Decision is a difficult thing to do at this time. Xiong Jing's fighting spirit was very strong, but he didn't think about what would happen if Wang Jian didn't flee at night like Linzi did back then, but lined up in the sand sea to fight him?

If you win, there is no need to avoid eviction; But if you lose, it will be impossible to avoid relocation.

The meaning of everyone, including Nao and cunning, is to seek stability. If you don't attack the sand sea, you can drag it out until at least next spring. It is even possible that the Qin people will collapse due to lack of food; And attacking Shahai, no one can guarantee victory against the 600,000 Qin army.

Seeking stability is not a fault, Xiong Jing also has the idea of seeking stability in his heart, but he instinctively feels that the Qin State before the collapse will inevitably fight back. Rather than waiting for the Qin people to counterattack, it is better to attack while they can attack now. The strategic initiative itself has been lost, and the tactical initiative cannot be lost.

With this in mind, he glanced at the shogunate generals and said, "I'd rather be thin than anyone else." Frozen is war, undue delay. ”

The matter has been discussed very clearly, and Xiong Jing still decided not to delay any longer, and to take advantage of the ice to attack. Everyone's hearts were uneasy, and Peng Zong finally persuaded, "If the Qin people take the opportunity to attack the three places of Lusongba...... not to mention the rest, the old Ying is in danger." ”

The Ba people are also stationed in Badi, which guards the Yangtze River and Yishui, and if Badi is captured by the Qin army, the Qin State will once again form a strategic encirclement of Jiuying. The loss of the land of Luzon may also retreat to the east of the Huainan River, and the Badi may be connected to the old Yingjiang River, the Yangtze River will be lost, the Qin army will go down the river, and the Jianghuai defense line may be completely ineffective.

"The foundation of the Qin State is the 600,000 Qin army under the command of Wang Qian, Wang Jian is defeated, the Qin State is destroyed, and what if the three places are lost?" Xiong Jing asked rhetorically. "If Wang Jian wins, our army is defeated, and what if the three places are lost?"

"But ......" Peng Zong said dumbly, he couldn't tell whether Xiong Jing was fighting or sophistry.

"However, if our army does not fight, and the north wind rises until the next evasion, three hundred sea boats can transport two hundred thousand men five times; If it is relocated in April next year, it can transport another 200,000 people. "Ecao Dao." At this time, I don't know whether to win or lose when attacking Qin, and I don't know whether to win or lose when the Qin people attack me, so it's better not to attack. ”

"Win without attacking?" Xiong Jing looked at E Cao, he tried his best not to dislike this man, but he still felt a little disgusted by being too steady.

"Even if you don't win, you can transport 400,000 more people to Penglai." Ecao Road.

"Master Sima thinks that our army will inevitably not win?" Xiong Jing guessed E Cao's psychology, and his assumption was 'invincible'. "What if I attack Qin while the ice is frozen, and I win? Victory can save millions of people in the Chu State, which is ten times more than 400,000 people. ”

"However, the Great Sima Mansion has no invincible strategy." E Cao looked at the silent Li Ji again. Every time he fought, the Great Sima Mansion had a specific strategy, and this time there was no strategy at all.

"Last year, when it attacked Guanzhong, Da Sima Fu had a strategy to win, but he was still defeated by Daze. In the battle of Lao Ou Mountain last year, the Great Sima Mansion had no strategy to win, and still defeated the Qin people. "Xiong Jing Dao." Victory or defeat, or in the temple calculation, but more in accordance with local conditions, random change. I thought that if the frozen attack on Qin could not be won, the Qin people would be ready for everything next year, and it would be even more impossible to attack me. ”

"The minister thinks that whether to attack Qin or not, he should gather troops in Kaifeng when the ice is frozen. I can attack Qin by freezing me, and the Qin people can also line up to attack me. The 600,000 Qin people gathered in the sand sea, but our army was scattered everywhere, and if the Qin people took advantage of this to attack us, they would be unprepared. Xiong Jing's words made Li Ji's heart tremble, and he couldn't help but speak loudly, waking everyone up with a word.

