Li Congke and Shi Jingjiao asked to be the vanguard of the army, although Li Congjing said that he promised to let the two armies of Huguo and Baoyi continue to fight, but it was impossible to really let the two armies that were disabled be the vanguard again, and it was enough for the two armies to accompany them when they went to war.

After the entire territory of Jianzhou was determined, how the army should act next, the rare opinions of the staff office were not unified. The reason why there is no unity of opinion in the General Staff Office is that it is not clear about Li Shaobin's intentions.

At present, continuing to move forward from Jianzhou, the right flank is the direction of Longzhou, the front is the direction of Mianzhou and Zizhou, and the left flank is the direction of Langzhou.

Wang Pu suggested that the main force send to Langzhou, and he said: "Previously, Li Shaobin gathered the main force of Dongchuan, and after capturing Langzhou, he sent Wang Hui north to aid Jianzhou on the one hand, and Guozhou in the south on the other. The day before yesterday, after Wang Hui was defeated and retreated in Jianzhou, he led the remnants to flee to Langzhou, although Wang Hui was defeated, the military strength was not greatly damaged, and Langzhou had Li Shaobin's headquarters and Meng Sigong's department, and the three combined, there were still 15,000 to 20,000 soldiers and horses, which was the main force that Li Shaobin could dispatch. ”

"Our army attacked Liangchuan, there was a great victory in Jianzhou, and the morale was flourishing, and we should be the main force to find the enemy, and strive to defeat it in one fell swoop, which is one of them. Second, Guozhou is adjacent to Suizhou, and Suizhou is adjacent to Hezhou, now Wuxin Army, Wanzhou Army is facing the Xichuan strong enemy day and night onslaught, the war is difficult, if our army can break through Li Shaobin, capture Langzhou, Guozhou, then can meet with Xia Luqi, Guo Wei, then not only Suizhou, Hezhou's predicament can be solved, after we wait for the combined army, it is bound to be a great military might, then to take Dongchuan, only between the backhand, this is the second. Dongchuan is established, Meng Zhixiang has lost foreign aid, and it is difficult to speak alone, so there is nothing to worry about. ”

Therefore, he advocated that he should take Longzhou from the division, and then wave his division and enter Mianzhou; The main force of the army was sent to Langzhou, and Li Shaobin fought a decisive battle, striving to defeat it in a battle, and then joined the Wuxin army and the Wanzhou army, waved the army north, and surrounded Zizhou. In this way, the overall situation can be determined! ”

Li Congjing nodded, but he only said that it made sense, and he was noncommittal.

Sang Weihan disagreed with Wang Pu's opinion, he got up and saluted Li Congjing, and then said: "Sima's opinion is biased. First, Jianzhou is only more than 200 miles away from Mianzhou, and it is only more than 100 miles from Mianzhou to Zizhou, and if it is a line of detour Langzhou, Guozhou, and Suizhou and then go north to Zizhou, the distance is more than three times. Seeking the near and far, it is difficult to increase the supply of grain in vain, to consume huge amounts of money and grain, to delay the war in vain, and to bury hidden dangers in vain for a long time. ”

Second, Zizhou is where Li Shaobin's foundation is, and after taking Zizhou, Li Shaobin will become a tree without a source of water and no roots, passing through Mianzhou and breaking Zizhou, which is called going straight to the Yellow Dragon, Li Shaobin lost his nest, and it was easy to destroy. In Sima's opinion, it is difficult to give up! Third, according to Sima's opinion, our army passed through Langzhou and went to Suizhou, not to mention the rest, if the Xichuan army refused to break the siege and left, but united with Dongchuan to fight me on the spot, what would happen? At that time, the two rivers were still two rivers. Although my Wang Shi is not afraid of the joint efforts of the two rivers, there is no need to fight with him. Therefore, in Sima's opinion, he did not follow the principle of breaking through each and making it easy to be difficult, and fought hard with Liangchuan, which violated the way of using troops! ”

Wang Pu was naturally not convinced, and snorted coldly with his sleeves, "Then according to the opinion of joining the army, how should the army march?" ”

Sang Weihan was confident, "The right wing will go out of Longzhou, take it and then go south to Mianzhou, and the left wing will go out of Langzhou, confuse and contain Li Shaobin's main force, and the army will go back and go straight to Mianzhou, and then go south to Zizhou!" In this way, Dongchuan can be determined! ”

Wang Pu sneered and asked: "What if after my army leaves Jianzhou, Li Shaobin sends the main force to attack Jianzhou, cut off my rear, or destroy my grain route?" At that time, our army will have a sword gate behind the moat, and there will be a heavy town in front of it, and the army will have no way to retreat, and there will be no flanks to be comprehensive. ”

Sang Weihan disagreed, "This is Sima who doesn't understand Li Shaobin, when the war in Mianzhou is ignited, Zizhou is in danger, Li Shaobin is too late to return to the army to ask for himself, how can he send troops to Jianzhou?" Didn't Sima know that Wei rescued Zhao? ”

