"Are you too harsh today?" Baoxiang asked with a worried look on his face as there were only a few people left in the big tent after the military meeting.
Wu Gen sighed and placed the knife on the newly placed commander's desk, "You can't do it without being ruthless. There are powerful enemies outside and constraints inside. I, the governor, have just taken office. How can I control the entire army if I don't use thunderbolt tactics. We do extraordinary things at times, and I just hope that we can win this battle. As for how the Ji family will view me in the future, I can only wait and see."
Yang Zheng sneered coldly, "If Ji Xin and Ji Ye are smart people, they will not be too embarrassed. However, after this battle, regardless of victory or defeat, our fearless army must be prepared to leave the Iron Hand Province. Xingshan We can’t stay here any longer, we have to find another place to take root far away from the center.”
Hu Jia twirled his beard and walked around the tent, "What Yang Zheng said is true. If we can win this battle, if our fearless army wants to protect itself, we must expand our troops to make it difficult for others to swallow us up. But in this way, Come on, no matter who is in charge of the Ji family, they can't accommodate me. As for where to go, I agree with Wu Gen's idea. Let's go south. We will decide where to go.
The top priority is how we plan to fight the coalition forces. We need to have a charter. With our current military strength, I am afraid that it is not enough to directly block the opponent. We must peel off the coalition forces layer by layer and turn the mighty river into a trickle, so that our military can easily take action.
What is beneficial to me now is that the six coalition forces seem to be one, but in fact they all have their own agendas, and even the camps are clearly separated. How to make good use of the gaps between each family is the key to our victory. "
Wu Gen rubbed his face vigorously, "In the picture above, let's take a closer look at how to break down these six coalition forces."
A huge map was quickly placed in the room, with the positions of the enemy and ourselves marked on it. Hu Jia did not let him go forward. "After the coalition forces captured three cities, the main force has gathered on the Jinchangyuan front line. According to the intelligence report, except for the Ba family and Murong The Cang family, the Gu family, and the Qiulin family each sent a force to garrison the three newly captured cities, plus 20,000 troops from the southern front. There are still more than 60,000 enemy troops I need to face.
These more than 60,000 people are still too large, and the thieves have defeated many cities and are gaining momentum. A few days ago, Captain Xue had close contact with them, so their combat power should not be underestimated. If you want to win, there are only two ways.
One is to run, lengthen the coalition front, abandon the small towns in front of Hanlu City, and let the enemy divide their forces to defend them. In this way, there will naturally be fewer troops facing me head-on.
To be honest, Village Leader, you played like this when we played chess back then, and I was also inspired by it. This move requires me to engage in wild battles with the enemy and abandon multiple cities in a row. The Ji family may not agree to this, but once we find a fighting opportunity, we may defeat the enemy in one fell swoop.
The second is to delay. Our army divides its troops to defend Zhucheng. Attacking a city has never been easy. As long as it takes long enough, gaps will inevitably arise within the coalition forces. Then I will choose the opportunity to attack. This method requires field troops to be stationed in various cities, which is relatively safer, but if the city is destroyed, all the people and the city will be lost, and it will take a long time. "
Having said this, Hu Jia looked at Wu Gen who was bowing his head in thought, turned around and cupped his hands to the generals around him, "These are some of my considerations. If you have any opinions, please speak up."
It was the first time for Meng Shun and Tu Dan to see the generals of the Xingshan Fearless Army. It was hard to say much when they first arrived here.
Zhang Wuyang looked at it and had to stand up first, "I personally prefer to fight quickly, and I'm afraid it would be more disadvantageous to delay it. At this time, the situation in the Iron Hand Province has been like a spark igniting a prairie fire, with undercurrents surging everywhere. If the war cannot be ended as soon as possible, I’m afraid it will push more families to the coalition.”
The tent became quiet. Both Hu and Zhang had spoken on behalf of Xingshan and Youyishan. Everyone turned their attention to Wu Gen, Shui Congyue and Baoxiang. Everyone knew that among the fearless army, only These three people have the final say.
Wu Gen sighed slightly. At that time, Meng Shun reminded himself that the two fearless armies needed to get acquainted with each other to avoid secret fights with each other. It really made sense. I don't have any more feelings in this position, but the people who grew up in Xingshan and Yishan will unconsciously have some mountaintop thoughts.
