Puzhou is located in the "L" shaped belt of the Yellow River Basin. It reaches the north bank of the Yellow River in the south and faces Yuzhou (Luoyang) across the river; it reaches the east of the Yellow River in the west and faces Tongzhou in Guanzhong across the river. As a strategic passage to the south, Pujin Pass in Tongzhou on the other side is a dangerous pass connecting the Qin and Jin Dynasties. In order to gain access to the Hedong area during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the Qin State built the Pujin Bridge on the Yellow River outside Pujin Pass. If the Kanto side further The Pujin Pass in Tongzhou was captured, and the gate in the pass was opened.
In view of the importance of Puzhou, Yang Jian moved it from the jurisdiction of Bingzhou to Yuzhou, making this area form a triangular relationship of Bingzhou, Guanzhong and Yuzhou. No matter which party attacks the second party, the third party can attack the third party. Immediate assistance, so whether to capture Puzhou is a key step for Yang Liang to capture Guanzhong.
Pei Wen'an's strategic plan for Yang Liang was to take advantage of the instability in the court and the lack of time for the army to assemble, and use the elite divisions to seize Puzhou and Pujin Pass with lightning speed. The army would rush straight into the pass and behead Yang Guanglai.
Yang Liang not only adopted Pei Wen'an's strategy, but also appointed Zhu Guo Pei Wen'an as the commander-in-chief and General Ruru Tianbao as the deputy commander-in-chief. He led 50,000 elite troops to Guanzhong. At the same time, he ordered He Shangui and Wang Dan to be the left and right vanguards. Each led 5,000 cavalry to capture Puzhou and Pujin Pass.
Yang Guang also knew the importance of Puzhou and Pujin Pass to Guanzhong. After he came to the throne, he sent General Youwuwei and Pingcheng County Gongqiuhe as the governor of Puzhou, leading 5,000 elite troops to guard Puzhou. However, Qiu He was careless and was caught off guard by Han soldiers wearing women's clothes. Puzhou City, known as the sixth most powerful city in the world, was attacked by He Shangui. Later, Wang Dan led five thousand fine cavalry into the city. At that time, Puzhou City was completely occupied. Qiu He couldn't do anything, so he retreated to Pujin Pass in Tongzhou alone. On the one hand, he led a thousand defenders to defend the pass, and on the other hand, he asked for emergency help from the capital.
Guanzhong is in danger!
"Well done!" At the evening of the tenth day, Yang Liang, who was in the General Manager's Mansion, received the good news from He Dangui and Wang Dan. He couldn't contain the joy in his heart and burst into laughter with excitement.
"Your Majesty, I would like to ask Mr. Wang to see me about joining the army." At this time, a guard reported outside the study door.
Yang Liang was looking for someone to share his joy. When he heard that the mastermind wanted to meet, he immediately laughed and said, "Haha, please!"
"I'm sorry to see you, Your Majesty!" In less than a moment, Wang Kui walked into the study and bowed deeply to Yang Liang.
"Sir, you came just in time. I have some good news to share with you." Yang Liang said to Wang Kun with a spring breeze and radiant face: "Guess what? Qiu He, whom Yang Guang relied on as an iron wall, turned out to be a waste, which made our army We easily captured Puzhou, haha, we will enter Guanzhong soon."
Wang Kun sighed and said worriedly: "That's why I came here to resign."
In the grand plan of Wang Yi, Xiao Mohe and Chen Shuda to restore the country, the situation of the two heroes in the north coexisting is an indispensable key link. Only when the two heroes in the north are in constant dispute can they hold up the banner of reviving Chen in the south. Only then can we have some breathing time to form a political power and train elite troops. Otherwise, they will end up dead and defeated like Wang Wenjin, Gao Zhizhi, Shen Xuanyi, Li Xi, Cai Daoren, Shen Xiaoche, Wang Guoqing and others who were in the 10th year of the founding of the emperor.
If Yang Liang seizes the capital and kills Yang Guang, it will only replace an emperor within the royal family. It will not provide them with the confrontation between the two heroes needed to restore the country. Therefore, when Wang Hao heard that the forward army had captured Puzhou, After hearing the news, he rushed here anxiously, preparing to prevent Yang Liang from suspending his plan to capture Guanzhong.
