Comprehensive Manga: The Throne of Kings

But if you don't search the mountain, as soon as the army passes by, those Baiyue people will come down from the mountain and follow the army to sneak attack.When the army turned around, they hid in the mountains again.

Xu Cang is also in a difficult situation now. If he continues to fight, he will not get any benefits. After the news of the retreat of the Central Route Army, the morale of the army has been greatly hit. In addition, winter has passed and the temperature is gradually rising. Most of these are from the north. The soldiers who came over were very uncomfortable with this.

Moreover, it is better now. If two months pass, the temperature will get higher and higher. At that time, just the harassment of snakes, rats and mosquitoes will be able to toss the army to death.In addition, it is rainy in the south. When the rainy season comes, there will be flash floods and mudslides everywhere. If you can't prevent these, you don't have the heart to fight.

This is all tolerable, but the problem of food and grass is the big problem. After going deep into the hinterland of Baiyue, the car can't pass at all.Think about it, a commoner can pick more than one hundred catties of rice at most. After picking such rice, he can travel thirty to forty miles a day, and if he goes over mountains and mountains, in fact, he can only travel less than twenty kilometers a day.The peasants also need to eat and drink, and the soldiers who escort the food and grass also need to eat and drink. This leads to the fact that more than half of the grain and grass picked by the peasants will be consumed on the road during the long transportation line.

It can be said that the biggest enemy of the Qin army is not the tribes of Baiyue, but the long supply line.

Although Yingzheng is an emperor through the ages, his vision is limited to this era after all, and he always thinks that the more soldiers the better when fighting a war, but he doesn't know that it is a burden to attack a place like Baiyue with more soldiers.

Seeing Li Yi sitting in the corner without saying a word, Xu Cang said, "Li Yi, tell me." For Li Yi, Xu Cang looked at him differently. With the demeanor of a general, it can be said that he is a rare talent.

"Yes, General." Li Yi got up and said, "There are three strategies for the humble: the top, the middle, and the bottom. The bottom strategy is that the army retreats, and the Baiyue people will definitely chase after them. The general can send a general who is good at fighting and choose [-] elite soldiers." , bring enough rations for five days, hide in a hidden place, and defeat the enemy in one fell swoop."

Hearing this, Xu Cang considered it carefully, then slapped the table hard, and shouted: "Okay!"

A young general in his twenties got up and said: "General, General Li's plan is feasible. I have studied Baiyue's tactics and found that whenever my army retreats, the Baiyue people will definitely pursue it. General, please give me With [-] horses, I will definitely make the Baiyue people come and go."

Li Yi smiled and said: "Don't worry, everyone, this is just a bad strategy. The reason why it is said to be a bad strategy is because even if the Baiyue people chase after them, there will be thousands of people, at most ten thousand people. Moreover, after eliminating these people, in the future, think about it." It may be very difficult for Baiyue people to be fooled."

Xu Cang nodded: "That's right, Li Yi, keep talking."

"Middle policy, our army will completely withdraw from Baiyue. When the two armies fight, it depends on the timing, location, and harmony of people. Now, our army does not take advantage of the timing, location, and harmony of people. The best opportunity to destroy Baiyue has been lost. , Once the rainy season comes, I am afraid it will be too late if my [-] troops want to leave. In addition, the friendly army has betrayed its promise and evacuated without authorization, and we are already alone.

The generals were silent for a while. Obviously, in their opinion, this is the middle policy, it is better than the next one!Everyone wants to evacuate, but the problem is that there is no military order!If you evacuate without permission, everyone will lose their heads.Of course, maybe other people are fine, but, as the coach of the West Route Army, Xu Cang may never have the opportunity to lead troops again.

Without waiting for the generals to discuss the middle policy, Li Yi said the best policy: "The best policy, appeasement, for His Majesty, is nothing more than Baiyue's submission, but for the people of Baiyue, who will come?" There is no difference in ruling them, they just want to survive. In fact, even if our army wins, it is impossible to kill all the people of Baiyue. The reason is very simple, as long as they surrender to my Great Qin, then they From now on, they will be the people of my Great Qin."

"Nonsense!" A general stood up and said, "If the Baiyue ministries are willing to surrender, what do you want my army to do?"

Li Yi smiled faintly, as if he didn't hear it.

Xu Cang frowned coldly, feeling a bit embarrassed in his heart. Although this is a bad strategy, it also represents a chance to eliminate Baiyue's vitality, which is excellent.However, according to Li Yi's best strategy, it made him a little hesitant.

So Xu Cang simply asked: "Li Yi, since you have proposed these three strategies, which strategy do you think is feasible? You must know that Baiyue is arrogant and has no etiquette. Even if you follow your best strategy to appease Baiyue, but How can we let that Baiyue be recruited with peace of mind! If Baiyue has misbehavior and wants to retaliate against me, Daqin, wouldn't that be leading wolves into the house? Who will bear the responsibility for this crime."

