There was nothing to say all night, but on the next day, all the civil and military commanders in the central government got the news and came to the government office one after another to wait for an audience and participate in the discussion.
Within the hall.
When Wang Jing came in and sat down, two rows of civil and military officials bowed down.
Looking at the civil servants, there are Chen Yi, Bu Zhi, Han Xizai, Xu Xuan and others, and the military generals include Li Kaifang, Mu Hong, Zhang Lin, Zhang Guiba, Xiao Mian, Zhou Zong and others.
The number of civil servants and generals is enough to support the Huai army at this stage.
but.
If we succeed in capturing Fu Gongyou this time and defeat the Sui army to occupy Baoying this time, we will definitely have to recruit a group of civil and military officials to manage civil affairs and wipe out the Wubao bandits.
"Everyone must know the reason for calling everyone together this time. If I want to achieve great things, I must first completely conquer Jianghuai, Yangzhou and other places..."
Wang Jing glanced at everyone and said nothing polite.
Directly stated the Huai Army's strategy.
In fact, everyone present knew that the Huai army's next step would definitely be to go south. There was no abnormal color on the face.
They all listened quietly to Wang Jing's strategic plan.
"Yang Guang's Sui army, as well as Yu Wenhuaji, Zhang Shicheng, and the Beifu army are not weak. If we want to capture Yangzhou, our army must use all its strength. This time we will mobilize our troops, we will first use 200,000 troops as the front. !”
"Of the other 300,000 soldiers and horses, 100,000 will be left to guard various places. The other 200,000 new recruits will step up training. After Baoying is captured, they will go south in batches..."
Wang Jing went south this time and planned to mobilize an army of 400,000 at once, including 300,000 infantry and 100,000 other cavalry and naval forces.
If you add in the guardsmen and civilians who dispatched to transport grain and grass, a full 600,000 people were mobilized.
It is said that the 600,000-strong army is normal.
In the history of the Origin World, there were very few times when so many soldiers and horses were dispatched at one time. Only the Battle of Changping, the Battle of Feishui, the Battle of Zhongli and other countless unparalleled battles could compare.
"Send 400,000 soldiers southward!"
Shen Yi and Bu Zhi looked a little solemn, and other civil and military officers were also shocked by Wang Jing's words.
Chen Yi said hesitantly: "Your Majesty, if we attack Fu Gongyou and the Sui army, according to my estimation, we can mobilize up to 300,000 troops... and mobilize 400,000 soldiers. Don't you think too highly of the Sui army?"
The Huai Army's family wealth is indeed rich and they have accumulated a large amount of grain and grass supplies.
But that’s not how a prodigal becomes a loser.
The Sui Dynasty had such a prosperous national power, but sending out an army of one million people would be severely damaged, and the national destiny would be ruined for at least several decades... Of course, this was mainly because the entire army was wiped out.
However, the Sui Dynasty was a unified dynasty whose foundations were shaken after a single defeat. In the former Qin Dynasty, Fu Jian's battle of Feishui directly ended the dynasty's hegemony.
Shen Yi didn't say it directly.
But the meaning in the words has been revealed, so I just have to ask directly. Is the king a little too arrogant and forgetting the lessons of the Sui army and the former Qin Dynasty?
Bu Zhao's brows moved slightly, as if he thought of something.
As for generals like Li Kaifang, when they heard that 400,000 troops would be dispatched, some of them were a little worried like Shen Yi, but more of them were excited for the opportunity to make meritorious deeds.
"Sir, I'm afraid you didn't understand what Gu meant. What Gu means is that if we just attack Fugongyou and capture Baoying, we don't need 200,000 troops, but only 100,000 troops!"
"But Fu Gongyou and Baoying Sui's army are just one of the goals of this southern expedition. This southern expedition is to use the autumn wind to sweep away the fallen leaves and wipe out the four great princes Yang Guang, Yu Wenhuaji, Zhang Shicheng and Beifu Bing! "
Wang Jing’s voice was low.
