Wei Zheng, played by Lu Heng, twitches his beard and smiles, showing off his masterly attitude.
Wang Shichong looked at the terrain map and was a little puzzled: "Sir, why did we urge our army to rush forward along the way, but then stopped again when we got here?"
Since sending troops, Wang Shichong has fully adopted Wei Zheng's suggestions and basically has not raised any questions.
But this time, Wei Zheng's operation made him a little confused.
Along the way, Wang Shichong's army surged forward, pulling out several of Dou Jiande's cities along the way.
At the same time, the scouts sent by Wang Shichong were constantly investigating Dou Jiande's movements and learned that Dou Jiande had also assembled an army of 100,000 and was preparing to come to fight.
But Wang Shichong had taken the initiative after all, so the best choice at this time should be to rush forward, continue to seize more territory and key strategic locations, and choose the most suitable place for a decisive battle with Dou Jiande.
However, Wei Zheng, played by Lu Heng, made the army stop.
Stopped in the area of Caozhou and Daizhou.
It is near Shandong and the boundary between Xia and Zhengzhou.
From then on, they stood still, neither taking the initiative to attack, storming the city, nor retreating. Instead, they strengthened the camp nearby every day, seeming to assume a posture of long-term confrontation.
But the problem is...dou Jiande hasn't come yet?
Therefore, Wang Shichong felt very confused.
But I was just confused, but I didn’t question Wei Zheng, played by Lu Heng, because of this incident.
Because the entire situation so far is completely consistent with Wei Zheng's deduction.
Sure enough, Liang Guo has no plans to fight eastward so far. Although they have signs of mobilizing soldiers in the country, this is obviously to fight Liu Wuzhou and Song Jingang in the north.
As predicted by Wei Zheng, the Song and Jin Dynasties turned to Liu Wuzhou after being defeated by Dou Jiande, and the two sent troops to attack Jinyang.
Liang Jun may not be too confident, or he may have suffered losses in previous encounters, so he just passively defended in Jinyang and consolidated Liu Wuzhou and Song Jingang's power.
According to common sense, it would take several months for Liang Guo to win this battle.
This provided Wang Shichong with a good opportunity to fight.
Of course, Wang Shichong was not completely relieved. He still left some people to guard Luoyang in case of any eventuality.
It was precisely because Wei Zheng's previous predictions had come true that Wang Shichong did not doubt him, but came to inquire first.
Lu Heng smiled and stroked his beard: "Mr. Zheng, this is the best place for the decisive battle. If we go further, we will be at a disadvantage."
Wang Shichong was stunned for a moment: "Why?"
Lu Heng clicked on the map: "Because of the power here."
Wang Shiman looked at the location where Lu Heng pointed out, in the area of Caozhou and Daizhou: "Sir, you mean Meng Jiong? Oh, sir, you are confused!"
Wang Shichong thought there was some serious reason. When he heard this, he couldn't help but slap his thigh with an annoyed expression.
"Sir, Meng Jiong is just a bandit who dominates the mountain! If the number is too large, it would be a mob of 30,000.
"Our army is occupying Tianshi. At this time, it will take some time for Dou Jiande's army to gather. If we can defeat Meng Jiong with lightning speed and take all his 30,000 troops for our own use, then we can attack Dou Jiande. Wouldn’t it be smoother?”
Lu Heng couldn't help but chuckle in his heart.
Do you want to kill Meng Jiong first?
Well, Dou Jiande thought the same way back then, and then he was captured in a battle at Hulao Pass.
Meng Jiong can be said to be a super stupid young man of this era. He does not have a shred of political consciousness in his mind, but his fighting ability is very fierce.
He rebelled very early. Although his power has not developed very much, he is still entrenched near Caozhou and Daizhou, with more than 30,000 troops.
In real history, Dou Jiande decided to rescue Wang Shichong, but ended up passing Meng Jiong's territory on the way.
Dou Jiande also felt that my army of 100,000 people was coming, and you, a mere 30,000 people, didn't you hurry up and surrender? If you don't surrender, I will seize the time to kill you, recruit your people, and then go to rescue Wang Shichong.
As a result, Meng Jiong really showed no signs of giving up and just bared his teeth and started to fight with Dou Jiande.
Obviously, both of them do not believe in evil.
Dou Jiande originally thought he could kill Meng Jiong quickly, but unexpectedly, the fight lasted four months.
It was precisely because of these precious four months that the King of Qin seized the opportunity to capture Hulao Pass first, and the situation in the entire Hulao Pass battle was instantly reversed.
