At this time, Kuang Zhang and Gongsun Xi saw Sima Cuo and Tyranny touting each other, praised the strategy of dividing the troops, and immediately glanced at each other, then nodded, and said at the same time:

"This strategy doesn't work!"

"It's not the right idea."

"What's wrong?" Seeing Kuang Zhang and Gongsun Xi opposing, Sima immediately asked: "Two generals, the state of Chu is empty inside, and it is very easy to attack, isn't it ten times easier to lure the Chu army out of the city for a decisive battle?" ”

Kuang Zhang glanced at Sima Cuo hesitantly when he heard this, and he couldn't help but be a little suspicious of Sima Cuo's intentions.

Although the Chu general Jing Que is still guarding the front line of Fangcheng in Chu, the coalition forces may not be able to easily conquer Fangcheng, and then attack Wancheng.

However, there is no doubt that Xiangcheng, Pingyu, Shangcai, Yejun and other places south of Chendi can be conquered by the coalition forces.

According to the report of the spies of the Qi State, all the soldiers in these places have been transferred to Chendi, and the emptiness is abnormal, if there is an army of about 100,000 now, starting from Xinzheng or Yangzhai in South Korea, and going south to attack the city, then these places are easy to capture.

But even if you can capture these places, what can you do?

Chen Cheng is backed by Yingshui and faces the chasm in the east, which is the gateway to Jianghuai.

As long as Chen Cheng remained in the hands of the Chu State, then the armies of Qi and Wei would not want to enter the area south of Yingshui.

It's not that the army can't go, but Chen Cheng blocked the grain route.

From Daliang to Chencheng, a distance of more than 400 miles, once the Qi-Wei coalition army goes to Yingnan, as long as the Chu army controls Chencheng and cuts the chasm, then the Qi-Wei coalition army will face the worry of running out of food, and the more troops that go, the faster it will be defeated.

Of course, this is only relative to the allied forces with Qi Wei.

This was not the case with the Qin-Han coalition forces.

The capital of South Korea, Xinzheng, is located in the upper reaches of Yingshui, and from Xinzheng downstream, it goes directly to Chencheng. At the same time, Yangzhai, an important town in South Korea, is located in the upper reaches of Rushui, and you can go directly to Shangcai in Chu State when you go downstream.

If the Qin-Han coalition army went down the river to attack the city, step by step, and advanced layer by layer, the Qin-Han coalition army would not have the disaster of running out of food.

Therefore, if the coalition army is really divided into two, then it will definitely be the Qi and Wei coalition forces that stay in Chen Di to fight against Zhaoju, and the Qin and Han coalition forces will attack the city in the south.

Because the three kingdoms of Qi, Wei and Song did not have a choice.

If the three kingdoms of Qi, Wei and Song were allowed to contain the Chu army, and then let the Qin and Han coalition forces attack the city, what good would this do to the three kingdoms of Qi, Wei and Song.

Although Shangcai and Yedi have been empty, the Chu general Jingque is still guarding Fangcheng, Fangcheng Mountain is the wall, Hanshui is the river, and the first line of Fangcheng is the final defense line of the Chu State.

The Qin-Han coalition army didn't even want to fight Chen Cheng, so how could they attack Fang Cheng.

Besides, there is a severe shortage of food on the Korean side.

So...

Kuang Zhang knew very well in his heart that once the Qin and Han countries captured Cai Ye's Pingyu in Yingnan, there was a good chance that they would stop when they arrived in Fangcheng under the pretext of insufficient food and grass.

In this way, this is to use the power of the three kingdoms of Qi, Wei and Song to contain the Chu state, and then let the Qin and Han countries obtain real benefits. Especially in South Korea, as long as Chen Di is still in the hands of Chu State, these territories will eventually fall into the hands of South Korea.

Even if South Korea is willing to divide the spoils, the four kingdoms of Qin, Qi, Wei and Song will not want it, and the enclave that is too far away from the mainland will not be able to hold it even if it is wanted.

Moreover, the area of Yingnan is very large, so big that South Korea simply does not have enough territory to thank Shikoku.

This is to use one's own strength to strengthen South Korea, and there is no benefit to Qi Guo.

Although Kuang Zhang strongly opposed this division of troops in his heart, he did not take the lead in opposing it, because Korea was far away from Qi, and the growth of Korea had little impact on Qi and great influence on Wei.

Sure enough, Kuang Zhang was thinking about it, and Gongsun Xi over there had already strongly opposed it.

"What's wrong?" Gongsun Xi retorted loudly: "It's not just inappropriate, this strategy is simply ridiculous. It was very simple to admit that it was easy to attack Yingnan's territory, but the Chu army on the front line of Fangcheng still exceeded 100,000. The state of Chu has operated Fangcheng Mountain for hundreds of years, and the Great Wall has been built on the mountain, which is difficult to break through. Fangcheng, an important town under the mountain, is the gateway to Hubei, and its solidity is even greater than that of Chencheng.

