The Han army has now entered the territory of Qixian County, and it is still nearly 500 miles away from Yecheng, and it is already ready to attack the capital of Wei, and it has to be sent.
What's more, in order to exchange for a large number of colleagues who were captured in Xiapi, Li Jing must also go all out to take Yecheng.
It had been more than two years since the Han and Wei wars, and the Battle of Yinggu and the fall of Xiapi were the worst defeats suffered by the Eastern Han Dynasty.
Although Liu Wei did not explicitly say it in the letter, entrusting all the military power in the north to Li Jing was enough to show his respect and high hopes for Li Jing, which made Li Jing even more afraid to slack off, lest he should live up to the trust of the saint.
But in addition to storming Yecheng, Li Jing had to make another choice, whether to keep Xuzhou or Qingzhou If he could, Li Jing naturally didn't want to lose any of them, and he had to fight for an inch of land, not to mention a large state with a radius of thousands of miles.
But Li Jing also understood that when the main army encircled and suppressed the remnants of the Western Han Dynasty, in the case of the joint attack of Tang and Wei, it would be good for Qing and Xu Erzhou to be able to hold one.
If you don't know how to make a trade-off, you have to divide your forces between the two states and fight the enemy's forces, and the result can only be to weaken your own forces, which is likely to lead to the fall of both states.
"Senior Brother Yao, in Qing's opinion, let's give up Qingzhou and compete with Cao Jun for Xuzhou" When Li Jing analyzed the current situation to the generals, Wei Qing, as the deputy marshal, was the first to make a suggestion.
Chen Deng, as a wealthy family in Xuzhou, naturally hoped that Li Jing would quickly gather troops to recapture Xiapi, and immediately stood up and echoed Wei Qing's words: "What General Wei said is extremely true, Li Shimin's sailors have landed on the Jiaodong Peninsula, and Li Ji has also led more than 100,000 Tang troops from Bohai County to the south to prepare to cross the Yellow River and attack Qingzhou.
The two Tang armies add up to two or three hundred thousand, and it is too difficult to fight for Qingzhou, so it is better to give up Qingzhou and protect Xuzhou according to General Wei's words."
"I also agree with Wei Zhongqing and Chen Yuanlong's suggestion, it is too difficult to fight for Qingzhou, and the Wei army in Xuzhou is less than 100,000, which is relatively easy to hold."
Hua Mulan, who was sitting on the side of the handsome case as the marshal's wife, also raised her hand to agree with Wei Qing and Chen Deng's suggestion, believing that Qingzhou should be abandoned and Xuzhou should be firmly held.
Just when the public thought that the next step of the strategy was set like this, Li Jing unexpectedly shook his head and vetoed Wei Qing's proposal: "No, no, no, no, no ” Chen Deng suddenly became a little anxious: "I don't know why the governor thinks that the Cao army in Xuzhou is obviously much weaker than the Tang army, and it is definitely easier to hold Xuzhou than to hold Qingzhou, please think twice."
Li Jing stroked his short beard under his chin, and said with a slight smile: "Jing is entrusted by His Majesty to take charge of the military of the entire north, and he has a great responsibility, how can he not be cautious Why abandon Xuzhou to defend Qingzhou instead of abandoning Qingzhou to defend Xuzhou, you guys listen to this commander."
Hua Mulan thoughtfully poured a cup of tea, motioned to her husband to moisten her throat, and said that since receiving the news of the fall of Xiapi, Li Jing has held a military meeting, which has lasted for more than an hour, and most of the time Li Jing is talking, and her lips look a little chapped, which makes Mulan very distressed.
Li Jing and Hua Mulan have been married for five or six years, and have been respectful to each other for many years.
If Qingzhou is occupied by the Tang army, then Tang Kou will completely gain a foothold in the land of my Han Dynasty, and if he wants to expel them at that time, I am afraid that he will pay an incalculable price."
Listening to Li Jing's analysis here, Wei Qing suddenly had an epiphany: "Alas, it's still Senior Brother Yao's foresight, Tang Kou has risen day by day after occupying Liaodong and Youzhou, if Li Shimin takes the eastern part of Jizhou and the entire Qingzhou, its territory will far exceed any of the Seven Heroes of the Warring States, and it will be difficult to eradicate it when he is full-fledged." ” Li Jing nodded: "Second, holding Qingzhou can not only curb Li Tang's expansion, but also occupy the Jiaodong Peninsula and attack Li Tang at any time from the sea, sail into the sea, you can land on the land of Tang in a day and a half, and you can approach Li Tang's capital Wang Jian in two days." ” Li Cunxiao echoed: "What the eldest brother said is extremely true, as long as he can hold Qingzhou in his hands, he will make Li Shimin like a man, and he will not dare to attack."
The younger brother also wants to attack Li Tang from the sea again, and he can reach the Tang capital in three or four days, which is really too enjoyable, if he can do the same as arresting Li Yuan, and then arrest Li Shimin, hehe" Wei Qing high-fived and applauded: "The marshal is really strategic, and he hit the nail on the head, as you said, as long as you can hold Qingzhou, you can not only curb Li Tang's expansion, but also deter Li Shimin and contain some of the Tang army's troops in the mainland."
If Qingzhou is completely occupied by Li Shimin, he can march by sea and land without any worries, and go south to Jiangdong, and the situation will inevitably deteriorate at that time."
