Ran Min said in a deep voice: "The location of the decisive battle with the Jin army, I want to put it here-the chasm." ”

Following the place where Ran Min's finger pointed, you can clearly see the chasm that is not too far from Daliang City.

"Does Your Majesty want to give up places like Yangwu, Gushan, and Weishi to lure the enemy deeper?"

"Not bad. I thought about it and continued to confront the Jin army on the front line of Yangwu and Gushan, and I had already fallen behind! Passive defense is not the style of my Wei army. Taking retreat as advance, leading the Jin army to the chasm for a big war is the king's way! ”

Cui Hao stroked his beard, nodded and said: "The chasm is not very wide, there is no plainland with a flat river, there are hills, rivers, and narrow places, and hundreds of thousands of troops cannot be used there no matter what. ”

"Not bad." Wang Meng also agreed: "The chasm, known as the Wolf Tang Canal in ancient times, borders the Yellow River in the north, the Bishan Mountain in the west, the Great Plains in the east, and the Zhongyue Song Mountain in the south. ”

It is said that when Chu and Han were fighting, Liu Xiang agreed on a peace treaty between Chu and Han, and drew the chasm as the boundary (Chu River Han boundary), with Xiang Yu's Chu in the east and Liu Bang's Han in the west. It would naturally be great if the location of the decisive battle could be placed here, but the commanders of the Jin army, whether it was Xie An or Huan Wen, were all famous generals in the world, they were not fools, it was impossible not to see this. ”

During the Warring States Period, King Wei Hui built twice and dug a chasm for the needs of the war.

It diverts the water of the Yellow River from Xingyang in the west as the source, flows through Zhongmu and Kaifeng in the east, turns south, enters the Yinghe River and leads to the Huai River, and connects the main rivers between the Yellow River and the Huai River, such as Ji, Pu, Bian, Sui, Ying, Whirlpool, Ru, Si, He, etc., to form a chasm water system.

The chasm is regulated by the nursery and the water is abundant, and the water level of the river connected to it is relatively stable, which is very beneficial to the development of shipping.

It runs through the Huai River and the Yangtze River to the south; To the east, through Jishui, Surabaya, along the Jishui down, can pass the Ziji Canal; It leads to the Yellow River to the north, traces the west direction of the Yellow River, and connects with the Luohe River and Weishui, making Henan the core area of the country's waterway transportation.

The excavation of the chasm created the conditions for the later excavation of the North-South Grand Canal.

After Qin Shi Huang unified China, he made full use of the chasm water system and Jishui rivers to transport a large amount of grain collected in the south to the north, and built a large-scale Aocang at the junction of the chasm and the Yellow River as a transfer station.

And this time, Ran Min wanted to put the location of the decisive battle with the Jin army in the chasm, because this place was relatively narrow and not conducive to the fate of hundreds of thousands of troops fighting

But Xie An and Huan Wen are not fools, on the contrary, they are very smart and far-sighted, and it is impossible for them not to see that it is a big conspiracy for Ran Min to capture the old and give up the defense line of Yangwu and Gushan, let them surround Daliang City, and lure them to lead their troops to pursue to the chasm.

Looking at the sad faces of Ran Min and the others, Qin Mu said with a smile: "Your Majesty, the minister has a plan. ”

"Please!" Ran Min's eyes suddenly lit up.

"Xie An and Huan Wen are both famous generals of the Jin Kingdom, and they have made great achievements. But after Huan Wen destroyed the Cheng Han Dynasty, he supported the army and respected himself, and he was disrespectful to the Jin court, so he was feared by Jiankang! Therefore, the authority to command six or seven hundred thousand troops, Jiankang will never be willing to put it into Huan Wen's hands. ”

"What about Xie An? Xie An is very good at training, governing the army, and fighting wars, and even Wei Zheng is full of praise for him, and he is ashamed of himself. If Xie An leads the troops, our plan may not be successful! ”

