The main force of the former army of King Qin arrived at the intersection of Tuulu Canal and Ying River to rest and recuperate. They were mainly stationed in the four cities, Ruyang, Lejia, Nanton, and Chen County.

The four cities are very close to each other, and the road connection is like a "Y" character. Lejia City is the smallest, not even a county seat, but it is located in the middle of the character "Y". Qin Liang's army is in Lejia. He now has more than 6,000 people in his hands, and Lujiang City

The second unit of the military garrison, the first unit of the county guard unit, and Wen Qin's other cavalry units.

There are still six troops stationed in Lujiang County, and it is estimated that they will arrive at the front line one after another in more than half a month.

As for Wang Ling's tens of thousands of soldiers, they might not be able to come if they wait another month. When there are more people, even a simple gathering and deployment process is a complicated project. The soldiers in Huainan County are obviously not like

Like Qin Liang, he conducted many concentrated training exercises.

Not long after Qin Liang arrived in Lejia, Huang Yuan, the banker of the manor on the south bank of Luoshui River, came over with Qin Liang's seal. Yinci took him to the city to meet him and gave him a secret letter from Zhu Deng, the school official.

Sima Division led nearly 20,000 Chinese and foreign troops and had left Luoyang and headed south.

There were certain twists and turns in the news. In addition, recent scouts and careful investigation revealed that a large number of rebels had recently arrived in Xuchang. Based on this, Qin Liang judged that Sima Division was a step too late, so he gave up the blockade of Yingshui and mobilized troops into Xuchang.

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Xuchang is one of the five capitals of the Wei Dynasty. It was the last capital of Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty. It was a large city. There were some garrison troops in the city itself, and there were military generals stationed in Xiangcheng nearby. Qin Liang then guessed that Sima Division would be able to assemble sooner or later after arriving in Xuchang

It's not that difficult to raise 30,000 to 40,000 people.

King Qin's front army was less than 40,000, and it was stationed in four or five cities to protect the army's supplies. At this time, the speed of King Qin's army's advance would probably slow down.

Qin Liang opened various maps to look at the location. He knew the terrain. The maps mainly marked cities, rivers, and simple mountain schematics.

Xuchang is the county seat of Yingchuan County. Yingchuan County and Chenliu Kingdom in the northeast were the heartlands of the Wei Dynasty. They had many cities and dense populations, and the situation was very complicated. However, Chenliu Kingdom belonged to the Yanzhou Governor's Department, and Linghu Yu went there

Most of them will be of some use.

After thinking about it for less than half an hour, Qin Liang sent someone to summon Wang Feixiao and Ling Huyu to Lejia to discuss the matter.

Qin Liang first introduced the news he had received recently, and then directly proposed a bold strategy: go north immediately and attack Xuchang!

In the hall of the mansion, several people immediately stopped talking and turned to look at Qin Liang.

Wang Feixiao, who has always supported Qin Liang, quickly said: "Thirty to forty thousand of us are going to attack the important town. Will there be less troops?"

Huan Fan, who arrived at the scene, also looked surprised.

Linghuyu, who had a Chinese-character face, frowned and looked very serious, "Why don't we wait until the second uncle's army arrives? Let's go around Chenliuguo and go to Luoyang from the north. Many officials in Chenliuguo have a good relationship with me."

Qin Liang glanced at Linghu Yu, and suddenly felt that his cousin's military knowledge was really average, and said: "When my grandfather's people arrive, the rebel army will have more people. What's more, there is a Sima division in Xuchang, so we can go around like this

OK, Sima Division will go straight south and cut off our military supplies. If we cut off our retreat, our military morale will immediately be shaken. There is Sishui Pass (Hulao Pass) to the east of Luoyang. Once our army cannot enter the pass immediately, our retreat will be

If we are defeated, we will eventually have to attack the city."

Wang Feixiao said: "Our army pretends to go north through Ru River, lure Sima Division out of the city to intercept it, and then fight with it."

The second uncle's statement was at least more reliable than Linghuyu's idea. However, Qin Liang thought for a moment and said: "As long as Xuchang is still in the hands of Sima Shi, the cities in Yingchuan County will not surrender easily. Above Ru River

Many cities such as Xiangcheng and Jiaxian are strong cities, and we can divide our troops to defend the city; when we capture them one by one, more reinforcements from Luoyang will arrive. Not to mention that keeping the Sima Division will threaten our army's food routes."

Wang Feixiao nodded and said: "It's just that our army's strength is indeed not enough."

Qin Liang said calmly: "Both sides don't have enough soldiers and horses, just these few people. Moreover, time is not on our side. Luoyang's soldiers have greater potential. Our army must fight quickly on the front."

