Chapter 1738 The benchmark for positioning
"It seems that you have no problem." Zhang Su nodded with satisfaction when he saw that no one spoke again.
Just as Zhang Su was about to hand over to Yan Yan to distribute military affairs, Yan Yan, who had been frowning and not speaking, suddenly asked.
"Is this a bit too dangerous?" Yan Yan frowned and said, "We are just having a fight with Kushan. There is no need to do this. Zhang Biejia's plan is not obvious, but it is too dangerous. If you are not careful, our army may be defeated."
After all, Yan Yan is a veteran on the battlefield and has experienced many wars, especially when Jing Yi almost reached the top of Sun Ce in the battle. Although he was defeated by Pang Tong in the end, Yan Yan also had an in-depth understanding of his legion talent.
His own legion talent is not suitable for charge, but is suitable for commanding the entire army to fight defensive counterattacks. Just one thing Yan Yan is not defeated and the army is not defeated, which is enough to make him a famous general. Therefore, after the defeat of Yiling in Jingyi was Pang Tong in the battle, Yan Yan no longer focused on his internal energy cultivation, but instead practiced and dispatched troops.
All Yan Yan's training is directed at defensive counterattacks. He knows his advantages, so he is desperately strengthening his advantages.
When Zhang Su, Zhang Song and others analyzed before, the reason why Yan Yan had not spoken was that he was confident that he would not collapse even if he was cut back and forth by ten legions!
Even further, Yan Yan was confident that he could launch a full-scale counterattack at any time in the retreat environment of fighting and retreating. This was the confidence that Yan Yan had created in recent years to constantly hone himself.
However, this confidence does not mean that Yan Yan can let Zhang Su and Zhang Song use such dangerous tricks. Although Zhang Song, Zhang Su, Huang Quan and others are all high-ranking positions, to be honest, Yan Yan is the head coach of this army, and he himself is almost a combination of qualifications and abilities.
Yan Yan asked this, Zhang Su and Zhang Song looked at each other and saw the meaning in the other's eyes. So Zhang Su stepped forward and said, "What our army needs is not a small victory or a draw, but a big victory."
"Great victory?" Yan Yan frowned and looked at Zhang Su and asked.
To be honest, with Yan Yan's legion talent, as long as the other party doesn't know that he has such a talent, if a big battle continues, as long as the gap is not big, the winner will definitely be Yan Yan.
"Yes, a big victory. If it only requires a small victory, we don't need to discuss this way. With the general's ability, even if we don't say anything, we can still win at that time." Huang Quan silently handed Yan Yan a high hat, and Yan Yan's face was slightly better.
"What's the reason?" Yan Yan said to several civil servants.
"Xiaosheng cannot intimidate Kushan, and the current situation in the Central Plains destined that if we choose Xiaosheng, we may have trouble in the future." Zhang Song sighed and said.
"After several investigations, we have found that the Kushan Empire, our former ally, has grown into an empire with a land of tens of millions of people and a million soldiers. How strong is this strength? Please feel it." Qin Mi stood up and said to everyone, and such simple paper data made everyone feel terrified.
"More importantly, Kushan is a unified country, that is, there is no civil strife in the country. Our Han Dynasty may be stronger than Kushan, but if it weren't for the suppression of Liu Taiwei in the country, it would have been a whole lot of porridge." Zhang Song said with a sneer. He was still inclined toward Liu Bei.
"Cough cough!" Zhang Su coughed twice and signaled Zhang Song Shao to say a few words. He is not a blind man. From many of Zhang Song's actions, he could see that Zhang Song had the intention of having an affair with Liu Bei. If Zhang Song had not been restrained, Zhang Su would have sent Zhang Song to Liu Zhang.
Zhang Song curled his lips, and his ugly face became even more ugly.
Zhang Song does have a good impression of Liu Bei. Although Zhuge Liang accidentally hit him, the more he looks at him, the more he feels that Liu Bei has a broad future. However, Liu Zhang has no morals now, and Zhang Song is doing well and has no interest in starting. At most, he has a good impression of him.
"Zi Qiao, please continue talking." Zhang Su waved his hand to signal Zhang Song to continue.
