Wang Yan expressed his guess.
Zhou Benyuan swallowed and his expression turned very ugly.
"Capital Commander, what you mentioned...are all the worst possibilities. There are more possibilities, right? The Ming Dynasty is still overhauling the Yellow River. In this case, will they use the whole country to go south? No. Is that possible?"
"When fighting against a golden thief, I always prepare for the worst."
Wang Yan said coldly: "Fighting against the gold thieves requires so much caution. Now facing the Ming people who are far stronger than the gold thieves, if I don't plan for the worst possibility, it will inevitably be annihilated with no bones left. You and I will inevitably be ruined and ridiculed by future generations.
If we think that the Ming Dynasty will not be able to start a large-scale war because it builds the Yellow River, we are underestimating the enemy. I am afraid that we will become the next Xia Kingdom. Everyone, the Ming Dynasty has been dormant for a long time. . "
The generals were frightened and looked to Wang Yan for strategies to solve the problem.
Since he can raise questions, it means that Wang Yan also has a way to solve the problem, right?
They looked at Wang Yan very longingly.
But they didn't know that Wang Yan himself regretted why he was in such a hurry. If he had been a little slower, he might not have dared to come to Xiangyang at this critical time and face such a terrible situation.
Method?
any solution?
The other party has already taken advantage of it and has made it clear that it wants to surround you in Xiangyang and annihilate it. What else can you do?
Retreat south now?
The Ming army's troops in the exercise are still in the Guanghua Army. After receiving the news, they may be able to catch up in less than a day. By then, the Xiangyang army will definitely not be able to completely retreat. There will be interceptions in front and pursuers in the back, so it is difficult to escape death.
Retreat eastward?
I'm afraid that before they have walked a few steps, the elite cavalry of the Ming Army will make a surprise attack south. By then they will be caught in a dangerous field battle, and whether they can protect themselves is a big question.
Retreat west?
The Qinling Mountains are full of mountains and mountains, and the road to Shu is notoriously difficult to travel. A few people can still take it as a life challenge. Tens of thousands of troops have crossed the mountains. I am afraid that if two or three of the last ten people can follow the army to Hanzhong, it will be considered a victory. The rest will be considered a victory. People either die or desert and run away.
To the north?
That is the land of the Ming Dynasty, and their army is waiting for you there. If you go there now, you may not be seeking death!
After thinking about it, Wang Yan really had no way to break the situation. The reality was before him, and there was nothing he could do.
With a long sigh, Wang Yan shook his head helplessly. .
"The conspiracy can be broken, but what can be done if the conspiracy is not successful? There are 40,000 of us who have no way to defeat the enemy. The last glimmer of hope is to defend Xiangfan."
Wang Yan pointed at the Xiangfan land on the map, causing all the generals to lower their heads and watch.
If we say that the Southern Song Dynasty court did any good things during the entire confrontation between the Jin and Song Dynasties and the war between the Ming and Song Dynasties, we can only talk about their management of the Xiangfan land.
Xiangfan is Xiangyang and Fancheng. The two cities stand on the Han River, with Xiangyang to the south and Fancheng to the north. The two cities are horns to each other, and both are high and strong.
Xiangyang and Fancheng have a good advantage.
Even if land transportation is blocked, the rear can still use the Song Army's naval advantage to transport food, weapons, and armor from the Han River to aid Xiangfan.
Even if Xiangfan falls into an extremely dangerous situation, the two cities can communicate with each other through waterways and pontoons and support each other.
In addition, in order to fight against the Jin and Ming Dynasties for a long time, the Southern Song Dynasty court accumulated rich reserves in Xiangyang and Fancheng. Currently, the food stored in Xiangyang and Fancheng is enough to last three years.
After checking the weapons and ordnance, it was found that although there is not much storage and the yield rate is low, there are a large number of professional craftsmen in the Second City of Xiangfan. As long as the raw materials are sufficient, they can produce ordnance at full capacity for the use of the army.
This is the biggest advantage of the Second City of Xiangfan, and it is also the best reliance against the Ming army and the peasant army.
Wang Yan comprehensively judged the situation and made the decision to defend Xiangfan and wait for reinforcements based on his many years of combat experience.
We must never retreat, we must never take the initiative to advance, and we must never give up hope.
These are the three absolute strategies proposed by Wang Yan.
"The two cities of Xiangfan and Xiangfan have tall walls and a wide and deep moat. They are like horns to each other and can support each other and resist invasion. Even in the worst case, the two cities of Xiangfan can support each other and defend for three years without letting the rebels succeed. .”
Wang Yan made a judgment.
A ministry general asked what should be done if the siege cannot be rescued after three years?
Wang Yan was silent for a while, and then sighed silently.
"If there are still no reinforcements to relieve the siege in three years, there is no need to continue this battle."
All the generals were speechless.
But having said that, we still cannot give up hope now, and we must not sit back and wait to be captured.
He decided to implement a strong wall and clear the field to increase the difficulty of survival of the peasant army or the Ming army and at the same time increase the possibility of successful defense.
In short, collect all the favorable factors and throw all the unfavorable factors to the enemy!
Wang Yan immediately ordered the reduction of defense forces, recalled all the released troops, and placed the main defense area around the Second City of Xiangfan. He dug deep trenches and traps, accelerated renovation, construction of warships, and trained sailors to maintain control of the surrounding Han River. The right to control water in a water system.
With Xiangyang City and Fan City as the absolute core of defense, the city walls continued to be thickened and raised, and more crossbows and trebuchets were placed on the city walls, as well as rolling wooden stones and copper cauldrons, ready to burn gold juice at any time to resist the siege army.
At the same time, Wang Yan seized the time to move out all the old and weak people in the city and resettled them in the surrounding areas. Then he robbed all the young and strong men and women in the surrounding areas and moved them all into the city.
Young and strong men can be trained as strong men and become reserve forces.
When the troops are abundant, these strong men can serve as auxiliary troops. When the troops are insufficient, they can pull up the city wall as the main force and fight to the death with the Ming army, achieving sustainable fishing and exhausting the last manpower to fight the Ming army to the end.
As for young and strong women, it is better to arrange it.
Laundry, cooking, sewing, mending and other logistical chores are left to them. They can do all the things that are inconvenient or difficult for men to do. They can do it better and faster.
In addition, they have greater uses.
They can also use their bodies to soothe highly nervous soldiers and ease their emotions, thereby reducing their likelihood of rioting and increasing their will to continue fighting.
When a large group of men gather together, something is bound to go wrong over time.
Moreover, it is impossible for the Ming army to maintain a high-frequency siege state for a long time so that the Song army has no time to think about other things. Once there is some intermission period between wars, it is easy for the army to riot.
It would definitely be dangerous for such a large group of strong men to get together, but as long as they provide some women at this time to let them vent their excess energy, it will be fine.
As a famous general, Wang Yan deeply understood the group psychology of the feudal army and knew how to divert conflicts within the army, making the army an obedient killing tool.
It is nothing more than finding a target for them to vent their anger to, and a target for them, the big bosses at the bottom, to exploit and oppress at will, and give them a certain degree of "privilege" of exploitation and oppression.
In this way, senior officers of his own level can boss them around while keeping them obedient.
These young women who have no ability to resist are the best choices.
With these women, the tension and anxiety of soldiers can be well relieved, and they can help maintain the organization and combat effectiveness of soldiers for a long time.
This will greatly reduce the difficulty for Wang Yan and other generals to control the army and fight the Ming army for a long time.
no doubt.
Wang Yan is a famous general.
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