Chapter two hundred and sixty fifth drive the wolf
"The imperial court of the Great Zhou Dynasty transferred Zuoweiwei General Han Buyi who fought against Yang Yishan in Shenzhou, Youwuwei General Liu Ji in Songzhou, and Zuoweiwei General Yu Qi in Fengzhou respectively departed from their bases to the northwest
Come. With Han Buyi as the chief general, he assembled an army of 110,000 people and tried to recapture Jinzhou."
Liu Ling pointed at the map and told his generals the news just sent by the Shadow Guard.
"Is this really an order from Chai Rong?"
Du Yiming knew it wasn't the case, but he still couldn't believe that the Zhou imperial court would make such an idiotic decision. Not to mention whether Han Buyi's prestige could convince the public and whether he could command Liu Ji and Yu Qi, let's just talk about the three guards.
The nearest people and horses to Jinzhou is the Youwu Guard of Songzhou, which is also two thousand miles away. What did the Zhou Dynasty think? Leave the Zuo Zhenwei, which is two hundred miles south of Jinzhou, and five hundred miles to the west.
If you don't use Duoli's Youzhen Guard, you have to send troops all the way from Songzhou and Fengzhou?
Liu Ling smiled and said, "If Chai Rong knew about it, he would probably be cured of his illness."
"Anyway, since the adults in the Zhou Dynasty gave us time to solidify our foundation, we can't go against their good intentions. Marquis Zhongyi has now occupied Cizhou, but he only has 5,000 new soldiers and his strength is still weak.
I only brought 5,000 men and horses to attack Cizhou in order to rush for time. Now that Cizhou has been captured, 5,000 men and horses are no longer enough to defend the city and scare the green forest soldiers and horses around. I plan to draw 15,000 men.
The troops and horses will go to Cizhou, so that Cizhou and Jinzhou are horns to each other, and it will not be a problem to gain a foothold."
"Even if Han Buyi and the others speed up their arrival, assemble the army, make unified arrangements, and prepare food and fodder, they won't be able to reach Jinzhou in less than two months."
Du Yi thought for a while and said: "My lord, strike while the iron is hot. General Yang Ye is guarding Jinzhou. I request you to lead an army to attack Jiangzhou!"
Liu Ling shook his head and said: "Xiao Pojun is blocking Jiangzhou and Jinzhou. This man is very ambitious. If Jinzhou belongs to us, he is bound to win Jiangzhou. The Black Flag Army has more than 80,000 troops and has not arrived yet.
When we had a conflict with them, since Xiao Pojun stayed in the counties I designated for him, if we rashly sent out troops, he would have reason to bite people randomly."
"My lord, Xiao Pojun is blocking the only way to go south. We can't keep avoiding him like this, right?"
Zhao Er muttered.
Liu Ling glanced sideways at Yang Ye and asked with a smile, "What do you think?"
Yang Ye bowed: "My subordinates think that Jiangzhou can be attacked, but not openly."
Everyone here has great respect for Yang Ye, a young man. This young man has been lurking in Dazhou for more than three years. Not only is he deeply trusted by Meng Hu, but even Chai Rong is impressed by him. With this ability alone,
His forbearance is beyond the reach of ordinary people.
"Speak more carefully."
Liu Ling said with a smile.
Yang Ye bowed, clasped his fists to everyone and said: "Your Majesty leads the army south, and the thousands of miles of rivers and mountains in this great Zhou Dynasty must belong to your Majesty. Jiangzhou is an important state capital in the south. After occupying this place, the east can be far away.
Kaifeng, Nanke and Luoyang were astonishing, just like a nail wedged between the east and west of the Zhou Dynasty and Beijing, its importance is undoubted."
He pointed at the map: "Originally, there were Menghu guarding Jinzhou. Jiangzhou didn't show its importance until later, so Jiangzhou has never been heavily guarded. But it's different now. The prince has occupied it."
The importance of Jinzhou, Cizhou, and Jiangzhou has come to the fore. Although the Zhou Dynasty court is now commanded randomly by a group of literati who do not understand military affairs, they are not idiots who cannot see the importance of Jiangzhou despite their random command.
Zuo Zhenwei's troops were confronting Xu Shengzhi's Green Forest Rebel Army in the south of Jiangzhou. The agents sent out came back with news that Zheng Chao, the general of Zuo Zhenwei, had led his army to move north. The reason why he had not yet entered Jiangzhou
, because they are afraid of being trapped to death by Xiao Pojun and Xu Shengzhi joining forces."
"The situation near Jiangzhou is very delicate now. To the south is Xu Shengzhi's Gray Army, in the middle is Zuo Zhenwei, and to the north is Xiao Pojun's Black Flag Army. Xiao Pojun is at odds with Xu Shengzhi and secretly has an affair with Zuo Zhenwei General Zheng Chao.
Don't collude. But this is just a means of self-protection. If Xiao Pojun really dares to enter Jiangzhou City, Zuo Zhenwei will immediately pounce on him and bite him to death. Xu Shengzhi will definitely stand by and watch, and even help Zuo Zhenwei secretly.
A handful."
"And once Zuo Zhenwei's troops enter Jiangzhou, even if Xu Shengzhi and Xiao Pojun have a grudge, they will not miss this opportunity to trap Zuo Zhenwei's entire army to death. The three of them restrain each other, and no one dares to move first.
, that’s why Xiao Pojun is so respectful to the prince. If he really turns against us, his situation will be in danger."
"So, although Jiangzhou is now an empty city, everyone wants to occupy it, but no one dares to occupy it first."
