In the past two days, everyone has been thinking consciously or unconsciously about how to fight this battle, whether to defend or attack. Almost everyone is thinking of attacking first to gain strength and attacking to defend.
But they overlooked a very important thing. What if the Tatars strike first?
In fact, before Chang Yu entered Jinzhou for the assassination, he had received information that the Tatars might attack Tashan, and he also sent someone to inform Zu Dashou of Ningyuan. They mobilized troops and horses to prepare. Once the Tatars took action, they would immediately
Come to help.
However, calling for help is never that simple. It is not just a formality, nor is it just a fight when it comes, and then it is done. I go there on the same day and come back the same day. What good thing do I think?
Food rations for soldiers, food and fodder for war horses, food, drink, and shelter all need to be prepared. These cannot be prepared in one day, and this is just for reinforcements. If you attack, you will need more baggage, artillery, and siege equipment.
, pots and pans...and you can't possibly sleep in a snow cave in a world of ice and snow, a tent where tens of thousands of troops camp, a horse, etc.
In addition, there is still nearly a hundred miles to travel.
But looking at the enemy's army, it is less than twenty miles from Jinzhou to Songshan, and fifty or sixty miles from Songshan to Tashan. They can rush to your door in half a day. The soldiers will besiege you first, and the supplies will continue to flow...
If they strike first and send troops tonight, they can completely surround Tashan tomorrow, making it impossible for you to get out or get in, and then you can take out Ningyuan's reinforcements!
In other words, you are still here scheming against others, and you don't expect them to suddenly come to your doorstep before your reinforcements arrive. How can you take advantage of them first?
I guess I can't even defend it.
A smile appeared on Chang Yu's lips, and he glanced at everyone: "What will we do if someone strikes first?"
"Just fuck him!" Tu Yuan snorted, Chang Yu extended his thumb, you are awesome!
"Otherwise, what else can we do?" Tu Yuan groaned, turning his head to look at Li Muxian: "Taoist Priest, you talk all day long. You talk a lot on weekdays. Why don't you say anything today?"
Li Muxian smiled faintly: "I am a poor Taoist who has no power to tie a chicken. He cannot march, form formations, or fight. What can I do?"
"Bah, what time is it, and you are still talking nonsense?" Tu Yuan said angrily, Chang Yu interrupted him with a wave of his hand: "Director Li said it has been raining and snowing for three days!"
"So what if there's rain and snow..." Tu Yuan raised his eyebrows as he spoke. Three days later, he looked at Li Muchian: "Taoist Master, are you sure?"
"We're still together." Li Muxian stroked his beard and smiled, with a proud look on his face.
Everyone took a long breath,
If it really rains and snows for three days, it can delay the Tatars for a few days, giving Zu Dashou enough time to prepare and reinforcements to arrive in time.
"But what if it doesn't go down?" Ji Jike looked at Li Muchian and asked.
Li Muxian couldn't answer this, and even Chang Yu couldn't answer.
In fact, he has reservations about this kind of magic that can make wind and rain. During the Three Kingdoms, Zhuge Kongming was able to borrow the east wind. Now it is not surprising that Li Muchian could borrow the rain and snow. Of course, the Romance of the Three Kingdoms is just a novel. Historically, Zhuge Liang did not participate in the Battle of Red Cliff. He commanded
It was Zhou Yu who fought in the Battle of Chibi, so there was no such thing as using the east wind to burn down Cao's camp. He didn't even have the ability to call for wind and rain, but it was predicted by the ancients based on rich meteorological events!
Chang Yu didn't dare to say whether Li Muxian knew magic, but he believed that this guy could definitely read the sky. This was the most basic operation in their circle. As for whether it was accurate or not, no one dared to say it was 100% accurate. The technology of later generations was so
Even in developed countries, weather forecasts cannot be absolutely accurate.
"Li Guo, stop hiding it, it's your turn to talk." While everyone was whispering, Chang Yu directly named him.
"I wonder what the Governor asked the general to talk about?" Li Guo stood up and held his hands, and everyone looked at him instantly.
"I'll nag you what you want, what you're good at, and what the governor likes to hear." Chang Yu had no expression on his face, picked up the teapot and took a sip. Li Guo took a long breath: "Then the general will show his shame, saying
Tell me some of my own opinions."
"We are all ears." Chang Yu hummed.
Li Guo then said: "Let's talk about who will strike first. Now the situation is clear at a glance. We all know that it is better to strike first, but it is obvious that the Tatars have the right time and place. No matter how fast we are, we can't beat them. And as Li Daozhang said
The rain and snow that have come for three days can delay the Tatars for a few days and buy General Zu time, but have you ever thought about it, although the rain and snow can delay the Tatars for a few days, it will also bring great difficulties to our reinforcements!"
