Chapter 64: Strong forces join forces, storm is coming
Qin Mo's reputation soared and he soon reaped practical benefits. Within a month, Dian Wei and Zhang Liao came to join him.
Dian Wei was from Chenliu County, Yanzhou.
At present, Dian Wei is only slightly famous in the local area and is appreciated by heroes.
Historically, Dian Wei was recruited as a soldier by Chenliu governor Zhang Miao only when Dong Zhuo's regime was in chaos. However, due to Dong Zhuo's chaos, he was recruited three years earlier and ended up going to Liaodong to serve Qin Mo.
So is Zhang Liao.
Zhang Liao, who was born in Yanmen County, Bingzhou, was currently serving as a county official in Yanmen County. Historically, he was not summoned by Ding Yuan, the governor of Bingzhou, until 188.
Zhang Liao first served under General He Jin, and later served under Dong Zhuo.
After Dong Zhuo was defeated, he followed Lu Bu again.
After Lu Bu was defeated, Zhang Liao surrendered to Cao Cao and later became one of the five best generals of the Wei State.
He can be said to be a man who knows the weather.
Qin Mo was greatly encouraged by the surrender of these two brave generals, and he immediately adjusted the generals of the Liaodong Army.
Dian Wei was granted the title of General Wuwei, and 500 of the most elite Youyun Iron Cavalry were assigned to him for command, to serve as Qin Mo's personal guards and to serve at his side.
Chu Yan, the prefect of Changli County, was transferred to be the prefect of Liaodong County.
General Gongsun Zan of the Left Army was transferred to be the prefect of Changli County.
Zhang Liao was granted the title of General of the Left Army, replacing Gongsun Zan and commanding 5,000 troops of the Left Army.
Prior to this, Qin Mo had been away from Liaodong for more than two months, and Gongsun Zan immediately became dishonest, which Qin Mo disliked. He took the opportunity to transfer Gongsun Zan from the army and sent him out as a prefect.
For Gongsun Zan, although he got the throne as he wished, he no longer had any trusted soldiers under his command.
First, three thousand cavalrymen were incorporated into the Youyun Cavalry by Qin Mo, and then, the Zuo Army, which had been trained with great difficulty, was also separated, becoming completely isolated.
Just consider it as a lesson Qin Mo is giving to Gongsun Zan, and also a warning to other civil and military officials.
Ren Zhicai and Qin Mo are by no means diligent and conscientious people. They spend most of their time as hands-off bosses. How to control their subordinates is a big question for them.
The method Qin Mo thought of was to clearly distinguish between rewards and punishments, to use thunder-like methods, and to do things that were thunderous.
A single word determines a person's future.
One sword decides life or death.
Such a quick and decisive move can barely maintain the situation.
…
Time quickly entered June.
Because of Dong Zhuo's brutality, Yuan Shu, Yuan Shao, Cao Cao, Bao Xin and others left Luoyang one after another and returned to their respective families' bases to recruit soldiers .
At this time, the advantages of the aristocratic families are fully demonstrated.
Not to mention the Yuan family who had three generations of high officials, even Cao Cao, as soon as he returned to Chenliu County, the wealthy Wei Hong came to his rescue and solved the most difficult problem of money and grain in one fell swoop.
Soon after, Le Jin, Li Dian, Xiahou Dun, Xiahou Yuan, Cao Ren, Cao Hong and others came to surrender.
It became a trend in an instant.
Faced with this "child of destiny", players can only envy him.
Similarly, players are also accustomed to changing their attitudes according to the situation. Seeing that Cao Cao has finally broken away from his vassal state and gained his own momentum, they immediately rushed to Chenliu County to join him, ready to cling to the thigh of the lord of Wei.
It’s so magnificent and spectacular!
In addition to the local princes, player lords and mercenary leaders are also sharpening their knives.
Like Hejian prefect Du Shihao, he spent money to buy gold coins from the gold-making studio, and then used the gold coins to buy food and supplies, forge weapons and armor, recruit soldiers, and soon gathered an army of tens of thousands.
This does not include the mercenary group that cooperates with Du Shihao.
More mercenary groups began to form mercenary alliances based on state borders.
The intention is self-evident.
It has been more than two years since the Three Kingdoms subcontinent was opened. The combat players, especially the old players who have persisted until now, have improved their skills and their combat effectiveness is off the charts.
After two years of working together, the mercenary group has developed a tacit understanding of each other and established a deeper "comradeship", and is no longer the scattered guerrillas they were at the beginning.
