Chapter 354
Zhong Kuangshi didn't realize that his thoughts had aroused the alarm of Liu Chu and Chen Xiang, and if he insisted on surrendering, the two of them would just be afraid that they would join forces to deal with him. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
However, after listening to Liu Chu's words, he still said in a little panic: "Won't it?" How can Ben Shuai say that he is also the brother-in-law of King Wu, does he not care about this friendship at all? β
"Friendship? Jie Shuai is a little naΓ―ve! As the saying goes, brothers are like siblings, and women are like clothes. In terms of completely controlling Jiangxi to eliminate future troubles, how could King Wu delay his major event because of a woman? Don't forget, in addition to your sister, King Wu has several other ladies! Chen Xiang sneered.
"This ......" Zhong Kuangshi suddenly became a little frightened, he was originally a person with no opinions, and when Liu Chu and Chen Xiang joined forces to frighten him, the idea of surrender in his heart suddenly disappeared without a trace.
"Then let's fight! I don't have many troops in Hongzhou, but I also have an army of 40,000! My Zhong family has been based in Jiangxi for nearly 30 years, with deep roots and a full treasury. If you really fight, you may not have a chance to defeat the Huainan Army! After hesitating for a while, Zhong Kuangshi reaffirmed his belief in fighting.
Until now, surrendering without a fight, I am still a little unwilling in my heart.
Seeing his statement, Liu Chu and Chen Xiang finally breathed a sigh of relief, and they were able to persuade Zhong Kuangshi to let go of the idea of surrender with words, which was naturally the best result.
Of course, their vigilance has not diminished in the slightest.
"It seems that we have to keep an eye on it in the future, otherwise if the marshal suddenly has the idea of surrendering again one day, and directly sells Hongzhou, then the two of us will be finished!"
Although Zhong Kuangshi's opinion once again turned back to fighting with the Huainan army, whether he should go out of the city to fight a decisive battle with the Huainan army according to Liu Chu's opinion, or should he follow Chen Xiang's advice, stick to the city, and wait for the opportunity to change, this point still cannot come up with a decision.
At this moment, a guard hurriedly came in and said: "Jie Shuai, Chen Sima, General Liu, this is the news that the scouts have newly inquired, and it is about the situation of the Huainan army camping!" β
"Take it and see!"
Liu Chu, as the chief general in the army, unceremoniously took the documents brought by the guards and opened them to look at them carefully.
"Hahahaha! This is really God help me Jiangxi also! The commander of the Huainan Army doesn't know the art of war at all, and he doesn't know how to occupy this kind of good camping location, and King Wu sent such a general to lead the army, it seems that he is not as wise as I thought! β
As soon as he finished reading the information, Liu Chu laughed out loud, confusing Zhong Kuangshi and Chen Xiang.
"General Liu, what is it that makes the general so happy? You might as well say it and let Ben Shuai listen to it! Zhong Kuangshi suddenly became interested and asked Liu Chu.
"yes, what the hell is good news?" Chen Xiang was also a little curious.
Liu Chu unfolded the map around Hongzhou, pointed to a place on it and said: "Jie Shuai, Chen Sima, please see, this location here is dangerous, surrounded by mountains and rivers, it is a good place to set up camp." The general originally thought that the Huainan army would choose to camp here after arriving, but who knew that they didn't, but chose here! β
Liu Chu pointed to another place and said: Although this place is also a good place to camp, it is much worse than the one mentioned before. β
Liu Chu's face was full of smiles, but after hearing this, Chen Xiang and Zhong Kuangshi still didn't understand Liu Chu's thoughts, and they still had some doubts in their hearts.
After all, these two people are not familiar with specific military affairs, so they naturally don't know what Liu Chu's choice of two different camping sites means.
"Jie Shuai, Chen Sima, the commander of the Huainan Army did not choose a better place to camp, but chose a relatively poor one, which shows that the ability of the commander of the Huainan Army to command the troops is average, this is the opportunity for our army to take the initiative to attack and defeat the Huainan Army in one fell swoop!" Liu Chu said with some excitement.
Compared with Li Shenfu and Wang Maozhang, who have become famous all over the world, Qin Pei's fame is relatively small, except for the attack on Gwangju before, he basically did not lead the army alone, and his reputation is naturally insufficient.
And even in the case of Gwangju, although the Huainan army broke through the heavily defended Gwangju City within a few days, it was the gunpowder of the Huainan army that was more famous in that battle, rather than Qin Pei's command, so it was normal for Liu Chu to look down on Qin Pei a little.
