Chapter 1782: Defeat Wu? Attack Qin?
Chapter 1782 Defeat Wu? Attack Qin?
Chapter 1780: Conquer Wu? Attack Qin?
After Liu Xiu occupied Jiangxia, the Chu army also began to discuss the next strategic direction internally. After all, a hundred thousand troops could not be left on guard.
Now that the Chu State has occupied Jiangxia, the three parties can jointly send troops in the future. The strategy against Wu is already in an invincible position, so many senior leaders of the Chu army have proposed to continue to attack Soochow.
“My lord, I object to attacking Soochow at this time.”
Li Mi stood up and spoke out. He was also a rare opponent.
After Li Mi first took refuge with Liu Yao, he and Liu Yao's sons took refuge with Liu Xiu, and then became one of Liu Xiu's staff.
Since joining Liu Xiu's command, Li Mi has always been highly valued by Liu Xiu. However, Liu Xiu also saw that Li Mi still had ambitions, so he also guarded against him and only used him as a counselor without giving him real power.
After hearing what Li Mi said, Liu Xiu was stunned for a moment, and then asked: "Why?"
“The reason why the generals advocate attacking Wu is because there is civil strife in the country of Wu.
But you must know that as the main force of Soochow withdrew from Jiangxia, the Japanese pirates along the coast had escaped in time, and Zu Lang, the largest Shanyue rebel, had also been subdued by Sun Jian.
At this time, the Shanyue rebels in the Wu Kingdom were said to be rebels, but they were just mobs. They did not even have complete weapons and equipment. As long as the Soochow army joined forces, they would be reduced to ashes and consume much of the Wu army's strength. "
After speaking, Li Mi bowed his hands and said in a deep voice: "The main force of Soochow has not suffered much damage. With the current strength of our army, if we forcefully conquer Wu, it will definitely develop into a tug of war in the end, which will waste money and food but will be difficult to occupy." Inches of soil.”
As soon as Li Mi finished speaking, Yang Xiuqing also stood up and said: "My lord, the last general also opposes the attack on Wu."
In order to deal with the Sun and Huang coalition this time, Liu Xiu mobilized 30,000 Taiping troops from Jiaozhou, and Yang Xiuqing was the commander of such a large army.
After Hong Xiuquan surrendered to Liu Xiu, some of the Taiping surrendered generals were restless, but Yang Xiuqing was one of the generals who sincerely surrendered, so Liu Xiucai dared to let him lead the army.
“Lord, our army has formed a strategic advantage over the state of Wu, so if we don’t attack Wu, it’s enough. Once we attack Wu, we must destroy the state.
The Sun family is deeply rooted in Jiangdong, and although our army now has an army of 100,000, it may still be somewhat powerless to destroy Wu with just these 100,000 troops, so this is not the best opportunity to destroy Wu. "
Hearing this, Liu Xiu also nodded secretly in his heart, and then asked: "When will Wu Liangji be destroyed?"
Yang Xiuqing didn't even think about it and said decisively: "When our army completely digests Jiaozhou and the newly acquired land of Jiangxia, the national power will definitely increase significantly, and then it will be the best time to destroy the Wu State in one fell swoop."
“Yes, with the strength of Chu State, my lord can raise an army of 200,000, and divide the troops into three groups to attack Wu State.
At that time, even if Sun Jian has a famous general like Sun Wu, he will still be unable to block the front of our army, and he will be able to eliminate Soochow, a serious problem in one battle. "Li Mi said immediately.
Yang Xiuqing and Li Mi, you and I analyzed the disadvantages of conquering Wu at this time incisively and vividly.
Originally, most people supported the attack on Wu because they believed that the attack on Wu would definitely win at this time. However, after hearing the words of Li Mi and Yang Xiuqing, they found that Soochow's strength had not been greatly reduced, and sending troops to attack Wu at this time did not necessarily lead to victory. .
After Deng Yu saw this scene, he stood up and said: "My lord, it is indeed not a good time to attack Wu at this time. The most urgent thing is to attack Qin."
