Liu Laozhi's name was not unfamiliar to Wang Jing. When he occupied Sihong, the brothers Liang Yun and Liang Yun from the former Qin Dynasty were killed by Liu Laozhi in the history of the Origin World.
Liu Laozhi can be called a first-class general in history, and his true ability is not inferior to that of many famous generals in the Martial Temple.
However, there are some problems with his character. He believes too much in the power of the family.
Compared with him, Liu Yu regarded the wealthy families of the Eastern Jin Dynasty as paper tigers. Dare to act.
After Liu Laozhi committed suicide, he took over the power of the Beifu Army. Based on this, he quickly captured Jiankang. All the noble families of the Eastern Jin Dynasty trembled under him.
"Let Liu Laozhi go south and join Liu Song's army... This is a good idea to get the best of both worlds!"
Wang Jing's eyes moved slightly.
Among the many princes in Huaidong, Zhang Shicheng led an army and was preparing to join forces with Yang Shuang. Yuwen and Chen Baxian seemed not to want to be enemies with Wang Jing for the time being.
No attitude or force was shown, and only Beifu Army Liu Laozhi was left.
After the Huai army went south.
Liu Laozhi reconciled with Sui Ting and watched Sui Ting withdraw the 100,000 soldiers and horses who were confronting each other. He seemed to want to watch the fire from the other side like Yu Wenshi, waiting for the two major forces to lose...
However, it seems that the Yuwen clan did not send troops, but their spies and vanguards were already stationed at the border between Xinghua and Gaoyou. Otherwise, Wang Jing would not have been wary of them and taken precautions when he captured Gaoyou.
Liu Laozhi was different from Yu Wenshi. When the Huai army occupied Yangzhou, there was not a single soldier in Taixing where he was marching westward.
Wang Jing was a little confused about his thoughts.
Therefore, defensive manpower was also left in the east to prevent Liu Laozhi from suddenly leading his troops to make a surprise attack.
Before he showed his attitude, Wang Jing would always be restrained by him when fighting other princes, and he would not be able to fight other forces with all his strength.
If Liu Laozhi is willing to cross the Yangtze River and go south, Wang Jing can take Taixing without any effort and reduce a huge threat to the east.
"Mr. Pei said that Liu Yilong asked the Beifu army to go south. Will Liu Laozhi agree?"
Wang Jing asked.
Pei Ju said: "From my perspective, after Liu Laozhi took hold of Taixing, he never expanded to all directions. Instead, he sent troops to occupy Taipingzhou in the middle of the river. This shows that Liu Laozhi's heart is in the south of the Yangtze River, not the north of the Yangtze River!"
"If the king uses me as his envoy, I would like to go to Taixing and persuade Liu Laozhi to cross the Yangtze River and go south..."
After preparing to join the Huai Army.
Pei Ju also learned a lot about the Huai army's rules and systems, among which Wang Jing's character was the focus of his research.
According to Wang Jing's custom, whether they are newly defected talents or surrendered generals, unless they are generals who have brought tens of thousands of troops to surrender, they must be canonized as generals to appease people. Other talents are awarded officers based on their merit.
If there is no merit, then we have to start from the bottom.
Pei Ju felt that King Huai would not make an exception for him alone, so he was already prepared. He deliberately told the news about Liu Laozhi, thinking that he would take the initiative to ask Ying to go as an envoy to Taixing.
If he can persuade Liu Laozhi to cross the Yangtze River and go south, he will be able to single-handedly eliminate a powerful prince for the Huai army, and he can also use this to delay the Ming army in the south of the Yangtze River...
With such merit, as long as he succeeds, he will be able to gain a firm foothold in the Huai army's system, and even quickly become a close confidant of King Huai.
Pei Ju is good at observing words and expressions, and is also good at showing different abilities in front of different monarchs.
In the original history, it is very impressive to be able to survive several princes and tycoons while preserving oneself, and even to be valued by the monarch many times.
