In the first year of Yongchang, in February, the news that the general Wang Dun raised troops to Qingjun instantly spread from Jiangdong to all directions. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

And Shi Le was very excited when he heard the news of Wang Dun's rebellion, because he could finally deal with Liaodong without worrying about the security of the southern front.

At the same time, when the news of Wang Dun's rebellion reached Jicheng, the whole of Liaodong was extremely disappointed.

Liaodong had been trying its best to avoid civil strife in Jiangdong, but he didn't expect it to fall short in the end.

The strategy formulated by Liaodong was to first pacify the troubles in the north and then to the south, that is, to first pacify the troubles in the north and then raise troops to the south to unify the world.

Originally, Liaodong would never easily change the established strategy, but the current situation was a bit special, and Wang Dun's rebellion made Liaodong see a good opportunity to pacify Jiangdong at the lowest cost.

If you miss the opportunity in front of you, who knows how much you will have to pay to win Jiangdong in the future?

Faced with the temptation of easily seizing Jiangdong, many people in Liaodong were moved, even Wei Shuo was no exception.

If it weren't for Wei Shuo's constant regard for Hu Lu as a big danger to his henchmen, I'm afraid he would have ordered to send troops to Jiangdong at this time.

It took a long time for Wei Shuo to calm down, and he also thought clearly, now is definitely not the time for Liaodong to recover Jiangdong.

Because there are still hundreds of thousands of Qianhu in Hebei and the Central Plains, Wei Shuo would rather lose both sides of Hu Lu in the Central Plains War in the future and give Jiangdong the opportunity to enter the Central Plains, rather than be found a good opportunity to be turned around by Qianhu in the Great War in the south.

"Ministers, see lord." While Wei Shuo was thinking about his own thoughts, several confidants and important ministers also came to the council hall.

"A few gentlemen don't need to be polite, this is the Jiangdong urgent report just now, Wang Dun has officially rebelled."

"Ladies and gentlemen, the civil strife in Jiangdong will inevitably affect the southern expedition, and Shile will definitely concentrate the southern forces in the Hebei area, which is very unfavorable to Liaodong."

"Therefore, the Military Division suggested that the southern expedition should be abandoned for the time being, and the troops should be concentrated in the north, and then the elite should be sent to suppress the Wang Dun rebellion, and then take the entire Jiangdong."

"According to the war games of the military division, don't look at the heavy sea between Liaodong and Jiangdong, but because the Liaodong Navy Division is strong, and there are two islands of Yizhou and Zhuya as the foundation, as long as an order is given, the Liaodong Army is eighty percent sure that it will break through the Yangtze River defense line in one fell swoop and successfully conquer Jianye."

After listening to what Wei Shuo said, everyone present fell into deep thought, thinking about whether the proposal of the Military Division was feasible. When the Military Division made such a suggestion, he naturally did not want to go head-to-head with the powerful Shile, and everyone knew very well that due to the outbreak of civil strife in Jiangdong, Shile would inevitably concentrate all his forces to go north to compete with Liaodong.

Pei Wei pondered for a moment and asked, "My lord, how long does it take for the Military Division to stabilize Jiangdong?" ”

"It's hard to say, but it will take at least one or two years to join the military department. You and others are all clear that there are many families in Jiangzuo, and if Liaodong wants to gain a foothold, I am afraid that it will have to spend a lot of effort to rectify. ”

When Pei Wei heard this, he immediately shook his head and said, "One or two years? No, no, it's too long, and there are too many variables in between. Therefore, the minister still insisted on the original plan, and no matter how the situation in Jiangdong changed, the primary goal of Liaodong was to eliminate Hulu first. ”

"The lord and the minister also do not approve of going south to Jiangdong. With the current strength of the Liaodong Naval Division, coupled with the favorable time, place and people, it is completely possible to break through the Yangtze River defense line in one fell swoop, and it is not a problem to take Jianye. But this does not mean that Liaodong will be able to successfully pacify Jiangdong. ”

At this time, Wen Qiao stood up to support Pei Wei's suggestion, and he continued: "Everyone knows that since the end of the Han Dynasty, Jiangdong has been outside the central court, even Sun Hao, the lord of Wu who was captured by Emperor Wu at the beginning, has not completely digested Jiangdong. ”

"This caused the Jiangdong family to be particularly repulsive to foreign forces, so if Liaodong took advantage of the opportunity of Wang Dun's rebellion to enter Jiangdong, it would definitely cause a great backlash from the Jiangzuo family, and it might even affect Liaodong's plan to pacify Hulu in the future."

"My lord, the minister believes that with the strength of the Liaodong army, he can naturally easily take Jianye, but what about after Liaodong takes Jianye?"

