In Guozhou's Yamen, Wushu was sitting in the official hall. A fire was lit in front, and a sheep was placed on the fire. Wu Shu held a knife in his right hand and a mutton leg in his left hand. Take a sip of wine and slowly eat the mutton.
The soldiers came in, crossed their hands and said: "Your Majesty, Wei Yi is here under orders!"
"Let him in!" Wu Shu said coldly without raising his head.
Not long after, Wei Yi entered the official hall. Seeing the unkind look on Wu Shu's face, he hurriedly saluted and said, "Wei Yi, the last general, has met the king!"
Wu Shu raised his head slightly and looked at Wei Yi coldly. After a while, he said in a cold voice: "How many days have you been sending troops to the Lu family? Where are you now?"
Wei Yi said carefully: "Your Majesty, it has been twelve days since General Mo left Guozhou and he is still trapped under the volcano pass."
Wu Shu said nothing and just looked at Wei Yi coldly. Wei Yi felt like her heart was pounding and her back was sweating.
After a long time, Wu Shu said: "Li Yanxian's defeated general, Lu's is just a small county in the mountains, why did it take so long? If you continue to fight like this, when will you be able to capture Li Yanxian? Our army is in Guozhou. It’s not just a waste of money and food!”
Wei Yi said carefully: "Your Majesty, Huoshan Pass is really difficult to attack. There is only this way from Guozhou to Lushi. There is a deep ditch to the north of Huoshan Pass, and you have to wind your way up. There is a pass at the top of the mountain, and there is no other way. The road. The general sent troops to attack every day. As long as the Song army on the mountain moved some rocks and smashed them down, our army would suffer many casualties. In these twelve days, our army lost more than a thousand people. There is really nothing we can do."
Wu Shu said: "It's too difficult to attack from the front, why not go around the back? It's not a cliff, so we can always send people to go around it."
Wei Yi replied: "The general has also thought of this method. However, the Song army is well-defended, and they are discovered every time and intercepted halfway. These days, the general is exploring the surrounding terrain and thinking of other attack methods."
Wu Shu suddenly raised his head, his eyes like torches, staring at Wei Yi below. After a while, he said slowly: "The Lu family is naturally dangerous and it is not easy to attack. These days you have led troops to attack and suffered heavy casualties. It is really hard. Sit down and drink with me!"
Wei Yi let out a breath, thanked Wu Shu, and sat down by the fire.
After pouring a bowl of wine, Wu Shu said: "When we get here, let's put aside those troubles for now and enjoy two glasses of wine!"
After saying that, he raised his bowl and drank it all with Wei Yi. Putting down the wine bowl, Wu Shu ordered his soldiers: "Go and call General Han Chang over!"
When Han Chang came in, Wu Shu ordered him to sit aside and ordered his soldiers to pour wine. Use a knife to cut two large pieces of meat from the cooked sheep on the fire, throw one piece to Han Chang, and throw the other piece to Wei Yi. Said: "It has been twelve days since Wei Dujian set out from Guozhou. He was blocked in front of the volcano pass and could not move forward. We have tens of thousands of troops stationed in Guozhou. What should we do if this continues? I'm here with you today to discuss what to do. manage."
After hearing this, Han Chang frowned. Said: "There is only one road to go from Guozhou to Lushi. The mountains are continuous, the ravines are crisscrossed, and the road is narrow. The army cannot move at all. As long as the Song army seizes the key points, it will be really difficult for our army to attack."
Wei Yi hurriedly said: "What General Han said is true! This road is very narrow, and three to five thousand people stretch for several miles. There is no flat land in front of the volcano pass, and there is no place for one or two thousand people to camp. To be honest, if you want to open up the road, We can only besieged for a long time and wait for the enemy to run out of food."
Han Changdao: "I heard that Wang Xiaolie, the governor of Xiangdeng Town in the Southern Dynasty, has personally led a large army to help the north and has arrived at the Lu family. Compared with the strength of our troops, we do not have the upper hand now. If we want to attack the Lu family, we must find another way."
Wu Shu frowned: "This Wang Xiaoyou should not be underestimated. The last time we went to Luoyang, we had a fight with him, and we didn't have the slightest advantage. He occupies several states of Ru, Deng and Xiangyang. He has territory and population. He’s a powerful enemy!”
