The loss north of the Han River was a fatal blow to Tang Xian. In this way, the Tang army lost half of Jingzhou. The Tang army became the weakest prince in the world overnight. Can it be in the next time?
It is still an unknown number to resist the enemy in the north.
Tang Wen, the prince of the Tang Dynasty, was lucky enough to penetrate the area occupied by the Hanzhong King's army, and with the familiarity of the terrain, he successfully fled back to Xiangyang. In a furious manner, Tang Xian almost fled Tang, who abandoned his army on the spot.
Wen killed, but after asking about the offensive and defensive process, Tang Xian also understood that it was not Tang Wen's fault that Fancheng was taken down by the Han army. Under the persuasion of the generals and the current Tang army really needed talents in urgent need of talents, so they could be
I was the new talent, so I pardoned Tang Wen.
However, Tang Xian was indeed considering the Tang army's future at this moment. Now, half of the northern territory has been taken down by the enemy. In addition to the seven or eight thousand warriors in Chunling Prefecture, they are also sandwiched between the Zhao army and the Luoyang King's army.
Except for being directly attacked by the Luoyang King, the rest, in the areas north of the Han River, have now become the jurisdiction of the Hanzhong King and the Luoyang King.
For Tang Xian, not only did he have a great enemy in the north, but in the south, but the same was true. Don’t forget that the southwest was the Shu army. Although the Shu army is now attacking Jiangzhou, how could he not take advantage of the situation to rob? [
Because the King of Hanzhong went downstream at night and used a large raft to break Fancheng. Therefore, the Tang army began to strengthen patrols in the border areas. In addition, the Tang army incorporated the Qi navy from Jingzhou in the past and entered the Han River north of Xiangyang City.
Prepare to rule with the enemy troops in the north.
Of course, even though this was done, Tang Xian knew very well that this would not bring him a guarantee of safety. He summoned his soldiers for discussion and gave a reasonable solution. Finally, Prince Wang Tang Wen gave a suggestion,
That is asking for help.
Asking for help is naturally to ask for rescue from other princes. However, looking around, not many people are able to rescue him, and even fewer people have time to rescue him. Tang Xian didn't know if anyone would pay attention to those who were willing to rescue him. However, Tang Jun and the
The Qi army is now an alliance, so it is appropriate to ask for help. But the Qi army is now full of enemies, so how could it come to rescue? Although it sent a letter of help, Tang Xian did not have hope for it.
However, Tang Wen suggested again to ask the Zhao army for help. As soon as these words came out, Tang Xian and several important officials of the Tang army were shocked. Zhao army? Zhao army was the object of hostility to all the princes in the south, and after the Tang army occupied Jingzhou, the Tang army occupied
From the beginning, Dongdaying and 15,000 soldiers were placed in Chunling Prefecture to guard against each other. How could the Zhao army come to rescue? Tang Xian and others even believed that after Tang Wen was defeated, they were frightened by the enemy.
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Tang Wen said this, so naturally he had his reasons. Perhaps Tang Wenben was a little smart, or perhaps because he abandoned the army and fled, he was trying every means to exempt himself from guilt on the way, so he also had his own reasons for asking for help from Zhao's army.
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"Did the Zhao army have no idea about the south? No, no, why didn't the Zhao army continue to move south? On the one hand, it is because the Zhao army now bets on the Western Regions. But why did the Zhao army turn around regardless of the cause of the Central Plains
What about the westward direction? That is because the Zhao army was heading south at that time, and the southern princes would join forces to fight against the enemy. Just like now, if the Zhao army attacked Jingzhou, the Hanzhong King, Luoyang King, the Chu Army and Qi Army in the east, would all
Immediately delay the action and turn to guard against Zhao Jun.”
"So, the Zhao army faced westward, but also looked at the darkness of the southern princes, which greatly consumed the strength of the southern princes. Whether we or other princes, they were very clear about these, but they could do anything. But this was not the case.
It does not mean that the Zhao army has no idea about the south, otherwise there would be no situation where Xiang Yan, the rebels, were accepted by the Zhao army."
"Now, except for half of the areas north of the Han River, the rest of the areas north of Chunling Prefecture are occupied by the Han army and the Luo army. That is the case, why don't we ask the Zhao army for help on the condition that these areas are offered to the Zhao army?
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"Impossible! I'll give half of Jingzhou to Zhao Jun, this is absolutely not possible..." Hearing this, Tang Xian immediately refused. Many people nodded secretly.
