Chapter 343: Zhao Kuo's Military Strategy, Full of Theory
Could Zhuge Liang, the Minister of Revenue, command troops?
Better than Xun Yu?
It was hard for An Lushan to believe it, but he had no choice but to believe it.
After all, that was what Xun Yu said himself!
"Zhuge Liang, can you really help me?"
An Lushan asked urgently.
Xun Yu nodded solemnly and said:
"Let me put it this way. You need Kong Ming's help, just as you need Guo Jia and me at the same time."
An Lushan laughed and said, "I believe what you say, but don't lie to me!"
Xun Yu smiled and said, "Don't worry, it's just that this person is still serving as the Minister of Revenue. I'm afraid he doesn't have time to go with you to the battle!"
"Moreover, transferring a minister requires the personal order of His Majesty."
This is indeed a troublesome matter.
However, An Lushan was determined to take a risk. "If Zhuge Liang could really help me destroy the State of Jin and defeat the State of Yan."
"I will not tell Your Majesty about Zhuge Liang accompanying me on this expedition for the time being."
Xun Yu shook his head and smiled, "General An, I didn't hear anything."
An Lushan laughed twice, left, and then went to the Ministry of Revenue to find Heshen.
First he used threats and inducements, "As you know, this general has received the order from His Majesty and will be going to war soon."
"However, I need to borrow someone from you, your minister, Zhuge Liang."
"If you borrow it, I will give you whatever you want when I return victorious."
"If you don't lend it, not only will you get nothing, but I will also teach you a lesson."
He Shen was stunned when he heard this and blurted out, "What do you mean, General An? Threatening me? Do you think I'm afraid of threats?"
An Lushan narrowed his eyes, slammed the table, and stood up suddenly and asked, "Aren't you afraid?"
He Shen swallowed his saliva and said, "Zhuge Liang is the Minister of Revenue, an official appointed by the court and appointed by His Majesty. If you want to use him, you must get His Majesty's approval."
An Lushan frowned and said, "You are the Minister of Revenue, his superior. If His Majesty asks, just say that he has been sent to work elsewhere."
"As long as I can hold on until I return victorious and have military merit, it doesn't matter even if His Majesty knows about this."
He Shen gasped in shock and asked, "You mean... to deceive His Majesty?"
An Lushan made a gesture to silence the other person and said in a low voice, "You bastard, are you trying to kill yourself?"
He Shen said softly, "I think you don't want to live anymore!"
An Lushan explained: "That is only if Your Majesty asks. What if Your Majesty doesn't ask?"
Heshen opened his mouth, but was speechless.
He didn't dare to do such a thing, so after a moment, he refused outright:
"No! This is a U-turn deal!"
An Lushan said in a deep voice: "I heard that the Jin Dynasty's palace is full of treasures. When the time comes, I will give you one or two as playthings."
"Even if His Majesty asks about it later, we can just say that we didn't know the treasure was so valuable. As the saying goes, ignorance is not a crime..."
He Shen thought about it again and again, unable to resist the temptation, and said: "Okay, let's do it this way. Your Majesty rarely asks about Zhuge Liang's affairs, so I think we can get away with it."
To be honest, the national treasury is now full and Daqin is no longer short of money.
However, he and Shen were indeed a bit poor.
Because since the establishment of the Three Guards Organization, he no longer dared to be greedy for money.
At least there is some restraint.
Now that I hear that the other party wants to take some treasures from the Jin Dynasty Palace for me, how can I sit still?
What's more, in essence, he also has the power to send the Minister of Revenue out on business.
An Lushan said, "Tell Zhuge Liang that I will report his achievements to him after we return victorious."
"By then, His Majesty will see that I have military merits and won't make things difficult for me. After all, I won the battle."
"At worst, His Majesty might demote me a few ranks in anger, but as long as I can win this battle, there will be plenty of opportunities for His Majesty to use me in the future."
Just like that, half a month later, An Lushan led Zhuge Liang to war.
In fact, with Zhuge Liang's wisdom, he saw through An Lushan and Heshen's plans at the first moment.
But he didn't point it out to my face.
Because Zhuge Liang also needed an opportunity to prove himself, he was not only good at handling internal affairs.
Even when it comes to leading troops in battle, he is a good hand.
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On the Jin side.
With the help of Yao Guangxiao, Zhao Kuo made great progress.
In just half a month, they captured 32 cities of Jin State.
It is only a thousand miles away from Shangjing City.
When Yue Yi used his troops, he was good at using the weak to defeat the strong.
However, the Qin army was extremely strong.
It is a strong gathering of heroes.
So after several battles, Le Yi did not gain any advantage at all.
In the end, they were forced to fight a decisive battle with the Qin army at Qingling Pass.
After arriving here, Zhao Kuo and Liu Yu surveyed the terrain together. He said:
"When the Three Kingdoms were at war, Your Majesty personally led the army to this place."
"After the Qin army withdrew, the Wu State was unable to hold on to this place, so it was given to the Jin State."
After passing Qingling Pass and capturing Baihu City and Yangtong City, you can go directly to Shangjing City of Jin State.
At that time, Ying Yuan fought to the outskirts of Shangjing City.
Of course, he was hit there passively.
Later, they realized that if they continued fighting, there was a high possibility that the State of Jin would be destroyed, so they simply withdrew their troops.
Qingling Pass is built on the mountainside with narrow terrain, making it easy to defend and difficult to attack. It is a rare place that military strategists must fight for.
Liu Yu took one look and suddenly felt heroic. He murmured, "White Tiger City and Yangtong City are both defenseless."
"As long as our army captures Qingling Pass, the capital of Jin can be conquered. If the Jin Emperor flees in panic, he will be nothing more than a stray dog."
At this time, the old monk Yao Guangxiao who followed behind them first chanted the Buddha's name silently, and then said:
"Le Yi is a master of military strategy. Generals, please do not underestimate him."
Zhao Kuo nodded and said, "Of course I won't underestimate it. When Your Majesty attacked Qingling Pass, he listened to Wu Hua's advice and flooded the city."
"Now that it's the rainy season, we can use the same trick again and order all soldiers to hurry up and build ships. Once the plum rain season arrives, we can flood Qingling Pass."
To be honest, Ying Yuan really had no idea about the flooding of Qingling Pass. It was Wu Hua who did it behind his back.
Because Wu Hua thought that such a small matter did not need to be reported to Ying Yuan.
"Since the last water attack, the walls of Qingling Pass have been raised significantly. I'm afraid it will be impossible to take this pass by using water attack again."
Yao Guangxiao said worriedly.
He also participated in that battle that year.
Zhao Kuo laughed and said, "Flooding Qingling Pass is just a pretext. I plan to send out a surprise attack, led by General Liu Yu himself."
"We will cross the rolling mountains ahead, bypass Qingling Pass, and capture White Tiger City. By then, Qingling Pass will be isolated and helpless."
"The flood took a long time to recede, and my soldiers were all on high alert. Even if we were trapped, we could still starve Le Yi's army to death."
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