In the surface space of world consciousness, he saw the general situation of the rise of other princes in the Chinese continent, compared with the princes of Qin, Han and Hebei in the Central Plains.
Wang Jing's Huai army was at the bottom of the first class and could barely reach the level of the top princes.
But as long as Gu Yue slacked off a little, other princes would quickly catch up and surpass him, especially the Ming army in Jinling and the Sui Emperor Yang Jian who didn't know when he would arrive.
Behind the Ming army's incomparable background, Yang Jian has extraordinary abilities.
Wang Jing must capture the land of Jianghuai and Yangzhou before the Ming army solves the complete rise of the Jiangnan princes and the arrival of Yang Jian.
In this case.
He will have a great advantage in future battles for hegemony.
As the saying goes, one step is faster, each step is faster.
As long as Wang Jing's expansion speed is fast enough, a snowballing situation will be formed. When the time comes, the general trend will be suppressed. Even if Yang Jian comes, he will not be able to turn around in the face of the general trend.
"According to the strategy presented by Mr. Wang, our army will make a truce after occupying Baoying, and join forces with Yu Wenhuaji, Zhang Shicheng and others to jointly attack Yang Guang and join forces to defeat Yang Guang! First, destroy Yang Guang, and then deal with the other princes one by one. !”
"This strategy is good, but it's still too slow!"
"And the other princes are not fools. They can't just watch our army defeat Yang Guang and become the number one overlord of Jianghuai! Maybe, before Yang Guang is destroyed, the three princes will become enemies of our army!"
Wang Jing was very calm and explained his reasons for mobilizing most of the Huai army.
"What the king said makes sense! We only sent 400,000 troops at a time, but the pressure on our army is still too great. Even if we win, we can sweep everything away, but if something unexpected happens..."
Bu Zhi hesitated for a moment and then advised him.
It's not that he has no confidence in Wang Jing, it's because the example of former Qin Fu Jian is too powerful.
When Fu Jian went south to the Eastern Jin Dynasty, he used a million troops at once. Didn't he also want to sweep away the holes with thunder and complete his victory in one battle? As a result, the army was defeated in the first battle and the national destiny was cut off.
Historically, any force that dispatched an army of four to five million people would often end up defeated.
The only exceptions are Wang Jian, who destroyed Chu State, and Han Xin, the military immortal.
"Don't worry, I know the importance!"
"At the beginning, we only need to mobilize an army of 200,000 people. We will first capture Fu Gongyou and Baoying Chen Leng according to the original plan. After capturing Baoying, the other princes will not fall out with me!"
"When the remaining 200,000 troops are gradually reorganized and trained, gather 400,000 troops in Baoying, advance by land and water, slowly move south, and march with overwhelming force..."
"When the princes from all directions are threatened, they will definitely join forces and take the initiative to move north. At that time, our army will be waiting for work. The enemy's troops will come out from four holes and give different orders. But our army will order one hole and fight with the fine ones. There will be more than 60% chance of winning! "
Wang Jing said.
Chen Yi, Bu Zhi, and Li Kaifang had different expressions when they heard this. Regardless of whether they agreed with sending 400,000 troops or not, they all had to admit that what Wang Jing said made sense.
Among them, Li Kaifang was even more shocked.
He had been guarding Suining for a long time, and suddenly saw Wang Jing, who was holding a pearl of wisdom and a scheming man, and felt as if he had recognized the wrong person.
in those days.
When Wang Jing led his troops into battle, he still needed him to be the leader of the formation, instead of commanding the troops!
So much has changed.
In other words, Wang Jing's ability and experience have grown too fast.
Putting aside the command on the battlefield, this temple's arithmetic skills surpassed most of the counselors and strategists.
Of course, the strategist Bu Zhi is just a strategist, not a monarch. It is also impossible to think of a strategy of sending 400,000 troops at once to sweep away the four major princes.
Only Wang Jing, the monarch, could make up his mind.
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