"Lord, I think that what the prince said is a good idea. This Jingbei land has been lost to the enemy. With our current ability, if we want to counterattack, we are afraid... it is unlikely. According to information, we can do so.
I learned that the enemy troops opposite Xiangjiang River were also building ships and preparing to cross the river to fight, and wanted to go downstream and enter the southern part of Jingzhou. That's it, why not bring back the things that Fa brought back and ask for a foreign aid?"
Fan Ziyu agreed.
Tang Xian thought for a moment. Although he was unwilling to accept it, he felt that only in this way could he solve the current dilemma. He was defeated in the new war and was unstable internally. At this moment, the Tang army was still facing the attack of the Southern Shu army and could not help but lower his arrogant head.
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Fan Ziyu continued: "The territory of these northern prefectures and counties, except for the three counties in the hands of the Zhao army, almost all the rest are in the hands of the Han army and the Luo army. If the Zhao army wants to obtain these places, they naturally have to go with the Han army and
The Luo army fought. This is also good news for us." Of course, Fan Ziyu had some potential words, that is, if Zhao army was pulled in, the area north of the Han River would no longer be with the Tang army.
It doesn't matter. Of course, if the Tang army can defeat the Zhao army, it would be another matter. But this kind of opportunity is almost impossible except for the Zhao army's defeat in the Western Regions.
"I just don't know if the Zhao army will take action! The Zhao army has always had an attempt to fight the south. But because one thinks about the internal struggle of the princes in the south, the other is the energy in the Western Regions. The Zhao army has always been in a wait-and-see manner when facing the south.
I think if there is a chance, the Zhao army will still take action. What Zhao army lacks is a reasonable reason for going to war. We provide this opportunity. I think the Zhao army should have some actions."
As they expected, the letter of help sent to Qi army did not receive a timely reply. King Murong Cheng of Qi is busy using both hands and feet, and he cannot even protect his own jurisdiction, so he has no time to rescue the Tang army. However,
The important officials under Murong Cheng also understood that the longer the Tang army persisted, the more beneficial it would be for the Qi army. After all, the ones attacked the Qi army were the King of Luoyang and Hanzhong, both of whom were the brothers of the King of Shu. If it were Jingzhou
Without it, then the west side of the Qi army will border the three kings. In other words, the west side of the Qi army will once again appear in the south side of the Qi army.
Unlike in the past, when Yong's army besieged its own side, King Yong Situ Lei still had to worry about the Zhao army in the north. But now, the Zhao army is devoted to the Western Regions, so the three parties will jointly bet on their own side, so the efforts to jointly besiege themselves will be much greater.
Therefore, Murong Cheng sent someone to reply to Tang Xian and let Tang Xian persevere. After driving the Chu army out of Yangzhou, the Qi army would go west and assist the Tang army. After all, the two had a common enemy. They were attacking Jiang.
The Shu army in the state also threatened Jingzhou. This can be regarded as giving Tang Xian a psychological comfort and encouragement.
"Tang Xian asked us for help? It's funny. In the past, the Tang army set up Dongdaying in the east of Chunling Prefecture, with more than 15,000 troops stationed. They deliberately guarded us, but now they ask us for help? Lord Feng, this Tang army asked us for help.
It is time to give benefits. We are not his allies, so we will go to rescue him if we don’t pay." After receiving Tang Xian’s letter of help, Feng Ziming summoned everyone to discuss.
Feng Ziming smiled faintly and said, "Tang Xian gave the condition that Jingzhou Prefecture north of the Han River was to ceded to us."
"What? This is so ridiculous. These areas have basically been occupied by the Han army and the Luo army, and they are no longer Tang Xian. He is trying to ced to us. After talking for a long time, we still have to fight ourselves.
If so, it would be better to join forces with the Han army and the Luo army to divide Jingzhou." Many generals and schoolmen shook their heads repeatedly.
Wu Shang, the general of the Sixth Army of the Imperial Guards who were responsible for the military affairs of Yuzhou and stationed in Yuzhou, said in a deep voice: "It seems that Tang Xian wanted to give us a reason to start a war, and deliberately put out this slogan to make it more reasonable for us to go south.
He even threw the responsibility directly to himself.”
Feng Ziming nodded and said, "That's true. The situation of the Tang army is very bad now. The war in northern Jingzhou is beyond our expectations. In our expectations, the north and the south will have to be stalemate for a period of time before the Tang army will be defeated.
