Chapter 1089: Stop wandering, you only deserve to be guarded
There is a saying that goes well.
Do it all at once, second time tired, third time exhausted.
If you can destroy the enemy in one go, you will naturally be able to take the absolute initiative on the battlefield.
But now, Yimang managed to do it in one go and beat the enemy to a pulp.
But after all, Ba Zhuo occupies three parts, while Yi Mang only has one.
Even if we compare the size and population, people still account for the vast majority.
Although he would feel pain if he lost 30,000 horses, it would not be fatal.
But now people will definitely learn from the pain and deal with it carefully in the next war. .??.??
Little tricks are more useful when the forces of both sides are balanced, but in the face of absolute strength, they are really not enough.
As far as this goes, Zhuge Liang’s Northern Expedition is an example.
The first time Zhuge Liang led his troops in the Northern Expedition, they almost reached Chang'an. If Ma Su had not lost the street pavilion, he might have been able to defeat Cao Wei and move eastward.
But everyone knows the final result.
After Ma Su lost his street pavilion, Zhuge Liang also lost his good situation and had to retreat to Shu to rest.
But in the subsequent Northern Expeditions, Zhuge Liang was never able to achieve the original results.
The reason is the same, because the first time Cao Wei did not expect that after the death of Guan Erye, who else would be able to lead the Shu army in the expedition and shake their position.
Therefore, Zhuge Liang was caught off guard the first time.
In the future, if Cao Wei is prepared and competes with the Shu army, the Shu army will really be no match for him.
If you think Zhuge Liang is far away, then talk about something nearby.
The famous Gaoliang River Chariot God, the second emperor of the Northern Song Dynasty, and classmate Zhao Guangyi.
After this guy destroyed the Northern Han Dynasty, he directly launched the Northern Expedition and wanted to directly regain the sixteen states of Yanyun.
In the early stage, there were consecutive battles and victories, until the Liao army was beaten until they could no longer take care of themselves.
But everyone knows what happened next.
The Liao army used a big backhand move to defeat Zhao Guang. Yi unlocked the title of the God of Carriage of the Gaoliang River.
The various examples listed here are enough to illustrate what Duan Zan's concerns are at the moment.
He can see the battle situation and the current situation clearly, and knows that Yi Mang is not Bazhuo's opponent yet.
At that moment, Duan Zan looked straight at Yi Mang and said, "Actually, what I want to say is almost the same as what Mr. Huang Fan said."
"Although the Ba Zhuo Department has suffered losses at the moment, it is by no means fatal."
"Now is definitely not the time for you to take the initiative to compete with the opponent."
"And I infer that Ba Zhuo has reacted now."
"Presumably, it won't be long before he personally leads the troops to conquer."
Duan Zan said: "If you want to win, Khan must lead his troops to resist Bazhuo's attack."
"As the saying goes, once you make great efforts, you will lose your strength again and again, and finally you will be exhausted."
"As long as we can hold them back, flaws will inevitably be revealed when the morale of their army is low."
"If you counterattack at that time, not only can you destroy the enemy, but at least you can make them dare not underestimate you for many years."
Hearing these words, Yimang nodded repeatedly.
He said: "I understand what the general means."
Then, he asked directly: "But what should our army do now?"
"Are you just here to watch and wait for death?"
"of course not."
Duan Zan said: "Generally speaking, there are mostly cavalry on the grassland, and as far as I know, the same is true for Bazhuo's men."
"Although the cavalry has unparalleled speed, it also has unparalleled combat power."
"But it also has a fatal flaw, that is, it cannot attack difficult targets."
"And because of the habits of the prairie people, the cavalry is even less able to fight for a long time."
"So, I suggest that we set up joint camps along the enemy's march."
"The number of people in each camp does not need to be too many, only a thousand people are enough, but the number of camps must be large."
"At least there should be more than twenty seats."
"And when the time comes, the Khan can order his soldiers not to hold on tightly. If the momentum goes wrong, they can retreat back."
"But at the same time, we must continue to build the camp in the rear."
Duan Zan looked directly at Yimang and said: "As long as the Khan adopts this method, if nothing else, he can at least delay the enemy's march for two months."
"As a result, the enemy army will inevitably become impetuous, and will also become arrogant because of our army's continuous retreat."
"At that time, it will be a perfect opportunity for our army to counterattack..."
After hearing these words, Yimang suddenly realized.
He immediately turned to Duan Zan and said, "The general is indeed a divine man sent by God to save my servants."
"hehe."
"The Khan is overrated."
"I am only acting according to His Highness's instructions."
Duan Zan said: "Besides, this is all your own credit, Khan, and has nothing to do with me."
Hearing this, Yimang also understood what the other party meant.
At that moment, he no longer hesitated and went straight to tell Huang Fan and Grossang to do their work.
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the other side.
Bei Mo Fu Yamen.
Li Chengqian's side also received battle reports from the front line.
When he heard that Bazhuo had indeed led the attack himself, Li Chengqian also smiled.
He said: "This Ba Zhuo, I really saw him right."
"He is brave and resourceful, but he is indeed a guy with a defective character."
"In this fight with Yimang, his shortcomings were also fully exposed." > Li Chengqian shook his head and sighed: "If it weren't for the fact that this guy was a direct descendant and had many soldiers under his command, I would have been killed by Yimang long ago."
Hearing these words, Xiao Rui on the side also nodded.
However, he was still a little puzzled by Li Chengqian's behavior of praising Yimang.
"But Your Highness, don't you think it is more dangerous to let Yimang take power than to let Ba Zhuo take power?"
"That Yimang is also an ambitious guy, and he will take action against me, Datang, if we can't protect him in the future."
"Based on his character, he is not a mediocre person."
Xiao Rui said with some worry: "If he really takes action against us in the Tang Dynasty, I'm afraid it will be difficult to deal with..."
"I can hold him up to nine days, and I can naturally step him into the mud."
"Besides, I have already said that I have no intention of flattering anyone."
"I just want to make this game more fair and balance the strengths of the two parties."
Li Chengqian raised his lips and said: "After this war, the strength and situation of the two sides should be almost the same, and we can just sit back and watch the fight between the two tigers quietly."
Hearing these words, Xiao Rui pursed her lips.
Obviously, he still wanted to remind Li Chengqian a few words, but he just didn't know how to say it.
Judging from the current situation, Yi Mang is indeed not a simple person.
He was also really afraid that Li Chengqian would lose his temper and end up raising a tiger and end up causing trouble.
But looking at Li Chengqian's confident look, he didn't say anything out loud after all.
And this can be considered one of his advantages.
After all, sometimes as a minister, don’t you have to learn to shut up first?
Of course Li Chengqian also noticed his changes.
However, he didn't want to waste more time with the other party on this matter.
And he has always been like this, never arguing with others about right and wrong, only letting others see the final result...