Lin Juedao: "What I mean is, let's see if they are stupid. If they are stupid, they will naturally attack Fengqiu. Taking Fengqiu is of great significance to them. Although it is impossible to block the ferry, we can destroy the Yellow River pier and let
The officers and soldiers cannot cross the river. So they may take the risk of sending troops south to attack Fengqiu. But will the leader of the religious bandits really be so stupid? I don’t think so. As long as they are not stupid, they will not attack Fengqiu in full force. I conclude that their main force
He must be attacking Yangwu and heading west."
"Even based on your analysis, wouldn't they retreat to the east and west roads of Beijing and seek a southward attack route? Why must they go west?" Guo Kun stared at the sand table and pondered.
"It's very simple, they are too late. King Huai's army has already marched to the East and West Road of Jing. I think the first target should be Yingtian Mansion. Yingtian Mansion is south of the East and West Road of Jing, and most of the prefectures and counties occupied by the religious bandits are north of Yingtian Mansion.
, the furthest one is seven to eight hundred miles away. The distance between these religious bandits in the five counties north of Beijing is even further. By the time they arrive at Yingtian Mansion and plan to go south, Yingtian Mansion may have been recaptured by the imperial army. Once Yingtian Mansion is lost, the passage southward will be blocked.
It was completely blocked. They would not be able to go south at all. Taking ten thousand steps back, even if they could enter the Huainan North Road, the Jianghuai land network is densely covered with water networks and there are many rivers. They would never be able to escape the pursuit of the officers and soldiers. Instead of this,
The best way to escape is to open a passage to the west. After passing the Fen River, there is a vast and sparsely populated area in the northwest of the Great Zhou Dynasty, which is enough for them to move around. If they break through to the Hetao, there is the Yellow River to the east and west.
If they collude with the remnants of Xixia and the Liao people in the north, the world will be vast and there is much to be done. Of course, that is all for later, and heading west is their best choice now." Lin Jue said in a deep voice.
"Hmm... It seems to make sense. So what do you mean, we should attack Yangwu directly and block their passage to the west? Their main force will also attack Yangwu?" Guo Kun tugged at his beard and said in deep thought.
Lin Juedao: "This is just my opinion, I really think so."
Guo Kun frowned and said: "If we follow your suggestion, once our army goes straight to the north, but we are in vain. They attack Fengqiu instead, wouldn't it be self-defeating? We can't divide our troops. We only have 10,000 people, and one of our troops will be defeated.
I'm afraid the opponent's main force will be in trouble. How can we choose between this?"
Lin Jue said: "It is a big taboo to divide the troops. It is absolutely impossible to divide the troops. At present, you can only decide whether it is Yangwu or Fengqiu. I know the risks here. If you miss their main force and they capture Fengqiu, the court may be in trouble."
To blame. But I think that from the overall perspective, even if it is a failure, sealing the mouth of the pocket of Yangwu County and compressing them in this area to the east would be of greater significance. Of course, if Fengqiu
Being captured seems a bit embarrassing on the surface. But in fact, even if they capture Fengqiu, they can't go any further. Instead, we can take advantage of the situation to regain Xucheng and Changheng County, and then go south to press them and retreat eastward to Dongming. They also
I don’t dare to stay in Fengqiu for too long.”
Guo Kun frowned and had difficulty making a decision. On the one hand, there were indeed some risks. If the army lost a county as soon as they set off, it would not look good. On the other hand, Lin Jue proposed the opposite for the first time he made a decision.
Opinion and face are not good-looking. It is a bit embarrassing both publicly and privately.
"Where do you think we should march?" Guo Kun asked.
Some of the generals said that Lin Jue's words were reasonable, while others said that Guo Kun's previous decision was correct, but they couldn't make a decision. Guo Kun scratched his head anxiously.
