After Wang Mang briefly explained some changes in the palace and the queen's affairs to Wang Jingyan and Qiu Tong, he turned around and came to the attic of Yayuan, where Wang Xianzhi lived.

As a veteran general in the army, Wang Xianzhi is concerned about the safety of the dynasty and cares very much about the dynasty's opinions on border warfare.

Therefore, as soon as Wang Mang entered the door, he asked impatiently.

"Mang'er, how is this court meeting? Did the ministers agree? When will the troops be dispatched? ”

Wang Mang said with a smile: "Uncle, don't worry, the border war has been discussed this morning, and the ministers and ministers have also made a clear statement, saying that they will all go all out to prepare for the war and fight to the death."

According to statistics, in addition to the 200,000 troops I sent in advance, they also urgently mobilized about 100,000 or 200,000 soldiers and horses, and it is estimated that they will be able to arrive at Yumen Pass on time within a month. As for the other follow-up people, it is estimated that it will take two or three months, or even half a year, to arrive to help.

Also, in the morning, I will play Your Majesty, and ask Your Majesty to send a holy decree to make Uncle Zhenxi the general and assist me in commanding the army, and Your Majesty has agreed to this matter. Therefore, after a while, uncle, you can lead some of the guards to rush to Yumen Pass to preside over the overall situation.

As far as the current situation is concerned, although my 200,000 army will arrive at Yumen Pass one step earlier than other families, it is estimated that it will not be much earlier. After all, the road is rough, and it doesn't mean that you can get there immediately.

Now I am most worried that the Yumen Pass guards will not be able to hold the pass before our army reinforces it. Because once the Yumen Pass is lost, then our army will fall into a passive situation. At that time, even if we have more reinforcements, it will be a little difficult to act, and there is no natural danger to resist the enemy. After all, the Huns had a lot of cavalry, and they were brave and good at fighting, and we fought a decisive battle with them in the plains, which was very disadvantageous. ”

Wang Xianzhi nodded and said: "You are right, the combat power of the Xiongnu army on the plain far exceeds the combat power of our army. Behind the Jade Gate, there is no place for superior natural dangers, and it is indeed difficult to act. And the Yumen Pass guards do not have many troops, and it is indeed a little difficult to rely on them to defend for a month and block the Hun army from rushing through the pass.

Mang'er, what are your plans for this? I don't believe you're going to have some ideas, or no arrangements. In this matter, if I were the supreme commander, then from my point of view, according to my previous experience, I might completely abandon most of the Gansu territory and directly return to Tianshui County or Dingxi County to hold on.

These two places are conducive to the defense of our army, and can fight a protracted battle with the enemy here. In this way, our army will be able to gain better time, readjust its armaments, and make all-round arrangements. ”

In the whole Gansu region, although there are many mountains, it does not belong to the plain area. But in these years, because of the development of humanities, many mountains and rivers have been destroyed by manpower. Therefore, at present, this area is almost equivalent to a plain for the Xiongnu army, which lives on nomadism all year round, and it is extremely conducive to their conquest and fighting.

If the entire battlefield had been transferred to Liaoning, Wang Mang would not have such worries. Because although Liaoning is also developing very fast and has a strong humanistic atmosphere, he considered that natural dangers can resist the enemy earlier, so many fortresses here have been preserved intact, which can better defend against the enemy.

Wang Mang knew that in the ancient times of cold weapons, geographical advantages were extremely important, so he attached great importance to the natural defensive barriers and attack geographical advantages of each region.

Now that he heard Wang Xianzhi's opinion, he shook his head and said, "Uncle, I originally wanted to directly retreat to Dingxi County or Tianshui County to defend. However, considering the high morale of the enemy army at present, and the fact that our army was slaughtered by them with millions of civilians, the 100,000 defenders were completely annihilated, resulting in low morale. Therefore, if we blindly retreat from the defense, we are afraid that it will be unfavorable to our army.

