The words are divided into two parts. Just as the Han army in Liangzhou was marching towards Jiuquan, Zhangye and other four counties, Yang Qing and others in the east were also making big moves.
When the news spread that the five thousand Wei cavalry who went to Liangzhou to rescue Bingzhou were defeated and fled by the Han army, all the tribes on the grassland were greatly shocked and surprised.
After the battle of Jieting, the northern tribes knew that the Han army was quite powerful, but they did not expect that the Han army could be so powerful. In one battle, five thousand soldiers were well-equipped and skilled in riding and archery. The Wei cavalry suffered heavy losses. This kind of achievement was difficult to achieve for tribes like them who lacked iron weapons.
Therefore, these tribes valued Ji Han's strength. Those tribes that had not dared to interact with the Han army before under the pressure of Cao Wei also contacted the Han army again. Some tribes even secretly contacted the Han army to show their goodwill. Envoys were sent to Yang Qing to deliver horses, cattle, sheep and other gifts.
Yang Qing also took the opportunity to personally meet with the envoys from several tribes, and after a nice talk, he successfully concluded a secret alliance with these tribes.
Although this alliance only involves shallow cooperation such as trade and information exchange, and does not form a deep military alliance like Soochow, Yang Qing is very satisfied with being able to win over a group of northern tribes. After all, food must be eaten one bite at a time and things must be done step by step. If you want to achieve great things, you cannot rush.
While wooing the tribes on the grassland, Yang Qing was also preparing with Wu Yi and others for a war against the Wei army in Guanzhong. Zhuge Liang had been besieging Chencang for more than ten days. Although they failed to make any major progress, they had already contained Guanzhong. With most of the Wei army's strength, now is the time to give Cao Zhen a hard blow in the north as planned.
However, Yang Qing did not completely follow the planned strategy to attack Qixian where Dai Ling, the guard of Cao Wei's expedition to Shu, was stationed, because the current situation had changed a lot compared to before.
After the news spread that the 5,000 Bingzhou cavalrymen were severely damaged, the Wei troops in the northern part of Guanzhong and the western part of Bingzhou were all frightened.
In fact, it is no wonder that these Wei troops are afraid. In fact, the Han army's field record this year has been really strong. Since the Han army went north, the Wei army has almost failed in field battles. Therefore, many Wei troops are now a little afraid of fighting the Han army in the wild. The army fought.
Therefore, Yang Qing believed that although he could dispatch only a few thousand soldiers and horses to fight south this time, he already had the ability to march straight in. As long as he was not surrounded by Cao Wei's heavy army group, he was confident that he could use thousands of soldiers and horses to disrupt the central and northern parts of Guan. Everything was turned upside down.
Moreover, Dai Ling had five thousand soldiers and horses under his command, and there was a strong city to rely on. It would be difficult for Yang Qing's thousands of Han troops to break the city. Even if he followed the original strategy of attacking Qixian, he could contain and deter the northern part of Guanzhong. Wei Jun's purpose, but Yang Qing thought this was still insufficient.
It would be better to go deep into the territory of Wei and cause a big fuss, exerting pressure to the extreme, so as to minimize the pressure on Zhuge Liang and the others.
At present, all the military supplies such as food, grass, equipment and so on have been prepared, and all they have to do is wait for Liu Yin and the others to return before they can go on the expedition.
On this day, Liu Yin, Tao Gong, and Wu Que finally led their troops back to Linjing, the capital of Anding County. After learning that they successfully helped Wei Yan capture Guzang and successfully completed the plan to defraud the city, Yang Qing and others praised him. They all asked Guzang about the details of the battle.
After hearing the specific report, Yang Qing nodded and said: "Okay, now that Guzang has been defeated and the main force of the Wei army has been destroyed, it is only a matter of time before the entire territory of Liangzhou is recovered.
This time you have contributed a lot and performed outstandingly, which has earned us Yongzhou enough face. Not only does Wei Shijun want to express his merits for you, but also I will ask the Prime Minister and the Emperor for your merits. "
"Thank you so much, envoy. In fact, the success we have achieved this time is all due to your ingenious plan." Liu Yinqian said.
