The Jagged Cavalry of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 163 Chapter 163 Final decision

Chen Dengdao: "Sun Ce is the champion of the three armies. He has great ambitions. He is very good at using troops. If he is not expelled from Jiangdong, he will be troubled later. Although Sun Ce now has more than ten thousand soldiers, most of them are newcomers. The recruited soldiers are brave. According to Liu Yao’s general Zhang Ying, when Sun Ce crossed the south, he only led about 4 troops. That is to say, in Sun Ce’s team, only these soldiers can fight, and the rest are A mob. Now our army and Liu Yao's soldiers and horses together, there are about [-] to [-] people, which is enough to drive Sun Ce out of Jiangdong."

After a pause, Chen Deng continued, "However, Liu Yao's soldiers were defeated one after another, and they felt a little fear of Sun Ce's bravery. Therefore, if we want to drive Sun Ce away, we can only rely on our army!"

"Our army is a reinforcement, and this is not our main battlefield. Besides, what benefits will we get after helping Liu Yao repel Sun Ce?" Zhang Hong asked immediately after hearing this.

Chen Dengdao: "Liu Yao is quite capable in handling government affairs, but he is incapable of running an army. Although there are many troops under his command, they are useless. Although there are tens of thousands of soldiers, they are defeated by Sun Ce's 2000 troops. We If the army defeats Sun Ce for Liu Yao, Liu Yao's army will definitely be more afraid of our army. When our army captures Jiangdong, these troops will definitely not dare to fight our army because of fear. In this way, our army can fight without bloodshed Take Jiangdong!"

When Chen Deng mentioned the matter of seizing Jiangdong, Zhang Yan hurriedly said: "Yuanlong, I haven't made up my mind about seizing Jiangdong..."

Chen Deng felt a little surprised by Zhang Yan's words, and hurriedly persuaded him: "My lord, Jiangdong's advantages, I have already written clearly in the letter, and now Jiangdong is fighting on its own, although Liu Yougui is the governor of Yangzhou, but the real one belongs to the There is only a corner of the area under his jurisdiction. Moreover, Yan Baihu, Zu Lang, Jiao Ji and other thieves and thieves occupy counties and counties independently of each other. It can be said that the current Jiangdong is like a piece of loose sand. The army is fully capable of defeating each of them. Besides, Wang Lang, the prefect of Kuaiji, has an old relationship with the lord, and the lord can make him surrender with a letter. Although Hua Xin, the prefect of Yuzhang, is well-known in the world, he is by no means an opponent of our army. The lord sent A lobbyist can persuade him to surrender. As long as he occupies Jiangdong, the lord can join Xuzhou and reclaim Jiangdong wantonly. The land here is fertile and the water source is abundant. It will become the world's granary. Based on this, the lord will use this as the foundation, and the dragon will be in the east of the river, and the tiger will be in Xuzhou. If the world changes, he can lead the Wuyue army, Xu, and Yan's soldiers to aspire to the Central Plains and pacify them. Sweeping the world in all directions, making untold feats, even if you become king and hegemony, it's not impossible!"

Hearing Chen Deng's impassioned statement, Zhang Yan only felt that his future was bright.But he knew in his heart that the mountains and mountains in Jiangdong were criss-crossing, even if Jiangdong was completely occupied, if the foundation was to be stable, the damage caused by the mountains and mountains in the territory must be eliminated.However, Shanyue is widely distributed, almost everywhere in Jiangdong. Once a war starts, it is very likely that they will fall into the quagmire of war and cannot extricate themselves.

Therefore, Zhang Yan said to Chen Deng: "Yuanlong, I also fully agree with the grand strategy you planned for me, but the mountains and rivers in Jiangdong are criss-crossing, and I don't accept Wang Hua..."

Chen Deng hastily interrupted Zhang Yan's words, and opened his mouth to say: "It's not that I didn't take into account my lord's worries. Although Shanyue is brave and ruthless, most of them are law-abiding people. Only a very small number of people really make trouble. As long as you defeat them and make them fearful, they will not dare to do evil. Moreover, the people of Shanyue are tough and brave in battle, which is a natural place for elite soldiers. If they can be recruited into the army and trained, they can become a strong force. Army, fight in all directions for our army. As long as both kindness and power are used together, Shanyue can become a sharp weapon for our army."

Zhang Yan saw that Chen Deng was full of confidence in this place, and what he said had some truth.He pondered for a moment, then recalled Chen Qun's words in his mind.

Is it based on the Central Plains, occupying the Central Plains to intimidate the Quartet, or occupying Jiangdong, first settling down in a corner, concentrating on development, and then aspiring to become the king of the Central Plains?
At this moment, Zhang Yan was confused by the two different opinions. These two opinions were directly related to his future development and rise and fall, and also determined the route he would take.

Unknowingly, Zhang Yan recalled the history of China in his mind, and wanted to find something to learn from in history.

Throughout history, the rise and fall of dynasties and dynasties are mostly from north to south, and in the process of confrontation between north and south, the north is basically strong while the south is weak.

In history, the only dynasty that unified the country from south to north seems to be the Ming Dynasty, and most of the other dynasties unified the country from north to south.

Even if it is to occupy the South, the final path is to occupy the Central Plains. Since they all want to occupy the Central Plains, why not occupy the Central Plains first, and then pacify the Quartet?
Moreover, those who win the Central Plains win the world, and the land of the Central Plains is the land of Longxing, and in this era, the population in the north is large, while the population in the south is small, and the south has not been developed until the Southern and Northern Dynasties.

