Chapter 1278 New tactics and new countermeasures (2)
Hetai has been managing Binlaicheng for more than twenty years. He has a tepid temperament. Although he has no outstanding achievements, he has no faults. The Ministry of Civil Affairs has always given mediocre evaluations, so his position has not been moved.
Logically speaking, such a city lord should not strongly resist Ding Kui's troops.
"If I want to surrender, I have to agree to it. I will agree first." Mo Jun quickly dismissed the envoy, fearing that Shao Dianye could not help but kill him.
"I thought that Bin Lai City had been planning for a long time and had been preparing for yesterday's battle for a long time. If there was information about the city half a year ago, I could analyze it." Feng Xu had an idea.
"Okay!" Mo Jun agreed immediately.
When the Red Army went out to protect the country, they did not have spies from the Military Intelligence Department, but they had secret police from the Security Bureau. The old Spies and Intelligence Department also had spies following them. This was Ding Kui's request. The intelligence system must fully assist the combat troops.
Shibu County is right on the edge of Ding Kui's territory, and it is very convenient for intelligence personnel to come and go. For example, Binlai City has people dedicated to collecting all kinds of information. Someone sent the information within an hour of Mo Jungang's suggestion.
The staff of the Infantry Regiment, Crossbow Corps and the 196th Division looked through the information in the three wooden boxes together, trying to find out the reasons for the changes in Binlai City.
Mo Jun, Shao Dianye and Tang Fu are also helping. They are responsible for classifying the data and handing it over to specialized staff for analysis.
Even late at night, the lights in the military tent were still brightly lit, and from time to time someone would bring things in from outside the camp, which were all materials collected by the intelligence department.
"Your army is more regular than the regular army. If you have the same strength as ours, you will not lose to Binlai City." Tang Fu finished handing out the last document and looked up to see Mo Jun being free.
"No, we still have a lot to learn from your department. The configuration of arms of a division is more reasonable than ours." Mo Jun felt quite ashamed.
"Actually, that's not the case. If we had known in advance that there was a chariot-rushing force in Binlai City, we could have dug deep trenches and destroyed the terrain in front of the crossbowmen's positions, making the chariot-charging force ineffective." Shao Dianye finished dividing the documents in hand.
He was very unconvinced by the defeat. After the war, he conducted an in-depth analysis and came up with a way to deal with the car-rushing troops.
The vehicle rush unit itself has many flaws, otherwise it would not be abandoned by the regular army.
"That is also because the regular army has a mature system. They have experienced various battles and summarized all the situations that may occur on the battlefield. They have a complete composition of arms at the beginning of the formation of the army. Our army still has room for improvement in this regard.
"Mo Jun is reviewing himself.
Both the infantry regiment and the crossbow regiment are too single, and individual arms are easily suppressed. No country's army can conquer the world with a single arm.
"Yes, Your Excellency also emphasized cross-arm cooperation. We were wrong. We should not have asked General Tang Fu to go to the flank." Shao Dianye immediately changed his tune when he saw Mo Jun's expression was wrong.
"That's not true. In terms of attack power, you are stronger than us. It is reasonable for you to serve as the main siege force. Who would have thought that there would be a charge here." Tang Fu became modest.
"Do you think Hetai was afraid because of the arrival of the 196th Division? He was worried that continuing to resist would anger us and that he would have no way out if defeated, so he thought of surrendering." Mo Jun put forward a point.
"Binlai City is isolated and helpless. Sooner or later, it will have to face our army. It doesn't take an expert to understand this. Hetai himself knows this. They have tried their best to rebuild the city defenses and even built a car-rushing force to target your troops. There should be no surrender.
Thoughts." Tang Fu took the opportunity to express what was on his mind.
We have to show our friendly forces that the 196th Division not only has staff officers, but also a division commander.
"General Tang is right, Hetai is definitely pretending to surrender, so we should fight to the death with him." Shaodianye was extremely unwilling to accept Binlaicheng's surrender.
The shame of defeat was something he would never forget, and he held his breath in his heart, determined to win it back on the battlefield. The enemy surrendered as soon as friendly forces arrived, and this did not count as them regaining face.
"Yes!" Feng Xu suddenly held up a piece of paper, "It is written here that in October last year, the master craftsman Lin Mo went out with mysterious guests to pay homage to Hetai, but he stayed at the city lord's mansion that day and did not come out."
Mo Jun, Tang Fu and Shaodianye looked at each other in confusion, not hearing anything about it. It was not surprising that there was a master craftsman in the city. Everyone had already seen this, and the mysterious guest was even more confused.
"The key lies in this mysterious guest." Fengxu said excitedly.
But when he saw that the others had no reaction, he explained: "Who will the master craftsman be with? At least he is a master-level craftsman. Staying at the city lord's mansion that night shows that Hetai attaches great importance to them, and it is very likely that he is interested in this person."
VIP face.
We have a direction. We can assume that all the changes in Binlai City were made by this distinguished guest. It is not difficult to infer that he is good at craftsmanship and should not be good at military affairs. This can be related to the plan of dedicating the city. Binlai City does not want to continue
Fight and make other plans.”
Shaodianye couldn't help but ask: "Does this mean they are pretending to surrender?"
"It's basically a false surrender, but what method did they use to lure us? When, where, and what method will they use to assassinate us?" Tang Fu asked more tactfully.
