Seeing that after Situ Che made a decision, he left in a hurry to arrange the battle of Hanzhong, Lin Shiwen couldn't help but feel bitter: The king, you can let the ministers and the other three assist the fifth prince, but the other two have already entered Zhao, and the fifth prince is also very taboo against me, don't say that the world is determined, it is still difficult to restore the old appearance of the Yongjun!

Situ Che doesn't like him, how can Lin Shiwen not know? Except that Situ Che didn't like that he always talked about how the Yongjun was, and talked about uniting the other two princes from the Yongjun, it was not related to his identity.

In the past, Situ Lei handed over the power of the Yongjun to the fifth prince Situ Che, instead of the boss Situ Hao, when Situ Lei was dying, Situ Lei took the three important ministers around him as the minister of orphanage and the minister of life, and assisted Situ Che in controlling the Yongjun. But after Situ Che took over most of the Yongjun, he naturally had deep scruples about him, the minister who cared for his life.

Lin Shiwen's influence in the Yongjun is extraordinary, and Situ Che naturally doesn't want someone above him to rule him. In addition, Lin Shiwen talked about how the Yongjun army in the old days was many times, and proposed to unite the Luo army and the Han army, and even merge the three parties to restore the general trend of the Yongjun army in the old days, which made Situ Che extremely unhappy.

"Ling Xiao, Lin Shucheng, the two of you are simply, now that you are in Zhao Kingdom, you are afraid that you will be at ease, and you can still give full play to your abilities and do what you want to do." Lin Shiwen thought of the other two and couldn't help but sigh.

"That's it! The fifth prince is now a prince of a place, the lord of one party, and has his own decisions. What will happen to the Shu army in the future, look at the destiny of heaven! ”

Chang'an, the land of Hanzhong is very close to Chang'an, although it belongs to the jurisdiction of the two princes, but the information of the land of Hanzhong has now been continuously transmitted to Chang'an, every day.

The news that the Han army raided Yinping Mansion and took Luoyang and Baima Pass and approached Jinshou City also reached Chang'an and appeared in Zhao Xun's hands. The Han army's attack on the north of Yizhou was also beyond Zhao Xun's expectations. Zhao Xun originally thought that the king of Hanzhong would directly counterattack in the land of Hanzhong and drive the Shu army out, but he did not expect that he would resist the enemy all the way to the city and directly attack the north of Yizhou all the way.

"The movement of the Han army, take a look, this king of Hanzhong is not moving, and we are surprised when he moves! The Shu army attacked Hanzhong, and the Han army directly counterattacked the land of the Shu army. These two brothers are not good at stubble! Zhao Xun smiled and informed everyone of the information. And Lin Shucheng, who was officially promoted to the governor of Yongzhou, was also on his side because he was familiar with the land of Hanzhong and the king of Shu, and discussed the military with several privy deputy envoys and several town army generals.

Hearing the information, Liu Wenqi said in a deep voice: "This king of Hanzhong is really good at using people and using our Zhao army. In order to put pressure on the Shu army, he even used us. ”

Yang Wangqing said: "This also shows that the gap between the strength of the Han army and the Shu army is too far. However, the king of Hanzhong was not afraid that when we took advantage of his attack on the northern part of Yizhou, he would take the opportunity to go south and launch an operation against the western part of Yinping Mansion? ”

"Come to think of it, this king of Hanzhong has already guessed that we will take the countermeasure of sitting on the mountain and watching the tiger fight, or rather, he is also gambling again. Of course, it is also possible that the king of Hanzhong was forced by this action of the Shu army. The land of Hanzhong is the origin of the title of the king of Hanzhong, besides, if it is placed in the hands of the Shu army, and the Shu army takes away its nest, the Han army is afraid that it will not be able to hold on. After all, the Han army was separated from the Yong army, and the Yong army was now transformed into the Shu army. If he is defeated in the land of Hanzhong, I am afraid that the soldiers under his command will not have much confidence and attachment to him. Liu Wenqi responded.

