Chapter 314: Seeing an Opportunity
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Although there is still the chill of early spring, people's hearts have begun to forget the taste of winter.
The secretary of the Central Committee of Pakistan, Eren, urgently came to see the sixth prince Ba Ping'an, because the border between Bashu and Shu belonged to two tribes of the two countries, and there was a dispute, and there was a big fight, and the Shu tribe was killed and injured more than 20 people by the unreasonable Ba people.
The comedy is that the reason for the dispute between these two tribes is actually the same as a war 'induced' on the border between Chu and Wu during the 'spring' and autumn periods due to the struggle between two 'female' sons. In fact, it is not surprising, because Shu is the birthplace of sericulture, and similar incidents have occurred in this area several times, but this time it has caused more serious consequences.
The Shu tribe asked for help from the local border general, and the Shu general led the troops to sweep the Ba tribe, but fortunately the Ba people fled, and the number of dead and wounded was not much, but all the grain, livestock and poultry that were not taken away were snatched away.
Rather than waiting for the Ba generals to raise troops to the 'door' to ask for explanations, it is better to do two things endlessly, and they can also take this opportunity to take revenge for the humiliation of the defeat last year.
As a result, the border general of Shu State, regardless of the internal 'fierce' controversy and opposition, suddenly attacked the border town of Pakistan from Zhongjiang (now in Neijiang, Sichuan Province), which is known as the "Bashu Fortress", along the Tuojiang River.
When the soldiers arrived at the city, many times they had military merits and were proud and arrogant of the Pakistani army guard general Zidi, annoyed and ashamed, and then underestimated the enemy, did not listen to the bitter persuasion of the generals, insisted on going out of the city to meet the enemy, lost in a battle, and his troops scattered.
Zidi escaped, and 'wanted' to rely on his old relationship with the fourth son Badong'an for many years, and return to the capital Jiangzhou to move troops to recapture the city.
His henchmen slandered: "Since the defeat of Shu State last year and the destruction of Langzhong, the capital of Chongguo, the fourth prince Badong'an has been touted to the sky, and he is no longer the fourth prince of the past, how can he tolerate his subordinates to suffer a big defeat at this time?"
Zi Di woke up suddenly, feared sin and voted for Shu.
At this time, the capital Jiangzhou exploded, which made Badongan very angry than the news of the defeat and loss of the city, and he 'wanted' to raise troops and teach Shu a lesson again.
However, the secretary of state of Pakistan, the general Ba Wujian and other dignitaries believe that only last year there was a big battle with the Shu state, although the victory, but the cost is huge, it is not suitable to raise the army at this time; and also believe that this incident is an accidental event, only need to order a general, lead the 'elite' to regain the lost territory, and then find Shu to apologize and compensate for the loss, if the Shu country does not compensate, and then justifiably say that the army is the best policy.
The supporters of the sixth prince Ba Ping'an, seeing that Shangqing Xiangshang, a supporter of the prince of Badong Anli, also opposed sending troops to attack Shu this time, and suddenly raised their heads again.
As a result, it triggered a 'fierce' dispute among the upper echelons of the capital Jiangzhou, and the lord of Pakistan and his four sons, Ba Dong'an, hesitated.
The conversation returned to the capital.
After listening to Ba Ping'an's introduction, E Ren said: "Sixth prince, do you think, the general Zidi, is the favorite general of the fourth prince Badong'an, who lost the city due to the light enemy, and voted for Shu for fear of sin, isn't the king angry?"
"My father-in-law must have been furious. ”
"In my country, the defeat is forgivable, and the enemy will not be spared, and the fourth prince will love to have this big scandal, and the king must blame him for not governing the army strictly. ”
Ba Ping'an felt that he had something to say, and said, "There is something to say." ”
"What I mean is: Opportunities are one thing and the other is good, this matter is a big bad thing for the fourth son, but it may not be a good thing for you the sixth son. ”
Ba Ping'an wanted to nod, but he didn't point out, and said, "In short, it can't be said to be a good thing." However, since the opportunity is available, you can go to Jiangzhou for activities again. ”
"That's right. In addition, the sixth prince should seize the opportunity and make a difference, then the king may change his mind. Say Qi Tian, pestle Qi Di, six sons, you are the only remaining concubine of the king. ”
Ba Ping'an finally nodded his head that was not very confident because of the beauty of Hu'an Palace, and said, "It makes sense." ”
The two were discussing, and when the urgent letter from the eighth prince of Ba Guo in Shicheng arrived, Ba Ping'an took a cursory look at the contents, his face was solemn, and then handed the secret letter to Eren.
Eren quickly glanced at the secret letter and said with a smile: "Sixth Prince, what we need at this time is a victory. Since Chu Jun came uninvited, I think it is a godsend. ”
"Please invite the generals Ba Xiu, Bi Bi, and the doctor Zheng Huan to discuss the matter. "Eren's words are in the heart of Ba Ping'an, and Ba Ping'an said to a 'waiter'.
