Although it is said that arrogant soldiers will be defeated, in the eyes of most generals, regardless of arrogant soldiers and strong generals, it is not actually a derogatory term.
Because both of these actually represent a certain degree of morale and even fighting spirit.
And how could the combat effectiveness of an army with such soldiers and officers be so bad?
Of course, arrogant soldiers are naturally unruly, and strong generals are even more difficult to tame. If the leader himself does not have certain abilities and prestige, it can easily become a double-edged sword.
Logically speaking, Wang Zheng, who possesses these two points, should not be upset because of the complacency of his subordinates.
Unfortunately, as a person who traveled from later generations, perhaps the impression given to him by the three Taoyuan brothers was too profound, which led to him being worried about gains and losses even if the situation was great.
Regardless of harsh words or gentle words of admonishment, the generals tried their best to make the generals appear submissive, but most of them still didn't take it seriously. Wang Zheng couldn't think of any way to suppress this arrogance for the time being, so he could only sigh secretly.
"I am not unreasonably worried. Our Heavenly Army seems to be burning with fire and flourishing with flowers and brocades, but its foundation may not be solid. Not only for Liu Bei, in every war, strategically you can despise the enemy, but tactically you must always pay attention to it.
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"You must know that when a lion fights a rabbit, he must try his best!"
He thought about it again, purely verbal chicken soup for the soul cannot fool future generations, and it may not fool these ancients.
"Zhuangzi": "Nineteen fables, seventeen tautologies." This is what it says.
If you use fables to persuade people, you can only believe them in nine out of ten words, but what a highly virtuous and respectable person says can only be believed in seven out of ten words.
Still have to give examples.
After thinking about it, Wang Zheng looked around and asked: "We are in Xuzhou now. Whose hometown is this place?"
Most of the people present were military generals. As soon as these words came out, they all said in unison almost instantly:
"Xiang Yu!"
"Overlord!"
"That's right." Wang Zheng nodded and said: "Speaking of which, we have some connections with this overlord of Western Chu. Previously, I sent someone to inform Yuan Jun to beware of Liu Bei luring the enemy deep into the enemy and launching a surprise attack. The route Kuai Ma took was downhill.
Xiang, this place is the hometown of the Overlord."
"The capture of Pengcheng that day was also proposed by you, sir. I followed the old plan of my predecessors and I accepted it, so it was successful."
"Everyone should know about the Battle of Pengcheng, right?" he asked.
Wu Sheng, Pan Zhang and others had already heard about it. Needless to say, although Zang Ba came from a poor family, he was also familiar with military matters. He nodded and said:
"The king of Han led an army of 560,000 to attack Chu and break the city, but King Xiang sent 30,000 elite soldiers to attack the Han army in the morning and break it at noon. He killed 100,000 Han soldiers and stopped the flow of the Sui River. Gaodi fell
Three rounds of siege, if the divine wind did not rise from the northwest to help them escape, how could the Han Dynasty be possible today?"
"Use the weak to attack the strong, use the few to defeat the many. Since ancient times, there have been countless generals, but there is no one with such unrivaled power as the Overlord."
Everyone nodded after hearing the words. For example, Wu Shengzhe looked leisurely and fascinated, but Wang Zheng shook his head: "Yu's bravery is indeed unparalleled throughout the ages, but human power has its limits. After all, it is just a body of flesh and blood. Is it possible?
Xiang Yu alone can offset the gap of hundreds of thousands of soldiers?"
"If this were really the case, how could Gaixia be surrounded by enemies on all sides and Wujiang commit suicide?"
Looking around at the crowd, Wang Zheng asked again: "The Emperor Gao had nearly 600,000 horses. After capturing Pengcheng, he was stationed at this majestic pass. He was surrounded by iron armor from all directions and his elite cavalry. Why was Xiang Yu able to defeat them in half a day with only 30,000 horses?"
"Wu Sheng, you were also present when we attacked Pengcheng. There were only a few thousand defenders in the city that day. Our heavenly army had already exceeded ten thousand, but how long did it take to break through? Do you still remember?"