After Yang Liang heard Wang Kun's words, his smile suddenly froze on his face. He was stunned for a long time and asked in confusion: "Pei Wen'an entered Guanzhong very quickly. We are only one step away from success. Why, sir?" Are you going to resign instead?"
Wang Yan said in a deep voice: "I can't bear to see the king's hegemony destroyed overnight, so I decided to resign and return home."
Yang Liang understood that Wang Kun was here to admonish him, so he said helplessly: "Sir, if you have something to say, please tell me directly. Do you want to cancel the plan to enter Guanzhong again?"
As early as the beginning of the army, Wang Yi and Xiao Mohe advocated fighting on two fronts, with one attacking Guanzhong and the other attacking Hebei. However, Pei Wen'an believed that his elite divisions were few and far between, and fighting on both sides would disperse the combat power, so he proposed Concentrating on the plan to attack Guanzhong, the two sides had many disputes over the two strategies, and Yang Liang finally adopted Pei Wen'an's strategy. So when Yang Liang heard what Wang Kun said, he knew that he had come to persuade him to stop his plan to enter Guanzhong.
Now that the situation was very good, Yang Liang naturally didn't want to listen to Wang Kun's words of advice, but when he heard what he said, "The hegemony will be destroyed overnight," he couldn't help but pay attention to it.
"Exactly!" Wang Yan nodded: "Pei Wen'an is a gambler, and he has bet the king's ambition and hegemony on the gambling table. Although some progress has been made so far, it is only a flash in the pan and will not last long. There are currently three people in this humble position. Ask, if the king thinks he can handle it, he will not say anything."
In order to prevent Yang Liang from advancing westward, Wang Yi and Xiao Mohe have been racking their brains to find reasons these days, but any explanation is useless, so they have to ask for help from Chen Shuda who is far away in Jiangzhou. He has to ask three questions, it is Chen Shuda. Give him the prescription.
"What are the three questions? Just tell me!" Yang Liang sat down and motioned to Wang Hao to continue.
Wang Yan knew that success or failure depended on this move. He took a deep breath secretly, tried to calm down his racing heart, and said in a calm tone: "There are 120 thousand elite soldiers of the 12th Guards in Guanzhong, and 120,000 elite soldiers guarding the capital. There are 50,000 forbidden troops, and the total number of state soldiers is about 40,000, for a total of 200,000 troops. The commander is Yang Su, who has experienced hundreds of battles and won every battle, and the generals are Zhao Zhongqing, Yu Wenshu, Shi Wansui, and Shi Xiang , Tu Wanxu, Duan Wenzhen and others, as well as Gao Jun, Pei Ju, Yang Xiong, Yang Da, Wei Chong, etc... But our elite division only has 50,000, and the main generals are only Pei Wen'an, Ruru Tianbao, He Dangui , Wang Dan and other people who are talking about war on paper, do you think they can defeat the imperial court with many soldiers and generals?"
"Even if Pei Wen'an defeats Yang Su and others with less and more, then the next step is to surround Daxing. The capital city is high and deep, with many soldiers, food, and population. Without internal response, there are no three options. If one hundred thousand cannot be taken, the king will definitely lead all the troops to siege and attack the city. At this time, if Li Jing of Daizhou, Yang Yichen of Shuozhou, Yang Ji of Youzhou, Sun Sheng of Jizhou, and Yang Lun of Yanzhou come to invade, Bingzhou, which is empty of troops, can resist it ?"
Seeing that Yang Liang's expression changed drastically, Wang Kun breathed a sigh of relief and continued to ask the third question: "Once Bingzhou is lost, these armies will definitely seize Puzhou, enter the pass from Pujin Pass, and then trap the king. Under Daxing City. Even if they can't enter Guanzhong, if Liangzhou's hundreds of thousands of elites and the general manager of Yizhou, Dugu Kai, come to help. Your Majesty feels that our army, with no reinforcements from outside and no food and grass inside, can break through Daxing before these two armies arrive. City?"
