Eastern Jin Dynasty: My powerful father

Chapter 43 Pre-War Meeting
  Huan Xi didn't know whether it was his words that moved Quan Yi, or his family background that attracted him. Maybe it was both.

He himself is a prince, the prince of Linhe County, and the future successor of the Huan family. Even if his talents are mediocre, he can recruit heroes to join him just because of his status.

Huan Xi did not doubt Quan Yi's sincerity. He stepped forward to help him up and said with a smile:
  "With Ziliang helping me, there is no need to worry about failure!"

With that said, he brought Quan Yi to Wang Meng and introduced Quan Yi:

"This gentleman's surname is Wang, his given name is Meng, and his courtesy name is Jinglue. He is the shogunate's chief Bo, and he is a man of great talent."

Quan Yi knew that Huan Xi was trying to give him a heads up, so he hurriedly bowed to Wang Meng.

Wang Meng stood up and said with a smile:

"Before returning home, my lord also praised Brother Quan to me. Wang has admired him for a long time.

"From now on, you and I are ministers of the same government, and we should work together to assist the lord in bringing peace to the world."

Now that Huan Xi has decided to send troops to Guanzhong, he needs to discuss with his confidants how many troops to send and which path to take.

Liangzhou and Yongzhou are separated by the Qinling Mountains, but they are not inaccessible to people.

There are five roads between the two, namely Qishan Road, Chencang Road, Baoxie Road, Tangluo Road and Ziwu Road from west to east.

Since the goal of this battle was to capture Guanzhong, the Qishan Road leading to Tianshui was abandoned first.

It is true that the road on Qishan Road is relatively flat and easy to march.

But Huan Xi had only ten thousand soldiers under his command. If he followed the Qishan Road to capture Tianshui, then marched out eastward, then turned his troops eastwards to attack Yongzhou, attacking the fortress along the way, he was afraid that all his elite soldiers would be killed or wounded.

Of course, there is another reason. Now that Qishan Road is controlled by Qiu Chi State, the other party would not dare to borrow it, lest Huan Xi pretend to be Yu and destroy Guo.

Among the other four roads, Chencang Road was Han Xin's route northward to attack Guanzhong. As the saying goes, he built a plank road in the open and crossed Chencang secretly.

If you take the Chencang Road, you can go through Lueyang and Wudu to Chencang (today's Baoji, Shaanxi Province). From the east of Chencang, the army can point directly at Chang'an.

Chen Cangdao was originally in Qiu Chi's hands. Six years ago, Shi Hu sent a general to capture Wudu and it was no longer owned by Qiu Chi.

This road follows the river valley and is easier to navigate than the other three roads.

Lieutenant General Zuo mostly supported the march from Chen Cangdao.

Quan Yi had just arrived, and his thoughts were inconsistent with those of Zhu Xu, Deng Xia and other old ministers, so he was not in a hurry to express his opinions. He secretly glanced at Wang Meng, a scribe who was praised by Huan Xi for his talent in the world, and he still said the same thing. Not sent.

Huan Xi did not want his two great advisers to stay out of the matter. He first looked at Wang Meng and asked:

"Sir, which way do you think our army should take to leave the Qinling Mountains?"

Wang Meng had already made up his mind. He stood up and talked:
  "You guys want to go to Chencang. Although this route is easy, it will take a long detour after all, so Shi Bao can be prepared.

"In Wang Meng's opinion, it is better to set up a suspicion formation in Baozhong (the entrance to the south of Chencang Road) to make Shi Bao think that we will advance from this road.

"Even the princes thought that troops should be sent from Chencang Road, and Shi Bao would definitely have no doubts and would send heavy troops to guard Chencang (now the north exit of Chencang Road, Baoji, Shaanxi Province).

"My Lord, you can lead your elite troops to hide in Xixiang (today's Xixiang County, Hanzhong, Shaanxi Province) by day and night. When Chang'an's troops advance westward, they can go north via Ziwu Road. Great things will happen!"

Hearing this, Shen Jin muttered:

"Isn't this Wei Yan's Ziwu Valley plan? Even if Wu Hou doesn't use it, my lord will follow this strategy and it will be successful."

Just as Wang Meng was about to explain, Quan Yi stood up and spoke impassionedly:
  "Shen Canjun only knows one thing, but not the other.

