Chapter 1219 Adaptability

The strategic goal of Zhao Bing's battle is to recover the two capitals, but the tactical focus is on annihilation of the living forces of the Mongol Yuan, which can reduce the pressure on defense in the later stage and further weaken the military strength of the Yuan Dynasty. After all, soldiers who can fight cannot be trained overnight, especially after the elite guards of the Mongol Yuan were severely damaged, the enemy Central Plains would face the point where there was no soldiers to defend. However, if the real gold loses the trump card in his hand, it will be difficult to deter and suppress the kings, which will cause turmoil.

For this goal, Zhao Bing originally planned to siege the city and attack the aid, but neither the land of Yingtian Prefecture nor Tiemaichi of Xuzhou sent troops to reinforce Fu Li, who was besieged by his heavy troops, and he remained unmoved. Zhao Bing was also anxious about this. He had long confronted his side's own energy consumption than his opponent, but the price was also huge. Moreover, when the rainy season came, the use and maintenance of firearms were greatly affected, and after the weather became warmer, the humid and hot climate was likely to cause epidemics in the army. He also had been away from Beijing for a long time, and he also wanted to see the birth of his three children with his own eyes.

So Zhao Bing considered how to lure the enemy out of the city and annihilated the enemy halfway. At this moment, the Yuan army sneaked into the rear camp and burned another fire. This gave him the opportunity, so he blocked the news and forced He Weixian to surrender, making the enemy mistakenly think it was true. At the same time, he pretended to be inadequate in food and grass supply to prepare to withdraw his troops, so as to lure the enemy out of the city to pursue, and then set up an ambush to annihilate the enemy.

Zhao Bing thought that in the face of such a great temptation, the Mongolian and Yuan army would be unable to hold back and rush to send troops. After all, in the past, they were chased and killed on the way to retreat, which resulted in a defeat of thousands of miles. The heads of the Yuan army in both places were veterans who had experienced the battlefield and would never miss such a great opportunity. However, what disappointed him was that the Yuan army had not taken action for a long time.

"Your Majesty, Fu Li has an emergency military information!" Just as Zhao Bing was wondering if the news was leaked, some guards actively entered the cabin to report.

"Oh!" Zhao Bing raised his head and said in surprise. According to the convention, the battle report was delivered in the early morning every day, and the afternoon of today was over, which made him a little puzzled.

"Your Majesty!" Tan Fei took the letter box and checked the seal, and then used a knife to lift the fire paint, opened the letter box, and pulled out the letter paper to deliver it to him.

"Haha, I wanted to catch a big fish, but I didn't expect two turtles to come out!" Zhao Bing suddenly laughed after looking carefully.

"Your Majesty, is it because the enemy troops in Yingtian Prefecture and the enemy troops in Xuzhou have taken action?" Tan Fei listened and asked after a moment of thought. Because he often heard that His Majesty made a strong defense and the enemy could not escape from the battle, he quickly thought of the source.

"Yes, they are coming in full force!" Zhao Bing said with a wry smile, "Our provocateur found the guards stationed in Yingtian Prefecture, the right guards of the Han army, the central guards, the rear guards and the left guards of the Semu army, and most of the firearm guards came out in full swing and came towards Fu Li; and the right guards of the Semu army in Xuzhou also left the city yesterday and advanced towards Fu Li."

"Your Majesty, the enemy troops in Xuzhou did not pursue the retreating Fifth Army, but came to Fu Li instead. What was the intention?" Tan Fei was also a little surprised, unable to understand the intention of the enemy's use of troops in this way.

"It's very simple. The enemy intends to concentrate superior forces to wipe out one of our troops first, and then attack the retreating second army. In this way, our army in Huaidong has no troops to defend against the enemy, and they can threaten Jiangdong and force our Huaixi and the Western Route Army attacking Xiangyang to withdraw. In that way, the situation between the two countries will reverse!" Zhao Bing pointed to the map on the table and said.

"The enemy troops dispatched by Yingtian Prefecture are as many as five guards, and the permanent reserve force will not be less than 50,000. When they left Dadu, they recruited all the reserved soldiers in their military households, and the number should be around 70,000. With the Wanhu Prefecture, which is stationed in Yingtian Prefecture, its troops should be 15,000 after expansion. Even if 5,000 troops are left to stay, the force to help Fuli must be about 80,000. After joining with the Han vanguard and the left guard who were stationed in Fuli, even if the 4,000 people were annihilated by our army, the total force would be 100,000." Tan Fei immediately analyzed based on known information.

"The two Disemu Army have a total of 19,000 households. As the elite guards, they are all over 1,000 households. The permanent military force is 1,000,000, and after expansion, it is no less than 2,000. In this way, the Halalu Guards of Xuzhou are also 20,000. After the joint forces, Fuli's total enemy troops will reach more than 120,000. Our army is in the fifth brigade of the Fuli Army, with less than 80,000 troops. It is probably very difficult to use the tactic of besieging the city and fighting aid!"

"You want to talk about the plan to siege the city and attack the aid

It cannot be implemented at all!" Zhao Bing picked up the tea and took a sip and teased.

"I am showing off my skills and let Your Majesty laugh at you!" Tan Fei quickly filled His Majesty with tea and said embarrassedly.

