Ouyang Shuo briefly expounded the "wolf raising" strategy he formulated, looked around, and said: "The situation is such a situation, you can speak freely if you have any suggestions." Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo”

As soon as the words fell, Zhao Kuo stood up and saluted Ouyang Shuo: "Junhou! ”

"Please!"

Ouyang Shuo knew that Zhao Kuo's strategic vision was actually very clever.

At the beginning, Zhao Guo decided to accept the land of the party offered by South Korea under the persuasion of Zhao Kuo. Although Changping was defeated, the initial strategic decision was extremely correct.

Otherwise, Qin would easily take down Shangdang, and it is estimated that Zhao would be defeated faster.

Zhao Kuo glanced at Bai Qi inadvertently, it stands to reason that as the chief general of the Northern Expedition, Bai Qi has the most right to speak. Now that he has taken the lead, I don't know how Bai Qi will feel.

Bai Qi, expressionless, couldn't see his thoughts at all.

Zhao Kuo shook his head, in the face of such an "opponent", he was really a little powerless, and said: "The situation we are facing now is nothing more than to make a strategic choice between the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom and Chiyou City. It was to first take the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, and then sweep away the city of Chiyou; Or do you take Chiyou City first, and then besiege and annihilate the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom? ”

Ouyang Shuo nodded when he heard this.

Indeed, with the momentum of the development of the two major forces, it is necessary to contain one of them. Otherwise, if the two major forces are allowed to develop like this, the Longxiang Legion will definitely not be able to suppress it.

"According to the strategy of the prince, it is obviously not appropriate to alarm the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom now. Therefore, the only choice is actually to take Chiyou City first. In this way, the threat from the direction of the 100,000 mountains can be relieved, so that it cannot threaten the headquarters of Lianzhou County; At the same time, it can also replenish the forces and form one or two hoplite divisions. ”

Zhao Kuo took the lead in throwing out his opinion: take Chiyou City.

"What do you think?"

Ouyang Shuo did not express his position, but asked Du Ruhui and Bai Qi's opinions.

Du Ruhui's specialty lies in decision-making, not planning.

When Bai Qi heard this, he took it as a matter of course, and said: "The last general also agrees, take Chiyou City first." It's just one, if you want to attack Chiyou City, you can't bypass the boundary of Xunzhou, I don't know what plan the Military Affairs Administration has? ”

When Zhao Kuo heard this, he was stagnant. He was still proud just now, Bai Qi had to agree with his judgment, but he didn't expect Bai Qi to throw such a difficult question next.

There are only two ways to attack Chiyou City from Lianzhou County. The first is to walk out of Mulan Fortress and enter Wuzhou from the boundary of Xunzhou. In this way, they had to encounter the Southern Route Army and the Eastern Route Army of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom one after another.

Obviously, the road of sending troops from Xunzhou was basically vetoed.

The remaining road is through the 100,000 mountains.

Thinking of this, even Ouyang Shuo had a headache.

100,000 mountains, even if the military intelligence department's meticulous work walks alone, it is extremely embarrassing. The difficulty of the march of the army can be imagined.

The Longxiang Army, except for the two mountain barbarian hoplite brigades of the Third Division, the other divisions and regiments did not dare to pack tickets, and they had the confidence to lead their troops through the 100,000 mountains.

However, attacking Chiyou City, Ouyang Shuo did not dare to dispatch the mountain barbarian hoplite brigade.

Chiyou's status in the hearts of the barbarians is too lofty, and letting the mountain barbarian hoplites attack Chiyou City is tantamount to stepping on a tightrope.

Even under the constraints of military discipline, the mountain barbarian warriors will not do anything out of the ordinary, whether it is morale or morale, it will inevitably be affected.

Rather than this, it is better not to let the mountain barbarian hoplites go to the front.

What's even more deadly is that half of the army of the Longxiang Legion is a cavalry unit. Let the cavalry troops cross the 100,000 mountains? It's just a fantasy.

In the face of Bai Qi's questioning, Du Ruhui and Zhao Kuo were thinking hard. Especially Zhao Kuo, he was too eager to defeat Bai Qi once, even in terms of strategy.

The study suddenly became quiet.

Ouyang Shuo glanced at Zhao Kuo, only to see that cold sweat was oozing slightly from his forehead.

Obviously, at this time, Zhao Kuo's brain was running at a high speed.

Ouyang Shuo hoped that this director of operations would be able to surprise him.

For a long time, just when Ouyang Shuo was a little disappointed, Zhao Kuo suddenly raised his head, his eyes flashed with a bright look, and the whole person looked radiant.

"I thought of it! Junhou, I've thought of a solution! ”

Zhao Kuo got up suddenly, dancing with his hands, and couldn't hide his cheerfulness and excitement in his voice.

When Ouyang Shuo heard this, he raised his hand and said with a smile: "Please speak!" ”

Seeing this, Zhao Kuo was a little embarrassed on his face, knowing that he was Meng Lang, he smiled apologetically, stabilized his mind, sat back in his position, and said in a positive voice: "Junhou, in fact, in addition to the boundary of Xunzhou, there is also a place where you can attack Wuzhou, and it is Zhaoqing." ”

"Zhaoqing?" It was Du Ruhui who asked. As the director of military affairs, Du Ruhui is still very familiar with the surrounding terrain, Zhaoqing does border Wuzhou, but it is located in Lingnan.

"Not bad!"

"But Zhaoqing is located in Lingnan, and it doesn't border the territory at all, how did the army get to Zhaoqing?"

