Two days later, Li Zhigao also led ten guards and rushed to Jingzikou to meet Han Qian.
"I have met the defense commander Du Chongtao. He didn't say much from the beginning to the end, but other people talked about it and gave various reasons. They all disagreed with the Longque Army going to defend the three counties of Dengxi and hoped that I would wait at the western foot of Dahong Mountain.
Set up camp!”
Li Zhigao walked into the village courtyard, which had been slightly renovated by Han Qian. He saw that the village courtyard surrounded a relatively intact courtyard in the town, and used wooden palisade walls to block the gaps in the incomplete courtyard walls.
Many defensive horses and antlers were built to prevent large groups of soldiers and horses from approaching the village in a hurry, so that the soldiers and horses could make up for their advance and garrison.
Li Zhigao handed over the snow-covered cloak and riding whip to the guards. He sat down in front of the brazier burning charcoal with his sword off, and talked about the result of entering Xiangzhou City alone to meet Du Chongtao, and said,
"The rhetoric is just north of the Han River. I am worried that Your Highness will be in danger of encountering the enemy, and Xiangzhou cannot bear the responsibility..."
"Although Du Chongtao did not directly express his position, what others said should also be his attitude." Han Qian stared at the burning charcoal in the stone basin and said slowly.
"No matter what Du Chongtao's mentality is, if we really agree that the Longque Army will camp at the western foot of Dahong Mountain, this location is located on the east bank of the Han River, southeast of Xiangzhou City, and south of Zaoyang. It is actually located on the entire
The southernmost part of Deng Xiang's defense line, and further south is Yingzhou." Li Zhigao saw that Han Qian's bookcase contained Deng Xiang's topographic map, unfolded the topographic map, pointed out the location where Du Chongtao wanted them to camp, and said, "Du Chongtao actually
I want to use the Dragon Bird Army as the rear army for this gathering of troops on the west wing. Maybe I don’t think the Dragon Bird Army has any combat effectiveness at all. Maybe there are other factors at play!"
Li Zhigao punched him bitterly. He was unwilling to accept this arrangement, but currently in Xiangzhou, he could only come to Han Qian to discuss the matter.
"Yes, but in this case, it is very different from what we thought." Han Qian frowned and said, feeling that it was quite difficult.
Emperor Tianyou was still awake, and he did not directly appoint the third prince Yang Yuanpu as the commander-in-chief to control the troops in the west wing just because he was his biological son. He only sent troops to the northwest to recruit deputy envoys, and the experienced envoys were still recruited.
, Du Chongtao, Deng Xiang’s defense commander with outstanding military exploits, was in charge.
Therefore, after the Longque Army arrived in Xiangzhou, they still had to be under the control of Du Chongtao.
Even so, when Han Qian left Jinling, he discussed with Xinchang Hou Li Pu and Li Zhigao, hoping that after the Longque Army arrived in Xiangzhou, the three princes could try their best to gain command in a certain direction and never shrink to the entire defense line.
The bottom serves as the rear army.
In addition to considerations of military merit and the personal reputation of the third prince Yang Yuanpu, the Dragon Bird Army also needs to be tempered with iron and blood in order to truly become a strong army.
In terms of influence, whether the Dragon Bird Army is a weak force or a strong force will directly affect the attitude of others towards them.
"You have a lot of ideas, do you have any good ideas?"
Li Zhigao rubbed his hands and put them on the brazier to warm them up, so that his frozen hands could relax. He was tired and cold while driving on such a cold day. He looked at Han Qian and asked,
"The first troops have entered the Han River and will reach Xiangzhou in a few days. However, it will take at least half a month before the third prince comes. If the first troops follow Du Chongtao's arrangement, they will be stationed first.
At the western foot of Dahong Mountain, many plans cannot be implemented."
The plan they initially discussed was that after the first troops entered Xiangzhou, Han Qian would assist Li Zhigao and lead them to advance northwest along the Danjiang Valley Road, becoming the forward war department to curb the southward march of troops from Guanzhong in Liang.
Li Zhigao took out the frozen-hard wheat cake from his arms, tore off a small piece and chewed it hard. He looked back at Tian Cheng standing aside and said, "Help me boil a bowl of hot soup."
Li Zhigao was the No. 1 Marquis of Yu, the first capital of the Longque Army. His nominal status was second only to Chen De, the deputy commander-in-chief, Shen Yang, the chief minister, and Guo Cong, the military supervisor. However, Li Pu, the Marquis of Xinchang, was not in the army. In fact, he had the highest status. At this time, I also knew that Tian Cheng was the director of the Zuo Si Military House arranged by Han Qian, but asking Tian Cheng to help bring a bowl of hot soup was not a slight, and sometimes it was a sign of intimacy.
Han Qian frowned when he saw Li Zhigao chewing dry wheat cakes, and said with a smile: "We have been here for two days. Although we can't arrange any delicacies, hot soup noodles can still be served - please stay calm."
