Jia Xu got up very early that day. When the sky was just getting dark, he rolled up the curtain and looked at the surroundings in front of the tent.
His camp was stationed on the highest mountain col in the camp. It was quite inconvenient to go up and down a steep slope, but Jia Xu didn't mind it and insisted on living here. For him personally, the reason was simple. Here, one can enjoy the morning breeze at dawn, and the other is to observe the movements of all the military formations in the camp.
The wind that has been chilled by the night is the most refreshing. Jia Xu likes this time the most. It reminds him of the dry and cool mountains in Longban. Unfortunately, there is still some moisture here, which reminds him that he cannot stay here for long. Looking around, he couldn't see the end of the 150,000-strong camp, but he knew it all in his mind: in front of him was the headquarters he brought out from Hongnong, 20 miles to the north were Guo Si and Zhang Ji, and 10 miles to the west were They are Li Jue and Xu Rong's tribe, and ten miles further east are Wang Fang's, Bai Bo's and Tie Fu's remnants. It can be said that as far as the eye can see, they are all Liangqi.
Jia Xu fetched water and washed his face, then called his bodyguard and asked if any scouts had returned from the east. The answer was the same, no. Jia Xu was silent for a while after hearing this, and waved his guards to retreat. The guards knew that he was thinking about the overall situation. In the past half month, the Liang army had successively broken into the city, and their power was terrifying. No one dared to question his wisdom. They just I am guessing whether the captain is thinking about how to attack Gaoling, planning how to take Chang'an directly, or some other surprising strategy.
But Jia Xu didn't think about this. He was just thinking about the military meeting at noon today. The Liang people's army was too large, spreading for dozens of miles, and even the communication between the ministries became troublesome. Therefore, the ministries agreed to hold a military meeting every three days. Each military meeting was held at Jia Xu's Department in the Chinese Army. . And this was the second military meeting after the various ministries gathered together.
At Si Shi, Li Jue, Xu Rong and others came one after another. Only Han Xian and Yang Feng were farthest away and came a little slower. Although everyone didn't take it seriously, Commander Bai Bo, as the surrendered army, also came together. People, in this kind of meeting full of Liang people, are obviously a little restless.
Li Jue first asked: "It has been three days since the armies gathered to approach Jin. According to the results of the last military meeting, time waits for no one. It is time to march. How are you prepared?"
Needless to say, Li Jue had to say more. It was a matter of life and death, and all the generals had already made arrangements. After everyone had finished answering, Jianwei General Xu Rong suddenly asked Yang Fengdao: "Is there any news from Bingzhou?" Yang Feng and the remnants of Baibo led by Han Xian He was stationed in Linjin City and could see the movements east of the river at any time, so he asked this question.
"I have been searching around for the past few days, but I have gained nothing. After Zhang Yide took over Pu Ban, he blocked the ferry like us. However, I looked far away from the river bank and saw neither soldiers entering or exiting the two sides, nor any other troops mobilizing. Nor have I seen the hands of shipbuilders.”
"So." Niu Fu breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Bingzhou has no plans for King Qin yet."
Xu Rong quickly rejected this conclusion. He said: "When something extraordinary happens, there must be some evil intentions. If it is just because of King Qin's plan, but I have more than 100,000 warriors who are good at fighting gathered here, there is no reason not to send more troops to strengthen defense." ? Even the envoy Liu Bei would not do such a foolhardy move. It seems that as Wen He said before, Bingzhou is recruiting a large army. Once assembled, they will fight to the death with us."
Hearing this, Han Xian agreed with Xu Rong's judgment, but when he thought about having to fight to the death with Bing Ren, he couldn't help but feel a shadow in his heart. At this time, Jia Xu said calmly: "Liu Bei has always had the ambition of Kunpeng, and Chen Chong has always been determined to die in vain. When he suppressed the Moth bandits, he joined the bandits alone and surrendered. This shows that he is ordinary. Now he has a good opportunity to control the artifact." , how could he sit back and watch? This is all expected."
Having said this, the theme of this military discussion has been decided. The war will be fought with enemies from both east and west. The enemy in the west will defend and the enemy in the east will attack. Therefore, the Liang army must be deployed accordingly and send people to attack and defend accordingly.
