"My subordinates suggested that the North and South Defense Line War Zone be abolished and the Zhuangzhou War Zone be established. The base camp be established in Xiping County. Jin Shuai led his troops to move to Xiping County and combine the forces of the 8th, 13th, 15th and 22nd Army Corps and the National Guard Army.
Ensure smooth flow of food channels for frontline troops."
Liu Yu proposed a specific plan, a plan that both broke and established.
Because it was an internal meeting within the headquarters, the corps commander and chief of staff were not present.
"Miao wow, most of the control of Xijiang is in the hands of our army. Even if the road to the south is opened, the enemy will not dare to go deep. The Chukui troops have withdrawn, and the northern defense area is dispensable. It is better to concentrate our forces to support Liyang County.
." Kong Ren agreed with this plan.
"It's feasible!" Ding Kui's thoughts suddenly broadened, "I didn't escape from the original battle situation, thanks to Mr. Liu's timely reminder."
"My lord, there is no need to be humble. You often say that the authorities are confused. On the way here, my subordinates saw the battle from the perspective of a bystander and had enough time to deduce it, so they came up with such a stupid idea."
"Well, the original battle situation has been broken. If we stick to one offense and one defense, we will fall into the inferior position. Since it is determined to change the war zone, we can be more radical."
Ding Kui pointed to the sand table, Kong Ren looked shocked, and Liu Yu fell into deep thought.
Upon seeing this, Ding Ji consciously walked to the door and stared at the door eagerly to prevent anyone from suddenly breaking into the house and disturbing the people inside.
"Is this really good?" Kong Ren was frightened.
"Xuanyuan Su will make a crazy counterattack." Liu Yu scratched his finger on the table next to him.
"If we can defeat it quickly, we won't be afraid of the rebels' counterattack." Ding Kui planted a small flag representing a legion on the Zangwu Mountain. "Do you still remember how it was lost here?"
Liu Yu lowered his head and said sadly: "The rebels colluded with spies Wang Han and Wu Jin to sneak attack the Zangwu Mountain Fortress and forcibly captured Zangwu Mountain with more than 400,000 troops."
Ding Kui’s target turned out to be Zangwu Mountain!
Zangwu Mountain is not as simple as a grain road. It is one of the gateways to Zhuangzhou. Du Duan once built a fortress there, blocking the footsteps of hundreds of thousands of rebels. It is a strategic military location.
"There is a rebel camp to the east of Zangwu Mountain, and at least one legion is guarding it. Are you sure it is a place that can be captured quickly?" Kong Ren couldn't think of any troops that could do the job.
To the south of Zangwu Mountain, across the Xijiang River, is the Jiuzhandeng Mountain Range, not far from the headquarters of Zhixin Palace. In times of crisis, you can get help from forbidden magicians, which is far from the Baise County headquarters.
"We can't say we will win before we fight, and we can't say we won't win. We have to fight to know. Our army has the initiative. If we can't defeat it, we can retreat. We can adopt other tactics in the future." Ding Kui was not desperate.
"If you want to fight, you have to do it as early as possible." Liu Yu seemed to have come to a conclusion. "Before the battle zone changes, you can invest in the fifth, eighth, ninth, and tenth army and the national defense army, and use the strongest troops to complete a thunderous strike."
Ding Kui asked: "What is the winning rate?"
"Sixty percent." Liu Yu gave a conservative estimate.
"All level six combatants are involved in this battle."
"Sixty-five percent." Liu Yu did not place his hopes on those with sixth-level combat power.
"Well, let's summon all the legion-level generals to discuss the matter." Ding Kui didn't waste any time.
Soldiers are valuable and quick. If you make a decision, you must act as quickly as possible to shorten the enemy's reaction time as much as possible.
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"There are new orders..." A magician whispered a few words in Lei Feixiang's ear.
Lei Feixiang immediately opened the map to check.
"The joint operation is over! We will retreat immediately, the special operations group will assemble on the spot, the first and second infantry divisions will be broken up, and the 13th Army Corps Headquarters will set off immediately." He made a decision immediately.
The men of the Thirteenth Legion wanted to seize the rear, but he sternly refused.
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At the base camp of the southern defense line, a transport team was just preparing to enter the camp.
An officer ran over quickly and shouted: "Stop! From now on, all logistics materials will be transferred to Xiping County, and the 15th Army Corps will be responsible for escorting you along the way. You don't want to enter the camp, go over there to the north gate, there are troops to escort you
Go to Xiping County."
The transport team asked him for military orders, and after checking, ordered the convoy to move.
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Chen Yu led the army and set off.
The 60,000-horse force was divided into three armies: front, middle and rear. They came out from the southern pass of Liyang County and advanced southward at normal speed.
To the south of Liyang County is Tong'an County, which is not far from the southern base camp of the rebels. The main transportation routes are guarded by local armed forces and regular troops.
The 1st Division served as the pioneer of the southward march, and the division commander Yu Hu personally walked at the forefront.
Yu Hu is a typical easterner, with darker skin, black and yellow hair, and a liking for spicy food. He is a very tough general in combat.
"Report! There are enemy troops blocking the front in Pingpei Town. The flag of the Second Rebel Army has been spotted. The number is temporarily unknown." A scout reported back.
"Finally we encountered decent resistance." Yu Hu's eyes sparkled.
After fighting out of Liyang County, the resistance of the rebels collapsed at the first touch, because the disparity in strength was too great.
An armed force of hundreds or thousands of people can intimidate a city, and adding a fifth-level combatant can stabilize the place. However, when encountering tens of thousands of regular troops, the only option is to flee for one's life.
