Chapter 107 Crossing the river for the second time, Monroe County is destroyed!
Chapter 107 Crossing the river for the second time, Monroe County is destroyed!
Author: Shengxiao Swordsman
Chapter 107 Crossing the river for the second time, Monroe County is destroyed!
The night is as cool as water.
Unlike last night, which was as dark as ink, tonight, the sky is cloudless.
The bright moonlight poured down.
In order to prevent the Chang'an Army from crossing the river overnight and staging another sneak attack, the coalition command headquarters arranged for five thousand soldiers to set up checkpoints along the banks of the Mero River.
In the evening, they lit a blazing bonfire and closely watched every move on the other side of the river.
About five o'clock in the morning.
This is the moment when the patrolling soldiers are most trapped and relaxed.
An octopus monster suddenly stretched out its huge arms and legs from the Mero River, turning them into life-threatening ropes. With a swish, in the blink of an eye, the patrol soldiers on the shore were swept into the river.
Before the others could react, they were also entangled by another arm and leg.
The eight-clawed octopus monster used all his strength to defeat a group of patrolling soldiers in an instant.
Follow.
The octopus monster stretched its arms and legs across the Meruo River to build a natural bridge.
"superior!"
The heavy cavalry who had been lurking on the other side of the river in the early morning led their horses through the Octopus Bridge, crossed the Mero River as quickly as possible, and disappeared into the wilderness.
Similar scenario.
Performed in five other locations simultaneously.
With the assistance of the six-headed octopus monster headed by Paul, the reassembled Tiger Brigade, Leopard Tao Brigade and Tiger Brigade soldiers crossed the Mero River again.
Divide into six shares.
They all entered Monroe County across the river.
The scene that unfolded next was almost identical to the surprise attack on the three counties yesterday.
The difference is.
In the previous round, three heavy cavalry brigades attacked three counties at the same time, but now they attacked Monroe County in a concentrated manner.
The greater the strength, the faster the action will naturally be.
After the three heavy cavalry brigades gathered on the other side of the Meiruo River, they transformed into more than a hundred cavalry squads based on battalions and teams, and quickly dispersed.
Head to their respective attack destinations.
Killing.
Once again!
………
Lark Town.
"General, something big happened!"
Rogers was woken up again by a rapid knock on the door.
"What's going on?"
When he opened the door and saw Staff Officer Mike's panicked expression, Rogers' heart sank again.
Why can't people have a peaceful sleep?
"The intelligence personnel we arranged at the Folding City Forum urgently reported that just now, another Monroe County territory was attacked, and the lord was resurrected in Folding City."
"Again?"
Rogers looked gloomy, "Didn't you arrange for people to patrol the river bank?"
"There are patrols."
Mike explained: "After the incident happened, I contacted the patrol force as soon as possible and asked the patrol force to confirm the situation."
"We just reported that at least six patrol teams have disappeared."
"What's even more strange is that when the patrol team went to the site of the incident, they saw neither abandoned boats nor pontoons, and they couldn't even find the bodies of the patrol team."
"Then how did the enemy cross the river? Did they fly over?"
Faced with such a strange scene, Rogers couldn't help but complain and felt panicked.
"have no idea."
Seriously speaking, based on the lessons learned last time, the coalition staff responded quickly enough this time.
In the previous episode, we only reacted when all three counties were about to be destroyed.
this time.
The lord of Monroe County had just been attacked, and the general staff immediately launched an investigation.
But still found nothing.
"General, what should we do now?"
In the military intelligence room, the generals and the governor Duke were also urgently awakened again.
"Can you determine the scale of the attack on the enemy?"
As the commander-in-chief of the coalition forces, any decision Rogers makes is based on reliable intelligence.
"Not yet."
A trace of embarrassment flashed across Mike's face, "However, judging from the footprints left at the scene, the scale must be quite large."
It happened suddenly.
The intelligence obtained by the General Staff was also very little.
"Order the main force stationed on the Gray Water River to break camp immediately and return to Lark Town as soon as safety is ensured." Faced with a cloud of fog, Rogers could only choose a conservative approach.
It's called ensuring safety.
They were also worried that if the main force retreated hastily, the Chang'an army on the other side of the river would seize the opportunity.
An organization is not good.
A so-called strategic retreat may turn into a major rout.
The generals were silent.
By issuing such an order, Rogers was obviously preparing to withdraw from Monroe County.
There is no other way.
The current situation is unclear, so conserving our strength is the best policy.
"Notify the lords in Monroe County again. If that doesn't work, you can urgently send the population and supplies to other territories. Don't leave anything behind for Chang'an." Rogers added.
"It's so early, I'm afraid they haven't gotten up yet and won't see the news," Mike reminded.
"Then send messengers to notify each family one by one. You will personally inform the main force to ensure the safety of the retreat." Rogers looked determined.
