There are no simple counselors in this era. Although they are not as proficient in the Five Elements, Bagua, astronomy and geography as Zhuge Liang, they can all understand the situation clearly. Even if not everyone is good at strategy, they certainly have wisdom.
Cheng Gongying's analysis was correct. Indeed, as he said, it was impossible for Wang Yan to raise a large army to attack Liangzhou. The supply line was too long, and every stone of rice sent consumed one stone of rice. This investment was extremely unmatched by the harvest. If such a long supply line is really stretched, it will be useless to capture Liangzhou, because the opportunity to cross the river to attack Henan will be lost.
Relatively speaking, Henan is much more important than Liangzhou. There are more people, better land and abundant water conservancy. This is a choice that any mature person would make. What's more, General Wang can also be called a military strategist and a strategist. He is even more incapable of twitching his brain and raising an army to attack the enemy.
In fact, Han Sui did not understand the key to the problem. Why did Wang Yan attack Liangzhou? It is because of the thalassemia here that the land is not suitable for farming. Cotton can be grown in a large area, and it is connected to the Western Region, so it can be done business. The Hexi Corridor also has considerable strategic importance. It is the throat of east and west and must be controlled.
So if Han Sui and others are smart enough, what they should do now is write a letter asking for peace. They promised to sell all the cotton they grew to Wang Yan at a low price, and promised to pay the commercial taxes to Wang Yan. In other words, Han Sui did not rely on or take refuge, but he wanted to work for Wang Yan.
So as long as he expresses this intention, Wang Yan will immediately stop his troops, and will also open grain trade with Han Sui, start larger-scale trade, and prosper Liangzhou. In this way, Han Sui can definitely live safely until General Wang unifies the north and the south, and he will definitely be the last to die.
But unfortunately, Han Sui and others did not understand Wang Yan's meaning, or even if they did, they were not willing to do it, because it was a real survival.
Resisting now at least guarantees independence. But once it was opened and Wang Yan was allowed to enter Liangzhou, Han Sui and others had no doubt that they would be able to fight without a single blow. Liangzhou would be gone, and he, Old Han, would be reduced to a skeleton and unable to escape even if he wanted to.
After pondering for a moment, he understood what Cheng Gongying meant, and Han Sui nodded: "Meng Hui's words are very good. If we are in a stalemate with Lu Bu, Wang Yan will not raise a large number of troops to attack. However, if we can win quickly, the king's thieves may not attack. The gain is really not worth the loss. Now Lu Bu and Zhang Liao have 50,000 soldiers, and most of them are Xiongnu, Xianbei, Qiang and other barbarians, so their fighting power is bound to be insufficient.
In this way, I should seek quick victory. If the battle is successful and Lu Bu and Zhang Liao are defeated in Beidi and Anding two counties, Wang Yan will know that our army is strong and will not disturb them again. What does Meng Hui think? "
Cheng Gongying paced and thought, of course he knew that if they could win quickly, it would be right to let Wang Yan know that they were a tough nut to crack and would not dare to go on an expedition easily. But he felt that Wang Yan was too powerful and was too kind to his soldiers and civilians. If Lu Bu and Zhang Liao suffered losses in Liangzhou and many soldiers died, then there was no guarantee that Wang Yan would not ignore Yuan Shao in Henan and raise an army in anger.
This kind of thing is very likely to happen, because Wang Yan is not a reasonable leader. Throughout the ages, there has never been such a person who has such hatred for the wealthy family. So now that there is such a person, it is not difficult to understand that he will do anything unexpected. Therefore, in a hostile state, we have to consider this unexpected situation.
He paused and said, "My lord, I think it is better to maintain a stalemate. Wang Yan's army is extremely powerful. In the previous battle with Yuan Shao in Hebei, one hundred thousand defeated Yuan Shao's army of half a million. Now Lu Bu and Zhang Liao Leading two guards of 15,000 soldiers, and holding tens of thousands of barbarian troops, we must not underestimate it. If you want a quick victory, even if the barbarians help, it will be difficult to achieve.
