Chapter 220: Two Strategies
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After sending Xiong Ba away, Yan Qin asked Mr. Yuan with a little contemplation, and the guards told him that Mr. Yuan had gone out with Master Fu.
Yan Qin immediately mounted his horse and took three attendants to the small hill, not caring at all about the eyes of the others.
"No need to be polite, all sit, all sit. β
Yan Qin saw that Wang and Fu Wen were about to get up and salute, jumped off the horse, gave random orders, and then sat down cross-legged.
Looking at Fu Wen and sitting down, Fu Wen asked with a smile, "Lord Wang, what does this Tuli mean?"
"Xiong Ba said that he was injured, and Xiong Ba was responsible for everything here. As he spoke, the King of Taiyuan handed the letter to Wang.
Wang quickly read the letter, and said with a slight condensation: "Lord Wang, what do you mean?"
"I just can't make up my mind," said the king of Taiyuan: "The meaning of the imperial court is very clear, this war cannot be prolonged, and it must be resolved quickly; secondly, it is necessary to defeat those Hu barbarians who dare to take the lead, and it is necessary to set an example for one hundred people, and ensure the security of the border of the state for ten years." β
"The court doesn't have a backache when sitting and talking," Fu Wen sighed with a wry smile: "I want the horses to run again, and I want the horses not to eat grass." β
Wang put down the letter, thought about it and said: "This thing is not easy to do, it depends on the meaning of the prince, and the subordinates have two strategies for the prince to choose." β
Yan Qin was quite surprised, the news of Tuli had just arrived, and Mr. Yuan actually had two strategies to choose from, he said with a smile: "Please also ask Mr. to make it clear." β
"Let's start with the first strategy. Wang said: "This Tuli is now stationed in Baiyan Plain," he said and took out the map and spread it on the small coffee table: "Here, please see, the prince is eight hundred to one thousand miles away from us, this strategy is that the prince can pick more than 10,000 fine horses, and raid Tuli for a period of 15 days."
The prince will mediate the grassland disputes in the Luoshuiyuan Conference, and the vigilance of Tuli will definitely be lowered, and he will not think that our army will attack lightly, so this move is sixty percent certain. β
"The second policy, the prince presided over the mediation, in the name of the imperial court, punished Tuli, and ordered Tuli's subordinate tribes to set aside 10,000 households to Xiong Ba, and another 10,000 acres of grassland to Xiong Ba, and 2,000 acres of grassland to Hengfeng. β
"These two strategies have their own advantages and disadvantages," Wang added: "The biggest key to a light attack is secrecy, first of all, we must hide the Xianbei people here, the imperial army cannot be drawn too much, and too much mobilization must attract attention, so I suggest that the prince only draw three thousand elites in the army."
For the rest, 5,000 men and horses were drawn from the Xiongnu, so that Hengfeng sent 3,000 men and horses, and the Dugu tribe sent 2,000 men and horses.
The marching route must also be cautious, and you can't go directly to Baiyan Plain, so you have to.... β
Wang drew an arc on the map, and rushed straight to Baiyan Yuan from the west, instead of passing in a straight line.
King Taiyuan and Fu Wen both stared at the map silently, thinking about these two strategies, and pondering carefully, both of them figured out the taste.
It's poisonous!
Let's not talk about the first strategy, Tuli didn't come, and the imperial court launched an attack on him, which is reasonable, even if the Xiong Ba in the central Xianbei can't say it.
The key is the second strategy, which seems to be gentle, without food and troops, but in fact it is no worse than the first strategy.
Population and pasture, the lifeblood of the steppe nomadic tribes, only with population can there be an army, and with grassland can the population be fed.
Let Tuli allocate 10,000 households to Xiongba, and add 10,000 acres of grassland, isn't this the life of Tuli!
Xiong Ba and Hengfeng Dugu, with the order of the imperial court, can justifiably ask Tuli for grassland and population, Tuli will definitely not give, so the seeds of dislike are planted between the two, and after Tuli has to take care of Xiong Ba, suspect Xiongba, and one day, this seed will germinate.
