The key to victory might not be Na Ruixuan, but the Ming Army. Even if he defeated Na Ruixuan, he would still have to face the final battle with the Ming Army.
After the battle at the outpost, Min Qide suddenly had this idea. He didn't know how this idea came to be, but it had indeed appeared in his mind. The root of it was because he knew his opponent, Na Ruixuan, and this group of Siamese soldiers. In the past few years, the two sides had fought countless times, with both winning and losing. The current Myanmar did not have the power to completely destroy the Siamese, and the Siamese could not completely defeat Myanmar. This was the key to the balance of power between the two sides.
If he wanted to change this key point, he had to have an external force. Where was the external force? It was very simple. The external force was the Ming Army, which had yet to appear.
These Ming Army had the possibility of completely defeating him.
Min Qide thought about this.
Their strategy might be to first let Na Ruixuan lead the Siamese soldiers to consume his strength, then let the elite division of the Ming Army attack his exhausted division. In that case, his chances of winning would be very small. He would first deal with the Siamese army, which was not weak, and then fight with the stronger Ming Army. This might cause the final collapse. He only had one chance. He definitely could not use all his strength in the duel with Na Ruixuan. He had to find a way to preserve his strength and strike Na Ruixuan hard at the same time.
He ruled out the strategy of fighting face to face. A more suitable strategy appeared in his mind. It was the strategy that his grandfather had used to win a very crucial battle — night attack.
According to his grandfather, the later the night attack, the closer it was to the next morning, the better the effect. At that time, the enemy's guard was the lowest, and it was also the time when they were asleep the most. If he suddenly attacked at that time, the enemy would be caught off guard. They wouldn't even be able to pick up their weapons, and they wouldn't even know what was going on. In a panic, they would blow up the camp.
Once the camp was bombed, there would be no need to fight this battle. One of the most unsolvable wars in this era was the bombing of the camp. Once the camp was bombed, the chain of fear would quickly spread to the hearts of every soldier. Not knowing what would happen would only accelerate the spread of this fear. In the end, there might even be a ridiculous situation where the soldiers would run for their lives even though there was no enemy chasing them.
Therefore, a night attack would be the best choice. The two armies had fought so many times, and every time, the Burmese army had the upper hand. There was no need to use a night attack. Thinking about it this way, Na Ruixuan would never have thought that he, the superior side, would actually use a night attack, a tactic that only the weak would use. He would definitely think that he would defeat him in a fair and square battle, and not use crafty plots and schemes. But as the saying goes, 'The Art of War is deceit'. Who said that it had to be fair and square?
Although Min Qide couldn't compare to his grandfather, Mang Yinglong, he was at least a veteran general on the battlefield. The things that a general should understand, the abilities that he should know, he didn't lack any of them. If Na Ruixuan thought that he was just an arrogant and conceited idiot, then he was gravely mistaken.
Fortunately, Na Ruixuan didn't think of Min Qide like that. As a former classmate, he understood Min Qide's ability better than anyone else. This was definitely not a simple third generation ancestor. Although he had the unique arrogance and pride of a third generation ancestor, his ability was real. The Dongyu Dynasty was established by military force and prestige. If he didn't have some ability, how could he make those arrogant soldiers and valiant generals obey him? If Mang Yinglong could do it, then Mang Yingli could do it too. Could it be that Min Qide was an idiotic megalomaniac who didn't know anything? What a joke!
Na Ruixuan admired Min Qide's courage on the battlefield at the age of 13. If it wasn't for this courage and valiance, how could he command 100,000 soldiers with prestige?
However, Na Ruixuan really didn't expect that Min Qide would use a night attack to deal with him. After all, Min Qide had more soldiers and horses, and he was stronger. He liked to use a face-to-face attack to completely destroy the enemy's confidence and destroy the enemy's body and spirit. This was Na Ruixuan's impression of Min Qide.
However, people weren't static. Under great pressure, people would often undergo amazing changes.
Na Ruixuan arranged the soldiers and the person in charge of the night watch according to the usual standard. Then, he let the soldiers rest. Na Ruixuan also needed to rest. During the day, he fought with Min Qide's army, which consumed a lot of energy. After eating something, he also rested. Soon, before he could completely fall asleep, a messenger came to report Xiao Ruxun's news.
He had always placed the Ming Army's movements at the top of his priority list. When he learned that the Ming Army had increased their marching speed and were less than a day away from Khorshala, Na Ruixuan let out a sigh of relief. Na Ruixuan, who had just fought with Min Qide, felt serious pressure. Without the help of the Ming Army, he estimated that he wouldn't be able to win this field battle.
"Your Majesty, Inspector Xiao has something that I need to pass on."
The messenger didn't leave. Instead, he mentioned another matter. Na Ruixuan nodded and said, "Go ahead. What does Inspector Xiao want to say to me?"
"Inspector Xiao wants Your Majesty to be careful of the enemy's night attack."
"Night attack?"
Na Ruixuan was stunned and asked doubtfully, "Did Inspector Xiao really say that?"
"Yes, this is what Inspector Xiao personally said to me. He wants me to pass on to Your Majesty that, based on the current situation, if the enemy doesn't see the Daming's heavenly soldiers, they will definitely have doubts and won't go all out to attack Your Majesty. They will want to preserve their strength to fight against the Daming. However, defeating Your Majesty is necessary, so defeating Your Majesty with the least cost is the enemy's main goal."
Na Ruixuan narrowed his eyes and thought for a moment. Then, he waved his hand to let the messenger go.
Min Qide attack him at night?
What was the probability of that?
According to Na Ruixuan's understanding of Min Qide, after more than a decade of gratitude and resentment, he knew how proud Min Qide was in his heart. After being suppressed by him, Min Qide would definitely think of a way to get back at him. Defeating him in a face-to-face battle was the most appropriate and most in line with his character. Asking him to use a method like a night attack, Na Ruixuan felt that Min Qide would not agree.
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