The Maojin knife from the late Jin Dynasty

Chapter 29 The plan to trap the enemy
Liu Cong, Wang Mi and Shi Le gathered around the map to explain tactics. Liu Tai was not qualified to do anything here. He just stood obediently as a guard with a halberd behind Wang Mi. He occasionally glanced at the map, which was just for fun. .

This map was quite rough, with only a few cities and lines drawn. Liu Tai had a headache when he saw it for the first time.

But in fact, this map is already the top map of this era, even a map produced by the Pei family.

When Pei Xiu proposed the first geographical cartography theory in Chinese history, which was the Six Cartographies, this at least gave the top leaders a reliable cartography theoretical tool.

It's just that when it comes to tools, they belong to that kind. If you don't get started, you won't understand. If you get started, you will naturally have a clear view.

Although Liu Tai has also learned it, when he looks at it, he always instinctively compares it with the maps he saw in his previous life.

Comparing the two, this map naturally looks quite rubbish, making Liu Tai look a bit slow.

Liu Taixiang was a bit unable to keep up with the progress in class, but Wang Mi and Shi Le did not fall behind at all.

Wang Mi said, "Pang Chun, the governor of Shangdang County, was originally from a local wealthy family. He was trusted by Liu Kun and appointed as the governor of Shangdang.

One year of preparation was enough for him to arm Shangdang County to the teeth. It was definitely not something that could be easily captured in a short period of time.

For the aristocratic family, their family is the most important. As long as reinforcements are cut off, I believe he will surrender.

Therefore, I agree with King Chu’s strategy of besieging Shangdang and attacking reinforcements! "

"Yeah!" Liu Cong nodded after hearing Wang Mi's words. Because he had followed Liu Yuan to Luoyang since he was a child, he knew clearly that the Han people valued the official's origin when appointing officials.

This point is even more conspicuous in his father. If it were not for the identity issue, Liu Yuan would even have contributed to the destruction of Wu!

And this is not only because the upper-level officials intend to show off their status, but also because the lower-level officials know that you have a strong background, so they generally do not dare to offend you, and may even take the initiative to buy some face.

Face is a matter of importance or lightness in the Jin court's official circles. At least one official with a profound background will criticize the situation. Even if the local officials don't like it, they will choose to remain silent unless their interests are involved.

If you correct yourself, doesn't it mean that you have refuted the opponent's face? Even if you were not an enemy before, it will be difficult to say so in the future.

No one will do anything that harms their own interests easily, especially when such interests may also involve the family.

Therefore, it was more or less normal in the Western Jin Dynasty to select relatively well-known local aristocratic families as county governors instead of appointing or removing talented people with no family background as Shangdang county governors.

"Since General Wang is more familiar with the family, let General Wang surround and attack the Shangdang, and I will be the vanguard to repel the reinforcements sent by Liu Kun!" Shi Le did not hesitate and immediately promoted himself.

"No, no, no!" Wang Mi said decisively after hearing Shi Le's words, "Although there are open plains around Shangdang County, there are cliffs and steep slopes. Our army comes from rough terrain and is most suitable for fighting in this kind of terrain. Our army is still responsible. Attack and intercept reinforcements!”

Shi Le and Wang Mi immediately began to argue about the location to intercept the reinforcements.

Obviously, whoever is responsible for intercepting the reinforcements will naturally be appointed as the vanguard, and it will be easier for them to make meritorious deeds.

And the commander who is left here is responsible for the siege. Even if he wants some merit, he may not be able to get it easily.

The most important thing is that attacking a city must consume a lot of manpower. Relatively speaking, losses in field battles, or even active ambush of the opponent, will naturally not cost too much.

Liu Cong looked at the two people quarreling over each other, with a slight smile on his face. To Liu Cong, whether it was Shi Le who formed the rising group, or Wang Mi who brought money into the group, both of them were considered military generals with foreign surnames.

Letting them compete to a certain extent is also very important for the political balance within the Xiongnu and Han kingdoms.

Whether Shi Le checks and balances Wang Mi, or Wang Mi checks and balances Shi Le, in short, as long as there is another person, the dynasty does not have to worry about the other person becoming bigger!
In this way, Liu Cong came out and said, "I personally went with General Shi Le to intercept Liu Kun's soldiers. As for the siege of Shangdang and Huguan, I will leave it to you, General Wang. I will leave this place to you to command!"

