Chapter 349 Strategic Planning

After listening to the report of the ministers, Gao Yuan also nodded, overall, the development momentum of Daijun is still good, after all, Daijun was the most backward area of Zhao in the past, and the total population of the four counties is only more than one million, if it is not for the migration of a large number of military personnel from Zhao State, and a large number of people from Yan State, it will not be able to reach the current development situation. But after all, the foundation of Daijun is too poor, and the population has suddenly surged by five or six hundred thousand, and it is impossible to have no problem. The shackles of the lack of craftsmen cannot be solved all at once, so we can only take our time.

Therefore, Gao Yuan still affirmed the work of all the officials during this period of time, and encouraged everyone to continue to work hard, and then let the other officials leave and go back to their respective offices to work, but left Ning Qi, Shen Shen, Zhao Xuan, and Zhang Liang to discuss major matters.

After the other officials left, Gao Yuan told Ning Qi, Shen Shen, and Zhao Xuan about the process of their trip to Qi this time, as well as the agreement with Qi, Chu, Wei, and Yan to send troops on behalf of Chu to assist Wei to resist the Qin army, and the results of Yan Qi's supply of grain and grass materials.

Then Gao Yuan said: "According to my estimates, at most three months, at least one month, the Qin army will send troops to attack Wei, so we must also make all the preparations, we can send troops to rescue Wei at any time, fortunately, our army is very sufficient at present, and this time to rescue Wei, not only to keep Wei, but also a good opportunity for our Daijun to take the opportunity to expand, for this I and the ovary have made a detailed plan, please explain to you." ”

Since on the way back, Zhang Liang told Gao Yuan about his plan for the development of Daijun, and the two talked several times and refined and revised the plan proposed by Zhang Liang, but Yan Guo was preparing to assassinate Qin Wangzheng without saying anything. Because this matter is too important, Gao Yuan did not say that he did not sue Zhang Liang, and even all the other officials of Dai County, including Li Yinghong, did not know.

However, the Assassin Qin did not have much influence on Zhang Liang's development plan, and the plateau also had a plan for the situation after the Assassination of Qin, so after the negotiation between the two, Zhang Liang's plan formed a strategic plan divided into three steps, the first step was to rescue Wei and use the power of Wei to consume Qin's strength; The second step is to take advantage of the weakening of Qin's national strength to attack Yan and seize Yan as the foundation for building a foundation; The third step is to stabilize the Yan land, and then enter the Zhao land, merge the Yan and Zhao places, and compete with the Qin state.

After listening to Zhang Liang's speech, Ning Qi, Shen Shen, and Zhao Xuan were also greatly impressed, because the three of them knew that Daijun was congenitally deficient and had a weak foundation, and it was difficult to have the opportunity to develop and grow, and under the strong oppression of the Qin State, it would not give Daijun more room for development, so although they all knew that Daijun could not sit still, they did not know how to develop and expand, and Zhang Liang's plan did point out a path for the development of Daijun, and it did have a certain degree of success.

Therefore, at this time, the three of them somewhat understood why Gao Yuan would attach so much importance to Zhang Liang, and was able to put forward such a plan, which showed that Zhang Liang really had real learning, not a person who talked about it. It seems that although Zhang Liang's talent is important, the perspective of Gao Yuan is even more admirable.

Gao Yuan said: "To complete this plan, first of all, we must use Wei to drag down the Qin State as much as possible, it is better to be able to keep the Wei State, if we can't keep the Wei State, we must also consume more of the national strength of the Qin State, and at the same time preserve our strength as much as possible, so that after Qin Wei annexes the Wei State, within a certain period of time, we will not be able to launch an external attack, and we still have enough spare strength to capture the Yan State, so I decided that this time to rescue the Wei State, only take the Fan Yong Army, the Beiwei Army, and then draw a cavalry infantry army from other legions, The total number of troops is about 20,000, and as for the detailed battle plan, we will discuss it in the next step. ”

"And this time the Qin State also sent envoys to the Qi State, and they will definitely be aware of our alliance, so while attacking the Wei State, they will definitely not let us go to Daijun, at least they will send a part of the army to Jingcheng Sai to contain our movements, but we can also just plan and transfer the two armies of Shanggu and Yanmen to Hongshangsai, and build a military material supply point near Hongshangsai, at least to be able to ensure the food and grass materials needed by 100,000 troops for half a year, even if they are not needed this time, In the future, if we really resist the Qin army, or capture Zhao in the future, we will also need it. Moreover, you can use the intelligence points of the Qin State to transmit false news to the Qin army, saying that we will do our best to defend Daijun, and will only send Shao Xuan troops to aid Wei Wei, so that the Qin army will concentrate its forces on the front line of attacking Wei, so that the Qin army will not really attack Daijun, and it will not consume too much of our strength. ”

Ning Qi nodded and said, "Yes, I will immediately arrange personnel to build a relief point in Hongshangsai." ”

Gao Yuan turned to Zhao Xuan again and said: "General Zhao, now the focus of Jinyiwei is to collect as much news as possible about the Qin State and the situation of the Wei State, and to find out the movements of the Chu and Qin troops and the movement of soldiers, horses and grain; As for the Wei State, it is necessary to investigate as much as possible the government of the Chu Wei State, the officials, the mentality of the military and the people, etc., if you can get a map of the Wei State, it will be better. ”

