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A group of cavalry galloped forward, showing a sign to the Lulong Army at the checkpoint. After exchanging the secret signals, they went straight into the forest, passed through large groups of resting Lulong Army soldiers, and came to Zhong Shao.
"General, Wei Bo's army has already set foot on Dongping Road!"
From Rao'an to the north, two roads branched off, one to Cangzhou and the other to Yanshan. The reason why the Cangzhou army was waiting in this forest was to determine the final attack direction of Wei Bo's army. Dongping Road was heading towards Yanshan.
Road, since Wei Bojun set foot on this road, it means that they are still moving forward according to the original route, Zhong Shao can give the order.
The Yuhou staff officers at all levels in the military command headquarters had already prepared two sets of plans to deal with Wei Bojun's two options. At this moment, they took out the first set of plans and rushed to the campsite campsites to convey Zhong Shao's military orders.
The first to set off was the left wing cavalry battalion of the Cangzhou Army. They rushed to the preset battlefield to isolate the battlefield first. The second unit to set off were the two logistics battalions of the Logistics Department assigned to the Cangzhou Army. Their tasks
The battlefield is laid out; then the first, second, third, and middle infantry battalions are on the left, then the old battalion and the headquarters, and finally the ministries on the right.
At the same time, the sergeant was ordered to report the war situation to Jie Li five miles away and ask him to cooperate in the battle as planned.
The Huaiyue coalition is not the main force in this battle, but the combat tasks are quite heavy. They need to seize Gonggao, Dongguang, Husu, Leling and Wudi. At the same time, they also need to isolate the connection between Nanpi and the main force of Wei Bo's army, and they need to raid and
Cut off Wei Bo's army's retreat and baggage routes. Finally, they had to use cavalry to fight in conjunction with the Cangzhou army's frontal battlefield.
The Huaiyue coalition forces are widely dispersed in the south of Cangzhou. Jieli currently has only two cavalry battalions on hand. They are the Kumoxi Cavalry Battalion and the Dielabu Cavalry Battalion. There are also many Khitan Adahe tribe warriors in the Kumoxi Cavalry Battalion.
The Die La tribe cavalry battalion is composed of Die La tribe soldiers in Fuyu City. It is worth mentioning that Salanna no longer serves as the leader. She is now pregnant with Li Chengzhong's second child.
Youzhou is waiting for production.
After receiving the battle report from Zhong Shao, Jie Li immediately issued an order to deploy one part of the Die La battalion southward, bypassing Wei Bojun's back and blocking the Dongping Road; the other battalion was deployed within ten miles around the preset battlefield to cover it.
The battlefield. He personally led the Kumoxi camp towards the battlefield, preparing to support the Cangzhou Army in frontal combat.
Half an hour later, Zhong Shao arrived at the planned battlefield, Dawangzhuang and Jiangjun Temple. The Jiangjun Temple was a ruined temple, occupying an earth slope less than three to five feet high. Along the earth slope, there was a forest land of hundreds of acres.
Opposite the temple and one mile to the west is the already deserted Dawangzhuang. Surrounded by open plains, large tracts of cultivated land have long been deserted and overgrown with weeds and bushes. Dongping Road passes through the cultivated land from south to north and bypasses Dawangzhuang.
Curving northward, it leads to Salt Mountain.
Zhong Shao placed the headquarters in the General Temple. This is also the only high ground in the surrounding area, and the entire battlefield can be seen as far as the eye can see. The old camp was placed under the slope where the General Temple is located, and it served as the Chinese army to protect the headquarters.
It is also a mobile reserve force.
The Zuo Xiang who arrived early has already stationed in Dawangzhuang. They are the main force in this battle and are responsible for interception and frontal combat.
The right compartment that arrived one after another was placed on the open ground on the east side of Dongping Road, looking for opportunities to launch a flank attack on Wei Bo's army.
