Xiaoqi

What they know is only the surface.For example: Eagle Eye Guard is divided into three parts, which are under the joint control of the three commanders. Li Ru is the general manager and is mainly responsible for intelligence collection within the three assistants of Chang'an; The military intelligence of the states in the Central Plains in the north; Yan Xing is the right commander, responsible for collecting intelligence in Xiliang, Southwest and south of the Yangtze River.

In addition, they also heard that the Eagle Eye Guard is not only responsible for collecting intelligence, but also has a mysterious team of assassins, or dead soldiers.These assassins can not only perform the task of spying on intelligence, but also be responsible for eliminating dissidents or traitors in the Eagle Eye Guard, and also shoulder the task of assassination.This extremely mysterious team of dead soldiers was jointly trained by Li Zhi, the commander of the imperial guards, and Wang Yue, the great swordsman. In the hands of Li Zhi, General of the Imperial Guard.

Therefore, there are actually four commanders of the Eagle Eye Guard. The four perform their duties in name, but in reality they check and restrict each other. They only obey Li Li, which is equivalent to Li Li's shadow.Right now Li Zhi and Li Ru are standing in the light, while Wang Yue and Yan Xing are in the dark, not showing up easily; the two of them don't participate in military and political affairs, they don't set foot in the court, they have officials but no real positions, their whereabouts are strange ,Erratic.It is worth noting that all the expenses of Eagle Eye Guard are provided by the inner government and have nothing to do with the Ministry of Household Affairs.

Before this, it was rare to see Wang Yue or Yan Xing participating in the discussion, but today was the first time that Wang Yue appeared in the hall.Just now, Li Xuan, Jia Xu, Guo Jia and others glanced at Wang Yue from time to time. Their eyes were very strange, either curious, doubtful or guarded. In short, they did not have a good impression of Wang Yue, nor did they have a good face.This is not to say that they hate Wang Yue himself, but that they have prejudices against his identity, and are always on guard against him, with high vigilance, as if Wang Yue is spying on their bodies all the time.To put it bluntly, Wang Yue and Yan Xing were the leaders of the secret agents, spied on intelligence and assassinated the enemy externally, and monitored the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty and the military and political officials of various states and counties internally.

When Li Xuan, Jia Xu and others looked at Wang Yue with scrutiny, they saw him say without changing his face and heartbeat: "What your majesty said is very true. I am willing to be punished and let His Majesty handle it. Before meeting Your Majesty, the last general executed the four generals in charge of Jizhou and Jingzhou on the spot, and got some information about the dispatch of troops from the two countries, so I came here to report to Your Majesty."

Li Li nodded slightly and said, "You can decide how to deal with people who are disadvantaged in affairs, and you don't need to report everything. I don't ask about the process, but only look at the results. What I want to know now is the reason why the two countries sent troops to the Si Li at the same time. They will not join forces for no reason, there must be a reason."

Wang Yue said: "Your Majesty is wise. During the enthronement ceremony last year, Cao Pi, the prince of Wei State, and Pang Tong, a military commander under Liu Biao of the Southern Han Dynasty, sneaked into Chang'an in disguise, and met privately in the post. The two sides reached a covenant and secretly formed an alliance. In Nanyang County, the State of Wei sent troops to attack Yingchuan and opened up the passage that blocked the two countries; then the State of Wei provided [-] horses and cavalry equipment to the Southern Han Dynasty, and the State of Wei provided [-] stones of grain and grass to the State of Wei. It is the condition for the two countries to form an alliance. After fulfilling the covenant, the two countries will join forces to fight against the Western Jin Dynasty, and the ultimate goal is to weaken the national strength of the Western Jin Dynasty."

The moment he heard that Cao Pi and Pang Tong sneaked into Chang'an, Li Li narrowed his eyes slightly, his brows twitched, and a murderous intent flashed in his eyes.After Wang Yue finished speaking, he said in a deep voice: "The information is very accurate, and it is very consistent with the sudden war in front of us. However, it is an afterthought, and the information obtained at this time is useless. Anyway, the matter has come to this point , It will be futile to pursue the responsibility again. It is only this time, and the next time will not be an example. If you make the same mistake again, you will never be forgiven lightly."

