Two days later, the weather was crisp and crisp, very comfortable, the Han army camp was noisy and cheering, and after the battle, a team of Han soldiers and soldiers had finished resting, and they could send troops to meet the rebellion again at any time. It's just that the soldiers want to make meritorious contributions, but the generals and scribes in the big tent of the Chinese army are arguing at the moment.

"Go north to Jiameng, first pacify the barbaric chaos, and then go east into Ba County, the west of Ba County has been a thief, the barbarians have few soldiers, and the soldiers and horses are needed to attack the city everywhere, and the rest of the old and weak are mostly distributed in the nine counties to garrison, which is a good opportunity to use soldiers. And the previous rout of the barbarian desertion to the north is very many, one has entered Zitong, at this time to march, can also help Zitong, if the Lang for Yizhou affairs, when the north speed, in order to save the father. ”

"Now Ba County is in an emergency, Jiangzhou is broken, and this autumn of danger is also. Zhonglang should lead the troops south, first break the Deyang barbarians, and then enter Ba County, go straight to Jiangzhou, and protect Jiangzhou, then Ba County is safe, if Jiangzhou is lost, Ba County is not guaranteed, I am afraid that the court will punish the crime, and Zhonglang is in danger. ”

"No, our army is tens of thousands, and it is not comparable to the barbarian army. The barbarian soldiers are stationed in two counties, and there are only thousands of people in each county. ”

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In the big tent of the Chinese army, Fu Quan's generals and strategists said inseparablely, you and I talked about their strategic ideas and military plans, and in general, it is desirable to have two strategies, which are nothing more than going north to Jiameng and south to Deyang.

If you fight Jia Meng first, the benefits are obvious, not only can you continue to clean up the defeated barbarians who fled north in Zitong, but also pacify Jia Meng, and then enter the rear of the barbarians in Ba County. According to the information obtained, the barbarians had about 50,000 soldiers in this rebellion, nearly 20,000 in Kou Guanghan County, nearly 30,000 in Kouba County, and the rest of the old and weak people were stationed in the nine counties in the west of Ba County.

However, if you go north, then you will face a problem, if Ba County governs Jiangzhou, the Han army will not be able to rescue. If Jiangzhou is broken when the Han army attacks the rear of the barbarians, the situation in Ba County will be even more corrupted.

The good result may be that the merits and demerits are offset and he will continue to quell the rebellion, and the bad result will be that he will be punished and imprisoned, after all, the Son of Heaven and the princes of the court can't even tolerate Xiao Ying can't defeat Ban Yuman, can you tolerate you losing a county and a county?

Focusing on results, regardless of the process, has always been the direction of the rulers of all dynasties to govern the government, just like the various consequentialism of the Celestial Empire in later generations, which has never changed since ancient times. Of course, as a relative of Fuquan, even if the punishment is not too severe, at most it will be a fine or a reduction in his position, but this will undoubtedly have a very adverse impact on his future career.

Once you leave a bad impression in the eyes of those in power, the final result is only the end of your political career, unless the person in power later remembers you and needs you, that's all, so this strategy is easy in the early stage, but the consequences are too dangerous, and the blessings and disasters are unpredictable.

And if you go south, it is indeed good to calm the chaos in Deyang and rescue Jiangzhou, and Fuquan itself thinks about it the same, but this time Guanghan and Ban Yuman fought against him, but he didn't dare to do so. With nearly 30,000 people, he was almost pushed back by the barbarians, and it is conceivable how strong the Ban Yu barbarians are, and the number of barbarians surrounding Jiangzhou is about the same as his own, are he sure that he can defeat them?

To tell the truth, Fu Quan felt very hung in his heart, if he had the elite of the Han Sanbian, He, and Liang Sanzhou in his hands, he would definitely not be afraid, but he was really not sure about the long-term county soldiers in Shudi. This is also the reason why I did not consider the division strategy proposed by some people in the post.

