"Yunwen, please tell me how the vanguard general will decide this time." Lu Bu raised his forehead at Lin Mo, and at the same time hinted with his eyes that he should choose Wei Xu, so that Weng and his son-in-law would not have differences on this matter.
These words naturally caused all the civil servants and generals to focus their attention on Lin Mo.
After pondering for a moment, Lin Mo decided to follow his heart.
This team is no longer the team it was two years ago, and he is no longer a counselor. Even every sergeant in the army is treated with care by Lin Mo. He cannot joke with the lives of the soldiers.
"General Gao will be the vanguard, and Zilong will be the deputy general. He will lead 10,000 troops and set off for Linqu Village in fifteen days." After Lin Mo finished speaking, there was silence in the council hall. Everyone could see that Lu Bu had just hinted. , so that Gao Shun and Zhao Yun were stunned on the spot.
"Do you need me to repeat it?" Lin Mo straightened his back and asked in a deep voice.
"Take your orders!" Gao Shun and Zhao Yun reacted and quickly came out to bow.
Lu Bu looked at Lin Mo, then at the group of old team members, and his smile stopped abruptly. It was obvious that each of them was a little unconvinced, with complicated expressions on their faces, and the looks they looked at Lin Mo were a little weird.
In the end, Wei Xu stood up and said with sincerity: "Yunwen, I know Zilong saved you, but our old brothers also followed Wen Hou through the bloody waters of Guanzhong, so we can't favor one over the other.
Boping and Zilong have fought several battles. This time, let us old brothers take the lead and take the lead as deputy generals. "
In the council hall, Zhang Liao and Wei Xu had the deepest relationship with Lu Bu. After all, they were both from Bingzhou, and Wei Xu was close to Lu Bu both inside and outside, and they also spoke like elders.
It's nothing on weekdays, so you give in, but in the battle of life and death, how can Lin Mo let it go? He patiently forced out a smile, "What Uncle Wei taught me, I will remember it in the future, but just now Military orders are issued and cannot be changed overnight." Lin Mo, who had long since ceased to be the chief of the military affairs department, changed his military rank to that of military supervisor when he paid homage to the Marquis of Lanling. It was not an exaggeration to say that he was issuing military orders.
"How can anything be changed overnight?"
Wei Xu smiled dryly and said in a joking and serious tone: "We haven't left yet. We haven't received the military order yet. Just think of it as a favor to your uncle. We old bones, no one will care about whichever one you like." opinion.”
Behind him, Cheng Lian, Cao Xing, Song Xian, and Hou Cheng all smiled and said yes.
You are trying to force me into the palace. Jia Xu glanced at me and quickly lowered his head, please don't get me involved.
Lin Mo frowned and could only look at Lu Bu, only to find that Lu Bu was also hesitant.
In his heart, he felt that he owed something to these old brothers, because Wei Xu was telling the truth. Without these old brothers who followed him in the bloody battle, I am afraid that he would not be as prosperous as he is today.
Their official positions have not changed much in the past two years. On the other hand, Zhao Yun, Gan Ning, Xu Sheng and other newcomers have made great progress all the way. They were even demoted to the ban and received generous treatment. It is not too much to be given the position of a pioneer officer. .
In fact, Lin Mo had already expected that the old and the old factions would collide, but he never expected that it would happen at such a critical juncture.
On normal days, this could still be reconciled slowly. Now, if it is not handled with thunderous means, this place will become the second Yuan Camp.
The old father-in-law can't make up his mind, so let me do it.
He stepped forward, looked at Wei Xu, and said sonorously: "The military order has been issued, and it cannot be changed overnight."
Wei Xu was startled, and angrily pointed at Lin Mo with a trembling finger, "Do you still recognize me as your uncle?"
"There are no fathers and sons on the battlefield, only law and order in the army."
These words made Wei Xu's face turn red, and the faces of everyone behind him also turned ugly. After all, they usually treated each other as brothers. Although Lu Bu was called Marquis Wen on the surface, he was regarded as Pao Ze in his heart, so he could reach this point firmly.
Now that Lin Mo said this, it seemed that the friendship in his heart was denied, and he felt even more desolate and abandoned.
"Marquis Lanling is young after all. In the past, Marquis Wen always treated us and his brothers with courtesy. It's heartbreaking to see him like this now."
"Could it be that Marquis Lanling thinks that we are all old men and not as good as the people you brought into the military camp, right?"
"When it comes to military discipline, Marquis Lanling seems to be suspected of nepotism."
For a moment, there was some excitement in the council hall, but it wasn't until Lu Bu slapped the table that the sound of thunder stopped the commotion.
He stood up and walked in front of everyone, giving him a cold look at first. This look alone made everyone, including Wei Xu, lower their heads.
The look in Lu Bu's eyes was really not something that ordinary people would dare to look into.
Then he laughed dryly and looked at Lin Mo, "Yunwen, in fact, the most important thing in this battle is our central army. In the final analysis, the vanguard is just to open the way to the stronghold. Generally speaking, they will not take action. There will be no problem if they are allowed to go. , change it?"
