Eight hundred and twentieth eighth chapter Dingdao settling east of the river
Hearing Li Siye's words, Bai Xiaode felt very guilty. He stepped forward and knelt down on one knee and said, "My lord, Xiaode was too reckless and failed to save Guo Yingyi's life. Please punish me."
Li Siye quickly bent down to help him up, held his hand and said sincerely: "Xiao De is the vanguard of our army. He has conquered Xiayang County in one day, paving the way for our army to enter the Guanzhong Plain. You have already
You haven't taken off your armor for six days and nights, right? You must be brave enough to fulfill your duties, and the officers and soldiers of the three armies should set an example for you."
Many generals stood behind him, with complex expressions on their faces.
Li Siye summoned everyone into the county government office to discuss how to launch an attack after entering the Guanzhong Plain. Based on their differences, they were divided into two groups. One group advocated ignoring the main force of the Tang army at Pujin Ferry and directly captured Chang'an. The other group advocated using thunderous force first.
We must attack Pujin Ferry and defeat Guo Ziyi in one fell swoop. Only in this way can we safely capture Chang'an, and the future operations of occupying the four passes will also be much easier.
It was a group of counselors and generals headed by Xu Bin who advocated attacking Chang'an first. He laid out the topographic map of Guanzhong on the table in the center, pointed to the location of Pujin Ferry and said: "Pujin Ferry is only more than 200 miles away from Chang'an.
, Xiayang County is more than three hundred miles away from Chang'an. As a general of the Tang Dynasty, Guo Ziyi cannot fight according to his own wishes. In any case, he must give priority to defending Chang'an, so the default location of our battlefield must be the suburbs of Chang'an, so we drive straight down.
Chang'an is the only way we must pass."
The counselor Gao Shang held the opposite attitude and also leaned over the map and said: "Our army has entered Guanzhong. Whether it is the emperor in the court or Guo Ziyi stationed at Pujin Ferry, they all know that they are not our opponents. If they want to protect themselves,
The first thing the court must do is to escort the emperor out of Chang'an. Where is their first choice for escape route? Isn't it the middle of Shu where the Supreme Emperor used to patrol the south? The fertile land in the middle of Shu is known as the land of abundance, and there are natural dangers blocking the Shu road. It is natural
Refuge. If the emperor occupies the center of Shu and orders the vassals all over the world as a saint, then even if the lord supports a puppet to ascend the throne, it will be difficult to become orthodox and he will be easily challenged by other vassals."
"So I suggest that your lord first occupy Fengxiang County, control the west of the Guanzhong Plain, and drive Guo Ziyi and Tang Ting from west to east. Tongguan is blocked by our Hexi Army, and their only way is to go south to Wuguan, enter Nanyang, or even cross the Yangtze River
Enter Jiangdong."
Gao Gao said confidently and proudly: "When the emperor fled westward, the people of Guanzhong and the world were damaged. This time Emperor Li Heng fled south, the people of the north will definitely fall apart. The emperor can only survive by staying in the south of the Yangtze River. But now the southern power has been established.
If the emperor goes south, he will inevitably be at odds with the local vassals. If he wants to gain a foothold, he must unjustly kill a group of local generals. They will inevitably lose their strength by fighting each other. At that time, the lord supported the royal family and proclaimed himself emperor, pretending to be orthodox, just like Cao Wei in the past pacified the north in turn.
.After the north is unified, the lord only needs to send a capable general to lead the army south. With the right time, place and people, unification of the world will be just around the corner."
After hearing this, Li Siye clapped his hands approvingly and said: "Mr. Gao is worthy of being the first strategist of Anlu Mountain's army. The strategy he planned for me is also extremely sophisticated and expert. I will follow your strategy to occupy Fengxiang County first and control Dashan."
Pass, blocking the Chencang Road entering Shu and Xichui in Guanzhong, and then marching step by step from west to east into Chang'an. Although this allowed Emperor Li Heng to evacuate calmly, it would lay the foundation for victory in the future to conquer the world."
He stood up and ordered to Duan Xiushi, who was sitting at the top left: "Old Duan, you lead the Beiting troops and horses to advance 800 miles west, enter Fengxiang County, and control Chencang Road."
Duan Xiushi crossed his hands and accepted the order: "Here."
He then ordered Bai Xiaode and Zhao Chongxun, who were sitting on the lower left: "Brother Zhao, Xiaode, you two will lead most of the Flying Tiger Cavalry to the west as a vanguard to attack Heyang, Pucheng, and Fuping to clear the way for Duan Xiushi to advance westward. At the same time,
It will form a deterrent force against Chang'an. If Guo Ziyi raises troops to attack, you can only restrain and retreat. After I have settled the affairs of the places east of Hedong, I will join you to attack Chang'an."