"The overall strength of our Han Dynasty must be above the Kushans. Although we have experienced the Yellow Turban Rebellion, Dong Zhuo's chaos in politics, and the chaos in the Central Plains, our overall strength is definitely above the Kushans. The biggest problem now is whether we are the whole?" Zhang Song looked at Yan Yan and asked.
Yan Yan nodded silently to express his agreement, and Zhang Song continued to speak, "In the Northern Huns, I didn't say anything about this. All of us, all the forces of the Han Dynasty are one. We are a whole, and our forces are in one direction, but what about the Northern Huns?"
"There must be a battle between the three families of Liu, Cao and Sun. If this battle cannot be curbed, it will definitely be a disaster. Although Liu Taiwei has an advantage now, everyone has a magnitude of the strength of Cao Cao and Sun Ce. It is unlikely that Liu Taiwei will win easily." Zhang Song sighed and said.
"What does this have to do with us having to win?" Yan Yan said with a frown.
"If we win small or draw against Kushan, do you think a prosperous empire will have a covetous desire for us?" Zhang Song looked at Yan Yan and asked.
"There will be." Although Yan Yan's mind is not as good as Zhang Song, he still knows this. If the Han Empire, which was so powerful that it could suppress them with one hand, could only be better than them now, then it would be strange if it arises.
"All of us judge this, and even if we have this kind of thought, they will not immediately attack. Waiting for the opportunity to understand us more deeply is the Tao. And the Central Plains behind us, the Liu, Cao and Sun families will have a battle!" Zhang Song said with a wry smile.
Yan Yan was stunned. He already understood what Zhang Song meant.
"Let me say that, if we win the small and draw, Kushan will not take action for a while, but we will definitely covet the Central Plains. It won't take long for the war in the north to end. The three families of Liu, Cao and Sun will work together to come to an end. When Kushan understands the real situation of the Han Dynasty, what do you think Kushan will choose?" Zhang Song looked at Yan Yan and asked back.
"If I stand on the Kushan side, once I learn that the Han family is three points, I will definitely attack the Han family with all my might and take advantage of the chaos to plunder the land and people." Yan Yan said with a serious expression.
"That's it. Once the Liu, Cao and Sun families are in a mess, and Kushan and we have no deep blood feud, then when the Cao, Sun families lose, they may still lead wolves into the house. After all, the Central Plains War has reached that level, and it is very likely that they will break through the bottom line." Zhang Song sighed.
"And once something happens to the Cao and Sun families, only Taiwei Liu is alone, and it is hard to support it. Moreover, once the war in the Central Plains begins, there will definitely be many civil and military officials who have been damaged." Zhang Song said to Yan Yan.
"This distance is a bit far." Zhang Ren suddenly interrupted at this time.
"In fact, it's not far away. If the trees on the road are cut down, the road is paved, and the soldiers are transported with war horses, they can arrive in less than a month. Our current marching speed is already very different from those in the military books." Zhang Su explained for his younger brother.
"In the art of war, the one who is interested in the vigilance once said that those who are interested in the vigilance fell down, and those who are interested in the vigilance once arrived in half. Now, General Zhang, you can force over a hundred miles by force. As the essence of heaven and earth rises, we are very different from the past." Zhang Song shook his head and explained.
"Maybe our Han Dynasty lost its absolute dominance south of Jianwei County, but now, we have built a good road and sent troops from Yizhou to come here for less than a month. Even if we stationed troops in Yongchang and repaired the road, we will be less than fifteen days here!" Qin Mi said slowly.
"If the road is built into a straight road like Mount Tai and there are enough horses, our actual ruling range can be pushed west to south for nearly three thousand miles, while the border line can be pushed almost ten thousand miles." Wang Lei sighed and said, "The times have changed."
"So if we give Kushan a chance, there is a high possibility that Kushan will come to rob. In order to avoid such a thing, all we can choose is a big victory or a big defeat." Zhang Song looked at Yan Yan without any concealment.
"Big victory! Or a big defeat?" Yan Yan frowned. It is easy to explain. Why is the big defeat?
"No need to say much about the victory. If we defeat Kushan, even if the Kushan finds the chaos in the Han Dynasty, he will hesitate to take action. The thirteen states of the Han Dynasty, the power of Yizhou alone will defeat him. Then even if the chaos in the Han Dynasty is in chaos, he will be cautious." Zhang Song explained, Yan Yan nodded and said that he knew this.
