"Prime Minister, when are we going to launch the general offensive?"
In the Ouzan commander's tent, Gelofeng, Duan Gequan, Fengjiayi, Duan Yangyan, and all the other Ouzan generals were gathered together.
"Wait a little longer. Now is not the time."
Dalun Ruozan's voice was firm and unquestionable.
A hint of anger appeared in the eyes of all the Mengshe Zhao generals, but none of them dared to say anything.
Although the two sides of the Ouzan – Ü-Tsang army were equal, everyone knew that the true commander of this battle was not one of Mengshe Zhao's men, but the Prime Minister of Ouzan, Dalun Ruozan.
All the offensive plans had been formulated by Dalun Ruozan.
"Has Prime Minister still not gotten a good grasp of that brat's background?"
Gelofeng said with a frown.
That brat from the Wang Clan had displayed a military strategy that was completely different from any of the generals they knew of. Dalun Ruozan wanted to probe him, and Gelofeng had no objections. He was not a daring and ambitious person. Once he agreed, he would be handing over the decision of the entire battle to Dalun Ruozan, as well as the timing of the general offensive.
Since he had made this promise, Gelofeng would definitely keep it and would not randomly interfere.
But in this probing operation, from day to night, Mengshe Zhao had already lost far too many men, and the night raid had especially enraged them. This was also the reason they had appeared here.
No one had expected that the Tang people would still dare to attack them in this sort of situation. This was a naked humiliation.
But if after paying such a high price, Dalun Ruozan still said that he had not obtained any information, that he had not gotten a good grasp of that brat's background, then Gelofeng would find it rather difficult to accept.
"More or less, but I'm still lacking something."
Dalun Ruozan said faintly. He glanced at Gelofeng and smiled.
"Your Majesty, I know it's hard for you to accept, but think about it carefully. At the banks of the Hai 'er River, your White Stone Legion easily defeated the Annam Protectorate. If this is still the same Annam Protectorate, with the lineup that the King sent out yesterday, your Mengshe Zhao's people would be able to defeat it without our Ouzan's intervention. But is that really the case? "
Gelofeng, Mengshe Zhao and the other generals fell silent.
Although it was just a test, Mengshe Zhao also launched a powerful attack. Whether it was the White Stone Legion or the White Elephant Legion, neither held back. Compared to the battle of Erhai, Mengshe Zhao was fighting on the same level of power.
But the result of the battle was the opposite of everyone's expectations.
At least, one thing Dalun Ruozan said was correct. Even Gelofeng had to admit that the Annam Protectorate with Wang Chong was indeed different from before.
"But Prime Minister, when will we attack? The Tang dynasty can't spare any manpower right now, but if we delay any longer, the advantage will no longer be on our side. "
Gelofeng said patiently.
Mengshe Zhao's greatest advantage in defeating the Tang people at the banks of Erhai was numbers. More than three hundred thousand Mengshe Zhao elites had been dispatched to deal with the one hundred and eighty thousand Annam Protectorate soldiers who had left the cities and entered the wilderness, and they had won in one battle.
And now, in the alliance between Mengshe Zhao and Ouzan, in Gelofeng's view, their greatest advantage was also numbers. It was precisely because the two armies occupied an absolute advantage that they had the confidence to win against the less than one hundred thousand Annam Protectorate with four to five hundred thousand soldiers.
Giving up the advantage in military strength and testing the waters time and time again, they would only lose their advantage. As for the Annam Protectorate, they should swarm in together and use their advantage in numbers to completely annihilate them.
This was the best strategy.
No matter what methods the opponents used, in the face of absolute numbers, they were all insignificant tricks.
"Your Majesty, I know that you lost a lot of troops last night and are very angry. But now is not the time to be angry. The opponents we are facing are much more powerful than we imagined. "
Dalun Ruozan didn't hide anything in front of Gelofeng.
Although Zhangchou Jianqiong is known as the ferocious tiger of the Tang dynasty, even he wouldn't be able to force us to this extent …
"Zhangchou Jianqiong is a crafty old fox. If it were him, he wouldn't have left the city. If he had left the city, with our current military strength, we would have long since unified the southwest. "
Gelofeng said straightforwardly.
Someone like Zhangchou Jianqiong would never allow himself to fall into such a disadvantageous position. Given his personality, he wouldn't give anyone the slightest opportunity to exploit.
If Zhangchou Jianqiong was still in charge of the southwest, Gelofeng wouldn't have a chance at all. Even the ferocious tiger of the southwest couldn't do anything to them, so how could someone like him be dealt with so easily? It wasn't because he was content, but because Zhangchou Jianqiong wouldn't give him the chance.
This was completely different from Wang Chong's style.
