Chapter 717: Northern Expedition?
Chapter 717 Northern Expedition?
Chapter 715: Northern Expedition?
Even if other county magistrates are wise, it is difficult for them to command county soldiers to win the details from other forces. Pei Renji, Di Renjie and Bao Zheng are a different story.
Although Pei Yuanqing is already in the Jiulong Guard, Pei Renji's other two sons, Pei Xingyan and Pei Xingjian, are still around.
Di Renjie and Bao Zheng, with the help of Li Yuanfang, Zhan Zhao and others, and with their own wisdom, it will be no problem to win only small works.
“With the great contributions made by the magistrates of these three counties, if there are any vacancies in the Prefecture, these three people can be given priority for promotion.” Qin Hao said with a smile.
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Liu Bowen nodded, and then said: "My lord, the impact of the exposure of the new crops will definitely be considerable. We should prepare early."
"Um."
A trace of solemnity flashed in Qin Hao's eyes. Tianzi No. 1 had already sent him top-secret information. It said that Dong Zhuo was not only eyeing Nanyang's new crops, but also did not want to let go of profitable technologies such as paper.
The Zajia family even planned a plan for Dong Zhuo to "hijack the emperor to control the princes". If Dong Zhuo was really allowed to occupy Guanzhong, Qin Hao would most likely face siege from all sides.
“According to accurate information, Dong Zhuo will march into Guanzhong after His Majesty’s death, take control of Chang’an, and hold the Emperor hostage to order the princes.”
Qin Hao said with a serious face, and all the counselors present seemed not surprised at all.
Liu Bowen, Fang Xuanling, Han Fei, Xun Yu and others are all top counselors in the world. The Liangzhou faction has now occupied Liangzhou, Sizhou, and Hanzhong, and has surrounded Guanzhong from three directions, so the next one Of course, it's about Zhongyongzhou. How could they not see through such an obvious layout.
"My lord, Dong Zhuo is already the number one prince in the world. Once he takes control of Guanzhong and controls the emperor, his next target will definitely be my lord's Nanyang and the Bingzhou of Jinhou." Han Fei said in a deep voice.
“That’s right.”
Liu Bowen nodded and said in a deep voice: "My lord, we must break Dong Zhuo's plan to enter the capital. Otherwise, even if we add another hundred thousand troops in Nanyang, we will not be able to withstand Dong Zhuo's three-sided siege."
Today Dong Zhuo has an army of 200,000 in Liangzhou, 100,000 in Sizhou, and 50,000 in Hanzhong. If he is recruiting 150,000 Han troops in Guanzhong, he will have an army of 500,000 under his command.
Nanyang was a place of the Fourth War. Except for a few fortified cities in difficult terrain, there was no danger to defend at all.
So, even if Qin Hao now has 130,000 elites under his command, it is still very difficult to resist the invasion of Dong Zhuo's 500,000-strong army. After all, the Liangzhou Army is not the Yellow Turban Army.
"Lord, we must not wait for Dong Zhuo to attack. My subordinates suggest that while Dong Zhuo is not yet prepared for our lord, our army should directly lead the Northern Expedition."
Fang Xuanling’s words were simply shocking. Most of the people present were shocked by him, but he seemed to have not seen them and thought to himself:
"My lord, as long as we can completely occupy Sizhou and connect with the Jin lord's Bingzhou, the three-sided siege will naturally be broken. And no matter how many armies Dong Zhuo sends to invade, my lord will also have 200,000 Jin troops as backing." ”
The fourth side of the siege is Jingzhou Road. Now the governor of Jingzhou is still Ding Yuan. No matter how smart Fang Xuanling is, he never thought that Ding Yuan would take the initiative to die.
Qin Hao's biggest dilemma now is that he is surrounded by enemies on all sides.
Nanyang has Yuan Shu and Cao Cao in the east, Ding Yuan and Huang Zu in the south, Li Shimin in the west, and Li Yuan and Yang Jian in the north.
