sbdcsierra Chapter 765: Li Xun And Yang Mingzhi
Chapter 765: Li Xun And Yang Mingzhi
On the pass wall
Su Zhong stood at the tower and looked at the national teacher beside him and said, "National teacher, the bandits surrounding the pass are not attacking the city any more every day. I heard that Chu's firearms frightened the prairie people into ghosts and gods. The morale of the wolf cubs on the grassland has hit the lowest point, and because our army has been encouraged by the national teacher to come here, we have gathered all our energy, and we are about to defeat the bandits who are besieging us outside Zhouguo Pass!"
A few days ago, when Su Zhong rushed out to fight a counterattack, the national teacher stopped him. This time, the national teacher can't stop him anymore, right?
Half of the main force in the grassland was transferred to fight with Chu and suffered a lot of losses, so it was worth retreating to the north.
Now it is 100% certain that the group of prairie people outside Zhou Guoguan has no plans or ambushes.
Zhou Guo lost so many times against Chu, so it's his turn to win this time, right?
But the national teacher still shook his head: "No, wait a little longer."
Su Zhong gritted his teeth and said, "Master! Why do you have to wait any longer? If you wait any longer, Chu State will probably occupy half of the grassland? Now the army has already complained about the imperial court's passive attitude of avoiding war. Are the soldiers of our Chu State afraid of the barbarians in their grasslands?"
The national teacher shook his head and said: "How can the leading general be led by the nose?"
Su Zhong clenched his fists hanging under his body and said, "But..."
This is not the idea of the subordinates, but also his idea.
The national teacher said indifferently: "You are the leader of the army. If you insist on sending troops, no one can stop you here, but His Majesty's decree is for you to stick to this place. Only the decree is not allowed to fight."
Su Zhong took a deep breath and said, "National Teacher, our army is now 50 to 60% sure of winning the upper grassland. Why does His Majesty order our army to stick to the danger? As the leader of the army, the last general also needs to ask Tell the soldiers under your command!"
The national teacher looked at Su Zhong and said: "You are actually very similar to me back then. You are full of spirit and hope that your army will be invincible. All you think about is success or failure, only victory or defeat."
Su Zhong said: "The last general admired the most was the national teacher."
The national teacher said; "Later, I became the national teacher of the state of Zhou, and it was only after I was with His Majesty that I understood more things."
Su Zhong asked: "What does the national teacher mean?"
The national teacher said: "A large army needs capital to go out. The court was defeated by the Chu State. It not only compensated the military expenses of the Chu State, but also compensated a large amount of compensation from the Chu State. The court no longer has much money to spend on the army. .”
"The cost of defending is much lower than that of going out, so even if you are 50% to 60% sure, you still have to defend. Now let alone the morale of our army, our treasury can't afford defeat."
"Tell the soldiers, it's not that we are afraid of the grasslands, but that the imperial court's eyes should be on the entire Zhou country, not just some barbarians. A man should have a long-term vision and have the world in his heart, not just a momentary mood."
Su Zhong heard the words of the national teacher, cupped fist and said: "What the national teacher said, I will eventually understand."
The national teacher continued; "But you don't need to be discouraged. Now is not the time to counterattack. When the time is right, you will naturally have the opportunity to send troops."
Su Zhong asked: "I don't know when is the opportunity to go out?"
The national teacher said: "The grassland suffered a defeat in the Chu State, and was pushed by the Chu State for a hundred miles and even flattened the place where the Wanyan tribe moved the capital. It is not as good as Chu State, and the cavalry is not as good as Chu State. Even if it faces half of the prairie army, there is still a 50% chance of being defeated, so now we have to wait for Chu State to defeat the grassland's spirit again, so that Wanyan Khan will be transferred. If there are too many elite cavalry to resist Chu State, it is time to counterattack only after our Zhou State has more than 80% certainty of victory."
"The imperial court doesn't want you to use all the elites of the Zhou Kingdom to defeat the army on the grassland, and to expand the territory for our Zhou Kingdom. If you show off your enthusiasm in Beiguan and wipe out all the elites of the Zhou Kingdom, even if you win Grassland army, what will we use to expand our territory?"
Hearing this, Su Zhong cupped his fist and said, "The meaning of the national teacher will eventually be understood."
border city of zhou
in a restaurant
A young man dressed in silk sat here, drinking tea.
Although there are no expensive teas in the border city, fortunately Li Xun has never drank good tea a few times in his life, and he is in the habit of drinking it.
These days, after the Master settled himself in the inn, he disappeared and only said that he had to do something.
Then the next day at the border came the news that the national teacher had arrived in person and the morale of the army was greatly boosted.
These days, he has also met many generals in the army, but he didn't really contact them very carefully, but they would all come to drink in this famous restaurant.
Now that the war has turned into a defensive state, and the state of Zhou is fully prepared, half of the main force of the grassland has been transferred to the east to attack the state of Chu. In addition, the grassland is not good at tough battles. Although the offense may not be able to win, the defense is more than enough. .
Anyway, the prairie army was outside the customs, not besieging the city, and their generals were on duty in rotation, so they were very leisurely. It was not a problem to go to a famous restaurant for a drink.
In particular, most of the border guards love to drink. The wine in this restaurant is Zhu Ye Qing, a spirit bought from Chu State. If it is put in the city of Guan, there are fewer generals and even small officers on the border who can bear it.
Taking a sip and tasting a cup is also a way to relieve fatigue.
What's more, many of these generals took the initiative to surround them, which made Li Xun wonder if his master, the national teacher, was secretly exerting his strength again.
Then the cover of this restaurant allowed me, a concubine prince, to have such contact with several generals who hold military power.
What is the real purpose of this Zhou Guoguo teacher is still a big mystery in Li Xun's heart.
Facing a person who doesn't know the real motive but still close to him, Li Xun is wary.
At this moment, another middle-aged man in a war robe walked in from the door of the restaurant.
When he saw Li Xun, he breathed a sigh of relief, walked to the empty seat beside Li Xun, sat down, and said, "Have a pot of good bamboo Ye Qing!"
Then the middle-aged man looked at Li Xun and said in a low voice, "Sixth prince, we meet again."
This middle-aged man with a vicissitudes of life is naturally Yang Mingzhi, the head of the Yang family. Half of the Yang family has invested in the army, and the other half has been dormant in the capital and will not move, let alone set foot in the court.
The past glory of the Yang family can only be preserved in legends at this time.
As Emperor Zhou's target of suppression, even if the Yang family temporarily escaped the fate of being completely annihilated in the capital, it would definitely be difficult to hold a heavy fist on the battlefield. Even Yang Mingzhi can only be a general at this time.
Li Xun looked at Yang Mingzhi and said indifferently: "I didn't expect to meet Patriarch Yang again here."