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On the review stage, Jingxiang asked Yuan Xiang to call the officers of the new recruits to the stage first. Yuan Xiang introduced them to Jingxiang one by one: "This is Liu Shanxi, formerly the head of the Lulong Yier Army... This is Liu Wenyun, also a member of the Yier Army.
Dutou... This is Zhang Yuanshao, formerly a special general of Jimen... These are all Lulong warriors. When something unexpected happened in Youzhou, these people defected to our Xuanwu. They are all good at martial arts and strategy."
Jingxiang called over and asked them one by one, and then sighed and said: "I heard that Wei Bo's generals were as brave as Lu Long. Unfortunately, Weizhou had an accident and eight thousand Wei Bo generals died tragically in one night..."
Jiang Xuanhui said: "Although Hebei fell into Li Chengzhong's hands, more than half of its combat strength has been lost. This is also a gain for us."
Li Xiaoxi stood in front of Jingxiang, listening to Jingxiang's emotion, she couldn't help but laugh in her heart, and thought to herself, I'm afraid you don't know, these Wei Bo generals were killed by a certain person. If you knew what happened in Weizhou that night, I don't know how you would dare.
I don’t dare to stand in front of someone and speak shamelessly.
Li Xiaoxi didn't know that the civil servant in front of him was the world-famous Youpu She, Taifu Qing Jingxiang. In fact, not only did he not know, but Han Yanhui, who had reached a tacit understanding with Yuan Xiangxian, also didn't know. Yuan Xiangxian and Jiang Xuanhui were discussing with Han Yanhui how to hire him.
When Youyan Security Headquarters came to the headquarters, they played a trick and just said that such a big change had happened in Hebei and that a "military observer" had come from Bianzhou to understand the situation. They did not dare to directly say that Jingxiang was the one who came.
At this point, Yuan Xiangxian and Jiang Xuanhui's concerns are completely correct. If Han Yanhui knew that the person coming was Jingxiang, I'm afraid Jingxiang would not be able to return to Bianzhou.
Jiang Xuanhui summoned and encouraged Li Xiaoxi and others, then stepped down in person and talked to the "new recruits" in the front row one by one. The conversation was very short, nothing more than encouragement and comfort, and a few words of homely conversation. The recruits indeed had a Hebei accent. Jingxiang and them
It took a little effort to communicate, but I could understand it. After the conversation, I returned to the stage and watched the martial arts performances of the new recruit "representatives", admired their riding and archery skills, and then nodded and praised, "Sure enough, they are proficient."
", and then ordered rewards.
These rewards were brought by Jingxiang from Bianzhou, and a lot of them were given out at once. Li Xiaoxi and others were happy, but Yuan Xiangxian and Jiang Xuanhui were heartbroken.
By the time the troubles were over, it was already noon. Jingxiang was also a little tired and was about to announce the end of the review, but a soldier came to report that the Lulong Army under the city was calling for battle.
Although Jingxiang was a civil servant, he had followed Zhu Quanzhong in the battles for many years and was not timid. It was only after Xuanwu's power surged that he switched to planning from the center and rarely went into battle. Hearing that Lu Long's army was calling for battle below the city, he immediately became interested and wanted to fight.
Go to the top of the city to see what is real. So Yuan Xiangxian, Jiang Xuanhui, Li Xiaoxi and others surrounded Jingxiang and went up to the top of Liyang City.
Looking down from the top of the city, we saw large groups of cavalry arrayed about a mile outside the city. Some small groups of cavalry were running back and forth under the city, shouting and cursing. Jingxiang took a quick look and visually detected Lu Long.
The number of cavalry was about two thousand, so he said to Yuan Xiang: "The Lu Long Army is indeed dominated by cavalry, but why are there no infantry?"
Yuan Xiang first said: "The Lulong Army has few infantry and many cavalry, and the cavalry is mainly composed of barbarians from outside the pass. This was brought into the pass by Li Chengzhong from outside the pass. It should not be underestimated in field battles. Wei Bo and Huangfu Jun were careless on this point
, and the Lulong Army’s superior cavalry fought in the field, resulting in a major defeat.”