“Conquer Qin?”
Most of the generals present were shocked. This was a question they all avoided. After all, they had too many painful memories when facing the Qin army, but now they had to face it.
“Why attack Qin?”
Liu Xiu frowned slightly and asked, "Didn't you say before we sent out the troops that Liu Ji should be at the front to consume the strength of the Qin army in Jingzhou?"
Liu Xiu was actually unwilling to attack Qin. After all, he was driven to Jingnan by Yue Fei, so no one knew the power of the Qin army better. What's more, Qin Hao has reactivated Yue Fei, the **** of death. Therefore, if there is no foolproof strategy, Liu Xiu does not want to confront the Qin army head-on.
“My lord, this time is different from the past.
Due to the Nanman and Liu Yu, the Shu Han could not use all its power to deal with the Qin army. But for now, the Shu Han has tried its best, but still cannot shake the Qin army in northern Jing. "
Deng Yu's eyes were full of solemnity, and he said in a deep voice: "If the lord does not contribute any more, this alliance to conquer Qin will probably exist in name only, and only the Qin army will benefit in the end."
"this…"
Liu Xiu was not a fool, and he quickly realized the key to peace. Seeing this, Deng Yu said again: "In fact, for our army, attacking the Qin army is more beneficial.
At this time, most of the Qin army in northern Jing was fighting against the Shu army at the Yiling line. Nanjun's defenses were relatively empty. If our army sent troops from Jiangxia to attack Nanjun, we would be able to easily recapture Nanjun. "
Liu Xiu's eyes suddenly lit up. Nanjun was a thorn in his heart. He dreamed of taking Nanjun back to wash away the shame of being driven away to Jingnan by Yue Fei.
“Okay, let’s send out troops to attack Qin.”
As he spoke, Liu Xiu's eyes flashed and he sneered: "However, our army has a hundred thousand troops. If we attack only one Nanjun, we will not be able to use our strength."
After thinking for a while, Liu Xiu ordered: "Let's do this. I will personally lead an army of 50,000 to attack Nanjun.
Deng Yu, lead an army of 30,000 to attack Zhangling County and bring back the heads of Brother Huang Xie to me. "
“No.” Deng Yu responded in a deep voice.
Liu Xiu nodded, then looked at Yang Xiuqing and said, "Yang Xiuqing, this king appoints you as the governor of Jiangxia. You will lead an army of 20,000 to guard Jiangxia County. There must be no mistake."
Yang Xiuqing felt happy and moved when she saw that Liu Xiu had entrusted the responsibility of guarding Jiangxia to a surrendered general who had just taken refuge in Jiangxia. She secretly made up her mind to never let down Liu Xiu's expectations.
“Nuo.” Yang Xiuqing yelled.
Seeing that Liu Xiu chose Yang Xiuqing to guard Jiangxia, Li Mi couldn't help but feel a little disappointed. He actually wanted to be the governor of Jiangxia, but unfortunately he never had the opportunity to lead the army.
In this way, the 100,000 Chu troops in Jiangxia were divided into three. One group followed Liu Xiu to attack Nanjun, the other group followed Deng Yu to attack Zhangling County, and the other group followed Yang Xiuqing to guard Jiangxia County.
Sun Jian, who had already deployed defenses in Lujiang, saw that Liu Xiu did not come to attack him, but instead went to attack Qin. He was secretly relieved and at the same time worked harder to suppress the Shanyue rebellion.
However, even if the Wu State quickly suppressed the Shanyue rebellion, it would no longer be able to compete with Liu Xiu for Jiangxia in a short period of time.
This time the Japanese pirate rebellion alone caused the Wu Kingdom to lose nearly 100,000 people, and another 30 people became refugees.
And the Shanyue Rebellion caused even greater trauma to the State of Wu.
So, even if the Shanyue rebellion was suppressed, Wu State would have to recuperate and sort out its internal affairs for a long time before it could return to its pre-war level.
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