Situ Liang also nodded and said: "Indeed, for the King of Hanzhong, this battle cannot be lost, at least this time." Even if you lose, you can't lose in the hands of the Shu army. Otherwise, the future of the Han army will be over. ”

"However, the actions of the Han army were not what we expected, and they were also beyond the expectations of the other princes. He did not immediately counterattack Hanzhong City and its southern part of the country, but raided the eastern area of Yinping Mansion as quickly as possible, defeating the Shu army until he withdrew to the area of Sword Pavilion to garrison the dangerous pass. If it weren't for the dangerous terrain in the north of Yizhou and the difficulty of the army to pass, I was afraid that the king of Hanzhong would be able to take the land of the two provinces in the north of Yizhou. ”

"In terms of interests, it is not important for the Han army to raid the land occupied by the Shu army, but for the Shu army, this place cannot be easily lost, and it is these lofty mountains and dangerous passes that can stop our army from moving south. This Yinping Mansion and Wenshan Mansion are the natural defense line of the Shu army against our Zhao army, if this place falls into the hands of the Han army, and the Han army is opposed to the Shu army, the Shu army will definitely not let this place be occupied by the Han army. Perhaps, the king of Hanzhong wanted to exchange these regions for the withdrawal of the Shu army. ”

Zhao Jie, the general of the Zhen army, said with a smile: "In this way, the Han army is not as weak as we expected, so that we can achieve what we expect to let the Han army fight against the Shu army instead of one side being quickly defeated?" ”

Situ Liang shook his head and smiled: "Judging from the current battle situation, the Han army and the Shu army are indeed comparable, and even geographically, the Han army still has a slight upper hand. However, all this was based on the surprise attack of the Han army, which caught the defenders of Yinping Mansion off guard, and was taken by the Han army after a surprise attack on the flank. You must know that before that, the Han army also provided grain and grass materials for the Shu army in Yinping Mansion for the defenders of Yinping Mansion to resist our southward advance. ”

"According to our investigations, the Han army then sent a team of men and horses to attack some small cities for the transportation of grain and grass materials for Yinping Mansion, and then changed into armor and banners to take several important checkpoints. In fact, the Han army counterattacked so quickly that even the Shu army did not expect it. In the eyes of the Shu army, the king of Hanzhong will definitely negotiate first before using force. It's a pity that the Shu army's action against Hanzhong City made the King of Hanzhong angry. ”

"Now the Han army is no longer able to move forward in the Land of Sword Pavilion, and the defenders of Wenshan Mansion are also moving eastward. Even if there are no reinforcements, the Han army is afraid that it will be difficult to get closer. If the Yizhou reinforcements arrive, the Shu army counterattacks, but I am afraid that the Han army will be defeated and retreat. The soldiers of the king of Hanzhong were divided into two routes, although they were unexpected, but they also weakened the strength of the Han army on each road. The strength of the Han army is far worse than that of the Shu army, presumably, now the reinforcements of the Shu army have begun to march to the land of Hanzhong. Therefore, it will not be long before the Han army will still be defeated. Of course, it is not ruled out that the king of Hanzhong will have other calculations, and it is not impossible to turn defeat into victory. In war, victory or defeat can never be 100% determined in advance. Otherwise, there will not be so many weak defeating the strong, and less winning more. ”

Qin You, the general of the Zhen army, said in a deep voice: "Since the Han army is defeated by the Shu army, then, can we wave our army south and make a move against Yinping Mansion." The Han army moves from the east, and we can move from the west. In this way, not only can the Han army not be defeated too quickly, but also take the opportunity to seize the northern part of Yizhou. ”

Liu Wenqi said with a smile: "This is not good, don't look at the Han army's attack on Yinping Mansion in the north of Yizhou, and they have also obtained a lot of merits, and its purpose is also to make the Shu army worry about the situation in the north of Yizhou, and have to give up their ambitions in Hanzhong." However, the current King of Hanzhong would never want us to really go south at this moment. Even, once we go south, the Han army will stop its operations in Yinping Mansion, or even retreat slightly, but the Shu army will fight with us, but it will take advantage of the situation to force the Shu army to give up the land of Hanzhong, and the Han army will even assist the Shu army to intercept us. ”

Situ nodded and said: "That's right, don't look at the Han army's move to give us the opportunity to act, let us feel that we can take advantage of the Han army's surprise attack on the Shu army by acting at this moment." In fact, if we really act at this moment, we are afraid that we will not be able to take advantage of it, and we will fall into the battle with the Shu army and the Han army. What is the terrain in the north of Yizhou, you are all clear, we don't know much about the situation there, if you want to break through, it is difficult! ”

