"So Fifth Uncle, do you think Xie An can win this time?" Huan Xuan was still a little uneasy despite his young age. Of course, he would never admit this on any occasion.
"We can win." Huan Chong gave an affirmative answer.
"Is it a small victory or a big victory?"
"Big victory."
"Why?" Huan Xuan asked unwillingly. He really did not expect that Huan Chong, who had always been at odds with Xie An, would answer so firmly, "Because, I believe in Xie An." Huan Chong said quietly, "
If Xie An is defeated, the Jin State will be defeated. There will be no unbroken eggs in the nest. Can our Huan family be an exception? Can other noble families in Jiangzuo be an exception? No, so this time, Xie An has the support of everyone
, if he couldn't win... Hahaha, my eldest brother wouldn't have been entangled with him for so long back then. Jia Jiuxi has gone through a lot of trouble and hasn't been completed yet. Jingdao, there are many things you need to learn from Xie An.
Where is the place?"
"Hmph!" Huan Xuan was young and could not hold his breath, and said: "Uncle, what you are saying is that now that the country is facing a national crisis, we will naturally work together with him. When we defeat the Di people this time, humph, then we will thank him.
Calculate the family ledger!"
"To calculate the general ledger, you must have the capital to calculate the general ledger." Huan Chong said slowly: "My eldest brother regained Yizhou and Henan in the past and went on three Northern Expeditions. The Hu people were frightened. He unified all the armies internally and shocked the world externally, but he failed to make any further progress.
, Jingdao, tell me, what do you have?"
Huan Xuan raised his arms and said: "In this case, Huan Xuan will also take the opportunity to make a great contribution to resist the Qin army and defend the land. Naturally, it is a merit. But sending an army to the north to recover the country is even more merit. If I accomplish such a great merit by then, they will
What else can be done?”
"Hahaha", Huan Chong smiled, that's what this nephew is good about, "As for them... I'm afraid someone will try to restrain you, tell you little things, spread rumors about you, or even... inform you of your information.
Hu people, what can't they... do?"
"Then I will kill them with my own hands!" Huan Xuan's face was a little ferocious, "This is treason! This is betrayal! How many scandalous things these crown men have done over the years! Although Huan Xuan is young, don't you understand? Uncle!
One day, I will definitely kill them!"
"Calm down", Huan Chong's face remained calm, "We will talk about these things later. From now on, whenever there are outsiders, don't be so impulsive. Only those with faces as flat as a lake and thunder in their chests can worship the general. Now you are so excited.
He jumped up, how could this happen?"
"Huan Xuan is taught." My uncle put on an air of authority. He has accumulated authority over many years, but it still works.
Huan Chong said a few more words to conclude, but Huan Xuan suddenly said: "Fifth uncle, I remembered that Shouyang might not be able to hold it this time, so Xie Xuan sent five thousand people.
It is better for the navy to come to the rescue. There are 200,000 troops outside Shouyang City. This is no joke."
"With an army of 200,000, no matter how many people you send, it won't be enough to fight. If you don't send it, it won't work. It will chill the hearts of the soldiers. What Xie Xuan did is very clever. Look, this is what you need to learn.
"Huan Chong said meaningfully.
"Then shall we save it or not?"
"It doesn't matter if it's a Shouyang city. Xie An must have thought so too." Huan Chong sat down comfortably and said, "You can go and have a rest. Let's have a military parade tomorrow morning."
"yes!"
Shouyang City.
Duke Yangping and Prince Fu Rong had waited long enough. They had just intercepted the secret message from Jin Longxiang General Hu Bin who was trying to reinforce Shouyang but was trapped in Xia Shi. They wanted to report to the court. Fu Rong made a prompt decision and changed the original plan of siege and reinforcements.
Strategy, use all your strength to attack the city.
As soon as the order came out, the three armies rushed to take the lead. They had been holding back their strength for a long time, but now they unleashed their full strength. How could the Jin army in Shouyang City be able to resist it?
