Chapter 1157: Encirclement and Annihilation of Yang Lin (Part 1)
After listening to Yan Xiang's words, Yuan Shu just thought for a moment and nodded in agreement.
When Zhao Kuangyin saw this, a cold light flashed in his eyes, but he hid it well and was not discovered by anyone.
Zhao Kuangyin found that Yuan Shu's attitude towards him had changed. Although he was still very friendly, Zhao Kuangyin felt that Yuan Shu was guarding him intentionally or unintentionally.
In the past, if Yuan Shu sent troops to fight abroad, the first choice for the general position would be Zhao Kuangyin, but now he let that reckless man Ji Ling serve as the general.
Zhao Kuangyin knew that the simple-minded Ji Ling was no match for the cunning and fox-like Li Mi, so he waited for Ji Ling to succeed him and lead the army to attack Li Mi after Ji Ling's defeat, in order to regain Yuan Shu's attention.
Everything was as Zhao Kuangyin expected. Ji Ling was indeed no match for Li Mi. Even though he had three times the enemy's strength, he was still fooled by Li Mi.
Zhao Kuangyin thought that the position of general would definitely belong to him, but he did not expect that Yan Xiang recommended Lian Po as the general, which made all his calculations come to nothing.
Zhao Kuangyin thought about it again, but found that Yan Xiang had been saying good things for Lian Po since unknown time, and Lian Po was increasingly valued by Yuan Shu, so that he gradually became idle.
Zhao Kuangyin is Yuan Shu's brother-in-law and is logically closer to Yuan Shu, but Yan Xiang has followed Yuan Shu since he became an official. He has always been loyal and deeply trusted by Yuan Shu, so Yan Xiang is one of the few who can persuade Yuan Shu.
people.
The reason why Yan Xiang secretly suppressed Zhao Kuangyin was not because he had any dissatisfaction with Zhao Kuangyin, but because he believed that Zhao Kuangyin had too much power and could threaten his lord Yuan Shu.
If Zhao Kuangyin was a purely loyal minister, then Yan Xiang would naturally not doubt Zhao Kuangyin, but obviously Zhao Kuangyin had his own ambitions and had secretly done many things that no one knew about, so he advised Yuan Shu not to encourage Zhao Kuangyin anymore.
Prestige.
Although Yuan Shu's own ability is not excellent, he is definitely not a fool. Although he does not believe that his brother-in-law will betray him, what the military advisor said is indeed correct.
If the merit and prestige of the ministers are too high, it will indeed affect the monarch's ruling status.
Therefore, even if it was just for precaution, Yuan Shu had to balance the rights of his generals, and the only people in the army who could check and balance Zhao Kuangyin were Ji Ling and Lian Po.
There are also many opponents around Yuan Shu. Qin Hao, Huang Zu, Cao Cao, Li Mi, Liu Yao, a total of five princes are looking around his power, which also restrains Yuan Shu's huge military strength. If Yuan Shu wants to expand, he will
Li Mi inside Yuzhou must be dealt with first.
As for the candidate to conquer Li Mi, the choice will only be between Ji Ling and Lian Po.
Although Lian Po was upright and loyal, and had always been non-partisan, he had a very good personal relationship with Zhao Kuangyin. This also made Yuan Shu worry a lot, so he forcibly appointed Ji Ling as the commander-in-chief. However, it was difficult for Ji Ling to take on the important role. In the end, he had to rely on
Only honesty will do.
Zhao Kuangyin could naturally guess what Yuan Shu and Yan Xiang were thinking, but not only could he not understand, but he also regarded Yan Xiang as a thorn in his side.
Zhao Kuangyin already had his own ambitions, and the reason why he pretended to be a loyal minister was just to use the power of the Yuan family as a ladder for his promotion. Now that Yuan Shu does not give him a chance to develop, then he will stay here
What is the significance of Yuan Shu’s subordinates?
"The road ahead is not going to be easy. Should we continue to tolerate it? Or should we directly break away from Yuan Shu and become independent?"
At this thought, Zhao Kuangyin could not help but flash a hint of enthusiasm secretly, but he soon calmed down and said secretly: "No, the situation in the Central Plains is complicated now, and there are constant melees among the princes. If you stand on your own rashly, you will only become the leader, and you will not only be in trouble with the Yuan family.
Completely turning against each other will only arouse the fear of other princes.
After all, my background in the Zhao family is still too shallow, so I must continue to rely on Yuan Shu and endure."
Zhao Kuangyin has been forbearing for many years, but he doesn't want to fail here. Moreover, he also feels that the benefits of being independent now are not big enough, so it is better to endure it and continue to take a big shot.
In this way, Zhao Kuangyin chose to continue to hide his ambitions, and his "submissive" performance was noticed by Yuan Shu. Therefore, he felt guilty towards Zhao Kuangyin and decided to find another opportunity to compensate Zhao Kuangyin in the future.
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Luoyang, school field.
The Detachment of Women, the Nine Dragon Guard, the Iron Guard, and the Tiger Guard, four elite battalions, totaling 12,000 troops, have been assembled and can set off immediately as soon as Qin Hao gives the order.
As for Luoyang City, Qin Hao also left 12,000 defenders behind, and transferred 3,000 troops back from the 5,000 defenders at Hulao Pass to help, and gathered 15,000 defenders to defend Luoyang.
Now the fierce fighting in Yanzhou is going on. Neither Li Zicheng nor the alliance of princes in Yanzhou can offend Qin Hao at this time.
Even if someone attacks Hulao Pass at this time, as long as the number of troops does not exceed 100,000, the two thousand garrison defenders in Hulao Pass will be enough to support the Qin army's reinforcements.
After Qin Hao's mobilization, the Qin army's troop deployment in Luoyang became Xu Huang's two thousand troops to guard Hulao Pass and Guan Sheng, and Xun Yu's ten thousand troops to guard the Yique Pass site and be responsible for rebuilding Yique Pass.
Guan, Tan Daoji, Qin Wu, Qin Jian and other generals commanded 15,000 troops to guard Luoyang, while Qin Hao led 12,000 elite troops to support Bai Qi.
Qin Hao glanced at the generals below. Gao Chong, Pei Yuanqing, Xu Chu, Jiang Juan, Arthur, Hu Sanniang, Hua Mulan and other generals were lined up in a row. After doing a little counting, he found that there were more female generals than male generals.
This made Qin Hao sigh inwardly: The Detachment of Women is really full of talents.
Qin Qiong, Yu Chigong, Xiong Kuohai, Cheng Yaojin, and Jia Fu were all injured. Although they were mostly healed under Sun Simiao's treatment, they were still not fully recovered, so Qin Hao just ordered them to continue to recover from their injuries.
, and did not agree with them to go out with the army.
Looking at the generals, Qin Hao said in a deep voice: "A few hours ago, I received a battle report from the Wild King. Although the fall of Hangu Pass cut off the Liang army's food route, Yang Lin was unwilling to sit back and wait for death, and led the army to break through yesterday.
Yang Lin was sure that Bai Qi would lay an ambush on the way to Hangu Pass, so he ostensibly broke out towards Hangu Pass, but halfway through he changed direction and headed towards Luoyang."
The generals couldn't help but feel nervous after hearing this. Luoyang's current military strength is not sufficient. Once Yang Lin really arrives in Luoyang, I'm afraid there will be a fierce battle.
Just as the generals were gearing up in their hearts, Qin Hao said: "But Yang Lin's thoughts have been figured out by Bai Qi. Bai Qi not only arranged an ambush at the Hangu Pass line, but also guarded against Yang Lin.
The dog is anxious to jump over the wall and attack Luoyang..."