Father, I really don’t want to be the emperor

Ning Fan has already thought of a way, that is, 50,000 wolf soldiers rush directly into the prairie, into the place where the Jurchens live, rob the Jurchens of food, and slaughter their cattle, sheep and rear areas.

Jiangzhou is guarded by the Dragon Scale Army, and Ning Fan is not worried about Jiangzhou's safety at all, because in the past few months, Jiangzhou has not only built a strong embankment, but also built a strong city. Even if the Jurchens were good at fighting, it would take at least three months to conquer Jiangzhou City.

Moreover, Ning Fan estimated these three months based on the existing food reserves. If he had sufficient food, even if the Jurchens and the Huns united to attack Jiangzhou, they would never be able to invade Jiangzhou.

City defenses made of cement are simply not something that can be broken through in the era of cold weapons. They are often tens of meters high and cannot be penetrated even by erecting ladders.

Moreover, when Jiangzhou City was being built, Ning Fan also extended the city defenses directly underground. Even if the Jurchens wanted to dig tunnels to get in, it would not be possible because at a depth of fifteen meters underground, Ning Fan was also A lot of concrete was poured.

When Ning Fan built Jiangzhou City, it was built according to the requirements of the strongest city defense. He had long thought that such a day would come.

"Fifty thousand wolf soldiers, fighting to support war, don't have any scruples, rush directly into the rear of the Jurchens, seize food and grass, and sweep their royal court."

Ning Fan said to Huang Chao.

Huang Chao was a little surprised. He didn't expect Ning Fan to come up with such a sinister plan. Going deep alone is a taboo for military strategists. But now Ning Fan wants to let 50,000 wolf soldiers rush into the grassland and rampage. If they are trapped by the Huns and Jurchens, then 50,000 wolf soldiers will be extremely dangerous.

Therefore, Huang Chao did not immediately agree to Ning Fan's words, but fell into deep thought.

As Ning Fan's subordinate, Huang Chao didn't want to refute Ning Fan, but sometimes Ning Fan's decisions were too outrageous, which made Huang Chao hesitate.

"Is Your Highness going to let these 50,000 wolf soldiers enter the grassland to die? If Your Highness is really afraid of the 50,000 wolf soldiers, he can let these 50,000 wolf soldiers fight a war of attrition with the Huns. There is no need to use this method of killing people with borrowed swords. Deal with the wolf soldiers."

Huang Chao was a little angry. He really didn't understand why Ning Fan would let him lead his troops into the grassland to die.

The people of the Central Plains are not good at riding and shooting, and entering the grassland, on the one hand, they are not adaptable to the climate, and on the other hand, the food, grass and water sources are unsustainable. In addition, they are not familiar with the landforms and terrain. Entering the grassland is almost equal to death, at least In Huang Chao's opinion, this is the case.

"That's not the case. You probably haven't fully understood what I mean. Now I'm going to tell you about a tactic called blitzkrieg. The core purpose of this blitzkrieg is to rush in when the enemy is caught off guard and destroy it with lightning speed. them, and occupy their resources.”

Ning Fan saw that Huang Chao was a little angry, and immediately understood that Huang Chao had misunderstood him.

“What does that mean blitz?”

Huang Chao also looked puzzled. He thought he was already very smart, but in front of Ning Fan, there were many things he still didn't understand.

Ning Fan took Huang Chao into the big tent. In the center of the tent was a large sand table made of mountains, deserts and grasslands.

"This is Yunzhou, this is Jiangzhou, this is Jianzhou where the Jurchens are entrenched, and this is the Hetao grassland where the Huns are entrenched."

Ning Fan pointed at the terrain in the sand table and introduced it to Huang Chao one by one.

Even though Huang Chao was well-informed, he was shocked and speechless for a long time when he saw this very realistic sand table. His reaction was basically the same as Zhou Qun's reaction when he saw the sand table for the first time.

"Is this undulating living map really based on the actual terrain?"

Huang Chao was completely confused. He didn't expect Ning Fan to have such a powerful side.

"When I first came to Jiangzhou, I secretly sent people to sneak into the Jurchens and Huns' territories and secretly surveyed and mapped their landforms."

"Finally, according to the pictures they drew, we found skilled craftsmen after we came back to restore these topography one by one and build them according to scale. This is the sand table in front of us."

Ning Fan did not hide it, but completely presented the sand table making process in front of Huang Chao.

"If this is the case, then we will have a clear view of the topography of the Huns and Jurchens."

Huang Chao was so excited that he was even speechless.

Ning Fan nodded slightly, pointed to the location of the Jurchens and said: "The approximate population of the Jurchens is about three million, but the proportion of Jurchens participating in the war is extremely high. All Jurchens who are adults can ride horses and shoot arrows, and have combat effectiveness. "

"That is to say, it is conservatively estimated that the Jurchens can mobilize at least 700,000 adult men to join the army, and there is no need to issue weapons and ordnance to these people. They can be recruited at any time and can participate in the war at any time."

Ning Fan took out the actual data and put it in front of Huang Chao for him to analyze.

"The Jurchens will participate in this war with at most 200,000 troops, but even if it is 200,000, it will be a disaster for Yunzhou and Jiangzhou. Wherever the Jurchens hit with their iron hoofs, all life will be devastated. Jiangzhou’s city defenses are strong, but I think it’s still a bit unrealistic to completely block the Jurchens.”

Seeing Ning Fan pointing at the map with rapt attention, Huang Chao finally couldn't help but pour cold water on him.

indeed. There are too few soldiers in Jiangzhou, with less than 50,000 Dragon Scale Army.

And these Dragon Scale Army recruits have only participated in two battles. Once they experience the cruelty of a large-scale battle, I believe that many recruits will have a psychological collapse.

A mature army has at least 30% veterans. Because they have experienced brutal large-scale wars, their psychological endurance far exceeds that of recruits. With veterans as ballast, an army will not collapse easily.

But now Ning Fan's Dragon Scale Army lacks combat experience and has no veterans at all. Therefore, according to Huang Chao's estimation, the Dragon Scale Army cannot guard Jiangzhou City for too long, even though the Jiangzhou City's defense is extremely strong and impregnable.

"What you have to do now is to hide these 50,000 wolf soldiers as much as possible. When the Jurchens come out in force, you can go straight to their lair. Remember, destroy all possible facilities and burn them Their tents, killing their cattle and sheep, even the old, weak, women and children will not be spared.”

Ning Fan pointed at the territory occupied by the Jurchens with his expression cold and determined.

In fact, Ning Fan knew very well in his heart that this was a war between ethnic groups, and there was no room for mercy. Therefore, if the Jurchens were allowed to repopulate, it would be a nightmare for Da Kang in the future.