noffsinger Chapter 227 Preemptive Strike
Chapter 227 Preemptive Strike
Chapter 227 Preemptive Strike
East of Wenyi City, Sanhuai Village
In an elegant and quiet farmyard, several rooster crows sounded. Behind the thatched cottage was a towering sycamore tree with luxuriant branches and leaves.
Under the tree and on the stone benches sat an old man and a young man with a set of chess. As chess became popular in lecture halls, it gradually spread to the army, and finally spread to the common people.
Compared with the tediousness of Go, which requires a certain threshold, Xiangqi is easy to learn but difficult to master.
At this moment, Shentu Fan was knocking back and forth with a few chess pieces in his hand, looked at Shen Tuqi who was contemplating with a smile on his face, and said, "You are so young, it is really strenuous to play chess."
Shen Tuqi frowned, looked at the chessboard, and said with a wry smile: "You can't beat Grandpa, you're dead."
Said, put the abandoned piece in the chess box at the side, raised his head, and looked at Daoshen Tufan helplessly.
"Abandoning a son and admitting defeat is not a good habit." Shentu Fan shook his head and said.
Shen Tuqi smiled, and said: "Grandfather, after all, it's a game of war, there is no actual battle on the battlefield, and the formation of troops is very happy."
"Why, it's my father who didn't let you work under Marquis Su's tent?" Shentu Fan asked with a smile.
Shentu said strangely: "In the past few days, everyone in Wenyi City is talking about Su Hou's defeat of Zheng's army. Su Hou used his troops like a god, and defeated Zheng's [-] troops in the first battle. His son is also a member of the army. How can you not be fascinated and envious when you hear about it? .”
When Shentu Fan heard the words, he didn't say anything to reprimand him, but he nodded in agreement, and said: "Pang Guan, as a father, he understands something, he is not an idler, it is indeed not easy for Suhou to win in battle."
"Then father?" Shen Tuqi asked with a happy face.
He had planned to go to the Soviet army to see the situation before, but he was still blocked by his mother.
Shentu Fan nodded and said: "The world seems to have undergone some changes today, even if you are a father, you can't just sit here. You can go to Wenyi to have a look tomorrow. Didn't Marquis Su set up a lecture hall? Listen They said that they will recruit brave and powerful Liangjiazi recently, you should try it first."
Although Shentu Fan wanted to go out, he couldn't do it. After rejecting Su Zhao last time, he turned around and came to recommend himself again.
"However, although Marquis Su repelled Zheng Guo temporarily, the situation he faced did not have to be much stronger than before. If Su Guo wanted to rise, he had to destroy Wei, and attacking Wei Guo was by no means an easy task. " Shentu Fan was thinking while gathering the pieces together.
He had a premonition that Suhou would come looking for him again.
And on this side, Shentu Fan put away the chess pieces, and in the afternoon, his old wife called the father and son to have dinner.
As soon as Shentu Fan got up, he heard the sound of a copper ring buckling outside the door, and a man's voice full of urgency sounded, "Is Lord Shentu at home?"
Shentu Fan paused, smiled slightly, and said: "Qi'er, go and open the door, a distinguished guest is coming."
Shen Tuqi got up quickly, ran to the front yard, opened the door, and saw a young man with a serious face and a robe, it was Peng Ji.
"Brother Shentu, I haven't seen you in a few months, are you okay?" Su Zhao greeted with a warm smile on his face.
At this moment, he came in plain clothes, only Peng Ji and Fan Xiao accompanied him with swords in their arms.
At this moment, Fan Xiao sized up the simple young man opposite, turned his head to look at Su Zhao, and thought to himself, this is the national scholar mentioned by this person, and it doesn't look like it.
At this moment, Shen Tuqi clasped his fists and said, "I don't know that Marquis Su is coming, but I didn't meet him from afar, please forgive me."
"Hey, brother Shentu is serious. I also took the liberty to visit. Brother Shentu doesn't blame me for being an evil guest who came uninvited." Su Zhao said with a smile.
"How dare, how dare." Shen Tuqi clasped his fists and said, and then invited Su Zhao and his party to the courtyard.
At this time, Shentu Fan also waited quietly in the courtyard for a long time, and said with a smile: "Marquis Su has been away for a few months, and his demeanor is even better than before."
Su Zhao said pleasantly: "Mr. Shen Tu is also growing stronger and stronger, not less than the past."
The two exchanged a few words, and both laughed at the same time.
Stepping into the flower hall, guests and hosts are seated separately.
Su Zhao went straight in, and said in a loud voice: "Mr. Shen Tu, I'm telling you the truth. I came here alone. I have something to ask. I also ask Mr. Shen Tu to enlighten me."
Shentu Fan heard the words, gently put the teacup aside, and said: "Can I let the old man guess what worries the Lord?"
