Yang Zhong's performance was as stable as ever. The day after Li Tai arrived in Yiyang, news that all three passes had been conquered came from the south. Then Yang Zhong and Quan Jingxuan quickly headed north again, rushing
Come to Yiyang to meet up.
In Yiyang City, when Yang Zhong heard about the Huainan plan formulated by Li Tai, he immediately clapped his hands and praised: "If it is not the talent of the general manager, who can come up with this wonderful plan to defeat the enemy?"
Compared with his past operations, Li Tai didn't think this plan was that surprising, but after hearing Yang Zhong's praise, he immediately became proud. At the same time, he couldn't help but feel secretly in his heart. Sure enough, a common cause is the catalyst for men's friendship.
.Since coming to work with Nan, especially after Ke Ding Handong, Yang Zhong's attitude towards him has become more and more lively and enthusiastic.
Quan Jingxuan was born in Longyou, and Li Tai also had many descendants of Longyou. Therefore, although they did not work together, they knew Li Tai's style quite well through the descriptions of relatives and friends. However, after hearing these plans this time, he still tolerated it.
He couldn't help but sigh: "Daxingtai knows people well and makes good use of them. The great responsibility of the southeast is given to the envoy, and the thieves are raging! If Murong Shaozong can really be killed in Huainan, even though Duke Yingchuan falls into the enemy's country, he will be happy to hear the news!"
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No matter how good the plan is, it always depends on how it is implemented. Since the generals did not object, he began to assign tasks.
First, he planned to lead some of his elite troops, holding Xia Houqiang's token of trust, disguised as Yiyang's defeated army, go straight to Shouyang, seize Shouyang first, and then send a message to Murong Shaozong in the name of Wang Xiangui to lure him south.
While organizing and preparing for the Shouyang battlefield.
As for Yang Zhong and others, they led most of the troops behind and made a posture of attacking Huainan on a large scale, creating a sense of urgency and panic for all parties in Huainan that the army was pressing down on the border. At the same time, it also created an illusion for Murong Shaozong that time was not waiting for him.
Urging him to rush to the battlefield in Huainan.
However, after hearing the specific details of the operation, Yang Zhong, who had been full of praise before, shook his head and waved his hands in refusal: "Listen to this plan, consciously making progress in Shouyang is not something that the general manager is close to, but the southeast plan is all related to the general manager.
One can choose someone else to do the work for him, but the other is the only choice. The general manager should clearly see which one is more important. At the end of the day, please lead the front troops to Shouyang, and the general manager will lead the army behind!"
"But those who enter Shouyang first, there are still many detailed and important matters that need to be sorted out. If they are not arranged properly, I am afraid it will hinder the overall plan."
Li Tai is not addicted to danger, but there are still many details that need to be arranged when going to Shouyang. If the arrangements are not in place, it may affect the final direction of the war. He is a little worried if it is left to others.
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After hearing this, Yang Zhong clasped his fists and said: "But please give detailed instructions to the general in charge. If the general fails to carry out the task, he will be willing to be punished by military law!"
Hearing Yang Zhong's insistence on asking for a fight, Li Tai also knew that he was not greedy for merit, but really did not want his general to put himself in danger again, and probably saved some money to look after and help him on behalf of his old boss, Dugu Xin.
mean.
After thinking about it, Li Tai nodded and agreed. Yang Zhong is a man who is steady and courageous in his work. He has also been in Nanliang for a long time and has rich personnel experience. As long as he carefully explains the matters that need attention to him,
People who perform on the spot may not be worse than themselves.
So he dismissed the others first, leaving only Yang Zhong alone in the hall, and carefully explained the responses to the different situations he faced after arriving in Shouyang and the things to pay attention to, and nearly a month passed before he knew it.
The conversation ended after a while.
When Yang Zhong left, although everyone did not dare to inquire about the secret rashly, they were all curious about what Li Tai told him. Especially when they saw Yang Zhong, who was usually indifferent to emotions and anger, still looked quite calm after leaving the straight hall.
He looked surprised and surprised, and couldn't help but feel doubly curious.
But Yang Zhong did not stay here to accept questions from everyone, but went straight to the camp to select soldiers to prepare for Shouyang first. This trip was still a wise move. It is not expensive to have many soldiers, but to be good. Yang Zhong carefully selected among the camps.
Soon five hundred soldiers gathered.
However, these soldiers could be seen at first glance as having a strong temperament, and they really did not look like people who were in mourning after a defeat. So Yang Zhong selected more than 200 Han captives from the remaining Xiahou clan who were willing to cooperate and perform meritorious deeds, plus Li
Gao Le, whom Tai appointed as Yang Zhong's deputy, formed his troops to go to Shouyang this time.
Without further ado, after selecting his troops and sorting out his luggage, Yang Zhong collected the Xiahou Qiang tokens delivered by Li Tai, and then the group mounted their horses and left the city, heading straight to the east.
Li Tai, who stayed in Yiyang, was not idle. He also began to prepare for the departure of the army. This time he was going to march by land and water, assuming a posture of overwhelming the army. He needed to bring all the more than 10,000 troops here.
However, the important town of Yiyang and the retreat route cannot be completely undefended, so two thousand troops have to be dispatched from Mianbei, and Zhao Gang is responsible for guarding it. At least it must be ensured that when Murong Shaozong divides his troops to harass, or other forces invade,
Able to defend the city and repel invading enemies.
