Zhu Chaoshi laughed: "We all thought that Mr. Tao was a famous person in the world. He was good at reciting poems and writing poems, or in other words, serving as an envoy to the country and being verbal and verbal. This is your specialty. But we never thought that you are also good at battle formations and military morale.
It’s so clear, it really makes us sit up and take notice.”
Tao Yuanming said calmly: "My ancestor Kan Gong, when he became the governor of Jingzhou, he was regarded as nothing more than a swordsman and a penman who didn't know how to fight. However, in troubled times, he experienced countless battles, big and small, and he understood it on his own long ago.
There are more than ten articles on the art of war in the heirloom classics of my Tao family, which are all the hard work of our ancestors for many years. Tao is not talented and has learned some superficial knowledge, so I am showing off here today."
Tan Daoji sighed: "What you are talking about is a person who is well versed in the art of war. Soldiers are crafty. They show their ability when they can, and show their ability when they cannot. It is full of tricks and deception. According to Tao Gong's opinion,
If you attack Jiangzhou with all your strength, are you sure you can force the local tycoons in Jiangzhou to surrender?"
Tao Yuanming shook his head: "The situation in Jiangzhou is more complicated. There are people like the Hu Fan family who are loyal to the court, and there are also six or seven important family members who died at the hands of the Beifu army in the wars over the years, so they are loyal to the demon thieves.
of those bandit gangs, but more of them, more than 70%, are wavering powerful people. They will neither fall to the court nor completely help the demon thieves. They will fall to whoever is more powerful. Now we
When Xu Daofu escaped from the Ma Tou victory, he not only evacuated all the Jiangxia garrison, but also summoned the die-hard Jiangzhou garrison to join his army, because within the demon thief, the two thief leaders also knew how to
There were overt and covert fights, and if Xu Daofu was really a polished general and led him back, his life might not be saved."
Tan Zhi laughed: "That's true. Within the demon thief, only with troops and horses in hand can you have the initiative. Xu Daofu had to gather ten or twenty thousand troops before he dared to go back. Otherwise, Lu Xun would have been defeated.
He was killed by Sin General, but he didn't even have the strength to protect himself. So, does Xu Daofu also need to mobilize some of the troops from Jiangzhou?"
Tao Yuanming nodded: "This is inevitable. Xu Daofu cannot fight on both sides now. The demon thieves seem to have more than 200,000 troops, but the elite and core have been lost. Xu Daofu suffered losses when he attacked Jiankang.
There are many elites in the headquarters. On the contrary, Lu Xun's troops did not suffer a major blow, and Lu Xun's army is mainly naval. They now want to rely on the fleet, starting from Li Yang, retreat step by step, stabilize the front first, and finally
It would be nice to be able to defeat the imperial navy in a water battle, so as to force the pursuers in the Jiankang direction not to advance by land and water, but to slow down. Only in this way can they turn around and attack Jingzhou again."
Tan Daoji said in a deep voice: "Then our attack on Jiangzhou is to cut off their retreat and form a pincer attack on the demon thieves. However, in the battle of Ma Tou, our army also suffered very heavy losses. The Jingzhou Army has not been here for two months.
Unable to regain strength and take the initiative to attack, Tao Gong and Yu Gong, if you attack Jiangzhou, you must be prepared to fight alone within a month, or even a month and a half. In order to ensure that the demon thief has a way out to escape to Lingnan, it is unlikely that he will completely
As for giving up Jiangzhou, Mr. Tao, I’m afraid your thoughts shouldn’t be too optimistic.”
Tao Yuanming said calmly: "I didn't say that Xu Daofu really had no escape route. I just said that at this time, it was impossible for him to disperse the main force or even the elite to secure Jiangzhou, because the elite of the demon thieves had lost too much.
If you want to divide your troops at this time, you will definitely lose to Marshal Liu head-on. Even if he sends one or two miscellaneous troops into Jiangzhou, it will only be to cheer up the local powerful people in Jiangzhou and let them see that the demon thief is still capable.
On the other hand, they may need to mobilize the old thieves left behind in Guangzhou to go to the front line to support them."
Zhu Chaoshi said with a smile: "If this is the case, Guangzhou is empty, which may give our army an opportunity to cross the sea to sneak attack and steal the enemy's back."
Yu Yue shook his head in disbelief and said: "To attack Guangzhou by sea, thousands of miles away, is impossible, absolutely impossible. Besides, if the Jin Dynasty had such a powerful fleet, it would have defeated the demon thieves from the river long ago, so why bother to seek distance from the near?
How about attacking Guangzhou? The water and soil in Lingnan are not suitable for our soldiers. Even if we attack, we will probably be riddled with diseases and lose our combat effectiveness."
Tao Yuanming waved his hand: "These are not things we have to consider. We only need to consider the situation of attacking Jiangzhou. Yu Gong fought in Jiangzhou for a year before and is very familiar with the situation there, and this time we have Luo Jun
Lord, there are hundreds of veterans who are familiar with military operations. With this as the core, the thousands of troops established can completely run rampant in Jiangzhou at this time. As long as we make a big splash, then cross the river head-on, and first eliminate the troops in southern Jiangxi.
Two or three die-hard monster thieves alliances, such as the two local tycoon leaders Lin Jiazhai and Zhou Jiawu, will not only have sufficient food and grass, but also be able to establish power in Jiangzhou, and those wavering centrists will come to surrender.
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Zhu Chaoshi frowned: "Linjiazhai and Zhoujiawu are local big families that have been in Jiangzhou since the Soochow period. They are huge in power, and their mountain strongholds and water docks are easy to defend and difficult to attack. Your new army is really
Can I take it?"
Tao Yuanming smiled slightly: "How will you know if you don't try? Oh, by the way, General Tan, I want to borrow someone from you this time, so don't refuse."
Tan Daoji frowned: "Could it be that you want to borrow General Hu Fan's eldest son, Hu Longshi, from me?"
Tao Yuanming nodded: "Yes, when we return to Jiangzhou, the support of the Hu family is crucial. Previously, Yu Gong moved to Jiangzhou for a year and contacted the Hu family several times, but failed to form a joint force. It is really a pity.
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Tan Daoji sighed: "The Hu family is a well-known family in the local area. Over the years, it has had marriage relationships with many local powerful people in Jiangzhou. General Hu Fan has always been loyal and courageous, and many of the men in the family have joined the army to serve the country.
For the families who stay here, we really can’t ask them to do more. Being able to stay behind closed doors is already a very rare thing.”
Tao Yuanming smiled slightly: "In the past, the demon thieves were so powerful that the Hu family could not fight head-on and could only protect themselves. It was a coincidence. But now the balance of strength has been reversed. Our army defeated Ma Tou and Xu Daofu's elite were wiped out.
, there is no longer the main force of the demon thieves here in Jiangzhou. If the Hu family is willing to formally come forward and travel to all parts of Jiangzhou to call on everyone to submit to the imperial court, then they will definitely be able to respond to the call. Therefore, I must borrow General Hu.
, Without his existence, I cannot win the trust of the Hu family, and, Liu Pushe, your edict is still needed here." (End of this chapter)
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