After Li Siye decided on the basic strategy of planning for Chang'an, he led two hundred soldiers from Longmendu back to Puzhou. He stayed in Jiangzhou, Puzhou, and only had 25,000 troops in Shangdang and other places. These people were made up of some
It consists of Anxi soldiers and a small number of flying tiger cavalry, mixed with a large number of surrendered soldiers of the Tang and Yan armies. It can be said that it is a mixed bag.
He needed someone to control these people and hold on to the Shangdang, and he already had a candidate in advance. This person was his second son Li Chongbao. Li Chongbao was the best candidate in terms of loyalty and personal ability.
Although the youngest son Li Xu has also grown rapidly, he has not experienced the physical combat of real swords and guns like Li Chongbao. Moreover, Li Xu's specialty is not that he is good at fighting like his elder brother, but he has his own uniqueness in accepting people, treating people, and handling incidents.
Li Xu has been with him for a year and has witnessed the wars in the world. Everywhere he looks, the mountains and rivers are devastated. After experiencing these, he has grown a lot and gradually become a young man with ambition.
After he met his second son in Puzhou City, the father and son rode their horses to the nearby Pujiu Temple and climbed to the top of the mountain temple.
They stood in front of the temple gate and looked at the beautiful scenery on both sides of the Yellow River. The Stork Tower stood majestically on the bank of the river beach, and the Xiangguan Pass was illuminated by dusk, giving people a sense of desolation and grandeur.
Li Siye pointed to both sides of the Yellow River and said: "This is the birthplace of Yanhuang civilization and the center of the world. Your father and I have been loyal to the Tang Dynasty for the first half of our lives and actively devoted ourselves to supporting the royal family to continue its prosperity. Unfortunately, in this vicissitudes of history,
In this situation, individual efforts are really insignificant, and without major changes involving bloodshed and sacrifice, nothing can be changed at all.”
"Since the Anshi War, our Chinese civilization has stood at a crossroads in history, or experienced the chaos of feudal lords for more than a hundred years. It has changed from openness to conservatism, from extroversion to involution, from tolerance to exclusion, from seeking strength to seeking stability. In the next five years
The heyday of the Kaiyuan Dynasty will not be restored within a hundred years. Or our father and son will struggle for two or three generations to reshape the foundation of the world, revive the prosperity of the Han Dynasty, create culture, education and science, and achieve an unprecedented foundation. As for the future generations of literati, they will be mediocre.
Let history judge how we treat our father and son."
Li Chongbao was so excited that he turned around and folded his hands and said to his father: "Listening to my father's words, my son's heart is filled with excitement, and he is willing to be his father's pioneer to bring peace to the world."
He gently patted his son on the shoulder and said happily: "With the east of Hedong, the world will be at peace. According to Shangdang, we can hope for the Central Plains. In the past, the powerful Qin captured Shangdang from Han and Zhao, laying the foundation for the pacification of the six countries. Today, my father
I will leave the Party in your hands. From now on, there will be a Yellow River between us. No matter what you encounter, you can only bear it yourself. If you encounter any difficulties, you can only make your own decision. You can choose
Do you want to take on this burden?"
Li Chongbao took a deep breath and then said solemnly: "Although my son is young and inexperienced, I will definitely accept advice with an open mind and learn more from the veterans and soldiers under my command, so that I will never lose my father's reputation.
Even if I cannot expand the territory while I am stationed, I will try my best to ensure that the Shangdang does not fall into the hands of the enemy."
"Okay!" Li Siye smiled happily. He was worried that Li Chongbao was arrogant and arrogant. He would be determined to conquer Taiyuan, the northern capital, and try to occupy the entire Hedong as soon as he became independent. How could he dare to take over the jurisdiction of a place if he could not keep his feet on the ground?
Put it into his hands.
"Li Chongbao obeys orders!"
The son knelt on the ground with his hands crossed. Li Siye took off his saber from his waist, put his hands in his hands, and said earnestly: "I appoint you as Zelu Jiedushi, in charge of the four states of Zelu, Jiangpu, and Jiangpu.
There are more than 25,000 soldiers and horses under the jurisdiction of the four states. You not only have to take on the responsibility of a guard, but also learn to govern the place, restore production and increase farmland, win over the people and treat the people well. When you truly do everything, these are your
You can rely on the means. I will leave Cen Shen to you as your adviser. No matter what happens in the future, you must discuss it with him more."
“What a father teaches, a son remembers in his heart.”
"Get up." Li Siye helped him up from the ground with his own hands, patted his knees and said: "After becoming the governor of Zelu, the administrative seat can no longer be in Puzhou City, but should be moved to Shangdang Basin.
Luzhou Prefecture is the only place where we can take care of both the north and the south and look at the Central Plains. Tomorrow you will lead the main force to Luzhou, and I will personally bid farewell to you outside Puzhou City."