While speaking, Li Li's eyes fell on Li Ru, and he said in a deep voice: "Wenyou, you should calm down, this is your responsibility, but you don't know it. Let others enter the capital ostentatiously, And then left unscathed, and now join forces to attack Sili, I don't want this kind of thing to happen again."

"I know the crime, and I will never do it again. Please punish me." Li Ru hurriedly knelt down and bowed.In fact, when he heard that Cao Pi and Pang Tong had a secret meeting in Chang'an, sweat began to break out on his forehead, and he realized that he was indeed too negligent to notice it. I don't know.Now Wang Yue found out instead, it's a big loss!

Li Li didn't know what Li Ru was thinking at the moment, but he knew that Li Ru had an old problem, he was prone to cocking his tail, and he had to beat him from time to time to wake him up, otherwise he might not be able to tell the difference between south, east and north. .This may be related to his own hidden disease. Although his body is not deformed, he does not have the fertility of a normal person.However, once he does things wholeheartedly, his ability is unquestionable, thoughtful and resourceful, and he can be called a talent.This may be the so-called no one is perfect.

"Forget it, there is no need for punishment. If you know your mistakes, you can improve it." Li Li waved his hand to signal Li Ru to stand up, comforted him a little, and then said to Wang Yue: "Have you found out the military deployment of the two countries' troops this time? "

Wang Yuegong said: "The specific deployment is still unknown, but your Majesty only needs to give the general a little time, at most two days, and the general will be able to find out clearly. Right now, the general only knows the general situation of the deployment of troops between the two countries: The leading general is Huang Zu, and Pang Tong is the military adviser. The deputy generals of the Chinese army are Jiangdong veterans Zu Mao, Tai Shici and Zhang Yun. The Chinese army has 8 horses, mostly infantry; , Generals Zhou Tai, Jiang Qin, and Xu Shu joined the army. The front army has a total of 5 horses, of which 15 are cavalry; In addition, it is said that Huang Zu's ability to serve as the general this time is due to Pang Tong's strong recommendation, and since then, the commander of the [-] troops in the Southern Han Dynasty is not Huang Zu, but the military advisor Pang Tong."

Chapter 244 Drive the tiger and devour the wolf ([-])

Wang Yue didn't finish his sentence, but seeing Zhuge Liang's astonished expression, he said in surprise: "Pang Tong leads the army?"

"En." Wang Yue nodded upon hearing the sound, "According to detailed reports, the nominal commander of the Jingzhou Army is Huang Zu, but in fact Pang Tong is in charge of the army."

After a pause, seeing that Zhuge Liang still seemed to have doubts and didn't believe his words, Wang Yue simply told the whole situation he knew: "It is said that when Liu Biao decided to send troops to the Northern Expedition that day, he deliberately ordered Pang Tong to lead the expedition, but was attacked by the superior. General Cai Mao resolutely disagreed, and Cai Mao then recommended Zhang Yun as the commander-in-chief of the three armies, while the Kuai brothers recommended Liu Biao’s nephew Liu Pan as the commander-in-chief. When the two sides were at odds, Pang Tong recommended Huang Zu as the commander-in-chief and invited the Jiangdong Army to join the war. It is suggested that General Jiangdong be appointed as the deputy general of the Chinese army, so as to reassure him.

This proposal was approved by Liu Biao, and the battle for the commander of the Jingzhou Army was settled.Huang Zu served as the coach, but he knew very well that the commander of the three armies chosen by Liu Biao was not him, but the military adviser Pang Tong.In this way, as a trusted general under Liu Biao's command, Huang Zu naturally knew what he should do, and also knew that the reason why he served as the coach was actually to suppress the deputy general Zhang Yun and escort Pang Commander's Northern Expedition. "

After listening to Wang Yue's words, Zhuge Liang realized that there are still so many twists and turns. Pang Tong's ability to lead the army this time can be said to be the result of a three-party game. He is in charge of the three armies as a military adviser. It's not fair!

