Xue Chong was called to the staff headquarters after lunch and came back after a while. When he came back, he immediately summoned all squadron leaders for a military meeting.?? ?
"The theater command just now gave us an order," Xue Chong said.
"Headquarters?", "Give us direct orders?", "How to pull the front line? Even the thousand of us will not be spared." Several squadron leaders became uneasy.
"Listen to me first." Xue Chong glanced at Ding Kui, who was silent. "The command authority of the theater headquarters is second only to the king. We have to do whatever we are asked to do. My brigade and the first brigade of the 211th Division tracked Yue together.
The main task of the Meng Ninth Army Corps entering Huashan County is to detect and report the location of the enemy's main force, wait for opportunities to eliminate part of the enemy's forces, and cooperate with the Lindi Second Army Corps and the First Division of the 20th Army Corps to eliminate the enemy's main force.
In other words, the command headquarters has taken a fancy to our mobility ability and asked us to scout the location of the enemy's main force. If possible, we can kill some enemy troops without any limit. If we encounter a large enemy force, we can retreat to ensure our safety.
Safety and mobility are the most important. To put it bluntly, let us be the scouts of the Second Lindi Army, find and assist the Second Lindi Army to kill the Ninth Meng Army."
"What is the time limit for this military order?" Feng Liang asked.
Xue Chong gave Feng Liang a satisfied look and said: "The time limit is to leave immediately tomorrow morning. Go to Huashan County quickly. If Ruomeng's ninth army is defeated, we will return to the base camp."
"If you don't kill a person, it means the mission has failed." Ding Kui spoke.
"Well, it can be said that we can only come back after the 9th Meng Army is defeated. This process requires killing a few people." Xue Chong nodded, "This is the junction area of Huashan County, Nanqiu County and Tunchang County.
The map is the area where Meng's Ninth Army Corps may move." He gave each squadron a map.
There is a special printing shop in the base camp, which is responsible for producing specific maps and documents.
"Two thousand of us are going to track down a legion. If the enemy sets a trap at will, our whole army will be destroyed. Isn't this going to die?" The captain of the 10th Squadron was most worried.
"The terrain in that area is open and flat, so it's not easy to set up an ambush. As long as you don't chase too deep, you won't be surrounded." Ding Kui said, looking at the map.
"Captain Ding is right. I have led my troops to that area and fought with the enemy. Don't worry, I won't lead you to a dead end." Xue Chong's face showed dissatisfaction at the words of the captain of the 10th Squadron.
It is doubting his judgment and command ability.
The immediate superior said so, and the other squadron leaders said nothing more.
"No problem, you go back and explain the order to your subordinates. This time, the base camp will provide us with a horse and a saddle, and half a month of combat rations, which will be sent out early tomorrow morning." Xue Chong finally brought good news to everyone.
Two horses and two saddles are really important when escaping. Horsepower is the survivability of the cavalry. With an extra horse, it will be much easier to escape the pursuit of the Meng Ninth Army that is deep behind enemy lines.
When Ding Kui went back, he simply called the entire squadron, and everyone gathered in a circle to listen to his explanation of the order.
"We pure cavalry are serving as scouts. Is that a plain area?" Yan Wei worked hard at the county guild and was familiar with many battle cases.
"It should be true. We are the target of archers in complex terrain. On the plains, even archers on horseback cannot escape our pursuit." Jin Yan's family education is better, and his father Jin Cun was able to fight well when he was young.
Less military exploits.
Professor Peng patted his helmet and said: "Hey, we can finally kill." He had killed all the death row prisoners near Shanyin City, but he was still far away from the "killing of a thousand people". His goal of joining the army this time was
To complete the "killing of ten thousand people".
"We are tracking the enemy's main force. What if we are surrounded? Aren't you worried?" Sun Lie was the least confident.
"That's the territory controlled by our army. Behind the enemy is the Second Army Corps chasing us, and they don't know the location and time of appearance of our army. It's very difficult to surround us. There is no absolutely safe place on the battlefield. As long as we can knock down the enemy in front of us,
If we kill every enemy, we can leave the battlefield alive." Ding Kui needed to boost the morale of his men.
"The third team will follow Captain Ding, and we will fight wherever you tell us." Ji Xing was unambiguous at this time.
Almost no one in the First Squadron would argue with Ding Kui, so they appeased some unconfident captains and soldiers. Ding Kui's men had high morale and were determined to catch up with Meng's 9th Army and kill them all.
Feng Liang's No. 2 Squadron next to him heard the No. 1 Squadron screaming strangely, and they all suspected that these guys had taken the wrong medicine.
The next day, the two cavalry brigades that entered the camp on almost the same day yesterday left the base camp together.
I don’t know whether it was an oversight on the part of the staff or intentional, but the military order did not specify who commanded the two brigades. As a rule, each of the two brigades worked independently.
The First Brigade of the 211th Division was reluctant to go with Xue Chong's men, so they sent someone to say that it would be easier to find Meng's 9th Army if they followed separately, so they ran in another direction.
"Captain Xue, it's not good for them to disperse the troops. They are afraid of you." Ding Kui didn't quite understand the approach of the 211th Division Cavalry Brigade.
"Hey, you've hit the nail on the head. Their captain is not as senior as me. According to common sense, he should listen to me. Moreover, I have fought in Huashan County. If we act together, we should listen to my command." Xue Chong saw this.
relatively clear.
"It's not necessarily better for them to run around like this than to follow you." Feng Liang didn't understand.
"The merits of going alone are all theirs. If you follow me, you can only share the credit of assisting me. They have some ideas about this mission." Xue Chong couldn't tell these two rookies clearly.
If two brigades win a battle together, the battle report will be written by the commander. Who gets the credit has a lot to do with how the battle report is written. Since they belong to two corps, Xue Chong will naturally write about how the other side helped his side.
How to minimize the credit of others. This cannot be blamed on Xue Chong's black family, but is the practice among the royal army. Every commander must maximize the benefits for his own army.
"Let's go. Are we afraid of losing to them if we go alone? Try to get to Huashan County in two days and get the latest information from there first." After Xue Chong finished speaking, he took the lead and led the group straight to Huashan County.
Fan Yi continued to receive intelligence sent back by Nan Wushuang, and kept chasing Meng's Ninth Army. First, he did not dare to send only cavalry to catch up and entangle Meng's Ninth Army, for fear that the cavalry would be wiped out before the main force arrived;
The Ninth Legion of Lai Meng ran really fast, looting and burning along the way, specifically creating obstacles for Fan Yi and the others.
"Commander, the First Division of the 20th Army is only one day away from our army. We also received a message from the base camp that a cavalry brigade from the 21st and 22nd Army each came to assist our army in tracking the 9th Meng Army.