(First update.) ）

On the day of Gu Yu, the imperial court ordered the establishment of the Wuxin Army and the Baoning Army on the side of the Dongchuan in Jiannan, which was indeed a great threat to the two rivers, but in the eyes of the empire, there was nothing too wrong overall. In any case, no matter how Meng Zhixiang and Li Shaobin disobeyed the imperial court's edict, after all, the two sides have not torn their faces, in general righteousness, Liangchuan is still Tang soil, Meng Zhixiang and Li Shaobin are still Tang ministers, and Liangchuan can have complaints about the imperial court's policy and can take some actions, but as long as they do not immediately raise the flag to rebel, the establishment of the Wuxin Army and the Baoning Army cannot be shaken.

In terms of military strategy, Guozhou, Langzhou, and Suizhou are located in the hinterland of Shuzhong, once the war starts, first of all, the Wuxin army and the Baoning army can attack Dongchuan nearby, if the war is smooth, it is easy to preemptively attack Xia Luqi and Li Renju with the Wuxin army's festival and Li Renju's imperial court's instructions;

Secondly, if the war is not going well, the Wuxin Army and the Baoning Army can also make the two rivers panic and tired for a while, and the two are like a sharp knife, inserted in the heart of the two rivers, which can not only create convenience for the imperial court to march from outside Sichuan, but also encourage the two Sichuan prefectures and counties to lean towards the imperial court;

Finally, even if the Wushin Army and the Boryeong Army could not take an effective offensive, as long as they could hold the place, it would be a great benefit.

Because of this, when An Chongzhi proposed this strategy, Li Congjing did not oppose it, but supported it.

Although Li Congjing didn't know how Liangchuan was able to defeat the imperial court and become independent in the original history, the plans of An Chongzhu and Li Siyuan did reveal the truth that they had won many battles and became famous.

With a knife inside, the next step is to plan the upright attack of Wang Shi.

As Li Congjing said, the use of troops in two rivers is basically two routes in the general trend, one north and one east.

Li Siyuan, Li Congjing, father and son summoned Li Shaocheng, the envoy of the Jingnan Army, and Guo Wei, the defense envoy of Wanzhou, for this reason. Although the imperial court has never controlled the land of Helong, after all, it has the relevant Zhongzhong, Hanzhong, and the Three Gorges, and with the plans of Li Siyuan and Li Congjing's father and son for several years, it is natural that they will not only send one army, but also several roads at the same time, not only the way of using troops, but now the empire also has such strength.

After establishing the strategy of the king's division marching from both the north and the east at the same time, the next step was the tactical arrangement.

The tactical arrangement is also very simple, and the key point is to grasp it.

"The focus of the North Road military is to quickly conquer the Jianmen Pass, and the army will pass through the Sword Pavilion Passage, and then further seize Jianzhou. As long as Jianzhou can be occupied, the Northern Route Army will be able to form a condescending overlook of the two rivers, and the use of troops in the rear depending on the situation is like a boat sailing down the river, and it is easy to come. ”

Li Congjing bathed in the sunset, and said: "As Guo Wei said, the focus of the East Route Army is to strengthen the defense of Fuzhou, Luzhou, and Mianzhou, and to find an opportunity to quickly conquer Hezhou and Jiazhou, whether it is to support the Wuxin Army and the Baoning Army, or cooperate with the North Route Army to attack Zizhou, or to take Chengdu directly as a surprise soldier, it is easy to take Chengdu. ”

Li Congjing's voice fell, and Li Siyuan smiled and said: "If this is the case, Rao is the elite of the soldiers of the two rivers, and my Wang Shi will pacify the two rivers, and it will only be between the morning and the night." ”

Li Siyuan suddenly said solemnly: "This time the army is used in Liangchuan, the North Route Army is composed of the forbidden army and the Baoyi Army, the Protector Army, and the Jingnan Army, and it is also the main force of the imperial court's use of troops in Liangchuan. Secondly, the Baoyi Army and the Protector Army, as the main vanguard, are tasked with capturing Jianzhou after the Jingnan Army captures Jianmen. Jianzhou is the outpost fortress of the North Road Army and Liangchuan, and it must be as stable as Mount Tai. Finally, in order to ensure the suddenness of the imperial court's use of troops, the forbidden army was sent out at the end, and after the vanguard army captured Jianzhou, the forbidden army was the main force of the Northern Route Army, and it was also the main force of the Northern Route Army to attack the two rivers. ”

"The Eastern Route Army is a partial division, but also a strange soldier. Guo Qing now has more than 10,000 state troops, and the imperial court will transfer another 5,000 forbidden troops as backups, as for the timing of the use of troops, it will be played with Guo Qing according to the views of the King of Qin, and Guo Qing will decide for himself. ”

Li Shaocheng and Guo Wei were all very happy to agree.

