Riding and cutting the imperial pirates of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 377 Hidden Armored Soldier in the Chest (5K)

Not long after Suidan left, Mi Fang brought a piece of news that surprised Wang Zheng.

Linzi, the fifth capital of the Han Dynasty, fell again.

This time, he didn't even last for half a month. Before the New Year's Eve, Yuan Tan sent people to instigate against the family in the city headed by the Yan family in Linzi. Break through the outer city of Linzi in one fell swoop.

Tian Kai wanted to break out of the siege, but after several failed attempts, he was trapped and retreated to the inner city to hold on. Yuan Tan used Guo Tu's strategy to dig a tunnel to the downstairs of the inner city, and finally set fire to it.

The poor governor of Qingzhou was burned alive in the end, leaving no bones left.

However, Wang Zheng didn't have time to sympathize with this old man at this time. Tian Kai was so useless, but it directly disrupted his plan. Discussed.

Thinking so far, Wang Zheng pondered for a while, and immediately summoned the generals to discuss the matter.

After Mi Fang recounted the whole story of the first battle of Linzi in detail, Yu Jin blurted out almost without thinking: "General, it's not too late, we need to get Beihai quickly, otherwise things will be difficult!"

The crowd joined in.

Since Yuan Tan won Linzi, there is a high probability that the next step will be to attack Beihai. If he misses the opportunity, not only will all the internal responses and chess pieces he deployed before be in vain, but the opponent will be replaced by the world-famous strong army of Jizhou from the Beihai Navy. Isn't it easy to take advantage of the difficult to give the other party the first advantage?

Wang Zheng nodded, and immediately asked people to hang up the map brought back by the ancient sword, and at the same time pointed at the young man and said, "Lieutenant Gu, let's talk about the situation in Beihai."

"Here!"

Gu Jian came out in response, and after talking freely, he laid out the largest county in Qingzhou in front of everyone.

The Beihai Kingdom is located in the middle of the Shandong Peninsula, and its backbone is the Kunyu Mountain and the Yishan Mountains. Among them, Yishan Mountain is the first of the five major mountain towns in the Celestial Dynasty.

From these two mountain ranges, there are many branches, which are concentrated in Beihai Country and Donglai County. The mountains are winding and the forests are lush.

Between these mountains and mountains, there are many mountains and hills with flat tops but steep slopes. According to the description of Gu Jian, Wang Zheng thought about it, and found that there were slopes of about [-] or [-] degrees. Speaking of cavalry, it is also very difficult for ordinary infantry to climb.

The problem is that it's not just Sando.

As the saying goes, if there is no accumulation of small currents, there will be no rivers and seas. The name of the county and country is called Beihai, and it is not just because it is adjacent to the sea to the east.

There are six surface water systems in the county, including the transit water system, namely Weihe River, Mihe River, Bailang River, South Jiaolai River, North Jiaolai River and Zihe River. There are hundreds of other rivers and streams, all of which are Tributaries of the above major rivers.

The flow direction is from east to west, and also from north to south. Once the new year is over and the weather gets warmer, these rivers will soon thaw, and some of them have even thawed.

If it is Yuan Tan's side, it is better to attack from the west of Beihai Kingdom, but Wang Zheng's side is from the south. If Kong Rong uses them properly, they can all become important tactically to prevent Wang Zheng from going north.

Such as Mihe and Bailanghe.Within the two rivers, there are mountains and rivers interlaced and dense forests. Most of the cliffs along the Bailang River are broken. The Mi River is better, but its south bank is also a natural cliff.As long as Kong Rong makes preparations early, the dangerous location can be guarded by one man, and no one can open it.

This is also one of the reasons why Beihai seldom encountered attacks from the south in the original history. On the one hand, Kong Rong had a friendly relationship with the two Xuzhou Mu Taoqian and Liu Bei during his tenure, and on the other hand, it was also hindered by the terrain.

"So that all the lords will know." Speaking of this, Gu Jian concluded: "The terrain of the Beihai Kingdom is roughly the same, and a thousand words can only be said in one sentence."

"The combat power of the Beihai Navy is average, but the terrain here is easy to defend and difficult to attack, so it is not easy to fight."

Yu Jin approached the map hanging on the wall, looked at it for a while, and shook his head again and again: "It's really not easy to fight. There are not many navy troops in Xuzhou, and there are not enough boats. I'm afraid it will be difficult to cross these few big rivers."

After a pause, he said with emotion: "Tian Kai is too helpless, otherwise, if we go to recapture Linzi first, and fight steadily, it may be easier to break through from the west."

