"Stop talking nonsense and enter the iron beast!" Fan Yuzhen is very clear about the virtues of the squadron leaders under her command.
Jiaziyuan dejectedly led his men and followed Fan Yuzhen into an iron beast.
A squadron got into an iron beast, and a hundred auxiliary soldiers also got into the iron beast. They were responsible for digging trenches.
Wearing dark blue armor, He Lianyu came to the military flag pass and looked at the ten iron beasts advancing slowly under the pass. "Iron beasts? This is something that is only used when there are more troops than the enemy. How dare the Eighth Army attack with this thing?"
City? Are you so sure that there will be no army gathering behind our gate?"
Ma Yu, the new commander of the Meng Fourth Army, followed He Lianyu step by step. The defenders responsible for defending Junqiguan were his subordinates.
"The main force of our army has gathered behind the pass. Why don't we rush out now and eliminate the enemy's Eighth Army here." Ma Yu suggested to He Lianyu.
"How do you know that there is only the Eighth Legion in Guanxia? And Guanxia can only deploy one legion at most to fight the enemy. Do you have the confidence to repel the enemy's Eighth Army? If you hadn't been personally promoted by me, I would have doubted that you were
A spy from Shaodian Kingdom.
That man named Jiang Zhi is really powerful. He blocked all nine of our gates and used strategic depth to deal with my positional warfare. The Jiang family has been hiding for many years, and such a figure can actually appear in the side line. Such a side line.
The younger ones are the most annoying, they will work extra hard to study and train.
Humph, tempting me to fight a decisive battle at Junqiguan? My strategic intentions were seen through by Jiang Zhi again. This guy is very good at grasping my thoughts. He can only react faster than anyone else. Fortunately, I have the initiative.
In my hand, I don’t believe that Shaodianguo’s reinforcements will come faster than mine.” He Lianyu’s thoughts gradually became clearer.
A soldier ran up to the tower, knelt on one knee beside Helian Yu, and said, "Commander, we were attacked by the enemy's 11th Army Corps at Shangxuan Pass."
"Oh, so barbaric. I just created a suspicion, but they actually took the initiative to attack from two directions. They are obviously bullying a weak woman like me." He Lianyu covered her mouth and made an exaggerated expression.
A cold sweat broke out in the back of Ma Zu's head: Are you a weak woman? You commanded an army of more than one million and stirred up chaos in Nanzhao Prefecture. The generals of Meng, Cao, and Qi were controlled by you, so you can still be considered weak.
Women, there are no strong women in the world.
"Is there no movement on the southern front?" He Lianyu asked the soldiers.
"There is no news yet."
"Huh? What do they want to do? Aren't they going to fight me at Junqiguan? Have they changed their commander? Where is their main force? Have they arrived with reinforcements?" He Lianyu suddenly turned into a problem girl.
At this time, there was silence around He Lianyu. No one dared to answer her questions, and no one dared to interfere with her thinking.
"First of all, we captured a Shaodianguo spy, and we can be sure that the other side knows that the country will send reinforcements to me; secondly, the enemy's main force attacked Junqiguan, which means they judged that I will be here; finally, if there is no movement on the southern front, then it is possible
It's to put me under psychological pressure.
Notify Cao and Qi to have their main forces return to the northern front and wait for my order. After receiving the order to attack, they will go out from all three passes and attack Jinping County with all their strength.
Notify the Third Army to return to the southern line for defense, and the Ninth Army to move to Xiaxuan Pass and directly attack the junction of the southern and central lines without waiting for my order.
Inform the 2nd and 6th legions to come to Junqiguan and ask the legion commander to come and see them in three days.
Inform the 7th and 13th legions to recuperate behind the gates, eat what they need, sleep when they need, and the entire army must stay in top condition.
Inform the Eighth Army to hurry up and transport supplies to the front line. There is no need to hide the whereabouts anymore. I only ask for one word, 'quickly'!
Humph, if you want to play tricks on me, then I will fight you in an upright manner." He Lianyu showed an expression like a proud little princess.
"Commander, what should we do with these people below?" Ma Yu didn't hear the instructions about the Fourth Army and felt a little uneasy.
"Oh, why don't you just dig a few trenches, let them dig them, and throw a few stones at them symbolically to encourage them to be more diligent. If they dare to attack the city wall, you will send death squads to fight with them. Each one will be credited with your great contribution.
One piece, two for one will be counted as a small merit, one piece will be counted as a small merit for you, and three for one will be considered as your merit." After He Lianyu said this, he walked down the tower with his soldiers.
Now it was much clearer to Ma Zhou. His mission was to fight against the enemy's Eighth Army. A battle loss ratio of four to one would be considered dereliction of duty. The Fourth Army, which was defending against the wall, was confident of fighting this battle.
There was a loud "bang", the military flag was closed, and the stones fired from the catapult hit the top of the iron beast of the 4th Squadron. The entire iron beast shook, and the 4th Squadron and the auxiliary soldiers all stared at the top of their heads with wide eyes.
"What are you looking at! Work quickly. We are so far away from the city wall and no stone can break the iron beast." Fan Yuzhen shouted impatiently as she looked at the frightened auxiliary soldiers.
Only stones that are heavy enough can break open the iron beast's shell, but that kind of stone cannot be placed on a catapult, and it cannot be shot too far.