"I should go to the main force. Mike will be more useful if he stays at the command post."
However, Duke, the governor, took the initiative to ask for help.
"That's fine!"
Rogers took a deep look at Duke and at the same time ordered: "Instruct the Lark Town headquarters to enter a state of war immediately. Also, within half an hour, I will get detailed information on the enemy attack."
The 90,000 coalition forces were divided into three parts. The 50,000 main force was stationed on the banks of the Gray Water River, threatening Chang'an City; the 35,000 reserve force was stationed around Lac Town.
The remaining five thousand are the patrol force.
No matter what tricks Chang'an plays this time, with 90,000 troops in hand, Luo Gesi will not panic.
Just in case.
You can also quickly escape Monroe County by mail.
"yes!"
Mike felt deeply the great responsibility and went to deploy it himself.
………
"Hey, you want to send a letter? No way!"
Chang'an, however, took this into consideration early and sent a hundred Feilian warriors in advance to lurk around Lak Town to intercept the messengers leaving Lak Town.
Not long ago.
Tang Jing spent another 15,000 kill points and summoned 150 Feilian soldiers in one go, ensuring that each division had a directly affiliated Feilian investigation team.
The Guards Division even established a fully-staffed Feilian reconnaissance team.
responsible for this mission.
It was the Feilian reconnaissance team led by Feng Shang who used air superiority to kill the messengers one by one.
Buy as much time as possible for the heavy cavalry.
………
Greywater River Camp.
"General, there's something moving on the other side!" A spy came to report.
Inside the camp.
In addition to the third division commander Xue Rengui, there are also the guard division commander Bai Chuan and the garrison division commander Zhang Liao.
The Chang'an army gathered on the banks of the Gray Water River mainly included the Third Division, the Shenwu Brigade under the Guards Division, the Yingyang Brigade under the Fourth Division, and 6,000 soldiers of the Garrison Division.
A total of 23,500 elite troops.
In Chang'an City, although the garrison division sent 6,000 soldiers to participate in the battle, the defense was not empty.
Because there are 7,500 new recruits.
It was Qin Shuang who replaced the prisoners of war in the three counties of Denton with the lords of Zunlong Kingdom one by one, and then transferred them all to second-level infantry overnight, temporarily taking charge of the defense of Chang'an City.
When necessary.
This force can even be pulled out of the city to support the front line.
"Let's go and have a look!"
Xue Rengui led the generals out of the camp and came to the observation platform specially built on the river bank.
Raise the telescope.
The enemy's movements on the other side of the river can be seen at a glance.
The main force of the 50,000-strong coalition army stationed on the banks of the Gray Water River was divided into five groups: the front army, the middle army, the rear army, the left army and the right army, each with 10,000 horses.
The front, middle and rear armies are deployed opposite the Huishui River Camp.
The left army and the right army, as the left and right wings, were arranged in a long snake formation along the Gray Water River.
Always monitor every move on the other side.
After the arrival of Governor Duke, the 50,000 coalition troops quickly formulated a retreat plan, which was divided into three steps -
The first step is for the central army and the rear army to withdraw first.
In the second step, the front army, left army, and right army each withdraw half.
The third step is to evacuate the remaining half.
The three armies alternately cover, that is—
After the central army and the rear army retreated ten miles, they formed a formation on the spot and waited;
The second batch of withdrawing troops also formed a formation after marching twenty miles;
Then the third batch.
This alternating cycle ensures that no one of the three armies will be attacked by surprise.
When Xue Rengui led the generals to the observation tower, the enemy's central and rear armies were retreating in an orderly manner, while the front army, left army and right army were all in combat mode and ready for battle.
"Something, but not enough!"
"Send the order, all the archers and crossbowmen from all units should enter their predetermined battle positions!"
"yes!"
Immediately a flag bearer waved the flag.
For a while.
More than 20,000 Chang'an troops also seemed to wake up, quickly formed formations and entered combat mode.
It is also divided into three major sections.
On the left and right wings, two brigades under the Third Division were responsible for monitoring the enemy forces on the other side.
The Chinese Army concentrated the Shenwu Brigade under the Guards Division, the Yingyang Brigade under the Fourth Division, the Xiaowei Brigade, the Baili Brigade and the Wuwei Brigade under the Third Division.
There are four elite archer battalions, four elite crossbow battalions and four elite spear battalions under the garrison division.
From the very beginning.
Just put on an offensive formation.
Following Xue Rengui's order, the elite archer battalions of each standard infantry brigade and the crossbowmen of the garrison division quickly came to the front of the military formation.
He stretched his bow and drew his string, aiming at the enemy on the other side of the river.
As a county tributary, the Gray Water River is less than 100 meters wide at its widest point, and is only 40 meters wide at its narrowest point, where the Gray Water River Bridge is located.
Therefore, the coalition troops stationed on the other side of the river were always within the range of the archers.