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Chapter 17 Arranging errands

In late spring and early summer, the rain was the most severe. Departing from Chencang and to Jiyang City, 700 miles away, it was raining for days, and it was already late March when it arrived.

In the northeast, the Northern Qi army had been pushed to the north of Kaifeng, 600 miles away; Qin was overcast and steep mountains and passes, and to the south of the Yellow River, there was a flat horse. In the strategic direction of the Qi army, it was still crossing the Yellow River into the hinterland of the Central Plains, which could not threaten Guanzhong Road for a while.

On the other hand, the army of the Four Kings was still heading northwest. In order to prevent the court from directly pushing back, the King of Chu had already set up heavy troops to guard the front lines of Nanyang, Xiangyang, Jingzhou, Yueyang and Ezhou. Nanyang, on the front line, was only 500 miles away from Jiyang. It was regarded as the main battlefield for the front-line contact between the two sides, and was also called "Wuguandao".

During the Spring and Autumn Period, Qin and Chu attacked and defended each other for hundreds of years. This area was a must-fight fortress, known as "whoever gets, whoever loses, whoever dies." The imperial army, as long as it leaves Wu Pass and enters the plains of Chu, had almost no danger to defend in Ezhou where the King of Chu is located; and as long as the four kings allied forces entered from here, they could reach Chang'an in a few days, it is easy to imagine how strategic significance it is.

Outside the city of Juyang, the large camp of the rebels was stationed here, with more than 100,000 troops gathering here and sent to various defense lines.

At dusk, General Guan Hongye, wearing bright golden armor, stood outside the tent, looking at the rear of the city of Jiyang. The Xiliang army, which was invisible in front of him and was not seen behind him, came from Guanzhong and gradually merged into the camp of the rebels.

The elite soldiers of the court were all transferred to the northern border, and the troops stationed here were all drawn from the government soldiers and militias, which were in all aspects compared with the Xiliang army. Guan Hongye felt a little more confident in his heart, but when he saw the generals of Xiliang speeding up, he showed a little sadness in his eyes. After all, these soldiers were not from his Guan family, but from the Xu family.

Although the emperor had already made Guan Hongye clear - with the four kings in the east, as long as the Xu family dared not obey the emperor's order, they would be forced to rebel. If they really rebel, they would be able to fight. At worst, they would die with the Xu family. The four kings in the east reap the benefits of the fisherman. The whole world still had the surname Song, so he would just be killed by Song Ji.

But if Xu Buling really provoked the rebellion, Guan Hongye must be the first to be used by Xu Buling to sacrifice the flag. He can work hard to suppress the rebellion. Who wants to be used to sacrifice the flag?

Therefore, how to bring the military power of the Xiliang Army over is still a headache.

After waiting for a while, more than ten pegasms entered the military camp. The man in white robe was holding a long spear. The flag of King Su behind him had already explained his identity. The soldiers on the road hurriedly avoided him, and no one dared to stop him.

Guan Hongye put away all kinds of thoughts, stood outside the tent with his head held high and held the hilt of the sword with a majestic expression.

Guan Hongye was the commander of the rebels. Xu Buling was just the leader of the army who came to assist in defense. Xu Buling was one level lower than Guan Hongye. In the military camp, the commander's prestige was unquestionable. Even the emperor's orders could be "not accepted by the orders of the king outside the country." Guan Hongye naturally would not go and lick his face to greet Xu Buling.

Xu Buling did not show off his airs as a prince. Before he arrived at the military tent, he turned over and dismounted, and raised his hand to salute:

"General Guan!"

Guan Hongye was over forty years old and was quite tall. He led troops for many years. He was also one of the famous generals of the court. He looked neither happy nor angry, and looked very dignified. Facing Xu Buling's salute, Guan Hongye just raised his hand gently:

"No gifts, wartime emergency, Prince Xu will follow my general to enter the account."

"promise."

Xu Buling brought Yang Zunyi and Tu Qianchu into the general's tent. There were dozens of generals in the general's tent. The veteran generals who could fight in the court fought against the Northern Qi Dynasty at the border. Most of the military officers who could run over and take the troops to suppress the rebellion were military officers who were neither above nor below the army. Many of them were young children of generals, and a few of them were still Xu Buling's classmates in the Imperial College.

