"What?" As soon as Liu Yan said these words, everyone immediately exclaimed. Even Zhao Hao, who had always been very deep in the city, couldn't help shouting. Only Dong Fu and Liu Hao, who had already known about the matter in advance,
People can still maintain their normal state, but their faces are not very good, and they seem to be anxious about the current dangerous situation in Yizhou.
"Impossible!" When one person exclaimed loudly, this was a young general sitting behind Jia Long. His name was Zhang Ren. He was also a descendant of a noble family in Yizhou, but he was just attached to Jia Long.
Zhang Ren shouted: "That Kui Pass was guarded by General Strict and had five thousand elite soldiers. How could it be breached so easily?"
"Zhang Ren! Shut up!" Jia Long immediately had a gloomy face and shouted to Zhang Ren behind him. After all, Jia Long was once a general who had experienced countless battles and was calmer than others. At this moment, he had already
He has regained his usual calmness. Although he had the same idea as Zhang Ren, and although he didn't like Yan Yan very much, Jia Long still knew Yan Yan's ability, so he was defeated by the other party. Jia Long
I can't believe it either.
Liu Yan was too lazy to pay attention to Zhang Ren's questions. For Liu Yan, who had already established a foothold in Yizhou, Zhang Ren, an unknown junior, was not worthy of answering Zhang Ren's questions. He didn't even look at Zhang Ren.
Ren glanced at Jia Long and Zhao Wei and said: "According to the horse inspection report, the Jingzhou soldiers and horses this time were personally commanded by Luo Yang, the Jingzhou governor, and Huang Zhong, the rumored first general in Jingxiang, led three thousand troops.
As the vanguard, Luo Yang led more than 15,000 men and horses to follow, entering Sichuan from Jianping, along the Yangtze River, and marching towards Chengdu!"
"Luo Yang! Huang Zhong!" Jia Long's eyes suddenly narrowed. The names of Luo Yang and Huang Zhong have been resounding over the years. Jia Long has become a military general since he gave up his writing and joined the army. For this aspect,
The intelligence must have paid more attention to them, and they had naturally heard of the names of these two people. Now it seems that Yan Yan was probably defeated by Huang Zhong! With three thousand troops, he actually broke through Yan Yan's guard, and there were
With 5,000 Yizhou elite troops at Kuiguan, the number one general in Jingxiang really deserves his reputation!
Although Zhang Ren is a boy with good talent and good marksmanship, he is still young after all. He has not experienced many battles and does not understand the rapid changes on the battlefield. Sometimes, the number of soldiers and horses cannot be completely determined.
The victory or defeat of a battle! Jia Long's battle to suppress the rebels was a good example! However, no matter what, Jia Long still had high hopes for Zhang Ren, and he had just scolded Zhang Ren.
Ren, that's for Zhang Ren's good. After all, at this time, if Zhang Ren angers Liu Yan, he won't be able to get away with it!
Zhao Wei also regained his composure at this moment, glanced coldly at Jia Long and Zhang Ren opposite him, and sneered: "General Jia! If I remember correctly, Yan Yan, the guard of Kuiguan, and his deputy Li Quan are both here.
It was General Jia who recommended it to my lord, right? And it should be General Jia’s opinion to send them to Kuiguan to garrison, right? Now that Kuiguan has been lost, General Jia, who should bear the responsibility?"
Jia Long's expression suddenly changed. He didn't expect that Zhao Wei would seize this matter and attack him so quickly! But comparing his feelings with others, if something went wrong with Zhao Wei's people, I'm afraid Jia Long wouldn't let him go.
Such a good opportunity to suppress the opponent! Jia Long's expression changed several times, and finally said in a deep voice: "Master Zhao is absolutely right! Kui Pass has been broken! This responsibility should be borne by the last general! Lord!
Please, my lord, punish the last general!" After saying that, Jia Long turned around and bowed to Liu Yan.
Liu Yan glanced at Jia Long, but there was no indication of what he was thinking on his face. After a while, Liu Yan said quietly: "General Jia, why are you doing this! This time Kui Pass was lost, and there was another problem with General Jia.
What's the matter? General Jia, get up quickly! Zhao Wei! What you said just now is so rude! Now is not the time to hold anyone accountable, but to find a way to repel the invading Jingzhou troops!"
Liu Yan, who had always supported him and suppressed Jia Long, instead of punishing Jia Long, now blamed himself, which made Zhao Wei stunned. But Zhao Wei soon figured out the reason. Now the army is approaching.
, it is the time to use troops, and although the direct Dongzhou soldiers supported by Liu Yan have gradually become stronger, the main force of Yizhou's troops is still in the hands of Jia Long! So now is the time for Liu Yan to rely on Jia Long.
How could he be easily blamed? After thinking about this, Zhao Wei also understood that Jia Long's abnormal behavior just now turned out to be just retreat in order to advance! Zhao Wei couldn't help but secretly cursed the old fox, but his face was full of expressions.
He bowed to Jia Long in panic and said, "I was so offended just now. Please don't take offense, General Jia!"
