The first thousand three hundred and three chapters fight
After leaving the supplies, the supply ship set sail for its return journey.
Di Xin did not try to persuade him to stay. Most of the food for the expeditionary force relied on supplies from the Eastern Continent, and the personnel on the supply ship would consume a lot of food if they did not stay for more than one day.
Under such circumstances, Di Xin would naturally not waste food because of any human sophistication.
Of course, as His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of Dali, he does not need to deliberately do anything to be worldly.
After sending away the supply ship, Di Xin immediately ordered: "Take out half of the medicines to treat wind and cold and distribute them to various strongholds."
Because the supply ship was damaged last time, the expeditionary force had many items missing, one of which was medicine.
This time it was cold but warm at the same time, and many soldiers got cold.
In this day and age, if there are not enough medicines, even a cold may kill someone.
Fortunately, the land of Nanyang is also a continent, and there are not many kinds of medicinal herbs. I collected a batch of medicinal herbs before winter. Although the quantity is not very large, but I control the dosage, it is barely enough.
It's just that the recovery is slower.
But now that there are enough medicines, these soldiers can recover quickly.
As for the Dashi army, I guess the same is true.
The wind is blowing and the clouds are flying.
This timely replenishment of supplies not only solved the urgent needs of the two armies, but also marked the resumption of war.
The medicines that were expedited and distributed soon reached various strongholds and were used on soldiers infected with the cold.
With enough medicine, in just three days, these soldiers became active again.
The supplies and ammunition that followed also armed the troops at each stronghold.
One by one, manpower drawn from various strongholds gathered towards the front line.
As for the empty stronghold, new defenders were stationed there.
These new defenders are the men who came with the supply ship.
Their recruitment also came from the old Northern Territory.
Due to the expansion of territory, the current Northern Territory is the northernmost part of the Eastern Continent, and the old Northern Territory was the territory where Emperor Xin was previously on duty.
The manpower recruitment of the expeditionary force came from the old northern Xinjiang land, not that Emperor Xin had any special feelings.
They are soldiers recruited from the Northern Territory. Their training methods are exactly the same as those of the Expeditionary Force, so they are also the most suitable team for the Expeditionary Force.
In addition to the original organization, the expeditionary force also underwent an expansion.
After this expansion, the number reached 120,000.
The task of the new recruits is naturally to garrison those strongholds.
Except for the 10,000 elite soldiers who had been following Di Xin, most of the remaining veterans had regrouped under An Junshan and Ouyang Xuan.
There are a total of 60,000 troops on the front line today.
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"grown ups."
Ouyang Xuan strode into the camp, raised his hands to Anjunshan and said, "The last batch of soldiers have also arrived and have completed preparations."
"very good!"
An Junshan put down the note with Emperor Xin's order in his hand, raised his head and said solemnly: "Take a rest for one day and attack tomorrow."
"yes!"
Ouyang Xuan loudly accepted the order.
These were veterans of the expeditionary force and did not need to be retrained, so he did not raise any objections.
And after holding it in for so long, he couldn't help it anymore.
The battle plan had been decided at the beginning of spring. If it hadn't been for the sudden cold wind, he would have led the army to attack it long ago.
Of course, there is no benefit in waiting.
After the campaign before winter, their 40,000 elite soldiers were reduced to less than 30,000, but now they have a full 60,000 elite soldiers.
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A night of silence.
The wake-up call sounded at Mao hour.
Get up, eat, get ready.
An hour later, the 60,000-strong army was assembled.
After an exciting swearing-in ceremony, An Junshan solemnly said: "Ouyang Xuan!"
Ouyang Xuan said loudly: "Here!"
An Junshan threw an order flag and ordered: "I order you to lead 10,000 elite soldiers as the vanguard of the army."
"yes!"
Ouyang Xuan took the order flag and returned to the array.
"Sun Zhuyue!"
"The humble position is here!"
Another general came out.
"I order you to lead five thousand elite troops and march from the left."
"yes!"
Sun took over the order flag one by one and returned to the array as well.
"Feng Zhao!"
"The humble position is here!"
"I order you to lead five thousand elite troops, with support from the right."
"I humbly obey my orders!"
Another general came out, took the command flag, and then returned to the formation.
"Ma Zhaoyu!"
"The humble position is here!"
"I order you to lead five thousand elite troops and make a detour from the rear."
"yes!"
"Wei Xiao!"
"The humble position is here!"
"I order you to lead..."
"yes!"
"Wei Kai!"
"Order you..."
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As the order flags were sent to different people one by one, Anjunshan's orders were also issued one after another.
Finally, he held the largest command flag in his hand and said loudly: "I wish you victory. I will lead the army to retreat and support you at any time!"
"yes!"
"A humble position will definitely live up to the mission."
Morale is sky-high.
An Junshan waved his hand: "Let's go!"
After giving the order, Ouyang Xuan took the lead and led his 10,000 forward troops towards the frontal battlefield.
Then there were two generals named Sun Zhuye and Feng Zhao, each leading eight thousand elite troops, heading to the left and right sides of the battlefield.
A general named Ma Zhaoyu led five thousand elite soldiers, clearing the battlefield and heading toward the rear in a roundabout way.
Then there are Han Xiao, Wei Kai and others...
An Junshan stood on the high platform holding the order flag, watching the armies leaving the camp with their respective generals, a flash of relief in his eyes.
Each and every one of these talents was personally selected and promoted by him after he became the capital commander of the old Northern Territory, and they did not disappoint him. Now they have become people who can stand alone.
Even Ouyang Xuan, although he was promoted by His Highness the Crown Prince, was one of the juniors he favored before this.
When Ouyang Xuan and others led the team to leave, Anjunshan did not stay much longer. He took the remaining 20,000 elite troops and headed for the front battlefield along the route of the forward army.
There was no probing or conspiracy. At the beginning of the war, the 10,000 forward troops led by Ouyang Xuan penetrated into the enemy army like arrows, suppressed them with powerful firepower, and forcibly opened a gap.
Anjunshan's army pressed forward in time, making it impossible for Dashi's army to complete the encirclement.
At the same time, the Dali Expeditionary Force on the left and right sides, led by Sun Zhuye and Feng Zhao, also launched a cut against the enemy.
Maybe he got used to An Junshan's commanding style.
Facing the attack of the Dali Expeditionary Force, the Dashi Army did not think about Xu Xu's plan.
The war entered a fierce stage from the beginning.