I Xiaoxiong

Chapter 264 Don't wait for me
Jianzhou Governor's Mansion is now the meeting place for Sheng Gong and the marshals and governors.

"Marshal Xue, why did you say that? I returned with you at the time. I saw it with my own eyes. You specifically told Fang Hu, Li Zichun and others to be careful of the defenders on the mountain. These few people are so slack now that they have reached the end of their lives. Such a catastrophe, in my opinion, they must not be forgiven lightly this time, and must strictly enforce military discipline."

It was a woman who spoke, her voice was sonorous and powerful, and she was tall, but she didn't look like a woman just by her stature.But it turned out to be the saint, Fang Hong, one of the current governors.

The younger sister of Fang Qiu and Fang Jiao.

Another governor, Zhang Xia, said: "But now that the great cause has not been accomplished, killing the general without authorization is not the way to employ people. It is better to reprimand him and allow him to take the blame and perform meritorious service."

Fang Qiu, who is the Holy Duke, said: "It's okay to kill, but you can't let it go lightly. According to the military law, the eighty army sticks will be lowered by three ranks and retained. What do you think?"

Fang Jiao also echoed: "Then let them take advantage of it first."

After a few people spoke, Li Zichun, Xue Juye, Fang Hu and other leading generals were lifted high and put down gently.

After all, Li Zichun and Xue Juye are Xue Julin's cronies, and it is important to show some face, and Fang Hu and others are the backbone of Honglian Dao, and they cannot be dealt with lightly.

During the whole process, Xue Julin didn't say a word.

Ever since he joined the Red Lotus Army, he has been extremely cautious. Although he is now one of the marshals, besides the Fang family brothers, he has the highest status in the field, but the more he is, the more cautious he must be.

Because his position is not secure, although there are many Wu Wangfu and old ministries in the Red Lotus Army, they have long been divided into various ministries. Although there are many chief officers, they are all in a state of transition that can be replaced at any time.

After all, when I first came here, I was already doomed to live under the fence.Right now, it's pretty good.

"Marshal Xue, what do you think of what was discussed just now?"

Here Pang Zhigu asked.

Xue Julin groaned for a while after hearing this, he knew that what Pang Zhigu asked was not about the disposal of those few people, but about the strategy of the next part of the Red Lotus Army.

After returning from Songzhou, Pang Zhigu advocated immediately dispatching a large army, dividing the troops into two groups, and attacking Jianzhou and Lingzhou, and trying his best to create some momentum before the Jin army started fighting with the Qingtang people, so that the main force of the Jin army would be unstable. .

The Shenggong Fang Jiao and Xue Julin both insisted on preserving their strength and not going head-to-head with the officers and soldiers, as long as they echoed each other from afar and had an explanation to the Qingtang people.

What he was worried about was that after the Qingtang people took Songzhou, defeated the government army, and then went down the river to take Yizhou with great momentum, then the Red Lotus Army would not be able to fight against them.

"The military division is so sure that Qingtang is invincible in this battle?"

Xue Julin asked back.

"Even if we can win, it will be a miserable victory."

Among the rebels, there are very few people who can analyze and judge at the strategic level, and there are only a few people who are fully engaged.

Pang Zhigu counts as one, Xue Julin counts as one, Liu Taiqing who is hundreds of miles away counts as one, Gu Xianglin counts as one, and now Zhang Xia, but only half of them.

But now that Pang Zhigu and Xue Julin had a disagreement, Fang Qiu was on Xue Julin's side. Such a scene made Zhang Xia, Fang Hong and others a little at a loss, not knowing whose position to speak.

And both sides seem to make sense.

Although Fu Jinchuan took away [-] pacers, there are still tens of thousands of troops around Yizhou. If he wants to capture Chengdu, the price he has to pay must be extremely heavy.

And to attack aggressively now, there is always a sense of taking advantage of the Qingtang people's fire.

So the difference between the two sides actually lies in the timing, whether to attack after the Qingtang people start fighting with the Jin army, or to make the first move here to put enough pressure on the Jin army to force them to fight the Qingtang people earlier.

