The Grandmaster Strategist Chapter 34: Due Dongfeng

Lu Can, a native of Jiangxia, heir of Zhenyuan Hou, grandfather Ping, general in the time of Emperor Wu, loyal and brave to hear, father believed, supervising Jiang Xia for twenty years, Shen Hou, fine loyalty, and both the ruling and the opposition. He lost his father and entered the barracks with his father. He was more than ten years old. He was able to hold three stones and a strong bow. He had supernatural power. Although the warriors were invincible in battle. Believe that every word means left and right, and said: "This son's merits must be on me."

Gong has been fond of martial arts since he was a child, and since the middle school advocates literature and despise martial arts, he is worried about his beliefs, so he continues to teach. Publicity is stubborn and drove Xixi. In the eleventh year of Xiande, Jiaxing Jiang Zhe was hired as Xixi Xixi by letter. Shi Zhe was only fifteen years old.

In the twenty-two years of Xiande, Zhe was taken captive into Yong, and after a few years, Emperor Yong bestowed the title of the township of Chu and the princess of Changle of Ning Kingdom. The people of the country were angry when they heard that, and former colleagues and old friends criticized him. Therefore, only the public is silent, or there may be scorns, the public said: a teacher for one day, a father for life, can not be extinct because of the last thing, the scorner hears it, and retreats in shame.

——"The Southern Dynasty Chu History Zhongwu Official Biography"

At the beginning of August of the tenth year of Longsheng, there was a constant stream of pedestrians on the post road leading from Haizhou to Xuzhou. There was just a heavy rain, driving away the scorching heat, and the wind blowing from the sea with a faint smell , Also with incomparable freshness. At this time, smoke and dust billowed in the distance, and the sound of wheeled cars came into the ears, and the endless truck convoy came from the direction of Haizhou under the **** of the Yongjun sergeant. The merchants and travelers on the road gave way to the roadside one after another. This situation happens almost every ten and a half days, so they don't need to wait until the sergeant orders to avoid them automatically. Dayong and Southern Chu had fought for several years, and they spent countless amounts of food and supplies. Although the Yong army was also farming and raising troops in the local area, they still needed to transport money and food from all parts of Dayong, and the money and food transported from Youji was mainly through Haizhou Yuntai Port. Transshipment in Xuzhou.

In this mighty army, there is an unarmored boy in Tsing Yi riding a horse slowly. He is Huo Cong. He landed from Yuntai two days ago and was supposed to rush to Xuzhou with a whip. After landing, he felt fear in his heart, and he deliberately delayed the journey, and went on the road with the army carrying grain and grass, nominally for safety along the way. Although the Hu Ben guards who guarded him were clear about his thoughts, but they couldn't bear to expose them. After all, they had been together for several years, and the friendship between them and Huo Cong had been very shallow.

At about noon, the general escorting the grain, grass, and baggage ordered the army to rest on the side of the road. The general led him over and said: "Young Master Huo, there is a wild shop in front of me, and I will often come and go here. If I don’t dislike him, he will Can the final general ask the son to have a drink?"

Although Huo Cong is worried in his heart, there is no trace of it on the face. The general intends to tie up, and he will not refuse it, so he smiles: "The general is kind, I am ashamed to lead it." Dismounted, and walked towards the wild shop while laughing with the general. A few Hu Ben guards naturally separated them and went to the wild shop to investigate. This time Huo Cong left Dinghai. It stands to reason that those Hu Ben guards who followed Huo Cong in Dinghai have no reason to stay in Dinghai anymore, but Most of them are serving in the Eastern Navy, and many of them have already served as intermediate generals or other important positions. If they suddenly leave, it will inevitably affect the Eastern Navy's combat power. Therefore, before Jiang Zhe recalled Huo Cong, he wrote to Emperor Yong and simply transferred those guards to the East Sea Army to serve. Except for the four Hu Ben guards who followed Huo Cong all the year round, everyone else stayed in Dinghai. The general who escorted the equipment did not know the identity of Huo Cong, but he saw that the young man was surrounded by Hu Benwei's entourage. He also knew the importance of Huo Cong's identity, so he was respectful and courteous along the way. And Huo Cong also took the opportunity to inquire about many situations in Xuzhou.

