Will Huang Quan flee without a fight?

Hearing this question again, everyone in the room no longer had the initial surprise, more people just hung their heads and said nothing, but there were also many people who frowned. Although there was no obvious meaning revealed, in fact, he was a little unhappy that Shen Zhezi was entangled in this meaningless question, and even some people looked at Shen Zhezi with a little disdain.

It's no secret that this colt has any old skills, but anyone who has one or two concerns about the current situation is familiar with it. Hundreds of horsemen returned to the capital, and King Qin saved the country. Naturally, this deed sounds brilliant and exciting. But what is the secret of such an amazing achievement?

Even people who don't need to know the soldiers, even if they have a little normal mind, can understand that this battle is not a battle achievement! Tens of thousands of rebels are entrenched in Gyeonggi, and even if they don't resist and line up to die, it is not an easy thing to accomplish by killing hundreds of people all the way.

But because of the rise of the Shen family, and the high reputation of this concubine, for this obviously very watery old work, most people at the time saw through it but did not say it.

As for how many people envy this colt for his extreme luck and great success, it is unknown. Even if he is pertinent, at most he only sighs at the subtlety of this colt's grasp of the timing, and rushes into Jiankang when the situation in the capital is dangerous, and he can make contributions. While this insight and timing is eye-catching, it is not convincing to see it as an invincible prodigy.

The people present, in addition to Guo Yu, Han Huang and other people who already know a lot about the horse, other people like Wang Shouqi and others are actually a little impatient with Shen Zhezi's boring insistence, and it is inevitable that there will be belly slander: This horse is used to fighting with the wind, and his eyes are above the top, do you really think that he is a person favored by heaven? Whenever there is a match, everyone else will hear its name and run away?

"If that happens, wouldn't that be a good thing? The sword soldiers do not need to recover the town, Hu Lu is afraid to run, is showing the power of the king, the coming day will not stop in Hefei, Shouchun can also be restored! ”

Wang said with a smile, but anyone could hear the ridicule in his words. Although there are many people in the audience who think about this, he is probably the only one who really dares to say it.

He is not Guo Yu who came south in a hurry, or Han Huang who treats people for sin, and he has to rely on Shen's snort, nor is he Wang Zhang and others Han Ling's military leader, who is unknown in the world. You must know that before he came to Yuzhou, he was already Jiang Xia Xiang, and if he took a step forward, he would be able to enter the ranks of Fang Bo, and there was no shortage of condescension in Yu Yi's dispatch, how could he endure a lucky man who was lucky enough to make a big deal in front of him!

As soon as these words came out, even if the atmosphere in the room was a little embarrassing, Guo Yu and the others raised their eyebrows and wanted to open their mouths to refute, but they were stopped by Shen Zhezi waving his hand.

"Shouchun is bound to be recovered, but at the moment Hefei is undecided, it is too early to say."

Originally, it was just a ridiculous and sarcastic remark, but Shen Zhezi still responded with a serious face, which inevitably made others feel even more weird. But then Shen Zhezi said: "Then I might as well ask another question, does the thief have a reason to abide by Hefei?" ”

As soon as this question came out, except for the few people who were already prejudiced against Shen Zhezi, the rest couldn't help frowning and pondering.

"Wei Zhou asked this, I had thought about it before, but I didn't go deeper."

The first to speak was Yu Yi, Wang Shouqi's sarcasm about Shen Zhezi just now made him a little embarrassed, and he could take the opportunity to divert the topic at this time: "Huang Quan's department, known as more than 10,000, is actually only the number of an army, so it eats here, is fierce and tyrannical, plunders the villagers, has a large number of followers, and has been out of the king for a long time, it is really difficult to caress it, and it is still not to be underestimated." ”

In the first battle of Hefei, Yu Yi also had a lot of intentions and placed great hopes on him. Shen Zhezi pointed out this problem, how could he not take it into account?

