Chapter 39: The War of True Decision (5)

Now it’s time for the start of the other side. What should Liaodong do? Zhu Zhi lay on the couch with a sad face and thought.

According to the remaining memories, the Yan army should now launch an attack on Zhending. In that time and space, more than 100,000 anti-rebel troops were defeated and were no match for the Yan army at all. Just relying on Geng Bingwen's good defense, Zhending was defended.

In Zhu Zhi's strategy, Liaodong always acts as a balancer. Yan's army wins, Liaodong army attacks; Yan's army loses, Liaodong army rests.

In history, this was a three-year war. During this process, Jianwen and Zhu Di bargained many times, and went back and forth many times.

The Liaodong Army was an inconspicuous character at that time. After entering the pass several times, it threatened the Beiping side. However, under the leadership of those incompetent people, they were defeated repeatedly and could not control the situation.

It's different now. Zhu Zhi has 140,000 powerful troops in his hand. This is not the original mob of time and space. It is all veterans who have been defeated after five or six years of battlefield experience. In addition to the experienced generals under his command, this is a force that can influence the situation at any time.

How to use such power absolutely requires a very clever arrangement.

If Zhu Zhi was determined to help the court, it would not be difficult to kill Zhu Di in seconds. As long as he took advantage of the tight efforts of the southern line and mobilized the army to move south, Beiping would definitely be the thing in his pocket. Losing Beiping would also mean defeat for Zhu Di.

But this is not the result of Zhu Zhi's need. He is absolutely not so stupid that he doesn't understand what it means to lose his lips and cold teeth. But what should we do to balance the situation on both sides?

The imperial envoy Huang Kui has been stranded in Liaodong for some time. If this guy doesn’t say he will leave, Zhu Zhi will not be able to drive him away.

But he was holding the Shangfang Sword. Although he had an agreement with Liaodong, Zhu Zhi knew that the Southern Army would be defeated by the Yan Army soon, and then the fool Li Jinglong would appear. He would send 500,000 elite troops of the Southern Army to the city of Peiping to ruin them all.

Zhu Di fought until Jinan before he stopped. If such a battle situation occurred, Huang Kui would not be able to sit still and urged the Liaodong army to go south to provide assistance.

In addition to Huang Kui, there is another Yang Wen who is also a headache for Zhu Zhi. Yesterday, the official sent a reply. Yang Wen led his army to pass the Lalu Guard and was heading south day and night. He would return to Liaoyang in at most twenty days. The day of showdown is approaching.

The last point is how to sell your own strategy among the generals and officials. After several meetings, Zhu Zhi felt that the officials of the royal palace were basically reliable, but the generals under him were hard to say.

Although Ye Wang and Yang Wen are already disagreeable, he is also one of the core members of the Liaodong military and local governments. What kind of attitude is very important. If he is obviously passive and lazy, or if the fisherman makes profits, some generals will inevitably have other ideas.

Just when Zhu Zhi was so confused that he couldn't think of it, it was said outside that Tie Xuan asked for a visit. Zhu Zhi got up from the couch and ordered someone to invite him in quickly. As soon as he got up, Tie Xuan and Yang Rong entered the house one after another.

Originally, I was looking forward to some good news from Tie Hyun, but Zhu Zhi was so impressed by the military newspaper. It was so unparalleled that blessings would never come alone. Fifty thousand Goryeo troops were mobilized northward. They were preparing to set up defenses along the Yalu River.

Li Chenggui, an old dog who was not well-raised, actually joined in the fun at this time.

Zhu Zhi asked, "What do Dingshi thinks about this?"

Tie Xuan said: "Don't your Highness think that Li Chenggui is moving a little fast?"

Zhu Zhi thought about it and felt something was wrong, and reported to the military: "It has only been a month since the Fourth Brother was in rebellion. How could Li Chenggui react so quickly? Could it be that this guy was prepared long ago?"

Tie Xuan nodded and said, "Your Highness is famous. When the Jingnan incident happened, his subordinates have ordered the navy to be fully alert and blocked the waterway between Shandong and Liaodong. It is impossible for Goryeo ships to land in Dagu. Not to mention land, it is simply sad.

According to the mobilization speed of the Goryeo Army, such a scale cannot be achieved in two months. Therefore, the only explanation is that Yan Ni and Li Chenggui have long colluded with each other. "

Yang Rong smiled and said, "It goes without saying that this must be the idea of ​​the bald donkey. First, go to Daning, and then use the power of Li Chao.

It was just that I was afraid that Liaodong would seize his way, so I started from both the east and the west, hoping to restrain Liaodong. But the bald donkey underestimated the power of Liaodong too much? Just Li Chenggui, the lord, could accomplish anything?" As he said that, the three of them laughed.

Zhu Zhi nodded and said, "Yes, before the Jingnan Dynasty, it was impossible for us to completely cut off the traffic between the two places. But now Li Chenggui has taken action, what countermeasures can we have?"

Yang Rong was planning a countermeasure along the way. He had already had a draft of the matter. He said without hesitation: "Go back to your highness, with the opinions of his subordinates. Li Chenggui may not really want to help Yan Ni."

Zhu Zhi raised his head and said, "Oh? Tell me!"

