Chapter 193: Preparing for War
Don't look at Li Erhei's words, which are righteous and awe-inspiring, as if they are really for Zhou Tong's consideration. But Zhou Tong didn't talk at all, because he knew what Li Erhei really thought.
Just as Li Erhei was about to continue to say something, Li Xin walked in from outside.
"What do you two say? I listened outside as if I was arguing! Li Xin looked at the two of them, motioned for them to sit down separately, walked towards the back of the table, and said with a smile.
"This guy wants to change places with me, and wants to change to Longguan to garrison. I don't know what he wants to do! I don't agree with anything! Zhou Tong glanced at Li Erhei, and then bowed to Li Xin while complaining.
"Han Tang, I've been there long enough, I'm back this time, you let me go to Longguan!" Xinping is close to Chang'an and Hedong, so it is easy for Zhou Tong to go there and reunite with his family! Li Erhei saw that Zhou Tong was not on the road, so he directly shifted the target, intending to start from Li Xin's body and bypass Zhou Tong himself.
After all, in the final analysis, it was Li Xin who made the final decision. As long as he gives the order, Zhou Tong will have tens of thousands of disagrees, and he doesn't have to go to Xinping County obediently!
"Big brother, don't listen to him! I stayed in Longguan so well that I didn't want to go anywhere! When Zhou Tong heard his words, he was immediately anxious, for fear that Li Xin would listen to him, so he hurriedly said.
Li Xin looked at the two people in front of him, both of them looked at him with blank eyes, and their purpose was not all for the place in Longguan after all. However, it is a good thing for them to have such thoughts.
"What, you want to go to Longguan? That place is that good? Li Xin sat down, glanced at the two of them, and said lightly.
"Hehe, Han Tang, what kind of friendship are we having, you don't have to hide some things from us! This time the change of defense, although it is true in name, but you definitely have other ideas behind it! Are you ready to do something to Fu Qin? How could such a good deed be without me! Once you want to fight Fu Qin, Longguan is definitely the first place to meet the enemy, of course I can't miss it! Hearing this, Li Erhei smiled and said in a low voice.
"I knew you were playing with the idea! If you want to fight Fu Qin, don't I want to? Longguan there, I can't give you anything! Zhou Tong glanced at him, as if to say that he had already guessed his thoughts.
Looking at the two people in front of him, Li Xin couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
Whether it is Zhou Tong or Li Erhei, after more than a year of experience, he is no longer the hairy boy he was at the beginning. As the second major general under his command, this level has indeed come up, and through some of his recent actions, he can guess some of his thoughts.
If it is those who are suspicious of the power, I am afraid that they are very wary of such subordinates. After all, this means that whatever you think is in the hands of your subordinates, which is a taboo for the superior ~ person.
But Li Xin is different, not to mention that he has not reached that level now, even after arriving, with his friendship with the two, he will not have too many ideas. After all, the intuition of a military man is completely different from the intuition of a politician.
Li Erhei and Zhou Tong were able to perceive their own thoughts, and they obviously looked at them from the eyes of their soldiers. Moreover, when he called the two of them over, he had no intention of hiding it.
"Since you've all guessed, I'll get straight to the point! It has been nearly half a year since Fu Qin was expelled from Guanzhong, and the more time passes, the more unfavorable it will be for us. If they are allowed to gain a firm foothold in the Qinzhou area, it will not be so easy to deal with them! So, it's time for us to get ready for battle! Li Xin said to the two.
"With our current strength, if we want to solve the remnants of Fu Qin, I'm afraid we have to make great efforts! Now that the places are relatively calm, it is a good time for us to get started. Otherwise, once the smoke rises around us, if we want to deal with Fu Qin, I am afraid that we will be unable to do it! Hearing this, Zhou Tong said.
"It is better to have a quick battle in this battle, it is best to be able to wipe out Fu Qin in one battle, and not let Fu Qin and others escape, so as not to cause another disaster in the future!" When it came to business, Li Erhei became serious.
According to the latest news, after Fu Qin retreated to Qinzhou and other places, in just a few months, he sent troops to attack Qiuchi and Liangzhou. In this way, by now, the entire Qinzhou has basically fallen into their hands, and the area north of Longguan, Anding County and the west is also under their control. To the west, they were in close contact with the Tuguhun people, and since they were both Hu people, it was easy for them to come together with each other. By now, Fu Qin had gathered another 70,000 troops, of course, most of them were recruits! ”
"What is the composition of the force? If it's an infantry, it's easier to solve, our Huashan army is fighting on foot, and we have never been afraid of others! Hearing this, Zhou Tong frowned, pondered for a while, and asked.