In this situation, would the mercenary group be willing to always play a supporting role?
Must want to make a difference.
Some players even shouted that they wanted to lead the "Eighteen Princes' Crusade against Dong Zhuo" campaign.
Coming with great force!
But to lead such a large-scale battle, it is impossible to rely on the strength of only one or two mercenary groups. The only way is to unite with each other and form a mercenary army.
In this way, he would have sufficient say and could be compared with the princes in other places.
It is indeed a force that cannot be ignored.
In Youzhou, the previously inconspicuous Huangsha Mercenary Group suddenly rose up and led the integration of nearly a hundred mercenary groups in Youzhou.
Because the penalty for death is too severe, the mercenary group will certainly not dare to participate in the battle in full force. They will only send out elite combat teams, usually only thirty to fifty people.
Even so, there are more than 3,000 people gathered together.
It’s already very impressive.
Those who can enter the elite combat group are basically combat maniacs. Each of them has at least reached the marrow cleansing level and firmly occupies the first rank among players. How terrifying is that?
If they can really be gathered into an army, I'm afraid it will be stronger than the Liaodong Army.
The mercenary group members who did not participate in the war were also not idle. They took on local logistics support tasks and took advantage of the opportunity to make some money.
Why not?
…
June 15, 1877.
As a representative of the Youzhou mercenaries, Wei Tianli rushed to the Liaodong Jiedushi Mansion to meet Qin Mo.
Qin Mo did not delay and met him immediately.
Qin Mo was obviously startled when he saw Wei Tianli in person. Although the other party called himself Old Wei, he did not expect that he would really be an old man. But he did not say much and asked directly: "Old gentleman, what is the matter with you?"
"The Youzhou mercenaries want to cooperate with the Liaodong Jiedushi Mansion." Wei Tianli also went straight to the point.
He is a very cultured person. Even though Qin Mo is just a high school student in reality, this is a game, so he has to follow the rules of the game.
He did not take advantage of his seniority and gave Qin Mo enough respect.
"How do we cooperate?" Qin Mo asked.
"It's very simple. The Youzhou mercenaries will obey your orders, and the Jiedushi Mansion will be responsible for our food and logistics. It would be best if you could provide some additional funding for weapons and equipment." Wei Tianli said.
This is the only shortcoming of the mercenary group.
Normally, mercenary missions are very limited, and the money earned by the mercenary group, after deducting rent and food expenses, is basically used to update weapons and equipment.
There is no spare money at all.
Qin Mo nodded, "I can agree, but there is a condition."
"You say." Wei Tianli was not surprised, knowing very well that there is no free lunch in the world.
"Mercenaries must follow my military orders without reservation, without compromise, or even unconditionally. If they fail to do so, the cooperation relationship will be terminated automatically," Qin Mo said.
"Isn't this... a little too harsh?" Wei Tianli frowned.
It's nothing for him personally, but the players are all unruly and may not accept such conditions. If they get angry, he has no confidence that he can calm them down.
"It is strict, but I guarantee it's worth it. If it doesn't work, then forget it." Qin Mo has a detailed plan for this battle and doesn't want any variables.
"Can you tell me about your plan?" Wei Tianli suddenly became interested.
"I'm sorry, the level of trust between us has not yet reached the point where I can tell you the battle plan." Qin Mo refused.
If the news gets leaked out, who can Qin Mo go to for justice?
Wei Tianli's face froze. It had been a long time since he had been rejected so directly.
After thinking for a while, Wei Tianli said unwillingly: "Are you so confident? You must know the combat effectiveness of the mercenaries, right? With our joining, it will definitely be a trump card for the Liaodong Army."
"I don't think so." Qin Mo shook his head. "Even without mercenaries, the Liaodong Army will be the strongest among all the princes. We have enough capital. You don't object to this, right?"
There were few professional soldiers in the Eastern Han Dynasty.
People like Yuan Shao and Cao Cao temporarily recruited local militiamen and formed an army after a little training.
How much combat power can it have?
In comparison, the Liaodong Army had been in existence for two years and had gone through several large and small battles. It had been transformed into an elite force.
With the assistance of Qin Bingge, the Liaodong Army's equipment was also the best in the world.
How could Qin Mo not be confident?
Seeing this, Wei Tianli really looked at Qin Mo differently. This young man's miraculous rise was not just luck, he had something special.
"Okay, I promise you." He decided to take a gamble.
As for the players' emotions, if there is no other solution, they can use money to solve it. The thing he has the most is money.
"Then, happy cooperation!" Qin Mo said.
