Seeing that all the military generals, including his four imperial uncles, spoke in unison, the auxiliary king obviously did not expect this result, but the surprised expression on his face only flashed across his face, and then he opened his mouth and said: "
War is inevitable. But facing the already integrated Ji Le coalition forces, although our side has an advantage in terms of military strength, the combat effectiveness of the army is uneven and there is no tacit understanding. Moreover, Jinhua Mitsukoshi and Ji Le on Jiangnan Road are in the south.
The rebels are also ready to move, so what we should consider now is whether we should take the initiative or defend strategically after the spring begins. Use deep ditches and high walls to first dampen the spirit of the Paradise Alliance, strengthen the walls and clear the fields to increase the opponent's logistical pressure, and then use deep trenches and high walls to increase the opponent's logistical pressure.
Tactics to defeat the opponent?"
Although the auxiliary king seemed to be impartial, no one present was a cunning person. Even Haotian could hear the tendency in his tone. Haotian raised his eyebrows and was about to speak, but Zhang Yuewan quietly said
He poked his waist, and although Haotian didn't quite understand, he still closed his mouth in a sensible manner.
"What do you mean by the Assistant King?" Pang Ye asked dissatisfiedly.
The auxiliary king obviously did not expect that Pang Ye would refute him so bluntly, but he smiled and said: "I am not familiar with military matters, so naturally I have no opinions. I am only making a certain analysis based on the current situation. As for
How to make the decision is up to the Emperor’s brother.”
Han Cheng, the censor of the left capital of Yushitai, is a direct descendant of the king of auxiliary affairs. It is naturally impossible to pretend to be deaf and dumb. He said loudly: "I am not familiar with military matters, but just now Tie Shangshu introduced the current situation of Qingfeng in detail, so
I have gained some understanding. The choice of the main battlefield is the Xuzhou and Ruzhou areas east of Yuzhou Road. You should not have much objection to this. Now we have gathered nearly a million troops on Yuzhou Road, but everyone
Have you ever thought that this million-strong army is the last force that our empire can gather, and it is the last guarantee for millions of people in China. The Paradise Alliance opposite has now gathered at least 800,000 elites, but everyone
Don’t forget, in the Sixteen Youyun Prefectures north of the river, there are still 600,000 troops stationed by the three Northeastern countries. And with the national strength of the three Northeastern countries, they can even mobilize an army of 200,000 from the country to go south after the beginning of spring.
We now have no reserve force at all. Just by comparing the strength of our troops and replenishing our troops, we are already at a disadvantage. Why should we take the initiative? If we win, it will be easy to say. If we fail, we can only do what we did in You.
Yun Liuzhou was also defeated. Fortunately, there was a defense line along the river that blocked the other party's steps. But now, it's impossible for us to retreat to the south of the river, right?"
Tie Zhen said in a deep voice: "The total strength of the three Northeastern countries is only two million, but the real elites have been concentrated on Yangzhou Road and Youyun Sixteen Prefectures. The remaining troops in the country are second-rate troops. Their combat effectiveness
, which is much worse than the Northeastern Allied Forces that has moved south. After the spring of next year, the ethnic minorities in Haixi will definitely become active again. These ethnic minorities are not only barbaric and ignorant, but also have an unharmonious relationship with Haixi. In order to suppress their
If there is any abnormal movement, Haixi will definitely not dare to waste its domestic troops. The main settlement areas of the Baijing dynasty in the center and the Abbat people on the coast of the far north are Baijing and the northern part of Mandan. After the beginning of spring, as the weather warms up, they
It will also contain a lot of the troops of the three Northeastern countries. Among the three Northeastern countries, Haixi and Baijing each have 600,000 troops, and the most powerful Mandan dynasty has 800,000 troops. But don’t forget, Master Yushi, the only one who can
To the southwest of the Mandan Dynasty, which mobilized a large number of mobile troops, was Jingbeigong's Hetao. A few days ago, the Hetao army also broke through Miyun City, which is known as the undefeated Xiongguan in the west of Mandan. However, Wuzhou on Taihang Road and Shazhou on Hexi Road still had
Adjacent, do you think that under such circumstances, Mandan dares to randomly dispatch troops to go south? If Yelu Canghai really dares to send troops from home to go south, he must first ask Jingbei Gongtong if he agrees."
Haotian smiled: "Even if someone agrees, it will not be easy for me, the soldiers of Hetao."
Liu Chaoting, director of the Hanlin Academy, opened his mouth and asked: "What about the Northeastern Allied Forces of Youyun Sixteen Prefectures? Even if they have to guard against Jingbeigong's army from Hetao, at least half of the Baijing Haixi army on Beiyuan Road and Donghai Road can be mobilized
Right? And under the emergency situation, the Eastern Japanese Dynasty can even mobilize 100,000 army troops to reinforce Yangzhou Road. Where else can we in Qingfeng mobilize mobile troops? Do we just count on the newly replenished Suzaku Army, or Yizhou?
