After listening to Gao Jingshi's words, they each had their own ideas. Gao Jingshi waved his hand and signaled Gao Wuzheng to continue speaking, so Gao Wuzheng said: "Brother often says that knowing things means knowing people. Since black fields are like water, With such a style, there is a high probability that he will not act according to our previous inferences.
In other words, he would not honestly follow the general marching idea, first Daqiu and then Changning, let alone cross the river obediently and fight Liu Zongrong to the west of the Nakdong River. "
Gao pragmatic glanced at Gao Wuruo again and asked, "Then how might he choose?" Judging from the look in his eyes, this question was for Gao Wuruo.
Gao Wuruo looked at the map and mused: "He likes surprises, so maybe...he himself refused to cross the river, lest he had no way to escape if he was defeated, but he hoped to lure General Liu to cross the river, and on the Luodong River Edom fights him?
Ah, brother, do you think there is such a possibility: The Japanese army knows that it is inferior to our heavenly troops in the field, and at this moment, there are tens of thousands of Li Ziqing's elite cavalry behind them harassing them along the road. They are already exhausted, and they dare not take the risk of crossing the river for a decisive battle. Therefore, Should they simply stay in Daegu or stick to Changnyeong? "
Gao Wuzheng smiled and asked Gao Wuzheng: "What do you think of this idea?"
Gao Wuzheng scratched his head, frowned and thought, "This possibility cannot be ruled out."
"Reason?" Gao pragmatically asked calmly.
"In addition to the weak field strength and exhaustion of the army, I think there is another important point. That is, Daegu and Changnyeong are not far from Busan, which is about the same distance as Jinju and Sacheon from Busan. .
This means that if they can hold on to this line, it will be equivalent to holding the door to Busan. Neither Li Ziqing nor Liu Zongrong would be able to bypass them and attack Busan.
In this way, they not only avoided the huge risk of being surrounded by Li and Liu and being defeated in the field, but also supported Busan and ensured the retreat of the entire Japanese army. "
Gao Qingshi didn't say anything, but looked at Gao Qi again. Gao Qi actually doesn't usually interfere in military strategy issues, because he is the intelligence secretary, and it is against the rules to directly interfere in military affairs.
However, since it was a pragmatic gesture at this time, he could naturally express his position. After all, this could be regarded as his uncle cultivating himself, and the opportunity should not be missed.
Since the opportunity was rare, Gao Qi wanted to take advantage of it, so he did not speak immediately. Instead, he thought for a moment. After Gao Wuzheng and Gao Wuruo couldn't help but look anxious, he slowly opened his mouth to prepare an answer. However, at this moment, he realized that Gao Pragmatic, the final decision-maker, had a calm face and showed no sign of any anxiety at all, and he couldn't help but feel a shiver in his heart.
Gao Qi calmed down and tried to keep his tone as steady as possible, as if he was possessed by Gao Qi, and said slowly: "Uncle, my nephew thinks that what the two uncles said is indeed quite safe for the Japanese army, but as analyzed before In that way, Kuroda Rushui is very decisive and has a strong gambling mentality. He likes to decide the outcome in a battle... So my nephew thinks that this kind of 'safety' is not Kuroda Rushui's style, and he may have other considerations. "
Gao Pingshi had a rare flash of light in his eyes, stared into his eyes, and asked: "So, if you are Kuroda Rushui, how do you take this gamble to achieve the goal of deciding the outcome in a battle?"
This question is probably the most difficult of all the questions today, because it is equivalent to asking Gao Qi to imitate Kuroda Rushui's thinking. Kuroda Rushui is Japan's "No. 1 Military Advisor of the Warring States Period". To imitate his ideas, doesn't it mean that Gao Qi needs to be as good as him?
Gao Qi suddenly became a little nervous, and even his breathing became rapid. He opened his mouth but stopped talking.
"Don't be in a hurry, you can think about it before you answer." Gao Pingshi smiled slightly, pointed to the battle situation map hanging on the side, and said: "Haha, let's do this, I will give you an eight-word reminder: Predict the enemy plane first, Soldiers are valuable and quick." Then he glanced at Gao Wuzheng and Gao Wuruo and said, "If you think of a way, you can tell me."
As a result, the study suddenly fell into a deep silence, and even the sound of breathing could be heard clearly. At the same time, another sound came from Gao Pragmatic opening the lid of the teacup to drink tea from time to time.
I don't know how long it took, but Gao Qi suddenly called softly: "Uncle?"
It turned out that he had thought of a possibility, but at the same time he realized that a long time had passed, and it seemed that Gao Pragmatic had begun to close his eyes to rest, so he did not dare to speak loudly immediately.
Gao Pingshi didn't open his eyes, but he said, "Have you got an idea? Let's talk about it."