Although because of the defeat of Zuyue, the old Yuzhou completely fell. On the other hand, this actually reflects that the Jiangdong Imperial Court's control over the original Yuzhou is too weak, and the gains and losses are almost entirely tied to the disobedience of the Zu family, with almost no substantial occupation and management.

Now the Qihu nominally controls Yuzhou, but the situation is similar to that of Jiangdong earlier, except that a part of the military force is symbolically placed in several important military strongholds to ensure the smooth passage of a southward sweep, and does not form a comprehensive control and operation like the north.

For example, their opponent in front of them, Huang Quan, although he gathered more than 10,000 people, his core strength was only two or three thousand people, and the rest were all villagers who had been captured in the local area. If it was really more than 10,000 troops guarding here, the supply pressure of logistics alone would not be able to withstand it at all.

Shen Zhezi asked if there was any reason for Qihu to abide by Hefei, and the answer was no. In fact, not only Hefei, but also the rest of Huaisi, Xiangyang and other aspects, Qianhu still only maintained the main plunder, and did not substantially occupy the business at all.

In the early years, Cao Wei and Dongwu confronted each other, and launched several major wars around Hefei, at first Dongwu was to give Jiangdong a way out and a springboard, and later turned to active defense, while Cao Wei was to ensure the safety of a large number of cantonments in Huainan, so it was natural to hold the frontier position of Hefei.

But now, after Hefei, it is still in ruins, and even if it is lost, it is not an unbearable loss for Qianhu. In short, this is not their core interest at all.

From this point of view, Huang Quan really has no reason to defend this and exhaust the elite of his subordinates in this battle. In fact, don't say that it is Hefei, a former important town that has been in a semi-abandoned state, even Xiangyang, Xianghu and Jingzhou are also tugging with each other, and Xiangyang has gained and lost several times, and neither side has occupied it for a long time.

Therefore, Shen Zhezi's previous question about whether it is possible for Huang Quan to flee without a fight is actually not without purpose, and there is a reason for it. But this issue is not worth discussing at all.

Yu Yi answered the question before and introduced the actual situation of Huang Quan's department, which is actually saying that even if there is this possibility, it is actually very small. In the comparison of the strength of the two sides, Yuzhou does not occupy an overwhelming advantage here, and at the same time, the Yuzhou army does not have the prestige of the Jingzhou army at all to scare the enemy away.

Even if everything went smoothly in the war, Huang Quan still couldn't hold Hefei in the end and fled in the wilderness, so naturally everyone was happy. But until then, there is really no need to discuss such a small possibility, or even consider it a tactical goal.

Speaking of this step, in fact, Yu Yi is also euphemistically saying that there is no need to discuss this issue anymore. In the final analysis, whether Huang Quan escaped or not escaped was not enough to affect their strategic deployment, if he escaped, it would naturally be a surprise, if he did not escape, there was no need to deliberately chase, how to fight or how to fight.

When Shen Zhezi heard this, he also understood that these people had misunderstood what he meant, thinking that he had raised this question out of luck, and wanted to let the enemy leave without a fight.

After a little silence, he simply stood up from the seat, walked to the map, drew a circle around Hefei with his fingers, and said: "If Wang Shi is fierce, Huang Quan is likely to flee in fear, you should have a consensus on this point, right?" ”

Seeing that Shen Zhezi was still entangled in this topic, the number of frowning people inevitably increased, but Guo Yu and the others knew that Shen Zhezi was not a person who blindly messed around for the sake of face, and they couldn't help but think about the deep meaning behind Shen Zhezi's question.

"What I want to ask you is, if this happens, what are you going to do?"

Finally, it is no longer the question of whether Huang Quan will escape, but this new question is also speechless, how to deal with it? Defeating the enemy and successfully recovering the fertilizer, isn't this the purpose of their battle? Could it be that this colt still wants to chase after him, fight all the way to Shouchun and even Yecheng, and defeat Qihu in a battle?

