214, Hidden dangers (4000/20000 for the fourth lord)
Having made up his mind, Wang Zheng returned to the case and wrote another reply to the front line.
"The Art of War says that those who share the same desire will win. Battles on the battlefield are inherently dangerous, especially when attacking fortified areas. No matter whether new soldiers or soldiers are sent down, all soldiers who die in battle must be properly rewarded and compensated."
"In addition, Huang Zhong made great achievements and never retreated. His ambition is commendable! However, when it comes to battle, the responsibility of the general is not to charge, but to command. The safety of the general is the most important thing for the army. Han was promoted to the deputy commander of the frontline army. He not only had to attack the east city gate
He must be responsible, and more importantly, he must be responsible for the entire army. On the day of receiving this letter, Huang Zhong is ordered to leave the front line and not participate in the battle in person. He only needs to pick up Wu Sheng and Guo Jia from above, and coordinate with the various departments of the Heavenly Army to do their job well."
To be honest, Wang Zheng was shocked when he heard the news that Huang Zhong was injured. The same thing is two completely different concepts in the eyes of different people.
For example, Huang Gai lost to Huang Zhong after dozens of battles. In the eyes of others and even Huang Zhong himself, this naturally proved that he was sure of victory and had the upper hand. But what about Wang Zheng's eyes?
Wang Zheng was not surprised by this. After all, Huang Gai was not a nobody. He was regarded as the top general in Soochow. Fighting alone would probably be better than banning. But what did dozens of rounds mean?
It means that Huang Gai can block Huang Zhong's offensive head-on, and even form a containment, and maintain it for a long time. This means that in the fierce battle between the two armies, Huang Zhong is no longer without danger!
The reason why the top-notch military generals of the Three Kingdoms often moved freely among the enemy formations, as if they were in no-man's land, was that the key was to always maintain strong mobility. On the one hand, this relied on riding horses;
On the one hand, no one can keep him for too long, so that he can always look left and right without being surrounded by others, and the danger will naturally be greatly reduced.
Wang Zheng didn't want to sacrifice Huang Zhong, the only one of his subordinates besides himself who was good at martial arts, for a mere Lu'an, so he naturally had to give special instructions.
After finishing writing, with my heart on the front line, I added another sentence before I finished: "What's going on with Cheng Pu in Wancheng? Have you heard the news? Have you seen his reinforcements?"
"Today, when our army takes Lu'an, the first priority is not to attack the city, but to maximize the destruction of Sun Ce's troops at the minimum cost. This is the top priority, and the generals cannot ignore it. They must cheer up and spread more
Sentries must not be careless."
After reading the military report, Wang Zheng sat on the cushion and rubbed his forehead, recuperating for a while, and then opened another letter. Different from the previous times, this time in addition to the military report, there was a private letter from Guo Jia.
After a few glances, Wang Zheng's eyes showed admiration at first, but soon after, his expression changed slightly.
On the day of the expedition, Wang Zheng originally planned to let Guo Jia follow him on the expedition, but in the end he asked him to accompany Wu Sheng's tribe. It was also after careful consideration. On the one hand, it was naturally Guo Jia's own resourcefulness, whether in the Three Kingdoms in his previous life or now under Wang Zheng's account.
It has been fully proved that together with Wu Sheng, the chance of winning will naturally increase. On the other hand, among the current civil servants of the Tianjun, compared with Zhang Zhao, Mi Heng and others, he is the only one who can be admired by Wu Sheng. The two
The relationship between them is considered friendly, so it is naturally better for Guo Jia to coordinate the generals of the army. Therefore, to a certain extent, Guo Jia is the real commander of the Xuzhou army and horses that came overland.
Naturally, this special letter does not only introduce the war in Lu'an, but only briefly mentions it in the beginning.
"Since our army's general offensive, the war has been generally smooth. Huang Gai's previous attack on Lu'an was also very fierce, causing many damage to the city walls and battlements of Lu'an. Because our army pressed forward quickly, it did not occupy Liu'an for a long time.
, so there was no time for extensive repairs, so when our army attacked the city, there was relatively little resistance on the city wall."
"So far, the city walls in the east and south have collapsed in many places. In the past, they were able to rescue them in time every day, but recently they have been sluggish. Huang Gai is not a person who does not know the importance of things. Such a situation is most likely due to lack of manpower. Combined with Sun Thief
The recent casualties are as expected, the defenders in the city have been completely wiped out, and the fall of Liu'an will be imminent, and recovery will only come sooner or later."
Guo Jia's judgment on the front line was similar to Wang Zheng's conclusion through system feedback. This was the reason why Wang Zheng nodded in approval. However, after briefly introducing the military situation, Guo Jia's writing suddenly took a turn.
"However, although the restoration of Liu'an has been a matter of course, since I followed the Lord's order and went to the front, I have discovered that there are many discords among the generals and tribes."
