I Xiaoxiong

Chapter 394
Guanzhong, which has not seen war for a hundred years, has also smelled the breath of the future of the war to some extent in recent days.

First, the Marquis of Wu'an brought the prince into Xijing, and then established the Marshal's Mansion of the Guanxi soldiers and horses, and took over the military and political power of the entire Guanzhong from the left-behind King Yong of Xijing.

Guanzhong, including the battles in Longyou Shuofang, Bashu, civil affairs, and military government, can all be resolved with one word.

This kind of authority, even Fu Jinchuan's grandfather, never got it.

Even in the Jin Dynasty, the general No.1.

And Fu Jinchuan is only in his thirties.

As soon as the marshal's shogunate was established, the pre-war preparations began immediately.

Xu Yinglong, who was recruited as the chief historian from the Yizhou governor in central Shu, rushed to Xijing non-stop. As soon as he took office, he led this scribe to check the grain storage of all the granaries in Guanzhong, as well as the armor, armor and armor in the Xijing arsenal. Bows, spears and other weapons.

In addition, it is necessary to connect with the left-behind mansion in Xijing about the household registration of the people in various places in Guanzhong, because it is necessary to transfer grain and grass when it comes to Dao wars, where to recruit peasants, how much can a prefecture and county recruit without delaying normal farming.
Wang Luqiu, Zhang Gao, and Li Fazhu, who joined the army, gathered around maps, sand tables, and collected battle reports and intelligence from various places to make strategic and tactical plans for the upcoming war.

And Fu Jinchuan led about a hundred generals from Shangjing to Xijing, most of whom were his former troops, such as Zheng Fengchun, Ma Shanbao, Jiang Wu, Pang Yun, Liu Chang, Liu Chi, Lei Heng, Zhou Shize, Qu Jiulang, Lu Hongwei, etc. , I have already taken the conscription warrant to the military houses in Guanzhong to recruit athletes.

Shuofang Jiedu Envoy Xue Cong, Hexi Jiedu Envoy Lu Huaiyu, Longyou Jiedu Deputy Envoy Li Qiuxian who was in charge of Jiedu affairs after Fu Jinchuan entered Beijing, and Huazhou Governor He Baxu have all entered Xijing to wait for their summons.

At this time, Marshal Ma, General Hussars, Shangzhu Kingdom, Tejin, Kaifu Yitong Sansi, False Huang Yue, Marquis Fu Jinchuan of Wu'an, all of the Kansai soldiers who were burdened with heavy burdens on their shoulders, were at the festival. Tang Shuai buried his head in the files.

As a warrior who has already stood at the apex of this dynasty, no matter who is next in the world, as long as he wants to, with the capital in his hand, it is not difficult to find a fortune.

It's even easy to separate one side and crack the soil to seal the king.

And at this time, if he still thought about these things, then Fu Jinchuan would not have the achievements and power he has today.

From the 14th year of the first emperor Xuanjia, he followed his father to defend the border of Hexi, and now he has been in the army for nearly 20 years in the sixth year of Zhengxi.

There have been more than a hundred battles, big and small, without a single defeat.

This also created his world-renowned reputation as a brave general in a hundred battles.

Even the enemies he faces now are those he has defeated before.

Qingtang Tuoba Ge, Tuoba Qian, Qingyi Festival Guizhang, Lun Rilang, Lost Liemen, Shuhu, Jinhe, Renbao in the north.

In their respective countries, they are wise and wise kings, brave warriors, resourceful wise men, and invincible generals.

But here in Fu Jinchuan, there is a common identity.

He was defeated.

It is also true, Fu Jinchuan believes that these people will definitely want to win very much, in order to avenge the shame of defeat in the past ten years.

Therefore, he dare not take it lightly.

Moreover, the current situation does not allow him to relax.

Even if most of the elite soldiers from Longyou and Hexi were transferred back to the main body, Shuofang had successively recruited more than [-] soldiers, adding up to more than [-] frontier troops.

And they are all the elite who have been stationed in the border town all the year round.

Guanzhong originally had [-] troops, well trained and capable of fighting a battle.

He brought less than 26 people from Shangjing, which is all the military force that his Marshal's Mansion can mobilize, totaling more than [-].

But with 26 people, strategically important places such as Xijing, Wuguan, Xiaoguan, and Shanzhou need about [-] troops to garrison.

That is to say, about 20 troops can be mobilized to fight.

According to the budget of the shogunate soldiers and the summary of intelligence and military reports from various places, the result is the same. The Northwest Second Captives will mobilize more than 50 troops to enter Guanzhong.

It is not that he has never fought a battle of winning more with less.

Even the number of troops has never been a prerequisite for victory.

The important thing is to know yourself and the enemy in order to win all battles.

So he, the commander, dived headlong into the files, he wanted to know the names of all the generals under his control this time, where they were from, their military achievements, military habits, past experience, and the combat power of the tribes they said they belonged to. strong or weak.
With an army of more than 20, he can't do everything himself, but at critical moments, he has to know who can use it and who can't.

Whoever is good at defense can make the soldiers unite as one, and whoever can make long-distance raids makes the soldiers work tirelessly without complaint.

Who is good at attacking and invincible?
He has to explore one or two of these through the past experience of the generals.

In a word, he wants to use his arms and horses like his own.

In addition, it is necessary to know the generals of the enemy army.

Their combat habits and tactics are counted.

Do you like night raids or are you good at frontal combat?
Or do you like to divide your troops?