"Waterways are indeed not what we are good at." Wang Zheng also nodded and said: "That's why we need to brainstorm and see if we can solve these difficulties and come up with a good solution."

Solving difficulties is nothing more than knowing oneself and knowing the enemy, making use of strengths and avoiding weaknesses.

It's easy to know yourself and the enemy, but it's a little difficult to make use of your strengths and avoid your weaknesses.

"General." Yu Jin said, "Our strengths lie in the valiant cavalry and the large number of infantry. In addition, during the two years of fighting in our army, Erlang has trained a lot no matter whether it is fighting in the mountains or attacking cities. He is very experienced. But the problem is that Beihai is not only full of mountains, but also has criss-crossing rivers. How can we make use of this strength of our army when cavalry is not available and our army lacks water troops?"

In the final analysis, it is still how to solve the contradiction that there are too many waterways in the North Sea and it is difficult to drive straight. After all, in the case of fighting in a foreign land, it is most taboo to fall into a long-term see-saw.

"Isn't it easy to solve this contradiction?"

At this moment, Wu Sheng couldn't bear it anymore, and said directly: "There are not many naval forces, so we will recruit them immediately. If there are not enough ships, then we will collect the existing ships from the people and requisition them for military use. If there are still not enough ships, we will build new ones."

"Expropriating too many ships will inevitably cause dissatisfaction among the fishermen; simple shipbuilding will take a long time." Yu Jin said disapprovingly: "Even if there are enough ships, how can we go deep into the North Sea country and bring it into its hinterland? It will take a lot of time and money." It's too big and it's not safe on the road."

"Then recruit on the spot!" Wu Sheng snorted coldly: "The army is simply everywhere, and all the local ships of Beihai Kingdom are taken for my use."

"Beihai will not refuse to fortify its walls and clear the country. Even if there are fish that slip through the net, our army can take one or two, but if the number is not enough, what should we do?"

"This"

Wang Zheng also disagreed; "Hoping the enemy to help us solve our difficulties, such a move is too risky, and it is a battle we are unprepared for. Don't do it." After a pause, he looked sideways at Jin: "Wen Ze, is there any good way? "

Yu Jin thought for a while and said, "General, let's make more leather bags and other things. This kind of thing is easy to make, doesn't waste time, and can be carried with you. When encountering rivers, inflate them, and you can float across the water."

Before Wang Zheng could answer, Wu Sheng interjected to refute: "General Yu, have you never heard of the word "Chun Chi"? The time has just passed, and it is said that winter has passed and spring has come, but now the weather is still cold, the rivers have thawed, and the river water is still piercing." , you let our son swim across the river?"

"It's just that they all have the blessing of Huang Tian, ​​they are physically strong, and they can grit their teeth and cross one or two rivers. Just as Gu Jian said, there are so many rivers in Beihai Country, so they can't go all the way?"

"Besides, where can we find enough leather and airbags for a while?"

"Even if these are not problems, don't forget that my Xuzhou navy is small, but his Beihai country's navy is impossible, right? Our soldiers crossed the river, and its navy took the opportunity to fight. What should I do? Use the blood and flesh of the soldiers Body, do you want to fight?"

Hearing this, Yu Jin was also silent.

The so-called favorable weather, favorable location, and harmony of people have all attached great importance to the dangers of mountains and rivers since ancient times.To sum up the methods of crossing the river, whether it is on foot (cut down trees along the coast, or use cloth bags to hold soil, pile up water, accumulate in front and back, block the river, and then soldiers can walk over it.), floating across the river (choose soldiers who are good at water, form A special floating army swims over. Or use sheepskin as a bag, fill it with air, and tie it under the armpit, so that it can float on the water and cross the river with the help of buoyancy. Yu Jin, who previously proposed using air bags to cross the river, is referring to this kind ), and the most common raft crossing the river, and building temporary flying bridges.

All the generals talked with each other, and mentioned various methods over and over again, refuting each other.The hall was full of excitement, and there was no conclusion for a long time.

"My lord, I have a policy to ensure that the army can cross the river safely."

But at this moment, a clear and clear voice suddenly sounded, full of air and extremely loud, immediately overwhelming the generals' debate.

The hall immediately became quiet, everyone looked sideways, it was Guo Jia who had just surrendered to the king's government.

This was Guo Jia's first time participating in the Tianjun military meeting. He hadn't planned to take the lead when he appeared on the stage, but he just watched it for a while, and seeing the people arguing endlessly, he finally couldn't hold back and stepped forward.

"Oh?" Wang Zheng looked over and saw the young man's eyes full of surging confidence, and he was delighted: "Sir, come quickly."

"This plan is simple to say." Guo Jia looked around at the crowd, smiled calmly, and said with indescribable elegance, "It's a word to avoid!"

