Chapter 63: Gambling
Xiong Han was escorted away on the same day - according to the previous trade plan, for every ten gluttonous sea boats built, a Suzaku-class flying shear would be built, but this matter changed due to the lack of strength of the Suzaku class, as of last year, only twelve new Suzaku class ships were launched (rebuilt), these twelve new Suzaku class ships are distributed in various oceans, used as liaison boats, Xiong Han will take one of them to Xinying.
drove his younger brother away, Xiong Jing was also helpless, he didn't want him to die on this battlefield as well. E Le, Peng Zong and the others knew his thoughts, and after seeing Xiong Han leave, Xiong Jing was still worried, and quickly turned back to the original topic of discussion: whether to attack the Shahai camp under the winter ice.
Whether it is the siege of Daliang or the evacuation of Penglai, the root cause of these problems is still the Qin army. As long as the Qin army is defeated, all problems will be solved. In winter, riding the frozen water to attack the Shahai camp, the Qin army may flee in the wilderness like Linzi, or it may stick to the end and fight a decisive battle with the Chu army. The Qin army had 600,000 people (the cavalry saw 60 Duwei military flags), which was ten times that of the Chu army and six times that of the Chu, Wei, and Zhao allied forces.
These 600,000 people are not a rabble, and if they are a rabble, a million people have nothing to fear. The Qin army was an organized military organization, and the leading general was the old and strong Wang Qian. And it is not a simple foot soldier, after the Battle of Shashui, the Qin army still has nearly 30,000 cavalry, and the number is still twice that of the Chu army. Relying on more numbers, the cavalry of the Qin army offset the dragoon advantage of the Chu army, and if you are not careful, the cavalry of the Qin army will bite back.
"It's a mistake to think it's wrong." Peng Zong continued the previous topic with a clear cough. "Our army has attacked the Sand Sea, and Wang Jian can fight or retreat. Retreat and don't say anything, what about the war? If the Great Ao fights, the evacuation has been completed, and the Yue Shi should be called to Kaifeng. The teachers of Lu, Song, Ba, and Zhuyue should also be summoned to Kaifeng. The division of Qiang land retreated to Qiang after eating Longxi, and when Longxi attacked Guanzhong, it went straight to Xianyang.
The State of Qi surrendered to the Qin people, the King of Qi surrendered himself to the king, and the State of Qi hated Qin for a long time. I should send envoys into Qi again to lobby Qi people. The Qi army is not for my help, and it should not be for my harm, so Muling Pass can not be defended. In this way, Fang is dueling with the Qin army. Only the army of Kaifeng and the army of Wei and Zhao attacked the sea of sand, and the Qin army and I fought each other, which is absolutely inappropriate. ”
"In the opinion of the ministers, I should not attack Qin but refuse Qin to attack me." Eshi Sima Ecao and Nao have an idea, now is the time to drag the Qin army to death, not the time to kill the Qin army. "The King of Qin ordered the people of Qi to sacrifice millions of stones in the valley of Dongzhou, this is a sign of lack of food, if this battle can be delayed next year and the year after, the Qin people will collapse when they lack food."
"Our army invaded Guanzhong four years ago, hundreds of millions of stone corn in Xianyang warehouse were burned, to Qin to destroy Zhao, the war has been nine years today, and the Qin people have accumulated all the valleys. Since the Battle of Weinan, our army has killed more than 500,000 Qin people, Zhao army has killed more than 200,000 Qin people, and the number of dead in the army has been several times, and the Qin people have been exhausted. Dou Chang reminded everyone of the Qin army's food consumption and soldier consumption under continuous combat, "Although our soldiers have been living here for a long time, the Qin people are the end of the strong crossbow, and the longer the time, the less grain and straw." Therefore, the minister thought that it was okay to relieve the siege of Daliang, but it was impossible to deal with the Qin army. ”
"It's really not appropriate to fight with the Qin people quickly...... "Hou Ruo, the commander of the Huainan Division, also said. As soon as he opened his mouth, the eight divisions other than the Ying division all opposed the attack on the Shahai camp, and Deng Sui, the general of the Ying division, had to look at Xiong Jing on the Ao seat and said: "If there is a war, the divisions of Yue, Song, Lu, and Ba should be summoned to Kaifeng as soon as possible, so that our army has 140,000 people, plus the Wei and Zhao armies, nearly 200,000 people; If you don't fight, you can relieve the siege of Daliang, but you can't fight with the Qin army. ”
"If there is war, it should be so." Zhuang Wudi was also talking on the side. "Although our army won the Battle of Shashui, the enemy of our army was only 100,000 rear troops of Meng Tian, not 300,000 Qin troops. Attacking the sand sea is not to gather the troops of the whole country, otherwise it will ......"
