Jiuxi

Chapter 485 Chapter 483 [The king and the mountain will not give in]

November 23, the fourteenth year of Qi Jianwu's reign.

The Bone Smashing Ground works very efficiently, and the discussions with the Baotai Mountain Seven Star Gang quickly yielded a response.

Lin Jie did not directly refuse or agree to the series of generous recruitment conditions offered by the Jing Dynasty. He only made two demands. One was that Jing Jun could no longer send scouts into the mountains to spy, and the other was that it was winter and Jing Jing Since the army has cut off the connection between Baotai Mountain and the outside world, it needs to donate some food to the Seven Star Gang to help the people in the mountains survive the cold winter.

If Jing Jun agrees to these two conditions, he can continue to consider whether to accept Jing Chao's recruitment.

In the festival hall, Tuoman Wulu frowned and said: "Your Majesty, these bandits have ulterior motives. They clearly just want to get some benefits from our army."

Qing Yugong said calmly: "He just wants to sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight. As far as our army is concerned, there is no need to waste energy on Baotai Mountain at the moment. We must prioritize clearly. As long as our army can retake Dingzhou, in the future We have plenty of time to clean up the Seven Star Gang, so why not give him some benefits now?”

Tuoman Wulu did not dare to contradict and argue, he lowered his head and said: "Yes, the general understands."

Qing Yugong looked at Bone-Slaying Land again and said: "Don't give food in a hurry. Let people go to the mountains to fight with Lin Jie first. If necessary, you can give them a little sweetness. Now it seems that Lin Jie is not only a reckless person with martial arts rankings, but also a fool." First, he is very clear-headed. In fact, he does not believe in our sincerity in recruiting soldiers, but he will obviously not let those Green Forest boys come out to fight until our army and the Qi army decide the winner."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Qing Yugong said unhurriedly: "You have always been cautious and prudent. I will give you 10,000 soldiers and horses to station near the south exit of Baotai Mountain. If the Seven-Star Army comes out to make a surprise attack, you must fight them back."

Qing Yugong raised his hand to signal him to sit down and continued the previous topic: "This person is quite interesting. No wonder he can teach the daughter whose pseudonym is Bodhisattva Man. Badu."

A general immediately responded: "The general is here!"

Bonebreaker has a calm temperament, but he can't help but show excitement at this moment. After all, this is his chance to stand alone and compete face to face with figures like Xiao Wangzhi of Nan Qi. As long as he can perform well in this battle, he will definitely be able to stand out.

"You will lead five thousand cavalry under your command, and I will give you eight thousand infantry to station to the east of Fengqiu City. If the Feiyun Army of the Southern Qi Dynasty takes the initiative to leave the city, don't be greedy for success and only focus on snatching Fengqiu City as your first priority. . As for the Feiyun Army, you can let them go without worrying that they will disrupt our rear. I have other plans."

Qing Yugong looked at Bonekilling Land and said: "I will give you 40,000 infantry and 20,000 cavalry. You will be the commander of the front army, and I will lead the army as the successor."

Although this task obviously had nothing to do with military glory, Qingyu Zhongwang had no resentment in his heart, because he knew that his understanding of military affairs was still lacking. This time, he could watch his father use the military from a relatively close position. In fact, it was Qing Yugong who took care of him.

"The last general takes command!"

"The general is here!"

He raised his hand and pointed to the map next to him. Jishan Tun was located more than seventy miles north of Ruyin City. It was the only way to connect the northern and central parts of Dingzhou, and was also an important defense hub for the Southern Qi armies.

Although Qing Yugong was the number one expert in the Jing Dynasty, he carried the morale and morale of hundreds of thousands of Jing troops on his shoulders. It was obviously a safer decision to sit in the rear and command the overall situation.

Everyone was sitting upright, and Qing Yugong usually allowed them to speak freely, even if they got red-faced and thick-necked, but as soon as he started to mobilize his troops, no one dared to act casually.

This is the proper meaning of the title.

Qing Yugong looked around at the generals in the hall and said slowly: "You should know by now that the Qi army has moved north one after another to build a second line of defense in the north of Ruyin City. According to the reports from the scouts in front, the flags of the Qi army currently appear at the front of the battle line. There are Dingzhou Ningyuan Army, Dingwei Army, Fengfu Army and Huaizhou Pingshan Army. Among them, the combat power of Ningyuan Army and Pingshan Army cannot be underestimated. The Ningyuan Army was personally formed by Lu Chen of the Southern Qi Dynasty, based on the original troops of Huaizhou Ruishi Battalion. The soldiers are the skeleton, and the Ruishi battalion is composed of elites drawn from various armies in Huaizhou."