In the same way, if the grasslands of the central Xianbei are assigned to the southern Xianbei, a contract will be laid between the southern Xianbei and the central Xianbei, and the two major tribes will fight endlessly, and the grassland will no longer be peaceful.
"This first strategy is quick effect, the court will be very satisfied, but the danger is rushing, secrecy along the way, very important, when the army arrives, plough the court to sweep the holes, the basis works.
Compared with the first strategy, the second strategy is much more relaxed, and there are more variables, whether it can succeed or not, the key is Xiong Ba, if Xiong Ba does not hit, Hengfeng has no way, with the power of the southern Xianbei, it is not enough to fight against the central Xianbei. β
After finishing speaking, he picked up the teacup and drank tea, and Wang Yanqin of Taiyuan looked at the map and considered it.
To be honest, this first strategy is very attractive, with secret marches of thousands of miles, surprise attacks, and all kinds of risk-taking factors, but once it fails, the consequences are also very serious.
And the second strategy, it seems to be slow, but it is actually more vicious, but whether it can succeed really depends on Xiong Ba, and the worst thing is, will the court be satisfied?
This is a very serious problem!
Yan Qin himself knows that he has taken over the border army of the state and the imperial court has a lot of criticism, if this battle is not fought well, the imperial court is afraid that he will immediately let himself go back to Taiyuan to retire, and will not let himself command the army again, and then he will grow old under the sunset in Taiyuan, and there will be no more chance.
"Lord Wang, you only have one night to make a decision. β
Seeing Yan Qin's hesitation, he reminded, Yan Qin nodded silently, Fu Wen never spoke, just listened silently, and admired Wang in his heart, no wonder the prince valued it so much, and could draw up these two highly feasible strategies in such a short time.
The king of Taiyuan did not make a decision immediately, which is correct, not because he distrusts Wang, but because he is cautious as a coach.
That night, Wang Yanqin of Taiyuan secretly held a meeting of his confidants and generals in the Shuai Tent, and took out both strategies to ask the generals for their opinions.
If the first strategy is adopted, it is impossible for the king of Taiyuan to lead the army to attack, he must stay in Luoshuiyuan to confuse the Xianbei people, so this main general who leads the army to attack is very important.
However, to Yan Qin's surprise, the main generals under his account had different opinions, with the civilian officials headed by the chief Bo Yang Liang leaning towards the second strategy, while the military generals headed by the former military academy captain Bai Qian advocated the first strategy, a surprise attack of a thousand miles.
In the end, it was up to him to decide.
In the partial tent, Fu Wen asked Yuan Wang curiously: "If it is Mr., what does Mr. plan to do?"
Yuan Wang smiled faintly and replied leisurely: "How to do it depends on what the prince thinks in his heart, what he wants, he can use it." β
"What does the prince want?" Fu Wen asked subconsciously.
"What the prince wants, only the prince knows. Yuan Wang replied slowly, his expression was very natural.
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Also in a dilapidated tent, the fire pit is in the center of the tent, illuminating the tent and baking the whole tent hot, and on the offering table due north is enshrined a black idol of the deity, this idol has a black face, has six arms, wears black armor, and the six arms hold swords and other different things.
There was no incense burner on the offering table, and naturally there was no incense, and there was a futon in front of the table, on which an old man in an old sheepskin jacket knelt down.
The old man was quite old, his beard was white, his long hair hung down to his chest, his face was full of wrinkles, and his bare skin was loose.
The old man respectfully bowed to the statue three times and bowed nine times, chanted words in his mouth, and finally fell to the ground, his forehead touched the ground, extremely religious.
Outside the tent, a big man stood very respectfully outside the three zhang, the big man had a tiger's back and a bear's waist, his complexion was dark, and there was a scar on his face, this scar was so terrifying, from his left forehead to his right cheek, and the bridge of his nose were scratched, making him look extremely terrifying.
The old man finally appeared at the door of the tent, and the big man stepped forward quickly, bowed down in front of the old man and asked, "National teacher, does the witch god have any instructions?"
