Chapter 268: The Strategists' Plans (1)
After this big battle, it can be said that the losses of both armies are not small. The number of people and horses who burned Dangqiang directly fell to about 25,000 or 6,000, and Ma Chao's side was a little stronger than them, but now the Liangzhou army is full of nearly 20,000 men and horses. To say that the losses of the two sides are not small, but there are no immortals in war, so this is a normal thing.
And this battle, on the whole, is actually the advantage of the Liangzhou army, after all, at the beginning, there were about 8,000 more people than the Liangzhou army, and now there are only more than 6,000 horses. But in fact, it can't be just calculated, anyway, Ma Chao feels that he really miscalculated, just because he really took it for granted at the beginning. At that time, when he was still in Longxian, he thought that he would definitely be able to destroy the burning of Dangqiang by sending 30,000 Liangzhou troops, but now that he looks at it again, how can this matter be so simple. And he didn't even bring Jia Xu here, which made his side lack too much in resourcefulness.
Ma Chao felt that it might be because of Burning Dangqiang and knowing that he had encountered a strong enemy this time, so maybe it was not good, and it was really possible to be destroyed. So at this time, under the threat of extermination, they broke out with a stronger combat power than usual, which is not impossible. In fact, Ma Chao really doesn't think that the soldiers he has trained for many years will not be the opponent of Dangqiang, if the opponent is Xianbei or Xiongnu, then he thinks it is normal to not be able to beat others, but it is replaced by Qiang soldiers, at least Ma Chao thinks that they are actually incomparable with Xianbei Xiongnu, this is the gap.
However, the so-called "remedy, it is not too late". There was no way, Ma Chao could only pick up the pen and write a letter by hand. And this letter was written to Jia Xu in Longxian County, and the content of the letter was to ask Jia Xu and Cui An to bring another 20,000 Liangzhou troops to the front to support. And Ma Chao didn't hide anything from the series of wars in these days, and told Jia Xu all about these situations. The most dear one specifically mentioned in the letter that all the affairs of Longxian County would be handed over to Chen Zhi for the time being, so that Jia Xu and Cui An would come here immediately and join the army to break the fire together!
After the letter was sent away, Ma Chao finally let go of his heart. And after the second fierce confrontation between the two armies, the two sides once again did not make any action in an unusually tacit understanding. Because at this time, everyone knows that if it really continues to fight, then it is estimated that in the end, it will be a defeat for both sides, and it may not be necessary that the whole army will be wiped out. And this kind of result is not what the two sides want to see in any case, especially the current burning of Dangqiang.
Let's just talk about Miji at this time, he really has a headache, because he is helpless, he is so helpless. I didn't expect it, I really didn't expect it, just twice, and the Han army fought twice, but my side has already lost nearly 15,000 men and horses, if it goes on like this, I really can't afford to lose, and there are only a lot of soldiers on my side who can fight.
To be honest, the most feared person by the guitar at this time is definitely not Ma Chao, let alone Han Jun. To say that what he is most afraid of now is other Qiang tribes, especially his "good neighbor" Xian Lingqiang. Because according to the current situation, even if you can defeat the Han army, then you will definitely lose a lot of money after the end, even if you will not be wiped out, but you will have to be disabled, and the most will lead to a big loss of vitality.
But at that time, after the defeat of the Han army, of course, they retreated immediately, and Ma Chao and they fled directly back to Liangzhou. Even if the whole army is wiped out in the end, those for Ma Chao and them are only the loss of tens of thousands of horses, and that is not a big deal. Who doesn't know the way, the big man is a lot of people and a lot of resources, so this is nothing for them.
But it's not good on my own side, how can I compare with other people's big men? Just by virtue of those old and weak women and children, how could they be the opponents of the first Qiang, not to mention that there may be other Qiang tribes eyeing the ground. Then when it comes to the worst, the best result has to be swallowed up, and the worst result is, of course, to be destroyed by others. So when I think of this, the back of the fan guitar is in a cold sweat, there is no way, I am scared.
Miji is now a big hate, a big hate. Hate whom? Of course, it's Ma Chao them. If there is no Han army and they come to make trouble this time, then as long as their Burning Dangqiang develops calmly for many years, maybe the strength of Burning Dangqiang will become very strong and strong, and when the time comes, it will not be easy for others to beat it flat and pinch. But because of the arrival of the Han army, his dream for many years was directly shattered, and now the situation is that his burning Qiang not only has to face the Han army that came to take revenge, but also has to strictly guard against other Qiang tribes, which is really internal and external troubles!
I have to say I'm so tired, I'm so tired. I hate myself for not being so ruthless back then, I knew that such a thing could happen now, then I wouldn't have slaughtered the village ruthlessly, it's really not worth it. Doesn't the Han people have a saying, called "I knew it was like this, why bother in the first place", and now I have such a mood. Just because of his impulsive actions back then, the result directly caused the danger of today's tribe! But if the tribe really perishes because of himself, then he will really become the number one sinner who burns Dangqiang.
But now that I think about it, it's useless. Mi Ji also knew that the Tao was useless, so he just thought about it and passed. Although he regretted it a little, he didn't think too much about it. Because what is useless, no matter how much you think about it, it is still useless. So instead of thinking about these things, you should think about how to break the enemy. How can you use the minimum price to drive the Han army back.
