Bai Qi, Yue Fei and the others are turbulent here in Jingzhou, and they are ready to take the enemy by surprise and fire the first shot of this battle that may only happen once in a century.
At this moment, Sizhou is not so peaceful!
"We will pay homage to your lord. Your lord may live a long and prosperous life, which lasts for thousands of years!"
"I'm waiting to pay homage to the eldest son!"
More than thirty people, including Li Jing, Li Cunxu, Li Siyuan, Li Cunxiao and Wei Yang, stepped into the ceremonial path one after another.
Wei Yang was not in Sizhou at the moment, but for this battle, he was finally summoned by Li Xiang.
These people are all relatives or relatives of Li Xiang. Their broken bones are still connected. Not to mention that they all have great talents. Even if they don't have great talents, as long as they are available, they must be promoted.
Lord, entrusted with important responsibilities.
Especially the young tribesmen are promoted one by one with their pigtails in order to consolidate the foundation of the Jin army!
In the world structure of the Western Zhou Dynasty, clans linked by common ancestors and nations differentiated by culture were the key factors that determined the status of a group or even an individual in this political structure.
Since then, the Chinese dynasty has basically followed this kind of clan relationship.
Of course, there cannot be no problems in the vigorous use of clan members. However, is there anything in this world that is perfect? In the end, what needs to be done is still a balance between the pros and cons.
Among the governors of several states, regardless of whether Su Dingfang, Yue Fei, Bai Qi and others are loyal or not, it is undeniable that external generals have great power. For a monarch, whether he is loyal or not is important, but what is more important is whether there is a threat.
to one's own abilities.
If there is a real threat to one's ability, regardless of whether it is loyal or not, then there is actually a way to kill him. Although it is cruel, this is actually a fact. For a monarch, loyalty is extremely important. However, some
At the same time, there are many things that are more important.
Those who can do this are qualified monarchs. After all, people's hearts are the most fickle. No matter how loyal you are, no one can guarantee that you will always be loyal, and no one can guarantee that your descendants will be loyal.
You can be as loyal as you are. No one can guarantee that if you are loyal to me, you will be loyal to my descendants!
Besides, who can guarantee that you can always do what you want? Isn’t it rare that you can’t help yourself?
Therefore, for a monarch, balance is extremely important. Only by grasping the balance between generals with surnames, clans, relatives, etc. can Li Xiang feel more at ease.
In this war, at least 700,000 troops will be invested in the Yizhou battlefield alone. This is just a large army. For logistical support, millions of farmers will be mobilized. This battle is a battle that will exhaust the country's strength. If this battle is
If it fails, at least for ten years, the Jin army will be able to protect itself and will not be able to make further advances.
An army of 700,000 people is in the hands of one person. The person who is qualified to take charge of this battle must be the governor of each state. Any one of these people would have been in a high-power position individually, but now he is commanding such a large number of people.
Once alienation arises, who can control it?
Capturing Yizhou is a big war, but it requires the cooperation of various places under Li Xiang's rule, soldiers and horses, food and grass, military pay, civilians... There are countless things to prepare for, and you must have the power to coordinate and take care of everything!
With such great power, after much thought, Li Xiang finally chose the clan general Li Jing.
Li Xiang hesitated for a moment, but finally became determined again, took out fifteen brocade boxes from under his body, and opened them to reveal fifteen military symbols, representing the five military powers of the 500,000 soldiers and horses recruited in recent years, plus
Combine the two major battalions of Liang, He, Si, Yong, and Jingzhou, as well as Lantian and Guangcheng, plus the military power of the two major naval divisions of the Yangtze River and Yellow River!
"The troops of Yongzhou, 500,000 troops, the troops of Lantian, and the troops of the Yangtze River Navy are all under the control of the pharmacists. We must capture the cities of Hanzhong and Chengdu within two years, and capture Liu Che alive to see me.
king!
Regarding Sizhou's military affairs, I will personally arrange it, and Jingzhou will be handed over to Yue Fei.
The ordnance, food, grass, and civilians needed for the conquest of Yizhou... are supervised by Guan Zhong, and the needs of the army will never be missed!
In addition, it is quite difficult to capture Yizhou. I am afraid that the medicine man alone is not enough. I will give you a deputy general. If the two of them work together, they will be able to defeat the enemy and enter Chengdu city in one fell swoop!"
"Send the order to Wang Jinglue and tell him to go up and lie down!"
Wang Meng was an all-rounder, an expert at leading troops in battles, and he held a high position. Letting him serve as Li Jing's deputy general was a sign of condescension. By letting him take action, he could suppress all objections in the army.
Wang Meng's status among Li Xiang's forces would only be above that of the governor of each state, but not below that of the governor of each state.
For this battle, Li Xiang had to hand over half of his military power to one person. However, while handing over power, he also made two arrangements:
First, letting Guan Zhong and Wei Yang take charge of logistics affairs is equivalent to strangulating the lifeblood of the army. Once Li Jing has other ideas, he will immediately cut off the supply of food and grass, and the army of hundreds of thousands will be in trouble.
Once there is no supply of food and grass, the more soldiers and horses on hand, the more serious the consequences may be. The soldiers have no food to eat, and no matter how powerful the general is, he cannot manage such an army well.
The second is to send a confidant general to serve as the deputy commander-in-chief of the army, which can not only take some of Li Jing's military power, but also monitor every move nearby, so that nothing goes wrong.
"Within two years, the last general will surely pacify Yizhou and capture Liu Che alive. Please sit tight in Luoyang City and wait for the good news from the last general!" Li Jing solemnly promised as he took the military talisman with both hands.
The original plan was for Bai Qi to attack Yizhou unexpectedly and use his vanguard to catch Yizhou off guard. Next, Feng Yi took the Yongzhou Chencang Road, Wei Qing took the Qishan Road, and Chang Yuchun followed Bai Qi from Nanyang to Hanzhong.
, Wu Qi and Qi Jiguang's navy took the Yangtze River and advanced on land and water to attack in several directions.
However, now that Bai Qi is ill, it is not impossible to hand over the important task of the vanguard to Wang Jian. With Wang Jian's ability, let alone the position of vanguard, even if he is the commander of an army, he is definitely well prepared. What Wang Jian lacks is not
It's not a question of ability, but a question of qualifications.
"Send the order, the governor of Hezhou, Meng Tian, controls the military affairs of the three states of Heliang and resists Yuanmeng in the north!"
Although Su Dingfang and Murong Tian were at loggerheads in the Western Regions, the two sides were still far from fighting at full strength. The Jin army went all out to conquer Shu, which was an opportunity for all the princes in the world.
There is no guarantee that Temujin will not take action at this time, but to be fair, this possibility is unlikely. It is possible for Temujin to contain some of Li Xiang's troops, but it is almost impossible to attack Li Xiang with all his strength.
Tuoba Tao and Huang Taiji are still there. If Temujin really attacks Li Xiang with all his strength, is it possible that Tuoba Tao and Huang Taiji will miss such an opportunity?
However, despite this, the precautions that should be taken are definitely indispensable!