The enemy to the east is Lu Bu of Gaoling. Gaoling is not an imperial mausoleum. It is called Gaoling because of the rare landform of high plateau where the city was built, with steep sides and a flat top. The terrain was dangerous, and Gaoling City was originally the county seat of Zuo Fengyi. The city had strong walls and thick walls, so it was by no means easy to capture.
To treat such a city, it is necessary to surround it with heavy troops, but now there is no recognized leader among the Liang people, so they can only rely on military discussions to take charge of their respective tasks. After some discussion, Li Jue led his own attack on the east, Xu Rong led his own attack on the north, Wang Fang led his own attack on the west, and Zhang Ji led his own attack on the south. They used Guo Si's troops as Chang'an reinforcements to sweep the north bank of the Wei River.
As for the enemy in the west, although Bingzhou was mobilizing troops on a large scale, it was not imminent. At Jia Xu's suggestion, the remnants of the Baibo Army were used to guard Linjin, Niu Fu's troops were guarding Lianshao, and he personally controlled Wannian and liaised in the middle to form an army. For the three obstacles to Bingzhou, even if Bingzhou suddenly crossed the river, the Liang people could respond in time, and they would never be in the dilemma of being attacked from both sides.
The plan had been decided, and it happened to be lunch time, but the generals all knew that time was tight and leaving camp one day earlier would be less dangerous. Therefore, they did not stay in camp for meals, but rode horses and led their entourages back to camp quickly. Just when Niu Fu was about to leave, Jia Xu stopped him, pulled his red horse rein and asked: "General, I heard that you intercepted two imperial envoys one after another. Is this true?"
The horse stopped too hastily. Niu Fu patted the horse's neck to comfort it for a while, and then turned to speak to Jia Xu. He was surprised and said, "It's true. I wonder if Wen He can give me any advice?"
Jia Xu smiled and said: "This is a sharp weapon in this battle. General, why don't you chop off both ends already!"
Niu Fu shook his head at first, and then said curiously: "I have no grudge against those two people, so why would I use a knife? But I don't know what Wen He and you have planned. If it comes in handy, I will send someone to bring them all this afternoon." "
Jia Xu let go of the horse's reins and said naturally: "Of course, we need to ask the court about the layout first. If used properly, it is possible that it can break the city and kill people's hearts."
Niu Fu shrugged, and finally said: "Then don't expect too much. These two are both famously tough people. I didn't ask anything!" After saying that, he handed over his hand and quickly left with a whip.
Zhong Yao and Jin Xiang came here at night. At this time, Jia Xu's troops had not yet finished setting off camp, but the night was already dark, so the Liang people held up torches. In the bright and cold moonlight, people and torches seemed to meet each other. The floating fluorescence illuminated the rugged supports of the camp on the plain, while Jia Xu washed his horse in front of his tent.
When Jia Xu first saw the two of them, their wrists were bound by iron shackles, and they were dragged to the front of the camp by several Niufu soldiers. Their hair was disheveled, and most of their upper body clothes were torn, revealing a lot of skin that was red and swollen from being whipped. However, the eyes of the two people are still very bright. Just by looking at this, you can imagine what Ushifu said about the hard bones.
The soldier handed Jia Xu the key, and then introduced him that the older and thinner one was the admonishing doctor Zhong Yao, and the taller and stronger one was the visitor Jin Xiang. Jia Xu waved his hand for them to disperse, then loosened the shackles for both of them, saluted one by one, and said slowly: "The second prince came from far away and wandered with the army. It's really hard." After that, he asked the guards to get him. Two sets of regular clothes for the two of them to change into.
Zhong Yao and Jin Xiang did not delay and changed their clothes calmly. Zhong Yao knew Jia Xu and did not need to introduce him. He also said with a smile: "General Niu is stingy. He has not had a good meal in the past few days. I wonder if Wen He is willing to part with it?" "It's not a prisoner's pretense at all. Jia Xu was quite simple. He said calmly: "It's time to eat, but I still have a few biscuits left at night. If Yuan Zhi doesn't mind, I'll bring them over."
