Chapter 799: Taking chestnuts from the fire and willing to settle in Huainan
Li Yan and Zhou Tai had been standing outside the camp for some time.
While waiting for Mi Yang's summons, the two of them did not feel bored.
Because their eyes were tightly attracted by the blood color that had not faded away.
One day later, the color of the upper part of the river is still gorgeous.
This shows the ferocity and cruelty of the battle between the two armies yesterday.
The most important thing is that in this fierce and cruel battle, they are the final winners!
When they thought of this, Li Yan and Zhou Tai both had proud looks on their faces.
After staring at the river for a long time, Li Yan sighed and said:
"I was lucky enough to see the River of Blood, but not the Mountain of Corpses. It is really a pity for the general."
Li Yan's philosophy is "One general succeeds and thousands of bones wither".
As long as the generals can perform meritorious service, no matter how heavy the casualties are, it doesn't matter to Li Yan.
It is understandable that Li Yan, who has such a personality, can sigh like this.
But after Zhoutai listened to Li Yan's words, he persuaded him in a low voice:
"Da Sima once said that the three families are all Chinese compatriots.
Because of different positions, there is nothing wrong with showing no mercy in battle.
But the construction of the Beijing Temple after the war was actually unnecessary.
Only when you are buried in peace can you show your benevolence and righteousness."
Building a temple in Beijing is a common method in the world to boost one's military power and frighten the enemy.
It has been used by many famous generals throughout the ages.
Mi Yang also used it when he was in Guanzhong.
But later, Lu Yi, who had a strong personality, privately advised Mi Yang and helped Mi Yang wake up in time.
From then on, Mi Yang gave an order that if he ever had the idea of building a capital temple again, his generals would not do so without obeying the order.
This was originally Mi Yang's request for herself.
However, given Mi Yang's prestige in the army, his self-requirement gradually became a common practice in the Han army.
Li Yanjiu may not know this in Jingzhou.
Recent contacts made Zhou Tai realize that Li Yan was indeed a good general, and he did not want Li Yan to arouse Mi Yang's resentment again because of this omission in his speech.
Zhou Tai's kind reminder shocked Li Yan.
Fortunately, he didn't have time to meet Mi Yang in the future.
Otherwise, if he said these words in front of Mi Yang, the consequences would be really unpredictable.
Li Yan glanced at Zhou Tai gratefully.
After this incident, Li Yan became much quieter.
Soon after, Jiang Ji came to Li Yan and Zhou Tai and took them to Mi Yang's tent.
When Li Yan and Zhou Tai arrived, Mi Yang had just finished handling a military matter.
After putting down the official document in his hand, Mi Yang looked at Li Yan and Zhou Tai.
When he was in Zhouling, Mi Yang's original strategy was:
Using Ding Feng as a surprise force, he made a surprise attack on Chaisang and lured Lu Dai's main force outside Yong'an City to Chaisang.
In this way, Li Yan and Zhou Tai can take advantage of the opportunity to attack Yong'an and sweep the entire Jiangxia County in one fell swoop.
But God's calculations are not as good as those of man.
As the situation later developed, Mi Yang adjusted his strategy.
After learning that Sun Quan sent three powerful troops to rescue Chai Sang, Mi Yang felt that his first goal should be to kill the enemy's effective forces as much as possible.
If people survive and lose their land, both people and land will survive.
If the land is saved and people are lost, both people and land will be lost.
How could Mi Yang, who came from later generations, not understand this truth?
Under this strategic goal, Mi Yang on the one hand ordered Li Yan and Zhou Tai to stand still, and on the other hand ordered Deng Ai to dispatch the elite of the Tiance Army to come for support.
After some of the elite Tiance troops in northern Jing came to Zhouling, Mi Yang asked Li Yan and Zhou Tai to lead the army to hide outside the city of Chaisang to avoid the eyes and ears of the Wu army.
Mi Yang deployed this unexpected force to ensure victory in yesterday's battle.
Although judging from all aspects, there is no doubt about Lu Dai's surrender.
But Mi Yang never puts all her eggs in one basket.
Once there is a change in Lu Dai, Li Yan and Zhou Tai, who are waiting for work, will be Mi Yang's magic weapon to win.
Now that the goal of wiping out the Wu army's effective strength has been achieved, it is time to make the next step.
Mi Yang looked at Li Yan and said:
"You hand over the Tiance army in your hand to Chengyuan.
