Chapter Seventy-Seven: Strategy: Ping Bashu (Thanks to the Silver Alliance of the Little Bird Alliance Leader)
Lei Changye expounded on the three disasters of Bashu, not only Cui Pi was engrossed in listening attentively, but Dongfang Shuo was extremely concerned. He has been in Sichuan for nearly two years, and he knows a lot about the disaster in Bashu, and at the same time he has a little bit of his own thoughts, which just corroborate each other with Lei Changye's thoughts at this moment.
"My lord, the arrogance of the tooth soldiers is difficult to cure, and there are three reasons for this. First, if the marshal wants to govern Bashu, he will rely on him as a backer, and he will be too favored. Second, with a body of force, trapped in the tooth camp, there is no place to use, and it is inevitable to be anxious and irritable. Third, the generals form a party, which is intertwined and becomes each other's minions, and it is difficult to govern. ”
"On the scourge of tooth soldiers, the fierceness of eastern Sichuan is far better than that of western Sichuan. Gu Dongtai is so arrogant, half out of nature, half coerced. Therefore, the incurable tooth soldiers and the disaster in eastern Sichuan are one. Lei Changye said in a deep voice.
This is very true. Cui Bi's eyes were shining.
"My lord, because the military discipline of the Ya Battalion in the east of Sichuan is sloppy, the military discipline of the Ya Camp in the west of Sichuan is also worrying, because the adults know that if the military discipline is strict, the Ya soldiers will inevitably go to the east of Sichuan at night, and the west of Sichuan will not be guaranteed. If the tooth camp in the east of Sichuan can be dismantled, then within the two rivers, the tooth camp will only have one, and the tooth commander can strictly govern the army, order and prohibit, and refine into elite soldiers. Lei Changye continued.
"This ......" Cui Bi was shocked. The strategy that Lei Changye said was to move Gu Dongtai, not the Hengjiang thieves, and while his spirit was shocked, he had a feeling of sudden enlightenment.
"My lord, Gu Dongtai was defeated, and the two Sichuan tooth soldiers were combined into one, and the adults were in the same town and the south of the sword, and the soldiers and one place would fight a family, and everyone would be of one heart, so the south witch would not dare to look north. This is a plan to destroy one person and eliminate three evils. Lei Changye said in a deep voice.
Cui Pi was covered in cold sweat, stood up from the couch suddenly, walked back and forth in the room a few times, and was silent, but the light in his eyes became more and more vibrant, and he was obviously excited.
Dongfang Shuo on the side listened to it with a relaxed heart, shook his head, and couldn't help but applaud several times. Lei Changye's words to talk about the disaster first, and then talk about the solution, skillfully guiding Cui Pi to clear Gu Dongtai's rhetoric are the classic words of the troubled times of the past dynasties.
Although Dongfang Shuo knew that the three disasters of Bashu were not so easy to solve, the solution that Lei Changye said gave Cui Pi a new idea, not only Cui Pi, but he was moved.
Only Cui Yu in the room had a dull gaze, indifferent to Lei Changye's words, and he didn't know which Taoist temple was thinking about the merry female crown.
Cui Bi paced a few more steps in the room, made up his mind, and suddenly turned his head to look at Lei Changye: "Ji will be released?"
Lei Changye and Dongfang Shuo glanced at each other, looked at each other and smiled, half of the big thing was done.
"My lord, it seems that the tooth soldiers in eastern Sichuan did not pay enough last year's salary, and it is rumored that Gu Dongtai guarantees that the arrears will be repaid in April this year. I guess his idea is to hit the treasure trove of the Yokoe pirates. Lei Changye smiled slightly.
"You want to move the Hengjiang Secret Vault?" Cui Pi raised his eyebrows.
It is rumored that there are gold and silver treasures intercepted by Hengjiang thieves, amounting to ten libraries. It's all the capital that Gu Dongtai has accumulated over the years to shield and condone the Hengjiang thieves. This treasure is also the foundation of Gu Dongtai's ability to make the tooth soldiers obey orders.
Last year, the Hengjiang pirates in western Sichuan were empty. The income of the Hengjiang thieves was much less, and they could not raise enough money and food for the tooth soldiers for a while, and they were reluctant to give them jewels and gold cakes.
Gu Dongtai had to pay half of his salary, vowing to pay it in full in early April.
This matter was made known to everyone in eastern Sichuan by the tooth soldiers, and it is not a secret.
It's just that the Hengjiang secret warehouse has accumulated a lot of inventory, and it will take at least a dozen large trucks to empty it. Cui Bi showed a puzzled look on his face.
"Your Excellency, please see. Lei Changye took out the treasure of the Shu Martial Alliance, Shu Laibao, from his arms, and demonstrated its function to Cui Pi a little.
"This ......" Cui Bi, although these days I often hear that the Shu Wu League has a magic weapon. However, anyone who gets the treasure of Shu Lai treasures it is like a treasure, and they will not easily take it out to show others. Cui Bi didn't do the task again, but he didn't see it.
