I Xiaoxiong

Chapter 169
The atmosphere in the festival hall in the marshal's palace in Yangzhou City was chilling.On par with the weather outside.

In front of the huge sand table, a group of dignitaries stood around. The prince was still wearing the red-yellow python robe, and he had the demeanor of a prince.

Fu Jinchuan and his elder brother Fu Huaichuan stood side by side, and the two brothers looked alike.In comparison, Fu Huaichuan is handsome and elegant, with a graceful demeanor.Fu Jinchuan, on the other hand, was tall and strong, with a mighty arrogance.

The rest of the generals, such as Pingbei Hou Mawei and Wukang Hou Cheng Jintang, also have the demeanor of a general.

Among the civil servants, headed by Liu Jingming, the envoy of the Huainan Economic Strategy, they are all shrewd and capable.

During the discussion here, it is natural to discuss the strategy of using troops in the future.

Ma Wei, Marquis of Pingbei, took the lead in saying: "Now that the imperial army has arrived in Huainan, it is time to make an all-out effort to wipe out Wu Ni and stabilize Jiangnan. Then the army marched westward, but it was only the red lotus rebels, broken like drums, torches, burnt hairs, and ears. hang your teeth."

Cheng Jintang, Marquis of Wukang, said: "Wu Ni cannot be tolerated, but the Honglian rebellious bandits are equally incomprehensible and despised. The chaos in Hengzhou at the beginning of the year was just a call from the recluse Huiqing, and it spread to more than ten counties in several prefectures. Only by mobilizing the army can they be wiped out. As for Honglian, who has been plotting against the party for a long time, she suddenly creates chaos, and she must not take it lightly, it is better to use a two-pronged approach and divide the troops to break it."

Different from the questioning in the carriage a few days ago, Ma Wei and Cheng Jintang's opinions became very clear.

Ma Wei's strategy is basically to stand on the stand of the old Xungui and destroy the King of Wu first.

Wu Wang Zhao Deyu is the emperor's uncle, and his ancestors are Taizong's mother and brother. Such a rebellion must not be tolerated, especially for the honorable generals who share weal and woe with Taizong.

As for Honglian Dao, no matter how big the trouble is, there is absolutely no possibility of success.

Cheng Jintang is completely from the standpoint of using troops as a general, and he is also considering how to calm down the chaos in the shortest time.

Moreover, Cheng Jintang had just commanded the Battle of Hengzhou, and he had lingering fears about the so-called "Rebel Army". In addition to the Battle of Beizhou more than 30 years ago, he would never underestimate the disaster of the Red Lotus.

Ma Wei continued to suggest: "Now that the army has arrived in Huainan, only across the river from Wu Ni, it's time to attack with all our strength. How can he take care of the elbow and armpit troubles?"

Cheng Jintang also said: "The Honglian rebels have already arrived in Huangzhou. Knowing that our army is in Huainan, they will definitely go to Jingchu, and there are also bandits in Sichuan. How long will it take to destroy it?"

As the two most senior military generals in the hall, both of whom are Marquises, they disagreed, and everyone's eyes easily turned to Marquis Fu Jinchuan of Wu'an.

After all, although Fu Sanlang is young, he is currently the only general in the festival hall who has fought against both King Wu's rebel army and the Red Lotus Army, and has won a big victory.

And Fu Jinchuan finally opened his mouth, "In my humble opinion, the disaster caused by Honglian Dao is far more severe than that of Wu Ni in the south of the Yangtze River, and Wu Ni's rebellion is close at hand, but he should be wiped out first, so as to put an end to the chaos in the south of the Yangtze River , mainly in the Navy. As long as tens of thousands of elites can cross the river, it will be easy to wipe out Wu Ni. And the Red Lotus Army in Huangzhou and Shouzhou have already joined forces. When they heard that the imperial army had arrived in Huainan, they would surely go west to Jingjing as Cheng Hou said. In the land of Chu, I thought Jiangling was the next target. Jiangling is an important town on the river. State, and then do the haggling."

Fu Jinchuan's meaning is very clear, don't care whether you divide your troops to occupy the enemy or destroy Wu Ni with all your strength, keep Jingzhou and Jiangzhou first, and then solve the urgent need.

