Volume 1 Chapter 11 Decision-making
"Then it doesn't need to be said, straighten out the soldiers and horses, and kill them back!" The most radical was always Li Songlin.
"Tens of thousands of sailors have all mutinied, and I have hundreds of people, how can I kill them back?"
"Although our army is small, it is all cavalry, and its speed is far from being comparable to that of the rebels in the battalion. Just bypass the camps, go straight to the Chinese army with thunder, behead the old woman, and the rebels will surrender, and the overall situation can be determined! ”
Li Songlin is also a coarse and delicate character, his suggestion seems absurd on the surface, but after careful consideration, there is some truth. After all, the mutinous army was still the Qin army, and the rebellion was not to defect to the Eastern Jin Dynasty, but only because of the influence of Huan Lao Taijun's personal identity. As long as they can directly take the Chinese army and kill the old lady Huan, when the time comes, without the control of the old lady of Huan, will those rebels really be willing to serve the southern barbarians? At that time, relying on the prestige of the generals in the army, it is indeed possible to suppress some of the people who took the lead in making trouble, and then appease the morale of the army.
"No." After thinking about it for a long time, my father still shook his head: "This is too risky, we can't guarantee that we can attack the camp, we can't guarantee that we can behead Old Taijun Huan, and even if we really do it, we can't guarantee that the rebels will be successfully pacified." ”
This is indeed a risk, not a foolproof strategy, and Li Songlin's strategy is limited to this.
"Why don't you withdraw to Xiangyang first?" Yong Jianlan said cautiously: "Let's go to Xiangyang first and hold on, and then repair Yizhou, so that Yang Shuai can send reinforcements quickly." In just a few days, reinforcements arrived. It's probably okay to hold Xiangyang..."
Yong Jianlan's proposal was decent, but it was still difficult for everyone to accept: "What is this? We suffered a loss, lost 70,000 troops, fled back to Xiangyang in disgrace, and had to ask Yizhou for help to defend? Generals, generals, it is we who crusade against the Southern Barbarians, but not the Southern Barbarians who crusade against us! ”
Yong Jianlan's proposal was too cowardly, and it was completely unsuitable for the appetite of the Qin generals. They were born in the invincible Great Qin Dynasty, and they have already been embarrassed when they suffer losses, how can they continue to be embarrassed? Help? Hold? When he spreads the word out one day, won't he lose the face of his ancestors!
In fact, if they knew that His Majesty the Supreme Great Qin Emperor would be so embarrassed a month later, they probably wouldn't think so.
At this time, Shi Yue said leisurely: "If you do what General Yong said, although it is safe, in the future, we will not be able to wash away the crime of losing our teacher and humiliating the country; But if you follow General Li's suggestion, not to mention the huge risk, even if it is finally successful, it will only restore the situation before the attack of Old Taijun Huan, and it will be useless. However, we are going to the Southern Barbarians, and the purpose is to make meritorious contributions. ”
"What General Shi said is very true, and the truth is true... Alas. The father sighed and was speechless. What listens to Yong Jianlan is to retreat, and what to listen to Li Songlin is to stand still, but the goal is to move forward. As long as you don't move forward, it's a mistake!
For a while, the generals quarreled again.
Although Pei Shengqin didn't think that the level of these generals was low, he still didn't think much of their proposal. Even if you can really turn defeat into victory, or even counterattack Jingzhou soldiers to win a big victory? The main battlefield of Weishui is about to be defeated, and at that time, no matter how big the victory on the battlefield of Jingzhou is, it will not be able to prevent the Qin Emperor from being defeated under Shouyang City!
All along, Pei Shengqin's goal was not to open up the situation in Jingzhou, but to bypass Jingzhou to support Shouyang. If you can't save the crisis in Weishui, what does it matter if Jingzhou wins or loses, it's just a dead end after all!
But now that the Yizhou Navy Division has mutinied, how can the already tight time be delayed? Even if the problem of the Yizhou Sailor can be solved perfectly, there will not be enough time to rush to the water. The defeat of the water is powerless! Now that Pei Shengqin has begun to change his goal from reversing the battle of Weishui to surviving and preserving his life after the war, how can he deal with the aftermath after the defeat of Qianqin Weishui?
