Section 168 Crisis
The collapse of the loyal forces of the king of Pinglu came faster than expected.
There are several factors that go into this.
First, Wang Shouzhong himself was captured, and he himself never considered the successor, which made the dragons leaderless.
The second is that the Huaiyou Army adopted the tactics of beheading, which not only solved Wang Shouzhong, but also took Qingzhou City.
Qingzhou City happened to be in the center of the entire Pinglu Prefectures, and as soon as it was lost, coupled with Zhu Mao's offensive in Qizhou, the entire eastern Pinglu was basically unable to provide support to other states.
The special status of Qingzhou City is also reflected in its control over Denglai Erzhou, as long as it controls Qingzhou, the throat of Denglai Erzhou will be choked by Qingzhou.
This also means that except for Mizhou and Haizhou, most of the entire Pinglu is actually under the control of the Huaiyou Army, and it is absolutely impossible for Mizhou to divide troops to defend Denglai and Erzhou.
The third is that the Pinglu army is located in a special area, which makes it difficult to obtain foreign aid, it can be said that Qingzhou, the remaining Pinglu prefectures that have not yet been annexed, except for Zizhou, can also border with the Wei Bo military jurisdiction in the north, and other places to contact the Central Plains or Jianghuai, must pass through the Huaiyou territory.
In other words, Pinglu is equivalent to being surrounded by Huaiyou.
In addition, due to the drastic changes in the situation in the Central Plains, the Liang who can really exert influence on Pinglu is too busy to take care of himself, and Nanyang and Caizhou are also attracted by the various uncertain factors and even benefits brought about by the possible collapse of the Liang, and it is unlikely that they will go all out to deal with Huaiyou.
Therefore, the combination of these factors made the Pinglu garrison slowly accept this reality.
For many of them, it doesn't matter what kind of master they change, what matters is the need to stabilize the situation and let them have something to rely on, which is what they care about the most.
At this time, Jiang Feng's performance in Huainan, Xu Si, and Yanyunyi has become the most intuitive example.
Qin Han and Chai Yong of the Luzhou Desheng Army, Yu Mingzhen and Lu Qiming of the Xuzhou Reform Army, Hong Kui, Lang Kun and others of the Yanzhou Taining Army are all senior generals at the level of deputy soldiers and horse envoys and soldiers and horses, and they are all still leading the army during this northern expedition to Qingzhou, which shows the atmosphere of this Huaiyou master.
It can be said that without Jiang Feng's prestige, credibility and reputation accumulated in Huainan, Xu Si and Yanyunyi, these generals of the Pinglu Army would never have been so easily succumbed to Jiang Feng's personal charm, and personal charm was often slowly shaped in these details.
Of course, the peaceful acceptance of the reorganization does not mean that everything is over, and there are still many follow-up problems.
How to deal with Wang Shouzhong and the members of the Wang family is also a big problem.
Wang Shouzhong also accepted the advice of leaving Pinglu, but where to go and when he was free to leave became a difficult problem.
It stands to reason that Chang'an is the best place to go, but at present, although the party and the Guanzhong court have reached an agreement and the army retreats north, they still retain part of the army to stay in the Guanzhong Plain, the reason is that the court did not give them enough money and food to give them, but the ambition behind it is self-evident, especially after seeing that the Shatuo people began to gradually gain an advantage in the war against Daliang, and it is very likely that they will enter the Central Plains, their thoughts are probably more eager.
Although the current Chang'an has not been looted by the party members, but after being blackmailed by the party people, it is also a big loss of vitality, plus there is a scheming Yang Wenchang army in the west, and there is a party Hu Qi who does not go to the stack in the north, so it can be said that the whole situation in Guanzhong is not safe.
Even though Wang Shouzhong is a master of the small heavenly position, but one day when you encounter the war chaos of Yang Wenchang's army or the party Xiang Hu cavalry entering the city, you can certainly get out by yourself, but what about your wife, concubines, women and children, family and relatives?
Wang Shouzhong also knows this situation, so whether to go to Chang'an or not still needs to be considered.
If you don't go to Chang'an, where can you go? You can't stay in Pinglu, where else can you go?
It turns out that Luoyang and Bianliang are also optional places, but now they definitely can't, the Shatuo army has captured Luoyang, and Bianliang is now tight, and it is not suitable.
Then there are the metropolises such as Nanyang, Yangzhou, Xiangyang, Jiangling and Guangzhou.
Nanyang or Yangzhou is also a suitable place to go, but at present, Nanyang, Yangzhou and Huaiyou are still in a hostile relationship, so if you really want to go, you must wait for a period of time, that is to say, at least Huaiyou needs to complete the reorganization of the Pinglu Army and completely control the entire Pinglu.
As for Xiangyang, Jiangling and Guangzhou, they can also go, but they also need to wait for a while, but Wang Shouzhong may not be willing to go.
The best choice is Chang'an, but it must be after the situation in Guanzhong is stabilized, of course, Wang Shouzhong can also choose such metropolises as Xuzhou, Shouzhou and Luzhou, which are already firmly in the right hand of Huai.
In any case, this will be after Huaiyou has completely solved the problem of the Pinglu Army.
"Zhu Mao hasn't heard back yet?" Jiang Feng leaned on the Hu bed and asked lightly.