Wei Yi said: "I heard from people that Wang Xiaolie's army was originally the Qin Wang Army organized by his father Wang Rudai a few years ago. A few years ago, Wang Rudai died in battle, and Wang Xiaolie became the leader. Since Wang Rudai Xiao Lie took over the army. This army went from Luoyang to Kaifeng and back from Kaifeng. It crossed the mountains to Xiangyang Prefecture two years ago without a single defeat! Now he has tens of thousands of troops, he is a powerful figure!"
After Wei Yi finished speaking, the three of them fell silent. They were warming themselves silently by the fire, drinking wine and eating meat.
After a while, Han Chang suddenly said: "Lushi is a small county with a small area and few people. How can it support an army of tens of thousands?"
Wei Yi was stunned for a moment and said: "Wang Xiaolie controls densely populated prefectures and counties such as Dengzhou and Xiangyang, so he can naturally recruit Dingfu to transport grain."
"No, no!" Han Chang waved his hands repeatedly. "The road in the mountains is difficult, we have all seen it. Wang Xiaohao has an army of tens of thousands, so let's count him as having 30,000 people. To provide food and grass for an army of 30,000 people, on such a mountain road, it would cost 100,000 people to transport food? At the beginning of the year, he helped Shaanzhou has an army of 30,000. At the end of the year, Lu will be assisted by another 30,000 troops. Not to mention the army, how can the people under his rule go to war twice a year? "
Wu Shu suddenly raised his head and said: "Absolutely impossible! How many people will die if the civilians are recruited once! Won't the people under Wang Xiaolie's rule die twice a year? Even with an army of 30,000, Wang Xiao It’s impossible for Lie to arrive at Lu’s at this time!”
"Yes." Wei Yi nodded. "No ordinary people can bear the recruitment of civilian men twice a year. These days, I haven't heard of any people in Dengzhou making trouble. So, in fact, Wang Xiao doesn't have many soldiers and horses hunting to aid the Lu family."
Han Chang said: "This must be the case. Talking about tens of thousands of troops is just a lie and cannot be taken seriously!"
Wu Shu thought for a while and said: "According to your estimation, how many people can Wang Xiaolie send to Lu's County? The Lu's do not have much food and grass, and they need to transport it from Dengzhou. It is not an easy task to recruit civilians without causing civil unrest. .”
Han Chang thought for a while and said: "The news I got is that the people of Ruzhou did not recruit people. From this point of view, it is very likely that Wang Xiaolie only used Dengzhou people, and the people of other states and counties did not recruit. After a battle at the beginning of the year How many more people can Dengzhou recruit for the war? In my opinion, it would be great to be able to recruit 30,000 to 50,000 men. With 30,000 to 50,000 men transporting grain, in such weather, Wang Xiaolie should have about 10,000 people in the Lu family. "
Wei Yi said: "Dengzhou has no less than 200,000 households and should be able to conquer more than 100,000 people."
Han Chang said: "It's impossible. If one hundred thousand people are conquered, how can Dengzhou be stable? The people have already started to make trouble!"
Wu Shu said: "What Han Chang said makes sense. If Wang Xiaolie only has 10,000 or 20,000 people in the Lu family, he will have no advantage over our army. When he arrived in Luoyang a few months ago, he did not fight with him because he wanted to come west. Let’s decide the outcome. This time in Lu’s, it’s a good opportunity.”
Wei Yi said: "The road from Guozhou to Lu's is too difficult. Is there any way?"
Han Chang looked at Wu Shu and guessed what he was thinking. He said: "Don't you want to send troops from here, your Majesty? To get to Lu, besides Guozhou, you can also start from Luoyang. Going upstream along the Luo River is much more convenient than Guozhou."
Wu Shu nodded: "Yes. Along the Luo River is Dong Xian, with less than five thousand troops. If my army attacks, how can he stop it? Moreover, the Luo River transports grain and grass, so the army can advance. At that time, the army was closing in on the Lu family, and two groups Let’s see how the Song army responds!”
Wei Yi was overjoyed. It was really hard for him to attack at Huoshan Pass, and he was under pressure to open a way for Wushu, so he was worried. If Wu Shu transferred to Luoyang, his pressure would be much less. Regardless of whether I can win or not, at least I feel much more relaxed.
