Zhou Faming understood the righteousness well, appeased his subordinates, and called Jiangzhou Sima Gao Shilian to discuss it.
Gao Shilian was born in the Bohai Gao family. He moved to Luoyang for many years and married the Changsun family. He was the uncle of Changsun Wuji. Changsun Wuji's brother and sister lost their father when they were young. The relatives of the Changsun family were not good to them, so Gao Shilian took his sister's family in.
In your own home.
Later, Gao Shilian was implicated in the Husi government and was demoted to Diplomat. Because the journey was far away and the place he went to was a smoggy place, he might never come back, so he left all his family property to his mother and sister and took office alone.
went.
Now that he has made a comeback, he has returned to Jiangzhou with Qiu He, the general manager of Jiaozhou. If he can lead troops to Luoyang, he can be regarded as "returning to his hometown with honor".
As a confidant of Qiu He, the general manager of Jiangzhou, he came to Xiangyang on behalf of Qiu He because he actually wanted to have a good talk with Zhou Faming, the general manager of Huangzhou.
He was afraid that Zhou Faming would think he was humble and would not want to see him.
The situation over there with Qiu He was much more complicated than here in Xiangyang. Qiu He was a true outsider and was not trusted by the important officials in the court.
Qiu He's army not only had a governor, but also two generals sitting in charge, which put a lot of constraints on him.
Qiu He discussed with his confidants and agreed that they should raise troops as soon as possible and go straight to Luoyang. Once there, there would be a strong city. Only by reorganizing the army and straightening out the troops would they be able to fight.
What they fear most is meeting the enemy halfway. This kind of improvised army with top and bottom fighting independently cannot fight in the field. Once they encounter the enemy, they may be in danger of collapse.
In other words, they needed Zhou Faming to lead his army to hold off the enemy first, and then they could stabilize the morale of the army and maintain a stalemate with the enemy under the protection of Luoyang Fort.
Regardless of whether Zhou Faming agreed or not, Qiu and his subordinates would act like this. There was a lot of helplessness involved, and there was also the consideration of competing for credit and power.
From Jiaozhou to Jiangzhou, Qiu He and his henchmen were freed from the damp weather, dense jungles, mosquito bites, and all kinds of harassment from indigenous people.
Once they were freed from a state of near-exile, they would never want to go back, so striving to make contributions in this battle and gain more power became their most important goal.
If there is restraint from Zhou Faming at the top and constraints from the governors and generals at the bottom, then what future is there?
Therefore, after meeting Zhou Faming, Gao Shilian prepared a detailed description of the army on the east route, asked Zhou Pushe to understand the situation of General Manager Qiu, etc., and said a lot of good things, half truthfully and half falsely.
Zhou Faming also comforted him with words of comfort, without any intention of blaming him. He was so magnanimous that Gao Shilian was a little ashamed.
But after Gao Shilian was sent away, Zhou Faming's first military order was to suspend the transportation of grain and grass to Luoyang, and transferred back the eldest son who was escorting the grain and grass and preparing to enter Luoyang.
Zhou Faming originally planned to stock up on food and grass in Luoyang, then lead his troops forward and prepare to stay in Luoyang for a long time. Of course, this also meant that he saw that the Tang army wanted to fight the Liang army in Henan. Before the army went north, he would not
A strategy designed to attack easily.
Keqiu and the situation there made him change his mind.
But Qiu He was not under his own control, but he was still subject to many constraints from the court. He looked very dangerous. No matter how much he prepared for them, what was the use?
It's better to keep more of your family wealth in your hands, maybe it can be of great use.
Gao Shilian paid a visit to Zhou Faming's army and obtained Zhou Faming's "understanding", but it also made Zhou Faming completely lose confidence in Qiu He's troops.
However, Xiao Mian's edict came to the army "at the right time", just as Wu Jin said, to urge him to march. Because Qiu and his troops were more susceptible to the influence of the central government, Zuopushe, the minister of Zhou Faming, was at a disadvantage.
Xiao Mian ordered him to move his troops north to Nanyang County as soon as possible and cooperate with Qiu He to go north to Luoyang. This not only showed that Qiu He actively cooperated with the Liang Dynasty's strategy in China and won the approval of the emperor and ministers.
It also showed that the emperor's patience was wearing thin, and the more prudent strategy proposed by Zhou Faming was on the verge of bankruptcy.
This was undoubtedly a turning point in the war in Henan that year.
At the end of May in the second year of Yuanzhen of the Tang Dynasty, Liang Jun divided into two groups and marched northward.
The army on the east route was led by Qiu He, the general manager of Jiangzhou, and quickly marched towards Luoyang. In early June, General Wu Yuanjin of the Left Imperial Guard led his army to Hulao.
Qiu He led the main force of the army into Luoyang.
Compared with Qiu He's troops, the army led by Zhou Faming was as slow as a snail. It was not until Qiu He led his troops into Luoyang that Zhou Faming led his troops into Nanyang, where he stopped and could no longer move.
At this point, the war clouds in western Henan were dense, and the war was about to break out.
Scouts were crisscrossing the territory for hundreds of miles, and the sound of fighting gradually resounded throughout the mountains, rivers and wilderness.
Detective reports came like water to the location of the Tang Army's center in Hongnong. After learning that Qiu He's troops had entered Luoyang, Yuchi Gong finally ordered the Tongguan army to immediately break camp to Hongnong and prepare to send troops.
Although Liang's army of more than 300,000 troops came from the north with great momentum, in the eyes of the generals of the Tang army, Liang's army, which was missing two legs, had flaws everywhere.
In fact, as long as Liang Jun entered the Henan battlefield, Tang Jun would win strategically. What's more, Liang Jun came a little early, giving Tang Jun enough fighting time, from June to October, a full five months.
At that time, Yu Chigong and others felt that Xiao Mian was too considerate, and they were afraid that they would not have enough fun fighting.
It was another military meeting. Yuchi Gong just asked people to briefly talk about the current situation, discussed it for a while, and then decided on tactics.
So many days had passed, and the generals were bored. In addition to reorganizing the army, training soldiers, and making the various departments have a better understanding, they also formulated one set of tactics after another.
The generals caused a lot of trouble due to their quarrels, and Yuchi Gong tried his best to mediate it. Until now, he never wanted to gather such a group of people together again for a day.
These generals of the Tang Army all have distinctive personalities, some are thoughtful, some are courageous, some have good family backgrounds, some have many friends, and they all compete for the lead, lest they fall behind others, even if the King of Heaven comes.
After spending some time with these living ancestors, I probably just want to slap them to death.
Tactically, there was no problem at all. The military discussion before the battle was just to determine the main direction of attack. Yuchi Gong's position in charge of the army finally worked.
Zhou Faming was not negotiable as the main target of the attack. Zhou Faming was known as a famous general in the south. Judging from his past performance, he lived up to his reputation. He was extremely cautious in using troops. Up to now, he only stationed troops in southwest Henan and guarded the Jingxiang gate.
In addition, once the Tang army sends troops to Luoyang, he can also threaten Hongnong.
Such a large army is undoubtedly the main force of Liang Jun. It is better to defeat it as soon as possible to avoid future troubles...