Volume 4 East and West Chapter 81 High-five
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When Sun Feng came out of the tent, he saw Zhou Yin head-on, and hurriedly bowed down from afar, Zhou Yin didn't dare to slack off, caught up with him, and said with an embarrassed smile: "I said prince, you are always so polite, and the minister can stand it so much." Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ο½ο½ο½Uο½Eγ ο½ο½ο½ο½β
Sun Feng smiled: "Uncle Cousin is an elder, so it should be so." Not to mention my cousin's affection for taking me to play at the beginning, let's just say that now my cousin is dutifully protecting my father and relieving my worries, I should also give my cousin a salute. β
Zhou Yin smiled slightly, when Sun Feng was young, he was indeed naughty with him, and he was blamed several times by the bridge who was worried about Sun Feng's safety. In the blink of an eye, the little urchin who followed behind his ass had grown into a heroic teenager, and he would become the king of the Western Regions at a young age.
It's really better to die than people, and goods to be thrown away, why can Sun Shao's son be so talented, but his own son is so unreliable? Now there are three evils in Temucheng, which is coincidental, all of them are surnamed Zhou: Zhou Xun's son Zhou Qing, his son Zhou Xiong, and Zhou Yi's son Zhou Chu, the three boys are still bare-assed, but they have already shown naughty talent. Zhou Qing has a lawless tiger princess and a lady, Zhou Xiong also has a pavilion owner and a lady to protect him, and Zhou is because Lao Tzu Zhou Yi can't see people all year round and can't manage it, except for Zhou Yu, the teacher of Funan Kindergarten, because he is an elder, he is still a little majestic in their eyes, and everyone else ignores it.
It seems that he still has to ask Sun Shao for some teachings, Zhou Yin suddenly had a thought, and he saluted Zhou Yin: "The prince doesn't stay in the camp?" β
Sun Feng said apologetically: "Originally, I wanted to accompany my father to dinner, but unfortunately the affairs in the camp were tight, and my father wanted me to rush back to preside, so I didn't stay." β
"Well, the war is important, you hurry up, be careful all the way."
"Thank you." Sun Feng arched his hand and hurriedly said goodbye with Nikolai and the others. Zhou Yin watched him go out of the camp accompanied by Sima Shi, and then turned his head into the big tent, Sun Shaozheng was standing in front of the map with his hands behind his back, and when he heard Zhou Yin's report, he didn't look back, but just shouted: "Zhong Ying, come in." β
"King, are you studying the war again?" Zhou Yin came to Sun Shao's side and handed a cup of tea on the case to Sun Shao. Sun Shao took the tea in his hand, took a sip, and walked around the map for a while, then said with a smile: "The decisive battle is about to be, just now the prince said their plan, I will consider it again to see if there is anything to check and fill in the gaps." β
Zhou Yin laughed: "The prince taught by the king, although he is still very young, is thoughtful, brave and strategic, which is really enviable." That kid in my family is not even qualified to lead a horse for the prince. β
Sun Shao glanced at him, both a little proud and a little funny: "What, you want to pave the way for your son?" Your son is still young, isn't he? β
"Uh-" Zhou Yin rolled his eyes embarrassedly, and quickly shook his head and said, "I'm just worried, I don't know how to teach him, I just want to ask the king for some advice, where do you want to pave the way for him." β
"Actually, there is nothing, depending on what he is suitable for, let him do it, but there are two points that cannot be ignored." Sun Shao refocused his gaze on the map and raised two fingers: "One is a strong body, the other is a civilized spirit, a strong body can ensure that oneself is not harmed, and a civilized spirit can ensure that others are not harmed, with these two items, even if he is not a great talent, he will not be a useless person." I know that kid in your family, it's just a little arrogant, and it's not your responsibility, it's my sister who doesn't know how to hurt the child, plus your mother protects the child, it's no wonder that he is not arrogant. You don't have to worry, when I return to Funan this time, I will bring a few of them with me to take care of it. β
Zhou Yin was overjoyed, Sun Shao wanted to discipline them personally, that was the best thing.
"Is the king ready to go back?"
"If you don't go back, you won't be able to." Sun Shao sighed, "Your sister-in-law of the big tiger is probably already on the way to attack Wu now, and the Tianzhu people are ready to move, and the Luoyang court also intends to intervene in the affairs of Wu and test my bottom line, I can't go back." β
Zhou Yin nodded silently, he knew all these situations, the most important point is that until now, the strength accumulated by the Yue Kingdom for many years has been almost consumed, and Sun Shao insisted on refusing to increase his income by adding endowments, and even refused to reduce all the transportation costs to those businessmen.
