Chapter 48: The Handan Strategy of Liao Territory (Part 2)
In the Military Pavilion, Ji Kang slowly said to everyone in the Pavilion amid the laughter and joy of everyone:
"Dear sirs, General Rong, now after ten years of hard work and development in Liao, our country has finally reached a new stage. However, the countries in the Central Plains and even our Yan State are also facing a new situation."
"Some time ago, my uncle, Wang Dan of Zhao, sent someone to send a letter to me, begging me to send troops from Liao to reinforce Zhao. Lord Ji Mao, the director of the Supervisory Officer in Jidu, also wrote that King Zhao also went to write a letter with my mother, talking about this matter."
"Dear sirs, General Rong, please express your opinions and even suggestions on this matter!"
After saying the above, Ji Kang picked up the cup on the table and took a sip of water.
Everyone in the military cabinet bowed their heads and began to think.
Mr. Lu Zhonglian stood up first, bowed to Ji Kang and said:
"Young Master, this time the Qin army attacked Zhao State, just as the young master said, there is a certainty of winning. But I think that our Liao land must not sit idly and watch Handan be destroyed and Zhao State is destroyed, so we should send troops to attack the Qin army."
Old Dean Zou Yan also touched the snow-white beard under his jaw and said to Ji Kang:
"Young Master, since the previous year, King Yingji of Qin sent a large army to attack Zhao. It is now the third year. Qin and Zhao are currently fighting fiercely under the city of Handan."
"But Qin State was determined to destroy Zhao State this time. King Yingji of Qin did not care about the fatigue of the Qin army and repeatedly increased his troops to Zhao State within three years. At present, conservative estimates are conservatively estimated that there are as many as 500,000 Qin troops attacking Handan."
"The old minister agreed with what Lord Zhonglian of Lu just said that our Liao land cannot let Qin destroy its Zhao state, and we should send troops to support Zhao. This will be in line with the greatest interests of our Liao land and even Yan state."
After hearing the words of the two deans, Lu Zhonglian and Zou Yan, everyone in the cabinet nodded.
Mr. Su Dai stood up and said to Ji Kang:
"Young Master, as far as I know, the King of Zhao sent Pingyuan Jun Zhao Sheng to Chu, which had promoted the alliance between Chu and Zhao; and the Wei State had sent 100,000 troops to stay in Yecheng, and was also peeping at the movements of Qin and Zhao."
"If our Liao land can join forces with Zhao, Chu and Wei, and jointly attack Qin, Qin will be defeated, and the siege of Handan will be resolved. This is the best strategy! Please ask the Lord and Hou to understand."
After hearing the above words from everyone, Jun Xiangju Xin said to Ji Kang:
"June, the old minister agrees with the opinions of all the lords just now. At present, the Qin army is mobilizing the army to attack Zhao. I have calculated that the Qin army in the two counties of Shangdang and Taiyuan have about 550,000, which can be said to be the whole country's attack on Zhao."
"Although the Qin army was seriously injured at the city of Handan, the Qin State refused to give up and repeatedly increased its troops to Handan. If Handan was defeated, Zhao State would be destroyed. The old minister is sure that the Qin army would definitely lead its troops north and attack our Zhongyang County."
"Since our Liao area is about to fight with the Qin army sooner or later. If not, we should take advantage of the time when the Qin army was exhausted at the city of Handan, our army will fight with other Central Plains countries. In this way, as Master Su Dai said just now, it is indeed the best strategy."
After hearing what everyone in the cabinet said, Ji Kang smiled on his face.
He said to everyone in the cabinet: "It seems that all sirs, the Handan strategy formulated by General Rong's military staff is exactly the same! It seems that our Liao area is going to participate in this battle of Handan."
Speaking of this, Ji Kang turned to Rongfu and said to Rongfu:
"General Rongfen, please explain in detail to all the masters in the cabinet. Let me see if you have any other supplements to you?"
Rong Qi stood up and bowed to Ji Kang and said, "No."
Then, he walked into the military cabinet with a map hanging on the wall, and took a baton from the bracket next to it.
He turned around and said to everyone in the cabinet: "Mr. Jun., dear lords, according to Jun. Jun., our Liao military headquarters and even the General Staff have formulated the following strategy for the Battle of Handan after nearly two months of operation."
Speaking of this, Rongfu turned around, and the baton in his hand pointed to the direction of Handan marked by the map on the wall.
"At present, the Qin army has at least 450,000 troops under the city of Handan, while the Zhao army is mostly young and old. The soldiers in the early stage have suffered great losses. After three years of resistance, it is estimated that the Zhao army has 250,000 troops in the city."
Rong's baton pointed to the south of the map.
Then he said to everyone: "There are as many as 100,000 troops stationed in Yecheng; according to the latest news, the Chu State has gathered 100,000 troops and will soon go north to Handan to attack the Qin army."
Speaking of this, Rong Fen turned around and said to everyone: "In this way, the army of Zhao, Wei and Chu combined is not weaker than the military force of Qin. According to the reality of our Liao territory, this time our Liao territory aided Zhao, and we are preparing to dispatch three armies, with a total force of 100,000."
"In this way, our Liao area joined the Battle of Handan and worked with the three kingdoms of Zhao, Wei and Chu, and the total strength would be far greater than that of the Qin army. It is possible to defeat the Qin army or let the Qin army retreat in the face of difficulties."
Speaking of this, Rongfu looked at Ji Kang and saw that Ji Kang nodded slightly to him.
Then he turned his head and continued to say loudly to everyone:
"My lords, this attack on Handan and the Qin army was the first time our Liao army launched an attack on the Central Plains. Therefore, the three armies that were preparing to be dispatched were the most well-equipped first, second and third armies in our Liao area."
