Chapter 93 The Best Time (3)
Hearing this, everyone else present also gasped. These words from Coach Su's mouth, which sounded so simple and deadly, actually contained terrifying meanings that everyone knew. Not to mention whether it was a joke or not, just the fact that he said it was enough to put a lot of psychological pressure on the listeners.
"Master Su."
"Why? General Liu has another objection?"
"No, I just wanted to make a suggestion regarding the previous topic, but I don't know if it's appropriate to say it."
Liu Hou spoke calmly and without haste , and remained calm even when facing Su Shuai. Others could only admire him in awe.
"Oh? Tell me about it."
Judging from Su Shuai's expression, he seemed very interested in Liu Hou's words. As for Liu Hou's attitude, he seemed not to care from the beginning, even though he knew that Liu Hou did not take him seriously.
A few days later, at the Zhao army camp.
"Separate? Indeed, this will make our army cautious."
Zhao Ziheng analyzed the intelligence he had just received.
"Even so, it doesn't affect our army, right? If they really come towards us, regardless of whether we can stop them, all they want is to delay time."
"That's why it's disadvantageous to us. If they succeed in stalling for time, Liancheng will definitely fall into their hands. Then they will go straight to the capital of Xu State. It seems that they don't take us seriously at all."
"That's right. We can't let them succeed in their evil plan."
The generals in the tent expressed their opinions one after another. Zhao Ziheng just said a word and then watched quietly as usual. Wu Yao on the side looked at the generals and then at Zhao Ziheng, looking for an opportunity to speak.
"This battle [Liancheng] is of great importance. We cannot let them take it no matter what."
"That's right. Also, in terms of speed, they are not catching up with us. We just need to speed up our march. Not only can we reach Liancheng earlier than expected, but we can also get rid of unnecessary entanglement. Your Majesty, please give the order."
"Yes, please give the order, Your Majesty."
"Your Majesty, please give your orders."
After one voice of agreement, everyone followed suit, because they all knew that the current marching speed was not the fastest and could be improved. This was Zhao Ziheng's usual reserved approach. So far, no one could see through Zhao Ziheng's intention in doing this. Looking at the current situation, others could not care less.
Everyone's words made Wu Yao's gaze shift to Zhao Ziheng. In fact, even Wu Yao didn't understand why Zhao Ziheng had been holding back on his march until now. Especially when faced with such a time-sensitive situation, Zhao Ziheng remained calm and composed. This was very puzzling.
Now that everyone agreed, Zhao Ziheng could no longer remain silent. He glanced at everyone and finally looked at a middle-aged man dressed as a civil servant standing beside him: "Military Advisor Xu, what do you think?"
"this--"
The civil servant was named Xu Wenbo, who was appointed by Zhao Ziheng and recommended by Wang Ye. He and Wang Ye served as the military strategist in this expedition.
"But it's okay."
"Yes, I think there is no need to change our army's current marching speed. As the saying goes, haste makes waste. The more we waver, the more we will fall into the Wu army's evil scheme."
Xu Wenbo's answer made Zhao Ziheng quite satisfied, but others were somewhat dissatisfied and puzzled. After all, a military general was a military general, and his insight into marching strategies was far inferior to that of a civil official.
"What do you mean by that, Advisor Xu? The situation is so clear, why do you say that we will fall into a trap?"
Guo Tian was the first to speak up and express his doubts.
"General Guo, you don't know. In fact, the reason is very simple. The emperor just said that the Wu army just separated the army. The purpose is to disturb our army's attention and make our army cautious. That is, we can't move forward rashly or stop. In short, it's just to disrupt our army's morale."
Everyone was speechless. Xu Wenbo's analysis was too simple, so simple that no one could have thought of it, and it was based on what Zhao Ziheng had said. But how could such a simple analysis easily convince others? Many people questioned Xu Wenbo's analysis.
"Of course, it's just such a simple thing, so don't worry about it."
Sure enough, just when everyone was beginning to get suspicious, Xu Wenbo added a sentence that immediately puzzled everyone again.
"What does Xu Junshi mean by this?"
"Just like before, the reason is very simple. No matter what the Wu army does, it is nothing more than trying to delay time. If we arrive according to the normal time calculation, whether they capture [Liancheng] or not , the consequences of fighting with our army at that time can be imagined. Even if the Wu army will win in the end, it will inevitably pay a heavy price. In this way, the Xu State will have enough time to attack the Wu army. At that time, the Wu army will have no power to fight back and can only be slaughtered. In this way, it is meaningless whether the Wu army captures [Liancheng] or not."
"...Why does it sound like our army doesn't care about anything except buying time? It seems that there is no difference between us and the Wu army."
"How could that be? We have marched thousands of miles to get here. We can't say that we came here just to delay time. However, delaying time is different from buying time. Regardless of the essence or substance, for us, as long as we arrive within the predicted time, we can fight with the Wu army. Maintaining the current marching speed is to avoid being unable to fight due to exhaustion when we arrive. After all, we are marching and fighting, and it is most important to keep sufficient physical strength to meet the enemy at any time."
Xu Wenbo's analysis is reasonable and deeply rooted in people's hearts, but why does it sound too logical and make people uncomfortable?
