Chapter 209

"The performance of Fengxiang army?" Shen Zhang chewed the sentence twice, and suddenly a light flashed in his eyes.

There are two main purposes for Daqian to launch the war in southern Xinjiang. One is the well-known purpose, that is, to annex the two countries in southern Xinjiang, so that there will be no more war in Daqian's southern territory. In this way, not only the rich land in southern Xinjiang can be obtained, but also the troops can be transferred to the north to fulfill the wishes of the emperors of all dynasties to unify Qingmu East and restore the territory of the three ancient dynasties.

Another purpose, however, is to make the eldest princess Yu Tianxiang accumulate military achievements and gain prestige in this battle. As for Lu que, who lives in the capital, although he is only 16 years old, younger than Princess Tianxiang and Gu Qingcheng, his position in the army is unbreakable, and his reputation today is no less than that of the older generation of military commanders. After this war, he will go up to a higher level and become one of the top 12 military commanders.

Shen Zhang knew in his heart that all the strategies of this battle in southern Xinjiang were made by Lu que, and now the military orders of waige were made by Lu que rather than by his majesty and Duke Wei. Looking at the whole strategic layout of Lu que, he made 450000 troops of the two armies of Yulin and benlei as the main army, which was responsible for controlling the xiyuanze army, the most powerful army in the sky star Kingdom, and assisting the Fengxiang army.

However, Lu Que's Fengxiang army was a surprise force. No matter how he bypassed the sea, or raided the South China Sea, or conquered the seven counties of Tianxing, most of the military achievements in the battle of Southern Xinjiang were collected by Fengxiang army. The general attack of Chongyang was also arranged with Fengxiang army as the core. As long as Fengxiang army broke through the line of Tianxing Guangji River, when the battle was over, no matter the thunder Corps led by him, It's the Yulin army led by Wei Jiu, or the Huxiao and Fengfeng armies, which are now stationed in the South and far from the north.

Although Shen Zhang was unwilling, after all, he had one of the two largest legions under his command, 300000 benlei troops. Among the 300000 benlei troops, there were 50000 benlei heavy riders. He could have made greater achievements. However, as a minister of Qianhuang Yu Yuanxu ', After returning to Beijing, Princess Tianxiang became the new commander of Fengxiang army, commanding the imperial capital of Fengxiang army.

Thinking of this, Shen Zhang was somewhat shaken. The reason why he wanted to fight for military merit was not for himself. He was already a second-class military commander, ranking thirty-six in the rank of civil and military marquis. He was only under a few great powers. He was in power and a great minister. He prefers to stay in the army rather than join the cabinet to worship his prime minister. Therefore, his demand for military merit is not very urgent. The reason why he wants to fight for it is only for his soldiers.

The benlei army, like the Panshi army, is a huge army with 300000 people. Even the Changqing army, which is known as the first army of the Empire, the Fengxiang army, which is the Royal Pro army, and the Tianhuo army, which once destroyed the Qingyang Empire, can't compare with the benlei army in number. However, as a result, there are more positions in the benlei army than in other legions, and his desire for military merit is greater than that in other legions. As the commander of the benlei army, he has to think about the soldiers under his command.

After all, the official system of all dynasties is a pagoda, and the higher the position, the fewer the positions. There is no exception in the army. No one is willing to be a commander or a general, and no one is willing to continue to be a commander. This is human nature, and it is also the fundamental reason why the army can maintain its combat effectiveness. However, in addition to years of service, the most important thing to be promoted is military merit. This is also the reason why officers and men of the Yulin and benlei armies have been fighting for the past two months. They are not afraid to fight or even die. On the contrary, once they are idle, they will not be able to bear it.

"Brother Wei ~" as soon as Shen Zhang wanted to speak, he was stopped by brother Wei and pointed to an empty military tent beside him. Shen Zhang immediately understood and walked towards the military tent.

"Well, now you can say, Shen Xiandi, what did you just want to say?" Wei drunk into the military account, looking for a chair to sit down and asked.