After hearing Liu Cong's decision, Shi Le and Wang Mi's expressions changed slightly.

In this case, although Shi Le is also a forward, his achievements will be shared by Liu Cong to some extent.

Although Wang Mi holds great power, it is not easy to achieve meritorious service. Moreover, in order to prevent the other party from breaking out and attacking Shi Le and Wang Mi, he may have to recruit many soldiers for defense.

But no matter what, the plan was settled for the time being, and Liu Cong and Shi Le did not act immediately.

Because the action route of Liu Kun's reinforcements has not yet been explored, although the basic plan of encircling the point for reinforcements has been determined and the manpower for execution has been determined, the plan of encircling the point for reinforcements will not be implemented until at least the opponent's position is determined.

Now Liu Cong asked his soldiers to appear in front of the prefect Pang Chun, but they surrounded him and did not attack.

Pang Chun was also very troubled when he saw that the Xiongnu and Han Dynasty only surrounded but did not attack.

After all, the city has been preparing for a whole year, and he is not afraid that he will not be able to withstand the opponent's attack.

But the opponent just surrounded him without attacking, as if there was a sharp blade hanging over his head that didn't know when it would fall.

The most important thing is that if you don't fight here, it won't be convenient for you to unite the hearts of the people in the city!

As the top-level strategic meeting ended, Wang Mi finally returned to his camp. At this moment, Wang Sang came up and asked, "Brother, what mission did King Chu give us!"

Wang Mi heard Wang Sang's inquiry and said, "They have gone to fight Liu Kun's reinforcements, let us stay and besiege the eldest son!"

The eldest son is the seat of Shangdang County, which is also the richest place in Shangdang.

"Is the King of Chu planning to let you attack the city? If so, Sang Ding will help the clan brother capture the eldest son!" Wang Sang expressed his stance.

"It would be nice if I were forced to capture the eldest son!" Wang Mi shook his head and said, "They want to defeat Liu Kun's reinforcements first, and then turn around to persuade the eldest son to surrender. If they fail to persuade him to surrender, they may have to let us fight. Got it!"

After hearing this, everyone did not feel that this task was difficult, but it was troublesome.

Because for any killer, it would be much easier for them to carry out a relatively clear-cut mission such as murder and siege.

But changing the task of interception does not mean that it cannot be done, but it is relatively more troublesome to do.

"Uncle, I just listened to a few points in the meeting, so I have some thoughts in my mind!" Liu Tai said. "You have so many tricks up my sleeve, so I knew it was right to take you with me!" Wang Mi heard Liu Tai's words and decisively patted Liu Tai on the shoulder and said, "Tai'er, we are all our brothers. If you have anything to say, just say it!"

When several people present heard Wang Mi's words, they couldn't help but look at each other, but they had to admit Liu Tai's ability.

Most of them came from the militia that originally besieged Luoyang. After one or two years, their identities have become different, and some have even completed a major class leap.

But everyone knew Liu Tai well, and they would not underestimate him just because of his young age.

After all, if you are not convinced by force, you can try force. If you are not convinced by merit, you can take a look at Yecheng.

"If we only intercept the eldest son to prevent the enemy from leaving the city to cause trouble, then we can dig a canal and divert the water from the Dan River to surround it. That way we can block it and at least we won't have to sacrifice our brothers' lives to fill it."

When Liu Tai said this, he added, "It's just that this project requires us to work hard so that brothers can put in their efforts!"

"What do you think of Tai'er's idea?" Wang Mi couldn't help but show some curiosity on his face after hearing Liu Tai's words.

Cao Yi stood up and said, "This is a pretty good idea, especially for brothers. It's just moving soil. Compared with the life-threatening battles, digging ditches, etc., it's really not that difficult."

Wang Mi said, "Okay, then we will send an order, and half of the soldiers will dig ditches every day!"

"By the way, send people to transport all the excavated soil to the front of Shangdang City and pile it up!" Liu Tai said.

"Why is this?!" After hearing Liu Tai's words, everyone looked at Liu Tai with a bit of confusion.

"It has two functions. One is to pile up the earth into a mountain, which is higher than the city defense of the eldest son. Then when we attack the city, it will be more convenient for us to have this mountain of earth there!"

Liu Tai stretched out one finger, then another, and said,
"There are mountains of plans blocking the way, so they will slack off on our plan to dig ditches and divert alchemy water.

