After sending Zhang Zhongfu and Zheng Jianchong away, Wang Xiaolie went to the study to rest a bit. Sitting on the chair, thinking about Zhang Zhongfu and Zheng Jianchong's appearance just now, Wang Xiaolie was very satisfied, even a little proud.
How many people in the world are there who can explain this truth clearly and convince everyone? Even if you put in all your efforts, it won’t be a loss.
In fact, how much do Wang Ruohai, Chen Zaidao and others, let alone Zhang Zhongfu and Zheng Jianchong, understand these principles of Wang Xiaolie? It's just that Wang Xiaolie is now in a high position and has won again and again, so they just believe it even if they don't understand. Once you change your boss, it will naturally look different.
The millet is separated, the seedlings of the rice are growing. The pace is slow and timid, and the center is shaking. Those who know me tell me that I am worried; those who don’t know me tell me what I want. Long sky, who is this?
Many times, it is not your reasoning that convinces others, but your identity that makes others believe. People in higher positions often misunderstand the latter situation as persuading others. They even think that what they say is reasonable, so they are arrogant without knowing it.
These days were so smooth that Wang Xiaolie had the illusion that his subordinates understood him and really did what he wanted.
Two days later, everything in Shaanxi was arranged, and Wang Xiaolie and others returned to Shizhou.
Jiang Min and Ye Mengde led the civil and military officials to welcome him out of the city early. He bowed politely and took Wang Xiaolie into the city.
That night, Jiang Min set up a banquet to welcome Wang Xiaolie, and it was very lively for a while.
After drinking for three rounds, Wang Xiaolie said: "The battle in Shaanxi went very smoothly. We have completely occupied the Guanzhong area. After a few days, Wu Jie, Liu Qi and others arrived in Shizhou, and we will discuss with them how to defend Shaanxi. . Generally speaking, I don’t want to waste too much energy in Shaanxi. So I want to leave Huanqing Road, Jingyuan Road, Xihe Road and Qinfeng Road except Fengxiang Mansion to them for defense. In other words, the defense of Xixia It’s better to leave the task to them.”
Because Yanyan Road covers the east of the river and Guanzhong is a fertile land, Wang Xiaolie must control it himself. In other places in Shaanxi, the main purpose is to prevent Xixia, so there is no need to control it yourself. At least for now, Wang Xiaolie's main target is the Kingdom of Jin, and he has no plans to fight Xixia.
Then he said: "After occupying Shaanxi, our rear will be safe. We should fully operate Hedong. Now we occupy Jinzhou and Longde Prefecture, and our targets are Fenzhou and Taiyuan Prefecture. If we attack directly, our troops are still weak. We must Wait for the army from Shaanxi to be transferred. If Longde Mansion goes north, it will be all mountainous, and it will be threatened by the Hebei Road to the west. There is no other way but to go north on the west road, that is, Shizhou."
Having said this, Wang Xiaolie looked at everyone. Said: "If Shizhou wants to advance north, it must first solve Fuzhou. Although the process is difficult to describe, Fuzhou finally fell into our hands. The most important thing now is to occupy Lanzhou before summer."
"After occupying Lanzhou, we can attack the back road of Taiyuan Prefecture to the right if necessary. The art of war is to use the right combination to win by surprise. We attacked Lanzhou. Although this surprise force lost some mobility, it was still effective against the enemy. The threat is greater. When the front line is in a stalemate, attacking the back roads of Taiyuan Prefecture with tens of thousands of people will definitely have miraculous effects."
Seeing Wang Xiaolie finish speaking, Jiang Min raised his glass and said, "Xuanfu has thought deeply, let's have a drink together!"
After saying that, he raised his glass and drank it all together with everyone.
Everyone left happily, and the whole night was silent.
The next day, Wang Xiaolie summoned officials for a meeting at Shizhou Yamen. To take over the battle on Hedong Road, detailed arrangements must be made.
Everyone sat down and Wang Xiaoxian said: "On Hedong Road, Xiu soldiers and horses have arrived. We are preparing to attack Taiyuan Prefecture from Jinzhou and Longde Prefecture. If the Jin army comes to rescue from Datong Prefecture, then you will go out Lanzhou threatens its retreat. If the Jin army ignores it, it will cut off its retreat and surround it on all sides!"
After speaking, Wang Xiaolie looked at everyone. Asked: "What do you think?"
Jiang Min said: "Xuanfu, although there is a saying in the art of war that 'use a right combination to win with a surprise', but the right combination depends on clever changes. Xuanfu ordered us to occupy Lanzhou, will the right combination be used to death? As long as the Jin army holds Xinzhou, there will be nothing we can do."
