I have lived forever since the end of Qin Dynasty

Chapter 328 Liu Bi asks for advice
Lujiang County, Shucheng.

The air was filled with a strong smell of blood, mixed with smoke and dust, which was extremely choking.

The soldiers on the city wall threw the Chinese flag with yellow characters on a red background into the moat and replaced it with a large banner embroidered with the Chinese character "Jing". Not long after, another group of soldiers climbed up the city wall and hung something at the city gate. .

At the same time, in the county governor's mansion in the city.

King Liu Bi of Jing was walking among them, frowning in disgust and saying, "Why is this Lujiang Prefect's Mansion so dilapidated? I'm afraid it's not even as good as the magistrate's mansion in our Jing Kingdom."

Behind him were Prince Jing, the general Tian Lubo who commanded the siege, and a group of veteran generals.

At the end of the team was a commander named Huan, who was summoned because he had taken the lead in the siege and was qualified to join these veterans.

Hearing this, Prince Liu Zihua smiled and said, "Father, the annual tax of Lujiang County is less than one-fifth of that of Jingdi, and most of it needs to be handed over to the court. It is normal that there is no money left to repair the prefect's mansion."

The generals who followed behind used flattering tones and echoed the taunts.

"If you follow the imperial court, you will be so impoverished, but if you follow the king, you will be able to live well and enjoy life."

"Yes, yes, I don't know what the Lujiang prefect insists on guarding the isolated city. What's the purpose? Wouldn't it be a good idea to follow the king to 'Qingjun's side' as early as possible?"

"How can he be able to withstand what our Dajing Kingdom soldiers are pointing at? This person is simply stupid. He is indeed only worthy of living in such a simple place."

After listening to these words of his subordinates, Liu Bi twisted his beard and smiled, feeling that he was getting rid of his bad temper.

However, the captain surnamed Huan who was walking at the end of the team couldn't help but murmur in his heart.

The king and the generals all belittled the Lujiang prefect in every possible way, but you must know that when he attacked Shucheng, he really didn't think that he was a fool.

Jing's march route was to first capture Yuzhang County, and then successfully capture Jiangxia County. Following the river, the third target was naturally Lujiang County.

They raised troops very quickly, so they did not organize any resistance forces in Yuzhang County and Jiangxia County. It took less than a month to overthrow these two places and occupy the entire territory.

When the Jing State Commandery entered Lujiang County for the first time, the feeling was actually not much different from fighting in Yuzhang and Jiangxia Counties, and they were advancing with unstoppable momentum.

But the Jing army entered thirty miles away from Zhishu City in Lujiang County and encountered seven consecutive ambushes, which stunned the Jing army!

When they came back to their senses and realized that the Lujiang prefect had adopted a shrinking main force and focused on defending Shucheng, the county government, the ambush troops who had caused no less than [-] casualties had withdrawn, leaving a large number of Jing army generals incompetent and furious.

Obviously, those ambushes were just an appetizer served by the Lujiang County Sheriff. The real difficulty was the period of siege. For the Jing army, it was like torture.

This small Shucheng held on for a full month and a half, which was longer than the time they had taken to capture Yuzhang County and Jiangxia County combined.

There were obviously less than [-] soldiers guarding the city, but each of them acted as if they were risking their lives, never taking a step back on the city wall.

When he climbed onto the city wall, the soldiers guarding the city were obviously extremely exhausted, but they still waved their weapons to attack him. Some even hugged him and tried to fall off the city wall together.

These people have a desire to fight like beasts.

He didn't believe that the Lujiang Prefect was really a worthless idiot for letting his soldiers die like this.

However, when he saw that the king and these old generals were all looking very interested, he, as a captain, naturally couldn't say those disappointing words, so he could only keep them silently in his heart.

Walking to the meeting hall in the governor's house, Liu Bi said loudly: "Everyone, let's go in first and discuss the next military strategy here."

"Wei." The generals responded.

Before Liu Bi stepped into the house, a soldier trotted over.

"Meet the king, meet the prince, and meet all the generals." He bowed and saluted, and then reported, "Your Majesty, we have hung the head of the Lujiang prefect on the city gate according to your instructions, which shocked Xiao Xiao Disciple."

"Hahaha, okay, good job, go to the quartermaster to receive the reward." Liu Bi nodded with satisfaction. When the soldier left, he turned back and said, "I just want to let those people know that resisting me Liu Bi , what will be the consequences of opposing our Jing country?"