He couldn't figure out why Sun Shao did this, but he could see the benefits, no matter how Sun Shao fought, at least the people in the country had no objections, even if the royal court had different opinions on his expedition, he couldn't find a reason to oppose it, and if Sun Shao asked the Prime Minister's Mansion to increase the endowment, I am afraid it would not be so easy to speak.
"Zhongying, they are fighting on their side, and we can't be idle on our side." Sun Shao interrupted Zhou Yin's thoughts and said in a deep voice: "If the battle over there is stalemate, it may depend on the victory or defeat between us and Awad in the end to determine the situation of the battle, and the Destroyer Battalion may have to face a fierce battle. β
"Small." Zhou Yin smiled disapprovingly: "One soldier bears, one bear." With a cowardly general like Awad, even if he has a million soldiers, he is no match for my Destroyer Battalion. β
"It's not just me who urges the battalion." Sun Shao said with a smile: "There is also Cao Zhang to help, this time you must leave Awad here." β
"Cao Zhang? Wouldn't that give him a piece of the pie again? Zhou Yin frowned a little worriedly.
Sima Shi opened the tent door and entered, and when he saw Zhou Yin, he hurriedly bowed his hand, and then stood quietly aside. Sun Shao didn't say anything, and gestured to Sima Shi with his eyes, and Sima Shi immediately walked to the map and rolled up the map he was looking at now, revealing a large map including Sasanian, Rome, and Kushan.
"Can you swallow it?" Sun Shao asked rhetorically.
Zhou Yin was stunned for a moment, and suddenly understood that Sun Shao wanted to take down the entire Sasan, and the place for the division in the future was unimaginably large, even if Cao Zhang participated in the distribution of fertilizer, it would not affect Yue Guo too much.
"Ziyuan, convene the generals to discuss the matter." Sun Shao saw Zhou Yin's eyes flickering, knowing that he had basically understood what he meant, so he didn't explain more, and ordered Sima Shi to go out to gather generals.
The next day, Cao Zhang took Xun Yun and others to Sun Shao's camp, he brought 15,000 cavalry composed of the Northern Army and the Wei Iron Cavalry, and when he saw Sun Shao, Cao Zhang couldn't help but smile: "I said His Royal Highness King Yue, your father and son are really in the same line, what trick is used for yin damage?" β
Sun Shao didn't mind, took Cao Zhang's hand and walked into the big tent, and scolded with a smile as he walked: "Cao Ziwen, you slandered my father and son as soon as you met, if you don't say a word, I can't spare you." β
Cao Zhang walked into the big tent, and was just about to speak, when he looked up, he saw the big map, and he had drawn a few circles with a cinnabar pen on it, he rolled his eyes, and said with a smile: "What, the king is already preparing to reward meritorious deeds?" β
Sun Shao nodded and said: "This is an inevitable thing, if you want to use your life, of course, you must first explain the benefits." As for whether they can earn it in the end, it depends on their ability, and it is impossible for me to give it away for nothing. β
"Hahaha......" Cao Zhang laughed: "Then can I also get a piece of the pie?" β
"It's not just you, even if it's Tianzhu people." Sun Shao raised the corners of his mouth and smiled slightly: "As long as those who participate in this war have the opportunity to be rewarded, regardless of their status, only on merit." Even if you are a slave, as long as you make meritorious deeds, you can get freedom, wealth, and even a piece of land. β
"If you say that, then I'll do it." Cao Zhang glanced back at the generals who were following him, and just wanted to say something, but found that there was no need to say anything, because these guys, whether they were Han or Hu, their eyes were a little red. Since slaves can be rewarded for meritorious service, of course they also have a chance, anyway, if they want to fight, who doesn't want to be rewarded for meritorious service, even if they die in battle, the credit can also be inherited by their families, and Cao Zhang has been fighting for so long, Cao Zhang's point is still very authentic, and Sun Shao, the king of Yue, is a person who is famous for his generosity.
"Don't be stupid, let's talk about the battle under the city first." Sun Shao pushed him and urged.
"Alas, don't mention it, if I were Ardashir, I would be so angry that I would vomit blood by now." Cao Zhang waved his hand exaggeratedly and motioned for Xun Yun to explain. Xun Yun couldn't help but smile and explained the situation again.
