Kingdom of Heaven and Han

After hearing what the three of them said, Zhao Ding's expression turned ugly.Wang Xiaolie's intention was obvious, Zhao Ding called the army from Shaanxi, and ordered them to attack Taiyuan Mansion.There are only 6 defenders in Taiyuan, and [-] will attack, which is still sufficient.If the Jin army came to aid in large numbers, Wang Xiaolie's troops would be behind to resist the reinforcements.

Zhao Ding wants military power, so give him the military power and attack Taiyuan Mansion.During this process, if Zhao Ding performed well, Wang Xiaolie would also change his opinion.If Zhao Ding's command is chaotic, there is nothing to say, Wang Xiaolie will definitely hold the military power firmly.

After a long time, Zhao Dingcai said: "Wang Xuanfu means to let you attack Taiyuan Mansion? Taiyuan Mansion has [-] golden soldiers, are you sure?"

Wu Jie said: "We have [-] soldiers and horses, so it is no problem to defeat the Jin army. But it is difficult to say that the Jin army is sticking to Taiyuan."

Zhao Dingdao: "It's not like before. Wang Xuanfu's army has cannons, and it's relatively easy to attack a fortified city. When Prime Minister Zhang Shu was in Shaanxi, he bought a hundred cannons from Wang Xuanfu's army. Did you take them with you?"

Wu Jie said: "Most of the cannons bought are in our army, Liu Anfu and Guan Zongguan have only ten or twenty in the army."

Zhao Ding thought for a while, and said: "There is no way, you can go to the Xuanfu Division and ask, can you give me a few more? Liu Qi and Guan Shigu's army is too small."

After Wu Jie heard this, he hurriedly asked: "What does the governor mean, is that we are really going to attack Taiyuan Mansion?"

Zhao Ding sighed: "If you don't attack Taiyuan Mansion, how can you prove that you can fight? If you can't fight, what are you doing in Jinzhou?"

Wu Jie glanced at the other two, but remained silent.

Among the three, Wu Jie is the most famous person in later generations.But its combat characteristics are good defense and good use of terrain advantages.Attacking Taiyuan would not be able to give full play to his two strengths.Although Liu Kai and Guan Shigu are famous generals, they did not have outstanding records in the battle against the Jin army.

Attacking Taiyuan Mansion with 6 people, although Wu Jie was full of confidence in his mouth, he was uneasy in his heart.Wanyan Yinshu, who defended Taiyuan, once led tens of thousands of people to attack dozens of state capitals in the west of Beijing, and was invincible and invincible.Among the Jin army, it is comparable to Lou Su.In the face of Wang Xiaolie's attack, there is absolutely no way to complete the silver technique with a weak force, but it may not be possible to face the Shaanxi army.

Wang Xiaolie wiped out the main force of Sa Lihe with only one regiment, and all the generals in Shaanxi understood that there was a huge difference between his army and Wang Xiaolie's army.Wang Xiaolie can easily win the battle, but he may not be able to.

Zhao Ding said: "Go back and prepare well. I will go to the front line in this battle, and I will live and die with you! In the current battle, I am most afraid that the commander will not get along, and the people below will be at a loss. I know this truth, and I don't want to fight with Wang Xuan. Tear your face. Attacking Taiyuan is a battle for you to prove yourself, and it is also a battle for me to prove myself. If everything goes well, Wang Xuanfu will no longer insist on holding the military power. If it doesn’t go well, then let’s stop talking about it!"

After hearing this, the three of Wu Jie had nothing to say, and they retired together.

After seeing off the three of them, Zhao Ding sat alone in his seat and meditated.As the governor, Zhao Ding represented the central court and controlled the troops from all walks of life.It is a matter of course to hold the power alone and command the generals under his command to fight.But Wang Xiaolie's place is different from other places. The army is all brought out by Wang Xiaolie, and the states and counties under his rule are not under the command of the imperial court.It is impossible to seize Wang Xiaolie's military power.