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In Longxian County, Hanyang, after Jia Xu received Ma Chao's handwritten letter, he took a look at it, and after reading it, a faint smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. To be honest, Ma Chao's disadvantage in dealing with Dangqiang this time was actually really expected by his Jia Xu.
First of all, although Ma Chao didn't underestimate the enemy, he really didn't take burning Qiang seriously. To put it simply, if he really paid attention to Burning Dangqiang this time, then he would definitely not take only half of the Liangzhou army to the battle. At least let's not bring it all, but you have to bring 50,000 yuan with you. But there are only 30,000 people, and there are not many people who have burned Qiang. So if you still pay attention to it, then this is really ......
Secondly, because Ma Chao didn't pay attention to it, he didn't take himself there, so this is the second, Jia Xu thinks so. He didn't mean that he was important, but that a strategist was important to the whole army, in fact, this was really self-evident. Well, if there is no strategist, then of course there is nothing to say. But if there is a counselor, then why do you leave it and not use it? In this case, what is the difference between having and not being? Ma Chao also took a lot of effort to bring himself under his account, but he didn't take himself on the expedition, but let himself handle affairs in Longxian, which really shouldn't be.
In fact, Jia Xu really didn't have any opinion on Ma Chao, but in terms of his character, he was happy to do so. But as a subordinate, his idea is that as a man of the lord, if there is a strategist, he must take the strategist to the battle, even if the opponent is pitifully weak. The reason why this is so is because the strategist may be able to play the most critical role at the most critical time, and this is not something that others say can be replaced.
This Jia Xu thinks very reasonably, take Cao Cao in the Three Kingdoms as an example, Cao Cao is a very strategic person himself, and if he is a strategist, he is also a top strategist. But even so, every time Cao Cao goes on an expedition, regardless of the strength of his opponent, doesn't he always bring a lot of strategists, and for what, isn't it because of the importance of strategists. And when it matters, they can help them make decisions, which can be said to be very important.
In terms of strategy alone, is Ma Chaozhen stronger than Cao Cao? But Cao Cao's family went out with a bunch of strategists, but Ma Chao threw down the only strategist under his account, and then led the troops away. To be honest, this is really Ma Chaotuo's age, and this Jia Xu is also a little responsible. Just because of Jia Xu's character, Ma Chao did this, and he didn't say anything. If it was someone else, it wouldn't necessarily be like him Jia Xu.
There is also a third, that is, Jia Xu thinks that Ma Chao doesn't know much about burning Dangqiang at all. In fact, it was just some information from Li Wei and the scouts, and he learned some information about the other party. In fact, Jia Xu thought very simply, if he wanted to deal with Dangqiang, Ma Chao's idea was definitely not a day or two, because Li had taken refuge for them for many years. And the art of war: know yourself and know your opponent, and you will not be defeated in a hundred battles. Jia Xu believes that this does not mean that it is to simply understand the opponent's troops, deployment, and other situations, but to say that it is best to understand all kinds of situations.
Jia Xu assumed it, he felt that if he wanted to deal with Burning Dangqiang, he would have started acting a few years ago. The most important thing is to send a few henchmen to go deep into Burning Dangqiang to listen to any information about them, no matter what it is, as long as it is related to Burning Dangqiang, collect it. Then after so many years, there will inevitably be no less intelligence collected. So even if ninety percent of the things in it are useless, isn't there still one percent useful? Don't underestimate such a success, maybe the key to breaking the enemy is in this intelligence.
This is actually Jia Xu's confidant in his heart, but he also knows that Ma Chao obviously did not do this. Maybe I didn't think of it, maybe there was some other reason, I just didn't do it anyway. These things are not difficult to do, so Jia Xu thinks that Ma Chao is not a light enemy, that is, he forgets it. But now it's too late to do this, it's useless. This time we can only learn a lesson, and then pay more attention in the future.
Jia Xu felt that he had to mention this matter to Ma Chao and let him pay attention to it, otherwise he would have to delay it in the future. Don't look at Jia Xu's personality to let him protect himself, but what should really be said, when it is time to speak, he Jia Wenhe will never retreat. After all, as Ma Chao's subordinate, of course, he also has to fulfill some of his duties.
Therefore, based on the above three points, Jia Xu expected that Ma Chao would inevitably be unfavorable this time. You won't necessarily lose, but you won't win. The result was as he expected, didn't Ma Chao just write it. Jia Xu also thought that after being blocked, Ma Chao should write a letter and let him go. But it was actually a little later than he expected.
And the smile on the corner of Jia Xu's mouth was actually not laughing because he expected it. But with his understanding of Ma Chao over the years, he understood that Ma Chao had actually wanted to let himself go over a long time ago, but he wanted to see if he could come up with any good solutions, so he didn't call himself before.
I have to say that Jia Xu is really not wrong at all. Ma Chao didn't say anything about this in the letter, but Jia Xu knew about it. It also shows that Jia Xuqi's grasp of people's hearts is indeed, not to mention that it must be unmatched, but it is definitely second to none.
If Ma Chao's other subordinates knew these thoughts of Dao Jia Xu, then they would definitely be convinced. also knows why his lord is so courteous to Jia Wen and his people, and he will definitely feel that his lord is so kind to Jia Xu, which is indeed not wrong at all. Such a great talent, deserve so!
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