At this point, Zhuge Liang's heart moved, and he immediately grasped the key thread, and followed this main line smoothly.I couldn't help thinking about it, so I started to meditate.

It is different from Zhuge Liang who paid special attention to the Northern Expedition led by Pang Tong.After Li Li heard Wang Yue's words, what he cared about was the joint dispatch of troops by the Jiangdong Army and the Jingzhou Army.Li Li was deeply surprised that the Jiangdong Army also participated in the Sili War, and he couldn't help thinking.Secretly speculating about the relationship between Jiangdong and Jingzhou Liu Biao, is Jiangdong civil and military really willing to obey Liu Biao's orders?

Perhaps, in the eyes of Li Xuan, Guo Jia, Zhuge Liang and others, Jiangdong lived in a small corner, with only four counties, less than one million people, and only a hundred thousand soldiers and horses.However, Li Li never underestimated Jiangdong's civil and military officials.He didn't ignore Jiangdong's Sun clan because of the successive deaths of Sun Ce's brothers, nor did he take it lightly because Jiangdong belonged to Liu Biao, let alone ignore the existence of Jiangdong's forces.

At present, the Sun family in Jiangdong is in a period of inadequacy. Sun Shao, the son of Sun Ce, is young and ignorant of world affairs, so he can't control the officials in Jiangdong at all.It is precisely because Sun Shao was young and ignorant that Jiangdong's civil and military people were distracted and scrambled for fame and fortune. In addition, Jiangdong veterans Zhang Hong and Zhang Zhao had different political views from military veterans Cheng Pu, Huang Gai and Zu Mao.Civil officials advocate peace, military generals lead the battle, the two sides refuse to give in to each other, and fight openly and secretly.There was endless infighting.This gave Liu Biao of Jingzhou an opportunity to take advantage of it, and he used both soft and hard tactics to draw in lures while suppressing the army.In the end, the Jiangdong forces were forced to submit to Liu Biao's command and surrendered.

But this situation will change fundamentally as Sun Shao grows up day by day.In addition, the collateral members of the Sun family in Jiangdong have not died out, and Sun Ce's wife Wu, younger sister Sun Shangxiang, Wu Jing, Sun Benhe and other relatives of the Sun family are still alive.As long as they support Sun Shao behind his back.The Sun family will not be destroyed, and sooner or later they will break away from Liu Biao's control in Jingzhou, reorganize Jiangdong, and dominate Jiangdong.

Li Li is soberly aware that Jiangdong forces will not always serve as vassals of Liu Biao in Jingzhou, and Jiangdong Wenwu is not willing to be a lackey, let alone be ordered around by Jingzhou officials.

But right now, the Jiangdong Army and the Jingzhou Army are mixed together, and they jointly send troops to attack the Western Jin Dynasty, which greatly boosts the momentum of the Jingzhou Army, and its combat effectiveness has also skyrocketed, and its strength has become stronger and stronger.This was by no means what Li Li hoped to see. It virtually made it more difficult for the Xiliang Army to resist the Jingzhou Army's northward advance, and the pressure increased greatly.At the same time, the Xiliang army had one enemy and two, not only to resist the attack of the Cao army in the Northern Wei Dynasty, but also to face the attack of the Jingzhou and Jiangdong coalition forces. The situation was extremely severe and dangerous.

Facing the joint advance of Jiangdong Army and Jingzhou Army to the north, Li Li had mixed feelings about the upcoming Second Sili War.On the one hand, he did not want to see the Jiangdong generals and the Jingzhou army mixed together, which would cause the Jingzhou army to gather and increase its strength, thereby greatly enhancing the combat effectiveness of the Southern Han army; on the other hand, he also did not want to see Jiangdong The army watched the fire from the shore and stayed out of the matter, because this would allow the Jiangdong Army to preserve its strength, and over time it would grow stronger, adding many variables to the future pacification of Jiangdong.

