Chapter 1186 Conquering the Qing Dynasty

Qin Tang's arrival was just a small episode, Ouyang Shuo quickly recovered his mood.

"There are only two ways in front of us. Either send the army to Luofeng City to assist the Jin Dynasty in defending against the enemy; or go to war directly against the Zhou Dynasty and open up a channel with the Central Plains province. How to choose, please talk about it."

Jia Xu came out and said: "My minister does not agree to reinforce the Jin Dynasty."

"reason."

"Food and grass." Jia Xu pointed directly at the crux of the problem, "The Jin Dynasty only had one province, and the East River Province was not a major grain-producing province. The grain and grass reserves were limited. In the case of supporting the logistics of the Leopard Army, we also need to support Da Jin’s own Raging Flame Army and Imperial Guard Army, the food and grass load is basically close to the limit.”

"To repel the Zhou army, it is conservatively estimated that the imperial court will need to reinforce at least 500,000 troops. If the battle is unfavorable and cannot be resolved for a long time, once the food crisis breaks out, the consequences will be disastrous."

"If I were Da Zhou, I would definitely adopt delaying tactics, take advantage of their food and grass advantages, and start a long-term confrontation with my army, so as to reap the benefits of the fisherman."

"Another point is that the entire wilderness is now torrentially raining, and there is no sign of stopping. The sharp drop in rice and wheat production in the first season is already a foreseeable fact."

"Based on the above points, I do not agree with reinforcements to Da Jin."

Ouyang Shuo was silent.

It never occurred to him that during Gaia's six-year food crisis, Da Xia, who was the most prepared, was the first to be recruited. There is a large amount of food in Daxia sky, but it cannot be transported to the battlefield.

The ones in the middle are all Daxia's enemies.

"In that case, there is only a strong attack." Ouyang Shuo remonstrated quickly, "To the south, or to the north?"

Attacking by force is also called besieging Wei and saving Zhao.

Jia Xu replied: "From a tactical point of view, the north and the south have their own advantages and disadvantages. If you attack from the north, once the Qing Dynasty is captured, it will directly threaten Handan, the capital of the Great Zhou, and force the Great Zhou to withdraw its troops."

"Attacking from the south, you will have to face the joint efforts of Song and Ming. The advantage is that if you attack from the south, it will be very smooth in terms of troop dispatching and food and grass security; and once you break through the southern defense line and attack the Central Plains province, you will not only be able to fight against the Leopards." With the confluence of Tao's army, we can also establish a grain and grass transportation route directly to Dajin."

To put it simply, the tactics in the north are single, and it is the real tactic of besieging Wei and saving Zhao, which can successfully solve the siege of Jin. The tactics in the south are complex and difficult to implement, but the rewards are also rich.

Once the grain and grass transportation route is opened, Great Xia can use this as an opportunity to fight a full-scale war with Great Zhou, or the Six Nations Alliance, which will determine the new pattern of China.

It is not difficult to find from Jia Xu's words that he is more inclined to the south.

The question is, does Daxia currently have the strength to deal with both Song and Ming at the same time? To deal with the millions of forbidden troops before the fall of the Jin Dynasty, Daxia must mobilize at least 1.5 million troops.

Da Xia, are you ready for this?

Ouyang Shuo didn't jump to a conclusion, and looked at Zhang Liang, "Zifang, tell me your opinion."

In terms of strategic decision-making, Ouyang Shuo trusted Zhang Liang more.

Zhang Liang didn't give in either, he and Jia Xu were in charge of consulting at different levels, and there was no competition problem, "I was thinking, if Da Zhou can't take down the Jin Dynasty this time, how can he fulfill his promise to the Song and Ming Dynasties?" promise?"

Ouyang Shuo's eyes lit up, and he followed Zhang Liang's train of thought and said, "With Dichen's character, he would probably play tricks. But with the strength of the Song and Ming dynasties, it's not easy to play tricks."

"The king is holy!"

Zhang Liang complimented Ouyang Shuo, and then said, "The matter in the south should be delayed rather than rushed. Pushing the enemy into a hurry will only unite the six-nation alliance, which was originally not stable."

"Things in the north should be urgent rather than delayed. Mongolia suddenly ended its dormancy, and a Western Turkic Khanate may not be able to satisfy Genghis Khan's appetite. A war may break out in the Liao and Jin provinces at any time."

"If the hidden danger of the Qing Dynasty is not completely resolved before Mongolia takes action, once the two are united, the situation in northern Xinjiang will become extremely difficult, and it will become a hot potato for the court."

Zhang Liang's words shocked the ministers present.

Only then did they realize that if the Great Xia wants to unify China, the enemies they face are not only numerous and gathered together, but also have the strength to counter the Great Xia.

Facing a group of enemies, it can be said that every step is frightening, and there is no carelessness.

Originally, when Jia Xu analyzed the advantages and disadvantages of the north and the south, generals such as Bai Qi and Sun Bin were more inclined to the southern battlefield. They had long expected to fight against Da Zhou.

Now that I think about it, things are not that simple.

