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Chapter 490 Breaking it into parts
When Li Chongsi, the Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, heard that the imperial reinforcements had arrived and that 40,000 enemies had been defeated in one battle, he was so happy that he could not express it in words.

He acted decisively and quickly organized an elite force consisting of a thousand elite water soldiers, intending to cooperate with Ou Zanghua to implement a combined land and sea tactic.

However, when his soldiers were ordered to go for reconnaissance, they brought back surprising news: Ou Zanghua did not choose to pursue the victory, but camped safely outside Yingtianfu City.

This move confused Li Chongsi. As the defender of the strategic quarry, he could not leave his post due to his duties. He had to send his deputy general to Ou Zanghua's camp to inquire the reason.

In fact, the person who came to Ou Zanghua before Li Chongsi was his immediate superior, the Minister of Revenue, Qiao Yu.

After the two met, they exchanged greetings first.

Qiao Yu then asked directly, "I wonder why Lord Ou didn't pursue the victory and defeat the rebels in one fell swoop?"

Ou Zanghua explained: "Master Qiao, you don't know that I came here with the cavalry battalion at full speed, and the artillery battalion and infantry battalion are all behind. Although we have won the battle, the soldiers are also tired. If we pursue the enemy at this time, I am afraid it will play into the enemy's hands, allowing them to take advantage of our fatigue as a breakthrough point."

"In addition, the southern region is full of mountains and rivers, and such terrain is not conducive to large-scale cavalry operations."

After hearing this, Qiao Yu could only nod to show his understanding.

In Anqing City, Prince Ning was so angry that he smashed several vases.

"A full 40,000-man army attacked Yingtian Prefecture for three days, but achieved nothing!"

"They encountered the cavalry of the Five Army Battalions and were routed in one blow. Of the 40,000 men, only 7,000 managed to escape!"

"What does Wu Shisan do for a living?!"

"Somebody come!"

Following the roar of Prince Ning, a guard trotted in, bowed and said, "I am your humble servant!"

"Pass on my order to execute all of Wu Shisan's relatives, young and old!"

"Wait a minute!"

Liu Yangzheng stepped forward and tried to persuade him, "Your Majesty, calm down! Although Wu Shisan lost the battle, he was loyal to you, and that is clear to all. He committed suicide after the battle. If you kill his entire family now, it will surely chill the hearts of your soldiers!"

"Humph!"

Prince Ning was so furious that he threw the tea set on the table and smashed it to pieces. He roared in anger, "How despicable! Even if you die, you still want to make things difficult for me. It's really disgusting!"

Liu Yangzheng had no choice but to remind him, "Your Highness, the most important thing right now is to plan how to deal with Ou Zanghua. As for the matter of Wu Shisan, we might as well put it aside for now and deal with it calmly when the situation stabilizes in the future."

"Huh" King Ning slowly exhaled a breath and finally calmed down.

Then Wang Lun came in and reported the post-war situation to King Ning.

"Your Highness, according to the soldiers who escaped, Ou Zanghua took advantage of their attack to personally lead the cavalry, first clearing away obstacles with the power of muskets, and then rushed into our army like a tiger descending from the mountain, instantly tearing our carefully arranged formation into pieces, and then..."

Wang Lun paused for a moment before continuing, "Although our soldiers put up a tenacious resistance, they had already lost the initiative, which ultimately led to a great defeat."

"So that's how it is!" Liu Yangzheng suddenly realized, "Now that we are using the city wall as a shield, the cavalry is not very useful, so Ou Zanghua did not lead the cavalry to attack directly, but stationed outside Yingtian City."

"What do you think we should do now?" King Ning asked.

After thinking for a moment, Liu Yangzheng said, "Your Highness, I think that if we can fully utilize our army's strengths and avoid our weaknesses, we will have a sure win. After careful consideration, I have found that our army's advantage lies in the strength of our infantry battalions and navy. Therefore, I dare to suggest that we can use the solidity of the city walls to set up multiple lines of defense to consume the spirit of Ou Zanghua's cavalry."

Wang Lun also offered a suggestion: "In addition, we can also consider dividing our troops and advancing towards Hangzhou. We don't need to actually launch an attack, we just need to create a situation where we want to take Hangzhou, so as to strategically disperse Ou Zanghua's forces and weaken his ability to concentrate on fighting."

King Ning finally understood that his two advisers did not want to take the initiative to attack!

But on second thought, the enemy is 30,000 Han people fighting against 100,000 Mongolian cavalry geniuses. If the enemy seizes the opportunity, the remaining 70,000 people will not be enough for them to fight.
Well, it’s indeed not suitable to take the initiative!

So, King Ning accepted their plan and began to reinforce the city wall of Anqing.

Two days later, the infantry battalion and artillery battalion of the Fifth Army Camp all arrived. Ou Zanghua summoned the military officials and told them about his plan.

"In the next few days, I will stay here and place the artillery camp and cavalry camp outside Anqing City to trap Prince Ning's 70,000 troops here."

"As for you."

Ou Zanghua looked up at the military officials and said with a smile: "I know that you are all from Jiangxi and know this land much better than I do, so I decided to give you the power."

When the military officials heard this, they were all stunned at first, but then they were filled with ecstasy.

They are all literate people, how could they not know how difficult it is to lead troops into battle alone?

Now, Lord Ou not only tied down the enemy's main force, but also specially selected this familiar area which was like their home field, allowing them to train and grow here. How could they not be grateful?

Everyone clasped their fists and bowed deeply, saying with gratitude: "Thank you, Lord Ou, for your cultivation!"

"Don't worry, let's take it one step at a time."

Ou Zanghua ordered his men to open a map of Jiangxi, and then said, "There are a total of 77 county towns in Jiangxi Province, and King Ning currently controls more than 40 of them. You need to plan the attack route and assign your respective tasks based on the intelligence at hand, including where to start and who is responsible for attacking which place. All details need to be carefully considered."

"Please be at ease, Lord Ou. We will do our best and will never let you down!"

"Very good, you guys negotiate on yourselves and then write a plan and hand it to me. Time is limited, so you have to hurry." After saying that, Ou Zanghua left here and handed the stage to this group of people.

The military officials took quick action, first dividing the counties into several groups, and then began to assign specific tasks.

Military officials who are familiar with the terrain will lead troops to fight in the corresponding areas.

As for military officials who had a large number of relatives and friends in a certain county, they were assigned to be responsible for the post-war appeasement work of that county.

After a whole afternoon of in-depth consultation and careful planning, a clear and detailed operational plan was finally presented to Ou Zanghua's desk.

After Ou Zanghua flipped through the book and took a look, he had to admit that brainstorming is indeed more effective than thinking about it alone!
(End of this chapter)