Chapter 27: Qin Ying Er makes a plan to travel east
"Without an army of 300,000, it will not be enough to control Hebei!"
The possibility of war is there. When a group of young students in Yecheng were shaken by the official signal of war, in Xinye City, Nanyang, where spring plowing had just ended in the sixth year of Jian'an, a group of new dignitaries and upstarts were naturally already there.
The emperor formally discussed the strategy of "pursuing thieves" in front of the emperor.
Those present include the Queen of Lu Gong, who is honored as the emperor's uncle by the emperor, Jingzhou Mu, General Annan, and Xiangyang Marquis Liu Biao; the Yuzhou Mu who is the queen of Zhongshan Jing, who is honored by the emperor as the emperor's uncle, Zuo General, and Xiapihou Liu Bei.
; the newly appointed Sikong, General Fenwu, Chenhou Cao Cao; Taiwei Lu Shangshushi Yang Biao; Nanyang Prefect, Wenhou and Huwei General Lu Bu; Wujun Prefect, Wuchenghou and Polu General Sun Ce; and Zhang and Jing who accompanied them here
Ze, Deng Zhi, Xun et al.
At this time, the opening chapter showed an army of 300,000 people, so naturally it was Cao Sikong.
"Do we need an army of three hundred thousand to defeat Hebei?" Not only the other princes and ministers immediately fell silent, but the young emperor was also shocked.
"Replying to your Majesty, this is not what I meant." Cao Cao turned around and said seriously to the Emperor above him. "What I said is to defend, not to attack. In this battle, whether it is to attack instead of defend, or to
Regardless of whether the stronghold is defended, the essence is to block Hebei's offensive at the Taishan, Yellow River, and Nanyang lines... To defeat Hebei's offensive, we must have an army of 300,000! As for the future of reorganizing our forces and intending to make progress,
That's another matter. I'm afraid it's not going north unless it's 600,000 yuan."
The rest of the princes and ministers remained silent, but the emperor was smart after all, and immediately thought of the historical allusion: "What Sikong said is true. When Wang Jian attacked Chu, Qin was almost sweeping it, and it still required 600,000, but today in Hebei
The grandness is nearly twenty-one in the world. Regardless of whether it is an attack or defense, it must be hundreds of thousands. However, why I heard people say that the generals of the guards... Hebei Yan Ni once said that every battle can defeat hundreds of thousands.
, that is, it is useless, what does this mean?”
Cao Cao looked serious and nodded slightly: "Reporting to the Supreme Being, both Wang Jian and... Yan Ni are actually right. Wang Jian's theory seems to be talking about the overall situation of the war that stretches thousands of miles; while what Yan Ni said is about the local battlefield.
, if the army exceeds one hundred thousand at a time, the logistics supply will be enough to make up for it, and the soldiers and horses will not be able to deploy. For example, if the minister said that there will be three hundred thousand troops to defend, it actually means that there will be one hundred thousand core elites to prepare for field battles; and ten more will be needed.
Thousands of hard-working people can seize the city in various places in the front and form a line of defense thousands of miles deep to prevent Hebei's sudden cavalry from inserting detours; there are also a hundred thousand people who can not only mobilize food and fodder for the people, but also serve as general reserve troops and horses, ready to replenish at any time
In the army!"
The other princes and ministers continued to remain silent, while the emperor continued to ask seriously while nodding his head: "How many troops can Cao Sikong have in the north?"
"Yanyu has a large population, including Chen State, Yingchuan, Liang State, Chenliu, Jiyin, Shanyang, Rencheng, Dongping, plus half of Lu State, half of Dongjun, half of Nanyang, half of Pei State, and
This is a local battle. If you say that you can't raise a hundred thousand people, I'm afraid all the princes won't believe it." Cao Cao raised his hands to the emperor and responded seriously. "But, as I just said, among these ten thousand people, if you say that you can fight in the field,
The number of those who can defend the city is only 20,000 or 30,000; the rest are all civilians... Moreover, the land I occupy is narrow and long, and has always been in confrontation with Hebei. The production is slightly lax, including soldiers, horses, and grain.
, can’t even sustain the war!”
The emperor immediately woke up and looked at his imperial uncle, the emperor's uncle, Shouchun Hou, Wen Hou and others: "This is my original intention of calling you here... How many troops, horses, food and grass can you send?
