Riding and cutting the imperial pirates of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 622 Tai Shici's Reply Letter (Happy Holidays to Book Friends)
Why is Jushou so surprised?

That's because in the original history, in the fifth year of Jian'an, on the eve of the Battle of Guandu, Yuan Shao selected [-] elite soldiers and [-] horses to attack Xudu. Strategic planning, that is, to carry out a protracted war against Cao Cao based on Yuan Shao's superiority in hard power.

The protracted battle of the two templates is roughly the same in terms of focus, that is, it is divided into two steps.

The first step is to use Yuan Shaofang's superior military strength and geographical situation to select border areas that are beneficial to the Jizhou Army, and while maintaining a confrontation with Cao Cao's side, encircle and complete the suppression.

The second step is to send a small group of troops to harass Cao Cao continuously, making him exhausted and unable to get rest for development.

Jushou believes that as long as he can do these two steps step by step, Cao Jun will be exhausted and Cao Dingcheng will be wiped out in three years, so his strategy is also called "Three Years of Weary Cao".

This is also the difference between his strategy and Wang Zheng's version. Jushou thinks it will take three years, but Wang Zheng thinks it will only take a year and a half. That is because it is the second year of Jian'an. Without the extremely important territory of Xuzhou, the territory is small, and naturally there is not so much room for maneuvering around, so if Yuan Shao chooses to fight a protracted war, it may not take as long as three years.

Of course, in the original history, the strategy of Jushou was not adopted by Yuan Shao in the end, because the plan proposed by Shenpei, Guo Tu and others was more in line with his wishes.

With my lord's brilliance and martial arts, and my Heshuo's mighty tigers, the victory against the Cao bandits is obviously easy and within reach. Since we can fight quickly, why delay the sun and the moon?
Yuan Shao took it for granted: That's right, if I crusade against a mere Cao Aman, wouldn't that be a good idea?Still need to rely on time to hard consumption?
What kind of international joke are you talking about!
In the end, not only did they not adopt it, but they were also very dissatisfied with Jushou. After Guo Tu and others discovered this, they took the opportunity to advance, saying that Jushou's military power was too great and prestige was too high, and it was difficult to control. Tu and Chunyu Qiong each have their own army.

Objectively speaking, there is no right or wrong between these two strategies. It cannot be said that because Yuan Shao failed in the Guandu battle, it can be said that the strategy of Shenpei and Guo Tu was wrong. Must be right.

These two strategies actually have their own reasons.

The reason why Jushou suggested fighting a protracted war was not because "quick battles cannot be resolved quickly", but because "the army has been fighting for years, the people are exhausted, and the warehouses have no reserves, so it is not suitable to revive the army."

To put it bluntly, he was more concerned about himself at the time, and hoped that the Yuan Shao Group could develop sustainably. If he damaged his own foundation because he wanted to defeat Cao Cao, he would win, and it would be a miserable victory, with more harm than good.

However, the advice of the judge and Guo Tu is to consider more opponents: My lord, how fast Cao thief has developed in the past two years, defeating Zhang Xiu, beating Yuan Shu, conquering Lu Bu, and destroying Zhang Yang. Jie, take a closer look, but in just two years, this guy's territory has almost doubled
Give him another three years?
It's hard to say who is stronger and who is more powerful at that time!

Although Yuan Shao has not announced it to the public, Ju Shou can already guess at this time that his lord is likely to launch an army within the year to attack Cao Cao, seize Yanzhou, the territory in Guannei, and snatch the trump card of Xiandi into his own hands.

But Jushou actually disagreed, because at this time Yuan Shao was not only facing the same problem as the eve of the Guandu Battle, "soldiers have been rising for years, the people are exhausted, and there is no warehouse", and there is even a more powerful enemy in the south!

In Jushou's view, the current situation in the world is no longer the same as before, but has evolved into a situation of two superpowers and many strong ones. Under such circumstances, Cao Cao is not Yuan Shao's strongest enemy at all. It is no problem to be weak first and then strong , but how to fight is very important. If there is a tragic victory, not only will the harm outweigh the benefits, it will even be a fight between the snipe and the clam, making Wang Zheng a fisherman who benefits, that is absolutely impossible.

Therefore, Jushou not only wants to use another more secure strategy of "tired cao" to dissuade Yuan Shao just like the original history, but there is another more important point in this plan: it is absolutely inappropriate in the short term after Gongsun Zan has just been dealt with. Large-scale mobilization!

But he never expected that his family had just had a case, but he learned of an almost identical strategic plan from Lu Su, Wang Zheng's subordinate.
When he came out of the mansion, Ju Shou still couldn't believe it.

Before that, he had had many contacts with the Xuzhou army, but both sides had their own ulterior motives. After listening to Guo Jia's analysis, Wang Zheng didn't feel that Ju Shou was the kind of person who could easily instigate rebellion, and asked his subordinates to continue to follow him. Keeping in touch is just holding the attitude of "if you have dates or not, let's talk about it after a shot".

