Wang Xiaolie organized the prisoners captured in the recent war into engineering teams and assigned them to various armies to help the engineering troops build roads and bridges. Liang Xing's army also had thousands of people assigned to it. How to distribute them was really troublesome.
On this day, I was watching the distribution of the engineering team at my desk, and the soldiers suddenly came in. Crosshand said: "Deputy Commander, someone from Lanzhou said that the city has been destroyed."
When Liang Xing heard this, he hurriedly asked: "Who attacked Lanzhou? Didn't I say, wait two months before attacking Lanzhou?"
The soldier said: "They are not our people. I heard that it was Feiyuanbao and Chinibao armies that invaded the city because Aunt Zhou from Loubanzhai was captured."
Liang Xing slapped the table and said, "Then there is no other way. Who is coming from Lanzhou? Let him see me."
The soldier said: "This is Zhang Guang from Red Mud Fort. He is waiting outside now."
Liang Xing nodded: "Let him wait, I will go see him."
After the soldiers left, Liang Xing stood up and walked around the table twice.
The reason why Lanzhou was not occupied was because after occupying Lanzhou, it was necessary to occupy Kelan Army and Ninghua Army as soon as possible and fight the Jin Army in Xianzhou. With the current strength of the troops, the battle against Liang Xing is certain, and there will not be much difficulty. However, the rugged mountain roads in these places will greatly lengthen the supply lines.
There is another more important reason. Wang Xiaolie has not yet made a decision on which places will be under the jurisdiction of Fuzhou and which places will be under Jiang Min's jurisdiction. Jiang Min's idea was that he would only take care of Lanzhou, Xianzhou and Ninghua Army, while the rest would go to Fuzhou. It's just that although there is an army in Fuzhou, it has not been transformed, which always makes people uneasy.
Entering the living room, he saw Zhang Guang sitting there with a look of anxiety on his face. Seeing Liang Xing come in, he stood up quickly.
After bowing, Zhang Guang said: "Deputy Commander, because the Jin army captured Aunt Zhou, Leader Wei and I captured Lanzhou. In Lanzhou City, we are waiting for the Deputy Commander to take charge of the overall situation!"
Liang Xing motioned for Zhang Guang to sit down. Said: "You have made a great contribution to the imperial court by defeating Lanzhou. Since you have come to invite me, why should I not go? When you go back, tell Wei Shouquan that I will arrive in Lanzhou in three days. In the past few days, just Thank you."
Zhang Guang did not expect it to go so smoothly, so I am grateful.
Liang Xing stationed nearly ten thousand troops in Fangshan County, but never attacked Lanzhou, which confused the surrounding forts. People speculated that perhaps the imperial court had some policy and would not move northward for the time being. When Zhang Guang came, he was already prepared that Liang Xing might refuse.
Zhang Guang sat down and Liang Xing said: "If you destroy Ali, there will be no other Jin army in Lanzhou. When you go back, you can tell the people in the mountains to return to their fields as early as possible and don't miss the next spring plowing. The nearby state armies have been It’s been a miserable year and I need to recover as soon as possible.”
Zhang Guang raised his hand and said yes.
Liang Xingdao: "In the past few years of the Jin Army's occupation, the people have not been able to plow in the spring or harvest in the autumn, and they have to work from time to time, making life difficult. The most important thing now is to restore the place as soon as possible. I can promise you that in the next three years, the court will Tax-free and food-free.”
Zhang Guang said happily: "If this is the case, the people will have a good life!"
Liang Xingdao: "Of course, there is still labor. There is no way. Tens of thousands of troops are stationed. How can they not harass the people? But please rest assured that if labor is required, it will be paid on a daily basis. Do one day's work and pay one day. Money will never be in arrears!”
Zhang Guang repeatedly cupped his hands and thanked him profusely.
Liang Xingdao: "I tell you this because I know that there are many local people in Chini Fort who went up the mountain to avoid the war. After you go back, you can let them go home with Feiyuan Fort. By the way, you and Feiyuan Fort How many troops are there?”
