Chapter 298 The strong and the weak are a gamble, and the weak and the strong are free
Wei Yan spent a day in a hurry, and on the surface he improved his plan to attack the spiritual canal back.
Then, while the military discussion was not held at night, he secretly asked Zhao Yun for advice, hoping to avoid other opponents with a strong attitude. In this way, one-on-one persuasion would make Zhao Yun more likely to be more likely to be caught by others and would not be criticized for military adventure.
As for the specific content of the plan adjustment, it is actually nothing. It is nothing more than to further reduce the number of people mobilized by sneak attack missions. This will transport more food along the ship at one time while ensuring that the number of dispatched ships remains unchanged, so that the troops can persist behind enemy lines for longer and have more time to respond flexibly.
At the same time, Wei Yan also found the Lingling locals in the army, especially the prisoners captured in the battle with Baolong a few days ago, and asked about the geographical situation of the mountain passes bordering Cangwu at the southernmost end of Lingling. He barely found a route that could theoretically "once the Guangxin County Town is not taken down, lightly retreat to Fuchuan along the mountain road and turn back to Mengzhuling."
In fact, Wei Yan had no intention of taking this path at all. He just wanted to take a big gamble and have a future. This retreat was also a way out. In fact, he didn't know whether he could go or not.
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In the central army's tent, Zhao Yun himself was in a difficult mood. It was almost the beginning of the hour of Hai, and the lights were not turned off to rest.
At the end of the military discussion at noon, because he rejected Wei Yan's proposal and showed a tendency to be polite and not risky. Later, during lunch and afternoon, other staff and subordinates talked about the battle situation with him, and they all persuaded him with a serious attitude, which seemed that he "what he saw was the same as the head coach."
At that time, Li Yanyanzhe said something seemingly comforting Zhao Yun: "At that time, Ma Fubo Ping Wuxi Man and Jiaozhi were valued by Emperor Guangwu, but unfortunately he died of the epidemic during the final journey to the south.
Now the general is also called Fubo. He has made great achievements in the southern expedition and escaped the previous malignant epidemic. He will have good fortune in the future. If he slowly seeks it, his achievements will definitely be greater than that of Ma Fubo."
Li Yan was still aware of the right amount, so he just said that he was just right, and he didn't say anything more than the standard. But there were some younger officers who were not serious about speaking. They went beyond the standard as they flattered and slapped, saying, "The general is not comparable to Ma Fubo. Zhao Tuo was also a native of Changshan. As long as the general was accustomed to the water, soil and climate of Lingnan, he could still make achievements."
(Note: Zhao Tuo was a man from the time of Qin Shihuang, so his hometown should be called "Heishan County Zhending native". The reason why the Han Dynasty was called Changshan was that in order to avoid Emperor Wen's taboo Liu Heng, he changed it to Changshan)
Zhao Yun turned a frankness after hearing this: Who is Zhao Tuo? Can this be compared? This is what harms me!
But after the staff dispersed, Zhao Yun felt that he was worried again: the reason why Zhao Tuo established a country was just a coincidence because the First Emperor was unrighteous and Qin no longer existed. Zhao Tuo, as a general of Qin, could not surrender to the Han Dynasty.
But even though the Han Dynasty is in chaos now, the lord, King Hanzhong, has reached great justice in the world. Even if the emperor in Li Jue and Guo Si encounters an unexpected accident... With the king here, he is still a loyal minister of the Han Dynasty.
At first glance, the king was a lord with extraordinary destiny and had to live a long life, so what else should I be afraid of? Since this is the case, what is it difficult to learn about Zhao Tuo's contribution to Qin? The territory he pacified was larger than that of Ma Yuan, so he should try his best to imitate it. As long as he did not imitate his ultimate independence, it would be fine.
When fighting, you have to be right to things and not people, otherwise you will seem to be guilty and obsessed?
Zhao Yun thought to himself: "I still remember that Boya explained to me privately that there is blessing in the palace, and talked about why "the longer a country is established, the wider the tolerance of a benevolent monarch towards capable ministers."
Those who are kings know that the world belongs to a certain extent can be so calm and confident. Therefore, Liu Bang was still suspicious of Xiao He, and he was demoted to Han Xin and changed to a marquis. Emperor Guangwu’s twenty-eight generals had a good ending. As for the king, he could regard Yun Chang as his virtue as his own brother, which was accumulated over four hundred years.
Now if I deliberately abandoned his tactics and strategies to avoid Zhao Tuo's actions, it would seem that I was "suspected by the king and had suspicion of me", and it would be better to be open and honest. Moreover, the king had already asked me to go back to participate in the Northern Expedition after the battle. I left after the war, and there was no time for separatist rule. What else do you have any doubts?"
It is not for Zhao Yun to blame for this kind of worry, because his friendship with Liu Bei was not Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, nor Li Su, and he was still far from the previous three people. Liu Bei was not doubting his employment, but he had to think about how to avoid the problem of separatist self-provement innocence, even if this problem only occasionally flashed through his subconscious mind.
Just when Zhao Yun was upset about his worries, Wei Yan came to ask for a meeting.
"See General! The last general has improved the Lingqu smuggling strategy mentioned in the morning. Please correct the general..."
Zhao Yun stared at Wei Yan for a few seconds and nodded to him to elaborate in detail.
Wei Yan said it all in detail.
After hearing this, Zhao Yun was in a cold mood for a while and sighed in a low voice: "Wen Chang, you are still gambling about your life. The capital you invested is not large, and I have read it. You are gambling, "Zhang Jin takes the initiative to reinforce Liu Du and provoke Jingnan's army, which will lead to internal dissatisfaction and people's hearts.
