Chapter 162 Zhang Liao's choice
The strategy of attacking Mayi was immediately formulated by Huo Hai after the battlefield in front of Yanmen Pass was cleared.
Infantry and a small number of cavalry blocked the four gates, and several powerful generals led elite squads into the city from the tunnel, attacking both inside and outside, leaving no retreat for Bu Dugen.
The purpose of Huo Hai's battle was to have no Xianbei tribe on the northern grasslands of Bingzhou. All the Xianbei people who were originally ruled by Budu were slaves of the Bingzhou army and managed the land and herd for the soldiers.
In other words, after this battle, all the soldiers who followed Huo Hai to fight will be allocated corresponding fields, slaves, and livestock according to their merits.
After the news was released, the entire Yanmen Pass was even more lively than the Lantern Festival. All the soldiers looked at Huo Hai and the soldiers who were originally the prefect of Yanmen, Zhang Yi and Wang's family. After asking Huo Hai and getting a reply from him, they would have no psychological barriers about accepting Huo Hai's leadership in the future.
Of course, what they didn't know was that this was the first sugar-coated shell fired by Huo Hai in Bingzhou.
When these people have their own private property, it is hard to say whether they are willing to be slaves for others.
At that time, Huo Hai will use some ideological education to make their minds full of ideas of making a name for themselves and even becoming a marquis and generals.
When they go, they will definitely get rid of the family's control over them and follow Huo Hai wholeheartedly.
During the battle of Yanmen Pass, the Xianbei people lost more than 60,000 battles, and the Han army lost 8,000 battles, of which nearly 2,000 were the Heishan Army. Of course, it was the Heishan Army in Baibo Valley led by Tai Guo.
When Huo Hai led an army of 30,000 to Mayi City a few days later, they saw the main force of the Black Mountain Army who had received more than a year of training at the Black Mountain training ground.
Then they realized why Bu Dugen huddled in Mayi City and dared not come out. It turned out that in the days when they fought against the Xianbei people in front of Yanmen Pass, the main force of the Heishan Army had swept across the northern grasslands. As long as Mayi City was captured and the three northern counties in Bingzhou could be all recovered. For a certain period of time, there would be no threat from the north from Bingzhou.
Therefore, this battle has become crucial, because there are fewer opportunities to earn military merits, divide land, divide servants, and livestock.
Therefore, when the trumpet of attacking Mayi City sounded, the Han soldiers rushed in like chicken blood, and did not need any supervision team at all. The enemies they faced were the Xianbei people who were already scared and lost all their main forces.
In a cup of tea, Zhang Liao and Zhao Yun took Bu Dugen to Huo Hai's horse, and nothing could make Liu Hong happy than a living Bu Dugen.
Therefore, Huo Hai decided to send him to Luoyang and hand him over to Liu Hong for disposal, and escorted him to Luoyang and reported the war in Bingzhou, of course, Zhang Yi was the one who was the one who escorted him to Luoyang.
Mayi was originally a military city with ready-made military camps. After the war ended, Huo Hai ordered people to repair it. As the main stationed place of the Bingzhou Army, the strategic location here is naturally needless to say, it is the only strong city outside the Great Wall and the gateway to Bingzhou.
However, Huo Hai doesn't think so.
The north of Mayi City is thousands of miles of fertile land. You cannot build a city just because it is more suitable for grazing. These half-grazing and half-cultivating Xianbei people completely change their habits and accept the lifestyle of the Han people, and they will become Han people.
Therefore, Huo Hai could not let go of the first spring plowing after taking over Bingzhou.
All of the savings of Heishanzhai in the past two years will be spent on the land of Bingzhou this spring.
After a list of articles was posted in the military camp in Mayi City, the entire military camp was in an uproar.
Ordinary soldiers who participated in the Battle to wipe out the Xianbei can obtain five acres of mature land, fifty acres of wasteland, four old and young servants, five livestock, and three thousand dollars.
The number of land and the number of old and young servants doubled, with 5,000 yuan, and two young servants added. The number of young servants tripled, with 10,000 yuan, and three young servants added.
And when we arrived at the team chief, the first level of the Tunchang and Quchang were even more amazing.
Not only are there hundreds of acres of mature fields and dozens of servants, but also the territory management.
The team was in charge of a pavilion, a place with a radius of ten miles. It was stationed in Changzhi, a town with a radius of thirty miles. It was in Changzhi, a county with a radius of hundreds of miles.
Although they are professional officers and do not participate in the management of local areas, they are all divided into mature fields, and there are no less than fifty young and strong servants.
Each officer above the battalion is in charge of a defense zone with a radius of more than 500 miles, and has the right to choose a place to build a city within the jurisdiction and master the right to allocate public resources within the jurisdiction. It can be said that it is even greater than the rule and territory of the leaders of several major tribes under Budugen.
It’s also a blessing that the Black Mountain Army only has Huo Hai, a regular general, and there are no other miscellaneous generals. Otherwise, Budugen’s original territory would probably not be enough for Huo Hai.
The rewards were not made by blank checks, but were immediately cashed out, because after the Black Mountain Army swept through the northern grasslands, they captured nearly 100,000 people in total. In addition, the small tribes that surrendered later, and nearly 10,000 young and strong prisoners who attacked Mayi City all needed to be distributed. Only under these soldiers could they devote themselves to their labor as soon as possible.
