Late Tang

At this time, there were still four feudal towns between Li Jing's Qin feudal clan and Luoyang controlled by Wang Chucun. .

They are Xuanwu Town controlled by Zhu Wen, Heyang Town controlled by Zhuge Shuang, Zhaoyi Town controlled by Meng Lifang, and Hezhong Town controlled by Wang Chongrong.And if you follow the marching route into Luoyang, there are three.From the Cao Song area in the east of Luoyang, through Zhu Wen's Xuanwu Bianzheng Erzhou, opened the east gate of Luoyang, took Wulao and entered Tokyo.The second route is to attack Zhaoyi Shangdang from north to south, take Pohuguan, enter Heyang through Tianjingguan on Taihang Road, and then cross the Yellow River to Luoyang in the south.The third road is much farther. From Taiyuan, go south to Pohezhong Town, then cross the Yellow River in the south, pass through Shanguo, go around to Luoyang and attack the west of Luoyang.Generally speaking, these three routes are the same, and the others are similar. Either enter Heyang from Weibo, or circle from Xusu to Xuanwu and Zhongwu to reach Ruzhou in the south of Luoyang, and attack Luoyang in the south.However, sending troops from Weibo to Heyang is not much different from attacking Xuanwu or Shangdang.If you go around to the south of Luoyang, not to mention the long distance, it may make the Qin army's two allies in the south, Yang Xingmi and Qin Zongquan, who are already a little jealous of Li Jing, make random guesses, and mistakenly think that the Qin army is going to destroy Guo by false means. .

Now there are two choices before Li Jing, one is to let Wang Chucun attract part of Chang'an's firepower in Luoyang regardless of whether Wang Chucun is alive or dead.On the surface, the Qin army made the momentum to go south to Luoyang, but secretly abandoned Luoyang for the time being, and went in the opposite direction, not going east but west.Follow the route that Li Yuan used to leave the Jin Dynasty and enter the Qin Dynasty, go south from Taiyuan to Pohezhong, and then not hit Tongguan, but go to Pugu, the side gate of Tongguan, cross the river and cross the bridge to enter Guanzhong, and go straight to Chang'an.Capture the thief and capture the king.As long as Chang'an is defeated and Yang Fugong and Emperor Li Ye are captured alive, then the court of Chang'an will inevitably collapse. At that time, how many towns will be able to fight the Qin army to the end?

However, there are also great risks in doing so. Firstly, Wang Chucun and others who took the initiative to vote in such a way, and worked so hard to take down all the godfathers, and took the initiative to help take down Luoyang City, felt a little uncomfortable.If Wang Chucun is treated like this today, what will the other generals of the feudal town who are also waiting to see tomorrow think?Will anyone dare to surrender in the future?Especially when Qin Fan is so powerful now.This is still very important.

Although Jing Xiang is no longer the chief officer of the Staff Council, he has been in charge of the Qin army's strategic planning for these years, so he is very clear about the whole situation.He understood Li Jing's worries very well.stroking his beard.I pondered for a long time.Jing Xiang said: "It is really tempting to go straight to Chang'an. But the situation today is different from that of Emperor Gaozu of the Tang Dynasty. Back then, Emperor Gaozu raised troops in Jinyang, and then went south to enter the customs. The big reason is that at that time The Son of Heaven was in Yangzhou, and the main force of the imperial court was concentrated in Henan to fight against the Wagang Army. Tang Gaozu wrote to the leader of Wagang, Li Mi, to show weakness and surrender. This made the two largest forces in the Central Plains at that time, the Luoyang Official Army and the Wagang Army. I didn't pay too much attention to Li Yuan, so I was able to let him take advantage of it."

He paused, "But the current situation is different. The court supported by the Yang brothers is dominated by the forces in Guanzhong, followed by the forces in Hedong and Henan. Wen Fan, it can be said that the Chang'an court only has the power in the Guanzhong area. It is equivalent to the current chaos in the Henan River, and the towns in Guanzhong have maintained a stable situation. If we attack Henan, maybe the towns in Guanzhong will still hesitate Go out to fight, but if we go straight to Chang'an, then the towns in Guanzhong will have to gather to fight no matter what. Therefore, a certain person thinks that it is better to eat one bite at a time. Now that Wang Chucun has captured Luoyang, he can If we lose Yang Fuguang, then we will just go south and take Luoyang first."

"Abandon Li Yuan's strategy of entering the customs, and choose Huangchao and Anlushan's strategy?" Li Jing said thoughtfully.

Li Yuan raised his troops in Taiyuan, took advantage of the turmoil in the Central Plains, broke into Guanzhong, established Li Tang, and stabilized the situation in Guanlong before sending troops to fight Wang Shichong in a decisive battle in the Central Plains to dominate the world.As for the Huang Chao Rebellion that ended not long ago, Huang Chao entered Luoyang in one fell swoop after several years of fighting in the Central Plains, then marched westward along the Yellow River, broke through Tongguan, and then went to Chang'an.

