Pawn Crossing the River

The war between Buddhism and Taoism must be fought on all fronts.

There are hidden fronts and frontal battlefields.

After Wuniang arrived in Huqian County, she held a military meeting.

Smoke rose and filled the entire meeting hall. Wu Niang sat in the main seat.

In addition to Wuniang, there are also Ding Si Lingguan, second-grade Lingguan, and three deputy palace masters.

Wu Niang looked around at the crowd and said: "The invasion of Buddhism is expected and reasonable. Now that Chaxia has fallen, it has formed a flanking attack on our Huqian County. We don't know its intentions without asking. What do you think? "

Deputy Palace Master Feng Nanyu said: "In my opinion, this invasion of Buddhism has been planned for a long time, with all the troops moving, and its combat power cannot be underestimated. Before the third batch of reinforcements from Tiangang Hall arrived, we were very It is difficult to achieve a strategic counterattack on the frontal battlefield, and the best way is to defend based on favorable terrain.”

Wuniang's tone was calm: "This is the truth, but military affairs are an extension of political affairs. Military affairs must serve political affairs, not political affairs serve military affairs. As for Jinque, we need more than just defending it."

Another deputy palace master said softly: "Things will go well if things are slow. As long as we hold on, there will be a turn for the better. Even if Jin Que reprimands us a few words, it is better than attacking rashly."

Wu Niang looked at Ding Si Lingguan without commenting.

Ding Si Lingguan muttered: "The border is bitterly cold and the terrain is steep. We are condescending and have a geographical advantage. This time the Buddhists mobilized a large number of troops and essentially attacked from the top. Coupled with the poor productivity of the Buddhists, their logistical pressure is far greater than ours. We only need to supervise and supervise our troops." Building fortifications, dredging trenches and repairing the city, with numerous trenches and trenches, did not allow the Buddhists to take advantage of them. The delay lasted for several months. The Buddhists' logistics was insufficient and they could not attack for a long time. Their vigor would be lost and they would have to retreat. "

Wu Niang frowned.

Doesn’t she, the great master in charge, understand these issues? Doesn’t Jinque understand these problems?

She had already discussed the issue of defending based on favorable terrain with Jin Que. Jin Que's reply was very harsh: If the matter is easy to handle, there is no need to send a Pingzhang Da Zhen there. If Qi Da Zhen finds it difficult, If you want to do it, then return to Jinque, and then Jinque will send another Pingzhang Daren there.

That's why this meeting took place.

Jinque would not be satisfied with such an answer.

At this moment, Ding Silingguan changed his subject: "Of course this is a foolproof strategy, but it cannot effectively cooperate with Jinque on the frontal battlefield, and it is not in line with Jinque's instructions. So I think that just sticking to it is not enough. After gaining strength, he should take the initiative to attack, defeat the Buddhist army, and then recapture Chaxia and even Dazun Temple."

Wu Niang's face softened and she said, "Let's all think about it."\u003cb\u003c p\u003er\u003e

Deputy Palace Master Du Chengzhen spoke slowly: "Master Da Zhen, please forgive me for being arrogant. I hope to be free from the constraints of being a subordinate and state my thoughts frankly."

Wuniang said: "We all have joint responsibilities. There is no need to be restrained. You can speak freely."

Du Chengzhen said: "It is said that military affairs are the continuation of political affairs, but to achieve strategic goals, we can only look at the results of war. And from the beginning of war, it must follow its own laws, which no one can violate. War is not A well-trained horse is ready to be driven.”

Wu Niang said nothing. She knew what she said was right, but Jin Que had already made his opinion clear, so it was meaningless to say anything more.

Du Chengzhen continued: "If we follow Jinque's instructions and carry out a counterattack at all costs, I'm afraid... there is a saying in the art of war: the one who has the temple before the battle is considered the winner, so it must be counted as more. The one who has the temple before the battle is not the winner must be counted as the few. That’s right. More counts as victory, less counts as less, but what about nothing?”

