Gongsun Wulou's eyes sparkled and his tone was sonorous: "The best strategy is to quickly let Linqu guard Duan Hui lead 30,000 infantry and cavalry to go south, enter Muling Pass in Daxian Mountain, and guard it with heavy troops. At the same time, all the Shannan defenders will be withdrawn and march into Muling. Guan meets General Duan. Muling Pass is dangerous. It is absolutely difficult for Liu Yu to cross the pass. Wu soldiers have always been light-hearted. If they have an advantage, they will move forward. If they can't fight, their morale will drop rapidly. When the time comes, we will harass them with our rangers. The enemy's food road will eat up their small groups of troops. In less than three months, the Jin army will definitely be out of food and grass, and they will have to retreat. By then, our army will attack with iron cavalry and win a complete victory!"
Murong Chao curled up his lips: "Gongsun, what does it look like when you say complete victory?"
Gongsun Wulou was slightly stunned, then said: "Probably the best result is to be like Emperor Chengwu (Murong Chui), who defeated Huan Wen, chased thousands of miles, wiped out more than half of the Jin army, and by the way captured Jiangbei. How many counties are there?”
Murong Chao nodded: "That is to say, this complete victory can only wipe out 20,000 to 30,000 Jin troops at most, capture the East China Sea, Langya and other prefectures and counties, and capture Pengcheng at most. If you want to drink from the Yangtze River, take all Jiangbei, or even Should we destroy the Jin state, capture Liu Yu alive, and completely annihilate the Jin army, or is it impossible?"
The white eyebrows in the black robe frowned and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, after all, Liu Yu is a famous general in the world. He is not comparable to Huan Wen or Liu Lao. He will not wait until the desperate supplies are exhausted before retreating. He will withdraw before then, and We will surely break up the army with elite troops and retreat slowly. Even if the total victory mentioned by General Gongsun is in my opinion, it is difficult to achieve. We can defeat this wave of Jin army, let Liu Yu's prestige drop, and regain our Shannan Prefecture. , if we continue to further plunder the East China Sea, Langya and other northern counties should be our greatest victory."
Murong Chao sneered: "According to the Imperial Master, even the results mentioned by Gongsun can't be achieved, so what's the point of guarding Daxian?"
The black robe sighed: "It can defeat Liu Yu's reputation as an invincible military god and break his mythical status in the hearts of Jin people. This is the greatest significance of this battle. As long as it can kill Liu Yu's reputation, let people know He can also be defeated, just like Huan Wen back then. Liu Yu's power in the Jin Kingdom will definitely not be preserved. His enemies, whether they are Liu Yi in the Beifu Army or Xie Hun and others in the noble family, will rise up. Take away his position of power.”
"If Liu Yu does not give in, there is a possibility of civil strife in Jin. If there is civil strife, then we have nothing to worry about. This is the best result for Dayan. Jin is too big, and the Han people do not accept the rule of our Xianbei people. Just like the thousands of men and women who were captured this time, they still refuse to learn music and be used by His Majesty, so what is the use of us seizing the land in Jiangbei?"
Murong Chao touched his nose disdainfully: "The people of Qilu are also Han people. Aren't they obedient now? What can't be used? As long as the country is strong and the laws are strict, we are not afraid of the people disobeying them. Imperial Master, we can't We always place our hopes on the enemy's civil strife, right, just like the Northern Wei Dynasty is also in civil strife now, but we still can't attack the Northern Wei Dynasty now."
Having said this, he looked at Murong Lan and sneered: "We can't fight in the Northern Wei Dynasty, and we can't fight in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, so do we, the Yan Dynasty, have to have strong soldiers for generations and be trapped in this state, waiting for the future national strength?" When it becomes weak and the troops are dispersed, do you want to wait for others to destroy it?"
The black robe gritted his teeth: "Your Majesty, isn't the purpose of conquering the Eastern Jin Dynasty to create a good environment for the Northern Expedition against the Wei invaders? Only by making the Eastern Jin Dynasty dare not take advantage of the situation, can we make an all-out Northern Expedition and capture Hebei. When the time comes, Hebei is in hand and we can recover Liaodong. Restore a large-scale cavalry regiment in our hometown. Only in this way can we dominate the world and rebuild the Great Yan."
Murong Chao waved his hand: "Okay, I already know the best strategies of the Imperial Master and Gongsun. Gongsun, please continue to talk about your best strategies."
Gongsun Wulou curled up his lips and said: "The best strategy is to give up the defense of Daxian and let the Jin army pass through Daxian Mountain and enter the Lunan Plain. However, we need to resist in Daxian for a period of time and leave half of the In about a month, we will harvest the crops in the Lunan Plain without leaving a grain of rice or grain for the Jin army!"
As soon as these words came out, the face of Guilin Wang Murongzhen, who had been silent just now, changed drastically: "What, fortify the wall and clear the fields? Grab crops? Gongsun Wulou, are you crazy? It's only the beginning of April, and it's still the young seedling stage. , if we harvest crops now, we will have nothing to gain. If Liu Yu fails to reach Daxian Mountain and instead retreats, we will be cutting ourselves off, and we will suffer a huge loss!"
Murong Lan also said in a deep voice: "I have to recruit a large army to fight the war. If strong men are separated from production, the harvest will be greatly reduced. Now if you do this again, how many people will you harm?"
Murong Chao raised his brows: "Gongsun, please continue, what did you think about playing like this?"
Gongsun Wulou said calmly: "My method of fighting is the strategy of fortifying the wall and clearing the field in the Han art of war. It is also the method used by Great Yan in the past. When the Wei captives invaded the south and invaded our Wei Dynasty, their soldiers advanced Very sharp, with more than 400,000 infantry and cavalry, almost all the barbarians from the grassland came. At that time, Dayan had just experienced the disastrous defeat at Shenhebei, and Emperor Chengwu had just passed away. There was no leader and all the kings were vying for the throne. In this situation It was difficult to resist the Wei army, so we adopted the strategy of holding on to Zhongshan, Xindu, Yecheng, Jicheng and other core cities, and strengthening the walls to clear the country. Princess Lan, this is what you experienced back then, so you should know it."
Murong Lan gritted his teeth and said: "It's because I witnessed such a tragic situation back then that I said you are a disaster to the people of Yan. The army can enter the city, but the tens of millions of people outside the city have lost even their young crops. How can they survive? ? We once relied on this to repel the Wei army back then, but Tuobagui returned to a set of grasslands and brought a large number of cattle and sheep back. We could not persist, and we could only retreat to Liaodong and Qingzhou. This is why we have The late emperor's founding of the country has been proven in history to be a failed strategy. What kind of strategy do you actually think it is? Even if you are lucky enough to defeat the Jin army, do you know how many people will be killed and how much the population will be reduced? Gongsun Wulou , What is your intention?!"
Gongsun Wulou sneered and said: "The reason why this is the right strategy is that although this kind of attack will damage Dayan, it can also leave the Jin army without any supplies. They don't have enough food and grass to begin with. After Daxian, the food route becomes even more difficult. If we can't replenish it by plundering our crops, we will run out of food within half a month. Even if the Beifu army can fight, they will have to eat all the food when they have a full stomach. , no matter how strong a warrior is, he cannot fight. Since Liu Yu has lied about destroying our country, Dayan, then we will give him this opportunity, let him in, starve him to death, thirst him to death, and then attack him in one fell swoop. Such a victory , but I am sure that I can wipe out all the Jin army and capture Liu Yu alive, so please give me a clear warning!"
