Chapter 119: Sending troops to the White Wave Valley
After receiving funding from the noble families in Hanoi, Wang Kuang, the prefect of Hanoi, Bao Xin, the prime minister of Jibei, and the Xuzhou army gathered their troops and marched toward Zibo City in Baibo Valley, where the Baibo bandit army was stationed.
In addition to the generals from the three headquarters, Tao Shang's military art and marching teacher Huangfu Song also accompanied the army on the expedition.
When the march was about to reach the Baibo Valley, the pottery merchant asked Huangfu Song for advice on the tactics of the attack against the Baibo Army. In addition to targeting the population resources of the Baibo Army, the pottery merchant also wanted to use this battle to increase his experience and practical level.
The relationship between Huangfu Song and Huangjin can be said to be like breaking bones and connecting tendons. Of course, this description does not mean that the two are very close. On the contrary, it should be that they are incompatible with each other.
Huangfu Song was the nightmare of the Yellow Turban Army back then, and the uprising of the Yellow Turban Army also made Huangfu Song a success.
Huangfusong told Tao Shang that if nothing unexpected happened in this campaign against the Baibo Army, the Baibo Army would definitely rely on the danger to defend the Baibo Valley and would not confront the official army head-on.
The reason is very simple. Although the Baibo Army is large in number, not all of them are elite, and there is no fixed governance system. Several Qu commanders and bandit leaders work independently. Facing the well-prepared officers and soldiers, the Baibo Army is not sure of victory.
After careful consideration, the pottery merchant gave Huangfusong's analysis a very high degree of affirmation and evaluation.
"Teacher." Tao Shang sincerely asked Huangfu Song for advice: "Since the Baibo Army has decided to stick to the Baibo Valley, what should the disciples do to win this battle?"
Huangfusong was very satisfied with Tao Shangcheng's diligent attitude towards learning and admired it quite a bit.
As people get older, they generally like to be modest.
"The terrain of Baibo Valley is dangerous and easy to defend but difficult to attack. It will definitely not work if you attack hard. The first thing you have to do is to demoralize the troops."
"Has the military morale been disrupted?" Tao Shang heard this and touched his smooth chin, as if he couldn't understand: "Then what should be done specifically?"
Huangfu Song smiled and said: "You are the commander-in-chief of the Xuzhou Army. I can only provide you with a general strategic direction, and then you will think about it in practice. Do you understand?"
The implication is that I want to recruit myself?... They always choke and hide their words, what about these ancients?
Huangfu Song stroked his white beard and said with a smile: "If you can find a way to disrupt the morale of the army, what do you think the Baibo Army's next move will be?"
Tao Shang closed his eyes and quietly recalled the detailed analysis and teachings that Huangfu Song himself summarized during this period as the five dangers, six precepts and seven fears of a handsome man. Then based on his own understanding, he slowly said: "In the Baibo Valley, the military spirit
Once the situation becomes unstable, defending for a long time is not the best strategy. In order to stabilize the morale of the army, we must find ways to win a few battles, stabilize the morale of the army, and build up momentum! Only in this way can we continue to protect Zibo City."
Huangfu Song smiled happily and said: "Shan...if the Baibo Army goes out, what will you do next?"
Under Huangfu Song's encouraging eyes and Xunxun's guidance, Tao Shang slowly said: "Once the Baibo Army comes out of the valley to fight, if we can take the opportunity to defeat it and weaken its spirit, the Baibo Army's momentum will inevitably decline.
Day after day, when the morale of the army is inherently unstable, unable to win in battle, and defending the ground, and feeling exhausted, something will inevitably change..."
"Not bad!" Huangfusong seemed not to have expected that the pottery merchant's ability to draw inferences would be so strong, and he said happily: "When the situation is exhausted, there will be changes. Then it will be your time to use surprise. If you can adapt to the situation
, then the Baibo army will not be difficult to defeat! This is the secret of military strategists!"
Upon hearing this, Tao Shang seemed to suddenly realize, and said: "I see... But for this military strategist, it is easy to say, but quite difficult to do... First of all, just the first step, how to confuse the enemy's mind, seems to be difficult.
too easy."
