58. Decision
But Zhu Wen didn't expect that the general in front of him, who had just known that he had been promoted today, only liked to make rules, but never thought about what rules to follow.
Liu Qi, who didn't play according to the routine, really overwhelmed Zhu Wen, and he didn't know how to end it, Liu Hong sent him up the steps in time so that he couldn't care about the disrespect of his words, and hurriedly gratefully bowed his hand to Liu Hong and said: "What Mr. Ji Xiu said Zhu didn't dare to disobey." ”
When Zheng Xiong heard this, the anger that he had just suppressed immediately rose again, it was not that Liu Hong really wanted to draw a knife and compete with Zhu Wen when he pressed his hand, in fact, where could Liu Hong hold down Zheng Xiong, it was just that Zheng Xiong didn't have the guts, Zheng Xiong couldn't help but glance at Liu Qi, and his heart was still young!
Zhu Wen retreated to the side with a calm face, Zhu Chong hid behind Zhu Wen in embarrassment, and those who supported Zhu Wen just now were even more embarrassed.
In other words, everyone will think that this is just an ordinary quarrel, martial artists, their temper will not be much better, but although most of the generals at all levels present are very slow in political sensitivity, Zheng Xiong's series of unusual actions are too obvious, and they can't help but let everyone think about it carefully.
This pondering made many people suddenly realize and be surprised.
Although the ferry has just been lost, the generals still have great confidence in the fact that the official army can finally quell the rebellion, and Zhao Wei is afraid that he will be more than lucky, and after the rebellion, the officials at all levels in the county will definitely make a large-scale adjustment, and whether they are promoted or demoted, whether they are honored or disgraced depends on whether they can stand in line correctly.
For Liu Qi, who took up a high position at a young age, the generals were jealous and gradually calmed down after thinking about it, but behind them was Yongning Zhao Zhen! Yongning, regardless of its jurisdiction, population and wealth, is several times that of Guling, and behind Zhao Zhen is the Li family!
Compared with the Li family, these pretentious so-called children of the big clan are no different from ordinary people, if the Li family can reach into Guling, doesn't that mean that this Liu Qi in front of him is very likely to be the top boss of his people in the future?
The reinforcements from each county thundered and rained, and they were all waiting for the defenders and rebels to be defeated before they took advantage of it, seeing that Qu Ren was in danger, although I don't know why the Li family supported a non-concubine in such a high-profile manner, but the reality is that the only hope for Qu Ren now is the young man in front of him.
Thinking of the strength of the Li family and the current situation of forbearance, all the generals began to regret offending Liu Qi impulsively, and even Zhu Wen understood it and secretly felt annoyed, no wonder Zheng Xiong, who had always been sitting and waiting for death, suddenly became active like taking an aphrodisiac, it turned out that he wanted to take the opportunity to make friends with Liu Qi and be able to make friends with the Li family, and he was really cunning!
A few people who were more active immediately changed their tone and echoed their words, Liu Hong stared at Gan Ning and said, "Dare to ask Captain Gan what is the best way to help our army retreat from the enemy?" ”
"As far as I know, Zhao Taishou wanted to enter the fish to recapture Yan Shun, but Yan Shun didn't notice it in advance, but someone in the army temporarily collaborated with the enemy to inform. In just a few days, the civilians were more than ten times more than the soldiers of their subordinates, and it seemed to be huge, but in fact it was strong and strong, and the soldiers and horses did not move the grain and grass first, and they did not know the art of war and blindly expanded the army, so how could they supply the grain and grass consumed by tens of thousands of troops to march and fight in a hurry? There is no doubt that the people from all over the country will be forcibly requisitioned, and the land of Yufu County will be more mountainous and less farmland, even if it is forcibly taken, how much can it be taken? Therefore, it is foolish to think that the rebels' eagerness to attack the city confirms that the rebels are short of food and grass and are eager for a quick victory. ”
Gan Ning spoke first to stabilize the morale of the army, although the generals may not be aware of this, but for them, as a bystander, they can still play a certain role.
Sure enough, everyone's attention was unconsciously attracted to it.
"The terrain between Yufu and Shuren is treacherous, the rebel army is also afraid of our army and does not dare to transport grain from the waterway, if you take the land route, you will definitely set up a transit place between the two places, in order to save manpower and loss, according to my opinion, our army can send several small teams, looking for people who are familiar with the terrain as guides, prepare more arrows and fire-starting things, sneak into the place where the grain is stored and burn its grain and grass, and at the same time send people to contact the navy and reinforcements to block the waterway, the rebels will collapse in a few days without food, our army will take advantage of the situation to chase after the tail, and the water and land will go down in a drum, and we will be able to recover the fish and capture the Yan rebellion!"
After Gan Ning finished speaking, he bowed to Liu Qi and Zheng Xiong and said, "Please make a decision!" ”
Zheng Xiong's eyes were full of disappointment: "Well, Captain Gan, there is not much food and grass in the city, and my army is afraid that we will not be able to wait so long to slowly find a place for the rebels to transit!" ”
The generals at the bottom of the ladder were quietly discussing, although no one blatantly questioned it anymore, but they were obviously not optimistic about Gan Ning's plan.
Indeed, Guling County is full of high mountains and dangerous peaks, if there is a valley or a cliff a few steps away from the flat land, it may not be possible to go to the opposite side in ten days and eight days, Guling seems to be small, but it is undoubtedly difficult to quickly find the rebels' food storage while hiding from the rebels in the mountains.
