Jiangzhou, Xunyang Governor's Mansion.
Huan Yi frowned solemnly and said: "It is very difficult to capture Shangyong Fort. Is Zong Wen overconfident?"
Huan Yi remembered that the official document sent from Jiankang mentioned that when General Xu Xiao came out of Beijing, he only had a few hundred personal guards around him. He used these soldiers to attack the city, which was high and deep and well-defended. The superiority of mediocrity, even if a god spreads beans and turns into an army, it may not be easy to do so!
"Your Majesty, my lord insists on using his troops not in large numbers but in finesse. Therefore, my lord has always been good at using few to defeat many, and using few to defeat many."
After Guo Shang was welcomed into the Governor's Mansion, he was immediately surrounded by Huan Yi and Xiao Yuanzhi and asked about the Shangyong War.
"Although Murong Chong's Yan soldiers were large in number, Shangyong's terrain was strange. No matter how many soldiers arrived in the mountain valley, it would be useless in the valley. The widest part of the mountains outside Shangyong City could only accommodate three or four cavalry in parallel, and the narrow places It’s not easy for two people to work together!”
In Guo Shang's eyes, Murong Chong's 40,000 men might be able to exert great combat power if they were in a plain with an open terrain with an excellent view. Once they entered the mountains, they would be able to attack the enemy with their own shortcomings. The length!
Xiao Yuanzhi sat opposite Guo Shang, and he believed deeply, "What Guo Jijiu said is true, and Murong Chong repeatedly defeated the Qin army. As the saying goes, arrogant soldiers will be defeated! It was Murong Chong who had been victorious for a long time, so he ignored the above The terrain is mediocre, and the general uses his troops like a god, so An Qin’s army should be able to defeat Yan’s army without too many variables.”
"That's right! I didn't expect Chief Secretary Xiao to be quite knowledgeable in military matters, which surprised Chang!" Guo Chang looked at Xiao Yuanzhi, a man he had met once in Jiankang.
At that time, Xu Zongwen took Zhang Songzhi under his command, and all the generals of the Forbidden Army had gathered with Xu Zongwen at Daming Tower. Xiao Yuanzhi and Zhao Lunzhi, as Liu Yu's uncles, were also present.
Xiao Yuanzhi waved his hand and said with a smile: "Xiao doesn't dare to do anything in front of Guo Jijiu! Although Guo Jijiu has not been part of the general shogunate for a long time, he also followed the general to put down Sun En's rebellion, and planned from it to defeat the bandit army. , What a great contribution!"
Guo Shang chuckled and said: "A small amount of merit should not be praised highly by Master Xiao. It is not worth mentioning. It is not worth mentioning."
At this time, Huan Yi also started to cheer: "Zi Jin must not be too modest. Zong Wen once told me that Guo Zijin is endowed with the appearance of a heavenly man, supports the talents of kings and assistants, and is the hero of thousands of people. He has the wisdom of being arbitrary. , stand out from the crowd, stand out from the crowd, and have a bright mind..."
"I heard that Zijin is a descendant of Guo Fengxiao, the military advisor of the Wei State. He really has the legacy of his ancestors and is worthy of respect!"
Guo Chang's stomach almost ached when he laughed. The Lord's good mouth could not say such polite words of praise, but he could not expose Huan Yi's lies directly. What's more, people also praised him with good intentions, so he could only Bear it hard!
"Your praise is too much, too much!" Guo Shang suppressed a smile and bowed to Huan Yi again and again.
"Report! Shangyong's messenger has arrived!" The guard outside the governor's house clasped his hands and asked to see him outside the study.
Guo Shang narrowed his eyes. As expected, this time it must be a good news for the lord!
"Please come quickly!" Huan Yi was seated and raised his hand to invite people into the house.
Not long after, the military report of Xu Zongwen's defeat of Murong Chong in Shangyong was circulated in the hands of Huan, Guo and Xiao.
Putting aside the military situation, Huan Yi said with relief: "Zong Wen is really a genius. This good news comes at the right time."
"Aren't you still worried that the unauthorized requisition of grain and grass will attract criticism from people with ill-intentioned intentions? Now with the good news from the lord, all this will be solved!" Guo Shang has already reported that Huan Yi mobilized grain and grass to support Luoyang. I heard what Xiao Yuanzhi said.
Huan Yi nodded, he also understood that once this good news reaches Beijing, with Xu Zongwen's prestige, no one will dare to say anything about Jiangzhou's grain and grass coming to Luo.
"My lord's seals are all with me. I will draft a transfer order in the name of General Zhengbei. In this way, these 100,000 stones of food and grass will not be made by the emperor without permission, but will be transferred under the order of the general."
"Although my lord does not have the power to govern Jiangzhou, the imperial court originally ordered the levy of grain and wages to go northward. According to the current situation of the imperial court, it will not be able to raise so much grain and grass to support the Northern Expedition. Now that Jiangzhou has relieved the siege for the imperial court, Wang Lingjun said to the envoy It’s not too late to be grateful!”
Having said this, Guo Shang took out the seal of the General of the Conquest of Peking University from his large robe, and at the same time untied the roll of bamboo slips from his waist.
Xiao Yuanzhi exclaimed: "The general handed all his seals to Guo Jijiu. This is a great trust!"
Hearing this, Guo Zijin and Huan Yi looked at each other and smiled.
