After Spring and Autumn

After hearing this, Meng Di snorted coldly and glanced at Liu Xiatuo with dissatisfaction on his face.

"How can you say that you have led soldiers for so many years? Don't you understand that it is easier to defend the city than to attack it? Before that, we always relied on it, sneak attack or quick transfer, and caught the opponent by surprise."

"Under this kind of trance, they seem a little powerless to defend the city, because this can put a kind of psychological pressure on the enemy, and more importantly, our equipment at that time was beyond the enemy's imagination."

"Today is not the same as in the past. Other vassal states already have enough understanding of our Han country, and our armaments have basically stabilized, and there will not be much change. Under this situation, the other party will definitely Do whatever you can to defend yourself.”

"You should understand the reason why ants kill elephants more, right? If we stop in front of a city, and the opponent concentrates superior forces to pose a threat to us, then the entire battle situation may be affected."

"Once defeated in this way, it will be a serious blow to the morale of the army. If the loss is too heavy, then our desire to unify the world in the future is just a dream."

"Also, don't forget that the reason why we have achieved such a great victory this time is that we have hoarded a large amount of military resources through several years of hard work. Otherwise, where would we get so many feather arrows and elite weapons? and armor?"

"Aside from other things, Huaicheng has been preparing for nearly a year for the rations used by the army's urgent march, and it also took several years to build the siege weapons such as bed crossbows."

"As soon as your upper lip touches your lower lip, you talk about this matter as if it is light. Do you think that Han has won successive victories, so the world is invincible?"

At this time, Liu Xiatuo's face became more embarrassed, and he quickly explained.

"My lord, that's not what I meant. At least now we can destroy Lu and Zheng first, and we can directly attack Luoyi with such dependence. At that time, my lord can ascend the throne and proclaim the emperor first, then our army's morale will definitely be greatly improved." improvement."

"The people in the Han Kingdom want the lord to become the emperor one day earlier. Only in this way can they feel at ease. Moreover, Luoyi is a strategic location. After taking this place, it will not only shake the princes of the world, but also grasp the strategic initiative. right."

Because of these words, Meng Di directly denied it, looked at the subordinate he subdued back then, and sighed helplessly, then he stood up slowly, with a cautious look on his face.

Meng Di knew very well in his heart that what Liu Xiatuo said in front of him did not represent his own wishes, but probably represented the thoughts of a large number of people in the military. This is not a good phenomenon.

Especially in the case of successive victories of the army, it is inevitable that there will be some pride and complacency. If this situation is allowed to continue, no one knows what will happen in the future, at least one thing is certain.

As long as future opponents can grasp this point, they are likely to defeat the Han army, because if they are too conceited, they will lose their caution when fighting. This is what the so-called arrogant soldiers must lose.

Naturally, this kind of problem cannot be taken lightly, otherwise, if it leads to bad results in the future, it will be too late to regret it. Thinking of this, Meng Di took off the sword from his waist and threw it on the table, with a calm expression on his face. Open your mouth and say.

"Since you are so capable, then take my saber and lead the army!"

After Liu Xiatuo heard this, a look of joy appeared on his face, and he asked with some uncertainty.

"My lord, what you said is true. If this is the case, then I will go."

Meng Di smiled lightly and nodded slightly, his tone still calm.

"Of course it is true. I am very happy to see that your ability is greater than mine. I am not sure about sending troops now. Since you have such ability, why don't I help you? As long as you can do it, you will come back." It is the Taiwei of the Han Kingdom."

Hearing this, Liu Xiatuo immediately realized that what Mengdi said was ironic, his face immediately changed, the smile on his original face quickly retracted, and at the same time he stood upright and gave a salute before speaking quickly.

"The subordinates dare not have such an idea, nor do they want to become the Taiwei of the Han Dynasty. They just want to be the lord's pawn and charge the lord on the battlefield. There is absolutely no other idea."

At this time, the sweat on his face had already dripped down. If Meng Di was angry at this time, it was better, but he had such a calm face, which showed that in his heart, he was extremely disappointed.

The scene fell silent for a moment, Liu Xiatuo didn't even dare to move at this moment, he was thinking about what to say next, but in fact, he didn't really mean to do this in his heart.

I just feel that Zheng Guo, Lu Guo and Wei Guo have already been beaten. Qi and Jin can be said to be hard to protect themselves. consider.

It is because of this that he insisted on sending troops to fight this morning. This is purely from the perspective of a general. As for the others, he didn't think much about it at all. Now that he saw Mengdi's reaction, he knew that he was wrong.

Seeing Liu Xiatuo like this, Meng Di sighed, tapped the table lightly, and said.

"Sit down and talk, I can understand your thoughts, but have you ever thought about it? The most important reason why the Han army has not lost the country is because of proper planning and complete preparations before the war. "

"And the siege is different from the field battle. Although we said that we attacked Lu and Song before, it was because we successfully defeated their main force or avoided their main force to take advantage of the vacancy, so we succeeded."

"To put it bluntly, up to now we haven't really fought a siege battle at all. The only time was with Zhong Wu. At that time, the sterile city blocked the city gate. We had bed crossbows, but we were still helpless. .”

"You are also a general. You should know how difficult it is to attack the city. Now the other princes are fully prepared. If we attack one by one at this time."

"Once one or two important cities cannot be taken down, it is normal to delay for a year or so. In this case, let me ask you, once the Han army fails, what will be the result?"