It was quiet in the central army tent, and all the generals in Gale Wind were frightened by the lord's sudden and clever plan.
They all stared at Zhao Yun, as if they could see the contents of the kit from each other's faces.
And the young general who has always been calm in dealing with things has indeed lived up to everyone's expectations. While reading the letter, the expression on his face was also changing, and his inner unrest was fully revealed. It's just that it's just too much, because the expression on his face is too rich.
The generals were puzzled.
Qin Feng was the most impatient and couldn't bear the silence. He walked quietly to Mu Wang and asked a series of questions: "Mu Mu, how is the fight in Youzhou? When did you come out from the lord's place? What happened to this kit?
Will there be three? Can we see the other two?"
"The battle situation is quite long..." Mu Wang was not in a hurry to explain. What was written in Wang Yu's brochure did not contain much about the battle situation in Youzhou. That was what he wanted to explain to the generals of Gale Wind.
. He was not interested in explaining such a complicated topic several times, and he could also see that Qin Feng's focus was not on the battle situation, but on the other two tips.
"As for these three tips, the contents above are completely different, and they are aimed at three different situations... The Lord has said in advance that if you take out one, the other two will be destroyed on the spot to avoid disturbing the audience."
"Isn't it? You can't even look at it?" It was okay if he didn't explain it. Once he explained it, Qin Feng's curiosity became more intense. He scratched his head and thought for a while, and finally came up with a new question: "Then, then this
Can you tell me the circumstances under which the three tips are opened?"
"That's possible." Mu Wang nodded and twitched his fingers and replied: "First, General Zilong defeated the Hu people and captured all the Xianbei tribesmen; and secondly, the Gale Wind Army defeated them but failed to annihilate them.
.We are chasing and killing the fleeing enemies; in the end, the battle situation is still in a stalemate..."
"So..." Qin Feng thought for a while, and suddenly seemed to have made a new discovery, and screamed strangely: "Ah! My lord didn't say that, after our army defeated the Hu people, we would slaughter them all."
Is the possibility of a clan’s triumphant return in the kit, or is it that the lord simply..."
"My lord had expected that Ben would not massacre all his clan." The answer was given by Zhao Yun. He had already read the letter. The expression on his face was very excited and joyful, but more of it was like looking up at a mountain.
"My lord not only anticipated how Yun Hui would deal with it. He also pointed out a good solution to the current predicament. Colonel Mu, you really came in time. The sacrifices of the brothers were not in vain."
"...I don't dare to take it seriously." Mu Wang was dumbfounded. He had never read the contents of the kit. He didn't know what kind of clever plan it contained to turn things around, which made Zhao Yun so excited. He didn't know that the Gale Wind Army was so powerful.
After the victory, there is no difficulty left.
Qin Feng, Tian Yu and others were even more astonished. In their view, the previous dilemma was completely unsolvable. Unless the prisoners and Han people were left alone, the combat power of the Gale Army would not be liberated. Even if the Gale Army was sacrificed,
Combat strength. How to bring these prisoners back to Youzhou and how to resettle them afterwards will be a big problem.
In the past, the Han Dynasty had not accepted the surrender of the grassland tribes attached to it. These tribes had either become a mixed family like the Xianyu family, with greater potential power than the Zhou Mu. Or they had been dormant like the Southern Xiongnu.
Later, there was rebellion.
This is definitely not in line with Wang Yu's strategy of stabilizing Youzhou and freeing up his hands to compete for the Central Plains. Similarly, if Wang Yu's advice was made hastily out of short-term considerations, Zhao Yun would not have shown such an expression.
"General Zilong, is this letter going to the end..." Tian Yuchi asked. He was not sure how confidential the content of the letter was, so he did not ask to see the letter rashly. However, Zhao Yun's response was very direct, and he casually handed over the letter. Passing it over, Su Rong said: "I am about to teach Guo Rang, brother, to know that according to the Lord's wishes, whether this plan can be implemented smoothly depends on Guo Rang, brother's talent."
"..." Tian Yu looked confused. He didn't care about being humble and hurriedly opened the letter to read it.
