Chapter 212 This battle! You have to fight it even if you want to sell it!
"Well, that's what I guessed too! So there isn't much time left for us to prepare."
Just when Ji Chou and others announced the rebellion, Zhu Han had been making preparations for the war. Every day he played military chess games with Xi Zhicai, Zhang Liao and others, and analyzed Ji Chou's military deployment.
But then again, Jichou's men are outnumbered. No matter how he fights, he is at a disadvantage. Moreover, Zhu Han has just succeeded as the prefect of the county. Except for Gaoliu Yicheng, other county towns are not under his control. This is
It made him feel a little bit stuck in his throat. He couldn't make up his mind whether he wanted to make peace with the outside world first, or whether he should directly raise troops to fight Ji Chou to the death.
Finally, under Xi Zhicai's suggestion, he simply pretended to be dumbfounded. As long as the court didn't give the order, he would pretend not to see it. He would wait until he conquered the counties in Beiping before making plans. At the very least, he had to have
Otherwise, it will be like what Zhao Wen said. If the soldiers can't even replenish their weapons, how can they fight this battle? Are they going to be like those rebels, holding bamboo guns and nail rakes?
, can the hoe go into battle?
However, before Zhu Han could prepare, Meng Yi's general's order arrived, forcing Zhu Han to lead the army and fight to the death.
"Gaoliu is less than 200 miles away from Ma City. The cavalry can run back and forth in one day. In addition, the terrain is wide, flat and unobstructed. Tell me, how will this battle be fought?" To be honest, Zhu Han said
He didn't want to face Ji Chou so soon, but they just didn't give him a chance to develop. Now adding Han Heng's 500 soldiers and horses in Yanmen Pass, Zhu Han only has 1,000 men in his hands, although they are all cavalry.
He is an army, but the training is still short and not enough to form a fighting force. These soldiers are all his darlings and treasures. The death of one of them will make him feel distressed for a long time. Now when he goes into battle, he doesn't know how many will die.
"Lord, our army is all cavalry. The location is perfect for our army to gallop. The one who should have a headache should be Ji Chou!" Zhang Liao retorted weakly. On the plains, how can the cavalry be afraid of the infantry?
"In the first battle outside Yanmen Pass, Han Heng's troops were wiped out, and most of us were injured. Now most of the army are new recruits. They have only been trained for two months, and you want to drag them out to fight Ji Chou.
?" After Zhu Han heard this, he rolled his eyes and replied angrily: "Aren't you afraid that those boys will never come back?"
"My lord, since you have decided to fight, you must make up your mind and go out to fight Ji Chou with a death wish. The terrain between Ma Cheng and Gaoliu is flat, which is conducive to cavalry combat. This is the advantage of our army. Ji Chou has many men under his command.
It's an infantry. The longer it is delayed, the more disadvantageous it will be to him. My opinion is the same as that of Mr. Mo. Before next spring, Ji Chou will definitely lead an army to invade. Before you, my lord, can secure your position as the governor of the county, we can capture it in one fell swoop.
Us, this is his only chance to defeat us." To be honest, he was heartbroken to let these recruits who had only been trained for two months go to the battlefield, but things in this world are unpredictable, and sometimes you have to be forced to go.
determination.
"Then what you mean is to find a place to wait for Ji Chou and others to have a decisive battle after they leave the city?" Zhu Han asked with some uncertainty.
"Yes, and no!" Xi Zhicai seemed to have a countermeasure in advance. He was silent for a while and replied: "Our army can completely rely on the advantage of the cavalry to drag down Jichou's army on the flat ground, and then divide the troops to go around and attack them.
Ma City, when Ma City is attacked, Jichou will definitely withdraw his troops and return to defense. At that time, our army will attack Jichou from both sides and defeat Jichou."
"Run around and attack Macheng as a pretense?" Zhu Han pondered for a while.
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After a while, he glanced at the military attachés who had already become impatient, and asked in a deep voice: "This is the top priority of this battle. It is very difficult and dangerous, full of crises, and surrounded by enemies on all sides. Which of you dares to take on this task?"
"The general is willing to go!" Zhang Liao and the others all came out of the queue without thinking, and loudly asked for orders.
"Well done, you are worthy of being the soldier brought out by me, Zhu Han. He has a peeing habit!" Zhu Han grinned, but his face immediately darkened again, with determination shining in his eyes, "Zhao Wen just said
Well, we don’t have ordnance supplies for this battle, and the food and grass are only enough for a few days, which means that we can only fight once when we go out this time. No matter we lose or win, we can only fight once. Everyone will be happy if we win.
We put down the Jichou rebellion, and then we can take advantage of the situation to intimidate other counties to defect to us. If we lose, we will have no chance to stand up, are you afraid?"
"Don't be afraid!" Zhang Liao looked serious. He knew that this was the time for him, the military prince, to cheer up. "Zhang Liao is willing to fight to the death for the lord! No regrets!"
"We are willing to die in battle for our lord without any regrets!" Guan Hai, Wang Liang, Xu Qiang, and Chang Peng also responded loudly.
"Yes, well, I will be willing to die, and my soldiers will not be greedy for life!" Rao had just experienced a battle at Yanmen Pass, and after seeing the market, Zhu Han was infected by this scene again, and immediately raised his fist high,
He smiled boldly and said: "Our soldiers are united. How can we be afraid of that traitor Ji Chou? Brothers, let us use Ji Chou's blood to declare the prestige of our army to the world."
