Chapter 17 The Shuangcheng in Western Liaoning (17)
Although Liucheng and Yanjun were defeated by the Pingzhou Army, the current Pingzhou Army is still a bit weak in the entire Lulong system. With such a piece of fat hanging there, everyone wants to take a bite. Zhou Zhiyu and Li Chengzhong have been fighting for the past few days.
He visited the major military leaders non-stop, just to let the Pingzhou Army obtain this land smoothly and logically.
Judging from the results achieved so far, Li Juncao, the Prince's Young Master, supports the Pingzhou Army. This is not only because Li Juncao himself is the former military leader of the Pingzhou Clan and has close contacts with Zhang Zaiji, the governor of Pingzhou, but also because the two sides have established a common chain of interests.
A preliminary agreement was reached to share the benefits of this trade route.
The other party that agreed was the Gao family. In order to gain the support of the Gao family, Li Chengzhong reluctantly sent out 500 war horses and also offered the bait of a "partnership trading company" so that the Gao family could share the benefits. Of course, the Gao family
The family's influence was in Guizhou, the north of Youzhou, and the west of Chanzhou. It was too far away from Yingzhou and was unable to intervene in Yingzhou. This was also an important reason.
When there are benefits, everyone should share them. This is the consensus reached by Li Chengzhong, Zhou Zhiyu, and Zhang Zaiji in Pingzhou. Everyone adds fuel to the flames. If you want to make yourself big, it is extremely difficult without the support of others. If you want to be alone,
Enjoy it? Then you have to be prepared to be exhausted.
In addition to the Gao family and the Li family, there are still several forces that have not expressed their stance on this. At least the two military leaders Wang Jingrou and Zhao Jue are still vague. In addition to these two families, Zhao Yuande has exposed his position to the Pingzhou Army.
Hostility, as evidenced by the desire to insert a group of officers under Li Chengzhong. If not handled properly, it may affect Li Chengzhong's prestige in the army, and there is even the possibility of evading Li Chengzhong's military power. As for the request for the 500 military horses that were intercepted in Liucheng
, is another kind of temptation from Zhao Yuande and Zhao Ba.
In addition to the major military leaders, Zhou Zhiyu and Li Chengzhong also need to figure out the thoughts of the commander-in-chief Liu Rengong. Although the Pingzhou Army is a direct descendant of Liu Rengong, it is different from the Yameni Army directly led by the commander-in-chief. The relationship with the commander-in-chief Liu Shouguang is even more important.
Under the Yier Army of Liu Shouwen and the Yichang Army of Liu Shouwen, they belong to the periphery of the direct lineage of the commander-in-chief. For the peripheral direct lineage of the Pingzhou Army, any commander will have the mentality of both wooing and guarding against. How to eliminate the concerns of the commander-in-chief
, Zhou Zhiyu and Li Chengzhong thought a lot, and finally Zhou Zhiyu agreed to Li Chengzhong's method. This method is very simple. Last winter, Li Chengzhong used this method to deal with Zhou Zhiyu. This method is to draw a big pie.
The effect of drawing a big cake seems to be good so far. At least Liu Rengong has been attracted by the 6,000 horses thrown out and fell into deep meditation. So Zhou Zhiyu decided to throw a bigger cake.
"Commander, last fall, General Mo sent Zicheng to lead his troops out of the customs, with the purpose of rescuing the people who had taken refuge in Bailang Mountain back to Yuguan. But Zicheng gave Mo General a surprise. He made a five-year plan.
Plan for the year. I wonder if Commander-in-Chief is interested in hearing about it?"
Liu Rengong looked at Li Chengzhong with interest, wanting to hear what this five-year plan was.
Regarding the five-year plan, Li Chengzhong proposed it in order to stay in Bailang Mountain and lead the army independently. After one winter passed, even he almost forgot about it. But he forgot about this matter, but Zhou Zhiyu always
Keeping it in mind, he suddenly brought it up at this moment, but accidentally caught Li Chengzhong off guard.
