"Your Majesty, Deputy Marshal Gong has led the local army to Dongxiong City and is cooperating with the navy to stockpile supplies. Commander Tang Army has led the Northern Third Army to station in Jiaxin City and sent people to build a camp in the north of the county." The staff officer reported to Yudi.
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"Captain of the Fengjun Army."
"My subordinate is here."
"Continue to hold on to this place. No evacuation is allowed without my order." Yudi's meaning was very clear. Feng Run had to fight to the death to hold on to the newly recaptured Junxi camp. If he was defeated again, he would have no way to escape.
Ruan Xingzhu was disguised by Ding Kui as a big-faced girl with short arms and long legs and a bloated body. People who didn't know would never associate her with the suspected fake Ao Yan, and this big-faced girl would never use teleportation.
Although Haotong joined the magicians of the Fourth Northern Army, Ding Kui had Tan Shang and Ao Yan on his side, as well as a big-faced man with an invincible figure below level six. After a fierce battle, his army had to withdraw from Baiqiu Town again.
The field of view of the camp.
"That's not right. Why haven't the enemy troops in the county arrived yet?" Ding Kui calculated the time. Yudi's men should have put out the fire in the west camp of the county and rushed to attack Baiqiu Town.
His own army was attacking from two sides in the northeast, and he did not have enough troops to repel his own army.
"The enemy has been fighting for a long time, do they need to rest?" Zhang Dingyuan has been busy since morning and feels tired both physically and mentally.
"General Qiao, how many people are left in Chunni Town?" Ding Kui found that all the troops that could be mobilized were in Baiqiu Town.
"If a brigade is attacked by the enemy, we will be notified." Qiao Meng believed that Baiqiu Town was more important.
"No, Yudi has hundreds of magicians on hand who can intercept the Xinying, and there are more than ten thousand cavalry." Ding Kui's expression changed.
He turned to look at Ao Yan, who nodded and said, "Well, I'll go take a look."
A thousand men cannot defend against an attack by tens of thousands of cavalry, and the enemy has magicians.
Sure enough, Ao Yan brought back bad news. Chunni Town was on fire. The brigade left behind by the 80th Division set the entire military camp on fire. No one should have escaped.
"There are still a large army coming towards us from the south, and the wolf-faced woman is with them."
"As expected, the Northern Route Army was a sluggish enemy who specifically targeted our weaknesses and attacked two of our military camps in one day." Ding Kui suppressed his anger and forced himself to calm down.
"But we also recovered Ximu City and Wangxia City, so overall we didn't suffer a loss." Fei Ze analyzed.
"Fengrun's direct troops should be the enemy's 3rd and 4th Northern Army Corps. This time he concentrated the forces of the two corps to fight. The purpose is not to expand the occupied area, because the area controlled by the enemy is getting smaller and smaller, but our army's
There are more and more weak points, and we are the only ones who can withstand the enemy's full blow." Ding Kui shuddered when he thought about it, not to mention the Kong Family Army and the 21st Army Corps, not even the partial division commanded by Hua Mo could defeat them.
"If the enemy concentrates its forces on the southern front, then there will definitely be empty troops in other places, allowing friendly forces to take advantage of the situation. Maybe they can recapture a few more cities." Shu Li saw the opportunity.
War zone base camp, "The Kong family army captured Ximu City, and the 201st Division recaptured Wangxia City," Sun Jianing reported, "However, the chief of staff suggested that we suppress military information temporarily and not notify the commander-in-chief because it is expected that the enemy may have major military operations."
Jiang Xi glanced at the map and said: "The progress on the northern front is indeed unexpected. The enemy's three northern armies were not so weak and lost two cities so easily? Where is the baggage shipped from Yang Yuanzhou?"
"Has entered Nanzhao Prefecture."
"Go to Wennanjing City and ask the state government to assist in escorting the 20 new recruits to the base camp. Also order the 203rd and 204th Divisions to garrison in Ximu City and listen to Jiang Zhi's dispatch." Jiang Xi issued the order.
In Jizhou City, the scouts ran to the city lord's palace and "reported that the Kong family's army has captured Ximu City, and there is news that the enemy is attacking Baiqiu Town."
Han Ruren waved the scouts back and stood in front of the map. The staff officer of the 111th Division said beside her: "Now that the defensive pressure on our unit has been greatly reduced, we can increase the long-distance march training of the soldiers."
"No!" She raised her jade palms, "Leave two thousand people and let's go to Huatong City."
"But our magicians have not yet been fully deployed, so it is not advisable to get close to the front line. If there is a sneak attack by the enemy's main force, the 111th Division may be in disaster." The staff officer said anxiously.
"Huatong City and Baiqiu Town are less than eighty miles apart. General Ding Kui's followers can arrive in an instant. It looks dangerous but is actually very safe. Maybe our appearance will scare away the enemy forces in Baiqiu Town."
As a member of the lineage of the Changsheng Marquis of the Ancient Yuan Empire, Han Ruren has a rich family background and has unique insights into marching and fighting. The word "Always Victory" is not for nothing.
She was ordered to garrison Jizhou City and was responsible for supporting friendly forces. The 111th Division's position in the war zone was delicate. It had no legion leader for the time being. It was considered an independent force and it had relatively large autonomy.
After nightfall, our army tried to attack Baiqiu Town from the north and south, but Ding Kui had more than 40,000 troops including the 71st, 75th, 77th, 78th, and 80th Divisions in his hands, plus a thousand crossbowmen, and he was able to repel nearly 100,000 of his troops.
army's attack.
"Huh, I thought the enemy dared to attack us all night long, but retreated before midnight. The main force of the enemy troops was mediocre." Dong Ba was very unhappy when he did not leave the camp to charge.
