Tuoba Gui and a bunch of uncles and uncles are here, but there is also a man dressed as a scholar standing inside. This man is wearing a Confucian shirt, and he definitely looks like a scholar, but he does not have that kind of fairy style.
Doug is the opposite of the learned and scholarly scholar. He looks very vulgar, with a big nose, thick lips, fair skin, and even his clothes are not clean.
Even by the loosest standards, this guy is really ugly. What's more, all those in high positions have the habit of judging people by their appearance, and Tuoba Gui is no exception.
It's just that this person came to join him, and what he lacks are counselors. The previous fiasco has proved this. It's not a big problem for his relatives to lead troops to fight, but if they are asked to make plans and win a decisive victory thousands of miles away,
That still doesn't work
Therefore, Tuoba Gui still said politely in Chinese: "Sir, are you here to join my leader?"
"Yes!" The man's words were very concise. After finishing speaking, even Tuoba Gui was very surprised. Even if a scholar wants to put on airs, is this airs a bit too big?
But since he is a talent, even if he is just a talent, his attitude should not be too bad.
Therefore, Tuoba Gui still smiled and said: "Sir, I don't know your surname..."
"Oh, Yixing Min Zhenghua," the man said
"Hello, Mr. Min!" Tuoba Gui said, "I wonder what Mr. Min has to teach me after traveling thousands of miles to the outside of the Great Wall?"
"Min knows astronomy, geography, medicine, divination, and astrology. He knows everything. After being dormant for many years, he decided to come out and sell what I have learned in my life, so I came to find you."
Min Zhenghua said carelessly
"Sell..." Tuoba Gui has also been living in the mainland for many years. He knows that scholars generally have to be reserved and have a bad temper, but he did not expect that Min Zhenghua would be so direct.
"I'm just selling, what's the point of being embarrassed?" Min Zhenghua said, "I'm already very poor at home, and my neighbors look down on me, but I have the ability! With my ability, I can help you win in wars, not only in wars
win, take advantage
It can also help you win battles that you might not be able to win. This is my ability. But if I give you my ability, you have to give me money, give me beautiful women, and give me wine. This is
It’s just business! I said sell, what’s the problem?”
Before Tuoba Gui said anything, Tuoba Gui's cousin Tuoba Kui said loudly, "I like you! I just like your straightforward temperament! Damn it! We fight with our lives, you do
They are full of bad ideas, and they are all about selling! I know you Han people can win the war with your bad ideas, and that’s enough!"
Several other warriors also expressed their support for Min Zhenghua
Tuoba Gui would not be so careless. He knew that the role of the mastermind was too important. If he was not careful, he would be in bad luck, or even cause irreparable consequences. He would not be so careless.
Therefore, he decided to take the initiative to come for an interview. He said, "Mr. Min, I don't know how you think the general trend of the world will go."
"The most chaotic period has passed, now four families are fighting for one!"
"Which four?"
"The Kingdom of Jin is located on the left side of the Yangtze River. In the hearts of the people, it is orthodox and one."
"good"
"Murong Chui lived in Hebei, and the foundation of the Yan Kingdom was still there, and he was one of them."
"correct solution"
"Then there is Duan Ye from Liangzhou. This person is sincere, imparts justice, develops industry, and teaches farming. Originally, I was most optimistic about him," Min Zhenghua said.
"In that case, why not join him? I heard that Duan Ye also loves talents very much," Tuoba Gui said.
"He loves talents, but he already has too many talents. If I go there, he won't take me seriously. Moreover, in Liangzhou, Duan Ye himself is the biggest talent, but it is different elsewhere."
"for example?"
"For example, the only person left who has a chance to compete for the world is you." Min Zhenghua finally became serious, "At least with you, I can probably sell it at a good price."
"That depends on your ability."
"You can take the exam at any time"
Tuoba Gui thought for a moment and said, "Who do you think our biggest enemy is?"
"Murong Chui!" Min Zhenghua said without hesitation, but it surprised many people.
Min Zhenghua smiled and said: "If we want to become bigger and stronger, we can't do it in the clouds. We must take over the Central Plains. Do you think so?"