In fact, this is normal. The more fearless soldiers there are in the future, the more this will happen. People like to get together, maybe because of their region, origin, or other seemingly ridiculous reasons. The reason why party disputes have always been unavoidable is that human nature dictates that people will unconsciously form small groups to protect themselves.
"Let's not talk about the next move. Let me say something that speaks from my heart." Wu Gen stood up straight and looked at these brothers who were following him one by one. "Our fearless army grew from scratch and grew stronger little by little. , all thanks to the hard work and hard work of all of you, and the full use of your talents, to have such a small fortune.
You all know that I am a person who is helpless and has no sense of the big picture. Without you, I would definitely not be able to do it. In the future, our fearless army will have to go out of the Iron Hand Province and conquer various continents. We must not have the idea of mountain tops. We must work together and work together.
You are all my good brothers. No matter what happens in the future, I, Wu Gen, promise that if I have a bite to eat, my brothers will definitely have a share. Although it's hard to say it's absolutely fair and just, I will never hide anything. I just hope that you can be honest with each other and don't follow the example of those families and play tricks like guessing people's thoughts. "
After hearing Wu Gen's heartfelt words, everyone present was a little embarrassed. Wu Gen suddenly revealed everyone's thoughts, making everyone feel a little embarrassed.
"Ahem, let me say one more thing. Following Xingshan's practice, Colonel Shui will still serve as my second deputy. When neither he nor I are around, Captain Bao can make his own decision." Seeing that everyone understood his painstaking efforts. , Wu Gen added another sentence.
Shui Congyue closed his eyes and said nothing. He was used to Wu Gen's temperament of letting go of the shopkeeper.
Baoxiang looked at the crowd and suggested to Wu Gen: "Why don't we put Tudan or Lexi into the left army and transfer that kid Cheng Jie over."
Wu Gen's eyes lit up. This was a good idea. It was a matter of rotation. In this way, people on both sides of Xingshan and Youyishan could get to know each other as quickly as possible. He immediately agreed.
"I agree with Hu Jiapao's style of play. Just throw away one or two cities. Ji Ye and I will discuss it at that time, and he will be able to distinguish the pros and cons." After deliberation for a long time, Wu Gen finally decided on the enemy this time. The general idea is, "We are going to lengthen the opponent's front and let it defend everywhere. There are loopholes everywhere. When the coalition field divisions are small enough for me to deal with them, we can then gather together and annihilate them."
Now that the combat principles have been decided, the next thing to discuss is the specific military strategy.
"Fortress leader, if the enemy divides his forces, I have a plan." Tudan looked away from the map and suddenly said.
"Oh, tell me quickly." Wu Gen quickly urged. Tu Dan was born in the Lu family, so he was familiar with the opponent's situation. Facing such a formidable enemy, he wanted more ideas from people like him.
"This time the coalition forces went into battle, most of the supplies were provided by the Lu family, which can be roughly divided into two lines: water and land. The water route was originally loaded with ships in Yedi, and then went upstream along the Xiao River. The other route was along the Daqing Ridge Go overland.
Waterways are easy to seal and can be blocked with driftwood. I suggested letting some wind out, saying that we were going to send a partial division to cut off the opponent's food route. In this case, the opponent would definitely have to divide its troops to guard the land supply line, and there would be fewer troops that could go forward to confront me. Tu Dan introduced his idea to everyone while pointing at the map with his hand.
"Yes, it's a good idea. We have a small number of people, so we have to spend every penny and calculate the opponent's troops bit by bit. When the small amount is added up, the number of people the coalition can directly fight in the field will be much smaller." Hu Jia was the first to nod. , he was the first to speak out, and he really wanted to show off in front of these newcomers. At this time, he quickly agreed with Tu Dan, also with the intention of making up for it, "But how can we let the other party know and do it cleverly?"
Yang Zheng smiled slightly and waved his hand disdainfully, "This is easy, you can discuss it later."
Tu Dan was slightly startled. Seeing the expressions on the others' faces that they were sure Yang Zheng could accomplish this, he knew that this person was anything but simple. It seems that the Xingshan Fearless Army really has experts here. No wonder the leader of the village once said that Hu Jia and Yang Zheng are definitely not ordinary people. When they met today, they were indeed unique.
Xue Xin took a step forward and muttered for a moment, "Captain, I have fought against the rebels several times in the past few days, and we won and lost. Every time we fought, the opponent would take the initiative to strengthen the camp, repair and replenish it. , otherwise it wouldn’t be so quiet these days. It can be seen that the rebels are marching very cautiously and are unwilling to advance rashly. I guess there are capable people in the army.
If you want them to advance quickly and extend the front line, it is necessary to feign defeat a few times to make them think that our Northern Army has no one, so they can rush forward boldly and reveal their flaws as soon as possible to avoid the war taking too long. "33
Wu Gen folded his arms and thought for a moment, then nodded slightly, "Okay, you can leave this matter to Zu Yuantong, since he runs fast anyway. In addition, I will go with him. I guess Lu Lie hates me at this time. I can't say I met before the battle, but I caught up with him as soon as my head got hot."
Baoxiang glared at Wu Gen and said angrily: "There is no way for the commander to go to lure the enemy. I will go and you can arrange it in the central army."
Wu Gen smiled and shook his head, "It's better for me to go. It's me that Lu Lie hates. I'll ask you to take care of me when the time comes."
After a military meeting, Wu Gen divided their respective tasks, stretched and walked towards his tent. Along the way, he didn't get any rest, and he was really exhausted.
Not far away, Yang Zheng caught up with him with a big belly, walking side by side with Wu Gen, "Shen Lang is back."
"Oh." Wu Gen raised his eyebrows, looked around and whispered, "Where is he."
"I arranged it in a small tent, not far from your camp. The biggest shortcoming of our Northern Army is that we don't have many high-level combat capabilities. Except for Cong Yue, there are not many people who can take it.
Soldiers versus soldiers, generals and generals are not afraid of each other. What I am afraid of is that as the war becomes more intense, your opponent may use some underhanded methods and send people to assassinate you. Shen Lang is a man of good cultivation, so he will be placed beside you as a personal guard. "Yang Zheng's face was a little solemn. He himself did a lot of shameful things, so he was naturally worried that the other party would also use some dirty tricks.
"Well, I'll be careful. I've asked Li Qi to make some arrangements." Wu Gen sighed. He still couldn't break through his cultivation level. He seemed to be the lowest among the Ji family's governors.
"Is everything okay there, Ye Ziming? Bu Kuan, do you think we should put in more effort?" Yang Zheng suddenly changed the subject.
"You can contact us, but don't have too high hopes. Smart people like them will leave more escape routes for themselves, but they will definitely not turn to us until the situation is unclear." Wu Gen smiled sideways and pinched Yang Zheng "We have to be tough when we are forging iron. When we become really strong, I believe more people will come to pitch."
Yang Zheng nodded slightly and opened his mouth as if he wanted to say something, but hesitated for a few times and still did not speak.
"By the way, how are you going to reveal that we are going to attack the grain road?" Wu Gen suddenly asked out of curiosity.
"Of course I'll send someone over, but it's just a dead person." A smile broke out on Yang Zheng's dark face.
"Dead person? How do you send the dead person away?" Wu Gen asked in surprise.
"Haha, the mountain man has his own clever plan." Yang Zheng behaved with a proud look on his face.
"Hey, you love to fool around." Wu Gen glanced at the other person with disdain, "I said you kid, you were such an honest person when we first met in Dayizhou. I didn't expect that you have so many things in your belly now. Bad water.”
The next day, Wu Gen got on the holly bird and rushed to the Confederate Army camp to meet with Ji Ye to discuss abandoning the city. He also sent Ji Yan there along the way, so that he would not have to look dark in the camp every day. .
The southern army camp is located not far from Hanlu City and is also responsible for guarding the main city. When they arrived at the camp, Wu Gen told Ji Ye his plans one by one.
Ji Ye looked troubled after hearing this, and immediately took Wu Gen into the city to look for Ji Chen. However, Ji Chen was not in his own house, but lived on top of the city.
Half a day later, Wu Gen returned from Hanlu City on the Holly Bird, looking a little ugly. After spending a long time talking with Ji Ye, he finally persuaded Ji Chen and agreed that the city could be abandoned if necessary, but the people in the city must be moved out.
In any case, Wu Gen can prepare for the battle with the coalition forces according to his own ideas.
Some people died, but not completely...