Lin Mo also smiled back, cupped his hands and said: "This is easy to handle. In fact, the father-in-law only needs to replace one person, so both the vanguard and the deputy general can be replaced."
"Who?" Lu Bu raised his eyebrows.
"Supervisory Army."
"Oh, that's okay, just change it." Lu Bu reacted and was immediately stunned. Aren't you the supervisor of the army? Are you making trouble with me? No one else can replace you, Lin Yunwen.
This kid is not like this usually. I guess he has some deeper meaning, otherwise he would not even be able to refute my face.
The corner of Lu Bu's mouth twitched, and he couldn't help scolding Wei Xu in his heart, "Well, why are you messing with Yunwen? It's okay now, let's be embarrassed together."
"Yunwen, you are too disrespectful. Don't talk incoherently once you succeed, otherwise you will suffer big losses in the future!" Wei Xu looked like those relatives and elders who complained to their parents in later generations. I beat you because of you. Good look.
"It's not like the supervisor can't be replaced. I will look for candidates later."
Of course Lu Bu just walked down the slope. Wei Xu and Cheng Lian looked happy. Young guys don't understand the feelings of soldiers in the army, but Marquis Wen still feels sorry for us.
Even Jia Xu, Chen Gong and others frowned and squinted at the couple. Are they going to have a fight in the council hall?
Yunwen, this shouldn't be the case. He is your father-in-law after all, and even more so Lu Bu, the commander-in-chief of the armed forces. How could he accept such refuting behavior?
When he was about to open his mouth to ease the relationship, Lu Bu said righteously: "But before changing the supervisory army, we must first act according to the military orders of the supervisory army. Gao Shun will be the vanguard and Zhao Yun will be the deputy general. He will lead an army of 10,000 and rush to Linqu in fifteen days." Go down to the stronghold!"
There was a trace of disdain on the corner of Wei Xu's lips. He was just about to lecture him a few more words before he realized what Lu Bu said and immediately said at a loss for words: "Marquis Wen?"
"Anyone who dares to dissent will be punished by military law!" Lu Bu turned his back to them and shouted sternly.
"Here!" Seeing that Lu Bu was serious, of course no one dared to say anything, and Wei Xu could only bow his head.
"The rest of them went back to camp to prepare. After the autumn harvest, they rushed to Linqu to fight Yuan Tan to the death!"
"As you command!"
When everyone retreated, they all looked confused.
Jia Xu twirled his beard and shook his head. Marquis Wen's tolerance for Yunwen was a bit outrageous. He thought there would be a farce that would be difficult to end.
Looking at the look in Marquis Wen's eyes just now, it was clear that he was protecting his shortcomings. A family is a family.
But it's okay, as long as there is someone who can persuade him, otherwise with this kind of temper, no matter how big the foundation is, it will be destroyed in his hands.
From this point of view, Lin Yunwen is the real leader of this team, and Jia Xu feels that his position as the governor of Donghai can be secure.
When only the father-in-law and son-in-law were left in the council hall, Lu Bu sighed helplessly, "Yunwen, if you do this, they will think that we, the father-in-law and son-in-law, have crossed the river and demolished the bridge, and there is no room for the former heroes."
"My father-in-law, I have said it many times. Those who are in charge of the army are most taboo about being close or distant. I have a clear conscience on this. If I don't use them, it's because they don't have the ability."
If history hadn't changed, Song Xian would have been killed by Yan Liang in three rounds, and Wei Xu would have been killed with just one strike. Why did he hit him? Are you still a pioneer at this level?
Lin Mo shook his head and continued: "Moreover, several of them have an air of arrogance and laziness in their bodies, as if the Northern Army was made of clay. Don't forget, Mr. Yue Zhang, that we are facing three times the number of enemies. We have sophisticated equipment and chariots and heavy cavalry that we don’t have. If we are not careful, we will lose everything!”
Seeing Lin Mo's rare seriousness, Lu Bu realized that the matter was indeed more serious than he thought, and asked softly: "Is it really so dangerous?"
"I don't have any confidence in defeating the Northern Army." Lin Mo said his true feelings frankly.
This is not Lin Mo's modesty, that is an army of 200,000, and no matter how brave the general is, he will be as small as an ant in it.
Moreover, the Euphorbias, the first to enter the camp, the eight thousand cavalry of different levels, plus hundreds of tanks, to put it bluntly, this is a unilateral crushing.
"If I remember correctly, this is the first time you have said this."
Seeing the melancholy on Lin Mo's face, Lu Bu couldn't laugh anymore. He nodded slowly and said, "I understand what you mean."
"However, after all, they are brothers who have lived with me through life and death, and I still have to find a way to properly arrange them in the future." At the end, Lu Bu added.
"Let's talk about it after the battle in the North." Lin Mo has no objection to resettlement. Even if his old father-in-law doesn't resettle them, he has to resettle them. After all, a situation like today is enough once and cannot happen a second time.
Frankly speaking, these people do have military exploits and can lead troops to fight, but they have too strong aura of veteran veterans and they will look down upon the rising stars of the new generation.
