Shu Chen

Chapter 510 Premeditated
Hearing the news about Li Tangmang, Zheng Pu was overjoyed.

Gein was in the Hexi Corridor, no matter whether it was Li Tangmang or the two hundred Xiliang iron cavalry who accompanied him to the battle, they were all regarded as dead in battle and set up a grave because of lack of news.

When Zheng Pu was in Hexi, he even specially went to pay homage to it!

After the returning cavalry pawns recounted in detail the past two years of absence, as well as the intention of the soldiers and horses gathered by Li Tangmang in Qiaomen County, Shangjun, to attack the rear of the Wei Kingdom, Zheng Pu fell into deep thought.Not only was he moved by the sincerity of these isolated soldiers still determined to serve the country, but he was also thinking about Li Tangmang's plan.

Li Tangmang claimed that the [-] cavalry under his command were now sworn to follow him to the death, so he asked Zheng Pu if he needed him to harass Wei's Xihe County or Guanzhong's Zuo Fengyi during the autumn harvest this year, so as to contain the main force of the Han army against Wei's creation. Chance.

This move seems to be quite organized.

After a surprise attack, you may be able to make meritorious deeds.

But Zheng Pu felt that it was not advisable.

Because a horse thief is a horse thief after all.

There is no martial arts performance in the military formation, no strict military discipline, and no regrets in the face of thousands of troops and horses who would die to serve the country.Just like the Qiang rebellion in Liangzhou in the past, the Qiang soldiers are brave if they are brave, but compared with the soldiers and horses of the imperial court who specialize in military affairs, they are just a mob and not enough to accomplish anything.

The people gathered around Li Tangmang now cannot be treated as Xiliang cavalry.

Nor can they be expected to have the results of the Xiliang iron cavalry.

Perhaps, if Zheng Pu accepted Li Tang Mang's invitation, he might be a moth to the flame.

He led the Abandoned Army into Xihe County or Zuo Fengyi, and he would be able to achieve miraculous results when Ni Wei was unprepared, but it only took three to five days for the Wei army to mobilize troops to surround and kill him.

It is also out of the question to contain the main force of the Han army against the Wei forces.

However, if it is the other way around, using the main force of the Han army to create opportunities for Li Tangmang may greatly increase the chances of success.

Just like Cao Zhen who rebelled against the Wei Dynasty back then, he used the map of the besieged ancestors and Licheng to encircle the points to fight for aid. Isn't it because Zhang Mu gathered a crowd to rebel in Guanzhong, the supply of food and supplies was not available, and the morale of the army was in turmoil, so he had no choice but to withdraw his troops and return.

Zheng Pu felt that if the Han and Wei Dynasties were to fight in Chencang City, when the battle was in full swing and the situation was already in full swing, Li Tangmang would suddenly enter Zuo Fengyi, which would cause chaos and despair for the troops of the rebels against Wei and Yongliang.No matter how much Sima Yi boosted morale against Wei Wei, the soldiers would not be able to fight with all their might!
With this in mind, Zheng Pu wrote a long letter and forwarded it to Li Tangmang.

At the beginning, I was talking about the long-lost feelings and feeling their difficulty.

At this point, Zheng Pu also joked, claiming that he thought Li Tangmang had died in battle, so he took a lot of salary as a gift when he visited his wife and children, so that Li Tangmang would remember to return it to him when he returned in the future.

After joking, he claimed that he would repair the watch in the court, record their names in the army, and let the court continue to pay their wives and children.As for the pensions that have already been issued, they will not be taken back, and they should be treated as an additional reward for them who have been fighting outside and cannot take turns.He also promised that he would send people to find their wives and children, and let them write letters for them, and send them to Qiaomen County at that time.

The beacon fire lasts for three months, and the family letter is worth ten thousand gold.

Even if you ask them what they need, you can send someone back to report, and he will try his best to get it.

Then, he replied to Li Tangmang's question.

He clearly told the prime minister that he would not attack Chen Cangcheng this year.

If there are no accidents, there will be no war between Han and Wei within this year.

