"You mean this poem made the officials decide to abandon Li Gang?" Xu Xiantu said in shock.
Tao Lin said lightly: "This poem is actually just the cause. This is what Qin Hui told the officials yesterday. At the same time, he also took another poem, which was also written by Li Gang last year. It seemed to be "Shui Long Yin, Taizong Lin Wei Shang", which angered him.
After becoming the emperor, he was very worried that Li Gang would become Zheyan's second best."
Xu Xiantu was speechless. He had read "Shui Long Yin, Emperor Taizong came to the Wei Dynasty". At that time, he felt that this poem was inappropriate. Although he understood Li Gang's original intention, he hoped that the emperor could face the Jurchens like Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, but it did make people
Misunderstandings, especially when interpreted by a thoughtful person like Qin Hui, made it difficult for Li Gang to defend himself.
The key is whether the emperor trusts Li Gang. If the emperor trusts him, it will be useless for anyone to slander him. If the emperor does not trust him, even a few casual words from a small eunuch can overthrow Li Gang. Unfortunately, Li Gang belongs to the latter.
Xu Xiantu also knew that Li Gang could not be restored, so he had to turn his attention to his successor.
"But letting Zhu Shengfei be appointed as the Xuanfu envoy is really letting a scholar lead the army. At least Li Gang has rich experience in leading troops. Everyone has seen Zhu Shengfei's performance in Sichuan and Shaanxi. The emperor actually asked him to be responsible for capturing Jinghu South Road. It is simply nonsense!"
Tao Lin raised his head and laughed. Xu Xiantu said displeasedly: "Brother Tao, just say it straight, why are you laughing?"
Tao Lin shook his head and said: "You really think that the officials want to seize Jinghu South Road. You think too simplistically. Even Qin Hui sees through it better than you. He only suppresses Li Gang, but have you seen who he recommended?
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"Is there any other reason?"
Tao Lin nodded, leaned forward and said in a low voice: "Xiang Zhuang's sword dance is aimed at Pei Gong. The emperor wants to attack Yue Fei and use Jinghu South Road to make a fuss!"
On Ba, in the Chinese army's tent, the strategy review has begun. The first group is reported by Yang Zaixing. Yang Zaixing is commanding the Leopard Shadow Army. He is the confirmed main force and the 30,000 army is his headquarters. Chen Qing also
He will be given a portion of his army, bringing the main force to 80,000 men.
Today's review mainly consists of four people: Chen Qing, Guan Shigu, Jiang Yanxian and Zhang Xiao. It must be unanimously agreed by four people before it is passed. But it must be agreed by four people at the same time. It is easy to say but not easy to say. The key is
It depends on whether the general understands Chen Qing's true intention and whether he has a specific strategy to realize this intention. In the final analysis, it depends on whether you have prepared seriously. As long as you prepare seriously, the probability of passing will be high.
Yang Zaixing pointed at the sand table with a wooden pole in his hand and said: "My plan is to be the main force of this attack. According to His Highness's strategic intention, we are to capture one section, consolidate one section, and move to the next section. The first section is Luoyang. According to the latest
According to intelligence, 10,000 troops have entered Xin'an County, and our 5,000 troops have also entered Mianchi County, so Xin'an County will be our first battle. I plan to use 20,000 cavalry to go around Xin'an County and intercept the reinforcements from Luoyang.
But let go of the opening to the south and let the enemy troops flee south, and I will close the net in Luoshui."
"But you didn't say just now that you had arranged an ambush in Luoshui beforehand!" Zhang Xiao picked up the topic quickly and raised the question directly.
"It is true that I did not set up an ambush in advance, but I will send cavalry to pursue. It will also be two cavalry, one in front and one in back to intercept the opponent."
"But what if the other party's cavalry is also escaping?" Zhang Xiao continued to ask.
Yang Zaixing smiled bitterly and said, "Reporting to the military advisor, the opponent's 10,000-strong army does not have cavalry. Even if there is cavalry, there will be no time to build a pontoon bridge. Our pursuers will arrive. Even if the opponent flees along Luoshui, they will be intercepted by our cavalry deployed behind."
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I thought Zhang Xiao would ask more questions, but Zhang Xiao smiled and said, "Keep talking!"
Yang Zaixing continued: "The city of Xin'an County is dilapidated and short, and cannot be lived in at all. I judge that their 10,000-strong garrison is just a bluff, or to give Wanyan Wushu a look. Once we really send troops, I believe that the enemy will quickly
Retreating will not really leave 10,000 troops in Xin'an County, and the other side will conserve its strength to defend Luoyang."
