"Zhou Faming served as Zuopushe, Minister of the Liang Kingdom. According to reports, he did not advocate going north to Henan, but advocated entering Shu... Now he is leading troops outside and is stationed in Nanyang. I don't believe there is no dissent in the Liang Dynasty.
Furthermore, if the Liang army is stationed in Nanyang, Jingxiang will definitely be empty...
In my opinion, it is better to send light troops south to Xiangyang. How will the Liang Dynasty respond to the unexpected situation? Will Zhou Faming be blamed?
If there are any more rumors that Zhou Faming has led his army to surrender, and it is inconvenient for the news to come and go, the kings and ministers of the Liang Dynasty will definitely be in panic, and maybe they can give me a chance... If I can pull the fuel out of the cauldron, the Liang army will be in chaos."
Everyone looked over and saw that the right guard general Wei Chikai was talking.
Everyone became quiet again. After a long time, Zhang Liang, a doctor from the Ministry of War who came with the army, smiled and said: "Generals, don't be polite if you can use the Military Intelligence Department. Just give your orders."
He agreed with Yu Chikai's strategy in disguise, but because of his identity, he did not want to interfere with the generals' decisions. That would make the generals think that he was a supervisor sent by the Ministry of War or the emperor to the army, which would have a great impact on him.
of estrangement.
He didn't want to play tricks with the generals in front of the battle. It was very dangerous. This was one of the experiences he gained from Li Mi's army. The rude generals became angry and cutting off the heads of the supervisors was not a thing in Henan.
Strange.
Yu Chiqi hugged him, his strategy really needed the full help of the Military Intelligence Department.
Yang Daosheng, who has always had a relatively low sense of presence, said hesitantly: "Isn't it inappropriate to divide the troops at this time?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Zhang Shigui over there had already stood up and beat his chest and said: "The cavalry is of little use here. The general is willing to lead the cavalry south, please allow the general."
He was impatient again, and everyone looked at him with suspicion, and most of them were very dissatisfied...
Yuchi Gong stroked his beard and his eyes flashed. He only pondered for a moment and then said: "Then General Lao Zhang is here. You will set off tonight. Be quiet and don't let the enemy notice."
Zhang Shigui was overjoyed. This was much more enjoyable than when he was under Li Jiancheng. He immediately hammered his chest and made a promise, "Please don't worry, general. Xiao Mian will not be at peace here."
When he was in a good mood, his mind became brighter. He held his hands towards the others and smiled and said: "I'm sorry for you, so I'm going to take the first step. If you have anything else to say, just say it and I'll listen."
Several other people were helpless and could only clasp their fists one after another and say: "Thank you, General."
Only Yu Chiqi's expression remained unchanged. This was the strategy he proposed, but Zhang Shigui took the lead. Naturally, he was very unhappy... At this time, he tried hard to suppress his unhappiness and said: "General Zhang's departure is of great importance. The south
Surrounded by mountains and rivers, it is not conducive to cavalry operations. I hope General Zhang will be more careful and not show off his temporary bravery and miss the important event."
Zhang Shigui got an advantage and felt a little sorry for Yu Chikai. He knocked on his chest hard and said with a smile: "Of course... I admire the general's far-reaching wisdom."
Yu Chikai was dumbfounded by his compliments. He thought to himself that this guy was not very smart, so saying goodbye would be like saying goodbye forever, right?
Yuchi Gong felt a little relieved. Everyone knew about the emptiness in the south, but they didn't see it as well as Yuchi Kai. With Yuchi Kai's introduction, everyone was no longer embarrassed, and they started to check for and fill in the gaps with each other's words.
Finally, Yuchi said respectfully, "Okay, that's pretty much what I've said. General Zhang has led the army for many years, and his achievements are no worse than ours. I've said too much, but our mother-in-law doesn't want him to leave."
He made a joke, only Zhang Shigui grinned, and Yu Chigong didn't expect them to join him, so he continued: "General Yang is familiar with the customs and customs here, and he has also made a hard trip... If you two can make contributions here, you will be better in the future."
The reward must be above all others."
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The Tang army and the Liang army were in a stalemate in Nanyang for less than ten days, and they divided their forces again.
Zhang Shigui and Yang Daosheng led 5,000 cavalry troops south to Xiangyang. They finally took advantage of the cavalry and wanted to rely on the strength of the cavalry to break through the deadlock.
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Yun'an, Tang Army Zhongjun.
The general manager of Yizhou, General Li Jing of Zuo Xiaowei, General Zhang Lun of Zuo Yiwei, and General Yu Wenhuo of Youyiwei were also discussing military matters.
Yun'an is a small city surrounded by mountains on all sides, with rugged roads and rivers flowing through the mountains.
This is not a strategic location. You can go directly to Kuizhou by walking eastward out of the mountains and hills. When the 40,000 Tang troops arrived, the defenders had already abandoned the city and fled. Only some old and weak people were still in the city. The rest were not guarded by the defenders.
To take it away means to flee to the mountains to avoid the disaster of war.
The army turned this place into a temporary camp, and the county government was where the Chinese army was located. The scouts began to wander in the mountains, and they met enemy scouts from time to time. A war to determine the ownership of the eastern border of Shu could break out at any time.
The lights were dim, and three people gathered together. On the table in the middle was a map of mountains and rivers, and the three of them pointed as if they were having a meeting with ghosts.
Due to the small number of people and the fact that we have been working together for a long time, even if they are not subordinate to each other, it is not as lively as Yuchi Gong's place.