To help Cao Sikong?"
The two in front were still silent, but the two in the back were extremely bachelors.
"Although I am the governor of Nanyang, I only have three counties and no more than a thousand soldiers. I can serve as your majesty's garrison!" Lu Bu said with his hand.
In response, the emperor could only nod his head.
"Although I only have the land of two counties." Sun Ce also saluted the emperor proudly. "I also have the heart to inherit my father's ambition to serve the country, and I also consider Master Sikong to be my father-in-law and father-in-law. Whether he is a minister or a son, at this time
How can we stop for a moment? The soldiers and horses of the two counties have abandoned their basic duties of public security and defense of mountains and rivers. Ce is willing to do his best to send out 20,000 people, all equipped with soldiers and armor, and personally carry them to the north to obey your orders and fight for the country's thieves! Only one
The land on the left side of the Yangtze River is too remote, so please ask the emperor to issue an edict to provide food and grass along the way."
"You are such a loyal minister!" The emperor was overjoyed, but he looked expectantly again and looked at the two Han clan clan princes.
However, after watching for a long time, there was still silence in the lobby of the Xinye County Temple. The two great princes surnamed Liu remained silent, but the rest of the people were not able to speak... Come to think of it, these two Han clan clan members each held a
In the entire Huaihe River Basin, one person controls the entire Jingxiang area. Although the troops and strength are there, it can affect the whole body. It would be ridiculous for you to let them go out in full force like Sun Ce.
However, in this current situation, from a political and military perspective, how can we continue to sit back and ignore it?
"I... I am young, and I would like to hear what the emperor has to say." Unexpectedly, as Cao Cao's sworn brother, one of the two treasures of the Central Plains, and the actual promoter of the alliance, Liu Bei actually gave the Ju Cui to Liu Biao.
Liu Biao hesitated for a long time, but he, who came from Nan Bo of the Xu Han Dynasty, had to speak when faced with such a situation. He hesitated for a moment, and then finally stood up: "I thought General Wei was the king.
The theory is not very illegal, and there are reasons for it. If we can make some adjustments..."
"Liu Jingzhou!" Without waiting for the emperor to look embarrassed, Cao Cao couldn't help holding his belt and interrupting him sternly. "We people gathered in Nanyang and stood together at the emperor's steps. We are not discussing whether we should make peace with him, nor should we make peace with him.
This is not to discuss whether to launch an army to conquer Hebei, but to say that after he was declared a public official, he was still dissatisfied and actually asked us to return the emperor, otherwise he would personally lead troops to Nanyang to welcome him! What do you mean?
Is it true that the emperor is regarded as a sinner and must be returned to Chang'an?"
Liu Biao was speechless for a moment under the cautious eyes of the emperor and other princes.
"Uncle Liu Huang, what we are talking about now is just how to defend!" Sun Ce, who inherited his father's famous title and was quite resentful of Liu Biao, couldn't help but mock his father-in-law. "We need to understand one thing first. Now is
They are going to fight, not us! If we really lose, who can survive?"
Liu Jingsheng naturally didn't need to care about Sun Ce, but he still seemed a little embarrassed. After a long time, he spoke again in the expectation of the whole hall, but it was directly to the emperor: "In fact, why don't the Supreme Lord go to Xiangyang to avoid the sharp edge?"
At this time, not to mention Cao and Sun, the father-in-law and his son-in-law burst out laughing. Even Liu Xie couldn't bear it anymore and immediately stood up from his 'throne' and raised his voice in response: "What do you say, uncle? Wancheng belongs to the Han Dynasty."
Nandu is the imperial hometown of our ancestors. Living in Wancheng is already unfilial to our descendants. We cannot establish ourselves in the old capital. How can we abandon Nanyang again?! I respect you as an emperor, but don’t you think you are a descendant of the Han Dynasty?!"
These words were too serious and could not be supported by Liu Biao. He immediately leaned over and said: "Please calm down, Your Majesty, I am not willing to serve you loyally. It is true that the current situation in Jingzhou is worrying and it is difficult to compare with other places... Back then
Nanyang was defeated, Jiangxia was lost and regained, and I lost a lot of prestige in Nanyang, so that the big families in Jingbei gradually became unwilling to fight, and the counties in Jingnan had many dissent... Let me put it this way, if Yan Ni really led his troops to Nanyang
, I am a member of the clan, even if I don’t have any soldiers, I will bring three dogs with me to Wancheng with weapons and weapons in order to die for the Supreme Being. But in this situation, I really have the will but no power! At most, I can only send 20,000 people.