Lu Heng knew very well the fighting ability of Meng Jiong, so of course he would not let Wang Shichong fight.
If Wang Shichong really went to fight, he would be fooled.
Of course, this does not mean that Lu Heng is on Wang Shichong's side, but just to balance the strength of both parties.
At this time, the consequences of Wang Shichong's low political ability have begun to appear.
Wang Shichong was good at leading troops and fighting, but his internal politics were a mess. In history, after he occupied Luoyang and defeated Li Mi, he thought about usurping the throne all day long. As a result, many of the talented people who joined him ran away.
In this unavoidable situation, Lu Heng deceived him into leading troops to attack Dou Jiande, which covered up his shortcomings to a certain extent and allowed him to focus on military affairs instead of messing around in Luoyang and dividing people's hearts.
But the country is easy to change, and the nature is hard to change. Wang Shichong was like this. In the process of leading troops to conquer, this kind of inflated emotion gradually appeared again.
Lu Heng was worried that he would be allowed to attack Meng Jiong, and then be hit in the head by Meng Jiong, allowing Dou Jiande to reap the benefits. This situation would be difficult to deal with.
By then, even if Qin Shubao and Cheng Zhijie rebel against Dou Jiande, they may not be able to succeed.
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As for Dou Jiande, Huo Yunying, who plays Qin Shubao, and Li Hongyun, who plays Cheng Zhijie, are also constantly giving him advice.
Although the two of them, as demoted generals, did not gain Dou Jiande's full trust, as long as their suggestions could comply with Dou Jiande's ideas, they would have a high probability of success.
Huo Yunying was fooling Dou Jiande.
"King Xia, for some reason Zheng Jun was holding back on patrol at this time and missed a good opportunity. This is an excellent opportunity for us!
"My king, if you want to go south to fight for supremacy, you need to cross the Yellow River and occupy the land of Shandong.
"Now if we can directly destroy Meng Jiong in one go, and with the power of a great victory, we can definitely defeat the Zheng army in one go.
"When the time comes, the king will occupy the two core hinterlands of Hebei and Henan, and then attack the Liang Kingdom, he will be destroyed immediately!"
Dou Jiande looked at the topographic map and frowned slightly, seeming to have difficulty making up his mind.
In fact, he was very confused as to why Wang Shichong would take the initiative to come over and beat him. There was obviously a larger Liang State to the west of Zheng State.
But since Wang Shichong has already come to the door, he can only fight.
According to the spies' information, Wang Shichong did not go forward for some reason. I wonder if there was some internal change.
It seems that now is indeed an excellent time to attack Meng Jiong.
If you can quickly kill Meng Jiong and kill Meng Jiong's 30,000 men, and then attack Wang Shichong, you will have great confidence.
Moreover, Dou Jiande had long disliked Meng Jiong. This was the biggest nail on his way south, and he should have found a way to remove it long ago.
But there is a prerequisite, which is to be fast.
If the stalemate with Meng Jiong continues and Wang Shichong suddenly calls, the situation will be a bit tricky.
Seemingly sensing Dou Jiande's doubts, Qin Shubao said: "Your Majesty, this opportunity cannot be missed, and it will never come back!
"Cheng Zhijie and I came together to seek refuge with the king, precisely because we felt that the king was wise, mighty, capable of making good decisions, and was a man who could rule the world and be favored by everyone.
"But the king is so hesitant. If he is afraid of even a small bandit, how can he unify the world?
"Meng Jiigong's position is sandwiched between Hebei and Henan, occupying a key position. If the Xia army takes it first, we will have an advantage. On the contrary, if the Zheng army takes it first, we will be at a disadvantage.
"It would be dangerous if Wang Shichong reacted and killed Meng Jiong first!"
In fact, whether you beat Meng Jiong or not, you can still make sense.
Many strategies are not absolutely right or wrong. The key depends on how well they are executed.
Take the real Battle of Hulao Pass in history as an example.
Dou Jiande decided to attack Meng Jiong first, but he did not expect that after four months of fighting, he not only exhausted his troops, but also missed a good opportunity, allowing Liang Jun to take Hulao Pass first.
So much so that before the Battle of Hulao Pass even started, they were already at a huge disadvantage.
And what about the King of Qin? Against all opinions at the gate of Luoyang City, he decided to divide 3,500 elite Xuanjia troops to go to Hulao Pass to confront Dou Jiande.
The final battle to capture the two kings laid a solid foundation for Liang Guo to completely pacify the world.