At this time, Li Jing pointed the location of Kuizhou on the table and said: "Although Chai Shao surrendered to Xiao Mian, he didn't have much intention to surrender. Zhang Zhenzhou's troops are still stationed outside the city, and they may be defeated one by one."
Yu Wenquan nodded and said: "Chai Shao's new surrender must not be trusted. He is a Luoyang native living in Chang'an, but he leads Xu Shao's old troops, and now he has surrendered Xiao Mian. If he loses military power, what else can he do? Of course not.
Dare to let Zhang Zhenzhou enter the city."
Zhang Lun scratched his beard and laughed, thinking to himself, you have forgotten that the husband-in-law has left his mother-in-law behind. If you don't hold on to something tightly, the lonely family will be extremely miserable.
Naturally, the other two people would not know Zhang Dabeard's dirty thoughts, and they were still discussing how to take advantage of the distrust between Chai Shao and Zhang Zhenzhou so that they could defeat them one by one.
Compared with Liang Jun, their weakness is obvious, that is, they have too few troops. If Chai Shao and Zhang Zhenzhou only focus on defending the city, Tang Jun will not be able to do much against them.
The mountain barbarians near Kuizhou have been making a lot of noise and have to be defended. Therefore, this battle is not easy to fight. It would be easy to contain Chai Shao and Zhang Zhenzhou according to the strategy of the Ministry of War.
But how can any former general of the army be willing to serve as a partial division? Whether it is Li Jing, Zhang Lun, or Yuwen Huo, they are all very enterprising generals. They will never rigidly plan the war ahead according to the military strategy. They want to maximize
A degree of usurpation of merit.
Yuchi Gong and others are also average. No matter how good the military strategy is, it cannot stop their enthusiasm for making contributions.
At this time, Zhang Lun scratched his beard and said: "Even if Chai and Shao are wary of each other, Kuizhou City is there, and our small number of troops has little chance of winning the siege. If we can lure them out to fight with us,
That's good."
Yuwen Huo glanced at him suspiciously, "Attack Zhang Zhenzhou first and bring Chai Shao to rescue him?"
After saying this, he shook his head and said, "No, if Zhang Zhenzhou is more cautious, he will probably retreat to Kuizhou City. We will not be able to defeat him in a short time."
Li Jing laughed and said, "General Zhang has a good idea? Don't talk in circles. Come and tell me."
Li Jing now has full confidence, and he is becoming more and more confident in his words and deeds. He is very similar to the demeanor he had when he was the mayor of Mayi County. He can no longer leave him aside when leading troops in battles like before.
Zhang Lun scratched his beard and said with a smile: "My idea is a little inappropriate. If I tell you, please don't spread the word to me later."
Yuwen Huo was a little impatient. He glared at him and said, "If it's inappropriate, don't say anything. My mother-in-law is like a mother-in-law."
Zhang Lun wasn't angry, he just muttered in his heart that the Yuwen family's brat had a bad temper, which meant that Lao Zhang was in a good mood, otherwise he would be waiting to be beaten by me.
Li Jing is not in a hurry. The generals will not be as polite when discussing military matters as they would be at a cultural meeting. A few quarrels are nothing, and it is normal to use fists and kicks. As long as they don't miss the main business, leave them alone.
Sure enough, the two of them only fought for a few words, and Zhang Lun said seriously: "Business matters are more important. Speaking of my wife, I heard that during the Three Kingdoms period, Sima Yi and Zhuge Kongming fought, and Zhuge gave him a set of women's clothes. I thought.
I tried to motivate him to fight, but it didn't seem to work out in the end.
But Chai Shao is not Sima Yi, so it’s okay for us to try..."
Li Jing and Yu Wenhuo were both well-known in the world and had read more books than Zhang Lun. As soon as they heard it, they understood what he was talking about and couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.
Yuwen Huo immediately laughed, "Although Chai Shao is not Sima, he has learned lessons from his past mistakes. Haven't you heard of the Three Kingdoms?"
Zhang Lun shook his beard and smiled, "We don't give women clothes, so I sent someone to tell Chai Shao that his princess has entered the palace as a concubine. It was me, Zhang Lun... No, it was Li Yaoshi, the general manager of Yizhou who did it."
Matchmaker, do you think he will come out of the city to fight with us when he is so angry?
If he doesn't come and stays in the city like a turtle, we will broadcast rumors to the city and see how he still has the nerve to lead the army to fight against us."
Damn it... the other two took a breath of air after hearing this, and when they looked at Zhang Lun, their eyes were wrong.
Li Jing's face was as dark as water, and Yu Wenwo gave him a thumbs up and praised him sincerely: "General Zhang is indeed very courageous. I admire him very much."
Zhang Lun looked at them with a guilty conscience and muttered: "That's what I said, that's what war is like, do whatever it takes... Chai Shao will lose his head sooner or later, let's trick him out of Kuizhou
If you come out to kill, the Supreme Being will definitely be happy... If we talk nonsense, you won't be blamed, right?"
Yuwen Huo was completely speechless and didn't want to talk to this guy anymore, so as not to investigate him later and be implicated by this guy.
Li Jing frowned and pondered for a long time, and said in a deep voice: "This is a great plan, but it won't sound good if you say it out loud... but you might as well give it a try. We have made great achievements on the battlefield, regardless of reputation or reputation, but it may drag down the reputation of the Supreme and...
I'm fine with any future troubles, so I ask you two to think about it before we talk."
Zhang Lun scratched his beard and smiled nonchalantly: "If anything goes wrong with my proposal, I will naturally take responsibility for it."
Yuwen Huo glanced at them, his pride gradually rising in his chest, he beat his chest twice and said with a smile: "Since you two are not afraid, what should I be afraid of?"