The ministers did not object to the tactics of dispatching teams across the river to cross the river to disrupt the enemy's operations, because the number of troops used in this way was limited, which means that the consumption of money and food could be reduced, and the enemy could mistakenly think that our army was reconnaissance operations before the war, so that the enemy would not dare to act rashly, but would set up defenses everywhere, disrupting its deployment to a certain extent and unable to assemble a large army.

On the other hand, the harassment operations of our army are essentially to destroy the enemy's food and ship assembly areas. Whenever they are discovered, they will be destroyed with short and powerful attacks, thereby defeating the enemy's conspiracy to cross the river. In addition, they can also disrupt people's hearts, destroy their production facilities, destroy fields, ditches, and weaken their economic foundations through continuous harassment operations.

This type of combat method was also used in Qiongzhou, and it repeatedly defeated Ali Hague's attempt to attack Qiong. Therefore, many generals in the army were familiar with this tactic and facilitated organization and implementation. Moreover, the combat locations were all outside the region and had little impact on their own side. Instead, they would create an illusion of launching a counterattack against the enemy and achieving victory, which could inspire people and morale.

After some discussion, the ministers had no objection except to ask to grasp the scale and intensity of the battle. However, they questioned Jiang Jin's strategy of "attacking Xichuan and slowing down Dali". The reason for their opposition to attack Dali was similar to Zhao Bing's initial idea, which was that they did not want to be involved in the dispute between Lihan and Han, and were useless in vain manpower and force. They also thought that the Yangtze River defense line had begun to take shape, and it was not so urgent to capture Xichuan. The current energy should still be focused on resting and accumulating money and food, rather than using troops for a "useless" land.

"If there is no long-term thinking, there will be immediate worries. I think you all know better than me. In the past hundred years, Dali was in power, and he did not have the ambition to expand externally. He also cultivated his good intentions with our dynasty and called him Fan. He had no need to be wary of his neighbors, but now Dali has been occupied by the Mongol Yuan and has become a land under his rule, and it has become a gangrene on our dynasty's back." Zhao Bing said after all the ministers expressed their opinions.

"Your Majesty, Xiangxi has always been unsubmissive, and there are endless chaos. If you advance Dali, you must first subdue the people of Li, and you will have to use a large army. But there are high mountains and dense forests and miasma, and our army will suffer heavy losses when we enter the suppression, which is really not worth the loss." Wen Tianxiang sighed lightly, "Now Dali was assassinated by the King of Yunnan in the Yuan Dynasty, resulting in civil strife. All parties attacked and killed each other. Why should our dynasty participate in it?"

"Mr. Wen, even if our dynasty has no intention of seeking Dali, western Hunan will need to recover it. Otherwise, once the army moves north and loses its patronage, they will frequently harasse the mainland, invade the states and plunder the land, forcing us to divide our troops to quell the rebellion!" Zhao Bing said, "Now, it is precisely because the civil strife of Dali that they are forced to avoid Xiangxi and enter the Han area. The strategy of Jiang's commander can be taken to take the opportunity to pacify and properly settle them. It will be used by me in the future and become a barrier for us to block the Mongolian Yuan from entering Guangnan."

"Give it a peach and repay it with a plum. Now the Li people are in danger and force them to move inward. If our court treats it well, even if they are cruel and cunning, they will know how to repay their kindness." After hearing this, Lu Xiufu nodded and said, "If I follow what Jiang Kaiser thought, as long as I spend time to appease the Li people, I will not be able to return to the king."

"That is, our dynasty has a precedent for changing land and returning to the land in Qiongzhou. As long as we follow the strategy, it is absolutely necessary. If it can be achieved, our dynasty will be able to help!" Ying Jieyan also agreed.

"Yes, the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty was brutal, and he often destroyed the villages and destroyed the clans, and imposed heavy taxes, which caused the public to be resentful. I thought it was the time, so I used it as the leader to go deep into western Hunan, and entrusted officials to those who have made meritorious positions, established states and prefectures, and governed by court officials. It was impossible to include them in the territory!" Zhao Bing said.

"I think it's better to give it a try. If you succeed, you will help us. If you fail, you will not hurt national affairs. Since it is a five-50 distinction, why not?" Liu Fu also changed his opinion at this time, but he didn't seem to have much hope from his tone.

"Since that's the case, I have no objection!" Wang Yinglin agreed, and then said, "But I think it is necessary to be cautious when arming the Cuan Bai army and helping him return to his hometown. He has lived in Jiangnan for many years and has a good understanding of the military, political and civilian conditions of our dynasty. If he helps him seize Dali, if they repay their kindness with grudges, they will lead the wolf into the house!"

"Taizu had long said that the place outside Dalihua is not owned by our dynasty, so why should your Majesty insist on this?" Jiang Qi said at this time, and just because of this, it was his brother's offer. He was inconvenient to comment more, and he couldn't help but say.

