Chapter 482: Deployment for War (Part 2)
Guan Xing, Wang Ping, Liu Yin and other generals looked at each other and knew that Yang Qing was right. The situation was not too bad at the moment. There was still a possibility of breaking the city in one battle. Although this possibility was not very great, our side would eventually try its best.
"Please give orders to you," everyone stood up and shouted in unison.
Yang Qing glanced firmly over the generals, nodded heavily, and said loudly: "Okay, all the generals obey the orders, and the troops will be sent to Chang'an in two days."
"promise."
Yang Qingxu pressed and signaled the generals to sit down. He came to the wooden frame map on the right and pointed to it and continued, "According to the latest news from Xuezuo, Cao Zhen has not been idle in the past two months. He recruited 3,000 new soldiers from Chang'an and surrounding cities. In this way, with his original troops, he had a total of more than 17,000 people and horses within a radius of 300 miles centered on Chang'an.
The Wei army looked a lot less than our army, but not all concentrated in Chang'an. Among them, Yan He led 6,000 troops to be stationed in Anling, north of the Wei River, and there were more than 2,000 Wei troops in Huaili. Therefore, there were only eight or nine thousand Wei troops in Chang'an City, many of which were newly recruited new soldiers. Therefore, as long as the Wei army in Anling and Huaili first blocked or annihilated, our army could be besieged Chang'an with superior forces."
Guan Xing said: "The brother's analysis is very reasonable. Our army has been assembled, but the Wei army still does not know our army's intentions. The entire military deployment is still in a dispersed state. Our army must be 80% sure to separate the Wei army in Anling and Huaili from the Wei army led by Chang'an Cao Zhen.
But brother, you should know that Cao Zhen has not only these three troops in his hands. Not to mention the reinforcements of the pseudo-Wei in Guandong, even Zhang He from Feng County and Dai Ling from Qi County will definitely return to Chang'an after the war begins. By then, our army will not only be at a disadvantage in terms of military strength, but also the possibility of being surrounded by the enemy from both sides."
Yang Qing nodded and smiled and said, "Anguo is very careful and the army is lucky. However, I have already had a solution to this. After leaving Shangqian, I secretly sent people to Lueyang and Tianshui counties to send secret letters to General Liao Hua and Wu Yi, secretly ordered them to advance to the two generals of Baixian County and Qixian County after the war in Chang'an began to attack Zhang He and Dailing to restrain the two Wei troops of Zhang He and Dailing. In this way, Zhang He would not be worth worrying about in a short period of time."
"It turns out that my brother had made arrangements, but Xing was worried." Guan Xing also smiled.
Yang Qing said: "Military discussions require everyone to speak freely so that they can gather ideas. I have made arrangements for this time, but what if I didn't think of this festival, wouldn't you still need your wisdom to help me check for omissions?"
After a pause, he continued, "The Wei army in Fengxian and Qixian are not to pay attention to it for the time being. Our main energy should be on Cao Zhen, Guo Huai and others. Guan Xing, follow the order."
"The last one is here." Guan Xing quickly stood up and responded.
"I ordered you to be the vanguard of the army. In two days, I will lead the troops and Feng Chong, and the two generals E Huai will kill to Huaili as quickly as possible. Remember, you must not let one of the two thousand Wei troops in Huaili City escape."
Guan Xing said: "I promise that I will fulfill my mission."
"An Guo, the reason why Feng Chong and E Huan were transferred to your command is to give full play to the maneuverability of the cavalry. The first entry of this army is fast." Yang Qing said.
Guan Xing nodded and said with a smile: "Brother, don't worry, with three thousand cavalry in hand, the Wei army in Huaili City will not escape from me."
"Well, this is awesome, but you still shouldn't be careless."
Yang Qing turned his head and looked at Feng Chong again, and E Huan said, "Pongxu, Meng Yao and Ru should obey General Guan's arrangements with all their might, and we should not lose face of our Yongzhou army."
"No." The two agreed in unison.
Meng Yao is the character "E Huan". Since his behavior and manners in Nanzhong surrendered to Yang Qing, his words and decoration have become more and more like a Han man. Meng Yao's character "Preface" was personally obtained by Yang Qing, which means encouraging him to establish achievements that shine in the world. Of course, he himself regards the word "Yang Qing" as a great honor.
Yang Qing continued to call the general: "General Zijun."
"The last one is here." Wang Ping stood up after hearing this, with an extremely calm expression.
Yang Qing said: "You have assigned 3,000 people from Wudang Flying Army. Two days later, you ordered this army to quickly reach the south bank of the Wei River northwest of Chang'an, control the ferry along the line, and block the river surface."
"Get orders."
