warring states careerist

Chapter 808: Just in Case
A few days later, when I asked about the recent situation of the emperor's father Yueling, the secretary only said: "For the time being, I don't have any will to die, but I am getting more and more depressed. I could still argue with us, but I feel ashamed these days. I just listened to it. Listening, dumbfounded, without rebuttal."

"Juzi, if you humiliate him like this, aren't you afraid that he will commit suicide?"

Shi shook his head, recalling everything he had dealt with the emperor's father Yueling these years, and said calmly: "He is not a person who values ​​righteousness and despises life, but he deceived himself when he was completely hopeless and knew that he was powerless, but he didn't want to deceive himself. .”

"I don't want a person who deceives himself into believing that he is for the so-called righteousness of the world to be sent to the trial bench."

While talking, the outside announced that Liu Zhi had come.

After entering, he sat down, with six fingers in high spirits, and asked the secretary to bring over the map, and asked: "At yesterday's meeting, the general staff formulated the plan just in case. You support it as a whole, but you also proposed A lot of opinions."

The discussion will continue in the future, so please share your opinion. "

The two had known each other early, but they were not regarded as master and disciple, but there was still a bit of a master and disciple when they spoke angrily.

The staff department gave out a just in case battle plan yesterday, that is, if Wei Chuhan decides to send troops, how to fight the battle well.

What should be done now has been done, but there is no guarantee that Wei Chu and Han Qi will do what Sishang conceived or forced.

This kind of large-scale strategy is no longer a tactic. Now that Six Fingers is the commander of the legion, when thinking about some issues, he can already look at them from a higher place.

The strategic concept made by the staff department is basically a pocket formation, and it is a pincer offensive that stretches for hundreds of miles and advances with retreat.

When Liu Zhi was the brigade commander, he only had to consider tactics, but now he had to consider more strategies.

He understood what Shi wanted to ask, and what he should answer, and said, "In general, I support it."

"If Wei Chuhan attacked in combination, we would naturally be able to deal with it calmly, and it is unlikely that they would choose to attack in combination due to the shadow left by the first battle of Qi Qi."

"If Wei, Chu and Han join forces, then the direction of attack can only be..."

Stretching out his finger, he clicked on the direction of Sui River and Dan River on the map, and said: "The princes can only join forces in the direction of Daliang and move forward along Dan River and Sui River."

"The Song Kingdom is all plains, and only in this way can it support the supplies needed for the decisive battle of the army."

"Based on what other countries know about us, if they really want to fight a big battle with us this time, they will need at least 20 soldiers. [-] soldiers, and nearly [-] logistics, need to mobilize the guards , Chencai, Yongqiu, and the people of Hedong can be achieved."

"Even if we have the intention to send troops, it will take at least a year for the intrigue of the alliance and the mobilization of farmers and soldiers. We can make sufficient preparations in this year."

"In terms of governance, the land reform can be quickly completed in the Song Dynasty, so that the people will benefit and their hearts will be with us."

"Military, while they are preparing, we are also preparing. The Chu State does not dare to go all out, because our boat division is stronger than the Chu people. The Chu State will definitely take a defensive position in the Huai River and Yangtze River."

"In the direction of Heze, we have built a lot of fortresses, and it is too far away from Chu. The logistics are not easy, and if the attack is not good for us to counterattack Chen Cai, Chu will not allow the main attack direction to be Heze and Taoqiu."

"For various reasons, the attack direction they can choose can and can only be along Sui River and Dan River, capture Shangqiu and Mulberry Forest, and gradually approach Peiyi and Pengcheng."

This point is not only the idea of ​​Liuzhi, but also the idea of ​​the staff department, and it is also the unanimous opinion of the upper echelons of the Mohist school. Under the premise of various complicated situations and the impossibility of the princes to be united, there will be no joint soldiers and hand over their backs to others.

Under logistical pressure, advancing east along the Sui River and the Dan River is considered the safest way.

