In June, Xiangyang was in the city. Liu Cheng was the protagonist for half a day. Then he returned to Xi Chao's residence honestly and began to recuperate and wait for Northern Expedition.
In the next few days, Xiangyang seemed to be enveloped in the four words Imperial Seal. There were all kinds of Rumour, rumors, countless letters, conversations... Many people said that Huan Wen was preparing to put that thing down.
It seems that there is indeed a trend like this, because this General Who Attacks the West excuse needs to build a worthy box, so he put this thing on the record, go to him personally to report the work, or hold a meeting in person, so everyone can see it.
Some people even pretended to report to work, just to take a look at this thing.
But some people have said that since Duke Huan promised in public, he will definitely give this thing away. This move is nothing more than deliberate pretense. Because this thing alone looks like a piece of dead jade, and it can only be given to Duke Huan and sent to Jiankang The process of is valuable. In this case, we must first let everyone know that Imperial Seal is now in his hands General Huan. After fully guiding public opinion, it will be more dignified and valuable to send him away at that time.
Liu Cheng didn't care about this. He just slept enough every day to be energetic, and then during the day he would look for people like Luo You, Huan Qian, Yu Qiu, and Wu Fusheng to eat and drink. He also went to the military camp to look for Gao Heng, but he really stopped working.
Even "Popular Romance of the Three Kingdoms" has temporarily stopped updating.
There was nothing he could do, he was really tired for the past half month... He still wanted to live to be eighty years old and become a senator of the Five Dynasties or something like that.
But aside from the superficial public turmoil caused by Imperial Seal, Xiangyang indeed has serious matters that are being discussed and discussed underwater these days.
It's not about sending troops. Xiangyang The date and time limit for departure here have been set. It will be June 22, five days later. Things like the reward rates for the three armies have already been completed. Some of the troops themselves have even been started one after another. In the second half Civilians on the cut-off route are also continuing to mobilize on both sides of the strait along Han River and Danshui. The core problem here is that Imperial Seal has inadvertently caused a butterfly effect in personnel matters.
When the army goes out to fight, who stays behind and who goes out to fight?
The three core members, Huan Wen, are on the expedition themselves, Huan Huo has been designated as the general post-reservation officer, and Huan Chong is going on the expedition with the army.
What about the administrative team left behind? Who will be responsible for the most critical logistics transfer?
It was originally scheduled that Xi Zaochi would take the lead, followed by Xi Chao, who would assist Huan Huo. Sun Sheng was in charge of logistics during the last expedition to Sichuan, and this time he was appointed Protector-General to be in charge of the food route.
However, I don't know what Sun Sheng was thinking, but he actually asked to escort Yuxi to Jiankang.
Starting from Wuchang Military Review, over and over again, Huan Wen should be very unhappy, but when it comes to major events, he has no expression on his face. Instead, he simply agrees to the self-recommendation of this theoretical Jingzhou Qiaozu leader.
Immediately, Eastern Office Xi Chao also took the initiative to ask for help, but he asked to replace Sun Sheng, accompany the army as military counselor, and temporarily supervise the food supply before Sun Sheng turned back.
Huan Wen is obviously hesitant about this matter. He is not worried that Xi Chao will do the wrong thing. He has gotten to know Xi Chao pretty much in the past few years. Putting aside the character of a talented young man at the beginning, Xi Jiabin himself is obviously a precocious person with a serious and prudent temperament. This character is actually very suitable for supervising and protecting the grain road.
The problem is that he didn't want Xi Chao to go to the battlefield in the first place. Protector-General Food roads are very important, but it's also hard work. What if he collapses from exhaustion?
But Xi Chao made repeated requests and was obviously determined.
Huan Wen is not a fool. He knew that the other party was probably stimulated by Liu Acheng and could no longer sit in the position of Eastern Office. In addition, the food road was really short of people, and Xi Chao was the leader of Qiaozu that he had scheduled to replace Sun Sheng, so he simply gritted his teeth and agreed.
However, this personnel change caused a series of subsequent disturbances.
The most critical thing is that after Xi Chao left the original left-behind administrative team, Xi Zaochi has too much power and responsibility here, and he has been Grand General's Office for a long time, while Huan Huo has been in Jingbei all year round Military Governor, Huan Wen seemed to be worried that Huan Huo could not suppress Xi Zaochi, so they temporarily asked Fu Tao, who was born in Qiaozu, to represent Eastern Office.
To be honest, this promotion cannot be said to be good or bad. It is a check and balance, and it is just a temporary fill-up.
But the problem is that Sun Sheng, Xi Chao, Xi Zaochi, and Fu Tao are all Huan Wen’s Staff's countless characters. From an outsider's perspective, they are just one person., each also has its own people who are used to it all year round...Xi Chao, who has the lowest foundation, went to work for Protector-General, and he knew how to bring a few trustworthy people, including Wang Ahhuo, with him, but what about the others?
As a result, within three days before the Northern Expedition started, the most junior officials in the shogunate of the Western Expedition came up with a temporary big schedule.