Official Ding Siling said: "What Deputy Palace Master Du said is a mature and prudent statement, but this is a dangerous move. What we have to do is to tame this horse. Jinque has an overview of the overall situation and made this request to us. We cannot use it." Let’s settle Jinque’s big debt with my own small account. If it’s a risk, I think it’s worth taking. At this critical juncture, I should not look back.”

Wu Niang signaled Ding Si Lingguan to continue.

Ding Si Lingguan continued: "Now the key to the Buddhist invasion of the army lies in Dazun Temple. After two years of looking at it, Jinque agreed that the sect's thirty-two sections were divided into two sections, and the four sections of Lebugou were under the jurisdiction of Huqian County. , the rest are under the jurisdiction of Dazun Temple. Now, most of the area is occupied by Buddhism, that is, the Dazun area, and a small part is in the area controlled by our Daomen, that is, Lexiang and its north of Lebugou. "

"The importance of Tiaoxia is that it is the gateway to Huqian County. If Tiaoxia is dangerous, Huqian County will be shocked. If Tiaoxia is stable, Huqian County will be safe."

"Because of this, as long as we use attack instead of defense and recapture Chaxia, we will stabilize Huqian County. If we hold Chaxia to the line of Huqian County, we can keep the Buddhist army at bay. If the Buddhist army crosses the Dazun River and Lake The Qianhe River and the wild forests between them penetrate directly into Huqian County. As long as the warning is timely, we can attack Dazun Temple through the Xia River and encircle Wei and rescue Zhao."

"The Fengshan Pass between Dazun Temple and Huqian County is the key. This is a canyon terrain. The cliffs gradually become deeper and narrower, shaped like cuffs. The fortifications along the edge are still there. As long as they are slightly repaired, they can be maintained without a trace. Yu.”

"If the Buddhist army bypasses Tiaxia and fails to give early warning, then Fengshan Pass will not move to prevent the Buddhist army from

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Divide your troops to break through here, and Huqian County can send troops to reverse the reinforcements to prevent the enemy from backstabbing. "

"In this way, if the Buddhist army cannot attack for a long time, its morale will be low, its logistics will be poor, and its morale will inevitably be disorganized. At this time, we will launch a strategic counterattack from the front to make it defeated like a mountain, and then we can go out to fight at Fengshan Pass and approach Da Da. Zun Temple.”

Wu Niang nodded slightly, then looked at Liu Jiaozheng and asked, "What do Deputy Palace Master Liu think?"

Liu Jiaozheng said calmly: "As far as I know, Buddhism has been stocking up on various supplies on the front line of the border for the past hundred years. It is a fact that Buddhism's logistics capabilities are worrying. But in a short period of time, with only many years of reserves, In terms of materials, Buddhism doesn’t have much logistical pressure.”

Wu Niang frowned slightly.

Liu Jiaozheng seemed not to see it. He knew what Wu Niang wanted to hear, and everyone else knew it too. Ding Si Lingguan deliberately catered to Wu Niang, but the Buddhist army would not change just because of a few words. If they really wanted to attack Huqian City, it would be too late to say anything.

Liu Jiazheng continued: "As far as I know, the fortifications at Fengshan Pass have been abandoned for a long time and have not been repaired. How can we hold on to them? How can we attack?"

"Even if they can barely hold on, the number of troops stationed here is too small, and they will definitely not be able to take the initiative to attack and rescue. If they are dispersed within the various fortifications, the Buddhist army will attack from the front, and at the same time send a side division to bypass Tiaxia, and attack from both sides from behind, this place will become We have reached a desperate situation. Let’s talk about Zaxia. We all know that Zaxia is important. All the strategies mentioned by Ding Si Lingguan are also based on Zaxia. But the problem is that Zaxia has been lost. How can we regain it? "

At this moment, Long Xiaobai, who temporarily replaced Xiao Yin as Wuniang's secretary, hurriedly walked into the meeting hall and came to Wuniang's side.

