Chapter 968 Failed in the first battle!
Emperor Xinde died and an era ended like this. After hearing the news, Lu Zheng from Lianghe also summoned all the strategists to discuss the matter.
Qi Yuanzhi said: "When Emperor Xinde dies, Song Wensong must be in panic all day long. According to our spies, Shandong sent people to Jiangnan a month ago. It is obvious that Jiangnan and Shandong have joined forces with each other! "
Zhang Pinghua stepped forward and said, "Prince, if Shandong and Jiangnan join forces, they will inevitably attack Huainan Road. The Sun family of Huainan Road has declined in recent years. If Huainan Road is occupied by Shandong, our two rivers will be threatened! In this case, we should support the Sun family and we must not let Sun family be threatened!"
Lu Zheng nodded and said, "Yes, Mr. Zhang Pinghua said it very well. I am summoning everyone to discuss today to ask about Huainan Road! Everyone speaks freely. What attitude should we use to Huainan?"
Lu Zheng said this and decided to conclude the topic. The counselors under his command gave me advice and I said everything. Sun Bing said: "Prince, there is a problem that is that we are discussing the crisis of Sun's family here, but Sun himself does not feel that he is facing a catastrophe. In this case, they did not ask us for help. How can we send troops?"
As soon as Sun Bing said this, the scene suddenly became cold. Everyone looked at each other and didn't know how to speak for a while! Sun Bing said it well. Even if Huainan Road is no longer dangerous, they have to ask for help to Lu Zheng to send troops. If the other party does not ask for help, wouldn't Lu Zheng have to take the initiative to occupy Huainan Road?
Lu Zheng frowned slightly and pondered repeatedly. Liu Song sneered: "Huainan Road and Lingnan Road have never followed the education. Now our army is directing towards Huainan, so what if we want to drive the Sun family out! We occupy Huainan Road and cut off the passage between Shandong and Jiangnan. In this way, it will be difficult for Song Wensong and Long Zhaohuan to form an alliance! We are the king's army, and we will send troops when we need to send troops, and there is no need to cover up..."
Liu Song's words aroused widespread discussion. For a while, the concepts of all parties were quarreling, and no one could convince anyone. Under this circumstance, Lu Zheng was also quite confused.
Now Lu Zheng’s internal difficulties have been gradually resolved. After resting and recuperation, the two rivers have become quite rich. The next step is to prepare for the use of troops, but the current situation has changed subtlely. How should we use troops?
Long Lingxiu from the capital, Song Wensong from Shandong, and Long Zhaohuan from the south of Jiangnan, how should Lu Zheng break through these three forces? In addition, there are two forces such as Huainan Road and Lingnan Road. Should Lu Zheng directly take them?
I have to say that the matter here seems simple, but it is quite complicated to consider carefully, and it seems not that simple!
Everyone argued for a long time, and the discussion had to be put aside for the time being. After Lu Zheng came down, Sun Bing came over to ask for a meeting. When he saw Lu Zheng, he bowed first and said:
"The prince is discussing the matter today. I wonder what the prince is thinking? Does the prince want to send troops to Huainan immediately to cut off the passage between Shandong and Jiangnan?"
Lu Zheng smiled and said, "I heard Mr. Sun's tone that seems to disagree with this strategy. I would like to ask Mr. Sun to tell me, what's wrong with this strategy?"
Sun Bing said: "If the prince attacks Lingnan Road, the Sun will definitely not be able to stop it. They will inevitably turn to Shandong or Jiangnan! No matter which side they fall, it will surely lead to close cooperation between Song Wensong and Long Zhaohuan. The so-called "Bun dies and foxes" are sad. It is not necessarily a good move for us to take Huainan!
The place in Huainan is flat and difficult to defend. If we take Huainan but fail to defend it, it will inevitably weaken your prestige. Since that is the case, why don’t we sit in the mountains and watch the tiger fight, take a look first, and wait before moving?"
Sun Bing paused and continued: "The current situation in the world is absolutely advantageous for you, Prince, and we can respond to all changes with the same change. But for Song Wensong and Long Zhaohuan, if they don't move, they will be waiting for death, so they must try their best to do so! In this case, we can wait temporarily and then slowly... "
Sun Bing is worthy of being a famous strategist in the northwest back then. His analysis can be said to be very wise, and it is really the old minister's words to plan for the country! Lu Zheng was very hesitant in his heart, but after hearing Sun Bing's words, he agreed with him quite a bit.
After Sun Bing left, Qi Yuanzhi came over again. Qi Yuanzhi wanted to take Huainan. Lu Zheng talked about Sun Bing's concept with Qi Yuanzhi. Qi Yuanzhi was stunned for a long time and said:
"The prince's thoughts are beyond the reach of everyone. Yuanzhi feels inferior to that. The prince's strategy is very appropriate, and I think it is excellent!"
Qi Yuanzhi paused and said, "If you say that, once the Huainan Road falls into Song Wensong's hands, Song Wensong's ambition will inevitably expand further. After Long Zhaohuan and Song Wensong in Jiangnan border, Song Wensong may have to erode the area of Jiangnan with vigorous ambitions. Once that happens, the alliance between Jiangnan and Long Zhaohuan will be shaken. As long as they cannot be in the same mind, we can be as stable as Mount Tai!"