However, this is not a long-term method. The enemies we are currently dealing with are indeed not very united internally, and Zhang Jin is not a skilled person. He is just a short-sighted and talkative person like He Jin. This may be possible to win the bet.
What if you meet the second Yuan, Cao Cao, Li Jue and Guo Si in the future? This method can only be used when it is obvious that I am strong and the enemy is weak. The two are equal or the enemy is strong and I am weak, so it cannot be used - I am not afraid of you dying, but I am afraid that you will become addicted to gambling after you come back alive. I will not say this in the military discussion, and now I have no other ears. Let me tell you."
It has to be said that Zhao Yun's steadfast and prudence make sense.
It’s like in history that Wei Yan wanted to do Ziwu Gu Qimou and Deng Ai wanted to smuggle Yinping, which was all stealing. But the former was to steal the strong with the weak, while the latter was to steal the weak with the strong.
The strong can bet on stealing the weak and can afford to lose. The most important thing is that as long as it appears behind the enemy, the enemy will be shaken. Even if the tough battle is not necessarily a winner, it is possible to succeed in the chaos, and the enemy's surrender will fight more and more.
If you use the weak to steal the strong, you cannot expect the enemy to panic and turn against each other on a large scale. In conscience, when Zhuge Liang first went out of Qishan, there was basically no chance of winning. Even if Xiahou Wei was killed, it would be useless. You cannot bring about the "storm of surrender to Han" or "subvert to Han dominoes".
The only way to succeed in Ziwu Valley's Qimeng is unless it is after the Gaopingling Incident, a time traveler calculated that "Xiahou Xuanxia Houba is still guarding Chang'an, and he is expected to be liquidated by Sima Yi and want to take the initiative to surrender to Shu Han." Suddenly, he went to the city of Chang'an and accepted Xiahouba surrender directly away from home. Even so, you have to join forces with Xiahouba to block Tongguan and then kill Guo Huai, who was separated from Chencang and Longxi.
Zhao Yun also knew that if he lost the bet, the loss would not be great. If he won, he could end the battle here and get a solid foothold in Lingnan. It was very cost-effective. He just didn't want Wei Yan to form a path dependence.
Just like when Cao Cao returned from his expedition to Wuhuan, he still had to reward those who advised him not to go. The people who dissuaded him were right. Although he won the expedition to Wuhuan, he was just a bet, but he shouldn't bet, and he could not judge his merits and demerits by winning or losing.
Wei Yan also breathed a sigh of relief, but he could understand what Zhao Yun said, so he bowed and said, "The general is willing to promise me this time, and I promise not to take such a risk for the rest of my life. And even if I win, I admit that my tactics are not as good as the general, and it is just a lucky draw."
Zhao Yun confirmed whether Wei Yan's eyes and words were sincere, and nodded: "Go, I'll give you a chance, I hope to be cautious from now on. I will just treat you as an omission for being an employee this time and are dissatisfied with your colleagues. But if you really win this battle, you will prove yourself enough, don't rush to achieve success."
Wei Yan happily took the order and left, wondering why General Zhao suddenly became easier to talk to today?
Only Zhao Yun himself smiled bitterly: Wei Yan's tactics are feasible, and only accounted for 50% of the final decision. Another 20% was moved by Wei Yan's attitude, and the profit ratio was indeed high. The last 30% factor was that Zhao Yun himself did not want to "deliberately avoid Zhao Tuo's correct answer to success back then."
When Qin Shihuang was in the time of Emperor Qin Shihuang, he used a large army to steadily fight and eliminate Baiyue. However, now the main force does not have enough time to detour with the ships, and the temporary luck can only bring Wei Yan's soldiers.
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Although he supported Wei Yan's adventure, Zhao Yun still did everything the commander did before sending troops, especially he carefully summoned the two Qujing soldiers that Wei Yan wanted to take away, and personally took General Fu Bo's name to guarantee it, saying that the whole plan was very Zhou Xiang, so don't be afraid of the few people on your side, and the reception will be very comprehensive at that time, so that the soldiers will not be afraid.
Zhao Yun knew very well that if he did not mobilize pre-warly, even if Wei Yan's plan was correct, Wei Yan would definitely die, because Wei Yan's prestige in the army was not enough, and the soldiers might not dare to bet on his life.
Zhao Yun’s own reputation is famous for being cautious. Zhao Yun endorses Wei Yan with his credit so that everyone in the back of the death squad can stabilize the hearts of everyone in the back of the back. I sincerely believe that the back of the back is very successful.
In order to ensure morale, Zhao Yun knew the cultural level of these soldiers, and was convinced that they were basically illiterate and illiterate, and had never read history books. Then Zhao Yun personally deceived the soldiers in his preaching before the war, saying, "I sent Ren Xiao and Zhao Tuo to attack Baiyue when Qin Shihuang sent Ren Xiao and Zhao Tuo to attack Baiyue. The sneak attack tactics were exactly the same as what we are now, and they were successful in the end."
With the endorsement of historical success stories, the soldiers' confidence has increased greatly.
Wei Yan was secretly shocked when he heard this: Who said that General Zhao was solemn and could not boost morale? The honest people with reputations occasionally deceived people, and the effect of cheating people is better.
The soldiers didn't believe it if they asked a guy like Wei Yan to tell stories and boost morale.
Zhao Yun: "Okay, Wen Chang, please do your own thing. I have already informed Shi'an County to prepare a ship. You can climb over the mountains and walk straight lines along the small roads in the mountains to the north side of the mountain pass between Shi'an County and Lipu County, Cangwu County, where the fleet and grain will wait there.
After you get on the boat, you will go down the river as soon as possible, pass through Lipu and hit Guangxin. Within fifteen days, I hope I can hear the news behind the enemy and cooperate with you to attack me at that time."
Chapter completed!