Chapter 10: "Temple" on Soldiers
Daewoo Capital, Yunyang.
Since Daewoo received the exact news, Mengjing has led an army of 50,000 to Xiyu Pass, and the court exploded, this time Daheng ordered Mengjing to recast the southwest defense line in a short period of time, in fact, he has clearly identified his attitude, Daheng has regarded Daewoo and Xihua as a great threat, and at the same time, Daheng already knows about the Three Kingdoms Alliance, and he acts in such a high-profile manner, just to show that even if you Daewoo and the Xihua Alliance, I, Daheng, am not afraid, and there is no need to hide.
Daheng's approach divided the Daewoo courtiers into two factions, the main battle faction and the main peace faction, the main battle faction was headed by the old captain Li Fang, Li Fang was a veteran of the three dynasties, nearly seventy years old, and was the younger brother of Li Sheng, the grandfather of Li Da, the king of Yu, and the elder of the three dynasties. The main peace faction is headed by Prime Minister Ning Tao, Ning Tao is in his fifties, Li Da was already the prime minister before he ascended the throne, and the official is the prime minister of Tiangang, although his prestige is not as good as Li Fang, but he is also very powerful in the court.
"Your Majesty, the Mengjing army has arrived at Xiyu Pass, and we will start to recast the southwest defense line in the near future, if we don't send troops at this time, we will miss the opportunity again, and when Mengjing settles down the army, Xiyu Pass is ready, our army will have no chance." Li Fang, as the head of the main battle faction, and the veteran of the Three Dynasties, was the first to express his political views again, one to make the ministers who were still hesitant to favor his side, and at the same time to put pressure on the young King Yu.
The young Yuwang Li Da is just thirty-one years old this year, but since he succeeded to the throne at the age of twelve, this year is already the twentieth year of his reign, twenty years, he has grown from an ignorant child, to the lord of a country in the court, Daewoo court's twenty years of tempering on him has already made him fade the sharpness and sharpness of the youth, replaced by the sophistication and calmness that does not match his age. Yuwang is not tall, less than seven feet long, dark complexion, broad shoulders and round waist, but his eyes are flexible and cunning, which makes people unpredictable.
Yuwang Li Da naturally knows the old lady's thoughts, Daewoo's hundred-year national policy, his twenty years of forbearance and hard work after his accession to the throne, are all in order to compete for the Central Plains, and even let the world be reunified by Daewoo, a hundred years of planning, years of preparation, how could he not want to take this opportunity to capture Xiyu Pass in one fell swoop, and even solve Daheng's humeral Mengjing, but he also knew that this was just a good wish, Daheng, Mengjing, how could it be so easy to deal with, the Three Kingdoms Alliance had been planning for a long time to deal with Daheng, but it was easily cracked by Daheng, It's really a big blow to him, now Zhao and Daheng are making peace, Xihua is out of the way, if Daewoo uses troops against Daheng alone, the opponent is Mengjing who has never lost a battle, once the war falls into a stalemate, or Daewoo is defeated, Daheng will definitely chase Daewoo, Zhao Guo and Xihua may also turn their guns to deal with Daewoo, then not only will the dream of chasing the Central Plains be shattered, but even face the situation of ceding land and seeking peace, so he can't be cautious; Now the old ministers led by Li Fang advocate the use of troops against Daheng, although Ning Tao is the main peace, but now the situation is unclear, naturally he will not openly oppose Li Fang's political views, and he does not speak, the other ministers of the Lord and the other ministers will naturally not easily express their positions, first, they are afraid of offending people, and secondly, they are indeed hesitant in their hearts, so they are all waiting to see what King Yu means.
"Daewoo's centennial national policy, 'unite the two states, benefit the two governments, recuperate, and wait for the opportunity to move.'" "Yuwang Li Da slowly looked around at all the courtiers below, and then said in a slow voice, "'United Erzhou' refers to uniting Xiyu and Zhao State, and 'Benefit Erfu' refers to promising benefits to Beiliang and Guyou," Since the king ascended the throne, he never dared to forget the teachings of his ancestors and Daewoo's century-old national policy, these sixteen words have been engraved in the heart of this king, and he did not dare to forget for a moment, the first twelve words of this king also asked himself to do it, but it is far from enough to do this, because the first twelve words are the cause, and the last four words are the effect, 'waiting for the opportunity to move', what is the 'opportunity', how ' If we do not predict the timing accurately, we will only work for nothing and suffer from it; if we do not grasp the action clearly, we will only waste opportunities and lose our troops. This 'opportunity' and 'movement' are the most difficult to predict and grasp, so today's court meeting, we will have a topic, 'what is the opportunity and how to move'. Please speak your mind freely, without any consideration, and all decisions will be made by the king alone. ”
King Yu clearly picked out Daewoo's current situation, and clearly said that he would do his best to take it, in order not to let the courtiers have any concern, the courtiers were obviously moved by the young Yuwang's words, and they all blushed secretly, and at this moment, they also put aside their considerations and positions, and only Daewoo in their hearts.
