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Chapter 1348 Blooming everywhere

"Militia?"

Yongning Earl Zhang Cheng repeated, "Zhi Ce, are you worried that the civilian warriors have never been through a big battle, and now they are surrounded by bandits, and their morale will be unstable, which will affect the defense of the White Tiger Camp?"

"Yes. This is what I am most worried about."

Earl Yongning nodded, looked at Zhang Guodong and asked, "Guodong, do you agree with Zhice?"

"Yes, Commander."

Yongning Bo glanced at the people in the general's tent and saw a trace of worry in their eyes. He understood what was going on. After thinking for a moment, he said, "Zhi Ce's plan of 'removing the firewood from under the cauldron' is very good. It can be said to be a sharp point that hits the nail on the head."

"Food and grass are the foundation of an army. No matter how powerful an army is, once it runs out of food and grass, it will be doomed to fail. Today, the bandits are confronting our army with hundreds of thousands of people. How much food and grass will they consume?"

Yongning Bo once again glanced at the officers and generals in the commander's tent and raised his voice, saying, "Since everyone has no objection, let's do it. The plan to harass the trench-digging bandits discussed yesterday will be suspended. All battalions in the army will continue to strengthen their defense and training from tomorrow.

Each battalion commander will personally supervise the battalion drills, and the pacification officers of each battalion will be responsible for rectifying the military affairs of each battalion, especially the soldiers' arrogant thoughts of underestimating the enemy. Although we are not afraid of the enemy's great strength and have the idea of ​​winning, we must not underestimate the enemy in tactics and must always remember the four words "arrogant soldiers will be defeated." "

Seeing the commanders and deputy commanders of each camp clasping their fists and accepting the order, Zhang Cheng nodded and continued, "The rebel is no longer the same as before. Since he captured Luoyang, his power has grown day by day. Small rebels from all over Henan have flocked to him. In addition, he defeated Fu Zonglong and Wang Qiaonian, two governors of Shaanxi, and recruited tens of thousands of Shaanxi soldiers. He also defeated Ding Qirui and Zuo Liangyu's hundreds of thousands of government troops in Zhuxian Town, and recruited tens of thousands of troops.

Today's rebel army is filled with a large number of imperial border troops and many veteran rebels. Their fighting power is extraordinary. In my opinion, they are not weaker than Jian Nu. You generals must not underestimate the enemy. You must be alert and urge the soldiers to strengthen the camp defense. Give me all your strength. When the time is right, you will kill the rebels."

The generals once again loudly responded to the order, and each of them showed a hint of excitement. However, as soon as the killing of the enemy was mentioned, they became excited instantly, without any trace of war-weariness or fear.

Sun Shixiang then interjected, "The commander-in-chief just mentioned that 'arrogant soldiers will be defeated'. In my opinion, the current bandits are an arrogant army!"

He paused for a moment before explaining, "After the rebels captured Luoyang, they roamed the Central Plains, breaking through dozens of prefectures and counties as if they were in an empty land. They also killed two governors of Shaanxi in succession, and recently they defeated Ding Qirui's army of more than 100,000 in Zhuxian Town.

The rebel army has won victory after victory, and they are invincible. In particular, the rebel Li himself has even thought about changing the dynasty, and all the leaders in his army have dreamed of becoming founding dukes and marquises. I think they are a group of arrogant soldiers. "

Yongning Earl Zhang Cheng nodded repeatedly, but he did not want to continue to dwell on this topic for the time being. He just praised: "Mr. Sun's analysis is very reasonable. It is for this reason that everyone here should be more cautious and not underestimate the enemy."

He then went on to say, "As for Xianggong Temple, Zhice's worries are not without reason. We cannot allow the White Tiger Camp to be surrounded by bandits."

"Commander-in-chief, do we want to break the siege and rescue the White Tiger Camp?" Chen Zhong interrupted.

Yongning Bo's statement surprised everyone. After all, he had just said that they would temporarily hold their troops in place and wait for the right time to fight the bandits. It was no wonder that Chen Zhong asked this question. Seeing everyone's expectant eyes, Yongning Bo smiled and said, "Don't be so excited. As a general, it is a good thing to not be tired of fighting or afraid of fighting, but you can't just want to fight. War is dangerous, and every victory in a battle is won by the lives of our men. That's why we have to plan carefully and try our best to win with the least loss."

After warning all the generals, Earl Yongning continued, "I have decided that within half a month, at the beginning of August, our army will launch an attack on the bandits."

"General, where should we attack?" Li Fuming asked anxiously.

Yongning Bo glanced at him and said something meaningful: "Humph, I'm going to give Li the thief a 'bloom everywhere'!"

"blossom everywhere?"

Many people were confused. They muttered these four words in their mouths, turning their heads around, looking to the left and to the right, but what they saw was the same confused look.

"Commander-in-chief, our troops will be weak if they are divided. If we attack from all sides, it will be difficult to make a breakthrough. Should we choose one place to focus our attack and make a breakthrough?" Wei Zhice also raised his own questions.

"Do not."

Yongning Bo flatly refused him, saying: "We must attack from all sides to confuse the intruders."

"But this way, it may not be successful!" Hu Yiwen also interjected.

"The camps of our Yongyi Army are much more powerful than those of other government troops, let alone the bandits. In addition, the number of our muskets and artillery is also much greater than that of the bandits. We have an obvious advantage and can attack them in groups. No matter if they are digging trenches in two groups or breaking into the Zhuxian Town camp, or the bandits led by Li Guo and Li Yan, we cannot let any of them go."

Earl Yongning looked at the officers and generals in the commander's tent with a sharp gaze and said in a loud voice: "If we don't want to fight, then it's fine. But if we do, we must fight hard and make Li the thief hurt and miserable. Only in this way can we establish our prestige. Not only will Li know the reputation of our Yongyi Army, but also our Yongyi Army will be famous in the world. No one will dare to underestimate the power of our Yongyi Army!"

He went on to say, "Attack from all sides, everywhere. Although it seems that the troops are divided and weak, in fact, they are also focused. It is precisely because of the everywhere that the enemy is unprepared and cannot detect the direction of our main attack. At the same time, we can take advantage of the opportunity of the enemy's division to contain them and prevent them from gathering in one place."

"Commander-in-chief, what preparations do we need to make now?" Zhang Guodong asked directly.

Yongning Bo looked at the commanders and said in a deep voice, "When you return to the camp, you must pay attention to patrolling the camp and teach the soldiers to be 'guarded against arrogance and impatience'. At the same time, you must strengthen your defenses to avoid being tricked by the thieves in the next half month. You must also strengthen your training and not let your morale drop. At the end of the month, I will have my own military orders."

"Commander-in-chief, I'm afraid that in half a month, the bandits' food and supplies have not been cut off, their morale is still there, and the army's mind is not in chaos." Wei Zhice said.

"No need to wait."

Yongning Bo glanced at Wei Zhice and said, "Just as you said, the Xianggong Temple has been under siege for two months. If we leave it alone, something unexpected may happen. The bandits think that our army dare not take the initiative to attack and will only shrink in the camp to defend. Then we will continue to play the turtle for another half a month, and when the bandits are unprepared, we will suddenly attack them and make them bloom everywhere, and let them know how powerful we are!"