It is very pleasant to March in the sunshine on a beautiful spring day, especially with the joy of returning from victory, which makes the soldiers’ eyes shining and their feet full of energy. On the one hand, the flag flutters like a forest pike in the spring breeze, pointing to the sky, and the armor is wiped very clean and tidy. When marching, it makes a neat and melodious sound. Teams of light cavalry light up from the side of the road, turn over the horseshoe and roll up a dust, which is quickly blown away.
The cavalry are serious and else, and they are cautious and cautious as if they were enemies. In the eyes of the soldiers, they do something.
The coachman behind the footstep team shook his body with the bumpy cart, and all the long whips in his hands were raised high and dropped gently. These trench teams were followed by medical camp carriages brushed with tung oil tarpaulins and unloaded. The wounded soldiers sat up in the car and snuggled up to each other and looked at the scenery on both sides of the road.
While riding a horse and passing by the carriage of the medical camp, Liu cong suddenly realized how different the Jingzhou army is now, and some subtle changes have even been unexpected by Liu cong himself. This high-spirited temperament is not caused by any specific change, but many things continue to exert a subtle influence to create this powerful force today. He believes that Jingzhou army will be defeated by the sky if time passes.
Now, of course, Jingzhou Army is a general term that includes Jiangdong 3rd Battalion and Yizhou ministries. However, the core army is still the Jingzhou Army at the end of Nanyang Army. They are equipped with the best armor weapons, ride the best war horses, enjoy the best food, fight the hardest battles and pay the heaviest sacrifices to get the fastest promotion, and they are suspected to be the most loyal and loyal army to Bretz.
Since entering Jingzhou, to be exact, Nanyang County, the morale of the soldiers has become more and more high, and even the wilderness covered with shallow and thin snow has touched his reverie. The closer he is to Nanyang City, the more his thoughts will drift away. Some people doubt whether he is too sentimental. He should not have this kind of emotion, but this novel feeling has naturally happened, which makes Liu Cong finally realize that he is not flying because of returning to the starting point, but uneasy before showing a new picture.
Throw out the thoughts flying in your mind simply and neatly, and then Liu Cong lightly grips the horse’s belly and runs forward with his hooves, stretching his light pace, which makes Liu Cong once again realize the pleasure of galloping. Although the spring is chilly and the wind is blowing, it makes his mind more sober and the scenery in front of him more clear.
When entering the city of Nanyang, bretz looked up at the word "the gate hole" and couldn’t help but recall those scenes when he was guarding the city of Nanyang. In this way, the scale of the city of Nanyang has been expanded in the satrap mansion. The city wall is tall and solid, and the giant thunderbolt car is filled with stone bullets, and the crossbar is full of crossbows and shields. The wooden barracks are arranged neatly and the horses are refused to leave the passage in rows.
At noon, the soldiers were walking around the camp with smoke, staring at the team entering the city with envy in their eyes.
The Taishoufu has not changed much. When Liu Cong sits in the purlin, there is still the old case. It has been badly worn and the edges show wood texture, but it looks very moist.
Although Liu Cong has read the detailed battle report of Yecheng War, he is still very interested. Zhang Liao and others once again talked about this war. Obviously, Cao Jun’s fighting power is not low. After losing Yecheng, Coss also well controlled the department and led them to retreat to the rear step by step. Although Yecheng War destroyed many Cao Jun soldiers and successfully forced Cao Cao to lead the main force to withdraw from Liyang, Liu Cong seems that Cao Jun’s tenacity and fighting power are better than before.
The banquet was very rich, especially in this green season, when Liu Cong indulged himself a little, he got as drunk as a fiddler. When he got up the next day, he felt hangover, headache and boredom. After breakfast, Liu Cong finally felt better.