Not to mention whether the imperial court has such strength now, even if it is just to recover fertilizer, it still makes people tremble, worrying that Qianhu will go south in a big way because of this and hit it head-on.

Moreover, even if it was just a simple pursuit of Huang Quan, the Yuzhou army couldn't do it. You must know that even if it is to recover fertilizer, they have to rely on the waterway from the mouth of the water to Chaohu, and they must rush to the moment when it is rainy and the cavalry cannot rush to help. But if you pursue, you don't have this kind of convenience, and the further north you go, the more dangerous it becomes!

Therefore, even if this battle is completely won, it is necessary to seek stability and progress in a restrained manner, not blindly expand the results of the battle, and always have the spare strength to deal with the counterattack of the Qianghu. Whether Huang Quan escapes or not is not within their consideration, let alone whether to pursue or not!

"Wei Zhou, what do you want to say, you might as well speak up."

Yu Yi naturally has no shortage of confidence in Shen Zhezi, so he is especially curious why Shen Zhezi is entangled in seemingly meaningless questions.

"If Huang Quan escapes, it is a crime of losing land. This person should be used in the south, and it can be seen that there is very little fear. How can I be exempted from culpability? If you are Huang Quan and are forced to flee, what should you do next? ”

Shen Zhezi finally said the question he wanted to express the most, and the reason why he didn't bring it up at the beginning was that he also wanted to know if everyone present was aware of this issue. To be honest, I was still a little disappointed, probably because I had too much desire to win or lose in Hefei, so that they focused too much attention on the battlefield, including Yu Yi, and failed to extend their thinking beyond the battlefield.

"The lonely teacher is far away, and he responds suddenly, and the follow-up is weak, so it is naturally difficult to abandon it. Don't be obsessed with the gains and losses of an inch of land, retreat a little, and then fight again. ”

This is Han Huang's answer.

And Guo Yu muttered: "The abandoned city is wasteland, and it is useless to defend it." It is better to take the captives and return to them, which is not a preservation strategy. ”

These two people and two questions point out the core of the war, land and population.

And this is also the reason why Shen Zhezi must be entangled in the question of whether Huang Quan can escape or not, Qianhu's attitude towards Hefei is dispensable, but for them, it is necessary to take this place! One has no intention of keeping, one has the heart of winning, in fact, about the gains and losses of Hefei, it is not worth discussing, no matter what!

Now that this goal has been determined, the next thing we need to work on is how to take Hefei as completely as possible! The two possibilities proposed by Han Huang and Guo Yu are both situations that Shen Zhezi does not want to face. If Huang Quan escapes, then even if it is just to get rid of criminal responsibility, he will definitely be frequently disturbed. And before escaping, if conditions permit, he will definitely capture as many Dingkou as possible!

War, no matter how grand the significance or how lofty the strategy, falls on the fundamentals, and it is the population that is fought.

Huang Quan may not be a famous general, but this question doesn't require much wisdom to figure it out. Even if he can't hold Hefei, he will weaken his opponent as much as possible, and the land naturally can't be taken away in his pocket, but the population can be taken away!

At this point, Yu Yi and the others finally understood what Shen Zhezi was trying to express, and the reason why there was such a deviation in cognition was because their ultimate goals were different. Their goal around this battle was to take Hefei, and Shen Zhezi's goal was undoubtedly higher.

But high goals don't mean strong ability, even if they recognize this problem under Shen Zhezi's reminder, but then what? What should I do? Now that the army has not yet been launched, the outcome is still unpredictable, so we have to consider the question of whether to pursue or not?

"This concern can be described as lofty, since you are already well aware of this worry, I don't know if you can have a high opinion?"

Bottom, Wang Suqi asked again, although he had realized that Shen Zhezi was not a rhetorical straw bag, but it was far from the level of reverence for him, and he still disdained to think deeply about the question raised by Shen Zhezi, thinking that it was still unnecessary, and threw the question back again.

