Chapter 0316 - Cutting the Domain
"But three moves? Those three tricks? Zhu Biao heard that there were only three tricks to cut the domain, and he couldn't help but sit up curiously. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½
"The first move, Taizu's cup of wine releases the military power." Yang Jue wrenched his fingers and said: "The murderous spirit of the whole country and the hostility of the Manchu Dynasty will be invisible on the banquet, and this is the best policy." ā
In order to strengthen the centralization of power and avoid other generals from "yellow robes" and usurp their own power, Zhao Kuangyin expressed his opinions at a banquet and asked the high-ranking officers to surrender their military power in the way of threats and inducements. Zhao Kuangyin's method is regarded as a model of leniency compared to the actions of Han Gaozu in front of him and Ming Taizu behind him in killing heroes. The history of this incident is known as "a glass of wine releases military power".
Zhu Biao asked, "What about the second move?" ā
Yang Jue said: "Gaozu travels to the clouds. ā
Gaozu Youyunmeng refers to when Han Gaozu Liu Bang heard that Han Xin was in Chu and Chenbing, so he adopted Chen Ping's pseudo Youyunmeng strategy, and when Han Xin came to pick up the car, he arrested Han Xin and demoted him to the Marquis of Huaiyin.
Yang Jue didn't wait for Zhu Biao to ask for the third trick, and added: "Actually, the grass people think that Gaozu Yunmeng's plan is not advisable. ā
Zhu Biao asked puzzledly, "Why?" ā
Yang Jue said: "The reason why Liu Bang was able to arrest Han Xin before driving the car shows that Han Xin is not rebellious, if Han Xin really has the intention of rebellion, then I am afraid that it is not Han Xin who will be arrested this time, but Liu Bang, the ancestor of Han Gao." However, this trick did not shed blood, did not kill, and did not war, so it can be regarded as a good plan. ā
Zhu Biao asked again: "What about the third move?" ā
Yang Jue pursed his lips and said, "The third move is to make a river of blood." Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty rebelled in the Seven Kingdoms"
The Rebellion of the Seven Kingdoms, also known as the Rebellion of the Seven Kings, was a rebellion that occurred in 154 BC, in the third year of Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty at the beginning of the Western Han Dynasty. At that time, the seven princes of the Liu clan centered on Liu Bi, who was named the king of Wu, were dissatisfied with the reduction of their power by the state, so they raised troops and caused civil strife, and a total of seven vassal states participated in the rebellion, so it was called the "Rebellion of the Seven Kingdoms". It was pacified by Dou Ying and Zhou Yafu. The main reason for this is the contradiction between the power of the local kingdom and the centralization of power. Emperor Jing of Han quelled the rebellion of the kingdom, laying a good foundation for Emperor Wu of Han to continue to purge the power of the local kingdom.
Zhu Biao sighed when he heard this, and said, "Soldiers, ominous weapons, are not available unless they are absolutely necessary." That gentleman thinks that after the Jin State is destroyed, how should he collect the military power of the generals, and beware of them supporting their own troops and becoming a big tail? ā
Yang Jue said: "You can first take Emperor Taizu's plan to release the military power with a cup of wine." ā
"How to use it, please explain it clearly."
Yang Jue said: "After the destruction of gold, Your Majesty will inevitably be crowned an official and knighted, and the whole country will celebrate together." ā
"Of course."
"Your Majesty can transfer all the generals back to Jinling in the name of being crowned officials and knights, and when they arrive, they will rise and descend secretly, and they can take away their military power quietly, which is the best policy."
"What if someone doesn't come to Jinling?"
