Chapter 3 Arranging in advance, the trump card catches alive?
The key is that this timely information allows the Dongjiang Army to fully understand the enemy's situation, whether it is offensive or defensive, and can make arrangements calmly.
Zhang Pan waved to Li Haidong and said warmly: "Take the commander's silver reward and go down to rest."
Li Haidong was not polite, picked up the money, saluted, and then left.
Mao Wenlong immediately sent people to report to Tieshan, Mao Youjian, Chen Jisheng and others on Yuncong Island, and issued an order. If Tieshan failed to defend, the troops would withdraw to Yuncong to resist Jianlu's attack on the island.
At the same time, he issued successive orders to mobilize the army and made arrangements to block and delay the enemy at Jilhalang.
The Dongjiang Army currently has more than 28,000 soldiers. Pidao, Yuncong, and Tieshan combined have almost 17,000 troops. Other troops are scattered on various islands.
Obviously, the troops are quite equal, but the gap in combat power is not small. With the existing troops, it is impossible to confront Jianlu head-on and fight head-on.
However, there are still some dangerous places from Longchuan to Tieshan and then to Yuncong. Blocking attacks based on dangers, dampening the enemy's spirit and consuming their personnel and materials should be the most realistic and safe strategy.
When reinforcements arrived from each island, Mao Wenlong prepared to attack the enemy's rear route, targeting those cities occupied by the rebels and with few remaining troops.
"The Jianqi are coming fiercely, and I am going to lead my troops back to aid Yuncong." After Mao Wenlong made arrangements, he was ready to rush back immediately.
Although the sea surface of Pi Island is frozen, it is not connected. Jianlu has no navy and cannot invade. But Yuncong is different. It is connected to the Iron Mountain vein. When the tide is low, the distance is only a few miles. After the freezing tide in winter, people and horses can pass through.
Because of this, Yuncong Island was lost from the hands of the Dongjiang Army first. However, Pi Island took advantage of the favorable location and persisted until the end.
Now, Mao Wenlong needs to bring most of the men and horses from Pi Island back to support, use the terrain advantages to block the passes, and hold on to resist the Japanese invaders from attacking the island.
But Mao Wenlong kept Zhang Pan and the hundreds of soldiers he led, and gave him the remaining 1,000-odd troops in Pidao.
"The little flag officer who stays at night is good at attacking, killing and spying, so he can use his talents. If he sees the enemy's weakness, he can attack on his own without waiting for the commander's order." Mao Wenlong solemnly confessed, and also showed that Zhang Pan and others were left behind.
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Zhang Pan cupped his hands to accept the order and said: "The general will finally understand."
Liu Xingzuo came over, bowed his hands to Mao Wenlong, and said: "The general is familiar with Jianlu and knows their language. He wants to stay on Pi Island to conduct spying and reconnaissance to help General Zhang."
Mao Wenlong lowered his eyes and thought for a while, then said with some reluctance: "Thank you to General Liu for your hard work. Pay more attention to safety and don't take risks easily."
"Thank you, Marshal, for your concern." Liu Xingzuo bowed and went to greet his dozen or so subordinates.
Watching Liu Xingzuo go away, Mao Wenlong told Zhang Pan: "Take someone's command arrow. You will be the main general on Pidao. You can decide how to command. Well, you can also move your troops to Xindao or Zhangzi Island, which is far away from the mouth of the Yalu River."
The closer we are, the faster we can move."
Zhang Pan understood what Mao Wenlong meant, bowed down to accept the order, and took the order arrow from the hands of his own soldiers.
"Be careful, strike when you can, and wait for opportunities if you can't." Mao Wenlong warned, reaching out and patting Zhang Pan's arm, and said: "When I have the opportunity, I will meet again, um, Guo Dajing, this Dongjiang athlete."
After saying that, Mao Wenlong laughed, put on the big cloak handed to him by his own soldiers, turned around and strode away.
