lt; brgt; Chapter 54 Discussion

Seeing the hesitation on Ma Yun's face, Zhu Yuan said again: "Your Majesty, in addition to this, the minister has another way: you can divide the army into two ways, one way to cooperate with Ding Dashuai, attack Wang Yin in the south, and send troops to Yanzhou all the way to attack the area of Jingdong, which is today's Shandong Province, in the east of Bianjing, which is classified as Jingdong. [No pop-ups. In this way, at least Jingdong, which has fewer puppet Zhou troops, can be captured and threatened Hebei from the flank. Lay the foundation for future domination of the world. ”

Zhu Yuan's second strategy is obviously not in line with Ma Yun's ideas. The battle of Dangshan fully proved the strong combat effectiveness of the Chu army, just like Zhao Pu said, just took advantage of the opportunity of the victory in Dangshan and the shaking of the pseudo-Zhou to wave troops to Bianjing, conquer Bianjing in one fell swoop, and completely mess up the pseudo-Zhou! From the Later Liang to the Pseudo-Zhou, the Central Plains has experienced five dynasties and eleven monarchs in just over 40 years, not counting Li Maozhen, who once seized Fengxiang, and the Liu father and son who were the dominant Youzhou. If Guo Wei is killed, the pseudo-Zhou will probably collapse immediately, and at that time, the time for Chu to unify the world will come in advance.

Ma Yun, who was full of revolutionary fearlessness and optimism, glanced at Zhu Yuan and Zhao Pu, pondered for a moment, and said: "Everyone, Aiqing, what you say is reasonable. Zhu Aiqing led 50,000 men to the east of Yanzhou, passing through the Jingdong region, and Ni Aiqing led 20,000 men to the south to cooperate with Ding Sijin to attack Wang Yin. ”

After soliciting the opinions of Zhao Pu and Zhu Yuan, Ma Yun said in a decisive tone. His method made Zhu Yuan frown. Jack Ma's method looks like a mud, synthesizing all three opinions of the two people. Unfortunately, the comprehensive is not necessarily the best. Ding Sijin didn't have many people out of Tangzhou, even if he added Ni Kefu's 20,000 people, it was estimated that there were only 70,000 troops, could he beat Wang Yin's army of nearly 100,000 people? As for the Jinglu Jingdong region, 50,000 horses are enough, but there is a premise for this, which is to ensure the safety of Xuzhou and Haizhou, and at the same time to prevent the Hebei army from moving south.

Zhu Yuan hesitated, ready to admonish. Ma Yun smiled: "Since I came from the capital governor of Yuezhou, I have fought countless battles, Zhu Aiqing can rest assured." Actually, I naturally know that Bianjing is not easy to fight, but whether Bianjing is good or not, we all have to give it a try. Well, this war has reached this point, and it is no longer just a question of war, but also a political issue. The Chu army was in Bianjing, and the deterrent power of the entire puppet Zhou was far greater than the battle of Dangshan, and for Hedong who was watching, even if Su Qin and Zhang Yi were resurrected, this persuasiveness was not as clear as the soldiers coming to Bianjing. As long as Hedong sends troops, then the army north of the Yellow River of the Puppet Zhou will be pinned, and at that time, except for Guanzhong, the Puppet Zhou will no longer have any army. But what about Guanzhong, even if the Shu army is unreliable, don't forget that Li Aiqing is still in Junzhou, he will always think of some way to delay the white-clothed army. I feel that I have a great grasp of it. Just now, Zhu Aiqing also said that the capture of Luoyang can divide the pseudo-Zhou into two, but if Bianjing is conquered, then the pseudo-Zhou may fall apart completely. ”

The young emperor had a happy and confident smile on his face, which made Zhu Yuan still admire for a while, but Zhu Yuan hesitated for a moment and insisted: "Since Your Majesty has made up your mind, the ministers should do their best." However, His Majesty led the army to attack Bianjing, and there are a few things that we still need to pay attention to. ”

"Hehe, Zhu Aiqing, but it's okay to say it."

"First, the great victory in Dangshan is a great blow to the pseudo-Zhou, but the pseudo-Zhou has three or four hundred thousand people with armor, and the Dangshan is only for a while, for the pseudo-Zhou, it can only make them feel pain, and it is far from the extent of the great injury to the vitality. Bianjing is the capital of the Pseudo-Zhou, and the Pseudo-Zhou must also attach great importance to it. His Majesty's army besieged Bianjing, and the minister thought that the puppet Zhou would never give up easily. In this way, it is inevitable that reinforcements will enter Bianjing. If the Hebei army is transferred, then Hebei is empty, and if Liu Chong takes advantage of the situation to go south or east, Hebei, which lacks troops and major generals, will not be cheap in Hedong if it is defeated. What's more, there is still a Khitan standing behind this Hedong, if Hedong becomes strong, wouldn't it be a disaster for ourselves. If reinforcements come to Guanzhong, I am afraid that the newly built Lingzhou cavalry will go out of Tongguan and march eastward. The area around Bianjing is a flat river, and there is no danger to defend, which is conducive to the cavalry and not to our infantry. What's more, although we have some ordnance to deal with the cavalry, due to the speed of Guo Chong's march, we have no choice but to march quickly, and a large number of ordnance is stranded in Huainan. Against the cavalry, I'm afraid we won't have the wind. As for Wang Yin, because Caizhou is very important, Wang Yin will definitely not easily return to Bianjing. ”

"Well, Zhu Aiqing is reasonable." Jack Ma said with a smile. In fact, Zhu Yuan said these things, Ma Yun also knows in his heart, Ma Yun is actually not worried about Liu Chong's occupation of Hebei, for Ma Yun, to be able to seize this opportunity to strangle or weaken the three generations of Ming Jun, even if he loses Hebei, it is also a victory. If you can take advantage of this opportunity, divide the land east of Tongguan equally, and let the pseudo-Zhou turtle shrink into Guanzhong. No matter how powerful Guo Rong is, I'm afraid it's useless. It's because the foundation is too weak.

"This second, with all due respect. Although the current situation is very good, but, from the perspective of the fundamentals of our troops, our original plan was to besiege the city and send reinforcements, but we didn't expect that the effect of this siege and reinforcements would be so good. We are now here to discuss the matter of attacking, to a greater extent, because of the grain and grass obtained in Songzhou. On the other hand, from the very beginning of the war, we were not well prepared, and we had no intention of fighting Armageddon. What's more, our middle line is still in the Shenzhou area, and there has been no progress for a long time, of course, they have not made progress, but also because our main goal in the middle line is Jinzhou, not Shenzhou. Your Majesty, now in order to cooperate with the Northern Expedition, you suddenly ordered Ding Dashuai to find a way to defeat Wang Yin's army, so that Ding Dashuai, who was feinting, could attack in a real way. I'm afraid he has nothing to prepare! ”

"Third, if Your Majesty attacks Bianjing, there is no doubt that he is putting on a posture of Armageddon. 150,000 troops seem to be a huge number, but the really well-trained ones are only 70,000 or 80,000. Not to mention, His Majesty will divide his troops and lead 10,000 troops to attack the city. Even if it is 80,000 elite soldiers, the place where it can be attacked is the border where there is abundant food and grass, the walls are tall, and the reinforcements are continuous, can 10,000 people cope with it? ”