Master Sun Ren shook his head and said: "Commander, there are many cannibals in the country, and we don't have much advantage in the wild."
Su Chen: "That's better than us facing a fortified city. If the cannibals are well prepared, setting fire to the city is not that easy."
"And we don't have that much kerosene."
The last time Nasiriyah was burned down, half of the kerosene carried by the army was used up.
The army needs to transport a lot of supplies. Kerosene is difficult to transport, so it is impossible for the army to carry large quantities.
"If the big cannibals come out of the city to fight us, where will they be waiting for us?"
Elsa and Rappasu pointed to a place on the map at the same time: "Qadishiya!"
Su Chen looked at the map and said: "That is indeed the place we must pass through."
Rappasu said: "Commander, it's more than that. The terrain there is high in the north and low in the south. There are several hills running north to south. The tributaries of the Euphrates River pass through the middle. It is an easy-to-defend and difficult-to-attack area for the cannibals.
Excellent terrain!”
Elsa nodded: "Well, a few years ago, Persia suffered a huge defeat there, and one-third of its elite troops were lost. It can be said to be the beginning of Persia's annihilation!"
Rappasu glared at Elsa, why did you mention that?
It has nothing to do with the current situation!
Su Chen smiled and said: "Ottoman not only chose a terrain that was favorable to him, but also wanted to use his last victory over the Persians to boost morale. It was a good calculation!"
"Commander, we need to speed up our march. Even if we cannot occupy the favorable terrain in the hills, we must at least find a favorable place by the river."
"Otherwise, we would be too passive!"
Rappasu suggested to Su Chen.
Su Chen looked at the poisonous sun outside and said to Master Sun Ren: "March for an extra hour in the morning and evening!"
The army continues to advance,
That night, the scouts sent back news that the Ottoman army had changed its marching direction and was heading towards the Qadisiya Hills.
"Although the Ottomans gave up the city defense, they will not suffer a loss if they can occupy the favorable terrain in the Qadishiya Hills,"
"And it unleashes the advantage of the cavalry, and it can also concentrate the forces of several towns in the north,"
"If you think about it this way, his move is very shrewd!"
Su Chen couldn't help but praise.
"Commander, the cavalry will do nothing to us, but in this way, we are at an absolute disadvantage in numbers!"
Although the battle outside Medina was a great victory, due to the numerical disadvantage, the first half was very frustrating.
Cheng Wuting felt very uncomfortable seeing that he had to face that situation again.
"Commander, the Ottomans are not marching very fast. The general estimates that they brought a lot of artillery."
"The Great Eaters occupy the hilly highlands in advance, and their artillery is more effective than on the city walls!"
Su Chen sighed and said, "There's nothing we can do about it. Given the current distance, we can't reach Qadishiya before the Great Eater."
While everyone was talking, Liu Jingren ran in: "Commander, the cannibals behind are making some noise. They are chasing us."
Su Chen said: "I expected it! They won't chase us too close. They probably want to follow us and attack us from behind when Osman intercepts us in Qadishiya."
Cheng Wuting frowned: "Commander, we must first deal with this massive enemy force behind us before arriving at Qadishiya, otherwise we will be in trouble when we arrive."
Master Sun Ren shook his head: "I'm afraid it won't be easy. The enemies behind us will definitely not engage in battle with us. Once we make any movement, they will definitely distance themselves from us immediately, and then they will keep following us behind."
Su Chen said with a headache: "No matter what, we can't let them follow us like this."
"Rappasu, is there any narrow terrain ahead?"
Rapupasu replied: "Yes, there is a way. There is a place about thirty miles ahead, but it is not easy for the commander to ambush them there!"
Su Chen: "Master Sun Ren, go and see for yourself whether there is any possibility of using it. I will give you those boxes of mines this time."
Master Sun Ren clasped his fists, immediately left the tent, and hurried forward to survey the terrain.
The thousands of defenders of Nasiriya suffered little loss when Su Chen burned Nasiriya.
Su Chen has been sending people to keep an eye on them secretly. He will know when there is any movement.
Now you want to follow the Tang army and take advantage of the opportunity to attack?
How could Su Chen give them this opportunity!
Without getting rid of them first, Su Chen would never head to Qadishiya rashly.
The army continued to advance, and after walking for more than twenty miles, they encountered a terrain suitable for an ambush.
On the right is a river, a tributary of the Euphrates,
To the left is a hilly area more than ten miles long. The left side of the hilly area is very open, but it is just a piece of gravel Gobi Desert that continues to the desert to the west.
"Commander, you can give it a try here!"
Su Chen looked at the slope on the left: "The gullies on this slope can't hide many people!"
Master Sun Ren said: "Three hundred people are enough!"
Su Chen glared at Master Sun Ren: "Huh?
There are thousands of cannibals behind!"
"Commander! The general's plan is to lead people from the desert in the west to the back, and then..."
Su Chen shook his head: "With more people, it's easier to be exposed, but with fewer people, it's harder to defeat the cannibal."
"You want to use the short opportunity when the mine explodes, but the timing is too difficult to grasp!"
Cheng Wuting actually supported Sun Renshi: "Commander, if you give them some grenades, the general may also give them a try!"
Su Chen looked at Sun Renshi and Cheng Wuting, frowned, and asked Lapu Pasu: "Is there any favorable terrain ahead?"
Rappasu turned around and asked the followers behind him carefully, and replied: "Yes, there is, but it is too close to Qadishiya, only less than twenty miles..."
Su Chen shook his head: "That won't work, everything will be under Osman's nose!"
Master Sun Ren said: "Commander, you are right here!"
"We can't move forward without solving the problem behind it."
Su Chen had no choice but to nod: "Personnel, weapons, you choose whatever you want!"
Master Sun Ren selected 800 elite marines, ten boxes of mines, a thousand kilograms of gunpowder, and a thousand grenades.
Su Chen left the personnel and equipment with Master Sun Ren, and led the army to move forward!
If the army doesn't leave, the cannibals behind it won't be able to follow.
Sun Renshi asked Xue Rengui to lead 300 men to ambush in the nearby hills. Sun Renshi and Liu Jingren led 500 cavalry and quickly ran towards the desert in the west under the cover of night.
He wants to go around from the desert to the west and go behind the big man-eater.
The great cannibal of Nasiriya followed the Tang army all the way,
The scout watched Tang Jun leave from a distance and immediately went back to report.
The big eater immediately set off and continued to follow,
Seeing that there was a narrow terrain ahead, I didn’t care.
The mound was bare and could not hide many people. The Tang people would not ambush themselves there.
