I Xiaoxiong

Chapter 258 Happy and Worried

The Japanese army and the military envoys, plus three Du Yuhou and seven military envoys, are all old subordinates and confidantes of Marshal Fu, the Jiedu envoy.

But the army sticks hit all the time, but they didn't show any mercy.

Seeing this scene, the generals of the Reformed Army and Shence Army had no choice but to cheer up.People who are cronies are punished with military sticks when they commit crimes. If it were us, could we be forgiven lightly?

It would be nice not to be punished severely.

Zhang Chaozong and Fu Qing were very lucky to be at the side. In fact, Shi Wannian and Liu Qi sent people to look for them yesterday. They both walked to the gate of the scout team's camp. Seeing this posture, they immediately went back up.

After all, there are too many people, eating and drinking directly in the camp, arguing until midnight, and they are all generals who praise the Japanese army, how dare they do that?

At this time, suddenly at night, the commander-in-chief wants to transfer troops, a bunch of drunks, can't they hang them in front of the camp gate and smoke them half to death?

And the group of people who received the army baton also understood that this was killing monkeys to frighten chickens.If it's a different time, is it okay to have a drink together?
Now that the camp has just been set up and they are still in the stage of confrontation, if they are so lax, of course they have to use their cronies to warn the whole army.

Moreover, Fu Jinchuan has always been like this in his army. He knows when to relax and when to tighten up.

Looking at the scene in front of him, Fu Silang sighed at the prestige of his third brother.He whispered to Liu Lang: "Did you see that sixth brother, even a general like Shi Wannian has some face in front of his uncle, and even personally met a saint and received a title. The third brother didn't show any resentment when he fought, which shows that the third brother How heart-warming."

Liu Lang replied in a low voice: "Fourth brother, you say that you don't blame the public. Why is the third brother doing the opposite? It's still because of such a trivial matter, why is it so popular."

"Third Brother, this is called relaxation. When it should be relaxed, it should be relaxed, and when it should be tight, it should be tight. Moreover, these people are the old subordinates of Third Brother, and they are all friends who have died. Brother Hui especially used his own people to take the knife, and these people would not complain if they beat them down with a military stick. If they made any big mistakes, Third Brother would protect them instead. The arrogance also makes everyone vigilant, does anyone in the army dare to say that the third brother is nepotism?"

Liu Lang also nodded after listening to what the fourth brother said.

"I see."

After Shi Wannian and others were hit with forty military sticks, they all stood up immediately.No one yelled.

It also shows the bravery of these generals.

Lei Bo, Su Duan and the others all looked solemn at this time, without even the slightest hint of teasing.

Fu Jinchuan glanced at the crowd and said: "For this campaign, the people of Qingtang almost used half of the country's young men, and the consumption of food and grass is the accumulation of the country for several years. We are waiting to defend the enemy in the territory, deep in the mountains and high walls, but we must not take it lightly. Take it easy, from today onwards, I will ask the tooth soldiers and subordinates to step up inspections, and anyone who dares to drink in the camp will be dealt with strictly. Let your guard down."

He rang a bell again on everyone's foreheads, and then let them go.

After the coach Fu Jinchuan left, Zhang Chaozong and Fu Qing looked at each other and smiled, very glad that they didn't join in the fun yesterday.

When Shi Wannian saw the two of them, he became very angry, "You two are really cunning."

Fu Qing suppressed a smile and said, "It's no wonder we are. You guys are too loud, and you started building directly in the open air, and the night watchmen are not blind. Can the Marquis know about it?"

Just as Shi Wannian was about to say something, Fu Jinchuan's personal guards came over to let him know, "Several generals, the commander-in-chief is calling."

When Shi Wannian heard Fu Jinchuan's call, he must have something to do, so he straightened up his clothes immediately, and then went all the way to the main tent of the Chinese army

As soon as Shi Wannian entered the tent, he only saw Xu Yinglong, Zhang Gao, Cui Fengyi and a few staff members.

Fu Jinchuan heard someone coming in, looked up at him and said, "Isn't this General Shi?"

When several staff members heard this, they all lowered their heads and held back their laughter.

"Master Hou, don't laugh at me, today is enough to embarrass me."

"Do you still know how to be ashamed? You are a military envoy, commanding tens of thousands of troops. You say that you can drink by yourself. Who can go to your tent to check on you? You are good, and you will bring the whole army, three capitals and seven princes. Soldiers and horse envoys, drinking until midnight, if the Qingtang people attack in the middle of the night, how can you resist?"