Moreover, Wancheng, Dengdi, Xiangyang and other places in the south of Fangcheng are not empty, if the coalition forces attack Fangcheng and these places send reinforcements, then General Sima can conquer the heavily defended Fangcheng with 300,000 troops? ”

Saying that, Gongsun Xi sneered: "If you can't conquer Fangcheng, enter Wancheng Dengdi Xiangyang, and force Zhaoju to come back to help, then Zhaoju will definitely defend Chencheng all the time."

In this way, when our five countries dispersed unhappily and led the army to withdraw, Zhaoju was waving his division back to attack Yingnan, and at that time, how did our coalition army capture Yingnan, how Zhaoju would take it back.

In this way, isn't the plan of our five countries to weaken the state of Chu in vain? ”

When Sima mistakenly heard this, he immediately retorted: "General Gongsun, how do you know that our coalition forces can't capture the city." If our army attacks Fangcheng, and the northern parts of Chu and Hanbei go to the rescue, in this way, the land of northern Han will be empty, and at that time, our Qin and Han will naturally reorganize a coalition army to attack the land of Danxi.

As long as the Danxi defense line is broken, the land of northern Han will no longer be owned by the Chu State. ”

Bah! Think beautifully!

Gongsun Xi scolded secretly.

Yes, the purpose of the alliance of the five countries this time is to weaken the Chu State, but the most fundamental purpose is to strengthen its own country.

If it is done according to Sima Cuo's strategy, if the plan is successful, the two places of northern Han and southern Ying will be divided between Qin and Han. In this way, Wei has just weakened a powerful Chu state, and will face an even stronger Qin state, and a Korea that will not be weaker than Wei.

So...

If he could, he would rather face a Chu State with a lot of internal troubles than a powerful and abnormal Qin State.

It is better to break through Chencheng, and then the five-nation alliance army will capture Chu-Huaibei, and then the three kingdoms of Wei, Han and Song will divide Huaibei, Korea will cede land to Qin, and Wei and Song will cede land to Qi, so that Wei can get the maximum benefits.

Thinking about it, Gongsun Xi immediately objected: "Hehe, General Sima said it lightly, last time Qin and Han attacked the Danxi defense line with all their might, it took more than a year to break through the Danxi defense line with the help of Chu's domestic response, and this time Qin and Han divided their troops into two places, and their strength is not as good as last time, I don't know how much time General Sima plans to spend to break through the Danxi defense line." ”

Saying that, Gongsun Xi didn't give Sima Cuo a chance to speak, and directly bowed his hand to Kuang Zhang: "General Zhangzi, according to the opinion below, the strength of our five countries is far superior to that of Chu, and it is reasonable to attack Chen Cheng with a dignified and upright army. ”

When Kuang Zhang heard this, he smiled in his heart, and he also didn't give Sima a chance to speak, so he responded: "General Xiwu is reasonable, although General Sima's plan is easier, but the plan is too large and takes too long. If one of the links goes wrong, the entire plan fails.

Therefore, according to the meaning of the following, it is better to storm Chen Cheng. ”

As he spoke, Kuang Zhang looked at the Song general Tang Ying on the side and asked, "I don't know what General Tang wants?" ”

When Tang Ying heard this, he saw that the four of them were all staring at him tightly, smiled, and said without thinking: "Zhang Zi is reasonable, and he also thinks that attacking Chen Cheng is the best policy." ”

Seeing that Tang Ying agreed, Kuang Zhang immediately looked at the violent kite on the side and asked, "General Storm Kite, I don't know if you agree with the coalition forces to attack Chen Cheng together, or if you agree with the division of troops?" ”

As soon as Kuang Zhang's voice fell, Gongsun Xi immediately followed: "General Tyranny, please think carefully." ”

Tang Ying continued: "Think twice about the Storm Kite General! ”

Hearing this, the violent kite looked at Kuang Zhang and the others, and then looked at Sima Cuo, and couldn't help but hesitate: "This..."

At this time, Kuang Zhang saw that the violent kite did not express his position, so he asked Sima Cuo directly: "How is General Sima?" ”

Seeing this, Sima couldn't help but be silent for a long time.

Storming Chen Cheng, even if it can be captured and take all the land in the north of the Chu State, what can it be, what good will it do to the Qin State?

South Korea's small territory is not enough to compensate at all, unless South Korea is willing to take Yiyang out, but this is impossible.

It's just that now the three kingdoms of Qi, Wei and Song are consistent, and South Korea is forced by the three countries to dare not speak, and he is unable to support himself...

Moreover, this attack on the State of Chu was originally something that had been agreed before.

Thinking of this, even if he was unwilling in his heart, he could only admit it.

So, Sima Cuo's face turned cold, and he said coldly: "Since the generals insist, then let's attack Chen Cheng." ”