Chen Qing raised his hand, and Yang Zaixing immediately stopped narrating. Chen Qing said with a smile: "Let me tell you a few words. I have read General Yang's plan carefully, but he has not made it clear yet. The reason why he did not set up an ambush in the south is because he
It is predicted that the enemy will not really deploy troops in Xin'an County. Once a war breaks out, the troops in Xin'an County will quickly withdraw eastward and will not give us a chance to annihilate them unless we send out surprise troops to cut off the enemy's retreat.
But we can't talk about it on paper, so we need to formulate several plans. The one General Yang just mentioned is the first plan, and it is likely that it will not appear."
Chen Qing smiled at Yang Zaixing again and said: "General Yang, please tell me the main plan. Needless to say, this unlikely plan will confuse people."
Yang Zaixing scratched his head in embarrassment and said: "The explanation is too long-winded. Now I will only talk about the main plan!"
"We will secretly increase our troops in Mianchi County, but we will not enter the Mianchi military camp. We will probably increase our troops by 15,000, bringing the strength of Mianchi County to 20,000. At the same time, we will quickly move south from the north bank of the Yellow River."
At the same time as the review meeting on the troop dispatch plan was going on, an army of 50,000 people had assembled in Mengzhou on the north bank of the Yellow River. Hundreds of large ships were moored on the shore. At two o'clock, armies were gathering on the shore to prepare.
Board the ship.
War cannot wait until everything is ready to start, it will definitely come early. These are the two sides of war, one is good and the other is strange, and good and strange complement each other.
This 50,000-strong army is the Qifeng. It is led by Li Muqing, commander of the Shangjun. Li Muqing is Yang Zaixing's deputy general. Yang Zaixing is responsible for the main frontal attack, while Li Muqing is in charge of the Qifeng. The mission of the Qifeng is to seize Hulao Pass and block the 10,000 enemy troops in Xin'an County.
retreat.
Under night, ten ships full of soldiers gradually approached Mengjin Ferry. Three torches were lit on the shore. Hundreds of scouts were already active on the other side, clearing the way for the vanguard to land.
Three thousand soldiers landed one after another, and after finishing their formation, they rushed to Mengjinguan, which was more than ten miles away.
The most important thing for any pass is the water source. Without water source, the pass cannot be built. There is also a small river in Mengjin Pass, but the river flows out from the pass, passes through the ten-mile wide forest, and directly merges into another river flowing from the east.
Yellow River.
In the woods, the soldiers marched quickly along the river. The leader of the attack on Mengjinguan this time was called Yu Hongwu, a commander. He was the first place in the three-army siege competition. He led 3,000 soldiers to capture 5,000 in half an hour.
A human-guarded training wall.
He was responsible for the capture of Mengjinguan this time. Iron fire thunder could not be used, as that would alarm Luoyang, nor could fire be used, as thick smoke and fierce fire would also alarm the beacon tower on Beimang Mountain.
They can only use the traditional sneak attack strategy to capture the beacon before the enemy ignites it, and then capture Mengjin Pass. After capturing Mengjin Pass, they can go up the mountain from a small road in the pass and kill the beacon on the top of the mountain. Then the 50,000-strong army can
Starting to cross the Yellow River is a chain of steps. As long as one step fails, Luoyang City will get the news and will immediately notify Xin'an County's 10,000 troops to withdraw to Luoyang, which means that Operation Qinbing failed.
So the key is whether the three thousand troops led by Yu Hongwu can succeed tonight.
There were still two miles away from Mengjing Pass, and the three thousand troops stopped advancing. The soldiers set up a small tent to block the light. In the tent, Hu Yanlei was telling Yu Hongwu about the situation in Guancheng.
"The height of Guancheng is less than three feet, about two feet and eighty. The beacon tower is on the easternmost side of Guancheng, close to the cliff. According to our observation, there are about fifty defenders on the top of the city at night, but most of them are
Sitting against the city wall to rest, there were only a few soldiers patrolling back and forth.
"How wide is the Guancheng wall?"
"About a hundred steps!"
Yu Hongwu was surprised, "So narrow?"
"So I said that there are only about fifty people defending the city. In fact, the valley itself is very narrow, and Mengjinguan is a relatively wide area."
"How many defenders are there in Mengjin Pass?"
Hu Yanlei shook his head, "I don't know, but we estimate that the limit is only about 300 people."
Yu Hongwu looked at the sketch, pondered for a moment and said: "A frontal attack will definitely be discovered. We must go up the side cliff and take down the beacon first to cut off the signal."
"Exactly!"
Hu Yanlei nodded, "Our biggest advantage now is that the other party doesn't know we are coming."
