The number of recruits in the base camp has exceeded 100,000. Those who don't want to fight the rebels are running to Nanzhaozhou. Even during the New Year period, there are still people applying.
Xing Bao personally participated in the selection of new recruits, and there were seven division commanders who were either on their way here, had not yet been selected, or were waiting for negotiations with the forces behind them and could not reach the base camp for the time being.
With the assistance of the five staff officers assigned by Jiang Xi, the soldiers of the 114th, 115th, 116th, 117th and 118th divisions have basically been implemented, and the middle and low-level officers are also in place. They only need to wait for the division commander to come to integrate the drill.
Not only the commander of the legion, but also the commander of the war zone often asked about the selection of new soldiers. Jiang Xi expected this new legion to deal with the enemies of Nanqiu County. Hundreds of thousands of his own troops were huddled in the area of three cities, equipped with the magic of almost three legions.
With the number of divisions, it is difficult for the Eighth Army alone to solve the problem.
Ding Kui sent someone to send Long Shuang to Hengfu City. They are all relatives after all, and it is not easy to see them on a regular basis. Those who are celebrating the New Year should move around.
"The enemy troops have begun to gather east of Junbei Camp." Ding Kui planted a few small flags on the sand table, "the total number is no less than five divisions."
Fei Ze and Liu Yu stood next to him in a rare moment.
Liu Yu was resting because of the New Year and was not busy with matters in Juyang City. He specially escorted a batch of supplies to comfort the troops in Baiqiu Town.
In the entire Nanqiu County, only Juyang City has the ability to contribute supplies to the army. Not to mention the cities that have been captured. The five cities that have not been captured cannot pay taxes due to the war and need subsidies from the state.
"Let the special forces attack Chunlu River Ferry at night, and then the troops will gather towards Chunlu City to test the enemy's reaction." Liu Yu suggested boldly.
"But we have an armistice agreement." Ding Kui didn't want to be the first to break it.
"As long as hundreds of special forces are dispatched, an attack of this scale does not constitute a violation of the agreement." Fei Ze helped explain.
Under normal circumstances, battles involving hundreds of people are short-lived and less destructive. The two parties that have agreed to a truce will turn a blind eye and pretend that it did not happen.
Lei Feixiang came to receive the order and said: "You don't need hundreds of people to fight the ferry, just two platoons. By the way, we can test the new tactics."
This one was even more arrogant and sent two hundred people to finish the job.
Because our army promised not to attack Juyang City and had the advantage on the water, we were not too worried about Juyang City having a large number of troops crossing the river, so there was only one brigade stationed at Beidukou.
Lei Feixiang spoke lightly, but did not dare to neglect his actual actions. He personally led the two oldest platoons to fight.
One hundred newly manufactured repeating crossbows were equipped for the first platoon, and the second platoon carried golden bamboo crossbows. Both hundred people carried long-range attack weapons, but the attack ladder was not used.
They set out at midnight, unnoticed along the way, bypassing many of their own army's open posts and hidden sentries, and reached the vicinity of the ferry in the darkness.
Lei Feixiang carefully observed the guard situation at the ferry with a telescope and said: "The first platoon searches forward to eliminate hidden sentries; the second platoon keeps an eye on the eight watchtowers and shoots them immediately if they find us."
Plop, plop, as a row of people crawled forward, the sound of crossbow arrows being shot into their bodies was heard.
The repeating crossbow has an unexpected effect against hidden sentries. There is no need to get close to the sentry. Once discovered, the poisonous crossbow arrows will be fired to kill the enemy with the smallest movement, and the watchtower in the distance will not be noticed at all.
"Captain Dou, you command the second platoon, I'll go up." Seeing that the first platoon was moving smoothly, Lei Feixiang picked up the round shield and steel knife and stalked to chase the first platoon.
When the troops in the ferry camp noticed someone approaching, Lei Feixiang led a platoon to the gate.
Dou Xiaoqi decisively ordered the second platoon to fire, and a single volley knocked out all the enemies on the watchtower. Then he charged with a crossbow and stepped forward to meet the first platoon.
Ping ping ping ping, a row of black balls were thrown behind the gate. The balls exploded before they even hit the ground, exploding into clouds of black mist.
Ding Kui once mentioned the concept of weapons to Qian Bu. Qian Bu was inspired by the special equipment of the spy agency and organized craftsmen to develop these black balls.
The black mist erupted by the ball has no lethality or toxicity. It can only blur the vision and create a chaotic situation.
A platoon took advantage of the chaos to climb over the wall and enter the barracks. Lei Feixiang chopped down the defenders and opened the gate.
They couldn't shoot down the fire because the second row behind them needed to see the enemy's position clearly and then fire a wave of crossbows at them.
The awakened soldiers put on their clothes and armor indiscriminately, grabbed weapons and rushed out of the barracks. They saw groups of men in black chasing their companions. Before they could rush forward to help, a row of crossbow arrows came towards them. They were unable to parry and were hit one after another.
The arrow fell to the ground.
Lei Feixiang did not use new weapons. He waved his sword and shield to single out officers to kill. When he saw the group of enemy soldiers, he shouted loudly, then ducked down to avoid them. Then he fired a bunch of crossbow arrows, knocking down a group of enemy soldiers.
After rushing into the barracks, the second platoon put away their golden bamboo crossbows, put on their commonly used weapons, rushed to the front of the first platoon, and alternated attack positions; the officers and soldiers of the first platoon stopped to load arrows and pull strings, and followed behind their teammates in the second platoon.
