Chapter 801 Reorganize the Army and Fight Again

Chapter 801 Reorganize the Army and Fight Again

After hearing Li Tai's decision, the other subordinates in the General Manager's Office didn't say much. Instead, they all looked expectant, waiting for the general to issue specific tasks to them.

But Changsun Jian frowned after hearing this, and after being silent for a long time, he spoke again: "Since the general has made this decision, I dare not question it because of my humble position. I just ask the general to report that foreign enemies must be attacked, and internal worries must also be dealt with." Observe. Jing Mansion has made many achievements and is admired by many people in the country. In recent years, the general has been at the top of the list of meritorious deeds, and many commentators have commented that he is very proud.

The disturbance of the Eastern Thieves has been around for a long time, and even King Yuwen needs to take a break and recharge his batteries. Their army is by no means a weak force, and the leader of the thieves is an impetuous person. If they fight rashly, they may not be able to quickly decide the victory or defeat in a short time. By then, all our officers and men in Jing Mansion will be exhausted by the bandit army, and I am afraid that I will not be able to make any other plans. The Liang Kingdom has committed suicide, and it is hard to survive. Once our army is trapped in Huainan, I am afraid that the Chinese and Foreign Governments will send another one..."

"How reckless! I have made up my mind, who dares to remonstrate again? Although the East Thief is strong, he is not my enemy, and it is very easy to defeat him. The past has been proven many times, and the long history should not be alarmist, but within the scope of the punishment, there is nothing else to ask!"

After hearing Changsun Jian's words of advice, Li Tai's face suddenly darkened, and he slapped the table and shouted angrily: "What's more, King Yuwen who has returned to the country this time has already told me to decide on matters in the southeast, and whether to conquer the southern country is naturally included. . It’s not too late for me to defeat the Dong bandits and return to Liang!”

Seeing that Li Tai was still stubborn, Changsun Jian could only keep his mouth shut. At the same time, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart. Although General Li seemed to be polite and willing to accept advice on a daily basis, when he was really facing major decisions, he couldn't help but sigh. Sometimes, he still inevitably reveals his headstrong and arrogant side and does not tolerate other opinions.

But it's no wonder that someone else would have been even more arrogant to have achieved such an achievement at such an age. Changsun Jian also knew that in the eyes of General Li, he was still the eyes and ears inserted by the Chinese and Foreign Governments. Once he made a decision on a major matter, he would definitely have reservations and would not fully believe it. Although his advice was not out of selfishness, it was still difficult to obtain it. trust.

But Changsun Jian didn't know that although Li Tai was furious on the surface, he had actually changed his mind slightly.

His words can be considered from the perspective of the General Manager's Office. Whether he really loves the General Manager's Office, or he is worried that the Sino-Foreign Government's dispatch of another person to attack Liang may also take away his authority as the Chief of the Military Office. At least this The attitude is still worthy of entreaty, and you can distinguish between closeness and distance between inside and outside.

In fact, when the reputation and status of courtiers reach a certain level, it becomes somewhat difficult for the superiors to control them. Because what supports them in maintaining this status is their own power and merit, not the favor from those above.

For example, some of the plots and logic in "The Ming Dynasty", which was hailed as the top conspiracy in later generations, cannot be explained in this medieval society.

Because the political logic of the two is completely different, let alone the troubled times of the Three Kingdoms, even during the unification period of the Sui and Tang Dynasties, the demeanor of officials was very different from that of later career bureaucrats who were already extremely docile. Especially now, if you want to go through the trouble with me, then I will go through the trouble and save you, saving you more than ten years of detours!

Changsun Jian is indeed Yuwentai's confidant to a certain extent, and Yuwentai sent him here with the intention of checking and balancing the Jingzhou General Manager's Office. But in addition to his status as Yu Wentai's confidant, Changsun Jian of course also has his own political pursuits, and is not willing to be just a favored person.

At this point, Li Tai and Chang Sunjian's mentality actually have something in common. He is also unwilling to just be Yu Wentai's little baby, but his pursuit is bigger than Chang Sunjian's.

Facing the important event of conquering Nanliang, Changsun Jian's attitude was naturally in line with the interests of the General Administration, and he told Li Taizhong without any secret that someone was waiting for you to make a mistake so that he could replace you.

After all, in the Jingzhou Military Mansion, the eldest son Li Tai and Chang Sun Jian are the second eldest sons. This is an established relationship. In addition, whoever is sent by the Chinese and Foreign Governments will add some variables to the already determined personnel. This change was a bad thing for Changsun Jian, unless he was promoted to the chief general of Liang on the spot, which of course was impossible.

The question raised by Chang Sunjian is indeed very pertinent. Regardless of Li Tai's previous record, it is undeniable that Northern Qi is the country with the strongest military strength among the three countries at present, and this advantage will last for a long time.

The leader of Qi, Gao Yang, is a guy who is used to chasing chickens and chasing dogs. If he doesn't kick the pebbles on the road when he sees them, he won't be able to get through the day. If you take the initiative to provoke such a person, it is not that easy to retreat! It is easy to start a war with Northern Qi in Huainan, but it is hard to say when it will end.

Normally, this is correct. But using normal thinking to consider the game with Northern Qi is not normal.

