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    "Did I make a mistake?" Chen Pu asked timidly.  She still lacks the courage and confidence to speak out on major military issues.

    Neither Shang Cheng nor Shangguan Rui said anything.  Shang Cheng had drooped eyebrows, holding a tea cup and sipping the tea soup one mouthful after another. There was almost no expression on his long and thin face.  The candlelight from the five-dragon-winged bronze lamp in the opposite corner was projected onto half of his face through the thin gauze lantern, and the scar diagonally drawn down from his forehead was reflected in a darker or lighter shade.  The red light flickered and dimmed as the candle flame jumped

    Did Chen Pu make a mistake?  Of course that's true.  There is no more harsh comment than this!  But he was right, so things got into trouble!  Even Chen Pu could see the clues to Xiao Jian's military tactics. What does this mean?  "Soldiers are deceitful! Therefore, they show what they can't do when they can, show when they don't use it, show how far they are when they are close, and show how close they are when they are far." This is what the military strategist Sun Wu said in "The Art of War" more than a thousand years ago.  This is a principle that has been repeatedly emphasized in the Chinese Kaisong Mingyi.  But what about Xiao Jian?  What about his "soldier's deceitful ways"?  He put up a three-pronged army attack formation on the southwest battlefield. As a result, even Chen Pu was able to point out that this was the same as the grassland combat strategy four years ago. Then Xiao Jian also put up a  With a confident and steady posture, he pressed the Nanzhao people forward one by one - what was his purpose in doing this?

    Shangguan Rui laughed dryly, smacked his dry lips, and said: "Soldiers are deceitful. When using soldiers, there is nothing more than a matter of truth and falsehood. In short, it is to keep the enemy guessing and confused.  This is the smart way to use troops. Duke Yi is a veteran of fighting in battle formations, and he is even better at this. Luzhou, Rongzhou, and Jiazhou, three groups of left, middle, and right move together to discipline Nan  The imperial edict cannot identify where the main force of our army is hidden, which is exactly the technique of 'hiding the front with troops and exposing the enemy'. Unable to distinguish where the main force of our army is, the Nanzhao people can only divide their troops to resist individually, or else retreat and stand firm."  He grinned twice. He originally wanted to praise Xiao Jian's military skills a few times, forcing the Nanzhao people into a dilemma without using a single soldier. When he raised his eyes, he saw Shang Cheng staring at the gun in his hand.  Cha Zhan remained silent He paused, took a breath and said, "The terrain in the southwest is complex and the situation is quite difficult. The south of Jiazhou is full of mountains, with one mountain connected to another, and one forest connected to another.  There is no end at all. Except for a mountain road next to the Minjiang River, there are no roads anywhere else. The food, grass and baggage of the 20,000-strong army can only be supported by this road. Since the Liao people have been rampant repeatedly a few years ago, they have attracted  After Nanzhao invaded, many people in southern Sichuan abandoned their homes and fled to the north. The counties south of Jiazhou were even more devastated, which was hard to see. It would be an exaggeration to say that nine out of ten houses were empty, but more than half of them were devastated.  It is also true that many people fled to death. A letter from Duke Yi Guo said that people near Jiazhou could not even recruit people to transport heavy supplies of food and grass, so they could only go to Chengdu to recruit them. In addition, the people who have caused rebellion have been responsible for generations.  They all lived in the mountains and forests in southern Shu. They harassed our army's retreat from time to time, forcing our army to invest a lot of troops to maintain the grain road. Duke Yi adopted a three-pronged attack strategy. In addition to showing off to the enemy and looking for southern  In addition to the main purpose of the imperial edict, there are also some unavoidable reasons. In addition, Tubo in the west is also ready to move. In order to suppress the Nanzhao people and force the Tubo people not to act rashly before the war between us and Nanzhao is over, Yi Guogong can only use  Win surely! Uncle Yiyi, tell me, is there anything wrong with Duke Yi¡¯s calm response?"

    Chen Pu's military knowledge was very limited, and he couldn't even talk about military affairs on paper. After listening to Shangguan Rui's long speech, everything seemed to make sense. After careful consideration, he also felt that Xiao Jian's use of troops seemed to be a bit unreasonable.  reason.  She moved her lips, wanting to express her own opinions on this occasion, but Shangguan Rui was consulting Shang Cheng for his opinion, so she couldn't interrupt.

    Chen Pu was speechless, let alone Tian Xiu.  She is a civil servant, and she is currently only a seventh-grade bachelor of the Hanlin Academy. How can she be qualified to participate in discussing such military and national events as the Southwest War?  She is now sitting in this elegant room, thinking only about how to find a suitable opportunity to find an excuse to say goodbye.  But several people kept talking without even a single word, so she could only sit and listen quietly with her eyes, nose, nose, and heart.

    Shang Cheng held the lamp and listened quietly to Shangguan Rui's words. He was speechless for a long time.  After a long while, he nodded and said "hmm", as if he agreed with Shangguan Rui's statement, approved of Xiao Jian's strategy, and seemed to wake up from his trance.  Without any other words, he drank the remaining tea soup in one gulp, held the teacup in a trance again, and then put the teacup on the table.

