The five hundred and seventieth chapter guerrilla (4)
On the evening of July 19, in the main tent of the Yuqiu family, almost all the senior warriors gathered around the sand table with dark faces.
"Then what happened to the 'Little Skylark'?" Yu Qiuping flipped through a stack of battle reports in his hand. Each battle report had a similar description, "Why did I hear a whistle like a skylark, followed by
There were hundreds of people rushing out of the forest?"
"It is very likely that it was done by one person." Takenaka Shigeharu also held the copied copies of the battle reports in his hand. While he spread the battle reports on the table, he picked up the small flag and put them in the order of the time when the battle reports were sent.
The location where the battle broke out was placed on the sand table, and it was found that it just formed an arc. "Based on the speed of the Zahe Zhong's march in the mountains and forests, these attacks were most likely completed by a single force in one day."
"About 300 soldiers? This is almost one-tenth of the strength of the people of Kii Kingdom. No wonder all the troops are unable to resist..." Yu Qiuping asked in a low voice, "Why are such a large army maneuvering in the mountains and forests?
No one noticed?"
"To be precise, someone noticed it." Sanada Masayuki shook his head and added to Yu Qiupei's statement, "But because the command headquarters specifically issued an order not to attack the troops in the mountains and forests, so as not to be dragged into the guerrilla warfare in the mountains and forests.
. Therefore, even if an enemy was discovered in action, there were no officers to conduct fire reconnaissance of the enemy forces in the mountains and forests. The people of Kii Country were very powerful in the mountains and forests, and with the cooperation of ninjas, the ninjas of the Military Intelligence Department could not get close.
We checked the enemy's situation from a distance, but we didn't know the specific number of the enemy. And the soldiers on the official road did not attack the people of the country, so we knew nothing about their intelligence. It was this embarrassing situation that made us not pay attention to the people of the Kii people.
The confluence of large groups of troops."
"It's really troublesome..." Yu Qiuping held his forehead deeply after hearing this, "If we don't fight, we won't be able to find out their intelligence. But we can't defeat them if we fight. It will just consume our precious armored soldiers in the complex terrain of mountains and forests out of thin air."
"So I would like to suggest that we call back all the ninjas from the Military Intelligence Department and the ninjas from Crow, and cover the soldiers in the mountains and forests to start the war with the people of Kii Country." Sanada Masayuki once again put forward the proposal that Yu Qiupei rejected before, "If not
By clearing out the Kii people in the mountains and forests, our soldiers and auxiliary troops will always be exposed to danger."
"The ninjas of Crow are all valuable insiders. It's not easy to sneak in, so it's better not to sacrifice." After Yu Qiuping hesitated for a long time, he still shook his head, "The ninjas of the Military Intelligence Department must not have had actual combat for a long time...this way with Ji Yi
The Chinese people are shopping in the mountains and forests, and the losses are really too great."
"But Your Highness, if we don't do this right now, we have no other choice." Sanada Masayuki whispered again firmly, "The ninjas in the Military Intelligence Department are all subordinates brought out by my subordinates. I definitely don't value their lives. But for
The safety of the entire army is a sacrifice that must be made."
"No, how many people are there in the Military Intelligence Department? How much is this consumption? I still say that we all perform our duties on the battlefield. Soldiers are the fists that hit the enemy, and the Military Intelligence Department is the eyes that observe the enemy's situation. It's useless.
What’s the point of bumping someone’s fist with your eyes?”
"Your Highness, if we don't check the mountains and forests on both sides of the road, we won't be able to cover the auxiliary troops. If the auxiliary troops are attacked, how can we ensure the supply lines and baggage?" Sanada Masayuki shook his head reluctantly, showing a rare stubbornness. "
As the director of the Military Intelligence Department, I cannot agree to allow the troops to march in the mountains and forests where the information is unknown."
After Yu Qiuping was silent for a long time, he finally said with some difficulty: "Okay, what you said is that the mountains and forests beside the road must be investigated."
"But I don't plan to exchange my life." Yu Qiuping shook his head, but turned his attention to Takenaka Shigeharu, "Hanbei, let the staff formulate a plan. With ninjas as the auxiliary and combat soldiers as the main force.
, planned to enter the mountains and forests on a large scale to expel the Chinese people lurking in the mountains and forests. In the areas that have been occupied by us, set up a large number of sentries to monitor the situation in the mountains and forests, so as to ensure the safety of the supply lines."
"Your Highness..." Takenaka Shigeharu sighed slightly after hearing this, and then whispered, "This will consume a lot of luggage, manpower, material resources and time."
"It's okay, we don't lack food and grass, and we don't lack people. What we lack is a road that can transport food and grass safely." Yu Qiuping shook his head and whispered very confidently, "It's worth spending some time to arrange the rear. Strategy 1
The foundation of a country is not something that can be accomplished overnight. If you only think about quick victory and advance quickly along the main roads and underestimate guerrilla warfare, you will pay the price."
When Yu Qiuping said this, the scene of "the vast ocean of people's war" had already appeared in his mind.
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Beginning on July 20, the strategy of the Red Leaf Army was greatly adjusted. The vanguard who had been chasing Suzuki Shigei's Zagazhong stopped, set up camp on the spot, and began to defend.
Immediately afterwards, according to the plan of the staff, the Hongye Army began to march on a large scale into the mountains and forests with two roads under the guidance of the ninjas. The auxiliary soldiers took saws, axes and other tools for cutting trees and opened up small paths in the mountains and forests.
