In February of the 18th year of Tianbao's reign, the weather began to get warmer.
The rebels in Luoyang prepared to take the initiative to attack the Tang army stationed at Hangu Pass.
Nearly 400,000 troops began to gather fifteen miles outside Hangu Pass.
On the eighth day of February, Marshal's Mansion in Shaanxi County.
Wang Can hurriedly came to report: "Commander, the rebels are out.
Tan Ma came to report.
The Tang army gathered outside Hangu Pass one after another and set up camp fifteen miles outside the pass.
The camp stretched for dozens of miles."
Zhao Ziliang stood up and said immediately: "Instruct all the departments of the Marshal's Mansion to quickly pack up and go to the front line of Hangu Pass."
"promise" On the ninth day of February, Zhao Ziliang and various agencies and departments of the Marshal's Mansion arrived at Hangu Pass.
At this time, nearly 400,000 rebels, led by Yin Ziqi, had completed their assembly and were working day and night to set up camp.
There were 200,000 civilians mobilized.
Because Worried about a sneak attack by the Tang army's cavalry, the entire camp was built with strong timber walls to surround it.
After Zhao Ziliang arrived at Hangu Pass, he immediately held a military mobilization meeting.
The generals present were all military envoys and deputy military envoys, numbering more than 20 people.
Zhao Ziliang looked at the generals and asked, "Has our army's reorganization and training plan been completed?
Chu Ge, tell me."
Chu Ge came out of duty and clasped his fists and said: "Commander Qi, it has been two and a half months since the beginning of our army's reorganization training plan.
All winter intensive training was completed three days ago.
In view of the warmer weather, the soldiers are here I’m a little tired mentally and physically from training for a while, so I’ve been taking a rest these days.”
"Very good," Zhao Ziliang said, "the time is just right.
Today I plan to go to each camp to see the mental state and morale of the soldiers.
Whether to attack or defend will be decided after I inspect each camp.
Now the rebels have 400,000 troops stationed there.
Outside the Pass, our army only has 110,000 troops, which is four times our number.
Many times, but our army will win this battle and the rebels will lose.
Why do you say this?
First, the rebels are very mixed.
They are composed of various rebel armies.
They lack tacit cooperation during the battle.
Second, more than half of the rebels The above are all strong men captured from the countryside.
Many of them were forced to work without formal training.
Picking up weapons and going to the battlefield, the soldiers have no fighting spirit and fighting power, and they can't even arrange their military formations in order.
Third, Ziqi has some general ability, but his qualifications are too low, his prestige is insufficient, and he cannot convince others.
The rebel generals will not faithfully carry out his orders; fourth, the generals of other rebel armies The leaders all had their own calculations.
They wanted to win the battle, but at the same time they didn't want Yin Ziqi to make too great a contribution, lest his achievements overshadow theirs.
Furthermore, they all wanted to preserve their strength, so the rebels could be said to be clumsy and without cohesion.
"If an army has no cohesion, how can it win the war?"
"Our army, on the other hand, is completely different.
We have several major advantages: First, whether it is the leading generals, low-level military leaders, or ordinary soldiers, they are all experienced in battles.
The generals have rich experience in commanding operations and have strong ability to adapt to the situation.
The key is that we are united as one; secondly, the soldiers are powerful, have high morale, and have strict military discipline; thirdly, they are well-equipped and have sufficient food and grass; fourthly, the people of the world are on our side, and with the support of the people, we can There is a steady stream of soldiers, food, grass and ordnance.
Fifth, the location is favorable.
Our army occupies a strong pass and a dangerous pass.
It can advance and attack, retreat and defend.
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It can fight as it wants.
These are all from the perspective of military strategic thinking.
To put it bluntly, the three decisive factors that determine the outcome of the war are time, location, and people.
How can we not win the war?
Even though the rebels are numerous and powerful, they are just local chickens.
Just a wag" The generals didn't say it, but many of them, especially some of the generals who were recently promoted after reorganization, were a little afraid.
Fear is normal.
These newly promoted generals had never been in high positions before, and now they are When I was promoted, I felt that the burden on me was heavy, and I felt a lot of pressure.
I was worried that I would lose the battle because of my own mistakes.
After all, the rebels had strength in numbers.
However, the generals became more confident after listening to Zhao Ziliang's analysis, which also showed that this combat mobilization meeting was still very successful.
Later, Zhao Ziliang, accompanied by the generals, inspected the soldiers in each army and battalion.
He was very happy to see that the soldiers were in high morale and full of energy.
This battle became more confident.
On the way back to the temporary commander's residence, Zhao Ziliang asked Wang Can: "Who is garrisoning Luoyang City now?"
Wang Can replied: "It is noble.
The rebel generals felt that he had a high official position, high prestige, and good popularity, so they gathered 20,000 troops and gave them to him to guard Luoyang."
Zhao Ziliang asked again: "The rebels have 400,000 troops, and their daily need for food and grass is not a small amount.
Where is their food and grass hoarding place?"
Wang Can said: "The rebel camp is only a dozen miles away from Luoyang City.
Yin Ziqi and other rebel generals were worried about locating the grain and grass storage area in the wild, so they set it up in Luoyang City.
If grain and grass are needed, it can be transported to the rebel camp at any time."
"Oh" Zhao Ziliang couldn't help but reined in his horse and stopped after hearing this.
Others also reined in their horses and stopped.