Wu Sheng Nuonuo said nothing.
Wang Zheng analyzed: "If you look at it from the perspective of this general, the defeat of Pengcheng City and Emperor Gao was precisely because there were too many troops and too many troops!"
What's the point?
Everyone was surprised, and while they were whispering, Wang Zheng explained: "The Emperor Gao back then was just like us now."
"We took advantage of Liu Bei's attack on Yuan's army and easily captured Tancheng. Emperor Gao also took advantage of Xiang Yu's attack on Qi and captured Pengcheng. We also easily took advantage of the enemy's retreat and occupied the main city."
"The troops of the five princes under Gaodi are ten times as strong as Xiang Yu's. We allied with Yuan Shu, and we can also defeat Liu Bei in terms of soldiers and horses."
"What's the result?" At this point, Wang Zheng's blazing eyes passed over everyone present one by one, and he said word by word: "This is why Emperor Gao became arrogant!"
"Same as you are today!"
"When Emperor Gao entered Pengcheng, he collected the treasures and beauties from King Xiang. He spent the day drinking and partying, looking forward to her beauty and being arrogant. However, he did not expect that soon after, he would be defeated like a mountain. He even fled in panic and almost died."
"You all are confident that your soldiers are brave, your food and grass are sufficient, and your armor is excellent, so you use my strength to look down on Liu Bei's weakness. Hey... don't you know that trapped animals are the most ferocious. It is precisely now that Liu Bei is in a critical situation, and I am deeply afraid of them.
The top and bottom work together as one, and the three armies put their lives at risk, giving birth to the courage to sink the cauldron and sink the boat!"
"If the army is defeated... Emperor Gao is the destined emperor. If there is any danger, there will be divine wind to rescue him. But what about you?"
Wang Zheng raised his head and looked at the sky: "I sincerely pray for Huang Tian's blessing, but how can we save so many people?"
Everyone was silent, such as Pan Zhang and Zang Ba, who realized something and looked ashamed.
"The general is right."
After a while, when no one spoke, Wu Sheng scratched his head and said proactively: "We didn't think carefully."
"Please rest assured, general. This time the war begins, the general will not be arrogant in the slightest. He will definitely cheer up and be cautious."
Someone took the lead, and everyone followed suit:
"In this battle, the general will never underestimate the enemy's carelessness!"
"This is the best." Wang Zheng wiped his sweat secretly. It was really tiring to finally think of a case.
It's also my fault that I traveled a little too early, as the Battle of Chibi and the Battle of Guandu haven't happened yet. Otherwise, it would be more intuitive and profound to convince others by using examples that happened right in front of me.
Of course, if it really comes after the Battle of Guandu, he will have the cavalry and slashing system, and a Yellow Turban player will probably only be able to think about taking over the mountain and choosing an opportunity to find a big partner at the beginning. The chance of fighting for the dragon will be too slim.
"Then let's discuss what will happen if we set off?" Wang Zheng asked again.
Seeing Wang Zheng glance over, Pan Zhang knew that he was being asked to answer. He frowned and thought for a while: "There are only three possibilities."
"Yuan's army is victorious, Liu Bei's army is victorious, and both sides are in a stalemate stage."
"If Yuan Jun wins, it will be just the icing on the cake for us. Needless to say." Wang Zheng nodded: "If there is a stalemate, it will just be under Xiapi City. The two armies are facing each other and we will not care."
"What if Yuan Jun is defeated now?"
"If Yuan's army has been defeated..." Pan Zhang said: "Let's see how defeated it is."
"The general has sent a message to remind you, not to mention that Yuan Jun has suffered a lot in Xiapi. As the saying goes, a lesson learned from the past is a guide for future events. No matter how incompetent Yuan Jun's current coach is, it is unlikely that he will underestimate the enemy and rush in, right?
"So the general thinks that it is a defeat, but it cannot be a disastrous defeat, a rout, and the entire army is annihilated, right?"
"If there is a small defeat, then Yuan's army can only retreat to the camp, regroup, and wait patiently for our army and Yangzhou reinforcements to arrive."
