Chapter 5 The troops are divided into five groups

Chapter 5 The troops are divided into five groups

"What? General, you want to divide your troops into five groups?"

Wang Ping looked at Ma Su's arrangement on the map in disbelief, his eyes filled with disbelief.

Wang Ping originally planned to come to Ma Su to apologize. Judging from last night's night attack, although the general did not know how to lead troops, his military skills did not seem to have fallen much behind.

As a result, when Wang Ping came today, Ma Su gave him such a big job.

Divide the troops into five locations!

Since ancient times, dividing troops has been a taboo for military strategists. This will disperse the originally considerable troops and easily be defeated individually. If they don't have to, few people are willing to take the initiative to divide their troops.

This time Ma Su not only wanted to divide his troops, but also wanted to divide his troops into five groups at once. In addition to letting Wang Ping lead his troops to station at the street pavilion, the rest of the troops were stationed in harmony with the surrounding four mountains.

In this way, it would not be easy for the Wei army to defeat them one by one. After all, each Shu army would only be 2,000 by then, and no matter how heavy the Wei army's losses were, there would still be 40,000 troops.

"General, aren't you familiar with the essentials of the art of war? Don't you know that dividing troops is a taboo for military strategists? Originally, our Han army did not have many troops. If we divide our troops into five places, how can we withstand the siege of the Wei army?" Wang Ping was helpless, but Ma Di had just organized An extremely successful night attack greatly increased his reputation in the army, so Wang Ping still politely advised him.

"It is better to divide the Han army into two parts. The general will lead five thousand soldiers and horses to garrison Nanshan, and the Ping army will lead one to defend the street pavilion. If Wei attacks Nanshan, he will attack the rear, and if Wei attacks the street pavilion, the general will attack from the side. They are the horns of each other. potential."

"General Wang Ping, your vision is not broad enough! You have to open up the situation!" Ma Di shook his head, pointed at his layout on the map and said seriously.

"Tell me, what is the most important task of our Northern Expedition to Wei this time?"

"Of course it's Duanlong, and we'll follow the prime minister to capture the entire Longxi." Wang Ping replied without thinking.

This was the goal Zhuge Liang had set before the Northern Expedition. The entire Shu Han leadership understood the importance of this strategic goal.

As long as the Long Road is successfully cut off and the Wei army's support is blocked, the five counties in Longxi outside Guxuan Pass can be easily annexed. At that time, the Shu army can use this as a stronghold to gradually advance towards Liangzhou and incorporate the entire northwest into the Shu Han territory.

However, Ma Di shook his head and said straightforwardly.

"This is the prime minister's strategic purpose, but we need to understand the essence of war!"

"Our combat goal cannot just be Duanlong, but focus on how to maximize the elimination of the Wei army's effective strength!"

"Are you capable?" Wang Ping scratched his head and shook his head to express his incomprehension.

"Since General Wang doesn't understand, let me explain briefly." Ma Di smiled slightly, feeling very happy.

There are not many opportunities to show off like this. This is one of the few pieces of knowledge that can bully the ancients in the art of war.

"The Wei army currently has about 400,000 soldiers and horses, and they are basically all professional troops. These soldiers have high combat effectiveness and are the foundation of their country."

"And how many soldiers and horses do our men have? More than 100,000, but not even 100,000 can be dispatched at one time. Anyone can see such a terrifying gap. It is difficult for us to win on the frontal battlefield."

Wang Ping nodded in agreement with Ma Su's words. If the Wei army could be defeated head-on, there would be no need for the prime minister to make so many calculations. They betrayed Mengda and sent Zhao Yun to pretend to attack Baoxie Road.

The core purpose is to try not to compete with the main force of the Wei army and avoid the reality.

"Because of this, we must do everything possible to weaken the forces of the puppet Wei. And it cannot be a defeat. If the Wei army is defeated, it will not take long to regroup, so it must be an encirclement and annihilation!" Ma Su said with a serious expression, pointing to the street pavilion.