Although Li Li was very contradictory and had mixed feelings about Jiangdong Army's participation in the war, since the incident had already happened, he had to face it.Whether you are happy or sad, since you are here, you don't need to go back. What awaits them is to stay in Sili and sleep here forever.

As his thoughts turned sharply, Li Li said in a deep voice: "The Jiangdong Army and the Jingzhou Army are mixed together. From this, it is not difficult to see that Liu Biao has further strengthened his control over the Jiangdong forces, and has already taken the Jiangdong Army for his own use. In this way, Liu Biao in Jingzhou is not inferior to Cao Cao in the Northern Wei Dynasty in terms of military strength, and is still higher than the Northern Wei Dynasty in terms of food and supplies and the wealth of the prefectures and counties. He has truly become the southern giant crocodile that dominates Jingchu, and his strength cannot be underestimated."

Li Xuan nodded approvingly and said: "As your Majesty said, Liu Biao of Jingzhou sits in Jingxiang, a wealthy prefecture, and has been dormant and waiting for more than ten years. On the same level. However, with the Jiangdong forces attached to it, the soldiers, horses, money and food soared by [-]%, which prompted the Southern Han's national strength to skyrocket. It already has the strength not inferior to the Northern Wei. Today, the overall strength of the Southern Han and Northern Wei is comparable , but they are far less powerful than my state of Jin.

However, once the two countries join hands, their strength is almost equal to that of our Western Jin Dynasty, and the two countries echo each other from afar, forming a two-sided attack on our Jin country.Since then, the situation facing our Jin country is not optimistic, and we are currently in a passive and unfavorable situation, forcing us to deal with it carefully and not make the slightest mistake; otherwise, the favorable situation we currently occupy will be lost, and we will suffer again. A huge loss, thus completely losing its dominance.If the situation deteriorates to this extent, our state of Jin will be in a worrying situation, and there is indeed a danger of slipping. "The last sentence, Li Xuan said more implicitly. In fact, if the Western Jin Dynasty loses in this contest, then what is waiting for the Western Jin Dynasty is definitely not a blunder, but a drastic decline. Obviously, Li Xuan's words are actually cryptic. Admonishment, advise Li Li not to underestimate the enemy and rush forward, not to be negligent, and the consequences will be disastrous if he is a little careless.

After Li Xuan finished speaking, Jia Xu went on to say: "As of now, in terms of the combat effectiveness of the army alone, our Xiliang army's combat effectiveness is far superior to that of the other two countries, followed by the Northern Wei Dynasty, and the Southern Han Dynasty is at the bottom. If In terms of the number of soldiers and horses, the Northern Wei Dynasty has more than 60 infantry and cavalry, and the Southern Han Dynasty has 22 soldiers and horses (including the Jiangdong Army); There are more than 50, and there are nearly [-] county soldiers, with a total force of over one million, and they are the number one." This set of figures undoubtedly made everyone present feel very proud and very excited, because they poured their efforts into it. Hard work is the fruit of their years of hard work.

Seeing the different expressions on everyone's faces, Jia Xu paused immediately, took a sip of tea in a calm manner, then changed the topic and continued: "However, my Jin country has a border line that is thousands of miles away, and the west reaches Wuxi. Sun, from Dingling in the north, Puyu in the east, and Heishuihe (now Vietnam) in the south, the border stretches for thousands of miles. All the border passes need to be guarded by soldiers and horses, especially in the Western Regions, the northern plateau and Liaodong. Face unexpected wars at any time and resist barbarian invasions. Because of this, although our Jin State has millions of soldiers, more than half of them are stationed at border passes. Wan Dajun. Fortunately, most of the border guards stationed at the border are county soldiers. Now, in addition to the main battalions stationed in the states and counties, the available soldiers are the soldiers and horses under the tents of the generals present, totaling 40 troops.