From the perspective of hindsight, Dou Jiande's decision-making was obviously confused, while the King of Qin was clear-headed and had no plans left.
However, the decision made by the two people may also have another outcome.
What if Dou Jiande ignored Meng Jiong at all and went south to rescue Wang Shichong, but Meng Jiong suddenly ran out and cut off his food supply?
Then there must be someone who wants to accuse Dou Jiande of having a mental problem. He actually chose to bypass Meng Jiong, a hostile force, and exposed his fragile logistics supply line to the enemy's blade, which was a low-level mistake.
On the contrary, if Dou Jiande can capture Meng Jiigong within a month, then he can reach Hulao Pass first.
Once he passed Hulao Pass, there was no danger to defend around Luoyang. He was very likely to use the power of victory to repel Liang Jun, occupy half of the country in the east, and compete with Liang Jun for world supremacy.
And if King Qin's 3,500 Xuanjia troops arrived at Hulao Pass one step late, and ended up losing Hulao Pass and returning with a huge defeat, then King Qin's operation of dividing the troops into two fronts and starting the war would definitely be ridiculed by future generations.
Therefore, in many cases, the key to whether a decision is right or not depends on execution.
Players have developed different strategies based on the differences between Wang Shichong and Dou Jiande.
Wang Shichong already had great trust in Lu Heng, so Lu Heng gave a strategy that was relatively contrary to common sense, and Wang Shichong was likely to listen.
On the contrary, if Huo Yunying and Li Hongyun asked Dou Jiande to stand still and not attack Meng Jiong, that would make him suspicious.
After all, in Dou Jiande's eyes, Meng Jiong was not a strong enemy.
On the contrary, the two of them had a heated battle and first put a high hat on Dou Jiande, making him think that if he wanted to dominate the world, he must first destroy Meng Jiong, and the success rate of deception would be higher.
Most of the deceitful generals in Xia's army obviously agreed to attack Meng Jiong first.
So Dou Jiande decided to attack Meng Jiong first, and then Wang Shichong!
He and Wang Shichong started this war in the script carefully designed by the players.
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Outside Jinyang City.
Liu Wuzhou and Song Jingang rode on war horses and looked at the Liang army in the distance.
"Hahaha, it seems that the people of Liang State are really confused. There are so many generals that are not needed, but a woman is allowed to guard Jinyang!
"In the past few days, Princess Pingyang has been unable to hold out. Our troops can come and go freely and win battles repeatedly.
"Liang Guo finally sent more troops to rescue, but still let Princess Pingyang lead the troops? How ridiculous!
"It seems that we don't need to take action at all. Even if Yuchi Jingde leads an army, it will be enough to defeat Liang Jun!"
After that, he looked at Yuchi Jingde who was following respectfully behind him: "Tell me, how should we fight this battle?"
Yuchi Jingde said proudly: "I would like to lead a partial division and go back behind Liang Jun. When Liang Jun attacks, we can attack from the front and back, and we can defeat it in one battle!"
"When the time comes, Jinyang will be in the bag!"
Liu Wuzhou was very happy: "Okay! That's exactly what I meant!"
In his opinion, the plan was perfect.
Yuchi Jingde was a veteran who had been fighting by his side and was deeply trusted. Although his status was slightly lower than Song Jingang's, his ability to command operations was stronger than Song Jingang's.
Moreover, Song Jingang is also more suitable for playing head-on.
It was not like they had done nothing before Jinyang City. Yuchi Jingde had been leading the cavalry to raid the surrounding counties and achieved fruitful results.
It seems that in cavalry field battles, Yuchi Jingde is invincible.
Now, although Liang Jun sent reinforcements, the supreme commander of the entire battlefield is still Princess Pingyang, a woman.
Liu Wuzhou was very sure that as long as Liang Jun dared to take the initiative to attack, he and Song Jingang could withstand the front.
Yuchi Jingde then used his cavalry to outflank and attack from both front and rear. Liang Jun would definitely be defeated, and there would be no suspense in this battle.
At that time, Liang Guo's operations in the entire Hedong area, the territory, cities, supplies, and soldiers left behind will all be advantageous to them.
Therefore, Liu Wuzhou confidently handed over most of his elite cavalry to the command of Yuchi Jingde, asking him to outflank and find the best opportunity to fight Liang Jun.
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On the other side, Dou Jiande was very depressed.
Because after repeated battles, he found that Meng Jiong turned out to be a tough nut to crack!
