Chapter 72: Heartbroken and I Can't Breathe
Five days later.
The chaos caused by the Youyun Cavalry was finally calmed down a little.
Hundreds of thousands of Luoyang citizens, including some less prominent Luoyang dignitaries, escaped death and have returned to their homes in Luoyang one after another.
If their home hadn't been burned down by the fire...
Those players and mercenary groups who were still stranded in Luoyang suddenly had work to do. They were busy helping the wealthy and the common people rebuild their homes and were having a great time.
I never get tired of it.
The food, supplies, weapons, armor, gold, silver and treasures abandoned on the roadside were also confiscated and stored in the two temporary bases in Yiyang and Hongnong.
The road was so clean that not even a grain of food could be found.
Finally, there are the prisoners of war from Dong Zhuo’s army.
Dong Zhuo's rear army, central army, part of the front army and Xu Rong's troops, all added together, a rough estimate shows that there are as many as 130,000 people.
This does not include those who escaped during the chaos.
In order to supervise the prisoners of war more effectively, Qin Mo appointed Xu Rong as the general of the rear army.
Wei Tianli's temporary military post was removed.
Not only that, Qin Mo also instructed that the five armies of the Liaodong Army, including the Youyun Iron Cavalry, be expanded to 10,000 people, with a total force reaching 60,000.
Even so, only a quarter of the prisoners of war were lost.
Qin Mo didn't dare to expand any further.
The composition of Dong Zhuo's army was a bit mixed. In addition to the direct Xiliang troops, there were also He Jin's troops, Ding Yuan's troops, Yulin Army, etc., which were annexed by Dong Zhuo after he entered Luoyang.
This round of expansion will focus on the latter.
The remaining prisoners of war were placed in Yiyang County and Hongnong County respectively, awaiting subsequent reorganization.
In addition to hundreds of thousands of prisoners of war, several military generals were also captured and surrendered. In addition to Xu Rong who surrendered in Hongnong County, there were five other generals: Gao Shun, Zhang Ji, Fan Chou, Jia Xu, and Li Su.
That’s right, at this time Jia Xu was not yet a civil servant strategist, but a captain under Niu Fu.
He is definitely a military general.
If it weren't for the times that made heroes, Jia Xu would have been at most a general in his life.
Qin Mo received the report and returned to Hongnong County halfway.
The prefectural government.
Qin Mo sat at the top and Dian Wei stood beside him.
The four generals Zhao Yun, Zhang Liao, Taishi Ci, Guan Hai and Xu Rong sat on the left, Deng Mao and Zhang Niu Jiao stayed in Yi Yang County. There were five desks on the right, which were temporarily empty.
"Li Su!"
"Zhang Ji!"
"Jia Xu!"
"Fan Chou!"
"Gao Shun!"
"Greetings to the governor!"
After receiving the report, the newly surrendered general entered the hall, knelt on one knee, and saluted Qin Mo with his fists.
It can be considered as formally joining the army.
"No need to formalize, please take a seat!" Although Qin Mo is young, he has mastered his temperament to perfection.
The big boss who is going through the tribulation must stay calm.
It must be said that Dong Zhuo had many generals under his command . In addition to Lu Bu who died in the battle, in history, Zhang Liao should also be a general under Dong Zhuo.
Unfortunately...
Among the five, Li Su and Gao Shun were both from Bingzhou. Like Lu Bu, they originally served under Ding Yuan, the governor of Bingzhou. Later, they defected to Dong Zhuo, with Lu Bu implicitly as the leader.
After Lu Bu died in battle, Li Su and Gao Shun lost their support.
Rumor has it that Gao Shun was good at training soldiers, and the "Entrapment Camp" he trained was unique in the world, but no one knows whether it is true or not.
The remaining Zhang Ji, Fan Chou and Jia Xu were all native people of Liangzhou, and could be considered Dong Zhuo's direct subordinates. They were defeated and captured in the chaos of the army, and could only lament in vain.
Needless to say, Jia Xu was a ruthless strategist in the Three Kingdoms period and could be ranked first among the counselors.
Although Zhang Ji is not very famous, he is also a good general, especially his nephew Zhang Xiu, who is also Zhao Yun's senior brother and the future spear king of the north.
It’s a pity that Zhang Xiu and Zhang Ji got separated and there has been no news of them since then.
Qin Mo was not in a hurry.