Since the Jiangnan Xingyuan set up a large camp in Xuzhou in the eighth year of Longsheng, hundreds of thousands of aid troops have guarded Huaibei as a gold mine. In the past three years, there have been several wars. Blood has flowed between Jianghuai and Huaihe River. The generals on both sides have been exhausted. Outside the battlefield, There are endless spy connections between North and South. Even Xuzhou can hardly avoid the infiltration of South Chu spies and the righteous people. Xuzhou has Qi Wang Li Xian and Prince Li Jun sitting in the town, so assassins are constantly emerging. Therefore, Xuzhou has long been under military control and is heavily guarded. But Jiang Zhe, the mentor that Huo Cong is concerned about, is not in Xuzhou at this time. Although Jiang Zhe, as the Jiangnan Xingyuan Counselor, does not seem to care much about military affairs. In the past three years, he has not only returned to Yongdu several times, but also usually travels to and from Jingxiang Huaibei landscape. In the meantime, boating on Weishan Lake, climbing Songshan to visit Buddhist temples, or hanging around in Hanshui Xianshan, it is actually a rare military matter. However, Emperor Yong's connivance to Jiang Zhe was unprecedented. Not only did he not condemn him, but instead promoted him to the title. Now Jiang Zhe is already the honor of Chu State Marquis, which makes many people jealous. It was Huo Cong. Although he knew that Jiang Zhe was promoted because of the eight years of Longsheng's great achievements, Jiang Zhe's such indulgence also made him quite puzzled. Giving someone to handle is not something that his mentor would do.

Huo Cong's heart turned a thousand times, but his expression was not revealed. He talked and feasted with the general and walked to the spacious and clean barn shop by the side of the road. He lifted the curtain and walked into the shop. The general was about to greet loudly. The shopkeeper turned his gaze, but his body was shaken and he was still. Huo Cong walked behind and saw that the general's behavior was a little wrong, but his eyes were blocked by the person's body. He couldn't see what was wrong in the shop, but he took a step back subconsciously, and the two tiger guards following him It is to keep up with the step, faintly shielding him.

If there is an accident in the store, the two tiger guards who went first should be alerted. Huo Cong was puzzled, and his eyes pierced inward. At this time, the general hurried two steps forward and bowed down in the tunnel. : "The final general Xue Quanzhong knocked on Lord Hou, I don't know that Lord Hou is here, please forgive the crime of the final trespass."

Hearing this, Huo Cong only felt a rumbling in his head, and his body seemed to be frozen. He looked over the admiring general. He looked inward and saw two sitting on the head in the middle of the shop. A person who is very familiar with himself. That face is as clean as ice and snow, compared to three years ago, although his face has changed a little, but he is still the same young man, isn't it the gentleman Li Shun who always stays at the side. And that green shirt on the floor, gray hair and frosty temples, and a bit of wind and frost on his face, but his eyes are more and more gentle and deep. Isn't he the teacher who has been away for several years?

The man stretched out his hand and made the general stand up, then looked at the shop door and smiled: "Cong'er, you haven't seen you for three years. You don't recognize being a teacher anymore. It's really a waste of money to welcome you as a teacher. Your mind is up."

Looking at those deep eyes full of admiration and comfort, Huo Cong only felt that the fear entangled in his heart for many days was like seeing the ice and snow of the scorching sun, which disappeared in an instant. He couldn't help his excitement anymore and pounced on In front of the man, he bowed to the ground, choked up and said: "The disciple knocks to see the teacher, the teacher has always been good." The voice did not stop, and the tears dripped down the dust.

Seeing Huo Cong's shoulders trembling lightly, but the appearance of strong self-restraint excitement, I was also shaken in my heart. At this moment, I couldn't help but apologize. Thinking of the beloved disciple who deliberately wronged this beloved disciple in recent years, he was young. It is really difficult for him to bear such pressure. Stepped up to pick him up, sat down with him, and smiled: "Well, although you have suffered in the past few years, it is very difficult for ordinary people to have such an opportunity. You will be pastoral at your age. Haitao passed a letter saying that you are very effective in helping him fight, Mu Shou Putuo is also very dedicated, and he still recommends you to be an official official. However, I declined for you. The past few years have only given you some experience and let you Familiarize yourself with general affairs. If you go out to be an official, you don’t have to. If you study by my side for a few years, you can directly assist His Royal Highness in administration. If you have an official position, it will be troublesome."

