The Maojin knife from the late Jin Dynasty

Chapter 161 The Coming War
"Exactly!" Cao Yi nodded, "I think Wang Jun is over sixty years old. If he doesn't want to become Yuan Shao and the situation will be ruined after his death, then the sooner Wang Jun fights with the Duke, the advantage will be for him The bigger it gets.

Now that he had settled his relationship with Shi Le first, and then made an armistice agreement with Liu Kun, it could be said that he had no worries.

If I were Wang Jun, I would definitely fight to the death with us this year to avoid long nights and too many dreams! "

When Liu Tai heard Cao Yi's words, he had some similar thoughts as heroes.

At this time, Liu Tai looked at Cao Yi and said, "According to what Uncle Cao said, how should we respond!"

Cao Yi thought about it and said, "Although Liu Kun and Wang Jun joined forces, Liu Kun's initial campaign in Jizhou failed because of Wang Jun's great efforts.

Although we don't know what happened, I believe that the two of them must be inseparable.

As long as we can gain the upper hand, even if Liu Kun won't take action due to the alliance, I believe he will still take advantage of Wang Jun. "

When Liu Tai heard Cao Yi's words, he nodded with some recognition and said, "Let's not mention Liu Kun for now, but what about Shi Le?"

"As for Shi Le, it's even simpler!" Chu Hui said,

"Yuan Yan's arrival has become a buffer between us and Shi Le, so that Shi Le will not easily confront us.

Even if he wants to be our enemy, I'm afraid it won't be easy! "

Liu Tai nodded when he heard Chu Hui's words, then shook his head and said, "Shi Le should not be underestimated.

On the surface, this person does not seem to be bad at fighting head-on battles, but his ability to survive a hundred defeats shows his ability in running an army.

No matter what, we need to send an army to defend Shi Le, otherwise if he comes from Qinghe County forcibly, we will be in great trouble! "

"Shilong has such ambition?!" Chen Yuanda was inevitably a little surprised when he heard Liu Tai's words.

"I don't know!" Liu Tai shook his head and said, "The only thing I know is that I have a grudge against him. This grudge is inevitable. My fight with Wang Jun is, at least for him, an excellent opportunity!"

Liu Tai knew very well that it would be very difficult for him and Shi Le to make peace.

After all, he is considered the heir to Wang Mi's legacy, so avenging Wang Mi is almost what he must do.

Under such circumstances, if one day I make peace or form an alliance with Shi Le, my fundamentals will be shaken.

Shi Le also knew this, so Liu Tai definitely believed that Shi Le would also expect it and he would be on guard against him.

Chen Yuanda could not help but remain silent when he heard this. To be honest, in Chen Yuanda's view, even though Wang Mi had been dead for several years, Liu Yao, Shi Le and Liu Tai could still be said to be the troika of the Han Dynasty in conquering the world. The pillar of the country.

As a result, now that Liu Tai and Wang Jun are going to have a decisive battle, the first person they need to guard against is their own Shi Le.This has to be said to be ironic.

Of course, the most important thing is that Chen Yuanda felt that he could not even give Liu Tai a guarantee to restrain Shi Le.

When he thought of this, Chen Yuanda's heart was filled with discomfort. How could this big man have reached this point?
It is obvious that the Han Dynasty even captured the capital of the Jin Dynasty, and the emperor of the Jin Dynasty was captured and sentenced to death. It can be said that the situation of the entire Han Dynasty couldn't be better. How come the emperor of the Han Dynasty suddenly indulged in drinking and debauchery, and the following generals were fighting against each other? The hatred between them is as deep as the sea.

When Chen Yuanda thought of this, he felt so good. Why did the big man look like he was about to die?

I don’t understand, I really don’t understand, but it doesn’t matter whether I understand or not now, the most important thing is to help Liu Tai defeat Wang Jun.

After all, Liu Tai was a very important fulcrum of the Han Dynasty, and Wang Jun was also an important force in the northern part of the Jin Dynasty.

Chen Yuanda can be sure that this war between Wang Jun and Liu Tai will almost determine the final situation between the Western Jin Dynasty and the Han Dynasty in the northern lands such as Jizhou and Youzhou.

Therefore, Chen Yuanda tried his best to win this war first no matter what.

"Let's not talk about Shi Le's matter for now. Just let Gaoliang go and take precautions when the time comes!" Liu Tai said,

“There’s another thing, Gou Xi, the forces around us have no leverage in the north.

The territory of Yanzhou is lined with fortifications, aristocratic families are everywhere, and there is no one who obeys the crowd. Taishan County is naturally stable.

