Special War God

Liu Dabazi said, "General Lang, how can we, with 30,000 men, stop Kou Zhanyong's pursuers? It would be better for the whole army to act together and break through with all their might. My Chifang Army is willing to serve as the vanguard."

Hou Huanjie and Shao Chengxiu also quickly agreed: "General Liu is right, we are also willing to serve as the vanguard."

Lang Zhengfeng replied, "Our army does not lack vanguard troops, so we don't need you to fight for them. In the past three months, I have seen the strength of the various princes' armies. Among them, the Chifang Army, Tongjiang Army and Xiangshui Army led by the three of you are the most brave and good at fighting. That's why I will let your three troops cover the rear. I am still worried about sending other troops. You don't have to fight to the death, you just need to delay Kou Zhanyong for half a month, and then you can retreat to Xuzhou to meet up with the main force. There is no need to say anything else, otherwise you will be punished for disobeying military orders."

Afterwards, Lang Zhengfeng began to make detailed arrangements for the army's march. Liu Dabazi was depressed and dazed after going through the military meeting, and then he returned to the temporary camp of the Chifang Army with difficulty.

Xia Zhongnan, Zhao Delin, Zuoqiu Juemin and other senior generals of the 13th Army were all waiting for Liu Dabazi to come back. Seeing his absent-minded appearance, everyone felt heavy in their hearts.

Liu Dabazi sat in the main seat and was silent for a long time before he spoke: "Brothers, you all have extraordinary abilities. In just over half a year, you have trained this newly-built 13th Army into a disciplined, fearless, and tough-combat-savvy team. But I, Liu Dabazi, feel sorry for everyone for bringing you to this dead end."

Seeing Liu Dabazi being so negative, Zhao Delin couldn't help but ask, "Brother, just tell me directly, what happened? Our army of more than 300,000 has not suffered serious losses. Even if Kou Zhanyong's army of 600,000 has now all fled to Xiyuan, we still have the strength to fight them. How can you say that we have no way out?"

Liu Dabazi replied: "Lang Zhengfeng arranged for our Chifang Army, Tongjiang Army and Xiangshui Army to stay in Xiyuan to block Kou Zhanyong's pursuit. His army will set out tomorrow morning and continue to attack Yunan. He plans to break through Yunan, Yuyang and Chujun within a month and meet with General Wen in Xuzhou.

As a result, we... became a discarded pawn in Lang Zhengfeng's hands."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Delin, Zuoqiu Juemin, Duan Ganbao and others were stunned, and all felt as deeply desperate as Liu Dabazi. At this time, Xia Zhongnan said: "No, there is something wrong with Lang Shuai's decision."

Hearing him say this, everyone's eyes were focused on him. Liu Dabazi asked, "What's the problem?"

Xia Zhongnan explained: "The Bai Kingdom has already figured out the attack route of our Wu Kingdom's western army. Now that they have begun a strategic counterattack, how could they allow us to go to Xuzhou as originally planned? They must have assembled hundreds of thousands of vassal troops along our route waiting for us. Isn't what General Lang doing just trying to take advantage of them?"

Liu Dabazi asked again: "If you were in charge, how do you think we should respond now?"

Xia Zhongnan pointed at the sand table and analyzed: "If I were Kou Zhanyong, I would send a part of the army from the southwest to Chilong Pass as soon as I defeated the Mang army to cut off the retreat of the Wu army that had penetrated deep into the Bai territory. At the same time, I would order the Bai vassal troops that had maintained their strength to gather in Yunan, Yuyang and Chujun to prevent our eastern and western armies from joining together. Once he leads his army there, our western army will be doomed to be annihilated."

Liu Dabazi agreed and said, "You are right. After our Western Front Army is destroyed, the Eastern Front Army led by General Wen will become an isolated army and will only face the fate of being slaughtered. Alas, we can only say that Mang State is too useless. It was almost completely annihilated by Kou Zhanyong in such a short time. You just mentioned that General Lang made a wrong decision. Under the current situation, does our Western Front Army still have a chance to survive?"

Xia Zhongnan said affirmatively: "Of course there is! The White Country is now engaged in wars in all directions, and most of its central forces have been transferred to various battlefields. In comparison, its central area appears relatively empty. Therefore, our Western Front Army only needs to march towards the central area of ​​the White Country to quickly get rid of the current predicament."

Zhao Delin retorted, "This is not appropriate. If we go deep into the interior of Bai, we will become an isolated army. As long as the defenders in Yunan and Yuyang pursue us, and Kou Zhanyong sends another army to encircle us from the other side, we will be in a dilemma."

Xia Zhongnan smiled and said, "Isn't this exactly what we want? Once the army that has formed a pocket formation in the defense lines of Yunan and Yuyang leaves there, we can immediately turn back to Xiyuan. Then the road through Yunan and Yuyang will be smooth, right?"

Liu Dada said: "The enemy will definitely chase us closely. No matter where we go, they will chase us until we fight to the death. In this case, what is the point of us running away like this?"

Xia Zhongnan retorted: "How can you say it is meaningless? Now that the situation is unfavorable to us, we should run, delay time, tie down their army, and make them circle around us.

Think about it, if the Mang army adopts my strategy, will Kou Zhanyong be able to surround our troops so quickly? If he cannot destroy the Mang country in a short period of time, then we will have enough time to break the blockade and join forces with General Wen's army to open up a wider battlefield. In this way, the whole situation will be different. The situation we are facing now is similar to this..."

China has experienced countless battles, and Xia Zhongnan, a Chinese special forces soldier, has done in-depth research on this. He believes that the battlefield is where his ability to strategize can be fully utilized, just like a fish in water.

Liu Dada was finally convinced by him. He grabbed Xia Zhongnan and said, "Come with me to see Lang Shuai now. I believe that as long as Lang Shuai hears your analysis, he will definitely change his original decision."

The two hurriedly went to Lang Zhengfeng's headquarters again. Along the way, they saw that other troops had already started packing their luggage and preparing to march.

Liu Dada requested to see Lang Zhengfeng at the entrance of the command department, but was stopped by his personal guards, who said that Marshal Lang was resting and would no longer receive guests.

Liu Dada's face turned red with anxiety, and he shouted loudly at the door: "Lang Shuai, Liu Dada from the Chifang Army is here to see you. He has important military intelligence to report!"

They kept yelling like this for a whole stick of incense. Lang Zhengfeng became annoyed and asked someone to let them in.

Liu Dada didn't care about etiquette and dragged Xia Zhongnan in.

Lang Zhengfeng and several of his subordinates were still discussing the marching plan in front of the sand table. Liu Dada brought Xia Zhongnan to Lang Zhengfeng and said, "Lang Shuai, this is the chief instructor of the 13th Army of the Chifang Army, named Xia Zhongnan. He has a solution to the current situation. Please give him a chance to speak."

After a lot of talking and almost shouting until his voice was hoarse, Xia Zhongnan finally got the chance to speak.