Chapter 344: Pre-Battle Deliberations

"I've seen Your Highness." More than a dozen people saluted in unison.

This is already the essence of Dongyong. It is a strong general who is drawn from Dongyong.

Whether it is the water and land divisions, or the auxiliary officials, it is the best that Dongyong can draw out. Among them, there are also immortal talents like Wang Yangming.

Zhu Houhuang said: "Everyone, please get up. What do you teach today? ”

When they were on the ship, they already knew what had happened to Annan. After so many days of discussion on the ship, they also came to a conclusion.

Zhu Houhuang asked, and they all looked at Wang Yangming.

If before, they respected Wang Yangming, they still respected Wang Yangming's official background, but now they are very convinced of Wang Yangming's talent.

Wang Yangming didn't talk much on the boat. But every opening is to the point, and it is impossible to refute it. The conclusions that came out of their discussions were inspired by Wang Yangming. It doesn't seem to be a discussion between ministers, but rather a teacher's guidance to a disciple.

So they were all convinced of Wang Yangming's status among them, so when Zhu Houhuang asked, he subconsciously felt that Wang Yangming should answer.

Wang Yangming said: "When the ministers were waiting at sea, they got the news that Zheng Sui was going to go east, but I don't know what the situation is now? Please also inform Your Highness. ”

Zhu Houhuang nodded, and a guard came over and said, "Zheng Sui and Mo Dengyong's armies have already sent troops, but now that the forwards have begun to fight, according to the time, they should start to confront." ”

The pace of warfare in ancient times was not fast, it was even slow.

Many big wars lasted for a long time, and many big wars faced each other for months, and it was normal to fight for a year or two. Mo Dengyong and Zheng Sui sent out the army to enter the confrontation within ten days, which is actually not slow according to this rhythm.

The officer next to Zhu Houhuang is actually from Jinyiwei, in fact, it stands to reason that the person who came out to explain today should be Wu Fengyi, but because Wu Fengyi is injured now, she is recuperating incognito in Shenglong City, so she has to let Wu Fengyi's subordinates explain.

Although Wu Fengyi spends a lot of money every year, when it is really used, the intelligence is still not enough, and with Wu Fengyi's intelligence ability in Annan, it is only enough to listen to some public news, but as for the secretive news, it is not enough.

However, these public news is enough for Wang Yangming to make a judgment.

Wang Yangming said: "Your Highness, our army should reorganize its soldiers and horses, and the army that occupies the city will go north immediately." ”

Zhu Houhuang said: "Why did Mr. Wang say this? Zhu Houhuang's original plan was not like this, he had to wait for Annan to lose both sides in the country before sending troops north. Zhu Houhuang's military campaign against Annan was essentially a robbery while the fire was burning, and now that the fire has not yet burned, why did he send troops?

Wang Yangming said: "During this period of time, the minister looked at the experience of Mo Dengyong and Zheng Sui, and felt that the dispute between the two was compared with ancient times? ”

"Oh?" Zhu Houhuang asked curiously, "What is it?" ”

Wang Yangming said: "The battle of Cao Yuan Guandu. ”

Zhu Houhuang also felt a little interesting after pondering, and said: "Then Master Wang, who do you think is Cao Cao and who is Yuan Shao?" ”

"Your Highness asked knowingly." Wang Yangming said: "Mo Dengyong's hijacking of the king of Annan County is naturally comparable to Cao Cao, and the son of Zheng Sui's family is naturally Yuan Shao. Mo Dengyong's ancestor is just a fisherman, but with his own ability, he has come to his current position, which can be described as an old revolution. And Zheng Suihuang's relatives and nobles, the children of the family, have not won several battles in their lives, and after sending troops, they pinned the number of victories and defeats on Dayi and Yu Ze of the Li family. Speaking of this, Wang Yangming snorted coldly and said, "If the Li family still has Yu Ze, Annan will not be like this." ”

When Zhu Houhuang heard this, he couldn't help but nodded. He felt that what Wang Yangming said was good. Zheng Sui's place is not the capital of Annan, and it is not the focus of Zhu Houhuang's intelligence, but it is not without any news. Zheng Sui sent the most envoys, and it can be said that they were all over Annam.

It's really more concerned than Mo Dengyong. It seems that his attention is focused on entangling the people of the Quartet, raising volunteers, and making it difficult for the king to be diligent.

