Chapter 67 Appointment
At the beginning of the lanterns, the main hall of the palace was brightly lit, and King Xu You sat behind the plan table, looking at the holy decree that had just been sent.
The staff and the generals of the Xiliang Army gathered together to discuss and analyze the intentions of the imperial court, while the generals of the Fourth Route were red-necked and rushed to invite the soldiers to enter the customs with the prince.
The Xiliang Army, like the Guanzhong Army, are all professional soldiers, no need to farm, full-time training in the ability to kill the enemy, the implementation of the 'military merit system', if you don't fight, the title will be surrendered, and there is no reward, which is equivalent to not fighting to eat the northwest wind, too long without a war even the soldiers will be dissatisfied, there is a war to fight, and they are rushing to go.
Xiao Qi and Xu Buling sat together, listening to the words of many staff members and military advisors, and did not interject.
After a little discussion, King Su Xu You put down the holy decree and said:
"The imperial court only transferred 50,000 people into the pass, because it wanted the Xiliang army to only defend and not attack, and stalemate with the three kings in the east, so as to draw out a gap and quell the war in the north. The main force of the counterinsurgency afterwards was still the soldiers and horses of the Guanzhong Army and the Liaoxi Protectorate, and the Xiliang Army could not get the lion's share. How should this battle be fought? ”
Xiao Qi had already considered the current situation, and said at this time: "As soon as the Xiliang army moves, the King of Chu will definitely fall to the King of Wu." The battle lines of each other are estimated to be in the area of Jingzhou and Xiangyang. If you want to profit from this counterinsurgency, you must at least destroy the remnants of the King of Chu before the Northern Qi retreats, and approach the territory of the King of Wei. If you can pacify the four kings of the east in one fell swoop, it is best to return to Chang'an with the rebel army at that time, Chang'an issued an edict from King Qin, and the two kings of Shu and Yue have no soldiers, and only the 150,000 soldiers and horses of Xiliang can gallop to help......"
When the four generals heard this, they were all stunned.
General Yang Zunyi spread his hands and said: "If it can go so smoothly, what kind of order will be issued by the king, and you can directly welcome the prince into Chang'an and ascend the throne......"
In the main hall of the palace, no one dared to laugh.
King Su raised his hand to stop Xiao Qi's words: "It's too far to say this, my Xu family is a Yuechen and a ghost of Yue, how can there be a reason to start seeking Chang'an before I send troops." ”
Xiao Qi pursed her lips, but didn't say more.
Xu Buling thought for a while: "The three kings in the east are all miscellaneous soldiers and homeless people, but there are also 700,000 people, if the king of Chu defects, it will be millions, plus the granaries of Wu and Chu that are rich in the world, it is indeed a bit difficult to use 50,000 people to defeat them." ”
When the general Tu Qianchu heard this, he waved his hand: "If a soldier instigates one, he will instigate a nest." It is true that the Chu people are warlike, but the belligerent ones were killed back then, and now all that is left are some hereditary military households, Jiangnan dare not say that the 300,000 soldiers and horses under the command of the king of Chu do not need to be done by the prince, and the 50,000 people under the command of the last general are enough. ”
Tu Qianchu's father is the first fierce general under the command of Xu Lie, the king of Su, who once led the troops to destroy the main force of the Great Qi garrison in Chu, and the name 'Tu Qianchu' also comes from this, and he really doesn't pay attention to the soldiers and horses in Chu. However, most of the soldiers and horses under Tu Qianchu's command were cavalry, and 20,000 armored cavalry were also among them.
King Su Xu You thought for a while, raised his hand and said: "Ling'er is in charge, Tu Qianchu and Yang Zunyi are the deputy marshals, and Yue Jiulou is the military advisor." Tu Qianchu, you draw 10,000 light cavalry and 5,000 heavy cavalry from under your hands, and draw spearmen and crossbowmen from the other three roads to gather 50,000 to enter the pass to quell the rebellion. ”
"No!"
There was a solemn silence in the hall, and he immediately got up to receive the order.
Xiao Qi heard that two of the four generals had been sent, and after a little thought, he understood the meaning. The four-way general of the Xiliang Army, who fought with Xu Lie in the south and the north, was a handsome man who had led hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses. The son is not necessarily better than his father, but he must not be far from the training since he was a child, and the two generals with 50,000 soldiers are obviously overkill, and the purpose must be to avoid collecting the remnants of the army and surrendering the troops on the road to counterinsurgency.
Xu You thought for a while, looked at many subordinates and admonished: "On the battlefield, the situation is ever-changing, and it is difficult to predict victory or defeat in advance. In this counterinsurgency, the bottom line is to hold the Guanzhong Road, and the rest of the way to march to take advantage of the situation, there is no way to push back and there is no need to forcibly use troops. ”
"No!"
The people bowed down and were commanded.
