Liu Song Hanque

Chapter 188 Northern Expedition (3)

"Hedong... is indeed the first choice."

Whether it is Xie Hui or Tan Daoji, everyone unanimously agrees to use troops against Hedong.

There are mountains to the east of the northeast of Hebei, which are quite unfriendly to the cavalry of the Northern Wei Dynasty.

If you fight from Hebei, there is a risk of being driven into the river by the cavalry of the Northern Wei Dynasty at any time, but there is no room for the cavalry to charge up in Hedong.

Even so, Hedong is also a place that the Northern Wei Dynasty must not give up.

Because this is the first line of defense in Pingcheng, the capital of the Northern Wei Dynasty.

Once Hedong is breached by the Song army, it will be difficult for Jinyang in the northeast of the river to resist the Song army alone. Everyone knows this.

Therefore, the Battle of Hedong must be a difficult battle.

It was also a decisive battle.

Whoever wins Hedong, the balance of victory will be tilted towards him.

This battle is not easy to fight!
But Liu Yu's top team is not in vain.

Tan Daoji, Xie Hui, Zhu Lingshi, any one of them can be alone.

Before Tan Daoji proposed the tactic of attacking Hedong with Fenshui as a breakthrough.

Now Zhu Lingshi naturally has his own ideas.

"Hedong is easy to defend and difficult to attack, even if it is relying on the navy, it is difficult to play a decisive role."

Going upstream from the turbulent Fenshui River, you will definitely not be able to bring many soldiers, so what if these soldiers go in?

The reason why Wang Zhen'e was able to sneak attack from Weishui before was because the Qin army had been eaten by Shen Tianzi.

Now what Song Jun had to face was a monster armed to the teeth, and it was not so easy to fight it.

"I think it's better to win with a strange plan."

Of course, taking Fenshui is a strange plan, but it was used by Wang Zhenxi two years ago, and the guard of the Northern Wei Dynasty knew how to take precautions even if he was mentally retarded.

"It is Changsun Song who is currently stationed in Hedong. I believe His Majesty should remember him."

Liu Yu naturally remembered.

Well defeated.

"Not long ago Changsun Song stationed about [-] troops in Anyi. He used his troops extremely cautiously. As soon as he arrived, he fortified the city and built Wubao. It seems that he wants to fight our army in Anyi."

The emperors of Liu and Song did not expect the Northern Wei Dynasty to come out and fight the Song army stupidly.

Although Changsun Song's fighting ability is not as good as Liu Yu's, he is not even as good as Zhu Lingshi.

But from the day he arrived in Hedong, he seemed to have recognized one word - Shou.

Fifty thousand troops guard the river east!

Back then, the [-] Wei soldiers trained by Wu Qi could not only defend the east of the river in front of the mighty state of Qin, but even reach the west of the river.

If a force of this level made up their minds to defend in an easy-to-defend and difficult-to-attack place like Hedong, Liu Yu would not be able to survive with 10 people, and might even be dragged down by the opponent.

So no one mentioned a way to attack by force.

Everyone is wondering what kind of strategy can win Hedong.

"I think that we should attack Changsun Song."

Tan Daoji's strategy is to take advantage of the geographical advantage.

Zhu Lingshi wanted to seek a breakthrough in harmony with people.

As for the time of day...

That thing is too mysterious, it is estimated that only Emperor Guangwu of Han Dynasty can release a meteorite.

"Changsun Song is a person with very deep qualifications in the Northern Wei Dynasty, and he was a hero during the period when he followed Tuobagui to conquer the world."

"Furthermore, Changsun Song is not arrogant, he is generous, and he is widely praised in the Northern Wei Dynasty..."

In Zhu Lingshi's mouth, Changsun Song seems to be a perfect man, there is nothing wrong with it.

"but--"

Zhu Lingshi discovered a blind spot that the world has not noticed in the intelligence.

"Changsun Song's power in the Northern Wei Dynasty is a bit too heavy!"