Wang Xiaolie said: "This is a conspiracy. Although the Jin army knows what we do, they can't divide their troops to deal with it."
Jiang Min thought for a while, but still shook his head: "My subordinates believe that it is not the right way to make the right change and see everything at a glance."
Wang Xiaolie said: "In your opinion, what should we do?"
Jiang Min said: "We are on the side, definitely a surprise force, threatening the Jin Army's retreat. But where is the retreat, whether it is Xinzhou or Daizhou, everything depends on how the Jin Army arranges it, and where is the weakness. If the weakness is in Xinzhou , we will take it easy on the road. If the weakness is in Daizhou, we should walk more roads in the mountains."
Wang Xiaolie said: "If you want to attack Daizhou, you must occupy the Ninghua Army, Kelan Army, and even the Baode Army and the Huoshan Army. In this way, the scale of the war in the north will be too large. How can the Jin Army Will you ignore it?"
Jiang Min said: "Now there are 20,000 gold troops in Taiyuan, and they can't do anything about it."
Wang Xiaolie said nothing, thinking secretly. After a while, he asked Wang Ruohai next to him: "What does the staff think?"
Wang Ruohai said: "Xuanfu's arrangement is very good. But it should be noted that the focus of our attack is on the front, namely the Jinzhou and Longde Mansion roads. Especially on the Jinzhou road, more troops should be invested to attack the Jin army. Form an advantage. Jiang Min is a unique soldier. He will attack when he has the chance. If he doesn't have the chance, forget it."
Wang Xiaolie nodded. Then he said to Wang Yan: "What does the secretary think?"
Wang Yan said: "In the attack on Taiyuan Prefecture, Jinzhou should be the main force. Longde Prefecture can be used as a surprise force to cooperate with Jinzhou's offensive. Longde Prefecture was originally prepared for Liu Yu's attack from Fukouxing. If a large-scale force is sent out, I am afraid that it will The road back will be unstable.”
Wang Xiaolie asked: "So, Jiang Min from the direction of Shizhou was not important in the battle of Taiyuan?"
Wang Yandao: "When the Jin army and our army were in a stalemate in the direction of Taiyuan Prefecture, Jiang Min wanted to be effective. No matter whether we won quickly or lost quickly, they had no effect. Xuanfu, my subordinates think that you have placed too much trust in Jiang Min's army. Hope, I’m afraid it’s not a good thing.”
Wang Xiaolie thought for a while, nodded and said: "What you said makes sense. Jiang Min may not be important in the battle of Taiyuan."
Jiang Min was the first army built according to his own ideas, so Wang Xiaolie certainly had high hopes. However, it should be carefully considered whether such high expectations are higher than they should be. Especially when this army performed well and won consecutive battles.
Zhao Gou's edict made it very clear that after the Shaanxi problem was solved, it was time to consider moving the army northward. Wang Xiaolie didn't want to be a person who just talked perfunctorily but didn't actually take action. Now that the arrow is ready, it is time to consider heading north to Taiyuan Prefecture.
After thinking for a long time, Wang Xiaolie turned around and asked Zhang Jun: "Let me know if you have any opinions. Isn't today's meeting just for everyone to fully express their opinions?"
Zhang Jun was a little nervous when he saw everyone looking at him. Said: "Xuanfu asked our army to go north to Lanzhou, which was a pressure on the Jin Army. If we went north to attack and the Jin Army's army came to save Taiyuan Prefecture, we would have to consider this issue. The Jin Army considered it and made a decision If we have a better response, then we can not go, or we can change the direction. It is 600 miles from Datong to Taiyuan Prefecture, and there are countless flaws on the road, so why bother to stick to one place?"
Wang Xiaolie nodded: "That's right. It makes sense."
After thinking for a while, Wang Xiaolie said: "I will consider this matter in detail and don't make a decision in a hurry. But in general, there were many opinions just now, but none of them said that there are any disadvantages in occupying Lanzhou. So Let's first send Liang Xing to lead his headquarters to Fangshan County to repair the road heading north and prepare to attack Lanzhou at any time."
Jiang Min said: "Follow your orders."
Wang Xiaolie said: "Also, after Liang Xing arrives in Fangshan County, he should pay attention to contact the heroes in the north. Last time they came to Shizhou, they had high hopes for us. We can't let them down, and we can't let the people down. In preparation for the attack In the process of Lanzhou, we must pay attention to appeasing the people and solving their practical problems.”
(End of chapter)
