Chapter 124: Three Hundred (2)
Yang Zhao used to study in school, regardless of elementary and middle school, Mr. Lu Xun's articles are always indispensable in Chinese textbooks. Among them, because the Chinese teacher asked the full text to be recited, Yang Zhao still remembers the article "Hometown", remembers Runtu, and remembers the famous saying that was quoted and reposted by countless people: "In fact, there is no road on the ground, and when more people walk, it becomes a road."
This sentence is very philosophical, and even more reasonable in reality, but it is not a truth that can be applied to all worlds, and sometimes it is even unreasonable. I remember that Cao Cao led a large army to conquer Sun Wu in the south, but Zhou Yu burned out the warships in the Red Cliff, so he had to retreat from the Huarong Road. The Huarong Road said it was a way, but there was actually no road at all. Because it rained, water accumulated in the pits and trenches did not flow, mud stuck in the horse's hooves, and could not move forward. Cao Cao had to teach the soldiers to carry soil, tie firewood, carry grass and reeds, and fill the road. The people and horses practiced
Walking along, countless dead people were dead. Three stops: one stops and one stops to fill the gullies, and one stops to follow Cao Cao. It was extremely miserable and embarrassed. If Guan Yu hadn't been concerned about his old love, Cao Cao could not help but cry and beg him, I'm afraid that there would be no three kingdoms of Wei, Shu and Wu, and there would be no Sima's conspiracy to usurp Wei by making use of three means. After usurpation, he could not save himself. He even chose an idiot son to be the emperor, which finally caused chaos in the world and caused countless chaos to kill countless people in the Five Barbarians.
Therefore, when the army is operating, it must walk on the paved road. It is impossible to rely on the large number of people, so it is forced to trample places into a road. In those wilderness, wild ridges, or where swamps and water networks are crisscrossed, one or two people are careful to walk for the camp step by step, or can pass through. Thousands of troops are forced to go, so no matter how many people are, it is not enough to fill it. Even if they are barely filled in, the army will be ruined and cannot fight any more.
Although the world is vast, there are only a few roads suitable for military action. It can only go back and forth, and it is impossible to go around. Take Jianmen Pass as an example. This pass is located at the break of Dajian Mountain, with cliffs on both sides, straight into the sky, and the peaks leaning against the sky like swords, and there is no way to pass. Therefore, it is always the barrier of northern Shu and the throat of the two rivers. If the pass is not broken, one man is the pass, and ten thousand men will not open. The imperial official army will never enter Shu and pacify Yang Xiu's rebellion.
This is the case when entering and leaving Hanzhong from Shu. If you want to invade the Great Sui territory from Tubo, it is no exception. Whether the Tubo army takes advantage of the Sui army and Shu army suddenly attacking from behind when they are stalemate at Jianmen Pass, or simply drives straight into the hinterland of the Great Sui to attack the city's air-saving Daxing City, it is actually not many breakthrough points that can be chosen, and there are only two or three back and forth.
Li Jing's plan to control people first is actually very simple. It is to lead a small number of elite soldiers to prepare for these breakthrough points on the junction of the Tubo border and the Great Sui border. Once the Tubo army appears, it will quickly gather together and first give the Tubo army a headache to defeat its spirit, and then rely on its terrain advantage to defend the dominance, so that it will not be able to step into the territory of the Great Sui country. Li Jing only knows the various situations of Tubo, but also knows that undercurrents between the royal family and the nobles in his country are surging openly and secretly fighting each other. Therefore, as long as the small elites of the Sui army are stalemate for a period of time, the Tubo army will inevitably be in chaos without fighting, and there will be no other choice except to withdraw their troops.
The plan is a good plan, but it is extremely dangerous. Although Tubo is undercurrent and cannot exert its national power to invade a large-scale invasion, since the army alone has penetrated into the Sui territory, its military strength will definitely not be less than 30,000. This is the minimum force necessary to attack Daxing. If it is less than 30,000, then Daxing City is the capital of the Sui Dynasty after all. Even if the city defense is empty, it cannot be defeated by only a few hundred or a few thousand people. Moreover, these 30,000 Tubo troops cannot be a mob, and they must be all the elite among the elite Tubo elites.