"Since Zilong has received this trust, I am very pleased that he has been honored for his military service. A few days ago in Gaotang, Zilong wrote a letter to the Secretary of State, talking about the strategy of pacifying Hu and Anhu. Therefore, I expect that after this battle, Zilong will be the leader. Collect them all, instead of slaughtering them. With the bravery of Zilong, it is easy to capture them, but difficult to secure them. After thousands of years, there is no good way to deal with them properly. I have been thinking about it for a long time, and I have come up with a way. Zilong can implement this as a pilot..."
The letter of the tip bag was very characteristic of Wang Yu. It started with a few words, explaining the causes and consequences, and then went straight to the theme. However, seeing that there was nothing in front of it, after seeing the theme, Tian Yu exclaimed in surprise: "Building a city? Build a city on the grassland?”
"Build a city?" All the generals were stunned.
The two words grassland and city seem to have no connection at all.
There are many reasons why there are no cities on the grassland. Objectively, such as: there is a lack of materials on the grassland, there is not even enough wood, and the herdsmen do not have enough craftsmen. They can make do with setting up a tent, but it is too difficult for them to build a city, and so on. .
But the most important thing is not these, but that there is no need to build cities on the grassland.
City fortresses in the Central Plains were usually built along roads and rivers. In addition to protecting the safety of residents in the city, they also served as fortresses and cut off traffic.
It is precisely because of the construction of many cities that wars in the Central Plains often last for a long time. The strategy of city-by-city and land-by-land strategy is a strategy that all generals should try to avoid.
But on the grasslands, cities lost this role. Herdsmen lived in pursuit of water and grass, and their whereabouts were unpredictable. It was impossible to build a city every time they went.
Even if a city is built, it will not function as a barrier because there are no fixed roads on the grassland. As long as you know the direction, you can go anywhere. Unless you build the Great Wall, it will not function as a barrier at all.
There is also the issue of military security.
It is not that the Han Dynasty never built cities on the grasslands. The current location of the Gale Force Army was within the Yanmen County in the Western Han Dynasty. During the era of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the territory of the Han Dynasty had to expand far to the north, covering most of the grasslands. Included.
In such a vast territory, the Han army once built many cities as places for garrisoning troops and garrisoning. When Zhao Yun was fighting near Danhan Mountain, he found at least five ruins of ancient cities, all of which were built in the Western Han Dynasty.
However, with the end of the expansion strategy of the Han Dynasty, these cities far away from the Central Plains were gradually abandoned, and Hetao was occupied by the Qiang people. Yunzhong, Dingxiang, and Yanmen became the horse herding places of the Xianbei people, and the hinterland of Bingzhou was A paradise for the seemingly submissive Huns.
These places are too far away, and transporting supplies from the central plains is too expensive and the gains outweigh the losses. No people are willing to go there to fight in the local areas. Send some prisoners, and if the prisoners come over, they will soon lose control, causing more people on the grassland. A few groups of horse thieves, and even a few new tribes.
It is difficult to control and has no strategic value. Therefore, building a city on the grassland is a useless thing that the Hu people are unable to do and the Han people are unwilling.
Wang Yu's clever plan was actually such a plan, which was really beyond Tian Yu's expectation. This stupid method... really doesn't look like the style of a hussar general who plans to leave no stone unturned. Zhao Yun's joy after reading the letter was also
Also puzzling.
In the face of everyone's doubts, Zhao Yunyun smiled lightly, waved his hands and said: "Brother Guorang, don't be anxious, continue reading. My Lord has learned a lot from the past and the present, and he knows all the tricks. The shortcomings you know must be from him."
I already have a good idea, and his intention in building the city should be different from what you think."
"Huh?" There was indeed a lot of content behind the letter. Tian Yu originally thought it was the follow-up military strategy explained by Wang Yu, but after Zhao Yun prompted him, he discovered that most of the content behind it was explaining the city-building strategy.
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Obviously, Wang Yu attaches great importance to the construction of the city, even more than he pays attention to the battle situation in Youzhou. Thinking of this, Tian Yu suddenly felt something in his heart. Although the letter did not mention the battle situation in Youzhou, it means that the battle situation has been stabilized.
?
No, definitely not! If there was, there would be no need for Mu Wang to rush in such a hurry, and there are two other tips, which shows that Wang Yu probably also intends to mobilize the Gale Force Army back to Youzhou to join the war!
