Chapter 1282: Carrying on the Past and Opening up the Future (One Hundred and Seventy-Two) Adding Fuel to the Flames

Guo Yun said goodbye and left. Only Gao Yuan and Cao Tianci were left in Xiaoyao Pavilion. Looking at Gao Yuan who was thoughtful, Cao Tianci hesitated. He wanted to speak several times, but he couldn't hold it back. Looking at Cao Tianci's appearance, Gao Yuan smiled: "Tianci, is there anything you don't understand? If you have any questions, just ask them and don't hold them in your heart. There should be nothing that can't be discussed between you and me, master and disciple, right? "

Cao Tianci nodded, "Master, I just don't understand why it takes so much effort? Now regardless of national power and military power, we have an absolute advantage over Qin. If we concentrate our superior forces and dominate the country, It is not very difficult to destroy Qin, but I think what the master is doing now does not mean a large-scale attack, but is trying every means to promote civil strife in Qin. Why not make it simpler? "

"Simpler?" Gao Yuan laughed, looked at Cao Tianci, and asked gently: "When you say simpler, do you mean to send a large army to attack?"

"Yes, that's what I mean. The First Military Region has assembled almost most of our country's elite troops. Their morale and weapons equipment are incomparable to Lu Chao on the opposite side. Why not fight directly?" Cao Tianci asked.

"It's easy to fight, but have you ever thought about how much price we have to pay to win in such a hard fight?" Gao Yuan played with a folding fan and looked at Cao Tianci.

"When you fight, you always have to pay a price." Cao Tianci said disapprovingly.

"Yes, there is always a price to pay, but as superiors, as commanders who only study how to fight in the war room, shouldn't we consider how to minimize casualties?"

"Of course. But it's impossible without casualties."

"God-given, the life of every Han Chinese is precious. If one person can be spared from death, one person will have to die. It is not impossible to push it forward now, but the price paid is something I am not willing to bear. You are also from Those who have experienced it on the front line, after every battle is won, while we cheer for victory, there are countless families who have lost their sons, husbands, and fathers crying. Have you ever thought about this again?" Gao Yuan said slowly. .

Cao Tianci was stunned for a long time. Finally he shook his head in embarrassment.

"Victory is not only about cheers, but also losses." Gao Yuan said every word. "Although Qin is in danger, it is a centipede insect that cannot stand still. If we are really faced with the situation of our army suppressing the situation. If we fight hard, let alone the victory, the casualties of our army will be too great for us to bear."

Cao Tianci lowered his head, obviously still a little unconvinced.

"Tianci, do you still remember the battle when we surrounded and suppressed Li Xin on the grassland?" Gao Yuan stood up, walked to the window, held the window lattice with both hands, and looked at the lotus leaves swaying in the wind.

His brows furrowed slightly.

"Of course I remember, Li Xuanxuan is known as the world's best military god. Under your master's planning, we will still be defeated." Cao Tianci looked excited.

"I'm asking if you still remember the original scene!" Gao Yuan said angrily: "Maybe you only remember the cheers of victory at that time, but I still remember that when Li Xin was surrounded, there were only a thousand soldiers left around him. At that time, the soldiers sang war songs, gathered in formation, and charged at us. "

"It's just that a trapped beast still fights, and a dog jumps over the wall in a hurry." Cao Tianci said disdainfully: "Master, why do you remember this?"

"Why do you remember this?" Gao Yuan muttered to himself, "The spirit of the people of Qin is still there! The people of Qin are under the leadership of King Wulie of Qin. They were strong for a while, and their troops came to the world, but no country was afraid of them. This made the people of Qin develop extremely high Even if they suffer a temporary defeat, they will not be discouraged, because they firmly believe that they will win the final victory, which has been accumulated over decades, just like our Han army now. "

"But Master, what does this have to do with our attack on Qin? They just fought one after another, slowly wiping out their spirit." Cao Tianci said.

"What you said is a way, but if you keep fighting like this, you will kill a thousand enemies and lose eight hundred to yourself. A wise man will not do it." Gao Yuan shook his head and said: "What I am doing now is to make the Qin people feel discouraged and dejected. Let them fall into civil strife and be unable to extricate themselves, and let them gradually lose their sense of identity with this country. When this step is achieved, we may only need a very small number of troops and pay a negligible price to obtain the victory we want. Gao Yuan smiled and said: "This will take longer and require our patience, but we will gain more. First, we will minimize the losses and countless families will be saved. Second, the Qin people will be saved." After losing the recognition of this country, after we incorporate it into the territory of the Han Dynasty, our rule and governance of them will be more effective with half the effort. On the contrary, it will be twice the result with half the effort, as you said In that case, we are afraid that after we conquer the Qin State, there will be wars and riots everywhere, right? We will have to spend countless efforts to quell them. "

Cao Tianci had some realization, "Master, you want to deal with Qi and Wei, right?"