King Kuang Yan treated the army and the people kindly, and highly praised the saying of Chen Tang, the ancestor of the Han Dynasty, who said, "Anyone who attacks a strong Han Ming Dynasty will be punished no matter how far away". The soldiers and people under his command are strong and brave. If the victory is really quick, Wang Yan may not launch a large army to attack me. My lord, please don’t forget that Wang Yan is only thirty, which is the age of great courage. Even if he attacks Henan a few years later, it won’t be a big deal. My lord, you should think twice. "
"The king said that the strong will be strong, but Lu Bu is a common man. He and Zhang Liao led the army. Their troops and horses were only 15,000, and the rest were barbarians. We all understand the nature of barbarians. Lu Bu and Zhang Liao led tens of thousands of barbarians into an army. Ten points of fighting strength is reduced by five points, but it is just a large number of people. Today, the geographical advantage and the harmony are with me. I have twice as many soldiers as Lu Bu and Zhang Liao. We should send out a large army and seek a quick victory. If we cannot win, it is not too late to seek a stalemate. .”
This was a decision that Han Sui made after thinking twice, twice, and three times. It can be summed up in four words: fuck him. It's not like there are hundreds of thousands of troops here, there are only more than 10,000 real elites, so there is nothing to be afraid of. Lu Bu is indeed brave, so what?
... Cheng Gongying was silent, cupped his hands and said: "Ying obeys the order!"
"Order Liang Xing, Hou Xuan, Cheng Yin, Li Kan, Zhang Heng, Cheng Yi, Ma Wan, and Yang Qiu to lead an army of fifty thousand. Contact the Xiongnu, Xianbei, and Qianghu tribes. You will personally lobby, state your interests, and raise ten troops. Ten thousand. Such an army of 150,000 will attack Lu Bu together."
"yes!"
Cheng Gongying responded and hurried out to make arrangements. It's not the time to fight yet. It will take two months to reorganize the army. It's already early winter, and a thin layer of snow just fell the day before yesterday. Even though they have cotton-padded clothes, they don't have that many cotton-padded clothes.
Furthermore, even if you have cotton-padded clothes, fighting in winter will cost more, which is extremely uneconomical. Therefore, this winter is the time for army reorganization, and the real war will not come until spring.
So this winter, Han Sui was preparing for war and conducting winter training. At the same time, they were also connecting everywhere, actively lobbying the Huns and other barbarian tribes to form a coalition army.
In fact, there was no need for them to lobby. After all, Liangzhou's population of one million, 500,000 to 600,000, were all beaten here by Wang Yan. Of course they understood how hateful Wang Yan was and how damn worthy he was. It's just a pity that they have no way to resist. They can't fight in the winter. When they want to fight again in the spring, their vitality has been exhausted. Each department has different ideas and cannot unite together. They send a large army to attack Wang Yan, but there is no one to take the lead.
Or there may have been instigators, but in the past many years, they were all killed. The real King of Suffering has been around for a long time.
Now Han Sui took the lead and dispatched 50,000 troops himself. The barbarian tribes participated very enthusiastically and sent out troops, clamoring to kill Wang Yan, return to the previous land, and rescue their compatriots.
Han Sui can be said to have raised his arms and gathered people in the scene to support the grand event of King Qian's words.
They all had good thoughts. The barbarians thought that they could fight back at once and go to Wang Yanzhi to plunder. Han Sui thought that even if he couldn't defeat them with a large army, he could still maintain the situation. One thing they have in common is that they have never thought about what it would be like to lose.
Indeed, this is a no-brainer, and it’s not without examples. It's just that they don't think they will fail, at least they can stabilize themselves and not be defeated.
They recognized Wang Yan's strength, but they would not think that the main force was not here and that they were still strong even with only 15,000 soldiers and horses.
Wang Yan's 100,000 troops defeated Yuan Shao's 500,000 troops, and Yuan Shao was so embarrassed that he fled south and lost Hebei. This is known to the world. No one will doubt the strength of Wang Yan's army.
