Chapter Seventy-Five: Guanzhong Begins
After Li Xuanqing handed the information in his hand to Cen Tianshi, a thought flashed through his mind and then said solemnly: "Lord Wei is here to find this general for the matter of Guanzhong?" ”
Wei Zhaodu was a little surprised, Li Xuanqing's attitude was not like this before, could it be that that information played a role? However, this is not the time to think about this matter, and he did not hesitate at the moment: "Zhengji really wants to discuss the matter of Guanzhong with General Li, but-" glanced around, but saw Li Xuanqing waving his hand to signal that it was okay and continued: "Now there are traitors in the court and the central government who control the government, and they do not want to repay the emperor's great kindness, but rely on the military power in their hands to make a fortune, deceive the emperor from above, and fish and flesh the common people. Now I see that General Li rose in the northwest, and after the clan, he should sweep away the traitors for the imperial court, reform the old and make the new, and extend the lifeblood of the Tang Dynasty. If the general is interested, after Zhengji returns to the dynasty, he should plan for the general and cheer for the general. ”
Li Xuanqing stared at the Zhongshu Ling in front of him and suddenly became a little curious, according to historical records, he should be on the way to crusade against Chen Jingxuan, the envoy of the Xichuan Festival. Could it be that he was thinking like this when he saw Wang Jian at that time?
"What Master Wei said is that Xuanqing is also worried about the current situation of my Datang. No, the war between Zhu Quanzhong and Li Keyong is almost fought now. Calling back and forth, all that is consumed is the qi of my Central Plains, and what is lost is the strength of my Datang. Li Xuanqing said as he motioned to Cen Tianshi to hand the information he had just received to Wei Zhaodu.
Cen Tianshi instantly understood what Li Xuanqing meant, handed over the information in his hand and said: "The battle between Zhu Quanzhong and Li Keyong in Luzhou has come to an end, and Li Keyong was defeated, not only losing Luzhou and Zezhou in his hands, but also losing Qinzhou. Since then, the situation in the Central Plains has been reversed. Lord Wei should think about the countermeasures of the imperial court as soon as possible. ”
Wei Zhaodu's face also changed after reading the information, but after the thoughts in his mind turned thousands of times at the moment, he suddenly smiled and said, "This is a good thing." Li Ke used several troops to force Chang'an, obviously he was called, but he was actually rebellious. Now that the Xuanwu Army can occupy Qinzhou, it will inevitably shake Taiyuan Mansion and Jinyang, so that the imperial court will be able to cut off this group of thieves in the country. After glancing at Cen Tianshi, he smiled and said, "What Lord Cen said is that this official should indeed return to the dynasty as soon as possible." Today, I heard the great ambition of General Li, and the official was also open-minded, and this time he went back to play the emperor and cheer for the general. ”
"The Central Plains has changed greatly, and I have to make some preparations later, so I won't send Master Wei." Li Xuanqing stood up and said with a smile: "When he was on Xuanqing's expedition to the west, he also hoped that the Lord would help him a little more in the imperial court." ”
The two sent Wei Zhaodu out of the restaurant, looked at his back and smiled, greeted Qiaoxi and hurried back to Tiance Mansion after checking out.
That night, Tiance Mansion sent several flying horses to various places, and the generals above the battalion level received Li Xuanqing's general orders and rushed back to Tiance Mansion urgently.
Three days later, just as the generals of the Tiance Army were assembled, information continued to come from Xuan Yingwei. Li Keyong remobilized the army after the defeat, with Fu Cunxian as the commander of the Western Route Army, marched from Hezhong Mansion, gathered 50,000 troops from Taiyuan Mansion on his own, and launched an attack on the Xuanwu Army with Li Cunxiao and Li Cunjin as the vanguard.
"My lord, the Battle of the Prairie has changed." After the personnel arrived, Li Xuanqing and Cen Tianshi walked in, and Xu Tianxiang, who rushed back from Fengzhou, began to report the battle situation in the grassland, "The back road of the Huangjiasi army was attacked by the Khitans, and the battle situation in the northern grassland will be reversed at any time. ”
"What happened to Tahi and the others? Is there a connection with the people we have planted in the grasslands? Li Xuanqing asked after motioning for everyone to sit down. Li Xuanqing felt that it was normal for the war in Youbei, the Khitans were still too anxious to act, and such a hurry to disrupt the deployment of the Qiangsi would only give the opponent the opportunity to withdraw the main force, resulting in an embarrassing situation in which the army was dispatched and worked in vain. Could it be that the Khitans started so early because there was a situation in the rear?
"Tahi had been in contact with the people of the Shadow Guard once, but then lost contact. I fear that they may be broken up in the midst of the rebellion. Xu Tianxiang frowned and said a little uncertainly.
