"We must fight back! We must fight back no matter what!" Zhang Xuan banged the table and emphasized firmly to Sun Guang and Yingxu who had rushed to attend the meeting.
"Assembling a large army and launching a powerful counterattack against the Tang army is the key to whether we can defend Shu!" He spoke sternly and sonorously: "If we continue to defend like this, we will have no way to turn around."
In fact, both Sun Guang and Yingxu felt that what Zhang Xuan said was right. They also believed that such a passive defense was not a good idea.
Although their troops seemed to be numerous, they were all dispersed to prevent the Tang army from attacking. The so-called fortification everywhere meant that there was no fortification. The Tang army could come and go freely. The places where the battle broke out were chosen by the Tang army. Qin
The army has always been passive.
But Sun Guang and Yingxu had no choice. They did not have the ability to mobilize such a large army, and the Qin army also did not have the ability to launch a large-scale counterattack.
The more this is the case, the greater the gap between the two sides is: the Qin army is forced to defend, the Tang army can take the initiative to attack at will, the Qin army is more passive and can only invest more troops in passive defense, and the Tang army can take the initiative to attack more at will... This is simply
It's an endless loop.
In fact, because the Qin army had no way to assemble, the pressure on the Tang army became very small. The Tang army did not even invest much force in building positions on the front line because they were always in a state of preparing to attack and attacking.
As a result, the Tang Army's ammunition consumption was actually very small. They only fought key battles at key nodes. Naturally, they did not need to reserve ammunition everywhere and waste transportation capacity and resources like the Qin Army did.
The transportation capacity saved by the Tang Army can directly revitalize the economy of the occupied areas, create a better atmosphere in the occupied areas, and gain support from the local people.
If this continued healthy development continued, the occupied area would become a solid rear area for the Tang Army. They began to turn around and provide blood transfusions for the Tang Army, putting greater pressure on the Qin Army.
Therefore, Zhang Xuan decided to launch a large-scale counterattack in Shu to break this cycle and force the Tang army to distract their attention and devote more troops to defensive operations.
As long as this counterattack is successful, the Qin army will be able to relieve the pressure, and even reverse the unfavorable war situation in Shu to a certain extent, delaying more time.
"But, general... if you gather more than 100,000 troops, you can't escape the eyes of the Tang army." Sun Guang reminded Zhang Xuandao helplessly. His words were like pouring cold water on Zhang Xuan's head, and the latter immediately
No sound.
Everyone knows that it is difficult to keep large-scale troop mobilizations strictly confidential. However, the Qin army's rear has been infiltrated by Shu people and Tang army spies like a sieve, making it impossible to conceal any information.
Putting aside the human factor, other factors also restrict the mobilization and assembly of the Qin army. Large-scale troop assembly requires the support of road and railway lines, and these transportation lines of the Qin army have been almost destroyed.
In addition, the gathering of modern troops is also accompanied by a large number of radiation signals, electromagnetic signals, and even the setting up of camps will cause obvious changes in the surface of the earth...and these things cannot be faked.
In fact, it was precisely because of these reasons that the Tang army was sure that the Qin army could not assemble, so it was so confident and bold to maintain its offensive posture and pin the Qin army to death on the ground.
The Tang army used electromagnetic suppression to make the mobilization of the Qin army difficult, and then destroyed the routes to paralyze the Qin army's mobilization.
Therefore, the Qin army was unable to assemble a large number of troops at all. Once it was forcibly assembled, the Tang Air Force would find the target and carry out high-intensity bombing.
"Tens of thousands of elites can still be assembled in secret." Zhang Xuan still did not give up. He felt that even if it was a limited counterattack, he should still try it.
Yingxu also spoke. Although his qualifications are not very good, he is now a rare "general" on the front line of the Qin army, so his opinion is also very important: "General... does not have tanks and heavy artillery, and only relies on
The infantry seems to be ineffective."
Even if the Qin army used infantry to break through the Tang army's defense line, it would be passive because the advance was too slow and the troops did not have heavy fire support.
What good results can a group of light infantry squeeze into the gap between the tanks and armored vehicles of the Tang Army? Doesn’t it usually happen that the Tang Army takes the initiative to attack and compress the Qin Army’s infantry into the gap? Is it crazy to squeeze in now?
Already?
"Then tell me what to do!" Zhang Xuan actually had no good solution, so he asked the two of them bitterly.
Sun Guang looked away with some embarrassment. His main defense area was near Qingluan Port, and he could continue to hold on for a while relying on the city.
Yingxu had nothing to say. He also set up camp with the Shushan defense line at his back. At least he could still deal with the Tang army with his back at the Shushan line.
Only Zhang Xuan, who is in charge of the Shu plain area, is in the least optimistic situation now: his defense line is too long and his troops are too scattered.
Now, behind Zhang Xuan is the Shushan defense line, which is at least relatively safe, but the other two sides are not so comfortable: to his south is the landing force of the Tang 7th Army that has entered the hinterland of Shu, and to his east is the
The 6th Army of the Tang Dynasty besieged the Xishan Fortress.
Under such a situation, as long as he is not careful, he may be surrounded in Shu, so he must find a way to solve the trouble on one side.
Judging from the terrain, his best choice is to abandon the Xishan Fortress, go south to assume a decisive battle, and drive the 7th Army of the Tang Dynasty that rushed into Shu back to the sea.
But everyone knows that this is impossible. If the Qin army starts to move south and loses the Xishan fortress, whether the Tang 6th Army will come from the flanks to cover it up, let’s put aside for the time being. Can the Qin army’s Zhang Xuan group be able to defeat the Tang Dynasty alone?
It is not certain that the 7th Army will be defeated.
In fact, saying that we are not sure is being very polite. Everyone is very sure that this cannot be done. The 7th Army of the Tang Army relies on the main fleet of the Tang State and can obtain supplies from the shore. It is too big to lose and cannot be solved.
This is equivalent to saying that Santoku held a meeting in 1945 to discuss whether to gather troops to drive the American and British coalition forces into the sea. They were all talking in their dreams.
"I can cooperate with the general... to launch a counterattack on the Qingluan front line." Finally, Sun Guang considered the overall situation and gave a plan: "If we can attract the attention of the Tang army, the general's troops will attack the Tang army from the north.
