In Wang Shichong's marching tent.

Wei Zheng, played by Lu Heng, twitches his beard and smiles, showing off his masterly attitude.

Wang Shichong looked at the terrain map and was a little puzzled: "Sir, why did we urge our army to rush forward along the way, but then stopped again when we got here?"

Since sending troops, Wang Shichong has fully adopted Wei Zheng's suggestions and basically has not raised any questions.

But this time, Wei Zheng's operation made him a little confused.

Along the way, Wang Shichong's army surged forward, pulling out several of Dou Jiande's cities along the way.

At the same time, the scouts sent by Wang Shichong were constantly investigating Dou Jiande's movements and learned that Dou Jiande had also assembled an army of 100,000 and was preparing to come to fight.

But Wang Shichong had taken the initiative after all, so the best choice at this time should be to rush forward, continue to seize more territory and key strategic locations, and choose the most suitable place for a decisive battle with Dou Jiande.

However, Wei Zheng, played by Lu Heng, made the army stop.

Stopped in the area of ​​Caozhou and Daizhou.

It is near Shandong and the boundary between Xia and Zhengzhou.

From then on, they stood still, neither taking the initiative to attack, storming the city, nor retreating. Instead, they strengthened the camp nearby every day, seeming to assume a posture of long-term confrontation.

But the problem is...dou Jiande hasn't come yet?

Therefore, Wang Shichong felt very confused.

But I was just confused, but I didn’t question Wei Zheng, played by Lu Heng, because of this incident.

Because the entire situation so far is completely consistent with Wei Zheng's deduction.

Sure enough, Liang Guo has no plans to fight eastward so far. Although they have signs of mobilizing soldiers in the country, this is obviously to fight Liu Wuzhou and Song Jingang in the north.

As predicted by Wei Zheng, the Song and Jin Dynasties turned to Liu Wuzhou after being defeated by Dou Jiande, and the two sent troops to attack Jinyang.

Liang Jun may not be too confident, or he may have suffered losses in previous encounters, so he just passively defended in Jinyang and consolidated Liu Wuzhou and Song Jingang's power.

According to common sense, it would take several months for Liang Guo to win this battle.

This provided Wang Shichong with a good opportunity to fight.

Of course, Wang Shichong was not completely relieved. He still left some people to guard Luoyang in case of any eventuality.

It was precisely because Wei Zheng's previous predictions had come true that Wang Shichong did not doubt him, but came to inquire first.

Lu Heng smiled and stroked his beard: "Mr. Zheng, this is the best place for the decisive battle. If we go further, we will be at a disadvantage."

Wang Shichong was stunned for a moment: "Why?"

Lu Heng clicked on the map: "Because of the power here."

Wang Shiman looked at the location where Lu Heng pointed out, in the area of ​​Caozhou and Daizhou: "Sir, you mean Meng Jiong? Oh, sir, you are confused!"

Wang Shichong thought there was some serious reason. When he heard this, he couldn't help but slap his thigh with an annoyed expression.

"Sir, Meng Jiong is just a bandit who dominates the mountain! If the number is too large, it would be a mob of 30,000.

"Our army is occupying Tianshi. At this time, it will take some time for Dou Jiande's army to gather. If we can defeat Meng Jiong with lightning speed and take all his 30,000 troops for our own use, then we can attack Dou Jiande. Wouldn’t it be smoother?”

Lu Heng couldn't help but chuckle in his heart.

Do you want to kill Meng Jiong first?

Well, Dou Jiande thought the same way back then, and then he was captured in a battle at Hulao Pass.

Meng Jiong can be said to be a super stupid young man of this era. He does not have a shred of political consciousness in his mind, but his fighting ability is very fierce.

He rebelled very early. Although his power has not developed very much, he is still entrenched near Caozhou and Daizhou, with more than 30,000 troops.

In real history, Dou Jiande decided to rescue Wang Shichong, but ended up passing Meng Jiong's territory on the way.

Dou Jiande also felt that my army of 100,000 people was coming, and you, a mere 30,000 people, didn't you hurry up and surrender? If you don't surrender, I will seize the time to kill you, recruit your people, and then go to rescue Wang Shichong.

As a result, Meng Jiong really showed no signs of giving up and just bared his teeth and started to fight with Dou Jiande.

Obviously, both of them do not believe in evil.

Dou Jiande originally thought he could kill Meng Jiong quickly, but unexpectedly, the fight lasted four months.

It was precisely because of these precious four months that the King of Qin seized the opportunity to capture Hulao Pass first, and the situation in the entire Hulao Pass battle was instantly reversed.

Lu Heng knew very well the fighting ability of Meng Jiong, so of course he would not let Wang Shichong fight.

If Wang Shichong really went to fight, he would be fooled.

Of course, this does not mean that Lu Heng is on Wang Shichong's side, but just to balance the strength of both parties.

At this time, the consequences of Wang Shichong's low political ability have begun to appear.

Wang Shichong was good at leading troops and fighting, but his internal politics were a mess. In history, after he occupied Luoyang and defeated Li Mi, he thought about usurping the throne all day long. As a result, many of the talented people who joined him ran away.

