My life is like walking on thin ice

Chapter 105 Heading westward!

Today, what is the defensive strength of Suiyang, the capital of the Liang Kingdom?
——Just like Chang'an's Prime Minister Shen Tujia, who could easily conclude that "the probability is less than 100,000": King Wu Liu Bi, who was also a veteran of the founding of the country, could also easily come to this conclusion.

But in the battle of Suiyang, the Wu-Chu coalition forces were by no means 400,000. The defenders of Suiyang were less than 100,000 - 400,000 versus 100,000. The advantage was as simple as mine.

The battle of Suiyang will definitely be a brutal siege!
From the outbreak of the war to the end of the war, Suiyang City will be a meat grinder that opens its bloody mouth and selects people to eat.

There is a saying in the art of war: if the enemy is ten, besiege it, if it is five, attack it, if the enemy is doubled, fight it, if the enemy is small, then divide it, if it is small, then defend it, if it is weak, then flee.

Translated into vernacular, it means - only when you have ten times the enemy's strength can you surround the enemy;

——Only when you have five times the enemy's strength can you take the initiative to attack;
——If you are twice as big as the enemy, you can fight head-on with ease;

——If the enemy is evenly matched, then the troops should be divided into two places, acting as horns for each other and taking care of each other.

——If the number of troops is less than that of the enemy, it is necessary to defend according to dangers and cities;

——If you can't defend the enemy, then you have to escape.

According to this standard, Liu Bi currently holds the Wu-Chu coalition army with only 400,000 troops, which at best can barely satisfy the "five principles of attack".

In a siege battle, we should have greater confidence in the strength of the enemy and our forces when it is supposed to be "encircled ten times".

Of course, it was impossible for Wu King Liu Bi to agree to General Tian Lubo's request to "divide fifty thousand troops."

Naturally, there are also some things that Liu Bi cannot say clearly.

Just as the young general said just now: Emperor Taizu Gao took advantage of the overlord Xiang Yu's head injury at Hangu Pass and secretly detoured to Wuguan Pass, so that he could "enter Guanzhong first".

If Tian Lubo is allowed to walk again the path that Taizu Emperor Gao walked, then Wu Wang Liu Bi, wouldn't he become another Chu Overlord?

Liu Bi believed that he did not have the ability to overlord. If he could not break through Hangu Pass, he would never have the chance to hold another Hongmen Banquet for Tian Lubo in the pass.

and so……

"General, it's better to stay with me and help me attack Suiyang."

"As long as we defeat Suiyang and send the army to Hangu Pass, our army will be considered accomplished!"

"There is no need to go to Hangu Pass to fight - as long as the troops are sent to Hangu Pass, the people in the pass will be in chaos, and the imperial couch under the emperor of Chang'an will start to burn his buttocks..."

There was a hint of toughness in the gentleness, and some humorous remarks, which caused the generals in the tent to burst into laughter, and the atmosphere relaxed.

Even the general Tian Lubo only asked one more question, 'Why did the King of Chu send 100,000 troops? ’ After that, there was no more words.

All the generals in the tent, including General Tian Lubo, were convinced of Liu Bi's inference.

At that time, Taizu Liu Bang and Overlord Xiang Yu raised troops to fight against Qin. From the standpoint of the Qin court, it was thieves who were causing rebellion and treason;
But now, the allied forces of Wu and Chu are approaching Guanzhong. From the perspective of the people of the world, they are "fighting against each other".

To put it bluntly, during the Second World War, everyone in the Qin court knew that if they were defeated, then Ying Qin would destroy the country and disrupt the country!

Everyone, one by one, takes jujube pills!
Nowadays, in the Chang'an court, there are probably many people who hold the idea that "they are all from the old Liu family anyway, and whoever sits on the throne is the same". While doing their duties, they are ready to prepare dishes and pots of juice at any time to welcome Wu Chu. Prepare.

——The country will not be subjugated anyway, and the Han family will still be the Han family;

It's just that he changed his surname to Liu and sat on the imperial couch in Weiyang Palace.

Didn't it just change once more than twenty years ago...

"Hey, Your Majesty?"

"Since we only need to send the army to Hangu Pass, why should our army go to fight against Suiyang?"

Amidst the relaxed laughter, a childish voice attracted the attention of all the generals in the tent.

When they saw the person who spoke clearly, a look of contempt appeared on most of their faces.

On the contrary, General Tian Lubo looked at the young general with some appreciation, and there was even a hint of expectation in his eyes.

As for Wu Wang Liu Bi, when he heard the young general's voice, a heartfelt smile immediately appeared on his face.

"It's my little tiger cub~"

"Come on, speak boldly!"