"You see, among the 70,000 troops, 30,000 troops, including the 20,000 elites of Fu Qin who were left behind, were all arranged by them on the front line west of the Longguan Great Earthquake Pass to block our westward advance. Among the 30,000 troops, there are 10,000 cavalry, and basically all the elites of Fu Qin are here. The remaining 30,000 troops were arranged in the southwest and northwest respectively, among them, there were 10,000 troops used to defend against Qiuchi, of which there were only 1,000 cavalry! In the direction of Jincheng Liangzhou, they arranged an army of 20,000 with 5,000 cavalry in it to guard against Liangzhou soldiers and horses! The remaining 10,000 troops are distributed all over the place and used to suppress the localities, and these are basically infantry! Li Xin spread out the map, let the two approach, and pointed to the map.
"In just half a year, Fu Qin actually has such an army again, it seems that we have to speed up the time to solve them! Otherwise, if they delay any longer, I am afraid that they will soon have 100,000 troops! However, where did they get so many cavalry and war horses? Hearing this analysis, Li Erhei couldn't help but gasp and said with a solemn expression.
"Don't forget, Qinzhou and the Beidi area were originally dominated by the Qiang and Qiang tribes. These people have innate support for the Fu Qin Imperial Court, and it is naturally much easier for them to recruit soldiers and horses there. As for the horses and cavalry, these Hu people already graze for a living, especially the Tuguhun and other tribes west of Qinzhou, where there are many cattle, sheep and horses. Fu Qin was able to equip a large number of cavalry so quickly, and these Hu people contributed a lot! In response to his question, Li Xin pointed to a place on the map and said lightly.
To the west of Qinzhou, it is actually close to the edge of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, and that place, all the way to the area around Qinghai Lake, was the nomadic land of the Tuguhun people at this time. Therefore, if Fu Qin wants to get a war horse, it is a relatively easy thing.
"Hmph, after eliminating Fu Qin, we must teach these Hu people a good lesson, and let them know that if you are friendly with Fu Qin, you will be our enemy!" Li Erhei said angrily.
"Those people let it go first! These Hu people have always only believed in strength, as long as we eliminate Fu Qin, it will naturally be much easier to clean them up. In short, let's wait until the remnants of Fu Qin's forces are wiped out, and then deal with this problem! I called the two of you here this time to prepare for the war, and I have a task for the two of you! Li Xin raised his hand, signaling him not to be excited, and then his eyes slowly swept over the two of them, and said in a deep voice.
"I didn't say it, you just give the order!" The two looked straight and responded in unison.
"In the evening, you two quietly rushed to the old camp of the new army outside Huayin County, and I will arrive later! Everything has been arranged, and when I get there, I'll tell you the details! In short, from now on, until we officially fight against Fu Qin, we have to stay there! Li Xin nodded, then lowered his voice and explained.
"Isn't the old battalion of the new army outside Huayin County already abandoned?" Hearing this, Zhou Tong couldn't help but wonder.
The big camp outside Huayin County is actually the one not far from the road to Huashan. When the Huashan Army was still active in Huayin and Zhengxian, it trained the new army there. But after fighting Weishui and occupying Feng Yi, the new army camp also moved to the area of Dali County.
"I have quietly asked people to pack up, and I have drawn a part of the soldiers and horses from this change of guard, and I have quietly rushed to the camp two days in advance. Now it's just the two of you! ”
"I see! Let's go and get ready at once, and in the evening, go straight to the old camp of the new army! Seeing him say so solemnly, the two of them understood that this time the matter was not trivial, and immediately nodded.
"Go ahead! Meet in the evening in the old camp of the new army! ”
After the three of them had discussed it, they dispersed. After Zhou Tong and the others left, Li Xin called Wang Meng over again and explained to him, and then began to prepare.
That night, taking advantage of the night, the three of them quietly left Chang'an and rushed to the old camp of the new army outside Huayin County.
In Chang'an City, all the affairs were basically handed over to Wang Meng to deal with. Unless there was a particularly urgent matter, Li Xin was busy preparing for the elimination of Fu Qin in a war.
This time, the news was blocked very strictly, and except for a few people such as Li Xin, basically no one else knew. Even those officers and soldiers who were mobilized into the old battalions of the new army only knew that they were going to participate in training, and they did not know what specific things they were going to do.
In this way, not to mention the spies that other forces may stay in Guanzhong. On the surface, everything in the Huashan Army is as usual, very calm, but behind the calm, the storm has begun to brew slowly.