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Chapter 213 Miao Fu’s choice
"Look here, Xiangyang is located in the southwest corner of the Nanyang Basin. The Nanyang Basin has been a land of plenty since ancient times. If Master Miao gets here, he will never have to worry about lack of food."

"Looking to the south of Xiangyang, Jinghu North Road, where Dongting Lake is located, this place alone can support tens of millions of people."

"Looking further west, you can reach the Yangtze River from Xiangyang into the Han River. To the west of the Yangtze River is Guizhou on Jinghu North Road. This has been the east gate of Shu since ancient times. You can enter Shu through here. Close the gate and immediately return to Shu. into a country."

As Sun Zheng explained, the generals present gradually understood.

"So, Master Sun wants to enter Shu and make himself king?" someone asked.

"No, it's not that simple." Sun Zheng waved his hand and continued: "The latest information is that Zhao Chen, who was kidnapped by Liu Zhengyan a few days ago, crossed the Yellow River from the west side of Heyang, where the Bianhe River and the Yellow River divide."

"Everyone is looking at the map." Sun Zheng pointed to the location twenty miles west of Zhengzhou with the long pole in his hand.

"Liu Zhengyan and Miao Fu have joined forces?" Someone suddenly realized.

"Yes, the intelligence we just received shows that after they merged, the army turned south."

"These two are going to cause trouble." An officer finally figured out the purpose of Miao Fu and Liu Zhengyan.

Rely on the Son of Heaven to command the princes!
"Not just two people, but also Master Sun." Sun Zheng added.

"Looking at it this way, Xiangyang is really a treasure." An officer looked at the map and exclaimed: "There are mountains to the west, no need to defend, and the Yangtze River to the south. As long as Jiangling is captured, most of the Jinghu North Road can be easily occupied, thus Use the Yangtze River as a barrier to defend against enemies in the south. To the north is the Funiu Mountains, so if you want to capture it, you have to go east."

"In the end, only the east is left. After the Nanyang Basin, there is a vast plain. You can attack if you advance, and you can retreat from Guizhou to Shu. What a good calculation!"

"Yes, this is the conclusion given to us by the military government staff. It is estimated that in all likelihood, Miao and Fu will support the former crown prince Zhao Chen as emperor in Xiangyang, and then use the emperor to command the princes." Sun Zheng put down his hands. He picked up the tea bowl and took a sip of tea to relieve his dry mouth caused by the long explanation.

"Does the governor have any orders? Do you want us to catch up?" an officer asked.

"No, the military government's current main attack direction is still the north." Sun Zheng shook his head: "If you want to chase Miao Fu, you will need at least two armies. Counting the auxiliary troops to transport supplies, the total number of troops dispatched will definitely exceed 5. .”

"And if we catch up, there will be one point that will be very disadvantageous for us."

"what?"

"Fu Miao has Zhao Chen in his hands and can easily borrow the road along the way. It is different for us. If we want to ensure the safety of the food road behind us, we have to fight all the way. This is completely opposite to the current strategic goal of our military government." Sun Zheng replied.

"Then we can only watch them go south?" an officer asked.

Everyone felt unhappy after hearing this.

"Yes, the orders of the military government and the governor are for us to continue to open the road to Guanzhong to the west instead of going south." Sun Zheng replied.

The venue fell silent for a while.

"I'm a little reluctant. We were fighting with the Jin people and Zhao Gou in the north, and Miao Fu was hiding behind and making a fortune." An officer muttered, but his voice was not quiet. In a quiet environment, , everyone heard it clearly.

"Yeah, maybe we destroyed Zhao Gou in the north, Zhao Chen rose up in the south, and Song Ting resurrected again..." "If I had known that they were in Kaifeng at that time, it would have been easier to kill all the princes and grandsons of the Zhao family. "Someone was a little annoyed.

"Shut up!" Sun Zheng stopped him immediately.

This sentence means that Chen Xun's decision in Kaifeng was wrong.

Perhaps most people think so now, and feel that the root cause should be eradicated at that time, but Chen Xun's status in the military government was determined, and no one dared to question his decision.

Can't even think about it!

"Perhaps the Governor's decision has some profound meaning. How can we mortals understand it all?" Sun Zheng added.

"Yes, yes! The general is right, I was wrong." The general who just said 'all princes and grandsons' immediately admitted his mistake.

This little turmoil has finally been resolved.

However, after this incident, Sun Zheng no longer had the intention to continue the discussion.

He originally planned to send an elite partial division south to chase Miao Fu's army and make it restless.Thinking about it now, if he really did this, it would be out of consideration, and it would be a subtle offense to Chen Xun's decision.

Moreover, no one knows how effective this partial force will be. It is possible that all of them will be trapped in the south. When the time comes to investigate the responsibility, they will not get any credit, but they will make a big mistake of rashly advancing.

"Okay, now that we know Miao Fu's intentions, we will officially launch a general attack on Zhengzhou City tomorrow. We will try to capture the city within one day, then reorganize the prisoners, head west as soon as possible, and open the passage to the Yongxing Military Road." Sun The military meeting ended with one sentence.

……

When Sun Zheng ended the military discussion, Chen Xun was still chatting with Gan Ping, Ke Lei and others.

"I made a mistake this time. I didn't expect the two characters Liu Zhengyan and Miao Fu to appear suddenly. I didn't expect that Sun Fu would be so courageous."

"At that time, I thought that sending Zhao Chen there could disturb Zhao Gou's court. I didn't expect Zhao Gou to be so useless. His cronies defected and kidnapped Zhao Gou along the way."

"Liu Zhengyan can be considered a figure. The soldiers under him were originally Wang Yuan's elite, but he persuaded them to rebel together. Wang Yuan is probably very confused now." Pei Ren is getting more and more confused now. I like my position. I can see all kinds of bizarre things in the world for the first time.

"This also shows how disloyal the generals under Zhao Gou are." Gan Ping then expressed his opinion.

"Commander, why don't you send Sun Zheng to chase us? We can definitely send an elite cavalry to go south with light equipment. The supplies can be sent by boat from the Yangtze River and Han River. I believe that no one can stop our Chen family navy on the water. "Ke Lei asked.

"Let me tell you a story." Chen Xun then told everyone a children's fable about a monkey picking corn and ultimately returning empty-handed.

"There are benefits at our fingertips everywhere, but we have to grasp the general direction." Chen Xun explained: "For example, Guangnan East Road, Fujian Road and Liangzhe Road in the south, we can easily win it with our maritime advantage. . There are also Guangnan West Road and Qiongzhou Island. The mountains are high and the emperor is far away, so we can easily capture them. However, we have to hold off and focus our main energy on Hebei."

"I somewhat understand what you mean. We have limited energy and cannot bloom in all directions. However, why can't we occupy these easier places first and take the easier path first and then the harder path?" Ke Lei asked.

(End of this chapter)