Chapter 95: Year of Miracles
Chang'an.
"Greetings, sir. I am glad that I have fulfilled my mission!"
Jia Xu did not disappoint and successfully persuaded Han Sui to abandon his army and accept the conditions offered by Qin Mo.
"Thank you for your hard work, Military Advisor." Qin Mo was also quite excited.
In this way, he would be able to arrange all affairs in Yong and Liang states before December and return to Luoyang to take charge.
Jia Xu, however, was restless, and raised another question: "Sir, Han Sui has surrendered, how should we place his 100,000 troops?"
Not only these 100,000 troops, but also Ma Teng's 50,000 troops and Dong Min's 30,000 troops.
Adding up the total, it is a huge amount of 180,000.
Because the casualties in the Battle of Chang'an were not heavy, the city guards and the imperial guards made up for the casualties and reorganized the 30,000-strong Yongzhou Army. There were still more than 140,000 prisoners of war waiting to be dealt with.
It's like a powder keg.
These soldiers were not just conscripts temporarily recruited by the princes of Guandong. Most of them had practical combat experience. Moreover, the quality of the troops in Guanzhong was already extremely high. It would be a waste to just disperse them like this.
It is also easy to leave hidden dangers.
Qin Mo had already made plans. "I have decided to form a Liangzhou Army with a force of 50,000. What do you think, military advisor?"
"Your Excellency is wise!" Jia Xu naturally agreed.
Compared with Yongzhou, the situation in Liangzhou is more dangerous, so it is reasonable that the Liangzhou army is larger.
"Then... who is the candidate for the general of Liangzhou?" Jia Xu asked.
"Let's call it Xu Rong." Qin Mo said.
In the Battle of Chang'an, the greatest contribution went to Xu Rong, who commanded 30,000 city guards. He captured Zhengxian and Xinfeng in the early stages, and in the later stages he withstood the pressure and ensured that the city gates were not lost.
He was the greatest contributor to this battle.
When the Yongzhou Army was formed, everyone thought Xu Rong would be the best choice, but unexpectedly Zhang Ji took the position instead.
Waiting here.
Jia Xu could only sigh that he was inferior to Qin Mo in terms of his foresight in employing people.
"Forming the Liangzhou Army and dismissing some unqualified soldiers, I estimate that we can at least reorganize 50,000 to 60,000 regular troops. How should we deploy them?" Jia Xu had a headache.
Qin Mo smiled and said, "Military Advisor, you forgot that Yong and Liang are important border areas. Aren't Youzhou and Liaodong also important border areas? Naturally, border troops should be deployed there as well."
"My lord, do you want to form a Youzhou army?" Jia Xu was surprised and doubtful.
"That's right." Qin Mo nodded. "Since I withdrew the Liaodong Army, the strength of the troops on the northern border has been weakened. I am worried that the Xianbei and other tribes will have some disloyalty again. Therefore, we must send heavy troops to guard it."
"Then, what about Youzhou Mu?"
"Don't worry about him." Qin Mo said domineeringly, "The Youzhou Army is also scheduled to have 50,000 soldiers. I think we should let Zhang Liao take the post of Youzhou General. He is also familiar with the north."
"Understood!" Jia Xu took note of it secretly.
After a little thought, it was found that the three generals Xu Rong, Zhang Ji and Zhang Liao who made great contributions in the Battle of Chang'an were all promoted and entrusted with important tasks, and they became important generals of the court guarding the border.
"Is this just a coincidence?" Jia Xu didn't believe it.
He even suspected that when the Lord decided to march to Xiliang, he must have already made a comprehensive plan, otherwise, why would he just send these three generals to the expedition?
It’s chilling to think about it.
People like Yuan Shao were facing such a monstrous opponent. I really felt sad for them. It was like an egg hitting a stone.
…
Five days later, Qin Mo again adjusted the official appointments through the Secretariat.
Qiao Mao, the governor of Yanzhou, was transferred to be the governor of Liangzhou.
Xu Rong was appointed General of Liangzhou, and Zhang Liao was appointed General of Youzhou.
There are also two less notable appointments.
Guan Hai, the lieutenant general of the City Guard, was promoted to the garrison commander of Tongguan, replacing Xu Rong in guarding Tongguan; Zhang Xiu, the former captain of the left army of the Youyun Iron Cavalry, replaced Zhang Liao and was promoted to the post of lieutenant general of the Imperial Guard.
Another round of replacement of the old with the new has been completed.
…
Once the relevant decree was issued and circulated to all states, it immediately caused an uproar.
All the focus was on Qiao Mao.