It is used for the march of infantry and the transportation of baggage. The iron gunners and spearmen cover each other as they advance in the dense forest, while the ninjas spread intelligence tentacles around them. Once the enemy is discovered, the iron gunners and spearmen will immediately launch an attack.
Such a steady fighting style left the Kii people who had been fighting guerrillas for several days at a loss. Although they relied on retreating in forests, hills, and valleys, they could still cause certain casualties to the Red Leaf Army, but
However, the Red Leaf Army is gradually forcing them out of the hidden terrain beside the road. Their advance is not in a hurry, and they advance a little every day. They will only continue to advance after ensuring sufficient intelligence, so that the people of Kii Country do not have a sneak attack.
Opportunity.
Chang Changchang and the others originally thought that the Red Leaf Army's goal was to destroy them, so they calmly retreated deeper into the mountains and old forests. However, the Hongye Army stopped after advancing for a certain distance and chose a dangerous place to start.
Establish sentries on a large scale. These sentries are all in the shape of small fortresses, with several rows of small shooting openings on the walls, allowing iron gunners to shoot outside from the sentry without being easily hit by external iron cannons. This way
More and more sentries are being set up, and the terrain beside the mountain road is gradually falling under the control of the Red Leaf Army. Once the official road beside the mountain road is confirmed to be safe, transportation on the mountain road will be unimpeded. Baggage, ammunition, grain and grass are continuously transported up, and the rain
The Red Leaf Cavalry of the Qiu family also advanced to the front line, putting great pressure on Suzuki Shigei.
After completing the expansion of the flanks, Fukushima Yasunari on the front battlefield pressed towards Suzuki Shigei. With the cavalry around, Suzuki Shigei did not dare to make a mistake, so he had to retreat far away. Fukushima Yasunari also did not
There was a fierce pursuit, and after advancing for a certain distance along the official road, they set up camp again. The remaining troops of the Hongye Army immediately moved closer to the mountain forest on the flanks, and followed the same pattern to expel Kii's guerrillas and set up sentries to protect the officials.
road.
Seeing the Hongye Army's unhurried, caterpillar-like steady advance, the people of Kii Country became anxious. It seemed that the Hongye Army had extremely sufficient material reserves, enough to support their slow advance. If you are willing,
If so, they might even keep fighting until winter.
However, due to the fighting that broke out in the territory, the people of the country mobilized almost all the men, so that the autumn harvest of Kii this year could not be carried out normally. The year was not good, and there were not enough manpower for farming, so Kii fell into
food crisis.
In order to strengthen the walls and clear the country before, and not give the Red Leaf Army a chance to capture food and grass through random capture, the people of the Kii Kingdom concentrated almost all the food near Zaga Castle, leaving little for the people. Now that the autumn harvest is not going well, many people's
The grain reserves were about to run out, and the people of Kii had no choice but to return grain to appease the restless people.
Seeing that the defending side was about to lose to the attacking side through attrition, the Chinese people were naturally unwilling to accept it. Under Suzuki Shigeyoshi's arrangement, all the troops defending Maezaki Nakahide and Ikeda Tsuneki on the eastern front were brought back.
Some suspicious soldiers were left behind to impede their advance. The people of Kii State gathered all their troops and launched an all-round harassing attack on the Red Leaf Army that was slowly advancing through the mountains and forests.
However, the Red Leaf Army was well prepared for this. The sentry fortresses, which were like spitting clay pots, shot at the enemies in the mountains and forests wantonly, and waved flags to guide the soldiers of the Red Leaf Army to rush towards the enemy's main attack. The Red Leaf Army was in
They quickly turned around on the path that had been cut down and built before, and repelled the invading Kii people one by one, making the general attack of the people of Kii retreat in embarrassment.
At the same time, Yu Qiupei also commanded the cavalry company and Tokiwa Bei to launch a fierce attack on the frontal battlefield. Suzuki Shigei's main force was unable to resist, and had to retreat back to Hachimanmae Castle. Seeing that the Hongye Army's tactics were about to succeed, God did not do anything.
Beautiful - it's raining.
Since August 1st, there has been continuous heavy rain in Kii. The heavy rain has made the mountain roads muddy, slippery and full of potholes, which has caused great trouble to transportation. From time to time, small-scale landslides, floods and bridge collapses have occurred.
The bad situation worsened the situation of the baggage train. Since the Hongye Army had penetrated deep into Nagusa County, the supply line was also stretched very long. Due to the heavy rain, the supplies of the frontline troops gradually began to fail to keep up. The grain and grass stored on the frontline were being
Food was being consumed at a rate visible to the naked eye every day - the amount of replenishment could not keep up with the consumption. Because the people of Kii Country implemented a firm policy of clearing out the country, the food reserves of the people in each village were confiscated, and the Hongye Army was on the road.
We didn't get any local food supplements, and even if we wanted to spend a lot of money to buy them, we couldn't.
Due to the heavy rain, the traffic conditions on the mountain road were very poor, and the Red Leaf Army was forced to stop the offensive, and the battle line became stalemate. Yu Qiupei, Takenaka Shigeharu and others were anxious, but there was nothing they could do - no matter how hard they fought, they couldn't beat God.
They had no choice but to hope that the rain would stop soon, but the damn rain kept falling for more than half a month. However, this also brought devastating disasters to the country of Kii - there were huge crops in the fields that had not been harvested in time.
Most of them are finished, and this year's autumn harvest in Kii Country is basically ruined.