"Who can guarantee that in the face of the large-scale invasion of the Liaodong Army, Wang Dun, who was originally not harmonious, would not cooperate with the Jiangzuo family? Once the family is united, Liaodong will become difficult in Jiangzuo, and if Jiangdong is pacified, I am afraid that it will be more than two years, and there will be no four or five years, and Liaodong will not want to take Jiangdong in his hands. ”

"In addition, the south is full of woodland and water, which is not conducive to cavalry combat, in case the other side runs to the mountains to form an alliance with Shanyue, will we be caught in a long-term battle to quell the chaos? Let's not forget that in the Central Plains, there are still hundreds of thousands of Hu people who are waiting for opportunities to plot against Liaodong. ”

"At that time, in the face of hundreds of thousands of brave and warlike Hu cavalry, in the case of Liaodong's energy being involved in Jiangdong, it is very likely to bury Liaodong's good future. Therefore, the minister suggested that Liaodong should just watch the situation on the left side of the river, and absolutely not take the opportunity to go south. ”

"Wen Junshi is right, the minister does not agree with going south to Jiangdong, now that the battle between Liaodong and Qianhu is imminent, where is the time and energy to spend on Jiangdong? To put it mildly, even if Jiangdong is a pot of porridge, as long as Liaodong successfully destroys Hulu, he will have the opportunity to reorganize Jiangdong in the future. ”

Mo Han also made it clear that he did not agree with the adjustment strategy, and in his opinion, no matter how much it took, as long as he could successfully eliminate Hu Lu, it would be worth it. Shi Le is a hero, and no one dares to guarantee that after four or five years, Qianhu will not gain a firm foothold in the Central Plains. Therefore, in order to avoid long nights and dreams, the sooner you can solve the problem, the better.

"Taizhen, Jingqian, and Shirong said it very well, and Shuo also thought so. For Liaodong, it is easy to break through the defense line of the Yangtze River and take Jianye, but it does not mean that Liaodong can control Liaodong in the shortest possible time. Because the Jiangzuo family has always been hostile to Liaodong, they are definitely not willing to surrender to Liaodong. ”

Wei Shuo's words can't help but remind everyone that in the first year of Taikang, after the Zhennan general Du Pre-led the troops to level Wu, the imperial court did not succeed in incorporating Jiangdong into the Great Jin system, and the entire Jiangdong had maintained a semi-independent state at that time. To this day, those Jiangzuo families are still inseparable from the imperial court.

"Alas, it seems that Liaodong can only give up this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity this time!" Gao Zhan is unwilling.

Mo Han said with a smile on his face: "Don't be frustrated, although Liaodong can't go south to Jiangdong, you can take this opportunity to paralyze Shile." Next, Liaodong made a false impression that it would go south to Jiangdong to attract the attention of all parties, so as to cover up Liaodong's true intention to prepare for the southern expedition. ”

"Shhh It seems a bit difficult, Shiler is not easy to deceive. Wei Shuo was quite moved.

"Hey, hey! Shi Le is not easy to deceive, it does not mean that Zhang Bin is not good at 'cheating', as long as Zhang Bin has a few words of 'good words' for Liaodong in front of Shi Le, are you afraid that Shi Le will not be fooled? ”

"In addition, in order to achieve the goal of confusing the real with the false, Liaodong can only tell the senior generals above the rank of Colonel Zhaowu in the army of the true intentions, and then spread the news of the preparation to go south to Jiangdong to the ordinary soldiers in the army, only in this way can it be possible to confuse the real with the false."

"Well, that's right, Shirong's trick is amazing! Okay, the General's Mansion and the Military Department will do it according to Shirong's opinion. But you must grasp the balance and don't mess up. ”

"Please rest assured, the ministers must remember the teachings."

Sure enough, soon after discussing with everyone, Wei Shuo publicly declared that he wanted to go south to King Qin, Jiangdong, and directly denounced Wang Dun as a rebellious minister and thief, and demanded that the other party immediately disband the soldiers and surrender to the imperial court, otherwise he would personally lead Liaodong Huben south to quell the rebellion.

Just after Wei Shuo's statement, the Liaodong Army began to move frequently, and at first Shi Le was worried that Liaodong would attack Hebei under the banner of going south to Jiangdong. Who knew that the Liaodong Army gathered in Lushun and other major ports, and then with the help of the naval division, a large number of officers and soldiers of the Liaodong Army left the port on warships.

Naturally, the outside world would not know that these Liaodong troops who had left the port would quietly arrive at the Jizhou and Qingzhou lines at night after making a circle at sea, and secretly assemble to wait for the attack order.

Soon the news of the Liaodong Army's southward march to King Qinwang reached Jianye, and when he learned that the Liaodong Army would go south to King Qin, the morale of the imperial court rose greatly.

Many people in Jianye City talked in private, believing that the arrival of the Liaodong Army meant that Wang Dun rebelled and was not to be worried.

After receiving the news that the Liaodong army was about to go south, Wang Dun not only scolded Liaodong for being nosy, but also immediately ordered to speed up the march of the army, trying to take Jianye before the arrival of Liaodong. (To be continued.) )