The World of Yellow Sky

"I personally serve as the sacrificial wine for the 'Taipingdao Army Academy' and the 'Jianwu Hall'."

"'Taipingdao Army Academy' has six principals and deputy deans, 24 daily lecturers, four supervisors, a total of 40 students in the first phase, 40 military candidates, 200 village chiefs, and a team rate of 800. People, military marquises, village chiefs, and team leaders all take the lead in cultivating principal positions, and the chief officers of each team in each village and village will enter the school, and their positions will be temporarily held by adjutants."

"'Jiangwutang' is the deputy supervisor, Yan Gong, and Liu Pi as the supervisor. There are seven departments, including military formation, marching, training, leading, logistics, tactics, and military strategy. There is one test every month and one every six months. Examination, once a year, the assessment of the Army Academy is the same as that of the lecture hall."

"Respectfully obey Minggong Jun's order."

In the house, all the generals respectfully bowed down.

No one objected to Xu An's self-promotion as a sacrificial wine, and his prestige among the Yellow Turban Army had reached an extremely high level.

Jijiu is the head of the hospital, and Xu An has no intention of handing over such an important position to others.

Even though he trusted Yan Zhong very much, he didn't intend to be the shopkeeper.

Heaven and Earth Monarch, Parent and Teacher, the teacher's status at this time is very lofty.

As recorded in "Xunzi·Lilun":

Heaven and earth are the basis of life; ancestors are the basis of kind; rulers and teachers are the basis of governance.

If there is no evil birth in heaven and earth, no evil ancestors, no evil rulers and teachers, and the three perish, there will be no peace.

Therefore, the rituals, serving the heavens above, serving the earth below, respecting the ancestors and honoring the emperor and teachers are the three roots of rituals.

At the peak of the imperial examinations in later generations, after being admitted in the imperial examinations, scholars called the invigilators masters and called themselves students.

Examiners and candidates colluded with each other in the name of the teacher-student relationship, and formed gangs for personal gain.

With the affairs of the military academy settled, Xu An also felt a little relieved.

Xu Huang, Lu Bu, Zhang Yan and others followed in his footsteps without any haste and ease, but Gong Du, Pei Yuanshao and others fell further and further behind. Now that there is the Martial Arts Hall and the Army Academy, it can finally make up some of the gap.

Xu An rubbed his temples and settled down.

Although he was young, had Hua Tuo's prescription, and learned Wu Qin Xi, Xu An still felt a little tired from galloping all the way, non-stop.

Xu An regained his composure, and continued to speak: "Eight Xings of Taihang have seven Xings in the hands of our army, and there are frequent internal turmoil in the Han court. Our army occupies Bingzhou, Hanoi, and Youzhou counties. Although the Hanting occupies Youzhou, Jizhou and Sili are encircling our army, but because of internal friction and losses, our army has nothing to do for the time being."

"Our army occupies the pass and has the advantage of geographical advantages. The Han army was defeated in the battle of Jizhou, and they dare not act rashly. Millions of people from the four states will enter Bingzhou. Next will be a rare opportunity for development."

"Now our army occupies thirteen counties, and there are more than [-] armored men. It is adjacent to Youzhou, Jizhou, Sili, Liangzhou, and Xianbei. There are also many places that need to be guarded, so I plan to redefine the defense zone."

While Xu An was speaking, the Tiqi of the two Eagle Wolf Guards had already unfolded a huge map.

The Kanyu map fell from the wall behind Xu An. This is a huge map of Jizhou, Youzhou, Bingzhou, Liangzhou, Sili, and five states.

The thirteen counties of Bingzhou occupied by the Yellow Turban Army were painted with light yellow drills, while the You, Ji, Sili and other places occupied by the Han Army were painted with light red paint.

The place occupied by the Xiliang Army in Liangzhou was painted black, and the last touch of purple was in the middle of Youzhou, which was the symbol of Zhang Ju's establishment of the Yan Kingdom.

Although Qiu Liju recovered a certain amount of decline, the current Gongsun Zan was besieged in Guanzi City, but because of Gongsun Zan's onslaught and Liu Yu's expansion, the current Zhang Ju could only shrink in the middle of Youzhou.

Liu Yu, the nomadic tribe who had promised to help, was no longer the general of Pingbei Zhonglang. He was not punished for his defeat in the Battle of Jizhou. On the contrary, he officially took the post of Shepherd of Youzhou.

