Yuan Tianhu hesitated for a moment and said, “Sir, I have also considered entering Zibo Prefecture.
But I have a lot of problems with brothers Liu Hu and Liu Bao, and I’m worried…”
Before Yuan Tianhu could finish his words, he was interrupted by Xie Deyi, "Captain, I also know about your feud with brothers Liu Hu and Liu Bao. It was just a dispute of loyalty.
Now the 700,000 volunteers in Meizhou are in imminent danger, and going to Zibozhou is probably the only way to survive."
"Sir, if we go to Zibo Prefecture, I'm worried that the imperial court's 500,000 troops will follow us into Zibo Prefecture."
"Captain, it is certain that the government troops will enter Zibo Prefecture.
However, the combined number of the several rebel forces in Zibo Prefecture should be more than two million. Adding on the 700,000 rebel forces in Meizhou, we still have the strength to fight against the government troops.
What's more, the Zibo and Yizhou rebel armies have many connections. You should know that the number of rebel armies in Yizhou is no less than that of the Zibo rebel army.
"If the millions of rebels from the three states unite, they won't necessarily be defeated even if they face 500,000 government troops head-on."
When Yuan Tianhu heard this, his eyes lit up, "Sir, what you said is absolutely right. If our Meizhou Volunteer Army can unite with the Zibo and Yizhou Volunteer Army, what does it matter even if the government army has 500,000 soldiers?
The combined number of the righteous armies of the three states could reach five million, of which at least one and a half million are capable of fighting in battle, and they are fully capable of competing with the government troops in attrition."
Xie Deyi then said, "Captain, I don't actually advocate a decisive battle with the officers and soldiers.
The imperial court has always called the rebel army bandits. Since they are bandits, they must move around.
In my opinion, the rebel army should implement the strategy of avoiding the strong and attacking the weak in order to survive the crackdown by the imperial army.
After all, the fighting power of the government army far exceeds that of the rebel army. Even if the rebel army outnumbers the government army by three to one, the chances of victory for the rebel army are actually not great."
Yuan Tianhu nodded, "Sir, you are right, avoiding the real and attacking the fake is the best way.
"We were able to grow stronger under the encirclement of the government troops because we avoided direct confrontation with them. Instead, we avoided their strengths and attacked their weaknesses."
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