Chapter 358 Situation
Because Wu Ping was captured, the tense atmosphere in Liaodong was slightly relaxed, and the generals sent to guard were also recalled one after another. Shang Ji took advantage of the situation and held a military meeting.
At the meeting, Shang Ji officially introduced Zhao Yun to everyone.
Because there have been rumors in private that Shang Ji himself said that Zilong is not weaker than Ziyi (to save face), so everyone is very interested in this new handsome guy. Even before the meeting, some people made a request for discussion.
Of course Zhao Yun doesn't suffer from stage fright, but he's just here for the first time, so he still saved face for the seniors. The results of the sparring were all tied, but everyone also had some self-knowledge, understood that his strength was truly unfathomable, and did not dare to underestimate him.
After several fights, Zhao Yun formally established his prestige in the Shang Ji army.
When the meeting was held, everyone had no objection to the fact that Zhao Yun was only ranked fourth behind Liu Meng.
"Ahem, Wen Bin, come and introduce to everyone the interrogation of Wu Ping, the leader of the Yellow Turban bandit!"
Shang Ji coughed lightly, and then said to Wang Hu. Yingyi and Miwu have the characteristics of interrogating and extorting confessions, and Wu Ping is the first person to enjoy this kind of treatment.
"My lord, all generals!"
Wang Hu got up and saluted, and then said: "After interrogating the bandit Wu Ping, we have obtained the following information!"
"First, apart from Wu Ping, there are no other high-ranking figures of the Yellow Turban Army in the entire Liaodong area. The core figures of the Liaodong Yellow Turban Army were also wiped out in the previous battle. Now Liaodong is temporarily safe!"
"Second, in the previous 'Xin'an' incident, Wu Ping used the spell given by Zhang Jiaoqin, the first thief of the Taiping Dao, which can confuse the army on a large scale. However, the conditions for using the spell are harsh, and the same army can only be used once, and the army Differences in strength, scale, military spirit, morale, and commanding ability will greatly affect the success rate. If the army is stationed in the city, it will also be affected by the hearts of the people in the city. The Xin'an Guards were bewitched, largely because the hearts of the people in Xin'an City were too low. "
"Wu Ping was given two high-level charms of this kind. One has already been used, and the other was seized by our army. However, the charms must be used with the status of Huangjin Xiaoqu commander or above, so we can only put them aside for collection for the time being."
"Thirdly, we got an important piece of information from Wu Ping's mouth. It seems that Zhang Jiao is planning a plan called 'Shocking the Snake', but the specific content of the plan is unknown."
"Shocked Snake" Shang Ji murmured, and then whispered: "Are you sure you really don't know or he just refuses to say it?"
"Probably really don't know,
This plan seems to have a very high level of secrecy. Among the captured Yellow Turban generals, no one has ever heard of this name except Wu Ping! "
"What do you think?" Shang Ji turned around and asked everyone.
"Report to the imperial court, be careful!"
After a while, as the leader of the military, Liu Yi spoke slowly.
"Ziyi, what do you think?" Shang Ji looked at Tai Shici again.
"The words of the county lieutenant are old-fashioned words for the country, and there will be nothing to add in the end!" Tai Shici got up and replied.
"Okay, if everyone has no objection, then act according to what the county lieutenant said!" Shang Ji looked around and saw that everyone acquiesced to this suggestion, and said without saying anything.
Although what Liu Yi said was not a constructive opinion, it was the safest way under the current situation. With a vague name alone, there is nothing to do but be vigilant.
"Bai Shou, come and introduce to everyone the general situation of Dahan today!"
After understanding the internal situation of Liaodong, it was the turn of the whole big man.
"Generals, the current situation can be summed up in four words—very serious!" Chen Guan stood up, bowed his hands to everyone, and said with a solemn expression.
"The Yellow Turban rebellion broke out in nine of the thirteen prefectures of the Great Han Dynasty. Today, there are more than ten giant cities that have fallen. The officers and soldiers from all over the country either fled on the sidelines or directly defected to join the Yellow Turban Army like the Xin'an defenders."
"Among them, Julu County, Runan County, Nanyang County, Chen Country, Yingchuan County, and Dong County have basically all fallen. Only a few powerful fortresses are still standing, but the situation is very critical."
