The banquet was originally held in the Chinese army's tent. Even sitting in the Chinese army's tent, Liu Cong and others could vaguely hear the ebb and flow of the tide.
Liu Cong simply sent people to place tables and other items on the camp wall. The monarch and his ministers watched the ebb and flow of the tide, ate, drank and talked about state affairs.
Li Yan raised his wine cup and toasted to Liu Cong from a distance, "Your Majesty, Chu is getting stronger and stronger day by day, thanks to Your Majesty's wisdom. I would like to offer you a glass of wine first."
"Haha." Liu Cong laughed and clinked glasses with Li Yan in the distance.
Then he looked at Zhuge Jin and said, "Tzuyu, why are you silent today?"
Zhuge Jin quickly cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, I am thinking about the Gongsun family."
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"Oh? Tell me."
Zhuge Jin continued, "Your Majesty, the shortage of war horses in the south is an indisputable fact and an innate weakness that cannot be changed. I believe that if the shortage of horses in the south cannot be changed, then we will have no chance of victory when we march to the north."
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Seeing Zhuge Jin's hesitation, Liu Cong said, "Tzuyu has something to say, but it's okay to say it. Gu Ke has never been punished for his words."
Zhuge Jin took a deep breath and said, "Your Majesty, I am thinking that Cao Cao is very powerful and cannot be destroyed in a single battle. Can we first use troops across the sea to destroy the Gongsun family?"
"hiss!"
Destroy the Gongsun family? This Zhuge Jin is really out of his mind. To destroy the Gongsun family across the sea, he would have to send at least 70,000 to 80,000 troops.
Moreover, on the way north, they are all Cao Cao's territory, and they cannot dock for supplies. If there is a weak enemy, it is not impossible for the entire army to be annihilated.
The Gongsun family has expanded according to Ma Liang's plan, and its current strength may not be what it used to be.
The most important thing is that even Liu Cong never thought about attacking Gongsun's family across the ocean. He couldn't afford to take this risk. If the army did not die on the battlefield, but was buried in the sea, he, the king, would not be able to escape the blame. .
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Deng Zhi frowned and said, "Your Majesty, the Gongsun family was originally considered our ally. If we attack them now, people in the world will say that the king is ungrateful. Besides, attacking the Gongsun family across the ocean is too risky."
Li Yan, who heard this, immediately retorted, "Your Majesty, I think what Ziyu said is right. The Gongsun family is far away in Liaodong. If we can destroy the Gongsun family, our great Chu will no longer have the source of war horses." No need to worry."
Li Yan and Deng Zhi had been having a hard time dealing with each other in the past two days. Deng Zhi immediately objected, "That's not Zhou Yu going to Xuzhou. Starting from here, it's a sailing distance of several thousand miles. How many people and how much food will be sent? Who can do it? To take on this important responsibility?”
Not to be outdone, Li Yan continued, "If the Gongsun family is destroyed, not only will our great Chu be able to obtain the source of war horses, but we will also be able to drive a nail into Cao Cao's rear!"
"Did the Gongsun family help the king in the first place?"
"That's just to raise troops to respond. Besides, it's for themselves. Who cares about morality when fighting for hegemony in troubled times?"
Listening to the two people arguing, Liu Cong was deep in thought. To be honest, Liu Cong was a little moved. As Li Yan said, if the Gongsun family could be destroyed, not only would the problem of the source of Chu's war horses be solved, but also Cao Cao's back. A nail!
However, there are also great difficulties. Moral issues are only trivial matters, and history books will only record the victors. The biggest difficulty is that the distance is too far.
When Ma Liang went to Gongsun's family as an envoy, Gongsun Kang personally admitted that the family's troops could only be 600,000, and the soldiers and horses could only be 50,000.
That was still the 13th year of Jian'an, and now it has been the 20th year of Jian'an. Seven years have passed. Who knows how far the Gongsun family has grown?
