"Li Mu." After ordering the vanguard of the formation, Zhao Kuo continued to order the generals.
"The general will be here." Li Mu immediately agreed.
"If I take you as the general, where should I start this attack?" Zhao Kuo asked calmly.
But Zhao Kuo asked casually at any time, but this statement caused a stir in everyone's hearts. What does it mean to "take you as a general"? This "general" clearly is not an ordinary general. Is it possible that the general wants to let Li Mu? Take command and go on an expedition?
It shouldn’t be! impossible?
Li Mu had just been promoted to the rank of deputy general, which was already an exception. After all, Li Mu had not been promoted to captain for a long time. Such a speed of promotion was "unprecedented" in a place where military merit was always the key to success.
Now you actually want him to complete such an important task independently? How could this not faze the veteran generals present?
Yes, the generals do have the right to lead troops independently, and they can indeed stand alone. They can even be used as generals of partial divisions. But first of all, they are partial divisions. Secondly, these generals who are partial divisions are also senior generals. , how can a newly promoted general become the commander of the main force!
What's more, it's not like there aren't better choices among the army.
Chen Xun won't say anything. Now that he is old, it may be difficult for him to take the initiative, but aren't there Sun Gu and Zhou Qi around him?
These two people have followed you all the way from the Changping battlefield, and they have fully proven themselves in the Changping battle! How can we sacrifice the near for the distant, and even make Zhou Qi inferior to Li Mu? !
Of course, a few people only dared to think about these ideas and put forward different opinions to Zhao Kuo? Forget it, neither Zhou Qi nor Sun Gu have the qualifications, let alone the dare.
As for Chen Xun, it is not necessary. There is no need to stand up for Sun Gu and Zhou Qi, there is no need to offend the rising star Li Mu, and there is no need to argue with the superiors. Doing your duty well and guarding the city for the general and the people is the ultimate task Chen Xun gave himself.
Compared to the excitement of the three of them, Li Mu on the side was much calmer. Li Mu has felt too much about Zhao Kuo's love for him in these days, and it can be said that he treats himself completely as a disciple.
Facing the General's trust and importance once again, Li Mu knew that any excitement and gratitude were unnecessary. Only by making the best results could he best repay the General.
Of course, Zhao Kuo's question was not about further investigating Li Mu.
Fortunately, Li Mu had thought about this invasion for a long time and had analyzed the battlefield quite thoroughly. Now when faced with the general's problem, there was no panic at all.
"Report to the general." Li Mu immediately picked up the baton and began his explanation.
"The general believes that among the three routes, the enemies of the horse-drawn carriages on the east route are the main force of the Hu Shanyu. Their troops are very strong. With the current combat strength of our army, it is really difficult to defeat them. Therefore, we can only choose between the middle route and the west route. One is the first to make a breakthrough.
If our army breaks through the enemy on the west road first, the news will be transmitted to Sangqian City on the middle road. The army on the middle road will shrink into a group and then retreat to the east road to join up with the Shanyu. Then our army may not be able to catch up.
On the contrary, if our army defeats the enemy in Sangqian City on the middle road first, even if the news is passed to the west road, those who want to evacuate will not be able to cross the middle road. Unless they retreat to the grassland, they can only retreat to the west road and wait for them. Chan Yu's rescue. Then our army can still concentrate its superior strength and defeat it.
Therefore, our army should first defeat the enemy in Sangqian City on the middle road, then defeat the enemy in Dangcheng on the west road, and finally return to support Macheng on the east road. Then the Hu army will be defeated. "
After hearing what Li Mu said, Zhao Kuo was also quite satisfied. It was obvious that Li Mu had deeply understood his intention of scheduling.
The three people around looked at Li Mu who was talking eloquently, and felt a little admiration in their hearts. After all, they were still a minority in the army who could understand the general's intention and express it so clearly. Even they themselves might not be able to do better. No wonder the General attaches so much importance to this person, there is indeed something.
Unknowingly, several people's views on Li Mu also changed.
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However, Zhao Kuo hadn't finished asking the question yet. He then continued to look at Li Mu and asked, "How should we defeat the enemies in the middle and the enemies in the west?"
"The general thinks so." Li Mu became more confident after receiving the general's affirmation, and then continued to pick up the baton and said:
"To capture the thief, capture the king first. The main force on the middle road has concentrated its 20,000 troops, and the army on the west road has more than 30,000 horses. Our army should use all its cavalry and penetrate it quickly with lightning speed. In front of the main camp, behead the generals and seize the flag in one fell swoop. When the main camp is completely destroyed, the rest will only have a few thousand soldiers, so there is nothing to fear."
The three generals who heard this all nodded involuntarily. Going straight to the main force was indeed the most suitable method for Zhao Jun at the moment. After hearing this, Zhao Kuo was not as relieved as before. Instead, he frowned slightly, but quickly returned to normal.
"Is this true on both sides?" Zhao Kuo asked calmly.
"Of course!" Li Mu replied simply: "It's not enough to break the morale of the army unless we attack the main force."