And then, without thinking, the coalition forces in the north first attacked Ancheng, attracting the troops around Fancheng to Ancheng continuously. Then the army of Hanzhong King actually went down the river and attacked the city at night. It took only more than ten days.
Within time, the Tang King lost half of Jingzhou. He miscalculated, miscalculated. If he had known, he would have sent more people to mobilize the northern army to the west." As he said, he was also filled with regret.
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Wu Shang naturally understood what Feng Ziming wanted to say, and smiled bitterly: "Master Feng wants to say that the Tang army was defeated so quickly that the northern coalition forces occupied a large area, but also gathered a large number of prisoners of war. In this way, it can make
The Northern Army quickly returned to war damage, which was indeed somewhat in our interest."
"However, Lord Feng, you also know that the Sixth Army of the Imperial Guards in the entire Yuzhou are stationed, and the rest are local county soldiers and government soldiers. The fundamental law supports the needs of the war. Especially, this is necessary to start a war outside.
The front is open within the enemy's territory, which is more expensive for us."
"In addition, the basic strategy that the lord set at the beginning was to sit in the mountains and watch the tiger fight, and not to "get it in". If it was "get it" this time, even if the Tang army gave an excuse, it would probably make other princes notice us.
Especially this time, the King of Hanzhong and Luoyang will be involved. If they suffer heavy losses, will they join forces with the Shu army and restore the appearance of the old Yong army, which will be extremely unfavorable to us. Although the three parties are far inferior to the Yong army in the past.
, but it is also the beginning of a uniting three princes, which is extremely unfavorable for us."
Feng Ziming nodded and said, "What General Wu said is reasonable, and he is no fault of being appointed as a general in the town by his lord."
The Imperial Guards were newly built, and half of the generals and schools were from the Martial Academy, and the rest were from the personal guards. But most of these generals and schools had similarities, that is, they were young. They were recognized by Feng Ziming, and Wu
He couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. Although he was the general of the army and his troops were not under the jurisdiction of Feng Ziming, he also knew that Feng Ziming was newly appointed by King Zhao and was a capable minister in the Zhao army.
Feng Ziming continued: "In fact, Feng and General Wu mean the same thing. If they do not participate in the war in Jingzhou, they will still sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight. They will never attract the eyes of the princes in the south. Let them fight each other in internal battles.
It is in our best interest. Although the King of Hanzhong and the King of Luoyang have taken over the northern part of Jingzhou so quickly, it is indeed beyond our expectations, but it will not cause us much damage."
"Besides, for Jingzhou, the King of Hanzhong and Luoyang's younger brother, King Shu, are also eyeing each other. Now that the King of Hanzhong and King of Luoyang have joined forces to play such a big formation, it would be strange if the King of Shu would be willing to do so. If we "get it"
, the three of them did have the same kind of fear that General Wu had previously worried, and would unite against us. If we don’t interfere, the three of them would be afraid that they would have internal strife because of Jingzhou and Jiangzhou.”
"So, we won't respond?" said a man with a slight pity. "It's a pity that such a good opportunity is not to "interrupt".
Feng Ziming smiled and said, "If we don't "insert" the hand? How is it possible? If we don't interfere, we don't lead our army to advance to Jingzhou, but it doesn't mean we do nothing."
"The war in Jingzhou is 'chaotic', and refugees are everywhere in Jingzhou, which is what we need. The Lord has now established a considerable territory in the Western Regions, and will be even larger in the future. The proportion of Han people in these places is almost zero. Therefore, the Western Regions
The land lacks manpower, and we are here to accept refugees. I think that in Jingzhou, no matter who it is, it will not stop us, nor dare to stop us."
"Secondly, Chunling Mansion has not been conquered by the coalition forces of King Hanzhong and King Luoyang. In addition to the 8,000 elite Tang troops here, it is also related to the fact that the King of Luoyang wants to use this place as a buffer for us. Since that is the case, we will
These eight thousand trapped Tang soldiers were brought over. They are also the source of garrison troops lacking in the Western Regions."
"As for Chunling Prefecture, I sent someone to discuss with the King of Luoyang, and they divided it with us. I also told the King of Luoyang that our Zhao army was in Jingzhou, so we should use this as the boundary and we should not invade each other. I expected that the King of Luoyang Situ Hao would not
Will you agree or not.”