There is a door about two meters high for a person behind the iron beast. The sand dug out from the ground is used to build low walls on both sides of the trench. Wooden piles and wooden boards will be set up in the trench more than one meter wide to retain the soil. As long as the top of the trench is covered
After boarding the planks, the soldiers could rush through the ditch to the city wall.
Mao Jian ascended the general stage and walked to Yu Zhong. He was Yu Zhong's confidant who was brought to the Eighth Army from Xijiang Water Village and served as the captain of the Fifth Brigade.
"Sir, when the superiors assign us the main attack mission, do they want us to be used as cannon fodder? Do we really want to attack when the iron beast is turned off?" Mao Jian whispered in Yu Zhong's ear.
"Don't make wild guesses. The main force of the Seventy-fifth Division is infantry. It is reasonable to be the main attack force in the siege. The Meng Fourth Army Corps that has been closed has been responsible for logistics tasks and is not a strong backbone. It will be a few days later when the iron beasts advance to the bottom of the city wall.
It depends on the enemy's situation at that time whether we should attack by force or not." Yu Zhong was very calm.
"The 71st Division and other divisions are so far away from us. If the army inside the pass rushes out, we and the 76th Division will suffer heavy casualties."
"You have been on the ship for a long time and have never really seen the strength of elite aces. The 71st Division is a cavalry division. As long as we persist for half an hour, they can rush over. At most, we can get rid of five or six people before this level.
Ten thousand people, seventy-one, seventy-six plus us can handle it enough." Yu Zhong's tone was full of confidence.
As a division commander, his vision is much higher than that of Mao Jian. In the battle of Pingzhou Plain, he deeply felt the strength of the legion's combat effectiveness. He would not be at a disadvantage in a one-on-one or three-on-one battle with ordinary troops.
After several years of hard work, Yu Zhong had become familiar with the temperament of his subordinates and gradually gained their trust. Especially in the battle on the Tongyuan River, he finally established the authority of the division commander and began to command the division with ease.
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"Commander, the first unit of the 21st Army Corps is heading to the base camp quickly." Jiang Zhi excitedly came to the headquarters with a piece of information.
Jiang Xi glanced at Jiang Zhi and looked at the document in his hand again, "The 21st Army Corps has just been formed. The whole army is new. Even if the whole army arrives, it won't be of much help. Just one of them arrives and you come and tell me?"
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"Commander, I'm not excited because of the reinforcements, but because of the person leading the troops." Jiang Zhi's excitement has not diminished.
"Oh?" Jiang Xi closed the document and raised his head, "Let me guess, who can make you so excited? Well, you are the best among the descendants of the collateral family. This person is not from the Jiang family; one person does not have enough influence.
If your power is not worth your happiness, then this person has a lot of influence; Pingzhong County has the greatest influence, and as you know, I can only think of one person, and that is my good nephew."
"Sure enough, I can't hide anything from the commander-in-chief. Long Yan is my cousin, so Ding Shizi is my cousin-in-law. My cousin-in-law temporarily acts as the first captain of the 201st Division and leads the entire first brigade.
Come to the base camp." Jiang Zhi's father is Long Yan's mother, who are cousins.
"Well, the 21st Army should be used as it should be. Don't take special care of him just because he is there. My brother-in-law doesn't like that, and the Ding family won't appreciate it. You can spread it privately among the Eighth Army. The Crown Prince, Protector of the Country, has
When he arrives at the war zone, don't reveal the specific unit he is in. I believe the legion's combat effectiveness can be increased by at least 20%." Jiang Xi has been in contact with Jiang Li and has long known that Ding Kui will join the army.
"Yes. In addition, the Eighth and Eleventh Legions successfully launched their attacks on Junqiguan and Shangxuanguan. The main forces of each legion have moved to a position less than a day's journey from the base camp." Jiang Zhi quickly transformed into the chief of staff.
"The enemy has the strategic initiative, and I believe they will not give up this advantage. He Lianyu is good at taking advantage of the situation, so we cannot be careless about this. Send the order, and all ministries will send more scouts to pay attention to the developments in the nine passes. The main force will always have ten days of combat rations.
The former auxiliary troops are ready to retreat at any time, and the magician support team of the Monan branch is on standby at any time." Jiang Xi did not leave all combat arrangements to Jiang Zhi to plan, as the commander of the staff cannot be just one person.
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The cavalry brigade led by Ding Kui has entered Nanzhao Prefecture, and they are galloping all the way to the southeast. Because it is a long-distance march, the horses are suppressed at 30 kilometers per hour. In this way, they can cover 300 kilometers in one day without giving up.
The war horse is too tired and can be turned into combat mode at any time when encountering an enemy on the way.
After Ding Kui arrived at a campsite, he released the letter eagle on time to maintain contact with the main force in the rear.
"We will reach the war zone base camp in four or five days." Feng Liang looked at the march map under the staff officer.
"Well, we'll see our Captain Xue soon." Ding Kui glanced at the other squadron leaders who were busy.
"What? Junior brother, don't you enjoy being the acting captain?" Feng Liang was a little surprised by Ding Kui's response.
"The use of multiple 'generations' always feels a little unfair. They are just afraid of military law and don't have much faith in me." Ding Kui raised his chin towards the squadron leaders.
"It's okay, junior brother, as long as you fight a few good battles, they will all be convinced by you. Senior brother firmly believes in this." Feng Liang patted Ding Kui on the shoulder.