Competing

Chapter 516 Let nature take its course
This battle of Bashu was an important step for the Yue Kingdom to compete in the Central Plains, and it could even be said to be the beginning of the foreign war.

Although the Yue State had many actions and military strategies before, they were mainly to develop and strengthen itself, or some methods of self-protection.What they dealt with were all weak princes and tribes, and they had never directly fought against a country like Chu and Han, and their scale and influence were very limited.The only special ones are Kuaiji and Yuzhang. In fact, Xiang Yu and Fan Zeng had to abandon Jiangdong due to the situation. Huan Chu took the initiative to withdraw troops, and Chu and Yue never fought directly!

This time Bashu is different. The State of Yue is directly dealing with the State of Han. It is an enemy of the State of Han, which is in the limelight. It is inevitable that the two armies will fight.Moreover, the strength of the Yue Kingdom itself and the situation in the world are also very different now, and the way of doing some things is naturally slightly different, and the impact it will have will be more far-reaching.

Chu and Han were fighting in the Central Plains. Although the Yue State did not directly participate in it, how could the Yue State be neglected in this big event of competing in the world?As the king of Yue, every step needs to be carefully considered and step by step to achieve a good result.Yin Xu is very cautious about this. From now on, every step he takes must be careful.

Now that it has decided to send troops to Bashu, it means that the Yue Kingdom is participating in the competition for the world, and there is no way out from then on.Matters related to wealth, life, future and destiny naturally need to be paid special attention to.

It is precisely because of these reasons that Yin Xu paid special attention to this Bashu battle, paying special attention to every strategy and every action.Yin Xu's heart is bigger this time, and his hopes are also bigger. Taking down Bashu and eliminating Lu Wan are two established strategic goals.

The three generals Pu Jun, Su An, and Yun Qingshan mobilized a total of [-] to [-] soldiers and horses, and a large amount of food and grass were continuously mobilized from Hongdu to the Jiangling area.A large number of Feiying spies are active in Bashu area to investigate the latest military situation.

So far so good.According to the news from Yelang's flying pigeons, Yun Qingshan has obtained the permission of the Yelang people because of the good relationship between Wuling Man and Yelang Kingdom, and has since passed by.Perhaps the Yelang people were bullied by the Bashu Han army, so they wanted to seek a greater asylum, so they naturally moved to the side of the Yue Kingdom.Furthermore, their best friend, Wulingman, had already turned to Yue.With the current strength of the Yue Kingdom, the rule in the southwestern region will be gradually strengthened. They understand the choice between being forced to surrender head-on, or voluntarily surrendering.

In this way, the army successfully entered the plateau of Yelang from the mountains around Wulingman, and would soon enter Bashu.Pu Jun was already approaching Yiling, attacking Lu Wan's troops from the east and west sides, and the Han army stationed at Yiling could not escape.The situation seems to be good for Yue, and victory is almost in sight.

Even in such a good situation, Yin Xu was still a little uneasy in his heart.He always felt that there was an omission, but he couldn't tell where the problem was.Where is it?Yin Xu looked at the sand table in front of him and fell into deep thought for a long time.

In this backward era, there is no paper yet, and simple maps drawn on cloth or animal skins for military operations are already good.Therefore, in order to be intuitive and clear, it is used to analyze military strategy and formation of troops.After Yin Xu integrated Feiying's detection of the terrain of Bashu and some military knowledge he had learned in his previous life, he made such a sand table, which intuitively and clearly reflected the geographical situation in the southwest area.

However, due to many problems such as carrying and actual use, this object has not yet been applied to the front enemy.In the Yue Kingdom, there is only such a thing in Yin Xu's palace, which is amazing.Now Yin Xu is standing in front of this sand table, with a panoramic view of the southwest situation, and the progress of each army is clear at a glance.

"Su An, Yun Qingshan is coming from here, Pu Jun is coming from here, encircling Yiling from east to west, Lu Wan is sure to lose!" Yin Xu muttered to himself while looking at the sand table.

But gradually he found that something was wrong, this was just his own wishful thinking, he found that he had made a mistake.That is to always regard Lu Wan and his Han army as stationary, but is this actually the case?The armies of both sides are in a mobile state.

