Chapter five hundred and fifty seventh Bei Di sent troops
But all this will change from this moment. In other words, with Tang Ao coming to Jizhou and becoming King Ji, it is an unchangeable fact that Beidi has changed from being gentle and tolerant to being tough and confrontational.
To the north of the town and county, there is a continuous, dense forest that has not yet been developed. There is only one road that is not an official road winding through it. As the local people say, every time Beidi comes to clear grass in the valley, he walks
It is this path.
This will also become a place for Jizhou Army to set up an ambush. After knowing the opponent's march route, it is really not difficult to set up an ambush. The difficulty is how many enemies can be ambushed on this road and how many results can be achieved.
After knowing that the Beidi Army came with 20,000 people, including 5,000 cavalry, Tang Ao brought over all 3,000 Shanshan Guards. There were also 5,000 people from the Fourth Army, 1,000 Tiger Soldiers, and a Firearms Battalion.
Thousands of people, a total of 10,000 elite divisions. In addition, Tang Ao also transferred 10,000 new soldiers from the reserves. Their main tasks are to transport food, equipment, and clean the battlefield in the future.
Judging from the strength of the troops, 20,000 vs. 20,000 are equivalent in strength. But it cannot be calculated this way. Beidi's advantage is 15,000 infantry and 5,000 cavalry, both of which are elite divisions. According to the news from the inside, the 20,000
Everyone had participated in the grass-grazing operation against Dagan, and some had participated more than once. Although they were not facing any Jizhou regular army at that time, they still had some combat experience. It was not the 10,000 reserve troops of the Jizhou Army.
The recruit eggs can be compared.
In terms of military strength, he is at a disadvantage. But Tang Ao also has his advantage, that is, he anticipates the enemy beforehand, that is, their elite combat power is strong, their firearms are full of advantages, and they are free to work.
It is no exaggeration to say that even in a face-to-face confrontation, Tang Ao is full of confidence in his 10,000 elites. But if he really does this, he is afraid that even if he can win, it will be a miserable victory, and 10,000 elites will eventually survive.
Twenty-three times out of ten, this is a good thing. But Tang Ao would never use such a life-threatening strategy unless it was absolutely necessary.
What Tang Ao wants is a complete victory, that is, to annihilate a large number of the enemy's effective forces, and at the same time preserve himself to the greatest extent. Jizhou does not only have Beidi as an enemy, he also has enemies in Liaozhou and Guzhou, which is even exaggerated.
, but to be honest, Tang Ao can be said to be the enemy of the whole world.
I don’t know how many big and tough battles he will have to fight in the future, but he is just facing the Beidi Army. How could he let himself suffer too much loss? If so, not to mention opening up territory, he can keep Jizhou, the place where he was founded.
It is already very difficult.
Therefore, this battle must be fought skillfully rather than head-on. Tang Ao's eyes were now on the generals in command, wanting to see how they planned.
Facing Tang Ao's questioning and encouraging eyes, the four generals first looked at each other, and then Changjiang Fenghua, the second battalion of the Firearms Battalion, spoke first. "Your Highness, this is how we prepare. First, we must pass through the Di Army."
Some grain and grass were thrown on the official road as a temptation, and a large number of sky mines were placed among the grain and grass. When the enemy arrived, they launched the first attack to achieve the purpose of severely damaging the Beidi Army. Next, the Second Firearms Battalion would take advantage of the enemy.
When the soldiers are in chaos, bombard the opponent to create greater chaos."
As soon as Jiang Fenghua finished speaking, Feng Wanli, the commander of the Fourth Army, added: "Taking advantage of this chaos, the five battalions of our Fourth Army will rush out from the dense forests on both sides of the road to inflict maximum damage to the enemy."
"And our Shanshan Guards."
"There are also tiger soldiers." Feng Xun and Zuo Zhuang both said aloud, supplementing the military plan.
Tang Ao nodded silently while listening. After waiting for a while, after hearing no sound, he raised his head and asked curiously, "Is it over?"
"It's over." The four commanders said in unison.
"No, this is far from enough. According to your plan, you can indeed severely damage the Beidi Army, and you can also achieve a partial victory without any risks. But you only severely damaged one of the Di soldiers. With this time
After the lesson learned, I am afraid that Di Bing will be careful every step of the way, and it will be very difficult to find opportunities to make money. At that time, perhaps we can only challenge head-on. Of course, I know that with your strength, it is
We are not afraid of Di Bing in a head-on attack, but I wonder if you have ever thought about how much our losses will be if this happens, and how many of our good soldiers will stay here forever.
, can’t you go back?”
"Uh..." Faced with Tang Ao's question, the other people didn't know what to say. However, as a former reckless hero, Zuo Zhuang was not afraid, but stood up and defended, "Your Highness, there is no one who can't fight without death."