Speaking of this, Sang Weihan became more and more Zhizhu in his hand, and said in a low voice: "What Sima said, 'no flanks and comprehensive', I dare not agree, at that time, I will have Longzhou on the right, a partial division on the left to contain Li Shaobin, and there will be Wuxin Army and Wanzhou Army echoing in the distance, how can it be regarded as a lone army?" In this situation, our army is as solid as a rock, and Li Shaobin will definitely not be able to make a desperate bet to break my partial division and then break my Jianzhou, so he can only return to Zizhou. Moreover, even if he would make a desperate bet, how could Jianzhou be able to take it if he wanted to? ”

"And once Li Shaobin evacuates Langzhou, the Xichuan Army will no longer have a complete flank, and will not continue to fight with the Wuxin Army and the Wanzhou Army, so it can only break the siege and retreat to Xichuan. In this way, the siege of Suizhou and Hezhou can be solved! As Sima said, the convergence of the three armies to besiege Zizhou can be achieved at that time, and it is an extremely labor-saving achievement! Speaking of this, Sang Weihan's voice showed a bit of excitement, "What's more, if our army can send an elite to ambush Li Shaobin on the way back to Zizhou, we can attack it halfway and defeat it in the wilderness, so as to avoid paying a huge price to attack Jiancheng when the Dongchuan army is guarding Zizhou!" ”

Looking at Sang Weihan's strategy, it does give people a sense of brightness, but Wang Pu saw through the drawbacks of this strategy at a glance, he said: "The strategy of joining the army, every step is dangerous, always full of variables, if the situation is not as expected to develop when joining the army, then our army is in danger at any time." But when a large army fights, the strategy of using troops should strive to be steady and cautious, and minimize the uncontrollable things, how can they be like gamblers, adventuring every step? Now, our army has tens of thousands of heroes, excellent armament, frontal combat, and is not afraid of the two rivers. ”

"I heard that raising soldiers for a thousand days and using soldiers for a while; I also heard that Ci is not in charge of the army, but whenever the army fights, he only cares about victory, and does not worry about the cost of money and food! ”

Hearing this, Sang Weihan flicked his sleeves and sneered, "Sima's words, don't seek merit but seek no fault, what is the benefit of the mediocre people's opinion?" What's in it for the country? Something disdainful to talk to you too! ”

He has always been conceited and talented, otherwise he would not have aspired to be a public assistant since he was a child, since he is proud of his talents, he is not humble and conceited everywhere on weekdays, among all the staff of the Qin Palace, he is only one person, and he does not think that there are other people's talents above him, so it is not strange to say this.

"You" Wang Pu is very angry, Sang Weihan is proud, why doesn't he think very highly of himself? It's just that his performance on weekdays is not as obvious as Sang Weihan's, and now that Sang Weihan is commented on like this, how can he not be angry, and he turned around at the moment, "A gambler, why do I need to talk to you!" ”

Li Congjing leaned on the armrest, crossed his hands in front of his abdomen, and looked like he was resting with his eyes closed. There was nothing wrong with Sang Weihan and Wang Pu arguing on official business, and Li Congjing didn't bother to persuade him, he pondered and judged the strategy of the two in his heart.

Wang Pu's strategy is steady and cautious, step by step.

Sang Weihan's strategy is wide open and close, and whimsy.

Which one should I choose?

After Wang Pu and Sang Weihan finished speaking, the staff members spoke one after another, and on the basis of their speeches, their opinions were basically divided into two factions.

"Have you ever thought about what the situation would be if Meng Zhixiang sent troops to reinforce Langzhou?" Mo Li turned sideways and spoke to Li Congjing.

"Suizhou and Hezhou have not been captured, how can Meng Zhixiang divide troops to reinforce Langzhou?" Li Congjing replied slowly, and suddenly a flash of inspiration flashed in his mind, and when he opened his eyes, the bottom of his eyes flashed, "Unless"

Mo Li smiled lightly, "Unless Meng Zhixiang deduces the battle situation and calculates the actions of our army." ”

"Whether it is Wang Pu's policy or Sang Weihan's policy, the key is in Langzhou. The former has the Battle of Langzhou, and the outcome is related to whether our army can continue to move south, while the latter hopes that Li Shaobin will return to Zizhou and is unable to capture Jianzhou. Li Congjing's eyes became brighter and brighter.

"That's true." Mo Li shook the folding fan, "If Meng Zhixiang deduces the battle situation deep enough, he will know that no matter what kind of advance route our army adopts, once Langzhou is not guaranteed, the offensive situation in Dongchuan and Xichuan will not be maintained, and what follows can only passively face the attack of our army, and in the end, it will inevitably be broken by each one." Therefore, for the two rivers, Langzhou must not be lost, and it must retreat to hold on, and advance to fight. ”

Li Congjing continued the deduction, he said: "The battle situation in Suizhou and Hezhou has been stalemate, and it is difficult for each other to distinguish the winner and defeat in a short period of time. ”

"The key is in Langzhou."

"In this way, the Liangchuan troops in Langzhou should be able to gather nearly 30,000 troops."

Mo Li smiled and said no more.

Li Congjing also smiled, and he looked around the field, where the staff were still arguing.

Just now, Mo Li did not participate in the public discussion, but directly told Li Congjing his opinions.

Sang Weihan is arrogant, Wang Pu is arrogant, but when it comes to the degree of pride, in the entire Qin Palace, Mo Li, who is free and uninhibited on weekdays and doesn't seem to take anything to heart, is the most powerful one.