Chapter 71: Strategizing

As for the deployment of troops, the information on the note did not elaborate, but only mentioned that it was necessary to advance at three ends and focus on assault.

McCor immediately concluded that this information was important and timely. He first formally thanked the Shenji Pavilion for his help, especially the disciple who was lurking within the Qing Army, and then especially thanked the young pavilion master in front of him, saying that she was sent by the heavens to help, and there would definitely be all kinds of blessings to accompany her, including finding a wishful man.

This formal and ridiculous remark made the heart of the strong-hearted lingering Wuxian, who had seen the world, bloom with joy, and his face was full of red glow. I was happy in my heart, and I felt that all the hard work was worth it.

Then Mai Ke asked about some of the situation in the Shenji Pavilion, and he answered them one by one. McKe then asked her how much she could decide on the affairs of the Divine Machine Pavilion, including the arrangement of personnel and changes in the organizational structure, as well as the methods of operation.

Ying Wuxuan groaned for a moment and said, "There is no problem with the old pavilion master, she has already authorized it all to me." The only obstacle is my big brother. Now I know that he has a good impression of me, but it's a pity that King Xiang is intentional, the witch is ruthless, and I only have the friendship of my brother and sister to him.

"As for the task arrangement, in the past, others came to the door, and we took the task, and there was no unified procedure and method. There is a better way to do this if needed, and it won't be too difficult to change. โ€

Mai Ke said: "Since you promised to help the sixth brother, these must be improved in order to really help." Some things can be changed now, and some things need to be done slowly.

"I see you've planned to build a stronghold here, and that's a good start. It's just that this speed is not enough, you need to be faster, more extensive, and spread your network all over the country, first in Guangxi Province, and then all the larger cities should be deployed. โ€

Ying Wuxuan nodded and said that it was not a big problem to expand in Guangxi.

McCor added, "The second thing that needs to be improved is the content of your intelligence gathering. I guess your tasks have always been single, specific. What I need this time is detailed information on the enemy's forces.

"Wuxiao, if you decide what to collect yourself, what do you think you should collect?"

"Shouldn't that include the number of enemy troops and the date of their deployment?" replied Haunting Wuxi, not very sure.

"Yes, these must be included. But it's not enough. It must also include who the commander of the enemy army is, and some of his specific circumstances, such as experience, martial arts, habits, place of origin, family and so on. โ€

"Is that the more detailed the better?" asked Haunt Wuxi, puzzled.

"That's pretty much it. "McKee is sure. "But when time is limited, there is simply no time to collect much. So one of your most important jobs is to prepare for them.

"One aspect of this preparation is to create a file for each of the enemy's senior generals, and to make clear in advance the situation of all those who enter this file. โ€

"It takes a lot of people to do it. Lingering immediately felt that he was running out of manpower.

"Yes. If you don't have enough manpower, you can discuss the deployment with the sixth brother. But this is only the military commanders at the highest level, that is, a dozen or twenty. But if you include the potential ones, I'm afraid it will have to be doubled. That's not counting the large number of mid-level commanders. All these mid-level generals may become candidates for the commander of the enemy army on their own. โ€

"Okay, after I go back, I'll have someone get a list out right away, and then start from Guangxi. Haunting quickly stepped into the role.

McCor bowed, and then continued to point, "And your specific military intelligence content. Be sure to include the composition of the enemy army, such as cavalry or infantry, whether it is a land battle or a naval division, whether it is a Eight Banner or a Green Battalion. For example, the three-headed advance mentioned in this intelligence is divided into three ways, or is it a different branch of the army? Maybe he knew, but he didn't take it seriously.

"It's possible!" Ying Wuxian nodded, "We never asked for anything to be reported, this disciple is quite clever and realizes that this information is important." โ€

"Are there any more disciples lurking in the Qing Army?" asked Mai Ke, this is a core secret. You can also test the homecoming of the young pavilion master in front of you.

"There are others, but they are not as high as this one, he has always followed Xiang Junmen, and is his senior military assistant. Without hesitation, he answered McKe's question of the implicit test, and at the same time also allowed McKe to take another exam.

"Good. This location is very important. Find a way to tell him to pay attention to the secrecy of his identity, and don't contact Shenji Pavilion lightly until the critical moment. If possible, I can meet with him and share some ideas. โ€

McKee's mind suddenly drifted back to the afterlife before he crossed over. Those outstanding intelligence masters penetrate the enemy's core, and obtain and transmit confidential information faster than the internal transmission of the opponent's own system. This is something to learn from.

Lingering says that it should be possible to arrange a meeting, but he needs to go to Guilin, where the Overseers are stationed.

"Then there is the logistical readiness of the enemy army. The soldiers and horses did not move, and the grain and grass went first. Looking at their preparations, we can get a rough idea of the date of their operation. From the location of the grain and grass reserves, it is also possible to speculate on the direction of their military operations. โ€

"We haven't paid attention to that. Lingering Wuxuan couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed, but he also realistically faced his own shortcomings.

"The most important thing is the enemy's route and the target of the attack. This must be figured out in every possible way, and it must be followed by the enemy army and updated at any time. โ€

Speaking of this, McKe said to Ying Wuxian: "In my opinion, you can sort out what we have just said, especially the content and methods of collecting information related to the enemy's current clearance, write them down in detail, and hand them over to me for inspection tomorrow morning." If you can, you can do this for future intelligence gathering. You can write, right?"

