Chapter 2255 War is a continuation of politics


    Chapter 2252: War is a continuation of politics


    In the Wuzhangyuan War, everyone''s attention was on Wuzhangyuan and the army itself. Only Li Siyuan noticed the importance of Chen Cang and Dasan Pass.


    With Fenglingdu and Yuguan, more than 100,000 Qin troops invaded Guanzhong, Tongguan completely lost its gateway role, and Dasanguan became the only channel for the Tang Dynasty to connect with the outside world.


    Dasan Pass, one of the four barriers in Guanzhong, is in Chencang. If Chencang and Dasan Pass are also captured by the Qin army, then the entire Guanzhong will be blocked by the Qin army and completely fell into an isolated and helpless situation.


    Based on this consideration, Li Siyuan would abandon Huaili, guard Chen Cang, and also guard Dasan Pass.


    Facts proved that Li Siyuan''s move was right. It was he who took over Chen Cang and Dasan Pass in time that Li Tang, who was almost in desperate situation, had the opportunity to continue to survive.


    "DaSan Pass has a natural barrier, which is easy to defend but difficult to attack. The difficulty of a strong attack is not lower than that of Wu Pass, but if it is just blocked Guanzhong, capturing Chen Cang can also achieve the same effect."


    Gongsun Xuanyuan pointed to the sand table, where Chen Cang was, and said in a deep voice: "After capturing Chen Cang, sending heavy troops to block the major roads and blocking Dasan Pass, which is equivalent to blocking Guanzhong."


    Xuanyuan wanted to use Chen Cang to block Dasan Pass, so naturally he could not completely block it, but he did not need to completely block it.


    If the Tang army on the front line of Dasan Pass wants to break the blockade, it must leave the pass and fight head-on with the Qin army. The Qin army is not afraid of the field battle, and even wishes the Tang army to go out to fight.


    "But Chen Cang is also a strong city, and the difficulty of conquering is not much lower than that of Chang''an." Zhang Liao pondered.


    Chen Cang is located in the western part of Guanzhong, close to Longshan in the west, Qinling in the south, and flows in the Wei River. It has a very superior geographical location. It has been a transportation fortress since ancient times, and it is a must-fight for military strategists, and it is easy to defend and difficult to attack.


    During Zhuge Liang''s second Northern Expedition, he sent troops to Sanguan and besieged Chen Cang, which was blocked by Wei general Hao Zhao, and eventually failed the second Northern Expedition.


    At that time, Zhuge Liang had tens of thousands of troops, Hao Zhao only had more than a thousand, and the reinforcements of the Wei Kingdom had not arrived yet, so he sent troops to attack Chen Cang with all his might, but unexpectedly, he could not capture it after more than 20 days of attack.


    At this time, the Wei army reinforcements were about to arrive, and the Shu army did not continue their food and supplies. Zhuge Liang had no choice but to retreat.


    The reason why Zhuge Liang failed to capture Chen Cang was that Hao Zhao was good at defending and was well prepared, the second was that Chen Cang was indeed a strong city that was easy to defend but difficult to attack, and the third was that due to the terrain, the military strength was not exerted.


    If the Qin army wants to attack Chen Cang now, it will be no less difficult than Zhuge Liang. After all, Li Siyuan''s ability to defend the city is not worse than Hao Zhao, and Li Siyuan''s military strength is much more than Hao Zhao.


    "It is precisely because Chen Cang is difficult to fight, so we should fight as soon as possible."


    Xuanyuan picked up a flag, wrote "Li Siyuan" three on it with a brush, inserted it into the location of Chen Cang on the sand table, and said, "Li Siyuan is a general with both wisdom and courage. Now that he has just entered Chen Cang, his preparations are not enough. Our army just took advantage of his unstable foothold and sent troops to capture Chen Cang.


    Once Li Siyuan has completely mastered Chen Cang and is well prepared, it will be difficult to conquer Chen Cang. ”


    Zhang Liao and Huo Qubing nodded unconsciously, and their hearts were convinced by Xuanyuan. After all, if they could block the Guanzhong and catch turtles in the jar, it would not be impossible to defeat the enemy without fighting.


