Chapter 1101 Abnormal behavior of one's own country
The military commander issued an unusual military order:
In view of the large number of rebels causing harm to several states in the west, and the country will never have peace until the rebels are eliminated. The commander-in-chief is ashamed of the people in the war zone. It has been decided to postpone the rewards for all regular troops until the day when the rebels are wiped out.
"Are there any orders today?" Ding Kui asked when he arrived at the headquarters early in the morning, and Jiang Zhi threw the latest military order to him.
"It's obviously aimed at us."
It is customary to reward merits after a battle, but this must be divided into war zones. There are as many as six war zones involving rebels. This is unprecedented in the history of Shaodian Kingdom. This war will last for who knows how many years to wipe out the rebels.
It is unreasonable to award awards uniformly.
"This military order does not have a commander's seal." Jiang Zhi mentioned.
"The Military Command Department has the right to issue temporary military orders. Although this military order is a bit offensive to the commander-in-chief's authority, how can Shaodianji care about the commander-in-chief?" Ding Kui knew the above knowledge, and there were various analyzes of each department in the family classics.
"Aren't other commander-in-chiefs also dissatisfied?" Jiang Zhi may join the staff department in the future and will be more concerned about the affairs of the upper levels.
"So what? Young Noritsugu only protects his father and doesn't know how to exchange benefits. He sees other commanders as stumbling blocks, I guess. By the way, isn't there an order to transfer us to other war zones?"
Ding Kui was more concerned about the movements of the Eighth Army.
"Not yet. Anyway, we will leave as soon as we have rested. After we go south, we can decide based on the situation if military orders come."
The Eighth Army was still resting and preparing for the march south step by step.
Zhenna City, Zhongwangzhou Theater Command, all the big shots in the city came, Shaodianjian, Jiang Li, Yu Wei and others gathered together.
"Jin Man's troops were attacked by our own troops in Nanguo County." The staff officer read out a military message.
Shaodianjian said worriedly: "It is not yet certain whether our country is colluding with the rebels, but our country cannot be regarded as our ally since the defeat of Nanqiu County."
Yu Wei analyzed: "Our country's Northern Route Army has lost three out of five. The remaining two legions are on the border of Nanzhao Prefecture. The ones who can attack Nanguo County should be other troops."
"Our country must have colluded with the rebels. Shao Dianyong's counter-intentional plan is to flatter our country!" Jiang Li figured out the link, "We must be prepared to resist the invasion of our country. You can tell Jin Man to let go of your hands and feet to fight.
, allowing them to transit and attack."
"If our country joins forces with the rebels, can our state's troops be able to withstand it? How about bringing the Eighth Army over? They happen to be resting." Shao Dianjian said directly to Jiang Li without considering applying to the commander-in-chief's office.
He thinks Jiang Xi will give his brother face.
"Since our country has extended its hand into Nanguo County, we don't have to be polite. The Eighth Army will soon move south and advance into our country's Bingjiangzhou.
We cannot always allow our own troops to invade our territory. We must let the war proceed within our own territory. With the restraint of the Eighth Army, our country does not dare to attack Zhongwangzhou in a large scale."
"My subordinates speculate that our country wants to capture some prisoners in exchange for their captives. This can save face and save money." Yu Wei put forward his own opinion.
Jin Man, who is far away in Nanguo County, also has the same view.
"My country is picking on the weaklings. It cannot defeat the Eighth Army and is looking for trouble for us." He complained to Gu Jun.
"Not only could they not defeat the Eighth Army, but they also had half of the Twenty-first Army." Gu Jun was very satisfied with the performance of Zhang Jie and others.
"Just be silly!" Jin Man gritted his teeth, "If I leave five divisions there, they will not be worse than you. If you can't even fight against the Eighth Army, you are not worthy of being a regular army."
"Hahaha, only villains can be jealous. By the way, where did our country's North and Central Route Army come from? I've never heard of such a designation."
Gu Jun was very surprised when the troops who were attacked revealed the numbers of their own troops. He had heard of the Central Route Army and the North Route Army, but this time it was the First Army of the Central and North Route that attacked them.
Jin Man decided on the spot to retreat fifty miles to leave a sufficient buffer distance before sending scouts to inquire, showing extreme caution.
"All the people from the Military Intelligence Department should be sent to the stormtroopers. We have been fighting in Nanzhao Prefecture for so long, and no news about our own troops has been transmitted. What are we going to do for food?" He cursed the Military Intelligence Department, causing himself to fall into such a passive state.
"Our country doesn't have many troops with actual combat experience. I heard that the most powerful force is the Central Route Army, which basically has experience fighting with Bangladesh. Could it be a unit that was separated from the Central Route Army and combined with the North Route Army?" Gu Jun
The information we have is from decades ago.
"The elite of the North Route Army was killed by Ding Kui. If our country kills the elite of the Central Route Army again, what troops will we use to resist the Meng Kingdom in ten years? I judge that our country will not send the Central Route Army northward." Jin Man said very simply.
Ignore the ginger plant.
"Haha, Ding Kui is worthy of the military power of the 21st Legion."
"That was the good old days!"
"Hey, don't worry about it. No matter what, he was brought out by me. If it weren't for the late king's marriage, our army would be comparable to the Eighth Army!" Gu Jun made no secret of his ambition to challenge the elite army.
"Okay, I'll leave our troops to you and I'll deal with the rebels. Hahaha." Jin Man suddenly laughed heartily.
