The revival of the Han Dynasty must start with Dong Zhuo

Chapter 51: One Attack and One Defense

In the past, the old Qin people in Guanzhong were willing to follow the King of Qin to resist powerful enemies, expand territory, and conquer the world.

But are the Han people in Guanzhong still willing to do that for the Han Dynasty?

In fact, there is more content to follow up on the article “Six Strategies·Literary Strategies·Defending the Territory”.

Jiang Shang also said to King Wen of Zhou: "The monarch must make the country prosperous. If the country is not prosperous, it will be impossible to show benevolence. Without benevolence, it will be impossible to unite the people. If the people alienate the monarch and become alienated from the monarch, the country will be ruined."

The Han Dynasty had been poor for too long.

Because of the encroachment of that group of rats, the people of the Han Dynasty have not felt the kindness of the Han Dynasty for a long time.

If the Han people do not show favors to the people, how can the people stand with them?

The so-called imperial court in Guanzhong now is nothing more than a broken sieve that will break if poked.

If another large army besieged Guanzhong for a long time, perhaps some people would really "bring food and drink to welcome the royal army."

However, this "king" is unlikely to be Liu Xie.

In fact, if it was anyone else, Liu Xie would have accepted it.

But unfortunately, the people Wang Yun found were Huns.

The Han crown can never be worn on the head of a Hu person!

This is Liu Xie's Achilles' heel!

If you touch it, you will die!
Therefore, Liu Xie had to try his best to keep the Han people's crown on his head and win this war between Han and Xiongnu that spanned a hundred years!
Dong Min didn't understand Liu Xie's feelings.

But he could hear that Liu Xie seemed to support Lu Bu and veto him.

Dong Min immediately shook his head: "Your Majesty, marching to war is not about memorizing military strategies in books."

"The Six Secret Teachings were written thousands of years ago, and much of the content is outdated. Wouldn't it be ridiculous to use a military book written thousands of years ago to fight today's wars?"

Almost everyone in the hall could hear Dong Min's contempt.

It is not a disregard for "Six Strategies", but a disregard for Liu Xie.

Dong Min now lacks the words "Your Majesty knows nothing about military affairs" written on his face.

"Reason is reason. Methods may become obsolete, but reason will never become obsolete."

Liu Xie lost interest in talking to Dong Min, and continued along with Lu Bu's words:
"If we just build a fortress, we won't be able to dispel others' covetousness. On the contrary, they will think that the fortress is full of rare treasures and will go to great lengths to break into it."

"The only way is to destroy the enemy. At the very least, we must give the enemy a head-on blow and make them fearful. This is the only way to protect our property."

"Defense by the fear of the enemy is far less effective than defense by a solid wall."

"Last time, the princes of Guandong took Luoyang and forced the Han Dynasty to move its capital, causing the Han Dynasty to lose control of Guandong. This was already a huge advantage. If they continue to lie dormant this time, I'm afraid they will become even more aggressive and threaten the court!"

"So, we must first achieve a great victory this time to warn the Kanto warriors and dispel their covetous hearts!"

Liu Xie’s words have been made very clear, and there is no need for further explanation.

Dong Min had no words to refute, so he subconsciously looked at Dong Zhuo.

According to Dong Min's experience, Dong Zhuo would always choose to support him at this time in the past.

After all, no matter how friendly outsiders are, how can they compare to family members?
When Dong Zhuo saw Dong Min looking at him, he thought for a while, then looked up at Liu Xie who was sitting above him.

"Your Majesty, this makes sense!"

Dong Min thought he had heard it wrong.

"Fengxian is right. If we fail to deal a head-on blow to the other party, they will most likely covet our territory again, and the people in Guanzhong will become panic-stricken and their reputation will be in turmoil."

The imperial court is actually extremely imperfect at this moment.

In name, the imperial court had taken root in Guanzhong, but in reality it did not have the support of either the people of Guanzhong or the scholars of Guanzhong.

The reason why stability was maintained on the surface was only because of the former prestige of the Han Dynasty and the strength of Dong Zhuo's military force.

But prestige will eventually run out.

If we lose the advantage of strong military force, Guanzhong will probably get out of control immediately.

Although Dong Zhuo did not see things clearly enough, he had a clear understanding of this point. The prestige of Liu Xie, the emperor of the Han Dynasty.

The strength of the Xiliang cavalry in Dong Zhuo's hands.

One on the left and one on the right, they jointly supported the incomplete small court in Guanzhong.

If one of these two is missing, the survival of the Han Dynasty will be in jeopardy!

"Brother!"

When Dong Min heard that Dong Zhuo did not support him, he suddenly became anxious.

"This is a court meeting! I hope General Zuo will abide by the rules!"

Dong Zhuo's scolding made Dong Min's face turn pale and blue, but he did not dare to get angry.

When Lu Bu saw that his opponent was defeated, a smile immediately broke out on his face.

"Grandmaster, please give me three thousand cavalrymen. I promise to conquer Hedong first and then Guandong!"

……

Liu Xie glared at Lu Bu unhappily.

Please fight, please fight, please fight again! It seems that Lu Bu didn't understand what I meant at all!
Fortunately, Dong Zhuo understood and waved his hand to tell Lu Bu to calm down.

"Fengxian, your majesty's intention is to achieve a victory and shock Guandong. It is not to annihilate the enemy completely."

“When a large army fights, it must first make itself invincible, and then find a way to defeat the enemy.”

"Even if you attack randomly and appear brave for a while, it will be difficult to achieve final victory."

That's right.

This is what Liu Xie meant.

We must defend it.

But we must never do as Dong Min and Niu Fu said and become a complete coward, giving the initiative to the enemy, wasting Guanzhong’s savings in vain and shaking the hearts of the people in Guanzhong.

We can fight, but we can't do as Lu Bu said and directly lead the army to fight the enemy to the death.

Dong Zhuo looked at Liu Xie at this moment, and Liu Xie's eyes also met Dong Zhuo's.

After studying the art of war together for many days, they were able to maintain a rare rapport on this matter.

"Attack one way, defend one way!"

As long as we can defeat some of the enemies, the other enemies will be frightened, give up their covetousness, and retreat voluntarily.

Moreover, victory in military affairs can also calm the people's hearts in Guanzhong.

Regardless of whether the emperor is virtuous or not, or whether Dong Zhuo is cruel or not, at least the people in Guanzhong should know that the imperial court is capable of protecting them, and they will not be blocked by enemy troops at their doorsteps.

"Which way should we attack and which way should we defend?"

Liu Xie held up a bamboo slip and said, "Why don't I and the Grand Master write down our ideas at the same time and treat it as a military exercise."

"good."

Liu Xie picked up his pen and wrote six large characters in official script on the bamboo slips.

On the other side, Dong Zhuo also picked up a pen and wrote something on the bamboo slips.

The two of them took almost the same amount of time and finished writing at the same time.

Liu Xie ordered the palace servants to take down his bamboo slips and hand them over to Dong Zhuo, and at the same time took Dong Zhuo's bamboo slips and placed them on his own desk.

"It seems that this time, the Grand Master and I have the same idea again."

On Dong Zhuo's bamboo slips, there were also six large characters:

"Attack Hedong and defend Zhongyuan!"

(End of this chapter)