Chapter 135 The Ming Dynasty’s Northern Expedition divided its forces to attack, and it was bound to fail! Brother Zhu Biao looked at each other with ugly expressions, not knowing how to answer.
Looking at the world, Mr. Lin is probably the only one who dares to raise paradoxes about the military decisions of Emperor Father and General Xu.
"Let's return to the Three Kingdoms. Everyone knows that among the Three Kingdoms, Wei is the strongest, followed by Soochow, and Shu Han is the weakest."
"Actually, this view is wrong. When Liu Bei captured Yizhou, the strength of the Shu Han Dynasty reached its peak and was not inferior to the Wei and Wu countries."
Lin Che picked up the teacup, took a sip of tea, and continued:
"Unfortunately, the period of prosperity was very short-lived. During this period, the Shu Han controlled Jingzhou, Yizhou and Hanzhong. It could attack the Central Plains in the east, capture important areas in Guanzhong in the north, and move south along the Yangtze River."
"During this period, the Shu Han Dynasty was strong enough to compete with Cao Wei and Soochow in terms of strategic situation and military strength."
"Shuhan was in such a good situation, but one thing changed the entire situation."
"What should you know?"
Lin Che put down the tea cup and asked calmly.
"Guan Yu lost the military important place Jingzhou!"
Zhu Biao answered directly without any hesitation.
"Not bad!"
Lin Che nodded and agreed:
"Guan Yu not only lost Jingzhou, but was also captured by Wu general Lu Meng, and finally lost his life."
"This incident directly caused the Shu Han and Soochow to turn against each other. The alliance that had existed for many years collapsed and the situation suddenly changed."
"In order to avenge Guan Yu, Liu Bei devoted all his troops to attack Soochow. However, in the Battle of Yiling, Lu Xun burned his entire camp for [-] miles and returned with a disastrous defeat."
"Shu Han has been unable to recover since then and has completely lost its ability to compete with Cao Wei."
"Huddled in a corner of Yizhou, the occasional attack will not pose a big threat to Cao Wei."
"Folks and even some scholars attribute the final fall of the Shu Han to Guan Yu's carelessness in losing Jingzhou. In fact, even if Zhuge Liang had replaced the situation at that time, the result would have been the same."
"If I really want to say that I am wrong, the mistake lies in the "Longzhong Dui" given to Liu Bei when Zhuge Liang came out of the mountain. Zhuge Liang's judgment of the world was biased from the beginning."
"As the Shu Han became more and more powerful, Zhuge Liang did not revise his judgment, and his mistakes became deeper and deeper until the Shu Han was destroyed..."
Speaking of this, Lin Che glanced at Zhu Xi, whose eyes were a little dull, and asked angrily: "We are giving a lecture, what are you thinking about?"
"You don't even know Zhuge Wuhou's "Longzhong Dui", do you?"
"If this is really the case, you'd better get out as soon as possible. We really can't teach students like you!"
This statement came out.
Zhu Xiang suddenly tensed up, came to his senses, and said quickly:
"gentlemen!"
"We know this "Longzhong Pair"!"
"We were just thinking...what went wrong with "Longzhong Pair"!"
"Zhuge Wuhou's "Longzhong Dui" helped Liu Bei initially set his strategic direction and goals. I don't see anything wrong with it!"
"We know that Liu Bei had nothing at that time. He was chased by Cao Cao and could only live in Liu Biao, Jiangdong. Isn't it good to have Marquis Wu's advice?"
heard.
Lin Che looked at the other party curiously. This boy still knew something about the Three Kingdoms, and actually knew that Liu Bei was living in Jiangdong.
However, this kid often only has a superficial understanding of knowledge.
When it comes to deep things, you can't tell the truth.
Lin Che said bluntly: "On the surface, there is nothing wrong with "Long Zhong Dui", but if you analyze it carefully, you can see where the problems lie."
""Longzhong Dui" proposed that Liu Bei should occupy Jingzhou and also unite with Soochow to resist Cao Wei."
