Chapter Nine hundred and forty-three: The waves rise again
"This is appropriate!" This is the best arrangement, taking care of all interests, but not damaging the combat effectiveness of the army. The existence of Xing Shu can at least ensure that the interests of the Cao family are not greatly damaged." How to allocate the military strength of the left, middle and right armies?"
"Xing Shu Tong led the private army of aristocratic families!" Cong Liang said without thinking, "Xiong Kuohai governed his headquarters and the Tongzhou town army. As for the Weizhou town army and Lou Xiang's troops, let me lead them!"
"In this way, there were more than 60,000 people from the headquarters of the General Central Army, and the Xingshu Left Army supported 30,000 troops, and Xiongkuohai's troops had more than 40,000 people. We had more than 130,000 people in Tongzhou, so we should be able to fight!" Qin Rouniang nodded. "Although Xie Shilin of Jingzhou was cowardly and suffered a lot of losses from the Northern Army, he still had 60,000 or 70,000 people under his command, threatening the Northern Army from the flanks. In this battle, we did not lose at least in the scene!"
"I've come back from the general, how did I arrange it for Guizhou?" Cao Yi asked.
"Guizhou Park Demeng is no longer a problem for the time being!" Congliang said: "Before I came, I had already compressed all the troops under Park Demeng's jurisdiction near Guizhou City. The Fifth Battalion of Quan Yifeng, the most capable of fighting, fought fiercely with my Xiaogu for many days, with heavy casualties, and may have more than enough defense. The attack must be powerless. Shi Gandang's Feitian Camp suffered a lot in the battle of Pingxiang. In the final counterattack, we also lost the ability to attack. The last troops that Park Demeng could fight were the Yizhou Camp. This army would not come out easily to guard Guizhou City. For example, Xue Linfeng's belongings and the Bailian Camp, the loss was definitely greater than the opponent's ability to accept it in the battle with the Tiger Guard. Therefore, it would be good that Guizhou City could protect itself now. If you want to threaten the three southern states, you are looking for death. Su Can is waiting for them to stand up!"
"As a result, I feel relieved. Can Su Can and Quan Changbin take them down?" Qin Rouniang couldn't help but become excited.
Cong Liang shook his head, "Although the opponent is unable to attack, he has sufficient troops to defend Guizhou City. If we fight hard, we will inevitably pay a huge price and may not necessarily have a good result. The most urgent task is to establish the Tongzhou defense line first and block Yun Zhao's heart-to-heart punch. As long as Yun Zhao is blocked from the front, Park Demeng will not be a problem and can slowly take action."
"But on the flank of the south, there is such a thorn piercing there, which is ultimately hard to rest assured!" Qin Rouniang sighed.
"The two evils are the least, let's take the right one first and then second!" Cao Yi said, "Pu Demeng's tens of thousands of troops were compressed around Guizhou City. Even if Park Demeng had prepared for this matter, the reserves would always be exhausted. It would be easy to deal with them again."
"After all the time, it's still the battlefield in Tongzhou!" Qin Rouniang shook her head helplessly, "From the general, the great Yue Kingdom will be handed over to you."
The gate of the side hall was pushed open again, and Zi Yan appeared in front of the three of them with a pale face. She was the only one who could easily walk to Qin Rouniang without any notice without anyone reporting it.
Seeing her suddenly appear, Qin Rouniang's face changed, "What's wrong?" she asked in a deep voice. In this incident, Zi Yan and Xiong Kuohai and his wife were constantly frustrated and loyal. It can be said that Qin Rouniang's salted fish turned over was entirely due to the unremitting efforts of these two people. Through this incident, Qin Rouniang also regarded the two as people who could trust and rely on. The current net has been delivered to Zi Yan, including the intelligence acquisition department and the operation department. Zi Yan's role is now completely similar to Qin Rouniang's previous role.
"Empress, something happened!" Zi Yan whispered.
"Tell me, the Chief Minister and the General of the Follower are both people who can be trusted. Both of them will hear about the important affairs of the country." Qin Rouniang waved his hand.
"There is an accident in Jingzhou."
Qin Rouniang stood up suddenly, "Yun Zhao launched an attack on Jingzhou? At this time? Is Jingzhou lost?"
"No, Xie Shilin evacuated Jingzhou from the information I just received!" Zi Yan said.
"Have you evacuated Jingzhou?" Qin Rouni, Cao Yi and Congliang were both puzzled.
"He seemed to have reached an agreement with Yun Zhao. The Northern Army allowed Xie Shilin to lead the Shu army to evacuate Jingzhou and retreat to Yuzhou. On the day the intelligence was issued, Xie Shilin had already begun an orderly retreat step by step. When he withdrew from a city, the Northern Army followed suit and occupied a city. Now, I am afraid that Jingzhou has all fallen into the Northern Army. I think corresponding information will come in the next few days." Zi Yan said.
Cao Yi and Congliang's faces were pale. Although Xie Shilin did not dare to attack the Northern Army, he occupied Jingzhou and could at least protect the flanks of Tongzhou, so that Congliang could concentrate on defending the direction of Luzhou. However, once Xie Shilin left, Tongzhou would be attacked on both sides.
"What should I do? What should I do?" Cao Yi's hands were trembling slightly. Jingzhou to Tongzhou was no better than Luzhou to enter Tongzhou. It was a smooth road. Yunzhao arranged the Mongolian army's iron cavalry in the direction of Jingzhou. If the Northern Army takes Jingzhou, the Mongolian army's iron cavalry can march straight into and threaten Yiyang. Once Yiyang is thrown, the gate of Tongzhou will be opened, and Congliang's previous strategic deployment will be completely lost.
