Chapter 0362: On the Eve of the National War

In the fourteenth year of the Han Dynasty, in the autumn and September of the second year of Liu Ying, Yandu Jiyi.

In the palace of King Yan, Liu Chang, the king of Yan, who was only in his early sixties, was writhing his body uncomfortably, as if he was extremely uncomfortable with the atmosphere in the palace.

But for Liu Chang's actions, Yan Xiangluan Bu on the side, as well as Zhou Bo and Wei Wei Liji, did not show too strong reactions.

——As early as a few years ago, when this son-in-law was still in Chang'an, several people had already heard about the 'big name' of the son-in-law.

As one of the eight sons of Emperor Taizu Gao, except for Liu Ying today, the only prince who was raised under the knee of the Empress Dowager Lu Pheasant, the temperament of His Royal Highness King Yan is really a little laughable.

In the early years, the young son grew up in the palace, and he only bullied and bullied his brothers, such as Liu Ruyi, the current king of Huainan;

Later, I don't know where this person heard that 'the Marquis of Huaiyin's military strategy can dominate the world', so he didn't care about it, but he had to worship Han Xin as a teacher!

If it weren't for Han Xin's death, this son was only three years old, and Chang'an City at that time might have caused a lot of trouble.

Later, after tasting the taste of beef at a palace feast, His Royal Highness became madly obsessed with eating meat.

Chickens, ducks, fish, or bi and sheep, this one will not refuse, but as long as there is a possibility of realization, the table on the table of this Yan Wang will always be a large piece of boneless beef!

For this matter, when he was in Chang'an, he was not less affected by the Queen Mother Lu Pheasant, but this still did not change the fact that after His Royal Highness King Yan took the country, the cattle around Yan Ji always died of illness at a rate of one head every two months·······

Now that the war is imminent, several top generals are attending the meeting, and Liu Chang is only six years old, so several people simply ignore Liu Chang and only take care of themselves.

- For a few people, especially Yan Xiangluanbu, who 'suffered from it', as long as his own king can obediently put his ass on the king's couch, it is already very face-saving········

No matter how many requests there are, I'm afraid it will be a little too difficult for His Royal Highness King Yan, who is only six years old, but has already made a big 'reputation' in Yan Ji.

"I also ask Taiwei Zhou and Li Cheqi to say bluntly: This attack on Weiman, the court and the temple are counted, what is the point?"

With a serious expression, Luan Bu straightened his body and looked solemnly at Zhou Bo and Li Ji in front of him.

As for Liu Chang, the king of Yan on the side, he had already found a piece of jade pendant that came out of nowhere, and played with it intently.

Seeing this, Luan Bu only shook his head bitterly and sighed, and then forced himself to turn his head and no longer look in the direction where Liu Chang was.

On the contrary, it was Li Ji on the side, seeing Liu Chang's posture, only an interested look appeared on his face.

"Well, this expedition, the court and the temple are all in this book."

Taking advantage of Li Ji's efforts to look Liu Chang up and down, Zhou Bo also took out a piece of silk from his arms and handed it to Luan Bu.

While Luan Bu took the silk book and read it carefully, Zhou Bo did not forget to add in a deep voice on the side.

"Your Majesty's intention: The swallow thistle is located in the extreme north and east of Shenzhou, with cool wind in August, no warmth in September, and thousands of miles of ice in October, and a sudden drop in winter."

"Therefore, His Majesty has set a time limit for this expedition to Weiman: on the tenth day of October in winter, the headquarters of our Chinese army should enter Pyongyang!"

After only a few words, he saw Luan Bu's brows furrow suddenly, and his gaze at the silk book in his hand became heavier and heavier.

Compared with Zhou Bo's brief summary supplement, the silk book in Luan Bu's hand obviously planned the responsibility for this battle more clearly.

——On the third day of the ninth month of the autumn of the 14th year of the Han Dynasty, the court marched to the east with an army of 150,000, and it was necessary to complete the preparation in Jiyi, the capital of Yandu!

At the same time, the Ming Ding Qingzhuang, who came spontaneously from all over the world, also needed to be reorganized according to the usual practice and prepare for crossing the river to fight!

On the fifth day of the ninth month of autumn, the army marched out, passing through Yuyang County, Youbeiping County, and Liaoxi County, and arrived at Liaodong County before the tenth day of the first month of autumn and September.

After repairing outside the city of Yangping for two days, the army was divided into three, and marched towards Hunshui in the direction of Xi'anping, Juzhuo, and Houcheng respectively;

Before dusk on the 14th day of September in autumn, the armies of the three routes must reach the west bank of the river;

On the fifteenth day of the ninth month of autumn, the three-way army crossed the river east·······

After carefully checking the contents of the silk, Luan Bu thoughtfully handed the silk book back to Zhou Bo, and then lowered his head with a puzzled face, falling into a moment of thought.

In Luan Bu's view, this paper silk book cannot be regarded as a battle plan in the strict sense, or a strategic and tactical summary;

Judging from the content alone, this paper silk book is more like the marching route and time limit formulated by the court for the army.