"I'm really hungry." Li Zhigao said while rubbing his hands.
Han Qian motioned for Tian Cheng to sit down and talk about things, and arranged for others to do the chores. After pondering for a while, he said to Li Zhigao: "In fact, we don't have to worry about what Du Chongtao thinks."
"The soldiers, horses, and food on the west wing are all gathered in Xiangzhou, under the control of Du Chongtao. If we disobey his orders and go north without permission, they will definitely cut off the supply of food and grass and force us to retreat. Or can you solve these problems?" Li Zhigao said Here, he stared at Han Qian even more expectantly.
Li Zhigao had followed his father in the Jianghuai campaign in his early years. Naturally, he knew that as a general, he could sometimes be a little more arrogant. What's more, the leader of the Dragon Bird Army was the third prince Yang Yuanpu, so he could be even more arrogant in front of Du Chongtao.
The Longque Army disobeyed Du Chongtao's orders and acted without authorization. Naturally, they had to bear all the consequences. But Du Chongtao still dared to impose military laws on the third prince Yang Yuanpu?
However, the most critical issue is supply.
The Dragon Bird Army went north without authorization. Du Chongtao could not send people to capture the third prince Yang Yuanpu, but he could cut off the supply of food and grass and force them to retreat.
Li Zhigao naturally wanted to go north, but he had to count on Han Qian to help him solve the food and grass problem, especially the first batch of two thousand elites who had entered Hanshui. Plus horse feed, they needed to be supplied with three thousand stones of rice, grain, beans and other supplies every month. Necessary supplies.
Li Zhigao knew that with the shipping gang and fleet currently controlled by Zuo Si, it should be able to barely guarantee such material supply intensity.
Seeing Li Zhigao's expectant look, Han Qian was startled. He had eaten enough to hold on, and Zuo Si was responsible for such a heavy material supply. Didn't Zuo Si also have to advance the money and food expenses first?
"What I mean is that the first batch of soldiers and horses going north will be sent directly to Xiangzhou City to wait for His Highness to come." Han Qian said.
"If there is no food, chaos will break out?" Li Zhigao asked hesitantly. He could guess what Han Qian's intention was, but he had to weigh the pros and cons.
The first batch of 2,000 elites entered Xiangzhou City directly. Du Chongtao refused to supply food and grass. They requisitioned food on the spot. What they disturbed was Du Chongtao's foundation. But before Liang Jun invaded, a feud broke out between the generals on the west wing, which affected the generals. It will be worse.
Moreover, as Du Chongtao was one of the most famous generals in Chu, it was impossible for him to be completely at a loss when faced with soldiers who did not obey orders. They also had to consider Du Chongtao's possible reaction.
"The front group will advance to Xiangzhou and wait for the third prince to come to negotiate with Du Chongtao. After that, we can immediately arrange to march westward to Danjiang, at least without any delay. If we station troops at the western foot of Dahong Mountain at this time and wait for the third prince to come to negotiate, even if Du Chongtao agrees to Longque
The army moved north, but the Longque Army regrouped and regrouped. There would be no navy warships to help transport the troops, so it would be delayed for at least seven or eight days. And during these seven or eight days of delay, if Liang Guo and the Shaanxi states had already
If more troops and horses were sent to Wuguan, and Du Chongtao had already responded by sending more troops and horses to the front line of Jingzikou and arranging town generals of corresponding levels, then all our early plans would be in vain," Han Qian said, "Of course
, you should stay here with me for the time being, and do not go back to Xiangzhou to negotiate with Du Chongtao, otherwise Du Chongtao will get anxious and chop off your head, then I really will have no way to explain to His Highness and Mr. Li."
Li Zhigao thought about it. If he really wanted to act according to Han Qian's plan, Du Chongtao would not be able to directly hold the third prince accountable, nor would he do anything to the military academy below. However, he could not easily fall into Du Chongtao's hands, at least when the third prince came over.
Before, it fell into the hands of Du Chongtao.
Otherwise, he would most likely die a very unjust death.
At this time, the people below made two bowls of hot soup noodles and brought them over. They also put a thick layer of minced lamb diced with red oil and unknown chopped coriander leaves, and the aroma was fragrant.
Li Zhigao's stomach suddenly trembled. Seeing that the dozens of guards under him also had arrangements, he smiled and said to Han Qian: "You are living a beautiful life. Where did you get this from the barren mountains and wild mountains?"
The mutton coming?”
"You can't stop your mouth even if you have something to eat?" Han Qian said with a smile. He didn't want to tell too early about the large number of runaways hiding in the mountains and wild ridges, and urged Li Zhigao to quickly eat the mutton soup noodles before talking about the matter.
After finishing two bowls of mutton noodle soup, Li Zhigao patted his belly with satisfaction and said, "Then we will do as you say!" Then he found pen and ink to write two secret letters, and arranged for several guards to follow them after printing.