Chapter 537: Offensive and Defensive
Zhuge Ke further explained that the general of the auxiliary state had apparently not realized who he was fighting against. Wei Ba is an outlaw, the reason why he was sent to Wuling is because he can make trouble, he enters Wuling, Wuling will be in chaos, if he enters Jiaozhou, I am afraid that Jiaozhou will no longer be owned by the state. Now Wei Ba himself went to Yanguan, but the general of the auxiliary country went to Chenyang, even if he conquered Chenyang, what could Wei Ba do? Regain control of Wuling? Do you think it's terrible to have a robber with a family business, or is it terrible to have a rogue?
Pan Jun understood as soon as he heard it, and couldn't help but glance at Zhuge Ke more. The kid was more flexible than his father, and he grasped the essence of the problem.
Sun Quan patted his thigh lightly and smiled bitterly. He understood where his uneasiness was. It is not important to recapture Wuling, if Wei Ba cannot be killed, then Wei Ba will definitely cause a bigger turmoil. With Wuling in hand, he may still be a little taboo, Wuling is lost, he has nothing to worry about, and he is more comfortable.
Lu Xun was probably self-defeating this time.
"Jiaozhou is in danger." Sun Quan sighed. The situation is obvious, Wei Ba is blocked in the south of Yanguan, unable to rescue Chenyang in time, Chenyang's loss is a foregone conclusion, the news reaches Wei Ba's ears, he will definitely retaliate and harass in Jiaozhou. Wu's control over Jiaozhou was already unstable, and it was even better than Jingzhou, and now that there is such a stir-up as Wei Ba, Jiaozhou is probably going to change hands again.
Thinking that Jiaozhou might be lost, Sun Quan felt very uncomfortable. In order to compete for Jiaozhou, he has been waiting for almost 30 years, and now Wu is under enemy on both sides, and wars are frequent. It needs a lot of financial resources to support it. No matter how rich Wu Di is, he is also dragged out of exhaustion, and Jiaozhou is the new source of wealth he has always dreamed of. If Jiaozhou is lost again, Wu's financial situation will deteriorate further. Not only will finances be tight, but new political problems will also arise. While the people of Wu have to pay a heavy price, of course, they have to grab more rights, and the Jiangdong generals are even more unstoppable.
This is not what Sun Quan wants to see.
"Jiaozhou is just a distant worry." Pan Jun coughed, interrupting Sun Quan's worries. Sun Quan looked at Pan Jun and said with a wry smile: "Chengming, do you have any worse news?" ”
Pan Jun nodded: "King, Jiaozhou is just a distant worry." Dawang has been running Jiaozhou for so many years. Actual control is still very limited. Wei Ba entered Jiaozhou, and it was difficult to make much progress in the short term. Dawang, in contrast, Jingzhou is more important than Jiaozhou. I doubt it. Wei Ba's intentions are still in Jingzhou. From the cangwu into the Yu chapter. Jingzhou is not owned by me......"
"From Cangwu to Yu Zhang?" Zhuge Ke sneered and interrupted Pan Jun's words: "General Pan, why do you think that Wei Ba will enter the Yu Chapter? ”
Pan Jun looked at Zhuge Ke calmly. He smiled slightly: "It seems that you still haven't understood the true purpose of Uncle Zun sending Wei Ba into Wuling." ”
Zhuge Ke sank his face: "General Pan, although my uncle is the prime minister of Shu Han, he never talks about national affairs with my father and son, and your worry is too much." My uncle is very smart, and I am stupid by nature, so I really can't guess it, and I ask General Pan for advice. ”
When Sun Quan saw that the two of them were on the bar, he snorted a little unhappily. Seeing that Sun Quan was angry, Zhuge Ke didn't dare to be presumptuous anymore, so he hurriedly lowered his head and stepped aside. Sun Quan turned around and said: "Chengming, what do you mean ......?"
Pan Jun bowed down and said, "King, what do you think of Wei Ba's identity as a god general?" ”
Sun Quan frowned slightly, raised his hand to stroke his purple hair, thought for a moment, and said, "Isn't that a trick to bewitch the barbarians?" Could this be Zhuge Liang's jihua? ”
Pan Jun shook his head: "The identity of the god general will probably not be Zhuge Liang's jihua, and a person like Wei Ba is Zhuge Liang's jihua." Wei Ba is good at machinery, and he is good at demagoguery, when he was in Guanzhong, the reason why he was able to hold Guanzhong was because he mobilized the Heavenly Master Dao. If there were no Heavenly Masters and Daoists, it would be impossible to hold Guanzhong with only Wei Yan and Zhao Yun's 20,000 horses. When Wei Ba entered Wuling, there were only 100 trilogies around him, and there were also 50 trilogies in Zhao Tong, and then, there were related family trilogies, a total of only more than 300 people. Even with the addition of those who were sent one after another, the total number did not exceed 500. But how many people are there in Wei Ba now? At least six thousand. Almost all of his men are brutes, and he can control these barbarians, and make these barbarians obey them, because of his so-called god general status. ”
Pan Jun paused, and said earnestly: "Great King, this god general's identity is not just a trick to deceive people's hearts, on the contrary, this shows that Wei Ba is well versed in the psychology of the foolish people, just like Zhang Jiao back then, he knows very well what kind of people he is facing, and he is also familiar with such skills, and he can quickly strengthen himself." Wuling is a barbarian, Jiaozhou is also a barbarian, and Shanyue in the hinterland of Yuzhang, the barbarians in Guiyang and Lingling, and even Jiangxia are all potential liliang for Wei Ba. ”
"Zhuge Liang Weishenme sent Wei Ba to Wuling? It is because he is proficient in these skills that he can pry the foundation of Jingzhou and even the entire Eastern Wu without spending a single soldier of Shu Han. Where the barbarians are, they may become the target of Wei Ba. ”
Sun Quan gasped, was stunned for a long time, and suddenly patted his thigh: "Lone understands." We have always focused on the ground, but Wei Ba's purpose is people, Chen Yang is insignificant to him at all, what he has to do is to keep guerrilla attacks and make us tired of coping. Chengming, is that what you mean? ”
Pan Jun was stunned for a moment, what he said just now was just to refute Zhuge Ke's arrogance, there was no evidence for some things, and the conjecture was very large. But now that Sun Quan summed it up, he felt it made sense. The reason why they have been led by Wei Ba by the nose is not because there is a huge difference in the goals of the two sides? Wei Ba could give up anywhere in order to win, while the strategic purpose of the Wu army has always been to control certain strategic places, such as Chenyang, such as Yanguan. How can we take the initiative in such a different way?