After hearing Fu Jinchuan's reprimand, Shi Wannian knew that he had gone too far this time. He gathered a crowd to drink, and brought the whole army with him.
Just as they were talking here, Lei Bo and Su Duan were also called to come.

"Master."

"Master."

Seeing that everyone has arrived, Fu Jinchuan stopped reprimanding Shi Wannian, "Everyone sit down and you stand"

Everyone knew that Shi Wannian had been hit by a military stick, and since he was a man beaten with iron, he still suffered a little bit of skin trauma when he was hit by a [-]th military stick.

How can this sit down?So each of them held back their laughter.

"The news just arrived this morning. The Red Lotus Army learned that our army was dispatched, with tens of thousands of troops, and invaded Zizhou and Puzhou. The rebel Cheng Jun's troops also entered Shu from Zhongzhou and entered Luzhou. It seems that Honglian should It's because of a connection with Qingtang people."

"Marshal, do you want to go back to help now?"

"No, before I left Chengdu, I ordered someone to go to Guanzhong Marshal Xingyuan to ask for reinforcements. It should have entered Shu now. And Chengdu has 5000 people in command, and there are Xianyang County Kings in Lingzhou, Jianzhou, Hanzhou and other places leading two Wan Guanzhong is an elite defender. Before departure, he was specially instructed to defend the states firmly. It is a great achievement to protect Chengdu. Fubo used his troops safely and would not rush into the enemy underestimated. Right now, the Qingtang people should be paid attention to. Qingxi Pass also came in the morning The news is clear, the Qingtang army and Nanzhao army are setting up a suspicious formation, they have withdrawn from Qingxi Pass for a while, and now they are on the way to Songzhou."

Lei Bo heard the words: "What does the Commander mean, that the Qingtang Army wants to gather all its forces in Songzhou to fight a national war with us?"

For the Qingtang people, it is bound to be a battle related to the fate of the country to bring out the best and mobilize half of the country's young men.

As far as the Jin court is concerned, the completion of the number is far from enough for the national war standard.After all, less than 10 people were mobilized with the size of an army of one million in the Great Jin Dynasty.

But in a strategic sense, the big stakes are equally high.

If Songzhou is lost, Xichuan will have no danger to defend, and the Qingtang people will be able to go down the river and drive directly to Chengdu.

And there are many barbarians in Jiannan Road, and they will all jump out to make trouble at this time, trying to gain some benefits from the turmoil.

If there is a mistake in Jiannan Dao, it will definitely be a very big problem for the court.

"The ghost chapter of the Qingyi Festival must be on the way to Songzhou. When he arrives, the Qingtang people will immediately use troops in an attempt to defeat our army with superior strength. Therefore, we must pay close attention to the movements of the Qingtang army. General Shi , except for the scout battalion, you will send out five hundred light cavalry for me, and I will know if there is any disturbance within a hundred miles. Don't slack off any more."

Shi Wannian immediately responded: "No. Don't worry, Commander. The sons of the scout team are all from Guanzhong. Even if they are not scouts, the cavalry of our Japanese army are all good at riding and shooting. This Qingtang man has If there is any movement, he must be touched."

"Okay. General Lei, the Guizheng [-]th Battalion is responsible for the construction of the camps, and they are all arranged on the periphery. They think that the Guizheng Army is all from the south, and they are good at defending the city and fighting in formation. You must guard the camp for me. Fortifications must be strengthened and cannot be taken lightly."

"No. Please rest assured, Commander. If he has an army of [-], our camp will be as strong as a rock."

If they went out to fight the Qingtang people in the field, the [-] reformed army would have no chance of winning against the [-] Qingtang army who are good at foot fighting.

But relying on the defense of the camp, it is enough to hold a stalemate.

After Lei Bo made his statement, Fu Jinchuan nodded, and then continued: "Qingxiguan is where the Qingtang army set up a suspicious formation. They want our army to divide up to resist. Now that the elites know the truth, they have to defend. Come from Qingxiguan Here in the state, there are two roads, one is to withdraw to Qingtang, and the other is to come through Tuozhou Dangzhou and other barbarian territories."

"Although these barbarian tribes are nominally conferred by our Great Jin, they are actually vacillating between the two sides. Some barbarian leaders still have the official position of Qingtang, so don't expect them to stop the Qingtang army for the court. We need a copy now." People and horses should be stationed in Dangzhou to prevent them from joining the army of Songzhou, the longer the delay, the tighter their food supply will be."

