The method proposed by Li Hongzhang was to lure the enemy deep and then encircle and annihilate him.

He proposed to first use the main army to find a suitable place to ambush, and then use the first army as bait to lure the British and Indian troops into battle, and then find a way to introduce it into the ambush of the Taiping army, encircle and annihilate it.

In fact, to put it bluntly, this strategy is not a strategy, it is just a simple tactic, and this so-called tactic can even be said to have been used by the Taiping army.

However, perhaps because it was used rotten, the Taiping army's use of this tactic was not lost to skill, and it can be said that it was completely drunk in the chest, that is to say, the Taiping army must have used this tactic more handily at this time.

To turn difficult things into easy things, Li Hongzhang is well versed in the truth of simplifying the complex, and he also knows how to make use of his own advantages.

However, this is easier said than done.

Everyone knows that the space where the armies of the two sides face each other is too small to be used at all, so how will the Taiping army find a place to ambush and how to find a place to hide this million-strong army, this is not something that can be done by just talking.

If they don't even have the bare bare minimum, how can they put this into practice?

However, Li Hongzhang has his reasons.

He believed that although the 1.5 million troops of the Taiping Army had now been united, they were not completely together, but formed an encirclement of the Anglo-Indian coalition forces in three different directions, with the Eastern Route Army under the command of Zeng Guofan in the east, the Western Route Army under the command of Tian Xiaoer in the west, and the reserve army led by Huang Xu himself in the south, acting as horns and supporting each other. Invisible pressure on the Anglo-Indian army.

This is the deployment of the Taiping Army.

And it is precisely because of this that Li Hongzhang thinks that there is an article to do.

His idea was that the eastern and western armies could retreat from the east and west, and then detour back to the south to find a place to ambush, and then just wait quietly for the fish to enter the net.

And these two armies must completely retreat out of the sight of the Anglo-Indian forces, convincing them that the main forces of the Taiping army have retreated.

Meanwhile. The reserve army led by Huang Xu needs to be responsible for luring the enemy.

Why let Huang Xu lure the enemy, first, the reserve army led by Huang Xu is weaker on paper than the other two armies, which makes the Anglo-Indian coalition army contemptible, and only contempt can bring opportunities, second, Huang Xu's identity is special, if his identity is revealed to the Anglo-Indian army, presumably the Anglo-Indian coalition army will also have a bad mind. And as long as they dare to move this mind, then Li Hongzhang's plan to lure the enemy has a chance of success.

In other words, this is a strategy that has a great chance of success, but it is also fraught with danger.

If it is used well, the British and Indian armies will be able to act according to Li Hongzhang's ideas, and the chances of the Taiping army's success will be greatly increased.

However, if it is not used well, the Taiping army may lose its wife and lose its troops.

This is because. After the armies of the east and west were withdrawn, the army led by Huang Xu became a lone army. If the British and Indian troops poured out, then Huang Xu would have to lead 500,000 horses to deal with the 800,000 troops of the British and Indian troops. Huang Xu, the emperor of the Chinese Empire, is in this reserve army, if there is any mistake, not only will the Taiping army be defeated in the war against India. I am afraid that the domestic situation will also be unstable because of this, if it is not handled well, maybe the good situation that Huang Xu has worked hard to establish will collapse, and it will not only be a matter of outweighing the losses, but a big problem that shakes the fundamentals.

So, it's not so much a ploy as a gamble, a gamble that the Taiping can't afford to lose.

The Taiping side must be treated with caution.

When Li Hongzhang revealed his thoughts and thoughts, those eyes that were originally full of expectation began to dim, and they sniffed out the risk from Li Hongzhang's words.

Everyone felt that this was a complete gamble on the fate of the empire, and the stakes were too big to accept.

In a word, this seemingly ordinary plan contains a huge risk, and no one dares to say whether it will work or not.

Perhaps, the only person who has the ability to make this determination is Huang Xu, the helmsman of the empire.

