In October, winter is approaching, and it is not appropriate to send troops to war again. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 infoWhat's more, this year's Northern Xinjiang army has been fighting for more than half a year, and it also needs time to rest. Therefore, Li Yi announced that the armies of all ministries would be stationed on the spot.

At the same time, at this moment, the Northern Xinjiang Army has occupied the land of Kyushu, and there are many generals, and it is time to launch a war to unify the whole country, so Li Yi decided to adjust the structure of the Northern Xinjiang Army and expand the armament war according to his original plan.

In Li Yi's new armament plan, the standing army of the Northern Xinjiang Army would consist of twelve infantry corps and ten cavalry corps.

Among them, the infantry corps still consisted of four corps, and each corps consisted of four divisions, each with 2,000 men, that is, the number of an army was still 8,000, and the number of a corps was 32,000. And in the four divisions of each infantry corps, a tank battalion was also included.

The cavalry corps still maintained its previous structure, each corps consisted of three corps, each corps consisted of three divisions, each with 2,000 men, a cavalry corps with 6,000 men, and a cavalry corps with 18,000 men.

As a result, the total number of standing troops in northern Xinjiang was as high as 528,000, including 384,000 in 12 infantry regiments and 180,000 in 10 cavalry regiments.

In addition, Li Yi's personal guard army was expanded to a corps, but this corps was a mixed corps, including two heavy cavalry corps and one heavy infantry corps, a total of 20,000 people, corps commander Mu Guiying, deputy marshal Zhai Ya, heavy infantry corps commander Dian Wei, two heavy cavalry corps commanders were Li Cunxiao and Gao Chong.

In Li Yi's new military system, the corps commander did not directly command the army, and the four corps were led by the corps deputy commander and three commanders.

Yue Fei, commander of the First Infantry Corps, Huang Zhong, deputy commander, Yang Feng, Han Xian, and Wang Shuang, commanders of the army;

Guan Yu, commander of the Second Infantry Corps, Meng Hui, deputy commander, and generals Li Zhong, Sun Guan, and Li Feng;

Zhang Fei, commander of the Third Infantry Corps, Yu Ban, deputy commander, and generals Sima Ju, Yu Poison, and Ji Ling;

The commander of the Fourth Infantry Corps, Tai Shici, the deputy commander Lu Yi, and the generals Wang Wei, Tian Kai, and Lu Qian;

Commander of the Fifth Infantry Corps Chang Yuchun, Deputy Marshal Zhang Yan, and generals Bian Xi, Mu Shun, and Xue Lan;

Li Jing, commander of the Sixth Infantry Corps, Zhang Dingbian, deputy commander, and generals Pan Zhang, Guan Hai, and Fan Fang;

Gao Shun, commander of the Seventh Infantry Corps, Xun Di, deputy commander, Li Yi, Wu Ba, and Zou Jing, commanders of the army;

Xu Da, commander of the Eighth Infantry Corps, Gao Lan, deputy commander, Li Le, Guo Huai, and Jia Kui, commanders of the army;

Li Guangbi, commander of the Ninth Infantry Corps, Lan Yu, deputy commander, Wang Ling, Hu Ban, and Tian Chou, commanders of the army;

Commander of the 10th Infantry Corps Xie Xuan, Deputy Marshal Yang Ye, and commanders Hao Zhao, Wang Zhong, and Wang Chang;

Xu Huang, commander of the 11th Infantry Corps, Tian Yu, deputy commander, and generals Zhang Dingbian, Zhang Bao, and Guan Xing;

Wei Yan, commander of the 12th Infantry Corps, Zang Ba, deputy commander, Yin Li, Wu Dun, and Ma Zhong, commanders of the army;

In the cavalry corps, the corps commander also does not directly command the army, there is no deputy commander, and the three cavalry corps are led by the three commanders of the corps.

