Zhuque's expression changed, and the proud smile just now was fixed on his face, and Qinglong also frowned and murmured: "Yes, if Liu Yi is defeated, Yuzhou falls, and the demon thieves directly attack Jiankang, then
But that would be a big trouble. So, this plan is not feasible, at least, not now."
Bai Hu suddenly said: "Now is the only chance to implement this plan, because in order for Liu Yi to take action, unless Liu Yu and his army have not come back yet, once Liu Yu returns to the army, then Liu Yi just wants to take matters into his own hands, and he will not
It's possible, if he doesn't obey, Liu Yu can directly march forward and occupy Yuzhou in the name of supporting him. By then, Liu Yi will not even have his own base, and will completely become Liu Yu's vanguard and can only listen.
His orders were followed."
Suzaku said bitterly: "Yes, this is absolutely impossible. We can only let Liu Yi send troops earlier. If Liu Yu hadn't been delayed by the epidemic this time, his troops would have already arrived in the six counties of Jiangbei.
We don’t need to discuss these things anymore.”
Qinglong frowned: "Then what should we do now? Should we give up this plan, let Liu Yi endure it again, or use Liu Yu as the commander to defeat the demon thief? Let the young generals who have made contributions in this battle
Like Liu Yi, he took charge of a large state and became the new military leader. This way he can check and balance Liu Yu. What do you think? "
Bai Hu sighed: "This cannot achieve the effect of checks and balances. These young people promoted by Liu Yu are still in the stage of rising careers. They even fight under Liu Yu's command. They will regard their meritorious service as Liu Yu's command."
Unlike the opportunities given by Liu Yi and He Wuji, who joined the army at the same time as Liu Yu, they regard themselves as Liu Yu's brothers and allies, not subordinates. If the young marshals have other ideas, then
It must be in the name of the imperial court that they be ordered to guard everywhere, rather than Liu Yu's decision. This involves a matter of kindness. In the army, this kind of loyalty is the most important. If you betray or even turn around to fight with your old master,
, will be despised by everyone."
Qinglong shook his head: "Then what should we do? Otherwise, we can set up a plan this time and let a few young marshals leave Liu Yu and go to various places to take charge of several prefectures and counties. If there is another war in the future, such as the Northern Expedition, we will find a way to do it.
Hands and feet? "
Bai Hu said solemnly: "That is even more impossible. After this crisis, Liu Yu will definitely control the military power more tightly. If he wants to take the road of emperor, his first task is to completely control the army. Even Liu Yi
This kind of thing that has been entrenched in a certain big state for a long time will not be allowed to happen again. Those young marshals are his subordinates. As long as they are promoted to military positions and given the title of general, they can command an army and station it in one place.
They will be very grateful."
"But Liu Yu will never give them the taxation, manpower, finance, and the power of appointment and dismissal in the military in these places. In other words, if it develops normally, Liu Yu will only let a few young marshals command the troops.
The power of the government will never give them the power to integrate military and political affairs and control a state, not only for them, but also for Liu Yi, I am afraid that this is probably the case. If Liu Yi can't make a difference this time, I'm afraid he will follow Xiang Mi in the future.
Veteran generals like Sun Chu slowly stepped aside, and even gave him an honorary sinecure to leave the army."
Speaking of this, Bai Hu said: "When Huan Xuan kicked Liu Laozhi out of the army, he gave him the position of Pengcheng's internal historian instead of a military position. If Liu Yu follows the path of an emperor, he will definitely use this method in the future.
To eliminate the military power of our old brothers."
"And those young generals in the army who are ambitious and want to make progress, from Wang Zhene to Meng Huaiyu, will also keep an eye on these positions. By this time, even if Liu Yi wants to resist, there is nothing he can do. Let's take the simplest example.
, If Liu Yu wanted Meng Huaiyu to take over Liu Yi's position, would he still be able to resist with the power of the Yuzhou Army? "
Xuanwu looked at Bai Hu and said in a deep voice: "So, Mr. Bai Hu believes that no matter what the consequences of this battle, Liu Yi must fight, even if he loses, even if he risks destroying the country, he will not hesitate to do so?
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Bai Hu nodded: "Yes, I think Liu Yi is not a fool. He is a veteran for many years. He knows that he should consider defeat before winning. If there is no chance, he will only attack tentatively. If the time is not right, he will attack tentatively.
If it matures, it will withdraw too quickly. At least, it can protect its own Yuzhou in order to advance later."
"This was the case during the Western Expedition. After Huan Xuan was eliminated, Huan Zhen proclaimed himself emperor, summoned the old Huan clan troops, and counterattacked to capture Jiangling. In this case, Liu Yi did not lose anything.
Reasonably, he rashly fought a decisive battle with Huan Zhen. Instead, he withdrew his troops and held a stalemate with Huan Zhen. He contacted Lu Zongzhi's Yongzhou troops and attacked in turns. Huan Zhen was attacked on both sides and could not advance or retreat. In the end, he was exhausted and collapsed.
, Liu Yicai sent troops for a decisive battle, and joined forces with Lu Zong to defeat Huan Zhen. In my opinion, this was Liu Yi's best performance in the Western Expedition, even surpassing the previous battles when he eliminated Huan Xuan head-on. "
Xuanwu nodded: "Yes, Liu Yi is a veteran and famous general of Beifu after all. He still has this ability, but the monster thieves are not as good as Huan Xuan, and their strength is much stronger than Huan Zhen back then. If Liu Yi continues
I have the intention of competing with Liu Yu, but I'm afraid that he will follow in the footsteps of He Wuji and show weakness to the demon thieves. If he fails to attract me, he may not be able to withdraw."
Having said this, Xuanwu paused: "For more than half a year, Liu Yi insisted on holding on to Yuzhou without fighting, just like he did before the battle with Huan Zhen. This is good, but the demon thieves now are not like Huan Zhen back then.
Zhenzhen is so isolated and helpless, with no food and few soldiers. Their strength is very strong now. Even if Liu Yu comes, they may not be sure to win in a single battle. Without Liu Yu's support, relying on his Yuzhou troops to attack, I'm afraid it will be dangerous.
What a blessing.”
Bai Hu shook his head: "So, we need to get Liu Daogui to take action first, or create the illusion that Liu Yu is preparing to break through Liang County and open up a passage to join Jingzhou, so as to force the demon thief to turn back and divide his troops to attack Jingzhou first. If Liu Yi faces pressure from the front,
If it’s small, then you’ll be sure to attack naturally.”
"At that time, as Lord Shique said before, we will transfer Liu Jingxuan's troops, plus the newly recruited soldiers and horses from Sanwu, including Su Wei soldiers and horses, to the front line to strengthen Liu Yi, then Liu Yi will win in one battle.
If we have a chance, even if we fail, we won’t have to break our bones. At least we have an army of more than 50,000 people. If we lose a battle, we can retreat to Yuzhou and wait for Liu Yu’s army to come back.”
Qinglong nodded: "That's good. Then, let's discuss how to use this letter as an article to inspire Liu Yi to fight."
This chapter has been completed!