Chapter 383 The armies are assembled

Chapter 383 The armies are assembled

In mid-July, King Gao Huan of Bohai drove straight to Yedu to report to the Western Expedition. The Xianbei people in the six prefectures around Jinyang also began to assemble under the auspices of Taishi Shedi Qian who stayed in Bafu.

The so-called six prefectures are the six military prefectures of Heng, Yan, Yun, Wei, Xian, and Shuo. They were the six prefectures that were reestablished from the six towns when towns were removed and established as prefectures during the Northern Wei Dynasty. The six prefectures of Xianbei are equal to the six towns of Xianbei. The six military prefectures established by the overseas Chinese are distributed around Jinyang City, the closest ones are only within a few dozen miles, and the far ones are no more than a hundred miles, and they all surround the Jinyang Ba Mansion.

In addition to the six prefectures, there are also prefectures and counties settled by overseas Chinese such as Erxia Prefecture, Lingzhou, Gaoping, Pingliang, etc. around Jinyang. Some of these prefectures and counties were once controlled by the Eastern Dynasty, but due to various reasons they had to They abandoned their land and moved their people, and established jurisdiction around Jinyang.

Most of these prefectures and counties established by overseas Chinese were military prefectures, and their populations were all military personnel. They were not under the jurisdiction of local governments and completely obeyed the orders of the overlord. As a summons order was issued, the governors and chiefs of various states gathered their soldiers and headed for Jinyang according to their military schedules.

Compared with the Western Dynasty, the mobilization efficiency of the Eastern Dynasty was many times higher. The Western Dynasty held a grand parade every year, and the mobilization period for the troops and horses took at least one or two months. However, after the Eastern Dynasty Bafu gave an order, tens of thousands of troops gathered outside Jinyang City in just a few days, and the others had not yet arrived. The troops are also rushing here quickly.

The reason why the Eastern Dynasty's military mobilization efficiency was so high was that the military states and military cities were distributed around Jinyang City, but such a simple layout was completely impossible for the Western Dynasty. The deeper reason lies in the fact that the Western Dynasty's hegemony's ability to control and regulate the country's financial resources was far inferior to that of the Eastern Dynasty's hegemony.

It is true that the area of ​​the Guanzhong Plain owned by the Western Dynasty is much larger than the Jinzhong Basin where Jinyang is located, but Jinyang is not only supplied by Jinzhong, but also has the vast land of Hebei that continuously transports materials, so Jinyang The surrounding areas of Yangzhou can support such a huge population, but Huazhou, where the Western Dynasty Bafu is located, is far from being able to do so.

However, although the Eastern Dynasty was more efficient in gathering due to its strong family background, it lacked experience in managing the gathering and dispersion of such a large team. At first, the gathering of people could be carried out in an orderly manner, but as more and more troops were stationed around Jinyang, all kinds of chaos gradually developed.

In an open area on the north bank of Jinshui River, thousands of people gathered here, divided into two teams, confronting each other and yelling.

"Why do you idiots occupy the upper reaches? Get out of here!"

There were obviously more people in the team located to the east. There were nearly seven hundred people, all wearing pale yellow hakama pleats. They swarmed in noisily. From a distance, they looked like a cloud of sand sweeping over the hills.

Although the number of more than 300 soldiers in the west was not superior, their momentum was not weak. Facing their opponents, they also shouted rudely and loudly: "You blind thieves know that we are waiting for you." Which department? My general is a close confidant in King Gao’s tent. If you dare to insult and harass me, you will be careful!”

"Ha, that bullshit confidant in the tent is just a blue-headed slave under King Gao, but my general is Xinyang Yuancong, and those who are going to kill you are thieves and slaves like you!"

The people in the east were obviously not intimidated by the name of the cronies in the tent. They shouted insults and started beating them with their sticks.

The people on the other side were not willing to be outdone, and the two sides soon started fighting. In the end, the side with fewer soldiers was outnumbered, and gradually lost the upper hand. Some soldiers were driven directly into Jinshui, and they were about to be beached on the beach. The mud was up to his waist, and he screamed for mercy loudly in fear.