Jingxiang nodded and said: "Hebei occupies the terrain and is based on cavalry. Li Chengzhong has not lost Lu Long's foundation for establishing a town. It seems that we underestimated his strength in the past. We should take it seriously in the future and not be arrogant."
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All the generals bowed and said yes.
Jingxiang asked again: "Why are there no infantry? Could it be that Lu Longjun wants to attack the city with cavalry?"
Yuan Xiang first said: "Li Chengzhong has only been in charge of Youzhou for a year. He does not have enough troops. It is already very difficult to occupy most of Hebei. Weizhou, Bozhou and other places have already reached the limit of his strength. As for Liyang, he can only use cavalry harassment as a means of attack."
Lord, this is the end of the so-called strong crossbow."
Jingxiang pondered for a moment and asked: "How many soldiers does Lu Long's army have? Does Yuan Zhao know it?"
Yuan Xiang first said: "The people who defeated Huangfu Jun on the Cangzhou battlefield were probably ten thousand people, mainly cavalry; there were also ten thousand people on the Jizhou battlefield, but they were mainly infantry. In addition, I haven't heard of Lu Long having any heavy troops."
"Where is Yiwu? Didn't Wang Chuzhi surrender? How many Lulong troops were there to fight against Yiwu?"
Yuan Xiangxian was not very clear about this issue, but as an envoy to Hebei Province, he could not say that he did not understand. He could only speculate: "Yiwu has always been on both sides, and I have never heard of any wars taking place in the two states of Yi and Ding.
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"So, Li Cheng has 10,000 infantrymen and 10,000 cavalrymen?"
"About that, the number of tooth soldiers guarding Youzhou will probably not exceed 30,000."
Jingxiang said: "Although we don't have many troops, we have over 10,000 cavalry, which is difficult to deal with. Especially in Hebei, where there are mostly plains, the cavalry has a great advantage. It's a pity that our Xuanwu has no land for producing horses. It's a pity, a pity!"
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Just as he was talking, a dozen cavalrymen galloped out of the cavalry array of the Lulong Army. One of the generals had bright armor, a strong posture, and a fat war horse. Behind him, the flag-bearers were surrounded by a general's flag with the word "Zhao" written on it. The general rode up.
When he came to the city, a stone's throw away from the city, he shouted loudly: "This is Zhao Qianchen of Zhuozhou. Listen to me on the city. Is there anyone who dares to come out and die?"
Yuan Xiangxian now regarded himself as a "Hebei expert". Of course, in Jingxiang's eyes, based on the conversation just now, he could indeed be called a "Hebei expert". Therefore, Yuan Xiangxian said: "This man Zhao Zaili is from Youzhou."
The concubine of the wealthy Zhao Yuande is as famous as Zhao Ba, and can be called the two outstanding figures of the Zhao family."
"Badu Cavalry Army suppresses Zhao Ba? The disciple of the Yichang Army Jiedu Envoy?"
"Exactly."
"Could it be that there are Badu Cavalry under the city?"
"Even if he is not called Ba Du Qi, he still has the foundation of Ba Du Qi."
In fact, Yuan Xiangxian only knew a little bit about it, and this knowledge was just showing off. Zhao Zaili was the concubine of Zhao Yuande, and it was true that Zhao Ba was his younger brother, but Zhao Yuande had dozens of children. His mother died early when Zhao Zaili was young, so he was not treated well at home at all.
It can be seen that at that time, it was still doubtful whether Zhao Yuande could remember the name of his bastard.
Moreover, Yuan Xiangxian took it for granted that he was one of the "Two Heroes of the Zhao Family". When Zhao Ba led the Badu Cavalry to shock Hebei, Zhao Zaili was still serving as a personal guard under Zhou Zhiyu. Later, during the Da'an Mountain Incident, Zhao Zaili was imprisoned
In the Youzhou prison, Zhao didn't even think about rescuing him, or in other words, he didn't even know that it was happening. There were indeed "two heroes of the Zhao family" in Lu Long's system, but they were not Zhao Zaili. They were talking about Zhao Ba and Zhao
Yuan Ping.
However, the Xuanwu Army did not know this situation, so they could only let Yuan Xiang talk nonsense, and everyone could not help but nod their heads. Li Xiaoxi, Ji Wenyun, Zhang Jingshao and others stood nearby and tried their best to suppress their laughter, and their faces were all red.
