In February of the eighteenth year of Tianbao, the weather began to warm, and the rebels on the front line of Luoyang prepared to take the initiative to attack the Tang army stationed on the front line of Hangu Pass, and nearly 400,000 troops began to assemble fifteen miles outside Hangu Pass. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

On the eighth day of February, the Marshal's Mansion of Shaanxi County.

Wang Can hurriedly reported: "Marshal, the rebels are dispatched, and the Tang army has assembled outside the Hangu Pass one after another, and camped fifteen miles outside the pass, and the camp stretches for dozens of miles!" ”

Zhao Ziliang stood up and immediately said: "Order all the departments of the Marshal's Mansion to quickly pack up and go to the front line of Hangu Pass!" ”

"No!"

On the ninth day of the first month of February, Zhao Ziliang and various agencies and departments of the Marshal's Office rushed to Hangu Pass, at this time the rebel army of nearly 400,000 people under the leadership of Yin Ziqi had completed the assembly, and was working day and night to set up camp, and there were 200,000 people who were mobilized.

After Zhao Ziliang arrived at Hangu Pass, he immediately convened a military mobilization meeting, and the generals attending the meeting were all military envoys and deputy military envoys of various armies, and the number reached more than 20 people.

Zhao Ziliang looked at the generals and asked, "Is the training plan for the reorganization of our army all completed, Chu Ge, you say!" ”

Chu Ge came out of the class and hugged his fists and said: "Commander Qiyu, our army's reorganization training plan has been two and a half months from the beginning to now, and all the winter intensive training has been completed three days ago, in view of the warmer weather, the soldiers are also a little tired from training during this time, so they have been resting for the past few days!" ”

"Good!" Zhao Ziliang said, "It's just right in time!" Today, I plan to go to the camps to see the mental state and morale of the soldiers, whether to attack or defend, and wait for me to inspect the camps before making a decision! Now the rebel army of 400,000 troops is stationed outside the pass, and our army has only 110,000, which is four times as much as ours in terms of strength, but our army will win this battle, and the rebels will be defeated! Why? First, the rebel army is very mixed, it is composed of various rebel forces, and there is a lack of tacit cooperation when fighting! Second, more than half of the rebels were strong men captured from the countryside, and many of them were forced to pick up weapons and go to the battlefield without formal training. Third, Ziqi has the talent to be a general, but his qualifications are too low, his prestige is insufficient, and he can't convince the public! The other rebel generals will not faithfully carry out his orders; Fourth, the generals of the other rebel armies have their own little abacus, they want to win the battle, but at the same time they don't want Yin Ziqi to make too much meritorious service, so as not to overshadow them, and they all want to preserve their strength, so the rebels can be said to be detached from morality and have no cohesion, and an army has no cohesion, how can it talk about winning the war? ”

"On the other hand, our army is completely different, we have several major advantages: first, whether it is a leading general, a low-level military leader, or an ordinary soldier, they are all people who have been in battle for a long time, and the generals have rich experience in command and combat and strong adaptability, and the key is that we are united; second, the soldiers are strong, morale is high, and military discipline is strict; Third, well-equipped, sufficient grain and grass; Fourth, the hearts of the people of the world are on our side, and with the support of the people, we will have a steady stream of soldiers, food, grass and ordnance! Fifth, the geographical position is favorable, our army occupies the Xiongguan Pass and is dangerous, it can attack and retreat, and it can fight as much as it wants, and these are all from the point of view of details. If we are to look at military strategic thinking, that is, the three decisive factors that dominate the outcome of a war, such as time, location, and people, are all on our side, how can we not win a war? Don't look at the many rebels, but they are just chickens and dogs! ”

The generals didn't say anything, but many people, especially some of the generals who have recently been promoted after the reorganization, are a little afraid in their hearts, and it is normal to be afraid, these generals who have just been promoted have never been in a high position before, and now they feel that the burden on their bodies is heavy, and the pressure in their hearts is also great, and they are worried that they will lose the battle because of their own mistakes, and the rebels are outnumbered after all.

However, after listening to Zhao Ziliang's analysis, the generals' confidence has greatly increased, which also shows that this combat mobilization meeting was still very successful.

Subsequently, Zhao Ziliang, accompanied by the generals, inspected the soldiers of various armies and battalions, and saw that the morale of the soldiers was high and full of spirit, he was very happy, and this battle was more certain!

On the way back to the Provisional Marshal's Mansion, Zhao Ziliang asked Wang Can: "Who is stationed in Luoyang City now?" ”

Wang Can replied: "It is noble, the generals of the rebel army think that he has a high official position, high prestige, and good popularity, so they gathered 20,000 horses and handed them over to him, and he guarded Luoyang!" ”

Zhao Ziliang asked again: "The rebels have 400,000 horses, and the daily grain and grass they need is not a small amount, where is their grain and grass hoarding?" ”

Wang Can said: "The rebel camp is only a dozen miles away from Luoyang City, and the grain and grass hoarding land is set up in the wild, and Yin Ziqi and other rebel generals are not at ease, so it is located in Luoyang City, and the grain and grass can be transported to the rebel camp at any time!" ”

"Oh?" Hearing this, Zhao Ziliang couldn't help but stop the war horse, and the others also stopped their horses.