"Then what do you think should be dealt with?" Zhao Bing seemed to have not heard it and then asked.

"The subordinates thought that Fu Li should take a defensive position and withstand the enemy's attack. The first and fifth armies, who were withdrawing troops, quickly returned to the city of Xuzhou and made an offensive attitude, forcing the Halalu guards who came out to help Fu Li, to reduce the pressure on Fu Li!" Tan Fei said with a brief thought.

"If your arrangements are safe, the battlefield situation has not broken the current deadlock. It is still a confrontation between the two sides, or a situation of exhaustion. The strategies and tactical goals formulated by our army cannot be achieved!" Zhao Bing said with a smile.

"Your Majesty, it is relatively easy to defeat the current enemy, but if we want to wipe out the invading enemy, our army will inevitably be short of strength. The approaching imperial guards are all hundreds of miles away, and each has their own tasks. It is probably not enough to rush to help thousands of miles. The Xiang army entering the two Huaihe Rivers must undertake the task of maintaining public order and assisting in establishing and stabilizing local areas. Moreover, the training of the newly built Xiang army is insufficient, so it is difficult to use!" Tan Fei thought about it and said.

He knew that according to the combat effectiveness of the Song and Yuan armies, the Song army could completely wipe out the Yuan army with the same force and with cavalry support; with the infantry as the main force, it could defeat and severely damage the enemy; when fighting multiple enemy forces in field battles, at a disadvantage, if there is available terrain and can be quickly reinforced, it is still able to stick to and defeat the enemy; even if it is siege of several times the enemy, it can persist for several days.

However, in this battle, our army was at a disadvantage in terms of military strength, and the enemy was a large corps moving between three strong cities. It was easy for the Song army to block the enemy's advance with small forces, but it was almost impossible to completely annihilate, or even severely damaged. However, when using large corps to fight, it was inevitable that they would be lost and the enemy would be taken advantage of. Moreover, after the enemy found that the situation was not good, they could quickly retreat back to the city, and it was still difficult to achieve the goal of annihilation. In short, according to what Tan Fei thought, it was difficult to achieve the predetermined combat target without obtaining reinforcements.

"What you said is not without reason, but do you know how Ni Liang and Liu Zhixue think?" Zhao Bing did not comment on his analysis, but asked back.

"They asked to mobilize their troops or ask for a change in the combat plan... Do they still want to implement the combat plan of besieging the city and fighting aid!" Tan Fei saw His Majesty shake his head repeatedly after he said a few thoughts, and said in disbelief.

"Yes, they want to implement the planned plan according to the scheduled plan, resolutely annihilate the two places where they came to help, conquer Fu Li, and seize Yingtian Prefecture!" Zhao Bing nodded and said.

"How is this possible?" Tan Fei said in shock when he heard this, "Your Majesty, this is reckless, you must stop them!"

"Why should I stop them?" Zhao Bing asked with playful eyes.

"Your Majesty, Fu Li's army is at a disadvantage. If we forcefully divide our troops into three groups to attack aid, we will lose our advantage and be at risk of being counterattacked. Once we fail, our army's army will suffer a significant loss and will no longer be able to stop the enemy's counterattack, forcing our army to retreat to Huainan Pinghe to defend. This will not only cause us to lose our new land in Huainbei, but also lose our initiative strategically and have to turn to defense." Tan Fei said.

"From the terrain, it is difficult to implement the tactic of besieging the city and attacking aid when the troops are at a disadvantage. There are plains between Fu Li and Yingtian Mansion, with broad vision. At present, the plants and trees have just turned green and sprouted, and the branches and leaves are not strong, so the troops are difficult to hide, which makes the ambush fail and will be attacked from the front and back. Although there is a hilly land outside Xuzhou City that can be covered, the road is long and our army cannot take up its position in time. They can only intercept and fight against the enemy in the middle. In this way, the troops are scattered in the three places, and they cannot gain an advantage, and there is no terrain available, and the dangerous pass can be used. It is a completely attributable war and does not conform to our army's combat principles!"

"The analysis is good, but do you think Tong Ni and Tong Liu would not know?" Zhao Bing asked with a smile.

"This... should know!" Tan Fei was stunned and hesitated for a moment. I think Ni Liang and Liu Zhixue have both experienced wars, especially Liu Zhixue has been in the ranks for thirty years. How could he make such a pediatric mistake? But he didn't understand. Since they knew that things were not done, they wanted to do it themselves?

"They understand the difficulties, but they

He did not retreat, but tried to solve the problem, rather than give up easily. This is also where you should learn!" Zhao Bing seemed to see his thoughts and said in a word.

"Your Majesty, can this really be overcome?" Tan Fei asked softly after hearing this.

"I believe that they can turn passive into activeness and find possibilities from impossible." Zhao Bing said seriously, "Immediately send an order to order the Fifth Brigade of the Imperial Guards to be prepared to set off at any time; order Zhao Mengjin's troops to slow down the marching speed and prepare to return to Xuzhou at any time, and quickly capture Xuzhou after the fighter jets are mature!"

"Your Majesty's intention is to defeat Xuzhou first and then fight Fu Li?" Tan Fei said with his eyes after hearing this.

"I guessed halfway. Since they want to eat us in two bites, let's see who will eat who in the end?" Zhao Bing smiled meaningfully, and did not give an answer...
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