Chapter 85: The Three Armies Prepare for a War
Time quickly came to the end of September.
Just as Qin Mo expected, most people were happy to obey the conscription order issued by the Secretariat.
Civil service.
The two top internal affairs talents most favored by Qin Mo, Zhong Yao and Xun Yu, were both arranged to serve in the Taifu Mansion under the command of the Chief Clerk Jia Xu.
Zhong Yao was older and had experience in government administration, so he was directly appointed as an official in the Taifu Palace.
Although Xun Yu was a talented person, he was a newcomer after all, and was only appointed as the clerk of the Taifu Mansion, which was a grassroots clerk.
In terms of military generals.
Both Huang Zhong and Xu Huang were assigned to the Imperial Guard and served as lieutenant generals.
Among them, Huang Zhong will be ordered to form the Divine Arrow Battalion, which together with the Xianzhen Camp trained by Gao Shun will become two relatively special troops in the Imperial Guard, and will be given separate numbers and flags.
This shows how much Qin Mo values it.
With the joining of Huang Zhong and Xu Huang, the Imperial Guard had six lieutenant generals.
Because the Imperial Guards had to be divided into eight battalions, with a total of 40,000 troops stationed to guard the eight major passes in Luoyang, there was only a colonel guarding the pass, who only accepted orders from Qin Mo and could not be easily mobilized without major events. Therefore, there was no lieutenant general above him.
This means that the position of lieutenant general has been filled.
After one and a half months of intensive reorganization, the three armed forces have been put in place, and the generals, camps, food and supplies, weapons and equipment, etc. of each camp have all been properly arranged.
What remains is training and coordination to develop real combat effectiveness.
As the three armies were stabilized, the previously turbulent situation in the Han Dynasty calmed down, the authority of the court was well maintained, and its prestige was re-established.
Whether they are willing to admit it or not, with the three armies stationed there, no warlord dares to act rashly.
Otherwise it's a death.
The problem is that Qin Mo himself is not a person who would keep content with his lot.
On this day, Qin Mo summoned Grand Marshal Lu Zhi, Shangshu Zuo Cheng Cao Cao, and Shangshu You Cheng Jia Xu to discuss military affairs in his mansion, which was a bit like the Privy Council in later generations.
"I wonder what the Grand Tutor wants to discuss?" Lu Zhi asked.
Although Lu Zhi was indeed optimistic about what Qin Mo had done since taking office, this stubborn old man was very principled and consciously defined himself as Qin Mo's "enemy."
I’m afraid that Qin Mo is young and overheated.
"To quell the unrest in Guanzhong and restore order in Yongzhou and Liangzhou." Qin Mo said.
Before Dong Zhuo entered the capital, Beigong Boyu, Li Wenhou, Han Sui, Bian Zhang and others in Liangzhou had already rebelled, invaded Sanfu and invaded the imperial tombs.
The imperial court sent Huangfu Song and Zhang Wen to quell the rebellion, but unfortunately they achieved little success.
During Dong Zhuo's rebellion in Luoyang, Han Sui emerged as a rising star and killed rebel leaders such as Beigong Boyu, Bian Zhang, and Li Wenhou one after another. He had an army of 100,000 and became the most powerful force in Xiliang.
The only force that could contend against it was the Ma Teng forces in Xiliang.
In addition, after Dong Zhuo's faction was defeated by Qin Mo, the remaining forces were entrenched near Chang'an. The entire Guanzhong area is now in chaos, and the people are living in misery.
More than a dozen forces attacked each other, not taking the imperial court seriously at all.
This was naturally something Qin Mo was not happy to see.
In addition, the severe winter is approaching. If the Xiongnu, Xianbei, Qiang and Hu tribes invade, there will be great suffering among the people.
"That's right." Lu Zhi had no way to refute. "If we want to start the war before winter comes, we must start preparing food and supplies for the army from now on."
"I'll have to trouble you, General, with this matter." Qin Mo said.
"promise!"
Lu Zhi took on the task calmly.
"So, do you have any ideas about how to fight this battle?" Qin Mo asked.
Cao Cao glanced at Jia Xu and said with a smile, "Youcheng Jia is also from Xiliang. He must know a lot about Ma Teng and Han Sui. He must have some good ideas."
"Wenhe, then just tell me." Qin Mo said.