"Er ~" Shen Zhang combed his thoughts and said, "brother Wei just meant to try to cross the river according to the order of the outer court, and unexpectedly set up a stronghold on the south bank to facilitate the troops to cross the river. In this way, our two armies will make greater contributions. I just thought about it carefully. It's not proper. We should follow the order of the outer court, as long as we contain Yan Tuohai's xiyuanze army, What do you think of brother Wei? "

Wei Jiu looked at Shen Zhang's expression, his eyes flashed a little clear, but he shook his head with a smile and said, "Shen Xiandi, who do you think is the real commander of the whole southern Xinjiang war? It's your majesty, or Duke Wei, or prince Zhongyang and Prime Minister Gu who came to southern Xinjiang early. "

"This ~" Shen Zhang took a surprised look at Wei Jiu and said, "brother Wei, this battle was carried out in accordance with Lu Que's strategy from the beginning. Whether the two armies of Huxiao and Fengxiang raided Nanli Hebei's two counties, or the Fengxiang army landed at sea to take seven counties, or even we went down from zhennanguan, it was part of Lu Que's whole layout. Now, although the writing in the outer Pavilion is stamped with the seal of the Marshal's mansion, we all know that these are the arrangements of Lu que. Brother Wei should know this better than I do. "

Wei Jiu said with a noncommittal smile, "it's true that in the battle of Southern Xinjiang, your majesty is in charge of the imperial capital, and the Duke of Wei is in charge of the military aircraft. But we all know that the princess of Wei is responsible for the logistics and military resources. As for the whole strategic layout, your majesty and Duke of Wei have given the power to Lu que. But since Lu que is in the layout, why does he issue such a military order in the name of waige?"

"Well, I haven't thought about that." Shen Zhang frowned and thought for a while, then shook his head.

"I don't want to talk about Lu's position now. I think you can understand it." Wei Jiu took a look out of the tent and continued, "among the twelve main armies of Daqian, the only ones closest to Lu que are my badminton army and your thunder army. Although the heavenly fire army has a deep relationship with Duke Wei, Lu que has never seen it with his own eyes, Last year, we annihilated the lion army in xiaoqingshan. Lu QianNeng's position today is inseparable from the previous great victory in southern Xinjiang. "

"Brother Wei said that the purple pattern red scroll sent by waige has another meaning?" Shen Zhang asked with a movement in his heart. He used to be one of the best of his peers. Otherwise, he could not have been attracted by Emperor Yu Yuanxu to become a potential official of his residence. However, because he had been guarding the frontier for nearly 20 years, he was not very clear about the complex feelings of the imperial capital. In this regard, Wei Jiu, who was the commander of the Yulin army and had been stationed in the imperial capital before the Yulin army went south, was undoubtedly much better than him, He would also like to hear Wei Jiu's opinion.

"The military order of the outer cabinet stipulates the time, but it doesn't specify how to send troops and how many troops to send. The tactical power is still handed over to you and me. This is Lu Kuo's human feelings when he returned the victory in southern Xinjiang last winter. Lu's layout only ensures that the war can be won without losing too much military power. As for how we act and how much we can achieve, he did not say and naturally would not ask

"I see." Shen Zhang's eyes were bright. The military order of waige only asked them to restrain Yan Tuohai's army after Chongyang. As for how to restrain Yan Tuohai's army, whether it was bluff or a surprise attack across the river, the military order didn't make clear, which gave them a lot of room to play. In other words, as long as they didn't lose too much, they were all meritorious. In this way, even if they cross the river and annihilate Yan Tuohai's xiyuanze army, it is not against the military order

"Shen Xiandi, we should pay attention to one point." When Shen Zhang kept thinking about how to break through the Huangyanjiang defense line in his mind, Wei Jiu said again.

"Brother Wei, please tell me." Shen Zhang said.

"Daqian has 80% chance of winning the battle of Tianxing. After the fall of Tianxing, our two armies and Fengxiang army will turn to the West and attack Nanli by three or four routes with the current garrison of Fengfeng and Huxiao in Ning'an river. However, under the current strategic arrangement of Lu que, Fengxiang army will take the lead in military achievements after the battle, followed by you and us, and the two armies of Fengfeng and Huxiao will take the lead again, Do you understand the difference? "

"I see." Shen Zhang nodded. He had received a private letter from the emperor before, and naturally knew the reason.

