LRAB Chapter 2640 Ziya defies Bai Qi with perilous tactics; Bai and Xue join forces to fight the generals
Chapter 2640 Ziya defies Bai Qi with perilous tactics; Bai and Xue join forces to fight the generals
Chapter 2640 Ziya defies Bai Qi with perilous tactics; Bai and Xue join forces to fight the generals.
“That’s right, our army in Xingbei Road is indeed more than 200,000 strong!” Zhang Liang nodded in agreement.
"Furthermore, Brother Changluo has omitted one point: our army and Zhu Ming are both allies and competitors!"
"If our army is dragged out here for too long, and Zhu Ming opens up opportunities for war in the south during this period, it will be extremely disadvantageous to our Han Dynasty in the future."
Although the Han and Ming families formed an alliance to divide up the Great Qian Dynasty, what exactly would be the specific division after the Great Qian Dynasty was destroyed? Who would get the lion's share? And who would get the smaller share?
This is a point of great concern for both sides.
Based on this, they also cannot remain here for long and sit idly by while Zhu Ming continues to conquer cities and seize territory in the south.
The more cake the other side eats, the less cake the big men get to share.
The manpower and resources that the Han Dynasty mobilized for this battle were far greater than those of the Ming Dynasty. If the Ming Dynasty were to take the lion's share under these circumstances, the military generals would inevitably face criticism from the court.
"General, strategist, are you saying you want to mobilize General Bai Qi's troops?"
"However, wouldn't this contradict His Majesty's original strategy?" Deng Jiugong asked hesitantly.
"General Deng is overthinking it. In any war, one must adapt to the situation and not simply follow the rules." Xue Rengui said dismissively, unconcerned about Deng Jiugong's concerns.
A strategy is just a strategy, but once a strategy is proposed, it will not remain unchanged or be implemented exactly as it is.
These were all temporary adjustments and corrections made during actual combat, based on the situation at the time.
If we stick to the pre-determined strategy and remain unchanged, then it will be impossible to win a war.
"I will personally write a letter to General Bai Qi, inviting him to lead his troops to our aid," Xue Rengui stated, setting the tone directly.
Compared to Guo Ziyi's cautious approach, Xue Rengui preferred to actively seek out opportunities for battle.
By concentrating two large armies, they could jointly crush Ji Chengfu's forces. Once this objective was achieved, the Great Qian Dynasty would never again be able to organize such a powerful mobile field force.
At that time, the Han Dynasty will have completely gained the strategic initiative.
However, Bai Qi could not compare with Xue Rengui in terms of either official position or noble title.
In this single battle, however, the two men were equals, both serving as commanders of their respective armies, and neither had any authority over the other. Even if Xue Rengui wanted the other to cooperate with his actions, he could only request it, not issue a direct order.
As for whether Bai Qi is willing to cooperate afterward, that depends entirely on Bai Qi's own will.
Although Xue Rengui and Bai Qi commanded two different armies, their battle lines were on the same front, one in the west and the other in the south. With troop transports linked together, Xue Rengui's letter reached Bai Qi's camp quite quickly.
After receiving Xue Rengui's letter, Bai Qi did not act arbitrarily, but instead summoned Chen Ping, Wu Qi and others to discuss the matter together. Of course, the eldest prince Wang Yuan, who was also in the army, was also present.
Although this eldest prince does not hold a high military rank on the surface, his status as a prince, especially as the eldest son of the emperor, means that no one can bypass him when discussing anything.
The prince may not easily express his opinion, but that doesn't mean he can keep people out of the room. Even if they are just there as a mascot, they still have to be there.
After discussion among several people, they finally decided to cooperate with Xue Rengui's plan, concentrate two armies, and completely defeat Ji Chengfu's 400,000-strong army.
The main reason is that, as the first of the three armies to arrive, Bai Qi had actually been officially clashing with Jiang Ziya for half a month. However, during this half month, he had not been able to do anything to Jiang Ziya.
Several of them had come up with various schemes to lure Jiang Ziya out, but they were all helpless against him. No matter what kind of bait they set, Jiang Ziya simply wouldn't fall for it.
Even Wu Qi, defying all odds, schemed against Wang Yuan, a prince, making him an unwitting bait. Yet, even so, he still failed to lure Jiang Ziya out.
Upon arriving here, Bai Qi and Wu Qi realized that if they wanted to take White Wolf Ridge, there was probably no other way but to launch a direct assault.
However, during the period before Bai Qi's main force arrived, Wu Qi's feint attack was actually to harass and exhaust the enemy, and also to test Jiang Ziya's defensive arrangements.
Judging from what they have gleaned so far, Bai Qi and Wu Qi have to admit that even if they were in Jiang Ziya's position to set up the defenses, they would hardly be able to do so more ingeniously. At most, they would be at a similar level, each with its own emphasis.
Although the enemy only has 40,000 troops, given their geographical advantage at White Wolf Ridge, if we were to launch a direct assault, how many of them would be left after we take White Wolf Ridge?
Even if they capture White Wolf Ridge, they may not be able to threaten the rear of the northern border of the Great Qian Dynasty. In that case, their biggest strategic goal will be lost.
At the same time, it would be better to adapt to the changing circumstances and temporarily abandon White Wolf Ridge.
If we can truly eliminate the 400,000-strong army under Ji Chengfu's command first, we might not be able to directly let Yue Fei's million-strong army in. However, the blow to the Great Qian Dynasty would still be the greatest.
Once the Han army penetrates the wealthy eastern region of the Great Qian Dynasty, this area will be unable to produce normally and will be unable to provide support to the Great Qian Dynasty in this battle. This will directly deal a further heavy blow to the Great Qian Dynasty, which is already unable to fight a protracted war.
It was precisely because Jiang Ziya was considered to be too difficult to deal with that Bai Qi, after discussing with the generals and strategists in the army, finally made this decision.
Furthermore, besides this reason, another reason why Bai Qi agreed to cooperate with Xue Rengui was to put pressure on Jiang Ziya one more time.
If the two armies of their Han Dynasty were to gather together and concentrate their forces to fight Ji Chengfu first, Bai Qi did not believe that Jiang Ziya's side would not be in a hurry.
Only by luring Jiang Ziya over, even if it's just drawing out a portion of his troops, can there be a turning point at White Wolf Ridge.
On the surface, Bai Qi's decision was to cooperate with Xue Rengui and to take care of the overall situation, but in essence, it was still for Jiang Ziya's sake.