When Wu Kuan came in, Liu Cong was rubbing his forehead and reading the latest intelligence summary. This summary was compiled by the reporters in the special health camp. After all kinds of information with complicated sources were reported to the intelligence office, these young people selected them to confirm each other and finally compiled them into a 10-day or 5-day summary according to their priorities. Since the establishment of the staff office, this intelligence summary has been sent to Liu Cong at the same time according to his requirements.
"What happened?" Wu Kuan, who sent troops to Yizhou this time, has always done a good job in intelligence support, although he didn’t have a colleague. In addition, he has done nothing less to turn against Yizhou generals and incite foot soldiers to mutiny.
Wu Kuan has become more and more reticent in the past two years, but his temperament is not gloomy. Instead, he has become more and more like an ordinary general. Perhaps thanks to his ordinary looks, people who don’t understand others will get this impression. However, in fact, Wu Kuan holds a lot of resources, and the special health camp has developed into a behemoth. The tentacles have been extended far and wide in the dark, and executives know it everywhere.
"Han Sui and Marten promised to meet our emissaries with great urgency." Wu Kuan Shen said that there was not much anxiety, composure and sophistication, and people of his age were not finished.
Han Sui and Marten, the secret emissary of the special guard camp, were instructed by Liu Cong slightly for a moment. It was last year that Liu Cong issued the instruction. What twists and turns have taken place in this process? Liu Cong doesn’t care that since they agreed to show their attitude less.
"Get in touch first and find out what they really want." What do Han Sui and Marten want? One side of the self-respect of the soldiers? Maybe they never woke up from their dreams in those days. The scene that emerged after the curtain of troubled times was pulled will inevitably stimulate a large number of careerists Dong Zhuo to fall down in a pool of blood, but Li Jue and others have not gone on and on.
As far as Han Sui and Marten are concerned, although the surface is a minister to Cao Cao, even though the original history still revolted, what’s worse, is this situation now? Perhaps this kind of speculation is the only magic weapon for them to be born. Of course, the warlords have enough force before, so they can never be expected to wake up on their own.
So will there be such warlords in our own country? Bretz’s eyes narrowed slightly. This dangerous smell made Wu Kuan hold his breath and dare not move a bit. He was too familiar with these subtle expressions of Bretz.
However, Liu Cong didn’t think about this problem for too long. He turned to Wu Kuan and said, "And Xuzhou should pay more attention to Chen Deng’s infiltration."
If possible, bretz really wants to meet Chen Deng when he goes to Jiangdong, but this requires the special health camp to arrange this. Wu Kuan got the message and nodded and promised.
Liu cong asked again, "what’s the trend in the imperial court?"
Although many imperial courts have mostly controlled Cao Cao’s hands, Liu Cong believes that there are still some people who are not United in Cao Cao. Although the special health camp has been carried out secretly, it has not achieved very good results.
"Nothing has changed much," Wu Kuan quickly replied. Now the prestige of the imperial court has plummeted, and the minds of ordinary people have gradually become indifferent. After all, whoever protects them from the suffering of war is the one they recognize, master.
Liu Cong stood up and said, "The imperial court still has a lot to offer. In the future, we should also pay close attention to making trouble for Cao Cao from the Ministry. Why not?"
After Wu Kuan’s departure, Liu Cong thought that the expansion of Jingzhou would be temporarily suspended after the Yizhou occupied Hanzhong. Will the problem gradually emerge and develop with the development of the situation?
Some things don’t change people’s will, and Liu Cong never thinks that all civil servants and generals will be loyal to themselves. Cao Cao Guandu has to burn so many secret letters of Yuan Shao after the war. What’s worse, how many years have he been in charge of Jingzhou?
However, is this a special political reason? Thought of this, Liu Cong unconsciously frowned and felt sick for no reason. This dictatorship feature is not innate. If you want to ensure your own rule, it seems that there is no choice. It is very clear whether Ting Wei or Jin Yiwei was established at the beginning-it was born out of fear, but it will eventually cause more terror.