Therefore, let him be patient, continue to lie dormant and accumulate strength, such as taking the opportunity to supervise his subordinates to perform martial arts, formulate simple military rules to increase combat power, etc.After the main force of the Han army was crushed in Chencang City, forcing Ni Wei to enter Youfufeng with all his strength, and the rear defense was weak, he took the opportunity to surprise and harass the rear.

He also roughly estimated the time for the prime minister to attack the fortress, which is around the autumn harvest next year, so that they can prepare early.

For example, make more contacts with merchants, and find out in advance the location of the garrisons and grain and fodder houses in the counties and counties behind the Wei Dynasty.

And planned a detour route for them.

Based on the fact that the State of Wei has assigned Hedong County to Yongzhou to provide resources and food for the Guanzhong army, it is concluded that the crossings of the river between Hedong and Zuofengyi will inevitably build pontoon bridges for a long time to transfer supplies.

Therefore, he suggested that from Tang Mang, it is better to go down the river along the Dahe River, enter Xihe County under the Wei Dynasty, and point the sword at the East River, so that the rebellious Wei will think that it is the Qiang Hu bandits who have invaded and plundered, and gather troops to deploy and guard in Hedong County; Mang Ke crossed the river from the pontoon bridge, entered Zuo Fengyi, entered Chaoguan, and went north to fight back.

Let them go deep into the enemy's rear for a surprise attack, and have a chance to go back alive.

Finally, it is to exhort "soldiers return to the elite, not expensive."

Let Li Tangmang control the surprise attack force within a thousand riders, one man and two horses.

While it is easier to feed on the enemy and reduce the chance of being discovered and encircled by the Wei army, it can also ensure that each soldier is carefully selected to the greatest extent, and has more cohesion and combat effectiveness.

Replying to leave Tang Mang, Zheng Pu began to think about how to deal with Deng Zhong.

He had nothing to worry about.

For him, at the moment Deng Ai died, he had avenged Zhang Bao!

Even the Zhang family was relieved.

Although he has the saying that he must retaliate, but he will not do anything to avenge his crime.

They are all fighters in the army, each fighting for his own master, and it is the most basic moral restraint and observance to do harm to his family.

However, Zheng Pu did not intend to keep him under his command or in Longyou.

Gaiyin Deng Zhong came to vote a bit late, after the Nishuihe Valley Battle, not when his biological mother and younger siblings were relocated to Liaodong Shibian.

This makes people have to wonder whether he is dead.

For example, Sima Yi, who single-handedly promoted Deng Ai as his confidant, must not be stingy with nostalgia for the past, and on the condition that Luo Yang was released to his family, let him enter the Han Dynasty with his death ambition!
Wouldn't it be easier for him to save his family?

Of course, people from the old Wei cannot refuse to vote.

After thinking about it for a while, Zheng Pu wrote a letter to the prime minister, suggesting that the imperial court should grant Deng Zhong the post of Sima in the Biebu Department, in recognition of his righteousness of abandoning Wei and entering Han.

But not granted to soldiers and horses.

Instead, he was sent to the Hetao Plain and joined the Tuoba tribe of Xianbei, which is now attached to the Han Dynasty, to accompany Huang Chong.

When he entered the Han Dynasty, didn't he want to save his family?

Help the big man to find the Hetao Plain, so that the big man's soldiers can go east, so they can covet Linyouzhou!

Let's work hard.

In this move, there is no need to worry that he is against Wei Shijian.

It is no longer possible for the Tuoba tribe of Xianbei to make peace with the state of Wei. Even if he died, there would be no use for him after he arrived in the Hetao Plain.

After dealing with this little episode, Zheng Pu continued to rest quietly.

In the seventh month of autumn, Gao Kai, the leader of the survivors of the Han family in Beidi County, and Dian Mi, the leader of Jujiuzhong Qiang, respectively sent people to report, claiming that the first trade with Wei State had been concluded.

In mid-autumn and August, the autumn harvest is over.

The Han army abandoned Yiju County in the Nishui River Valley, and Wang Ping's troops returned to Linjing and Zhang Yi to defend it together.

The Liu Yin tribe, following Zheng Pu, who supervised and led the Xiliang cavalry to the south, settled in Qian County on the northwest side of Youfufeng.

(End of this chapter)