Chapter 1194: Deployment of Troops
“Chen Yan, welcome the angel!”
At the northern end of Taihang County, at the gate of the Han military camp outside Gaodu City, Wei Yan and his followers were welcoming the team coming from Chang'an in the west.
Fei Yi, who had just gotten out of the car to drive, saw this and quickly walked forward to help Wei Yan:
“General Zuo Hussar is an important minister of the country, and he also leads troops abroad to perform meritorious service for the country. This time I came here to work on the army under the order of the emperor.”
"General Zuo Hussar does not need to be so polite. Please get up. Please get up quickly."
Hearing this, Wei Yan said loudly:
"Your Majesty is sorry for your concern. I would like to thank you on behalf of the officers and men in the army!"
Fei Yi once again read out the livestock meat and various materials brought this time.
Only then, led by Wei Yan, entered the camp.
Wei Yan has a bad character, and few people can interact with him.
If you insist on finding someone who can talk to him, Fei Yi is probably one of the very few.
When the Prime Minister was here, Wei Yan and Yang Yi were incompatible with each other. Whenever they sat together, there would be arguments.
Wei Yan was a martial artist, so naturally he could not compare to Yang Yi in terms of his words and skills. When he became angry and embarrassed, he drew his sword and tried to kill Yang Yi, which made Yang Yi burst into tears.
At such times, Fei Yi would often sit in the middle and give advice to the two of them.
So this time the palace sent Fei Yi here, which can be regarded as a thoughtful effort.
After a brief military cleansing banquet, Wei Yan invited Fei Yi into the commander's tent:
“The conditions in the army are simple and the food is rough, so don’t be surprised if you invite angels.”
Fei Yi smiled and said:
"The Hussars General said this, but he is too far-sighted. You have also been with the army many times, how come you don't know what's going on in the army?"
The two sat down separately as host and guest. Fei Yi asked about military affairs as usual.
Wei Yan answered them one by one.
Fei Yi asked about the battle situation again:
“Now that the hussar general has been leading the army to attack thieves for a long time, I dare to ask the hussar general what his plan is?”
"Huh?" Wei Yan looked at Fei Yi and frowned, "But your Majesty has some orders?"
"No, no," Fei Yi waved his hand quickly, "Before Yi set out, His Majesty once said that all matters in the east of the river will be decided by the hussar general."
"But," Fei Yi said, and paused for a moment, "a few days ago, the State of Wu sent an envoy over, and it was Sun Quan's son-in-law, Zhu Ju, and Zhu Zifan."
“Oh?” Wei Yan showed a slightly interested expression.
Although he was at odds with Feng Mingwen, Wei Yan had to admit that Feng Mingwen had unique methods in riding combat that were difficult for ordinary people to match.
Therefore, Wei Yan naturally heard about Zhu Ju who came to the Han Dynasty to learn how to ride and fight:
“Didn’t Zhu Ju have already returned to Wu? Was he sent here again this time?”
Fei Yi nodded: "Exactly, and when he came this time, he also brought a secret message from Emperor Wu."
Wei Yan’s expression became solemn:
“But there were changes in Wu and Wei?”
Your Majesty sent yourself to Hedong as the governor of Hedong. The original purpose was to cooperate with Wu State in conquering Wei.
Of course, after all, His Majesty rarely leads troops into battle, and he does not know much about what happened before the battle.
So this time when sending out troops, he gave it all to himself, how to fight and how to fight. His Majesty did not make any demands.
Even though he said this, Wei Yan was also a veteran general in the army, so how could he not know that this was not a good time to send troops.
So he mobilized troops and generals on the surface and made a huge noise, not only to give an explanation to Wu State, but also to make the Central Protectorate feel disgusted.
To be precise, it was to disgust a certain person named Feng:
So what if you unified the Chinese and foreign militaries? I only obey His Majesty's orders. Young Feng family member, you are not qualified to dictate to the Hedong Governor's Mansion.
According to the agreed time, Wu State should have already marched north to attack Wei.