"If there are difficulties, just head on. We can still endure the hardship of traveling in the wind and snow. Please tell me how to strike first, how to attack, and how to resist defending," Chang Yu said calmly.
Li Guo looked at Ma Ke: "The battle between Songjin and Jin three years ago must be vivid in Ma Ke's mind."
"If you fart, just let it go. Don't be so weird." Ma Ke had no expression on his face, but Tu Yuan couldn't help but opened his mouth and cursed. Li Guo was not angry, smiled slightly, and said: "We don't mean that, Mr. Ma and Mr.
Don’t think too much about General Tu.”
"You'd better not have any." Tu Yuan snorted coldly, while Ma Ke sighed and squeezed out a smile: "It doesn't matter, Mr. Li, let's continue talking."
"Learning from the past, we must be careful!" Li Guo's tone was dull, and everyone was shocked.
The meaning is very clear. During the Songjin War, the Ming army had Jinzhou City, Songshan Fort, Xingshan Mountain, Tashan Mountain, and even Lianshan Mountain. It was a complete defense system, but the Tatars used the simplest and most crude one.
But a very effective tactic, encircling and defeating them one by one!
The core of this tactic is to dig trenches!
So this time it is not ruled out that Tatars will be a new trick and eaten all over the world.
Dig trenches to trap Tashan and block reinforcements!
"How to break it?" Chang Yu asked.
"The general's idea coincides with that of the Governor." Li Guo looked at Chang Yu, with a half-hearted smile on his face, but Chang Yu laughed directly: "How can you be sure that you are not the same as the Governor?"
Conspiring together?"
"What the general can think of, how can the Governor not think of it?" Li Guo said and looked at Ma Ke: "How can General Ma not think of it?"
Marco sighed: "Treat him in his own way."
Li Guo looked at Chang Yu: "Master Du Gong, do you think so too?"
Chang Yu sighed and nodded: "It's easier to think about, but harder to do!"
"If Lord Du Gong just wants to retreat from the enemy Baota Mountain, it is not difficult to do it, but if you want to take the opportunity to capture Songshan, it will be a bit difficult." Li Guo stared at Chang Yu: "The general will not understand why Lord Du Gong suddenly changed.
The idea is to seize the opportunity to capture Songshan, knowing clearly that we are not strong enough at this time."
Everyone also had this question in their minds, so they all looked at Chang Yu.
"I'm afraid that if you give him a chance to breathe, it will be even more difficult to fight him in the future." Chang Yu sighed and looked at Li Guo: "If we don't believe it, you really don't know why you have to take the opportunity to win now even if it is difficult."
Li Guo's face turned red: "The last general..."
"Stop pretending, I can guess it. I don't believe you can't guess it." Tu Yuan yelled again, and Chang Yu couldn't help laughing: "Tell me about it."
"We gave the Tatars a good beating before and kept them quiet for more than a year, so that the Governor could free up his hands to deal with those thieves." When Tu Yuan mentioned the thieves, he glared at Li Guo fiercely: "Let's deal with it first.
Bai Wang, we are settled in Xi'an again. Although we are more peaceful at home, we are still very tired. However, the Tatars have almost recovered from their fatigue at this time, but there is still a big thief in our home at this time.
We are cleaning up. We are hiding in the mountains and are eager to recruit troops. If we start a war with the thieves and the Tatars at the same time at this time, it will be too much for us. Therefore, the governor plans to beat the Tatars again to make him calm down, so as to take advantage of the big family at home.
Thief, Governor, am I right, Li Guo, am I right!"
Li Guo sneered and said nothing, but Chang Yu laughed loudly: "I don't want to say whether it is right or not, but you are more educated than before, and you can even use a few idioms."
Um, is that so? Hehe, Tu Yuan was startled and then laughed stupidly, but when he glanced at Li Guo, his expression became sharp again: "Li Guo, everyone is aware of it. You don't need to pretend to be stupid here. If you
If you want to do something here, then you have the strength and wisdom to do it. If you don’t want to do it, just get out of here.
Don't be so narrow-minded and disrespectful!"
Li Guo smiled bitterly and shook his head silently. Chang Yu waved his hand to interrupt Tu Yuan and looked at Song Xiance, who was silent and expressionless next to Li Guo: "Mr. Song, can you say a few words?"
Song Xiance stood up and said: "I am no more than a small villager, how dare I point fingers in front of you adults?"
"Everyone is responsible for the rise and fall of a country. No matter how humble Mr. Song is, it's just hypocritical." Chang Yu looked displeased and cursed in his heart. Li Guo, a bitch like this, does have some skills. In fact, he felt that he had already dragged Song Xiance here.