"The key location is here, Tongrail City. This is the only way for the Qingtang army to support the Songzhou battlefield. Who will go?"

Lei Bo's Reformed Army is the main force to defend the camp on the frontal battlefield, and Shi Wannian's troops are all cavalry, so city defense, ambushes, and mountain warfare are definitely not available. The only options are Shence Army and Fu Jinchuan. The dental soldiers guarded.
So Su Duan immediately cupped his fists and said, "The general is willing to go."

Fu Jinchuan watched Su Duan invite Zhan Que and shook his head: "I know that General Su is skilled in using troops and is extremely brave, but you can't go to this battle. The reinforcements of the Qingtang Army must be at least tens of thousands, and Tongrail City is small and cannot accommodate many people, and this one can only accommodate thousands of people on foot at most."

Su Duan said: "The general understands that this battle is going to be against a 3000 Qingtang army here in Songzhou. The troops are already at a disadvantage. I can't give me too many troops. I will only bring one infantry and two cavalry regiments. Army, [-] men on foot and cavalry is enough."

Fu Jinchuan said: "No, most of the Shence Army will stay in Songzhou, so you still have to stay, General Su."

Su Duan also understood Fu Jinchuan's worries when he heard it. After all, the Shence Army has more than [-] people, and the person who is most familiar with the army must be Su Duan himself. Down.

Su Duan, who wanted to understand, pondered for a moment and said, "Since that's the case, you can order Du Yuhou Li He to lead the infantry and two regiments of cavalry to garrison Tonggui City."

When Fu Jinchuan heard that Su Duan recommended Li He, Marquis of Yu, the general under his command, he thought for a moment before agreeing.Li He, Marquis of Yu, the number one capital of the Shence Army, was born in the Li family of Longxi, but his family business was in decline. He was born in Bianzhen in his early years.

"Okay, just like what General Su said. Tell Li He to prepare quickly and set off tomorrow."

"promise."

After the agreement, the three military envoys Su Duan, Shi Wannian and Lei Bo left immediately.

Fu Jinchuan asked Zhang Gao beside him: "Zhang Canjun, does Judge Xu have any news?"

Zhang Gao said: "There is no news yet. But even if Dongman doesn't send troops, presumably Judge Xu and General Zhao should be fine."

It has been ten days since Xu Yinglong and Zhao Yuanqi, the eldest son of the King of Shu, went to Dongman to announce the order, and there is no news yet.

Fu Jinchuan didn't expect too much about Dongman's sending troops or not, but he expected the enemy to be lenient, and he had to make some preparations for any situation that might arise on the battlefield.

At this time, in the Qingtang military camp more than ten miles away, in Tuoba Chide's Great Buddha House, a middle-aged scholar in his 40s and a nine-foot-tall bearded man were sitting on the right hand side of the Maharaja. But it was Pang Zhigu and Fang Jiao, the emissaries of the Red Lotus Army.

On the opposite side are Lun Zanpo and Tuoba Awu.

Tuoba Ge was the only prince who attended the meeting, standing behind the Maharaja.

"You two came from afar, but I don't know what good news they brought me." Tuoba Chide said to Pang and Pang with a smile.

In fact, as the envoys of the Red Lotus Army, Fang Jiao and Pang Zhigu came yesterday, but Tuoba Chide did not summon the two of them immediately, but instead asked Lun Zanpo to discuss with Tuoba Awu, and asked The second son Tuoba Ge came forward to entertain the two.

The two of them were summoned today to talk about something serious.

Pang Zhigu heard the words and said: "At this moment, my Honglian army of one hundred thousand is divided into three groups to attack Zizhou, Jianzhou and Lingzhou respectively. I don't know if this is good news for the majesty?"

Tuoba Chide said with a smile: "This is indeed good news, but it's not enough. When you hit Chengdu and forced Fu Jinchuan to lead his troops back, that's really good news for me."

"Hahaha, Majesty, you and I have agreed that whoever takes down Chengdu will own it. Now it seems that you are no longer interested in Chengdu?"

Pang Zhigu looked at Tuoba Chide with a smile, with some teasing in his tone.

Tuoba Chide said: "Naturally, we have already made an agreement that whoever conquers the prefectures and counties will belong to them, but now our army is going to face the main force of the Jin army of Marquis Fu Jinchuan of Wu'an, but you can attack the city from behind. , isn't this unfair to us Qingtang?"

