Translator: Dj2203
Editor: Dj2203
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Zhuang Li also clapped his hands and chuckled, “Everyone is right. This is the most basic secret to winning every battle – concentrating superior forces. As long as our forces are three, four, five or even ten times more than the enemy’s, and if there is not a huge generation gap in weapons, we will win the battle. By then, no matter how high the enemy’s combat effectiveness is or how far their range is, it will be difficult for them to win, and all their advantages will be offset by our human wave tactics.”
This war theory was once used to the extreme by a great man in China. His most famous argument was “concentrate all superior forces to annihilate the enemy.”
The so-called “concentrating all superior forces” meant dispatching the most troops to participate in the battle in a short period of time. If the troops were insufficient, he would rather avoid them. So the enemy’s planes, tanks, machine guns, and artillery were defeated by his men and rifles.
After hearing the military advisor’s encouragement, everyone became more interested in strategy and tactics. They took out the Mongolian past battle reports and studied them carefully. They discovered something new and started shouting.
“Military advisor, military advisor! I know how to defeat the Mongols!”
“I know that too!”
“I, I, I know that too.” A general standing at the outermost edge jumped up and raised his hand, fearing that the military advisor wouldn’t be able to see it.
Zhuang Li chuckled and said, “Then you can help me analyze how we can defeat the Mongols.”
Huai Laoer was the first to speak, fearing that others would steal his limelight: “The Mongols may not seem to know how to set up battle formations, but in fact they also know how to divide the enemy’s war dimension, so they can always win with fewer troops.”
“That’s right! That’s what I wanted to say!”
“Huai Laoer, you are the worm in my stomach!”
“I think so!”
Many generals shouted at the top of their lungs, trying to steal the limelight from Huai Laoer. Isn’t it just analyzing strategic tactics? They can do it too!
But God knows, before Little Curly came, this group of rough guys would look at Le Zhengming with confused eyes every time they planned how to fight, as if to say, “We will do whatever you say.”
The great transformation they had had today was all thanks to Little Curly’s training.
Given time, Le Zhengming could almost imagine how much they would grow. If they were released one by one, they would all become powerful generals guarding a region.
Huai Laoer, who was the dumbest, was now confidently saying, “Military Advisor, the Mongols actually learned this fighting style from wild wolves. They often used harassment tactics, that is, using cavalry to besiege the enemy infantry from time to time. If the infantry retreated, they would chase and attack; if the infantry advanced, they would immediately ride away to avoid casualties.”
“Over time, the enemy’s battle formation is broken up by their constant harassment, and the enemy’s soldiers become exhausted and find it difficult to organize an effective attack. They first divided the enemy’s battle dimension, making the enemy tired, and then fought back to reap the victory.”
The generals nodded and agreed, “That’s right! The Mongols like to use fatigue tactics!”
Huai Laoer was even more proud, slapping the table and saying, “Military Advisor, have you ever seen a pack of wolves attacking a flock of sheep? That’s what those beasts do.”
“From time to time they would run to the edge of the flock and tickle a sheep’s butt. When the sheep comes running towards them with their sharp horns, they would scatter and flee. This would repeat over and over again until a sheep became exhausted and fell behind. Then the wolves would pounce on it and kill it.”
“The Mongolian army is actually a group of wild wolves. They are not like us, who have already learned to use battle formations skillfully. They rely entirely on their wild instincts.”
Zhuang Li nodded appreciatively and suggested, “So what? What should we do when facing a wolf pack?”
Huai Laoer was so proud that his tail was about to rise. Just as he was about to speak, someone in the tent shouted impatiently: “With an absolute advantage in military strength, don’t fall behind, maintain our battle formation, attack when necessary, defend when necessary, and don’t let the Mongols run away!”
Huai Laoer was almost suffocated by the loud talk stuck in his throat. Damn, who was stealing his limelight?
At the same time, some people shouted: “Don’t be afraid of the Mongols, they are not that powerful! Don’t think about anything else when you are on the battlefield, just fight them!”
This land was ravaged by the Mongol cavalry. When the Mongols were coming, which country’s army would not be afraid? Some small countries even opened their city gates and knelt down to welcome their invasion.
The Mongols were as ferocious as jackals. Even if the Han people surrendered, they would still kill them. They would often ride across the border, leaving the city full of corpses and blood. Even the air was filled with smog made up of the dead energy of wronged souls.
In the past, the Wei soldiers were also afraid, but now, when they had learned the key to winning a battle, this fear had been completely replaced by an urgent desire to fight.
They wanted to have a good fight with the Mongols on the battlefield.
They always felt that their combat skills were almost catching up with Mr. Kong Ming. The Bagua formation that he could use, they could use too! As long as they divided the Mongolian war dimension into small pieces, they could easily win, but the specific method still needed to be carefully deduced on the sand table.
Using the few to defeat the many, using the strong to defeat the weak, they will be able to create such a miracle in time!
Seeing the wolf-like green light in everyone’s eyes, Le Zhengming immediately suppressed their swollen ambitions: “Behave yourself, don’t get excited. I won’t let you shed a drop of blood for the State of Jin. I brought all of you here, and I must bring all of you back.”
Everyone’s eyes were filled with tears, and they almost cried. The general was too good to them. Even the military advisor was reluctant to let them go to help the State of Jin fight.
An atmosphere of emotion and joy enveloped the big tent.
Zhuang Li spoke happily, “It seems that you are all ready to go. That’s right, there are only two things to do to defeat the Mongols: first, teach the Jin army to avoid being harassed by the Mongols and always maintain a neat and solid battle formation; second, teach them how to overcome their fear, so that they can maximize their advantage in numbers.”
The generals nodded repeatedly and praised the suggestion.
Le Zhengming poured cold water on them at this time: “But these two points are precisely the most difficult to achieve.
“The Jin army is made up entirely of remnants of foreign tribes, who have no idea of unity and cooperation. How can they maintain a neat and solid formation on the battlefield?
“Moreover, most of these remnants’ home countries were destroyed by the Mongols. They are afraid of the Mongols. I’m afraid they will scatter and flee once they go to the battlefield, and we will have to take over by ourselves.”
The generals were immediately in a state of anxiety. The general was right. Those foreign tribes were very cunning and would never work for the State of Jin. Many of them might even be planning to bite back.
Zhuang Li asked, “So, do you have any good ideas?”
Everyone looked at each other, all a little confused. To make the scattered sand of Jin State coalesce into a rock, and to make the remnants of the foreign race have the courage to fear no death and the determination to never retreat, this was not an easy task, it was a task harder than climbing to the sky!
After thinking about it, everyone could only shake their heads.
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