Hundreds of cavalrymen climbed a mountain along a stream at the eastern foot of Longchi Mountain. Horse hooves trampled in the clear and shallow stream. Occasionally, one or two swimming fish would be frightened and jump out of the water.
The woods on both sides have dense branches and leaves. Occasionally, you can see three or five fresh corpses lying on the edge of the dense forest. The dead are all sallow and thin, and their clothes are ragged. They are all refugees from the Southern Dynasties who had been hiding in the mountains. They were sent into the mountains in advance to clear the passage and ensure the safety of the guards.
Soldiers and horses shot and killed them all, their eyes widening, as if they were still hiding a lingering question: Why were they all driven away and killed when they hid in the mountains?
Hundreds of cavalrymen quickly reached the top of Yuhuangding, the main peak at the east foot, and reined in their horses and stopped.
After seeing Zhennan King Wu Lulie and Pingyan King Tu Ge dismounting, they walked straight to the high cliff in the east without any intention of inviting others to follow. Yue Hailou, Mo Lihu, Zhong Changqing, and Cao
Cheng and others stayed by the dense forest to rest with King Pingyan's entourage.
At first, there were still trees blocking the way. When Wu Lulie and Tu Ge climbed up the cliff, their vision suddenly became clearer. The morning sun slowly rose among the red clouds. The Dongfei River, which was more than ten miles away, was like a sparkling ribbon between heaven and earth.
It winds for a while, and then to the north, the water surface becomes vast, and there is Wabu Lake formed by the accumulated water in the lower reaches of Dongfei River...
"I came over directly to mention the withdrawal of troops without even saying hello. Are you unhappy?" Uluru Lie sat on the cliff and asked.
Seeing that Brother Tu was silent and did not speak, Wu Lulie said leisurely:
"When Father Khan is here, we brothers should talk openly about what is in their hearts. Don't be afraid of arguments, and don't compromise casually. Even if you argue face to face, it is far better than just saying "I warned you before" afterwards.
Much more. I still remember that in my father's big tent, everyone used to quarrel endlessly about the use of troops, and they would fight more than once or twice. However, after a big drink, all the old grudges would be cleared up.
In recent years, everyone has become more powerful, and they have begun to learn to take care of each other's face, hiding some things and not mentioning them, and learning not to criticize other people's affairs. Occasionally, if you really can't help it, it's just not painful.
Let me mention it. Thinking about it, it’s really not as enjoyable as having a big bowl of wine and eating meat in my father’s tent..."
After a long time, Brother Tu took a long breath, as if to let out the depression in his chest, and said: "Okay, I admit that you have convinced me. No matter how unwilling I am, Shouchun is indeed a piece of chicken ribs. We really shouldn't
It’s a waste of opportunities that may be few and far between on a piece of chicken ribs that is ‘tasteless to eat and a pity to throw away’!”
"Yes, if we had the opportunity to really shake the foundation of the Southern Dynasty this time, for example, if we had established a foothold near Jianye and could completely destroy the rich areas such as Jianghuai, Zhejiang and other areas, why would I come to dissuade you instead of doing everything possible?
, bite the bullet and recruit more soldiers and horses to help you?"
Wu Lulie patted Brother Tu on the shoulder, sighed and said,
"It's a pity that we can't see such an opportunity yet. The potential of the Southern Dynasties is still great, and there are still 40 to 50 million people, which is more than the combined population of all the regions we currently occupy. We will attack regardless of casualties.
Lower Shouchun City, not to mention very limited damage to the Southern Dynasties, will only accelerate the push of the Southern Dynasties into the control of Jingxiang. As a powerful enemy of Jingxiang, I have also suffered too many losses, and I am unwilling to hold on too much.
Only then did I realize that this reality is difficult to swallow. If it can
So, don’t I want to draw my big bow myself and fight with them? The current situation really doesn’t give them any chance to grow!”
"According to my nature, it is indeed difficult to calm down without fighting with him, but the fact is the fact, and I can't bury my head in the soil and turn a blind eye," Brother Tu held the saber on his waist and said, "However,
When it comes to withdrawing troops and negotiating peace, it is difficult to do. It is impossible for us to beg the Southern Dynasty to facilitate this matter, right? If we really ask for it, the Southern Dynasty may not have the guts to believe it, right?"
"There is always a way to do this!" Seeing Brother Tu finally agreeing to withdraw his troops and negotiate peace, Uluru Lie said with a smile, "You have recruited a lot of counselors, but you can't feed them in vain. It's time to ask them to do some personnel work!
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At the end of March, the east-route army led by Prince Ping Yanzong suspended the assault on Shouchun City.
In addition to further strengthening the defense of the companies and camps outside Shouchun City, groups of infantry and cavalry moved southward from the east of Shaipi and along the west bank of Dongfeishui River. Some soldiers and horses stationed in their camps in the Nanfei River and Jiangjunling area, and more
The elite forward cavalry crossed the Nanfeishui River and stationed at the southern foot of Liling Mountain to the west of Feixi County.
Liling Mountain is the remnant of Huaiyang Mountain located in Feixi County. It was named after Li Dian, a famous general in the late Han Dynasty, was buried here after his death. Liling Mountain is not majestic and dangerous, and the peaks are only 30 to 50 feet high.
Wait, but the mountain stretches for more than 60 miles from east to west, like a screen across the flat land south of Nanfei River.
At this time, the soldiers and horses of King Qin of the western wing of Dayue were building camps along the Longshu River north of Shucheng.
