Silver Fox of the Three Kingdoms

In the second half of the third year of Zhangwu, Shen Chen summoned the Qiang commanders from all the big tribes to hold a meeting of the Qiang commanders in Xianqin County, Tianshui County, and stated that those who did not attend the meeting would be regarded as rebels against the court.

With such a statement and Shen Chenben's "little reputation" in the entire Han territory, the Qiang and Di marshals from all over the country came one after another.

The participants were all large tribes with a population of tens of thousands, as many as 30 to [-] people, such as Dangyu, Kewu, Ehe, Shaoyi, Fatong, Mozhisai, Yao Kehui, Qiangduan, Piti, Tangyu , Midang and others are all Qiangdi in Liangzhou.

At the meeting, Shen Chen implemented a new policy, requiring Qiangdi to pay taxes, join the army, and serve in corvee. The government will give Qiangdi the corresponding rights and interests of the Han people, and at the same time, the leaders of these big tribes will be rewarded.

Under close coercion and lure, some people were noncommittal, some weighed the pros and cons, and some clearly opposed it. In the end, only a dozen or so families were willing to accept Shen Chen's suggestion to distribute the tribe to his sons and brothers, and they were cut into several small tribes. Grant office.

Afterwards, Shen Chen did not liquidate the opponents, but let them go back.It's not that Shen Chen is kind, but that when the big problem has been solved, there is no need to worry about the small problem, just let Zhao Yun and Deng Zhi take care of it.

The Qiang Di people were still very weak at that time. Once they met a Han official who treated them well, they would often be grateful to Dade. For example, Gai Xun, the prefect of Hanyang in the Lingdi period, and Fu Xie, the captain of Anding, were the best of them.

When Gai Xun was the prefect of Hanyang, he treated Qianghu people and Huns equally, which was very good.

Later, the Qiang people rebelled, and Gai Xun sent troops to fight and was defeated, but the Qiang people did not dare to kill him. The leader of the Qiang people, Dianwu, said that he was a sage, and if he was killed, he would be punished by heaven, so he sent someone to send him back to Hanyang County. Don't dare to do harm.

Fu Xie (xie) was the captain of Anding first, and then succeeded Gai Xun as the prefect of Hanyang. Like Gai Xun, he implemented a policy of ethnic integration, not only teaching the Qiang and Hu people to farm the land, but also the conflict between the Han and Qiang. Appreciate when there is reason, and never take sides, so he has a high prestige among the Qianghu people and the Huns.

It happened that Liangzhou rebel leader Wang Guo attacked Fu Xie. There were thousands of Qiang Di Xiongnu cavalry from Beidi County in the army. They all knew that Fu Xie was an upright man, and in order to repay their kindness, they kowtowed outside the city together, begging Fu Xie to leave the city and surrender. Willing to ensure that Fu Xie returns safely to his hometown of Beidi County, which shows his reputation.

Therefore, as long as the government can be fair and just, and the rewards and punishments are moderate, the Qiang and Di people are not unwilling to surrender to the court.However, in Liangzhou, there are many aristocratic families and corrupt officials who oppress the people and treat the Qiang people like chickens and dogs, which caused conflicts between the Han and Qiang and led to rebellions.

After Shen Chen arrived in Liangzhou, he ordered Deng Zhi, Pang Yu and others to rectify the administration of officials, and transferred a large number of officials from Yangzhou, Jingzhou, Yizhou and other places who had entered the imperial examination to serve in Liangzhou to promote moral education. , so that most Qiang Di are convinced.

Now most of the Qiang Di in the four counties of Longyou are willing to accept Shen Chen's policy, only the Qiang Di of Beidi County and Anding County are still hesitant.For the diehards, they have their own swords and guns to serve them, and there is no need for them to continue to worry about these things.

Now he has to solve more problems, one is the problem of new equipment, and the other is the problem of food transportation.

There is a large grain production in Hanzhong, but still the same sentence, the road to transport grain from Hanzhong to Guanzhong is difficult and dangerous, and the distance is long, and the grain cannot be transported out, let alone attack Chang'an.

So Shen Chen stayed in Liangzhou for a year, visiting various places to inspect the people's conditions, gaining an in-depth understanding of the local conditions, and after proposing solutions and guidance, he soon returned to Hanzhong and began to focus on food roads and cavalry training.

