Chapter 187: Fighting and Plotting
When Wang Yu received the battle report from the front, it was already the third day after the Duchang raid.
The front line is already the quickest way, Taishi Ci ordered Mu Wang to take two county soldiers who were accustomed to mountain roads, took the small road to Laiwu, and then sent the letter to Fenggao due to the ban on fast horses.
Except for Zhang Rao's department, which is entrenched in the Qi State, Wang Yu has the latest news in his hand, which is still too slow for him.
"Perhaps, we should raise some carrier pigeons, at least on our own territory, communication can be faster, this comes and goes, a delay is five or six days, the military situation is not urgent, it is good, if the military situation is really urgent, wouldn't it be bad?"
"Deliver a letter with a pigeon?" Diao Chan's beautiful eyes lit up, and Jia Xu, who was spreading out the bamboo slips to browse the military situation, also had a pause in his hand, raised his eyes, and looked at Wang Yu with a very curious gaze.
"Uh, what's wrong?" Wang Yu was slightly stunned, the longer he stayed in this era, the more new discoveries he made, and there was a risk of saying the wrong thing at any time.
Later archaeologists found metal stirrups in ancient tombs in the Western Jin Dynasty, and then made inferences that there were no stirrups in the Han Dynasty, and that stirrups were invented in the Jin Dynasty, or by alien races in the grasslands.
Wang Yu was originally very strange, as early as the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Wei Qing and Huo Qubing had already used cavalry to fight on a large scale, and the Huns were beaten into a fart. In the following hundreds of years, the use of cavalry by the Han army has not decreased, why did the Han Dynasty not invent the stirrup, but the Jin Dynasty, which had restored peace, invented it?
In the process of the Jin Dynasty's domination of the world, the application of cavalry was not very widespread, whether it was in the mountains of Xishu or in the water towns of the Jianghuai Valley, the cavalry had no place for bravery.
In fact, at least in Wang Yu's world, stirrups have existed for a long time, but there are very few metal ones, mostly leather ropes or wooden.
To be honest, this discovery made Wang Yu a little regretful. The stirrup is easy to make, but it has a greatly improved effect on cavalry tactics, and if this world didn't have this thing in the first place, he could have mastered a secret weapon.
It can be seen that if the ancestors are too smart, it may not be a good thing.
Now he remembered the carrier pigeon again, hadn't this thing been invented yet?
"I just didn't expect that the lord was also proficient in the art of taming beasts." Jia Xu twisted his beard and explained with a smile: "Since Gaozu was in distress and escaped with a pigeon, the Central Plains has already domesticated carrier pigeons, and this method is indeed very fast, but it is not reliable enough, and it is easy to ......have accidents."
The history of domesticating carrier pigeons in China is very early, when Chu and Han fought for hegemony, Liu Bang was repeatedly defeated and defeated, and every time he lost the battle, the situation was different. It was common to abandon his wife and children, and once he hid in a dry well, and when the enemy had gone, he released a pigeon and called for reinforcements, and then the carrier pigeon began to be used.
However, the advantages and disadvantages of carrier pigeons are equally obvious, birds of prey, hostile scouts, bad weather, and hungry people all over the Central Plains are deadly threats to pigeons.
Especially the last category is the most threatening, the hungry people are everywhere, and they will not let go of what they can eat, and they will not let go of what they can eat, and they will raise the pigeons to be fattened, and shine in front of them, which is purely self-inflicted. Driven by hunger, it's useless to fly away!
The pigeon has an accident, and the loss of information is secondary, and if it falls into the hands of the enemy, it will be really bad. Therefore, Jia Xu was very surprised by Wang Yu's proposal.
"It's better to raise some, anyway, it's in your own place, wait until it's a small ...... The Lord has pacified Qingzhou, and there are not so many hungry people. Diao Chan was very interested in Wang Yu's proposal, but looking at her sparkling eyes, Wang Yu really couldn't be sure whether the girl just wanted to have some pets, or if she was really interested in carrier pigeon messengers.
"It's not safe to use pigeons for major military situations, and it's okay if it's not so important." Seeing the distrust in Wang Yu's eyes, Diao Chan pursed his mouth and hummed in a low voice: "If you go out on the expedition in the future, my sister and I don't have to worry so much......"
Wang Yu was suddenly, and then his heart warmed, and it felt really good to be cared for.
"Ahem...... Cough! An untimely cough sounded, Jia Xu was very depressed, Wang Yu asked Diao Chan to participate in the decision-making of intelligence work, he did not object, on the contrary, he was somewhat in favor, but at this time, Lang Qing concubine made him a headache.
These two are still young, and the days are long, and there will be times when they fall in love.
Jia Xu didn't have the slightest sense of being a light bulb, calmly faced Wang Yu's gaze, and asked seriously: "Lord, what do you think of the military situation in Beihai?" ”
"Very good." Wang Yu nodded, looking a little absent-minded.
Of course it's good, the battle was won, Kong Rong and the others also showed great cooperation, collected more than 30,000 prisoners, and excavated two more talents, and harvested a basket, it's no wonder if it's not good! But the question is...... Jia Xu rolled his eyes and asked again, "What about your specific instructions?" ”
"What is this......" Wang Yu settled down and began to think seriously.
His distraction was not all because of Diao Chan, most of his attention was on the two on the front line.
Tai Shici's courage and determination amazed him, and he was also quite emotional, this super-first-class general who had no place in history but had no place to play, finally began to shine.
Tai Shici in his previous life was very surprised when he appeared on the stage, but after he voted for Soochow, he became obscure.