We are just here to help defend Nanyang!"
"The six counties of Jingxiang and Xiang are all large counties. How come they can only send 20,000 troops? Are they only willing to help defend Nanyang in front of the gate?! He is an emperor's uncle, but he is not as good as Sun Polu?" Yang Biao couldn't listen.
Went down. "We should have at least 50,000 soldiers, and also provide logistics and food for 100,000 people, right? Isn't it said that Jingzhou has always been the only one to reach the peak of harvest every year?"
Liu Biao sighed, but finally said nothing.
Everyone was really helpless. Although they were not angry, they were more afraid that he would simply turn away, so they did not dare to force him too much. After all, if the Han Dynasty's 'Nan Bo' was really forced to turn around, then the big man would be a real 'pill'
It’s over! Even several princes must follow!
In this way, the imperial meeting broke up unhappily. After the meeting, Cao Cao returned to the capital pavilion to rest for a while, but suddenly he heard that Liu Bei sent someone to invite him to go out of the city for a while and watch the sunset on the water. He had already known this for a long time.
Cao Mengde, who was prepared, did not hesitate. He immediately took Cao Ren and a few guards and hurried out of the city to meet Liu Bei.
When the two brothers met outside the city, they didn't say much. Instead, they galloped south along the water. After half a day, they stopped at the east bank of the water, more than ten miles south of Chaoyang City, and then stopped together again.
Riding on the bank of the water, watching the sunset.
"Can an army of 300,000 people really defeat Duke Yan?" Liu Bei said slowly on the embankment after an unknown amount of time, seeing the setting sun approaching the horizon on the other side of the water.
"So what if we don't resist?" Cao Mengde said proudly. "I know Xuande's thoughts. Three hundred thousand people are really the strength of the Central Plains. Once defeated, nothing north of the Huaihe River or even the north of the Yangtze River can be saved.
The entire Central Plains is nothing more than to be swallowed up by the encroaching whales from the north and turned into mermaid meat!"
Liu Bei's face was expressionless.
"I can also understand what Liu Jingsheng is thinking. In fact, given the wealth of Jingzhou, if he really wants to go all out, he can also send out 30,000 soldiers, 30,000 auxiliary soldiers, and then add 150,000 more grain and grass for two years, ten
He has thousands of armors and weapons, but in this way, Jing Xiang is almost empty..." At this point, Cao Cao couldn't help but laugh. "But if he wins this battle, it has nothing to do with him. The one who can win the most is
It's me, Cao Cao. If I lose, I have nothing to do with him for the time being, because if I win in the north, I won't be able to annex the undefeable Central Plains first, and Jingxiang, which is a river system, will still be behind. Maybe he will be with Tao Qian by then.
They are generally old and decayed... In such a situation, why do you want people to throw all their wealth on the battlefield in the Central Plains?"
"It's not just that." Liu Bei continued to look at the water without looking back. "As far as I know, in recent years, Duke Yan has treated various princes differently... For example, Brother Meng De tried his best to suppress his reputation.
When there were frequent frictions, the others were either Zhou Mu or General Dingnan and General Dingdong. Even the General Zuo in me today was given by him, but Brother Meng De is still just a Fenwu General represented by Yuan Shao.
…”
"I already knew this." Cao Cao responded with a smile. "Another example is Xuande, where you are like a family member. Through the one who is now the Queen Mother, there are constant exchanges of rewards and private messages; there is also Liu Yan, Liu Junlang,
He has always used force to intimidate him, and whenever envoys come to Yizhou, they are always scolding a three-year-old child. As for Liu Jingsheng, he is the same as Jiaozhou Shiweiyan. He must treat each other with courtesy every time, and then he must persuade him to surrender, and he also promises future results...
But Xuande, it would be ridiculous for you to say that this can convince Liu Jingsheng. Please note that last year, the great Han Bo Nan was still offering sacrifices to heaven and earth outside Xiangyang City with the emperor's rites!"