Three sharp questions left Yang Liang speechless. Now let alone the second and third questions, it was the first question. After Wang Kun used more than 200,000 elite soldiers and countless generals on paper to illustrate , also made him have no confidence in Pei Wen'an, and after the subsequent exaggeration, it gave him a very strong sense of crisis, and this sense of crisis made him use the charm of blitzkrieg to control hundreds of thousands of troops. The fact that they were not all in one place was completely forgotten.
He frowned and thought hard for a long time, and couldn't help but ask: "In your opinion, sir, what should we do now?"
Wang Yan knew that something big had happened, so he suppressed the excitement in his heart and said quickly: "Since ancient times, those who have become hegemons must first stabilize the foundation and then develop. This is the case for the late emperor, Gao Huan, Yu Wentai, Xiao Yan, and Chen Ba. And the king is in charge of both. The fifty-two states of the Sui Dynasty, but this time there were only a few states that could be merged during the uprising. Therefore, in view of his humble position, the king’s top priority is to completely take over the fifty-two states under his rule as his own based on the idea of merging states. Rush for success.”
Yang Liang asked: "What if Yang Guang attacks me?"
Wang Kun mustered his words and said: "Bingzhou is surrounded by rivers and mountains inside and outside, and there are four dangers. Now that we have occupied Puzhou, which is crucial, it can be said that we can advance and attack, retreat and defend; and Yang Guang first ascended to Dabao , the emperor's throne is unstable. If the confrontation lasts for several months, the Guanlong nobles who oppose him will definitely create internal turmoil. During this period of internal turmoil, they are the king's most precious asset. When Yang Guang calms down the internal troubles, Your Majesty has at least conquered fifty-two states, by then, are you still afraid of him?"
Yang Liang nodded. He was completely convinced by Wang Kun: "In your opinion, sir, how can I consolidate Bingzhou?"
Wang Jun said: "Use the force of thunder to attack Daizhou, which has a small number of generals, and then attack Shuozhou. As long as a small number of troops are used to guard Feihuxing and Junduxing, the Youzhou army can be kept out of Bingzhou. In this way, , Your Majesty will be able to dispatch heavy troops to march eastward to Jizhou and Yanzhou, which are undefendable."
"Just as Mr. said." Yang Liang had already made up his mind after hearing this. He urgently ordered He Dangui to demolish the Pujin Bridge and defend Puzhou. He recalled Pei Wen'an and appointed Wang Dan as the governor of Puzhou, Pei Wen'an as the governor of Jinzhou, Liang Bodhisattva as the governor of Luzhou, Wei Daozheng as the governor of Hanzhou, and Zhang Boying. As the governor of Zezhou... he sent Zhuguo Qiao Zhongkui to lead 30,000 elite troops to attack Daizhou.
This also means that under the good situation, Yang Liang followed Wang Kun's advice, gave up the plan to attack Guanzhong, and changed the active attack in the west to passive defense.
When the military information reached Pei Wen'an, the former army he led was already less than a hundred miles away from Pujing Pass. He originally wanted to "defeat the general's orders", but when he continued to go south, he heard that He Dangui has already destroyed the Yellow River Bridge.
Pei Wen'an was so angry that he vomited blood and fell off his horse. Yang Liang was inferior to the imperial court in everything. His only chance of winning was to concentrate his forces to conquer Guanzhong and kill Yang Guang. However, he gave up when everything went smoothly. What else could this mean if he wasn't seeking death?
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In the imperial study room of Daxing Palace, Yang Guang stood in front of the map and thought about strategies to counter the rebellion. His ever-increasing career as an emperor made him lose weight in a short period of time. He knew that after the war, the place that had been turned into a battlefield would become a ruin with ruined people's livelihood. Therefore, before the war, he tried to force Yang Liang to surrender, but unfortunately, Yang Liang rebelled. However, everything has advantages and disadvantages. Yang Liang's rebellion actually gave him an excuse to move the capital to Luoyang - that is, the land was unstable and the capital far away in Guanzhong was out of reach.
But no matter what, putting down Yang Liang's rebellion is a top priority.
At this moment, a chamberlain presented the latest military information.
"Is there any mistake?" When Yang Guang saw the news that Yang Liang's army destroyed the bridge and retreated, he was stunned. Then he couldn't believe it and suspected that it was false news. However, when he repeatedly confirmed that the news was true, , then sighed: "Aye said that Yi Qian was stupid when he was alive. I didn't believe it at the time, but now it seems that Aye understands him."