"Mr. Pei is willing to go on a mission, that would be great!"
Wang Jing laughed immediately. He could understand what Pei Ju was thinking and said: "If Liu Laozhi is willing to go south, I am willing to give him a million stones of food and grass, and a hundred thousand weapons and staff! He can take away Taixing's soldiers and horses... these It’s Gu’s condition, if you meet Liu Laozhi, sir, you can take charge of it yourself!”
"If the mission is successful, I will not hesitate to reward you!"
There was a hint of excitement on Pei Ju's face, and he quickly stepped forward to bow down and said, "I will live up to the king's trust!"
Wang Jing agreed to send him on an envoy, but the envoy was not about to leave immediately.
The proceedings in the palace are not over yet.
Pei Ju only talked about the tripartite forces of Jinling, Zhenjiang and Guangde. Except for the Ming Dynasty, Eastern Jin Dynasty, and Liu Song Dynasty.
There was also Xiao Daocheng of the Southern Qi Dynasty who occupied Jiangyin in Changzhou.
As well as Sun Shiwan, the Emperor of Eastern Wu who occupied Suzhou, Changshu and other places, Sun Quan's Wu army had many famous generals and civil servants, and because of his famous reputation, the potential and ability of the Wu army's generals and military officers were greatly improved.
Shen Faxing and Li Zitong, who also came to Jiangnan and other places, were both destroyed by the Wu army's offensive. At present, the Wu army is besieging Liu Bi, the king of Wu in the Western Han Dynasty, and is also competing with Fu Chai of the Wu state.
The three kings of Wu are fighting for the legitimacy of the king of Wu in the east of Jiangnan.
They were the princes south of the Yangtze River that Pei Ju had heard about.
Perhaps there are other princely forces further south, such as Qian Miao, Gou Jian, the Southern Song Army, and the troops of the Southern Ming Dynasty in Hangzhou, Yuhang and other places...
However, the Huai army is temporarily out of contact with these forces, so there is no need to consider their influence.
"Total calculation, there are six princes along the river in the south of the Yangtze River! Each of them is strong. Liu Bi, who has the smallest number of soldiers, has at least two to three hundred thousand elite soldiers..."
In the era after the Tang and Song Dynasties, Jiangnan and other places were fully developed.
In a few hundred years, the number of people in this land will be comparable to that in the north.
Historically, the Northern princes often dispatched hundreds of thousands of troops during wars, while the South before the Tang and Song Dynasties could only dispatch tens of thousands to one hundred thousand elite troops...
One hundred thousand is almost the limit.
This is why Sun Quan often boasted of an army of 100,000 during the Three Kingdoms period to show off his military strength.
And in the Ming Dynasty.
Zhu Yuanzhang and Chen Youliang fought in the Poyang Lake battle. Each side dispatched hundreds of thousands of troops and fought the largest water battle in history...
In the world of China, if the strong men among the six princes try their best to recruit young men, they can produce 600,000 or 700,000 soldiers and horses!
As the art of war goes, soldiers are more valuable than their elite.
But sometimes when the number of troops reaches a certain level, it becomes very troublesome.
Thought for a moment.
Only then did Wang Jing come to his senses. All the officials in the palace were very quiet, and no one disturbed his thinking.
"That's all, it's important to send Liu Laozhi as an envoy now. The princes in the south of the Yangtze River will consider how to deal with it after they have conquered Huaidong!"
Wang Jing's eyes fell on Pei Ju and said: "When Sir is on a mission to the Beifu Army, try to contact Liu Yilong. If Liu Yilong is willing to form an alliance with our army, that would be great!"
Pei Ju said: "I understand!"
After talking about Pei Ju, Wang Jing asked him to stand among the civil servants, and then discussed with Bu Zhi, Han Xizai, Yang Kan and others how to deal with Zhang Shicheng and Yang Shuang...
The two sides have a combined army of about 400,000. Even if they are to hold on, they must have a hold-on strategy.
7017k