As Guo Jia continued to write, Wang Zheng's expression gradually began to become solemn, and the joy and excitement just now disappeared in an instant. He picked up the tea cup, took a sip of tea soup, and continued to read.
"The current commander-in-chief of the army is Wu Sheng, who has an overly straightforward and eager personality. The deputy commander-in-chief Huang Zhong is more calm. One is old and the other is young. They have very different temperaments and have many disagreements on many matters. In addition, among the various departments, Wu Sheng's department is mostly
Huang Zhong was born in Qingzhou, and Huang Zhong was from Xuzhou's old army. It can be said that each has its own strengths and weaknesses. Therefore, the subordinates of the two sides are not necessarily willing to obey the orders of the other side's commander, especially if they are unable to attack Liu'an for a long time. Nowadays, people in the army are impetuous and there are many conflicts.
, for example, yesterday there was an incident where Guo Lu and others under Huang Zhong’s command did not listen to Wu Sheng’s instructions.”
"At that time, the East City Gate collapsed, and Wu Sheng asked Huang Zhong to lead his troops to pretend to attack the West City Gate in Lu'an, so as to cooperate with the capture of the East City Gate. At that time, Huang Zhong, perhaps because he was eager to win the victory, only attacked the West City, but was slow to do so.
I am willing to obey the order. According to reports from the envoy, his bodyguard Guo Lu even said that when they attacked Beihai last time, they had already given up the credit of ascending first to General Wu. How come they have to do this again this time..."
"Wu Sheng received this reply and became furious. He wanted to personally pick up the troops and horses, and wanted to go to Huang Zhong's army to take the head of Guo Lu. However, he was strongly discouraged by his ministers before giving up. When he finally issued the second military order, he went to Huang Zhong's army.
I told him face to face that since Wu Sheng is the commander-in-chief of this route, if he does not follow his orders, he will violate the military discipline of our army and he will be killed according to the orders. This is what the lord ordered, and Huang Zhong just accepted the transfer."
"I know from a glance that in the army there are soldiers from Qingzhou, soldiers from Xuzhou, soldiers from Taishan, and new soldiers such as Beihai. They have surrendered. The various departments are dissatisfied with each other, and the generals are at odds with each other, and this is the end."
Guo Jia's military letter contains a lot of eloquent words from beginning to end. In fact, they are just explaining one problem: Wu Sheng is not handsome enough.
This should be the first time that he has led so many troops to fight alone. In the early stage, it was okay, but since Huang Zhong's tribe came to join them, not only did the two often have conflicts with each other, but also their respective headquarters. Naturally, these things cannot be written.
In the military newspaper, Guo Jiacai informed Wang Zheng in a private message.
Wang Zheng naturally knew Wu Sheng, his acquaintance.
He was indeed brave in combat and quite talented in commanding cavalry, but once the number of people was too large, his leadership skills were revealed. This was also when Xu Fang, who was not as good as him in terms of friendship, was already on his own in Pengcheng, Wu
Sheng did not have this opportunity yet. It was precisely because of this that Wang Zhengcai specially arranged for Guo Jia to go with him.
On the other hand, speaking of Wu Sheng's emotional intelligence, it is indeed a problem. Among the civil servants and generals under his command, there seem to be few people who have a good relationship with him. The only one, Pan Zhang, seems to have ulterior motives, but for Wang Zheng's face, so far
No one has ever taken the initiative to conflict with him.
In the end, Huang Zhong became the first one to take the lead, which was beyond Wang Zheng's expectation. Although Huang Zhong was naturally not as good as Wu Sheng in terms of status in his heart, Wang Zheng knew that although Huang Zhong was strong in martial arts, he had a rather temperamental temper.
He is calm, not a arrogant and domineering warrior, not to mention he is not stupid, how could he take the initiative to antagonize Wu Sheng, a close relative of his own lord? Even if there is a conflict, just like Yu Jin with Mi Heng, it is generally not the same.
I would think of intensifying or even causing an open conflict.
"So I'm afraid Wu Sheng has more responsibilities in this conflict." Wang Zheng thought to himself: "It seems that Ah Sheng is indeed not as good as Xu Fang in this aspect. He can only be a general, not a commander."
Speaking of which, when he decided to send troops south to assist Yuan in attacking Sun Ce, he actually thought about sending Xu Fang or Yu Jin to lead another group of troops as the main general. However, Sun Ce was not the only one who was eyeing him around Xuzhou now.
In order to guard against Cao Cao and Yuan Tan, he finally chose to let them guard the two norths respectively, and chose Wu Sheng to take action.
Of course, on the other hand, I actually wanted to let Wu Sheng make more contributions, so that as his territory expands, it would be logical for Wu Sheng to be given a high position and important tasks in the future.
Since Wu Sheng has been appointed as the main general, it is obviously impossible to suddenly change generals now. Fortunately, his move of arranging Guo Jia to accompany him worked. This time, Liu'an can definitely win, even if the army
There are various problems, but at most they delay the time of victory, which should not be a big deal.