Su Zhao was stunned for a moment, his heart moved inexplicably, and said: "Shentu Gong, tell me."
"Your Majesty came here for two reasons. One is that the Zheng Kingdom came back and the allied guards attacked, and the other was that the Marquis was unwilling to passively meet the enemy and wanted to defend the country, but he didn't know how to use it. I don't know if what the old man said is right or not? "
Hearing this, Su Zhao was stunned for a moment, and said with emotion: "Mr. Shentu's eyes are like torches, and he is a real resourceful man who watches the fire from the other side."
Shentu Fan still had that calm look on his face, but he didn't show any pride, and said: "The situation of Marquis Su is not difficult to infer, Zheng Qiang is weak and the defense is weak, the only way for Su to rise up is to plan to attack the Wei country, including others. Territory and population are the only chances to gain momentum."
Su Zhao changed his face after plastic surgery, and said solemnly: "I am going to ask Lord Shentu for advice."
Shentu Fan said: "Nowadays in Yuzhou, there is Zheng and Song contending in the south, and this Cheng suddenly cannot compete with it. If Su wants to strengthen the country, the only way to go north is to attack Wei. , the land of Daiyan, at that time, it was not too late for Su to take the national power of twenty or thirty counties and go south to compete with Zheng and Song for supremacy."
Su Zhao heard the words, with a look of surprise on his face, he said: "It's really a hero who sees the same thing. I met a great talent the day before yesterday, and the strategy I proposed is almost the same as what Shentu Gong said. It seems that the wise men in the world, There are so many inconsistencies.”
These words made Shentu Fan very surprised, and asked: "Marquis Su, where is that great talent?"
Speaking of which, this strategy is a hegemony strategy that Shentu and Fan Haosheng "customized" for Su after thinking about it, that is, first go north and then go south, first encroach on the small country, strengthen itself, and then compete with the behemoth Zheng Guo.
At this time, Shentu Fan had more and more confidence in Su Zhao. To be assisted by such a national scholar, this Marquis Su might really have a chance of success?
Su Zhao said: "Mr. Yan is not around now, I can introduce you to Mr.
Shentu Fan nodded.
Su Zhao said: "There is one more imminent matter, I want to ask Lord Shentu for advice."
Shentu Fan said: "Marquis Su might as well speak out."
Su Zhao paused, and said in a concentrated voice: "Now Zheng Guo is in close contact with Wei Guo, and he is about to send troops to invade our territory. He only wants to take the lead and keep the gate of the country outside. However, Li County is easy to go down and hard to defend. The guards come back. There is also the danger of losing troops and losing generals, I wonder if Lord Shentu has a good plan to deal with it completely?"
When Shentu Fan heard this, thoughts appeared on his face, he was silent for a moment, and said in a deep voice, "The geography of Li County, the old man is also very familiar with it. It stands to reason that there is a flat river to the north of Li County. Even if Li County is captured, it will not last long because of the flood river Rebels."
Su Zhao nodded, agreed, and listened quietly.
Shentu Fan said: "However, we still have to destroy Li County and deploy heavy troops to guard the city walls. Not only that, but we also have to put on a posture of violently attacking the country and wanting to destroy its ancestral temple and society."
Su Zhao heard the words and said, "What do you mean?"
Shentu Fan said: "Now the battle between Su and Zheng has just come to an end. The State of Wei sent troops to attack me. It is still between two possibilities. Take the initiative to attack and extend the power of the great victory to attack the opponent. Once Li County falls, the State of Wei will definitely shake. What's more, the State of Wei There is a huge difference in strength, if you can go down to Li County with partial division speed, you can give Wei the country a shock, and often plunder its property and return, disturbing the southern counties, exhausting its national strength, and defending outside."
Su Zhao's eyes lit up, and he had to say that Shentu Fan's words touched his heart.
Shentu Fan's plan was to frighten the defending country, use offense instead of defense, show it strength, make it exhausted, and weaken the national strength, but...
Su Zhao hesitated: "But this method, won't it attract other countries to interfere?"
Shentu Fan said: "However, according to one county, it is not a battle to destroy the country, and it will not cause an uproar."
Su Zhao fell silent for a moment when he heard the words.
It has to be said that Shentu Fan's words gave him a brand new way of thinking, that is, the strength gap between the two countries makes it impossible to drop the guard suddenly, but in the early stage, the Wei country will be frightened by a battle, so that it does not dare to act rashly.
But this is a high requirement for the military.
Not to mention other things, Li County is not so easy to attack.
But if he didn't take the initiative to attack, wouldn't Wei Guo come to attack him?
Undoubtedly, at this moment, Weiguo is already sharpening his sword, reorganizing his army, and intending to offend Su.
(End of this chapter)