In contrast, if Wang Jun is serious about fighting us to the death, then he should be able to use any power he has.

If it were me, I would definitely contact Gou Xi and try to attack from both sides! "

"That's right!" Chu Hui said, "Gou Chun has not returned for a long time, and he probably stayed in Xuzhou."

"Gou Xi..." Liu Tai thought for a while and said, "I will handle Gou Xi's matter, but we can't let Wang Jun live so comfortably. Isn't it the autumn harvest? It's better to send Zhao An to plunder Youzhou first. Got it!"

"Are we taking the initiative?!" Everyone couldn't help but express a bit of surprise when they heard Liu Tai's words.

Because Wang Jun had a large number of cavalry in his hands, in addition to the Red Blood Cavalry, Wang Jun also had a cavalry of his own.

Under such circumstances, Wang Jun had the absolute initiative, and everyone was originally thinking about how to defend themselves in winter.

It was absolutely unexpected that Liu Tai would take the initiative to attack at this time and target Wang Jun's food.

"Of course we will launch an attack!" Liu Tai said unceremoniously,

"A wise general will feed the enemy. If he eats one bell of the enemy, he will be worth twenty to me; if he eats one stone of stalks, he will be worth twenty to me."

If he is angry and raises troops, food will inevitably become Wang Jun's biggest weakness.

If he endures it and chooses to continue accumulating food, then we will have more time to accumulate strength! "

Liu Tai knows very well that by next year, as his steel production increases, it will not be certain who will take the initiative by then.

No matter how strong the cavalry in this era is, they still have to rely on infantry in the final battle!
When the time comes, I will dress Wang Jun's soldiers in full armor and see who will fight whom!

Several people present couldn't help but look at each other. After all, no one objected. In the final analysis, it was just robbing food.

After all, from the Eight Kings Rebellion until now, there have been too many killings, massacres of cities and villages, and starvation everywhere.

Not to mention, there are countless people who choose not to surrender and then capture the city and massacre it!

In contrast, Liu Tai asked Zhao An to take advantage of the autumn harvest to attack Youzhou. From a moral point of view, it is really not worth mentioning.

At this time, Chen Yuanda was slightly startled and said with a serious expression, "The Duke decided to let General Zhao plunder Youzhou's grain and grass, and I have no objection.

But should we prepare for retreat first? After all, Youzhou’s cavalry deserves our army’s attention! "

Chen Yuanda was not familiar with Liu Tai's army, but he knew that Youzhou was better at cavalry, otherwise his side would not be so passive.

In fact, in Liu Tai's opinion, Zhao An only needs to follow the long-standing operational plan behind enemy lines, go to Youzhou to attack, and then directly break it into pieces and shrink back to Jizhou. It is not foolproof, but at least he can advance and retreat in a safe way. Spend.After all, compared to most armies in this era, they must be commanded by a relatively top commander.

As long as Zhao An's army tells his army's commanders and military historians the strategies they need to do, they will implement the corresponding tactics themselves.

In terms of organization and discipline, Zhao An's army is the highest among his own.

If Wang Jun wants to deal with this army, it will often appear that if the size is too large, it is difficult to capture them, but if the size is too small, he will be beaten violently by this army.

After all, this army is relatively good at warfare with less than a hundred people, so it is just right for them to fight guerrillas.

To be honest, instead of worrying about whether this army would be beaten violently, Chen Yuanda was more worried about the psychological pressure that destroying the autumn harvest would put on Zhao An's army.

After all, although the soldiers in this army are not saints, they are more or less the kind of soldiers who have a good impression of the common people.

Giving this order yourself would cause some psychological pressure or moral condemnation on them.

Of course, this kind of ideological problem is left to the military historians to solve. Otherwise, what is the purpose of arranging a military historian for each of his troops? Isn't it just to solve their psychological problems.

How to put on the sacred cloak and then do bloody things basically depends on how dirty the literati's mind is.

"It does need to be paid attention to." Liu Tai agreed, "However, we also need to trust our soldiers. The only thing we need to do is to prepare the logistics for them!"

When Chen Yuanda saw Liu Tai saying such words, he didn't say anything more.

Because Chen Yuanda knew that although he was Liu Cong's thorn in Liu Tai's side, he was alone in Liu Tai's house and the army did not dare to get involved easily.

Therefore, Chen Yuanda will remind you of things that should be reminded and warn you of things that should be warned, but Chen Yuanda will not get involved too deeply, because once he gets involved too deeply, he may be seeking death.

