"But the grain depot is within Lulongsai, and our army cannot fly. How should we burn it?" Jia Fu asked in confusion.
Qin Hao smiled confidently and said: "Our army's new bed crossbow, the Eight Ox Crossbow, has a maximum range of three miles."
"The range is not enough. Even if we use the projectile method, we still can't hit the grain depot inside Lulongsai." Sun Lingming asked with a frown.
"It's indeed not enough, but what if it's condescending?"
After saying this, Qin Hao and Gongsun Xuanyuan looked at each other, and saw each other's eyes full of admiration. It was obvious that they had thought of going together.
"What His Highness the King of Qin said is correct. The Eight Bull Crossbow is the bed crossbow with the longest range in the world before Mu Qi. However, even if it uses the projectile method, it still cannot reach the grain depot in the tube. But if you are condescending, you will not
It’s the same.”
As he spoke, Gongsun Xuanyuan pointed to a hilltop on Yunshan Mountain on the right side of Lulongsai and said: "This peak is unknown and difficult for ordinary soldiers to climb. Even if they could climb it, it would not be able to accommodate too many people, but it is the closest to Lulong.
A mountain peak.
When Xianbei attacked Lulong, they sent and occupied this peak, but found that this peak could only accommodate dozens of people at most, and this number of people could not threaten Lulong's city defense at all, and it was no longer possible after that.
That’s it.
If the Qin army occupies this mountain peak, it is condescending, and with the favorable wind, it can reach the grain depot with the range of the eight-oxen crossbow. Even if there are not many people on the mountain, it can still complete the purpose of burning grain.
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"General Gongsun deserves to be the best general in Youzhou. He really has a good plan. What a good plan."
Zhang Liang clapped his hands, but then changed his tone and said: "But the real focus of this plan is not how to burn the grain depot, but how to lead the army outside Lulong Wall, and how to support it to the pass after burning the grain."
The defenders collapsed on their own, and how did they come from a two-way pincer attack by the Qing army."
As soon as Zhang Liang said this, Lieutenant General, who was originally relieved, couldn't help but become nervous again.
Yes, burning food is just a step. If you want to get to this step, there are at least three prerequisites, and these three conditions are not simple.
The first is how to lead the army to Lulong. This alone is difficult to achieve at present.
You must know that between Lulongsai and the Qin Army, there are fifty Qin Army strongholds and the two county towns of Wuzhong and Junmi.
If you want to cross fifty Qing strongholds and two county towns without having to mobilize the Qing army, and take the army to Lulong fortress over a distance of nearly a hundred miles, it will be impossible unless the Qing army is collectively blinded.
impossible.
Can't even complete the first step, let alone the other two steps after that.
At this thought, all the generals felt disappointed, and their happiness was in vain.
"It's impossible to reach it by land, but what if we take the sea route?" Gongsun Xuanyuan asked.
As soon as this statement came out, the generals' hope was once again ignited.
Yes, if the land route is not possible, they can also take the water route.
With Zhou Yu's Qingzhou Navy present, they could take the sea route, transport the army to the rear of the Qing army, and then surprise Lulongsai to cut off the Qing army's retreat.
This time Zhang Liang did not refute, but still shook his head. Zhuge Liang stepped forward to take over the conversation and asked: "General Gongsun, do you know about the third Hetao Battle between our army and Yuanmeng?"
Gongsun Xuanyuan was stunned and didn't understand why Zhuge Liang asked him this, but he still answered truthfully: "Of course we know that in the third Hetao Battle, it was Zhuge's military advisor who led his extraordinary troops, detoured thousands of miles, and was attacked from both sides.
Retaking Zhenbeiguan Pass completely cut off Temujin's army's retreat, allowing the Qin Army to win the third Hetao Battle."
"Lulongsai is the lifeline of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and with Yuanmeng's lessons learned before him, Nurhachi will definitely attach great importance to Lulong's defense to ensure that our army will not take advantage of it."
Zhuge Liang looked into Gongsun Xuanyuan's eyes and said unhurriedly: "Zhou Yu had already used the sea route detour tactic during the Qingzhou battle. Does the general think that with Nurhaci's shrewdness, he would have no defense against the Qingzhou navy?
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Gongsun Xuanyuan was stunned, and his brows furrowed involuntarily: "Sir, what you said makes sense."
Then he stared at the sand table, which showed the distribution of the Manchu and Qing armies in Youbeiping, Liaoxi and other places.
After a long time, Gongsun Xuanyuan showed a look of surprise and said with a wry smile: "No wonder General Nurhachi's army was so scattered. It turned out to be to prevent the navy from taking the retreat."
"Yes, this is the main reason why the Qing army dispersed its forces and switched from defense to offense.
Nurhachi has already deployed beacon towers along the coast. Once the naval forces really land behind the Qing army, or even in Liaoxi County, they will soon be surrounded by various Qing armies.
Therefore, although the sea route can be traveled, it is also impassable and is a dead end."
Hearing Zhuge Liang's words, Gongsun Xuanyuan's face became even more bitter. He turned to look at Qin Hao and said with a bitter smile: "Your Highness, King Qin, now Xuanyuan finally understands why the Qin army can win every battle. There are people like Kong Ming and Mr. Zifang."
If you are wise, you will not make any mistakes when marching and fighting, so how can you lose the battle?"
"Haha, I also think that I am lucky to have the assistance of all the military advisors."
Qin Hao laughed loudly, but Zhuge Liang and other counselors said in unison: "It is our great fortune to assist the lord."
"Okay, you strategists, don't be too modest."
Seeing Qin Hao and all the counselors acting in harmony and trusting each other, Gongsun Xuanyuan felt envious in his heart.
If any of these counselors had come to assist him, he probably wouldn't be where he is now.
"Your Highness the King of Qin, now there is no way to travel by sea or land. It seems that it is impossible to capture Lulongsai before defeating the Manchu Qing."
Gongsun Xuanyuan said happily. He originally wanted to make up for his mistakes, but he didn't expect that the plan would have such a big flaw. Fortunately, the Qin Army's military advisor saw it, otherwise he would have made more mistakes.
“Can’t we travel by sea?”
A strange color flashed in Qin Hao's eyes, and he said, "I can't see it."
Gongsun Xuanyuan was stunned for a moment, then said: "But the Manchu Qing Dynasty has set up a beacon tower. Once the navy comes to the shore and logs in, the Qing army will immediately know about it."
"Haha, except for Xuantu County, which is not close to the sea, all the counties east of Youzhou, including western Liaodong and Liaodong, are all close to the sea. With such a long coastline, can Nurhaci even set up beacon towers?" Qin Hao asked rhetorically.
road.
"this……"
Gongsun Xuanyuan opened his mouth, but was speechless.
Yes, how could the Manchu and Qing dynasties set up beacon towers along thousands of miles of coastline?
Qin Hao continued: "Nurhaci would at most set up beacon towers on the coastline of Liaoxi County. As for the coastlines of Liaodong and other four counties, even if the Manchu Qing Dynasty had the financial resources, they would never consume so much manpower.
Therefore, the navy can leap over Liaoxi County and land from Liaodong County."