"You drink a golden cup and a white blade will not spare you." Liu Cong couldn’t help but have a cold war when he thought of this famous sentence. Maybe he thought too much? However, he is very conscious that betrayal is a common thing in this era, and loyalty is becoming more and more valuable because of its scarcity.
Don’t say that others themselves are experiencing various transformations? Liu Cong rubbed his eyebrows but failed to frown. Moreover, Cao Cao would never sit back and watch his steady development. Apart from hand-to-hand combat, this invisible battlefield of smoke often produces unexpected results. Throughout the history of the Three Kingdoms, the scenes of deja vu tragicomedy have already been performed in this era.
☆ Chapter II Sitting on the Priority of Talent
Thinking about hidden dangers in the Ministry made Liu Cong’s joy diluted a lot when he returned to Xiangyang. However, this kind of thinking must be rapidly expanded and it must bear such consequences. It is not a bad thing for Liu Cong to think about it temporarily and slow down the pace of expansion and stabilize the Ministry, which can reduce the contradictions in the Ministry to a safe level, and it will become a major problem in the future.
This is also the main reason why Liu cong wanted to go to Jiangdong in early summer. What happened to Jiangdong after the implementation of Jingzhou New Deal for two years? What is the situation of Jiangdong aristocratic families? What is the situation of Jiangdong 3rd Battalion? These situations are not witnessed by Jiangdong, and it is obviously not enough to rely solely on Wen Wei Po or the intelligence summary of the special health camp.
Before leaving Wancheng for Xiangyang, Liu Cong met with Zhang Liao and Lu Su respectively. What Zhang Liao said was that besides guarding Nanyang, he was editing and practicing military affairs of various ministries, but it was a general trend to talk with Lu Su.
If Nanyang’s location was not too important, Liu Cong wanted Lu Su to accompany him. Liu Cong wanted to know what Lu Su thought about the current situation and what strategic ideas he had for future development.
"Today, the master has got Yizhou and Jingyang across thousands of miles. Who dares to underestimate the military? However, the wider the region, the more difficult it is to deliver the decree; How can the soldiers echo each other when they are separated by three roads? " Lu Su said primly, "Therefore, we should first integrate the four States with the land, and at the same time build farmland to practice Qiang Bing’s observation of the sky!"
His method coincides with Liu cong’s. Yizhou is a land of abundance, and agriculture is rich in cocoa. If the road is inconvenient, relying solely on water transportation will be subject to many restrictions. Actually, Lu Su’s strategic thinking is based on the idea of sitting on the mountain and watching the tiger fight the line, consuming the enemy and then waiting for the opportunity to destroy the strong enemy in one fell swoop.
Lu Su is very keen to see whether it is to send troops to attack Hanzhong North Chencang or to break through Nanyang Middle Road or Jiangdong Counter-attack. These three people are far apart. If there is no convenient traffic, it will be extremely unfavorable for Jingzhou Army to mobilize and attack.
However, it is very difficult to do this, not to mention that even Jingzhou and Jiangdonglian mainly rely on the Yangtze River waterway.
"Besides, do you think Liu Bei can stand in Hebei?" Looking at Lu Su with bright eyes, Liu Cong asked this question. Many people in Jingzhou Army believed that Liu Bei was nothing to be afraid of. They always felt that Liu Bei had already been destroyed by Cao Cao, and this time, Liu Cong sent two troops to feint Cao Cao, which made Cao Cao withdraw from the south and further aggravated this understanding.
Lu Su replied thoughtfully, "Liu Bei is the world’s lean Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang brothers, and they are far from seeing that half a year will be spent in Jizhou for three years, or it is desirable to be quiet and harmonious."
