On the official road west of Heyang County, Hanoi County... The cavalry rushed towards Heyang City like lightning. The general was Qin Qiong, who led his army to Liyang. He came to Heyang to report his duties under the order of Yang Yuanqing.

And discuss important military information.

Qin Qiong received the order from Yang Yuanqing to attack Luoyang, which made him very excited. The Sui army's goal finally turned to the Central Plains and competed for the Central Plains. This was the beginning of the battle for the world, which made Qin Qiong's heart full of expectations.

"General Qin, Heyang City has arrived!" A personal soldier shouted at a city in the distance.

Qin Qiong nodded, turned around and ordered: "Get faster!"

The cavalry speeded up the horses, and the horse's hooves stirred up the rolling yellow dust and galloped towards Heyang City.

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Heyang City is a major garrison of the Sui army. Most of the 30,000 elite soldiers stationed in Henei County are stationed here. Outside the north city of Heyang is a huge wall-shaped military camp covering an area of ​​hundreds of acres.

At this time, there was a tense atmosphere in Heyang City. This tense atmosphere came from the arrival of thousands of soldiers. There were usually only a few hundred soldiers on duty in the county town.

But with the influx of thousands of soldiers, fully armed soldiers could be seen everywhere on the streets, which made the people of the county feel an inexplicable pressure.

Thousands of soldiers entered the county town because of the arrival of King Yang Yuanqing of Chu. Yang Yuanqing led 20,000 troops south, causing the garrisons of Henei County to reach 50,000. In addition, the 20,000 troops of Hedong County and 30,000 troops of Liyang City to send the Sui Army.

The garrisons on the northern line of the Yellow River have reached 100,000.

In fact, after the end of the Hebei Battle, the Sui army began to deploy to the south, successively deploying 80,000 lords in Hedong County - Hanoi County and Ji County, and a large amount of food, grass and materials also went south.

This is very obvious. The battle of Hebei will inevitably lead to the next step in the battle.

Heyang County Government Office! This place has been temporarily designated as the General Administration Office. Hundreds of soldiers are stationed around it. Three steps - five steps - sentry, with strict vigilance. Dozens of horse tying piles outside the county government office are tied to

On the war horse, more than a dozen officers walked into the county government.

The seats of the county officials and the fences on both sides of the county government hall have been removed, becoming the place for military confidential decision-making. In the middle of the lobby are huge sand tables with a width of two zhang and a length of three zhang. This is the Central Plains.

Sand table map.

Next to the sand table, there were more than a dozen officers standing, whispering, while Yang Yuanqing was carrying his back and staring at the sand table for a long time without saying a word.

The situation has changed again. The spies from Chang'an sent emergency information from 100,000 Tang troops and a large amount of supplies were gathering towards Shangluo County. The chief general was the Qin King Li Shimin.

Yang Yuanqing immediately realized that this was very likely that the Tang army would also launch a battle against the Central Plains. They attacked Hongnong County from the southwest and then killed to Luoyang. If the Tang army seized Luoyang, it means that the Tang Dynasty would also participate in the battle against the Central Plains.

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This is a very normal strategic deployment. After seizing Hebei itself, the Tang army also seized the wealthy Jingxiang, which greatly strengthened its strength. If the Tang Dynasty also wanted to compete for the world, it would inevitably participate in the competition for the Central Plains.

The second of the armistice agreement signed by the Sui and Tang Dynasties was that the Tang army could not leave Tongguan, and the Sui army would not cross the river to Hongnong. In other words, the Hongnong County along the Yellow River was a buffer zone between both sides.

But now the Tang army marched towards Hongnong from the southwest to Luo County, which did not violate the armistice agreement between the two sides. The Sui army defeated Luoyang and had no plan to cross the river and land in Hongnong County, which also did not violate the armistice agreement between the two sides.

It can be said that the plan to attack Luoyang was coincidental. So did the Tang Dynasty reach some tacit understanding with Li Mi and use Li Mi to restrain himself from going south? It is obviously affirmative to answer the case of "spreading wings without watermarks". Li Yuan-Ding

This strategy will be adopted.

In consideration of his own interests, Li Mi will also try his best to prevent him from moving south, so can Li Mi tolerate the Tang army's expansion in the east?

The most complicated thing in the world is the human heart. Yang Yuanqing cannot figure out Li Mi's thoughts, but from the perspective of interests, maintaining the status quo is most in line with Li Mi's interests. If the status quo cannot be maintained, then the Tang Dynasty occupied Luoyang should be more beneficial than disadvantages for Li Mi.

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This is also Yang Yuanqing's intention to win over Du Fuwei. If Li Mi wanted to interfere with the Sui army's southward journey, then Du Fuwei's role was to restrain Li Mi's army.

"Master, will you start?" Pei Qingsong asked quietly from the side.

Yang Yuanqing shook his head, "Wait for General Qin, they will arrive soon."

As soon as he finished speaking, a rushing footsteps came from the yard, "General Qin is here!" A soldier reported loudly, and then Qin Qiong quickly walked into the lobby and smiled apologetically: "I'm sorry, I'm late."

, let everyone wait for a long time!”

He also polite to Yang Yuanqing, "Qin Qiong meets the general manager!"

Yang Yuanqing smiled and nodded, "Since General Qin has arrived, let's start!"