It turned out that after Sun Feng returned yesterday, he convened the generals to discuss the matter, and the first task was assigned to the Romans. The Romans' camp was burned, and most of the siege equipment was burned, and they have been rushing to make it up for the past few days, and they have not been able to make up for it, so they have a great grudge against the Sassanids. Sun Feng arranged them under the city wall first, a group of 100 people, arranged at least ten groups along the city wall, each group also held a banner with slogans written on it, and shouted outside the range of the Sassanid bows and arrows, not much to say, that is to say, Ardashir went against the sky, regardless of the fact that he had been abandoned by Ahura, for his own personal interests, refused the request for negotiation, and had to drag the soldiers and civilians in the city of Ctesiseal into the abyss of hell, and then began to comment on Ardashir's war one by one, Comparing his previous invincible deeds with his current record of repeated defeats, it shows that he is no longer the king of Ahura's favor.
In fact, it is a sentence, the culprit is Ardashir, everything is provoked by him, if there is any killing next, it will be the consequence of his insistence, because Sun Feng cherished the surname of the people in the city of Taixi, and had already taken the initiative to ask for negotiations, but it was Ardashir who refused his generous terms.
In fact, there are no generous conditions at all, Cao Zhang knows that the conditions proposed by Sun Feng are very harsh, but now Ardashir is difficult to argue, so he can only let him splash the sewage, and he can't negotiate again.
"As soon as there is a fight, all the hatred will be vented on Ardashir." Cao Zhang said with a smile: "Break through the city gate and kill Ardashir, the culprit, and the big thing can be decided." Perhaps, before the fight is over, Ardashir will be killed by his own people, and he will cut off his head to ask for credit. β
"It's not so easy, and you have to fight on your own." Sun Shao was not so relaxed: "Ardashir has been the king of Sassanid for so many years, and his prestige cannot be shaken by one or two slogans, even if there is any change in the minds of his subordinates, you must first cripple Ardashir, otherwise, this is just a joke." β
"That's true, but, I think you probably have a certain chance of winning with this stance, right?" Cao Zhang asked tentatively.
"There is no such thing as victory, it is simply a dead horse as a live horse doctor." Sun Shao spread his hands, "This is just a way to do it, if you have the certainty of victory, where will I still sit here, and I will enter the city of Taixi early." I've heard that the dΓ©cor in Tessie's lockdown is different, and I've wanted to see it for a long time, but I haven't had a chance yet. β
When Cao Zhang and the others saw Sun Shao say this, they were a little unsure whether he was true or false. However, based on their impression of Sun Shao, even if this matter is not a must-win, at least they are seventy or eighty percent sure.
"The king is right, it's useless to say nothing, and in the end you have to rely on the knife to speak." Cao Zhang glanced at the map again, and shook his arms: "Please tell the king about the arrangements for the war, we also have a good idea." β
Sun Shao pointed at Sima Shi, and Sima Shi hurriedly stepped forward and took out the topographical map around Taixi's Feng City again, ready to explain, but Cao Zhang was a little surprised: "Ziyuan, you are now a close confidant of the king." β
"How dare you, the king is mistaken for love, and he is just a marching horse." Sima Shi said respectfully, but there was a hint of pride hidden in his words. Sima of Wenxian is also a famous family, his grandfather Sima Fang also promoted Cao Ying, the king of Wei Wu, but their father and son have been suppressed in Wei, and now they have finally had the opportunity to play their talents in Yue.
Cao Zhang was very surprised, he knew that Sima Shi was just a staff member like a scholar not long ago, when did he become a marching Sima? When Sun Shao saw it, he briefly recounted the battle that night, and finally said in an approving tone: "If it weren't for Ziyuan's plan, I would definitely not have left the camp, and then little Gordian would have only a dead end, and he would definitely not be able to wait for Quintus to come to help." It can be said that it was Ziyuan who saved the entire battle. β
Everyone looked at each other, on the one hand, they admired Sima Shi's clever plan, but on the other hand, they were shocked by Sun Shao's appreciation, with Sun Shao's current identity, he praised him so much in front of so many people, it was more glorious than promoting him to march Sima, no wonder with the family style of the Sima family, Sima Shi's face still couldn't hide the pride.
Cao Chang was silent, and stretched out his hand to signal Sima Shi to start explaining. It's not that he doesn't know the ability of Sima Yi's father and son, Cao Pi has always valued Sima Yi very much and strongly recommended him, but it was precisely because of their ability that Cao Ying suppressed them and finally pushed them to the Yue Kingdom. Of course, this has to be done for the sake of the long-term peace and stability of the Wei State, and the thoughts inside are not enough for outsiders.