In fact, since Li Hongzhang proposed this plan, Huang Xu has also thought about it for a long time, and has thought about it a lot, he is not worried about his own safety, he believes that even if there is danger, with his strength, don't say anything that can resist the entire Anglo-Indian coalition army on his own, at least, if he wants to protect himself, it is absolutely no problem.

And what he was really worried about was what if the Anglo-Indian coalition didn't fall for them, they didn't fight, or they didn't fight with the whole army?

If the British and Indian troops can't shrink back, then aren't they working in vain? How much effort they have to spend on this coming and going, and in the process of moving this army back and forth, if any flaws are discovered by the British and Indian troops and made good use of them, the losses of the Taiping army may be very large.

So, this decision is really a bit difficult to make.

"Dashuai, what do you think?" Huang Xu lowered his head and pondered for a long time, then raised his head and asked Zeng Guofan.

Huang Xu knew that Zeng Guofan was thoughtful, and he believed that Zeng Guofan would definitely have his own thoughts on this matter.

When Zeng Guofan saw Huang Xu inquiring, he hurriedly said respectfully: "Your Majesty, according to the minister's wishes, this plan is not impossible to try, but there is one thing that must not be tried, the minister asks the emperor not to risk himself, just send a general to replace the emperor to lead the army to lure the enemy." ”

Zeng Guofan's words meant that this plan would work, but Huang Xu could not lead the army to lure the enemy in person.

It can be seen that the words Lao Chengmouguo are used on Zeng Guofan, which is very appropriate.

Huang Xu saw that Zeng Guofan agreed to this plan, so he had a plan in his heart, and then he connected the front and back of this plan and thought about it carefully, so he decided to carry out this plan.

So, Huang Xu made a decision and ordered everyone to act according to the method Li Hongzhang said, but the specific details were drawn up by Zeng Guofan.

However, there is one point he stresses that he must do as he wants, and that is that he must personally lead the reserve army into battle, so that he can adjust his strategy against the enemy according to the actual situation, and adapt to the situation, so as to ensure the success of the lure battle.

And whether this battle can succeed in the end depends on whether they can successfully lure the enemy into battle, and Huang Xu must personally take on this heavy responsibility.

As soon as Huang Xu's words came out, everyone immediately objected.

What is Huang Xu's identity, he is the emperor of the empire, how can he let the emperor put himself in danger, in this way, doesn't that mean that everyone is incompetent? Besides, Huang Xu and his family are concerned about the safety of the empire, if there are three longs and two shorts, then the empire will be over.

Therefore, no matter what, everyone can't let Huang Xu take this risk.

And as soon as Huang Xu saw him speak out, everyone objected, and couldn't help but feel warm in his heart, he felt that he was happy, after all, there were so many loyal subordinates who followed him with all their hearts, thinking about themselves, this is not happiness, what is it?

However, he had made up his mind, and this time, he had to go on his own.

So he frankly explained to them the reason why he was going in person, and assured them that he would do everything in his power to lure the enemy, and that even if he did not succeed, it would not endanger his life, for his strength was well known.

And in the end, everyone couldn't resist Huang Xu, and what he said was reasonable, and more importantly, everyone knew that Huang Xu was witty and had excellent martial arts, as he said, even if things couldn't be done, he still had more than enough measures to protect himself, so everyone reluctantly agreed.

However, everyone still gave Huang Xu an insurance, that is, he had to let Dongfang Bufu follow him to protect him.

Huang Xu saw that everyone agreed with him, but he attached a condition that was not a condition, so he happily accepted it, besides, with Dongfang Bufu this brother by his side, he would not be lonely.

Everyone Huang Xu agreed, and they all breathed a sigh of relief, and then couldn't help but shout long live.

And now that the plan was set, the army began to prepare busily.

The movement of more than a million troops is not child's play.

And after thorough preparations, the army began to split up and implement their plan. (To be continued......)