"In the temple, we are busy thinking and forgetting to sleep and eat just to worry about it."————————[Into the Five Rules·Forward Planning]
Xia, the fifteenth year of Jian'an.
When he woke up early in the morning, the sky was clear and the sun was shining brightly. The right general Xu Huang was not in a particularly good mood.
With an order from the imperial court, 15,000 cavalry and more than 20,000 Yulin set out from Liangzhou, Huben and the entire southern army, combined with the 20,000 Bingzhou border troops under General Sun Ce and Huwei General Gaishun, nearly 60,000
The army gathered in Yunzhong, Wuyuan, Yanmen and other places.
The war was about to break out. Almost everyone regarded this as another war after Dou Xian and Wei Qing's Northern Expedition to the Huns. All the military generals and lieutenants in the whole north were gearing up, eager to make achievements. Zhang Liao, the general of the northern expedition, was also eager to try. Unwilling to be second to others, Shangshu
He wanted to send troops to Youzhou to coordinate the move to merge the states.
In fact, anyone with a discerning eye knows that Zhang Liao wanted to wait for an opportunity to have a decisive battle with Ke Bineng while Xu Huang and Fu Luohan were fighting.
This is what Xu Huang is worried about. In fact, he doesn't mind Zhang Liao treating him as a rival, nor does he mind competing with Zhang Liao. After all, Zhang Liao and him check and balance each other, which is a good thing for everyone.
What worried him was that the court was not fully mentally prepared for this war.
Before departure, the emperor specially summoned him.
"This battle is related to the foundation of a hundred years of peace for the imperial court. It must not be treated lightly. Gongming, before we go to war, I have a few words to tell you." The emperor put the arrow on the bow string and said slowly before pulling it away: "Although Mi Zhu didn't say it directly.
, but I also know the current situation in Taicang in various places. It is already reluctant to support a war. He, a big farmer, must not only coordinate and win, but also urge Taicang and persuade farmers. It is really difficult to do. Therefore, this war must be pragmatic.
You will win with one blow, but stop when you are ready. It will not be easy for the people to recover their strength, so you must encourage them."
"I understand." Xu Huang lowered his head and clasped his fists and said, "It's just that the imperial court is now in full swing, with large armies gathering and countless supplies of food and grass mobilized. What if..."
"A lion fights a rabbit with all his strength." The emperor slowly opened his bow and arrow, bulging a muscle on his face: "Retrieve the princess intact, the Han envoy, it is impossible to do it with such momentum. Only with the determination to risk the country and fight, can we start from the beginning.
The momentum shocked those young people."
Xu Huang nodded. The strategic goal this time has been made clear. The imperial court cares about the strength of the country and the people and does not want to start a war now. However, if it does happen, the imperial court will not be afraid. If it can successfully attack Fuluo without a war,
Han, it would be best to welcome back the princess and others. But not everyone is as calm and measured as Xu Huang, with a big-picture vision. Many people have compared this expedition against Xianbei to Emperor Xiaowu's expedition against the Huns.
The grand event, banishing the wolf to Juxu, and restraining Shi Yanran, the glorious achievements in history are enough to overwhelm everyone's reason. As the coach, Xu Huang not only has to face how to face Xianbei, but also how to subdue the generals who are eager to make contributions.
especially--
"Zhang Liao is very eager to seek merit. He may not be able to see these things as clearly as you. Even if he is clear, he may not be able to... Although Youzhou regards him as the main general, you still have to put more pressure on him." The emperor stretched out his fingers and arrowed.
The arrow flew away.
Xu Huang had excellent eyesight. Although the arrow did not hit the target, it was not far away. Before the waiter could sing, he praised it.
"As strict as you are, do you still want to say these words to make me happy? You need to know that your great achievements in the north are my greatest joy!" The emperor smiled, did not take this arrow to heart, and turned his head.
After a few words of encouragement, he added, "You must remember what you just said."
"This trip outside the Great Wall, I will definitely live up to my mission."
As for why Xu Huang was asked to suppress Zhang Liao's desire for war, half of it was because it was inconvenient for the emperor to come forward, and the other half was because the relationship between Xu Huang and Zhang Liao could not be too harmonious.
