In Yidu City, Deng She was in the study, facing the window, holding a book and reading: "Drive six dragons and ride the wind." Traveling all over the world, the eight states under the road. Climb the mountains and valleys, and ride the clouds. Traveling four overseas, east to Mount Tai. Fairy and jade girl, come down and swim. Hong Jixun, Wu Henian, Ha Guangxiu and others were on the side. He Guangxiu didn't learn anything, he listened inexplicably, and asked Wu Henian in a low voice: "What is the lord reading?" ”

Wu Henian replied: "Cao Cao's "Qi Singing". ”

Cao Cao's poem, when Deng She first came to Yidu, Yang Xingjian once chanted in front of Wang Shicheng. Deng She also liked this poem very much and often read it.

"Seven out of singing?" Ha Guangxiu suddenly realized, nodded clearly, and thought in his heart, "Seven out of singing." As the name suggests, it is expected that there will be seven plays sung. I don't know what the lord reads? I really didn't expect that Cao Cao was also an expert in writing plays, and he made seven plays as soon as he made a move. It's amazing, it's amazing. ”

Hearing the whispers of the two of them, Deng She put down the scroll, smiled and said to everyone: "The Three Kingdoms at the end of the Han Dynasty have produced many heroes. Cao Cao once talked about heroes with Liu Bei, saying that Huainan Yuan Shu was a dry bone in the mound; Hebei Yuan Shao is scheming and undecisive; Liu Jingsheng is in vain, and Sun Bofu is in the name of his father; Yizhou Liu Zhang, the dog of the gatekeeper. Such as Zhang Xiu, Zhang Lu, and Han Sui, they are just villains, not enough to worry about. And came to the conclusion: 'The heroes of the world are only the kings and the ears.' 'Ladies and gentlemen, do you think he is right to say this?' ”

Wu Henian replied: "Two Yuan, Er Liu, Zhang Xiu, Zhang Lu, Han Sui and other generations are of course mediocre villains. Sun Ce died early, Sun Quan successively, and the three generations of the Sun family were called heroes in Jiangdong, but they were also heroes. ”

"In this way, Gu Ling thinks that Cao Cao, Liu Bei, and Sun Quan can all be called heroes?"

"Exactly."

Deng She smiled and asked Hong Jixun, "What do you think of the gentleman?" ”

"It's easy to win the world, but it's hard to keep the business. Sun Ce is anxious, not a stable talent, or not enough to be called a hero, but Sun Quan inherited the remnants of his father and brother, painted Jiang autonomy, and confronted Cao and Liu, which is not a true hero. In the opinion of the ministers, the heroes of the Three Kingdoms at the end of the Han Dynasty were not Cao Liu, but Cao and Sun. ”

"Oh? Mr. thinks Liu Bei is difficult to call a hero? ”

"Eastern Wu first had Zhou Yu, then Lu Xun, Cao Wei was a famous general, and Liu Bei was the only Zhuge Lianger. Guan Yu died, Liu Bei hit the Eastern Wu, the boat was gone, the tree fence battalion was more than 700 miles, the Wei lord Cao Pi heard it, and said, "The bud is dangerous and the army is captured by the enemy, and this soldier is jealous." It's Liu Bei who doesn't know the soldiers. Then, there was a disaster of burning the company's camp, and the army was defeated and retreated into the White Emperor City. Liu Bei, who has not changed his ambition after a long period of hardship, may be called a heroic man in terms of the strength of his mind, but compared to Cao and Sun, it is difficult to call him a hero. ”

He Guangxiu's eyes widened, although he couldn't understand half of the sentence, but he knew the names of Cao Cao, Sun Quan, and Liu Bei, and vaguely guessed what Hong Jixun meant, and nodded his head again and again, expressing his agreement: "Liu Bei's country ,—— crying." If you want to talk about heroes, Hong Gong is right, of course Liu Bei is not. Where is there a good man who cries at every turn? May I ask my lord, who do you think the heroes of the Three Kingdoms should be? ”

"Sun and Liu are good at winning the game, and they can be called temporary shows. If you talk about heroes, only Cao Gong is the only one. Cao Gongwen is talented and martial, 'external martial arts, internal literature', coercing the Son of Heaven to order the princes. Cut off the heroes, and shock China. Not only is he a hero of the Three Kingdoms, but also a few characters like him in ancient and modern times. ”

