Chapter 137: Deng Sheng: I want to be head-on this time

Two flowers bloomed, each showing one branch. Unlike the sad atmosphere of the Wei army camp, Changshe City was joyful at this time. In today's battle, Li Cunxiao showed his power and killed Su An, the most powerful general of the Wei Kingdom, greatly boosted the morale of Deng's army and completely confirmed the title of Deng's army's first powerful general. Deng Sheng was overjoyed and rewarded the three armies.

The next day, Deng Sheng slept until noon, and the generals in the army, except for Yue Fei and some who needed to guard the city, were mostly drunk. Fortunately, the Wei army did not attack at night, otherwise Deng's army would have been really taken over.

After drinking the sobering soup, Deng Sheng ordered the gathering of civil and military officials to discuss matters.

After everyone arrived, Deng Sheng asked Yue Fei: "Yue Qing, our army has won a great victory now, but this cannot defeat the 200,000 Wei army. There is only two months left for our army. I wonder what Yue Qing has to defeat the enemy."

Yue Fei bowed and said, "Go back to the king, in recent days, I, three military advisors and a group of generals in the army, have formulated a combat plan, and I will wait for the king to agree."

"Take it seriously! Tell me quickly." Deng Sheng said.

Yue Fei said, "Master and everyone, please follow me!" Yue Fei brought everyone to the map and said, "Master, please see, during the four battles of Wei, this time, the 200,000 troops will be mobilized south, and the garrisons in various places will definitely be reduced. My meaning is that I will use the main force to restrain the main force of the Wei army here, and send another general to lead a side division through the Chen State to attack Chenliu or Liang County. As long as we can break through the defense of the Wei border troops, our army can enter the hinterland of the Central Plains and threaten the rear of the Wei army."

"In addition, in the Battle of Wei, Chu State was defeated in the Battle of Wei, and the majority of Lu County fell into the hands of Wei. Chu State would not be willing to do so. As long as the king selects eloquent people to go to Pengcheng to lobby the King of Chu to send troops, then a two-pronged approach will lead to the Wei army, and the danger in Yingchuan can be solved." Yue Fei told the combat plan he and others formulated in the past few days.

After hearing this, Deng Sheng frowned. Yue Fei's combat plan was not complicated, and it could even be said to be very simple. Because over the years, Deng State has chosen to raid and steal the tactics of every battle, and it has been tried and tested. Moreover, Wei State is located in the Central Plains and the four battles. It is simply too easy to steal, and it can minimize the losses of Deng's army, but Deng Sheng is not satisfied with Yue Fei and others' plans.

Liu Bowen noticed Deng Sheng's expression and asked, "Do you think something is wrong?"

Deng Sheng nodded and said, "If I am not mistaken, Yue Qing and Zhu Qing's plan is the same as the battle of Xixian and Wuguan, right?"

Yue Fei and others nodded, and Yue Fei said, "The plan adopted this time is exactly the same as the battle at Wuguan at the beginning. Moreover, it is much easier to raid the Central Plains than crossing the 800-mile Qinchuan to raid Guanzhong, and the chance of success is also high."

Deng Sheng shook his head and said, "Yue Qing, I don't agree with your plan."

"King, this..." Yue Fei and others said in surprise. This plan was the way they could think of now, to end the war with the fastest time and least losses. Why did Deng Sheng disagree?

"Listen to me!" Deng Sheng said: "Yue Qing, as the saying goes, you can do it, you can't stop it again. Our army has won twice by using the method of raiding the enemy's rear. Do you think Pang Kuo will not guard us? Moreover, our army's victory several times were achieved under the command of Yue Qing. I am afraid that in the eyes of the people of the world, as long as they face Yue Qing, they have to defend the rear. In this way, the success rate is probably not as good as crossing the 800-mile Qinchuan."

When everyone thought about it, they also thought it made sense. Pang Kuo was not a fool. He could not have defended the border defense even though he knew the four battles of Wei. It was not easy to break through the Wei army's defense line and enter the heartland of the Central Plains.

"Further!" Deng Sheng continued: "My Great Deng is now a powerful country, but every war it takes a surprise attack on the rear to win. It is ultimately despised. I think that my Great Deng's army is not good at combat effectiveness, so this time, a surprise attack is absolutely not advisable!"

Everyone thought, yes, Deng's army had never fought any tough battles except for a few offensive and defensive battles. It was easy to give people the feeling that Deng's army was not good at head-on, and could only use tricks to attack the rear to win. Although the soldiers were never tired of cheating, using such methods would be inferior.

"Why don't you know what the king means?" Xun You asked.

Deng Sheng did not choose to answer Xun You, but looked at Yue Fei and said, "Yue Qing, if you were asked to fight Pang Kuo head-on, how sure are you?"

"This..." Yue Fei hesitated a little and didn't know how to answer.

"Yue Qing just said it's okay!" Deng Sheng said.

Yue Fei gritted his teeth and said, "Best King, the Wei army's strength is above our army. If the decisive battle is head-on, our army's strength will be suppressed by the Wei army. However, considering the generals of the Wei army in the past two days, the generals of the Wei army will die and be injured, they should be 50% sure. If they can join the 20,000 iron cavalry under General Qin Lie, I should be 60% sure!"

"Sixty percent? It's enough!" Deng Sheng said excitedly. He was really afraid that Yue Fei would say he was not sure. Now there was 60 percent, so he could try it. Deng Sheng would bet on the national fortune this time and win. The northern countries would no longer dare to invade the border of Deng. Deng could concentrate on exploring the south and accumulate strength. If he lost, Deng would be in a slump. Without ten years of hard work, it would be difficult to turn over. So this was a big bet, but Deng Sheng did not think he would lose.

Deng Sheng said: "Yue Qing, I will hand over all my troops to you. I will give you a letter of war to Pang Kuo, fight him to make a decisive battle, and fight with him. One battle will determine the world!"

"You must not be a great king. If you fight head-on, even if you can win, your losses will be immeasurable. I hope you will think twice!" Zhu Sheng advised.

"Yes, king, there are still two months left, so why bother to hurry up? As long as I wait for some more time, I will definitely come up with a plan to defeat the enemy." Liu Bowen also advised.

Deng Sheng shook his head and said, "You still don't understand what I mean. Do you think I really wanted to fight for a moment?"

Everyone looked at Deng Sheng with a confused look on their faces and thought to themselves: Isn't it?

Deng Sheng smiled and said, "There are two reasons why I chose to fight the Wei army head-on. First, I just said that all countries in the world think that the reason why our army can win consecutive victories is mainly due to its mysterious strategies and has never faced the combat power of our army. As long as our army can defeat the Wei army on the front battlefield, the world's views on our army will change, and we recognize that our Deng army is also a strong army in the world, and our soldiers of our great Deng are all warriors."

"The second reason why Wei State chose to go south when our army defeated the Han State was that it never looked down on our combat power. If we could defeat the Wei army in one battle, the countries in the world would be afraid of our combat power and dare not act rashly. This has far-reaching significance for our Great Deng to recuperate and carry out the next strategy." Deng Sheng continued.

When everyone heard this, they didn't expect Deng Sheng to be so far-sighted, and immediately said ashamed: "The king is far-sighted, I am not anxious!"

Deng Sheng smiled and said, "So, who else has any objection to my decision now?"

"I dare not, and I will obey the king's will!" said everyone.

Deng Sheng nodded and said to Yue Fei: "Yue Qing, after you go down, you will send someone to issue a letter of war to Pang Kuo, and ask him to fight to the decisive battle outside the city in three days. In the next three days, you must discuss the phalanx and tactics, and strive to achieve success in one battle!"
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