yanmen County, eyeing a tiger, ready to prey on their prey.

"Yanmen, Dingxiang and the Xiongnu have been fighting each other all year round. They all have blood feuds with each other. Now that they have surrendered, there is basically no risk of rebellion."

Xu An put down the bamboo slips. He had already ordered Gong Du to take a yellow scarf army soldier northward and take over the defense of Yanmen Pass.

Bai Rao and Bai Que, as Gong Du's deputy, each led a thousand soldiers to go north together. Bai Que led the troops to sit in Shanwu, Dingxiang County, and Bai Rao, to sit in Yinguan, the county government of Yanmen County.

Xu An pondered for a moment and said: "Leave a thousand cavalry for Gong Du, and the rest of the cavalry will all gather in Jinyang City."

Liu Pi was stunned for a moment, and then asked: "My lord, are you planning to build a cavalry trilogy?"

Xu An nodded and said: "In addition to keeping the scouts of the various armies, I also plan to build another cavalry regiment. In field battles, our army's cavalry is far inferior to the Han army. If we win, we can't take advantage of the victory to expand the victory. There is a danger of capsizing..."

Xu An stopped talking, he saw something wrong with Liu Pi's expression.

Liu Piqiang smiled and said: "In this way, we no longer need to fear the cavalry of the Han army."

Xu An suddenly remembered that Liu Pi was the leader of the Yellow Angels.

In the first battle of Guangzong, in order to cover the retreat of the army.

Zhang Liang ordered Huang Shao to lead all the yellow angels to stay behind as the rear of the army, and let Liu Pi follow beside him.

Liu Pi's most proud disciple was the leader of the Yellow Turban cavalry outside Guangzong City.

It was the Yellow Turban cavalry that was left by Zhang Liang to fight against the most valiant Sanhe knights of the Han Empire, who used their lives to win a respite for the army.

In the first battle of Guangzong, the main force of the Yellow Turban Army led by Zhang Liang lost all the cavalry and all the Yellow Angels.

For a moment, Xu An also remembered some old things from the past.

Of those Paoze who slept in the same military tent with him, only two people are alive now, one is Xu Da, his bodyguard Qu Quchang, and the other is Zhang Ji, the child who has been carrying the military flag for him.

It's just that his small team flag has now been replaced by a tall flag. Although Zhang Ji has grown up a lot, he can't continue to hold the flag for Xu An.

Thinking of this, Xu An continued: "The Eagle Wolf Guards Office in Bingzhou should be a waste of time, right?"

"A lot of waste is waiting to be done?"

Liu Pi was a little puzzled, but immediately understood the meaning of Xu An's words.

"Before, my lord allocated another sum of money. The Eagle Wolf Guard planned to set up a thousand-household office in Taiyuan County, and a hundred-household office in Yanmen and Dingxiang. There is indeed a shortage of manpower, and there are still affairs that have not been processed. There is no way to deliver them for the time being. information."

"Do you still remember Zhang Ji?" Xu An smiled, "It's the kid who has been holding the flag for me."

Liu Piwei thought about it, and a thin half-grown child appeared in his mind, the kid who had been closely following Xu An, holding Xu An's military flag.

"I remember." Liu Pi also showed a smile on his face. He had taught that kid how to practice swords before.

It's just that he has been busy with the affairs of the Eagle Wolf Guard for a long time, but he hasn't seen Zhang Ji much.

"My lord, could it be that you want to arrange for Zhang Ji to enter my Eagle Wolf Guard?"

Liu Pi's heart moved, and he also guessed Xu An's thoughts.

"In Taiyuan County, there are quite a lot of vacancies in the hundred households..."

"No need." Xu An interrupted Liu Pi's words, "The official of a hundred households started too high. Zhang Ji is only a senior leader in my personal guard, and he has no merits. How can he be appointed as a hundred households?"

"I remember that the hundred households in Jiangyi City are Zhao Jike."

Liu Pi responded, "Exactly."

Xu An lightly knocked on the case table and said: "Let Zhang Ji go to Jiangyi City to be a banner officer and experience it under Zhao Ji."

"promise."

Liu Pi clasped his fists and agreed.

Xu An finished arranging Zhang Ji's affairs, and continued to speak to Liu Pi: "This time, the selection of personnel, the Eagle Wolf Guards should not choose from the scouts in the army, and the cavalry. Cavalrymen, fill the vacancy of the Eagle Wolf Guard."

"there's one more thing."

Xu An seemed to suddenly remember something.

"In Yanmen County, there should be a county official or military officer named Zhang Liao, named Wenyuan, please invite him to Jinyang City."

"There is nothing wrong here for the time being, you can go back to the government office now."

Xu An unfolded the other scrolls of bamboo slips on the case table. After Yan Zhong left, although several of his friends and Zhao Le were there to help with government affairs, they had just taken over Bingzhou, and Xu An still had a lot of affairs to deal with.

Chapter 249 Xu An

After an unknown amount of time, the sound of insects outside the house became louder and louder, causing Xu An's thoughts to diverge slightly.

Xu An put down the bamboo slips in his hand and rubbed his swollen head. There was still half a bowl of corn porridge on the desk, which was sent by the former guards.

The corn porridge was completely cold at this time, Xu An picked up the bowl containing the corn porridge and drank it slowly.

A porridge and a meal are hard-won.

Xu An knew what it was like to be hungry. He had experienced it in the Yellow Turban Army.

At that time, he and tens of thousands of Yellow Turban Army were besieged in Guangzong City by the Han Army led by Lu Zhi. The long siege made the Yellow Turban Army almost ran out of ammunition and food, and the food they could receive from the army every day was pitifully small.

People who starve to death are really terrible. When they die, it seems that even the flesh and blood have dried up. Under the thin skin, there is almost no flesh and blood...

During those days when the city was besieged, countless Yellow Turban soldiers were lying in their tents and barracks in despair. Hunger made them powerless, and hunger made them despair...