Chapter 175: All or Nothing
Under the candlelight, Yu Wenwen was writing hard, and just now he suggested that the Son of Heaven stay in the hanging gourd and become a super big bait, so as to attract Prime Minister Wei Chi to mobilize troops and horses to attack, so that he can solve the siege of Fang City with a high probability. One to read a book?·? k?anshu·com
The idea is very good, but it is not easy to implement, and he has already explained to the Son of Heaven the risks of this move, as for whether it can be done in the end, Yuwen Wen can't force the palace with a knife, so he has to wait.
The original plan was to take the Hanging Gourd and give a 'backstab' to Shenzhou on the south side of Yuzhou, and attack the Yuzhou army attacking the three passes of Yiyang from the back.
After taking Shenzhou, the Yuzhou Hanging Gourd could be connected with the Anzhou Governor's Mansion south of Tongbai Mountain, and became a 'salient' of the Yuwen clan to break into Henan, not only resisting the flank of the enemy army besieging Fangcheng, but also like a dagger, inserting into the soft belly of the Henan region under the control of the Wei Chi clan.
If such a situation is formed, there is a certain chance of relieving the siege of Fangcheng, buying precious time for your side to ensure the autumn harvest, deploy troops, and consolidate the defensive line.
This is the strategy that Yu Wenwen set with Yu Wenming before he set off, of course, after he arrived at the hanging gourd, he would take the opportunity to act, if he could, he would sneak attack the grain and grass distribution center of the enemy army besieging Fangcheng, which seemed to be in the area of Yecheng.
Yewan passage is the main passage of Yuzhou (Henan) into Jingzhou, Shannan, Ye is Yecheng, Wan is Wancheng (Shangwan at this time), and Fangcheng is the pass of this main road.
Yecheng is located in the east of Fangcheng, is the back road of the besieging Yuzhou army, and is also an important stronghold on its grain road, once something really happens, the Yuzhou army can't withdraw if it wants to, but the other party may not be stupid enough not to fortify Yecheng, so Yuwen Wen really wants to sneak attack, and the success is not known.
As a result, Yuwen Wen actually met the Son of Heaven in distress in the Hanging Gourd, which gave him a better choice, but would the Son of Heaven really agree to risk his life?
He thinks it will.
Since the Son of Heaven dares to assassinate Wei Chi, it means that this dare to take risks, and at this time, the Son of Heaven is very likely to make a desperate bet like a gambler with a red eye, Yu Wenwen is confident in this, so he must formulate a specific strategy. ???? a book? k?an?sh?u?· com
The imperial court has already announced to the world that Yuwen Qiankeng was 'seriously injured and died', and now that a new monarch has succeeded to the throne in Yecheng, the so-called 'true son of heaven' who suddenly appeared in the hanging gourd, from the perspective of a bystander, its credibility is very low.
How to convince the state and county officials around Yuzhou that the Son of Heaven is really hanging the gourd? Even if the other party believes it, why bother to stand on the side of the Son of Heaven and confront the powerful Wei Chi clan?
The situation is not good, the Son of Heaven can run to Shannan, can those officials and generals from all over Yuzhou and even Henan follow with a large family?
These questions cannot be avoided, so Yu Wenwen has to rationalize his thinking and formulate some specific strategies, so that the Son of Heaven can come in handy when he inquires, and only when he says the truth, the Son of Heaven will have confidence.
Will the Son of Heaven look for him again? Definitely!
A voice sounded outside the door, and it was Zhang Yu reporting outside: "Lord Lang, Your Majesty has sent someone to invite." ”
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"King Xiyang, is this really feasible?"
"Your Majesty, is there a way out now?"
"King Xiyang, aren't Guanzhong and Shannan still there?"
"Your Majesty, although the world is big, there is no place for the Yuwen clan to retreat, today retreat from the hanging gourd to Anlu, tomorrow from Anlu to retreat into the city, the day after tomorrow through the Wuguan Road into the pass, when the enemy army is outside Chang'an City, where else can we retreat?"
In the room, Yuwen Wen and Yuwen Qiankeng talked in detail again, at this time there were still only two of them, talking about the original topic, Yuwen Qiankeng did not make up his mind, and Yuwen Wen was making the last effort.
Persuading one's lord to go to the front line to face the front line and use it as bait to risk his life, no matter which dynasty or generation, this kind of behavior is very easy to hold a grudge against the emperor afterwards, if the emperor is benevolent, he will naturally not care, if the emperor is mean and unkind, sooner or later he will have to turn over old accounts.
At the beginning of the Northern Song Dynasty, the Liao army invaded the south on a large scale, swept Hebei, and the soldiers pointed directly at the Yellow River, and Zhao Heng, the Song Emperor in Bianliang, was so frightened that he wanted to flee south and be safe, so he stopped it for Prime Minister Kou Zhun.