A traitor to the Lu Song family?"
It's okay if we don't talk about the Song family. When it comes to the Song family, everyone here is very angry. With the decline of the royal family, it is not incomprehensible that the Song family has the intention to compete in the Central Plains. But now China is facing
In the face of the danger of national subjugation and annihilation, the Song family actually still stood by with their powerful soldiers and ignored the common people in the world for the sake of family interests. Even if such a person conquered the world, it would be a tragedy for the people of China. But after all, the Song family still has hundreds of thousands of troops.
Although everyone is particularly angry at the behavior of the Song family, no one has ever dared to discuss this issue in public. After all, this is not only a matter of the face of the court, but also the minimum moral standards of a Chinese people. Some
If the matter is not revealed, then everyone can still make peace with it, but once it is revealed, there needs to be an answer. Otherwise, where is the face of the royal family and where is the integrity and dignity of the people of China?
Thinking of this, Emperor Yinglie glared at Liu Chaoting fiercely, and then said fiercely: "When the country needs it, the Song family does not want to repay the country's kindness. Instead, they sit on the sidelines and try to add insult to injury. They act with such disregard for the common people in the world and collude with foreign nations.
What's the difference? I, Qingfeng, don't need such ministers, and I, China, don't need such people. Zhu Jing drafted an edict and ordered Song Zhengfeng, the king of Dingxi, to immediately lead his army eastward to assist in the defense of Yuzhou Road, and must arrive before the beginning of spring. If
If King Dingxi still refuses to do anything for the common people in the world, then he will be deprived of his title as King of Dingxi."
Haotian smiled in his heart, saying this imperial edict of the Yinglie Emperor was actually the same as not saying it. Since Song Zhengfeng dared not to care about more than ten imperial edicts issued before, it is not a strange thing to resist the edict once. As for King Dingxi who dismissed Song Zhengfeng
Wang Jue, that's even more of a joke. Now Song Zhengfeng has 400,000 powerful troops. With the current situation of the Song family, he can draw out 200,000 mobile troops at any time. And the current Qingfeng Empire is Haotian's home base, Hetao San
Road, it is very difficult to draw out 200,000 troops again. But after all, this is the first time that the heroic emperor expressed his position on this matter. At that moment, Haotian and Tie Zhen and others shouted the slogan "Your Majesty is wise"
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"Then what does Mr. Liu mean?" Sima Angelica asked.
"I don't mean anything, I just think that we are going to have a decisive battle with the Bliss Alliance now, and the chance of winning is not great. In this case, we might as well rely on deep trenches and high walls to consume the opponent's effective strength, use strong walls to clear the field and guerrilla tactics to attack the opponent's logistics supplies, and
The method of exchanging space for time is to continue our strength as much as possible, and ultimately achieve the goal of defeating the opponent." Liu Chaoting said happily and fearlessly.
Pang Ye sneered: "Bring the opponent down? Mr. Liu, can you tell me how to bring down the opponent? Now the three Northeastern countries have occupied the entire Sixteenth Prefecture of Youyun. This place has always been an important food production area for me, Qingfeng.
Although not many people from the Three Northeastern Kingdoms moved here, their farming can at least ensure the food needs of the local garrison and the 400,000 Northeastern Allied Forces of Cassimbas. The Eastern Japanese Dynasty occupied the four major cities of Chongming, Zhoushan, Ryukyu and Qiongya in our country.
The island, plus our Jiaolong Legion is divided into two parts, are now unable to confront the Eastern Japanese navy. The Holy Sect of Paradise is entrenched in the seven states of Yangzhou Road, and has captured the entire Jiangnan Road, with 500,000 soldiers under its command. And I, Qingfeng, still have the remaining
Where to go? The Song family on Yizhou Road has broken with our people of the Celestial Dynasty, and the five tribes in southern Yunnan are plotting against each other. Under such circumstances, does Mr. Liu think we still have the potential to bring down the other side? Don’t think we won’t bring down the other side by then.
Instead, we let the other party bring us down."
Pang Ye didn't say what he said clearly, but everyone here understood what he meant. Now the only territory that is really controlled by the imperial court is Taihu Road, Tiandu Shengjing, Yuzhou Road, the two western states, and the Hetao Three Roads.
and the Bloody Plateau are controlled by Haotian, Qinchuan Road is the territory of the Li family, and the west of Huaishui Road is the home of the Zhang family. The power of the imperial court in these places has no way to get involved. In other words, the imperial court's financial resources only have this
A place as big as a palm. But the imperial court now has an army of 800,000. The daily needs of the army alone are not a small number. Moreover, there are countless officials and meritorious nobles in Tiandu Shengjing. These people
The salary added together is another huge figure. Emperor Shenzong has been in power for twenty years and has already completely destroyed the empire's relatively abundant treasury. The current treasury is no longer able to support such a large expenditure.
