On the third day of the first lunar month, several tables were put together in the lobby of the county government office, and a huge map was spread on the table.
On both sides, standing were all Nie Chen's civil servants and generals.
Nie Chen, on the other hand, stood at the top and said with a smile,
"Everyone, this year has come to an end. His Majesty has ascended the throne and declared war on the national traitor Mingxuan. Then it is time to launch an army. Let's discuss how to fight this battle."
Ouyang Ming smiled and said,
"Lord, before we fight, we have to do one more thing."
"What's up?"
"Your Majesty, please issue an order to order King Pingxi, King Andong, and King Jingshan to attack from all sides, encircle the capital, and annihilate Mingxuan."
Hearing this, Liang Peng smiled and said,
"Mr. Ouyang, it is impossible for King Jingshan and King Anton to send troops. These two are rats. They will only watch us fight Mingxuan. It is impossible for them to send troops and food to help us."
"Of course I know they won't come to help us, and what we have to do is prevent them from helping us."
Ouyang Ming smiled leisurely and said,
"The emperor issued an edict and they didn't obey it. Does that mean they didn't obey the emperor's order, supported the troops with self-respect, and were arrogant and domineering?
After we destroy the national thief Mingxuan in the future, can we charge them with this crime and send troops to attack them? "
Hearing this, Ning Wushuang smiled and said,
"It has to be Senior Brother Ouyang, he has already thought so far, it's amazing.
And not only can they be charged with this crime, but it can also lower the status of the two kings in the hearts of the people, make them lose the support of the people.
We are all king's masters who obey the emperor's orders, and they do not obey the emperor's rebellion. Comparing the two contrasts, we can be said to have won the hearts of the people. "
Nie Chen nodded and said,
"Okay, let's do it like this. After discussing the military affairs, I will go to see Your Majesty and ask Your Majesty to issue an edict."
"Let's first talk about how to fight this battle."
Wang Hao stood up and said,
"My lord, we have established a new king and inherited the throne. Mingxuan will definitely regard us as a thorn in his side and will definitely send troops to attack us.
We only need to stand still and refuse to defend Guiling Pass and Hukou Pass, and we can keep the enemy's army at bay. We wait for work and have Xiongguan as our support. Being condescending, our casualties will be much smaller than those of the enemy. We can consume the enemy's vitality. As time goes by, the enemy will collapse without a fight! "
Liang Peng immediately shook his head and said,
"No, if we defend for a long time, we will lose. If we defend for a long time, our morale will be low. It will be difficult to counterattack. We must take the initiative!"
Wang Hao is good at defending and Liang Peng is good at attacking. Their ideas and personalities are closely related.
Wang Hao was unconvinced and said,
"We are not alone. We have the strong support of King Pingxi. As long as we are attacked by the enemy's main force, King Pingxi comes to support us, and we can cooperate internally and externally to defeat the enemy.
Even if King Pingxi doesn't come to support and attacks the capital, the enemy will definitely return with a large force to defend the capital and rescue the capital. When the time comes, while the enemy's main force is fighting against King Pingxi's main force, we can sneak attack the capital and go in directly. Or help King Ping Xi fight against the enemy. "
"We are counting on King Pingxi, and King Pingxi is counting on us. Let's all count on each other, and this war will not be fought."
Ouyang Ming smiled and said,
"Commander Wang, Commander Liang, don't be impatient for a moment, and listen to me slowly. We must not fight a defensive war, let alone wait for King Pingxi to send troops first. We must be the first to send troops.
First, we don’t have much food and grass. If we engage in a defensive war and the roads to the outside world are cut off, then our roads to transport food and grass from the outside will also be cut off, and the entire Weihu County will become a prison.
Secondly, our business in Weihu County is very developed now. Businessmen from all over the country have to enter Weihu County from Guiling Pass and Hukou Pass to do business with the grassland. We must not cut off the road.
Thirdly, we only have one Weihu County and no more depth space. Once the enemy breaks through, it will be a disaster for us. We cannot let the enemy reach Weihu County unimpeded, and we cannot let the war happen at our doorstep.
The fourth is the morale of the military and the people. Everyone in the world knows that we are the emperor's army and we want to recover the lost territory and expel the rebels. If we huddle in Weihu County and are passively beaten all the time, then the people in the world will feel that we have no intention. The idea of recovering the lost territory and welcoming the emperor back to Beijing was just to occupy northern Xinjiang and become a separatist force.
By then, all the morale and morale of the military and the people that we have fought so hard for will be lost.
We must take the initiative, secure strategic space, deep space, and approach the capital step by step, unstoppable, so that the world can clearly see our combat effectiveness, so that we can attract more people to join the army and strengthen ourselves.
We still need to lay down more territory to collect money and food.
Nowadays, we only have enough food and grass in Weihu County for one month. We will run out of food before spring starts. People's homes don't have much food and grass. We can no longer requisition their food and grass.
Hanzhong County and Gyeonggi County to the south of us are both major grain-producing counties. Both their grain output and population far exceed our Weihu County.
Even the collected grain and grass were paid to King Anton, but King Anton controlled several counties and would not exploit the people's rations too much.
At that time, we can collect another wave of military rations to tide over the difficulties.
For the sake of the world, we can only suffer for the people. We have won the hearts of the people and I believe the people will understand.
Our strategy is to go south, seize more territory, control more territory, recruit troops and food, and strengthen ourselves.
Rather than shrinking in Weihu County and tangled up with Mingxuan every day. "
Nie Chen touched his chin, nodded, and said,
"Ouyang is right, we must take the initiative to attack. Our strategic policy is to attack and keep fighting until the country is unified. Mingxuan is just our first enemy.
Now that the strategy has been decided, let's discuss how to fight and how to send troops.
I think we should attack with all our troops, 300,000 troops, to fight to the death with the enemy! "
After hearing this, Zhou Ping immediately said,
"Absolutely not, my lord, what if King Anton sends troops to sneak attack our Weihu County while we are at war with King Zhennan?"
Nie Chen sneered and said,
"King Anton is a common man, where does he have the courage to attack my Weihu County?
He will only stand still and observe the situation. Even if we are all out, he will not dare to come to attack Weihu County. The emperor is in Weihu County. If he dares to attack, that is rebellion!
In addition, the shadow guards of the Shadow Guard are keeping an eye on King Anton's army. Once he dares to send troops to attack Weihu County, we will send troops back to defend, and at the same time withdraw the emperor first and protect him nearby.
No matter what, the emperor has no room for error. "
