Chapter 17: Strategy Planning
In the bedroom of the Wei palace, Wei Si sat alone on the throne.
The ink pen in his hand was sketching on the bamboo slip in front of him, and in the blink of an eye, a document was completed.
At this time, an eunuch walked through the main hall door and slowly came to Wei?
"Report to your Majesty, Prime Minister, to ask for an audience."
"please."
Wei? replied without raising his head. At the same time, he had a new bamboo slip in his hand.
After a while, the eunuch returned to Wei? This time, he was followed by Uncle Cuo, the prime minister who had just asked to see him.
"Your Majesty, Uncle Cuo, I would like to pay my respects to you."
The sound resounded in the hall, and it was only then that Wei Wei slowly raised his head, and a bit of joy seemed to flash through his eyes.
"Teacher, please get up quickly."
As he spoke, Wei put down the bamboo slips in his hand and quickly came to Gongshu Cuo.
After a while, he stretched out his right hand to lead Gongshu Cuo to sit on the seat beside him. Only then did Wei Wei return to his seat.
After he sat firmly in his seat, Wei? looked at his uncle Cuo and asked in a deep voice: "I wonder if the teacher is asking for a meeting today. Is there something for you?"
"Your Majesty, your Majesty, your Majesty has left Anyi and gone to Xinzheng."
After hearing the news reported by Gongshu Cuo, Wei?'s face sank at first, and then he sighed aloud.
"The senior official is on an envoy to Xinzheng this time, and it is really a good idea for me to present my credentials to the Marquis of Han..."
Halfway through his words, Wei? Looking at the expression on Gongshu Cuo's face, he slowly stopped what he was going to say next.
With a bit of concern on his face, Wei Wei asked his uncle Cuo in a deep voice: "Teacher Guan seems to have something to say about sending a doctor to Xinzheng?"
"this……"
"Your Majesty is wise and wise, and your actions must have deep meaning. I should not criticize you too much. It's just..."
Speaking of this, Wei Wei saw a tangled look on Gongshu Cuo's face, as if there were two conflicting thoughts colliding in his heart.
Time passed by minute by second, and the collision deepened little by little. In the end, the expression on Gongshu Zuo's face slowly returned to calm.
As if he had made up his mind, Gongshu Cuo's eyes slowly fell on Wei?'s face, and a solemn look flashed between his eyes.
"It's just that what I don't understand is that the two countries' attacks should be carried out quietly, so that the troops can be swift and powerful. Why does your Majesty..."
"Why should we submit a declaration of war to South Korea and Zhao before the war begins, especially South Korea, and why do we have to let the doctor go there with great fanfare?"
Regarding the question raised by Gongshu Cuo, Wei? He had no intention of answering immediately.
His right hand slowly picked up the bamboo slips in front of him and began to slowly roll them up piece by piece.
Wei Wei was so serious about the scroll, as if the bamboo slip in his hand was some rare treasure.
A moment later, when he rolled up the bamboo slip in his hand and placed it neatly in front of him, Wei?'s right hand suddenly moved.
In an instant, with a crisp sound of the bamboo slips falling apart, Wei Xiang's head suddenly lifted up, and a sharp look appeared in his eyes.
"Teacher, if I want South Korea, Zhao State and even the whole world know that we, Wei State, want to wash away the shame of the Zhuoze Battle that day?"
Wei?'s question made Gongshu Cuo fall into confusion. He vaguely felt that there seemed to be something unusual in it, but when he thought about it carefully, it was nothing.
Just when Gongshu Cuo was about to continue questioning, another eunuch appeared in the dormitory.
"Your Majesty, Sima asks for an audience."
Wei Wei first looked at Gongshu Cuo on the side, and then said in a deep voice to the eunuch: "Please come quickly."
"Here."
This time, the eunuch left not long after, and soon he led Gongsun Qi to Wei?
"My lord, Sun Qi, pays homage to your Majesty and has met with the Prime Minister."
