Chapter 41: Raising the Army
Wei Ziqi waited for Nanbohou Echongyu's letter in the torment, hurriedly opened it to take a look, and then his heart was settled, so he wrote another letter and asked people to send it to the north.
Beibohou Chonghou Hu received Wei Ziqi's letter, and was also surprised to see the letter, the king is no longer in the palace, so where did he go? And is the thing said in the letter really feasible? Nanbohou Echongyu actually agreed, just waiting for himself? The letter also came with a letter written by Nanbohou Echongyu to Wei Ziqi, so this thing is confirmed, but is the song easy to fight?
Just when Beibohou Chonghou Hu was hesitating, Wang Shubigan had already received a report from the spies, and Wei Ziqi's henchmen went to the south, and then to the north, so Bigan knew what he was thinking.
Wei Ziqi has always been the focus of surveillance, he is the one who poses the greatest threat to the throne, so even if he endured it for five years, but Bigan did not relax his surveillance, after all, Bigan is a very smart person, others want the throne, they must pass the Wei Zi Qi level, and only Wei Zi Qi can contact the princes from all walks of life, if others go to contact, it will only become a bargaining chip for the princes to invite merit to the court.
Uncle Wang Bigan took the information to find the prime minister and the princess, "Prime minister, princess, take a look, Wei Ziqi is still moving." ”
"Oh?" Shang Rong took the information suspiciously, then looked at it, and handed it to Wen Zhong after reading it.
Wen Zhong said after reading it: "The first king said that Nanbohou Chongyu has always been ambitious, it seems that it is true, this guy must have agreed, so Wei Ziqi will send people to the north again, Chonghou Hu has no big ambitions, but he will not give up such a good opportunity this time." The two sides of them can be regarded as a north-south attack, but aren't they worried about Xibohou Jichang and Dongbohou Jiang Huanchu?"
Bigan said: "It is estimated that this big wedding did not come to fruition, but the Jiang family was connected to the palace, Wei Ziqi should have his own judgment, although he has been forbearant for the past five years, but he should have been quietly paying attention to the news in the palace, and it is estimated that many people can see that the king is not in the palace." ”
"It should be so, in this case, many princes may be ready to move, but this is also an opportunity, Wei Ziqi is not very clear about the situation of Chaoge, our army is scattered, and the action is not big, there are very few people who know about the increase in troops, this time is also an opportunity for us, directly eliminate the great princes of the north and south, it is really what the king wants to see, when the king returns and marries directly, and then accepts the fief of the East Bohou, so that the Xibohou Jichang is left. Wen Zhong said with some excitement.
"Are we going to expose our strength in advance?" Shang Rong asked worriedly.
"This ......" Wen Zhong also hesitated a little.
"The two adults are too worried, this time we can first block the attack of the princes of the two roads, and then order Xi Bohou and Dong Bohou to send troops to attack them, Dong Bohou will definitely send troops, after all, the king has not yet moved, and he has no reason not to send troops, and Xi Bohou is also bound to send troops, although he has objections, but now is not the time, the time to seal the gods is not enough, he must also send troops to conscript. Bigan said.
"Well, yes, this can weaken the strength of the four princes at the same time, and the number of princes involved this time will not be small, once the rebellion is quelled, then it will be the time when the Chaoge family is dominant, but now it seems that Chonghou Hu is still a little hesitant, it is better for us to help him." Wen Zhong said with a smile.
"How?" asked Bigan and Shang Rong.
"I want to increase the troops in the north, there are only 20,000 defenders in the north now, and we will increase the troops by 30,000, I will directly send Kong Xuan to the north and lead the defense of 50,000 infantry troops.
"Will it surprise them?"
"No, if they want to be alarmed, they must bring back 20,000 troops, not send troops out, so they must think that this is an opportunity. ”
"Okay, just do it, I'll take a leave of absence and let Dongbohou Jiang Huan Chu get ready, and when the time comes, he will directly send troops to attack E Chongyu, and Ji Chang's side still can't say it first, otherwise he will definitely report the news, this person seems to be loyal, but he has a good heart, and he can't be trusted. Bigan said.
The matter has been decided, and the matter is discussed to arrange the materials for the war, but there is no shortage of materials for many years to prepare, but they are only used in advance. Bigan wrote a letter and sent it directly to Jiang Huan Chu, the Marquis of Dongbo, while Wen Zhong mobilized 30,000 infantry and let Kong Xuan take command.
"General Kong, this time you lead your troops to the north, there are many dangers, if you succeed in reaching the northern land, then you can defend the seventy-two counties in the north with peace of mind, and you don't need to deal with Chonghou Hu. ”
"Taishi, why don't you let the last general directly send troops to pacify Chonghou Hu?" Kong Xuan was full of heroism, and naturally he was unwilling to defend all the time.