Gan Ning replied with a slight smile: "The rebels are entrusted, and they are camped under the noses of our army, and they don't know how to avoid my ears and eyes when they transport heavy grain and grass, so the enemy has pointed out to me that the direction of the grain road is in the northeast, and there are only two official roads in the northeast, and there are only two official roads in the northeast direction, and these two official roads are gathered in Baiquan, where the military post is located, and it is foolish to think that the rebel army's grain storage place must be here, please be clear to the general." ”
"Yes, yes, that's true." It was already extremely difficult to transport grain and grass in the mountains, and it was impossible to escape from the official route, and the rebels had already surrounded the Shu ninja group, so there was no need to find another way.
Even if you take the official road, you need to rely on manpower to carry the transportation, so the place where the grain is stored will not be too far from the front line, otherwise the consumption of the grain or the soldiers themselves will make the rebels unacceptable, Baiquan is indeed the best place, this biggest problem was broken by Gan Ning's words to make Zheng Xiong happy, but still asked uneasily: "But the rebels must be heavily guarded against the place where the grain is stored, and there must be soldiers and horses to escort the transportation back and forth, if our army has few people, it will be difficult to defeat the rebels, and if there are many people, it will not be able to hide their whereabouts and sneak out of the city, what should we do?" ”
Gan Ning said in a deep voice: "It is best to find a few hunters who are accustomed to walking in the mountains and forests as guides, avoid the official road and go around to Baiquan, and after nightfall, take advantage of the rebels' slack garrison to set fire, you will definitely succeed in one fell swoop!" ”
Although the discussion of the generals under the ranks was small, Zheng Xiong still heard it clearly, their opinions were very unanimous, that is, they scoffed at Gan Ning's proposal, thinking that it was completely unfeasible, including Zheng Xiong himself did not have any hope for this plan, Qu Ren has been surrounded by many people, and the rebels are not clay puppets, how easy is it to sneak out of the city under the noses of the rebels?
What's the use of sneaking out dozens of people to face thousands of rebels?
How could the rebels in such an important grain storage area not deploy heavy troops to take precautions, and think that even if they could really reach Baiquan at the best result, how could they break through the heavy camps and set fire to the grain?
Zheng Xiong's unimaginable Liu Qi is commonplace, the concept of special operations arose in the middle and late stages of World War II, but in history there have been many classic battles in line with the special operations model in the East and West countries, and the most famous in the West is the Spartan Three Hundred Warriors.
In China, there are countless classic examples of such small troops influencing the whole campaign, just looking at the Three Kingdoms period, it is not difficult to find its figure in almost all famous battles, such as the Ganning Hundred Cavalry robbery Cao Battalion is very close to the characteristics of special operations in later generations, elite combat personnel, sophisticated equipment, and unexpected raid tactics......
Besides, Deng Ai's sneak attack on the Sword Pavilion directly wiped out Shu Han, from the detailed plan to the brilliant result, it can be called a model of ancient special operations!
Although all these examples of warfare do not conform to the concepts and norms of real special operations in later generations, their purpose and result are the same, that is, to use small forces that are so small that the enemy will disdain them even if they know about it, and deal a heavy blow to the enemy's weakness under the enemy's most unexpected circumstances.
As early as before entering the city, after learning about the general situation of the enemy and the enemy with the ferry army, Liu Qi had a detailed discussion with Gan Ning, who pointed out at that time that the rebels had insufficient reserves and poor logistics, but blindly expanded the army, regardless of the time and place, and it was categorically unable to last, and Liu Qi's idea of directly sending a small group of men and horses to attack the rebels' grain areas was in line with Gan Ning.
How could Liu Qi let go of all kinds of ancient and modern Chinese and foreign classic tactics and not learn from them, so as to restore the stability of Guling as soon as possible and advance eastward as soon as possible? He didn't have time to wait slowly for reinforcements from all counties to gather and put down the rebellion step by step.
Born so that Gan Ning can lead thousands of troops and horses as a general to the enemy in front of the battle The chance is extremely slim, and his character is also not in accordance with the rules, more than once he has fantasized that he can lead a partial division to smash the enemy's heart by surprise and achieve great achievements, so Gan Ning has always been a sword and likes to take dangerous moves.
As early as when Langxi Village was attacked by the Yellow Turban thieves, Liu Qi had already learned Gan Ning's talent, and under the leadership of Gan Ning, they broke through the encirclement of the enemy who was several times their own, but when Liu Qi was at a loss, Gan Ning keenly captured the fighter plane and defeated the thieves in one fell swoop.
Moreover, Gan Ning is also very familiar with the areas on both sides of the Yangtze River waterway, and he is even more comfortable sneaking in the mountains and dense forests, so Liu Qi is full of confidence in the surprise attack on the rebel camp.
Zheng Xiong's heart is not as optimistic as Liu Qi, in his opinion, Liu Qi is young and vigorous and does not know the importance, but on the surface he still persuaded bitterly: "General Liu, the old man thinks that this plan is too risky, this battlefield is changing rapidly, in case of a strange army, wouldn't it push this city full of soldiers and civilians into a Jedi?" According to the old man's opinion, it is better to contact the reinforcements as soon as possible, and take advantage of the fact that the rebels are not firmly established, and it is better to recapture the ferry and stabilize the hearts of the army! ”
Liu Qi frowned and wanted to argue a few words, but Liu Hong shook his head lightly at him, turned to Zheng Xiong and said: "What the old general said is extremely true, the current ferry crossing falling into the hands of the enemy is a big trouble for our army after all, and we should try to recapture it as soon as possible, but the rebels are very arrogant because of their own strength, Baiquan is far away from Qu Ren and there are heavy troops on the side, and its defenders must be negligent in their defense, but General Liu's plan may not be without an opportunity to take advantage of, not to mention that even if this plan fails, it is only a loss of dozens of soldiers, why not give it a try?" ”