"Your Majesty!" At this time, Prime Minister Ning Tao was the first to stand up, "The minister has something to say." Although Ning Tao is a civil official, his figure is not inferior to that of a military general, with a length of eight feet and a short round face. Ning Tao has been an official for many years, and he has long had his own set of ways to be an official, so he was naturally not the first to speak because he was infected by King Yu's words, but he still admired King Yu's appeal, and a few words dispelled the minister's concern and mobilized the enthusiasm of most people, as the prime minister, and the representative of the main and faction, he could no longer be silent at this time, so he was eager to speak, and the rest of the ministers saw him the first to stand up, knowing that he must have something to say, so the somewhat noisy court instantly quieted down again.
"Prime Minister, please speak." Yuwang Li Da was not surprised at all.
"Wang's last words are deafening, and the six words 'what is the opportunity and how to move' accurately explain the current situation of my Daewoo." Ning Tao is a sleek person, so naturally he will not put pressure on King Yu like Li Fang, but instead use King Yu's point of view, by the way, he can not only explain his political views, but also make Li Fang and other main battle factions difficult to refute, "Today's situation is clear, for this time the Daheng faction Mengjing recast the southwest defense line, the minister also has a six-word opinion, 'If it is not an opportunity, how can you move?' ’”
"Oh, according to the prime minister, Mengjing didn't even have a chance to recast the southwest defense line this time!" Li Fang snorted coldly.
"Taiwei Hugh should be in a hurry, let me talk carefully." Ning Tao seemed to have expected Li Fang's question, not only was he not angry, but he smiled lightly. Li Fang saw that King Yu frowned a little, and he also knew that he was in a hurry, so he snorted and stopped talking.
Ning Tao ignored Li Fang, gave a salute to King Yu, and said slowly, "Your Majesty, the reason why the minister said that this time is not an opportunity is because of the following considerations, although Mengjing said that he led the troops to recast the southwest defense line, the main reason is that Daheng will readjust the defense line out of consideration for my Daewoo and Xihua, you must know that Xiyu Pass is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and our understanding of Xiyu Pass is limited to some secret reports of spies and some investigations by General Zhang Mu on the pass, but the details of the deployment are not clear, plus Mengjing's reinforcements, Xiyu Pass is not only not easy to break, but will be more difficult, one of them; Zhao Guoxin was defeated, Xihua retreated, although Beiliang and Gu You had promised to cooperate with my Daewoo troops, but now it is different from the past, the Three Kingdoms Alliance did not take any advantage under Daheng's unpreparedness, but let Zhao lose troops and lose generals, so once Daewoo uses troops against Daheng, if he can't win with one blow, the battle situation will definitely fall into a stalemate, Beiliang and Gu You will inevitably sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, and will not easily send troops, so this time to use troops against Daheng, I Daewoo has no foreign aid, Daheng is strong, and the victory or defeat is unpredictable, I, Daewoo, will instead fall into a dilemma, and the other is also; Mengjing uses soldiers like a god, the world knows, the battle of hanging the mouth of the pot, so that Zhao Guo Li Jin was defeated inexplicably, and the 100,000 troops who entered the country were almost wiped out, not that I Ning Tao grew up with other people's ambition and destroyed his own prestige, but I dared to ask the generals present, in the case of Daheng occupying the right time and place, how sure are Daheng's use of troops? Ning Tao said that at this time, the hall was already very quiet, and some people even lowered their heads silently, Ning Tao looked around at everyone, and then gave a salute to King Yu, and said loudly, "With these three, the minister thought that this time it seemed to be a golden opportunity, but in fact, there were many crises, so the minister thought that it was not possible to use troops against Daheng at this time." ”
Ning Tao's words can't be said to be very clever, but they were ignored by a group of people who were different in their positions or had a fluke mentality, and they were analyzed by him one by one at the moment, which was indeed reasonable, Li Fang and other main battle factions frowned when they heard it, but they didn't know how to refute it for a while.
What Ning Tao said was exactly what King Yu thought day and night, but what he really wanted was a solution, not a problem, because in his heart, he really wanted to fight with Daheng, so he didn't want to give up this opportunity easily.
