晋太宗宣武帝实录3 (第3/3页)

surrenderandcommittedsuicidewithasword，WhatshouldIdoaboutit，Sirtaughtme。

    xiaofan：Ithinkhe‘saloyalman，Failuretosuccessfullydefendthecitycanonlybedeterminedbydeath，Youruletheworldwithfaith，soyouhavetoburyhimwithhighstandards，Throughthis，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。

    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。

    chenmu:Sirtooktheknotinmyheart，Ialreadyhadadecisioninmymind。