Wu Shang nodded and said, "It's so good that accepting refugees is the jurisdiction of the governor. But we will be responsible for winning over the Tang army in the eastern part of Chunling Prefecture."
Feng Ziming smiled and said, "I think General Wu is going to use Xiang Yan and others we have accepted."
Wu Shang nodded and said, "Master Feng is indeed extraordinary, he can be judged as soon as he guesses. Indeed, after Xiang Yan joined our army, I also found that this person's talent is extraordinary and can be reused. So, winning over the Tang army in Chunling Mansion can also be used for
His contribution is a good thing for him."
"Mr. Feng, since the actions of King Hanzhong and King Luoyang are not good for us, although we cannot directly interfere with the Tang army, we can still secretly help the Tang army to achieve the goal of slowing down the coalition of King Luoyang and King Hanzhong."
The governor of Yuzhou said in a deep voice.
"Mr. Li said this very much. We cannot support the Tang army, but in the past, we captured a lot of weapons and armor and equipment, which did not meet the needs of our soldiers. We were originally planning to re-cast the furnace.
Now it seems that selling is very suitable for the Tang army. However, we cannot make a decision on this matter. Feng rushed to send a letter to ask the Lord for instructions. By the way, when gathering refugees, Lord Li has to pay more attention."
Xiangyang, Tang Prince's Mansion.
"The Zhao army cannot support it and did not want to fight. The Zhao army actually wanted to be prefectures and counties in the northern Jingzhou. It seems that our idea has not been achieved. The situation in our army is not good now. Do you have any suggestions?" The slightly old Tang.
He said with a deep impression.
Tang Wen was also a little helpless about this. Although he wanted to ask Zhao army for help and pulled Zhao army in, he was also very dedicated to the current situation of the Tang army.[
Fan Ziyu said: "Don't worry, lord! Although the Zhao army failed to send troops as we expected, they also agreed to secretly support it. So, their camp traded with us the weapons we urgently needed. Now, because it is north of the Han River.
Lost, we not only lost our territory, but also lost a large number of soldiers and armor. Since the Zhao army can trade, this is better than the northern enemy for us."
Tang Xian smiled bitterly and said, "Ziyu, don't comfort me, Zhao Jun agreed to trade with us, but where does the money come from? Without money, how to trade? Because we have to resist the northern coalition, we have to recruit Qingzhuang again
, to train soldiers. The expenses in this are almost enough to make our treasury bottom."
"Secondly, the transaction of this weapon and equipment is not something that the commander of the Zhao army stationed in Yuzhou and local officials can decide. Without the permission of the King of Zhao, they are trading with us. Even if Feng Ziming, who is now in charge of Yuzhou, is still being dealt with by the law.
Zhao Jun Institute is the new member of the Zhao Jun Institute, in charge of the overall situation in Yuzhou, but he does not dare to buy and sell armor and equipment with us privately."
Fan Ziyu said in a deep voice: "According to the envoy of the Zhao army, Feng Ziming has asked the King of Zhao for instructions. I think it is not a big problem. Because what they asked us to trade was refugees and refugees in the country. Because of the "chaotic" war,
With refugees everywhere, we find it difficult to settle down, and it is even very likely that we will become a disaster in the local area. However, King Zhao's western expedition to the Western Regions was lacking in the Han people assimilating the Western Regions. In this way, the problems were solved for us and the Zhao army in Yuzhou.
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Yes, Feng Ziming used it to trade refugees and refugees under the territory of the Tang army. Although the Zhao army could accept refugees in Jingzhou in the southwest of Yuzhou, once the Tang King, Luoyang King and Hanzhong King discovered that the people were flowing into Yuzhou to the east, they would definitely be
It will stop it. After all, everyone knows that the number of people is a basic indicator of the strength of a prince.
Tang Xian naturally considered this issue, but now he has no way out. Moreover, these refugees and the south are like idle ribs for him. Letting them wander in the territory will definitely cause disaster to the local area.
In this case, it is also a good way to exchange for what you need.
The problems in Chunling Prefecture were also resolved under the consultation between the Zhao army and the King of Luoyang. The Zhao army took the lead in Luoyang and sent Xiang Yan to pull away the 8,000 elite Tang troops in Chunling Prefecture, and then agreed with the King of Luoyang City.
It was not unacceptable to divide the Chunling Prefecture evenly. Seeing that Zhao Jun wanted to target Jingzhou, it was not unacceptable to divide the Chunling Prefecture into half with the Zhao Jun.