Chapter 547: Increase troops in the Central Plains

In October of the 27th year of Qianyuan, Yongping Wei used the chaos in the rear of the Zhao army and the food crisis to drive the Zhao army out of Guangling County. At the same time, he besieged Wen Hong, the general of the Zhao army who was responsible for the severance of the rear and left the city alone, and his 20,000 elite troops under him. The 100,000 troops of Kou Fei, who were affected by Zhang Jie's withdrawal, also evacuated Dongcheng at the same time and retreated to Xu County. The Jinwu Guard of Deng, who was confronting him, took the opportunity to go north, seized Gaoshan, Xutai, Huailing and other places, and stationed troops in Huailing, echoing the Yongping Guard of Guangling.

Wancheng, Jingtai Hall, it was in the middle of winter, and the Central Plains had a short rest. Deng Sheng finally had time to review the government affairs handled by Prince Deng Hao during this period. The more he looked at Deng Sheng, the more he was satisfied. Deng Hao was remarkable in terms of coordinating various departments in the court and the implementation of some policies. Except for being a little immature, the others were even better than Deng Sheng, which made Deng Sheng very happy.

"Hao'er, you have a good family and do a good job!" Deng Sheng praised Deng Hao without hesitation.

Deng Hao replied humbly: "It is only with the help of all the ministers in the court that the government can operate smoothly. My ministers dare not take credit!"

"You are not arrogant or impatient, your father is very happy!" Deng Sheng was even more satisfied with Deng Hao's humble attitude, but he was still not very satisfied with one thing, and said, "But there is one thing that my father still needs to teach you well!"

"I don't know where my son did not do well enough, so I would like to ask my father to instruct me!" Deng Hao was a little scared in an instant, thinking that he had not done well enough, which made Deng Sheng dissatisfied, and asked quickly.

Deng Sheng smiled and waved his hand, saying, "You have done nothing wrong, but my father heard that since you reincarnated the country, you have to do everything yourself and do everything yourself. I wonder if this is the case?"

Deng Hao nodded and said, "This is true. My son is in charge of the country for the first time. He is respectful to his father. He dare not slackew at all, for fear that the public will be resentful because of his own thoughts. So he asked more questions and did more."

"Hao'er, if you are just an official in the court, your father will not only not stop you from doing this, but will even highly appreciate it. It's just that you are the crown prince, the crown prince, and now you are the crown prince of the country. This will not work." Deng Sheng shook his head and said.

"My son is stupid, please ask your father for advice!" Although he is the crown prince, he is not the king after all, and Deng Hao is not particularly clear about some of the truth.

"Hao'er, you have to know that when manpower is exhausted, a person cannot do everything in everything, especially as the king of a country. If a king can do this, what else do the civil and military officials in the court do?" Deng Sheng said.

Upon hearing this, Deng Hao nodded thoughtfully and bowed and asked, "I wonder what should I do?"

Deng Sheng looked at Deng Hao and said, "The way to be a king is not the most important thing. What is more important is to know how to recognize people and employ people. Three provinces and six ministries. Officials at all levels are the best of my Da Deng. Their ability is self-evident. You need to know how to use them. You don't need to do some things yourself, but you can let them do them. You just need to grasp the standards, coordinate the forces of all parties, and stabilize the overall situation."

"But my father, I, Deng, have thousands of officials from all over the country, and some of them must be of different quality. If my sons do not understand them personally, how can they distinguish between loyalty and treacherous, select virtuous ministers, and good ministers?" Deng Hao still had a question.

Deng Sheng smiled and said, "The father is not saying that you don't need to do it, but that you have to understand what you should do. There are those you can let the people below do. If everyone is like you, asking about everything and doing everything by yourself, then the officials below still have something to do? Or you have to deal with and arrange everything yourself, then aren't those officials like puppets? And your personal actions are also distrust of them in the eyes of the people below."

"Father, my son understands!" Deng Hao immediately understood this point and said, "The Father means that for the king, one must know how to recognize people, employ people, and know what to give to whom to do, and finally check for omissions."

Deng Sheng nodded with satisfaction and said, "Yes, those who are the king need to bear the pressure of power, and they also need to know how to enjoy power. All the ministers in the court are the best in the world, just use them well. If you are worried that the officials under your command will deceive their superiors and hide them, you can go to the public for private patrols and walk around the public. Don't work behind closed doors, listen more and watch more!"

"My son understands it, thank your father for your teachings!" Deng Hao bowed and said.

"Report to the King, the Secretary of the Central Committee Cui Hao, the Party ordered Zhang Bin, the Secretary of the Secretary of the Secretary Jiang Wan, the Mingjing Yao Guangxiao, the General of the Cavalry Chang Yuchun, the General of the Carriage Yang Yanzhao, the Minister of War Wang Meng, and the General of the Yulin Guard Deng Ai asked for a visit!" At this time, the eunuch Gui Xiang walked in and said.

"Oh, they are here, Xuan!" Deng Sheng said.

"Father, all the lords come to ask for a visit, it must be related to the war in the Central Plains. My son will leave first!" Deng Hao saw a group of important officials coming, and hurriedly said goodbye.

However, Deng Sheng called out and said, "No need. For the king, you must not only understand political affairs, but also military affairs. Since you are here, you can stay and listen together. If you have any opinions, you can talk to your father alone afterwards."

"Here!"

"I have paid homage to the king and met His Highness the Crown Prince!" Everyone entered the hall and saluted Deng Sheng and Deng Hao.

"No gift!"

"Thank you, King!"

