Domination of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 187 Military Conference 2
Seeing that other people were frowning, Zhang Fei suddenly said: "My lord, should we be on guard in the central and western parts of Xianbei? If they take advantage of the fire to loot and attack our army, then the number of enemy troops we will face will not be small." gone."

Gongsun Xu nodded and replied: "That's right, Xianbei must be guarded against. Although Xianbei has been in civil strife in recent years, there are still several large tribes in Xianbei. They are very powerful and must not be underestimated.

However, I have already made preparations. Yan Liang has 15 cavalry, and another [-] are nomadic troops recruited on the spot. With Yan Liang, Xianbei's side should not be in trouble. If Xianbei really dares to send troops, Xu Ronghui led the Ta Han army of [-] to support Yan Liang, and they could send troops from the eastern grasslands of Xianbei to attack Xianbei's rear. In this way, even if Xianbei sent troops, they would be pulled back immediately.

However, there is no way around this. The Sanhan area is not yet stable. If Xu Rong easily sends troops, it will cause turmoil in the Sanhan area. This is not what I want to see. Moreover, Yan Liang is the only one left in the eastern part of Xianbei , I also don't want Yan Liang to send troops at this juncture.

We still proceeded according to the original plan, leading the army to confront the Xiongnu. What we have to do is to attract the enemy army, and it is best to let the enemy army overwhelm it.

As far as I know, the Xiongnu should not have more than 20 people who control strings. Now, the Huns can recruit 40 troops, which must include the old, weak, sick and disabled. Let's not be scared by this superficial number. , Soldiers are more expensive than elites, I think everyone will understand this truth. "

After hearing this, Zhao Yun quickly replied: "However, my lord, although our army can recruit about 22 people, the new army only accounts for [-]. Moreover, most of the new army is infantry, so I'm afraid it won't be useful in the early stages of the war." ah."

Guan Yu also nodded and replied: "Yes, the new army is a new army after all, we can't pin our hopes on them, but fortunately in this Northern Expedition, our army's cavalry are all veterans of many battles, and most of them have experienced many times. In several battles, especially the Xuanfeng army under the command of the lord and the white robe army under the command of Zilong, they can at least block three, and we also have heavy armored cavalry that the Huns did not have, which is also our advantage.

Generally speaking, we and the Huns have their own advantages, and no one can do anything to each other now. In my opinion, the outcome of this battle may depend on two factors, one is the quality and quantity of the army, and the other is logistics.We must work on these two aspects in order to find a way to defeat the Huns. "

Xi Zhicai looked at Guan Yu appreciatively and said: "Yun Chang is really powerful. It seems that I have read a lot in this Spring and Autumn Period. It is not only good for swordsmanship, but also good for marching and fighting, hahahaha."

Everyone was amused by Xi Zhicai's words, and Guan Yu replied with a smile: "The military master should not make fun of me, if it comes to planning, I, Guan Yu, are still a bit worse than the military master. "

"No." Gongsun Xu waved his hand and said, "Actually, Yun Chang has already got to the point, and the key to the problem lies in these two factors.

Our army has the advantages of sharp armor and fierce battle lions, but the number of the enemy army is indeed much larger than ours. Therefore, the key to this army is that we and the enemy army are equally occupied, and the rest depends on Logistics.

The Huns have always lived a nomadic life, and cattle, sheep and horses are their logistics. Moreover, every time there is a war, the Huns will trap food and grass on the cattle and sheep, and the cattle and sheep can feed on the grass on the grassland. Eat the fodder carried by cattle and sheep.

In this way, their logistics pressure is much less. Our army's logistics has to rely on civilian husbands and refugees to transport. Although we also have a lot of cattle and horses to transport, compared with the Huns, we are still a little bit worse.

In addition, our food and grass are under great pressure. In Bingzhou, we must not only provide disaster relief and relief for refugees, but also support the frontline. Although there is support from Youzhou, our logistics pressure is still very high. The reason for doing business with princes at this juncture.

Fortunately, our business with the princes can basically be settled, and the problem of food and grass has finally been solved, but this can only support us for half a year, so in terms of logistics, we basically have no advantage. "

After hearing this, everyone felt that the situation was not optimistic. At this time, Huang Zhong suddenly asked: "Since we can't solve our logistical problems, we might as well drag down the Huns' logistics first. With so many Huns, the logistical pressure is very high. We are relatively It’s better to be smaller, why not send troops to destroy their logistics.”

"It's not just logistics." Zhao Yun added: "The Huns are nothing if they lose the grassland. In this battle, although the Huns have the advantage in fighting in the local area, our army is not a guest army. Also very familiar.

The Huns have so many cattle, sheep and horses, so they have to consume a lot of food and grass every day. More importantly, they must find a suitable water source. If the drinking water problem for the cattle, sheep and horses cannot be solved, the combat effectiveness of the Huns will be greatly reduced.

If we can, we can also poison the water source, which will bring more pressure to the Huns. "

"This is not impossible." Zhang Fei stood up and looked at the map at this time and said: "Facing our northern army, the Xiongnu army must not dare to divide the troops, but if they do not divide the troops, drinking water for the hundreds of thousands of troops will become a problem. It is really not easy to find such a suitable water source.

We can indeed start from this aspect, but in this way, our army's drinking water will also be a problem. I am afraid that poisoning is a last resort.Moreover, what we need is a vibrant grassland, not a lifeless grassland. "

Gongsun Xu looked at the map and said, "That's right, you've got the point. I've already started to deal with what Han Sheng said about increasing the enemy's logistical pressure. Moreover, I'm not just going to increase the enemy's logistical pressure." , what I want is to crush the entire rear of the Huns.

In addition, we still have to start from the enemy's water source, but this is only a supplementary method. The Huns with more than 40 players gathered together are indeed huge. Therefore, if we want to defeat the enemy, we must The opponent must be forced to split up.

And the key to forcing the opponent to divide its troops is to start from this source of water. As long as the Xiongnu dare to divide their troops, we can concentrate our superior forces to a part of the opponent to attack head-on. Although our army has [-] new troops, the [-] The role of the new army should not be underestimated.

The [-] new troops will be the main force to defend the camp. With them, our camp will be safe, and the remaining elite cavalry of our army can continue to attack the Huns. If there is no enemy army, the advantage of our cavalry will be obvious, so the key is how can we divide the opponent's troops. "

Hearing everyone's speech, Xi Zhicai clapped his hands and laughed: "Hahaha, it's not easy for several generals in northern Xinjiang to discuss strategies together. One person and one word formulated a strategy to defeat the enemy. Come to think of it, what Wen He and I should do , is how to refine this strategy to every step.”

Gongsun Xu laughed and said: "Okay, Zhicai, don't be a fool and tell me, is there any good way?"

Xi Zhicai picked up a wooden stick beside him and pointed to the map and said: Everyone, please look, the area I am pointing to will be where our army camp is located, and Zhengfang's army has already stationed here. , he must have been building fortifications, where our water supply will not be cut off, nor will we be surrounded by enemy troops.

Last time, the affirmative wrote a letter asking us to mobilize thousands of sailors and some ships to go there. I guess, the affirmative should build a camp on the back of the river. If this is true, then our camp will have a stable back, Even if the Huns hit the gate of the camp, we don't have to worry about being blocked because we have the advantage of the navy.

Regarding this point, I have already reported to the lord that General Gan Ning has led [-] sailors to the Zhengfang side of the navy, and they should already be building the navy dock.

In addition, although the grassland is very large, it is difficult to find a suitable place to ensure drinking water for 40 troops and millions of cattle, sheep and horses. If the Huns really gather their troops together, I think, I'm afraid we If they don't attack, they will have endless problems to solve.

Therefore, it should not be difficult for the lord to find a way to divide the troops of the Huns. Perhaps they have already divided their troops, but the distance may not be too far. After all, the Huns are not fools. Regarding this point, it depends on how the lord uses them up. "

Hearing what Xi Zhicai said, Gongsun Xu smiled and said: "As long as the Huns dare to divide their troops, I can find a solution. Don't forget, our army has another advantage, and that is night battles. Night battles are a compulsory course for our army. As long as the enemy Once the army is divided, we can use night battles to consume the enemy.

The dark night will be our best cover. If we send a small number of troops to bluff to encircle a certain part of the enemy army, most of the other enemy troops will come to rescue them. However, on this night, they will know that we are How to distribute troops?At that time, we can carry out siege and rescue, and slowly drag down the enemy army.

In fact, this war should not end in more than four months. I am afraid that it will be difficult for the new army to train for three months according to the original plan before it can be sent to the battlefield. They will arrive at the grassland camp within a month.

You can continue to train when you arrive at the camp. At the same time, there are [-] new troops here, which can also cause psychological pressure on the enemy. Also, I want to emphasize one sentence. This is also a famous saying of our Northern Xinjiang Army. Lions are all fought, and elite soldiers are all killed on the battlefield. Training is just to adapt to the battlefield.

This Northern Expedition determined the starting point of our development. Ladies and gentlemen, do you think we can win? "

"Yes" everyone replied in unison, from the words, Gongsun Xu could feel the confidence of the people, and he himself believed that with the current complete preparation, it is possible to win the battle.

(End of this chapter)