After hearing the words of his mentor, Huo Cong's uneasiness in his heart gradually faded, and his tears were wiped away. Only then did he realize that Jiang Zhe, Li Shun and himself, and other irrelevant people, were left in the store. They all retired silently, leaving an independent space for them to talk between their masters and disciples. As for Li Shun, Huo Cong naturally knew that this person and his teacher were one body. He stayed here and there was no problem, so he calmed down. Feeling, Huo Cong raised the long-held question in his heart: "Sir, my disciple learned of the battle report in Dinghai, and there were doubts in his heart. Sun Tzu has something to say, the soldier, the country's major events, the place of death and life, the way of survival, must not be ignored. Mr. has a deep understanding of the art of war, and should know that war is cemented and harmful to the society and the people. If you can win, you should fight quickly. If you can’t, you should also die and wait for the opportunity. Mr. is highly regarded by the emperor, why not try his best or advise The emperor of Yan will stop the war, or do it all in one go and quell Nanchu?"

When I heard this, I smiled and said: "Cong'er, people of insight in the world say that Nanchu is weak, why can't Dayong's foot attack? Do you know why?"

Huo Cong said sternly: "Most southerners have a heart of peace, admire glory, and have no intention of making progress in the Central Plains. If you talk about the combat power of the two countries, except for the generals under the general Lu Can, most of the rest are not strong. I The elite of the army can be ten, so the Southern Chu is unable to threaten Dayong, which is weak in Southern Chu. Nevertheless, Jiangnan is rich and fertile, and there are Jianghuai blocking the northern cavalry, and Shuzhong guards the upper reaches of the river, which is good for defense. There are countless princes guarding the Jianghuai division of the Yangtze River. As long as the Lord of Southern Chu has the people's heart and guards the natural dangers of the Jianghuai, there are one or two generals who guard the important place, and the military heart is the same, which can make Da Yong look at the Yangtze River and sigh. Now Nanchu Fu has it. Jiangnan has been in power for decades, but the political situation is still stable, the taxes are not heavy, the civilians can barely settle down, the people's hearts are still attached, and there are more famous generals like General Lu that prevent our army from going south, so the number of wars has been cemented. Years, I can’t keep up."

I secretly nodded, Huo Cong has made great progress in the past few years, and then asked: "So, look at the current situation, who has the advantage on both sides?"

Huo Cong has already thought about these things thoroughly, and said without thinking: "Xiangyang is in the hands of our army, so the Southern Chu army will not have the possibility of going north to Jingxiang and advancing to Nanyang, threatening Guanzhong. Xuzhou is as good as gold, and the Huainan army in southern Chu. There is no chance to go north to Qingxu. Most of Shuzhong has fallen into my hands. The Southern Chu Army can only defend itself according to Bajun and Kuizhou. Now the Southern Chu Army can only passively defend. No matter how superior it is, it’s just Southern Chu. The army is still able to protect itself, and in the past few years, the combat strength of the Southern Chu army has been gradually strengthened. If it is delayed, the advantage will be transferred to the Southern Chu army."

I am pleased to say: "You can see through this point. As expected, there is no wasted time. Yes, now South Chu seems to be dangerous and safe. Although our army has an advantage, it is strong outside, and Lu Canfei is a person who does not want to make progress. Before, he took advantage of the opportunity of our army to raided Chuzhou and Sizhou. If our army hadn't attacked Dinghai first, he had already taken the opportunity to seize the empty Xuzhou. Although I took advantage of the situation, I used Xiangyang defender Rong Yuan's My heart knot, capturing Xiangyang, but gaining the upper hand, but Lu Can’s ambition is fully revealed. Although Nanchu is in a weak position, but Lu Can took advantage of years of hard work to take advantage of Jianghuai’s military power, training a team that is not inferior to me The elite soldiers of the army, only waiting for our army to become tired, he will stand out, attack our army's deficiencies, and wipe out the efforts of Yongping Chu."

Huo Cong was frightened, bowed his head and thought for a long time, before he said: "Lu Can always focuses on defense, but whenever the enemy is slack, he will highlight the auspicious soldiers and attack the vital city to take advantage of the Dongchuan chaos. Taking Jiameng Pass is an example. While we were repairing after our army was defeated, we sent Shi to view Suzhou and Yang Xiu attacked Sizhou. Now the two armies are in a stalemate for more than a year. I am afraid that Lu Can is already planning to attack our army’s heavy ground. , I just don’t know where he will put the goal?"