"Immediately order the Flying Eagle Brigade to go north into the grassland, and find a way to find Tahi." After Li Xuanqing said this, he paused and said, "Now inform Xuan Yingwei of the latest information." ”
After Hu Xiaosi stood up and briefly explained the two pieces of information from the Central Plains, he continued: "According to news from the river, after Li Cunxin's defeat, he was transferred to Shengzhou by Li Keyong to replace Zhou Dewei, who went south to Jinyang the day before yesterday, and I don't know what position to arrange at present. ”
"Li Cunxin arrived in Shengzhou?" Chen Fan participated in the General Staff meeting for the first time since the breakup of Fengzhou last time, and said with a smile after hearing this news: "Lord, do I think we are taking advantage of Li Ke's army to compete with Zhu Quanzhong and win Shengzhou in one fell swoop?" ”
Before he finished his words, Xu Tianxiang smiled and said, "I think you have been holding back for a long time and want to fight, right?" With Li Cunxin's kind of goods, wouldn't staying in Shengzhou give us peace of mind? ”
Li Xuanqing waved his hand to signal everyone to be quiet and said, "Okay, no kidding." Now I want to talk about our Guanzhong strategy. ”
When everyone saw Li Xuanqing talking about Guanzhong, they immediately sat up straight and waited quietly for the next step.
"The Battle of Luzhou is a turning point in the battle for the Central Plains, and after this battle, whether Li Keyong can recapture Qinzhou or not, its power will be far less than it was at the beginning, so we can't wait any longer. The strategy of our Tiance Army must be launched immediately. Li Xuanqing pointed to the map.
Cen Tianshi stood up and said: "What the lord said is that now that we have defeated the Tubo people, it is equivalent to sweeping away the greatest force that has restrained us and the other eastward crusade, and this is a good time to pass through the strategic pass. I am in favor of an immediate war. ”
"The timing of the war at this time is very appropriate, but will Yang Fugong be forced to Zhu Quanzhong's side? If he attacks Hezhong Mansion from Chang'an, then it is very likely that Li Keyong will go to war on both sides? Even if Qin Zongquan is contained, Luzhou direction Li Keyong is not necessarily Zhu Quanzhong's opponent? Is this a bit far from our goal? Xu Tianxiang pointed to the location of Hezhong Mansion and said: "If Li Keyong can't recapture Qinzhou, then the sphere of influence in Hedong may be cut into two sections." ”
His words expressed Li Xuanqing's previous worries, but at this moment, Li Xuanqing no longer thought about this matter, and said with a smile: "Guanzhong is the place that our Tiance army must occupy when it advances eastward, I don't care whether Li Keyong's river will be taken by Yang Fugong and Zhu Quanzhong, we must all march into Guanzhong." Only by taking Guanzhong can we have a place for strategic maneuver, and Tiance Mansion can get rid of the status of the border army and truly step into the prelude to the competition for the world. After a pause, he continued: "In addition to uniting others, we have another way, and that is to fight the world alone. Since its formation, the Tiance Army has been fighting continuously, and has long forged an unyielding fighting spirit, and we are not afraid of any forces. The system we have implemented is also incomparable to other forces, and we have the capital to do so. ”
"What the lord means is that no matter how the other forces change, we just need to keep advancing at our own pace, right?" Wan Yi heard what Li Xuanqing meant, and said a little hesitantly.
"What about monopolizing the world? I think Xuanqing's meaning is quite good, young people just have to have such courage to break the decay and sweep away everything. Ma Laosan and Zhang Tianhu, who had originally come to attend the General Staff Conference to watch the excitement, stood up at this time and said with a smile: "I think we have to hurry up and deploy the plan to recover Guanzhong, and the people will suffer one more day if they are late." ”
Li Xuanqing nodded and did not speak. Instead, Cen Tianshi glanced at him and said, "A few days ago, when Zhongshu Ling left, I invited him to dinner with my lord, and I also let him read this news. Our Zhongshu Ling Lord decisively gave up our Tiance Army and rushed back to Chang'an to hug Zhu Quanzhong's thigh. We can't let the Chinese book disappoint the adults. After finishing speaking, he said solemnly: "Now that the identity of the lord has been resolved, I am not afraid that Zhu Quanzhong will coerce the Son of Heaven to order the princes, I think we can rest assured that we can fight boldly to recover Guanzhong and rescue the people of Limin." ”
As soon as his words came out, everyone rushed to a burst of helplessness, and it seemed that this court could not be saved. But I'm a little curious about Cen Tianshi, this guy is a typical literati, why is he more active than his own group of martial artists when it comes to fighting? However, Cen Tianshi ignored everyone's strange eyes, and said to himself: "Now the industrial and commercial circles of Lingzhou and Fengzhou are waiting for the lord to take Guanzhong as soon as possible, so that their business can be opened in Guanzhong." I guess if we don't do it again, these people should go to the lord and persuade them to start a war as soon as possible. I have already explained to Xiao Si where there are these people's eyeliner and shadows in Guanzhong, and I guarantee that the generals will be invincible when the soldiers and horses arrive. The five wealthy businessmen have all said that if the Guanzhong is hit, the grain and grass do not have to be worried about by the army, they are responsible for solving it, and I said that such a good thing can not be missed by the generals. ”
His words made everyone laugh, but in Li Xuanqing's ears, it became clearer and clearer, this is the new class telling their demands. The class division that he had created was finally beginning to respond.