    Tian Xiu immediately picked up the teapot and refilled everyone's cups with tea.  The tea soup has already become lukewarm.  But at this time, who cares about these trivial matters?

    Just as Tian Xiu was about to leave, Shangguan Rui spoke again.  Shangguan Rui definitely can't let anyone here say goodbye; as long as one person wants to leave, Shang Cheng will definitely leave too. If he wants to stay at that time,??It is impossible to pay some price.  He must continue the conversation.  He looked at Shang Cheng with a humble expression, and said slowly: "I have read several recent letters from Duke Yi, as well as the battle reports he sent back. It can be seen that he is preparing to stock up on enough supplies this winter.  of food and fodder, and then fight with the main force of Nanzhao in the spring of next year to fight for a decisive battle. If there is no suitable opportunity in the spring, then the war will continue until next autumn - it rains a lot in the south, and we cannot afford to fight in the summer months.  A big battle. Uncle Ying, you and Duke Yi are the pillars of the army, and we have fought side by side. On the eve of this big battle, do you have any good advice to teach me?"

    Shang Cheng smacked his lips.  Xiao Jian is in charge of the southwest war, and he must avoid it.  He won't even say the first half of a sentence unless necessary, lest others make irresponsible remarks.  But while chatting in this elegant room, Shangguan Rui kept his attitude so low, and brought up the matter of Xiao Jian's kindness to Shang Cheng for his knowledge and promotion. He couldn't avoid it even if he wanted to.

    But what can he say?

    Praising Xiao Jian for a job well done and the arrangement of the three-pronged army?  Nonsense!  Jiazhou is more than 200 miles away from Rongzhou, and more than 700 miles away from Luzhou. The battle line is almost 800 miles away. It takes ten days and a half to report news to each other. Several armies advance separately one by one.  What does Xiao Jian take to advance?  This is purely to deceive people!  Xiao Jian also issued the same order in the grassland. One hundred thousand troops marched in three directions, and the three lines of troops were hundreds of miles apart from each other, causing the entire front to stretch for nearly a thousand miles. In the end, King Donglugu seized the opportunity and defeated it in one fell swoop.  Now that he is doing this again in Jiazhou, isn't he afraid that the people in Nanzhao will imitate him and start another "Mogan Siege"?  How many ways should we divide our troops so that the enemy does not know what is true and what is false?  This is simply full of nonsense!  Xiao Jian has been stationed in Jiazhou for almost half a year, and Zhao Jun has also had many "deals" with the Nanzhao people. If the Nanzhao people still don't know where Zhao Jun's main force is, then they won't have the guts to stay still.  North of the Yangtze River!  What's ridiculous is that Xiao Jian is still trying to find the main force of Nanzhao.  Didn't he see that the Nanzhao people were trying to take advantage of their own tactics?  Therefore, the Nanzhao people will be repelled time and time again, and the Zhao army will win again and again.  Is this a victory?  From a political perspective, it is a victory, and there are gains after all; but from a military perspective, these gains are nothing!  A few dozen heads at a time, do you dare to call it a victory?  He doubted the authenticity of these results.  Whether these gains belonged to the Nanzhao people, the Liao people, the Liao people who caused the rebellion, or the Liao people who did not participate in the rebellion His suspicions were justified.  You must know that this is in the early stages of the war, and before there is enough staged victory, these insignificant military achievements are just recorded in the merit book.  However, Xiao Jian just wrote them up and sent them back in a grand manner.  Damn it, shouldn't exaggerating the results of the war come in handy only at the end of the war to earn meritorious deeds?  ?  Could it be that the Southwest War has come to an end?  Obviously not.

    Yes, Xiao Jian must have noticed that there is something wrong with these victories and these results.  But he couldn't say it.  He needs one victory after another to consolidate his position in the army, and one victory after another to consolidate his position in the court.  Not only does he need it, but Zhang Pu also needs it, and the court also needs it.  These good news are necessary to prove the correctness of the decision of the Southern Expedition and to consolidate the position of the Southern Expedition headed by Zhang Pu in the court.  Therefore, Xiao Jian must keep reporting victory; even if he lies with his eyes open, he must "write" victory!  This is precisely the best evidence that "war is the continuation of politics."

    Shang Cheng closed his mouth and his deep eyes stayed on the lantern opposite for a long time.  He was thousands of miles away from Jiazhou and didn't know anything about the enemy's or our military situation. What good strategy could he come up with?  As for affirming Xiao Jian's military strategy, don't even think about it.  It is impossible for him to say something against his will!  Don't even expect him to praise Xiao Jian.  Now he doesn't slap the table and scold Zhang Pu, Xiaojian and the others for their stupidity in taking the war as a joke, even if he is taking care of everyone's feelings for each other!

    He remained silent, and Shangguan Rui waited eagerly for his words. The room suddenly became quiet, and the atmosphere became very awkward.