I lightly nodded and sighed: "Cong'er knows that if he wants to attack Nanchu, the best time is in Wuwei 23 years. At that time, the Northern Han Dynasty was newly defeated, and the middle of Shu was not completely settled. But it was the sage king who drove the crane, the king and the dark ministers fainted, and the ruling and the opposition fell apart. Therefore, your majesty could lead the army to break the construction industry, capture the country's lord, and retreat. It is a pity that at that time the worries of seizure in the Yong dynasty were imminent. Although his Majesty controlled the army, he did not dare to attack Chu with all his strength. The military spirit was different, and the opportunity was missed. After the peace in the DPRK, the Northern Han Dynasty had regained its combat power, and the war in the north had resumed Worries about Sichuan also gradually surfaced, while the southern Chu was very densely populated, and the situation had stabilized. Once the southern expedition, it would have been protracted. Therefore, the strategy of pacifying the Han first and then destroying Chu was decided. Digesting the national strength of the Northern Han Dynasty, and because of the loss of Jiameng Pass, His Majesty had to recuperate. During this period, Lu Can had become the first man in the Southern Chu military. Although the Southern Chu Dynasty was under the control of Shang Weijun, However, no one in the military can contend with Lu Can. This is a situation of unification that the Southern Chu military has rarely seen in decades. We have lost the opportunity to destroy Chu.

According to my opinion, in the seventh year of prosperous prosperity, we should not raise troops to level the south. We must know that when Weijun and Lu Can asked about a military and political affairs, if it was Da Yongnan, even if Shang Weijun had evil intentions, Relying on Lu Can, Da Yong's cavalry is facing the south of the Yangtze River, but it will let the two of them put aside their suspicions and work together. It's a pity that your Majesty was eager to unify the great cause, and finally determined to pacify Chu, so that he fulfilled Lu Can and let him have the heart of Jiangnan army. As soon as the war broke out, I was ordered by the emperor to come south. I originally intended to use Dinghai to contain Wu Yue, and then confronted Jianghuai, Jingxiang, and the Chu army. I was not ready to initiate a war immediately. Unexpectedly, Lu Can took the initiative to attack and even used the continuous war. Strengthen your position in the Southern Chu Army. Seeing Jianghuai and Jingxiang’s continuous soldiers, I was sure of Lu Can’s intentions. He was not reconciled to go to the south of the Yangtze River. He had the aspirations of the Central Plains. Although Da Yong had the master of Ming, there were also famous generals who were eager to attack, but only Lu Canduo. Going to the north to see the gateway to the Central Plains, according to guards, wait until the Mingjun of Southern Chu reigns, you can go north to the Central Plains, although that may be a matter of decades, but it is not an impossible dream. "

Hearing this, Huo Cong's eyes flashed with cold light, and it took a long time to say: "Since Mr. Lu can see through Lu Can's mind, he must have a countermeasure. In recent years, Mr. Lu has been lingering in the mountains and rivers. Could it be that Lu Can? Do you no longer follow Mr. Jin’s actions?"

I smiled faintly and said: "If the two armies are fighting and beheading the flag, it is not my chief, or I am in front of the army, and it will not do much. Let’s start. Although Lu Can is ambitious, he doesn’t know the situation. The Southern Chu dynasty has been corrupted. As soon as the governor Zhao Long took office, he was busy selecting beauties, doing construction work, and building palaces. It was not Ming Jun’s work, but Shang Weijun was afraid of Lu Can. For a long time, it only hindered Lu Can’s military power, and because Da Yong looked at him and had no excuses, he could not bear it. Since ancient times, there have been faint emperors and treacherous officials in the court. How can the generals have the opportunity to contribute to the outside world. Lu Can was suspicious of this, but he couldn’t. Excluding dissidents by extraordinary means and taking control of the political affairs is a dead end. All I need is a situation to be trapped in Lu Can's mortal place. Why do I need to confront him on the battlefield?"

Huo Cong's thoughts turned, and in a flash, he had recalled the events of several years. Although he didn't know many of Jiang Zhe's secret arrangements, it was just the things he knew that had made him feel chills and looked at Jiang in secret. Zhe glanced at him and asked: "Is it a weapon that Mr. Rong Yuan arranged for Shang Weijun?"

I nodded and said: "Rong Yuan's failure to defend Xiangyang is a serious crime. The Southern Chu court never asked the guilt. He just demoted him to the first-level military position and allowed him to lead the army to redeem his merits. Without Shang Weijun’s consent, how could this be? Rong Yuan is a narrow-minded person, and he is afraid of Lu Can’s reputation for a long time. Lu Can also has faults. Rong Yuan is the prince of virtue and his temperament is stubborn and narrow. If you don’t need it, you need to get rid of it, so that he won’t give birth to right and wrong. Lu Can was unhappy with Rongyuan’s method of excluding dissidents, so he didn’t want to use it, but let him take charge of the Yangyang. In Xiangyang, Rong Yuan had to rely on Shang Weijun to protect himself. Once Shang Weijun acted on Lu Can, Rong Yuan was the man of the sword, but Lu Can was unwilling to kill him because of his obsession. Instead, he wanted to make up for it. , Isn’t it a mistake to appoint Rong Yuan as the master of Jiangling’s military? But if I had not known Lu Can’s temperament, I would definitely not fall into trouble. How could I let Rong Yuan escape? Setting up an ambush at Fenglinguan, if it were not for the opening of the net, how would it let Rong Yuan go away. Only because Rong Yuan was left, Shang Weijun could deal with Lu Can."