"What if Cao Cao devoted himself to the north?" Bretz then asked
Lu Su shook his head and said, "How can a strong enemy carry Cao Cao to the north with peace of mind? However, if the Chinese soldiers go out of the tiger’s prison to cross Hebei, take Bingzhou first and then attack Qingzhou in Xuzhou, and then the situation will turn sharply for Liu Bei, so we must retreat to Youzhou and play it by ear. "
Although he didn’t say anything, both of them knew exactly which side was weak, so they just helped the other side. The current strategy is to help Liu Bei to stand on this goal in the north. It seems that it will be achieved soon. After that, it is necessary to say more. Anyway, it is the most uncomfortable to be caught in Cao Cao.
However, Cao Cao has been living in such unfavorable terrain conditions since he led Yanzhou. For him, it is a common occurrence. If Liu Congheng was not born, everything would have unfolded and ended vigorously according to the original historical track.
Therefore, Cao Cao’s tenacity is that Liu cong dare not despise him, and Cao Cao is the most terrible enemy than Liu Bei, who can’t kill Xiaoqiang, who fought for years but became stronger and stronger.
"It’s right to be respectful," said Liu Cong, nodding slightly. "If you respect Nanyang, you can rest easy."
Lu Su was a little excited and thanked him. His directness and Zhang Liao brought out the best in each other. It seems that with the two of them sitting in Nanyang, Jun had almost no chance to break through Nanyang, and then the south threatened Xiangyang. The talents and practical spirit displayed by Lu Su’s strategy made Liu Cong almost happy and worried. There were too many talents and not enough places.
"In Jiangdong, our army has occupied Shouchun, Hefei and other places. Does it seem that Cao Cao will try his best to pull out and drive our army across the river?" Liu Cong asked Lu Su the last question. Liu Cong wanted to come to Cao Cao. If he wants to ensure the stability of the defense lines in Runan and Xuzhou, he must try his best to compete for these two strategic locations. Now that Liu Cong will not give up easily, will this direction form a big battle?
Lu Su was also thoughtful about this issue, even if Liu Cong never asked him. At this time, he slightly sorted out his thoughts and looked up and said to Liu Cong, "Huainan Shouchun stands out from the outside, although there is a Huaihe River, but the terrain is still too sharp on the whole, and Hefei is also oppressed by the direction of Runa, so it is not important to start."
"Yes, we must defend the Huaihe River first. Now our potential is heavy. Jingzhou Jiangdong is slightly weak. If these two places are lost, there is only Liyang in Dajiang North, and the nest line relies on Chaohu Lake." Bretz nodded and said with some regrets.
Lu Su saw that Liu Cong had already realized the importance of these two places, so he didn’t intend to continue to emphasize this point. However, he still felt that the summary of Liu Cong’s statement was quite accurate and low. After repeating it, he said to Liu Cong, "What your master said can be said to be a hit on the head, so Cao Cao can’t ignore Shouchun and Hefei, but it may not be hard to fight for the current situation."
"So respect also recognizes that Cao Cao will definitely put out Liu Bei, Yuan Tan and others first?" Liu Cong frowned and said, "But if Cao Cao also tries to let Liu Bei, Yuan Tan and others strive for an army to storm Shouchun and Hefei, it will be difficult for us to deal with it."
Lu Su was a little uncertain and asked, "Will Cao Cao be like this?"
"It’s hard to say," bretz shook his head. "Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang brothers are likely to be oppressed by external forces to strike a truce to jointly deal with Liu Bei. Even if they don’t, Cao Cao will send someone to help Liu Bei get trapped on three sides at this time. Can he stay in Yecheng? At that time, Shouchun became Cao Cao’s first thing to pull out the nail. "How sure is this assumption? I can’t say for myself, but the two middle school youths are likely to do something amazing. This is something that history has already proved.
☆, the third chapter, the north-south confrontation depends on.
If someone can push through the fog of war, March through Shan Ye, see the tragic scenes when the two armies are fighting, and see the key factors that affect the victory or defeat of the war through the sallow and emaciated refugees, I am afraid that they will realize how important the war is in strategic and tactical warfare. Although there are many changes in the command, the generals misunderstand the commander’s intention, misjudge the situation, expect not to strike, and collapse morale, not to mention all kinds of accidents. However, the war does not always seem to be chaotic and can never win by accident.
