Lu Meng's strategic concept caused a lot of troubles in Zhou Yu's eyes, but Sun Quan seemed to make sense.
"Gongjin, what do you think, Zimingzhiyan?!"
Sun Quan was consulting Zhou Yu for his opinion.
Zhou Yu was also thinking about how to tell Sun Quan in more tactful terms without irritating Lu Meng as much as possible - that was a stupid strategy.
After all, Lü Meng is Sun Quan's confidant. Not irritating Lü Meng is to give Sun Quan face.
Therefore, Zhou Yu thought about it for a long time before he handed over to Sun Quan and asked, "Please tell me, what is my lord's ambition?!"
Sun Quan was confused. Is Zhou Gongjin an old fool? !
Looking back at Zhang Zhao, who was sitting on the side with a bad look on his face, he was over 60 years old. He was not an old fool. Gong Jin was only over 40, how could he be an old fool? !
Why did you suddenly ask about your ambition? !
Sun Quan didn't even know how to answer Zhou Yu. The two had known each other for more than ten years. How could Zhou Yu not know his own ambitions? !
Fortunately, Zhou Yu didn't want Sun Quan to answer, he just wanted Sun Quan to make a choice.
"If your lord is willing to defend one area and become the hegemon of the area, you can attack Jingzhou according to Zi Ming's words. With the strong support of the people in the east of the Yangtze River and the natural chasm of the Yangtze River, you can separate one area and become the king and hegemony." Zhou Yu faced Sun Quan seriously. He said, "If my lord wants to advance into the Central Plains, strive for world domination, achieve immortal achievements, and create a lasting legacy for the ages, please bear with your unwillingness for the time being, make a good alliance with Liu Bei, and send troops to Hefei. After occupying Qingxu, you can then postpone your plans for Jingzhou." .”
Sun Quan fell silent for a moment.
This is a multiple-choice question Zhou Yu gave Sun Quan.
Should he be satisfied with the status quo and strive to dominate the southeast by relying on the natural danger of the Yangtze River, or should he go north to Qingxu and compete with Cao Cao in the Central Plains.
The former is to separate one party from another, while the latter is to establish an empire.
Sun Quan was immediately confused.
At this time, Sun Quan really didn't have much psychological shadow about going north to Hefei. He just felt that Cao's army in Hefei was difficult to defeat, but it was not impossible to defeat him.
Moreover, compared with separatist rule, any lord who has a little bit of a pattern will think of fighting for hegemony in the Central Plains and achieving imperial status.
Even the Skeleton King Yuan Shu chose this way back then.
Therefore, it is impossible for Sun Quan to tell Zhou Yu face to face that he just wants to live a life guarding one-third of an acre in Jiangdong. If he says this, it is difficult to say how the Jiangdong family will react, but the people in the Huaisi Group will probably choose to talk to him. Cut it cleanly.
Sun Quan knew this, and Lü Meng also knew this. Seeing that Sun Quan was about to adopt Zhou Yu's strategy, Lü Meng was really unwilling to accept it.
Why do you risk yourself for the benefit of others when you know you can't beat them? !
Lu Meng quickly seized the last opportunity and argued with Zhou Yu, "Meng dares to ask Zuo Dudu, if our army takes Qingxu and faces the attack of Cao's cavalry, how can we handle it?!"
Zhou Yu glanced at Lu Meng calmly and said, "When Ziming attacked Jingzhou, did he only intend to stick to Xiangfan?! If he left Xiangfan and headed toward Wan and Luo, could he avoid being attacked by Cao's cavalry?!"
Lu Meng couldn't answer this. If he did, he would decide for Sun Quan whether he should be the hero of the world or the dog who keeps the household.
Another thing, what Zhou Yu said is right.
When you came out of Qingxu, you were afraid of Cao Cao's cavalry charge. But after you attacked Jingzhou and went north to Nanyang, Runan, Luoyang and other places, wouldn't you have to face Cao Cao's cavalry charge?
Unless you have no intention of attacking Lu Meng, you definitely can't say that.
After seeing Lu Meng shut up, Zhou Yu continued, "Although Jiangdong's soldiers are not strong in land warfare, they are good at bows and crossbows. In the past, Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan faced off at the boundary bridge, but Yuan Shao was able to defeat it. Does Ziming know why?! "
In the Battle of Jieqiao, Yuan Shao had few soldiers and most of them were infantry, while Gongsun Zan had more soldiers and most of them were cavalry. According to what Lu Meng said, Gongsun Zan would definitely win.
But the reality is that Gongsun Zan's cavalry was defeated by Qu Yi's thousand machine crossbows. Baima Yicong suffered heavy losses. In the end, Yuan Shao switched from defense to attack and completely destroyed Gongsun Zan.
This is a very typical example of infantry defeating cavalry, and Jiangdong Army is also good at bows and crossbows.
When Zhou Yu said this, he was actually refuting Lu Meng's argument that Qingxu's land was undefendable and Cao Cao's cavalry was powerful.
Then, Zhou Yu looked at Lu Meng and said meaningfully, "As a general, you will know the gains and losses when making plans, you will know the principles of movement and stillness by making them, you will know the place of life and death by the shapes, and you will know the strengths and weaknesses by looking at the angles." . Soldiers have no constant momentum, and water has no constant shape. Those who can win due to changes in the enemy are called gods."
Lu Meng also read "The Art of War" by Sun Tzu. Although it was only some fragments, Lu Meng still knew these few sentences.
Obviously, this is Zhou Yu teaching Lu Meng, saying that he does not know how to take advantage of the situation and use his own advantages to break the situation. He will only blindly see that Cao's army is powerful and does not understand the principle of switching between strengths and weaknesses.
