On the night when Yang Deng's army attacked Jianchuan camp, Yuchi Jin took advantage of the situation and took charge of the three armies of Jianchuan.
When he first came to power, Yuchi Jin immediately promoted Geng Xin, Han Xun, Zhe Silun, Shu He, and Wang Qian to the positions of exercises.
It is so obvious, although a little hasty, but not abrupt. Which general does not place his confidants in the army
Then she began to carry out a comprehensive purge of the entire Jianchuan Army.
First of all, Yuchi Jin drastically cut down on the number of Jianchuan soldiers. She did not want any soldier under the age of eighteen. She wanted to build an elite force. She did not want those fourteen or fifteen-year-old soldiers with runny noses.
It is too cruel to let them fight in the battlefield at such a young age. It is not heartbreaking to do so. More importantly, these teenagers are in their rebellious period. Although they are fierce, they cannot exert much power and are prone to making mistakes due to impulse.
Although this approach was challenged by many barbarian generals, it was also supported by many soldiers. In just half a month, Yuchi Jin, the newly appointed commander of Jianchuan, was sincerely supported by the people of Jianchuan.
Children are the apple of everyone's eye. Young sons have to join the army at a young age and live a life of risking their lives on the edge of a knife. Ordinary people don't say it out loud, but the pain in their hearts is naturally beyond the understanding of outsiders.
Yuchi Jin laid off these young men and allowed them to receive enough wages and return home to make a living. How could the local people not be grateful to her
With the people's support and unity, the doubts and oppositions of many barbarian generals were instantly silenced.
Young soldiers occupied most of the Jianchuan army. While Yuchi Jin was laying them off, he also ordered Zhe Silun to go to Dongchuan to recruit strong and brave black men; he also sent Han Xun deep into the northwest to buy Tibetan slaves.
In the area under the control of the Jianchuan Jiedushi, Yuchi Jin also used the excuse of preventing Yang Deng's attack to reach out to the local Baiman nobles and ask for strong slaves to fill the vacancies in the army.
According to historical records, slavery still existed in the country of Nanzhao before the establishment of the Dali Kingdom.
The Baiman nobles secretly kept strong slaves, secretly built up their own troops, or engaged in heavy labor, and did not contribute all of them to those in power to be used for the expedition. This was a good deal for Yuchi Jin.
Yuchi Jin was very tough and seemed not to be afraid of the Baiman nobles' violent resistance.
If the Baiman nobles refused to hand over those strong slaves, they would be asked to move out of Jianchuan. Otherwise, the other party would wait for the army of Jianchuan City to come and encircle and suppress them. Under such momentum, who would dare not hand over the slaves as long as they were Baiman nobles who were reluctant to leave their homeland
By taking these three approaches, in less than half a month, Yuchi Jin had assembled a group of strong and capable men that would make other military governors salivate at the sight of them.
Looking around the 30,000-strong Jianchuan garrison, there is absolutely not a single young face to be seen.
Those barbarian generals who used to complain about the reduction of soldiers are now so happy that their mouths are grinning until they are about to fall.
Yang Long and Yang Hu were killed. Half a month after the incident, Jianchuan finally faced Yang Deng's revenge.
In mid-August, Nongdong Jiedushi Zhao Weijun and Yinsheng Jiedushi Yao Bu Tong, with a combined force of 120,000 soldiers, falsely claimed to have an army of 200,000, and marched towards Jianchuan from the southeast of Jianchuan with flags flying and full of momentum.
Upon receiving the news, Yuchi Jin immediately convened an emergency military meeting.
In the central army tent, as soon as Yuchi Jin broke the news, all the generals, except for Geng Xin, Han Xun and a few others, turned pale and remained silent with fear.
What's more, his lips were blue and trembling like a sieve. This man was none other than Shi Mijia, the nephew of Shi Long and the second-generation ancestor.
The entire Jianchuan City has no more than 30,000 defenders at most, and nearly 60% of them are newcomers and elite soldiers. There are only more than 10,000 people at most. Facing a powerful enemy of 120,000, is it still necessary to fight this battle
Seeing everyone's expressions as if their father had died, Yuchi Jin said indifferently, "Zhao Weijun and Yao Bu Tong are both loyal supporters of Yang Deng. Once Yang Deng takes office, these two will naturally rise in power."
"From the current situation, Yang Deng is very powerful and has a great chance of taking the throne. At this time, how can Zhao and Yao slack off in the face of Yang Deng's orders?"
"Think about it, everyone. Even if we surrender the whole city, not to mention the fate of our soldiers, can you generals still maintain your current position?"
After this question was asked, a few of the frightened generals finally came to their senses and began to fall into deep thought.
Yuchi Jin paused for a moment, then continued, "Don't forget, everyone. We are all under the command of General Shi Long. If you surrender, even if Zhao Weijun and Yao Bu Tong are willing to accept you, will they still allow you to stay in the army?"
"Without military power, do you still have the capital to save your lives?"
"It's not that I, Yuchi, look down on you. If it comes to that time, a Luo Juzi will be able to take everyone's life."
