In July of the 10th year of Taiyuan, the weather was very dry, cloudless, and sunny for several days. Xu Zongwen ordered Feng Yi, the captain of the left camp, to be the main general, with Xu Song, the captain of the right camp, Lu Cunxu, the captain of the forward camp, and Feng Zhiyuan, the captain of the back camp. He was appointed deputy and led five thousand Anqin troops upstream on the Mianshui Ancient Road by boat to attack Hanzhong.
"Starting from Shangyong, Xicheng, Ankang, Chenggu, and all the way to Nanzheng, we have to go upstream on the Mian River for more than 700 miles. The journey is so long that we have to camp step by step and capture the cities one by one, following the example of the great Sima Huanwen who attacked Chengdu General Nan Zheng captured."
"Otherwise, the retreat will be blocked, and the army will be in a dilemma. I'm afraid the waterway will be blocked!"
Xu Zongwen pointed at the sand table, and all the staff stared at the scaled-down map of Jing and Liang states. No one had ever seen such an artifact as a sand table!
Xi Jian, Zhuge Kan and Xu Zongwen, the chief strategists, were discussing in a low voice while holding a copy of the military report.
In the reporter's office, Zhao Lunzhi was sitting at the bottom, copying copy, very busy.
"No, the governor of Liangzhou is General Zuo Chong. Although this person is not well-versed in military affairs, he is a political person who never exploits the people and has won the hearts of the people. If we march by land, we will definitely be discovered. The waterway is still hidden."
"The Mianshui waterway is a single channel, winding up and across the southern foot of the Qinling Mountains. It can't be said to be very secretive. And it goes upstream. If it is exposed, the army will be in danger!"
"In my opinion, the army still set out from Mianshui, but after arriving in Ankang, it marched from the land, quietly marched westward, captured Chenggu in one fell swoop, and then fought a decisive battle with the enemy in Nanzheng!"
The rest of the people, Huan Su, the lieutenant in charge, had already started playing with the soil and vegetation on the sand table, and Yang Tan, the chief bookkeeper, and Xu Zezhi, the meritorious officer who had arrived late, were also rehearsing the formations of the two armies around the sand table.
"Report! The army has set off." The sentry rider returned to Shangyong carrying a white tiger flag and reported the military situation to Xu Zongwen.
Xu Zongwen rubbed his hands, and everyone stopped talking. He waved his hand. Upon seeing this, the sentry rider handed over the white tiger flag and immediately left the meeting hall.
"Okay, you don't need to argue anymore. Now that the army has set off, it's up to Feng Yi and the others how to march. They have their tasks, and we have ours to do."
"promise!"
After Xu Zongwen finished speaking, he saw all his staff bowing and leaving, so he went to the back hall to change clothes.
After a while, a big man wearing a short brown shirt, a gray tie, a bamboo hat to protect the sun, and holding an eight-foot-five-inch thick locust stick strode out of the room.
Afterwards, a muscular man in rags, with a dark face and a seven-foot-two-inch dog-beating stick in his hand followed step by step.
"Lord?" Zhang San recognized the eight-foot tall man who came out in front of him as his younger brother Zhang Si. The "beggar" behind him looked exactly like Xu Zongwen. Of the two people who had just entered, who else could it be besides Xu Zongwen?
However, the lord's attire is so fresh and refined that it is not an exaggeration to say that he is a refugee from the north!
"Brother, what is this?" Zhuge Kan, who had just entered the meeting hall, happened to face Xu Zongwen who raised his head to adjust his clothes. His jaw almost dropped in shock!
Xu Zongwen couldn't help but smile knowingly when he saw the subtle changes in everyone's demeanor.
Luoyang, I can’t go to Luoyang for the time being.
Hanzhong, I want to go but I can’t.
After much thought, Xu Zongwen could only go to Nanyang to stay.
However, An Qin's army and hundreds of wolf guards were all transferred by Xu Zongwen to Xu Wen to follow Feng Yi to attack Hanzhong. Xu Zongwen only had a handful of personal guards left, so he could only go to Nanyang incognito.