Fengxu replied: "Yes, Binlai City's military means have been exhausted, and with the arrival of our reinforcements, the defenders in the city will definitely be unable to resist! Since it was the craftsman who influenced the city lord, then the craftsman will most likely be the one who plotted against us.
means."
"Why should we think so much? Just refuse their surrender and just send our troops to attack the city." Shao Dianye became excited again.
"No!" Everyone objected.
"We have to accept this false surrender plan even if we don't want to!" Mo Jun rolled his eyes at Shao Dianye.
Feng Xu added: "This is a conspiracy. If our army refuses to surrender, it will affect other cities. If the news spreads, no one will surrender, and it will provoke other places to fight to the death with our army."
"Hey, hey!" Shao Dianye slapped his thigh suddenly. The reason couldn't be simpler. He would understand it after a little reminder.
They could only accept the surrender of Binlai City, no matter what conspiracy there was.
"Is the master craftsman also so scheming?" Mo Jun hated the mysterious guest with itch. He had concluded that Hetai was at the mercy of the mysterious guest.
"There is no master craftsman who doesn't have an exquisite mind. It's just that they usually focus on craftsmanship. Once they put their minds on other aspects, they are also very powerful." Feng Xu did not underestimate the craftsmen.
He has the most contact with craftsmen in the Zhongjun tent, and he knows the skills of the master craftsmen relatively well.
He continued: "The enemy may set up traps. The ones made by master craftsmen are more powerful than those made by high-level archers, and may harm thousands of troops."
"So powerful?" Tang Fu was a little surprised.
The Grand Archer's trap is so powerful that even those with level 5 combat power cannot avoid it. If they are hit, they will die. However, it cannot affect thousands of troops. There is no saying that the Grand Archer can defeat a legion or a division on the battlefield.
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If Feng Xu's conjecture is correct, it would be terrible for such a master craftsman to go to the battlefield.
"Master craftsmen may not be able to do it, but divine craftsmen should be able to do it. People with the title of god are by no means simple." Mo Jun put forward an even more astonishing point of view.
"How is that possible! There is a magic craftsman in the little Binlai City? The magic craftsman will come here to deal with us?" Tang Fu couldn't accept it.
"It's not impossible." Feng Xu overturned his boss's statement, "Lin Mochu is not worthy enough to be taken seriously by Hetai. Someone more powerful than him might be a divine craftsman. Not to mention, there are also divine craftsmen in Juyang City.
You can have it over there and you can have it here.”
"Are you talking about Lord Ding?" Shaodianye asked again.
"Hahaha." Feng Xu laughed, "Xiaoguan doesn't mean to look down on you. How could a person like you put your mind on craftsmanship? What I'm talking about is Qingyang Zi."
He didn't think that Ding Kui didn't have that ability, he just felt that Ding Kui didn't have that leisurely mind. They were all working for Ding Kui to make a living, so who dared to criticize the big boss.
Shao Dianye was stunned and said: "After all, we still haven't figured out how to accept Binlai City's surrender."
Mo Jun clapped his hands and said: "It will be easier once we have the direction. Everyone, please work hard tonight, don't sleep, and try to come up with a solution before noon tomorrow."
At noon the next day, Binlai City sent a more senior envoy, and the city defense army commanded Dongshunzhi.
The officer with the highest nominal position came alone and was not afraid of being detained by the Red Army to protect the country, which showed Binlai City's attitude and sincerity.
The commander has been given to you, I really don’t want to fight anymore.
The two parties agreed that at noon the next day, Hetai would go out of the south gate to welcome the army into the city. White flags were hung on all sides of Binlai City. The city defense troops lined up empty-handed on both sides of the streets entering the city, obeying the command of the troops entering the city.
The conditions brought by Dong Shunzhi were that the Red Army protecting the country should not harm anyone after entering the city, and they should not rob the property of the people in the city.
"Report, Master Ding's military order."
All officers present stood up to receive the order.
"Order Mo Jun to capture Binlai City without harming the leaders in the city. Once captured, they will be sent to Nanqiu County immediately." Mo Jun read the military order.
The news of their defeat was immediately sent back to the headquarters. Zhong Wei did not dare to neglect and immediately reported it to Ding Kui, so Ding Kui received the news that night. It seems that this military order was thought about for a period of time, otherwise he would not have sent it now.
arrive.
"Could it be that your Excellency has guessed who is in the city?" Feng Xu had another understanding of the order.
"Haha, nothing can be hidden from you, sir. You didn't explain it just to test us." Shao Dianye found an opportunity to joke around.
Mo Jun kicked him and said with a smile: "This flattery should be left to me!"
"Are we still going to act as planned tomorrow? Your Majesty's intention is very clear. You want us to capture Hetai and the mysterious guest unscathed." Tang Fu was very concerned about the key points of the order.
Several people looked at Fengxu.
Fengxu walked back and forth for a few steps, stroking his hands, and then said: "Let's change it a little bit. We can't ruin the reputation of the master who cherishes talents. We have to work hard for Captain Mo's subordinates."
"No problem! The infantry regiment promises to complete its mission."
Now Mo Jun also listens to Feng Xuyan.
At noon the next day, three thousand troops marched from the military camp ten miles away to the southern suburbs of Binlai City. They saw more than a hundred people waiting outside the south gate.
The person at the front was dressed neatly in the official uniform of the city lord, holding a mahogany box in both hands. It seemed that he had been standing outside the door for some time.