Luring the enemy deep, gathering them and annihilating them. There are many examples of such battles in ancient and modern times, both at home and abroad. Some were successful and some failed.

As the saying goes, "In the past, Cheng Anjun did not guard the Jingxing Pass and finally succumbed to Han Xin; Zhuge Zhan did not take the risk of restraining his horse and was captured by Deng Ai." In Chinese history, Chen Yu at the end of the Qin Dynasty and Zhuge Zhan at the end of the Han Dynasty,

They all have advantages in geographical location and military strength. But they all think that just relying on the geographical advantage is enough to repel the enemy. It is better to take advantage of the fact that we have more troops, give up the geographical advantage, and let the enemy in to fight. In this way, we can fight a battle of annihilation... Then, naturally,

It was Han Xin and Deng Ai who were let in and fought a battle to destroy the country.

For example, if Zhu Youdong abandons Myanmar, takes a big step back, puts the EU's army deep into the Indochina Peninsula, and then gathers the main forces of the country to annihilate it, he is actually taking risks.

At this time, due to the loss of sea power in the Ming Dynasty, maritime trade was almost cut off. Whether it was the Ming Dynasty itself or the vassal states, agriculture may not have been greatly affected. However, the pain in the industrial and commercial circles was very severe. And businessmen are all pursuing profits.

. The imperial court cannot protect their maritime trade business, so they will naturally be dissatisfied with the imperial court.

The reason why the local businessmen of the Ming Dynasty are not making trouble at the moment is that, on the one hand, the most profitable industries of the Ming Dynasty have royal shares. On the other hand, the big businessmen of the Ming Dynasty are generally calm: let's wait and see again and see the Ming court.

Can we make a quick comeback? In short, our emperor has created too many miracles in the past forty years. If we foolishly step down and oppose the emperor at this time, what if the emperor quickly makes a comeback later?

However, if the Ming Dynasty takes a big step to retreat from Burma at this time, it is likely to give some people in the country who have other ideas an impression: Ouch, this Ming Dynasty looks like it is going to end! Not only is the navy unable to defeat them, but also

The army can't do it either. We'd better get off the Ming's ship early and go to the Spanish ship. Anyway, they don't want to destroy the Ming Dynasty. It's just because our current emperor is too overbearing and takes away other people's territory, so they don't want to destroy the Ming Dynasty.

It's just a request for Konshang to abdicate - such a request is reasonable! We boarding the Spanish ship does not count as forgetting our ancestral roots. Moreover, once peace is restored between the two countries, business can start again. Now after Konshang abdicates, it is hard to say that the royal family is now

We also have the opportunity to participate in many profitable businesses that we control.

Therefore, once the Ming Dynasty retreats from Burma, it will lose a lot of political points: some vassal states, some domestic businessmen, and bureaucrats whose interests have been damaged in Zhu Youdong's previous reforms may all jump out.

But after Zhu Youdong thought about it repeatedly, he still did it.

In his view? From a military point of view, the transportation capacity of the Central-South Railway, which has just been opened to traffic, is still limited. Liu Zhaosun led fifteen divisions in Myanmar to fight? This is already the limit that the Central-South Railway can guarantee - it is not impossible to send reinforcements, but the railway's

Transportation capacity cannot guarantee the logistics of ammunition.

Therefore, instead of using inferior troops to fight against the enemy in Myanmar, and eventually being forced to slowly be driven back, it is better to retreat in large strides, which not only reduces the logistical pressure, but also increases the opponent's logistical difficulty.

The armies in this plane have all entered the era of submachine guns and heavy artillery due to the time travellers. The demand for logistics is extremely high. The pressure on one's own logistics is reduced and the logistics difficulty on the other side is increased. In fact, it means that both sides are participating in the war.

The increase and decrease of military strength. In this way, it is possible to concentrate superior forces to encircle and destroy the enemy.

As for the clowns who jumped out to commit suicide because of their 'misunderstanding' that the Ming Army was defeated? Zhu Youdong had already been mentally prepared: This is a conspiracy, which is to lure you guys with double ambitions into jumping out. I just want to lend you your heads.

Let me scare other weak-minded guys so that no one will come out to hold me back when I fight back in the future.

In short, the Ming Dynasty now needs a big victory to boost the morale of the vassals and the country. But in order to win a big victory, it must first take some risks and conduct a strategic retreat.

