In Hanzhong, Wei Gao, the commander-in-chief of the Northern Expedition, also received news that the Chang'an garrison was heading east to Tongzhou, but he was not excited, but rather confused. Isn't Zhu Si's army afraid that the Southern Tang army would take the opportunity to enter Guanzhong and seize Chang'an?
This was really unreasonable. He didn't believe that 50,000 troops gathered in Hanzhong, and the emperor appointed himself as the generalissimo of the Northern Expedition in Chengdu. Would Zhu Si not know such a big motive?
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In the big tent, Wei Gao was discussing with deputy commander Li Yuanliang. Li Yuanliang was also a veteran and he agreed with Wei Gao's doubts.
"Wei Shuai is right. If the enemy leaves five thousand troops to guard Chang'an, it would be reasonable. But if Zhu Jinqing takes away all the troops, isn't he afraid that Guo Song will send a cavalry to occupy Chang'an in a roundabout way?
Wei Gao walked a few steps with his hands behind his back: "But there is also a possibility that Zhu Jinqing made a mistake. We all know that he is a simple-minded and foolhardy person. It would be normal for him to make this mistake. In fact,
Liu Sigu is in Guanzhong, and he will definitely not make such an unreasonable move. Even if he lures us to Chang'an, he will leave three thousand troops to guard Chang'an instead of withdrawing them all, which will make us suspicious."
Li Yuanliang hesitated and said: "Wei Shuai means that this is unreasonable, but it will be true."
Wei Gao nodded, "If the enemy is deliberately luring them, they will definitely not leave this flaw to make us suspicious."
Li Yuanliang also became confused. Wei Gao was right. Such an obvious way to lure the enemy was not the work of a strategist.
Wei Gao and Li Yuanliang both made the same directional mistake. They did not expect that Chang'an's arrangement was not aimed at them, but at the emperor Li Shi. If five thousand to ten thousand troops were left to guard Chang'an, Li Shi would instead
You will hesitate, and you must put a big bargain in front of Li Shi to make Li Shi eager to pay. Otherwise, the seller will wake up or someone else will buy it first, and the bargain will not be available.
At this time, the soldiers reported outside the tent: "The Tian Supervisor Army is here!"
Of course, Li Gong would not let Wei Gao lead the army alone, and had to set up a supervisory army. Song Chaofeng recommended Tian Wenxiu as the supervisory army.
Before Wei Gao could say anything, Tian Wenxiu quickly left the tent with a dozen of his confidants, and he barged in directly.
Tian Wenxiu has long been cleared. Now all the evidence between him and the Yuan family has been destroyed, and the insiders have been killed. Tian Wenxiu hugged Song Chaofeng's lap and became Song Chaofeng's confidant. Under Song Chaofeng's repeated indoctrination, the emperor
Li Shi finally approved the report Tian Wenxiu wrote when he was supervising the army in Hexi. Guo Song did have a desire to be independent. Isn't it proved now?
Tian Wenxiu regained Li Shi's trust and served as the supervisor of the Jiannan Army. Tian Wenxiu had been the supervisor of the Jiannan Army for two years. This time, the 30,000 Jiannan Army was ordered to be transferred to Hanzhong, and Tian Wenxiu also followed.
, served as the commander-in-chief of the entire Northern Expedition Army.
Tian Xiuwen is no longer the young eunuch who first served as the supervisor of the army. He now has the trust of the emperor, Song Chaofeng's backing, and the experience of serving as the supervisor of the army many times. He is already very experienced and knows how to do things.
Read more and talk less. If you must participate, you must have enough power to ensure the authority of the supervisory army.
Wei Gao was really a little afraid of this supervisor. Tian Wenxiu curled up next to him like a snake, saying nothing and looking at everything coldly, which made Wei Gao feel uneasy about not being able to find out the details of the other person. This kind of uneasiness
Accumulated day by day, accumulated for two years, it formed an inexplicable fear.
Wei Gao chuckled, "It's rare to see the supervisory army in the Chinese army's tent!"
Tian Xiuwen asked calmly: "Are the two marshals discussing the plan to go north to Guanzhong?"
"What suggestions does Supervisor Tian have?"
"Our family has no suggestion. We are here to urge Commander Wei to send troops to seize Guanzhong under the emperor's order. Wei Commander will not fail to receive the emperor's order!"
"this....."
Wei Gao glanced at the table. The emperor's handwriting was on the table. He could only say reluctantly: "I am discussing the march plan with Deputy Commander Li."
"Then when will it be decided? Can troops be dispatched before dawn?" Tian Wenxiu asked aggressively.
Li Yuanliang couldn't help but said: "We feel that there is something fishy about the other party, and we are worried that it is a trap, so we dare not send troops easily."
Tian Wenxiu nodded and thought to himself, 'It seems that the emperor was not wrong. These two people did not take the emperor's handwriting seriously at all, so the emperor gave himself the emperor's gold medal and monk Fang's sword.'
Tian Wenxiu said calmly: "Since Wei Shuai has received the emperor's order, he should send troops immediately. As for any traps or other traps on the other side, they can be avoided in the dispatch plan and cannot be used as an excuse to disobey the holy will."
"Tian Jianjun, I must be responsible for the safety of fifty thousand soldiers!"