"If the losses are serious..." At this point, Pan Zhang paused and said, "We can only retreat to the cities before Xiapi, right?"
Although he agreed with Pan Zhang's judgment in his heart, Wang Zheng didn't mind planning for the worst outcome since it was a wake-up call for everyone.
"What if the commander of Yuan Army, Qiao...General Qiao, is so careless, or if the messenger sent by this general was intercepted by Liu Bei's army, and Yuan Jun fell into Liu Bei's ambush without knowing it, what if the entire army was really wiped out?"
"This..." Pan Zhang glanced around without leaving any trace, and hesitated: "Ahem... Then Tancheng will be in danger."
What he actually wanted to say was that Tancheng was about to give up.
If Yuan Shu's tens of thousands of people really can't hold out for even a few days, even with strategic influence, Pan Zhang also feels that Liu Bei's army's combat power needs to be re-evaluated. Although Wang Zheng's troops are not small now, they may not be able to mobilize many.
, plus the territory is large, it is not a good thing to extend the battle line too long.
In Pan Zhang's opinion, it would be better to rob Tancheng of all its wealth and population, leave a mess for Liu Bei, and return to Langya.
This result actually doesn't matter to anyone else. Even Zang Ba can retreat with them. The only dilemma... is probably Chen Deng, Mi Fang and other officials from local aristocratic families.
They all heard the implication of Pan Zhang's words. Chen Deng still looked calm, but Mi Fang and others' expressions turned ugly for a moment, and they even secretly glanced at Wang Zheng.
"There is no room for loss in Tancheng!" Wang Zhengjiang said sonorously to calm everyone's anxiety: "Whatever comes into my bag, there is no possibility of giving it away again!"
"General..." Pan Zhang wanted to say more, but Wang Zheng said loudly: "Don't forget our identities!"
"If people see our weakness and failure, then all the princes in the world will immediately treat me like a bandit and attack us in groups!"
"Once Tancheng is gained and lost, what will be lost immediately will be Mount Tai, even Langya, and Pengcheng!"
He used a cold voice to describe a terrifying picture to everyone: "Yuan Jun retreated to Yangzhou and will not be able to recover in the short term. However, Liu Bei returned with a great victory and regained the East China Sea. With no worries about the future, it is very likely that he will threaten the big army."
With the power of victory, be brave enough to attack me, Langya!"
"Once this happens, Cao Cao, who has already had a deep hatred with us, will not continue to watch. He will directly add insult to injury and attack Mount Tai. Then our army will not only face a two-front battle, but will also be attacked from both sides!"
"Faced with the invasion of Xuzhou Mu and Yanzhou Mu at the same time, when the two fronts are fighting, if we extend the front line, we will not have enough troops to cope with it. If we shrink it, we can only retreat to Pengcheng and watch the cities fall one after another. The territory
Shrinking step by step..."
"In the end, there is only an isolated city left, surrounded by heroes from all sides! That is to sit back and wait for death!"
"There are even worse consequences..."
Wang Zheng said coldly: "If Liu Bei captures Tancheng, he will follow the example of his ancestors and form an alliance with the princes to fight together... Hey." But he didn't say any more.
At this time, everyone was already breaking out in a cold sweat, and the previous arrogance and self-confidence had long since disappeared.
"According to what the general said..." Wu Sheng murmured: "This battle must not be lost!"
"That's right!" Wang Zheng shouted: "In this battle, there will be no victory but no defeat!"
"If we win, Liu Bei will be defeated thousands of miles away. No matter where he goes to Jingzhou or Yuzhou, I will not bother to take care of him!"
"But our army can look to Qingzhou in the north and Yanzhou in the west, and once again open up and expand the territory, occupying counties and counties, and expand the territory by more than hundreds of miles!"
"If we win one more state, no, we only need three more counties!" Zang Ba excitedly added fuel to the fire: "A general's hegemony means a solid foundation, and the power of a tiger spreads throughout the world. The sharpness of our army and the bravery of our generals will
It must also be known to all women and children in China!"
"Exactly!"