"There is a huge problem here. You must know that Jingzhou is Soochow's sphere of influence and a strategic location. If you want to occupy someone else's Jingzhou, isn't this poaching someone else's corner? Will Soochow Wu join forces with you to fight against Cao Cao?"
"Even if there was a short-term alliance to fight against Cao, at the root, the two families have already formed a deep hatred."
"How important is Jingzhou's status? It is an important military area that Cao, Shu and Wu compete for. It is especially important to Soochow. Once Jingzhou is lost, it will be equivalent to exposing the hinterland to Cao Wei."
"To put it bluntly, Jingzhou is related to the destiny of the country for Soochow. In other words, the Shu Han's seizure of Jingzhou actually pushed Soochow as an ally to Cao Wei."
"Let's put aside the surface and look at the essence of the problem. It was not Guan Yu's pride and complacency that made Soochow capture Jingzhou, but because Jingzhou was in the hands of others and was too great a threat to Soochow and must be captured."
"Even if Zhuge Wuhou personally takes charge of Jingzhou, it will inevitably be lost!"
"So, from the beginning of Zhuge Wuhou's "Longzhong Duel" planning, this strategy failed!"
"Similarly, the same is true for the Ming Dynasty's Northern Expedition!"
"Emperor Hongwu was wrong in planning the Northern Expedition from the beginning. Even if he changes it midway, it will be difficult to turn things around!"
The words fall.
Silent.
Zhu Biao sat there deep in thought: "Compared to Cao Wei and Soochow, the military strength of Shu Han was originally insufficient, but it was still in a land thousands of miles away, and its military strength was divided into three."
"Liu Bei conquered the land of Yizhou and then attacked Hanzhong. However, in the most important land of Jingzhou, there were only some troops of Guan Yu, and there were no troops to reinforce Jingzhou."
"So...is it correct for Guan Yu to attack Fancheng before losing Jingzhou?"
"If there had not been a surprise attack by Soochow, then after Guan Yu captured Fancheng, he and Jingzhou would become horns. He could advance, attack, retreat and defend. This would have many benefits for the defense of Jingzhou."
"The real mistake was that Zhuge Liang insisted on capturing Hanzhong at this critical moment, causing Shu Han to use troops in three places. When Soochow attacked Jingzhou, Liu Bei had no troops to reinforce it."
"Based on this, Zhuge Wuhou's strategy of dividing his troops was a big mistake. It also led to the success of Soochow's sneak attack and the decline of Shu Han from then on!"
Thinking of this, Zhu Biao looked at Lin Che in disbelief.
"Sir said that among the Three Kingdoms, the reason why Shu Han fell into decline was because of the loss of Jingzhou."
"The reason why Jingzhou was lost was Zhuge Wuhou's strategy of dividing his troops."
"Sir, what you mean is that the Ming Dynasty's Northern Expedition will divide its troops and attack, and it will inevitably fail!"
Lin Che looked at Zhu Biao approvingly and nodded: "You are much better than your brother, you will understand when we say this!"
"indeed so!"
"Yizhou and Hanzhong are thousands of miles away from Jingzhou. When Soochow attacked Jingzhou, even if Liu Bei had troops, he would not have time to rescue him."
"Similarly, the Ming Dynasty's Northern Expedition went deep into the vast grasslands, and the three armies were divided into three groups, thousands of miles apart."
"Once any army encounters the main force of Beiyuan, the other two will have no time to rush to their aid."
"You said, if you divide your army on the vast grassland that covers thousands of miles, aren't you looking for death?"
Speaking of this, Lin Che sighed: "Although Feng Sheng and Fu Youde are both famous generals in the world, the Ming Dynasty's infantry is the main force. Although the Beiyuan cavalry is far inferior to the Genghis Khan era, it dominates the world and is unrivaled."
"But when the cavalry meets the infantry, on the flat and unobstructed grassland, the cavalry still has an absolute advantage."
"Once there is no advantage in military strength, the Ming army will probably encounter great risks."
"So, the decision to divide our forces and attack together is extremely stupid!"
(End of this chapter)