"That's not what I meant, it's just that he was shaken by it." Liu Bei shook his head in reply. "Just like me, my parents are dead, I have no brothers and sisters, I am almost alone, so whenever I am asked by my aunt, I always think in my heart
I am grateful, and I think that as time goes by, Hebei's concern for me will not be a hypocritical response..."
"You don't mean to say that you regret it and don't want to fight, right?" Cao Cao actually didn't take it seriously and laughed immediately. "No wonder I didn't say anything in front of the emperor today."
"No, on the contrary." Liu Bei looked up at the sunset and said. "It is for this reason that I gradually understood my own thoughts... Because at this moment, I have no way to avoid it, and I can no longer deceive myself! At the beginning
, I lied to myself and said that I would be a backup person for my brother; then, I said that I had to be responsible for the people of Huainan; and then, I said that if my subordinates wanted to achieve great things, I had no choice but to take responsibility.
; But when I heard that my brother was proclaimed a public official, I realized that myself and others were all excuses! I just had the ambition to replace it, and I just couldn’t let go of the ambition I had under the mulberry tree in front of my house since I was a child! I
Liu Xuande is just a jealous and ungrateful villain! If he breaks his oath, wouldn't he die if he bleeds out? Then he bleeds out and dies! Am I afraid of death? "
Cao Cao turned his head slightly and looked up, staring at Liu Bei's side face for a long time, but suddenly he laughed so hard that he burst into tears!
But Liu Bei still sat on his horse and looked west without moving.
After a long time, Cao Mengde stopped smiling: "I was all led astray by Gongsun Wenqi. Ten years ago, the man was so ambitious that he had nothing to say to others, but what he wanted to say was to make a living for the people.
, bad people's livelihood is a crime, and everyone in the world has become hypocritical..."
"Isn't this change wrong?" Liu Bei interrupted, still looking straight at him. "Can't you consider yourself an ambitious person? Why bother to argue? I saw Brother Meng De today and he was so full of fighting spirit. Didn't he also have something to gain?
Are you aware?"
"Xuande." Cao Cao sighed. "We are different... After all, your relationship with Bei Mian goes further. You are his brother, so you have no choice but to admit that you are ambitious, but I am different.
, I am just his friend, and there is no need for friends to push themselves to that point... Do you know that when he issued the notice and said, "Don't say it is unforeseen," he asked the messenger to send it to me at the same time.
A letter?"
"oh?"
"I opened the letter, but there was only one sentence." Cao Cao's tone suddenly felt strange. "What do you mean?"
"..."
"He said that now that he is the Duke of the country, he can use some extraordinary rituals, so he asked me to sacrifice the Duke of Qiao with the Tailao ceremony for him!" Cao Cao's tone was still weird.
Liu Bei looked at the setting sun and was slightly startled, as if he had thought of something: "I once heard about Duke Qiao's past and knew that he valued both Duke Yan and Brother Meng De at the same time, but he still valued Brother Meng De. Many people at that time thought that
It is rare for Duke Qiao to make a mistake, but Duke Yan’s move is just a tactic to ridicule and provoke the general!"
"It's a strategy to provoke the general, but it's irritating my heart!" Cao Cao finally changed his expression. "Gongsun Wenqi has known for a long time that Duke Qiao has great hopes for me! Maybe he already knew that Duke Qiao had an appointment with me before his death.
When I become successful and famous, I will be too strong to eat... But he humiliates me like this, how can I not fight?! Otherwise? Do you want me to switch sides, surrender to him, and then become a servant and stand in front of the bridge cemetery?
, are you going to sit back and watch him take away my sacrificial appointment?!"
"In the final analysis, Brother Meng De has not yet surrendered to Duke Yan!" Liu Bei finally smiled slightly. "Since ancient times, when people are unjust, they will complain when they are unjust. This strategy of provoking generals is really a fatal blow! It seems that my brother also wants to complete his work in
One battle..."
"He has always been like this!" Cao Cao responded with a sneer. "Seize the opportunity to take advantage of the situation, use clever strategies to force the opponent to fight, and then kill him with his sharp blade that is the best in the world... But I don't know that this is also
It's his flaw! The two blades intersect, he is the treasured sword, and I am the broken blade. However, the treasured sword can kill people, and the broken blade can also move forward to kill people! It is precisely in this kind of battle that we need to find three chances of victory.
Then fight it out!"
