Chapter 814: The Party is expected to be in the Central Plains
On July 10, the second year of Qianyuan, Li Siye and Duan Xiushi led the Han navy south to attack Zezhou, Shangdang County occupied by Wang Sili, and took the lead in capturing Gaoping County. After the city was broken, the county magistrate committed suicide on the top of the city.
After Li Siye entered the city, he saw the corpse of the county magistrate lying at the base of the city wall. The knife used to kill himself was still in the magistrate's hand. He lowered his head and said with emotion: "He is indeed a loyal man, but he is not worthy of such a court."
For such a loyal person, please order someone to find a place outside the county town to bury him in a dignified manner and erect a monument."
Xu Bin had already returned from Nanyang. When he returned to Shaanxi County, he discovered that Li Siye had gone west to Shangdang. He hurriedly came to Shangdang to meet Li Siye.
After entering Gaoping, he came to the top of the city and told Siye about his public relations process in Nanyang: "You know what I saw when I arrived at Xiangyang City. Na Lujiong was preparing poison and preparing to commit suicide. I persuaded him to stop him."
Li Siye felt very strange and said: "He was once under my command. I have always known that he was a crazy person. How come he couldn't think of committing suicide?"
"It's no wonder that he was the first to be defeated by the Khitan cavalry under Shi Siming during the Battle of Yecheng. His Nanyang Army was the first to be defeated, which triggered a chain reaction that led to the complete defeat of the Seventh Military Envoy. Later, when the entire army retreated, he was the last to defeat him.
The soldiers under his command had poor discipline, and they burned, killed, and looted along the way, even worse than the rebels. The two crimes were equally serious, which made him worry about the court settling accounts, so he wanted to get rid of them in advance."
This was caused by Lu Jiong's character. Although he was proficient in battle formations, he neglected to discipline his subordinates and turned a blind eye to the minor offenses committed by the soldiers, which led to such an end.
Li Siye did not ask about the trivial details, but only asked about the result: "What was the result?"
"Lu Jiong has already petitioned the emperor to report illness and return home. This is the strategy I came up with for him. The court will not agree to it at that time. Instead, it will urge him to lead his army north. After this, I believe that when we take Pu
Before the state entered Guanzhong, he had no chance to make any moves."
He praised Xu Bin: "You are indeed my military advisor Xu. You have solved my urgent need. Cen Shen has also returned from Youzhou. He persuaded Shi Siming to join me in a flanking attack on Hedong. The Yan army may have been dispatched now."
Xu Bin then asked: "What harsh conditions did Shi Siming put forward?"
"There are only two. After entering Guanzhong, the troops outside Tongguan will be withdrawn. Troops in Hedong can only be stationed in Puzhou."
"Absolutely not, my lord."
"Huh?" Li Siye turned to look at him with a somewhat surprised expression.
Xu Bin pointed to the rolling hills outside the city and said, "My lord, do you know where this place is?"
"This is Gaoping County, Zezhou, Shangdang," he guessed with a smile, "What do you mean?"
"This is the battlefield of the Changping Battle between Qin and Zhao. At that time, King Qin Zhaoxiang adopted Fan Xuan's strategy of making friends at a distance and attacking at close range, and he also used Bai Qi, Lord Wu'an, to defeat the Zhao army here and kill 400,000 Zhao soldiers. After this battle, Qin won the party's esteem for six
The country has unified the world. It has been quiet for thousands of years, white clouds are floating, and the characters of the past have gone, leaving only the ancient battlefield for people to pay homage to. In the north of Gaoping County, you can still find the graves of tens of thousands of people left in those days."
"Shangdang borders Taiyue to the east and Taihang to the west. If you go south to Jiangpu, you can cross Guanzhong in the south, and if you go north you can enter Taiyuan. Not to mention that it has been said since ancient times that if you go to Shangdang, you can obtain the Central Plains. If the lord wants to obtain the Central Plains again in the future, he must
First, take Shangdang into your hands. Remember that the Qin State relied on its strong national power and still had to go through several battles to conquer Qinyang, completely blocking the connection between Shangdang and South Korea. After more than five months of bloody battles in Changping, it lost two troops.
We have to pay 100,000 to actually get this land. Now that the lord has occupied Shangdang, we should leave a general to station here as a springboard for our future attacks on Taiyuan and even the Central Plains. Even if we obtain Guanzhong and return to Hexi, Shangdang cannot be missing."
