Chapter Nine Hundred and Thirty-Eight A Good Plan But Can’t Meet a Beloved
Xie Gaotai has been waiting. He knows that he can't influence Guo Geming. Guo Geming is always wary of him, just because his surname is Xie.
But why couldn't Guo Geming understand that just because his surname was Xie, he hated Xie Fuwei more than anyone else.
According to the genealogy, he is of the same lineage as the former emperor.
It was Xie Fuwei's father, Xie Lian, who took away the throne from him. After Xie Fuwei succeeded to the throne, he even exterminated their entire lineage.
Xin Yanque, who is currently in power...maybe he is not qualified to inherit the throne.
But although Xie Gaotai was full of hatred, he also knew that he was not qualified to inherit the throne.
He has nothing.
Now he is just a staff member under Guo Geming, and he is still the most inconspicuous one.
There is no one around him, let alone any big families or big forces who value him and support him. His only wish is to use his ability to kill everyone in Xie Fuwei's lineage.
At this moment, Guo Geming made a decision.
"The best policy is too radical. Once I lead the army out and fail to win a big victory, I may be surrounded by the imperial troops. The worst policy is too conservative, especially... If Liu Tingsheng is brought to us, his reputation will not be good."
Sounds good.”
Speaking of this, he looked at Xie Gaotai and said: "Mr. Xie's three strategies, the upper, middle and lower strategies, I think only the middle strategy is the most suitable."
Xie Gaotai also breathed a sigh of relief.
The middle strategy is the middle strategy, it is better than the worst strategy.
Zhongce took advantage of Lin Ye and Feng Xiu to surround Liu Tingsheng and captured Qingshan City in one fell swoop.
If everything goes well, Lin Ye and Feng Xiu's armies can be separated.
The geographical location of Qingshan City is so special. If it weren't for the help of the white barbarians, Lin Ye's cowardice would not have been easy, no matter how good he was at fighting.
That place is easy to defend and difficult to attack. As long as you hold on to it, it is equivalent to grabbing the throat of the coward.
"We don't know how many defenders there are in Qingshan City."
Guo Geming said: "So the top priority is to immediately arrange more manpower to go there to detect information."
Xie Gaotai immediately said: "General, without further delay, if another half month passes, Lin Ye and Feng Xiu may have completed the containment of Liu Tingsheng. After another month, Feng Xiu may return to Qingshan City.
Maybe it won’t even take a month.”
Calculated from the fact that Qin Mang's army defeated Qin Kaikai and Liu Ting'an with a combined army of more than 160,000, it would indeed take less than half a month for Lin Ye and Feng Xiu to defeat Liu Tingsheng, who currently had less than 100,000 troops.
"What do you think should be done?"
Guo Geming asked him.
Xie Gaotai said: "While sending more scouts to Qingshan City to find out the news, the general selected a capable general and led the army eastward. After the scouts get the news, they can attack immediately."
Guo Geming asked: "If Qingshan City is heavily guarded, wouldn't the army have been wasted?"
Xie Gaotai said: "How can it be wasted?"
He walked to the map again and pointed at two places: "According to my estimation, if Lin Ye only has 20,000 people, then Feng Xiu has about 80,000 people."
"If he leaves a large number of troops to guard Qingshan City, then he will have to leave at least 20,000 people, which means Feng Xiu still has 60,000 in hand."
"At this time, Liu Tingsheng should also know that Qingshan City has been lost, and he should also know that Feng Xiu will definitely lead his army back north to surround him."
Guo Geming's eyes lit up when he heard this: "Mr. Xie means that Liu Tingsheng cannot sit still and wait for death. He will attack Qingshan City while Feng Xiu hasn't returned yet?"
Xie Gaotai nodded and said: "Qingshan City is the foundation of Liu Tingsheng. He cannot really give up easily. Now Liu Ting'an's 60,000 troops are almost wiped out, but there are still about 60,000 or 70,000 troops left by Zhou Wanggeng."
He pointed at the map and said: "If I were Liu Tingsheng, I would definitely order Zhou Wanggeng's troops to stop Lin Ye from crossing the river at any cost."
