"The land of Jiaodong is now Donglai County and Beihai Kingdom. It was also the area where the Jiaodong King of the Three Qi Dynasty belonged to. It was named so because it is east of the Jiaolai Valley and is also called Jiaodong."
Seeing that what he said was not vivid, Zhao Da got up and made rough gestures on the ground, and continued:
"This place was originally the sphere of influence of the Lai barbarians during the Spring and Autumn Period, but later the Lai people were conquered by the Qi people, and it became the land of Qi. This place is remote and has always been called the end of the sky and the corner of the sea, but there is one thing.
That means that this place has the advantage of fish and salt, and if you get this place, you will have the strength of a military state, and the hegemony of Qi will also be obtained from this."
Seeing that Zhao Da wanted to talk, Zhang Chong interrupted him directly and asked:
"I know the land of Jiaodong, but why do you want us to go to Jiaodong?"
Zhao Dadao:
"What Military Master He said before makes sense to me, but the only drawback is that the timing is wrong. At this time, the strength of the Han Dynasty is particularly strong. If we rush west out of the Central Plains now, it will definitely stir up the world. When the time comes, we will
The Taishan Army is really the target of public criticism.
But the land of Jiaodong is different. This place is almost the most desert in the world. If we take root here, we can develop without attracting attention. There are 500,000 people in Donglai, 800,000 people in Beihai, and 1.3 million Dingkou.
, if you get it, it will be the overlord’s destiny.”
Seeing that Zhang Chong seemed not very interested, Zhao Da further explained:
"Jiaodong is surrounded by the sea on three sides and has mountains on the back. This is a rare place of beauty in the world. It faces Liaodong across the sea and can be reached by boat. In case of trouble, Yang Fan will go to sea to avoid chaos in Liaodong. It can be said that you can advance to Qingzhou and defend Liaodong if you retreat.
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Zhao Da kept talking, and Zhang Chong was also listening carefully. After listening, he said:
"There are some things that you don't know much about. Let me tell you about them today. Our Taishan Army also has followers. Behind it is Taiping Road. I am a close disciple of Zhang Liang, the general of Taiping Road, and I am also a disciple of Taiping Road.
Therefore, I think the strategy of developing in Jiaodong is particularly good. However, Donglai and Beihai all have our Taiping Dao forces, Donglai has Guan Cheng, and Beihai has Guan Hai. They are all my friends. How can we try to do this?
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Zhang Chong's words were so explosive that the staff who had only joined the staff in the past six months were a little stunned when they heard it for the first time.
However, in their opinion, this is generally a good thing. Who doesn't know the power of Taiping Dao? Now that they know that Taiping Dao is also rebelling, then their Taishan Army will have an easier time.
However, since Jiaodong has a master, Zhao Da's strategy will naturally not be used. He is also a little uninterested at the moment. After all, it is the first time for him to counsel such an important force development plan. He obviously put his heart into it. Now he can't use it.
Lost.
However, Zhang Chong was also comforting:
"Yong Xi, you don't have to be disappointed. Your strategy of developing eastward to Jiaodong is okay. We can't move the entire army to Jiaodong now, but we can still send some troops to settle here and establish a base in the hilly countryside."
"The base?"
"Yes, that is, a place where we can take root and base our base. For example, the Laiwu Valley is our current base area, and the Taiyi Mountain area is also our base area. The relationship between us and this base area is comparable, but we have to walk too many roads. You have to have
A place to rest, cultivate, reorganize, supply, and recruit troops here. Only in this way can we continue running and continue fighting against the Han Dynasty."
The staff understood that this base area was the foundation, which meant territory, but the scope of Qu Kui's base area could be smaller.
Zhao Da was unsure:
"Will the Taiping Road between the two places allow us to establish this base?"
Zhang Chong smiled and said:
"Although Taiping Dao is based in the countryside, it is now generally preached in cities. There are not many Taiping Dao that can stay in the countryside. However, they may continue to take root in the countryside at the Guanhai Canal in Beihai, so the Taiping Dao here
There are also more Taoist believers. On the contrary, Guan Chengdaqu of Donglai started out as a pirate. His bases are more on several large overseas islands. There are not many believers in the vast rural areas of Donglai. Therefore,
We can establish a base in Dongnae."
Until now, Zhang Chong has actually understood everyone’s views on future development. He summarized them into three points:
The first is to strengthen the walls and clear the country, and fight a protracted war with the Han court in Fenggao. This makes sense. The Han court concentrated the Central Plains and the northern and southern armies to conquer him. Zhang Chong was confident that with the reserves and morale of his troops, he could not hold out for a year.
Question. In this year, the situation in the world will undergo earth-shaking changes. If the Han Dynasty allocates all the combatable troops in the Central Plains and Gyeonggi to fight against him, then the two places will naturally be empty of troops, and when the Taiping Road breaks out,
, naturally everything goes smoothly.
Such a thing also happened in later generations when the heroes competed in the late Yuan Dynasty. At that time, Zhang Shicheng occupied Gaoyou and became the king. Tuotuo, the prime minister of the Yuan Dynasty, led a million troops to besiege Gaoyou. Finally, because the Yuan Dynasty changed commanders on the battlefield, the Yuan army was demoralized and was finally defeated by Zhang Shicheng.
