Volume Three: The Battle to Become the World] Fifty-six: Missing the Best Opportunity
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Chapter 56 Missing the best opportunity
"The Emperor of the Han Dynasty issued an edict: Wang Chengye, the governor of Hedong Province, corrupted and violated the law, occupied people's houses, and was responsible for gathering money. He should have imposed strict laws and clear punishments. I fought the chaos with force and governed the world with letters. The military commanders and generals are the mainstay of the court and the pillars of the country. It is also a pillar stone. In the past, the Qiang thieves harassed me in the east of the river. Chengye issued orders to the court. He repeatedly defeated the thieves and inspired the barbarians. He loved the heroes of Yuan Rong and made great achievements in China. Now a prince has come to intercede for mercy, so he deposed King Chengye as a Tunqi. As a captain, I hope he will serve the country with loyalty and keep his word."
¡°Long live my emperor! Long live my emperor!¡±
Wang Chengye was overjoyed in prison. The more than ten days in prison had made him frightened. He was afraid that his life would not be saved, but he was so lucky. Liu Fuheng still remembered his contribution, and with the intercession of His Highness the Crown Prince, he was able to turn the corner.
Although he lost his position as the Hedong Governor, he still obtained the official position of Tunqi Xiaowei. This made Wang Chengye overjoyed. Tunqi Xiaowei was not an ordinary miscellaneous fish captain with 500 or thousands of troops. The Colonel is a miscellaneous fish, but the title is different. The rank of the Colonel of Tunqi is higher than that of two thousand stones, and his power is far greater than that of an ordinary general. The Colonel of Tunqi is in charge of knights, and his subordinates include the Prime Minister and the Sima. As long as he is not removed from his post, he will You can command troops at any time, and have fixed troops and horses under your command.
Just when Wang Chengye was pardoned, Liu Huai and a group of his subordinates were discussing the incident of Dong Wenbing's harassment.
"A day and night attack on six states, Dong Wenbing's navy was everywhere along the Yellow River. Although the city was not lost, now is the period of spring plowing. Dong Wenbing's navy has a great influence on my great man!" Xu Yan asked Liu Huai reported.
In this era, food is the most precious resource. For example, Dong Wenbing's navy's four raids affected the agricultural production in the Yellow River area and greatly weakened the national power of the Han Dynasty. After all, the army's conquests could not be supported without military food. Go down.
"Your Highness, Shandong is currently under the rule of my Han Dynasty. Although the enemy has a navy, thousands of miles of river surface cannot prevent our army from crossing the Yellow River. Your Highness should fight back against the provocation of Dong Wenbing's navy!" Wang Xun, who joined the army suggested.
Dong Wenbing¡¯s navy is in Xingyang. Although it has 80,000 troops, it is difficult to cover thousands of miles of river. Once the Han army sends troops from Jinan, the 80,000 navy will just wait and stare!
Regarding the naval attack, Liu Huai did not think this was a threat. He only needed to send out his troops to attack Kaifeng, and the problem would be solved. But the question is whether it is the best time to send troops to confront the historian at this time?
Liu Huai saw Wang Zhong who was silent, so he asked: "Military advisor, what do you think?"
"Your Highness, I feel that something is wrong at this time. The Shi family is currently in trouble both internally and externally. It would have been good if I, the Han, did not send troops to invade Henan. Now, the Shi family dares to take the initiative to provoke me, the Han!" Wang Zhong found it incredible.
As the words came out, everyone was thoughtful.
Many counselors discussed the historian's purpose.
In fact, Wang Zhong¡¯s thinking direction was wrong. At this time, the historian was very afraid of the Han attack on Henan because of internal and external difficulties. But if the historian was afraid, wouldn¡¯t the Han stop attacking? The initiative was in the hands of the Han Dynasty, so the senior officials of the Shi family decided to strike first and take the initiative to let the navy attack to consume the Han Dynasty's national power.
Sometimes the thinking of the weak cannot be understood by the strong, which is why Wang Zhong is confused. But sometimes, the development of things is always a bit dramatic. Just because the thinking direction is biased, the decisions made are also different.
"Dong Wenbing's navy went north. Although they attacked six states day and night, they did not plunder the troops. They just drove the people away and attacked the Han Dynasty's headquarters. I'm afraid Dong Wenbing had other deep intentions." Wang Zhong said.
"Oh? Dong Wenbing's navy attacked six states, but they didn't burn, kill or loot?" Liu Huai asked in surprise.
"That's true." Xu Yan replied respectfully.
"So, the military advisor means that Dong Wenbing has different intentions?" Liu Huai asked Wang Zhong.
"Your Highness has a great reputation. I thought that there was a gap between Dong Wenbing and Shi Jia, and he was unwilling to work for him, and he did not want to offend me too much. Therefore, although the attack on the six states seemed fierce on the surface, the actual losses of my man were not great." Wang Zhong explained. road.
"In this case, I only need to send a lobbyist to Xingyang to persuade Dong Wenbing." Liu Huai was overjoyed.
"Your Highness is wise." Wang Zhong patted his horse.
Things were not as Wang Zhong analyzed. Dong Wenbing's navy attacked the six states without burning, killing or looting at all. This was entirely because Dong Wenbing was strict in running the army, and the troops under Dong Wenbing's command were all navy and they did not dare to overdo it. Going deep into the hinterland of the Han Dynasty, it was just a raid. So the damage caused is not big.
Dong Wenbing was smart and benevolent since he was a child. He lost his father at the age of 16. When he was 17, he was awarded the title of Gaocheng County Magistrate because of his father's merits. At that time, there was a drought and locust attack, and other government officials were expropriating money. Dong Wenbing was the only one who went out to collect dry stones from private valleys to help the victims. He also made statistics and measured the idle land in the territory, and gave it to poor families for farming, so that the displaced people could cultivate crops in peace. The imperial court issued an order to investigate. Household registration, in order to increase taxes and servitude, Dong Wenbing ordered the county people to live together, so the land taxes, levies and servitude were greatly reduced.
The commander-in-chief of Renyi and the troops who did not dare to go too deep into the hinterland of the Han Dynasty caused a series of attacks on six states. It seemed that the results were impressive, but in fact there was no loss!
At this time, Wang Zhong was Liu Huai's number one strategist. He had frequently made strange plans in the past. The army team established by Liu Huai all respected and admired Wang Zhong's ability. Therefore, under Wang Zhong's analysis, they could not help but follow the plan. As his train of thought continued, although some people felt it was wrong, when most people agreed, he kept his thoughts in his heart and did not express different opinions.
Therefore, Liu Huai adopted Wang Zhong's suggestion and went to Liu Fuheng to explain the situation and asked him to send people to Xingyang to persuade Dong Wenbing to surrender. Liu Fuheng, who was in Dadu, was furious at first, but immediately turned from anger to joy after receiving Liu Huai's request.
Who is Dong Wenbing? A general who is proficient in water warfare is also a hereditary noble. If he can be taken under his command, the Han's reputation and strength will be further improved. At this time, Yao Shu happened to go to Shandong to hunt for Daitian, so he was very happy. The emperor Liu Fuheng sent an envoy to Xingyang without hesitation.
In fact, if the Han Dynasty were to attack Henan at this time, Shi Jia, who was beleaguered internally and externally, might not be able to stop him. Moreover, at this time, Guo Kan had been deprived of his military power and was idle at home. However, when Liu Huaiji stopped the army and pressed the border, Shi Jia would use it again. Guo Kan, and Wang Zhong in front of him analyzed another "shortcut" to take, so Liu Huai chose the "shortcut" and missed the best opportunity to attack Henan!