Under the strong persuasion of Kou Zhun, Zhao Heng was forced to reluctantly drive the expedition, the morale of the Song army was greatly boosted, and the Liao army confronted the Liao army on the front line of Lanzhou, and finally the two countries signed the famous "Lanyuan Alliance" in history.
Although the reputation of concluding the alliance under the city was a little worse, this was the best choice for the Song State at that time, but Zhao Heng, who had forgotten the pain after the scar, became angry afterwards, blaming Kou Zhun for forcing him to go to the front line to use the emperor as a bargaining chip to gamble.
It is said that this is the origin of the idiom "all or nothing", whether Yuwen Qiankeng will be as shameless as Zhao Heng, Yuwen Wen does not know, but out of caution before, he actually put forward that strategy in the form of 'suggestions'.
And in order to shake off the pot, he also asked Yuwen Qiankeng to 'go back and think about it carefully', instead of striking while the iron was hot, and even scared and deceived Yuwen Qiankeng to agree immediately.
This approach is to make someone around the Son of Heaven agree to stay, and then he will be hated by the Son of Heaven instead of him, but now it seems that no one should be fooled.
In this case, Yu Wenwen rolled up his sleeves and went on himself, and he wanted to persuade the other party with the most straightforward reason: "Your Majesty, do you know why Weichen personally led the troops to attack the hanging gourd this time?" ”
"Does the King of Xiyang want to take the lead and boost morale?"
"This is secondary, the primary responsibility is to supervise the army, lest the soldiers have many excuses, fear of the enemy like a tiger and lead to failure, do not hide it from Your Majesty, now the captain is late, the hearts of the people in Shannan are fluctuating, and the ministers and the king of Qi and the prince of Qi are anxious, even if one night, they will be hacked to death by the rebels who rush into the mansion and slash them to death..."
Yuwen Qiankeng felt that this was a bit alarmist, King Qi's father and son had been running Shannan for nearly ten years, how could they not even control the situation, Yuwen Wen continued:
"Your Majesty, at the beginning of the second year of the elephant, the Yuwen clan's country was called a solid soup, who would have thought that it would be like this later?"
"Others don't say, Li Mu is Taizu Yuancong, who did he choose? What about the in-laws of Taizu's marriage? What about the horses led by the colt Yu Wing? Who did they choose? ”
Yuwen Qiankeng was silent when he heard this, he is no longer the ignorant child he was back then, some things have been figured out, in the face of interests, what is the old and the children are fake.
The relationship network that Yuwen has painstakingly managed for decades cannot be counted on at critical moments, and the father and son of Yuwenliang have been operating in Shannan for less than ten years, and the reliability of those civil officials and military generals is not optimistic.
"Your Majesty, the Yuwen clan is at the end of the road, except for some people who King Qi has been desperately trying to win over over the years, not many people are optimistic about the Yuwen clan, not many people will sacrifice their lives to help, the capital in our hands, but just a few, can't withstand the toss."
"The Yuwen clan needs a decisive victory to stabilize people's hearts, we know this truth, and Wei Chi also knows it."
"So he is not in a hurry to fight a decisive battle at all, he can calmly dispatch troops and horses, he can take every step of the way, and only launch a fatal blow when he has the chance to win, and even if the confrontation continues, the only one who can't resist it is the Yuwen clan."
"When Taizu personally led the troops, he broke the high joy in Shayuan, and only then did he really gain a firm foothold in Guanzhong, Your Majesty can think about it, if Taizu did not personally lead the troops to meet the battle, but stayed in Chang'an and sent another general to lead the troops, what would be the outcome?"
Yuwen Qiankeng nodded silently, what Yuwen Wen said is very simple, there is a huge disparity in the strength of the enemy and us, and the weaker side can only turn the situation around with the help of military victory, and it is best to win under the command of the sovereign.
This so-called commander does not necessarily have to really take care of everything, but at least go to the front line in person, first, to boost morale and stabilize people's minds, and second, to quickly increase his prestige with the help of a big victory.
A monarch who can win battles will attract more talents to vote, and for the current Yuwen Qiankeng, such a reputation is urgently needed.
I'm afraid that the world thinks that he is a cowardly and incompetent puppet, and when he arrives in Shannan, if he doesn't want to be set aside in the future, he has to have his own team, where does the team come from? Attracted by prestige.
It is impossible for him to say this to Yuwen Wen, but what Yu Wenwen just said did speak to Yuwen Qiankeng's heart.
"Your Majesty, if things drag on like this, the Yuwen clan will only sit and wait for death, and Weichen will be guilty of capital crimes, please put your Majesty at risk and make a desperate bet." Yu Wenwen presented a piece of paper full of handwriting with both hands, "This is the strategy drawn up by Wei Chen, please look at it, Your Majesty is urgent, you must make a decision immediately." ”
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