Luoyang, Mangshan Camp.
Mangshan Camp is located at the southern foot of Mangshan Mountain. It was built in the vast area east of Guangmo Gate and north of Jianchun Gate in Luoyang City. Normally, only Shen Yu's Tianji Camp, Gongnu Camp and Jiangzuo Camp are stationed. Today, Xiaoqi The generals of all the military camps were ordered to gather here. For a while, the people and horses inside and outside the military camp were silent. They were not allowed to move without orders. The whole army was in solemn silence!
Among the Qiaoqi army, there are seven battalions in total, including the Wolf Guard Camp, the Zhuque Camp, the General Camp, the Tianji Camp, the Tianshu Camp, the Zhao Zhao Camp, and the Gongnu Camp. Five of them have a full strength of 5,000, for a total of 25,000 people. There will be two camps of 2,000 men each, making a total of 4,000 men.
In addition, there are nearly 20,000 Qiaoqi Army auxiliary troops around Luoyang. Xu Zongwen specially ordered that the newly appointed Yangwei General Xi Hui and the other Sima Shenchong be commanded to guard Luoyang.
"My subordinates have met the general!"
Before Pei Qing could sit down, Shen Yu and other generals raised their hands in unison.
Pei Qing nodded slightly and motioned for the general to take a seat.
"Pei called you all together this time because the imperial court issued an edict for the Northern Expedition. By order of the lord general, the target of our cavalry army's battle this time is Chang'an!" Pei Qing nodded and set the tone for the meeting.
"Okay, okay!"
"We have been looking forward to this day for a long time!"
"Finally, there's a battle, and I'm almost sick!"
"Great, we can finally kill Hu Lu!"
…
After Pei Qing finished speaking, the generals below immediately began to whisper among themselves and became a mess.
"Ahem!" Shen Yu coughed deliberately, and increased his voice to remind the generals: "Okay, Mr. Auxiliary Machine is still here, what are you doing? Look at you, you are making a noise, you are going to Did you overturn the military tent?"
"Third brother, how dare we? The master is not here, and Mr. Auxiliary Machinery is the biggest official in Luoyang. We brothers are too late to curry favor! How dare we undermine Mr. Tian Luo?" Zhang Gui followed Tian Luo and was stationed in Heyin. After receiving the order, he had arrived in Luoyang the day before yesterday.
"Hahaha..." The generals laughed in the tent.
Tian Luo said: "Brother Zhuge has become the governor of the new city this time. Although he has been promoted, he is still too far away from us!"
Zhuge Kan was far away in Jingzhou and was reorganizing his military equipment. It was very likely that he had sent troops to attack Wuguan. Among the generals of the Xiaoqi Army, he was the only one who did not arrive.
Pei Qing said helplessly: "Don't be pretentious. In the future, you will both become a general who leads the army, and maybe you will become a frontier official like Shijun. By then, you will be in different parts of the world, and you may not even meet once a year!"
"Oh, look at you, how can you, a bunch of big men, be so sad for spring and autumn?"
The military tent was opened, and a captain in black armor strode in with his head lowered.
The generals pricked up their ears, this voice was so familiar!
"Lord!" The captain took off his helmet and revealed his true face. All the generals were full of excitement!
"Greetings to the Lord——" The generals were about to salute, but Xu Zongwen immediately pressed his hands to signal to be silent.
Xu Zongwen walked to the empty seat at the end and asked everyone to sit down: "I have gone through many twists and turns in coming to Luoyang this time, and I can't let it out yet. Just pretend to be deaf and dumb for a while, and just think that I am a school captain."
"How can that be done? Brother, you are also a dignified general after all. How can you be wronged like this? Is someone trying to harm you?" Zheng Lue stood up and stood up for Xu Zongwen.
"It doesn't matter!" Xu Zongwen said loudly: "Don't worry too much, I just want to keep a low profile and let the enemy lower their guard. If Murong Chui knows that I have returned to Luoyang, he will definitely focus on us, that is, I won’t go to Bingzhou with peace of mind, and I will fight with Fu Xi, Fu Pi, and Zhang Huo.”
"I never thought that one day my name, Xu Xiao, could scare the enemy."
"Hahaha..." Xu Zongwen's words immediately amused the generals.
In the tent, a general under Pei Qing had a handsome face and a well-mannered manner. He saluted where Xu Zongwen was and said, "My subordinate Xi Hui has met the general."
"It turns out that you are Xi Daoyin, the grandson of Taiwei Xi and the son of General Beizhong Lang. That's so polite!" Xu Zongwen stood up and returned the courtesy.
"I don't dare to be so generous as a general!" Xi Hui knew that Xu Zongwen's confidants were in this tent, so naturally he didn't dare to show off.
"Okay!" Xu Zongwen nodded and continued to everyone: "Brothers, the time has come for us to make contributions! Are you all ready?"
"Drive out the Tartars and restore China!" All the generals said in unison, their voice was like a bell, and their momentum was unparalleled.
Xu Zongwen smiled confidently: "Okay! Next, I will ask Mr. Auxiliary Machine to arrange the task."
"No!" Pei Qing, who was sitting in the main seat, cupped her hands towards Xu Zongwen, who was at the bottom of the table, and then shouted outside the tent: "Get the map of Yongzhou!"
