Chapter 196: Controversy
Before the army acts, there must be scouts to find out the way and reconnoitre, this military common sense Zhuge Zhan is naturally very clear, but the tactical reconnaissance range of ordinary scouts is within dozens of miles, and the maximum reconnaissance radius is not more than 100 miles, Liu Yin sent scouts to Jiangzhou to spy on them, which is obviously far beyond the scope of ordinary tactical reconnaissance.
Jiangzhou is hundreds of miles away, and even if the scouts who move quickly will have to come and go again, it will take some time, and the situation on the battlefield is changing rapidly, and the timeliness of reconnaissance at such a long distance cannot be guaranteed. Of course, this is not the point, the point is that the military situation is urgent now, and there is no room for delay at all, and if you sit in Chengdu and wait for the results of the reconnaissance in Jiangzhou, won't the daylilies be cold?
Zhuge Zhan couldn't help but sneer, held his head high, looked down at Liu Yin with an innate sense of superiority, and said: "Liu Anxi, the way of marching is the speed of God, the most taboo is to hesitate, indecisive, scouts to and from Chengdu Jiangzhou, at least a few days, a few days, the battle situation may have been turned upside down, the soldiers are fast, late will change, everything is decided and then moved, I am afraid that the fighter will be delayed." ”
"It is true that the soldiers are fast, but the art of war is also cloudy, knowing oneself and knowing the other, can not be defeated in a hundred battles, and now the enemy situation is unknown, and if you blindly march, it can only be counterproductive." Liu Yin said without showing weakness.
"You ......" Zhuge Zhan was already a little angry, in his opinion, the top priority now is to rush to Jiangzhou, block the Wu people to the east of Jiangzhou, be sure not to let them enter the Chengdu Plain, and then wait for the opportunity to recover Yong'an and expel the Wu people from Yizhou. In order to realize this strategic concept, it is necessary to take Jiangzhou first, and now the military situation is extremely urgent. Any more delay may delay the military plane. If you follow Liu Yin's plan. Waiting for the military intelligence from Jiangzhou to come back before making a decision is obviously a mistake.
Liu Yin obviously also knows the truth of the speed of soldiers, but he knows the danger of blindly adventuring, and now he doesn't even know how many Wu people have troops, and he doesn't know where they have attacked, how to fight this kind of battle with black eyes?
It is true that marching and fighting in ancient times was indeed a shortcoming in the direction of communication and communication. An exchange of information can take as few days as little as a few days or as many as tens of days, and in many cases, the best time for combat has already been missed. Therefore, in ancient times, the role of the leading general was unusually important, and an excellent general's ability to predict the battle situation would determine the final direction of a battle. That's it. A good commander is often able to make correct judgments based on the information he already has and even some clues. So as to develop a reasonable battle plan.
Obviously, Zhuge Zhan does not have this ability, he is greedy for merit and recklessness, and he can't judge the situation, but it is just unilateral wishful thinking, which is likely to bring the only remaining Shu army into a dangerous situation, so Liu Yin must argue with reason, this is not a personal grievance, but also related to the overall situation of the safety of the entire Shu Han.
To be honest, Liu Yin does not have the ability to perfect prediction, in this regard, Deng Ai can be said to be an expert, his analysis, very valuable reference, in his opinion, if the Shu army goes to Jiangzhou, the risk is extremely high, it is better to wait for work to intercept the Wu people on the way is more certain.
Choosing the good and following it, Liu Yin also agreed with Deng Ai's prediction, so he hurriedly came to Zhuge Zhan to discuss and change the original marching plan, but he didn't expect Zhuge Zhan to be so stubborn, and the conversation between the two sides quickly became full of gunpowder.
"Father, in the eyes of a child, there is no conflict between my father and Liu Anxi, anyway, if the army is heading to Jiangzhou, it is better to set off first, and after Jiangzhou gets the exact information, it is not too late to adjust the marching plan." Zhuge Shang, who was on the side, saw that the conversation between the two was very stiff, so he came out to play a round.
Liu Yin couldn't help but glance at Zhuge Shang, he was young, handsome, vigorous, and a little similar in appearance to Zhuge Zhan. Zhuge Zhan has two sons, the second son Zhuge Jing is still young, and the eldest son Zhuge Shang who went with him on the expedition is young, brave and knowledgeable, loyal and courageous.
Zhuge Zhan glanced at his son and thought about it, what Zhuge Shang said was very reasonable, what he and Liu Yin were fighting for was just a question of whether to advance quickly, Zhuge Zhan advocated marching immediately to seize the favorable opportunity, Liu Yin advocated cautious re-marching, and then making arrangements after understanding the enemy's situation, in fact, as Zhuge Shang said, the two did not have much conflict, and they could completely wait and see before the advanced army, if there were really Wu people in Jiangzhou to set up an ambush, Zhuge Zhan would not be stupid enough to jump into the fire pit.
"Liu Anxi, then we will set off today as originally planned, and wait for Jiangzhou to have definite news back, how about making a decision?" Zhuge Zhan said.
Liu Yin originally did not want the army to stay in Chengdu completely and wait for news, but to arrive in Guanghan's Yunxian County first, where to build a defense line to defend Chengdu, what he opposed was only Zhuge Zhan's strategy of advancing lightly, and now Zhuge Zhan is willing to take a step back, Liu Yin naturally does not need to fight anymore, and arched his hand: "Then according to Zhuge Duhu's words, we will set off on the fifth correction today." I retired in the next first. ”
Saying that, Liu Yin retreated, and before he reached the door, Zhuge Zhan spoke: "Liu Anxi, wait a minute." ”
Liu Yin looked back in surprise and said, "What else does Zhuge Duhu have to say?" ”
Zhuge Zhan said with a stern expression: "What is the situation in the country, presumably General Liu also knows it, although there were some unpleasant things between you and me before, but I hope that this time General Liu can put aside his personal grievances, work together to kill thieves, and live up to the hopes of the court." ”
Liu Yin smiled heartily and said: "Lord Du Hu is serious, at best there are not some differences between you and me, where to talk about the word grievances, this expedition, the humble position will be the only one who is the head of the horse, and the enemy will be broken with one heart, and everything is only focused on the community." ”
"Thank you." Zhuge Zhan thanked him, and there was a slight smile on his face.
Liu Yin said goodbye and left, Zhuge Zhan looked at Liu Yin's back, silent.
Zhuge Shang said: "Father is worried that Liu Anxi has other plans? ”
Zhuge Zhan said in a low voice: "For my father to take the order to go on the expedition this time, Liu Yin also took the initiative to ask for help, and my father did think that he had other plans, but today I know that my father is too worried, this person is loyal and pure, and he has a social heart, so he should be fortunate for me Ji Han." Shang'er, if there is an accident for your father this time, you can join his command and share the heavy responsibility of supporting the Han family. ”
"Why did my father say that?" Zhuge Shang was shocked.
Zhuge Zhan didn't answer, but walked to the window, and the east was already showing a glimmer of dawn. (To be continued......)