Crowned the New Han Dynasty

Chapter 556 Chen has three strategies: upper, middle and lower
"Report from the front line, Wang Jun's soldiers and horses have left the station and gone straight to Great Thorn City!"

In the meeting hall of Murong Jicheng, Murong Xian sat high in the chair, listening to the reports of the people below, his brows furrowed.

All the generals below gathered together, listening to the information and intelligence reported, all with solemn expressions.

"Currently Goguryeo is besieging the east of the city, Duan's Xianbei is besieging the west, and Yuwenbu is besieging the north. The south of the city is obviously going to be handed over to Wang Jun's troops. Although his main force has not yet arrived, a small forward group has already arrived. Defenses are deployed in the south of the city."

As the battle reports were continuously passed on, the atmosphere in the meeting hall became more and more solemn.

"The current situation is a bit complicated." A general named Murong Ping, a clan brother of Murong Xuan, came up and clasped his fists and said: "I heard that Wang Jun's troops are around 15 to [-]. Once they arrive, they will [-] troops are besieging the city, how can we hold on, not to mention, brother, you misbelieved the words of the Central Plains Haner and sent people to divide the troops, which makes the situation even worse."

While speaking, he intentionally looked towards the corner of the meeting hall. At the end of Murong Ping's sight, there was He Jing, who was sitting silently.

Murong Xin said nothing, frowning, looking at the map on the table in front of him, he seemed to be having a hard time making a decision.

Murong Huang, who was sitting next to Murong Xuan, suddenly asked He Jing: "Sir, what do you think of this matter? I remember when you said that Governor Chen's three suggestions were divided into upper, middle and lower levels. The next best solution is to strengthen the wall and clear the field. What do you mean? I wonder what Governor Chen thinks of this matter?"

When He Jing heard this, he seemed to suddenly wake up. He sat upright, cleared his throat, and said: "The soldiers came from afar. They should have fortified the walls and cleared the fields, cutting off the food and grass coming and going. Now in this northeastern territory, except for my Murong clan, there is no one." Those who focus on farming, such as the Duanbu and Yuwen tribes, still have strong remnants of fishing and hunting. They do not prepare all the food and grass like the people in the Central Plains when marching and fighting. Therefore, they often go into battle lightly, and the food is available in the local area. If the wall is strong and the wilderness is clear, there will be no food. It can be seen that I, Murong, do not have an advantage in numbers, but I will stick to the city and retreat when the enemy's food is exhausted."

"This method is good, why not use it?" Murong Ping immediately asked.

"If there are only three troops to attack, then it's okay to use them, but the problem is that there are still Wang Jun's troops," He Jing explained calmly, "Wang Jun's soldiers are brave and good at fighting, and they are known as [-], including the logistics. , I am afraid that it will exceed one hundred thousand, once this person comes, the difficulty of supplying the coalition forces will be easily solved, and I am afraid that the food in the city will be exhausted in the end, and it is not impossible."

After hearing this, Murong Ping couldn't say much. After all, the two Xianbei tribes of Yuwen and Duan, together with Goguryeo, were not good at logistics and raised troops. However, Wang Jun was from the Central Plains and adhered to the theory of military strategists. Although he was easy to control Hu cavalry to conquer , but the troops brought this time are all from our own troops, and they are dispatched according to the Han family's instructions. This method of delaying has no advantage.

Murong Ping also understood the reason behind it, and then asked: "Then the choice now is a bad idea? Sending Murong Han to lead some troops out to set up camp, isn't this a way to divide the troops? Originally, compared to the coalition forces that invaded here, we waited." The army is not dominant, so we have to call all the soldiers from all over the place, and finally gather tens of thousands of people in the city of big thorns, and we have to divide some of them out, in case they are defeated one by one..."

"This is not a bad idea," Murong Xuan interrupted Murong Ping directly. Only with his status, he was qualified to interrupt Murong Ping at this time, "You also know that the other party can be said to be the Four Nations Alliance. Soldiers and horses from all directions have been gathered together. No matter from which aspect, I, Murong Division, are at a disadvantage. If there is no accident, there is no way to win. I think that in this world, everyone who knows the news here has already predicted that I will be defeated. Murong’s tribe is bound to be defeated, right?”

"Yes," He Jing nodded, "When I was talking to Governor Chen, he bluntly said that he could not form an alliance with me, Murong, because after this battle, there is a great possibility that Murong would be removed from the list, because those four families have The warriors of the grassland have the laws of the Central Plains, and have an advantage in military strength. They also have a lot of room to display in the choice of seasons, and the situation is very unfavorable."

"Hmph," Murong Ping snorted coldly, and glanced at He Jing, "Since you don't want to form an alliance, what's the use of talking about it? In the end, it's just an excuse."

"No," He Jing shook his head, "the three strategies of upper, middle and lower mentioned by Governor Chen have their uses. Among them, holding on until the enemy's food is exhausted is the best strategy; letting people lead the troops out and divide them to garrison. , forming a horn of momentum, echoing internally and externally, waiting for changes, is actually the middle strategy; the next best strategy is to take the initiative to attack quickly and decisively, before the enemy has yet to stand firm, assemble superior forces and attack quickly, then the leading troops and horses will be Hit hard and push them back to break the coalition's momentum, then turn around and sweep across to force the coalition back!"

