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Chapter 1270 Military Advisor, what does slow attack mean?
"Military Advisor, what you mean is..." Yuan Zongdi's face was full of doubts: "Not opening the seal anymore?"

Song Xiance smiled slightly, stroked his beard and said, "It's not that we won't fight, but we will fight slowly."

Li Guo, who was standing aside, endured the pain and asked him, "Military Advisor, what does it mean to slow down the attack?"

"General Buzhi, don't be anxious. Let's listen to what the military advisor has to say." Niu Jinxing said to Li Guo with a smile.

Song Xiance stroked the sparse beard on his chin and said calmly: "Kaifeng must be attacked. But there is no need to rush. Our main opponent at the moment is the Xuanda Border Army blocking the south of Kaifeng."

Gu Kecheng also interjected and asked: "The Xuanfu army is blocking the way, so we can deal with it. Why do we need to retreat?"

"If Cao's camp is still there, although our military advantage cannot completely crush the Xuanfu Army, we can still control the battlefield situation. Even if we use the clumsy method of rotating battles, as long as we break one of their routes, we can join forces and attack the old camp of the Xuanfu Army in Xincheng. Li Yan

But if we only destroy his old camp, the rest of the camps will surely fall without a fight!"

Gu Kecheng asked in confusion, "Even if Cao Ying escapes, our troops are several times greater than the government troops. Besides, there are hundreds of thousands of hungry civilians. We can wear down the government troops even if we grind them."

"otherwise……"

Before Song Xiance could speak, Niu Jinxing spoke up, "Although our army has hundreds of thousands of troops, we know our own affairs best. Among these hundreds of thousands of troops, there are only about 100,000 elite soldiers who can fight.

Cao Cao took away 30% of our elite troops in one go, and we don't know what he was thinking. If he were to make up his mind and surrender to the court, our army would suddenly have a powerful enemy.

At that time, the Cao camp and the Xuanfu army together had about 70,000 to 80,000 troops, and there were tens of thousands of government troops in Kaifeng City, who were also quite capable of fighting. In this way, they were on par with our elite troops, and our military advantage was completely wiped out.

"Furthermore, Cao Cao is a big bandit, and he has been working with us for a long time. He knows our army's combat strategies very well. If he really surrenders to the court, the court will know all the details of our army. We must be on guard!"

"Will this bastard Cao Cao really surrender to the imperial court and be willing to be its pawn?" Yuan Zongdi couldn't help but question after hearing what Niu Jinxing said.

"Hard to say."

Gu Kecheng then said, "Since Cao was able to injure Bu so badly, it's obvious that he wanted to kill him. He was able to leave no room for him, which shows that he never thought about being brothers with the King of Rebellion again. Who knows, he might really surrender to the damn court!"

A "bang" sound suddenly came.

Everyone looked in the direction of the sound and saw Li Guo enduring the piercing pain from his wound. Faintly, they could see a little bright red blood oozing out, instantly dyeing the area red.

It turned out that Gu Kecheng's words just now reminded him of the scene of chasing Luo Rucai again. He was so angry that he punched the table beside him, causing the wound on his left chest to rupture...

Li Zicheng, the King of Rebellion, still cared about Li Guo. Seeing this, he quickly said, "Buzhi, your wound has not yet scabbed over, don't get angry!"

Li Guo's face had become somewhat ferocious. He gritted his teeth and said angrily, "I really want to cook Cao Cao, that damned bastard, and eat him."

Li Zicheng shook his head and said to Wu Ruyi and Gu Ying who were waiting on him: "Ziyi, you and Gu Ying will take Buzhi to the old immortal to recuperate. No one is allowed to disturb him without my military order." "Yes, Marshal."

After receiving the order, Wu Ruyi and Gu Ying walked towards Li Guo. Although he was very reluctant, when Li Guo saw the serious face of King Chuang, he had no choice but to let Wu Ruyi and Gu Ying send him to the old immortal Shang Jiong.

On this side, King Chuang did not ask Song Xiance until Li Guo left: "Military Advisor, I am also a little confused about the withdrawal you mentioned. Can you explain it in detail?"

Song Xiance was waiting for this. He smiled and said, "Grand Marshal, our army originally planned to split the government troops and defeat their right wing first. After General Liu eliminated the government army camp at the critical point, we will move north to attack Xinchengji.

But now Cao Cao has left without saying goodbye, and there is no longer any of our troops blocking the way between Daguankou and Xinchengji. The place is less than 30 miles away from Xinchengji, and reinforcements may arrive at any time. General Liu has been unable to capture the city for a long time, and Zhang Nai's firearms battalion has also suffered heavy losses and can no longer suppress the government troops with artillery.

Grand Marshal, please think about this. Under such circumstances, if our army is divided into several groups to fight against the government troops, wouldn’t it be very dangerous? It would be easy for the government troops to take advantage of us…”

"You mean to withdraw the troops to one place?"

Song Xiance nodded and said, "That's exactly what I mean. We will gather our troops in one place, seize a point and attack fiercely, forcing the government troops to come to our aid."

He finally added: "Now it's like 'the government troops set a trap for us to fall into'. If Cao's camp is still there, it won't matter. We can completely block the battlefield with our superior military strength, making it impossible for the government troops to take care of each other.

Now that Cao's army has fled, a big hole has appeared on this huge battlefield. Since we can no longer stop the government troops from coming to our rescue, we might as well change our tactics and choose a place to force the government troops to come to our rescue.

In this way, we can turn the passive situation into active one and make the government troops fight according to our fighting style. As long as the initiative on the battlefield is in our hands, the advantage will still be on our side. "

Li Zicheng understood what Song Xiance meant. He nodded with great satisfaction, but suddenly saw that Li Yan seemed to be hesitant to speak, so he asked him, "Lin Quan, do you have anything to say?"

"Grand Marshal, I have some ideas that are not yet mature. I don't know whether I should talk about them."

"Hahaha." Li Zicheng laughed and said, "It's better to be immature. Just tell us and we can discuss it together, then it will be done!"

Li Yan didn't want to talk at first, but since King Chuang had said so, he couldn't refuse, so he said, "Grand Marshal, I'm thinking that hundreds of thousands of our troops are gathered in Zhuxian Town, which makes it inconvenient to transport food and grass. And judging from the current situation, the battle in Kaifeng may not end soon."

As he spoke, he observed the changes in Li Zicheng's expression. Seeing that he nodded frequently, he boldly continued: "I think since Zhuxian Town does not need so many troops, we might as well select a few generals to conquer the surrounding counties, set up officials to govern the people, and restore farming.

This will not only facilitate the collection and transportation of food and fodder for the army, but also comfort the refugees and hungry people, and establish a stable rear for our army, and also facilitate the collection of surrounding military intelligence. "

After hearing this, Li Zicheng, the King of Rebellion, asked everyone, "What do you think of Lin Quan's proposal?"

Gao Yigong was the first to say, "I think it's okay."

Seeing that Li Zicheng was staring at him intently, he added, "Let's not talk about anything else. As far as raising and transporting grain is concerned, Lin Quan's idea is indeed very effective."

Li Zicheng still did not make any comment. He looked around at everyone, as if waiting for someone to speak...