As a result, hundreds of thousands of soldiers, including the Imperial Guards, have not received their salaries for at least two months. Now the court can still use its prestige to suppress it, but as time goes by, I am afraid that the Paradise Alliance has not yet come over.
Qingfeng itself started to have civil strife.
Upon hearing this, An Yongchang immediately opened his mouth and said: "What the Imperial Master said is absolutely true. Now our Qingfeng finances are on the verge of collapse. With the tax revenue from Shengjing and Yuzhou Road in Dahu Tiandu, we simply cannot support such a huge expenditure, and the delay is too long
The longer it goes on, the greater our financial pressure will be, and the internal conflicts will become more acute. And if we are always defensive and unable to take the initiative to attack, it will also create an illusion for the people under our rule, that is, we can only muddle along now.
, This will definitely severely damage our confidence in fighting. Our country is already at a complete disadvantage in the confrontation with the Bliss Alliance. If we no longer even have confidence and fighting spirit, then why should we fight with each other? Therefore,
What we need now is to take the initiative and regain lost ground as much as possible to relieve the huge financial pressure. At the same time, it will also boost our military morale and people's morale."
"Absurd." Liu Chao said disdainfully: "If we win, we will only relieve the financial pressure. If we lose, what will we do? Besides, taking the initiative does not have much chance of winning. Doing it knowing that it cannot be done is something that a wise man will not do.
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"Bang!" As soon as Liu Chaoting finished speaking, he heard the wine glass on He Huairen's desk suddenly jump up, and all the wine in the glass spilled out. Haotian looked up and saw He Huairen looking at him with an angry look.
Liu Chaoting said: "You are the first to give up before the war begins. If this is on the battlefield, I will definitely behead you first to sacrifice to the flag!"
Although He Huairen is a famous figure in the military, Liu Chaoting did not agree with He Huairen. Instead, he retorted: "If Commander He is really angry, he can vent it on the Bliss Alliance, but why show it in front of a civilian official like me?"
Your majesty, He Shuai? The reason seems to be that He Shuai, you failed in the water battle, which caused the fall of Jiangnan and then the empire's situation was so corrupted. He Shuai did not think about introspection but continued as usual, which is really ridiculous."
He Huairen narrowed his eyes and clenched his fists tightly, but fortunately he still remembered that the Emperor of Heroes was sitting here. At that moment, he just took a deep breath and tried to calm down his anger, and then said: "Jiangnan Water Battle
, I feel that I am worthy of my conscience. If there had not been a traitor who informed us, how could our battle plan have been leaked? How could the Dongwa Navy have made preparations in advance? Besides, even if we were defeated, at least we would be worthy of our soldiers.
Title. But Sir Liu, when the Northeastern Allied Forces broke through the Great Wall defense line, sir, you seemed to be the governor of Donghai Road, right? But what did you do for the people and the empire at that time? Before the traitors arrived, Sir Liu
He has already fled back to Tiandu Shengjing. With such behavior, what qualifications do you have to speak nonsense here?"
Liu Chaoting's face turned red, and the face of the Assistant Prince was also uncertain. Several of his loyal supporters, Liu Chaoting was the prefect of Donghai Road before this, and Zhao Fanjian, the Minister of Rites, was the prefect of Beiyuan Road before.
Even though he knew that He Huairen was talking about two people, the face of the assistant king was also very ugly. Liu Chaoting blushed and said: "The Sixteenth Prefecture of Youyun fell because of your military's incompetence.
Why are you laughing at us, the powerless scholars?"
Liu Nance, the commander of the Guards Corps, glared at him fiercely and said: "The military is incompetent? The Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun fell, and the military killed as many as 400,000 soldiers. Looking at the sixteen prefectures of Youyun, there were three prefects and fifteen prefects, hundreds of them.
Of all the county magistrates, can one of them die in battle and die for their country? Since the war began, nearly one million soldiers of our Qingfeng have died on the battlefield. However, among the civilian officials who have died for their country, the only one who has died for the country is Hao Feifan, the magistrate of Qingyun County, Dingzhou, Hetao, and the only one who will never leave is Anxi Lumu.
The prefect of the state, Xia Houming, is alone. As the governor of Donghai Road, why didn't Mr. Liu set an example? Instead, he took the lead in escaping back to the Holy Capital of Heaven, disregarding the lives and deaths of tens of millions of people?"