Not only Luo Yang, but also Guo Jia and Pang Tong, who were sitting on the left side of Luo Yang, did not speak. This aroused the curiosity of Fazheng, who was sitting next to Pang Tong. While no one was paying attention, Fazheng quietly touched Pang Tong's hand.
He raised his arm and asked in a low voice: "Shiyuan, have you and my lord already had a countermeasure?"
Pang Tong looked at Fazheng in surprise, and then laughed again. Among the students who graduated from Qingcheng College, the one that Pang Tong valued most was Fazheng. In Pang Tong's view, Fazheng's talent was absolutely
He is not inferior to himself, but he still lacks enough experience and opportunities to show his talents, so it is not surprising that Fazheng can guess the secret. Pang Tong smiled and winked at Fazheng, looking at the people around him.
Among the people arguing, Pang Tong should have made the suggestion next, but now it seems that Pang Tong intends to give this opportunity to Fa Zheng. Then, Pang Tong dipped his finger in the tea cup in front of him, and then
I lightly wrote two words on the low table, and then quickly erased them.
Despite this, Fazheng had already seen clearly that what Pang Tong wrote was the word "Guandong". Although this hint was a bit unclear, it was enough for Fazheng, who lowered his head and thought.
After a moment, he immediately understood the mystery. He glanced at Pang Tong with gratitude, then stood up and shouted loudly to Luo Yang who was sitting above him: "My lord! I have a different suggestion!"
Fazheng's sudden words made everyone who was arguing in the hall gradually quiet down. Everyone looked at Fazheng with wide eyes, even Zhang Song, who usually liked to quarrel with Fazheng.
His face was unclear. Luo Yang was stunned at first, but when he saw Pang Tong's eyes, he understood the reason. For Luo Yang, it didn't matter who was responsible for this. Anyway, none of the people here would be loyal to him.
question. So Luo Yang quickly smiled and said to Fazheng: "Since Xiaozhi has some new suggestions, you might as well tell them and listen to them! Let everyone come and read them in detail!"
"Yes!" Fazheng breathed a sigh of relief. He was still worried before that whether he had ruined Luo Yang's plan by coming out so rashly. Now that Luo Yang is not angry, it proves that he has passed the first level. Then,
Fa Zheng said loudly: "I believe that whether it is the Xiqiang or the Xiongnu, this rebellion is unforgivable! If we do not give them a severe counterattack in time, it will definitely bring some damage to the lord's reputation.
In the future, more people will dare to take risks and raise troops! Therefore, my subordinates suggested that the lord should use troops against the Western Qiang and the Huns at the same time! Destroy the Western Qiang and the Xiongnu with the force of thunder! Show the majesty of the lord to the world!
"
"No!" As soon as Fazheng said his words, someone immediately objected. The person who objected was Zhang Song, who usually likes to quarrel with Fazheng. But this time, Zhang Song did not mean to antagonize Fazheng. On the contrary
, as a good friend of Fa Zheng, Zhang Song was worried that Luo Yang would really adopt Fa Zheng's suggestion and cause Fa Zheng to be killed! Zhang Song stood up suddenly, clasped his fists at Luo Yang and said: "Lord! This matter is absolutely impossible.
Absolutely not! Although the Xiqiang and the Xiongnu are minor diseases, they occupy a favorable geographical situation. If our army goes to war with one party alone, we may easily win. If we choose to fight with both sides at the same time, the cost will be too huge! The gains outweigh the losses!"
"Oh?" Luo Yang seemed to squint his eyes with interest and said with a smile: "Yongnian, in your opinion, the soldiers and horses under Gu's command cannot fight against the Xiqiang and the Huns at the same time?" Luo Yang's tone seemed to be consistent with his words.
There was usually no change, but Guo Jia and Pang Tong could hear a hint of disappointment in Luo Yang's words.
Zhang Song was stunned for a moment, and seemed to have noticed something, but he couldn't explain it. After a pause, he continued: "Uh! With the current troops and horses of our army, it is not impossible to defeat the Xiqiang and the Xiongnu at the same time, but
The lord must devote most of his troops to this battle, and the results will not be seen in a short period of time! In this way, if there is any change in the Guandong princes, the lord will be unable to resist. By then, what will happen?
It’s too late!”
After listening to Zhang Song's words, Fazheng couldn't help but smile bitterly in his heart. The situation Zhang Song mentioned was probably exactly what the lord wanted to happen! If anyone else had said this, Fazheng would have immediately refuted it, but Zhang Song
Song was one of the few close friends of Fazheng, and he could also see that Zhang Song was also saying this to help him, so he opened his mouth but still did not say anything to refute. At this time, Pang Tong coughed lightly,
Standing up, he knew it was time to stand up on his own.
He bowed his hand to Luo Yang and then smiled and said: "Brother Yongnian's words are wrong! If it were this time last year, maybe the princes of Guandong would really take the opportunity to invade the country as Brother Yongnian said! However, in the battle of Hangu Pass,
We have completely defeated the attempts of the Kwantung princes against our Western Qin! Even if the lord transferred a large number of troops away from the Yongzhou defense line, the Kwantung princes still did not dare to take action! It is not a matter of strength, but the military morale of the army in their hands.
Fear!"