"Stop! All camps are planned in an orderly manner, and anyone who dares to cause trouble again will not be spared!"

A tall general led ten cavalrymen galloping from a distance. Seeing the fighting scene here, he immediately drew his sword and slashed at the people shouting the most ruthlessly. Those people were shocked when they saw their companions being hit by the knife. Hu dodged away and suppressed the scene for a while.

"Capture some of the noisy and troublemaking captains and send them to the mansion to be punished!"

The general who arrived was named Zhao Daode, and he was a servant of King Gao. To put it nicely, he was a close confidant in the tent, but to put it badly, he was a slave of Cangtou.

But as the saying goes, it depends on the owner to beat a dog. Zhao Daode's background is indeed quite intimidating. When he arrived, the surrounding people gradually dispersed, not daring to join in the fun anymore. Even the soldiers on the east side, who had been so arrogant based on the strength of their numbers, now languished and did not dare to shout in front of Zhao Daode.

"Zhao Nu is so brave, he dares to arrest my subordinates!"

An extremely arrogant voice sounded from somewhere else. The person was in his early thirties, wearing a white singlet, a gold crown on his head, and his hair was tied with gems. He was not tall, but he looked very noble.

"City Lord Xu is here, City Lord Xu is here!"

When the onlookers around saw this man approaching, they applauded and cheered. Some even ran in front and chased after him. City Lord Xu's entourage threw money to these people at the master's signal.

The visitor's name was Xu Xianxiu, and his official position was Sima of Yuzhou. Yuzhou was reorganized into Huaihuang Town, and Qiao was placed in the north of Jinyang. The north of Jinyang was mostly home to Hu merchants. The military leaders of Yuzhou who set up their city there naturally benefited greatly from this favorable location. Their troops may not be the most powerful among the six states, but their financial resources are among the best.

Although Xu Xianxiu was not very old and his achievements were not great, his grandfather had been a general in Huaihuang, so many military leaders who were born in Huaihuang were closely related to him. Xu Xianxiu also gained a military city under Yuzhou and his troops. The song is quite strong.

When Zhao Daode saw Xu Xianxiu and his entourage approaching in a flamboyant manner, his face became quite ugly. Although he was a close servant of King Gao, he did not dare to be too presumptuous when facing a general with a profound background like Xu Xianxiu. He looked at Xu Xianxiu He squeezed out a smile and said: "How dare the general offend Xu City's military authority, but the military camps are demarcated by the cavalry cavalry, so it is really difficult to do it at will..."

Snapped!

Before Zhao De had finished speaking, he was whipped by Xu Xianxiu.

"Slave dog, get off the horse! Who are you? You deserve to be trained on horseback in front of me without any courtesy!"

Xu Xianxiu pulled it off and ordered his subordinates to pull Zhao Daode off his horse and push him to the ground. He lowered his head and sneered: "Don't scare me with the regulations of the mansion. Cavalry Cao Zhaoqi despises our troops. I will find him later. But." Your subordinates dare to hurt my people, you deserve to be damned!

Ha, your daughter was negligent in her service a few days ago and was ordered to die by Mrs. Lou in Xishan Bieyeye. How dare you, a disgraced old dog who hates your master, show off your power in front of others? I’ll teach you a lesson today! "

While talking, Xu Xianxiu ordered his subordinates to throw Zhao Daode into the mud of the river beach. When the onlookers around him saw this, they all laughed and clapped their hands.

However, these chaotic hootings soon subsided from far to near. Xu Xianxiu was enjoying himself and admiring Zhao Daode struggling in the mud. However, he soon noticed that the atmosphere around him was different and turned his head to look north. , his face suddenly turned sideways, he hurriedly turned over and dismounted, walked forward and said, "I've seen Grand Master Shedi!"

She Diqian rode up with a gloomy face, glared at Xu Xianxiu fiercely, raised his finger and pointed at the river beach and said in a deep voice: "Fetch the man out!"