Taking the Battle of Laoyu Mountain as an example, the 200,000 Qin troops that had not yet been launched were severely defeated by 30,000 Yingshi; In order to unleash 300,000 Qin troops, Meng Tian had to land in Changping, seventy miles away, and march to Chen Ying on muddy paddy fields. The two armies of Chu and Qin were separated by water, the Chu army could not attack Shahai, and it was extremely difficult for Wang Jian to attack Kaifeng, and even if 600,000 were deployed, they would have to pay a great price to line up. Ice is different, when the ice is frozen, the Qin army can come on the ice, and start to line up when they leave the camp.

"But ......" E Cao was about to say that once the troops were gathered in Qifeng, Lusongba, and the three places, it would be dangerous, and he was suddenly stunned.

He sensed the logic of having to attack the Qin people when it was frozen: in order to prevent the Qin army from taking advantage of the ice to unfold the 600,000 army that is inconvenient to deploy in peacetime, the Chu army should gather troops in Kaifeng when it was frozen, otherwise the Qin army would not be able to deal with it; And if the Chu army gathers troops in Kaifeng, then it must attack Shahai immediately, otherwise the Qin people will take the opportunity to attack the three places of Lusongba, and the consequences will be unimaginable.

Strict reasoning and Xiong Jing's offensive intentions are actually exactly the same, the difference is that the former is a helpless move, and the latter is an instinctive move. E Cao understood, and the rest of the generals also understood. The Battle of the Frozen turned out to be a must-fight.

"But ......," Zhou Hou Ruo thought of evacuating. Two migrations, only 400,000 people. ”

"Jutie Mansion is still in Shouying." Zhuang Wudi reminded. In order to make short-barreled heavy artillery, many craftsmen in Jutie Province did not migrate.

"Only 200,000 children migrated." Peng Zong also reminded. "There are only 30,000 or 40,000 craftsmen."

"The northeast monsoon rises, and the boat can return by the wind." Li said. "If you are not afraid of the wind and waves, you can also borrow the big gully of the North Stream......"

"In winter, the waves on the sea are monstrous, and except for the fishing boats and sea boats, the rest of the boats cannot return." Xiong Jing immediately objected, he actually wanted to oppose even the fishing boat. The speed of the black tide is only one or two knots, and it takes more than 20 days to take the black tide north to Penglai Island, and if there is a cold front going south on that day, the fishing boat that is small and resistant to wind and waves will capsize.

He thought about it, and finally said: "It is okay for the boat to cross to the west, but it is not possible to cross east to Yangma Island immediately, but to go down the river to Zhuyue." Wait in Zhuyue until the monsoon turns in the spring of next year, and then cross the East China Sea. If our army is defeated, the Qin people will not cross the ground before spring. ”

Navigation, everyone here does not know, they know at most some common sense of monsoon change. Only Li He asked: "Zhuyue is too close, and its city is too small, so it can't go to Panyu?" ”

"Can't go to Panyu." Xiong Jing shook his head. "The Yizhou Strait is perennially windy, the winter wave is high without wind and the wave is already close to Zhang, if there is a strong wind, the wave is several feet high, and the boat can not cross. It can only wait for the islands of Huiji, Ouyue, Minyue, and Waiyue to wait for the wind to change. This time, the boat traveled along the coast, landed and camped every day, and one person per ton and half a ton of children could move to Zhuyue. When the wind is waiting, the sea boat can still be transported. ”

From the end of October to the next year's wind, 300 sea boats can continue to transport. After the wind turned in spring, more than 500,000 tons of boats crossed eastward by the southeast wind, and the only thing that changed was that the starting point moved south. Knowing this, there is nothing more to say, this is not a satisfactory choice, but it is the best choice in the current situation.

