On that day, the emperor's sixth son, the King of Yueyang, and the commander of Fengwu Guards, Lin Xi, officially took office as the marshal of Xiangbei's rebellion march, leading his ten Fengwu guards (the remaining two guards continued to guard Yueyang), six Wuhan guards, a total of nine
An army of ten thousand, known as 200,000, went south to suppress the bandits, and the area in central Hunan was immediately covered with clouds of war.
Spears are like forests, flags are like clouds, and the 90,000-strong army marches southward like a rainbow. Lin Xi is wearing a shining golden armor, and the horse under his crotch is sent by Yunzheng, although it is not as good as Yunzheng's own dark cloud cover.
Snow, but it is also one of the best horses in the Western Regions, the authentic Ahal Jie golden horse bloodline (the so-called sweat-blooded horse in later generations). At this moment, Lin Xi's face was solemn, but he also had a heroic spirit.
At this time, the army had passed Miluo, which was the place where Qu Yuan threw himself into the river. As a prince praised by scholars, Lin Xi had to spend three days to hold a grand "soul summoning" after regaining Miluo. During this period, as usual,
Lin Xi personally recited Qu Yuan's "Evocation of Souls" aloud in public and then wrote a couplet in handwriting to his friend, Northern Xinjiang Marshal Yun Chengfeng, which was hung in Quzi Temple. The couplet was Yun Zheng's way of embarrassing the Tai students that day:
"Nine sects met at Junshan. They had just raised their breasts to the Han Dynasty. Canglang washed their feet and the straight river rolled forward. The stars sank into the niches. The tides shot up from the Qiantang. Between the mouths of the sea, the horizons were widened. The boundless space only saw the temple calling for partridges and falling flowers.
The ground is full of parrots and fragrant grass. Only the wild geese can be seen on the peak. The wise birds are frightened. The lake is full of mandarin ducks. The wings of the birds are dyed with green mist. The crimson green trees are open to the light of thousands of hectares of water. How many are there?
Fantasy and fantasy, light and dense, the painted scenery is like a fog-locked Wu Qiang, a snow-dispelling Shu rudder, a Yizhou sparrow boat, or a Pengli fish boat. Each one has a bamboo hat on his head,
The giant floating boat came south to lament how treacherous Jin Shang was back then, how deceitful Zhang Yi was, how secretive King Huai was, how sad Song Yu was, and why Jia Sheng was so breathless that the turbulent waves of eight hundred miles have broken through. They read together to summon the soul and call Qu Zi
At the end of the third day, I listened to the emperor's music, looking at Ling Lun's interception. When the bell rang, the bells were ringing, and the water was drawn away. The dragon chanted in the pond, and the hole heard the roar of the cat. I sat quietly and listened to the waves in my heart. I was so clear that I tried to listen to this fairy.
The origin of the fishing boat, the songs scattered in the peach forest, the Chuke cave flute, the sorrowful reed leaves, the Yueyang iron flute, the twists and turns of the willow branches, Yu Boyao's harp, the silk playing on the tung cypress will add some sailing wind and the oar rain, the dilu dew and the frost make up the Qianqiu
The rhyme is so vivid and eloquent that it arouses poetry. You can talk about the fists and yellow cranes, you can talk about storing green snails, you can talk about picking orchids in beauty, and you can talk about the fragrant Yuan Zhi.
Play the bronze pipa and sing the song of the east of the Yangtze River to recall the gods of this temple: father Yao, brother Ao Zhu, brother Jian Ming, mother Xiaozhu, and my sister-in-law. From ancient times, I look at the white clouds in the thirty-six bays and the sun shines brightly. I still think about playing the drum and playing the harp.
spirit"
This pair of absolutes was originally written to summon Qu Yuan's soul, and it is really appropriate to use it here. Anyway, the world knows that the Six Sages and Marshal Yun have been friends for many years, and Marshal Yun's absolute dedication to Quzi Temple is here.
It's just reasonable
As for occupying Miluo, the matter itself is not difficult. Miluo is to the north of Xiangyin. Xiangyin has an army of 30,000 led by the bandit leader Chen Guangzu. However, Lin Xi went south and claimed to have an army of 200,000. Chen Guangzu naturally did not dare to take advantage of it.
There is no need to divide more troops. Therefore, although Miluo exists as an outpost, there are actually only a few teams of exploration horses and no defensive forces at all. When Lin Xi's army arrives, Miluo has long been an empty city, and the Xiangbei rebel army easily captured it.
The battle was not even fought, which made the Fengwuwei generals who tried their best to show off their military prowess very annoyed.
