Wang Xiaolie entered his official hall and saw an official document placed in the most conspicuous place on the case. He picked it up and looked at it, frowning. Taking the official document to the staff room next to it, Wang Ruohai and others hurriedly saluted.
Raising the official document in his hand, Wang Xiaolian said: "What happened to Wang Yan? Let Li Zhong surround Junzhou!"
Wang Ruohai said: "Li Zhong originally had 200,000 troops in Liangzhou and Yangzhou. Recently, as the Jin army moved south and the imperial army stationed, he couldn't stay in Yangzhou and came east along the Han River. Because he could not defeat the Jin army. Junzhou, the army was short of food, so he led a large army to surround Junzhou."
Wang Xiaolie said: "Li Zhong said there were 200,000, but how could there actually be so many people? We occupy ten states, and it is not easy to raise 100,000 soldiers. To be honest, how many troops do you estimate he has?"
Wang Ruohai said: "These thieves are used to kidnapping the people, and it is difficult to estimate the number of the army. According to our estimates, Li Zhong only has seven or eight thousand soldiers at most who dare to fight. Including the people who are kidnapped, there should be between 30,000 and 50,000 people." Everyone."
Wang Xiaolie asked: "Is the calculation accurate?"
Wang Ruohai said: "There shouldn't be much difference. Wang Yan's army in Jinzhou is less than three thousand, so Li Zhong has no chance to take advantage of it. He can only come to Junzhou. With the food stored among the people in Jinzhou, Li Zhong can't do it in less than ten days." If we don’t leave, there will definitely be a lot of people.”
Wang Xiaolie sighed: "Wang Yan arrived at Jinjunfang only a few months later than me. After several years, he still only had three thousand troops. Alas, what can I say about him? Li Zhong is just a grassroots bandit. So embarrassed!”
Wang Ruohai said: "There are many vassals and towns in the world, but there is no one like a commander. To be honest, Wang Yan's three thousand capable soldiers are already the strongest among them. It is not that easy to raise soldiers and spend money."
Wang Xiaolie nodded and said nothing. He stood by the table and looked at the map on the table quietly.
After a while, Wang Xiaoxian said: "If Li Zhong conquers Junzhou, where will he go next? Junzhou is barren and the people are poor, but he cannot support his tens of thousands. With his men and horses, he will not go crazy. Come and attack Dengzhou?"
Wang Ruohai said: "We have been discussing for a long time and feel that no matter how crazy Li Zhong is, he does not have the courage to attack Dengzhou. One possibility is to attack Shangzhou northward after replenishing Junzhou. If Shangzhou is defeated by luck, he may surrender. Jin Army. But the greater possibility is to attack Fangzhou in the south. Then go all the way south to attack Guizhou and Jingmen Army. That area is in chaos now, and Jie Zhenfu may not be able to deal with him."
Wang Xiaolie said: "Whether you are going south or north, it is a mountain road. Even if you go through it, how many people will he have left?"
Wang Ruohai said: "These rogue bandits are different from the official army. The people they hold hostage are expendable. If they die, they will die. As long as they can bring two to three thousand people out of the mountain, it will not take a year or two to still be a leader."
Wang Xiaolie said: "Wang Yan came to ask for help, so we have to rescue him. If Li Zhong goes north, the Shangzhou garrison will be harassed by him. If Li Zhong goes south, there will be fewer troops to relieve the submarine. It will be difficult to say when the time comes. There are several town and governor envoys around us. , they are all loyal to the imperial court and determined to resist the Jin Dynasty, so they saved us a lot of trouble! In order to avoid long nights and many dreams, it is better to annihilate him near Junzhou. Li Yanxian is leading the Chinese army to conduct exercises in Qiande for several months. This time Let’s use the Chinese army to rescue Junzhou and test the results of the drill.”
Wang Ruohai said: "We think so too. It's just that Li Dutong is leading the army to conduct drills, and the time has not yet come, so I'm afraid the Commander-in-Chief will not agree."