"Tsk tsk tsk, Xiaozhishuai, Xiaozhishuai, you're just plotting against me. If you can, you can plot against people from your own country." Gu Jun almost turned his nose in anger.
Jin Man suddenly said seriously: "The newly arrived troops are too unfamiliar and we don't know anything about them. The safest way is to let the troops with master-level experts test them. I admit that the 22nd Army is not as good as you in this aspect. You are here to take charge."
I feel relieved."
"Okay, why do I still feel so happy after being betrayed by you?" These words were very useful to Gu Jun.
"Alas, the world has misunderstood my master and disciple too much." Jin Man looked melancholy.
Gu Jun's back felt cold and he quickly said: "I didn't mean to offend Zhishuai. Please don't talk nonsense about our private conversation." He was afraid that Jin Man would slander Bei Yijin.
"I can tell clearly whether you have offended the teacher, don't worry." Jin Man patted Gu Jun on the shoulder, "He will definitely say, 'What is a dominating knight afraid of me doing?'"
"Don't mess around. I don't want him to waste his time on me." Gu Jun was really afraid.
The five great marshals all have people they admire and fear, but the one who fears the wise marshal the most is that you never know when you will fall into his trap.
"Report, military orders from the theater headquarters." A staff officer interrupted the private chat between the two army commanders.
After Jin Man finished reading, he handed it to Gu Jun,
"Your restrictions are smaller and you can cross the border to attack, so many tactics will come in handy."
The two of them said together: "The Road to Cut off Food!"
Tactical cutting off grain routes includes destroying the enemy's important grain garrison areas. Foreign troops are fighting across borders, and some supplies cannot be obtained locally. There must be places to store baggage in the rear. Both commanders saw this.
Cutting off grain roads is easy to say but not easy to do. You must first know the enemy's grain storage areas and transportation routes, you must also understand the enemy's military strength to protect the grain roads, ensure the secrecy of your own actions, etc.
"I really miss Ding Kui at this time. Sneak attacks behind enemy lines are his specialty. With him, the road to cutting off food will be successful!" Gu Jun's tone was full of regret.
Which leader doesn't like subordinates with unique skills? It was the king and the eldest princess who had no choice but to compete with him, so he reluctantly let Ding Kui retire from the 2o1 Division.
As for Jiang Xi using Ding Kui again, that was beyond Gu Jun's authority.
"According to my research, Ding Kui relies on his extraordinary mental power to avoid the enemy's eyes and ears, and can always sneak into the enemy's rear at blind spots where the enemy cannot detect. This is why he is known as the 'Flying General'."
"Hmm, what next?" Gu Jun asked immediately when he saw Jin Man stopped.
"I can only help you so much. You can't expect the future commander of the Eighth Army to always help you."
"..."
The soldiers outside the door heard the sound of fighting, but they knew that there were only two people inside, and some things were not the responsibility of the soldiers.
Ding Kui, who Gu Jun was deeply concerned about, took action and led the 74th and 75th divisions as the vanguard, heading south straight to the border of his country.
The two counties adjacent to Nanzhao Prefecture are Daling County and Nanping County. To the west of Nanping County is Zhongwangzhou and to the east is Daling County.
Since Daling County has many mountains and is close to a large swamp, it is not suitable for large-scale troop deployment. Therefore, the main force of the 20th Army is stationed in Nanping County, which is also the main direction of our country's attack.
Yi Sheng made a rare appearance outside the tent to greet a division commander, and the vanguard of the Eighth Army arrived at his army headquarters.
"Ding Kui, commander of the 74th Division, meets Master Yi!"
Ding Kui quickly ran to Yi Sheng and saluted.
"Hey, I finally got you here!" Yi Sheng stepped forward and took Ding Kui's hand. "Come on, I'll wait until you finish off all the enemy's Northern Route Army." He pulled Ding Kui into the tent.
"Shuai Yi said this, I can't bear it." Ding Kui was a little frightened by Yi Sheng's enthusiasm.
"Haha, modesty is a good thing, but I don't like to talk in roundabout ways. I just come straight to the point."
Yi Sheng was miserably suppressed by his own army. They immediately mobilized two legions of regular troops to storm the border villages and towns of Nanping County, and once reached outside the county city.
If he hadn't relied on his familiarity with the terrain and long-established defense facilities to fight several beautiful surprise battles, he would have forced his troops to retreat to the border, and then switched to an occupation-destruction method, approaching the county town step by step.
Until the end of the battle in Nanqiu County, the enemy troops retreated completely overnight and all retreated into our country.
"Excuse me, sir, have there been any changes in the enemy's army recently?" Ding Kui could only follow Yi Sheng's temper.
"I don't know why, but our army is out of character and has significantly reduced its border crossing reconnaissance activities. I was just thinking about you and came here."
Yi Sheng noticed something strange about his enemy, but it was just a sign of weakness.
"Interesting! The general has just received news that our country has a new army to attack Nanguo County in Zhongwangzhou.
This means that our country has no intention to stop attacking our country, so if the enemy here behaves abnormally, General Yi Mo seems to have two possibilities.
The first possibility is that the enemy has changed the direction of its main attack to Zhongwangzhou, shrinking its troops for defense here, reducing provocations as much as possible, and avoiding two-front operations.
The second possibility is that the enemy deliberately showed weakness and planted suspicious troops in Zhongwangzhou to induce our army to relax its vigilance, and then seize the opportunity to raid our army."