Chapter 359: The Northern Front Fights for Merit
Although this is not the first time that Zheng Bu, the general of the Han army, has led a partial division to take charge of himself, but before this, Zheng Bu really had never commanded so many troops as a commander, carried out such an important task, and launched an attack on Julu City, the capital of Zhao State, which was among the most powerful princes outside the Guanwai - this is not a dumpling that any general can eat.
No matter who took on such a heavy responsibility, of course, there was some excitement in his heart, Zheng Bu was no exception, in order to live up to Xiang Kang's expectations for himself, but also somewhat wanted to show off the prestige of the commander of the northern aid army, the Han army had just crossed the Yellow River in Baimajin, Zheng Bu held a military meeting on the bank of the Yellow River, and discussed the tactical plan of the Han army to attack Julu with Zhong Liwu, Guan Ying, Gongsun Tong and Li Zuoche and other Han army civil and military personnel.
Zhong Liwu and Guan Ying and others did not live up to Xiang Kang's painstaking arrangement, not only did not contradict Zheng Bu, the partial coach, but also rushed to speak enthusiastically and help Zheng Bu make suggestions. Zhong Liwu, who was almost as senior as Zheng Bu, was the first to rush and said: "Brother Zheng, since the main force of the Zhao State thief army has gone north to Hengshan County, and the southern front is empty, then it is best for us to advance as fast as possible this time, and strive to advance to the Giant Deer City as soon as possible before the Zhao State thief army can react, and completely kill the Zhao State thief army by surprise." ”
"The Admiral agrees." Guan Ying, nicknamed Guan Xiao'er, echoed and said: "There is a gallop road from Baimajin to Julu, which is very conducive to the rapid advance of our army, and we must not miss such an opportunity." Moreover, the southern front of the Zhao thief army is empty, their local defenders in the cities on the southern line are weak, and it is very easy to attack, so it is best for us to divide the army into two groups, one is lightly armed and rushes north, taking advantage of the weakness to smash the giant deer, and forcing the Zhao thief army to transfer troops from the northern line back to the national capital as soon as possible, directly sharing the huge pressure for General Zhou Shu, and the other will follow, capture the cities along the road, calmly go north to meet the front army, and then fight a decisive ......battle with the southbound army of the Zhao thief army. ”
Before Guan Ying's words were finished, Zhong Liwu had already laughed, and said with a smile: "Guan Xiao'er, you are too good at stealing merit, right?" An army went north lightly and smashed the giant deer by taking advantage of the void? Thou art the leader of the cavalry, and who will win against thee? ”
"Of course, no one should think about me fighting." Guan Ying was not polite, and immediately said with a smile: "I am bringing cavalry, and if the war is unfavorable, you can retreat immediately, so that the thief army can't catch up, can the infantry you bring have this advantage?" ”
Zhong Li smiled, turned to Zheng Bu and asked, "Brother Zheng, what do you think?" I think it's a good idea to grab the credit and grab the credit, at least we can seize the fighter plane, and open the way for us to directly enter the giant deer as soon as possible before the Zhao thief army reacts, and if we are lucky, maybe we can also grab the front of the Zhao thief army and drive our main army to the city of Julu. ”
There is no coach who is not looking forward to building a great cause, Zheng Bu is no exception, listening to the words of Guan Ying and Zhong Liwu, of course he is very moved, fortunately, Zheng Bu is quite calm, did not forget Xiang Kang's advice when he was leaving, and did not immediately adopt it, but turned his gaze to Li Zuoche, the chief of staff of the army who had just returned and surrendered for a few days, and asked: "Guangwujun, what do you think?" ”
Li Zuoche's expression was obviously a little hesitant, and he hesitated for a moment before saying: "General Zhongli, General Guan, forgive your command, you seem to have underestimated Zhao Guo's traitorous Zhang Er, and the tactics proposed are a bit too risky. ”
Guan Ying and Zhong Liwu glanced at each other, and then Zhong Liwu said: "Guangwujun, please speak up, I don't know why you think we underestimated Zhao Guo's traitor?" ”
"I wonder if the two generals have ever heard about the last Zhao King Wuchen?" Li Zuoche did not answer the rhetorical question, and then carefully introduced: "When Zhao rebelled Li Liang from Jingcheng back to Handan, because the sister of King Wuchen of Zhao drank and misbehaved, she inadvertently insulted Li Liang after getting drunk, Li Liang was angry, and suddenly led the army to launch a mutiny, entered the city of Handan and killed Wuchen and Shao Sao, the prime minister of Zhao Guozuo at that time, and even Chen Yu was almost killed by Li Liang. ”
"At that time, it was Zhang Er who saved Chen Yu." Li Zuoche continued: "Xia Guan also learned later that the reason why Zhang Er was able to react in time, escape from Handan and rescue Chen Yu was because he took precautions and planted eyeliner beside Li Liang in advance, and his eyeliner took the first step to tell him, so he gave him the opportunity to escape in advance. ”
"At that time, Li Liang, the rebel general of Zhao State, did not show any signs of rebellion beforehand, and the sudden rebellion was also because he was humiliated by the sister of King Wuchen of Zhao and temporarily became motivated." Li Zuoche's tone became very serious, and he said: "Please General Zhongli and General Guan think about it carefully, since Zhang Er is so cautious, he doesn't forget to put eyeliner in advance to spy on his colleagues, let alone us?" Especially before this, we have already broken the Western Chu Division on the flood battlefield, which directly threatens the security of Zhao's southern front, with Zhao Xiang's treachery, how could we turn a blind eye and not make arrangements and adjustments on the southern front in advance, just in case? ”
