Tongzhou front line, Liangjun commander's tent

Chen Yuezheng and Chu Yucheng gathered in front of the map and pointed. The locations of Shannan Road and Hebei Road were covered with countless small flags, densely packed.

There were several bowls of tea that had already cooled down on the table, and neither of them had the intention to drink it at the moment.

Chu Yucheng frowned slightly and said: "In the past two months, there have been nearly a hundred attacks, large and small, in the territory. Each time, they targeted either unarmed civilians or government offices with few troops stationed there, making people panic.

I heard that many civilians are no longer willing to transport supplies for the government, and that grain trucks need to be escorted by garrison troops, which wastes a lot of manpower and material resources. There are complaints from local governments.

Fifth Xinrou’s trick of pulling the firewood out of the cauldron is really clever~”

In the past two months, military reports from various places have been continuously delivered to Chen Yue's hands. Basically, they were military reports from the Long Army's attacks in various places.

The places with small flags on the map are where attacks occurred, and there must be more attacks that have not been reported. Liang Jun also captured some people and confirmed the identity of Long Jun, but no one knows.

How many people did Long Jun infiltrate?

Chenyue crossed his arms and said calmly:

"I had known that this Minister of War would not be able to defend the Gyeonggi Province defense line peacefully, but I didn't expect that he would target our rear. Although these small Long Army troops cannot make a big splash, they are annoying~

If we don't get rid of them, people in the rear will be panicked, and the war on the front will also be affected."

"Oh, trouble~"

Chu Yucheng smiled bitterly and shook his head: "These Long soldiers are disguised as bandits. Bandits are running rampant everywhere. There are even cavalry. A team of a hundred or ten people appears and disappears. You can't find them."

Chen Yue pointed at the map and said: "Fifth Xinrou's little idea is all written on the surface, that is, he wants us to send troops back to reinforce the rear to stabilize the rear, so that the pressure on Tongzhou's defense line will be greatly reduced."

Chen Yue could still see through such a little trick. It was no longer a conspiracy, it was simply a conspiracy.

Chu Yucheng said with worry: "With such a large territory, it will not help to send tens of thousands of people back, but if we send too many people, the frontline war will not be able to advance, and it will give the Long Army a chance to breathe.

It’s really a dilemma.”

Both of them were great military leaders in their time, but now they are being tortured by these small Long Army troops and have no easy way to deal with them.

At this time, the siege battles on the front line of Tongzhou have been suspended because of this incident. Soldiers everywhere are waiting for the king's order to decide whether to attack or defend.

Just when the two of them were frowning, a slightly thin figure walked into the handsome tent, cupped his fists and shouted:

"The last general, Zuoqiu, has met the prince and protects Chu!"

"We're finally back. We've been waiting for you for a long time. Come on, sit down." Seeing Zuoqiu enter the tent, Chen Yue's brows relaxed a little, and he waved his hand to Zuoqiu to sit down.

The Long army moved around in the two territories, taking the opportunity to cause trouble, appearing and disappearing like a group of rogue bandits, without any rules.

Who among the Liang army is most familiar with this tactic, it must be the Liaodong generals who originally rescued the Liao camp.

They had survived for more than ten years under the siege and interception of Beijin, and they had survived the days when supplies were completely cut off. What else could stump them? So in order to deal with the Long Army, Chenyue specially sent Zuoqiu to the inland.

, see if there is any way to deal with it.

Zuoqiu has a calm mind and has the style of a Confucian general, so he is undoubtedly the most suitable candidate.

Zuoqiu, who was wearing armor, sat down in response. I don't know if it was because he was a little tired from running around. His skin color was a bit darker, and he had a travel-worn look on his face.

Chen Yue asked: "General Zuo has worked hard all the way. Tell me, how was the investigation this time?"

Zuoqiu nodded and said: "I found some information. The last general captured two groups of Long soldiers and tortured them. It was found that they were all soldiers transferred from various counties and counties, not from the same place.

, and neither of them knew the existence of the other. The highest ranking among them was a captain.

Two months ago, the Long Army's sneak attacks began one after another. At first, the Long Army's sneak attacks were mainly based on cavalry. They came and went in a hurry, left after the fight, and then disappeared deep into the jungle. Later, they gradually switched to infantry.

There are even some people who pretend to be ordinary people and launch sneak attacks on local officials.

It is estimated that Wu Xinrou felt that the target of the cavalry was too big and was afraid, so she switched to the infantry.

The task of these infantry units is to attack everywhere and attack our army's large and small targets. The tactics and tactics are completely determined by the military commanders of their respective teams.

They can retreat to Gyeonggi Province every other month to rest and recuperate. Those who attack more targets can receive generous rewards and promotions. If they die, they will have to consider themselves unlucky.

Judging from the way they were attacking everywhere, Fifth Xinrou must have spent a lot of money.

However, these people are almost all veterans who have fought in the war and can easily deal with the civilian government servants, so the government servants from various places have no way to do anything against them."

Zuoqiu described the information he had found in detail, as verbatim as possible. Those captured Long Army officers were brought back to the camp by him, and they could be questioned at any time if necessary.

Chenyue narrowed his eyes slightly:

"The fact that Fifth Xinrou sent out all elite soldiers shows that the Long Army attaches great importance to this matter.

Breaking it into parts? It’s a clever trick to get the maximum result at the minimum cost.”

"That's exactly what it is!" Zuo Qiu nodded and said, "And they also rely on looting for all their supplies. It's very convenient to move their hiding places. Anyway, it's easy to support a hundred and ten people."

Chu Yucheng smiled and said: "General Zuo is also an expert in this field. How about it? Is there any way to deal with them?"

Zuoqiu scratched his head with some uncertainty: "Yes, yes, I don't know if it is feasible."

Chenyue's eyes lit up and he waved his hand: "Let's talk and listen first."

Zuo Qiu said solemnly: "To deal with these stragglers, there are nothing more than three points: cut off their travel routes, prevent their supplies from being replenished, and shake their morale and will."

Chenyue asked with great interest: "Come on, let's talk about it in detail."

Zuoqiu stood up and came to the map, pointed at the terrain around Gyeonggi Province and said:

"First of all, we must cut off the retreat route of these Long troops, so that they cannot withdraw to Gyeonggi Province on time, and also prevent the Long troops on Gyeonggi Province from entering the country at will.

Your Majesty, Lord Chu, you see, the terrain of Gyeonggi Road, Shannan Road, and Hebei Road are intertwined, and there are many roads to and from. It is true that our army cannot guard every road.

However, the Long army secretly entered the country and would not dare to take the main road. They could only take the hidden mountain paths.

Our army can deploy part of its troops and let the local people lead the way, find these hidden paths, and then set up an ambush. As long as a Long army is intercepted and killed once or twice, they will never dare to take this road again.

Although this method is laborious, the road is there, and we will find it sooner or later. The longer the road goes, the fewer roads the Long Army will have to enter, so we will cut off their retreat little by little!"
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