He unfolded the map, invited several people to come forward, and then said: "There are also Shi Bao from Xiapi in Xuzhou and Han Guan from Ancheng in Jingzhou, who may threaten our army from the flanks. At this time, they may want to ask Qingxu Governor Hu Zhi first.

The meaning of Wang Chang, the governor of Jingyu. The stone buds among them were single-handedly raised by Sima Division. At this time, he might be gathering soldiers and horses from Xuzhou.

As long as the soldiers and horses from these two places are dispatched, approaching from both wings, and Sima Division is waiting for an opportunity from the front, the situation will immediately take a turn for the worse. We can wait for the follow-up garrison army to move north, but Sima Yi must also change generals in Luoyang and try to control the New Five

camp.

There are many "scholar families" in Xuchang and other places, all of whom are family members of the Chinese and foreign armies in Luoyang. Once we control some of the family members of the Luoyang army, it will be even more difficult for Sima Yi to restore the combat strength and morale of the Chinese army as soon as possible. This opportunity must not be missed before it comes.

Ah.”

Qin Liang paused for a moment, then said in a positive tone: "The city of Xuchang is very famous today. We invaded Xuchang, won the first battle, and shocked the enemies in all directions. One battle turned the situation around!"

Wang Feixiao looked solemn, thought for a while and said: "Your Highness and my father asked Zhong Ming to take charge of the front army. As long as Zhong Ming gives the order, we will definitely obey the order. However, for this matter, we should also send people to work day and night to report the spring."

Linghuyu looked at Qin Liang and nodded.

Qin Liang took a deep breath and said: "Since you two still recognize my military orders, there must be personal decisions in the army, so let's gather our troops and prepare to march north to Xuchang soon!"

"Ha!" Huan Fan suddenly laughed bitterly.

This person was a great agricultural officer before, but he also served as a governor. He had the experience of leading troops, so he should be knowledgeable about military affairs. Qin Liang glanced at Huan Fan, but did not ask him what he wanted. Anyway, Huan Fan didn't have military power now, so he didn't

You need to take care of his opinions.

Huan Fan still said to himself: "The general is afraid of war, but General Qin advances boldly. After all, he is young and energetic."

Qin Liang frowned and looked at Huan Fan. He thought that Huan Fan was indeed knowledgeable, but he also had many flaws. In addition to his poor personal ethics, he was also pretentious. Now that he has become a loser, he can still talk so shamelessly!

Linghuyu used to often go in and out of the general's palace and was very familiar with Huanfan. At this time, Linghuyu asked: "Huangong also thinks it's too risky?"

Huan Fan shook his head and said: "You still want to leave troops to defend the city. You can dispatch more than 30,000 people at most. The number of troops and horses may not be as large as the number in Xuchang City. Is there such a way to attack the city?"

Wang Feixiao said: "But there is no good way now. It is better to have Zhongming stand up and decide important matters than to quarrel endlessly and stand still."

When Linghuyu heard this, he nodded in agreement.

Qin Liang said coldly: "We can't just look at the number of people. At this time, Luoyang has just experienced a major change. The morale of the Chinese and foreign armies led by Sima Division must be low. Most of the remaining people are soldiers in the field, far less elite than our Yangzhou front army. Since it has already

Decision, why bother looking forward and backward?”

Wang Feixiao and Linghuyu looked at each other, and after a moment they bowed to Qin Liang and agreed to obey the order. The three of them knelt down and bowed to each other.

After several people got up, Qin Liang sent the two elders to the platform outside. Wang Feixiao and Linghuyu said goodbye and left.

Huan Fan, who had been staying in Qin Liang's military camp, stood on the platform with Qin Liang and watched the two generals off.

After being silent for a while, Qin Liang turned around and said: "It is the best time to kill Sima Division before Luoyang and the princes from the east and west can react. The situation is like this, so we have to take risks."

Huan Fan glanced at Qin Liang: "If General Qin can win this battle, I will kowtow to you three times!"

Qin Liang said awkwardly: "I am so much younger than Duke Huan, how can I be so embarrassed to accept it?"

Huan Fan was stunned for a moment, and then he laughed, his body shaking with laughter, but he was restrained. In addition, his beard and hair were withered, and his appearance was unattractive, so he looked really weird.

Qin Liang just looked at him, not smiling at all.

Huan Fan finally suppressed his laughter and took a breath: "Don't blame me, General Qin. I am not laughing at General Qin, I am laughing at fate. A general only has an advantage when he is not defeated, and General Qin does not have many choices. I also

I hope General Qin can get help from God, but if that’s the case, what’s the point of kowtowing three times?”

Qin Liang was noncommittal and looked up at the scenery beyond the platform.
Chapter completed!