Chapter 1219 Before the War
After hearing what Chen Gong said, Lu Bu's expression eased a little. The Tang army suddenly attacked in large numbers, which caught everyone off guard. In addition, Chen Gong and Wei Xu's reactions were relatively fast, which calmed Lu Bu's anger.
"Does the Prime Minister have any other arrangements?" Lu Bu asked again in a deep voice;
Chen Gong pondered for a moment and said, "After discussing with the national commander, I have arranged for soldiers and civilians to go to the South Pass and ordered them to repair the pass as soon as possible at all costs." New 81 Chinese website is updated the fastest Computer:
"Hmm!" Lu Bu was furious: "Does the Prime Minister mean that I can't beat Huangfu Chaobo?"
Chen Gong was not afraid of Lu Bu, and raised his head and said: "It's not that the king is not as good as the king of Tang, but my Zhao country is not as strong as the Tang country. Now the Tang country has controlled the southern part of Shangdang below Changzi and Tunliu. If our army fights with it for a long time, it will greatly damage the national strength. The best result of the king's expedition to Shangdang this time is that the two countries will use Changzi and Huguan as the boundary, and each will occupy half of Shangdang. However, the northern part of Shangdang is poor and sick. If we want to fight with it for a long time, we still need Taiyuan to constantly replenish soldiers, money, food and supplies."
Speaking of this, Chen Gong said: "In my humble opinion, the best way is to use the danger of Nanguan to guard the southern gate of Taiyuan and block the Tang country in Shangdang. If the Tang army attacks , Your Majesty only needs a few thousand elite soldiers to hold the pass, while the Tang army will lose a large number of soldiers and horses at the pass, and consume countless money and food. "ァ新ヤ~⑧~1~中文网ωωω.χ~⒏~ 1zщ.còм
"Hey, stop talking nonsense!" Lu Bu was furious: "How can the prime minister boost others' ambitions and destroy his own prestige! I personally led the army to go there. If I still lost several cities in the northern part of Shangdang, how would the princes of the world look at me and how would they look at Da Zhao?"
"Tang is a strong country. There are more than one million people in Henei alone, and the whole country of Zhao is only more than one million. Compared with the survival of Da Zhao and the face of the king, which one is more important, doesn't the king know it?" Chen Gong was not afraid, and still said with his neck stiff;
"You..." Lu Bu was furious, and when he was about to get angry, Wei Xu stood up.
He had thought it through in the past few days. Shangdang County only has a population of 200,000. If Zhao State wanted to fight to the death with Tang State for these 200,000 people, it would really take all the efforts of the country. Instead of doing so, it would be better to give Shangdang directly to Tang State and retreat to Nanguan. This is indeed a good idea.
"Your Majesty, the Prime Minister's words are not alarmist. Moreover, Shangdang is full of mountains and ridges. Your Majesty is unparalleled in the world in participating in the war, but you can't show your strength in Shangdang. If you only rely on infantry to fight against the Tang army, I'm afraid you really have to mobilize the whole country." Wei Xu said to Lu Bu;
As soon as Wei Xu spoke, although no one else spoke to persuade him, the expressions on their faces were eager to try. The Imperial Censor Qin Yi also said: "Your Majesty, the Prime Minister's words are about being mature and planning for the country. Now that our Great Zhao has not yet cleared the internal thieves, if we focus our main energy on fighting the Tang Kingdom, it will inevitably consume too much energy. Instead of doing so, it is better to guard the South Gate tightly and focus our main energy on the north first. After the north is pacified, we will contact Wei and send troops to Tang together. In this way, the chances of winning will be greater."
"But this will benefit Huangfu Chao Bo, I am unwilling to accept this!" Lu Bu said bitterly;
"Qi Hui, will Tang take advantage of you for nothing? Now the southern part of Shangdang has been lost, but the northern part is still in our hands. The king will send troops to Shangdang and fight several battles with Tang to defeat them. By the way, it will also buy some time for the people who are migrating to the northern cities. When we have moved all the people in the northern cities, we will leave a few empty cities for him. In this way, we will kill two birds with one stone!" Chen Gong added on the side;
When everyone heard this, their eyes lit up. Now among the northern cities, there are still seven county towns in the hands of Zhao.
Although each city has a small population, the total population is nearly 100,000. If they are all moved to Taiyuan, it will not only increase the population of Taiyuan, but also leave the mess of these northern cities to Tang, killing two birds with one stone.
"This is a great plan, Prime Minister!" Qin Yi praised;
"Okay, I agree, Prime Minister, I'll leave this to you to arrange. I'll lead troops to Shangdang tomorrow to buy time for the Prime Minister to relocate the people." Lü Bu felt much more comfortable when he heard this. He also understood the strength of the Tang army. He led 30,000 Bingzhou wolf riders. If he fought in the wild, Lü Bu thought he was not afraid of any prince in the world, but if he attacked the city, the cavalry could not climb the city wall.
In order to recapture the southern cities of Shangdang, Lü Bu himself did not have much confidence. Chen Gong's approach just let him vent his anger.
"The king is wise!" After hearing Lü Bu's decision, all the ministers breathed a sigh of relief. Everyone was afraid that Lü Bu was stubborn and wanted to fight the Tang army. Now that he had figured it out, that was good.
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At this time, Huangfu Chaobo also received the news that Lu Bu's army had returned to Jinyang. There was no way to hide such a big event as 30,000 Bingzhou Wolf Riders returning to Jinyang. Of course, Lu Bu never thought of hiding it, so half a day later, Huangfu Chaobo, who was in Xun's family, received the news from his eldest son.
"Plans can't keep up with changes!" Looking at the pigeon letter in front of him, Huangfu Chaobo couldn't help but sigh;
"However, now we have occupied the most prosperous central part of Shangdang County, which is already very good." Guo Jia replied on the side;
"It's just that I'm still unwilling. If I can't win all of them, there will be a lot of trouble later. If the two families share the party equally, there will be frequent wars in the future. When the time comes, it will involve too much of our energy. Hehe... ..." Having said this, Huangfu Chaobo slapped the case in front of him fiercely;
"The King's intention..."
"No matter what, we must control Huguan County in our hands, otherwise neither the eldest son nor Tunliu will be in peace. Someone..." At this point, Huangfu Chaobo said loudly;
"Your Majesty!"
"The order was passed, and Tian Yu was ordered to leave some troops to defend Changzi City, while the rest of the troops were to march north to prepare to attack Huguan County. At the same time, the order was sent to Wei County, ordering Zhao Yun to quickly lead the troops north and come to the front of the army to listen to the order. Hua Xiong and The Xiliang Iron Cavalry is guarding Wei County to defend the Wei army in Hebei. Huangfu Jianshou is ordered to lead troops north immediately to prepare to take over the defense of Shangdang cities. "
Lu Bu came in person. In Huangfu Chaobo's opinion, if Dian Wei was the only one, he would definitely not be able to resist him. Zhao Yun could only be transferred here. If not for the fact that Huang Zhong was too far away, and the south was also inseparable. He was in charge, and Huangfu Chaobo really wanted to transfer him to the party.
Lu Bu put too much pressure on him, and the most powerful man in the Three Kingdoms was not so easy to deal with. Fortunately, after having Zhao Yundianwei, Huang Wudie and Tian Yu generals, he was not afraid of him.