Niu Hong patted the young man squatting in a corner and didn't see him at first: "If you don't believe your uncle, don't you still believe Uncle Niu?"
The young man shook his head decisively: "Uncle Niu is not as good as uncle."
Niu Hong couldn't help but feel embarrassed. Indeed, although he was a powerful general guarding Hanzhong in the Northern Zhou Dynasty, there were times when he was on his own, but this time the leader was led by Yang Su and surrendered without a fight. In comparison, at least Han Qin
Hu also once fought against Xiao Shilian at Yangping Pass.
"Li Jing, what are you talking about?" Han Qinhu snorted coldly.
The young man stuck out his tongue and lowered his head.
And Niu Hong laughed and said: "Okay, don't be like a child. Besides, what he said is not wrong. Otherwise, so-and-so will be the commander-in-chief."
Han Qinhu waved his hand: "This boy dares to sow discord, how can I spare him?"
When Niu Hong saw Han Qinhu stretching out his hand to strike, he quickly stopped him: "Zitong (Han Qinhu's cousin)! If you are joking, I don't take it seriously, why do you take it seriously? What's more, I have always studied military art but have no command of combat."
Experience is nothing more than Zhao Kuo's. If we want to talk about actual combat, we have to learn from you, so what my child said is right. You can't use this as an excuse not to give someone a chance!"
And Han Qinhu stretched out his hand to lift Li Jing's collar, and said helplessly: "I told you before that this boy is young and has a lot of ideas. He was the one who broke into the military tent before he took it.
He was settling accounts, but he started to sow discord between us."
Li Jing stuck out his tongue and did not dare to say anything.
Niu Hong looked at this young boy with a half-smile. He was not old, but he was not short: "Li Jing, tell me what you want to do here. If you can't tell me, then Uncle Niu can't."
I won’t intercede with you anymore.”
Li Jing said hurriedly: "Uncle, Uncle Niu, and my nephew heard that progress has been made on the front line and want to come in to see what we should do next."
"Oh?" Niu Hong raised his tone with interest, "Then what do you think we should do?"
Han Qinhu also knew that his nephew liked to study the art of war since he was a child, and he often made shocking remarks, which was quite surprising, so Li Jing's father also asked him to practice with Han Qinhu. However, Li Jing was young after all, so it was natural for him to go to the battlefield.
Needless to say, later Li Jing followed Han Qinhu to the south, and he was a little older, so this time Han Qinhu did not leave him at home, but took him with him.
Seeing that he looked confident, Han Qinhu also let go of his hand.
Li Jing took a step forward: "Two generals, please look, we have now broken through the Baoxie Road. Towards the front is Qizhou and to the west is Sanfu. But have you ever considered a problem?"
"Don't show off!" Han Qinhu said displeasedly.
And Li Jing hurriedly said: "Here, Xiaoguan, is actually a greater threat to us than You Fufeng in front of us."
Han Qinhu and Niu Hong looked at each other in surprise. This was indeed a problem they had begun to realize, but they didn't expect this little guy to see it at a glance.
"Xiao Guan," Li Jing said in a deep voice, "Although it is in the northwest, as long as Xiao Guan is still there, our troops in the northwest cannot move at all, and there are many plains and wilderness in Guanzhong, so cavalry is naturally better than infantry in battle. Li Yan
The number of cavalry under his command should be between 5,000 and 6,000, and Yang Jian would have to reinforce it by another 3,000 or 4,000. The number of cavalry under the two generals should only be a fraction. If my Hanzhong unit is the main force, we will definitely suffer.
"
Indeed, the best way to deal with cavalry is cavalry. Any other arms will have various shortcomings, and it also means greater sacrifices will be made.
Han Qinhu considered it and said: "But can we withstand Li Yan's attack and still be able to allocate our forces to capture Xiaoguan?"
And Niu Hong is also worried: "This Liang Rui is not an easy character to deal with."
Compared with Li Yan and others, Liang Rui can be said to have fought in the north and south and has rich experience. In addition, he is a die-hard loyalist of Yang Jian, so this battle must not be so easy.
"If we cannot capture Xiaoguan, it will be difficult for the northwest army, especially the cavalry, to enter Guanzhong. How can we gain a foothold in Guanzhong with just our army?" Li Jing said without hesitation, "not to mention the foreseeable two years.
Within a short period of time, Your Majesty will definitely launch the final battle against Yang Jian, and we have to gnaw away the hard bones now, and what will be left to Your Majesty will be the credit of sweeping the world."
Niu Hong and Han Qinhu were startled for a moment. If they had considered the strategic importance of capturing Xiaoguan before, then the political factors that followed had never been expected.
It seems reasonable. Niu Hong rubbed his chin. Now that they have taken advantage of everything, will His Majesty be allowed to roll up his sleeves and chew hard bones? Isn't this clearly looking for trouble for himself?
After a pause, Li Jing said with a smile: "And if we can capture Xiaoguan, then we can build a smooth defense line along Qizhou, Xiaoguan and then to Pinggao County, all the way north to Lingwu County, and
Now we actually have the upper hand, and as long as we can level this front, we will naturally be able to attack with our entire army."
Han Qinhu nodded slightly, and he had to admit that he had been convinced by Li Jing. Although military affairs are an extension of politics, as a general on the battlefield, his goal is to make the soldiers shed less blood and strive for greater victory, and
Things in the court were still far away, and Han Qinhu didn't intend to consider it at this time. But simply excluding political factors, the reasons given by Li Jing still made him agree with the plan.
In fact, the current war situation in the northwest is extremely chaotic. The Han Dynasty controls Tianshui, Anding and Lingwu on the eastern front. However, Xiaoguan and Pinggao Commandery, located northwest of Anding and southeast of Lingwu, are in the hands of Liang Rui. The entire Xiaoguan is in the hands of Liang Rui.
Like a protrusion to the northwest, it not only blocks the connection between Lingwu and Anding, but also threatens Anding's flanks at all times. If it weren't for the Liupan Mountains that cross here, I'm afraid the two sides would have already started fighting.
But it was precisely because of this Liupan Mountain that Xiaoguan became the top priority of the Guanzhong defense line, and it also made the Han army helpless without concentrating heavy troops.
But if Xiao Pass can be opened, plus Wuguan in the southeast, then the Han army will be able to continuously attack Guanzhong from the three roads of Xiegu, Xiaoguan, and Wuguan. Moreover, Xiaoguan is now also the Northern Zhou Dynasty.
If the last nail in the northwest is eradicated, Yang Jian's troops in the entire north, including the Hetao area, will be under the attack of the Han army. At that time, will Yang Jian want the northern border towns such as Hetao and Yinzhou, or Guanzhong?
The foundation place naturally becomes a new problem.
Creating trouble for the enemy means solving problems for yourself.
"Then how do you think we should fight?" Han Qinhu had already made up his mind.