As for Jushou, he has no intention of betraying the master at all, and even regards Wang Zheng as Yuan Shao's number one rival. In fact, he has a lot of hostility. When he found that Wang Zheng's subordinates were very tight-lipped and did not gain much after several attempts, he originally wanted to give up.

As a result, this meeting with Lu Su gave Ju Shou a better understanding of Wang Zheng.

It is needless to say that the people who can unite a battalion, rise up in Qilu with a thousand journeys, drive Liu Bei in the east and take Xuzhou, destroy Yuan Shu in the south and take Huaiyou in the south, and the military strategy is brave. Foresight and foresight, not only made Jushou rare to give birth to the emotion of "rarely meeting a confidant", but also understood it more clearly.
This yellow turban bandit who turned out to be born out of nowhere is far from being a general's weapon!
After all, why Wang Zheng surrendered and then rebelled, from a chief of the Qingzhou Army who fell into a bandit again, is already known to the world, and Ju Shou is naturally very clear. Speaking of this son and Cao Cao, it can be said that he has a deep grievance.

It is precisely because of this that the other party can suppress the hatred in his heart and come up with such a strategy, which is very rare.

Why?

Because although this strategy is considered a good strategy, in the final analysis, it is still necessary to "slow down". Slowing down may be the safest strategy against the enemy, but it may not be the most correct, and it will definitely make Cao Cao live longer. , maybe even because of this extra period of respite, after the opportunity to adjust, there is even a chance to come back.

And although Lu Su didn't say it clearly, Jushou is so smart, can't you see who will be the biggest beneficiary if Yuan Shao really adopts this strategy?

Yuan Cao really wanted to confront each other for a year or so, and of course the two sides had a chance to recuperate, wouldn't it be even more so for the king's government in Jiangdong?

After thinking about this festival, Ju Shou suddenly looked back at the mansion, with a sneer on the corner of his mouth.

Lizi, you are superfluous!
If there hadn't been a meeting today, perhaps Jushou would have really advised Yuan Shao to slow down Cao Cao, or even not to use troops within the year, but now it is completely different.

Because in Jushou's mind, Wang Zheng's threat has been greatly increased again, so much that Jushou, like Tian Feng, suddenly felt that Cao Cao was just a "little thief", while Wang Zheng was the real national thief, a giant bandit!

It's just that Tian Feng is more because of Wang Zheng's power, territory, and soldiers, but Ju Shou completely feels that Wang Zheng himself is enough to be Yuan Shao's confidant!
That being the case, why fight Cao Cao first?
If you want to raise troops, you must attack Xuzhou!
If you want to use force, you must fight the king!
But this decision, whether he Jushou is useful or not, depends on Yuan Shao, so on the way back to the mansion, Jushou thought over and over in his heart how to persuade Yuan Shao.

When he returned to his study, Jushou had a flash of inspiration and suddenly thought of a way.

After suffering several losses, Jushou also knew that "reasoning" alone may not be able to convince his lord. In this case, considering Yuan Shao's personal nature, his eyes fell on the "assassination case" that happened recently.

Like Wang Zheng, Jushou listed Cao Cao as the biggest suspect from the very first moment of the assassination case, but Pang Ji was always in charge of this matter. The relationship between the two of them was not harmonious, so they never asked about it. Now it seems that , but must intervene.

In the next few days, Ju Shou obviously increased his attention to Jian Junsi, and the result surprised him a bit.

First, it seems that Pang Ji has also tampered with secretly, as if he wants to pour this pot of dirty water on the heads of Wang Zheng and Xuzhou Army?

Second, why are Xu You and Tian Feng also jumping up and down, and also want Wang Zheng to take the blame?
These several great strategists who acted independently, often disagreed and sang against each other, suddenly reached an astonishing consensus on this matter for the first time.
Why do you want Yuan Shao to think that Wang Zheng is the mastermind behind the assassin?

After being surprised, Jushou's heart moved, why should he care about other people's motives at this time, if everyone agrees, then the case will be made into ironclad evidence, and Yuan Shao will be convinced, right?

That night, the Ju Mansion held a big banquet, except for Guo Tu who was far away in Linzi, several other great counselors were all present.

Three days later, Pang Ji wrote a letter stating that the assassination case had been investigated. Yuan Shao immediately announced that he had recovered from his illness.

It is this court meeting that will disrupt the original arrangements of several princes and set off a frenzy that will stir the whole world.

Of course, Jushou was not the only one who paid attention to the outcome of the assassination case. If Lu Su left and returned, it was precisely because of this case.

However, Yecheng is too far away from Xuzhou. Not only is Ben Mingsi and the Mi family not very powerful here, Lu Su is also unfamiliar with the place, no matter how caring and capable he is, he still cannot get first-hand attention intelligence.

