Chapter 514 After the banquet, sit down and talk about the war, and discuss the geometry of the soldiers and horses
Even if Zhu Kang had a little doubt in his heart, it couldn't let a group of small people talk about Chu Yang! After hearing this, he immediately turned his head and scolded a few people: "General Fang is like a god, and there must be a purpose in such an arrangement, so you can do it! If you dare to disturb our army's heart again, I will kill it!"
Seeing that Zhu Kang's mood was angry, the deputy generals didn't dare to say more, so they could only honestly agree to work.
Zhu Kang got down from the marching vehicle and looked out of the forest, there were dense forests covering it, and he couldn't see what was going on outside. Zhu Kang couldn't help but sigh: "Not to mention whether Wei Guo will set fire to the forest after seeing where we are, even if it causes a fire when making food, this team of 10,000 people will no longer exist! ”
The wine in the Thorn Shi Mansion has been three rounds of food and five flavors, and the compliments between each other have finally stopped, and Chu Yang can finally ask about the matter, he asked Guo Qian, who is on the first seat: "May I ask my uncle, the little nephew sent a grain and grass team to go first, but there has been a trial before the trial?"
Although Guo Gan continued to send scouts in these days, he only explained that he had only found out the direction of the early sun, but he did not know about the grain and grass that had gone first, and no one had ever sent him a letter during this period, so he turned his head to the Taishou of various counties in the state and asked, "Do you know if there is grain and grass passing by?"
The people below stood up and hugged their fists and said, "Back to the lord, General Qiu's five thousand men arrived in Gongke late yesterday night." ”
Chuyang turned his head and saw that it was the northernmost county in Lengzhou that he had just introduced, and Gong Ke was too guarded by Dong Xing.
"Since the loyal generals have come with grain, why don't you come to report me?" Guo Qian frowned and was slightly dissatisfied, and reprimanded Dong Xing for dereliction of duty.
"The subordinates mistakenly thought that the Lord knew about it and did not report it, but the subordinates were negligent. Dong Xing hurriedly admitted his mistake.
"During this period, the little nephew ordered General Qiu to bring His Royal Highness's edict and the seal of the troops first, so as to inform the states and counties to send troops only for the defense of the north, and only after I didn't want to set off did I know that His Royal Highness had already sent a letter to various places, so I no longer sent an envoy to the city, but only cared about leading the army forward. I think General Qiu's future report to his uncle should be similar to that of his little nephew, because he was afraid of delaying the time to take the grain, so he didn't write to show it, and Dong Taishou didn't know the details of this, so he misunderstood that his uncle knew. Chu Yang was afraid that Guo Qian would blame Dong Xing, so he hurriedly hugged his fists and explained.
"Well, grain and grass are the most important thing in the army, and what General Qiu did is reasonable. Guo Gan smiled and nodded, without the slightest intention of blaming Qiu Lu, and he was not to blame Dong Xing for his dereliction of duty.
After a banquet, the county guards and civil and military officers withdrew from the Assassin's Mansion one after another, Guo Gan pulled Chuyang to the back hall to talk alone, Chuyang hurriedly called Cheng Yuan and Zidan back to the place where the soldiers and horses were staying, and asked them to lead the army to Gongke to wait first, leaving Yueshan to accompany him in the mansion, and then followed Guo Gan out.
After entering the back hall, Guo Qian asked directly: "After the virtuous nephew leads the troops to the border, how are you going to deal with it?"
"If there are only 100,000 soldiers, you can only feint. If the imperial court allows me to increase my troops, my little nephew will invade Wei and occupy other cities in one fell swoop!" Chu Yang said.
"Attacking and defending, but it is the best strategy. Guo Qian nodded in praise.
However, it was just an idea, but I don't know what the opinion of the court was. Chu Yang said with a sigh.
Guo Qian first frowned and thought for a moment before asking, "If you are given soldiers and horses, how many people do you think it will take to attack Wei and occupy the city?"
"If you only occupy the city, 100,000 people are enough, but only this 100,000 can occupy but can't be guaranteed, if you wait for the Wei State to raise a large army to recapture it, it is easy to discard it without the help of soldiers and horses. Chu Yang said.
"How many soldiers and horses do you think it will take to occupy the city without losing it?" asked Guo Gan again.
"No less than 400,000!" Chu Yang said, waving four fingers.
Guo Gan, who heard this, fell into contemplation again, and finally made up his mind and said: "Now there are 180,000 elite soldiers in Lengzhou, and I can give you 150,000 soldiers and horses to meet the enemy, what do you think of the virtuous nephew?"
This is a bold move, and it is also a gamble! If you win the bet, everyone will be happy, and if you lose the bet, you will lose Lengzhou, and the fundamental reason for losing Lengzhou is that Wei gathered a large army to break through the city, and the army pressed the border without soldiers and horses to defend, and Wei could drive straight in! In this way, not only will you lose Lengzhou, which has no heavy defense, but you will also annex it together with Bozhou, Youling, and even Qiaozhou, which has no troops at all!
Chu Yang was a little surprised in his heart, he couldn't imagine that this uncle who met for the first time trusted him so much, and dared to directly hand over seven or eight out of ten people in the state to himself, in addition to excitement and gratitude, the rest was worry.
After thinking for a while, Chu Yang shook his head and declined Guo Gan's kindness, and said: "No, the 250,000 army can indeed occupy more than a dozen cities of Wei State, and it can also ensure the stability of the occupation of the lower city, but this move will break the plan to contain the main force of Wei State! If Wei State sends troops to block our 25 men and horses, the remaining army will continue to go down to Pizhou, parallel to Qin's attack on Qizhou, then the land of our Han Kingdom will no longer exist!"
Guo Gan was afraid for a while after hearing Chu Yang's analysis, and almost made a big mistake because of his impulsiveness!
After pondering for a while, Guo Gan continued to ask: "If Your Majesty allows you to make a plan, how many men does the virtuous nephew think the imperial court will send to you?"
"The little nephew thought that there would be at least 350,000, and then the integration of the little nephew's headquarters would reach more than 450,000. "Chu Yang's words are not random guesses, combined with Liu Yin's affirmation of Chu Yang's plan at that time, he must be able to know the importance of this battle, so 350,000 is definitely not low!
Guo Gan's eyes flashed, and he stood up excitedly as he sat down, and asked with a serious face: "If you give you 450,000, I will add 150,000 to Lengzhou to you, and under the whole 600,000 horses, how far can the virtuous nephew go?"
"If the little nephew can really have an army of 600,000, don't say that containing the main force of the Wei army will destroy the Wei State in one fell swoop!" Chu Yang's eyes were full of joy and arrogance.
"Do you know that there is no joke about the important affairs of the military horse?!" A trace of seriousness flashed in Guo Gan's eyes, this kind of military affairs is not a joke!
If the uncle didn't believe it, the little nephew was helpless, just because the little nephew didn't have an army of 600,000 to confirm. Moreover, even if the imperial court allows me to have 350,000 troops and horses, 150,000 of them will inevitably come from my uncle's account, so there will never be 600,000 people for my little nephew to call. Chu Yang laughed, and now that it sounds, it really seems to be a bit of a joke.
Guo Gan was stunned for a moment, and then laughed after savoring it.
What Chu Yang said is indeed true, looking at the entire Han Kingdom, there are only two million troops, if a quarter of the men and horses are given to Chu Yang to go on the expedition, this move is indeed too risky, if it is done, of course, it can remove the danger of war in the Han Kingdom! But if it fails, it will be equivalent to burying a quarter of the military strength of the Han State, Qin Wei will definitely take advantage of the situation to enter, and then there will really be a possibility of losing the country!