"Another advantage of resolving the Qing Dynasty is that we can win the Kyushu Ding in Kyoto; in addition, it is expected that there will be two Kyushu Ding in Luoyang and Chengdu. The day when the Nine Dings gather together is not far away." Zhang Liang added.

After Zhang Liang finished speaking, Sun Bin said: "What Zhang Ge said is indeed reasonable, but there will be a worry at the end."

"speak!"

"How long can the Great Jin support the Great Zhou army without reinforcements? Once the war breaks out, can the Great Jin guarantee the supply of food and grass to the Baotao army? If the food and grass are cut off, the battle of Luoyang is in a stalemate period , what should we do? Bao Tao Army, what should we do?"

As the number two figure in the Southeast Theater, Sun Bin must consider the interests of the theater.

Attacking the big man is the task of the Southeast Theater. If it is messed up, it will be a disgrace to the entire Southeast Theater. This is what Sun Bin does not want to see anyway.

Now that Han Xin, the commander-in-chief of the theater, is fighting on the front line, Sun Bin must take responsibility.

"This is indeed a problem." Ouyang Shuo didn't ask any ministers for advice this time, and said directly: "Meeting on a narrow road, the brave wins. When the battle situation has developed to this point, we must not be timid and show the courage to win the world. Since the grain and grass Limited, the battle of Luoyang cannot be delayed, and we must find a way to end it as soon as possible."

"Wen He, think of a quick solution for Bao Tao's army." Ouyang Shuo called Jia Xu again.

Ouyang Shuo's on-the-spot performance was really a test of the strategist's ability to adapt to changing situations. Without two skills, he would be rendered speechless by Ouyang Shuo's questions.

Fortunately, Jia Xu is the best counselor in the world.

As a counselor, his skills are not only reflected in the court performances. Advisers and actors are very similar in one point, that is, "ten minutes on stage, ten years off stage".

how to say?

Taking Jia Xu as an example, as the number one strategist in the army, he may not personally participate in every military operation in Daxia, but he will definitely follow up the whole process, use the information from the intelligence agency, and do his homework in peacetime.

The purpose is to have a precise grasp of the overall situation, and to deduce the battle situation at all times and simulate countermeasures, so as to actively or passively propose them for the king to make decisions.

This is the job of a counselor.

It's not about playing right in court, just playing on the spot.

No matter how powerful a person is, they can't come up with accurate strategies without knowing the frontline situation. That's nonsense, and it can't appear in reality.

Just like Zhuge Liang in the novel, he seems to live in a hermitage, but he has a clear view of the situation in the world. Otherwise, how can he put forward the extremely constructive "Longzhong Dui".

Therefore, facing the king's question, Jia Xu was a bit nervous. After a little tidying up his thoughts, he said: "If you adopt conventional tactics in the street fighting in Luoyang, it will take a long time. The food and grass crisis will indeed be as General Sun Bin proposed. It could explode at any moment."

After hearing this, Sun Bin gave Jia Xu a grateful look.

"If you want to solve it quickly, you can only adopt unconventional tactics. With the conditions of Luoyang City, assassination tactics can be adopted. If one of Emperor Wudi and Wei Qing is killed in battle, the Han army will be in chaos."

"Either burn down the granary in Luoyang, causing the morale of the Han army to collapse; or start a massacre, spread fear, and make Luoyang mess up; or poison, it is the rainy season right now, and it can be achieved after the rain."

"..."

Jia Xu's strategies made all the ministers' scalps go numb.

A poisonous warrior is a poisonous warrior, and he can think of any kind of ruthless trick, but when he thinks about it carefully, some tactics cannot be implemented with Daxia's image in Huaxia District.

For example, massacres and poisoning, Daxia will never do it.

As for burning the granary, with Wei Qing's prudence, he must strictly guard the granary. Even if Shanhaiwei has deployed many spies in Luoyang City, there is no possibility of success.

In other words, the probability of success is negligible.

Excluded, it seems that only assassination is feasible, but this is also the most difficult tactic. Not to mention Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, he lived in the palace and was heavily guarded, let alone assassinated, he might not even see him face to face.

As the chief general of the Han army, Wei Qing had personal guards by his side at all times, so the assassination was not so difficult.

No matter how you think about it, there is no possibility of success.

The ministers were worrying, but Ouyang Shuo thought about it. He thought of a partner. It was the super guild [Tingyulou] who had betrayed Daxia once, and it was the only guild still in Wangcheng.

Coincidentally, [Tingyu Tower] is stationed in Luoyang City.

Thinking of this, Ouyang Shuo said, "Let me arrange the matter of Luoyang later, but right now we should discuss which troops should be sent to the north to attack the Qing Dynasty."

Although the Qing Dynasty only sent 200,000 forbidden troops to garrison the border of Dazhou, but to truly threaten Handan City, the entire Qing Dynasty must be uprooted.

Otherwise, the city of Kyoto will be like a nail nailed to Daxia's marching road, and it may cut Daxia's food and grass supply route in two at any time.

If you want to threaten Handan City, Kyoto City is the hurdle you can't get around.

Moreover, Ouyang Shuo was about to take this opportunity to conquer the Qing Dynasty in one fell swoop and establish a new pattern in northern Xinjiang.