When it came to this, Ma Wei and Cheng Jintang stopped arguing.

Indeed, preventing the current situation from deteriorating is the top priority.

After hearing this, Zhao Yuantan continued to ask: "Since that is the case, the Marquis of Dingnan died in battle, and the governor of Hongzhou was vacant. Therefore, Marquis Pingbei was appointed as the governor of Hongzhou to rule over the Jiangzhou armies and preside over the overall situation in the south of the Yangtze River. Order Guo Kan, the governor of Anzhou, to come and obey orders."

When Ma Wei heard this, he hurriedly responded: "The last general takes orders."

Zhao Yuantan nodded and then continued: "Ping Beihou is going to Jiangzhou. The Wugong Zhongwei and An Guojun who are currently stationed in Shuzhou are under your control, and the Jingzhou navy is dispatched to escort the two troops across the river."

Guo Kan, the governor of Anzhou, is the uncle of the current dynasty, the brother of the queen empress, and the uncle of His Royal Highness the crown prince.

But when it comes to using troops, His Royal Highness obviously trusts Pingbei Marquis Ma Wei more.

It's not that the rebel army has no idea of ​​capturing Jiangzhou, but it is an important town in the Jianghuai area after all, and there are still more than [-] government troops stationed there, and there are still government troops on the other side of the river to support them.

Therefore, Xue Julin only left 3 people to confront the Jiangzhou defenders, separated the rest of the troops to advance with the navy, and successively captured more than ten counties in Yuanzhou, Fuzhou, and Jizhou. It has reached one hundred thousand people.

And just captured Yongxing in Ezhou, that is to say, the current Jiangzhou has become an isolated city. Except for the big river, the surrounding cities have been captured by the rebels.

Xue Julin's intentions were also obvious, using Jiangzhou as bait to lure the imperial army to rescue.

If the imperial court does not rescue Jiangzhou, it will trap Jiangzhou to death.

Zhao Yuantan naturally knew his uncle's abilities very well, so he changed his generals just before the battle.Ma Wei is a veteran on the battlefield, as long as he can bring reinforcements to Jiangzhou, not to mention counterattack, there is no problem in defending firmly.

The key to getting the reinforcements to Jiangzhou is the navy.
Under the jurisdiction of the Yangzhou Governor's Mansion is the Chaohu Navy, with thousands of people and more than a hundred warships.

The Poyang Lake Naval Division under the Hongzhou Governor's Mansion was almost wiped out by the rebels in the Poyang Lake water battle.

The Taihu Navy under the command of the Runzhou Governor's Mansion is now the main force of the rebel navy.

The Jingzhou Navy, which was originally in charge of upstream defense, had more than [-] people and [-] boats.

And when the army went south, the Water Transport Navy, which served as the guard, became the largest navy in the imperial court.However, this water army cannot be moved lightly because of the important task of transporting grain.

So the heavy responsibility fell on the shoulders of the Jingzhou Navy.

Then Zhao Yuantan continued to issue orders, ordering Wukanghou Cheng Jintang to lead the Xiaoguo Army, the Japanese Army, the Tianwu Army, and the Jingnan Army to pursue the Red Lotus Army in Huangzhou, break the siege of Anlu, and rush to the rescue of Jingzhou.

Because He Baxu and Shi Wannian had already led the Xiaoguo Army to support part of the Japanese army in Shouzhou, they were ordered to go ahead and wait for the opportunity.

According to intelligence, the Red Lotus Army in Huangzhou has tens of thousands of people.He Baxu Shi Wannian's troops happened to be Wudu soldiers and horses, and some battles left more than [-] soldiers.Including the Jingnan Army, which is still considered a new army, there are more than [-] people.It is enough to cope.

As for Lei Bo, Fu Jinchuan recommended him to serve as the envoy of the Jingnan Army, and it has been submitted to the Ministry of War through the Marshal's Mansion. Naturally, this time he will lead the Jingnan Army to follow He Baxu and Shi Wannian to pursue him.

And such an arrangement has in fact divided the army.

It was enough for King Wu of Jiangnan to breathe a sigh of relief.

This is what Fu Jinchuan wants to see.

(End of this chapter)