Wang Zheng's sword eyebrows were raised high, and with a "clang" sound, the divine sword jumped out of its sheath.
"Generals, obey the order!"
"The general will be here!" Everyone bowed their heads and agreed loudly.
"Order Pan Zhang to be the vanguard on the right." Wang Zheng's sword pointed at the map: "I order you to lead two thousand people to set out tomorrow, leave Tancheng, go southwest, and occupy Liangcheng. If this city is occupied by Yuan's army, camp outside.
If it is occupied by Liu Bei's army, we must conquer it!"
"You have two tasks. First, for the sake of our army, pay attention to changes in the battle situation ahead, and second, guard Liu Bei's army's retreat!"
"Here is the general's order. The fighting in Xiapi will continue. You and the whole army must not retreat even one step, let alone let Liu Bei's army approach Tan City!"
"Here!" Pan Zhang accepted the order.
"Let Chang Xi be the commander of the left wing and lead 2,000 men to capture Houqiu City in the southeast of Tan City! His mission also has two tasks. One is to form an angle with Tan City and guard it without losing it. The other is to guard the main roads from the north to the south."
"Here!" Chang Xi took the order.
"Let Zang Ba be the commander-in-chief of the rear army, lead 3,000 men, and take command of Tancheng!"
At this time, there was no time to care what Chang Xi thought. At the critical moment, in terms of ability, Wang Zheng still trusted Zang Ba more, who had left a name in history.
"Here!" Zang Ba took the order.
"This general of the Chinese army will personally lead it and set off in three days." Wang Zheng looked around at the generals: "The Tianzhu camp is in front, with the Tianjun, Earthly troops, and Tianfu camp as the main force, and they will pull out of Xiapi and rush to rescue at starry night to help the Allied forces break through.
Liu kills the enemy!"
Pointing at Wu Sheng with the scabbard: "Major Wu, spear for me, the vanguard is at the forefront."
Wu Sheng took the order.
Wang Zheng's subordinates were well organized. The infantry served as the backbone and was placed on both wings. The cavalry served as the assault force and was placed at the rear to respond to the vanguard's Tianzhu battalion.
His usual subordinates, usually the cavalry were placed on both sides or in front, mainly to have a full view of the surrounding movements. This time they were placed behind because Wang Zheng heard that Liu Bei also had a lot of cavalry, in addition to the ones he brought from the plains.
In addition to elites, many have been cultivated in Xuzhou in the past six months.
It is certainly a good idea to use cavalry against cavalry, but if they are of equal strength, it will be in vain and will not lead to a quick victory. Regarding Liu Bei's strength, Wang Zheng has always been afraid of underestimating, not overestimating.
Moreover, the scope of this battle is very narrow and very clear. Regardless of the victory or defeat of Yuan Shu's army and Liu Bei's army at this time, the key to success or failure after Wang Zheng's participation in the battle is still in Xiapi City. The mobility and observation ability of the natural cavalry do not need to be considered too much.
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Charge, attack, and defeat the enemy are the key!
After finishing the order, Wang Zhengzhuan first glanced at Mi Fang, thought for a while, then his eyes fell on Chen Deng, and laughed loudly: "Everything is ready, I only owe one thing, Yuan Long is willing to lend me?"
Borrow something?
Chen Deng was startled. These words inexplicably reminded him of the old events between Jing Ke and Fan Yuqi, and he immediately burst into laughter. How could Wang Zheng kill him now? There was no motive.
What's more, he believed that from beginning to end, there was nothing inappropriate or inappropriate.
Even though he was thinking this way, when Chen Deng came out of the queue, he lowered his head and held his hands in his hands, but his eyes still flickered.
"Deng is willing to die for the general, let alone a thing? Please feel free to tell me!"
"Great kindness." Wang Zheng looked at him condescendingly, clapped his hands and said with a smile:
"When Zheng was in Qingzhou, he had heard about Yuan Long's talents. After meeting him, he felt that he was a worthy scholar despite his great reputation."
"I would like to ask you to use the beautiful things in your heart to write an essay for me, so as to say that my teacher is famous!"