Chapter 728: See you again, brothers!
In the vast Qingzhou, the wind blows through, and the fields are golden and the wheat ears are endless.
Luo Yan was still wearing the same scarlet official uniform, but with a sword at his waist. He had gradually grown a beard, and his face was no longer as lively as before, but rather calm.
He looked at the many powerful families of Qingzhou in front of him and asked with a loud laugh, "Have all the sons of your families set out with the army?
This battle was the founding battle of our Zhao State.
If you make great achievements in this battle, you will become famous in our Zhao State in the future, otherwise you will be defeated.
This is the sincere love that our state has for Qingzhou. Do you know this?"
At Luo Yan's request, all males over the age of fifteen from the aristocratic and powerful families in Qingzhou had to join the army and serve on the battlefield.
Luo Yan was smiling and talking in front of everyone, looking very kind.
In the current Zhao State, what Luo Yan said is correct.
When the State of Zhao was established, its basic base was naturally still the aristocratic families. This is true for any of the princes in the world today.
But the system established by Luo Yan does not care about your family's previous reputation. All noble families and powerful people must be ranked according to seniority based on their merits.
Even the Lu and Han families, who had no merit, had to queue at the back, not to mention the local tyrants in Qingzhou.
In Luo Yan's opinion, giving them the opportunity to join the army and provide food and make meritorious contributions is a grace to them.
Of course, there are other purposes that are not clear to outsiders, so it is not convenient to disclose them.
That would only destroy the unity of Zhao State.
The heads of the Qingzhou noble families and powerful families bowed one after another and said, "Thank you, Grand Commander, we all know about this.
In the battle for the founding of the State of Zhao, we, as subjects, should follow our monarch and fight to the death."
Faced with the powerful Luo Yan, the Qingzhou nobles, whose strength was already mediocre, could only obey.
Those who are unwilling to obey Luo Yan's orders are now either farming in Taihang Mountains or in Yanshan Mountains in Youzhou.
Luo Yan held the sword in his hand and laughed loudly. The whole Grand Commandery seemed to be able to hear him. He said excitedly: "Good!
As long as we are united, there is no battle that we cannot win.
The so-called Han army is easy to defeat!
By then, you will all be the founding heroes of our Zhao State, and be granted titles of nobility. Isn't that wonderful?"
Luo Yan's last united front work in Qingzhou has ended. After nearly two years of mobilization, he cleaned up the illegal and powerful people, relocated the clan traitors and the nobles, and boosted the morale of the people in Qingzhou. Now, from the nobles and powerful people to the common people, everyone has gathered under Luo Yan's battle flag.
Looking at the soldiers leaving Linzi, Luo Yan smiled and asked Shen Pei, "Zhengnan, do you feel any pressure commanding so many troops?"
Shen Pei was naturally under tremendous pressure, as he now had 60% of the entire Zhao State's army in his hands.
The situation between Zhao State and Han Dynasty is now fifty-fifty.
If defeated, Hebei will be completely at a disadvantage, sailing against the current, and will have to retreat if it does not advance.
The good fortune of Zhao State might disappear in this defeat.
He nodded first, then said worriedly: “The Grand Commander is qualified to lead a large army. At most, he will fight a stupid battle and set up a stupid formation.
Grand Commander, you are in charge of the entire army's future and logistics, which is the most difficult thing."
The 60,000 soldiers under Luo Yan's command faced enormous logistical pressure.
Luo Yan smiled and said, "Our Zhao State is newly established and thriving, and the power is concentrated in the hands of the lord.
Although the Han Dynasty is strong, it has many constraints. Even if they have thousands of talents, what they can do is far less than what I can do.
I, who mobilized the entire Qingzhou and Zhao State, have nothing to fear."
Shen Pei recalled what Luo Yan had done and nodded silently.
After the establishment of Zhao State, the biggest change was that Yuan Shao's status was greatly elevated.