Originally, including Pang Zhigu, they waited for Qingtang and the Jin army to fight first, and it was best when the two sides were at a stalemate.Honglian is sending out troops.

But now that he saw the confrontation between the Jin and Qing armies under Songzhou City, he had to reconsider.

After all, the Jin army is almost invincible, while the Qingtang people are still hesitating and waiting.

After waiting for a while, Qingtang's food was exhausted. Whether it was withdrawn or suffered a disastrous defeat, both situations were extremely unfavorable for the Red Lotus Army.

As for the miserable victory?This is just something that is possible, but impossible.

Not to mention a big victory, they took advantage of the momentum and drove directly to Yizhou.

So Pang Zhigu was very sure, now, before Fu Jinchuan returned to his teacher, it was their biggest opportunity.If it can really affect the battle situation in Songzhou and let Fu Jinchuan's army be completely wiped out by the Qingtang people, even if this possibility is very slim.But for Honglian, it is definitely an extremely favorable result.

In this way, the morale of the army and the people in Yizhou will definitely be greatly shaken, and it is not impossible to win Chengdu and occupy Sichuan and Shu.

The battle situation between the two sides will definitely affect each other, and Qingtang people really can't let him rest assured.

But Pang Zhigu and Fang Qiu, including Zhang Xia, were very suspicious of this.

At this time, Fang Jiao, who had never raised an opinion on this matter, finally took a clear-cut stand on Pang Zhigu's side.

"Brother, Lao Xue, this time I went to Songzhou with Pang Junshi. To be honest, the army of the Qingtang people looks quite majestic, but it was still a bit difficult for us to expect them to defeat Fu Jinchuan. Ah, how much food can the Qingtang people have to consume with the Jin army?"

When it comes to food, everyone is silent.The grain production on the Xihai Plateau is extremely low, so everyone knows that the people of Qingtang are definitely not as rich in grain as the people of Jin.

In this way, as long as Fu Jinchuan is exhausted, the Qingtang people will really lose.

And the only situation where Fu Jinchuan can take the initiative to attack is that Yizhou behind him is in a hurry.

At this time, Pang Zhigu said: "There is one more thing that we need to be vigilant about. Gong Jinghan, who joined the army in Langzhou, published the "Strong Wall and Clearing the Field", intending to let the land of Sichuan and Chu build fortresses and move refugees."

Everyone was a little confused when they heard it, and they didn't realize the meaning behind it.But Xue Julin asked immediately.

"Can Mr. Pang tell me the original text?"

Pang Zhigu seemed to have prepared for it long ago, and took out a piece of paper from his sleeve and handed it to him.

After Xue Julin looked at it, his expression became more and more solemn.

"First secure the people and then kill the thieves. If the people's will is strong, the power will decline, so that there will be no more coercion. If there are more people, there will be fewer thieves. If the people live in the house, the thieves will never eat, so that they will have nothing to plunder. If the people have a day's food, the thieves will With less food for one day, use the method of strengthening the walls and clearing the wilderness to keep the people together. If the thieves have not arrived, they will work hard to farm and trade, and each will live in peace. , so as not to escape”

This is almost according to the weakness of the Red Lotus Army. Xue Julin sighed silently after seeing it.

For the Red Lotus Army, the most important thing is actually the source of soldiers and food.

As long as these two problems are solved, the Red Lotus Army will be able to continue to thrive, and it will be able to make a comeback after failing a hundred times.

But according to this "Strong Wall and Clearing the Field", within two years, the Red Lotus Army can only be trapped in the mountains.

Therefore, he instantly understood Pang Zhigu's good intentions.

This is a race against the court for time.

"In this way, there is indeed not much time left for us. If the imperial court fully implements the strategy in this memorial, we will be trapped to death sooner or later."

"I can only let it go." "Success is all based on Sichuan and Shu."

He didn't say he was defeated, because everyone knew it.As "bandit leaders", what will happen to them if they fail.

Probably can only hope that the executioner Ling Chi's knife can be sharpened faster.

(End of this chapter)