The elite did not migrate south

Chapter 548 I think it was Deng Ai’s strategy

Huainan.

The messenger hurried into the general's mansion.

People were coming and going in the general's mansion, walking in hurried steps, all with their heads down and anxious looks.

The messenger passed through these people and soon arrived in front of a study.

Two soldiers stood there, checked his identity, and then went in to report.

Soon, the messenger was brought into the study.

When he walked into the study, he saw nearly ten generals sitting there. Guanqiu Jian was sitting in the upper seat, waiting for him.

The messenger hurriedly bowed and met everyone.

He then handed the emperor's edict to Guanqiu Jian.

Guanqiu Jian was about to stand up and kneel, but the messenger hurriedly said, "Your Majesty has given a verbal order. General, there is no need to do this. Just sit down and receive the order."

Guanqiu Jian shook his head and said seriously, "Your Majesty, I am deeply grateful for your kindness. But how can I sit down and receive your decree? This is disrespectful to Your Majesty!"

He still knelt down respectfully and then accepted the decree.

The envoy couldn't help but sigh in his heart, this is the kind of general that the court can rely on.

Like Deng Ai, although he is a good fighter, if he encounters such a situation, he will definitely not bow and accept the order.

Guanqiu Jian quickly read the emperor's edict, then asked the envoy to wait outside for a while and treated him well.

Guanqiu Jian's words and actions were very peaceful. Although he looked serious, he was not scary at all. He was always kind, with no violence in his eyes. He had a strong scholarly air and gave people a very elegant feeling.

Even the envoy, who had only met him once, was impressed.

Guanqiu Jian looked at the generals sitting around him and said, "Your Majesty's edict mentioned the matter of Jiaozhou."

"Jiaozhi County is the core of Jiaozhou. The rest of Jiaozhou is barren. A rebellion in one county could overthrow the entire Jiaozhou. However, the enemy is very close to Jiaozhou and can send troops at any time, making it difficult for us to provide support, especially since General Huo Yi of Nanzhong is not in Nanzhong at the moment."

"If Wang Zhennan and others want to go, they have to break through the enemy's defense line."

"If this continues, the enemy will wipe out the rebel forces here before our people can take over Jiaozhi."

In fact, Guanqiu Jian had discussed this issue with his generals many times. Their views were the same as those of the court. They all felt that this uprising was a very good opportunity, but it was not easy to seize the opportunity.

The generals all looked at Guanqiu Jian curiously, wanting to know what the court's solution would be.

Guanqiu Jian smiled and said, "The court gave a suggestion."

"Attack Jianye."

At this moment, the generals were suddenly excited.

Well, to protect Jiaozhou, we have to attack the other country's royal city?
What is this strategy?
Is this a plan to directly destroy the Wu Kingdom for Jiaozhou?
Whose divine advice is this?

Everyone was a little confused, but Guanqiu Jian said, "I think this is a feasible strategy."

"Our navy has been developing for many years, but we have never taken the initiative to attack. In the past, we would not have dared to easily encounter the Wu people on the water. However, the situation is different now. Their forces are scattered, and Jianye has no garrison to defend."

“It’s a really great opportunity.”

Guanqiu Jian smiled and said, "I think this is probably what Deng Zhenxi thought."

The generals suddenly realized, oh, it was he who proposed it, then it made sense.

Guanqiu Jian agreed with this strategy very much. After the Sun Chen Rebellion, he gathered many naval generals.

He looked at Tang Zi who was standing beside him.

"How do you think we should attack Jianye?"

Tang Zi was a general of the Wu State. His official rank reached the height of General and General of the Imperial Guard. However, due to Sun Chen's killing and intimidation, he fled to the Wei State.

Among the many Wu generals who fled to Wei, his status was the second highest.

The highest-ranking one is of course the royal family general Sun Yi.

However, Sun Yi is now in Luoyang and will not follow the army to fight. He is like a flag, and it is not Guanqiu Jian's turn to command him.

As the second-highest-ranking general, Tang Zi was actually in a very embarrassing situation in the State of Wei.

Because, he was originally a general of Wei, then defected to Wu, and then defected from Wu to Wei.

Many people ridiculed him, calling him "General Wei and Wu."

But Tang Zi had no choice. In order to survive, he could only pretend that he knew nothing.

But Guanqiu Jian was different. He never ridiculed Tang Zi and even strictly asked others not to ridicule him. When everyone despised Tang Zi and thought he had no integrity and was not worthy of trust, Guanqiu Jian gave him the navy to train.

Guanqiu Jian was very kind to him, so Tang Zi felt at ease staying here.

When Guanqiu Jian first asked for his opinion, many of the generals were dismissive, but because Guanqiu Jian was there, they dared not react. A warm feeling welled up in Tang Zi's heart, and he immediately said, "General, if we want to threaten Jianye, we can't just send the warships in front and the tower ships in the rear as usual."

"We can gather the surrounding ships and set up a new formation. We'll start with the tower ships, with the warships and other fast ships on either side."