Yang Wangqing also said: "In addition, at this moment, our Zhao State has launched a war in Xuzhou and Yongzhou, and we think more about projects that are beneficial to people's livelihood. We have already invested too much manpower, material and financial resources in these projects, so it is better not to carry out wars that cannot be resolved in a short time. Otherwise, if one is not good, it will also drag down our foundation. ”

Since then, Zhao Xun has approved various projects in Xuzhou and Yongzhou, and the people of both places have praised the imperial court. In addition to giving many people an opportunity to earn money to support their families, these projects are also beneficial to the people. As far as the common people are concerned, they naturally know the role of building roads and water conservancy and irrigation projects for them. And for those businessmen, they are even more profitable. Therefore, within the territory of the two states, all prefectures and counties began to carry out actions, and under the planning and organization of the government, large-scale construction actions were started.

Of course, large-scale construction naturally requires a lot of investment, and Zhao Guo has already invested a lot in it, and a big war at this moment, especially a protracted war, is definitely not suitable to be carried out.

Zhao Jie frowned and said, "In this way, don't we want to watch the Han army rout and be powerless?" In this way, wouldn't it be so easy for us to sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight? The Han army can't defeat the Shu army, and the Shu army will definitely not back down, and the Han army will definitely suffer in the end. This land of Hanzhong fell into the hands of the Shu army, which is not what we want to see. ”

Zhao Xun watched Lin Shucheng sit quietly on the side, without saying a word, as if he was thinking about something, so he said with a smile: "What is Lin Aiqing thinking?" Let's hear it and see what you think. ”

Lin Shucheng said in a deep voice: "Back to the king, when the ministers see the lords discussing politics, they can't help but think of the situation when the ministers are in the Han army. Although many of the courtiers discussed the affairs of the Han army, most of them put forward the goals that the king of Hanzhong wanted to do, and the courtiers under his command only completed and supplemented the steps they wanted to do. Far from being so frank and straightforward as the king here. ”

"A few small things can see a lot of problems from it, perhaps, this is also the reason why the king of Hanzhong often does not listen to persuasion and likes to make his own decisions, which makes the Han army unable to develop smoothly."

Zhao Xun said with a smile: "Everyone has their own opinion on everything, and only by checking and filling in the gaps can we see the problems and shortcomings." Some things need to be decided in order to avoid accidents, but there are also many situations where the leader needs to be the first to make a decision! By the way, Lin Aiqing was born under the command of the King of Hanzhong, and said that if you know the King of Hanzhong, none of us here can surpass you. Based on your understanding of the king of Hanzhong, what does the king of Hanzhong want to do, and if we attack, how will he react? ”

Lin Shucheng said in a deep voice: "With the minister's understanding of the king of Hanzhong, the king of Hanzhong must be extremely angry at the surprise attack of the Shu army on him at this moment, especially when he went to Hanzhong in person and was ready to solve the problem of Hanzhong with the Shu army. Come to think of it, before the king of Hanzhong arrived in Hanzhong, he must have had the idea of negotiating first and then using force. He hated the Shu army, but it was the same for our Zhao army. Therefore, if Hanzhong can be taken back without going to war with the Shu army, it will naturally not be willing to go to war with the Shu army. ”

"Especially in the previous two months in Dongyongzhou, the Han army suffered heavy losses in order to storm the two southern provinces of Dongyongzhou. Now the strength of the Han army must have weakened compared to before. Therefore, if there was no surprise attack by the Shu army on Hanzhong City, so that the king of Hanzhong would be taken as a blow, he would not have started a direct war. ”

"The king of Hanzhong raided the north of Yizhou, also because his command had just fought with our army in Dongyongzhou, so he was unwilling to fight to the death with the Shu army in the south of Hanzhong. Of course, in the face of the Shu army, it can't take much advantage, and the gap between the Han army and the Shu army is still obvious. ”

"The Han army's actions against Yinping Mansion in the north of Yizhou were beyond everyone's expectations, so they were able to catch the Shu army off guard. In this way, there is also a crisis in the north of the Shu army. Now that the Han army is ahead, coupled with our pressure in the north, the Shu army is even more worried at the moment. Even if it seems that we can immediately go south to join the Han army, or even cooperate with the use of force against the south. However, at this moment, the king of Hanzhong decided that you would not make a move against the Shu army when we were heading south. ”

"Therefore, if we go south, there will be a situation like what Liu Wenqi and Lord Liu said before. The Han army would retreat, relieving the pressure on the Shu army and forcing the king of Shu to return the land of Hanzhong. After that, the Han army would even join forces with the Shu army to counterattack. ”

