Chapter 431

Civil servants always talk about gradual stability, while military generals advocate forge ahead, which is different ideas brought by different responsibilities.

There is nothing better for civil servants who manage local areas than not doing wrong. They are radical or can get political achievements, but radical also represents adventure. Once they make mistakes, they will affect their official career. Most civil servants uphold the concept of not doing well and doing more and more wrong, and prefer to rely on their seniority to promote step by step.

Generals are different. They pay attention to the attack posture. In the face of military affairs, there is no saying of seeking victory in stability. Any war means taking risks. In this way, the generals must be more adventurous and prefer to take the initiative rather than passively accept the outcome.

Liu Yan's own will is more inclined to send troops to Yecheng or Xiangguo, which is slightly shaken by the three core civil servants. That's what Ji Chang and other three people said. It's very real. The situation of consumption and confrontation is beneficial to the Han country in Puyang battlefield. It's obviously beneficial to our own side. Why take risks?

From the starting point of the overall situation of the whole world, the stalemate in Puyang battlefield for too long is not a good thing for the Han country.

At present, the Han state and Murong Yan state are scrambling for time. Once the Han Army fails to recover the Central Plains quickly, Murong Yan state will go south after solving the trouble.

Even if the Han army can win a great victory in Puyang battlefield, murongyan will not care about any allies or non allies. It is bound to attack Youzhou and even Jizhou in the collapsed Shijie Zhao state.

At that time, the possibility is that the Han army is difficult to go north on a large scale because of the need for rest or other reasons. Do you want to watch Murong Yan easily capture Youzhou and then enter Jizhou?

Ji Chang, sang Yu and Cai you must have thought about similar problems. They are still inclined to maintain stability. It is estimated that they do not have a proper policy.

Sure enough, Ji Chang said: "The new Han Dynasty has been established. There have been many wars, but there is no war that can attract the attention of all countries in the world. The confrontation between countries lies in the spirit, and if you have the spirit, you can go all the way. The Puyang war will be a war that determines the national destiny. Precisely because of this, it is more important to defeat Shijie and make all the heroes in the world know the military power of the Han Dynasty."

Sang Yu nodded and said, "what the Jie nationality can rule the Central Plains depends on is prestige. Mobilizing the enemy may be able to defeat the Shijie nationality army in mobile warfare, but... It also increases the possibility of their escape?"

Huan Wen eagerly explained: "you can intercept it in Qingshui and Qishui..." before he finished speaking, he was cut off by sang Yu.

"The big man hasn't explored those water systems. How do you know if he can let the warships pass unimpeded?" Sang Yu is not aimed at Huan Wen, but at a strategic adjustment that may lead to mistakes: "at present, what the big man should do is to continue to arrange, clean up the periphery of Puyang battlefield, suddenly tighten his pocket in the decisive battle and surround the main force of stone tigers in one fell swoop."

"My Lord." Ji Chang said to Liu Yan very seriously: "as long as we can surround the main force of Shijie and annihilate it, even if we pay a high price, we must do it."

Liu Yan understood that the core civil servants wanted the power of the country and looked at more than the victory or loss of a war.

Ran min and Huan Wen were looking at each other. They didn't guess that they would encounter so much resistance. It seems that Liu Yan was persuaded by civil servants and couldn't help being disappointed.

Later, Liu Yan still didn't make a formal statement and talked about some other things. The civil and military on the king chariot successively retired.

"JINGLUE." Liu Yan closed his eyes and rested for a long time. When he reopened, he looked at Wang Meng, who was kneeling quietly in the corner waiting for the call, and asked, "have you heard the whole process? What do you think?"

The king saluted fiercely and said, "when I returned to the king, I thought it was a stable policy as stated by the prime minister and the internal history of managing millet."

Liu Yan took the lead in putting forward the topic and idea, and Wang Meng's answer is risky.

Wang Meng didn't want to be blamed or complained, but didn't say his real thoughts. Seeing that Liu Yan didn't show an unhappy expression, he continued: "the great man is better than Shijie in terms of national strength. Shi Hu has the idea of armistice and war preparation. It can be seen that the more stalemate the war situation is, the more favorable it is for the great man."

Liu Yan is not sure to solve the Shijie Zhao state before Murong Yan state solves his own trouble. He mentioned it a little.

Wang Meng said, "Liaodong is a bitter and cold place, where Murong Xianbei inhabits all the year round. Most of the Han troops come from everywhere and are not resistant to the cold. If it is really possible for Murong Xianbei to go back to the alliance to attack Youzhou and forge ahead in Jizhou, will it be more beneficial for the Han to fight with Yan troops in Jizhou or Youzhou?"