They have no way of knowing that Wang Zheng, who is far away in Shouchun, is naturally belatedly aware. Naturally, he didn't know that when he was still worried that Cao Cao would not be able to support Yuan Shao, a big hat had quietly fallen on his head, and he would about to fall.

After the New Year, the Celestial Army has initially gained a firm foothold in Yangzhou. Various government affairs were carried out in an orderly manner under the promotion of Governor Zhang Zhao. When Yuan Shao recovered from his illness, the Shouchun Military Academy, which had been preparing for several months, finally completed all preparations before the start of school.

This is the first military academy in Yangzhou. Unlike several military academies in Xuzhou that mainly focus on generals of the Heavenly Army, the students of Shouchun Military Academy are basically middle and low-level officers who surrendered to the army in Yangzhou before. The learning mode is not step-by-step, but Be the master fast.

For those who can be selected, the first requirement is not performance, but must be a "good family son".

Before the troubled times, there was an invisible requirement for promotion in the army of the Eastern Han Dynasty, that is, starting from Dubo, promotion not only depends on military merit, but also must be a son of a good family, that is, not in the seven divisions.

The so-called relegation of the seven subjects refers to the seven types of people who were enlisted to serve in the frontier during the Qin and Han Dynasties. "Officials are guilty first, exiles are second, superintendents are third, and Jiaren are fourth, so there are five city registries, parents have city registries six, and elder parents have seven registries. There are also seven subjects.")
The ancients believed that these seven types of people value profit and despise life, and they are very powerful in combat. They can serve as soldiers, or even become strong soldiers, but they cannot be officers, especially those who are too big.

Naturally, Wang Zheng's "son of a good family" does not meet this standard. He only has four requirements.

Needless to say, the third condition is that the first two are actually for the purpose of weeding out the descendants of the collateral lineages of the local prominent families in Jiangdong. After all, within five years, they will still be only a Dubo.

Although it is a quick course, the time will not be too short. During the period of enrollment, these students will be temporarily assigned to deputy or subordinates, and part of the military salary will be deducted. They will not resume their original positions until they last for three months and pass the assessment.

It seems that this is a thankless job, and you have to go to school as a soldier?

In the eyes of many people, this is an unbelievable thing. Even though the official caliber is that the students of the military academy will be reused in the future, and the chances of promotion will be greater, but many people doubt more than believe it. The generals who received the notification were anxious, and even secretly speculated whether this was the establishment of a new army after the rectification of the Yangzhou Army. Wang Zheng was still not at ease, and wanted to further allow Xuzhou people to occupy more military posts Woolen cloth?

But the opening ceremony on the second day completely reversed their perception.

Before this, well-informed students said that when the military academy was established in Xiapi, Zhou Mu Wang Zheng personally attended the ceremony, and perhaps this time their ceremony, Wang Zheng may also attend.

But not many people believe this guess. The Xuzhou Army is a direct descendant. What is our Yangzhou Army?Besides, what kind of status is Wang Zheng? A great prince who controls two states, and has more than a million soldiers and civilians under his command. Such a noble man must have a lot of opportunities every day. Would he make a trip for them?

However, when he saw a tall figure appearing in the school field surrounded by a group of soldiers, the field immediately became a sensation.

Oh no, Wang Zheng, Wang Zhoumu is really here!
Everyone was moved, and their hearts became eager. The state pastor attended in person, which shows that he attaches great importance to it. How dare you say that this academy is just a place for demotion in disguise to make room for Xuzhou people?

"Brothers in the army, hello."

After a succinct opening, Wang Zheng showed a friendly smile to the hundreds of people in the audience: "I know that many brothers have doubts in their hearts when they are notified to go to the military academy. But what I want to tell you is , on the contrary. It is precisely because of the importance we attach to you, I hope that you will all go to higher places in the future and see more turbulent scenery."

"I also want to tell you that I will not only attend, but also serve as the principal of this military academy in person, and I have drawn many great sages to be your teachers."

Saying this, he clarified the identities and positions of the teachers sitting beside him one by one, as well as other Confucian scholars and sages. When he heard that two of them were Xu Fang and Huang Zhong, there was another commotion in the audience!

"So, as long as you study hard and graduate from the military academy, there will only be a better future waiting for you. I can promise that as long as you have the opportunity, you will all be promoted with the highest priority!"

When Wang Zheng's sonorous and forceful voice fell, everyone in the audience was full of excitement, and some took the lead in cheering. Seeing this scene, Wang Zheng nodded in satisfaction and walked off the stage calmly.

As soon as he walked out of the military academy, he saw the captain of the personal guard who was staying in the palace galloping towards him.

"General, the third lady sent someone to report that Tai Shici has replied to the letter, and Miss Xiaoqiao will come to congratulate her on her wedding day, and she will set off for Wancheng in the near future."

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