Chapter 218: Talking about the Army

The scene at this moment is like this, Gu Huai Dama Golden Knife, standing in the account steadily, his eyes are blazing, as if flashing with infinite wisdom light, the evening breeze drives the candle flame, illuminating half of Zhu Di's face, his expression seems a little cloudy, and his anxiety has reached its peak, but after seeing Gu Huai's serene demeanor, in a trance, he seems to see a circle of soft Buddha light rippling behind Gu Huai's head.

marching all the way north, he was really overwhelmed by the number of 500,000, and at this moment, Gu Huai really became a lifesaver in his eyes...

However, the so-called green pine standing up is actually Gu Huai can't hold back the soul of complaining in his heart, and at the same time, he was surprised to see Zhu Di show such a dazed expression for the first time.

As for the Buddha's light... The damn simplicity was added by Zhu Di himself.

Gu Huai's eyes flickered, but he couldn't stop wailing in his heart, he didn't know his own situation, there was a fart commander of the army? The reason why I came to follow Zhu Laosi is that I remember that in the original history, Zhu Laosi was like an unbeatable Xiaoqiang, and he created a miracle? Zhu Di can't think of a way, what can he do?

Wrong...

Gu Huai was suddenly stunned, since Jingnan started the army, there must be a discrepancy between the direction of things and the real history, for example, without grenades, how did Zhu Di capture the gate of Beiping and contact the three guards of Yan Wang? Without care, how did the Secret Spy Division develop to the south and take root in Jinling City? Without Chen Ping and Wei Laosan and the hundred or so Qiu Ba who lurked into the camp of the Southern Army, how did the First Battle end?

Gu Huai has always been a little at a loss as to whether he has changed history, but at this moment, he faintly feels that what he said may directly affect the direction of this war...

This feeling of an illusory road ahead, but created by oneself, is so complicated.

Probably after being silent for too long, Zhu Di frowned slightly: "What does Mr. Gu think, but please speak up." ”

The person in front of him is not Zhu Yunwen, Fang Xiaoru can draw some impossible pies to fool Zhu Yunwen, what is a beautiful blueprint to overcome Zhou Li's world Datong and the like is only Zhu Yunwen's young and inexperienced emperor will believe it, but the Zhu Laosi in front of him is different, he is very shrewd, so he can't bluff him, if Gu Huai is talking nonsense now, maybe not only can he not be confused about the past, but he will also let his scheming image in Zhu Di's heart completely collapse.

What is the method, what strategy, can help Zhu Di block this several times the enemy?

Gu Huai sorted out his thoughts: "Beiping can't be lost... This point has been discussed with Master Daoyan before, once Beiping is lost, the prince will have his foundation gone, and the army's spirit will be lost, and even if he is not defeated, it is equivalent to defeat. ”

Zhu Di nodded heavily: "I also think the same way, no matter what, Beiping must be defended, but if I really lead troops into the city to hold on, then defeat is only a matter of time..."

"Yes, the disparity in strength is too great, and this time the imperial army will go north, and it will definitely bring enough siege equipment, sweep the periphery, and compress the prince's forces to the vicinity of Beiping... Even the grenades that were invincible before, the imperial court may be able to find a way to deal with it, and once the time comes, once it falls into a siege war, the imperial court can pile up a road across the city wall even if it uses human lives to fill it, so... The prince must not stick to Beiping. ”

Zhu Di paced two steps, his brows furrowed: "I can't keep it, I will lose if I keep it, I... How do I do that? ”

Gu Huai bowed his head and said: "It's simple, Beiping has to be guarded, but the prince can't be in the city." ”

Zhu Di was stunned, but after all, he was a general who had commanded the army for many years, and after thinking about it slightly, he understood what Gu Huai meant: "Send someone to defend Beiping, and then I will lead the troops outside to contain the enemy army?" But the forces in my hands... If the troops are divided, how can Beiping hold it? ”

"I understand the prince's concerns, once the troops are divided, the garrison of Beiping will be seriously insufficient, and when the time comes, facing the siege of the imperial army, it will be a bitter war... But there is no other choice, the majority of the cavalry under the prince must not stay in the city and be consumed by the attack and defense of the city, the burden of defending the city, the prince must hand it over, there is never a perfect thing in this world! ”

Zhu Di's cheeks twitched: "Then I am out with troops, I should be before the loss of Beiping... What to do? ”

"The encampment of 500,000 troops will stretch for dozens of miles, no matter how big Beiping is, it can't accommodate so many people to attack the city together, and Li Jinglong will also clean up Yongping and contact Datong Xuanfu, and then the prince will cut off his flanks and delay time!"

"Procrastinating?"

"Yes, delay time," Gu Huai nodded, "Most of the 500,000 troops are southern troops, and they are not tolerant of the severe cold in the north, and now it is late autumn, and the soldiers lack winter clothes and cold-proof military tents, and most of them lack the experience of winter operations in the north. ”

Zhu Di understood: "That's true,"

"There is also logistics supply, Li Jinglong's march is so hasty, the logistics of the imperial court... It is impossible to keep up, and how much grain and grass does the 500,000 army need to eat, drink, and Lazar? Before, Geng Bingwen's army of more than 100,000 people relied on Zhending, and also hollowed out the three mansions in Hejian, but now if Li Jinglong insists on forcibly encircling Beiping, the battle line will inevitably be extremely long, and there is a prince constantly attacking outside, and once there is a problem with the logistics of the southern army..."

Zhu Di nodded again and again, he had thought about these, but he didn't summarize them so rigorously and concisely, Gu Huai continued: "There is a great person who put forward an idea, when the enemy is not strong enough to attack, but the enemy can advance and retreat, the enemy is stationed and disturbed, the enemy is tired and I fight, and the enemy retreats and I chase, use this tactic to drag down the enemy, concentrate forces, break through each one, and destroy the enemy in the movement war!" ”

There is another sentence that Gu Huai did not say, this tactic... It is called guerrilla warfare, which was carried forward in the hands of that great man, but it is just right for Zhu Di's situation right now.

Zhu Di has commanded the army for many years, and has gone deep into the northern desert to conquer several times, and has been taught by the generals of the founding generation of the Ming Dynasty, but when he heard Gu Huai say this, his understanding of this "guerrilla tactic" is above Gu Huai, and his heart is slightly relieved: "Mr. Gu is really resourceful, so I also have some ideas..."

Gu Huai interrupted him unceremoniously: "But these two points are external forces after all, which can increase the chances of winning, but not much, and Li Jinglong can also calmly retreat to the Zhending area, and wait until the long winter has passed, and send troops to attack Beiping again, so that the prince has no way, so he still needs two points... The first is to make Li Jinglong feel that Beiping can be captured in a few days, and the whole army is desperate to press, and the second is a real reinforcement, an elite soldier who can fight well! ”

Zhu Di's eyes were blazing: "Where did the soldiers come from?" ”

Gu Huai calmly related: "Xuanfu, Datong, and..."

"King Ning!"