The elite did not migrate south

Chapter 540: The Army Must Use Unconventional Forces
Deng Ai was sitting in his own mansion at this moment.

There were various books and maps in front of him.

Deng Ai flipped through books, looked at maps, and marked them on them.

His son Deng Zhong stood beside him with a sad look on his face.

Deng Zhong was really badly betrayed by Deng Ai this time.

Because Deng Ai was sent out as the General Zhenxi, Deng Zhong stayed in the court, first serving as a counselor and later as a Lang in the Ministry of Rites.

This is actually a good opportunity for improvement, and the Ministry of Personnel can also make many contributions.

When the court began the war to destroy Shu, the Ministry of Personnel also began to make advance arrangements for the appointment of officials from all over Shu.

Zheng Mao led many officials and began to compile a list. The list contained officials who were suitable for promotion. If they could pacify the Kingdom of Shu, they could directly select from them.

Deng Zhong was busy with this matter for several months.

During these months, he almost lived in the Ministry of Personnel, looking up the officials' previous political achievements, comparing the number of positions needed by local governments, and allocating and arranging them one by one. He was extremely busy every day.

I worked day and night, and along with many friends, I worked for several months and finally came up with several thick "personnel" lists.

These are not official lists, but just the list of candidates from the Ministry of Personnel, but they are more complicated than the official lists.

However, just as they completed all these, they were waiting for the emperor to start looking at their candidates, to begin to reward them, and to determine their merits.

Suddenly someone found Deng Zhong and said that his father had made a mistake. Then they took him out of the Shangshu Terrace and sent him here to wait for his father to be sent back.

Deng Zhong's mood at this moment is really hard to describe.

Thinking about his work these days, he wanted to have a friendly chat with his old man.

But the old man had a bad temper and he didn't dare to do so.

Thinking of his miserable life ahead, Deng Zhong's face was filled with sorrow.

Deng Ai took a sip of tea, put down the book in his hand, and glanced at his son.

"Zhongzi, zizi, why have you been in the mansion all these days?"

Deng Zhong hesitated to speak.

What do you think is the reason?
Deng Ai said, "Your Majesty has only punished me. No, you have not been held responsible. You need not worry. Just return to your Ministry of Personnel."

"They won't kick you out again."

Deng Zhong was a little hesitant.

When no one came to invite him, he didn't dare to go directly to the Shangshutai, after all, he was still a criminal.

Deng Ai was quite dissatisfied with his son's cowardice.

At this moment, an envoy arrived hurriedly and invited Deng Ai to go to the temple.

Deng Ai then stood up, and Deng Zhong hurriedly stepped forward, "Father, my business..."

Deng Ai waved his hand unhappily and left with those people.

Soon, Chen Qian and Deng Ai appeared in front of Cao Mao.

Cao Mao placed the latest intelligence from the south in front of them.

"You all take a look."

Chen Qian lowered his head and looked for a moment, then laughed, "Congratulations, Your Majesty! Jiaozhou has been taken without a fight!"

Deng Ai's face was somewhat solemn.

In fact, he was very helpless about the government's failure to adopt his strategy.

He believed that if he had adopted his own strategy at the beginning, after conquering Bashu, he would gather troops and march directly to Jingnan, attacking from both sides, and he would definitely be able to destroy the Wu Kingdom at the same time.

But his strategy seemed a little too crazy even to the equally radical Zhong Hui.

Deng Ai pondered for a long time before speaking: "Your Majesty, Wu's troops will arrive faster than ours. By the time our army arrives, I'm afraid the rebels will have already been killed."

"Therefore, simply sending people to support them is not the way to protect Jiaozhou. The best way is to attack Jianye."

"Ok??"

Cao Mao and Chen Qian both looked at him in astonishment.

Deng Ai said seriously: "Your Majesty, no matter how many people die in Jingnan, Nan, Nan, and Jiaozhou, or how much land is lost, the important officials and nobles of Wu will not care too much."

“Because they all live in Jianye.”

"The quickest way to end a war is to bypass these victims and go straight to those who can make decisions."

"The king of Wu is great, and his ministers do not care about the sacrifices of their soldiers, but they cherish their own lives."

"Only by making them feel threatened can the war be ended."

"For example, the territory we have acquired in southern Jing is large enough. If we can also obtain Jiaozhou and connect these territories, then the Wu Kingdom will basically be forced to retreat to Jiangdong and passively defend itself."

"How can we take Jiaozhou? We must make the other party feel that they cannot send troops to Jiaozhou. The best way is to make the important officials of Jianye feel that they are in danger. Only in this way can the problem be solved." Deng Ai talked about his ideas.

Deng Ai believed that orders should be given to Guanqiu Jian and others to organize naval forces from all over the country, take the initiative to cross the river and fight, aiming at Jianye.

Of course, with the number of warships Wei has now, it is probably not that easy to defeat Wu in a naval battle.