Instead of spending decades of experience developing the south and then marching into the Central Plains, it is better to occupy the Central Plains first and then march into the south of the Yangtze River.What makes Jiangdong a treasure land is nothing more than a long river blocking it, and it is a place with natural dangers to defend.

But in Zhang Yan's view, the rise and fall of a dynasty does not depend on whether there are natural dangers to defend, but whether the emperor wins the hearts of the people.

Historically, the Sun family was also the overlord occupying Jiangdong, but in the end the Sun family was defeated by a strong enemy from the north.It can be seen that, although you can stick to a corner for a while, it is not a long-term solution.Moreover, once they are settled in a corner and have no worries about the future, the soldiers will no longer have to worry about it. Perhaps, it will gradually wear down their will to fight and become weak.

During the Battle of Chibi, Cao Cao led his army to the south, and Sun's important officials thought it was irresistible and suggested surrendering.On the contrary, those generals suggested to fight against Cao Cao. In the end, Sun Quan adopted the advice of the generals and confronted Cao Cao, winning more with less, and thus won the Battle of Chibi.

Although the Central Plains is the land of the Four Wars, it is also the land of Longxing. Many dynasties were able to aspire to the top of the world because they occupied the Central Plains.Although occupying this place must always be on guard against the enemies around to attack, which makes people nervous, but at least it can strengthen their willpower.

When war comes, no matter how powerful the enemy is, as long as you fight, you will have hope of victory, but as long as you don't fight, you will definitely lose!
The one who wins the Central Plains wins the world. Now, Zhang Yan only needs to take one more step towards Yuzhou to complete the strategy of occupying the Central Plains. Yuan Shao in the north, Yuan Shu in the south, the tiger occupying the Central Plains, and the dragon will rise to Kyushu in the future, just around the corner.

After some thinking, Zhang Yan finally had an answer in his heart, and basically confirmed the entanglement these days.

But while he was expressing his opinion, Zhang Yan still asked Zhang Hong first, "Military division, what's your opinion?"

Zhang Hong said: "My lord, when I was in Pengcheng, I already expressed my opinion. Jiangdong is a precious land, and the Yangtze River is naturally dangerous. Just like what Mr. Chen said just now, if Jiangdong is properly governed to benefit the people, the people in the mountains and more , may not be rebellious. And this is indeed the best time to occupy Jiangdong. Our army should make a decisive decision, first defeat Sun Ce, and then plot Jiangdong. With the strength of the lord, the lord will definitely be able to completely occupy Jiangdong within two years. If After several years of painstaking efforts, Jiangdong will definitely become the lord's granary!"

After Zhang Yan finished listening, he nodded slightly, and said to Zhang Hong and Chen Deng, "You two agree that I should occupy Jiangdong. I have thought about it for a long time, and I think it is indeed a good idea to occupy Jiangdong. However, the population of Jiangdong It is rare, and it will take a lot of twists and turns to fully occupy Jiangdong. Now our army has occupied Xuzhou, Yanzhou, and Qingzhou. If we try our best to attack Jiangdong, once Yuan Shao takes advantage of the gap, what will our army do to resist? If Our army does not focus on the Central Plains, so why did we have to fight Cao Cao to the death and fight against Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu? Could it be that everything we have done is in vain just because we can settle in a corner of Jiangdong? Didn’t the blood of those soldiers who died in battle be shed in vain?”

A series of questions blurted out from Zhang Yan's mouth. Chen Deng and Zhang Hong listened carefully and understood Zhang Yan's inner thoughts.

It seems that Zhang Yan wants to use the Central Plains as his foundation, and he doesn't have much interest in Jiangdong.

Chen Dengdao: "Even if my lord doesn't want to occupy Jiangdong now, I can't let Jiangdong fall into Sun Ce's hands in vain. Once Sun Ce obtains Jiangdong, with his talent, he will definitely become a serious problem."

Zhang Yandao: "Don't worry, I'm here this time to defeat Sun Ce. However, if we want to defeat Sun Ce, we don't necessarily have to do it ourselves..."

Zhang Hong and Chen Deng looked at each other in blank dismay, seeing that there was something in Zhang Yan's words, they asked, "Please tell me, my lord!"

Zhang Yan said loudly: "Liu Yao has a lot of soldiers and horses, but his morale is low due to successive defeats, and he is also afraid of Sun Ce's bravery. As long as we can help Liu Yao's soldiers and horses eliminate their fear of Sun Ce and improve their morale Morale will allow Liu Yao to defeat Sun Ce by himself. In addition, you can also contact the thieves Yan Baihu, Zu Lang, Jiao Ji and others who are entrenched in Danyang and Wu Jun. As long as you give them some benefits and promise benefits, Let them unite with Liu Yao to attack Sun Ce and drive Sun Ce out of Jiangdong. If Sun Ce can be eliminated, that would be the best thing!"

"My lord's ingenious plan, I admire it!"

Afterwards, Zhang Yan asked Zhang Hong and Chen Deng to go back to rest respectively. He planned to go to Liu Yao tomorrow to discuss with Liu Yao how to deal with Sun Ce.

　Because of my carelessness yesterday, I accidentally made a mistake in the update order of chapters 161 and 162, which has caused inconvenience to readers.I also hope that the majority of book friends will understand.Now, it has been corrected, welcome to continue reading.I will be more careful in the future to avoid similar mistakes again, welcome to supervise.

　　
　
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