Chapter 641 Zhu Yuanzhang VS Sun Wu (Part 1)
Chapter 639: Zhu Yuanzhang VS Sun Wu (Part 1)
After arriving in Xuzhou, Sun Wu realized that he was not the only one who came up with this plan, because he also met two other groups of people, who were envoys from the Youqing Alliance and the Lianghan Alliance.
Li Shimin and Liu Bei also thought of this plan and wanted Tao Qian to attack the rear of the Ming army where they were, so the army they represented also sent envoys to Tao Qian, and Tao Qian became a popular player for a while.
The envoy of the Qingyou Alliance was Sun Gan under Liu Bei''s command, while the envoy of the Lianghan Alliance was Yu Wenji under Yang Jian''s command.
These two are both eloquent people, but after listening to their "performance", Sun Wu felt extremely glad that he was here this time.
"Emistress Tao, whether he went south or north, how could he make the contributions he made besides the Western Expedition?"
Seeing that Tao Qian was a little moved, Yu Wen and the railway station were hot: "Now the troops on the western front of Yanzhou are extremely empty. If the envoy sends troops, it will definitely be like entering a time of no one. Once the Ming capital Chenliu is captured, then the first contribution to attacking Ming will be the envoy."
Tao Qian''s eyes burst out with brilliance, and his old cheeks were slightly moved.
Now almost all the Ming army''s troops have been sent to the five major fronts, which has also caused the total number of defenders in the front lines of Xuzhou to Yanzhou to no more than 5,000.
Tao Qian has two counties, Xia Pi and Pengcheng. After mobilizing the two counties with all their strength, it is still fine to recruit an army of 30,000 to 40,000.
There are no dangerous passes between Yanzhou and Xuzhou, so if Tao Qian really led an army of 30,000 to 40,000 troops to fight the west, it is still very likely that he would have conquered Chenliu.
Chenliu, that was the capital of the Ming Dynasty. Although the Ming Dynasty was called temporary to the outside world, it was the city that served as the capital of this country.
If Tao Qian was the first to attack Chenliu, it would be a huge blow to all Ming troops, and the Han army''s attack on the Ming Dynasty could basically be declared successful, so of course it was the greatest contribution of this battle.
At the age of Tao Qian, he had long been indifferent to fame and fortune, but he was still very moved when facing the first merit of defeating Ming who was delivered to his door.
When Yu Wenhua saw this, he said to himself: It’s stable.
Seeing this, Sun Gan knew in his heart that this task would probably not be completed.
Even if I am Tao Qian, I will definitely choose to fight for the first merit of fighting the Ming Dynasty, rather than going north or south. After all, whether it is going north or south, the benefits brought to Tao Qian cannot be compared with the Western Expedition.
After pondering for a long time, Tao Qian finally made up his mind. At this moment, Sun Wu stood up and smiled lightly: "Emistress Tao, breaking Chenliu is indeed the first major contribution to the Ming Dynasty, but it is also a dead end. You have to think clearly before making a decision."
Tao Qian was stunned when he heard this, and then said a little unhappy: "What do you mean by this?"
"If Sun remembers correctly, since the Yellow Turban Rebellion, Tao Envoy has fought with him for thirty-seven times, but he has never won a single battle."
At this point, Sun Wu paused for a moment and took a joking look at Tao Qian.
Tao Qian''s old face suddenly turned red. This was the biggest stain on his resume, but it was directly told by Sun Wu, and he was naturally extremely angry.
"Stop talking, I, Tao Qian, do things, how can you, a junior, let me ramble."
Facing Tao Qian who was about to be furious, Sun Wu did not feel any fear at all and smiled lightly: "Don''t be upset, Sun is just saying the facts and has no other intentions.
It is important to know that Chen Liu is the capital of Ming Dynasty, and the remaining troops must be elite. Even if the envoy''s troops are several times that of the Ming army, are you really sure that you can conquer it? ”
Tao Qian was stunned when he heard this, and the memories of fear of losing streaks of thirty-seven battles came to his mind again.
Seeing this, Sun Wu smiled confidently and continued, "The Ming Dynasty would never watch the envoy attack Chenliu. Now, although the main force of the Ming army has been dragged on the eastern front, some elite troops can be drawn back to defend Chenliu, such as the Overlord Cavalry."
After hearing these three words, Tao Qian showed a terrified expression, because it was this army that was chasing a dog and kept chasing Tao Qian, causing him to lose more than 30 times in a row until he could no longer have the courage to fight. "Envoy Tao, although the first achievement in the attack on Ming Dynasty is good, you must have a life to get it!"
Tao Qian was already afraid of the combat power of the Ming army, and Sun Wu once again aroused the fear in his heart. At this time, he did not have the courage to fight in the east, so it would be great if he dared to persist in sending troops.
After pondering for a long time, Tao Qian sighed, "Mr. Sun is right, but the Western Expedition is indeed inappropriate."
Yu Wenji was stunned when he saw this. He never expected that Tao Qian was so timid. He was shaken by Sun Wu''s words and wanted to give up the first achievement of defeating Ming.
Sun Gan was overjoyed. Tao Qian gave up the Western Expedition, so the possibility of going north naturally increased greatly.
Tao Qian glanced at everyone and then said in a deep voice: "I have decided to go south to help Brother Liu Yao."
Sun Gan widened his eyes, feeling extremely confused, while Sun Wu looked calm, as if he was not surprised at all.
"There should be no difference between you going north and south."
Sun Gan looked unwilling and continued to persuade: "Why don''t you consider going north?"
After Tao Qian glanced at him, he did not explain, but said lightly: "No need to persuade him anymore, my intention has been decided."
After saying that, Tao Qian turned around and left. Sun Gan opened his mouth, but in the end he didn''t say anything.
Sun Wu walked to his side and smiled faintly, "There are three roads to go north when the westward expedition is south and north, but the Tao envoy will not choose to go north."
"Oh? Why?" Sun Gan asked in confusion.
Sun Wu smiled indifferently and explained: "Although the contribution of going south is not as good as the Western Expedition, the Tao Envoy can at least regain the land of the fallen Xuzhou. Even if going north can help the Qingyou coalition defeat Huang Chao, what benefits can Tao Envoy get?"
Sun Gan suddenly realized that it was impossible to complete the task he was on this trip.
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The fifth year of Zhongping (188 AD), February.
The temperature in the Central Plains has just risen, and Tao Qian, who has been truly integrated, can''t wait to send troops.
But what is surprising is that Tao Qian did not go west but chose to go south.
The Ming army did not have many troops in Xuzhou, but Tao Qian had 35,000 Xuzhou troops, and Sun Wu also assisted.
With the help of Sun Wu, Tao Qian easily regained the three counties occupied by the Ming army in just two months.
After unifying Xuzhou, Tao Qian could stop the conquest, but instead pointed directly at the Jianghuai River and prepared to attack Zhu Yuanzhang with Liu Yao.
With Zhu Yuanzhang''s troops, defending Shouchun was the limit, and there was no extra force to fight against Tao Qian.
But once Tao Qian was asked to capture all the cities in Jianghuai, Shouchun would become an isolated city, and it would be only a matter of time before it was captured.
The joint efforts of Tao Qian and Liu Yao made the situation faced by Zhu Yuanzhang to the extreme.
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