    At this time, Chen Pu spoke.  She said: "General Xiao's measures are a bit puzzling. Since the old general has laid out the strategy of three armies advancing simultaneously, why do we have to wait until next spring? I read in the military newspaper that Jiarong Lu San  Most of the local military supplies need to be dispatched and transported by Chengdu Prefecture. There are hundreds of miles of mountain roads from Chengdu Prefecture to these three places. The grain roads are long and difficult, and it is not easy to recruit civilians and pack horses. Even if there is a winter, it can  How much more food should be hoarded? It would be better to take advantage of the early winter weather when the weather is not yet cold and the troops and horses can easily move, and launch a war in a certain direction first, trying to create a gap in the Nanzhao people's front, shake their entire front, and force them to  Back off. This way, we have more room for maneuver, right?" After saying that, he looked back and forth at the expressions of Shang Cheng and Shangguan Rui.

    Shang Cheng pondered and nodded.  He raised his head and stared at Chen Pu.  After three days of separation, we should look at each other with admiration and cannot help but admit that?Pu, this is a great idea!  The key is to seize this opportunity just right!  During the confrontation between the two armies, when both sides have a relatively clear understanding of the opponent's next plan, this sudden tactical move can completely disrupt the enemy's deployment and disrupt the enemy's intentions.

    Chen Pu immediately felt Shang Cheng¡¯s surprised gaze mixed with encouragement and appreciation.  She had an expressionless face and pretended not to see Shang Cheng's eyes. She coughed lightly and put her hand on the tea cup.  She was reminding Shangguan Rui: Nod quickly!  Maybe you have more vision than Shang Yanshan?

    Shangguan Rui didn't know what he was thinking about, but he nodded after a while and said: "Chen Zhuguo's suggestion has some merits, but" He paused with his mouth raised, as if he didn't know how to word some words.  His eyes were a little scattered, passing from Chen Pu's face, then to Shang Cheng, then to Tian Xiu

    Tian Xiu immediately stood up and raised his hands to salute. Before he could speak, Shangguan Rui said: "Master Tian, ??there is no need to avoid it. It is not a serious matter." He stopped again and was silent for a moment before continuing.  , "It's not like Duke Yi has never considered taking action by surprise, but he has concerns."

    Shang Cheng was speechless.  Have concerns?  This makes no sense.  When it comes to war, who dares to boast that it is a sure thing?  Sun Wu would never dare to say this again.  Any military operation, regardless of its scale, is always a risky act. The only difference lies in whether the risk of war is within one's own control and tolerance.  As for Xiao Jian's concerns, they were nothing more than an extreme desire to win and an unusual taboo against failure.  He could completely understand Xiao Jian's mood. After all, the Southwest War was basically Xiao Jian's last battle in his military career.  If this battle is lost, then there is no need to mention anything. But if this battle is fought successfully, not only can it wash away the huge shame of defeating the grassland a few years ago, but it can also bring lofty honor to oneself, along with those  The soldiers who followed him in the north and south for many years will also have a glorious result.  It was because of this worry about victory and fear of defeat that Xiao Jian set up a parallel front that stretched for 700 miles. After all, he had always used force to suppress others in his life. This was the most critical battle, and he would never dare to do it.  There is no trace of originality, and there is no taking it lightly.  If possible, Xiao Jian would even suggest that the court make good friends with Tibet to gain greater military advantage.  Maybe Xiao Jian arranged the battle to next spring out of this consideration.  After all, making friends with Tubo requires a process.  It seems that Xiao Jian has probably mentioned this matter in his private message to Shangguan Rui. He wants to use Shangguan Rui to test the opinions of all parties on this matter.  This is probably what Shangguan Rui wants to say tonight, right?  However, there is nothing that cannot be discussed on this topic, right? As for the instructor, Shangguan Rui, who was hesitant and hesitant all night?

    Shang Cheng suddenly realized something.

    He suddenly raised his head and looked at Shangguan Rui.  Xiao Jian is the general manager of the Jiazhou camp and is in charge of the southwest military. He cannot make the final decision on the court's policy of making friends with the Tibetans. However, through some small means, he can provide benefits to the Tibetans within the scope of his authority, thereby achieving the effect of making friends with the Tibetans.  ¡­

    Shangguan Rui smiled bitterly and asked, "Uncle Ying, do you understand?"

    "Understand something. What does General Xiao want to do?"

    "The Tubo people have been increasing their troops since spring. A rough estimate is that there are about 37,000 troops deployed along the Yazhou-Lizhou line to the Shama, Luoluo, Jiuwa and other tribes of Duan clan in Nanzhao."

    "I have seen this report in the military newspaper. There are 40,000 Tubo people. I don't know how the Jiazhou camp calculated this number. It is a bit nonsense." Shang Cheng sighed and said, "Yazhou Lizhou  On the front line Huh! The imperial court withdrew the garrison in Yazhou and Lizhou more than 20 years ago, but it still counts these two places as our places. I don¡¯t know that the imperial court mentioned these two places.  Are your faces red or not? Besides, the combined population of these two places is probably less than 10,000. Now 40,000 Tibetan soldiers are stationed. What do they eat? They moved from the plateau? "

    "Have the troops from Yazhou and Lizhou withdrawn?" Chen Pu asked in surprise.  This was the first time she had heard of such a thing.
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