Chapter 449
: Secretly crossing Chen Cang
At this time, the central army's tent had been guarded by layers of guards, and it was almost impossible to understand the wind and rain. All the generals in the tent were all very high-level generals in the army at this time. However, when I heard the order of the Liaodong Marshal who had just been sent, I still didn't understand it very much.
Wang Rengong looked at the puzzled look and said, "We live outside the border, and the news is blocked. According to the secret letter sent by the Grand Marshal, the Central Plains had already been in chaos at this time. The land of Jiangnan was mainly composed of major families in Jiangnan. The Chen Dynasty had been restored and the prince, the father of the Grand Marshal, was the emperor. Most of the places in the Jianghuai River and Lingnan were already territories of the Southern Chen Dynasty. The Chen Dynasty now has fifty-one counties."
"The Wagang Army in Henan has also obtained the land of Henan, seven counties in Shannan, and rebels such as Sun Anzu, Hebei also occupied the three counties in southern Hebei. Most of the entire southeastern half of the country have changed hands. Now Emperor Yang Guang suddenly suffered a stroke and was paralyzed and returned to the sun in the south. At this time, the imperial army was gathering in Taiyuan, fighting openly and secretly, and was half alive and dead for the re-division of the power in the court, and had no time to look east."
"Just like the wind and clouds are changing, and the sun is changing day by night. At this most critical moment, it is the time when our Liaodong Army leads its troops to the Central Plains. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. The commander has an order and cannot be missed."
Abaoku said with some confusion, "Deputy Commander Wang, I heard you say that my father, who is a big man, has already proclaimed himself emperor in Jiangnan and has 51 counties. As far as I know, the father of the Grand Marshal has only one son, so the Grand Marshal will naturally be the crown prince. Sooner or later, the Emperor of the Chen Dynasty will be the emperor. The Chen Dynasty is in the south, the Grand Marshal is in the north, and the North and South will fight together, and half of the country can be obtained. Isn't this a great thing? Why does it seem like it is very critical?"
All the generals also had the same doubts at this time, and they looked at Wang Rengong together.
Wang Rengong didn't want to say these top things. But when he saw the generals' doubts, he thought about it and said, "Although the father of the Grand Marshal was called emperor, in fact, everything about the Chen Dynasty was completely controlled by the Jiangnan Club. The Jiangnan Club was all a large family of Jiangnan families, among which the four major families of Shen, Gu, Wang and Xie who now control the military power of Jiangnan are the strongest. On the surface, Chen Chao was the father of the Grand Marshal and the emperor, but in fact, everything about the Chen Dynasty of Jiangnan was obeyed by the Jiangnan Club."
"Director General means that the Grand Marshal's father has become a puppet of the Jiangnan Association?" Zhang He said in shock.
Wang Rengong nodded, "Jiangnan will not care who is the emperor. What they want is to control Jiangnan and even control the world. No matter who becomes the emperor, they can only be the puppet in their hands. They had sent people to Liaodong to meet the Grand Marshal, and also appointed Grand Marshal as the Crown Prince of the Chen Dynasty, Shangshu Ling, the Grand Marshal of the World, and the Grand Marshal of the Dajiao, the Grand Marshal of the Daxingtai of Liaodong. However, the Grand Marshal had already seen the situation in Jiangnan, so they did not intend to have too much contact with them."
"According to the latest information from the Secret Service Department, the Shen family, the most powerful in the Chen Dynasty, had married Shen, a cousin of the Marshal's biological mother, to His Majesty, after being unwilling to marry them by the Marshal, to His Majesty, and had been made the queen. It was even rumored that shortly after he was promoted to Queen, Shen was pregnant. If Empress Shen gave birth to a boy, you can imagine what happened in the future. Therefore, the current situation is that Jiangnan Association is not weaker than us. Only now, only after our Liaodong power is strong can we face the Jiangnan Association calmly in the future, and even let the Marshal take back his own things."
This could be regarded as a secret word, and the generals were a little confused. They did not expect that before the Sui Dynasty fell, the generals had a problem with their own family. Now that their father is in the south and their son is in the north, the Chen Dynasty has restored the country, and all the names of the Dayi are in the south, this is a troublesome thing. After thinking about it, everyone also felt that they had to ignore the affairs of Jiangnan for now, and they had to wait until the next day.
"The general urgently transferred us to the territory of Xi, but what happened?"
"Of course it's for Hebei. This situation is urgent, and we don't have much time in Liaodong. If the power of Jiangnan will be stronger, then it will be too late for us to think about it. So in the current situation, we must ignore Jiangnan and work hard to develop. Now that we have strong troops, all we need is the land population. Hebei is close to Liaodong and must be controlled by our Liaodong army. Only with Hebei can Hebei and Liaodong be integrated, and can we enter Hebei and go to Shandong and Henan in the south. We can truly build high houses and build feathers to control the world."
Speaking of this, Wang Rengong also frowned and said, "My Liaodong army wants to attack Hebei, so we can only leave Linyu Pass and enter Hebei west. But now Linyu Pass has been consolidated by the court for more than two years. In addition, famous generals such as Xue Shixiong and Li Jing, as well as generals such as Luo Yi, Linyu Pass is anxious and difficult to get out. Even if the Liaodong army launches full-scale attack, it will eventually defeat the Sui army and take down Linyu, it will be a heavy casualty, and this will be an act that will not be worth the loss."
