Chapter Forty-Eight: The Handan Strategy of Liaodi (Part II)
In the military cabinet, Ji Kang slowly said to everyone in the cabinet amid the laughter and laughter of everyone:
"Ladies and gentlemen, General Rong Yan, after ten years of hard work and development, I have finally reached a new stage. However, the countries of the Central Plains and even our country are also facing a new situation. ”
"Some time ago, my uncle, Zhao Wangdan, sent someone to send a letter to Zaixia, imploring me to send troops to reinforce Zhao. Lord Ji Mao, the superintendent of Jidu, also wrote to say that King Zhao also sent a letter to my mother to talk about the matter. ”
"Ladies and gentlemen, General Rong Yan, please express your views and even suggestions on this matter!"
After saying the above words, Ji Kang picked up the cup on the table and took a sip of water gently.
Everyone in the military pavilion bowed their heads and pondered.
Mr. Lu Zhonglian took the lead in standing up, bowed down to Ji Kang and said:
"Childe, this time the Qin army attacked Zhao State, as Childe said, there is a heart that is bound to win. But the minister thought that my Liao Di would not be able to sit idly by and watch Handan be broken and the Zhao State destroyed, and should send troops to attack the Qin army. ”
Old Dean Zou Yan also touched the snow-white beard under his chin and said to Ji Kang:
"Childe, since the year before last, King Yingji of Qin sent a large army to attack the State of Zhao, and now it is the third year. At present, Qin and Zhao are fighting a fierce battle under the city of Handan. ”
"But the Qin State is determined to destroy the Zhao State this time. Regardless of the fatigue of the Qin army, King Yingji of Qin repeatedly increased the troops of Zhao within three years, and it is currently conservatively estimated that the Qin army attacking Handan has as many as 500,000 people. ”
"The old minister agrees with what Lord Lu Zhonglian said just now, I can't let Qin destroy its Zhao State, and I should send troops to aid Zhao. In this way, it is in the best interests of our Liao and even Yan country. ”
After listening to the words of Lu Zhonglian and Zou Yan, everyone in the cabinet nodded.
Mr. Su Dai stood up and said to Ji Kang:
"Gongzi, as far as the minister knows, the king of Zhao sent Zhao Sheng, the king of the plains, to the state of Chu, which has led to the alliance between Chu and Zhao; And Wei has sent 100,000 troops to stay in Yecheng, and is also spying on the movements of Qin and Zhao. ”
"If I can join forces with Zhao, Chu, and Wei to attack Qin, Qin will be defeated, and the siege of Handan will be solved, this is the best policy! Please be a gentleman. ”
After listening to the words of the above people, Jun Xiangju Xin said to Ji Kang:
"Prince, the old minister agrees with the opinions of the adults just now. At present, the Qin army is mobilized to attack the army of Zhao, and I have calculated that the Qin army, including Shangdang and Taiyuan counties, is about 550,000, which can be described as a national attack on Zhao. ”
Although the Qin army was under the city of Handan and suffered serious casualties, the Qin State refused to give up and repeatedly increased its troops in Handan. If Handan is broken, the state of Zhao will be destroyed. Lao Chen is sure that the Qin army will definitely move north and attack my Zhongyang County. ”
"Since I am in Liaodi, sooner or later, I will fight with the Qin army. It is better to take advantage of the fact that the Qin army is tired under the city of Handan, and our army will fight against it with other Central Plains countries. In this way, as Lord Su Dai said just now, it is indeed the best policy. ”
After listening to the words of everyone in the pavilion, Ji Kang had a smile on his face.
To the people in the cabinet: "It seems that your lordships coincide with the Handan strategy formulated by General Rong's military staff!" From this point of view, in this battle of Handan, I Liaodi is going to participate. ”
Speaking of this, Ji Kang turned his head to look at Rong Worm and said to Rong Worm:
"General Rong Yan, you explain the Handan strategy formulated by the military department in detail to all the adults in the cabinet. Look at the adults, what else would you like to add? ”
Rong Yan stood up, bowed to Ji Kang and said, "No." ”
Then, he walked to the military pavilion, next to the map hanging on the wall, and removed a baton from the stand next to it.