"There is still some time to go before Chongyang. Let's fight an arms war first. As for how to fight this war, we will discuss with Gu Xiang in a few days." Wei drunk gets up to say.

"There is Gu Huairen ~" Gu Huairen, a military Prime Minister of waige, came to the south this time to coordinate and balance the two armies of Yulin and benlei with his status as Duke of state and military prime minister, and his words just now have explained his attitude. Now, both the initiative in the battlefield and the chance of victory are in the hands of Da Qian. Gu Huairen is more inclined to seek stability than merit. If Gu Huairen doesn't make sense, Even if they have a good plan, they can't carry it out.

"I'll go to Gu Xiang and say it." Wei drunk said with indifference. His relationship with Gu Huairen is almost the same as that of Lu Chun. They are the best friends of the academy and the bloody robes. They are brothers, not brothers. He knows that when the court just issued the purple and red scroll, Gu Huairen can only say that. As for the future arrangement, it is not necessarily what he said.

"That's good." Shen Zhang nodded. Naturally, he knew that Wei Jiu, Lu Chun and Gu Huairen were close friends. Since he said that, he must be sure to talk Gu Huairen through. In this way, we have an explanation to both the imperial capital's outer court and its soldiers. As for the casualties, Shen Zhang didn't pay much attention to it. War was meant to kill people, not to mention the war of national annihilation. As for the xiyuanze army on the south bank, it's just the end of the storm. Just be careful at that time.

At the same time, Gu Jieyun and Su Leyi, who had just gathered the main force of Fengxiang army to Linhai County, also received the order of waige army. The reason why they stationed their troops in Linhai county was that they could shorten the voyage on the sea and facilitate the transportation of food and materials.

Gu Jieyun and Su Leyi received the military order, which was the same purple red scroll as Gu Huairen and others, and the content was very similar. The only difference was that they ordered Fengxiang army to cross Guangji River after Jing Navy cleaned the Tianxing warships at the entrance of Guangji river. And after the military order, Lu Que also attached a detailed plan written in military secret language.

"Qingcheng is in the west, Tianxiang is in the middle, we are in the East, and ye Zhiqiu is in the upper reaches. Just waiting for the autumn water to fall back, Lu Que's arrangement is absolutely safe." Su Leyi reproduces the detailed plan to the secret Dictionary of the army. Looking at the layout of Lu que above and the subsequent March route, she is not satisfied and nods.

"Lu que thought of all the things he could think of in advance and arranged all the things he could arrange in advance. It seems that we are really old. It's time for us to give way to the younger generation and go to the outer pavilion to take refuge." Gu Jieyun looked at the detailed plan and said with a smile.

"Yes, originally, I wanted to take the battle of Southern Xinjiang as the curtain call. I didn't expect that Lu que had arranged everything, but we didn't have to spend much effort on it. However, his doing so made our veteran generals have no room to play. It's really a bit too much. After going back, we must teach him a good lesson and make him look down on us old guys." Su Leyi says with a smile that both she and Gu Jieyun grew up watching Lu que. They treat Lu que almost the same as their own son. When they see that Lu que has grown up to such a degree, they are no less happy than Lu Chun and Yu Chuqing.

"There's no problem with the whole layout, and there's no problem with the marching route. It's just this time ~" Gu Jieyun said uneasily after reading the whole layout of Lu que. In her opinion, the soldiers should be launched in four routes at the same time, and they need to cooperate closely with each other. Lu que just gives us a Double Ninth Festival period. Is it too big.