"Before, Xue Shixiong had led 150,000 troops out of Linyu Pass and invaded western Liaoning. However, the general led his troops to block it, and used the imperial edict to add the title of General to the General to let Xue Shixiong return to Linyu Pass. However, the time is limited and it will not take long for them to know. Therefore, it is impossible to pass the Linyu Pass without paying a big price. After discussing with the great masters of Liaodong for a long time, the general decided to build a plank road openly and cross Chencang secretly."
"Build a plank road openly and cross Chencang secretly?" Zhang He said in confusion.
"That's right, this is why the general urgently summoned us to Xi State. Into Hebei, there was more than one pass in Linyu. At the border between Xi State and Hebei, there was also a canyon passage through the grasslands outside the border of Hebei. At present, Hebei soldiers and horses were attracted by our Liaodong army in Linyu, so the general planned to keep a large army in Linyu to restrain the Hebei army. He personally led a light cavalry to sneak into Xi State, meet with us, and then accidentally robbed Jundu Pass and entered Hebei in one fell swoop. At that time, the general and we broke out from behind the Hebei army in Linyu Pass. The Liaodong soldiers outside the pass attacked outside, attacked on both sides, defeated the Hebei army in one fell swoop, and completely captured Hebei."
When the generals heard this plan, they were a little excited. This was a big move, and just listening, they would be a little excited. If the plan was successful, they really captured Jundu Pass, and then they would attack the Hebei Army from behind and attack the Hebei Army from both sides, this would not be a head-on attack. They all knew the danger of Linyu Pass, which was second only to Yanmen Pass. The Turkic people besieged Yanmen, but they ended up killing and were not captured.
If they really attack Linyu in western Liaoning, the Linyu Pass that can be replenished from Hebei will become the meat grinder of the Liaodong Army. Without a hundred thousand casualties, it will be difficult to win such a pass. With a 100,000 number, the Liaodong Army will not be able to afford casualties, and they will not dare to fight such a battle. If they join the army and attack the Hebei Army from behind, this will have a great advantage. For such a battle, it is the specialty of the Liaodong Army.
"This is indeed a clever plan, but according to this plan, we must invade from the territory of Xi, how could Xi agree?" Mogo said worriedly. The Liaodong army started a war with the Hebei army, but the battlefield had to start within the territory of Xi. How could Xi agree to such a thing? If the Liaodong army finally fought with Xi, wouldn't it be troublesome? As long as the battle with Xi, I believe that the Hebei army will definitely get news at that time. The army is all in Hebei. As long as the vigilance is strengthened and some troops are sent, it will be difficult to get it for the time being.
The officer of the Special Service Office next to him said, "You can tell all the generals a good news. Now the major tribes of Xi have entered the Turkic grasslands. Now it is difficult to separate and resolve the battle with the Mu tribes, which is a critical moment. As long as Xi wins, the vast Mu tribe grasslands equivalent to Xi will be incorporated into Xi. At this time, they are all the tribes, and there are actually not many people in the hinterland of Xi. As long as we march carefully and do not have to worry about the troops of Xi. Even if Xi gets the news at that time, when they come, our troops have already attacked Hebei."
When the most worried one was resolved, all the generals were also excited.
"Deputy Commander, what should we do with these Turkic prisoners? Take them with us to march, but if we kill them, we are afraid that it will be inappropriate. Among these people are leaders of several of the Eighteen Grassland tribes and four Khans on the Grassland tribes." Liu Tiezhu, who had always been calm, asked frowned.
There were indeed many prisoners this time. When the Dahe clan fought with the Turks, they had already captured nearly 10,000 horses. Tonight's night attack, after annihilated 20,000 Turks, they captured nearly 10,000 horses. This also included a large number of Turkish nobles, including the Great Khan, the Little Khan, the Shishijin, the Tel, and other large leaders. At present, the Liaodong Army only has more than 20,000 people left, and there are 20,000 prisoners. If you take them with you, you cannot march quickly.
In fact, the best way is of course to bring those nobles and then kill the prisoners. But looking at the Khitan's Abaoku and the Mogo of the Dahe clan, you know that they actually wanted to bring these 20,000 prisoners back. The 20,000 adult and strong Turkic prisoners of war are the best slaves. For the grassland tribe that lacks the most people, this is the best spoil.
Wang Rengong was silent for a while and said, "Leave all the minor and serious wounded soldiers in the army, and leave 3,000 Khitan and Dahe clans. These 5,000 troops pretended to be Xi'an, and sent these prisoners of war and wounded soldiers back to Khitan and returned to Liaodong. The remaining 18,000 troops were personally led by the general, and brought all the Turkic nobles, including Shibi Khan, and set off immediately, and immediately went to the Gushui River of Xi'an Kingdom to wait for the general to join."
"Get orders" all the generals received the orders and all went out to reorganize the army. Abaoku and Mogo were also very happy. Previously, Chen Kefu returned from the grassland and plundered a lot of property along the way, and with the captives of the green grassland, there was a share of their two tribes. Now, these 20,000 people and 10,000 prisoners of war in the family, which is equivalent to an additional benefit. In addition, they sent troops, and the food and wages paid by the Liaodong army were all added. This was a big profit for them.
Chapter completed!