Daigu would not only send one division to attack, but also have a group of troops trying to approach the county area.
However, they encountered the cavalry division of the Shaodian Army. Fortunately, Yan Ce and Kou Zimo were called in to assist in the battle. Under the cover of these two masters, their army was able to safely exit the county area.
Ban Tu was sent back to the Third Northern Army Corps to partner with Haotong for protection. Yan Ce and Kou Zimo naturally went to the Second Northern Army Corps. The masters from Beiping Prefecture were transferred to Ji'an County, and there was currently no manpower to assist the Northern Route Army.
Bing Jiangzhou Mu did not want to provoke Ding Kui and refused to send experts to Beiping Prefecture.
The Northern Third Army Corps sent information that there are still mixed military flags of the 4th Division and the 8th Division in Tongze City. It seems that the Shaodian Army is unwilling to abandon the northern city.
"Ding Kui will definitely guard the northeastern line of the county. Sooner or later, they will return to Shaodian Kingdom. The northeast is the retreat. We'd better open a gap from the south." Gong Yelei was now more confident in making suggestions.
"On the northeast line of the county, well, they have to invest at least half of their troops." Dai Gu drew a circle on the map, "Just assume that the enemy has a hundred thousand troops in Bei County, and there are six cities northeast of the county, plus the county.
There are seven seats in total.
Assuming that there are 10,000 people in the county, 20,000 in Tongze City, 10,000 in Hancui City, 10,000 mobile cavalry, and the defenders of the four cities, that is to say, Ding Kui can only have 20,000 people as a reserve at most. We are
Can't we increase the number of troops in Hancui City?"
"Okay!" Gong Yelei raised his palms and stood on the map, "Send another group of people to pretend to cut off the connection between Tongze City and the county city to draw Ding Kui's attention."
"Okay, I agree! You go and plan it."
Shaodian's army's active retreat allowed Dai Ku to find some confidence and began to choose more proactive military operations.
"My subordinates believe that there are not many enemy troops in the cities southwest of the county. Our army can regain a few cities as soon as possible, especially Huangyu City, which has a dangerous terrain. This way our army can threaten the enemy troops in Ji'an County and also facilitate Beiping Prefecture to supply our army.
." Gong Yelei's thoughts were more proactive.
Dai Ku had no objection. The chief of staff had material that was not conducive to him, and sometimes he had to give him some face.
Two more divisions headed to Hancui City to strengthen the offensive to the south of the northern county city.
Two days later, Kong Ren came to the hall with brisk steps, held up a piece of paper and said: "I'm so happy! Your last suggestion really worked." He smiled broadly.
Ding Kui put down his pen, leaned back on his chair, and asked with a smile: "Really? Ding Cai is a veteran, he didn't do anything wrong, did he?"
"Nowhere! Ding Cai has made great achievements this time. If you push him hard, it will really work." Kong Ren handed the note full of words to Ding Kui.
Great victory in Huangtugou!
The chief director of this battle is Ding Kui, and the protagonist is Ding Cai.
An ancient routine, deceiving the enemy to defeat him and ambushing him halfway.
The own troops who were reinforcing Hancui City were not restless. They planned to bypass the south of Hancui City and rush directly to Huangyu City, but they happened to be intercepted by the mixed 5th Division.
Originally, there was no pressure on the 5th Division in a one-on-two situation. It might not be possible to completely annihilate our own troops, but it would be a matter of minutes to defeat them, but that was not how the script was written.
Fan Yuzhen did not participate in the battle at all. She was watching the battle from the rear with an ax on her back. The protagonists on the battlefield were Ding Cai and his Eighth Battalion.
The other brigades started to retreat with a feint, but Ding Cai charged into his own formation with extraordinary bravery, then led his troops back to break out of the encirclement, and then got stuck on the road to cover the "escape" of the main force of the division.
Fan Yuzhen began to perform clumsily, ordering the troops to run back in their own order, and at the same time dropped some of the military flags, battle flags, and a batch of damaged weapons, making a look of embarrassment.
However, Ding Cai, who is behind the scenes, has superb acting skills. He has agreed on a slogan with his subordinates as early as the night before. Each person has a different serial number. When Ding Cai shouts, some people will lose their helmets, some will lose their arm armor, some will lose their quivers, and so on.
The Eighth Battalion threw away their helmets and armor while fighting. When they came to a narrow place, they turned around and ran wildly. They threw things faster and moved more quickly.
The commander of our own army was a little confused at first, but when he saw the crossbow on the ground, all doubts were thrown away. The enemy even threw away the latest weapons. It was really a defeat.
What's more, the enemy army at the end acted so realistically that it deceived all our own troops into thinking that the Eighth Brigade had been beaten away by them.
How could our own army let go of the escaping 5th Division? It would be very difficult for the Shaodian Army to retreat into the city behind. We must chase them closely without giving them a chance to breathe or enter the city.
The two armies were chasing and fleeing, and they entered the Huangtugou area while running. The commander of our own army only saw the fleeing enemy and did not pay much attention to the changes in the terrain.
The Second Northern Army Corps has been suffering for too long. Since being defeated in Beiluan County, it has never defeated the Shaodian Army. Today, it was difficult to defeat the Shaodian Army, which is known as the most elite army in the Shaodian State. How can it be easily let go?
them!
The outcome of the matter has been determined at this point. The ambush arranged by Ding Kui was the troops of the famous general Luo Tao from the mixed seventh division.
There was a deep ditch on one side of the road in Huangtugou and a village on the other side. Luo Tao led his troops to fight out of the village, divided his troops into three groups and cut his army into four sections.