Which day to start from the swallow thistle, which day to arrive at the Yangping, in the Yangping repair for a few days, after the soldiers are divided into three roads, and then follow what direction, on which day to arrive at the river, which day to cross the river·······

At this point, the silk book only talks about the march route and time limit of the army;

And at the end of this paper silk book, the last move to be carried out by the army is the beginning of this battle: crossing the river to the east and officially entering the battlefield·······

"This ·······"

After thinking about it for a while, he still couldn't figure out Liu Ying, or the strategic intentions of the court, Luan Bu had to raise his head full of doubts and bow his hand to Zhou Bo, who was kneeling in front of him.

"Dare to ask the captain to show me."

"——In this battle, how do you need my Yan Kingdom to help?"

"The army is divided into three routes, who is the general of each army?"

"When the east crosses the river, what do you want to do with this three-way army??"

Hearing Luan Bu's question, Zhou Bo was not in a hurry to answer, but raised his upper body with a light smile, stroked his mandibular beard quite proudly, and took the opportunity to secretly phrase it.

Emperor Taizu Gao for ten years, the acting minister Chen Feng rebelled against the dynasty and Zhao, and Zhou Bo at that time was worshiped by the former emperor Liu Bang as a lieutenant, and was in charge of the war in the second half of the war.

It's just that later, after Chen Feng was defeated, Zhou Bo, who returned to the dynasty as a teacher, was unexpectedly dismissed from the post of lieutenant by the former emperor Liu Bang, and has been idle since then.

After the rebellion of King Yingbu of Huainan, Zhou Bo was still busy in the Yan and Dai regions, finishing up the two rebellious kings of Chen Xuan and Lu Xuan, but failed to catch up;

Soon after, the former emperor Liu Bang died, and now Liu Ying succeeded to the throne, and the Han family, which has been at war since its establishment, finally ushered in three consecutive autumn harvests that were not affected by the war.

And this year, when the court made up its mind to send a large army to conquer and defend North Korea, Zhou Bo, the Marquis of Jiang, who had bid farewell to the center of power for many years, finally announced his return, and as the commander of the army to conquer the east, he was worshiped as a lieutenant by Liu Ying, the son of heaven.

As for Zhou Bo's deputy Li Ji, he was also temporarily added to the rank of general of the chariot cavalry.

From the bottom of his heart, Zhou Bo asked himself if he was not a person who was greedy for power or did not know how to be satisfied.

But in the final analysis, after all, Zhou Bo is a fierce general who once held military power and usually held a position of power, and wore Han armor and been on the battlefield for many years, how could he not want to return to the army and re-take charge of hundreds of thousands, or even hundreds of thousands?

And at this moment, even if he knew clearly in his heart that after the war, he would still be deprived of his position as a lieutenant again like last time, but it did not affect Zhou Bo's incomparably enjoyable beard, listening to Luan Bu, a prince and prince, respectfully calling himself 'Taiwei Zhou'.

"Yan Xiang doesn't have to be too humble~"

"Now, it's just stealing a high position, and using what little ability I can to repay Your Majesty's kindness."

"And the false name of the captain·······"

"Hey, don't mention it."

"Don't mention it~"

was a little contrived and polite, Zhou Bo was also very happy, and while Luan Bu was not happy, he also stepped into the topic.

"The person Yan Xiang asked is exactly what he wants to tell today."

"——In this battle, there is no need for Yan to help with soldiers and food, just Yan Xiangbu orders the territory of Yan to ensure that the eastward road of the army is unblocked."

"Your Majesty has already made arrangements for the grain and grass needed by the army, as well as the safety of the grain and the people, and the grain route."

said a word with a little pride in seriousness, and Zhou Bo's eyebrows couldn't help but bring a touch of happiness.

Others may not know what Zhou Bo Fangcai's words mean.

But as a veteran who has been in battle for a long time and has experienced every large and small internal and external battle since the Han Dynasty, Zhou Bo really knows how proud he is of this sentence.

- In the war at the end of the Qin Dynasty, Zhou Bo followed the former emperor Liu Bangxi into the pass, which was basically to fight wherever he ate, and he couldn't take care of any grain and grass and the back road, so he could only go all the way to the west and move forward;

Later, after a banquet in Hongmen, the first emperor Liu Bang was named the king of Han and led his troops south to Hanzhong, but only stayed in Hanzhong for less than half a year, and the Han army went north to Wuguan and then entered Guanzhong.

In the process of the former emperor Liu Bang returning the Three Qins, the main force of the Han army ate some Hanzhong grain in the early stage of the war, that is, the stage of repairing the plank road in the Ming Dynasty and Chencang in the dark;

After entering Guanzhong again, it is still the old rule - where you hit, you will eat.

Later, Chu and Han fought for hegemony, although the situation improved slightly, but it was limited to Prime Minister Xiao He sitting in Guanzhong, trying to meet the supply of grain and grass for the army;

If it can be supplied, then it is naturally all good to say; But in case there is a time when the supply is not enough, the Han army can only go hungry, wondering where to find something to eat.