"Mr. Qi's words are very reasonable. Since this is the case, I think the strategy can be decided! I heard that Shandong has many complaints about me in purging the powerful families, and Song Wensong disagreed!
It was just right to use the tricks to let several powerful families who were stranded in Northern Yan go to Shandong. After arriving in Shandong, they asked them to incite and create momentum, which made Song Wensong even more feel that the two rivers are still fighting in internal struggles, so that he can use troops to Huainan with peace of mind.
We are not in a hurry. I have been very rich in raising soldiers and resting in the past few years! If possible, I just hope that the two rivers will never be affected by the war again, so that the people will always be peaceful and healthy. In this way, I am happy to be a peaceful prince, haha..."
Lu Zheng smiled very happily, and it was obvious that his determination had been settled. Qi Yuanzhi quickly bowed and said, "The prince is so kind and admirable. In this way, I can rest assured!"
Lu Zheng decided not to move, and the news spread to Shandong. Shandong Song Wensong was very nervous, but after hearing the news, he felt very happy and said:
"Lu Zheng is arrogant, we can use this opportunity to expand our strength as much as possible! Huainan Road is already corrupt, and the Sun family can no longer make decisions for the people of Huainan. Since this is the case, I personally led a large army to attack Huainan. Only after taking Huainan will we have a way to advance south!"
Song Wensong no longer dragged on and ordered 50,000 troops to start from Shandong and directly penetrated into the hinterland of Huainan.
When Sun Chongwen of Huainan heard the news that the Shandong army was approaching, he was very frightened and didn't know how to deal with the enemy for a moment. His general Chen Hua said, "Why should the prince panic? Shandong Song Wensong was beaten like a stray dog by Lu Zheng, so he got a small place! In just a few years, how many abilities can he have to come to attack Huainan? I will ask for a fight and meet him!"
Sun Chongwen was overjoyed and immediately ordered 20,000 troops for Chen Hua. Chen Hua's army and Song Wensong's army fought on the Huainan border for three days. Chen Hua is worthy of being a general. Although he has few troops, he relied on his familiarity with the situation in Huainan and dragged Song Wensong around the Huainan area. Song Wensong could not do anything to him for a moment!
When Song Wensong encountered this situation, he couldn't help but be furious. You must know that he had never taken the Huainan Army seriously before. In his opinion, the Sun family in Huainan Road was the dry bones in the tomb. He could take them at will at will. He never expected that the Sun family in Huainan would be so difficult. Now if he couldn't quickly take Huainan Road, what if Lu Zheng used troops to Shandong?
Song Wensong immediately summoned the generals under his command, cursed them, and told them that if they could not take down Chen Hua, he would engage in military law.
Song Wensong's curse worked. Chen Hua was indeed defeated the next day when the battle was fought. However, after Chen Hua failed, he did not leave. Instead, he continued to retreat and find a new defense. While retreating step by step, he also defended step by step. It was obvious that Chen Hua was a veteran in combat. He knew that Song Wensong's purpose was to fight quickly. If both sides fought quickly, the Huainan army would inevitably suffer losses.
No, he could fail, but he retreated a little and organized defense. As long as the army was not defeated, what if Song Wensong won? Besides, Sun Chongwen had no idea at all. He was very scared when he heard that Song Wensong led the army to attack. However, Chen Hua used more than 20,000 people to block the enemy, and his mind was also stable.
He immediately wrote a letter to Lianghe, and actually agreed with Lu Zheng to let Lu Zheng attack Shandong, so that both sides could cooperate to take the land of Shandong. Sun Chongwen's book writing was obviously nonsense, and his purpose was to be able to surround Wei and save Zhao and let Lu Zheng rescue Huainan Road.
After seeing the letter, Lu Zheng hesitated for a moment and followed the situation. He asked Kuangzi to lead the 30,000 army to suddenly move, enter the East Mountain, and act like he was going to attack Shandong.
Song Wensong was supervising the battle. When he heard the scout coming to report that something was going on in Dongshan, Kuangzi, the army of the two rivers, led his men and horses across Dongshan and headed straight to Shandong. When he saw this news, he was so scared that he dared to fight again. He immediately led the army to retreat. When Chen Hua saw that Song Wensong was about to leave, he actually led 20,000 men to pursue him from behind. The Huainan Army, which was originally in a very embarrassing battle, was proud.
Song Wensong led the army to retreat to Jeju, but found that Kuangzi's army had retreated long ago. It turned out that Lu Zheng was just mobilizing troops to scare him! Di Qinghai said:
"Your Majesty, this time I'm not frivolous in using troops in Huainan! I'm too contemptuous of the enemy and not having a quick battle and decisive decision have made us passive! I must not relax my defense against Lu Zheng in the two rivers. Lu Zheng's attempt to attack is actually a false or a real thing. Don't think that he is scaring just because Lu Zheng did not let the army enter Shandong this time!
Chapter completed!