The truth here cannot be known to outsiders, so Xu Huang, who came back to his senses, called Huang Quan, the chief clerk. After hearing the movements of Sun Ce, Gaishun and others, he ordered: "There is no need for Sun Ce and others to come over to see this first battle.
, let Zhou Yu, the general who protects Xianbei, be the vanguard, contact Bu Dugen first, and then invite Fu Luohan to attack. The rest of the army gathered in the clouds, waiting for military orders, I will arrive soon."
The dispute between Sun Ce and Geshun has been reported to the court. If Xu Huang, as the coach, does not grasp the balance well, it will easily cause discord among the generals and affect the war situation. Zhou Yu is Sun Ce's good friend and Geshun's subordinate, so he was chosen as the commander-in-chief.
A pioneer has an answer to everyone, can be regarded as impartial, and kills two birds with one stone.
Huang Quan agreed, and soon some of the officers Xu Huang recruited from Yangzhou presented him with documents. Xu Huang nodded, and the military order was quickly formed and issued.
"In addition, there is another document that I need Lao Gongheng to write for me personally." Xu Huang dismissed the crowd and said to Huang Quan alone: "I ordered Zhang Liao to form a serious military formation and go up to the valley. There are still Wuhuan, Wuchen and Di in Daijun who have not attached themselves to the imperial court.
, According to the secret report of Xiuyi Envoy, the Daijun officials Hao Wen, Guo Duan and others have colluded with Wuwan and Xianbei. If he wants to get out of the fortress, he must first overwhelm them and then come to ask for a fight."
Huang Quan heard Xu Huang's intention not to let Zhang Liao send troops outside the wall, and he hurriedly said: "This crusade against Xianbei has inspired everyone in the world to look forward to it. I'm afraid it's inappropriate to leave Zhang Liao out of it, right?"
"I didn't stop him from going to war. I just went to Shanggu and Daijun was between Youzhou and Bingzhou. If after he sent out troops, Wuwan and Xianbei rebelled here, they could threaten my flanks at a distance and cut off Zhang Liao's retreat route and disrupt Youji. That's right.
What should I do? I have to make such considerations." Xu Huang said lightly. This idea is indeed in line with his cautious character. Even Huang Quan, who has been with him for a long time, did not hear anything wrong for a while.
"That's it." Huang Quan nodded in agreement, and said worriedly: "I'm afraid that Zhang Liao doesn't want to miss this opportunity and has some complaints about the king."
"I'm not afraid that he won't want to, I'm afraid that he won't." Xu Huang said, looking at Huang Quan: "I intend to ask you, or Xu Baojian, to go to Youzhou for me, explain the interests to Zhang Wenyuan in person, and take the overall situation as a guide
Seriously, postpone the dispatch of troops. Then I will stay in Youzhou, settle down in Shanggu, act as the commander-in-chief, and cooperate with our army."
Huang Quan did not expect that Xu Huang would reach out to Zhang Liao's army and interfere with the other party's actions. Even though he knew that Zhang Liao and Xu Huang competed more than cooperated, but it was not like this: "Isn't this the same as supervising the army?
Is it too much? After all, Zhang Liao is the general who conquered the north. There is no clear edict from the court. Doing this will not only offend Zhang Liao, but will also be criticized. Please think twice."
"What you said makes sense, but I'm too worried." Xu Huang thought about it seriously. He couldn't reveal his feelings to Huang Quan. After thinking about it, he had to ask: "If that weren't the case, I'd be worried that he wouldn't understand me.
Such painstaking efforts.”
Huang Quan thought for a while and said: "Jia Kui, the governor of Shanggu, heard that Jingda's affairs are very clever. Why don't you leave the matter to him?"
"Can he do it?" Xu Huang knew that this was just a temporary measure, but he had no good solution at the moment: "Besides, he may not listen to me."
Huang Quan said: "Both the prince and he are from Hedong, and we have a close friendship with each other. What's more, this matter is also for the sake of the stability of his county. Jia Kui will not fail to consider it."