"And Liu Tingsheng will lead an army of about 100,000 people to attack Qingshan City. If Feng Xiu leaves about 20,000 people in Qingshan City, then if he rushes north with 60,000 people, he will encounter Liu Tingsheng head-on in all likelihood.
Team.”
When Guo Geming heard this, his heart moved slightly.
"Mr. Xie means that if Qingshan City is empty of troops, then we will capture Qingshan City. If Qingshan City is well-defended, then we will send troops to join forces with Liu Tingsheng to defeat Feng Xiu."
Xie Gaotai said: "Feng Xiu is not Lin Ye. No matter how strong Feng Xiu is in leading troops, he cannot withstand the two combined attacks of the general and Liu Tingsheng."
Guo Geming: "What are the benefits?"
He looked at Xie Gaotai and asked: "I want to know, what benefits can we gain by doing this? Even if Feng Xiu is defeated and Liu Tingsheng takes back Qingshan City, what can we gain?"
Xie Gaotai said: "Except for Qingshan City, the half of Jiangzhou close to our side belongs to the general."
Guo Geming did not answer the call.
Because in his opinion, this benefit is obviously not enough.
Jiangzhou is only a few hundred miles away from Nanzhou. It's easier to say it's half a state.
Moreover, these few hundred miles are not very rich, and it really cannot arouse his desire.
Xie Gaotai said: "The biggest advantage is that the 780,000 or 80,000 Qingbang troops in Feng Xiu's hands were completely wiped out. If this happens, Lin Ye will no longer be able to go south in a short period of time, and the imperial court will also be seriously injured.
Dare to act rashly."
Guo Geming said: "But as long as Liu Tingsheng still holds Qingshan City, Jiangzhou will not be ours. Mr. Xie should know that from the beginning I had no intention of attacking Geling. I just wanted to seize Liu Tingsheng's Jiangzhou...
...”.??m
He and Liu Tingsheng had the same idea. They didn't really want to attack Geling, but wanted to swallow up the other's territory.
With the strength of the two of them, it was actually very difficult to fight against Ge Ling.
If you can defeat it, you may not be able to defend it for a long time. If you cannot defeat it, there is a risk of the entire army being annihilated.
If he can occupy the land of two states and have the support of the barbarians in southern Xinjiang, he can surely be regarded as a little emperor.
The land of the two states is neither large nor small. It covers an area of several thousand miles and has a population of at least 20 to 30 million. It is not a bad idea to be such an emperor.
Xie Gaotai said: "Things on the battlefield are changing rapidly, so my subordinates dare not say for certain. But if Liu Tingsheng is defeated, the general will naturally have to compete with Qingmang for Jiangzhou. If Liu Tingsheng is lucky enough to win, how can he still have the strength to defend Jiangzhou?"
The entire state?”
Guo Geming pondered for a moment, nodded and said: "This strategy indeed has the possibility of seizing Jiangzhou..."
Having said this, he turned around and looked at the generals: "Who is willing to lead troops to Jiangzhou?"
His general, Qian Liao, stepped out and said, "General, my subordinates are willing to go."
This Qian Liao can be said to be the best general under Guo Geming. He has followed Guo Geming for many years and has never been defeated.
Just as he was about to nod, he saw Xie Gaotai saying loudly: "Any general here can go, but General Qian can't go."
Qian Liao was furious: "Xie Gaotai, what do you mean by this!"
Guo Geming said: "Mr. Xie, can you give me an explanation?"
Xie Gaotai said: "General Qian and General Qin are sworn brothers. General Qin died at the hands of cowardice. General Qian must be eager for revenge. If General Qian goes, I'm worried that he will be impulsive and cause trouble."
Guo Geming was startled.
I have to think more about this.
Qian Liao said angrily: "Thank you, thief! I think you are a spy sent by the imperial court. You first encouraged the general to go north, and then you provoked a relationship. With such ulterior motives, do you think I dare not kill you?!"
Xie Gaotai said proudly: "Even if you kill me, I will still have the same opinion."
Qian Liao grabbed the handle of the knife and pulled out more than half of the long knife with a swipe.
"presumptuous!"
Guo Geming scolded angrily.
Qian Liao's knife stopped halfway out.
Guo Geming said: "Mr. Xie didn't deliberately target you, he also thought about the overall situation."