Yang Rong said: "Your Highness, look, Yan rebelled and resisted the world with one corner. A discerning person must know how big the gap in strength between the two sides is. The court should be sure to quell the rebellion.

So how dare the Li Dynasty, who had already been seeking to be a vassal state, and how dare he go against the will of heaven and help the rebellion without a future? If you make a mistake in one move, the court will quell Yan's rebellion in the future, and it will be easy to deal with them. With Li Chenggui's talent, it is impossible for him to understand this.

So my subordinates thought Li Chenggui would not be sincere.”

Zhu Zhi said: "Since everyone knows that the fourth brother cannot resist the court, why does Li Chenggui still have to act like this?"

Yang Rong said: "This is where Li Chenggui's head and mouse ends. He either has the handle in Yan Ni's hand, or he really wants to take the lee from the fire.

In fact, the only effect that can be achieved by sending troops like this is to restrain Your Highness from threatening Peiping with all his strength. I think Yan Ni has the same plan. As long as Li Chenggui can achieve the goal of restraint, he will be satisfied.

Secondly, there is no risk in Li Chenggui doing this. Liaodong's strategic focus must be in Peiping, and it is impossible to make a big fuss for him. Even if the court blames him in the future, he can do anything to raise troops to help the court quell the rebellion.

So as long as he doesn't fight with Liaodong, he will do nothing.

Zhu Zhi nodded frequently when he heard this. The troubles that had just been trapped by the left and right sides had disappeared. He said, "Mianren is right, what's the idea of ​​Dingshi?" As he said that, he turned his eyes on Tie Xuan.

Tie Xuan said: "My subordinates also agree with Mian Ren's opinion. Li Chenggui knows the importance of it. If he does this, it must be Yan Ni who promised a large price before he comes out to show off.

However, it is really difficult for us to deal with here. The strength and time are not enough to shock Li Chao enough."

Zhu Zhi said: "Even so, we cannot be indifferent to the mobilization of troops of this size. We are only four guards on the Yalu River line and 20,000 people, and as the defensive side, is still a little tight. Does Dingshi have any worries?"

Tie Xuan said: "If we dispatch troops to the eastern line, we will fall into their plan, but if we don't adjust, we will not shock these Xiao Xiao. I don't think so. The left guard of Daning is replenishing his troops under General Bu and reorganized according to the Liaodong Army system.

Anyway, it takes at least half a year to go to the battlefield. It would be better to let them advance towards Jiuliancheng with great fanfare, creating an illusion of increasing troops from Yalu River.

In the second step, His Highness sent a capable official to Seoul to question Li Chenggui, whether he wanted to increase troops to our border at this time to cooperate with the Yan rebellion.

The third step is that Wang Luchao has been raising him for many years and is now very strong. He has 10,000 well-equipped and well-trained infantry under his command, and a fleet of twenty cruisers. Even if he cannot subvert Li Chao, he can still make some achievements in the south.

What do you think about Your Highness?”

Yang Rong said: "I will add that it would be even more ideal if I could convince Lord Huang to take this trip.

Lord Huang was an imperial envoy sent by the imperial court. He should also inquire about such a big change in the vassal state. In addition, Yang Wen will return to Liaoyang soon. If Lord Huang is here, your highness will not be able to do things."

Zhu Zhi admired Yang Rong for this. Every time he took a step, he always thought about laying the foundation for the next step. He smiled and said, "Ding Shi and Mian Ren were very well arranged, but I also have another meaning. Since Lord Huang is going to take action, the ceremonial guard must be fully prepared.

If you want to send a navy fleet to escort, I think I will let the first fleet of the battleships take a trip and land directly in Incheon."

Tie Xuan immediately understood what Zhu Zhi meant and smiled and said, "Your Highness is smart. Since that's the case, you have to send someone after the Daning Left Guard has caused some trouble and Wang Luchao, which may be better.

"Any deterrence is based on strength. Tie Hyun learned very quickly, and Zhu Zhi and Yang Rong laughed twice at the same time.

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A thin black line appeared on the northern horizon, and then gradually became thicker, and then rolled in like waves. In just a moment, more and more people appeared in the field of vision, flags covered the sky and the sun, people neighed and shouted, and smoke and dust rolled.

Finally, Geng Bingwen stood up and looked into the distance. The entire plain seemed to be occupied by the Yan army, which was quite in full swing. This kind of march was not much meaning except for demonstrations, but it was this formation that shocked all the generals on the city wall.

Geng Bingwen immediately sent an order, in addition to arranging four guards earlier, he sent two more guards out of the east gate to further defend the ferry.

After a while, the waves came layer by layer and stopped ten miles away from Zhending, and then the flags flew in the army. The cavalry in black-clad black armor was divided into several parts under different flags, forming four battle arrays, and the infantry formed one square array.

In different formation changes, the quiet Yan army only occasionally neighed the war horses. After all the troops were arranged, only the sound of the rushing wind swept across the army flag, and the army of tens of thousands of people was silent.

Even Geng Bingwen secretly praised him. This is the real army. The King of Yan is indeed well-known. Faced with such a military horse, no wonder Ren Qiu and Xiongxian were defeated by the rebel army. Geng Bingwen said to the surrounding generals: "Good here, I have been waiting for a long time."
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