Chapter 854: The meeting that decided how Dongying would die
With Zhou Yu and Zheng He's statements, the atmosphere in the tent began to liven up.
The generals began to compete to take the lead, to be the first to break into the Japanese army's lair and directly chop off Oda Nobunaga's head.
However, this reckless behavior was quickly stopped by his advisers.
The generals who were unable to convince their counselors began to shut themselves off. After all, what the counselors said made sense, and they were just stirring up trouble.
Guo Hao smiled as he watched Zhuge Liang debate with his generals and then tell everyone to shut up .
"Kong Ming, after all this talk, how do you think we should play?" Guo Hao directly passed the ball to Zhuge Liang. What he said made sense, but he had to come up with a feasible plan.
"General, is it really urgent?" Zhuge Liang asked Guo Hao a question.
"Very urgent!" Guo Hao nodded and answered affirmatively. He just wanted to give these generals and counselors difficult problems.
It would not be a problem to conquer Japan step by step, but Gao Shun's words reminded him that if he was so cautious and did not dare to act with such a huge advantage, how would he fight against adversity in the future?
Hearing Guo Hao's unquestionable words, Zhuge Liang frowned deeply. In fact, he did not like this kind of impatient war. He preferred a steady and cautious war.
"General, I have a plan that can help our army defeat Japan!" Just after Zhuge Liang sat back, Wei Yan, who was transferred from the Kushan side, stood up and said.
"Oh? Tell me about it!" Guo Hao's eyes lit up. Wei Yan's strategies have always been bizarre and risky, which is indeed a breath of fresh air at the moment.
"Since we want to fight a quick battle, why don't we send two elite troops to quickly take a boat from both sides of the river to these two places, wait for the battle to start, and then strike out in one fell swoop."
Wei Yan's finger wandered on the map, and then pointed directly at the camp where the Japanese army was currently stationed.
"Being sandwiched from both sides?" Guo Hao touched his chin. Although he had said before that he wanted to crush the Japanese army in a fair fight, the idea proposed by Wei Yan was still a good one.
"That's not bad, but I would rather crush them head-on and highlight the strength of our army as much as possible, so that we can defeat the enemy psychologically!"
Guo Hao nodded. Reality confirmed Wei Yan's idea, and then rejected the plan.
Wei Yan's face froze, and then he sat down silently. Obviously, he was still a little shocked that his plan was rejected.
"General, how about our army first send people to occupy the Japanese capital, Tokyo, to lower their morale?" Deng Ai suggested after thinking for a while.
"Shi Zai! Haven't you heard that an army that mourns will win? If we inspire the Japanese to fight to the death, our casualties will probably increase!"
Jiang Wei rejected this plan immediately. He thought Deng Ai was poisonous. Why was he always thinking about stealing the home? Is stealing the home so interesting?
Then the battalion commander got into an argument over this. Guo Hao was very satisfied. Only when there are conflicts of opinions can problems be discovered, and only when problems are discovered can there be progress. Healthy competition is never excessive.
However, after a long discussion, a complete plan was finally put forward.
The plan came from Sima Yi, and its overall purpose was to undermine the morale of the Japanese army.
Use Susanoo to force Amaterasu and Yuedu to leave the field, and then have Lu Bu and Guan Yu come on stage to kill the opponent directly. This will deal a heavy blow to the morale of the Japanese army.
After all, in this world, the Japanese theocracy is still very stable, and there are many Japanese soldiers who believe in the three gods.
The real gods broke away from each other, and then they were killed. They used the divine power of Japan that had existed for thousands of years as a stepping stone, allowing the Han Dynasty to dance directly on the heads of Japan.
With this wave of attacks, it is basically impossible for the Japanese soldiers' morale to remain shaken. By the middle and late stages of the battlefield, the speed of collapse will be much faster.
Sima Yi's plan, as a countermeasure, won unanimous praise from everyone.
This kind of alternative plan that does not affect the overall battle situation, like Zhou Yu's long-range attack by ships, is an advantage of the Han Dynasty. Taking advantage to the extreme can indeed demonstrate the power of the Han Dynasty and also deal a blow to Japan.
Sima Yi originally wanted to be more radical and kill Susanoo directly, but considering the subsequent appeasement work, he could only shake his head and give up.
"Why not lure the snake out of its hole?" Zhou Yu suddenly came up with an idea.
"Oh?" Guo Hao was shocked. He thought Zhou Yu was not talking nonsense and the ideas he put forward were worth listening to.
"Since our army's goal is to quickly defeat Japan and plant the strong influence of the Han Dynasty in the minds of Japan, it is better to recruit those neutral factions , and then send Himiko to lead the army to attack the Japanese cities."
Zhou Yu came up with a novel idea, which was to pull out the Japanese rebels who had been left aside by them.
Provide the Yu Dongying rebels with a large amount of equipment support, and then let them attack the city.
As the saying goes, there is no harm without comparison. Oda Nobunaga's side occupied the city and held the advantage. It was impossible for the Japanese rebels to win alone. They might even be found an opportunity by Oda Nobunaga's side and be defeated directly.
Zhou Yu's plan was to launch a surprise attack with elite forces when the other side defeated the rebels, and directly defeat the legions that had left the city. In this way, the strength of the Japanese troops defending the city would drop sharply, and they could then launch a strong attack.
It is excellent from any perspective, and the people who suffer the most are the Japanese, so it seems that the mission has been accomplished politically as well.
Before Guo Hao could express his opinion, Zhuge Liang was the first to object.
"If Himiko and Uesugi Kenshinko defect to the enemy, what will our army do after losing both our ladies and our soldiers?" Zhuge Liang directly criticized the biggest problem in Zhou Yu's plan, which was how to let Himiko and others die.
Yes, that's right, they are just seeking death. Anyone with a discerning eye knows that this is a way to weaken them. If they are persuaded to return because of this kind of treatment, the Han Dynasty will have no choice but to be angry.
"Based on what I have observed so far, they are still trustworthy!" Zhou Yu also frowned. Zhuge Liang's words really hit the nail on the head.
"If they are not of my kind, their hearts must be different! The rebellion of the Ninja family is enough to explain a lot of problems, right?" Zhuge Liang waved his hand to interrupt Zhou Yu's words. "It is really inappropriate for you to put the key to your plan on an outsider."
Many people in the tent couldn't help but nodded. They had the same opinion as Zhuge Liang. It was indeed a bit outrageous to put the key to victory or defeat on the battlefield on others.
What's more, those Japanese fence-sitters who had previously attacked the Japanese rebels and then surrendered directly to the Han Dynasty left a bad impression on the generals present.
They also felt that they could not put all their hopes on Himiko and others.
However, if the Han Dynasty were to replace the Japanese rebels and serve as bait, it would probably have the opposite effect and the plan might be greatly compromised.