Li Jing motioned to Hua Mulan to pour Wei Qing a cup of tea, and continued: "As long as Qingzhou can be held, when Lu Boyan and Qi Jiguang pacify the Japanese state, our army can attack Li Tang from the east and west of the sea. ” A young general came out from behind Luo Yi and said with a happy and convincing face: "The Governor's analysis is really penetrating and hitting the nail on the head.
No wonder they all say that reading the governor's military book is better than being a general for ten years, and the little colonel is fortunate to listen to the governor's words today, which is at least equivalent to accumulating three years of experience as a general. ” Li Jing glanced at the young general, felt a little unfamiliar, frowned and asked, "I don't know who the little general is, why Ben Shuai is a little blind."
"Hehe, the last general hasn't had time to introduce yet" Luo Yi took a step forward with a smile, introduced Zhuge Dan's identity again, and told him about his deeds of teasing Li Yuanba twice, "If it weren't for Zhuge Gong's retirement to save him, the last general would have died under Li Yuanba's sledgehammer." ” Li Jing smiled and said: "It turned out to be Zhuge Kongming's clan, your Zhuge family is also talented, Kong Ming is young, his achievements have soared, and he will definitely surpass me Li Jing in the future, and you can tease Li Yuanba twice, which is also witty."
It's just that now that it has returned to the Han Dynasty, don't make a fuss about the virtuous concubine Niangniang in the future, this is by no means the way of a minister. ” Zhuge Dan's face was embarrassed, and he said with a long sigh: "I follow the orders of the governor, I am all clever, and the foresight of the governor is great wisdom." ” "You were able to save General Luo Yi's life from Li Yuanba's hammer, and you have a lot of credit.
At present, the Tang and Wei are jointly attacking, and our army is employing people, and this governor has promoted you to a partial general, and you will stay under the commander's account to obey orders.
Li Jing turned the tea bowl in his hand and affirmed Zhuge Dan's contributions.
Zhuge Dan knelt down on one knee and arched his hand: "The last general is all clever, that is, he deceived Li Yuanba, a fool, and saved General Luo Yi's life by mistake, how dare he take credit for nothing, but he didn't dare to accept it anyway, but" "Just what," Li Jing asked with a frown.
Zhuge Dan gritted his teeth and said: "It's just that the villain wants to borrow the military book written by the governor to read it, and he hopes that the governor will complete it." ” Since the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, there are not a few people who have written military books on the land of China, such as Sun Tzu's Art of War, Wei Zhenzi, Sima Art of War, etc., but most of them will not be passed on, only to disciples or descendants, who will willingly let their hard work become public reading, so Li Jing's military books are not exempt from vulgarity, except for giving Liu Wei two copies, they will not be passed on.
At this moment, Zhuge Dan begged for a book in front of the generals, Li Jing was not easy to refuse, and after a little thought, he reluctantly agreed: "Okay, since Zhuge Gong has a heart, Ben Shuai will not hide his selfishness, I will borrow you to read it for a month, and return to Zhao after reading it." ” Zhuge was overjoyed, and immediately knelt on the ground and bowed: "Thank you for the help of the governor, I will definitely pay tribute to the governor in this life." ” Li Jing smiled: "I'm just borrowing the military book to show you, so you don't need the gift of the master." ” Li Jing took a sip of tea, signaled Zhuge to retreat, and continued to analyze the generals: "In addition to the above two points, Xuzhou is a flat river, easy to attack and difficult to defend.
As long as His Majesty destroys the Luoyang puppet court and sends a general to command 200,000 troops, he will be able to sweep Xuzhou and recover the lost territory within half a month.
The lesser of two evils, so Ben Shuai decided to abandon Xuzhou and defend Qingzhou" Chen Deng was a little unwilling, and continued to argue: "Although the head of the Governor's analysis is Dao, the key is whether the soldiers and horses of Qingxu Erzhou can withstand the strong attack of the Tang army, if Qingzhou can't hold Qingzhou and lose Xuzhou, then the gain will outweigh the loss."
Li Jing nodded and said: "Chen Yuanlong is right, but the marshal has already calculated the current soldiers and horses in Qing and Xu, Pengcheng Xu Da has 30,000 people in his hands, and Qin Qiong in the south of Xiapi City has 20,000 in his hands.
Qin Yong and Wei Chigong of Qu County had 25,000 soldiers and horses in their hands, and Haixi Wusong and Yang Yanzhao had 25,000 soldiers and horses in their hands, which added up to 100,000 people. ” Taking a sip of tea, Li Jing continued: "In addition to the 100,000 horses in Xuzhou, there are 15,000 soldiers and horses in the hands of Xu Sheng in Jinan, and the 30,000 reinforcements of Longju and Guo Huai have arrived in Qufu.
Coupled with the 40,000 Qingzhou soldiers left by Wang Meng to Lian Po, and Zheng Chenggong's 50,000 sailors, there are still nearly 150,000 soldiers and horses in the entire Qingzhou. ” Li Jing's eyes swept around the generals: "In addition, His Majesty said in the letter that he has sent the brave and warlike General Ran Min and a rising star named Peng Yue to rush to Qingzhou to help, and the commander will gather all the generals and soldiers and horses in Qingzhou, which should be enough to compete with the Tang army, the key is that the commander must choose a commander and governor who sits in Qingzhou, and these 250,000 soldiers and horses can compete with the Tang army." t1706231537: