Chapter 1643: Kong Ming’s Strategy (Part 2)
After hearing Zhuge Liang's words, Qin Hao nodded in agreement.
The invading troops of the Liangzhou princes are indeed quite large, but after all, they belong to three parties, and they all have hatred. It is impossible to truly unite as one while being on guard against each other.
Therefore, the threat posed by the coalition forces of the three major princes in Liangzhou to the Qin army was not as good as that of the Chu army, which only dispatched 50,000 troops.
Of course, the Liangzhou coalition also has many difficult opponents, such as Ma Yuan, Ma Chao, Gao Changgong, Shi Wansui, Wu Yunzhao, etc., and there is also the God of War level warrior Gao Aocao.
If we just talk about the military strength showdown, Meng Tian, who has 100 troops in command and 70,000 elite Meng Tian in his hands, faces Liangzhou's 100,000 coalition forces. Not to mention just blocking the Liangzhou coalition forces, even defeating them is not a bad idea.
However, if the blessings of the generals are included, the Qin army in Hebin and the two places, which does not even have a god of war, is obviously unable to compete with the Liangzhou coalition army gathered with fierce generals.
Therefore, what Hetao lacks most now is not soldiers, but generals, and bending the waist makes up for the weakness of generals. Meng Tian may not be able to defeat the 100,000 Liangzhou coalition forces head-on.
"What the military advisor said makes sense."
After Qin Hao pondered for a moment, he ordered: "In that case, let's dispatch the four generals Zhao Yun, Huang Zhong, Dian Wei, and Xu Chu to support Meng Tian."
Zhao Yun is now a God of War general, and Dian Wei, who was injured by Luo Shixin, has long since recovered from his injuries. Together with Xu Chu, he can also activate combo skills, and with the peak general Huang Zhong, it is enough to block Liang. State coalition forces.
After Zhuge Liang estimated the strength comparison of the two generals in his mind, he smiled confidently: "Now that the crisis in Liangzhou has been resolved, my lord, just wait for the good news from General Meng Tian."
Seeing Zhuge Liang's confidence, Qin Hao was infected by it and smiled: "The military advisor only talked about Liangzhou and one road, and there are four other roads. How should we retreat from the enemy?"
"Our army has deployed 150,000 garrison troops in the two prefectures of Si and Bing, including 80,000 in Jingzhou and 70,000 in Sizhou."
With that said, Zhuge Liang pointed to Jiangxia in the south on the map and said slowly: "Liu Xiu sent 50,000 troops along the way, but he did not attack our Nanjun directly. Instead, he attacked Huang Zu in Jiangxia.
Jiangxia County's combat power was not strong, and Huang Zu's family alone could not stop Liu Xiu's army.
Once Liu Xiu is allowed to take over Jiangxia, Liu Xiu and Liu Ji will join forces to form an east-west pincer attack on Jingbei.
The area of Jingzhou's Four Battles is already easy to attack and difficult to defend. If it is attacked from the east and west, it will definitely be extremely difficult to resist. Therefore, our army must support Huang and resist Liu. "
“But military advisor, including the Chu army, the number of enemy troops attacking Jingbei was as many as 280,000, while our army only had 80,000 defenders in the north of Jing.
The number of our troops is far inferior to that of the invading enemy. It is not enough to defend the city. How can we have extra troops to support Huang Zu? Qin Hao asked puzzledly.
Zhuge Liang smiled calmly and said: "Our army is indeed unable to support Huang Zu, but it can attract external forces to help Huang Zu."
"Inducing external force?"
After Qin Hao pondered for a while, he immediately understood what Zhuge Liang meant and asked: "The military advisor said that Jiangdong Sun Jian should help Huang Zu fight against Liu Xiu?
However, Sun Jiancai and Liu Xiu fought in Jiaozhou and did not gain any benefit. Now that the army is exhausted, will Sun Jian be willing to send troops? "
"Sun Jian has no choice but to send troops, my lord, please take a look."