"Sima, please get up quickly. I wonder why Sima wants to see you?"
"I would like to inform you, Your Majesty, that I have already made some plans for the general strategy of this war. I am asking to see you today just to have Your Majesty review it."
Looking at Wei Qi, who was slowly walking towards him, Gongsun Qi immediately took out a map from his arms, but seemed to have thought of something. The next moment, his eyes gently looked at Gongshu Cuo beside him.
How could Gongshu Cuo not understand what Gongsun Qi meant? He immediately stood up from his seat and prepared to say goodbye to Wei?
But before Gongshu Cuo could say anything, Wei?'s voice had already appeared in his ears.
"Teacher, wait a minute. The teacher is the Prime Minister of Wei State, and the person closest to me. This battle still requires the teacher to pay more attention."
"Come, please invite the teacher to watch Sima's plan together with me."
At the end of the conversation, Wei? had already returned to his seat, and then he flattened the map in his hand on the cases in front of him.
After a while, as the map unfolded, the situation of the enemy and ourselves on the entire battlefield, the mountains and rivers, and the military strategy were directly presented to Wei Wei, Gong Shucuo and Gongsun Qi.
After looking at the map in front of him for a long time, Wei? slowly raised his head and looked at Gongsun Qi beside him with expectant eyes.
"This strategy was made by Sima, so please ask Sima to introduce it to me and the Prime Minister." Wei Wei gently stretched out his right hand and made an invitation to Gongsun Qi.
Facing Wei?'s invitation, Gongsun Qi, a Sima, did not refuse. After bowing, he started to introduce.
As Gongsun Qi's finger moved slowly on the map, a combat strategy against Han and Zhao was displayed in front of Wei Gongshu Cuo.
Among the two countries that Wei is going to attack this time, Zhao is stronger, while South Korea is slightly weaker.
According to several previous discussions with Wei, and based on the comprehensive consideration of Wei's national strength, Gongsun Qi decided on the policy of concentrating his efforts on attacking South Korea first, and then turning back to deal with Zhao.
The specific plan is that the Wei army will be divided into two groups. One group will fight the Han and Zhao coalition forces in the Hedong and Shangdang areas; the other group will first attack the Korean land south of the river, and then advance to threaten Korea west of Daliang after completing the goal.
The capital city is Xinzheng.
According to Gongsun Qi's judgment on the war, after Zhao State received South Korea's request for help, it would definitely send reinforcements to join forces with the South Korean army in the northern territory.
Therefore, Wei's Northern Route Army will inevitably have a long-term confrontation with the Zhao-Han coalition forces again in the Hedong and Shangdang areas, and then a big battle will determine the outcome between the two sides.
After talking about the situation of Wei's northern legion, let us focus on Wei's southern legion.
If we look at the current map of the Three Jin Dynasties, we will find that the territories of the three kingdoms of Han, Zhao and Wei are intertwined, and there are even many enclaves between the three kingdoms.
The first task Gongsun Qi gave to the Southern Front Army was to seize Hufu, Pingqiu and other Korean enclaves on Wei's land, and complete the integration of Wei's entire eastern territory.
After completing this task, the southern front army will turn east and take Xinzheng, the capital of South Korea.
At that time, the Wei State can completely bring its troops to Xinzheng, force the Marquis of Han to sign an alliance under the city, and complete this attack on South Korea.
After the war in South Korea is over, the Wei State can free up its hands to engage in a head-on contest with the Zhao State, which has repeatedly provoked itself due to its growth in strength over the years.
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After a long time, when Gongsun Qi's voice gradually fell, Wei? slowly moved his eyes from the map in front of him to the planner of the entire war strategy.
"I wonder how many soldiers Sima thinks our Wei Kingdom will need to send in total for this battle?"
"Reporting to your Majesty, I believe that the number of our Wei army for this battle should be around one hundred thousand."
"Okay, I will give you one hundred thousand."
Chapter completed!