Now that he saw the miraculous effect of Shu Laibao, his mind suddenly came to his mind, and his mind had already drilled into the secret vault of the Hengjiang River, rolling around in the pile of gold.
This time, Cui Yu also came back to his senses from his sluggishness and looked at Shu Laibao drooling. Lei Changye squinted at him and immediately turned his head.
"I don't know how many treasure bags there are in your league?" Cui Bi finally couldn't help but ask.
"It's enough to hold the entire Hengjiang Vault. Lei Changye smiled indifferently.
Cui Bi's breathing almost stopped. If he can make the most of the wealth of the Hengjiang Secret Treasury, what kind of situation will his Western Sichuan Ya Army become, this picture is too beautiful, he can't imagine it.
"My lord, the Hengjiang thieves owe Gu Dongtai the salary of the army, April is the day of payment, and Gu Dongtai will inevitably exert great pressure on them. If there is a Cao Yun from the west of Sichuan to the southeast, what will happen to them?" asked Lei Changye with a smile.
"Of course, it's pouring out of the nest. But I didn't have to leave the country?" Cui Pi asked suspiciously.
"My lord, last year's salt and iron tax has not yet reached the Yangzhou salt and iron transfer envoy. Lei Changye said.
Cui Bi trembled, and the words that Lei Changye said poked his heart. The Cui clan has always been loyal to the central court, but last year they were coerced by Gu Dongtai with soldiers and did not transport the Bashu tax to Yangzhou. This has always been on his mind.
But he thought about it for a while, and suddenly a flash of inspiration: "You mean, in the name of Cao Yun, lure snakes out of the hole?"
"Your Excellency is really wise and clear, and this is exactly what you mean. Lei Changye arched his hand and said, "Hengjiang Thief and Gu Dongtai are both greedy. The Hengjiang thieves didn't want to pay the private jewelry for the tooth soldiers, and Gu Dongtai was even more anxious. The lord took advantage of this opportunity to sail the Cao transport fleet to Yuzhou in the name of Nagong, which would inevitably arouse the covetousness of Gu Dongtai and Hengjiang pirates. ”
"But...... The Hengjiang pirates in eastern Sichuan are brave and difficult to be, especially on the water, with a building boat, several ships, Hengjiang soldiers are good at water warfare, on the light boat, back and forth, such as walking on the ground, extremely brave. Cui Pi's face was embarrassed.
On land, he was afraid of Gu Dongtai's Sichuan East Tooth soldiers, and on the river, he was afraid of Hengjiang thieves' Hengjiang soldiers. This western Sichuan festival is very uncomfortable.
"Don't worry, since you have set a plan to lure the snake out of the hole, you don't need to really fight them, as long as you send five hundred tooth soldiers who know how to travel with the fleet, and pile up money, grain, iron and salt on the outside of the ship as a guise, and fill it with straw inside. ”
"I see. Cui Pi suddenly felt relieved.
At the same time, he led the Shu Wumeng to take advantage of the Hengjiang thieves to come out, ransack the Hengjiang secret vault, and cut off the Gudong Taicai Road. ”
Cui Pi nervously pondered Lei Changye's proposal: "Although this plan is wonderful, but Gu Dongtai has lost the Hengjiang Secret Vault, maybe he will use his teeth to plunder the western part of Sichuan." ”
"If it was two months ago, Gu Dongtai would still have something to do if he moved his army westward. However, he has dragged out the salary of the Yajun Army for so long, and now he has lost the Hengjiang Secret Treasury, and the day of payment is just around the corner, and he can't pay the salary......" Lei Changye said this, and smiled faintly.
"This is a desperate plan!" Cui Bi was surprised and delighted.
"Gu Dong Ted is not worthy, his eyes are high, and his defeat is just around the corner, so he is not worried. My lord, have you ever thought about getting rid of Gu Dongtai and the position of Sichuan Dong, who can be it?" Lei Changye asked in a deep voice.
"Well...... this" Cui Bi suddenly thought hard. Of course, he hopes in his heart that he is the envoy of the Liangchuan Festival, not that he is greedy for power and has any ambitions, but if Shuzhong plays a game of chess, it can save him countless efforts.
If there is another festival envoy like Gu Dongtai, he is equivalent to working in vain.
Moreover, Gu Dongtai was defeated, and he was inevitably required to send troops to calm the situation. At that time, he waved his troops eastward, and he had already confirmed the name of the Liangchuan Festival, and the imperial court could only acquiesce to this title.
But the affairs of Liangchuan are cumbersome, he sits in Chengdu Mansion, who can sit in Zizhou Festival Mansion for him, and suppress a group of tooth soldiers in eastern Sichuan. It's a life-saving job.