Li can understand, but other generals can't understand it. Tang Shishi led Ruo Ao to travel alone regardless of whether he migrated or not, Tai Huoran stood up and asked: "Dare to ask Da Ao, is it frozen in winter, to fight or not to fight?" ”

"Winter Battle!" Xiong Jing's tone was as firm as ever, if it weren't for Daze blocking him, he would have attacked Wang Jian and driven away hundreds of thousands of people in the spring of this year. October is already cold, this winter will inevitably be snowy and frozen, if you don't attack at this time, when will you attack?

"Respectfully obey the order!" Although Shashui won the first battle, he was bitten by the Qin cavalry, and Ruo Ao was still holding back a wave of anger in his heart until now.

"Respectfully obey the order!" Ecao and Ele, who had previously opposed the attack on Qin, also stood up. Attacking is no way out.

"Respectfully obeyed." Xiang Chao was not there, Xiang Liang and his uncle Xiang Lie got up and were ordered.

"Respectfully obeyed." Zhou Hou Ruo also stood up to receive the order. Attacking Qin is helpless, but if he really wants to attack Qin, how can he be afraid.

All the teachers were ordered, and there was no need to mention the Yingshi. Xiong Jing looked at Li He, and Li He said: "At this time, it is almost the middle of October, so we should quickly order all the armies to assemble." ”

The beginning of October has ended, and there are still more than 60 days left until the wax festival. It's just that no one can guarantee that it will be frozen in December, and if it is frozen in late November, it will only be 50 days. It is not difficult for the Yueshi, Lushi, and Song divisions to assemble in the near fifty days, and the Ba people are not less than the distance from Shouying to Xinying, and Yishui is dry at this time, so it is difficult to say that they can rush to Kaifeng in fifty days. The tribes of Xiou and Miao are also far away, and many of them do not know how to row boats, so they can only walk.

"Hurry up." Under Li Ji's reminder, Xiong Jing realized that time was very tight. "The ...... of the Army's Provisions"

"The minister knows also." He replied. "The evacuation will also be properly arranged."

Decisive battle in front, evasion in the rear. The established plan for the two things was changed due to the weather, and Yin Nao, who was in Shouying's Great Sima Mansion, saw the news sent back from Kaifeng, and he was relieved for some reason when he should have sighed heavily. The temperament of the Chu people does not like to procrastinate for a long time, and perhaps the cold Qin people like wars that last for years, but the Chu people with fierce temperaments hate wars that last for years.

"Is this battle winnable?" Li He returned to Shouying on the morning of the third day, and Nao didn't want to ask, but he still asked.

"Qifeng 12th Division, Song Division 3rd Division, Lu Division 4th Division, Wu Division 2nd Division, Fan Xiangshang 3rd Division, this 130,000 people," Li calculated the strength of the Chu army, because many divisions and brigades were missing, he estimated it at 130,000. "If you come, there shall be fifteen thousand men; If the Ba people come, there may be ten thousand thousands; If the tribes come, there may be ten thousand thousands; These 165,000 people.

Zhao army 20,000, plus 3,000 black clothes, these 24,000 people; The Wei army should have 20,000, and this 43,000 men. The armies numbered 200,000 men. ”

Once the Chu army, which has only twelve divisions, gathers up, it can also form an army of 200,000 people, which is hard to imagine. However, Nao Cunning was not impressed by this, it was not the first time that the Great Sima Mansion's deduction of the decisive battle had been carried out, and he knew in his heart how many troops he could gather. And this is only on paper.

"All armies are assembled in Kaifeng, this matter must not be hidden, and the Qin people will definitely take a restrained move." Let's say it again. "Outside of Wu's division, it is difficult for Lusong's division to gather. The same is true of the teachers of Zhuyue. The same is true of the Ba people, and the tribes are too far away......"

Speaking of this, his brows tightened, his eyes drooped, and he said, "With the two armies of Zhao and Wei, there are only 120,000 people. ”