Qin Mu shook his head and said, "Naturally, I can't let Xie An lead the troops. Xie An is a person, he has the ability, but his qualifications and prestige are far from enough, and he suddenly mastered the Beifu army of 80,000 people, which is already the great trust of the Eastern Jin Dynasty court, and if he immediately commands hundreds of thousands of troops to fight, I believe that not only the ministers of the Jin Dynasty are unwilling, but even the generals of the Jin army will not be convinced. ”

"Oh? In addition to Xie An and Huan Wen, among the generals of the Jin Kingdom, who else has the ability to command hundreds of thousands of troops to fight? ”

"Has Your Majesty forgotten? Do you still remember the deep origin of Changping Yin? ”

"Yin Hao?" Ran Min was dumbfounded.

At this time, Xun Ji, who was on the side, stared at him and said, "Lord Qin, won't you?" This Yin Hao is the defeated general of my Wei army, how can the Jin State rest assured that he will lead his troops to fight against our army? With such a large-scale war, how could the Jin people be careless? ”

Cui Hao also said: "Yes." I've also heard of Yin Hao! In his early years, he was famous for his insight and measurement, and he loved "Lao Tzu". Yin Hao lived in seclusion for ten years, never became an official, and later accepted the recruitment of Sima Yu, the ruling king of Huiji, to worship General Jianwu and Yangzhou Assassin History. ”

"But Yin Hao's skills are really average, except for a mouth and a full stomach, forgive me for my clumsiness, I really can't see what other skills he has."

When Qin Mu heard this, he smiled lightly and said, "This is the weirdness of the Eastern Jin Dynasty political arena. Chinese people are all talkative, there are real talents and learning but low background, or the personality is wooden, and people who speak little are often not reused, but people who talk are unparalleled in the country! It seems that Yin Hao and his people also came into being. ”

At the time of the two Jin Dynasty, special attention was paid to the concept of family and bloodline.

If you are born into a big family, you can get a prominent official position without much effort, and if you are born in a commoner family, it is almost impossible for you to enter the upper class no matter how hard you struggle, and you will not even have the opportunity to be a petty official.

However, as far as Ran Min knows, there is an exception, that is, the late Tao Kan, a famous general of the Eastern Jin Dynasty.

Tao Kan died of his father when he was very young, and he was raised by his mother, who especially encouraged him to make extensive friends with successful people in order for him to have a good development, and even cut off his beloved long hair to raise funds for him to socialize with friends.

Tao Kan understands his mother's hard work, not only works hard to improve, but also respects his mother very much.

So when he finally went to the county to become a petty official with the help of his friends, the first thing he thought of was to get his mother a jar of salted fish to bring home, wanting her old man to be satisfied, but he didn't want his mother to not only return the fish, but also write a letter to blame him for not harming the public and private interests.

Tao Kan stood out, with his outstanding military talents, cut down Zhang Chang, Ping Chen Min, fought Du Tao, conquered Su Jun, stabilized Guangzhou, and guarded the middle reaches of the Yangtze River, which not only played an important role in the stability of the political situation in the early years of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, but also laid a world for himself, and became a force that others could not ignore.

These achievements have a lot to do with his strict self-discipline and continuous improvement.

Of course, Tao Kan can't be said to be completely cold.

His father, Tao Dan, was a border general when Sun Wu was a general, and the official was a general of Yangwu.

Yangwu is a miscellaneous name, and his status is not high.

Tao Kan's ancestors have no illustrious eunuchs to recall, and when he was young, he served as a "fish beam official" looking for yang, indicating that his family belonged to a very low social status class such as "Hanmen".

After the Western Jin Dynasty destroyed Wu, the people of the Central Plains called the Jiangnan people "the remnants of the country", and the Jiangdong scholars were also politically ostracized by the Central Plains scholars.

Let's consider Tao Kan from a poor family.

This is also a kind of ability, and no one dares to question this.

Ran Min asked sharply: "How can the Eastern Jin Dynasty court use Yin Hao as the commander of the Jin army?" ”

"It's not hard. Doesn't Your Majesty hear the story of Zhao Kuo? ”

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Chapter 0532: The Chasm