klisemfg Chapter 258: Psychological Warfare, Yan Army's Conspiracy
Chapter 258: Psychological Warfare, Yan Army's Conspiracy
Ma Ling continued,
"Nie Bei is not a fool. The fact that he can create such a defense is enough to show how good he is.
Let's assume that instead of going to Ziyang County to stop us, he lets us enter Fenglu County, allowing his 400,000 troops to join the 300,000 troops in Shengjing to attack us from both north and south. What should we do?
"Then fight. First, turn your weapons around and disperse those local troops. Your troops will go to defend the city and stop the central army of Kun.
My troops went to fight the local army.
The local troops had weak combat effectiveness and low morale, so they were bombarded directly with artillery, the army advanced, and under command, a decisive battle was launched with them on the plains of Fenglu County.
After dealing with the local army, we will deal with Kunguo’s central army. By then, Shengjing will be more empty than ever before.”
Ma Ling stopped talking and continued to think about the feasibility of this tactic.
Suddenly, Yu Huatian in the crowd said,
"Your Majesty, Nie Bei is a bold and cautious man. What if he doesn't stop us and instead heads straight for Yao Pass and leads a large army to attack our country?
There are not many soldiers and horses in our country now. Yaoguan cannot withstand the attack of 400,000 troops, and there are not many soldiers and horses in the capital either.
What if Nie Bei fought tooth and nail, burning his boats and heading straight for our capital?"
Shen Changgong smiled and said,
"No, he wouldn't dare. We dare to circle around and let the enemy behind us because we have weapons and troops that can quickly defeat the enemy.
How dare he not have a way out? Where will he get his food, fodder, and weapons? We have taken all the food and fodder from Yan State, and the rest is in the capital.
And think about it, for Emperor Kun, is destroying Yan more important, or is his own life more important?
Now Qi and Liang are both attacking Kun. Even if we are stopped, both sides may attack. How dare he send 400,000 people to Yan at this time? Does he have the courage to do so?
Even if he dares to go to our capital, I would trade places with him and have His Majesty lead his troops and officials directly into the grasslands from the three western passes, and then south into Kun Country. Unless Nie Bei declares his own independence, he must return to the country as soon as possible to rescue him."
Shen Changgong's analysis made all the generals nod their heads and think secretly. They found that if they really followed the logic that Yu Huatian said, the Kun army would be doomed.
Su Wuan quietly came to Yu Huatian and whispered,
"Master Yu, you were able to come up with this idea from Nie Bei's perspective. Is it because you thought about it the same way back then?"
When his past of attacking Yan State was exposed, Yu Huatian was not angry, but said casually,
"Yes, when our attack on ** City was blocked, I did consider bypassing it and heading straight for Yanjing, but something happened and disrupted my plan."
"Oh? What happened?"
"Your Majesty has gone to ** City. There is no point in me attacking Yanjing again. I can only withdraw my troops."
Shen Changgong knocked on the table, glanced at Su Wuan, and said,
"Don't bring up the past, and don't say anything that's detrimental to unity.
Next, let’s analyze the situation in Kun Country.
I can be sure that among these three strategies, Nie Bei will only choose to go to Ziyang County and fight a decisive battle with us. He will not attack our country, nor will he join the central army of the Shengjing court to attack us from the north and south."
Guan Shouchang asked,
"Why, Your Highness? It's obvious that attacking from both the north and south is the most likely strategy to win. It's simply impossible for a local army of 400,000 to defeat us in Ziyang County."
"You only understand military affairs, but you don't understand the emperor's mind."
Shen Changgong smiled and said,
"Emperor Kun is a cowardly, irritable, and completely incompetent person who only does shameful things.
It has been a month since we entered Kun Country. Has the central army in Shengjing dispatched any soldiers to the north to support Nie Bei?
Don’t they know that these 400,000 local troops cannot defeat us?
Even when Han Xuan was destroyed, they were reluctant to dispatch the central army to support him, let alone Nie Bei?
These 300,000 people are Emperor Kun’s last trump card and his greatest reliance. Emperor Kun will never transfer them away from Shengjing and only allows them to stay in Shengjing to protect him.
He didn't dare to take the risk, and he was also afraid that we would go all out and attack Shengjing to destroy him.
If these 300,000 people were transferred from Shengjing, whether it was us or the two countries of Qi and Liang, as long as one of them could defeat the opponent, we could go straight to Huanglong and attack Shengjing.
He doesn't have the courage.
He didn't even dare to let us pass through Ziyang County smoothly to attack Shengjing. He would definitely arrange for Nie Bei to lead the local army to block our army.
In this way, Kun's army's Maginot Line will collapse without a fight."
All the generals nodded, but Su Wuan asked,
"Your Highness, what is this Maginot Line you're talking about?"
"It was a war between two small Western Rong nations. To protect themselves from the other, one nation built a thousand-mile-long chain of fortresses and fortresses along the border, effectively protecting it. However, in the end, the other nation still perished."
"Is it because of the invading country that we bypassed it?"
"Yes, they passed through a third country and attacked the capital of that country and destroyed it."
Shen Changgong asked Ma Ling,
"King Nan, do you think my plan is feasible? If it is, our army will change its route to the west tomorrow."
The Southern King nodded calmly.
"No problem, it's fine. With you here, I've saved myself a lot of worry. Sometimes your tactics may not be that brilliant, but many of your strategic battle arrangements are still very impressive."
"If you want to praise me, just praise me directly. Why are you beating around the bush and making your praise seem so forced?"
"Humph."
After the discussion, all the generals went back to rest.
The next morning, the Yan army, which was about to reach Qiuxin County, changed its route and marched westward.
The sudden change in the Yan army's marching route caught many people off guard.
The Yan army soldiers didn't know why they had to change their route, and they were not afraid of the Kun bandits.
On the other hand, the Kun Kingdom was suddenly panicked.
Especially Nie Bei. After hearing the news, the old general was so angry that he almost vomited blood.
Damn it, you beasts! I worked so hard to mobilize 400,000 troops and 200,000 civilians to dig trenches and build fortifications, and you just say you don’t want to fight?
Then wouldn’t all my work be in vain?
After his anger subsided, he looked at the map again and instantly understood the Yan army's intentions.
They wanted to take Ziyang County to lure him to abandon his fortifications and force him to go to Ziyang County to fight a decisive battle with the Yan army.
In this way, his advantage disappeared.
But if we don’t go, what if the Yan army goes straight to Huanglong and attacks Shengjing?
Even if he had ten heads he couldn't handle it.
This is the crime of letting the enemy attack the capital. If he dares to do nothing, he will be punished by the execution of nine generations of his clan.
If Yuan Chonghuan in another time and space knew his situation, he would definitely empathize with him.