"Humph! Prime Minister's high theory is naturally impeccable, but since Li Mou's army, he has never had the certainty of victory in that battle before the war, and it all relied on the soldiers of the three armies to fight out on the battlefield with a knife and a gun, and the battlefield is changing rapidly, how can it be guessed out of thin air? Li Fang saw that although Ning Tao's words were reasonable, and the courtiers also deeply agreed, he knew that there was no absolute, only real swords and real guns could be seen from high and low, and the three armies had not moved, how could they be frightened by Ning Tao's words.
Yu Wang saw that Li Fang's words were arrogant, but he didn't have any constructive opinions, although he was the main battle in his heart, he couldn't let him come nonsense, so he was not in a hurry to express his position at the moment, and wanted to continue to see the opinions of others.
"The captain laughed, the art of war is cloudy, 'The husband does not fight and the temple is considered the winner, it has to be counted as much, and the husband has not fought and the temple is not victorious, and it has to be counted as less. More wins, less wins, and nothing counts! 'The captain is an old soldier, how can the court say such a child's play? Ning Tao's tone was calm, but his words had been extremely unkind, before the battle began, he must make a careful battle plan, fully assess his own favorable and unfavorable conditions, and the more he can win, the greater the chance of victory, and the chance of victory will be greater after the battle; And the grasp of the odds of winning is naturally small, and the chance of winning is small; These are all very important plans and preparations, if there is no careful "temple calculation", or if the temple is not victorious, how can you start a war at will.
Li Fang saw that Ning Tao was so faceless, and his face was blue and purple, but he couldn't find a rebuttal.
"The captain is experienced in the use of soldiers, and he leads people in every battle, so the three armies use their lives to make the enemy cold, this is the spirit of the captain, not to say that the temple is not important, and the prime minister will be misunderstood." King Yu is well versed in the art of checks and balances in the court, not to mention that Li Fang is a veteran of the three dynasties and his uncle and grandfather, so he speaks to help.
"What the king said is very true, the old minister lost his words for a while, and the captain is not to blame."
Ning Tao's goal has been achieved, and with Yuwang mediating from it, he naturally follows the trend. And Li Fang was repeatedly frustrated, knowing that Ning Tao would definitely not give in easily today, although he was angry in his heart, he didn't dare to speak casually.
"What the prime minister said, what do you think, there is a way to deal with it." Yuwang Li Da didn't have time to pay attention to Li Fang and Ning Tao's thoughts at this time, he was fighting in his heart, and he just wanted someone to provide a way to crack it.
As soon as King Yu said this, the smart minister already knew that King Yu was the main battle in his heart, and he was suffering from what Ning Tao said, and every sentence was pressed on his heart, and there was no way to deal with it.
The court was quiet again, all the ministers seemed to have a tacit understanding, all bowed their heads and were silent, seeing this scene, King Yu couldn't help frowning, and from time to time with his eyes to inspect the people, Suzaku General Zhang Mu saw King Yu's expression, thinking that the time had come, and Xuanwu General Li Fei glanced at each other, Li Fei actually couldn't help it, seeing Zhang Mu finally hinted at himself, strode out of the courtiers, and said loudly, "Your Majesty, the ministers have a law, which can solve the concerns of the king and the prime minister." ”
As soon as these words came out, King Yu was quite happy, but after seeing that it was Li Fei who spoke, he couldn't help but be a little disappointed in his heart, with his understanding of Li Fei, he was not optimistic that he could have a good way to deal with it.
Li Fei is Li Fang's own grandson, and he is still the second brother of Yuwang Li Da, he is eight feet long, with a tiger's head and eyes, and his voice is like thunder, although Li Fei is brave, but his resourcefulness is insufficient, he is about thirty-five years old, and he is the Xuanwu general of the Wuwu Rank in the middle of the day, and he sits in this position, which has something to do with Li Fang. Therefore, it is not for nothing that King Yu is not optimistic about him, and the courtiers and King Yu seem to have the same opinion, and they all show a little surprise and disdain.
