Five days later, Chen Li, Xu Zong and other Yuzhang clans sent a total of more than a thousand men, and Yuan Yao's military strength in Nanchang also expanded to eight thousand.
On this day, Yuan Yao summoned his generals to read out the appointments.
Yuan Yao was seen wearing armor, sitting on the main seat of the big tent, majestic.
Huang Yi stood on one side, holding a bamboo slip in his hand, and began to call the names one by one:
"Zhonglang General Zheng Bao listens to the announcement!"
"Zheng Bao is here!" Zheng Bao stepped out of the queue and bowed to Yuan Yaona.
Huang Yi glanced at Zheng Bao and read loudly:
"Zhonglang General Zheng Bao will concurrently serve as the captain of the Mengchong School and lead the navy of the school!"
"Give me a seal and armor!"
Immediately after speaking, there was a soldier holding a plate with copper military talismans and general orders, as well as a set of iron sleeve armor.
"The general will get the order!"
Zheng Bao kowtowed to Yuan Yao before taking the wooden plate.
In the military system of the Han Dynasty, there were 500 people in a song, and the organization above "qu" was "bu", which is why the name "buqu" came from this.
However, "part" is divided into two types: large part and small part, which are adapted to the current conditions.
The major part governs five songs, and the minor part governs two songs. The leader of the major department is the captain, and the second deputy is the military commander; the leader of the minor department is the military commander, commonly known as the commander of thousands, and is also often called the "small commander".
A school of troops is often said to have 2,500 soldiers. A small school of troops is equal to a thousand soldiers.
Then Huang Yi read the appointment orders of Lu Dai and Huang Zhong one by one.
"Lü Dai, Sima of the other department, was appointed as Colonel Zhaoxin and led a school of horse and infantry."
"Zhonglang General Huang Zhong also serves as the captain of the prison camp and leads a school of horse and infantry."
Lu Dai and Huang Zhong also kowtowed.
Two schools of horse infantry, one school of navy, and three schools of soldiers and horses were fully equipped with 7,500 people, which were divided among the three generals Zheng Bao, Lu Dai and Huang Zhong.
The remaining 500 people served as Yuan Yao's personal military camp, led by Huang Yi.
As General Pi, Huang Yi had a higher military rank than Zheng, Lu, and Huang, but he led the least troops.
In order to take care of Huang Yi, Yuan Yao added another sentence: "General Huang Pi is only below me in terms of military rank. From now on, he will only be below me in this army. Do you understand?"
"I'll understand later!" The three of them answered in unison without any hesitation.
Huang Yi was born in a noble family. Not only was he brother-in-law with Yuan Yao, he also had great achievements in conquering Shang Liao. Although he is usually a bit wretched, in terms of background and merit, he is now the number two figure in Yuan Yaojun.
This is why Yuan Yao asked him to announce his appointment today.
As for the future, let’s talk about it later.
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In addition to these eight thousand people, Lu Su, He Kui and Zheng Hun were also recruiting troops and training new troops for Yuan Yao in Chaisang and other places.
Therefore, Yuan Yao paid homage to Lu Su as a captain of the Zan Military Academy and took charge of the important military and political affairs of the five counties in the northwest of Yuzhang.
In addition to the three counties of Chaisang, Liling and Haihun, Lu Su also sent Ai County and Jianchang County to appease during this period, making them nominally under the rule of Yuan Yao.
Yuan Yao also appointed Liu Fu as the captain of the field camp, continued to recruit refugees, and presided over the plan to open up wasteland and farmland. He was also asked to stay permanently in Shangliao City, and repair the city at the same time, using it as an important rear area for Yuan Yao to store grain and forge armor.
Yuan Yao first beheaded and then reported. After the appointment was issued, he sent someone to take the letter to Shouchun, and asked Yuan Shu to stamp it with Ma Rixi's seal, which completed the formalities.
In order to reassure the cheap daddy, Yuan Yao also wrote a letter to Yuan Shu, detailing everything in Yuzhang to make him feel at ease.
Because it was already September of the second year of Xingping, Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty had already left Chang'an and returned eastward in July of this year.
Yuan Yao then wrote another letter to Yuan Shu, urging him to quickly send a general to lead an army to welcome the emperor, in order to hold the emperor hostage and command the princes. He also explained to Yuan Shu the various benefits of coercing the emperor to control the princes.
For example, if you have the emperor and the jade seal in your hand, then won’t the legitimacy of the Han family fall into the hands of our old Yuan family? No matter what you do from now on, if you use the name of the emperor and stamp it with the jade seal, it will be justified...
But as for whether Yuan Shu would listen to him, Yuan Yao didn't dare to think about it. He just wanted to use this method to let Yuan Shu, who wanted to become emperor, see another possibility. What if Yuan Shu read this letter and the missing string in his mind suddenly clicked?
Time has come to mid-September in a blink of an eye. After the autumn harvest, various forces in Yuzhang County finally made large-scale movements.
