Yesterday, Zhao Yun and others went to the county army barracks to inspect the sergeants and found that the army's combat power was indeed strong. They questioned Liu Yin and others in detail and greatly appreciated Yang Qing's way of training troops.
They were even more surprised when they learned that there were martial arts lecture halls and literacy halls in the army. After Liu Yin explained a little, these generals who were all first-class in military skills and strategy immediately understood the benefits and talked about how to use them in their own camps. Learn and implement.
"Mingzhi, can your method of teaching literacy to sergeants really improve their combat effectiveness?" When it came to military matters, Guan Xing also became interested and asked seriously.
Yang Qing nodded slightly: "Yes, my big man is now living in a corner of Yizhou and has insufficient soldiers. Only by training elite soldiers can we compete with Wei and Wu.
Elite soldiers, on the other hand, have very high requirements for the quality of sergeants. Not only must they be physically strong and proficient in martial arts, but they must also be able to read and understand the written word, be able to quickly see and understand orders and flags, and even understand the superior's tactical intentions. Only by working together can we bring out the greatest combat power of our Han army. "
After hearing the words, Zhao Yun thought for a while, nodded and said: "What Ming Zhi said is very consistent with the Prime Minister's strategy of military management. In particular, the eight formations created by the Prime Minister are very ingenious, and the requirements for ordinary generals are very high.
If the lower-level pawns can also read, they can set up the formation quickly and move the formation quickly. Obviously, I can report to the Prime Minister the martial arts lecture hall and literacy hall that you have implemented. If it can be implemented in the entire army, the strength of our Han army will definitely be greatly improved. "
"What my uncle said is absolutely correct, and we can follow it if we understand it." Guan Xing also strongly agreed with the implementation of this method.
Yang Qing happily complied. He had already had this intention. He set up a martial arts hall and a literacy hall for soldiers in Yueqi County as a trial. Now it seems that the effect is good. Later, he will recommend Zhuge Liang to extend it to the whole army, and the martial arts hall can be used in the future. It was further independent as a school specializing in training Han army officers and became a national institution.
The three of them chatted for a while. Unexpectedly, it was almost noon. After having a meal together, they went back to rest.
In the afternoon, Yang Qing reported his military training experience to Zhuge Liang. Zhuge Liang attached great importance to military administration and martial arts. When he heard about the situation in the martial arts hall and literacy hall, he immediately understood the wonderful use of it and readily agreed. He only waited for Nanzhong. It will be implemented after returning to Shuzhong after the incident.
Two days later, Yang Qing accompanied Zhuge Liang around the city of Qiongdu. When he saw that the four industries of scholars, farmers, industry and commerce were not only in good order, but also full of vitality, he couldn't help but admire them greatly and pulled Yang Qing to ask questions.
When he heard about the work-for-relief program, Zhuge Liang became even more interested and immediately asked Yang Qing to take him to the workshop and other factories.
Many of the workers in these places were refugees who had no livelihood due to the war. Zhuge Liang called several people to ask about the situation and learned that although this method required work, the people felt at ease because it was a long-term job after all.
And with his ability, he immediately understood that this method was much better than just providing relief. Not only was it not a waste of money and food, but it could also resettle the people for a long time, and even completed many errands, which could be said to be a success.
At the end of the day, Zhuge Liang was quite inspired by the national economy and people's livelihood, and Yang Qing was praised by him for it. Even Yang Yi, who was accompanying him, was somewhat impressed by Yang Qing. You must know that this person has always been a proud and arrogant person. Zhuge Liang was dissatisfied with Yang Qing's opinion, but he restrained himself a little this time.
Not long after everyone returned to the prefect's mansion and sat down to rest, they suddenly saw Liao Hua walking in with a scroll of letters and an anxious look on his face.
"Prime Minister, Li Hui reports urgently!" Liao Hua saluted. Zhuge Liang asked with a slight smile: "But Li Hui's army has set off?"
After the southern expedition army was divided into three groups in Jianwei Bodao, Zhuge Liang led the west route army first, Ma Zhong led the east route army second, and the new Yizhou prefect Wang Shi wanted to challenge Chen Zhen, who succeeded him as the Jianwei prefect. The government affairs have been settled, so Li Hui's middle route army will finally set off later.
Liao Hua shook his head slightly: "Prime Minister, Wang Shiwangfujun was killed by barbarians."
"What?"
"How could this be?"
Everyone present was shocked when they heard this. Zhuge Liang also took the emergency report from Liao Hua with a heavy face and read it. After a long time, he sighed and handed the emergency report to Yang Qing who was next: "Wait, wait. Take a look too."
Everyone quickly finished circulating the information and knew the whole story. They all looked sad and angry. Yang Yi stood up and said angrily: "Yong Kai, this thief is so heartless and crazy, he deserves to be cut into pieces with a thousand knives!"
It turned out that just two days before Li Hui's Middle Route Army marched south, Wang Shi had completed all matters in Jianwei. He had made outstanding achievements and had a great reputation in Jianwei County. Now he was going to be transferred to another county. Many soldiers and people in the city were reluctant to leave, so he was transferred to another county. There are constant banquets and excursions.