"Don't you think it would be better to cut off one of his fingers than to injure ten of them! If we can completely annihilate Zhang He's tribe and wipe out all 50,000 Wei troops, it will be equivalent to interrupting the ten-year development of Yongliang's troops in the puppet Wei Dynasty."

"By then, whether the Prime Minister is conquering Liangzhou in the west or Guanzhong in the east, the difficulty will be greatly reduced!"

Cao Wei's troops in Guanzhong were only a few hundred thousand, which was the result of Zhong Yao's many years of operation. If it is true, as Ma Su said, that the 50,000 soldiers and horses of the Wei army can be destroyed in one fell swoop, then the front line in Guanzhong will no longer be able to resist the local soldiers and horses of the Shu Han.

At least within a few years, if Cao Wei wants to stop the Shu Han, he must send troops from the Central Plains to defend it.

Wang Ping could quickly understand Ma Su's theory, and he couldn't help but tremble in his heart.

This General Ma is indeed well-deserved, and in terms of paper arguments alone, he is truly unrivaled.

However, Wang Ping is also well-informed, and it is difficult to convince Wang Ping based on these theories alone.

"The general is very talented, but how can we annihilate the Wei army? Our army is only a quarter of the Wei army. Can we completely annihilate the Wei army with this kind of tactics?"

"This one is too small." Ma Su waved his hand and said with a confident smile.

"Don't forget, the Prime Minister only asked us to hold on for one month, and after one month the Prime Minister will have completed the pacification of Long. At that time, the Prime Minister will personally lead an army to help us defeat Zhang He."

"Now I divide my troops into five groups. If Zhang He still has the will to save Long, he will definitely divide his troops into five groups to attack. The Wei army has already been newly defeated, and it is even more isolated after dividing its troops into five groups. Can An An defeat our army within a month?"

"At that time, the prime minister's troops will suddenly arrive, and the Wei army will be divided into five places and it will be difficult to resist. Then annihilating the Wei army will be like searching for something."

Ma Su's words finally convinced Wang Ping. His eyes lit up slightly, and he held up his hands and apologized to Ma Su.

"The general is very talented and has his own clever plans, but he is not as good as his ears. I hereby apologize to the general."

"It doesn't matter, it's enough to carry out the military order and hold on to the street pavilion." Ma Di waved his hand magnanimously and said to Wang Ping boldly.

"Wei!" Wang Ping turned around and walked out of the military tent.

As soon as Wang Ping went out, Ma Su sat down at the table and took a long breath.

"tnnd is indeed a person whose name is recorded in history books. It's not easy to fool him." Ma Di wiped the cold sweat on his head and muttered.

In order to come up with such a theory that could deceive Wang Ping, Ma Su racked his brains.

Fortunately, the effect seems to be good, at least Wang Ping has believed that they can defend until the prime minister arrives and then wipe out the Wei army. I completely forgot that except for the street pavilion, none of the five places chosen by Ma Su had water sources!

This was carefully chosen by Ma Su, and it was impossible to hold it for a month no matter what. When the Prime Minister finishes the battle in a month, he will probably have to come over to collect Ma Su's body.

Of course, this time Ma Su was fully prepared. If the Shu army did not collapse in fifteen days, he would follow the example of Ma Su in the original history and abandon the army and flee.

By then, there is no need for the Wei army to take action, Zhuge Liang will definitely behead him in tears and complete the speed pass.

The plan works, the goddess of victory is smiling at me!

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When Ma Su divided his troops into five groups, Zhuge Liang was in a rare rage in the Shu army camp.

"Incompetent talent!"

Zhuge Liang was furious when he looked at Ma Su's arrangement that Wang Ping handed him.

Who gave Ma Su the courage to defy his own military orders and go up the mountain to defend himself! There is no second chance of this in the entire Shu army camp. Not even Wei Yan dared to openly disobey Zhuge Liang's orders.

But at the same time as he was angry, Zhuge Liang was also extremely anxious. If Ma Di defeated his eight-year plan, his eight-year plan would completely collapse.

"Send orders to Wu Yi to gather troops and horses, and I will personally go to the street pavilion to help!"