After meeting each other, the appointments of the five people were announced, which also helped to stabilize the emotions of the prisoners of war.
Appoint Jia Xu as military advisor.
Zhang Ji was appointed as the captain of the vanguard army, commanding 5,000 soldiers.
Li Su was appointed as the captain of the left army, commanding 5,000 soldiers.
Fan Chou was appointed as the captain of the central army, commanding 5,000 soldiers.
Gao Shun was appointed as the captain of the right army, commanding 5,000 soldiers.
After the expansion of the Liaodong Army, Qin Mo also made a small adjustment to the military structure to adapt to the new military organization.
Originally the two pieces were combined into one part, with a troupe leader.
Above the division is the army. Five divisions make up an army, with a total of 5,000 people.
Now, Qin Mo added a "battalion" level of organization between the divisions and the army, that is, five divisions formed a battalion with a colonel; two battalions formed an army with generals of the front, back, left, center and right armies.
Five armies form a corps.
The system adopted was still the two-five organization commonly used in the Eastern Han Dynasty.
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After announcing the appointment, Qin Mo took Jia Xu back to the outpost camp.
Jia Xu is still a little dizzy.
Although he was proud of his extraordinary strategies, he had no wise leader and could not display his talents and strategies. He was already in his forties and was still muddling through his time as a captain, with no sign of a chance to get ahead.
Who would have thought that Qin Mo had such a keen eye for talent that he grabbed him out of the crowd and directly promoted him to military advisor without asking any questions. His status was even higher than Zhang Liao, Taishi Ci and other old Liaodong generals.
The whole process was confusing...
"Am I really that dazzling?" Jia Xu touched his face.
I'm a little skeptical about life.
"Sir, may I ask how we can lure Dong Zhuo and his entourage to Tongguan and prevent them from leaving?" Qin Mo asked.
"What does my lord want to do?" Jia Xu was puzzled.
"Of course, it is to kill Dong Zhuo and welcome back Emperor Xian of Han." Qin Mo said.
"..." Jia Xu was speechless.
After being captured, Jia Xu realized that there had never been any coalition of princes from the beginning to the end, and it was only the 5,000 Youyun Iron Cavalry that had caused such chaos in Dong Zhuo's 200,000 troops.
Such magical tactics are really unheard of.
Even so, Jia Xu was still not optimistic about the attack on Tongguan. "My Lord, there are at least 50,000 defenders in Tongguan. In the next few days, Prime Minister Dong should be able to send troops from Guanzhong to the pass."
When he entered Luoyang, Niu Fu, a General under Dong Zhuo, stayed in Shaanxi. Li Jue, Guo Si, Zhang Ji, Jia Xu and others were all captains under Niu Fu.
When Dong Zhuo is in danger, Niu Fu, as Dong Zhuo's son-in-law, will definitely lead his troops to help.
Although the Liaodong Army was temporarily expanded to a huge number of 60,000, it had just been reorganized and its internal relationships had not yet been sorted out. It might be okay to fight a favorable battle, but if the newly joined troops were to attack a fortress like Tongguan, they would probably be courting death.
What's more, the team they are fighting against is their old club.
"Without an army of 200,000, don't even think about breaking through Tongguan," said Jia Xu.
Qin Mo smiled and said, "I didn't say to force an attack, you just tell me how to hold Dong Zhuo back."
Jia Xu's eyes narrowed. Seeing Qin Mo so confident, he could not judge . He could only say, "This is easy. My lord, you only need to create the illusion that the allied forces of the princes are about to arrive. Prime Minister Dong will not dare to withdraw from Tongguan."
"Very good." Qin Mo nodded.
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While Qin Mo was busy reorganizing the prisoners of war, Dong Zhuo was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan.
Every day feels like a year.
The towering Tongguan separates the east and the west.
After entering the pass, although his safety was guaranteed, Dong Zhuo became completely in the dark and knew nothing about what was happening in Guandong.
He didn't even know that the alliance of princes had disintegrated.
Still preparing for war in Tongguan.
It's no wonder that Dong Zhuo was cautious. The camp Qin Mo set up ten miles away was busy all the time and was being expanded day and night.
Cavalry came in and out every day.
It's a busy scene.
This further confirmed Dong Zhuo's guess that the main force of the coalition forces would arrive soon, and they were not coming now, most likely to divide up the spoils he left behind.
When Dong Zhuo thought of this, he felt so heartbroken that he couldn't breathe.