Listening to He Jing's narration and the three top, middle and bottom strategies given by Chen Zhi, everyone present looked thoughtful, but soon some people shook their heads and said words that were too dangerous.

He Jing knew what they were thinking, so he said bluntly: "Although Governor Chen did not say anything about forming an alliance, he still expressed his views on the siege. And he clearly stated that I, Murong Ju, would completely defeat the enemy in this battle." If you want to defeat the strong with the weak, and defeat the many with less, then you have to take risks! Do strange things! The more dangerous the move, the more it can turn the situation around, the more it can change the situation, and even allow us to win the battle. It!" In layman's terms, this means that if there is no accident in your Murong department at the moment, it is basically finished. If you can't think of it, you can only create accidents. If you want to endure it safely and the situation will be solved in the end, that is impossible. After all, the other party is not an idiot. After so many people are entangled, how can he let it go easily?

Moreover, the other side has also made a lot of preparations for war.

Murong Ping and others were stunned when they heard the words, and then fell into thinking. Murong Huang was also surprised when he heard this for the first time. Just looking at his father Murong Xin's face, he knew that the Xianbei Shanyu had known about it for a long time, and maybe he had something to do with him. Many discussions have been made.

"Actually, when I talked with Governor Chen, he made it clear that both sides were making war preparations, but compared to Murong's Ministry, the Four Nations Allied Forces had the advantage. If the delay continued, no matter how well Murong's Ministry's war preparations were done, Comprehensive, it is not as good as the four-party coalition, so we should start the war in advance and win in the chaos, because this early battle is also an accident! If I, Murong, want to win, reverse, and survive this difficulty, we have to rely on one accident after another. !”

"But there are not so many coincidences in the world. If you want to have a coincidence, you have to have a plan and arrange it yourself." Murong Xuan looked at the generals in front of him, "I'll tell you the truth, before He Jing came back, what was in my mind was There was no clear plan, but Chen Zhizhi’s words he brought inspired me. Although it was an upper, middle, and lower strategy, the best strategy seemed safe, but in fact it was the most unfavorable, and it was actually the worst strategy, because once the coalition forces came, The power of our Murong tribe has collapsed. If we cannot repel it, the longer time passes, the more dispersed the tribes will be, and the weaker their strength will be. The so-called stability is just lingering, and again, there is no risk. This difficulty is It will be difficult to get through. After all, the coalition forces have been preparing for it for a long time, and they are not here just for a formality."

After Murong Xuan said this, everyone could understand after thinking about it, but it was equivalent to rejecting Murong Ping's statement in person, which made his face look a little ugly.

"As for the bad strategy, to take the initiative to attack, the time has passed now, but there was still a chance before, but I still didn't choose this strategy after weighing it up." Murong Xin did not hide his previous thoughts, "This bad strategy depends on the results Looking at it from above, it is actually the best policy, but at the same time, the risk of paying is also very high. If everything goes well, we can repel the opponent, but if there is a slight discrepancy, it means that we will be wiped out and there is no possibility of turning around, so it is not a choice. "

"So, you chose the middle strategy in the end?" Murong Huang finally understood. "It's just that the middle strategy is often mediocre. If the troops led by my brother are repulsed or defeated, the troops will be lost in vain, but they can also retreat. The next best thing is to use the remaining troops and horses to defend the city to delay."

"That's right," He Jing nodded, talking about the current situation, "Although Mr. Han was intercepted after leaving the city, the reason why Shan Yu chose him to lead the army was because of his ability to lead the army. As expected, Mr. Han During the two days when they were out of the city, not only were they not surrounded and suppressed, they were ambushed several times and gained a firm foothold. After all, those coalition forces were for the entire Murong Ministry, not to fight with small groups of soldiers. Let’s break the city as soon as possible, so that the outgoing troops and horses can be considered stable.”

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief when they heard this. After all, they were just generals, and they didn't know the overall situation. They knew that Murong Han was leading the army, but they didn't know the result.

But what to do next?Cooperate internally and externally to attack the enemy?
"But even so, the troops outside are still much larger than my Murong's. My brother leads the army outside. Although he has a fulcrum, he can't penetrate the enemy." Murong Hao raised this question, "Perhaps Chen Taishou Three Strategies did help us lay some foundations and have some hope, but we still have to rely on ourselves for the next battle. After all, Taishou Chen is far away in Dai County, so he can't understand the situation here, and how to deal with it later... "

"This is really not..." He Jing said with some embarrassment, "Actually, Taishou Chen also pointed out a direction for the follow-up, and after discussing with Shan Yu, I think it is quite feasible."

Including Murong Huang, everyone else looked surprised and looked at He Jing with suspicion, then glanced at Murong Xin.

That generation of county prefect, who was so far away, could only give three strategies: upper, middle and lower. How could he give advice from a distance on how to fight in the future?

Still doubtful, everyone decided to listen.

However, they didn't know that all the situations in the meeting hall were under the eyes of Wu Ma Origami in the corner.

(End of this chapter)