Volume 10, Chapter 799
~Date:~November 06~
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Tang Yin had a lot of understanding of the situation in Sichuan through the intelligence of the Sky Eye and the Earth Network, as well as his own dark fire. There are many clan armies in the Sichuan Kingdom, ranging in size from hundreds to thousands to tens of thousands.
The establishment of each family army is strictly controlled by Sichuan King Xiao Xuan and the Sichuan court. The court sometimes provides part of the military equipment and military pay, but the main military pay and food for the family army have to be borne by each family themselves.
Among them, the most famous family army is the Hong family army. The Hong Family Army has a great reputation, firstly because of its strong combat power, and secondly, because of the high reputation of their family leader, Hong Yuetian. Hong Yuetian holds the title of Marquis and is titled the Marquis of Blood.
You can tell just by listening to his title that he is a strong general who is good at commanding troops and is brave and good at fighting. Hong Yuetian once saved Xiao Xuan, but Xiao Xuan didn't like him very much.
There are many large and small tribes in the south of the Sichuan Kingdom. Some tribes will bow to the Sichuan Kingdom and pay tribute every year, while some tribes will not listen to the Sichuan Kingdom's control. For those tribes that do not obey the Sichuan Kingdom's control, the Sichuan Kingdom most often uses The way is to send troops to attack.
Among the tribes in southern Sichuan, there is a larger tribe named Meng Xin, which has more than 100,000 soldiers. It originally submitted itself to the Sichuan Kingdom, but as its strength grew, it gradually began to disobey the Sichuan Kingdom's constraints and planned to Unite the surrounding tribes to contend with the Sichuan Kingdom. At that time, Xiao Xuan was still a young man in his early thirties. He had just ascended the throne of Sichuan King. He was young and vigorous, and needed meritorious deeds to establish his prestige. When this happened, he decided to take action on Meng Xin.
Xiao Xuan ordered the then Sichuan veteran General Lu Lian to command 100,000 Sichuan troops to attack Meng Xin.
However, this war was not fought smoothly.
The territory of Mengxin is covered with jungles, which is not suitable for the legion to carry out operations, and the large weapons that the Sichuan Army is proud of are completely useless here. The 100,000 Sichuan Army led by Lu Lian was deep in the dense forest, advancing slowly, and was often harassed by Meng Xin's army.
The war dragged on for three months, and the Sichuan army could not attack for a long time. What was even worse was that the soldiers at the front were deeply affected by the miasma in the forest and fell ill on a large scale. The establishment was no longer 60% of the original, and they were unable to advance or retreat. Retreating has become a situation where it is difficult to get off the tiger.
At this time, Xiao Xuan could not sit still in the palace. This was his first foreign war after inheriting the throne, and there was no room for failure.
Regardless of the opposition of the officials in the court, he personally led 200,000 troops to Meng Xin. First, he reinforced Lu Lian's troops, and at the same time, he also planned to destroy Meng Xin, a rebellious tribe that committed crimes.
But what Xiao Xuan didn't expect was that Meng Xin's siege of the Sichuan army was actually a strategy they used to lure the Sichuan army for reinforcements.
After the 200,000 Sichuan troops led by Xiao Xuan arrived in Mengxin, the initial battle went smoothly. The army was overwhelming, not only relieving Lu Lian's troops from being trapped, but also advancing into the core area of Mengxin.
But at this moment, Meng Xinjun's counterattack suddenly launched, and it was not just Meng Xinjun's family who attacked the Sichuan army, but coalition forces from six other tribes also participated in the battle.
The tribal alliance has the right time, place and people, but the Sichuan army is fighting in a different place and has no idea how to fight a jungle war.
It can be said that the Sichuan Army was passive from the beginning of the war. As the battle continued, the Sichuan Army suffered serious attrition, and the logistics supply line was cut off. More than 200,000 Sichuan Army led by Xiao Xuan were trapped alive in the dense forests of Mengxin.
At the end of the battle, the Sichuan army ran out of food and supplies. The soldiers could only kill war horses, dig grass roots, and scrape tree bark for food. Even Xiao Xuan felt desperate. Only then did he regret that he really should not have disobeyed his ministers. dissuade.
He was determined to die. The majestic King of Sichuan would rather die than become a prisoner of the barbarian tribe in the country.
At this critical moment, 20,000 Hong family troops led by Hong Yuetian descended from the sky. This Sichuan army broke into Mengxin territory and tore a large hole in the tribal alliance's encirclement, and then covered Xiao Xuan and Shou. The trapped Sichuan army fought back and successfully escaped from the siege.
In this battle, Hong Yuetian became famous in one battle. His title of marquis was also inherited from his ancestors and had been questioned before. But after this battle, no one dared to question that he was unworthy of being a marquis.
After Xiao Xuan was rescued by Hong Yuetian, there was a brief 'honeymoon period' between the two.
At that time, Xiao Xuan simply tied Hong Yuetian to his side. He would take him with him wherever he went. He was inseparable. Hong Yuetian became the most popular person in front of King Sichuan.
But as a result, he was naturally hated by others. Gradually, people began to report to Xiao Xuan, saying that Hong Yuetian was now talking about rescuing the driver, talking about it to everyone, and in his words. Often there is contempt and disrespect for the king. At first, Xiao Xuan didn't believe it, but it didn't matter if one or two people said it. Everyone said it, so he couldn't help but not believe it. At that time, Xiao Xuan felt very uncomfortable. After all, this was nothing to him. Glorious things.