    If you can win a battle without killing someone, who wants to die?


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    Li Jing patted his palms lightly, looked at Xuanyuan with admiration, and smiled, "General Xuanyuan, you are the third person in the army to see this, except for me and General Han Xin, and I am very relieved."


    As he said that, Li Jing took out a letter and handed it to everyone to circulate it. The content on it was exactly what Xuanyuan said just now, to capture the four gates and block Guanzhong. Huo Qubing and Zhang Liao and other generals were shocked. It turned out that Li Jing had expected this and presented it to the lord, but he did not seem to be ready to implement it immediately, but as a backup plan for the failure to attack Chang''an.


    After Xuanyuan saw it, he looked puzzled and asked, "Since the Grand Governor has long realized the good things of getting the four gates first and completely blocking Guanzhong, why should he attack Chang''an first?"


    Li Jing did not answer, but looked at Xuanyuan meaningfully. Xuanyuan showed a thoughtful look after knowing it. He knew that Li Jing wanted him to think it out by himself.


    Xuanyuan''s intellectual politics exceeded 90, especially the politics reached 96 (+1), and he quickly guessed Li Jing''s intention.


    War is a continuation of politics. Li Jing did not go to the four gates first, but chose to attack Chang''an, which was actually building momentum for the founding of the country in a month.


    To conquer the four levels and completely blockade Guanzhong is indeed the best strategy in terms of strategy, but it is the lower side in terms of politics, because this means that a protracted war will be fought next.


    In ordinary siege, one must siege three and one missing, leaving a glimmer of hope for the opponent so that the opponent will not fight to the death.


    Now Guanzhong is like a big city, with Tongguan, Wuguan, Xiaoguan and Dasanguan all four gates. Once all four gates are taken to completely block Guanzhong, it is equivalent to blocking all the retreat routes of the Tang army.


    It is not difficult to imagine that by then, not only will the Tang army in Guanzhong fight to the death and fight to the end, but the Tang army in Longxi Qiang land in Hanzhong will fight to the death. Then there will be some battles in Guannazhong, not to mention two months, and half a year may not be able to end.


    The biggest purpose of the Qin army''s attack on Tang this time was to establish authority and shock the princes from all sides, and the demand for Guanzhong was not that great.


    It is naturally the best to be able to occupy Guanzhong, and it doesn’t matter if you can’t occupy it. After all, even if you fail this time, with the result of this time, you will definitely be able to succeed next time.


    But if it turns into a protracted war, it will be a mistake. After all, the focus of Qin State is resting and recuperation.


    The war in Guanzhong is destined not to be delayed for too long. Li Jing must end the war capital before the founding ceremony, so the strategy of blocking Guanzhong can only be postponed and used as a backup plan.


    However, as the main general of the attack on Tang this time, Li Jing naturally wanted to maximize the results of the battle, and conquering Chang''an was the best way.


    Of course, Li Jing knew the difficulty of conquering Chang''an, but no matter how difficult it was, he had to give it a try.


    "The strategy of winning the four passes and locks in Guanzhong is OK after the founding ceremony, but before the founding ceremony, you can only conquer Chang''an."


    After listening to Li Jing’s explanation, it was not only Gongsun Xuanyuan, but all the generals fell into deep thought. Obviously, they didn’t expect that there were so many tricks in this war.


    Xuanyuan took a deep breath, clasped his fists and said, "The Grand Governor thought deeply, Xuanyuan was convinced."


    Li Jing smiled indifferently, and admired Xuanyuan even more, and said in his heart: Xuanyuan''s courage is no less than Jintai, and his ability to command military forces is no less than Huo Qubing, and he is so humble and polite. He will definitely have a place in the future army.


    Li Jing didn''t know that his lord was planning to marry Xuanyuan''s sister, and Ying and Gongsun families were about to get married. If he knew, he would definitely have a higher evaluation of Xuanyuan.


    (This chapter ends)