I've had a cold for three or four days, and I'm not well today. I can't stop changing, but fortunately, I saved some drafts.

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Adapting Xuzhou Bing, Deng She said very beautifully: "There is no doubt in employing people, and there is no need to use suspicious people", and Xiao Yuan should be used as a deputy. But does he really think so? Apparently not!

What does it mean to "employ people without suspicion, and do not use suspicious people"? It's not that you just use a person to do something without doubting him; Rather, it is said that before "employing a person", we must first have a certain understanding of "this person" and make sure that "he" will do things well, so that "employing people without suspicion". What if you suspect that "this person" can't get things done? Don't use him, it's the so-called "don't use the suspect".

Xiao Yuan is a general, and he has only been in contact for a long time, does Deng She know him? Of course not! I don't understand, how dare you use him as the deputy general of the "reorganized Xuzhou Army"? But it was because Deng She had other plans. What is the plan? This brings us to the "sealing of Timu" again.

Feng Timu found Lu Ju and Lu Li, will he find Xiao Yuan? Xiao Yuan is also a general! If you find it, if Xiao Yuan "participates in the rebellion", anyway, there is a general political secretary to monitor it, and when it is launched, it will be all in one net. And "catching them all" doesn't seem to be Deng She's loss, he has already appointed you Xiao Yuan as the "deputy general of the army", and you are a "general" to take charge of the army, which is generous enough and trusts you enough, right? If you don't learn well yourself, you have to "rebel", who will complain? Self-defeating.

In this way, even if Lu Ju, Lu Li, Xiao Yuan, etc. are all killed, not only outsiders, but also the "Xuzhou soldiers" below will not have anything to say, and they will not accuse Deng She of turning his face and killing people, but will only say that Xiao Yuan and others are wrong.

- If Deng She comes to "tears and slashes" again; And then it would be better not to even kill them, but to put them under house arrest. The four words "Yanwang benevolence and righteousness" will spread throughout the north and south, which is admirable.

On the other hand, if Feng Timu found Xiao Yuan, but Xiao Yuan refused to "participate in the rebellion", then it would not be wrong to let him be the "deputy general of the army".

"Suspects don't need to". If he does not "participate in the rebellion", naturally there is nothing to suspect, and he can be "used". Not only can it be used boldly, but it is also good for Deng She's reputation,—— "King Yan has the wisdom to know people". You see, Lu Ju and Lu Li (this is just an analogy) are all reversed, but Xiao Yuan, who was appointed as the "deputy general of the demoted army", did not rebel. What is this not the wisdom of knowing people?

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Hong Jixun didn't know about the "sealing of Timur", so he naturally couldn't guess Deng She's thoughts, but he was strange, and felt that this move was very different from Deng She's usual style, and persuaded him: "Don't be suspicious of employing people, don't use suspicious people?" My lord, that's not what I said. Xiao Yuan fell at the beginning, and his mind was unpredictable. The reason why he descended was because he was forced to be helpless, and it is still unknown whether he can be loyal to the lord. If he thinks of the old master, rashly promotes him to great use, appoints him as a deputy general, and controls military power, once there is a change, there will be a disaster of Xiao Wall. ......, the minister implored the lord to think twice. ”

Deng She smiled and said, "I fully understand what Mr. means. It's just that the gentleman doesn't know something. ”

"Don't know? ......, what did the lord say about this? ”

At that moment, Deng She told the "sealing of Timu" one by one.

"I see!"

How smart is Hong Jixun? Without Deng She's explanation, he immediately understood his intention of appointing Xiao Yuan as the "deputy general of the army", and with a "snap", he closed the folding fan, knocked it twice on the palm of his hand, and praised: "Wonderful, wonderful!" The lord's plan is really a trick to kill three birds with one stone. ”

"Kill three birds with one stone?"

Hong Jixun was puzzled just now, but at this moment he became confused again, and asked: "Why did you come from 'three things'?" ”

"If Xiao Yuan rebels, the lord gets the name of 'benevolence'. If Xiao Yuan does not rebel, because of the 'benevolence' of the lord, he will be able to win his heart, and he will be a fierce general who can be used. It's a both. ”

"I know both, what's the third?"

Hong Jixun didn't speak first, but asked: "The minister, may I ask the lord, if the general administration department finds out, Lu Ju, Lu Li and others are really sealed Timu and say that they want to rebel, how does the lord plan to deal with it?" ”

"One net, never again!"

Hong Jixun smiled at the corner of his mouth, unhurriedly shook the folding fan again, shook it twice, and said: "'Never suffer from future troubles' is very good, but in the eyes of the minister, it is not as good as 'leading the snake out of the hole'. ”

"'Lure the snake out of the hole'?"

Hearing these four words, Deng She suddenly remembered "Fang Buzhen".

Fang Buzhen "patrolled the city and corrected the discipline", on the first day he found nothing, people thought that he had died down, but the next day he unexpectedly served privately, isn't it just the strategy of "leading the snake out of the hole"? He asked with interest, "How do you 'lure the snake out of the hole'?" Which snake is it that leads you? ”

"What the minister wants to lead is a big snake."