"How many garrisons are there in Yiyang now?" Congliang was a general after all. After a brief panic, he immediately began to think about countermeasures.
"In the past, there was a large army of Xie Shilin in Jingzhou, and Yiyang, and there were only some guard troops, which were probably vulnerable." Cao Yi said in a trembling voice.
"The closest unit to Yiyang is ours now?" Congliang looked at Zi Yan. He knew that in this hall, this woman might be the only one who could clearly know the movements of each unit.
"It was under Lord Xing Shu's headquarters. Lord Xing Shu led the Weizhou Town Army to enter Jingzhou in advance. They were only more than a hundred miles away from Yiyang." Zi Yan said without hesitation.
"It's okay, it's okay!" Congliang nodded repeatedly, "Mr. Ziyan, with such important information, I think you are in Jingzhou, the head of the Tongzhou intelligence department will not notify Xiao Zhongze, Xing Shu, right?"
"Of course I'll notify you." Zi Yan said.
"A blessing in disgrace!" Congliang breathed a long sigh of relief, "With Xing Shu's ability, he would not be unaware of the importance of Yiyang. I think he should have led his troops to Yiyang at this time. As long as he arrives in Yiyang before his opponent, we can defend there. Master Zheng, please order you immediately to Cao Ning, and let your Cao family's private army go to Yiyang immediately and replace the Weizhou town army to defend Yiyang."
"Why is it my Cao family's private army?" Cao Yi was unhappy. To defend Yiyang means that he had to face the Mongolian cavalry. Even if he was defended, there would be great casualties." Didn't Xing Shu have led the Weizhou Town Army to go?"
Congliang took a deep breath: "Since Master, how effective is the Cao private army? I think you know better than me. Their combat effectiveness and equipment are comparable to Weizhou town army? Yiyang's throat, I really don't feel at ease to place the Weizhou town army there. They can withstand for a while, and they will never be able to resist the Mongolian cavalry for a long time. The Mengqi cavalry has amazing mobility. There are tens of thousands of Weizhou town army, which is very easy to grasp the flaws, divide and intersperse, and wipe them out one by one. Yiyang is not big, so there is no need for so many people, just one elite force is stationed. Cao's private army has a lot of equipment, and just need to join the group and not attack easily, and can block the Mengqi."
"Sir, we said before that, in terms of military affairs, we will make a decision by the general. Don't worry, I believe that the losses of your Cao family will be rewarded in the future." Qin Rouniang said slowly.
Cao Yi nodded helplessly, "Yes, I will immediately order Cao Ning and let him go to Yiyang."
"It's so good." Qin Rouniang said, turning to look at Qin Niang, "Qin Niang gave Xie Yunqiu a white silk, and told her by the way that what her father did made her die clearly."
"Let's go!" This time, not only Congliang, but also Cao Yi reacted from his anger and stopped him at the same time.
"Empress, never. Xie Yunqiu lives in the palace. It doesn't matter whether to kill or not. But if she is killed, she will inevitably be completely merciless with Xie Shilin and turn against each other. Now Xie Shilin just retreats to Yuzhou and does not surrender. No matter what, Yun Zhao will guard against him and will more or less restrain some of the opponent's troops. If Xie Yunqiu is killed, what should Xie Shilin surrender in anger? Yuzhou, Bazhou, Xiangzhou and other places will completely fall into Yun Zhao's hands!" Congliang said.
"Yes, Empress, at this moment, I can only make a kindness and win over it with small intentions. I must not push Xie Shilin to Yun Zhao's side!" Cao Yi said.
"Empress, the two lords are right. This is not the time to kill Xie Yunqiu!" Zi Yan also said.
Qin Rouni patted her forehead, "I was confused by the anger. The two adults said yes. They really can't be killed. Not only can they not be killed, but it seems that I have to coax her. It's really outrageous."
"Empression of the Empress!"
"Empress, if this happens in Jingzhou, our strategy will also change. I want to ask the Empress for personal favors." Congliang said.
"If the general asks you, I will take care of you."
"I would like to thank the Empress for this. I would like to ask the Empress to write an imperial edict to dismiss the Wei family in Jiangnan." Congliang said.
"Wei Family?" Qin Rounniang's eyebrows slowly stood up. This time, the Wei family's Min family rebelled, causing the Qin family to be destroyed. Now the Min family has almost died, but the Wei family saw the opportunity quickly and has now led the Wei family's army back to Jiangnan.
"Yes, Wei family, if the Empress is willing to come forward in person, the Wei family will surely be grateful and will be crushed to death to repay the Empress. The Wei family army is still combat-capable. If the Wei family army can revive, it will be enough for them to join Quan Changbin's troops and the Huwei, blocking Guizhou City, so that we can transfer the Xiaowei back. I think it is necessary for us to build a second line of defense in Weizhou. Once Tongzhou is in trouble, we can retreat without panic."
"Since the general has spoken, let's do it. I will write this imperial edict. General. Please send a message to Wei Guangming. If the Wei family disappoints me again, what will happen? He knows that he only needs to make contributions in Guizhou. Not only can the past be written off, but it is not a problem to be granted a title for the general. I, Qin Rouni, is not a stingy person."
Chapter completed!