We must fight this war to destroy the country!
Song Hongzhi's words had just come out.
Deputy General Chen was completely shocked.
In his eyes, he thought that conquering Gaoping City was the ultimate goal of this battle.
Because as long as this is done, the entire royal family of Gaoyang can be captured and Gaoyang will be plunged into chaos.
Even though there are more than 200,000 troops in Xuancheng and other places, they certainly dare not act rashly.
Just like in the Wei Dynasty, Your Majesty was captured by the enemy.
In this situation, even if the country has strong national strength, what can it do? The emperor has fallen into the hands of others.
It is almost equivalent to destroying half of the country, which is definitely a great victory among great victories.
But now, the young uncle in front of him is not satisfied with this at all. He wants to break the backbone of Gaoyang State and return all the land to the Great Wei...
"But General, I'm afraid it won't be that easy to destroy Gaoyang?" Deputy General Chen realized what was happening and immediately continued, "It's extremely difficult to do this. At the very least, we need to make sure Gaoyang doesn't have the strength to fight anymore."
"For example, the more than 200,000 troops stationed in Xuancheng should be eliminated, at least half of them, so that they lose the ability and confidence to resist, right?"
His current idea is very simple, which is to destroy a country.
We must start with the main force, which means we must destroy the enemy's manpower.
But the problem now is that there are still a large number of troops stationed in Xuancheng of Gaoyang State.
As for Liaozhen, the total population is no more than 50,000.
Facing an army of more than 200,000.
The ratio of military strength between the two sides reached five to one.
So Deputy General Chen thought, under such conditions, how can we start a war to annihilate a country?
Perhaps this is only possible if all the garrisons in Liaodong are mobilized?
Of course, doubts are doubts.
In fact, in his heart, he believed that the young uncle in front of him did have this method, but as the saying goes, a good cook cannot cook without rice.
The Liaozhen army was still too small. How much could they accomplish with only 800 men? Even if they could defeat ten enemies at once, it would be nothing compared to the massive garrison of Gaoyang.
"So, our next target is to focus on the garrison in Xuancheng." Song Hongzhi smiled, then said, "Li Zai has more than two-thirds of Gaoyang's current military strength. As long as we take care of them, the rest of the matter will be much easier."
"This general has said before that because of the capture of Licheng, Li Zai in Xuancheng will definitely be upset and will mobilize troops to return to support."
"They will think that our target is Gaoping City, so the speed of returning to support will definitely be very fast."
At this point, he continued, "But you have to know that those reinforcements have just entered Xuancheng. If they head towards Gaoping City now, there will definitely be some chaos. Also, Xuancheng can gather over 200,000 troops, which means they must have enough food and fodder."
"If Li Zai wants to return to support Gaoping City, he must also keep up with the food and grass. However, due to the urgency of the matter, it is impossible to hide the food and grass route perfectly as before because there is not enough time."
"So, General, you want to start with the food supply in Xuancheng?"
Right now.
The deputy general finally understood what Song Hongzhi was going to do.
This little uncle of the emperor is planning to seize the local food supplies.
Before this, although Gaoyang State mobilized a large number of troops from all over the country and the situation was urgent, due to caution, it had never revealed any clues about the food and grass route.
Even though Liaozhen sent out many scouts and spies, they were unable to find out the truth.
In fact, these are also reasonable.
Food and fodder are of paramount importance in marching and fighting, which is a truth understood by every military strategist.
Although the generals of Gaoyang State were not as good at commanding troops as those of Wei State, they also knew what was important.
But now, because Licheng was broken, after Li Zai got the news, he would definitely think that their next target would be the capital.
In this situation, he must mobilize troops as soon as possible to protect the safety of the capital. Even though Li Zai felt that the capital could not be easily captured, he absolutely did not dare to take the risk because the entire Gaoyang royal family and ministers were there.
Once something goes wrong, it is unbearable.
But in this case, because of the continuous mobilization of troops and the change of objectives, the food and grass routes must also be changed.
No matter how deeply he hides, there will be clues revealed.
If at this time.
If we choose to rush to Xuancheng and investigate carefully, we will definitely be able to find the route for food and supplies.
As long as the location of Gaoyang Kingdom's grain and grass is discovered, it would be equivalent to strangling the neck of the Xuancheng garrison.
It only takes a word to decide how to handle it.
In particular, Lieutenant General Chen thought of one more thing.
That is, Li Zai mobilized an army of more than 200,000 in Xuancheng, which is more than two-thirds of the country's military strength. How much food and grass would be needed to support it?
At this moment, Lieutenant General Chen became more and more excited the more he thought about it.
He knew that as long as he could find the hiding place of the Xuancheng garrison's food and grass, this battle would definitely be a great victory.
Because if the food and grass were lost, Gaoyang State would definitely not be able to bear it.
Given the size of Gaoyang State, it would probably take the entire country's strength to provide such a huge amount of food and supplies.
Without food and supplies, there is no need to continue fighting this war.
The soldiers couldn't even get enough food.
How to fight?
In fact, if it were the Wei Dynasty, the food and fodder for an army of more than 200,000 would not be a big deal. After all, the imperial court had to support more than one million troops every year.
But Gaoyang Kingdom did not have this ability. All their troops added up to only 300,000.
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