Xu Buling walked to the front row of the general's tent and sat down. Yang Zunyi and others sat on the left and right. Perhaps because the generals of the fourth line of Xiliang were too famous, even if they didn't say anything, they were somewhat like a guest bullying the master. The voices of discussion in the military tent gradually stopped.

Guan Hongye didn't care about this. Standing in front of the map, he talked about the promotion route of the rebels and the deployment of defenses everywhere.

Without Xu Buling's speculation, Guan Hongye directly placed the Xiliang army in the vanguard position and went out to Wuguan to attack Nanyang. The military soldiers and militia were auxiliary soldiers to assist in the siege of the city to clear the surroundings of the battlefield. Yang Zunyi and Tu Qianchu were both veterans with great military achievements. They were accused of being the main general of the vanguard army and being responsible for the advancement of the central army with Guan Hongye. When he arrived at Xu Buling, he gave a sentence:

"...There is no mistake on the battlefield. Prince Xu has never led his troops. The consequences of leading the army rashly are unpredictable. I did not want Prince Xu to take risks in person. But the emperor said that Prince Xu is the descendant of General Xu Lie. General Hu Zi can join 3,000 troops first and stationed in Luanchuan County. If you only need a little hardship, you will be able to stand alone in the future..."

Tu Qianchu had always had a bad temper, and he became angry when he heard this. They had already discussed it before they came, knowing that the court would definitely reduce Xu Buling's military power, so as not to prevent Guan Hongye from using troops as he pleased. But they did not expect that the court would be so ruthless!

He brought 50,000 Xiliang troops to help the court fight, so he ordered Xu Bu to guard Luanchuan County?

Where is Luanchuan County? It is located in the mountains and valleys more than 200 miles away from Nanyang. It has reached Wuguan Road, which has no strategic significance. Taking 3,000 people to guard wherever you are, isn’t it equivalent to saying, ‘You bring 3,000 soldiers, rest wherever you are cool, and just fight me.’

The Xiliang Army only listened to the orders of superiors. Tu Qianchu and Yang Zunyi's superiors had only Xu Buling. Xu Buling ran to the mountains and valleys and could not be easily fucked two hundred miles away. At that time, they could only listen to the orders of Guan Hongye, who was a higher-ranking official position, and this was a blatant attempt to delegate power.

As soon as Guan Hongye said, Tu Qianchu slapped the table: "What a joke? The little prince brought 50,000 people to travel all the way. What did you ask the little prince to take 3,000 people to Luanchuan County to fetch something?"

Guan Hongye only takes a step back today, and there will be nothing he can do about how to fight the rebels in the future. He naturally said with a glaring look on this:

"Captain Xu has never fought a war and has no military achievements. How could he hand over 50,000 troops to his hands? The Lord's meaning is to let Prince Xu lead his troops to grind, and gradually take command of the troops from a few to more. This has been the case with famous generals in ancient times. Even Tu Qianchu, you, came from this road. Could it be that you think the Lord's arrangement has treated Prince Xu badly?"

This is how I understand that the imperial power is suppressing people.

What else Tu Qianchu wanted to say, but Xu Buling raised his hand: "It's all a family, why bother to fight? The emperor made such arrangements to make me more tempered. Xu Buling will accept the order. But..."

Xu Buling raised his head and looked at Guan Hongye: "Training troops to fight is not a joke. The Western Liang army is mainly cavalry, while the Guanzhong army is mainly infantry, and is good at "using infantry to control cavalry". The methods of using troops are completely different. General Guan used to lead Guanzhong army in the past. Is sure that these 50,000 Xiliang troops can be used well? If there is a mistake..."

Guan Hongye raised his head and looked solemn: "I, Guan Hongye, leads troops all my life. There is no need for Prince Xu to give advice to him. Prince Xu can guard Luanchuan County."

Xu Buling nodded: "Before the battle started, things in the world were unpredictable, and I would not waste much slap. I just hope that General Guan can use troops as good as a god, be aware of it, and do not drag the Xiliang army back; if the fighter plane is delayed, I don't have to speak at that time, I am afraid that the court officials in Taiji Hall will drown General Guan with saliva."

When Guan Hongye heard this, he felt a little confused. The delay of the fighter plane is mostly due to the fact that the friendly troops are far from breaking the defense, or the enemy makes mistakes and failing to seize the opportunity. He has great power and the entire battlefield is under his nose. What kind of fighter plane can he delay?

"Don't worry, as long as the Xiliang army obeys the military order, there will be no mistakes."
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