"The above three armies are the rapid strike regiments in our Liao area. The entire army, including logistics personnel, is carried by war horses. The operation is fast, at least 200 miles a day."
"In this case, if this battle is to destroy a small army of the Qin army, or let the Qin army retreat safely to Qin, this is not what our Liao area pursues, nor is it in the interests of our Liao area."
"According to the current situation, for the greatest interests of our Liao area in the future, the Handan strategy formulated by our Liao area this time is to take advantage of the joint alliance between the Central Plains countries to encircle and annihilate the Qin army in Zhao or to annihilate most of its troops."
"It has greatly damaged Qin State since then and was unable to look east. This has been in line with the greatest interests of our Liao and even Yan State."
After hearing Rong Fu's words, everyone in the cabinet, except Ji Kang, stared at the eyes of everyone else in the cabinet.
Rong Feng, are you kidding? The Qin army has more than 500,000 troops in Zhao State! Besides, this is not the army of other countries, but the Qin army called the "Tiger and Wolf Army"!
If everyone thought before, it would be fine if the Qin army was driven out of Handan City and drove out of Zhao State, but now you are proposing to wipe out the Qin army completely, can this... be done?
Rongfu looked at several white-haired Liaodi officials in the pavilion, opened his mouth wide and felt very happy.
Are you shocked now? Are you also "confused"?
When I heard the request from the Lord and the Marquis, I had the same expression as you!
Rongfu said "cough, cough" twice, then turned around and pointed the baton in his hand at Shangdang west of Handan.
He continued to say to everyone: "June, dear lords, according to the suggestions of our Liao military headquarters and even the Military General Staff, if we want to achieve the requirement of completely annihilation of the Qin army or annihilation of most of the main forces of the Qin army, we must block the Qin army's rear route."
"Now, the Qin army gathers at the city of Handan, but the Qin army's rear forces are empty, especially the Qin army in Shangdang area, which only has 20,000, including Sima Geng, the deputy general of the Qin army in Taiyuan County. The Qin army led by the 30,000, which is only 50,000."
"Therefore, our army's strategy is as follows. The three armies in our Liao area and the 100,000 army will give full play to the rapid characteristics of our Liao area's cavalry and first station troops in our Zhongyang County."
"When the three kingdoms of Zhao, Chu, and Wei were fighting with the Qin army at the city of Handan, our army launched an offensive in advance, quickly set out from Zhongyang County, crossed the Taihang Mountains, and launched an attack along Taihang westward towards Shangdang."
Speaking of this, Rongfu turned around and said to everyone: "My lords, it is not too difficult for me to win 20,000 elite soldiers from Liao to defeat Shangdang, who was stationed in the Qin army, with the 100,000 elite soldiers in Liao, right?"
Everyone thought about it and nodded.
It is indeed not difficult to capture Shangdang and annihilate the 20,000 garrisons from Qin.
You know, these are the three most elite troops in Liao! The excellent equipment, high combat power and high fighting spirit can be said to be the best in the world. If you can't win the 20,000 Qin army of Shangdang, Liao will have the idea of competing for the world in the future.
Seeing this, Rongfu turned around and clicked on Taiyuan County.
He said to everyone: "My Lords, dear lords, since this is the case, after our army occupied Shangdang, we completely blocked hundreds of thousands of Qin troops under Handan City in Handan City. The 30,000 Qin troops in Taiyuan County were also cut off by our army's journey to the south."
"If nothing unexpected happens, Sima Geng from Taiyuan County will definitely lead 30,000 Qin troops south or flee west to Qin. If Sima Geng's 30,000 troops go west to Qin, our army can ignore it."
"If Sima Geng dares to lead the army south, our army will take advantage of the time difference to eat up the 30,000 Qin troops from Sima Geng, and then turn around and continue to garrison Shangdang. Using the terrain that Shangdang is easy to defend and difficult to attack, we will block hundreds of thousands of Qin troops under Handan City."
"In this way, the Qin army can only make the following two choices: either fight against Zhao, Wei, and Chu, and fight a bloody path from the southern part of Zhao, and return to Qin from the territory of Wei and Han; or concentrate troops to open up the road to Shangdang's return."
Speaking of this, Rong Qi turned around and said solemnly in front of everyone:
"June, dear sirs, if the Qin army concentrates its forces to attack Shangdang, which is stationed in our army."
"A general dares to guarantee that those who wait for the fate of hundreds of thousands of Qin troops will inevitably be annihilated by our Liao and other Central Plains countries. Because our Liao army will definitely not be able to open the road to return in Shangdang."
"The Qin army has only one choice left, which is not to attack Shangdang. Instead, concentrate its forces, fight a bloody road from the coalition forces of Zhao, Chu and Wei, and go south and return west."
"But at this time, Han is afraid of Qin, and he knows what to do at this time, right? That is, he must send troops and actively attack the Qin army. In this case, there will be a coalition army behind the scenes, and Wei and Han armies block the road in front."
Speaking of this, Rong Feng laughed and said to everyone:
"Mr. Jun. Master, I don't know. In this way, how many troops will be left after the Qin army returns to the country? This is the Handan strategy of our Liao area. Please give more opinions and improve them."
After Rongfu finished speaking, he bowed to Ji Kang and everyone, returned to his seat, picked up the cup on the coffee table, and drank a big saliva.
Ji Kang looked at several important officials from Liao in the cabinet and saw the spirit in everyone's eyes, and knew that everyone must agree with this strategy.
Ji Kang stood up, applauded gently, and expressed his respect for Rongfu.
Seeing this, everyone reacted and applauded.
Chapter completed!