Chapter 960 Uncle Hu’s strategy

Chapter 960 Uncle Hu’s strategy

While dealing with these internal and external military and political matters, Li Tai will also take some time to deal with personal matters, such as meeting relatives and friends who have come from the Hebei area.

After the previous two transfers, most of the relatives and friends of the Longxi Li family in Guandong who were relatively close came over. However, in the previous negotiations, Northern Qi still sent hundreds of men and women in packages, probably all those suspected of surrendering to the enemy.

The Guanzhong area has been inhabited by Han and Rong people for hundreds of years and is not famous for its characters. Even during the Northern Wei Dynasty, there was a Hongnong Yang family, but they were successively massacred. Later, Emperor Xiaowu and Gao Huan broke up and moved westward. However, Emperor Xiaowu, a spirited young man, was not a good emperor who could unite the masses, so most of Luo Xia Shiliu did not follow him and stayed in the Eastern Wei Dynasty.

The members of the Kanto family here in Kansai have always been in a relatively weak state in terms of numbers and position. However, with the rapid rise of Li Tai, this situation is also changing, especially the immigration of several Kanto currents, which has enriched the talents of the Kanto family in Guanzhong.

Although this group of people who arrived are generally not as close as those who came before, there are also special circumstances, such as the family of Lu Shuhu, Li Tai's uncle.

When Li Licheng ventured to Yecheng, Hebei Province before, Lu Shuhu and his family were unable to leave Hebei together because they lived in his Fanyang Township. This time, he was not pulled down. When Li Qianzhi negotiated with Beiqi on behalf of Li Tai and proposed this condition, Lu Shuhu's family was immediately targeted by Yang Min, who was in charge of Yedu.

Around the year before and after, Li Tai was really too busy and had no time to entertain Lu Shuhu and his family. He waited until noon one day when the affairs of the Prime Minister's Mansion were finished, and then he hurriedly prepared some gifts. He also asked his family about where Lu Shuhu and his family lived in Beijing, and then paid a visit in person.

After Lu Shuhu's family came to Beijing, Lu Rou was responsible for their arrangement, so they also settled near Lu Rou's house. When Li Tai and his entourage arrived at the door, the family hurriedly came out to greet them after hearing the news. They exchanged brief greetings with each other in front of the door, and then went to the hall together.

After Li Tai came to the hall, he did not sit down directly. Instead, he first raised his hands and sent Lu Shuhu to sit down at the host's table. Then he took two steps back, bowed in courtesy and said, "Uncle, I led my family and took the trouble to come here." We are so close to each other, but my nephew has been trapped by worldly affairs for a long time. He has only come to visit me now, which is particularly disrespectful. I beg my uncle to forgive me!"

Many of his uncles were killed in the Heyin Incident, so apart from his parents, his uncle Lu Shuhu was the most affectionate among his relatives, so he quickly apologized and asked for forgiveness after he came to the court.

Lu Shuhu was already in his fifties, with a medium build, a slim face, and a slightly thin body. When he saw Li Tai saluting him respectfully, he stood up from the table and pulled him up. After looking up and down, he said: "Old year Your father and son were lost in a tiger prison. I am afraid that your mother will not be able to cope with the grief. When I visited Qinghe, I once said that your father is blessed with great blessings and will not be harmed by disasters. The child is even more precious in bones. This loss may be because our family is ordinary and cannot tolerate it. Great things grow, but as long as they don’t die prematurely, they can do amazing things!”

Li Tai couldn't help but be surprised when he heard this. It sounded like just auspicious words, but it really confirmed the fate of his father and son. In fact, his father, Li Xiao, still had a good time escaping south after the Battle of Mangshan, but his predecessor died on the battlefield. Could it be that the achievements I have achieved now are really due to the help and blessing brought by my numerology bone in addition to my own efforts?

Putting aside these gossips, Li Tai met these cousins ​​one by one under the introduction of Lu Shuhu. When he saw the eldest cousin, he couldn't help but take a second look. Judging from this voice, demeanor and demeanor, the others are indeed inferior to beasts.

Lu Rou is now an old man who has lived in Gyeonggi for a long time, and is no longer the same desolate person as before when Li Tai first came to visit her. Therefore, even though Li Tai had neglected to take care of her before, Lu Rou also arranged the daily life of her cousin's family very appropriately.

Although they are close relatives, they don't get along with each other on a daily basis, so naturally they can only talk about people and things they are familiar with, so naturally they can't help but talk about He Basheng.

Although Li Tai had only met this uncle for the first time now, he had to admit that he had been benefited from him since he first came to Kansai. If it hadn't been for Lu Shuhu, He Basheng probably wouldn't have treated him differently as a young man from a noble family who had just entered Guanzhong.

And if it weren't for He Basheng's precious support when he came to this world, which was the most difficult time, he wouldn't have developed so smoothly all the way. Probably like Li Licheng, although he is well-known because of his noble family background, he may not be able to touch the real military and political power of the Western Wei Dynasty.

