Huang Qiong's serious words were actually told directly to He Yuanfeng instead of persuading him. The imperial court is very poor now, so this counter-insurgency must not only be quick and decisive, but also completely and completely annihilate the rebels, leaving absolutely no dead ends or hidden dangers. Therefore, as an ambassador, I support Du She in this matter. Huaiyuan Prefecture must send troops to blockade the banks of the Yellow River.
I didn't make a decision directly before because you are my deputy and their chief general. I will protect your face in front of your subordinates. Because what is needed to counter the rebellion this time is unity from top to bottom, and what is even more important is peace between generals and generals. If there is a dispute among the officers and soldiers, they may be exhausted and in vain. What I am talking to you about now are my decisions and thoughts. So, you as the deputy have to execute.
At this point, Huang Qiong looked at He Yuanfeng's face and sighed softly: "I have told you what should be said and what should not be said. No matter how much, I don't want to say anything more. You have to remember that you are the deputy commander of this counter-rebellion, the actual commander, not a vanguard officer. So when you make a decision, you must be meticulous and meticulous, and you must not be careless."
"The more rigorous the plan is, the more unexpected situations are taken into account. The court and the soldiers under your command will pay a smaller price on the battlefield in the future, and the progress in counterinsurgency will be faster. There are some things you General, you must not only consider what you want to do, but also not only consider what you should do. You must also consider your opponent's perspective. When considering your opponent, what are you thinking about at this time?
"Or simply put, when he faces changes in the situation, what will he do to be more beneficial to himself? In this way, you will look at the problem differently. Only then will you consider more comprehensively when making decisions. Ben After talking to Wang Jiner about this, he is really a little tired. I will not participate in the following matters. You can just make arrangements yourself. All I want is a result."
After the words fell, Huang Qiong ignored what He Yuanfeng was thinking at the moment. He left the living room directly and returned to his bedroom. After returning to the bedroom, Huang Qiong stood up a little irritably and paced back and forth in the bedroom, remembering what he had just said to He Yuanfeng. When I chose He Yuanfeng, it seemed that I had misjudged the person. This person is not suitable to be a general.
He has a somewhat intolerant personality and lacks the magnanimity that a person in a superior position should have. The most important thing is that my eyelids are still a little narrow and my vision is really short-sighted. At the critical moment, some people can't understand the importance. There are some shortcomings in the overall view. Not to mention not as good as Du She, but even worse than Feng Zhoushan. Maybe he is just a forward material, but as the main player, it seems that he is really not suitable.
It's just that the matter has come to this, and now it's too late to make a substitution. Changing generals before the battle is really a taboo for military strategists. Even if Huang Qiong didn't know much about the art of war, he knew this clearly. Now that I think about it, I should have made a prompt decision to transfer to Mingyuan when I decided to take the job. With Yu Mingyuan's ability, he would never let himself take such painstaking efforts, let alone give himself such a headache.
Putting hope on the enemy has never been Huang Qiong's style. With Huang Qiong's personality, he would naturally not beg his opponent to make consecutive mistakes to give him a fighting chance. But the ability of this commander really made Huang Qiong a little worried. Just when Huang Qiong was feeling a little irritable, she suddenly saw Du She, who should have ended the meeting earlier, and Feng Zhoushan with a gloomy look on his face, about to leave.
Seeing the two of them, Huang Qiong quickly asked the guards around him to invite them over. After the two arrived at his place, Huang Qiong turned the rosary in his hand. The anxiety in his heart did not show at all, but looked at the two of them calmly: "This time to invade Ningxia Mansion, what should you two do? , Deputy Ambassador He should have continued his arrangements. Tell me, how did he arrange it?"