"Your Majesty," Li Fei ignored everyone's expressions and continued to say in his unique and high-pitched voice, "I think that what the prime minister said is the key, but it is not that there is no way to crack it, and the key to solving it is to grasp the opportunity!" Mengjing led the troops to recast the southwest defense line, Xiyu Pass was easy to defend and difficult to attack, plus Mengjing was in charge, and at this moment I was strictly guarded against my Daewoo, at this time naturally it could not be hard to touch, but Mengjing as the general of Daheng, less than two months, more than half a year, Mengjing must lead the troops back to Heng'an, at this time the southwest defense line was successfully recast, and I Daewoo did not move, Xiyu Pass guards will also inevitably unload their guards, and in just a few months, even if Mengjing is arranged properly and in detail, the soldiers' drills and familiarity are by no means overnight, At that time, the garrison force of Xiyu Pass will not only not be too strong, but will be weaker than now, so the minister thinks that as long as I Dayu is ready, when Mengjing returns to Daheng'an, it will be the day when our army breaks through, as long as Xiyu Pass is broken, Xihua and Zhao Guo will inevitably take the initiative to find me Daewoo to cooperate, Beiliang and Gu You will naturally attack the north of Daheng as agreed, and then Daheng will be attacked from many sides, and the head and tail can not take care of each other, even if Mengjing is powerful, he will only be exhausted and exhausted. Li Fei's words were said in one go, although it was not like his usual style, but his voice was loud and sonorous.
"Good! Well said! At the beginning of Li Fei's speech, Yuwang Li Da didn't care too much, but halfway through the words, Yuwang had already grasped the key to his words, and after thinking about it carefully, the degree of feasibility was very high, which greatly surprised him, but it also made him very satisfied, because Li Fei's short words solved his concerns for many days.
"General Xuanwu's words are very lonely, what do you think of Aiqing!" The worries in his heart for many days were alleviated, so at this time, King Yu no longer concealed the idea of the main battle in his heart.
"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that General Xuanwu's words are very clever, which not only avoids fighting hard with Mengjing, solves our concerns, but also does not miss the opportunity, and the minister thinks it is feasible." Li Fang replied in a loud voice. At first, when Li Fei spoke, Li Fang only said that it was his impulsive grandson who wanted to stand up for himself, but when he said it, his words were conclusive, and even King Yu praised him, and he was naturally overjoyed in his heart, and hurriedly came out to help.
"What does the prime minister think of General Xuanwu's words?" Yuwang has always been cautious in doing things, so he still asked Ning Tao's opinion as usual.
At this time, the biggest shock in his heart can be said to be Prime Minister Ning Tao, he is not unable to guess the true proposition of King Yu's heart, nor is it that he has the intention to fight with Taiwei Li Fang for a while, but he has thought about it many times, and he really feels that it is not appropriate to start a war with Daheng at this time, so for the sake of Daewoo, he has to prevent King Yu from using troops against Daheng at this time. And Li Fei's words are indeed far-sighted and extremely feasible, and he can't help but re-examine the situation.
"General Xuanwu's words are far-sighted, and the minister thinks it is feasible, and there is no objection." Ning Tao is also generous, Li Fei's words are indeed reasonable, and he is not easy to argue, but he wonders in his heart, although Li Fei is brave, he is just a reckless man, and he is impulsive and belligerent, how can he think about the problem so long-term, and can be so calm, is this just from his mouth, relaying other people's remarks?
"However, although the plan is feasible, it is difficult to implement, and there can be no mistakes. The stakes are very high, and Ning Tao has questions in his heart, so he naturally has to ask clearly.
"This," Ning Tao said that Li Fei didn't seem to be prepared, and subconsciously glanced at Zhang Mu beside him, seeing that the latter didn't look at him, he had to stiffen his head and say, "This matter is very important, how can it be properly deployed by one person?" If the king agrees today, he will inevitably hand over a detailed battle plan within the next month. Although Li Fei was a little surprised, his words were decent and logical.
Seeing Li Fei's expression, Ning Tao was even more sure that this remark was not from him, but the strategy of Zhang Mu, the general of Suzaku Bird, it seems that the last time the Three Kingdoms Alliance was defeated, Zhang Mucai used Li Fei's mouth to seek war, plus Li Fei behind Li Fang, naturally they will get twice the result with half the effort, they work together to calculate themselves, although Ning Tao is unhappy in his heart, but he also admires this young general, and Zhang Mu is responsible for the overall planning, which is naturally much better than Li Fei.
"What General Xuanwu said is very true, and there is no opinion on the subordinates, everything is up to the king."
"Okay, in that case, General Xuanwu, General Suzaku obeyed the order, Lone appointed Xuanwu General Li Fei as the main general, Suzaku General Zhang Mu as the deputy general, the commander-in-chief of the battle of Daheng, within a month, Lone wants to see the detailed battle plan, and the rest of the related matters will be formulated in the battle plan, and then appointed in a unified manner!" Li Fei's expression was naturally also seen by King Yu, he had long suspected that it was Zhang Mu's idea for Li Fei, but at this time, it was true, so he directly appointed Zhang Mu as the deputy general, so that the two of them could cooperate wholeheartedly.
"Command!"