Tens of thousands of King Qin's troops have passed through Liang County and are temporarily camping nearby. There are many villages here. The generals did the same thing. After issuing food, they directly requisitioned the villages for a few days, built simple fortifications around them, and saved a lot of tents.
Except for manors and cities, there is nothing of value in these villages, which have long been squeezed dry by the imperial government.
Because they did not encounter any decent resistance, King Qin's army implemented a pacification strategy against the local wealthy families, officials, soldiers and civilians.
Although Qin Liang did not like most nobles, he knew exactly what he was doing. He was not engaging in an uprising or a rebellion. In the final analysis, the essence of this battlefield was internal strife among the ruling class.
Therefore, the interests of the noble families cannot be touched for the time being. Only by reducing the number of enemies can the success rate be increased. In this way, everyone will not be hostile and will just wait and see. Whoever comes, they will probably help organize the people and even raise food when necessary.
This is also the reason why King Qin's army did not encounter much resistance along the way. As long as it was not where the Luoyang army was stationed, local officials and wealthy families almost surrendered. The reason is simple. Qin Liang and others were flying the flag of Wang Ling, and it seemed as if it was written on their foreheads
There are two big characters on it: Gentlemen! Together with the flag of Her Royal Highness the Empress Dowager, there are several big characters on it: Wei Imperial Family.
So why are you resisting? Who is in charge and not an official?
The previous roads were easy to follow. The Tuulu Canal connected the Yingshui River and the Ru River. Food, grass, arrows, materials and other baggage were transported directly by ship. Traveling by water and land, we walked from the Yingshui River through the Toulu Canal and entered the Ru River. Then we walked along the
He went north along Ru River and passed Liang County.
Next, when we get to Yishui, we can't sail directly by boat, but the road is flat and wide, so it's not difficult to travel by land, and the journey is not far.
In the evening, there were a lot of clouds in the sky, and there was no sunset view. I just hoped it wouldn't rain.
After Wang Feixiao, Wang Jinhu and Linghuyu arranged military affairs, they came to the village where Qin Liang lived.
Huan Fan also came. Now Huan Fan was no longer an ordinary soldier. He was a great farmer. After recruiting his subordinates in Xiangcheng to surrender, he got thousands of soldiers for the field. It happened that people from Luoyang had gathered the soldiers of the field commander in advance.
, Huanfan obtained the military power of the field soldiers.
After the Battle of Xuchang, the generals were relatively convinced of Qin Liang.
But after Qin Liang decided to drive directly to Luoyang for the decisive battle, everyone seemed to be a little worried, which could be seen from the solemn expressions on their faces.
The former army would naturally send people back to Huainan to report the decision. But just like the decision to attack Xuchang, the former army could not wait for Wang Ling's reply.
Wang Feixiao was eating vegetable soup and wheat rice, and reminded him: "This battle is of great importance."
He was right, victory or defeat was related to the lives of many people. No need to be reminded by Wang Feixiao, Qin Liang was also under great pressure.
However, Qin Liang still said: "Waiting and marching are actually taking risks. Sometimes thinking too much is not a good thing. We don't have to have distracting thoughts and just focus on the war itself."
Wang Feixiao nodded.
Qin Liang added: "Third uncle's 10,000 horses have arrived, and only most of Lujiang County's military garrison has arrived. Almost all of our strength to fight a tough battle is here. There is no need to wait any longer."
He took a sip of the soup and continued, "The Chinese and foreign armies in Luoyang currently have organizational problems and unstable people's hearts. Things that are not good for the enemy are factors that are good for us ("On War"). And our army has just experienced the great victory at Xuchang.
Morale is strong and the timing is favorable to us."
Huan Fan also supported Qin Liang this time, perhaps because the Huan family was about to be killed and he didn't have as many concerns as the Wang family.
His view was similar to that of Qin Liang. The governors from all directions were not reliable at all. The main reason was that the group was not prepared in advance and responded very slowly. It would not be a short time to win over allies.
Huan Fan just complained: "We occupy so many cities. If we can't get anything, why do we just eat this?"
Qin Liang glanced at him and said: "We will eat whatever the soldiers eat, unless Duke Huan allows tens of thousands of people in the army to eat meat. After crossing Yishui, we will recruit some pigs and sheep to the army, and we will join the army."
Eat a meal of meat. Many people will die. At least have a good meal before leaving."
Wang Feixiao sighed when he heard this.
The bearded Wang Jinhu muttered: "It doesn't matter what you eat, as long as you have wine."
Wang Feixiao immediately stopped sighing and looked at his third brother and smiled. Several people couldn't help but smile.
Linghu Yu said: "When we enter Luoyang, I will have a drink with my cousin!"
Wang Jinhu said: "It's settled." Then he looked at Qin Liang.
Qin Liang had no choice but to say: "There is no way I can get home without getting drunk!" In fact, the way Qin Liang celebrates good things, he never likes drinking, but there are always people who are obsessed with wine, and they are not happy unless they are drunk.