Lin Xi was not angry. Although he had asked Yun Zheng many times to give him a true evaluation of the strength of his Feng Wuwei, Yun Zheng had only said before that "the army has not yet fought, so we dare not speak lightly of strength." Later,
When asked, he had no choice but to tell him that the training and equipment of the sergeants were quite good, but he could not evaluate the fighting will of the army and the tactical ability of the generals for the time being. These things could only be seen in actual combat.
One of Lin Xi's advantages is that he trusts the opinions of experts, so he takes Yun Zheng's words very seriously. In his opinion, when Yun Zheng said that the training of the Feng Wu Guards was good, the Feng Wu Guards had not yet expanded the army.
The good training cannot be directly applied to the current Fengwu Guards, because at that time there were only six guards in the Fengwu Guards, but now it has expanded to twelve guards, and the number of personnel has expanded by half, so its actual training level must be reduced by at least half——
It can be said that the current training level of Fengwu Guards is not very good. The only thing they can rely on is well-equipped equipment. However, now that the bandit army has captured Changsha, it is impossible to say how much equipment is in stock in Changsha. However, the estimate given by the Ministry of War
It means "nearly 100,000 soldiers and armor", which means that the bandit army is likely to have armed an army of 100,000 people with the same equipment as the imperial army. This is added to the 40,000 to 50,000 primary armed forces they already have.
There should be at least 150,000 well-equipped soldiers. And based on the unrestricted recruitment of these rebels, the total number of rebels may already be 300,000.
Lin Xi predicted the enemy based on this prediction, and immediately felt that the rebels should release at least 60,000 to 70,000 troops in Xiangyin, the gateway to the north of Changsha. Therefore, he took advantage of the three-day soul summoning ceremony to supervise the rear.
Enough food and supplies were transported to fight a tough battle in Xiangyin. Lin Xi was very concerned about logistics, because he once heard Yun Zheng say by chance, "In fact, in the final analysis, war is about logistics."
"Later, Lin Xi thought about it and felt it made sense. The Yun family's army is so powerful, why should they still submit to the Lin family royal family? Isn't it because the economic strength controlled by the imperial center is far greater than that of the border towns? If there is an armed confrontation, the Yun family's army is strong
If the imperial court recruits troops on a large scale, it will be enough to recruit a million troops to fight with it. In this way, the Yun family army with a total force of 200,000, based on 70,000 direct descendants, will be beaten to death by the imperial court.
To suppress the rebellion this time, according to the opinions of those in the imperial court, of course it would be necessary to "gather the heavenly troops and annihilate them in one fell swoop." In fact, Lin Xi did not intend to do this at all and annihilate them in one fell swoop. To put it lightly! Not to mention that it was worth 300,000 yuan.
People with weapons, even if they have three hundred thousand pigs, it is not that easy to "annihilate them in one fell swoop"!
However, Lin Xi is not Cao Cao. He cannot tell the truth like Cao Cao. There are many big figures in Chinese history who dare to tell the truth. It is not easy to count, but Cao Cao must be one of them. Lin Xi has always been envious of this.
Of course Cao Cao also told lies. He wanted to carry out political struggles, military struggles, and get along in the officialdom. It was impossible without telling any lies. But Cao Cao told the truth whenever he had the opportunity. He has a famous poem
The article is called "Let the county self-explain the original chronicle", also called "Shu Zhiling". This can be regarded as Cao Cao's political program. It has no official language at all and is very practical.
Cao Cao said at the beginning, "I actually don't have any ambitions, because I know that I have a bad background." Of course, he did not say that he was the adopted son of a eunuch. He said, "I know that I am not the kind of noble person."
, very well-known people, so my biggest ideal is to be a county governor, "good at politics and religion", and govern this place well, so that everyone knows that although I, Cao Cao, have a poor background, I still have the ability to work in the country.
When I met a **, I felt that a man should serve the country and make meritorious deeds. I went out to lead troops to fight. At this time, my requirements were not high. What did I want to be? I wanted to be a general who conquered the West. After I died
I would be satisfied if I could write a line on my tombstone, "The tomb of Cao Hou, the former general who conquered the west". But then Dong Table caused a rebellion and the princes joined forces. At this time, I had to come out to defend the country and defend the country.
Your Majesty, even at this time, I don’t want to lead more troops, so every time I win a battle and my troops increase, why do I want to disarm? Because the greater my strength, the more enemies I have. Everyone knows
If someone comes to attack me, I can't protect myself, so once I win, I disarm once. What does this mean? It means that my ambition is limited, but I didn't expect why I made such a big noise now! So now
My ambitions are getting bigger. What do I want to be? To be Duke Huan of Qi or Duke Wen of Jin. Because now the world is in chaos and the princes are divided. I just want to dominate, not the emperor. I am now the prime minister of the Han Dynasty.
As a noble person, I have reached the extreme. I am satisfied and have no extravagant expectations. But I must sit in this position."
