Chapter 688 Analysis of the Battle Situation
An urgent military meeting was being held in the command of the Far Eastern Uprising Army of the Elbe River Province. Twenty-six flag commanders and chiefs of staff who wore iron sword badges sat upright on their chairs with a serious expression.
Their eyes were staring at the huge sand table placed in the center of the room, and the chief of staff, Mu Xue, held the iron-wood baton in his hand and made an analysis of the situation.
Now after a series of reorganizations of the Far East Uprising Army, there are thirteen reorganized flag regiments under its command, and they have seized a large number of weapons and equipment from the Hanhai Army. Their strength is increasing day by day. They are no longer the scattered soldiers who were chased by the Hanhai Army and fleeing in a panic.
There were only two Hanhai brigades in the Battle of Elbe River, and only a few dozen people fled back. The senior officials of the Hanhai Army were furious and realized that the Far East Uprising Army had developed to an uncontrollable level, so they drew up a total of 200,000 elite troops to the Elbe River Province to encircle and suppress.
Although the strength of the Far East Uprising Army has been greatly improved compared to before, the Hanhai Army, which has 800,000 elite troops in the Far East, is still like a gap between a child in his infancy and an adult. Faced with the 200,000 Hanhai Army that is rushing towards him, the Command of the Rebel Army had to hold a military meeting to discuss solutions.
"According to the latest investigation, the Hanhai people came to attack us this time, with a total force of 210,000. Now, from the southeast, northwest, east, north, and south, the troops have approached our Elbe River Province in five directions. Now the closest thing is the 3rd Brigade of the 20th Army to the west, and it is only a short three-day journey from our Elbe River Province."
The chief of staff, Mu Xue, held the baton in his hand, pointed to the sand table in the center of the room, first introduced the latest battle situation to the flag commanders and chiefs of staff of the rebel army.
The flag commanders looked at the flag representing the blue enemy on the sand table that had rushed towards the Elbe River Province from several directions. They looked solemn. They knew the strength of the Far Eastern Uprising Army now, with only thirteen flag regiments, only six flag regiments had armor weapons, and the rest even held sharpened wooden sticks as weapons.
Faced with the fiercely 200,000 enemy troops, the current Far Eastern Uprising Army could not defeat or repel the enemy head-on. There were too many enemies, and their strength was still too weak.
The atmosphere in the commander-in-chief was a bit solemn, and everyone was frowning. Now they finally defeated the Hanhai army once, but they did not expect to attract more Hanhai army. This was the result they didn't want to see.
But Mu Xue had expected such a result. When the Battle of Elbe River began, he knew that stabbing a hornet's nest would definitely lead to crazy revenge from the Hanhai people, but he just didn't expect it to come so quickly.
Mu Xue also knew that this was a test for the Far Eastern Uprising Army. They chose to arm their arm against the brutal rule of the Hanhai people, and they would face such a situation one day.
Now he missed the Nanchuan Army a little. If the Far Eastern Uprising Army now had the strong strength of the Nanchuan Army, he would not have to take the mere 200,000 enemy troops seriously.
In general, the Far East Uprising Army is just starting now. Whether they can truly gain a foothold in the Far East depends on whether they can withstand the revenge of the huge forces of the Hanhai Army this time.
"Don't be silent, if you have any good plans to help us with your enemies, you can speak freely." Mu Xue sat down again, picked up the teacup and took a sip and said.
After whispering to each other, a flag leader stood up and bowed to Mu Xue and commander Zhao Yungong and said, "There are 200,000 people in the vast sea, and we are only thirteen flag regiments now. Many flag regiments are even more dissatisfied with the troop. The weapons are even simpler and cannot compete with them head-on. With my suggestion, we will retreat into the mountains as before and wait for them to leave before we come out."
As soon as the leader of this banner said the words, he immediately received the approval of many banner leaders. After all, they used to play this way. If the enemy came to hide, I would not meet you, and you would do anything to me.
But Mu Xue was very clear in his heart that it was no longer the same now. He could hide whatever he wanted when he was weak at the beginning. The Hanhai people could not have been consuming it all the time. At most, let the local garrison continue to encircle and suppress it.
The situation is different now. Now the Far East Uprising Army has grown to a point where Hanhai people attach great importance to it. Their strength can annihilate 60,000 elite Hanhai soldiers. This time, they will definitely not return empty-handed. If they really hide in the mountains, they will block the mountains. So many of the Far East Uprising Army will starve to death in the mountains by themselves, which is a way out.
However, Mu Xue would not criticize the leader of the flag team in person. After all, the other party was really trying to find a way. He asked back: "We now have thirteen flag teams and countless people, what should we eat when hundreds of thousands of people hide in the mountains? What should we do if the Hanhai people do not evacuate in a short period of time?"
As soon as Mu Xue said, the leader of the Flag who stood up suddenly realized that his thoughts were a little whimsical, and scratched his head and sat down again.
"Sir, since we can't hide, then fight head-on. Anyway, we have thirteen flag groups. If they want to swallow us in one bite, we have to break a few of their teeth." Someone stood up and suggested.
"But Hanhai has a total of 200,000 people, and the troops are divided into five groups. How can we fight? Which route will we fight first?"
Mu Xue's question was raised, which immediately made these flag commanders suddenly become big. They used to be accustomed to the command and fight, but they didn't expect that there were so many ways to fight in the war. Mu Xue also deliberately wanted to cultivate these flag commanders to think independently, otherwise they would never be alone.
"That Chief of Staff, how do you think you will fight?" Seeing that the two suggestions they made were denied, they turned their attention to Mu Xue, who was sitting there. After all, Mu Xue was the chief of staff, and he must have many ways.
Mu Xue led the Far Eastern Uprising Army from weak to strong, which was obvious to all. Respecting Mu Xue was as respected as respecting the commander Zhao Yun.
Mu Xue saw that everyone was looking at him, and he smiled bitterly and shook his head. He still had a long way to go to cultivate such a general to grow up.
He coughed and stood up, everyone looked shaking, ready to listen to Mu Xue's fighting style. After all, Mu Xue always used to command the battle after analyzing it.
"This time we attacked us were the 20th and 13th Army of Hanhai. First of all, the 20th Army was not the Hanhai people, but composed of surrendered dynasties. Many of them were the soldiers of the Far East Army who were captured at the time. As far as I know, their status in the Hanhai army was low, and they had to work hard for the Hanhai people because of their livelihood."
"This time, the 20th Army was divided into three routes, including two infantry and one cavalry. I mean to send a small number of troops to restrain them, and they are not difficult to deal with."
"The main target of our combat is the 13th Army of Hanhai. They are field corps among Hanhai's army. They are strong, with cavalry and infantry. My suggestion is that we will concentrate our superior forces, destroy one of their strongest troops, eat them all, and force the other to retreat."
As soon as Mu Xue finished speaking, the leader of the Qi regiment asked in confusion: "Chief of the staff, it is logical that the 20th Army is weak, and the 13th Army of the Hanhai people is strong. Why don't we fight against the weak ones, but instead fight against the strong ones?"
"You said that you will eliminate all the strong ones? What will those who are weak in their strength think? On the contrary, if we fight the weak ones, those who are strong will accelerate the march, and we will be even more dangerous."
After Mu Xue mentioned this, the flag commanders suddenly realized that this was called a shock effect. If they eliminated their strongest road, the weakest road will naturally retreat in fear, because they would think that those who are stronger than me will be destroyed. Then isn’t I seeking death? If I eliminate the weak road, there will be no such effect. (To be continued)
Chapter completed!