In the past, the 1st Division only needed to send a few hundred scouts to clear the checkpoints. A slightly more important military town would be sent out with a large group, which could basically easily capture it.
This was the first time I saw regular army flags appearing in a town.
The Second Rebel Army is a newly formed unit. There are sporadic battle reports on the southern defense line, but its specific combat effectiveness is unknown.
"Wait for me to go over and take a look."
The staff officer next to him grabbed Yu Hu and said: "Sir, since the enemy is prepared, they should send infantry up to make a tentative attack. You can just raid the formation from behind."
"What did I see when the infantry brigade went up and drove the enemy away?" Yu Hu had not really come into contact with the enemy.
"Please think about the military order. It is a good thing to drive away the enemy. We are the vanguard and we can always see the enemy." The staff officer held Yu Hu tight.
A town can hide thousands of soldiers and horses, or it can hide tens of thousands of soldiers and horses. Without knowing how many enemies there are, the general cannot be put in danger.
"Okay, let the second battalion go up, and the rest of the troops will follow me to raid the formation." Yu Hu did not despise the enemy, he just wanted to practice his skills.
The second brigade set up a wild goose formation and approached Peizhen from the north. The other brigade formed a massed formation and surrounded the general's flag, waiting for Yu Hu's orders at any time.
Beep……
A sharp whistle sounded, and a black curtain rose in the town.
"Bows and arrows! Raise shields to defend! Line up behind me on both wings!" the second captain immediately ordered.
The black screen was composed of dense arrows, at least several thousand in number, which proved that there were at least several thousand enemy troops in Pingpei Town, and the wild goose formation could easily be destroyed.
"Sure enough, there is an ambush." Yu Hu stood on his horse, trying to be as high as possible to see more of the situation in the town.
"A large group, go around to the south of the town and wait for an opportunity to invade the town."
"Third Brigade, attack the east side of the town."
"Four Brigades, attack the west side of the town."
"The fifth and sixth teams will follow the second team on the left and right."
Yu Hu immediately issued a series of orders and asked the trumpeter to blow the attack horn.
It can be seen from the enemy's reaction that the number of soldiers and horses in Pingpei Town will not exceed 20,000, and the 1st Division has a chance to capture it.
"The 18th Division of the Second Rebel Army." The staff officer saw clearly the flags of the defenders in the town.
I saw a group of infantrymen in yellow armor and blue robes walking out of the town entrance and forming a square formation to block the road into the town. Soldiers kept crawling out of the roofs of the houses in the rear...
"Invite the magician to fight!" Yu Hu paid attention to the changes on the battlefield.
If there are more than 20,000 enemy troops in the town, they will either rush out to surround the 1st Division, and the accompanying magicians have already taken to the air to fight; or they can stand still and arrange a few hundred people to resist, luring the 1st Division troops into the town and then
Counterattack.
The new legion has a weakness. Most of the officers and soldiers do not know how to cooperate with the magicians in combat. Experienced commanders will let the magicians see the battle situation clearly first and only send them to the battlefield when necessary.
The reaction of the Pingpei garrison was in line with Yuhu's early judgment, so he decided to attack with all his strength.
Sure enough, after the magicians from the 1st Division appeared, a dozen magicians also appeared in the town...
The Second Brigade advanced against the rain of arrows, and the Fifth and Sixth Brigades quickly followed up and shared some of the long-range attacks. It was not until the Second Brigade fought against the defenders blocking the road that the archers in the town stopped shooting.
Yu Hu tried his best to restrain the restless war horse and walked back and forth in front of his own formation.
He looked up at the sky and said, "It's almost time. The archers will line up and shoot towards the town."
At first, he did not order the archers to go into battle. First, he considered that the people in the town had no time to evacuate the battlefield area. Second, he wanted to save some consumable supplies. Third, the other three attack troops were not in place yet.
The large group that circled to the south of the town was mainly cavalry, and had time to attack together with the two groups that circled to the east and west of the town.
The two thousand archers had only fired a few rounds. There were sounds of fighting in the distance, and there was no counterattack from the archers in the town. Yu Hu knew that his troops were outflanking them.
"The archers retreat, the archers come forward to assist the infantry, all knights follow me!" After saying that, he picked up his spear and leaped out of the formation.
The division staff knew that they could not stop them at this time, so they ordered the trumpeter to urge the battle.
The garrison at the entrance of the town gradually became unable to hold on any longer. When Yu Hu led more than a hundred knights to charge forward, they were unable to resist and were finally defeated.
Seeing that the situation was not going well, the enemy generals gathered their elite troops and fought their way out from the west of the town, and then fled.
"There is no need to chase the defeated army, continue to clear out the enemy troops in the town!" Yu Hu did not pursue the deserters.
If one rebel division appears in Pingpei Town, then there may be more rebels behind. He doesn't think his troops can fight against them.
The battle started at about ten o'clock in the morning and ended at about one o'clock. It lasted for about three hours in total.
The 1st Division suffered more than 1,000 casualties, wiped out more than 2,000 enemies, and captured more than 900 people. It can be said to be a big victory.
"We will rest and recuperate in this town for the time being. The battle report will be sent back to the Chinese Army to see if there are any new instructions from the army." Yu Hu simply set up camp in Pingpei Town.
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"Stop!" Shao Diantai flew back to his mount.
"Woo, woo, woo!" The horn blew quickly, briefly and powerfully.
There is a red flag waving desperately under the handsome flag.
The long cavalry column suddenly slowed down, and after running for more than a hundred meters, more than 50,000 cavalrymen stopped.
"Go to the river on the right front to rest for an hour and prepare to change horses."
The cavalry had a short rest period between long-distance raids to replenish water and relieve themselves for humans and horses.