Everyone nodded, that was their ideal
"But if we want to take over the Central Plains, the biggest obstacle is Murong Chui. Although the Hetao is a good place, it is too remote, but Liangzhou to the west is not easy to deal with. We might as well focus our energy on the east and
Hebei"
This time even Tuoba Gui became more patient.
"Map service!" Min Zhenghua said happily, and walked directly to the map that had just been placed. However, when he saw that the map was quite crude and inaccurate, he couldn't help but curl his lips.
"Uh, sorry sir, this map..."
"I know, I will find a way," Min Zhenghua said, "Look, if we want to enter the fortress, the best way is to go through Hebei. And when they resist us, they also use the Yanshan line to cooperate with the Great Wall to defend themselves in the Yanshan Mountains
On the periphery, there are two main routes: one is the Liaoxi Corridor and the Tongliao River Basin; the other is the area from the Datong Basin to the Sangqian River Valley. Several important passes in the Tongmo North Grassland are guarding these routes. Shanhaiguan controls the western Liaoning Province.
direction
The route in the direction of Datong is controlled by Juyong Pass and Zijing Pass. The route in the direction of Datong relies on the dangerous points blocked by these passes. On both sides of these passes, some important military towns have been formed. As a depth, such as Datong, Xuanhua, Huailai, Wanquan,
Zhangjiakou, Lulong, Qian'an, Leting, Zunhua and other places, but whose hands are these places? Murong Chui's hands! As long as his elite soldiers are stuck in these places, if we want to take over the Central Plains, then we will have to do it a little bit
No chance!"
Everyone couldn't help but remain silent, because what he said was not wrong at all.
Min Zhenghua added: "I am familiar with history and military books. Over the past few hundred years, the mainland has wanted to fight against the outside of the Great Wall. It relied on the Yanshan Mountains as a dangerous barrier to guard some important passes, and used the important towns on the inside as depth to establish the first line of defense. Qin and Han Dynasties
Mainly operating Yuyang, Shanggu, and Youbeiping, with the intention of guarding the dangerous strategic points of Yanshan Mountain. If the passes in the Yanshan Mountains are broken through, we will hold on to Youzhou Youzhou.
It can be used as the second stage of resistance; if Youzhou is not conquered, it will be difficult for these nomads to gain a foothold even if they enter Hebei. However, if they break through the dangerous Yanshan Mountains and capture Youzhou, the center of northern Hebei, they will have a firm foothold in Hebei.
The imperial court of the Central Plains can only make a passive defense on the line between the rivers; if it cannot hold even this line, the Central Plains regime will be said to be in doom."
Tuoba Gui was very excited when he heard this, and said: "Sir, you are really talented, but this joint is exactly what I thought!"
"Hahaha" Min Zhenghua said with a smile, "Has our enemy the Murong family performed this part for us once? As we said before, the situation in Hebei depends on the struggle for control in the Hejian area from Youji to Zhending.
You, Ji, have controlled the dangers of Yanshan; controlling Zhending, the line between Hejian, has controlled the center of Hebei. In the past, when Murong Xianbei rose up in Liaodong, the Central Plains was in chaos during the Yongjia period. Murong Xianbei unified Liaodong and established
The Great Yan Kingdom, but they took action a little late. First the Huns and then the Jie people unified the north. However, after the death of the Zhao leader Shi Hu, all the princes fought against each other and the situation was very unstable. The Xianbei people decided to take over Murong Jundi in the Central Plains.
once
The Southern Expedition was divided into three groups. Murong Chui led his troops out of Tuhe from the east road; Mu Yu led his troops from the west road out of Yixiao Fortress; Murong Jun personally led the main force out of Lulong from the middle road to stop the Yan army and broke through the dangerous Yanshan Mountains without encountering any major enemies.
After resisting, they occupied Jicheng and attacked Zhao in the south.
The army arrived at Qingliang without much effort, and the Yan Kingdom moved its capital to Jicheng. The following year, Yan launched its second southern expedition and captured Zhongshan, an important town in central Hebei Province. Soon after, Ran Min, the general of Later Zhao, succeeded Zhao Zili and established Wei.
country, lead the people
Traveling to Changshan and other counties in Zhongshan, General Yan recruited Rong Ke to form a phalanx at Liantai near Changshan and used iron ropes to connect horses. He defeated the Wei army and captured Ran Min. Taking advantage of the victory, he entered Yecheng and besieged it for several months. The city was defeated.
