Chapter 33 The world is surging Jinling City Longtan Tiger's Den (1)
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Although Li Congjing was quite surprised, he was not surprised, he was not surprised, what kind of character Xu Zhihe was, he probably knew better than Song Qiqiu, as the future emperor of the Southern Tang Dynasty who was the son of Xu Wenyi, in fact, Xu Zhihe and Li Congjing have many similarities, and they are proficient in military and political affairs. Although it cannot be said that it was destined to lose from the beginning, it is true that it does not have much of the upper hand.
Li Congjing is like a breakthrough in Jianghuai, Xu Zhihe is amazing in Chudi, these two guys who should have fought on the same battlefield are now working in two places, and there is no shortage of talented staff and elite troops around them, ordinary people really can't match each other.
Although the current situation in Hunan is beyond Li Congjing's expectations, Jianghuai is of course more important than Hunan, as long as the Tang army is not driven out of Hunan, it is a situation that Li Congjing can accept, so he does not plan to be distracted too much at this time, after the third battle of Yiyang, the situation in Hunan has completely fallen to Wu, and the Tang army and the Chu army were forced to retreat to the northwest corner again, at this time Li Congjing was worried about Xu Zhihe's next move.
Although the Yiyang three-war coalition army suffered heavy losses, and the loss of the army in front of the palace was also in the thousands, it was not injured to the point of losing nearly 10,000 people, otherwise the Tang army would really not be able to stay in Hunan, Langzhou is a fortress town, and under the premise that the combat strength of the army in front of the palace still exists, it is not easy for the Wu army to eat Langzhou head-on. It's just that both the Fanzhen Army and the Chu Army were almost wiped out, and it was not possible for the coalition forces to reorganize the offensive on the Hunan battlefield.
At this time, Li Congjing was worried that Xu Zhihe would send a force to the Jianghuai battlefield.
"Earlier, in the battle of Dongting Lake and Langzhou, although the Huainan Army lost tens of thousands of soldiers, and the water division almost had no offensive power, but the Huainan Army's infantry army was far from suffering heavy losses, and the Huainan troops on the Hunan battlefield were still 1230,000, and if Xu Zhihe mobilized heavy troops to attack Langzhou in the future, it would be fine, I believe that with the combat power of the palace army and the topography of Langzhou, it will not be able to hold out if Li Congzhang arrives, and now what Park is worried about is that Xu Zhihe will accept it."
Wang Pu said amazingly, "After this battle, the situation in Hunan is completely erosive, and the Huainan army is bound to accelerate the siege of the city. If Huainan was not in a hurry to attack Langzhou at this time, but built a defensive line in Yiyang to block the eastward passage of Wang Shi, and at the same time established a ruling order in the land that had been conquered, then the land where Chu Land fell would soon be surnamed Yang. ā
As the discussion deepened, Wang Pu's face was solemn, "At present, the 1230,000 troops of Huainan in Hunan are already a lot, but if Huainan takes the opportunity to expand its troops on a large scale, it will be easy to get tens of thousands of troops in half a year, which is the same reason as I waited on the battlefield in Jianghuai." But Hunan is also different from Jianghuai, Jianghuai waterways, official roads vertical and horizontal, the terrain is generally flat, the states and counties are closely linked, if you can't do Jiangbei, you can't say Jiangbei, Huainan can fight back at any time, the offensive is very well organized, but Hunan is different, the terrain is complex, especially the mountains and rivers in the south, all over the country is relatively closed, once it is occupied by the Huainan army, a little force can establish a relatively stable rule, if Huainan occupies Hunan for a little longer, capture a place is a place, Wang Shi will be much more difficult to recapture. ā
When everyone heard the words and thought about it, they thought it was true, and they couldn't help but look heavy.
Mo Li chuckled, but he didn't refute Wang Pu, the latter had some words that were inconvenient to say, he didn't have those scruples, so he continued along with Wang Pu's words: "Jiangzuo has always been outstanding and talented, not to mention the so-called 'well-dressed Nandu' that Huainan is proud of, Jinling is so angry that it has already overflowed, Huainan is not short of talents, someone has soldiers, money and food can fight the country, why can't Huainan occupy Chu land and then get Chu land?" ā
Mo Li shook the folding fan, the voice was clear, "Jinling talent gathering, for Huainan, which is not a vast area, is a double-edged sword, if the country is fine, there are many outstanding people who do not have the land to display their ambitions, they will fight in the nest to self-depletion, especially in Guangling (Yangzhou) Jinling is prosperous, those talented scholars and talents who have nowhere to display, they will inevitably be immersed in the gentle township, poetry and songs are boundless and envious, and the social atmosphere will also be drunk for it. Jiangzuo also had a time when the scenery was unlimited, but in the end the 'Northern Expedition' was not successful. ā
Changing to a more comfortable sitting position, Mo Li continued: "But if the 'Northern Expedition' has not been successful, it does not mean that it cannot be successful, Jiang Zuo wants to succeed in the Central Plains, and he has to concentrate for a period of time to make a decisive move, and this degree cannot be difficult to grasp." The cohesion period is too short, the strength has not yet been condensed, although since the current dynasty, the Jianghuai Jiangzuo has become more and more prosperous, but in the end it is not as deep as the Central Plains, the cohesion is too long, then the people's hearts are not sharp, and there is only the courage to fight in the nest, even if the soldiers and armor are majestic, it is difficult to make achievements. Jiangzuo's 'Northern Expedition' has examples of astonishing achievements, not to mention the too distant things of the Spring and Autumn Five Tyrants, Liu Song during the Northern and Southern Dynasties was almost successful, and it is not unreasonable to 'swallow thousands of miles like a tiger'. ā
Speaking of this, Mo Li concluded: "The current Huainan is at the peak of its power. ā
Speaking of this, Mo Li couldn't help but sneer, "In Huainan over the years, if it weren't for the fact that the Yang clan was too uncompetitive after Yang Xingmi's death, and there were Xu Wen and Xu Zhihe fighting for power, where would there be no timing and strength for the 'Northern Expedition'?" ā
The times are pressing, originally in history, Xu Zhihe had no idea of going north in his life, only thinking about replacing the Yang family and then keeping a family business, and even the advice given to the lord Li Jing when he was dying was not allowed to go north, Song Qiqiu was so annoyed that he scolded him in front of him for "insufficient erection and strategy", and his talent was better than Song Qiqiu's Shi Xubai, and he directly brushed his sleeves and hid in the mountains and forests for life, but the world is different, Xu Zhihe does not compete with Li Congjing, Wu Guo is dead, where does he still have a family business?