Lin Jue walked up to Guo Kun and said softly: "His uncle, I'm not trying to undermine you. The overall situation is always more important than small gains and losses. Defending Yangwu is more meaningful than guarding Fengqiu. Losing Fengqiu may just mean a slap in the face of the court."
Dun scolded him. But if Yang Wu is lost, it will be equivalent to letting the bandits have a way out. At that time, the court will probably take action. Of course, unless you want the world to be in chaos, this is actually not a difficult choice. "
Guo Kun was shocked and looked at Lin Jue in shock. After a while, he said hoarsely: "Okay, I will just listen to your suggestion."
Lin Jue smiled slightly and secretly sighed in his heart. Guo Kun, like his father, has a heart as high as the sky, but is indecisive and has no courage. This is called a thief with a thief's heart but no courage. Lin Jue deliberately pointed out the consequences of letting the culprits escape.
The reason for the chaos was to test whether the young prince had the courage to take a chance. However, the young prince immediately withered at the critical moment. His usual rhetoric was just talk. He, like his father and father-in-law,
I feel extremely unwilling to do so, but I am absolutely unwilling to put myself in danger. I wish that others would give up the throne to me.
Lin Jue did not encourage the young prince to take the opportunity to do something, he was just testing it because he concluded that the young prince did not have the courage to do anything.
After making the decision, Guo Kun immediately relaxed a lot. He immediately told Guo Mian what Lin Jue meant. Guo Mian had already had a headache as early as when Lin Jue was talking and felt very boring. It was not easy at this moment.
When he came to the conclusion, he nodded in agreement. This military advisor meeting was finally over.
Everyone resigned and returned to the camp. When Lin Jue followed Guo Kun and was about to leave, Guo Mian shouted: "Lin Jue, didn't you say you would accompany me to talk about poetry after the meeting? Why are you leaving? Mo.
Don't leave. When such a large army is setting off, I am already full of literary thoughts and can't help myself. I am full of poems and poems. You must stay, we must write some poems and pass them on to future generations."
Lin Jue had no choice but to be pulled back by Guo Mian's sleeve, and had to chat about poetry with this strange eldest prince.
Early the next morning, the army marched to the Yellow River ferry to cross the river. It was busy until noon, and 10,000 soldiers and horses began to cross the Yellow River. After a brief rest, the army headed north towards Yangwu County.
Because they were a mixture of horse and infantry, the marching speed was extremely slow. Originally, the distance from the capital to Yangwu was not that far. The cavalry could arrive in one day. But according to the current marching speed, it may take two days to arrive.
.Everyone was quite anxious, but there was nothing they could do. Fortunately, the scouts found out that the situation in Fengqiu and Yangwu counties was still calm at the moment, so even if the soldiers and horses marched slower, it would not be a serious problem.
However, in the evening, the situation suddenly changed. Scouts from Fengqiu County in the east reported that a large group of religious bandits had been gathered in a small market town called Pan Town on the border of Fengqiu, and they seemed to intend to attack Fengqiu County. This news
When it came, everyone was stunned.
There was an error in judgment at the military meeting last night. Instead of attacking Yangwu, the religious bandits attacked Fengqiu. This situation is embarrassing. It is not because of the error of judgment, but because the army is now closer to Yangwu County.
, which is quite far away from Fengqiu. When receiving such news at this moment, people really don’t know what to do.
A general immediately proposed to turn around and head east, so as to catch the opponent's main force and fight with him before Fengqiu was captured. Guo Kun was also hesitant. Knowing that the opponent's main force was in the east, he wanted to march to Yangwu County. This did not seem to be a good idea.
What a good idea. If we don't go to the rescue, Fengqiu will definitely not be saved.
Guo Kun held an impromptu meeting to decide how to deal with the current situation. Most of the generals asked to rush to Fengqiu for a decisive battle, and Guo Kun himself also intended to do so. Guo Mian naturally went with the flow. He would only nod in agreement with what others said.
