Invincible son

Chapter 515 514 [Outline the country]

Wang Pingzhang looked up at Emperor Kaiping with sincerity in his eyes, and he spoke eloquently.

"Your Majesty, the reason why I just recommended Li Bingzhong, Marquis of Fengcheng, to be the governor of Lingzhou is because I have thought about Lingzhou's past problems and future situation during this period. The leading generals fought bitterly with the Wu army for years. At that time, Lingzhou was actually the Protectorate under the control of the Military Academy, and only in this way can we give enough strong support to the frontier army."

"During the reign of Emperor Taizong, the border between Daliang and Western Wu was gradually fixed, and the Western Regions were changed to the prefectures, and the Governor's Office was set up and divided into prefectures and counties. At the same time, Longbow, Guping, Jinshui and Dingxi were set up on the border from north to south. Four military cities and large camps. From then on, the military and government in the western region were separated, Lingzhou Governor's Mansion was under the jurisdiction of the Eastern Mansion, and the four frontier battalions were under the jurisdiction of the West Mansion after passing through the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion. Judging from the situation at the time, there was no problem with this, because the entire Taizong During the years, Western Wu did not have the ability to spy on the border."

Speaking of this, Wang Pingzhang paused for a while, his tone seemed solemn.

"From the 19th year of Zhongzong Jianping, the people of Western Wu gradually began to push the army eastward. Backed by the seven interdependent strong cities built on the Gaoyang Plain, they continued to test the defense line of Daliang. The army violated the territory. After Ding Guogong captured Hucheng, I suggested that His Majesty build dozens of military strongholds in the north and south, in order to block the invasion of Western Wu cavalry."

"Last spring, more than 15 troops from Western Wu invaded the territory. Tang Youzhi, Yin Wei, Xiao Jin, Luo Huanzhang, and Pei Yue relied on Hucheng, border camps, and dozens of military strongholds to successfully defeat Wu's army. This battle was at least It can keep the stability of the Western Territory for [-] years. During the foreseeable period of time, Western Wu definitely has no ability to violate the border again, so I think it is necessary to adjust the strategic decision of the Western Territory.”

Emperor Kaiping had put aside the power struggle at this time, and asked slowly: "Do you want to streamline the garrison in the western border?"

Wang Pingzhang nodded and said: "Your Majesty, the total number of troops on the western frontier now exceeds 30. This is still the force after the Great War, so it is naturally too bloated. I am not saying that I don't want to be wary of Western Wu, but after detailed calculations with my colleagues in the Western Prefecture, 22 troops are reserved in the Western Territory. There are enough troops to keep the defense line firm."

Emperor Kaiping asked: "How to arrange the nearly [-] soldiers and horses that have been streamlined?"

Wang Pingzhang said with confidence: "The northern battalion of the Beijing army suffered heavy losses in this big battle. Although His Majesty ordered the Zangfengwei to serve as the cavalry of the northern battalion, there are still less than 3 cavalry. I believe that 2 people can be transferred from the withdrawn western army. They were assigned to the Northern Camp to make up the [-]. In addition, there was a gap of thousands of people in the Kyoto garrison division, which could be supplemented by selecting elites from the Western Army. Some of the remaining soldiers and horses stayed in Lingzhou, and the other part was transferred to In the south, prepare for the strategy behind."

Emperor Kaiping's eyes lit up slightly, but he was not in a hurry to express his opinion. He turned his head to look at Pei Yue and asked calmly, "You have participated in the whole battle in the Western Region this time, what do you think of Wei Guogong's strategy?"

Pei Yue actually didn't want to get involved too early. Judging from the process of discussing politics today, Wang Pingzhang must have hidden schemes that he couldn't see through.At first he recommended Li Bingzhong as the governor of Lingzhou, but after he was strongly opposed by himself and Mo Haoli intervened, he suddenly talked about the historical evolution of Lingzhou and the Western Territory, and then brought up the strength of the Western Army. Keep nesting dolls, no one knows where his last knife will be cut.

