After Qin Kuang sent Du Jun off, Yang Qing stood up and walked around unconsciously in the room, wanting to think deeply.
Regarding this Northern Expedition, Zhuge Liang and others' ideas are slightly different from the original history. Although they are still preparing to launch a probing attack on Chencang through the old route, they do not yet have a complete plan.
In the original history, Ji Han's Second Northern Expedition and Third Northern Expedition were actually an overall military operation. Zhuge Liang's attack on Chencang contained at least three levels of intention. The first level was naturally to fulfill his alliance obligations with Soochow and contain the Wei army in Kansai.
The second level of intention is to touch the Wei army with the mentality of hitting a stick with dates but no dates. If Chencang is captured, the Han army will have a foothold on the Weishui River, and then it can use this as a basis to encroach on Guanzhong.
The third and most important purpose was to use Chencang as bait to attract the Wei army's attention. When Zhuge Liang attacked Chencang, Chen Shi had been ordered to lead thousands of troops to attack Wudu and Yinping counties.
As expected, Cao Zhen, Guo Huai and others, just like the first Northern Expedition, once again fell into the Han army's plan to seize the opportunity to attack the east and attack the west.
By the time Guo Huai reacted and led his troops to rescue Wudu Yinping, not only had the two counties already fallen into the hands of the Han army, but Zhuge Liang had already led his army from Chencang to the vicinity of Jianwei after beheading Wang Shuang, preparing to intercept him.
Fortunately, Guo Huai finally reacted this time and led his troops to withdraw in time, otherwise Zhuge Liang's results in the Northern Expedition would have been greater.
Therefore, since the current situation is very different from the original history, apart from the most important battle in Liangzhou, the Han army's plan to attack Guanzhong seems a bit monotonous and haphazard.
However, Yang Qing wanted to muddy the situation in Guanzhong, and by the way launched a comprehensive test of the Wei army's Guanzhong defense line, so that he could accumulate experience and lessons for the future recovery of Guanzhong.
After standing in front of the wooden map in the northwest corner of the public house for a long time, Yang Qing finally figured it out and secretly shouted: "Yes, let's do it." Then he walked back to the desk and dipped his pen in ink to write a reply to Zhuge Liang. .
Half an hour later, Yang Qing wrote back the letter and immediately ordered someone to invite Du Jun.
Yang Qing warned: "Wen Ping, please tell the Prime Minister that the strategy in a certain letter is only for reference, and the main strategy is to take the strategies of the Hanzhong princes first."
"Yes, the humble duty will be reported to the prime minister word for word."
Du Jun agreed repeatedly, and then bowed and said: "Your Majesty, I will take my leave now that I have despised my position."
"Okay, then I won't keep you. Bo Zheng, send Wen Ping off for me."
Qin Kuang said yes and led Du Jun out of the Governor's Mansion. Du Jun did not dare to delay, and immediately led his entourage to Nan'an without stopping.
Lujiang County, named after the water of the Lujiang River in its territory, connects Hefei to the north and Poyang to the south. It was originally a large county spanning the north and south of the Yangtze River. However, in the second year of Yuanshou, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the land of this county in the south of the Yangtze River was allocated to other counties. Therefore, the territory of Lujiang County is now all in Jiangbei.
Because this county is on the border, the Wei and Wu countries have repeatedly fought here, so that the current Lujiang County has been divided into two parts by the Wei and Wu families.
The Lujiang County of Wei State had its seat in Yangquan, while the Lujiang County of Wu State had its seat in Wancheng. The primary purpose of the Wei army's march south this time was to capture Wancheng and open the door across the river in one fell swoop.
Shu County is located in the northwest of Wancheng and belongs to Lujiang County of Soochow. At this moment, Cao Xiu is leading the army to camp in this county for a while, which means that the Wei army has penetrated deep into Wu territory.
"Da Sima, this place is not far from Wancheng. There must be scouts from the Wu army in front of us to gather information. Therefore, it is not suitable for our army to go deep into the important area. I thought it would be better to rest here for a few days, and it would be just in time to wait for Jia Shijun and others. "In the commander's tent, Sun Li, the prefect of Langya, advised Cao Xiu.
It turned out that Cao Xiu was very eager to accomplish the feat of conquering Soochow, so he led his sergeants to travel day and night these days, constantly on the road. At this moment, Jia Kui's middle route army was far behind.
In this way, it was suspected that the army would go deep alone. Although Cao Xiu understood that there was something wrong with this move, he relied on the hundreds of thousands of troops under his command and did not take this risk to heart at all.
As the commander-in-chief, he could naturally not care. However, his generals could not just sit idly by and ignore the dangerous move of going deep into the enemy's territory. Therefore, Sun Li came to remind him on behalf of the generals.
