Chapter 236: Battle of Xiangyang (2)
A group of chamberlains stood quietly in the dim light, the Tai Chi Hall was still quiet, after a few heavy doors, you could still hear the crisp sound of the wick bursting, Gao Wei pondered a few times, put down the music in his hand, and said with a little hesitation:
"When I transferred Wang Lin to Yecheng, I hoped to branch him out of Huainan to facilitate the actions of the imperial court, after all, Huainan still has many of his old subordinates...... Moreover, Wang Lin is now the governor of Gyeonggi, taking charge of Yecheng's military affairs for me, and transferring him out, this is ...... Is it appropriate? ”
Zu Ting is mind is exquisite, and with a roll of his eyes, he roughly understood what His Majesty was entangled in, so he said: "Your Majesty, at this moment, the military affairs of Yecheng have been on the right track, and the military system formulated by Your Majesty is very complete...... As for Wang Lin's old department in Huainan, it would be easier to do, Your Majesty, think about it, will this lead the march to fight, is it better to bring a group of completely unfamiliar soldiers, or to bring soldiers who know their roots? Again...... And again......"
He paused and said: "Your Majesty has given Wang Lin such great honor and authority, these benefits are not something he can get by being a military leader in Huainan, Wang Lin is also a famous general in the world, let him nest in Yecheng for the rest of his life, isn't this a thousand-mile horse trapped in the stable and not allowed to perform?"
His Majesty asked him to bring his old troops into battle, firstly, to show his full trust in him, and secondly, to show that His Majesty is tolerant and generous regardless of his past suspicions...... Hehe, according to Weichen's opinion, he is bound to serve His Majesty desperately! ”
Gao Wei thought for a while, nodded slowly, and said:
"Soldiers don't know generals, generals don't know soldiers, it's really a taboo for soldiers...... Let Wang Lin bring his subordinates, maybe Wang Lin's level can be fully displayed.
It makes sense, a thousand-mile horse is really a waste if it is locked up in the stable for a long time.
The tigers and leopards can only deter the beasts when they enter the mountains and forests, and they are locked in cages, and they are all lazy and napping ......! ”
He gradually stretched his brows, raised his arm, and pointed out a point, and immediately a waiter was grinding and preparing to write an edict.
"Ordered Wang Lin, the governor of Gyeonggi, to lead 30,000 Huai troops to Jingxiang and cooperate with the king of Lanling to destroy the Zhou army. The Jianghuai prefectures, as soon as they receive the edict, they should leave immediately without delay!
…… I have dispatched tens of thousands of elite soldiers, and my momentum cannot weaken him.
I hope that Wang Lin's bones can withstand such a battle. ”
Zu Ting said with a smile: "No, if Wang Lin only stays in Yecheng for a few years and can't fight, then he is really too unbearable...... Gao Changgong is the choice of a famous general, and my Daqi's military strength is not worse than the tens of thousands of troops of Chen Guo, not to mention that His Majesty sent a famous general like Wang Lin to help him, and the general is bound to be like a tiger, sweeping the Zhou army and capturing Jingxiang, just around the corner! ”
"If you don't come to this set, the battle situation is undecided, even Sun Wu Han Xin doesn't dare to say that he will win."
"Although Brother Wang is splendid, but after all, he is young, he has to face Zhou Guo, Lu Teng, and even ......" A chill flashed in Gao Wei's eyes, "Zhang Zhaoda ......"
Zu Ting was stunned, speechless for a long time, and after a while, the emperor waved his hand to signal him to retreat, and Zu Ting retired.
Several heavy doors behind him closed one after another, Zu Ting's steps were very heavy, his mind was buzzing, and a thought kept flashing.
"Your Majesty ordered Gao Changgong to go south, is it really to help the Southern Dynasty capture Jiangling ...... and capture Xiangzhou?"
He looked back, and the candlelight in the Taiji Hall gradually dimmed, and above his head, only the stars were still faintly shining. Zu Ting was shrouded in the shadow of this magnificent beast, and suddenly thought that Chen Ji did not follow Wu Mingche's advice and went north to attack Qi, which was definitely the most wrong decision he had made in his life.
