"It is indeed the coach's reply." The liaison officer handed the animal skin letter to Qu Cheng.
The 15th Army Corps needs to stick to the base camp, and the main force is returning with all its strength to support. If nothing can be done, do not donate military supplies to the enemy. They should be burned to the ground, and the remaining troops will disperse and retreat to the state border defense area.
After Qu Cheng read it, he couldn't help but read it carefully over and over again.
Hold on, return to aid, do nothing, burn to the ground, state boundary defense zone?
Is this a military order or intelligence?
He had never seen such a strange letter. The writing did not look like a military order, the language did not look like a briefing, the content did not look like intelligence, and the request did not look like an official document. He was at a loss as to what to do.
The liaison officer saw the corps commander looking embarrassed, so he suggested: "Should we ask the chief of staff to come?"
"No! You go down first." Qu Cheng didn't want to show it to the chief of staff.
You can't let others read it before confirming what the coach means. Maybe it's a private message and not an official document.
He and Chu Kui are also Yang Zhao's confidants, so it is not surprising that the two exchange private messages.
Burn the supplies and retreat to the state border. The opponent is not as simple as the Ninth Army Corps. Coupled with the rumors of the 71st Division, it is very likely that Ding Kui is nearby.
In front of the elite legions and level 6 warriors, there is no iron wall, no indestructible city, and the base camp will definitely not be able to defend itself.
The meaning of this letter is for me to pack up and run away. Your Excellency is deep behind enemy lines and I won't be able to get back in time. There's no point in holding on for dear life.
He slowly straightened out his thoughts and understood what Chu Kui couldn't express clearly.
The supplies on the front line were originally enough for a month, but after the fall of Huanggang City and the increase of Yangfeng's troops, it was estimated that they could only last for half a month.
Ding Kui is so cruel! He has taken over the base camp at this time and wants me to run out of food and supplies for the army on the north route and be trapped alive in Zhuangwangzhou. Finally, he will deal with it one by one.
What should we do? It is definitely not possible to run now. There are no clear military orders from above, and the soldiers below may not listen.
Qu Cheng didn't have the determination to resist, but he couldn't leave just yet.
The base camp can be said to be the last line of defense in the war zone. The troops stationed here will not leave without clear orders. Of course, being beaten away is another situation.
How to escape cannot be discussed in a meeting. It will become the biggest joke of the military. It will take a day or two to fight from the eastern border of Baise County to the base camp. We don't know how many enemy troops there are and how many masters there are.
But it's not that easy to escape after the enemy comes. The enemy will never let go of the opportunity to pursue him.
Yes! Setting fire can block enemy pursuit!
Qu Cheng finally thought of a way.
"An order was sent to each camp to allocate one hundred cans of kerosene, prepare as many fire starters as possible, and set up fire zones in the north and south directions to prevent enemy fire attacks."
On the surface, this order is for fire prevention, but it can also be used to set fire in another direction.
At the same time, he also moved out of the Chinese Army and transferred the headquarters of the 15th Army to the Xiying District. The reason was that Chu Kui would lead the army to return for reinforcements and the Chinese Army Camp would be returned to the theater headquarters.
The defender here is trying his best to escape, and the coach there is personally coming to the front line to study how to attack.
Ding Kui ran to the vanguard.
"The scouts explored the city ahead, and found no rebel scouts, no organized defenses in the city, or even preventing strangers from entering and exiting the city gates..." Shao Dianbao briefly introduced the situation in Baise County.
If the special forces are there, they can capture the city directly.
Ding Kui felt pity in his heart, but he couldn't say it out loud. If he was given a thousand cavalry, he would dare to do this and fight all the way until he encountered a large army.
Now that he is no longer a captain, the fierce fighting and charging have become a memory.
"I want you to stop for a while, wait for the main force to catch up, and then push forward in three directions to Baise County. A small group of troops can be sent to occupy the city in front to test the enemy's reaction." He came to stop the forward troops.
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"Are you worried that the enemy troops have escaped?" Shao Dianbao tried to understand Ding Kui's thoughts.
Ding Kui explained: "I don't know Qu Cheng well enough to judge how he will respond. If he takes away the supplies and finds a place to hide them, we will have to waste time searching, which will affect our next actions."
Since his expedition, his biggest advantage has been that the enemy does not know what he is thinking, and has no way to predict it in advance. He can only act accordingly. He has always had the strategic initiative.
As the battle situation becomes clear, his strategic intentions are gradually exposed, and the early advantage no longer exists. Now we have entered the period of coaching competition. Knowing ourselves and our enemies is the basis for taking the strategic initiative.
"This is easy to handle. I will monitor the rebel base camp to ensure that the enemy cannot hide supplies." At this time, Xianfu stood up.
"Okay. I suspect that there are level 6 combatants in the enemy's base camp. Master Xian should be careful." Ding Kui naturally welcomed the forbidden magician to complete this task.
No one can move a large amount of supplies under the supervision of the forbidden magician, not even with the help of level six combatants.
The distance between the main force and the forward troops is only one day's journey.
At noon the next day, the Ninth Army Corps launched an attack and attacked Baise County in three routes from north to south. Because the Fifth Army Corps was the rearguard, more than 70,000 people from the Ninth Army Corps were all involved in the attack.
As expected, the rebels were undefended on the outskirts of Baise County. The Ninth Army Corps did not encounter scouts and outposts until they approached the outskirts of the county. They were easily defeated as soon as they made contact.