Turning around, he said to everyone in the cabinet: "Princes, ladies and gentlemen, according to the requirements of the princes, our Liaodi Military Department and even the General Staff Department, after nearly two months of operation, have now formulated the following strategy for the Battle of Handan. ”
Speaking of this, Rong Yan turned around, and the baton in his hand pointed to the direction of Handan marked on the map on the wall.
"At present, the Qin army is under the city of Handan, at least more than 450,000 troops, and most of the Zhao army is old and young, the early loss of soldiers is very large, after three years of resistance, the current city is estimated to have 250,000 Zhao troops."
Rong Oyster's baton pointed to the south of the map.
Then he said to everyone: "Wei currently has as many as 100,000 troops stationed in Yecheng; According to the latest news, the state of Chu has now gathered an army of 100,000 and will soon go north to Handan to attack the Qin army. ”
Speaking of this, Rong Yi turned around and said to everyone: "In this way, the armies of Zhao, Wei, and Chu together are not weaker than the forces of Qin. According to the reality of our Liaodi, this time we Liaodi came to the aid of Zhao and prepared to dispatch three armies, with a total strength of 100,000. ”
"In this way, if I join the battle of Handan, together with the three kingdoms of Zhao, Wei, and Chu, the total strength will far exceed that of the Qin army. It can be done to defeat the Qin army or make the Qin army retreat in the face of difficulties. ”
Speaking of this, Rong Yan looked at Ji Kang and saw that Ji Kang nodded slightly to himself.
Then he turned his head and continued to say loudly to the people:
"Princes, ladies and gentlemen, this attack on Handan and the Qin army is the first time that my Liaodi army has attacked the Central Plains. Therefore, the three armies that are ready to be dispatched are the first, second, and third armies that are the most well-equipped in Liaodi. ”
"The above three armies are the rapid strike corps of my Liaodi. The whole army, including the logistics personnel, was all carried by war horses. The action is fast, at least more than 200 miles a day. ”
"In this way, if this battle is only to annihilate a small army of the Qin army, or let the Qin army return to the Qin State safely, this is not what my Liaodi is pursuing, and it is not in the interests of my Liaodi."
"According to the current situation, for the sake of the greatest interests of our Liaodi in the future, the Handan strategy formulated by our Liaodi this time is to take advantage of the merger of the Central Plains countries to encircle and annihilate the Qin army in the territory of Zhao, or annihilate most of its army."
"Let the Qin State from now on, its vitality has been greatly damaged, and it is powerless to look east. In this way, it is in the best interests of my Liao and even Yan country. ”
After listening to Rong Yan's words, except for Ji Kang, the eyes of everyone else in the pavilion widened.
Rong Oy, are you joking? The army of the Qin army in the Zhao State is more than 500,000! And besides, this is not the army of other countries, but the Qin army, which is known as the "Army of Tigers and Wolves"!
If it is said that according to what everyone thought before, it is to expel the Qin army from Handan City and drive it out of the Zhao State, but now you propose to annihilate the Qin army, this is ...... Can this be done?
Rong Yan looked at several white-haired Liaodi important ministers in the cabinet, opened his mouth wide, and his heart was secretly refreshed.
You're stunned now, aren't you? Also "confused", right?
When I first heard the prince's request, I had the same expression as you!
Rong Yan "coughed, coughed" twice, turned around again, and pointed the baton in his hand to Shangdang in the west of Handan.
Continue to say to everyone: "Princes, ladies and gentlemen, according to the suggestions of our Liaodi Military Department and even the Military Staff Headquarters, if we want to achieve the requirement of completely annihilating the Qin army or annihilating most of the main force of the Qin army, we must block the back road of the Qin army. ”
"Now, the Qin army is gathered under the city of Handan, but the Qin army's rear troops are empty, especially the Qin army in the Shangdang area has only 20,000, including Sima Terrier, the deputy general of the Qin army in Taiyuan County, and the Qin army led by 30,000 is only 50,000 troops."