Jingxiang sighed: "If Badu Cavalry is old, I'm afraid it will be more difficult for Li Chengzhong to deal with. Unfortunately, at that time, someone wanted to first establish the Zhao family to control Yichang, and then gradually plan to conquer the Zhao family Badu Cavalry.
, but we didn’t have time... If we could have these thousands of elite cavalry, the world would have been decided!"
After Liu Shouguang's Da Anshan Incident, the idea of letting the Zhao family control Yichang Town came from Jingxiang. Jingxiang's plan was to separate Ba Duqi from Lu Long's army first, and then slowly extend his favor and win over him.
Conquer. However, the changes in the city of Youzhou were too fast, and Li Chengzhong's rise was too fast, which made Jingxiang's plan aborted. At this moment, Jingxiang looked at the "Badu Cavalry" under the city and could only shake his head helplessly.
Yuan Xiang first said: "There is no need to sigh respectfully. These brave warriors from Hebei recruited by a certain person are also good soldiers and will not be afraid of the enemy. General Liu Ya..."
Li Xiaoxi came out of the queue and said: "Here is my humble duty!"
Yuan Xiang first shouted: "The enemy general is rampant, will General Liu Ya be willing to go out of the city to meet him?"
Li Xiaoxi said loudly: "Beizhi knows, Beizhi will go and defeat the enemy now!"
Jingxiang warned: "Don't be careless. The children of the Zhao family are so famous. If you lose, just go back to the city. Let's think of other ways."
Li Xiaoxi responded: "Yes!" Then he led Ji Wenyun and Zhang Jingshao down to the top of the city.
Li Xiaoxi didn't have many cavalry. He only had about 200 cavalry around him at the moment, so he took them all out of the city immediately.
The two sides spread out under the city, and Li Xiaoxi galloped forward to challenge Zhao Zaili. So the two shouted and fought fiercely. While the horses were circling, swords and guns raised, Zhao Zaili asked in a low voice: "How? Who is coming?"
Li Xiaoxi shouted loudly and slashed his head with a knife, laughing: "It seems to be a man named Jing, hey... I don't know his background, judging from the knife... but he looks very powerful. It seems that he has an official position in the court, and he can kill...
Call him Jing Xiang." Li Xiaoxi is a native of Hebei. Yuan Xiangxian and Jiang Xuanhui are both from Henan. Their accents are different, so Li Xiaoxi was confused.
Zhao Zaili frowned and thought for a while. He had never heard of any Xuanwu surnamed Jing here. But Xuanwu had a large number of people and was powerful, with many civilian officials and generals under his command. Many of them had imperial titles, so it was not a big deal.
The two of them fought for a long time, and Li Xiaoxi said: "Old Zhao, I am defeated, please take it easy and don't hurt me!" After saying that, the moves began to scatter, and after a few more moves, Zhao Zaili knocked the sword away and turned the horse's head.
He fled back to the main formation.
At the request of Yuan Xiangxian and Jiang Xuanhui, in order to make Jingxiang feel threatened and leave Liyang early, he had to show the prowess of the Lu Long Army, so it was arranged that Zhao Zaili would win several games in a row.
After Li Xiaoxi was defeated and returned, Ji Wenyun and Zhang Jingshao also took turns urging their horses to fight, but they were "defeated" by Zhao Zaili one by one, so Li Xiaoxi led the team back to the city in defeat.
On the top of the city, Yuan Xiang first commanded Ruo Ding, making the archers ready to shoot arrows, and completed the "cover" task very well. Zhao Zaili's cavalry was driven back by the rain of arrows, and could only look at the top of the city and shout insults.
Jingxiang comforted Li Xiaoxi and others who had returned from defeat, saying that victory or defeat was a common thing for military officers, and asked them not to take it seriously and go aside to rest. After Li Xiaoxi and others left, Jingxiang frowned and said to Yuan Xiangxian and Jiang Xuanhui
: "Although General Liu Ya and others joined us to declare war, they refused to do their best. They were slow to fight when they were fighting..."