Surrounded by the strength of these four parties, it is undoubtedly very difficult to expand externally, because if the expansion cannot be successful at one time, the four parties will most likely join forces, and then it will be even more difficult to expand. Currently, for Qin Hao, the best way to enhance his strength is to explore himself internally.
That's why Qin Hao instigated so many new things in order to increase his own foundation and prepare for future thunder attacks. After all, he only has one chance.
Fang Xuanling's strategy has both advantages and disadvantages for Qin Hao.
Fortunately, Sizhou is currently unprepared for Qin Hao, and a sneak attack is indeed very possible.
The disadvantage is that Liu Hong is not dead after all, the Han Dynasty's remaining power is still there, and Dong Zhuo is not the future Demon King Dong yet, and Qin Hao's master is unknown.
Moreover, Yang Jian and Li Yuan of Sizhou are not mediocre, and they have an army of 100,000 under their command. Can Qin Hao really successfully swallow Sizhou with only 130,000 elite troops?
Qin Hao was worried because the risk was too great. Seeing this, Fang Xuanling continued:
“Lord, in fact, our army does not need to completely occupy Sizhou. As long as it can conquer Luoyang and occupy the land of Yinyi County in Henan, it will then be able to obtain the Yellow River ferry and obtain support from Bingzhou.”
Qin Hao thought for a moment that the risk was indeed much smaller. If he was really surrounded by Dong Zhuo, he would be in a desperate situation and Bingzhou would not be able to rescue him in time.
As for the reason for sending troops, it is just a fig leaf. Qin Hao can't find it if he really wants to find it?
Qin Hao has already had the idea of sending troops. After all, waiting for Dong Zhuo to take the initiative to attack and then passively counterattack is not Qin Hao's style.
But before Qin Hao could say anything, Xun Yu stood up and objected: "My lord, you must not take the initiative to send troops."
Qin Hao was stunned and asked: "Why is this?"
“My lord, after taking Guanzhong, Dong Zhuo will definitely take my lord as his next target, but after all, Dong Zhuo has not taken any action yet. At this time, all the states and places are recuperating. If my lord is the first to start the war..."
Xun Yu deserves to be called the "talent of Wang Zuo". He knows how to speak very appropriately.
Qin Hao was also shocked. Xun Yu's words made sense. If the troops were sent out forcefully, the righteousness might be lost.
Seeing Liu Bowen shaking his head at him, Qin Hao also knew that nothing could be done, and at this moment a piece of news came over.
"Report...to inform my lord, Yang Jian ordered his general Yang Lin to lead an army of five thousand to Guangcheng Pass, Yang Su to lead an army of five thousand to Xuanyuan Pass, and Zhang Xutuo to lead an army of five thousand to Yique Pass."
As soon as this news came out, everyone in the hall was shocked.
Guangcheng Pass, Xuanyuan Pass, and Yique Pass. These three passes are easy to defend but difficult to attack. They are the south gate of Sizhou.
During the Yellow Turban Uprising, Qin Hao also relied on these three passes to fight against Xiang Yu. Yang Jian sent generals to garrison at this time, which was obviously to guard against Qin Hao.
The prerequisite for the success of the Northern Expedition was that Dong Zhuo was not prepared for Qin Hao. But now Dong Zhuo was not only prepared, but Yang Jian also sent three famous generals, Yang Lin, Yang Su, and Zhang Xutuo, to garrison them. It can be seen that the Northern Expedition had not yet begun. Already blocked.
Qin Hao was still discussing whether to launch the Northern Expedition, but Dong Zhuo quickly took precautions against Qin Hao. It can be seen that in addition to Li Ru and Jia Xu, Dong Zhuo's subordinates definitely had other experts planning for him.
There was no subscription during the limited exemption period, so there was only one update in the past two days. Liu Xiang also took a break to sort out the four channels, and resume normal updates after the limited exemption.
(End of this chapter)