The friction between the old and the new factions is inevitable everywhere.
This matter was only tolerated by my old father-in-law because I was in the middle. If it were Chen Gong, it would probably not be so easy to handle. No wonder he would be so close to these veterans, just because he was afraid of something like today happening.
Jizhou, Yecheng.
The armies of all parties were making fierce preparations. Yuan Tan took away 150,000 troops from here, but there were still 400,000 troops invested in the frontal battlefield.
For 400,000 people, it would take more than half a day just to pass the order, and more than half a month to reorganize, assemble and then set off.
Yuan Shao, who has finalized his marching route, plans to capture Baima City first.
Baima City is the frontier of Cao's army south of the Yellow River, guarding the lifeline of the Northern Army going south. Without taking Baima City, it is impossible to march into the Central Plains.
Therefore, Yuan Shao was prepared to take him by surprise and attack him unprepared.
The army went south after the autumn harvest, but the vanguard did not. They wanted to capture Baima City before Cao Cao could react.
"My lord, although General Yan Liang is the most courageous of the three armies, he lacks strategy and cannot be sent as a vanguard. I suggest you choose one of Zhang He or Gao Lan."
As soon as Jushou heard that Yuan Shao was going to send Yan Liang to attack Baima City, he immediately came to persuade him.
But now, Yan Liang has already gone to order the army, how can Yuan Shao agree and wave his hands indifferently: "You are too worried, sir. I have sent people to monitor Baima City for a month. Cao's army has not increased its troops, and Liu Yan in the city is only a mere four." With thousands of soldiers and horses, Yan Liang led an army of 20,000 in a surprise attack. Is there any reason to be invincible?"
In Yuan Shao's view, this is not something that needs to be considered at all.
"My Lord, I'm not worried about Yan Liang conquering Baima City. The problem is that Baima City is less than 200 miles away from Xuchang. If Cao Cao rushes for reinforcements in two days, he can arrive at the city, and our army still has half a month to send troops. I'm worried that Yan Liang may not be able to do so. Wait until our army arrives!"
Being cautious is a good thing, but if you are too cautious, Yuan Shao will lose his patience.
Recently, he has received many secret letters from officials in Xuchang. They are all flattering and even betraying military intelligence. In Yuan Shao's view, this is almost a battle without suspense, and there is no need to be too cautious.
Therefore, he naturally couldn't listen to Ju Shou's words. Yuan Shao, who was standing under the pavilion, threw out the fish feed in his hand, looked at the surging fish and said with a smile: "This is a bad statement. If Cao Cao dares to come to rescue, Our cavalry can reach Baima City within three days, why, do you think Yan Lianghui can't hold it for three days?"
In the Northern Kingdom, Yan Liang, Wen Chou and others were all known to be the bravest of the three armies, and their martial arts skills were not inferior to Lu Bu's.
And between the two, Yan Liang is often put in the front by default, which gives people a preconceived impression. Yan Liang is the first person in the 700,000-strong army of the Northern Kingdom.
Adding in 20,000 elite soldiers, it is ridiculous to say that they will be defeated in Baima City.
"Lord."
"Please step back first." Before Jushou could say more, Yuan Shao had already issued an order to expel the guests.
With Tian Feng's lesson learned, Jushou estimated that no matter how hard he persisted, he would inevitably end up eating the Yuan family's special dish, forked out. He could only sigh, shake his head and leave.
Liyang is to the north of the Yellow River, and Baima is to the south of the Yellow River. The two cities are the strategic frontiers of Yuan and Cao, guarding the Yellow River channel.
At this time, Yan Liang, who was wearing black armor, sword-like eyebrows and starry eyes, veins on his arms, and a large horse with golden swords, led 20,000 troops out of Liyang City and marched towards the Yellow River Ferry.
The most dangerous time is when the army crosses the river and has not yet landed, so several troops are often dispatched to do outpost work in advance to ensure that there is no possibility of being attacked.
It is relatively easy for infantry to cross the river. What is a little more troublesome is cavalry, which has to be divided between men and horses, resulting in more transportation.
However, since there were no heavy cavalry and no siege equipment such as chariots, half a day was enough for them to reach the other side.
"Brothers, take Baima City, drink enough meat and wine, kill Liu Yan, and be promoted to the next level!" Yan Liang, a tiger-backed man, raised the golden back knife in his hand and shouted, and the Northern Army all moved towards him like chicken blood. Baima rushed to the city.
A journey of more than ten miles was reached in the blink of an eye.
The four gates of Baima City were closed tightly. Cao's troops behind the gates looked at each other in disbelief, pointing at the Northern Army that was coming and gathering like a tide, with timidity clearly visible on their faces.
This is very good. It seems that there is no need to attack the city. The corners of Yan Liang's mouth turned up proudly.
"Cao Jun in the city, listen, I am Yan Liang, the general of Jizhou. Whoever opens the city will be immortal, otherwise, the city will be captured and no chickens or dogs will be left behind!"
(End of chapter)
