Chapter 0424 - Do your best to seek Hedong
During this time, Wu Yong's letters became more and more frequent, almost to the extent of one newspaper a day!
And one letter after another, all conveying the same news - Chang'an's mutation is just around the corner!
Liu Mang felt more and more nervous.
The change in Chang'an was expected by Liu Mang and others.
What makes Liu Mang nervous is that the change comes so quickly! Liu Mang's biggest concern is that the Hedong strategy and Chang'an changes occur at the same time.
Handle the affairs of both sides at the same time, Liu Mang is not sure.
Today, there is another letter, and Yan Qing personally sent the letter!
Liu Mang's heart tightened, it must be the most important information! It also indicates that the situation in Chang'an is more severe.
Really!
In Wu Yong's letter, two things are mainly mentioned.
The first thing was that Wen Tianxiang asked Wu Yong to tell Liu Mang, and His Majesty issued a blood-piercing edict, begging the important ministers of the court and the princes from all over the country to send troops to Qin Wang to save His Majesty the Emperor from escaping from the cage.
The second thing, Wen Tianxiang has been well planned, on the day of the beginning of autumn, the emperor and his subordinates went to the western suburbs to worship. Wen Tianxiang Guo Kan discussed with Zhongsan Doctor Fu Wan and Anji General Dong Cheng, wanting to take this opportunity to send Emperor Liu Xie out of Tongguan through the Weishui Yellow River!
There is less than a month left!
"Don't you want to be in such a hurry!"
Liu Mang kept shaking his head.
He said that he was not sure whether Wen Tianxiang and the others were well prepared, he just felt that Wen Tianxiang and the others were too anxious.
However, Liu Mang also admitted that he was not in Chang'an City, and he couldn't understand the urgent mood of Wen Tianxiang and others.
However, with the strength of Wen Tianxiang and the others, how could it be possible to rescue the emperor?
Under Guo Kan, there are only a few hundred old and weak soldiers. Dong Cheng is under Niu Fu, and there are not many soldiers, and there are many teams loyal to Dong Zhuo, and the team that Dong Cheng can rely on is also extremely pitiful.
"Acting so well, it won't hurt the emperor, right?"
Liu Mang broke out in a cold sweat......
According to Wang Meng's analysis, if the emperor unfortunately dies. The world will be in chaos. This is the worst possible outcome.
Wang Meng also analyzed, whether it is from the general righteousness or for the development of the state. It is extremely important to ensure the safety of Emperor Liu Xie.
If you want King Qin to escort and meddle in the affairs of Chang'an, you must at least advance the soldiers and horses to a position closer to Tongguan.
However, Hebei and Puban are close to Tongguan. They were controlled by the Bai Bo Army and Hou Xuan respectively, and it was absolutely impossible to forcibly capture the two places in a short period of time!
What to be afraid of, what to come.
Chang'an's action, in the end, collided with the Hedong Yanchi Raiders in time!
It is difficult to stagger the time, and there is not enough soldiers and horses to be allocated, what should I do?
Liu Mang, who was at a loss, forced himself to calm down......
"Write a letter to the auxiliary machine and Tiande, and order them to rush to the Xi clan immediately. There is something important to discuss. Send someone to ride a fast horse and send it to the eldest son as soon as possible. ”
"Good!" Wan'er responded, and the letter was quickly prepared.
"Come on, hurry to the Yi clan, order Shan Xiongxin Wang Bodang, ready to fight at any time!"
"No!"
Ordered Kou Zhun, Lin Chong, and Shi Jin to stay in Pingyang.
"No!" Lin Chong Shijin felt an inexplicable excitement.
Lin Shi and the two, who joined the army late, have a low status in the army, and their military information is confidential. They had no way of knowing.
However, the expression of the lord Liu Mang, solemn and nervous, shows that the war is coming! Lin Chong and Shi Jin had been looking forward to this day for a long time. They want to show their skills and make great achievements!
"Mao Gong, Wan'er will go with me to the Cheng Clan."
Seeing that Liu Mang was leaving, Yan Qing hurriedly packed up her things and prepared to accompany her. "Xiao Yi, you stay!"