The Sima of each army would say that the Qin people were short of food, and the other would say that the Qin army was short of Ding Zhuang, but in fact, Xiong Jing's idea was to attack the Shahai with the soldiers of the 12th Division, rather than concentrating all the troops that could be concentrated. However, it seems that he did make a mistake of ambiguity because of his contempt for the enemy. Either a decisive battle or no decisive battle. If there is a decisive battle, then it is necessary to concentrate all forces, rather than relying solely on the Chu army of the 12th division of Kaifeng to attack the Shahai, and delusionally imagine that Wang Jian will flee like Linzi back then.
"There's one more thing." Peng Zong was not afraid of offending Xiong Jing, and continued to point out that Xiong Jing's attack on Shahai was inappropriate. "Our army is stationed in Kaifeng, is it to defend the country, is it to win Qinhu? If we defend the country so that the people move to Penglai, if we don't fight with the Qin people, it will be a war, and it should be the Qin people attacking me, not me attacking the Qin people. If it is to win Qin, dare to ask what strategy the Great Sima Mansion has to win over Qin? ”
Since it was a discussion, Yin Li, the director of the Operations Division, was also present, but this time he rarely spoke. Peng Zong's words made all eyes look at him, and he was still silent at this time. General Sima suddenly looked at each other, and vaguely felt that attacking the Shahai camp was probably not the idea of the Great Sima Mansion, but the idea of Xiong Jing.
"The minister thinks that Da Ao should have a choice." Peng Zong was not worried about angering Xiong Jing and continued. "With my current situation, I should defend the country rather than win. The later they fought with the Qin people, the more people migrated to Penglai. ”
"The Qin people are also common people, and the nature of the common people is different from that of nobles. If the nobles are humiliated, they will fight for their lives, and the common people will be obedient if they are humiliated; However, if there is no doubt about death, the nobles will accept it safely, and the common people will ignore the bottom line and swear to die with others. After Peng Zong finished speaking, Xiong Jing began to speak, and everyone looked at him and listened quietly. The generals present are all nobles, they don't know the common people, Xiong Jing does. He had heard too much about this kind of thing, and unlike the Qin people, the way he had heard that the common people who had gone to a dead end did not end up with those who bullied them, they chose to bully the weaker.
"Therefore, I say that with the nature of the Qin people, if there is a shortage of food, they will definitely fight back. Instead of waiting for the Qin people to attack me when everything is ready, it is better for me to attack Qin while the Qin people are not prepared. ”
"In this way, all teachers should be gathered in Kaifeng." Zhuang Wudi was the first to react. "If the Qin people run out of food and attack me, I will be prepared."
"If the Qin people run out of food and attack me, they should indeed summon all the teachers in Kaifeng, but when will the Qin people run out of food?" Peng Zong asked. "The three divisions of Lusongba stick to their places, and they can't be summoned. Or call him to Kaifeng, but the Qin people's food is not exhausted, and the Qin people take this opportunity to attack the three places. Peng Zong asked several questions in a row, and he finally said: "In the opinion of the ministers, the Qi people will never believe it, once the Lu division withdraws from Muling Pass, the Qi army will occupy it." ”
After Peng Zong finished speaking, everyone nodded, not to mention how the Qi people were, but to talk about the problem of the Qin people's lack of food. If the Qin people are inexhaustible, they will inevitably take the opportunity to invade the three places of Lusongba.
"The minister thinks that this matter should be decided by Da Ao." He suddenly spoke loudly. These questions asked by Peng Zong have already been discussed by the Operations Division. If the Qin people really counterattacked, then it was necessary to judge when the Qin people would fight back. Not to mention that Zhibisi's ability to gather intelligence is greatly reduced now, even if Zhibisi can collect a lot of information as before, it is still a gamble. The bet was won, and nothing happened; The bet was lost, and the Qin people invaded the three places of Lusongba, and the consequences were unimaginable.