Chapter 52: Ambiguity
A sentence of "nonsense" startled the eunuch serving beside him.
As the emperor's side, the eunuch knew very well the meaning of every little action of the emperor.
When Liu Yu's recital was delivered just now, the emperor's index finger was slightly curved, and he was watching and knocking on the desk.
This means that he is in a good mood, and the eunuch understands it.
But who ever wanted to knock and knock, and suddenly scolded, which was really unexpected.
What was written in front of the fold really suited Li Gan's appetite, but then Liu Yu began to die like the first fold before.
It said that the Westerner who was caught, Bering, said that the "Kunlun slave" in the Rakshasa Castle north of the Acropolis of Handoli was a big man, and he was proficient in building forts, and he wanted to expand the castle, and the intention of the Rakshasa Kingdom to invade the south was clearly revealed.
However, if you want to conquer Jiangnan, you must get Jingxiang; If you want to get Nanjing, you must attack Anqing. If the dynasty wants to control Heilongjiang, it is necessary to attack the upper reaches of Heilongjiang, from top to bottom, such as attacking Jingxiang in the south of the Yangtze River.
Liu Yu said that the use of troops by the national dynasty must be to use troops in the northwest to seize the upper reaches and contact Mongolia.
However, the Rakshasas in the east want to expand the castle, and once it is repaired, it will be a big problem to capture it in the future.
It is better to take advantage of the time when the dynasty is using troops in the west, and he himself will lead people to carry this castle and go all the way up the river, inducing the troops of Yakutsk to go south, so that they will not be able to reinforce the country and the dynasty to use troops in the west.
When the army wins in the west and captures the upper reaches of the Heilongjiang River, the Rakshasas will be divided into two, and the end will not echo. If you can take the castle, you can also have more bargaining chips in the future negotiations.
What he said was very reasonable, and what made Li Gan quite appreciative was that Liu Yu guessed that the direction of the imperial court's troops was in the west rather than the east, which was extremely rare.
But when I saw the end, I only felt that the whole article was at the end, and it was just two naked words.
Grab the credit!
This is for fear of a fight in the west, and he has no credit on his side?
Is this because I feel that my work of drawing and rubbing the monument has been covered by the military exploits in the west?
The strategy of the imperial court has been decided, and this Liu Yu is quite sober-minded, and he did not do it without asking for instructions, but even if he asked for instructions, it would be harmful to the entire strategy of the imperial court.
Down, it is true that you can share a little pressure from the west.
Liu Yu has more than 300 people in his hands, and according to the song, he is going to rely on the help of those tributary natives to fight together, what is going on?
But what if you can't beat it?
With so few people, the possibility of being beaten down is not very large.
In case it can't be attacked for a long time, one will lose its sharpness, and the other will ......
What if the Rakshasas sent troops south from the north, repelled Liu Yu, and went down to capture Handoliwei, attacked Jilin along the river, and cut off the army's logistical food route, Nenjiang and Songhua River?
Winning means little.
Losing can have a huge impact on the entire battle.
Isn't this nonsense?
This time, mobilizing troops to attack from the west and defend from the east is an established strategy.
Elite troops were dispatched to join the field group in the west, and there were not many people left in the Songhua River Valley.
It's okay to hold on, but if you send troops to fight back, it's easy to be caught by the Rakshasas.
In all battles, it is necessary to think about defeat before victory.
At the end of Liu Yu's recital, it was full of the benefits of attacking, but he did not mention the harm of being counterattacked by the Rakshasa in case of failure.
Young people must have a sharp spirit and a desire to fight for merit, otherwise they will be as dull as an old man, and they will not be called young people.
But sharpness is not used in this kind of place, and sharpness must also make concessions for the overall situation.
"Bring the man who sent the fold here! I'm going to ask. ”
Ordered to go down, and soon, the person who was sent by Liu Yu to send the song fold was brought to the emperor.
After just one glance, Li Gan softened a little.
The soldier in front of him is about his early twenties, and since he can be selected to follow Liu Yu to Yongning Temple, he has been to the battlefield.
After nearly a year of travel, the soldier's face was black, his hair was unkempt, and his face was full of beards that could not be shaved off at a young age.
The clothes are even more greasy and twisted, looking like beggars on the streets of the capital, with tied hair like withered grass, and a belt made of animal skins wrapped around his waist.
Far away, you can smell the smell of mutton that has not been bathed all year round.
Looking at this soldier, you can probably think of what Liu Yu's situation is.
There are no post stations along the way, and there are no logistical supplies, and it is estimated that the horses have been almost killed.
The last time I asked, Li Gan knew that Liu Yu was learning from General Li and eating with the soldiers, which was no different. It's just that the last time I asked about the fortress, the soldier took a shower and changed his clothes in advance, and this time the soldier maintained the original ecology.
The eunuch who followed Li Gan felt that the smell was a little disgusting, but he didn't cover his nose when he saw that the emperor had to endure it.
"Get up. Let me ask you, where is Liu Yu now? ”
"Back to Your Majesty, Lord Liu should have crossed the Ussuri River by now. When I returned, I was meeting with several Rapunzel leaders. ”
The long-haired Jurchen is the Hezhe who does not shave the tail of the money rat. At the end of the Ming Dynasty, the Houjin also had limited control over them, so they were all draped before they were caught in the Eight Banners.
Li Gan could still distinguish these differences, pondered for a moment, and asked: "How many people can there be in the tributary departments that follow Liu Yu?" ”
"About two or three hundred."
"Liu Yu said that he took three cannons from the Rakshasa people in Yongning Temple, how big is that cannon?"