"How big is a snake?"

Hong Jixun pulled his hands apart, gestured, and said, "There are thousands of miles long." At the end of the Guanzhong, the body is based in Shanxi, the head is in Taihang, and the fangs are in Shandong. ”

Deng She gasped and said, "What did Mr. say?" ”

"That's the man!"

Deng She was no longer "interested", but "surprised", Huo Ran got up, paced two steps under Hong Jixun's gaze, turned his head, stared at his eyes, and said: "Feng Timu villain, Lu Ju, Lu Li, Xiao Yuan and others are not adults, how can they use them to lure this big snake out of the hole?" ”

"These few people are certainly 'villains'. But my lord, ,...... there" Hong Jixun raised his finger, nodded a little to the northwest, and then said, "But there is a big bait!" ”

Deng She followed the direction of his finger, looked through the window, and involuntarily stretched out his hand to follow a little, and asked repeatedly: "There is a big bait ,......, there?" ”

"If the lord rises up with a great army, and goes there, and is aggressive, and besieges the city on three sides, so that the city is in an emergency, and at the same time there is civil strife in Yidu. ......, may I ask the lord, if you are the big snake, are you rushing to the besieged city, or are you besieging Wei to save Zhao and criticize the trouble? ”

Deng She shook his head and said, "This snake is not an ordinary snake, I'm afraid it won't be tricked." ”

"Why didn't you get it?"

"Our army has only fought Jining, and has to live in Xu and Suzhou, the military resources are scarce, the troops are insufficient, and the soldiers urgently need to rest. I'm not a 'soldier who doesn't know how to attack there' at such a time? This is one of the suspicious things. ”

"Second, what about the suspiciousness?"

"Feng Timu is not a confidant, Lu Ju, Lu Li, and Xiao Yuan do not have much military power, and it is still possible to defect in battle, so it is not credible to be an internal person. The second is suspicious. ”

"Is there a third?"

"I've tried my best to stir up the relationship between that serpent and Polo, and when I'm dying, how can I suddenly change direction and attack there? Doesn't this force the two of them to join forces? The third is suspicious. ”

"Anything else?"

"If there are these three suspicious things, the big snake will never be fooled."

"What the lord said is very true. However, in Yichen's view, these three suspicions are not suspicious. ”

"Why?"

"Let's start with the suspicious part. It is true that our army is only capable of fighting a big war and urgently needs to recuperate, but the more this is the case, the more it is impossible for others to think of and think it is impossible, and the more suitable it is to come up with a surprise plan. ......, it is difficult to win quickly against the big snake head-on; The small size of Shandong is not conducive to long-term holding. So, at this moment, be surprised! Surprise, besiege the northwest city, if a battle can pull it out, get its Tartar chieftain, then the northern heroes will be chaotic, spread enough! Even if the rumor is uncertain, I can take advantage of the chaos and slowly draw it. ”

"Too adventurous. How can the big city in the northwest be pulled out in a battle? ”

"Although the northwest is a big city, the grain road is all in my hands. Why did that great snake violate my realm so many times? Isn't it because of the Tartar chieftains? Since the chaos in Shandong, the Cao Yun has been blocked, and now the Jining Canal has fallen into my hands, and it is the Cao Yun that has been completely cut off. After the Cao Yun was blocked, the reason why the Northwest City was able to support the generals until now was because Zhang Shicheng and Fang Guozhen, one out of grain and the other out of the ship, turned to the sea lane, and transported grain endlessly. But now, there are sailors who are cruising on the sea, and 'shipping' is no longer possible. In the great cities of the northwest, the population is one million; The grain of Jiangnan is his life. Today, the transportation and shipping are not passable, and the city is embarrassed! Even though it is a great city and there is no food, what is there to fear? The larger the city and the greater the number of people, the less food there is, and the more detrimental it is to them. ......, I have three heroic divisions and 100,000 sieges, why can't I pull them out in one battle? ”

"Three-way? Lakh? ”

"Ordered Chen Hu to go to the west of Liaoning, enter the pass, and besiege the east of the city; ordered Wenhua to take the sea route, land through Tanggu, and besiege the south of the city; The lord led the army, went to the Hejian Mansion, crossed to the left, and besieged the west of the city. The siege on three sides is complete! ”

"How can you raise up a great army, and besiege the northwest of the city, despite the strong enemy in front of you? How could that big snake not be suspicious? ”

"He also lost his soldiers, not in the heyday of the past. This is one of them. The lord can send someone to Anfeng to ask for an order, and order Zhu Yuanzhang of Jinling to march into Henan, and cooperate and echo for me to contain the big snake. This is also the second. 'Raising the army' does not mean 'pouring out of the nest', leaving Zhao Guo and Yang Wanhu to lead the headquarters, suppressing Jining and Tai'an, and defending the enemy outside. This is also the third. With these three articles, the benefits are all safe. Even if something happens, the lord can lead the army to the south quickly, and take advantage of the stalemate between the enemy and me to take the enemy's belly and cut off the enemy's wings. ”

The two of them originally had the same position, and when they were discussing "leading the snake out of the hole", ,—— speaking of this, who this "snake" is and who this "northwest city" is, they are also very clear, the "snake" is naturally Richard, and the "northwest city" is of course the capital.

