Chapter 16 Zhuge Liang proposes public security policy
After Huang Quan surrendered, in the winter of that year, Liu Xie discussed the north-south border troubles with his ministers at the Chancellery, hoping to devise a new unification strategy.
Due to last year's war, he has realized that with the development of the war situation, all parties have begun to fight around the city. The old experience of using large-scale field battles to determine the outcome of the battlefield may no longer be applicable. Therefore, although the country has
It has a nearly overwhelming size advantage, but it has become impossible to complete the victory in one battle. This is like playing chess, fighting for the dangerous terrain first, and slaying the dragon behind. This makes the war appear complex.
A long-term stalemate trend. But he doesn't have a good idea on how to make a move.
He discussed the matter with Sima Yi, Sun Zi, Wei Xi, Zhou Buyi and others. Everyone analyzed the situation and said that although the Liao rebels were weak at the moment, they called themselves Zhengshuo, while the Wu people were weak in political terms.
Reliance on the Liao captives. It can also be seen from the last battle in Hebei that the Liao captives were still powerful. Cao Zhen sent troops for one month, and several counties in the two states responded, which should not be underestimated. However, the Wu people were not good at field battles and were timid and fearful of death. Several times
The troops sent out of Yuzhou were only plundering the people in the field, so they were not a serious enemy. Therefore, everyone mostly held the idea of starting with Liao and then Wu.
Liu Xie generally agreed with this result, but after thinking about it, he always felt that the discussion was too rough and partially inappropriate. After weighing it again and again, he finally wrote to Chen Chong for advice. Unexpectedly, Chen Chong wrote back: "The great political affairs of the military state
, Kong Ming is the only outstanding one in the group, and he is a king with great talents. He is far better than me. Since Your Majesty seeks unification, why should you sacrifice the near and seek the far?"
After Liu Xie finished reading, he was speechless for a moment. He said to the people around him: "Uncle, if I hadn't told you, I would have really forgotten about this Crouching Dragon!"
In the past two years, Liu Xie has indeed subconsciously excluded Zhuge Liang from the decision-making center. Firstly, he is too upright, and Liu Xie finds it difficult to get along with him. Secondly, Zhuge Liang has a subtle identity. He is both a rising leader among Chen Chong's students and a
As one of the important ministers entrusted to him in Liu Bei's will, Liu Xie always felt constrained when discussing matters with him. Therefore, although he was still appointed as the Sili Xiaowei, he actually did not participate in the decision-making of the Taige and only dealt with some matters that Liu Xie was not responsible for.
Just trivial chores that I wish to pay attention to.
However, Zhuge Liang had no complaints about this. No matter how big or small the affairs in his hands were, he did it personally without any mistakes. All the officials in the capital were more talented than Xiao He, and Zhou Dou Rong was a model for all officials. Just when Chen Chong wrote a reply to Liu Xie
At that time, Zhuge Liang was still discussing with the county officials in Yi County, planning to rebuild the plank road at the end of the year, and was not in Luoyang at all.
Liu Xie thought that this year was about to end, and if there was to be a war, it would have to wait until the summer harvest in June next year at the earliest, so there was no need to rush. So he simply sent an envoy to Xi County to talk to Zhuge Liang about the matter first and give him a warning.
I hope he can come up with the policy before February next year and then bring it to the Chancellor's desk for discussion.
The messenger rode his horse day and night, coming and going as fast as he could, but he returned from Xi County on the tenth day. Liu Xie wanted to ask him about Kong Ming's current situation, but unexpectedly, while wiping his sweat, the messenger took out a stack of drafts from his arms and gasped.
: "Your Majesty, after listening to the order, Lord Zhuge rushed to write down the strategy that night. Please take a look at it!"
This surprised Liu Xie and he quickly took the paper into his hand. Seeing a dozen pieces of paper with thousands of words written on them, he couldn't help but said "Huh" and then flipped through them hastily. The terms of this policy paper did not count.
It is concise, and there are indispensable traces of smearing and drawing between the lines. At a glance, you can tell that it was written on the spur of the moment. However, Nai Ho's explanation is so clever that Liu Xie can't help but concentrate on it, flipping through one after another, and he has to read it in one sitting.
