Kingdom of Heaven and Han

Chapter 511 Chaos in Junzhou
Wang Xiaolied into his official hall, and saw an official document placed in the most conspicuous place on the case.Picking it up and looking at it, he couldn't help but frown.Taking the official documents to the nearby staff hall, Wang Ruohai and others hurriedly saluted.

Lifting the official document in Yang's hand, Wang Xiao said: "What's wrong with Wang Yan? Let Li Zhong surround Junzhou!"

Wang Ruohai said: "Li Zhong was originally in the area of ​​Liangzhou and Yangzhou, with 20 soldiers. Recently, because the Jin army went south and the imperial army was stationed, he couldn't stay in Yangzhou and came east along the Han River. Because Jinzhou could not be broken. , the army ran out of food, and surrounded Junzhou with a large army."

Wang Xiaolie said: "Li Zhong said that there are 20 troops, but how could there be so many people? We occupy ten states, and it is not easy to raise [-] soldiers. To be honest, how many troops do you think he has?"

Wang Ruohai said: "These thieves are used to coercing people, and the number of troops is really hard to calculate. According to our estimates, Li Zhong has at most 8000 soldiers who really dare to fight. Including the people who are coercing, there should be 5 to [-] people. .”

Wang Xiaolie said: "Is it accurate?"

Wang Ruohai said: "It shouldn't be much different. Jinzhou Wang Yan's army is less than 3000 people, so Li Zhong has no chance to take advantage of it, so he can only come to Junzhou. With the food stored in Jinzhou folks, less than ten days, Li Zhong has to Let’s go, there must be a lot of people.”

Wang Xiaolie sighed: "Wang Yan arrived at Jin Junfang only a few months later than me, a few years later, and there are only [-] soldiers and horses. Oh, what can I say about him. Li Zhong is just a grassroots bandit. So embarrassing!"

Wang Ruohai said: "There are quite a few feudal towns in the world, but there is no one like Jieshuai. To be honest, Wang Yan is already the strongest among the three thousand soldiers capable of fighting. It is not so easy to raise troops and spend money."

Wang Xiaolie nodded, did not speak, stood by the table and quietly looked at the map on the table.

After a while, Wang Xiao said: "If Li Zhong conquers Junzhou, where will he go next? Junzhou is barren and poor, but he can't support his tens of thousands of people. With his troops, he won't go crazy Come attack Dengzhou?"

Wang Ruohai said: "We discussed for a long time and felt that no matter how crazy Li Zhong is, he would not have the courage to attack Dengzhou. One possibility is to attack Shangzhou northward after Junzhou supplements. If Shangzhou is broken by luck, he may surrender The Jin army. But the greater possibility is to attack Fangzhou in the south. Afterwards, go all the way south to attack Guizhou and Jingmen army. The area is very chaotic now, and Xie Zhenfu may not be able to deal with him."

Wang Xiao said: "Whether it is going south or north, it is a mountain road. Even if it passes through, how many people will he have left?"

Wang Ruohai said: "These rogues are different from the officers and soldiers. The civilians they coerce are consumables. If they die, they will die. As long as they can bring two to three thousand people out of the mountains, it won't take a year or two, and they will still be the heroes of the party."

Wang Xiaolie said: "Wang Yan came to the official document to ask for help. We have to save him. Li Zhong goes north, and the Shangzhou garrison will be harassed by him. Li Zhong goes south, and there are few Xie Qian soldiers. It will be hard to say when the time comes. Several townspeople around us They are all loyal to the imperial court and determined to fight against gold, which saved us a lot of trouble! In order to avoid long nights and dreams, it is better to annihilate him near Junzhou. Li Yanxian is leading the Chinese army to conduct exercises in Qiande for several months. This time Let the Chinese army rescue Junzhou, and test the results of the drill by the way."

Wang Ruohai said: "I think so too. It's just that Li Du commanded the army to conduct a rehearsal, and the time hasn't come yet. I'm afraid that Marshal Jie won't agree."

