Chapter 382 Borrowing From Lingnan

Ouyang Shuo briefly explained his "wolf raising" strategy, looked around, and said, "This is the situation. If you have any suggestions, you can speak freely."

As soon as the words fell, Zhao Kuo stood up and bowed to Ouyang Shuo: "Your Majesty!"

"Speaking!"

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

At the beginning, Zhao Guo decided to accept the Shangdang land donated by South Korea under Zhao Kuo's persuasion. Although Changping was defeated, the initial strategic decision was extremely correct.

If not, Qin would easily take down Shangdang, and it is estimated that Zhao's defeat would be even faster.

Zhao Kuo glanced at Bai Qi inadvertently. Logically, as the leader of the Northern Expedition, Bai Qi had the most say. Now that he has taken the lead, I don't know how Bai Qi will feel.

Bai Qi has no expression on his face, and he can't see his thoughts at all.

Zhao Kuo shook his head. Facing such an "opponent", he was really powerless. He said, "The situation we are facing now is nothing more than making a strategic choice between the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom and Chiyou City. It is to win the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom first, and then sweep Destroy Chiyou City; or take Chiyou City first, and then encircle and annihilate the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom?"

Ouyang Shuo nodded upon hearing this.

Indeed, with the development momentum of the two major forces, one of them must be contained. Otherwise, if the two major forces are allowed to develop like this, the Dragon Army will definitely not be able to suppress it.

"According to the strategy of Junhou, it is obvious that it is not appropriate to disturb the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom now. Therefore, the only choice is to take Chiyou City first. In this way, the threat in the direction of Shiwan Dashan can be removed, so that it cannot threaten Lianzhou County Headquarters; at the same time, it can also replenish troops and form one or two heavy infantry divisions."

Zhao Kuo took the lead in throwing out his point of view: win Chiyou City.

"What do you think?"

Ouyang Shuo did not express his opinion, but asked Du Ruhui and Bai Qi for their opinions.

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

Hearing the words, Bai Qi did his part, and said, "The last general also agrees, take Chi You City first. It's just one thing, if you want to attack Chi You City, you can't get around the border of Xunzhou. I wonder what the Military Affairs Department has planned?"

Zhao Kuo was stunned when he heard the words. He was still complacent just now, and Bai Qi had to agree with his judgment, but he didn't expect Bai Qi to throw out such a difficult problem.

There are only two ways to attack Chiyou City from Lianzhou County. One is to walk out of Mulan Fortress and enter the boundary of Wuzhou from the boundary of Xunzhou. In this way, they will encounter the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom's South Route Army and East Route Army one after another.

Obviously, the way to send troops from Xunzhou was basically rejected.

The remaining road is to pass through the Shiwanda Mountain.

Thinking of this, even Ouyang Shuo had a headache.

One hundred thousand mountains, even if the secret agents of the Military Intelligence Department walked alone, they would be extremely embarrassed. One can imagine the difficulty of the army walking through.

Except for the two mountain barbarian heavy infantry brigades of the third division, the Longxiang Army didn't dare to guarantee it, and they were confident to lead their troops through the Shiwan Mountain.

However, to attack Chiyou City, Ouyang Shuo did not dare to send out the Shanman's heavy infantry brigade.

Chi You's status in the hearts of the barbarians is too lofty. Letting the mountain barbarian heavy infantry attack Chi You City is like stepping on a tightrope.

Even under the constraints of military discipline, the mountain barbarians would not do anything out of the ordinary, and both morale and spirit would inevitably be affected.

Instead of this, it is better not to let the Shanman heavy infantry go to the front line.

What's more deadly is that half of the Dragon Army's army is cavalry. Let the cavalry troops cross the 100,000 mountains? It is simply a fantasy.

Facing Bai Qi's question, Du Ruhui and Zhao Kuo were thinking hard. Especially Zhao Kuo, he is 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 cold sweat dripping from his forehead.

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

Ouyang Shuo hoped that the Chief of Operations could bring him a pleasant surprise.

After a long time, just when Ouyang Shuo was a little disappointed, Zhao Kuo suddenly raised his head, a bright look flashed in his eyes, and his whole face was radiant.

"I thought of it! Junhou, I have thought of a solution!"

Zhao Kuo stood up suddenly, dancing with hands and feet, his joy and excitement couldn't be concealed in his voice.

Hearing this, Ouyang Shuo raised his hands and said with a smile, "Please tell me!"

Seeing this, Zhao Kuo felt a little embarrassed on his face. Knowing that he was Meng Lang, he smiled apologetically. It's Zhaoqing."