He suddenly felt that the letter in his hand was heavy, and he used all his strength to focus on the letter. Wang Yu did not mention the return of aid in the letter. There were only two possibilities, either the war situation was decided, or it was too late.
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With such a mood, he read the content of the letter. Although he felt heavy, he still had an amazing feeling: "The hussar general has great talent and strategy. He can think what others can't think. Tian Yu admires him."
Wang Yu's purpose of building the city was completely different from what He Tian Yu could think of as what his predecessors had done. According to his own statement, he built the city to rule the grassland and make the manpower and material resources of the grassland available to the Central Plains.
Even Emperor Wu never thought about it this way, because it was simply impossible.
As mentioned before, the Han people are not willing to come to the bitter and cold place outside the Great Wall, and they will quickly lose control if they come. The temperament of the Hu people is more wild than that of the Han people. Even Han people's criminal prisoners are easier to restrain than the Hu people. So
It is not impossible for the Central Plains people to use their power to rule by force, but spending resources just to rule the barbarians would not be worth the gain in itself, and no one would be willing to do this.
But Wang Yu came up with an ingenious idea. It seemed fanciful, but judging from Tian Yu's experience after leaving the Great Wall, it might actually be a good idea.
If it succeeds, the frontier will be peaceful from now on. Not only that, in the foreseeable future, the manpower and material resources of the grassland will also contribute to the Han's expansion of territory.
Although Wang Yu's majestic strategy was amazing, Tian Yu's worries would not be reduced. He returned the letter to Zhao Yun, turned to Mu Wang, and asked worriedly: "However, Captain Mu, the battle situation in Youzhou is really
Is there no problem? Has the siege of Juyong been resolved?"
Only then did the generals realize that they had been so curious that they had forgotten about this. They all turned to Mu Wang with a look of expectation in their eyes.
Mu Wang's face darkened, and he spoke slowly, describing the situation before departure: "Actually..."
The generals' expressions changed one after another. Qin Feng rushed to Mu Wang, held his shoulders with both hands, and asked urgently: "General Shan said...it is difficult to survive five days? He is always hysterical. He said five days, and then
With the general's ability, he might be able to survive for ten or eight days, Mu Mu, how many days have you been out? Let's go back to the army for rescue now, maybe we can still catch up!"
Mu Wang shook his head, his face full of bitterness: "The general set off overnight and drove all the way. If we count from the second day, today is exactly the fifth day..."
"What?" Qin Feng's pupils suddenly shrank.
The place where the Gale Force Army is located is not far away from Juyong City in a straight line, but they have to walk on a mountain road in the middle. Therefore, even if Zhao Yun immediately dropped everything and drove all night, non-stop, without taking any unnecessary steps, he would still have to reach Juyong City.
Three days later.
And with so many things unfinished here, how can Zhao Yun just leave? In other words, no matter what, the Gale Force Army will not be able to catch up with the possible war.
Qin Feng didn't know for a moment whether he was looking forward to the war happening or not.
If it happens, Wang Yu’s military strength is limited, so it might be very dangerous;
If it doesn't happen, the lord Sun Zan will be dead!
The Hu people would not do nothing and just retreat honestly. The Xianbei people suffered a lot from General Baima. Even if they attacked and besieged Juyong City, the Hu people could not take advantage. They clearly had the absolute upper hand in terms of military strength.
But in terms of the damage done to the opponent, Gongsun's army killed more Hu people.
The Xianbei people must understand what a threat Gongsun Zan is to the future, so...
The joy brought by the great victory disappeared, and even Zhao Yun was wondering, was he too greedy for success? If he had given up the tribal alliance earlier and returned to the border wall, wouldn't he have regrets that were beyond his reach?
"Everyone, everyone!"
Mu Wang suddenly said loudly: "There is nothing to worry about, the Lord will find a way. Over the years, many times in more critical and difficult situations than this, the Lord has easily passed through the danger while talking and laughing. Today is like this
What is there to worry about? General Zilong, Mr. Guorang, since you two have understood the Lord’s instructions, don’t think too much about other things and concentrate on completing the task in front of you!”