The staff members were very dedicated to their duties, or they were already accustomed to the system. In just an hour or so, three sets of plans were placed in front of Tang Ao.
The first set of plans is for the Jizhou Army to focus on the attack, and tomorrow they will use a large army to suppress the situation and fight attack against attack.
In the second plan, the Jizhou Army took the lead and allowed the opponent to take the initiative to launch an attack. They used bows and arrows to give a fierce counterattack. Once they severely damaged the opponent, they switched from defense to attack to determine the overall situation.
The third plan is to have both offense and defense. To be specific, attack if you can. If you can't attack, retreat. Rely on the foot power of the war horse to shoot at the Xuanjia army from a long distance or consume the opponent's physical strength. Wait until the opponent shows fatigue.
, and suddenly launched a counterattack.
Generally speaking, each of the three options has its own advantages and disadvantages.
Just like if a foreign cavalry comes, they will definitely adopt the first plan. They won't say anything when they come up. If they don't accept it, they will just do it.
With 110,000 cavalry fighting against 60,000 cavalry and 100,000 infantry, the chances of winning are still very high. But the losses will also be considerable. If the enemy cannot be defeated in one battle and the enemy is in a state of panic, it will be very difficult.
It might lead to a disastrous victory.
So after everyone’s deliberation, the first plan was the first to be passed.
Next, let’s talk about the second plan. There are still many people who agree with it. After all, compared to offense, defense is more stable. The most important thing is that the own losses will be reduced to a very low level. This is in line with Tang Ao’s usual behavior.
What it means is to win at the lowest cost.
The third plan also has some supporters, but unfortunately the number of people is not very large. Obviously more people still focus on the word "defend", and it is really a mature idea to make decisions before taking action.
The staff of the General Staff and the generals discussed one after another, and soon unanimously agreed that everyone supported the second plan. Then everyone focused on Tang Ao. Without it, such a big event
In the end, it is up to the king to make the decision himself.
Facing the expectant gazes of everyone, Tang Ao gently put the three plans aside, then glanced at the crowd, and said confidently with a smile, "According to my wishes, the first plan is the best."
"Da Wang Ying...ah!"
When everyone thought that Tang Ao would definitely say that the second plan was the best, they unexpectedly decided on the first plan. Everyone was shocked for a moment.
Wei Chao, the first commander of the General Staff, was the first to react, "Your Majesty, the information we have received is that this time the 100,000 infantrymen of the Xuanjia Army are all elites, and they are led by General An Zhiwu himself. Their strength is
It should not be underestimated. If we attack blindly, once the first wave of charges fails to capture them, the war may become a stalemate. Then they can rely on their numerical advantage to fight us at a distance, and the losses will increase.
It’s big.”
"Yes, Your Majesty, the information sent by Longya shows that these 100,000 black armor troops are equipped with archers, spearmen, halberdiers, broadswordsmen, and even giant axemen specializing in chopping horse legs.
Even if our soldiers are not afraid of death, the war horses cannot withstand these blows. Please be careful, Your Majesty." Another deputy commander, Ye Fan, also stood up.
This time the attack on Daliang was very important. Two of the three deputy commanders came. Except for Lu Tianchi who stayed in Jicheng, the other two came. And now their opinions are so consistent. Could it be that
Did Tang Ao really make a mistake this time, or did he make a mistake?
"Your Majesty, please be careful." For a while, other brigade commanders and regimental commanders also stood up. It was obvious that they all supported the second plan. If in normal times, Tang Ao had made a certain decision, they would not have dared
They were skeptical, but now that so many colleagues have come forward, they felt they had the confidence, so they all came forward.
Tang Ao looked at all the people who came forward, and then laughed, "Yes, you are all people with ideas. You dare to point out what you think I am wrong. You are very brave. By the way, Feng Xun
, why didn’t you stand up? Do you support my king’s decision?”
Tang Ao was indeed very happy. Although these people were disobedient to him, their courage to put forward different opinions was worthy of commendation. If any force can only have one voice, it would be very dangerous.
If you don't do something well, you will win or lose.
Tang Ao has been proposing democratic centralism, just to mobilize everyone's enthusiasm. Now it seems that this work is done well.
But there are still some people who did not come forward. For example, several generals represented by Shanshan Guard Commander Feng Xun were called by Tang Ao. Feng Xun did not show any panic on his face, but was very calm.
He stood up and gave a military salute and said: "As a humble official, I only know that since it is the king's decision, it will definitely not be wrong. All I have to do is obey the orders."
Feng Xun answered this sentence very naturally, without the slightest hint of flattery. It can be said that he is absolutely loyal to Tang Ao. He has been very obedient since he was in the Zhongguo Duke's mansion, and it is even more so now. I am afraid that Tang Ao is now
If he wanted to kill him, he would kill himself with a knife without any hesitation.