"......" Yan Qing was very reluctant. But I had to say "promise".
"You are in Pingyang, wait for me to come back, and then return to Chang'an with the letter."
"No!"
Liu Mang leaned into Yan Qing's ear and whispered, "Also take this opportunity to accompany Xiangyu well." ”
Yan Qing's face was like a big red cloth, like a mosquito, and she "promised......
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Chen.
The situation in Chang'an and Yanchi was well known to those who attended.
It is necessary to take full control of Yanchi and Hedong, which is the established strategy and the key to the southward direction of the Central Plains.
And Chang'an is in crisis, and the Son of Heaven is in trouble. King Qin's rescue is not a question of whether you want to do it or not, but the righteousness that must be done. On this point, the eldest grandson Wuji, Xu Da and Xu Shiji who attended the meeting had no objection.
The key question now is how to get the two things that come together in one place.
To solve the Hedong problem, it is inevitable to start with the Bai Bo Army and the Pusaka Army.
King Qin's rescue, for example, will fight with the Xiliang army.
Both of these things involve one issue - the army.
Previously, the team prepared for the Hedong Raiders only had 3,000 elite soldiers from the Xu Huangtan Daoji Department of the Yan Clan, plus about 1,500 people from Qin Qiong's Su Guard Department.
Relying only on these soldiers and horses to deal with the two aspects of Hedong and Chang'an, it is really stretched.
Xu Dadao: "At this time, when the Xiongnu frequently invaded the south, the pressure on Yanmen was huge, and it was impossible to send troops and horses south. On the Taiyuan side, General Xiucheng's 2,000 foot soldiers were stationed in Jingcheng, which was the minimum. The only team that can be drawn is 2,000 people from Su Shuai's department stationed in Jinyang, and 1,500 people from the Manguihuarong department stationed in Qi County. ”
Liu Mangdao: "Dingfang's headquarters is a mobile force supporting Jingcheng and Yanmen, and it can't be moved. Qi County is full of Gui Department, the cavalry has not yet been trained and formed, and the war horse equipment is not complete. The cavalry department is our treasure, and it cannot be used as a foot soldier. Nor can it be extracted. ”
Xu Da nodded. "Then the only way to do that is to appropriately adjust the garrisons of the party in various places."
Liu Mang asked, "Can you think about it?" ”
"Thought. The subordinate led the headquarters to move from the eldest son to Luxian and took over the headquarters of General Youde. General Youde led his troops, changed the defense to the south of the Supreme Party, and stationed in Gaodu with Pei Yuanshao's troops. In the battle in Hedong, the headquarters of the Youde General can immediately go out of the Kei Pass, from the east road, along the Zhongtiao Mountain and the river line, and enter the Dayang area where the Baibo army is entrenched. ”
The total number of troops in Bingzhou was less than 20,000, and after this adjustment, with the addition of 1,000 people from Fu Youde's department, the number of troops participating in the Hedong attack increased to 5,500 people, which was done to the greatest extent possible.
As the lord of the annexed state, Liu Mang has the obligation to encourage his subordinates.
The military organization of the Hedong Raid this time was in charge of Xu Shiji, Liu Mang said to Xu Shiji with a smile: "The so-called Qiao woman is difficult to cook without rice, we have rice, but it is a little less." Whether you can make enough food depends on Maogong's craftsmanship. Tell me what you think. ”
Xu Shiji smiled, but he also knew how heavy the burden was on his shoulders.
After pondering for a while, Xu Shiji went through his plan again in his mind to confirm that there were no major mistakes, and then said slowly: "I think that instead of mixing the two things together, it is better to regard the matter of Chang'an as a continuation of the Hedong strategy." If you want to save the king, you must first take Puban and Hebei. ”
Everyone nodded.
Xu Shiji continued: "And the key to capturing Puban and Hebei as soon as possible lies in when the Baibo Army and the Puban Army will move troops to fight for Yanchi. ”
That's what Liu Mang was worried about. "If the White Bo Army and the Pusaka Army are unwilling to seize the salt pond, how should we respond?"
Xu Shiji smiled confidently. "Then, let's let them do it sooner!" (To be continued.) )