The two hundred men fought in a small group formation that our own army had never seen before. Most of our own troops arranged squadron formations according to custom to deal with it. As a result, they attracted dense crossbow arrows and were defeated and defeated.
"The coordination is still a bit rough. Some of the arrows hit the backs of teammates. Fortunately, the attack power is low." Lei Feixiang put away his sword and retreated to the middle of the team.
There is no more than one squad of enemies resisting in the ferry camp.
Dou Xiaoqi was observing with his golden bamboo crossbow, and would shoot an arrow wherever there was a difficult enemy. He was very confident in his archery skills and could change arrows quickly. His crossbow proficiency was among the best among the Red Army protecting the country.
"There is not enough light at this time and the team members are a little confused. It will be much better during the day. We will increase night practice in the future." He and Lei Feixiang evaluated the new tactics together.
This night attack ended in less than half an hour. Most of the troops in the ferry camp were killed, and only a dozen clever ones escaped, including four magicians.
"Everyone, move quickly! Leave after setting up the trap. The enemy's reinforcements will arrive later." Lei Feixiang urged.
Special forces are trained to set up traps and traps. This is the scary part about them. They are all trained to become professional killing machines and learn all methods of killing.
"What? Shaodian's army sneaked into Chunlu River Ferry!" Yudi's eyes were like daggers.
"Let the magicians investigate first. They won't be able to send out a large number of troops. They should only be harassing a small group of troops."
He quickly calmed down, because the agreed armistice time had not yet ended, and the Shaodian Army could not destroy their integrity for a ferry. If they wanted to fight, they would fight against the county.
The last time Fengrun was kidnapped, it took him a while to find out that it was Ding Kui who did it, which made him feel at ease. At least he knew that Shaodian Kingdom did not send any more masters, and the situation in Nanqiu County was still under control.
After daybreak, news came back one after another. Judging from the survey results of the camp, the Shaodian Army used at most several hundred troops. It was indeed a small group of troops harassing them, but their combat effectiveness was very strong, and they almost killed all the defenders at the ferry.
After repeated reconnaissance by the magician, it was found that there was no enemy ambush near the ferry, and the county and city sent another force to re-enter the ferry camp.
"There are enemy troops gathering in the north of Chunlu City? Humph, it's just a feint, you think it will scare me by killing a few of my people? It's naive, the Fourth Northern Army Corps continues to act." Yudi figured out the enemy's motives.
Liu Yu did not return with the transport convoy and stayed to wait for the enemy's reaction.
"Really? The enemy continues to transport supplies to the assembly area. Haha, Yudi is determined to take a bite out of our army's weak point.
The focus of their defense is the Chunlu Bay Water Village area. The defense of the ferry is not very strict, and they are not even very concerned about the defense of Chunlu City.
From this it seems that we have no chance of a surprise attack. I remember that my lord once told a story about ‘wolf is coming’, and the special forces shouted wolf once.”
Liu Yu smiled.
"Oh?" Ding Kui pinched his chin, "Are you going to make a fuss at the ferry?"
Liu Yu looked at Fei Ze, and Fei Ze said, "My lord, do you still remember Liu Tong?"
"Uh-huh," Ding Kui was deducing in his mind, "should it be combined with the three-state naval force going south?"
The naval fleets organized by Shanyuan Prefecture, Hexi Prefecture and Yangyuan Prefecture went south to support Nanma Prefecture.
Speaking of this, I have to talk about the waters near Chunlu Bay. The river there is spacious and the water is extremely deep. It is suitable not only for large warships to fight, but also for giant warships to fight.
Giant warships are one size larger than large warships and much smaller than Qianlong ships. They usually appear at sea and are not suitable for fighting in the middle and upper reaches of the Tongyuan River.
It is not that the Shaodian Kingdom does not have giant warships, but they are all in the west, and there are none in the states facing the Yangtze River in the east. Even if they are temporarily built, they do not have combat experience.
This is the main reason why Hua Song and others have been suppressed by the navy of our country. The huge warship collided and easily broke up the formation of Shaodian's navy.
Shanyuan Prefecture, Hexi Prefecture and Yangyuan Prefecture need to guard against Qi State and Cao State. They cannot send the main force of the navy southward. They have to select some personnel and warships to gather together. After a period of running-in, they can send them to Nanzhao Prefecture to fight against their own country. Navy.
After all, Shaodian Kingdom also had a navy and knew how to deal with giant warships. However, none of the experienced people were in the east at first. Knowing that our own country had sent giant warships and then calling in people, it had been a waste of time.
"Of course, how can we let the navy fight alone?" Liu Yu did not continue to explain.
"This is an opportunity, but it requires taking certain risks." Ding Kui clarified the general idea.
"Haha, are you still afraid of risks?" Fei Ze smiled.
Zhang Dingyuan remained silent on the sidelines because he still didn't understand what these people were talking about. Interrupting at this time would make him look like a fool. He felt a little frustrated. As a staff officer, it was a sign of incompetence that he could not participate in tactical discussions.
"Okay! I know it!" Ding Kui's eyes were clear and he had finished the deduction in his mind.
"So my subordinate is going back. He will be busy with the new factory after the new year." Liu Yu said goodbye and returned to Juyang City.
"Mr. Fei, you can handle the specific matters." Ding Kui didn't try to persuade him to stay. Anyway, there was still a military advisor here.
"Haha, Brother Liu sneaks away very fast. He becomes slippery when he does too much internal affairs." Fei Ze couldn't help but complain about Liu Yu, "Please don't worry, my lord, I will give you a draft tomorrow."