Liu Tai nodded and said: "After Zhao An harasses us, he will immediately retreat back to Jizhou. Regardless of whether the opponent pursues him or not, we must let the people do a good job of retreating and minimize the damage caused by the war to the people."

Liu Tai said as he glanced at everyone present, and soon fell on Zhang Song.

"Leave the logistics to me!" Zhang Song said to Liu Tai, "I will coordinate the logistics in northern Jizhou!"

Because since the last battle of Nanpi City, Zhang Song has been mainly responsible for going to Yuan Yan for human trafficking.

There is no way, Liu Tai needs too many human resources, including farming, salt, weaving, coal, and steel. It can be said that as long as he is a human, Liu Tai wants to bring him to work.

This era is the best era for capitalists, because all they need is food for the people, and there is no need to pay wages at all.

Of course, Liu Tai himself would still give some money in order to consume the supplies.

Because they monopolize the resources of the entire region, and they still need to fight wars, the war itself will consume these continuously produced products.

Under such circumstances, it doesn’t make much sense to think about whether ordinary people will give you money or not.
Because of this, Liu Tairuo would not say how good the people who were bought and sold were treated, but in these troubled times, being able to buy and sell them, then give them jobs and food, is the greatest kindness in itself. .

Just like this, to a certain extent, Zhang Song is considered the largest human trafficker in Jizhou, so he knows the situation in northern Jizhou best.

Liu Tai said to Zhang Song, "Then the logistics tasks of our outpost in Youzhou will be left to you!"

"Where will the transfer point of materials be located?" Zhang Song asked with some doubts after hearing Liu Tai's words.

For Zhang Song, at least he knew where he couldn't lose, so he could make a comprehensive arrangement around this point.

When Liu Tai heard Zhang Song's words, he nodded and said, "Let's go to Nanpi City. The northern counties of Jizhou are the buffer between us and Youzhou. If the Youzhou cavalry troops approach Nanpi City, we will no longer be able to retreat. "

Liu Tai knew that a very important point in fighting guerrilla warfare was the need for help from local people.

Liu Tai knew that as long as he fought with Youzhou, the battlefield would be in the north of Jizhou. This was the inevitable result of insufficient cavalry.

In addition to fending off enemies, Liu Tai has this intention, but he really doesn't have the ability.

Therefore, Liu Tai built the northern part of Jizhou according to the battlefield. Villages were encouraged to build walls as much as possible, and at the same time, they implemented the government army system to appropriately distribute the benefits to the local people, thereby increasing the favorability of the local people.

At the same time, some of Zhao An's troops also stayed in northern Jizhou in order to get familiar with the local people and facilitate work behind enemy lines.

In other words, when the opponent's troops approach the city, northern Jizhou will become the base behind enemy lines for Zhao An's troops.

And Zhao An's troops don't need to do anything else. It is enough to create a food shortage crisis behind Wang Jun's back.

Zhang Song breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Nanpi City? I am familiar with this place in Jizhou, leave it to me!"

"I will order Governor Wang to assist in the defense, and at the same time, Qingzhou supplies will be transported to Nanpi City one after another.

After all, if Nanpi City is besieged, I am afraid that there will be no supplies of materials for at least half a year! Liu Tai said to Zhang Song.

"I understand!" Zhang Song heard Liu Tai's words and nodded to Liu Tai.

"Then should our follow-up army be prepared?" Chu Hui couldn't help but asked when Zhang Song agreed to this task.

Liu Tai said, "It's necessary.

However, it also depends on the progress of the situation. At least before the opponent's sword points to the skin, it is not necessary to mobilize too much.

After all, our army is more professional and can assemble much faster than the old army.

Even if we want to move to the front line, we can move directly. This is our advantage, so there is no need to mobilize now! "

When Chu Hui heard what Liu Tai said, he nodded in approval and said:

"But I see that the general is still a little worried in his heart. Why don't we talk about it and see if we can solve it!?"

"I'm just thinking about Gou Xi!" Liu Tai shook his head and said, "Although he kept Gou Chun, it means that he does have some objections to us.

But I'm not sure when Gou Chun will take action against us, so I feel a little uneasy in my heart.

Although he has been defeated before, it is undeniable that he is Gou Xi, and anyone who despises him will definitely pay the price. "

"What does the general mean?" At this moment, Chu Hui looked at Liu Tai and said with a little doubt.

"Perhaps the move originally intended to be used on Wang Jun needs to be used on Gou Xi first!" Liu Tai replied.

(End of this chapter)