Chapter 1060 Bashu sends troops from three directions
Chapter 1060 Bashu sends troops from three directions
"Now, Liu Xiu has sent Liao Li to ask for help from Yangzhou. Do you think we are going to help or not?"
After Xiao Xiao made a few complaints, Zhu Yuanzhang began to talk about business. In fact, his words were just a subconscious question. He already knew what to do.
Among the monarch and his ministers, the monarch is the one who truly steers the ship. As long as the monarch can grasp the direction well, the remaining detailed matters can be left to the ministers below!
Since ancient times, the south has the advantage of the north and the north has the advantage. But the south is not without its strengths. When it comes to water power, the north is far from being able to compete with the south.
Despite the existence of Jinyiwei, Zhu Yuanzhang already knew that among the northern princes, Li Xiang, Liu Bei, and Qin Zheng had already formed water forces.
Among them, Li Xiang and Liu Bei developed their naval forces earlier, while Qin Zheng was relatively late, which happened in the past few years. Moreover, Dou Jiande, who was in Qingzhou with Liu Bei, seemed to have also begun to organize his naval forces.
But even so, Zhu Yuanzhang did not believe that the navy in the north could compare with the navy in the south.
It is indeed true that there are specialties in the art industry. Whether it is the selection of soldiers or the training time, the north cannot compare with the south. Therefore, compared with the southern navy, the northern navy is indeed not as good as the navy.
But it will be different if the Jin army occupies the land of Jingxiang. Relying on Jingxiang, the Jin army will spend a certain amount of time, and it will definitely be able to make up for the naval force. Moreover, Jingxiang is located upstream of Yangzhou, along the way.
Downstream, Yangzhou is at a disadvantage.
Therefore, it is absolutely impossible for Zhu Yuanzhang to sit back and watch the Forbidden Army occupy Jingxiang. If the Jin army captured Jingxiang, Zhu Yuanzhang would also face the threat of the Jin army.
"My lord, the King of Jin dominates the five states, and the strength of the Jin army is known to the world. We must not let it continue to grow stronger!" Yao Guangxiao, the prime minister in black, couldn't help but add.
It is indeed true that with the power of the Jin army, if it occupies the northern part of Jingzhou, the next step is whether it is to occupy Jingzhou and then attack Yangzhou to block the danger of the Yangtze River, or it is to attack Bashu and invade the land of Tianfu.
Whichever way they go, as long as they succeed, the Jin army will not be afraid of fighting the princes of the world alone.
"It's just, my lord, even if we send troops, we can never send them in vain. If we want to make profits at this time, Liu Xiu dare not refuse to agree!" Zhu Sheng stepped forward and spoke.
At this time, even if Zhu Yuanzhang made some slightly excessive demands, Liu Xiu would most likely just grit his teeth and comply.
"That's right, Yun Sheng, go talk to the people sent by Liu Xiu and tell them that it's not impossible for us to send troops. They will have to cover the food and grass for sending troops this time, and they will have to pay us 200,000 yuan later.
Stone grain grass.
In addition, find a way to secretly reach an agreement with the other party. I will send troops to help him repel the Jin army, and Liu Xiu will help us send troops to Jingnan later!" Zhu Yuanzhang rolled his eyes and said with a smile.
"My lord is wise!" Yao Guangxiao flattered him at the right moment.
Yao Guangxiao could see the intention behind Zhu Yuanzhang's conditions at a glance. If they directly asked for the cession of territory in terms of the interests of sending troops, Liu Xiu would never agree. If they wanted to cede land, it would be Jiangxia, but this would be tantamount to ceding territory.
Liu Xiu’s lifeblood.
Therefore, Zhu Yuanzhang did the next best thing and asked Liu Xiu to help them attack Jingnan and help them capture the remaining territory in Jingnan. In the past few years, if Liu Xiu had not kept secretly making small moves, their gains at that time would definitely have been greater.
As for grain and grass, Zhu Yuanzhang didn't care much about it. There was no shortage of grain in Yangzhou. He asked Liu Xiu to pay them so much grain and grass just to let Liu Xiu bargain on this condition.
Jingbei may have food, but the next war is likely to be a war involving hundreds of thousands of troops.
After this battle, no matter how much food and grass Jingbei had, they would all be used up. Therefore, Liu Xiu would soon be out of food, and naturally it would be impossible to pay them so much food and grass.
Since Zhu Yuanzhang gave Liu Xiu the right to bargain on the matter of grain and grass, the other condition would not give him any room for bargaining.
"It's just that, my lord, if you want to send out troops, how many troops should you send out?" Wu Zixu came out and asked.
Wu Zixu, who has been very prosperous with Zhu Yuanzhang in recent years, performed very well in the battle with Xiang Yu a few years ago. He taught Xiang Yu's number one general Long Qie several times how to behave, and he was in the limelight.
He overshadowed all the veterans. Therefore, he was quickly promoted by Zhu Yuanzhang.
"One hundred thousand, just send one hundred thousand troops!" After a moment of silence, Zhu Yuanzhang slowly spit out a number.
On the one hand, he also has to protect his family and ensure the absolute safety of his home base. He cannot go all out for Liu Xiu.
On the other hand, not to mention that Jin Yiwei had already reported to him, even if there was no news about Jin Yiwei, Zhu Yuanzhang could guess that Liu Xiu was definitely not the only one seeking help.
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Zhu Yuanzhang in Yangzhou was talking a lot about the war in Jingbei, and Liu Che in Yizhou was also making concessions.
"Lord, if the Jin army captures Jingbei, our Bashu land will be surrounded by the Jin army from the east and north. The road to Shu will be owned by the Jin army. Our army must guard against it!"
Xu Shiji was worthy of being a famous general in the world. He analyzed the problem from the perspective of a commander, and saw the crisis behind these things faster than those counselors.
"Yes, this matter must be guarded against!" Liu Che nodded. After Xu Shiji's reminder, he became more and more aware of the seriousness behind this matter.
"Xu Shiji obeys the order!" Liu Che always did things vigorously and resolutely. After he had an idea in his mind, he immediately began to mobilize his troops.
"The general is here!" Xu Shiji responded and came out of the queue, also full of fighting spirit.
He has long wanted to learn a lesson from the world's famous generals, and now, it seems that this opportunity is about to come.
"I order you to lead an army of 100,000 people, with Dongfang Bo, Liu Zhiyuan, Jiufeng, Yushi, Pang De, Zhang Ren, Zhao Chongguo, Han Zeng, Yan Yan, Wu Ban, Lei Tong and others as generals, to go out of Chencang Road and attack Sanguan.
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"Where is Zhou Yafu!" Liu Che pointed out a general to escape again.
"I order you to lead an army of one hundred thousand, with Yang Jian, Zhang Yi, Li Yan, Cheng Bushi, Jimo, Chen Qingzhi, and Dou Yihu as generals, to go out of Qishan Road and contain the Jin army Su Lie's troops in Liangzhou."
"The last general takes orders!" Zhou Yafu said with a bright look.
In the past, when Xu Shiji went to war, he was usually the commander-in-chief of an army. Now it was finally his turn to lead an army alone. Moreover, this was an army of 100,000.
"Where is Yang Su..." This time, Liu Che prepared three groups of troops to go out. The first two groups were mostly for containment, and the last group was for direct support.