Military morale is a very mysterious thing, but most of the people here are generals. Naturally, they understand that this invisible and intangible thing is the key to the victory or defeat of the battle! Pang Tong is right, the battle of Hangu Pass
, the military strength of the Kwantung princes did not suffer much loss, but the situation of being restricted in every aspect and completely unable to counterattack in that battle has laid a shadow in the hearts of the Kwantung princes' army. This shadow can only be seen when fighting against the Western Qin army.
It will take effect, and I am afraid it will take at least several years to adjust back. This means that within a few years, the Kwantung princes will not be able to launch troops against the Western Qin!
Pang Tong's words could not convince Zhang Song, so Zhang Song quickly said: "But even so, starting a war against the Xiqiang and the Xiongnu at the same time is still not worth the gain! It is better to follow General Zhao's words and pacify the Xiongnu first. The Xiqiang are now
There is nothing to be afraid of because our strength has been greatly reduced. As long as we destroy the Xiongnu and deal with the Xiqiang, my lord only needs to send an army there! Why take the risk?"
Zhang Song's words were a mature plan, but it was a pity that from the beginning, Luo Yang was planning more than just the Xiongnu and Xiqiang! The last strategy proposed by Lu Xun had already used this matter to include all the princes of Guandong.
.Just raising troops to rescue as Luo Yang is doing now is far from dispelling the doubts of the Kwantung princes. This is also the case. It has been more than ten days since Luo Yang personally led his troops to Longxi, but there is no movement from the Kwantung princes. So, in order
The only way to attract the feudal lords of Guandong to fight each other is to use strong medicine! Thinking of this, Pang Tong smiled slightly, shook his head and said: "What Brother Yongnian said is certainly reasonable, but Brother Xiaozhi has also said it before. The current situation cannot help us resorting to
Thunder means! This is the only way to suppress those scoundrels and make the Lord's rule peaceful!"
It's not that Pang Tong doesn't want to tell the truth, it's just that when everyone was discussing this matter, they had already decided that this plan could only be known to a few people. This decision was not made because Luo Yang did not trust the cadres present.
Next, it is entirely because this plan is too important. If you are not careful, the plan may be discovered by the princes of Guandong. You can only act with caution! I just secretly told Fa Zheng that it was an exception. Without asking Luo Yang for permission,
Before, Pang Tong did not dare to reveal this matter casually.
Seeing that Zhang Song seemed to still want to argue, Luo Yang also coughed, interrupted the debate, waved his hand and said: "Okay! Let's do this according to what Xiaozhi and Shiyuan said! Humph! Little Xiongnu
He Xiqiang actually dared to attack Gu! If we don’t give them some strength, wouldn’t there be more people who will not take Gu in their eyes in the future?”
Luo Yang's words meant that the matter had been settled. No matter how unwilling Zhang Song was, he could only obey orders. Immediately afterwards, Luo Yang shouted loudly: "Zhao Yun! Wei Yan! Pang De! Song Xian
!Wei Xu!”
Luo Yang called out the names of five generals in succession, and Zhao Yun and the other five immediately left their seats, walked to the center of the hall, clasped their fists at Luo Yang and shouted: "General, please obey your orders!"
Luo Yang narrowed his eyes and shouted to the five people with a serious face: "Make Zhao Yun the commander-in-chief and Wei Yan the deputy-general! Pang De, Song Xian, and Wei Xu will assist you! I will give you 20,000 light cavalry and 20,000 heavy cavalry."
! Go north to Liangzhou! Wipe out all the Huns north of Liangzhou! I don’t want to hear about the Huns coming and going again in my lifetime!"
There was a chill in Luo Yang's words, and Zhao Yun and the other five people couldn't help but tremble when they heard it. Immediately, the five people immediately shouted to Luo Yang in unison: "The last general takes orders!"
After thinking for a while, Luo Yang suddenly shouted: "Liao Li! Fazheng! You two will go north with the army and assist the five of them without making any mistakes!" After Luo Yang's order came out, Fazheng immediately accepted it.
But Liao Li was stunned for a moment. If Fazheng hadn't secretly pulled his sleeve, Liao Li might not have been able to answer in time.
Everyone present, except Guo Jia and Pang Tong, also had their own ideas. Zhao Yun had also said before that the Xiongnu were already very fragile. Without the leadership of Huchuquan, the Xiongnu would now be in danger.
Like a plate of loose sand! But even so, Luo Yang not only sent two top masters like Zhao Yun and Wei Yan to go on the expedition, but also gave them so many soldiers and horses! Even so, Luo Yang didn't think it was enough, so he sent two more, Liao Li and Fa Zheng.
People are accompanying the army to assist. Everyone present is not a fool. Luo Yang is like hitting a small ant with a big hammer. If he has no other intention, he will not believe it even if he kills them!
No matter what everyone thinks, Luo Yang actually made this decision long before he came to Longxi. Luo Yang already had a case against him. Luo Yang immediately threw the general order to Zhao Yun, but when he threw the military order, Luo Yang secretly hid it.
A small piece of silk scarf was wrapped around the end of the military order. After Zhao Yun received it, of course he quickly discovered the small piece of silk scarf, but Zhao Yun remained calm, cupping his fists and shouting to Luo Yang, "The last general takes the order!"