Li Xuanqing glanced at everyone, saw that everyone was looking at him, immediately smiled, straightened up in an instant, and his clear voice began to reveal a clear order: "With the Yanzhou garrison as the first cluster, surprise into Yanzhou, block the road for the party army to go south, transfer the battalion directly under the command into the Xiazhou Jiedu envoy area, and help Tuoba Siji fight the Xiazhou army; The first battalion was transferred to the south, and the fifth and eighth battalions of Lingzhou crossed the Yellow River, and the second group was formed to capture Gyeongju; The 6th Battalion of Tiaolingzhou entered Fengzhou, and the 2nd Battalion formed a third cluster cluster, waiting for the opportunity to cross the Yellow River from Fengzhou, enter Guanzhong from Xiazhou, and participate in the Battle of Guanzhong. The 4th Battalion and the 5th Cavalry Battalion of Toyosu were in reserve to support the battlefield at any time. The Battle of Guanzhong had the chief of staff under the unified command of the clusters. ”
Li Xuanqing's words officially opened the prelude to the Tiance Army's economic strategy, and after the meeting, the Tiance Army began to be mobilized according to the deployment, and the war has not stopped since the establishment of the Tiance Mansion. Wherever the army moved, the people had long been accustomed to it, and even many people spontaneously went to the streets to see off the army. This is all for later, and the meeting of the Tiance Mansion is still going on at this moment.
"How's the deployment of Xuan Yingwei in Xia Prefecture going?" During this time, Hu Xiaosi personally went to Xiazhou to deploy the plan to split Xiazhou, and Li Xuanqing did not ask about the process.
"Everything is going well, Tuoba Siji has already collected a part of his troops, and is now deployed in the Youzhou region in the northwest of Xiazhou. However, recently, Tuoba Sijian has mastered the overall situation in Xiazhou, and it is estimated that Tuoba Si will continue to take action in the near future. Hu Xiaosi reported on the recent situation in Xiazhou and continued: "At present, Xuan Yingwei has helped to rebel against five party generals, and Tuoba Siji has also been in contact with these people, and it is estimated that there will be a reaction in the next few days. ”
"Then let the direct battalion stay for the time being, as the response force of the three clusters, and disrupt the rear of the Shence army. Let the 5th Cavalry Battalion move south to Toyosu and use it as an intervention force. Li Xuanqing groaned slightly, modified the previous deployment, and said: "Xuanyingwei will actively use the shadows provided by the Ministry of Civil Affairs in the next time to find a way to help the army advance quickly. I don't care how to do it, but the above deployment must be completed before Zhu Quanzhong and Li Keyong can divide the winner. ”
"If this is the case, it is very likely that Yang Fugong will instigate Qin Zongquan to go north to attack Zhu Quanzhong, and the Central Plains region will inevitably be even more chaotic." Cen Tianshi said: "I'm worried that Wei Zhaodu's gang will sell Yang Fugong at a critical moment, and then turn around and throw themselves into Zhu Quanzhong's arms, so that they can use the land in the river to force Li Keyong to stop, and then free up their hands to completely eradicate Qin Zongquan." ”
Xu Tianxiang nodded when he heard this: "What Mr. Cen said is that with Zhu Quanzhong's previous methods, maybe he has already connected with Wei Zhaodu at this moment. ”
Li Xuanqing smiled and said, "It's not that it's not that it's started, otherwise Wei Zhaodu wouldn't have returned to Chang'an in such a hurry." For him, the Central Plains region has always been much more important than our border areas. But it doesn't matter, he also took the trouble away from him. We just need to sweep away thousands of armies with one move. Pack all those bottles and cans in Chang'an and send them to Zhu Quanzhong, saving us our own trouble. After saying this, he changed the topic and continued: "The reorganization of the heavy armored battalion should be carried out as soon as possible, the iron guns have been changed into a heavy cavalry battalion, and the establishment will be temporarily maintained at 5,000 people, and the Modao team will be independently organized into the Modao battalion and used as a strategic force of the whole army. ”
"Okay, the armies will start preparing immediately, and we will set off on time in ten days, and we will go to capture Guanzhong." Li Xuanqing Huo Ran got up and said, "Go and see off this era." ”