In the Tianbao Rebellion earlier in history, Anlu Mountain, which was as powerful as Li Jing and occupied the northern part of Hebei, first attacked Hebei, then Hedong, then broke through the Wulao, took Luoyang, and then managed Luoyang as the base camp, so as to conquer Tongguan, and finally won Chang'an.

In history, there were many times when the north was divided into melees, most of which were such routines. One side occupied Hebei, the other occupied Guanzhong, and the two sides used Hedong and Henan as the battlefields.Most of the time, Luoyang must be taken first.Not only Anlu Mountain lived in Hebei, but Liu Xiu, the founding emperor of the Eastern Han Dynasty, also started in Hebei, and finally broke into Guanzhong and proclaimed himself emperor.

There have been many situations of this kind of hegemony, such as the Changping battle between Qin and Zhao in the Warring States Period. The Zhao State was murdered by 40 people, and it has been in a state of depression since then, and the Qin State has become stronger and stronger since then, and finally unified the six countries.

The Eastern and Western Wei of the Southern and Northern Dynasties, the Northern Zhou and the Northern Qi confronted each other, and the biggest battle field was also in Hedong.

The four northern plates are Guanzhong, Hedong, Henan and Hebei. Henan is the central hinterland of the Central Plains, and its position is very important, but in troubled times, its position is very awkward. Compete in the Central Plains.Under normal circumstances, the forces that originated in the Central Plains can make a lot of noise, but in the end they often can't compete with those in the corners, especially the forces in Hebei and Guanzhong.Wagang at the end of the Sui Dynasty and Huangchao at the end of the Tang Dynasty all started in Henan, and they both became very popular, but in the end there was no scum left.

The situation in Hedong is not much better. Due to its unique geographical situation of mountains and rivers, the interior of Hedong is divided into basins, and the few traffic channels leading to the outside are mostly conducive to going out but not conducive to attacking. Therefore, Hedong Going out of the customs and making progress in any direction has the potential of building a strategic position.The external attack on Shanxi is an upward attack and is easily blocked, which makes Hedong a very advantageous advantage for internal operations.

But because he is sandwiched between the east and west sides, the status of Hedong has always been so awkward, and Hedong is easy to become king.But it is difficult to achieve real hegemony, just like in the middle of Sichuan, this is a place with more than enough defense, but not enough progress.In history, the Xiongnu and Liu Han defeated the Western Jin Dynasty, the rise and fall of the Northern Wei Dynasty, and the succession of the Five Dynasties, all of which are typical of the unique geographical situation in Hedong.

In the final analysis, Hedong is a force field where Guanzhong and Hebei compete for hegemony in the north.Now that Li Jing controls Daibei and Taiyuan, it can be said that half of Hedong has been in his hands.And it's the most important half.There are still three towns left in Hedong, but it is already difficult to stop Li Jing's footsteps.

"Don't be in a hurry to attack Chang'an. Although Chang'an is Yanjing, Huang Chao has already breached it once. Chang'an is no longer the sacred Tian'an. Apart from poverty and hunger, there are only a group of vicious soldiers from various towns left. Except for that little territory. There is nothing left. As long as Luoyang is taken, the momentum is actually the same.

Li Jing wanted to fight Chang'an, not just for the territory.The most important thing is political momentum.Just like when Huang Chao broke the two capitals back then, the impact was extremely huge.If you can take Chang'an in one fell swoop and control the Chang'an emperor and all the officials, then it can be said that the situation is settled.But now being reminded by Jing Xiang, Li Jing suddenly came to his senses.

Luoyang is also Yanjing. Although it is the accompanying capital, its status is different from other capitals. Luoyang was once the capital where several emperors of the Tang Dynasty lived for many years, and it was the center of the world.Going to Luoyang right now has several advantages. First, Luoyang is already a piece of meat that can be put to his mouth. Wang Chucun has already helped him take it down, and they just need to rush there.Secondly, if they go to Luoyang now, for some towns in Guanzhong, there is no urgent oppression for them for the time being, and there is no immediate pain. Maybe they can divide the towns in Guanzhong again, and then break down one by one.Another one is that if you go to Luoyang, you can be more stable, control Luoyang, level the surrounding areas, and after controlling the Central Plains, Guanzhong is just a piece of meat on the chopping board, let them slaughter it.

"Then head south to Luoyang immediately. Which direction do you think is appropriate to send troops there?"

