Warrior in Turbulent Han Dynasty

In the side hall of Jinxiang Hall, the sun shines in through the carved doors and windows, and the bamboo curtains shaken by the wind sometimes brighten and sometimes dark, as if there is a halo. All the civil officials and clerks working here retreated, followed by the most powerful circle of people in the imperial court. Two ministers of the Privy Council, four prime ministers, four senior military generals of the Palace Department, and three senior generals of the Guard Department.

Once the emperor and the courtiers, there are some new faces in the center; many old faces are also left behind.

For example, the prime ministers Feng Dao and Guo Shao didn't know exactly which dynasty this old man started to be an official. Anyway, he was called a "tumbler", and he must have been in many dynasties... However, Li Chuyun, Yang Biao, Luo Yanhuan, and even Gao Huaide were relatively new faces, and it was a bit eye-catching to suddenly appear in this most advanced military affairs.

Luo Yanhuan had just taken the position of commander of the guards and horse troops, not because of how many victories he had won in the past, or how much credit he had made. The most direct reason was: during the Tokyo Mutiny, he led dozens of cavalry to open the Xihua Gate in advance, and his courageous performance laid a very important link for Guo Shao's army to quickly enter the imperial city.

It's as simple as that. But Luo Yanhuan was the only one who had this opportunity and seized it, among the hundreds of thousands of soldiers in the imperial army.

"My lords, let's look at the topographic map of the north bank of the Yellow River." Wei Renpu, the deputy privy envoy, said.

Everyone turned their heads to look, and there was a hand-painted rough map hanging on a wooden shelf. Wei Renpu is still so temperamental, with a burly figure, and the faintly visible muscles on his neck and arms make him very imposing, but he wears a round collar robe, speaks calmly and behaves elegantly.

Wei Renpu calmly stretched out his arm and pointed to the location on the map: "Zezhou (now Jincheng, southern Shanxi Province), leaning on the ridge of Taiyue, looking at Heyang and Hedong; it can even swoop down, and once it crosses the Yellow River, Tokyo will be safe and secure. Li Jixun's old nest is no longer in Huaizhou, Heyang Town, and he has arrived in Zezhou; he has a good vision and has chosen a good place... Now Li Jixun's sword is pointing at here, Jinzhou.

Jinzhou (now Linfen), the throat from Hedong to Guanzhong. If the rebels occupy Jinzhou, they can rely on the Northern Han Dynasty as a retreat and reinforcements, and they can enter Guanzhong, Xijing, and the whole area north of the Yellow River. First establish an invincible position, advance to wait for opportunities, retreat to rely on Taiyue, and guard the key points. It is the key to this battle!

Look here again, Liaozhou (a hundred miles southeast of Taiyuan, Shanxi, but blocked by mountains), where Li Chongjin's department is located. In the second year of Xiande, Liaozhou was captured by Li Yun's tribe, and Fang was included in our territory of the Great Zhou Dynasty; in order to guard against the outposts of the Northern Han Dynasty. However, for Li Chongjin, this place is surrounded by enemies on two sides and mountains on three sides and cannot be stretched; apart from the advantage of being able to retreat to the Northern Han Dynasty nearby, it is really a good place to talk about.

Therefore, Li Chongjin is currently looting the near left of Liaozhou, and is planning to take the route from the Northern Han Dynasty to Jinzhou, and join forces with Li Jixun's troops to attack Jinzhou. "

Behind the wooden map, there is a graceful figure behind the curtain, which is Empress Dowager Fu Jinzhan. After Wei Renpu finished speaking, he turned around and bowed to the inside of the curtain.

Fu Jinzhan said in a quiet voice: "How to deal with it, ministers, but it doesn't matter."

Wei Renpu came down to join the queue and turned to look at Guo Shao. Guo Shao clasped his fists and said, "Wang Shijun, please elaborate."