But as they talked, the two seemed to be on the "opposite side". Hong Jixun stood on the "Yidu position" and Deng She stood on the "Chahan position" and argued with each other. The more the reason is debated, the clearer it becomes, in fact, they seem to have different positions, but in the final analysis, their positions are still the same, and they are all proving whether Hong Jixun's strategy of "luring the snake out of the hole" is available, and whether Richard Han will be fooled.

"If it can be arranged like this, it will indeed look like taking the capital."

"The second is suspicious. Feng Timu, Lu Ju, Lu Li, Xiao Yuan, etc., although they are 'villains', at critical moments, small people are enough to subvert the battle situation. As long as the general situation is like this, it will be impossible for Richard to believe or not to use them. ”

"Where is Polo?"

"Although the lord tried his best to sow discord between Chahan and Polo, now Polo is trapped in the lonely city, and he has been defeated, and he will soon be eaten up by Chahan. At this time, it is not impossible for the lord to decisively give him up and take the capital directly! ”

"According to Mr.'s policy, this 'scam' needs to mobilize the power of my whole sea! If not? ”

"As the lord said, if this plan is to succeed, it is necessary to mobilize the strength of the whole Haidong and 'work hard for the salary'. ......, my lord, if you were Chahan, would you believe that such a big move would be just a ploy to 'lure the snake out of the hole'? ”

Deng She hesitated, he paced with his hands in his hands, bowing his head in contemplation.

I have to admit that Hong Jixun's "leading the snake out of the hole" is really unexpected; At the same time, it is indeed very tempting. The most important thing is that in a hurry, he was able to come up with such a comprehensive "strange strategy", which is even more rare.

However, it is still the sentence that Deng She just said: "If it doesn't work"?

Hong Jixun seemed to guess Deng She's hesitation, and added: "Further, even if the minister's plan fails, Chahan is not fooled and refuses to take advantage of the situation to benefit me." ......, my lord, can't we 'turn fiction into reality' and really attack Dadu? As the minister said, most of them are short of food, and it is difficult to support them. Though the city is great, there is nothing to be feared. When Chahan came, he 'led the snake', and if Chahan did not come, he simply took it! ”

"Although the battle of economic tranquility, Chahan still has strength; There are also tens of thousands of Tartars in Guanzhong. If when our army attacks Dadu, they join forces and rush to the aid of our army, and fight under the city with our army. Then our army will inevitably fall into the situation of being attacked on the back of the enemy. ”

"The generals of Guanzhong, Li Siqi, Zhang Liangbi and others are at odds with each other, even if they rush to help, the minister dares to assert that it must be long overdue. Polo is crippled. The only one who can be worried is Chahan. If he does not fall for the plan, refuses to 'besiege Wei to save Zhao', and takes advantage of the vain to take advantage of the capital, and actually raises troops to the north to aid Dadu, the army is not enough to worry about; and if there are many troops, if he goes north with the whole army, then the lord can 'encircle Wei and save Zhao', and order Zhao Guo, Yang Wanhu, and Xu and Su garrisons, go out of Jining, cross the Yellow River, and take his hinterland directly! ”

"However, the armies of Shandong are tired and lack military resources!"

"Just after the summer harvest, the military rations will be replenished soon. Other equipment that is lacking can be supplemented from Liaodong, North Korea, and South Korea, or ordered to be made locally. Military funding is not an issue. ......, as for the exhaustion of the armies, the implementation of the plan could be set for two months later. Now at the end of summer, in two months, the autumn is high and cool, and it is also suitable for hunting the field and beating the drums. ......, moreover, by that time, the new army and the Xuzhou soldiers had already been reorganized and trained and could be used. ......, especially the Xuzhou soldiers, if they are not adapted, for Chahan, Lu Ju, Lu Li, and Xiao Yuan's 'internal response' will not be used. ”

"Sir, this plan is good, only a little."

"How?"

"Too risky!"

Hong Jixun disagreed, and said: "The lord started from Shuangcheng, entered Liaoyang, went down to Shandong, fought Jining, attacked Juye, and captured Xusu, which time did you not take risks?" Can you get where you are today without taking risks? The ancients said: 'It's a pity to do great things'! Moreover, the minister's plan seems to be risky, but as long as it is properly scheduled, it is extremely safe. ......, once it is successful, the Northland backhand can be determined. ”

Do you want to follow Hong Jixun's plan and take all of Haidong's existing belongings to make a big gamble? If it is completed, the pacification of the north is just around the corner; If it fails, it is in danger of destroying the country.

Deng She walked to the window and looked at the vista, blue sky and white clouds, and the sun was shining. For a moment, he had a hard time making a choice.