Liu Jiaozheng temporarily stopped speaking, and everyone present also looked at Wuniang.

Long Xiaobai leaned over Wu Niang's ear and whispered: "Top-secret news just came from Beichen Hall. One of the three great monks of Nalanda Temple in Buddhism has left Nalanda Temple and set off for Dazun Temple. The accompanying There are also two eminent men. It is said that this person carries the Buddhist immortal object 'Seven Treasures Bodhi'..."

After the words fell, the entire meeting hall was silent.

In terms of status, the Buddhist master is equivalent to the deputy head master of the Taoist sect. Even though the three masters may not be as good as the three masters of the Taoist sect in terms of strength, they will not be inferior by much.

One of the three masters personally took action, which shows that Buddhism is serious this time. Wuniang alone may not be able to support it alone.

Wu Niang closed her eyes.

Du Chengzhen whispered: "Buddhism is going all-out this time. Even though we have the master in charge here, the master is not here.

Zhenren Zhang, Jiayin Lingguan, and Jiashen Lingguan are not here, I'm afraid..."

Wu Niang's expression remained unchanged, and she asked again: "Since Beichen Hall already knows about this matter, what is Jin Que's reaction?"

Long Xiaobai continued: "Jinque has held an emergency meeting, and Master Jiang Da will personally support it."

As soon as these words came out, everyone's expressions relaxed again, and the atmosphere became less solemn.

The name of a person, the shadow of a tree.

Master Donghua said to Qi Xuansu: I never doubt your ability.

Why did Master Donghua make such a judgment? Because Qi Xuansu has proven time and time again that he can get things done and has never let Donghua down.

Even before Qi Xuansu, Jiang Dazhen was the most professional firefighting captain of the Taoist sect. It is no exaggeration to say that Jiang Dazhen had never let Jin Que down.

In a sense, Jiang Da Zhenren is more suitable to be the Grand Master than the Sixth Generation Grand Master, but the problem lies here. If Jiang Da Zhenren becomes the Grand Master, with his prestige, qualifications, and his merits and abilities, How could the three deputy head masters, Da Zhenren, control him? That is the powerful leader.

Therefore, after the Sixth Generation Grand Master came to power, Jiang Dazhen also had some emotions. From the bottom of his heart, he disdained the Sixth Generation Grand Master's political ability. The two of them were not the same person at all.

Later, the Sixth Generation Grand Master abolished the authority of Zixiao Palace under the bewitchment of the Third Master, which even led to a complete break between Jiang Daren and the Sixth Generation Grandmaster. In addition, the Taoist sect did not teach the way of loyalty to the emperor, so the Grand Master was not a king, and he was not a king. There is no saying that if a king tells his ministers to die, they must die. Jiang Dazhen's break made the sixth-generation master become a complete loner, and he eventually ascended to the throne early.

For this reason, the Third Division also comforted and compensated Master Jiang Dazhen to a certain extent, making him the de facto fourth greatest master, just below the Third Division. Although Jiang Dazhen is usually busy and tired, the power and actual status in his hands are real. If nothing else, just mention Jiang Dazhen's four immortal objects, which is the proof.

Although Jiang Dazhen once laughed at himself for not being taken seriously by the three masters, in fact, Jiang Dazhen really acted as the Dinghai Divine Needle. He controlled Zixiao Palace. Even if there was a palace coup, as long as Zixiao could not be captured

Palace, then the palace change also failed, and no one in the three realms dared to move lightly.

Now that Master Jiang Dazhen is coming to support in person, everyone naturally takes a reassurance and can breathe a sigh of relief.

However, Wu Niang is also keenly aware that this is a precursor to gradual warming. A master is just foreplay, and the good show is yet to come.

I am afraid that both Buddhist and Taoist schools will increase their efforts around Dazun Temple.