Chapter 4476: The demon thiefs trap is narrowly avoided
Zhu Chaoshi and Tan Daoji put away their smiles, looked at each other, and their expressions became serious. Zhu Chaoshi looked at Liu Daogui and said, "What's wrong, Brother Daogui, we never sent troops before, why now that the Yongzhou soldiers are going back, we are instead
Are you going to discuss the eastward march?"
Liu Daogui curled up his lips: "Because in the previous Jiangling water battle, although we defeated the enemy, there were still a large number of enemy stragglers who were scattered in Jingzhou, including many of Huan Qian's men and Gou Lin's remnants.
They looted everywhere, so no place was calmed down, especially Gou Lin's remaining troops, many of whom were cavalry, so they became horse thieves and colluded with Huan Qian's remaining party members who were familiar with the local terrain to cause trouble in all directions."
Tan Daoji nodded: "Yes, the reason why more than ten thousand soldiers and horses were left in Dangyang for Zunkao to take with them to quell the rebellion is mainly because these bandits are really a headache. If it were just Gou Lin's Qiang cavalry,
If you are not familiar with the situation here, it is not difficult to deal with it, but if they join forces with Huan Qian's men, they will be able to use some of the nests left by the remnants of Huan Chu, and use the mountain nests as a basis to turn into bandits."
"These mountain bandits also have their own intelligence. They dare not move lightly when the army is there, but when we gather our forces for a decisive battle with the demon bandits' navy in Jiangling, they will attack everywhere and rob our official warehouses and
Army rations, killing our local officials, crazy revenge, these two months, our army is still here, but the soldiers and horses of Zunkao are to eliminate these bandits respectively, but we are really because of these bandits
Horse thieves, just stand still?"
Liu Daogui shook his head: "If it weren't for Liu Xile's entire army being annihilated and defeated by Sangluozhou, I would have attacked long ago. But because of his failure, all contact with Jiankang was severed, and there is nothing about the battle there.
We know that in this case, if Jingzhou is internally unstable, it will have to send troops. Once it fails, there will be big chaos. Just like Wuji's Jiangzhou. He originally had enough soldiers and horses. When the demon thieves raised their troops, if
It’s not that he is greedy for power and hastily advanced, but he mobilized soldiers and horses from various counties, gathered in Yuzhang, and then joined up with Xile’s Yuzhou Army, got in touch with our Jingzhou Army, and cooperated in fighting, how could the demon thief gain power?”
Zhu Chaoshi's face was solemn: "Yes, including Brother Daogui, you did not concentrate the main force at the beginning, but divided your forces to pursue the demon thief, and even made an ambush. These are all lessons."
Liu Daogui said seriously: "Yes, I was also impulsive and wanted to quickly defeat the demon thief. I made the same mistake as Wuji. If the demon thief's main attack direction was Jiangzhou instead of our Jingzhou, I would have died.
The one who was destroyed by the army was me, Liu Daogui. It can be said that Wuji died for me. I must always be vigilant about this lesson and must not lose my calm judgment just because of a momentary victory."
Having said this, Liu Daogui looked around, his eyes swept across the faces of the three people one by one, and said: "Although we won the water battle in Jiangling, it was because of the help of small stones in the enemy camp.
There is a certain degree of chance. If the opponent's leader is replaced by Xu Daofu, it would be difficult to say. Moreover, now we also know that this naval fleet is just a partial division of the enemy's troops, and it is by no means the main force. Their
After defeating Xile's Yuzhou Army, the army headed east, but its current direction is unknown."
"If we pursue rashly, the internal instability in Jingzhou will become unstable, and the remnants of Huan Qian and Gou Lin are still causing chaos. We will not be able to go on an expedition. Otherwise, if we are ambushed and have difficulty in deploying our troops, or if we are fighting outside for a long time and are unable to return, then the internal situation in Jingzhou may be
Let's start the chaos first. After the Battle of Jiangling, the number of troops we could pursue was no more than 20,000, and we didn't have a large number of naval forces that could advance both by land and water. This strength is much worse than Xile's Yuzhou Corps. If we pursue,
I'm afraid that not only will it not save Jiankang, but it will cost me."
Tan Daoji raised his eyebrows: "But why didn't we cross the Yangtze River and attack the counties of Changsha and Baling? In this way, we could occupy the counties of Jingnan and cut off the retreat of the demon thieves."
Liu Daogui shook his head: "Because Changsha and Baling seem to be the food routes and retreat routes for the demon thieves, but they dared to march eastward with all their troops, even ignoring their retreat, and did not come back to fight for it after the naval fleet was destroyed.
Jingzhou, that means the demon thieves are determined to attack Jiankang and will never turn back because of Changsha and Baling."
"On the other hand, the defenders of Changsha and Baling, less than half are old thieves brought by the demon thieves from Guangzhou, and most of the others are our original troops from Jingnan and Jiangzhou. After the army was defeated, they defected to the demon thieves for various reasons.
, coupled with the various local forces, powerful families and other armed forces that originally existed in these places, occupying these places, it is like a separatist regime. If we attack, they will definitely resist with all their strength. Then our army will be trapped in
These are the points where local forces are fighting each other and causing pointless consumption.”
Tan Daoji nodded: "Indeed, the demon thieves are bad enough. First, they forced these prisoners and the new thieves to kill the soldiers and officials who were unwilling to surrender. They made their hands stained with blood and could not turn back, and then kept them.
Guard the rear, and then allow them to plunder and plunder the surrounding countryside. Once people's greed and murderous intentions are stimulated in this way, they will transform from officers and soldiers who protect their homes and country into outright bandits, and they will embark on a different path from then on.
The way back, so Brother Jinu has always taught us well, it is easy to get rid of the thieves in the mountains, but it is difficult to get rid of the thieves in the heart."
Liu Daogui said seriously: "So eldest brother has always taught us that we are regular soldiers of the country, not bandits. Even if we win a battle, we will be rewarded for our merits and we are not allowed to take plunder by ourselves. Unfortunately, we are not only eldest brother in the Beifu army.
Like Brother Xile and Brother Wuji, they have been following Liu Laozhi's method in the past. In order to recruit elite soldiers and strong generals, they are allowed to plunder afterwards. Once these people lose the battle, they may become enemies or become bandits.
, Aren’t the stragglers they are fighting now the same Chu army and Qiang soldiers in the past? Without the restraint of military discipline and superiors, they will completely become bandits and bring trouble to the world."
Zhu Chaoshi said solemnly: "So Brother Daogui, you have seen early that the demon thieves actually hope to use Changsha and Baling to hold back our army, and even have the opportunity to sneak attack Jingzhou again. Right."
Liu Daogui nodded: "Yes, I can't be fooled by this, because there is no point in conquering Changsha. The demon thieves have the food and weapons stored in Yuzhou and Jiangzhou, which can support them for a long time. It is useless to cut off their food routes. We can only stabilize Jingzhou ourselves."
Only then can we form an army and attack, and now is the time!"