Qin Palace, Chengde Hall.
There is a large sand table in the middle, which depicts in detail the cities, mountains and rivers on the Qinling border.
On both sides of the hall, stood the core civil and military personnel under Xiao Yuan's command.
On the left are a group of generals, Su Yi, Zhao Mu, Yan Qi, Sun Qi, Peng Shuang, Tang Yue, Lian Xiao, Xu Hu, etc.
On the right side are a group of counselors, including Liu Yuzhi, Shangguan Wenruo, Wang Su, Jia You, Tian Shuo, etc.
After everyone saluted, Xiao Yuan said straight to the point without any nonsense: "At the beginning, after pacifying Jiangnan, we did not fight a decisive battle with the Ling Kingdom because of the domestic situation. To this day, the mountains and rivers have not yet been unified."
Upon hearing this, Peng Shuang immediately said: "The little thieves in the Ling Kingdom often steal. If they are not wiped out, the world will be unrest."
"Yes, Your Majesty." Tang Yue agreed: "We can't delay the battle with Ling Kingdom any longer."
Xiao Yuan raised his hand slightly and looked at Liu Yuzhi: "Let the Prime Minister talk about it first."
"Yes." Liu Yuzhi responded and said: "Your Majesty has conquered the south of the Yangtze River and recovered the western Xinjiang, so that there will no longer be any wars in the country. Recuperate and recuperate. After these years of development, our country has improved its national strength, military strength, population, economy, and even food and grass. The supplies have far surpassed those of the Ling Kingdom. If the king wants to have a decisive battle with the Ling Kingdom, even if he mobilizes a million troops, our country can fully support it."
Liu Yuzhi, the great steward of the Qin State, knew everything about the gathering and dispersing of gold and silver, the hoarding of grain and grass, the preparation of military supplies and weapons, and the deployment of the army.
Every time Xiao Yuan wanted to lead his army into battle, he had to ask the prime minister so that he would have no worries.
As for the Qin State, its territory is vaster than that of the Ling State, and it occupies the entire Central Plains region and the north. It has developed agriculture, prosperous commerce, and has been developing steadily for several years. It would be strange if its national power could no longer overwhelm the Ling State.
After receiving the Prime Minister's approval, all the generals also looked happy.
Counselor Wang Su looked at the crowd and said: "Everyone should understand that the land of China has experienced hundreds of years of war. The king's unification of the world is not only a feat that shook the past and the present, but also your generals are also a founding hero who ended the chaos in the world."
Yes, countries have been fighting for hegemony for more than a hundred years. If they can follow the king and pacify the world, what a great achievement it will be and it will definitely leave a mark in history.
When people heard this, they were all excited. Xu Hu directly clasped his fists and shouted: "Please give the order, your Majesty, the last general is willing to be the vanguard!"
"Please give the order, Your Majesty!"
All the generals clasped their fists together.
"Okay." Xiao Yuan waved his hand. The decisive battle between Qin Ling and Qin Ling is no small matter. It is about the ownership of the world. It cannot be fought immediately with just one word. I don't know how many arrangements there are in the meantime.
After stopping several generals, Xiao Yuan looked at Su Yi and others: "What are your opinions on strategic issues?"
This is asking about strategy, not tactics. To put it bluntly, it is about how to fight Lingguo.
Su Yi seemed to be deep in thought.
Zhao Mu said: "Since our country's national and military strength is higher than that of the Ling Kingdom, I thought that we could station troops on the border and use the force of the army to suppress the border, forcing the Ling Army to fully defend and use the main force to fight."
In short, the main forces confront each other, fight for national strength, bring down the Ling Kingdom, and then end with a decisive battle.
You must know that a million-strong army in a state of war will consume countless military supplies and food. Every day is a loss. In the long run, the country will be defeated.
After he finished speaking, Tian Shi said: "I agree with General Zhao Mu's strategy. If this happens, Lingguo will not be able to sustain it for long and will most likely be forced to counterattack. Once this happens, we will have a huge advantage."
"Well..." Although Xiao Yuan nodded, he did not express his position. Instead, he walked to the sand table and lowered his head to watch.
In the eyes of ordinary people, the advantage of defense is always greater than that of offense. If Lingguo cannot withstand the struggle for national strength, it will definitely take the initiative to attack and repel the Qin army. Then we can use defense as offense and wait for work.
This is Zhao Mu's core strategic thinking.
However, Su Yi said in a calm voice: "On the battlefield, the best defense is always offense. Hit the shield with a spear. Over time, the shield will be broken."
"What's more, the decisive battle between the two countries is very important. Only by adopting overwhelming offensive momentum can Lingguo be defeated steadily. If the focus is on defense, there will be a stalemate. When will the enemy be destroyed?"
Zhao Mu and Su Yi are like spears and shields, one is good at defense and the other is good at offense.
Xiao Yuan glanced at Shangguan Wenruo.
The latter immediately said: "I think we can be more flexible and don't have to be specific about offensive and defensive trends. When the battle begins, no matter what the battlefield situation is, whether it is offensive or defensive, all departments can completely coordinate and cooperate."
Xiao Yuan was happy about this guy and called everyone: "Come closer."
People gathered on both sides of the sand table.
Xiao Yuan got straight to the point: "Before the decisive battle, based on territorial issues, it is my king's intention to arrange four theaters on the Qinling battlefield."
As he spoke, he stretched out his hand and pointed somewhere on the sand table: "The central area of Jingyang, Ganzhou, Changfeng and other places will be the first combat zone."
The circle he drew, if the Qin Ling border is regarded as a vertical line, the point of the first battle zone would be in the middle.
After speaking, he traced his fingers on the sand table for another week: "Fuyang, the Yellow River Basin, and even Huaiyang and other counties are the second war zone."
"Dingyuan, Shunzhou, Anqing and other places will be the third theater."
"Jianchang, Fuquan, Tangkou, Weizhou and other places are the fourth theater."
This deployment is obviously a full-scale attack from all directions.
This requires the use of millions of troops.
And such a large army cannot all be crowded in one place. Even if the first battle zone does not perform well, there will always be someone in the other battle zones who can advance. Once they enter the Ling Kingdom, they can cooperate with other fronts.
Obviously, Xiao Yuan has no intention of dragging him with Lingguo any longer.
After everyone listened, they all looked at the sand table and thought carefully in their minds.
Afterwards, Shangguan Wenruo raised his hands and saluted: "Your Majesty is wise, this deployment is the best for attacking spirits."
"I also think it is very appropriate." Wang Su followed.
Xu Hu said: "Now that the king has made a decision, what are we waiting for? Let's hurry up!"
"That's what ordinary people are like!" Xiao Yuan glared at him and said, "This is just a war zone deployment. When the war starts, you need to think carefully."
"Oh..." Xu Hu scratched his head.
At this moment, Lin Chu walked in quickly, clasped his fists and saluted: "Your Majesty, news has come back from the Ling Kingdom. Recently, King Ling has expressed his intention to proclaim himself emperor."
Hearing this, Xiao Yuan became happy again, looked around and said, "Did you hear that? Our Brother Soul King can't bear it anymore."
King Ling really couldn't hold himself back anymore. Firstly, he was getting older. Secondly, there were only two countries left in the world. He was not worried that proclaiming the emperor would trigger an attack.
Taking this step is inevitable.