Shen Zhezi laughed when he heard this, and then his expression turned solemn: "It is possible for Huang Quan to flee without a fight, or even retreat in a small setback." If you let them go, it can be said that there are many troubles. So, can this person be fished deep in here and killed? I only have a superficial opinion, it is difficult to call it a high theory, whether it can be done, it is still necessary to brainstorm. ”

With that, he returned to his place and sat down. He did not respond to Wang Shouqi's implicit provocations, one was meaningless, and the other was that he did not think that his tactical attainments could be better than those of the generals present, and it was useless to talk on paper. The reason why I want to make this point clear is because I found that when the generals discussed this battle, their goals were really a little conservative.

Of course, this also reflects that when facing the slaves, even these generals who are struggling on the front line are inevitably timid and dare not have much hope. Even in the face of an advantageous situation, it is still a matter of seeking no fault and not great success.

Of course, this cannot be attributed to the lack of courage and courage of these generals, it is the long-standing world style that has made these generals develop a conservative character.

When Shen Zhezi returned to his seat, there was a long silence in the room.

Some of those who were a little slow to react only now understood that the distant colt was not blindly trying to fight another good fight, but wanted to expand the results of the battle and encircle the enemy. Some civilian officials in Yuzhou, who didn't know much about Shen Zhezi, were already awe-inspiring in their hearts at this time, and they couldn't see that this handsome horse was so murderous!

However, more people are considering the idea proposed by Shen Zhezi, trapping Huang Quan's department in Hefei and annihilating them all? Can you? Is it necessary?

Among them, the most complicated mood is Yu Yi, who was a little excited when he saw that all the generals were silent, and the mood that was a little excited about the imminent war couldn't help but cool down slightly. Especially when he saw Shen Zhezi sitting quietly in the seat, he couldn't help but feel more emotional.

He has always thought that the current reviews are not lacking in belittling him, and his talent is actually far better than what people at the time saw, especially when he avoided Liyang from Taichung, he was even more energetic and wanted to prove himself, but he often felt that he had nowhere to exert his strength. Although the Jiangzhou Rebellion made the people of the time look at him with admiration for him, he understood that in this matter, his own weight was actually not large.

From determining the goal to finally forcing Wang Shu to death, Yu Yi actually didn't have the confidence to win. He just followed the original plan, and watched the impossible mission finally be completed!

It is not the first time he has experienced the impossible into a possibility, and he believes that his mind and vision have made great progress. But now, he found that he was still lacking.

Who is Huang Quan? It's just a captive who was almost exiled to the south! And he is already the weight of Fang Bo, guarding the Western Domain, although the battle of Hefei is the main attack of Yuzhou, but in fact, the manpower and material resources mobilized have far exceeded Yuzhou, but he has not yet had the courage to conceive of annihilating the opponent here, both people and land!

"Wei Zhou's argument is really a great boost to the hearts of people who have been tired for a long time! The slaves and thieves are tired of messing with my old country and invading my country, and they should be chased and killed, how can they be allowed to come and go freely! ”

After sighing, Yu Yi had already clapped his hands and laughed in the banquet, and then turned to look at the generals: "The battle of Hefei is a long-tired leap forward in Jiangdong, and there is no room for loss!" If we only take the wasteland and empty city, but leave our people outcast, and abuse the hands of slaves and thieves for a long time, it will not be a complete achievement! ”

Although the status of the colt is special, after all, he is only a colleague, and if he has any suggestions, the generals can still secretly reserve them. But now that the assassin has said so, it is equivalent to setting the tone for this battle, and no matter what the generals feel in their hearts, they can only echo it at this time. You must know that Yuzhou is now in a state of war mobilization, and they really dare to oppose it fiercely, and they will be immediately put out and beheaded, and there is nowhere to complain.

If the goals have been adjusted, then the previous plans must also be revised. However, this is not to mention that the order will change overnight, and it will make the army's morale turbulent. After all, it is not to abandon the original plan, but to go one step further on this plan, and change the capture of the city to total annihilation.

