You have already fought against the vanguard of the Majapahit army, and you have suffered a loss?" Zhu Gaoxu stared at the man kneeling in front of him and asked.
"Your Highness, I led the soldiers from Jianmis to attack Umyayyu. Because I heard that the troops of Majapahit had turned west to attack our army, in order to defeat the city before the enemy reinforcements arrived at Umyayyu,
I was a little greedy for merit and advanced rashly, which caused the army to be ambushed by the Majapahit people and lost the army. I ask your highness to punish you." Hua Ying, who was kneeling on the ground, apologized.
"Well, no one expected that Majapahit's troops would arrive so quickly. Moreover, after you led the troops into the dangerous area, you quickly realized that there might be an ambush there and retreated in time. When you were attacked, you commanded your troops with determination.
The soldiers have not suffered any heavy losses, so I will not punish you this time. But you must be careful when entering the army in the future, and you must not be careless." Zhu Gaoxu asked him a few more questions and said this.
"I thank Your Highness for your kindness." Hua Ying kowtowed again.
After he stood up, Zhu Gaoxu glanced at all the generals present and asked: "Now the soldiers of the Majapahit Kingdom have arrived, and our army can no longer take their country's city easily. My dear friends, what should our army do next?"
Do?"
"Your Highness," the only civil servant in the tent said before the general could speak: "Your Highness, since Majapahit's troops have arrived, we might as well withdraw our troops and return home. Majapahit is not a weak country, Wigrama Warda
Na is not a weak king, and our army has fewer soldiers than the enemy, so this battle will become increasingly difficult."
"Furthermore, at this time, the soldiers of our vassal and the soldiers of several other His Highnesses have occupied nearly half of Java Island and have received countless money and food. Therefore, I think that our army should stop fighting with the Majapahit Kingdom and withdraw its troops back to the country. Moreover, the Majapahit Kingdom
The Boyi Kingdom does not have a naval force, and it has Wilabumi behind it, so it will not be willing to fight with our country for years. Our army will be able to return safely with money and food."
As soon as the civil servant finished speaking, he heard another military commander say: "Yue Pushe, what you said is wrong. It is precisely because the Majapayi Kingdom does not have a naval force, and there is Willabumi behind it who is not willing to cooperate with him.
Our country has been at war for many years, so if our army wants to withdraw its troops back home, it can do so at any time. Because of this, our army should continue to fight against Majapahit’s soldiers. If we can find any omissions in their formation, we can
If you break it in one fell swoop, your country may be destroyed."
"But what if something goes wrong and our army is defeated by Majapahit's soldiers?" Yue Pushe immediately asked.
"Do you think His Highness and our generals made such big omissions?"
"Every man makes a mistake and a horse makes a mistake. Who can guarantee that there will be no omissions in the use of troops? If this omission is caught by the commander of the Majapayi Kingdom, our army will be in danger of destruction in an instant."
"You still doubt His Highness's ability to fight with our troops."
Yue Pushe spoke to him a few more words. Seeing that his words were becoming more and more arrogant, he turned around and saluted Zhu Gaoxu and said, "Your Highness, Sun Tzu said: 'Soldiers are a major event for a country, a place of life and death, and a way of survival.
I don't care.';My vassal has been fighting for many years, and the official treasury is empty. It is time to recuperate. What's more, our army has received countless money and food from this battle. Even if we defeat the enemy in front of us, we may not get more money and food than we do now, but we will lose our troops and generals.
, I believe that the fight should not continue. Please be more careful, Your Highness."
"Yue Su, Gu understands your thoughts, and Gu also knows that you are doing it for Gu, and for the good of Su Fan. But Gu has made up his mind to continue fighting with Majapayi's soldiers," Zhu Gaoxu said.
"Yes, Your Highness." Although Yue Su was not satisfied with his decision, since he had made the final decision, he would not persuade him any more. He bowed and saluted again: "Your Highness, since Your Highness wants to discuss how to
Using troops, I, as a civil servant, will retire."
"Ai Qing, please step back." Zhu Gaoxu nodded in agreement. Yue Su bowed and saluted again, turned around and left the tent.
"Your Highness, Yue Pushe is becoming more and more bold, and he dares to say something about Your Highness." After he left, a military general said.
"There is nothing wrong with what Yue Su said." Zhu Gaoxu said calmly: "Although I think I have some talent in using soldiers and am good at using them, I dare not say that there are no omissions. That's why I will discuss it with you all when I encounter problems.
As the saying goes, one person is short-term, but two people are long-term."
"As for admonishing Gu to retreat, it is also for Gu's sake and for the good of Su Fan. Moreover, as a civil servant, he is also in charge of the army's food and fodder, so it is normal for him to propose retreat."
"Yes, Your Highness." The general who spoke just now bowed in a panic and said.
"Okay, I won't say much more. My dear friends, how should our army deal with Majapayi's troops at this time?" Zhu Gaoxu asked again.
All the generals in the tent were silent for a while, and Cheng An said: "Your Highness, I think it is better to get in touch with the other group of soldiers and horses commanded by the other highnesses first, and invite several of your highnesses to come and discuss together, so that the two groups of soldiers and horses can cooperate with each other to fight.
For the best."
"Of course I will invite several princes to come and discuss it together, but we must first discuss a charter."
Hua Ying thought for a while and said: "Your Highness, the most dangerous thing to use is to cut off food. Now our army is deep into Java Island, and most of the food and salary transportation is by land. If there are soldiers from the Majapahit Kingdom who penetrate into the rear of our army and cut us off,
According to the military rations, that large army is very dangerous."
"Therefore, our army can either go south to attack Zilaza and divide the troops led by the rest of your highnesses into two groups, the north and the south. Or we can go all the way north to attack Umyayyou again and open up the connection with the other group of troops. Then we can join forces.
March troops eastwards."
"I think it would be better for our army to go north again to attack Mumiya. First, by joining forces with another group of troops, the troops will be stronger and their morale will be higher; secondly, Bitter Orange City is in the northeast of Java Island, about 100 meters away.
The Java Sea is not far away." They did not know Zhu Gaoxu's ultimate goal of sending troops to the Majapahit Kingdom this time, but they knew that the goal was to capture Bitter Orange City.
"Attack Mumiyayu again?" Another general said: "Mumiyayu city is backed by mountains, which is easy to defend and difficult to attack. Now that we have reinforcements, it will be difficult to attack. If we can't attack the city for a long time if we attack it with strong troops,
It's not going to be good if the division's veterans are tired."
"By saying this, do you think we should go south to attack Zilaza?"
"But it's not, I think..." The generals present started a heated discussion, and for a while, the whole tent was filled with chirping sounds.
However, everyone discussed and discussed it, and it was recognized that the two most reliable next-step strategies were the two mentioned by Hua Ying. People who supported the two strategies expressed their opinions and put forward their own opinions.
Zhu Gaoxu listened for a long time, and when everyone's voices became less and less, he smiled and said: "I already know what you all think, I will think about it carefully and discuss it with the princes before making a plan."
"Yes, Your Highness." The generals present agreed, bowed and left. (To be continued)