Guo Kun rolled his eyes and thought to himself: It's weird. He doesn't listen when I tell him, but he listens when you tell him. What's the point? When did you, a kid, have friendship with the eldest prince again? He is very evil. Where is he?
He knows the art of speaking. One word can make people jump and one word can make people laugh. To convince Guo Mian, it is natural to hit his weak point. Guo Kun just suppressed him with a scolding tone and threatened him with military law. These are very important to Guo Mian.
Words won't work. What Guo Mian is afraid of is the emperor, so using the emperor to suppress him is the right answer.
At that moment, everyone sat down and began to formally discuss counterinsurgency matters. Guo Kun made a lot of preparations. Several soldiers carried a huge sand table into the tent. The undulating topography of the five counties in Gyeonggi Province had small insets on it.
There are flags, twigs, small stones and other things. They represent various cities, markets, woods, lakes, rivers, hills and other terrains.
"Everyone, the current situation is..." Guo Kun spoke without hesitation.
Lin Jue frowned, that was the problem. Guo Kun didn't realize at all that he was suspected of overstepping his authority. It is true that Guo Kun actually needed to lead the battle this time, because Guo Mian didn't have this talent at all. But you always
Guo Mian cannot be regarded as useless, and the minimum etiquette must be maintained. Guo Mian is the coach, and Guo Mian should be allowed to express his opinion first. Even if he can't explain why, it is still a rule. But Guo Kun didn't even give in.
let.
"Marquis Du Yu, would you like to ask the general to talk about his battle strategy first?" Lin Jue interrupted softly.
"What?" Guo Kun frowned.
"I said, let's listen to the general's strategy first." Lin Jue said in a deep voice.
Guo Mian was very fond of Lin Jue. He was indeed a little unhappy. Although he had no strategy and had no idea about such a meeting, it did not mean that he could be ignored. Lin Jue came out to speak for himself. Based on this,
This friend is worth making.
Guo Kun was stunned for a moment, and wanted to say: What strategy does he have to say? It's not a waste of time. But thinking about it, it would be hard to refute Lin Jue's face, so he nodded and said: "Well, please tell the general the strategy of defeating the thieves first.
"
Everyone turned their attention to Guo Mian. Guo Mian was nervous for a while. He coughed and said: "That...strategy...well...I have thought about it a bit. As the ancients said, shoot the horse first before shooting the man.
The thief captures the king first. Well... draw the bow as a draw, and use the arrow as a long one. In short, we must eradicate all the religious bandits this time."
Everyone looked at Guo Mian dumbfounded, wondering what he was talking about.
"No more?" Guo Kun asked.
"No, do you still need me to teach you specific combat strategies? You are all leading troops to fight, do you want me, the commander-in-chief, to advise you? What else do you need to do? It's up to you to tell me." Guo Mian suddenly said.
Be eloquent.
"..." The eyes of a group of people were rolling all over the floor, and Lin Jue was so happy. This Guo Mian was so funny. It seemed that he had not done any homework at all, which is not to say that he did not care about the success or failure of counterinsurgency.
, but he has no interest in it at all, or he doesn’t understand the significance of this matter to him. In fact, people like Guo Mian are just temperamental people, straightforward and simple, without any scheming. Think about it, Guo Mian
It is really a cruel thing to compete with Guo Xu for the throne. From the perspective of Jiangshan Sheji, perhaps it is better for Guo Mian to be a prince who has given up the throne. It may be more suitable for Prince Huai to succeed to the throne.
"Okay. Then let me tell you." Guo Kun said in a deep voice: "According to the intelligence compiled before, the five counties currently occupied by the religious bandits are Dongming, Weicheng, Xucheng, Changheng, and Huazhou. These are
The five prefectures and counties are all in the northeast of the capital and are connected together. According to my estimation, the religious bandits must have united their forces in one place, facing the southeast, in order to capture the two counties of Yangwu and Fengqiu. The two counties of Yangwu and Fengqiu must not be lost.
Otherwise, they will have to go straight to the capital. My suggestion is to find the direction of the opponent's attack and defeat their main force in one fell swoop, which will defeat their intention to capture Yangwu or Fengqiu. This can quickly defeat their main force.
After that, we can sweep through and take back the five counties easily. I don’t know what you think of it.”
"What Marquis Du Yu said is true. We should do this. Defeat the main force of the religious bandits in one fell swoop to prevent them from running around and causing trouble." The generals nodded in agreement.
"Du Yuhou, there is certainly nothing wrong with this strategy, but how do we know the direction of their attack? And we don't know the number of people on the other side now. We don't know how many soldiers and horses the other side has after gathering. What if?
There are tens of thousands of people, so we are outnumbered and the enemy is outnumbered. Will we suffer losses in a head-on battle?" A general asked.
Guo Kun nodded and said: "General Chen's question is good. As for the direction of the opponent's attack, I just said that they can only attack Fengqiu and Yangwu counties, so it's either this or that. We can send out cavalry scouts to reconnoiter tonight.
In addition, the county governments of Yangwu County and Fengqiu County have also sent people to pay attention to the movements of the bandits, which is not difficult to find out. In fact, from my personal judgment, they are very likely to attack Fengqiu County. Because as long as Fengqiu is taken, they will
It can block the Yellow River ferry as quickly as possible, which can prevent the imperial court from sending troops to crusade northward. Moreover, Fengqiu is closer to the capital, which will pose a direct threat to the capital. If it were me, I would definitely take Fengqiu and blockade the northward ferry, and then
Then capture all the counties north of the Yellow River."