Yuzhou's superiority is obvious, and the battlefield is changing rapidly, so there is no need to specify any detailed battle plan at the beginning. At most, you have to set aside a variable to deal with this. So in the end, there is no tactical modification, but there is one more situation that needs to be actively dealt with.

Next, Shen Zhezi didn't say anything, just quietly watched the generals express their opinions. As a matter of fact, when it comes to concrete operations, the implementation of war is nothing more than the soldier's life, and how to discuss and plan carefully before the war can only eliminate the predictable variables to a minimum. If the execution is not achieved, any kind of pre-war mobilization is just a pie.

After the generals finished the discussion, Shen Zhezi signaled the old rules around him to take out an edict and publicize everyone: "Tai also has high hopes for this battle of Hefei. Although the war was unsuccessful, a special edict has been issued, and the rope rules praise the people who will fight and make contributions in the coming days! ”

When everyone heard this, their eyebrows were raised, long before Shen Zhezi left the capital, in fact, this point had already spread in Yuzhou. So everyone stood up solemnly and waited for Shen Zhezi to read out this special edict.

The content of the edict is very simple, in addition to those polite words of encouragement, the most important and practical content is a "Koda Order"!

As for the content of the Jiatian Order, it is also very simple, the core is only one point, in the newly recovered land in Yuzhou, the original military tun is no longer implemented, but just like Jingxiang, Xi Guannu is used to cultivate the Jiashi.

The so-called Xi official slave is the service household controlled by the government, and this part of the Dingkou replaces the Jiashi for farming, and no longer takes care of farming and warfare like the original military and military households. The armor soldiers were able to get rid of the ploughing, and their combat effectiveness was naturally more guaranteed. Among the towns, Jingzhou is dominant, in addition to geographical reasons, this is also extremely important, to have a stable source of money and food, naturally able to support a large number of out-of-production soldiers.

This is naturally a great blessing for the generals, each of whom has a large number of cronies, and can now openly accept the slave family to work, which is equivalent to enjoying the privilege of shelter only in the world. Then the population and land acquired in the war will ultimately be directly linked to their earnings.

Therefore, they have been looking forward to this Jiatian decree for a long time, and now they have finally heard the conclusive edict, which can be described as exciting. Although they noticed that this edict was slightly different from what they knew, the joy of having their wish fulfilled made them ignore it.

After Shen Zhezi read out the edict, he handed it to Yu Yi. If this Jiatian Decree is just a repetition of Jingxiang's old policy, why should a new vocabulary be formulated? The public still has a slight deviation in their cognition, and the original officials and slaves are aimed at groups, and it is very easy to breed deformed interest groups, steal public property and enrich private households. And this Koda order is subtle and specific to the individual.

In short, for the reclamation of newly restored soil, one field must correspond to one ding, and one mu must correspond to one ding. Although it is still cultivated by servants, there must be as many acres of land as there are soldiers. The two standard comparisons, then whether it is hidden Ding or hidden field, can be thoroughly investigated.

Of course, it is impossible to completely eliminate all the accumulated shortcomings of the Koda Order, and there will definitely be loopholes to exploit in its implementation. But if the logic of Yitian against Jia remains unchanged, then in its expansion stage, it will always be able to ensure a powerful means of enforcement and supervision, that is, the army! As long as you have the army in your hands, if there is a problem, you will change it, and if you can't change it, you will kill it!

The Jingzhou army also has no shortage of shortcomings, but because the armor is strong, foreign enemies cannot insult it. Even if Tao Kan came to his position with cold food, and there was a lot of contempt at the time, he still didn't dare to offend easily.

The reason why Shen Zhezi did not stop Wang from becoming prime minister was to make temporary concessions in the political situation in exchange for this Jiatian order. Although it is still a dead letter, a virtuous circle of expansion can be achieved.