"Better than nothing."
He took the food from Jia Xu and sat down on the ground to enjoy it. Jia Xu stood aside and waited quietly for him to finish eating. After Zhong Yao finished eating the biscuits, he asked Jia Xu: "Wen He, where can I get some?" Bed, I'm so tired and sleepy, let me rest first."
Jia Xu smiled and said, "Yuan Zhi wouldn't think that I'm here to provide you with free food and accommodation."
Zhong Yao also laughed. He touched his neck and said, "If you want my life, my head is right here. You can just come and get it yourself." Jin Xiang on the side was even more direct and said angrily: "Why do you have to be so hypocritical? If you want to kill or cut into pieces, you can just wait for me!"
Jia Xu waited for them to finish speaking, without getting angry at all, and said slowly: "Why do you two pretend to be confused? What does your life have to do with mine? I asked you two to speak, just to save the life of the court, and also You just want to save the lives of the people in Guanlong. But you two only think about your own honor and disgrace, which is too narrow-minded!"
Nowadays, the imperial court and Liang people are at odds with each other, but Jia Xu's words are to save the imperial court's life, and also to save the people of Guanlong, which is far beyond their expectations. Zhong Yao stared at Jia Xu and remained silent. Only Jin Xiang sneered: "If you have such good intentions, why are you marching here?"
Unexpectedly, Jia Xu asked back: "According to Jin Jun's intention, our more than 100,000 troops have been guarding the country's borders and suppressing rebellions for more than ten years. Now, because of Wang Yun alone, should we just wait to be captured and die?"
Jin Xiang didn't expect him to make such remarks, and he choked for a moment, and then came up with a sarcastic remark: "When did the imperial court give this order? Don't you feel ashamed of deliberately treason and treating an open belly with a compassionate heart?"
"According to what you said, it is natural for Duke Bojie (Cai Yong) to be imprisoned. Duke Yizhen (Huangfu Song) was framed and deserved to die."
Jin Xiang was stunned when he heard this, and quickly lowered his head. Even though he didn't want to admit defeat, he had to admit in his heart that Wang Yun's governance was indeed inappropriate. Seeing this, Zhong Yao interrupted their conversation and said directly to Jin Xiang: "Let me talk." Then he turned back to Jia Xu and said: "Wen He might as well speak more clearly."
Zhong Yao finally spoke, and Jia Xu's words became straightforward: "The imperial court sent envoys to Hedong twice, just hoping that Longshou would send troops to assist, but I blocked the envoys both times. Even if Longshou now mobilizes troops, I'm afraid it's too late. Our army has already captured Xijing eighty-nine times out of ten."
Zhong Yao laughed and asked, "Since it's eighty-nine out of ten, what can you talk to me about?"
Jia Xu shook his head slightly and replied: "This is not the only time in life. Taking Xijing will not be a good thing for us, but if we don't take Wang Yun, we may not live in peace. To be honest with Yuan Zhi, our army is united The troops are in a hurry, and their only goal is to save lives, and we still don’t know who is leading it. But once they enter the capital, the upper and lower forces will be divided, and then the struggle for profit will be difficult to stop. It is very likely that Xiaoqiang will be in trouble and will be uncontrollable."
Speaking of the important point, Jia Xu emphasized: "Thinking of this, I can't sleep or eat well. It's for the future of my Liang people and the safety of the imperial court, so I came up with a plan."
This is indeed something Zhong Yao has never thought about. After Dong Zhuo's death, the Liang people still have no master. Once they get a chance to breathe, they will easily attack each other due to the struggle for power. He immediately believed it. Jia Xu's far-sighted vision also made him admire him, and he blurted out, "What's Wen He's plan?"
"I want to negotiate peace with the imperial court. As long as Wang Yun can be dismissed and innocent officials like us can be pardoned and restored to their posts, I am willing to swear by Luoshui to submit to the imperial court!"
Seeing Zhong Yao and Jin Xiang's obviously shaken expressions, Jia Xu finally asked, "I wonder if you two would be my envoys?"
The two looked at each other, both lost in thought.
