Chapter 375 Zhenzhou offers a plan to live after death

If it was before the two armies officially engaged, he knew the number of troops dispatched by Li Mi, Wang Shichong would definitely adopt Duan Da's suggestion without saying a word, leaving a part of the elite soldiers to resist after breaking off, and he would take the escape method of gecko tail breaking, and take the opportunity to lead the main force to escape back to Luoyang City, and then defend the city.

It's a pity that it's too late now! The armies of both sides have become entangled, and no matter which side orders a retreat at this time, there is only one consequence, that is, the army collapses and ends in a crushing defeat.

The battlefield is becoming more and more tragic, as time goes by, the casualties of the soldiers on both sides are increasing rapidly, and the disadvantages of the Sui army are becoming more and more obvious, and even on the left edge of its army formation, there has been a little confusion, and the soldiers have fled.

"Lord Wang, this place is already extremely dangerous, the prince is a body of gold, it is better to temporarily move the Shuai Qi to the rear army first, and this place will be commanded by General Zhang first!" At this time, Zhu Cang, who had just taken refuge, also saw that something was wrong on the battlefield, and he couldn't help but be anxious for a while, and couldn't help but suggest out loud.

In the first battle of Champion County, Zhu Cang was defeated and lost miserably by the army led by Li Jing, not only was Laochao Champion County captured, but the more than 100,000 troops under his command were almost wiped out.

Fortunately, he saw the opportunity very quickly, and decisively abandoned the city and fled at the last moment, escaped from Shengtian with more than 10,000 remnants of the army, and finally fled to the Luoyang area and defected to Wang Shichong's command!

This time he went out of the city to face the battle, Zhu Cang was unwilling to go out with the army to fight, but unfortunately Wang Shichong believed him, fearing that he would collude with Emperor Yang Tong and his gang if he stayed in the city, and was afraid that he would cut off his own back road, so he immediately forced him to lead the last 5,000 cavalry soldiers under his command out of the city to meet the battle.

However, at this time, all his subordinates had been temporarily handed over to Wang Shichong's generals for unified command, and he was not one of the commanding generals on the scene.

Therefore, as long as Wang Shichong accepted his suggestion and decided to move the Shuai Qi to the rear army first, then he could temporarily withdraw to the rear of the battlefield, and even if the Sui army collapsed and was defeated, they could retreat in advance and flee back to Luoyang City with the speed advantage of the war horses under their seats.

“...”

Wang Shichong pondered for a while, a little moved, and was about to give an order, but Zhang Zhenzhou, the general under his command, said at this time: "Lord Wang, this strategy must not be done!"

Lord Wang, at this time, the soldiers of both sides of the enemy have fallen into a glue war, and our army has been at a disadvantage, at this time the prince's handsome banner is the courage of the army, the source of morale. Once the Shuai Qi suddenly moves to the rear army, it is likely to cause confusion in the hearts of the army and the soldiers will flee! ”

At this time, another general, Yang Gongqing, also spoke up: "Lord Wang, the last general also agrees with what General Zhang said!"

Lord Wang, although our army is temporarily at a disadvantage at this time, the soldiers still have the strength to fight, and the two sides are really fighting at this time, on par.

Therefore, no matter which side changes at this time, it will inevitably cause a chain reaction, and it is still undecided who will win and who will lose!

Lord Wang, what we need most at this time is to stabilize the army, wait for the enemy army to change, and seize the opportunity at that time, or we can defeat the enemy army in one fell swoop. ”

For a while, Wang Shichong was a little undecided, frowning and looking at the two, "What do the two generals have in mind?" ”

Zhang Zhenzhou urged him to step forward, pointed to the battlefield in front of him and said: "Lord Wang, the last general watched the battlefield quietly and found that the Wei army on the battlefield was relatively scattered, and the Wei army seemed to be surrounded in four directions and was ready to wipe us out."

Hearing this, the generals' faces changed and they were a little panicked. Wang Shichong was the same, his face changed slightly in an instant, and then he said a little hurriedly: "General Zhang has any way to retreat from the enemy?"

Zhang Zhenzhou didn't shirk it, nodded and continued:

"Lord Wang, before the civil strife in Wagang, the allied army suddenly came out, and in the end they picked up a big bargain and intercepted most of the victories, but Li Mi, who won a miserable victory, suffered heavy losses, and the elite of his descendants was almost wiped out, and all his troops were less than 100,000 after they withdrew to Xingyang County.

