Chapter 60 - No last resort
"The Jinjia battalion will continue to the west and raid Linchang."
After Jiang Wuxian threw out this shocking sentence, not to mention Wang Minglun and Duan Jaw were stunned, it was Yan Chen and Chu He, who all looked at Jiang Wuxian with a shocked face.
Wang Minglun's first reaction was to turn his head to look at Yan Chen, and asked uncertainly, "What do you mean?" ”
Yan Chen's first reaction was to look at Chu He, who shrugged his shoulders slightly, indicating that it was not his idea.
Duan Jaw, who was sitting opposite, saw Yan Chen's reaction in his eyes and glanced at Chu He meaningfully.
Yan Chen coughed lightly, stood up and said, "That...... Let's talk about it...... Be right back. ”
After speaking, Yan Chen led Chu He and Jiang Wuxian out of the military tent.
Yan Chen first asked Chu He: "It's really not your idea?" ”
Chu He said innocently: "I swear, it has nothing to do with me." ”
Only then did Yan Chen turn to Jiang Wuyi with confidence, and asked angrily, "What kind of wind are you smoking?" ”
"Don't worry, listen to me, I just thought of it, I think just a little Ming King in his hands is not enough to make Zhou Shikai cast a mouse trap."
Chu He frowned, "You tell me in detail." ”
"You think, King Xiao Ming was arrested by us, then Zhou Shikai must be bent on saving his son's life, and he doesn't want to fight with us, right? But his subordinates may not all think so, Zhou Yan has a very bad reputation among the high-level of their Eastern Territory Army over the years, and they don't want to see him, but because of the deterrent power of King Ming, no one dares to say anything. ”
"Go on."
"The fighting is going on on over there in Hegu Road now, if Zhou Yan is arrested, Zhou Shikai will order the withdrawal of the army and negotiate secretly, then there will definitely be a group of people in the eastern army who are not convinced. Because of these people, Zhou Shikai will fall into an embarrassing situation where he can't fight or not. ”
Yan Chen was still confused, but Chu He understood a little and said: "So what you mean is that the raid on Linchang is not really to capture the capital of Jingqi Dao, but to make an appearance and create the illusion of a fire in the backyard of their Eastern Army, that is, to reach a wordless tacit understanding with Zhou Shikai, give him a step down, let him withdraw the army, and at the same time, block the mouths of those people." ”
Jiang Wuxian said excitedly: "Yes, Brother Chu is really thorough." This Linchang is not only the capital of Jingqi Road, but also the most important granary and money bank in the entire eastern border, and it can be said that half of the families of their eastern army are in this Linchang city. In this battle of Hegudao, more than half of the money and grain were also transported out of Linchang City. Fighting Linchang is to cut off their grain routes, and Zhou Shikai will have a reason to withdraw his troops. ”
Although Yan Chen probably understood a little, he didn't fully understand, and asked Chu Daodao with grinning: "Xiaohe, you said that you should listen to him, right?" ”
Chu He pondered for a long time and said, "I think what Jiang Wuxian said makes sense. ”
"If I listen to you, do you say that you should listen to him?"
"I think...... You can give it a try. ”
"That's it!" After speaking, Yan Chen turned around and entered the big tent, and said in a loud voice: "General Wang, we have decided, the Jinjia Battalion really has to raid Linchang. ”
Wang Minglun blinked his eyes and said in a low voice, "Can I ask why?" ”
After speaking, Wang Minglun immediately waved his hand and said: "Big nephew, if you don't want to say it, it's no problem, I'll listen to what you say, isn't it just a raid on Linchang City, a piece of cake!" ”
Chu He secretly thought in his heart, this old general Wang really loves Yan Chen, and his own son may not have this treatment.
Yan Chen said not very confidently: "Uh...... There are many people in the Eastern Army who are not used to looking down on King Xiao Ming...... We have to give Zhou Shikai a step down and let their backyard catch fire. ”
Wang Minglun and Duan Jaw glanced at each other, and it was obvious that Yan Chen's words were in a fog and they didn't know what to do.
Yan Chen pointed at Jiang Wuxian, "Forget it, I don't understand, you can listen to him." ”
So Jiang Wuxian coughed lightly twice and told him his plan again.
Wang Minglun and Duan Jaw, who have been on the battlefield all their lives, immediately understood Jiang Wuxian's plan.
Duan Jaw nodded, and asked again: "Then why only let Jin Jia go, I, Kuishan, as an auxiliary attack, is not to have a greater grasp, and it is not easy to let Jin Jia become a lone army?" ”
Jiang Wuxian said solemnly: "Dachong Pass has been empty for too long, I'm afraid that Zhou Shikai and them will break the net and attack Dachong Pass, then we will lose everything, so the Kuishan battalion must rush back to Dachong Pass as soon as possible to garrison." ”
In fact, Duan Jaw really wanted to take this opportunity to make great contributions, but Wang Minglun is here, and as a junior, it is not good for him to be too prominent.
Jiang Wuxian was ready to add another fire, and said: "Everyone in the world says that the Hundred Tiger Battalion is the first battalion of the Liang Army, but we will soon be able to tell those people that the real battlefield in this battle is not in Hegu Road, not in Dachong Pass, and not in the temples of the two countries, but here!" ”
After speaking, Jiang Wuxian lightly knocked on the table in front of him twice.
Wang Minglun did not speak immediately, but was silent with a flickering gaze, obviously calculating the benefits and losses.
Although he knew that Jiang Wuxian was arching the fire and using the agitation method, he had to admit that that sentence did come to his heart.
Why can Xu Conghu's little cub's Hundred Tiger Battalion be a pioneer in Hegu Road, and his Wang Minglun's Jinjia Battalion can only stay in Dachong Pass to watch his family?
Thinking of this, Wang Minglun slapped the table suddenly, "It's done!" You can't always point finger at those children in the war, and we old guys should share the worries of the general! ”
Jiang Wuxian was immediately overjoyed, and immediately began to slap his horse, "General Wang is really heroic, and his heart and courage have not diminished." ”
Wang Minglun said to Jiang Wuxian: "Our grievances in the early years have been written off, and now I want to ask you to join my Jinjia Battalion and be my chief soldier, how about it?" ”
Jiang Wuxian was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then smiled: "The old general is really sorry, I already have someone to be loyal to, and since ancient times, loyal ministers have not been the second master, and I hope to forgive me." ”
Wang Minglun nodded knowingly, and then looked at Yan Chen with satisfaction.
Duan Jaw secretly looked behind Yan Chen, the most inconspicuous Chu He sitting in the corner.
Jiang Wuxian continued: "Now there are less than 100,000 Sheng troops in the entire Jingqi Dao, and about 60,000 people guarding Linchang, most of them are skirmishers who have not participated in any battles, and the real elite is about 10,000. We don't need to directly attack Linchang City, which has high walls and thick walls, we only need to cut off the grain route between Linchang and Hegu Road, and they will inevitably be in chaos. The defenders in Linchang City, as many as they come out, we will eat as many as they want! ”
Chu He didn't expect Jiang Wuxian to know so much about the situation of the enemy army in Jingqi Dao, and glanced at him with appreciation.
This Jiang Wuzhi usually giggles, has no skin and no face. But when it comes time to see the real chapter, it's really a bit of a last-ditch taste.