The common people were so enthusiastic that the king could not refuse, so he often went in and out of the city to attend banquets, which gave Yong Kai an opportunity to take advantage of him.
Since Zhuge Liang announced his personal expedition to the south, Yong Kai has been restless for days, gathering his party members to think of ways to break the situation.
Although the strength of the imperial army was not large, Yong Kai and others felt guilty when they thought about facing Zhuge Liang, Zhao Yun and other famous officials. They could not think of any good strategy for the moment, so they had to strengthen the dangerous pass and resist the danger. On the one hand, they united with the barbarians of all ethnic groups to increase their military strength.
When Xi Zuo found out that Zhuge Liang's army was divided into three groups in Bodao County, and only Li Hui was attacking from the front, Yong Kai and others decided to deal with the Han army in this group first, and then concentrate their forces to deal with Fang Ge Liang.
Therefore, someone under Yong Kai's tent came up with a plan. If Li Hui and Wang Shi, the leaders of the Han army in the middle, could be removed first, the Han army in the middle would be defeated without attacking. Yong Kai readily accepted the offer and immediately sent people with gold, silver and jewels to bribe the barbarians in Zhuti County, allowing them to wait for action.
Zhuti County is adjacent to the southern part of Jianwei County. Most of the barbarians at the junction of the two counties are of the same race. Their interactions should not arouse suspicion, so it is most appropriate for them to take action.
Li Hui was mostly in the military camp, and the barbarians had no chance to attack for a long time. However, Wang Shi was different. He went to banquets one after another and took advantage of many opportunities.
One day, he was invited out of the city for a mountain climbing rally. The barbarians got the news and laid an ambush in advance. They suddenly attacked and hit him with one strike. After Li Hui received the news, he quickly led his soldiers to pursue and kill him. Although he killed most of the assassins, Wang Shi's life could not be saved after all.
The army in the middle route lost its general before it even set off. Li Hui was angry and anxious and quickly sent someone to report Zhuge Liang's decision.
"Prime Minister, how should Li Hui respond?" Liao Hua asked.
At this point, he had no choice but to accept it calmly. Zhuge Liang pondered for a moment and then said: "Let him march as scheduled without delay. He also ordered Chen Zhen, the prefect of Jianwei, to report to the court to handle the king's affairs according to the regulations."
Yang Yi also calmed down at this time, and then asked: "Prime Minister, do you want to transfer someone to take over as the governor of Yizhou?"
Zhuge Liang thought for a while and shook his head slightly: "The post of Yizhou Governor will be vacant for now. We will make a selection after the rebellion is suppressed."
"Yes." Yang Yi understood that the army was about to enter and rebels were rampant. It was no longer necessary to temporarily transfer people at this moment.
Time flies by, and now it is May in the world. According to reports from the scouts, the miasma on the Lu River has dissipated, and pedestrians can cross the river without any problems.
The Southern Expedition Army, which had stayed in Yuexun for a month, finally started moving again. Compared with the more than 10,000 people who came from Jianwei, the strength of the West Route Army increased by more than 2,000 people.
The additional sergeants were naturally from Yuexun County. When they entered Yizhou County this time, Zhuge Liang also asked Yang Qing to lead troops to accompany him. Therefore, Yang Qing selected Lei Xiong's sword and shield song, Liu Yin's spear song, Shen Da's bow song and Feng Chong's cavalry, a total of more than 2,500 people to participate in the battle.
These soldiers were all the elite of the county soldiers, not only with strong combat power, but also more familiar with the terrain and climate of Nanzhong than the soldiers of Shuzhong. Therefore, Zhuge Liang took Yang Qing's troops as the vanguard to attack the western flank of Yizhou County.
When passing by Dingze, Zhuge Liang met with Zhang Ni. After a conversation, he found out that Zhang Ni was really talented. He immediately praised Zhang Ni a few times in public and asked him to command the remaining soldiers after the army left to ensure that the way back across the country was not lost.
Here, Feng Chong's cavalry also came back to build a city. During these days, they used Dingzi as their base to sweep and cover the junction of Yuexun and Yongchang counties to ensure that Yong Kai did not dare to invade Buwei City.
The army stopped briefly at Dingze. After Yang Qing sent people to prepare the boats for crossing the river, Zhuge Liang led the main force to the edge of Lu River.
Choosing a ferry with gentle water flow, Zhuge Liang ordered Yang Qing to send a group of men and horses to cross the river first, to ensure that the miasma really dissipated, and secondly to prevent an ambush by rebels on the other side.
Although scouts had already visited both sides of the Lushui River to find out that there was no enemy on the other side, Zhuge Liang had always been cautious with his troops and had to be fully prepared.
Soon Feng Chong led a group of cavalry to cross the river first and found out that the other side was safe. After Zhuge Liang learned the news, he nodded to Zhao Yun, who waved his flag, and the army branched across the Lu River one after another.