Qing Yugong continued: "I have decided to set the battlefield at Jishan Tun."

Mie Gudi stood up and responded.

Tuoman Wulu, who was sitting opposite him, quietly felt unconvinced.

Qing Yugong said again: "Zhongwang."

"General, I will take your orders. Thank you very much, Your Majesty, for your trust!"

It was not surprising that Qing Yugong chose this place as the battlefield, and all the generals nodded in agreement.

Badu said solemnly: "The last general takes orders!"

Qing Yugong glanced at him expressionlessly, waved his hand and said, "Go down and do your work."

The generals received their orders, bowed and retired.

With the war approaching, Qing Yugong obviously couldn't take any time off. All kinds of information came in from all over the place every day, including the southern route of Dingzhou, the southern route of Moyang Road, Heluo City and even the capital of Jing Dynasty.

His numerous staff and advisers were responsible for classifying the information, attaching their own brief suggestions, and then submitting it according to priority. This rule has become very efficient in this world.

The arrival of a middle-aged civil servant interrupted Qing Yugong's inherent rhythm.

He is of medium build, not striking in appearance, and has a restrained temperament. He has always been an outlier in the Dajing court, which values ​​power and domineering.

Because of his Qi status, most Jinglian nobles disliked him, but they did not dare to publicly humiliate him and could only secretly call him a "living dead."

This person is Tian Jue, the leader of the Jing Dynasty, and his official rank is the third rank. In front of the dignified prince of the county and the marshal of the South Courtyard, this third-rank official was obviously not worth mentioning. However, Tian Jue did not show any deliberate flattery on his face. He calmly saluted and said: "I am the official Tian Jue, pay my respects to the prince."

Qing Yugong smiled and said: "Master Tian, ​​there is no need to be polite, please sit down."

He would not be picky about Tian Jue like the people in Sa Gai, but he would not get close to him in private. After all, this man was one of Emperor Jing's most trusted confidants, and the main duty was to supervise all levels of the Jing Dynasty. As a civil and military official, Tian Jue was destined to be a lonely minister due to his sensitive status.

After sitting down, Tian Jue said straight to the point: "Your Majesty has received the victory report from the prince. The battle at Dingfeng Road was inspiring, so your Majesty ordered your officials to come and reward the three armies."

Qing Yugong raised his hand and said: "Your Majesty, I am so kind to you. I and the officers and men of the three armies will express my gratitude to you."

Tian Jue still had that calm expression and continued: "There is another matter that your Majesty ordered your officials to inform the county king. Marshal Sa Gai of the North Courtyard was ordered by Your Majesty to attack Shazhou, but Marshal Sa Gai failed to succeed. Shazhou and Nan Qi Re-establish friendship. Your Majesty is very disappointed with Marshal Sa Gai, so he hopes that the prince can continue to expand his achievements. "

Qing Yugong's eyes narrowed slightly. He knew that Sa Gai had always been resentful of him and had teamed up with several other major tribes to constantly create obstacles for the Qing Yu family, both overtly and covertly.

Now that he heard the news, there was no sense of gloating in his eyes, and he said solemnly: "Shazhou is on the side of Nan Qi. This will affect our dynasty's plan to go south."

"Yes."

Tian Jue nodded and said, "Your Majesty would like to know whether the prince will continue to attack Dingzhou in Southern Qi next?"

Qing Yugong said: "Dingzhou will naturally be attacked, but -"

He paused for a moment, looked at Tian Jue's piercing eyes, and said calmly: "Master Tian, ​​I always believe that there are three key points in the battle against Qi."

Tian Jue said: "Please give me your instructions."

Qing Yugong stood up and walked to the west wall, pointed to the map and said: "Southern Qi's biggest reliance is the Hengjiang River, which stretches for thousands of miles. If our army wants to break the situation, it needs to attack in three directions. The first is the Shasha River in the upper reaches of the Hengjiang River. If we can take advantage of Shazhou to attack Chengzhou in the Southern Qi Dynasty, we can then threaten the opponent's heartland."