"My father is wise!" The prince took the lead in flattering him.

Those veteran generals knew better about the king's thoughts and then said: "The king's move will definitely make those treacherous people tremble with fear. When our army arrives, they will open the city gates and come out to surrender."

Liu Bi was smiling, obviously very happy.

However, after he entered the meeting hall and sat down, he did not forget the business and said in a deep voice: "Shu City has been captured, which means that Lujiang County is basically under our control.

Everything south of the river, except for the Chu State, is under our control.

As for our next strategic plan, what suggestions do you have?Although it is said. "

Now Liu Bi can be said to be full of ambition.

In just three months, the Han Dynasty had almost all of the south in its hands.

During the Warring States Period, it would have been the same territory as the Chu State in its heyday, except that a small part of Badi was missing.

But he still has allies in Qidi, and it seems that he can exchange some of his interests with South Vietnam and unite with them.

Chang'an Liu Qi's son was probably trembling with fear in the palace.

As a general, Tian Lubo stood up first and said: "Your Majesty, my suggestion is to assemble the army. Your Majesty will lead the army to pretend to attack Jiujiang County and Pei County. I will lead 5 people along the Yangtze River and Huaihe River. The water flows upstream and hits Wuguan.

When Emperor Gaozu and General Han destroyed Qin, they followed this route.

If you act quickly according to the strategy I proposed earlier, you will definitely be able to exceed the opponent's expectations and successfully enter the pass. "

Liu Bi was silent for a few seconds and did not answer directly. Instead, he looked at his son.

Prince Liu Zihua took a deep breath and roughly guessed what his father meant.

So he objected: "How can Father entrust his army to others?

Whether it is the King of Changsha or General Tian, ​​who can guarantee that he can control such an army without making his own decisions?

What's more, there are many other aspects of interest that cannot be completely predicted in advance. Doing so will only damage our army in vain. "

Listening to the prince's words, Liu Bi nodded slightly.

Seeing this, the others understood that Tian Lubo's plan had been rejected, so they all followed Liu Zihua's opinions, not to say that they were useless, at least they didn't say a few good words.

"I've thought about it." Tian Lubo sat down awkwardly with his hands folded.

After listening to the prince's words, he understood the situation.

Liu Bi himself started the army based on the rebellion. How could he trust others to lead the main force and let the army escape control?
He didn't feel that safe at all.

Therefore, the strategy of surprise attack on Wuguan and entering the pass has no basis for implementation.After Tian Lubo sat down, several veterans put forward their own suggestions.

Some of their proposals were even more risky than "quick attack on Wuguan", and were naturally rejected by Liu Bi.

Seeing that several consecutive suggestions failed to satisfy him, Liu Bi looked around the audience and saw the captain sitting in the corner.

So he pointed out directly: "General Huan, why didn't you say a word when you participated in the discussion this time? Young people just need to be bolder.

When I was your age, leading the cavalry to fight out of the Huns' siege was much scarier than making some small suggestions. "

Many veterans in the room laughed out loud in cooperation and cheered Liu Bi.

However, the way they looked at General Huan was mocking and fearful.

You just relied on the merit of being the first to make the king remember you, and even took the initiative to call your name in such an important discussion occasion.

No matter what suggestions you make later, we will have to refute them.

Otherwise, where will the face of us veterans go?

General Huan pondered for a moment, then stood up and saluted and said: "I do have some short-sightedness, and I said it in front of you. Please correct me.

The Jing army was mainly composed of infantry and naval forces. It was good at fighting in complex and dangerous terrain in the south, so it was able to quickly conquer the three counties of Yuzhang, Jiangxia and Lujiang.

But in the open terrain like the north, we would be at a disadvantage when encountering the imperial army, which was dominated by chariots and cavalry.

Therefore, I suggest that when the king encounters a city that is difficult to conquer like Shucheng in the future, he should simply give up the attack, cross the Huaihe River as soon as possible, occupy Luoyang City, obtain its arsenal, and then seize Aocang's grain.

In this way, we occupy the dangerous points of the mountains and rivers. Even if we fail to enter Hangu Pass, the world will still be ours.

If the king is slow to move and stays under the city for a long time to attack, then when the court's chariots and cavalry arrive and rush into the thorns, the consequences will be disastrous. "

As soon as he said this, many veterans changed their expressions.