"Avoid?" Wang Zheng became more and more expectant: "How to avoid it, I would like to hear the details."

Guo Jia asked: "Excuse me, my lord. Do you want a quick victory in this attack on Beihai? Or a slow victory?"

Wang Zheng was startled: "What is quick victory? What is slow victory?"

"Quick victory, long-distance drive, can be fixed in ten months. Slow victory, steady and steady, there may be good news within the year."

Everyone was puzzled and whispered, Wu Sheng couldn't help but said: "Sir, what you said is so weird! Do you need to say it? If you can win quickly, of course it is better than winning slowly."

Strange to say, he has always been at odds with scholars, such as Mi Heng, Zhang Zhao and others, they dislike each other, but for some reason, when they first met Guo Jia in Kaiyang that day, he found Guo Jia very pleasing to the eye, and he never liked him when he was kidnapped to Kaiyang. So rude.

Now that the other party has finally returned to the king's government, Wu Sheng became even more enthusiastic, and he naturally called out the respectful title of "Sir".

Wang Zheng's heart moved, he knew that Guo Jia would not aim at the target indiscriminately, he smiled and said: "I guess quick victory and slow victory must have their own advantages and disadvantages?"

"My lord is wise." Guo Jia nodded: "Quick victory is fast, but dangerous. Slow victory is slow, but the victory lies in being safe."

"I will first explain to my lord how to win slowly. First, select the elite as the forward; then use the main force of horses, infantry, and water pawns; and use ten thousand new soldiers as the backup. Wherever difficulties arise, they will be supplemented. In this way, the troops were mobilized, the flags covered the sky, and the troops were divided into three groups to advance across the board.

"Crossing mountains and crossing mountains, wading in rivers and rivers. If you win a city, you will defend it; if you defend a city, you will swallow it. We can start a war at any time, and we can stop the war at any time. With our mighty army, at least we are in an invincible position."

He had also seen the fighting power of Wang Zheng's army in Mount Tai that day, and his words were well thought out.

"Well, this is the old saying of seeking the country." Wang Zheng pondered for a while, and then asked: "Then what about quick victory?"

"Slow victory requires at least 3 soldiers. Quick victory requires only [-] troops!"

Guo Jia's tone was filled with strong confidence and persuasion, and with a single word, he had already led the generals to secretly break their hearts: "Choose a lot of cavalry and step elite ten thousand people, and make a long-distance raid, heading straight to Ju County!"

"Although Ju County is not close to Pingshou, Beihai Commandery, it is less than [-] miles away. Our army bypassed the fortified city along the road, and suddenly appeared in front of it. It was caught by surprise, and it was unprepared. The minister asserted that the city can be defeated in one battle! "

"After conquering the city, capturing Kong Rong, and then attacking the rest of the country, it will take three months at the most, and I expect Beihai to be settled."

This.
Wang Zheng took a deep breath, it was really dangerous for soldiers!
"Bypassing the fortified cities along the way?" Yu Jin objected: "Does Mr. Feng Xiao want to trap our army to death? The lone army goes deep into the enemy's rear. If the city cannot be conquered in World War I, all parts of the Beihai Kingdom will definitely gather to help. It will be timely , there is a fortified city in front of our army, surrounded by enemies on all sides, there is no way to advance, no way to retreat, this elite of ten thousand people, can they still have a way out? There is no way out!"

"Don't worry, General Yu, I haven't finished yet." Guo Jia smiled bluntly: "The [-] people who broke the city are the forwards. After the [-] people, you can choose another [-] people who are good at fighting, and then respond. The forwards bypass All the fortified cities along the way can be handed over to them. Even if the city cannot be conquered in the first battle, our army's rush must have broken the courage of the defenders. It is expected that they will not dare to stop them. Slowly retreating, it will not be a problem .”

Hearing this, Yu Jin thought for a while, but still shook his head: "What if we can't withdraw? This plan is still too risky, the general thinks twice."

"That's a good plan." Wu Sheng quite agreed: "The general of the Beihai Kingdom is lazy and weak, and is vulnerable to a single blow. If there is no danger of mountains and rivers, it would have been in the pocket of our heavenly army! Gu Xiaowei has just killed the enemy and us." The advantages and disadvantages are clearly analyzed, how should we maximize our strengths and avoid our weaknesses? Are we still confused? If we want to maximize our strengths and avoid our weaknesses, the only way is to win quickly! Delaying time will only give the enemy a chance to breathe."

"What's risk?" He glared at Yu Jin and said, "If you don't take risks, how can you win?"