What can Zhao Ding do?Anyway, give it a try.And in his heart, Zhao Ding didn't believe that Wang Xiaolie was so amazing.If the troops are under their own command, they can also win battles.The more Wang Xiaolie attached importance to military power, the more Zhao Ding wanted to give it a try.Even after he took over the military power, he still reused Wang Xiaolie.

Qi Chongli and Fu Songqing came in and said: "I see that Wu Jie and others are about to go out, and they seem to be very preoccupied. I don't know what the governor is doing to embarrass them?"

Zhao Ding said: "At this time, why would I make things difficult for them? It was Wang Xuanfu who said that the Shaanxi army and his army are not suitable for action together, and asked the three generals to rush to Jinzhou as soon as possible to attack Taiyuan. At that time, I will go to the front line in person, Command the battle."

Upon hearing this, Fu Songqing said, "The governor is going to command the Shaanxi Army alone, so you don't need the personnel from the Xuanfu Division?"

Zhao Ding nodded, and said: "Now I have conflicts with Xuan Fusi as the command of the army, and I don't want to tear face, so I have no choice but to do so."

Fu Songqing said: "Why must the governor be so polite to Wang Xiaolie?"

Zhao Ding turned his head and said to Fu Songqing: "Wang Xuanfu saved Shanzhou several times and fought against Jingmen. The current situation in the west of Beijing and Shaanxi is all due to his merits. Later, he restored Xijing, flattened Guanzhong, and seized the south of the East Road. He is invincible in the world. Such a general, even though I know the Privy Council, I dare not confront him. Remember, we can compete with Wang Xuanfu for military power in Luoyang, so we must not despise him."

Fu Songqing shuddered when he heard this, and said to Zhao Ding, "Your officer knows."

Zhao Dingdao: "If it's not for my official position, I don't want to have conflicts with Wang Xuanfu. No matter when, don't underestimate Xuanfu."

Qi Chongli frowned and said: "Except for Xiang Zichen, most of us don't know the battle formation, how will we command then?"

Zhao Ding said: "We still have to rely on the three generals from Shaanxi. They have been in battle for a long time and have rich combat experience. We should listen to their opinions more. As for strategizing, it is our business. We will discuss everything when we arrive in Jinzhou."

Wang Ruohai hurriedly rushed into Wang Xiaohun's official hall, and said, "Xuanfu, this morning, the three Shaanxi generals hurried out of Luoyang City and headed for Hezhong Mansion!"

Wang Xiaolie raised his head and looked at Wang Ruohai.After a while, he said: "The staff thinks, what did they do?"

Wang Ruohai said: "Since that day, the three of them have never been to the Xuanfu Division. Looking at it now, they should have followed Xuanfu's orders and are preparing to march into Jinzhou and attack Taiyuan!"

Wang Xiaolie nodded: "It should be. However, we should send generals to Hezhong Prefecture to avoid any accidents. In addition, with 6 more people, the reserve military rations are not enough, so we can only mobilize more from Guanzhong. .It also requires people to sit in town."

Wang Ruohai said: "Who is suitable to send?"

Wang Xiaolie thought for a while, and said, "The most suitable person is of course Li Guan. Others, I'm afraid they won't be able to shake the scene."

Wang Ruohai nodded in agreement.

Among the three generals in Shaanxi, Wu Jie, the highest-ranking general, was the envoy of Lizhou last winter, and now he is the envoy of Xihe Road.Although the official positions of the other two are not as good, they can't be too low.If these three people are obedient, the status of those who go is low.Li Yanxian was Wang Xiaolie's deputy in the affairs of Xuanfu Secretary, and he once fought to the death in Shanzhou, making great contributions.When he arrived at Hezhong Mansion, the three of them dared not make trouble.

Wang Xiaolie got up, went to the big table in front, and carefully looked at the map.

After a while, he said: "Although the three generals in Shaanxi are not ours, we can't watch them die. Tell me, how should they march?"

Wang Ruohai said: "They took a boat to Hongdong County. After resting, they went all the way north. They took Jiexiu, divided their troops into two groups, occupied Pingyao and Xihe, and then went north. When they arrived at Qingyuan, they joined forces all the way and went straight to Taiyuan!"