It is true that they are all wise and resourceful, but it is not only by wisdom but also by integrating all aspects of their own military problems and considering them one by one that they can determine the combat strategy of each step. Knowing oneself and knowing one's opponent, winning a hundred battles, is what it means, war is not a brainless forced order to soldiers, just like you order a group of landlubber troops on land to go to the water and fight hand-to-hand with other people's naval forces, and you will lose the opportunity before you fight, not to mention whether the landlubber troops have tactical experience in water warfare, that is, the physical fitness of soldiers, when you get to the water, ten percent of the combat power is estimated to lose three or four percent first.

When Fu Quan's mind was complicated and troubled by the next march, a pawn suddenly ran outside the tent, and immediately saluted in front of Fu Quan after coming in: "Report to Zhonglang, the two generals Tian and Yi have returned to the camp, and they are now asking to see outside the tent." ”

Kindness?

Tian Meng and Yi Gu?

Fu Quan thought about things, and was stunned for a while before remembering who the soldier was talking about, and then said, "Let the two of them enter the account." ”

"No!" After the pawn saluted, he immediately went out of the big tent.

Before long, Tian Meng and Yi Gu entered the account together, and they were followed by a young scribe, who looked a little weak, which made Fu Quan quite puzzled.

"I've seen Nakaro." Tian Meng and the three of them approached Fu Quan and saluted together.

Fu Quan bowed his head, and then asked, "What is the grain of the soldiers and horses transported?" Then he looked at the young scribe and asked, "Who is this?" ”

Tian Meng stepped forward and replied: "Back to Zhonglang, this time I transported 100,000 stones of grain, and transferred 3,000 soldiers from Shu County to join the army to help in the battle. This is Wang Yuantai, the Taishou of Shu County, who was ordered to escort and hand over the grain and soldiers and horses. ”

After Tian Meng finished speaking, Wang Mou immediately stepped forward and saluted: "Back to Zhonglang, this is the account book of Shu County's conscripted horses, grains, and straw, please Zhonglang check it." With that, Wang Mou stepped forward and put the account book in front of the Fuquan case.

Take the account books to check, Fu Quan's head, this expedition he asked the counties of Yizhou to prepare money and grain to help the war, because the previous defeat of Xiao Ming, not only the loss of soldiers and horses is as simple as the loss of soldiers and horses, but more importantly, the grain and grass of several counties of Guanghan were completely lost by him, and the losses were heavy, and there was not much surplus grain in the treasury.

The soldiers and horses have not moved, the grain and grass go first, the most basic thing in the war is logistics, and the grain is the most important thing, the soldiers will be hungry and have no strength without food, and the horses and mules will not be able to fight and transport without fodder.

Seeing that the grain and straw in the treasury of the four counties in the chaos were insufficient for the army for several months, he ordered the surrounding counties to prepare a number of soldiers and horses and send them to the army. Yi Gu and Tian Meng were the grain transport officers he arranged to preside over the logistics of the army and collect the grain and grass to escort the grain, and this Wang Mou was the official who presided over the transportation in Shu County.

The 100,000 stone grain they sent is very important for Fuquan, 100,000 stone grain is equivalent to 100,000 Hu grain, under normal circumstances, the cost of a thousand people a day is only 60 Hu, this 100,000 stone grain can be enough to eat for 50 or 60 days, and then the logistics of the army can be worry-free. Fuquan had to sigh at the richness of Shudi, the country of abundance is really not blown, and so much grain can be allocated in just a few days. After checking that the money and grain account books were correct, Fu Quan waved his hand to order the two of them to enter the ranks, and after a period of calm was restored, the account became noisy again, and it was still a question of how to enter the army.

However, about half an hour later, just as Fu Quan was considering whether to dismiss everyone and end this endless topic, Wang Mou, who had just come to the army, suddenly came out and said: "Why don't Zhonglang go straight to Langzhong?" ”