Emperor Taizong's Growth Plan

Chapter 313 Abandoning Hechi County

At this time, the war between Yunxia and Xia has not subsided.But after all, it was New Year's Eve, and it was unreasonable to still have our own soldiers go out to fight.

Yun Kingdom has just occupied Dejiang and Jiangyang's southwestern counties, and it will take time to digest it.Xia Guo is currently short of soldiers and horses, and needs to mobilize troops from other places to fill the defense line. Naturally, he will not and will not be able to take the initiative to attack.

Because of this, all the front lines stopped at this moment.

Xiaguo Jiangcheng Mansion, Jiangzhou City, in the Southwest Recruitment Department.

In the lobby, a group of civil and military officials from the recruiting department and disciples from hundreds of schools gathered here at this time.All of them lowered their bodies, lowered their eyebrows and raised their eyes, not daring to breathe.

The entire lobby was dead silent, and the atmosphere was extremely dignified.

On the throne, King Qi looked at the newly handed Rongzhou military newspaper in his hand, but he didn't look angry or frightened, instead he just thought it was extremely absurd.

Li Weining had just ordered the method of luck to deliver Jinling City, but before he could catch his breath, he received the military report of Rongzhou City's defeat.

10,000+ The southwestern frontier army he personally trained, although not the strongest army in the Xia Kingdom, is also considered elite.It's just that they never expected that they would be so easily defeated and scattered by the [-] cloud army, and returned in a big defeat!

"Hehe..." King Qi smiled instead of anger, and immediately threw down the general newspaper.

"What's going on? An army of 10,000+ actually let less than [-] Yunjun besiege the isolated city. Who would believe it when the battle was told? Who would believe it!"

King Qi's voice became more and more excited as he spoke, filled with overwhelming anger that could not be suppressed!

Throughout the ages, when have there been such absurd results in all the wars of all dynasties?

I also want to know that in the next thousand years, the battle of Rongzhou City will inevitably be studied repeatedly by generals from all over the world, until the 10,000+ Southwest Frontier Army, King Ta Qi and even the entire Xia Kingdom are nailed to the pillar of shame superior!

Seeing King Qi's fury, after a moment of silence among the civil and military advisers, someone stood up, bowed their hands, and said:
"His Royal Highness, calm down because the soldiers and horses of the Yun Kingdom can gather together the vision of the army to help, and our army is hard to match. The soldiers in the army are stupid, and seeing the vision gather, the army's morale is shaken. Therefore, the thousands of heavy cavalry in the Yun Kingdom , they were able to block the four gates that besieged Rongzhou, which made it impossible for the army to rush out, and there was a rout..."

The defeat of Rongzhou City cannot be entirely blamed on the generals in the army.

After the defeat of Shicheng County, Yun Jun came at the head of the army and directly blocked Xia Jun in Rongzhou City.

Wu Zixu had a clear view of Xia Jun's military arrangements in the six counties in the southwest from the information sent by the stick and the Yin family.There are also the people of Dejiang County, who are completely disappointed with the court of the Xia Kingdom, but the hearts of the people are completely attached to the Yun Kingdom.

The combination of many factors resulted in Wu Zixu besieging Rongzhou with 10,000 heavy cavalry, and all the rest of the soldiers and horses scattered to attack the prefectures and counties, turning Rongzhou into an isolated city and defeating the [-]+ army.

As for the Southwest Frontier Army in Rongzhou City, the only opportunity they didn't grasp was that when they had just retreated to Rongzhou, the military supplies were still in place, and when the army was still obeying the military order, they ordered to storm the four gates and pile up a line with their lives. Way to come.

But it was because of such hesitation that the morale of the army continued to decline afterwards, and the defeat was irreversible after all!

King Qi also knew that this was not the time to continue to pursue the matter.His lips trembled, he forcibly suppressed the impatience and anger in his heart, took a deep breath, and said:

"Order the Wuzhou camp to send people to gather the defeated soldiers with all their strength!"

"Yes!"

At this time, in the southwest, there were no supplies or weapons, but no soldiers to call.Therefore, these defeated soldiers must be gathered as soon as possible.