"It's not because of this, but because of the situation. As long as the Mongol Yuan is still there, it is a future trouble. Only by rushing it away can we ensure peace in the south of the Yangtze River!" Zhao Bing said solemnly, saying in his heart that he didn't want to stab the hornet's nest, but a group of hornets circling over his head every day, and they would sting you two at no time. Because they were worried every day, it would be better to burn it with a fire, even if it might burn its corner.

"I think the strategy of Jiang's commander is not to benefit the present, but to a long-term plan. It is also because the Cuan Bai army has lived in Jiangnan for a long time. They have accepted the king's transformation. After returning to Dali, even if they cannot think of our dynasty, they will not be enemies with us. This matter is not urgent, so they can slowly plan!" Lu Xiufu continued to say at this time.

"Okay, let's talk about this matter a little bit, but I think it's urgent to recover Xichuan." Zhao Bing thought about it. He also knew the role of the exiles like the Cuan Bai Army, which was more like a leader. It was almost impossible to rely on their 18,000 people to capture Dali, and at most it would be a servant. Since there is no agreement on this issue for the time being, let go of the controversy and talk urgently first!

"Your Majesty, if you collect Xichuan, you will have to go up the river. Several gorges flow rapidly, with dangerous shoals, and it is difficult to drive ships. It is very difficult to mobilize troops and transfer supplies. If you need to invest a large amount of troops to garrison, you may lose sight of one thing." Lu Xiufu frowned. This is the first time he has clearly raised an objection since today's discussion.

"Do you all know why it was difficult for Wu to unify the world by Jiangnan during the Three Kingdoms period, but it was finally destroyed by Jin?" Zhao Bing took a sip of tea, thinking about how to convince everyone, and he took a moment to look at everyone and asked.

"In the overall situation, the disaster of Sun Wu was abdicated by the alliance between Wu and Shu and the alliance against Cao, and it was difficult to help each other, and it was defeated by Jin; and the last emperor Sun Hao was cruel and unkind, which led to the loss of the people's hearts!" Jiang Qi replied.

"No, I think the disaster of Sun Wu was at the beginning of the establishment of the Eastern Wu Kingdom. Zhou Yu seized Jing and Yizhou and failed to try to divide the world into two parts, so he was doomed to destroy the country!" Zhao Bing shook his head and said.

"Oh, please explain in detail by Your Majesty!" It was the first time that everyone heard this kind of opinion, and they were all stunned. Wen Tianxiang politely said later.

"At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the imperial power declined, and Wei, Shu and Wu competed for the world. Sun Wu was in the east of the Yangtze River, with the danger of the Yangtze River and the wealth of fish and rice. However, its geographical situation did not look wonderful, and my dear friends also knew that the so-called danger of the Yangtze River was far from that solid..." Zhao Bing looked at everyone talking and explained his views.

Previously, the Qin and Han dynasties built their capitals in the hinterland, and controlled the border with the art of differentiation and disintegration. Wei and Shu inherited this feature. The Eastern Wu deployed its own national defense. The Eastern Wu first tried to deploy national defense in the Jiangdong area, but its problems were much more serious than the Central Plains dynasty. This started with Longzhong. Zhuge Liang defined Jingzhou as a place of use, and one of the characteristics was that Xitong Bashu.

In fact, the natural dangers of Yizhou are aimed at the Guanzhong area. Hanzhong, Jiange and Yinping have become the fortress that hindered the Wei army from entering Shu, but for Jingzhou, the degree of danger is much lower. The battle between Wei and Shu attracted too much attention, making the world mistakenly believe that as long as you defend Hanzhong in the northern part of Yizhou, it would be equivalent to mastering the gold medal for avoiding death. Li Te, who entered Yizhou as a refugee in the early Jin Dynasty, once sighed that Shu Han had such natural danger but still destroyed the country.

In fact, the war between Emperor Guangwu of Han Liu Xiu, who attacked Gongsun Shu, had already revealed an unusual side. Cen Peng and Lai She attacked Yizhou from different routes. The former was from the Yangtze River waterway in southern Jingzhou, which was the road that Liu Bei took later to attack Yizhou. The geographical difficulty of entering Yizhou from Jingzhou is much lower than the route directly to Hanzhong. On the other hand, it is also easier to go from Yizhou to Jingzhou east.

Later, Liu Bei attacked Sun Quan in the east due to Guan Yu's death. There was no sign of many dangerous arrangements in Lu Xun's defense, while Liu Bei easily entered the Jingzhou territory of Eastern Wu, and could not even see Lu Xun's navy playing a role. Instead, the Wu army finally defeated Liu Bei with the defensive counterattack tactics of fire attack. This scene was like a reenactment of the Battle of Red Cliff.

This further shows that not only Cao Cao occupied Jingzhou and shared the danger of the Yangtze River with Eastern Wu. Even if the Eastern Wu occupied Jingzhou, if he did not gain control over Yizhou, the natural danger of the Yangtze River could only be shared with Shu Han. The essence of the Battle of Yiling was that Liu Bei stood at Cao Cao's position and brought the tension of going east to the East to the East Wu. However, Liu Bei was not the only one who took advantage of the hidden danger of Jingzhou. More than 80 years later, the Jin army directly launched an attack from the upstream to Jingzhou with the advantageous terrain of occupying Yizhou, kicking off the war to destroy Wu, and realizing Liu Bei's wish back then.

