If a great scholar wants to promote his teachings in a country, he will be unable to do so without the support of the monarch.
Qu Li had no choice but to leave Qin sadly.
However, the queen had a small quarrel with Xiao Yuan because of this matter.
Because Lu Yunyan attaches great importance to morality and etiquette.
Xiao Yuan was too lazy to continue arguing with her. Let the couple be angry. Anyway, he was very busy recently and didn't have much time to spend with the girls.
If this were a prosperous age, Xiao Yuan would be happy to invite Curry over, but these are troubled times, and it is useless to talk about friendship there without talking about military affairs.
Ruling the country according to law is the foundation of a strong country. This matter is related to national policy. Of course, Xiao Yuan cannot be swayed by a famous scholar.
The matter was settled.
On this day, Zhengde Hall.
In the main hall, a magnificent sand table depicts mountains, rivers, and city arteries.
The generals and counselors were arranged on both sides.
Xiao Yuan went straight to the point and directly raised the issue that the Southern Expedition could no longer be postponed, and made a final pre-war analysis on the issue of sending troops.
As the saying goes, before the troops and horses are moved, food and grass go first. Now the Qin army has a large number of supplies and baggage that have been secretly transported to Shanyuguan, just waiting for the mobilization of troops.
Su Yi traced an arc on the sand table with his finger and said first: "If our army leaves the border, Wei Chen suggests that we use the main force to advance from the river mouth plain to the border of Chu State."
"The infantry of the Chu army are not as good as our army in land combat. They will not dare to fight our army in the plains. Most of them will huddle in Zaocheng, and behind Zaocheng is the territory of Xiangyang."
"As long as Zaocheng is broken, our army can look at Xiangyang and shake Wu Chu."
This is obviously to hit one point, but to move the whole body, Xiangyang is the key point.
There is nothing surprising about this plan, it is just a general advance plan, but this route is also the best at the moment.
When Xiao Yuan heard this, he had no objection. After nodding, he quickly made a decision.
"After listening to the order, the first and second infantry armies will be mobilized, with Su Yi as the commander, as the main vanguard of the southern expedition, to attack Zaocheng!"
"I have the order!" Su Yi cupped his fists.
As for the infantry commander, who else can he be?
After deciding on the advance of the vanguard troops, Xiao Yuan added: "In this southern expedition, we should adopt the strategy of General Yanqi, attack in the east and attack in the west, aiming at Jiangling, but the offensive against Xiangyang must involve the entire Wu and Chu forces. Therefore, after Su Yi's department opens up the situation, other departments of our army will come out one after another to expand the Xiangyang front..."
After this military discussion, a war has been decided.
It is inevitable for the Qin army to go south. Otherwise, the world's pattern will be difficult to break, and this day will come sooner or later.
A few days later, Su Yi ordered all his troops and led an army of 200,000 to take the lead in leaving the customs.
Along the way, flags fluttered, halberds stood in many places, black armor and red tassels continued, and all I could hear was the sound of the soldiers' armor rubbing together as they walked.
Su Yi was riding a war horse, taking his time, holding a military map in his hand and looking at it carefully.
Not long after, Goldman Sachs lightly smashed the horse's belly and came over, saying with a shy smile: "Su Shuai, you must have a plan on how to take Zaocheng lightly, right?"
"No." Su Yi glanced at him and said directly: "The road to the southern expedition is flat. Once we pass Xiangyang, we reach the Yangtze River. We cannot use it as a surprise attack."
"That……"
"Zaocheng can only be attacked by force, but this city is not a fortified place. The Chu army also understands this. I don't think they will invest a large number of troops there." Su Yi said: "If the King of Chu used Han The commander-in-chief of Zhou, with his combat philosophy, will probably let the Zaocheng defenders delay and hold back our army as much as possible in order to secure Xiangyang."
Having said this, he also raised his head, looked around, and shouted loudly: "Wei Qing! Wei Qing!"
"Ah? The general is here!" Upon hearing this, the latter quickly galloped over.
Su Yi asked him to come closer, and then pointed to a place on the map, "Take your cavalry and go to Hanjiagou first."
"Ah? Su Shuai, what are you doing there?" Wei Qing was puzzled.
"If you see a small group of Chu troops, whether they are escorting food and supplies or exploring the battlefield, sweep them all away." Su Yi said.
"Yes!" Wei Qing said no more, took the order and left.
"Ning Zhan! Ning Zhan!"
He started shouting again.
The latter also hurried over on horseback, and clasped his fists on his horse: "Su Shuai."
"Let your troops cross the river mouth first!"
"promise!"
"General Lin Chu!"
"Su Shuai."
"The Chu Kingdom is now working on the matter of our army's southern expedition, and the news must have been sent back. After crossing the river mouth, you will have people check Wuzhong Mountain. If there is an ambush, report it immediately."
"promise!"
"Xu Rong! Xu Rong!"
"Su Shuai..."
On the march, Su Yi issued military orders one after another.
Goldman Sachs looked on dumbfounded, swallowed hard, and said with a smile on his face: "Shuai Su, how can you mobilize hundreds of thousands of troops in an orderly manner, with enough advance and retreat, and with enough relaxation? Please teach me..."
At the same time, the Chu State court.
The Qin army was mobilized from the Qinzhou camp and came out of Shanyuguan. Naturally, such a large-scale movement could not be hidden from Xi Zuo.
After hearing the news, all the ministers of Chu State were in a state of panic, whispering to each other, inevitably a little panicked.
King Chu frowned and threw the bamboo slips in his hand onto the king's case in displeasure.
All the ministers were silent.
The Prime Minister of Chu stood up, raised his hands and said, "Your Majesty, it is known to all the world that you are violent towards Qin's tigers and wolves. Now the King of Qin has Su Yi as commander, and his troops are pointed directly at the Chu land. It is obvious that he intends to spy on the south of the Yangtze River. In my opinion, he should immediately Join forces with the King of Wu to defend against powerful enemies."
"The King of Wu must have known about this matter, and he also knows the truth of the death of lips and teeth. It is inevitable for the Wu army to send troops to help." The King of Chu said: "Now that the King of Qin is attacking me, what I want is specifically how to resist the enemy."
As he spoke, he subconsciously looked at Hanzhou.
Seeing this, the latter immediately stood up, saluted and said: "I heard that if you are good at attacking, the enemy will not know where you are defending; if you are good at defending, the enemy will not know where you are attacking, so you can protect yourself and win completely. Today, Qin's march seems to be With great fanfare, they want to sweep across the Chu land, but in fact, their intention must be in Xiangyang!"
"Because Xiangyang is very important and controls the north and south, Su Yi must fight for it. Therefore, we don't need to worry about other movements of the Qin army. We only need to defend Xiangyang, and Chu will have no worries."
"And if the Qin army advances from the Hekou Plain to Chu, our army cannot compete with it. We should temporarily avoid the front, so that the gains and losses in Zaocheng delay the enemy's pace, so as to achieve the strategic defense purpose of Xiangyang."
After all, he was still a famous general of his generation, and he had fought many battles, large and small, so he still had some military vision.
His meaning was also very clear. It didn't matter if other small places were lost. All the heavy troops were put in Xiangyang and guarded here. The Qin army would not be able to cross the river.
When the King of Chu heard this, he nodded slowly and said, "Well, what the general said makes sense. I'll leave it to you to defend the enemy this time. You rush to the front line as soon as possible."
