Chapter 1152 The decisive battle between Cao and Wei (1)
King Cao Li Dazhuang and Governor Kong Erniu were admiring the scenery in the pavilion of the palace.
They looked at the drizzle falling from the sky, which was a sign that the rainy season was coming to an end.
The guards and eunuchs of the palace were on guard at a distance from the pavilion.
King Cao Li Dazhuang looked to the north and said happily: "It's such a cool autumn day.
In the crisp autumn season, I am so happy to receive news of the civil strife in Zhao."
The Grand Governor Kong Erniu was very excited when he saw King Cao Li Dazhuang. When he heard what King Cao Li Dazhuang said, he tried not to laugh out loud.
Cao State is located in a tropical area. There are no four distinct seasons of spring, summer, autumn and winter. There are only dry seasons and rainy seasons.
Rainfall in the tropics is extremely heavy, and rivers often flood.
During the rainy season in the tropics, small-scale penetration is fine.
When a large corps fights, the problem of material transportation cannot be solved.
No tropical country can guarantee that supplies needed by tens of thousands of people will be transported to the front line on time and in sufficient quantity during heavy rains.
Even if the railway has been built, the railways along the way are often flooded, and the passage of trains cannot be guaranteed.
Even if the supplies were very lucky, there were no floods or mudslides along the way, and they arrived at the front line safely.
In the pouring rain, the army was unable to fight.
Neither people nor equipment can withstand such severe weather conditions.
Of course, the rainy season does not mean that the war stops.
When it doesn't rain, the armies of the two countries will fight normally.
It's just that the armies of both countries have a tacit understanding to choose positional warfare rather than mobile warfare.
During the rainy season, the number of non-combat casualties is terrible.
Positional warfare is all about attrition. Cao Wei and Wei are both industrial powers, so they are not afraid of attrition at all.
It is precisely because of their similar strength that this kind of positional battle cannot determine the winner between Cao and Wei.
In addition to the weather effects of the rainy season, compared to Cao's ally Rui, it was deeply mired in the European war.
Wei's ally, Zhao, dominates North America and is eyeing them.
The industrial strength of Cao State and Wei State is similar. In terms of military industry strength alone, Cao State's strength is stronger.
After all, the overall strategy of Cao State is to prioritize the development of the army and military industry.
But it was only slightly stronger and could not cope with the combined strength of Zhao and Wei.
The rainy season and the potential threat from the Zhao State were the reasons why the Cao State did not use large-scale troops and the Cao Army fought a decisive battle with the Wei Army.
Now that the rainy season has passed, Zhao State is unable to send troops abroad due to domestic problems.
The opportunity for a decisive battle between North Korea and Wei has arrived.
King Cao Li Dazhuang was happy precisely because he had arrived at the opportunity he had been waiting for.
King Cao Li Dazhuang said confidently: "King Zhao Su Xiong may seem approachable, but he is actually very proud.
This kind of arrogance can make him move forward bravely when fighting.
But when it comes to governing the country, I think what I think is completely correct.
This makes it difficult to recognize one's own strength.
Our ancestors said it well, the most important thing in the country is sacrifice and military service.
The military is the most important violent institution in a country.
It determines the life and death of the country and the prosperity and wealth of the royal family.
For the military, any strict management is necessary.
Our Cao State’s army will never be in a situation similar to that of Zhao State.
Once the generals in charge of the army develop ambition, the consequences will be terrible.
The power of generals must be strictly limited.
Let them know what they can and cannot do.
Nothing will happen then.
Once like the Zhao State, power is delegated to the generals on the front line.
It is very easy for the military to become a vassal town."
After King Cao Li Dazhuang said this, he waved his hand and said: "This situation has not happened in our country, so I will not discuss this situation in depth.
Erniu, how are the preparations of the Governor's Mansion now?
We must have a decisive battle with Wei as soon as possible.
The chaotic situation in Zhao State will not end in a short time.
When we see Zhao's exposed weaknesses, of course we have to add insult to injury.
This was just to prevent Xiang Guo from thinking that he was safe and no longer going to Zhao to cause trouble.
If we do this, we can completely make Zhao State continue to be in chaos in a short period of time.
In this way, when we have a decisive battle with Wei, Zhao will not be able to intervene.
Now the time for our formal decisive battle with Wei has arrived."
The Grand Governor Kong Erniu listened to Cao Wang Li Dazhuang's slightly confused words because he was too excited.
Of course he knew what the core question that King Cao Li Dazhuang wanted to ask was?
The Grand Governor Kong Erniu said angrily: "There were no large-scale battles between the two armies during the rainy season.
Our Metropolitan Governor's Office is not doing nothing.
