lcionline Chapter 491: General Yu's Divine Military Skills
Chapter 491: General Yu's Divine Military Skills
Everyone looked at Yu Ziling.
They didn't believe that in such a difficult situation, they couldn't harm too many civilians, couldn't suffer too much loss on their side, and yet they had to completely annihilate the enemy. This was simply an impossible task.
Shen Changgong said with a smile,
"Next, we would like to invite the resourceful and strategic commander, General Yu, to tell us about her tactics."
Yu Ziling blushed, stood up and glared at Shen Changgong fiercely.
That look was full of coquettishness and shy anger, which made Shen Changgong's heart burn. He had already started to think about how to reward Yu Ziling in the evening.
Yu Ziling coughed dryly and said slowly,
"It all started with a night raid. At that time, we had just settled down, and I felt the enemy would definitely launch a night raid because it was their only chance of victory..."
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Yu Ziling recounted her experiences and tactics in detail.
After hearing this, everyone was stunned.
Even the usually confident Yu Huatian changed his eyes when he looked at Yu Ziling. Before, he just thought that the other party was just a rookie commander who needed his guidance and instruction.
At this point, it seems that the other party's command level is no less than his.
Yu Huatian stood up and said,
"General Yu's plan is truly astonishing. He took advantage of the enemy's difficulty in commanding them, directly occupied all the main roads, and cut off their communication channels.
Then they created an information gap, disguised themselves as the enemy's messenger, and announced surrender under the enemy's flag. In this way, even if their commander wanted to clarify, no one would listen to him because he could no longer command.
And there is no need to deliberately look for the enemy commander, because he will jump out by himself.
There is no need to deliberately protect the people or attack the houses, because the enemy soldiers will come out and surrender on their own.
"General Yu's move was truly brilliant and masterful. I admire you immensely!"
After saying that, Yu Huatian bowed to Yu Ziling with a serious expression.
Yu Ziling blushed and said,
"You're too polite, Commander Yu. You're the one I admire the most. You're a famous commander, you've led troops for many years and you're very experienced."
"There's no age limit for learning; those who have achieved success are always the first. Although General Yu hasn't fought many battles, the two times he led troops, he achieved remarkable results. I can't even begin to match his incredible tactics. I'll need your guidance in the future."
The two battles that Yu Huatian mentioned were one in which Yu Ziling commanded the Qi army to resist the Yan army. They beat the Tianying army into a mess and killed them all. The Tianyu army and the Pingnan army on the other side of the city gates were also shut out, beaten into a mess and fled in embarrassment.
The Yan army had never suffered such a great loss since it started its campaign.
And the second time, that is, this time, a dead end situation was directly turned around.
Not only did they save all the civilians, but they also caused almost no losses to their own side and captured all the enemy troops. It was a very beautiful battle.
Shen Changgong smiled and said,
"Alright, alright, sit down, and stop flattering each other. Record this battle and send it back to the Imperial Academy in Shengjing. Let the students there analyze and assess it first, and then teach them. Let them learn from our General Yu's prowess."
Yu Ziling lowered her head, feeling very embarrassed by the praise.
The others were also convinced.
The Southern King chuckled and said,
"You have gathered all the good generals, leaving me with only three fools."
Zhang Han, Li Bohan, and Jiang Shun all lowered their heads.
Shen Changgong does have quite a few wise generals under his command. Those who have battle experience include Yu Huatian, Nie Bei, and Yu Ziling. In addition, Guan Shouchang is also pretty good. Chen Qing performed well in the battle to instigate the Kun Army to capture Emperor Kun. As for Su Wuan, he has no experience in independent command.
On the other hand, the three people under the Southern King's command did not perform very well. It was no wonder that the Southern King felt embarrassed.
In fact, it is understandable. After all, the King of the South is an old-fashioned aristocrat and a veteran soldier. Although he broke the traditional concept of the aristocracy and did not value aristocrats, he could not break the thinking of traditional soldiers. Appointments and promotions are based only on merit.
But Shen Changgong is different. He also looks at the merits of middle and high-level military officers, but when it comes to the position of commander-in-chief of an army, he never looks at merits, only at abilities.
No matter how great your achievements are, Shen Changgong will not appoint you if you do not have the ability to command the entire army to fight and win independently.
On the contrary, as long as someone is capable, even if he is a newcomer or even an enemy, Shen Changgong dares to put him directly in the position of commander.
The people he appointed were also very capable, proving that his choice was correct with one great victory after another.
This time, Yu Ziling completely cleared herself of the reputation of relying on nepotism to get to the top and proved her own talent.
Then, they discussed how to attack Xuzhou.
Shen Changgong said,
"According to current intelligence, Xuzhou has a total of 300,000 troops and 500,000 civilians.
Of these 300,000 troops, half are defending the city, and the other half are in the camp outside the city, forming a mutually supportive force and able to provide mutual assistance.
The enemy's army is divided into two parts. If we attack one of them alone, the other one will launch a surprise attack on us.
I now have two countermeasures. One is to directly divide the troops and attack the city and the camp separately, but in this way, our army's military advantage will disappear.
Another countermeasure is that the 450,000 infantrymen will first surround the main camp and launch a fierce attack on it. On the other hand, the Zhennan Army will keep a close eye on the city. If the enemy wants to attack us from behind, the Zhennan Army will destroy them.
Which one do you think is better?"
Zhang Han chuckled and said,
"Our Great Yan army is invincible. We can just bombard the gates with artillery and charge in. Divide our forces and we can capture them all within a day!"
After Zhang Han finished speaking, he saw that everyone was looking at him as if he were a fool, so he sat down again in disappointment.
Yuhuatian said,
"Tactically, we still have to respect our opponents. Let's play it safe. Without the advantage in manpower, we'll suffer heavy casualties in street fighting, which will be detrimental to future battles. We also have to be on guard against the coalition forces of the five nations.
I suggest the second option: take the main camp first, then attack the city."
Shen Changgong looked at Yu Ziling again and asked,
"Yu Shuai, what do you think?"
After thinking about it carefully, Yu Ziling shook her head and said,
“I really can’t figure out how the enemy can defeat us, so we must be more careful about the enemy’s desperate battle with us.
Maybe they will come to attack tonight, so we'd better be prepared.
As for how to play tomorrow, I will just listen to the coach.
I think the enemy might take the initiative to attack tomorrow."
Shen Changgong frowned when he heard this.
"Taking the initiative? Three hundred thousand local troops against our 550,000 elite troops? Isn't that suicide?"