The country of Xia has a strong national strength, and there are always many people under its rule. This is absolutely true.However, in the context of the prevalence of martial arts, being able to stabilize a country and suppress the imperial army of the Jianghu is definitely not something that can be immediately useful by forcibly bringing in a few young men!

Not to mention battle formations and military flag orders, how long does it take to practice.Just talking about the military strength of the soldiers in the army, at least they must be the existence of the entry-level martial arts in the army, otherwise, how can those existences who violate the ban with military force be able to do so?

Even though the populations of Yun and Xia were not as large as what the productive forces could support under the feudal background, the combined elite armies and local county soldiers of the two countries were no more than one million.

Why did the Li Dynasty lose 10,000+ elite troops after losing two national wars, and then fell into a slump and suffered a great loss of vitality?

Why did Hao Yuanhua in Anshun County set off a rebellion before, which made such a huge commotion, and Murong Fu had to behead the general to capture the flag in order to completely stabilize his position in Anshun County.After facing the Xia army's elite encirclement and suppression, even though they were mighty, they were almost defeated in just two or three months?
These are all because the gap between the recruited young and strong soldiers and the regular army is too great!
"There are still soldiers and horses in Gyeonggi, where are they now!" King Qi continued to ask.

Once Rongzhou City was lost, the 10,000+ frontier troops lost a lot, and the situation in the southwest was even more turbulent.The only thing King Qi can count on now is the soldiers and horses drawn from Gyeonggi at this time!

Immediately, an official came forward and reported:
"Your Highness, it's been almost a month since the army started. If you rush to march, you should be able to arrive within half a month..."

But at this time, someone suddenly came out and said:

"Your Highness, I have a message!"

King Qi raised his head slightly when he heard the words, and looked at the person who spoke.

This person was in his 30s, with a rough complexion, and was dressed in commoner clothes without official robes.When standing, his back is straight, his brows are firm, and he looks like a soldier in the army.

Obviously, this person is the disciple of Baijia who is serving under the command of King Qi now.

It's just because there are so many disciples from hundreds of families under his command now, King Qi doesn't have a deep impression of this person.

Seeing this, Feng Chu leaned over to King Qi, and said in a low voice:

"Zhu Feiang, a military disciple, is the second son of Zhu Dong, Marquis of Changfeng."

King Qi couldn't help but take another look at him when he heard that.

Since then, Emperor Xiao Cheng of the Yun Kingdom established the Jixia Academy, and all schools of thought have taken action.

Apart from the Miscellaneous School and the Novelist, the two schools that were already in Yunguo, the Yinyang School and the Military School were the two schools that made the most noise among the remaining hundred schools.Xu Su, the patriarch of the Yinyang family, and Ge Shang, the military master of the military family, personally led a group of disciples to serve in Yunguo, with an attitude of optimistic about Yunguo and full support.

At this time, among the two schools, there were still no disciples who went to the country of Yun, or because the idea of ​​serving the country was higher than that of the teacher, the ambition in their hearts, or because of their own background status, they could not be loyal to the country of Yun, or It is both.

King Qi looked at Zhu Feiang, nodded, and said in a deep voice:

"What are you trying to say!"

Zhu Feiang stood up straight, took a deep breath, gritted his teeth and said:

"Yunguo's military front is strong, the situation in the southwest is turbulent, and the people's hearts are no longer there. Hechi County cannot be guarded for a long time... Your Highness, please make a plan early, and break it when it is ready!"

As soon as this remark came out, all the civil and military personnel in the lobby froze for a moment, and after a moment of stunned anger appeared on their faces, and they all sternly reprimanded:
"Bold!"

"The Marquis of Deyang sits in the Wuzhou camp, and the Leizhou navy assists in the defense, so nothing will go wrong!"

"Hechi County is assisted by the natural danger of the Yongjiang River, and the cloud army is not allowed to invade. If I listen to your advice, do you want to hand over Hechi County?"

"False words, nonsense, please Your Highness, expel this person!"

Although Xia Jun had already started to move the frontline population and supplies, just in case.But he has never said so boldly and bluntly as this Zhu Feiang, saying that he will give up Hechi County directly!
In the lobby, the civil and military officials immediately went into a fit, shouting at Zhu Feiang with words of accountability, like a gust of wind and rain, towards Zhu Feiang.