So Wei Yan judged that the envoys sent by Wu State at this time brought secret messages, which were mostly related to the battle between Wu and Wei.
Fei Yi raised his hands:
"Congratulations, General Hussar! In the secret message Zhu Ju brought over, he asked the Central Protector to lead his troops out of Wuguan to attack the Wei thieves."
"According to the opinion of the Central Protector, this is most likely Lu Xun's plan. He wants to use the Han Dynasty to attract the attention of the Jingzhou rebels, so that he can take the opportunity to capture Xiangyang."
Wei Yan Huo Ranqi:
“Feng Mingwen led his troops to Wuguan?”
“Exactly.”
Wei Yan's face suddenly darkened. He did not sit down again, but paced back and forth for a few steps, and then he said:
“Lu Xun is taking Xiangyang in the south. Could it be that he wants to take Wancheng in the north?”
“Well, Yi doesn’t know about this.”
Fei Yi really didn't know. After all, the judgments and decisions made by the Central Protectorate on military and state affairs were basically only known to the palace before they were made public.
Even the minister, Jiang Wan, knew one thing but not the other.
“Humph, if it is Lu Xun’s plan, then the person who leads the troops to attack Xiangyang is probably Lu Xun himself.”
Although Wei Yan's emotional intelligence is low, he is much better than Fei Yi in leading the army.
He thought for a moment and guessed something, only to hear him sneer again:
"Feng Yong is in the north and Lu Xun is in the south. The Wei thieves only cover half of Jingzhou. If they are flanked by these two people, it will be difficult for them to do anything good."
Fei Yi didn't bring this up with the intention of provoking. Unexpectedly, when Wei Yan heard Feng Mingwen's name, he was like water splashing in a frying pan.
He couldn't help but feel a headache.
“General Hussar and the Central Protector responded to Lu Xun’s request and led the troops out of Wuguan, and also mobilized part of the garrison at Tongguan.”
“The Hussars General has been leading the troops to attack the bandits for a long time, and the soldiers are also tired. Therefore, the Central Protectorate has considered over and over again, and wants to let some of the soldiers go to Tongguan to rest..."
Before Fei Yi finished speaking, Wei Yan made a "duh" sound and shouted:
"Fei Wenwei, are you trying to bully me? Why are the soldiers so tired? It's obvious that someone saw that I couldn't attack high ground for a long time, so they took the opportunity to cause trouble and wanted to reduce my strength!"
Seeing Wei Yan acting like this, Fei Yi couldn't help but take a deep breath, and then whispered:
"General Hussars, Tongguan is the barrier in Guanzhong. If Tongguan is not stable, Chang'an will be unstable."
“Now that the troops at Tongguan are not satisfied with the number, the hussar general does not necessarily want to capture Gaodu. Instead of letting the soldiers compete in sumo wrestling here, it is better to send some troops to Tongguan to garrison.”
If it weren't for Fei Yi, whom he rarely spoke to, Wei Yan would have drawn his sword to drive them away.
Seeing him wave his hand, he became a little angry:
"Feng Xiaozi took away the soldiers from Tongguan to do his own meritorious service, but asked me to replace the soldiers from Tongguan. What's the difference between asking me to help him achieve meritorious service?"
In the past, the prime minister used Feng Mingwen instead of Wei Wenchang. It really made sense!
The palace wanted to check and balance Feng Mingwen, but they did not hesitate to violate the prime minister's wishes. I don't know whether it was good or bad.
Fei Yi felt a little dissatisfied and couldn't help but raise his voice: "General Wei, there is a personal grudge between you and the Central Protector."
"Are you going to neglect official duties because of personal grudges, and even put the emperor's safety at risk?"
Wei Yan was stunned for a moment.
I don’t know whether it was because of Fei Yi’s words or Fei Yi’s scolding.
Fei Yi did not wait for Wei Yan to react and continued:
“When the former palace decided to establish the Hedong Governor’s Office, the Central Protector also opposed it. When General Hussar decided to send troops to Gaodu, the Central Protector almost wanted to use the power of the Central Protector’s Office to stop it.”