In this unavoidable situation, Lu Heng deceived him into leading troops to attack Dou Jiande, which covered up his shortcomings to a certain extent and allowed him to focus on military affairs instead of messing around in Luoyang and dividing people's hearts.

But the country is easy to change, and the nature is hard to change. Wang Shichong was like this. In the process of leading troops to conquer, this kind of inflated emotion gradually appeared again.

Lu Heng was worried that he would be allowed to attack Meng Jiong, and then be hit in the head by Meng Jiong, allowing Dou Jiande to reap the benefits. This situation would be difficult to deal with.

By then, even if Qin Shubao and Cheng Zhijie rebel against Dou Jiande, they may not be able to succeed.

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As for Dou Jiande, Huo Yunying, who plays Qin Shubao, and Li Hongyun, who plays Cheng Zhijie, are also constantly giving him advice.

Although the two of them, as demoted generals, did not gain Dou Jiande's full trust, as long as their suggestions could comply with Dou Jiande's ideas, they would have a high probability of success.

Huo Yunying was fooling Dou Jiande.

"King Xia, for some reason Zheng Jun was holding back on patrol at this time and missed a good opportunity. This is an excellent opportunity for us!

"My king, if you want to go south to fight for supremacy, you need to cross the Yellow River and occupy the land of Shandong.

"Now if we can directly destroy Meng Jiong in one go, and with the power of a great victory, we can definitely defeat the Zheng army in one go.

"When the time comes, the king will occupy the two core hinterlands of Hebei and Henan, and then attack the Liang Kingdom, he will be destroyed immediately!"

Dou Jiande looked at the topographic map and frowned slightly, seeming to have difficulty making up his mind.

In fact, he was very confused as to why Wang Shichong would take the initiative to come over and beat him. There was obviously a larger Liang State to the west of Zheng State.

But since Wang Shichong has already come to the door, he can only fight.

According to the spies' information, Wang Shichong did not go forward for some reason. I wonder if there was some internal change.

It seems that now is indeed an excellent time to attack Meng Jiong.

If you can quickly kill Meng Jiong and kill Meng Jiong's 30,000 men, and then attack Wang Shichong, you will have great confidence.

Moreover, Dou Jiande had long disliked Meng Jiong. This was the biggest nail on his way south, and he should have found a way to remove it long ago.

But there is a prerequisite, which is to be fast.

If the stalemate with Meng Jiong continues and Wang Shichong suddenly calls, the situation will be a bit tricky.

Seemingly sensing Dou Jiande's doubts, Qin Shubao said: "Your Majesty, this opportunity cannot be missed, and it will never come back!

"Cheng Zhijie and I came together to seek refuge with the king, precisely because we felt that the king was wise, mighty, capable of making good decisions, and was a man who could rule the world and be favored by everyone.

"But the king is so hesitant. If he is afraid of even a small bandit, how can he unify the world?

"Meng Jiigong's position is sandwiched between Hebei and Henan, occupying a key position. If the Xia army takes it first, we will have an advantage. On the contrary, if the Zheng army takes it first, we will be at a disadvantage.

"It would be dangerous if Wang Shichong reacted and killed Meng Jiong first!"

In fact, whether you beat Meng Jiong or not, you can still make sense.

Many strategies are not absolutely right or wrong. The key depends on how well they are executed.

Take the real Battle of Hulao Pass in history as an example.

Dou Jiande decided to attack Meng Jiong first, but he did not expect that after four months of fighting, he not only exhausted his troops, but also missed a good opportunity, allowing Liang Jun to take Hulao Pass first.

So much so that before the Battle of Hulao Pass even started, they were already at a huge disadvantage.

And what about the King of Qin? Against all opinions at the gate of Luoyang City, he decided to divide 3,500 elite Xuanjia troops to go to Hulao Pass to confront Dou Jiande.

The final battle to capture the two kings laid a solid foundation for Liang Guo to completely pacify the world.

From the perspective of hindsight, Dou Jiande's decision-making was obviously confused, while the King of Qin was clear-headed and had no plans left.

However, the decision made by the two people may also have another outcome.

What if Dou Jiande ignored Meng Jiong at all and went south to rescue Wang Shichong, but Meng Jiong suddenly ran out and cut off his food supply?

Then there must be someone who wants to accuse Dou Jiande of having a mental problem. He actually chose to bypass Meng Jiong, a hostile force, and exposed his fragile logistics supply line to the enemy's blade, which was a low-level mistake.

On the contrary, if Dou Jiande can capture Meng Jiigong within a month, then he can reach Hulao Pass first.

Once he passed Hulao Pass, there was no danger to defend around Luoyang. He was very likely to use the power of victory to repel Liang Jun, occupy half of the country in the east, and compete with Liang Jun for world supremacy.

And if King Qin's 3,500 Xuanjia troops arrived at Hulao Pass one step late, and ended up losing Hulao Pass and returning with a huge defeat, then King Qin's operation of dividing the troops into two fronts and starting the war would definitely be ridiculed by future generations.

Therefore, in many cases, the key to whether a decision is right or not depends on execution.

Players have developed different strategies based on the differences between Wang Shichong and Dou Jiande.
To be continued...