Wanwan is not Wanwan: Who will spoil you after you are reborn?

Xu Tao had been in charge of the Jiangzhou naval garrison for less than two months when he discovered that the actual garrison strength in Jiangzhou was insufficient, and he immediately reported this to the imperial court.

Gu Beichen rushed here from the capital city precisely to thoroughly investigate this matter.

Jiangzhou was the fiefdom of the late Princess, but the actual number of troops stationed there was insufficient, and the identities of the private soldiers they kept were questionable...

As far as he knew, before Jiangzhou became the princess's fiefdom, its military strength, not to mention how strong it was, was at least not just 20,000 naval troops.

Gu Beichen suspected that there were other hidden stories behind these events.

Nanyao and Japan signed a 30-year non-aggression pact.

Since then, the two countries have maintained a peaceful coexistence, and the people have enjoyed a stable life.

There was no more major turmoil in Jiangzhou and the neighboring prefectures.

In recent years, unrest has been constant in the northern frontier, and Emperor Tianchen and the court have focused most of their attention on the northern frontier, leaving them with little energy to attend to this region.

No one could have imagined that such a thing would happen in the princess's fiefdom.

The eldest princess and Emperor Tianchen both come from the current Empress Dowager, and their affection and level of trust are unmatched by any other member of the royal family.

If it weren't for the intelligence that Gu Beichen's men accidentally intercepted mentioning Jiangzhou, they would still be in the dark.

However, Gu Beichen arrived in Jiangzhou and before he could even meet Xu Tao, he accidentally wandered into the ancient desert.

“The identities of those private soldiers are questionable, so they cannot be used. If we bring the troops from Suizhou here now, there will probably be a lot of chaos in Suizhou City.”

Gu Beichen looked at Xie Moxuan, "What do you think?"

"It would be better to borrow 10,000 soldiers each from Jizhou and Xuzhou."

Xie Moxuan pointed to the two cities on the sand table, "We must encircle Jiangzhou from two directions and make a big enough commotion."

Xu Tao asked in confusion, "Twenty thousand troops is really too few. What do you mean...?"

"Build momentum."

Having fought side by side for many years, Gu Beichen and Xie Moxuan immediately understood his meaning.

He walked to the desk, picked up a pen, and wrote three lines on two separate sheets of white paper.

Fold it neatly and put it in an envelope.

"Arrange for someone to send this letter out."

"Your Highness, is there something you forgot in this letter?" Xu Tao kindly reminded him.

Deploying troops is no small matter.

This letter has neither a stamp nor any token; only a fool would send troops upon seeing it.

Gu Beichen nodded, "The two generals have seen my handwriting, please send someone over immediately with the utmost urgency."

Earlier in the ancient desert, if Wanwan and the others hadn't arrived in time, he himself would have almost perished in the lava.

Where is he supposed to find the seal and identity token now?

Fortunately, the two garrison commanders in Ji and Xu provinces had both served under him and were very familiar with his handwriting.

Having resolved the issue of borrowing troops, the group began discussing the resettlement of the civilians.

Xie Moxuan looked at Gu Beichen, "The people of Jiangzhou must be evacuated immediately, including all the people in Yong'an City."

The Japanese are too vicious. Once they land, they will indiscriminately burn, kill, and loot. The people left in the city will only have one fate.

The Japanese did something similar twenty years ago.

The Xie family ancestors took it upon themselves to protect the country, and as a descendant of the Xie family, he would never allow such a thing to happen again.

Gu Beichen nodded, "Not only the people in the city need to evacuate, but the soldiers guarding the city also need to leave."

"I disagree!"

Xu Tao immediately objected, "The civilians should indeed evacuate, but the soldiers defending the city should also withdraw. Giving up the border city before it even begins is clearly an attempt to boost the enemy's prestige and undermine our army's morale."

This door must never be opened!

He vowed to defend the gates of Yong'an City to the death!

