East Factory Governor

Chapter 650 Li Dingguo's Pingchuan Strategy
Li Dingguo stopped for a sip of tea.

No one interrupted, they all watched him drinking tea and waited for him to continue talking.

After drinking tea, Li Dingguo said unhurriedly, "Among the three generals, there is one Wu Yutian left. Although I have never fought Wu Yutian against him, his position as the deputy general of Sichuan is held by Cao Guozhang and Zhou Yanru. It can be said that Donglin has treated him with great kindness. Moreover, because he is the deputy commander who was promoted later, his family members are not currently in the capital. In turn, his family members should be in the capital. Cao Guozhang has it. So, at least on the surface, Wu Yutian is loyal to Cao Guozhang.”

Hearing this, Qin Shuhuai asked, "Then, what does Li Canjun mean?"

Li Dingguo said, "Warrior, if you know yourself and your enemy, you will never be imperiled in a hundred battles. To determine the strategy of taking Sichuan, you must first determine how Cao Guozhang will use these three people. First of all, the defender of Guangyuan City must not be Li Zhongming now."

He Renlong immediately said, "More than half a month ago, our army discovered that it was Li Zhongming's troops stationed in Guangyuan City. After that, we did not receive any news that Li Zhongming's troops were transferred."

Li Dingguo said, "General He means that you have an internal response in Guangyuan City, right?"

He Renlong thought about it, and felt that it would be okay to say it, so he said, "That's right, you should be a reliable person."

"This can only mean that General He's internal response was either killed, or he withdrew with Li Zhongming, and he had no chance to spread the news before he withdrew."

He Renlong was slightly angry, and said, "Why is Li Canjun so sure?"

Li Dingguo asked calmly, "There have been only two ways to enter Sichuan since ancient times. One is from Hanzhong to Guangyuan, cutting down Jianmen, going to Mianzhu, and then going straight to Chengdu. It is called the North Road, also known as the Lu Road and the Mountain Road. Go up the Yangtze River and the Wujiang River, pass Kuimen, go beyond Guanghan, and go straight to Ziyang, Neijiang and other places, which are called West Road or Waterway. If Cao Guozhang wants to stand on his own, he must send elite soldiers to guard these two roads. His men are the most capable of fighting Among the three great generals, only Li Zhongming is absolutely loyal to him. How could he not put him in a more important place? It is true that Guangyuan City is the gateway to Sichuan, but it is easy for the government and army to capture Guangyuan. Guangyuan, didn’t you let him and his soldiers die in vain? Cao Guozhang would not be willing to do so, would he?”

After hearing this, all the generals nodded slightly.

Qin Shuhuai even grinned, the more he listened, the happier he became.

These words left He Renlong speechless.

Li Dingguo continued, "Now Cao Guozhang must have known the news that the Duke of the State led the army to Shaanxi, so he can also be sure that the officers and soldiers will take the northern road. Among the northern roads, Jianmen Pass is the most dangerous, as long as the sword gate is blocked Pass, the North Dao is as solid as gold. Therefore, Cao Guozhang will definitely put the safest and most important chess piece there, and that chess piece is of course Li Zhongming."

"If Li Zhongming is stationed at Jianmen Pass, then after Jianmen Pass, the equally important Mianzhu Pass must be guarded by Zhang Lizhen. As for the reason, as I just said, although Cao Guozhang values ​​Zhang Lizhen, Zhang Lizhen seems to be loyal to Cao Guozhang. But to put it bluntly, Zhang Lizhen is the general soldier of Sichuan sent by the imperial court after all, and his family members are all in the capital. It is impossible for Cao Guozhang not to be wary of Zhang Lizhen. The far Mianzhu Pass."

"Then, the last Wu Yutian will naturally stay in Chengdu. Cao Guozhang's respect for Wu Yutian is as high as that of Li Zhongming. Not only Cao Guozhang, but Zhou Yanru also think highly of him. Otherwise, he would not have to be the deputy general of Sichuan. "

After Li Dingguo finished speaking, Meng Wei immediately asked, "Is Li Canjun so confident?"

Li Dingguo said, "Li has led troops to entrench in Sichuan for a long time, so he is quite familiar with all kinds of Sichuan troops. Now the three generals who can use and fight in Sichuan, and their 15 elite soldiers, the rest of the generals and Sichuan Like most generals of the guards abroad, they are totally vulnerable, and Cao Guozhang must have known it very well. If the imperial court does not send troops into Sichuan from the west road, this arrangement should not be adjusted.”

