Yuezhou Thorn History Mansion

The Great Chu Mission was sending Liu Zhaoyu to Yuezhou, not only bringing 100,000 taels of silver to pay tribute to the Central Plains, but also bringing an order from the King of Chu asking Ma Yun to take action to protect the mission.

The battle of Nanping is all ready, and only the east wind is owed.

Under the pretext of transferring troops to escort him, on the one hand, he stabilized Liu Zhaoyu from staying in Yuezhou for a few more days, and on the other hand, he convened military meetings in succession to carry out the final deployment and military mobilization in accordance with the military plan that had already been formulated.

On this day, Ma Yun, Li Xiang, Zhao Pu, Cao Yun and others were discussing in the conference hall, and at this time, they heard the guard Li Ergou outside the door and reported loudly: "Marshal, Lord Shi Wendeshi, the judge of Yuezhou, asks to see him." ”

Shi Wende is a veteran minister of the Three Dynasties, and there are some things that Ma Yun deliberately avoided. But now that he has come to the door, knowing that he wants to inquire about the military situation, Ma Yun is not good at closing the door to him.

At that moment, Ma Yun said to Li Ergou in a deep voice: "Please Master Shi, go to the study, I will go over immediately." ”

Li Xiao said on the side: "Lord Wang, it's best not to let Lord Shi know about our actions, otherwise I may cause waves." Ma Yun looked pensive, nodded, and went out of the hall to see Shi Wende.

As soon as Ma Yun walked to the study, he saw Shi Wende immediately stand up and asked urgently: "Lord Wang, are you going to send troops to Nanping?" ”

Ma Yun didn't hurry to invite Shi Wende to sit down, and said with a smile: "Lord Shi, you also know. Xiao Wang held the order of the king to protect the envoys, and was preparing to transfer troops to Nanping. However, this is just a routine matter, raising troops to Shishou County to scare and scare them. ”

Shi Wende frowned, and said loudly: "Lord Wang, it has been rumored in Yuezhou that you want to pacify Nanping for nearly a month, and half a month ago, you also increased the garrison in Yuezhou, what are you going to do, the old minister understands very well in his heart." ”

was directly pierced by Shi Wende, Ma Yun looked a little embarrassed, and said with a dry smile: "Lord Shi, do you think that just relying on our soldiers in Yuezhou City, we can pacify Nanping?" ”

Shi Wende looked at Ma Yun and said dissatisfiedly: "If you don't try, how do you know?" Lord Wang, I'm afraid this is what you, as well as Ding Sijin and Cao Yun are talking about. ”

Ma Yun's old face flushed, and said: "Now, the king of Nanping is tyrannical, and the people are struggling to make a living, Xiao Wang also wants to make a contribution for the people, whether it is successful or not, this heart to help the people can be seen in the sky." ”

In the novels that Ma Yun read in the past, the protagonist mentioned saving the people, and the military generals of Wenchen Hulala tracked a large area, all of which were willing to serve the dead. At that moment, Ma Yun also came to such a paragraph with a cheeky face, but Shi Wende obviously didn't believe it, the corners of his mouth twitched, and said: "Lord, the way to peace lies in moderation, according to the current situation in Nanping, you are delaying for a year or two, and when the time comes, isn't it easier?" ”

Ma Yun's face was straight, and he said solemnly: "When it comes to Nanping, the people don't know how much they want to starve to death, is it true that Lord Shi just watched the people starve to death and didn't help." Under the supervision of Wang Yun, the soldiers of Yuezhou have always been the elite of Chuzhong. During this period, Ding Sijin and others have achieved great results in military training; And half of the elite of the Nanping army was also pinned down in Guizhou. It's a rare opportunity now. ”

Seeing that Ma Yun said it in such detail, Shi Wende guessed that he must have made careful arrangements, and he had to send it. Then he sighed and said, "Since this is the case, the lower official will ask the prince, how many men and horses is the prince going to leave behind to garrison this Yuezhou City?" ”

"Three thousand people left."

