Chapter 46: Promotion

"Are you sure you're not lying? Where is the Chu Junshou? I want to see him. Wen Qiao became excited because of Wang Lian's words just now, and even forgot his fear of Chu Yun. Wang Lian took out two long bearded covers and hung them on his hat, and then carefully put his long hair in, seeing Wang Lian's indifferent appearance, Wen Qiao couldn't wait to pull Wang Lian's long hair down.

"Don't worry about Wen Changshi, you don't have to see the envoy, I can tell you responsibly, my words are the envoy's original words. Lord Envoy Jun is preparing for the goal he has set, so he has no time to see you, and it doesn't matter if you agree to our conditions or not, because you are only an envoy of Liu Tingshi, and you are not qualified to decide such an important matter. Therefore, I would like to give you a small suggestion, it is best for you to return to Jinyang immediately and report to Lord Thorn Shi now. However, you can stay in the eldest son for a few more days, after all, the eldest son city is very prosperous now, and the gambling halls are quite lively. Wen Qiao's face turned red when he heard Wang Lian's words, gambling is not a bad habit, at least in the eyes of the children of the family, it is not a bad problem at all, but Wen Qiao is carrying a major mission given to him by Liu Kun, if Liu Kun knows that he gambled during the mission, then Liu Kun will definitely not reuse himself. He arched his hand, didn't say anything, and left the county guard mansion directly, seeing Wen Qiao leaving, Wang Lian stood up, and Chu Yun slowly walked out of the inner room.

"It's a pity, this Wen Qiao is still quite talented, but it's a pity that he can't be used by me. Prince, you should also be busy, the current affairs of the party are inseparable from you. After Chu Yun finished speaking, Wang Lian left with a smile on his face, being valued by Chu Yun was enough to make Wang Lian proud, Wang Lian was just a side branch of the Langya Wang family, making a living from businessmen, Chu Yun's reuse of him made him feel moved by the death of a confidant.

Wen Qiao worked hard all the way, he couldn't care about anything, he just wanted to see Liu Kun immediately, Chu Yun's conditions were too tempting, this kind of temptation Wen Qiao didn't believe that Liu Kun could refuse. Now the Great Jin Dynasty is stormy, not only Hu people, but also many careerists have jumped out, what the Great Jin Dynasty needs most now is a great joy to boost morale and unite people's hearts, otherwise the court is really going to end. In history, the imperial court also worked hard for this, but the armies that attacked the Huns in many ways were defeated, and within a few years, Chang'an was breached, and the Jin Dynasty completely lost the entire Central Plains. He doesn't want to think that morale and people's hearts are ethereal, and many times the world of those who win people's hearts is not a lie.

Last year, Liu Kun prepared to attack Pingyang, the capital of the Xiongnu Han Kingdom, in the name of the Assassin of Bingzhou, but because Ling Husheng was killed and Ling Huni's rebellion, Liu Kun fell short. Why did Liu Kun fight Pingyang, it was not to inspire the hearts of the people loyal to the Jin Dynasty in the world. There are also masters in the Xiongnu Han Kingdom, of course they know the reason why Liu Kun did this, everyone knows that Liu Kun will definitely not be able to defeat Pingyang, but they preemptively attacked and completely crippled Liu Kun by invading the state twice. Liu Kun has no strength, so he can only wait for death in Bingzhou, and that's what he really did in history.

But now, Chu Yun actually told Wen Qiao that as long as Liu Kun agreed to his conditions, he could recover Luoyang, that's right, Chu Yun's condition for Liu Kun was to recover Luoyang, which was absolutely difficult for Liu Kun to refuse in Wen Qiao's opinion. What is Luoyang, this is the original capital of the Great Jin Dynasty, although it has become a wasteland, but in the hearts of all Han people, this is still the capital of the Great Jin Dynasty.

If Chu Yun was really able to recover Luoyang, Wen Qiao had no doubt that even if he gave Chu Yun his own history of merging states, he would be willing, Wen Qiao thought about the miserable situation of his service under Chu Yun, and he shuddered. But he can't destroy it yet, because Wen Qiao also has a loyal heart, and he also hopes to have a big victory to inspire the world.