The dispute between the generals has reached a fever pitch, and it is nothing more than two opinions: beheading Old Taijun Huan and returning to Xiangyang. Pei Shengqin's brain was running sharply, and he suddenly thought of the main cause of the chaos in the former Qin State. In fact, the defeat of the battle of Weishui was just an introduction, even if the battle of Weishui was lost, the remnants of the former Qin were enough to crush the Eastern Jin Dynasty. It's a pity that this defeat not only lost millions of Qin soldiers, but also consumed the high prestige of the Great Qin court. As a result, the remnants of the countries rebelled, killing officials and rebelling in various places, and the flames were raging, and the former Qin actually died in this endless civil strife!
"After all, the Battle of Weishui is just an introduction, not the original cause of the chaos in the former Qin State, which means that..."Pei Shengqin narrowed his eyes, his lips moved up and down inconspicuously, and he muttered to himself in a voice that no one could hear: "Even if you can't change the Battle of Weishui, as long as you can maintain the prestige of the former Qin, so that the remnants of the countries in the country dare not rebel, you can also turn the tide!" ”
However, how can we still protect the prestige of the imperial court after an earth-shattering rout that lost millions of teachers?
The easiest way is to play a shocking victory before the news of the earth-shattering chaos has completely spread in the country! The turbulent tragedy can only be covered by more turbulent good news!
However, in the history of the former Qin, no one had such a big victory after the Battle of Weishui!
"For Yang Shiyi, for my father, for Pei's family, for myself! If I still want to change my life against the sky, then I can only rely on the eight hundred cavalry under my command now..."Pei Sheng Qin's eyes flashed a trace of perseverance: "Fight a big victory, a shocking victory that is enough to cover up the defeat of the water!" ”
The words in the history book were lined up in Pei Shengqin's mind, and he was immersed in it, looking for the slightest hint of what might or may not be, and he could change his life against the sky.
I don't know how long it took, but the discussion of the generals gradually fell silent, and there was still no reason for the discussion. At this time, his father looked at Pei Shengqin, who had been silent.
"Sheng Qin, what do you think?"
Pei Shengqin's ability has been recognized by his father and the generals, and at this moment, the generals are listening attentively, wanting to see what Pei Shengqin has to say.
Pei Shengqin looked around at the faces, and the corners of his mouth slowly pulled up a hint of a smile, and said: "Father and uncles are in a dilemma at the moment, neither willing to take risks but only one to make up for their mistakes, and even more unwilling to retreat from Xiangyang to be ashamed of the world, is the little nephew right?" ”
Yong Jianlan hurriedly roared and said: "Sheng Qin is right, but it's a pity that we are all rough people, and we really can't think of a perfect way." ”
"The little nephew has a plan, although it is also an adventure, but if it can be done, it is not just to make up for it, but to be able to make a miracle of the world, do you uncles want to hear it?"
As soon as the words fell, not only Yong Jianlan, but the rest of the generals all had their eyes lit up, and they all looked at Pei Shengqin, including his father. All the people present are fierce generals, where will there be people who are greedy for life and afraid of death, and how can they not dare to take risks? What they are worried about is only the difficult adventure but can only make up for the merits, if they can not only make up for the merits, but also in turn to make miraculous achievements, where are the generals unwilling?
"The plan will be settled, Sheng Qin will say it quickly." The generals said in unison.
Pei Shengqin stood up, looked up at the straight sky above the reeds, and let the morning sun fall on the earth and on him. I sighed in my heart, this Great Qin Dynasty! When he came back to his senses, Pei Shengqin paused word by word, and said seriously: "Give up the Jingzhou battlefield and send someone back to Xiangyang to inform Deng Taishou to ask Yizhou for reinforcements to hold on, as for us..."
"Surprise soldiers, take small roads, run thousands of miles, and go straight to the meeting!"
Huiji, the first confidant town of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, is the economic center of the southeast. In the edict of Emperor Qin's southern expedition, it was written that "I will patrol the provincial side and ascend to Huiji and the princes", that is to say, capturing Huiji is the strategic goal of this southern expedition. As long as Pei Bu can win Huiji, this will be a shocking victory, and this will be the completion of the strategic goal of the Southern Expedition. In this way, the impact of the defeat on the prestige of the former Qin court could be concealed.
After being shocked, Shi Yue was the first to speak, and he only said one sentence: "Sheng Qin, you are crazy!" ”
The rest of the generals didn't open their mouths, but their eyes also conveyed the same message as Shi Yue.