There is still no complete solution to the problem of grain roads, but Shen Chen remembered Zhuge Liang's wooden cow and horse, so he wrote to Zhuge Liang, hoping that he could come to Hanzhong to see if he could solve the difficulty of grain transportation.

Zhuge Liang replied quickly, telling him that he would come over at the beginning of next year to conduct an investigation in the land of Bashu in person.

In March of the fourth year of Zhangwu, Zhuge Liang arrived in Hanzhong.

Guixu Township, north of Chenggu County, is rumored to be the place where Shun lived. Because there is a vast plain to the north, Shen Chen chose it as a place for cavalry trial training, established a military camp, established a military craftsman supervisor, and transferred a large number of craftsmen to this place. , to conduct a secret experiment.

The experimental site is an absolute secret, with a radius of ten miles designated as an important military area, and no one is allowed to approach it. The soldiers are all in the camp for food, lodging and training, and the craftsmen are not allowed to leave. They will not be able to leave until the official Northern Expedition the year after next year.

At this moment, outside the barracks, Zhuge Liang arrived at the barracks accompanied by former general Huang Zhong, Hanzhong prefect Li Yan and others, and Shen Chen came out to greet him in person.

"Welcome the Prime Minister to come to Hanzhong to guide the work."

Shen Chen led ten cavalry generals including Ma Dai, Li Yue, Lei Ding, Dou Mao, Niu Dan, Yang Qun, Ma Yu, Jiang Yuan, Ren Can, Yan Zhi, Ding Li, Bai Shou, Liu He, and Deng Tong. The rest came out to greet them.

Most of these people were from Yizhou and Liangzhou, and some of them were Qiangdi leaders who surrendered in the early days. Now they lead the tribes to become Han people and gradually become generals.

When Zhuge Liang's carriage slowly arrived at the gate of the barracks, Shen Chen applauded first, expressing a warm welcome to Zhuge Liang's arrival.

"Clap clap clap clap!"

The applause was loud.

Zhuge Liang got out of the carriage helplessly, and Shen Chen went up to hug him, which made Zhuge Liang want to roll his eyes.

According to Han etiquette, everyone bowed and clapped their hands.

But Shen Chen always felt that the hand-crowned ceremony created distance, so he liked to hug people close to him.

"Let the prime minister tell you a few words."

After embracing, Shen Chen applauded and started formalism again.

Zhuge Liang had no choice but to look around the crowd and said: "The cavalry is the most important cavalry in the country. I hope you will work hard and train hard. I will not be in debt to Your Majesty."

"only."

All the cavalry generals responded one after another.

Shen Chen quickly said: "Training as usual today, let the prime minister have a look, let's go get ready."

"Yes."

Then everyone went back to camp.

Shen Chen took Zhuge Liang, followed by Huang Zhong, Li Yan and other senior civil and military officials into the camp.

Entering the camp, the first thing you see is a huge school field, covering an area of ​​more than [-] acres, with barracks built on the left and right sides, and in the middle facing the school field, there is an inspection stand and a small two-story building where the generals hold meetings .

To accommodate tens of thousands of cavalry, [-] to [-] horses and nearly [-] people, the required venue is very large.This is just the front school field, the back school field is more than ten times bigger than here.

The front camp is where the small-scale cavalry rushes, outflanks, and ranks. The rear camp is the place where horses and personnel live. At the same time, it is also a training ground for large-scale cavalry. It is equipped with canteens, teaching, and artisan departments. , barracks, weapons room, stables, feed field and other facilities.

Shen Chen took Zhuge Liang to inspect the front battalion first, and watched a tactical drill performed by five hundred cavalry, such as a feint attack by the front cavalry, outflanking by the cavalry on the left and right flanks, the attack plan of pincer tactics, and knights riding and shooting. , challenge, forward rush and so on.

Especially riding and shooting.

With stirrups and Takahashi saddles, cavalry can use the power of the horse to shoot while running, and even bow left and right, and shoot arrows backwards while running in a kite style.

In the past, only the top generals of the big man and extremely skilled riding skills could do this.

For example, Dong Zhuo, Lu Bu, and Liu Bei are all recorded in historical records as proficient in bow and horse, and good at riding and shooting.However, because ordinary cavalry do not have stirrups and Takahashi saddles, it is difficult for them to run and shoot without losing their balance.

Zhuge Liang felt very satisfied after reading it, and then Shen Chen took him to the back camp for inspection. They were walking, and while walking, Zhuge Liang said to Shen Chen: "Your Majesty is not in good health recently."