It would have been fine if Zhong Yao had been promoted, but any discerning person could see that Qiao Mao's transfer from the post of Governor of Yanzhou to the post of Governor of Liangzhou, seemingly a horizontal transfer, was actually a demotion.
What is the court going to do?
Qiao Mao was furious and refused to take up the post. He was busy visiting various major families, trying to connect with the major families in Guandong to unite again to oppose the tyranny of the court and Qin Mo, the current Taifu.
For a time, an undercurrent emerged.
Just when the players who were watching the fun thought that a new round of wars among the princes was about to break out in the Three Kingdoms and were preparing to sharpen their swords, reality gave Qiao Mao a loud slap in the face.
No aristocratic family truly supports him!
No local lord dared to stand up and accuse the imperial court!
"????"
Qiao Mao was completely confused and had no idea what was going on.
All I can say is,
He is so childish.
Since Qin Mo dared to do this, how could he not be prepared?
Previously, warning the Kanto family through Zhong Yao was the first step in his plan, and it was also a crucial step.
The purpose is to keep the situation under control today.
Firstly, Qiao Mao lacked ability; secondly, his prestige was not high; thirdly, the family behind him was not strong; and fourthly, his army was not strong enough.
Also, because the investigation of the case was unfavorable, it gave the court an excuse.
How could the Guandong family risk offending Qin Mo and risking their property being confiscated and their clan being exterminated to support him? Moreover, the imperial court had just won a victory, and the timing was not right.
Failure was inevitable.
There are also those with ulterior motives, such as Liu Dai, who have already set their sights on the post of Yanzhou Governor vacated by Qiao Mao and are gearing up and moving around.
Who still cares about Qiao Mao's life or death?
Some smarter people realized that as the three border armies, namely the Yongzhou Army, the Liangzhou Army and the Youzhou Army, were gradually established, the prestige of the imperial court would only grow higher and higher.
If you want to challenge yourself, the difficulty will only increase.
Didn't you see that Liu Yu, the governor of Youzhou who was far away in Youzhou, upon learning the news of the formation of the Youzhou Army, even submitted a letter to the court to congratulate. Don't you dare to even fart?
The world has changed...
After hitting a wall everywhere, Qiao Mao finally faced the cruel reality. He could only reluctantly abandon his troops and set out for Liangzhou to take up his post with a dozen of his trusted men.
The imperial court has issued an order requiring Qiao Mao to arrive in Liangzhou within one month .
otherwise……
In order to get to Liangzhou as quickly as possible, Qiao Mao traveled day and night. If you didn't know him, you would think he was very excited and couldn't wait to take up the post as early as possible.
Such a dramatic scene naturally disappointed those players who were prepared to watch the fun.
From the beginning to the end, they had no idea what was going on inside. They went in confused and left confused, being real spectators the whole time.
How boring!
…
Almost at the same time when Qiao Mao entered Tongguan, Han Sui also took action after receiving the news.
Today,
Han Sui, who was entrenched in the Jincheng area, gathered an army of one hundred thousand and marched eastward in a mighty force.
After receiving the news, Yuan Shao and others thought that there would be another big battle. They were all secretly expecting something in their hearts, hoping that Han Sui could teach Qin Mo a profound lesson.
After all, that was an army of 100,000.
Even Qiao Mao started to hesitate when he got the news.
But soon, things turned out to be shocking.
After Han Sui led his troops to Meiguo County, he placed the army in the military camp left by Ma Teng. He himself led only 500 elite cavalrymen and rushed to Chang'an.
Qin Mo received the report and waited in person at the city gate.
"What is this for?" The players watching near the city gate were puzzled.
As Yongzhou was pacified, the original player restricted area gradually became lively, especially Chang'an, which gathered no less than five thousand players, and various businesses opened stores in the city.
"Is there some important person coming to Chang'an?"
"Besides the little emperor, who else could be greater than Qin Mo?"
"Too!"
While everyone was puzzled, they saw Han Sui and his party appear in their sight.
"It's Han Sui!" a local player in Yongzhou exclaimed.
"Didn't they say Han Sui was leading his troops eastward? Why did he only bring so few people?" Everyone was puzzled.
Then everyone saw Han Sui excitedly dismounted from his horse, trotted all the way to Qin Mo, bowed his head and said, "Greetings, Master Taifu!"
"Please stand up!" Qin Mo helped Han Sui up.
“…”
Such a scene undoubtedly gave everyone present a deep shock. Han Sui, the arrogant overlord of Xiliang, surrendered like this? It was simply unbelievable.
The year 186 AD was destined to be a year of miracles.
Qin Mo is destined to be the person who creates miracles, which makes people marvel - the world has really changed!
