The Three Kingdoms: Summoned generals at the beginning, shocking Cao Cao

Chapter 357 Hiding loyalty and serving the court

Chang'an, Ministry of War.

Several Mao Falcons fell from the sky, and the officials on duty took down the letters and trotted them to the official hall.

Liu Ji looked at the sand table in front of him, lost in thought.

"My lord, report from Qingzhou." After speaking, he handed the official document in his hand to Liu Ji.

Jizhou was the key point of the battle. Although there were still many rebels in Qingzhou at this time, they fought on their own, burning, killing and looting, and did not occupy the town. They were said to be rebels, more like horse bandits.

The letter was submitted by Qingzhou garrison general Rong Xia. After Liu Shao returned to Qingzhou, with the support of several rebels, he became the nominal leader of Qingzhou rebels.Many rebels came to vote, occupied Jibei Kingdom, drilled soldiers and horses, hoarded food and grass, obviously prepared for a long-term struggle.

At this time, the number of defenders in Qingzhou is insufficient, so they can only hide in various cities and hold on to the cities. It is really difficult to go out of the city to wipe out the rebels. Rong Xia hopes that the Ministry of War can send troops to counter the rebellion.

Angrily throwing the official document on the sand table, Liu Ji paced and cursed: "Trash, they are all trash. Qingzhou soldiers are already the strongest in combat power, and Rong Xia has no less than [-] troops in his hands. He doesn't concentrate his forces to find traitors." The main force of the army is waiting for an opportunity to annihilate. Instead, the troops are scattered to defend in various cities, what is the use of him?"

Hong Feipeng, the left servant of the Ministry of War, said: "Rong Xia is more than successful, but has no intention of attacking. It is better to let Guo Huai, a member of the Ministry of War, go to Qingzhou to take charge of military affairs, let Rong Xia come to Chang'an to report on his duties, and then make arrangements."

Liu Ji thought to himself that there is no suitable person left. Guo Huai is a second-term graduate of the Military and Political Academy, and he is very good at running the army.Let him go to Qingzhou to lead the military affairs, and the rebels in Qingzhou should be put down.

So he said: "Send Guo Huai into Qingzhou to command the troops and horses of the various ministries in the state. Military affairs are decided by him alone. We want to wipe out the rebels in Qingzhou as soon as possible and resume shipping."

At this time, Guo Huai was drinking tea with Xu Dun, the Treasury chief of the Ministry of War, and he came to ask Xu Dun for advice.After pouring Xu Dun a cup of tea, Guo Huai asked, "Brother Xu, looking at the number of weapons out of the treasury, I'm afraid the battle on the front line is very stalemate."

After taking a sip of tea, Xu Duncai said: "Who says it's not? The treasury has already released one-third of the weapons and equipment. The new orders are also scary. Lord Shang Shu wants to expand the army, but it was rejected by His Majesty."

"Old Xu, you're not authentic, you don't even call me when you drink tea."

There was a joke from outside the door.

Hong Feipeng opened the door and came in. Seeing Guo Huai there, he smiled and said, "Guo Yuanwailang, you are here too. The provincial official has come to look for you. Lord Shangshu has ordered you to leave for Qingzhou immediately. You are General Dangkou, in charge of all military affairs in the state, and strive to annihilate the rebels as soon as possible and resume shipping."

Hearing what Hong Feipeng said, Guo Huai was stunned: "Could it be that Hong Shilang is making fun of the lower officials."

"Master Shangshu's warrant is here." After speaking, he handed Liu Ji's warrant to Guo Huai.

Guo Huai read it carefully, then cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, I'll go back to the official office to collect the salute, and I can leave in a moment."

Hearing his words, Hong Feipeng nodded with satisfaction: "It is said that you have always had the heart to serve the country, but I didn't expect that you are always ready to salute. The fifteen horse guards and postmen of the Ministry of War are already waiting outside the door. You can go to Qingzhou quickly. Arrive with the messenger."

The rebels in Qingzhou have become powerful these days, and they have already quarreled in the Ministry of War. Guo Huai is very familiar with the situation in Qingzhou.I know that my time is tight and the task is heavy.

But he didn't feel the pressure. He had been paying close attention to the wars in various places in order to be prepared when the Ministry of War recruited him to the front.

Now that he is in charge of Qingzhou, he is even more excited.I finally have a stage to show my talents, the feats of the top generals of the big man are too shocking.

I don't think I have any hope of catching up in this life, but I should be better than those who graduated in the same period, right?At the very least, he must be named a marquis, this is the goal Guo Huai set for himself.

Look at Du Yu who just came to the Military and Political Academy for three days, and now he is the commander of the Jizhou battlefield.I also have the opportunity to command a state war, no matter how bad it is, I can't be worse than Du Yu.

The cavalry outside the door looked very brave. They were all big men from Guanzhong, wearing new military uniforms. This gave Guo Huai a signal that he was going to Qingzhou to suppress the rebellion. He should have the help of the new army.

He just didn't know which new army it was. He had seen a lot of battle reports, so he was naturally very familiar with the new army's combat effectiveness.Especially the new army under Du Yu's command and the several new troops who went south to quell the rebellion in Guangdong. Being the commander of these troops will have a lot to do.

"General, the last general, Ningsu, is your deputy. He will go to Qingzhou with you." The visitor handed over his official credentials to Guo Huai. The appointment will be its own political commissar.

So he cupped his fists to Ningsu and said, "The battle in Qingzhou is tight, so let's hurry up and get on the road. Get to know each other better on the road, and we need to work together in the future."

A group of more than ten riders and two horses went straight to the east gate of Chang'an.

After leaving Chang'an, he galloped along the official road.

Jibei Country

"General, two more rebel armies have come to surrender today and have been incorporated into Gao'e's team." A young scribe said to Liu Shao.

Liu Shao nodded with satisfaction and said to the scribe: "Master Lin, we must properly arrange the rebels who come to surrender. When can we complete the collection of food and grass? How is the collection of war horses going?"

After thinking for a while, Lin Tao said, "Qingzhou doesn't have many horses at all. After the consumption of the rebels in the past few times, there are not many. The food and grass will be shared by each family, and they will be transported in a few days."

After speaking, he looked at Liu Shao. The loss of the Qingzhou war horse was related to Liu Shao. He was afraid that his words would anger Liu Shao.

The former corporal Liu Shaolixian was very tolerant towards his subordinates.This time he returned from a disastrous defeat in Jizhou, his temperament changed drastically, and his soldiers were still as tolerant as ever.

But the generals were not so lucky. He issued strict military orders. As long as the soldiers made mistakes, the leading generals would be punished.Several of them have already been beheaded by Liu Shao for public display because of lax control.

The positive effect is that the rebel team is no longer so lazy, looting at will.The negative effect is that many rebels can't stand the strict military discipline and choose to leave.

Seeing that Liu Shao didn't respond, Lin Tao continued: "General, the problem of the horses is not easy to solve."

"Don't worry, wait until the reorganization of the army is completed. Let's take Dongping, where there is a logistics transfer office for the army and a large amount of military supplies."

Back in his room, Lin Tao took out special ink, wrote a note, whistled out the window, and a hawk fell down.

Lin Tao stuffed the note and let Mao Falcon leave.He is the spy of Niandengfang, lurking beside Liu Shao. He wants to report Liu Shao's next attack target to the imperial court and prepare for it in advance.

(End of this chapter)