The main force of the 7th Division's crossbow brigade first shot the commander of his own army. Luo Tao personally led the team to seize the general's flag and the military flag, and then covered and killed the two units of his own army behind.
Because before this, Ding Cai came to beg Luo Tao, hoping that the 7th Division would miss his own forward and give the 5th Division, which had pretended to be defeated, a chance to kill the enemy.
In order to give Ding Kui face, Luo Tuo agreed to Ding Cai's request and treated him as the vanguard of his own army as hard-earned money, leaving it to the soldiers of the 5th Division.
Fan Yuzhen led people to the predetermined location, immediately dug out the hidden weapons and equipment, and turned around viciously after replacing them.
"Okay! It's really good!" Ding Kui clapped his hands and shouted.
Although the content on the note was not very detailed, he planned this operation, and he could probably imagine what happened on the battlefield.
"Dai Gu has lost another 20,000 horses, so he shouldn't dare to move around, right?" He handed the note back to Kong Ren with a smile, and wanted to keep it for the staff.
Kong Ren took the note, folded it and put it in his pocket, and replied: "The three northern armies have all withdrawn to Matu City, and the troops that threatened Hancui City have also withdrawn to Kwai Ho City. Now the enemy troops are basically huddled in those two cities.
, there are only a large number of scouts operating on the outskirts of the city."
"There's good news again." Lu Ying ran into the hall and handed Ding Kui a document.
Ding Kui opened the document and looked at it with Kong Ren.
Gu Jun captured Xiong'an City!
The mixed second army had besieged Xiong'an City for many days. Due to the fact that a forbidden man from Jiangzhou joined his army, Gu Jun couldn't let go. On the contrary, Jin Man, who was returning home, captured three cities on the way back.
Just when Gu Jun was at a loss for what to do, an arrow from a wounded soldier changed the situation of the battle.
It turns out that there is a secret spy from the Shaodian Kingdom, Hanjiang, in Xiongan City.
His ancestors were lurking in his own country. When he became an adult, his father passed on the mission to him. In order to allow his father to return to the country to rest in peace, he became a secret agent of the Intelligence Department.
No one knows that Han Jiang is actually a Shaodian native. With his extraordinary skills, he was able to successfully infiltrate his own side. He has been working hard in the army and gradually promoted his military rank. Now he has become a captain and leads his troops to station in Xiongan City.
Inside.
This time Gu Jun led a large army to besiege the city. Han Jiang kept trying to get in touch with the outside of the city. He secretly left a lot of codes on the arrows and looked for opportunities to shoot them out of the city.
There are military intelligence officers in the regular army, and they can understand the codes on the arrows.
A careful medical officer found an arrow with a code on the wounded soldier's body and immediately handed it over to the military intelligence personnel. After the military intelligence officer translated the code, he did not dare to neglect and immediately reported it to Gu Jun.
After repeatedly confirming that the code on the arrow could not be fabricated by his country, Gu Jun ordered military intelligence personnel to contact the spies in the city.
That night, Shaodian's army shot many arrows into Xiongan City with letters to persuade them to surrender. The letters contained secret messages to contact Han Jiang.
In this way, Han Jiang made contact with the troops of his motherland.
The next step was much easier. Han Jiang took advantage of his troops to guard the city at night and poisoned the water to stun his men. He took the opportunity to set fire to the city tower to send out a signal, leading Shaodian's army to attack the city.
Gu Jun was well prepared and personally led his troops to attack the city. He was the first to attack the city wall to meet Han Jiang and captured Xiong'an City that night.
Ding Kui said enviously: "Gu Shuai is so lucky. He can also run into spies from the Intelligence Department. Why didn't I run into him?"
"Haha, do you need it? You attack at night and use an ambush to fake defeat. Our army has been tortured enough by you, and you still want to cooperate from within. You really don't leave a way for our people to survive." Even Kong Ren said.
I think Ding Kui went too far.
"The Second Army has captured Xiong'an City, and the operation in Ji'an County has come to an end. It is estimated that they will return to the country soon. What should we do?" Ding Kui asked Ji Kong Ren in a very rare way.
"When the Second Army Corps withdraws, the pressure will fall on us. Do you still want to celebrate the New Year in your country?" Kong Ren asked.
"If the Ji family invites you, I can consider it. King Ji is Luan'er's uncle, and he can also be regarded as my uncle. It would be good to spend the New Year with relatives in a foreign country."
Kong Ren couldn't help but complain: "You are so thick-skinned. You go to other people's homes to mess around and you want them to keep you for the New Year. I don't know if being friends with you is a good thing or a bad thing."
"..."
The two of them were chatting when they saw Han Ruren striding in, so they both looked at him with questioning eyes.
Originally, the 5th Division was responsible for guarding the county city, but later it was changed to the 3rd Division due to mission needs, so Han Ruren became the commander of the city defense.
Did she come to the meeting hall because enemies appeared outside the city?
"I would like to report to Lord Ding that our country has sent an envoy to ask for an audience."
Sure enough, the enemy came, but not as armed forces but as messengers.
Ding Kui asked: "How many are here? Where are they?"
Han Ruren clasped his fists and answered: "There is one envoy from our country and ten people accompanying him. I will take them outside the governor's house and come in first to report."
"Oh, I always like to reason, and I like messengers the most. Please invite them in quickly. Those who come with swords and guns are enemies, and those who come with good intentions are friends."
Kong Ren, who was standing next to him, immediately rolled his eyes when he heard what Ding Kui said: People who run to other countries to rob people when they have no money claim to be reasonable, so am I not the kindest person in the world?