Human."
"I know that people may die in war, but if you can save less losses, why don't you fight for it? Do you think that only on the battlefield, if you strike with a sword and I strike with a sword, then it is called a war and is what a hero does?
Let me tell you, if any of you has such thoughts, you can get out now. What I want is not a reckless man with well-developed limbs. What I want is someone who can judge the situation, give full play to his own advantages, and love his soldiers like a son.
A general who can gain the greatest victory with the smallest loss."
Tang Ao's voice fell, and there was no sound for a long time outside the city tower. Feng Xun and others looked ashamed, especially Zuo Zhuang, who didn't dare to raise his head at this moment. He was not like this before.
Even when facing Senior Brother Xing Si, he would always contradict him if he contradicted him, and sometimes he would take action directly to vent his dissatisfaction.
But for some reason, after hearing what Tang Ao said, he didn't know what to say. Isn't it wrong to say that you love a soldier like a son?
Everyone fell silent, and Tang Ao waved his hand and said: "This plan doesn't work, let's make it again."
...
On the winding official road, 20,000 Beidi soldiers came like a giant snake.
In the center of the team, He Lian, a tall man with a ferocious look, was riding on a horse. Amidst the compliments of everyone, he came straight to the town and county with the team. Why is this threshing of grass and valleys a process of outing and hunting?
Why would the Han people run away when they see them? He Lianjie's face became brighter and brighter when he said these words.
As the third largest family in Beidi, He Lianjie has been very proud since he was born. Over time, he has become arrogant. This time, he just led the troops to Jizhou to harvest grass and valleys under the king's order. He was really not impressed by him.
Put it in your eyes.
Not only that, He Lianjie was still a little dissatisfied. King Di's order was for him to lead a large army to clear grass valleys in the northwest region of Jizhou, including Baijun, Songjun, Pingjun, Yujun and other places. Otherwise, no one was allowed to cross the line.
, let alone launch an attack on Jijun, the richest center of Jizhou.
This order made He Lien very dissatisfied. He led 20,000 troops, including 5,000 cavalry. Such a large military force could only make trouble in these counties. It was really not what he wanted.
Wish. Especially not long ago, his cousin Helianzhe was defeated in Jiangcheng, Yujun, and even more humiliated the Helian family. For this reason, he felt a little unable to hold his head high. Isn't this time just for revenge?
A good opportunity?
He Lianjie wants to use this opportunity to restore the reputation and glory of the Helian family. He wants everyone to know that Helianzhe's failure cannot represent the entire Helian family. At least Helianzhe is extremely good at fighting.
After having such thoughts in his mind, He Lianlian decided that as long as he had the chance, he would definitely go to Ji County. He just wanted to show off to King Ji and let him know how terrible it is to offend the Di people.
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As for whether it will lead to retaliation from the Jizhou Army, haha, the Di people's scouts have already investigated clearly. The entire Jizhou Army has only 20,000 to 30,000 troops, and this is still an overestimation. Maybe it is not.
to thirty thousand people.
It should be said that this is also the excellent protection of General Tang Ao's camp. From the beginning, Tang Ao was making hidden preparations for the number of troops. He knew the principle of the cunning rabbit's three burrows and applied it to the army, that is, to decentralize the army.
, the biggest advantage of this is that no one will know how many people there are in the Jizhou Army except yourself and some senior officials. The direct advantage of this is that the other party will not be able to grasp your strength, so they want to make a move against you.
The action will become more and more difficult.
Just like this time, Tang Ao mobilized 20,000 people to come to the town and county. These troops did not go out together, but moved forward separately, day and night, in order to prevent someone from following him. Now it seems
, this step is completely correct, at least until now, Beidi does not know that he has arrived at Zhenxian.
Tang Ao also has another advantage. His bestiality in military applications is unparalleled by any other force. Just like during the march, He Lianjie also sent many excellent scouts in the dense forest.
Walking is to prevent someone from staring at you. To say that this person can become a recognized leader in the Helian family, he has the ability, and he is also very cautious when it comes to important matters involving the army.
Unfortunately, they never thought that the danger did not come from the ground, but from the sky, where they needed to look up. The big birds flying from time to time in the sky would not arouse anyone's suspicion, but they would lead them all the way.
The whole process of the march was exposed.
Everything went smoothly for the Beidi army. When they arrived at the town and county, they did not see a single Jizhou soldier on the city tower, and the city gate was still wide open. After a small army was sent into the city, they
You know, not only were all the Jizhou troops guarding here fled, but not a single civilian was left in the city. They were also all gone.
"Hahaha." The Beidi generals couldn't help laughing after hearing the news. They were not surprised by such a result. The Han people are all sheep eating grass. Of course they can hide as far as they can from evil wolves like them.