You must know that Hechi County at this time is the only place in the frontline battlefield that has never been at a disadvantage and has a stable position.

At this time, if he said so lightly that he would give up Hechi County, how could the civil and military people not be shocked and angry?
Facing the officials, Zhu Feiang looked firm, and opened his mouth to refute loudly:
"The commander of the Yun army in Shicheng County is meticulous and bold. Watching the battle of Dejiang County, we can know that he is good at using surprise soldiers to take risks. Now Dejiang County has been lost, and the northern part of Hechi County is also threatened by the Yun Army. If he does not withdraw his troops, he is afraid that he will come out again." The strange soldiers cut off the back of our Wuzhou soldiers and horses, repeat, repeat the defeat of Rongzhou City!"

To the northwest of Hechi County, it borders Dejiang County.

The loss of Dejiang County means that Wuzhou soldiers and horses will be attacked from both sides.If Wu Zixu, the commander of the Yun army, sent troops directly to cut off the back of the Xia army, as he did in the previous attack on Dejiang County, the defeat of Rongzhou City would inevitably repeat itself!

Hearing Zhu Feiang's remonstrance, all the officials froze slightly.After a while, all the officials looked at each other tacitly.

When they saw the deep meaning in the eyes of their colleagues, all the officials knew it in their hearts. After a moment of silence, they immediately spoke again, and the scolding words against Zhu Feiang were even more aggressive.

The scolding sound became more and more intense, and it became harder to hear.

Facing the harsh questioning of all the civil and military officials from the Southwest Recruitment Department, Zhu Feiang blushed and clenched his fists, obviously under a lot of pressure.

But at this time, he just pursed his lips, turned a deaf ear to the scolding and abuse from all the civil and military officials, and looked at King Qi with extremely firm eyes.

King Qi's eyes flickered, he clenched his teeth, the veins on his forehead burst out, and the expression on his face kept changing.

After a long silence, he just sighed helplessly, his face was ashen, and he gritted his teeth unwillingly and said:
"you're right!"

King Qi was born in the army, he may not be as famous as the world's first-class general, but he is by no means mediocre.How could he not understand the current situation in the Southwest?

If Jiangyang County and Dejiang County are lost, Xiangzhou County and Hechi County will inevitably be lost.If he continues to grit his teeth and refuse to admit it, he is afraid that even the only reliable Wuzhou army in his hands may be completely lost in the hands of the Yun army.

Thinking of this, no matter how unwilling King Qi is, it is impossible to refuse to admit it.

He looked at the civil and military officials in the lobby, and said:

"Hechi County, don't stay here for long!"

And when King Qi came to a conclusion, all the civil and military officials who had just been excited and uttered reprimands immediately fell silent.

King Qi opened his mouth, hesitated again for a while, then his eyes froze, and he made up his mind, saying:
"Issuing an order in the name of the Southwest Recruitment Office, ordered the Leizhou navy to block the river as a cover. Deyang Marquis Qimo deployed suspicious soldiers to confuse the cloud army on the other side. Most of the soldiers and horses abandoned their tents and supplies and withdrew to Yongzhou, Shaoyang County as soon as possible!"

Speaking of this, King Qi suddenly thought of Murong Fu who is currently entrenched in Shaoyang County, his eyes sharpened, and he said coldly:
"If anyone obstructs, they will be killed! All responsibilities will be borne by this king!"

In terms of being good at dancing with long sleeves, courteous corporals, appeasing courtiers, and balancing power, King Qi is not outstanding among all the princes.

But for the rest of the princes, when faced with what happened to King Qi, they would inevitably look forward and backward, and put their own gains and losses in the most important place.

Only King Qi, no matter whether it was when he removed the southwestern generals for the Xia Dynasty court, personally went to Jiangyang County to sit in the middle of the plague, or now he is taking the responsibility of abandoning Hechi County with all his strength, is another prince. No matter what!
When all the officials heard what King Qi said, their expressions relaxed immediately, they glanced at each other quietly, then bowed to King Qi, and said in unison:
"Your Majesty, please follow His Highness's order!"

At this time, the refreshingness was not at all the appearance of vigorously refuting just now, which is quite strange.

