Chapter 395: A bloodless strategy
Chapter 395 A strategy that can be fought without a single blow
Chapter 394: A strategy without bloodshed
“Zhu Yuanzhang?”
Zhang Jiao pondered for a while, but in the end he still had no impression at all, so he asked: "What is so special about this person?"
Zhang Liang smiled indifferently and said slowly: "After the defeat in the battle outside Luoyang City, Zhu Yuanzhang took the initiative to lead thousands of cavalry to break off the rear. Using the terrain skillfully, he successfully held back tens of thousands of Han cavalry and killed the Han cavalry. General Yang Jikang.”
Zhu Yuanzhang's basic force is 92 points, but when being pursued, it is not easy at all to counterattack Yang Jikang, who has already reached the top level of force.
The actual situation was that the careless Yang Jikang was naturally killed without any surprise when faced with the joint efforts of Zhu Yuanzhang, Li Wenzhong and Zhu Wenzheng.
The killing of Yang Jikang has also become an important achievement in Zhu Yuanzhang's resume.
Zhang Jiao's eyes suddenly lit up after listening to Zhang Liang's introduction. Zhang Liang's introduction to Zhu Yuanzhang was not much, but the content was extremely rich.
“Obviously he is the younger brother of Huang Chao’s Zhu Wen, but he serves under Xiang Yu, who has a competitive relationship with Huang Chao. This proves that Zhu Yuanzhang does not want to rely on his brother’s relationship, but wants to prove himself with his own abilities.
Huang Chao and Xiang Yu had a very bad relationship, but Zhu Yuanzhang still dared to follow Xiang Yu, proving that he was very confident in his talent.
Faced with the pursuit of thousands of cavalry, he dared to take the initiative to lead thousands of cavalry to cut off the rear, which proved his courage.
It can be thought of using the terrain and successfully holding back the Han army, proving that it has a strategy. "
Zhang Jue slowly made his own analysis, but Zhang Liang smiled knowingly when he saw this, and then heard Zhang Jue ask: "Such a talented, courageous, and strategic general must be under Xiang Yu." Suppressed, right?”
“That’s right.”
Zhang Liang raised the corner of his mouth slightly and said with a faint smile: "Because his elder brother is Zhu Wen, Zhu Yuanzhang has never been able to integrate into the Xiang family system, so even under Xiang Yu, who is full of opportunities, he is still only a school captain."
Zhang Jiao nodded and said: "It would be a pity for such a handsome man to serve as a captain under Xiang Yu. Well, let Zhu Yuanzhang serve as the vanguard. This should be a suitable stage for his development."
Zhang Liang's face looked as expected when he heard this, and then he shouted: "Zhu Yuanzhang, have you heard this? Why don't you come in to express your gratitude?"
Zhang Jiao was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "You."
Zhang Jiao naturally understood that Zhang Liang's move was to make Zhu Yuanzhang grateful to him, but Zhang Jiao didn't care much.
Zhang Jiao feels that he is on the verge of death. It is what he should do to support talented newcomers, and he can also use his remaining energy.
While thinking about it, I saw a heroic general walking in. Although this general's appearance was relatively ordinary, his eyes contained wisdom. This man was none other than Zhu Yuanzhang, Taizu of the Ming Dynasty.
"The last general, Zhu Ming, Zhu Yuanzhang, pays homage to the great virtuous master." Zhu Yuanzhang knelt down and said loudly, looking at Zhang Jiao with admiration in his eyes.
Zhang Jiao actually far underestimated his own charm. Among ordinary people, he was basically a national idol, but he was just not popular with aristocratic families.
Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Wen were both born in the common people, and they reached the present moment little by little from the lowest level, so they sincerely admired Zhang Jiao, the hero who led the common people in the world against the oppression of the nobles. Zhang Jiao naturally knew what the look in Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes represented. He had seen it in the eyes of those fanatical believers when he was preaching.