Deng She's focus is different from Wu Henian and Hong Jixun, he praised Cao Cao, who is invincible in martial arts, and famous in literature, both civil and military, is really an extremely rare one among emperors. He turned over a few pages of the poems in the book, found the location of "Artemisia Lixing", and recited loudly: "'The white bones are exposed in the wilderness, and there is no rooster crowing for thousands of miles. The people are left behind, and the thought breaks people's intestines. 'Nine princes, one Kuang world. Born in troubled times, with the responsibility of saving the people of the world out of fire and water, Cao Cao's ambition is worthy of a hero! ”

In the busyness, the ministers answered each other and commented on the heroes of the Three Kingdoms.

When Deng She finished speaking, several people smiled at each other.

Hong Jixun coughed, cleared his throat, and said, "I received a good news from Tai'an in the morning, and Qing Qianxing has won Yanzhou. Zhao Youcheng suggested that our army might as well take advantage of this big victory and simply conquer Jeju in one fell swoop, so as not to wait for Wang Baobao's army and horses to complete the dispatch and then counterattack. ......, I don't know what happens under the Lord's will? ”

As usual, Deng She refused to say his intention first, gently put the poem scroll on the table, turned back to the chair and sat down, and asked Hong Jixun, "What do you mean, sir?" ”

Hong Jixun patted the folding fan and said: "Jeju is bordered by Dongpyeong Lake in the north and Sanyang Lake in the south, which is the only place to enter and exit Jining. And if you want to go down to Jining from Yanzhou, there is only this way to go. As long as Jeju is laid, it is equivalent to opening the door of Jinyeong Road. Our army can be regarded as completely in an invincible position that can advance and retreat, and can attack and defend. Zhao Zuocheng's proposal, in terms of geography and the art of war, is indeed very correct. ”

"Sir, agree with Ah Guo's opinion?"

Hong Jixun shook his head slowly and said: "Chen Shicai's analysis is only from the perspective of geography and the art of war. In other words, it's just an analysis from the immediate perspective. In the long run, the minister thought that it was better not to fight Jining for the time being. ”

"What do you mean by that?"

"After Jeju, it's Juye. The two places are less than 100 miles apart. In addition, the Jeju River runs right through the city of Jeju. In other words, if our army captures Jeju, there will be two troubles. ”

"Which two are in trouble?"

"First, according to intelligence, so far, Juye has stationed more than 10,000 Chahan reinforcements, and more than 10,000 people are rushing to it. Our army seems to have occupied a favorable position in Jeju after taking Jeju, but if we want to go further, we will have to face a total of 30,000 Chakhan reinforcements. Too much pressure.

"Second, there is the Jeju River in and on both sides of Jeju City, which is not conducive to the movement of the army. Thinking that the 30,000 enemy troops were close at hand, and the distance between them and Jeju was not more than 100 miles, even if our army was determined to go further, how could Wang Baobao easily allow our army to cross the river? And if the army is only sent from Jeju, how big can the gate of Jeju be? The terrain is too narrow and too vulnerable to sniping. These are two aspects that are not good for our army. ”

Deng She remained silent, picked up the tea bowl, took a sip, and asked, "However, as Mr. said, do you disagree with Zhao Zuocheng's opinion?" ”

"But it's not."

"It's not that I agree, it's not that I don't agree, what does Mr. mean?"

"In the opinion of the ministers, Jeju still has to fight. It's just not a real fight. ”

"Not really fighting?"

"The best strategy is to attack Jeju openly and take Juye secretly."

"How to attack openly? How to secretly take it? ”

"Send Qing Qianxing to lead the army, make a huge momentum, and attack Jeju on the surface, attracting Wang Baobao's attention here. Jeju is a place that is related to the safety of the entire Jining Road, and Wang Baobao will definitely not go to the rescue. As long as he sends the main force to help, this 'Ming attack on Jeju' will be completed.