"Zhaoqing?" It was Du Ruhui who asked. As the Director of Military Affairs, Du Ruhui is very familiar with the surrounding terrain. Zhaoqing is indeed bordering Wuzhou, but it is located in Lingnan.

"good!"

"However, Zhaoqing is located in the south of Lingnan, and has no border with the territory at all. How did the army get to Zhaoqing?"

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

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

"Oh? I would like to hear more about it!"

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

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

"Inappropriate!" Du Ruhui directly vetoed it, with a flash of disappointment in his heart, and said decisively: "To attack Chiyou City, at least three to four divisions will be dispatched, plus a huge logistics support staff, only the transmission fee is one item, and the cost will be reduced." No less than 50,000 to 60,000 gold coins, enough to drag down the territory's finances. It's not right, it's really not right."

As the Director of Military Affairs, Du Ruhui must consider the issue of military expenditure.

The Ministry of Finance has already complained about the sharply increased military budget. Fortunately, Ouyang Shuo came forward to repress it personally, and the dispute was settled.

As the director of military affairs, Du Ruhui was really under tremendous pressure, and the general in command couldn't feel the pressure. Only he, the director of military affairs, could resist it.

Attacking Chiyou City, the military action itself, requires a lot of money and materials.

Taking Chiyou City, with Shanman's construction ability, it can be predicted that not only will the territory's finances not be improved, but it will be a burden.

Not to mention, if one or two heavy infantry divisions are reorganized by then.

Du Ruhui could even imagine the cold face of Cui Yingyou, Director of Finance. At this time, he certainly will not approve such a "wasteful" military plan.

Zhao Kuo was not discouraged when he heard this, and said, "Since this is the case, there is only the second way."

"any solution?"

In Du Ruhui's words, there was already some uneasiness.

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

As soon as the words fell, everyone in the audience was shocked.

Obviously, this is Zhao Kuo's complete idea, and this move can be said to be bold.

In order to win Chiyou City, Zhao Kuo actually suggested launching a pre-war first, taking Leizhou at the southernmost tip of Lingnan, and then using Leizhou as a springboard to attack Chiyou City.

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

Previously, when Ouyang Shuo settled down in Lingnan, he thought about taking Leizhou to prevent Qiongzhou Island from being coveted by other lords.

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

It's pretty bold, I have to say.

Ouyang Shuo, Bai Qi and the others were all stuck in a fixed mindset, and never thought of attacking from Lingnan. On the contrary, Zhao Kuo broke the deadlock by being eclectic and unconstrained.

Even Bai Qi's eyes lit up, and he gave Zhao Kuo an appreciative glance.

At this time, Zhao Kuo, on the contrary, calmed down, and did not show any complacency in Bai Qi's admiration. Apparently, the successful recovery of a round eliminated Zhao Kuo's "knot" to a certain extent.

Once the knot was removed, Zhao Kuo seemed to be reborn.

Zhao Kuo is very fortunate that he made the decision to join Shanhai City.

Ouyang Shuo's eyes were like lightning, he saw all of this.

Ouyang Shuo felt gratified about this. Before that, Zhao Kuo was a little emotional, and he really couldn't be regarded as a qualified combat director, and now he is on the right track.

Ouyang Shuo looked around and said, "I basically agree with Director Zhao's proposal. After we get down, the Military Affairs Department will draw up a detailed battle plan and submit it to the Marquis for approval."

"promise!"

Du Ruhui and Zhao Kuo stood up at the same time, nodding in response.

In the Shanhai City Army, the major battle plans are drawn up by the Military Affairs Department. The commanding general has only temporary decision-making power in wartime. The right to deploy troops is firmly in the hands of the Military Affairs Department.

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

Different from general commanding generals, 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 Department.

Bai Qi heard the words, pondered for a while, and then said: "I still can't give up the route of the 100,000 mountains. In the opinion of the last general, we can arrange an infantry to cross the ten mountains as a surprise soldier."

This suggestion reflects the level of Bai Qi.

One upright and one odd, complementing each other by uprightness and oddness, is the way to use troops.

Zhao Kuo was also deeply impressed when he heard the words, and he really couldn't feel contempt in the dialogue.

"Please tell me more about it, General!"

"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 first division. The remaining second and fourth divisions, as the main force, will be from the Zhaoqing is attacking. To be on the safe side, we need to mobilize the Imperial Guards to cooperate."

Shanhai City mobilized four divisions, a total of 54,000 troops. Its purpose is to take down Chiyou City in one fell swoop before the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom reacts with the momentum of thunder.

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

A Leizhou does not need to dispatch three elite divisions. Once the army moves, it is a huge consumption.