From mentioning AK47 to farming in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 151 Ask the lord to go out of Changshan (reward plus more)

The blueprint Xi Zhicai drew for Zhao Tai is so good that anyone who listens to it will be moved.

But Zhao Tai is not a novice who knows nothing. No matter how good the blueprint is, it also has great flaws.

The reason comes from the Yellow River.

"My lord, although it is good to defend the land according to the old Zhao, it is not perfect. The Zhuohe River is dangerous, but it is not dangerous. The summer rains are so abundant that it is okay to say, and the surging river is difficult for boats to cross.

It may be said that it is a natural hazard, but if there is not enough rain, some parts of the Zhuohe River can be crossed on foot after the water level drops. Even under normal water levels, there are narrow places in the river, and you can reach the other bank with a single jump of a horse.

In addition, if winter comes, the Zhuohe River will be covered with solid ice, and the crossing between the two banks is like walking on flat ground. I am afraid that it will be difficult to break the ice with the power of explosives. The Zhuohe River has never been known as a natural danger. "

Before Zhao Tai could respond to Xi Zhicai, Tian Yu stood up excitedly and said everything Zhao Tai wanted to say. In summary, the Yellow River must not be treated as a natural hazard.

Not to mention that we can't take risks on the day, we can't even form a navy army. If there is, it is only a small amount. The most basic point is that the Yellow River is winding and winding, and the water level is also problematic. Relatively speaking, it is too shallow, and small boats are of little use. The big ship couldn't sail.

What's more important is what Tian Yu said. The water level will drop during droughts and people can walk across it. What will happen to the boat on top?Boating on mud.

What's more serious is that there is enough rain, that is, there is a flood. Not to mention small boats, even big boats will be washed away and swallowed by the floods.

In winter, the water freezes and the water freezes, so it's almost like walking on flat ground, and no one can fall in.

The freezing of the Yellow River at this time may not be as severe as in later generations, and tanks can drive on it. The frozen Yellow River tanks in this period are sent up, but as long as people can walk, horses can walk, and food, grass, and luggage can also walk, it has already been decided. The Yellow River can't be used on a day-to-day basis.

We cannot deny its importance, nor can we deny that it can be used as a pass, but this importance seems very useless.

Zhao Tai doesn't know anything else, but he knows a word, the Yangtze River is a natural danger, and the Yellow River has no natural danger since ancient times.

Tian Yu didn't say that what Xi Zhicai said was wrong, but the word "inappropriate" is already very euphemistic. If he really didn't save face, Tian Yu would probably point at Xi Zhicai's nose and call him a fool.

This shows that Tian Yu is really capable. At least his strategic vision is very sharp, otherwise he would not have pointed out the shortcomings so quickly.

Faced with this situation, Xi Zhicai's expression did not change, and even Tian Yu nodded in approval while talking about it.

"Sure enough, Tian Juncheng knows people very well. There are few people in the world who can match his vision. My lord, just as Tian Juncheng said, Zhuohe River cannot be a long-term pass. Defending by Zhuohe River is a bit thankless. I fully agree with Tian Juncheng's discussion. .”

This is a direct admission, without even struggling to explain?

Zhao Tai looked at Xi Zhicai suspiciously. Could this be a fake product with the same name? The real Xi Zhicai is so unbearable?

"Since the military commander knows this, why did he decide to send troops and call it the foundation?"

Although there is some suspicion that Xi Zhi is a parallel importer, Zhao Tai still has patience, but his words already have some emotions. If Xi Zhicai doesn't give him a perfect explanation, he might as well continue guarding Changshan, after all, he can't get out. There doesn't seem to be any difference in the military.

"My lord, don't be anxious. If you use my lord's troops, how long will it take to capture these two counties and take control of them?"

"The land of the two counties can be spent in one month, and at most it will not exceed two months."

Just like Han Yu leading his troops to rampage in Youzhou, even if these two counties or other counties are incomparable to the original Yuyang County, the strength is not the same level, but no matter how strong they are, can they still stop it? The indiscriminate bombing of dynamite?
Apart from Montenegro, what Zhao Tai was most proud of was that his troops were strong enough.

It's only two counties, even if it's three counties, it can be defeated in two months if you fight fast enough.

"I have another question, what month is it now?"

No one thinks that Xi Zhicai is suffering from stupidity, he asked how many months it is now, it has already made people remember, no one made a sound at the moment, just watched him calmly and confidently question and answer with Zhao Tai.

"March."

Zhao Tai still felt that this was not specific enough, so he continued to add another sentence.

"March [-]th."

Asking what month it was, it wasn't that Xi Zhicai was looking for something to do, besides, Zhao Tai was not stupid, his eyes lit up when Xi Zhicai asked him what month it was.

March is really not an easy month, especially for his current situation.

"Now it's March, and at most two months can go to the other two counties. Since it's May, I don't know what season it is, it's summer."

"If there is not enough rain, the Zhuohe River may stop flowing, but my subordinates look at it like today. The rain has not stopped since the spring plowing, and there will be no drought in summer. At that time, the water level of the Zhuohe River will rise and run continuously. No matter how strong the enemy is, it will not be possible to cross the river and attack. .”

"As for the enemy's detour and choosing a narrow place in the river to cross the bank, is it any different from facing death with our troops?"