Wu Wang Liu Bi sincerely appreciated this young general.

This young general, named Huan Ba, is the only young talent among the new generation of generals in the Wu Kingdom who is expected to succeed Tian Lubo and entrust major tasks to King Liu Bi of Wu.

Although he is a little immature, he always has fantastic ideas. Even if they are a bit far-fetched, King Wu Liu Bi is willing to give this young man a chance to sharpen his skills in a good life.

General Tian Lubo was obviously aware of Liu Bi's intentions, so he always supported this young man.

It's no wonder that the Wu generals regarded this young general Huan Ba ​​as a treacherous villain who suddenly became lucky.

"Your Majesty!"

Then the young general Huan Ba ​​confidently raised his hand and strode forward to the Kan Yu hanging in the tent.

Put your hand on Pengcheng, and then slide all the way to the left - across the entire Huaiyang County, even to the big red circle marked 'Suiyang', your finger showed no sign of stopping;

Instead, I drew a semicircle above Suiyang and slid directly to the west of Suiyang!

When King Wu Liu Bi instinctively narrowed his eyes, the young general Huan Ba ​​turned around and said proudly: "Most of our soldiers in Wu are composed of infantry, while the troops in the Chang'an court are mostly cavalry."

"If we fight on a vast plain, it will be extremely detrimental to our army, and it will also be extremely beneficial to the chariots and cavalry galloping in the court."

"So in my opinion, when the king is leading his army to march west, instead of attacking every city, it is better to directly bypass all the cities along the way - including Suiyang, the capital of Liang, you can also bypass them directly!"

"By detouring and galloping all the way to the west of Suiyang, the king can first occupy Aocang to have inexhaustible and sufficient food and grass, and then occupy Luoyang and obtain the countless weapons and ordnance in Luoyang's arsenal!"

"Then, the king can send part of his troops west to outside Hangu Pass to put pressure on Chang'an, while the rest of the troops can turn back east and slowly deal with King Liang's Suiyang."

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"In this way, the king will seize the Luoyang arsenal, eat the grain of Aocang, and seize the dangers of the mountains and rivers to command the princes of Qi, Zhao, Huainan, and even Yan and Dai."

"Even if the imperial army intends to rush to aid Suiyang, it cannot leave from the east of Hangu Pass and can only go south to bypass Wuguan."

"——In this way, although my army has not entered the pass, it is still determined by the world; the king is already the Eastern Emperor."

"But if we have to attack every city, fight all the way, walk all the way - if we get to Suiyang in this way, and we still have to attack Suiyang, when Chang'an's cavalry army arrives, I'm afraid something big will happen..."

As everyone expected: General Huan Ba's speech was still so dangerous and so unexpected.

But if in a few decades, a certain champion surnamed Huo hears Wu General Huan Ba's speech, he will definitely hold Huan Ba's hand excitedly: "My good friend!"

Bosom friend! ! !

Running lightly behind enemy lines is definitely the famous stunt of champion Hou Huo Qubing.

Obviously, although Huan Ba, the young general of the Wu Kingdom, did not have the satellite positioning system that the champion Hou Tian was born with, his understanding of the art of military use coincided with that unparalleled genius.

It is a pity that King Wu Liu Bi was not the great Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty in history.

General Huan Ba ​​did not have the absolute trust of the monarch like the champion...

"It's too risky."

"If we bypass all the cities along the way and are cut off from our retreat, our army will be cut off from food routes and retreat routes, and will be disintegrated soon."

"To be on the safe side, capture all the cities along the way and move forward steadily towards Suiyang without any worries..."

I have to say that King Wu Liu Bi was very moved by the young general Huan Ba’s proposal!
Especially the picture painted by Huan Ba ​​- the scene of dominating Luoyang, occupying the arsenal, eating Aocang, pressing Hangu to the west, besieging Suiyang to the east, giving orders to Guandong, and thinking of him as the 'Eastern Emperor', Liu Bi was very moved. Somewhat fascinated.

But despite his heartbeat, Liu Bi was no longer the young general who charged into battle next to Taizu Liu Bang.

——Liu Bi is sixty-two years old this year.

It is obviously unrealistic and not in line with human nature to let people of this age do something with extremely high returns but also extremely high risks.

Seeing that Liu Bi rejected his suggestion, the young general Huan Ba ​​did not humbly express as usual, "I am too young and I did not think carefully enough";
Instead, he took another step forward anxiously and said with urgency: "Your Majesty!"

"What is the use of leaving a way out for what the king is doing?!"

"Could it be that if the king cannot capture Suiyang, can he still lead his troops back to Guangling?!!"

