Luo Zhaoyun led the troops back to Fuqi City, and then ordered the whole army to be dispatched, and 30,000 elites were to be dispatched, and they were about to send troops to Xiping County. Pen fun and pavilion www.biquge.info

Before leaving, Luo Zhaoyun sent someone to summon the eldest grandson Wuji and others to come to the secret meeting to discuss the matter of sending troops and staying behind.

"Everyone, you are all trustworthy for me Luo Cheng, the current situation in the world, everyone also understands, it can be said that the Great Sui is falling apart, the heroes are competing for the deer, what we can do for the Great Sui is to pacify a few rebellious ministers and thieves, to fulfill our last loyal duty. As long as Your Majesty has not returned to heaven and the imperial court has not been destroyed, I, as a concubine and the Duke of Youguo, cannot stand up and raise the flag to rebel. Therefore, this time we sent troops, in the name of suppressing the rebellion in the northwest as the regular army of the imperial court. ”

The eldest grandson Wuji, Du Ruhui, Xue Wancheng, Guo Xiaoke, Hou Junji and others, hearing this, somewhat understood Luo Zhaoyun's thoughts, that is, he could not raise troops in advance, even if he rebelled, he had to wait for the general situation to be forced to raise troops against Sui.

Du Ruhui said: "Li Yuan's army is also a gimmick of opposing Yang Guang and not opposing the Sui court, proclaiming himself a general, and he wants to support Yang Yu, the acting king, as the new king, but his ideas, people of insight can see that in fact, he wants to emulate Cao Cao and coerce the Son of Heaven to order the princes. ”

The eldest grandson Wuji also said: "We use the reputation of the righteous division of the imperial court to suppress Li Liang, and it can be regarded as clearing the border competitors for us, we can be above board, and the local scattered government soldiers, township soldiers, county officials, etc., will defect to our army, accumulate strength, and when the situation is clear, Luo Shuai will make new decisions." ”

The so-called new decision, it goes without saying, it refers to the anti-Sui, and everyone knows it and doesn't have to say it.

"Now let's decide who will go to the expedition, and those who will stay behind." Luo Zhaoyun paused, stared at the eldest grandson Wuji and said: "Here, you are proficient in civil affairs, and you have served in the army, you can be said to be both civil and military, and Ling Zun was an expert in solving the problems of the border tribes back then, so the affairs of Fu Qi City will be handed over to Wuji for the time being." ”

The eldest grandson Wuji looked at his eyes, thought of the two of them on the way, nodded and said: "The subordinates will do their best, and they will definitely take care of Fu Qi City." ”

"This is our temporary generosity, we can't afford to lose, except that you are the head of the Marshal's Mansion, and the county guard of Xihai, leaving Mai Jicai, promoted to general, stationed in Chishui City, Heyuan County as the county guard, with these two counties as the foundation, to the east, such as the majesty of the Great Qin, the king of Qin swept Liuhe, looked at He Xiongzai, waved his sword to break the clouds, and the princes came to the west." Luo Zhaoyun has a strong aura and is full of confidence.

When everyone heard this, their spirits were excited, and there was a kind of vigorous aura that the Qin State was rising and wanted to swallow the Six Kingdoms.

Luo Zhaoyun came back to his senses and continued: "This time, Hou Junji is the vanguard general, Zhou Zhongyin is the deputy general, commanding 5,000 infantry and 5,000 cavalry. ”

"The last general understands!" All of them surrendered their hands to the command.

"Okay, let's study it below, the strength of the Xiliang Army, according to reliable information, Li Rail's family dominates the border county with wealth, likes to help others, and is praised by the villagers.

"At present, Li Rail is established, claiming to be the king of Hexi Daliang, the army has more than 80,000 people, called the Xiliang Army, with the eldest son Li Boyu as the prince, the long history Cao Zhen as the left servant of the Shangshu, Liang Shuo as the master, the appointment of the Ministry of Shangshu, An Xiuren for the household Shangshu, the same county Guan Jin, Li Yun is either a Shangshu or a general, and the Xiping County Government soldiers Hu Benlang will be used by Xie Tongshi and the county Cheng Wei Shizheng, in general, the staffing has been small, but there are too few famous scholars and sages, and the vision is bound to be not long-term, our army will go to attack, and the chances of victory will be greater."

With 30,000 Ma Xingshi, he mobilized the crowd to beat 80,000 people, and he also said that the odds of victory would be great, which is unimaginable to ordinary people.

Hou Junji said to the map: "Young marshal, the first stop is Linqiang City, where there are 20,000 garrisons, Li Rail's temporary king is located in Huangshui City, and it is also the seat of Xiping County, it is separated from Linqiang, Changning Valley, Chuanshui, Tulou Mountain and other mountains and rivers, the location is precipitous, in addition to river transportation, there is also an official road, many other roads are rugged and difficult, as long as the Xiliang army sends people to garrison the highlands, it is already the only way to pass, condescending to defend, the army is difficult to pass, to fight all the way over, heavy losses, our army is afraid to hit Huangshui City, There are less than 10,000 people. ”

When everyone heard this, they all showed sadness, how to send troops to attack Xiping County, and succeed without hurting many troops, it is in line with interests, otherwise, burying 30,000 elite soldiers and taking Xiping County will outweigh the losses and have no meaning.

Although the opening of the warehouse and the release of grain can gather tens of thousands of horses in a short period of time, they are all rural villagers, and the people who can't eat are uneven, and they have no combat effectiveness, whether it is physical fitness, military discipline, formation, execution, or willpower, they are not comparable to the elite division.

Luo Zhaoyun asked Hou Junji and Guo Xiaoke, these two have been in the northwest for many years and should know the terrain best.

"You are most familiar with this place, but you have a plan for marching, preferably the kind suitable for sneak attacks." Luo Zhaoyun is good at using strange soldiers, winning by surprise, much stronger than fighting head-on, and fighting hard, which is also the wonder of defeating the enemy.

Guo Xiaoke said: "Yes, young marshal, you see, Xiping County is located in the southern foot of the Qilian Mountains, there are many rivers, many people are inaccessible jungle areas, if you can send an elite army around the Pipa Gorge, bypass the Changning River, you can enter the hinterland of Xiping County, avoid the defense of Linqiang City and Tulou Mountain, but there are many mountains and mountains here, the saga is steep, can not ride through the horse, in order to hide people's eyes and ears, many places have to climb, non-athletic people, it is difficult to climb smoothly on foot. ”

Luo Zhaoyun stared at the map of the mountains and rivers, pondered, and said after a while: "In Linqiang City, there is a shadow that I laid a few years ago, just so that one day, there will be a rebellion here, and it is not difficult to take this city, the key is the defense of Tulou Mountain, the Xiliang army set up earthen walls and high forts along the mountain, and used Changning Valley, Changning Chuanshui, and Niuxin River as natural hazards to block the advance of the army. ”

"This place is difficult to conquer, you must send a surprise army, go around to the back of it, and then sneak up on the mountain city defense line, enter it in the middle of the night, and set fire to the connected mountain city fortress camp, which can be taken in one night; The army can smoothly advance to the hinterland of Xiping and approach Huangshui City. I believe that at that time, Li Liang will either fight a life-and-death battle with us, or he will retreat to the land of Huining in Wuwei County, and form a three-legged situation with Xue Ju's Jincheng and our army. ”