Chapter 38: Persecuted by Dong Zhuo, unable to save himself
"It's finally here!" Wu Shun said, holding the clerk in his hand tightly.
This letter was written by Qiao Mao, the prefect of Dongjun, who pretended to be the three imperial courts, to various prefectures and counties. It listed Dong Zhuo's crimes, claiming that "we are forced by Dong Zhuo, we cannot save ourselves. We urgently hope that the righteous soldiers will save the country from danger." This means: "We are forced by Dong Zhuo inhumanely, and now we have no way to save ourselves. We anxiously hope that the rebel soldiers will be launched in various places to save the country from danger."
Wu Shun had learned about the matters about the court from the Black Guard. Even if there was no Black Guard, Wu Shun had memories of his previous life and could probably know the major events that happened to the court.
In April of the sixth year of Zhongyuan, that is, in April 189, Emperor Liu Hong passed away. The eldest son of the emperor, Liu Bian, who was fourteen years old, ascended the throne and was called Shaodi. The biological mother of Shaodi Empress He was respected as the empress dowager and began to rule the court.
Empress Dowager He asked his brother General He Jin and Yuan Huai to record the affairs of Shangshu, and the relative He began to be dictatorial!
His nephew was the emperor, so He Jin wanted to eradicate the eunuch group, but Empress Dowager He was favoring Zhang Rang, Duan Gui and others, so he did not agree. He Jin accidentally eavesdropped on Zhang Rang's people while conspiring with his subordinates.
Zhang Rang and others were also afraid of death, so they asked the Empress Dowager to protect them. But He Jin, the one in power, could not protect them even if the Empress Dowager was a woman.
No one could protect him. Zhang Rang, Duan Gui and others made a ruthless act and falsely passed the imperial edict of the empress dowager, tricking He Jin into entering the palace alone. In advance, the sword and axe driver hacked He Jin to death.
He Jin's subordinates learned that He Jin was dead, and they broke through the palace and killed the eunuchs! Zhang Rang and others had to hijack the young emperor, the queen mother and King Liu Xie of Chenliu escaped. They originally wanted to find a ferry and fled to Wuling to surrender to Wu Shun, but who knew that they were eventually caught up by the rioters and forced to jump into the river and die.
Fortunately, the young emperor was taken back. If Zhang Jiezhen brought the young emperor to Wuling County, the matter would be very serious. Wu Shun didn't want to be merciless.
"Go to the barracks and see the results of the recruit training! I'm about to see the heroes of this era. I'm really looking forward to it..."
Wu Shun led his personal guards to the barracks. In Wuling County, Wu Shun formed a new army of 5,000 people. 2,500 barbarian soldiers were formed into the Canglang Army, Shi Zhongyu was the Canglang General, and Shamoke was the deputy general. The general of the White Tiger Camp was Dongfangqiang. Since Dongfangqiang was still in Chenyang, Zhang Xiong was temporarily replaced and Guan Hai was the deputy general. The newly formed new army had no number for the time being. In the future, Wu Shun would give him a name.
When I walked into the recruit camp, I heard waves of slogans and scoldings. Every recruit was training hard, and they didn't want to lose. Because if they lost in the battle drill, they had to wash clothes for the winner for a month. In order to let others wash clothes, everyone gritted their teeth and trained without relaxing for a moment.
Wu Shun felt this trend and was very satisfied. Only competition can promote progress. The best treatment in Wu Shun's army is the White Tiger Camp. If you want to enter the White Tiger Camp, you can do it as long as you can pass the assessment. The current White Tiger Camp is strict enough to choose soldiers. You must be strong in your body, fast in response, outstanding in martial arts, and the most important thing is to be loyal to Wu Shun.
Other troops can only call Wu Shun the general or adult. The soldiers of the White Tiger Camp are all called lords. They are ready to charge for Wu Shun and attack cities and villages at any time!
With the increase in the number of soldiers under his command, Wu Shun was worried about the candidates for commanding the generals again, and now there is an embarrassing situation where no one is available!
Seeing that he could only draw Dongfang Qiang back to lead the new recruits. Chen Yang left Wen Qian alone to manage it and let Zhou Jun assist him. Now Wu Shun is the legitimate prefect of Wuling, and Zhou Jun and others dare not have any bad ideas. Besides, Wu Shun did not do anything about those aristocratic families. Wasn just selling some land to the government and reducing some rent interest to the tenants, and he could not buy and sell land privately.
"Master!"
Seeing Wu Shun inspecting, Shi Zhongyu, who was organizing training, came to see him. Through the last battle in Linyuan, Shi Zhongyu admired Wu Shun very much and felt that following Wu Shun would definitely make a lot of achievements in the future, so he worshipped the lord. He was quite confident in his ability.
"Zhongyu, how effective are the archers you trained? A big battle will happen soon, and archers must be formed soon."
Wu Shun knew that Shi Zhongyu's archery skills were good. He shot two consecutive times and three consecutive times, and he shot very accurately. Even the fierce man Zhang Xiong sighed. So Wu Shun asked him to train a archer as a long-range unit that could accurately strike. Wu Shun was very obsessed with the Qin Dynasty's crossbow formation. With a volley, the arrows were simply covering the sky and the sun. The effect alone was enough to make people excited!
"Report to the lord, the archers are practicing three-stage shooting now! After getting familiar with it, you can participate in actual combat. Just as the lord often said, if you haven't seen blood before, you won't be considered an army!"
Shi Zhongyu was very satisfied with the training of the recruits. Because when selecting soldiers, Wu Shun asked him to choose the first one. He chose the qualified, strong body, amazing arms, and extraordinary eyesight. One thousand new recruits of 5,000 people were archers he chose. In Wuling area, the people in the people are strong, so training for the recruits is not difficult.
"Go and see your bow and arrow troops."
Wu Shun walked towards the archers who were practicing uninterrupted shooting. Shi Zhongyu followed him to guard him.
"I've practiced well, so I'll let the soldiers take a rest. I can't stand my arms when I pull the bow for a long time."
Wu Shun reminded that training should not be done randomly, archers are very valuable, and you must not be broken by practicing.
"Lord, what I will arrange for rotation training will not be hurt by them." Shi Zhongyu replied.
"Very good, General Shi is indeed extraordinary!" After affirming Shi Zhongyu's method, Wu Shun went to inspect other troops.
After the Han Shao Emperor ascended the throne, he would soon be deposed by Dong Zhuo, and then the Shao Emperor and his mother, Empress Dowager He, would be poisoned by Dong Zhuo. Wu Shun had notified Luoyang No. 1 to find a way to save the Shao Emperor Liu Bian and the Empress Dowager. Wu Shun knew that Luoyang No. 1 was still capable.
After Dong Zhuo was tyrannical, he wanted to win over Yuan Shao and Cao Cao and other juniors of the clan, but he was scared to leave Jizhou. Cao Cao fled back to Chenliu, and Yuan Shu fled to Nanyang County to station troops in Luyang City. All three of them actively recruited troops to prepare for war and prepared to raise an army to attack Dong Zhuo.
Many things will happen in 189, but Wu Shun is unwilling to care about these things. He does not have the ability yet. What he has to do now is to wait for the day when the princes will raise their troops. He will attack Dong Zhuo together and get some benefits.
Chapter completed!