After seeing Han Baihang's power, Sun Chuanfang did not dare to be negligent, so he quickly ordered his troops to maintain a fighting posture day and night and prepare for the coming battle at any time. At the same time, he also pulled the battle line back slightly and retreated to Heze, Shandong.
On the edge of the area, waiting for the arrival of troops from the other four provinces, only if he truly made a fist, Han Baihang's small force would not dare to invade easily again.
Han Baihang's raid was an absolute victory. The generals who originally planned to watch the joke also looked at this bold and careful young general with admiration. Zhang Zongchang himself was even happier. Although he originally had great expectations for Han Baihang,
hope, but he still disagreed that Han Baihang dared to attack Sun Chuanfang's army with such a small number of soldiers. However, judging from the current results, it seemed that Han Baihang was not a momentary hothead, but was confident from the beginning, which made him
He has greater confidence in protecting Shandong. As long as it is Han Baihang's order, he will not recruit him at all costs. After all, Shandong is his hometown and his territory.
Seeing everyone's expressions, Han Baihang secretly smiled in his heart. This was the effect he wanted. If he didn't show his hands at first glance, how could he have authority in front of these cunning generals, let alone make them obedient?
How can we win this battle if we can't carry out our own orders?
However, judging from the current situation, it seems that everyone has enough respect for him, and his confidence in defeating Sun Chuanfang has also increased. Han Baihang understands that for these generals who work hard on the battlefield all day long, no matter how famous the genius is,
Fake, only truly defeating the enemy on the battlefield is the real skill. This is what warfighters value. Han Baihang's raid really erected prestige in the hearts of Shandong generals. Only in this way will they obey.
Han Baihang's order.
This problem has been solved for the time being, but bigger and more problems are still to come. Fighting with unity is a good and great thing. What an army needs is this spirit of unity, but this spirit alone is not enough.
To defeat the enemy, let alone face the enemy's army of more than 200,000 people, you must have sufficient tactics to have the possibility of defeating the opponent.
For the sake of conservatism, Han Baihang had to let all his soldiers build fortifications on the border of Shandong. Although before Sun Chuanfang's five-province coalition was dispatched, Zhang Zongchang had spared no effort to send his own soldiers to build fortifications here.
Military fortifications were built, but this was not enough. Han Baihang ordered most of the troops to invest in the construction of military fortifications, and the military fortifications built must be strong, at least capable of resisting Sun Chuanfang's five-province coalition for ten days and a half.
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Han Baihang naturally had his reasons for doing this. Although he believed that he had the ability to defeat his opponent, he also had to make plans to avoid defeat. This is what a well-considered general should do. After all, in his
Behind him are thousands of innocent people.
What Han Baihang thought was that the allied forces from the five provinces came all the way, and the food and grass they carried must be limited. They would definitely focus on solving the battle quickly. At this time, when their momentum was at its peak and their morale was high, he must not
He faced them head-on. Only when he wore away their energy could he possibly defeat them. This is why Han Baihang took huge risks and led 10,000 soldiers to sneak attack Sun Chuanfang. The purpose was not to kill Sun Chuanfang.
Instead, tell the other party that you can't do it.
The art of war is good: use one burst of energy, then weaken it, and then exhaust it in three bursts. Han Baihang has almost exhausted their first wave of anger, and then they will follow the second and third wave until they are exhausted.
An opportunity to launch a counterattack. But before that, he must ensure that the other party will not get angry and rush to fight with him. In that case, his own small force will definitely be unable to bear it. Therefore, this is why he ordered the troops to vigorously build military fortifications. He wanted to
Defeat the opponent step by step.
As for his troops that had "disappeared", he had already made other plans.
In the next two days, Sun Chuanfang's five-province coalition forces have slowly been assembled. The army of more than 200,000 people is really powerful. Just lining up there can give people a shock. In the past two days, Han Baihang has not only sent troops
While building fortifications, they did not harass Sun Chuanfang's five-province coalition, and they did not even have the slightest intention of fighting. This made Sun Chuanfang even more confused. From his understanding of Han Baihang, he was not like this.
How come there is no movement for such a person?
This is the brilliance of Han Baihang - never letting the other party figure him out. He, Sun Chuanfang, thought that he had taken advantage of the last sneak attack and would definitely perform this trick again, but Han Baihang himself would not be fooled.
Knowing that Sun Chuanfang must be prepared and waiting for him to fall into the trap, he is not so stupid. If he sends out troops to attack again in the past two days, he will only lose his wife and lose troops. Not only the loss of troops, but also the morale will be affected.
Even if the calculation is not worth it, Han Baihang still calculates it very clearly.
For Sun Chuanfang, 200,000 people were marching towards Shandong in a mighty manner. A few small mistakes in the middle did not matter, and basically did not affect the overall situation. But for Han Baihang, it was different. He could not make mistakes.
, because as long as he fails once, the confidence of the troops behind him will quickly evaporate, and pessimism will spread quickly. He is originally the weak side. Once he fails once, it will be difficult for the soldiers behind him to believe in himself again.
At this time, conventional encouragement could no longer keep the morale of his soldiers high, so he wanted to create a god, a myth of his own, a myth of invincibility - that is, every step and every plan he makes must not fail! As long as
In this way, soldiers will know that they are invincible. Even if they face a coalition of five provinces that is two or three times more numerous than themselves, they will slowly have the courage to fight.
This courage needs to be cultivated, and Han Baihang is the source of this courage. Therefore, anyone can fail, only he has no chance of failure. If he fails, the entire army has failed, the entire Shandong Province has failed, and the Fengtian Faction has failed.
He would rather give up his unpredictable strategy and forward-looking style of play and start a defensive war. It is precisely because of this consideration. (To be continued)