The Longshu River runs roughly parallel to Liling Mountain, originates from the mountains at the eastern foothills of Huaiyang Mountain, and flows eastward from the southern part of Feixi County into Chaohu Lake. The distance between Longshu River and Liling Mountain is only about thirty miles.
If the two armies were to engage in a large-scale battle, the open area between Longshu River and Liling Mountain would undoubtedly be the best battlefield.
Xu Huaile's horse stopped on a hillock on the north bank of the upper reaches of Longshu River. Looking far into the distance, he could see the ridge of the western foot of Liling Mountain, thirty miles away, like a dark green mark emerging between the vast sky and earth.
In his field of vision, he could still clearly see traces of the activities of the Red Guards' scout cavalry.
"There is no reason for the Red Guards to come to us for a decisive battle at this time. Something must have gone wrong somewhere - it's a pity that we haven't penetrated them enough and can't find out the real confidential information!" Liu Shiwang stood behind Xu Huai, frowning.
said.
Wu Lulie, the king of Zhennan, rushed to Shouzhou some time ago to meet with Brother Tu, the king of Pingyan. After two days and two nights of secret discussion, he quietly left. This matter had been reported to the Military Intelligence Department a long time ago, but at that time, there were only Chi Hu under the command of Prince Pingyanzong.
Senior generals such as captains of thousands of their own tribe and subordinates of the Han generals, deputy commanders of ten thousand or above, were able to participate in the secret discussion. The level of spies lurking among the enemy troops in the Military Intelligence Department was not high enough, and there was no way to know what the secret discussions were when the two sect kings of Chi Hu met.
What.
"It's just pretentious!" Han Gui said with a smile, "They gave up the attack on Shouchun City and transferred all their troops to the southern front. Shouchun City will have no worries for the time being. Next, we can also consolidate the camps along the Longshu River and call them
There is no conspiracy or trick at all!"
"Liu Hou must be more careful on his side, and be on guard against the strategy of attacking soldiers from the east and attacking in the west!" Liu Shiwang said.
"make
Your Majesty, you can ask the Xiaosheng Army on the left and right, as well as Luo Wang, Gao Jun Tang and other troops to retreat back to Qingliu, Quanjiao and other cities to observe the changes." Han Gui said.
At present, they have actually relieved the military command power of Yuhou, the commander of King Qin's troops and horses, and the senior generals above the commander's level. They have divided nearly one hundred thousand King Qin's troops and horses into parts and filled them in the camp near Longshu River.
In addition to every four to five Qinwang soldiers garrisoned, a camp for the Jingxiang Army or Suwei Forbidden Army will be inserted. The commander of the Jingxiang Army or Suwei Forbidden Army will have the control and command of the regional joint camp.
The Qin Wang Bing's camp was assigned a number of military officials, who were responsible for military discipline inspection, camp construction, provision of food, ammunition, and espionage and liaison with the commander of the Qin Wang Bing.
At this point, Xu Huai has been able to better control and command the entire Qinwang Army.
However, after the Zhunnan War ended, Jingxiang had no way to prevent the Qinwang soldiers from returning to their places; even in theory, Emperor Shaolong could release Xu Huai's control over the Qinwang soldiers with an edict.
What Beijing and Xiangxiang really need to do now is to use the control power openly and honestly to make King Qin????
Selected generals, formed sharp knife teams and front guard teams, supplemented them with sophisticated armor and war equipment, and trained the leading generals and military officials before the war to form elites under the Qinwang soldiers sequence.
When the Zhunnan War is over and all the troops of the Qin King have to be disbanded, Xu Huai can directly incorporate these generals into the Jingxiang Army in the name of recruitment.
Of course, doing this work well requires time and process.
Therefore, Han Gui is not in a hurry at all. Now he hopes that the two armies can confront each other on the Lilingshan-Longshushui line for a year and a half, so that Beijing and Xiang can do these tasks in more detail.
Another thing is that Jingxiang is currently responsible for the supply of armor, war equipment, military uniforms and other military supplies for the entire Qinwang army. However, these are not given in vain. They need to be obtained from Jiangxi, Jiangdong, Jingnan, Jingbei and other five routes.
The amount of money and grain spent is converted.
There were originally various warehouses here, and there was a huge space for the commanders to move their hands.
Now there is no need for various routes to supply these military supplies. They can be directly converted into conventional supplies such as grain, salt, cotton and linen, or even money and transported to Nancai, Jingzhou or Lujiang. All military supplies for the King of Qin soldiers are directly sent to the camp by military quartermasters from the camp.
and the first level of the capital team.
In this way, the oil and water that would have been dealt with by others will naturally become the net gains of Beijing and Xiangzhou; and the oil and water in it is astonishingly large.
An extremely ordinary fine iron sword, which can be converted into tens of guan of money by various commanders and warehouses, and a bundle of iron arrows can be worth ten or twenty guan of money.
Han Gui has made preliminary calculations. Jingxiang provides military supplies such as armor and weapons to Qinwang soldiers every month, which can be converted into a net profit of at least 200,000 to 300,000 yuan - and the military expenses of Jingxiang's direct troops and horses and generals
Pensions, etc., are also paid out from the five roads, which is equivalent to the Huainan War. Beijing and Xiangzhou also have direct benefits.
Although the armor, weapons, uniforms, etc. provided by Jingxiang are not discounted, the quality is good enough, and the food and salary are strictly prohibited and deducted. I don't know how much better than before, and the middle and lower-level generals are also very happy.
Why is Han Gyu so anxious that the war will end one day earlier or one day later?