"Yes, uncle." Gao Qi took a deep breath and said solemnly: "If my nephew is Kuroda Rushui, facing such a war situation and wants to decide the outcome in a battle, then there is only one goal: Sichuan! In other words, This target is you, uncle!"
"Hahahaha!" Gao Pingshi suddenly laughed and finally opened his eyes. He looked at his nephew with a smile and said, "Okay, if you have an idea, tell me your reasons."
Gao Qi was greatly encouraged, but still tried his best to suppress his excitement and said: "Yes, uncle." Then he walked to the map, pointed at several locations in the map and said: "Judging from the current situation, if we follow the previous two uncles My guess is that the main force of the Japanese pirates such as Kuroda Rushui will defend Daeqiu or Changning, or they may divide their forces to guard these two places, acting as horns for each other. The best result is nothing more than a stalemate with our heavenly soldiers on this line.
But at this time, a stalemate was by no means a way out for the Japanese pirates, for two reasons: First, Busan, the most important maritime transshipment hub for the Japanese pirates, had been blocked by our Japanese fleet, and the invading Japanese army was cut off from the Japanese mainland.
In this way, even though they may have some small and fast ships that can sneak in and out, the only thing they can do is deliver messages. It is absolutely impossible for bulk cargo such as food and ordnance to be hidden from our Japanese fleet. Therefore, it can be said that the entire invading Japanese army has now become a lone army. If it cannot restore its route as soon as possible, it will inevitably be completely defeated after being trapped for a long time. "
Gao pragmatic nodded and asked: "What about the second one?"
"Secondly, the food reserves of the invading Japanese troops are worrying." Gao Qi said: "Busan is an important transshipment hub, so there may be a lot of military supplies and other supplies, but the nearly 100,000 Japanese troops heading south from Hanyang were temporarily dispatched. , you must not be able to carry a large amount of supplies.
In addition, they were harassed so many times by Li Ziqing on their way south, so they must have suffered a lot of material losses. My nephew even suspected that they were already facing shortages of food, gunpowder and other materials.
In addition, if you look at the entire Japanese army, because our heavenly soldiers suddenly occupied Jinju, a strategic location in southern Korea, Busan in the east of the south and Jeolla Province in the west of the south were cut off.
After that, the Japanese army of Hanyang moved south, and our heavenly troops occupied Hanyang and sent Li Ziqing to follow and pursue the main force of the Japanese army. As a result, the connection between Zhongqingdao and the Japanese pirates was also severed.
It is completely foreseeable that after Admiral Ma completes the resettlement of Hanyang and the return of the King of Joseon to Beijing, our heavenly soldiers or the Joseon court will immediately regain Chungcheong Province... and of course Gangwon Province.
Uncle, Gyeonggi-do, Jeolla-do, and Chungcheong-do are the breadbaskets of North Korea. The Japanese pirates have lost them all at once. At the same time, they have also cut off sea transportation. How can they support themselves by relying only on the food stored in Busan? Therefore, if Kuroda Rusui wants to reverse the situation, he must also solve the food and grass problem. "
"That's a good analysis, so what's your conclusion?" Gao Pragmatic nodded slightly and asked with a smile.
Maybe it was because of the long words he just said, Gao Qi swallowed a mouthful of saliva to moisten his throat, and then said: "The two points mentioned by my nephew just now, in fact, in Kuroda Rushui's view, I'm afraid they can be combined into one. of."
He paused and continued: "Sichuan has now become a temporary anchorage for our fleet against Japan, and uncle, you have also placed the military headquarters here, which means that Sichuan needs to support General Liu's army and chieftain at the same time. Supply of food and fodder to various ministries and the entire Ping-Japanese fleet.
Kuroda Rushui may not know exactly how much grain and grass we have transported, nor may he know the scale of the subsequent replenishment, but he can at least make a simple judgment: Our heavenly army has a land division of 30,000 in Sichuan, and the naval division is at least 30,000 in size. There are 20,000 soldiers, which is an army of 50,000.
The Japanese pirates have been fighting against our heavenly soldiers since the year of Renchen. They know that the food and grass supplies of the heavenly soldiers have always been much greater than those of the Japanese pirates (Note: It may be because the soldiers of the Ming army are taller? Of course, it may also be because the Ming army has a large number of cavalry, and the cavalry consumes more The reason may even be that the Japanese have a tradition of eating less, as mentioned earlier in this book.), so my nephew judged that Kuroda Rushui and even the other Japanese generals may think that they can get a lot of food and grass as long as they capture Sichuan. At least it can solve their urgent needs.
In addition, since Kuroda Rushui likes gambling, and also likes to gamble heavily, then once he can capture his uncle in Sichuan... er, uncle..."
"It doesn't matter." Gao Pingshi knew why he suddenly stuttered, waved his hands indifferently, and said: "Since we are making assumptions from the enemy's standpoint, there is no need to be taboo. We are just about to judge the worst possibility before making a decision. Respond correctly. Just keep talking."
