Chapter 158: Three birds with one stone, Mr. Wu is the first to offer advice!
Chapter 158 Killing three birds with one stone, Mr. Wu is the first to propose a plan!
Author: Shengxiao Swordsman
Chapter 158 Killing three birds with one stone, Mr. Wu is the first to propose a plan!
Douglas's meaning is simple.
Let Pelican County be at the front first to attract the coalition's firepower.
"Pelican County alone can't satisfy Chang'an's appetite, right? Doesn't the intelligence show that Chang'an's three armies are advancing at the same time this time? It is obvious that they are going to attack from multiple directions." Rogers expressed doubts.
"yes."
Douglas was still confident, "In addition to allowing Pelican County to disperse the enemy's firepower, I plan to adopt guerrilla warfare tactics in Choctaw, Palm and Kana counties."
"No matter how the war develops, none of the people in the three counties will evacuate."
"The coalition forces were broken into pieces and integrated into various towns and villages, and then took advantage of local intelligence and mail transmission to set up obstacles and harass at every level to delay the enemy's attack."
"We want to turn the land of three counties into three swamps."
"Let the enemy troops be able to come in but not be able to get out or move. This will buy time for the city to be built and the subsequent coalition forces to assemble."
to be honest.
Douglas wanted to coerce the people of the three counties and adopt a "drag" tactic.
"If the enemy army slaughters local people innocently, it will ruin Chang'an's reputation in the local area. And if it does not take action against the people, it will fall into a vast ocean of people's war."
I have to say, Douglas does have something.
"Guerrilla warfare...is good, but will the lords of the three counties agree to this method of warfare?"
This is equivalent to putting the three county lords on the fire.
Once the territory is conquered, the people and supplies cannot be sent away in advance, so you will be completely destitute.
Nothing was caught.
"The only way to fight is this. If the lords of the three counties don't agree, then the coalition forces can only continue to retreat and let the lords of the three counties resist the enemy on their own." Douglas still understated.
Between the words, he didn't worry at all about being coerced or kidnapped by the local lord.
Cruel enough!
Without saying anything else, Rogers recognized Douglas's position as commander in chief.
"If you want to turn the three counties into a quagmire of war, with only 200,000 coalition troops, plus the 100,000 local troops in the valley province, I'm afraid they won't be able to stop the enemy's offensive, right?"
Chester then questioned.
"Since they have been broken into parts, there is no need for the remaining 300,000 coalition troops to stay in the rear and reorganize. They can directly send them to various towns and villages in the three counties in battalion units."
Douglas had already thought of a countermeasure.
"Since the 300,000 coalition troops can arrive in time, should we consider deploying a coalition force of 50,000 to 100,000 people in Ord County?" Mike made a timely suggestion.
Ord County is located north of Pelican County.
"that's right!"
Douglas praised it very much, "Once Pelican County cannot bear it, double insurance must be set up."
He is determined to sacrifice Pelican County.
It would rather deploy the coalition forces to the second line of defense than send troops to reinforce Pelican County.
………
Pelican County,Pelican County.
"Sir, the Alliance is treating us as scapegoats. Not a single soldier has been sent for reinforcements." Willy, the commander of the personal guards, was very dissatisfied.
As Grant's confidant, Willie's attitude represented the emotions of many generals in a sense.
Everyone was vaguely aware——
The prospect of following Grant to launch a mutiny and become self-reliant seemed not as bright as Grant had previously described. Success in taking over the mountain and becoming the king was correct, but Pelican County was obviously rejected by the entire Union and became an incompatible existence.
The development prospects are very worrying.
However, these generals have registered as residents in Pelican County and cannot leave even if they want to.
There is only one path leading to darkness.
"From the beginning, I didn't expect the league to reinforce Pelican County, so why should I be disappointed?" Compared to Willie's impatience, Grant was obviously more determined.
Although there were a lot of panic at the beginning.
Grant's original idea was to use Chang'an City as the foundation, take over Chang'an's heritage, and establish a foothold in the River Valley Province in one fell swoop after conquering Chang'an City.
With the foundation laid by Chang'an, even if it is rejected by the alliance, it will be confident.
Because then.
The alliance should be afraid of him, a great warlord, rather than him being afraid of the alliance.
to this end.
When using the [Global Construction Acceleration Card], Grant also deliberately included Chang'an City.
result…
A major counterattack by Chang'an shattered all of Grant's ambitions and plans in one fell swoop. All the previous deployments were in vain to make Chang'an's wedding dress.
It's really sad!
In desperation, Grant did the next best thing and chose to capture Pelican County.
At least I got something.
But it was precisely because of his haste and lack of consideration that after actually occupying Pelican County, Grant realized various shortcomings. The biggest failure was--
Pelican County is so close to Chang'an, it's right next to Chang'an's sphere of influence.
This led to being plotted by the alliance.
Just as it established a foothold in Pelican County, it faced another threat from Chang'an.
If Grant hadn't had the foresight to have all the generals who mutinied with him register as Pelican County residents as soon as he captured Pelican County, I am afraid that people would have lost their temper by now.