"Being respectful is worse than obeying orders." Wang Pu bowed to Guo Shao, turned around and worshiped the golden cup, and walked a few steps forward. There was no sound in the palace. Although there were not many people, everyone was serious and even a little nervous on such occasions.

Wang Pu coughed lightly, and said, "Vice Envoy Wei focused on three places, Ze, Jin, and Liao. Among them, Jinzhou is the key place in this battle, and this old man deeply agrees. But it is obvious that the alliance between Li Jixun and Li Chongjin is not inseparable...Even before this, the court has avoided a more unfavorable situation, and the alliance of the three Li is one!

From Liaozhou to Jinzhou, the distance is 560 miles, and the road is very difficult; from Zezhou to Jinzhou, the post road is only 450 miles, and the road is wide... Under such road conditions, Li Jixun's call to action has already spread to Tokyo, and he has sent troops to the west, turned the road to the north, and pointed directly at Jinzhou; at this time, Li Chongjin was still robbing the people in Liaozhou.

I think Lee Ji-hoon is rushing to fight and Lee Joong-jin is delaying. If the imperial soldiers and horses can reinforce Jinzhou in time, Jinzhou will not be lost; two Li can be settled in the first battle.

Stop Li Jixun's troops under the city of Jinzhou, and the follow-up army will take Zezhou; then you can take advantage of Li Jixun's transfer to seize its geographical advantage. When Li Chongjin's troops arrived in Jinzhou, and Jinzhou was still there, Li Chongjin lost his foothold and had nothing to rely on. He was defeated without a fight. "

"Wang Shijun's wonderful strategy!" Guo Shao praised, turned around and bowed inside the curtain, "I am in the army and have heard of the cavalry's method of attacking the infantry camp. The best strategy is not to attack the infantry camp head-on, but to take advantage of the infantry camp's movement and wavering.

The strategy of Wang Shijun coincides with the art of war! Li Jixun occupies Zezhou, which has a good location, and it will be very difficult to attack Zezhou by force; now he is taking the initiative to attack Jinzhou, which is just to mobilize the wavering opportunity. If the enemy attacks, I will also attack. Jinzhou is the place where the battle will be won. The ministers seconded the strategy of Wang Shijun and Wei Fushi. "

After listening to Guo Shao's beautiful words, Wang Pu felt complacent and couldn't hide it.

After hearing this, Fu Jinzhan said: "When will the troops be dispatched, who will be the commander in chief, and which troops will be mobilized?"

Guo Shao also admired Fu Jinzhan immediately. Today, she said very little in the discussion, but when she spoke, it was the key issue...Fu Jinzhan doesn't know how to fight, but she obviously understands the power relationship related to war.

But no one could answer her words. Even Guo Shao can't, because there are some things he can't say here.

The biggest problem in Tokyo right now is that the first emperor passed away only two months ago, and it has finally calmed down. The interior is not so stable, and many people are just watching; there are also watching outside the town. There are also problems left over from the past. The surrounding area of ​​Tokyo is flat and there is no danger to defend.

But it is inconvenient to say these words clearly, even if there are a group of people at the core of power.

Guo Shao thinks that some things are just the skills of getting along with people, and have nothing to do with character; he just says what he says in front of anyone. Some things he can say in public in front of the soldiers, some things can only be said in the small circle of military aircraft, some things can only be said with Fu Jinzhan, and some things he doesn't say to anyone, just think in his heart... If the consequences of talking nonsense are the lightest, it will be very embarrassing. Sometimes he would meet some people on certain occasions and say some harsh words in public, which made people very uncomfortable and helpless. Of course he wouldn't do that, and neither would anyone present.

Guo Shao pondered for a while, and then said: "Queen Mother, the imperial army is still being rectified, and Zhang Guanghan's troops of the Long Jie Army are still on the way and haven't returned to Beijing. I'm afraid it's not a good time to withdraw. We have to wait a few more days and make a long-term plan."