After hearing this, Xu Xianxiu nodded repeatedly. Just as he was about to turn around and give instructions to his subordinates, Shedigan said angrily: "I'll let you go down by yourself and fish the person out!"

When Xu Xianxiu heard this, his face suddenly fell. The arrogant attitude just now was gone. Seeing She Di Gan's intimidating gaze, he didn't dare to delay for a moment, raised his legs and rushed to the river beach, wasting so much weight. It took a lot of effort to fish out Zhao Daode, but his neat clothes were naturally covered in mud, and even many of his gold and jade accessories were lost.

"If you let me hear you preach about the Lord's family affairs in front of others again, be careful about your life!"

Shedigan ordered his subordinates to pinch Xu Xianxiu's neck and pin him to the ground in front of his horse. He leaned over and said fiercely.

"I don't dare, I don't dare anymore..."

After hearing this, Xu Xianxiu hurriedly touched his head to the ground, which was very interesting.

As King Gao's sister-in-law and founder of the business, Shedi Qian had repeatedly commanded large armies and had high prestige, so he was arranged by King Gao to stay in Jinyang and intimidate all military leaders. Because of his appearance, the farce quickly subsided, and the onlookers quickly dispersed.

At this time, in a military camp on the Longshan Mountain in the northwest, two generals were overlooking the farce on the river beach. When the crowd dispersed, one of the older generals sighed: "When a woman enters the country, The crowd was in a commotion. Xu Xianxiu and other people who had close contacts with Hu Jia saw Lord Xixui entering the royal court, and they all rushed to get involved. Even the Grand Sima was involved. It was really exciting..."

Now that the Western thieves are in the pass, the Silk Road trade only follows the Monan line, and Monan is within Rouran's sphere of influence. Therefore, those in the Eastern Dynasties who have made huge profits from the Silk Road trade are all happy that Princess Weiwei can enter. In the royal palace of King Gao.

It is precisely because of these internal military leaders with related interests that Rouran Tutujia dared to be so arrogant in Jinyang. Otherwise, the current situation of internal and external troubles in Rouran alone would not be enough to bring such a powerful deterrent to the Eastern Dynasty. .

As for the eldest Sima, he was King Gao's brother-in-law Wei Jing. His life was greedy and indulgent, and he was punished by Gao Cheng, who was in power in Yedu. Although he was protected and condoned by King Gao, he may still not let go because of this. In addition, he was charged In exchange for bribes from people in the country who wanted to improve relations with Rouran, he actually urged King Gao to marry Lord Xixui.

He opened his mouth and lamented that this man's name was Ke Zhu Hunyuan, who was originally from Huaishuo Town. He had followed Er Zhu Tianguang into Guanzhong to suppress the rebellion. After the defeat of Er Zhu's family, he stayed in Longyou. When Yu Wentai attacked Hou Mo Chen Yue, he took advantage of the chaos and annexed it. Some of Hou Mo and Chen Yue's subordinates were stationed in Qinzhou. Because they could not tolerate Yu Wentai and their family members were all in the Eastern Dynasty, they went north from Qinzhou and traveled thousands of miles before returning to Guandong.

However, Zhu Hunyuan and King Gao were old acquaintances of the local party, and his deeds of traveling thousands of miles to return home also won the favor of King Gao. Therefore, he is now one of the most powerful generals in the Eastern Dynasty, and he is currently serving as the governor of Bingzhou. King Gao guards this base camp.

The general standing side by side with Ke Zhu Hunyuan was equally extraordinary. He was Liu Feng, the son-in-law of Cao Ni, the former governor of Lingzhou. He was also a man who returned to justice from the east and was deeply trusted by King Gao.

Hearing Zhu Hunyuan's emotion, Liu Feng couldn't help but sigh: "King Gao has a great talent and a will that can swallow up the heavens. But if the people under his command can obey his orders respectfully, why worry about the Western thieves not being defeated? To this day, the great achievements are still there." Three points, this is also a shame for those of us who have been favored by our subordinates!”

