The first general of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 71 The weakest?
"I'm afraid this matter is really caused by myself."

After some careful consideration, Wei Tao still found that it might really be his own fault.

"It's all because the Yellow Turban Army rioted in Luoyang, and the riot happened because all the arrangements of the Yellow Turban Army in Luoyang were never destroyed."

In fact, if it is like history, there will be no such thing.

Because at that time Tang Zhou had already learned about Ma Yuanyi's various arrangements in Luoyang. Although Ma Yuanyi also did not open his mouth to join the court, Tang Zhou was able to remove all the arrangements of the Yellow Turban in Luoyang.

But now it is different. Tang Zhou was captured by Wei Tao just after he arrived in Luoyang, and then he took refuge in the court.

No matter how much Tang Zhou was Zhang Jiao's confidant, it was still impossible to have a comprehensive understanding of the arrangement of the Yellow Turban in Luoyang before he got involved in this matter.

Coupled with Tang Zhou's eagerness for meritorious service, it is natural that after capturing all known Yellow Turban believers, he will report that all Yellow Turbans have been captured.

As a result, it made He Jin relax, which made this riot happen in Luoyang.

Of course, this riot happened at this time, and there may not have been factors such as Zhang Jiao's defeat, Zhang Liang, and Zhang Bao's beheading. After this, the Yellow Turban, which was about to disappear gradually, has somewhat revived. the trend of.

It's just that after the previous blows, the Yellow Turban Army has already lost momentum, and even if it revives, it is impossible to regain the momentum it had before.

"Fortunately, the result is not bad. The Eighth Colonel of Xiyuan, I didn't expect that I could be among them."

The official position of a school lieutenant does not seem to be very high, but it is also a school lieutenant, and the school lieutenant in Luoyang is much higher than the local generals.

What's more, the Eighth Colonel of Xiyuan, it is very obvious that this is the military power that Liu Hong, Emperor Lingdi of the Han Dynasty, is planning to hold in his own hands while strengthening the defense of Luoyang. Naturally, Liu Hong will pay attention to it. But the authority is great.

It's just that at this time, Wei Tao just got an empty frame in his hands, at most the private soldiers he led could join in.

And after several battles, Wei Tao's private soldiers are actually only more than 30 people left.

"Are you recruiting..."

Wei Tao tapped lightly on the table, recruiting soldiers is a top priority, but compared to others, Wei Tao's recruitment is difficult.

The others have extremely deep roots, so it is not difficult to recruit soldiers.

However, I am afraid that it is difficult to recruit excellent soldiers by yourself, let alone get any talents to assist them. The foundation is not strong!
Now Wei Tao's official position is actually only slightly inferior to that of Cao Cao. Naturally, Wei Tao can no longer stay in Cao's house, but buy another mansion in Luoyang.

After thinking for a while, Wei Tao found Zhang Liao.

"Wen Yuan, Your Majesty granted me the position of Captain Zuo of Xiyuan, and you and Dian Wei are my lieutenants. But you know the situation now. Your Majesty will definitely pay attention to this matter. I must recruit into the army as quickly as possible, but I don't know what you think?"

"General Ziyu, there are quite a few people around Luoyang, but it is not easy to recruit the capable ones with our strength."

Now that Wei Tao is a school lieutenant, and he is talking about official business, Zhang Liao consciously added the word 'General' to his address.

"Actually, the best thing is to choose directly among the Yellow Turban captives. Those captives are quite capable, and all of them have been on the battlefield. As long as they are strictly controlled by military law, they can be called first-class soldiers."

"Wen Yuan, you should know that the position of captain of Xiyuan is probably the attention of the court officials, not to mention directly recruiting the yellow turban bandits, even if the yellow turban bandits are turned into refugees again, and recruiting recklessly, I'm afraid it will be annoying. Criticism."

Regarding this point, Wei Tao could only smile wryly. Although the Eighth Colonel of Xiyuan had great authority, apart from the other recruited soldiers, the cleanliness was always required.

"There are eight captains in Xiyuan. It would be inappropriate to recruit troops in Luoyang. And the position of captain Xiyuan also has the responsibility of defending the capital. If so, it is impossible to recruit troops away from Luoyang. It is indeed quite embarrassing."

Zhang Liao is also talented, but at the moment he speaks slowly.

"It's impossible to recruit urgently. As before, you can recruit auxiliary soldiers."

"Auxiliary soldiers?"

Hearing Zhang Liao's words, Wei Tao frowned slightly.

The so-called auxiliary soldiers are close to hard labor, and all logistical chores are handled by the auxiliary soldiers.

Compared with the main soldiers, the combat effectiveness of the auxiliary soldiers can hardly be counted in it. What Zhang Liao said made Wei Tao frown.

"In this way, wouldn't it be caused by the armies?"

"Otherwise, the soldiers and horses have not moved, and the food and grass go first. If it is an auxiliary army, it is natural to be in charge of the logistics. What's more, the auxiliary army is just an expedient measure. The real thing is to choose the best from them and enrich the main army. The inside should barely form an army."

Wei Tao didn't know what to say for a while.