After all, when we use our plans, we can't put our hopes in what others can't think of! "

When Wang Mi heard Liu Tai's words, he didn't know how to complain for a while. Shouldn't the so-called plan be unexpected?

However, at this time, Cao Yi asked quite cooperatively, "What if he guesses our plan and goes out to fight in the city!"

"My soldiers are ready and waiting to fight them out of the city!" Liu Tai said calmly, "So my war department will not participate in digging trenches. After all, we need to recharge our batteries. Deal with enemy troops leaving the city at any time!"

"..." Wang Mi heard Liu Tai's words, but slapped Liu Tai hard on the shoulder.

Obviously, Liu Tai came up with an idea that required the whole army to sell their physical strength, but he just found the most leisurely job for his war department.

At this moment, Wang Mi said fiercely, "You are here to look after the brothers who are digging. If anything happens to them, you will be responsible!"

"Yes!" Liu Tai replied decisively to Wang Mi.

Cao Yi and Li Gu couldn't help but look at each other, you have already made your decision.

But they didn't stand up and say anything. After all, Liu Tai's plan was very executable, and the two plans covered each other. If the other party really couldn't help but go out to fight, then what would happen inside the city wall? The defensive facilities are of little use, which is even more desirable for Wang Mi's army.

More importantly, it is crucial that no one is killed in this situation.

For those who came out of the peasant uprising army, their views on life and death are more or less strange, that is, they don't care much about life and death, but they cherish their lives very much.

To a certain extent, those who survive under Wang Mi now are all talented people who have been in prison.

Soon, Wang Mi's army was divided into two groups, one group was responsible for digging canals, and the other group was responsible for piling soil into mountains.

Such a high-profile move, not to mention Pang Chun in the eldest son city, Liu Cong, who had not yet set out, discovered that Wang Mi's entire army was doing it in full swing, thinking that Wang Mi wanted to wait until he left to attack the eldest son.

Because he was afraid that the overall strategy would be destroyed, Liu Cong approached Wang Mi and asked, "Why is there such a big fanfare?"

"This is the plan of a certain nephew Liu Tai. He wants to dig out the soil and pile it up into a mountain, and guide the Danshui to cut off the road. This will prevent our army from deploying a large number of troops to defend the eldest son's soldiers. If the eldest son does not know the days and resists to the end, it will also We can take advantage of the situation and attack the city!"

At this time, Wang Mi was quite proud to show off Liu Tai to Liu Cong.

After Liu Cong heard Wang Mi's words, he couldn't help but sigh and said, "Liu Tai? Could it be Liu Tai who made a surprise attack on Yecheng and rushed to the aid of Xuushi City? This man is really a natural-born general. The battle has not yet begun, but he has Already achieved great success!"

"The King of Chu is too praised, too praised!" When Wang Mi heard Liu Cong's words, he couldn't help but stroke his beard and felt very proud.

To be honest, many strategic suggestions are difficult to measure in terms of merit, because the effect of such things will not be seen until the end.

But Yangmou is different. Yangmou is all about using force to overwhelm others. Especially when facing an iron knot that has been preparing for a year of defense, it is even more important to be able to use Yangmou.

Needless to say, there are no trees around for at least thirty miles. When attacking a city, trees must be cut down from a distance and transported to be made into siege weapons. You can see how well prepared others are from the details.

But facing such an opponent, Liu Tai was actually able to come up with a conspiracy that forced the opponent to come out.

In particular, this conspiracy combines reality and reality but is magnificent. If he were the commander-in-chief of the eldest son, his only hope would be to go out of the city to fight, otherwise he would be trapped and die in the eldest son city sooner or later.

But if he goes out of the city to fight, then the defense facilities he has prepared in the Changzi City for more than a year will soon be useless!
It is precisely because Liu Cong puts himself in his shoes that he can feel how uncomfortable Liu Tai's conspiracy will make Pang Chun in the eldest son's city.

Originally, Liu Cong was a little worried about leaving Liu Kun's army in the eldest son's city alone and attacking Liu Kun's reinforcements. But now, Liu Cong's doubts have been wiped away, and he is only determined to kill Liu Kun's reinforcements!
This is also the most important reason why it is said that although Liu Tai only committed this conspiracy, he has already achieved his first success.

Shi Le, who was on the side at the moment, looked at Wang Mi with unspeakable envy in his heart.

Wang Mi wants a noble family and talented people, and he doesn’t even need to fight in battle for meritorious deeds. I am really envious of him!

(End of this chapter)