Ming Dynasty: Summoning game players at the beginning

Chapter 292 Vienna Golden Hall

Most of the players who marched south to Korea were veterans from the previous few dozen rounds, and they had experienced at least fifty battles, if not a hundred.

They had participated in the vigorous Qihuo Army uprising, fought against the fierce Tartars with the Black Flag Battalion, and had also been lone wolves roaming the world with swords...

They were used to tearing down corrupt houses bit by bit and rebuilding organizations from the bottom up, but this was the first time they looked down on the entire country as kings.

They are like airborne cadres, sent to unfamiliar places to face unfamiliar cultures and interpersonal relationships.

In the past, he was used to being suppressed as a "rebel" by the Ming Dynasty, but suddenly he became the one in power who had to suppress the rebels, which made him a little uncomfortable.

Fortunately, there are thousands of players in this southern expedition, and we can always gather more than a hundred "stinky generals", which is more than enough to replace dozens of Zhuge Liangs.

At worst, players can also seek real-world "foreign aid bosses" in real time.

When it came to the issue of professional strategic command, the number of players attending the meeting dropped significantly.

Most battle-crazed players don't care about strategy and don't want to know how politics work.

They just want to know where to go next, who to kill, kill them all, or leave half...

Faced with the tense situation of opposition in various places, more than one hundred representatives each performed their duties.

There is a large table in the spacious government hall, on which is placed a map of North Korea reproduced by the boss, which shows administrative divisions and topography and rivers.

The entire map is divided into dozens of neat grids, covering all the prefectures, counties and cities in Korea, and each grid is marked with a numerical code in red ink.

Sixteen players lay around the large table, just like the eight prefectures of Korea were divided into sixteen neat pieces.

They kept their eyes tightly closed as if they were fast asleep. From time to time, someone would wake up and shout loudly without even raising their body.

"The entire territory of Ping'an Prefecture is under control. The remaining 3,000 auxiliary troops require further instructions..."

"The Right Court of the Yellow Sea remains loyal, and the Left Court of the Yellow Sea has limited rebel forces, estimated to be less than 10,000..."

"The entire Gyeonggi region is calm..."

"Gyeongsang Province has almost completely revolted. Only Busan remains in resolute resistance. The enemy forces attacking the city are no less than 20,000. Two hundred players have already begun guerrilla warfare..."

"Jolla Province has completely rebelled. Frontline players have determined that the enemy's main force is over 30,000 in total, including defeated Qing soldiers secretly sheltered by the yangban..."

"The entire Gangwon Prefecture is in rebellion, and the exact number of troops is unknown..."

"Chungcheongbu is half loyal and half rebellious, while North Chungcheongbu is basically loyal to us..."

"Hamgyeong-fu and the Beiwei army are currently engaged in battle, and several mountain fortresses have yet to be conquered..."

As pieces of intelligence were announced one after another, the enemy's sphere of influence, troop deployment, and field battle results were quickly demarcated.

Players follow the clues of the intelligence and pick up the Go pieces one by one to fill in the grid.

The black pieces represent the Beiwei Army, and the white pieces represent the rebels. Each piece represents a combat force of a thousand people, and each grid also represents the same marching distance.

Densely packed black and white chess pieces covered the entire table, and the entire Korean territory seemed to have become a chessboard for a duel between the king and the nobles.

Looking at the number of enemies and our side alone, the white pieces naturally have the upper hand. The Ming Dynasty soldiers and bandit-catching camps are scattered all over Korea like pepper, and the strength of each unit does not exceed two thousand.

But if you look at combat effectiveness, an experienced player can hold off five Koreans, and an ordinary Ming army can fight one against three.

When the players at the meeting heard the news of the Manchu surrender, they immediately flew into a rage. "Well, well, how dare you take in the defeated Tartar soldiers? It seems you really don't take our Heavenly Soldiers seriously..."

"These nobles aren't even afraid of the Heavenly Soldiers. They're no longer ordinary nobles. They're clearly traitors who deserve to have their entire clans exterminated. We must strike hard!"