Li Congjing agreed with Wang Pu and Mo Li's remarks, and he repeatedly chewed the words "Dressed Nandu", his eyes were deep.
During the period of the Five Dynasties, the largest scale was when the Khitan invaded the Central Plains in the Later Jin Dynasty, but since the Zhu Wen started to fight, the conquests frequently disturbed the Central Plains for many years, and the people of the Central Plains began this process, especially after Yang Xing set Huainan, Huainan has not had major turmoil for many years, so it attracted a large number of Yiguan Nandu to settle in Huainan, Mo Li said that Jinling's talent was almost overflowing, not an exaggeration.
At present, Huainan is not as vast and powerful as Liu Song's territory, with Qian Mu, the king of Wuyue in the east, and Ma Xisheng, the king of Chu, in the west, but it covers Jianghuai and Jiangxi and more than 170 counties in more than 30 prefectures and surrounding areas, and the national strength cannot be underestimated, the key is that Li Congjing cannot give him the opportunity to become the second Liu Song.
Li Congjing said: "The loss of Hunan is a foregone conclusion, it is useless to think about it at the moment, we can only wait for Guo Wei and Li Congzhang to see after they arrive, after the Jiangling Navy Division defeated the Huainan Navy Division, although it still can't play too much role, but at least the Huainan Navy Division can no longer support Hunan too much, Huainan has Jun Yanxiao will be the same as the Tang Dynasty, Hunan Deer Death is still unknown, the most important thing at present is to actively promote the Jianghuai War at the same time, pay attention to the next arrangement of Huainan." ā
Sang Weihan nodded and said: "As far as the current situation is concerned, Huainan has the spare strength to transfer a force from Hunan to Jianghuai, and Huainan itself still has the remaining strength, if we wait for the Huainan thief army to counterattack Jianghuai, our army has not yet determined the overall situation of Jianghuai or is not well prepared for it, and the results obtained before will be precarious." ā
Although the situation is urgent, Li Congjing has no sense of anxiety, his tone is still calm and seems to be in his chest, "Huainan has never given up Jianghuai's reason, it was in the past and it is even more now, the question is only when Huainan will fight back, for Datang, Jianghuai has won a big victory, and Hunan has suffered some small losses after winning first and then losing, but these are just hors d'oeuvres, and the real battle will come later." ā
Li Congjing's eyes sharpened, "Summoning Li Congke, attack Yangzhou must not be slack, it must be fast and stable; Then order the fifth commander, be sure to find out the next layout of Huainan! ā
As early as when Li Congjing led the gentlemen to attack Qingliu Pass, the fifth girl had already gone south to Jinling, and the military situation was in Jinling's layout for many years, and it was not too difficult for the fifth girl to personally go out to know the wind direction of the Jinling court.
Everything was arranged, Li Congjing dismissed the meeting, and let everyone do their duty.
Now that Hunan is in control of the overall situation for Huainan, whether it is stable or progressive is in a thought, and the core of Huainan's next plan is likely to be to counterattack Jianghuai, and at this time, for the Tang army on the Jianghuai battlefield, the intelligence of the military intelligence department is very important, and its weight is even above all else.
Did Huainan dispatch elite troops from the Chu battlefield to Jianghuai, how much to mobilize and where to land, whether to cross the Yangtze River and fight from the west to attack Shouchun, or to go north from the south to rescue Yangzhou, or to sail to the sea and land in Chuzhou to attack the flank of the Tang army? In addition to the transfer of troops from Chu, how many warriors did Jinling recruit, will they join forces with the Wu army of Chu, or will the troops be divided into two routes?
If Wu had no intention of transferring troops from Chu, how would Huainan arrange the Hunan battlefield and what would be the layout of the Jianghuai battlefield? Which of those unconquered Jianghuai counties was ordered to be in danger and was crucial to the next war?
And so on, these are all issues that the Military Intelligence Department needs to explore clearly, even if Li Congjing only knew about one of these situations earlier, he could make a response that would be of great benefit to the army.
At this time, a carriage mixed in the crowd and galloped into Jinling, the carriage was an ordinary carriage, and the fifth girl sitting in the carriage was dressed as an ordinary small family jasper, and even the few servants and maids who followed the carriage were all slumped and did not have half a sharp edge.
The world is turbulent, Jinling Longtan Tiger's Den.