"With this freedom of movement, the main ship won't be at risk of being pursued during its retreat. Furthermore, if a battle were to occur, we could ensure that the warships could pin down the enemy's left and right flanks, allowing the tower ships to safely break through the defenses."

At this moment, Tang Zi analyzed the common water forts of the Wu State, the naval deployment around Jianye, and the enemy's commonly used formations.

Tang Zi was very familiar with these things because these were all things he had been responsible for.

Tang Zi wanted to break his original defense deployment by himself. Tang Zi believed that Wu State had actually been rather dismissive of river defense in recent years. They said they were dismissive because they felt their warships were strong enough and did not need to use wood and iron chains to stop the enemy, and they had not changed their defense deployment for many years.

Tang Zi spoke clearly and everyone listened attentively.

This spineless general seems to have something.

Guanqiu Jian listened patiently to him, then said with a smile: "Okay, then I'll let you take charge of this matter. You will be my military advisor and command the army for me."

Everyone was in an uproar and looked at him in surprise and confusion.

Tang Zi also stood up hurriedly at this moment, "General, what virtue and ability do I have?"

"Don't say too much. You are most familiar with the Wu Kingdom and are also very familiar with commanding the navy. Who else can formulate our strategy besides you?"

"I will give orders to have the warships from the surrounding areas gather here, and then charge towards Jianye, so that they won't dare to underestimate Wei again!"

Everyone stood up and received the military order.

Guanqiu Jian asked everyone to leave, but kept Tang Zi.

After everyone left, Guanqiu Jian looked at Tang Zi and said, "General Tang, I'll need your attention for this battle."

"Over the years, many soldiers from Wu have come to us for surrender, but we have never fought them on the water."

Guanqiu Jian smiled and said, "I'm afraid of repeating the same mistakes as the Battle of Red Cliff."

"You will nominally be participating in the military operations this time, but I intend to let you actually command and issue orders in my name. Once the event is complete, I will personally commend His Majesty for the accomplishment."

Tang Zi was speechless at the moment. He lowered his head in confusion, "General, I am a sinner."

"General Tang, even saints make mistakes sometimes, let alone us."

"Besides, I still know a little about what happened back then. The soldiers in the county killed the county governor, and then they found you and nominated you as the new leader. What happened in the past is over."

"In today's world, Shu has been pacified, and Wu is barely surviving, but it won't last much longer."

"The wisest people in the world have all seen this. Wu's king is suspicious and obsessed with his own desires. His ministers are scheming against each other, oppressing the people and causing chaos in the land. How can they be an enemy of Wei?"

"Now is the best opportunity for you. If you miss this chance, how will you prove your ability in the future?"

Guanqiu Jian said, "In the past, many ministers under Emperor Taizu were surrendered generals, but they all gained respect through their own talents. This time, I hope you can do the same and become one of the capable ministers during the revival of the Great Wei."

As Tang Zi listened to Guanqiu Jian's words, his expression became more solemn.

He stood up suddenly and bowed deeply to Guanqiu Jian.

"only!!"

Guanqiu Jian asked him to go out and prepare.

In the following days, generals found Guanqiu Jian many times. They believed that Tang Zi should not be trusted easily. If he was put in charge of the command, he might defect again because the emperor of Wu had punished people like Sun Chen and rehabilitated those who had been persecuted by them.

He also stated many times that if the ministers had fled to other countries because of Sun Chen's brothers, they could return to Wu, and he would not pursue their original responsibilities. All the faults were on Sun Chen.

Sun Xiu's move was very clever.

These generals who had defected probably did not dare to come back, but at the same time, the people of Wei did not dare to use these people easily, always feeling that there was a risk of them defecting.

But Guanqiu Jian didn't think so. Putting aside the current world situation, just talking about treatment, could the treatment offered by the Wu Kingdom be better than that offered by the Wei Kingdom?

what are you thinking!

Warships from all over the Wei Dynasty began to move towards Huainan, and Guanqiu Jian, following Tang Zi's suggestion, formed a new naval formation and appointed many commanders. Most of the generals who defected from the Wu State were given important positions.

The Wei navy began to set out from the water fort and kept hovering on the shore.

The people of Wu did not notice the movement here, their attention was all on Jingzhou and Jiaozhou.

The war in Jingzhou was about to end, but a rebellion in Jiaozhi County made the war fierce again. Lu Kang cursed loudly and wrote another letter demanding that Puyang Xing be held accountable.

Puyang Xing, however, wrote a letter to the emperor, informing him that the Jiaozhou clans were in rebellion because they were unwilling to obey the orders of the imperial court, and that this matter was also related to the Yangzhou clans.

The whole Wu State was in chaos.

At this moment, the Wei navy slowly left its defense zone and bared its fangs towards Jianye.

ps: I won an award. This book was selected as an outstanding work of the Pomegranate Cup, hahaha. Because I have to go back to my hometown to see my parents, there may not be many updates. I haven't seen my parents for a long time. But it won't take a few days. I will try to go home within four days, and then start updating like crazy at the beginning of the month.

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