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Chapter 42: The Great War (3)

Attacking instead of defending, Guo Rong naturally knows. Eight??? One? Chinese Network For example, Zhuge Liang, who was out of Qishan six times back then, used it to attack instead of defend. The advantage of substituting offense for defense is obvious, that is, throwing the war into the enemy's control area, burning, killing and looting, and it is the enemy who is unlucky, but there is the Huai River blocking it, and if you want to cross the Huai River, the victory or defeat is unknown, and I am afraid that there will be more unlucky ones. Guo Chong and Wang Yin of Huaibei are naturally famous generals, but Zhu Yuan of Huainan is also known as a victorious general.

Seeing that Guo Rong was pondering, Wang Pu continued: "Lord Wang, in Chuzhou, Shouzhou and other places in the Huainan area, there are countless Chu troops, plus the Chu army has an advantage in the Huai River, crossing the Huai River to fight, I am afraid it is a dangerous place, and it is absolutely not advisable. ”

"Huainan can't attack rashly, so it can only capture Xuzhou, Haizhou, or Tangzhou and Dengzhou."

Wang Pu shook his head again: "Lord Wang, the two places you mentioned have a large number of Chu troops hoarded. The state of Chu wants to go north to the Central Plains, relying on the two fists in the east and the west in Huaibei. These two places are the top priorities of the Chu State, and they are not easy to fight. ”

Guo Rong was stunned, Wang Pu's words were a bit contradictory, since he wanted to attack instead of defending, but if he didn't cross the Huai River, he didn't attack Dengzhou, Tangzhou, or Haizhou and Xuzhou, then... Then where else can you attack the Chu State?

Wang Pu said with a smile: "Lord Wang, please look at the map, this place where we are connected with the Chu State is not just the line from west to east." There are also Junzhou (Shiyan East, Hubei) and Fangzhou (now Fangxian County, Hubei), could it be that the prince has forgotten? Due to the difficult terrain of these two states, there are not many troops stationed. If you take it by surprise, it doesn't take many soldiers and horses to capture Junju. ”

Guo Rong stared at the map tightly, secretly calculating in his heart, from the map, Shangzhou (now Shangxian County, Shaanxi) and Junzhou are adjacent, but between the two places is the Qinling Mountains, there is no official road, if you want to attack Junzhou, I am afraid you have to go from Jinzhou, but the Loess Town, the key place where Jinzhou leads to Junzhou, is in the hands of Chu State. Ding Sijin is not a mediocre talent, it is impossible for him not to realize the importance of Loess Town, especially after the Chu State turned Junzhou into a horse farm, the safety of the Loess Town has deeply affected the construction of the Chu State cavalry.

Wang Pu didn't care that Guo Rong was pondering, but couldn't wait to explain his strategy: "Lord Wang, in my opinion, there are three major advantages to seizing Junzhou, first, threatening the flank of Tangzhou. The two states of Dengtang are only five or six hundred places away from Bianjing, and if you take a fast horse, you can reach it in one day, and it is even closer to Luoyang, Xijing, but only four hundred miles. The two states of Deng and Tang are in the hands of the Chu State, like a fish in the throat. However, the Chu general Ding Sijin was cautious, and it was very difficult to combine the soldiers of other towns and Chu soldiers to make the impregnable and frontal attack of Deng and Tang Prefectures. But with Junzhou, it is equivalent to inserting a sword in the back of Deng Zhou, tearing out the Deng Tang defense line alive. ”

"Second, the state of Chu tried its best to develop Xiangzhou, Suizhou, Fuzhou and other places, and wanted to build the southern part of Shannan (present-day Hubei Province) into a new Huainan, which has now been fruitful. If Junzhou is taken, troops are sent directly into the Xiangzhou area, and Xiangzhou is turned upside down like Xuzhou, the blow to Chu will be much greater. ”

"Third, Junzhou is the horse farm of the Chu State, and the Chu State is ambitious, but if they want to go north into the Central Plains and fight our army in Henan, it will be extremely difficult if they lack war horses. Therefore, horse farms and horses are very important to the Chu State, so the status of Junzhou in the Chu State is also highlighted. If it is a plain area, it is really not easy for us to destroy their horse farm, and as soon as the army is gone, the horsemen must have fled on horseback. However, Junzhou is hilly, the roads are in disrepair, and they can't escape far if they want to, hehe... Dejunzhou destroyed the horse farm of Chu State, presumably Ma Yun of Jinling was afraid that he would vomit blood in anger. ”

The benefits of seizing Junzhou made Guo Rong quite tempted, but he thought for a while and said: "If it is really what we predicted, Chu and Shu will unite." With the wisdom of the monarchs and ministers of the Chu State, they would not fail to see that the Shu soldiers would be defeated. Moreover, if Shu is defeated, in order to protect Guanzhong, we will inevitably take the opportunity to seize Longyou. Ma Yun can also see this. In this way, in order to prevent us from chasing and attacking Shu fiercely, will the Chu army cross the Huai River and fight us in a decisive battle in Huaibei? Or they want to put pressure on the imperial court through the appearance of a decisive battle, so that the imperial court can mobilize the army in Guanzhong. Then, what about keeping the Longyou of Shu? "If Chu Zhou fights in Huaibei and Bianjing is shaken, at that time, will he still have the strength to take Longyou and Junzhou? Will the imperial court agree to pursue the Shu army with all its might while capturing Junzhou?

"Lord Wang, with all due respect, I think that with the current situation in the Chu State, he will not be able to take advantage of the fact that he will send a large army to confront our army in Huaibei. Moreover, the state of Chu may not have the determination to fight a big battle with our Great Zhou in Huaibei. Chu State thinks about it now, I'm afraid it's a wheel war. He has always wanted to unite Hedong, Khitan, and Shu, and constantly send troops to invade our army from the north, south, west, and east, so that our army will be exhausted, so that the common people have no intention of farming, and our national strength will be consumed. When it is difficult for us to maintain, the state of Chu will really have the third army and fight with us. Wang Pu said: "What you are worried about, in my opinion, the chance of life is very small. In the past nine years, Ma Yun has fought countless battles, but the Chu army has a characteristic, I don't know if the prince is now. ”

Thunderbolts, thunderbolts? Or a crossbow bed and a stone thrower, Guo Rong had a lot of things in his mind for a while, but Wang Pu's question was very general and difficult to answer. Guo Rong thought about it, but he was still not sure of the answer, and finally asked curiously: "What are the characteristics?" ”

"The greatest characteristic of the Chu army is that it never fights, or tries to avoid fighting, the enemy's strongest army. If the king of Nanping defends Jingzhou, even if the number of Chu troops is a generation, I am afraid it will be difficult to win in a short time. When Ma Yun went on the Northern Expedition, the main force of the Khitan had actually returned north, and when he went south to Lingnan, part of the main force of the Liu family was restrained by Li Tang, and part of it was burned alive. ”

Wang Pu paused and continued: "A while ago, the State of Chu sent envoys to enter the Khitan, visit Taiyuan, and marry Meng Chang, what is it for? Didn't the Khitan Lord Martial Law tell us? The state of Chu wants to mobilize the power of the four countries and constantly consume our army. What does this mean? It shows that the method of Chu first weakening the enemy and then attacking has not changed. In this case, how could the Chu army attack with all its might and fight with our Great Zhou? ”

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