Dahan first prince

Chapter 227 Yingbu, Bandit!No ambition!
As soon as Liu Ying said this, everyone in the hall straightened their backs and cast their eyes on Li Shang, who was at the front of the crowd.

Feeling the gazes of the crowd, Li Shang seemed to be used to it. He turned around and bowed his hands to the crowd, and then came to the side of the hall, above the high-hanging Kanyu.

After everyone got up and moved, Liu Ying also walked down the imperial steps slowly, and came to the front position next to Kanyu, putting on a posture of listening attentively.

After looking at Kanyu for a while, Li Shang finally turned around, cupped his hands at Liu Ying, picked up a long wooden stick from the ground, and pointed the tip of the stick at the center of the map.

"Everyone should know: Huainan is adjacent to Huaiyang in the north, Nanyang and Nanjun in the northwest, and Changsha in the southwest;"

"To the south of Huainan, look at Nanyue across five ridges;"

"The southeast of Huainan is Minyue; the east is Jing; and the northeast is bordered by Chu."

The tone was so calm that he told the surrounding area of ​​Huainan country, and then he saw Li Shang turned sideways and nodded slightly to Liu Ying.

"Before the war, His Majesty planned a temple plan in Chang'an: If Huainan is reversed, the southwest, south, and southeast will all be different."

"Because the southwest of Huainan is Changsha; however, Changsha is full of damp miasma, and it is even worse in Chang'an and Guanzhongyuan. It is useless for Yingbu to take it."

"The same is true for Nanyue in the south of Huainan and Minyue in the southeast."

"In this way, the Yingbu thieves should take Nanyang and Nanjun in the northwest of Huainan, Huaiyang County in the north of Huainan, Jing in the east, and Chu in the northeast."

"Today, Nanyang County is defended by Liang Guobing, Huaiyang is guarded by Bo Yanghou and the Guanzhong army, and Chu is also guarded by the soldiers of Qi Chu's prefectures and states."

"Also, the king of Jing, who has already died in the king's affairs, and Jing is even more powerful for Yingbu's thieves."

"In this way, the direction of the thieves is nothing more than securing soldiers, horses, food and grass, making a little renovation, and then going north to attack Chu!"

After saying that, Li Shang stopped talking and looked at Liu Ying slightly asking for instructions.

After Liu Ying nodded slightly with a stern expression, Li Shang finally took a deep breath, and looked into the eyes of everyone, suddenly with a touch of strength!
"When I left Chang'an, Your Majesty had an order: If the rebels rebel, they must first take Jing and attack Chu in the north, and then conspire with the soldiers of Jing, Chu, and Qi, and finally go west and look at Hangu in the distance!"

"Today, after only a few days of rebellion by the bandits, King Jing died and lost his kingdom. The bandits were so eager to move, their soldiers pointed directly at Qi and Chu!"

"Since the Zhou Dynasty, the soldiers of Chu have been more brave than the soldiers of Qi; the army of Chu has more soldiers and more powerful combat power than the Qi army!"

"The thief has already gained Jing, if he gains Chu again, the loss of Qi will only take a moment."

"Once the bandits lead the Huainan bandit army, unite the armies of Jing, Chu, and Qi, and move westward with the people, and the Zonghan Valley is safe for the time being. The victory or defeat of this battle should not be controlled by the court..."

As he spoke, Li Shang's tone gradually became serious. In the end, the wooden stick in Li Shang's hand was only a little heavier in terms of geomantic omen.

"Chu Kingdom, never lose it!!"

Announcing the strategic goal of this battle in front of everyone in an unquestionable tone, Li Shang narrowed the corners of his eyes slightly, and looked into everyone's eyes with a strength that was completely opposite to usual.

"Before I left, I had issued a military order in front of His Majesty: If even an inch of the state of Chu is lost, I will never be a full-fledged commander!"

As he spoke, his eyes implied deep meaning, and even glanced around the crowd with a hint of threat. In the end, Li Shang slowly arched his hands to the crowd, and then bowed down very slowly.

"This battle is related to the blessing and misfortune of the country, and it is the first battle of the family!"

"I hope that you will do everything you can to repay the high officials and generous salaries bestowed by Your Majesty, and the high expectations of the court officials!"

"Someone is here, thank you all in advance!!!"

After saying that, Li Shang bowed his hands heavily towards the crowd, but he refused to get up for a long time.

The atmosphere in the hall was not relaxed at all, but with Li Shang's solemn bow, it added a seriousness.

Seeing that Li Shang was so solemn, everyone just looked at each other with surprise, and then bowed in unison, which was to say that they had agreed to Li Shang's request.

After a while, Li Shang, who stood up straight again, hit the wooden stick in his hand heavily on a city at the junction of Chu State and Huainan State.

"Shouchun!"

"There are hundreds of miles of land connecting Chu and Huainan, and there is only one place in Shouchun that can be called an 'important town'!"

"And Lu'an, the capital of Huainan, is only a hundred miles away from Shouchun in the south."