Seeing the disbelief on everyone's faces, Chen Guan poured cold water on them again: "Besides, the Yellow Turban Army has a tendency to spread and expand, and even many powerful officials have begun to join the Yellow Turban Army."
There are not a few officials who believed in the way of peace in history, and many of them were high-ranking officials and dignitaries. In the past, people repeatedly reported that the Taipingdao was about to cause chaos, but the Hanting did not respond, because these people were obstructing it.
"Tell me about Hanting's reaction." Shang Ji knocked on the table and said to Chen Guan.
"According to a report from Luoyang's spies, the emperor has ordered General He Jin to be the supreme commander to guard the capital, and dispatched Luoyang's left and right Habayashi Guards and other forbidden troops to guard the capital, Luoyang Baguan (eight places around Luoyang) Dangerous passes, including Hulao pass) have stationed a large number of elite imperial troops."
"At the same time, the imperial court will send elite heavy troops to encircle and suppress the Yellow Turban Army, and order Lu Zhi, the general of the Five Senses Zhonglang, to lead the elite of the Five Schools of the Northern Army and a large number of Central Army and local troops to march northward to Jizhou where Zhang Jiao is located!"
"Order Zuo Zhonglang General Huang Fusong and Qi Duwei Cao Cao to lead Sanhe Jingqi to attack the Yingchuan Yellow Turban Army; at the same time, order Right Zhonglang General Zhu Jun to lead troops to attack the Yellow Turban Army in Nanyang."
"Wait, who else is attacking Yingchuan Yellow Turban with Huangfusong?" Shang Ji interrupted Chen Guan's report and asked solemnly.
"The son of the former Taiwei Cao Song, the cavalry captain Cao Cao!"
Cao Cao's father, Cao Song, also served as a Taiwei. He was the Taiwei before Zhang Wen, but this Taiwei was bought with money, and the water content was quite large, so he couldn't compare with Zhang Wen today.
But this parallel importer Taiwei also provided Cao Cao with considerable convenience, and Cao Cao was also the top second generation of Genzheng Miaohong.
"Cao Mengde can't wait to join the battle." Shang Ji rubbed his chin and murmured.
It turns out that Cao Cao did participate in the war against the Yingchuan Yellow Turban in history, but he went there as a reinforcement. What a great contribution.
Now they attack directly with Huangfusong, which is not a small change. If the Yingchuan Yellow Turban was burned cleanly like in history, then Cao Cao's starting point would undoubtedly be much higher.
"These troops have either just set off or haven't set off yet. Before Luoyang's elite soldiers arrive, the situation in various states and counties will not improve significantly."
After hesitating for a while, Chen Guan added: "Even if the Luoyang Forbidden Army arrives, I am afraid they may not be able to put down the Yellow Turban Rebellion smoothly. Now the strength of the Yellow Turban Army is rapidly expanding every quarter of an hour. Waiting for the army to rush to the battlefield, I am afraid I will miss the opportunity what!"
"This is out of our control. I want to know Luoyang's attitude towards the local county soldiers, and whether they have asked the local troops who have not been poisoned by the Yellow Turbans to help the nearby counties to put down the Yellow Turbans!"
Now that there is no order from Luoyang, Shang Ji would not dare to lead the army across the border without authorization. At this sensitive time, if he is misunderstood by Luoyang as a member of the Yellow Turbans, he will die unjustly.
Not leaving Liaodong but having no military exploits to reap, really made Shang Jigan anxious.
"According to the news, the imperial court has already made a move, but it seems to have concerns, and has not issued a formal order. Taiwei Zhanggong once proposed to recommend the lord to be the general of the gangsters, and lead the army out of Youzhou to cooperate with Lu Zhi to encircle and suppress the Yellow Turban of Jizhou. However, this proposal The court has not passed yet."
Hearing what Chen Guan said, everyone's eyes lit up suddenly, and then quickly dimmed, and they almost got the name of a general with a little bit of business. Although it was a general with a miscellaneous name, it was still a general! In the end, who knows that the court did not pass this resolution, which is really depressing.
Shang Ji saw that everyone was like this, but he smiled slightly and said: "Don't be discouraged, gentlemen. From the perspective of this eunuch, it is not so easy to put down the yellow scarf thief. We still have a chance. You should hurry up and train your soldiers as much as possible, and there must be no imperial conscripts." There are not enough soldiers to fight.”