At the same time, Zhao Zuocheng led the Tai'an army, not to Jeju, but to Wenshang. Through Wenshang to the west, quietly cross the Jeju River, cross the northern part of Jining Road, and reach the vicinity of Juye. Just wait for Wang Baobao's main force to be sent, and then attack and take it directly! Destroy its elite and consume its strength first, and defeat the enemy to take the city. ”

Attack Jeju with Qing Qianxing, transfer Wang Baobao to help, and then order Zhao Guo to insert behind enemy lines and fight a decisive battle against Juye. As long as there is one gram of Juye, Jeju will go down without a fight. Even, not only Jeju will go down without a fight, because the main force of the Yuan army will be lost, and the entire Jinyeong Road will also go down without a fight. This is what Hong Jixun calls a "long-term plan".

Wu Henian rose up and said, "Let Zhao Zuocheng lead the lone army behind enemy lines? Juye is bordered by Dongping Road, Puzhou on the left, and Caozhou below. Moreover, Mr. also said just now that Juye is only a hundred miles away from Jeju, and Wang Baobao can return to his teacher at any time. If you are not careful, you will be attacked from all sides. And because the Jeju River is separated from Jeju, if Zhao Zuocheng is really surrounded, even if the Qingqianxing and Taean armies want to rush to help, there is no way out!

"Sir's plan, it's too risky! Do you want to trap Zhao Zuocheng in the Jedi? Or do you want to trap more than 10,000 of my main forces to death? ”

Hong Jixun was stunned and said: "The decisive battle on the battlefield, how can there be a perfect way? If there is no risk, how can there be miracles? It is true that the hinterland of the enemy in the depths of the giant field, adjacent to the two states along the way, will fall into the danger of being attacked on all sides if you are not careful. However, first of all, our army has occupied Wenshang, which belongs to Dongping Road, as long as there are enough people stationed in the station, it is enough to block the Yuan army on Dongping Road for Zhao Zuocheng; Secondly, the Qingqianxing army attacked Jeju, and if Wang Baobao returned to the army to help Juye, they could bypass Jeju, take the opportunity to cross the river, and follow the pursuit. With these two back hands, it is enough to ensure that Zhao Zuocheng has no way out. Even if the battle to capture Juye does not go well, it is completely possible to retreat calmly. Lord Wu, why make a fuss? ”

With Wenshang and Qing Qianxing as the two fulcrums, even if Zhao Guoshi fails, it is completely possible to withdraw safely. Wu Henian shook his head again and again, but said: "It's too dangerous, it's too dangerous!" ”

Hong Jixun didn't bother to pay attention to him, asked Deng She, and said, "What does the lord think?" ”

Deng She was silent, ordered his followers to unfold the map, look at it carefully, and said, "Let me think twice." ”

What Wu Henian said is not bad, Hong Jixun's strategy is indeed very dangerous. If it succeeds, it is indeed Wang Baobao's main force that has failed; But if it fails, it will be replaced by the main force of Yidu. Once the main force is lost, it will wait for Ruoyidu's battle to capture Jining to be declared a failure. You can't help but think twice.

"It is known whether Polo Timur could win or when he could hold out with his troops in Jinji and Guannei. If Chahan wins quickly, and our army has not been able to capture Jining, it will inevitably be wasted. The minister knows that this plan is indeed a bit risky, but at an extraordinary time, the only way to use it is to use extraordinary strategies. Why should the lord hesitate? ”

"What the gentleman said is very true."

"If our army wants to quickly capture Jining Road before Chahan and Polo divide the victory, there is no other way than to fight Wang Baobao as soon as possible. If it is a decisive battle with Wang Baobao, the river network in Yanzhou and Jeju is staggered, which is not conducive to the formation; In the vicinity of Wenshang, there are many hills, which are not conducive to cavalry galloping. The most suitable place is only Juye. The area around Juye is hundreds of miles, and all of them are plains. So far in the battle on Jining Road, our army's cavalry units have not been used much, and this is the time to use their weapons! ”

"If Zhao Guo has not destroyed the enemy of Juye, and Wang Baobao has already returned to the division, although Qing Qianxing can follow and pursue, but in a short period of time, Zhao Guo will inevitably suffer from the enemy on his back. What to do? ”

"There are two ways to deal with it. First, Zhao Zuocheng was ordered to defend himself, and ordered Qing Qianxing to contain Jeju with a partial division, and led the main force to cross the river. At that time, Wang Baobao had Zhao Zuocheng in the army and Qing Qianxing outside, and the noise inside and outside was enough to echo. No matter how strong Wang Baobao is, he will definitely ignore the head and tail, and in the end he will not escape defeat.