"It's all small cannons. One person is more than long, and the bullet is no more than two or three catties. ”
Hearing this, Li Gan was puzzled.
Liu Yu's first letter was written very clearly, and it can be said that no one in the DPRK and China knew better than him that the fortress was difficult to attack.
Relying on these people and three broken cannons, why did Liu Yu dare to say that he was trying to capture the fortress of the Rakshasas?
The map of the Rakshasa fortress, Li Gan also saw it. I asked the people in the court who knew the law of Western observance, and they all thought that the castle was very well repaired, after all, it had been 80 years since the end of the Ming Dynasty, and it was no longer the simple appearance of the late Ming Dynasty.
With this little strength, why did Liu Yu dare to say this? Even if there is another way, this alone is not enough.
For a moment, Li Gan suddenly thought of something that Liu Yu seemed to unintentionally mention in his last letter.
"The young man of the Acropolis of Handori is the one who grabbed the cannon, and his name is ...... Called......"
Such a little person, his father is not a duke, but a lieutenant, and the emperor can't remember it.
"Back to Your Majesty. Du Feng. ”
"Yes, Du Feng. What is his relationship with Liu Yu? ”
"This person also understands Western studies, and Lord Liu loves him very much." The soldier could say it, his tone was a little sour, the matter of grabbing the cannon that day, in hindsight, anyone could do it, but Liu Yu gave this credit to that person.
"Hmm...... Scold. ”
Dumbfounded.
In this way, Li Gan fully understood and understood what the forces Liu Yu relied on were.
Be bolder, be more confident in your own ability, five or six hundred, plus a few hundred soldiers on the Acropolis of Handoli, maybe you really have the courage to try to capture the fortress of the Rakshasa people and grab a great achievement.
Otherwise, even if he has great ability, the fortress guarded by hundreds of people will rely on those hundreds of people and three small cannons, even if Han Bai is resurrected, I am afraid that there will be nothing that can be done.
As for that Du Feng, he loves him very much because he understands Western studies?
I'm afraid not, right? I'm afraid that the reason for being extremely protective is that Du Feng has a father who is a lieutenant, and this is the reason for his love.
I'm afraid that when Liu Yu sneaked into the Rakshasa fortress that day, he already had such an idea.
took the handle and forced his Lao Tzu to do it with him.
This little trick can be regarded as a bit of a trick among young people.
But Li Gan, who has experienced the dispute between the princes and watched the adults in the court perform for eight years, seems to be like lice on a bald head, which is simply ridiculous.
"It's funny."
He muttered to himself, smiled slightly, and returned to the camp.
Picking up the pen, Li Gan did not strictly reprimand Liu Yu's bold ideas, nor did he force Liu Yu to return immediately and not to stay there to mess around, but wrote two strange letters.
The first letter was addressed to the Lieutenant of Hendori City.
The words are very simple, just one sentence.
"Since ancient times, punishment has not been followed by deeds. The border army patrols the border, is it guilty? ”
The second letter is for Liu Yu, the words are just as simple, and it is just one sentence, using a sentence that Taizong said back then.
"There is more than enough to forget to withdraw your hands behind you, and stay until there is no way to turn back."
The war on the front line is changing rapidly, and it is not uncommon for the king's life to be affected outside. Li Gan felt that if there were these two sentences, Liu Yu could continue to do it, it was his ability.
If it can be done, of course, it is good, and it can attract the attention of the Rakshasa people to the east.
The first battle in the north is about to start, and the bottom line of the negotiation is the bottom line, and the sky-high price is to repay the money on the spot, and what kind of negotiation can be achieved and how much higher than the bottom line depends on what kind of war it will become.
Liu Yu said that there are Rakshasa generals in that fortress who are proficient in construction, and if they really build a strong fortress, if they can't take it under negotiation, this will become a bargaining chip in the hands of the Rakshasas.
The reason why Li Gan felt that Liu Yu was a little nonsense was because he first worried about defeat and then about winning.
Moreover, he really didn't believe that Liu Yu had a way to take down the fortress of the Rakshasa people by relying on those people and not even a cannon.
In case the time comes, the Rakshasa people in the north will support and kill back and forth when the time comes, and take advantage of the situation to attack the confluence of the Nenjiang River and the Songhua River, threatening the grain road, which will be extremely unfavorable to the overall situation.
The most difficult battle for the founding of Xinshun was the Battle of Jingzhou that year.
Taizong Li talked about that battle countless times after that: If he believed in any Tengjiao at that time and did not set up an ambush to kill Lekedehun, if the army could not attack Jingzhou City for a long time, and Lekedehun suddenly killed from behind, then I am afraid that the world will have to shave his hair and be easy to obey.
Li Gan has heard this story since he was a child, and he is the most nervous about this kind of war that "can't be attacked for a long time and reinforcements fight back".
It's just that he is thousands of miles away and can't know the specific situation of the front line, what if Liu Yu really has any way to capture it?
That would be very useful for future negotiations, especially if the Rakshasas were interested in fortifying the fortress.
So he didn't say no words, but used such an ambiguous will.
Or, if Liu Yu really has the ability to reach the sky, he will rely on the more than 300 people under his command plus 2 or 300 tribesmen who want to come to pay tribute.
That didn't affect the defense of the Acropolis of Hendori either. became the best, and it didn't hurt to lose.
Or, Liu Yu's method is enough to make the captain of Han Duoli feel that he has a head.
It's not because his son has to do it, but because he is really willing to do it in front of him. The two are completely different, and Li Gan believes that an old man will have his own judgment, at least better than he can see clearly from thousands of miles away.
Writing these two sentences, it should be enough.