Zhao Yun, commander of the First Cavalry Corps, and generals Yue Yun, Zhao Zhao, and Hou Cheng;

Zhang He, commander of the Second Cavalry Corps, and generals Xian Yufu, Yan Rou, and Gongsun Fan;

Gao Changgong, commander of the Third Cavalry Corps, and Xian Yuyin, Hao Meng, and Gao Ling, the commanders of the army;

Lu Bu, commander of the Fourth Cavalry Corps, and generals Wei Xu, Cheng Lian, and Song Xian;

Zhang Liao, commander of the Fifth Cavalry Corps, and generals Cao Xing, Xu Rong, and Hua Xiong;

Hou Junji, commander of the Sixth Cavalry Corps, and Murong Han, Sun Li, and Yan Xing, the commanders of the army;

Ma Chao, commander of the Seventh Cavalry Corps, and generals Pang De, Ma Dai, and Han De;

Xue Rengui, commander of the Eighth Cavalry Corps, and generals Gao Xianzhi, Li Xin, and Wei Yue;

The commander of the Ninth Cavalry Corps, Yuwen Chengdu, and the generals Zhai Yu, Baliyan, and Tu Wuleng

Lu Wenlong, commander of the 10th Cavalry Corps, and generals of the army, including Badun, Guan Ping, and Gongsun Xu.

With the reorganization of the Northern Xinjiang Army and the arrival of winter, all battlefields gradually fell silent.

Time soon turned to the first month of the sixth year of Jian'an.

The general Li Yi urgently summoned his military advisers to discuss the matter with the general in Luoyang.

Xu Shu read out the letter from Xiangyang.

On the first day of the first lunar month, the Son of Heaven of Xiangyang issued an edict to divide Liu Biao as the king of Chu to lead Jingzhou, Liu Zhang to lead Yizhou as the king of Shu, Liu Bei to lead Liangzhou as the king of Qin, Cao Cao to lead Xuzhou as the king of Wei, Yuan Tan to lead Yuzhou as the king of Liang, and Sun Quan as the king of Wu to lead the four counties of Yangzhou Jiangdong. Zhang Lu, Han Yi, Yuan Xi and Zhou Yu were each named county marquis, and Zhang Xiu, Cai Mao, Zhang Yun and more than a dozen others were named county marquis.

"The Xiangyang side made a wrong judgment on the situation in northern Xinjiang." Li Yi said with a smile, "They think that I am ready to usurp and are looking for an opportunity to make themselves king, so they can't wait to divide the princes and take the initiative to give me a chance to be crowned king." ”

"I'm afraid that the lord can't solve the problem by being the king alone." Xun Yu shook his head and said disdainfully, "These rebels have sinister intentions, intent on splitting the Northern Xinjiang Imperial Court, so that the meritorious and prominent people in the court will fight in order to divide the princes, so as to completely destroy Sheji. In the early years, Yuan Shao used this trick to deal with us, but now they simply tear their faces, divide them first, and show us first. ”

The more Xun Yu spoke, the more angry he became, slapped the case table heavily, and said loudly: "These scourges are innocent." ”

All the military advisors and strategists were indignant, filled with righteous indignation, and crusaded against the rebellion in unison.

"Don't mention the word appeasement now, it will seriously affect the prestige of the Son of Heaven and the imperial court." Xun You's expression was solemn, and he said slowly, "Xiangyang made this decision after some careful consideration. At present, the counterinsurgency strategy of the imperial court is to advance westward to Pingqiang and recover Liangzhou, and even if the army wants to attack south, the scale will not be too large. It was precisely because Xiangyang accurately predicted our attack strategy that it made this astonishing decision. ”

"If the imperial court follows the established counterinsurgency strategy, the southern rebellion will win more time for recovery and development. During this time, the rebels' separations will have a great impact on us. None of us can guarantee that no one in the army or in the local prefectures and counties will proceed from their own interests and turn to Xiangyang. As long as one person betrays the court and makes a start, there will be a crowd behind. How many people in the court can resist this great temptation? How many people don't want to be a prince and a hegemon? ”

"On the other hand, if the imperial court changes its established strategy in a fit of rage and turns south to attack, then Liu Bei, Han Yi and the Qiang people in Liangzhou will become the biggest threat to Gyeonggi, and we will inevitably fall into the dilemma of fighting on two fronts. At that time, Gyeonggi will be in a state of emergency, and the southward counterinsurgency will also be lost, and the counterinsurgency battle may be a failure. ”