Huangfu Song laughed loudly when he heard this and said: "As I said before, you are the commander-in-chief of the Xuzhou Army. You have to figure this out yourself. Don't you usually do a lot of damage? Think about it carefully and maybe you will think about it.
There is a way."
The old man's words don't sound very nice... What does it mean to have a lot of damage?
Are all the famous generals so arrogant?
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But Huangfu Song was right. The pottery merchant thought carefully for a while on the road, and he really came up with a solution.
But this method requires the consent of Bao Xin and Wang Kuang.
After the two heard about Tao Shang's idea, they were hesitant at first, but Tao Shang assured that it was just an expedient measure to disrupt the morale of the other army, and if the strategy really produced adverse reactions, the Xuzhou Army would find a way.
Deal with the aftermath.
Seeing that the pottery merchant had made such a guarantee, Bao Xin and Wang Kuang couldn't say anything more, so they nodded in agreement.
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When the three armies arrived at the Baibo Valley, the leaders of each group arranged for the troops to camp around the Baipo Valley and blocked several important roads outside the Baipo Valley in a semicircle. Tens of thousands of soldiers and horses used the wooden fence as the front end to set up high platforms.
So that you can observe the situation in the valley at any time.
Zibo City is not completely surrounded by city walls. There is a section of terrain in the northwest that rises and is blocked by a large mountain.
It is said to be a city, but in fact it is better to say that it is a fortress. The fortress is leaning against the mountain. Behind the mountain is a cliff. The intricate cliffs on the mountain and cliff form a natural barrier. In this way, Baibo's defenders only need to lean against the cliff and concentrate.
If you use troops to guard all the passes in front of the mountains, and seize the dangerous points, you can rely on the dangerous points to hold on, and it will be difficult for thousands of troops to capture them.
However, the coalition forces of the three princes blocked all the roads, so that if the Baibo army were to dispatch, they would not be able to show their advantage of having more soldiers. Therefore, both sides did not dare to use troops easily here, and could only maintain a stalemate at a distance.
Facing such terrain, Bao Xin and Wang Kuang were at a loss what to do.
But the pottery merchant was different. Since he and Huangfu Song had discussed the established policy, he would resolutely implement it according to this line.
The pottery merchant asked Wang Kuang to collect a batch of damaged coarse cloth from Hanoi that could be written on, divided it into hundreds of parts, wrote on it, tied it to an arrow, and shot it into the valley.
Seeing the batches of arrows tied with rags being shot directly into the opponent's valley, the potter's eyes were a little complicated, and he seemed to be thoughtful.
Han Hao was told by Wang Kuang that he had a heavy responsibility as the general manager of the food and fodder dispatch for the White Wave Army.
However, even though he was the governor of grain and grass allocation, Han Hao had always maintained a rather curious attitude towards the pottery merchants. From time to time, he used his wife to go to the pottery merchants to ask questions... Maybe he had never seen anything like this before.
Someone who escapes.
Han Hao was standing next to the pottery merchant at this moment, and like the pottery merchant, he was watching the letters being fired into the valley. He hesitated and said: "Master Tao, isn't your plan of alienation and confusion a little too obvious?
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The pottery merchant nodded, agreeing with Han Hao's point of view, and criticized himself very deeply: "It's not just obvious, it's almost explicit... This may be regarded as the lowest-level psychological attack strategy."
When Han Hao heard this, he opened his mouth dumbly and said nothing. He didn't know how to evaluate the pottery merchant.
I never imagined that there are still people in the world who would be so disgusting and say that their strategies are too low-level...
"But..." Tao Shang turned around, showed a warm smile to Han Hao, and said: "But, the lowest level of strategy depends on who is used. If this strategy is used to alienate the regular army,
Soldiers, generals and soldiers will definitely be of no use, but if they are used on the Yellow Turban Army..."
The pottery merchant turned his head, stared at Baibo Valley with dark eyes, and said: "Basically, it will happen naturally."