As the long-lived shouts of "Long Live the Clouds" sounded, all the city gates of Shouyang City were broken through at the same time. The Qin army with loud killing sounds rushed into the city with cheers. Although the remaining Jin army in the city resisted to the death, they fought with the Qin army.
The Jin army launched a street battle, but the enemy was outnumbered and we were outnumbered. Although the morale of the Jin army was not lost, it could not stop the Qin army, which also had high morale.
Xu Yuanxi, the Pinglu general who was supervising the battle, saw that the situation was over and was about to wipe his neck and die for his country, but was disarmed by the Qin army that swarmed in. At the same time, Wang Xian, the prefect of Anfeng in the city, was also captured.
Fu Rong smiled faintly, and ordered all the troops to appease the people and not disturb the people. At the same time, he sent the brave general Liang Cheng to lead 50,000 elite troops to garrison Luojian, and built a waterproof barrier in the Huaihe River to prevent the Eastern Jin navy from advancing westward. After processing,
After everything, Fu Rong thought for a moment, then picked up his pen and wrote a letter to his brother Fu Jian, the king of Qin.
The letter was very short, only twelve words: The thief is small and easy to catch, but if you are afraid of escaping, you should get to him quickly.
Fu Rong's meaning is very clear. Now the Eastern Jin Dynasty has left more than 100,000 troops lingering in Jingzhou, and the most elite Beifu is lying across Huainan. Opening Shouyang is equivalent to tearing a hole in the entire defense line of the Jin Dynasty. It is necessary to do this here
Make key breakthroughs and overwhelm the Jin army of the Huaisi generation in one fell swoop. Once the connection between Jingzhou and Yangzhou is cut off, the Qin army with an overwhelming advantage can be defeated one by one, and the world can be settled.
Although Fu Rong has always opposed attacking Jin, since His Majesty has decided, as the most loyal minister and most capable brother, as the vanguard of the Qin army, he will naturally go all out.
Fortunately, Yao Chang's navy has gained an advantage in Badong, and Murong Chui's army has captured Yun City. If they can quickly attack Jiangxia, the upper reaches will be settled. At the moment, it seems that they are very honest and have not gone out to work.
Fu Rong felt relieved if he didn't make any effort.
After thinking about it carefully, he felt that there was no problem, so Fu Rong called his soldiers and ordered the letter to be sent to the emperor immediately in a hurry of 800 miles.
The turning point was this letter.
******************The south has entered the showdown stage, and the outcome will be decided in a few days. But the news is still far away from reaching the Western Region. Liu Yu and others who rushed back under the starry night have just passed
Without Guzang, it is basically impossible to catch up with this battle.
Duan Ye, who was in Kucha City, was going to attend an important banquet after Kucha City changed hands in the evening. Since the Hongmen Banquet, banquets in the land of China have never been for eating and drinking, but for political purposes.
Some are co-optations, some are threats, some are deployments, and some are ruptures. The meaning of the banquet in Kucha City is too clear. Since the soldiers have sealed their swords, it means that they are no longer massacres. Since the notice to calm the people has been posted, it means that they will be lenient in the future. So the locals
The top leader naturally wanted to entertain the prestigious people in the city, appease them, and through them, complete the final conquest of Kucha City.
Among them, those who are peaceful will be promoted to a higher position or given other benefits. Those who are restless or have other thoughts will be killed immediately by a small group of die-hards to kill the chicken for the monkeys to see, and there will be no more left.
Firm, slowly soften, fight for, clean up.
To put it bluntly, it is just a carrot and stick policy. It sounds simple, and even children in future generations will know it, but it is really difficult to implement.
Duan Ye’s job at this time was to sort out the materials of all parties, determine how to treat them based on their attitudes and past performance, and direct a group of clerks to draft invitations and arrange banquet-related matters. Of course, these Duan Ye
It still has to be reported to Lu Guang for review, but these tasks are also very practical, because the actual operation of power lies here.