When Pang Zhigu heard the words, he nodded slightly: "What the majesty said is very true. Then why don't we give the land of Qingtang and Tangzhou as compensation after we conquer Jiannan Road?"

Tuoba Chide didn't speak, and Tuoba Awu said, "But I don't know which two states it is?"

Pang Zhigu shook his head and said: "This matter will have to wait until our two armies take down Jiannan Road. At that time, we can divide it according to the states and counties actually occupied by both sides. I don't know what the majesty and prince think?"

Tuoba Awu looked at Tuoba Chide, but didn't say anything.But Tuoba Chide spoke after thinking for a moment.

"Mr. Pang is right, so let's wait for our two armies to take down Jiannan Road before discussing it."

Hearing the words, Pang Zhigu nodded to Tuoba Chide, and then continued: "But I don't know when the Majesty will launch an attack on Marquis Wu'an's army."

Tuoba Chide said: "When our backup arrives, we will send troops."

Pang Zhigu didn't continue to ask when Qingtang's reinforcements would arrive, but just brought up another matter.

"If Qingtang's reinforcements are on the front line of the state when they leave, then I think that the majesty may not be able to wait for reinforcements within a month."

Tuoba Chide was a little surprised, how did Pang Zhigu know that he was on the front line of the state when the reinforcements left?
At this time, Zanpo, the old military god, frowned and asked, "How did Mr. Pang know?"

Pang Zhigu said: "Although you have to pass through the territory of the Manbu to go to the front line of Dangzhou, it takes the shortest time. The army of Qingtang has tens of thousands, and the food consumed every day is a bottomless pit. If the reinforcements arrive one day earlier, Qingtang can have more Odds of winning."

Lun Zan said: "In this way, the Jin army will definitely send people to guard the Tonggui City in Dangzhou?"

All the way from Lizhou to the Songzhou battlefield, Tongrail City is a must pass. Although it was a fortress built by the Jin army in the early years, it has been abandoned for so many years, and there is no Jin army stationed at this time.

"Of course."

Lun Zanpo was silent after hearing this.

Just glanced at Maharaja Tuoba Chide, saw the extremely subtle changes in the expression on the opponent's face, and the slight movement of the little finger, and he knew that all of this was hit by the Red Lotus Army Master in front of him.

Lun Zanpo knew that Guizhang would lead an army to support Qingyi Festival, and there would be [-] Nanzhao troops with him.

But he had already persuaded Tuoba Chide that if he wanted to send reinforcements according to the regulations of the Qingyi Festival to go to Qingtang territory, although it would take a few more days, the Jin army would not encounter any obstacles along the way.

It is now obvious that the majesty absolutely did not follow his advice, and let Guizhang's reinforcements go on the Dangzhou line, which takes the shortest time and is also the most difficult road.

Although that road is short, as long as the opponent guards the Tongrail City in power, they can keep Qingtang's reinforcements out.

Will the commander of the Jin army, Fu Jinchuan, Marquis of Wu'an, who has become more and more stable in his military operations, let such an obvious omission be missed?

Even if he himself didn't expect it, there are many resourceful people and veterans around him, and these people will check for him and fill in the gaps.

Your Majesty didn't really think that the blindfold at Qingxi Pass could hide the truth from the people of Jin.
Pang Zhigu is also a person who is used to observing words and deeds, and in just a few words of conversation with Lun Zanpo, he basically guessed the beginning and end of the matter.

I also let out a long sigh in my heart, not knowing whether to be worried or happy.

If the Qingtang people could easily defeat Fu Jinchuan's army, it would definitely not be a good thing for the Red Lotus Army.

Because the Red Lotus Army still needs to hide in Tibet in front of the imperial army, if they can easily defeat the imperial army, how terrible is the strength of the Qingtang Army?
Such an ally has entered Shuzhong, and the previous agreement still works?

Now it seems that even if the Qingtang people can win, they will definitely win miserably in the end, and there will not be much surplus food and spare energy to support them in marching into the hinterland of Xichuan.

This is the best for the Red Lotus Army.

But looking at it now, judging from the people who made the decisions on both sides, the majesty's military strategy is not a bit worse than Marquis Wu'an's.

So he was very worried. Although the Qingtang army looked mighty and majestic, don't be like Shule City, where the entire army was wiped out and fled in embarrassment. At that time, the Red Lotus Army will face the victorious army of the court.

This is undoubtedly the worst case.

　Today, a chapter of [-] words, two in one,
　　
　
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