When Liu Feng was in Lingzhou, he first resisted the rebels in the six towns, and then repeatedly repelled the attacking troops sent by Yuwentai of the Western Dynasty. Finally, he chose to abandon Lingzhou and join the Eastern Dynasty. The loyalty he felt towards King Gao was indeed Extremely sincere.

At this time, when he heard Zhu Hunyuan talk about the human affairs of these people in the country, he couldn't help but feel sad and sad. He just felt that everyone in the world was making things difficult for the king and refused to devote themselves to the king's affairs.

But when Zhu Hunyuan heard Liu Feng's words, he couldn't help but shook his head and smiled: "Feng Sheng is still very ambitious, and he is not party-minded, loyal and straightforward, which is really admirable. I also secretly feel that my heart is no longer as good as today." You are open and honest.”

"Brother Daoyuan is teasing me. I am not a party member. It's just that the people here don't want to party with me, so I have to live alone. If it weren't for the Lord and Brother Daoyuan's careful care, I'm afraid there would be no one in this town. My place to stand.”

After hearing this, Liu Feng sighed and said that he was not blindly optimistic about his situation.

Nowadays, although the personnel affairs of the Eastern Dynasty are all centralized in the Ba Mansion, they are actually very complicated inside.

Among all the forces, the most powerful one is naturally Yuan Cong, a relative of King Gao. No matter how hard others try, it is difficult to surpass these people. Secondly, there were the noble families and powerful people from Hebei who fought against the Erzhu clan with King Gao. Although these people were not as powerful as the Xun Guiyuan followers in terms of military power, they also formed a political center around Gao Cheng in Yedu.

In addition, there is another group in the Jinyang Bafu, which is the Erzhu family that King Gao once opposed. Er Zhurong was the former leader of King Gao and the co-leader of the six towns. Although his power was wiped out after his death, his remaining influence on human affairs still penetrated all aspects of the Eastern Dynasty.

But Zhu Hunyuan and Liu Feng did not belong to the category of Jinyang nobles. They chose to attach themselves to King Gao after he became powerful. If they were forced to be classified into the same category, they should belong to the Guiyi sect. Compared with Liu Feng, Zhu Hunyuan had the advantage of being born in six towns, so he was able to quickly integrate into Xianbei in six states after returning to Yi.

Liu Feng himself was a person who resisted the mutiny of the Six Towns. He and Po Liu Hanchang, who also belonged to Guiyi, even met each other on the battlefield. Moreover, the Six Prefectures of Xianbei each held a group and were extremely xenophobic. Even though they now work together under the same master, Liu Feng It is difficult to feel close to this colleague who has a completely different background from them and was once their enemy.

As a military general in a border town, Liu Feng could not integrate into the aristocratic groups of Hebei and Yedu. Therefore, he could only fight hard with his martial prowess and win the recognition and protection of King Gao through his military exploits.

When Liu Feng was in the Western Dynasty, he repeatedly repelled the sieges of the generals in the Western Dynasty, and his talent for strategy was well-deserved. After returning to Yi, he participated in several battles, and soon became one of the few people in the Eastern Dynasty who had no background in the Six Towns and was not an Erzhu. A general who was born in the Ba family and was not a powerful person in his army.

After the Battle of Mangshan, Liu Feng was assigned by King Gao to continue to attack the Western Army. Although he was unable to continue to expand the results due to Wang Iizheng's obstruction, it also showed that King Gao valued him. Therefore, this time for the Western Expedition, Liu Feng was also one of the generals that King Gao personally named and must follow.

The human relations in this period of the Eastern Wei Dynasty were relatively complex, far beyond the binary interaction between Jinyang and Yedu. However, it would be a bit overwhelming to write about it any further. These chapters first lay out a framework, and then detail the elements needed later. In the past few days, sorting out the information has taken up too much time, and not enough time for coding. Now that the information is almost processed, I will write more tomorrow. . .