"The principles are the same, but the methods are different." Gao Yuan said: "In the past few years, we have been working hard to do one thing, which is to destroy Qin's economy. After several years of unremitting efforts, we finally saw results. Qin's economy They were cannibalized and destroyed by us bit by bit. Of course, there were their own reasons for this. This move forced Ying Ying to use Fan Sui to reform, and this is exactly what we want. The situation is different, and our Han country can. Things that are made in their Qin country may not be possible, and now it seems that is the case, and the country of Qin has begun to be in chaos. "

Cao Tianci nodded and said: "Yes, represented by Shu County, the peasant uprising in the Qin State has spread like a spark igniting a prairie fire. This is why I think the opportunity has come."

"It's not enough." Gao Yuan shook his head and said: "The power of Qin still exists. Lu Chao, Tan Feng, Zhou Yu, Bai Qi, the troops in the hands of these Qin generals are not in chaos. If we attack in large numbers at this time, , these people will inevitably give up internal fighting and deal with us together, which will greatly increase our difficulty. Moreover, the increase in foreign aggression will also stimulate the patriotism of the Qin people. On the contrary, they may do them a favor and allow them to transfer domestic conflicts to Foreign wars come up.”

"But Master, how can you be so sure that Lu Chao has evil intentions?" Cao Tianci asked in confusion. "Just because he supports the army and respects himself? He quietly smuggles weapons, steel, and collects these strategic materials. Maybe he does this to deal with us. Then we will shoot ourselves in the foot."

Gao Yuan burst out laughing: "Godsend, you have to learn to look at things from a higher level now. Lu Chao, hey, I'm afraid no one knows him better than me. I'm afraid that Fan Sui will be promoted from Ying Ying From the beginning, Lu Chao began to have strange thoughts. He saw that the Li school was about to face the risk of being suppressed in the Qin State. From then on, he began to make arrangements. Speaking of which, Li Ru was famous. In the world, he is a good master in both statecraft and scholarship, but when it comes to intrigues and intrigues, I am afraid that his disciple is much better than him. "

"Master, I don't quite understand." Cao Tianci shook his head.

"Li Ru's death from illness was a signal. Once Li Ru died, Ying Ying restarted Fan Sui and there was no big mountain on his head. But at this time, Lu Chao could have prevented Fan Sui's restoration, but he didn't do it. Instead, he indirectly It prompted Fan Sui to return to the court. At that time, I was thinking, as the new leader of the Li School, was Lu Chao really willing to give in? You know, if Fan Sui succeeded, then Lu Chao would not be where he is now. With his fame and power, it is conceivable that Fan Sui will definitely suppress Lu Chao and completely collapse the Li school after he succeeds."

"I have always suspected this. With Fan Sui smoothly taking over the government, several core figures of the Li school in the court were dismissed, and the Li school that had ruled Qin for decades collapsed instantly, I was finally sure that the way What do you want to do so much?”

"What does he want to do?"

"It's very simple. Those Li schools are not really disintegrating, but are making premeditated concessions, deliberately dividing Fan Sui and drawing them together. In fact, they must have other plans, and this plan is of course Lu Chao. As for the core figures in the court, they were just abandoned by Lu Chao. Fan Sui thought he had defeated these people and reached an agreement with Lu Chao, so he thought he could. He let go of his hands and feet to do something big, but little did he know that he just fell into Lu Chao's trap. It is true that there is no leader of the Li school in the center of the Qin State, but in the Qin State, there are still Their people have real power, and Fan Sui’s reforms will eventually be implemented at the local level, haven’t you seen the final result?”

“There’s smoke everywhere!”

"Yes, Lu Chao's first step has been achieved. Although Fan Sui's reform has only been carried out for less than a year, the failure is already doomed. In one year or two, the Qin State will inevitably be in chaos. By that time , is Lu Chao’s opportunity.”

"He wants to usurp the position of King Qin?" Cao Tianci asked in disbelief with his eyes widened.

"Who knows, maybe he wants to be inferior to one person and superior to ten thousand people, and re-establish the unshakable position of the Li school in the court. Maybe he wants to become the king of Qin, just like you said."

"This, this is unlikely, right?" Cao Tianci shook his head in disbelief.

Gao Yuan laughed, "It sounds a bit impossible, but now it seems to me that the only things standing in front of Lu Chao are Bai Qi's new army and the 30,000 Xuanyang guards in Xianyang. Qin Ting's reforms have already made The local people are angry and resentful. Both the local powerful and the common people feel that they have been injured in this reform. The prestige of King Qin has been reduced to the lowest level. If Lu Chao planned well at this time, he would use the slogan of bringing order to the side of the emperor. There is no hope of success.”

"He always wanted to get away with me. He always thought he was better than me. What I can do, he must think why he can't do it himself?"

Gao Yuan suddenly laughed, "So, let me help this big brother."

"Add fuel to the flames!" Cao Tianci's eyes lit up: "The day Lu Chao succeeds will be the time for us to attack Qin in a big way."

"The answer is correct, but there is no prize!" (To be continued.)