my wonderful zoo

Chapter 82 Countermeasures against the enemy
Chen Xun was awakened by the noise outside the house at midnight. With the ability to rest efficiently given by the elegance of the horse, although he only slept for more than two hours, his energy and physical strength had basically recovered.

Came to the camp outside the village again, summoned all the officers above the head, and continued the meeting that could not be completed last night to discuss strategies to deal with the enemy.

The atmosphere of this meeting was completely different from last night. Everyone had the mentality of traveling lightly, so overall there was no depressing feeling like a storm was about to come, but it seemed very relaxed.

In the relaxed atmosphere, everyone's thinking was very active, and some bold ideas came out.

such as:

"Can we surround Wei to rescue Zhao, send troops to attack Guangzhou City directly, and force the officers and soldiers to return to defense? In this case, the problem of battlefield setting will be solved." You Dutou suggested.

It's a good idea, but if the officers and soldiers insist on changing their heads with you, Song Ting will lose at most one state and city, and Chenjiazhuang will be finished.

Of course, by transferring Chenjiazhuang's personnel and assets in advance, there will be conditions for this strategy to be implemented.

However, since the personnel and assets have been transferred, wouldn't it be better to fight guerrilla warfare with the officers and soldiers?We have a horse army.

Another example:
"We will use the cavalry army to charge at the rear of the officers and soldiers just like last time. This time we have more people, so we can definitely win."

This is to repeat the old trick.

The last enemy they faced was the Xiang Army. They borrowed some divine arm crossbows from the Forbidden Army, but they didn't have time to use them, allowing Chenjiazhuang's horse army to easily rush into the camp.

This time they were facing the Forbidden Army. Not to mention that the officers and soldiers had already experienced a cavalry charge and whether they had taken precautions.For more than [-]% of the Forbidden Army's long-range attack units, it is estimated that if the [-] horse troops rushed forward, they would be almost dead.

Chenjiazhuang is not a grassland nation in the north. They have thousands of troops and can withstand the attrition.

Speaking of the horse army, several branches from the north came back to support this time and brought back [-] Mongolian horses, which was a big surprise for Chen Xun.

Although the male horses in Mongolia were incited, most of them were females, and they were all put into the zoo by Chen Xun to be used as a "maternity" machine.

There are even more outrageous ones, too many to list here.

However, compared to those unreliable suggestions, there are still some suggestions that are somewhat constructive.

such as:

Lai Qingyun, a captain who Chen Xun had not paid much attention to before. He used to be a defensive captain in the Mayi branch. The enemies he faced were mainly local aboriginals and maritime traders and pirates.

He suggested that Chenjiazhuang should attack separately when faced with officers and soldiers this time. The separate encirclement and suppression by officers and soldiers would give Chenjiazhuang an opportunity to establish an advantage in a local battlefield and form a situation in which the enemy is weak and we are strong.

This tactic is exactly in line with Chen Xun's combat philosophy, which is: only the strong can defeat the weak on the battlefield.

In this anti-encirclement and suppression campaign, the total strength of Chenjiazhuang's troops is weaker than that of the officers and soldiers. There is no doubt about this. If you want to finally defeat the officers and soldiers, you must find one's own strengths and the enemy's weaknesses, and use your own strengths to attack the enemy's weaknesses.

After hearing his suggestion, Chen Xun asked directly: "Which direction of the enemy should be our main attack direction."

"At sea." This was Lai Qingyun's answer.

After not seeing him for three days, I was really surprised. I had never noticed that this kid had military abilities that were stronger than ordinary people.

Looking at his still slightly immature but already weathered face, Chen Xun understood that Lai Qingyun must have been able to improve so quickly in Mayi because he often visited the front lines.

Next, other people's combat suggestions seemed much inferior in front of Lai Qingyun's "gold jade", but they could be regarded as supplements.

In the end, the combat meeting decided on the combat policy of naval battle first, then land battle.First, Haiwei defeated the enemies of Nan Enzhou and Xinzhou from the south. Chenjiazhuang had obvious weapon advantages in naval battles. There was a generational difference with the officers and soldiers of this era, so it was easy to win.

Then the infantry guards held back the main force of officers and soldiers coming from the north, and then the sea guards and part of the infantry guards followed and eliminated the weakest Huizhou soldiers among the Third Route Army.

Finally, the Haiwei cut off the logistics of the main force of officers and soldiers on the North Road, giving their own infantry sufficient combat time to find opportunities to defeat the officers and soldiers.

At the end of the discussion, the difficulty of combat focused on one issue.

How could the infantry guards hold back the main force of the northern route of officers and soldiers on land, which probably numbered more than [-] people ([-] for the Three Prefectures Forbidden Army, [-] for the Border Army, and [-] for the Auxiliary Army).

There are only 500 infantry guards in Chenjiazhuang, and some of them have to be allocated to cooperate with the sea guards to eliminate the Huizhou soldiers.

Even if calculated based on 500 men, the gap in strength between the enemy and ourselves is too great.

It is almost impossible to hold back seven thousand officers and soldiers in a field battle.

"If the Northern Route Army has to wait for the border army, the fastest time to attack is half a month later. By then the village wall has been built, and we can completely use the village wall to defend the Northern Route Army." Lu Hui suggested.

"Using the village wall can indeed hold back the Northern Route Army, but this strategy has two flaws." Chen Xun analyzed.

"First, most of Chenjiazhuang's workshops and factories are located outside the village wall, and the private port is also outside the village wall, as well as the south courtyard. If we rely on the village wall for defense, these places will have to be given up to officers and soldiers, and the losses will be too great. "

"Second, by using the Zhuang Wall for defense, our room for maneuver will be very small. The Huizhou soldiers in the east may join the North Route Army, and the scale of the enemy we face in the decisive battle will be further strengthened."

The main purpose of dividing and attacking is to create a time difference. If the officers and soldiers of the eastern and northern routes are allowed to gather, this combat strategy will be half failed.

"This seems to have entered a dead end again." Sun Zheng sighed: "Unless all personnel and materials and equipment outside the village wall are moved and the wall is cleared, we can use the village wall for defensive operations."

"Yes, our Haiwei side has no problem fighting the Southern Route Army, but if all the people and materials from Chenjiazhuang are transferred to Daliuqiu Island, there will be nothing we can do." Ke Lei continued.

This difficulty is very practical. Daliuqiu Island is too far away from Guangzhou.

"Is it okay to transfer people by light?" Chen Xun asked.

"It's easy to say that you can get on the boat by yourself, and if you squeeze in, you can transport it away at once." Ke Lei replied.

Having said this, everyone was a little silent.

What we need to face now is the issue of willingness.

In fact, it is not necessary to give up. If Chenjiazhuang is sure that it will eventually defeat the Northern Route Army, it is also possible to temporarily transfer personnel and materials into the village wall.

But the difficulty is that no one can guarantee that this battle will be won.

After all, it’s safe to move first.

"Since the transportation capacity is sufficient, it is just because the island is too far away from the big currents, so we will transport it closer." Chen Xun said.

"Nearby?" Ke Lei raised his eyes, thought for a while and asked, "Lamma Island?"

"It's not Lamma Island. Lamma Island is too small and there are too few houses on it, so it's not suitable." Chen Xun gave the answer directly: "It's Lantau Island, which is closer to Chenjiazhuang, the island is larger, and There are existing homes up there too.”

(End of this chapter)