"I think that's just right." Su Leyi shook her head“ After all, he is in the imperial capital, so he can only lay out his plans at the strategic level. As for how to fight, it still depends on the talents of the leading generals themselves. One time is enough. No matter how much time there is, the soldiers will be dissatisfied. "

"You're right." Gu Jieyun nodded, looked at the detailed layout, and then turned his lips. "But looking at Lu Xiaozi's arrangement, he assigned the biggest task of military achievements to Qingcheng, the most demanding task to Ye Zhiqiu, the most secure task to Princess Tianxiang, and then the easiest task to us. It's really comprehensive, It's just that this battle is too boring. "

"It's a bit boring, but as long as Daqian can win this battle, all the generals will be famous in history. Anyway, you and I are determined to go to waige for a casual job after this battle, and then meditate to see another vast world. It's a great honor to have such an opportunity at the end of my military career. " Su Leyi doesn't care. The next generation has grown up. It's time for them to have a rest. Besides, Princess Chang has planned to hand over Fengxiang army to Princess Tianxiang. It's not right for them to stay in the army. It's time for them to retreat.

"So it is." Gu Jieyun nodded and said, "although there are many recruits in Qiu Xu's army, there are nearly 50000 veterans in the army of Wangdu. Do we need to write to remind Princess Tianxiang?"

Su Leyi shook her head. "I don't think so. Now Tianxiang, Guangji County, must have received an order from the outer court. Since Lu que has divided his troops to cross the River four ways, it's just to make Qiu Xu unable to take care of both the head and the tail. As soon as he conquers it, he points to the capital of Tianxing. Princess Tianxiang shoulders a heavy responsibility. This battle is also an experience for her. Whether she wins or loses, it's a rare experience for her. In addition, there are people in Guangji County, such as CIDU and amhuang. Let her decide how to fight this battle. "

"What if, I said, what if Princess Tianxiang had a problem all the way?" Gu Jieyun some worry said.

"Lu que sent Ye Zhiqiu, Meng Cang and Li Chang to come south with Scouting camp and Fengqi camp to help Princess Tianxiang pave the way. If this all goes wrong, it only means that she is not suitable to be the future commander of Fengxiang army, and she is not able to become the next assistant Princess after Princess Chang. Although our Fengxiang army is directly under the royal family, we can't let the incompetent become the leader of the army, let alone let the incompetent assist the imperial court. " Su Leyi flashed a trace of light in her eyes and said.

"It's true that if you don't have the ability, the higher the status, the more dangerous it will be. Since your majesty has sent Princess Tianxiang to win the prestige in the army, let's see her means." Gu Jieyun also nodded. Although Yu Tianxiang and her niece Gu Qingcheng are tied as imperial Shuangshu, their talents are comparable, Yu Tianxiang has never proved herself in the army. She also wants to see what step the princess can take in this battle.

Just when Gu Jieyun and Su Leyi talk about Yu Tianxiang, Yu Tianxiang, who is in Guangji County, also receives the military order from waige. Looking at the contents of the military order, Yu Tianxiang is moved. Lu que has already arranged most things for her, and the rest can only rely on her. After all, she is the leader, not Lu que.

"Cousin Lu, thank you." Yu Tianxiang stood at the window and looked at the northern sky, murmuring.

"Mr. Ye, what's the matter with the two of us here?"

More than a hundred miles to the west of Guangji County, ye Zhiqiu stationed his military camp in the south of a mound, so that even in sunny weather, the north bank could not see the specific situation behind the mound. After receiving the military order from waige, ye Zhiqiu sent someone to call back Meng Cang and Li Chang, who were disguised as fishermen to detect the water level.

"The military order of waige has been issued. You can have a look first." Ye Zhiqiu pushed the purple pattern red scroll to the two people and said.

"It's the double ninth day?" Meng Cang and Li Chang look at each other. Although Ye Zhiqiu chose the river section in the north of tuqiu as the place to cross the river according to the map, the actual water level survey has not been completed. Although Chongyang is still some time away, they have not much time left for them to complete.

Ye Zhiqiu stood up and said, "it's the day of the Double Ninth Festival. We don't have much time. Tomorrow I'll go back to Guangji county city to discuss some details with Princess Tianxiang. The water level of this river section will be handed over to two brothers. We must come up with detailed data within three days."

"No Meng Cang and Li Chang had a good look and agreed with each other.