"Second, when Wang Baobao was found to have returned to the division, he ordered Qing Qianxing to urgently send the other army across the river, copy the trail, intercept the front, and give Zhao Zuocheng time to slowly annihilate the enemy. After Zhao Zuocheng annihilated the enemy of Juye, he quickly went to support. still ordered Qing Qianxing to lead the main force to cross the river, attack inside and outside, and then destroy Wang Baobao. ”

Of these two responses, the former can be called "encircling the enemy with one drum", and the latter can be called "dividing and breaking".

"Richard Han is a hero of the Central Plains, the tiger father has no dog son, and Wang Baobao's blood is strong, which should not be underestimated. If I were Wang Baobao, in the face of this situation, it is very likely that I would refuse to return to the division and continue to attack Qingqianxing, and at the same time mobilize the armies of Puzhou and Caozhou to support Juye. If so, how should the gentleman respond? ”

"The two strong fight, and the one who dares to die wins. The minister will order Zhao Zuocheng to send a partial division to capture Yuncheng in advance. Yuncheng is the main road from Puzhou to Juye, and if it occupies Yuncheng, it is to cut off the Chahan reinforcements from Puzhou.

"And if Caozhou's Chahan reinforcements come, they will set off from Caozhou (now Heze), and then order Zhao Zuocheng to send a partial division to ambush in the mountains west of Juye City, and wait for Caozhou's army to arrive, and kill him by surprise. The Chahan elites in several roads and states around Jining Road have been transferred to Juye by Wang Baobao, and the troops who will go to support them will definitely not be the main force, as long as they kill for a while, it will be enough to defeat their fighting spirit and will not affect the battle in Juye. ”

"If I give up Juye and don't save it, I will concentrate on defeating Qing Qianxing first; While mobilizing reinforcements from Caozhou and other places, he will return to the division to meet him and take Zhao Guo together. How does the sir respond? ”

"If Wang Baobao really dares to do this, our army has already captured Juye, but it is attacked on both sides, on the one hand is Wang Baobao's main force, on the other hand is the military horses in Caozhou and other places, at a disadvantage, in the face of such a situation, the minister will order Zhao Zuocheng not to engage in battle, but to abandon the city and go south. From the giant field to the south, there are few rivers, most of the wilderness, the cavalry is crisscrossed, and it is bound to be invincible. With Zhao Zuocheng's guerrilla army harassing the enemy, the minister slowly dispatched the troops of Tai'an and Yidu to Yanzhou, taking advantage of Wang Baobao's inability to take care of the city! ”

"Southwest of Caozhou, is Henan, although Wang Baobao has transferred a military horse from Henan, but there are more than 10,000 elite cantonments. If I transfer troops from Henan again to besiege Zhao Guo? ”

Hong Jixun laughed and said: "Although Anfeng is weak, there are still tens of thousands of strong troops; Although Jinling is far away, it borders Henan. The lord transferred the military horses in Henan again and again, isn't he afraid that Anfeng and Jinling will covet it? ”

Deng She put himself in his shoes, compared himself to Wang Baobao, and questioned him one after another, but Hong Jixun answered like a stream.

Wu Henian clapped his hands and applauded, and said: "Listening to the debate between the lord and the gentleman, although it is only deduced on the map, but it is only on paper, but it is more dazzling than the battle with real knives and guns, and the heart is excited!" ”

He Guangxiu was also full of praise and said: "The main public soldier is like a god, at this level, the villain can't catch up with the horse!" ”

Deng She laughed and said, "I use soldiers like a god? It's not that you didn't hear it, but this debate was won by Mr. ”

"Huh?" He Guangxiu's fart slapped on the horse's leg, and he was startled, for fear that Deng She would be angry, so he peeked at it, but saw Deng She's happy expression. He was emboldened and asked, "Although the lord is negative, why is he happy?" ”

"Haha. If Mr. Hong wins, I win. How can I not rejoice? ......, sir, I have made up my mind, that is, I will send an order to Tai'an, and I will act according to your plan!" ”