The mission of this army was to prevent Yan He's troops from returning to Chang'an. Because the key to the advance strategy of attacking Chang'an was to separate the enemy troops outside Chang'an as fast as possible, so Yang Qing asked the Wudang Flying Army, who was good at crossing mountains and ridges and traveling for a long distance, to shoulder this important task.
"The rest of the generals joined a group of troops and followed up."
Liu Yin, Yin Yun and others responded repeatedly: "Be careful to obey the order of the envoy."
In Chang'an City, Cao Zhen and others had also received news about Yang Qing's martial arts. Last year, Yang Qing left a deep impression on the Wei army. Cao Zhen and others long regarded him as the enemy second only to Zhuge Liang, so his every move was very eye-catching. Cao Zhen specially invited his senior civil and military officials to discuss today.
"Everyone, the news came from the detailed work in Wugong City. Yang Qing is currently in Wugong City. This person is the enemy of our dynasty. Therefore, I would like to come here today to analyze the intention of this villain to go to the front line of Wugong." Cao Zhen said.
As soon as he finished speaking, Guo Huai clasped his fists and asked, "Do you dare to ask the general, have we not found out the purpose of Yang Qing's martial arts?"
"I have made a careful investigation. Yang Qing returned to Wugong, Meicheng and Chencang. It is said that Yang Qing began to inspect the counties half a month ago. He first went to Tianshui, Nan'an and other places, and then went south to Wudu, and finally arrived at Chencang, Meicheng and Wugong counties." Cao Zhen said.
Guo Huai said: "That's it. Yang Qing is just a normal inspection of various places. I wonder why the general wants us to come and discuss. Could it be that the general thinks there is a fraud?"
"Haha, the one who knows me is Boji."
This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! Cao Zhen laughed and said, "Yang Qing is very arrogant when traveling, and actually brought three thousand cavalry guards. Judging from the information sent back by the Yizhou school in the past, although Yang Qing was successful, he was quite humble and did not pay much attention to the false etiquette. Now he has brought so many soldiers and entourages in an abnormal manner, and no matter how he looks, he reveals a hint of weirdness.
Therefore, I don’t really believe that the purpose of his trip was just to inspect the county.”
"So that's it." Guo Huai nodded and said, "This is indeed a bit abnormal."
Yan Fei, who was sitting at the head of Guo Huai, bowed and said, "General, Guo Envoy, may we be too nervous and complicated this matter. Although there are many three thousand cavalrymen, Yang Qing was the pseudo-Yongzhou Governor and a former general. He was considered a high-level official in Western Shu. It was normal for such people to have a large army to guard when traveling.
Furthermore, Yang Qing’s destinations for this trip include martial arts, including the three places of Martial Arts, and Chen Cang. This place was taken away by the Shu people soon after, which was the front line against the royal army. He was afraid of encountering our army, so it was reasonable to bring more troops and guards."
"Well, it makes sense for Yan Fujun to say this. It's just that Yang Qing is extremely cunning, so you must be careful."
Fei Yao said: "General, the general thought that there was no need to be too nervous about this matter. First, as Yan Fujun said, Yang Qing was afraid of changes in the front line. Second, according to the information sent back by the Shu Middle School Corps not long ago, Western Shu had decided to not use wars for a year or two in order to rest and recuperate. As a minister, Yang Qing could not use wars arbitrarily.
Third, Yang Qing's troops were just as good as ours. If the bandits in Hanzhong did not go north, they would not have much threat to Chang'an with the strength in his hands. In the end, Hongnong's reinforcements were gathering and would soon arrive in Guanzhong, so we don't have to be afraid that Yang Qing was trying to be fooled.
Whether he is really inspecting county affairs or has other purposes, we can deal with it calmly."
After hearing Fei Yao's analysis, Cao Zhen felt that he was a little over-thinking and nodded and smiled: "What Gongming said is very reasonable. It seems that I am thinking too much. Yes, although Yang Qing is extremely cunning, we have to admit that he is indeed an extremely smart guy. Since this person is extremely smart, he will definitely not do unwise things."
Guo Huai said: "What the general said is very good. According to rumors from the Shu people, Yang Qing never did a loss-making business. It is believed that the court's massive increase in troops in Guanzhong has been discovered by Yang Qing. In this way, the situation in Guanzhong has changed from both sides to the weak enemy and strong enemy. Our army is strong and strong. Yang Qing will not come to find trouble.
The last general thought that the so-called Wudang Flying Army of the Shu thief went north shortly after he went north. As the commander of this Shu army, Yang Qing came to the front line of martial arts to inspect this army, right?”
"What Boji said makes sense, maybe Yang Qing is the purpose."
Cao Zhen smiled and said, "After you all analyze this, I have completely put my heart in my stomach, but we still should not be careless. We must send someone to closely monitor Yang Qing's every move."
Chapter completed!