And how many killings did they do in this battle?How much blood debt should be recorded?
Whether it is the Jin court or him, Fu Jinchuan, they have never been willing to suffer.

If you have a grudge, you must avenge it.

The battle preparations in Guanzhong continued, and the Qingtang people in Shuofang and Longyou and the people from the northern border finally started to take action.

In February of the sixth year of Zhengxi, when it was still cold in spring, the two captives in the Northwest mobilized nearly 60 troops, divided into three groups, and marched into Guanzhong.

On the east road, Brother Liuzhi and Prince Renbao of the Golden Horde Khanate led two leopard divisions and eight eagle divisions with an army of [-] troops, and took tens of thousands of refugees to attack Shanzhou.

On the middle road, the Jinzhang Dahan Bishamen and the Qingtang Emperor Tuoba Gelai combined 38 troops, with an army of one million, attacking Yanzhou and Fuzhou.

On the west road, Qingyi Jie Guizhang, a famous general of Qingtang Dynasty, and Tuobajian, the younger brother of the Maharaja, led an army of 12 to attack Jingzhou and Qingzhou.

"Shaanzhou is connected to the hinterland of the Central Plains by Xiaoshan in the east, connected with Tongguan and Qinchuan in the west, connecting the two lakes in the south, and locked in the throat of north-south trade with the east of the river in the north. It is an important place for military strategists in ancient times. Xiaoshan, Hangu, Yanling guards the east, west, and south sides of Sanmen Gorge, and the north side is a natural danger of a big river. Guanzhong, Hedong, and Gyeonggi are governed by Shanzhou as the boundary of the river, and Shanzhou must not lose."

After the military situation arrived in Xijing, all civil and military officials, including several Jiedu envoys, gathered in the festival hall of the commander-in-chief's mansion to discuss the strategy of sending troops.

"Shaanzhou has natural dangers to hold, and the city has high walls and thick walls, and sufficient food and grass. It only needs thousands of elite soldiers to guard it"

"The focus is on Yanzhou, but the enemies of Qingzhou should not be taken lightly."

"Qingzhou can no longer be defended, it is better to abandon Qingzhou and defend Jingzhou.

"I only need 2 people."

Li Qiuxian, deputy envoy of Longyou Jiedu, and Lu Huaiyu, envoy of Hexi Jiedu, had a dispute over who should lead the partial division to rescue Jingzhou.

Although the two were arguing, they were indeed unified in their marching strategy.

Tens of thousands of people were sent all the way to rescue Jingzhou, but because of the location of Qingzhou, the front line was too long, and it was impossible to send troops to rescue.

Although Shanzhou's location is dangerous, it only needs to stick to it.

The focus is on the Central Route Army. The nearly 40 troops gathered by the two enemy monarchs in the Northwest and the Northwest can only hold their ground if Fu Jinchuan personally leads the troops to the north to fight.

But Fu Jinchuan obviously does not approve of this strategy.

Shanzhou is located in a dangerous position. Although there are great rivers and natural dangers, it should not be taken lightly. Reinforcements must still be sent.

But not immediately.

Instead, it is enough to send thousands of reinforcements after the defenders are exhausted.

This point, I believe that Shangjing will take care of it.

Therefore, Fu Jinchuan needs to concentrate on dealing with the West Route Army and the Center Route Army.

But what he thought was different from what Lu Huaiyu and Li Qiuxian thought.

"Xue Jiedu."

"The last general is here." Xue Cong, who had just experienced defeat in the army, responded.

"Let's ride [-] yuan with you first to save Yanzhou. You and the governor of Yanzhou Zhu Lingshi, one inside and one outside, are each other's horns. Fight for me. At least three months, can you?"

Xue Cong immediately thought of what Fu Jinchuan wanted to do. He wanted to concentrate most of his forces, first to eat up the Xilu's West Route Army, and then go north to Yanzhou to fight the enemy.

"The last general takes orders."

The reason why Xue Cong was chosen to lead the army to the north was naturally in Fu Jinchuan's eyes. Even after Shuofang was defeated, Xue Cong was still the most suitable to lead an army alone besides him.

Li Qiuxian was his deputy when he was in Longyou. Although his management was not bad after he left Longyou, and his military experience was sufficient, but he was too cautious and would often miss good opportunities.

As a general, Lu Huaiyu was always good at attacking and rushing forward with troops. If he wins, he will win a big victory. If he loses, he will overthrow the whole army.

Although Xue Cong was defeated in Shuofang, it was indeed a crime other than war.

The fall of Hedong had a great impact on the Shuofang army. Not only was it strategically under attack from both sides, but it also had a great blow to the morale of the army.

Even under such circumstances, Xue Cong was still able to gather the defeated soldiers, stick to Lingzhou, and bring most of the Shuofang frontier troops to Guanzhong after the imperial court issued the military order to abandon Lingzhou, which is considered rare.

Defeated but not defeated, able to regroup, on this point, let Fu Jinchuan firmly use Xue Cong, an old acquaintance, to lead an army northward to rescue Yanzhou.

In February of the sixth year of Zhengxi, Xue Cong led more than [-] Shuofang frontier troops and more than [-] troops drawn from the Hexi Army to go north to Yanzhou.

Three days later, Fu Jinchuan led an army of 15 and sent troops to Jingzhou.

In Yanzhou City, the governor Zhu Lingshi stood on the top of the city, looking solemnly at the north of the river, the dark coalition army camp, which was endless.

If he died in battle in Yanzhou, he would probably be able to get a decent posthumous title.
(End of this chapter)