Divide troops and advance together, not to mention the fear that Sishang will use the advantage of mobility to defeat each other, that is, if Chu, Wei, Han and Qi restrain each other, it will be a ghost, and the friendly army will not move like a mountain if it is difficult. This is the normal state of the alliance of princes.

Six Fingers once again pointed to the direction of the change in Shangqiu and the west of Peiyi: "The meaning of the General Staff is that we stick to Dangshan and Fuli on the south line; stick to the Heze Taoyi line on the north line."

"The allied forces of the vassals will cost a lot to dispatch, and we must seek a quick battle, otherwise there will be a famine next year. We will use this mentality to abandon the affluent Shangqiu line and lure the allied forces of the lords to break into the east of Shanfu."

"One is that the cities of the Song Dynasty cannot be defended, and the other is that resistance will only increase casualties, which is meaningless."

He stroked the line of Heze, Shanfu, and Dangshan slightly with his hand, and said: "The princes seem to be pushing the line, but in fact they have fallen into the trap of retreating into advance."

"The main force of the allied forces of the princes advances to Shanfu, so we only need to jump the main force to the northern line, and go straight to Huangchi and Daliang along the Jishui River. Using the time gained in exchange for space and our marching advantage, as long as the front of the army reaches Daliang, then The princes must retreat."

"First, Huangchi and Jiyangdu are important supply areas for Han and Wei. Once the two places are broken, the logistics are insufficient."

"Secondly, if the princes join forces, Daliang will be the place where the princes' logistics supplies will be allocated. Daliang City was built with our help in the past, and it is extremely easy to break. As long as we capture Daliang and cut off the gap, the entire logistics of the princes will be cut off by us. .”

"At that time, they will have to retreat, because they know our siege methods and the fact that Dangshan was breached in a few days. By the way, Zimozi's defense skills are unparalleled in the world, and the reputation of sticking to the rules is still there. They will definitely retreat."

"The meaning of the staff department is roughly like this. Retreat as an advance and create opportunities for the two wings..."

Shi nodded, Liuzhi glanced at Shi, hesitated for a moment, and said: "But...but I think their ideas are too conservative. In this way, they will actually make all countries retreat, which can only be a small defeat and cannot hurt Their muscles."

"Since we have to fight sooner or later, it's better to take this opportunity to completely break their backbone."

Taking a careful look at Shi, Jian Shi still smiled and beckoned him to continue talking.

Liu Zhi said: "Procrastinating and risking. The single father's plan left us with too much buffer space, the coalition forces of the princes were not deep enough, and the battle line was not wide enough..."

"We can continue to retreat, relying on Peiyi, Peize, and Niasang to organize defenses and lure the enemy to go deeper into Baili."

"At that time, instead of attacking the main beams to force them to retreat, we will use the ease of our internal logistical supplies; the more efficient mobilization and the advantages of our recruitment system to attack Shanfu from the side and flanks, gather the main force, and besiege the coalition forces of the princes in Shanfu. , Dangshan, Xiao, Peiyi, Fang and between."

"At that time, the minds of the princes and the army will be in chaos, and they will lay ambushes on all sides, and the Central Plains will be settled in one battle."

"If the allied forces of the lords are overthrown, the Central Plains will have no power to stop us. Connect Zheng Guo and take the Henan land, including the southwest of Qi. Return Zheng to the city invaded by Wei and Han, help Zheng as a puppet vassal, and ally with Qin to take the opportunity to seize Xihe .”

"In this way, the overall situation of the Central Plains can be determined."

This strategy must be risky, and it is even more risky than the plan formulated by the General Staff to force countries to withdraw their troops for a small victory and reconcile.

But once it succeeds, it will indeed be as Liuzhi said, and the Central Plains will be settled in one battle.

Shi asked, "According to your plan, how many people do we need in total?"

Liuzhi already had a plan, and replied: "Pengcheng, Peiyi, is our inside line, and it is connected by water supply, and the logistics are sufficient."

"Comprehensive recruitment and full mobilization, we can mobilize a total of [-] soldiers, and they will be ready to fight."