Tian Jue also stood up, walked closer and said, "Your Majesty's words make sense, but it's a pity that Marshal Sa Gai failed to fulfill His Majesty's instructions."

Qing Yugong did not criticize Sa Gai in front of him, but continued: "The second is Huaizhou south of Dingzhou. If we can occupy several large ferries in Huaizhou, our army can build pontoon bridges to easily cross the Hengjiang River. The third road is Pingyang Mansion in the middle reaches of Hengjiang River. Qinshui River and Hengjiang River are connected here. We can train our navy in Qinshui River and then go down the river. Although Hengjiang River is a natural chasm, as long as our army can join the three routes. There is nothing to be afraid of. Even if there is no hope for the Shazhou road now, our army still has two options. "

Tian Jue knew in his heart that the other party was trying to tell the emperor the battle plan through his mouth, so he listened quietly.

Qing Yugong said: "Now our army continues to advance to the south of Dingzhou. It is difficult to resist it with the strength of the Southern Qi Dingzhou Army alone, so Xiao Wangzhi must mobilize the Huaizhou Army to go north. Maybe he knows that this move is dangerous, but he cannot He didn't do this because he couldn't bear the responsibility for the loss of Dingzhou. But for the Southern Qi frontier army, they didn't have the opportunity to take the initiative. For example, now that the king is in Dingzhou, the Moyang Road side is still using Niu. The Yan army led by Cunjie is the main force."

Tian Jue pondered for a moment, and his heart suddenly became enlightened.

If the battlefield is marked into two concrete parts, east and west, and now Qing Yugong is commanding the army in Dingzhou in the east to move southward, Xiao Wangzhi and Li Jingda must deal with it carefully.

At the same time, the Southern Qi Jingzhou Army in the west seems to have a chance. After all, the strength of the Yan Army on the Western Front battlefield is a question mark.

Thinking of this, Tian Jue suddenly said: "I see, so the prince's real goal is still Jingzhou."

Qing Yugong turned around and said slowly: "Based on my understanding of Jingzhou Li Tianrun, even if he is about to die in bed, he will not miss any opportunity to reverse the situation of the battle. I will remove the flaw in Moyang Road In front of him, I believe he is already planning how to use this flaw to lure me into the bait. I also asked Mr. Tian to report to Your Majesty on your behalf. I will continue to implement the strategy of adding falsehood and reality, and try my best to capture Pingyang Prefecture in Jingzhou and break the Southern Qi's defense line along the river. Gate. As for Dingzhou and Huaizhou, take them if you can. If you can't, you can take them slowly."

Tian Jue's trip was to inquire about the plans of the frontline commander on behalf of the emperor. After hearing this, he bowed his hands and said, "I will tell you the truth. In addition, your majesty also asked me to tell the king that Southern Qi will definitely mobilize troops this time." Support Jiangbei, but they probably won't be able to use too many troops, because although Southern Qi has solved the hidden dangers in Shazhou, it will still face a somewhat difficult enemy. "

Qing Yugong's heart moved and he asked curiously: "What enemy?"

Tian Jue finally showed a faint smile on his face and said calmly: "Does the prince know about Nanzhao country?"

Qing Yugong thought for a moment and couldn't help but said with admiration: "Your Majesty has a far-sighted vision and a mind for the world, which cannot be matched by the flattery of your ministers."

Nanzhao is located in the southwest of Qi State. Its territory is not big or small, and its military equipment is not strong. It certainly cannot pose a great threat to Qi State in normal times. However, now that the Jing Dynasty's army is pressing on the border, maybe Nanzhao can also take advantage of Qi State. Bite off a piece of meat.

Tian Jue smiled and said: "Your Majesty said that he hopes this arrangement can provide some help to the prince."

Qing Yugong said with increasing gratitude: "Please, Mr. Tian, ​​convey it to Your Majesty. I will do my best and will not dare to slack off."

Tian Jue agreed and then bowed and said goodbye.

Qing Yugong sent him out of the house and watched him riding away with dozens of horses, his eyes narrowed slightly.

The emperor actually contacted Nanzhao without saying a word. Considering the extremely long distance between the two places, it shows that the emperor had a comprehensive plan long ago, and he was not aware of it at all.

Such deep thoughts...

Qing Yugong couldn't help but sigh secretly.

(End of this chapter)