Chapter 406: Military and Political
Guan Yu's character has some flaws, this flaw is too confident and too proud, but it is undeniable that his talent in military affairs, especially in military strategy, from this point of view, he is stronger than Zhang Ren, this is a fast knife that is unparalleled in the world!
Ten years of sharpening knives without showing their edge! Although it is not so exaggerated, Guan Yu has been very quiet over the years, he is doing some work to guard the town, stimulated by Zhang Ren, Xu Shu and others, Guan Yu has worked hard to study the military book, because he has realized that courage alone is far from enough!
Now, it's time for him to shock Huaxia! Whatever the blade points at, it is invincible!
Liu Bei put him in Wuling City and used it to fight against Cao Jun, all the Shu troops outside Sichuan were under his control, and he also had Zhuge Liang's help by his side! A horrible combination!
How many soldiers and horses does the Shu army have in the land of Jingxiang? Four hundred thousand! In addition to the Jiangdong Army used to defend Changsha and Guiyang, and the garrison army stationed in the local area, Guan Yu was able to mobilize 250,000 soldiers and horses, and Cao's army was reduced to 150,000 casualties for a long time; The two armies of Wei and Shu met in one place, and the name of this place was Hanshou! Guan Yu's fief is here, and the Marquis of Hanshou Pavilion is his title, it seems that he saw some five tiger generals engaged in by Wei State, and Liu Bei also got a five tiger generals, namely Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Pang De, Zhao Yun, and Tai Shici!
Zhang Ren was canonized as a general, a little higher than them, and Pang De was selected because Ma Teng was now under house arrest, and his son and nephew were arranged by Liu Bei to be under Guan Yu, so Pang De was appointed to garrison Liangzhou; There is also a regret that Yan Xing was not selected, he respects Liu Bei on the surface, but in fact, he does not identify with Shu very much in his heart, and he has no sense of belonging, but after killing Han Sui with a knife, Yongzhou, that is, the place where Yongliang was divided in the past, could not be guarded by no one, and Yan Xing was appointed to guard there; Far away, Guan Yu came to Jingzhou and actively prepared to start a war, dispatched 200,000 troops, prepared enough grain, grass and ordnance, and prepared to attack Jingzhou City in one fell swoop!
Take a look at the luxurious lineup at his disposal! The military advisor Zhuge Liang, the striker Zhao Yun, the overseer Tai Shici, and the veteran Yan Yan, Zhou Cang, Liao Hua, Ma Dai, Ma Tie, Ma Xiu and others helped out, and the military power was monstrous, and the sky above Jingzhou suddenly fell into the haze of war;
The official generals stationed in Jingzhou included Cao Ren, Lu Bu, Sha Moke, Cai Yang, Xun Yu, Kuai Liang, Kuai Yue, Ma Liang, Ma Jian and others, and everyone felt pressure in the face of the menacing Shu army; Xun Yu seemed to be much older because Cao Pi called the emperor, and he no longer had the brilliance of Xun Xiangling, he fell into contemplation for a long, long time, until Wu and Shu were established one after another, and he suddenly woke up! It's not that Cao Pi has to be called emperor, but he has to be called emperor; Why? The weakening of the Han court is not a matter of time or two, it can be said that it has been at least seventy or eighty years, the people are not happy, the life of the people is too hard, and the princes' wars for more than 20 years have also made this land tired, and they urgently need the hope of life; And these Han Dynasty are powerless, and the three largest princes who have the ability are the three largest princes in the world after three points, which is the will of the people and the trend of the times, even if Cao Pi is not called the emperor, it will take a few years Liu Bei and Sun Quan to do it; Maybe Xun Yu can prolong the life of the Han Dynasty with death, but so what? After all, it is still a mirror and self-deception, so it is better to be loyal to the nascent dynasty and do some practical things for the people of the world! That's what he's supposed to do!
Xun Yu is a noble idealist, but the bloody reality tells him that ideals only exist in dreams; People still have to face the reality, no matter how bad they are, they can't live up to their talents!
I figured it out, this is Xun Yu's current state, although he looks a lot older, his heart is like a new life, a very incredible feeling!
Thinking about the conversation between Li Yu and him at the beginning, the words were sharp, and the two of them almost scolded each other, in order to let him see some of it? The time has not yet come, and when the time comes, any kind of person will be changed by the surrounding environment; This is a very simple truth, to put it bluntly, people have to adapt to society instead of letting society accommodate themselves!
"At the beginning of the Wei Kingdom, the internal situation is not stable, and the strong enemy is coming again, whew! What a headache! Mr. Xun! What to do? Guan Yu bullied me too much, should I send some soldiers and horses from Yuan Rang to fight him? Cao Ren felt the pressure in the face of Guan Yu, who was dispatching troops, and complained dissatisfied; Xun Yu shook his head: "Guan Yu is menacing, the army is strong, don't rush to war with it, otherwise it will be unfavorable to me, we should arrange a large camp outside Jingzhou City, form an angle with the city, and inform General Xiahoudun in the rear, let him move the soldiers and horses forward for a hundred miles, so as to respond!"
