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Two days later, Fa Ying summoned Luo Song to the front of the tent.

As soon as Luo Song entered the account and sat down, Fa Ying dismissed everyone in the tent, took the initiative to hand him a cup of tea, and sighed: "General Luo, are you still sulking for an insignificant ** and Benxiang?" ”

Luo Song glanced at Fa Ying, and then looked away, obviously very dissatisfied with Fa Ying.

Fa Ying smiled faintly, didn't care, sat back in the main case and said: "I know that General Luo has resentment in his heart, in fact, how can a person be ruthless if he is not a sage?"

The prime minister knows that the general has misunderstood the prime minister, but please understand that the military law is ruthless, and the prime minister personally formulated the national policy of the Chu State, how can he ignore the military law because of compassion.

Once the soldiers ignore the constraints of military regulations, what kind of disaster will it cause, General Luo has been on the battlefield for a long time, and he should know better than his appearance.

So in any case, Du Ergou must die, if he does not die, this conquest of the Han Dynasty will have no chance of victory. ”

Luo Song turned his head to look at Fa Ying, snorted lightly and said: "But you and I should know that what Du Ergou said is true, since Liu Ce ascended the throne, the national strength of the northern Central Plains has been thriving.

Even the grassland lords such as Tuoba Hongye, who can be forced, secretly contacted us and attacked the Han Dynasty before and after, which was hidden from the people of Chu and the generals in the army, but it could not be hidden from us, the important ministers of the court. ”

Fa Ying nodded: "You are right, the information obtained by the spies sent by the Prime Minister knows that under the governance of Liu Ce, the northern land has already surpassed the previous dynasty in just a few years.

With the current strength of our Chu State, it is simply not enough to confront a million-year-old iron-blooded warrior with a population of 200 million and a battle-hardened army.

Fortunately, thanks to the natural danger of the long river, as well as the dissatisfaction of the Jiangnan Shi clan with Liu Ce, they were able to temporarily block the Han army from moving south.

If the sword does not go sideways, once Liu Ce pacifies the Mengluo people outside the Saiwai, my Great Chu will not be able to stop the Han army from moving south. ”

Luo Song said: "Since the prime minister knows the stakes here, why do you abuse the people of Chu like this?" To tell the truth, General Ben looked at the insensitive demeanor of the soldiers and civilians in the army,

I always feel panicked in my heart, one day our lies will be exposed, at that time, what should we do in Chu State? I don't know if the prime minister has thought about it? ”

Fa Ying said: "General Luo means that the national policy of the prime minister is too strict, and he does not treat the people of Chu as human beings at all, and he should treat the people well, and it is the best policy to govern benevolently?" ”

Luo Song: "Isn't that bad?" Only by treating the people well will the people willingly support Da Chu, instead of surviving under such a high-pressure policy, which will not be able to win the hearts of the people at all! ”

Hearing this, Fa Ying smiled bitterly and shook his head: "Do you think you haven't thought about it?" Wrong, the prime minister also wants to formulate a win-win national policy that benefits the country and the people, but the prime minister asks you, who else is more clever than Liu Ce's benevolent government?

In terms of the degree of benevolence and righteousness towards the people, I am afraid that Liu Ce is the first person in thousands of years, do you, me, and the emperor have this ability?

Have you ever thought that once the benevolent government is promulgated, it is very likely that the people's hearts will be united to the Han Dynasty, after all, the people's hearts cannot be truly satisfied,

Once the people of the two countries begin to compare, do you think the people of Chu will be willing to support Chu? ”

Luo Song was speechless, although Fa Ying's words were cruel, they were not without merit.

Fa Ying continued: "What's more, if you want to promulgate a benevolent government now, time does not allow it, and the Han Dynasty will watch the development of the Chu State?" That's impossible!

Therefore, only the five techniques of controlling the people can make the Chu State become stronger quickly, and only then can it have the opportunity to compete with the Han army, and there is absolutely no selfishness in everything he does, he just wants the Chu State to win the Central Plains! ”

Luo Song took a long breath, didn't want to dwell on this topic anymore, and asked directly: "The prime minister came to me today, presumably not just to say this, right?" ”

Fa Ying nodded: "Indeed, General Luo, the prime minister has decided to lead half of the elite of the Chu army tomorrow to launch an offensive against the territory of the Han Dynasty." ”

Luo Song frowned: "Then where does the prime minister plan to march from?" Yangzhou or Luzhou? ”

Fa Ying smiled and shook his head: "The land of Jiangnan can be taken by the Chu State at any time, but there are many plains in the land of Jiangnan, and the forces are intricate,

At this time, even if the attack on Jiangnan can be won, as soon as Liu Ce's army arrives, my Chu army is afraid that it will not be able to hold for long, and there is a risk of destroying the country.

Temporarily give up attacking all parts of the south of the Yangtze River, and the first place we need to fight this battle is ......"

As he spoke, the map of the martingale stall on the main case pointed to the southwest direction: "Bashu Gateway, Yongzhou!" ”

When Luo Song heard this, he got up and came to the main case, and when he saw Yongzhou, which was marked on the map four hundred miles away from the main camp, his face couldn't help but be solemn, and after thinking for a while, his eyes lit up, and he nodded unconsciously.

Fa Ying said: "Yongzhou is the gateway to Bashu, there are strong walls and thick walls here, and the mountains are surrounded by easy to defend and difficult to attack.

It is very beneficial to the future of my Great Chu, first of all, the troops of the Yongzhou checkpoint are only thousands, and they are all recruits who have not been warn, and their combat effectiveness cannot be compared with our Chu army.

Secondly, Yongzhou leads to the interior of Bashu is mostly mountainous, and the cavalry of the Han army cannot be used, but will only become a burden, and it is difficult to reach the sky if the infantry wants to break through Yongzhou.

This is equivalent to giving my Chu country an extra layer of natural barrier, and secondly, the population of Yongzhou counties is more than one million, and accepting these people can also enhance the national strength of my Chu country.

As long as Yongzhou City is conquered, the strategy of the Northern Expedition to the Han Dynasty this time has basically been achieved. Wouldn't it be more than one stone? ”

Luo Song nodded, and suddenly said: "But the land of Bashu is guarded by Yu Jie, and Yu Ji is a capable person who governs Bashu, will he sit back and watch my Chu army attack Yongzhou?" ”

Fa Yan said: "Yu Jie, he is indeed a capable person, but at the moment his main attention is on the Bosu people in the west, the year before last, Bai Qi fought for the Western Regions,

Tens of thousands of troops of the famous general Lunqingling were beaten by hundreds of Northwest Han troops led by Xu Wenjing in Longyou Stone Fort, and almost all the troops were wiped out

In order to prevent the Bosu people from retaliating, Yu Jie's hundreds of thousands of troops in Shu were all moved to the plateau defense line at the southwest end.

Even if Yu Jie's knowledge that our army is attacking Yongzhou, it will never be possible to transfer the army back to Chi to help in a short time, and we have enough time to capture Yongzhou. ”

Luo Song arched his hand and said: "In this case, the last general will order troops and set off tomorrow." ”

Fa Ying said: "Tomorrow, Ben Xiang and General Luo will set off together. ”

Luo Song: "You can't be without a commander in the army for a day, if the prime minister and the last general leave, how should the soldiers and horses in this battalion be controlled?" ”

Fa Ying said: "General Luo doesn't have to worry too much, the prime minister has ordered General Duan Xiushi to guard the camps of the Changhe River to ensure that nothing goes wrong." ”