After hearing Huang Qiong's inquiry, Du She stood up and said: "If you return to the King of England, follow Lord He's arrangements. At the end of the period, General Feng will lead the Longyou Guard Army as the Left Army, and General Feng will lead the troops as the Right Army. Lord He I will personally lead the rest of the troops as the middle route. Zhou Zhiyuan and Ouyang Shan will lead their troops to set off tonight and go straight to Huaiyuan Prefecture. Try to get ahead of the Dangxiang people and block the rebels' retreat route through Huaiyuan Prefecture into Helan Mountain."
Seeing that Du She's face was a little gloomy when he said these words, Huang Qiong frowned slightly, but said directly: "This deployment can basically be said to be in accordance with Du Jiedu's original plan? Why do I think this? Du Jiedu looks a little gloomy. Could it be that he is dissatisfied with Deputy Ambassador He's deployment? Or is there any difficulty in executing it that prevents him from completing the deployment? "
In response to Huang Qiong's rhetorical question, Du She looked very hesitant and hesitated to speak. Facing Du She who was hesitant, Feng Zhoushan on the side couldn't stand it and said: "Old Du, what can't you say in front of the King of England? What are you hesitating about? The worst is, take off your official clothes and go home. . But if you don’t tell me, then the shit basin of defeat will be slapped on your head, wouldn’t you be wrongly accused of death?”
"Besides, it's not a small thing for you and me to die in battle, but this battle is related to the imperial court's grand plan. According to his deployment, except for his Chinese army, both of you and I have become soft buns like his grandmother. I have been all the way. It's better, they are all cavalry, anyway, their legs are longer. But if you follow his plan, what's the difference between you and yourself sent to the door to seek death?"
After talking to Du She who hesitated and didn't want to tell the truth, Feng Zhoushan raised his hands and said to Huang Qiong: "Your Majesty, there seems to be nothing wrong with Deputy Ambassador He's plan. But if you take a closer look, it is obvious that Deputy Ambassador He's plan is to Trick Lao Du. Li Jiedu brought thousands of guards before him, and among them there were only 300 cavalry, and the rest were almost all infantry."
"According to his deployment, the Left Route Army must first transfer to Pingliang Prefecture, and then enter Ningxia from Pingliang. It must keep up with the marching speed of the Chinese Army, divide troops along the way to guard the mountain passes along the way, and also face the possibility of Tuoba's continued migration. A surprise attack. With just a few thousand of his troops, how many of them can be left to deal with emergencies, even if he throws aside the soldiers who are on guard? What's more, he mainly uses infantry, so how can he keep up with the speed of the Chinese army?"
"Master He's arrangement, not to mention the already weak Longyou Guards, even the elite of the Xijing camp can't do it. Even if you use Lao Du as bait, you have to give him some meat, right? This is not to let Lao Du Are you going to beat a dog with a meat bun? Just now, Lao Du argued with him for a few words, and he was labeled as being afraid of war. Zhou Zhiyuan and Ouyang Shan tried to persuade him, but he also gave him a scolding."
"When I arrived at the end of the general, I just commanded the original troops with one word. Your Majesty, in addition to the thousand cavalry left in Qingyang Mansion, after three consecutive battles, the remaining troops and horses are less than 3,000. Although They are all cavalry, but with just such a small number of men and horses, if there is any accident, the general will not even have a back-up to deal with it. In the previous battle of Qingyang Mansion, the general won by luck."
"In the Battle of Huanzhou, the rebels were upset because of the blessing of the prince, so the general and General Ouyang teamed up to successfully attack. But the next step is to enter Ningxia Mansion, which is now the nest of the rebels. There are everywhere He is the spy of the rebels. There are only two thousand troops and horses. If something unexpected happens, there will not even be a report. He has 20,000 troops in his hands, but he has not even a single soldier to supplement the general."
Listening to Feng Zhoushan's complaints, look at Du She who has been silent. Huang Qiong waved his hand to stop Feng Zhoushan who continued to complain. His tone was so calm that it was hard to tell what he was thinking at this time. He said: "General Feng, don't get excited. I will investigate this matter clearly. Wrong is wrong and cannot be right. But now, I still want to hear General Du's views on this deployment."