Zhang Guangdao: "I have more than 600 people, and Feiyuan Castle should be about the same. The two castles combined should have about 1,500 people."
Liang Xing nodded: "I understand. How you deal with it will be discussed after I arrive in Lanzhou."
Zhang Guang said yes.
After chatting some more, Zhang Guang said goodbye to Liang Xing and returned to Lanzhou in a hurry.
Watching Zhang Guang leave, Liang Xing shook his head and sighed. I no longer want to go to Lanzhou. Now that the rebels have captured it, I can't go either. Now that we have gone to Lanzhou, we can no longer hesitate at all and quickly occupy the state armies.
After thinking for a while, Liang Xing called Qin Xiang, the commander of the Chinese army, and Ma Chengzhong, the governor, to discuss the war.
The two entered Liang Xing's room and took their seats.
Liang Xingdao: "Zhang Guang from Chini Fort came to Fangshan County just now. He said that it was because Aunt Zhou from Loubanzhai was captured by the Jin army. He and Wei Shouquan from Feiyuan Fort captured Lanzhou City. He asked us to send troops and horses. Go to Lanzhou."
After hearing this, Ma Chengzhong couldn't help but frowned: "We don't have enough food and grass, and most of the baggage troops haven't arrived yet. It's not easy to go to Lanzhou now."
Liang Xing sighed: "No matter whether it is easy or not, I have to go."
Ma Chengzhong said: "These rebels are unorganized and undisciplined. They really fail to succeed and fail more than they do!"
After Liang Xing heard this, his face immediately fell apart. Said: "What are you talking about? The rebels were originally organized by the people themselves to resist the Jin army. Since they have the opportunity to capture the prefectures and counties, how could they let it go! If we stay in Fangshan County and cannot enter, they have already had ideas. It’s just hard to say it out loud. Now that we occupy Lanzhou, it’s not causing trouble for us, it’s just an accident!”
Ma Chengzhong remained silent. After thinking for a while, he sighed and said, "I was impatient and said the wrong thing."
Qin Xiang said: "Our army has repeatedly emphasized that we should not rush to occupy the territory, but build the back roads first. We talked too much, and Ma Dujian forgot for a while. The rebels did not know these words. They can only fight according to their own intelligence."
Liang Xing said to Ma Chengzhong: "You are the governor, how can you speak without thinking? Forget it this time, be careful in the future!"
Ma Chengzhong said yes.
Liang Xingdao: "Although Lanzhou is an important place, the important transportation area in that area is Xianzhou. Lanzhou and Xianzhou are one. If we occupy Lanzhou, the Jin Army will definitely strengthen Xianzhou's defense. When the time comes, they will attack Xianzhou will definitely take a lot of effort. So I thought that when we enter Lanzhou, we can capture Xianzhou as well."
Qin Xiang said: "The deputy capital commander came to us to ask the Chinese Army to go to Xianzhou?"
Liang Xing nodded: "Yes. You prepare today and set off early tomorrow morning. Go eastward in the area of Mafang Village in the north, take Loufan, go up the Fen River, and attack Xianzhou directly. I will take other troops to Lanzhou, from Dongfang cooperates with you."
Qin Xiang thought for a while, crossed his hands and said, "I will obey your orders!"
Liang Xing nodded. He added: "The Jin Army concentrated all the puppet troops from nearby counties in Xianzhou, with about two to three thousand people. In addition to the 500 Jin troops stationed there, they cannot be underestimated in terms of military strength alone. However, the combat effectiveness of the puppet troops is worth it. Doubt, you should make good use of this."
Qin Xiang nodded in agreement.
Liang Xing added: "The mountain roads on this road are rugged and difficult to walk, and it is even more difficult to transport carts and artillery. Bring a few more rations, dismantle the artillery, and transport a few of them manually. After I arrive in Lanzhou, Regardless of whether you have captured Xianzhou or not, we can provide you with logistics. In a word, capture Xianzhou as soon as possible!"
(End of chapter)