Seeing that Zhao Kuo was so confident, Du Ruhui was still puzzled.

When Zhao Kuo heard this, he smiled confidently and said, "There are two ways. ”

"Oh? I want to hear about it! ”

Du Ruhui didn't expect that Zhao Kuo would think of two ways.

"First, the army teleported to Tianshuang County, and then marched to Wuzhou."

"No!" Du Ruhui directly vetoed it, a trace of disappointment flashed in his heart, and he said categorically: "To attack Chiyou City, at least three or four divisions need to be dispatched, plus a huge number of logistics support personnel, and the transmission cost alone is no less than fifty or sixty thousand gold coins, which is enough to drag down the finances of the territory." It's not proper, it's very inappropriate. ”

As the director of military affairs, Du Ruhui must consider the issue of military spending.

Because of the drastic increase in the military budget, the Treasury has already complained. Fortunately, Ouyang Shuo personally came forward to suppress the dispute.

As the director of military affairs, Du Ruhui is really under tremendous pressure, and these pressures cannot be felt by the commander of the army, and only he, the director of military affairs, can resist.

The attack on Chiyou City, the military operation itself, requires a lot of money and materials.

And taking Chiyou City, with the construction capacity of the mountain barbarians, it is foreseeable that not only will the finances of the territory not improve, but will be a burden.

Not to mention, if then one or two hoplite divisions and regiments are reorganized.

Du Ruhui can imagine the cold face of Finance Minister Cui Yingyu. At this time, of course, he will not approve such a "wasteful" military plan again.

When Zhao Kuo heard this, he was not discouraged, and said: "In this case, there is only one second way. ”

"What's the solution?"

In Du Ruhui's words, he was already a little uneasy.

Zhao Kuo said loudly: "Take Leizhou, and then use Zhaoqing to attack Wuzhou." ”

As soon as the words fell, everyone was shocked.

Obviously, this is Zhao Kuo's complete vision, and this move is not bold.

In order to take Chiyou City, Zhao Kuo actually suggested that a pre-war be launched first, take Leizhou, the southernmost part of Lingnan, and then use Leizhou as a springboard to attack Chiyou City.

Leizhou and Qiongzhou Island face each other across the sea, and Lianzhou County is also separated by a mountain forest.

Previously, when Ouyang Shuo was in Lingnan, he thought about taking Leizhou to avoid Qiongzhou Island being coveted by other lords.

Zhao Kuo's proposal is completely consistent with Ouyang Shuo's Lingnan strategy.

I have to say, it's very bold.

Ouyang Shuo, Bai Qi and others all fell into a stereotype, and they didn't think of attacking from Lingnan at all. On the contrary, it was Zhao Kuo, who was eclectic and imaginative, and broke the deadlock.

Even Bai Qi's eyes lit up, and he glanced at Zhao Kuo with appreciation.

At this time, Zhao Kuo calmed down, and did not show a smug look at Bai Qi's appreciation. Obviously, successfully pulling back a game, to a certain extent, eliminated Zhao Kuo's "heart knot".

As soon as the knot in his heart was removed, Zhao Kuo seemed to have a new life.

Zhao Kuo was very fortunate and glad that he made the decision to join Shanhai City.

Ouyang Shuo's eyes were like lightning, and he saw all this in his eyes.

In this regard, Ouyang Shuo was also pleased. Previously, Zhao Kuo was a little emotional, and he really couldn't be regarded as a qualified director of operations, but now he is on the right track.

Ouyang Shuo looked around and said, "Director Zhao's proposal, Ben Hou basically agrees. After the resignation, the Military Affairs Department drew up a detailed battle plan and submitted it to the present for approval. ”

"No!"

Du Ruhui and Zhao Kuo got up at the same time and nodded in response.

In the Shanhai City Army, the major battle plans were drawn up by the Military Affairs Administration. The commander of the army only has the power of temporary decision-making in wartime. The right to transfer troops is firmly in the hands of the Military Affairs Administration.

Ouyang Shuo looked at Bai Qi and said, "General, tell me your opinion on the next deployment of the army." ”

Different from ordinary generals in command, Bai Qi, as a general, is qualified to participate in the high-level decision-making of the army, not just a general who obeys the military orders of the Military Affairs Administration.

When Bai Qi heard this, he pondered for a while, and then said: "The march route of 100,000 mountains still can't be easily abandoned. In the opinion of the last general, an infantry can be arranged to pass through the ten mountains to be a surprise soldier. ”

This suggestion reflects the level of white rising.

One is positive and one is strange, and the right and strange complement each other, and the way is to use soldiers.

When Zhao Kuo heard this, he was also deeply convinced, and he really couldn't give birth to contempt for the dialogue.

"Please also ask the general to be specific!"

"Mulan Fortress is garrisoned by the Third Division, which is enough for the time being. The task of crossing the 100,000 mountains can be handed over to the 1st Division. The remaining 2nd and 4th Divisions, as the main force, attacked from Zhaoqing. To be on the safe side, it is also necessary to mobilize the Praetorian Guard Division to cooperate. ”

Shanhai City dispatched four divisions and regiments, with a total of 54,000 troops. Its purpose is to use the power of thunder to take Chiyou City in one fell swoop before the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom can react.

Ouyang Shuo nodded and said, "Okay." The task of attacking Leizhou in the early stage was entrusted to the Praetorian Guard Division and the Second Division. The Fourth Division, for the time being, is still stationed in Mulan Fortress. ”

One Leizhou does not yet need to dispatch three elite divisions. When the army moves, it is a huge consumption. (To be continued.) )