When Wen Qiao returned to Jinyang and saw Liu Kun, there was no delay, and he directly stated Chu Yun's conditions: first, Chu Yun hoped that Liu Kun would make Chu Yun's troops in Xihe County and Shangdang County turn each other's horns, and make a gesture of attacking Pingyang City, the capital of the Xiongnu Han Kingdom, to confuse the Huns; second, Chu Yun asked Liu Kun to give him the position of governor of the state or let him concurrently serve as the county guard of Xihe County, so that he could mobilize all the forces of Shangdang County and Xihe County, otherwise Chu Yun was just a county guard of Shangdang County, and he had no power to mobilize the people of Xihe County to obey orders; third, Chu Yun hoped that Liu Kun could support him with 1,000 horses and 1,000 sheep, which almost asked for all the materials that the Tuoba people gave to Liu Kun. Fourth, Chu Yun asked Liu Kun to ask the Chang'an court to launch an offensive and echo his north and south. And what Chu Yun can do is to recover Luoyang.

After Liu Kun listened to Wen Qiao's words to himself, he thought excitedly, although Liu Kun had such and such shortcomings, but his vision was not lacking, how could he not know that if Luoyang was really recovered, even if it was only for a short moment, then it would be a great encouragement to the people of the entire Jin Dynasty. The only thing that needs to be doubted is whether Chu Yun has this ability, and whether Chu Yun will take the opportunity to grow after agreeing to all the conditions. But Liu Kun only thought about it for a short while, and then made a decision, no matter what, he would not give up this opportunity, he knew his current situation, unless he asked for help from the Xianbei people in a short time, he would never have the strength to launch an offensive in response to the order of the imperial court. And Chu Yun is different, he may become the pillar of optimus in the north after himself, no matter what, Chu Yun is also a Han man, and Liu Kun decided to support Chu Yun for this.

Liu Kun immediately ordered Chu Yun to be the deputy governor of the prefecture and have the qualifications to open the government, which is a qualification that many generals do not have. In addition, Liu Kun appointed Chu Yun as the acting county guard of Xihe County, and granted Chu Yun the right to conquer the general. And he gave Chu Yun all the horses and dairy sheep under his command, a total of 1,610 horses and 960 dairy sheep. In addition, he was going to write a letter to the imperial court, asking the imperial court to cooperate with the army, and even wrote a letter to ask Chu Yun to replace him as the assassin of the state.

Liu Kun is arbitrary this time, except for Wen Qiao, only his eldest son Liu Qun knows Liu Kun's thoughts, hearing Liu Kun's order, Wen Qiao and Liu Qun both find it difficult to accept, this is a point that many people can't reach in a lifetime. Once Chu Yun has these rights, he has become a powerful figure who can compete with Liu Kun in one fell swoop, but no matter how they persuade, Liu Kun did not compromise in the slightest, Wen Qiao took Liu Kun's appointment and returned to Shangdang County again, although Liu Kun did not force Chu Yun to take Luoyang, and he didn't even tell anyone under him, but Wen Qiao knew that Liu Kun was retreating, he gave Chu Yun everything Chu Yun wanted, Chu Yun still had a little conscience, so Chu Yun knew what he should do.

This time, because Liu Kun was autocratic, Liu Qun and Wen Qiao were not likely to leak the news, so Chu Yun couldn't know what he would get through his meticulous work under Liu Kun. When Chu Yun heard that Wen Qiao had arrived at the county guard's mansion, he still went to greet him in person, Wen Qiao's face was solemn this time, he knew that he represented Liu Kun's last dignity this time, even if he was afraid of Chu Yun, he couldn't show his timidity.

Entering the county guard's mansion, Wen Qiao took out the general's warrant, this time he was not the representative of Liu Kun, but the representative of the fake festival general Liu Kun, which can also be said to represent the imperial court. He asked Chu Yun to kneel down to receive the order, how could Chu Yun kneel to others, even if it was the emperor, it was nothing in his eyes, so he said directly: The last general is in armor, he can't bow down, please forgive the sin. Seeing Chu Yun's appearance, Wen Qiao felt that Liu Kun was not worth it, how could such a person be trusted, this person was a traitor like Cao Mengde.

Wen Qiao endured his sad thoughts, and did not bother with Chu Yun's etiquette, and spoke directly: "By the order of the general, the governor and the state military, and the order of Lord Liu Kun, the general of Shangdang County and the general of Jianwei, Chu Yun and the deputy governor of the state, and the qualifications to open the government, have the power to mobilize all the people of Xihe County and Shangdang County. In addition, Chu Yun was given the title of General Poyu, and General Polu could represent the state in battle. He was specially given the position of acting county guard of Chuyun Xihe County, and awarded 1,610 horses and 960 dairy sheep to Shangdang County, hoping that Chu Yun would guard against arrogance and rashness and be loyal to the imperial court. ”

Wen Qiao finished reading, not only Chu Yun, but even the rest of the people were stunned, Liu Kun was desperate this time, and gave everything that could be given to Chu Yun, Chu Yun thought of the old man who worked hard for state affairs, and he instantly realized Liu Kun's mood, Liu Kun is doing his best to help himself, hoping that he will repay his kindness and serve the court like him Liu Kun. Chu Yun was moved and moved, but in this court, Chu Yun still didn't pay much attention to it, but Liu Kun's friendship, Chu Yun remembered it in his heart.

