Chapter 1876: If you can’t annihilate them all, leave a hole.
The news of the destruction of Xue Yantuo's Musketeers was immediately sent out by the scouts.
Li Chengqian also quickly learned the news.
However, that surprised smile only stayed on Li Chengqian's face for a moment, and soon disappeared.
Because I reacted with hindsight.
What the scout said was not that the whole army was annihilated, but that "except for a small number of cavalry who took advantage of the chaos to escape, the rest were all wiped out."
Li Chengqian lowered his head and thought for a while, then asked: "Do you know how many of those musketeers escaped?"
"this……" .??.
The scout paused and said, "According to reports from the scouts on the front line, there are probably more than a thousand people who fled the scene."
"More than a thousand people are already quite a lot..."
In the age of cold weapons, more than a thousand people may not be considered a big deal.
As long as the defense is good, more than a thousand people will not be able to make any waves.
But now we are not in the cold weapon age, but in the semi-firearm age.
In such an era, a team that can skillfully use firearms and have extremely high mobility is quite terrifying.
If nothing else, let’s talk about the logistics supply line.
As long as they want, they can come and harass and loot anytime, anywhere.
It's fine if you grab it once or twice, but what if it's three or four times, five, six or even more times?
Are they allowed to come over every time to harass and loot?
But what if we don't let them harass and loot?
If a large force is sent to encircle it, it will inevitably fall into an embarrassing cycle where the infantry cannot catch up and the cavalry cannot defeat it.
Li Chengqian looked down at the sand table in front of him and narrowed his eyes slightly.
The generals and civil servants who were familiar with him began to tighten their nerves when they saw this scene.
They have followed Li Chengqian for a long time, so they all know Li Chengqian's little habits.
As long as Li Chengqian thinks of any problem that troubles him, he will squint his eyes and think carefully like now.
And they will also stand aside honestly at this time,
Looking forward to Li Chengqian’s next chapter.
as expected.
Just the next moment.
Li Chengqian directly opened his hand and said to the scout who was responsible for delivering the order: "Go back and tell Duan Zan to continue searching for traces of the enemy cavalry."
"But remember."
"While searching for them, we must firmly guard our logistics supply lines!"
"If our grain transport team is attacked."
"Then your fifth army scout battalion and Duan Zan can all withdraw from the battlefield."
When I heard this.
There was obviously a hint of shock on the scout's face.
A team that was removed from the battlefield during the war.
Generally speaking, the organization has been crippled and needs to go to the rear to replenish troops, or to rectify and rebuild.
But if he was removed from the battlefield without suffering many sacrifices, then he would have lost a huge person.
After all, being withdrawn from the battlefield with a complete system can only mean that the team is incompetent and the general is too lazy to use this team at all.
It is true that Liangzhou is not that wealthy, and the people of Liangzhou are indeed born in a bitter cold land.
But Liangzhou also has the pride of Liangzhou, which is their Liangzhou Legion and their Liangzhou veterans.
But if they were just removed.
And it was still removed by Li Chengqian, the person they admired the most.
Then they will no longer be able to raise their heads in the military or in their own towns and cities.
Even their children will be affected by this, and they will be looked down upon by others.
No one who cares about face can bear this kind of thing.
The scout lowered his head and intervened: "As ordered, I will definitely tell the general about this matter word for word."
"Wait!"
Don't wait for him to stand up.
Li Chengqian said: "There is one last point, you must remember to tell Duan Zan."
"If we can't find a chance to wipe out this cavalry."
"Then you have to leave a hole for them, a hole that can lead directly to me..." The news of the destruction of the Xue Yantuo Musketeers was immediately sent out by the scouts.
Li Chengqian also quickly learned the news.
However, that surprised smile only stayed on Li Chengqian's face for a moment, and soon disappeared.
Because I reacted with hindsight.
What the scout said was not that the whole army was annihilated, but that "except for a small number of cavalry who took advantage of the chaos to escape, the rest were all wiped out."
Li Chengqian lowered his head and thought for a while, then asked: "Do you know how many of those musketeers escaped?"
"this……"
The scout paused and said, "According to reports from the scouts on the front line, there are probably more than a thousand people who fled the scene."
"More than a thousand people are already quite a lot..."
In the age of cold weapons, more than a thousand people may not be considered a big deal.
As long as the defense is good, more than a thousand people will not be able to make any waves.
But now we are not in the cold weapon age, but in the semi-firearm age.
In such an era, a team that can skillfully use firearms and have extremely high mobility is quite terrifying.
If nothing else, let’s talk about the logistics supply line.
As long as they want, they can come and harass and loot anytime, anywhere.
It's fine if you grab it once or twice, but what if it's three or four times, five, six or even more times?
Are they allowed to come over every time to harass and loot?
But what if we don't let them harass and loot?
If a large force is sent to encircle it, it will inevitably fall into an embarrassing cycle where the infantry cannot catch up and the cavalry cannot defeat it.
Li Chengqian looked down at the sand table in front of him and narrowed his eyes slightly.
The generals and civil servants who were familiar with him began to tighten their nerves when they saw this scene.
They have followed Li Chengqian for a long time, so they all know Li Chengqian's little habits.
As long as Li Chengqian thinks of any problem that troubles him, he will squint his eyes and think carefully like now.
And they will also stand aside honestly at this time,
Looking forward to Li Chengqian’s next chapter.
as expected.
Just the next moment.
Li Chengqian directly opened his hand and said to the scout who was responsible for delivering the order: "Go back and tell Duan Zan to continue searching for traces of the enemy cavalry."
"But remember."
"While searching for them, we must firmly guard our logistics supply lines!"
"If our grain transport team is attacked."
"Then your fifth army scout battalion and Duan Zan can all withdraw from the battlefield."
When I heard this.
There was obviously a hint of shock on the scout's face.
A team that was removed from the battlefield during the war.
Generally speaking, the organization has been crippled and needs to go to the rear to replenish troops, or to rectify and rebuild.
But if he was removed from the battlefield without suffering many sacrifices, then he would have lost a huge person.
After all, being withdrawn from the battlefield with a complete system can only mean that the team is incompetent and the general is too lazy to use this team at all.
It is true that Liangzhou is not that wealthy, and the people of Liangzhou are indeed born in a bitter cold land.
But Liangzhou also has the pride of Liangzhou, which is their Liangzhou Legion and their Liangzhou veterans.
But if they were just removed.
And it was still removed by Li Chengqian, the person they admired the most.
Then they will no longer be able to raise their heads in the military or in their own towns and cities.
Even their children will be affected by this, and they will be looked down upon by others.
No one who cares about face can bear this kind of thing.
The scout lowered his head and intervened: "As ordered, I will definitely tell the general about this matter word for word."
"Wait!"
Don't wait for him to stand up.
Li Chengqian said: "There is one last point, you must remember to tell Duan Zan."
"If we can't find a chance to wipe out this cavalry."
"Then you have to leave an opening for them, an opening that can lead directly to me..."