Twelve combat engineer teams in the two logistics battalions are busy in an orderly manner, erecting wooden posts and antlers on the official road leading to Dawangzhuang, and at the same time digging trenches in front of the preset positions on the right side of the flank. Fire-headed soldiers and craftsmen The soldiers, medical soldiers and others worked together to set up a large pot and cook soup and hot cakes for the sergeants.
Not long after, Xie Li led the cavalry of the Kumoxi Battalion from the horse carriage of the Waiyo Allied Forces. The cavalry were arranged in the woods behind the General Temple, condescendingly waiting for the order to attack.
After a while, the scouting report came up, and military orders were issued one by one.
"Wei Bo's army has arrived ten miles away, with twenty-three flags, more than six thousand soldiers, nearly a thousand civilians, and more than a hundred vehicles..."
"Order: All departments start dining!"
"Wei Bo's army is known to be six miles away. The rangers clashed with our troops. Our troops beheaded three levels and injured two people!"
"Order: The cavalry battalion reduces the coverage area, and the cavalry from all sides enters within two miles of the enemy, lags behind, and harasses the enemy!"
"Wei Bojun is three miles away!"
"Order: The cavalry battalion on the left wing and the cavalry battalion on the right wing return to the formation. The task of covering the battlefield is transferred to the Allied Forces of Wyoming!"
"Order: Depart from the left wing!"
"Order: Array in the right compartment!"
"Order: Raise the general's flag, raise the various command flags, and all ministries should respond in turn!"
"Order: Report military law!"
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After a while, a large group of Wei Boya soldiers dressed in black emerged from the distance, with numerous flags and horses neighing. The leading flag was facing the wind fiercely, with the words "Wei Boya Army Commander Huangfu" written in large characters. Under his banner was the commander-in-chief of Wei Boya Army. Huangfujun!
Although Huangfu Jun did not see the smoke warning signal ignited at the top of Nanpi City, as the army continued to advance, he had a keen sense that the situation was not as expected. First of all, the news of subsequent baggage convoys was gradually cut off. Then the Lulong Army's rangers began to appear around, and this phenomenon made Huangfujun very suspicious.
When the Lulong Army's rangers appear more and more frequently, and the range that his exploration cavalry can explore becomes narrower and narrower, Huangfujun, who has rich experience and a keen sense of smell, already knows that if he cannot reach the Salt Mountain, he will be with the Lulong Army. The encounter began. The information currently available is still insufficient, and Huangfu Jun still cannot determine the true purpose of the Lu Long Army.
He speculated on two points. First, the Lu Long Army was not fully prepared to evacuate Cangzhou, so they sent some troops to intercept them to buy time to evacuate Cangzhou; second, the Lu Long Army gathered all the troops gathered in Cangzhou together. Prepare to have a decisive battle with yourself on the battlefield.
If it is the former, the Lu Long Army that intercepts him may not have a particularly strong fighting spirit. Huangfu Jun believes that such an interception will not stop him for long, but will create conditions for him to defeat him one by one; if it is the latter, the enemy's military strength If he is equal to himself, his will to fight will probably be much stronger. This will be a tough battle. Regarding the first point, he does not need to think too much. Regarding the second possibility, Huangfu Jun carefully thought about it for a long time. He decided to delay it. Countermeasures should be taken to replace the attack with defense. As long as the main force of the Lulong Army is dragged to their side, Cheng Gongxin and Li Gongyou's troops can switch from a feint attack to a main attack. When Cangzhou, which is empty of troops, is captured, the main force of the Lulong Army in front of them is Wugenzhiping. , the collapse of the army is just a matter of time.
The above is Huangfu Jun's reason to continue to keep Wei Bo's army moving forward. Therefore, although he discovered more and more Lulong Army cavalry, he still did not change the direction of attack. As the Lulong Army's cavalry harassed Wei Bojun's brigade more and more frequently and violently, it was delayed.