Wang Xiaolie said: "It's not that they used immobilization charms for them during the drill, so they couldn't move anymore. By the way, it's better to save Wang Yan this time, and it's better for me to lead the army. You order your subordinates to prepare, and go there in two days. Qiande County. Order Li Yanxian to reorganize the army and prepare for the expedition!"

Wang Ruohai promised.He asked again: "Li Zhong has less than [-] people, so there is no need to order all the Chinese troops to go to Junzhou?"

Wang Xiaolie thought for a while.Said: "Leave the right Yuhou to lead the right army and the rear army to defend Qiande, and the rest of the army will go to aid Junzhou. This time we must defeat Li Zhong cleanly and test the results of these months of training."

Wang Ruohai promised to arrange it himself.

As Wang Xiaolie's strength grew, there were no large groups of bandits under his rule.But in other areas, there are many bandits.For example, Gwangju to the east of the Xinyang Army, and Huangzhou and Qizhou to the south are all areas where large forces are placed.In the mountains near Gwangju, I don't know how many forces there are.In the Lushi and Shangzhou areas to the west, there are also bandits in the mountainous areas.

Wang Yan didn't have many troops, only 3000.The three prefectures of Jin, Jun, and Fang under the rule are all in mountainous areas, and have not developed for several years.Li Zhong was originally a subordinate of Cao Duan, the Central Plains Rebel Army, and had been active in Liangzhou and Yangzhou for the past few years.This year, the Jin army increased its troops on the front lines of Sichuan and Shu, and the brothers Wu Lin and Wu Jie faced the army, and Li Zhong's activities were suppressed.Unable to stay in Yangzhou, he led his army eastward to attack Jinzhou.Although Wang Yan didn't have many troops, they were not something Li Zhong and his mob could handle.After besieging Jinzhou for ten days, they could only transfer to Junzhou.

Wang Xiaolie developed, and the power developed in the Qinling Mountains was squeezed.There is the Jin army in the north, Zhang Jun's army in the west, Wang Xiaolie in the east, and Dashan in the south. The situation is very difficult.

From Wang Xiaolie's point of view, Li Zhong's attack on Junzhou was to kill himself.How about breaking through Junzhou?There is no way to go east, west, north and south.But for Li Zhong, the whole army would starve to death if he did not attack Junzhou. In fact, there was no better choice.

After everything was properly arranged, Wang Ruohai came over and said, "If Commander Jie leads troops to Junzhou, who will take charge of the overall situation in Xiangyang? There used to be Chen Qiudao, but now that he has resigned, there is no suitable candidate anymore."

Wang Xiaolie said: "Let the officials of Xiangyang Mansion discuss how to do it. If it's not done well, come back and deal with them. If it's done well, they'll be promoted as soon as they come back. It's a common thing that there is a shortage of talents everywhere. We Get used to it."

Wang Ruohai said: "There is really no one, why not order Chen Yuyi to take care of it for a while. If there is a big problem, report to Jieshuai."

Wang Xiaolie shook his head: "Chen Yuyi is in charge of supervision, not administration. If administrative power and supervisory power are combined into one, there will be great troubles in the future. We would rather make a little chaos than mess up the overall situation. Now the chaos , just for a while. If the overall situation is chaotic, there will be hidden dangers."

Wang Ruohai nodded, it's not good to say anymore.

Now under Wang Xiaolie's subordinates, there are three important officials who can really be used, Chen Qiudao, Chen Yuyi and Wang Ruohai.Chen Qiudao has been suspended, and administrative affairs have become chaotic.It is conceivable what kind of chaos will happen when Wang Xiaolie goes out to lead troops.

Wang Xiaolie is not afraid of chaos.No matter how chaotic Xiangyang is, it is the best among the feudal towns in the world.Now at the beginning, there is nothing wrong with making a mess, just deal with it in time.It is also the best way to select talents in the midst of chaos, which is much better than going step by step.

As long as the military power is firmly in your own hands, nothing else matters.Wang Xiaolie didn't think well about how to govern the place.

(End of this chapter)