"Then Your Majesty will order the world's military horses to fight against it and attack it together. After the rebels are defeated, they will carry out the plan of Gaozu Youyunmeng and seize the military power of one of the military horses, thinking that it is the foundation of the imperial court, and the others will be destroyed. ā
When Zhu Biao heard this, he glanced at Yang Jue, suddenly yawned, and said, "Sir, I'm tired, let's get here first today." Today's conversation between you and me must not be known to anyone. Including your friend Deyu, otherwise the catastrophe will inevitably come, do you understand? ā
As soon as Yang Jue heard this, he hurriedly knelt on the ground: "The grass people obey the order!" ā
Dividing line ********
Just when the third, fourth, sixth, and seventh four armies of the Ming Dynasty were fighting bloodily under Jinling City, the military horses of Yue Fei's troops on the middle road and the military horses of Wu Yu and Wu Lan brothers on the west road were also fighting with the Jin people.
Yue Fei left He Yuanqing and Yu Hualong to prepare military rations in Ezhou and recruit and train new soldiers, while he himself led the main force of the Second Army to the north and seized Xiangzhou first.
Xiangzhou is today's Xiangfan, and Xiangfan is the collective name of the two cities of Xiangyang and Fancheng.
As an important town, the status of Xiangzhou has overall significance. In the general situation of China's geographical pattern, Xiangzhou is not only a connecting hub between the east and the west, but also an important contact department between the north and the south. The Nanyang Basin, where Xiangzhou is located, has the characteristics of east-west extension and north-south convergence. Whether it is the dispute between the east and the west, or the dispute between the north and the south, the Nanyang Basin is a place of contention. Xiangzhou is located in the south of the Nanyang Basin, relying on Hubei, through the Han River and the Yangtze River, connecting Wuhui in the east and Bashu in the west; From the Nanyang Basin, you can go out of the Central Plains in the north, enter Guanzhong in the west, and contact Longxi through Hanzhong. During the confrontation between the north and the south, the military defense line in the south stretched for three to four thousand miles from east to west, and Xiangzhou was located at the junction between the southeast and northwest sections of this long front. Therefore, Xiangzhou, as a major center of gravity in Hubei, has gone beyond the local region and has overall significance.
Whether it is for the south or the north, whether Xiangzhou belongs to and operates properly is enough to determine whether it is strategically active or passive. If the south wants to advance to the north or resist the advance of the north, it is bound to attach importance to the operation of Xiangzhou. Running Xiangzhou well is enough to support the entire front. The Xiangzhou Theater can be expanded and contracted left and right between the eastern and western theaters, and can cooperate and echo and coordinate operations. In history, Huan Wen, Liu Yu, Yue Fei, Wu Gong and others have all used Xiangzhou to make a difference, and Li Gang, Chen Liang and others have also suggested that those in power run Xiangzhou and recover the Central Plains. For the north, controlling Xiangzhou would have two decisive effects: cutting off the long defensive line in the south in one fell swoop; Control the upper reaches of the Yangtze River. The Western Jin Dynasty's destruction of Wu, the Sui Dynasty's destruction of Chen, and the Mongol Dynasty's destruction of the Southern Song Dynasty all greatly benefited from the control and management of Xiangzhou; Cao Cao, Fu Jian, and Tuoba Hong also tried to fight for Xiangyang and try to get south of the Yangtze River.
How can Yue Fei, as a generation of famous generals, not know these. The reason why he commanded the troops to garrison Xiangzhou, and let He Yuanqing and Yu Hualong sit in Ezhou, could not only maintain a kind of military pressure on the Jin army in the Central Plains, but also allow Ezhou's manpower, material and financial resources to supply Xiangzhou endlessly through Han Shui.
The commander of the Western Route Army of the Jin Army knew the importance of Xiangzhou to their southward demise, since the two brave divisions of the world and the two tigers were eyeing Xiangzhou, then Xiangzhou would inevitably experience the baptism of a fierce battle.
Yue Fei's second army originally had more than 100,000 people, but Yue Fei felt that the soldiers were fine but not many, and after his own careful selection, the old and weak were eliminated, leaving only 60,000 horses, and Yue Fei personally trained these 60,000 horses, and trained these 60,000 troops into an elite division, just waiting for the baptism of blood and fire.