On the contrary, the Sui army had only 30,000 troops of the left, right and left Wu Guards, and even if they were included in the war, they were less than 50,000. Jieting, Lieliucheng, Yangping Pass and other important passes in Hanzhong had to leave troops to guard them. In fact, the number of soldiers available was only 35,000 or 6,000. With more than 30,000 people, the 70,000 Shu troops at Jianmen Pass, even if the opponent was a mob, they should not be careless. In order to maintain the stability of the front line, they could only mobilize the troops to intercept the Tubo army, at most about 300. With three hundred soldiers to fight at least 30,000 Tubo elites, even if they possess the advantage of the territory, it would be a situation of one death.
After the plan was decided, Yang Zhao and Li Jing immediately went to discuss with Yuwen Shu. After all, Yuwen Shu was the chief marching chief and the highest commander of Yang Jian's anti-rebellion army. Therefore, even though Yang Zhao was the emperor's grandson and the general of the left guard, he could not mobilize the army without authorization.
Yuwen Shu fought all his life and survived countless storms. He had not killed a hundred masters, but at least eighty. Although he had always won more than a few defeats, he had never suffered any major losses, but he always left many hidden injuries. These hidden injuries seemed to be untrue on weekdays, but they would be violently done once he had the opportunity. The fierce battle between Yuwen Shu and Tang Shuang on that day was really damaged. Even afterwards, he used the wordless scripture - the healing chapter to help him cultivate his essence and consolidate his foundation, Yuwen Shu still aged quickly to the extent visible to the naked eye. In just seven or eight days, it seemed that after seven or eight years, the wrinkles on his forehead were at least three inches deep.
However, although Yuwen Shu was very old, his thinking was still quick and his jealous eyes were not as vicious as that of the past. He fully recognized Li Jing's conjecture after a little thought. However, he disagreed with Li Jing's plan to divide his troops into intercepting. Yuwen Shu was very serious and believed that the left guard, right guard, and left Wu Guard must not move. The best strategy should be to condemn the envoy to report to Daxing quickly and immediately send the news back as soon as possible to request instructions - this is Laocheng's persistent plan.
"This move must not be done." Yang Zhao opposed in a voice, saying: "It will take more than seven or eight days to travel from Nanzheng to Daxing. Moreover, although Tang Shisan died, the Tang Sect has not yet been destroyed. It is very likely that the masters will be sent to intercept the matter on the road. If this delays the major event..."
Yuwen Shu shook his head and said, "The Tubo country may have abnormal movements, but it may not. At present, everything is only based on the guess of Nephew Li Xian, and there is no direct evidence to prove it. However, the 70,000 Shu troops at Jianmen Pass may come out of the pass and attack Nanzheng at any time. In contrast, this side is more important."
Yang Zhaoning said in a voice: "Yang Xiu lost consecutive battles and defeats. If he did not collude with foreign aid, he would sooner or later be defeated and died. To attack Daxing, only Tubo, Tuyuhun, and the Western Turkic Kingdoms have such opportunities. But if Tuyuhun and Xitu/Jie want to come, they must first break through the defense line of the veteran General Shi Wansui in Liangzhou. General Shi has been guarding Dunhuang for many years and has tens of thousands of elite soldiers under his command. If Tuyuhun and Xitu/Jie want to break through the defense line of Liangzhou in a short period of time, they must launch a strong attack of 200,000 troops. Therefore, the only threat in front of him is Tubo. There is no doubt about this, what other evidence is needed? If I intercept the Tubo army, I will only draw 300 soldiers of the Left Guard. If these 300 people are missing here, I will never shake the overall situation. Please do it."
Yuwen Shu shook his head repeatedly and said, "With three hundred and thirty thousand enemies, this is not a war, but suicide. Since the King of Henan, His Majesty and the Crown Prince have handed you over to me, then don't want these old bones, and I must not let you take any risks."
Yang Zhao breathed a long sigh, and suddenly pulled out the Yin-Yang order from his back from his back to the left and right. A clear sound of "Ding~" splashed a few sparks. The little prince said calmly: "I'm not going to fight, nor do I go to commit suicide. I'm just taking a walk and exercising my muscles and bones."
Yuwen Shu showed a few helplessness on her face and asked, "Then... Prince, do you want to go there to exercise your muscles and bones?"
Yang Zhao turned his gaze to the large map spread out on the table and slowly said, "Maybe it's here. Jiuzhaigou."
——I always have the energy but have no strength to ask for the dividing line—
Chapter completed!