"So Huainan thieves must have heavy troops stationed in Shouchun; if they want to go north and attack Qi, they must first keep Shouchun safe and secure, and then find other people who go north."

After speaking in a firm tone, Li Shang turned to look at Liu Ying, his gaze filled with the indifference of 'everything is under control'.

"Today, the Yingbu traitors came out of Huainan in the east, full of thorns, and they are about to attack Chu in the north; therefore, His Highness's counter-insurgency and decisive battle should be in Chu!"

"You Shouchun, at the turn of Chu and Huainan, is even more concerned with the safety of Lu'an, the capital of Huainan."

"The meaning of the old minister: The 15 Guanzhong army led by the Marquis of Boyang can be divided into [-] to enter Chu, and the soldiers of Qi and Chu will be combined to pretend to be in a decisive battle with the bandits."

"The remaining [-] people sneaked from Huaiyang to the intersection of Chu and Huainan, and forcibly crossed the Huai River to win the spring of life."

"If this is the case, the thieves will be in chaos in Chu, and the morale of the army will be in chaos."

"At that time, His Highness will personally lead the army to cover up and kill the rebels in Chu, and the Marquis of Boyang's army will go south from Shouchun to take Liu'an by himself."

"Once Liu'an changes hands, the whole territory of Huainan will be passed on, and Yingbu will be nothing more than a bereaved dog..."

Hearing Li Shang deduce the development of the war in an inexplicably confident tone, Liu Ying's face only became a little stiff again.

——The deduction made by Li Shang is almost exactly the same as the prediction given by the emperor Liu Bang before Liu Ying set off!
The only difference is that in Liu Bang's deduction, the main force of the Chinese army led by Liu Ying and the rebels under Yingbu's command are going to confront each other in Jingdi...
"The central army and the thieves fought decisively in the Chu land, and the partial army made a surprise attack on the enemy's rear, cutting off the enemy's retreat..."

"Um······"

"There shouldn't be any problems."

After thinking for a while, Liu Ying gave Li Shang's deduction a 'reliable' evaluation in her heart.

It's not that Liu Ying, a carnivore who doesn't know soldiers, became enlightened in less than half a month, but Liu Ying's memory.

In Liu Ying's memory, the Huainan Wang Yingbu Rebellion in the previous life probably followed such a pacification process.

——The king of Jing, Liu Jia, died suddenly, and the land of Jing was completely lost. The emperor Liu Bang personally conquered the land of Chu, and won a decisive battle with Yingbo.

Even in the previous life, when Liu Bang pacified Yingbo, there was no such thing as 'destroy the enemy's retreat' mentioned by Li Shang.

Known as a 30-strong army, the Huainan rebel army, which had an actual combat establishment of at least 10 people, almost had a face-to-face meeting with the main force of the emperor Liu Bang, and they were defeated and disintegrated logically.

This was the case in the previous life, but in this life, no matter how severe the butterfly effect is, there is absolutely no reason for a big mistake.

——At least compared to Liu Bang in the previous life, who could only lie on the sickbed, get out of the chariot every three to five times, and shout "Come on" to the soldiers, it is impossible for Liu Ying in this life to stand up to the fighting power of the army to any negative impact.

Thinking of this, Liu Ying nodded secretly, agreeing with Li Shang's statement.

But for some reason, maybe it was because she had no idea, or because she had formed a habit - even though she had already approved Li Shang's plan in her heart, Liu Ying still asked subconsciously.

"Qu Zhouhou's strategy, I heard it alone, is indeed very perfect."

"However, in the past, when I was alone in the military formation, I heard: In a battle, the victory is not counted, but the defeat is counted first."

"I don't know Qu Zhouhou's strategy, if it is said that it is defeated, where should it be defeated?"

Asking in a calm tone, Liu Ying turned her head peacefully and looked around at everyone.

"If you have doubts, you can speak up."

Regarding the military, especially now, when it is still in the period of cold weapon war in the feudal era, Liu Ying basically knows nothing about the military theory that infantry and chariots are the main combat forces.

But as a qualified political figure, there are some things that Liu Ying does not need to take the initiative to learn.

Liu Ying asked such a question, and the meaning she wanted to express was very simple: Qu Zhouhou said the plan, I think it is good, but this is the first time I have fought a war, and it is to put down the rebellion of princes with different surnames. .

Therefore, everyone might as well regard 'failure' as the result of this battle, and try to reverse the reasons and factors that may lead to failure.

After all factors that may lead to failure have been considered and properly resolved, Qu Zhouhou's plan can only be used alone to be at ease.

It has to be said that Liu Ying's theory of "taking failure as a prerequisite and deducing possible causes of failure in reverse" really refreshed everyone in the hall.

It's not that similar sayings haven't appeared before, it's just that in the past, "If you don't count the victory, count the defeat first", it almost only appeared when the enemy was surrounded and the enemy had not been completely wiped out for the time being. Out of the mentality of 'don't make mistakes', I will try to find out whether there are loopholes in the encirclement I have set up.