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To completely destroy the Gongsun family, I am afraid that at least 80,000 troops will be needed. After going to sea, the army will have no supplies, so it is necessary to prepare a batch of warships to store fresh water and supplies.
Even so, I don't know if it is possible. Eighty thousand people can eat a small mountain of food in one day. That is from Chu to Liaodong. With the transportation capacity at this time, the difficulty is not ordinary.
"Tzuyu, you came up with the plan. Tell me, should I use troops against Liaodong?"
After Liu Cong finished speaking, Deng Zhi and Li Yan stopped arguing and stared directly at Zhuge Jin.
Zhuge Jin smiled bitterly, why did the ball come to me? He raised his hand and said to Liu Cong, "Your Majesty, I think that destroying the Gongsun family will bring too many benefits to our country. Even if the price is higher, it is not worth it."
No."
"What the king is worried about is just that he is afraid that he will not be able to achieve success by mobilizing troops and troops. I think that there is no need to rush to attack Gongsun's family. Isn't Lu Xun in Taiwan?"
"We can send him north first. We don't need to bring more troops. I once heard that there are still small countries in Korea. Let Lu Xun destroy a few small countries and establish a foothold in the north first."
"In this way, we have a springboard to continue our march, and we can also intervene in the horse trading between Liaodong and the Hu people from here!"
The more Zhuge Jin spoke, the more Liu Cong's eyes shone, and he smiled unconsciously on his face, "I'm so pleased that Ziyu is such a talented person!"
Zhuge Jin humbly cupped his hands and said, "Thank you so much for your compliment, Your Majesty."
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At this time, we cannot be modest and say that we have no talent. Wouldn’t that be saying that Liu Cong was wrong?
What Zhuge Jin said is so right. If Chu's power can extend to the Korean Peninsula, apart from other things, Chu can also have a hand in the war horse trade with the barbarians in the grassland.
If this strategic goal can be achieved, Chu's war horse problem will no longer have to be controlled by others.
Besides, if the Gongsun family expands too much, Liu Cong may have to launch an attack after he dominates the world. It is better to attack early than to attack late. It is not a bad idea to curb the progress of the Gongsun family's expansion early.
Lu Xun's role in Taiwan is not big. As for his own retreat, Taiwan is enough. After unifying the world, will he still worry about not being able to find those places? They will not be able to escape.
Compared with those broken islands, China is now the center of the world. The strength of a country depends not only on its territory, but more importantly on its population.
"Draw up an edict for me!"
In his excitement, Liu Cong even changed his identity, "I ordered Xu Sheng and Chen Wu to lead 20,000 troops south to Wuxian. I ordered Lu Xun to return to Wuxian immediately. Prepare to lead the troops northward!"
Why not shorten the distance from the Huaihe River? Let Chen Wu and Xu Sheng lead the troops to Wu County to keep it secret, in case Cao Cao's school affairs office finds out the news and informs the Gongsun family in advance?
"Deploy another 20,000 troops from elsewhere, with Lu Xun as commander-in-chief, Xu Sheng and Chen Wu as lieutenants, and lead 40,000 troops to go north to attack the Yi Di!"
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After Deng Zhi wrote the edict, he asked Liu Cong, "Your Majesty, what will happen if Lu Xun and the others encounter Gongsun's troops?"
Liu Cong smiled and said, "Bo Miao, I'm afraid I will be returning to Xiangyang soon. You are the governor of Suzhou. The ships, baggage, food and fodder required for the army's expedition will be taken care of by you and Lu Su, the governor of Yangzhou."
"In addition, you can tell Lu Xun on behalf of Gu that if he comes to the Korean Peninsula, Gu will allow him to act easily! If there is any unresolved matter, there is no need to repay Gu. Gu will give him the right to kill first and report later!"
Deng Zhi was stunned for a moment, then he raised his hands and said cautiously, "Your Majesty, what if... I mean what if, what if Lu Boyan has the heart to be independent..."
"Hahaha... Bo Miao is worrying too much. Bo Yan is a humble gentleman and will never let him down!"
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