Lord of the Gaming World Chapter 956: Nanyang Raiders
The three main generals of the Central Plains Army, Wu Qi, Wei Wuji, and Cao Ren, came to see Chutian.
Cao Ren had a high fighting spirit, but Wu Qi and Wei Wuji had a calm expression, and they didn't seem to be so enthusiastic about drinking horses on the Yangtze River.
The Central Plains Army also had generals such as Pang Juan, Cao Hong, Xiahou Dun, and Li Dian.
The army that went south to attack Wancheng, Xinye, and Xiangfan came from the Central Plains Army and the Imperial Guard.
The Central Plains is the Central Plains in a narrow sense, and the scope of control includes more than a dozen counties and states in Yuzhou and Yanzhou.
Wu Qi spreads out a map on the desk.
"To attack Wancheng, you must pass through Fangcheng Xia Road. Guo Ziyi stationed 80,000 troops at Bowangpo, trying to contain Wang Shi."
"If Guo Ziyi is repelled and Wancheng is besieged, the defender of Wancheng will be Zhang Xun. Wancheng has been reinforced for many years, and it is easy to defend and difficult to attack. If it cannot be attacked urgently, bypass Wancheng, capture Xinye, and intercept and support Wancheng. Song army and Wu army in the city."
Wu Qi charts the attack route on the topographic map.
Nanyang County is a large county, with a population of several million. It recruits troops to defend it with all its strength, and can get 200,000 troops. It is said that Tang is not a small prince.
300,000 Central Plains Army and 600,000 Praetorian Guards, so there are enough troops to implement Wu Qi's offensive plan.
If you really can't defeat Wancheng, which is defended by Zhang Xun, you can use part of your troops to besiege Wancheng, and the rest of your troops can bypass Wancheng and attack Xinye.
Then...
"Upgrade Xinye to a large city, open the teleportation array, and directly bypass Wancheng to transport troops and food, and advance to Xiangfan. Wancheng becomes an isolated city. Once the food and grass are exhausted, or Fancheng is captured, Wancheng will surely surrender to us. ."
Wu Qi's tactic is similar to the leapfrog tactic. For cities that cannot be captured quickly, he can avoid them, attack other strategic cities, and then turn back to attack.
This is a viable strategy.
But...
As the commander-in-chief of the Warring States Period, Wu Qi may not have a deep understanding of the power of firearms.
Chutian has Hongyi cannons and an eighth-level firearms battalion, which has accumulated nearly 1,000 solid bullets in one year.
The role of the Hongyi Cannon is not just to scare the cavalry, but to siege the city. The power of the Hongyi Cannon is more terrifying than the trebuchet.
If Chutian is determined to attack a city, even if the opponent has a top defender and a solid city, Chutian can use 24 Hongyi cannons, plus more than hundreds of giant trebuchets, giant attack The city tower, the army of one million was sent, and the city was attacked day and night, and it was captured.
It's just that Chutian depends on whether the price paid is proportional to the benefit obtained.
This time, Chu Tian will see if it is Zhang Xun, the famous defender of the city, or his own cannon.
"The King of Song has hoarded heavy troops in Xiangyang and Fancheng. King Wu has released the captured generals such as Han Shizhong, and Han Shizhong and others have returned to Xiangyang. Cai Mao, Liu Pan, and Huang Zhong are stationed in Xinye, with about 70,000 troops. "
Xue Yue, who was in charge of intelligence, appeared in the tent at this time and participated in the formulation of tactics.
Xueyue rarely appears in front of everyone, but she is actually one of the important high-level officials of Chutian forces, but she usually travels at night in brocade clothes, so she rarely shows up.
"In order to deal with me, King Wu Tong Que even tolerated King Song's separation of Nanjun and released the captured generals. He is a strong enemy."
Chutian rarely pays attention to the player lord of Tongque. His popularity is suppressed by Chutian, Lao Qin, and Mingguan, but he is also a very remarkable character when he carefully observes the experience of Tongque's rise.