It's just that the emperor asked questions publicly, and he had to answer them, and this was also a great opportunity for him to intervene in the court's decision-making through the capital he made in the western region, so he said cautiously after pondering: "Your Majesty, I agree with Wei Guogong's judgment on the people of Western Wu. In the previous battle, the number of casualties in Western Wu was close to 20, and more than 30 middle-level generals were killed. Although Xie Lin and Zhang Qingbai are still alive, it is obvious that these generals cannot be relied on to fight the war. However, I would like to ask Wei Guogong, Bian How to distribute the streamlined personnel in the four battalions and one city of the army?"

Emperor Kaiping nodded approvingly, Pei Yue's question was exactly what he had in mind.

Wang Pingzhang said calmly: "The garrison of Hucheng was reduced to [-], the garrison of Longbow Camp was [-], the garrison of Dingxi Camp was [-], and the garrison of Jinshui Camp was [-]. The Guping Camp was abolished and [-] elite soldiers were stationed in Guping. Military city."

Pei Yue frowned and asked: "The Longbow Army only has [-] left? How to guard the northern front army camp?"

Wang Pingzhang said with emotion: "The Fourth Battalion and the Hucheng defenders have a total of 19 troops, and another [-] troops are responsible for the garrison. I checked the archives of the West Mansion, and several of them were suggestions submitted by Tang Youzhi, Marquis of Jining. The establishment of the northern front army camp is too crowded. Not only does it not serve the purpose of defense, but it will make the Longbow Army focus on one thing and lose another. Your Majesty, the establishment of the northern front army camp was a proposal of the minister. After carefully reading Tang Youzhi's letter, I will review this Regarding the details of the second battle in the Western Territory, I think his suggestion is reasonable, and it is true that I did not think carefully about this matter."

Emperor Kaiping asked in confusion, "Why didn't I see his suggestion?"

Wang Pingzhang's eyes were obscure, and he said slowly: "Lu Min suppressed all his letters, and Lianchen only saw them recently."

Emperor Kaiping snorted softly. Although Lu Min's death was caused by his acquiescence or even active inducement, he still couldn't tolerate the infidelity of his subjects. However, he also knew that this matter could not be discussed in detail in front of the officials, so he had to speak out. Turned around: "The present is different from the past, and you don't need to blame yourself. Since you have already achieved success, you might as well be more specific."

Wang Pingzhang bowed slightly and said: "I suggest that the northern army camp should only be retained and strengthened to expand Guyuan village, and the rest can be dismantled. Five thousand elite soldiers should be stationed in Guyuan village. In a line, they can support each other. Coupled with the special terrain of the Beitiao River, it is enough to ensure the safety of the northern line.”

He paused for a moment and continued: "The military villages on the southern front also need to be adjusted. The Lulong, Daokou and Jiming villages are reserved. Each garrison has 3000 troops, which will be controlled by Hucheng. In addition, there are [-] troops. The troops are divided equally between Xi Daying Camp and Jinshui Camp, and two to three military camps are reserved on the west side of the military city, so they can watch and help each other."

The ministers were a little shocked. If the Duke didn't make a move, it would be magnificent, and he had the courage to change the world.

Emperor Kaiping was thinking about Wang Pingzhang's arrangement, which not only involved the deployment of troops in the western border defense line, but also involved a large number of subordinates and transfers of generals. Although the latter must be considered in detail after the event, as the emperor, he had to consider it in advance.

Wang Pingzhang finally concluded: "Your Majesty, after discussing with colleagues in the Western Mansion, the preliminary plan for the restructuring of the Western Army is that Nan'an Hou Suwu will guard the Longbow Camp. The strength here will be 3 people plus 5000 from Guyuan Village. Xiangcheng Hou Xiao Jin guarded Hucheng with 6 troops plus 9000 from Lulong, Daokou and Jiming villages. Qi Yunhou Yinwei guarded Jinshui camp with 4 troops plus 8000 from the two military villages. Liu Dingyuan, Marquis of Runan Guard the Dingxi camp with 5 troops plus 8000 troops from the three military villages. Please choose a general to command the Guping Army City and lead 22 elite soldiers to guard the city. In this way, the total strength of the Western Army will be [-]. People are enough to deal with the harassment of a small group of enemies in Western Wu."

Standing behind Li Bingzhong was full of puzzlement, which was quite different from the plan he heard in Duke Wei's mansion a few days ago.

What does this prince want to do?
(End of this chapter)