But in the final analysis, Yuan Shao is the only one in the world who has actually fought against Wang Yan's large army. Yuan Shao and his subordinates are the ones who know most clearly how powerful Wang Yan is.
Only they know best that in the previous battle in Hebei, excluding the battle in Taiyuan, in the entire area east of the Taihang Mountains, Wang Yan only invested less than 50,000 front-line troops to directly participate in the war. The remaining 100,000 troops are all logisticians and have almost no war experience.
It was these 50,000 troops that defeated Yuan Shao's 400,000 troops here, and there was no annihilation battle. It was a back-and-forth battle from beginning to end. In this way, Yuan Shao's army of 400,000 was defeated.
The main reason must be that Yuan Shao withdrew his troops and ran away, losing fighting spirit and disrupting the morale of the army. Otherwise, if there was such a back and forth and there were no major mistakes on Yuan Shao's part, the battle would have lasted for another year and a half. This is because Wang Yan does not fight city battles and does not seek quick victory.
But even so, the fact that 50,000 people defeated Yuan Shao's 400,000 troops so that they did not dare to leave the city is enough to illustrate the powerful fighting power of General Wang's men.
What is more important and more advanced is the thought. Soldiers do not fight to eat, they fight to feed and clothe more people. The soldiers under Lu Bu and Zhang Liao all knew that their purpose in attacking Liangzhou this time was to focus on cotton, so that more people could leave their houses in winter. And they were also teaching the barbarian soldiers who were swept away, giving them good expectations.
This is the guarantee of combat effectiveness.
And these are things that Han Sui and the leaders of the barbarian tribes cannot understand...
"General, after Guo Jia's letter, Han Sui mobilized all his troops and united with the barbarian tribes to defeat our army in a single battle. We will definitely fight in the coming spring. Please give instructions from the general."
Jia Xu took Guo Jia's letter and found General Wang to report.
It's not that he read the letter privately, but that Guo Jia's letter was sent to the general's mansion, not to the general. These are two different things. Jia Xu is the general's official and serious secretary, leading the work of the general's office. Naturally, he knows the letters first.
Wang Yan took it, took a look at it, threw the letter casually on the table, and asked with a smile, "What do Wen He think?"
"Han Sui's move is due to Shi Qiang and me. Because of my location, I went to Liangzhou thousands of miles away, and the effort of the expedition outweighed the losses. He thought that after retreating Lu Bu and Zhang Liao in one battle, I would no longer raise troops to attack. However, there is good land for cotton cultivation. , but I will take it. Therefore, I claim that this battle must be fought, but I cannot wait for the enemy to attack me, so I should attack first.
Han Sui wants to fight and drive me out of Liang. I want to cripple Han Sui, so that I can quickly inherit the territory of Liangzhou. Liao Hua can attack Han Sui instead of attacking the grassland this winter. In the coming spring, his vitality will be gone. How can he attack me?
Lu Bu had no plan, and although Zhang Liao was steady, he was unable to command the army. These two generals have tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, and they may not be able to catch them. And I have no intention of going south within three years. To lead the army in training, defense, and preparation for war, a military commander can do the job, and I, the general, will have nothing to do. Therefore, it may be possible to dispatch several generals and cavalry from each army to Liangzhou for reinforcements to divide the barbarian army.
If Guo Jia is in charge again and defeats the enemy's plans, we will be sure of victory and will surely go to Liangzhou. "
"Just follow what Wenhe said."
Wang Yan nodded with a smile, "Except for the grasslands and the Northeast, each ministry will dispatch five hundred light cavalry. Five generals, Zhao Yun, Taishi Ci, Gao Shun, Zhang He, and Gao Lan, will go to Liangzhou for reinforcements. We will allocate ordnance, food and grass, and set off today. They must be sent to the north before spring. land."
"yes!"
Jia Xu stood up, saluted, turned around and left quickly.
Wang Yan continued to read the book in his hand without paying attention to other things.
If you don't get hurt once, you will never remember it. People's growth comes from being deceived. After all, since childhood, parents, teachers or other people have taught countless truths to them, but they have not listened. Only those who have experienced them will be unforgettable.
