Chapter 1009: Borrowing Chen Qingzhi as a Commander (page 1/1)
Chapter 1009: Borrowing Chen Qingzhi as a Commander
"Ha ha……"
Temujin burst out laughing suddenly, and then looked at Wang Mang with a joking look on his face, and said: "Well, you Wang Mang, you just want to mobilize my 200,000 cavalry just by talking, do you think there is such a good thing in the world? ?”
Wang Mang's heart suddenly tightened when he heard this, and when he was about to continue persuading, Temujin said: "But I agreed to you."
"Well……"
Wang Mang couldn't help but be startled when he heard this, and his eyes widened when he realized what he said. He thought he had seen through Temujin, but now he realized that Temujin was unpredictable.
Wang Mang left the Yuanmeng Palace in great confusion. He ultimately failed to understand Temujin's thoughts, but the purpose of his trip was finally accomplished. Temujin promised to send 200,000 cavalry south to contain the Jin army.
"With Temujin's promise to go south, we will be more confident in convincing the three major princes in the south."
Wang Mang told Temujin before that the four major princes in Bingnan had united, which was actually a hindrance to Temujin.
The three princes, Wang Kuang, Zhang Yang, and Zhang Chao, were more afraid of Qin Wen and Qin Hao than Wang Shichong. They would never dare to send troops without absolute certainty.
Therefore, only after convincing Temujin, Wang Mang was confident to convince these three people. After all, as a prince, he would not be willing to be annexed.
Wang Mang left happily, but he didn't know that when he left Longcheng, Temujin watched him leave on the city wall.
At this moment, Zhao Min appeared next to Temujin and asked with a puzzled look: "Brother Emperor, do you really want to dispatch 200,000 cavalry to help Wang Shichong contain the Jin army? The consumption of 200,000 troops It’s not small.”
"It's just a little consumption, it's not like it won't come back. Besides..."
Temujin's eyes flashed and he said with a smile: "The troops sent this time are just to contain the Jin army. There is no need to attack the city, there will be no casualties, and it can also add trouble to Qin Hao. Why refuse such a good thing? Besides, I am helping my brother this time." That’s not Wang Shichong.”
"Oh? Could it still be this King Python?" Zhao Min asked a little funny.
"Yes, that's him."
A strange color flashed in Temujin's eyes, and he said calmly: "I have a hunch that this King Python is not as simple as he appears, and he will definitely cause a lot of trouble to Qin Hao.
Qin Hao is my lifelong enemy. As long as I can attack Qin Hao, it doesn't matter if I help Wang Python once?
Besides, it's easier to invite gods than to send them away. The initiative lies with us. If a suitable fighter opportunity appears, do you think I will remain indifferent? "
Zhao Min couldn't help but look thoughtful, and after a long time he said in a deep voice: "Brother Huang is far-sighted, and Min Min admires him."
Temujin smiled and nodded, and then said: "The Xuanjing Division under your command will focus on gathering intelligence from Qin Hao in the future.
The other princes of the Han Dynasty are just sheep, only Qin Hao is the real dragon and tiger. "
"promise."
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After Wang Mang left Longcheng, he returned to Bingnan as quickly as possible, and took the initiative to lobby the three princes Zhang Yang, Zhang Chao, and Wang Kuang.
Gao Ying had lobbied these three people once before, but their reaction was the same as Wang Shichong's. Even if there were huge benefits in front of them, they still did not dare to offend Qin Hao easily.
Wang Mang is naturally different from Gao Ying. He has made sufficient preparations to ensure that nothing goes wrong before he seeks to jointly send troops.
Zhang Yang, Zhang Chao, and Wang Kuang, these three are actually not very ambitious. They just want to keep their own three-thirds of the land, but they also know that even if they don't offend Qin Hao, Qin Hao will take the initiative to come sooner or later. Come.
Therefore, when they learned that the 200,000 Yuan Mongolian cavalry would go south, and the Jin army would be unable to go south, they all decisively chose to fight.
Send troops to Sizhou to seize territory and expand strength in order to protect themselves.
These sixteen words are the main reason why the four princes of Bingnan can unite. It is actually quite sad to say it. After all, they were forced to fight back because of helplessness, but troubled times are so cruel and ruthless.
With Wang Mang's efforts, the four major princes in Bingnan soon reached initial cooperation. In the end, Wang Shichong, the prefect of Shangdang, sent 20,000 troops, Zhang Yang, the prefect of Shangjun, sent 15,000 troops, Zhang Chao, the prefect of Xihe, sent 15,000 troops, and Wang Shichong, the prefect of Shuofang, sent 15,000 troops. Kuang sent ten thousand troops.
The four princes had a total of 60,000 troops. On the surface, they fought in their own way. But secretly, Wang Mang was the main general. After entering Sizhou, they quickly seized nearly a quarter of the territory in Hanoi and Hedong.
Becoming the commander-in-chief of the coalition did not embolden Wang Mang. He knew that he only had the capital to initially resist Qin Hao. It was still far from enough to defeat Qin Hao with this temporary coalition of 60,000.
Therefore, Wang Mang decisively ordered all armies to expand their armies while grabbing territory. At the same time, he persuaded Wang Shichong and other four princes to give up part of their interests appropriately in order to borrow troops and horses from the Jizhou princes to assist in the battle.
Jizhou is currently in a melee situation among the four major princes. The strongest among them is Qingzhou Mu Yuan Shao, followed by Jizhou Mu Han Fu, then Qinghe Prefect Chen Youliang, and Changshan Prefect Zhang Shicheng is the weakest.
Yuan Shao and Han Fu were in the middle of a cold war at this time and naturally had no energy to divide their forces. However, Chen Youliang and Zhang Shicheng were both somewhat interested.
Wang Shichong had the experience of surrendering to the Yellow Turbans, and Chen Youliang and Zhang Shicheng were both Yellow Turban canal commanders. The three of them surrendered together at the beginning, so the relationship between the three families was better than that of ordinary princes.
Jizhou is a fertile and rich land. The princes of Jizhou are naturally much stronger than the princes of Bingzhou. Even if they allocate 10,000 troops, it will not be a big deal. Of course, it is impossible to send troops without any benefit. After all, the brothers still have to settle the score. Woolen cloth.
In the end, Wang Shichong pulled the strings, and the four southern princes worked together to come up with a large "mercenary fee", which allowed Chen Youliang and Zhang Shicheng to dispatch 10,000 troops each, and a total of 20,000 Jizhou mercenaries entered Sizhou.
As for the general candidates for this mercenary army, Wang Mang named Chen Qingzhi to lead the mercenary army. Although Chen Youliang wondered why Wang Mang singled out Chen Qingzhi, he didn't ask any more questions and directly appointed Chen Qingzhi as the chief general to lead the army to assist in the battle.
In fact, the reason why Wang Mang borrowed troops from outsiders was mainly to borrow a commander. He knew very well what he lacked most.
In terms of military strength, if the coalition forces of the southern princes and mercenaries are included, there are already 80,000 troops. After the army is expanded, it will exceed 100,000. In addition, the 40,000 Liang troops in Yewang City will also contain some of the Qin troops, so in In terms of military strength, Wang Mang actually had the advantage.
As for the generals, there are Ju Wuba, Liang Lin, Liang Fang and others, which is barely enough for the time being.
Therefore, for the coalition forces of the southern princes at this time, what they lack most is a commander with superior ability to give full play to the 80,000-strong army.
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