This time, the Qing army and the Taiping army fought again, and the comparison of strength has quietly changed.

After continuous replenishment of the Qing army, coupled with Zuo Zongtang's Chu army, the total strength has reached one million, and the Taiping army at the beginning of the war was only close to 700,000 people, later, in order to deter the resurgence of the southern rebellion, Hong Xiuquan ordered to transfer more than 100,000 horses from the front line to the south to station, in case of accidents, so now the Taiping army on the front line in Anqing, can really be used to fight a little more than 500,000, that is, on paper, the strength of the Qing army and the Taiping army is close to 2:1.

In the era of cold weapons, everyone fights for people and horses, whoever has more people and horses, then whose liliang is bigger, from this point of view, the Taiping army has already lost.

In the face of such a situation, of course, the Taiping army could not be captured, so a life-and-death pre-war military conference was urgently convened under the chairmanship of Huang Xu and Guo Potian.

In the tent of the commander of the Taiping Army, all the generals who received the notice had arrived on time.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the situation is critical, according to reliable information, the Qing army has gathered millions of people, and will attack in the near future, the enemy's momentum this time is huge, not to be underestimated, today I called everyone here to discuss the strategy of retreating from the enemy, please speak freely." Huang Xu gave a brief introduction to the current situation.

"Deputy Marshal, most of Zeng Guofan's pressure was due to Xianfeng's pressure, so he came to the situation, it seems that this time the Qing army and us must be fighting to the death." Zhao Xiaofeng sighed and said.

For example, in peacetime, Zhao Xiaofeng generally calls Huang Xu as the master of the horse, but in the army, Zhao Xiaofeng calls Huang Xu with a military title.

"Sir, do you have a good plan?" Before Huang Xu could express his position, Guo Potian had already begun to humbly seek advice.

"General, the enemy is too big, this matter is urgent, let your subordinates think about it." It happened suddenly, and Zhao Xiaofeng was helpless.

Until this moment, Hong Xiuquan has not made a clear decision on who will be the commander of the army, the matter has been dragging on, everyone does not know what Hong Xiuquan plans to do in his heart, although the generals have supported Huang Xu and Guo Potian as the commanders, but if there is no holy decree, it is not right, and the words are not good, so in terms of title, the generals still call Guo Potian and Huang Xu respectively in their former military positions.

"Deputy marshal, general, subordinates have a plan, I don't know if it's feasible?" Wang Xiaoyong broke the silence.

Huang Xu was silent, Zhao Xiaofeng did not express his opinion, but Wang Xiaoyong, who has always been low-key, jumped out at this time to offer advice, which makes people have to suspect that this is a pre-discussed haodejihua.

If you only talk about the positions of Wang Xiaoyong and Zhao Xiaofeng, they were both awarded by Hong Xiuquan, and they joined the military and important affairs together, and their positions are comparable, but compared Wang Xiaoyong and Zhao Xiaofeng in an all-round way, it is not difficult to see that Wang Xiaoyong is still a little young, and his reputation in the past is not as good as Zhao Xiaofeng.

Seemingly. Huang Xu wanted to take this opportunity to let Wang Xiaoyong take the position, so as to strengthen his prestige

"Mr. Wang, what plan do you have to solve the current crisis, please speak up quickly, so that everyone can refer to it." Guo Potian heard Wang Xiaoyong say that there was a strategy to break the enemy, and he was immediately overjoyed.

If it were in normal times, Guo Potian might not care too much about Wang Xiaoyong, because Wang Xiaoyong is too low-key, so low-key that many people have forgotten his existence, but now is an extraordinary period, as long as someone can come up with an idea, Guo Potian will of course ask for it.

"If you say something bad, please don't blame the general." Wang Xiaoyong pretended to be cautious.

"If you say it, whether it's good or not, we'll decide for ourselves." Guo Potian waved his hand, signaling Wang Xiaoyong to speak boldly with confidence

"Deputy marshal, generals, ladies and gentlemen, the Qing army claims to be one million, and we only have 500,000 people, and the disparity in strength is too great to fight, so we can only outwit." Wang Xiaoyong first looked at Huang Xu and Guo Potian, and then swept the faces of the other people sitting one by one, and then said calmly.

"How to outwit? The enemy is too big, once it is attacked, it must be a thunderbolt, not to mention breaking the enemy, it is very difficult to resist alone, let alone anything else." Yang Yiqing, who hadn't shown up for a long time, spoke at this time.

"General Yang, the Qing army is not without scruples, but they still want to come knowing that they are not absolutely sure, it is nothing more than for several reasons, first, the prince has already passed away, they expect that our army must be a group of dragons without a leader, second, they are superior in numbers, and third, out of the pressure of the Qing Emperor Xianfeng, but, I think, the Qing army has just exposed their weaknesses by doing this." Wang Xiaoyong is insightful, and his words point out the essence of the Qing army's external strength and middle cadres.

"Mr. Wang, please continue, and the last general will listen to me." Yang Yiqing seemed to understand a little.