Qu Cheng still had 80,000 troops, but only two divisions were stationed in Dongying District, the other two divisions were in reserve in the Chinese Army, and the remaining four divisions were arranged in Xiying District to wait for rotation.
"What are you doing? Why do you want to move food, grass and baggage to the northern and southern camps of the Chinese army?"
As expected, there were six-level warriors left behind in the base camp, and the dominant knight Yang Zhe came to question Qu Cheng.
Qu Cheng did not dare to look down upon the "Supervisor" of the Yang family, and immediately took out Chu Kui's magic message.
"I have to prepare in advance. If I can't defend it, I can't leave these supplies to the enemy."
"I'm here, why are you panicking?" Yang Zhe's tone softened.
Magical transmissions are not easy to forge, at least Qu Cheng does not have this ability.
"Your Excellency, the enemy has at least four level six warriors. How can you deal with it alone?" Qu Cheng thought that Yang Zhe could not protect himself.
"Four? Aren't the Nine Legions just Shaodianbao and Xianfu? I haven't heard of a third person." Yang Zhe had information about the Nine Legions.
Qu Cheng reminded: "But with Ding Kui and Ding Yu, even if Ding Kui sits in command of the army, Ding Yu will never be idle. You must not ignore him."
"Have Ding Kui and Ding Yu come? Have you seen them? Or where have they appeared?" These two were not included in Yang Zhe's calculations.
"The 71st Division appeared on the northern border and has captured seven or eight cities. Will their coach Ding Kui be far behind?
There has been intelligence for a long time that Ding Kui has left the capital and is missing. As the counter-rebellion commander, he should be with his direct troops."
Qu Cheng didn't dare to say anything, these were just his guesses.
"If you don't see the real person, it doesn't necessarily mean he's here. Well, it's okay to make some preparations. In this case, you prepare some archers and knights to support the magician group at any time. I'll check the situation to contain the enemy's sixth-level combatants."
Yang Zhe is not so conceited as to fight three against one, nor will he be frightened by the news, so he is ready and dares to fight.
After another day's work, the Ninth Army Corps easily advanced to the east of Baise County City and finally took the super camp into sight.
"Sir, how should we fight?" Shao Dianbao came to the Central Route Army and asked.
"Listen to my order, attack in three directions, and let me take it in one go." Ding Kui didn't have any tactics, he just pushed hard.
The disadvantage of a large enemy camp is that the defensive surface is too wide. Ding Kui could deploy 30,000 troops on the front.
The battle flag was waved, the drums were beating loudly, thirty thousand-man phalanxes advanced at the same time, and more than a hundred people flew into the sky.
Shaodian Bao, who was riding a fighting spirit dragon, shouted with all his strength in the air: "Whoever breaks the camp first and enters will receive a reward of one thousand!"
The soldiers in front of and behind the formation shouted together: "Kill!"
Li Fei did not participate in the battle and stood obediently behind Ding Kui.
"you've changed."
Ding Kui turned around with a look of astonishment on his face.
"You can actually sit still in such a battle."
"Oh! Hehe, you are wrong. Ding Yu sent me to the back. I will definitely go out to fight today, but it's just not the time now, otherwise I will scare the enemy away when I show up."
Ao Yu was not in the Ninth Army Corps and was sent to the rear guard by Ding Kui. The name was to prevent the Fifth Army Corps from being attacked by masters. In fact, he was afraid that the willful Ao Yu would threaten him on the battlefield, so he simply transferred him out of sight.
"That's not right." Li Fei moved closer, "I can't feel your fighting spirit at this close, let alone your murderous intent."
"Hehe, you have to control it. It's all thanks to you." Ding Kui let go of the coach's restraint.
"how do I say this?"
"The masters have early warnings of danger, but the opponent's efforts to hide and cover up can weaken this premonition. Look, there are indeed masters in the enemy's formation." Ding Kui pointed forward.
I saw a ferocious beast flying out of the enemy camp, with a man standing on the beast's back.
"What kind of weird thing is that? It actually has two pairs of wings." There is no similar monster in Li Fei's knowledge base.
"Hahaha, I don't blame you, that is the four-winged golden-skinned tiger, the fighting spirit of the second largest family in the kingdom." Ding Kui was very proud. It was his turn to explain to Li Fei.
"Second? Oh, the Yang family, but, is the Yang family's fighting qi technique Tiger?" Li Fei knew very little about knights.
"The Yang family is the largest family in the kingdom besides the royal family. They have a lot of fighting qi skills on hand, but the real core members, like the one in front of me, can only practice tiger-shaped fighting qi.
I didn't know that before, but I recently read some new books, and there happened to be an introduction to the four-winged golden tiger, and pointed out that it was the Yang family's fighting spirit incarnation." Ding Kui really didn't know it before he met with Gui Jing.
"Oh." Li Fei now knew about Qianyou's copying of books, "Why is it thanks to me?"
Ding Kui looked into Li Fei's eyes and said: "I can't always think about plotting against people. Even if I don't know who the specific target is, I will let him notice.
It's convenient to have you by my side, I can put all my attention on you, who can feel my fighting spirit and murderous intention?"
"Well, why don't I feel very good? It seems that winning your heart is not worth being happy about." Li Fei couldn't describe her mood at this time.
Ding Kui uses his love for her to plot against his enemies, and may even kill them. How can a murderous love endure?
"I'm sorry, counterinsurgency is the responsibility given to me by this era, but my love for you is absolutely true." Ding Kui apologized.