Martial Arts: I am in the Ming Cult and I am building a dynasty

Both defense within the pass and marching outside the pass require detailed planning.

Even if Wang Shichong and the Yuwen clan joined forces, their strength would be quite impressive, and there was also various resistances from the Central Plains families behind them, so they should not be underestimated.

Just as Du Ruhui had initially suggested, it was necessary to first alienate and divide Wang Shichong and the Yuwen clan.

"Your Highness, I recommend a man, Wang Xuance from the Honglu Temple in Chang'an. He is very good at the art of diplomacy and can be sent to Luoyang. He will definitely be able to divide Wang Shichong, the Yuwen clan, and the Central Plains aristocratic families."

"Your Highness, the old minister Yang Su has an old relationship with Li Mi of Wagangzhai. You can send Wagangzhai to instigate the attack on Rongyang..."

"Your Highness, I, Gao Shilian, have heard that Dou Jiande in Hebei has a daughter named Hong Xian. If Your Highness is willing to marry her, I can go to Hebei and lobby Dou Jiande's troops to contain the Central Plains."

"Your Highness, I can go to Jianghuai to persuade Du Fuwei's troops to deploy troops in the north to contain the Central Plains."

"Your Highness, I have a long history with the Zhang family in the Central Plains, so I can persuade them..."

Once someone took the lead, various strategies quickly emerged like mushrooms after a rain.

Yang Zhao has a lot of talented people under his command. Although there were many people who killed aristocratic families in the past, there are also some who have defected to Yang Zhao.

After a while.

Yang Zhao ordered Zhangsun Wuji, Fang Xuanling, and Du Ruhui to coordinate and offer advice to the court, and to come up with a strategy for the Luoyang attack as soon as possible.

Chapter 697: Deploying troops and preparing for war

Changsun Wuji, Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui acted very quickly. After Yang Zhao had ordered their men to deliver food, in just the time it took them to eat a meal, they had come up with a fairly complete attack plan.

The world was in chaos, and Guanzhong and Luoyang were both extremely important places.

Yang Zhao and others were trapped in Guanzhong.

Similarly, in the vicinity of Luoyang City, Dou Jiande, Wagangzhai, Du Fuwei, Xu Yuanlang, Zhu Jie and others were all powerful rebel kings, and there were also countless bandits.

The core of the strategy developed by Changsun Wuji and others is to make friends with distant countries and attack nearby ones.

In the name of the imperial court, the anti-king forces with relatively good reputations such as Wagangzhai and Du Fuwei were enthroned and appeased. It was not required that these people cause any harm to Wang Shichong and the Yuwen clan in Luoyang City. As long as they could contain some of the surrounding situations, it would be enough.

At the same time, he specifically conferred titles on and appeased Dou Jiande and Liu Heida to divert some of the Li family's attention.

The operations involved were naturally targeted tactics such as the alienation plan, the counter-espionage plan, the beauty trap, etc., and there were many eloquent and well-connected people in the court who went to operate, bribe, and lobby.

The main strategy is quite good, and the details are also meaningful.

This is also due to the fact that after the establishment of Shadow Guard, with the help of the former channels of the Demon Sect, it has extremely powerful intelligence in the entire Sui Dynasty, and even many tiny forces like the self-proclaimed kings have detailed records.

After the court meeting started again in the afternoon.

It didn't take Yang Zhao long to agree to this attack plan.

After making a decision.

Yang Zhao then turned his gaze to the generals in the court, and without much hesitation, he said directly: "Go east through Tongguan and attack Luoyang. This is our first battle in this troubled time."

"If we can capture Luoyang and gather the two capitals, we can restore the reputation of Sui Dynasty, which will also inspire people and gather momentum for us. Therefore, I must win this battle."

There is no shortage of military generals or commanders in the Guanlong court.

But there are only a handful of people who can truly command super-large-scale offensive operations.

Wu Jianzhang, Yang Su, Yue Fei, Li Jing, Xie Xuan, and if there are two more, Liu Laozhi and Chen Zhibao will be enough.

However, Wu Jianzhang and Yang Su have semi-retired in recent years to focus on spiritual practice.

So the only ones left were Yue Fei, Li Jing and Xie Xuan.

Yue Fei was a man of unparalleled loyalty and righteousness, and a natural military genius. He was the type of man who became stronger as the battles went on. He was good at protracted battles and offensive battles, but after all, he had not yet gained a firm foothold in the Sui military.

Li Jing was knowledgeable and versatile, with outstanding military talent. He was an extremely well-rounded person who could make great achievements wherever he was placed. Unfortunately, he had wasted too much time and had no experience or military achievements.

If two people take charge and Yang Zhao makes a firm decision, it is not impossible.

But it would be a pity not to use the ready-made Xie Xuan.