He said a famous saying below. He said, "If there is no one in the country, I don't know how many people will be called emperors and how many people will be called kings." It's not me, Cao Cao, who controls this place, Sun Quan, Liu Bei, those seven, seven, eight or eight.
People have been called emperors for a long time, just because I, Cao, are here to control them! I am not just telling you these words, I often say them to my wife and children, even to my wife, my
The concubines said, after I die, you must remarry. Why? In order to spread my ambition. But now some people say that I, Cao Cao, should have retired from service, and that I should spend my remaining years in peace in the country where I was granted the title.
Ah, I should hand over my position and power. Sorry, no, I will not relinquish my position, and I will not hand over my power. Why? I now hold military power, and I have this echoing authority. Once I hand over this
If the military power is handed over, won't you harm me? You will definitely rise up to harm me, then my wife and children will not be safe, and the emperor will not be safe, so I will never hand over power. As for some of the land granted to me by the emperor, that is
It’s not needed. What do I need so much land for? I’ll let this go.
So Cao Cao said these 16 words, "The world is not at peace, so you can't give up the throne. As for the land, you can give it up." That is, I can let some imaginary things go out, but I will not let out the real things. This is called
"Don't make a false name, but deal with real disasters." This statement is true! It couldn't be truer. You say I have no ambition, but I have some, and my ambition is getting bigger bit by bit; you say I have it.
I have great ambitions. I don’t want to be the emperor. I just want to be Duke Wen of Jin, Duke Huan of Qi, and the princes of Jiuhe to unify China. You say I am noble, but I am not noble. I am very real. My power, my benefits, I
Don't give in at all; you said that I can't bear to give in, but I can't bear to give in. I gave up all those imaginary things you gave me, such as land and titles. And the most helpless thing is that Cao Cao still insists on it.
Bai Bai said why I wrote this article, why did I say these words? I just want you all in the world to have nothing to say and to shut up your mouths.
This is really too real. Only a traitor like Cao Cao can say this. However, Cao Cao is a traitor, and Lin Xi cannot imitate him, at least in terms of face.
Therefore, Lin Xi's replies always said that he was mobilizing soldiers, attracting the main force of the enemy's army, and then defeating him in one fell swoop. In fact, he was not that confident. He just used his troops cautiously, preferring to hold his ground and move forward, and would never underestimate the enemy's advance.
In Xiangyin, Lin Xi had been relying on summoning spirits for three days. After three months of food and grass and two months of arrows, he led the army to move forward.
Lin Xi's move was quite smart. Qu Yuan was one of the representatives of Chinese scholars and civil servants. After his country's fall, he threw himself into the river to die for his country. This was regarded as the highest level of loyalty. He was a highly respected figure among scholars. Lin Xi was
He is the world-famous Six Wise Kings. Recruiting Qu Yuan's soul is a matter of course. No one can accuse him. Otherwise, it would be disrespectful to Qu Yuan and a typical example of disloyalty and unrighteousness.
Lin Xi's army continued to move south. Its forward Tan Ma was fifty miles away from Xiangyin. It met the Ba bandit Tan Ma for the first time. The number of Tan Ma on both sides was about the same. There was a brief confrontation. Lin Xi's army lost seventeen Tan Ma and the Ba bandits lost twenty one Tan Ma.
, Lin Xijun had a slight victory, and then both sides broke away from the battle and returned to their camps to report.
As soon as Lin Xi heard that the forwards had begun to contact, she wanted to stop the advance of the army and wait until it was confirmed that there was no ambush in the front before continuing to advance. Deputy Yuan Wei said that he was a bit dumbfounded. Generally, generals from the royal family or nobles lead troops in a menacing manner.
The most common mistake is to underestimate the enemy. Who knew that I was so "good" in luck, but I met a prince coach who advocated turtle tactics. Not only did he never make any rash advances, but he also had to understand the situation ahead at every step. He was really cautious.
It's too much, especially now. From Miluo to Xiangyin, it is a plain area close to Dongting Lake. There are not even mountains in this area. The largest mountains are just some small hills, and a major road is an official road of the imperial court.
It is impossible to set up any ambush. To be so cautious in this situation is not called caution at all. If he hadn't dared to move forward, it would be more appropriate to describe him as "fearing the enemy like a tiger"
"Your Highness, the general thinks that there is no place to set up an ambush in the front, so our army can march straight in and show off its military might." After many generals winked at Yuan Wei, Yuan Wei finally couldn't help but stand up and said
Lin Xi was startled, thought for a while, and felt that he might have been too cautious, but he did not admit it directly, he just said: "Since the deputy commander thinks so, then please ask the deputy commander to lead the five forward guards and advance to Xiangyin.