However, during this period of time, Li Mi has been frantically recruiting and expanding the army, and at this time he should have about 180,000 soldiers and horses in his hands, including more than 30,000 cavalry!

Looking at his military array, Li Mi's troops dispatched this time were probably between 130,000 and 160,000.

At this time, Li Mi commanded a total of 180,000 soldiers and horses, but even if he came from the nest this time, he must leave 30,000 elite soldiers to guard the nest, of which 10,000 must be cavalry, so as to prevent the alliance army in Dongjun from taking advantage of the situation, so as not to be copied by the alliance army.

Therefore, Li Mi could only dispatch a maximum of 150,000 troops in this battle, including 20,000 elite cavalry.

So, let's calculate based on this strength.

We also have 50,000 elite soldiers at this time, and 20,000 of them are cavalry. According to the shape of the battlefield here, since Li Mi wants to wipe us out, then his 150,000 troops must dispatch the vast majority, so that there will be enough troops to scatter and surround us.

Therefore, the last general estimated that at this time, Li Mi's Chinese defense would be empty, and the prince could concentrate the elite cavalry and smash Li Mi's Chinese army commander's banner. ”

I have to say that Zhang Zhenzhou is indeed a talented general, and in just a few words, Li Mi's strength, thinking, and method of arranging troops were clearly analyzed.

As he analyzed.

This time, Li Mi poured out of the nest and led an army of 150,000 to march quickly, but he was unexpectedly ambushed by the Sui army here, and Li Mi was a little panicked at the first time.

However, when he later found out that the Sui army here was led by Wang Shichong himself, but there were only about 50,000 people, he couldn't help but be overjoyed, and secretly said that he was really the son of heaven and had God's protection.

Immediately afterwards, Li Mi decided to take this opportunity, not only to completely destroy the 50,000 Sui army, but also to get rid of Wang Shichong, and then lead the army into Luoyang City with a complete victory and take over everything in Luoyang City.

Therefore, not long after the two armies engaged, in order to prevent Wang Shichong from seeing the opportunity to lead the remnants of the army to flee back to Luoyang City to defend it, Li Mi commanded the soldiers to fight head-on with the Sui army on the one hand, and on the other hand, he sent his generals to lead the soldiers to slowly surround the city from all directions.

Even ignoring the persuasion of his advisers, the general Bing Yuanzhen, as well as Shan Xiongxin and others, he also sent his 20,000 cavalry, intending to let them make a detour to the rear of the Sui army, so as to cut off Wang Shichong's rear road.

At this time, around him, in addition to his own more than 1,000 personal soldiers, there were also 10,000 infantry guarding the banner of the commander of the middle army.

After listening to Zhang Zhenzhou's analysis, Wang Shichong's brows became more and more furrowed, and he fell into deep thought for a while, and he was a little hesitant.

At the moment when he met Li Mi's Wei army under this mountain, he immediately saw that Li Mi's strength was several times that of his own, so he kept a hand after the battle and did not send too many cavalry, and at this time there were still 15,000 cavalry behind him that were not dispatched.

However, these cavalry are the elite of his lineage, and they are the old bottom he left behind in order to prevent accidents. If this battle is lost, he can also use these cavalry to evacuate and make a comeback.

However, Zhang Zhenzhou's suggestion was obviously to let him give it a go, and let him personally lead this fifteen thousand cavalry to smash Li Mi's Chinese army commander's banner.

Once Zhang Zhenzhou's analysis is wrong, his 50,000 army will definitely be wiped out, and even he may die on the spot.

Of course, if Zhang Zhenzhou's analysis was correct, then his fifteen thousand cavalry could go on a rampage, smash the enemy's marshal banner, and defeat Li Mi's Chinese army in one fell swoop, and even Li Mi could not escape.

At that time, under the situation of the collapse of the Chinese army and the change of handsome banner, the remaining 100,000 troops of Li Mina will definitely collapse in an instant and be defeated on the spot.

And when he arrives, he can take the winner-take-all, not only can he wantonly collect the remnants of the enemy's defeated generals, but also kill Xingyang County in a short period of time, and bring all of Li Mi's territory into Xiangzhong, so as to lay the foundation for his founding and becoming emperor.

The risks are high, but the benefits are also great!

Wang Shichong turned his head to look at the cavalry behind him, and he was still a little unable to make up his mind for a while.