Ming Dynasty: Summoning game players at the beginning

Chapter 183 The decision is yours
"Remember, Yang Hao, the governor of Liaodong, divided his troops into four groups to attack the Jiannu, but they were all defeated by Nurhaci...

Oh wait, the commander we met today is also named Yang, and he also surrounded us in four directions -

Do you also want to 'let the enemy come from any direction, I will only go one way'?"

"Yes. If the Ming army gathered in pairs for a decisive battle, they would definitely crush us. But we are located in the center of Henan, making it easy to capture the mobile government troops and force them to be cautious.

If they were to take a detour to gather, they would be wasting time and sitting back to watch us attack the city. It’s obvious that they don’t have time…”

"Is Zhu Youjian urging us to fight again?"

"I think it's probably true. Every time there's a decisive battle between local governors, Zhu Youjian's orders to urge the battle always happen to kill his own people."

Summer Duck stretched out his hand and drew a large circle on the map. "I think there's another possibility. Henan is suffering from severe droughts and can't afford to supply food and fodder for an army of over 100,000. The various government troops have no choice but to transport food from neighboring provinces.

In order to reduce the pressure on the army, they chose to disperse, which also allowed them to disperse and obtain food."

"I think there are many vassal kings in the Central Plains. There are vassal kings in Nanyang, Luoyang, Kaifeng, and Xiangyang. That's why the government troops are stationed in different places, fearing that the vassal kings will be harmed."

"No matter what the reason, since the enemy has divided its troops into four groups, each group of government troops will be weaker than us. This is a good opportunity for us to concentrate our superior forces and annihilate them one by one." "Sula" pointed to the map.

"The strategy of defeating them one by one is fine, but which route should we attack first?" Hong Xiuqing walked to Sula's side, lowered his body, and waited for the military guidance of the tactical master.

"What does Marshal Su think?" Huang Chao shook his shoulders, and his fleshy face stared straight at Sulala, just like the Black Whirlwind Li Kui waiting for his brother Song Jiang's orders.

Su La looked around and suddenly realized that all the commanders were looking at him. The sense of accomplishment of being trusted and relied upon made him feel proud.

He just felt his eye sockets swelling, as if liquid was about to flow out.

It seems that the achievements I have made in commanding battles have been noticed by my brothers...

Liu, Guan, and Zhang added, "Our main force is in Ruzhou, which is 120 li from Luoyang, 270 li from Nanyang, and 260 li from Kaifeng.

The Ming army could only travel 30 to 40 miles a day at best. Judging from the distance, it would be better to attack the one in Luoyang first.

We can reach Luoyang in four days at most.

As long as we defeat the Ming army in the west, we can enter Luoyang and kill the vassal king. Even if the enemy cuts off our connection with Runing Prefecture, with the wealth of Prince Fu and the location of the Luoyang Basin, we can quickly grow stronger and even establish our own territory in the Luoyang Basin."

The proposal to break into the Luoyang Basin won the response of several people.

The Luoyang Basin is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and is also known as "Little Guanzhong". It is far more suitable as a farming base than the flat Runing.

In history, Li Zicheng's second uprising also started in the Luoyang Basin.

"Luoyang is a good place to establish a separatist regime, but it would be much easier for the Ming army to surround us. As long as they block the major passes and guard the Yellow River, we won't be able to leave even if we want to. Do you want to stay here and develop your power for a few years before attacking?"

"Xia Ya" just one sentence and dispelled everyone's idea of ​​separatist rule in Luoyang.

Depression, frustration, restraint, and boredom are the biggest enemies of combat players. Farming may also be favored by them, but the depression and suffering in the farming process are their pain.

Farmers only need to do boring production and construction, but combat players have a lot more things to consider.

"If we don't attack the Luoyang army, then we'll give up attacking Ruzhou and go south to attack the government troops in Xiangyang and Nanyang. As long as we defeat them, we can seize Nanyang and block Huguang's way north."

"Hmm..." Sula remained silent, as if using this response to indicate that she had read it.

"After taking Nanyang, we'll go straight to Xiangyang and arrest Commander Yang. I really want to ask him face to face if those anti-human words like 'I won't be content to starve to death, but will follow the example of the mantis raising its arms' were his own creation."

"Be serious, brothers. The government army is gathering a 100,000-strong army to annihilate us. If we are not careful, the beggar army will be finished - the surrounding militia are gathering, these are civilian armed forces organized by landlords and gentry. The gentry hate us for exterminating their families, and they are crazy and want to fight us to the death." said "Jiancao".

"So we are caught in the vast ocean of gentry war?" Huang Chao laughed playfully, as if he saw a gentry dressed as a funny clown.

"But it's okay. It's a good opportunity to catch them all in one fell swoop, so we don't have to go through the trouble of catching them all the time."

"How about we give up the four battlegrounds in Henan, gather all our forces to attack Jiangbei, and then cross the river to capture Nanjing? What do you think?"

“Very good and creative!”

"You're a jerk! You're just looking for fun and not considering the reality, right? It's over a thousand miles from here to Nanjing. You can't even walk there in a month."

"Can we take a boat..."

"Do you think you're a naval or land army officer? If you were the Black Flag Battalion, he'd let you pass, but unfortunately you're a beggar soldier, he only wants to chop off your head and buy wine."

"I also want to go to Jiangnan. I heard there are many beautiful women near the Qinhuai River."