During the Yellow Turban Rebellion, Tong Que tried every means to become a righteous brother with Sun Jian, and as the prefect of Lujiang, he led the troops of Lujiang County to the south of Jiangdong, attacked the land of Jiangdong, and pacified Baiyue.
Attack Song King Yang Shilang again, occupy Jiangxia County, divide Jingzhou into two, annex Jingnan, and force Yang Shilang to become a minister.
If it wasn't for the great pressure from Chutian, perhaps Tongque wouldn't have a peace talk with Yang Shilang.
Having peace talks with Yang Shilang is no less than a brave man breaking his wrist. The bronze sparrow failed to fully unify Jingzhou and Yangzhou, but it brought pressure to Chutian.
Bronze Sparrow did not push Yang Shilang to the Chutian camp, so Yang Shilang always believed that there was still a chance to compete for the world.
After all, at the time when Liu Bei had almost taken refuge in Sun Quan, he could use the battle of Chibi to turn the salted fish over.
Now Yang Shilang still has the entire Nanjun, and the two big cities of Xiangyang and Jiangling are still in Yang Shilang's hands.
Bronze Sparrow even returned half of Jiangxia County to Yang Shilang to win over Yang Shilang.
From this point of view, it is conceivable that the bronze sparrow is not so simple.
Sun Jian's relationship with Chutian has also been bad recently.
Sun Jian believed that Chu Tian had violated the original marriage agreement, and Chu Tian did not know how to deal with the agreement with Sun Jian.
This is where the disadvantage of political marriage lies, and there are always unexpected contradictions.
"Order, Cao Cao of the Hebei Army, prepare to go south. He may need to support Jianghuai."
When Chutian conquered Nanyang County, it was Jianghuai who was worried.
The general who had been attacking Hefei in the past was Sun Jian. Now that Tongque has ended the war with Jingzhou, it is very likely that he will go to Hefei himself, or even bypass Hefei, which is guarded by Yue Fei, and turn to attack Guangling County.
The source of Yue Fei's Jianghuai Army comes from Jiujiang County, Guangling County, Runan County~IndoMTL.com~ There are about 200,000 troops. In the face of the Jiangdong Army who came out from the nest, they were defeated by two fists and four hands. Surrounding Hefei City, Jiangdong Army may choose to avoid Yue Fei.
Therefore, Chutian ordered Cao Cao to prepare to go south for support.
"Then it's arranged like this."
Chutian generally agreed with Wu Qi's plan.
In this crusade against Nanyang County, there are four important cities that need to be captured, Wancheng, Xinye, Fancheng, and Xiangyang.
"Tomorrow, Cao Ren, Cao Hong and Xiahou Dun will be the vanguards."
Chutian firmly destroyed the Nanyang County princes and said that after the Tang Dynasty, they officially sent 900,000 troops to the south.
At this time, Chu Tian thought of Fu Jian, the former Qin emperor.
At the Battle of Feishui, Fu Jian dispatched more than 800,000 troops to attack the Eastern Jin Dynasty. He was defeated by 80,000 Beifu troops.
The 900,000 army also faces a problem, that is, few battlefields can accommodate such a huge force, and even the roads will be trampled by the 900,000 army...
The enemy army would never choose to fight a decisive battle with an army of 900,000 in the open plain terrain.
Thus, the actual battlefield may be a collision between the vanguard.
"Tai Shi Ci, you lead the Qi Xue army and go to help."
Chutian dispatched the Qiao Xue Army from the Imperial Guard's Iron Cavalry Corps to go south with Cao Ren and Cao Hong's Iron Wall Corps as the vanguard.
"Yes."
Tai Shi Ci turned on his horse and carried a long bow.
Cao Ren and Cao Hong looked at each other and got on their horses.
Every military general is eager to make a contribution, and this battle to pacify Jingzhou is the best chance for them to make a contribution.
One-eyed Xiahou Dun accompanied them to battle.
This army, with about 100,000 troops, has more troops than Guo Ziyi stationed in Bowangpo.