Hua Ling frowned and said: "General Yang said before that we could capture Jiangzhou, so wouldn't this mean that we would attract three hungry wolves?"
Yang Ye smiled and said: "Otherwise! Now Zuo Zhenwei, Xiao Pojun, Xu Shengzhi, these three parties are in a delicate balance. If the prince raises an army to go south, this balance will be broken!"
Hua Ling thought for a moment, then her eyes brightened and she said, "General Yang, do you mean to bluff?"
Yang Ye smiled and nodded: "Your Majesty! It seems to me, if we send our army south, those three people will immediately panic. Don't worry about the three of them joining forces to resist the Prince's army, because the three of them...
Trust no one!"
Liu Ling smiled and said: "If Chai Rong is still in good health, I'm afraid you will already be leading the right guard. In that case, it will be easier for me to go south. It's a pity..."
Although Yang Ye knew that Liu Ling was joking, he still hurriedly clasped his fists and said: "This subordinate is only planning for the prince. Da Zhou... is not my home."
Liu Ling patted him on the shoulder and said, "You are always so cautious."
He stared at the map and asked, "Think of a way. It's best to force one party to enter Jiangzhou first."
Yang Ye smiled confidently and said: "Xiao Pojun!"
Liu Ling raised his head and looked at him and asked, "Why are you so sure?"
Yang Ye said: "Because he is afraid of the prince!"
Yang Ye walked to the map and pointed to the Jiangzhou area and said: "Jinzhou and Jiangzhou are the four forces, and the prince is undoubtedly the strongest. Although Xiao Pojun and Xu Shengzhi have more troops than us, their combat effectiveness is far behind. Although there are one hundred thousand
There are not many soldiers who are good at fighting. Zheng Chao of Zuo Zhenwei has more than 40,000 troops and half of them are new soldiers. Such a configuration can defeat Xiao Pojun and Xu Shengzhi many times. The prince now has 80,000 troops. How can Xiao Pojun not be afraid?
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"As for the other three forces, Xiao Pojun is the weakest. Although he knows that whoever enters Jiangzhou first will definitely become the target of public criticism, in order to protect himself, he must make the first choice. Although Jiangzhou is not a powerful city, it has a city to rely on.
It was much better than being flanked by two sides in a field battle. The Black Flag Army only had 5,000 truly skilled soldiers. Even with the new right guard of more than 2,000 cavalry, he still did not dare to trust these people too much. The Green Forest soldiers and horses faced off against the imperial court.
An army will be defeated ten times out of ten, but it may not win even once out of a hundred times."
"Xiao Pojun just won a battle a few days ago with the help of the prince, defeating Meng Hu's five thousand cavalry in one fell swoop. Although it relied on the water of the Dashang River, it was also a unique victory. With this victory
With the confidence of victory, Xiao Pojun's status in the Green Forest has also improved a lot. Even Xu Shengzhi, who defeated him a while ago, is no longer as powerful as him in terms of prestige. Small groups of Green Foresters from all over the country have come to join him, and the number of people under his command has increased with age.
Occupying a big city as a foundation is what Xiao Pojun urgently needs to do."
Liu Ling nodded and said: "You know better about the situation in Dazhou. You need to make decisions on many things. If I take you with me and let someone else guard Jinzhou, do you have any ideas?
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Yang Ye was eager to leave Jinzhou to avoid suspicion. Even if Liu Ling did not doubt him, he was not sure that the generals under Liu Ling did not harbor grudges. After all, he was not someone who had been following the prince all the time. He would leave such an important place as Jinzhou.
Leave it to him, and he has connections and status in Jinzhou that others cannot compare to, which already makes people jealous. What he wants most is to follow Liu Ling and not guard Jinzhou to avoid any trouble in the future.
In fact, it's no wonder he was so cautious. The situation in the Zhou Dynasty was much more chaotic and gloomy than that in the Northern Han Dynasty.
If Yang Ye hadn't been careful and careful, how could he have been promoted from a junior lieutenant to a third-rank Weiyuan general in three years? For those big guys, even if he is demoted to the Northern Han Dynasty, he would still have a lot of money.
There is protection, which shows how cautious Yang Ye is.
"Your Majesty... you can urge Xiao Pojun."
Yang Ye thought for a while and said.
Liu Ling laughed and said, "With you by my side, I won't even have to think about things anymore."
Yang Ye was afraid that he would offend others by speaking too much. Now that he had just returned to the prince's command, he did not want to offend all his old subordinates like the prince. If he wanted to gain trust and attention, he had to put forward some strategies and strategies. He could only rely on himself.
He did not think that the merit of being sent to Jinzhou after lurking for three years would last. But if he showed too much talent, he was afraid of disturbing the crowd of old people who had been following the prince. This measure must be measured, and it must be done well.
In fact, this was a superfluous thing for him. What Liu Ling hated the most was the intrigues between people in front of and behind their backs. Although he often used conspiracies and schemes, deep down in his heart, he still didn't want his subordinates to have their own little ideas. He
Not Emperor Xiao, let alone Chai Rong, he just wanted to establish a foothold in the country.
Liu Ling didn't have much to say about Yang Ye's performance. He believed that Yang Ye was a smart person, and he didn't need you to remind him of anything.
With people like Hanasaburo, Zhao Er, Du Yi, and Wang Banjin, Yang Ye would sooner or later know the difference between following the prince and following Meng Hu or even Chai Rong.
"I will write a letter and send someone to give it to Xiao Pojun. I will just discuss with him how to jointly take over Jiangzhou."
Liu Ling said.
Du Yi said with a smile: "This letter from the prince will probably drive Mr. Xiao crazy." (To be continued)
