Chapter 7 Strong Grass (8)
"Since I was a village tycoon half a year ago, I wouldn't have experienced too many wars!" Han Zhuo's vision was more than a little higher than the other two. He immediately found an important flaw in his opponent from the news provided by Han Dexin. "Weapons, armor, etc. are relatively easy to supplement, but battlefield experience must be taken step by step. Without experience, their resilience will inevitably be insufficient. You can fight with the wind, but if you suffer some setbacks, your morale will drop greatly. Therefore, we don't have to rush to win. If we fight steadily, we will be able to drag them down more easily!"
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Among the three people who came up with ideas, two were not ordinary people. Ma Yanxu was able to be the commander of the military level, so he was naturally proficient in military tactics. Therefore, after discussing for a while, he really discussed a very appropriate strategy for them! That is, "slow down, send scouts far away, preserve their physical strength, and seek victory steadily." At the same time, he sent someone to contact nearby "friends" so that the latter could provide assistance to the best of his ability.
Not to mention, when the Lijiazhai village heroes were regarded as opponents who could be compared with their own strength, the effect was almost immediately. In less than two hours, the scouts who had been scattered five miles away around the group of people broke out in an encounter with a small team of unknown origin. With his skillful martial arts and rich fighting experience, the scouts of the Youzhou Army quickly defeated the enemy who suddenly emerged from the snow. The price he paid was less than half of the total number of corpses left by the other party. It was only because the sky quickly turned dark and the terrain was not familiar with, that he regretted that he failed to wipe out the enemy.
That night, Ma Yanxu personally led the team to smash the enemy's attempt to rob the camp. His own casualties were less than 30 years, but his opponent left more than 40 corpses in the snow outside the camp. In the following days, the Youzhou army at the four camps slowly pushed forward at a speed of less than 30 miles a day, resting every five miles. He always kept the soldiers with sufficient physical strength, and the guards were more and more focused along the way. The result was naturally pleasing to the eye. Not only did they overwhelm the other side in several scout battles, they also discovered the traps arranged by the other side in advance twice in a row, which made them collapse on their own before they could even start.
After two more days, Lijiazhai could not find an opportunity to take advantage of it, so he had to give up the idea of sneak attack along the way, and withdrew all the scouts' ambush back to the mountain village, preparing to defend it by risk. The "friends" scattered in Dingzhou of the Great Liao Kingdom also secretly sent servants to send the virtual and real people in Lijiazhai to Ma Yanxu continuously.
"There are more than 900 small military camps. They are really powerful!" With the detailed information of the opponent, Ma Yanxu and others were overjoyed. While ordering the soldiers to increase the speed of the march, they also discussed loudly on the horse's back.
"If you have the support of Guo Jiaque'er, no wonder the armor and weapons are not inferior to the Yiwu Army!"
"There are also bandits in Taihang Mountain colluding with them. This requires caution, but you can inform the Bohai Army in the nearby Caoda Valley and ask them to help deter the villages occupied by the bandits of Taihang Mountain so that the thieves dare not act rashly."
"The village wall is only about two feet wide and less than three feet wide. After all, it is a group of farmers. What can a three-foot wide village wall be used to support it?"
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The more you understand the situation of your opponent, the more confident the Youzhou soldiers are in victory. In the past twenty years, they have fought in a dignified manner. With the same military force, the Youzhou army has never been afraid of anyone except the Khitans. But how can the group of local bullies in Lijiazhai be compared with the Khitans? The reason why they were lucky to win was because of their general's familiarity with the terrain and the surprise attack on others.
"Wuwu--" There were a few black shadows ahead, running back, and blew the horn desperately while running.
"What's going on?" Ma Yanxu quickly stopped discussing the enemy situation, raised his head, and looked straight ahead at the alarm.
The person who blows the horn to warn is the scouts sent out by their homes. Due to the downhill terrain and snow, they almost roll and crawl downwards, leaving several pure white smoke and dust behind them.
"Over there, look at the top of the mountain, the top of the mountain-" Someone shouted in his ears, but it was Yelu Akiu. This guy looked good and was the first to discover that there was a wrong color on the ridge three miles ahead. He pointed at it and kept reminding him.
"What's wrong with the top of the mountain! Don't be surprised! The scout hasn't arrived yet, be careful to interfere with General Ma's judgment!" Worried that his brother was pissed off by Ma Yanxu, Han Dexin took the lead and yelled.
However, his eyes were soon frozen on the tip of Yelu Ai Nu's fingers.
Not only him, the deputy commander Ma Yanxu, Han Zhuo, the officers of the Record Office, and the staff and officers at all levels around him, all their eyes fell on Yelu Chinu's fingers. His eyes did not blink, and his mouth was so wide that he could directly stuff a goose egg into!
A towering city wall suddenly appeared on the ridge that was supposed to be covered with snow.
It lasts for miles, and the naked eye cannot see it. When shining by the winter sun, it is bright blue and dazzling!
Chapter completed!