Jia Long waved his hand casually and said calmly: "Mr. Zhao, you are so polite! Jia will not take this trivial matter to heart!" While speaking, Jia Long never looked at Zhao Wei seriously.
At one glance, it was as if Zhao Wei was not worth his attention at all. Seeing Jia Long's attitude, Zhao Wei was itching with hatred, but now he could only swallow his anger!
Liu Yan coughed lightly, turned to Jia Long and said: "General Jia! How many troops can we mobilize in our Yizhou Army now?" Liu Yan just showed his kindness to Jia Long, and next, it will be up to Jia Long.
The dragon is no longer on the right path!
Jia Long had been an official for so many years, how could he not understand these twists and turns, otherwise he wouldn't have made a gesture of apology just now. Seeing Liu Yan starting to compromise, Jia Long was secretly happy, but his face was serious
He said: "Return to my lord! When Yizhou went through the Ma Xiang Rebellion, the strength of the Yizhou Army was greatly reduced. Although after several years of recuperation, the Yizhou Army only had more than 20,000 people, and there was still a lot of hoarding.
In the north and south, defend the Southern Barbarians and Hanzhong! The number of soldiers and horses that can be mobilized now is probably only nearly 8,000 people!" Jia Long has been in charge of the Yizhou Army for so many years, and he knows the situation of the Yizhou Army very well, so he quickly
Can you give Liu Yan an accurate number!
"Eight thousand people?" Liu Yan couldn't help but frown. This number was much smaller than his previous estimate! He glanced at Jia Long. Although Jia Long looked loyal at the moment, Liu Yan couldn't help but frown.
But I can guess that there is still a lot of water in this number! It seems that Jia Long is preparing to bargain with himself!
Liu Yan's estimate was correct. Eight thousand troops was not the real answer. According to Jia Long's estimation, Jia Long should be able to mobilize nearly 10,000 troops in a short period of time. If given more time, Jia Long could even
It can be doubled again! But in the past two years, Liu Yan's attitude towards him has disappointed Jia Long, so Jia Long has decided to take advantage of this time to make more profits, and even Liu Yanxiang will do it in the future.
If he wants to fall out with himself, at least Jia Long still has some ability to protect himself! Therefore, Jia Long did not say it too harshly, and added: "Of course, this is only in the short term, and the general can allocate all the resources."
The soldiers and horses! If the general can be given a little more time, the general will definitely be able to squeeze out more soldiers and horses!"
Liu Yan's face was terrifyingly gloomy, and his eyes flashed with cold light from time to time. He took a deep breath, suppressed the anger in his heart, and said to Jia Long in a deep voice: "General Jia, the situation is urgent now. General Jia, see what you can do."
Can't you think of a way anymore? Deploy more troops and horses! If you need any changes, the general can just talk about it and see if it's feasible!" Liu Yan's words were actually compromising with Jia Long! It's impossible not to compromise.
!Now Dongzhou soldiers only have more than 5,000 troops. Even if Jia Long’s 8,000 troops are added, it is impossible to withstand Luoyang’s more than 18,000 troops! At least there must be enough soldiers and horses similar to Jingzhou’s.
Only with the number of people can it be possible to fight against the Jingzhou Army!
Liu Yan relaxed. Although Jia Long didn't smile, he couldn't hide the smile in the corners of his eyes. Immediately, Jia Long looked like he was thinking hard, and finally raised his head.
Said: "Lord! There is no way! If we want to raise enough troops in a short period of time, we must unite all the troops and horses in Yizhou and redeploy them! If so, it may be possible to mobilize more troops!"
Hearing Jia Long's reply, Liu Yan's cheeks began to twitch. Zhao Wei and others also opened their eyes wide and looked at Jia Long in disbelief. They never expected that Jia Long would be like this.
Bold! Unify all the soldiers and horses in Yizhou? Now all the soldiers and horses in Yizhou, except for the Yizhou army commanded by Jia Long, are not the Dongzhou soldiers that Liu Yan just raised! Jia Long said this
The subtext is actually asking Liu Yan to hand over the Dongzhou soldiers he has worked so hard to train to him!
The main reason why Liu Yan decided to suppress Jia Long was that Jia Long had all the military power in Yizhou! Liu Yan was also an old warlord. He had fought many battles before joining Sichuan. He had no control over military power.
Liu Yan couldn't understand the importance of this! Jia Long's monopoly on military power was equivalent to hanging a sharp blade above Liu Yan's head. With Liu Yan's character, how could he tolerate this kind of thing going on?
That's why Liu Yan promoted Dong Fu and Zhao Wei, and at the same time began to form the Dongzhou Army, just to confront the Yizhou Army in Jia Long's hands, and gradually wrest the Yizhou military power back from Jia Long!
After two years of hard work, he finally achieved certain results. Jia Long's words actually asked Liu Yan to give up this result. How could Liu Yan agree? But now Jia Long is holding on to it.
If Liu Yan did not agree to Jia Long's request, Jia Long would not wholeheartedly fight for Liu Yan to repel the Jingzhou army, and he might even betray Liu Yan.