"My lords, this is what I think. At present, the West Bandits' army mainly supplies inland through the Irrawaddy River. This river has abundant water, and the West Bandits' warships of less than 3,000 tons can travel unimpeded. So? The West Bandits' logistical support capabilities

Excellent. And our Ming Dynasty’s logistics have to cross the Shan Plateau... So? I want to completely abandon Myanmar? Let Liu Zhaosun take his regiment? Retreat to the east bank of the Chao Phraya River. This area? Although there are many mountains,

But the altitude is not very high. It can not only alleviate the logistical pressure of our army, but also provide our army with a certain location to hold on. Afterwards, Liu Zhaosun stood firm here, while the main force of the Ming Dynasty went south along the Chao Phraya River Valley, and finally

Gather the main force of the Western thieves and annihilate them!"

"Your Majesty..." After staring at the map for a long time, Deputy Privy Councilor Zhao Lite said: "I have no objection to the Emperor's strategy. It's just that the transportation capacity of the Chao Phraya River is far worse than that of the Irrawaddy River. According to the current Jinyiweijiao

According to the intelligence coming up, the army of the Western thieves in Burma has about 32 divisions and nearly 500,000 people. Liu Zhaosun has 15 divisions and more than 220,000 people. In recent months, the two sides have gone through many fierce battles.

, we have lost more than 30,000 people, and the casualties of the Western bandits should be high or not low. If, as the emperor said, a large-scale annihilation war is to be fought, I believe that at least more than 600,000 soldiers must be mobilized. This means

Almost thirty divisions will be driven in from the mainland. And the Chao Phraya River..." Zhao Shujiao shook his head: "I have roughly estimated that this river can only carry the logistics of ten to twelve divisions."

"In that case." After Zhu Youdong thought for a while, he immediately made a decision: "Then retreat again, to the vicinity of Wanxiang in Nanzhang. That is the Mekong River, can this transport capacity be guaranteed?"

"Your Majesty!" Before Zhao Lijiao could speak, Chen Zizhuang stood up first: "Your Majesty, the Mekong River plus the Central-South Railway should be able to carry the logistics of a 600,000-strong army. But I want to remind you that if you retreat to Vientiane

If we do so, the Tang and Zhou dynasties will be completely thrown to the south by us, and if the Western bandits want to advance, they must pass through the Siamese city of Sukhothai."

"No problem!" He waved his hand firmly: "The clans of Chu and Shu have all withdrawn to Yunnan. If you are worried about the safety of the Tang and Zhou clans, you can also let them retreat to Annan in advance, and then retreat to our Ming Dynasty.

Guangxi. As for the Siamese, as long as they dare to rebel, I will let them know that my Ming Dynasty now kills people without a knife."

"Your Majesty, if this happens, not only Chu and Shu, but also Zhou and Tang may be destroyed. So, is the loss..."

"Of course I know that if I do this, the losses will be huge. But if I don't do this, the war in Myanmar will be protracted, and my Ming Dynasty will continue to suffer chronic blood loss. In fact, the losses will be even greater! So at this time, I must make up my mind to complete the victory in one battle."

"...I understand, and I will obey the emperor's will."

"Okay, here at the Privy Council, are there any problems with mobilizing troops?"

"Your Majesty." Zhao Lijiao stood up again: "Our Ming Dynasty Army Standing Army has thirty-five divisions with 525,000 people. In addition to the fifteen divisions commanded by General Liu Shang, the remaining twenty-two divisions

, currently there are three in Yunnan, three in Guangxi, one in the snow area, and two in Xinjiang... In short, it is impossible to quickly gather these standing armies. And all the standing armies in the country are concentrated in one place.

It is too dangerous for the country. My intention is to mobilize part of the standing army, part of the armed police and reserves to participate in the war."

"But, the Privy Council will come up with a charter on how to mobilize them specifically."

"In compliance with the order, I must come up with a specific combat plan and troop deployment plan as soon as possible."

"Well, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of National Defense, money and food, and all kinds of military supplies should be prepared as soon as possible. It is May now, and I hope to launch this battle in September. Well, I will give this battle a code name first, so

Let’s call him Bai Qi.”

"Hiss~ I understand the emperor's profound meaning!"

"Okay, what else do you have for today's meeting..."

A fierce knock on the door interrupted Zhu Youdong's words. After Fang Zhenghua asked someone to open the door of the conference room, a communications soldier with three long red feathers on his back walked in under the guidance of the eunuch: "Your Majesty, everyone
Chapter completed!