Huo Cong said again: "General Lu is focused on war, and he can't help neglecting the affairs of the court. Moreover, General Lu is noble by nature. He doesn't like fighting for power and flattering the emperor. Therefore, he must not be the emperor's heart. No matter, Shang Weijun can’t find any reason to dispose of General Lu, but once the ruler takes charge, the situation will be different. Thunder and rain are all the grace of the ruler. It is the Lord Zhao Long who wants to remove General Lu from the military post for no reason. , General Lu can only follow his orders in despair, but because the war is cemented, this order cannot be given casually."

I sighed and said: "The general is out. Whenever there is an arbitrary arbitrage, Lu Can is more determined and resolute. The attack on Jiameng Pass and the use of troops in Huaidong are all arbitrarily arbitrarily. , But there was no sign of revitalizing the army. Such a move was a great taboo of the ministers. Even if the Lord is the Lord of the Ming Dynasty, it is also a murderous disaster. What's more, the Lord of Southern Chu is not the Lord of ZTE. Was Weijun belonged to the Minister of Power? A few days ago, the Queen Mother of Nanchu Shang deliberately chose Lu Mei, the daughter of Lu Can, as the queen. Although she was blocked by Shang Weijun, she still intended to choose Lu Mei as the noble concubine. For Lu Can, she sent Lu Mei into Being a concubine in the palace is the best way to deal with it. Once married to the royal family, Lu Can will have the opportunity to control the Nanchu government and gradually eliminate the influence of the Shang clan. Unfortunately, Lu Can is not a power minister, and he is not willing to sell his beloved daughter in exchange for wealth. , I got the news that Lu Mei was escorted to Shouchun by Lu Feng, the second son of Lu Can, and Chentang masters secretly escorted him on the road. In this way, Zhao Long will definitely be dissatisfied with Lu Can. Once the situation changes, Zhao Long will never I thought of maintaining Lu Can. What's more... alas!"

Huo Cong showed sadness in his eyes~IndoMTL.com~ continued: "What's more, the general in command is the object of the emperor’s suspicion. General Lu holds a heavy soldier in his hand and is unwilling to flatter the royal family. Zhao Long must doubt his loyalty. Since ancient times, heroes and famous generals have inevitably suffered from bad luck. What's more, general Lu said that once the situation stabilizes, Lu will inevitably suffer catastrophe. If there are treacherous villains who take the opportunity to slander, it is impossible for General Lu to disarm and return to the field."

I said calmly: "If this situation develops, Lu Can’s only way to survive is to rebel, but the Lu family is loyal and the world is a common leader. If he really rebels, the former Qing Dynasty will be wiped out, and Jiangnan will be in chaos. At that time, it will be our army’s opportunity. If Lu Can does not turn back after all, he will not be able to escape the poisonous hands of the emperor and traitor. When the Jiangnan pillars are overturned, who else can resist our army’s southward movement."

Huo Cong whispered: "Although there are many hidden worries, General Lu is holding a heavy army and is fighting fiercely with our army. Want to come to Shang Weijun to destroy the Great Wall in this situation, right?"

A trace of grief flashed in my eyes, and said, "Shang Weijun is not a stupid, so naturally he won't act rashly. If he starts, first the war will be settled, and secondly, Lu Can will have a handle in his hands. It's just me. The three-year plan is for today, and now everything is ready, only the east wind is owed. Within a few months, South Chu is about to change drastically. I call you to come, just don't want you to miss the chaos that determines the fate of South Chu."

Huo Cong only felt a sharp pain in his heart. Three years ago, Wu Yue and Lu Can also fought several times. Although he had never veiled his face, he could still feel his charm and temperament. It was really a hero at the time, thinking that this person was about to die. Under the conspiracy, he couldn't help but feel sad, and said for a long time: "Mr. said that he only owes Dongfeng, but he doesn't know what Dongfeng means?"

My eyes flashed and said, "This east wind is Xiangyang, and Xiangyang is a must-see for Lu Can, but when he captured Xiangyang, it was the beginning of the collapse of the pillars of the Southern Chu."