It makes sense that the imperial court took the Northern Route Army as the main force, and the Eastern Route Army as a surprise soldier.

First of all, Guanzhong is close to Jianmen, and it is inevitable for the main force to go out of Jianmen, and it is undoubtedly a big circle to detour to Wanzhou. Secondly, although Guo Wei said that he had been preparing in Wanzhou for two years, the troop carriers were not the director of the empire, and even with the help of Jingnan, they could not meet the needs of tens of thousands of troops. Thirdly, although the waterway of the Yangtze River is conducive to the use of troops, after all, it is not as good as that of later generations, and there is no large-scale renovation of the river, and there are many dangerous beaches and key places.

Therefore, the Northern Route Army was the main force, while the Eastern Route Army was a partial division.

The main troops, pre-scheduled, there are 50,000 forbidden troops, the Baoyi Army, the Protector Army, and the Jingyan Army each sent an army of about 5,000, plus more than 10,000 Wanzhou Army, totaling more than 75,000 soldiers. Coupled with the Baoning Army, the Wuxin Army and the Mianzhou garrison, it was almost close to 100,000 troops - the auxiliary soldiers and the requisitioned people were counted separately.

At that time, Guo Chongtao attacked Shu with 60,000 troops, such as comparison, this time the momentum is even stronger.

The generals and soldiers have been decided, and the next step is the commander-in-chief.

There is no doubt about this question, there is no need for Li Siyuan to recruit in person, and the coach is naturally served by King Qin.

Six years ago, the Tang Dynasty invaded Shu, Zhuang Zong took Li Jiqi, the king of Wei, as the commander, and Guo Chongtao assisted him, in fact, the king of Wei was not proficient in military affairs, so the great plans in the army came from Guo Chongtao. Zhuang Zong once said to Guo Chongtao: "After learning military politics, Qing has been fighting from me for a long time, and the affairs of the west belong to Qing." "King Wei, it's just decoration.

There's an allusion here. At that time, although Guo Chongtao said that he was the leader of the ministers, no one could match the limelight for a while, but in fact, on the one hand, he was squeezed by political enemies, on the other hand, he was hated by eunuchs, and he was not tolerated by the harem concubines, and the situation was very difficult.

It was because after Li Yan returned from the envoy to Shu and said that Shu was promising, Guo Chongtao wanted to command the three armies to attack Shu. But at that time, Guo Chongtao was worried that his opponents would not allow it, and Li Siyuan was the head of all the soldiers and horses at that time, and Guo Chongtao may not have won Li Siyuan, so this matter cannot be said clearly.

After thinking about it, Guo Chongtao had a plan and went to see Zhuang Zong. He said to Zhuang Zong that the King of Wei has passed the age of the crown, but he has no outstanding merits, I am afraid that the courtiers will not be convinced, and you will not be stable in the future, so it is better to let the King of Wei lead the army to destroy Shu, so that it can be immortal.

At that time, Zhuang Zong and Empress Liu both loved the King of Wei, and Zhuang Zong felt very reasonable, but the King of Wei's Jin and Zhuang Zong also knew it, so after thinking about it, he said to Guo Chongtao, the King of Wei is not experienced enough, and it is difficult to control the three armies.

When the king of Wei cut down Shu, the Manchu Dynasty knew that once he returned from the success of Shu, the king of Wei would be promoted to the crown prince.

On the way out, Guo Chongtao even made it clear to Li Jiqi, the king of Wei, that I am in charge of the war, you just watch from the side, as long as the Shu is successful and you sit firmly as the prince, we are all happy.

Although the prince who went on the expedition at that time was called a commander, he was actually just a merit.

But that's no longer the case.

The only thing that is the same is one thing.

The civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty, when they learned that Wang Shi was going to cut down Shu, they had already calculated that the King of Qin would be the commander. And they also knew as before, once the defeat of Shu was successful, the king of Qin would no longer be the king of Qin.

Be the prince!

The empire attacked Liangchuan on such a large scale, but there was a problem, who would guard the land of Gyeonggi.