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Lin Jue tried his best to object. He was quite speechless about this situation. The strategy planned last night was overturned so easily. It was like child's play. The overall situation that Lin Jue tried to explain last night was like letting go.
As soon as they encountered an unexpected incident, they immediately forgot the strategic significance of guarding Yangwu County. When they heard that bandits were about to attack Fengqiu, they rushed to fight them. The generals only knew how to find the enemy and fight.
, who knows what the overall situation is. Most of them are counting on killing the enemy this time and winning meritorious service. At this moment, they don’t want to confront the bandits who appear, but they run towards Yangwu County where there is no movement.
Of course he refused.
More importantly, after thinking about it, Lin Jue believed that the so-called enemy situation in Fengqiu County was probably an illusion. This was because Yangwu County was more vulnerable to suffering from both geographical location and actual situation.
It is the attack by large groups of religious bandits. There is no need to elaborate on the geographical location. Yangwu County is the exit to the west. This is already clear. From the actual situation, to the east of Yangwu County are Fucheng, Changhengweicheng and Huaxian.
These four counties are not far from Yangwu County. Within one day, the religious bandits can gather on a large scale in Xucheng, but it is impossible to gather east of Fengqiu because Fengqiu is too far away. Lin Jue believes that the so-called
The enemy situation in Fengqiu may be just a feint attack. It may not be the main gathering of the five county religious bandits at all.
Lin Jue's words were not recognized by everyone. In the minds of the generals of the Forbidden Army, they preconceived the idea that these bandits were just a mob and could not have any sophisticated calculations and plans. They basically responded to these views put forward by Lin Jue.
They all thought it was making a mountain out of a molehill.
Lin Jue's objections had no effect, and he had no choice. With most generals clamoring to go to Fengqiu for a decisive battle, naturally not many people thought deeply about Lin Jue's words. Moreover, Lin Jue's status as an army follower
He is not the general who leads the army. In fact, he can only be regarded as Guo Kun's personal staff and has no binding force on the generals of the Forbidden Army.
Seeing this, Lin Jue didn't say much. He immediately turned around and left the open space beside the road where the meeting was taking place, came to the official road, got on his horse with Bai Bing, and bid farewell to Guo Kun from a distance.
Guo Kun chased after him in astonishment and shouted: "What are you doing?"
Lin Jue smiled and said: "I made a gentleman's agreement with you before I came here. If you don't listen to my advice, why should I follow you? Your sister is still in confinement and your nephew was just born. I left them and ran here to follow.
Are you here to put down the rebellion because you have enough to hold on? I will go back to the capital to reunite with my wife and children and do my own thing. You can do as you like. It has nothing to do with me. Goodbye."
Guo Kun frowned and said: "Lin Jue, aren't you making things difficult for me? Now that we know that the bandits are in the east, and the brothers are asking to go to them for a decisive battle, what do you think I can do?"
Lin Jue sneered and said: "Can a leader still be influenced by his subordinate generals? I have told you so many truths and explained so many things, do you not understand or do you not take it seriously at all?"
Guo Kun said: "Of course I understand, but knowing where the enemy is but not attacking him is unjustifiable. Of course I can bear the punishment of the court, but how can the generals agree? Don't you want to scold me to death? I'm not the one
Coach, the coach is King Jin. Didn’t he express his position just now, agreeing with everyone’s opinions and not wanting to be punished by the court? Didn’t you hear everything?”
Lin Jue smiled bitterly and said: "I won't argue with you, I can't do it. If you let me go back to the capital, you can fight as much as you like, it has nothing to do with me. I don't want to be treated like farts when I speak, and I don't want to see the overall situation worsen.
.What you want to do is your business."
Guo Kun stamped his feet and said, "You can't leave. There are still many things I need to rely on you for. What does it mean if you just pat your butt and leave? Don't you think about me at all?"
Lin Jue sneered and didn't answer.
Guo Kun frowned and said: "Otherwise, what do you think we should do? We can satisfy our brothers and you can stay at the same time."