Taking advantage of the rainy season, our arms factories never stopped for a moment, and workers worked in three shifts to produce weapons and ammunition.
A large amount of weapons and ammunition are stored to prepare for the decisive battle that breaks out at the end of the rainy season.
The soldiers who decided to recruit before the war had completed their recruit training during the rainy season.
Now these newly trained recruits have been sent to the front line.
A veteran will lead three new recruits, allowing the new recruits to complete their transformation as quickly as possible and adapt to the battlefield.
There are also some new recruits who are in the second-line troops, ready to replenish the depleted army at any time.
Weapons, ammunition and soldiers are all ready.
The country is also in a state of war, and the allocation of supplies has been completed.
As long as the king gives the order, Cao's army can launch a general attack on the Wei army's position at any time."
King Cao Li Dazhuang nodded with satisfaction and asked: "The governor's office should have prepared multiple plans for the attack.
It's up to you to complete the details. I just want to ask from which direction the army is planning to attack."
The Grand Governor Kong Erniu did not think that the question asked by King Cao Li Dazhuang was a problem.
"Your Majesty, the direction of our army's attack is of course Shanshan Mansion.
This is the place where the confrontation between the two armies is most serious.
Because there are mines in Shanshan Mansion, our army built roads and railways leading to Shanshan Mansion.
Because our army found minerals in Shanshan Prefecture, Wei Guo Yuanling Prefecture opposite also started looking for ores. They also discovered iron ore, copper ore and other minerals.
In order to mine, the Wei State also built roads and railways leading to Yuanling Prefecture.
Except for the small section of the border area between the two countries, we can use the existing roads and railways to transport Wei State's territory.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! The attack of the mechanized corps relies heavily on perfect roads.
We cannot allow mechanized troops to cross jungles and mountains.
The last war between us and Wei was because the battlefield we chose was blocked and the roads were not smooth.
As a result, it is difficult to transport heavy weapons, and a large number of human lives are required to maintain the situation.
In this direction, our army prepared 230,000 people and showed 170,000 people.
The Wei army only had 190,000 troops.
We have 40,000 more people than Wei.
In addition, our country's mechanized army is more fully prepared.
It will definitely teach Wei a profound lesson before the war begins."
King Cao Li Dazhuang continued to look at the Governor Kong Erniu.
The Grand Governor Kong Erniu was originally waiting for praise from King Cao Li Dazhuang.
However, he noticed the searching eyes of King Cao Li Dazhuang, and suddenly felt panicked in his heart.
Is there anything missing in what he just said?
This is also unlikely. He was only talking about strategic direction, not the details of military execution.
The strategic direction was formulated by thousands of officials in the Metropolitan Governor's Office based on the specific conditions of Cao and Wei.
This is the strategy that best suits Cao Guo. It is not a strategy that someone just slapped his head on and thought up.
The Grand Governor Kong Erniu can be sure that there is no problem with the strategy he proposed.
If there are problems with this strategy, then there must be emergencies that he doesn't understand.
King Cao Li Dazhuang saw the governor Kong Erniu looking confused.
He said loudly: "We invested more than three million taels of silver coins to purchase second-hand battleships and other warships from the empire.
Another one million taels of silver coins were spent on training the navy.
Plus some small ships produced by our country.
The navy, with a total value of more than five million taels of silver coins, is regarded as a decoration by the Governor's Office.
Spending so much money to build a large-scale navy.
Why didn't I see the opportunity for the Navy to perform?
Erniu, you were born in the Army, and most of the generals in the Dudu Mansion were also born in the Army.
You can be forgiven for not thinking of the navy.
But we spent more than 700,000 taels of silver coins to form a mountain and jungle warfare force of 8,000 people.
This special force is composed of elite veterans, why doesn't it have its own position?
Do you think the Governor-General wants to use this army to fill trenches?
This time is a decisive battle between our country and Wei State.
Which country wins will become the hegemon in South America.
Control more resources, such as fishing grounds and shipping routes.
It can also cooperate with the empire to manage things in South America and gain a lot of benefits from it.
In this kind of war that concerns the future of the country, every ounce of strength must be used.
There must never be a situation where important profits are left idle.
The Metropolitan Government continued to mobilize troops in the direction of Shanshan Mansion.
Make arrangements for these two armies at the same time. They are not suitable for cooperating with the main force.
Then let them open up the second and third battlefields and strategically cooperate with the main force's actions."
The Grand Governor Kong Erniu listened to King Cao Li Dazhuang's story.
Even though it is raining lightly, the temperature is not that hot.
The sweat on his forehead was still flowing down.