"Yes, thank you uncle for your understanding." Gao Qi then dared to continue: "In Kuroda Rushui's view, as long as he can capture his uncle and use it as a bargaining chip, not only can the Japanese invaders' army be saved, but he can even be used as a Blackmail forced the imperial court to negotiate peace with Japan.
Taking into account the status of his uncle in the eyes of the emperor, and the trading methods such as the redemption of hostages between daimyo that the Japanese generals were familiar with, Kuroda Rusui and the others might think that as long as they capture their uncle, no matter how embarrassing the situation on the battlefield is, they can By forcing the imperial court to agree to 'dividing the Han River and ruling it' that they had proposed before, not only could they achieve significant benefits, but they could also end the war with dignity. "
Gao Pangshi glanced at Gao Wuzheng and Gao Wuruo and asked, "Do you think Yu Fu's words are reasonable?"
"What Yu Fu said is absolutely true!" Gao Wuzheng immediately expressed his position and said: "My younger brother was also thinking in this direction just now, but unexpectedly Yu Fu was one step ahead."
Gao Wuruo also said with emotion: "My younger brother would also like to second my opinion. I never thought that Yu Fu had such attainments in military strategy. It's really... ah, what a blessing to the Gao family in Xinzheng!"
Seeing that his two youngest uncles both agreed and praised him, Gao Qi hurriedly said a few words of humility, then turned back and gave them two tall hats, saying that he was just young and energetic and had taken the lead and hadn't fully thought about it yet. He jumped out to answer first, and presumably the two uncles must have considered it more carefully.
Gao Pingshi's status in the Gao family is aloof. As long as they don't have any obvious conflicts, he doesn't care about how to maintain the kinship relationship between them. After they have finished being polite to each other, he said: "Since we can determine where Kuroda Rushui's goal is, Then we can talk about how he can achieve this goal. Anyone of you who has an idea can speak out and tell the truth."
Gao Qi opened his mouth, then suddenly closed it again. He lowered his head and looked at his nose and heart, as if he hadn't thought about it yet. Gao Wuzheng glanced at him. Seeing him like this, he hesitated and finally remained silent.
Only Gao Wuruo, the youngest brother who was a pragmatic concubine, didn't notice the expressions of the two of them. He thought about it for himself and then said in a deep voice: "When brother Cai gave instructions on Yu's clothes just now, he mentioned that soldiers are valuable and fast. I thought it was true." . The younger brother thought that since Kuroda Rushui wanted to make a big bet, he must be quick. However, he could not cross the river near Changning to avoid running into Liu Zongrong after crossing the river. After all, in that case, there would be no fight. Needless to say, it didn't matter for now, at least it wasted time.
Therefore, the younger brother thought that he would lead his army to continue south, bypass the defense line that Liu Zongrong might have set up in the west of Changning, cross the river north of Mashan and Xiongchuan, and then make every effort to quickly move westward, before Liu Zongrong Before the Rong army found out, they came straight to Sichuan!
Of course, Liu Zongrong's cavalry is limited. Even if it is discovered, as long as it is not discovered early enough, Kuroda Rushui may think that it does not pose a major threat to them. "
After Gao Wuruo finished speaking, he looked at Gao Pragmatic eagerly, hoping to get his brother's approval. Seeing this, Gao Pragmatic pondered for a moment and said, "There is progress."
Gao Wuruo breathed a sigh of relief and looked a little cheerful. Unexpectedly, Gao Wuruo said again, "But I'm afraid this is not Kuroda Rushui's real plan." After that, he looked towards Gao Wuzheng and Gao Qi.
Gao Qi continued to look at his eyes, nose and heart, and seemed to be still thinking with his head down. Gao Wuzheng glanced at him, hesitating as if he was not sure whether to say something or not.
At this time, Gao Pragmatic suddenly spoke again, saying: "Knowledge of worldly affairs is knowledge, and knowledge of human relations is knowledge. However, if a family only has human relations and sophistication, what kind of family is it?"
Gao Wuzheng coughed lightly and said with some embarrassment: "Brother, in my humble opinion, Kuroda Rushui may have an extra layer of strategy."
"How to do it?" Gao pragmatically asked.
"My brother's instructions just now were not only 'Soldiers are more valuable and faster', but there were also four words before that, which were 'predict the enemy's plans first'. I thought that my brother meant that Kuroda Ruishui could think of what his opponent was thinking. So, I thought After thinking about it, he thought that Kuroda Rushui might be thinking of deceiving Li Ziqing and Liu Xingwu first, and then take Sichuan by surprise.
If you want to deceive the two of them, the best way is to follow their ideas first, and then suddenly change your purpose - so I think Kuroda Rushui will first make a move to go straight to Busan, and then find him again. He had a chance to get rid of Liu and Li and diverted his troops to attack Sichuan! "
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