Chu Yun knelt directly on one knee, and everyone knelt down when they saw Chu Yun's appearance, Chu Yun was not for the heavy reward that Liu Kun gave him, nor for the favor of the imperial court, he knelt down to an old man who had supported him in the north for more than ten years and held up a piece of the sky for the Han people, Chu Yun as a Han person, for such an old man, to make a big gift, Chu Yun felt that it was no big deal.

"General Chu Yun Xie, I will never live up to Lord Thorn Shi's entrustment. Chu Yun knelt down and took the general's order with both hands, and then stood up.

"Wen Changshi, you go back and tell the general, I, Chu Yun, will do what I say, and I will never break my word and get fat, but I need to prepare, you also know that the war is not launched if you want to, give me three months, I will definitely go to the battle, and Chang'an also needs time to react." If there is still no order issued on the Chang'an side within three months, then I will also send troops on my own, please rest assured that the general. In addition, I, Chu Yun, promised the general, no matter what the general encounters in the future, I Chu Yun will desperately rescue, the Xianbei people are not reliable, and even the Hu people are unreliable, only we Han people can save themselves by ourselves. Chu Yun took out his heart, although Chu Yun is not a good person, but what he says, he will basically abide by it, Wen Qiao left with complicated thoughts.

Chu Yun's subordinates all came up to congratulate Chu Yun, Chu Yun is now a big man with the qualifications to open the mansion, but he didn't get carried away, Chu Yun didn't even celebrate, he asked Shangdang County to immediately enter a state of combat readiness, and all the reserves that had been trained for several months were immediately assembled, and ordered Liu Bi and Guo Zhuzi to command a thousand iron cavalry with his own deputy governor and the warrant of the acting county guard of Xihe County, and go to Xihe to train all the troops of Xihe County and set off immediately. In addition, more than 2,000 cavalry infantry were recruited as cavalry. A series of things to prepare grain and grass are very complicated, and Chu Yun can't be idle during this time.

After sending Liu Bi and Guo Shuzi away, Chu Yun handed over the political affairs to Mo Han, Wang Lian and others, and he immediately trained the soldiers and horses, Shangdang County has undergone a reckless expansion like a military force, and now there are more than 4,000 cavalry and 22,000 infantry, and the strength of the army has more than doubled compared to before.

The worst of these soldiers had been trained for several months, and although Chu Yun was very relieved, he still trained it himself, and he had to know the combat effectiveness of each of his troops. The generals under his command have risen because of their promotions. However, Chu Yun did not reward them aggressively, but the low-level officers were promoted accordingly, although the number of those captains was doubled, their positions did not change, and they were still captains.

Chu Yun wanted to attack Luoyang, the biggest problem was not logistics, nor the fierce resistance that might be encountered, but the most feared that the Huns would encircle Wei to save Zhao and counterattack and annex the state.

The capital of the Huns is in Pingyang, many people may not have heard of it, but if I say that Pingyang is now Linfen City, Shanxi Province, then most people know it. And Jinyang, the city of Bingzhou, that is, Taiyuan, Shaanxi Province in later generations, if you check the distance between Linfen City and Taiyuan City on the map, then many people can figure out why the imperial court attaches so much importance to Liu Kun and Zhou, and why the Huns want to weaken the power of Bingzhou from time to time, but the two are too close.

Therefore, Chu Yun felt that it was not difficult to attack Luoyang, what he was afraid of was that the Huns counterattacked and merged with the state, at this time Liu Kun basically had no strength, and Liu Kun gave Xihe County to Chu Yun, and Chu Yun was responsible for resisting the attack of the Huns, which was the most important.

The last time Liu Wei and Liu Yao attacked and merged with the state, some of them followed Liu Yao and were defeated by Chu Yun, and those people of Liu Yao returned directly to Pingyang from Xihe County, and how to defend this road has also become Chu Yun's top priority. Chu Yun sent Liu Bi and Guo Shuzi to Xihe County, not only to integrate forces, but also to investigate the terrain on the spot, Chu Yun would never allow anyone to kill Jinyang again through his own territory, this is not only to repay Liu Kun, but also to sharpen his subordinates, even this task can not be done, how can he still run Xihe and enter Liangzhou? Liangzhou does not look at the remote location, but since ancient times, Liangzhou Xiongbing has been very famous, if Liangzhou is not united, to be honest, the overall strength is not inferior to the Huns.