"Marshal Wei!"
Tian Wenxiu shouted sternly: "Please be careful, the army is the emperor's army, not your Wei family's army. If you resist and disobey the order, our army has the right to kill you!"
He turned around and shouted: "Your Majesty's order!"
The eunuch behind him stepped forward. In the tray were a gold medal and a Shangfang sword. Tian Wenxiu raised the gold medal and said, "Here is the emperor's gold medal. Why don't Wei Gao kneel down?"
The emperor's gold medal was engraved with the four words "It's like seeing my face". Seeing the gold medal was like seeing the emperor himself. Wei Gao and Li Yuanliang had no choice but to kneel down.
Tian Wenxiu picked up the Shang Fang Emperor Sword and said slowly: "This is the Shang Fang Emperor Sword. It is specially designed to kill unfaithful civil servants and unfaithful military generals. I supervise the army on the order of the emperor to urge the army to march north. I specially ordered the marshal Wei Gao, the marshal of the northern expedition, to march to the north at dawn."
When we sent troops to Chang'an before, if you disobey the Holy Will, our army will kill you with Shang Fang's Emperor's Sword."
Wei Gao had no choice but to agree: "I will obey the emperor's order!"
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At the fifth watch, Wei Gao ordered Shi Guo Yao, the governor of the Hanzhong Jiedu Prefecture, to lead eight thousand troops to garrison Hanzhong. He and Li Yuanliang led more than 40,000 troops to leave the Hanzhong camp and march toward Chang'an in a mighty manner.
Yangquan Town in Tongzhou is eighty miles away from Tongzhou Road. It is the only way for the northern army to go south to Tongzhou and kill Chang'an. Zhu Jinqing's 30,000-strong army set up camp here.
The big tent is composed of hundreds of tents, surrounded by fences and sentries watching from the sentry towers.
At night, under the cover of darkness, the 30,000-strong army quietly left the camp under the leadership of General Zhu Jinqing, marched rapidly towards Chang'an, and soon disappeared into the night.
The camp is still there, and the sentries are still patrolling, but only a thousand people are active in the camp, maintaining the illusion that 30,000 troops are stationed in Tongzhou.
The 30,000-strong army did not return along the original route. They marched day and night. Two days later, the army arrived at the Wei River north of Guangtongcang. It was the first watch and the Wei River was full of ships. These were the ships that had been arranged in advance.
, they came from Chang'an and picked up 30,000 troops to cross the river here.
Troops continued to get on board, and large ships loaded with soldiers sailed to the other side of the Wei River.
On the shore, Lieutenant General Zhang Xiaolong whispered to Zhu Jinqing: "If the other party has cavalry, it is likely that they will arrive in Chang'an before us. I suggest that we send cavalry to Chang'an first."
Zhu Jinqing shook his head and said: "Father's order is very clear, requiring us to fully obey the military advisor's orders. How could the military advisor not think of the enemy's cavalry problem? He must have a countermeasure. We should not act without authorization. We only need to march according to the military advisor's deployment.
"
"But......"
As soon as Zhang Xiaolong said two words, Zhu Jinqing turned back and stared at him sternly, "Nothing but, I am the commander-in-chief, and I obey the military advisor's arrangements. You obey my orders, and you are not allowed to think wildly. If you dare to act without permission, you will ruin a big thing."
, I will definitely kill you without mercy!”
Zhang Xiaolong did not dare to say a word. Zhu Jinqing snorted loudly and urged his horse to run towards the Wei River.
Zhang Xiaolong watched his back go away and couldn't help but sigh. Although Zhu Jinqing was simple-minded, he was very obedient. Even he had to strictly follow Liu Sigu's orders. This time the Tang army was in danger.
Why is the emperor so impatient, jumping into a trap even though it is clearly a trap? Is it true that he has become even more stupid after being reset, as rumored by both the government and the public?
Zhang Xiaolong's original intention was that the appearance of a cavalry force in Chang'an would wake up the intelligence spies in Chang'an and immediately send a message to the Southern Tang Army to be cautious. However, Zhu Jinqing was not fooled and insisted on abiding by the arrangement of military advisor Liu Sigu.
Zhang Xiaolong was not a spy placed by Zhu Si's army in the Southern Tang Dynasty. He was just more inclined to the Tang Dynasty and loyal to the Emperor Li Ji of the Northern Tang Dynasty. After Li Ji was deposed and Zhu Si ascended the throne, Zhang Xiaolong had the intention to leave. He wanted to go to Chengdu, but he
He was afraid that Emperor Li Shi would not trust him and wanted to defect to Taiyuan, but there was no chance and his five thousand troops could not take him away.
Just when he was in a dilemma, Liu Sigu suddenly sent an order from Lantian Pass, asking Chang'an's 30,000 troops to pretend to withdraw from Chang'an, pretending to go to Tongzhou to fight the Jin army, and lure the Southern Tang army to go north.
Judging from the current results, it seems that the strategy has been successful.
Zhang Xiaolong hesitated for a moment, then recruited a close soldier and whispered a few words to him. The soldier nodded, quietly left the team, and galloped away in the direction of Chang'an on horseback.
Thirty thousand troops crossed the Wei River and continued to march southwest...