Then Luo Yan took this opportunity to clean up a group of noble families and powerful people who were parasitic on the Han system but had made no contribution to the establishment of Zhao State.
With the same population and land, Zhao was able to mobilize more manpower and material resources to wage war, which was something that other princes who still used the Han system could not do.
The only country that was also in its rising period was Yan State, which had very few internal constraints.
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Qingzhou is located south of the river.
Sixty thousand Zhao troops set out from Qingzhou, preparing to cross the border north of Mount Tai and then enter Yanzhou.
Cao Cao must have thought that the Zhao army would come from Jizhou and then engage in a strategic decisive battle on both sides of the river.
He could never have imagined that Yuan Shao would actually hand over the main force of Zhao to Luo Yan and attack from the flank.
When we live in this world, we always judge others by ourselves.
Cao Cao did not trust military generals from other clans. The military generals from other clans under his command could basically only serve as deputies to the generals from their clans, or lead one or two thousand soldiers.
He would not entrust the main force of the army to generals from other families except Cao and Xiahou, so naturally he could not guess that Yuan Shao would let Luo Yan lead the army.
The Zhao army soon arrived at Taishan County.
Luo Yan ordered to spread false news.
The 30,000-strong Zhao army besieged Taishan County, waiting for Liu Bei from Xuzhou to arrive.
The truth is that when Luo Yan passed through Taishan County, he directly ordered: "Gao Lan.
This general orders you to lead 10,000 combat troops and 30,000 auxiliary troops to besiege Taishan County.
Surround and attack the reinforcements around Mount Tai. If Fenggao sends troops to attack, fight the enemy in the mountains around Mount Tai County.
I don't ask you to capture Fenggao, as long as you can ensure that Liu Bei's troops in Fenggao can't attack our army's food supply at will."
Where Mount Tai is, the mountains are high and the forests are dense.
As long as the flags cover the sky and the attack is launched gradually, even the most experienced general will not be able to detect anything.
When Luo Yan led his army, Luo Qi and Lu Shen were leading their troops to inspect the defense of Mount Tai.
The two sides met north of Mount Tai.
Luo Yan had an army of 30,000 men under his command, while Luo Qi and Lu Shen led 2,000 cavalry and 5,000 mounted infantry.
They were all the men from Youzhou that Liu Bei brought from Youzhou.
Both Luo Yan and Luo Qi knew that the fight would not break out, and Luo Qi and Lu Shen would definitely withdraw from the battlefield directly.
Both armies were arrayed, and the neighing of horses and the clashing of swords echoed in the mountains with melodious and graceful sounds.
Both of them rode their horses forward, and the people behind them looked at the two brothers with serious eyes.
Except for Luo Xiao who was walking in place of Zhang Jiao, in the eyes of the world, this was the first time that the sons of the Luo family had confronted each other.
There is no need to mention the Bang Zhou period.
At the end of the Qin Dynasty, many sons of the Luo family were born.
But if you think about it carefully, King Zhaosheng was the leader of the princes and had never been a subject.
King Luo Wen entered the Han Dynasty when the Han Dynasty was established and Empress Gao was regent.
In fact, the only Luo family descendant who actually served as an official among the princes was Ying Wenxian Hou Luo Yi.
For 1,300 years, there had never been a situation where the Luo clan served different masters, but now it happened, and they met on the battlefield.
Luo Yan was the younger brother, so he bowed and said solemnly, "Brother, I haven't seen you for years, and I miss you very much."
Luo Qi rode on his horse, looking at the majestic military appearance behind Luo Yan, and laughed loudly: "Ayan, you are promising now.
I never thought I would face you here. It is fate that plays tricks on me."
Luo Yan looked at Luo Qi with a hint of sadness and pity in her eyes.
Among all the brothers with ideals and ambitions, perhaps Luo Qi's wish is the most difficult to achieve.
Luo Yan uttered a rather weak sentence, "Brother.