Guo Jia looked at Li Yi and asked solemnly, "Lord, what do you mean?" Will it attack in the south, or will it go west to Pingqiang? ”

"At this time, if we don't go south to quell the rebellion, where is the majesty of the Great Han?" Li Yi sighed, looked up at Xun Yu and asked, "Wen Ruo, can the wealth of the imperial court support the army to fight on two fronts?" ”

"Nope." Xun Yu shook his head very resolutely and said, "In the past two years, the army of Northern Xinjiang has been fighting in successive wars, how much wealth can the imperial court accumulate?" In addition, the large-scale expansion of the army in northern Xinjiang last winter, according to the current financial surplus and this year's estimated financial income, the imperial court can only support one battlefield at most, and the number of troops put into the battlefield must be strictly controlled below 100,000. ”

Li Yi frowned, and looked at the chief military advisor Xu Mao to ask about it.

Xu Maogong smiled bitterly: "Lord, you have only one choice, either go west to Pingqiang, or go south to quell the rebellion." ”

"My lord, since October last year, various prefectures and counties have successively transported grain, grass and ordnance to Guanzhong, and the preliminary preparations of the imperial court are all for the westward march to Pingqiang, so ......" Zhuge Liang said worriedly, "If there is a temporary change, I am afraid that nothing will be achieved this year." ”

"The strategy of westward expansion into Pingqiang will not change." Li Yi said calmly, "But before entering Liangzhou in the west, we must send troops to attack Xiangyang to maintain the majesty of the Son of Heaven and the imperial court, so as to show the strong force of the Han Dynasty." This is not only conducive to stabilizing the prefectures and counties, but also to cracking down on rebellion, and is more conducive to the westward march of the army into Pingqiang. ”

Li Yi glanced at the military divisions and strategists under his command, and said in an unquestioning tone: "No matter how difficult it is for the imperial court, it must immediately launch an attack on Xiangyang. ”

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In the afternoon of the same day, Li Yi sent the results of the deliberations of the generals and strategists to the Jicheng Imperial Court through the flying pigeon, and Liu Xie, the son of heaven, played it.

On the twenty-second day of the first month, the Son of Heaven issued an edict to the world, spreading the word to the county of Zhuzhou to crusade against rebellion.

On the twenty-fourth day of the first month, the general Li Yi convened the generals of the Northern Xinjiang Army in Luoyang to lead the army meeting.

Xu Shu explained in detail the attack strategy of the imperial court.

This year, the army attacked the western frontier with the main force, striving to defeat the Qiang people and the rebels of all walks of life within one to two years, and recover the counties of Liangzhou, so as to realize the strategy of controlling Shu with the alliance and establish the absolute superiority of attacking Yizhou.

At the same time, the Central Plains army will be divided into two routes to the south, all the way to open up the Xuzhou battlefield, and Cao Cao fierce battle on the Pengcheng line; All the way to open up the Jingzhou battlefield, and Liu Biao fought fiercely on the front line of Nanyang.

The rebels in the south believed that the Northern Xinjiang Army was anxious to advance westward in order to ensure the safety of Guanzhong, and that it did not have the strength to move south for the time being, and tried in vain to block us in the Central Plains and win themselves respite so as to realize the confrontation between the north and the south. We can't give them time to breathe, we have to extend the battlefield to Xuzhou, Yuzhou, Jingzhou and other places, so that we can not only occupy more land and get food, but also continue to fight, continue to consume the enemy's army, and not let them have any time to breathe.

Xu Maogong and Zhuge Liang then gave a detailed explanation of the attack strategies of the Xuzhou and Jingzhou battlefields.

In recent years, the financial endowment of the imperial court was unable to support the two-front battle, and in such a difficult situation, the imperial court also forcibly opened up two battlefields in the south, the main purpose of which was to maintain the majesty of the Son of Heaven and the imperial court, continue to threaten the southern rebellion, and strike at the enemy to the greatest extent and consume the enemy.

In the case that the two battlefields cannot mobilize all their forces to launch an attack, it is very important to choose the timing and time of the attack in order to successfully achieve the goal, so the commanders of the two battlefields need to cooperate with each other, coordinate operations, and strive to obtain the greatest results at the lowest cost.