Speaking of this, He Renlong couldn't help asking, "Li Canjun led troops to occupy Sichuan for a long time? What does this mean?"

He still doesn't know Li Dingguo's origin.

Qin Shuhuai smiled lightly, "Hehe, General He, I will tell you slowly about this later."

He said that in order not to embarrass Li Dingguo.

After finishing speaking, he said to Li Dingguo, "So, speaking of which, is there any good strategy for Li Canjun?"

Li Dingguo said confidently, "The strategy Li said may not be the best strategy, but you generals can refer to one or two. First, even if our army takes Guangyuan with the force of thunder, it will not be able to deter the troops in Sichuan, because Li Zhongming of Jianmen Pass The news will definitely be blocked. Second, after our army captures Guangyuan, if we want to continue to capture Jianmen Pass, we will need at least [-] troops, including the martial arts coalition forces in the hands of the Duke, and the losses may be quite heavy. Now that the Demon Cult is in Gansu, if our army has been attacking the Sword Gate for a long time and cannot close it, or the news that the [-] allied forces under the Duke of the Kingdom have suffered heavy losses, it is difficult to guarantee that the Demon Cult, which has been silent for a long time, will make a comeback. As far as I know, after the Demon Cult took possession of Gansu I’ve been making preparations, I’m afraid I’m just waiting for the right time.”

Qin Shuhuai basically agrees with Li Dingguo's statement that the natural danger of Jianmen Pass is indeed easy to defend and difficult to attack. You must know that "one man guards the pass and ten thousand men cannot open it" refers to Jianmen Pass.

Thinking of this, he said, "That is to say, Li Canjun thinks that it is not appropriate to attack Quchuan?"

Li Dingguo directly "corrected" and said, "It is not appropriate to use soldiers. The soldiers of the Duke of the State should stay in Shaanxi to guard against the Demon Cult."

When He Renlong heard this, he immediately said, "Nonsense! Don't use soldiers, are you trying to persuade Cao Guozhang to surrender?"

Qin Shuhuai waved his hand at He Renlong, and said, "General He, be safe and don't be impatient, and listen to what Li Canjun has to say."

Li Dingguo was not affected, and said, "Although Cao Guozhang's arrangement seems to be impeccable, in fact he made a big mistake, that is, he put Wu Yutian in Chengdu. Wu Yutian's chess piece is probably the reason why we can fight without bloodshed." The key to betraying Sichuan!"

The generals opened their eyes one after another.

Put down the rebellion in Sichuan without bloodshed?
"How do you know that?" Qin Shuhuai asked.

"Wu Yutian is indeed quite clever, but he is too smart!" Li Dingguo said, "At the beginning Wu Yutian led 3 elite soldiers out of Sichuan to help Hong Chengchou suppress Gao Yingxiang. Gao Yingxiang asked Li Zicheng to lead [-] people to meet Wu Yutian, but Wu Yutian did not Dare to take it head on, so he took a detour to attack Mantianxing's troops. In this battle, because Wu Yutian did not attack Li Zicheng, Hong Chengchou's plan to encircle and suppress Gao Yingxiang failed. Hong Chengchou did not want to offend the troops in Sichuan, so he had to endure the matter and return I wrote a letter to praise Wu Yutian for his bravery in battle. So Wu Yutian was not only spared punishment for defeating more than [-] people in the sky, but was also rewarded by the court. Li Zicheng told me about this."

After listening to Li Dingguo's words, Qin Shuhuai understood what he meant.

Said, "This Wu Yutian seems to be a smart man. He will judge the situation and know that he may not be able to beat Li Zicheng, but he will definitely beat Mantianxing. And after Hong Chengchou will ask the Sichuan Army for help, so even if he You won’t be punished if you don’t keep the agreement, but you will be rewarded for defeating the stars. A person with such a quick mind will definitely not die loyal to Cao Guozhang, hehe.”

Li Dingguo nodded and said, "Master Guo is right. Wu Yutian will review the situation, and he must be able to see that Cao Guozhang will definitely not be able to defeat the court and the coalition forces, so he will not die loyal to Cao Guozhang."