After hearing Liu Yu's re-assignment, the Xianbei and other tribes that Beidi had promised to assist Zhang Ju did not mention the matter of assistance again. From the report of the Eagle Wolf Guard, it seemed that the Wuhuan tribe was also undergoing some strange changes.

All kinds of signs have indicated that Zhang Ju may not last long.

"In the past few years, our army should not go to war, mainly focusing on defense."

Xu An stood up, raised his command whip, and pointed at the Taihang Mountain area.

"The first defense area is the Taihang Mountain defense area, from Jingxing Pass in Jingxing to Tianjing Pass in Taihang Xing."

"The Taihang army has about 4000 troops. At present, some farms have been set up in the mountains, as well as livestock breeding and hunting. The logistics of our army has also been eased. Although there are 4000 people, it does not need to spend money. Our army has too much food and grass."

"This area of ​​defense has been commanded by Poison before, with Huang Long as his deputy. You should all know that. Over the years, the Han army has never once intruded into the Taihang Mountains, and in the midst of many troop raids and containment missions, Yu Du and Huanglong and the others have completed the task perfectly, so the Taihang defense area will remain unchanged as usual."

Yu Du's performance was obvious to all, and the generals naturally had no objection to Xu An's decision.

"The second defense area is the Hanoi defense area. It is the area occupied by our army north of Fenshui, Hanoi County. The original number of troops was 8000. After the military settlement, the current standing army is 8000. The chief will be Guo Tai, the deputy generals are Han Siam, Li Le, and Hu Cai."

"In the south of Hanoi County, the prefect Wang Yi has about 8000 troops under his command. Yu Fuluo, the son of the Xiongnu Qiangqu Shanyu, has [-] Hu cavalry and is also in Hanoi County. He often harasses our Hanoi County jurisdiction. , there are few cavalry, it is difficult to stop."

Yu Fuluo originally had only more than 1 cavalry under his command. After the confrontation with the Yellow Turban Army, nearly a thousand cavalry were killed and wounded, and he chose to retreat.

But later Xu An defeated the Southern Huns, and some of the Southern Huns were unwilling to surrender. The Huns who heard the news of the defeat of the main force of the Southern Huns chose to go south. The Han army controlled the southern part of Bingzhou Shangjun. 2000 people were recruited.

"There are so many Hun cavalry, and Hanoi County is unbearable, so I plan to move the Xiao cavalry camp to the south."

Xu An looked at Lu Bu.

"Follow first."

Lu Bu stood up and bowed, and replied respectfully: "The last general is here."

Received the title of General Xiaoqi, promoted to Chief Officer of the Xiaoqi Battalion, and was rewarded many times, the Yellow Turban Army won every victory. Now Lu Bu has no regrets about the choice he made at the beginning.

"Although the Xiaoqi Battalion is elite, there are many Hun cavalry. Yu Fuluo is the son of the former Chanyu. The Hu cavalry under his command are different from the stragglers under Xu Bu who were exhausted due to internal fighting. They are all elite. Among Hanoi County After such a long time, I am afraid that I have acquired a lot of military equipment, and my strength is no small matter."

"Fengxian's bravery is well-known to everyone, but although Fengxian is brave enough to win the three armies, Hanoi County still focuses on defense. The Huns and Hu cavalry can attack and defend, but they must cooperate with infantry to prevent excessive wear and tear."

Lu Bu bowed his head and saluted, his face couldn't help showing a tinge of joy, and he replied in a loud voice, "I would like to obey the orders of Duke Ming."

How could the four words "bravely crown the three armies" from Xu An's mouth not make Lu Bu secretly happy.

And now that the Yellow Turban Army is in a comprehensive defense, the rest of the places are dangerous to defend, only Hanoi County, and only one Fen River is not a natural danger.

Now that Xu An has arranged him here, it is undoubtedly a recognition of his leadership. He can also take this opportunity to gain more military merits. Although it is defensive military merits, it is better than nothing.

As for Hu Qi under Yu Fuluo's command, Lu Bu didn't take it seriously.

Occupying a favorable location, and with the assistance of the pawns led by Guo Tai, he brought the Xiaoqi Battalion and could not repel Yu Fuluo's Huqi, so he could just find a piece of tofu to crash him to death.

Hanoi County has thousands of miles of fertile fields and rich products. Although the Yellow Turban Army only occupies half of the county, the land and output cultivated are actually much more than those of several counties in Bingzhou. Even Shangdang County has been left far behind. in the back.

