The Six Arts of the Gentleman in the Bright Moon of Qin Dynasty

Chapter 541: War has always been a subject of economics [Please subscribe*Please give me a monthly ticket]

"Terrible!" Yang Duanhe took a deep breath.

He seemed to see the figure in the white robe from that year in the man in front of him.

The same youth, the same high spirits, the same astonishing command ability.

When you think you know all of the other party's strategic intentions, you eventually discover that it is just the tip of the iceberg.

The difference between a talented general and a talented commander was also vividly demonstrated at this moment.

A general will only care about the gains and losses on the battlefield at hand, while a commander is responsible for coordinating the overall situation and each battlefield.

If Yan Yan hadn't given him support, he would have almost forgotten that Bingzhou actually still had 400,000 troops galloping across the Alashan Plateau.

"I am not only waiting for the army to come to Zhangye for support, but also waiting for Meng Tian, ​​Li Ren, Meng Wu and Luo Bing to arrive!" Yan Yan said with a smile.

In order to prevent uncontrollable factors.

This battle requires a multi-pronged approach, with all the armies on the entire Alxa Plateau fighting simultaneously.

This prevented King Xiutu, King Hunxie and Dayuezhi from paying attention to other things and rushing to help other parties.

If Wang Jian were here, he might be able to see it.

After all, Wang Jian was the one who understood best this kind of tactics of using force to overwhelm others and to fight in an upright and just manner.

I, Bingzhou, am now bullying you because you are short of manpower and military strength.

"Your Majesty, can you calculate the time when all parties will go to war at the same time?" Yang Duanhe raised his doubts.

Even if Yan Yan had told him Bingzhou's true strategic intentions, the huge army and distant communications would require an extremely large amount of computing power.

Yang Duanhe asked himself why he couldn't figure it out and couldn't do it.

He was even sure that no one in the world could command such a large territory and so many troops at the same time.

"In mid-June, when the moon is full, no matter what the parties do, the entire Alashan will be engulfed in war!" Yan Yan said lightly.

With such a huge calculation, it was impossible for him to be precise about every army, but he chose to believe that Li Ren, Meng Tian, ​​Luo Bing and others could perfectly complete his established strategic plan.

Not only the Yulin Guards were hiding their incompetence, Meng Tian and Li Ren were also hiding their incompetence.

Li Ren had already led an army of 200,000 to the Juyan Lake, but he did not attack for a long time because he was waiting for the arrival of Dayuezhi and King Hunxie. Otherwise, once he captured the Juyan Lake and Ruoshui, King Hunxie, who knew it was impossible, would inevitably lead his army to retreat to Weiyuan.

The Great Yuezhi would only flee to the Middle East.

The same went for Meng Tian. He had an army of 200,000 and did not underestimate King Hunxie who had only 50,000 troops. However, he drove the Hunxie Dynasty all the way to Juyan Lake.

All the strategies were to give Dayuezhi, King Hunye and King Xiutu hope, and then lead them into the ambush circle designed in advance by Bingzhou.

Juyan Lake and Ruoshui were not the bases for the Dayuezhi and King Hunxie to counterattack Bingzhou, but their cemeteries.

What Bingzhou wants is to completely annihilate the main forces of Dayuezhi, King Hunxie and King Xiutu, so that the entire Alashan will have only one voice, and that is the voice of King Bing.

"Terrible!" Yang Duanhe looked at the map that had never been open to the outside world in the military headquarters, and cold sweat soaked his spine.

The entire Alxa Plateau has been marked with the attack directions of the Bingzhou army from east to west and from south to north, cutting the entire Alxa Plateau into squares.

Now all the troops are actually waiting for the friendly forces to take position and waiting for the final order of all-out attack from Bingjun.

However, neither King Xiutu, King Hunxie, nor Dayuezhi knew that Bingzhou had already laid a net on the Alashan Plateau. They thought they had formed an alliance and that Juyan Lake would be the starting point of their counterattack.

However, they did not know that Bingzhou had already deployed nearly 300,000 troops in the Juyan Lake and Ruoshui areas, just waiting for them to fall into the trap.

What frightened Yang Duanhe the most was that even though they were followers and observers, they had no idea that Bingzhou had already made so many moves before the real map was made public.

King Xiutu came, and the army from Zhangye also came, but they were never able to get beyond Cangsong County.

The Dayuezhi tribe in Ci County finally received the order from the royal court and cooperated with King Xiutu to attack Cangsong County.

But they were still unable to make any progress and even suffered a devastating blow.

The Great Yuezhi tribe in Ci County had just left and when they were retreating, they found that Ci County had been occupied by an army of 3,000 soldiers who appeared from nowhere.

They were blocked directly between Kuramatsu County and Ichi County, and they had no choice but to surrender.

Such things happened not only in the Dayuezhi tribe in Ci County, but also in the oasis tribes of the entire Alxa Plateau.

The order to provide mutual assistance and support issued by the alliance between Dayuezhi, King Hunye and King Xiutu became their death warrant.

As soon as they came to help, their home was gone.

Then they were all trapped in a stronghold, and looking around, there were no longer any of their people.

They were completely divided and trapped together.

If they had not gathered together, it would have been extremely difficult for Bingzhou to find them and besiege them due to their familiarity with the terrain of the Alxa Plateau.

But because of the tripartite alliance, they took the initiative to gather themselves together, and then were besieged in cities.

"Small fights are never interesting, and are not worth your attention, Your Majesty!" Dian Qing said in a muffled voice.

If it was just a minor fight, he, Li Ren, Luo Bing, and Meng Tian could deploy the troops on their own and there was no need for the king to come in person.

When the king comes in person, he will coordinate the three armies and unify their deployment and command.

Therefore, this battle was not only to occupy the Alashan Plateau, but also to completely annihilate King Xiutu, King Hunxie and Dayuezhi.

As for the fact that the Great Yuezhi were able to escape, it was only because they could not chase them out because the battle line was too long.

But even if the Great Yuezhi could escape, their main force must remain in the Juyan Lake.

Otherwise, who will sow and cultivate the vast Alxa Plateau? Bingzhou has put in so much effort, who will make up for the losses!
If we don’t capture more than 500,000 people in this battle, how can we recover the losses caused to Bingzhou by this expedition?
King Xiutu and King Hunxie are gone, so naturally the two great royal courts have to compensate for the losses incurred in the war. Not only the spoils of war, but also people, land, and Bingzhou will be taken away.

War has always been a subject of economics. If there are not enough benefits to compensate for the losses of war, then the war will be a defeat even if it is won.

Bingzhou went to war to rescue the 6,000 Blood Cavalry, but it also had to recover the losses caused by the war, rather than depleting all of Bingzhou's savings in one battle.

That's militarism.

By attacking the Xiongnu and the Dayuezhi, Emperor Wu of Han destroyed all the foundations left by Emperor Wen and Emperor Jing, but failed to gain the benefits he deserved.

Yan Yan would not make such a mistake.

Not only did he want to win, he also wanted to make the initiator of the war pay a price sufficient to make up for the losses in the Bingzhou war.

If work-for-relief can create so many century-long projects, what about being a prisoner?
Prisoners don't need any wages!
Yan Yan also has a plan for post-war disposal. Hetao, Juyan Lake, and Alashan Oasis all need people to reclaim wasteland, and roads also need people to build.

(End of this chapter)