"Absurd!" Before Liu Bi could say anything, a general shouted, "This strategy of yours is too unstable. How can you abandon a strong city and not capture it, but rush directly to Luoyang? Is it possible for Luoyang? Wouldn’t the city wall be thicker and the soldiers guarding it more elite?”

Another veteran on his right also nodded in agreement and said: "Old Hu is right. I think this young man's charge and advancement is acceptable, but his plan is not far-reaching enough. Your Majesty, please think deeply."

Seeing two comrades standing up, another veteran stood on the moral high ground and began to point out: "Old Liu and Old Song are right, not to mention Captain Huan Qianfu, how can you directly assume the worst? What's the situation?

Although our army encountered small resistance in Lujiang County, this does not mean that the imperial army is as terrifying as you said.

Your Majesty, I think Captain Huan Qianfu is trying to boost others' ambitions and destroy our own prestige. "

These veterans did not think about the possibility of this proposal and directly jumped out to express their opposition.

Their purpose is to suppress newcomers who may come forward.

After all, the Jing Kingdom itself only has such a big pie, and there will be overt and covert fights over internal allocation of credit, and they, the old people, are even less willing to let newcomers squeeze in to compete for positions.

Tian Lubo pondered for a moment, but in the end he did not choose to come forward.

He also had a headache for these veterans who were clinging to each other.

To be honest, most of these generals have mediocre abilities, but they inherited the legacy of their fathers and relied on teamwork to survive their seniority, and eventually formed considerable power within the Jing Army.

Even though Tian Lubo is a general, he has to be polite to them at ordinary times. He doesn't have to stand up for the commander and hurt these veteran generals.

What's more, my previous proposal was vetoed by the king, so it was not appropriate to stand up at this time.

After these veterans made a fuss, Captain Huan Qian looked helplessly at his superior position.

He has the lowest status in this room. If he hadn't been suddenly pointed out by the king, he wouldn't have even thought of expressing his opinion at this time.

And those veterans made unreasonable accusations. Although they were indignant in their hearts, they could only swallow their anger.

If he chooses to refute now, silence them and make these veterans lose face, then he may suffer when he returns to the military camp.

"Well...this plan is indeed a bit risky." Liu Bi touched his chin.

Although it did make his heart flutter for a moment, the words of those veterans were like a bucket of cold water, sobering him up again.

Thinking about it carefully, it is too radical to give up the attack and go directly to attack Luoyang.

As for the siege being blocked, he felt it was nonsense.

With only 20 soldiers, which city cannot be conquered?

Liu Bi pondered for a moment and then said, "Please continue to propose."

Seeing that Tian Lubo and General Huan Xiao's proposals were rejected, other people's suggestions naturally began to be conservative.

After nearly two quarters of an hour, Liu Bi summarized and announced the next plan.

"Next, we should adopt a steady and steady approach. We will first take Jiujiang, then Peijun and Chenliujun, then join forces with the kings of Qi, and finally send our troops westward to break the Hangu Pass."

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After King Jing conquered the city of Lujiang and Shucheng, he gathered the people to discuss matters.

Tian Lubo, a minister of Jing Dynasty, was the general. Tian Lubo said: "The soldiers are gathered in the west. Without Tuo's strange way, it is difficult to achieve success. I would like to get 5 people, not to go up the Yangtze River and Huaihe River, enter Wuguan, and then meet with the king." Yes, this is also a strange thing."

The Crown Prince of Jing remonstrated: "The king has rebelled in the name of rebelling. It is difficult to lend these troops to others, and even if they borrow others, they will rebel against the king. What's the point? If you are good at military skills but do not know each other, you will not know the benefits and harms of Tuo, and you will only hurt your ears."

King Jing refused to allow Tian Lubo.

General Huan, the major general of Jing, said to the king: "There are many infantry in Jing, and the infantry is in danger; there are many chariots and cavalry in Han, and the chariots and cavalry will benefit the ground. I hope that the king will not be able to pass through the city, so he will abandon it, rush west to seize the Luoyang arsenal, and eat Aocang millet." . Although he did not enter the pass, the world was already settled. That is to say, the king marched slowly and left the city behind. When the Han army came and rode into Jingdi, the matter was defeated."

King Jing asked the veteran generals.

The veteran said: "This young man's plan to push forward is very good. How can I know that there are big worries!"

So the king did not use General Huan's plan.

If you have a clever plan but don't use it, if you have a good strategy but don't accept it, can King Jing be victorious? ——"Historical Records: Biography of Jing Wang Bi and Changsha Wang Wu"

(End of this chapter)