And Feng Chu, who had been standing behind King Qi, frowned suddenly.

Feng Chu was born as an embroiderer, because he has handled many errands and cases before, and he is the most clear about the cares in the hearts of officials in the court.

At this time, these civil and military officials agreed so smoothly and happily, but it was not because King Qi's prestige was so high that they could decide with one word.

The officials in front of King Qi were able to get to where they are now, so naturally none of them were stupid or smart.After the fall of Dejiang County, everyone could see that Hechi County was doomed to fail.

But none of them had a father who was emperor in Jinling City.This crime of easily giving up the land of a county will never be able to afford it if the court and China pursue it in the future!
So accusing Zhu Feiang like that just now is just to express his position first.After King Qi spoke, he immediately bowed his head and obeyed his orders.In this way, there are people who will take care of things that happen in the future.

Thinking of this, Feng Chu's eyes turned cold, and he began to think of ways to beat these officials...

At this time, King Qi didn't have the heart to think about it, instead he looked at Zhu Feiang and said:

"My king asks you, do you have any plans?"

Hearing that King Qi not only didn't blame him, but continued to ask himself, Zhu Feiang couldn't help but heaved a sigh of relief, and then said:

"His Royal Highness doesn't have much army to call at present. We should temporarily force the Yun army to guard the fortress and accumulate strength! Among the six counties in the southwest, Jiangyang and Dejiang have been lost, Hechi County is difficult to maintain, and Xiangzhou County is out of control. Only the two counties of Anshun and Shaoyang will be dispatched, because there are still some soldiers and horses that can be dispatched because of the recruitment from the central government."

"Hao Yuanhua of Anshun County has already dispatched troops to defend against the Yun Army of Jiangyang County. Your Highness, please use generous profits to force Murong of Shaoyang County to send troops back to stop the troops of Dejiang County with all your strength. Your Highness's elite troops should be stationed at dangerous and important places."

Speaking of this, Zhu Feiang immediately took a step forward, came to the hanging map, pointed to Anshun County on the map, and said:

"Xingyuan Mansion of Anshun County guards the two counties of Xiangzhou and Jiangyang. The Qinling Mountains are in the north, and Miicang Mountain is in the south. The Han River is in the middle. The terrain is dangerous and easy to defend but difficult to attack. We should send [-] elite troops to garrison. If it is lost, the Yun army in Jiangyang County will be unable to advance or retreat!"

He moved his hand again, pointed to the boundary of Shaoyang County, and said:
"Wuling Mansion, Shaoyang County, occupies Yunmengze in the east and mountains in the west. The hills and mountains occupy half of the land, which prevents the heavy armored cavalry of the Yun army from deploying. We should send [-] elite troops here, and the Yun army will attack Anshun County. Then cut off the back of the Yun army. If the Yun army attacks Shaoyang, it will make it very difficult for them every step of the way!"

"There is also the important land of Yongzhou. All the remaining soldiers and horses should be stationed here to prevent the Yun army from attacking Hechi County!"

In this way, abandoning the four counties in the southwest, relying on Xingyuan Mansion, Wuling Mansion, and Yongzhou to surround Jiangcheng Mansion and form a solid line of defense to stop the Yun Army!
When King Qi heard this, his eyes flickered, he nodded slightly, and said:

"Okay, I will follow what you said... This king recommends you to join the army for the Southwest Recruitment Division, and you will always be by my side, serving as my military adviser!"

At this time, Zhu Feiang, a military disciple, displayed a strategy of war that was decisive and fierce enough.Moreover, the plan he presented was much better than the worst scenario King Qi had imagined before!

Hearing this, Zhu Feiang was overjoyed, and immediately bowed and said respectfully:

"My lord, thank you for your kindness!"

A group of disciples from hundreds of families saw that Zhu Feiang was reused because of his advice and was able to serve King Qi, their eyes suddenly became warm.

These disciples of hundreds of families are not used to the struggle between the court and the middle party, but they still have the desire to achieve their ambitions.

And King Qi, the prince who has been tacitly regarded as the next crown prince by the ruling and opposition parties, is the object of their allegiance to realize their ambitions!
(End of this chapter)