"Hehe, I'll buy a few more SeSe coupons when the time comes. I also want to savor the scenery of Jiangnan..."

"Oh, how did we get off topic? We're talking about the enemy's four-pronged encirclement and how to break it, and you're talking about the attack on Nanjing? You're all so frivolous—except for blood sacrifices to the Blood God, you're all frivolous about beautiful women, right?" "If you put it that way, aren't the material and spiritual needs of all times, both in China and abroad, just two words: 'kill' and 'fuck'?"

"If a man is not shy, can he still be called a man? Squishyness is free! Long live shyness!"

"Military meeting—no bitterness allowed!"

"Seriously, buddy Linden Wansan left a message saying the Kaifeng garrison's morale is average. They don't have the guts to lead the charge, but they have the guts to take advantage of the situation and rob."

"Ha, I think if we send a few thousand auxiliary soldiers holding high the banners of the Beggars' Army and riding mules over, we can scare them away."

"Even if the Kaifeng troops dare to fight, with Lin Dengwan constantly notifying us of their location, we can adjust our strategy in a timely manner. Besides, the Black Flag Battalion is one of our own. We have the final say on when to send troops, how many troops to send, and when to recapture lost territory."

"Once we conquer the entire province of Henan, we can also give the cities south of the Huai River to our guides to gain military merit..."

After hearing all the comments, Su La's eyes widened and he shouted, "I have a plan that will defeat both of the enemy's forces."

"tell me the story."

"The Luoyang route should be attacked first!" Sula pointed at the map.

"What if he sees the situation is bad and hides in the city?"

"Then we will move south and attack the Ming army's southern route first. If the western army follows us, we will return to the first step and quickly turn around to defeat them.

However, even if we defeat the Western Route Army, we will not rush to capture Luoyang. Instead, we must quickly march south to engage in a decisive battle with the Ming Army's Southern Route Army."

"What if the Ming army fails in the southern campaign and retreats hastily to Nanyang?"

"Surround them! The Tang King's clan is within Nanyang City, and the government troops dare not abandon him... If they don't retreat, but instead fight us on the battlefield, then it will be a time when the brave prevail. I believe the Beggars' Army will win!"

"Then let's follow the siege strategy, then what?"

"Then pretend to besiege Nanyang for a long time and attack its reinforcements, but in fact quickly break camp and march south to capture Xiangyang and capture Yang Sichang's head!"

"Oh! I see! You're going to kill the enemy leader!"

"Yes, Yang Sichang was the governor-general of several provinces, in charge of governors-general of all ranks. Once the governor-general died, the Ming court would need time to transfer the position, whether it was to send a new person to take over or temporarily appoint a governor-general to take over.

You have to know that the Ming army was originally a loose sand. Without a strong commander to control it, it had no ability to fight in coordination. No one would avenge Commander Yang.

This will buy us more time—turn north and capture Nanyang, then one by one, Luoyang, Kaifeng, Guide, and even cross the river to capture Huaiqing, Weihui, and Zhangde. In this way, the entire province of Henan will be under our control, and the Ming Dynasty will be doomed! "

"Good!" Huang Chao clapped his hands and cheered, almost lifting his feet to give Sula a thumbs up. "As expected of a veteran who has commanded many battles, he has rich combat experience."

"Then the question is, your strategy is based on winning, what if you lose any battle?" someone questioned.

Before Sula could argue, 'Xia Ya' chimed in, "Lose? Including the new players who recently arrived, the Qihuo Army will have 3,400 players! And there are also auxiliary troops and militias that we personally trained and raised. If this lineup can still lose against a small Ming army, then I suggest you quit the game as soon as possible."

"Everyone else is welcome to raise any opinions and discuss them. After all, we're pooling collective wisdom. I'm not perfect either, so there are bound to be flaws in our strategic plan..."

Su La looked around, but saw few opponents.

"Then let's vote by a show of hands."

As soon as this was said, 90% of the generals agreed with Sula's strategic policy of "defeat the enemy one by one", which was to first attack the enemy's manpower and then occupy the territory and cities.

"In the Battle of Sarhu, the Jiannu wiped out 50,000 Ming troops in five days, relying on their unwavering courage! Today, we are surrounded by the Ming army from all sides, and we have no way to retreat either! But we have more than 3,000 fearless warriors than the Jiannu, and we also have the starving people of the Central Plains!"

"If you trust me, I am willing to lead you to victory!"

"Sula" fiercely inserted the small flag in his hand, and the flag passed through the map and was nailed to the plain between Ruzhou and Yuzhou.

……

In the 12th year of Chongzhen, the four official armies in the Central Plains were basically ready to encircle and suppress the beggar bandits.

The Southern Army marched out of Xiangyang and headed towards Nanyang to join friendly forces.

The Northern Army recruited landlord and militia troops along the way as it left Kaifeng, but its speed of moving south was quite slow.

The Black Flag Battalion of the Eastern Army used the excuse that the troops were newly recruited, insufficiently trained, and that new equipment was needed, so it would take some time to complete the operation.

The Western Route Army was quite honest. They joined forces with a group of landlords and militiamen and headed towards Dengfeng.

As soon as the Western Route Army arrived in Dengfeng, they learned that the Qihuo bandits had given up attacking Ruzhou and were moving south along the river. They did not know whether they were going to retreat back to central Henan or move south to attack Nanyang.

(End of this chapter)