Because Xia Houqiang collected a lot of equipment and supplies when he was here before, there were nearly a hundred boats of various sizes.
There are more than twenty warships, sterns and speedboats commonly used in water warfare, and there are also two large ships that are the main ships in water warfare. However, one of them looks in tatters and the condition of the ship is worrying. Li Tai does not know what to do after sailing out.
Can you still come back?
As for other ships used for various functions such as connecting, carrying, beaching, etc., they are all available. It was only when Li Tai inspected the water camp that he realized that there were so many types of ships. In his impression, there were many types of ships.
, it is considered a boat if it can carry people across the river. Now it seems that this understanding is really shallow.
Although so many warships saved Li Tai from the trouble of raising them, in fact he didn't even know how to organize the fleet to form combat units and set off in an orderly manner. Fortunately, there was Liu Fanggui, a surrendered general of Nanliang.
Come with the army.
Liu Fanggui may not have any qualifications as a famous general in water warfare, but as a diligent veteran in Xiangyang City who worked from the grassroots to the top, he is certainly very familiar with the basic organizational principles of water warfare. Based on the existing boats and vehicles, he proposed
Several formation modes.
Li Tai always respects the opinions put forward by professionals and adopts them humbly. After understanding the characteristics of several formations in detail, he chose one of the more moderate formations with both offense and defense. Although the target of the water battle was
Murong Shaozong, but he did not underestimate the enemy.
"Reporting to the General Manager, the 30,000 dan of military rations, horse materials, armor, weapons, staffs, etc. required for this trip have all been inventoried and are recorded here. Please review and approve them."
While Li Tai was assembling the naval division, Zhao Gang had also sorted out the grain and grass supplies needed for the army to go into battle, and asked Li Tai to check them.
Li Tai was convinced of Zhao Gang's ability. He took the account book and looked through it, pointing at a young man behind Zhao Gang and smiling: "Is this son a junior member of Zhao Gang's family? He joined the army at such a young age.
From experience, it seems that Zhao Cheqi has high hopes for him."
After Zhao Gang heard this, he was stunned for a moment, then looked behind him, and then he laughed, raised his hand and pulled the young man behind him to him and explained: "The manager misunderstood, this young man Han San is not the last general in the household."
A disciple, but a talent acquired in Liyang City a few days ago.
He was originally a descendant of Huaihe, but sudden changes occurred in his hometown and he was exiled. He was buried among the barbarians. When the barbarians visited Liyang, he brought the rhubarb, a good medicine he had hidden, to offer. In the end, it was observed that his speech was not like a barbarian, and he discovered after a little inspection.
He is very talented in matters. When the general manager looked at the books, he was half-assed."
After Li Tai heard this, he became curious and looked at the young man up and down.
The young man had been with the army for many days and had seen Li Tai's majestic postures. At this time, he was a little embarrassed when he was looked at. He hurriedly bowed and respectfully said: "My real name is Han Xie. I am the third in the household. I am a native of Anlu. I used to follow my father and brother."
Moved to Huainan. Hou Jing rebelled against Shouyang, and rebels ravaged the place. The eldest brother disappeared in Huaibei, and the second brother was killed by thieves to cover his humble position..."
Hearing the young man's self-reported life experience, Li Tai felt quite sympathetic and comforted him with a few gentle words. After hearing this, the young man Han Xie bowed deeply to the tunnel again: "I have heard that the general manager is about to conquer Huainan. I beg you to join the army as a guide and see if you can go back to your hometown."
There are still relatives left..."
Li Tai didn't plan to stay in Huainan for a long time during this trip, but after hearing the young man's sad words, he pondered for a while and then asked a few math problems, and Han Xie solved them all in a short time.
He inquired again and found out that this young man had such a good family background and had great experience and talent in the organization, distribution and calculation of materials. He could not help but develop a love for talents, so he asked Zhao Gang for help. With his current position, he had to deal with
They are all old guys, but they themselves are still young and prefer to work with young people.
Zhao Gang took the young man with him with the intention of cultivating him. Now that he saw Li Tai appreciating him, he was happy to see his success, but he said to Han Xie: "You can be a general manager, you have a bright future. But it is not possible.
Don't be complacent because of this. Now you are being rewarded for being young and smart, but if you don't know how to improve your talents and learn the meaning of the scriptures, you will inevitably end up as an old official and will not be of great use!"
When Li Tai heard Zhao Gang's instructions, he couldn't help but sigh that he really liked the boy named Han and taught him the right things.
After hearing this, Han Xie also quickly paid homage to Zhao Gang and said, "In this humble position, I must remember Zhao Chaoqi's teachings and live up to Chaoqi's love for helping and supporting each other!"
After preparing for the battle in Yiyang City, Li Tai led a mighty army down the Huaihe River three days after Yang Zhong and his party set out.
Due to the transportation capacity provided by the boat fleet, land troops and horses can travel lightly, and three thousand elite cavalry can march along the river. They can also leave the Huai River and go deep into Huainan to investigate the situation. No one dares to attack anywhere.
, the gates of the cities passing by were closed, and the bandits who met on the way fled.
At the same time, the front troops led by Yang Zhong encountered no setbacks along the way and arrived in Shouyang very smoothly. They began to operate according to Li Tai's instructions.