Chapter 28 Get the golden corpse and steal a secret letter in Chang'an (13
Nan Ye was angry when he heard the play and said that it didn't matter. At that time, his purpose of his battle was only to win the war, fight a battle that could make money, and never do the business of losing money. So he said to Xi Zhicai, "Zhicai is also familiar with military books. He should know that soldiers, the major events of the country, the land of death, and the way of survival. There are many winners of the temple without a war. Those who are invincible in the temple without a battle are few. All the methods of military use, thousands of carriages, thousands of leather cars, 100,000 armor, thousands of miles of grain, internal and external expenses, guests' use, glue paint materials, car armor, and daily fees. A national event, Zhicai! Daily money, comrade! The temple is invincible, my ancestors! If victory or defeat doesn't matter, what's the point of this battle?
Of course, Xi Zhicai knew that Nan Ye quoted Sun Tzu's Art of War. He smiled and said to Nan Ye, "How can you not know what the mage said? Zhong also knew that the mage had never suffered losses on the battlefield. Yesterday, the number of soldiers was not mentioned in detail, so the mage readily agreed to send troops. It can be seen that the mage has a good chance of winning, so why should he make it difficult for me here? Zhong only asked the mage, there are only 30,000 horses. Does the mage fight or not?
Nan Ye agreed to send troops because he knew that Dong Zhuo was not far from death. Xi Zhicai calculated that Nan Ye would never fight an unprepared war, which compressed the soldiers and horses and reduced the cost of the expedition. At this time, if Nan Ye talks about the battle, he will win this battle, and 30,000 horses will be enough. If Nan Ye says that he will not fight, he will be defeated in this battle, and the drama will have to be arranged separately to transfer people from everywhere.
Nan Ye didn't know that Xi Zhicai was ready. When he saw that Xi Zhi was determined, he said helplessly, "Of course, I have to fight! Even if this battle is not defeated, there will be no loss. 30,000 is 30,000.
Once Nan Ye makes a decision, his military command and even the whole Jiaozhou will revolve around him. Because Nanye is not only the pastor of Jiaozhou, but also the spiritual leader of the people of Jiaozhou, which is the belief of everyone. Within a few days, 30,000 troops were ready, and Bai Ying's special armor was also completed overnight in the secret arsenal factory under the Jiaozhou Academy of Science.
Jiaozhou Scientific Research Institute is a special institution established by Nanye, whose predecessor is the arsenal in Science City. Nanye's disciples and countless technical talents are gathered here, specializing in improving scientific and technological strength. Cai Yong, Wang Yi, Zuo Bo, Shi Yuan Yi, Xie Sheng and Bi Lan are all responsible here. The research institute not only studies various civilian technologies, but also secret arsenals specializing in military technology and producing various weapons, armor and military equipment, just like the technology workshop in the games of the Three Kingdoms.
Nan Ye has long ordered the Academy of Sciences to study "advanced" weapons such as bilateral staves, vests, crossbows and stone throwers. There have also been some results, but there is no large-scale equipment. Because Nanye was worried that once these technologies were put into use on a large scale, they would be stolen by other princes, and the final result would be more soldiers and people in the war.
Nan Ye knows that science and technology are a double-edged sword, and if they are not used well, they will hurt themselves. Imagine that if Lingdi, Dong Zhuo and Shi Changshi mastered planes, cannons and atomic bombs, it would be a disaster all over the world. Therefore, Nanye did not intend to study hot weapons such as muskets and cannons before the people's wisdom was opened. Even cold weapons were used with great caution to avoid being stolen and abused by other princes.
When everything was ready, Nan Ye waved his army and set off. In addition to Dian Wei and Zhou Cang, the generals who followed him to the north this time also included Zhao Yun, Xu Huang, Gao Shun, Zhang Yan, Zhang Baiqi, Guan Hai, Zang Ba seven generals, Zhang Liao, Zhang Li and others stayed in Jiaozhou.
Xi Zhicai wanted Tian Feng to join the army as a military officer, but Nan Ye refused. On the one hand, it is because Jiaozhou has a lot of government affairs that need to be dealt with by Tian Feng, Ju Shu and others, and on the other hand, it is also because Nan Ye is afraid that Tian Feng will destroy his overall deployment. This is not Nan Ye's suspicion that Tian Feng's wisdom is not smart, but that he is worried that Tian Feng's IQ is too high. Maybe he will take advantage of the chaos to capture Chang'an and let himself take the emperor to make the princes, and the fun will be great. Nan Ye remembered that Tian Feng had persuaded Yuan Shao to welcome the emperor in history. Nan Ye did not intend to use this strategy, so he naturally did not want to take him on an expedition, just like he did not want to bring his ambition to Luoyang to rescue him.
As soon as Nan Ye attracted 30,000 soldiers and horses to leave Jiaozhou, Dong Zhuo got the news. As Xi Zhicai said, Dong Zhuo was hateful and afraid of Nan Ye. At the beginning, he abandoned Luoyang and could still move the capital to Chang'an. At this time, Dong Zhuo had no place to move the capital, so he hurriedly summoned the generals to discuss countermeasures.