Wang Pudao: "Li Jixun will arrive in Jinju within half a month, and he set off a few days ago. The imperial army traveled more than 800 miles from Tokyo to Jinju. If they can't be dispatched in time, the strategy we discussed before will be useless.

However, the minister and Deputy Envoy Wei also expected such a situation. In addition to the best policy, there is also a bad policy. It is to take advantage of Li Jixun's departure from Zezhou to capture Zezhou first and then occupy the favorable location. "

At this time, Fan Zhi said: "Why must the army be banned, and it is not possible to adjust the local town to reinforce Jinzhou?"

"Who are you calling?" Wang Pu asked bluntly.

Fan Zhi thought for a while and said, "Zhe Dejian (Zhe Cong Ruan's son, Zhe Cong Ruan has passed away)."

Wang Pu looked annoyed, and said bluntly: "Fan Xianggong, how did you become the prime minister! Zhe Deliang's cousin and the commander of the Dianqian Division both had a feud with Li Chuyun (his cousin Zhe Deliang and Guo Shao also have a small conflict that is not a fundamental conflict of interest), and now you tell him to disregard his own territory and lead the army to Jinzhou! Will he move after receiving the order? Even if he moves, he can go to Jinzhou in the year of the monkey!"

Guo Shaoxin said: There are more serious problems. The Northwest Jiedushi is a somewhat semi-independent town, and it is very laborious to use; if you give him an imperial decree to restrain more soldiers and horses in the town, are you encouraging him to take advantage of the opportunity?

Fu Yanqing is a good candidate, but Fu Yanqing is sixty years old, and he is too far away from Jinzhou... Guo Shao has to think of Fu Yanqing's last battle in Xinzhou in the Northern Han Dynasty.

At this moment, Fan Zhi also got angry, and said: "I have no talent to be prime minister, good, good! I will resign now. Queen Mother..."

"Mr. Fan, you don't need to be arrogant. You are a civil servant. It's normal that you don't agree with Wang Shijun on military affairs." Fu Jinzhan said angrily.

At this moment, Guo Shao turned around and said, "What if Xiang Gong (changed his name in the last letter to avoid taboo) defends Jinzhou?"

Wang Pu was stunned: "Only Li Jixun attacks, of course he should defend. But if the time delay is too long, the total strength of the rebel army may reach 60,000 when Li Chongjin's troops arrive in Jinzhou. Xiang Gong's people, and he arrived in Jinzhou not long ago, and his subordinates have different accents and customs from the local people. It's hard to say whether they can be of the same heart... If Xiang Gong was attacked by Li Jixun and Li Chongjin and lost Jinzhou, it would be understandable."

Wang Pu said again: "General Guo's method of attacking Shouzhou is also known to Zhao Kuangyin. In the past, Zhao Kuangyin was the late emperor's confidant, and no one expected him to rebel."

Guo Shao murmured, "Zhang Guanghan's Department on the left side of the Long Jie Army should be arriving in Tokyo soon, but the reorganization of the Guard Division is also very troublesome. It is almost necessary to redeploy the Long Jie Army and the rest of the Iron Cavalry Army. Not only does it need to be re-registered and reorganized, but it also takes time to get familiar with each other. On the contrary, the Huben Army has been preparing for a long time, and now the reorganization is basically completed, and it can be used within half a month."

Wang Pudao: "There are more than 30,000 people in the Huben Army, and they are considered to be the most elite troops in the Forbidden Army, but General Guo wants to take them all out?"

"I only bring one side!" Guo Shao said, "At the critical moment, I can't disappoint Xiang Gong and let him be besieged and stand by."

Wang Pu was stunned: "General Guo's current intention is to use 16,000 people to beat Li Jixun and Li Chongjin's 60,000 people?"

Guo Shaodao: "The Controlling Crane Army and the Zhu Banzhi can also mobilize some soldiers and horses... And I didn't deal with the second Li together. Li Jixun went to Jinzhou first; and then dealt with Li Chongjin. Defeat each of them."

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