Liu Daogui shook his head gently: "Now Lu Zongzhi has not sent troops to join us. I don't even know why, but there is no strong interception of Huan Qian's crossing. We must be prepared for Lu Zongzhi's defection. These 30,000 The defenders of Jiangling are almost all our strength. If we are defeated in a battle with the monster thieves, then Jiangling City will not be able to defend it."
At this point, he curled up his lips and said, "The demon thieves are sweeping across southern Hunan, and the two thieves from the northwest are raging all over Jingzhou. When we are almost left with only an isolated city in Jiangling, we take the initiative to break camp and evacuate. Do you really think that we are going to join forces?" In one place, attack Jiankang by force?"
Tan Zhuan frowned: "According to the Taoist regulations, do you mean that the demon thief wants to deliberately lure us to pursue him so that he can ambush us on the road?"
Liu Daogui nodded: "This style of play is commonly used by demon thieves. What they are best at is to fake defeat and escape, then lure the pursuers, and then set up an ambush to defeat the pursuers. They used it against Xie Yan back then, and Xie Yan's entire army was wiped out. , and my eldest brother also used this trick when he chased Sun En's retreating army from Haiyan. Because of the forward advance of Bao Sizhi, his eldest brother was almost defeated. These lessons are all vivid in my mind. Brother Zhuan, you also participated in that year. You should have an impression of the Haiyan pursuit battle."
Tan Zhuan sighed: "It was really dangerous that time. Everyone thought they were definitely dead. Fortunately, Brother Jinu stayed calm in the face of danger. Faced with the siege of monsters and thieves, he also asked everyone to strip the clothes of the soldiers who died in the battle. A, being unprepared, frightened the demon thieves so much that they didn’t dare to act rashly. The last salvo scared all the demon thieves to run away. Only then did we have the opportunity to retreat in front of the enemy. Otherwise, I’m afraid most of us here wouldn’t be able to do anything. Opportunity speaks here.”
Liu Daogui said sternly: "So, I think the reason why the demon thieves retreated this time is not because they want to attack Brother Xile in Yuzhou with all their strength. Although we have cut off contact with Yuzhou now, based on my understanding of Brother Xile, Yuzhou is not so easy to fight. He had prepared elite troops and food for the Northern Expedition before, and his troops were concentrated. This is different from the situation of Brother Wuji who rushed to fight in Jiangzhou. Moreover, it is unlikely that he will face the monster thieves in a water battle again, so he must send troops In the decisive battle with the demon thieves on land, with the land combat capabilities of our Beifu army, the demon thieves cannot be resisted head-on. Therefore, at this time, we must have enough determination to defend Jingzhou first, rather than chasing the demon thieves in a hurry."
Tan Daoji nodded and said: "Brother Daogui is very correct. As long as Brother Xile in Yuzhou does not take the initiative to ask for a fight, but instead sets up camp and waits, it will be very difficult for the demon thieves to break through the Yuzhou defense line. Although Jiangzhou is lost now, Guanggu has been besieged After such a long time, Brother Jinu will definitely hurry up and capture it, and then go back to fight against the thieves. As long as we hold firmly here, the three armies will attack the demon thieves together, and they will be unable to resist. But if Jiangling is lost, the demon thieves will have It’s hard to say without Jingzhou, a solid rear area. Even if we want to pacify the demon thieves, it will take many months of fighting.”
Wang Zhenzhi sighed: "Having said that, as the guard of Jingzhou, how can we just sit back and watch the demon thieves come and go freely? Just now we accused Lu Zongzhi of Yongzhou for not intercepting Huan Qian's troops. Now If it were you, wouldn't you be doing the same thing?"
There was a moment of silence in the hall. Liu Daogui looked at Wang Zhenzhi and said, "According to Wang Sima's wishes, what should we do now?"
Wang Zhenzhi said sternly: "Liu Governor, you are new to Jingzhou and may not necessarily understand the local customs. However, Xiaguan has been here for many years and knows a thing or two about Jingzhou's customs. Some battles must be fought. This is not a victory." It is not a question of responsibility, but a question of attitude. If we were in Wudi, there would be no problem if we chose to stand firm and not fight. However, in Jingzhou, if we did not fight the enemy and did not pursue the aggressors, we might face even greater consequences. Trouble."
Liu Daogui said thoughtfully: "Yes, after all, this is the home base where the Huan family has been operating for decades. Although Huan Chu has destroyed the country for several years, there are still many powerful people and scholars from all over the country who are fond of the Huan family. Otherwise, Huan Qian would not have made such a big fuss, otherwise Guo Jisheng would not have the strength to raise troops to respond. But the more this happens, the more we should not first seek to pacify local rogues like Huan Qian and Guo Jisheng? Monster thieves After all, I won’t stay here for long, and I will bet all Jingzhou’s legions to fight them. The outcome is unpredictable. If they lose..."
Wang Zhenzhi shook his head: "Master Governor, so you don't fully understand the people of Jingzhou. Since the Chu State, the people here have been strong and respected heroes. The Huan family has been operating here for a long time, but Huan Xuan has been here since Jiankang When he returned from defeat, he also recruited troops from everywhere. After several months of hard work, he only had about 20,000 troops. It can be seen that most powerful people did not support him. On the other hand, Huan Zhen dared to capture Jiangling when he only had dozens of men. , and then almost the entire Jingzhou responded, with tens of thousands of people in attendance within ten months, why is this?"
Tan Zhi said with a smile: "Because Huan Xuan is a coward. He always has a small boat behind his ship and wants to escape before fighting. But Huan Zhen is a good man. He leads the way in battles and does great things without risking his life. If it were the case, I would follow him." This is very similar to Brother Jinu. Although he is an enemy, he deserves respect."
Wang Zhenzhi said sternly: "That's it. People here in Jingzhou have always admired heroes and men, and despised those timid young men. When I used the strength of my whole family to recruit local braves to fight against Fu Hong's bandit army, I started I also suffered repeated defeats in battles, and several brothers and sons were defeated and died, but I still refused to surrender. Instead, powerful men from several surrounding counties sent troops to help."
"These are the people of Jingzhou who are not afraid of losing, but they look down on cowards and cowards. If the governor only sends troops to quell the relatively easy-to-fight thieves from various places, but dare not fight in the face of the army of demon thieves who have just won a victory, then he will not only be failing to defend the territory, but also If you commit the crime of indulging the enemy, you will lose the hearts of Jingzhou people. I am afraid that there will be more and more traitors, and even if the demon thieves don't come to attack Jiangling, Huan Qian's subordinates alone will not be able to deal with them."
Tan Daoji nodded: "Jingzhou people do have this kind of character. We, the Beifu Army, who have been guarding various places in the past few years, also have this feeling. Not to mention the powerful people from other places, I am afraid that even the rich families in Jiangling City are looking at us. As for performance, if we don't fight, I'm afraid many people will take the opportunity to secretly communicate with Huan Qian. I agree with Wang Sima's point of view. After wiping out Guo Jisheng, we still have to pursue the demon thief once. The outcome is another matter. We must retreat when encountering an ambush. , so that even if the monster thief ambushes, it will not cause big losses."
When Yanzhi pressed his fist on his chest, he said in a deep voice: "I am willing to lead my troops to act together."
Liu Daogui nodded and looked at Wang Zhenzhi: "Then let the Prison King Sima lead the two generals on the expedition."
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