Before sending troops to quell the rebellion, Zhou Yafu reported his strategic plan to Liu Qi: "The Chu army is fierce and has strong combat effectiveness, and if it fights head-on, it will be difficult to win." I plan to avoid the rebels' sharp spirit first, go around behind the rebels, cut off the Chu army's grain route at the confluence of the Huai River and the Si River, and then look for an opportunity to exterminate the rebels. ”

Liu Qi approved Zhou Yafu's battle plan and replied: "The general can lead his troops to fight abroad, and he can act cheaply. ”

The battlefield is unpredictable, the fighter plane is fleeting, if you send someone to Chang'an to ask the emperor for instructions, and wait for the emperor's approval, the daylily will be cold. Liu Qi's appointment of Zhou Yafu and other generals played a very important role in the victory of the counterinsurgency.

Zhou Yafu set off from Chang'an and arrived at Bashang, when suddenly a soldier came to report: There was a scholar named Zhao Shi who asked to see him.

Zhou Yafu didn't know Zhao She, but he decided to meet him anyway.

The soldier brought a person, dressed as a Confucian student, and when he saw Zhou Yafu, he said: "The captain has a great responsibility on this trip, I don't know if you can listen to me?" ”

Zhou Yafu dismounted and replied, "Please speak!" ”

I only heard Zhao Shi say: "King Wu is rich and has raised a lot of dead soldiers. He knew that if you were going out of the customs and going to Hangu Pass, you would definitely ambush the dead in the dangerous places of Kunshan and Mianchi. Taiwei might as well go right from here, take Lantian Road, go out of Wuguan, and arrive in Luoyang! The difference in time is only one or two days, but it can deter the princes. ”

Zhou Yafu bowed his head and said, "It makes sense." ”

Immediately, Zhou Yafu followed this strategy, took the line of Wuguan, and arrived in Luoyang safely. He said happily: "I never imagined that I could get to Luoyang so smoothly, Luoyang and Xingyang are under control, and the situation will be stable." ”

Zhou Yafu sent people to search Kunshan and Mianchi, and sure enough, he caught King Wu's ambush.

If Liu Bi listened to the advice of the general Tian Lubo, divided his troops and went to Wuguan, just in time to collide with Zhou Yafu, then history would be rewritten.

At this time, the Wu-Chu coalition army was storming the Liang State, intending to capture Xingyang and enter Guanzhong from Hangu Pass. Liu Wu, the king of Liang, commanded the Liang army to put up stubborn resistance. Liu Wu is the younger brother of Liu Qi's mother, and the two grew up together and have a very close relationship. Liu Wu couldn't bear it anymore, so he sent several groups of envoys a day to ask Zhou Yafu for support.

Zhou Yafu always replied: The king will hold on for a few more days!

Liu Wu hurriedly wrote to the emperor's brother for help. Liu Qi was very concerned about his younger brother, and specially issued an edict to Zhou Yafu to reinforce King Liang. Zhou Yafu still ignored it.

When the grain route of the Wu-Chu coalition army was cut off, Zhou Yafu sent troops to loot the grain stocks of the Wu-Chu coalition army, attracting the Wu-Chu coalition army and reducing the pressure on the Liang State. It's a pity that Liu Wu didn't know, he thought that Zhou Yafu would not be saved when he saw death, and hated Zhou Yafu.

The Wu-Chu coalition army was blocked in the Liang State and could not be attacked for a long time.

A young general, General Heng, suggested to Liu Biao: "Wu Chu has a lot of infantry, and the infantry is good at fighting in dangerous places; The imperial court had many cavalry, and the cavalry was suitable for fighting on the plains. I hope that the king will not be obsessed with attacking the city, jump over directly, take the small road to Luoyang, occupy the arsenal of Luoyang, seize the grain of Aocang, and guard the Yellow River. If the king marches slowly, he will attack every city, and when the Han cavalry arrives, our army will not be able to give full play to its advantages, and it will be difficult to win the battle. ”

Liu Bi couldn't make up his mind after hearing this, so he convened a meeting and convened the generals to discuss, and General Heng's proposal was opposed by the veteran general of Wu.

"Young people blindly rush forward, how can they understand the overall situation!"

There are all kinds of combat plans, but there is only one that can open the door to victory, and it depends on whether the decision-makers have the wisdom to make judgments and make correct choices.

In the end, this proposal to play up the strengths and avoid the weaknesses and take Luoyang directly was rejected.

The end of the failure of Liu Bi, the king of Wu, is already doomed.