After thinking about it for a long time, Zhao Ziliang said to Wang Can: "Since Yin Ziqi and the others have hoarded grain and grass in Luoyang City, this is their own way of death!" This opportunity is rare, since this is the case, you immediately send someone to contact the one in Luoyang, and see if you can persuade the 20,000 rebels left in Luoyang to surrender and cut off the supply of grain and grass for the rebels' 40 men and horses! Whether the war in Henan can end after this battle depends on whether he can succeed! ”

Wang Can nodded and said: "In this way, the rebels have no grain and grass, and when Luoyang City is closed and there is no grain and grass to be transported to the rebels, we will send a fine work to spread the news, and the rebels will inevitably be in turmoil!" It collapsed without a fight".

Zhao Ziliang instructed: "At this time, you must pay attention to confidentiality, and you must not leak the news!" ”

"Understood!"

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Luoyang, Henan Prefecture.

In the evening, the prime minister of Yan Guo sat nobly under the eaves of the courtyard and read the book, enjoying the last sunset at dusk, the housekeeper walked quickly and handed over a scroll of paper and whispered: "Master, this is the book I received just now!" ”

As soon as his noble expression changed, he immediately took the paper scroll and opened it, only to see some dense numbers written on it, he immediately flipped the book in his hand, compared the numbers one by one, and then instructed the housekeeper: "You go to the front door to keep an eye on it yourself, after the unitary hour, there is a middle-aged scribe in gray clothes holding a gift box and asking to see, when he arrives, you quickly bring him to see me!" ”

"No!" The butler immediately turned around and left after agreeing.

Not long after dinner, Gao Shang had just finished washing his feet under the service of the maid, when he saw the butler come to report: "Master, the man has arrived, I have taken him to the study to serve tea!" ”

"Hmm!" Gao Shang nodded, put on his shoes, and led the butler to the study, and at the door of the study, he ordered the butler to keep an eye outside, and no one was allowed to approach.

The middle-aged scribe who was already waiting in the study saw Gao Shang come in, and immediately got up and bowed: "I've seen Gao Xiang!" ”

After a few words of greeting, the two sat down separately, and Gao Shang asked, "Mr. Liu came in person, is there anything important?" ”

Mr. Liu nodded and said: "Now Yin Ziqi commands 400,000 troops outside Hangu Pass, although our army only has 110,000 people, but he is not afraid, even if he resists head-on, Yin Ziqi's 400,000 people are not opponents, but if he fights Yin Ziqi's 400,000 horses in a decisive battle like this, the loss will inevitably be not small, and if the rebels can be defeated at the smallest cost, it will be the best!" So there is an idea above, if it can be done at this time, then it will be easy to defeat Yin Ziqi's 400,000 army, but this matter still needs to be done by Gao Xiang's side! ”

Hearing this, Gao Shang hurriedly said: "If this is the case, Gao will not hesitate even if he goes to the soup!" ”

Mr. Liu said: "The above means that I want Mr. Gao to find a way to persuade the 20,000 people who stayed in Luoyang to surrender, if you can do this, you only need to close the city gate, Yin Ziqi's army will not be able to get food and grass supplies, and the army will inevitably be in turmoil, and then our army will be able to defeat the rebels in one fell swoop when they go out of the customs for a decisive battle!" ”

When Gao Shang heard this, he also felt that this method was quite good, but after all, this matter had to be done by him, and the risk was not ordinary, so he got up and walked back and forth in the study several times, thinking about how to do it.

After walking back and forth a few times, Gao Shang stopped and said to Mr. Liu: "It's not difficult to say this, but it's not easy to say, if you can convince a few generals and colonies who lead the troops, this thing will be done, but these generals and colonels who lead the troops are not my people, I am afraid that it is not easy to persuade them, but there is one person who should still be able to fight for it, this person has long had the heart of sincerity, but he can't find a way and opportunity!" As for the others, I believe that they are not people who can die for this Dayan, as long as they can afford the conditions, they should be able to move! ”

Mr. Liu said: "Before I came, your authority had been set above, and you could promise them that as long as they could surrender, each of them would be promoted to the third level of official rank, and the military lord would be promoted to the first level, and a cart of gold and silver!" ”

Gao Shang thought about it, this time it did put a lot of money on it, and it seems that it is determined to win! He thought for a moment and said to Mr. Liu: "This way, I haven't figured out the thoughts of these leading generals yet, I have to find someone to test their true thoughts before I can decide whether to convince them!" ”

Mr. Liu got up and said, "Then I'll wait for the good news of Gao Xiang!" If the matter is done, Gao Xiang only needs to put a pot of flowers on the windowsill next to the yamen, and I will convey the news to the above after I see it! ”

Gao Xiang nodded in understanding, got up and said, "I'll send Mr. Liu!" ”

After sending Mr. Liu away, Gao Shang sat back in the study, his mind flashed the names of the rebel generals who stayed in Luoyang City, Li Qincao and Gao Miao, the names of the two people were fixed in his mind, these two people have always had the heart of the Tang Dynasty, and they had hinted to him several times that as long as he took the lead, they would be willing to descend the Tang Dynasty with him, but at that time there was no such meaning, and at that time he would reveal his identity if he agreed, so he always pretended not to understand when they hinted, but now it is time, He decided to test their attitude first. (To be continued.) )