Zhu Hao led 20,000 troops to Yuhan County, less than 200 miles away from Nanchang. He declared that he would expel Zhuge Xuan and ordered the people of Yuzhang to bring order to the chaos as soon as possible!
Moreover, Zhu Hao also sent a message to Yuan Yao and Liu Pan, asking Yuan Yao and Liu Pan not to interfere in the dispute between Zhuge Xuan and him, otherwise they would "attack them with troops"!
Naturally, Yuan Yao didn't take Zhu Hao's threat to heart, and simply threw Zhu Hao's memorandum into the stove and burned it as firewood.
Before the envoy sent by Zhu Hao could react, Yuan Yao just said lightly:
"Fork out!"
Liu Pan also had a similar reaction to Yuan Yao. Not only did he beat Zhu Hao's envoys with clubs, but he also sent someone to write a letter of war to Zhu Hao.
Facing a common enemy, Zhuge Xuan, Liu Pan and Yuan Yao also temporarily put aside their differences. The three families formed a coalition, each leading their own troops and advancing towards Yuhan County.
All three of them knew that it would be best if they could defeat Zhu Hao before Liu Yao arrived.
Zhu Hao failed to intimidate him, but instead got angry.
But Zhu Hao was not afraid of the coalition forces. He immediately accepted Liu Pan's letter of war, led his army out of the city, and confronted the coalition forces thirty miles west of Yuhan.
Zhu Hao's father, Zhu Jun, was a famous general of the Han Dynasty who was as famous as Huangfu Song. He could be said to be "famous all over the world". People at that time praised Zhu Jun for his "intelligent appearance, wise and powerful skills, no flaw in his strategy, and no care in his campaigns."
Yuan Yao couldn't help but think of a folk song - "I am a hero and my son is a hero".
Yuan Yao admired Zhu Hao's courage to show his sword.
I just don’t know that this Zhu Hao has some of his father’s abilities.
On this day, Yuan Yao personally led more than ten cavalry to inspect Zhu Haojun's camp.
As for his own life safety, Yuan Yao is naturally not afraid, just because he brought Huang Zhong out.
Looking left and right, Yuan Yao didn't see much knowledge, only that Zhu Hao's company camp was several miles away and there were many soldiers.
"Old Huang, from your perspective, what does Zhu Hao's military appearance look like?"
Since he defeated Huang Zhong, Yuan Yao practiced swordsmanship and archery with Huang Zhongqin every day. The two were both teachers and friends. After only two days, Yuan Yao changed his name to Huang Zhong as "Old Huang".
Where there is Lao Huang, there is Xiao Huang, and Xiao Huang is naturally Huang Yi.
Huang Zhong was carefully looking at Zhu Haojun's camp in the distance with squinted eyes. When he heard Yuan Yao's question, he withdrew his gaze, touched his unshaven chin, and said embarrassedly: "Young master, do you want me to tell the truth?"
Huang Zhong himself actually knew that his mouth could easily offend people, and after joining Yuan Jun, his nephew Huang Yi often reminded him kindly, so Huang Zhong also tried to be cautious and speak as little as possible.
"Old Huang, let me stress this to you again. Don't care what your nephew said to you, and don't care whether you are straight or not, or whether you will offend others. Just say what you say, and then use your strength to slap those people in the face. That’s it!”
"Especially in front of me, you can speak without any inhibitions! This is my lifelong promise to you, Huang!"
Looking at Yuan Yao's extremely serious eyes, Huang Zhong couldn't help but feel a little moved and nodded subconsciously.
"Then I'll tell you!"
"Judging from the perspective of me, Old Huang, who has been immersed in the art of war for thirty years and has more than ten years of experience in setting up camps, although Zhu Hao has also read the art of war," Huang Zhong shook his head and said, "but not deeply!"
"In a word, Zhu Hao's people are just showing off!"
"Hey, my nephew, why did you stab me? Why did you pull my clothes?"
Huang Yi was a little dizzy. His uncle was talking big words, and he had tried all kinds of hints to stop his big mouth.
In Huang Yi's heart, he deeply admired his uncle's miraculous archery skills and first-class sword skills. But like most people, he did not think Huang Zhong had the appearance of a general.
After all, since he started serving as a county soldier in his hometown in Nanyang, the biggest battle Huang Zhong fought in more than ten years was the annihilation of a band of three hundred bandits.
To say that they are rogue bandits is actually completely flattering them. In fact, they are just a group of refugees carrying hoes and farm tools.
Although Huang Zhong experienced a lot with Liu Pan, he never appeared in serious battles.
It's okay to talk nonsense in front of Yuan Yao now. When the two armies line up tomorrow, if he still talks nonsense in front of everyone, he won't be the only one who will be embarrassed.
Thinking of this, Huang Yi wanted to add a few words to make up for his uncle.
But Huang Yi saw Yuan Yao's expression of deep approval.
"If that's the case, then I have nothing to worry about."
"Tomorrow is up to you. I believe you will be able to show off your power tomorrow, Lao Huang!"
