The entire Ganzhou Guard is dotted with forts similar to Wutou Fort. Each fort is equivalent to a town, some are large or small, and the scouts discovered the Wala people in a place called Hongshan Fort.
According to the reports from the scouts, the Wara people were not stationed in Hongshan Fort, but had traces of their lives, and they actually started farming.
As a nomadic people, they actually started farming. Of course, it is impossible to farm during this season. They are plowing the land so that they can sow seeds in the next spring.
Yang Xuan immediately raised his vigilance. Do you really want to stay here permanently? Do you really think that this territory belongs to you?
The people working in the fields were not the Wala people, but the Dasheng people who were enslaved by them, which made Yang Xuan particularly angry.
He did not act rashly. After investigating clearly the number of people stationed in Hongshan Fort and the distribution of the troops, he changed direction and headed to a Xizhai Fort not far to the south.
However, the investigation situation at Xizhai Fort was basically the same as that at Hongshan Fort. Yang Xuan simply ordered the scouts to go out and inspect all the surrounding fortresses.
In the end, the conclusions reached were similar. In some places, markets even appeared. The Walas people exchanged things with each other in the market just like going to the market.
This is a big departure. Are the Walas people so casual? They don’t even have a border defense line, and they treat the front line as a living area?
But soon, he received bad news from the scouts.
That is, the enemy's 30,000-strong army is advancing eastward, and the troops are hundreds of miles away from the front line of Wutoubao.
Yang Xuan was furious immediately.
I just came here and the way back was blocked?
Didn't these Varas check to see if there were any enemies on their side before blocking the road?
In fact, this is a pure coincidence. The area where Yang Xuan's army passed through happened to be the border of the four major tribes. At this time, they were still engaged in construction and development on the territory, so the force
relatively concentrated.
Then, in order to avoid being attacked, the four major tribes improvised an army of 30,000 troops to form the front line.
In fact, not to mention Yang Xuan, even Chen Changqing was shocked when he got the news. Thirty thousand troops rushed to the front line, and their scouts immediately lost contact.
In other words, they don't know whether Yang Xuan is dead or alive at this moment.
However, this area is not suitable for establishing a defense line, and it is impossible for these 30,000 troops to block the entire area. It is not completely impossible for scouts to enter and exit, but it will only require a detour, which is time-consuming.
Nomads are accustomed to wandering, but whenever they find an enemy, they will attack in groups. Although there is no line of defense, it can be said that there are lines of defense everywhere.
On Yang Xuan's side, after discovering that the back road was blocked, he immediately decided to retreat to the mountainous area.
In mountainous areas, the role of enemy cavalry will be greatly reduced.
Sneaking along the way, we passed several fortresses, and finally retreated to the mountains, where we set up camp at night.
Yang Xuan convened a meeting with his men to discuss the battle plan.
Four of the five thousand households proposed to find an opportunity to withdraw to Wutubao, but Yang Xiao did not agree.
Yang Xuan said: "You have come here, why can't you come back empty-handed?"
Those thousands of households looked shocked: "Master Yang, we are behind enemy lines, what else can we do?"
"Harassment and sneak attack."
Yang Xuan said straightforwardly: "When we entered the mountain, we were cautious all the way. The enemy's rear is still very loose. As long as we don't expose all our troops, we can fight guerrilla warfare even though we are trapped behind the enemy's rear."
"Guerrilla warfare?"
Everyone looked surprised, including Yang Xiao, who didn't understand what Yang Xuan had in mind.
Yang Xuan picked up a branch and drew on the ground: "Look, we are here now, and these three are Jinsha Castle, Nuanquan Castle and Black Cliff Castle. Except for these three places, the military strength in other areas is very high."
If we are dispersed, a large force like ours can get through, which shows that there are still many loopholes that can be exploited."
"Even if our troops are dispersed, we will be targeted as soon as we show up. With our small strength..."
"Master Yang, what do you mean by guerrilla warfare?"
Several thousand households each put forward different opinions.
"Let me put it this way, the essence of guerrilla warfare is that when the enemy advances, we retreat, when the enemy is stationed, we harass, when the enemy is tired, we attack, and when the enemy retreats, we pursue."
Upon hearing this, everyone lowered their heads and began to think deeply.
Yang Xuan shook his head. Chen Changqing understood immediately upon hearing this that the response of these thousands of households was a bit slow.
"To put it simply, if you encounter a small number of people and can defeat them, hit them, hit them and run away; if you can't defeat them, retreat to the mountainous area. We will set up traps here. As long as the enemy's army is not dispatched, we can deceive them.
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Yang Xuan continued: "I plan to disperse our troops and use hundreds of households as combat units to constantly harass the enemy and carry out effective annihilation. At the same time, the number of people dispatched should not be too large, so that the enemy will never be able to figure out our reality."
Only then did a few people suddenly realize it and nodded one after another.
"Everyone has also seen that the Wala people enslaved our Dasheng people, burned, killed and looted. How can we not avenge this? This is a great opportunity for us to make contributions. Are you ready?"
Everyone was a little excited by what Yang Xuan said, and they all geared up: "Ready."
"Then let's do it. Let's go back and rest now. Starting tomorrow, we will enter combat mode."
Because of Yang Xuan's previous achievements, several thousand households believed in Yang Xuan. In fact, Yang Xuan himself felt a little unsure.
Guerrilla warfare is easier said than done. After all, the enemies are a people who grew up on horseback, and their mobility is quite different.
When assigning tasks the next day, Yang Xuan only sent ten teams to investigate the surrounding areas.
Others are responsible for digging holes in the mountains.
The kind that digs holes everywhere.
This is a place to settle down and settle down, and it is also a good place to retreat if the Ora army is encircled and suppressed.
The ten teams that were sent out were all carefully selected elites, and among them was Tu Hu who volunteered.
The ten teams went out and didn't come back until dark. This first wave was mainly for them to explore the road. After they came back, they reported the same situation, that is, the enemy was not prepared at all.
Yang Xuan pointed out a few more places on the map and will explore them again tomorrow.
They continued their exploration for three days, radiating nearly a hundred miles from the mountainous area where they were located, but still did not encounter any particularly vigilant enemy troops.
However, the enemy is made up of all the people. It looks like they are living at home, but in fact they can fight with bows and bows on horseback.
After three days, the pits around the camp were almost dug, and the guerrilla war began.
After repeated indoctrination in the past few days, the Sixteen-Character Jue has become familiar to hundreds of households leading the army. It depends on how they use it.
The attacking teams spread out like a swarm of bees. The twenty teams responsible for fighting guerrillas and the ten teams responsible for receiving support communicated with each other by whistles.
Yang Xuan used a telescope on the mountain to observe.