"Sir, what should we do now?"
As a die-hard confidant, Willy hoped that Grant would have some other trump cards.
"Don't worry, I already have a countermeasure. Just wait, we are going to give the alliance a big surprise." Grant's eyes were burning.
Willy stepped back doubtfully.
Lean slightly.
Grant walked out of the Lord's Mansion and came to an inconspicuous teahouse in the city.
"Sir, are you ready to cooperate with us?"
The owner behind the teahouse seemed to have expected Grant to come and welcomed him into a private box.
"If I don't choose to cooperate, will Chang'an give priority to attacking Pelican County?"
Grant's eyes burned.
The owner of the teahouse was a member of the Chang'an Special Forces. He had previously come to Pelican County alone on the orders of the Director of Military Affairs, Qin Shuang, to try to establish contact with Grant.
Later, under Grant's arrangement, such a teahouse was opened in Pelican County.
Obviously he didn't want to cut off contact with Chang'an.
"Of course!"
The teahouse owner smiled and said, "Pelican County is the largest county in the River Valley Province, and it is also the weakest. If there is no special reason, Chang'an has no reason to let go of such a piece of fat."
"Isn't it?"
"Tell me, what do you need me to do?"
When Grant saw this, he also stopped thinking about going around in circles. Changan had expected everything.
What’s the point of pretending anymore?
The teahouse owner smiled and shook his head: "Your Excellency is wrong. It's not what Chang'an needs you to do, but what you want."
"What's the meaning?"
Grant frowned, not liking being lectured like this.
After all, he is also a small prince.
"Don't you think that the location of Pelican County is too embarrassing?"
The teahouse owner was still unhurried, "Have you never thought about expanding the living space of your territory?"
"How to expand?"
Grant finally became a little more interested, "Is it possible that you want me to go north to attack Ord County?"
"No no no!"
The teahouse owner shook his head again, "That would only treat the symptoms, not the root cause. As long as Pelican County is still close to Chang'an, the relationship between us is bound to be tense and we cannot fully trust it."
"That's true."
"How can we allow others to snore and sleep on the side of the bed?"
Grant was quite surprised by the other party's straightforwardness and frankness.
"Have you never thought about being bolder and jumping out of the Valley Province? For example, to regain a foothold in the Tara Province to the west?" the teahouse owner suggested with a smile.
"Sir, are you kidding me?"
Grant's face turned cold again.
The Valley Province and the Tara Province to the west are bounded by the Tara Mountains running north to south. The mountains are rolling. There are only a few mountain roads accessible.
Lone Mountain, located on the border of Pelican County, is one of the most convenient mountain trails.
to this end.
Tara Province has built Gushan Fortress in Gushan and stationed allied troops in the province at the same time.
Of course, the Gushan Fortress is not completely completed yet.
Even so, with Pelican County's current strength, it is impossible to conquer the Gushan Fortress, which is stationed by a 150,000-tal allied force.
What's more important is——
Grant's base is in Pelican County. In Pelican County, even if he successfully extends his tentacles to Tara Province, his base camp is still close to Chang'an.
The two sides will still maintain tense relations.
What's the difference?
"How dare I? You might as well take a look at this, sir."
The teahouse owner said, taking out a token and handing it to Grant.
Grant took it doubtfully.
[Migration Token: You can move the lord’s mansion to other cities within the territory]
"There are such magical props?"
How smart Grant was, he saw the value of the "migration token" at a glance.
With this.
If he really breaks through the Gushan Fortress, he can move the lord's palace to Tara Province.
That way.
You can stay away from the whirlpool of war in the River Valley Province.
It’s really like the sea is so wide that the fish can leap.
"Do you believe our sincerity now, sir?" the teahouse owner laughed.
"cough."
Grant quickly regained his composure, "Even with the migration token, the premise is that I can really lead my troops to conquer Gushan Fortress. To be honest, the chance of winning is less than 50%."
As for the 50%, it was still Grant's side who had calculated and unintentional intentions.
"If, at the right time, a unit of our Tiance Army suddenly emerges from the Beiluo Mountains and appears in the southeast corner of Tara Province, will it increase the chance of victory to 70 to 80%?"
The teahouse owner came prepared.
"Really?"
Grant's eyes suddenly lit up.
"Your Majesty, you don't think that I would joke about such a big thing, do you?"
"...What does Chang'an want to gain by helping me like this?"
Grant didn't believe in pie in the sky.
"It's very simple. After your lord has established a foothold in Tara Province, Pelican County will be owned by Chang'an." The teahouse owner smiled and said Chang'an's offer.
But he wanted to take Pelican County without any blood.
"this…"
The foundation we finally built with great difficulty has to be given up like this.
Grant really couldn't bear it.
I was also secretly surprised by Chang'an's appetite. This was a waste of money.
"Of course."
Seeing this, the teahouse owner smiled and added: "Chang'an only wants the land of Pelican County. As for the population, supplies, etc., you can take them all to Tara Province."