"King Shengming." Pan Jun bowed happily and convincingly. He found that Sun Quan's specific command was not clever, but he could quickly grasp the main point from the perspective of strategic intent.
Zhuge Ke also pondered for a moment: "In this way, if you don't catch Wei Ba himself, there is no point in capturing anywhere. The auxiliary general took Chenyang, which seemed to be clever, but it revealed a major flaw. ”
Sun Quan looked at Zhuge Ke suspiciously.
Zhuge Ke continued: "At present, there are only a few people who are the major generals in our army who can really have the ability to fight against Wei Ba, and the auxiliary general must be one of them. But now that the auxiliary generals have gone to Chenyang, the people opposite Wei Ba are Lu Kai, Zhu Ji, Zhou Yi and others, these people not only have few troops, but also do not have the vision and thoroughness to control the overall situation with the auxiliary generals, can they cooperate with the tacit understanding to block Wei Ba? ”
When Zhuge Ke said Zuihou, he raised his head and looked at Sun Quan, the worry in his eyes overflowing. Sun Quan nodded sympathetically, and his heart contracted for a while, making him dizzy. In fact, Zhuge Ke exalted Lu Xun, since Lu Xun would attack Chenyang, he probably didn't think of the difference between him and Wei Ba in a strategic sense. But Lu Xun is cautious, he is in charge of the overall situation, it is difficult for Wei Ba to find a breakthrough, and in Lu Xun's absence, Zhu Ji, Zhou Yi and others have become a plate of scattered sand, fighting separately, and it is difficult to block Wei Ba's elusive attack.
Sun Quan narrowed his eyes, got up and walked to the map, and looked motionless for a long time. The green tendons on his temples twitched again and again, pulling his forehead, and even his whole head ached faintly. His hands hidden in his sleeves were sweating for a while, and his palms were cold. Wei Ba entered Jiaozhou, Jiaozhou probably couldn't hold it, if he was allowed to enter Yuzhang again, not only Jingzhou might be completely lost, but even Jiangdong might be shaken by him.
If Pan Jun's analysis is true, then Zhuge Liang is really vicious, he just sent Wei Ba to Wuling, which made Jiangdong unhappy.
How can we control Wei Ba?
Sun Quan thought for a long time, then turned to look at Zhuge Jin. "Ziyu, you go to Guanzhong, reaffirm your alliance with Brother Ling, and let him withdraw to Wei Ba."
Zhuge Jin was stunned for a moment and nodded silently.
"Chengming, you can't rest any longer. Zhou Yi is resourceful, but he is too young to be afraid that he will not be able to control the overall situation. You immediately set off for Linhui to preside over the overall situation. Zhou Yi was familiar with Yu Zhangman and asked him to go to Luling. ”
Sun Quan turned his gaze to Zhuge Ke's face again, paused quietly for a while, and said with a smile: "Yuan Xun, it's time for you to go to the battlefield to experience experience." With an opponent like Wei Ba, you will benefit a lot. Let's go to Gyeyang. ”
Zhuge Ke was overjoyed and hurriedly got up to receive his order. Zhuge Jin was taken aback, and hurriedly excused himself: "King, Yuan Xun has not been in battle, and I am afraid it will be difficult to take on a heavy responsibility." ”
Sun Quan waved his hand, signaling Zhuge Jin to be restless. "Ziyu, don't you understand what I mean? Wei Ba used soldiers, and he was elusive, and we were all old and couldn't keep up with his train of thought. I want to use old people like Boyan and Chengming to sit in important places, and let young people like Yuan Xun rush to the front, and fight against Wei Ba, faster than ruthless. If you win, it is good, but if you lose, it is not a pity, it is a big deal to start all over again. As long as Wei Ba is not allowed to break into the plain, he will not be able to shake the foundation of my Jiangdong. ”
Zhuge Jin hasn't understood yet, but Pan Jun has understood. With a veteran general sitting in the center, a young general with no baggage to fight with Wei Ba, blocking him in the mountains, and not letting him have the opportunity to break into the rich land, in this way, it will be difficult for Wei Ba to hold out for too long, at least it will not hurt the vitality of Wu State.
This is a strategic deployment that is both offensive and defensive.
"Chengming, Boyan is the main thing, you are the deputy, you must focus on the overall situation, remember to remember."
Pan Jun bowed to the ground: "Please rest assured that the king will be loyal and do his best to repay the king's kindness for not killing." ”
"Alas, those who win people win the world, when will our Wu Kingdom be able to produce a few young people like Wei Ba, why worry about the country's fortune? Yuan Xun, should work hard. ”
Zhuge Ke bowed down and saluted: "The minister dares to die hard to repay the king in case." (To be continued......)