The generals gathered up one after another. Yang Yuanqing looked at everyone and then slowly said: "Tell everyone the latest information first. The news came from Chang'an that 100,000 Tang troops were gathering in Shangluo County. Let's talk about it, Tang troops'

What is the intention?" Li Jingwei, who was standing beside him, pondered and said, "Could it be that the Tang army also wanted to attack Luoyang?"

Everyone started to talk, and there was a whisper in the lobby. Yang Yuanqing waved his hand, and the lobby suddenly became quiet again. Yang Yuanqing smiled and said, "We cannot know the true intention of the Tang army, but the possibility of attacking Luoyang is indeed the greatest. I suggest that we

We can observe a little bit, if they really attack Luoyang, then we need to adjust our combat plan."

Qin Qiong asked in a deep voice: "Does the tasks of the humble official need to be adjusted accordingly?"

Qin Qiong's mission was to lead the army south to Dongjun, put pressure on the Wei army from the side, and restrain Li Mi's army to support Luoyang. Three hundred warships crossing the river were ready, and at the call of a call, 30,000 troops crossing the river.

Yang Yuanqing pondered for a moment and said, "Your task is also adjusted, waiting for my order."

"I understand."

Yang Yuanqing said to everyone again: "If the Tang army really comes to attack Luoyang, then our main enemy will no longer be Luoyang King Shichong, but the Tang army. This will be a battle between the Central Plains, which is participated by all parties. How can I laugh in this battle?

Later, it is a question that we need to think carefully. I need to tell you here that the army in the Central Plains is not as unbearable as Dou Jiande in Hebei. With Dou Jiande's army of 400,000, he still has to bow to Li Mi, who is 200,000. You can think of the reasons in the middle.

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—Xu Shiji said: "The concerns of the general manager are completely correct. Li Mi's Wagang army was originally 400,000, but after several years of fierce fighting, the force was left to be left to be eliminated, and the last tens of thousands of troops left were extremely powerful, most of which were the past.

The Sui army, Li Mi captured 60,000 Xiaoguo Army from Yu Wenhua and his hands. This is the elite of the Sui army, greatly strengthening the combat effectiveness of Li Mi's army and well-equipped. This is far from comparable to Dou Jiande's army.

With an army of 400,000, we have to surrender to Li Mi, which is the fundamental reason.”

Yang Yuanqing nodded, "We have developed very smoothly and rapidly over the years. The fundamental reason is that we have not encountered a real strong enemy. Whether it is Liu Wuzhou-Wei Daoer or Dou Jiande, they all have a lot of troops, but their combat effectiveness is low.

In the future, we will enter the era of strong enemies. Wang Shichong's 70,000 troops alone cannot be underestimated. That was Zhang Xutuo's army and the elite Sui army left behind in Luoyang. If we have the intention to underestimate the enemy, then the one who failed is us.

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Yang Yuanqing's tone was very stern. He stared at the generals with sharp eyes, and everyone lowered their heads at the same time.

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After the meeting, everyone dispersed. Li Jing smiled at Yang Yuanqing and said, "Will the general manager brag about the enemy so much and put "spreading the wings without a watermark" to suppress himself? Will it affect the morale of the army? Before the war comes."

Yang Yuanqing sighed slightly, "It's not that I'm strict. Now the army generally has a kind of arrogance. It seems that the Sui army is the best in the world. Other forces are unbearable. This arrogance is spreading rapidly, making me

Worried, Li Changshi, arrogant soldiers will be defeated!"

Speaking of this, Yang Yuanqing took out a few pieces of information from the bookcase and put them on the table and said, "This is the information obtained from Li Mi's army and the Tang army. In the past, the biggest advantage of our Sui army was night battles, but now it is not, the Tang army and

Li Mi also strengthened his night battle training, and there were 50,000 Xuan Armored Cavalry of the Tang Army, which was also an extremely elite army, which was composed of elite troops drawn from the Tang Army, the Western Qin Surrendered Army and the Western Liang Surrendered Army, and there were 60,000 from Li Mi.

Xiaoguo Army, the strength of the enemy is not weaker than ours, and even the national strength of the Tang Dynasty is stronger than that of us. The Tang and Wei Army are also experienced many battles. In this way, what capital is there to be proud of?"

"The manager is right. If a person has no long-term plan, he will have immediate worries. To conquer the world, you cannot sweep it, and you cannot win forever. The key is to have a full understanding of yourself and you must first know yourself before you can know the other person.

, those who do not care about the times are not enough to plan, and those who do not care about the overall situation are not enough to plan, the general manager's far-sightedness makes the humble officer very much admire."

Yang Yuanqing hehe—smile, “Even you flatter me!”

"After all, the humble position is not flattering the general manager. Du Fuwei's chess is extremely exquisite. It is not only to restrain Li Mi, but also to set a first move for the future battle for the south. Is it as simple as the general manager building a large number of sea ships just to attack Liaodong?"

Yang Yuanqing nodded, "I admire you very much. No matter who is not concerned about the lack of plans for all ages, no matter who is not concerned about the overall situation, this sentence, now the Tang Dynasty has focused on developing to the south and seized the prosperous Jingxiang, and we

But Hebei was severely damaged by the war. The Tang Dynasty could get population and food support from Jingxiang, but we had to transfusion blood to Hebei, one rose and the other fell. From the perspective of national strength, the Tang Dynasty had already gained the upper hand, but the Tang Dynasty also had it.
Chapter completed!