As soon as the sand table was lifted up, everyone's expressions became solemn.
On the sand table was a miniature map model. Cities, mountains, and grasslands were all molded.
Zhu Zhanxin was also a little surprised when he saw this. He thought to himself that this Big Ming could actually make this thing. It seemed that he still underestimated Big Ming.
"How is the situation now?"
King Zhao asked in a deep voice.
"General, according to our scouts, the Wala army has already assembled in front of us, but for some reason, there has been no movement.”
At this moment, the way they addressed King Zhao changed.
"No movement?"
The King of Zhao also frowned. This was not the style of the Wala.
He had thought that the Wala had attacked before, which was why he hadn't attacked for the past few days.
"The guards on the city wall must be arranged well. Arrange people to take turns watching day and night.”
King Zhao instructed them.
Then, he seemed to have thought of something.
"Right, the cannons I brought can be installed.”
The generals nodded.
"Also, who is the Great Khan on Wala's side now? How many people did he bring?”
"It's still Mahamu. I heard that most of the men in the tribe have been brought along this time. There are about 20,000 people.”
the general replied.
"Mahamu?"
When King Zhao heard this name, he frowned. This guy was not easy to deal with.
Moreover, they had gathered 20,000 people this time. They were planning to gamble with their lives.
It had not been long since they had fought last time. These 20,000 people were probably the entire combat strength of their tribe.
Thinking about it, it made sense. They couldn't survive this winter, so they could only do so.
If these 20,000 people were gone, the Wala would be able to stay quiet for at least another few decades!
Thinking of this, the King of Zhao gradually became excited. He wanted to annihilate the Wala in one fell swoop. When the border was stable, he could cultivate in peace in the capital.
Although he did not bring many people this time, only 200,000, he still had a secret weapon. The new cannon would definitely be able to catch them off guard.
However, when he looked at Zhu Zhan Xin, he immediately denied this idea.
What was he thinking? His nephew Zhan Chen was still here. What if something went wrong?
Not to mention the old master and the crown prince, even his second brother, the Han King, would skin him alive.
They asked him to come here to keep Zhan Jue away from the turmoil in the capital, afraid that he would be in danger.
Moreover, they didn't expect him to annihilate the Wala Clan. They just wanted to block them.
Once the old tutor was done here, he would bring reinforcements over. That Wala wouldn't be fighting here.
"General?"
Seeing him in a daze, the general called out to him.
King Zhao snapped out of his daze and pointed at the sand table as he gave the order.
"With the Great Wall as the front line, arrange for the entire army to go down. The Divine Arms Battalion will not move for the time being. In addition, have them keep an eye on the scouts and report the situation at Wala at any time.”
"General, aren't we going to attack first?”
King Zhao shook his head.
"If we take the initiative to attack, we will be at a disadvantage. The advantage of defending the Great Wall lies with us. With our cannons, it is impossible for them to break through.”
Although the generals felt a little regretful, they did not have any objections.
There was no problem with stability.
Moreover, to be honest, if they were to take the initiative to attack the 20,000-strong Wala army, the danger would not be small.
Don't think that just because they had 200,000 or 20,000, they would win.
The Wala army was not weak. Not only was it not weak, but it was also quite strong!
Otherwise, why would they send out hundreds of thousands of troops at once? Did they really think that they had nothing to do?
Military expenses and supplies?
One had to know that Wala's army was mainly cavalry, and they were light cavalry, which was very mobile.
As for them, most of them were infantry, and there were not many cavalry.
Let's put it this way. So what if your army is pressing down on the border? They can't fight head-on, but they're not stupid. They can run.
The grassland was so big, and they had a fixed residence. If they picked up their tents and ran away, you could only watch helplessly.
Chase? You can catch up?
If they sent cavalry to fight, they might not be able to win. They had all grown up on horses, and their riding and shooting skills were quite impressive.
When you stopped chasing them, they would harass you and make you restless. They would even secretly cut off your supply line.
Without supplies, the army of hundreds of thousands of soldiers would be waiting for death in this vast grassland.
Then, they would attack you when you were tired.
Usually, at this time, the army would not have any thoughts of resisting and would run away.
If the fleeing infantrymen were caught up by the cavalry, the consequences would be no different from a massacre.
All of them were useless. The cannons and Divine Arms Battalion were useless.
It wasn't like this had never happened before. In the first year of Yongle, it was still the Tartars who had invaded the border. At that time, Zhu Di had asked the border general Qiu Fu to take action.
In the end, this guy underestimated the enemy and led 200,000 troops deep in. By the time Zhu Di reacted, it was already too late for him to retreat.
They had fallen into the Tartar's trap, and 200,000 of them had been wiped out.
200,000, including tens of thousands of elite cavalry. Zhu Di had wanted to defeat them in one fell swoop, but he did not expect such a thing to happen.
Such a defeat, this was unprecedented in Da Ming at that time!
At that time, Zhu Di was so angry that he stripped Qiu Fu of his title on the spot and began his first northern expedition.
Therefore, when fighting against an enemy like Wala, one must never go too deep.
Seeing that none of the generals had any objections, the King of Zhao turned to Zhan Chen and smiled.
"Nephew Zhan Xin, what do you think? Is Third Uncle's idea good?”
This time, not only were they stunned, Zhu Zhan Xin himself was also stunned. He was just here to watch the show, what did it have to do with him?
"Third Uncle."
Zhu Zhanji couldn't hold it in anymore and quickly spoke up. He was afraid that the Zhao King's brain would go crazy and listen to Zhu Zhanji's words.
"What are you shouting for? This is the military camp. Who is your third uncle?”
The King of Zhao cursed at Zhu Zhanji.
Zhu Zhanji was instantly speechless. This old fellow had turned his back on him. Back then, he was the one who had helped him inquire about the matter of the pill.
Although he thought so, he still respectfully cupped his fists and bowed. the
"General, how can we let outsiders interfere in this military matter?”
"Outsiders? Zhanmo is my nephew. Is he an outsider, or are you an outsider?”
Zhao Wang had finally found a place to vent his anger. Along the way, he did not use Zhan Chen to torment himself. At that time, he could only grit his teeth and endure it in order to please Zhan Chen.
Now that he had the chance, why didn't he teach him a lesson?
F * ck! I'm also your nephew!
Zhu Zhanji immediately cursed in his heart. He finally understood that the King of Zhao was taking revenge on him.
Was there a need to do that? Wasn't it just using Zhanji as an excuse to go around and get some food? Was there a need to do that?
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