Chapter 466 Agreed

"The third defense area is the Youzhou defense area. The defense area is composed of Dai County and Shanggu County, which is the Youzhou area controlled by our army. The Youzhou defense area is divided into north and south."

"The northern part of our army is the area controlled by the Shanggu Wuhuan tribe. The northern part is bordered by the Xianbei tribes. The situation of the Xianbei tribes is still unclear. Our army does not have any information. However, the Xianbei tribes seem to be split now because of Shan Yu's death. The state is still in the middle of a fierce battle with the nomadic tribes in the north, and the Wuhuan tribe in Shanggu in the north is used as a buffer, so our army does not need to be too defensive."

The Southern Huns and Shanggu Wuhuan tribes also had very limited understanding of the Xianbei tribes.

When the old Shanyu Tanshi was in power, the Xianbei tribe was at its peak.

Resist Dingling in the north, repel Puyu in the east, attack Wusun in the west, and completely occupy all the original territory of the Xiongnu.

It is more than 4000 miles long from east to west, and more than 7000 miles wide from north to south. The mountains, rivers, waters, and salt ponds are all under its jurisdiction, and there are hundreds of thousands of people in charge.

Compared with the prosperous Xianbei, the situation of the Han Empire went from bad to worse.

Under the leadership of Tan Shihuai many times, Xianbei harassed the borders of the Han Empire, plundered villages, and even occupied cities and refused to leave.

It wasn't until Zhang Huan led the army northward that Xianbei was defeated by the Han army led by Zhang Huan, and then left the frontier fortress.

But later, the frontier counties of Youzhou, Bingzhou, and Liangzhou were attacked by Xianbei every year, and countless people were killed and looted.

The Han Empire sent an envoy with a seal and ribbon, intending to make Tan Shihuai king and make peace with him.

But Tan Shihuai not only refused to accept it, but even more aggressively invaded and plundered the fringe fortresses of the Eastern Han Dynasty.

However, Tan Shihuai has not survived the years after all, and died at the age of 45.

Due to the limited situation at that time, Xianbei was not a unified nation.

After Tan Shihuai's death, the alliance disintegrated, and Xianbei split into many branches that did not belong to each other.

His son He Lian inherited the position of Shan Yu. Not only was he not as talented and capable as his father, but he was also greedy and lustful. Later, when he attacked the Northland, he was shot to death by the Northland tribe.

As a result, Xianbei fell into a long-term dispute, and Ding Ling and other tribes in the north who were defeated by Xianbei led by Tan Shihuai also found an opportunity to attack Xianbei.

As a result, the disputes in the North have continued until now.

Only the Qiang, Southern Huns, and Wuhuan were not involved in large-scale wars because they were close to the Han Empire. Although they were not completely spared, there were always some small frictions, but they were still within a controllable range.

Xu An stared at the large blank area in the northern part of Bingzhou, his face darkened.

Xianbei...

Xu An had heard the name of this tribe countless times.

After the Eight Kings Rebellion broke out, Xianbei Duanbu followed Wang Jun, the governor of Youzhou in the Western Jin Dynasty, and went south to the Central Plains, conquered Yecheng, and plundered a lot.

Wang Jun ordered those who dared to kidnap women to be beheaded, so the Xianbei Duan tribe drowned the [-] women they had looted in the Yishui River, which was outrageous.

The history books commented: "The poisoning of the common people in Guizhou began from then on", and the disaster of the people began from this time.

But despite this, Xu An also knew that with the current situation of the Yellow Turban Army, a war with Xianbei must never break out.

Once the friction with Xianbei intensifies, Xu An will be dragged into the quagmire of war with the Xianbei tribes. Xianbei has no way to deal with the Yellow Turban Army, but the Yellow Turban Army has no way to deal with Xianbei either.

The tug-of-war begins, and the national strength that has been accumulated with great difficulty will be rapidly consumed.

Once caught in a fierce battle and tug-of-war, the Yellow Turban Army will lose the qualification to compete in the world.

"Adjoining the southern defense area of ​​Youzhou is Zhuo County and Guangyang County in Youzhou. The main forces of Liu Yu's troops are here. Except for our army occupying the Taihang Mountains and Juyong Pass, the rest of the checkpoints are in the hands of the Han army in Youzhou. , so the Youzhou defense zone needs to exercise restraint and focus all on defense."