After the death of Wei, Yan moved the capital to Yecheng
After that, Dayan took over the land of Shandong and Shanxi, and entered Henan, and stood upright with the Great Qin in Guanzhong and the Jin in the south of the Yangtze River. Generally speaking, Murong Xianbei entered Hebei from Liaodong, conquered Jicheng in one battle, and occupied the land of Yanji.
; fight again and conquer
Zhongshan, holding the center of Hebei; conquering Yecheng in three battles, supporting the entire territory of Hebei and advancing southward. The level of advance is very clear. The main reason why they succeeded is that they completely grasped the essence of using troops in Hebei and completely grasped the key to the matter."
What Min Zhenghua said was so sensible and clear-cut that even Tuoba Gui couldn't find any fault with it.
So naturally, everyone is convinced
Tuoba Gui was so happy that he said that he had got his own Wang Meng, so everyone put down their arrogance and drank happily. Min Zhenghua immediately expressed his stance that he was willing to swear allegiance to Tuoba Gui and help him achieve a great cause.
And Tuoba Gui also expressed his vow to live up to God, and everyone cheered, and the atmosphere was very good.
…
At this time, another hero Liu Yu was not idle at all.
At this time, Liu Yu, who was still living in poverty at home, received a unique visitor, that is, his boss Liu Laozhi
Liu Laozi, dressed in regular clothes, entered the door and saw Liu Yu looking at the map non-stop. He couldn't help but wonder: "Jinu, why are you still looking at the map?"
Liu Yu looked back and said happily: "Commander!"
"Look at you, you have been idle for a long time and your vigilance is low. What if I were an assassin?"
The two laughed and scolded each other, and Liu Laozhi said: "What are you doing? Why have you been thinking about this?"
"I'm thinking about the route of the Northern Expedition in the future!" Liu Yu said
Liu Laozhi was shocked, "Are you still thinking about the Northern Expedition? Hey..."
"Commander, do you think we should not continue the Northern Expedition?" Liu Yu looked at Liu Laozhi with bright eyes.
Liu Laozhi looked at Liu Yu calmly and said: "Jinu, I won't hide it from you. I also feel that at least now, we should not go to the Northern Expedition at the cost of wasting people and money."
"A waste of money and money?"
"Jinnu, think about it, what is the purpose of the Northern Expedition?" Liu Laozhi asked, but did not wait for Liu Yu to answer, but answered himself, "When the North and the South are in confrontation, for us, the Northern Expedition is always a banner.
, a flag that can be used to calm people's hearts and integrate southern society. Because we lost Luoyang and Chang'an, the north is
Occupied by the Hu people, the Central Plains was in chaos, the people were displaced, and people had no fixed aspirations. At this time, the court that moved south wanted to clean up the situation and stabilize people's hearts. It relied on Zhengshuo's status. But you also know that both emperors were
The Hu people captured him, and although Emperor Yuan made a decision, it was not an imperial edict or an abdication.
This means that the imperial court that moved south to the south of the Yangtze River is not the original migration of the Central Plains imperial court. The newly established imperial court will come out to integrate half of the country that was shattered by the impact. It is important for the preservation of Zhengshuo and the culture of the Central Plains.
At this time, the identity of the author must be emphasized especially during the Northern Expedition to the Central Plains and the recovery of
Old Xinjiang can be used as a very useful flag. This flag can show the internal connection between the regime it established and the regime in the Central Plains. This is of great significance for maintaining people's hearts and integrating internal affairs. In other words, at this time, the banner of the Northern Expedition to the Central Plains was raised.
, it was even more significant to the imperial court than the Northern Expedition itself."
Liu Yu was quite surprised by Liu Laozhi's long speech. He looked carefully for a long time and after confirming that Liu Laozhi was indeed Liu Laozhi, he smiled and said, "I didn't expect that you, Marshal, can think of this now."
Something happened"
“I can’t do it if I don’t want to,” Liu Laozhi sighed. “In the past, we were just a group of soldiers, always working for the adults. Every day we thought about the Northern Expedition, killing all the barbarians and regaining the country, but that’s really what happened.