Whether it is now or in future generations, one thing that must be acknowledged is that the height a person can reach is closely related to his talent, but in many cases, just an entry-level qualification has blocked out some people with outstanding abilities.

The Western Wei regime during the Datong period was the stage for the soldiers. If Li Tai had not been accepted and recognized step by step, many subsequent things would not have happened at all.

Speaking of He Basheng's past, Lu Shuhu, He Basheng's former relative, was also quite sad and uneasy. After a few glasses of wine, he couldn't help but look at Li Tai and said: "We are born in troubled times, although heroes do not come out. , but whether it will succeed or not will ultimately depend on luck. The old man, He Bagong, was also in Jingxiang, but he hesitated and accomplished nothing. He didn't expect that the great achievements that he had not created back then would be created by the younger generation who took care of him afterwards. Isn't it true? Life?"

Putting aside their kinship, Li Tai's deepest memory of Lu Shuhu was "Ping Xi Ce" which he once presented to Qi Zhu Gao in history. There is no shortage of history enthusiasts in later generations who have discussed this issue, some with brilliant suggestions and others with talk on paper.

However, whether a strategy is wise or not, and how much room it can be implemented, must ultimately be evaluated based on the actual historical background. Only when it is divorced from the background can we truly talk about it on paper.

First of all, the basic background is that the national power of the Northern Qi Dynasty at that time was indeed stronger than that of the Northern Zhou Dynasty. However, in the end, the powerful national power of the Qi Dynasty did not allow the Northern Qi Dynasty to overpower the Northern Zhou Dynasty in the confrontation with the Northern Zhou Dynasty. It could not even effectively restrict it. In the early stage, Gao Yang fought in all directions, but in the later stage, he failed and hung up.

The Northern Zhou Dynasty was a triumphant one, making breakthrough progress in different directions and regions. From the beginning, it grew from a corner of Kansai into a powerful regime with a vast territory. If the Northern Qi Dynasty wanted to blockade the Northern Zhou Dynasty again, it would be impossible to achieve it based on geography alone, regardless of its national strength.

Therefore, if the Northern Qi Dynasty wanted to cause a huge shock and effective restriction to the Northern Zhou Dynasty, it must concentrate its superior forces to threaten the core area of ​​the Northern Zhou Dynasty and limit its ability to develop in all directions. The Fenshui line is the front line of confrontation between the two sides that threatens the Northern Zhou Dynasty. largest area.

It's just that during the Eastern Wei Dynasty, Gao Huan drank and hated Yubi City, and the lessons he brought to the emperors and ministers of the Eastern Dynasty were so painful that Gao Yang never launched a strong attack in this direction during such a crazy period.

Lu Shuhu's Pingxi strategy was actually a change and packaging of Gao Huan's tactical choice to attack Yubi City based on actual background requirements. By stationing heavy troops in the Pingyang area and creating an atmosphere of high-intensity confrontation, it was no longer through short-term battles. The victory was determined by siege, but the national power of the Northern Zhou Dynasty was continuously consumed through medium and long-term confrontation.

How can I say this strategy? The feasibility is still very high. Firstly, it ended the weak confrontation between each other during the Gaoyang period. Secondly, it determined a mid- to long-term strategy based on the consumption of national power rather than a few battles to determine victory or defeat, and recognized the advantages of Northern Qi itself.

Another more important point is the situation in the Northern Zhou Dynasty at that time. At that time, Yu Wenhu of the Northern Zhou Dynasty had just completed the second killing of his cousins, and the situation in the country was in a highly sensitive state.

Once the strategy of Northern Qi is implemented, the Hedong defense line with Yubi City as the core will be in a state of long-term blood loss. Will Yuwenhu dare to invest a large amount of personnel resources in it and leave it to Wei Xiaokuan to control the dispatch and be fully responsible for the war? The progress needs to be marked with a big question mark.

Of course, if fierce struggles and internal strife did not break out within the Northern Zhou Dynasty, Lu Shuhu's so-called self-destruction in three years would still be too optimistic. He did not have an accurate prediction of the growth of the national power of the Northern Zhou Dynasty. In other words, this is also a kind of strategy that counselors always draw first. Big pie’s speaking skills. Without high-intensity and effective military operations, it would have been unrealistic to defeat the Northern Zhou Dynasty in three years.

Although Ping Xici is now even more difficult to perform, and Lu Shuhu has no chance to write to Gao Yan anymore, we have to admit that he does have a certain talent for strategy and planning.

So after reminiscing about old times to create an atmosphere and draw closer to each other, Li Tai couldn't help but ask Lu Shuhu: "Now that I am in charge of the state affairs of Wei, it is my duty to bring down the East bandits. My uncle has always been wise and good at planning. Now that I have entered the pass, I wonder if there is any good strategy to teach me how to control thieves?"