"Five years ago we won Jucheng and Yishan. The Qi army would not dare to send out the whole army to support Wei, Chu and Han. It is necessary to keep heavy troops in case we go straight to Linzi from the Great Wall of Yishan. Only two divisions are needed in the direction of Jucheng. The people are enough to deter the people of Qi."

"Being close to Peize, we can defend the city and the city. The people are mobilized. Although there are many coalition forces from the princes, the battle line is stretched. To prevent our flanks from counterattacking, in fact, there are only [-] people who can attack the city at most."

"When the enemy army is exhausted, I command the Peiyi army to go straight to Shanfu and cut off the Danshui, and the army of the princes will be the turtle in the urn. Once they want to retreat, the giants will personally command the army to chase after them. They must take back Shanfu in order to retreat, but I occupy the city. And defending, with their siege ability, it is difficult to break through the city."

"Once we can't break the city with all our efforts, the morale of the army will be broken. They must cross the Danshui south and flee. When our army pursues them, they must flee to Shangqiu as a support."

"Once they enter the city, it will be a dead end. Because there are no reinforcements from outside, the morale of the army has been broken, and the people of Shangqiu will wait for us."

"If you don't enter Shangqiu, the defeated army will be terrified and unable to regroup to fight again, but they will have to enter the city to regroup."

"Once the city is broken, like Wu Qi's main beam, Wei Chuhan and Wei Chuhan will all be frightened. They have no soldiers to use, so they can only do a good job of defense to prevent our army from reaching Luoyi like a broken bamboo."

"However, our army contacted the people of Zheng, and the main force went northward. The people of Qixinan want us to go straight to Qixinan, and then we will talk about peace. At that time, Wei, Chu and Han will have to sell Qi to protect themselves."

"If Wei is defeated, Xihe will be lost; if Han is defeated, the Zheng people will be able to take the city of Han. In this way, the three Jins are weak. As long as we are willing, we can also come to Luoyi to see the importance of the tripod. "

"Although Zhao is strong, Gao Liu Yunzhong can protect himself. Qin is close to the West River, and Nanzheng has no worries. Wei Hanqi is completely destroyed by us, like meat on a chopping board, we can cut it as we want in the future."

"The people of Chu are defeated, and the conflicts accumulated in the country due to reforms will inevitably erupt, and the state of Chu will be in chaos. With the Huai River in our hands, the people of Chu will no longer have the strength to go north."

After Liuzhi finished speaking, he said with a smile: "As long as they send troops, they must march in this direction. Because I have calculated that even if the princes work together, unite as one, and have the same heart, if they want to solve us in one fell swoop, at least they need soldiers and farmers. A total of more than 80 is possible."

"Stand at every step, fight steadily, and have the power to protect yourself everywhere. Only by marching along the six directions of Ju, Heze, Danshui, Suishui, Fuli, and Huaishui, will it be possible to complete the battle. However... the princes of all countries can gather Can you afford so many troops? Can you gather so many troops to support logistics for a year?"

"Six directions, as long as there are fewer people in any one direction, and there are mistakes, we will take advantage of the marching advantage inside and the support of the people. As long as we break through one place, they will still lose."

"Besides, if we really gather so many troops, we don't need to fight, we just need to delay. Within a year, the kingdom of the princes will inevitably collapse and starve to death."

"We took the initiative to attack, but it was more troublesome and more difficult."

"The Juzi didn't want to fight now, but the Juzi immediately chose to send troops when something happened in the Song Dynasty. Is this the reason? We have to prepare for a few more years to take the initiative to fight them, but if they lose their minds and come to us, the Song Dynasty will fight. It may shake the Central Plains."

"If you don't fight at the border if you garrison troops, the logistics will drag them to death, because it's useless to garrison less, and at least [-] will be garrisoned."

"When we send troops into the Song Dynasty, as long as we don't choose to fight decisively at the border, retreat to lure the enemy to lengthen the front line, and seize the opportunity to outflank the two wings, we can completely change the situation in the Central Plains and collapse Wei and Han."

(End of this chapter)