"Okay, I'll continue, first of all, I want to ask General Yang, are we now leaderless? Obviously, no, our army under the leadership of the deputy marshal and General Guo, the morale of the army is stable and strong, and the last defeat of the Chu army in the battle has made the morale of our army climb to the peak, and the prestige of the deputy marshal and General Guo is even more unique for a while, which the Qing army obviously did not expect. Moreover, most of the Qing army's participation in this battle was due to the pressure of Xianfeng, and there was no determination to die, so morale would be affected. Based on the above two points, even if the Qing army claims to be one million, what is there to fear." Wang Xiaoyong talked eloquently.

"Mr. Wang, according to what you say, the Qing army is not terrible, and we still have the possibility of victory?" Yang Yiqing listened to Wang Xiaoyong's words and lowered his head and fell into deep thought, but Guo Potian couldn't wait to ask, maybe he was too excited, his face turned red when he said this.

"Yes, general, as long as we are clever and handle it properly, we can completely let the Qing army return with another defeat." Wang Xiaoyong said confidently.

"Okay, okay, if that's the case, then Mr. Wang is the first hero to save my hundreds of thousands of troops, and I will definitely ask for a bixia and reward Mr. Wang." Guo Potian heard that there was a plan to destroy the enemy, so let alone be happy.

"General, this is the duty of subordinates, it should be, it should be." Wang Xiaoyong said modestly.

"Then can you please Mr. Wang come in detail about what you said, so as to solve everyone's confusion, and we can also make some preparations in advance." Guo Potian asked in a consultative tone.

"Okay, but before I say that, I still want to ask the general a question?" Wang Xiaoyongdao.

"Sir, please." Guo Potian said respectfully.

In Guo Potian's heart, Wang Xiaoyong's image suddenly rose a lot, and he felt that Wang Xiaoyong at this time was completely worthy of his respect.

"If the general is commanding the movement of the army, what will you pay attention to during the march?" Wang Xiaoyong asked.

"The army has not moved, and the grain and grass go first, this is the least truth." Guo Potian thought for a while.

"Well, yes, that's important, but what else?" Wang Xiaoyong said with a smile.

"Does Mr. Wang want to rob his grain and burn his grain and grass?" Guo Potian said with his mouth wide open.

"No, no, general, in the matter of looting grain and grass, the Qing army has suffered enough from us, and will definitely take strict precautions, if we start from this matter again, we will definitely not receive the haode effect, and it will backfire if it is not good, and stealing chickens will not be a loss of rice. The prince's matter is a very profound lesson." Wang Xiaoyong shook his head and said.

"If you don't burn grain and grass, what is that?" Guo Potian frowned and pondered.

"What will the army do when it reaches its destination?" Wang Xiaoyong further reminded.

"Choose a place to camp and bury a pot to make rice." Guo Potian replied very cheerfully.

"Well, yes, the general is right, that's it." Wang Xiaoyong nodded and said.

"That's it, what about the back?" Guo Potian said with a puzzled face.

"Why don't you keep guessing, General." Wang Xiaoyong still refuses to reveal the mystery.

"Is it when they are undecided? We led our army to a sneak attack? This is also a way, but this method must be to kill 1,000 enemies, lose 800 yourself, and have no damage to the overall situation." Guo Potian felt a little disappointed.

"General, you're right, we're going to sneak attack, but the way to sneak attack needs to be considered in the long run." Wang Xiaoyong said with a smile.

"Oh, what Mr. Wang means by that, I can't say it in more detail." GUO Potiandao.

"Fire Attack." Wang Xiaoyong spit out two words.

"Fire attack?" After hearing these two words, Guo Potian was stunned and repeated.

"That's right, fire attack, at this time when the weather is dry and dry, the weather is very hot, the Qing army will definitely look for a place with lush trees to set up camp, which creates favorable conditions for us to carry out the fire attack plan." Wang Xiaoyong further explained.

"Sir is so sure that the Qing army will camp in a wooded place, and if they don't camp in such a place, what should we do?" Guo Potian is a person who has been in war for a long time, and he understands the truth that there are no fixed rules for marching and fighting.

"Then we'll find a way to get them to do it willingly." Wang Xiaoyong is confident.

"What's the solution?" GUO Potiandao.

"That's all it takes." Wang Xiaoyong said his jihua in detail.

Guo Potian heard this. finally understood Wang Xiaoyong's intentions, he couldn't help but give Wang Xiaoyong a thumbs up, and even called out for a good plan, and after that, he turned his head and praised Wang Xiaoyong in front of Huang Xu.

See this scenario. Zhao Xiaofeng and Huang Xu glanced at each other. Look at each other and smile. It's all in plain sight.

After Guo Potian learned of the plan to break the enemy, he immediately discussed with Huang Xu and the generals, and assigned tasks to the generals as soon as possible. (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to come to the starting point (biquge.info) to vote for recommendation and monthly pass. Your support is my biggest motivation ......)