The book "Sun Tzu's Art of War" indeed tells everyone throughout the book that in wars, "strong" must defeat "weak". But if you can only see that strong defeats weak, superiority defeats inferiority, Then you have read this book in vain.
"Strong" and "weak" in the book "Sun Tzu's Art of War" are not simply divided by the number of troops, the conflict between the types of troops, and whether there are dangerous mountains and rivers.
If the overall military strength is small, create local strength advantages to break the situation. If the military units are incompetent, try to maximize strengths and avoid weaknesses and give full play to the advantages of your own military units. If there are no dangerous mountains and rivers, then you can find ways to build fortifications yourself. Isn't this how Hefei New City was built.
As the commander-in-chief of an army, you should find ways to use your own strengths and find the enemy's weaknesses to exploit. You can't just see the enemy's strengths and retreat, nor can you see your own weaknesses but not find ways to correct them.
Lu Meng has already served as a guard. If his thinking is still limited to leading elite soldiers to bully the weak, it can only mean that Lu Meng's books these years have been in vain.
Some of Zhou Yu's words were quite tactful. Although Lu Meng found them a bit harsh, he was still able to accept them.
After all, Zhou Yu did have more say than he did in terms of military strategy and the use of troops.
But Zhang Zhao, Zhang Zhao had no intention of saving face for Lu Meng.
"My lord raises men, civil servants should fulfill their duties and govern the place, and military generals should fight bravely to defeat the enemy and serve the country. I have never heard of a general who is cowardly before fighting!" Zhang Zhao looked at Lu Meng with contempt and said, "Who in the world doesn't know Cao Cao? The power is great, who doesn’t know that the people from the north are good at riding, and based on this, they think that the north is invincible, even an old man can lead the army in battle, what else do you need other generals to do.”
This old man is somewhat shameless.
During the Battle of Chibi, you advocated surrendering to preserve Jiangdong. Aren't you just like Lu Meng now, thinking that the north is too powerful and we can't defeat it? How dare you tell me that? !
When Lu Meng heard this, his face turned red.
In the battle of Chibi, Lu Meng fought bravely and made great achievements. He is completely different from you who advocate surrender.
But Zhang Zhao's status was there, he was old, and Sun Quan didn't investigate Zhang Zhao's behavior during the Battle of Chibi. What could Lu Meng say? !
Another one. Zhang Zhao also led the troops in the Battle of Chibi. Although it was just a formality, if you really want to say that, you really can't say that the old man advocated surrender during the Battle of Chibi.
Sun Quan was also quite embarrassed.
For this matter, I really don’t blame Zhang Zhao, nor can I blame Lu Meng. If I want to blame him, I have to blame Sun Quan himself.
He shouldn't have let Lu Meng express his strategic vision at a military meeting.
Sun Quan had known Lu Meng's strategy for a long time, and also knew that what Lu Meng said was the reality. The soldiers in Jiangdong were unable to fight on land. Even if they really had to take advantage of the opportunity to occupy Qingzhou and Xuzhou, they would not be able to defend them because of their lack of fighting power. It is a waste of troops, money and food.
But the problem is that Sun Quan cannot openly support Lu Meng. Once he clearly supports it, it means that Sun Quan no longer has the ambition to advance northward and only wants to stay in a corner.
At least Sun Quan at this time was not so hopeless.
Furthermore, Lu Meng's strategic concept actually harmed the interests of Zhou Yu, Zhang Zhao and others.
Zhou Yu is from Lujiang and Zhang Zhao is from Xuzhou. Don’t they hope that one day they can return home in glory? !
Lu Meng's strategy was basically to make Sun Quan give up marching to Huainan and Qingxu, and instead attack Jingzhou. Can these two still have a good attitude towards him? !
Finally, Lu Meng ignored the order of precedence and spoke before Zhang Zhao.
This is what the old man cares about most.
Fortunately, Zhou Yu taught Lu Meng a lesson purely from a military perspective. Although it was a rebuttal, it had some educational meaning.
The old man really didn't give Lu Meng any face and just ridiculed him.
However, Zhang Zhao's age, status, and status were all there. He was about to be buried, and Sun Quan didn't want to mess with him. What else could Lu Meng do if he was scolded? !
This military meeting also broke up unhappy.
But Sun Quan had already made a decision in his heart.
Judging from the attitudes of Zhang Zhao and Zhou Yu today, the Huaisi Group is still not satisfied with being based in Jiangdong and wants to go north to fight back to their hometown. Sun Quan cannot easily ignore the attitudes of these people.
Whether he is going north to fight for the world or balancing the Jiangdong family, Sun Quan must ensure that the Huaisi Group can stand on his side.
Therefore, Hefei still needs to be beaten, no matter whether it is beaten or not, it will be fought. This is an attitude to appease the Huaisi Group.
But at the same time, Sun Quan also began to focus on training generals from local families in Jiangdong, trying to balance the power of the two factions in the army, and could not let his decision-making be kidnapped by the Huaisi Military Group.
Therefore, after this meeting, Sun Quan appointed Zhu Huan as the general of Hengjiang, Ding Feng, and Quan Cong as the captains, and went to Lukou to assist Lü Meng as governor of the two counties of Jingnan.
Zhu Huan was from the Zhu family of Jiangdong, and was the only family engaged in martial arts among the four major families in Jiangdong. Quan Cong was also from Wujun, Jiangdong. Although Ding Feng's ancestral home was Lujiang, he came from a poor family and grew up in Jiangdong. Yes, he is half Jiangdong.
These three people have repeatedly made military exploits in the Jiangdong Army over the years. They have outstanding abilities and are young. Sun Quan decided to train them well to check and balance the power of the Huaisi Group in the army.
As for when to visit Hefei, let’s wait and see.
(End of chapter)
