More than ten days later, King Liang arrived at the front line.
He did not come alone, but brought several important civil servants and counselors with him.
At this time, after half a month of rapid march, Xue Wu's troops also arrived at Sun Yao's defense line.
The Liang army initially joined forces, with an army of about 300,000.
In the Chinese army's tent.
"See you, Your Majesty!" Everyone knelt down.
"They're all flat."
King Liang waved his hand casually, walked forward and sat down in the handsome seat directly above.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
People stood up and stood on the left and right sides.
The first person on the left is Xue Wu, the leader of the generals, and the first person on the right is Cai Yan. The scene looks more like a small court meeting.
This is an extremely important military discussion, related to the subsequent strategic deployment of the Liang Army.
Judging from the lineups of both the enemy and ourselves.
On the side of the Qin army, the King of Qin is in charge, and on the side of the Liang army, the King of Liang personally supervises the battle. The king personally visits the front line. The morale of both sides should be about the same.
In terms of handsome talent, although Xue Wu and Zhao Mu each have their own fighting methods, their overall strength should be between equals.
As for the tiger generals, Tang Yue versus Peng Shuang, after three hundred rounds, there is absolutely no winner.
In terms of counselors, Cai Yan faced Shangguan Wenruo, and other counselors in the Liang army faced Tian Shu and others.
The strength of both sides is approximately 300,000.
When it comes to the bravery of soldiers, the Qin people are martial and warlike, and they fight without risking their lives. They once retreated from the foreign tribes of Xirong.
The Liang army was equally ferocious and once pacified the Northern Desert.
Both sides are northern infantry, fighting on land, and they are absolutely first-class among the countries in the world.
This is also the reason why Xiao Yuan insists on destroying Liang Jun first, because the threat is too great!
To sum up, whether it is the strength of the troops, the civil servants and generals, or the combat power of the soldiers, this is a tit-for-tat battle.
Therefore, based on this point, Cai Yan immediately proposed that a decisive battle with the Qin army should be carried out quickly and not be delayed any longer.
He said: "Now that Jinling has been lost, we must not allow King Qin to gain a firm foothold. While the entire Jinling territory has not yet completely fallen, we should immediately advance to the line between Ping and Tianjin."
"The King of Qin will not dare to let our army advance easily when he sees our army moving forward. He will be forced to engage in battle. By then, the two sides will have a total of 600,000 troops and will launch an unprecedented battle in Pingjin!"
The Pingjin he mentioned was located between the Qin and Liang armies, with an extremely vast plain.
And what he said was right. If Liang Jun acted like this, Xiao Yuan would never let him approach Jinling. He was forced to have a decisive battle with him on the Great Plains.
However, after hearing this, King Liang frowned slightly.
Because this was not what he had in mind. What he wanted was to wait for the domestic army to gather again, and then defeat Xiao Yuan in one fell swoop with an absolutely superior force.
Now three hundred thousand versus three hundred thousand, King Liang felt somewhat unsure.
At this time, another counselor from the Liang Kingdom, Wang Meng, also stood up, shook his head and said: "I do not agree with Lord Cai's opinion. If we fight now, it will be disadvantageous for our army. The Qin army is not easy to deal with." ."
"Oh?" King Liang couldn't help but be shocked when he heard this, and asked, "What do you think, Mr. Wang?"
Wang Meng said: "Instead of seeking a decisive battle quickly, it is better to send small groups of troops, divided into several groups, to constantly harass the Qin army, making it embarrassed and unable to take care of the left and right. Then, wait quietly for the arrival of the next batch of our army's reinforcements, and then use superior forces to , overwhelm the opponent, this is the sure way to win."
These words could be said to have touched Prince Liang's heart. This is exactly what he thought, and he couldn't help but nodded slowly after hearing the words.
When Cai Yan saw this, he became a little anxious: "Your Majesty! What is King Qin doing now? It is reported that the counties in Jinling are being pacified. This is the best time for a decisive battle! If you miss it, it will be too late!"
King Liang looked at him: "In Master Cai's opinion, our army is now seeking a decisive battle. What is the outcome?"
"This..." Cai Yan hesitated and said truthfully: "It's impossible to predict."
"If you can't predict it, why take risks?" King Liang asked.
Cai Yan said anxiously: "Throughout the ages, when it comes to wars, there is no absolute 100% chance of winning. Whenever there is a slight chance of fighting, we should take action decisively. How can the king be afraid to fight because he cannot be sure of victory or defeat?"
What he said is right, even if the score is 50-50, as long as you don't dare to fight in your heart, you will lose another point.
But when he heard these words, King Liang felt a little displeased: "It's not that I, the King, are timid! But it won't take long before our 200,000-strong army will be assembled again. By then, our army will be strong with fifty With tens of thousands of troops, wouldn’t the chance of victory be greater if we fight another decisive battle?”
"This!" Cai Yan choked and said anxiously: "But your Majesty! If by that time, King Qin would have already calmed down Jinling and established a firm foothold. The opportunity would have been missed!"
"No." Wang Meng took over the conversation again and said: "Time is actually more beneficial to our army, because this is fighting in our homeland. On the contrary, the longer it takes, the more tired the Qin army will be. ."
"This is a fallacy!" Cai Yan said: "As time goes by, Jinling will completely belong to the Qin State, and the Qin army will have endless food routes!"
The two people had completely different opinions, and they were both counselors. When King Liang saw this, his frown deepened, he looked at the two of them and said:
"Both of you have a certain truth to what you said, but I am still more inclined towards Mr. Wang."
After saying that, he turned to look at Xue Wu: "General, what do you think?"
"This..." Xue Wu hesitated.
This was a strategic deployment, not a tactical issue. In fact, he couldn't say anything.
Prince Liang glared at him displeasedly, then looked at the other generals and civil servants.
Seeing this, another counselor stood up and said with cupped hands: "I agree with Mr. Wang's opinion. After all, the battle between Ping and Tianjin is a battle of life and death. It is better to be safe than to take risks. We have the upper hand in terms of tactics. , and can also make multiple plans.”
"Well..." King Liang nodded.
Another person said: "I think so too."
Except for Cai Yan, everyone in the Liang army believed that it was not appropriate for a decisive battle now. In fact, from their standpoint, this idea was reasonable and there was no big surprise.
King Liang is not an indecisive person, but when he is unsure of the answer, he will undoubtedly choose the side with more people.
In the end, he made a quick decision, waiting for the second batch of reinforcements, and first used cavalry to continuously harass the enemy.
After hearing this, Cai Yan secretly smiled bitterly and couldn't help but say: "Your Majesty missed a good opportunity..."
This feels like everyone is drunk and I am alone.
His analysis actually hit Xiao Yuan's key point!
If Liang Jun wants a decisive battle now, the chance of winning is definitely over 60%!
Because he wanted to pacify the counties in Jinling, Xiao Yuan had to send a large number of troops and some important generals.
Moreover, a large number of mountain bandits gathered behind Jinling, known as the Black Mountain Army, and they were causing chaos everywhere.
Coming to fight at this time, Xiao Yuan undoubtedly had a lot of worries and might be completely defeated.
But King Liang missed the correct answer.