Li Siye praised: "What Mr. Xu said is exactly what I thought. I just thought about it over and over again and didn't know how to arrange the generals stationed in Shangdang."
While the two were talking, Cen Shen came up to the tower to see Li Siye. After hearing their conversation, he said with concern: "My lord has betrayed his trust, and I am afraid that Shi Siming will be unwilling to do so in the future."
Li Siye nodded and said: "In order to get the land of Shangdang, we will not hesitate to betray our trust. Besides, this is not the first time we have tricked him. However, Shi Siming will vent his anger in the future and will definitely attack Shangdang with all his strength. He must find someone who can comprehensively attack Shangdang."
Only generals who can take care of both aspects can guard the party."
Cen Shen and Xu Bin fell into silence at the same time. Among the generals under Li Siye, the only ones who can command the battle are Duan Xiushi, Tian Zhen, Yan Xiaosi, Zhao Chongxun, Bai Xiaode, and Ashina Chulu. Duan Xiushi is brave and resourceful, and can run the army.
But slightly inferior; Tian Zhen is good at attacking but not at defending; Yan Xiaosi is good at commanding small battles, but has no coordination ability; Zhao Chongxuan is willing to defend, but unfortunately he is not flexible enough. Bai Xiaode and Ashina Chulu are only good at cavalry combat, but in
I'm afraid it won't work in an area surrounded by mountains, rivers and hills like Shangdang.
We can't let Li Siye defend the party by himself, otherwise the whole team's progress towards Guanzhong and Hexi will be stalled.
A flash of inspiration flashed in Xu Bin's eyes, and he suddenly said to Li Siye: "I do have a suitable candidate, but I am afraid that his reputation will not convince the public."
Li Siye frowned and asked, "Who are you talking about?"
Xu Bin said with a smile: "If I tell you who it is, my lord probably won't believe him. It's just that the battle to attack Shangdang was personally directed by my lord. Now we need to capture Jiangzhou and Puzhou in the attack, why don't my lord
The next battle will be a test for him. If he can obtain the two states of Jiangpu at a relatively small cost, it will prove that he is capable enough to guard the Shangdang."
Li Siye stroked his beard and nodded, then looked outside the city and was silent for a long time. Finally he made up his mind and said: "Send the order and summon the generals to come to the city tower meeting hall to discuss the military situation."
The soldiers followed the order and left. After a while, all the generals who had followed Li Siye into the Shangdang entered the meeting hall. Only when they entered did they find that the two masterminds of the lord were there. Even Gao Shang and Yan Zhuang, who had not been able to use them since the surrender,
He also sat down on the left side, guessing that the matter discussed today must be very important.
The generals sat down in order of seniority. Li Siye glanced at his son Li Chongbao, who was sitting by the door. He was now nineteen years old and had just entered puberty. A light beard also grew on his chin. But in his eyes,
He is still the child who follows Twelve Mothers back and forth. Can he afford such a heavy responsibility?
Xu Bin glanced at Li Siye, nodded, coughed to show his solemnity, and said thoughtfully: "I have been suffering from cold recently, and I have a headache. I can't think about it for a while, but the strategy of returning to Hexi through the pass cannot be delayed for a while, so I want to attack
The battle of Jiangpu Prefecture is entrusted to one of you, I wonder who is willing to take on this important task."
Li Siye had just finished speaking and everyone was still trying to understand what he said. He quickly added: "This battle is of great importance and determines our life and death, so I explained the enemy's situation in advance. Wang Sili Zhaoyi's army gathered more than 20,000 people. The emperor and Guo Ziyi
We will definitely send troops from Guanzhong to support him, and it is expected that the number will increase to 50,000 by then. Our current military strength in Shangdang is only Feihuqi and Beitinghan navy, totaling 44,000, and the rest are all in Tongguan. Those who are willing to fight
A military order must be issued in advance. Regardless of whether father and son are sworn brothers, I must put military law first and never show any personal favoritism."
He slowly leaned his body back against the screen, closed his eyes as if falling asleep, and the generals below were whispering to each other. After a long time, Duan Xiushi stood up and said: "Lord, I am willing to take on the important task of attacking Jiangpu Prefecture."
Li Siye nodded, as if he was not surprised, but he did not agree immediately, but asked everyone present: "No one is willing to volunteer yet?"
Li Chongbao, who was sitting by the door, had long been eager to try. At this moment, he finally stood up and said, "Grandpa, no, lord, I want to give it a try."