But within the Huan Wen shogunate, the Jing and Xiang locals and Qiaozu have always been Jing and Wei Divide, and some people can't wait for the Northern Expedition issue, while others can't avoid it... so it's a toss-up.
No one dares to talk about these nonsense with Huan Wen. No one is stupid, especially in the past few months, Huan Wen has tried every means to find excuses to seriously deal with a large number of Jingzhou civil and military personnel, just to unite as one Northern Expedition. Anyone who dares to make a scene at this time will really lose their head.
But I just didn't dare to let Huan Wen know that all the officials with some reputation below were disturbed.
Even someone like Liu Cheng, who eats, drinks and rests all day long, actually has people asking to come over.
But Liu Acheng doesn't want to take care of it, and just chases each other away... And he also has something to say. Don't you know that I, Chief Secretary, am the instigator?
It was he who brought the jade seal, which accelerated the separation between Sun Sheng and Huan Wen. Xi Chao was also because of him... It wasn't just his achievements on this trip that inspired anyone. The matter of Protector-General liang Dao itself was instigated by him Liu Acheng.
What I said at that time was very nice. The reason why I, Liu Acheng, dared to mess up things was because I knew that you, Xi Jiabin, were behind it. Just so Sun Sheng, get out of here. Okay, don't you feel that you have been feeling guilty? Hurry up and seize the responsibility of this grain road Protector-General. With you at the back and in the army, I can rest assured to find a new project in Guanzhong.
Let Guanzhong Heroes see, what is Kuaiji double jade, Jingzhou double English!
Xi Chao hesitated at that time, saying that his father would not allow him to lead the army himself as a general.
It was Liu Acheng who continued to talk nonsense with others, saying that Protector-General Liang Dao was not considered a general, and that's what happened next.
In this way, no matter how hard it was under the water, on June 22, the eighth year of Yonghe, General Who Attacks the West Huan Wen finally set off as scheduled, with forty-five thousand people riding together, and the people The number of people registered has reached more than 60,000, which is known as the army of 100,000. If we count from Squad Commander, plus those who are in logistics and military staff, it is estimated that there are really thousands of warriors. Northern Expedition is officially launched.
Before leaving, the entire army held a ceremony in the west of the city, offered sacrifices to heaven and earth, played music and burned watches, and swore an oath to set off.
There was even a small ceremony for Sun Sheng to take over Imperial Seal in public. It is said that the front went to the west and the rear returned eastward with the seal.
Then, naturally, they advanced by land and water, with twenty thousand Central Army soldiers crossing the river. Countless ships carrying large amounts of grain and supplies slowly set off along the Han River river. More supplies set off early. The Northern Expedition army finally headed northwest with a bang.
The scene was very spectacular, and the morale was indeed high.
But Liu Cheng's mood was unexpectedly out of place.
"Acheng, why are you running around?" Xi Chao, who was sitting on the baggage car checking the form, saw Liu Cheng disappear in the scheduled queue for the third time and then reappear inexplicably. He finally couldn't bear it and shouted to the other party.
"I think Duke Huan is really awesome." Liu Cheng stepped aside and blurted out.
Xi Chao looked around, and there were indeed some other subordinates around. This is where Huan Wen Central Army is. Two hundred steps ahead is where Huan Wen himself, Canopy, is. It's not like he can't flatter you, but...
"I was at the Ying River's place before, and Yao Xiang told me personally that in a war, the most powerful thing is not the strategies and courage on the battlefield. Of course, those things are very powerful, but the most powerful thing is the ability to consume and calculate the troops to the end when they are brought out."
Liu Cheng said seriously on the horse.
"We have been working under Duke Huan since the beginning, so we naturally feel that some things are normal. When we went out this time, we saw that Western Command Xie Shang had been caring for his subordinates for eight years but could not command them in the face of war. Although Yao Xiang could command the headquarters effectively, he was limited by the situation., logistics, had to fight; looking back at the situation here at Duke Huan, I realized that Duke Huan's ability to raise tens of thousands of troops, and then actively send troops to conquer others, is enough for him to be called a super hero, on par with those famous generals the North."
Xi Chao thought carefully for a moment, then nodded in agreement on the baggage train. "Yes, the so-called Wei Qing and Huo Qubing's ability on the battlefield may not be as good as Han Xin's ability to form an army in the market; and Han Xin's ability as a general may not be as good as Xiao He's logistics, Emperor Gaozu's virtue in employing people... Emperor Gaozu of Han is also a top-notch general!"
Liu Cheng clicked his tongue and went straight to pat the opponent's raised calf. "That's what it means. I thought I'd be verbose for a long time, but it's not as clear as what you said...Duke Huan is this kind of famous general!"
Xi Chao put his legs away and sneered, "So, isn't this a good thing? Why are you still worried?"
"Why?" Liu Cheng didn't hide it, or in other words, he could only talk about this level. "It's just fear. If even this kind of army that can directly calculate to the end cannot kill Di people, and even Duke Huan can't annex Guanzhong, then how difficult is it to unify the world?"