Guo Kun pointed on the sand table with a long pole, and everyone's eyes moved on the sand table as he told the story. The sand table was clear at a glance, and what Guo Kun said was easier to understand. Lin Jue looked at the sand table quietly, listening to Guo Kun's words,
He also looked at Guo Kun differently in his heart. The young prince was not an unlearned person, and his judgment was very reasonable. From an overall perspective, capturing Fengqiu County would be the most profitable. Therefore, it is very likely that
Directly capture Fengqiu County.
"As for the number of religious bandits, I don't think there is anything to worry about. The religious bandits are all a mob, and most of them are members of the religious congregation. If calculated in terms of number of people, I am afraid there are at least 30,000 to 50,000. But in fact, they are not very powerful. As long as they are found
Their main force can be defeated in one fell swoop. I'm not arrogant, a group of religious people gathered together, it's hard to say they have any fighting power for a while. If it takes time, it's hard to say, but there is no need to worry now." Guo Kun continued.
All the generals nodded and said: "What Du Yuhou said is correct, well-founded and convincing."
Guo Kun smiled and said to Guo Mian: "What do you think, General?"
Guo Mian yawned and said, "I think what you said is right. It's similar to what I think."
Guo Kun laughed and said: "So heroes think alike? Hahaha."
Guo Mian smacked his lips and said, "You are worthy of being compared to me. Don't insult the word hero."
Guo Kun collected the bamboo pole and said: "Since you all have no objections, then tomorrow morning we will cross the river and go north, go straight to Fengqiu County, find the main force of the religious bandits and fight with them. What else do you want to say?" Generals
They all said, "That's it."
Guo Kun smiled and turned around, only to see Lin Jue holding his chin in deep thought. Guo Kun smiled and said, "Lin Jue, you haven't expressed your position yet, what do you think of this arrangement?"
Lin Jue could hear the pride in Guo Kun's words. He couldn't bear to hurt Guo Kun's pride, but since Guo Kun asked, Lin Jue did have something to say.
"I agree with Du Yuhou's previous analysis, but I have two small questions. I would like to ask everyone to analyze them for me," Lin Jue said.
Guo Kun was stunned and said: "Oh? Tell me about it?"
Lin Jue walked to the sand table, pointed at the sand table and said: "This sand table only covers a few counties in the north of Beijing, and does not include the capital and the northern border towns. So some things cannot be seen. Let me add something."
Lin Jue bent down and moved the stools, moved the low tables and placed them on the north and south sides of the sand table. He also placed a few tea cups and lampstands, and said in a deep voice: "Although it is simple, you will understand once I explain it. This stool is from the capital city."
, the tea cups on the stool are the imperial guards of the capital. As we all know, there are 200,000 imperial guards in the capital, and there are as many as 250,000 soldiers and yamen soldiers in the capital. This area in the north is an important border town. This is Taiyuan
Mansion, to the east is Zhending Mansion, to the north is Datong Border Town. To the northeast is Yanyun Sixteenth Prefecture Border Town. I don’t know how many soldiers and horses there are in the border town. Can anyone tell me the approximate number? This should not be a leak.
.”
Guo Kun frowned and said, "What are you talking about? Does this have anything to do with the current matter?"
Lin Jue said: "It doesn't matter whether it matters or not. Please tell me how many soldiers and horses there are in the border town in the north."
Guo Kun frowned and said: "The border town is heavily populated with troops. There must be at least four to five million soldiers."
In fact, Guo Kun was talking about conservative figures. There were as many as 600,000 soldiers and horses in Yanyunbian Town and the area from the west to Hetao. That was the gate to the north, the first line of defense to protect the capital, and it was naturally a heavy army.
Where the clouds gather.
Lin Jue nodded and said: "Okay, then think about it, everyone, the religious bandits know that there are 200,000 forbidden troops in the south and hundreds of thousands of border troops in the north. Will they attack south or north? Unless they are fools.
Come on, don't you just send it to your door? If I were the bandit leader, I would know that there are 200,000 forbidden troops guarding the capital, but I still dare to approach the capital? Are you talking about blocking the Yellow River ferry? Are you crazy? They will avoid it for fear of not getting there.
That's right. The space they can really move is the large area between the border town and the capital. And it can't last long. If they want to survive, they must break through this narrow strip of land flanked by the north and south. Either attack westward and rush out.
The pincer zone reaches the large open areas in the west of Beijing, Fengxiang, and Xixia. They can either go south from Yingtian Mansion and attack the Jianghuai area to find another territory. Otherwise, they will be dead. Do you understand what I am saying?"
Everyone had a sudden feeling. Yes, there were heavy troops gathering on both sides of the north and the south, and the Qingjiao bandits were in the middle. It was because of this that they were able to suddenly attack and seize the territory of these state capitals. Do they still dare to go south or
Go north and face off against the imperial army? No one would do this unless they were crazy.
Guo Kun frowned and said, "According to your opinion, they won't attack Fengqiu southward?"
Lin Jue said in a deep voice: "Actually, this possibility is not ruled out."
Guo Kun glared at Lin Jue and said, "Then what do you mean?"