The corners of his father's mouth twitched, and he said in a trembling voice: "Huiji is an important town in Nanban, and for Nanban, its importance is even greater than that of Jiankang. At any given time, at least tens of thousands of troops will remain. And we... There were only eight hundred horsemen. ”
Pei Shengqin smiled, he knew his father's worries, so he naturally wouldn't be untargeted and talk nonsense.
Since Pei Shengqin dares to say the big words of 800 people directly taking the Huiji, he will definitely be able to achieve it, and the source of his self-confidence is Wang Ningzhi!
The son of the book saint Wang Xizhi, the husband of the talented woman Xie Daoyun, the left general of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, will guard the general Wang Ningzhi! Of course, it doesn't matter who his father and wife are, the important thing is that this person is a wonder, a wonder that makes people cry and laugh.
According to the true records in the history books, during Wang Ningzhi's town guard Huiji, the pirate Sun En went ashore to attack Huiji. The generals who stayed behind in the meeting all asked to send troops to defend against the enemy, but Wang Ningzhi was superstitious about ghosts and gods, claiming that he had asked for help from ghost soldiers. So he ordered the generals not to send troops to resist the enemy, and opened the city gates, saying that he wanted everyone to see how the "ghost soldiers" he invited killed the enemy. The result is naturally self-evident, then Sun En just wanted to loot near Huiji and escape, where did he think that he could capture such a well-guarded city? Who would have thought that he would encounter such a strange thing as Wang Ningzhi giving away people's heads, and in the end, of course, he occupied Huiji beautifully, and slaughtered Wang Ningzhi by the way.
The first important town of the dignified Jin Dynasty was easily captured by a group of small pirates, and this matter is still a laughing stock after thousands of years. This is Wang Ningzhi's person.
Pei Shengqin's father and son still have 800 iron horsemen now, and they are still serious officers and soldiers of Daqin, how can they beat pirates like Sun Enzhi in terms of combat power? As long as Wang Ningzhi is still the same Wang Ningzhi in history, then it will be foolproof, and it must be a sure thing for Pei Bu to win the meeting. It is impossible for ordinary people to believe that a general of a country can be mediocre to such an extent, but Pei Shengqin is a person who has read history books, and he knows very well that Wang Ningzhi can really be mediocre to this extent!
When the news of Pei Bu's capture of Huiji reaches Shouyang, the morale of the army that was panicked by the defeat of Huishui can be stabilized, so that the imperial court can be reinvigorated. And after Pei Shengqin captured Wang Ningzhi and Xie Daoyun alive, he could also use them to blackmail Xie An, the commander-in-chief of the Eastern Jin Dynasty on the Shouyang battlefield, and order Xie An to retreat. Let's see if the old thief wants the lives of his niece and niece-in-law.
In the end, he retired, returned to his hometown, and married Yang Shiyi!
Fantasizing about the blueprint for the future outlined in his mind, Pei Shengqin's blood became boiling, and the only thing he needed to do now was to convince his father and the generals.
So Pei Sheng Qin said loudly: "The chief inspector appointed by the Nanban will be Wang Ningzhi, this person believes in ghosts and gods, if he knows that our army is coming, he will not allow the barbarians to fight, but will open the city gates, hoping that the ethereal ghosts and gods will defeat our army." Our army can take advantage of the situation to drive straight in, and the meeting can be launched in an instant! ”
The corners of the generals' mouths twitched when they heard this, and Li Songlin asked with a grin: "Isn't the son really crazy?" You said that we went over to fight the meeting, so Wang Ningzhi not only would not organize the defenders to resist us, but would also open the city gate to welcome us in? ”
Yong Jianlan said: "Is it true that Gongzi thinks that Wang Ningzhi is a fool?" ”
"That's right!" Pei Shengqin interrupted everyone's discussion and said loudly: "That Wang Ningzhi, he is a fool!" ”
Pei Shengqin looked around again and deliberately provoked: "Could it be that you have other good plans?" ”
The generals were speechless for a moment, and after a long time, the father said: "Even if there is nothing to do, you can't mess around with you, this is simply going to die!" ”
"Father, uncles!" Pei Shengqin's eyes were red, and he said in a deep voice: "Have you forgotten that before entering Xiangyang, who of you expected that Nanban would have heavy troops in Jingzhou?" ”
"Nope! You didn't expect it! But I knew for a long time that Nanban would be deployed in Jingzhou! ”
"You are all the pillars of my Great Qin, marching and fighting, intelligence first. Why didn't you know the details of the old lady Huan yesterday? It wasn't until she rebelled against the camp that she knew that she was Princess Chenghan. However, I always knew that the old lady of the Huan family was Princess Chenghan, so I was able to predict the change as soon as I learned that she was sending our army last night and escaped from the barbarian camp in time. ”
"What you don't know, I know! You don't believe in things, I believe! I have my own sources of information, as I have proven twice before, that I am right! ”
"This time, I can tell you with certainty that as long as we arrive at Huiji with these 800 brothers, we will definitely conquer Huiji! Please trust me once, okay! ”
"Either return to Xiangyang and live for a lifetime wearing the hat of losing power and humiliating the country; Either take the risk of counterattacking the camp, if you can get away with it, it will only recover before yesterday, and the battle situation has not progressed, and your Majesty will definitely be condemned; Either I will risk attacking Huiji, and the success of this battle will be the wealth of the sky, which is enough for all uncles to pay homage to the prime minister! ”
An impassioned speech consumed all of Pei Shengqin's strength, so he fell silent.