Xie Xuan was a typical person who was good at both civil and military affairs. He commanded troops like playing chess, was very good at controlling the situation, had vision and talent, knew how to use people, and had been famous for a long time, had top-notch martial arts skills, and was able to subdue all generals.

He looked at the generals for a long time.

Yang Zhao finally spoke up, "This battle will be led by Xie Qing, with Liu Laozhi, Yang Xuangan, Wei Wentong and others assisting him. We will gather the Thunder Army, the Northern Army, and 50,000 Zuo Yi Guards, a total of 250,000 troops, to fight against them."

"Li Jing is in charge of the northwest, along with Chen Zhibao, Xin Wenli, and Zuo Tiancheng, with the Great Snow Dragon Cavalry as the main force, and 50,000 Zuo Yi Guards as the auxiliary force, to guard against the southward advance of the Western Turks. If necessary, troops can be sent into the grasslands without any taboos."

"Yue Fei is in charge of the southwest, leading the Yue Family Army to guard against the Qin Dynasty's attack..."

"Wu Jianzhang is in charge of the Hedong front, leading the Five Elements Flag to guard against the Li clan's army..."

The war must be fought, but the defense of the Guanlong area is also extremely important.

Yang Zhao was almost certain that once he mobilized his troops, the Li clan, the Turks, the Yuan Dynasty, the Qin Dynasty and other forces would not only launch a large-scale attack on Guanlong, but would also certainly send troops to divert his attention.

In other words, Yang Zhao himself was extremely powerful, and had the heaven and earth formation covering the interior of Guanlong. Otherwise, Yang Zhao would not have dared to dispatch more than 90% of his troops at once.

After receiving Yang Zhao's appointment, the generals responded quickly.

After the army assigned tasks.

Yang Zhao's gaze quickly turned to a powerful demon sect member.

Although the army under Yang Zhao's command has now fully popularized the art of war and battle formation auras, if they really encounter a top-level strongman who does not care about the consequences, is not afraid of karma, and is not afraid of being possessed by the devil, they will eventually suffer great losses.

At this time, the masters of the Demon Sect are needed to protect the officers and guard against enemy attacks.

Yang Zhao's eyes swept across the people in the Demon Sect.

Soon, Yang Zhao called out his name and said, "Ah Gui, you take ten martial saints and personally command the central army of the Luo River attack. Everything will be under the command of General Xie. Is it possible to do it?"

The Ghost Shadow Patriarch bowed and said, "This old servant has done his duty well, Your Highness."

Yang Zhao nodded and continued, "Xiang Yutian, Lu Jingxiu, Li Shuzhuang, the three of you will lead 15 martial saints and follow Li Jing's army to support the northwest. Can you obey the military orders?"

Xiang Yutian quickly took the lead in the ceremony and accepted the offer on the spot.

Yang Zhao's eyes turned, and finally said: "Mo Yiming, Wei E, Ning Daoqi, the three of you will lead 15 martial saints and go to the southwest with Yue Fei to guard against Daqin. Is it possible?"

The three of them responded quickly and all agreed.

After dealing with foreign wars.

Yang Zhao quickly dismissed the court meeting and ordered his men to start preparing food and fodder and organizing the army before leaving.

Yang Zhao was not particularly worried about this war.

The savings accumulated over the years after entering Chang'an gave Yang Zhao great confidence in the strength of his troops, and it would be no problem to capture Luoyang City.

Even the harassment and constraints from the Li family, the Yuan Dynasty, and the Turks did not matter to Yang Zhao.

What really worried Yang Zhao was the Qin Dynasty from the southwestern border.

"Yan Fei, are you sure that there will be a military disaster coming from the Great Qin?"

"Yes, my husband, haven't you always wanted to know what I have been doing over the years, using many resources and disappearing for a while from time to time?"

"Um, is this related to the movements of the Great Qin Dynasty?"

"Yes, and it's huge. I used the resources my husband gave me to corrupt half of the Yin-Yang family. I got news from them that Emperor Qin Ying Zheng, in the name of an eastern tour, mobilized 100,000 golden fire cavalry and 200,000 soldiers to go to the border of the Sui Dynasty for defense. It was called defense, but in fact it was to seize the opportunity to attack Liangdi."

"Have you found out who is in charge?"

"Wang Jian!"

"..."

Yang Zhao was stunned. He didn't expect that Qin Emperor Ying Zheng would be so decisive.

The first one to come up was an elite army of 300,000, and the top five generals of the Qin Dynasty were in command.

You really think highly of yourself.

Chapter 698: An Unconventional Tactic to Deal with Daqin

There is a reason why the Great Qin Dynasty is hailed as the leader of the six dynasties in the world of Kyushu.

As early as the end of ancient times, when the Zhou emperor's subordinates were in corruption, there was a Qin Dynasty that almost unified the entire world.

And that era is also called the lost pre-Qin era.

It can be said that today's martial arts originated from the pre-Qin era.