The conflict between Wu Sheng and Huang Zhong was representative. After the resolution, Guo Jia still had to write a letter to inform him. In fact, it was more about the various military departments. There was no conflict between them, but it did not mean that there were no conflicts.
After the war, when we are free, we can slowly find solutions to these problems in the military."
Although he was thinking this way, Wang Zheng was actually not sure at all whether he could resolve the matter.
After all, even the system can't do this. You must know that Huang Zhong and Wu Sheng, as well as most of their own troops, have joined the system. But what's the use?
It doesn't mean that they are truly of the same mind. Perhaps it should be said...Only on the one of loyalty to the king, they will always remain consistent.
After entering the system, you don't become an emotionless robot. If you have emotions, you have thoughts and desires, and you have your own interests. People like Huang Wu are originally unruly people who kill people on the battlefield.
, expect them to be in harmony with each other? This is simply a fantasy. Moreover, in response to this situation of disharmony among the generals, Wang Zheng has made many rectifications before. Judging from the effect, it is not very effective.
However, having said that, it is not impossible to solve this problem. If there is another war, just don't use Wu Sheng, a commander with character flaws, but you can't always send Yu Jin and Xu Fang, right?
Countless times, since Wang Zheng's uprising, there are still too few generals capable of taking charge.
It is said that a thousand armies are easy to come by, but a general is hard to find. This sentence has become even more true for Wang Zheng. He has a system in hand. As long as he has enough experience points, he can pile up unlimited elite soldiers and generals, but he can truly command and coordinate.
From all walks of life, the system cannot provide talented people who can stand alone, and it is also hard to find!
When it comes to who is the handsome man in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, Wang Zheng is very clear about it, but now he has no idea who has not met the Ming Lord or where he is. The most fearful thing is that even if he takes great pains to find such a person, he will end up...
He refused to serve because of his identity as a Yellow Turban bandit.
Thinking of this, Wang Zheng couldn't help but think of Zhou Yu. Although the other party has not joined his subordinates so far, since he has gone to Xuzhou, it is difficult to fly. Next, he only needs to find a way to completely tie the Lujiang Zhou family to his battlefield. Who recruits Zhou Yu?
The difficulty should be greatly reduced, right?
As the territory becomes larger and larger, Wang Zheng's next development goal must be to move from the south to the north, and then to the Central Plains. He must not only take the initiative to compete with the heroes, but also stabilize the rear and cannot afford to lose anything.
Xu Fang is stationed in Pengcheng, Yu Jin is defending Kaiyang, Zang Ba is in the East China Sea, and Gu Jian and Chang Xi are jointly stationed in Fenggao, Mount Tai in the north. It can be said that these people are not allowed to move lightly, so strictly speaking, Wang Zheng now has
There is only one truly maneuverable general...
It's himself.
But you can't always go there personally when there's a war, right?
Once Zhou Yu surrenders, this problem can be easily solved, and for Wang Zheng, Zhou Yu's importance can almost be described as irreplaceable!
On the one hand, as one of the few people who visited the Martial Arts Temple during the Three Kingdoms era, Zhou Yu was undoubtedly a handsome man. Once there was a war outside, at least there would not be a situation like this time when he was stretched thin and had no one available.
More importantly, Zhou Yu is outstanding not only in land battles, but also in water battles!
To conquer Yangzhou, Jingzhou and even Jiaozhou in the south, the navy must continue to strengthen.
Originally, Huang Zhong was one of the key trainees in Wang Zheng's plan, but this time the conflict between the other party and Wu Sheng made Wang Zheng hesitate. Judging from Huang Zhong's reputation and his performance under his command, he was indeed brave and resourceful.
But the conflict with Wu Sheng made him feel that Huang Zhong was also a little ignorant and acted on his own impulse. He seemed to be just a general.
Of course, it's just "seemingly" at the moment. We still have to give it a try before we know. Wang Zheng was not in a hurry, so he kept this thought for now and thought to himself: "Let's wait until we deal with Sun Ce and understand the inside story of this matter."
, let’s make a decision again.”
After thinking about it, he turned back to Guo Jia's military report. After thinking about it for a while, Wang Zheng wrote back: "Huang Zhong disobeyed the general's order and violated the three prohibitions and nine orders of our army. He should have been killed! I read him repeatedly.
For meritorious deeds in war, and when employing people, he will be exempted from the death penalty for the time being, and will be punished with a hundred rods. If he violates the rules again, and does not obey the orders, he will be beheaded without mercy!"
"Wu Sheng is the chief general and Guo Jia is the supervisor. If you cannot march according to the law, you will also be punished by being seated!"
Then he ordered the soldiers to come in, sealed the reply letter and handed it to him, and said in a deep voice: "Send this letter to the front line of Lu'an quickly."