"A general has the intention to die, and the soldier has no desire to survive!" After Mo Chen silently pondered Zhu Han's words, he was deeply impressed. Moreover, the high morale and fearless spirit of Guan Hai and the others made Mo Chen secretly happy.
His own choice, although he has not officially joined Zhu Han, does not prevent this old guy from treating them as his juniors.
"You just go and fight. Even if I sell iron, I will raise enough military supplies for you and stake my reputation on Zhu Han!" The morale of the generals is so high that even if the enemy is outnumbered, they are not afraid at all.
Emotionally, as the coach, Zhu Han is deeply gratified. The only thing he can do now is to let the soldiers have no worries.
"I'll thank you, Lord!" On the battlefield, soldiers are in danger, and no one knows what situation they will face after they go out. Especially when there is insufficient ordnance, their confidence will inevitably be somewhat insufficient. Although
In front of Zhu Han, everyone gritted their teeth and did not complain about suffering or tiredness, but how could Zhu Han bear to watch them go to the battlefield with uneasiness. Now that Zhu Han had 'solved' their worries for them, these military attachés
Only then did I let go of my worries.
Even though Gaoliu County is a remote place, and even though the people here are impoverished, they do not doubt the authenticity of Zhu Han's words. In their opinion, every time Zhu Han said it before, he has fulfilled it for them.
Now is no exception. All they need to do is go to the battlefield and kill the enemy bravely.
"Well, for this battle, I will transfer Han Heng's troops stationed at Yanmen Pass and merge them with Zhang Liao's troops. A total of a thousand people will go to fight in Jichou, Macheng." Zhu Han was silent for a while, then suddenly looked up at Zhang Liao,
He said in a deep voice: "Zhang Liao will be the main general in this battle. Xi Zhicai will accompany the army to participate in the military affairs. Zhao Wen will be responsible for raising food and grass for the army. At least three days of dry food must be prepared. Each of the troops will have a good rest after leaving. In three days, we will set off to fight against Macheng Jicho!"
"The last general has taken the order!" Zhang Liao was overjoyed when he heard this. This was the first time in his life that he led an army on an expedition, and it was with thousands of people.
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The scale made this young man almost scream with joy.
"I'll take the order!" Now that the military order was given, the others didn't dare to neglect and hurriedly bowed to take the order.
"You have the final say on how to fight this battle. I only have one request, which is to only win and not lose!" Zhu Han looked at Zhang Liao and Xi Zhicai and ordered: "As for other aspects, you don't have to.
worry."
"promise!"
"Alright, Zhao Wen and Mr. Mo will stay. Everyone else can go down and prepare. Wen Yuan and Zhi Cai, you still have three days to study tactics. Don't let me down."
"We will not disappoint the lord. If we lose this battle, Zhang Liao will die first!"
After everyone else left, Zhao Wen grimaced and complained: "Sir, three days of rations for these thousands of people is easy to handle. Just kill more cattle and sheep and pickle them, but these thousands of horses
Where do you want me to get fodder for the war horses? It’s winter now, it’s winter!”
"Old Mo, what do you think?"
Zhu Han left Zhao Wen and Mo Chen to discuss the fodder for the war horses. Hou Jie had sent him a lot of cattle and sheep, which was enough to feed the soldiers, but the horses did not eat meat, and their rations were not enough.
It has really become the biggest problem right now.
"There are not many livestock in Gaoliu, so the people do not have the habit of hoarding fodder. Since there is no fodder here, we can only get it from other places. I just don't know how many days the war horses can eat according to Gaoliu's inventory?" Usually the war horses are fed.
Not much, but once on the battlefield, it is a laborious job, which consumes a lot of money. Even ordinary soldiers consume three to four times the food during wartime, let alone the gold-swallowing beast of the war horse. Mo Chen's face
He also became serious. He turned to look at Zhao Wen and asked: "Master Zhao, you should know best!"
"Alas, the grain and grass from the Xianbei people were seized. In normal times, they could have survived the spring and waited for the new grass to grow. However, in the past two months, the cavalry has been training frequently and the grain and grass consumption has been huge. Not only the grain and grass stocks at Yanmen Pass, but also
There is not much inventory left in the camp outside the city. I can scrape together enough fodder for them for a day and a half at most." Zhao Wen grimaced, as if a clever woman could not make a living without rice, spread her hands, and said helplessly: "Maybe not
We can raise fodder in other counties, but the closest Taoren County to us is eighty or ninety miles away. Even if we set off to Taoren County now and collect it from the local area, it will be difficult to return within three days."
"It's a journey of eighty or ninety miles. If you ride a horse, you can arrive in a few hours. Including the time to collect fodder, you can return tonight or early tomorrow morning. If you speed up your pace, you should be able to arrive in three days.
!" Zhu Han calculated the journey for a while and said lightly: "Perhaps only you, Brother Zhao, can handle this task. After all, I am not familiar with that Taoren County!"
"Sir, we can't settle the accounts like this. Could it be that they have prepared the fodder and are waiting to sell it to us?" After hearing this, Zhao Wen rolled his eyes and secretly cursed Zhu Han for standing and talking without backache, and immediately retorted: "Even if we can
We arrived within today and the purchase of fodder went smoothly, but how many trucks would have to load so much fodder? It was hard to say whether there were so many trucks in Daoren County, let alone the fact that they would raise the price based on the price.
If you want to buy it from Daoren County, then sir, you have to be prepared to be ripped off, after all, I am not a fool and let such a great opportunity go in vain!"