"I know what you mean. Don't you just think that during the Qianli expedition, the time spent on attacking Shouzhi between the two sides is unfair, and are you worried that it won't succeed?" Xi Chao thought for a while, and could only try to comfort you. "But let me say, Di people You are also human. You have seen with your own eyes that Di people are strong and brave enough to fight, and you have also seen with your own eyes that even when they were exhausted to the extreme, they were still exchanged for one life by Qiang people. Now they are fighting continuously, their foundation is unstable, and they are extremely exhausted. And we have been recuperating our strength for several years, so why are we worried that we cannot win?"
Liu Cheng could only nod randomly.
After getting along for a long time, Xi Chao certainly knew that the other person should still be uneasy in his heart, as if he had noticed that the other person was actually worried when he saw the other person's repeated interactions. But now that the words had come to this, there was really no way to comfort him, so he let the other person go.
As expected, this Chief Secretary reined in his horse and disappeared.
Besides, Liu Cheng really couldn't explain clearly to Xi Chao what he was really worried about.
After all, he didn't know much about this history, but Wang Meng-Huan Wen-Fu Jian, and later Battle of Fei River, were too famous.
Therefore, he presupposed from the beginning that under the so-called "original history", Huan Wen Northern Expedition would fail this time.
If only it was like this.
The key is that he has now really contacted and fought with Di people, and he has already tested Huan Wen. He is aware of Huan Wen's political focus and is mentally prepared. What he just said is sincere. He also really admires Huan Wen's ability and recognizes the power of this army.
But these real contacts gave him a strange psychology.
That is, the more powerful this army is, the more Liu Acheng can't help but think about one thing - what should we do if we fail to win in the end?
Then go one step further, what is the meaning and ability of you as a time traveler? What can you do? Is it true that you can't change anything?
This kind of psychological internal friction is what Liu Acheng has been deliberately avoiding. He can even say responsibly that when he really doesn't win, he can calm down and do what he needs to do, and then wait for the next opportunity, just like he has always done before. But today, today, because of the strength of this army and the objective fact that he is in the army, he cannot dodge this emotion for a while.
Of course, the main reason is that Liu Acheng lacks basic historical knowledge.
What he didn't know was that because of his existence, history had already undergone a drastic shift - not just the chain reaction of the Xuchang battle, but also earlier. When he was actively working on various projects for his personal future, in conjunction with objective factors such as respecting weather and timing for big projects these days, he unconsciously pushed He moved many things ahead of schedule, especially the timely conclusion of the covenant with Sima Yu, which solved Huan Wen's worries, and finally made the date of Northern Expedition Guanzhong a full year and a half earlier than in history!
The wheels of the entire era have shifted and will eventually move towards a strange new era.
At the end of June, Huan Wen arrived at the Sanhu Pavilion, and Lubu issued a document asking Guanzhong Heroes to respond, support Imperial Army, and persuade Di people to surrender... The documents arrived at Lantian Pass, a Lantian Pass guard who had already reached a tacit understanding with Huan Wen through Xue Zhen, suddenly killed the Di people general and surrendered. Guanzhong was immediately shocked.
------I am the dividing line of departure------
Yuan Hong also wrote "Rhapsody on the Eastern Expedition", which was not as good as Tao Kan. Kanzi Hu Nu was shocked and angry, and the world also Injustice, so he offered advice. "In the past, Jun Liu took the seal from this man, with just one knife, and everyone in the world knows it. It shows how timid this man is, why not imitate him?"
Tao Hunu was armed with a white blade, and when Private Chamber drew his sword, he asked Hong: "With such a great deed of honor as the king of my family, why should I neglect my fortune?" Hong was embarrassed and replied, "I have spoken highly of my respect for you, why should I say nothing?" Because of this, he immediately made a speech and said, "A lot of fine gold can be cut off, and when the work is done, the work and thinking are quiet, and Changsha's merits are praised by history."
Hu Nu stopped.
Liu Junzhe, Our Dynasty Emperor Gao, the Great Ancestor also.
--"Miscellaneous Records of the Literati".Anonymous author of Qi Record
Duke Huan will march north, Sun Sheng will protect the seal eastward, there is no man Protector-General Food Road, Eastern Office Xi Chao Year seventeen, he recommended himself, the Duke hesitated and hesitated, and finally took office. Everyone was surprised, because the food road was at stake, What's the use of having doubts? Prompt Eagle-Raising General Huan Chong to persuade him. The public said, "Jiabin has been under the curtain for more than two years. He is wise, serious, steady and steady. He will not be able to shoulder the responsibility of food and education. Those who lamented that he is not old enough and is working hard and hard, which may hurt his body." The consensus can explain it.
-- "New Account of Tales of the World".Discerning Insight, Chapter Seven
PS: I would like to thank the new leader of the alliance, Mr. Old Day Tianyu, for being so cute. I am very grateful... By the way, I'm sorry, as you all have seen, this is actually a new plot development. I don't know how to write it as usual, so there are only 4,000 words. Please forgive me.