Chapter 806: Infighting and Gaito
Chapter 806 Internal and external strife
Chapter 804: Internal strife and external strife
If Qin Hao really wanted to defeat the Liang army quickly, there was no need to wait for Li Shimin's reinforcements to respond. It can be seen that Qin Hao was not eager to defeat the Liang army, or he had a deeper purpose.
Li Shimin is indeed one of the most outstanding emperors in history. He looks at the problem from a very comprehensive perspective. Du Ruhui just gave a brief outline. He has already guessed Qin Hao's purpose through the guesswork.
That's right, Qin Hao's formation of the coalition was not to revive the Han Dynasty, but to use the power of the princes to capture Sizhou so that the Qin and Jin forces could completely connect with each other.
Although Qin and Jin are both forces of the Qin family, they are not adjacent to each other. The Qin family's main sphere of influence is in the north, and its future development direction is also in the north. In this way, Nanyang falls into the awkward position of an enclave, so Qin Hao must occupy it. Sizhou merged the two places into one.
Once the coalition forces defeat Dong Zhuo, Sizhou will naturally become an unclaimed land, and due to various reasons such as geography, it is impossible for other princes to get an inch of land in Sizhou.
There are only a few princes bordering Sizhou. Apart from Qin Hao, the leader of the alliance, who is qualified to become the leader of Sizhou?
To completely occupy Sizhou, he must seize the surrounding passes, so of course Qin Hao must take advantage of the fact that the major princes still support him to maximize his role as an alliance leader.
"Qin Hao, Qin Hao, all the princes in the world are praising your wisdom, but you have plotted against all the princes in the world. What a good trick." Li Shimin said with a sneer, but he had to admire Qin in his heart. Hao's wisdom and boldness.
With Qin Hao's own strength alone, it is undoubtedly a fool's dream to seize food from Dong Zhuo's hands, and the wisest way is to borrow the power of the princes of the world.
One plan involved all the princes in the world. Some people had even noticed it, but they still had to cooperate with Qin Hao. It was really amazing!
"Qin Hao wants to seize Sizhou. I am not surprised at all. But who gave him the confidence? Knowing that the general has an army of 300,000, he dared to risk dividing his troops. He is so confident that he can break our army. Defense?" Li Shimin said with some confusion.
“When Qin Hao joined the army for fourteen years, almost every battle he fought was fought with a small number against a large number, but he was always able to defeat the large number with a small number, and he has not lost a single battle so far.”
At this point, Yang Jian paused for a moment, and then continued: "Now Qin Hao's military strength is nearly twice that of our army. Perhaps in his view, such a gap in military strength, coupled with the fact that under his command, is used to deal with me The army is enough."
“No, I understand Qin Hao.”
A strange look flashed in Li Shimin's eyes, and he broke in a deep voice: "He is not the kind of person who will underestimate his opponent. Even if his opponent is unknown, he will still go all out."
What’s more, his opponent this time is me. Li Shimin thought to himself.
Although he didn't know why, Li Shimin always felt that Qin Hao valued him very much. It was precisely because he couldn't find the reason. He attributed it to mutual sympathy, so he was sure that Qin Hao could not make such a small mistake as underestimating the enemy.
A glint flashed in Du Ruhui's eyes, and he said with a faint smile: "Perhaps Qin Hao may have arranged some back-ups. After all, the long period of confrontation between our two armies was enough for him to arrange a lot of things."
Seeing that there was something wrong in Du Ruhui's words, Yang Jian raised his eyebrows when he heard the words and frowned: "Mr. Du, do you mean that Qin Hao planted a traitor in our army?"
Du Ruhui smiled indifferently and said: "Hulao Pass is carefully surveyed, so there may not be any problems, but there must be some in Luoyang City."
Du Ruhui's words were a bit cruel, and Li Shimin couldn't help but sweat.
Today's Hulao Pass was built under Yang Jian's personal supervision, but it was not open to the outside world after it was completed. If there were problems internally, wouldn't even Yang Jian be suspected of collaborating with the enemy?
As for Luoyang, all major forces have sent spies, and it is difficult to investigate. After all, Luoyang is the largest city in the world, with countless people passing by every day, so it is inevitable that there will be problems in Luoyang.
Du Ruhui avoided the situation and gave Yang Jian a light tap to let him understand that his current situation was not good. He should cooperate with Li Shimin honestly, otherwise it would be Yang Jian's responsibility if something went wrong.
Yang Jian frowned even more tightly. Of course he could hear the meaning of Du Ruhui's words. He was wary but also slightly annoyed. What is this for?
Shall we completely take away our military power?
Yang Jian just thought about this. Let alone Li Shimin, a mere junior, even if Dong Zhuo came in person, he would not dare to seize anyone's military power at this sensitive moment, because such internal strife would only make the Kwantung Allied Forces easier to command.
Yang Jian guessed that although he expressed his support for Li Shimin, his support was not strong enough, so he attracted Li Shimin's side comments.
Young people today are becoming more and more thoughtful. Yang Jian groaned secretly in his heart.
Of the 150,000 troops in Sizhou, Yang Jian has 100,000 in his hands, and Li Yuan has 50,000 more.
With Li Yuan being granted the title of Yongzhou Mu, although the 50,000-strong army was temporarily handed over to Li Shimin, it would only be a matter of time before it fell into the hands of Yang Jian.
Although Li Shimin is the commander-in-chief of Sizhou's 300,000-strong army, 100,000 of them must be commanded by Yang Jian, and these 100,000 troops are still deployed in extremely important places, and Yang Jian's attitude is not clear enough. How could Li Shimin go to a decisive battle with Qin Hao with confidence?
Yang Jian also noticed this, so he said decisively: "Mr. Du is right. The problems in Luoyang City are huge, and someone must be in charge."
Having said this, Yang Jian bowed his hand to Li Shimin and said in a deep voice: "General, please stay and stay in Luoyang to frighten those monsters."
Li Shimin and Du Ruhui looked at each other and saw a hint of shock in each other's eyes. They were both surprised that Yang Jian would compromise so easily.
If Yang Jian did not rush to the front line in person, he would naturally not be able to affect the army that originally belonged to him. With Li Shimin's influence in the Liang army, it would naturally be much easier to command.
"Uncle Yang has this intention, and it's really hard for my nephew to refuse. Let's let Brother Yang Guang serve as my nephew's deputy general. Uncle Yang, please come and stabilize the rear for my nephew."
Li Shimin did not want to seize Yang Jian's military power. After all, as the second largest force in the Liang Army, Li Shimin could not do it alone. What's more, the relationship between the Li and Yang families was particularly good. Li Shimin wanted someone who could make him A decisive battle environment that can defeat Qin Hao.
Yang Jian's face suddenly became much better when he saw that Li Shimin wanted Yang Guang to serve as deputy general. This proved that Li Shimin did not want to get things done.
“Now Mengjin in the north is empty of troops, and our army’s 150,000 reinforcements have arrived. In order to prevent the Kwantung Allied Forces from following Xiang Yu’s example and breaking through the defense line by water, the general decided to send an additional 30,000 troops to Mengjin.
There are only 60,000 troops at Hulao Pass, which is a bit weak, so I decided to personally lead 40,000 cavalry to take charge.
General Yang Jian led the remaining 90,000 troops and was stationed in Luoyang to provide support. If there was an accident at any of the three checkpoints in the north, middle and south, Zeng soldiers would immediately provide support. "Li Shimin said sonorously and forcefully.
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(End of this chapter)