In the study, Duan Shao and Gao Yanzong were surrounding the map, constantly deducing the various situations that would occur in the war. Gao Yanzong is not only Duan Shao's subordinate, but also Duan Shao's apprentice, Duan Shao taught him how to fight. After the battle of Fenzhou, in addition to Gao Baoning's killing of the invading border people, there was no large-scale war, Duan Shao had a lot less material that could be used for education, and now, there was a good opportunity, after the news of the victory in the south, Duan Shao saw at a glance that the Zhou State was bound to fight with the Great Qi, so he found Gao Yanzong to deduce together, although he could not go directly to the battlefield, but after all, this is a certain reference value, forward-looking, and can be presented to His Majesty and the government and the opposition as a reference. The two sides are opponents of each other, and the argument is difficult to solve.
“…… This time, our army went south, with a total of 50,000 troops, and the people in the rear to ensure the transportation of grain and grass were about 80,000. On the other hand, the Zhou army, the local defenders of Jingxiang must have more than 70,000 people, plus Yu Wenzhi's 100,000 army, a full 200,000 people, and the land of Jingxiang has always been rich and has a large population, plus the people requisitioned in the local area, there must be hundreds of thousands of people, maybe more than this number, and once a large-scale war officially breaks out between our army and the Zhou army, in this case, the situation is unfavorable for our army......"
Gao Yanzong leaned over and drew dots on the picture, the thin old man with one hand behind his back, contemplating his eyebrows, and occasionally nodded. It snowed in the middle of the night, wiped the window paper, and there was a clattering sound, and the two people in the house suddenly didn't notice. "Even if my brother clears all the obstacles north of Nanyang and opens up the passage to the south, it will not be easy to transport, and just looking at this, we have already fallen into the ......."
"Under Nanyang, it is Xiangyang, and if Xiangyang is taken, the passage for the Zhou army to advance eastward and reinforce southward has been locked by our army. At this time, there was another Southern Dynasty to contain the Zhou army, and our army only needed to send another partial army to capture Huzhou, Huaizhou, Shunzhou, Suizhou, and Anzhou without much effort...... Even, crossing Fuzhou and fighting for Gangneung with the Southern Dynasties, it is unknown! ”
Duan Shao has been in town for half of the Northern Qi Dynasty for so long, and he has been fighting horses all his life, and he only needs a glance to see whether this plan is feasible. Gao Yanzong's plan, aside from the last part, the general direction in front is basically not wrong, but in the majesty of Mr., he didn't want Gao Yanzong to be too proud, so he pretended to be disdainful and sneered: "Hmph, whimsical, all your inferences, that's all after taking Xiangyang City, how can Xiangyang City be so easy to capture?" You just said yourself, Gao Changgong's march still has a lot of uncertain and incomplete factors, how sure can he be when he goes to attack Xiangyang? ”
"City attack and defense, that's a university question, oh, Wei Xiaokuan is one of the experts, do you remember his methods? One ring after another, and there is no mistake in the ring...... If you really talk about it in detail, many times, you can't give any conclusive conclusion, this is the flesh and blood grinding plate, whoever makes more mistakes, who is not prepared enough, who reacts quickly enough, then who will lose! Duan Shao leaned down, his fingertips brushed the map, squinted his old eyes and observed carefully, and said: "From the beginning, in order to achieve a surprise effect, we sent troops in a little haste, and it was not enough in terms of logistics support...... Chen Guo attacked Jiangling, and I attacked Xiangzhou, it can be said that I want half the life of Zhou State, how can Zhou State be willing to rest? If Gao Changgong wanted to take Xiangyang, he had to go through a few fierce battles and repel the armies of the Zhou State...... What if he doesn't fight well? ”
"Then brother, he can only defeat Yuwen Zhi in one go. Yuwen is not worried! ”
"Hehe, you kid, you're really crazy?"
Duan Shao blew his beard and glared at him, but Gao Yanzong was not afraid of him, the two of them stared at each other, and no one was convinced.
Suddenly, someone outside the door hurriedly came to report, "Dazai, Your Highness...... Half an hour ago, His Majesty suddenly issued an edict to send additional reinforcements to reinforce the general...... The edict has been handed down. ”
The two looked at each other and asked in unison, "Who is the boss?" ”
The smell of gunpowder for the pair of masters and apprentices had not yet dissipated, and there was anger in their tones, which really frightened the slaves.
"Gyeonggi Metropolitan Governor, Wang Lin."
Duan Shao suddenly looked at Gao Yanzong in a daze, "...... is it?" ”