The forbidden army was all opened, and there were only the six armies and the guards and pro-army. Over the years, in order to support the forbidden army, the six armies and the guards have been eliminated a lot, but almost all of the elites remained, with a total number of between 10,000 and 20,000.

Although the Sixth Army and the Guards have been laid off a lot, the soldiers who have been laid off have been arranged very well by the imperial court - now that the new policy has been completed, the people's lives are getting better and better, as long as there is land to plant, most people are satisfied, so there is no need to worry about the chaos between the Sixth Army and the Guards themselves.

In spring, Bude is benevolent and persuades farmers to maintain their health; Summer, fueling Shunsheng, does not do anything big; autumn, the revival of the military revolution, the injustice of the war; Winter, for the sake of covering and hiding, the righteousness of closing.

Everything is ready only to owe the east wind, and when the autumn weather is crisp and the season suitable for using troops comes, the empire will attack the two rivers.

However, it was said that the news that the imperial court had set up a Wuxin Army in Suizhou and a Baoning Army in Lang and Guo Prefectures had reached Chengdu, and Meng Zhixiang hurriedly summoned his staff to discuss the matter.

The staff gossip, most of them think that the imperial court's move is intended to plot the two rivers, "since the implementation of the new policy by the imperial court, the arrogant soldiers will be empty, the four sides are peaceful, agriculture is prosperous, and because in recent years, the imperial court has a bumper harvest every year, so tens of thousands of elite forbidden troops have been added, and now the imperial court can be described as a rich country and a strong army, once the imperial court has made up its mind to use troops against the two rivers, it will be a thunderous trend." Now, the imperial court has set up a feudal town in Shuzhong, seized my land, and plundered my people, don't you understand? Today's plan, please make a quick decision to avoid being controlled by the imperial court! ”

As soon as this person's voice fell, another staff member showed disdain and disagreed with the other party's statement: "The imperial court set up the Wuxin Army and the Baoning Army, which are located in Langzhou, Guozhou, and Suizhou, and Mianzhou, where the troops are added, does not belong to my Xichuan." In the current situation, it can be seen that the imperial court is really going to deal with Dongchuan, and my Xichuan has not been affected. Why? It's nothing more than Li Shaobin's desire to resist the imperial court is not hidden, and his self-reliance is clearly revealed, which makes the imperial court unable to sit idly by! And I, Xichuan, although I have some unpleasant behaviors, I know everything and cover it up, so the court has no intention of treating me as such! Soldiers, the major affairs of the country, how can they be rash! Have you forgotten that over the years, the imperial court has been lenient to me Xichuan, and has added officials to the marshal, how can this be the elephant of Xichuan? ”

"Cover your ears and steal the bell, Mr. is smiling and generous! The land of the two rivers is in the same vein, the lips are dead and the teeth are cold, once Dongchuan is controlled by the imperial court, can Xichuan be alone? Sir, have you forgotten that Zhao Jiliang was arrested by the King of Qin in Jingzhou! Why? It can be seen that at that time, King Qin was already very worried about Xichuan! At this time, the imperial court is seeking Dongchuan, how can it let Xichuan go! ”

When it comes to Zhao Jiliang, Meng Zhixiang can't help but look a little ugly, he was originally his right-hand man, and he was the first-class mastermind, but he was arrested by Li Congjing in Jingzhou, and after that, he had to worry about everything, and he really hated it.

Several people argued for a long time to no avail, and suddenly someone asked to see him, Meng Zhixiang saw the person who came, and was immediately overjoyed, it was the spy he sent to Luoyang, but now he is back.

The spies brought back a bombshell news: the imperial court wants to cut Mian and Long Erzhou as a festival town.

Longzhou, that is Meng Zhixiang's territory. This was repaid, and Meng Zhixiang was immediately furious.

"Dashuai, there is no doubt that the imperial court is plotting the heart of the two rivers! For today's plan, we should join hands with Dongchuan to advance and retreat together, so as to seek the first opportunity! ”

Meng Zhixiang thought so, so he no longer hesitated, and sent an envoy to Dongchuan to discuss the alliance with Li Shaobin.

Many days later, Meng Zhixiang married his daughter to Li Shaobin's son, and this marked the alliance between Dongchuan and Xichuan.

Subsequently, the two rivers jointly went to the imperial court and said: "The imperial court set up a town in Langzhou and increased troops in Mianzhou and Suizhou, which caused rumors to spread and shook the whole of Shu, and asked the imperial court to withdraw its fate." ”