Chapter 72: Three Joints
On the second day, we sailed upstream, and when we reached the southernmost part of the valley, it was getting dark. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info Xu Ping ordered to set up camp, turn east on the second day, enter the Wating River valley along the Qingji River, and return to Qinzhou. In Qingji River, he inspected the Yao family and other Fanluo, and completed his task of inspecting the Fan Department this year.
At this time, it has just entered September, autumn is thick, and the wind at night is also cold and biting.
Xu Ping lit a fire in front of his tent, slaughtered a sheep and roasted it, and summoned several high-ranking officers to come over and drink.
The mutton was roasted, cut and divided on a plate, and Tan Hu ordered his soldiers to put it in front of everyone and fill it with wine.
Xu Ping raised his glass and said: "It's not appropriate to drink alcohol when marching and fighting!" However, our trip is called Autumn Hunting, which is actually to inspect the battlefield, and by the way, to check the Tibetan Department, it is not a march to fight, and everyone drinks a glass of wine to go to the cold. ”
Everyone raised their glasses and drank the wine in the cup with Xu Ping with a smile.
Putting down the wine glass, Xu Ping said to Gao Daquan: "You can't drink alcohol in the army, and you must not drink alcohol when you lead troops to fight." Gao Daquan, I heard that my addiction to alcohol has decreased a lot in the past six months, can I do it? ”
Gao Daquan got up and crossed his hands and said loudly: "If you violate the alcohol ban, cut off my head!" ”
Xu Ping smiled and shook his head: "Cutting off your head for drinking, the military discipline in our army is not so fierce." However, the head can be retained, and other hardships are always inevitable. ”
Alcohol is a stimulant when necessary, and Xu Ping is not absolutely forbidden to drink alcohol in the army. However, there are regulations, when you can drink, who must agree, and what procedures are clearly laid out. Just like in Gao Daquan's army, drinking is basically Jingtai's final say, but Gao Daquan doesn't have that power.
After three rounds of drinking, Xu Ping looked at his generals and said: "The ancients said that we should focus on the big picture and start small. This time, Yu Zanghua is coming, and we will despise him in a big way. However, the tribal soldiers, in front of our tens of thousands of forbidden troops, are like chickens and dogs, and they are vulnerable! This defeat of Yuzang Huama is not a success, and even beheading him is not counted, it is necessary to completely annihilate the invading enemy, so that Qinzhou and Lanzhou, Hui and the two states between the two provinces are swept away, and our march is no longer barrier-free, it is a great success! ”
Everyone shouted a promise together, and the sound shook the wilderness, and a flock of night birds flew in the nearby mountains and forests.
Liu Jianji said: "Jie Shuai, this time, in addition to Yu Zang Hua Ma, there are nearly 10,000 party troops from Huizhou, and the committee is really not careless. ”
Xu Ping nodded and said, "That's true." A few days ago, the news came from the city of Renxi's envoy that Ye Liyu, the right wing of the party's main army, came there and negotiated with Yu Zang Huama for a long time, and participated in the slaughter of sheep and witches together. Ji Yisi inquired again and again and confirmed that the party item was sent from the Xishou Supervision Military Division near the left side of Sandu Mountain to send 3,000 'Bu Bazi' regular soldiers, and there were thousands of negative soldiers. What is not clear now is whether there will be a total of 9,000 men, or 3,000 regular soldiers and 9,000 negative soldiers. The party's 'Bu Bazi' is called elite, and it is said that it is leaping to the end in the mountains, which is especially suitable for mountain combat, and it is not easy to get up. Therefore, starting small, this hand is not light. ”
Liu Jianqi nodded: "Where to put the party army to fight, it is up to the Shuai Mansion to make an idea." ”
"You all suggested that the Deshun army and your soldiers and horses set up an ambush in Zulichuan below Huichuan Village, I thought about it again and again, but I still felt that this was inappropriate. We have taken a trip to the valley of Sanduchuan, and everyone has seen that in this valley, no matter how many soldiers and horses come, it is useless, and there is not much flat land, and there is nowhere to show. Therefore, for the sake of safety, the party soldiers and horses who came should let them meet with Yuzang Huama, and put them in the Sandu River Valley together, gather and annihilate them! Liu Dujian, you Tongde Shun Army Sanzhai soldiers and horses, after the party army out of the ancestor Lichuan and Yuzang Huama rendezvous, then rushed forward and took advantage of the void to occupy Huichuan City. There are not many party soldiers and horses in the Huizhou area, and if you allocate 3,000 regular troops, there will be no spare strength to send troops to fight you. ”
