When Wu Lin had some doubts, Zhao Buxi would only have more doubts than him.
Wu Lin looked at Zhao Buxi in confusion, and Zhao Buxi also looked at Wu Lin strangely.
Don't you understand what I mean?
Zhao Buji planned to explain his magical tactics, but Wu Lin finally understood the emperor's intention to ask such a question, so he gave a decisive answer.
"Your Majesty, our army is limited in number. We should concentrate our forces to eliminate the bandits closest to the area first, in order to restore stability to these two states as soon as possible, and then continue the attack according to the march route.
As long as the battle is resolved quickly, the pacified areas can quickly resume production. This may also reduce some of the pressure on food and wages, and prepare for the shameless sneak attacks by the Ming army and the Lin'an puppet army that may come later. "
After listening to Wu Lin's explanation, Zhao Buxi felt that it was not in line with his own thoughts, so he decisively stated the magical tactics that he had just planned in his mind that would definitely put down the Sichuan-Sichuan Peasant Uprising.
"How many people are there in the bandit army? How many people are there in our army? Mr. Wu, the Ministry of Revenue said, 50,000 troops, five months, what else do you need to worry about? You can divide the 50,000 troops into ten or even twenty groups !
Even if there are twenty armies, divided equally, an army can have 2,500 people. This is considered a very strong force. Although the rebel army is huge, there are only 2,500 rebel soldiers who can cause chaos. Hundreds of people?
Distribute these troops to various places to suppress the rebellion. The rebel army has just started the rebellion and has no combat effectiveness at all. As long as our army goes there, it will definitely win. It will take at most two months to put down the rebellion! "
After Zhao Buji finished talking about his magical tactics, Wu Lin opened her mouth, wanting to say something, but when the words reached her lips, she swallowed them again.
He felt that it was not very meaningful to discuss his magical tactics with Zhao Buji now. This magical tactic would probably require the command of the Soldier Immortal Han Xin or the Soldier Saint Sun Wu to be successful.
But he also felt that if Han Xin and Sun Wu encountered such a war, they would first have to beat Zhao Buxi out of Xiang to make him stop giving random orders, and then calmly arrange military affairs.
It's a pity that the ancestors have passed away, and only the descendants can endure hardships.
Wu Lin sighed and spoke slowly.
"Your Majesty, the most taboo thing about marching is to fight on multiple fronts. If it weren't for the swarms of rebels, I would even just want the army to go all the way. Now fighting on two fronts is already a more risky arrangement. The personnel of each army are limited, and the food and salary are limited. The number of transportation personnel is also limited. If we divide them too much, the advance will be very troublesome."
Zhao Buxi shook his head repeatedly, feeling that this was not possible.
"I can send people to help with the transportation of food and wages. I will help you arrange as many people and vehicles as you want. How can it be enough if you only divide the 50,000 troops into two groups? Not to mention ten groups, at least five groups, right? The five groups of armies will be dispatched together. Five states can be pacified at one time, then ten states, and then all of them will be pacified. Will the whole process take two months?"
It seems that although Zhao Buxi has never fought in a war, Zhao Buxi has obviously mastered the skills of armchair warfare and has already sketched out a picture of victory in the entire battle in his mind.
The generals looked at each other and wanted to say something, but facing the emperor, no one knew what to say. In the end, they all looked at Wu Lin.
They hoped that Wu Lin could say something to stop the emperor who didn't know much about military matters.
So Wu Lin tried to explain to Zhao Buxi the difficulty of fighting on multiple fronts and why there is a saying in the art of war that "since ancient times, using troops on two fronts has been a taboo for military strategists."
War is about logistics. There is no problem in dividing troops on multiple fronts, but have you considered the pressure on logistics and whether it will make you scold your mother?
However, Zhao Buxi seemed to understand that using troops on the "two fronts" was a taboo for military strategists, so wouldn't there be no problem with the operation of the third, fourth and fifth lines?
There are so many armies, so many generals, so many manpower and material resources. They can obviously fight with three heads and six arms, but they have to fight one fist at a time. I am tired even if you are not tired.
Hurry up and fight, otherwise our Chengdu court will be doomed!
"But Your Majesty..."
"Xiangong Wu! The country's fate is difficult, and those who are capable work hard. A capable man like you who is good at using troops is now the hope of the entire court. If the rebellion cannot be put down as soon as possible, how will the entire court see you? How will the entire court see me? "
Zhao Buxi approached Wu Lin with a serious look on his face and whispered: "I stay in the Privy Council to discuss military affairs with you every day now to support you and prevent you from being criticized by the courtiers because of your status as a military general. Let you be free. Use troops.