"Therefore, the strategy of our army is as follows, the three armies of our Liaodi, the 100,000 army, must give full play to the characteristics of the fast cavalry of our Liaodi, and first station troops in our Zhongyang County."
"When the armies of Zhao, Chu, and Wei and the Qin army were engaged in battle under the city of Handan, our army launched an offensive in advance, quickly set off from Zhongyang County, crossed the Taihang Mountains, and launched an attack on Shangdang along the west of Taihang."
Speaking of this, Rong Yan turned around and said to everyone: "Princes, my lords, with 100,000 elite soldiers in my Liaodi, it is not too difficult to take down the Shangdang garrisoned by 20,000 Qin troops, right?" ”
Everyone thought about it and nodded.
It is indeed not very difficult to take down Shangdang and annihilate the 20,000 garrisons of Qin.
You know, these are the three most elite armies in Liaodi! The equipment is excellent, the combat effectiveness is high, and the fighting spirit is high, which can be said to be the best in the world. If this can't take the 20,000 Qin troops of the Shangdang, Liaodi will not have the idea of competing for the world in the future.
Seeing this, Rong Yan turned around and nodded at Taiyuan County.
To the crowd: "Princes, lords, since this is the case, after our army occupied Shangdang, it completely blocked the hundreds of thousands of Qin troops under Handan City. The 30,000 Qin troops in Taiyuan County were also cut off by our army on the way south. ”
"If nothing else, Sima Terrier of Taiyuan County will definitely lead 30,000 Qin troops south, or go west and return to Qin. If Sima Terrier's 30,000 troops go west to Qin, our army can ignore it. ”
"If Sima Terrier dares to lead the army south, our army will take advantage of the time difference to eat the 30,000 Qin troops of Sima Terrier, and then turn around and continue to stay in Shangdang. Taking advantage of the terrain that Shangdang is easy to defend and difficult to attack, the hundreds of thousands of Qin troops under Handan City are blocked to the death. ”
In this way, the Qin army can only make the following two choices: either fight to the death with the three kingdoms of Zhao, Wei, and Chu, fight a bloody road from the south of Zhao, and return to Qin from the territory of Wei and Han; Either concentrate forces and open the way for the return of the party. ”
Speaking of this, Rong Yi turned around again and said solemnly to everyone:
"Princes, ladies and gentlemen, if the Qin army concentrates its forces to attack the Shangdang garrisoned by our army."
"A certain general dares to guarantee that what awaits the fate of the hundreds of thousands of troops of the Qin army will inevitably be annihilated by our Liaodi and other Central Plains countries. Because of my Liaodi army, it is absolutely impossible for the Qin army to open up the road to return in Shangdang. ”
"The Qin army only has one choice left, that is, not to attack the Shangdang. Instead, they concentrated their forces and fought their way out of the combined forces of Zhao, Chu, and Wei to return south and west. ”
"But at this time, even South Korea is afraid of Qin, and it knows what to do at this time, right? That is, it will definitely send troops and actively attack the Qin army, in this case, there will be coalition forces to cover up and kill, and there will be Wei and Han armies blocking the road in front. ”
Speaking of this, Rong Yi laughed and said to everyone:
"Princes, lords, a certain general doesn't know, in this way, after the Qin army returns to China, how many men and horses will be left? This is the Handan strategy of my Liaodi, please put forward more opinions and improve it. ”
After Rong Yan finished speaking, he bowed to Ji Kang and the others, returned to his seat, picked up the cup on the coffee table, and drank a big sip of water.
Ji Kang looked at several important ministers in the cabinet, and when he saw the look in everyone's eyes, he knew that everyone must agree with this strategy.
Ji Kang stood up and applauded softly, expressing his respect for Rong Worm.
Seeing this, everyone reacted and applauded.
The general Rong was embarrassed, so he had to stand up and bow to everyone again.