"Currently there are more than 20,000 defenders in the city. There are more than 20,000 enemy troops in Dongda Camp. Our three divisions plus the special operations battalion have about 30,000 people. We are at a disadvantage in terms of military strength." Zhang Dingyuan calculated the latest data.
"That's not right. I can transfer people from the 74th and 75th Divisions. Can I make up 10,000 people?" Ding Kui did not use his men for the time being.
"This subordinate has no right to calculate in advance," Zhang Dingyuan was embarrassed. "In addition, the magicians from Dongxing County are going to assist the 20th Legion and have already left Port City. The magicians from the 74th and 75th Divisions have been transferred to Port City to assist 79 division."
Because the 74th and 75th Divisions have never had combat missions, their magicians have long been transferred to the front line by the command headquarters and have not returned to serve under Ding Kui.
"Well, Huan Qiao and the others have returned to Hengfu City. So there are only two counties and three divisions of magicians in Port City." Ding Kui not only wanted to count his own, but also others.
His role in the Eighth Army is no longer as simple as a division commander. The formal honorary commander has heavy pressure.
"Yes, since Baiting City was recovered, all the remaining magicians from the enemy's fifth northern army have been gathered in Xixuan City. According to Lord Qianyou's statistics, there are about five hundred, which is more than two hundred more than us." Zhang Dingyuan counted. Three divisions besieging the city.
"Hey, Xia Fan commands more than two hundred magicians who can defeat me and Ding Yu. How are we going to defeat this Xixuan City?" Ding Kui lay down on the chair regardless of his image.
"What's the matter?"
Three people came in from outside the tent, they were Hua Mo, Wang Chou and Ma Zhi who were temporarily taking orders from Ding Kui.
"Why are the three generals here together?" Ding Kui stood up quickly.
"We saw that there was no movement from the enemy, so we made an appointment to come and consult with Ding Shuai." Hua Mo said with a smile.
"I just have a headache for Xixuan City." Ding Kui asked the three of them to sit down.
"Just now the enemy troops from Dongda Camp tentatively attacked Beida Camp for a while. I retreated before I could counterattack. The enemy troops were very cautious." Ma Zhi was stationed at Beida Camp.
"I just received a message from someone sent by Shu Li. There are a large number of reconnaissance cavalry in the northeast of Baiting City. I suspect that the enemy has made some moves." Wang Chou was stationed at the West Camp.
"It's just a feint attack over there. If we really take action, we should attack here." Ding Kui waved his hand to his entourage to serve tea. "It is said that there are many troops gathered in Huatong City."
"It's best to fight here. The enemy troops are always huddled in the city and military camps. I'm almost bored to death." Hua Mo has not made any significant military exploits since he captured Qinglan City.
"The Fifth Northern Army Corps is in quite a miserable situation. There are only less than 40,000 full-strength troops left, so we definitely don't dare to rush in. In terms of defense, Feng Run is quite proficient. At that time, he blocked the way of the main force of the army in Sancha Town. Xixuan City, which he personally guards, is not easy to fight." Ding Kui basically admitted that he had no good solution.
"Jiang Shuai transferred the members of the 21st Army Corps to the base camp without thinking of defeating the enemy in a short time. We actually don't need to be impatient." Ma Yi analyzed Jiang Xi's intention.
"Speaking of the base camp, I have some gossip here."
Everyone here knows that behind Wang Chou is the Long family. His source of information is different from everyone else. What is said to be gossip is actually very reliable.
"Don't be so pretentious, come and listen." Everyone became interested.
"Didn't Commander Jiang recruit new soldiers in Yangyuan Prefecture? Apart from the 20,000 escorts who were rushing to the base camp of the war zone, there were 80,000 people who were transferred to Zhuangwang Prefecture by the commander-in-chief's office, mainly because of the defeat of the 10th Army Corps a few days ago. , it is said that it was used to form the eleventh legion to protect the safety of the capital. The position of commander of the legion was won by the Gongsun family, and they wanted to support a descendant of the collateral line to take up the position."
"No wonder the members of the 21st Army Corps were transferred to the base camp. They should be training new recruits. My second uncle is recruiting troops in Nanzhao Prefecture." Ding Kui immediately reacted.
"So there will be no reinforcements coming to Nanqiu County within half a year." Hua Mo came to this conclusion from Wang Chou's news.
"I'm afraid so." Ma Zhi also thought so.
"Aren't there 20,000 new recruits?" Ding Kui didn't know yet that some of his acquaintances were among the new recruits.
"It will take about a month to escort the baggage to the base camp. With the appointment of the division leader and simple training, it will probably take a few months, and it will take almost half a year to send it over." Hua Mo has experience in this area.
"We didn't train for that long." Ding Kui has personal experience.
"Your batch is different. Most of them are aristocratic children. They are all recruits with a basic training. As long as they go to the battlefield and see blood, they can develop combat effectiveness. I am willing to trade veterans for Zhang Jie." Hua Mo started drooling when he said it.
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The quality of the soldiers of the 201st Division is indeed very high. Not to mention Ding Kui, Feng Liang, Ji Xing, Xu Yan, Ba Xi and others are all military kings. Some like Bai Qian are also qualified to join the Eighth Army.
"It seems that we should focus on stability for the time being and slowly consume the enemy's defensive strength until an opportunity favorable to our army appears." Ding Kui decided to wait for the opportunity.
Another 20,000 soldiers and horses of the Kong family army arrived, and the total strength of the border city reached 50,000, which was not enough to launch an offensive against our own defense line. The Shaodian army's offensive in Nanqiu County slowed down.