"What's going on the front line?" Deng Sheng asked without any politeness.

Cui Hao, the head of all officials, stepped out and said: "When the king comes, with the arrival of winter, the war in the Central Plains has temporarily stopped. As the Zhao army withdrew from Guangling, all the cities of Guangling that were lost were recovered by our army, and the Zhao army trapped in Yuguo can also be resolved after the beginning of spring."

Deng Sheng nodded. After fighting for several months, Deng and Zhao were evenly matched, and no one really gained a advantage. But in general, the Deng army was fighting quite well, and Deng Sheng did not expect the war to end in a short time. After all, millions of troops on both sides gathered, unless it was a decisive battle across the entire army, it would not have been possible to end in a year or two, so Deng Sheng was not anxious either.

"I have reported to the King, General Yue of the Central Plains wrote a letter, saying that a great war will inevitably break out after the spring. Now our army is inferior to the Zhao army in the Central Plains. In addition to Pei County, Chenliu, Guangling and Xiapi fronts were suppressed by the Zhao army due to insufficient troops. Therefore, General Yue hopes that the court can send more troops." The door ordered Zhang Bin to come out and said.

At the beginning of the war, Zhao State gathered 550,000 troops and Deng State gathered 450,000 troops, with only 100,000 troops. If the army of both sides gathered in one place, the gap was not big. However, several fronts were now on the same fronts, and Yue Fei adopted a defensive force from the beginning to destroy the spirit of the Zhao army. However, it is not enough to defend the long border line of Deng State by 450,000 troops. More importantly, there are 100,000 cavalry among these 450,000 troops, which is an important force for Deng State's counterattack. Yue Fei did not want to use the Longxiang Guard and Shenxing Guard for defense, so the Deng army could only use 350,000 in the early defense. The Seven Guards, Chenliu, and Pei County were not enough. They each had two guards, but other places seemed not enough.

"What do you think?" Deng Sheng couldn't help but frown and asked. Although Deng's country has sixteen guards and eight hundred thousand elite troops, Deng's territory is too large and there are too many places to defend. Not to mention anything else, Yulin Guards must not move. Yulin Guards stay in Wancheng. Unless Deng Sheng, the King of Deng, personally expeditioned, would never leave Wancheng easily. Even Deng Sheng, the emperor, had to leave a group of troops.

The Angry Dragon Guard is a navy army, which is difficult to use in the Central Plains. Wudang Guard must guard the southern Zhong and southern Shu areas. The Tianning Guard and Tianwu Guard must guard against Qin. After all, although the Qin State has been weakened a lot, the centipede insect will die without being stiff. What's more, the Qin State has the king Bai Qi, who knows if there is any minor intention, so Tianning Guard and Tianwu Guard cannot move. Because of the Battle of Jianshan, the strength of the Tianwu Guard has been greatly damaged, so the Longwu Guard must stay in Bashu to help and cannot move easily. Yongning Guard is in charge of Jiangdong and shocks the Jiangdong family.

It can be said that the troops and horses that stay in China are useful and cannot be mobilized easily, so Deng Sheng was worried.

"King, the battle in the Central Plains is related to the belonging of the world, and I, the Great Deng, is bound to win, so for the smooth implementation of the battle situation, it is necessary to increase troops. After discussion, I unanimously felt that the Longwu Guard could be sent to the Central Plains. After the restoration of the past two years, the Tianwu Guard also restored its strength before the Battle of Jianshan. With the ability of the General of the Tianwu Guard, Li Jing, to defend the Bashu defense line. Even if Bai Qi led hundreds of thousands of Qin troops in person, it would be difficult to shake it, so the way of Shuzhong should be worry-free." Shangshu Ling Jiang Wan said.

Deng Sheng nodded, and he was still very confident in Li Jing. After all, in the entire Chinese history, there were only a few people who could compete with him. If Li Jing really wanted to defend himself, relying on the natural danger of Bashu, unless Bai Qi brought ten times the troops of Tianwu Guard, he would not have been able to step into Bashu.

"Since that's the case, after the beginning of spring, we will dispatch the Longwu Guard to the Central Plains and listen to the dispatch of Yue Fei. In addition to the 20,000 naval divisions, there are 30,000 infantry in the Angry Guard. Zhou Yu, the general of the Angry Guard, ordered him to leave a general to command 20,000 naval divisions, and then lead 30,000 elite troops to Guangling County in the North and join forces with Yongping Guard." Deng Sheng thought for a while and said that there were only 20,000 naval divisions in the Angry Guard, and there were 30,000 troops to fight in the land. Although it was not as good as other guards, it was not inferior to the Zhao army.

"Here!"

"King, news came from Mingjing, Chang'an that King Qin decided to go to Mount Li in person to worship the Mausoleum of Qin Shihuang in the first month of next year. Now a large number of people have been summoned to repair the Mausoleum of Mount Li." At this time, Mingjing's commander Yao Guangxiao came out to speak out a message.

"Is there any problem with this? Qin Shihuang is an ancestor of Qin. As a descendant, it is reasonable for Qin to go to worship the sacrifice." Deng Sheng was a little puzzled. What was wrong with a descendant going to worship the ancestor? After Qin entered the pass, the King of Qin also led all civil and military officials to Mount Li to worship Qin Shihuang.

Not only Deng Sheng was puzzled, but even everyone present was very puzzled by this. What important news is that worshiping ancestors is carried out every year.

Yao Guangxiao replied: "Go back to the king, it is reported that the King of Qin worships the Mausoleum of Qin Shihuang this time to be called emperor!"
Chapter completed!