"Brother, I have left 500 troops of the Suzaku Camp in Nanyang. The man stationed in Nanyang is a captain of mine named Qin Songnian. After arriving in Nanyang, the lord only needs to go to the Prefect's Mansion to identify himself to Qin Songnian." Zhuge Kan personally sent Xu Zongwen outside Shangyong City and explained the details of Nanyang in detail.
Xu Zongwen looked around, and when he saw pedestrians coming and going, he immediately bowed deeply and said, "Thank you, General, for giving me a bite to eat. I am very grateful!"
As he spoke, Xu Zongwen took out a piece of thick biscuit from somewhere and stuffed it into his mouth.
Zhuge Kan was very embarrassed, but he knew that he could not expose Xu Zongwen's identity, so he could only straighten his waist, waved his hands a few times in a mighty manner, and said with some disgust: "Let's go, let's go!"
When others passed by, Xu Zongwen's figure had disappeared.
"Send another fifty people, put on refugee clothes, and follow the lord quietly. We must ensure the safety of the lord. Then give my order to Qin Songnian, so that he does not miss important events!"
Zhuge Kan repeatedly told his guards to arrange everything before he left Shangyong with his troops and rushed to the new city to reorganize and prepare to raise troops to send troops together with Zheng Lue and Tian Luo.
Yanzhou, Linqiu City.
After receiving the secret edict from the imperial court to send troops to attack Yan, Zhu Xu, the general of the town army and the governor of Qing and Yanzhou, immediately asked Xu Yuanxi, the governor of Qingzhou, to come to Linqiu to discuss the military situation.
In the Yanzhou Governor's Mansion, led by General Zhu Xu, Qingzhou Governor Xu Yuanxi, and Linqiu Prefect Zhu Chen, all the Xiangyang military generals gathered here.
"Commander, please let your subordinates be the vanguard. I am willing to issue a military order to capture Yangping County within three days!"
"Commander, please let me serve as the vanguard. I am also willing to issue a military order. It only takes two days for me to capture Dunqiu!"
"Captain, my subordinates are also willing to be the vanguard. We will never retreat until we capture Yecheng!"
"Captain——"
"Captain..."
Everyone already knows what the imperial edict is. The current imperial court is controlled by Xu Zongwen. Xu Zongwen was born in Beifu and started his career from the Northern Expedition. He is keen on conquests and has won many battles. He has been promoted to the rank of He was the general who conquered the north and was granted the title of Duke of Linhe. Such achievements and achievements were unparalleled in the entire Jin Dynasty!
In order to become the second Xu Zongwen, all the generals were very enthusiastic about the Northern Expedition, and they all competed to be the vanguard!
These things were naturally unexpected by Xu Zongwen, who was far away from Shangyong. He never thought that one day he would be able to make the Jin Dynasty military generals have more persistence and more expectations for the Northern Expedition through himself.
Zhu Xu patted the wooden case and shouted to the generals: "Okay! In this battle, our army is divided into three groups, one is to attack Dunqiu, the other is to attack Yangping, and the other is to go out of Xingyang to attack Jijun under the command of Liu Zhenglu, the veteran general of Beifu. , three armies surrounded Yecheng, we must capture Yecheng in this battle and stab Murong Chui severely!"
The former General Jianwu and the Grand Administrator of Xingyang had been promoted to the third rank of General Zhenglu before the Northern Expedition because of Xie Xuan's recommendation. Xu Zongwen also knew about this. After all, Liu Yu was also a General Jianwu. The military could not have two sister titles at the same time. Consistent General.
"Promise!" The generals and commanders were beaming with joy, and soon the two vanguard officers were decided. There was no doubt that one of the places was Zhu Chen, and the remaining one was Zhu Xu's lieutenant Qin Ying.
As for Xu Yuanxi, the governor of Qingzhou, he had not received the imperial order to send troops. He only received a private letter from Xu Zongwen asking him to raise food and grass to support Zhu Xu's Xiangyang troops in the Northern Expedition.
When the armies of Linqiu and Shangyong were in full swing attacking the two countries of Yan and Qin, General Zhengbei Biejia and Pingxi General Pei Qing, who had replaced Xu Zongwen in Luoyang, were also mobilizing the generals of the Xiaoqi Army, ready to send troops from Luoyang to attack Qin Hulao head-on. close……
