第3章 晋太宗宣武帝实录3
oughthis,letthepeopleoftheworldreturntotheirhearts。
chenmu:Sirisright,Irespectfullyacceptyourteachings。
陈牧:寡人欲伐西凉,将佐皆以为不可,奈何?先生教我。
萧凡:臣以为,夫经略大事,固非常情所及,智者了于胸中,不必待众言皆合也。
陈牧:先生试述之。
萧凡:今为晋肘腋之患者,西凉而已,彼虽险固,比燕为弱,将欲除之,宜先其易者,西凉无道,臣民不附,且恃其险远,不修战备,宜以精兵万人轻赍疾趋,比其觉之,我已出其险要,可一战擒也。
陈牧:若大军西征,齐、楚,扣关当如何?
萧凡:论者恐大军既西,齐、楚必窥觎,此似是而非也,齐、楚闻我万里远征,以为内有重备,必不敢动,纵有侵轶,李晟将军足以拒守,必无忧也。sxynkj.ċöm
陈牧:先生解我心忧,寡人意决矣。
chenmu:IwantedtoattacktheWesternLiangKingdombutthegeneralsdidn'tapproveofit,WhatshouldIdo,Sirtaughtme。
xiaofan:Ithinkthatstrategiceventsarenotsomethingthatordinarypeoplecanunderstand,Wisepeoplehaveadecisionintheirheartsanddon'tneedeveryone'sconsent。
chenmu:Sir,pleaseelaborate。
xiaofan:NowourgreattroubleistheWesternLiangKingdom,AlthoughtheterrainoftheWesternLiangKingdomisdangerous,itisalittleweakerthantheYanState,ThepoliticsoftheWesternLiangStatewerechaoticandthepeoplewerenotsubservient,Itreliesonitsprecariousterrainwithoutreinforcingitsarmaments,Ifyouwanttofight,youmustfirstfighttheweak,Youshouldsendageneralwith10,000elitesoldierstoblitztheWesternLiangKingdom,Bythetimetheyrealized,wehadenteredtheirprecariousterrain,TheWesternLiangKingdomwilldefinitelybeconqueredbyus。
chenmu:Whatifthearmymarcheswest,andtheStateofQiandChuattacktheborder?
xiaofan:Thechancellorbelievedthatafterthewesternexpeditionofthelargearmy,theStateofQiandtheStateofChuwouldattacktheborder,Suchathingisunlikely,WhentheStateofQiandtheStateofChuheardaboutourexpedition,theywouldthinkthatwewereonguard,sotheywouldnotlaunchanattack,Eveniftheyattacked,GeneralLiShengcouldresistthem,Youdon'thavetoworry。sxynkj.ċöm
chenmu:Sirtooktheknotinmyheart,Ialreadyhadadecisioninmymind。