Shu Chen

Chapter 273
As we all know, Pang Yu, who once served as the prefect of Xihai (Juyan vassal state), can be called a good official for a while in terms of political strategies such as governing the herdsmen and handling the disputes between Han and Hu to make them peaceful.

But almost never participated in the planning of military battles or sent troops to battle.

Now, he categorically claims that Jia Xu, who has been a soldier for half his life, is doomed to be defeated, which really surprises Li Jian.

Although Li Jian himself is not familiar with military affairs.

But he knew that in the battle of offense and defense, as the attacker, he was naturally at a disadvantage.

If the soldiers of the Han army traveled nearly a thousand miles, it would be difficult to last no matter whether they were supplied with food or morale.However, Jia Xu and Wei Ping have superior land and military strength, and they can echo each other from the north to the south. How can the Han army win it?

In fact, many leaders of Hexi Haoyou and Qianghu tribes had the same views as Li Jian.

They responded to the enlistment of Jia Xu and the prefects of various counties, and gathered people to prepare for the battle, because they felt that the chances of the Han army winning this battle were not high.

Even Wei Yan, the chief general of the Han army, is a general who has enjoyed a long reputation and many military exploits.

Therefore, Li Jian hesitated for a moment, then asked, "Mr.

"Huh~"

With a soft snort, Pang Chuan smiled, looked at Li Jian and said, "There are four reasons for my assertion."

"First of all, at this time, it was due to the defeat of Longyou by the great Sima. Wei general Liangzhou's soldiers were all huddled in Jincheng County, which made the people of Hexi panic. When the Han army came to attack, Jia Du would not want to appease Li Shu. On the contrary, it is a failure to gather tyrants and thieves as soldiers to make Hexi even more disturbed! Throughout the ages, has there ever been a case in which the people of the city were uneasy and sent troops out to benefit?"

"Secondly, people's hearts are not in harmony. Since ancient times, those who gather for profit will scatter for harm. The combined army of nearly [-] people in the Hexi counties seems to be powerful, but it has violated the taboo of prohibition. Although I am not good at military affairs , but I also know the principle that "soldiers are more expensive than many". Today's armies are all coerced by profit, and when they are about to enter the army, they will each take advantage of their own interests and not fight!"

"If the battle goes well, they may be able to win the spoils and fight bravely. But if they lose a little, they will blame each other and shirk the war, and the Han army will find a gap and break them one by one!"

"Again, the chief general this time is the former general Wei Wenchang. He was relied on by Xuande Gong as the country's fence, and he has been guarding one side for a long time. He is a good general of the time, and Jia Du will be like him; and his soldiers are all elite. This is also difficult for the Hexi coalition army. The enemy also. Moreover, the Prime Minister Zhuge of the Han Dynasty used Zheng Zijin as his deputy to supervise the rear. Zheng Zijin was resourceful and decisive, and he made many outstanding achievements since the expedition. Seeing this, Jia Du sent his troops out to fight, how could he win!"

"Finally, it is"

As if remembering something, Pang Li paused for a while, and asked back, "Wen Ce, do you know the battle of Weinan in Wei Wuping Pass in the past?"

The Battle of Weinan took place in Jian'an 16 years ago, not far away, Li Jian knew it.

But he didn't know why Pang Hao mentioned the past when he deduced the victory or defeat of Liangzhou in the Han and Wei Dynasties.

With doubts, he respectfully replied, "Mr. Hui, Jane knows this battle. It was Ma Chao and Han Sui who rebelled, and Yang Qiu, Li Kan, Cheng Yi and more than ten Yongliang soldiers and horses responded. Wei Wu personally led the army to fight. Therefore, Taiwei Jia's plan to separate people was broken. After this battle, all the tribes in Yongliang have been defeated since then, and it is also the beginning of Wei Guo's acquisition of Yongliang."

"good."

Pang Hao listened, nodded approvingly, and said with a smile, "You only know that Ma Chao, Han Sui and others were defeated in battle, it was Wei Wu's plot to take the former Taiwei Jia Wenhe to divorce; but you don't know that more than ten troops in Yongliang To be defeated in the future is to bind one's ears in a cocoon."

