Chapter 289: Xiang Zhuang's Sword Dance is intended for Pei Gong!
Intrigues and stratagems may be complex, but not what is used on the battlefield.
Something complex and delicate may look wonderful, but for the executor, it is definitely a nightmare.
The things used on the battlefield have always been simple, convenient, and practical, such as the tactics that Han Hong heard from Guo Rong - luring the enemy deeper.
Luring the enemy deep, on the battlefield can be called an antique-level strategy, since the Chinese people have the art of war, strategy, luring the enemy deep, has always been one of the most commonly used art of war in China.
As small as the one-man drag-knife scheme, to the deception and luring of the enemy, and then to the strategic level of inviting the king into the urn, in fact, it can be regarded as luring the enemy deeply.
As for Guo Rong's request just now, it sounds complicated, but the operation is very simple, and the difficulty of execution is not high, and once it is used, the probability of the opponent being hit is very high.
Of course, it doesn't hurt your opponent if you don't get hit, after all, in an uncertain situation, it is more powerful to take your fist back than to punch it out.
Thinking about it carefully, Han Hong felt that Guo Rong's idea was similar to Sun Bin's reduction of the stove to lure the enemy in the past, and he used the simple strategy in the right place, Han Hong felt that Guo Rong had walked on the right path, the judgment of the Emperor Taishang was correct, and his choice was also correct.
Look around again.
At this moment, Wu Shaoxiang's face looked unwavering, as if what Guo Rong said just now did not have any effect on him.
At first glance it may seem like nothing wrong, but the absence of any anomalies is the biggest problem in itself.
Thinking of this, Han Hong had to admit that sometimes honest people deceive people, and the effect is often better.
If he made this kind of attempt and temptation to Wu Shaoxiang, Wu Shaoxiang would not have been able to hit hard at all, nor would it be possible to expose his true thoughts like this.
Wu Shaoxiang is indeed an old woman who is cunning, but at most she is at the same level as herself, and when the same content comes out of Guo Rong's mouth, she loses her mind without any mental preparation.
You must know that what Guo Rong threw bricks and jade out had a greater impact on Wu Shaoxiang than himself, so his current calm can only be disguised.
This deliberately disguised calmness is really expressed, Wu Shaoxiang has already made a lot of waves in his heart, and there may be a battle between heaven and man in his heart.
Han Hong didn't know what Wu Shaoxiang was thinking at this moment, but Han Hong dared to be sure that if Wu Shaoxiang had wavered in the middle, then he would definitely be beaten by the simple plan to lure the enemy into the depths.
If he himself had not had this kind of wavering thought, or if he had overcome the vacillation in his heart and still stood firmly on the side of Datang, Guo Rong's calm strategic deployment and habits would only increase Wu Shaoxiang's confidence and make him have greater confidence and certainty in Guo Rong's victory for Datang.
After relieving his anxiety and gaining confidence, a question was placed in front of Han Hong, who gave Guo Rong such an idea!
Simple, lightweight, effective, offensive and defensive, a general strategy of four or two thousand catties, this kind of delicate and just right micro-manipulation is definitely not something that Guo Rong's relatively flat head can think of.
In fact, this person is not difficult to guess.
That person does know Wu Shaoxiang, and he also has the insight and ability to propose this kind of micro-operation, but his identity is ......
Just when Wu Shaoxiang and Han Hong, the two veterans, were hiding their emotions and pondering the things they cared about, seeing that the heat was almost over, Guo Rong directly said a name according to Wu Shaoxiong's advice to him.
"Jiaodong Defense Envoy, Master Li!"
The moment Guo Rong said this name, the attention of Wu Shaoxiang and Han Hong was instantly concentrated, and they all knew Guo Rong's purpose of drawing out the Huaixi Army to replenish the Changying Army.
It's just that both of them are full of doubts.
There is no doubt that Li Shidao is problematic, but what happened to Li Shidao?
Wu Shaoxiang, who had participated in the secret meeting in Youzhou, clearly knew that Li Shidao was a member of the rebel group, and Han Hong also knew that the real purpose of Guo Rong's detour to the south this time was actually not
It's not Wu Shaoxiang, but Li Shidao in Jiaodong.
"I suspect that Li Shidao is making some big moves," Guo Rong said his speculation after glaring at the two veterans who were staring at him.
"To be precise, I suspect that the Japanese soldiers of the Japanese Kingdom have quietly arrived in Jiaodong."
With Guo Rong's words, the two old guys suddenly felt as if they had been fried.
Throughout history, there has always been such a type of people in China:
They may be imperfect, they may have all kinds of problems, or they are disliked, resisted, and scolded by everyone in ordinary times, but they have never lost in the face of righteousness, and they have never flinched in the face of the crisis faced by Huaxia.