Moreover, in terms of strength alone, Mo Dengyong is far better than Zheng Sui. Therefore, this war, if there is no war, it is enough, and the first war must be a quick victory. It won't take much time, and it must be Zheng defeated. Wang Yangming said.

Zhu Houhuang asked with some confusion: "Since Zheng Sui is bound to lose, why does he still take the initiative to attack?" ”

There is a saying that if you are 60% sure of a battle, you can see that the battle should be more certain, and you want to fight. The enemy just doesn't want to fight.

"As soon as the authorities came, Zheng Sui was in the bureau. I can't see my own strength clearly. Second, Zheng Sui also had to do it? Wang Yangming said.

"Although Mo Dengyong had the advantage of Shenglong before, after all, the king of Annan could still contain Mo Dengyong, and after the change of Shenglong, the strength of the king of Annan above the court was swept away. Mo Dengyong was no longer contained, he was in complete control of the situation. What is Morden Yong going to do next? It can well be imagined. Wang Yangming said.

"So he's going to strike first?" Zhu Houhuang said in retrospect.

After Mo Dengyong took control of the court, the little emperor was no longer his burden, but one of his trump cards. With this trump card, Mo Dengyong naturally has to take the initiative.

And on top of the choice of sortie, he has no choice.

Some of the forces in Annam obeyed the little emperor of Annam, and naturally recognized the little emperor. And part of it is the rebels. It was mainly composed of the peasant rebel army and the old department of Tieshanbo. This part, the name of the little emperor is of no use to them.

Therefore, the enemy chose first, and Mo Dengyong naturally had to deal with Zheng Sui first.

In the face of Mo Dengyong's imminent attack, Zheng Sui took the initiative to attack, and he was appeased in the name of King Qin and occupied the righteousness. Perhaps it was the best choice, as if Zhuge Liang took the initiative to attack Wei. Not because it's strong, it's because it's weak.

"Exactly." Wang Yangming said.

Zhu Houhuang continued to ask: "Then what should I do?" Zhu Houhuang has already admitted Wang Yangming's judgment.

Wang Yangming said: "Please ask Your Highness to attack the south of Haiyun Pass first and capture Haiyun Pass." Close the land route, and then send the sailors to attack the Annan sailors, so that in the middle of the Haiyun Pass, we will have everything. ”

Zhu Houhuang said: "In Haiyun Pass, there are certainly several places, no less than Dongyong, but nearly half of them are to be rewarded for Zhancheng. Most of the land obtained is a vast and sparsely populated land, and unless it is operated for many years, it will not be profitable. But Dongyong lacks a lot of money and food, so what should Dongyong do? ”

"Your Highness, wait a minute, the minister hasn't finished yet." Wang Yangming said. He paused slightly, and said: "The minister has thought about it, how the quality of the Zhancheng soldiers is, the ministers don't know, they can't compare to the Annan soldiers, if they leave the Zhancheng army alone to go north, the minister is worried that they can attack Haiyun Pass." Not to mention the capture of Haiyun Pass. ”

Zhu Houhuang shook his head and said, "Occupy the city!" Zhu Houhuang didn't say anything, but his body language had already said everything. The strength of the soldiers in the city is really too bad. The only thing Zhu Houhuang likes about the Zhancheng soldiers is their logistical ability, using elephants as animal power, and the carrying capacity is quite good. The rest, hehe.

"In this case, if it is according to His Highness's previous intention, it is to use our army separately. However, there are no more than 10,000 Dongyong soldiers, and they are used in two places. None of them is unique. Therefore, in the opinion of the ministers, it is better to divide the troops first. Wang Yangming said.

"Okay." Zhu Houhuang applauded and said, "Does Master Wang want to attack Haiyun Pass first, and then attack the Ascending Dragon?" ”

"Exactly." Wang Yangming said.

Speaking of which, the rest is not to be said again. How could Zhu Houhuang not guess. Wang Yangming is nothing more than dividing the military operation against Annam into two parts, one part is to attack the south of Haiyun Pass, which can be started now. Then, after blockading Haiyun Pass, let the Cham soldiers hold Haiyun Pass, and then draw troops to attack Thang Long directly from the waterway.

In this way, Zhu Houhuang's two goals were accomplished, leaving a foothold on the Indochina Peninsula, as well as sacking Annan and supplementing Dongyong's finances.