Jia Xu thought for a while and said, "Ma Teng and Han Sui are both extremely smart people. They should be able to see the general trend of the world. It is doomed to be a dead end if we keep our own troops."
Han Sui rose to power under the banner of suppressing the Yellow Turbans and supporting the Han Dynasty.
At present, the threat of the Yellow Turbans has long been eliminated, Dong Zhuo and his ilk have also withdrawn from the stage of history, the Central Plains has been re-established, and the world has been unified. Xu Rong even personally led a large army to guard Tongguan.
There is not much room left for Han Sui and Ma Teng to maneuver.
"I was thinking, can I write a letter to the two of them, explaining the interests involved, and let them submit to the court and serve the court. In this way, we can save the suffering of a major war." Jia Xu suggested.
"Are you sure?" Lu Zhi was even more excited than Qin Mo.
"I'm 70% sure." Jia Xu didn't say it with certainty.
"That's good."
Lu Zhi was overjoyed. If he could really defeat the enemy without fighting, why not do it?
Qin Mo's expression was indifferent. He looked at Cao Cao again and asked, "What do you think, Meng De?"
Cao Cao's eyes gleamed, and he said disapprovingly: "I do not agree with persuading you to surrender."
But the words are shocking.
Upon hearing this, Lu Zhi showed a look of surprise, while Jia Xu's face twitched and he pretended nothing had happened.
The atmosphere is a bit strange.
"Tell me your reasons." Qin Mo suddenly became interested.
Cao Cao seemed to have guessed Qin Mo's thoughts, and said generously: "Han Sui is a traitor to the court. Even if he is persuaded to surrender, it is only in name only. He will still ask to keep his army, and in fact he still has his own army.
"If things go wrong, Han Sui, with his cunning nature, will definitely take advantage of the situation to cause chaos again.
"Now that the imperial court has rectified the new army, it is time to establish its prestige. Why bother to recruit surrenders? I think we can just raise a large army and wipe out the rebellion in Guanzhong with lightning speed, and retake Yongliang and Liangzhou to shock the imperial court!"
“Well said!”
Qin Mo slammed the table and stood up, saying in a deep voice: "A new dynasty and a new army should have a new look and new actions. The court will never allow local princes to have their own troops. If anyone disobeys, he will be killed with a sword."
What he wanted was not a world of superficial peace, but to really eliminate all the princes.
In this case, drastic measures must be taken.
With the three armies newly established, the princes from all over the country are probably watching and waiting, wanting to know how much combat power the new army reorganized by the court has.
It is just the right time to give an answer to the people of the world through the Battle of Guanzhong.
Seeing Qin Mo's enthusiasm, Cao Cao and the other two were excited, but they all looked strange. When it comes to having troops and being independent, in such a big world, who can be stronger than the Grand Tutor?
Isn't this a case of the thief crying "stop thief"?
Really healthy (no) forget (shame)...
Qin Mo would never admit that he had troops for his own benefit. He had troops for the public good, in order to continue the fortune of the Han Dynasty; others had troops for their own selfish interests.
How can they be equivalent?
"In that case, which troops should be sent out to fight?" Old Lu Zhi still agreed with the courage that Qin Mo had just shown, and he was somewhat excited.
Dahan, it’s been a long time since we have seen such a great man.
Qin Mo thought for a moment and said, "Xu Rong's troops are stationed at Tongguan, which is a good combination of time and location. For the Imperial Guard, we can choose Zhang Liao, Xu Huang, and Zhang Ji, plus the Youyun Iron Cavalry, which is basically enough."
These are 70,000 elite soldiers.
It is completely different from the 100,000 troops that Han Sui claimed to have.
Among the Imperial Guards, Huang Zhong and Gao Shun have not yet been fully trained. Taishi Ci is the mainstay that Qin Mo deliberately left in Luoyang. The arrangement seems random, but it is well thought out.
"In this battle, I will lead my troops personally." Qin Mo said.
Seeing that Qin Mo had brought out his most elite Youyun Cavalry , Lu Zhi really couldn't find any reason to refute, and he was even a little moved in his heart.
It's really different from Dong Zhuo...
The matter was settled like this. Qin Mo gave Lu Zhi a month of preparation period. In addition to preparing food and supplies, he also conducted preliminary reconnaissance and gathered intelligence.
A more detailed war strategy also needs to be formulated.
Qin Mo doesn't need to worry about these things. He just needs to wait until everything is ready and then lead his troops to the battle.