Even if they only have one breath left, they will hold out until reinforcements arrive before they die.

"The soldiers who defended the city have an important mission after they withdraw. We'll talk about that later. Let's make arrangements first. The people of Jiangzhou are to evacuate to Huizhou in an orderly manner."

Suizhou, Jizhou, Xuzhou, and Huizhou are all adjacent to Jiangzhou.

Suizhou is a necessary route for the imperial reinforcements. Jizhou and Xuzhou should each borrow 10,000 city troops, and the people should evacuate via Huizhou to avoid affecting the progress of the reinforcements.

Two deputy generals were ordered to leave the commander's tent and first arrange for the evacuation of the civilians.

Xu Tao asked urgently, "Your Highness, do you mean to lure the enemy into a trap?"

But can this really work? The Japanese are extremely cunning, what if…”

With such a disparity in troop strength, it would be difficult to retake Yong'an City if we so easily gave it away.

Twenty years ago, the Japanese forcefully occupied Jiangzhou and used it as a base to launch a large-scale invasion.

History must never repeat itself!

“I understand. Under normal circumstances, when a powerful enemy attacks, we must create the conditions to fight even if we don’t have them. If we can win, we fight to the death; if we can’t win, we run away. Right now, it’s obvious that we can’t win.”

Nangong Wanning clenched his fist. "Of the thirty-six stratagems, running away is the best. Our ancestors were right."

All eyes were on Nangong Wanning.

She scratched the back of her head. "Why are you all looking at me? This is the secret wisdom of a chivalrous knight errant. Shouldn't we do the same in battle?"

Shen Wanwan shook her head. "Their intention is probably to set up an empty city strategy, so that if the enemy enters the city, they can catch them like turtles in a jar."

"But what if they don't go into the city?"

"It would be better if they didn't enter the city, as it would prove that the enemy had some reservations, and the people would have enough time to evacuate to a safe place."

"Yes."

Xie Moxuan picked up the conversation and looked at Nangong Wanning.

"Borrowing troops from Jizhou and Xuzhou is just a bluff. As long as we can hold out until the imperial reinforcements arrive, we can fight the enemy without restraint."

So this is ah.

Nangong Wanning lowered his eyelids, somewhat embarrassed.

Brother Xuan's lecturing tone is exactly the same as when he was a child.

Xie Moxuan withdrew his gaze. "Three years ago, in the battle at the snowy mountains of the northern frontier, the disparity in troop strength was even greater than it is now."

However, the geographical environment of Jiangzhou is ultimately different from that of the snow-capped mountains in northern Xinjiang. Perhaps we could divide our forces more precisely this time.

"Does Young Master Xie mean the guerrilla tactics used in the battle that made the God of War famous?"

Xu Tao immediately perked up, his eyes shining.

The King of Qin was only eighteen years old at the time, yet he managed to win a battle that seemed hopeless, despite the overwhelming disparity in troop strength and the extremely harsh weather conditions of freezing snow.

It was a Pyrrhic victory, but it was still a victory.

Back then, everyone thought that the tragedy of the Mu family army being completely wiped out would be repeated, and Emperor Tianchen even fell seriously ill as a result, and was bedridden for a time.

Fortunately, God blessed Nanyao!

Not only did the King of Qin return alive, but miraculously, not a single soldier he brought with him was missing.

From then on, Nanyao had a new generation of war god.

Guerrilla tactics are a new type of tactic that was developed out of necessity when there was a huge disparity in troop strength and an absolute disadvantage in weaponry, in order to better delay and damage the morale of the enemy.

Outsiders all know that the King of Qin was deified after one battle.

Only a few core members knew the real story.

Gu Beichen was the first to propose the idea of ​​guerrilla tactics, which Xie Moxuan refined through multiple simulations. It was only through the tacit cooperation of his personal guards that the guerrilla tactics were successfully implemented.

Without multi-faceted cooperation, the outcome of that battle back then could only be one thing—a crushing defeat!