After ordering the general, King Su Xu You left the main hall, and Xu Buling and Xiao Qi followed.
Xu You walked with his hands in his hands, thought about it, and said again:
"On the march to fight, the most difficult thing is to attack the city, no one can stop the Liang army in the west of the city, but the city wall is in the pass, the siege losses are heavy, 50,000 people attack the city, and 5,000 people can defend until the ammunition and food are exhausted. I've seen the artillery you built a few times, and it works wonders when attacking and defending the city, but it takes time to build it and transport it over, and you can't kill all 50,000 people in the past few months. ”
Xu Buling nodded: "Father, don't worry, without artillery, I can open the city gate alone......"
When Xiao Qi heard this, he frowned slightly: "A round of crossbow array salvo, no matter how high your martial arts are, you have to become a sieve, it is so easy to attack the city, what are you doing to build the city wall?" ”
Xu Buling said with a smile: "If you have to come like this, you don't have to fight like this." ”
King Su Xu You raised his hand: "Okay, go down and prepare, don't take the soldiers to Chang'an directly, it's useless to fight it now." ”
Xu Buling nodded seriously, raised his hand and saluted, and then returned to the back house with Xiao Qi......
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The order of Chang'an City came, and the news was soon learned in the back house, and many girls immediately panicked.
Lu Hongluan and Song Yufu have just got married, where is the husband willing to go to war like this, when they were in Chang'an City, from their youth to waiting for their husband to come back, and waiting until the have seen it, they are worried that Xu Buling will fight for several years as soon as he goes out.
After Xu Buling returned to the back house, before he could change into the robe of the prince, a group of girls came over directly.
Lu Hongluan knew the severity and didn't dare to hinder it, but just stood next to him, his eyes were red, he pursed his lips, and whispered:
"Ling'er, how long are you going out?"
Xiao Xiang'er took Xiao Qi's hand and pleaded pitifully: "Sister, if you don't want to go to war, you must follow and make suggestions." We both look the same, so it's okay for me to follow, right? ”
Xiao Qi naturally wanted to follow, she wanted to throw Xiang'er in Xiliang, but she also knew that her sister was addicted, and she couldn't even sleep when she left Xu Buling, and she had been fighting for at least a year or two.
"Xiang'er has a deep and wide range of strange and obscene skills, and her knowledge far exceeds that of craftsmen in the army, and it is not useless to carry it......"
When Xiao Qi opened her mouth, the other girls naturally couldn't sit still.
Ning Yuhe held the long sword and said softly: "I am very skilled in martial arts, and when the princess and Xiang'er are out and about, they always need a guard, so I will follow." ”
Needless to say, Zhong Li Jiujiu said seriously: "My medical skills have been seen by all my sisters and sisters, and if you don't take me with you, you probably won't be at ease." ”
Song Yufu pursed her lips, a little unconfident: "I...... I can write excerpts to draft papers, which should be a bit useful......"
Looking at this look, I want to follow it.
Compared with the six daughters-in-law, the three little girls are obviously much easier, they have not married into the Xu family, they are still free people, and they can follow them if they can't take them, so they stand behind and watch at this time.
Xu Buling cares about the girls around him the most, and he is not happy to run out to be a monk for a few years in order to fight. Waved his hand at the moment:
"I'm a dignified prince of the domain, it's still okay to go out and take a few family members in command. However, the situation of the brigade march is unpredictable, and it is easy to go wrong with too many people. Jiu Jiu and Master Chu Chu know martial arts at night, and it is no problem to protect themselves in the chaos of the army, follow me. Qiqi, you still take a boat and follow the rest of the army with you. ”
The girls were pleasantly surprised when they heard this, and quickly nodded.
Zhu Manzhi hugged his arm, but he was a little unhappy at this time: "Xu Gongzi, I also know martial arts, I used to be a wolf guard......
Xu Buling raised his hand and flicked it on the skull of Man Zhi: "So you keep to protect Yufu and a few sisters, no problem, right?" ”
“……”
Zhu Manzhi's small eyebrows furrowed, and he glanced at Ning Qingye, who had a strange expression next to him, like Zhongli Chuchu, and her heart was sour, but she didn't dare to make trouble when she went out to fight, so she could only hum reluctantly.
When Lu Hongluan heard that he could follow behind, his face was full of joy, and he turned around and said, "I'll go pack up my things......"
Xu Buling was a little amused, raised his hand and said: "It will take several days for 50,000 soldiers and horses to be transferred, and it will take at least a month to walk to Chang'an, and it will take a long time, so there is no need to be in such a hurry." ”
"I'm going to clean it up anyway... Yufu, let's go......"
"Oh......"
Song Yufu hurriedly followed......
(At the end of the volume these days,The state is also a little different.,Two more today.,It's back to normal.,I'm really sorry or2)