He could use it for his own purposes, but he didn't expect that the two cargo masters and servants had such a deep love. Not long after they got together, it was obvious that Song Xiance was deliberately keeping a distance from him, not to avoid suspicion, but because he really didn't want to get too close to him.
a feeling of.
"The Governor's words are reasonable, but I don't know how to praise them." Song Xiance sighed slightly, "The situation is clear, and it is useless to talk more. No matter whether it snows tomorrow or not, we must make preparations early, that is, take action first.
Strong, the so-called striking first is not about being prepared first, but about who strikes first!"
"I'm not ready yet..." Tu Yuan was about to yell again but was pulled by Ji Jike and then shut up with a few words. Song Xiance continued: "Tomorrow morning, it's best to do it now!"
Marco raised his eyebrows: "Mr. Song is talking about... digging trenches?"
Song Xiance nodded slightly and looked at Chang Yu: "Dig ditches and send troops."
Chang Yu narrowed his eyes and remained silent. Marco looked at Ji Jike next to him. Both of them frowned. Wang Zhengnan pulled Li Muxian and whispered something. Li Guo bit his lip and looked at the roof, his eyes wandering.
"Tomorrow morning, I will send troops first." Tu Yuan stood up: "Song Chao, I understand what you mean. We will dig a hole tonight just in case. We will send troops tomorrow morning to confuse the enemy. Later, we will urge General Zu to send troops to help. This is to strike first.
Is this the truth?"
Song Xiance nodded: "But you will have to suffer a little bit."
"Hmph, I'm not afraid of death, but I'm afraid of suffering." Tu Yuan snorted coldly and looked at Chang Yu: "Master Governor, I invite you to fight..."
"Li Guo, go!" Chang Yu suddenly opened his eyes and looked at Li Guo.
Li Guo was stunned for a moment, then spread his hands: "It's hard for a clever woman to make a meal without rice."
"Tashan Fort is several thousand meters away. Isn't it enough for you to cook a meal?" Chang Yu snorted, and Tu Yuan couldn't help it anymore: "Master Du Gong!"
"Shut up" Chang Yu shouted and looked at Li Guo: "Do you have the guts to go?"
"We have rice and orders, and the general happens to be brave, so it doesn't matter if we go, the general will take the order!" Li Guo bowed and handed over his hands, Chang Yu's eyes fell on Zu Zeyuan in the corner of the door: "Ming'er will lead the troops.
Go with him."
"Young man, take your orders," Zu Zeyuan quickly bowed and said. Zuk Kefa stood up next to him and said, "Young man, I also want to fight."
"You don't have to go, you work tonight!" Chang Yu said and stood up: "That's it for today, everyone can go about their duties."
The people dispersed, Chang Yu was dazed while fiddling with the oil lamp, and Li Muxian came over gently: "I am lost in the lake now. The Governor was worried about whether he didn't know how to attack or defend, or whether the Tatars would attack first."
Chang Yu smiled faintly: "All of them!"
"Since the Governor is worried about the Tatars attacking first, why are you not in a hurry? As you just said, the Tatars may attack the city at any time, why doesn't the Governor convene everyone early to discuss countermeasures? It seems that he has just been shocked, but
And you clearly know that the Tatars may..."
"Stop going around and around." Chang Yu interrupted him, speaking from the perspective of a Taoist priest: "Will the Tatars strike first to gain the upper hand?"
"Of course they will. If we can't protect them, they are sending troops here now." Li Muchian was startled: "Why, does the Governor think they don't know how?"
"Yes, but is it possible that they are not in a hurry?" Chang Yu smiled: "Otherwise, they would have arrived at the door yesterday or now." Li Muchian raised an eyebrow: "Is there a possibility that Dorgon is still here at this time?"
I wonder if Duduo was captured? That’s why I’m not in a hurry to come.”
Chang Yu shook his head: "It's impossible. He can only know how to be faster than us, not slower than us. Although it's not clear, it should be that the difference between the front and rear feet is not far apart."
Li Muxian nodded: "That's true. It's just that he didn't come yesterday and he's not here now. It can't be said that he is not in a hurry. After all, it takes time to deploy troops and generals."
"It takes time to deploy troops and generals, supply food, grass, baggage, etc., but if you send a team of soldiers and horses to dig trenches and contain them, it won't take that long." Chang Yu chuckled: "So we conclude that although he is thinking
He made the first move, but he was not in a hurry. Does the Taoist Master know why he was not in a hurry?"
"Does he think he's got us?" Li Muxian frowned, thought for a moment and then shook his head: "No, he's looking for stability!"
"We have said that if you are too careful, you will miss a lot of opportunities." Chang Yu narrowed his eyes and chuckled.