Big Gamble

After nightfall.

Then one after another, enemy movements were reported back to the commander's tent.

According to Chen Sheng's previous instructions, the troop allocation, marching route, who will lead the troops, how morale is, how heavy the baggage is, what percentage of infantry, what percentage of cavalry, as well as the topography within a hundred miles, etc., are all detailed and clear.

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Chen Sheng synthesized this information and drew a scaled map with a radius of hundreds of miles, marking the situation of the enemy and ourselves on it.

On the map, the Baiyue Allied Forces were divided into four groups.

The West Route Army, mainly composed of the Luoyue allied forces, followed the Zhaoling and Pangyi routes where the Bolang Army retreated after the defeat. Looking at the marching route of the soldiers and horses, it seemed that they were preparing to directly attack the Bolang Army camp.

The left wing seems to be preparing to bypass Pang Yi and take the back route of the Bolang Army. Cooperating with several generals on the front battlefield, the defeated 170,000 remnants of the Bolang Army will be completely wiped out in Pang Yi.

The strength of this group of soldiers and horses is about 50,000, of which the cavalry accounts for at least half. Whether it is combat effectiveness or mobility, it ranks first among the four Baiyue armies!

The left-wing army in the center is mainly composed of the coalition forces of the Western Vietnamese tribes. It comes from Qiyang and Pangyi to the southwest of the Bolang Army camp. It is like a long sword, directly pressed against the throat of the Bolang Army. No matter whether the Bolang Army wants to

Whether you want to block on the left or block on the right, you must first consider how to break away from the entanglement of soldiers and horses along the way.

Perhaps because the route from Qiyang to Pangyi was too winding and steep, the Baiyue Allied Forces along this route only had about 30,000 troops, and most of them were old, weak, sick and disabled. They also carried a lot of baggage, their marching speed was slow, and their combat effectiveness was not strong.

From a layout perspective, the purpose of this line of troops is to prevent the Bolang Army from breaking through.

The right-wing army in the middle is also mainly composed of the coalition forces of the various ethnic groups in the West. They ride on bamboo rafts upstream along the Xiang River just south of the Bolang Military Camp. Among the four Baiyue barbarian coalition forces, they are the most advanced Baiyue troops.

, now we are less than fifteen miles away from the Bolang Army's right wing camp, and we can launch a surprise attack at any time.

The strength of the Baiyue coalition forces along this route is also around 40,000, but they are all elite Baiyue barbarians with rattan armor and sharp swords. Their combat effectiveness is second only to the main force of Luo Yue on the west route, which is half infantry and cavalry. They are not weak!

These three Baiyue Allied Forces were the same Baiyue Allied Forces that fought against the Bolang Army in the Battle of Zhaoling. They were also the culprits who chased the Bolang Army all the way back from Zhaoling to Pangyi.

But now, the situation has changed again.

In addition to these three Baiyue coalition forces, another East Route army emerged from Guiyang County in the east. They were flying the banner of South Vietnam and had a large number of 80,000 troops. They are now entrenched in Guiyang.

Yangjun County and Chenxian County are only three days away from Pangyi.

Calculating time, this group of South Vietnamese barbarians should have entered the Kyushu territory after Lian Po's death. It seemed that the leaders and nobles of the Baiyue people had sent out the last line of insurance to bring an end to their old enemy, the Bolang Army.

However, Chen Sheng felt that the purpose of the Baiyue Allied Forces rushing into Jiuzhou was not very likely to be directed at the Bolang Army, but rather it seemed to be directed at Jiujiang County in Yangzhou, which borders Guiyang County.

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Logically speaking, given the current disparity in strength between the enemy and ourselves, the 120,000 and hundreds of Vietnamese coalition forces surrounding the Bolang Army's camp were enough to give the Bolang Army several pots to drink.

Chen Sheng did not boast, but without his help, with Wu Rui, Tian Rong, Gong Ao and others, even if they could barely hold the Bolang Army back from defeat, they could only continue to retreat and continue to avoid the edge.

There is a way to go!

Under such circumstances, if another 80,000 troops were sent out, instead of rushing to catch up day and night and participate in the battle to encircle the Bolang Army, they would leisurely walk to Chen County and not leave... This is not Sima Zhao's intention -

-Everyone knows it, so what is it?

"Then, here comes the problem..."

After Chen Sheng pondered the map for more than two hours, it was finally time to reach the end of the strategy formulation phase.

He clapped his hands and muttered to himself, picked up the boiled mutton that had cooled on the desk and stuffed it into his arms. He leaned back heavily and leaned against the utensil.

Then he stared at the flat map on the desk and continued to think about countermeasures.

At the same time, he grabbed pieces of cold mutton that were sticky to his hands, stuffed them into his mouth and chewed them without knowing the taste.

'Is it to block the enemy at all levels, lure the enemy deep, ambush from all sides, and annihilate them in one fell swoop?'

'Or should I go all the way and defeat them one by one?'

He was hesitant and couldn't make a decision for a while.

These two tactics were the two tactics that he felt were most suitable for the current situation after repeated deductions many times based on the current situation.

The reason why it is difficult to choose is because both tactics have their own advantages and disadvantages.

The inspiration for the former comes from the "Heavenly Furnace Strategy" developed by the famous anti-Japanese general Xue Yue during the Battle of Changsha. Through micro-control, the enemy troops are dispersed bit by bit, lured into pre-set traps, and then encircled.

, Ambush from all sides.