These thoughts hover in Liu cong’s mind, but his eyes are on pieces of farmland covered with residual snow and distant Woods. In a quiet small village, farmers are walking with their tails between their legs and dogs are trotting and looking back. An ox cart is staggeringly coming out of the village to pull the cart, and the old cow is constantly shaking his neck from his nostrils. It seems that he is not satisfied with coming out to work early in the morning.
Thinking of Lu Su’s theory on the southeast situation yesterday, Liu Cong and Lu Su finally agreed that Shouchun must be firmly adhered to and this wedge should be deeply inserted into Jiangbei to split Guangling Xuzhou Union.
As far as the overall terrain is concerned, Liu Cong Cao Cao is not very obvious about the confrontation between the north and the south, because Liu Cong remembers that the political center of gravity in the south must be in the southeast during the confrontation between the north and the south, and this situation has a solid geographical basis, but it is obviously not such a situation for Liu Cong.
Liu cong understands that the confrontation between the north and the south in the original history is multi-northern minority politics and the confrontation between the south and the Han people’s politics. Except for the short confrontation between Sun Wu, Cao Wei and the Western Jin Dynasty, there have been other confrontation between the north and the south in the original history, such as the confrontation between the Eastern Jin Dynasty, the Southern Jin Dynasty, the Sixteen Countries and the Northern Dynasties, and the Southern Song Dynasty and Mongolia. The political and military confrontation between the north and the south is the basis of their respective geographical environment, production and lifestyle.
China’s territory spans from north to south, and the differences in climate and environmental habits between the north and the south are also great, which makes the military expertise between the north and the south also very different
For this, Liu Congshen has a deep understanding, which is why he keeps buying war horses from Zhongliangzhou and at the same time making warships to train the water army.
The main way of life of nomadic and hunting ethnic minorities in the north is that men are good at riding and shooting. Nomadic at ordinary times and hunting in wartime can be described as a long-range attack of the strategy and tactics of integrating soldiers and civilians. The cavalry is good at giving full play to their personal strength and enthusiasm in the field. At the beginning, Gongsun Zan Baimayi was tempered by such an environment, and now there are many cavalry in Bingzhou and Youzhou
However, this also brings a problem. Growing up in the north, it is cool and can’t bear the heat. Therefore, the war against the south is mainly in autumn and winter, when the horses are fat and the land is strong and the net profit is galloping in the cavalry.
However, the farming industry of the Han people in the south is highly organized, which is the main feature of the society, and it is beneficial to water conservancy. The environment of running the army and soldiers is also suitable for the characteristics of production and lifestyle, not to mention the fact that the water network in the south is vertical and horizontal and most of them can’t produce horses, which greatly reduces the mobility of cavalry and makes it surprisingly high to form a cavalry.
In the former history, the famous armies in the south, such as Beifu soldiers, Yue Jiajun, Qijiajun and Xiang Army, were all well-disciplined and well-trained. The so-called "it is easy to shake the mountain but difficult to shake the Yue Jiajun", which swept the earth. Without strict military discipline, it is hard to imagine that the southern army could keep calm by relying on its own will. The strategy and tactics are more strategic and pay attention to deployment, and it is good at defending rivers and waterways in the plains and facilitating transportation.
The north often attacks south in autumn and winter, on the contrary, the south takes the initiative to attack the north. In spring and summer, this season coincides with the rainy season in the central and eastern monsoon region, which is convenient for the transportation and delivery of manpower and material resources in the rivers and waterways.
So for Liu cong, he must have cavalry suitable for northern warfare and corresponding navy to ensure the military superiority in the southern region, where the southern region not only refers to Jiangdong, but also includes a part of Yizhou in Jingzhou. It is thanks to his understanding of history that Liu cong can let his eyes penetrate those fogs and see clearly the key factors needed for ultimate victory.