However, Deng Ai's goal was not to capture Jianye. It was enough to make Jianye feel that the enemy might come to kill him.

Under such circumstances, they absolutely dared not send more troops to Jiaozhou.

The State of Wei was able to calmly conquer Jiaozhi and other places.

Chen Qian shook his head after listening to Deng Ai's strategy.

"No, no."

"Even if all the warships in the southern war zones were combined, they wouldn't be able to defeat Wu's navy. Under these circumstances, how can we allow them to go out and fight?"

"If the enemy seizes this opportunity and launches a fierce attack, defeating our navy, it will threaten not only Jiaozhi but all regions, and a good thing will turn into a bad one!"

"I absolutely cannot agree to such a risky behavior!"

Chen Qian's eyes were filled with astonishment and anger.

He always felt that His Majesty was too partial to Deng Ai.

His previous actions in office were enough to kill his entire clan.

Your Majesty insisted on keeping him safe, and that would have been fine, but now he also wanted him to come and participate in such an important event!
Deng Ai has never been a person who does things cautiously; his ideas are always too radical and risky.

Cao Mao immediately hesitated.

Deng Ai glanced at Chen Qian and said seriously, "Your Majesty, please do not worry about failure."

"First of all, our navy is not without the strength to fight against the Wu Kingdom. Huainan fought against the Wu people many times in the past. Although we didn't reach the point where we could attack, we are not without any strength."

"Besides, since Your Majesty took power, various regions have already begun building warships and preparing for the great unification."

"The combined number of warships from Yu, Yang, Qing, and Xu is not small. They won't collapse at the first blow against the warships from Wu."

"Moreover, in recent years, Wu has suffered turmoil, and a large number of generals and soldiers have defected to Wei. These people have received great rewards from Your Majesty!"

Deng Ai said seriously.

In fact, the situation of the Wu army was the opposite of that of the Wei army. In Wei, the most capable army was the central army, and they were also the ones with the highest treatment. In Wu, the most capable army was the foreign army, which was the legion formed by the generals with their own private soldiers.

The troops affiliated with the temple were treated very poorly, which is why when Sun Chen's brother wanted to take them to the State of Wei, these people did not resist.

Cao Mao guessed that Sun Xiu was now crazy about wanting to deal with the big families because Sun Chen's brothers took the core troops affiliated with the court and defected to Wei, which made Sun Xiu feel extremely insecure.

The armies of the Wu clans were greater than those of the emperor, so how could Sun Xiu remain in power?
So he could only try his best to let Puyang Xing harm these people in order to weaken their power.

Deng Ai continued, "These people originally had a very difficult life in Wu. After arriving in Wei, Your Majesty treated them very well. Their morale is high, and they are all willing to fight for Your Majesty!"

"If these people were to gather together and fight on the water, would they still be worried about being defeated by the Wu State?"

Deng Ai further analyzed, "Besides, because of the battle in southern Jing, most of Wu's warships are in Jingzhou, blocking Wang Ji, Wen Qin and others. Jianye's navy is not large. Lord Chen is now afraid of the enemy's strength and thinks they will wipe us out. I think the navy in Huainan may even be larger than that in Jianye!"

"The most important thing is the generals' problem."

"The Wu people only have a few capable generals, and all of them are now in Jingzhou. When Ding Feng wanted to return to Jianye, Sun Xiu issued an edict forbidding him."

"The current commander of Jianye is just someone like Zhang Bu. If someone like him were to lead an army, no matter how powerful it was, it would not be a match for the General of Chariots and Cavalry."

Deng Ai explained his reasons one by one.

He finally added: "Besides, Jianye is their capital city. The enemy dare not underestimate us. Even if we decide to withdraw our troops, they will not dare to pursue us for fear of losing Jianye."

"Why would Mr. Chen be so frightened?"

Deng Ai looked at Chen Qian.

At this moment, Chen Qian was speechless. Although Deng Ai was crazy, what he said seemed to make sense.

Cao Mao pursed his lips and said, "We should ask the General of Chariots and Cavalry about this matter. He is at the front line and should be most familiar with these matters."

“If we can connect the various departments together”

"Your Majesty, we must not allow them to fight together."

Deng Ai interrupted Cao Mao and said seriously, "The battle line is too long. If we force them to cooperate, it will only lead to defeat. Let them fight their own battles, and there should be no division of labor. As long as they are not fighting against each other, they will have the advantage. If Your Majesty is worried that Guanqiu Jian cannot complete such a task, you can send me to Huainan."

Cao Mao suddenly came to his senses.

You can ask for advice, but forget it if you want to go. If I let you go to Huainan, I'm afraid you will have to lead the army to attack Jianye the next day.

However, what he said seemed to make some sense, as they made Wu's forces scattered everywhere and dared not send troops to rescue them, thus maximizing their military disadvantage.

Seems like there is still some progress? ?

(End of this chapter)