Gu will give you 30,000 mountain soldiers and ask Zitong to assist you.
Tomorrow you will lead the army to the west and regain Yong'an.
You should know what to do after regaining Yong'an."
After finishing speaking, Mi Yang asked Jiang Ji to read out his appointment to Li Yan.
During the appointment, Mi Yang worshiped Li Yan as General Hengjiang.
Although General Hengjiang is not as good as Li Yan's previous position, with this title, Li Yan is qualified to become the chief general of the 30,000 mountain Vietnamese troops.
Mi Yang's arrangement made Li Yan very happy.
Li Yan quickly thanked Mi Yang.
After thanking him, Li Yan and Jiang Ji walked out of the tent together and went to make arrangements for the expedition.
After Li Yan and Jiang Ji left, Mi Yang saw Zhou Tai kneeling in front of him with a shovel.
"Da Sima~"
Zhou Tai's voice trembled slightly and his eyes were blank.
The gaze was so hot that Mi Yang couldn't look straight at it.
People don’t worry about scarcity, but about inequality!
Seeing that Ding Feng, Jiang Ji, and even Li Yan, the criminal minister, had a place to perform meritorious service, how could Zhou Tai not be anxious?
Zhou Tai knew this a long time ago and stopped reminding Li Yan just now.
Mi Yang found Zhou Tai's eagerness amusing.
But he did have something important to do, which he wanted to leave to Zhou Tai.
"After yesterday's battle, Lujiang's troops were empty, and it was a great opportunity for our army to recover.
Jin Gu wants you to go to Lujiang as an envoy on Gu's behalf and go to recruit people in Lujiang who are willing to serve.
Are you willing to go?"
As soon as Mi Yang finished speaking, Zhou Tai was stunned for a moment.
In Jiangbei, there are two counties in Soochow that are most important.
One is Jiangxia and the other is Lujiang.
Needless to say, the importance of Jiangxia is the western barrier of Soochow.
The Lujiang River is the northern barrier of Soochow.
Lujiang County borders Huainan to the north and Jianye to the south. When Sun Ce crossed the river to pacify Jiangdong, it was based on certain counties in Lujiang County.
It can be said that as long as Zhou Tai can successfully recruit Lujiang County back to the embrace of the Han Dynasty, the connection between Jianye and Huainan will basically be severed.
By then, Mi Yang would not have to worry about the threat from the north when he attacked Jianye.
It is not difficult for Zhou Tai to guess Mi Yang's purpose.
In terms of purpose, the task Mi Yang gave Zhou Tai was very important.
And if Zhou Tai can complete this task, the reward he will receive will be beyond the reach of ordinary people.
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Zhou Tai was not in a hurry to take over this task. He held up his hand and asked Mi Yang:
"How many soldiers and horses can Da Sima give me?"
Mi Yang couldn't help but smile on his face when he saw that although Zhou Tai was eager to make contributions, he still had his sense.
"Three thousand."
Three thousand?
Mi Yang gave Li Yan 30,000 troops and horses, but only gave Zhou Tai 3,000.
Jiangxia and Lujiang are large counties with equal status. Logically speaking, Mi Yang should not be so favorable to one.
It's just that Mi Yang arranged this because it's hard for a clever woman to make a meal without rice.
The lack of many troops is an objective difficulty for Mi Yang.
In addition, Jiangxia County is different from Lujiang County. What many people don’t know is that part of the territory of Jiangxia County is in the hands of Cao Wei.
The person guarding that part of the territory was Cao Wei's famous general Wenpin.
As for Lujiang County, after Lu Fan was captured, Lujiang County was without a leader.
Only in chaos can we have the opportunity to use small things to make big things happen.
Moreover, Jiangxia County is something Mi Yang must win, but Lujiang County is an attempt by Mi Yang.
Due to various factors, Mi Yang decided to only give Zhou Tai three thousand people.
But even though the situation in Lujiang County is chaotic, it is not easy to pull chestnuts out of the fire with the support of three thousand people.
Mi Yang never forces others.
"Are you willing to go?"
Mi Yang asked warmly again.
Before Mi Yang asked again, Zhou Tai had already thought carefully about the difficulties he would face.
The more he thought about it, the harder it became for Zhou Tai.
But that's it.
"I am willing to use my own body to decide Huainan!"
Zhou Tai stood up and answered loudly.
It’s time for people all over the world to hear the name of Zhoutai!