Yin Xu asked himself, secretly blaming himself.At the same time, I began to think about how Lu Wan would act if she made any moves.What are the omissions and deficiencies in my current series of actions, and how can I remedy them?How can we guarantee the Warring States on the front line without any loss?
After discovering the omissions, a series of questions involuntarily came to my mind.This Bashu battle is of great significance to the Yue Kingdom, and Yin Xu is also very concerned about it, so there is absolutely no room for the slightest mistake.

Lu Wan is not a dead person, Liu Bang, especially Zhang Liang and Han Xin beside him are not incompetent people, it has not been a day or two for him to have thoughts about Bashu, and now the time is ripe to launch an attack.They have a plan, can't they see it?Don't have the slightest sense of crisis?That being the case, they should also be prepared against Bashu itself, and it is impossible to be defenseless until now.

In other words, Lu Wan's side is not so easy to deal with, and there may be all unexpected situations.After Yin Xu figured this out, he began to analyze. If Lu Wan had noticed the news in advance, how would he respond?Yin Xu sat on the spot meditating, hoping to analyze the thoughts in Lu Wan's mind through empathy, so as to respond.

First of all, Yin Xu deduced the possibility of victory or defeat for both sides. Will Lu Wan have any way to turn defeat into victory?Yin Xu soon dismissed this idea, as far as the current situation is concerned, there is no such possibility.Only then did Yin Xu feel relieved, and began to think about how to expand the results of the battle as much as possible and complete the set goals.

If Lu Wan is a stubborn and bloody man, or if Liu Bang ordered to keep Bashu, then it is entirely possible for Lu Wan to stay and fight to the death.But judging from the current situation, he should not do this, because this is a dead end.There is another very good way, that is to escape.

As long as you escape from Bashu smoothly, whether you enter Guanzhong or stay in the Mianshui area, the Vietnamese army will not invade for the time being, so you will not worry about safety.Presumably, if Lu Wan wanted to retreat, she should first go to Xiangyang City in the middle of the Mian River to meet Liu Jia.As for whether it will be in Xingyang, it is unknown, and it is not a matter of concern to me.This seems to be the best choice for Lu Wan at the moment, but is this really the case?Yin Xu would not easily and arbitrarily make such a determination without definite intelligence support.

Is there any other possibility besides returning to Xingyang?The battle of Bashu is of great importance, so any possibility cannot be let go and needs to be guarded against.This is a good habit that Yin Xu has developed after so many years of fighting. It is precisely because of helping him win large and small wars that the Yue Kingdom has achieved today's achievements.

Yin Xu's eyes fell on Yiling, the triangle between Xiangyang and Jiangling.I thought in my heart, if at this time, besides leading the army to return, or to resist stubbornly, does Lu Wan have any other options?Yin Xu hesitated, and it seemed that there was another possibility, that is to attack Linjiang County of Yue State in turn and threaten Jiangling City.

Although Yin Xu didn't think that Lu Wan would have such courage, it was a good sentence to be careful.In case Lu Wan finds that the situation is not good, left and right are dead, and it is entirely possible that they want to die together.If one is not careful and something goes wrong in Jiangling, then his own loss will be great.Even if no serious losses were caused, just losing face would be an extremely serious consequence. Now that the Yue State is attacking the Bashu land of the Han State, if one's own rear is attacked, then the dignity and morale of the Yue State will be hit. , This is a situation that Yin Xu does not allow.Furthermore, even if Lu Wan did not have any other unusual actions, she just wanted to evacuate Xiangyang.It is also necessary to find a way to block Lu Wan, so that he cannot easily go to join Liu Jia.From now on, we must prepare for the follow-up battle, and destroy those who can eliminate more forces. It is naturally best to proceed step by step.Otherwise, if you want to win the lower reaches of the Mian River in the future, it will be a tough bone, and you will have a lot of trouble if you want to succeed.

From this point of view, in order to win a complete victory, it seems difficult for Pu Jun alone to accomplish so many things on the eastern front.To be on the safe side, there must be another person to go to Linjiang to take charge, at least to take some precautions, so as to be foolproof.

But who to send?Zhang Han?Yin Xu shook his head lightly.Sending Zhang Han there is naturally able to properly handle the problem, which is contrary to his own idea of ​​training young generals and balancing domestic power.It seems that another person must be sent to go, who should go?Yin Xu has to think carefully now. This person must not only be able to complete the task well, but also be in line with the domestic situation of Yue State.