Lieutenant General Ba Xiu already knew that Shu and Ba were 'fighting' again, and then listened to the secret letter news from the eighth prince Ba Yuan'an, thought for a while, and said: "Raising troops for a thousand days, using troops for a while, Chu General Yang Ming arrived in Yicheng, trained soldiers, hoarded grain and grass, and strengthened the city wall, just to take advantage of the opportunity to attack my Xiaoguan at a small cost, and 'force' into Yushui Salt Spring step by step."
"The people of Chu must have regretted that when I fought with Shu last year, I didn't take the opportunity to raise troops and respond to Shu. At this time, I and Shu were filthy again, and the people of Chu wished that we and Shu would fight to the ground.
Therefore, Chu will Yangming take action, which is reasonable and expected. The water is coming, the soldiers are coming, since he is here, he doesn't need to worry too much, just deal with it immediately. ”
Ba Ping'an said: "This is the right reason. However, this time, I was more 'desired' to take the initiative. ”
Ba Xiu immediately understood Ba Ping'an's intentions and said: "Attack, of course, is also a kind of defense, or even better defense. The question is, where to attack, how to attack, and what are the odds of victory?" He wanted the mediocre Ba Ping'an to retreat.
Doctor Zheng Huan said: "Yichen's humble opinion: Shu has provoked several times, I have met the enemy several times, and the consumption of both sides is not small. He Chu people can do tricks, why can't I?
"Qin is one of the top seven, in the past two or three years, it has defeated Zhao twice, of which Shi 'Gate' beheaded 60,000 Zhao people in a battle, and the Son of Heaven also sent people to congratulate.
"There is a precedent for our country to form an alliance with Qin. In that year, after the battle there, in order to completely get rid of the Chu people, taking advantage of the opportunity of the Battle of Chengpu to contact Qin, Qi, Song and other countries to defeat Chu Chengwang, our country sent envoys to communicate with Qin, and skillfully borrowed the power of Qin to weaken Chu.
Later, because Chu and Qin recovered, Ba and Chu also eased. Now that I am in the cracks, if I can climb the big tree of the Qin State, it will be beneficial to me. I should go to the table, prepare more generous gifts, contact the Qin State, let them attack the Shu State, and I will take advantage of the situation to attack each other, although I can't destroy the Shu State, I can also beat him up, and remember 'sex' for a long time.
Subsequently, he gathered his forces and fought against the Yanshui Chu army with all his might, recovering Yanshui (note: that is, Yishui, now Qingjiang), at least recovering Yancheng (note: that is, Yicheng, now Enshi, Hubei), and choking the throat of Yanshui, so as not to be faced by the enemy in Yushui Yanquan and Danfushui, and be unable to cope. ”
The veteran Bibi said disapprenously: "Doctor Zheng, you said lightly, holding a lamp grass, and the distant water does not quench the thirst of the near." The spies reported that the people of Chu were about to act, and perhaps they were already halfway through at this time, and they should first consider meeting the enemy. ”
Eren said: "What the two of you said is reasonable. What Dr. Zheng said was a big place and nowhere to go, and what General Yu said was a near place and an urgent place. ”
Ba Xiu said: "At this time, it is very likely that the cunning Chu people will incite the stupid Shu people to make things bigger and take advantage of it. Therefore, I think that we should quickly issue an order: Defend the dangerous pass, if the Chu troops arrive, they are not allowed to go out of the pass to meet the battle, and wait for the situation in Bashu to be clear, and then make plans. ”
Ba Ping'an said: "You don't have to fight anymore. Listening to your words, you do not seem to understand my intentions. ”
Several people said respectfully: "Please make it clear to the sixth prince." ”
Without waiting for Ba Ping'an to say it, Eren said first: "The intention of the prince is to have a partial victory." ”
He said, "What does this mean?"
Ba Ping'an said: "I don't understand for a while, think about it slowly." I've thought about it, and I'll come back tomorrow morning. ”
Eren, Zheng Huan, and Zhu Bi said goodbye, Duba Xiu stood still, and Ba Ping'an said: "Is there anything else to do with the general?" Ba Xiujue is the same general, one level lower than the general of Ba Guo (Jiangzhou), but because it is a major general in one aspect, the status is higher than that of the general lieutenant general, so people often call him a general.
Ba Xiu said at this time: "Childe, the minister has a word, I have to say it." Soldiers, the major affairs of the country, should not be rash, let alone used as bargaining chips. ”
"The Admiral misunderstood. Chu and I are in a difficult situation to coexist, if we don't take the initiative to attack, he will come sooner or later. Our country of Pakistan is also polite, and we can't wait for the people of Chu to take the initiative to come as guests every time, and we should also pay a return visit. ”
"Otherwise, the contrast between the strength of Ba and Chu is like a cat and a rabid dog, if you fight hard, the cat will never be an opponent, you can only outwit, once you are not strong, climb to the tree. And our few dangers are the big tree that saves lives. If you insist on fighting the dog under the tree, the result will not be good. ”
"Are cats only forever in the trees?"
"Of course not, the minister is just making an analogy. Childe, the minister once again implores: Stick to it and watch the changes!"
Ba Ping'an said a word, and Ba Xiu was speechless.