Liu Jianji said: "In this way, a large number of enemy troops are dealt with by Qinzhou soldiers, how can they get by?" ”
Xu Ping said with a smile: "Fight against the enemy, but if you want to destroy the enemy to win, you can't care if you don't want to." This time, the soldiers and horses of Qinzhou lured and annihilated the enemy army in Sandu Sichuan, and your Deshun army and Cao Du from Sichuan and Shu guarded the soldiers and horses, and took advantage of the situation to occupy the city and the western envoy city respectively, which is an established strategy and cannot be shaken. I really can't help it, so I have a drink with a few of them. ”
Liu Jianji smiled and led Zhao Xun and Liu Hu to stand up, poured a full amount of wine, and toasted Sang Yi, Zhang Kang, Gao Daquan and Jingtai. They sat down, and Cao Keming stood up and toasted the four commanders.
Everyone sat down, and Xu Ping said: "Think big, if you want to get things done, you have to start small after all." We have all seen this 100-mile valley, and after we go back, the Shuai Mansion will reformulate the strategy and check and fill in the gaps. - Wang Jian Army, to be completed within three days, handed over to the armies. After your armies have taken the military order, they took advantage of the fact that Yuzang Huama had not yet sent troops, and arranged for the commanders to bring people to visit the valley in person to compare with the military order. Whether it is suitable or not, if there are different ideas, you must report it within half a month. After half a month, no further changes are allowed in the military order, and all ministries act according to the order! ”
Wang Kai and the others promised. Xu Ping said to Sang Yi again: "Xiucai, I estimate that the 3,000 regular troops from the party are very likely to be the strikers and give Yu Zang's men and horses courage." If so, you will have to confront them head-on, and you should be careful! ”
Sang Yi got up and crossed his hands and said: "All the things add up, I have 17,000 soldiers and horses, if I can't destroy the 'Bu Bazi' of the 3,000 party items, what face will I have to return to Qinzhou!" The commander is at ease, and the people will complete the military order! ”
Xu Ping nodded, asked Sang Yi to sit down, and said to Gao Daquan: "Your people set up ambushes along the road, and you must arrange people and horses on both sides of the valley road in advance, and you can't let people find out, be careful!" ”
After Gao Daquan agreed, Xu Ping said to Yang Wenguang behind the crowd: "General Yang, there are three major joints in this battle, one is at the Xuanwei army in Gukou, they fight, and the other armies can act." Another is the plain place where the two rivers converge that we saw during the day, and the other is Gangu City, where it is located. I saw it today, and you have built the city very well, and the big frame has been erected, but there are no moats, no gates, and no materials in the city. I think you have already made up your mind, and as soon as the enemy army comes, you will abandon the city and go to the nearby mountains, and then take possession of the city and repair the city when the war starts. ”
Yang Wenguang stood up and crossed his hands: "The commander is right, that's what the last general thinks!" ”
"Good. However, there are two things I would like to warn you of in advance, and you must not let the enemy army occupy the city and build it. The party's 3,000 'foot soldiers' were the vanguards, and their miscellaneous servants were most likely to be left behind, perhaps because they occupied the city. As far as I know, each regular soldier of the party has three miscellaneous servants, one with a shovel and one with a pickaxe, and has built a fort and set up a fort, so you should prepare in advance. Wait until you come out and occupy the city, and you must make it easy to build the city. When the battle breaks out at Taniguchi, the enemy army will inevitably desperately flee backwards, and Gangu Castle is just choking their way, and it will be a battle to the death! ”
Yang Wenguang said loudly: "The last general understands that he will not miss the strategy of the marshal." If there is a mistake, be willing to accept the capital crime! ”
Xu Ping said: "I still say the same thing, I don't want to kill my own people." Each of you uses your life to complete the military order! ”