Zhao Xuan said: "Don't worry, the lord, although we have not set up an intelligence point in Wei, but the three Jin are one, so we are no strangers to the situation of Wei, and the map of Wei is also available, I will go back and find it later, and I can give it to the lord in the afternoon." ”

Gao Yuan was also very satisfied with this, and said: "Very good, but in addition to collecting intelligence from Qin and Wei, we also speed up the distribution of points in Yan and Zhao, so that it is Yan, try to deploy a few more intelligence points, and send personnel to lurk, so that we can prepare for the next step of attacking Yan and attacking Zhao, if we do a good job in this regard, then it will be easier for us to capture the land of Yan and Zhao in the future." ”

Zhao Xuan said: "Yes, I will start to arrange it immediately." ”

These three steps are interlocking and indispensable, and the three steps will be carried out at the same time, not the first step, and the second step will be carried out after the first step is completed. Therefore, when the first step was implemented, the plateau began to consider the layout of the last two steps.

Then, Gao Yuan turned his head to Zhang Liang and said: "Xiaofang, your task is also very important, you have to represent Daijun and immediately send an envoy to Wei, because we have agreed in Qi State, after returning to China, we will immediately send envoys to Wei State to negotiate the affairs of resisting Qin, our goal is to obtain the power to command the Wei army and resist the Qin army, but this goal is not easy to achieve, so after you arrive in Wei, don't mention this matter first, but ask us and Chu's army to supply grain and grass materials in Wei, which will be supplied by Wei, Then we secretly negotiated with the envoy of Chu State, and we reached an agreement with Chu State first, and we could give the deputy position to Chu State as a quid pro quo, and wait until Qin's army pressed the border and caused a great threat to Wei State, and then proposed it to Wei State, so that Wei State was forced by the situation and had to agree to our request. ”

After a pause, he said: "I have reached an agreement with the Great Sima Anping Jun Tian Kezang of the Qi State, he will set aside a piece of land in the border area of Wei and Qi, so that we and the troops of the Chu State will be stationed there, and they can be stationed in the Wei State at any time to help." Therefore, after you go to Wei, I will immediately send troops and station them on the border of Qi and Wei. ”

In the image of most people, Zhang Liang should be the image of Zhuge Liang's military advisor, in [Romance of the Three Kingdoms], the author Luo Guanzhong also borrowed the mouth of Mr. Shuijing to compare Zhuge Liang to Zhang Liang, but in fact, Zhang Liang's main ability is in grand strategy, not tactical face-to-face, let alone governing the country. In fact, in another time and space, after Zhang Liang became famous, he rarely personally commanded the army and fought in front of the two armies, but gave advice to Liu Bang in the rear, such as helping Liu Bang out of danger at the Hongmen banquet; When the Chu and Han dynasties competed for power, they proposed not to establish the descendants of the Six Kingdoms, to unite Yingbu and Peng Yue, and to reuse Han Xin and other strategies, and after Liu Bang took the military initiative, he advocated the pursuit of Xiang Yu, the annihilation of the Chu army, etc., none of which led the army to lead the army to conquer and kill the territory.

Therefore, Liu Bang's evaluation of Zhang Liang later: in the midst of strategizing, the decisive victory is thousands of miles away, and the evaluation of Han Xin is: leading millions of people, the battle must be won, and the attack must be won, which is the difference between strategy and tactics. And the evaluation of Xiao He is: town the country, care for the people, give food, and keep the grain. It shows that Zhang Liang's ability in this area is obviously inferior to Xiao He. And after the establishment of the Han Dynasty, Zhang Liang did not make much achievements in governing the country.

However, Zhang Liang also has another talent, that is, diplomatic ability, twisting and turning, and being good at dancing with long sleeves, which is very vividly expressed in the process before and after the Hongmen banquet. If it is in modern society, Zhang Liang belongs to the kind of staff and think tank and diplomatic talent of the National Security Council, rather than a general who leads the army to fight, or the kind of practical person who can handle all kinds of complicated matters.

Although Gao Yuan attaches great importance to Zhang Liang, he did not let him participate in the government affairs of Daijun, firstly, because in terms of government affairs, the current team has done quite well, and whether there is Zhang Liang or not, it will not have much impact, even if Zhang Liang is added, it is just the icing on the cake. Therefore, Gao Yuan couldn't help but accept the development plan proposed by Zhang Liang, and at the same time sent Zhang Liang as an envoy to Wei, all of which gave full play to Zhang Liang's talents in strategic diplomacy, and this was also what Daijun lacked the most. To be honest, if Zhang Liang had already joined, Gao Yuan would not have pretended to be an envoy to the Qi State this time.

After listening to Gao Yuan's words, Zhang Liang nodded and said, "What the lord said is very true, I will arrange it immediately, and I will leave for Weiyun." ”

Gao Yuan said with a smile: "Don't be in a hurry for the next two days, we just returned to Daijun, how about the house, we have to rest for a few days, take a look at the customs and characters of Daijun, and it's not too late to leave." ”