"The enemy's main force is in Jeolla Province, the southernmost province, with Chungcheong Province halfway between them... So, it seems like the entire southern region is full of rebels."

"After all, North Korea is entirely mountainous. The few plains are in the west and south, and much of the land is concentrated in the hands of the yangban class..."

At this time, more than ten players who had been lying on the ground reporting the news suddenly stood up and came to the map table in unison.

They took high-definition photos of the desktop, then returned to their original places to "lie dead", sharing the intelligence they had collected from all over the place with all players.

Looking at the table filled with white chess pieces, some people couldn't help but wonder, "Where did the rebels get so many soldiers? Why weren't they so brave when the Tartars invaded?"

"The Tartars came in but haven't yet taken their land, and we are collecting taxes from them, effectively depriving them of their aristocratic privileges. Of course, they will fight us to the death.

As for the source of troops, they are naturally the private soldiers of the nobles, as well as bandits and the like. It is estimated that some regular troops of the government also joined the rebels.

I remember that the Korean army had a strength of more than 100,000 people. At its peak, including the security forces and navy, it even exceeded 200,000 people.

Regardless of whether North Korea's pawns can fight or not, at least their numbers look intimidating."

"Good boy, just looking at the chessboard layout, our black pieces are about to be surrounded and killed by the white pieces."

"What are you afraid of? The combat effectiveness of my Fourth Calamity is not to be underestimated. I will directly send the main force to fight the enemy's main force to the death." A player pointed at the Gyeonggi region, then drew a straight line to the south with his finger, pointing directly to the south where there were the most white pieces.

The other man shook his head, stabbing his finger into Seoul like a knife. "If I were a rebel and heard you'd left Seoul, I'd set out from Gangwon-do in the east and head straight for Gyeonggi. By then, the capital would be surrounded, people's hearts would be in turmoil, and those oppressed nobles would be ready to make a move." "Are our communications capabilities enough to prevent a siege?"

"You're not afraid, but what about the game's simulated NPCs? If they hear the king is under siege, how will they continue to fight?"

"How many people are there in the main force gathered in Seoul?" He Lusi looked at Mashed Potatoes beside him.

Mashed Potatoes was stunned when she heard this, and immediately realized that she was the person most familiar with North Korea's military and political affairs at this moment. She quickly pointed to the grid around Seoul and said -

"The Imperial Guards and the Imperial Camp are still in training. Currently, there are 20,000 men trained, which can allocate 15,000 men for battle."

"Well, the players stationed in Seoul can allocate 3,000 people to participate in the war..." Zhang Xianzhong also interrupted unexpectedly, and picked up the black chess piece with his right hand to adjust the number of main forces in Seoul.

"The two armies together have 18,000 combat and auxiliary troops. If they were split into two, each group would have 9,000 combat and auxiliary troops, more than enough to defeat a rebel group of 10,000 or so."

He Lu Si pondered for a moment, then tapped rhythmically on the map with his fingers.

"My general idea is to take the easy ones first and then the difficult ones, and to take the west first and then the east. North Korea's plains are concentrated in the west, and the most grain is stored in the warehouses. Retaking the west means retaking the grain, which will help us gain more confidence in fighting a protracted war.

The small groups of enemies in the west are mainly in Hwanghae Zuofu and Chungcheongnamfu. The two armies will be responsible for the north and south respectively. Putting aside the time for marching, we must eliminate the rebels within five days..."

"But Gangwon-fu in the east..."

"I know." He Lu Si paused for a moment, stroking his chin. "These two armies will each dispatch a thousand auxiliary soldiers to form a 2,000-man force to guard the main route for the rebels to advance westward.

"As long as you hold out for fifteen days, the rebels in the northeast will be isolated, the enemies in the west will be completely defeated, and we will only have the main force of the enemy in the south. The entire situation can be turned around."

