"That's right. We have the initiative to attack. Even if the enemy knows that it is a trap dug by adults, they will still jump. I wonder if you have any clever ideas?" Lin Xuanmo certainly had a certain strategic vision when he entered the staff of the Eighth Army, but he still
I don’t know what medicine Ding Kui sells in his gourd.
"This pit is relatively shallow for the time being, and the enemy cannot detect the danger. Whether it can be a clever plan depends on the cooperation of all parties." Ding Kui gave up, "The task of supplying each division will be left to Staff Lin, and Staff Zhang will take care of it."
The existing cavalry will organize themselves and go to Baiting City and Jiaxing City to make a circle."
"Yes!" The two staff officers returned their energy to their tasks.
The first phase of the Eighth Army's combat mission is to quickly establish contact with Hengfu City. In order to facilitate operations, each division only carries half a month's worth of food and grass, and half of it has been consumed so far. Timely replenishment of food, grass, ordnance and other materials can stabilize the morale and morale of the army.
Carry out new combat missions.
Ding Kui had a certain basis for killing Zhong Jiong for delaying the military plane. The main responsibility of the 74th Division was to escort the baggage. He let Lin Xuanmo build up his prestige so that he could be the boss and hand over the task of distributing supplies to Lin Xuanmo.
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Lin Xuanmo now has a direct line of troops. Two infantry battalions have been transferred from the Red Army to protect the country. These one thousand people are familiar with the place and have combat effectiveness. The most important thing is that they are obedient. They are much easier to use than the original heavy cavalry brigade.
Sun Yilei was also in a good mood. One of the two most annoying colleagues was killed and the other was captured. The future of the 74th Division was bright again. Moreover, they were equipped with fine armor in Port City, and the heavy cavalry brigade became a fine cavalry brigade. Although the mounts remained
In Kada City, it is useless to attack Camelback Mountain.
Fan Yuzhen obtained the combat mission as she wished, ambushing and intercepting enemy scouts from Baiting City to Xixuan City. The scale of the battle was a bit small, but it was better than staying in Qada City for training.
"Didn't Staff Officer Zhang lead thousands of cavalry into battle? Why didn't they intercept and kill the enemy scouts?" Jiaziyuan was muttering to Jiao Mingguang.
"Staff Zhang went out to show off to the enemy. Think about it, Mr. Ding is idle in the city. How can Staff Zhang be given command of combat missions?
After all, we are fighting the enemy with real swords and guns, what else are you dissatisfied with? You know you can't catch up with others, you won't take action later?"
Jiao Mingguang kept criticizing Jiaziyuan. Just now, the Fourth Squadron ambushed the enemy scouts and attacked too early. As a result, the enemy was scared away and could not catch up.
Bang, Fan Yuzhen jumped from a big tree with a giant ax on her shoulder, "The Fourth Squadron will be responsible for digging cesspits in the next two days." She announced an order with a dark face.
It is not easy to encounter enemy scouts. Although there is only a small group, it is the result of the first group's ambush for a long time. Seeing that the half-day efforts have been wasted, as the captain, she can't wait for an axe.
Split Jiaziyuan.
"Ah!" Jiaziyuan wailed, "Sir, I would like to go to Baiting City outside Baiting City at night to detect some hidden sentries!"
"Save it, with your ability, if the enemy is on guard, the whole brigade will be dragged down by you." Jiao Mingguang pressed Jiaziyuan's head with one hand to prevent him from talking anymore.
"..."
Boundary city.
Zhang Jie and Zhao Hu went out of the city to greet a group of people.
"Zhang Jie (Zhao Chu) meets Master Kong." The two of them saluted an old man in white.
"You two generals don't need to be polite," the old man in white bent down five steps away to support you, "I hope I'm not too late."
"It's neither too late nor too late. Your Excellency came at the right time. With the participation of the Kong Family Army, our army can launch a counterattack."
Zhang Jie and Zhao Hu, one on the left and the other on the right, led the way for the old man in white and invited him into the boundary city.
"I heard that the Eighth Army Corps regained two cities in succession, which dealt a heavy blow to the arrogance of the enemy. We should take advantage of the situation to attack and regain the occupied territory." The old man in white agreed with Zhang Jie's opinion.
This old man was Kong Xing, the commander-in-chief of the Kong family army. When he learned that the Eighth Army had entered Nanqiu County, he immediately followed the forward troops to the boundary city.
The 30,000 forward troops of the Kong family army plus the more than 40,000 troops of the 20th legion were no longer inferior to the own army outside the city. Moreover, Dong Xun arrived with Kong Xing with the magicians from the Nanmo branch, which greatly encouraged the Shaodian army.
morale.
For a period of time, the troops attacking the boundary city were under the control of Banda, which overwhelmed the magicians of Shaodian State. If the magicians from Yanling County and Jinping County had not arrived in time, the boundary city might have fallen.
"The enemy is currently shrinking its forces for defense, and the effect is relatively obvious. The Eighth Army is blocked in Xixuan City and Tuofeng Mountain, and six divisions have been deployed to attack, but there is still no progress..."
Zhang Jie briefly introduced the current situation of Nanqiu County to Kong Xing.
"Master Dong and I are here to help the Eighth Army open up the situation. The enemy's total strength is more than 300,000, of which 200,000 are used to resist the Eighth Army, 100,000 are used to occupy places, and the remaining five or six
Ten thousand people gathered here to attack the border city. If we can defeat the enemy here and attract our own troops to defend us, the difficulties faced by the Eighth Army will be reduced." Kong Xing originally had information provided by Nanjing City.
"The Eighth Army seems to be making moves recently. Ding Kui is making secret preparations. His private army, the local armed forces of Nanqiu County and the Intelligence Department are all involved, and they also require us to try our best to contain the enemy. Your arrival should be of greater help.