"Back to the county prince, not yet. "Cui Shang also arrived in Qingzhou, the Nanyang army and the Caizhou army were attracted away by the Liang, the ant thieves and Li Wu were still fighting in the south of the Yangtze River, and the entire Huaiyou territory was currently in a relatively calm state.
"Generals of the Wang family, what do you think should be done with Bai Ling?"
Among the people of the Wang family, except for Wang Shouzhong, who cannot be used by Huaiyou, like the others, they are still quite powerful.
Like Wang Shouxin, Wang Guorong, Wang Guohua, Wang Guoxi, Wang Guoqing, Wang Guoxu and other sons are all worth looking at.
Wang Shouxin is already a strong man in the small heavens, and he is also a veteran on the battlefield, needless to say, Wang Guoxi is a rookie in the fixed period, with a calm mind and a clear mind, Wang Pu came back and praised him, and he is also a talent.
Even the two brothers Wang Guorong and Wang Guohua are also talents worth using in Jiang Feng's opinion, Wang Guorong's composure and steadiness, coupled with many years of experience in the Pinglu Army and the neglect he suffered, are all highlights.
There are also Wang Guoqing, Wang Guoxu and other Wang Shouzhong's concubines, who are also masters of the Heavenly Realm Recuperation Period, and they have also experienced many years in the army, they have never been beaten by Wang Shouzhong, and they have never expected to get anything, but now that they have changed their kings, they naturally do not have those fetters and are willing to serve Jiang Feng.
"Wang Shouxin can be of great use, but his subordinates think that it is not suitable to be in Pinglu, and he can be transferred to Yanyun, such as Yunzhou or the first line. Cui Shangmo rubbed his chin, "The sons of the Wang family, there is no need to be too scrupulous, the county prince can use it as he sees fit." ”
Transferred to Yunzhou, that is, to prevent the situation that may change drastically after Daliang was really defeated by the Shatuo people, and transferred to Xuzhou, that is, to prepare for a confrontation with Caizhou in Songzhou.
Cui Shang is already looking at the layout for the future.
"Oh?" Jiang Feng laughed, "Looking at Bailing's intentions, it seems that this Pinglu army is not suitable for dispersal and reorganization?"
"In the long run, the Pinglu Army and even the current Wuning Army need to be reorganized, but for now, the situation does not allow us to do so. Cui Shang did not hide his attitude, "Daliang may not be able to hold on, when the Khitans will go south is also a problem, the Pinglu army still has considerable combat effectiveness, perhaps it has been weakened in recent years due to its own reasons, but its basic combat effectiveness can still be guaranteed, which can be seen from this Qingzhou offensive and defensive battle, so it is better to be stable and not move now." ”
"If the Shatuo people really break the beam, what should we do?" Jiang Feng leaned forward slightly and asked.
Intelligence shows that although the Great Liang army retreated to the line of Xingyang and Heyin, and also transferred the elite from Bianzhou again, it seems that it can still hold on, but the news from Wuwentang, the spirit of the Great Liang seems to have dispersed after Luoyang was breached, and it is difficult to condense it.
Wuwentang's judgment is that if he can survive next year's summer harvest, maybe Daliang will be able to breathe a sigh of relief, but I'm afraid that Daliang won't survive next year's summer harvest.
Wuwentang believes that the possibility that Daliang can survive until next year's summer harvest is not even 30%, or even 20%, so Huaiyou must be prepared to deal with it.
This can be seen from the unscrupulous actions of Nanyang and Caizhou, Nanyang has sent troops to Ruzhou, and Caizhou is actively fighting horses, and it is estimated that it is imminent to attack Chenzhou and Songzhou.
It's a conundrum.
If it is really difficult for Daliang to continue his life, then it is natural for Huaiyou to start from his own interests and take the first step, such as considering taking Pu and Cao Erzhou.
In fact, now the defense of Pu and Cao Erzhou is extremely weak, especially Caozhou, there is almost no half of the army, Yunzhou Ruan and Chao are secretly advised, you can take Caozhou first, and even Chao also said that you can thread the needle from it and lead the Caozhou clan to vote first.
Puzhou is now stationed in Shangyunxi, and has also sent envoys to Xuzhou, so he should be aware of the crisis in Daliang and want to find another way out.
As long as Huaiyou has a heart, Pu and Cao Erzhou can change color in an instant, the question is how Pu and Cao Erzhou can be attached to Huaiyou?
The Shatuo people don't care about this, and even applaud.
Their main goal now is to completely destroy the Great Liang, once the Great Liang is completely destroyed, where will the blade of the Shatuo people who are in full swing point?
Once pointed to Huaiyou, can Huaiyou carry it?
No matter how much land is stored, it can't be quickly converted into its own strength, and this is the problem at hand.
Like the inclusion of Pinglu Prefectures, there are still 40,000 or 50,000 Pinglu troops, knowing that if they are not reorganized and reorganized, the centripetal force of this army will be very weak, and even the possibility of mutiny will always exist, but you can't move it now, because the external enemy is eyeing you, and you need to stabilize the interior.
Even like Wu Ningjun, there are also these problems, and the reason why Yu Mingzhen, Lu Qiming, Hong Kui, Lang Kun and other generals of the probation army and the Taining army can lead the troops is that Jiang Feng feels that he can control them, but there are also some considerations that are forced by the situation.