Liu Bei calmed down slightly.
"Both of you and I have expressed our determination, is this all Xuande can say?" Cao Cao continued to ask.
"Where is the battlefield?" Liu Bei asked, reining in his horse and facing the sunset.
"I intend to go north to Chenliu and go to Guandu to face Hebei." Cao Cao responded simply.
"In this case, I can send out 120,000 people!" Liu Bei said without changing his expression. "I will also do my best to provide food, grass and soldiers... More than 10,000 Xuzhou navy troops went north to fight against Qingzhou navy army. I didn't say much, except for
In addition, I will also ask Zhou Gongjin to bring 10,000 auxiliary troops to help defend the north of Xuzhou, and then appoint Lu Zijing as the chief governor and Liu Ziyang as the deputy governor, with a hundred thousand troops from the two Huaihe Rivers and a total of 30,000 soldiers.
Thirty thousand auxiliary troops and 40,000 civilians will go north to obey Brother Meng De!"
"You won't come?"
"I won't go... First of all, I still don't want to break my oath; secondly, if I go north, who will take priority when the soldiers join forces? Lu Zijing is shrewd in big things and generous in small things, which is exactly what you want to do."
"Shan!" Cao Cao finally took a long breath. "I know Xuande will live up to me... But, what did you say to Yide? Can he come?"
"How is that possible?" Liu Bei finally sighed. "Zhu Fu surrendered to me last month. When he came, I had already appointed Yide as the governor of Yuzhang and Zibu as the governor of Danyang... I will sit in Runan and arrange logistics for you. If
If things fail, I will naturally follow them to Jiangnan!"
"If you fail, what if you keep the two counties in Jiangnan?" Cao Cao dismissed it.
"Let's wait and see!" Liu Bei paused slightly, but still had no explanation. "Besides, this battle is of great importance. I have a plan that may enable Liu Biao to send all his troops!"
"What's the plan?" Cao Cao was not only unhappy when he heard this, but became wary.
"Give him Nanyang!" Liu Bei said calmly. "Nanyang belongs to Jingzhou, and it is in front of Liu Jingsheng. If he can benefit from Nanyang and have the emperor and cover in front of him, he will definitely be willing to send troops... By then, 300,000
People, these are definitely not false words!”
Cao Cao sneered.
"I haven't finished yet. Nanyang is rich and has a large population. We can't let Brother Meng De give it up in vain, so I'm willing to give Penan to you!" Liu Beifu said again, but he couldn't help but feel sad. "Once it's decided, it can be done.
Delivery. In addition, you can also ask the emperor to appoint me as the shepherd of Yangzhou, and the shepherd of Yuzhou will be given to me. In this case, if this battle can be won, then Runan can also be justified in handing over to Brother Meng De... What?"
Cao Cao was about to speak but stopped.
"Is this an honor?" Liu Bei asked again.
"Jia Gu Ran Jia..." Cao Cao laughed for a moment. "If Xuande hadn't been in front, I almost wanted to jump on the horse and shout long live! But Xuande is so heroic and easily sent such a large county, just to bridge the differences in the alliance, which reassures me
Fighting with all my strength has made me fear Nian Yi just like when we made the alliance back then!"
"Be afraid of Duke Yan of Hebei!" Liu Bei said quietly, but finally turned around for the first time. "You have said that if this battle is lost, at least the Huaihe River will not be protected. It is impossible to say that Jiangbei will not be protected... It's just a matter of time.
There is only one and a half counties in Yuzhou, so what is there to be reluctant to part with?"
After saying that, he led the crowd to beat the horse and drove away. As the sun set in the west and gradually dimmed, Cao Mengde stood alone on the embankment. After some calculations in his mind, he finally couldn't help but jump on his horse. Before Cao Ren and others
Stunned, he drew his sword and pointed north, shouting "Long live!"
I am the dividing line that likes to cheer for myself
"Now, I am fortunate to have General Zuo, General Annan, General Polu, and General Huwei Zhong. I have been ordered by the Emperor to control 700,000 people on horseback and water. I will hunt with you in the old land of Baima... As for the sacrifice of Qiao Gong, I
Just do it. If you want to do it, please come to Suishui." "Return to Yan Gong to Ask for a Letter from the Emperor". Cao Cao. April of the 6th year of Jian'an.