Tao Gong also echoed: "Yes, Sir, we are just following orders, it is not a great achievement."
"Yes, it was Gu Zang's defeat as the envoy that made the first contribution." Wu Que expressed his position equally modestly.
Yang Qing waved his hand and said with a smile: "Haha, you don't have to refuse. No matter how clever a certain strategy is, without you taking risks and fighting bloody battles, it would be just empty talk. Your achievements are worthy of the name."
Zhang Yi and others on the side also said yes. Seeing this, Liu Yin and the others could no longer refuse, so they had no choice but to thank him and agree.
"Xiuren, apart from Xu Miao and Hao Zhao, who are the other important figures among the escaped Wei people?"
Liu Yin replied: "There are still two high-ranking officials, Li Mai and Jia Chun, the prefect of Nan'an who joined the army in Liangzhou. The rest of the soldiers are insignificant."
"Li Mai and Jia Chun?"
After reading the names of these two people, a look of memory appeared on Yang Qing's face: "I remember that these two people escaped during the raid outside Bidao City at the beginning of the year. I didn't expect that they managed to escape again this time. The two of them are quite good at running."
After a pause, he looked at Liu Yin again and asked, "Xiuran, this time you came back through the grassland. Did you find any traces of Xu Miao and others on the way?"
"I also searched carefully along the way, but could not find any trace. Maybe they knew that our army would track their whereabouts, so they went further north." Liu Yin shook his head slightly.
Yang Qing pondered for a moment and nodded: "It's very possible."
"By the way, before leaving, the envoy of Wei asked us to send a message to the envoy, asking our Yongzhou troops on the front line in the north to conduct a strict search, and maybe there would be a chance to catch Xu Miao and others. Of course, regarding this matter, There will also be formal official documents coming to Liangzhou later."
"It should be so. Anding County is the closest to the desert. General Ziyuan should worry about this matter."
After hearing this, Wu Yi, the subordinate, stood up quickly, clasped his fists and said, "Don't worry, I will arrange this matter immediately."
Yang Qing hummed with satisfaction, smiled and said to everyone: "We will arrange a banquet tonight for Xiuran and the others. We can also take the opportunity to relax. Starting tomorrow, we will focus on the Southern Expedition."
"No." Everyone responded in unison.
On the morning of the next day, all the generals in the main hall of the county governor's mansion were sitting at attention, waiting for orders from Yang Qing, who was in charge.
Yang Qing looked around and saw that everyone had arrived, so he went straight to the topic: "Everyone, our army will dispatch nine thousand people for this expedition. The first task is to attack Qixian County with great fanfare and momentum, and make an oath to The appearance of conquering the city.
Then a certain general led the cavalry suddenly eastward into Beidi and Feng Yi, turning the hinterland of Guanzhong upside down and attracting Cao Zhen, who was guarding Chang'an, to send troops to fight, thereby reducing the pressure on the Prime Minister and others. Do you understand this strategy for entering the army? "
"We will obey your military orders."
Yang Qing nodded and said: "General Ziyuan, after I take away the cavalry, the task of containing the enemies of Qixian will be handed over to you. When the number of troops becomes smaller, you must be careful and don't let Dai Ling seize the flaw." .”
This time the Han army will dispatch 9,000 people for the southern expedition, including 3,000 cavalry and 6,000 Anding County soldiers brought by Yang Qing from Longyou. Yang Qing plans to bring the 2,000 Anding County cavalry with him when the troops are divided. Five thousand cavalry went to sweep Beidi and Feng Yi counties.
This left Wu Yi with only 4,000 infantry. It was difficult to contain the 5,000 Wei army with this force. Therefore, Yang Qingcai did not divide his troops to attack Beidi and Feng Yi at the beginning, but decided to go to Qi first. The county went to frighten Dai Ling so that he would not dare to go out of the city to fight easily.
"Let you rest assured that I will use falsehood to confuse Dai Ling, and I will never let the five thousand Wei troops in his hands leave Qixian." Wu Yi said firmly.
Yang Qing slapped the case and stood up, smiling and saying: "Okay. The generals will obey the order and return to the camp immediately, take charge of the troops and horses, and assemble for the expedition."
"promise."