Ding Kui drew an outline on the enemy's troop distribution map and said: "It has been confirmed that all three enemy northern armies have arrived in the southeast of Jiaxin City, most of the main force of the enemy's fourth northern army is active in the county area, and less than 20,000 people are left in the fifth enemy army.
, also concentrated in county and city areas.
In other words, almost all of the enemy's main force is near us. It is estimated that there are no less than 150,000 troops, three times the number of troops in Baiqiu Town. It is not a big problem to defend this place, but will the enemy attack us desperately?"
"According to your deduction, Dingjiang City, Shifeng City and Xining City do not have enough enemy troops to garrison. Do the enemies want to voluntarily give up these three cities?" Zhang Dingyuan became more and more daring to put forward his own opinions.
"This may be the enemy's conspiracy," Fei Ze stood next to Zhang Dingyuan, "take the initiative to give up the three cities and see if our army dares to seize them."
Luo Tao asked: "Why don't you dare?"
"The enemy's troop strength is fixed. It will not suddenly increase or decrease in a short period of time, but the density of the enemy's troops will change."
Ding Kui nodded frequently, expressing his agreement with Fei Ze's statement.
"Looking at our army, the strength of our army has generally not changed much, but the density has become smaller and smaller. Every time a city is recovered, it will become smaller, and the enemy can raid more and more places." Fei Ze circled several places on the map.
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Detailed City, Wangxia City, Dingjiang City, Shifeng City, Xining City.
"Should we station troops in these five cities? How many troops are needed to prevent enemy raids? Although the number of enemy troops has been decreasing, the combat effectiveness of the army is increasing, and it is becoming more and more difficult for us to win."
No one can answer the fee question.
"It is indeed Yu Di's conspiracy. We have to take back the lost territory. We have to send troops to garrison even though we know that we will be attacked. The only way is to contain the main force of the enemy." Ding Kui only had a concept and no specific method.
In Ximu City, Kong Xing received a notice from Jiang Zhi, "Divide the troops to capture Dingjiang City, Shifeng City and Xining City. Leave a small number of troops to garrison and retreat immediately if attacked?" He didn't quite understand.
The commander of the 202nd Division, Zhao Hu, happened to be nearby and said: "Zhang Jie captured an empty city. Chief of Staff Jiang must think that the three cities are also empty cities. He is obviously giving you the credit."
"Then why do you ask me to send a small number of troops to garrison?"
"The Kong family's army alone has no flaws in defending the boundary city. But if the troops are divided into five groups to defend the city, they will inevitably be taken advantage of by the enemy."
"Now we don't have to defend the border city. The other four cities each have 20,000 troops. If the enemy wants to sneak attack, they will have to fight for ten or eight days. Can't we wait for reinforcements?"
"It's hard to say, the enemy has a forbidden magician." Zhao was embarrassed and belittled the Kong family's combat effectiveness.
"Report, the commander of the war zone has given orders. The 203rd and 204th divisions will arrive in Ximu City in the near future." A magician sent the latest military order.
"It's done. Let's get rid of you and wait for the 203rd and 204th divisions. The Kong family army goes to take those three cities." Kong Xing was no longer worried.
The Kong family's army is divided into three groups. Each city can be divided into two to thirty thousand troops. He is confident that he can defend it.
The next day, the soldiers and horses attacking Baiqiu Town became the Northern Third Army. They ran to the east and attacked fiercely. The masters of our country gathered together, and Ban Tu was also in the formation.
The number of level six combatants was six to five, but all the magicians from the Northern Third Legion were there. Ding Kui was still at a disadvantage with the help of the magicians from Nanqiu County.
The Shaodian army in other places made smooth progress. Hua Mo led the troops to capture Jiaxing City, and the Kong family army easily captured Dingjiang City, Shifeng City and Xining City.
"Recovering three cities again? Well, we are not allowed to report it to the commander-in-chief's office. Now reporting it will be a credit, but if it is occupied again, it will be a sin. The sin of this back and forth outweighs the credit. It is better for us to keep a low profile." For the sake of safety, Jiang Xi
Suppress the battle report for now.
"Then do we need to notify Nanjing City?"
"No need, Mr. Zhou Mu will figure it out. By the way, let the disciples of the Invisible Sword Sect come to see me. I will pick ten for Ding Kui first."
One hundred disciples of the Invisible Sword Sect have rushed to Nanzhao Prefecture and were intercepted by people sent from the war zone headquarters. Jiang Xi will not leave these people alone if he wants to form twelve legions.
Ding Kui led his troops and fought fiercely for a whole day, repelling his own attacks many times. Ruan Xingzhu also seized the opportunity to kill more than a dozen magicians, becoming the man with the most military exploits.
Both sides suffered considerable losses in this battle. More than a dozen captains were injured, including Fan Yuzhen, who had to rest for at least two days before returning to the battlefield.
The most eye-catching performance is the crossbow battalion, which can both attack ground troops and fight magicians. Because of its well-equipped equipment, there are very few casualties, making the division commanders jealous.
"Yu Di doesn't even want Jiaxin City. He's very angry, but where did the enemy's Fourth Northern Army Corps go?" Ding Kui was very worried about the Fourth Northern Army Corps that disappeared on the southern front.
"If I were Yudi, I would definitely cause trouble for Kong Jiajun." Dong Ba said bluntly.
"The most dangerous place is Dingjiang City. The enemy navy can monitor the situation there at any time. Do you want to inform the chief of staff to remind Kong Shuai?" Fei Ze agreed with Dong Ba's conjecture.
"It's obvious. I'm afraid it's not Dingjiang City." Ding Kui disagreed with Fei Ze's view.