And my behavior has caused quite a lot of criticism from the ministers in the DPRK. They all feel that I favor you too much and it is not good for the government. If you can't fight some good battles to stop those people from gossiping, the pressure on me will also Very big. "
Wu Lin was completely speechless.
What fucking military affairs need to be considered by a bunch of shameless bureaucrats who chew their tongues?
I have been fighting for so many years, when did I ever get past those bastards who only know how to talk?
Those bastards who only know how to eat but don’t know where the food comes from, those mentally retarded and imbecile children who have been studying since childhood but only learned how to eat with chopsticks. Thanks to them, the Song Dynasty would have been destroyed eight hundred times!
Wu Lin covered her forehead and wanted to say something, but Zhao Buxi reached out and patted him on the shoulder.
"Xiangong Wu, the fate of the country is difficult. Everything is in your hands. I leave the fate of the country and my destiny to you. You can't let me down."
In one sentence, Wu Lin's escape route was blocked, and Wu Lin suddenly felt like a pig being roasted on the fire.
He doesn't want to divide his troops into battles at all. The things that need to be considered and arranged for troops to be divided into battles, especially the use of troops on two fronts or above, are not simply one plus one plus one. Sometimes the difficulty increases exponentially, especially in terms of logistics, where the difficulty explodes exponentially. .
If we really have to fight on three fronts, the logistics will collapse before the front lines are fought.
He had been very cautious in arranging the two-front battle this time. He had made a lot of arrangements and coordinated and ensured the logistics work himself. Only then could he use the two-front battle strategy with confidence, but now the emperor actually asked him to double the amount.
He wanted to refuse, but Zhao Buxi just looked at him, his eyes sincere and full of expectation.
no solution anymore.
Wu Lin could only follow Zhao Buxi's request and planned a four-pronged advance. However, Zhao Buxi still felt that it was inappropriate and should go out in five directions to quell all the rebels within a month.
In this way, even if the Ming Dynasty and the Lin'an Puppet Dynasty wanted to send troops to intervene, it would be too late.
Wu Lin was so anxious that she almost fell down in the Privy Council on the spot. When Zhao Buxi saw that the sixty-something old man couldn't hold on any longer, he reluctantly gave up.
Slow down, just slow down. Although it is difficult to accept the four-way invasion, it is not completely unacceptable. I am afraid of you!
The four-way advance was a foregone conclusion. Wu Lin worked hard to plan the advance route and logistics route, and then arranged their respective tasks for the two extra groups. For this reason, the workload skyrocketed. She was busy for five days and five nights, but she didn't sleep much. After sleeping well, I feel tired and thin.
Zhao Buxi had some conscience, and transferred the imperial doctor who took care of himself to take care of Wu Lin. Medicinal meals made from various precious medicinal materials were given to Wu Lin first to give him a good meal.
I don’t know how effective it is after applying it. Anyway, Wu Lin’s energy seems to be a little better, but not much better. However, Zhao Buxi doesn’t really hope that Wu Lin will personally lead the troops to attack, and even hopes that he will stay in Chengdu. Make a certain Poseidon needle.
In mid-February of the seventh year of Hongwu, which was the second year of the Chengdu imperial court's reign, the Chengdu imperial court's army attacked——
Originally, Wu Lin planned to postpone the attack until March, thinking that in this case, the preparations for a four-pronged attack would be more appropriate. However, when the news that the Longzhou Uprising Army launched an attack in the direction of Guangdu reached Chengdu, Zhao Buxi couldn't bear it. He stopped and said that he must hit the rebels hard.
If you dare to attack Chengdu now, you can't even think about what you dare to do in the future. If you don't attack now, won't you be hung as a pendant on a southeastern branch in the future?
Therefore, Zhao Buji ignored Wu Lin's dissuasion and could not listen to Wu Lin's judgment that "the rebel army could not break through the Guangdu defense line" and strongly demanded Wu Lin to send troops to attack the rebel army.
Wu Lin could not ignore Zhao Buxi's opinions, and after several attempts to dissuade him failed, he had no choice but to order the dispatch of troops.
On February 16, the seventh year of Hongwu, the Song army divided into four groups to attack the Huai'an Army, Jianzhou, Meizhou, and Longzhou.