You can say this is a kind of foolish loyalty, but such a person happens to be the monarch's favorite person.
With this answer, Tang Ao couldn't fault him at all. He couldn't accuse loyalty of being wrong. Besides, Feng Xun was like this in front of him. If he were to lead the army alone, he would actually have great ideas and
Idea.
"Haha, you're good Feng Xun, that's all, please step back." Tang Ao smiled without any intention of blaming him. Then when he looked at the generals, he said calmly: "I know
What are you worried about? You also know that the 100,000 infantrymen of the Xuanjia Army on the opposite side are very powerful and can be called an elite division. The ordinary cavalry is indeed a bit underwhelming in front of them, and it can be said that they will not gain much benefit.
.But who are our Jizhou Army cavalry?"
The voice suddenly became louder, and Tang Ao continued: "Our Jizhou Army cavalry is the strongest cavalry in the world. We have no opponents before, and we will never have opponents in the future. Even if the opposite side is a mountain of swords and a sea of fire, we can still do it.
Lead the army to fight a bloody path, right?"
"That's...right!" The generals who were asked, of course, could not weaken their morale at this time, so they could only answer like this.
Listening to this not very neat answer, Tang Ao laughed and said: "What? It seems that no one has much confidence. But it doesn't matter. Tomorrow, I will lead the five hundred imperial guards as the vanguard to attack the one hundred thousand so-called
The elite Xuanjia Army is ready, this king..."
As soon as Tang Ao said this, objections came from below, "Your Majesty, I humbly wish to be a pioneer."
"Your Majesty, a gentleman will not stand under a dangerous wall. Our First Tiger Brigade is willing to be the vanguard." Brigadier Zhou Jinwen stood up.
"Your Majesty, our Second Storm Brigade is willing to serve as the vanguard. If we cannot break through the enemy's infantry camp, we are willing to show our heads." Brigadier Yuan Xin was even more ruthless and issued a military order directly.
"Your Majesty..."
The other generals were not to be outdone and jumped out one after another. Regardless of whether they were confident or not, one thing is certain, that is, they did not want to see anything happen to Tang Ao. It can be said that the Jizhou Army can be where it is today.
Tang Ao is the person who has the greatest credit, and everyone is accustomed to obeying his orders.
If something happens to Tang Ao, the consequences will be disastrous. No matter how powerful the Jizhou Army is, without its leader, it will soon become a piece of loose sand and disappear into the long river of history.
All the generals were asking for battle, and even the cavalry of the four field armies that had just formed the army stood up and expressed their willingness to be the vanguard and to issue military orders. Seeing all this in Tang Ao's eyes made him even more gratified.
"Okay, I understand that you care about me, and I am here to thank you. But I want to say that courage alone is not enough to fight a war, you also need sufficient strength. Now that I have said that I will
Coming to lead the battle proves that the king has such confidence and is not just a hot head. That's it. Now let's discuss the next tactics."
Without giving everyone a chance to continue arguing, Tang Ao took the vanguard's errand into his own hands. The next discussion was about the tasks of other cavalry armies.
The main direction has been set, that is, we will attack with all our strength tomorrow. The next thing to talk about is the target and echelon of the attack.
After another period of busy work, the staff made a plan and handed it over to Tang Ao. This time, he did not deny it, but agreed to the attack plan.
The plan stipulates that King Tang Ao will lead five hundred Han generals as the vanguard, followed by two heavy cavalry regiments of the First Tiger Brigade of the Shanshan Guard, followed by the cavalry teams of the four field armies of more than 20,000 people.
And attack.
The two heavy cavalry regiments of the 2nd Tempest Brigade of Shanshan Guard attacked the Xuanjia Army cavalry on the left and right wings respectively. In addition, the 3rd Snow Leopard Brigade and the 4th Wild Wolf Brigade were responsible for attacking the enemy cavalry on the left wing, and the 5th Cheetah Brigade was responsible for attacking the enemy cavalry on the left wing.
and the 6th Flying Dragon Brigade are responsible for attacking the enemy cavalry on the right wing.
Strive to severely damage the foreign cavalry in the Xuanjia Army early, and then launch an attack from the left and right wings to the 100,000 Xuanjia Army infantry in the center. Attack from multiple sides and completely eliminate the 160,000 enemies on the opposite side with a cover-up method.
According to this plan, there will be no problem with attacks from the left and right wings. There are also heavy cavalry, and the number of cavalry is greater than that of the enemy, so there is no possibility of any problems.
The key to the problem is whether the vanguard assault in the center will be successful.
That's one hundred thousand infantry, and it's an extremely elite one hundred thousand infantry in the Xuanjia Army. Now the king actually wants to lead five hundred cavalry to defeat it. Can he succeed?