The Mandate of Heaven has declined, and the True Mandate of Heaven will be reborn into the world and unify all China.
Follow the will of heaven and accept the destiny, this is the law of nature.
It is difficult for people who go against the will of heaven to have a good end. Brother, please remember this."
Luo Qi smiled proudly and said, "When we were young, we learned that it is easy to understand the will of heaven, but difficult to defy it.
But now it seems that knowing the sky is not easy.
Lord Xuande was a virtuous, benevolent and righteous man, a righteous and benevolent ruler who was unseen in the world.
The heavens have a benevolent heart and sent down Lord Xuande at this time. This is a sign that the destiny will come again. "
Both brothers expressed what was in their minds, but they followed different paths.
Luo Yan's face was solemn. He clasped his fists and said in a deep voice: "The Grand Commander of Qingzhou in Zhao State, Luo Yan, will lead an army of 200,000 to attack Taishan County. Please give me your instructions!"
Luo Qi also clasped his fists and said: "One hundred thousand troops are all at Mount Tai, waiting for your attack!"
After the two brothers exchanged some verbal attacks, Luo Qi directly led the army to withdraw, all on horseback, at a very fast speed.
Shen Pei asked in a deep voice: "General, should we send troops to pursue?"
Luo Yan shook her head and said, "No, we are new here. If a large number of cavalry attack, we may be ambushed.
Moreover, if there is no cavalry protecting the flanks, it is not safe enough to rely solely on infantry.
The Taishan Army only has a few thousand men, so there is no need to worry. Just let Gao Lan keep a close eye on them."
After that, Luo Yan called Gao Lan over and said, "Yuan Bo, when you are besieging Taishan County, remember to pay attention to the movements of Master Qi.
My brother will not be trapped in Taishan County. He will definitely go to the Central Plains battlefield.
If he goes to the Central Plains, please write to me as soon as possible. You must be careful and not reveal the true situation too early.
This time, Zhang Yan will guard Jiaodong, and you will guard Mount Tai.
As long as we can cut off Liu Bei's route from Xuzhou to Qingzhou, we can prevent Zhao from being attacked from two sides, and the advantage will be in our hands."
Gao Lan clasped his fists and said solemnly: "Don't worry, Commander-in-Chief, I will definitely guard Mount Tai and will never let Liu Bei's army set foot in Qingzhou."
Luo Yan gave a few more instructions and then led most of the troops to separate from Gao Lan.
After turning a corner, Shen Pei was puzzled and asked sideways on his horse, "General, aren't you worried about the loss of Zhang Yan or Gao Lan?
Liu Xuande is a hero of the world, and his generals such as Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun, and Taishi Ci are all rare and powerful generals.
If he led the Xuzhou army to attack Zhang Yan or Gao Lan.
Although both generals are brave, they are still inferior to these people."
Shen Pei really felt that it was inappropriate to hand over such an important responsibility to Zhang Yan and Gao Lan.
Unexpectedly, Luo Yan smiled and said, "Zhengnan.
What is the difference between Qingzhou and Xuzhou?
They are places that are easy to attack but difficult to defend.
If Liu Bei really captured Qingzhou, he would have to compete with our Zhao State for foundation, food and other supplies, which would be a serious blow to Liu Bei who only had Xuzhou.
Liu Bei's army will definitely lead a large army to meet Cao Cao and hunt with us at the river crossing.
What we have to guard against is Liu Bei's army attacking from Langya County and Taishan County and harassing our food supplies.
Gao Lan and Zhang Yan's armies are naturally not enough to deal with a major war, but they are more than enough to deal with the harassment of small armies."
I see!
Shen Pei suddenly understood what Luo Yan's purpose was.
He clasped his hands and said, "The Grand Commander is indeed wise and worthy of my respect."
Luo Yan raised the whip and said loudly: "Zhengnan, it's getting late, we should speed up and rush to Yanzhou."
(End of this chapter)
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