The father and the generals were also silent, thinking about Pei Shengqin's speech.
The so-called protagonist's aura is ethereal, but Pei Shengqin's previous two accurate predictions are real. Especially for the first time, it was also when everyone didn't believe it, and accurately predicted that Jingzhou would be guarded by the Southern Barbarian army. Invisibly, everyone has gradually believed in what Pei Shengqin called the "secret intelligence source".
"Shi has followed Gongzi for many days, knowing that Gongzi has great wisdom and courage, Shi believes in Gongzi and is willing to fight with Gongzi!"
The first person to question Pei Shengqin before was Shi Yue, and the first person to stand up for Pei Shengqin at this moment was also Shi Yue. Act decisively, do not drag mud and water, and live up to the style of a famous general.
With the first, there is the second.
"I also believe in Childe, and I am willing to have a meeting with Childe." Li Songlin pinched his beard and cast a kind look at Pei Shengqin.
"Yes, I Lao Yong also believes in Gongzi, so I want to go and see how peculiar the feng shui of the Langya Wang clan is, and how strange it can be raised." Yong Jianlan said with a smile.
"The last general also believes in Childe!"
"The last general is willing to follow."
"I wish to follow Jiwei!"
Finally, most people agreed with Pei Shengqin's proposal. At this time, my father asked slowly: "Both sides of the Yangtze River are blocked, how can we go to the meeting?" ”
Pei Shengqin was overjoyed, and his father's question was already in disguised agreement.
"The Nanban can't block all the waters, at most they lock the main stream of the Yangtze River, and there are tributaries of the Yangtze River that can be crossed east?"
"The waters of the Yangtze River are vast, and there are countless tributaries, so naturally there are. However, the tributaries are narrow, and it is difficult to cross the army. Father frowned.
Pei Shengqin said with a smile: "It's okay, my father must have forgotten, we only have eight hundred people, where is there any army, just go to the tributaries!" ”
Only then did my father suddenly remember that Pei Bu only had 800 cavalry left, but he was no longer a 70,000 Yizhou sailor. Although the tributaries can't cross the large army, it's still okay to pass a small force of a few hundred people.
Pei Shengqin continued: "The next thing is the boat, you have to have a boat to cross the water, can we still get a boat?" ”
Shi Yue replied: "There are no big boats, but there are as many small boats as there are, which is enough for us." ”
There are countless warships of the Yizhou Naval Division, and if you want to enclose all the warships when building the camp, the project is too big. Therefore, every time they set up camp, only the big boats entered the camp to protect them, and as for the small boats, they were parked in the water outside the camp at will. At this time, it is naturally impossible to enter the camp to get a big ship, but the small warships moored on the surrounding water are as many as there are, anyway, at this time, the old lady Huan is cleaning up the inside, and he can't afford to send troops to collect the ship.
Pei Shengqin nodded and said, "The tributary river is narrow and shallow, so it is not suitable for large ships to pass through. Let's use a small boat just right! ”
The problem of peers, which was originally difficult to solve with an army of 70,000, has now been solved after it has been reduced to 800 people. The small warship also had grain and grass in stock, and when they were collected, it was enough for 800 people to last until the meeting.
After discussing the details for a while, they immediately made up a plan, and sent a few people to Xiangyang to report to Deng Li to hold on, and called some people to collect boats. The generals also stayed up all night, and at this time they also separated and fell into a deep sleep. After waiting for the energy, he took a small boat to go down the tributary and rushed to the meeting.