From the moment the troops of the Eighth Army entered Nanqiu County, our army changed its initial trend of attacking cities and fortified villages and fought several consecutive defeats with nearly 100,000 casualties. This made the commander of the theater, Yudi, lose face.
Yudi commanded more than 300,000 troops and was defeated by a legion. This incident has become a stain on his military career, and he cannot swallow this breath no matter what.
On October 10, 4878, 30,000 soldiers and horses of our own army suddenly came out of Tuofeng Mountain and repelled the attack of the 79th Division. However, Jiang Zhi was well prepared and sent the 71st Division to reinforce the port city. The cavalry cooperated with the crossbowmen outside the city.
The presence that swept through everything quickly forced our own army back to Camelback Mountain.
On the same day, two divisions of the Third Northern Army arrived at Xixuan City and cooperated with the Fifth Northern Army to seize the North Camp. As a result, Ding Kui dispatched the special operations battalion and the magician regiment from Huashan County to storm the south gate and restrained Xia Fan and the defenders in the city.
He personally led the mixed cavalry troops around to the north of the city to set up a formation and scare off the troops of the Third Northern Army on the spot.
Jiang Xi established a war zone base camp in Huashan County. The safety of Huashan County was guaranteed, and the Magic Guild was able to arrange manpower to support Nanqiu County.
Ding Kui did not forget his direct subordinates. After the Red Army protecting the country in Port City was replenished, he recalled Sun Yilei's first brigade. He could command more than 5,000 cavalry, including a heavy cavalry brigade, a light cavalry brigade, and a knight brigade.
Various types of cavalry can threaten enemy forces several times larger than your own when fighting on the ground.
In fact, Ding Kui and Jiang Zhi had already anticipated their own army's attack, and arranged a large number of scout troops to patrol key areas. Personnel from the Military Intelligence Department, Spy Intelligence Department and Security Bureau were also risking their lives to prepare for their own army's attack.
The deployment of troops is well understood.
The only pity is that the navy was defeated again.
Yangyuanzhou Navy sent half of its ships to support Nanzhaozhou. Hua Song learned that his country's Qianlong ship had left, so he organized a fleet to go south again to attack Chunlu Bay Water Village.
However, the navy of our country is really powerful, and because it has to deal with the harassment of the Meng navy, there are many water-based forbidden magicians in the army, and they just use a small number of ships to fight back the attack of the Shaodian navy.
"If I had known, if I had asked Brother Yu to help the navy, I would never have had the water forbidden law rampage." Ding Kui sighed when he heard the news of the navy's defeat, but Ao Yu's reaction was very strange, shouting: "You want to sell it.
I’m not!”
Of course, Ding Kui knew it well. If Ao Yu did his best in public, let alone the masters of Shaodian State and his own country, Meng State would definitely send people to capture Ao Yu as soon as possible.
Isn’t the truth about the mysterious case of the missing former war horse yet revealed?
Anguo County and Jiang Li have been selecting and training new soldiers in the county recently. In addition to forming the Anguo Army, the basic security of the Jiang family needs people to protect it. It is imperative to have soldiers and horses at hand during times of war, otherwise it will be easy to defeat Wangzhou County
’s footsteps.
That day Jiang Nai hurried to the military camp in the county city, found Jiang Li on the general stage, and whispered in his ear for a while.
"Well, we'll talk about this later when I get home." Jiang Li dismissed the housekeeper without showing any emotion, and watched the recruit training for a while before leaving with an excuse.
When he returned to Jiang Mansion, he immediately got into the study and asked Jiang Nai to go there alone.
"How old is that kid?" Jiang Li had no expression on his face.
"This is the fifteenth year." The old housekeeper replied.
"Please tell me more details."
"This son is extremely talented. It should have inspired the young master's bloodline. He started apprenticeship training when he was less than eight years old. Before he was ten years old, he gathered the fighting spirit to become a trainee knight. Three years ago, he was promoted to the Blade Knight. The news we just received
He has already been promoted to Shieldbreaker Knight."
Even though there was no one else in the room, Jiang Nai's voice was still very low.
"Is he practicing ordinary fighting qi skills?"
"Back then, I picked out a pretty good Kung Fu and sent it over. It was better than the Kung Fu's from the Knights Guild, but certainly much worse than the family's Kung Fu."
"The key to a fifteen-year-old shield-breaking knight is to practice ordinary skills. Even in today's era of geniuses, he still has a considerable talent." Jiang Li's eyes were rolling, and there was a trace of tangle in his eyes.
"Should I tell the old man and the second master about this?"
Jiang Li didn't answer. He stood up and walked around the room. After a while, he asked, "How is that woman now?"
"She has always been quiet and low-key. No one knows that she has anything to do with the Jiang family."
"Hasn't her origin been found out yet?"
"No, I just know that Xi Meier is not her real name."
Jiang Li stopped, reached out and patted the fat on his belly, and said slowly: "With all the abilities of the Jiang family, we can't find out the history. This girl is a disaster! I'm sorry for my second brother, but I'd better not tell him and the old man. Then
Long Yan gives birth to a daughter, which will only make things difficult for them.
Now that the kingdom is in chaos, the hidden evils are the most dangerous. With my father's character, he will definitely eradicate them. My second brother cannot bear his descendants to cause trouble to the family. I ask you to tell them. Then the mother and son will
Can’t survive.”
"Old slave, I understand."
"No, you don't understand. In fact, that kid is innocent. If possible..." Jiang Li was fighting in his heart, "Oh, let me think about it again."