Perhaps Ji Chang, sang Yu and Cai you had similar ideas, but Liu Yan did not take into account the geographical location and climate. Liu Yan was born in modern times. At that time, keeping warm was a part of daily life. Now it's different. We really need to think about the cold resistance of soldiers.

That night, when the whole army camped, ran min and Huan Wen invited each other to see Ji Chang.

Ji Chang prepared the tea party as early as he knew that ran min and Huan Wen would come.

"Prime minister." Huan Wen's mind was not on the banquet at all. Without chatting a few words, he immediately introduced the topic: "the enemy of the Han Dynasty is not just Shijie. He can make a quick decision so that he can deal with the rest of the countries."

Ran min put down his tea cup and looked squarely at Ji Chang.

"Naturally, Shijie is not the only country." Ji Chang didn't bother much, but said, "just because there is more than one enemy, we should be more stable."

Huan Wen did not give up and advised: "at present, it is a world of great struggle. Countries are eager to make progress. They are all robbing time. Time is also important to big men."

"It has always been that only the weak side will choose to take risks when they have to. Zhao Jun is the one who should take risks. The big man has no reason to take risks." Ji Chang was unmoved, took a serious look at Huan Wen, looked back at ran min and said, "Shijie is the overlord of the Central Plains, which can not be underestimated."

For this, ran min agrees very much. None of them can become the overlord by chance, but he still feels that he has rushed into Yecheng or Xiang Congress to completely change the direction of the war.

"Now I'm winning." Ji Chang was a little warning and said, "the great man is a country rising from danger, and now it can have a dignified atmosphere of a big country. The great man needs to make a momentum in the competition with Shijie, defeat Shijie with a dignified attitude and even annihilate it. You can't let other countries think that the great man won the war of national luck. Do you understand?"

Ran min and Huan Wen began to keep silent. They really didn't think about similar problems before. One wanted to quickly destroy the state of Zhao in Shijie without any means, and the other wanted to highlight their abilities.

Ji Chang kept scanning ran min and Huan Wen with sharp eyes and said forcefully: "a big man needs the atmosphere of a big country!"

Now Ji Chang has made his words so clear that both his words and his face have a clear warning. If ran min and Huan Wen don't want to offend Ji Chang to death, they should shut up.

Three days later, Wang Nian arrived in fan county.

Fan county is close to 200 Li from Puyang City and 60 Li from linqiu.

The main battlefield of the battle of Puyang is in the middle of Puyang City and Baima City, but the two sides are not only fighting there. The battlefield is within a radius of two or three hundred miles centered on Puyang City, so fan county can be regarded as at the forefront of the battlefield.

After arriving at fan County, ran min and his generals bid farewell to Liu Yan and went to various battlefields. Sang Yu turned south to Yuzhou. Cai you needed to go to Xuzhou and LV Yi wanted to go to Shouchun battleground.

When ran min arrived at the front line, Xu Zheng took his troops to escort a group of wounded soldiers to fan county.

The battle of Puyang has taken less than half a year. The two sides are fighting large and small battles almost every day and night, and the loss of each other is not low.

"Tragic." Xu Zheng got an audience. The two met at the big tent of the army in Yingpan. Without special rest and grooming, he showed fatigue: "before the minister came, the second battle of Wei city ended. The wounded soldiers escorted were slightly injured in the battle of Wei City, and the seriously injured can only stay in Puyang City."

In fact, the medical conditions of the Han Army are definitely the best in the world. Unless it is really unable to treat or disabled, the number of deaths due to injuries is not too serious. The rest of the countries have almost no medical conditions, and the wounded soldiers can not get effective treatment, because many will die from blood loss, wound pus, fever and so on.

"Zhao Jun has gradually become crazy recently. The frequency of dragon guards and Gao Li army has been increasing. The proportion of casualties between the two armies has begun to show a trend unfavorable to our side." Xu Zheng smiled bitterly and said, "the second battle of Weicheng was commanded by officials. He saw with his own eyes that the enemy's Dragon guards formed an array and charged with armor, riding equipment and dismounted soldiers, and unexpectedly broke through our army's shield array."

The shield array and sharp bow and crossbow array of the Han Army have always been a killer mace in array warfare. In the past, there were no examples of forced breakthrough. Xu Zheng said that Shijie Zhao Jun broke from the front, and Liu Yan's face was moved.