Seeing that this battlefield general looked nervous, Zhang Jiao chuckled and said kindly: "Get up, I don't have many rules here, so don't be restrained."
“Thank you for your great virtuous teacher.”
Zhu Yuanzhang still stood up a little cautiously, but the look in his eyes became brighter, and Zhang Jiao nodded with satisfaction after looking up and down.
“Zhu Yuanzhang, I ask you, how should our army capture Luoyang at the lowest cost?”
Zhu Yuanzhang's heart tightened, knowing that this was Zhang Jiao's test for him. After taking a deep breath to get rid of the tension in his heart, he slowly said: "The general believes that currently, except for Luoyang, there is no one in Sizhou that can be held for a long time. It's a fortified city. The walls of Luoyang are high and the troops and supplies are sufficient, so a strong attack will definitely cause heavy losses."
Zhang Jiao listened quietly to Zhu Yuanzhang's analysis, but the more he listened, the more surprised he became. This Zhu Yuanzhang's knowledge even exceeded that of most Qu Shuai.
"Although our army has sufficient strength, it is still not advisable to attack Luoyang by force. The cost is too high and it is not worthwhile. However, as long as our army captures all the other cities in Sili, Luoyang will become an isolated city.
Qin Wen must have known that an isolated city cannot be defended, so even if he didn't want to, he would have no choice but to abandon Luoyang and retreat to Guanzhong, and our army would be able to capture Luoyang without a single blow. "
Zhang Jiao was shocked when he heard this. He had tried his best to overestimate Zhu Yuanzhang, but unexpectedly he still underestimated him.
Luoyang is indeed difficult to bite, but isn’t Luoyang the only city in Sizhou?
There are more than 4 million people in the 67 cities in the four counties of Sizhou, and Luoyang is just a city in Yinzhong, Henan.
The Han army concentrated its forces to defend Luoyang, so there were not many garrisons in other cities. It was not difficult to capture these with the Yellow Turbans' strength, but it would only slow down the Yellow Turbans' march.
Even if the Yellow Turbans divided their forces to attack other cities in Sizhou, the Han army would not be able to stop them, because the Yellow Turbans had enough troops, and once the Han army left the city to stop them, it would mean a head-on confrontation with the Yellow Turbans.
This is a conspiracy!
Zhang Jiao nodded with satisfaction. Based on what Zhu Yuanzhang said, he revealed a strategy that was not inferior to Huang Chao. He thought to himself: I really found a treasure.
Zhang Jiao suppressed his smile and asked with a serious face: "If I give you the task of conquering Sili, how many troops will you need and how long will it take?"
“If it were me, well…”
After careful consideration, Zhu Yuanzhang said: "One month is enough for an army of 200,000."
Zhang Jiao originally thought that Zhu Yuanzhang would be eager to show off and boast about a hundred thousand troops to capture Haikou like Sizhou, but he did not expect that he would be so calm and even more satisfied.
"Zhu Yuanzhang listens to the order. I now order you to lead an army of 200,000 and take over the three counties of Henan, Hanoi and Hedong within one month."
The fourth county of Sizhou is called Hongnong County, and Hongnong is a bridge connecting Chang'an and Luoyang. Not only is the terrain difficult, but there are also many defenders, so the difficulty of conquering Hongnong is much higher than that of the three counties.
If you want to isolate Luoyang, you only need to capture three counties, so Zhang Jiao did not ask Zhu Yuanzhang to attack Hongnong.
Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes widened. He had thought that he would be valued by the great virtuous master, but he did not expect that the great virtuous master would value him so much.
How much credit is it for conquering Sizhou? It should be handed over to a small captain of his own. Is the great virtuous master going to promote himself to the new commander of Qu?
The first update is here, and the second update will be before one o'clock! Next comes the decisive battle. The plot advancement and map transfer may be a bit larger, but it is definitely still exciting. I hope you will continue to support me. Thank you!
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