Liu Yu thought for a while and shook his head: "If that's the case, why did the 50,000 elite Di troops led by Liang Cheng attack Shouchun regardless of casualties? Didn't he fight for the flesh and blood of Qin?"
Murong Lan sighed: "That's because Liang Cheng wanted to take a gamble. In the battle of Junchuan, everyone in the Qin State looked at the Jin State and the Beifu Army in a different light. From the previous extreme contempt, they turned to fear in their hearts. After all, it is difficult to compete with Peng Chao. The Yanzhou soldiers and horses were also an elite force on the southern border of the Qin State. They had plundered the Huaihe River and suppressed Ding Ling for many years. They were not easy to deal with, but they were completely wiped out in one battle. The news had shocked the entire Qin State, and it was also Fu Jian's dynasty. The fundamental reason why most civil servants and military generals opposed it during the meeting.”
"So, when the Qin army went south, they originally thought of driving all the foreign armies as the vanguard and the Di army to monitor the rear. However, with the lessons learned from Ju Nan and Peng Chao, these cunning leaders of the various ethnic groups all They worked behind the scenes without exerting any effort, seizing and plundering empty cities. However, when encountering a city with strong defense, they stayed in camp and did not advance. They would rather have no success, but to preserve their strength. Shouchun was Qin's first move south this time. A city with solid defense, and you broke through Yang Qiu's plan to surrender. This incident greatly shocked the Qin army's generals, so except for Liang Cheng's troops, all other armies When they stopped advancing in the Huaibei area, it was Liang Cheng who was forced to march to Shouchun by Fu Rong."
Liu Yu nodded thoughtfully: "I see." Thinking of this, he suddenly sneered, "Since this is the case, our army has already shocked the morale of the Qin army, so we should stick to Shouchun, and even let the Beifu army advance Go out and fight the enemy decisively. When the time comes, you Murong family and Yao family will take the opportunity to cause chaos in the north, so that you can defeat the Qin State."
Murong Lan shook his head: "Liu Yu, the matter is much more complicated than you think. The Qin State does not want to lose the elite troops of the Di tribe, so is Xie Xuan willing to take the Beifu soldiers, the elite armed force he finally built, to lead the battle? ?Huaibei has always been a place of tug-of-war between the Qin and Jin Dynasties. It is not a core area. When the army presses the border, it will be temporarily abandoned and then taken back when the enemy retreats. Moreover, from the perspective of the Jin State, Huaibei and Qilu have been in constant war and tug-of-war. There will be refugees from the north who continue to move south. If it is truly stable, where will the strong men like Xiang Tan Pingzhi and Wei Yongzhi be found?"
Liu Yu said sternly: "That's nonsense. Marshal Xuan is dedicated to serving the country. He will not only seek personal gain like your Murong family. Murong Lan, don't think that everyone in the world is like you, ambitious and ungrateful!"
Murong Lan sighed: "In the face of power, there is no loyalty. You know better than me the current situation of the Xie family in the Jin Kingdom. It has aroused the emperor's suspicion. There are also families who want to seize his position. Xie An resigned Xiang Xiang retreated to Dongshan and asked Xie Xuan to leave the town of Jiangbei and take over the military power of the five states. This was an act of retreat in order to advance. Jiangbei was the private land of the Xie family. They would firmly dominate here just like the Huan family monopolized Jingzhou. Controlling the military and political power, one can become a strong vassal when one is out, and one can control the court when one enters, but the foundation of all this is based on the force of the Beifu Army. If the Beifu Army is wiped out, what will be left of the Xie family?"
Liu Yu was stunned by what he said. He wanted to refute Murong Lan's words, but he didn't know where to start. He even vaguely felt that what this woman said was somewhat reasonable.
Murong Lan stared closely into Liu Yu's eyes and began to speak faster: "Jingzhou is the home of the Huan family for decades, and Xiangyang is the most important base in the north of Jingzhou. You can enter the Central Plains, and retreat to defend the Nanyang Basin. As a barrier to Jiangling, the Huan family could abandon the defense of such an important city in order to protect his 100,000 Jingzhou elites. If the place is gone, they can take it back. But if all the soldiers are defeated, there will be nothing left. .”
"Xie Xuan asked you to go to Shouchun just because he wanted to arrange a marriage. With the marriage, Huan Yi can lead his troops to garrison Shouchun, and Xu Yuanxi can no longer object. In this way, the soldiers from the west of Yuzhou can garrison in Shouchun on behalf of the soldiers from the north. What is the difference between the Qin army driving the Huns, Jie, Qiang, Xianbei, Han and other foreign armies as the vanguard to attack the city and seize the territory, while the Di army monitors behind?"
Liu Yu gritted his teeth: "But the plan changed and the marriage failed. In the end, I came to garrison Shouchun. Marshal Xuan also said that he would send troops to respond. Look, now that all the Beifu troops are dispatched, how can you not save someone in the face of death? "
Murong Lan laughed: "Liu Yu, you think too highly of yourself. Who do you think you are? Xie Xuan's son? Would you risk the entire Beifu Army just for you? Don't say you are just an accurate person. Son-in-law, even if you are really the nephew of the Xie family, they will not risk the family or the Beifu army for you alone."
"Liu Yu, please wake up. The reason why I sent a letter to you to defend is because there is no other way. Xu Yuanxi had no intention to fight at the time and wanted to abandon Shouchun. It was you who insisted on defending, and you also had the ability to defend the city. Ability, weighing the pros and cons, it is best to let you defend Shouchun for a while. If you can withstand it, you have the ability to break out. It is impossible to ask you to escape without a fight. Even if such an order is given, you It’s impossible to accept it, right?”
Liu Yu sighed. He knew that Murong Lan was telling the truth. If he really wanted to withdraw by himself, he would never accept it, even if it was Xie Xuan's order. He gritted his teeth and said in a deep voice: "But Shouchun has been lost, why do we need to send out a large army to rescue? Hu Bin's troops had already sent out before the siege, and they were at odds with Shouchun."
Murong Lan smiled slightly, with water in her eyes: "Liu Yu, you know more about the art of war than me, do you still want to deceive yourself? How can there be such power in this world that is dozens of miles apart? You can see Hu Bin every day at the top of Shouchun City Is it? He just camped at Xiashi dozens of miles away to give you hope. More importantly, he wanted to give the defenders in Shouchun City a reassurance, letting them know that Xie Xuan did not abandon them. Rescue will come at any time.”
"How many times did the Qin army attack Shouchun? What did Hu Bin do? Finally, they came out that night, but they were not here to save Shouchun. They wanted to retreat to Guangling, but they were stopped on the way. When they returned to the camp, they You found out that the camp was occupied and had no choice but to continue heading north to the backup camp. Do you really think they are here to rescue you? Rescue has already come."
Liu Yu said bitterly: "Hu Bin originally had insufficient troops, so he could do this. But after Shouchun fell, the Beifu army still dispatched all troops. How do you explain it?"
Murong Lan smiled and said: "This is because Xie Xuan had to dispatch, Shouchun fell, the Qin army's morale increased greatly, the two major war zones of Jingzhou and Huainan were connected, and the developed waterways allowed the Qin army's food and reinforcements from the north to flow southward , it can be said that the Qin State has taken the initiative on the battlefield, and if it continues to defend Guangling, it will definitely lose!"
