Xiang Tianxing looked at the generals' reports with a gloomy expression as if they were complaining.
As the saying goes, it all depends on manpower. This war has just begun. When the enemy attacks, they don't think of strategies to defeat the enemy. Instead, they begin to hope for support and withdraw their troops.
This can only show that their morale is insufficient, their fighting spirit is insufficient, and they are fundamentally afraid of the Ming army.
Xiang Tianxing pondered for a moment and looked at Xiang Yang and the military advisor beside him.
He turned to the two generals and said: "Okay... In that case, then I and my son Xiang Yang will take command of the Jingzhou Army and the Tanzhou Army!"
"Ah?" The two generals were shocked when they heard this and hurriedly opened their mouths to say something, but Xiang Tianxing's expression suddenly changed: "Here comes someone..."
"Get these two people out and kill them!"
When the second general heard this, he was immediately shocked and fell to his knees in a hurry: "My lord... my lord... what crime have I committed?"
"Hmph!" Xiang Tianxing snorted coldly and pointed with his hand: "As soon as I stood up, you started to retreat. You said you couldn't resist it. I'm afraid it was because you were afraid from the bottom of your heart."
"The enemy is facing us, and life and death are only on a thin line. What's the use of leaving generals who are afraid of the enemy alone?"
Then he turned his head and shouted sternly to the other generals in the hall: "Listen carefully, the Ming army is as powerful as a rainbow, and our army will not make any concessions! However, this is a life and death battle."
"Afraid of the death of the dead, forget the life of the dead! All generals need to fight bravely and think hard about strategies to defeat the enemy. If there are again such generals who are afraid of the enemy and avoid fighting, and falsely talk about retreating, they will not be spared!"
After saying that, he waved his hand to the soldiers beside him: "Behead!"
"Lord, please spare my life..."
"I am innocent...I am innocent..."
In the two generals' hoarse begging for mercy,
Several soldiers rushed over like wolves and tigers, and escorted the two generals out without any explanation.
A moment later, two screams came from outside the tent, and all the generals in the tent also shuddered, lowering their heads and not daring to speak.
After carefully watching and discussing the map for a long time, I made a preliminary analysis of this battle.
It was still the military advisor who had saved the Xiang family from danger many times who stepped forward to speak.
I saw him still shaking his feather fan lightly, looking like he was incomprehensible and confident.
He walked slowly to the topographic map and said slowly to Xiang Tianxing and other generals: "Everyone... don't panic, please listen to Xiaosheng's words."
"This time, the Ming army, with a total of 600,000 men from the Dongzhou Corps and the Yuzhou Corps, came in parallel, just like the two horns of a wild bull, they rammed straight towards us."
"And our troops participating in the defense this time are 400,000. If we gather the garrison troops from various counties and counties, it is conservatively estimated that we can reach 500,000, which is no less than them."
"In the past few months, my lord and I had actually anticipated the Ming army's sudden attack and conducted a full analysis of the Ming army."
"Although this Ming army claims to have two million armored men, the actual mobile force it can mobilize is estimated to be only sixty to seven hundred thousand at most."
"After all, its land area is too large, and almost all of it is newly occupied, so it will require an extra large number of garrison troops to suppress rebel forces in various places."
"So, although it is said to be two million, the actual number of troops that can be mobilized to attack us is just that."
After saying that, the military advisor paused for a moment, then turned to this person and said, "My lord, I have a dangerous plan, maybe you can try it."
"Oh?" Xiang Tianxing was overjoyed when he heard this, and hurriedly said: "Commenter, tell me quickly... Your plan will definitely be a good strategy to defeat the enemy."
The military advisor smiled faintly, shook his feather fan, and said slowly: "My subordinates just said that the mobile force they can mobilize is only between 600,000 and 700,000."
"In addition to the army troops attacking our two states, there were also various surface guard areas on the east coast that were attacked by the Ming army's combined fleet."
"However, although its powerful firepower caused heavy losses to our navy, it did not send troops to land, which also shows that its mobile strength is already stretched."
"This is also the real reason why they joined forces with the Lin brothers from Yingzhou to go out together."
After that, the military advisor took two steps forward and pointed to a place in the distance with the folding fan in his hand: "My lord, here is a plan... When you and my young lord are fending off the enemy, you must not fight forcefully."
"To retreat in a timely manner, one is to ensure one's own effective strength, and the other is to find a way to firmly attract the main forces of the two enemy armies."
"You can even deliberately lose a few battles to attract them to rush deeper."
"Finally, I led the third corps and attacked directly to the northwest, passing through Qizhou and directly entering Liangzhou of the Ming Dynasty."
"But we won't stop or attack Liangzhou City... Instead, we will avoid all the big cities that are tightly defended by the Ming army, go all the way to the southwest, and go straight to Zhongzhou!"
"My lord, this time the Ming army is attacking with all its strength. Under heavy troops, we must not have thought that we would suddenly counterattack and take the initiative to attack their hinterland."
"Zhongzhou is the capital of its country, and there must be no room for loss. If we can successfully attack Zhongzhou, especially Zhongzhou City, the Ming Dynasty will definitely be shaken."
"Once Zhongzhou is lost, the main force of the Ming army will have no choice but to come back for reinforcements. At that time, the lord can just let go of the pursuit, and he will surely win a complete victory!"
Hearing this, Xiang Tianxing stroked his beard and thought for a moment, then tentatively said with some worry: "Military advisor... I wonder how sure you are of this plan?"
"More than 50%..." The military advisor sighed and whispered to Xiang Tianxing: "My lord, just think about it, if we don't do this, how can we stop this wolf-like tiger?
Like the Ming army?"
"Instead of passively defending, it is better to give it a try! If we succeed, our danger will be eliminated, and maybe we can counterattack the Ming Dynasty."
"So... this is a risky move. It depends on whether the lord has the courage."
As soon as these words came out, Xiang Tianxing also sighed helplessly. Siluo took a long time and finally made corresponding adjustments and arrangements.
On the southern line of Tanzhou, Xiang Yang went to take command and resisted the 300,000 enemy troops coming from Yuzhou.
On the western front in Jingzhou, Xiang Tianxing personally went to take command to resist the 300,000 enemy troops coming from Dongzhou.
The final 200,000 main force, armed with sophisticated equipment, followed the military division northward, passed through Qizhou and entered Liangzhou, and then attacked Zhongzhou directly.
Before that, Xiang Tianxing told Xiang Yang that the two of them should pretend to lose a few battles, and it would be best if they could quietly retreat from Tanzhou and Jingzhou and let the enemy troops go in directly.
This would also help to cover the third army from the side and enable a smooth sneak attack.
After everything was ready, Xiang Tianxing immediately issued an order for everyone to get ready.
At the same time, after deliberation, the 300,000 troops in the direction of Dongzhou were decided to be directly led by Nan Yanxi and marched in person.
Li Qi led the joint command stationed at the Dongzhou border to provide support at any time.
The army on the southern route is led by Su Rile, the uncle of the country. After all, he is also a man who has experienced hundreds of battles and is resourceful, so it is most suitable to leave it to him.