"You kid is too underestimated to look down on the master of this pavilion! This girl has been proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting since she was a child. If you don't believe me, let's play a game of Go?"

This is also a mind game that McKe loves, and it has reached a very high level. He once played three games informally with the current chess master, and as a result, he gave the opponent a draw. The chairman of the chess association looked at his chess and sighed, fortunately he did not choose to play Go, otherwise the champion would not have been left behind.

He turned his mind and felt that it had been a long time since he had touched it. Listening to the mention of Yingwuxian, his interest was aroused again. However, it seems that now is not the time, and there are still many things to be arranged in a hurry. So, I put this love down.

"Wow, the contest is the contest! But not now, you pull out this detailed list first, and I also have to find someone else to arrange the anti-purge matter. Let's wait until this battle is over. โ€

McKe didn't forget to tease her, "My sixth brother can also play Go, you can play with him first." If you can't even win against him, don't look for me for now, he's never won in my hands. โ€

As for the sixth brother who has never lost in the hands of others, he is a veritable person under one person and above ten thousand people in chess skills, will this McKe say?

Apparently not.

After leaving the haunting residence, Mai Ke went to find his two brothers, Feng Yunshan and Wei Changlu, to discuss with them carefully how to deal with them.

The Qing army's purge plan, to be honest, was a bit unexpected by McKe. They seemed to have arrived a little too early, disrupting his preparations.

Since this is the case, I will turn the passive into the active, speed up my preparations, turn the negative factor of the Qing army's entry into the army into a positive factor, mobilize these people, and use the method of people's war to put these Manchu soldiers into the flame array.

Of course, I had to use all the tactics of delaying the enemy, and before entering the fire array, I gave them some hors d'err to eat.

Feng Yunshan and Wei Changlu both lived in another room in the county office, and the two were also busy until midnight yesterday and fell asleep late.

But they were luckier than McKe, no one disturbed their rest, so they had rested for an hour and a half.

As soon as McCor arrived, the brothers immediately sobered up, and then the brothers went to McCo's room.

Mai Ke reported the information that the Qing army was going to be cleared, but the note was not taken out. Let these two guys read the ancient text, it is better for McKe to tell them. Their level of ancient literacy is at least one street behind that of McCorke.

McCor then told the two of them the results of his thoughts on the road, and asked them to give advice on how to fight a people's war. Although these two are not good at looking at the overall situation and making strategic decisions, they are very good at coming up with some bad ideas, even better than McKee.

Soon, all kinds of intrigues and tricks commonly used in later generations were proposed. Then, in light of the specific circumstances of this era, some were discarded and some were adopted.

Speaking of the wolf bรจi scene in which the enemy was restrained by possible tricks, the three of them laughed from time to time, diluting the grim state of facing the pressure of a strong enemy.

In fact, all three of them knew that the enemy was strong, and the common people they could rely on were still scattered and weak, and no effective resistance force had been formed.

If it were just a few of them, they would be able to run rampant in the world of this era. The problem is that they have to lead those who are weak to victory and survive together.

In the end, the three men agreed on a plan of two routes. Feng Yunshan and Feng Yunshan went deep into the area included in the enemy's clean-up plan, mobilized the villagers, and prepared to resist.

Together with Wei Changlu, Mai Ke led Wei Changhui, the Hui Dang and the charcoal burners, escorted the captured materials and prisoners, and went to Guigang, where they further arranged for the cooperation of the sailors. Qin Richang also went with him.

In addition, the three of them also decided to transfer Wu Renxiao back from the Northern Meridian and let him fully organize the collection of intelligence and delay the enemy's movements. Arrange for his subordinates to be responsible for the intelligence gathering of the Northern Meridian. At the same time, the younger brothers of the beggar gang were instructed to mobilize the disciples of the beggar gang to cooperate with this task.

Feng Yunshan's all the way, ready to use the second brother Yang Xiutian, the fifth brother Xiao Chaosi, and the sixth brother Shi Dakai to support at any time. They should have made contact with the target person. Their current sphere of activity, if nothing else, should also be the area that the Manchu army planned to clear.

As for the progress of the work of these three elder brothers, Mai Ke is going to get in touch with them on the way to do some understanding, and then specifically decide how to act together to fight this anti-clearance battle.

In addition to launching a people's war to plunge the Qing army into the vast ocean and taking the opportunity to train the people, the regular army trained by the eldest brother Zhang Yuan may have a chance to be tested. When necessary, it can be used as the force of the final blow.

As for Harley's foreign gun team, let's hide it first. Besides, their marksmanship formation must still be very rusty, and it is difficult to apply it to a great extent.

The sailor will depend entirely on the enemy's moves. If the enemy's troops were divided into three lines, including the sailors, then Peter's newly practiced formation would have a chance to test its effectiveness. Those elite sailors selected by the boat gang will also get a chance to fight.

If the enemy does not send out the forces of the naval division, Peter will continue his step-by-step training for the future development of the naval division, occupy the entire Zhujiang Valley, and then accumulate strength for all the inland river basins of the country.

Finally McCor stood up and said, "That's it, let's take on this first real challenge together!"

"If there is a battle, you will win!" the three of them used the slogan of the special forces again, and then the three pairs of big hands clasped tightly.