Chapter 235: The Child's Argument
Zhao Yu looked at the map and thought for a while, he knew that although he had no actual combat experience, he also knew that it would take many factors to ensure the victory of a battle, morale, logistics, climate, weapons and equipment, etc., and the most important thing was to adopt the correct tactics according to the time and place. This time, the imperial court had the advantage of troops, the number of warships was more than the enemy's, and it occupied the entire island of Jingao, and the residents of the island were inclined to the imperial court, which can be said to have taken advantage of the geographical advantages and people. As for the meteorological conditions, they were the same for both sides, strictly speaking, even in favor of the Song army, who could take advantage of the advantage of occupying the island to avoid the wind, while the Yuan army could only resist the storm.
Therefore, the reason for the disastrous defeat in this battle in which the Song army had the advantage was that it was defeated tactically. The Yuan army, on the other hand, made full use of its own advantages and adopted the correct tactics to attack the opponent's weaknesses, thus winning by fighting more with less. This shows that the Yuan army not only has a higher quality and morale than the Song army, but also has a stronger tactical quality and combat experience than the Song army.
"If the king is in command of this battle, he will not confront the enemy's array, because the back island array will lose its mobility. And the soldiers in the army are all the volunteers of King Qin, although they are familiar with the water nature, but they are not trained, once they change the formation, it will cause chaos, not only difficult to pose a threat to the enemy, but they have messed up their own positions, and they have been defeated by three points before the battle! Right? Zhao Yu flattened the map and pointed.
"Well, Your Highness's analysis is good, the army is the heaviest formation, but without practice, once it moves, it will be lost and cause chaos. This is true on land, and it is even more difficult to control at sea. So how is Your Highness going to meet the enemy? "Zheng Huchen is also from a martial arts background, and he was implicated in the Jinghu front line because of his father's crime, and he also has actual combat experience, and he agrees with what His Royal Highness said.
"Since we know that the opponent is difficult to win, we should not force it, but give full play to our advantages and counter the enemy." Zhao Yu said, "Our army is five times the strength of the enemy, and the warships are three times that of the enemy, so we can divide our troops against the enemy." ”
"Your Highness, my subordinates don't understand a little, our army should concentrate on the enemy if it has the advantage of strength, so as to fight more and fight less, if it is divided into troops, it will not lose its advantage again!" Zheng Huchen said puzzled.
"Well, you asked well, and listen to this king." Zhao Yu nodded and continued, "Our army has occupied an advantageous area on the island, and we can defend it according to the danger and prevent the enemy from landing. At the same time, in order to ensure that the warships are not limited by the island, large warships can be sent to the sea and cruise upwind to standby. Small and medium-sized warships are hidden in the waterways of the island to make way for the sea.
"His Highness's intention is to abandon water warfare and instead fight the enemy on land. But the enemy is the best at land warfare, once they land, they can be ten, don't you ......" Zheng Huchen was a little incomprehensible, look at His Highness.
"If the enemy wants to win, they must land on the island, and they must not swim there! They would send one army to attack head-on, and the other would send a surprise army to flank from the waterways in order to flank and take the island in one fell swoop. Zhao Yu said, "When the fierce battle between the two armies on the island is in full swing, we can attack and contain their vigilant fleets with warships lurking at sea." At the same time, the navy hidden in the waterway used other waterways to attack the landing fleet in a roundabout way, and released fireboats to attack the enemy warships that invaded the waterway, destroying its warships, and the troops who landed on it were also unable to do anything about the rootless water. ”
"Okay, we can turn the passive defense into an active attack by arranging this way, not only can we annihilate its landing fleet, but also attack and severely damage its alert fleet, and we can destroy most of the enemy in one battle, so that it is no longer able to pursue the imperial court, and we can even use this to launch a counteroffensive and retake Guangzhou." Zheng Huchen listened and praised.
"This king is just talking on paper, and the battlefield is changing rapidly, and whether it can work depends on two words." Zhao Yu said. He made this arrangement because he thought that when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor by surprise, the US military sent several large warships, including aircraft carriers, overseas by mistake, so as to avoid being destroyed by the Japanese air raids, thus ensuring the rapid recovery of combat effectiveness. And he felt that even if he lost this battle, he could still preserve his strength, so that he would not lose half of his family in one battle. However, if the signs of the enemy's attack can be detected in advance, the advance warning can still achieve an equal score.
"Eh, Your Highness doesn't have to be humble, you are the commander of an army, you just need to strategize, battlefield scheduling is the business of those generals, if they can't win with such a wonderful layout, it is their fault." Zheng Huchen said.
"What Lord Zheng said is good, if you want to win this battle, you still need to have a general!" While the two were talking, someone suddenly interjected.
"See Fu Shuai!"
"Sir, it's scary to sneak in again!" Zhao Yu knew that the only people who could go directly to his study without reporting were Ying Jieyan and Yuan Miao, so he rolled his eyes and said.
"The old man had already coughed a few times before entering the door, but His Highness was too focused to hear it, but now he is complaining about the old man!" Ying Jieyan smiled.
"Sir, do you think this arrangement can defeat Liu Shen's army?" Zhao Hao listened to the old man's words and was eavesdropping here for a long time, so he no longer asked politely and bluntly.
"As His Highness said, if you have a good plan, you must have a good general, who does Your Highness think is the best to preside?" Ying Jieyan stroked his beard and asked rhetorically.
"Zhang Shumi is the best at foot combat, of course, he is the best at defending the island; And the first palace commander in the imperial army who is proficient in water warfare, but he needs to preside over the overall situation and cannot lead the troops into battle, followed by only Jiang Cheng. Zhao Yu pondered for a moment.
"But it's not bad." Ying Jieyan nodded and said, secretly praising His Highness for his ability to recognize people, "Now that the imperial court has lost in a row, what will His Highness do?" ”
"Then you don't need to ask, hurry up and run!" Zheng Huchen smiled and preemptively said.
"No, if you go at this time, Liu Shending will chase after him like a maggot on the tarsal bone, and if you don't pay attention to it, you will be bitten by him, and if you don't answer before, you will be dragged to death by him. If you still have the strength to fight again, you can't beat him, and you will beat him half to death, so that he won't be afraid all day long after his ass. Zhao Yu waved his hand.
"Hehe, if Liu Shen touches His Highness, he will have a headache!" Ying Jie Yan smiled and said, obviously he agreed with His Highness's approach.
"He is not afraid of a headache, but he is afraid that Kublai Khan will have a headache when he thinks of this king." Zhao Hao chuckled.
"Why is that?" Ying Jieyan and Zheng Huchen glanced at each other, obviously not understanding what His Highness thought.
"No matter how powerful Liu Quan is, he can only mobilize the troops of one province, and he can't do anything about me with a headache. But Kublai Khan was able to use the whole country's troops, and he had a headache but he would lose his head. Zhao Yu touched the back of his neck and said. He knew that the great Khans of Mongolia were all big-tempered and small-minded, and whoever made him unhappy would immediately raise troops to fight, otherwise they would not have been fighting all day long, stirring up the whole world...... (To be continued.) )