Some people have suffered losses and been deceived. They will learn lessons and sum up their experiences. Such people will make progress. Some people don't know how to eat and not fight. Such people are probably mediocre. There are also people who learn lessons and sum up their experiences, but still do not retreat when faced with the same situation in the future. Such people may be mediocre or successful.
Yuan Shao will make progress. It is rare for him to have domineering and decisiveness, and he only wants to do Wang Yan. However, Wang Yan destroys his family and runs away in embarrassment. Naturally, he will learn a lesson. And this lesson made him feel fearful when facing Wang Yan, and he was timid before fighting.
Therefore, even if he knew that Wang Yan was attacking Han Sui, and even if he knew that he had dispatched capable generals and elite cavalry to expedition to Liangzhou, he still did not dare to provoke Wang Yan at this time, nor did he dare to take the opportunity to cross the river and start another Northern Expedition.
He didn't dare to bet, and neither did his people. They hadn't talked about Wang Yan for a long time, and they all subconsciously ignored it. If the Northern Expedition really happened, if it really failed, then Yuan Shao would be completely finished. He no longer has a basic base as a buffer and can retain some of his vitality. Cao Cao will not let him go.
This is also the case, why Wang Yan is so mobilized. Given Yuan Shao's courage, he wouldn't even dare to take the initiative to cause trouble. In fact, even if Yuan Shaozhen sent troops to attack, it would not be a big deal. It is just that there are no generals who can fight, not that there are no generals. If that doesn't work, it's okay for General Wang to take command and go on an expedition.
In the blink of an eye, it had been many years since I had fought with Yaishi in person. Sometimes I still wanted to move around.
General Wang smiled and turned the pages of the book. It can be said that he has read most of the surviving books in the Eastern Han Dynasty. After all, he emptied the Han Dynasty's royal collection, Cai Yong's collection, and so many families he killed. There were many books in the collection of books in the wealthy family that accompanied Yuan Shao on the run. Some of them were burned, some were taken away, and he had basically read them all.
The books I read now are all written by today's literati, and many of them are quite high-quality. In fact, he is reading all the published books. It is through these books that he can grasp the current context.
Today is really a prosperous age of civilization, and it has not been much affected by the war. Thanks to the various policies of General Wang, the literary style of the entire Han Dynasty is now very prosperous, and hundreds of schools of thought are ushering in a revival. In the past, Wenchang Daily only had a few pages, but now each issue is as big as a book. There is really too much content, so we can't discard it, so we have to make it thicker.
For this reason, five new newspapers had to be opened, namely, special issues on medicine, special issues on agriculture, special issues on engineering, special issues on generals, and special issues on people's livelihood, and the contents of this issue were divided into Wenchang newspapers.
The General Daily is naturally the newspaper of the General's Mansion. Its basic content is similar to the internal magazine for officials, but it focuses more on ideological construction, including various advanced deeds, various commendations, and some major events.
As the name suggests, the special issue on people's livelihood is dedicated to talking about people's livelihood, and also has some additional entertainment content. In addition to spreading ideas and updating the actual situation under the rule, it also specially seeks scholars to write stories to enrich the people's spiritual life. This is naturally very important.
Literacy work is ongoing. School children are taught by teachers, and older people have night classes. Even though Wang Yan did not simplify the text or engage in Chinese pinyin, after so many years, the latest literacy rate has reached 30%.
This base is already quite large. In another ten to eight years, based on the current population alone, a group of illiterate people will die, and a group of people will learn to read, and the figure will basically reach 80%. In another twenty years, this number will be infinitely close to 100%.
The reason why it is not 100% is that people with disabilities must be taken into consideration. There is no way to avoid this. Innate deficiencies and acquired trauma are all possible.
This is also why Wang Yan added a new newspaper special issue. His newspaper is for the people under his rule to read, and is not specially printed and sold outside the territory to make money. Nowadays, more people are literate and can read newspapers independently. This is the key.
These things are all complementary to each other. In the future, the style of writing will only become more and more prosperous and prosperous. Wave after wave of thoughts will wash away the people of this land...
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