Zhong Liwu and Guan Ying closed their mouths, Zheng Bu nodded after careful consideration, and said: "Guangwu Jun is reasonable, we are only confirming that the main force of the Zhao State thief army is in Hengshan County, and it is too late to know what deployment adjustments Zhang Er's traitor has made on the southern front. ”
"That's not all, take a step back, even if the traitor Zhang Er didn't make unfavorable deployment adjustments on the southern front in advance, it would be very risky for us to divide our troops and advance lightly." Li Zuoche said: "Because there is also a gallop road from Julu to Hengshan County, it is very convenient for the army to rush south, and at the same time, the enemy's troops on the northern front are very sufficient, even if the army is urgently mobilized to the south, there is no need to worry about being pursued by our army on the northern front." When the time comes, the army of Zhao State will rush to Julu first, and wait for work in the favorable terrain, and our troops will advance lightly, will there be a danger of falling into a trap? ”
Guan Ying and Zhong Liwu were even more silent, Zheng Bu nodded again, and then asked: "Guangwujun, in your opinion, how should we enter the army when we send troops north this time?" ”
"Xiaguan is foolish, this time we will march into the giant deer, it is best to fight the tiger and elephant and fight the rabbit, all with all our strength, concentrate our forces to attack the cities of Zhao State one by one along the way, collect money and grain to surrender soldiers, and constantly increase the strength of our army, and crush the army of the southern line of Zhao State with the momentum of Mount Tai!" Li Zuoche replied in a deep voice: "First frustrate Zhao Guo's heart, make him understand that our army is unstoppable, force the traitor Zhang Er to make further adjustments and deployments, and then strike preemptively to try to annihilate the enemy's southbound army!" ”
I didn't dare to believe Li Zuoche, who had just surrendered, but after carefully thinking about it for a long time, Zheng Bucai said: "Guangwujun, there are two problems with this, first, is the effect too slow? Uncle Zhou's side is still anxious to wait for us to help him share the pressure. Second, our advance is too slow, and the Zhao State thief army will definitely deploy heavy troops in Julu in advance, and meet our army in deep ditches and high bases, and when we want to take Julu again, won't it be much more difficult? ”
"General Zheng, don't worry, if we do this, the effect will not be too slow, but on the contrary, it will only be better." Li Zuoche replied with a smile: "With Zhang Er's treacherous and cautious, seeing that our army is heading north with the momentum of Mount Tai, in order to take precautions, we will inevitably dispatch the army of the northern front to the south as soon as possible to deploy defenses, and seeing that the greater our army, the more troops he will draw from the northern front!" In this way, wouldn't our army not only advance lightly without taking risks, but also directly share the huge pressure on General Zhou and them? ”
"As for giving the Zhao State Thief Army the opportunity to deploy heavy guards in Julu in advance, then the lower official is thinking about General Zheng and you, and it is also for the sake of the lower official himself."
Li Zuoche's smile began to become mysterious, and he said with a smile: "General Zhou's military emergency report to the King of Han, you have all seen it, he just hopes that our King of Han will send an army to attack Julu, put pressure on the southern front of Zhao State, and threaten the grain route of the enemy in front of him, but he did not ask King Han to take Julu, which is enough to show that as long as we properly share part of the pressure for him, he will have the certainty of breaking the enemy in Hengshan County." ”
"But generals, are you willing to do this? Are you willing to destroy more enemies and make more contributions, or are you willing to just want to give General Zhou Shu a hand and miss the miraculous feats of joining forces with him to win the entire Zhao Kingdom for the King of Han, as well as annihilating the main force of the four-way thief army on the northern front? ”
Zheng Bu, Zhong Liwu and the others gradually woke up, and their eyes began to look strange, and Li Zuoche said: "As for the enemy being in the deep ditch of Julu and waiting for the battle, that is not a problem!" No matter how strong the camp of the Zhao army is, can it be as strong as the camp of the Western Chu army outside Puyang City? Now that we have a new and invincible trebuchet, do we still need to be afraid that we won't be able to take the stronghold of the Zhao army? Do the generals think that the Zhao army will be more difficult to deal with than the Western Chu army? ”
Li Zuoche's words were already very explicit, that is, he was encouraging Zheng Bu and others to seize the opportunity to grab a piece of fat from Uncle Zhou's mouth, and share the merit of destroying Zhao and the enemy with Uncle Zhou's army. But there was no way, such a suggestion happened to be the appetite of Zheng Bu and others, so after carefully discussing it with Zhong Liwu and others for a long time, and repeatedly weighing the current pros and cons, Zheng Bu still nodded and said: "Okay, then use Guangwujun's method, concentrate your forces to calmly go north, sweep the Zhao Guocheng along the way one by one, first beat Zhang Er and the traitor for fear of pain, and force him to quickly dispatch the thief army on the northern front to the south to die!" ”
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