It turns out that after Yunxi left the capital on the second day of October, in order to reach Xuzhou as quickly as possible, he did not come by boat, but rushed over from Pukou at high speed, so he arrived in Xuzhou today.??
When Yunxi saw them saluting, he quickly walked a few steps away from the place with the most smoke and dust, and then said to the two of them: "Now that the army is out, there is no need to be more polite. My dear friends, please get up."
Then Tao Wen and Tang Quan stood up and headed to the camp with Yun Xi.
Yunxi quickly arrived at the camp. After saluting Cao Zhen and others, he said to them without any nonsense, "How is the situation now?"
Cao Zhen said: "Your Majesty, I just received the news today that the 30,000 vanguard troops led by Lan Yu and Zhu Jiye arrived in Yanzhou yesterday and should have left for Tai'an today."
"Tomorrow, I will lead the remaining 40,000 people from the front army to the north. After arriving at Yanzhou, I will divide some troops to pretend to attack Dongpingzhou, and the main force will go to Tai'an to attack Jinan."
"The right army led by Zhu Shou in the east can attack Laizhou on the eighth day of the lunar month, and after two days of preparation, it can attack Qingzhou on the tenth day of the lunar month. Most of the remaining troops in Qingzhou do not expect a large army to attack from Denglai. As long as they are commanded properly, they should be able to
Conquer Qingzhou."
"In addition, according to the information I received, His Highness the King of Yan did not raise a rebellion, but led the troops of the three guards of the King of Yan southward in the name of pacifying Cheng Ni. The news we received was that they came out of Tongzhou on September 30th. It is estimated that now
We have reached Jinghai and even Cangzhou."
"The city of Cangzhou is not small. If a large army besieges it, I am afraid that it will not be defeated within half a month. However, if King Yan manages to open the city gate, it will be dangerous. On the way from Cangzhou to Jinan, only Dezhou is an important town that can be defended, but now Dezhou
It has been occupied by Chengdu."
"Your Majesty, when I use troops, I always prepare for the worst. So after discussing with Marquis Huining and others, I feel that now it seems that we are ready for King Yan to join Cheng Ni's army."
"So after discussion, I decided to let Cao Xing lead the three guards of King Zhou to go north to Daming Mansion, station in Zhending Mansion, and surround them from the west."
"As long as Lan Zhen's advance goes smoothly, even if Jinan fails to be captured, as long as Jinan can be surrounded, the rebels will be able to prevent the rebels from completely occupying Hebei and Shandong. When the army led by His Majesty arrives and captures Jinan, even if they are not completely annihilated,
It can also severely damage his vitality, and after the remaining troops join up with King Yan's troops, they can only be forced back to Hebei."
"In this way, we will confine the rebels to Hebei and prevent the poison from spreading widely." Then there was a battle with the King of Yan in Hebei, but there is no need to say this.
After hearing Cao Zhen's plan, Yunxi was not very satisfied. He hoped to put down the rebellion as quickly as possible and try not to delay it for a long time. But according to Cao Zhen's plan, the area south of the Daqing River in Shandong could be put down this year at most, and then in the winter
It will be difficult to use large-scale troops in the next few months. Even if everything goes well, the rebellion will be put down next summer and autumn at most.
But Zhu Di was the master of military affairs, and Cao Zhen, Zhang Wen and others did not dare to say victory or defeat lightly. The war could easily be delayed until the third year of Jianye.
So after listening to Cao Zhen's words, Yunxi looked at the map and pondered, and then said: "What if Shan Se's guard station attacks Beiping?"
Zhang Wen said: "Your Majesty, the largest army in Shanxi is the army under the jurisdiction of King Jin, but..."
Zhang Wen didn't say the rest, but Yunxi also understood what he meant. If the prince was asked to send troops, what if Jin Wang Jixi rebelled in the end? They didn't dare to bear this responsibility.
If Li Xin, the commander-in-chief of Shanseilidusi, was allowed to lead the army, it would take a long time just to appease the King of Jin and organize the guard post.
Yunxi hesitated for a long time, and finally said: "With King Zhu Jixi of Jin as the commander-in-chief, and Li Xin, the commander-in-chief of the Shanxi Dusi, as the deputy commander, we will lead the troops of Shanxi to march eastward to Baoding Prefecture."
Historically, Ji Xi did not follow Zhu Di in rebellion, and the relationship between Ji Xi and Zhu Di was not very good. Yun Xi still chose to trust Ji Xi.
"In addition," Yunxi continued, "the front army has 70,000 troops, and the right army has 40,000 troops. Together with the guardsmen of Denglai Second Mansion, there will be a total of 120,000 to 30,000 troops. Even if we divide the troops to guard
There are still 100,000 troops in various places. After the Right Army conquers Qingzhou, so many people besiege Jinan, and they still can't defeat it? How many troops can Cheng Ni and King Yan mobilize in total? They can also use the 80,000 troops of the Chinese Army.
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Cao Zhen said: "Your Majesty, if the progress of the right army does not go smoothly or there is an accident at sea, then the tens of thousands of people in the front army will not be enough."
It's not that Cao Zhen and Zhang Wen didn't take this situation into consideration, but they are now older and are more cautious in using troops, so they will not use risky plans.
Yunxi understood their thoughts with a turn of his head, so Yunxi thought for a moment and said: "Don't worry about accidents, just make a plan based on the right army successfully defeating Qingzhou."
"The Chinese army does not need to attack Jinan. It is difficult to cross the river along the Yellow River to reach Damingfu and enter Hejian Prefecture. The three guards of the King of Yan must go south to meet up with Chengni. Hejian Fucheng does not block the way from Beiping to Shandong.
The land, besides King Yan now has no time to attack and plunder the counties, he will definitely be able to control the west of Hejian Prefecture."
"After that, it doesn't matter whether it's heading east or north."
Cao Zhen immediately understood what Yun Xi meant: "Your Majesty wants to take advantage of the opportunity when King Yan goes south to lock him up in the area from Cangzhou to Dezhou, cut off his connection with Beiping City, and put down the rebellion as soon as possible."
Cao Zhen and Zhang Wen looked at each other, and then Cao Zhen said: "Then I will change the plan according to your Majesty's order." Since there are no loopholes in Yunxi's plan, but there are some risks, they will not go against Yunxi's wishes.
Yunxi then said: "Merge the army led by Cao Xing and the Chinese army into one, and put them all under the command of Xu Huizu."
Then Yunxi said to Xu Huizu: "I have given you the command of an army of hundreds of thousands. Xu Qing, you must command it well."
Xu Huizu was very moved. The Xu family had a special status, and no one had ever been a close minister of the grandson in Yunxi's vassal. Therefore, Yunxi trusted him very much when he entrusted an army of hundreds of thousands to his command.
So Xu Huizu saluted very seriously and said: "I will definitely live up to your Majesty's expectations!"
In fact, Yunxi took some risks. Xu Huizu's ability is obvious to all, but whether he is loyal to Yunxi can only be based on history. Although Yunxi accepted Xu Miaojin as his concubine, it is not safe.
But since Yunxi has made a decision, he will not go back on it. Yunxi said with a smile: "Xu Qing does not need to be under too much pressure. As long as he enters Hejian Mansion, he will have achieved his goal."
"Yes, Your Majesty." Xu Huizu agreed. But he had already made up his mind: "We must put down the rebellion as soon as possible."
Yunxi's deployment has been made, and everyone has no objections. The only thing left is to arrange the deployment, so there is no need to continue it this time.