"However, after the Hussars General received His Majesty's support and the dispatch of troops became a fact, the Central Protectorate did not have any difficulties in providing troops and food."
“Even the engineering battalion is allowed to be used by the hussar generals at will. This is why the Central Protector puts public affairs first and national affairs as the most important thing.”
“Now that we see the hussar generals obstructing state affairs with personal grudges, and comparing the two, I’m afraid that by then everyone will say that the hussar generals are not as good as the central government’s guardians!”
“The general of the hussars appeared to be fighting for his victory, but he actually lost the hope of the people. This is not what a wise man would do.”
After hearing Fei Yi's words, Wei Yan opened his mouth, but no words came out. In the end, he could only wave his hands bitterly.
If it were anyone else, Wei Yan would not care what others say.
In any case, he had no friendship with his colleagues.
He would never allow others to compare himself and Feng Mingwen like this.
Thinking of this, Wei Yan could only reluctantly grit his teeth and said:
“In that case, let Jiang Boyue lead the troops.”
“The Cavalry General’s majesty…”
"hehe…"
Wei Yan smiled so hard that he gritted his teeth.
Although he felt that what Fei Yi said made sense, he still couldn't swallow it.
This is definitely intentional on the part of the Protectorate!
It must be in revenge for sending troops in the first place.
But Wei Yan had nothing to do.
After all, Fei Yi came here on behalf of the emperor, and what he said was naturally approved by the palace.
Since he had the support of the palace, Feng Mingwen had no way to stop him.
But similarly, the decision of the Central Protectorate this time was approved by the palace, and he had no way to change it.
After Fei Yi left, Wei Yan gritted his teeth several times, but still couldn't calm down.
The eldest son Wei Chang came in and happened to be angry, so he scolded him.
“What troubles have you encountered?”
Not long after Wei Chang went out in disgrace, another person came in without fear of death.
Wei Yan surprisingly suppressed his temper when he saw the person:
“Mr. Guo is here? Please sit down.”
The person who came was none other than Guo Xun, who was personally recommended by Wei Yan to join the army.
Although Wei Yan was the Han Dynasty's Zuo Hussar General, he had few people around him who could help him make plans, which was a bit embarrassing to say the least.
Look at Mr. Feng, the right hussar, there are several in the staff group alone!
It's true that you have to throw things away when comparing goods, and you have to die when comparing people with others.
In the past, when the Prime Minister was here, everything was arranged by the Prime Minister, so he did not need any staff to join the army.
I never thought that the prime minister would be gone, especially when I could finally lead the army alone, I would have to worry about everything by myself.
If there is no one around to help, it will really become a mess.
But Wei Yan was also well aware of his reputation, which was really notorious among his colleagues.
The most hateful thing is that when they heard that they wanted to come to the Hedong Governor's Mansion to help him, very few people were willing to agree.
A bunch of common men!
Fortunately, I met Guo Xun.
Guo Xunben was from Liangzhou. I heard that in his early years, his family was still a powerful family there.
Who would have expected that a few years ago, someone Feng was carrying out a purge within the Xinghan Hui, and a large clan in Liangzhou was in trouble, and my family was implicated in it, so Zhao Sanqian came to the house with an iron cavalry to give him warmth.
He was just a side branch, so he would not die. But after that incident, the Guo family fell into decline, almost on par with the Cangtou Guizhou family.
Guo Xun had no choice but to take some of his tribesmen to Hedong to seek refuge with his in-laws.
I never expected that after I came to Hedong, I would find that my in-laws were also in extreme poverty.
I heard that during the riots among the farmers in Hedong, if someone in the family hadn't run fast, the whole family would have been almost hanged.
This is also the reason why Guo Xun came to join Wei Yan.
According to him, he would rather die than contribute to Feng Yong.
Looking at the entire Han Dynasty, only General Zuo Hussar can resist Feng Yong.
At first, in order to deceive others, he did not dare to say that he was from Liangzhou, but claimed to be from Hedong.
Of course, Guo Xun confessed all these things to Wei Yan.