Zhuge Liang pointed to the position of Jiangxia and said: "Once Liu Xiu captures Jiangxia, it will not only form an east-west pincer attack on our army, but also form a three-way pincer attack on Soochow. Chu will be able to attack from Jiangxia, Changsha, Jiaozhou Send troops from three directions to attack Wu.
Even if the Wu State had a peerless commander like Sun Wu, they would still be exhausted in the face of such an offensive. Therefore, Sun Jian saving Huang Zu also saved the Wu State. "
Hearing this, Qin Hao's eyes suddenly lit up. He naturally understood the conflict of interests involved, but he had too many things to consider in his position, so he didn't think of it for a while, but as soon as it was mentioned, he would React immediately.
"What a good plan. I will immediately ask Your Majesty to issue an edict, ordering Sun Jian to lead the army to support Huang Zu."
"With Sun Jian sending troops to intervene, it would not be that easy for Liu Xiu to take Jiangxia, but Liang guessed that Sun Jian might also want to take Jiangxia.
In the dispute between Wu and Chu, Jiangxia's position was crucial. Whoever could occupy it would have a bigger position. Therefore, Sun Jian must be eager to get Jiangxia, and there are two possibilities.
1. Sun Jian united with Huang Zu to fight against Liu Xiu. After defeating Liu Xiu, Sun Jian destroyed Huang Zu and occupied Jiangxia.
2. In the name of rescuing Huang Zu, Sun Jian and Liu Xiu divided Jiangxia, and then defeated Liu Xiu after destroying Huang Zu. "
As he spoke, a hint of cunning flashed in Zhuge Liang's eyes, and he smiled: "Liang thinks the former is more likely, but whether it is the former or the latter, as long as Wu and Chu confront each other, Liu Xiu will not be able to threaten our army at all. , so the crisis in Chu State will be solved by itself."
"Seconds, seconds..." Qin Hao slapped his legs and laughed.
Taking advantage of the power of other countries to prevent disaster for himself, Wu Chuming knew that it would be advantageous for the Qin army, but he had no choice but to jump in. This was a naked conspiracy.
Huang Zu, who was caught in the middle of the Three Kingdoms, was destined to become a victim of this war.
Although Huang Zu had always been quite submissive, in a time of great strife, where heroes competed for power, weakness was the original sin.
In just a few words, Zhuge Liang had retreated two of the five armies, which made Qin Hao look forward to his next words, but this time Zhuge Liang did not speak directly.
After thinking for a while, Zhuge Liang said: "My lord, regarding the Tang army at Tongguan, General Li Cunxiao is there, and there is a natural barrier at Hangu Pass. We only need 30,000 defenders. Even if the Tang army of 100,000 invades, we still want to break in." It’s still not easy in Sizhou.”
As he spoke, Zhuge Liang frowned slightly and continued: "If we forcefully attack a powerful pass like Hangu Pass, even if we can break through it in the end, Li Tang will definitely suffer heavy casualties.
With Li Shimin's shrewdness, it was impossible for him to do this, but he still asked Yang Jian to attack with 70,000 men. Therefore, it can be seen that the Tang army in Tongguan was just a feint attack. "
"Fake attack? So, the real main direction of the Tang army's attack is Nanyang?"
"That's right."
Zhuge Liang nodded and said solemnly: "Li Shimin sent 70,000 troops out of Tongguan just to drag Sizhou's troops to the front line of Hangu Pass and prevent Sizhou's troops from supporting Jingzhou.
The Nanyang Plain is easy to attack and difficult to attack. Apart from a few fortified cities, there is almost no place to defend.
Therefore, if Sizhou was unable to send reinforcements to Nanyang, it would be impossible to resist the Tang army's attack solely relying on Nanyang's local defenders.
After Li Shimin captured Nanyang, most of Sizhou's troops were still dragged at Hangu Pass. At that time, the Tang army moved north to capture Guangcheng Pass, then entered Heluo and encroached on Sizhou. "