At this time Huan Fan said: "What about the method I mentioned last time? We occupied Shenyuan Pass, and the army entered through Shenyuan Pass. We first transferred our troops to the east, and attacked with Ma Long who was pretending to attack at Gaoguan Pass (Hulao Pass).
, take Gaoguan first.
Then the ship turned around and took the Langdang Canal into the big river (Yellow River), entered the Yishui River, and pushed towards Luoyang, catching Sima Yi by surprise."
Qin Liang said: "If there is a very dangerous pass in the south and we really can't get through, we can adopt this strategy. But now we have a choice. There is a problem with this strategy. In the actual deployment, there are too many steps. As long as there is one point in the middle that cannot be used,
If it goes well, then the whole plan will be invalid, but it will delay a lot of time.
As long as there are choices, the simpler the strategy, the better, and avoid too many intermediate links.”
Huan Fan was a little embarrassed after hearing this, but there was nothing he could do about it. This man was also strange. No matter whether he was in Cao Shuang's mansion or Qin Liang's side, his suggestions were rarely adopted.
There was something wrong with Huan Fan being a counselor, but Qin Liang couldn't figure out what the problem was for a while. Anyway, some clever counselors always seemed to come up with three strategies, upper, middle and lower, but Huan Fan never did that.
What Qin Liang said was his true opinion. Sometimes battlefield strategy is the same as conspiracy. The operation cannot be too complicated. The more complicated it is, the easier it is to make mistakes in execution. This is also in line with the ideological insights of some modern military theories.
Qin Liang glanced at Huan Fan and said: "For example, just after crossing the Shenyuan Pass after crossing the mountain, we encountered an enemy attack. They failed to win for a while, so the two sides increased their troops on the north side of Shenyuan Pass, and then it became a decisive battle.
We marched across the Songshan Mountains and transported heavy supplies, but the other side waited for work. Another example was the successful capture of Gaoguan. The enemy pulled iron chains on the Luo River to lock the river. In order for our ships to pass, we must first capture the defenders on the land. The two sides continued
We increased our troops and fought a decisive battle again. Our route was to go over Songshan Mountain, or to go around Gaoguan Pass. The road over Gaoguan Pass was long and there were ravines.
In this case, why don't we take a plain road, be simple and clear, and directly fight the enemy at Yique Pass?"
When Huan Fan heard this, he finally nodded in agreement.
Moreover, Qin Liang didn’t want to play tricks in front of Sima Yi. The opponent was already an old fox, and it would be difficult to achieve any effect by playing tricks like this. Qin Liang’s idea was very simple. It had not changed from the beginning, and he did not hide it from Sima Yi: he wanted to take advantage of Sima Yi’s return.
If you are not ready, just force him to a decisive battle!
No matter what others say, it won't work, even the eight-headed ox can't be brought back. Unless Wang Ling comes forward, coordinates the opinions of Queen Mother Guo, and directly removes Qin Liang's military power from the former army.
As long as Sima Yi doesn't fight decisively, he can just leave Luoyang. In this way, there is no need to fight, Sima Yi will be finished immediately, and no one will listen to Sima Yi's orders anymore. The Chinese and foreign troops are not his private soldiers.
At this moment, Linghuyu scratched his head, and a strand of hair appeared in his palm. He smiled bitterly and said, "I'm still worried about losing my hair."
Linghu Yu is in his prime, why is he losing his hair? Qin Liang observed his skin and face for a while, and said: "If Bishuang (arsenic compound) is taken in small amounts every day, it is not easy to detect, but it will cause chronic poisoning and may cause hair loss."
If you don't pay attention, you will just think you are sick."
Linghuyu was startled: "Why should I take Bishuang?"
Qin Liang said calmly: "Cousin, pay attention to the people around you."
Huan Fan said: "Sima Yi will send spies beside General Linghu?"
Qin Liang said: "Master Sima, he has raised many spies. Sun Qian in the General's Mansion is a member of Master Sima."
Huan Fan immediately cursed: "I have told the general a long time ago that Sun Qian has a problem. The general insists on saying that there is no real evidence."
Linghuyu suddenly looked very ugly, and hurriedly scratched his head again, and hair appeared in his hand again.
Qin Liang said: "I have someone under me who has been doing this kind of thing in the school affairs office. When my cousin brought him back to the army, he said he had met a fellow countryman. He asked him to help his cousin check the people around him."
Linghuyu nodded with a complicated expression: "That's fine."
He then cursed: "Damn it! I knew the Sima family wouldn't let me go!"
Qin Liang persuaded him kindly: "Don't worry too much. My cousin doesn't seem to be poisoned seriously. As long as he stops taking Bishuang, he will gradually get better."
At this time, Qin Liang couldn't help but guess that maybe as soon as there was news from the General's Palace that Linghuyu was going to be appointed as the governor, Master Sima was thinking of ways to let him go.
It can be seen that the Sima family has been in business for several generations and has been powerful in Luoyang for a long time. It has many people at its disposal and a wider layout. If things are delayed and the Sima family is allowed to do things here and there, something unexpected may happen.
Qin Liang became even more determined to have a showdown with the Sima family as soon as possible. Whether he can succeed or not depends on this!