He became less confident than before and immediately replied: "Your Majesty, please rest assured that the Metropolitan Government will make strategic arrangements. The navy and mountain jungle warfare troops will arrange relevant tasks according to their abilities.
The minister initially considered that the navy would cooperate with the marines to land at the port of a certain industrial town in Wei State.
If our army can land in the hinterland of Wei State, it will definitely bring a huge shock to Wei State.
As for the mountain jungle warfare force, this is an elite light infantry force.
Of course, we must use their strengths to cross the jungle of Wei because it is impossible for us to cross.
Directly enter the hinterland of Wei State and destroy Wei State's factories and transportation.
The battle is all about overall strength.
Even though our army had a slight upper hand, once the Wei army became panicked, weapons, ammunition and supplies would not be able to be transported to the front line in time.
The morale of the Wei army will inevitably collapse."
King Cao Li Dazhuang heard the commander-in-chief Kong Erniu describe the use of the navy and mountain jungle warfare troops in this way.
He nodded with satisfaction: "The situation I envisioned is similar.
The Metropolitan Governor's Office must make detailed arrangements and take into account the possible linkage of the three armies.
The relevant tasks arranged must fully demonstrate their feasibility.
The military must not be assigned death missions, as this will greatly dampen the enthusiasm of the military."
"I remember, I will arrange relevant matters when I return to the Governor's Mansion."
The Commander-in-Chief, Kong Erniu, seemed to accept it humbly.
After the monarch and his ministers exchanged opinions, Cao Guo immediately began to take action.
Li Dazhuang, King of Cao Cao, summoned the ministers of Cao State many times to arrange corresponding tasks.
Wei Guo, who was watching Cao Guo closely, immediately learned of Cao Guo's major move to prepare for war.
Both countries send a large number of spies to each other.
Thanks to the existence of telegrams, the other side will soon know what actions the two countries take.
King Su Hu of Wei was in the palace, listening to the analysis of the Zhao State by experts invited by Oriental Broadcasting Station.
He had only thought that Zhao Guo had made an unusual judgment.
Now after listening to this program, Wei Wang Su Hu has understood that his eldest brother is in big trouble, and it is by no means a trouble that can be solved in a short time.
The expert is also a capable person, and his analysis is similar to Zhao Wang Su Xiong's ambiguous answer on the phone, showing similar consciousness.
According to Wei Wang Su Hu's original plan, he was planning to wait until the rainy season was over.
Invite the troops of Zhao State to enter Wei State and form a coalition to jointly deal with Cao State.
His eldest brother also agreed to the plan at that time.
Now there are major problems within Zhao State.
If King Su Xiong of Zhao does not deal with this problem, the State of Zhao is likely to fall apart.
The time of the incident in Zhao coincided with the end of the rainy season in Central America.
His eldest brother promised to help Wei Guo, so he would not break his promise.
But the gap between the army sent and the army known to King Su Hu of Wei was too great.
King Zhao Su Xiong has made it clear that the army cannot go on an expedition to Wei because it has to suppress the rebellion.
King Zhao Su Xiong could only send part of the navy and marines to serve the state of Wei.
The navy has no influence on the counterinsurgency mission.
Wei Wang Su Hu could only accept this situation.
He understands his eldest brother's character and will never break his promise unless he is forced into a corner.
Wei Wang Su Hu could only encourage himself.
"The State of Wei will never be worse than the State of Cao, and the combat effectiveness of Wei's army will never fall behind that of Cao's army.
You have to rely on yourself for everything, and you won’t get far if you rely on others.”
While King Su Hu of Wei encouraged himself, he also felt that Cao State was really lucky.
If there hadn't been civil strife in Zhao State.
When the rainy season is completely over, the allied forces of Zhao and Wei will be able to directly attack the capital of Cao State with a very strong front.
Boom, boom, boom.
Rhythmic knocking sounded.
King Su Hu of Wei let people from outside come in.
A somewhat feminine man said in his thin and special voice: "Your Majesty, my subordinates will report that Cao Guo is actively preparing for war.
The minister also verified through many sources that Cao Guo’s preparations for war have been very obvious.
Once Cao State completes its preparations for war, it may launch an attack on our country at any time."
Wei Wang Su Hu was not surprised at all by this situation.
The monarchs and ministers of the Wei State unanimously concluded that Cao Guo would hold a decisive battle at the end of the rainy season.
Now the time for Cao Guo's action has obviously been advanced.
This shows that Cao Guo is taking Zhao Guo's influence into account, and he is preparing to launch an attack on them while Zhao Guo has no time to take care of itself.
Wei Wang Su Hu said with emotion: "King Cao Li Dazhuang always looks for opportunities."
He immediately summoned the emperor and his ministers to discuss how to deal with Cao Jun's attack.