In the Military Council Hall of the Beiting Protectorate, on a large sand table made to scale based on the game map, the [Military Advisor] players were constantly changing the positions of the chess pieces.
Shang Bo looked at the huge sand table in front of him, his eyes darkened and he couldn't understand it at all.
Shang Bo sighed. As a handicapped RTS player, he was indeed not the person to command combat.
Shang Bo knows nothing about strategy and tactics. The reason why he is sitting here is because he currently has the highest official position among the players in Beiting.
Therefore, Shang Bo was elected as the leader by the players and was responsible for commanding the battle in the Mobei Grassland.
Sighing again, if he was on a mission to a foreign country and had to quarrel with scholars, Shang Bo would naturally show no signs of cowardice, but he would be completely incapable of commanding a war.
The reason why Shang Bo is sitting here is to pay attention to the developments of the Tang Army in Mobei.
Cao Lingzhong, the protector of the Western Regions of the Tang Dynasty, led 6,000 light cavalry of the Tianshan Army into the grasslands, trying to cut off Gel Khan's food routes and prevent Gel Khan from unifying the Mobei grasslands.
But fighting is always not as satisfactory as expected.
Dozens of successful wars in history have failed due to small accidents, causing dominoes that have affected the rise and fall of countless empires.
Cao Lingzhong was an old man who wanted to defeat more with less and used the Tianshan Army to stop the Uighur Khan's western expedition.
However, after entering the grassland, Cao Lingzhong discovered that the Uighurs used a large number of cavalry to protect the food and grass. This time, Gelu Khan was very determined to destroy Geluolu and ordered his troops to bring a large number of cattle and sheep to serve as military supplies.
The Uighurs spent a lot of money and attached great importance to the protection of food roads. They wandered on the grassland for five days, but Cao Lingzhong's troops ran out of food first.
Cao Lingzhong was extremely ashamed, and when he was about to lead his troops back to Beiting, he was contacted by Pang Yawei, a player sent by Shang Bo.
Pang Yawei brought supplies from Tingzhou. The merchant player used local materials and spread pancakes for the Tianshan Army on the grassland, which completely made the Tianshan Army cry.
Cao Lingzhong was extremely ashamed and said to Pang Yawei: "It was my own willfulness that put the elite of the Tang Dynasty into danger. When I return to Tingzhou, I will become a court official, resign from the post of Beiting Protector and Rear Empress, retire and return to my hometown!"
Pang Yawei, a pancake-selling lifestyle player, bravely followed Shang Bo's instructions, took Cao Lingzhong's hand and said:
"The old general is a role model for us to be loyal and brave to the country. Shang Sima said that as long as he is in Tingzhou, the army's supplies will never be cut off. I hope the old general can stay in the grassland and continue to be loyal to the Tang Dynasty!"
Cao Lingzhong was stunned. The plan to attack the Uighur grain road had obviously failed, so why did he still stay on the grassland to increase consumption?
Pang Yawei said bravely: "Shang Sima wants to ask the old general to stay on the grassland for a few more days and wait for the opportunity to fight."
"Waiting for a fighter plane?" Cao Lingzhong was stunned. He had been a general in Beiting for twenty years. This Uighur expedition must have been planned for a long time. There were no flaws in the food route. What fighter plane was Pang Yawei talking about?
I don’t even know what a fighter plane is! I’m just a pancake seller!
Pang Yawei also wanted to cry but had no tears. He was rushing to the shelves and received the mission of Shangbo to go to the grassland to find the cavalry of the Tang Dynasty.
Unexpectedly, so many adventure-style [General] players failed to find the Tianshan Army of the Tang Dynasty, but they were found by me, a merchant player.
After completing a mission with such a generous reward, the staff at the Beiting Protectorate asked Pang Yawei to stay in the Tianshan Army and assist Cao Lingzhong in the battle.
In view of the generous follow-up mission rewards, Pang Yawei bit the bullet and agreed.
I originally thought that I could make a humanoid radar and communicator, and just transmit information from the staff.
Pang Yawei followed Tianshan County, spreading pancakes along the way and going deep into the grassland.
But just now, Pang Yawei received a task from the staff, asking him to persuade Tianshan County to go north to the Katon River and cooperate with the Geluolu people to attack a Uighur army stationed in the upper reaches of the Katon River.
Pang Yawei bit the bullet and found Cao Lingzhong and said, "General, can you go north to the Katon River now?"
Cao Lingzhong glanced at Pang Yawei in confusion and asked: "The Katon River is not far from our current location, but why go to the Katon River?"
The Katon River is a north-south river flowing from Jinshan Mountain. It is also the mother river of the Geluolu people.
The earliest Geluolu people made a living by grazing their animals on the banks of the Katon River at the foot of Jinshan Mountain, so the Kadun River is very important to the Geluolu people.
However, according to the information from the scouts, the Uighurs have completely blocked the Katon River, and have deployed troops at various strategic points along the Katon River.
Pang Yawei said bravely: "I received intelligence that the Uighurs were digging canals upstream of the Katon River and wanted to cut off the Katon River."
Cao Lingzhong was surprised at this moment, and then he thought about it and praised the Uighurs' plan.
The Katon River is the mother river of the Geluolu people. The Geluolu people played a hide-and-seek game with the Uighurs on the grassland. The Uighurs never caught the Uighurs in a decisive battle.
If the Kadon River is cut off, the Uighurs in the lower reaches of the Kadon River will either continue to migrate southward to the Doros River Basin, or they will have to go to the upper reaches of the Kadon River to find water sources.
If this move is successful, the Geluolu people will suffer heavy losses.
Pang Yawei sat on the ground, picked up a branch and drew a map of the surrounding area. Then he pointed to a bend in the upper reaches of the Caton River and said:
"The flow of the Katon River is the gentlest in this bend. The Uighurs will definitely block the river and build a dam here."
Cao Lingzhong sat down next to Pang Yawei. Although he didn't know where Pang Yawei got the information, Cao Lingzhong, who had gone deep into the grasslands many times, knew that the map Pang Yawei drew was very accurate.
Cao Lingzhong couldn't help but glance at Pang Yaweigao. This tooth soldier under King Jianning was really an extraordinary person.
However, the veteran frowned and said: "I know that this river bend is indeed suitable for damming rivers, but this area is flat grassland. The Uighurs will definitely station their troops here, and even the main force of Gel Khan will be stationed here."
It's possible here."
Pang Yawei secretly admired that he was indeed a veteran who had been on the battlefield for many years. Cao Lingzhong's judgment was completely consistent with that of the staff [strategist] players.
In order to complete his mission, Pang Yawei persuaded Cao Lingzhong and the Geluolu people to attack the Uighur garrison together. He could only continue:
"Yes, we can't defeat the Uighur army in Hewan, but what about the Uighur army in this position?"
Cao Lingzhong looked at the place pointed by Pang Yawei's branch. He touched his gray beard and said, "Wonderful! This place is great!"
Then Cao Lingzhong stood up and said loudly: "Soldiers from all battalions! Put on your armor and mount your horses, come with me to fight!"