This method is more reliable and has a high error tolerance rate. As long as all the generals of the Bolang Army are not fools, and one or two generals occasionally make mistakes in the execution of military orders, it will not affect the overall situation.

Moreover, if Pangyi goes further north, it will enter the boundary of Changsha, and even the terrain is ready...

The inspiration for the latter comes from the Battle of Saarhu, a key battle that turned the Ming Dynasty from prosperity to decline.

The victory of this method lies in its great results. Once victorious, the 200,000 Baiyue allied forces in Jingzhou will be defeated in one battle. Not to mention that the Baiyue people will turn from prosperity to decline, and it is certain that they will be inactive for at least a few years!

The Ming army divided into four groups with a total of 470,000 troops to encircle and suppress the Jiannu. Nurhachi used the method of defeating them one by one to gather superior troops and defeated the Ming Dynasty's 470,000 troops all the way. He won the key to the Battle of Sarhu.

The victory of the battle.

As for the shortcomings...

The Tianlu strategy requires a long time and a large space. With the current morale and logistical supplies of the Bolang Army, it may not be able to last until the day when the enemy's main force enters the urn and is surrounded from all sides.

And even if it is a victory, it will definitely be a tragic victory. After all, in the early stage of this tactic, when luring the enemy deep into the enemy's territory, the life of the soldiers of the Bolang Army will be paid in real terms.

The Baiyue people are not stupid, they can't taste any sweetness, so they are willing to go to the dead end obediently?

Youdao is to kill one thousand enemies and suffer eight hundred losses. If you use the Heavenly Furnace method, if half of the 170,000 soldiers of the Bolang Army are left after the battle, it must be because the ancestors are alive!

Of course, with the current situation of the Bolang Army, there is no chance for a head-on battle with the Baiyue barbarian coalition.

If the soldiers below were told that they could exchange 60% to 70% of their own casualties for the opportunity to defeat the 200,000 Vietnamese coalition troops, they would definitely be willing to do so from a thousand to ten thousand!

They just want to win!

They just want to argue!

But this result was difficult for Chen Sheng to accept.

Kyushu cannot afford such a huge loss...

The disadvantage of the route-by-step approach is that the risks are too high.

The time difference available to Chen Shengli among the three Baiyue barbarian coalition forces currently encircling Pangyi was only one day at most.

In line with the concept of preparing for the worst in everything, he must be prepared that once he takes action here, the news of the war will immediately spread to the other three Baiyue coalition forces...

Therefore, he must defeat two Baiyue coalition forces in one day!

Within two days, the three-way Baiyue coalition army surrounding Pangyi was cleared!

On the third day, we faced the 80,000 South Vietnamese coalition forces in Chen County!

This will be a very severe and extreme timed competition for the cohesion, willpower, and physical strength of all the soldiers of the Bolang Army!

If there is a mistake in any of the steps, the entire battle may fail and fall into disrepair.

For example, the 50,000 Luo Yue elites on the west road should have been penetrated within two hours, but because of the stubborn resistance of the 50,000 Luo Yue elites, it took four hours to kill them.

, the two West Vietnamese coalition forces on the right wing learned the news in advance and joined forces, or rushed together to rescue the West Luo-Vietnam coalition forces.

Then, Chen Sheng must consider how to lead the Bolang Army, which had just finished a high-intensity hand-to-hand combat, to make a strategic transition...

Chen Sheng compared the two tactics over and over in his mind, perfecting them over and over again, carefully considering every detail and weighing every variable.

It was not until the ugly hour, when all the generals of the Bolang Army arrived at the commander's tent on time to listen to orders, that Chen Sheng finally made up his mind.

"Everyone will obey the order!"

Chen Sheng stood up fiercely and shouted in a low voice.

All the generals under the tent looked solemn, straightened their backs and stood with their heads bowed.

Chen Sheng glanced at him and shouted: "Kong Min, Chen He, listen to your orders!"

The two of them stood out together, clasping their fists and saying, "The general is here!"

Chen Sheng: "Kong Fu is the chief general and Chen He is the deputy general. Lead your two troops and horses, relying on the city of Pangyi, to fight against the Baiyue barbarians step by step. Don't let the dirty and smelly feet of the Baiyue barbarians get even half a step past Pangyi!"

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When the two of them heard this, they suddenly felt their scalps go numb. Their combined troops and horses were less than 70,000, and their left army and rear army were the two armies in the Bolang Army that were least good at frontal combat.

If they were asked to withstand a frontal attack by hundreds of thousands of Vietnamese people, would they be able to withstand it?

But the military orders were like a mountain. No matter how stressed they were, they all accepted the order in unison without hesitation: "I will respect the order of the fake general!"

Chen Sheng did not talk nonsense with them, and spoke again: "Tian Rong, Wu Rui, Gong Ao, listen to the order!"

The three people lined up neatly, clasped their fists together and said, "The general will be here!"

Chen Sheng: "I will give you half an hour. You go and hand over all the baggage in your hands to General Kong for custody. In addition to the soldiers and flags, all the soldiers only carry three days of rations... Half an hour later, the three armies set off.

, follow me to conquer the Luo-Yue coalition forces on the west route and destroy this court food!"

In the end, he chose the adventurous strategy of defeating them one by one.

In addition to his iron rooster attribute of not accepting any tragic victory in his bones, there is another very important reason for his secret mischief, which is that the current Bolang Army can no longer perform the technical task of "faking defeat"!

The Bolang Army needs to win! It can only win!
To be continued...