I didn't expect that Xi Zhicai would say such crazy words, but there was no doubt that he spoke to Zhao Tai's heart. He really wasn't afraid of anyone when it came to fighting.

"What about after that? When the water level drops in autumn, the enemy can cross the river not only from narrow places, but also from shallow places. Even muddy swamps will only affect the enemy's speed, but they cannot completely prevent them from crossing the river. Wouldn't it be exhausting to deal with?"

Zhao Tai wasn't trying to find fault on purpose, after all, this matter had too much influence, and he couldn't make a decision right away.

"My lord, I'm thinking about it wrong. Could it be that my lord has forgotten our means of communication? What's more, there are several places like this. You just need to send some soldiers to resist them, and cover them with explosives. Who would dare to cross?"

"Even so, what about winter?"

You can’t still count on explosives, it’s a bit unrealistic. Even if it’s just a section of the Yellow River, it will consume millions of explosives to blow it up, and it will return to its original state two days after it is blown up. It was simply thankless.

What's more, there is no question of whether there are so many explosives.

"It will be at least September until the river freezes, and we can cross the river on a smooth track in October. Lord, I can control the captured areas by May at the most. By September, the autumn harvest has passed, and there are still four more months." You can do other things in a few months, and by then it’s no longer certain who will hit whom.”

Autumn harvest means sufficient food and grass, and after occupying these places, reforms will follow. The harvest is much more terrifying than autumn harvest.

If he uses the money and food to fight and recruit troops at the same time, in a few months he will not have as many troops as he has now.

And he didn't forget that the guns and ammunition in Montenegro had really taken a few months, not to mention too many, there must be [-] guns.

It turned out that Xi Zhicai had never planned to let Zhao Tai defend, otherwise guarding the Yellow River would not be something he could do under normal circumstances.

Unless there are special circumstances, there is no need to guard the Yellow River Basin at all. The natural dangers that can be easily overcome due to various reasons cannot be called natural dangers.

Zhao Tai understands that Xi Zhicai has always implemented Wang Ce's plan. According to the goal of the two prefectures of Youji and Hebei, Zhao Tai still wants to find a good place to develop as steadily as Mount Tai.

As a result, Xi Zhicai now told him with these words that the development had actually started when the city was captured.

Instead of using war to support war, we use war to seize the time lost due to premature reforms.

It's a bit of a mouthful to say so, but to put it in a simpler way, if Chang Shan is not fully prepared for war, then others are not fully prepared either.

But I can use absolute advantage to smash the enemy's arrangement, and the advantage lies with me.

While smashing the enemy's arrangements, premeditated plans, and transporting troops, horses, food and grass to the front line, it is also developing itself, which is to turn passive into active.

During this period of time, we must go all out to recruit troops and accumulate troops and strength. The defeated enemy will definitely not be willing to be slaughtered by others, so we must continue to prepare on the other side of the Yellow River and the Hutuo River. While Zhao Tai is strengthening his strength, Give them enough time to prepare, so that they can be more prepared than before.

In winter, Zhao Tai had already developed better, no matter how well prepared the enemy was, they still had to be beaten.

If the cycle continues like this, can the two states of Youji escape from Zhao Tai's palm?
He was about to agree, but Tian Yu suddenly spoke again.

"What the military division said is nothing more than sweeping with a strong front, and then continuing to expand the army to make the front even worse.

But did the military division miss a little bit? What if there is not enough rain in summer, and the weather is not beautiful and there is a drought? "

Tian Yu seems to be fighting with Xi Zhicai, but he is fighting with reason and evidence. Sufficient rain is a guess, and drought is also a guess. It is no problem to guess the two results. After all, half and half of the matter, who can say for sure .

"If there is a drought and the water level of the Zhuohe River does not rise and surge during the two months of summer, then it doesn't matter if we have to defend it for two more months. If we have to defend it, can they survive?"

Tian Yu was speechless with the question of "Can they make it through?"

He had nothing to say, because everyone found that what Xi Zhicai said was correct, and if you want to say how subtle his method is, it is not always true, only one word is highlighted, it is simple and rude, and it is crushed with hard power.

Is it really that simple?Then why didn't anyone say anything before Xi Zhicai analyzed it clearly?

Anyone can be crushed, anyway, just kill indiscriminately.

But what can be gained by doing this?Territory?population?This is definitely indispensable.

But using this method to maximize all advantages and benefits is not something that everyone can consider comprehensively.

"Soldiers are fine and food is sufficient, there is no need to worry about the future, the reforms are fully supported by the people, the imperial examination selects talents to be appointed, and the army is destroyed with explosives. My lord, why is Changshan afraid of all the enemies? Such a good opportunity must not be missed. If the enemies besiege and fight to the death , it will be difficult to get out of Changshan, and it will be too late to regret."

"Please, my lord, send your troops out of Changshan."

Xi Zhicai spoke in a deep voice, and the rest followed suit.

"Please, my lord, send your troops out of Changshan."

Everyone in the conference hall shouted together, as if the heaven and earth were exploding.

Zhao Tai stood up and looked at the crowd. After laughing three times, his face was solemn.

"Then, the troops will leave Changshan."

(End of this chapter)