"If it weren't for the suspicion of Ma Zun, the prefect of Tianshui, Jiang Wei would still not be able to return to the Han Dynasty. This shows that the Cao family is quite popular in Guanlong. "Wei Yan sent five thousand soldiers out of the Ziwu Valley, but there was no internal response, so how could they conquer the strong city, so Wuhou did not use them. seek.

"Now Shi Bao is slaughtering generals and subordinates in Yongzhou and squeezing the people. The soldiers and people in Guanzhong look forward to the memory of their lord, just like looking forward to the rain after a long drought.

"My lord's troops left the Ziwu Valley and approached Chang'an. However, the Zhao army has been transferred to Chencang. There are few soldiers in the city and people's hearts are in chaos. The people of Yongzhou must prepare pots of wine to welcome the lord. Chang'an is within easy reach.

"Chen Cang's army learned that Chang'an had fallen and that all their families were in the master's hands. How could they still have the heart to serve Shi Bao? They would be defeated."

When Wang Meng heard this, his eyes changed when he looked at Quan Yi, and he felt like a confidant. This was the reason why he suggested that he was bluffing at Chencang Road and marched into Chang'an from Ziwu Valley.

Zhu Xu, Shen Jin and others suddenly realized this and admired Wang Meng and Quan Yi for their wisdom.

Of course, the happiest person is Huan Xi.

Wang Meng was invited out of the mountain by him, and Quan Yi took the initiative to surrender. With the help of two wise men, he could save a lot of worry.

Although he had great ambitions, he finally made the trip, but he was not willing to work hard and think hard about it.

Sometimes, you should also enjoy it.

It's just that this is a critical moment for progress, so he can't let him relax.

Seeing that everyone had no objections to the Ziwu Valley plan, Huan Xi immediately made his decision:
  "In that case, I have sent an order to the eight counties in Liangzhou. Each of the eight counties in Liangzhou will recruit five thousand soldiers from the state and county. They will go to Baozhong to listen to them. I will lead 10,000 soldiers myself and go west to garrison in Baozhong. I must make a big fanfare along the way!"

When Huan Xi first came to Hanzhong, there were only 30,000 soldiers in Hanzhong, and 5,000 elite soldiers were divided into combat troops, leaving only 25,000 state and county soldiers.

But after that, as Huan Xi implemented the land equalization order, the land was divided for the refugees and hermits to settle down.

As the registered population increases, the number of people serving in the military will also increase.

Huan Xi recruited a total of 40,000 state and county soldiers. This was a choice made after careful consideration, not just a slap on the head and random talk.

There is not much training for state and county soldiers, and they only train occasionally during slack periods.

There is no cost to raise troops, and of course they are not expected to have any combat effectiveness.

But Huan Xi didn't want them to make the Northern Expedition, but used it as a bluff to attract Shi Bao's army to guard Chencang.

With 40,000 state and county soldiers serving as cover in Baozhong, the soldiers could also find opportunities to escape.

After all, Huan Xi was not Gao Huan, and Shi Bao did not serve as a scout as Da Xi Wu. Could it be that the later Zhao spies were able to walk into the Jin army camp openly and count the numbers one by one.

In this battle, Huan Xi had no reservations. Not only his 10,000 direct soldiers, but also Shen Jin's 1,000 troops would be used in the Northern Expedition.

Either we don't send troops, or once we send troops, Guanzhong will have to be decided in one battle. There is no reason for the Northern Expedition in consecutive years.

No matter how much you use the slogan of regaining the mountains and rivers and reviving the Jin Dynasty to fight for others.

Not to mention that the common people were overwhelmed, even the army officers and soldiers were complaining endlessly.

What Huan Xi is facing now is the chaotic situation in Hou Zhao.

And the people who guard Guanzhong are what he calls his servants. These are convenient conditions that Zhuge Wuhou, Jiang Wei and others do not have.

Huan Xi was assisted by Wang Meng, Quan Yi, Zhu Xu, Deng Xia, Huan Yi, Shen Jin and others.

If he can't defeat Shi Bao and seize Guanzhong, it would be better to go back to Jiangling, serve tea and water in front of Huan Wen, and serve his parents wholeheartedly.

(End of this chapter)