No crafty old fox like Zhangchou Jianqiong would be able to force him into this state. Not even Zhangchou Jianqiong would be able to reverse the situation, but that boy on the mountain had done it!
"Haha, although that boy is very formidable, don't praise him too highly."
Dalun Ruo grinned and stretched out two fingers to pinch a corner of the cloth. With a tug, he revealed a sand table that had been made at some point in the tent. The mountain range on the sand table was particularly large and detailed. Even the steel walls on the mountain range, the steel walls that had been uprooted at the base of the mountain, and the disposition of the soldiers could be seen on the sand table.
"Prime Minister!"
Seeing this detailed sand table, everyone in the tent was slightly moved.
No one had noticed that Dalun Ruozan had made such a detailed sand table in such a short period of time. This level of observation and efficiency had left a deep impression on all of them.
"Haha!"
Dalun Ruozan only chuckled. Only by knowing oneself and knowing one's enemy could one emerge victorious in every battle. It wasn't as if he had done nothing since yesterday.
"I've basically figured out that boy's strategy. The hills of the southwest are low, and the majority of the land is flat plains that are conducive to cavalry charges. Thus, he intentionally led us to this mountain. First, he could slow down the cavalry's charge, and second, he could minimize our advantage in numbers. No matter how many soldiers we have, this mountain can only hold a limited number of soldiers.
"In other words, even if we still have more than four hundred thousand soldiers, the number of soldiers that can participate in the assault at the same time is still limited."
Everyone in the tent frowned.
They hadn't thought so before, but now that they thought about it, that boy really had chosen this place on purpose.
"As for that boy's strategy, it's very simple. He's using the terrain and the steel walls to build a fortress. This way, the Tang people are most skilled in positional warfare. As for his strategy, all of you should have already experienced it … "
Dalun Ruozan looked at the generals of Mengshe Zhao.
"It's to constantly make use of all kinds of formations. This kind of advancing and retreating to destroy your formation. If you chase after them, you'll lose your formation. If you don't chase after them, they just need to repeat what they did before. "
"Then what do we do now?"
Geluofeng creased his brow. Mengshe Zhao had already lost nearly one hundred thousand men to Wang Chong using this method. There was no doubt that this method, although simple, was very practical.
In particular, that boy had obviously used this set of tactics to the acme of perfection.
"Haven't you noticed? Until now, Wang Yan and Xianyu Zhongtong haven't made a move! Now, it's not that I don't want to launch an all-out attack, but I need an opportunity, a suitable opportunity to launch an all-out attack. Otherwise, once we forcibly launch an all-out attack … You saw the result yesterday. Do you want to pay a greater price than that? "
Dalun Ruozan looked at Gelofeng and said.
Inside the tent, all the generals of Mengshe Zhao, including Gelofeng, were silent. This war had already exhausted all of Mengshe Zhao's national strength. What looked like three hundred thousand soldiers was actually all of Mengshe Zhao's strength.
If all of them died here, how could they deal with the possible attacks of the Tang Dynasty in the future? Moreover, if they suffered too many losses and did not have enough troops, Mengshe Zhao would become Ouzan's servant. How could they be allies?
"What does Prime Minister think?"
A voice suddenly asked. It wasn't Gelofeng, but Duan Gequan, who had been silent all this time. Duan Gequan hadn't said anything since he entered the tent. In fact, in the process of forming an alliance between Mengshe Zhao and Ouzan, Duan Gequan had tried his best to hide himself.
Many times, people had overlooked his existence.
But when Duan Gequan opened his mouth, whether it was Gelofeng, Fengjiayi, or the other Mengshe Zhao generals, all of them naturally accepted that he was overstepping his bounds. Even Gelofeng had no objections.
"Give me three days. After three days, I will give you an answer."
Dalun Ruozan said.
"Okay!"
Duan Gequan's words set the tone for the entire meeting.
… …
A faint white light rose from the east. In the southwest, where the clouds of war were thick, this was the only way to know that the sun had risen.
In the wilderness, there was silence.
Wang Chong sat cross-legged on the summit of a mountain, motionless. Spiritual energy gathered from all around him and sank into Wang Chong's body. The spiritual energy flowed into Wang Chong's meridians and circulated through his body. Eventually, it met with an invisible barrier and came to a halt.
"Ah, it's still a little lacking!"
Wang Chong gave a long sigh and opened his eyes.
The war in the southwest had already reached an extremely intense level. Wang Chong could sense that the Mengshe army was impulsive, impulsive to launch an all-out attack at any time.
After continuous probing and launching small-scale battles, this was also the natural and inevitable method they would adopt at the same time. Because numbers were their greatest advantage.
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