But now, the war has just started, even for Liu Ying's main force, the first battle has not yet started, Liu Ying began to use "not counting victory, first counting defeat" to check for omissions... ···
All of a sudden, everyone was only concerned with distracting their minds, and no one cared to answer Liu Ying's question.

Seeing this situation, Liu Ying thought that what she said was not clear enough, so she smiled awkwardly, and added: "Guyi, you might as well think about it that way."

"—Like all the princes, they are all Yingbu's advisers. Now that Yingbu has left Huainan to the east, he also knows that the crown prince has personally mobilized a large army to garrison southern Chu."

"At this time, what good strategy should you guys come up with to help Yingbu benefit and even win?"

Trying to express her intentions in the most easy-to-understand way she could think of, Liu Ying put on a slightly embarrassed smile and waited for everyone's reply.

And Liu Ying's appearance that no one would understand finally made Li Shang turn around from his thoughts, and immediately shook his head and smiled.

"Family, this is belittling my meritorious father..."

He secretly uttered a little slander, and seeing that everyone had the same reaction as him, Li Shang straightened up and gave Liu Ying a little bow.

"Your Majesty's meaning, I know."

As he said that, Li Shang did not forget to look at the crowd with a strange smile: "If you are a few years old and you have not neglected the battle, you should know what your highness wants."

Hearing Li Shang's unobtrusive ridicule, there was a burst of kind laughter in the slightly crowded hall.

Seeing everyone's reaction like this, Liu Ying also lowered her head and smiled, then immediately raised her head to look at Li Shang, making a gesture of'please'.

Taking advantage of the fear of laughing, Li Shang worded the script in his heart a little bit, and according to Liu Ying's assumption, came a reverse error correction based on the premise of 'if it will fail'.

"If you are a counselor under Yingbu's account, from the beginning, you should try your best to persuade him to go east, and even seize the thorns first and then rebel, so as to attack the unpreparedness of the thorns!"

"Today's Yingbu has won all the thorns, and it is from this strategy that we can get today's fruit..."

Speaking in a low tone, a look of admiration could not help but appear on Li Shang's face.

Leaving aside the position of the enemy and ourselves, as far as the move of 'surprise attack without declaring war', Yingbo really deserves Li Shang's admirable expression.

But only a moment later, a look of contempt suddenly appeared on Li Shang's face.

"However, after winning Jing, I should persuade Yingbu to go the opposite way, leaving behind the old and weak to pretend to attack Chu, and the main force of the army will return to Huainan with the Jingdi army and Minyuan."

"If Nanjun and Nanyang are available, go west; if Huaiyang is not well-defended, go north; no matter whether you go west or north, in the end, you should reach Suiyang quickly, shake Xingyang and Luoyang, and knock down Hangu!"

"It is not advisable to go westward or northward, and you can also try to pass through Changsha; or coerce and lure Changsha soldiers to gather south, or pretend to attack the southeast of Changsha, so that you can cross from the northeast of Changsha."

"After staying in Changsha, I tried to hide in the daytime and go out at night to attack Wuguan by surprise."

"In this way, you can quickly enter the pass, but the world is in chaos, and you don't need to face the majesty of Hangu..."

He spoke in a gloomy tone, and when he realized that this was the best marching route for Yingbo's rebellion, Li Shang even shuddered a little!
Then, on Li Shang's face, there was an undisguised contempt.

"If Yingbu adopts this strategy, or goes west, or goes north, or seeks Wuguan via Changsha, the family's suppression of the rebellion will cause trouble; the chaos will be peaceful in the end, or the majesty will be swept away, and the country will be ashamed. ..."

"However, the Yingbu thief, don't use the two strategies of top and middle, but use the bottom strategy to go north from Jingdi, seek to unify Chu and cut off your own life..."

Having said that, Li Shang couldn't help but smile sarcastically.

"Why?"

"Gain Yingbu was originally a prisoner of the Qin Dynasty, and because he was tortured by tattooing, the princes privately called him "Tattooing Bu."

"Even though the chaos in the later Qin Dynasty brought chaos all over the world, Yingbu was just a bandit who gathered three or two thieves to rob the mountains and forests."

"This generation is a bandit, so they have no grand schemes, and even if they are against them, they have no intention of winning the championship."

"Speaking of which, Yingbu launched an army to disrupt Huainan, and took Jingdi in a few days, and now the land of looking north to Chu is just around the corner. However, what he wants is probably not to enter the pass from the west."

With a contemptuous tone, he concluded that "Yingbu is a gangster and has no ambitions at all." Li Shang thought for a moment before giving his final conclusion.

"I think that Yingbu's rebellion, what he wants is to unite the soldiers of Huainan, Jing, Chu, and Qi, and he secretly persuades King Yan and Chen Xi to mess with the north of the river."

"In this way, the Guandong is corrupt, and the army and people of the four countries are engulfed by Yingbu. In addition, the treasury of the court has been empty for many years, and it is unable to fight for a long time. If it is not responded properly, Yingbo may take the opportunity to break the pass, and the court will lose Guanzhong!"

"And Yingbu, I want to control the south of the big river, and the half of the Kanto..."

(End of this chapter)