It is true that what Zhang Liao said is somewhat feasible, but Wei Tao just doesn't know how much of it is feasible.

Wei Tao was a little worried. If he really put his own army in the logistics department, it would be extremely bad.

For other armies, logistics may be extremely important, but in Luoyang, it really doesn't matter, it's just a miscellaneous official.

If it weren't for the fact that Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu already intended to fight, how could Wei Tao think so much?
At the same time, among the subordinates of the Xiyuan school captain, there may be a competition among the high and low ranks!

"What Wen Yuan said is fine. After all, he has a clean family background, and it is indeed not easy for someone who is in the prime of his life to be a man in his prime. But Wen Yuan can do it first."

With Wei Tao's appointment, Zhang Liao naturally opened the list to recruit soldiers.

In fact, in the past few days, the establishment of the Eighth School Captain of Xiyuan has already spread throughout Luoyang, and even Chang'an has heard of it.

Soldiers are also divided into superior and inferior. For example, the soldiers and horses commanded by the Xiyuan Xiaowei are almost directly under the Hanling Emperor Liu Hong, so this soldier and horse can be regarded as the first-rate soldier.

Under such circumstances, ordinary people would naturally no longer fear the situation like a tiger, but some people rushed to apply.

Under such circumstances, the quality of this group of soldiers is much better than Wei Tao expected.

But it's just that, because compared to Jian Shuo, Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu and others, Wei Tao's strength is undoubtedly the weakest in Zhu Xiaowei's hands.

Relying on their own contacts, each of them asked for someone from various aristocratic families, or they were directly transferred from the army, but they were even stronger when they got soldiers.

Even so, as Zhang Liao said, a few months later, Wei Tao was also organized into an army, with thousands of people and strict discipline.

Of course, it has to be mentioned that even so, Wei Tao is still not strong among the eight captains, and the other teams are not only the same, but their own quality is much higher.

Here, Wei Tao can only be secretly helpless in his heart, this is the lack of foundation.

Chen Liuwei's family is rich and wealthy, but their connections are really insufficient. If so, they are naturally not as good as the others.

But after several months, Wei Tao still felt a burst of joy.

Sure enough, Liu Hong paid enough attention to Captain Xiyuan. More importantly, in order to control this army, Liu Hong strictly prohibited other people from intervening, except for sufficient supplies.

In other words, this army, in addition to the orders of Hanling Emperor Liu Hong, obeyed Wei Tao's orders.

"According to history, after Dong Zhuo entered the capital, Yuan Shao, Cao Cao and others fled Luoyang one after another, and this army dispersed? My army is like this. Could it be that Yuan Shao and Cao Cao's resourcefulness will be out of thin air? Leave this army alone?"

Leisurely, Wei Tao also thought about this matter, but soon Wei Tao thought that after Dong Zhuo dominated the court, Yuan Shao and Cao Cao were able to quickly pull up an army, and perhaps some of them had once mastered the army.

Anyway, Wei Tao would not just hand over this thousand-man team at will.

A year passed in a blink of an eye, and during this year, news of local success came from time to time, and the Yellow Turban Army retreated one after another, retreating towards the mountains and forests.

But what worries everyone is that until now there has been no news of Zhang Jiao's death.

Among the captured Yellow Turban prisoners, after interrogation, quite a few of them swore that they had met Zhang Jiao.

According to rumors, Zhang Jiao doesn't know why now, although his hair is gray and his face is more youthful, he talks and behaves very vigorously.

And with Zhang Jiao around, even though the Yellow Turbans were defeated again and again, they were never at a disadvantage, which surprised even Wei Tao.

If Zhang Jiao really had such a method, why did Guangzong still die of illness?

Even Wei Tao was also suspicious in his heart, could it be because of how history was changed and Zhang Jiao's life was extended?

The Yellow Turban Army could not be destroyed for a day, and Liu Hong, Emperor Lingdi of the Han Dynasty, had trouble sleeping and eating all day. In fact, over the past year, Liu Hong had been seriously ill several times, and his face was very pale every day.

Even the arrival of the new year in the second year of Zhongping failed to bring Liu Hong the slightest joy. On this festival, the yellow scarves that had been pacified in Jizhou were rioting again. Although Zhang Jiao was nowhere to be seen, everyone could understand that Zhang Jiao Must be involved.

If Zhang Jiao's serious trouble cannot be eliminated, how can Hanling Emperor Liu Hong feel at ease?

On this day, Cui Ying, the little yellow family, came to Wei Tao's mansion again to issue an edict.

"Your Majesty has a decree saying: Xiyuan School Captain has been established for one year, and after ten days, it will be a martial arts performance in front of the imperial court. If anyone is not dedicated, he will be dismissed and investigated, and no mercy will be given!"

And under such circumstances, a decree was promulgated, which surprised many people, but felt that it was reasonable.

The Han Dynasty was so turbulent, so the Captain Xiyuan, who was placed with high hopes by the Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty, should naturally strive to train elite soldiers for it.

If not, it is hard to say what the result will be.

Now is the time when Liu Hong, Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty, is about to see results.

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