The three families of Li, Lu, and Yang in Lingnan originally had nineteen cities, but eight cities were captured by the imperial court, and there were eleven cities. These eleven cities are the most stubborn fortresses in Lingnan, and when they are conquered, when they will end the war in Lingnan.

The method used by Liu Yu was to attack the city first, cooperate with the public opinion war and intelligence war, and encroach on these nineteen cities without hurry or slowness, and strike another thunderous blow at the right time to completely cut off the troubles.

Liu Zhao's troops did not follow common sense, but used cavalry to fight guerrillas around the city, forming a harassing situation.

Liu Zhao chose to send troops like this, and there was his basis.

First of all, Liu Zhao did not attack the city. In fact, the lack of baggage for the imperial court to attack the city is very serious, so the imperial court has been sending troops for a long time, and there is only one large-scale war with the baggage, not that Liu Yue does not want to use it, but it is lacking, and it can't withstand the wear and tear of the war, and it is very troublesome to repair and supplement something. Attacking the city without burden, in fact, Liu Yu has always been very distressed.

The second is Liu Zhao's transitional trust in the cavalry of the border army under him, which makes him think that he can make a name for himself in the nuisance war.

In fact, Liu Yu didn't think about sending troops to cut off the connection between these three cities and turn the remaining cities into isolated cities. The cost of doing this is very large, and there are not a few soldiers and horses used, and it is not so easy to surround more than a dozen cities at the same time, Liu Yu brought Lingnan, and the soldiers and horses that are really suitable for combat are the new army, with less than 20,000 soldiers and horses. It's okay to surround one or two cities with these soldiers and horses, but no matter how much, you can't do it.

Liu Zhao is also using his own way to "guide Liu Yu".

Eleven lonely cities, with a wide corridor outside, where cavalry can come and go without a trace. Absolute superiority in the formation of nuisance warfare. And in the peacetime war in Lingnan. All are mainly infantry. There were few pastures in the south, so it was difficult to raise horses, so the various forces in Lingnan did not develop cavalry on a large scale.

Liu Zhao's cavalry nuisance tactics received very good results at the beginning, and also made the last three forces in Lingnan fearful.

Liu Zhao swept through two rounds of cavalry in succession, and there was no loss, but the battlefield was revived, so that the spearhead of the imperial army's attack was removed from the original periphery. It became eleven cities to take care of. In this way, the defenses of the Li, Lu, and Yang families were a little careless, so that they could not grasp the direction from which the imperial court was going to launch an offensive.

The momentum of Liu Zhao's harassment battle was played, and the effect seemed to be obvious, but the effect was not great. This has a lot to do with the topography and military defense of Lingnan.

Lingnan's military strength is centered on the city and spreads its network to its own territory, forming a defensive whole. Although Liu Zhao's cavalry nuisance tactics broke the connection between the cities, they did not hurt the vital points of the three powerful families, as long as their men and horses were guaranteed not to leave the city, then Liu Zhao's offensive was fierce. It is also a nuisance outside the city, and the three families in Lingnan have no food routes. There are only granaries, and the granaries are all in the city.

It seems to be a white fight.

Therefore, after a few days of cavalry nuisance, there was basically a consensus in the army, that is, the Marquis of Dingguo was working in vain. At the military meeting, some generals directly put forward such views to Liu Yu.

Liu Zhao sent troops without authorization, and in the eyes of the army, Liu Yu, the commander, must not like it, so he felt that Liu Yu would try to belittle Liu Zhao's dispatch of troops this time, so at the military meeting, these generals who put forward opinions also had the intention of catering to Liu Yu.

But Liu Yu was looking at Liu Zhao's seemingly fruitless dispatch this time.

"Wouldn't it be better if we sent a few more of these cavalry?" When Liu Yu said this, he immediately surprised the participants of the military meeting.

Does Liu Yu want to follow Liu Zhao's model to fight?

Liu Yu added: "We set up several lines in these eleven cities, and the cavalry crossed and changed positions during the period, and attacked one of the eleven cities from a certain point at any time......

Hua Ji'an immediately reminded: "General, what if the three rebels send troops? ”

Liu Yu smiled slightly and said: "This requires the cavalry on these lines to protect each other and contain each other. ”

Many of the generals attending the meeting were experienced generals, and if this proposal was not put forward by Liu Yu, the commander of the Chinese army, they would definitely think that this proposal was very ridiculous.

Assembling superior forces has always been the consensus of soldiers. However, Liu Yu proposed to divide the troops, and he scattered the troops and horses in the deep hinterland of the enemy, wouldn't it be as if he was spreading his superior forces and waiting for the enemy to come and break them individually?

This time, Liu Yu not only had to send cavalry, but also use siege baggage, that is, to launch an attack on any city anytime and anywhere, in the case that the imperial army's superiority in soldiers and horses was not obvious, which was obviously contrary to the current advantage of the imperial army in the battle situation.

It's a self-inflicted rhythm.

"General......

Liu Yu smiled: "If you have any opinions, just mention them." Don't be afraid that I'll object, if you don't have an opinion, I think you're not honest enough. ”

Liu Yu said this, and the generals below had no worries, and put forward their thoughts one by one, all of them expressed "worry" about Liu Yu's strategy of dividing troops, saying that they were worried, but in fact they did not support it.

Liu Yu smiled like a self-deprecating smile after hearing this: "My strategy sounds inappropriate. But who of you can say how we can take down the eleven cities of these three rebels with minimal losses? Fight city by city? Or will it just go on like this, when they can't hold up their own chaos, or come and surrender? ”

The generals spoke enthusiastically when they raised their objections, but no one spoke out when they made their proposals. Because they also know that although the current war situation seems to be beneficial to the imperial army, but their own family affairs are clear, the imperial army is now unaccustomed to the water and soil outside, and the generals and soldiers in the army have some timid thoughts about returning to their hearts, and now it is best to fight quickly, but the losses will be heavy in a tough battle. What's even worse is that even if the soldiers can afford it psychologically, the imperial court can't afford to spend it on materials.

Hua Ji'an could see that Liu Yu didn't want to spend any more time on the war in Lingnan, so he would have such a bold proposal, which was a situation that Liu Zhao had played, and it was also a reckless move by Liu Yu.

"General, how can we ensure that our people from all walks of life can reflect each other, so that the three rebels will not have a chance to take advantage of it?" Hua Ji'an questioned in his capacity as a military adviser.

Liu Yu said with a smile: "Actually, General Ben is not very sure about this matter. But what is certain is that even if we can't take care of each other, the eleven cities of these three rebels may not be able to echo the men and horses who came out to round up us along the way. ”

Liu Yu reminded later: "The main purpose of our dispatch is to cut off all the connections between these eleven cities, so that the originally solid city defense line can be divided into the defense area of the three rebels, and then the eleven isolated cities will be separated, so that they will be chaotic without a fight!" (To be continued......)