lcionline Chapter 504: The best strategy is to attack the enemy's mind and abandon the enemy's child
Chapter 504: The best strategy is to attack the enemy's mind and abandon the enemy's child
The lights in the meeting room were bright, and everyone's eyes were focused on Chen Tong. Hu Xiu and others seemed quite excited. They all agreed that after the thrilling battle just now, the morale of the defenders of Wanxi City must be extremely low. Now is the best time to seize the opportunity and pursue the victory.
"Commander, I think the defenders in Wanxi City are now like frightened birds. We can take advantage of this momentum, launch a quick attack, and capture the city in one fell swoop." Hu Xiu's voice was full of confidence.
"Old Hu is right, Commander. My 29th Army is willing to take the initiative and take over Wanxi City!" Yu Hang also agreed with Hu Xiu's idea.
Other commanders also nodded in agreement. They believed that although the walls of Wanxi City were strong, the expeditionary force was strong enough to capture the city within three days.
However, Chen Tong did not express his opinion immediately. He sat there quietly, frowning, as if thinking about something. After a long while, he slowly spoke: "I understand your feelings, but attacking a city is not easy. The best strategy is to attack the enemy's mind, and attacking the heart is the best, and attacking the city is the worst. Moreover, we are no longer facing the Japanese devils, but our compatriots, the civilians in the city and the troops of the Southern Government. They are all descendants of Xuanhuang and belong to the same lineage as us."
As soon as he finished speaking, the meeting hall fell into silence. Although Hu Xiu and others were somewhat unwilling, they also understood that Chen Tong's words made sense. They began to rethink their siege strategy.
Chen Tong continued, "I have a thorough plan. We will use psychological warfare to undermine the morale of the defenders in the city. They may then voluntarily lay down their weapons and surrender to us."
"What you need to do next is to surround the city without attacking it, so as to give the defenders in the city enough deterrence. This will help me to carry out my subsequent plans."
After the meeting, everyone was curious and looking forward to Chen Tong's plan.
They knew that although Chen Tong, the expeditionary force commander, was young, he had always been able to plan everything out. Everyone in the expeditionary force admired Chen Tong's wisdom, foresight and command ability.
Under Chen Tong's careful deployment, the expeditionary army moved quickly and surrounded Wanxi City. However, strangely, the expeditionary army did not launch an attack immediately, but chose to surround it without attacking. This strategy confused the defenders in the city and made them panic.
The atmosphere in Wanxi City was getting increasingly tense. Due to the large amount of supplies consumed in the previous battle, the food supply in the city was already seriously insufficient. With 100,000 defenders and two army-level troops, the daily consumption was staggering. It was estimated that the existing food reserves were only enough for them to last for half a month. This was undoubtedly a huge pressure for the defenders.
Liu Fang, the once proud commander of the Southern Government's garrison, was also worried at the moment. He knew that the supply line had been cut off and supplies could not be smoothly transported to the city, which was undoubtedly a double whammy for the garrison. He began to patrol the city, trying to find a solution.
On this day, Liu Fang was standing on the city wall, anxiously looking into the distance. Suddenly, his right-hand man Pang Yue came in a hurry to report. Pang Yue was Liu Fang's capable general, responsible for the logistics supply in the city. He walked up to Liu Fang with a worried look on his face and whispered, "Commander, the situation is not good. Our supply line has been cut off by the expeditionary force, and now we can't get supplies from the outside world. The food reserves in the city are seriously insufficient. If this continues, I'm afraid we won't be able to hold on for long."
Liu Fang's heart sank when he heard this. He knew that Pang Yue was telling the truth, but he was still unwilling to accept this cruel reality. He tried to comfort himself that there might be other ways to solve this problem.
However, as time went on, the food reserves in the city became less and less, and the morale of the defenders became lower and lower. Liu Fang began to feel desperate. He knew that without external help, Wanxi City would be breached by the expeditionary force sooner or later.
In the Presidential Palace of the Southern Kingdom, Huang Guangtai sat at his desk with a solemn expression, holding tightly in his hand the urgent report sent by Liu Fang. The situation in Wanxi City was like a huge rock pressing on his heart, making him feel unprecedentedly heavy. The main force of the Southern Kingdom government had suffered heavy losses in the battle with the expeditionary army, with more than 40% of its troops lost, which made Huang Guangtai extremely cautious about sending reinforcements.
"Mr. President, the situation in Wanxi City is indeed not good." Huang Guangtai's trusted aide Chang Tai said worriedly, "Our troops are no longer able to undertake large-scale combat missions."
Huang Guangtai sighed and looked out the window, as if looking for a solution to the problem.
But the reality is cruel. After a series of failures, Matsui Iwane has severed ties with the Southern Government, which undoubtedly puts the Southern Government into a more isolated and helpless situation.
Just then, the phone suddenly rang. It was Liu Fang calling.
Huang Guangtai took a deep breath, adjusted his emotions, and answered the phone.
"President, this is Liu Fang." Liu Fang's voice on the other end of the phone sounded a little tired, but still firm and powerful.
"Commander Liu, I already know the situation in Wanxi City." Huang Guangtai tried his best to make his voice sound calm. "How are you doing now?"
"It's not good, President." Liu Fang said without disguising, "Supplies are cut off, food is in short supply, and the morale of the defenders is beginning to waver. We need support as soon as possible."
Huang Guangtai was silent for a moment. He knew that telling the truth at this moment might cause Liu Fang to completely collapse.
So he chose a euphemism: "Commander Liu, you have worked hard. I am considering sending reinforcements, but it will take some time to prepare. You must hold on. I believe you can defend Wanxi City."
After hearing what Huang Guangtai said, Liu Fang felt a little disappointed, but he still chose to believe it.
He was loyal to the South Korean government and believed that old President Huang Guangtai would not abandon them.
He took a deep breath and said firmly: "Mr. President, we will persevere. As long as there is a glimmer of hope, we will not give up Wanxi City."
However, Huang Guangtai had already made a decision in his heart. He knew that it was meaningless to continue to hold on to Wanxi City. He planned to abandon the city and the garrison troops in the city, but he could not tell Liu Fang about this decision. He hoped that by stabilizing Liu Fang, the garrison troops in Wanxi City would continue to hold on for a while, perhaps creating some trouble for the expeditionary army and buying some breathing time for the Southern Government.
Liu Fang stood on the city wall, looking into the distance, his heart full of worries. He didn't know yet that he had become a discarded child of the Southern Government, and the defenders in Wanxi City were also struggling to survive in hunger and cold.
Time passed by little by little, and the original three meals a day were reduced to two meals, and each meal was just some porridge so thin that you could hardly see any rice grains. The soldiers' faces became paler and paler, and their bodies became weaker and weaker. Their eyes lost their former spirit, and only fatigue and despair remained.
Liu Fang walked on the streets of the city, and seeing those once mighty and majestic soldiers now so haggard, his heart felt like it was being cut by a knife. He tried to boost morale and told the soldiers to hold on, but even he felt powerless.
He knew that if he continued like this, Wanxi City would be conquered by the expeditionary army sooner or later. But what could he do? He could only stay here and wait for help, waiting for news from the old president.