Huang Qiong called his name, but Du She did not answer immediately. Instead, he pondered for a moment, as if he was considering his words, and then said: "Your Majesty, Deputy Ambassador He's plan is to treat the Left Route Army as a The bait was taken. Almost all of Tuoba Jiqian's victories were achieved by fighting against the Longyou local guards. If the guards became a separate force, Tuoba Jiqian would definitely fight."
"Even if it is to boost morale, or simply to stabilize his position. After the army enters Ningxia Mansion, he will fight this battle no matter what. Otherwise, his hastily established it, relying only on his painstaking efforts The business is barely able to survive, and there is no solid alliance at all. I am afraid that it will fall apart completely before retreating to Helan Mountain."
"The last general has been in Longyou since the beginning of the army's food intake, and was transferred from the frontier army to the guard army. Although he has basically not left Longyou except for going to the capital once every three years to report on his duties. But it is precisely because the last general is in Longyou You have been in office for a long time and know these tribes very well. The Dangxiang people are not the only family of the Pingxia tribe. The Pingxia tribe of the Tuoba clan is only one of the eight strongest families."
"In the eyes of the general, Tuoba Jiqian was able to establish this alliance because of his marriage relationship with various tribe leaders or clan chiefs. Secondly, he was the leader of the Longyou rebellion. Thirdly, he was the leader of the Longyou rebellion. , to put it bluntly, he now controls the entire Ningxia Prefecture. After forcibly recruiting a large number of Han people to join the army, his strength has become, at least on the surface, the strongest among the Ningxia Prefecture's party departments. "
"Coupled with the support of the Lingzhou Dangxiang tribes and the strongest Yeli tribe, he was able to reluctantly form this alliance. But to be honest, in just over a month, the originally scattered Dangxiang tribes were transformed into He is well trained and able to command. It is simply impossible to understand the Dangxiang people in the future. Especially those tribes whose strength is no worse than that of the Pingxia tribe may not really believe in him."
"After I arrived in Huanzhou, I heard that the prince had beheaded Tuoba Ji'ai alive and killed the captured Pingxia tribe officials and leaders. However, he released the prisoners of the Zheluo tribe and other tribes. The prince's actions , the final general thought that the use was really high. It not only showed the difference between the imperial court's treatment of the rebellious Dangxiang tribe and the culprit Pingxia tribe Dangxiang, but also aroused the suspicion of the already suspicious Tuoba's successor."
"This kind of hard and soft approach is more conducive to disintegrating the rebels from within. Therefore, for Tuoba Jiqian, before he evacuates Lingzhou, this battle must be fought anyway. Deputy Ambassador He's deployment is actually They moved here for Tuoba Ji. It stands to reason that Deputy Ambassador He had been serving as the defense envoy of Huaiyuan Prefecture before he was transferred to the Xijing Camp. Huaiyuan Prefecture and Lingzhou are only separated by the Yellow River."
"Ningxia Prefecture is the rear of the two thousand frontier troops in Huaiyuan Prefecture. All grain, grass, baggage, and ordnance supplies have to go through Ningxia Prefecture. Deputy Ambassador He has served in Huaiyuan Prefecture for many years, and it is impossible for him to be indifferent to Tuoba's subsequent relocation. Understand. It is even possible that he is the one who knows best. So he took advantage of Tuoba Jiqian and was eager to win at least one victory, so he specially arranged such a game. "
"Use the left army as bait to lure Tuoba Jiqian into the trap. As long as Tuoba Jiqian targets the last general, he can mobilize the main army in his hands and engage in a decisive battle with him. If he wins this victory, he can save his face. . As far as the entire strategic deployment is concerned, I cannot say that Deputy Ambassador He was wrong in doing this. But if it were the Longyou Guards before Li Jiedu took office, I would still be sure to get reinforcements."
