novelhk Chapter 759: Should we fight or not fight in Nanjun?
Chapter 759: Should we fight or not fight in Nanjun?
"Prime Minister, calm down!"
Seeing Gao Yao's strange expression and the action of throwing things, several people knew that Gao Yao had started to act again. They had been following Gao Yao for more than a day. If they couldn't tell whether Gao Yao was really angry or pretending to be angry, then the subordinate's work would be in vain. But knowing is one thing, but knowing doesn't mean that he can really show it.
The superiors hope that the people below them are smart, but not too smart, especially when it comes to guessing their temper. After all, no one really likes to be completely understood by others. This is human nature, so several people spoke up at the first opportunity.
"This Ying Bu and Zhang Liang, I have repeatedly told them to just defend Hanzhong, and they can take Xianyang by defending Hanzhong. They are really playing tricks on me, Prime Minister."
Gao Yao had already seen the clues from Zhang Liang's letter. Wang Li took the initiative to attack to avenge his father and made Lu hang himself. In addition, Xianyang took the initiative to surrender. Gao Yao was not a mediocre ruler, so he saw this very clearly.
Wang Li is not a fool. He dared to attack Hanzhong with only 20,000 men under his command. Although Wang Li's record in history was indeed not good, and in fact Wang Li's record now is also not good, he is a man from a family of famous generals after all. Even if he is stupid, he would not do such a stupid thing. There is only one possibility for him to do this, that is, he fell into a trap.
Zhang Liang must have used some tricks to trick Wang Li, so he suddenly attacked Hanzhong. Although Gao Yao was not clear about the process, he could still roughly guess it. It was because of this that he finally took Xianyang.
"Prime Minister, the merits and demerits of Zhang Liang and Ying Bu can be put aside for now. What we should consider now is the problem of Nanjun. Wu Can is now in charge of the King of Hengshan. Although he still has 50,000 troops, Wu Can is arrogant. So I still suggest that we should capture Wu Can in one fell swoop and not give him a chance to breathe."
Xiao He was not polite at this time and directly stood up to ask the most critical question, which was the issue of attacking Wu Can. This question really hit the key point. Although Gao Yao had already asked Cao Can to lead the troops to Jiujiang County, it seemed that he was still hesitant about whether to continue attacking Nan County.
In this battle, the losses on all fronts so far are actually the least in Hanzhong. But now the entire Hengshan King's subordinates have known the situation in various places and have begun to retreat and defend. It is not that they do not believe in continuing the attack. Gao Yao is also confident that he can take Nanjun, but the amount of losses is unpredictable.
After all, after Han Xin took over Dongjiao County, it was absolutely impossible for him to support the attack on Nanjun in the short term. On the one hand, the soldiers were exhausted. They hid in the mountains and forests for a month in advance, and then took over Donghui County and Langya County. After that, he fought with Zhao Shuo under Wei Bao for nearly a month. In addition, it took nearly five months to pacify Dongjiao County.
The soldiers of the First Legion also need to rest. Continuous fighting will greatly reduce the soldiers' energy, which is very disadvantageous for combat. Gao Yao naturally does not want this to happen.
On the other hand, Gao Yao also had to be on guard. Even though the agreement with Wei Bao was better now, this kind of agreement was often not much stronger than a piece of paper. It was possible that Wei Bao would tear up the agreement at any time.
The other is the mysterious Yi Xiaochuan. Up to now, the mysterious Yi Xiaochuan has not made any trouble for a long time, and has not even taken the initiative to attack Gaoyao. This actually makes Gaoyao feel more uneasy. If it was just for the cooperation with the Xiongnu, it should have ended long ago. The people who were trying to get information did not bring back any useful information. Apart from actively training the troops and being ready for battle at any time, there was no other action.
But the more this happened, the more uneasy Gao Yao felt. After all, the mysterious Yi Xiaochuan was too smart and had many tricks up his sleeve. God only knew what the other party knew over the past thousands of years and what he had prepared to deal with him. It was precisely because he didn't know that Gao Yao was worried. Therefore, Gao Yao could not let Han Xin help attack Wu Can, which was also a precaution against the mysterious Yi Xiaochuan in advance, lest the other party take the opportunity to play any tricks.
Although Cao Shen was leading the Second Army to Jiujiang County, he was worried about continuing to fight Gao Yao. Only when you manage the household do you know how expensive firewood and rice are. The total loss from this battle till now was enough to directly build five cities.
"Prime Minister, I also suggest that we continue to fight. The war has come to this point. If we give up halfway, it will give Wu Can a chance to catch his breath, or even give him a chance to contact the other princes to unite again. The first push will weaken the second, and the third will be exhausted."
At this time, Li Zhao also stood up and gave his own opinion. Li Zhao had always been Gao Yao's assistant. When Gao Yao was not around, Li Zhao helped to handle many official duties, including some inspection tasks. Li Zhao did not have much power and could not make decisions on behalf of Gao Yao on many things. However, with his status and position, anyone with a discerning eye could see that Gao Yao was interested in training Li Zhao.
"Li Si, what do you think?" Looking at Li Si who had been silent, Gao Yao asked directly, wanting to know what Li Si thought.
"Prime Minister, we can actually capture Nanjun without bloodshed. It all depends on what you plan to do."
"Oh? Tell me about it."
Hearing Li Si's words, Gao Yao became curious. He didn't understand what Li Si's method was, and how he could achieve victory without bloodshed.
"First, the Prime Minister has forgotten that Wu Can is in your hands. As long as Cao Can leads Wu Can to attack Nanjun, everyone he meets will surrender. Although Wu Can has temporarily inherited the throne, his position is not stable after all. All the generals and civil officials under the King of Hengshan are followers of Wu Rui. Although Wu Can is the eldest son, his character is average and he is not enough to convince the public."
"Moreover, Wu Rui has been brought back to Nanjun for at least two months. Normally, Wu Can should have sent people to negotiate for Wu Rui's release, but there has been no movement until now. This shows Wu Can's ambition. He wants to use us to get rid of Wu Rui so as to consolidate his position. Therefore, by using Wu Rui, General Cao Can will definitely be able to recover all places outside Nanjun in a short period of time."
After hearing Li Si's first idea, Gao Yao, Xiao He, and even Li Zhao's mouths twitched. It's not that no one had thought of this idea, but to be more precise, no one had the nerve to say it out loud.