When the two sides were fighting fiercely, Wang Shichong launched an attack. Dou Jiande suffered heavy losses and was forced to retreat.
Then there was a somewhat embarrassing stalemate on the battlefield.
Neither side was sure of taking Meng Jiong directly, but Meng Jiong didn't even intend to take refuge with any of them, and was just wasting his time with them.
Because Meng Jiong in history was the ultimate fool. Faced with Dou Jiande's 100,000-strong army, he continued to fight for four months until he was captured before bowing his head and admitting defeat.
Now he is in the gap between Zheng and Xia, he can jump left and right, and he will not give in easily.
On the battlefield at this time, Wang Shichong had a relative advantage, but it was unrealistic to say that Meng Jiong would be destroyed first, and then Dou Jiande.
Wang Shichong urged Wei Zheng, played by Lu Heng, to send secret messages to Qin Shubao and Cheng Zhijie every day, asking them to seize the time to betray and deal with Dou Jiande once and for all.
But Lu Heng just excused himself, saying that the time had not come yet, and he had to find a big battle that could decide the world in one fight before starting.
During this stalemate, Wang Shichong received news that shocked him.
Liang Jun sent troops from Chang'an to attack Luoyang!
And this time, King Qi and King Wei are working together!
Wang Shichong led a large army to conquer Dou Jiande. There were not many combatable troops around Luoyang, so the Liang Kingdom's King Qi and King Wei were overwhelmingly powerful with their superior troops, and Luoyang was in danger.
Wang Shichong was stunned.
Because if the troops retreat at this time, the Xia army will definitely come to pursue them, and then they will be out of control.
He angrily went to question Wei Zheng.
Didn’t you say that Liang Guo was dealing with Liu Wuzhou and Song Jingang, so they wouldn’t come to fight me?
Lu Heng had already expected such a situation, so he was not panicked.
"Don't panic, Mr. Zheng.
"Liang Guo's behavior is indeed a bit unreasonable and unexpected.
"But of course I have already planned a countermeasure."
Seeing Wang Shichong's doubtful expression, Lu Heng smiled slightly and continued: "Don't worry, Mr. Zheng, Liang Guo's coming this time only seems to be huge. In fact, it is impossible to really come with the entire country's troops."
Wang Shichong was stunned for a moment: "Why?"
Judging from the battle report, Liang Jun seemed to be attacking with great force this time.
But it’s hard to say exactly how many people there are.
When marching and fighting in the era of cold weapons, it is difficult to estimate the number of enemies. Many armies only have a few hundred thousand people and dare to claim to be a million. The water injection is serious, and it is also to bluff people.
Therefore, Wang Shichong was not sure how many people came from Liang State.
Lu Heng explained: "Mr. Zheng, which side do you think is more important from the perspective of Liang Guo?
"Is Jinyang, the place where they raised their troops, more important, or Luoyang?"
Wang Shichong thought for a while and said immediately: "Of course Jinyang is more important."
For the Liang State, Jinyang was the place where they raised their troops. It could be said to be their base camp and rear area.
And from a geographical point of view, the Hedong area where Jinyang is located is too important. It is a barrier against the Turks in the north and the Hebei forces in the east. It is easy to defend but difficult to attack. Once lost, it will be even more difficult to get it back.
And what about Luoyang?
First of all, Luoyang is a fortified city and it is difficult to conquer quickly. As for the places around Luoyang, it is basically undefeable. Even if it is captured, it will be flat once the enemy army arrives.
Lu Heng nodded: "So, for Liang Guo, Jinyang is what they must defend, and they must win this battle.
"But the attack on Luoyang is more like a test. Deliberately making a big fanfare, attacking with force, plundering and then leaving, it is impossible to really fight with us."
"If Mr. Zheng lost his sense of caution at this time and rushed back all the way, he would have fallen into a trap. Then Dou Jiande will chase after him, and he will regret it too much!"
Wang Shichong was a little confused. He thought for a while: "In my opinion, what should I do?"
Lu Heng said: "This matter is easy to handle. Please give me a partial army to support me. I have my own way to defend Luoyang Fort."
"Before leaving, I sent a secret message to Generals Qin Shubao and Cheng Zhijie.
"Mr. Zheng, you are pretending to take the army back to Luoyang, and Dou Jiande will definitely come after you. Gong Zheng only needs to ambush on the road, and with the help of generals Qin Shubao and Cheng Zhijie, they will be able to defeat Dou Jiande in one battle!"
"When Zheng Gong returns to the army, Liang Jun will not have anything to worry about!"