"As for the grain road being cut off - as long as Aocang is captured, why does the king need a grain road and why does he need to transport grain all the way from Wu?"

"If we don't block Hangu Pass as soon as possible and wait until the Chang'an court sends a large army eastward out of Hangu to aid Suiyang, how will the king's affairs be successful?!!"

After his sincere words, seeing that Liu Bi was still unmoved, Huan Ba ​​became anxious again.

"Right now, the court may have sent out a large army to station in Aocang, Xingyang!"

"But from Chang'an to Hangu Pass, the east and west are separated by more than a thousand miles. As long as the king adopts the last general's strategy, he will definitely be able to occupy Aocang before Chang'an's army!"

"——Now that Ao Cang is here, people in Guandong will definitely turn towards the king, and people in Guanzhong will also be panicked!"

"With Aocang, the king no longer has to worry about food routes. He can then attack Luoyang, occupy the arsenal, and then approach Hangu..."

As he spoke, Huan Ba's tone gradually dropped from the eager tone at the beginning.

At this time, Huan Ba ​​was looking at Kan Yu blankly. King Wu Liu Bina had turned his back, pretending to observe Kan Yu, but in fact he no longer wanted to pay attention to his figure... This was the first time that Huan Ba ​​was caught by Wu. This is how Wang Liubi treats...

"Your Majesty?"

Perhaps Huan Ba's cry of 'Great King' made him mournful, or perhaps Wu King Liu Bi was really shaken by Huan Ba's words;

In the end, King Wu Liu Bi turned around and looked at the young general Huan Ba ​​with a complicated expression.

"General Huan's proposal, if successful, can indeed determine the world in one fell swoop."

"But such a huge reward comes with equally huge risks."

"If we fail to succeed, our army will be trapped in a double-sided attack by the imperial army in Guanzhong and the army of the King of Liang in Guandong."

"——My army is not an upright king's division."

"Once encircled, military morale and morale will quickly collapse, leading to a complete defeat."

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"General Huan also said: As long as Aocang is captured, our army will no longer have to worry about food and food routes."

"——Even the general can think of a simple truth, but no one in the Chang'an court can think of it?"

"What if there are heavy troops stationed in Xingyang Aocang at this moment?"

"My army galloped all the way and circled around the city - even Suiyang. Only to find that there were heavy troops garrisoned in Aocang, Xingyang. Can we still retreat to the east of Suiyang?"

In the end, Liu Bi still couldn't bear to hit his "young tiger" too much, so he symbolically looked at the generals in the tent.

"What do you old generals think?"

They were already dissatisfied with the fact that Huan Ba ​​was trusted so much by Wu King Liu Bi at such a young age. Now that they had the opportunity, the Wu generals naturally climbed up the pole.

"What the king said is true!"

"Although General Huan has some talents, he is just a boy who has never seen blood or been on the battlefield!"

"What useful suggestions can you make regarding military and national affairs?"

"For such a big matter, Your Majesty, you should rely on us veterans to be more secure..."

Although he didn't quite agree with what the generals said, Liu Bi still nodded slightly.

After thinking for a moment, he stepped forward with a smile, helped the deeply shocked Huan Ba ​​up from the ground, and patted Huan Ba ​​on the shoulder naturally.

"General Huan, you are very young."

"In the future, there will be many opportunities for generals to spread their wings and make contributions to our Han family."

As he spoke, Liu Bi turned sideways with a smile and looked at General Tian Lubo beside him.

"The general is old too~"

"When the country is determined, the heavy responsibility of our Han family to conquer the grasslands in the north and trample the Huns with our horses will fall on the shoulders of young talents like General Huan."

"——General Huan, encourage yourself."

"I have high expectations for generals..."

Seeing that his king so patiently explained to himself why he had to veto the proposal, and then encouraged himself so patiently, Huan Ba ​​had no choice but to lower his head, even if he had the intention to say it.

However, Liu Bi patted the back of Huan Ba's neck lovingly, and immediately returned to the top position, with his hands behind his back and his chest straightened, and his expression straightened out!
"In that case, let's make a rough plan."

"——Leave Pengcheng to the west and head towards Suiyang, the capital of Liang!"

“Every city we pass along the way must be captured—and it must be done quickly!”

"In the captured cities, those who can be recruited as soldiers will be incorporated into the army. Those who cannot be soldiers must also transport food and grass for my army."

"On the basis of ensuring that every city along the way is captured, move the army to Suiyang, the capital of Liang, as quickly as possible!!!"

Liu Bi made the decision, and all the generals in the tent responded immediately.

Then, with a smile, Liu Biman began to draw pie for his subordinates...