Therefore, when Zhang Yi drove the prison car to Luoyang, Huo Hai was busy with the matter of dividing fields, forming villages, setting up towns, setting up counties, and dividing defense zones. Fortunately, he had three political experts, Tian Feng, Du Ji and Liang Xi, who would have helped him, otherwise, he would have been delayed this year's spring plowing.
"General Huo is a person who does great things. We have to do our best to be appreciated by our subordinates." Zhang Liao, who was riding a war horse in his own defense zone patrols the fields and told Lu Bu who came to drink with him.
With his contribution to the Yanmen Pass and the attack on Mayi City, he was appointed as the captain of the Anbei Army's Independent Battalion by Huo Hai. He had four Simas under his jurisdiction, including cavalry and crossbows, a total of 3,000 people.
Although Lu Bu was also quite a contribution, Huo Hai only asked him to serve as the camp of the recruits. Although he had 3,000 people, he did not have his own defense zone and could only train newly reorganized soldiers on the school ground every day.
Whether it is oil and water or real power, it is a lot worse than Zhang Liao.
The most important thing is that his subordinates are all new recruits, not even those with the middle stage of internal strength. When he practices martial arts, he doesn’t even have a hand in hand, which is very boring.
"He killed Wu Kui by me, but refused to give me a higher position. He must be jealous of my martial arts skills and greater contributions than him. What kind of way do you think I can have in his subordinates?" Lu Bu said unhappily.
He wanted to take Zhang Liao to drink, but Zhang Liao was working seriously and was unwilling to go, which made him angry.
"General Huo is the commander of this battle. Brother Fengxian, no matter how high your contribution is, how can he be as high as him? In my opinion, there is only one reason he puts you in the camp of the recruits camp, which is that you are more suitable than anyone else. He wants to establish a good martial arts style for our Anbei Army, so that those recruits can see how the training of warriors with the highest training intensity is hard, and thus work hard to improve themselves." Zhang Liao comforted.
"But, my ambition is to be a marquis and generals, and be a master! What's wrong with the food, drink, defecation and urination of a group of new recruits all day long? You don't know that now the soldiers no longer call me General Lu, but call me Teacher Lu." Lu Bu said very disgustedly.
"Teacher Lu, this title is nothing bad! If you have the kindness of giving the entire Anbei Army, who can match your reputation with Brother Fengxian? In the future, those soldiers who have been promoted to the camp will also be from your disciples. Can General Huo let you be below them?"
Zhang Liao's words seemed to make some sense, and Lu Bu just listened. When Zhang Liao's field patrol team reached nowhere, he lowered his voice and said, "Do you know? Huo Anbei was preparing to march into Hexi after the autumn harvest, and connected with the imperial court's western expedition team to attack the Qiang people from both sides. You are the vanguard general he likes."
"Is that right?" Zhang Liao couldn't help but show a hint of joy on his face when he heard this.
At this time, he was just a young man who had experienced several battles. It was okay to be a low-level officer, but he never thought of becoming a vanguard and chief general of a tens of thousands of troops.
"I heard from the Central Army camp that this is fake. Moreover, if not, how could he appoint you as the captain of the independent battalion? You must know that the entire Anbei Army, you are already considered a senior general under a few commanders, and you are much more glorious than the camp of my new recruit battalion." Lu Bu said with great envy in his eyes.
"Uh, thank you brother Fengxian for telling me that after finishing the farming matter, I will step up my training of my subordinates and strive to live up to General Huo's high hopes." Zhang Liao thanked Lu Bu a little embarrassedly and said with a hint of embarrassment
He knew that when Lu Bu specialized in picking few people, he told him that he must have something to ask for.
And he didn't want to change Huo Hai's arrangement because of Lu Bu's personal demands.
Sure enough, Lu Bu smiled embarrassedly, "Wen Yuan, you know your brother's martial arts, and you also know your ability to lead troops. Otherwise, tell General Huo and give me the position of this vanguard general. You are still young, and it is safer to accumulate some experience in leading troops and then go to the battlefield..."
"Uh, that, Brother Fengxian, you eavesdropped on this matter. General Huo hasn't mentioned it to me yet! How can I ask him to give in? Otherwise, when General Huo is appointed by him, I will give in again?"
"It's so good, so good, I'll thank Wenyuan for giving in. If I can make new contributions in this battle, I will never forget the benefits of Wenyuan." Lu Bu rubbed his hands happily and said with a smile.
He knew that Zhang Liao would not refuse him.
"You and my brother, I will see you if you say the benefits." Zhang Liao felt a little contemptuous, but he smiled on his face.
At this moment, he had already made up his mind to stay away from Lu Bu.
After all, Zhang Liao could see through Huo Hai's intentions. All the grassland tribes advocated force. Only by placing the strongest force Lu Bu among the new recruits selected from the young and strong tribes in each tribe will they be convinced.
After waiting for a long time, they were no different from the Han soldiers.
And here, the Han army will continuously provide cavalry sources. After all, cavalry skills cannot be practiced overnight. With the supply of military sources, you can quickly form an army and guide other places.
Because if you want to control the territory west and north of Bingzhou, it is impossible to do without cavalry.
Huo Hai has a profound layout and is a person who can do great things. Lu Bu only cares about immediate interests and is full of fame and fortune. Sooner or later, Zhang Liao is a smart person, so why don’t he know how to choose!
Chapter completed!