"Zhang Jie received a summons from Ding Kui.
"You are better than me. You can bring out such an outstanding and young general as Ding Kui in less than five years."
"I am just lucky. If Ding Kui had studied with you back then, his achievements might be even higher now." Zhang Jie did not dare to be greedy for credit.
"Don't be modest about this. Good luck is one thing. Not many people dare to use Ding Kui boldly. I don't dare to let the only son of the Marquis of Protector lead troops deep behind enemy lines. Once the Jiang Long family comes to visit, the head of the family will also
You can’t protect me.”
Kong Xing really didn't have the courage. Ding Kui had just married Long Yan when he went to the battlefield, and there was a lot of pressure from within the Kong family.
"..."
A special area was set aside in the boundary city for the Confucius Army to settle in, and all the flags of the Confucius Army were planted on the south city tower to confuse the own troops outside the city.
Not to mention that this move was very effective, our troops retreated five miles that night, leaving themselves enough safe space.
Naturally, someone sent the news of Kong Xing's arrival to Kada City, and Lang Nunu also informed Ding Kui immediately.
"Ah ha, then my plan will be more complete. Li Fei, inform the chief of staff as planned." Ding Kui was overjoyed.
Since the 74th and 75th Divisions had no combat missions, their magicians were recruited by the staff, which meant that Ding Kui had no magicians under his command. Therefore, Ding Kui privately recruited several magicians, mainly responsible for simple investigation and transmission of information. Among them
Including Qianyou and Li Fei.
It is normal to transfer Qian Youlai, after all, they have cooperated with Ding Kui for a long time; it is Ding Kui and Huan Qiao's selfishness to transfer Li Fei to Lai, neither of them want Li Fei to be in a dangerous battlefield.
Li Fei's method of informing Jiang Zhi was very simple, just send the message directly to the magician in the staff department, which was more effective than sending a telegram.
That night, the 72nd Division garrisoned at Qinglan City switched defenses with the 80th Division. Early the next morning, Hua Mo sent his division northward, and was able to use the 75th Division to clear out his own scouts. He was not discovered by our own army until the foot of Baiting City.
Qiao Meng asked Jiang Zhi, "What if the enemy sends heavy troops to attack Tuofeng Mountain to retake the port city?" Jiang Zhi's answer was simple, "Then give it to the enemy."
In fact, Ding Kui and Jiang Zhi had repeatedly discussed the possible response of our army. The worst case scenario is that our army once again occupied Port City. The 79th Division and the Red Army Protecting the Country could retreat to Qinglan City, and the 74th Division would stay.
Deliver the baggage to the 75th Division and advance to the headquarters of the Qinglan City Defense Corps. There are 40,000 soldiers and horses guarding Qinglan City, plus several masters, so there will definitely be no problem.
When Yudi first received the news, he had the idea of attacking Port City, but the news that the Kong family army had gathered in Boundary City was never confirmed, so he did not dare to act rashly.
Port City is a place that is easy to attack and difficult to defend, and it is not worth the effort and risk to defeat it.
"Sir, we came from Xixuan City to report that Feng Run led 10,000 infantry into the city, and the remaining 20,000 cavalry were stationed at the barracks." Zhang Dingyuan got a latest battle report.
"Okay, here's the opportunity." Ding Kui took a deep breath, "The Kong family army has exerted pressure on the northern front. The 72nd Division is pressing on Baiting City, the 79th Division is still fighting on Camelback Mountain, and the 77th Division is threatening the giant
In Yangcheng, the forces of both the enemy and ours are basically concentrated in Xixuan City.
The enemy can mobilize at least 20,000 troops to Xixuan City, and the fastest troops should be in Juncheng and Jizhou City. I think the Security Bureau and the Intelligence Department should be well prepared, and then the plan can be carried out."
"Sir, what exactly is your plan?" Lin Xuanmo thought for a whole day but still couldn't figure it out, "Feng Run has brought war horses to Xixuan City."
"Yes, the war horses have not entered the city. Xixuan City still has no reconnaissance capabilities." Ding Kui drew a circle on the map with a pen and tapped the circle with the second section of his right index finger. "The first step of my plan is
It’s to take this place.”
Lin Xuanmo looked intently and saw that there was a city in the circle, Huatong City.
"Surprise behind enemy lines and capture Huatong City!" He opened his mouth wide, "No, sir, you must have other ideas."
"Hahaha, of course, we'll talk about this later, let's go!"
Ding Kui personally led a group of troops to leave Qada City.
That night, a group of troops quietly slipped into the military camp of the 73rd Division.
"Let's go, Brother Yu, tonight is your moment to show off your power."
Ding Kui and Ao Yu disappeared without notifying anyone.
"Notify all troops to implement the latest orders from the staff headquarters and the honorary commander." Jiang Zhi ordered at the headquarters.
In Nanjing City, Shaodian Mi knocked on the door of the Nanmo Branch, "The Intelligence Department has an urgent mission."
In Boundary City, Kong Xing received the information sent by Zhang Jie and said, "Okay, let's execute according to his plan."
At the military camp in the north of Xixuan City, Shu Li was sitting on a horse wearing a military uniform, waving his hand and giving the order: "Let's go!"
On Huatong Mountain, the stubble-faced Shao Dianfei spread out a small scroll of paper and silently read the awkward words on the paper. Then he raised his head, his eyes shining brightly, "It's finally my turn to appear."
Outside the city of Nanqiu County, Ding Zhong got into the grass and groped on the ground for a while. Suddenly he opened a wooden board with force, revealing the black hole underneath. "Fortunately, this secret passage was not discovered."