Qian Liao fell to his knees with a plop: "Please allow me to lead troops to Jiangzhou, general. If I am impulsive and cause trouble, the general will kill me!"
Xie Gaotai said: "At that time, you will not only affect hundreds of thousands of troops, but also the general's foundation. What's the point of killing you?"
Qian Liao's eyes turned red: "Thank you, thief!"
Xie Gaotai looked directly at him: "A common man!"
"enough!"
Guo Geming said: "Let's do this... Qian Liao can be the general, and Mr. Xie can be the supervisor. Without Mr. Xie's permission, Qian Liao cannot go to war privately. In addition... Cheng Tan, Gao Jing, you two
I am a deputy general and will lead my troops on the expedition with Qian Liao and Mr. Xie."
Xie Gaotai frowned and wanted to say something else. Guo Geming waved his hand: "That's it. Now let's discuss the supplies for the army."
Qian Liao kowtowed vigorously: "Thank you, General, for your trust. I will definitely live up to the great general's trust!"
After getting up, he glared at Xie Gaotai fiercely.
The matter has been settled like this. In order to be cowardly, I can't really break up with Liu Tingsheng now.
Therefore, if you want to seize Jiangzhou, you must first maintain close cooperation with Liu Tingsheng.
Guo Geming has continued to expand his strength over the years and has also recruited a large number of barbarians.
At the beginning, he had more than 100,000 troops. Today, ten years later, he has 300,000 troops.
Qin Kaikai lost 100,000 troops in the north, and one-third of his troops were eliminated at once. Guo Geming was really distressed and could not sleep. As for Qin Kaikai, he was his most capable general and his brother-in-law, but he felt that Qin Kaikai deserved his death.
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One hundred thousand people!
During the discussion, Xie Gaotai made another suggestion, which was to post notices in every city and never hold accountable the defeated soldiers.
As long as he comes back, in order to appease him, he will be given double military pay.
Moreover, everything captured by the team that went to Jiangzhou this time will be owned by private individuals.
Whether it is money or materials, even a house or a woman, you can take it as your own.
Moreover, there will be another recruitment during this period. As long as they are willing to go to Jiangzhou, they will be paid according to the regular army and receive the same treatment.
As long as more than 120 barbarians are willing to send troops, their taxes and tribute will be reduced and reduced in the future, and their income in Jiangzhou can also be privately owned.
Guo Geming was right about all these things.
However, his attitude towards Xie Gaotai still made Xie Gaotai dissatisfied. Although he was given a supervisory status, he was not given any actual duties.
The supervisor is just an identity, not even a rank.
After deliberation for a day and a night, all the civil servants and generals under Guo Geming's tent started to move.
While gathering teams from various places, posting notices, gathering supplies, and recruiting barbarian soldiers.
According to Xie Gaotai's request, these things must be completed within ten days.
The army must set off in ten days. There is no need to come to the city to assemble. All armies march directly to Jiangzhou from various places and assemble at Liuxia Pass.
Ten days later, when it was time for the armies to set off, Guo Geming saw them off in person.
Less than twenty days later, soldiers and horses from all walks of life had gathered at Liuxia Pass. When the Jiangzhou soldiers at Liuxia Pass heard that they were going to support them, the guard decided to let them go after careful consideration.
It only takes five days to travel from Liuxia Pass to Qingshan City.
After entering Jiangzhou, Qian Liao sent someone to invite Xie Gaotai to discuss the attack on the city.
Xie Gaotai hurried over, and as soon as he entered Qian Liao's tent, the soldiers who were ambushing on both sides chopped him off with two knives, killing the ambitious talent directly.
Qian Liao looked at Xie Gaotai crawling towards him with a face full of grief and anger, and seemed to want to fight for his life.
He snorted coldly: "The general really treats you as a person. When I went to war with the general, you were still running around and eking out a living. No matter when it comes, it won't be your turn to tell me what to do."
After saying that, he waved his hand: "Drag him out and bury him. When he comes back, he will say that Xie Gaotai died of illness. If anyone dares to reveal what happened today, he will destroy the other three tribes!"
Xie Gaotai raised his hand, as if trying desperately to grab something.