Sima Shi talked eloquently, explaining Sun Shao's intentions one by one, their task was to intercept Awad and ensure the safety of the rear wing of the besieging army, considering that the siege battle might fall into a stalemate, if they could severely damage Awad or even kill Awad, it would play a very important role in the morale of both sides. Therefore, Sun Shao decided to use the Destroying Front Battalion to block it head-on, and the cavalry flanks to outflank it, striving to keep Awad here.
The key now is that the strength of the two sides is almost the same, the Han army is better equipped than the Sassanids, and the Sassanians are all cavalry, and the mobility is far greater than that of the Han army, which is mixed with infantry and cavalry, once the Sassanids find that the situation is not right, turn around and run, the strong foot soldiers of the Han army will lose their effect, and can only be fought by the cavalry, and the cavalry is insufficient, waiting for them must be a bitter battle, and it is likely that they will not be able to catch Awad after both defeats. And whether or not Awad can be captured is a very important factor in the impact of morale.
Everyone's eyes were on Cao Zhang.
Cao Zhang was silent, he heard what Sun Shao meant, and he also knew the danger behind it. If he really wants to let his more than 10,000 cavalry as the main force to face Awad, he must be mentally prepared to make heavy sacrifices, after all, the difference in strength between the two sides is here, and the Sassanids are dominated by cavalry, which is definitely not a soft persimmon.
Do you know if this is a matter of fire? If Sun Shao had such a mind, then he and the Sassanids would have lost both, but in the end, it was Sun Shao, a fisherman, who would have benefited, wouldn't he have died unjustly? Cao Chang knows Sun Shao very well, he hasn't played this method once or twice, just look at how many of the people in the army are Yue Guo: such an important war, the real Yue army is less than 30,000 people, less than 20% of the total number of allied forces, and not more than half of the existing strength of the Yue country.
Cao Zhang turned his gaze to Sun Shao, who seemed to see what he was thinking and laughed silently. In Cao Zhang's view, the meaning in this smile is indescribable, it can only be understood, and at the same time there is some pride.
Cao Zhang is in a dilemma, if he doesn't agree to this tactic, then he will get limited, if he agrees to this tactic, the price paid may be very amazing, once the loss of strength is too great, what should Sun Shao do if he turns his face? Does he still have the strength to bargain?
"My lord, this battle has a lot to do with it, and it may be related to the outcome of this expedition, so it is not a child's play." Cao Zhang said ambiguously: "I think the king must have a foolproof plan, why don't you tell me your plan first, and we can refer to it together." β
Everyone turned their attention to Sun Shao again. Sun Shao nodded lightly, put down the teacup in his hand, and coughed: "My plan is to use my Destroyer Battalion as the main force, drag the other party, consume its vital strength, and make them want to stop, when their strength is reduced by more than half, their morale is low, and they can't support it, you will attack again, with a recuperated army, to defeat the enemy who has been exhausted for a long time, presumably with the ability of your Cao Ziwen and the generals, you will definitely be able to completely annihilate the remaining Sassanids and kill Awad, right?" β
Cao Zhang was stunned for a moment, and then asked rhetorically: "Is the king confident that he will drag the Sassanids with 10,000 Destroying Blade Battalions and let them lose more than half?" I think I should warn you, my lord, that there are more than 30,000 Sassanids. Not to mention the huge number of troops, let's just say that the heavy armored cavalry among them is probably not easy to deal with. β
"It's my business." Sun Shao waved his hand and said disapprerovitically: "You also said just now, this battle is related to the victory or defeat of this expedition, even if I wipe out the Destroyer Battalion, I will not hesitate to do so." If I can't achieve my goal, I don't force you to attack or not. All I want is one sentence, if I beat the Sassanids to only half of them, can you Cao Ziwen guarantee to annihilate them. β
Cao Zhang laughed, stood up, arched his hand, and said arrogantly: "I have long wanted to compete with the king, this time there is such a good opportunity, how can I let it go?" If the king can block the attack of 30,000 Sassanians with 10,000 foot soldiers and kill most of them, if my 15,000 iron horsemen can't eat the rest of the Sassanids in one bite, then what face will I have to talk to the king in the future, and what face do we have to claim to be the world's famous horsemen? β
Sun Shao walked up to Cao Zhang, stretched out a palm, and said with a smile: "Then it's a word?" β
"It's a deal." Cao Zhang raised his hand without thinking about it, and slapped three palms with Sun Shao.
"Smack! Syllable! Syllable! β
(To be continued)