"Fortunately, it was a heavy swordsman who went up and resisted with heavy casualties, otherwise..." Xu Zheng rarely showed a frightened look: "otherwise, he would be broken through by the front and flanked by the enemy on both wings..."

Liu Yan's impression of Xu Zheng is a tough man who is not afraid of heaven and earth. It is the first time to see Xu Zheng and show his fear. It can be seen that the war situation at that time was dangerous enough.

The Han Army also had its own heavy cavalry, originally 3000, but later increased to 5000. The designation was Huben army, but this army has not joined the battlefield yet. In addition to the Huben army, with the 3000 armour riding gear attached to ran min's return, the number of heavy riding gear in the Han Army has reached 8000. The heavy cavalry assembled from ran min army was not in Puyang City battlefield. Huanwen first took it to Liang County battlefield to eliminate sun Fudu headquarters. At present, it is resting in Jiyin county.

Liu Yan can understand that the war situation has changed again. Before, it can be regarded as a warm-up for a small half a year. Until now, it shows some signs of a decisive battle.

The reality is that as the season comes to autumn, the war horses are fat and have enough load-bearing capacity. The equipment and weight of the Dragon guards under the command of the stone tiger are suitable for battle. Not only heavy cavalry, but also any cavalry is in a similar situation. It was just a helpless move to use before. I don't know how many war horses to waste.

The war horse is really not so easy to serve. It loses fat seriously. It is basically semi waste. When it is out of strength, forcible use will also reduce the service cycle. Therefore, the Hu people of all dynasties will go out on a large scale only when the war horses are fat in autumn.

Liu Yan learned about the recent development of the war situation in detail and learned that the Han Army in Puyang County had dropped to less than 40000. He pondered for a long time and still had no plan to mobilize the army into the main battlefield.

"I heard that my king intended to attack Yecheng or Xiang?" Xu Zheng said in a puzzled tone: "this strategy is bound to panic the enemy in Puyang County, which is good for the war situation?"

Liu Yan has temporarily suppressed the idea of attacking Yecheng or Xiangguo. Later, he talked in detail with Ji Chang and others. The pros and cons should be finished. He just looked at Xu Zheng and didn't take that cavity.

Xu Zheng had no superfluous thoughts. He simply had nothing to say. He reported some situations and left.

[Taian and others' ideas can't be said to be wrong. They really need the atmosphere of a big country, or at least show indisputable military power. They can easily attack and destroy the main force of Shijie in Puyang battlefield, Yecheng and Xiang, and even most of the Central Plains.] Liu Yan stood up slowly. Just as he was about to go out for a walk, Ji Chang asked for instructions outside , he had to return to the main position again. Looking at Ji Chang who came in, he asked, "what's the purpose of Taian?"

"Anshi conquered Xingyang." Ji Chang was rarely a smiling face and said happily, "this will cut off the possibility of Shi Hu withdrawing to Luoyang."

No wonder Ji Chang is happy. The Han Army's fleet is marching from the east of the Yellow River to the West. Of course, the purpose is to block the retreat of Shi Hu. Xie an's capture of Ying * *, an important town in the west of Puyang battlefield, is of great strategic significance.

"Xingyang... Isn't it guarded by tens of thousands of Zhao troops led by Ma Qiu?" Liu Yan still knew the specific situation of Xingyang and asked in surprise, "how did Xie an win it in such a short time?"

It doesn't matter how he won it, but Ji Chang appreciated Xie an very much. It's necessary to talk about it in detail. At least Liu Yan should understand Xie an's military talent.

Liu Yan's understanding of Xie an comes from the impression of historical books. It's certain to appreciate it. What he didn't expect is that Xie an had such a high military talent at a young age. After all, Xie an was 62 years old when he presided over the "battle of Feishui" in history. Now Xie an is only 25 years old.

"Ma Qiu..." Liu Yan also knew Ma Qiu. He was slightly amused and thought: "in history, Ma Qiu was a" famous general manufacturing machine ", which used Ma Qiu's tragic defeat to support the strength of others. Unexpectedly, Xie AI didn't use Ma Qiu to brush his achievements this time, but Xie an did.]

Ji Chang on the other side is still talking excitedly about the development of the war situation. His opinion is that the encirclement circle will be formed when the fleet arrives. Next, there is only one place that the Han army should attack most, which is called Jijin!

... split... Cut... Line

I didn't know what was going on for more than a month, but I was dizzy and couldn't adjust. Sigh, sigh, sigh