The old man sighed softly, looked at the white clouds floating in the sky, and walked forward with his staff in half a sound, and the big man followed respectfully behind him.
"The instructions of the witch god are obscure. The old man said calmly: "After the bald king, the witch god is very disappointed in us Xianbei people, alas, when will the witch god choose another chosen one for us to lead us Xianbei people to conquer the world!"
The big man did not speak, his expression obviously became a little disappointed, the old man stepped on the grass, and the wooden staff struck the ground heavily, this wooden staff was very long, more than a head of the old man, and the top of the wooden staff was inlaid with a bronze skull.
"Although the instructions of the witch god are obscure, there is also a glimmer of hope," the old man said, the big man raised his head when he heard the words, showing joy, and the old man thought about the oracle just now: "Although the oracle is dark, there is also a glimmer of light, but this hexagram does not indicate it, the light is there." β
Dahan couldn't help but smile bitterly, he had served the old man for so many years, and he had seen the old man ask for an oracle from the gods and listen to the instructions of the witch god.
Witch God, the supreme god of the Xianbei people!
"The oracle is unknown, so what should I do this time?" Dahan asked, this is the dispute between the grassland between Xianbei in the central part and Xianbei in the south, and it is under the skillful scheduling of the old man that it has evolved into today's situation.
The old man's status is noble, and he used to be the most respected person in the Xianbei country, but in the past ten years, for some reason, he had to live in seclusion and wander in the grassland.
"Dolly is just a fool," the old man's words became mundane, and thus sharpened: "The key is Xiongba, but is Xiongba a man of oracles?"
Dahan said cautiously: "I'm afraid Xiong Ba is not that person, if he is, all these years, the oracle has already made it clear." β
The old man nodded hesitantly, he didn't continue to discuss the topic: "Xiong Ba has already arrived in Luoshuiyuan?"
"It's been five days, and the news has come, because Tuli has not arrived, Taiyuan Wang Yanqin is a little angry, and has reported to the Dajin court, Yuwen also came with news, saying that Yanqin is ready to severely punish Tuli, and will set aside 10,000 households and 10,000 acres of grassland from Tuli's subordinates to Xiong Ba, and give Xianbei Hengfeng in the south, thousands of acres of grassland. β
At the mention of Hengfeng, Dahan's tone paused, obviously hating the name.
"Oh, I want it, but will Xiong Ba want it?" the old man gave a mocking laugh.
The big man didn't laugh, just nodded, the old man lifted the wooden staff, the wooden staff fell to the ground, there was a sound of metal, I don't know what kind of material this wood is, it can be so heavy.
The old man suddenly stopped, frowned and thought for a moment: "Reply to Xiong Ba and tell him to accept it, but Hengfeng's part, don't give it." β
The big man was slightly stunned, in this short moment, the old man actually changed his mind, but he didn't ask why, after so many years, he never questioned the old man's decision.
But the old man seemed to be talking to himself, and as if he were explaining: "Turi is a fool, arrogant, not a chosen man, not worthy of the lord of humility, and since this is the case, it is better to weaken him now." β
Dahan breathed a sigh of relief: "What the master said is true." β
After a pause, Dahan asked again: "Yuwen also sent troops this time, what should he do on his side?"
"What can I do, so be it. The old man's tone was also a little helpless, the grassland was no longer the grassland it used to be, and the powerful Xianbei under the unification of the bald king was gone.
The Great Jin Kingdom was too despicable, a complete Xianbei Kingdom was divided into four parts, each of which was not under its control, and it stirred up discord within each department, divided and ruled, and used Hu to control Hu, which created a great obstacle to his plan.
According to the oracle, the new chosen one is not in the steppe, but in the south?
The old man's eyes looked at the south, he crossed the southern Xianbei, betrayed the Xianbei people, the witch god would not choose them, and further south was the Great Jin, could it be that this person was in the Great Jin?
How could it be Dajin!
How could God choose a Great Jin man to inherit the cause of the bald king!!
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