Qigong practitioners, cultivators, ancient martial arts, Confucian martial arts, Taoist mystical arts, etc., all once shone brightly in that era and shone with infinite brilliance.

If it weren't for a great catastrophe that swept through, the pre-Qin era would have been destroyed for no reason.

It is still unclear what the world will look like today.

The current Great Qin Dynasty has inherited the legacy of the Great Qin Empire of the pre-Qin era. It is even rumored that the Ying family of the current Great Qin Dynasty is the orthodox bloodline of the former Great Qin Empire.

The specific facts can no longer be verified.

But there is no doubt that the current Great Qin Dynasty almost monopolizes the two states of Yong and Liang among the Nine States, suppresses the Westernmost, Northern, and Southern Wildernesses, and can be called a behemoth among the six dynasties.

Especially during the Qin Dynasty, there were six generations of wise rulers, many famous ministers and generals, and the army was outstanding.

Chu Li Ji, Sima Cuo, Wei Ran, Bai Qi, Wang Jian, Meng Ao, Gongsun Yan, Meng Kuo, Wang Ben, Zhao Tuo, Zhang Han, Baili Shi, etc., there are so many generals, and almost every one of them has a shocking record and a bad reputation.

And Wang Jian, who led an army of 300,000 this time, can undoubtedly be ranked in the top five or even top three.

Not to mention, there are also 300,000 troops including the Golden Fire Cavalry and the Qin Wuzu.

Listening to Yan Fei's words.

Yang Zhao was also feeling a bit overwhelmed.

Faced with such a powerful army of the Qin Dynasty, if they only relied on Yue Fei and his 100,000 Yue Family Army, they would probably be unable to cope with the situation and might not be able to withstand the sudden attack and offensive of the Qin Dynasty.

But if we really want to pull the majority of Guanlong’s troops to the southwestern border and go to war with the Qin Dynasty.

Not to mention that this opportunity to quickly attack Luoyang is not easy.

I am afraid that if other forces see this kind of scene, they will do whatever it takes to take over their own Guanlong areas first, which will create a huge crisis.

After much consideration, Yang Zhao was unable to find a direct solution and could only resort to some unconventional tactics.

With just a few words, Yan Fei was asked to keep the news about the Great Qin Dynasty secret for the time being.

In the next few days, the entire Guanlong area began to run frantically like a huge, precise and rigorous machine.

With the hard work of a group of civil officials including Zhangsun Wuji, Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, Gao Shilian and Gao Ying.

Countless amounts of grain and grass were gathered from the granaries in various towns and cities, and began to converge towards the northwest, southwest, Hedong, Tongguan, Wugu and other places.

The Guanlong area has been trading with the Western Regions all year round and has a large amount of silver and money.

Also, because the government was in order and the people were harmonious, and there was no longer any oppression from the huge number of aristocratic families, countless common people were willing to serve the court in exchange for money.

In addition, there are various official roads, waterways, etc. built by the imperial court at all costs.

The preparations for a massive war were completely completed in less than ten days.

At this time, Xie Xuan, Li Jing, Yue Fei, Wu Jianzhang and others also organized their troops and began to march towards their respective targets.

Such a massive military operation as sending troops from Guanlong could naturally not be hidden from the eyes of the people of the world.

For a moment, the already chaotic situation in the entire Sui Dynasty became even more tense.

However, just as the entire Guanlong began to run wildly like a taut chain.

However, Yang Zhao took Yan Fei and quietly left the pass in the southwest of Guanlong. He did not break the void, but relied on simple lightness skills to travel and entered the Qin Dynasty.

The Qin Dynasty had six generations of wise rulers who accumulated an immense foundation and heritage.

It was not until the generation of Ying Zheng that a monarch with great ambitions and great talents finally emerged. In just over ten years, he wiped out the remaining six pre-Qin kingdoms on the territory of the Qin Dynasty. With his prestige, he suppressed the remnants of the six kingdoms and the aristocratic families of the entire Qin Dynasty so that they dared not make the slightest move.

After conquering the six kingdoms, the Qin Dynasty had not mobilized large-scale troops for nearly ten years.

During this wave, the Sui Dynasty fell into chaos.

As soon as Ying Zheng came to power, he directly appointed Wang Jian to command the army and mobilized 300,000 elite soldiers. It was obvious that he had a huge appetite and wanted to at least annex one-third of the territory of the Sui Dynasty.

Yang Zhao is not without the ability to fight against the Qin Dynasty by relying on defense.

However, Yang Zhao did not want to engage in a crazy war with the Qin Dynasty. That would greatly consume the combat power of Guanlong and even cause it to fall into decline. In this chaotic era of the Sui Dynasty, it would no longer have the strength to unite the world.

But if you want to stop the army of the Great Qin Dynasty, it is definitely not something that can be resisted by ordinary tricks.

Fortunately, when Yang Zhao broke out of the Chiyou Blood Cave, he had saved up two trump cards in his hand.