"Your Majesty is also old, and in the early years of the South and North Wars, there were many wounds on his body. Could it be that the old illness has relapsed?"

Shen Chen frowned.

Liu Bei is not as lucky as Zhao Yun, and has never been injured in his life.

In fact, Liu Bei almost died in battle several times. For example, during Zhang Chun's rebellion, Liu was recommended by Liu Ziping, a native of the plains, to join the army of the governor of Qingzhou and fight against Zhang Chun's army.

As a result, during the chaotic battle, Beizhong Chuangyang died, and after the bandits left, the old man drove them in a car and was spared.

Afterwards, he went through countless battles, and there were countless minor injuries. There were too many injuries on his body. For the general, it was an honor and a reminder.

In history, it is not known how many generals died due to the recurrence of old wounds, which shows how much the medical level and pain at that time affected people.

Zhuge Liangliang nodded and said: "The imperial physician has already seen it. It is indeed due to old illnesses. Xiaoqing said that when people get old, their physical functions seriously decline. This may be the reason. In addition, His Majesty has always been thinking about the Northern Expedition. "

"How are you preparing for the South and the North?"

Shen Chen asked.

Zhuge Liang said: "General Guan has been training soldiers in Yangzhou, and even visited the city of Hefei several times to inspect the enemy's situation. Zhang Liao can't stop him."

"Mr. Yun is still so brave."

Shen Chen praised it.

In history, Zhang Liao died of illness in the second year of Zhangwu, that is, last year.

However, his death had a lot to do with his frequent traveling to and from Luoyang, coupled with the rampant plague in the north.

Now that Guan Yu was at the forefront, Cao Pi did not dare to transfer Zhang Liao to the rear, nor did he dare to call him back to Luoyang to report on his duties, so he kept him guarding Hefei.

So the good friends Guan Yu and Zhang Liao are currently confronting each other in Hefei.

Zhuge Liang continued: "All the people in Huainan have been relocated. There are no people living for thousands of miles. It is not easy to replenish food and grass. General Guan can only go northward in Ruxushui to fight Zhang Liao to the death in Hefei. When the official Northern Expedition begins, it will probably encircle Hefei and support Nanyang."

"Ah."

Shen Chen walked and said, "What's going on with Nanyang now?"

"Your Majesty ordered General Cheqi to rectify military affairs in Nanyang, but you also know, General Cheqi, that Xu Yuanzhi is basically responsible for these matters, but Nanyang and Xiangyang are close at hand, even if General Cheqi is not good at military affairs, there are His Majesty and many others. With the help of the general, it won’t go anywhere.”

Zhuge Liang said with a smile.

Now after the establishment of the empire, Shen Chen has changed from a civil position to a military position. The four highest-ranking generals are General Guan Yu, General Shen Chen of Hussars, General Zhang Fei of Chariots, and General Ma Chao of Guards.

Underneath are the four generals, front, back, left, and right. Because of his military exploits in the Battle of Jingzhou, Huang Zhong was promoted to former general.Zhao Yun himself had military exploits in the battle of Jingzhou, and beheaded Cao Chun in Dongxingti, so he was promoted to General Zuo.Wei Yan and Pound defeated Wu and made meritorious service, and were promoted to the right general and rear general respectively.

The rest still have the posts of heavy generals such as General Sizheng, General Sizhen, and the newly established General Si'an.

Today, Liu Bei's tent can be described as full of talents. The generals of the four expeditions and four towns and four security include Gan Ning, Huang She, Zhang Xiu, Lu Chang, Wenpin, Wu Yi, Wu Ban, Gao Xiang, Dong Jue, Feng Xi, Zhang Nan, and Zhang Ren. Waiting for others, there are dozens of middle and high-level generals remaining, such as Meng Da, Kou Feng, Liao Hua, Huang Quan, etc. are already the backbone.

It is a pity for Gan Ning.

Although Gan Ning fought with Shen Chen in the north and south in his early years, he was always a general of the Liu Biao Group. He joined the Liu Bei Group with relatively low qualifications and less credit in the later period, so he was placed under Wei Yanpangde and others. Otherwise, he should be around the same level.

However, compared to general heavy-ranked generals, Gan Ning was not only the head of the four generals and four towns and four security generals, but also bestowed the titles and honors of the township marquis and the upper guard army, which can be regarded as a token of his military exploits in the early years of fighting with Shen Chen. affim.