Everyone in the tent agreed deeply with Yuchi Jin's words.
But at this moment, the frightened Shi Mijia suddenly stood up angrily. His face was filled with grief and indignation. His arms were shaking as he pointed at Yuchi Jin and roared, "It's all you. It's you who killed Yang Long and Yang Hu. If we hand you over, General Zhao and General Yao will definitely let us go."
"Everyone, don't listen to his nonsense. Let them bear the consequences of their own actions. It has nothing to do with us. As long as we hand them over, we will be able to rest assured."
Shimiga looked terrified, spoke without thinking, and suddenly roared, completely shocking everyone. Yuchi Jin had an unfriendly look on his face, and the look he gave him became colder and colder.
Despite such roars, none of the generals in the tent stood up to respond. The reason was very obvious.
At that time, the knives of Yang Long and Yang Hu were already at everyone's necks. If Yuchi Jin had not killed the Yang brothers, it would be hard to say whether you, the generals, could sit here today.
What will be the end of Shimiga's roaring in military affairs, inciting the generals, and making unreasonable troubles? Everyone looked at him with a trace of pity in their eyes.
If anyone dared to disrespect Yuchi Jin, a violent and ferocious figure would rush out like lightning and in just three or two steps he would be in front of Shimiga. The man would brazenly stretch out an arm and grab Shimiga's neck, then lift up Shimiga, a 200-pound man, easily like pulling a carrot.
"Uh, ho ho..."
"Bang, bang..."
Shimiga, whose neck was strangled, had his face turned even more purple and red, and he kept making dry hoarse sounds from his mouth.
I saw him kicking with his feet in vain, grabbing the man's arm tightly with one hand, and hitting the man's arm with the other hand, looking extremely uncomfortable.
The person who suddenly jumped out was, of course, none other than Geng?m; no one knew to what extent this reborn heroic soul was loyal to the master of the Classic of Mountains and Seas.
This can be seen from the increasing stability of Heshuo; Zhu Li, the lord who is just a bystander, often runs around, but Heshuo is as solid as a rock. If it were a different lord, he would have died outside long ago.
Geng?m's eyes were filled with murderous intent as he stared at Shimiga in his hand. The hand he stretched out continued to exert force, obviously intending to strangle Shimiga to death in public.
Looking at this scene, the generals in the tent had different expressions, but no one stepped forward to stop it. It was obvious that Shimiga had committed a big taboo.
At the same time, everyone couldn't help but feel a little more wary of Geng?m. This guy was simply a lawless person. Apart from Yuchi Jin, who else among you would be taken seriously by him
Didn’t you see that the nephew of General Shi Long was being held in the hands of the other side like a dead dog
"Okay, General Geng, General Shi Long has been very kind to us. For his sake, you should not bother with Shi Mijia." Yuchi Jin was afraid that Geng Long would strangle Shi Mijia to death, so he immediately stopped him.
Geng?m's eyes turned fierce when he heard that. Then he swung his hand violently and threw Shimiga to the ground.
With a "thump", the whole tent seemed to tremble.
"Ah, cough cough..."
Shimiga, who was thrown to the ground, coughed dryly and stretched out his hands to cover his neck tightly. He looked at Geng?m, who turned around and walked towards his seat without saying a word, with lingering fear.
Just now, death was so close to him, he had no doubt that Geng Yan really wanted to kill him. At this moment, he was completely scared.
At this time, Yuchi Jin's voice came again: "Shi Mijia, you have been roaring about military affairs and misleading the people with your lies. You are no longer suitable to continue to serve as the exercise officer. This army will decide to deprive you of your exercise officer position. You should stay at home and take care of yourself."
"Geng?m."
"I am here."
"You go and take over Shimiga's subordinates immediately." Yuchi Jin ordered mercilessly.
"Yes." Geng?m immediately bowed and accepted the order after hearing it, then walked out of the tent without hesitation. It was obvious that he did not want to stay, and went directly to recruit Shi Mijia's troops.
Suddenly deprived of his military post, Shimiga's face gradually turned blue, and then from blue to white, but he said nothing.
Since Yuchi Jin has spoken, the matter has become a fact. A man without military power can be killed by Luo Juzi. How dare he object? What's more, he is a coward.
Even Shi Mijia himself knew that he was too arrogant today. His roaring about military affairs and spreading rumors to confuse the people were enough for Yuchi Jin to sentence him to death. Yuchi Jin did not kill him, which really gave Shi Mijia enough face.
"Okay, everyone should go back and intensify the training of the new recruits. As for how to deal with Zhao Weijun and Yao Bu Tong, our generals will make their own decisions." After saying this, Yuchi Jin served tea to see the guests off.
Just from the expressions of the crowd, she could tell that they were already frightened. It was obviously impossible to expect them to come up with any ideas. In that case, why should she waste her time
Everyone filed out. When they had all walked out of the general's tent, six figures suddenly appeared from behind the screen in the big tent, one man and five women, all with solemn expressions.
The person in the lead, with a high Taoist bun and fluttering sleeves, is he not Zhu Qia