He was defeated, and Yuanting was in decline, and all the heroes went crazy.
So he, Zhang Chong, can also fight a version of the Battle of Gaoyou in the late Han Dynasty. But this strategy is to ask him, Zhang Chong, to be a good person and be a pioneer for others in Taiping Dao. This is not impossible to do. After all, if the Taiping Dao Uprising can succeed, he
It can also develop and grow along with the trend. But this matter is not simple, and he has to think carefully about the pros and cons.
The second is a more aggressive strategy, which is to take the initiative to attack the Central Plains, find the main force of the Han Dynasty, and fight decisively with them. Victory will overturn the world, and failure will mean everything is over. This strategy requires the cooperation of the Taiping Road in the Central Plains, but he and
I don't know the leaders of these places, and I don't know their character. How dare I put the lives of the entire army in the hands of others. Therefore, this strategy cannot be used.
The third is a more conservative strategy, that is, dividing the troops eastward and heading out of Donglai. This is a cunning rabbit's three-hole strategy. When the time comes, there will be two bases, both offensive and defensive, and they will be more flexible than one. Of course, it has its shortcomings.
Now we have five thousand troops, and we have to divide them up again. If it is not possible to establish a base in Donglai, and then the Laiwu Valley is lost due to lack of troops here, it is equivalent to wanting both. In the end,
Neither.
Finally, Zhang Chong summarized the pros and cons of these three strategies and asked everyone to go back and think about it again and discuss it tomorrow.
After the meeting, Cai Yong went to Hu Muban's house and took him with him to discuss with Zhuge Gui.
Here, after Zhuge Gui finished listening to everything that happened in the morning, he was also thinking deeply. At this moment, he was not thinking about which strategy to use, but about Zhang Chong.
To be honest, the Taishan Army has been in Fenggao for half a year, and its military discipline and ambition are obvious to everyone in Fenggao. It can be said that the Taishan Army and the Hanting are two different soldiers. The former regards itself as a soldier of the Fenggao people. Not only does it not disturb the people, but it also keeps time.
They went to the four villages and eight miles to repair the houses and walls of the Guizhou leaders. The Taishan Army called it a good relationship between the army and the people. But what about the Han soldiers? They all regarded the people as enemies of dogs and sheep. They demolished the houses and opened the doors, led the sheep and captured the chickens, and not only recruited them, but also
The leaders of Guizhou went to fill in the ravines.
Comparing the two, who do the people support more? The people are not stupid. Although there are not many literate among them, they feel happy who treats them well.
As Zhuge Gui himself knows, the people in Fenggao, Mou and Ying counties have nothing but support for the Taishan Army. Especially in some villages that have divided their land, this support has become so enthusiastic that every family is willing to send troops to defend the Shijia Army.
, to defend Zhang Chong. Because they understand that to defend these is to defend their own hard-won lives.
At first, he only thought it was a trick by the Taishan Army to win the hearts of the people, so later he no longer sat in the office. He traveled around the countryside near Fenggao, seeing with his eyes, asking questions with his mouth, and listening with his ears.
Wendu made him understand:
This Taishan Army is different, and more importantly, their leader, he is a hero.
He also went to the school of Taishan Army. The children in the school were all the children of Fenggao Army, orphans who died in battle, and beggars in the city. They were all brought together to learn calligraphy in Taishan Army's school. This shows that Taishan Army's emphasis on culture and education
Pay attention to.
In addition, he also attended classes at the Taishan Military Academy. The classes here were more advanced, mainly talking about the world's scenery, mountains and rivers geography, and one theme, which was why the Han Dynasty declined.
When his understanding of rise and fall was still at the level of being close to the sage and far away from the villain, what did he hear in this military academy? It was said that the world was in chaos because of the cold weather and generally low crop yields, and he could no longer withstand the tyranny.
They exploited the head of Guizhou. The entire middle-level tycoons could not stabilize the people's livelihood, while the central government of the Han Dynasty only fought for power and profit, and no one cared about the lives and deaths of the common people.
As a member of the powerful, although the Zhuge family is not very wealthy, they still have thousands of acres of land, so although he felt uncomfortable hearing it, his reason told him that what these Taishan Army instructors and teachers said was right.
I think the Zhuge family, in the early generations, would personally go to the fields to encourage farmers and mulberry trees. Under their leadership, the livestock prospered and the people were prosperous. But later on, the Zhuge family began to live in the city because it was easier to build in the city.
Interpersonal relationships maintain communication between wealthy families. But more importantly, life in the city is much happier, with countless banquets and reviews. If life in the country is gray, then life in the city is colorful.
After that, although the Zhuge family still had a manor in the countryside, most of it was left to their disciples to take care of it. They only collected the grain from the village head. In other words, the Zhuge family became idle and parasitic.
The blood-sucking borers on the peasants. In the past, the peasants just had to survive, so they sucked them. Now that they can no longer survive, naturally they must be beaten to pieces by these blood-sucking borers.
This is cruel. Zhuge Gui couldn't accept how they, who were originally cultural elites, suddenly became objects of abandonment.
But this did not hinder his recognition of Zhang Chong. He was a person who cared about the people. Therefore, Zhuge Gui subconsciously wanted to help Zhang Chong. He just thought about it and said to Cai Yong:
"Bojie, have you ever thought about what if these three strategies were combined into one?"