Soldiers are fast.

In the case that Xiangyang has already won a great victory, since Sun Ning has made up his mind to take advantage of the victory to send troops, it is impossible to delay too much.

Although it was not until more than half a month later, on the 23rd day of the winter month, that the troops were officially dispatched after killing a group of traitorous and collaborators with the enemy, in fact, this period of time was not wasted.

Taking the initiative is different from passive defense, and there are many more aspects that need to be prepared than only going out of the city for a few dozen miles to meet the enemy. Whether it is grain and grass, or war horses, a large number of manpower is required to be deployed.

In addition, after the previous series of battles, the defenders of Xiangyang also needed a certain amount of recovery time, so there was a buffer of more than half a month, and this was already the most extreme arrangement.

Early in the morning of the 24th, the 50,000 Liang army officially sent troops, with Nie Long as the vanguard, Chen Qingyun as the commander of the Chinese army, and Sun Ning accompanied the royal expedition in person, leaving Wei Ting to lead the troops to guard the front line of Xiangfan.

When this team, which mixed the defenders of Xiangyang and the surrendered army of Liangzhou, drove out of the city, the whole city was full of farewell, and everyone was really looking forward to them to send good news again and wipe out the Liangzhou rebels that threatened their own safety!

In fact, when Sun Ning decided to take advantage of the victory to send troops, his subordinates proposed two strategies.

One of them is naturally the direction that their sword blades are pointing at this moment, Liangzhou City; On the other hand, some people thought that they could first turn to the Lianghuai area, cooperate with the imperial army over there, and make a front and rear attack, so as to wipe out the main force of the Liangzhou army.

However, in the end, Sun Ning still chose the former strategy, and only let Kuaima send information on the victory of Xiangyang to Jinling and the Lianghuai front, and mentioned that the other side should be prepared, and according to the situation, cooperate with the Xiangyang side to counterattack the Liangzhou army.

If this order was given by Chen Qingyun, the generals such as Yan Hu and Xiao Kedi on the two Huai lines might not be willing to obey it. But now that the order comes from Sun Ning and from His Majesty the Emperor, the situation is naturally completely different. m.

Sun Ning also believes that with Yan Hu's experience and vision, they will definitely be able to reach a tacit cooperation with their own family, so as to truly sweep away the Liangzhou army in a war!

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The weather became more and more severe as the moon approached, the north wind howled continuously, and at noon on the third day of the army, snow was even more falling.

But this weather did not affect the army's hurry, and on this day it walked north for more than thirty miles, and it was about to enter the control of the Liangzhou army.

Just in case, Chen Qingyun did not rush forward, but rushed to lead the army to camp in the leeward place to rest before dark.

And when everything was settled and he returned to his tent a little tired, he saw Sun Ning sitting there, casually looking at some of the books he had brought with him.

"Your Majesty!" Chen Qingyun hurriedly stepped forward to salute, but before his waist was completely bent, he was stopped by Sun Ning waving his hand: "We don't talk about these red tapes in the army." I am here to solve the doubts in your heart, so that you can save time to go to the battlefield and tie your hands and feet. ”

Seeing that the other party was still a little puzzled, Sun Ning simply said: "Don't you think the same as some other people, thinking that we should take advantage of the victory to pursue, and we should kill Huaibei?" ”

"No...... Can't. ”

"You don't dare, but you really think so in your heart." Sun Ning smiled and pointed to the seat in front of him, "Come, sit down, let's talk well, and then you will explain to your subordinates, so that the soldiers will not have doubts, then you can work together and take Liangzhou." ”

Chen Qingyun replied in a low voice, and sat down on the seat on the lower side, with a deferential look: "Please also ask Your Majesty for advice." ”

Sun Ning looked at him and asked, "Do you have any reason for choosing to go to Huaibei between the two?" ”

"Because that side is our own battlefield, and if we can cooperate with the main force to defeat the main force of the Liangzhou army, the damage to them will be the greatest."

"Hmm, anything else?"

"Also, once we really enter the territory of Liangzhou, what if the other party's main force returns to the army to rescue? With the loss of geography, if even the people are not in our control, this battle will be a little dangerous. ”

"Your considerations naturally have some truth, but there are still some things that are not detailed enough."

Sun Ning said with a serious expression: "We are going deep into the enemy territory at this time, although there is a lot of risk, but if we want to win, how can there be no reason to take risks at all?" And in my opinion, marching at this time is precisely taking advantage of the chaos to minimize the threat of resistance from Liangzhou.

"The great victory in Xiangyang that we achieved before killed and captured more than half of the enemy army, not to mention how many men and horses they still have to guard dozens of passes in Liangzhou, it is these soldiers and horses left behind, do they really have the courage to fight against me?

"If Guo Yan is given time, with his ability and prestige, he may be able to reunite his soldiers and horses. But in just a few months, he couldn't do it at all. Therefore, the time to attack Liangzhou is already in my hands. ”

After a pause, he continued: "Let's talk about harmony, you only saw our army on an expedition, and the people and land were unfamiliar, but you forgot that there are still nearly 30,000 Liangzhou soldiers in the army. These people, if you keep them in Xiangyang all the time, can you really rest assured? Even if they don't dare to resist, they will have homesickness later, which will naturally be a big trouble.

"Then it is better to use the needs of their relatives who miss their hometowns to make these tens of thousands of troops available to me. When they are on the battlefield, as long as they are allowed to disarm and return to the field after pacifying Liangzhou, and return to their homeland, do you think they will become the strongest soldiers and horses in our hands?

"As for the location, with so many local soldiers in Liangzhou as guides, can the mountains and rivers ahead still be our problem?"

After some analysis, Chen Qingyun was dumbfounded, he hadn't thought about these many reasons before, and only took into account the difficulties, which was really embarrassing.

Seeing this, Sun Ning just smiled, slowly got up, came to his side, and patted him on the shoulder: "There is one last point, if the main force of the Liangzhou army in Lianghuai really turns back to rescue, it will be even more in my arms."

"They are already tired of fighting with our imperial army everywhere in Lianghuai, and if they rush back to rescue them because of the changes in the rear, then when they really rush back, it will be even more powerful.

"At that time, they will not only have to face our morale-boosting army at the front, but they will also be pursued by the rear of the two Huai official armies. In this way, the result will be the same as if we had traveled thousands of miles to join the battle, and they will appear even weaker, but we can break them in one fell swoop at a smaller cost! ”

When Sun Ning fully explained the entire strategy, Chen Qingyun was completely convinced: "Your Majesty, Shengming, the ministers are too unfounded and worried. I will gather my subordinates and convey this strategy to everyone in order to boost the morale of my entire army. ”

"Well, let's go. You tell them that you have made this plan a long time ago, so that you will be more popular. You'll have to command the rest of the battle. ”

Seeing Sun Ning drift away after dropping these words, Chen Qingyun was even more moved: "Your Majesty ......"

Some people died, but not completely......