Shu Chen

Chapter 540

Whether it is from the perspective of personal reason or the court, it is an unwise choice to attack Wu now.

Because for the big man, the meaning of returning to the old capital is not limited to the victory of a war, or the simple capture of a city.

As long as the big Han occupies Guanzhong, the state of Wei will enter into a decline where the scholars are not attached to them; and Jiangdong who occupies Jingxiang is also nothing more than a clown.

Jiang Dong's betrayal, it seems that there is no need to rush to attack for a while.

But when all the generals were indignantly begging for their orders, the prime minister still uttered the words of approval that "the army will fight for it".

Just like the former emperor who insisted on conquering Wu.

With the life experience and wisdom of the first emperor, don't you know that the Han and Wei Dynasties are the enemies of life and death?

Don't you know that cutting down Wu will make Wei Guo reap the benefits of fishing?

The first emperor must have known.

Knowing clearly, but insisting on launching the Yiling Battle, it was not because of self-willedness without knowing what is good or bad, but because people are not grass and trees.

As a person who eats whole grains and has seven emotions and six desires, life should not only weigh the pros and cons, there will always be a certain time to be self-willed in defending the ideal regardless of gains and losses, and at the cost of life and death.

Today's big man is built by a group of people who are willing to burn themselves in pursuit of their ideals.

What is inherited in the bones is not power and profit, but blood and ideals.

The prime minister didn't want to let this inheritance wither while passing on the banner of revitalizing the Han Dynasty to the younger generations, even though he had persuaded the late emperor not to attack Wu.

Gein Some things, once lost, can never be found again.

The prime minister knew that the late emperor and all the people who followed the late emperor wanted to restore a strong man, not a man built through compromise and compromise.

Even a big guy like Jiang Dong who is repeatedly provoked by a clown is not allowed!
What is to be patient for a while, what is to be ignored, what is not to destroy the merits of the country, and so on.

The prime minister knew that these reasons for not attacking Wu were all right and sufficient.

But the prime minister knows that if these reasons will extinguish the burning ideals and cool down the soldiers' feelings of "why fight", then it will become wrong.

If the inheritance is there, even if the road ahead is full of thorns, there is still a time for revival of the family and country!

And if there is no inheritance, the family and country will not be destroyed but will be destroyed!
Which one is more important!

This was also the reason why the prime minister signaled Zheng Pu to stay and discuss with his wink.

To defeat Wu, you can't just rely on a wave of indignation in your chest.

Behind the battle, there are countless losses of food, supplies, and deployment of manpower and material resources.

Moreover, since the decision to attack Wu, the big man will not just send two 30,000 people to demonstrate, but beat them up, let them know the consequences of betraying the big man, and pay a heavy price!
The most important thing is not to miss the national plan of "returning the old capital" as much as possible.

It's that unlikely.

If the big man didn't devote all his power to enter the pass, how could he force the Wei state, which occupies all the rich and prosperous lands in the world, into a corner?

Not to mention, once the war with Wu State starts, Wei State will inevitably move upon hearing the news, making the big man face the situation of fighting on two fronts, and stepping into the point where the national power is unsustainable.

"Zijin, it's over!"

On the bank of the Wei River where the cool breeze was blowing, the prime minister, who was driving to patrol the camp, asked Zheng Pufa, who was accompanying him on a horse, "It is imperative for our army to conquer Wu. However, if there are few soldiers to defeat Wu, it will be difficult to make meritorious deeds; but If a large number of troops are sent out, it may make it difficult to defend Guanzhong. According to Zijin, is there a way to get the best of both worlds?"

Indeed, the difficulty in defeating Wu lies in the balance of the number of troops sent.

If you send less troops, it will be difficult to defeat Wu, but if you send more troops, it will affect the battle in Guanzhong.

Considering that the big Han needs to garrison Qi County, Qishan, Wuzhangyuan and Chencang City and reserve mobile troops, at least [-] troops need to be left behind, so that the troops of Wei State will not dare to come west, and in order to protect the border of Wei and Wei. The farmland of the society will not be destroyed by the flames of war, and will continue to supply the daily food of the soldiers.

After all, once Wu is defeated, the food and fodder from Bashu will not be transferred to Guanzhong.

"Back to the prime minister, there is no such thing as the best of both worlds."

Zheng Pu replied with a gurgling smile, "However, if it's just that the troops to conquer Wu are insufficient, Pu has a comprehensive strategy. If we just follow Pu's strategy, I'm afraid that we, a big man, will be trapped in food and fodder ahead of time."

Hearing this, the prime minister was not surprised.

Because he also has many ways to solve the problem of insufficient troops.

For example, recruiting troops from Longyou and Hexi, and putting them into the defense of Guanzhong, can send out more soldiers from Hanzhong to the three eastern counties;

But neither of these solutions is very good.

If there are few people but many soldiers, the national power will naturally decline and become militaristic.

"Zijin is thinking, but it's okay to say."

The prime minister nodded slightly, and joked, "It's not a day or two for me to be trapped by food and fodder."

"promise."

Zheng Pu responded loudly, "Prime Minister, my great Han has tens of thousands of soldiers, they cannot be used to defeat Wei, but they can be used to attack Wu!"

Ok?
Hearing this, the Prime Minister raised his eyebrows, and when he was thinking about it, he clapped his palms and smiled, "I know what Zijin means. These tens of thousands of soldiers are the ones who surrendered against the Wei Dynasty in recent years!"

Correct!
What Zheng Pu was referring to was the surrendered troops from the State of Wei that had been captured in recent years.

Since the Battle of Lingju and Wei Yan broke through Jincheng County, so that Longyou did not have to worry about being harassed by the Wei army, the Han army took all the Wei army captives in future wars as garrisoners and scattered them in various counties in Longyou.For example, more than half of the war rations supplied by Longyou in recent years came from the fields captured by the Wei army. I don’t know if Cao Rui and Sima Yi in Luoyang will be so angry when they find out.
cough!
These tens of thousands of Wei army prisoners have all experienced wars and are very accustomed to the orders and prohibitions in the army. They only need to practice martial arts a little before they can become an army again.And compared to Jiangdong soldiers, their combat power is not weak.

As for whether these captives are willing to fight for the big man~
No need to worry.

As long as the big men imitate the reward system of the Qin State in the past, and use beheading to redeem the status of captives, grant land, and promotion, etc., and let them decide whether to join the army, I believe they will actively apply.

After all, they were men in the army who licked blood at the edge of their swords. Who would be willing to be captives in the days of worry-free if they could fight for a future with their swords and spears?

Furthermore, the big man didn't let them fight the old lord Wei Jun.

It's just for them to play against Jiangdong. There is no need to worry about being discovered by Wei Jun and implicating the family who is still in Weijing. Why don't you want to!
But this move is also as Zheng Pu said.

There will be fewer tens of thousands of farmers, and tens of thousands more soldiers who wield swords and spears and do not do farming and mulberry. The ups and downs will inevitably make the big man fall into food and fodder difficulties in advance.

Even, it will affect the supply of food and fodder to the various ministries in Guanzhong, and delay the time for the Han army to attack Guanzhong.

But even so, the prime minister still felt that this move was feasible.

Because Zheng Pu also added, "Prime Minister, if these captives are collected and sent to attack Jiaozhou in Jiangdong, it may be possible for Ni Wei to take the initiative to send troops to fight our army."

(End of this chapter)