The "eight masters" system of the Northern Wei Dynasty was essentially to unite some powerful tribes together, which had a taste of ruling the world together.

Changsun Song was not Tuobagui's subordinate in his early years, but inherited the position and power of his father, Changsun Ren.

Moreover, after inheriting his father's position, it was not Tuoba Gui who the eldest grandson Song defected to first.

It was Tuoba Gui's opponent, Tuoba Wo.

It was only later that the eldest grandson Song was dragged to Tuobagui's side by accident, and then he reluctantly recognized Tuobagui as the master, and began to develop the great cause of the Northern Wei Dynasty together.

Zhu Lingshi just wanted to make a fuss about it.

"It is precisely because Changsun Song's reputation is too high and his qualifications are too heavy that I think there is a chance to start with him."

A prince who had power before he defected to his lord.

A military commander with illustrious military exploits.

A minister with supreme power.

Putting these points together, no matter how you look at it, something is wrong.

Liu Yu understands.

"The general means to use a borrowed knife to kill people?"

Liu Yu himself has read Tan Daoji's "36 Strategies", and the allusions of opposites are numerous.

Zhu Lingshi nodded.

"That's right!"

"I think Changsun Song is one of the few stable ministers in the Northern Wei Dynasty. With him stationed in Hedong, there is almost no chance to take advantage of it."

"Just use tricks to make the emperor of the Northern Wei Dynasty suspicious of Changsun Song. You don't want to kill Changsun Song, just let them replace with other Northern Wei generals."

The senior generals of the Northern Wei Dynasty were basically Xianbei people, and there were not many Han people.

Hu was born in the grassland and has always had a fiery temper. A dog like Changsun Song is completely different.

As long as other generals are replaced, Song Jun may be able to seize the opponent's character flaws and expand the results of the battle.

Maybe the hidden dragon and crouching tiger in the Northern Wei Dynasty will be replaced by a general who is more stubborn than Changsun Song.

But using a strategy is a gamble.

How many military strategies have been successful in history?

But once it succeeds, it will be a famous result in history.

When Liu Yu heard Zhu Lingshi's strategy, he also did not rush to agree or veto it.Instead, he asked Zhu Lingshi how to borrow a knife to kill someone.

"Your Majesty may not take Hedong!"

Zhu Lingshi waved his hand and pointed to the west.

"Your Majesty can send a large army to attack from Hebei, and you only need to harass him slightly in Hebei."

"Your Majesty knows not to fight from Hebei, and the emperors and ministers of the Northern Wei Dynasty must also know that Hedong is the best breakthrough."

"However, if His Majesty does the opposite and keeps the east of the river from fighting, it will definitely make the monarchs and ministers of the Northern Wei Dynasty suspicious."

"When the time comes, Changsun Song will stay in Hedong with an army of [-] in his hands and will not participate in the battle of Hebei. Even if the emperor of the Northern Wei Dynasty still trusts him, it is impossible for him to continue to stay in Hedong."

"As long as the main general of Hedong is changed, His Majesty can immediately turn around and attack Hedong!"

It's called fame, but it's actually killing people with a knife.

As long as Changsun Song is taken away, the hedgehog-like Hedong may show some flaws.

That flaw will be the key to Song Jun's victory.

Liu Yu also praised Zhu Lingshi's idea after listening.

He even tended to Zhu Lingshi's tactics in his heart.

It doesn't hurt to give it a try.

In this kind of battle between great powers, the fight is not about who is stronger or braver.

It's about who makes the fewest mistakes.

If you go straight up, Yuan Shao and Fu Jian will be watching from the sky.

Don't look at Liu Yu as the one who came to the Northern Expedition aggressively, but his heart is like a mirror, knowing that he must be steady and test each other.

Liu Yu's attitude is called "despise the enemy strategically, and pay attention to the enemy tactically" in later generations.

"Let's spend a little time here with the Northern Wei Dynasty."

"If the opponent doesn't make a move, just follow General Zhu's plan!"

(End of this chapter)