"Alas...... Difficult. Cui Bi glanced sideways at his eldest son Cui Yu beside him. He is flying out of the sky at the moment, and he doesn't know where to be happy.
The family is unfortunate. Cui Bi thought of the dead and uncompetitive younger son, and then looked at the living unfortunate eldest son, and then thought of the children who were inferior to these two sons, and he was really sad.
"My lord, the eldest prince is smart and witty, noble-looking, solemn, with him as the festival handsome, sitting in the eastern Sichuan Festival Mansion, as the best choice. Lei Changye said in a deep voice.
Cui Bi almost couldn't hold back and kicked out. That's it?
"My lord, this Shushan disciple beside me, named Dongfang Shuo, has the talent of the heavens and latitudes, and the ambition of governing the country and the country, and is willing to be the staff of the eldest prince to help him pacify the east of Sichuan and return the peace of the world to the Bashu side. Lei Changye suddenly bowed down.
"Oh?" Cui Bi turned his head to look at Dongfang Shuo.
"Lord Jieshuai, Dongfang Shuo is polite. Dongfang Shuo had already been mentally prepared, and as soon as he heard Lei Changye's words, he immediately bowed gracefully.
"The soldiers of Chuandong are difficult to tame, do you have a solution?" Cui Pi suddenly understood Lei Changye's plan. Cui Yu is the nominal commander of the Eastern Sichuan Festival, but in fact, Dongfang Shuo is the shadow of the Provincial Marshal, assisting him in governing the Eastern Sichuan Dynasty.
With the reputation and authority of Cui Fu, coupled with Dongfang Shuo's talent, this combination does have the potential to quell the chaos. The best thing is that Dongfang Shuo is just a staff member, without any prestige, and all his political achievements belong to Cui Fu, and he is not afraid that he will have any ambitions. It's just ideal.
But whether Dongfang Shuo has the talent to quell the chaos still needs to be decided by asking the right questions.
"The tooth soldiers in eastern Sichuan are not passed down from generation to generation, and Gu Dongtai has only been in the tooth camp for ten years, less than a generation. Soldiers have no foundation among the people, and although the atmosphere is established, it is still not difficult to save. Dongfang Shuo said this and glanced at Lei Changye.
Lei Changye nodded at him. This plan was actually carefully discussed by him and Dongfang Shuo before coming to Cui's Mansion. Among them, Lei Changye made a few inspirations and suggestions, and Dongfang Shuo heard the strings and songs, drew inferences from one another, and immediately listed a few detailed outlines.
"Gu Dongtai's tooth soldiers are recruited from the east of Sichuan, and they are generous in nature, although they are dyed with the spirit of tigers and wolves, they are still a little pure and good. If the eldest prince is in charge of the tooth camp, he should first make up for Gu Dongtai's arrears of food and wages, and win the support of the soldiers. Later, military discipline was strictly enforced, and those who took the lead in violating discipline were killed, and the models of discipline and discipline were rewarded, and a new style of military camp was established. ”
"Although this law is decent, but the tooth soldiers are inferior, pretentious, if they do not obey military discipline, they have escaped, for the disaster in the township, and eventually the source of chaos. Cui Pi said embarrassedly.
"Lord Cui, the purge of the tooth soldiers, in addition to binding them with military discipline, should also be used with wealth. The Shu Wu League is willing to open a branch altar in the east of Sichuan, and recruit the warriors who capture the deserters of the Tooth Army with a lot of money. Dongfang Shuo talked eloquently, and the intention was turbulent.
"Oh, the Shuwu League is willing to fund the Eastern Sichuan Festival Mansion to capture deserters, which is a huge amount of money. Cui Bi was very interested when he heard this, and hurriedly asked.
"My lord, relax, this money will not be in vain in our Shu Wu League, and we have our own way to let the tooth soldiers spit out the bounty back to the Shu Wu League little by little. Lei Changye smiled slightly.
"In this way, if the tooth soldiers want to get a lot of money, they need to stay in the camp and be trained, and if they want to escape, they will become street rats, and everyone wants to catch them, which is wonderful. Cui Bi nodded.
"Lord Jieshuai, the reason why the tooth soldiers are anxious and arrogant is that in addition to the connivance of the tooth handsome, there is a lack of civilian discipline in the barracks, so that the soldiers have a vulgar temperament, irritable and ferocious, which is also one of the reasons. I have dozens of account managers in Shanjin Town, who are coarse and knowledgeable, and can go to the Ya Battalion in eastern Sichuan as the adjutant of each battalion, the capital, and its subordinates, preaching the words of loyalty and righteousness every day, uniting the spirit of the tooth soldiers, and making their troops one, loyal and brave to fight. ”
"If this is the case, the strength of the tooth camp is already predictable. Cui Pi was shocked, stroked his palms and sighed, "The talent of the truth to govern the world is also." ”
PS: Thank you for the new Yinmeng, tomorrow's five watches, I try to catch up with the manuscript and the next day.