After Ma Hong heard this strategy, he was stunned, he didn't think of this strategy, it was a strange strategy, it can indeed be taken by surprise, once it succeeds, it will give the enemy a fatal blow. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

But this strategy has a fatal flaw, that is, the warships of this era, although the warships of this era have been improved by Ma Hong into steam engine ships, although they have also sent fleets to explore overseas, but the weather at sea is abnormal, if the weather changes drastically, and the 150,000 soldiers are wiped out, it will be a cheat.

Although Ma Hong also thought about this matter, he was not as bold as Zhu Ran, who dared to transport 150,000 soldiers at one time, and the 150,000 soldiers had to be transported by ironclad warships alone, and his supplies of grain and grass also needed more than 100 warships to transport. If the fleet encounters wind and waves at sea, it runs out of food and grass before it reaches the North Sea, and the soldiers who go are hungry and defeated without fighting.

This strategy, there is no supply line, it is completely dependent on the Chu army to land ashore, relying on the rapid capture of the cities of Wei to grab grain and grass, if the grain and grass cannot be raised in a short period of time, once the army is trapped by grain and grass, it will be over.

This strategy was discussed by Zhu Ran and Pang Tongshi.

First: Zhu Ran, who is good at water warfare and one of Ma Hong's most trusted people, needs to be the commander-in-chief of troop transportation.

Second, the 150,000 troops could not be commanded by one person, but they needed to be dispersed, divided into five troops, and landed on different sea lines, because it was obviously unrealistic to snatch the grain and grass of 150,000 people from one county, and if the road was blocked for a short time, the 150,000 soldiers might starve to death. Therefore, at least five generals are needed to rule, and Zhu Ran can be regarded as one of them after landing on the shore. Pang Tong and Liu Ye recommended four more people, namely Wang Ping, Lu Xun, Jiang Wei, and Zhang Wei. Each person also needs to be equipped with a deputy general and a military advisor, Fei Yi and Yang Yi said that they would accompany them, and Fei Yi and Yang Yi recommended Jiang Wan, Fa Zheng, and Zhuge Jin respectively.

Third: the sea sneak attack war requires the cooperation of Hu Du in the north and the south, Pang Tong and Liu Ye suggested that Hu Du attack Luoyang in the north, and Zhuge Liang as the commander in the direction of Yangzhou to attack. A three-front attack on Wei will definitely be able to contain Wei's forces and create an opportunity for a sneak attack on the sea.

Fourth: If it is necessary, Cao Zhang can contain some of Cao Pi's people, of course, Cao Zhang will not be able to die.

Fifth: 150,000 troops and 200 warships were to be transported to Yangzhou in batches, and the infantry was to be trained in the direction of Yangzhou, giving Cao Wei false information that Cao Wei thought that the Chu army was going north to attack Xuzhou.

Ma Hong listened quietly to Zhu Ran's analysis, and after Zhu Ran finished speaking, Ma Hong asked, "Okay! So tell me how many troops are needed for this battlefield? ”

Zhu Ran said: "In addition to the 150,000 troops who attacked by sea, the troops attacking Xuzhou in the direction of Yangzhou are no less than 100,000, and the northern fox can send 50,000 troops to contain Xiahou Yuan." ”

"Does that mean 300,000? And the remaining 150,000 are to create opportunities for another 150,000 to attack at sea. ”

Zhu Ran nodded and said: "It's not just that, if the sneak attack at sea is successful, then the whole country will need to go on a northern expedition, if the sneak attack at sea is successful, and the troops behind do not keep up, then it will be counter-encircled and suppressed." ”

Ma Hong nodded and said: "I understand this, if the plan of a sneak attack from the sea is revealed, then the Wei State only needs to cast a net on our landing line, and the 150,000 troops will become the turtle in the urn." Therefore, this plan cannot be leaked, only the five of us senior brothers know, and Zhuge Liang can also know about it, but the rest of the people can't tell it. Understandable? ”

The brothers and sisters said happily: "I agreed." ”

Ma Hong said: "All the brothers and sisters have already felt that it is feasible, so it is indeed feasible, if it is lost, it is just that the water division of my Chu State will be completely wiped out, and the water army that has been raised for many years will be folded in, and then 150,000 troops will be lost." If it is customary, the Northern Expedition will take at least five years, or even ten years, and in this long period of time, the national strength will be rapidly consumed, and I am afraid that more than 150,000 people will die. ”

"Indeed, from a comprehensive point of view, this is a big gamble, if you lose the 150,000 army and the entire naval army, if you win, you can break Cao Wei's defense line in one fell swoop, and even take Yecheng." Liu Ye said.

"Do you want to incite Gongsun Yuan of Liaodong to cooperate in attacking Wei together?"

Pang Tong stroked his beard and said to Ma Hong.

"Senior Brother Pang is reasonable, you can try to unite Gongsun Yuan." Yang Yi said.

Ma Hong shook his head and said, "Forget about that kind of goods!" If he can really succeed, there will be no shortage of people in Liaodong, who is saying that Gongsun Yuan's unpopular goods can't make any moves, because he is very timid. ”

What kind of goods Gongsun Yuan is in history, Ma Hong can't understand it, so he is not willing to unite Gongsun Yuan, wasting money, and finally Gongsun Yuan sat and watched the play, and did not send troops and horses. This is how Gongsun Yuan in history fooled Sun Quan.

"The Northern Expedition to attack the Wei State, the grain, grass and equipment needed, as well as the construction of warships, I am afraid that it will have to be prepared for another two years." Ma Hong said.

"What Senior Brother said is just because there is a shortage of warships now, now Chu has more than 140 ironclad warships, and the remaining sixty warships can be replaced by the big ships of Dongwu after improvement, and when marching on the sea, the warships can be connected with iron cables, and every ten warships are one, and one is equipped with seven ironclad ships and three wooden ships, so that they can resist the impact of the waves."

Ma Hong nodded and said: "The sea is extremely windy and rough, and most of those building boats that carry a lot of people can only travel on the river, and if they are driving on the sea, it is very easy to capsize." Attaching them with iron cables may have some effect. ”

"The building ships need to be improved, and the height of the lowering is really not possible, and if it is really not possible, you can replace it with a slightly smaller boat." Zhu Ran said.

Ma Hong nodded and said: "Okay, you are an expert in this area, and you are the current general of the navy, you will be responsible for these things, and let Lu Xun, the governor of the navy, cooperate with you." ”

"No!"

After Gan Ning's death, Zhu Ran served as the general of the navy, and Lu Xun was also promoted to the governor of the navy.

"I think we need to follow Zhu Ran's method, first connect more than ten warships with iron cables, and sail to the North Sea to give it a try." Liu Ye said.

"I really need to give it a try." Pang Tong said.

Zhu Ran was sent to Yangzhou by Ma Hong to take charge of Yangzhou, Fei Yi and Yang Yi followed Zhu Ran to Yangzhou, and those recommended generals and military advisors would only be sent to Yangzhou Wu County before the plan was launched, including Ma Hong's righteous son Jiang Wei, who did not know this plan. The plan was absolutely secret, because they all knew that once the plan was exposed, if the Wei State laid an encirclement on the sea line and cleared the walls, then the 150,000 Chu troops would be starved to death, and the soldiers would go by boat, but it would be absolutely impossible to come back by boat.

(To be continued.) )