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After reading, Liu Xie breathed a long sigh of relief and looked back to the beginning of the full text. He found that Kong Ming named this policy "Public Security Policy". He could not hide his admiration for Zhuge Liang and said to himself: "If it is true as Kong Ming said,
,Give me five years."
Zhuge Liang's "Public Security Policy" not only focuses on military strategy, but also discusses political strategy at the beginning, mainly diplomatic strategy. The overall intention of the whole article is very high and the consideration is relatively comprehensive. On the basis of summarizing the previous gains and losses, it discusses in detail
It describes the military action strategy. The full text is relatively long, and its key discussions are excerpted below.
The first is political strategy. In terms of strategic diplomacy, the most important thing is to appease Yunbei: "Xianbei is a powerful enemy outside the Great Wall. As soon as China declined, the Hun tribes took advantage of the situation and rose up. During the reign of Emperor Gaozu and Shizu, the Huns were wreaking havoc. By the time of Huan Ling,
, Xianbei prospered, with Tanshihuai in front and Kirby Neng in the back, with hundreds of thousands of horsemen at every turn, which had the potential to shake the country. Fortunately, after the bloody battle in Pingcheng, the late Emperor Jian eliminated the great trouble, established his headquarters in Yunbei, and united the tribes to prevent great disasters
Eliminate. Nowadays, Qingyan in northern Xinjiang does not station heavy troops, but relies more on this."
However, after Liu Bei's death and Chen Deng's subsequent death from illness, the threat of Yunbei's Changshi Mansion has been reduced. Some Hu people, such as Ku humiliating officials and Murong Xianbei, want to continue the Tanshihuai business and have openly defected to support them.
The Liao captives, and the number of those who secretly waited and watched, allowed Cao Zhen to come and go freely in Hebei. And if he continues to indulge, the possibility of various grassland ministries being bribed by the Liao people to fight back cannot be ruled out: "The Liao people did not hesitate to
They want to hinder them. Wuhuan and Xianbei are prone to chaos, and there are already signs of it. If the Hu people betray the alliance and all fall to the Liao people, the situation in the north and south will be reversed. Yanshan will be in danger, and Huma will invade the plains, and the county guards will also
If there is no cure, if it is delayed for three to five years, the people will turn against them, and they will become a powerful enemy."
Therefore, Yunbei Changshi Mansion is a very critical link in the political strategy. Especially for the Tuoba tribe of Hengguo, every means must be used to unite, marry, and strengthen relations with them. In short, it will form an absolute suppression of the grassland and cut off the Liao people.
The road to invade the invaders. But we must also be careful not to let the Tuoba tribe become powerful. Although the imperial court has been on good terms with the Tuoba tribe for more than 20 years, nothing will go wrong during the Tuoba tribe's decline. However, things in the world are unpredictable.
From generation to generation, the Tuoba Tribe had a desire to be independent, but the imperial court was unable to check and balance it, which was the legacy of raising tigers.
Therefore, regarding the strategy to the north, the article believes that the grassland should be the main one, with Liaodong as the supplement. The imperial court should send troops first to frighten the barbarians so that they would not dare to turn to the Liao people. Naturally, the Liao people would not dare to invade Hebei in a big way. At most, they would attack Lu along the way.
Dragons are just on the same level as Peking and are unlikely to cause serious trouble.
Regarding Sun Quan in the south, Zhuge Liang was extremely cautious. He believed that its strategic value was much higher than that of the Liao people. Although the Wu people had not posed a major threat to the imperial court so far, this was mainly because Sun Quan succeeded to the throne.
Because they are not upright and young, it is difficult to convince the public. But in fact, the Sun family in Jiangdong has occupied all the Chu lands, and has extremely huge war potential. It also borrows the convenience of the Jianghuai River to move around as quickly as the cavalry. Once it completes its internal integration, it will not pose a real threat.
Less than the peak period of the Eastern Dynasty.