Yin Xu secretly thought about the special abilities of each general under his command, as well as their current mission and location, and finally a flash of inspiration flashed in his mind, and he ordered the left and right: "Go, please come, General Yingbu!"

Yingbu has been in Vietnam for a long time, although he is nominally a general of Yue, and is on an equal footing with Zhang Hanping.But since arriving in Yue, he has never fought a war.There are many reasons, the most important one is that during this period of time, the country of Yue has been recuperating, the development of stable internal affairs is short, and there are few opportunities for foreign wars. Naturally, there are no opportunities to send troops to make contributions.Furthermore, at the beginning, Yingbo was somewhat resistant in his heart.However, with the change of time, it is gradually getting better, and he has always been eager to have the opportunity to lead the army on the battlefield and make contributions.

Now the opportunity came. After half a year of silence, the Vietnamese army first launched an attack on Bashu.Although Yin Xu's idea at the beginning was to take advantage of this opportunity to train these young generals, and at the same time give them a good chance to make meritorious service.In order to balance the strength of generals in the country of Yue.But now it seems that I have been negligent, and Yingbo seems to need such an opportunity even more.Fortunately, it's not too late now, everything is fine and there is still time.

If Yin Xu wants to use him to check and balance Zhang Han, he must first of all be a well-deserved general of Ying, so this battle between Bashu and Sichuan really needs him!Immediately, Yingbo will succeed, everything is easy to say, this is the best way to achieve the best of both worlds.

After Yingbu received the edict, he soon appeared in Yin Xu's big tent.It didn't take long, and he left with a smile on his face. Immediately, Yingbo left Hongdu in a hurry and rushed to Jiangling.At this time, several days had passed since Yun Qingshan and Su'an dispatched troops. So far, four generals from the Yue Kingdom, with a total of [-] troops, have been invested in the Bashu battle.

The strength of the Han army is no more than 2, and the main force is the more than 1 Yiling garrison led by Lu Wan. Now it is in a state of being surrounded by the main force of the Vietnamese army.Lu Wan was thinking about how to attack Jiangling, how to regain some face and psychological balance, but Yin Xu had already planned to eat it in one bite.

At the same time, Li Si and Wei Liao were drinking tea in the room, and then got the news that Yingbo had left the city in a hurry.

Wei Liao smiled lightly: "It seems that the king wants to keep Lu Wan completely!"

Li Si nodded and smiled, "That's right, Yingbo has blocked all the intersections, Lu Wan has nowhere to escape!"

Wei Liao said: "Looks like this time it's for real, your majesty's ambition has really been aroused!"

"This is a good thing! It's a pity..." Li Si couldn't help but sighed softly.

Wei Liao said: "Forget it..."

"This time the battle between Ba and Shu was all young generals, and now the last gap is being filled with Yingbu. Zhang Han is also very familiar with Ba and Shu, but it's a pity that he has no use for him!" Li Si sighed again.

Wei Liao said: "Actually, this is not a bad thing. Our wish can be realized, and everyone is safe and happy. Isn't that great?"

On this matter, Wei Liao has always been more enlightened than Li Si.

Li Si sighed: "That's right, if you lose your horse, you will know that it is not a blessing!"

"Hey, yes, it's right to think so. Midnight will soon give birth, you, prepare to be great-grandfather!" Wei Liao joked with a smile.

When mentioning Ziye's pregnancy, Li Si's expression became a little unnatural again.Yin Xu said first that no matter which wife gives birth to the eldest son, the mother is the queen because the son is the most precious.Now that both Ziye and Li Yuniang are not far away from giving birth, who is this gentleman, and is the child giving birth to a boy or a girl?It's hard for anyone to tell.

Li Si couldn't help being embarrassed by Wei Liao's persuasion just now. Now if Zi Yezhen's husband is the next boy, he really doesn't know whether he should be happy or worried.

Seeing Li Si's expression, Wei Liao knew what he was thinking, and comforted him: "Don't think so much, just let nature take its course!"

After thinking about it, Li Si felt relieved, nodded and said, "It's true, let it take its course!"

(End of this chapter)