In addition, Feng Chengjia and Huang Kai personally led people into the territory of the Huns to investigate the military situation, and it would take several months for the two of them to come and go.

Just when Chu Yun was slowly integrating the army, Liu Bi and Guo Shuzi were in big trouble before they entered Xihe County. The famous mountain range in the east of Bingzhou is called Taihang Mountain, and there is also a natural barrier called Luliang Mountain in the west, and the terrain of Shanxi is famous for two mountains and one river, so there are many dangers in Bingzhou, in Chu Yun's opinion, it is well managed, and Bingzhou can almost be in an invincible position, but it was made by Liu Kun into a Hun who can come and go when he wants, and Chu Yun doesn't know what to say.

More than 1,000 cavalry said that no one dared to provoke, but some people did not believe in evil, they just entered Xihe County and were blocked by the Luliang Mountain bandits, they were crowded in a canyon, the cavalry could not be used, and the front and back were blocked by stones, they became the turtle in the urn. If they gave up the horses, the elite of the Iron Blood Army could completely evacuate, but they were reluctant to let go of these horses, Liu Bi and Guo Shuzi knew that it was not easy for Chu Yun to save this bit of family money. Therefore, they had a stalemate with the bandits in Luliangshan.

Until now, the two of them didn't even see where the enemy was, it was really aggrieved, thanks to the food they carried, but a day passed, and they didn't wait for the other party's negotiators, and the two of them also understood each other's thoughts, they were in love with everyone's horses, and even wanted to annihilate them.

"Captain Liu, it can't go on like this, although we all bring food, but we don't bring much water, if we continue to consume, we are likely to be wiped out. Guo Shuzi found Liu Bi, Liu Bi looked at the terrain from front to back, left and right, and didn't know what he was studying, Guo Shuzi couldn't help it.

"Brother Guo, I'm worried about this matter all day, I already know where there is water, thirst can't kill us, what I'm worried about now is that their ambitions seem to be very big, we have been besieged for a long time, it is likely to delay the task of the governor, and when the time comes, we will die and blame me, I think that no one dares to provoke our thousand cavalry, but I actually relaxed my vigilance and did not carefully explore the terrain, I am ashamed of my trust in the governor. Guo Shuzi was silent after hearing this, no wonder Liu Bi became a captain, and he was just a captain, his vision was different, although he likes to study now, but he is far from them.

"Duwei Liu, what do you say we should do?" Guo Shuzi asked respectfully, usually Guo Shuzi and the others were the first to follow Chu Yun, and they didn't look down on Liu Bi who was defeated and surrendered by them, but now Guo Shuzi really admired Liu Bi a little.

Liu Bi was happy in his heart, but he didn't leak the slightest expression, he knew Chu Yun's trust in Guo Shuzi and the others, and he would not easily offend these veterans, so Liu Bi said without slackening: "Brother Guo, you are an old man under the governor, if I have an idea, you can correct me." Although we feel sorry for our cavalry, we don't want to be damaged, especially at this time. But our iron-blooded army is fought with a knife and a gun, we can't let the cavalry become a flower in the greenhouse, we should send people to abandon the horses, climb over the gravel, find the enemy and destroy them. The cavalry of our iron-blooded army is also a first-class strong army when dismounted, even if the opponent has a few thousand people, we can deal with it, as long as we defeat the enemy, we will move the stones away and leave quickly, what do you think?"

After Liu Bi finished speaking, Guo Shuzi suddenly became enlightened, he was afraid that the cavalry would be lost, so he would only think about patience and even negotiate with the enemy, and completely forgot that the iron-blooded army was a strong army to kill.

"Captain Liu, this time the governor asked me to take everything to you as the master, and I obeyed your orders. Guo Shuzi clenched his fist and patted the armor on his chest to express his obedience to Liu Bi, Liu Bi was overjoyed, he was determined to make a career, this is the first test, if the people are not aligned, things will definitely be half the effort.

"Brother Guo, what is the master or not, we are all the subordinates of the governor, and the governor is our master. Let's go and let the soldiers drink some water in a moment, and then send a hundred men to abandon their horses and walk forward to test them..."The two men whispered as they walked towards the crowd, looking like two good buddies. 2210