Xu Cang's thinking is not unreasonable, Baiyue is a country of barbarians.Without certain education, the ferocity and brutality in their bones will be easily countered. If one is not handled properly, it will definitely cause great damage to his [-] troops.

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055 Which Onion Are You?

"That's right! The general's words are very reasonable, Li Yi, how can you, a little grain transporter, understand how powerful the Baiyue people are. If you lose this time, wouldn't it be a non-war fault." A general said dully, According to his thinking, which bad move is the best.

However, he did not understand Xu Cang's thoughts.

Seeing this scene, Li Yi smiled lightly, knowing in his heart that Xu Cang had already moved his heart towards his boss.After all, this strategy alone is enough to win an unprecedented victory. I believe Xu Cang will not fail to see the reason. When the military exploits are made, there will be countless rewards. It is self-evident which choice is more tempting.

"General, these three strategies are just like what the military strategist said, the first is to attack the army, the second is to attack the enemy, and the second is to attack the city. However, the attack is not advisable now, the casualties of the siege are really huge, and our army can no longer withstand all these. Consumption, therefore, if we want to win this time, we have no choice but to resort to hunting." Having said this, Li Yi paused, giving the generals in the tent some time to digest, and then said again.

"As for this plan, if the plan is to wipe out a small number of enemy troops according to what I said just now, but we must prevent the continuous rainy season in the future, and our army is already insufficient in food and grass. In this way, if we are continuously harassed by Baiyue, we will definitely lose Quite a few, it is a strategy for survival in a dangerous situation."

"However, once Baiyue is appeased by the above strategy, we can set up camp with peace of mind, and we will get great credit. Naturally, we can kill two birds with one stone. Of course, the general's worries are also yours and mine's. Therefore, I have a plan for my humble position. I don't know if I should say it or not. ?”

Li Yi looked at Xu Cang above, waiting for an answer.And the generals are also silent at the moment, obviously they have understood the disadvantages and advantages of Li Yi's three strategies, it is really hard to say which one is better for a while.

But there is no doubt that at present, taking Li Yi's three strategies as an example, the best strategy is the best, the middle strategy is not to follow the laws of the Great Qin Dynasty, and the worst strategy is nothing more than a passion.But what about after the passion?Only stuck in a difficult way.

"Okay, Li Yi, but it's okay to say." Xu Cang preferred the strategy of appeasement, so naturally he had to let Li Yi speak clearly.

"Yes." Li Yi replied.

Then Li Yi's heart turned for a while, and he continued: "General, since we are afraid that after recruiting Baiyue, the Baiyue people will have the heart to fight back. If the time comes, we will ask the Baiyue people to gather together, especially the old man Weak, sick, and disabled must not leave the sight of our garrison. I believe that with the bondage of Baiyue's family members, those young and strong soldiers would not dare to turn against themselves."

"Hmph, how could I, the great Qin, do such a villainous thing." The general who said that Li Yi was talking nonsense said angrily.

"Which onion are you?" Li Yi glanced sideways at the general, and he was not polite.

"You..." The general was so angry that he couldn't speak for a moment, this nasty boy was really too short of his mouth.

"This time, Daqin has stretched the battle line so long, and we are already weak. If we don't get rid of Baiyue as soon as possible, we will be trapped here and suffer heavy losses. Who will take responsibility at that time?" Li Yi He said heavily.

After hearing Li Yi's words, Xu Cang, who was sitting at the top, thought about the pros and cons, and was suddenly so frightened that he broke out in a cold sweat behind his back.

He gritted his teeth coldly and said, "Li Yi, are you sure you will win?"

"General, now that Xiou has been wiped out by the humble officials, the remaining three Baiyue forces are nothing to be afraid of. As long as we encircle them in a dense forest and drive them away, it will definitely cause panic on the other side. When the time comes, negotiations will naturally be I, Daqin, have the advantage." Li Yi said with a confident look.

"Okay, as you said. But if you fail this time, it will be a crime..." Xu Cang did not say the next words, but his meaning is self-evident.

"General, absolutely not!" Some generals stood up in panic and exhorted loudly.

"That's right! General, just listen to what Li Yi's family says. If we lose, our army will never be able to bear it!"

"It's better to follow General Li's advice just now!"

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"Okay, don't need to say too much. I understand everyone's worries, but why don't I and the generals implement the two strategies together, so that even if the consolation is not enough, we have achieved our goal. What do you think?"

Li Yi's words were on point, and the generals thought about it, and suddenly felt that there was a lot to do.

……

Camp tent, indoor.

Luo Yi looked at the man in front of him in embarrassment and indignation. Ever since she and the maid Xiaodong were captured again by Li Yizhong, she had a premonition in her heart.This lecherous guy would definitely not let her go easily, but he never expected that, accompanying her all the way, finally ushered in today.