"This is: General Huan Ba, a former general!"

"All Wu generals will lead their own captains, and each will be given a general seal!"

"Every one of the few disciples will be called a general, a schoolmaster, a marquis of Qu, or a Sima according to their abilities!"

"——All the generals and lieutenants in the army will be promoted to the third level!"

"The great general Tian Lubo was granted the title of Marquis of Luo, with thousands of households in the city!"

"Former general Huan Ba ​​was granted the title of Marquis of Huaihe, with three thousand households in the city!"

"I am telling the generals in the army: Anyone who fights bravely and kills the enemy in front of the formation will not hesitate to enfeoff himself as a king or marquis!!!"

With such a big picture, there are also two living cases of Tian Lubo and Huan Ba. The generals are naturally excited, and they must be full of fighting spirit!

With another loud response, the generals withdrew from the tent and prepared in full swing for the army to set off.

After seeing off the generals, King Wu Liu Bi returned to Zhang Kanyu and followed Huan Ba's idea again, moving his gaze from Pengcheng to Luoyang.

After a long time, Fang shook his head and smiled.

"Still young..."

"With such a simple truth, how could the Chang'an court be unprepared?"

"If it was really that simple, Wang Yingbu of Jiujiang would not have had time to cross the Huaihe River, and was suppressed by Emperor Taizu Gao who was driving the army himself..."

Sometimes, things are so weird.

No one knows in the future, if it is known that the Chang'an court was not prepared for the route proposed by Huan Ba ​​at this time - or that it was not time to deploy troops to garrison, Liu Bi would regret the decision he made today.

But when Liu Bi decided to 'put safety first' and rejected General Huan Ba's sudden inspiration, the outcome of all this seemed to be doomed.

"Your Majesty..."

While he was studying Kanyu, a weak call came from behind him, causing Liu Bi to turn around involuntarily;

When he saw the man who looked like a scribe, he just touched his nose in embarrassment, smiled and asked the man to sit down.

"Zhou Qiu~"

"how?"

"Do you have any strategy that you want to dedicate to me?"

Although he said this, Liu Bi's eyes dodge inexplicably, as if he had done something to offend the scribe Zhou Qiu.

After hearing this, Zhou Qiu fell to his knees in shame and immediately kowtowed.

"I am incompetent. I cannot serve as a lieutenant general or commander in the army and lead troops to make contributions to the king."

"I don't dare to ask the king to allow me to lead the troops. I only hope that the king can give me a talisman from the Chang'an court."

"With just this talisman, I will definitely be able to repay the king!"

Hearing Zhou Qiu's words, King Wu Liu Bi suddenly felt guilty, and his eyes when looking at Zhou Qiu became inexplicably complicated.

Nowadays, everyone in the Wu Kingdom has an official status - even a city gate guard has been promoted several levels. He has hundreds of sergeants under his command and is called the "last general" by everyone he meets.

The scribe Zhou Qiu had been a disciple of Wu King Liu Bi for many years, but his qualifications were mediocre and he did not make any effective suggestions.

Over time, Liu Bi began to despise this person. Even this time, the chickens and dogs in the entire Wu Kingdom ascended to heaven without bringing Zhou Qiu with him.

At this moment, seeing Zhou Qiu humbly requesting him to give him a talisman with no practical value at all, Liu Bi felt guilty and immediately agreed.

But at this moment, Liu Bi could never have imagined how much surprise this talisman and the scribe Zhou Qiu in front of him, whom he had always looked down upon, would bring to him...

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——After receiving the talisman given by Liu Bi, Zhou Qiu returned to his hometown: Xiapi that night.

Knowing that King Wu Liu Bi had raised his troops to rebel, the city gates of Xiapi were already closed and the guards were ready.

However, Zhou Qiu successfully entered Xiapi with the help of the talisman issued by the Chang'an court, and then summoned several of his partners to plan and kill the Xiapi County magistrate!
Later, Zhou Qiu summoned the powerful officials and officials from Xiapi and said: King Wu's army will arrive at Xiapi soon!

Anyone who doesn't want to die can follow me. As long as you make meritorious deeds, you can be named king or marquis!

After taking control of Xiapi in such a dramatic way, Zhou Qiu did not stop - he gained 30,000 soldiers in Xiapi overnight. He sent someone to report to Liu Bi and immediately led his army northward.

Just fight, intimidate, and surrender all the time;
More than a month later, when Zhou Qiu led his army to the Kingdom of Chengyang, this partial army, which started with a single talisman, actually had hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses...

　Third update on the 12th.

　　Debt outstanding: 20-1=19
　　good night, everyone
　　
　
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