"If you want to go to Luoyang, you have to be quick. The speed of your soldiers is very important. Yang Fugong will definitely not let it go lightly. This will be a big battle, and taking Luoyang is very important for us to win this battle. Some people think that we can send water The division went up the Yellow River, directly bypassing Zhu Wen's Biankou and the Wulao still controlled by the Luoyang Army, and directly sent the Marine Corps to land from Luokou, and sent an elite force to Luoyang at the fastest speed, in the shortest time Take over Luoyang and wait for the follow-up troops to arrive." Gai Yu, a talented military adviser, also immediately put forward his own opinions.

Such a battle plan is very bold. It is very risky to send an army to the enemy's rear to encircle, but it is also very effective.Just because Yang Chu kept Yang Shouliang, Li Jing didn't believe that they could keep them.At the same time, it is unrealistic for Li Jing to quickly cross the towns to Luoyang.Using the sufficient amount of water in the lower reaches of the Yellow River in the current summer, the navy sent an elite marine corps to Luoyang. This is a stroke of genius.

Li Jing agreed to the plan.

"Also, we'd better send troops from multiple routes. This will be a battle, not just a war. We should march from Henan, Hebei, and Hedong to Luoyang. Meng Lifang in Zhaoyi, Wang Chongrong in Hezhong, and Zhuge Shuang in Hanoi launched an attack. We have sufficient strength, elite troops in all aspects, and each has a general to lead us. We can launch this large-scale attack. Anyway, it is here At this time, there is no need to hide and hide anymore, those who obey will prosper and those who oppose will perish, and those who refuse to accept will be subdued." Gai Yu said domineeringly, "In addition, I suggest that the King of Qin can also send an order to Qin Zongquan Shangrang and others in Shannan to let They sent troops to attack Jinshang Town and approached Wuguan. Jinshang Town is the connecting passage between Chengdu, Chang'an and Guanzhong, and it is also the southwest gate of Chang'an. "

"I think it's not just that, we can also win over and threaten the towns in Guanzhong." Li Zhen couldn't help but said with a smile, "King Qin might as well send people to Zhenwu, Tiande, Baoda, Ding Difficult four towns. The coaches of the four towns in Guanzhong are all Hu people, the coaches of Zhenwu and Tiande are all from Tuyuhun, and the coaches of Baoda and Dingnan are all from the party. These people may not go the same way as Yang Fugong. Ah. We can give a little hint that as long as they don't make us enemies, we can agree to make them the towns that will not be attacked in the future, and allow them to continue to control the towns."

This meaning is very tempting, it is almost allowing them to take the town as their country in Guanlong and separate it for a long time.

"This won't work!" Li Jing shook his head. He would never allow his future empire to be a country within a country. What's more, such a promise is obviously false, and the other party is not a fool.

"Don't worry, my lord, these words may be useful to them." In the Battle of Chang'an, Zhenwu and Tiande hardly sent anyone to fight, and Baoda and Dingnan also did not work hard. Being defeated by one blow, he fled to the rear.It is clear that he wants to protect himself. Although Li Zhen's proposal now has some intentions of drawing cakes from the sky, it may not be impossible for the few Hu Renfan commanders to keep them on the sidelines.They already have self-respect in their arms, and all they need is a reason.Although this seems unimaginable to Li Jing and others, don't they understand the reason why the lips are dead and the teeth are cold?But in fact, waiting and watching like this, until the flames of war burned to the eyebrows, I realized that there are too many people who regret it.

"Then send a few suitable people to go. As long as they are willing to stand still, you might as well offer them some affordable conditions to compensate them. Of course, relying on lip service is not reliable. Yu Shuai and Zeng Shuai still have to organize the army Stand by, if they make any changes, if they don't drink the toast, they will be punished with wine until they are honest." Unknowingly, Li Jing also had a bit of arrogance in his words.After all these years of keeping a low profile, Li Jing really has the qualifications to be so domineering. Who can be his opponent now?He is fully qualified to be so domineering and full of arrogance.

Keeping a low profile and keeping a low profile for twelve years, now it's finally the moment when Li Jing is proud of the world, the black flag sweeps the Central Plains, and the horse rides the world.

"Three days later, the solitary general led the imperial guards from the base camp and headed southward, and returned to Meng Lifang in person. Gentlemen and generals will drink horses along the Yellow River and enjoy the peonies blooming in Luoyang."

"I wish the king of Qin the best of luck, and success in no time!" All the people present stood up and congratulated each other.Jing Xiang stood on one side and looked at Li Jing's majestic appearance, and the corners of his mouth turned up involuntarily.Last time he persuaded Li Jing to take the throne in Yanjing, but unfortunately he missed it. King Qin didn't mean that at that time, and he wasn't in a hurry.But now, he felt that the king of Qin already had a sense of making progress in his heart.Perhaps, he should come forward to persuade him again, perhaps, King Qin is waiting for someone to come forward.This is the first work of persuading people, he can't miss it, he smiled slightly, and was already thinking about how to plan this time. . )