To be honest, Zhao Xi has not had time to consider where the overall encirclement and suppression plan will ultimately be formed.
We are probably familiar with the topography and landforms, and there are many suitable places south of Xiaoguan that are suitable for large-scale encirclement and suppression.
Should we just put it in Haoshuichuan... What does this old Han mean?
Zhao Xi was a little confused when he saw Han Qi's handwritten letter.
As for Di Qing, when he saw Han Qi's letter, he consciously shut up, without even a strange or surprised expression... Alas, Han Qi was a hurdle that Di Qing could not overcome in his life!
Forget it, asking Di Qing about this is equivalent to asking Yu Blind.
Military commanders, who understand the thoughts of civil servants, would not be in this situation now if they understood.
Since Han Qi is the leader of the civil servants, it is up to the civil servants to speculate.
Don't let your side finally have no choice but to set the battlefield in Haoshuichuan and scratch Han Qi's hair...
"Your Highness, Mr. Han's intention should come from his heart and his true intention."
"The original Battle of Haoshuichuan was an offensive battle. The two sides were in an area of 20 to 30 miles in radius, and hundreds of thousands of soldiers were intricately intertwined."
"In the situation at that time, Xianggong Han no longer had any assessment and deployment of the overall war situation in a sense, and was basically in a state of chaos."
"As for the reasons for the final defeat, there were accidental factors and inevitable factors of disintegration of armaments. It was not the strategic deployment of encirclement and suppression as is the case today."
Okay, what are you talking about?
Zhao Xi wanted to see what the civil servants thought of Han Qi's letter, and had no intention of exploring the reasons for the defeat of Haoshuichuan.
However, a group of civil servants began to excuse Haoshuichuan's defeat... which made no sense at all.
I am here to win the battle. As for why Han Qi was defeated in the first place, what do you want me to do?
Times have changed, and today is different from the past. If we achieve a great victory today, there is no comparison with the great defeat back then. Why take it so far?
Can't interrupt yet...~
"At the beginning, the Princess of Han Dynasty was engaged in military affairs in Qinzhou, but the armies of Linfu, Yanzhou, Huanqing and Huizhou were all fighting independently, and there was no unified command layout."
"Although they are both leaders, the exchanges and exchanges between them have not resulted in strategic unity."
Go on... let's go on. It's nothing more than making a very different judgment on victory or defeat... I am the heir to the throne, not a civil servant. Is it necessary to make this comparison?
This group of civil servants, before anything happened, started to have fun.
It's just that this time he let go of the restraints on the generals, and now it seems that he is sure of winning again, which makes the civil servants even more nervous, fearing that after this great victory, the imperial court will change its national policy of suppressing military force and promoting civility.
Some things always have to be done, and you can't stop them with just a few words.
However, since you want to say it, let you say it.
Fortunately, Han Jiang and others did not say this, whether it was because they knew him well, were instigating behind his back, or did not agree with these people's nonsense. It didn't matter, Zhao Xi really didn't have much at this point.
Something that needs to be tabooed.
One hundred thousand new troops, all of whom have been indoctrinated by their own ideas...
"Your Highness, Jiang believes that if this battle is planned to form an encirclement and suppression in Haoshui River, it will be a good thing to annihilate the enemy in Haoshui River."
"Regardless of the cause of the defeat in the Battle of Haoshuichuan, the outcome was a disastrous defeat, with more than 100,000 soldiers killed and injured. Such a disastrous defeat directly led to the formulation of the foreign policy of the country."
"I once heard His Highness talking about the courage of the court and the courage of the people in the court. Perhaps that was when the courage broke."
"Xiangong Han is bringing up old matters now, not to discuss merits and demerits based on the facts, but to hope that His Highness can avenge his shame this time and embolden our country!"
This statement...maybe the most in line with Han Qi's heart.
Zhao Xi could imagine that when Han Qi fled to Qinzhou, the scene when he was dragged by the old woman to question his son... should be like a brand, deeply imprinted in Han Qi's mind, leaving him still confused after so many years.
It’s hard to let go.
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"Xi Ming is clear! Do your best!"
This is Zhao Xi's reply to Han Qi, just a few words.
When Han Qi saw the words Zhao Xi, knowing his destiny, he couldn't hold back the emotion of crying...
Just as Zhao Xi thought, Haoshuichuan was Han Qi's nightmare and he never left. Maybe this time, he can truly get rid of this burden that he has carried for many years...~
His Royal Highness the Prince's polemic article spread to both the east and west, and it was a different story.
Gao Zunyu was very proud, as if he and His Royal Highness had the same ideas, and urged Guo Kui three times a day to order the departure.
"Commander Guo, our West Route Army has very little space to go east. Only by advancing west can it truly play a role in guiding the middle route."
Gao Zunyu was really a little anxious. According to the intelligence shared by the frontline headquarters, the cavalry gathered in Xixia had already marched towards Shaniuling. This indicated that it would not take long before the prince's so-called strategic encirclement and suppression stage would be entered. In other words,
There is not much time left for the East and West to fight separately.
"Okay! Since the high commander thinks so and there is guidance from the frontline headquarters, let's go west and fight against Gaolan!"
From the bottom of Guo Kui's heart, he was inclined to stay like this, and then casually rush into the Xixia territory to some distance, and pull out some Baotai Army strongholds... This way he can complete the strategy and not be caught off guard when encirclement and suppression is needed.
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But His Highness the Crown Prince's article, coupled with Gao Zunyu's endless urging not to choose a safe method on his own, ended up being passive and inactive in the court.
Guo Kui's deployment was still based on safety and marching westward. He only allowed the New Army to send 3,000 troops to prepare for the march. At the same time, the New Army and the Huichuan Army were mixed and distributed along the border camps.
In other words, while advancing westward, he ensured that there were no loopholes in the entire Huichuan area and that the entire Huichuan territory was completely under his control.
It also required that each camp must reserve scouts, and each garrison must report on the battle situation within three days.
His primary goal was to complete the ultimate encirclement and suppression, and to preserve the strength of the entire Huichuan Army until the moment of the final decisive battle.
For Guo Kui, it doesn't matter whether he can capture Gaolan. Capturing it is a merit, failing to capture it is not a fault. Once the West Route Army falls into a tug-of-war or confrontation with the enemy, and the West Route Army is unable to complete the ultimate encirclement and suppression, that is
A complete sin.
As for Zhonge on the East Road, the moment he read His Highness the Crown Prince's article... After much caution and investigation, he already knew the deployment of Shenyong Military Division and Xiangyou Military Division on the left side, and finally ordered a full-scale advance.
The command.
The Jinning Army moved from east to west, while the Suide Army moved from west to east, forming a double-sided attack on the Jialu River area, and required that the entire area must be cleared and occupied before the central encirclement and suppression was formed.
Regarding the arrangement of the New Army, he was not as conservative as Guo Kui. Instead, he directly pressed the New Army across the board and cooperated with the Western Army to achieve this strategic goal.
If you want to be a great commander, you have to do it with all your might.