After thinking for a long time, Zhao Ziliang said to Wang Can: "Since Yin Ziqi and others have stored grain and grass in Luoyang City, this is a rare opportunity for them to seek death.
In this case, you should immediately send someone to contact the man in Luoyang to see if you can persuade them to stay in Luoyang.
The 20,000 rebels surrendered and cut off the food and grass supplies of the 40 rebels.
Whether the Henan war can be ended after this battle depends on whether he can succeed."
Wang Can nodded and said: "In this case, the rebels have no food and grass.
When Luoyang City closes the city gates and there is no food and grass shipped to the rebels, we will send agents to spread the news.
The rebels will definitely be in chaos and collapse without a fight."
Zhao Ziliang ordered: "It's up to you to handle it now.
You must pay attention to confidentiality and never leak the information."
"clear" Luoyang, Henan government office.
In the evening, Prime Minister Yan Gao Shang was sitting under the eaves of the courtyard reading a book, enjoying the last rays of the sun at dusk.
The housekeeper walked quickly and handed over a scroll of paper and whispered: "Master, this is what I just received."
"Brother passes the letter"
Gao Shang's expression changed.
He immediately took the paper and opened it.
He saw some dense numbers written on it.
He immediately flipped the book in his hand and compared the numbers one by one.
Then he told the housekeeper: "Go to the front door in person and keep an eye on it." , after You hour, a middle-aged scribe in gray clothes came to see me with a gift box in his hand.
When he arrives, please bring him to see me as soon as possible."
"Nuo" the butler agreed and immediately turned around and left.
Not long after dinner, Gao Shang had just finished washing his feet under the service of the maid, when he saw the butler coming to report: "Master, he has arrived.
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I have taken him to the study to serve tea."
"Yeah" Gao Shang nodded, put on his shoes and took the housekeeper to the study.
At the door of the study, he ordered the housekeeper to watch outside and not allow anyone to approach.
The middle-aged scribe who had been waiting in the study for a long time saw Gao Shang coming in.
He immediately stood up and saluted with his hands raised: "I have seen Gao Shang."
The two exchanged pleasantries for a few words before taking their seats.
Gao Shang asked, "Mr.
Liu is here in person.
Is there anything important?"
Mr.
Liu nodded and said: "Now Yin Ziqi commands 400,000 troops to garrison outside Hangu Pass.
Although our army only has 110,000 people, we are not afraid.
Even if we fight head-on, Yin Ziqi and these 400,000 people are no match.
But if this is the case, A duel with Yin Ziqi's 400,000 horses In a battle, the losses must be considerable.
If the rebels can be defeated at the minimum cost, that would be the best.
So there is an idea above.
If it can be done at this time, then defeating Yin Ziqi's 400,000 army will be effortless.
However, this matter We still need to make a move on the part of Prime Minister Gao."
Gao Shang heard this and said quickly: "If this is really the case, Gao will not hesitate to go through fire and water."
Mr.
Liu said: "The above message is to ask Mr.
Gao to find a way to persuade the 20,000 people staying in Luoyang to surrender.
If this can be done, you only need to seal the city gate.
Yin Ziqi's army will not be able to receive food and grass supplies, and the morale of the army will be in chaos.
At that time, our army will be able to defeat the rebels in one fell swoop if we come out for a decisive battle."
Gao Shang felt that this method was quite good when he heard it, but after all, he had to go out and do it, and the risks were not as high as usual.
He got up and walked back and forth in the study several times, thinking about how to accomplish this.
After walking back and forth for a few times, Gao Shang stopped and said to Mr.
Liu: "This matter is not difficult to say, but it is not easy to say it.
If we can convince a few generals who are leading the army, it will be done.
But these leaders None of the generals and commanders of the army belong to me.
If I want to convince them, I'm afraid it won't work.
It's easy, but there is one person who should be able to fight for it.
This person has long been willing to surrender, but he just can't find the way or opportunity.
As for the other people, I believe they are not people who will die for this Dayan, as long as they can afford it.
Conditions, they should be tempted.”
Mr.
Liu said: "Before I came, the superiors had already determined your authority.
You can promise them that as long as they can surrender, each of them will be promoted to three levels of military rank, one level of military title, and a cart of gold and silver."
Gao Shang thought about it and realized that the higher-ups had indeed invested a lot of money this time.
It seemed that they were determined to win.
He thought about it and said to Mr.
Liu, "Well, I haven't figured out the thoughts of these leading generals yet.
I have to find someone to test them first."
Only by their true thoughts can one decide whether to persuade them or not.”
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Mr.
Liu stood up and said: "Then I will wait for the good news from Prime Minister Gao.
It is not suitable to stay here for a long time, so I will leave first.
If the matter is done, Prime Minister Gao will just put a pot of flowers on the window sill next to the Yamen.
I saw The message will then be conveyed to the top.”
Prime Minister Gao nodded to express his understanding, stood up and said, "I'll see Mr.
Liu off."
After sending Mr.
Liu away, Gao Shang sat back in the study.
The names of the rebel generals who stayed in Luoyang City flashed through his mind one by one.
The names of Li Qinmin and Gao Miao were fixed in his mind.
Here, these two people have always wanted to surrender to the Tang Dynasty.
They have hinted to him several times that as long as he If he took the lead, they were willing to surrender to the Tang Dynasty with him, but there was no intention from above at that time, and if he agreed at that time, his identity would be exposed, so he always pretended not to understand when they hinted, but now it is time When he arrived, he decided to test their attitude first
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