For example, during the period when the island country was clamoring for three months to destroy the flower planters, the warlords of Tianfu fought internally for decades and received the entire tax for a hundred years;
For example, the most recognized and most earthy in the country and even the world, in the eyes of everyone except the excavator is Stanley, but every time a crisis comes, it is always a province that does not say a word about moving support;
Another example is that the regional black field has never won, but it has never lost in the face of national righteousness, the Central Plains villagers......
And at this moment, the two old guys in front of Guo Rong are also people who belong to this category.
Although they are anti-thieves, although they are warlords, although they are brutal, and although they do not obey the discipline of the central government, these two are essentially Tang Dynasty supremacists in the true sense.
It doesn't matter if you fight back and forth within Datang, but if you want those who belong to different races to occupy their own territory, or even go against the original, it is beyond the ideas of the two old guys.
"Guo Rong, is there any evidence for what you say?"
"Wu Shuai, you know that Li Shidao is a core member of the rebels."
Wu Shaoxiang nodded, that's right, after all, in his opinion, what Guo Rong is saying now is probably what he said from his mouth through Wu Shaoxiong.
"There are indeed not many deficiencies in Jiaodong, but Li Shidao has the largest water division in Datang today, which is the accumulation of thirty years in the entire Pinglu Town."
"As a rebel force in the entire Shandong rebel army whose real strength is no less than that of the three towns in Hebei, Wu Shuai, don't you think Li Shidao's sense of presence is too weak?"
"Right now, the whole of Shandong," Guo Rong said, pointing to his feet.
"Starting from the Jianghuai region and extending north to Liaoxi in Youzhou, Liaodong is either deploying troops or has already started a big war, and the rest are also in panic."
"In this context where the whole of Shandong is in a panic, doesn't Jiaodong, which is as calm as a pure land, seem too maverick?"
"Before General Li Yu went north from Cangzhou, he hoped to borrow warships from Jiaodong to attack from behind by means of Silla and Baekje, however, Li Shidao rejected Li Yu on the grounds that there were not enough warships and refused to allow Li Yu to transfer troops to come!"
Looking at the reactions of the two people in front of him, Guo Rong added meaningfully.
"When things are abnormal, you are a demon!"
As Guo Rong's words fell, the two veterans fell directly into deep thought.
What Guo Rong said is actually a macro speculation, but fighting a war is never something that can only be started after getting accurate information and being fully prepared.
Most of the time, when everything is in place and the required information and intelligence are integrated, maybe the daylily is cold.
As far as the commander of the army is concerned, Guo Rong's personality is actually very conservative.
However, Guo Rong, who likes to be as fully equipped as possible before going on the expedition, will definitely not mechanically stick to the rules when he feels a crisis.
When there is a crisis, when an opportunity is obtained, it will also strike decisively.
For example, this time he personally led the troops to attack from the flank, preparing to attack Jiaodong.
For example, after discovering that the threat from Jiaodong far exceeded expectations, he immediately changed his plan and prepared for an attack.
Han Hong and Wu Shaoxiang are far older than Guo Rong, and their combat experience and experience are richer than Guo Rong's, and Guo Rong said that the two of them can be
Hear clearly.
Although Guo Rong only said two speculations, and did not directly say the evidence of the landing of the Japanese soldiers in Liaodong, just from the above three points, it has clearly shown the problem of Li Shidao.
Therefore, in the absence of any direct evidence, Han Hong and Wu Shaoxiang have actually identified Guo Rong's speculation.
In fact, in the eyes of the two of them, when the imperial court represented by Guo Rong and the rebel army represented by the three towns of Hebei were about to fight, it didn't matter where Li Shidao had Japanese soldiers or not.
It doesn't even matter whether Li Shidao is a member of the rebels or not.
Again, if you are not absolutely loyal, you are equal to absolute disloyalty!
War is never a child's play, otherwise Sun Wuzi would not have written at the beginning of Sun Tzu's Art of War that soldiers, the major affairs of the country, the place of death and life, and the way of survival.
An ambiguous, ill-intentioned, and unidentified guy staying by his side is definitely a huge hidden danger, and if he doesn't kill him before the war, will he still keep it for the New Year?
When the expressions of the two began to change, Guo Rong continued.
"I really don't have direct evidence whether the Japanese soldiers of the Japanese Kingdom have arrived in Jiaodong, but the scouts of the Changying Army have already set off for the four states of Jiaodong when I received the news and started to divide the troops, and it is only a matter of time before the exact news comes."
"Although there is no information that the Japanese soldiers have landed directly in Jiaodong, according to the news sent back by the scouts who were sent to Liaodong before, at the same time that Silla and Baekje sent troops to Liaodong, some Japanese soldiers had already appeared in the ports of Silla and Baekje."
"Nowadays, the only person who has the ability to cross the sea on a large scale and transport the Japanese soldiers from the Wa Kingdom to Silla and Baekje is Lee Shi-do, who has a powerful naval division."
"Since Li Shidao can transport Japanese soldiers to Liaodong, then it may not be that he will not add some Japanese soldiers to his own territory, and this is probably the real reason why Li Shidao rejected Li Yu and refused Li Yu to lead troops to Jiaodong."
