Heavenly Dao Formula

Twenty miles west of Baihe City.

The Privy Council frontier army finally changed their initial division into several routes and began to gather in one place. At the same time, the Leizhou army, which had finally crossed Icheon, finally joined the frontier army, bringing the army back to about 50,000 people, and its scale was almost no less than that of the main force of the Chinese army.

Their plan is also very clear on the big map, that is to gather all their forces, abandon the surrounding towns, and want to take Baihe City in one fell swoop.

However, the Chinese army still did not respond to this, and continued to advance towards Jinxia without any intention of leaving Jiujiang.

If the 60,000 soldiers of the Chinese army also come to encircle Baihe City at this time, the pressure on Ning Wanjun will become very high. He will have to face 110,000 people at once, and the army's ammunition supplies will not be enough. Unless it is defended according to the city, it will be difficult to continue.

However, according to Xia Fan, no matter what, it is impossible to fight a defensive battle. Even if you give up Baihe City, you must not lose your own mobility advantage.

Once besieged in the city by the Privy Council, the disadvantages of the left army of more than 7,000 people will be fully exposed.

Now that the Central Route Army turned a deaf ear to the Frontier Army's actions, it obviously gave Ning Wanjun a rare opportunity.

"The opportunity to completely disintegrate the enemy's left wing is at hand." In the command tent, Princess Guangping slapped the table with her palm and said firmly.

After seven or eight days of continuous fighting, she hardly took off the armor on her body, and the hair that fell on her forehead was a little less soft, and her long eyelashes were glued together by sweat. But compared to the woman in a loose robe sitting blankly at the desk, the current third princess exudes a soul-stirring charm all over her body.

"The Central Route Army doesn't respond now, but it doesn't mean it will be the same in the future. It's only three days' journey from Jiujiang to here. Once the Privy Council changes its focus, it may still threaten Baihe City...or even worse."

It is not difficult to understand what Ning Wanjun said was worse. If the Chinese army advances a hundred miles or so and then turns back, then this army of 60,000 people will have a chance to block the retreat of Jinxia's left army and kill them and the Jinxia army behind. Xiacheng is separated.

"But as long as we can defeat the frontier army of the Privy Council before the opponent's back is broken, even if the enemy's main force turns back, it will no longer pose much threat. It can be said that the entire southwestern part of Shenzhou will become our free and unimpeded passage."

If half a year ago, someone proposed a battle plan to annihilate an army of 50,000 with 7,000 people, it would definitely cause everyone to be shocked, but now after several wars, the enemy has changed several times, and Jinxia City has not experienced defeat. Greatly enhanced the confidence of the army and staff officers.

Facing an enemy seven times larger than one's own, it is certainly difficult to win, but it is far from impossible.

After Ning Wanjun finished speaking, no one raised any objections, which meant that everyone agreed to completely defeat the left wing of the Privy Council as the latest combat goal.

"We can let General Xu's right army take a temporary contraction trend, and gather as many qi-sensing troops as possible to the left."

"Can you send a surprise soldier from the right to cross the Jiujiang River from the west and cooperate with us to double-team the enemy army?"

"It's too difficult. The Privy Council has guard posts on the edge of the Jiujiang River. The transfer of more than 1,000 people is too easy to be exposed. If they are blocked, it will be very bad."

For a while, everyone was talking about it.

"Your Highness, everyone..." He Guicai found an opportunity to say, "I would like to remind one thing, if possible, it is best to focus on capture in this battle, so as not to shake the foundation of Jinxia's governance."

As soon as this remark came out, everyone couldn't help showing embarrassment.

Not only to win more with less, but also to minimize enemy casualties. This goal is really tricky.

But Staff Officer He's words were not without purpose.

Among the gathering enemy troops, there is a 20,000-strong force from Shenzhou.

They were the local garrisons who were transferred to Ganzhou years ago, but they did not expect that when the snow season was over and they could finally return to their homeland, the Shenzhou territory had changed owners.

But it is undeniable that most of the soldiers in this team are locals, not only from the two big cities of Baihe and Anshen, but also from other towns and villages. Many families are still looking forward to the return of the man in the family. If there are too many casualties, it will inevitably seriously damage the image that the Bureau has finally established.

In case it is used and instigated by someone with a heart, it is not an exaggeration to say that the foundation has been shaken.

"I have an idea." Xia Fan said suddenly. As Jinxia's army and staff became more mature, he seldom needed to make suggestions, but as a core figure in the ruling team, the princess would invite him to participate in meetings whenever he was free.

"What is it?" Ning Wanjun asked immediately.

"Attack the heart." He said while pondering, "Jinxia keeps winning victories, and the fighting spirit of the frontier army should not be too high. Especially the Shenzhou army, for some people, their home is dozens of miles away. , compared to dying on the battlefield, it must be more tempting to go home safely."

"Master Xia is trying to persuade you to surrender?" He Guicai was thoughtful, "That's the reason, but it's very difficult to make 20,000 people turn against each other without internal support and connection. Besides, 20,000 people are only part of the left wing, the main force It is still the Golden State Army, and if any team in the Shenzhou Army shows signs of defecting, they will definitely be suppressed by the former."

"The key lies in the means." Xia Fan knows that there is basically no research on psychological warfare in this era. Due to technical limitations, communication is mostly point-to-point rather than point-to-face, making it difficult for psychological attacks to have an impact in the entire army. But as long as you know the means, you can find a way to bypass the technical obstacles. "The first is the airdrop of leaflets, which can start now."

"airdrop?"

"Yes, print a large number of leaflets and sprinkle them directly from the sky. The content should be as short as possible and can evoke the nostalgia. It doesn't matter if most people can't read. As long as there are a few who can read, they can put the words on the paper. spread the content."

This move is similar to shooting into the camp with an arrow tied with a letter of persuasion, but the flying letter is only aimed at the generals, while the leaflets are aimed at all Shenzhou soldiers.

It is difficult for generals who lack relevant experience to guard against them.

What's more, many leaders of the Shenzhou Army are also of local origin.

"After the airdrop, the Jinzhou army will inevitably take strict precautions. For example, they may surround the Shenzhou army when camping to prevent them from fleeing or camping." Xia Fan continued, "So the night battle is not convenient for Jinxia to achieve her goal. When fighting, it is best to choose the marching route of the opponent."

"Because the troops of each state will be separated at that time." Ning Wanjun's eyes lit up.

"That's right." Xia Fan nodded with a smile, "They can separate the inside and the outside when camping, but they can't do this when marching." The opponent seems to be an army, but in fact all soldiers can only follow their own generals. , Corporal Chief and Shi Chief, Shi Chief and Bo Chief, even if they are troops from the same state, the generals are relatively independent. It is impossible to mix and follow a set of instructions. For old-style armies, trying to command someone else's troops was a huge taboo in itself.

Once transferred to the march, Shenzhou can only have two states-either a forward or a tail.

"Then as long as we hit, we can divide this army into two!" Ning Wanjun said following this train of thought.

"What if the heart attack fails? Our move is tantamount to putting ourselves in danger." Qiuyue showed a worried look, "No matter what, we only have 7,000 people in the end."

At that time, 7,000 people will be surrounded by 50,000 people.

"So we have to wait until the other party is sure to defect before we can proceed with this step."

"How are you sure?" He Gui asked curiously. With neither internal response nor prior connection, it is difficult for the leading generals to respond to all calls, let alone the "Jinxia enemy army".

Xia Fan slowly said his answer, "Just use a song."

The point is not what to sing, but who to sing.