At that time, Wei Yan was suffering from the fact that there was no one around him to help him deal with his affairs. When he got Guo Xun, he was overjoyed.
As for the grudge between Guo Xun and Feng Mingwen, to Wei Yan, it was simply insignificant.
The world has never seen Feng Mingwen, but he is regarded as an enemy. I don’t know how many people there are. One more is not more, and one less is not too much.
Guo Xun was not only very talented, but also familiar with the land east of the river.
(Note: In the original history, it was said that Guo Xun was "famous in Xizhou for his meritorious deeds and virtues")
At the same time, he also recommended several children from various families who were unwilling to join Feng Mingwen - it may also be that some aristocratic families wanted to bet on both ends.
Therefore, it is not an exaggeration to say that Guo Xun's arrival was a timely help to Wei Yan.
Therefore, Wei Yan not only personally recommended Guo Xun to join the army, but even called him sir in private.
“I heard from the young general that the prince is in trouble?”
Wei Yan called Guo Xun "sir" and did not call him "joined the army".
And Guo Xun called Wei Yan a prince, not a hussar general.
This shows the closeness between the two.
When Wei Yan heard Guo Xun's question, he didn't answer and just sighed.
Seeing Wei Yan's expression, Guo Xun was a little confused:
"The army has been very quiet recently. Only the emperor sent people to work for the army, which is a big event. But this is a good thing. Why don't you like it and become angry?"
"Sir, you don't know something!" Wei Yan sighed again, and finally explained, "In addition to the labor force, the angel also brought me a piece of news."
"Oh?" Guo Xun subconsciously sat up straight, "But I don't know what it is that can make the prince so worried."
“Feng Mingwen was invited by Lu Xun of Wu State to send troops out of Wuguan to attack the Wei thieves. Now he has mobilized part of the Tongguan troops.”
“Therefore, the Central Protectorate suggested to Your Majesty that part of the army should be mobilized to defend Tongguan.”
Hearing this, Guo Xun's body trembled slightly, with a look of horror on his face:
“Feng Mingwen…”
Didn’t Feng Mingwen stay in Chang’an?
How could he go to Wuguan at this time?
After calling out someone’s name, Guo Xun’s heart raced like lightning and he hurriedly advised:
"The prince must not agree! Feng Mingwen's move is to ask the prince to help him make meritorious deeds!"
Hearing Guo Xun’s words, Wei Yan couldn’t help but slap his thigh:
“Sir, you are indeed my close friend! When I first heard about this matter, I had the same idea.”
As he spoke, he became a little angry again:
"How can I disobey the Feng family's son? He actually persuaded His Majesty. How dare I disobey him?"
When Guo Xun saw Wei Yan like this, his heart beat suddenly, and he tried to challenge him with words:
“Your Majesty, as the saying goes, when you are outside, you will not accept anything..."
Hearing this, Wei Yan's face showed emotion, but in the end he shook his head:
"That's inappropriate. If I had raised my army to attack Gaodu before Fei Wenwei arrived, I would still be able to say this."
"But Fei Wenwei brought His Majesty's will. If I do this again, it will be deliberate."
"How can it be trivial to say that Chang's safety is at stake in the Tongguan Guan?"
A trace of disappointment flashed in Guo Xun's eyes, and he sighed:
“It’s just that if the prince becomes the governor of Hedong and forces Feng Mingwen to make concessions, he may lose all his power!”
"Kuang Feng Mingwen is far-sighted, and Lu Xun is smart and clever. When the two of them attack Jingzhou from a flank, who in the world can match it?"
“If Feng Mingwen makes a meritorious deed by then, he will not only suppress the prince, but some may even laugh at the prince for being manipulated by Feng Mingwen.”
Wei Yan let out a muffled groan.
Think about it, if what Guo Xun said turned out to be true, wouldn't it be more uncomfortable than killing yourself?
He thought about it, but couldn't think of any good solution, so he subconsciously asked Guo Xun:
“In your opinion, sir, what should I do?”
Guo Xun smiled slightly...
(End of this chapter)