Wang Xiaolie said with a smile: "In principle, we should act like this. However, most of the Jin troops are deployed in Pingyao, Xiaoyi, and Xihe. Jiexiu is a small town, and we can condescend and deploy artillery on the mountain. There are no heavy troops deployed. There are about 5000 Jin soldiers in Pingyao, Xiaoyi, and Xihe. After the division of troops, it will not be easy for the Shaanxi army to attack these cities."

Wang Ruohai said: "The Shaanxi army has artillery, and a few small cities can't stop it."

Wang Xiaolie sighed: "We have artillery, and so does the Jin Army. Artillery is a powerful weapon for attacking a city, and it is even more powerful for defending a city. As long as the Jin Army's artillery is used properly, it will not be easy for the Shaanxi Army to break through the city. The Shaanxi Army must be careful in this battle." Be cautious, especially to prevent being broken by the Jin army one by one."

Wang Ruohai looked at the map, and said after a while, "Xuanfu is saying that it's better for them not to divide their troops?"

Wang Xiaolie said: "Before the battle with the Jin army, it is best not to divide the troops. If the Jin army gathers an army of [-], I am afraid that they will not be able to stop them all the way."

Wang Ruohai thought for a while and said, "Do you want to remind Governor Zhao?"

Wang Xiaolie said: "Let's talk about it when we get to Jinzhou. If we said it in advance, Governor Zhao thought we looked down on people."

After being silent for a while, Wang Ruohai said, "This time the Shaanxi Army attacked Taiyuan Mansion, isn't Xuanfu not very optimistic?"

Wang Xiaolie said: "How do you say this? In terms of military strength, the Shaanxi Army should have an advantage. In terms of weapons, with the artillery supported by us, the Shaanxi Army should also be superior to the Jin Army. No matter from which aspect, the Shaanxi Army should have an advantage. All should win. However, it is difficult to say that the Jin army relies on Jiancheng. In the past two years, we have attacked Hedong, and we can say that we have been pressing Taiyuan every step of the way. Attack. Our expansion has also reached the limit, and the two sides are facing each other in Jinzhou and Longde Mansion. After the battle is like this, Wanyan Yinshu is really suffocated. Back then, when he attacked the west of Beijing, he fought all the way to Xiangyang Mansion , No one can match, what a majesty it was at that time! How embarrassing it is now! The Shaanxi army will suffer some hardships when they fight over."

Wang Ruohai then asked, "Will the Shaanxi army win or lose when they attacked Taiyuan?"

Wang Xiaolie said: "It's possible to win, and it's normal to lose, it's unpredictable."

After finishing speaking, Wang Xiaolie looked at Wang Ruohai's face, and continued: "Whether it's victory or defeat, they will face the Jin army from the north. After nearly a year of preparation, the Jin army is already ready to attack. When the reinforcements from the Jin Army came, the Shaanxi Army couldn’t stop them no matter what. At that time, it was our turn to play. We prepared six divisions and 15 troops, originally for the reinforcements of the Jin Army. If it was only for Taiyuan, Why bother with all this effort!"

Wang Ruohai nodded, and said: "Taiyuan is just the battlefield selected by Xuanfu, and that city is irrelevant to us. So Xuanfu asked the Shaanxi army to attack, but in fact it has no effect on the overall battle situation. It was the Shaanxi army that captured Taiyuan. It’s thanks to him. If we can’t conquer Taiyuan, then we can’t blame anyone!”

Wang Xiaolie said: "Yes. The capture of Taiyuan is their credit. If they can't capture Taiyuan, they can only blame themselves. The battle of Taiyuan, the truly important battle, must be attended by the Jin army from the north. The [-] gold army was originally an introduction."

Wang Ruohai nodded and finally understood what Wang Xiaolie meant.

In the Battle of Taiyuan, Wang Xiaolie's strategic goal was to eliminate the main force of the Jin Army's West Route Army, not that city.It doesn't matter if you give up a city of Taiyuan to the Shaanxi army, as long as they can attract the Jin army to go south.When the Jin army went south, it was time for Wang Xiaolie's troops to appear.