At the same time, Hong Yuetian was dissatisfied with Xiao Xuan. After he rescued Xiao Xuan, Xiao Xuan was grateful to him and promised him at a banquet that he would expand his Hong family army to 100,000 people.
Now the Hong Family Army has 50,000 troops, and it will be expanded to 100,000, which is twice as much as the current one, and can be a legion. It will make Hong Yuetian laugh even when he is asleep. He was looking forward to it, but after the banquet, Xiao Xuan never mentioned it again, and Hong Yuetian was so anxious that he scratched his head. Later, in the court, he made many memorials, reminding Xiao Xuan indirectly that you have not fulfilled your promise yet, when can my Hong Family Army be expanded?
Of course Xiao Xuan remembered this matter, and he also understood the principle that the king does not joke. He did say such a thing at the beginning. Now that Hong Yuetian has proposed it, he wants to fulfill his wish and relax the Hong Family Army's establishment to 100,000.
However, the civil and military ministers of Sichuan State unanimously opposed this matter. The establishment of the family army did not exceed 50,000. If it was expanded to 100,000, it would be a legion. Once they are dissatisfied with the court, won't they go against the court?
Furthermore, if this precedent is set, every family will ask for expansion. When each family has its own army, will the court still be able to control them? Wouldn't the Chuan Kingdom follow the footsteps of the empire and become a fragmented separatist situation?
After listening to the advice of the ministers, Xiao Xuan also realized the seriousness of the matter. What he said at the beginning was too impulsive and too childish.
Later, when Hong Yuetian mentioned the expansion again, Xiao Xuan pretended to be confused and denied that he had said such a thing at the beginning, and also specifically reminded Hong Yuetian that he didn't need to take the jokes after drinking seriously.
His meaning was already very clear, that is, to tell Hong Yuetian not to mention this matter again in the future, but Hong Yuetian just didn't understand Xiao Xuan's mind. In his opinion, you, Xiao Xuan, are the king, and the king is not joking. Since you promised me to expand the Hong Family Army, you have to do it.
In the court, he mentioned the expansion once, and Xiao Xuan refused once. Later, he changed to submitting memorials every day. At the beginning, Xiao Xuan could still look at his memorials, but later he didn't even look at them and threw them aside.
At this time, Hong Yuetian was extremely dissatisfied with Xiao Xuan, and this person had a biggest shortcoming, he was greedy for wine and talked a lot, he could say what he should and shouldn't say as long as he drank a few glasses of wine.
When drinking with others, he complained a lot, saying that Xiao Xuan didn't keep his word, and even said such angry words as disrespecting the king.
Is there a wall that is impenetrable in the world? After hearing this, Xiao Xuan was furious. Even if you, Hong Yuetian, saved my life, do I have to owe you for the rest of my life? Do I have to tolerate you for the rest of my life?
Soon, Xiao Xuan's transfer order came down, directly transferring Hong Yuetian out of the capital, not to transfer him to guard the border, but also not letting him stay under his nose.
After receiving Xiao Xuan's transfer order, Hong Yuetian was furious. You, Xiao Xuan, don't hate me, don't you want to see me? Just leave, I just don't want to stay in the capital and suffer this bird's anger!
After leaving the capital, Hong Yuetian arrived at the local area, but he was still worried about the expansion, so he added servants to the Hong Family Army. The servants were actually slaves accompanying the army, in other words, they were handymen who served the war horses, cooked, and washed clothes.
After he arrived at the local area, he took out all the death row prisoners and serious criminals from the surrounding counties and cities and incorporated them into his servants. In addition to the mountain bandits, bandits, and refugees he recruited, gradually, the number of servants in the Hong Family Army reached tens of thousands. In this way, the Hong Family Army's apparent establishment was still 50,000, but in fact it was close to 100,000.
He acted so recklessly in the local area, and the news naturally reached Xiao Xuan's ears. He was so angry that his teeth itched. If I don't give it to you, you go and rob it yourself. Do you still have me in your eyes?
However, Xiao Xuan was not a tyrant after all. He still remembered Hong Yuetian's life-saving grace in his heart. He turned a blind eye to what he did in the local area and pretended not to see it. As long as Hong Yuetian did not go too far, he would tolerate it.
This is the complicated relationship between Xiao Xuan and Hong Yuetian. It is understandable that the Hong family's armaments are dilapidated and the personnel are mixed. Relying on a family, even a marquis's family, no matter how much salary, no matter how big the business is in various places, it is also difficult to support the army of 100,000 people without relying on the court. The financial resources are tight.
The people of the Hong family army appeared in Bianyang County of Sichuan State, which surprised Tang Yin. Could it be that the Sichuan court has made a new decision and sent Hong Yuetian to guard the border instead? If so, it is definitely not good news for their side.
Hong Yuetian is a failure as a person and a big mouth, but he can be called a genius in commanding troops and fighting.
Moreover, this person is a hawk who is good at attacking. If the Chuan Kingdom gives the command of the border army to Hong Yuetian, it means that the Chuan Kingdom will use troops against the Feng Kingdom. Tang Yin is not ready for this yet!