"Hehe, General Kong has a heart, the king's plan is to gradually weaken the princes of all walks of life, and finally unify the great merchants. My Great Shang has been established for hundreds of years, and then all along, the royal family's control over the princes is not very good, and there are often rebellions of the princes, and the Great King wants to put an end to this situation. Wen Zhong looked at Kong Xuan and said, "And now is the opportunity, you go to the north, just to make Chonghou Hu think that Chaoge's army is empty, and in order to prevent himself from being attacked from front and back, he will inevitably let some small princes contain your 50,000 army, and the more princes who jump out at that time, the more we can clean up." ”
"The last general understands, and he will definitely complete this mission. Kong Xuan expressed his attitude after listening.
"Okay, the general has a good journey, the king is very optimistic about you, and I hope that you can go to the altar in the future to worship the commander. Wen Zhong sent Kong Xuan away, and then began to assemble the army covertly, this time he was not ready to send cavalry, now Chao Ge has an army of 300,000, and after sending 50,000, the troops are still sufficient, and the cavalry can not be used, this is a sharp weapon, naturally it cannot be easily shown.
100,000 infantry are stationed in the north and south to guard the pass, so as to ensure that the defense of the force is sufficient, and then 50,000 infantry to defend the song, Wen Zhong's excited force in the hands is 50,000 arrow array, this time Wen Zhong wants to show 50,000 arrow array phalanx, and the first one to clean up is Nanbohou E Chongyu.
Kong Xuan drove directly to the north with 30,000 infantry troops, all the way unimpeded, Beibohou Chonghou Hu was a little puzzled by this, why did he send troops to the seventy-two counties in the north at this time?
The reason given by Wen Zhong is that Chaoge should strengthen the military strength of the seventy-two counties in the north, and at the same time will build roads and strengthen the rule, which is a relatively normal reason, the construction of Chaoge has always been the focus, and now the construction of Chaoge is almost over, and it is time to govern the seventy-two counties well, after all, the development here is also good, and it is reasonable for Chaoge to strengthen his rule.
And Beibohou Chonghou Hu didn't know much about Kong Xuan, only that this person was promoted too quickly, and he directly became a general from a general soldier, which he disdained.
So he hurriedly repaired a book, and then sent it to Wei Ziqi, the two sides were scheduled to act after March, so Chonghou Hu began to gather an army and prepare supplies, and Wei Ziqi, who got the news, was so excited that he couldn't sleep, and wrote directly to Nanbohou E Chongyu, and agreed on the time for both sides to start the army.
In this way, the entire Dashang has entered a period of calm, and both sides are preparing, but Chaoge's preparations are very hidden, after all, they were preparing for war at the beginning, and the current action is just a small-scale transfer of troops.
Three months later, the Southern Bohou E Chongyu and the Northern Bohou Chonghou Hu issued a conquest document at the same time, "The king of the Shang Dynasty ignored the government for five years, resulting in the withering of all industries, the people were not happy, and the three ministers did not want to serve the country and monopolize the government, and their hearts could be punished." Now we can't bear to sit back and watch the decay of the foundation of the big business, so we hereby send troops to the king to persuade the king to return to the government and send 500,000 troops to attack the court. ”
As soon as the conquest came out, the whole Dashang was in an uproar, Xibo Hou Jichang was not the slightest surprise at this, the king disappeared for five years at once, he had expected this, and now he was thinking about what he should do?
The princes of the north and south raised troops at the same time, and at the same time, the small princes of the north and south were also gathered, they usually looked forward to the two princes, and now they have the opportunity to get benefits, and naturally will not give up such an opportunity. Nan Bohou also raised an army of 150,000, most of these troops were temporarily recruited, and at the same time, Nan Bohou also led the army of 150,000 princes from all walks of life in the south, a total of 300,000 troops to attack Chaoge.
Wen Zhong did not have the slightest panic, and directly ordered Wucheng King Huang Feihu to intercept Chonghou Hu in front of the northern pass, and he led 50,000 arrow arrays to set off and go to the south, and at the same time issued a decree to Song, ordering Xibohou Jichang to send troops to attack the flank of Nanbohou and Northern Bohou Chonghouhu, and Dongbohou Jiang Huanchu had already sent troops, and the army of 100,000 was already on the way, and his target was not Nanbohou Echongyu, but the hinterland of the southern princes who were empty.
Before the Southern Pass, the camp tents of the 300,000 Southern Alliance troops stretched for dozens of miles, Wen Zhong climbed the head of the pass and looked down, the other party was camped twenty miles away from the pass, leaving a battlefield for the opponent, Wen Zhong smiled slightly, this is to lure himself out and eliminate it in the wild, but this is also what Wen Zhong officially wants.
Not to mention Dong Bohou's actions, he must not let the Southern Route Coalition Army come back to help, he will inevitably bite them to the death, and at the same time, the Great Shang Arrow Array also has to drink blood, otherwise how to show the prestige of the song.
"Order, the army will go out of the city, camp outside the city, and prepare for a decisive battle with the other party, I want the world to see the strength of my Great Shang Dynasty. "Although Wen Zhong cultivates, he has been an official for many years, and his spirit has not diminished, and now he is going to fight on the battlefield again.