Shi Wende suddenly stood up again, and said unhappily: "Lord Wang, Yuezhou has a maximum of 10,000 soldiers." Everyone knows that you sent 3,000 people to Shishou, and Yuezhou also left 3,000 people. With 4,000 soldiers and horses, you want to pacify Nanping. ”

Ya, this Shi Wende is not confused. Ma Yun said a little embarrassed: "Don't hide it, this stone head, only 1,000 people went, and Yuezhou originally only left 2,000 people." ”

Shi Wende's face softened, and he said: "Lord Wang, the lower officials have a heartfelt saying, I don't know whether to talk about it or not." ”

When Ma Yun heard this, he felt that Shi Wende might want to persuade him not to take risks, so he secretly said in his heart, then you don't talk about it, but he said: "Lord Shi has something to say, please say, please say." ”

Shi Wende paused and said: "The prince must be taking advantage of this tribute, but the Gao father and son have been running Jiangling City for many years, the city walls are tall, the defenders are quite large, and the military rations are very extensive, which is easy to defend and difficult to attack. Since King Wumu, my Great Chu has fought with Nanping several times, and each time he has been defeated in the unfavorable attack, and the grain and grass are not enough to support this. Since the prince dared to attack Jiangling this time, he must have found a way to transfer his troops and horses out of the city. It's just that the number of Nanping troops is quite large, if the prince is deployed like this, Yuezhou will stay 2,000, and Shishou City will put 1,000 outside, and the maximum number of troops will be 7,000 when the prince decides the decisive battle. ”

Shi Wende's account is very clear, in this war, the best thing to rely on is to win more than few, to defeat the weak with the strong, and to have no intention to calculate. Ma Yun thought that Shi Wende had a good way, and hurriedly asked, "According to Lord Shi's opinion, what should I do?" ”

Shi Wende said with a smile: "According to the opinion of the lower officials, the prince should do his best to fight Yuezhou's troops and fight to the death with Nanping." ”

"Ahh Ma Yun was stunned, the 2,000 people just now, in fact, Ma Yun didn't tell the truth, in fact, Ma Yun and Li Xiang discussed it, leaving only 1,000 recruits in Yuezhou to guard the city. Unexpectedly, Shi Wende actually made this suggestion.

Ma Yun slowly took out Liu Renzhan's letter from his sleeve, handed it to Shi Wende and said, "This is a letter from Liu Renzhan, the envoy of Li Tang Wuchang, three days ago. ”

Shi Wende hurriedly unfolded the letter, which was written very simply, with only a few words: Wen Chunjiang is warm, and wants to fish with the general.

Shi Wende closed the letter and snorted coldly: "The lower officials are not familiar with military affairs, but according to common sense, if Liu Renzhan really wants to send troops, how can he write a letter." Moreover, Li Tang is different from the Central Plains, Li Tang's moderation of military attaches is much stricter, and without Jinling's order, even if Liu Renzhan takes Yuezhou, he will not be able to escape the charge of 'flying high, marching without authorization, and having bad intentions', and Liu Renzhan will not fail to take care of it. And Li Tang and I Da Chu, well, this Li Tang five ghosts are in charge, even if Liu Renzhan reports the situation here, Jinling will have to discuss it for at least three or four months, and when they finish discussing, we and Nanping will already have a winner. ”

Seeing that Ma Yun's face was cloudy, Shi Wende continued: "Although the prince sends troops, if something happens to Yuezhou, the lower officials should bear it. ”

"Master Shi, you really know the righteousness. Lord Wang, you are really auspicious, and you have your own heavenly help. ”

Ma Yun and Shi Wende were stunned for a moment, and hurriedly looked back, and saw Li Xiang and Zhao Pu walking in.

Ma Yun was suddenly moved, and bowed to Shi Wende: "Lord Shi, Yuezhou is handed over to you." Within 7 days, our army was in three states of Bikenanping. ”