Therefore, there is only one chance that the Eastern Wu can unify the world, which is Zhou Yu’s strategic core of “according to Chu Pass to gradually regulate Bashu”. His design did not end with Jingzhou. He advised Sun Quan to capture the Jiangling area, cross Jingzhou to take Bashu west, annex Zhang Lu in Hanzhong, and then to form a north support Ma Chao. After completing all this, Zhou Yu returned to the army to seize Jingzhou and force Cao Cao. Chu Pass was in the Jingzhou area. Only after controlling Bashu, that is, Yizhou, could Jingzhou be safe. Only when Jingzhou faces threats from the north, Zhou Yu could use Xiangyang to deal with the enemy in the Central Plains and achieve a half-point plan in the world.

Zhou Yu once suggested to Sun Quan that Liu Bei would be placed in the Three Wu areas and the two generals of Guan and Zhang were dispersed. It would be enough that they could fight with the Wu army. Liu Guan and Zhang must not be allowed to gather together. Mrs. Sun's marriage to Liu Bei was only part of Zhou Yu's "to play more beautiful women to entertain his ambitions." Zhou Yu hoped that Sun Quan's attitude towards Liu Bei would be like Liu Bei treating Liu Zhang. Don't engage in flashy alliances. Putting it under his command directly is the right way.

Sun Quan did not obey Zhou Yu's good words. In addition to his own belief that "Cao Cao is in the north and should attract heroes", another important reason is that Liu Bei had occupied part of Jingzhou area at this time. When Cao Cao retreated, Liu Bei and Zhou Yu joined forces to pursue him, and then each seized their territory. The southern part of Jingzhou was captured by Liu Bei by Liu Bei. At this time, Liu Bei would be placed under house arrest, which would inevitably lead to a direct conflict between the two armies. At that time, Cao Cao had not yet gone far, and if he took advantage of the situation and fought back, the problem would be great.

Since Liu Bei could not be suppressed, he simply put it aside. However, Zhou Yu's death at this time allowed Lu Su to replace his position. The strategy designed by Lu Su for Sun Quan was just "suppressing Huang Zu, attacking Liu Biao, and the Yangtze River was at the extreme, and there was something to do." His attitude towards attacking Yizhou was relatively vague. According to Jiangdong, crossing Jingzhou was the Lu Su version of Longzhong. When he went to Jingzhou to mourn, he had already expressed that if Jingzhou was willing, he would reconcile with him and let Jiangdong and Jingzhou join forces to fight against Cao Cao.

When Cao Cao's threat was still there and Liu Bei occupied the important land of Jingzhou, Lu Su's strategy once again affected Sun Quan, which led to the "borrowing Jingzhou" incident that later led to Wu and Shu's rebellion. Lu Su regarded Liu Bei as Liu Biao and implemented his early strategic arrangements. "borrowing Jingzhou" seriously disrupted the early strategy of Eastern Wu, and Yizhou was no longer possible because Liu Bei did not allow the Wu army to cross from his territory, and Liu Bei had already planned to cross Jingjuyi, so he refused to give this piece of fat to Sun Quan no matter what he said.

"It's a pity that Zhou Gongjin was as clear as the situation, but his fate was not good. After winning the Battle of Chibi, when Cao's army retreated, Zhou Yu and Cheng Pu led their troops to advance westward. After Jiangling forced Cao Ren away, they immediately planned to enter Yizhou westward. Even after Liu Bei attacked and occupied the important land of Jingzhou, he still wanted to cross Liu Bei's sphere of influence and directly take Yizhou. However, unfortunately died of illness on the way to Yizhou, and the Eastern Wu could only struggle with Liu Bei's peace and despair until he was finally defeated." Zhao Bing sighed and said with emotion.

"Your Majesty's argument is very different from that of his predecessors, and it will benefit me a lot!" Lu Xiufu said after listening to it. He believed in the analysis of the young emperor. You must know that when he was in Yashan, he personally saw the young emperor telling the Three Kingdoms to the guards. He explained it very clearly from military use to strategies. It can be seen that his understanding is deep, rather than a parrot-like copy.

"Lu Xiang praised it, but I just had some insights into the lessons of his predecessors. Jin destroyed Eastern Wu and Sui ruled Jiangnan, and they all took Sichuan and Shu first and then went to Jiangnan. When we crossed south, Yue Wumu also attacked the Central Plains from Xiangyang with Sichuan and Shu, which severely damaged the enemy. Meng Ge personally led elite troops to attack Sichuan and Shu, which was not just trying to borrow the experience of the Jin and Sui Dynasty. As long as Sichuan was lost, Xiangfan would face the same dilemma as Jingzhou in the Eastern Wu." Zhao Bing said humbly.
Chapter completed!