Yuan Xiangxian and Jiang Xuanhui were both startled by Jingxiang's insight. Yuan Xiangxian said hurriedly: "I will deal with them when I turn around!"
Jingxiang shook his head: "No, they have just joined our army. It's good that they dare to go out to fight. If they want to make people die, Yuan Zhaofeng has to work hard. The situation in Hebei is now declining. It is the time to calm people's hearts. Don't go too far.
Harsh criticism. As long as you have a strong win over, it will be useful one day."
Only then did Yuan Xiangxian and Jiang Xuanhui's wildly beating hearts calm down a little.
Jiang Xuanhui asked: "How about I go out of the city and fight, and my reputation as Xuanwu will not be ruined!"
Jingxiang declined politely: "No need. Although General Liu Ya and others did not try their best just now, Zhao Zaili still showed his strength in the wheel battle. Based on this, he is enough to be called a 'famous general in Hebei'. Chiang Kai-shek's soldiers and horses may not be his enemies. Again.
Moreover, the enemy's cavalry is not good at attacking cities, but it is good at escaping from a distance. Even if Jiang's troops win, they will not do much damage. Instead, they have to worry about being taken advantage of by the enemy during the pursuit... This is the role of cavalry on the plains. We are here
At this point, Hedong has suffered enough. Every time we attack Hedong, why do we attack it with three, five, or even ten times the number of troops? This is the reason."
Zhao arrogantly shouted at Licheng for a long time before leading his troops to leave.
Looking at the dust and smoke raised by the two thousand cavalrymen as they retreated, Yuan Xiang said hurriedly: "Respecting the Prime Minister, the enemy troops have temporarily retreated. Let's go back to Wei County. It is really dangerous here."
Jingxiang agreed, so Yuan Xiangxian and Jiang Xuanhui immediately ordered the army to return to Wei County.
After returning to Wei County, Jingxiang began to arrange the situation in Hebei. He first asked Yuan Xiang to withdraw the Hebei recruiting troops to Wei County, and still used Yuan Xiang as the recruiting envoy to Hebei first; then he ordered the troops of Xing and Ming, who were under attack from both sides, to return to Xiangzhou and Hebei Province.
The main forces of Weizhou, He Delun, and Zhang Guihou were transferred back to Bianzhou and Huazhou, and some miscellaneous troops were assigned to the Hebei Recruitment Corps, under the jurisdiction of Yuan Xiangxian.
Looking at the map, Jingxiang finally established the overall deployment of the Dahe defense line. The operational idea of this strategy is to use the Yellow River as the defense line (which is also the current actual control line between Lulong and Henan) and implement temporary defensive operations. The entire Dahe River
The defense line is divided into three sections. The western section is the headquarters of Hebei Recruitment, with Xiangzhou Linli, Tangyin and Weizhou Liyang as defensive support points to build a buffer zone to protect Bianzhou; the middle section is from west to east, with Puyang, Linghuang,
The four cities along the river, including Jeju and Zhu'a, acted as a chain to tightly control the Yellow River and prevent Lulong's army from crossing the river. In the east, Liu Chongba's troops in Dizhou were the main force and implemented an active offensive strategy to threaten Lulong's Cangzhou.
In a short period of time, Jingxiang put forward an overall combat strategy for dealing with Lulong, Hebei Province. The deployment of troops from all parties, the supply of food and grass, the command of military orders, mutual assistance and support, etc. were all very detailed and clear, and the organization was very clear.
He is indeed the number one civil servant in the Xuanwu Army. Yuan Xiangxian and Jiang Xuanhui both secretly admired him.
In this set of strategies, Jingxiang's plan is to stabilize the situation on the Yellow River, and then reconsider regaining control of Hebei after the Western Expeditionary Army returns. In the Xuanwu system, when King Liang is not in Bianzhou, Jingxiang, as usual, has
If you have this power, you can make a supplement to the King of Liang afterwards, and the King of Liang will never reject it.
However, just when Jingxiang was about to appoint Jiang Xuanhui as the defense envoy of Dahe, a military report from Bianzhou destroyed his strategic plan.
Pinglu Jiedushi Wang Shifan raised troops and has now occupied Yanzhou, Yizhou, and the entire Qingqing area to the west of the two states. It has entered Pinglu's hands! (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!