The rest of the generals didn't have such good luck. Honorary officers are usually to accommodate those who have high status and senior experience but are incapable of holding real power, such as Xu Jing, Mi Zhu, Huang Zhu and other Yuan Cong.

Even though Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Shen Chen, and Zhuge Liang were not awarded honorary officers, their titles were only township lords, so Liu Bei treated Gan Ning very well in terms of honor and favor.

Shen Chen continued: "Nanyang is the main force of our army. Cao Wei must also put a large number of troops in Henan, and fight us in Nanyang, Huainan and other places, just to cover my attack from Guanzhong. Now I order Zhao Yun and Deng Zhi to calm down the west. Liang, once the foundation in the rear is stabilized, everything will be safe, and the only problem left is the transportation of grain and grass.”

"Ah."

Zhuge Liang said: "I will help you look at this matter and find a solution. In addition, when I come to Hanzhong this time, in addition to walking around the four roads in Hanzhong and observing the grain transportation, I also have to go to Nanzhong."

"Nanzhong?"

Shen Chen wondered, "Is there another rebellion in Nanzhong?"

Nanzhong is the southern part of Yizhou. This year, two new prefectures were established in the north and south of Yizhou, one is Yizhou and the other is Ningzhou, which means Ning in Jianning County.

It's just that Ningzhou is the official name. Due to customary problems, everyone still calls the southern part of Yizhou Nanzhong.

Today, the seven counties in Nanzhong are Zangke County, Yuexi County, Zhuti County, Jianning County, Yongchang County, Yunnan County, and Xinggu County. Among them, Yunnan County is in the later Dali area, and Jianning County is in the later Kunming area.

Liu Bei set up the governor of Ningzhou Mu and Yujiang here, in charge of civil and military affairs, and implemented Zhuge Liang's policy of Fu Yiyue in the south.

Deng Fang, the former governor of Yijiang and prefect of Zhu Ti, and general of Anyuan, was resolute and resolute, and had great prestige. The local barbarians were very convinced of him. Therefore, Nanzhong has been very stable in the past few years, and there has been no rebellion.

Zhuge Liang shook his head and said: "Deng Fang died of illness this year, and His Majesty intends to make Li Hui the new governor of the imperial court, but before he leaves, there are rich and barbarian rebellions in the south. I plan to go to Nanzhong to have a look at that time, and I want to know The reason for their rebellion depends on whether it can be cured, so as to solve the worries of the future."

Shen Chen smiled and said: "My suggestion is that it is not good for you to go and see, it is better to lead troops to fight and put them down. Brother is a talented man, but he has been in command of the rear for so many years, but he rarely touches military affairs , isn’t it an overkill? It’s time to lead a soldier.”

"Well"

Zhuge Liang thought for a while, nodded and said: "Well, Xiaoqing's words are reasonable. I'll stay in Hanzhong for a while, and when Li Hui arrives, I'll gather my troops and horses. I'll go south."

While the two were talking, they had already arrived at the back camp.

The rear battalion is vast, with huge grasslands and slopes, as well as various hills, mountains, and forests, to train cavalry for combat in various environments.

It was March in Yangchun, a group of people walked slowly on the tree-lined path on the right side of the school grounds, and arrived at the south corner of Houying.

I saw thousands of iron cavalry in the distance, rolling the momentum of wind and thunder, galloping towards the distance, and there were even heavy cavalry in harness and armor, rushing into the enemy camp made of straw, invincible, like a flood Sweeping across the ground, the scarecrow formation disintegrated in an instant, and after rushing over, the place was a mess.

Seeing this scene, Zhuge Liang was overwhelmed with emotion, and laughed with great joy: "Hahahaha, your Majesty has this iron cavalry, so why worry about the majesty of the Yan Han? My ambition is to restore the country of the Han people for your majesty, for the people of all people, see That's enough! Let's talk about it as an excuse!"

Seeing his happy look, Shen Chen smiled and said, "The iron cavalry of the great man should not only gallop on the battlefield of Cao Wei, but in the future should also gallop on the vast grasslands in the north and the vast deserts in the western regions. Only in this way can the great man show his might!"

With stirrups, saddles, and horseshoes, the mobility of cavalry will be greatly improved again, and the range and endurance of horses will also run farther.

The Han people will eventually let out their roar in this world again!

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