"As for the great defeat." Zhang Song looked at the generals present, and all the generals were waiting for the following text.
"If you are defeated, the Kushans will definitely march into the Han Dynasty. By then, hundreds of thousands of troops will be in the forefront and dozens of internal energy will be on the border of the Han Dynasty. The Liu, Cao and Sun families will inevitably come to deal with the disaster we have caused." Zhang Song said slowly.
"The three families now have a foundation for cooperation and a friendship. Although there were some conflicts, they worked together to deal with the Northern Huns, but they had not yet separated, or sacrificed to the Taimiao and had not turned against each other. As long as the Kushans appeared, they would inevitably encounter the Han army lineup faced by the Northern Huns at the beginning." Zhang Song said in the direction of Yan Yan.
"So, General Yan has any doubts?" Zhang Song said to Yan Yan.
"No more, just do what you said, win or lose." Yan Yan nodded, and all the generals also understood the thoughts of the civil officials.
This battle must not be a small victory or a draw, but can only be a big victory or a big defeat. This battle is related to the national destiny for several years after the Han Dynasty.
Seeing that Zhang Ren and others were all solemn, Zhang Song clapped his hands and focused everyone's attention.
"You don't have to have too much psychological burden. The other party must be thinking about how to deal with our army. Unlike with a backer behind us, the other party's confidence is definitely not as good as us." Zhang Song's ugly face said with a sense of comfort.
"They are close to us and want to develop, they can't avoid us no matter what. This battle will only affect the national destiny for us for several years. For them, they may affect a country's century-old strategy, so they are under greater pressure." Zhang Su said to everyone with a smile.
In fact, as early as the time when the war was issued, Wang Lei and others had some speculations. They believed that if Kushan accepted the war, then Kushan might use this war as a reference to formulate a strategy for decades or even a hundred years in the future.
In other words, this so-called war may affect whether Kushan establishes diplomatic relations with the Han Dynasty, or whether he is as good as his younger brother as before, or whether he can see the opportunity to surpass the Han Dynasty.
For an ordinary person, he can tolerate hunger and leave food to ensure that he will not be hungry next year.
For a family, you can lie dormant for more than ten years and wait for the best time to make a splash.
For an empire, it can consume one generation, two generations, and spend a hundred years to strive for one goal.
Zhang Song and others believed that the Kushan Empire had the confidence and qualifications to do this, and if the opponent was the Han Empire, it also had the value of doing this. Since all the conditions were met, Zhang Song and others directly believed that this battle might affect Kushan's century-old strategy.
This is a very terrible fact. The result of this battle will directly affect the strategy of an empire for nearly a hundred years in the future.
Therefore, in this battle, Zhang Song and others unanimously agreed that victory or defeat on the battlefield is no longer important. The important point is how to reverse the century-old strategy of the Kushan Empire to a choice that is beneficial to the Han Empire, regardless of victory or defeat during the period.
After such a tone, Zhang Song and others' thinking center of attention was deviated. The importance of victory and defeat had been thrown aside. Victory is important, but the strategy that influenced the Kushan Empire was more valuable to the entire Han Empire.
After this tone was also established, Zhang Song and others understood that the Kushan side might play some small tricks, but generally it would not make the Han army unable to show its combat effectiveness.
Because victory or defeat is not important for the other party, the combat effectiveness of the Han army is an important factor affecting their strategy, and they need the accurate combat effectiveness of the Han army.
No matter how many kingdoms he fights, Kushan cannot feel his own level of strength. The empire is an empire. It is a small country that can be destroyed easily for the empire. Only by fighting with the old empire can he be clear about his position.
Kushan needs a positioning now. When the Kushan Empire was founded more than a hundred years ago, Emperor Yan Gaozhen took the Han Empire as a benchmark to position his strength. He was defeated by the Han Empire south of the Pamir Mountains, and directly gave up the entire Pamir Mountains and headed south.
More than a hundred years have passed, and the Kushan Empire is even stronger than the once-in-Old kingdoms, so strong that it can no longer verify its own strength. They may also want to know how strong they are.
Now the founding emperor Yan Gaozhen, who had defeated Ban Chao in Paoling a hundred years ago, beat the Han army with one hand and appeared in front of them again. Even if the Han army did not come to inform them, they would ask for battle!
Chapter completed!