In addition, the whole territory of Gansu is rich in resources, which can be built into an excellent granary of the world, which can supply the rations of half of the people of Kyushu for several years. Therefore, I am reluctant to give up the place from Yumen Pass to Dingxi County, and I must not lose it. Therefore, I intend to defend the Yumen Pass and protect the entire territory of Gansu no matter what. After doing this, I will take the initiative to fight the defense line and defeat the Quartet. ”

"Guarding the Jade Gate? Keep the whole territory of Gansu? I'm afraid it's a bit tough, right? Or rather, almost impossible. You should know that if the Yumen Pass guards will not be able to stop the Xiongnu army for a month, resulting in the loss of the pass, then it will be difficult for us to recapture it. ”

Wang Mang smiled: "Hehe, this is the reason why I came to find you, uncle, and it is also a purpose why I postponed going to the frontier for half a month." ”

As soon as Wang Xianzhi heard this, he immediately came to his senses, his eyes lit up, and he exclaimed, "Oh? Listen to you, you already have a plan to deal with it? ”

"There is a solution, but the certainty is not so great, you can give it a try."

Wang Mang took out a pen and paper and drew a panorama of the entire Chinese landscape.

Then he pointed to the map and said: "Uncle, my 200,000 troops set off from Liaoning, and the original itinerary was to cross Qingzhou, Yizhou, and Shaanxi, go straight to Gansu, and gallop to help Yumen Pass. But yesterday I had already ordered a change in itinerary and sent someone to summon the 200,000 troops, asking them to secretly dispatch 50,000 elite cavalry straight to Yinchuan to ambush and wait for orders. The remaining 150,000 troops remained unchanged.

Wait a while, uncle, you will first lead your entourage to Gansu to preside over the overall situation. If you see that the Yumen Pass has been lost at that time, then you can order the rest of the defenders to retreat to Dingxi County and wait for reinforcements.

If the Yumen Pass is not lost, then the uncle can act in an appreciable situation, and if he is sure to hold it, he will stick to it, and if he is not sure, he will retreat in time. But according to my estimate, when you arrive in Gansu, the Yumen Pass should be lost.

When this is done, Uncle can hand over the order to the highest guard over there, and let him temporarily guard Dingxi County in your place. Then you secretly dispatched one or two thousand men and horses to rush to Xining County on the Qinghai border to ambush them, open roads, clear obstacles, and wait for reinforcements.

When these things are almost done, I can send the elite cavalry of the other forces to Xining County to join you. At this time, presumably the reinforcements from other major families have also arrived in Dingxi County.

Then uncle, you led the 50,000 elite cavalry of Xining County, and I led the 50,000 elite who were ambushed in Lanzhou, and advanced rapidly along the border line in the direction of Yumen Pass in Gansu.

After that, I will order the entire army of Dingxi County to launch a general attack and attack the enemy camp with all my might. The two of us worked with these men and horses to fight left and right from the rear of the enemy. In this way, we will be able to take the enemy by surprise, regain the lost territory, and recapture the Yumen Pass.

This is the Ming Xiu plank road of the soldier immortal Han Xin, and the plan of the dark Chen Cang. We first galloped to the aid of Gansu with great fanfare to attract the attention of the enemy army. Then the whole army withdrew to Dingxi County and held the pass, which was to lure the enemy and create an illusion for the enemy. Because uncle, your first idea was to retreat to Dingxi County. This is also the idea of the vast majority of people, and it is the safest battle plan, which is human nature.

We had these two advantages, and then 100,000 elite cavalry suddenly came out from the rear of the enemy, and it was like a heavenly soldier god coming suddenly. In this plan, the army in the middle is a feint, a decoy, and the real strength is our cavalry on both wings.

Of course, confidentiality is paramount in this program. There are other details, and I have to communicate with the leaders of the family in many ways to get them to cooperate as much as possible. Especially the extra 50,000 cavalry, it needs the help of that person. If he refuses, I won't be able to complete the plan. ”

(End of chapter)