Is it something? No! Indeed, the Northern Expedition to the Central Plains, expelling the barbarians, regaining the old territory, and returning to
Homeland has great appeal to inspire people. You know, in the past, when the scholars crossing the Yangtze River were crossing the Yangtze River and the people were weeping in the new pavilion, Director Wang said, "When we work together to support the royal family and restore China, why should we be prisoners of Chu and weep to each other?"
These words are so inspiring! But what have the Wang family done in these years? Everyone must know it."
Liu Yu couldn't help but remain silent after hearing this, because he knew best what the Wang family had done.
Liu Laozhi said again: "Jinnu, have you ever thought about it? The Northern Expedition launched from the south of the Yangtze River has been very successful, almost none! Have you ever thought about why?" Liu Yu said, "Except for many people who went on the Northern Expedition, it was just
For personal future, or simply for ulterior motives, I think it is also related to the strategy of the Northern Expedition."
Are you studying this these days? ""Yes!" Liu Yu nodded, "expedit the Central Plains from the southeast to the north, and enter the north. The geographical situation of the north and south is the basic premise for formulating the strategy of the Northern Expedition. Founding the country in the southeast, mainly relying on the Yangtze River and Huaihe River,
Its offense, defense, advance and retreat are all based on them. This is the correct formula of the Jianghuai defense system.
However, whether advancing or retreating, we must manage the two southeastern wings well. Shandong and Jingxiang are the two southeastern wings. By managing these two areas well, we can advance through the Central Plains and retreat to ensure the stability of the Jianghuai defense system. Shandong can protect the Huaihe River.
The upper reaches of Si and Jingxiang areas can shield the Northern Expedition in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River as an aggressive trend, especially
The main reason for managing the two wings well is that if they go too far from the front of the Huaihe River, they often lose support for offense and defense. However, the mountains and rivers in Shandong and Jingxiang are enough to act as a barrier and as a basis for progress. Few people succeeded in the Northern Expedition in the south, except for internal constraints.
In addition, the improper strategy of the Northern Expedition was also an important reason for the failure of the Northern Expedition.
The main reason for improper strategy is to act recklessly regardless of the geographical situation! "Liu Laozhi said: "You might as well talk about it." "Commander, you think, during the Northern Expedition, Zu Ti fought for Henan, and Henan was at the intersection of chaos and turmoil.
Chu and Chu launched their Northern Expedition, and their troops left Sikou and headed for Pengcheng. However, they were severely defeated by Daibei Yinhao's Northern Expedition, which was intended to lead north to Xu.
, Luo, but first Zhang Yu rebelled against Xuchang, which frustrated his plan to send troops from Shouchun. Later, he moved his troops to Sikou and Xiapi, and Yao and Xiang turned against each other and attacked Xie Wan in the Northern Expedition, starting from Woshui and Yingshui north.
They headed towards Luoyang, but because the Yan army was strong, they retreated hastily, causing the soldiers to be shocked and defeated. The cities of Xuchang, Yingchuan, Qiao, and Pei fell one after another.
A few years ago, Xie Xuan, commander-in-chief of the Northern Expedition, marched into Pengcheng from Xiapi, sent troops to cross the river to guard Liyang, and also sent General You to aid Yecheng.
The suggestions of the imperial court were also rejected by the imperial council and ultimately failed. The above-mentioned inappropriate Northern Expedition strategy, in addition to such things as war guidance
In addition to such mistakes, the lack of overall management of the geographical situation faced by the southeast is a very important reason. The above-mentioned Northern Expedition basically started from the front of the Huaihe River and fought for the Four Battles in Henan. The offensive and defensive situation lacked support for such a Northern Expedition.
Does defeat still make sense?" "Then what do you want?" Liu Laozhidao
Liu Yu smiled and said: "Of course we go through the two wings, not Henan. Any Northern Expedition that has achieved a certain impact will start from the management of the two wings. The Northern Expedition that has achieved a certain impact is from Jingzhou."
, Xiang sent troops: Huan Wen first came from Jiangling, passed through Xiangyang, entered Wuguan, arrived at Bashang, and shocked the three auxiliaries; then he marched north from Jiangling, left Yishui, defeated Yao Xiang, made an forced landing in Zhoucheng, and regained the old capital of Luoyang.