At this point, he seemed to have stood for a long time, already showing signs of aging. He put his hand on Li Jian's forearm, and after slowly sitting down along the eaves pillars, he continued to talk freely.

"In the past, when the two armies confronted Weinan, Wei Wu heard that every soldier and horse of the bandit had arrived, and his face was filled with joy. He didn't know the reason for the general's rate, so he asked him after the battle. Depending on the dangers and obstacles, the conquest will not be determined in a year or two. Now they are all here to gather. Although there are many of them, they will not submit to them. The army has no suitable leader. It can be destroyed in one fell swoop. It is not easy for the merits. I am very happy.'”

"Today, Governor Jia will do all he can to fight the troops of the Haoyou and Qianghu tribes in the Hexi counties and the Han army, just like the old days when Ma Chao and Han Sui gathered all the tribes in Yongliang."

"Once the defeat comes back, all the soldiers in Hexi will lose their courage! If the Han army takes advantage of the victory and drives forward, the soldiers will come down like clouds!"

"Ban Gu recorded a common proverb in "Han Shu Jia Yi Biography": "The car in front is overturned, and the car in the back is warned." Jia Du has been a soldier for many years, but now he does not know the lessons from the past, so it can be said that his talent is worthy of being a general, but it is difficult to be a supervisor! Perhaps, this is why the Zhang family in Dunhuang received the honor of one family and two eunuchs from the Wei state, but they did not send troops to join the conquest."

"Therefore, I dare to assert that if General Jia Du restrains his troops to guard the border, the war will still be in doubt. However, if he sends his troops out of Hexi, Liangzhou will no longer belong to Wei State!"

uh~~
Li Jian was silent for a while after listening.

If things are as they said, then there is no need for Pang Li to have any scruples about using "Thousand-Character Essay" to teach children from the countryside.

However, new doubts appeared in his mind again.

Yang Fu, who served as the governor of Liangzhou in Wei, was better than Pang Hao in terms of military conspiracy.

For example, after the Battle of Weinan in the past, Wei Wu Cao Cao returned to the army because of Su Bo's rebellion in Hejian, Jizhou.At that time, Yang Fu was in the army as an envoy, and he advised Ma Chao to win the hearts of Qiang and Hu, so he should leave the army behind to prevent his return.

However, although Cao Cao of Wei Wu agreed, but due to the haste of returning to the division, there were not many troops left and they were not well prepared, so that Ma Chao later took Long.If Wei Wu and Cao Cao took strict precautions, with Zhang Lu's mentality of partiality, he might not be able to send troops and horses beyond Longyou.

In other words, Yang Fu would be able to deduce the hidden crisis of Jia Xu's dispatch.

But why didn't he say anything to stop Jia Xu from sending troops?
Could it be that he also looked forward to Wei Guoju in his heart, so he let him go?
Li Jian secretly speculated, and also planned to ask Pang Hao to see if his thinking was correct.

But as soon as the question came to his lips, he swallowed it back.

He suddenly came to his senses - Yang Fu's nature was similar to Pang Hao's, they were both straight men.

Even if he did have a look at Wei Guoju, he would not sit back and watch Jia Xu's mistakes while in his position.

As for why this is so, Jia Xu still sent troops.
Because of Luoyang Temple's policy of "people from the border rule the border", Yang Fu, the governor of Liangzhou, has no power at all.Even if he told the truth about the potential danger of this dispatch of troops, Jia Xu, who had already decided on military matters, would not listen.

After all, Jia Xu also served as the prefect of Wuwei.

Just like other tyrants, he hopes that one day he can legitimately become the ruler of Liangzhou.But if you want to turn this ambition into reality, you must lay a solid foundation with merit.

After all the talk, it's because the authorities are deluded, or because they are blinded by profit!

Ugh.
Naturally, Jia Xu, who had already marched his troops along the Wuting Nishui (Zhuanglang River) valley, did not know that Pang Chu had already asserted that his trip would be defeated.

On the contrary, at this moment, he feels that everything is as one wishes!

(End of this chapter)