Under Zhou Zhiyu's encouraging eyes, Li Chengzhong carefully recalled the notes that he and Feng Dao had reviewed and drafted at that time, clarified his thoughts, and then started talking. After half a year of fighting outside the Pass, Li Chengzhong's understanding of the Khitan people and
He also gradually became familiar with Lu Longjun's own situation, so he added an analysis of the current situation while describing it.
Li Chengzhong first described the background of the current situation, analyzed the situation of the Lulong Army itself and the characteristics of the Khitan people outside the Pass one by one, and concluded that the Lulong Army is currently on the weak side. There are two reasons: the army suffered a disastrous defeat after the southern expedition last year;
The old view has not been restored to this day, especially because the losses of the cavalry are too heavy, resulting in the current Lulong Army's combat effectiveness being far less than before. At the same time, the Lulong Army is currently being attacked from both sides, facing enemies in two directions, both the Khitans in the north and the Khitans in the south.
The Xuanwu Army was in a difficult situation under attack from the north and south.
Li Chengzhong was an officer who guarded Pingzhou. He did not dare to comment on the southern battlefield, so he only analyzed the northern battlefield, especially the Yingzhou battlefield. From the above reasons, he deduced the three-step strategic thinking of defense, stalemate and attack.
.According to this strategic idea, he formulated a five-year combat plan on the spot in the festival hall.
In the first two years, Yingzhou was stabilized, and the target of the battle was the Khitan Wukui tribe. At the same time, it defended against the attack of the Khitan Sudden Division from the north. The goal was to occupy the entire Yingzhou including Huaiyuan Military City.
Beginning in the third year, after two years of operation, Li Chengzhong expected that the strength of his unit would be improved. At this time, the combat targets were the Khitan Sudden Tribe and other tribes. The combat goal was to open up the northern battlefield and form a line starting from Lulongsai in the west.
With Liucheng and Yanjun as the central support, and the front reaching Huaiyuan Military City in the east, it attracted Khitan troops and relieved the pressure of Jimen, Beikou, Zhenyuan and Guangbian troops.
In the last two years, the border ministries were united to fight decisively against the main force of the Khitans, the Diela tribe. The ultimate goal was to reset the Raole Dudu Mansion and the Songmo Dudu Mansion and allow the Khitan people to surrender again.
This five-year plan is more ambitious than the one Li Chengzhong submitted to Zhou Zhiyu last year, and the goals to be achieved are also more far-reaching. If it is truly realized, it will restore the old outlook of the early years of Tianbao in the Tang Dynasty, and Liu Rengong will also become a veritable master of the Northeast.
, just like An Lushan back then!
Liu Rengong listened with rapt attention. During this period, Li Chengzhong also asked Li Chengzhong to explain what "strategy" was and what "tactics" were, and he carefully inquired about some other ideas in his plan.
After listening, Liu Rengong was a little excited. He couldn't help but start thinking. If the Raole Dudu's Mansion and Songmo Dudu's Mansion could be reset, would this great cause of spreading thousands of miles shocked the world? I'm afraid it will.
At that time, Liu Rengong should also be crowned king like Li Keyong, Zhu Quanzhong, Yang Xingmi and others? What kind of king would it be? Prince Fan Yang? Or the higher-level King Yan?
Liu Rengong forcibly suppressed his enthusiasm and turned to Zhou Zhiyu: "I have a question, is your appetite too big?"
Zhou Zhiyu bowed and said: "Commander, in the letter given by Zicheng last year, the five-year plan mentioned that it would take five years to recover Yingzhou. Now, only half a year has passed, and half of Yingzhou is already in hand...
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Li Chengzhong said: "Commander, I am not arrogant. If the Xuanwu Army had not gone north to disrupt the situation, the five-year plan of the humble position might have been shortened."
Liu Rengong asked: "Then do you have any way to deal with it?"
Li Chengzhong thought for a while and said: "This attack from two directions is really a crisis for our Lu Long Army. From the humble point of view, we must coordinate the arrangements and coordinate with each other. Otherwise, both directions will focus on one and lose the other, causing a catastrophe.
.Hongzhi suggested that two war zones be divided, namely the northern frontier war zone and the southern Yichang war zone. The northern war zone coordinates the border fortresses in the border states, and the southern war zone unified commands the southward army."
General Liu Rengong led his troops to the south for a personal expedition. In fact, there is no need to worry about the unified command of the southern theater. The key is the northern frontier states. The northern defense line from east to west is Guizhou, Youzhou, Chanzhou, Jizhou, Pingzhou and Yingzhou.
There are also Longmen, Guangbian Army, Jimen, Zhenyuan, Beikou, Lulongsai, Liucheng, Yanjun and many other important places. The defenders belong to various states and major forces. When the commander Liu Rengong goes south, if there is no one
Unified command center, the entire front will be in a scattered situation, unable to form a joint force to deal with the Khitan attack.
Liu Rengong was overjoyed. He summoned Li Chengzhong today. He just wanted to meet this officer who had brought him many surprises, and to resolve the resentment of Zhao Ba, the commander of Badu Cavalry. Unexpectedly, after a deep conversation, he would gain a huge amount. Especially.
It was the five-year strategic plan and the concept of dividing the northern and southern theaters that gave him a clear understanding of the current situation as a whole, and a more realistic grasp of how to deal with the attacks of the two major enemies in the north and south. More importantly,
Li Chengzhong's advice rekindled his fighting spirit.
At this moment, Liu Rengong suddenly felt that he was much younger. He was not old yet. There was a bigger stage waiting for him to ascend, and more ambitious ambitions waiting to be realized, such as becoming a king...
In a good mood, Liu Rengong took a deep breath, smiled at Zhou Zhiyu and said, "That's a good question. You are not wrong about the person. You must know how to know people."
Zhou Zhiyu was praised by Liu Rengong and looked at Li Chengzhong beside him, feeling extremely proud.
After Li Chengzhong plagiarized the military theories of later generations, his throat was a little dry and he coughed twice. Liu Rengong smiled and asked his guards to serve tea. While watching Li Chengzhong drink tea without restraint, he asked again: "Zi Cheng, this battle should be against the Xuanwu Army
, I wonder what else you have to say?" This was actually because he was interested, so he asked casually, not expecting Li Chengzhong to say anything. After all, the Xuanwu Army was the most powerful in the world, and with Wei Bobing helping him, if there was a real fight, it would be a disaster.
It depends on the military strength of both sides and their ability to adapt to the situation. It is useless to talk nonsense here.
After he asked this question, he realized that he was posing a problem to the other party, and then he smiled to himself: "Haha, it doesn't matter. I have been fighting for many years and I am not a vegetarian. If Ge Congzhou and Huangfu Jun want to seize the territory of our Lulong Army, they will also
I want to ask if I will accept the spear in my hand."
He didn't expect the young officer in front of him to come up with any good ideas, let alone Zhou Zhiyu. Zhou Zhiyu felt that Li Chengzhong's performance today was enough. With this kind of response, the Pingzhou Army had almost completely controlled Yingzhou.
It's a sure thing.
But when Li Chengzhong heard Liu Rengong's question, he immediately thought of the Ge family Erlang he met on the way back from Weizhou last year. At that time, the young general mistook Li Chengzhong and the Youdu brothers for another member of the Bian army.
The soldiers of the general He Delun wanted to poach people, so they asked Li Chengzhong to take the soldiers and "prisoners" to join his new battalion leader. They also made a wish on the spot to make Li Chengzhong the commander of the command, and rank him as a benevolent and brave captain.
At that time, Li Chengzhong was confused. He didn't know how to answer the other party. In the end, Ge Congzhou on the side urged him to break the siege. The reason why Ge Congzhou urged his second son was because of the prying eyes of the Hedong Army. He wanted to rush back to Weizhou.
Keep the victory.
Regarding the warlord melee in the late Tang Dynasty, Li Chengzhong only had a vague understanding of it in elementary school and middle school history textbooks. However, it is well known that the two warlord giants Li Keyong and Zhu Quanzhong competed for hegemony. Based on Li Chengzhong's
From the perspective of modern thinking, Zhu Quanzhong's attack on Hebei will definitely make Li Keyong have trouble sleeping and eating. He immediately asked: "I wonder if there is any news about the Hedong Army?"
As soon as these words came out, Liu Rengong and Zhou Zhiyu looked at each other, and there was silence in the hall.