"The rebels in the south won't wait for your grand strategy. Once they capture the few isolated loyalist cities in the south, they'll quickly unite and march straight on the capital."

"Ha ha……"

He Lusi smiled slightly upon hearing this, as if he had just heard a cold joke. He reached out to the southern area filled with white pieces, and casually picked up a black piece from the "isolated island" to examine it carefully.

"Have you forgotten those civilian and security players behind enemy lines? Some exploration players encountered rebel rebellions before even setting out to sea, and most are now hiding in rural areas with their bandit-hunting soldiers.

There may be only two or three hundred players in a prefecture, but as long as one person leads five or ten soldiers from the bandit-catching camp, a guerrilla force of a thousand people can be formed in an instant.

They can raid the enemy's food and supplies, sneak into the county town and kill the local nobles. To encircle and suppress them, the enemy will definitely slow down the general attack, which will buy us valuable time."

"But if our Heavenly Soldiers were to personally intervene, it would be like interfering in internal affairs..."

"We're bound by the rules again, right? If we just change into Korean clothes, who would know if we're heavenly soldiers or the Korean imperial camp?

It makes sense that the Koreans, trained by the Heavenly Soldiers, would suddenly become stronger and more powerful, right?

As He Lusi was speaking, a communications brother who was lying dead suddenly stood up.

Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, he arrived at the location of Hamgyongfu in northeastern North Korea, compared the grid numbers in his memory, and took away several white chess pieces. "Just now, the Northern Army defeated a rebel force."

"Oh oh oh!" The other military representatives felt encouraged. Now the Northern Army, which was originally in a dilemma, had enough room to free up troops to move south.

"Very good!" He Lusi's eyes lit up as he pointed at the empty spot where the white piece had been placed. "We need the Northern Army to dispatch at least a thousand men to attack Huanghai Prefecture from the south."

"Okay!" The communication player returned to the place where the "corpse" was lying leisurely like a waiter, and even did a front flip on the way as if to show off his skills.

"How about my strategy?" He Lusi looked at his brothers proudly, enjoying their praises.

"Your strategy is indeed sound, but I have one thing to add..." the brother said seriously, "I suggest that all cities facing the enemy in controllable areas launch observation balloons. By combining the observation areas in all regions north and south, we can achieve full-coverage aerial reconnaissance. Any large enemy force moving in any direction will be discovered immediately..."

"Sounds great!" He Lusi and everyone nodded, and the former even gave his brother a thumbs up of praise.

At this time when everyone expresses their own opinions, rebuttal and questioning are just a form of correction to make the plan more perfect, not a deliberate confrontation.

"Hey! I also have a suggestion and plan. Since everyone has gridded the entire territory of North Korea, why can't we also grid the enemy's army...

All the enemy's main forces and small units were marked according to the grid numbers, and their commanders were used as code names.

You have to know that the enemy does not have our communication mode. It will take them at least several days to unite. Right now, they are definitely in a loose state of fighting each other.

As long as we further subdivide the enemy's white pieces into grids and then share the summarized map information in real time, we can treat all enemy units as wild monsters and big bosses and assign them to our brothers to eliminate.

Rather than using the main force against the main force, it would be better to split all the troops outside the main force into small groups of several hundred or a thousand people and disperse them throughout North Korea, so that they can strike more enemy groups in a shorter period of time."

When the brothers heard this, their eyes widened and they were stunned for a while.

He Lu Si suddenly slapped his head, wondering why he had overlooked it.

Observation balloons, instant messaging, and fearless and extremely high organization, all players are like worker bees in a hive mode!

And those of them who are surrounded by maps and intelligence are the queens who give orders. Why should they stick to the rigid combat of main force against main force?

Wouldn't it be better to just leave one main force for mobile operations and disperse the rest of the players to find ways to eliminate the monsters scattered everywhere on their own?
"Oh! You are such a clever little ghost!" He Lusi couldn't help but pounce on his brother and rub his face, while at the same time he did not forget to look at the name above his head, "Guo Ziyi".

(End of this chapter)