After the first battle of Pengcheng, the alliance of princes led by the former emperor Liu Bang collapsed, and the Han army, which had been overwhelmed, was pushed back to Xingyang, and when it was about to retreat to Guanzhong, the army was out of food for several months!

It was also at that time that the late Liang King Peng Yue stood up and constantly invaded the grain roads behind Xiang Yu's army, and even grabbed a batch of life-saving grain for the main force of the Han army that was struggling to defend Xingyang.

What was Peng Yue's main merit in being crowned King of Liang?

Even now, Peng Yue, the king of Liang, has been punished by the clan for 'rebellion', and the grass on the grave is waist-high, Zhou Bo can hardly forget what the former emperor Liu Bang said to him that day.

——In the days when he retreated to Xingyang, Peng Yue was a guerrilla outside, and naturally he was a meritorious worker;

But what I remember most is the hundreds of thousands of grains sent back by Peng Yue·······

Later, the Han dynasty was established, and the rebellion of the princes with different surnames broke out, and the court under the leadership of Xiao He, although he also supplied the grain and grass of the army, but often had more than enough heart and insufficient strength.

In most cases, there was a war in the Kwantung region, and Xiao He could only do his best to gather enough food and grass for the army for a month, so that the army could set off smoothly;

As for the future, if Xiao He can send it, then he will send it, if he can't send it, then the army can only 'eat wherever he goes'.

In other words: even after the Han dynasty was established and Liu Bang had changed from the 'King of Han' to the 'Son of Heaven', the Han army was always worried about military rations.

Zhou Bozi also understood that Luan Bu had such a question, which was to ask Zhou Bo on the side: Do you need some food from Yan Guo to relieve the urgent need of the army?

And this is also the reason why Zhou Bo feels comfortable and even faintly enjoys.

- No, you don't!

- My Guanzhong army has food!

- I can even give you a little if I have to!

And this kind of 'local tyrant' experience is something that Zhou Bo has never enjoyed in his military career in the past ten years·······

"And after the army is divided into three routes, the lords of each army will ······"

Still a little reluctant to force himself, recovering from the previous local tyrant temperament, Zhou Bo looked at Luan Bu's gaze, and finally took on a little seriousness.

"Your Majesty's will: A certain person sits in the Chinese army, and the chariot is the right general;"

"And the left army, it should be led by Yan's blind date!"

With a resolute tone, he saw Zhou Bo take out a seal from his arms, which provoked Luan Bu to stand up hurriedly and take the seal with both hands.

Then, Zhou Bocai turned sideways and looked at Liu Chang, the king of Yan, who had already communicated happily with Liji, and was about to lean forward slightly with his upper body.

When Luan Bu also leaned forward hesitantly, Zhou Bo lowered his voice solemnly, and put all the strategic goals of the three-way army in front of Luan Bu.

"A certain relative led the Chinese army, and after crossing the river in the east, he was transferred to the south and went straight to the capital of Manchuria: Pyongyang!"

"The right army led by the Liche Cavalry will slow down the coast after crossing to the east, and respond to the Qi-Chu waterway coalition army!"

"And the left route army of Yan Xiang's department, after crossing the river in the east, returned to the east for fifty miles, and then stationed in the same place."

"If the war of a certain department does not go well, it will be called by a flying horse, and Yan Xiang will lead his troops south to relieve the difficulties of the Chinese army in a certain department;"

"However, if it is the twenty-fifth day of September in the autumn, a certain department is unimpeded, and Yan Xiang can return to the west and wait on the east bank of the river; He also sent Pegasus south to explore a certain department. ”

"When the winter October Yuan Shuochen arrives, no matter whether a certain Chinese army, the right army of the Liche cavalry, or the Qi-Chu waterway coalition army is going well or not, Yan Xiang should quickly cross the river and return to the west, and then rush to the west and return to Yan Ji!"

"To the swallow thistle, the swallow phase can rest for a day, and then still rush to the west;"

"On the tenth day of October in winter, the department of Yan Xiang should be stationed on the first line of Daibei Mayi-Wuzhou, and the north should be !! to the Hu Man."

With a grim expression on his face, Zhou Bo finally pursed his lips and returned his upper body to its original position.

Only Zhou Bo looked at Luan Bu's gaze, but it became more and more solemn.

"In this battle, the Qi-Chu waterway coalition army made a detour behind enemy lines and attacked Pyongyang as the main attack; The cavalry department responded to the coastal strategy and was an auxiliary attack. ”

"And so-and-so, then go south to Pyongyang, in order to quickly pacify the war and calm the people of Korea."

"Only the Yan Xiang Department, first crossed the water in the east, and then returned to the Yan Ji in the west, and then went to the north to garrison ·······"

"Your Majesty has made it clear that the victory or defeat in this battle is not the success of attacking Pyongyang, but the border walls of Daibei and Yanbei!"

Suddenly mentioned the tone, which provoked Liu Chang and Li Ji on the side, but saw Zhou Bo stand up with a stern expression and bow his hand deeply to Luan Bu in front of him.

"In this battle, I will rely on Yanxiang to protect the north wall of my Han family."

"Some, and on behalf of the north wall of the millions of people, thank Yan Xiang for his righteousness first·········"

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