Qin You sighed and said, "It seems that we really can't attack. However, what if the Han army was defeated? At that time, we attacked, but it was extremely unfavorable to us, and it was difficult to succeed in going south, and it was not even enough to affect the battle situation between the Shu army and the Han army, and it was not enough to affect the ownership of the land of Hanzhong. ”

Lin Shucheng said with a smile: "Although the king of Hanzhong will not be happy for us to go south now, if the Han army is defeated, and even when the land of Hanzhong cannot be saved, the Han army will definitely not stop us from going south, and even, he will let us go south to the land of Hanzhong." ”

Zhao Jie exclaimed: "Let's go south to Hanzhong?" No, if so, wouldn't it be that they gave up the land of Hanzhong to us? Is he willing to be the king of Hanzhong? If he was really willing, how could he go to war directly with the Shu army? ”

Lin Shucheng said: "Of course he is reluctant, but if he really can't hold on, Hanzhong will be occupied by other princes, in contrast, the king of Hanzhong is more willing to choose us." Why? As you have said, the land of Hanzhong is of great significance to the king of Hanzhong, and Hanzhong can lose the hand of the Zhao army, but it cannot lose the hand of the Shu army. It can be defeated at the hands of our Zhao army, but it cannot be defeated at the hands of the Shu army, especially the first official war between the Shu army and Hanzhong. ”

"All colleagues should know what the relationship between the Han army and the Shu army is. For the Han army, the Shu army was the fifth son of the unjustifiable King Yong, who seized the power of the Yongjun by illegal means. For the Shu army, the Han army was a rebel army, and the king of Hanzhong was a rebellious rebellious minister and thief. It is the battle between the Shu army and the Han army, and the victory or defeat is not only related to the gains and losses of the land of Hanzhong, but also to the existence of their justifiable existence. The Han army could not be defeated in this first battle with the Shu army, especially if it was beaten to the doorstep. ”

"Therefore, if the Han army is really defeated and lost, and is unable to return to the sky, with the temperament of the king of Hanzhong, it must be to give way to our army, let our army go south, and fight with the Shu army. That is to say, his Han army is in the hands of our Zhao army, and the Shu army is also in the hands of my Zhao army. Of course, this is also the last struggle of the king of Hanzhong, and it is a helpless way to be forced. ”

"Similarly, this does not mean that our army will be able to take Hanzhong unimpeded, and the Han army after the defeat will still work with the Shu army to jointly counterattack. It's just that this time the Shu army will become the main force of the counterattack. Whether the land of Hanzhong is occupied by our army or not has a much greater impact on the Shu army than on the Han army. ”

After a pause, Lin Shucheng continued: "The king's original intention is to make the Han army and the Shu army stalemate for a longer time, which will not only make the strength of the Shu army and the Han army consume faster, but also increase the burden on their territory because of the war, and then make the people dissatisfied with them, so that our army can go south to recover the hearts of the people." ”

"Secondly, the longer the stalemate between the Han army and the Shu army, the more stable our governance of Yongzhou will be, and the smooth implementation of various projects in Yongzhou and Xuzhou. After all, once the Zhao army participated in the war, the progress of these projects was bound to be affected, or even stopped. ”

The third is that the longer the two sides fight, the greater the hatred between the Han army and the Shu army. In the future, the two parties will be less likely to form alliances and cooperate. Even if they work together, they won't work together with each other. Of course, if the other two princes could also be involved, it would naturally be more advantageous. ”

"Good! You can say that again! Zhao Xun laughed and said, "Lin Aiqing said well! What you said is not only very clear about the situation in the land of Hanzhong and the thoughts of the king of Hanzhong, but also very clearly about the situation we are going to face and the way we should make moves. ”

Immediately, Zhao Xun looked at several generals and deputy generals of the town army, and said in a deep voice: "I heard it, don't act in a hurry." If you want to hurry, you can't do it, and going to war directly is not in our best interest. Now, our task is to pay attention to the war situation in Hanzhong, and more importantly, to continue the construction of the project in Yongzhou and Xuzhou. ”

"The battle situation in the land of Hanzhong, we naturally hope that they will fight for as long as possible. However, the various projects related to people's livelihood and the institutional and policy restructuring of Xiyong Prefecture are the most important things for us. ”