Hearing this, Cao Xiu waved his hand and said nonchalantly: "Deda is too cautious. Don't you understand that soldiers need speed? This time when the army goes south to support, the first thing is to rush to Wancheng quickly to meet with Zhou Li. If there is any delay, I am afraid that Something unexpected happened.
Yesterday, Zhou Li sent someone to send me a letter to urge me, saying that he had made all preparations in Wancheng, so that the army could quickly arrive and cooperate with him inside and outside to seize the city.
He also said that although Wancheng was empty at the moment, Sun Quan had asked Lu Xun and others to lead troops to assemble in Wancheng. If it was delayed, it would be difficult to easily break the city later. This once-in-a-lifetime opportunity must not be missed. Do you think we can still march slowly? "
Sun Li said: "Having said that, it's just that our army is marching too fast. If this continues, our East Route Army and Central Route Army will be farther and farther away. Going deep alone is a taboo for military strategists, so we hope that Sima think twice."
"Haha, our East Route Army has no less than 100,000 infantry and cavalry. Even if the Wu thieves come out in full force, they will only have the same strength as me at most. Therefore, even if we go deep alone, what do you have to fear?
What's more, is the King of the Wei Dynasty still afraid of the soft-legged shrimps like Wu thieves who have landed on the beach? As the head coach, I am responsible for everything. You just follow the orders, so there is no need to be verbose. "Cao Xiu said impatiently.
When Sun Li saw this, he had no choice but to sigh and leave. Cao Xiu looked at his leaving figure, sneered, and said to himself: "Humph, when I capture Wancheng, I won't be ashamed to see you again."
At the same time, Cao Rui, who was far away in Luoyang, also received the urgent report sent by Cao Xiu not long ago, and already knew that he was moving forward because Zhou Li asked to surrender again.
Although Cao Rui didn't have much battle experience, he felt it was inappropriate to see Cao Xiu go so deep into Wu territory, so he hurriedly summoned Chen Qun and other important officials to the palace for discussion.
Jiang Ji was shocked after reading Cao Xiu's report, and secretly said something bad. He quickly raised his hands and said to Cao Rui: "Your Majesty, I think the current situation is that Da Sima has penetrated deep into the enemy's territory and is gradually becoming confrontational with the elite soldiers of Soochow.
However, Wu general Zhu Ran and others led troops and were stationed in Jiangling, located on the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, right behind Da Sima's East Route Army. If Zhu Ran led his army to attack from behind, our army would be in danger.
Therefore, I really don’t see anything beneficial to our army in the current situation, and I would like to ask Your Majesty to order Grand Sima to postpone the advance of the army. "
Cao Rui pondered undecided: "This..." looked at Chen Qun and others and asked: "What do you think?"
"Your Majesty, although what Jiang Shangshu said is reasonable, the reason stated by Da Sima in his memorial cannot be said to be wrong. After all, our army on the east route has 100,000 people. Even if Zhu Ran attacks from behind, Da Sima is enough to fight with him. to contend with.
Even if they were defeated, they could still hold on until General Hussar and Jia Shijun arrived for reinforcements. Therefore, I thought that I should trust the judgment of the Grand Sima on matters on the front line. Hua Xin cupped his hands and replied.
Chen Qun also agreed: "Your Majesty, what the Taiwei said makes sense. Da Sima has experienced hundreds of battles and is both wise and brave. He knows the situation on the Eastern Front best. He must have his reasons for going deep this time alone. We, who are in the rear, should trust him." National general."
Seeing that the two important ministers supported Cao Xiu, Cao Rui also felt that he should not easily doubt the judgment of his family's famous generals, but when he thought of Jiang Ji's words just now, he always felt a little uneasy in his heart, so he asked Liu Ye, "What do Liu Qing think?"
"Your Majesty, the reason why Da Sima took the double route was because of the speed of his troops. It is better to cooperate with Zhou Li and outside to seize Wancheng quickly rather than slowly. Therefore, Da Sima did this for the sake of the overall war situation. I think this move is reasonable. "
Cao Rui nodded after hearing this, thinking that Liu Ye and Hua Xin and Chen Qun meant the same thing. Unexpectedly, he changed the topic and continued: "However, what Jiang Shangshu said is also correct. The Wu army in Jiangling has to be on guard. It is most taboo to go deep alone." Surrounded by enemy troops.
Therefore, Your Majesty can issue an edict and order the Hussars General to rush to Jiangling quickly to contain Zhu Ran, and ask the Central Route Army to speed up and close the distance with the East Route Army. This will be a sure-fire success. "
Hearing this, Cao Rui felt that this was all he could do now, so he nodded and said: "Forget it, let's do it this way."