Lv Bu said to Dong Zhuo, "Don't worry about your adoptive father. Nanye has only brought 30,000 horses here, but for the disease of scabies, the child will lead the army to kill him."
Dong Zhuo laughed and said, "My son is really brave and extraordinary. It's just that Nanye is good at magic tricks, and I'm afraid he won't fight head-on with my son and do tricks instead.
Lv Bu actually has a little liver tremor. His most confident thing is martial arts, but there are many fierce generals under Nanye's command. Dian Wei, Shi A and others are all super first-class masters, not to mention Wang Yue, the sword god. Even if Lv Bu competes with his best martial arts, he may not be able to beat Nan Ye, not to mention Nan Ye's magic tricks again? Isn't that a little chance of winning! So Lv Bu had to be silent.
Seeing this, Li Ru said, "What the master said is reasonable. I have a plan to make Nan Ye retreat without fighting."
Dong Zhuoqi said, "What's wrong with Wen You? Come on!"
Li Ru said, "Tongguan is solid, and the whole Qin is solid. Nanye will go north from Jingzhou to Luoyang and cross Tongguan. As long as the Taishi sent 50,000 troops and sticks to Tongguan day and night, Nanye will not be able to enter. Jiaozhou is far away, and it is inconvenient to transport grain. After a long time, Nanye retreated without fighting.
Dong Zhuo smiled and said, "This plan is really wonderful! How about letting my son rule the six generals under his command to guard Tongguan first?
Li Ru knew that although Lv Bu was brave, he was brave and resourceless and liked to fight fiercely. In case Nan Ye took Tongguan by a trick, it would be too late to regret. So he said, "There are very few soldiers and horses in Nanye, so there is no need to worry too much. It's OK to hand over the matter with Li Yu and Guo Wei, but General Feng Xian still stays with the Taishi to protect everything.
Dong Zhuo also knows that he is not popular in Chang'an. If there is no Lv Bu guard around him, maybe an assassin will take advantage of it. So he nodded and said, "I ordered Li Yu, Guo Yan, Fan Chou and Zhang Ji to lead 50,000 troops to guard Tongguan."
Li Ru also said to Dong Zhuo, "Although Nanye has few soldiers and horses, he has a close relationship with the princes, and the imperial master still needs to guard against the princes to help."
Dong Zhuo smiled and said, "Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan are fighting in Panhe in the north. Liu Biao, Yuan Shu and Sun Jian in the south are not good. Who else will help Nan Ye?"
Li Ru shook his head and said, "Nan Ye has a relationship with these princes, and I'm afraid that he will take the opportunity to adjust the truce of the princes and reunite with the princes to attack us."
Dong Zhuo asked in fear, "What should I do?"
Li Ru said: "Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan are both heroes today. Taishi should fake the edict of the emperor and send someone to reconcile it first. The two of them are virtuous, and they must obey the master. If Liu Biao and Sun Jian come, they will go all the way with Nanye, as long as they stick to Tongguan and make them not allowed to enter the army.
Dong Zhuo said, "Just follow Wen You's words." The next day, he sent Taifu Ma Riqi and Taifu Zhao Qi to persuade Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan to make peace.
Tongguan is 10 kilometers northeast of Lintong County, Shaanxi Province. It is an important gateway between Luoyang and Chang'an in ancient times. It is bordered by the Yellow River in the north and Huashan Mountain in the south. It is not only a passage to the Guanzhong Plain, but also a barrier to the east of Chang'an. It also controls the most important Yellow River ferry between Shaanxi and Jin - Fenglingdu.
When Nan Yebing arrived at Tongguan, he saw the flag on the gate, and the high suspension of the battle card. Nan Ye didn't want to attack the pass, so he ordered people to camp before the pass and call for the pass every day.
Li Yu and Guo Yan were ordered by Dong Zhuo. No matter how Nan Ye scolded the array, they just couldn't defend them. Zhao Yun, Gao Shun and others asked for a battle to attack the pass, but they were all rejected by Nan Ye. Because Nan Ye clearly knows that it is impossible to capture the Tongguan Pass guarded by 50,000 soldiers with 30,000 horses. Even if it is captured, it will lose a lot, and he will no longer be able to attack Chang'an.
For good, there is no shortage of grain in Nanye Camp. His grain and fodder are supplied by Liu Biao from Jingzhou, and then returned money to Liu Biao from Jiaozhou, which avoids the inconvenience of transportation halfway. According to Nanye's original plan, he wanted to camp here for more than a month, wait for Guanzhong to relax and release the rumor of food shortage in the camp, and then pretended to retreat and lead Li Yu and Guo Yan to attack. At that time, Li and Guo could be ambushed and take advantage of the situation to break the barrier. But what Nanye didn't expect was that before the plan was implemented, the people near Tongguan disrupted his plan.