"I heard that this Qin Pei is King Wu's henchman general, it seems that the reason why the important task of attacking my Jiangxi this time can fall on the head of this Qin Pei is just that King Wu wants to give his cronies an opportunity to make meritorious contributions!" Liu Chu said with a smile.
After listening to his explanation, Chen Xiang and Zhong Kuangshi understood what Liu Chu meant.
"Are you saying that going out of the city to attack the Huainan army will give our army a chance to win?" Zhong Kuangshi asked suspiciously.
"Yes, when our army leaves the city, we can camp in this most suitable place. Here, we can not only block the way for the enemy army to attack Hongzhou, but also look for opportunities to defeat the enemy army! In addition, the enemy army will definitely feel that our army will hold the city, so that our army will take the initiative to fight without defense, and this is also an opportunity for our army! Liu Chu said with confidence.
Chen Xiang is not a leading general after all, so he is not very clear about these specific tactics, and Zhong Kuangshi does not understand these even more.
Sounds like a lot of sense, though!
Especially before, Chen Xiang and Liu Chu argued with each other, and neither could convince the other, and Zhong Kuangshi was also difficult to make a decision; And at this point, this newly obtained information played a decisive role.
"In that case, then General Liu will lead the army out of the city to fight a decisive battle with the Huainan army! As for the specific details, these marshals don't know much either, so General Lao will make a decision! Zhong Kuangshi finally said.
Seeing this, Chen Xiang could only shake his head and sigh secretly, after all, his proposal to stick to the city also had many loopholes, and at this time, he could only trust Liu Chu's judgment.
At this time, in the Huainan army, Qin Pei was gathering all the generals to deploy military orders.
This large army of more than 40,000 people, except for the fully organized Zhenwu army, the remaining 20,000 people were drawn from various armies and formed temporarily.
In addition, there were more than 3,000 Jiangzhou troops in this army, which were led by Zhong Yangui.
After all, Zhong Yangui's identity is Yang Wu's brother-in-law, so the Huainan generals also gave him a face, and during the military discussion, he let him sit in a position second only to Qin Pei, and was tied with Zhu Siqing, the deputy envoy of the recruitment.
However, at this time, Zhong Yangui also knew that he didn't understand military affairs, so when the Huainan generals were discussing hotly, he seemed to be of little interest.
"Governor, the location we went to see before is obviously a more suitable place to camp than the location we are in now, why did the Governor abandon it? Isn't this a place that has been given to the Hongzhou army for nothing? β
Just as Qin Pei and the others didn't understand when they first heard Yang Wu's instructions, many young Huainan generals sitting at this time also didn't understand Qin Pei's reasoning.
Even if Qin Pei asked them to think about it seriously, in the end, none of them could figure it out.
From this point of view, there is still a big gap between these young generals and veterans such as Li Shenfu and Zhou Ben.
Of course, it is normal to have such a gap, after all, one group is a battle-hardened veteran, while the other group is still a little younger; In addition, the hierarchical status they are in is also different, Li Shenfu and others are already high-level generals, while most of these young generals are middle-level generals, and they are at different levels, and they naturally see different things.
However, when Qin Pei said that this was a deployment made by Yang Wu himself, these young generals each showed an excited look: they may not be able to understand the benefits, but they knew that since it was a deployment made by Yang Wu himself, it must be a good deployment.
In the past few years, Yang Wu has personally led the troops to fight, and among these young generals, he has become synonymous with undefeated, and even the young generals have felt that as long as Yang Wu makes a decision, it must be correct.
On the side, Zhong Yangui didn't expect that his brother-in-law would have such a high prestige among the Huainan generals, and he was surprised and excited for a while.
However, in addition to surprise and excitement, there is more curiosity, although Yang Wu has created a great reputation over the years, and he is the king of Wu and the world, but in the end, he has just turned twenty years old this year.
And Zhong Yangui is in his thirties this year, which makes him sigh, he is also from a rich family, but why is the gap so big?
On the main throne, Qin Pei did not have so many feelings, although Yang Wu personally made the deployment, and this deployment was also recognized by Li Shenfu and other generals, but he did not know whether the Hongzhou defenders would be fooled or not.
Fortunately, it didn't take long for news to arrive: at least 30,000 defenders had left the city under the leadership of Liu Chu, and their target was the place that Yang Wu left for Liu Chu!
"The king is the king in the end, and the deployment made thousands of miles away can make Liu Chu obediently tricked, and I am not as good as this alone!" Qin Pei was secretly happy in his heart.
Yang Wu's plan was to let Liu Chu lead the army out of the city so that he could defeat them in the wild, and now that Liu Chu had been tricked, Qin Pei would naturally not be polite.