The reason is not difficult to guess, this character is too proactive, and Sun Ce, who is known as the little overlord
may have the courage to use him, but after taking power, Sun Quan, who was committed to eliminating his brother's influence, even Zhou Yu refused to use it easily, and Sun Ce was a deeply imprinted general Tai Shici...... Oh, do you need to talk about it? It's definitely going to be refrigerated.
Under his command, this Niu Cheng doesn't have to worry about this, but his luck is obviously a little bad, which makes him a little crying and laughing.
Fortunately, there will be many big battles and evil battles in the future, and there will always be a time when this famous general will get his wish.
Xu Fu, well, it should be Xu Shu, this seems to like to use a pseudonym, and when he took refuge in Liu Bei in history, he used Shan Fu's pseudonym.
The quality shown by Xu Shu is even more eye-catching. Speaking of bravery, Xu Shu is not as good as Tai Shici; In terms of insightful intelligence, the current Xu Shu can't compare to Jia Xu; In terms of courage, he is not the most special, but his talent is not ordinarily comprehensive.
text, able to give advice; martial arts, can go into battle and fight; Astronomy is known above, geography is below; He has unique insights into strategy and strategy...... Wang Yu originally wanted to confirm his identity, so he arranged Xu Shu to enter the shogunate and counsellor military affairs with Jia Xu, but now it seems that it seems to be a bit of a waste of talent, such a comprehensive entry, it should be released to take charge of the situation.
It should be the most appropriate to hand over the external espionage system to Xu Shu, this talent doesn't seem to be mature enough at present, and he has a bit of a bohemian taste when he speaks and does things, far from being as mellow as Jia Xu, well, like an angry young man, a very talented angry young man...... His spy system is just an empty shelf, and it just grows with him.
As for these two, who have never met in history or in novels, sparks flew as soon as they met, and they became rivals, and Wang Yu could only be speechless. This should be regarded as a creation, as soon as the golden wind and jade dew meet, they will win and enter countless ...... Putting aside Tai Shici and Xu Shu, Wang Yu thought about the situation on the front line.
There was more than one letter sent, but it was written by Tai Shici, Xu Shu, and Kong Rong respectively, reporting the military situation from different angles and tones, and asking for instructions on the next strategy.
Tai Shici's letter was the simplest, brushing aside the great victory that made him depressed, and then expressing his allegiance, and then directly asking for battle. You can hit anyone, and you can hit anyone anyway.
Kong Rong's letter was much more complicated, and Wang Yu had to ask Diao Chan to explain it to himself, otherwise he wouldn't be able to understand the allusions on it.
The cultural level is not as good as a singer, this reality makes Wang Yu feel inferior for a while, but the enjoyment of a beautiful secretary quickly offset this little negative emotion. If there is no culture, there is no culture, my brother is a martial artist!
Kong Rong first solemnly expressed his gratitude to Wang Yu for his righteous action, and then detailed the night attack from the perspective of a bystander, and then expressed his admiration for Taishan's military strength. After that, he changed his words, and suddenly recounted the love affair again, praising Wang Yu's far-sightedness in establishing the academy, as well as the fashion of benevolence and love for the people. Finally, at the end of the letter, he vaguely stated that Beihai fully supported Wang Yu's entry into Qingzhou.
After reading the letter, Wang Yu also sighed, such a long letter, only the point at the end is a thousand materials, Kong Rong is a great Confucian, and he is not ordinary water when he speaks.
Of course, in addition to expressing his stance and standing in line, Kong Rong also mentioned two important information: first, he vaguely reminded Wang Yu that Tai Shici and Xu Shu would not get along, and they should find a way as soon as possible to avoid mistakes; Subsequently, he solemnly mentioned Qingzhou celebrities.
Qingzhou celebrities, in the history of the famous, due to the war in Qingzhou, these scholars have fled from their hometowns, but there are achievers, there are many people who are famous.
Zhu Xuguan Ning mentioned by Kong Rong, Wang Yu didn't know about this, but he knew the allusion of the other party cutting off the seat. In fact, Guan Ning in this era is far more famous than Wang Yu knows, and he is called 'Yilong' together with Hua Xin and Bing Yuan.
This is a pronoun, such as eight kitchens, eight jun, wolong phoenix chicks, Jian'an seven sons and other titles, not very famous, there will be no such title.
Some of these have already left, such as Zheng Xuan, a great Confucian who is as famous as Cai Yong, went to Xuzhou with a group of disciples, and Wang Lie and others went to Liaodong, but there are still a lot left. These entries were originally intended to leave, but after seeing the military appearance of the Taishan Army, many of them began to hesitate.
The Chinese people who have entered the countryside are still very strong, and the Qingzhou celebrities with broken family businesses do not take the views of the scholars so seriously, for them, what Qingzhou needs most is a strong entry like Wang Yu. Of course, the academy opened by Wang Yu and Kong Rong's lobbying also played a considerable role.
All in all, if Wang Yu can successfully pacify Qingzhou, most of these people are willing to join his shogunate immediately, and those who have not made up their minds are all waiting and seeing, rather than deciding to leave.
This is good news, Wang Yu has a lot of strong soldiers and fierce generals around him, and the strategists have Jia Xu and Xu Shu, which are not weak, but there are fewer political strategies, and with the addition of this batch of people, there is no need to worry about restoring order after pacifying Qingzhou.
Finally, it is Xu Shu's letter.
Xu Shu's letter is also very long, but his words are very concise and long, purely because of the large content.
These contents may not be very profound, but they are very comprehensive and involve Wang Yu's Qingzhou strategic layout, otherwise why did Wang Yu confirm the identity of the other party at once?
Some of them are like glowing gems, no matter where they are, they will sparkle and shine, and they can't be covered up by changing their names. (To be continued)