The other generals, some supporting Wu Sheng and some supporting Yu Jin, immediately divided into two factions and argued again.

Guo Jia didn't care at all, he knew that only one person had the right to make the decision, so he glanced at Wang Zheng, continued to point to the map and said:

"If our army attacks the North Sea, the first fortified city we encounter will be Pingchang. Our army can bypass the west, cross Yishan Mountain, and go north from Gumu. Within three hundred miles, there are only two counties, Anqiu and Zhuxu. That's all. Our army will go around, avoiding rivers, taking mountain roads and crossing mountain passes. Except for the continuous mountains along the road, we will only encounter a river when we approach Ju County. "

Wang Zheng turned around and looked sideways, listening to Guo Jia's analysis without saying a word, while walking up and down the map several times with burning eyes.

At this time, Yu Jin asked again: "Pingshou sits on the water and faces the abyss, surrounded by mountains. It is surrounded by dozens of large and small cities, tens of miles away, and hundreds of miles away. The vanguard is only ten thousand people, there is a slight obstacle, and the reinforcements are hundreds of miles away, separated by Pingchang, Zhuxu and other cities, it is impossible to save them. What should we do?"

"The military strategist said: Qi and Zheng complement each other. It is strange that our army has tens of thousands of people rushing to attack. It cannot be without righteousness."

Wu Sheng interjected and asked, "Correct? How to be correct?"

"There are two." Guo Jia said: "First, before the attack, first recruit new soldiers, together with some old soldiers, go out of Xuzhou, start from Dongwu to attack the south of Beihai, mobilize the border defense of Beihai, and force it to transfer from the hinterland. The army went south, weakening the strength of the neighboring armies in Pingshou, and indirectly reducing the pressure on my rushing army."

"Secondly, mobilize all the naval forces in Xuzhou to move out of the sea from Langya to the north, take Donglai directly, and go ashore from Changming County. This city is only a few dozen miles away from the sea. Our navy can attack the city immediately after registering the case. It will definitely cause strong oppression to other counties. The cities of Donglai are too weak to protect themselves, so how can they have the courage to go to Beihai to help Pingshou? This is another arm!"

"Also." After a pause, Guo Jia looked at Mi Fang and said with a smile: "Didn't my lord let Mi Gong and Gu Xiaowei contact the Yellow Turban Army in Beihai before?"

"Raise soldiers for a thousand days, and use them for a while. Jia heard that the lord sent these people several batches of luggage a few years ago. They are considered to be short of food for food, and lack of equipment for equipment. This battle is exactly the time to use it!"

Gu Jian frowned and said, "Mr. Feng Xiao, although there are quite a few of these people, their combat power is really average, so they should not be entrusted with important tasks."

"It's not an important task." Guo Jia said: "This battle is a risky one, and it's a battle. The key is to live a long life and capture Kong Rong!"

"As the North Sea is close to the Bohai Sea, it is actually very convenient to go to Liaodong because of the passage of ships since ancient times. It is because when the imperial court appointed officials, they regarded these two places as close neighbors."

"What Jia is most afraid of is that Kong Rong will flee to Liaodong directly when he sees that the situation is not good, and he will command the Beihai Navy to stand in a stalemate with our army from afar."

"And that Guan Chengben is a well-known water thief in the North Sea. Let's use his power to control the waters of the Bohai Sea north of Pingshou in advance to prevent Kong Rong from escaping and even falling short!"

Hearing this, everyone in the tent looked at Guo Jia dumbfounded, and lost their voices for a while.

good guy.
The fight hasn't started yet, how can we prevent the enemy from escaping?
"In this way, Kong Rong's retreat can be completely cut off. On the other hand, he will rush to this place at a fast speed."

Under the eyes of everyone, Guo Jia raised his head proudly, let out a breath of pride in his heart, strode forward, punched Pingshou on the map, and said in a loud voice: "This is exactly what it means to stay still." ."

"Moving is thunderous!"

After saying that, Guo Jia took a step back, bowed in Wang Zheng's direction and said in a respectful voice: "The minister's words are finished, please make a decision, my lord!"

The hall was so quiet that a needle could be heard falling.

Amidst the awe of the audience, Wang Zheng stared at Guo Jia with an inexplicable gleam in his eyes, then suddenly burst into laughter, "Sun Tzu said, good defenders hide under the Nine Earths, and good attackers move." Above the nine heavens!"

"Following the plan of filial piety has won the samadhi of it!"

Looking around again: "Do you think so?"

You, the boss, have said this, who dares to say otherwise, and when you say this, everyone understands that Wang Zheng has agreed.

Zi Shi replied in unison: "Only the above orders are obeyed."

(End of this chapter)