"Sage, the only advantage of the King of Han is to take him by surprise and attack him unprepared. Once he retreats, the battle will become easier and easier to fight." After hearing the news, Yang Su couldn't laugh or cry.
Yang Guang nodded and began to re-examine the war in his heart.
Before that, he was worried that Yang Liang's rebellion would cause huge political turmoil across the country and trigger more rebellions, so he planned to use his illustrious military power to establish his authority and deter all kinds of monsters and monsters, so he mobilized troops from Guanzhong, northern Yongzhou, and Hanzhong. There were more than 200,000 troops coming, but Yang Su was going to go out tomorrow, and Yang Liang, who was so aggressive, suddenly retreated. Why is there such a need for such a large army?
However, as an emperor, his thoughts and ideas were different from those of his ministers. His thoughts and vision had long been no longer on this war. He was considering the impact of this war on the monarch's authority, domestic and foreign affairs, and even thought about By mobilizing more troops, we can tell the forces with different ideas that I, Yang Guang, have the final say in this world, so you can just wait and see for me.
Only by reaching this step will his throne be stable and some plans can be carried out unimpeded.
Yang Guang slowly said to Yang Su: "I want to mobilize more troops to extinguish the rebellion with the power of thunder. What do you think?"
"Sage, the soldiers must be elite rather than numerous. The king of Han raised his troops to rebel, which was unpopular. Without the popular support, there would be no military morale. With the current situation, the veteran only needs 50,000 elite soldiers to put down the rebellion." Yang Su sighed secretly in his heart. , Yang Guang's style was completely different from that of the late emperor. The late emperor was frugal by nature, and he would do things sparingly when he could, but Yang Guang was the complete opposite, and he liked to be generous in everything he did. If more troops are mobilized in addition to the 200,000 troops, how much manpower and material resources will be needed?
Yang Su felt that Yang Guang knew about it, just because Yang Guang was the commander-in-chief of Pingchen at that time, and he allocated the supplies of each army. How could he not know the cost of fighting? This can only show that Yang Guang is a little overjoyed in his work.
"Fifty thousand elite soldiers?" Yang Su not only did not want to increase his troops, but instead reduced them to this level. This was completely different from Yang Guang's idea.
"Exactly!" Yang Su quickly said in order to dispel Yang Guang's idea of adding more troops: "Now it is a must-win situation. Fifty thousand elite infantry and cavalry are enough for the old ministers to put down the rebellion in one go!"
Yang Guang knew that Yang Su was bold in using troops but never underestimated the enemy. Before each war, he could accurately calculate the time of the war to the number of days based on the national strength, national conditions and military conditions of the enemy and ourselves. Since he said so, then 50,000 soldiers will definitely be able to successfully complete the counter-insurgency mission. Even these 50,000 soldiers are numbers that Yang Su calculated in excess for the sake of caution.
Out of his trust in Yang Su, and thinking that he could establish his majestic power by defeating a large number with a small number, Yang Guang gave up the idea of increasing his troops and said with a smile: "You servant shot, then I really only give you 50,000 elite soldiers." Already?"
Yang Su cupped his hands and said: "My 50,000 elite soldiers, plus the strength of various partial divisions, are actually quite a lot. I believe that everyone can cooperate well. The saint can just wait for the good news in the capital."
Yang Guang nodded and said: "Before Youpushe arrived, I received news from Youzhou that King Wei and Li Zixiong had arrested Dou Kang and forced him to hand over all military power in Youzhou. I have ordered They led 30,000 Youzhou troops and marched straight from Jingxing to Jinyang, serving as Youpushe to contain the rebels of the King of Han."
Yang Su was even more happy when he heard this. Yang Ji was an indispensable and important link. Now that they had taken action, it was time for him to leave. He stood up and saluted and said: "Sage, I am worried that the king of Han will concentrate his troops against King Wei. If the saint does not If there are no other instructions, I will prepare for the dispatch of troops."
"The military situation is raging and there is no need to delay. You Pu She can only make arrangements on his own."