After hearing this, Zhao Kuo sighed after all, then took the baton, shook his head and said slowly: "On the middle road, there are only more than 20,000 people in the main camp, and there are still more than 20,000 people scattered everywhere. Once It is impossible for the 20,000-strong stronghold to be watertight during our military operations, and once the news leaks out, what will the remaining 20,000-strong tribe in the middle that has not gathered yet do?"
"Escape?" Sun Gu replied from the side.
"Where to escape?" Zhao Kuo continued to ask.
"Either go west to join Shan Yu's main force, or go east to join the East Road Camp." Zhou Qi also answered helpfully.
"Even if there are only 10,000 people walking eastward, the strength of the east-route army will inevitably increase greatly. At the same time, the news will spread to the ears of the west-route general through the survivors who fled east. In this way, the main camp of the west-route will inevitably Shrinking the defense will make it more difficult for our army to break through." Zhao Kuo explained briefly.
"So, how should our army fight?" Li Mu asked with some confusion.
Zhao Kuo was not ambiguous and continued to explain immediately.
"Our army should march in concealment to the rear of the main camp of the Hu people on the middle road, and then wipe out the small tribes along the road one by one. With the strength of our army, attacking the small tribes can control the spread of the news. Finally, attack the main camp of the Hu people on the middle road. The main camp is in the main camp. In this way, our army will attack from the rear of the Hu people, and the Hu people will not know about it.
After the victory, the army turned eastward and re-attacked the main camp of the army on the east route. Since the small tribes in the middle road have been cleared, even if the east road destroys the follow-up troops to follow up, there will not be many troops available.
Therefore, the enemy in the middle should be weak first and then strong, and the enemy in the east should be strong first and then weak. "
After saying this, Zhao Kuo raised his head and looked at Li Mu, who was immersed in deep thought. When Li Mu also raised his head, he said: "It is said that water has no permanent power, and soldiers have no permanent methods. The difference between the soldiers on the middle road and the east road is no more than ten thousand." Man, just because of the order of our army's attack, the method of attack also needs to be changed. You know that."
"I would like to learn from you, general." Li Mu immediately said with his hands clasped in fists.
Seeing that Li Mu accepted it humbly, Zhao Kuo looked at everyone and continued slowly: "There are three keys to this battle, the first is ruthlessness, the second is speed, and the third is hiding.
The so-called ruthless person means that he must be ruthless to himself. From this city, he has to travel day and night, at all costs, to penetrate as quickly as possible to the rear of the Hu army. He must also be ruthless to the Hu people. In order to prevent the news from leaking, Hu As a tribe of men, you should slaughter all you can, without showing any kindness to women.
The so-called fast ones mean that they need to act quickly, fight quickly, and start again quickly. Especially after defeating the enemy tribe, there will be a lot of trophies, such as cattle and sheep. Don't be obsessed with it. After filling your stomach and taking a short rest, you need to move forward. It is said that soldiers are more valuable than speed.
The so-called hiding means that the heavy cavalry should not leave lightly unless they are in the battle of the main camp of the Hu people. If they go out, they will kill everyone they see; secondly, the use of stirrups also needs to be hidden. Unless it is absolutely necessary, the three cavalry should not be allowed to leave. Qian Qingqi went out to fight easily, lest the barbarians watch the army in the coming year and imitate him.
So, have you ever understood? "
"The general will take your orders!" all the masters present replied in unison. Z.br>
It can be said that Zhao Kuo has broken apart his strategic ideas and crushed them to several people.
Fed. Seeing that everyone finally understood what he was thinking, Zhao Kuo immediately began to assign tasks again.
"Li Mu." Zhao Kuo continued: "I have ordered you to lead 25,000 cavalry troops (20,000 Daidi's army and 5,000 Shangdang's army) as the main force of the Chinese army. Do you have confidence?"
"This?" Li Mu hesitated.
"Don't worry, I will lead three thousand cavalry as your rear army." Zhao Kuo added with a smile.
"The general will take your orders." Li Mu immediately agreed excitedly.
No wonder Li Mu was so excited. After listening to Zhao Kuo and Li Mu's questions and answers, the other three people finally understood what it means to be favored! This is not only to let Li Mu take the lead, but also to help him get on the horse and give him a ride! Rather than commanding the rear army, he was clearly going to give Li Mu a cover.
Even Master and Father are nothing more than this. If they weren't close in age, they might have some dirty thoughts that they shouldn't have.
Of course, Zhao Kuo would not pay attention to this. The reason why he did this was very simple. It might be okay to plan the situation on his own, but it would still be unsatisfactory to really fight against each other and change the situation. It would be better to let Li Mu come directly.
What's more important is that Zhao Kuo will get rid of his position as general sooner or later, and it would be perfect for him to exchange his support for Li Mu's surrender. The army will eventually be handed over to Li Mu. It is very important for Zhao Kuo that Li Mu be promoted and surrender as soon as possible.
In this way, the offensive sequence has been arranged, and the next step is the defensive end.
Although the priority in this battle is to attack, if the city is destroyed as a result, it will be a waste.
