That year, that cicada, that sword

Chapter 961

Shangguan Tan sighed quietly, and then the captain of the navy calmly looked at his elder brother, Shangguan Yun, from the corner of his eye.

It's a pity that Shangguan Yun was still expressionless, so Shangguan Tan couldn't see any clues. At this time, he couldn't ask directly, but could only wait quietly.

Shangguan Tan sighed softly again, and suddenly remembered what the fifth sister, Shangguan Qiushui, said. In fact, Daomen and Wei Guoben had a great opportunity to kill the head disciple of the Sword Sect. Without Xu Beiyou, who was almost invincible in the world, there would not be so many twists and turns in today's Jiangnan war. Wei's army has probably conquered Liangxiang and brought the entire Huzhou into its pocket.

In fact, the reason is very simple. Without Xu Beiyou, the Jianzong, which is no longer in the past, would not be able to integrate such a huge power. Even without the bond of Xu Beiyou, the tacit understanding between Jiangdu and the imperial capital would be greatly reduced. It may have fallen under the plan of King Wei. In this way, Jiangzhou and Huzhou will all return to Wei State, and the army of Wei State will have a foothold. You can do it with ease.

To say that Xu Beiyou supported the southeast half of the wall with his own strength, can't be said to be completely correct, but there are indeed merits.Of course, at that time, the reason why Chen Gongyu let Xu Beiyou go was based on two reasons. One was because of Jianzong’s thousand-year savings. After all, marching and fighting are the most expensive things in the world. The world has been unable to eradicate the plague of the grassland?In the final analysis, it was because of too much expense and no profit. Now Wei Guo wants to seize the Central Plains with the momentum of snakes swallowing elephants. It is still a little bit worse based on Wei Guo's decades of management. It depends on Jianzong's money. make up.As for the second reason, it can only be said that people are not as good as heaven. When Chen Gongyu set up a scheme to trap Xu Beiyou into the secret land of Jianzong Island in Jianzong, it is difficult to replace it with any other person. Escaped from that secret realm, but Xu Beiyou was the only exception. Not only did he escape from the secret realm, but he also got a chance to make great progress in cultivation, becoming a figure who repeatedly frustrated Wei Guo and the Taoist sect.

I have to say, time is fate.

Xiao Jin put away her thoughts, and said slowly: "In this palace, almost all the real power figures of the Wei State are gathered. If our Wei State can become the Great Wei one day, all of you will also be the founders of the country, and you will be the lord of the Wei State alone." , naturally I want to ask you for advice.”

Everyone in the palace sat upright, respectfully posing in a posture of waiting for the will.

Xiao Jin leaned back on the back of the throne, and slowly asked: "In the current battle situation, should we attack Jiangzhou first, or continue to attack Huzhou?"

Everyone looked at Shangguan Tan in unison.

Shangguan Tan had no choice but to say: "Reporting to Your Highness, according to my opinion, if we transfer our troops to attack Jiangzhou at this time, then most of our previous achievements in Huzhou will be surrendered, and we will also expose our backs." Yu Kuang of Liangxiang, if the attack on Jiangzhou goes a little bit wrong, he will be worried about being attacked by the enemy. Therefore, I think that we should continue to attack Huzhou. As long as Huzhou is taken, Jiangzhou, which has become an isolated place, will sooner or later Something in our pocket."

As soon as Shangguan Tan said this, many people immediately echoed him.

With a calm expression on Xiao Jin's face, he continued to ask: "If you continue to attack Huzhou, how should you fight?"

Shangguan Tan got up and came to a map that had been hung in the palace for a long time. This map was about three feet long and eight feet wide. It was a war map covering the entire Jiangnan and even Shuzhou. , Liangxiang, all the way to Baidi City in Shuzhou, plus the three camps of Jundao, Tieshan, and Nanhu, all are shown on the map. As for other state capital passes, mountains and rivers, it is accurate to every small river and every The size of the village is also due to Wei Wang Xiaojin's personal proposal, letting the generals of Wei know that the original map can be so detailed, so that the size of a place can be seen in front of them, and marching and fighting are naturally invincible.In the previous battle of Dongting Lake, although Yu Kuang fought locally, the map in his hand was far less detailed than the map in Shangguan Tan's hands.However, it is time-consuming and labor-intensive to make such a map. It took nearly 20 years for the spies of Wei State just for the map in front of us.

At this time, there are still many lines marked on the map representing the movement of the army, and several of them point to the two Xiangs.

Shangguan Tan picked up a slender long pole made of white jade, first tapped it on the two sides, and then pulled it suddenly, pointing to Baidi City in the upper reaches of the river, "If the army of Shuzhou goes out of Shu and enters the lake, Baidi City is the most important thing. , although Sun Shaotang has been stationed in Baidi City for a long time, but the food and grass in Baidi City are limited, it is difficult to garrison too many troops, and it will take time to mobilize the garrisons of Jiange and Jincheng, so the first wave of reinforcements from the former army of Shuzhou is destined to fail. There are too many, and this gives us an opportunity."

Xiao Jin was noncommittal, and signaled Shangguan Tan to continue talking.

Shangguan Tan continued: "In this way, the initiative lies with us. We have two options. One is to conquer Liangxiang with all our strength before the main force of the reinforcements from Shuzhou arrives at Liangxiang. However, the city of Liangxiang is high and deep. If you are unable to attack, you will inevitably fall into a passive position. As for the second option, it is not to attack the city, but to encircle the city without attacking, and use the two Xiangs as bait to lure the first wave of reinforcements from the former army of Shuzhou to come, and then concentrate all your efforts Eat it in one bite."

Hearing this, a general who was at odds with Shangguan Tan on weekdays couldn't help but retort: ​​"Increasing troops is like adding fuel. How could the leader of the army make such a mistake?"

Xiao Jin didn't even look at the general, staring at the map and said slowly: "Continue."

The general fell silent immediately, not daring to say anything more.

Shangguan Tan said slowly: "As the saying goes, soldiers are precious and fast. If Sun Shaotang doesn't rush to rescue the two Xiangs at the first time, then we will attack the city with all our strength. As long as the two Xiangs are eaten, Huzhou will be in our pocket. At that time, Sun Shaotang If you mobilize your troops and rush to rescue, who can you save?"

The general was completely speechless.

Shangguan Tan said again: "It's still the same sentence, soldiers are expensive and fast, and the root of this battle lies in a word of speed. If you attack the city, you must capture Liangxiang before the reinforcements from Shuzhou arrive. Liangxiang and Baidi City devoured the support army before they reacted, if they fall into a stalemate, the situation will be complicated."

There was no sound in the entire palace.

It has to be said that Shangguan Tan was able to secure the No.1 position of general under Xiao Jin's command not only because he came from a family of senior officials, but also in terms of real talent and learning, he was not inferior to Yu Kuang, Zhang Wubing and others.

Xiao Jin turned her head to look at Shangguan Yun who was at the side, and asked, "How is it?"

Shangguan Yun nodded, "But follow His Highness's instructions."

Xiao Jin got up from the throne, and said in a deep voice: "Gu has already dispatched 20 troops from Tieshan camp, plus the [-] remnants who attacked Xiangyang earlier, a total of [-] troops, and there will be Lao Shangguan in both Xiangyang."

Shangguan Tan looked solemn, knelt down on one knee, clasped his fists and said in a deep voice, "No!"

(End of this chapter)