Compared with our Western Jin Dynasty, the two forces of Liu Biao in the Southern Han Dynasty and Cao Cao in the Northern Wei Dynasty have no border danger. The borders are all within our Western Jin Dynasty, and their borders are where they confront our army.In this way, the two countries can send troops to attack our Jin country without any scruples, and when necessary, they can raise their troops to start a decisive battle with our army.And my Western Jin Dynasty was unable to mobilize frontier soldiers and horses to participate in the battle unless it was a last resort, so I could only fight against them with my existing troops.

This is the reality that our country is facing right now.The border is too long and the troops are scattered, so that we originally had a strong military force to destroy the two countries in one fell swoop, but now we are unable to do so.With my current military strength in the Western Jin Dynasty, it is not a big problem to defeat one of the two major vassal states, but facing the joint attack of the two countries at the same time, it is stretched and I have more than enough heart but not enough strength. "

Jia Xu, as Minister of the Ministry of War, knows the deployment of troops in the country in detail, and it is not an exaggeration to say that he is familiar with it.So he told all the current situation and difficulties he was facing, and let the generals understand the specific deployment of the army, so as not to blame him for the slow mobilization of troops and horses, the difficulty of rescue, or the delay of the war opportunity.

At present, the national strength of the Western Jin Dynasty is indeed strong, the states and counties are stable and peaceful, the treasury is full, there are millions of soldiers, and there are thousands of generals.However, these are appearances, not reality.

Many people only see that the Western Jin Dynasty had many cavalry and arms, but they ignore that the border line of the Western Jin Dynasty was extremely narrow and long, occupying all the border passes of the Han Dynasty, and expanded the territory many times, constantly lengthening the border line.Every border needs to be stationed with troops. Even if there are only a few dozen soldiers at a pass, they cannot withstand the infinite stretch of thousands of passes. The sea sank to the bottom of the sea without even a splash.

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Chapter 245 Drive the tiger and devour the wolf ([-])

If you are not in charge of your family, you don't know how expensive firewood is.If Jia Xu hadn't mentioned this matter, I'm afraid many people would still be oblivious to it, only thinking about their own strength and strength, but forgetting that the country still has an extremely vast territory and borders, including the civil servants and generals present here may ignore this fact.But Li Li will not forget these, because he is the "head of the family", and he dispatched hundreds of thousands of troops stationed at the border.

Jia Xu's words made everyone feel heavy, they kept silent and bowed their heads in thought.

Seeing this scene, Li Li knew in his heart that Li Xuan and Jia Xu were intentionally pouring water on the generals to cool them down, to make them sober, realize that the current situation is not optimistic, and to cultivate the generals' sense of crisis.While reminding the generals to keep a clear mind at all times, Li Xuan and Jia Xu also reminded Li Li to be cautious in using troops, because they knew that they were not included in the army and had to stay and guard Chang'an, stabilize the rear, and serve as the main force for the army. Provide food and supplies.

Seeing that everyone was silent in contemplation, Li Li immediately got up and walked to the upper hall. After taking his seat, he directly ordered: "The current situation of the Si Li is unclear, so let's put aside the discussion for the time being, and discuss it after the enemy's situation is ascertained. Immediately allocate grain, grass and military supplies, and send them directly to Luoyang in the evening. Order the camps stationed in Tongguan and Xiandeng camp to set off for Luoyang tonight, order Zhao Yun, the guard of Kaifeng City, to retreat to Luoyang, and order Sili not to drive Zhuge Jin and lead Nanyang The prefect, together with Bo, will stick to Wancheng until the follow-up army arrives in Wancheng."

"Besides, the generals present here are the main force of the army for this expedition. Go back and prepare immediately, and I will give you three days to reorganize the army. Set off at [-] o'clock on the [-]th. When the army leaves the city, keep quiet. Don't disturb the people. It must be done before Chen Shi. All out of town."

"Your servants take orders!" Nine generals, including Huan Fei and Lu Bu, came out one after another.They answered in unison.

Watching the generals leave, Li Li just picked up the letters on the dragon case and opened them one by one. The contents of the letters were exactly the same as what Guo Jia and Wang Yue said. Zhao Yun's hand.