Qin Shuhuai said again, "I understand what Li Canjun means. In other words, as long as we ensure the safety of Wu Yutian's family members, we are likely to instigate Wu Yutian's rebellion. And Wu Yutian has a large army guarding Chengdu. As long as he submits to the court, Then Cao Guozhang couldn’t run even if he wanted to.”

Li Dingguo added, "In this way, Zhang Lizhen, whose family members are still in the capital, will also surrender. There is only one Li Zhongming left. If he wants to surrender, he will surrender. If he does not surrender, we will trap him in Jianmen Pass. It will only take some time. His [-] elite soldiers will surely fall apart!"

Qin Shuhuai laughed happily, "Haha, I admire Li Canjun's brilliant strategy!"

He was really convinced!This strategy is many times better than his risky assassination of Cao Guozhang!
And Li Dingguo's incisive analysis of people and things through some trivial matters made him even more amazed!

It's a treasure hunt!

With such a great talent, why worry about the injustice of the world?
Fighting Liaodong, Mongolia, and pacifying the Western Regions, it seems that he will not have to do this kind of thing himself in the future!
Li Dingguo, oh Li Dingguo, don't even think about getting on Lao Tzu's boat when you get on board.In history, although you are talented, you were born at the wrong time. You could only live in a corner of Nanming, and you met a bastard like Sun Kewang.

But in this life, I will give you enough stages to realize your ambitions!

When Meng Wei, Meng Hu, Zu Dashou and others heard this, they stood up one after another, and they all praised.

After a brief silence, He Renlong stood up and clasped his fists at Li Dingguo, "Li Canjun's strategy is so high, I'm ashamed of myself! Hehe, the Duke has found a good military advisor. I admire, admire!"

Li Dingguo didn't feel jealous because He Renlong interrupted him several times just now, he saluted He Renlong, and said flatly, "The general is serious. Speaking of which, General He and I still have a relationship."

He Renlong wondered, "Oh? I met Mr. before you? This... I'm sorry He can't remember it, I hope Mr. express clearly."

Li Dingguo said, "A year ago, General He went to Shaanxi to assist Du Wenhuan in suppressing the rebels. I led three thousand troops to fight against the general, but we were defeated. That day, when I was breaking out of the siege, I saw the general from afar."

He Renlong stared at his eyes and was stunned for a long time.

Suddenly he slapped his thigh and said, "So that incomparably brave white robe will be you! You, you?"

"It's right here, Li Dingguo."

He Renlong was surprised for a long time, and finally came back to his senses, then patted Li Dingguo's shoulder fiercely, and said, "Good for you, Li Dingguo! With a mere 3000 troops, you managed to break out from my [-]-strong army , I can’t even stop you! Now it’s good, I’ll send it to your door! Haha!”

Of course he was joking.

Qin Shuhuai smiled and said, "Oh? It turns out that General He and Li Canjun are old acquaintances. That's really good, and it saves me the trouble of introducing you to each other."

He Renlong patted Li Dingguo's shoulder again, and said excitedly, "Good! Good! At that time, seeing General Li's heroic appearance, I was thinking that this general would be able to fight with me! Unexpectedly, in a blink of an eye, you have now surrendered to the Duke. Lord, it's so quick! Come on! Li Dingguo, people are not afraid of detours. Since the Duke can accept you, it means that he doesn't mind your past! You can fight and plan, and you will definitely be able to show your strengths under the Duke! Don't let down the painstaking efforts of the Duke! A man, since he has such ability, he should make a good career, and live in this world is not in vain!"

He Renlong is a man of true temperament and speaks from the heart, Li Dingguo can feel his heart of cherishing talents.

Li Dingguo looked at Qin Shuhuai involuntarily, but Qin Shuhuai was also looking at him with a smile.

His mind moved slightly.

Qin Shuhuai concluded with a smile, "Then, the matter of Pingchuan will be presided over by Li Canjun. Li Canjun, if you need anything, just come and talk to me. From now on, I will only help you. It's a big idea." It's up to you. However, these generals in the army are not as easy to talk to as I am, so you need to get acquainted with them more. Of course, you can fight with them if you are really impatient, and I will definitely sideline the fight with you."

A funny remark made everyone present burst out laughing.

Li Dingguo was still as calm as water.

He doesn't know who he is now, whether he should laugh or not?

Just as he didn't know where to go!
(End of this chapter)