When Huaide was leaving, he said that let Jiangxia, Jingzhou City, and Fancheng form an unbreakable triangle, and we can be flexible! Form a triangle in the triangle to form a solid defense, stabilize the defensive line, and then try to counterattack! ”
"Guan Yu has 200,000 military horses, and Zhuge Liang assists, in fact, it is so easy to be repulsed?" , Ma Liang and Zhuge Liang had some friendship and knew Zhuge Liang's ability, and said worriedly: "Why don't you let General Ji Ling and Pang Tong of Jiangxia mobilize troops and horses to come to help?" ”
"Never!" , Xun Yu hurriedly waved his hand: "Guan Yu's such a powerful attack, isn't it attracting our attention and letting us relax our vigilance?" There must be action on Wu Guo's side, and the pressure on Ji Ling and Pang Tong is not small, and they must not be mobilized again! ”
"I mean, why don't you move your soldiers and horses forward and form a mutually implicated front in Huarong County, Zuotang County, Jiu County, Lingyang City, and Yueyang City? send generals to guard, support each other, and watch each other; If Guan Yu sent troops to attack one side, then three of the other four places would go to the rescue and one could attack his rear camp! I don't know how to do this? Kuai Liang slowly pointed to the map and explained; Cao Ren's eyes lit up, obviously intentional, Xun Yu frowned: "The defense lined up, although it expands the battle line, also weakens the strategic depth, although this plan is good, it is a dangerous plan!" If we really want to implement it, we must be ready for Jingzhou City to be captured! ”
"What do you mean? Sir is a little too careful, isn't he? Cao Ren looked at Xun Yu; Xun Yu shook his head and smiled: "The new strategic plan is jointly formulated by Jia Wenhe and Li Huaide, and Guo Fengxiao, Cheng Zhongde, Zang Ziyuan, Tian Yuanhao, Fu Gonghe, and Xun You, the nephew of the clan under him, and more than a dozen people agree with it. ”
"Is that the immigration program? That's an exaggeration! How much financial and civil power will this cost! Besides, the people won't be willing to relocate! Cao Ren shook his head helplessly, after the implementation of this strategy, the benefits could not be seen immediately, it would take time, and in his opinion, the gains outweighed the losses; Because of the way of subsistence through farming, the Han people have a special affection for the land, which is also the biggest constraint to this immigration plan; "It is precisely because it is difficult to implement, so it takes countless people to nod and agree, and jointly write to His Majesty to implement it, for this reason, a large number of officials have been transferred, and His Majesty has also issued the first recruitment order since his accession to the throne, as well as the transfer of the army, and even the preparation of money and food!
Even the palace began to lay off a large number of staff to reduce expenses, and His Majesty had to complete this long-term plan by cutting back on food and clothing, from this point of view, His Majesty's vision and courage were not inferior to those of the first emperor, and even the style of doing things was very similar, he was very harsh on himself, and he was very good to his courtiers! ”
The issuance of this column of ordinances made Cao Pi leave a good impression in the hearts of many old ministers, and initially established his prestige, and even Xun Yu praised it; "It's obviously a war, but you have to talk about national policy, alas", Cao Ren shook his head, now it is not as good as before, in the past, the military accounted for a large proportion, politics served the military, and now this proportion is constantly shrinking, sometimes the military has to serve politics, this is the difference between the princes and the emperor, and it is also the difference between the powerful and the country; "You are the military commander, the current strong enemy is coming, you still need to make an idea, whether to implement the plan I said or Lord Kuai's strategy, it is up to you to decide, if it is the latter, you need to emigrate in advance, in fact, it should have been implemented a long time ago, we just borrowed the excuse of Guan Yu's attack!" , Xun Yu said with a smile; Cao Ren thought for a long time: "I decided to implement Lord Kuai's strategy and build a front outside Jingzhou, and the matter of immigration will be handed over to Lord Xun and Lord Kuailiang, and the preparation of grain, grass and ordnance will be handed over to Lord Kuaiyue!" ”
The current supreme commander of Jingzhou is Li Yu, but this guy is still in the Lujiang and Jiujiang areas, so the second person Cao Ren has absolute power, he gives orders, and everyone does things according to his instructions; Now that it was decided, Cao Ren also began to dispatch troops, sending Lu Bu to lead 30,000 troops to Zuotang County to coincide with Guan Yu of Hanshou, which was to use his strongest combat power to resist Guan Yu, and sent Shamoke to lead 20,000 troops to Jiu County, and Cai Yang to lead 20,000 troops to Lingyang City; Zhang Liao led the army to Yueyang City, Cao Ren led the remaining 60,000 horses to be transferred according to Huarong, and he also had Zhang Jaw by his side to help, and this lineup was also very strong; It is worth mentioning that Shamoke and his barbarian army, the Wuxi barbarians have now moved to the area of Jingzhou City, because Guiyang and Changsha have been occupied by Liu Bei and Sun Quan one after another, and his barbarian tribes have been suppressed again, so he has no choice but to move his people out; He began to do it when Li Yu defeated Zhou Yu, and it was obvious that he was going to tie the Wuxi barbarians to the chariot of Wei; And his actions have also been rewarded accordingly, won't Jiuziliang have him?
(To be continued)