There are still five people in the hall who have not left, they are: Jia Xu, Guo Jia, Zhuge Liang, Li Ru and Wang Yue.Seeing that Li Li was flipping through the letter, Wang Yue took out a stack of letters from his sleeve and stepped forward lightly, put the letter with both hands, and said in a low voice: "This is the secret report that the general received half an hour ago. It's an emergency battle report about Deng County, Nanyang."

"Oh?" Li Li raised his head upon hearing the sound, and asked suspiciously, "Since it is the battle report of Deng County Yujin, why did you hide it and not report it just now, and why did you wait until now to submit it?"

"This..." Wang Yue responded in astonishment, and then said in a low voice with embarrassment on his face: "Your Majesty forgives the crime, but the last general has an unspeakable secret, and it is not deliberately concealed. The matter mentioned in the letter is related to General Huan Fei, and His Majesty knows , General Feihu is a man of temperament. If you let him know the contents of the letter, he will not be worried? He will not be able to control his emotions." After he hesitated, Wang Yue handed the letter to Li Li, Then he bowed and stepped aside.No more words.

"Is it related to the flying tiger?" Li Li pondered, then spread out the letter, and what came into view was: "Deng County is broken. General Huanyi was killed by the enemy general Wei Yanxiao, and General Tiegu escorted Yujin out of the siege. Then he tried to rescue Huanyi was then besieged by the four enemy generals Liu Pan, Wenpin, Zhou Tai and Jiang Qin. He died in a fierce battle. In this battle, the entire army of [-] soldiers from Deng County was wiped out, and he fled to Wancheng alone under the ban."

After quickly reading the letter, Li Li's complexion changed drastically, and a pair of dubious eyes fixed on the key words "the iron drum died in battle", and he was stunned for a while.

"Bang bang!" The moment Xinbo slipped from Li Li's hand, he punched the dragon case and jumped up, and at the same time he stood up in a murderous look, he heard a "click!" "With a crisp sound, the simple and heavy dragon case suddenly cracked, then scattered and cracked, and collapsed.

This loud noise made His Highness Jia Xu, Guo Jia and the others startled. They stood up involuntarily, and they all looked at Li Li in shock. The dragon case was smashed with a punch.With this in mind, they turned their attention to Wang Yue, because he was an insider.Wang Yue shook his head slightly with a dejected expression, then stood behind Li Ru with his head down, and remained silent.

At this time, Guo Jia stepped forward lightly, picked up the letter from the ground, glanced over a few hundred words, and exclaimed in surprise: "Huan Yi was killed by the owl, and died in a fierce battle with Tie Zhu?"

At this moment, Li Li, who saw the upper hall, cast a cold glance at the red courtyard pillar in the southeast corner of the hall, and walked away without saying a word.

After Li Li left, there was silence in the hall. Wang Yue, who was standing behind Li Ru, left quietly. There was no sound when he left, so that Li Ru didn't even know when he left.

"The entire army of five thousand soldiers was wiped out, and only Yu Jin survived. Huanyi died tragically, and General Tiegu died in a battle. This,,, there has been no precedent for our army to be wiped out since its formation. This is the first time. No wonder Your Majesty is furious." After reading the letter, Jia Xu sighed in a low voice.

Zhuge Liang and Li Ru stepped forward lightly, stood together with Jia Xu and Guo Jia, read the letter one after another, and felt sympathetic.

After a moment of silence, Zhuge Liang said softly: "General Huan Fei's seven brothers have already died in half of the battle. It's better not to tell him about Huan Yi's death in battle. Otherwise, if he gets angry, I'm afraid I won't be able to persuade him. In addition, the two Although the general died in battle, it was not what we wanted, but it has nothing to do with us. It is only our fault that we underestimated the combat effectiveness of the Jingzhou Army and the determination to capture Nanyang County in advance, which led to a catastrophe. We cannot absolve ourselves of the blame ah!"