From a son-in-law to a favorite of the empress

Chapter 1084

"Sit down."

Zhou Yuan sighed and waved his hand for Guan Lu to sit down.

He stood up, looked at the map and said in a deep voice: "We made a huge mistake from the very beginning. This mistake is not Guan Lu's, but mainly my fault."

"As a marshal, you must have the most objective and rational judgment of the battle situation, and summarize the strategy that the army should adopt based on countless information."

"But I preconceived that Gumanyev must be radical, warlike, and full of hostility."

"Preconceived and labeling the other party is the beginning of failure."

"Facts have proved that Gumanyev's strategy is risky, but it is steady and methodical, and it is definitely not something that can be done by impulse or radicalism."

He looked at everyone and gritted his teeth and said: "It is precisely because I labeled him as radical that I thought he might really want to make a fuss in Heshi, and I was diverted by him, giving his reserve troops the opportunity to cross the river from the south and support Meishan."

"This is the first mistake."

Everyone looked at each other, but did not dare to reply.

Zhou Yuan said: "The second mistake is that those who do not plan for the overall situation are not qualified to plan for a specific area. I looked too far ahead in the war and thought too much about the strategy, which was not in line with the current reality, which led to our current relatively passive situation."

"I arranged the Xuanfu Army to the Kharawen Mountain and Naowen River area too early, in order to cut off the enemy's food and grass after the stalemate of the war, so that Gumanyev would be in a dilemma."

"But now it seems that there is no effect there for the time being."

Liu Daguang finally couldn't help but said: "Boss... No, Marshal, what you think is completely correct, it's this Gumanyev who is too cunning."

Zhou Yuan said: "There is no cunning and meanness on the battlefield, only victory and defeat."

"The lesson this time is huge. Four or five thousand wounded died in vain, and the nursing team almost didn't survive."

"If it wasn't for taking the opportunity to ignite the medicinal materials and create poisonous smoke, the consequences would be even more unbearable."

Guan Lu said casually: "What effect does the poisonous smoke have?"

Everyone turned their eyes to Xue Ningyue.

Xue Ningyue whispered: "It can make people have difficulty breathing, feel dizzy, lose their rationality, have hallucinations, and make people feel numb and weak all over."

Guan Lu said: "No wonder the enemy is still fighting until the last few people die... Are there any survivors?"

Xue Ningyue shook her head and said: "No, all are dead."

"At that time, we came to the upwind side of the river bank specifically, and it was dark, so the enemy was completely unprepared, and there were not many people on the opposite side, so it was effective."

"And... the cost of medicinal materials is too high, and it is absolutely not worth using them to make poisonous smoke."

"Weather, wind direction, number of people, defense, cost... Anyway, taking all aspects into consideration, this is definitely not a good way to kill the enemy, but we are desperate."

Guan Lu nodded with some regret. He really wanted to use this trick in the subsequent battles, but the cost was too high to implement it.

Zhou Yuan said: "According to the time, Gumanyev's reserve will meet Andrei at the latest tomorrow afternoon. Ji Shan should have received the news in advance, right?"

Guan Lu nodded and said: "Madam sent people on horseback that night. The speed must be much faster than Gumanyev's reserve. Ji Shan must have received the news in advance."

"But they can't lock Andrei."

"The reserve plus the assault corps, a total of 120,000 troops, are on par with the Leiden Army and the Huguang Army. We won't be able to gain an advantage in a fight."

Zhou Yuan took a deep breath and gritted his teeth and said: "Wang Xiong is the highest commander in Meishan. He has a calm personality and should not fight hard with the other side."

"In this way, after Andrei and the reserve meet, they should go directly north. , moving towards the direction of Heshi, and besieging Min Tianrui and Liu Fang with Gumanyev. "

Guan Lu smiled bitterly: "It means that the other side has completed the opportunity to destroy the rear, occupied the Songhua River Basin, and completed the victory of more than 200,000 troops. The first phase of the entire war has achieved a comprehensive victory."

"And we only let them lose 40,000 soldiers and 10,000 elites. It's a loss!"

Zhou Yuan said lightly: "There is still time to think about what to do next. Facing the gathering and annihilation of more than 200,000 troops of the other side, how should we deal with it."

"Go down and think about it. We are going north tomorrow, and then we will talk about this in detail."

...

Looking at the dense forest on the top of the mountain and the dark night sky, there is only endless emotion in my heart.

After so long, it seems that it will succeed. At most three or four days, the opponent's resources can only last for three or four days at most!

Sixty thousand elites, real elites, are about to be eaten. Who knows what will happen in frontFang made a big mistake, and 60,000 reserve troops actually ran in.

This battle is really difficult to fight.

Wang Xiong sighed and said: "General Ji, order a retreat. Our two armies will gather together and retreat 30 miles in the direction of Guhewei."

Ji Shan was also a little unwilling, and couldn't help saying: "General Wang, this... we are about to eat them up, 60,000 elite troops, I really can't bear to..."

Wang Xiong said: "There is no way, the enemy's reinforcements are about to arrive, and we don't have much chance of winning."

Ji Shan gritted his teeth and said: "Or I will lead the troops to charge tonight, what if I succeed in charging up."

Wang Xiong smiled bitterly and said helplessly: "General Ji, I want to fight more than you, and my soldiers are also exhausted, but... it's meaningless."

"The great victory that the marshal pursues is not to take more lives Go and exchange lives with the other side. Meishan is not a strategically important area, and it is not worth it for us to do so. "

"The reason why we chose to withdraw our troops and let them join forces is because the marshal does not want a disastrous defeat or a disastrous victory. What the marshal hopes is... to defeat the other side at the lowest cost."

Ji Shan stamped his feet anxiously: "How is that possible! The opponent is obviously very strong, whether in terms of numbers or individual combat capabilities, including the commander, is not inferior to us."

"In this case, we must seize every opportunity, even if it costs, we must show the other side a little color, first beat the morale of the army, and beat the cohesion, so that we can gain the upper hand in terms of appearance."

"I know the marshal wants perfection, but There is no perfect thing in this world. War is cruel. If you don't want to pay the price, it's the plot of the legend, not the reality. "

Wang Xiong laughed and said slowly: "General Ji, you are an old general and a senior. Maybe you are right, but... the things decided by the marshal are not something you and I can refute."

"If you think the marshal's ideas are too impractical, then I suggest you look back at the battles fought by the marshal in the past few years. Which one did not win the biggest victory with the smallest sacrifice?"

Ji Shan said loudly: "I am not doubting the marshal! But... this battle is different from the previous one. This time the opponent is the most powerful army country in the world. It is our real rival. We can't think in the same way as before. I want to look at this war. "

"Otherwise, we will suffer a great loss. The 60,000 reserve troops came in and successfully joined forces with Andre in Meishan to complete the strategic connection. This is the best proof. "

"In the first stage of the war, we were defeated miserably, understand?"

"The other side destroyed our rear and left safely. At the same time, they will complete the joining of all the corps and even threaten the Northwest Army and the Beijing Camp. We are completely passive. "

"How should this battle be fought? What does the marshal think!"

Wang Xiong looked at the dark sky and said bitterly: "I don't know what the marshal thinks, I just know one thing, that is, the marshal will not lose."

"Withdraw! Let them win the meeting. "