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Zhou Qing and Guo Dajing escorted the prisoners back to Pidao, nearly a day later than Li Haidong. Before they even got off the boat and landed, they found officers and soldiers of Pidao heading towards the dock, as if they were about to set off.
"We just landed ashore and our butts are not yet warm, so we have to set off with the army again, right?" Zhou Qing grinned and looked at Guo Dajing with a wry smile.
Guo Dajing thought it was very possible. After all, the military situation was raging and Jianlu had launched an attack. The Dongjiang Army had to deploy troops and generals to resist the counterattack, right?
Sure enough, as soon as the two men escorted the prisoners ashore, they were led to the headquarters. Zhang Pan had already made a decision to send troops to Zhangzi Island and wait for an opportunity to attack the Jianlu's retreat.
In addition to the small number of troops left behind on Pidao, Zhang Pan had 1,500 troops at his disposal, which was not too much, not too few. He still had some chance of winning by setting up a sneak attack on the outpost, ambushing the grain transport team, etc.
"The sentinel officer is Zhou Qing, the flag officer, and the flag officer Guo Dajing will be kept at night." Zhang Pan seemed to be showing off, well, he must be showing off, as he introduced the two people who had just returned to the officers present.
"There are no weak soldiers under a strong general!"
"He is a good man, I admire him, I admire him."
There were not many officers present, but everyone laughed and praised him, whether they were cheering or sincerely admiring him.
Zhou Qing and Guo Dajing were a little confused, but they just killed a few Jianlu and interrogated specific information. The credit is not small, but it's not that exaggerated, right?
Liu Xingzuo's eyes only glanced at Zhou Qing, and then focused on Guo Dajing.
Guo Dajing is tall and tall. Although his expression seems a bit dull, on the other hand, he is calm and composed. Moreover, he can see a bit of agility when his eyes flash occasionally.
This young man was not simple, Liu Xingzuo made his judgment based on intuition.
You know, he can be ranked as a general among the Jianlu people, and he is only lower than Li Yongfang among the Han generals. He can also conceal the truth and successfully betray the slaves. How can he be so good at observing people's faces?
"General Zhang's fierce men, calm and composed, have a bright future." Liu Xingzuo stood up and stepped forward, patted Guo Dajing's arm hard, and patted Zhou Qing again. There was no obvious bias, and he was quite smooth in his dealings.
Zhang Pan smiled and introduced: "This is General Liu Xingzuo. Why don't you hurry up and greet me?"
Liu Xingzuo and Liu Aita rebelled against Jin and surrendered to the Ming Dynasty, which made the old slaves very angry. They almost killed all the Han rebel generals and barbarians. They abandoned Jin and restored the cities, shrinking the area on a large scale.
Guo Dajing and Zhou Qing hurriedly bowed to see them. Liu Xingzuo laughed and stood up with one hand in each hand.
If you want to infiltrate in disguise, Liu Xingzuo is definitely the most suitable person. Not only is he familiar with Jianlu's character, but he is also proficient in their language...
Guo Dajing thought to himself, glanced at Liu Xingzuo subconsciously, and met Liu Xingzuo's smiling gaze.
He seems to have a better attitude towards me. Do you want to win over me? Maybe, I can't say. Guo Dajing responded with a silly smile and lowered his head.
"You still don't know." Zhang Pan explained with a smile: "Among the three Jianlu who were killed, there was Turushi. Thanks to General Liu's recognition, your contribution was not buried."
Tulushi? A very powerful guy? Guo Dajing was very confused and turned to look at Zhou Qing.
Zhou Qing showed a surprised look and said, "Tulushi, the most powerful one in Jianlu's life?"
"That's him." Liu Xingzuo said: "This guy has been promoted from a small soldier to a guerrilla. He broke through more than ten sentinels and captured many prisoners. He even captured a Qian Commander alive. I heard that he died
He already has over 200 of our soldiers in his hands."