Huangfu Jun's assessment of the situation became clearer and clearer. The main force of the Lulong Army stationed in Cangzhou was at the front!
Huangfu Jun had been to Cangzhou many times. The last time was last year when he attacked Liu Rengong with the Xuanwu Army, so he was very familiar with the terrain in this area. He urged the army and horses to speed up and rush towards Dawangzhuang and Jiangjun Temple.
In front is Dawangzhuang and Jiangjun Temple, which are the only defensive bases nearby. Huangfujun hopes that he can occupy this place in advance before the Lulong Army arrives at Dawangzhuang and Jiangjun Temple. This hope is still very likely to be realized. Lulong Army Cavalry
The frequent harassment and delays also prove the suspicion that the enemy's purpose is the same as our own. They also want to buy time to occupy Dawangzhuang and Jiangjun Temple.
Judging from the number of cavalry appearing around, the Lulong Army far exceeds itself in the proportion of cavalry. Only by relying on the village to fight against the Lulong Army can the huge threat of the enemy cavalry be reduced. Therefore, Dawangzhuang and Jiangjun Temple are the focus of this encounter!
However, Huangfu Jun vaguely felt that something was wrong. What was wrong? He couldn't explain clearly for a while. This question accompanied him all the way until he saw Dawangzhuang and Jiangjun Temple.
Rows of wooden forts and antlers, trenches and horse ropes, neatly arranged arrays, and calm and composed soldiers, all of this made Huangfu Jun's heart sink to the bottom.
Looking at the enemy's deployment, outside Dawangzhuang is the enemy's front, and beside Dongping Road is the enemy's flank. The general's flag and tooth army are erected on the general's temple. There are ambushes in the woods behind the slope, and because the leaves have fallen,
It was still possible to vaguely tell that there was a large group of cavalry hiding in the woods. Saying "hidden" was actually not accurate. The enemy seemed to have no intention of hiding.
All this can only mean that Lu Longjun is well prepared! Judging from these arrangements alone, they have been waiting here for at least two hours!
At that moment, the only thought beating in Huangfu Jun's mind was: The enemy has all his intelligence!
How did the invasion strategy leak out? A long list of names immediately jumped out of Huangfu Jun's mind, but he had no time to consider and guess one by one. The war in front of him was about to break out, and he could not be distracted.
Huangfu Jun quickly focused his attention in front of him and quickly scanned the enemy troops on the battlefield: there were about 2,000 people in front of Dawangzhuang, the same 2,000 people on the flanks of Dongping Road, and about 1,000 people under the General Temple. The total number was
Five or six thousand. Huangfu Jun couldn't tell how many cavalry there were in the woods, but he could guess from the previous harassment and delayed battles that the number was about five hundred.
The forces are equal, let’s see who is more elite! Huangfu Jun quickly clarified the order of battle. The first goal is to occupy Dawangzhuang, rely on Dawangzhuang to gain a foothold, and then wait for an opportunity to defeat the enemy! Yes, it is to defeat rather than delay.
, only in this way can the dangerous situation be reversed. He did not have much hope for Li's second department to pretend to attack Cangzhou. Now that the strategy has been revealed, the enemy must be prepared. Just look at the general's flag on the high ground of the General Temple.
The main force of the Cangzhou Army is gathered here. Cheng and Li are not elite troops, and they are partial divisions. It may be difficult to win. His only hope for Cheng and Li is that they can determine the situation of the battle and move closer to him.
Although the enemy army had been prepared for a long time, Huangfu Jun quickly put aside all the previous negative emotions and he still had confidence in this battle. The Lulong Army was already weak. As long as the enemy in front of him was defeated, it was possible to save the situation!
He knew that he was commanding the elite Wei Boya soldiers who had defeated the Lulong Army twice, and he would definitely win this battle!
perhaps……
Huangfu Jun glanced to the northwest. Perhaps the entire Lu Long Army had gone south? Is Li Chengzhong in Cangzhou? (To be continued...)