"The main general of the former Youzhou southern defense area is Liu Shi, and the deputy generals are Hao Zhao and Zhu Jiu. There are 1 soldiers. The defense is indeed sufficient, so I don't plan to change it."

Xu An put away his command whip, and changed the subject.

"However, Zhang Ju in Youzhou may not be able to hold on for long now, and the Wuhuan tribe has already given birth to a heart of rebellion. I am afraid that Zhang Ju's power will collapse in a short time, and the alliance between Zhang Ju and Wuhuan will collapse. If there is chaos, it will be a great opportunity for our army to send troops, and when Zhang Ju collapses, we can easily collect a large number of pastures and tribes."

"Shanggu Wuhuan has many string-controlling men, but their military equipment is poor, Nanlou lacks vigor, and the generals under his command have mediocre instincts. If Nanlou is the main general, I am afraid the gains will be much smaller."

Xu An looked at Zhang Liao and said.

"Wen Yuan, I will assign you a thousand armored riders to go to Youzhou, and I will ask Nanlou to send troops to assist you at that time."

"The purpose of the eastward battle is to gather our population, and to establish the prestige of our army in the north."

Zhang Liao raised his eyebrows, showing joy, and sang a promise without hesitation.

Xu An asked: "If I remember correctly, you are still the captain now, right?"

Zhang Liao nodded. Although he had made some achievements in the battle of Jizhou, it was not enough for him to be promoted from captain to general.

"In the eastward battle, you will be the main general, and the Wuhuan Department of Shanggu will be the deputy."

After Xu An thought about it, he decided on the rules and said solemnly to Zhang Liao.

"I hope the eastward battle is over, and I can personally hand over the newly engraved general seal to you, and be promoted to the No. 12 general of my Yellow Turban Army."

"Thank you, Mr. Ming, for your love."

Zhang Liao bowed down, his body trembling slightly from excitement.

In fact, using Zhang Liao as the main general in the eastward battle was not Xu An's whim, but after many considerations.

Zhang Liao was brave and good at leading the cavalry to attack. He was young and unstoppable, but he was quite cautious when using troops. He was not a reckless man, he only knew how to fight and charge.

Although he is young and inexperienced, he already has the bearing of a famous general in dispatching troops.

There was almost no suspense in the battle of the eastward advance. Even if the Shanggu Wuhuan tribe gathered elites to attack the scattered Wuhuan tribe, there was no possibility of defeat at all.

Even if Zhang Liao's performance is not good, it will not affect the overall situation, at most it is a matter of how much he gains.

This battle just allowed Zhang Liao to gain experience, and Shanggu Wuhuan dispatched at least [-] cavalry to participate in this eastward march this time.

The intensity of the war was not great, but logistics, dispatching troops, commanding operations, and marching and setting up camp were all challenges that allowed Zhang Liao to quickly accumulate experience as a general.

If Xu An had to do everything by himself, then in the end, the Yellow Turban Army would not have a general who could stand alone, and he would definitely not be able to leave the state of Bingzhou.

Fortunately, Xu Huang, Zhang Yan, Guo Tai, and Yu Du already have the basic qualities to be the main generals of a party.

Cultivating generals is also about choosing candidates. Zhang Liao is brave and cautious, which is why Xu An wants to train Zhang Liao.

On the other hand, Xu An didn't want to train Lu Bu, Gao Shun and others to be the main generals.

Lu Bu is very brave, leading the army with fierce tactics, and in a sense he can even be called a master in the military situation.

And Gao Shun is serious, dedicated to his duties, good at training troops, making decisions before the battle, and commanding in battle.

Forcibly placing them in the position of the main generals of one party is actually not appropriate.

Lu Bu is now really suitable for the position of cavalry commander. As a vanguard general, he can definitely complete the task perfectly, destroy the enemy, and be invincible.

Gao Shun is far better at being the commander of the trapped camp than being the leader of an army.

It is the correct way to teach students according to their aptitude, make the best use of their talents and make the best use of things.

"To make a long story short, the fourth defense zone is the Shuofang defense zone, that is, the Shuofang County area of ​​Bingzhou, which borders Liangzhou. Now Liangzhou Xiliang Army is in civil strife, and it seems that Han Sui is gaining the upper hand."

"Han Sui is an ambitious wolf, Beigong Boyu, Li Wenhou and others were his allies, but they were all beheaded by his rebellion. His temperament is repetitive and cannot be trusted."