First of all, Huainan does not belong to the core interests of the Northern Qi Dynasty. In particular, the Jinyang nobles do not have strong interest demands here. Therefore, the Jinyang soldiers, who are the main military force of the Northern Qi Dynasty, are not very active in fighting in Huainan.

Historically, the Northern Qi used troops against the Huainan region, mainly using the Guandong aristocrats and Hebei powerful generals as generals, and also consuming Hou Jingyu's party and surrendering people from the Southern Dynasties. Although the Jinyang nobles served as chief generals a few times, they were not many, and they were often The scale of the battle is not large either.

This is of course because Gao Yang does not want the Jinyang nobles to extend their influence to Huainan. Similarly, the Jinyang nobles are not active in Huainan, and they are not even as good as chasing rabbits in Monan.

The internal divisions in the Northern Qi Dynasty were reflected in all aspects of politics, culture and military affairs, which can be seen from the economic strategy of Huainan. They weren't too concerned about it in the first place. The enemy was still Li Tai, who was trying to gain military merit by trying to gain military merit. The Jinyang nobles' attitude towards the Huainan war would probably become even more negative, and they would be unlikely to be willing to continue the fight.

Another factor is the supreme leader of Qi, Gao Yang. Now Gao Yang basically has no energy to pay attention to the war in Huainan. He mainly has to deal with the troubles in Monan.

It was also when Li Tai met Li He, who was about to be the governor of Xiazhou, before leaving and talked about Rouran's departure that he remembered that Gao Yang would be repeatedly slapped in the face by Rouran this year.

After Gao Yang's attack on Khitan ended last year, he immediately intervened in the war between Rouran and the Turks. He welcomed the remnants of Rouran into the territory of Northern Qi and settled in them. He also launched a war with the Turks, and the Turks' Khan called him a hero.

However, although the heroic emperor frightened his opponents, he did not frighten his comrades. Soon after the New Year, Rouran stabbed Gao Yang in the back and directly rebelled against the Qi.

This naturally made Gao Yang very angry. He was not a kind-hearted person, but he occasionally showed his helpful spirit and was kicked in the face. How could he bear this? Therefore, during the entire first half of the year, Gao Yang was working on this matter and had to regain the lost face.

Because of this, Li Tai had the confidence to make some news in Huainan. Otherwise, no matter how confident he was, he would not be able to provoke Northern Qi, whose main force had not yet come out, at this juncture.

He couldn't explain this reason to Changsun Jian, and there was no need to explain it. Because the internal worries mentioned by Chang Sun Jian do exist, and Chang Sun Jian is by no means the only person with Chinese and foreign eyes and ears in the military mansion. When necessary, Li Tai needs to play the role of a prey.

After scolding Changsun Jian, Li Tai began to assign tasks. The troops and horses had not yet moved the food and fodder. Since the troops were to be deployed in Huainan, it was natural to dispatch the food, fodder and baggage in the direction of Yiyang.

The Jingzhou Military Mansion has arranged many granaries and warehouses within its jurisdiction to maintain personnel dispatch in all aspects, especially in the direction of some important garrison towns. The troops sent from Rangcheng can basically go directly without carrying any supplies. Set out and resupply along the way.

Although the area under the jurisdiction of the entire Jingzhou General Administration is very large, with this kind of systematic warehousing and logistics support, the mobility of military dispatch has also been greatly enhanced. From Rangcheng to any town within the jurisdiction, it can be guaranteed not to exceed Two days trip. Of course, this is talking about the deployment of elite troops with less than 3,000 people. If a large army is really deployed, it will only shorten the supply cycle and will still be limited by the huge scale.

When Li Tai entered the court before, he had distributed the main forces in Jingzhou in various directions. Now there is no need to assemble at Rangcheng and they can just head out from their respective bases. As a result, the state government has no complete understanding of the overall dispatch of the army, and only Li Tai has the most comprehensive grasp of this situation.

So with Li Tai's order, Jingzhou's war machine began to operate efficiently again.

At the same time, Li Tai also sent a letter to Li Miao from Jiangling, telling him not to rush to contact and negotiate with Liang leader Xiao Yi. After he had dealt with Northern Qi in Huainan first, let's see what other tricks this guy wants to play?

Of course, Li Tai also knew that Rouran was really in decline and on the verge of death, and the Turks who had risen were still no match for the Northern Qi Dynasty during Gaoyang's period, so the war in the north could only delay Gaoyang for half a year at most. When entering the second half of the year, he still had to face the issue of revenge from Northern Qi, which prevented him from using all his troops in Jiangling.

At this time, Chen Baxian's role became apparent. At present, Chen Baxian is thinking about Guangling City day and night, and he has endless desires. If Li Tai sends someone to inform him that he can cooperate with them to capture Guangling City, then he will be Chen Baxian's great benefactor!

After Chen Baxian takes Guangling, he will immediately have a strong advance base in Jiangbei, and will immediately become Northern Qi's biggest opponent in Huainan, sharing most of the pressure from Northern Qi for Li Tai.

However, Li Tai has never had contact with Chen Baxian before. How to win his trust is also a problem. You can't just say that you are handsome, so I give him a hand.

At this time, relatives need to come on stage. Li Zhen, his nephew who has just returned from Wang Sengbian's office, is arranged by Li Tai to go to Jingkou and his party to inform Chen Baxian of his intention to cooperate and send all the hostages there. If you believe me, you will be the boss of Beifu. If you don’t believe me, you will only reach this point!