Although they are all just speculations, there is nothing wrong with the logic of these speculations, and the only remaining concerns in the hearts of the two old marshals have disappeared.
The reactions of the two veterans were exactly the same as Wu Shaoxiong's speculation, which gave Guo Rong a deeper understanding of the meaning of an excellent staff member today.
"Actually, it's not just Liaodong that makes me uneasy!"
"Silla and Baekje sent troops, this was in the original plan of the rebels, but the restoration of Goguryeo is too bizarre!"
Hearing the restoration of Goguryeo, the two old commanders were completely confused.
"Goguryeo is restored, you're not kidding, are you? From the first year of the general chapter (668) to the present, Goguryeo has been destroyed for almost 150 years, and now it is ...... restored."
"That's right, Han Shuai, this was determined by the scouts of the Changying Army before leaving, it is indeed the restoration of Goguryeo, in the name of the descendants of the Goguryeo king Gao Baobao, in Pyongyang, the original capital of Goguryeo."
Goguryeo has been destroyed for nearly one hundred and fifty years, and it is absolutely impossible to restore the country in this situation, no one is planning and no one is supporting, and Han Hong and Wu Shaoxiang's faces are getting worse and worse.
Especially Wu Shaoxiang, in Guo Rong's gaze, Wu Shaoxiang's face at the moment became a little distorted because of anger and uneasiness.
"Another point, this time in the Liaodong chaos, the real profit is neither the three towns of Hebei, nor Silla, Baekje, nor the Liaodong alien race as cannon fodder."
"Compared with other forces, since the founding of the Great Zuorong State, the Bohai Kingdom has always had a good relationship with my Datang, but this time the Bohai Kingdom did not declare war and directly sent troops into Liaodong."
"In fact, except for the direction near Silla and Baekje, which became the land of Goguryeo after the restoration of the country, the vast majority of the Liaodong territory east of Yingju Andong Metropolitan Protectorate and north has been occupied by the Balhae State."
"What's even more terrifying is that the news brought back by the scouts who recently returned that the reason why the Bohai Kingdom sent troops was to help me put down the rebellion of the Tang Dynasty!"
"Smack!"
Han Hong's hand slammed heavily on the cases in front of him, almost breaking the wooden cases directly.
"Bastard thing, wolf ambition, does Datang still need him to quell the rebellion!!
Han Hong's performance was extremely angry, but in fact, Wu Shaoxiang was far more shocked than Han Hong.
Because the information that Guo Rong said before was actually from his mouth, but only through the mouth of his younger brother, but whether it was the Bohai Kingdom entering Liaodong, it was obviously not in his memory.
"Guo Rong, is what you said true?"
"Yes, Wu Shuai, the landing of the Japanese soldiers on the peninsula, the restoration of Goguryeo, and the dispatch of troops from the Bohai Kingdom are all situations that the scouts of the Changying Army who have penetrated into the hinterland of Liaodong have seen with their own eyes."
"Hey~"
Wu Shaoxiang finally sighed, and then the whole person trembled, picked up the wine jar placed on several cases and poured it directly into himself.
"Tons! Ton! Ton! Ton! Tons!"
He drank most of the wine and then took a deep breath.
"I thought that everything they did was to dominate the world, so I still wanted to get a piece of the pie, but I didn't expect that they would introduce all kinds of alien races into the land of Datang!"
"These Biaozi raisers, they are going to completely dismember the Tang Dynasty, and they are going to cut off the inheritance and foundation of my Huaxia!"
After finishing speaking, Wu Shaoxiang smashed the wine jar in his hand directly on the ground, and the broken pottery shards flew in all directions.
Almost instantly, Wu Shaoxiang suddenly became extremely lonely and remorseful.
"Plop!"
Wu Shaoxiang just knelt on the ground covered with broken pottery shards.
"General Guo, until just now, I haven't completely let go, I not only took advantage of your trust, but also deceived my younger brother, there are too many things I didn't even tell Shaoxiong."
Compared with the calm Guo Rong, Han Hong has a ghostly look.
"The actual contact of the rebels is Chen Hongzhi, the righteous son of Ju Wenzhen, who once caused a rebellion in Chang'an."
"I only told Shaoxiong about the arrangements and plans in the direction of Shandong, but Chen Hongzhi's plan is not only in the direction of Shandong."
"Chen Hongzhi's strategy is to move from the northeast and southwest directions at the same time, the northeast direction is naturally dominated by the three towns of Hebei, and the southwest direction is dominated by the Tubo people and the Nanzhao people, but this is all a feint."
"First attack from the northeast and southwest flanks, forcing the imperial court to mobilize Chang'an's troops and horses to the east and west, and then the Uighurs in the direction of the steppe and Ren Dijian, the Fengzhou defense envoy in Hetao, sent troops from Hetao to attack Chang'an directly! Draw wages from the bottom of the kettle!"