Moreover, the Sun family has been established in Chu for three generations. The country is prosperous and the people are attached to it. There are many capable and famous generals under their command, and they are still expanding their territory. Just last year, Wu general Lu Dai entered Jiaozhi, Shi Xie and others joined him one after another, and Sun Quan
He also established the capital in Moling and changed the name of the city to Jianye. It is not an exaggeration to say that the country is prosperous.
In short, Zhuge Liang's opinion is contrary to that of the Taige ministers. His opinion is to attack Wu first and then destroy Liao. However, before that, the Liao people need to be isolated in Liaodong. However, destroying Soochow will not be achieved overnight.
, how to plan is the top priority of policy discussion.
The article then discusses military strategy in detail. In the article, Kong Ming divided the land occupied by the Wu people into five regions: "The Wu people have a vast territory and can be divided into Xu, Huai, Jing, Wu, and Yue." Xu was using Pengcheng as his
The core Huaibei region, Huai refers to the Jiangbei and Huainan regions centered on Hefei, Jing refers to the middle reaches of the Yangtze River centered on Jiangling, Wu refers to the lower reaches of the Yangtze River centered on Moling, and Yue refers to Jiaozhou centered on Panyu.
Region.
For the imperial court, the strategic status of these five regions declined successively in the above order: "Xuzhou is our east neighbor and reaches our key points; the gateway to the left of the Huainan River is the key point between the north and the south; the place where Jingchu fought four battles is the center of the world;
Three Wus have exclusive access to Haili and are rich in products; the territory of South Vietnam is vast and there are countless barbarians. If Wu were a giant beast, Xu would be its claws, Huai would be its teeth, thorns would be its belly, Wu would be its body, and Yue would be its tail."
The key to pacifying Wu is to first knock out the two Wu minions, Xu and Huai, who are also the leaders of the entire Sun regime. In addition to posing a direct threat to Henan, he is also strategically condescending and can attack Jingchu at the same time.
It formed an absolute strategic advantage with the Wuyue area. Therefore, as early as the Sun Ce period, the Yangzhou shogunate focused on Shouchun, Hefei and other places. Now, it has also made Shouchun its companion capital and stationed heavy troops. Not only for foreign defense, but also for
Various regions in the country have formed military advantages and suppression.
However, although Huainan has a well-developed water network, it is not as dangerous as the Yangtze River. It is difficult for the Wu boat division to cross the north and south. Wang Shida can fight for the crossing, remove the strongholds one by one, and force the Wu to fight in the field. If the Wu army is defeated because of this, they will be out of control.
At that time: "Once Xuzhou and Huainan are captured, and the Yangtze River is drunk, the Three Wus will not be able to do anything. And the Bashu boat division to the west of Jingchu will be forced by the Nanfu in the north, and it will be difficult to be alone."
The only thing to worry about is that the national navy is still immature and needs time to train. But losing the Wu people in Jiangbei is no longer a worry. We can train the navy in Huainan and Jiangzhou first, and then turn around to attack.
Liaodong. Since the Wu people could not penetrate deep into the Central Plains, the imperial court had no worries and could fight a protracted war with the enemy in Liaodong, a war of attrition. The Liao people were located outside the Great Wall, with few people, less food, and less money. The stalemate continued for a long time.
, is bound to fail. Once Liaodong is leveled, the navy should also be trained. At that time, "all we need to do is order Huainan, Hanmian, and Bashu to send out naval forces. They will not attack along the way, but go straight to Jianye and Chen Bingfuchun. Even Sun Quan has an unparalleled talent."
, there are only plain chariots and white horses, with their flesh exposed and their faces bound, to beg for life. At this point, the world can be settled, and a prosperous age can be expected!"
Governing Ontario, this is the end.
In the twelfth lunar month of the second year of Long'an, Zhuge Liang returned to the Eastern Capital from Yixian County. Liu Xie personally went out of the city to greet him, reviewed his mistakes in the past two years, and asked him to sit with him. Then Liu Xie asked him to participate in the decision-making of the Taige.
After discussing the matter in detail with all the ministers in the Taige, everyone was amazed and felt ashamed, and they all agreed to implement this policy.