Wang Xiaolie said: "It's not like we used immobilizing charms on them during the drill, so they can't move. - By the way, this time to save Wang Yan, it's better for me to lead the army. Instruct your men to make preparations and go there in two days Qiande County. Order Li Yanxian to reorganize his troops and prepare for the expedition!"
Wang Ruohai promised. Then he asked: "Li Zhong only has less than ten thousand men, so there is no need to send all the troops to Junzhou, right?"
Wang Xiaolie thought for a while. Said: "Leave You Yuhou to lead the right army and the rear army to defend Qiande, and the rest of the army will go to aid Junzhou. This time we must defeat Li Zhong cleanly and test the results of these months of training."
Wang Ruohai promised and would arrange it himself.
As Wang Xiaolie's strength grew, there were no longer large groups of bandits under his rule. But there are still many bandits in other areas. For example, Guangzhou to the east of Xinyang Army, and Huangzhou and Qizhou to the south are all areas where large forces are located. There are even more unknown forces in the mountains near Guangzhou. In the Lushi and Shangzhou areas to the west, bandits are also in the mountainous areas.
Wang Yan originally had few troops, only 3,000 men. The three prefectures of Jin, Jun, and Fang under the rule were all located in mountainous areas and had not developed in several years. Li Zhong was originally a subordinate of Cao Duan, a rebel army in the Central Plains, and had been active in Liangzhou and Yangzhou in the past few years. This year, the Jin army increased its troops on the Sichuan-Shu front line, and the armies of brothers Wu Lin and Wu Jie faced them. Li Zhong's scope of activities was suppressed. Unable to stay in Yangzhou, he led his army eastward and attacked Jinzhou. Although Wang Yan's troops were small, they were not something Li Zhong could handle. After besieging Jinzhou for ten days, they could only transfer to Junzhou.
As Wang Xiaolie developed, his power in the Qinling Mountains was squeezed. There was the Jin army to the north, Zhang Jun's army to the west, Wang Xiaolie to the east, and mountains to the south. The situation was very difficult.
In Wang Xiaolie's view, Li Zhong's attack on Junzhou was seeking death. So what if we conquer Junzhou? There is no way to go from east to west, north or south. But for Li Zhong, if he didn't attack Junzhou, his whole army would starve to death. In fact, there was no better choice.
After everything was arranged, Wang Ruohai came over and said: "If Commander Ji leads his troops to Junzhou, who will take charge of the overall situation in Xiangyang? Chen Qiudao used to be there, but now that he has resigned, there is no suitable candidate anymore."
Wang Xiaolie said: "Let a few officials from Xiangyang Mansion discuss how to deal with it. If it doesn't work well, come back and deal with them. If it goes well, just promote them when you come back. There is a shortage of talents everywhere. It is a common thing. We Gotta get used to it.”
Wang Ruohai said: "If there is really no one, why not order Chen Yuyi to take charge of it for a while. If there is a big event, the commander-in-chief will be there."
Wang Xiaolie shook his head: "Chen Yuyi is in charge of supervision and can no longer be in charge of administration. If administrative power and supervisory power are combined into one, there will be a lot of trouble in the future. We would rather have a little chaos than mess up the overall situation. Now there is chaos , It’s just for a moment. If the overall situation is messed up, there will be hidden dangers.”
Wang Ruohai nodded, it was hard to say anything more.
Now, under Wang Xiaolie, the only three important officials who can really be used are three counselors: Chen Qiudao, Chen Yuyi and Wang Ruohai. Chen Qiudao has been suspended and administrative matters have become chaotic. If Wang Xiaolie goes out to lead the troops, you can imagine what kind of chaos will happen.
Wang Xiaolie is not afraid of chaos. No matter how chaotic Xiangyang is, it will still be the best among the vassal towns in the world. Now when you first get up, it doesn't matter if you mess up a bit, just deal with it in time. It is also the best way to select talents in the midst of chaos, which is much better than usually following a step-by-step approach.
As long as military power is firmly in his own hands, nothing else matters. Wang Xiaolie didn't have a thorough idea of how to manage the place.
